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History of the Generals: Lord Inu no Taisho

Inu no Taisho; arguably the most powerful daiyoukai of time. His journey has taken him across the land of Japan where he earns the respect of many, but the hatred of more. His story begins hundreds of years ago, when he was born in a village on the night of the New Moon. STORY I OF III.

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Note – PLEASE READ
This saga that I am beginning is a retelling of the History of the Dog Generals. It will begin with Inu no Taisho and follow his story until the birth of Inuyasha, wherein which he passes away. This is a three part series, with parts two and three as co-requisites: they can be read simultaneous to each other.

The series will be long since it is a retelling. It will begin with Inu no Taisho and branch off to Sesshomaru and Inuyasha. It will be canonized and alternate reality all in one. I will be taking major components from the anima/manga but will throw in some AU/AR components as well.

If you want to join me for the journey from the beginning of time, I welcome you with open arms. But if this isn't your cup of tea, by all means that is alright as well. For those who are partaking in this adventure, I hope you enjoy the saga.

-Wolf Blossom

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Prelude to the History

There was a tempest wind; cold and unwavering, that blew through the endless plains of the Continent Japan. It could only mark one thing; the coming of a fierce storm. Although it was the night of the new moon, the clouds had blocked out the stars and what would have been a clear navy blue sky.

The thunder began roaring. It was as if Almighty Himself was beating upon a pair of wondrous drums, playing a dangerous tune that called forth rain and gale. Despite the dreariness of the weather, inside of a sophisticated hut was a fairly weak dog demoness giving birth to her first—and quite possibly her only— pup. Covered with the pelt of a bear demon, Tsukika lay tired and sweaty from the pain that came with birthing.

"Love," her beloved mate cooed as he stroked her face, "you're doing great… You're almost there. We'll soon be parents."

"Muteki," Tsukika closed her eyes. Her silver locks framed her face, her striking and unusual golden eyes hidden behind her eyelids. "I fear that…"

"No!" the great demon barked. "You fear nothing."

A tear rolled down Tsukika's pale face as she turned her head away from her husband. Eyes closed, she said, "I feel my time has come. Just promise me that you will always love our pup."

Inu no Muteki, the first in command of the Legion of Dogs—a secret service that worked for the Daiyoukai of the West—snarled dangerously as he tightened his hold on his mate's hand. "Stop talking shit, Tsukika. You're going to live; we're going to have many more pups together. Hell, we'll even have grandpups."

Tsukika smiled sadly at him, her lips echoing the remnants of her broken dreams. "I hope so too." Inu no Muteki kissed his wife's forehead and continued to caress her cheek. The rain had begun pouring and the midwife demoness was due to arrive at their place of residence any time.

Tsukika's pregnancy had gone unwell because she had been attacked when she was in the beginning stages of her pregnancy. The attack caused some complications to arise; their pup would be born premature. Due to the nature of the complications, the midwife demons stated that either the pup or the mother will die at childbirth, and that Inu no Muteki had a choice of which one survived.

Tsukika stated that she wanted her pup to live on, and that that was her last wish.

"What would you name him?" Inu no Muteki muzzled his mate's cheek, trying to get over the previous sad topic of conversation. Tsukika smiled at him; although she was weak and afraid of death, she couldn't be more excited. The pure knowledge of giving way to the arms of death after giving birth to a new life was the only thing that willed Tsukika to keep going.

"We could name him Muteki?" she croaked out. Her voice was hoarse from not drinking water.

Inu no Muteki screwed his eyes. "I refuse. My son will not be my namesake. What about…" Inu no Muteki tapped his chin. "Inu no Akuma?"

Tsukika gave him a deadpan look. "I am sorry, but I don't want my son to be made fun of—I mean he is going to be alive for quite some time."

Inu no Muteki laughed. "Fine." He trailed kisses from her temple down to the column of her neck and proceeded to play with her mark. Tsukika heaved a heavy sigh and Inu no Muteki stopped his shower of affection and pulled back a few inches.

"Love," he murmured, "I promise you that you will be fine. You will not die."

