Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Solo Adventures of Youko Kurama ❯ Tengu ( Chapter 2 )
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By: kiune_hanyou 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.10.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 264 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 04.10.2006 | Pages: 3 | Words: 5.8K | Visits: 264 | Status: Work In Progress
The Solo Adventures of Youko Kurama
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho
Chapter 2: Tengu
Running through the forest in the cool mist of the night, Youko smiles to himself as he dodges rocks, trees and shallow creeks. His new friends in the human village seem nice enough, if somewhat loud when they see him... and the wemon seem to fawn over him when given the chance...
Shaking away the thought Youko jumps onto a rock and up the side of a tree. Standing on a branch he survays the lands. His new hight makes everything look so much smaller that Youko can't help but explore what his new self can do. Looking around he sees a tree not too far from him, getting himself ready he squats down and springs into the air. Jumping through the air Youko prepares to brace himself when he goes over the intended branch and lands into a bush.
A loud thump echoes in the silent night, birds fly and the world awakes, startled by the loud crash.
In the bush Youko has landed, his head touches dirt and his legs are being supported by the branches above his head. One tail is tossed to the side while the other is in between his legs and the tip falls to his chest. The bushes part from above and Youko quickly regains his footing to look up at his watcher.
A small laugh from above and the figure looks deeper into the hollow bush. "Well, well, if it isn't young Youko." Speeking to him is an older looking woman, her hair greyed with age and her eyes a deep looking green. Behind her a pair of wings lay tucked together showing an outline of a heart.
Youko tilts his head to the side, the woman infront of him speaks the language of the human village.
The woman waits for Youko to say something when she realizes he may not understand. Quickly letting go of the bush, she covers her mouth and laughs lightly. As Youko emerges from the bush still looking at her she appologizes. "I'm sorry! I did not know you have not learned the language. Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Collette, an owl demon from the eastern side of the mountain." Bowing her head respecfully, she offers Youko a hand up. Taking the offering, he is lifted lightly up onto his feet. "There now. Let me take a look at you." Quickly looking over the orphand fox, Collette sighs grievly. "I am sorry for your lost, Youko Kurama, news of your parents deaths have reached the other side of the mountain. Without word of your condition, I came to see if I could find you."
Youko looks down at his feet, the thought of his parents still fresh in his mind, he begins to shake. Holding back his tears, he strongly lifts his head. "How do you know my family, miss Collette?" Youko's eyes hold unshed tears as he waits for her to answer.
The owl demon looks pitily down at him. He tries to seem older and not affected by the thought. Sighing Collette brushes away a stray tear. "There, there, do not cry. I was an old friend of your mothers. I was even there when you were born." She lightly laughs at the memory. "Your father was very happy to know his first born was a son. Be proud Youko Kurama, you are a blessing."
Youko's hair covers his eyes. Low wimpers mumble his breathing as the tears flow freely. "I feel more like a cures!" Youko looks up angrily to Collette, his eyes showing his hurt. "If it wasn't for me, Mama and Papa would still be alive!" Regreting his outburst, he clenches his fists and eyes, turning away from the old owls looks. "If, I was there... I could have helped..."
Collettes old heart clenches at Youko blaming himself. "There was nothing you could have done, young fox kit. If you were there, you would now be dead." She walks over to him and places a comforting hand on his shoulder. Youko quickly hugs the plumped women around her torso, sobbing into her cloths.
"What is the point of life if I have no one to share it with?"
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Back at his burrow, Youko sits crosslegged on the floor. Collette has gone, arranging for a place where he may stay. The sun rises over the trees and Youko stands out of the hole and shields his eyes from the sun. 'I should be going.' he thinks. Going back into the den, he grabs the feathers Manucodiata left him. Stuffing them into his haori, he turns around in the direction of the village and starts to walk.
Half way there, Youko can hear the villagers working the fields. Cattle crying out into the sky, and the horses neing. Stoping on top of the hill, Youko stares down at the village. The rice fields starting to be harvested, the smoke from fires dance in the wind.
Down to the far right of the village, Youko can see the family that cared for him. Pallet is seen running out of the grass hut, lauging as her mother exits with her. Youko smiles as he quickly walks down the hill, ending with a run into the village.
