InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Soulless Knight ❯ The War ( Prologue )

A/N: Okay, I realized there were a few holes in my story, so I'm writing this prologue to fill those holes. It takes place in the future, about a decade after Kagome's first trip through the well, I hope you like it.

 

Disclaimer: Don't own, never will, that should be enough for y'all.

 

Soulless Knight

Prologue: The War

 

“Dammit, Angel! Duck!”

 

Angela did so, barely avoiding a blast of pure black energy their enemy had thrown at them. At the edge of the field, Cliodna was both trying to keep Rei-an from getting hurt as well as fighting Captain Amagai. The man looked a little annoyed.

 

And Angel ducked again.

 

“Fuck; trade!” she shouted. She slammed her foot down into the ground and vines shot up, surrounding both the evil soul sorceress - their enemy - as well as her lackeys and Captain Amagai, distracting them long enough for Cliodna to lunge at the bitch and Angela to scurry over and place herself between Rei-an and Amagai.

 

The Japanese man batted away a thick swath of vines, muttered a complicated spell under his breath - in the span of about two seconds; Angel was jealous - and turned her vines to dust. She gritted her teeth, pushing aside the sudden nauseous feeling in her stomach that always told her that her plants had been harmed, not that she hadn't already known. It made her want to puke, but she bit the bile back and snarled viciously instead.

 

“Jerk,” she growled, mindful of the child clinging to the tree just behind her; she must be getting soft, watching her language like that. When did that happen?

 

His smirked made her want to punch him. “My, I see you've been somewhat domesticated, dear Angela,” he crooned.

 

Her eyes narrowed, even as she called up a few old particles of some centuries-old carnivorous plant deep under the surface of the Earth. The particles morphed to that of their former glory and when a giant, tentacled tree came above ground, she grinned. “Say hello to *Ya-te-veo, Captain. It's been a while since it's had company.”

 

The Captain gulped, eyes widening as the tentacle-like branches of the tree shot at him.

 

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Cliodna grunted, dodging a blast of energy even as she lunged at the bitch, her one remaining sai digging into the flesh of her side and causing thick, copper-scented blood to flow. The sorceress grunted and backhanded her, sending her stumbling backward, though she managed to keep her balance. Barely.

 

Which was just as well, since the evil bitch was suddenly upon her, nails digging into her arms and dagger at her throat.

 

"What the hell?" she demanded with a grunt as she bucked and jerked them into a roll, trying to dislodge the sorceress as well as keep her sword from her throat. She finally threw the woman away from her, only to realize her mistake a moment too soon. The bitch had attacked her as a diversion while Amagai entrapped Angel - and... was that a tentacled tree? - in a magical cage long enough to begin preparations for some sort of spell. There was a brilliant flash of light...

 

... and Angel turned around, swearing she'd heard someone following them. "Oi, did you hear that, Cli?"

 

"Hear what?" Cliodna asked with a sigh, giving the sidewalk behind them a cursory glance.

 

"I think someone's following us..."

 

"Is it a clown this time?"

 

Angel glared at her sister, only for Rei-an to tug on her shirt, looking seriously confused. "What, squirt?" she demanded, frowning.

 

"Um... What just happened?" the child asked curiously. "Weren't we just fighting the sorceress?"

 

Angel and Cliodna exchanged worried looks before they knelt on either side of her. "What are you talking about, baby?" Cliodna asked, frowning. "The sorceress? You mean the queen, right? Why would we fight with her?"

 

"Um... Maybe because she's the worst thing to ever happen to humanity?" Rei-an suggested in caustic tones, rolling her eyes. She was slightly surprised when both women covered her mouth and looked around nervously.

 

Satisfied that they were completely alone, Angel hissed in a whisper, "What the hell are you talking about? That's treason, squirt."

 

"I'm only six," Rei-an retorted smartly.

 

Cliodna shook her head. "That doesn't matter. Now, Rei-an, what are you talking about? We've never fought against the queen-"

 

"Yes! You have! I remember! Like, she had General Amagai do some sort of spell or something, and there was this brilliant flash of light-"

 

"Time travel?" Angel murmured to herself, then shook her head. "No. If that was true, Rei-an wouldn't remember it, right Cli?"

 

Cliodna would have answered, really she would have, but the guilty look on her daughter's face right then stopped her in her tracks. "Rei-an... You wouldn't remember, right?" she demanded softly, in a tone only a mother could have.

 

"Um... Have you considered that I might just be special?" the six-year-old asked hopefully.

 

"Rei-an," her mother and aunt chorused, frowning down at her.