Tsukika studied his face. "How can you be so sure?" She felt her body beginning to weaken with every word she whispered. The child inside of her was moving and she knew that any moment now she would be giving birth to their beautiful baby boy—the smell of his gender quite strong in the confinements of their hut.

"I just am."

Thunder continued to roar and the weather was riling up. Inu no Muteki looked out of his window, his hand still firmly holding his mate's, and simply stared. He stared at the scenery outside—the way the world was welcoming the grand entrance of his son. It was, inappropriately to say, quite regal. His son had his own music playing (the thunder), had his own light show (the lightening), and Almighty Himself was shedding tears of happiness at the coming of such a demon (the rain).

Suddenly, just like how the storm appeared, Inu no Muteki knew what to name his son.

Turning to his mate, he whispered: "Taisho." She looked up at him quizzically.

"Inu no Taisho," he murmured once more as he trailed his fingertips down her cheek. "We will name him Inu no Taisho, and he will one day be the Daiyoukai."

Tsukika paused.

And then smiled.

"Inu no Taisho," she whispered, "I love it."

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The midwife demon, Sukilyn, placed a white cloth over Tsukika's face and lowered her head in respect. Inu no Muteki held onto his son and stared at his mate's covered face with tears in his eyes… He felt horrible, he felt responsible; it was his duty to forever protect his mate but how could he protect her from giving birth to their own pup? Inu no Muteki constantly kicked himself for not being able to be there when she was attacked so long ago. Maybe then she would be alive.

The thunder storm had waned and a moonless sky was visible overhead. Stars twinkled aimlessly and the clouds of storm had rolled away—it was the night of the New Moon.

Sukilyn looked over at the leader of the Legion of Dogs. "Lord Inu no Muteki?"

His golden eyes flickered to the demoness. She, too, had silver hair and ochre eyes; a staple of Dog Demons everywhere. There existed no dog demon that did not have silver hair and golden eyes— not to the knowledge of Inu no Muteki at least.

"Are you alright?"

Inu no Muteki looked down at his bundle of joy; a sleeping Inu no Taisho—Inutaisho, for short. Affectionately, Inu no Muteki kissed his son's forehead and looked back up at Sukilyn. "I will be," he murmured. "Tsukika loved Inutaisho long before he was even born. She gave her life for him."

Sukilyn wiped the tears from her eyes. Tsukika was a grand demoness; she cared for every member of the Daiyoukai Castle and took it unto herself to help the nurse-demons aid the injured warriors that returned from battle. Tsukika, though born to peasant Dog Demons, married into nobility when she captured the heart of the greatest warrior of the West: Inu no Muteki. They had been married for twenty-four hundred moon cycles before they decided to have a pup… but alas, not all stories fare well.

"We need to present the young one to the Daiyoukai," Sukilyn whispered, standing up. "I will send for the men to prepare the body of Tsukika-sama for cremation."

Inu no Muteki nodded, holding tightly onto his son. He leaned over the body of his wife and gently pulled back the white cloth. Her face was white, lifeless—so unlike what Inu no Muteki was used to. Choking back tears, he pressed a gentle kiss onto her forehead and murmured I love you before pulling back. Clearing his throat, Inu no Muteki nodded at Sukilyn and exited his hut with gallantry.

It was then Sukilyn's tears fell freely from her face. She looked at Tsukika's lifeless body and closed her eyes tightly.

You'll forever be missed, Tsukika-sama.

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"INUTAISHO!" Inu no Muteki roared for his young pup to stop fooling around. Looking back at his father, Inutaisho blinked twice before cracking a toothy grin and darting away once more. Groaning in annoyance, Inu no Muteki decided to let his son have some fun while he can before he cracked down on him once more.

"Quite the ball of energy, isn't he?"

Inu no Muteki looked beside him to see his good friend Ounou step up beside him. In his arms was his newly born daughter, Inu no Kimi (Inukimi for short).

"Tell me about it," Inu no Muteki rubbed his temples. "I'm trying to teach him out to scout for game and all he does is pull down his pants and take a fucking piss. I swear to the Daiyoukai I'm gonna tie Inutaisho to a tree and leave him there."