"Pallet!" Youko yells, gaining the girls attention from her game.
Said girl looks up to see Youko waving at her from the village gates. "Kit! Your back! Mama, he's come back, I told you." She says grabbing her mothers apron and leading her to meet up with Youko.
Pallet lets go of her mothers cloths and rushes as fast as she can and jumps onto Youko, gripping him in a tight hug before they both fall over lauging.
Lady Mia walks over to see the two children lauging playfuly. Looking down closer, she bends to pick up a feather. Examining the brightly colord item, she gains Youko's attention and asks him about it. "Kit, dear, where did you find this feather?" She asks while pointing to the feather and repeating the name.
Youko offers his hand for the feather, looking at its rainbow of colors he looks on saddened. Clearing his head, he scratches his head to think of the word. "Ma-manu-co-diata." He says finishing quickly, happy that he's begining to translate the two languages.
Mia thinks awhile before she utters a whisper, "Birds of God..." Looking back to Youko she asks once more. "How did you get the feathers?"
Youko begins to rack his brain trying to put together the words. "D-died." He says, looking up to see if she understood.
Before she could ask him more, a loud trudge of horses ride into the village, stoping quickly in a dust cloud. "Villagers! Lord Niwa has ordered for information regarding The Bird of Paradise. A reward of 5000 yen will be given to any who can capture a living bird. Information regarding the reward will be posted." Riding off to the center of the village, he pulls out a parchment and nails it onto a bord. Many people surround it to see what is going on.
The men on horseback look around the village, the elderly stay at their doors while the children stopped their games and watched. A particular few held his eyes, a woman kneling over two children. Trodding his horse over he asks, "Woman, why does this boy wear a cloth over his head? Should he not be working in the fields?"
During the arrival, Mia had thrown her apron over Youko's head, to try and hide his unnatural appearance. Standing she dusts herself off and bows low to the man. "My son is ill, sir, he is unable to work and this winter wind chills him."
The man looks over at Youko, seemingly believing the story. "Hm, yes, he does seem a little pale. Make sure to care for him woman. Men! Let us return to the castle." Hurrying the group, they ride off out of the village, breaths that were held release and some learned to breath.
Mia places her hand on her chest and releases her held breath. Going over to Youko, he is seen tugging on the apron that's flattening his ears. After one last pull, he manages to pull the piece of cloth off his head, but his hair is now falling infront of his eyes and a few sticking in the air. Youko laughs a little before handing Mia her apron.
Laughing herself, Mia thanks Youko for her apron. Around her the village watches in silence, wondering what it was that had Mia's attention. "Kit, what ever you do, do not shows the villagers these feathers, understand?" She asks kneeling to his level. Youko's ears twitch as her breathing tickles his ears.
Youko tilts his head, Mia spoke to low and to fast for him to undersand anything. Mia looks down at the feather still held in Youko's tiny hands. Grabbing both his hand and the feather, she shows him her meaning. "Hide this feather." She puts it to his chest, "Do not let anyone see it." She speaks slower and hides the rest with her hand and pats it down. Fealing the ends of the feathers in his cloths, she begins to worry. "Come with me you two." She says grabbing both children's hands and leading them to the forest.
In the forest, Mia had taken the two to a nearby river, Pallet yelled happily and started splashing around the shallow end. Mia watched happy to be out of the stares of the villagers. Pallet was trying to pull a reluctant Youko into the water from on top of a rock. "Common Kit, Arg, it's... just... a little...Water!" She mannages to pull Youko hard enough that his hands slide from the rock and he comes crashing down into the water.
Youko as soon as he touches water, he begins to jump around franticly for a dry spot. Jumping from one spot of water to the next, he mannages to reach land. After a few more jumps he stops and begins to shake furiously at the water dripping his body.
Pallet begins to laugh at Youko's behavior. She stops short when she sees him shaking himself dry and laughs even harder and falls flat into the water. Infront of her is an aggitated Youko who looks like he lost a fight with a blowdryer. His twin tails are puffed out, his hair plastered to his face, his bangs dripping wet, the tip of his tails are dripping and one of his ears are flat at the tip and dripping with water while the other is sticking up with a piece of grass hanging off of it.