 

Rei-an sighed. "Oh, alright, alright. I'm a time sorceress," she muttered. In the silence that followed, you could have heard a pin drop, but as it was, Rei-an was counting down the seconds until-

 

“You're what?” Cliodna asked, fisting her hands.

 

“Generally, time sorceresses transcend time,” Angel deadpanned. She smiled innocently at Cliodna's glare. “You know, those people who-”

 

Her sister growled softly and listened in satisfaction as Angel shut her mouth with an audible snap. “Now... when were you planning on telling us this, Rei-an?” she asked almost sweetly.

 

The child laughed nervously. “Oh, you know-”

 

“Never?” Angel inserted.

 

“P-pretty much,” Rei-an admitted. “But now you know and-”

 

“Uncertified sorceress. Illegal. Please go to your nearest certification office to amend this,” a voice ordered in metallic, machine tones. “A fine will now be issued. Please go to your nearest financial office to pay it.”

 

The three turned to see an android standing there. Rei-an swallowed and stepped back from it. Angel snarled. “What? We've gotta pay a fine? Damn...”

 

Cliodna's eyes narrowed to slits at the metallic man standing before her, suddenly the android's blue metal body started to turn orange, then it slowly turned to a bright red that gave off an almost eerie glow. Angel barely had enough time to grab Rei-an and duck behind Cliodna before, “Warning; internal temperatures rising beyond safe operational parameters, overload and meltdown immanent.” The android suddenly burst into flames, “Error; connection to terminal lost, unable to report.” The android then melted to the ground, in a puddle of liquid metal.

 

Cliodna took a deep, calming breath and turned around to see a big toothy grin from Rei-an, and an immense scowl from Angel. “WHAT THE HELL?” Angel yelled at the top of her lungs, Rei-an cringed at the volume and turned, cocking her head at her aunt. “You do realize we'll be hunted now!? If it could issue a fine, then it knew our identities.”

 

“It would have happened either way, I won't let them harm my daughter!” Cliodna stated with a very deep scowl of her own.

 

“What are you talking about?” Angel looked confused now, “It's just a registration process, we both went through it and we're fine, nothing will happen to Rei-an.”

 

Cliodna sighed in frustration, “Did you not read that new book I got you last month?”

 

“You got me a book?, hmm...” Angel seemed deep in thought.

 

Cliodna was getting aggravated, “Yes, it's that thick stack of papers sitting on your writing desk in your room, I saw it there just yesterday.”

 

“Oh,” Angel perked up, looking back at her sister. “You mean the new paper weight I suddenly found on my pillow one night? You know that really hurt, you should warn people before they just plop down on things like that.”

 

Cliodna rolled her eyes and Rei-an tried fruitlessly to hold back a fit of giggles, “Anyway,” Cliodna started again, looking back at her sister. “That was the newest addendum to the world laws, you were supposed to read it.”

 

“Oops, hehe.” Angel chuckled nervously, grinning like a Cheshire cat. “I knew I was forgetting something, sorry.”

 

“Chapter 3, page 3-6, paragraph 2.” Cliodna continued as if Angel hadn't just said something stupid, “Time travel is illegal!”

 

“Duh, I knew that, that is not a new law.” Angel retorted.

 

Cliodna glared at Angel, “Severe punishment will be administered. Any sorceress found with time travel gifts will be put to death immediately.”

 

“Oh, I guess that's a problem...” Angel muttered.

 

“But you forgot the best part about that law.” A deep male voice said from behind them, startling them. He continued while the trio spun to face him. “The part where I get to arrest and charge any associated with the Time Sorceress.”

 

Angel's eyes narrowed. “Oh, General Takashi! Nice of you to drop by!” she gushed while waving erratically. “You still owe me fifty Euros for last month!”

 

He scoffed, crossing tanned and toned arms. “Not my fault you're a whore.”

 

Angel scowled at him darkly. “I was talking about the Poker- the POKER! Not your inadequacies in bed!” she shouted. “Keep your panties on, jack-”

 

“Child,” Cliodna said.

 

“-o-lantern,” Angel finished lamely.

 

Takashi grinned at Angel's mild tongue and was about to snap off another witty retort when he heard someone behind him clear their throat, that's when he remembered the contingent of 50 men he brought with him. He sighed, “Not that this witty banter hasn't been fun, but in accordance with the law, you are all under arrest.”

 

It was Cliodna's turn to scoff, “As if,” she raised her hand and let a blast of fire come forth, it grew and surrounded Takashi and his men. Rei-an covered her ears as the screams of agony reached her, she let her tears fall freely, but held back the sobs. When the fire died and the smoke cleared, only Takashi was left standing, surrounded by the charred remains of his men.

 

“Well then,” Angel stated, trying not to show her shock, “I guess he didn't over exaggerate everything, he really is immortal.”