Ounou stifled his laughter. His silver hair was tied back into a high ponytail and he was wearing peasant garb instead of his usual pelt—he wasn't on duty with the Legion of Dog, so he wasn't required to don his uniform. Wordlessly, Ounou handed Inukimi to Inu no Muteki and cracked his neck. Cradling the little girl, the leader of the Legion of Dogs looked at his friend quizzically.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Ounou grinned at Inu no Muteki. "Training your brat. Watch and learn, Muteki." Turning and locking eyes with Inutaisho, Ounou broke into a sprint. Inutaisho screamed and before he could scramble away, Ounou pulled him up by his collar and glared at him, baring his fangs.

"Listen, runt," Ounou snarled, "you will listen to Uncle Ounou and do what I say or I will dump you in the Wolf Cave and have the demons feast on your meatless body. Understood?"

Inutaisho's eyes widened and he whimpered, slowly murmured a soft yes, sir. Ounou released the boy and crossed his arms. All the while Inu no Muteki was watching in sheer amusement—apparently Inutaisho feared everybody but his own father. The kid truly was his son.

"You are one with nature, understood?" Ounou stated firmly. "You become nature herself when you scout for game. If you get scared and run to your father I will leave you to the Panthers instead."

Inutaisho hesitantly looked at his father but Ounou roared. "You will NOT look away when I am speaking to you, understood, runt?"

Inu no Muteki shook his head and looked down at the little girl in his arms. She was surreally beautiful and Inu no Muteki couldn't help the smile that spread across his lips. If Tsukika were alive, perhaps Inutaisho would have a younger sibling right about now—although training them both to scout for game would've proved to be very difficult and very tiresome.

"Closer to the ground," Ounou's voice was a lot nicer, but still firm. "You need to blend in with your surroundings. Yes, good—perfect." Ounou cracked a grin. "Your ass is pretty good at following instructions once you actually start listening, eh Toga?"

Inutaisho pouted. "Don't call me Toga."

Ounou chuckled. "C'mere, runt. I'm sorry I yelled at you, but somebody had to do it."

Inutaisho glared at Ounou skeptically before going to give him a hug. Ounou picked him up and plopped him on his shoulders before walking back to a bemused Inu no Muteki.

"I Told you I could get your runt to learn something today."

"Yeah, yeah," Inu no Muteki rolled his eyes. "When your daughter is old enough to scout, we'll see how well you do then."

Ounou snickered. "We'll see. Come on, Daiyoukai is putting together a feast today to commemorate the new members of the Legion of Dogs. You have to give a toast, Muteki."

Inu no Muteki sighed. "Don't remind me. I hate giving speeches." He looked up at his son who was grinning at the world, proud to be at such a high altitude and not paying attention to what his father and Uncle Ounou were talking about. "I wonder if Toga would want to be part of the Legion."

"My name is Inutaisho!" Apparently the runt was paying attention. Ounou laughed.

"Alright, alright, Inutaisho. Do you want to be part of the Legion of Dogs?"

Inutaisho looked at his father and then at the top of Ounou's head. "No," he stated firmly. Inu no Muteki raised his eyebrow and Ounou was bemused.

"No, eh? Then what do you want to be?"

Inutaisho had a wide grin plastered onto his face. "I will be Daiyoukai of the West one day! And then Father will fight for my army."

Instantly, Inu no Muteki and Ounou burst into laughter. Inutaisho didn't get why the grownups were laughing but joined in nonetheless. The two older demons looked at each other and shook their heads; Inutaisho was such a little joker.

"Alright then, runt," Inu no Muteki grinned at his son, "you better become Daiyoukai one day—and I will be your right hand man."

Inutaisho beamed. "I promise, I will."

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Beginning of history commences. Inu no Muteki and Tsukika are my own characters, they are not actually Inu no Taisho's parents. This story begins from the beginning of Inu no Taisho's life and it will end with his grandchildren.

It will be a long saga, undoubtedly, but I will be honoured if you join me for this journey. It's a great undertaking but I hope that you will all enjoy this. Any questions, comments, concerns leave it in the reviews (signed in please, otherwise I can't respond to you) or drop me a personal message.

Beta-edited: Sakura-chan Master of the Clow