Mia hides her laugh behind her hand while she goes over to him and begins to pull his shirt off. As she does this, the feathers fall from his chest, dry as if never touched water. Making sure there are no more, she kneels and begins to wring out the shirt, Youko begins to shiver and crawls closer to her warmth. Mia sees his shiver and picks him up and places him on her lap. Youko was glad for the affection and lays his head on her chest, warming himself with her body.
Pallet notices the attention her mother is giving him, and walks over with her finger on her lip. Her eyes pretend to water as she looks to her mother, who too looks at her daughter's silly antics. Stretcing out an arm, Pallet eagerly accepts the offering and too sits on her mothers lap, rubbing her damp face on her mothers chest.
Putting Youko's shirt down to dry, Mia wraps her arms around the two children as they fall asleep in her arms. Mia shakes her head at the sleeping pair, and thinks, 'My cloths are wet...' Laughing at the thought, she scushes over to a tree and leans on the trunk allowing the children to rest.
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The children now lay on the grass beneath the shade of the tree, Mia's outer layer of kimono used as a blanket. Mia had gone down to the rivers edge to bathe herself. Washing her face she uses the bucket nearby and fills it before throwing it over her shoulders to dampen her cloths.
Not too far away, a couple of bird-men jump threw the woods heading below the mountain. As one jump up, it screaches a caw and opens its wings. The creatures with a long hooked beak jump up and down symotaniously, one wears a cloak and a black hat while the other wear a mans traditional hakama and haori combo.
As is, Youko is the first to hear the loud screaching of the bird-men's crow. His ear's begin to twitch in the direction of the sound when their movement causes Youko's ears to cramp from the constant twitching. His had moves to scratch at the limp ear, when he gets up and rubbs the sleep from his eyes. Looking around, his shirt and the feathers lay neatly beside him. Quickly putting on the shirt and putting back the feathers, Youko walks over to Mia and tuggs on her sleeve.
At feeling the tug, she looks down to see a sleepy eyed Youko rubbing his golden eye with one fist and the other still hanging onto her sleeve. "Yes, Kit?" She asks quietly. Youko turns in the direction of the noise and point with his eye rubbing hand, still clinging to the sleeve. Mia gets up and looks in the direction intended. Not seeing anything, she addresses Youko. "What is it? Do you see something?" After saying this, a loud caw echoes in the distance. Mia looks worriedly down at Youko and lifts him into her arms, going over to her daughter, she puts him down and quickly redresses herself before shaking her daugher awake.
Before Pallet can register what was going on, Mia had them all up and running back to the village. As they get closer, bells ring and all the village is in an uproar. The men grab hold of any weapon they can, as the wemon and children dash into their homes. Mia, Pallet and Youko all run down the path, beside them, two eight foot tall creatures hop infront of them. One lowers its body and extends its wings and crows extremely loud into the faces of the three.
Pallet quickly holds her ears closed with her palm, Mia shields her face with her hands as the creatures saliva drizzles her face. Youko falls on his rear and tries despritly to flatten his ears from the intensity of the noise.
The second of the two birds, in normal cloths, turns to stare at the village. Men all lined to defend the village from the astranged bird-men.
The second bird leans down and too screaches as hard as it could to the village men. One by one, their weapons fall as the men try desperately to drain out the deaffening sound.
The birds take the advantage and begin to charge the village, using its talon like feet to tear at the cloths of the unfortunate men. Flapping its wings to gain more air, the birds drop down landing with a loud 'thud' on many of the villagers. The bird with the cloak jumps and lands on the roof of a hut and crushes it beneath its massive weight.
Wemon cry out from in the hut, the clocked bird dances pounding feet above the rubble of the home. Many of the villagers run around in chaos as the birds pick off one at a time, pecking at a few and chewing on their fleshy bits, only to leave the body for another.
Mia grabbed the children and ran from the village trying desperatley to flee the slaughter of her home. Pallet tries desperately to keep up but her mother drags her, pulling her beyond her ability to run.