 

The look of rage on Takashi's face grew as he looked around at his now dead men, “You little BITCH!” He yelled as he snapped his gaze up to Cliodna's stoic expression, she showed no grief over the lives she just took. “You'll pay for that.”

 

“Angel, keep the general busy.” Cliodna said, “ I have a plan, but we'll need some time.”

 

“We?” Angel looked at her with a puzzled expression.

 

“Rei-an and I are going to take a little trip, if all goes according to plan, I shall be able to explain when we get back.” Cliodna responded. Angel nodded at her as Cliodna turned and took Rei-an's hand, leading her away from the scene before her.

 

“Get back here, who said you could leave!?” Takashi spat, he removed a baton like object from a clip on his belt and flipped the switch near one end. A red beam, that smelled of acid, snaked loosely out of the end and hissed as it hit the grass. He snapped it forward, aiming for Cliodna's head, but was suddenly blocked by a woven mass of vines that hadn't been there a moment before.

 

“Tisk tisk, General,” Angel turned her head back towards him. “You really must learn to be more patient, it is a virtue after all.” She smiled as she sent another wave of her deadly vines racing after him, he dodged and lashed at them with his acrid whip.

 

Cliodna led Rei-an over to a tree that was far enough away from the general for her comfort, she knelt down in front of her and wiped some of the tears off her cheeks. “I'm sorry you had to see that, precious, but I had no time to shield the horrid sight from your eyes.” Rei-an nodded to her mother, but said nothing, so Cliodna continued. “I need to know, can you take us back in time, to where ever the Qu- Soul Sorceress messed up the time line?”

 

Rei-an nodded slowly, “Of course,” She sniffled slightly. “It wasn't that long ago, the fracture should still be evident enough to find.”

 

Cliodna smiled at her daughter, “Good, I need you to find it then, and take us far enough before it happened to stop what ever she did. Can you do that, and quickly?”

 

Rei-an smiled slightly and nodded, “No trouble at all; though, I will have to go with you, I can't just open a portal and send someone through.”

 

It was Cliodna's turn to nod, as she gave her daughter another encouraging smile. “I expected as much, lets go.” Rei-an nodded again, turned away from her mother, and closed her eyes. She raised both her hands in front of her and started chanting in... Druidic? Where had she learned that? Cliodna filed that question away as something she would ask later, druidic spells were complicated enough, without having someone constantly bugging you.

 

The wind started to pick up as a glow formed around Rei-an, she stopped chanting, but did not open her eyes, “I found the rift, but it's almost healed; if we're going to go, it must be now. Place your hand on my shoulder, you must be touching me for this to work.”

 

Cliodna nodded and did so; Rei-an immediately started chanting again. The glow around Rei-an stated to grow brighter; Cliodna was suddenly blinded by a very bright flash of light, and cringed at a pull in the pit of her stomach that felt like someone just snagged her intestines with a fishing hook and was trying to pull them out through her navel.

 

As suddenly as it had started, the pull and the bright light ended, and they both fell forward. It was pitch black, night time; Cliodna lifted her head and saw Rei-an passed out beside her, but obviously breathing. She looked around the moon lit landscape and barley made out a beach in the distance before her, turning her head she saw an dense forest behind her.

 

She felt weak and exhausted, but she forced herself to stand on her wobbly legs anyway. When she felt stable enough, she tried to take a step forward, but she stepped on a rock and started to fall forward instead. She didn't even have time to scream, before a pair of muscled arms were wrapped around her waist. She tried to put her hands up, but she face planted into a well built bare chest instead.

 

“Easy lass, I got ya!” His voice was deep and soothing, he spoke in an older form of Gaelic, but she could still understand it. “Are you ok, lass? My brother and I saw you two appear while we were flying, you looked a but unsteady,” He righted her, but did not release his hold.

 

She tried to nod, but the landscape before her started to spin, the world teetering on it's axis. The male tightened his grip as black smudged the edges of her vision. “R-rei-an... Preciou...”

 

And he watched in mixed amusement and consternation as she slumped, passing out. “Lass? Lass, ya alive?” He felt an intense urge to poke her, but ignored it. “Maybe we should get back...”

 

Glacialis snorted. “Maybe you're right.” And then, under his breath (earning an annoyed glare for the trouble), he muttered, “Idiot.”

 

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A/N: I think my beta ran away screaming, something about commas and periods.

 

Anyway, sorry this took so long, it was way harder then I thought. This is the mighty prologue that shall explain all, at least I hope so, hehe. Chapter 4 is half finished, it has a nice surprise for you all, because you're all so patient with my hectic life and suicidal muse. See you soon, please R&R.