Falling to the floor, Pallet grabbs her nose and holds it tight, tears streaming down her cheaks. Mia goes over and helps her daughter up when a figure drops down and lands infront of the pair. Mia franticly looks for anything to use as a weapon and grabs a nearby stick, swinging it furiously at the thing infront of her.
"Who-who-who! Calm down miss!" Collette the owl asks, hoping not to get hit with the offending item.
Mia opens her eyes wide as her breath is caught in her throat. She is about to scream when Youko jumps from behind and grabs the owl around the waste. Mia thinks Youko was attacking the creature when she second looks and notices that he is smiling brightly. Youko is rubbing his head up, down and around the plumped owls belly, barks and yips leaving his lips exitedly, his tail wagging faster then she can see.
Collette picks Youko up and hold himself infront of her, "So this is where you were hiding, Youko. Do you know how long it took me to find you? Owls aren't used to having to rely on their sence of smell you know." She says playfuly at Youko.
"Miss Collette, did you find someone? Huh? Did you?" Youko asks excitedly. Looking over his shoulder, his smile drops slightly as he wiggles out of Collettes grasp.
Putting the kit down at his request, Youko rushes back to the two stund humans. Youko rushes back to Collette and nudges her from behind, before grabbing her hand and leading her to the humans.
Pallet is still holding her nose and crying when Collette looks to her. "Oh, dear me, come here child, let me look at that. Don't worry it's nothing serious, please, allow this old owl to help." Grabbing her pouch around her waste, Collette pulls out a green sticky liquid. Pallet looks nervously at the new lady.
Collette smiles down at the frightened child, "Youko dear, would you mind applying this cream to the dears nose, please?" Nodding his head, Youko puts a dab on his finger and touches the tip of her nose with it. Within seconds the cream hardens and the small injury begins to heal.
"There now all better." Looking over at Mia, Collette begins to introduce herself. "Silly me, where are my manners. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Collette the owl demon. I am responsible for Youko's safe keeping for the moment, I am grateful for your help, miss..." Waiting a second for Mia to understand the situation, she quickly regains herself.
"Oh, excuse me, I am Mia, and this is my daughter Pallet," she says indicating the child behind her legs. "Um, is that the little kit's name?"
"Hm? Oh you mean Youko? Did he not tell you his name? No matter, he may not have known how to translate it. Allow me to introduce him, this is Youko Kurama, gaurdian spirit prince of this forest."
"...Prince...?" Mia asks amazed. "You mean Kit is royalty?"
Collette laughs a little behind her hand. "Please, do not be alarmed, Youko's family has been the gaurdian's of these forests for thousand's of years." Claping her hands closed she smiles out. "My family has been taking care of his for just as long. We owls tend to all the record keeping, if you will."
Mia just nods her head every so often, a look of amazement still evident in her features. Remebering why they ran, Mia looks alarmed.
Seeing the frightened look, Collette looks at them confused. "What seemes to be the trouble?" Behind her, Youko began to growl out quite loudly.
His eyes are in small slits, his little hands fisted tightly, blood dripping from where his fingernail dug into the skin. His tails stick out on end and puffed out, his ears stretched painstackenly back. His body quickly jolts and he runs through the trees. A few seconds later, a yelp, and Youko is thrown back at them. Landing on his back, he topples over before stopping at the base of a tree. Getting up shakely, Youko's haori is torn and a few feathers peak out of the torn material. Standing on all fours, he circles around the group, looking in all direction for the bird-men.
A cakling laughter echoes in the trees, all heads turn upwards as the world feels like it spins. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da." The birds sing around the group. In every direction the voices are heard, singing the song, mocking their inability to find them. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da."
They sing louder and louder. Pallet has been clinging to her mother and crying loudly, the combination of the bird-men's singing and Pallet's crying blend into a mass of noise. Youko and Collette are both prepared to fight, reflexes tight ready to spring. Youko's sensitive hearing has him pressing his ears to his skull.
"Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da!" Just before he feels like he'll looses it, the bird-men stop their chanting. Mia places her hand over Pallet's mouth, temporarily stoping her crying.
Everyone looks around them, fear etched in all their features. Minutes pass and nothing happens. Collette looks to Youko, his features tight, a bead of sweat falls down his head, below his chin, and splashes on the floor.
"Youko, what is going on here?" Collette asks. "Do you hear anything? I do not." She whispers to him. Slowly she relaxes herself, Youko does the same.
"I do not hear anything miss Collette. Niether do I smell anything of them." The wind blows around the group, an acward silence passes them all, only Pallet's quiet sobs are heard.
Mia looks around uncertain. She looks to the two demons infront of her, looking first at Youko, then Collette then back to Youko. "Is everything alright? Is it ov-" Her sentence is cut short.
The smell of blood fills the air, slowly both demons turn around.
What they see shocks the both of them. Pallet is looking up, her eyes dialated from shock, droplets of blood dot her face. Her cheecks begin to twitch in the effort to awaken the petrified girl. Looking to her mother, there is nothing to look at. Her head has been completely severed from her body, which now slowly leans on Pallet, before toppling over completely.
Pallet looks unseeing down at her mother's headless body, her own body begining to twitch wildy.
Youko looks back on shaken legs. Behind Pallet are the two bird-men, in ones beak is the head of Mia. The other laughs at the shocked looks on everyones faces.
The first of the bird-men, the one in the cloak, closes his beak around the dead womans head, blood tickling down the side of its beak. The skull begins to crack at the added presure, and just as soon, it loosens its grip. Turning its head up, he throws the head up, and as it falls, he jumps up and grabbs it in his beak, crushing it in an instant before finaly swallowing the remains.
Blood drops from the sky like rain and lands on all things present. With Youko's pail features, the small drops of red blood stand out from anyone elses.
Collette stares shocked at the vile acts of the two creatures. She begins to shake her head, looking up at the two, she stares them down furiously. The bird-men only laugh, licking their beaks as they watch closely the little human girl.
Collette angers at the disrespect, she opens her wings wide and stands up as straight as possible.
The bird-men look to Collette now as a threat. They hiss and spit, spreading out their wings they try and match Collette. The bird-men shift from leg to leg as they try and intimidate Collette with their display of challenge. Seeing as she won't back down, they begin to kick back dirt, flinging twigs, dirt and rocks behind them.
Collette stands proudly, taking the displays.
Youko was watching this with a chilled fasination, looking around he finds Pallet kneeling by her mothers body. Her lifeless eyes showing nothing as she watches with a fixated gaze on her mother. Youko cautiously walks sideways to her, making sure to keep the confrontation in his front. Reaching her, he taps her on the shoulder, and she turns to face him with her blank stare. He looks saddened at her when finaly, a single tear falls from her eye, leaving a trail down her cheek and below her chin.
Quickly she latches on to Youko, crying once again. Her hard sobs chock her as she diggs her nails furiously for a hold on Youko's cloths. Her cries echo loudly into the distance, interupting the birds' confrontation.
The three bird creatures look to see Youko backing slowly from Pallet's grabs at him. He is afraid and unsure as of what to do, with every step, Pallet only grabbs more furiously, screaming out her anguish.
Symotaniously, the bird-men attack Collette, each kicking her in the chest. She topples in pain as she grabs the spot she was hit. Removing her hand, blood trails from her palm. She looks back to the bird-men to see them after the children.
Youko was still backing slowly when he was hit from behind. Falling forward, he lands on Pallet and skid slowly to a stop. Both are lying in pain on the floor, before Youko can get up, he is trampled by the hard stomps of the bird-men's feet. With each march Youko can feel his body crushing Pallets, slowly but surely, he feels her breath weakening. Afraid for them both, Youko tries and braces the bird-men's blow to his back.
Collette rushes to aid the children, tackling one of the bird-men to the floor wrestling with him. Collette grabbs the taloned hand of her offender and snaps it back. The sound of breaking bone sends a chill through her body.
The bird-man screams in pain as he grabs for his hand. Kicking up, he knocks Collette from him. Grabbing his injured hand, he stares hatred at the old owl. Looking back to his inury, he grabs his wrist and pulls. Screaming from the pain and the effort, the bird-man wripps his arm from his body.
Collette looks on disgusted as he holds his hand up to his face before flinging it away. His arm is lowered and squirts of blood pool on the ground below his feet. He pants, growing pale at the loss of blood, he lifts his shredded arm to his mouth and begins to lick the open wound. All this time Collette stares mesmorized at the grusome scene before her.
With one of the bird-men off his back, Youko is able to gather enough strength to lift himself up off the body of his friend, and hit the beast from his back. The bird-man lands crouched on his feet, his talons covered in torn flesh and clothing dig into the ground. Youko pants as he regains his footing, quickly he can feel his body healing itself, looking around, Collette stares at the bird-man she fights, he swallows and turns away quickly.
The bird-man Youko fights, crouches and rests on his knees. He laughs to himself, a gurgling sound from deep in his body. Standing he walks tall over to Youko's injured form, he looks down and smirks when Youko takes a step back. "Anna-shakrah." Says the bird-man. He stretches out his hand, and Youko recoils, lifting his arms to shield his face. When nothing happens, he cautiously peers through his arms. The bird-man has his hand out palm up. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da." he says again.
Youko looks around him and backs from the bird-man. His legs begin to wabble as he steps farther back. Stopping, he turns to his left and sees Pallet laying unconcious on the ground, her skin turning purple. He was about to go over to her, but the bird-man jumps infront of him. "Xah! Koi-no, dishi ki anna-shakrah!" He emphasizes his meaning by towering over Youko's hunched body, successfuly dropping him to his rear.
Youko tries and scurry away but the more he moves away the closer the bird-man gets.
The bird-man grows impatient, he grabbs Youko by the collar and lifts him eye level, his beak scratching the surface of Youko's neck. "Anna-shakrah, Ni sai sho kume doe! Dishi doe ki nai-da!" Growling he throws Youko hard on the ground, lifting him up again, and throwing him once again to the solid ground. Over and over Youko is tossed around like a rag doll, over one shoulder only to be lifted over head and to land over another.
With Collette, her battle has been a little more victorious. With her bird-man crippled with one hand, her advantage was being able to fly over head and bombarder it from above. Throwing it various potions and poisons, the bird-man would be blinded, scratching its eyes from the pain, he would screetch and thrash for any chance at hitting Collette.
Collette, landing on a tree, grabbs at a branch, pulling at it from its side, it snaps loose. Using the branch as a dull spear, she charges the creature sharp end out, and stabs it through the chest. Bracing her legs, she continualy adds preasure to her weapon, snapps from the creatures ribs, and finally the branch stabbs through. Jumping to the side, Collette watches as the bird-man plumits to the ground, landing in a cloud of dust.
Panting lightly, Collette wipes away a few beads of sweat from her brow. Turning in the direction Youko is fighting, she runs, her fight with the bird-man extended the battle field and she was left alone. Reaching the clearing where Youko is fighting, she stops stunned.
There is Youko lying on the ground unmoving, while the bird-man has his talons in Youko's chest. The scent of blood still lingers around the clearing. Collette takes a step back, as she does, the bird-man lifts his hand from the fox kit's chest, and pulls from him, a hand full of the manukodiata feathers.
"Anna-shakrah, ni kiin doe." Laughing up into the clouds, the bird-man crys out his victory for all the world to hear. The lands seems to have haulted to mourn the death of the hollow victory of a royal. The bird-man stares back down at the corps of a fallen prince, his eyes dull, and his body still. The cloths of the human village shreded beyond repair, four shallow holes circle around Youko's child chest, his blood still flowing from an unbeating heart.
"There he lay, the child of a spirit king, last breath stolen from one so young, such precious life wasted by the hands of greed. Rest, Youko Kurama, let the light fill your heart with joy." Collette cries her tears, silently staring at the laughing horror. Her last prayers falling on deaf ears, as the bird-man crouches for one last blow.
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A/N: Don't kill me! The next chapter will be up soon, if not now, depending on if I've written it by the time I've put this up. For all you who do not know, I am at the moment of writing this, internet-less. It has been about 5 months now, and still, none. Even if I do get the internet, who knows, I may just wait a while before posting the next chapter. Just to watch you all squirm at the thought of little Youko dead, his murderer standing over his still body.
Now for the bird-men's language, it is not japanese, if it has any realation to it, it is not japanese and should not be taken for it. It was just something my head came up with at the time of writing this and it sounded good to me, now for those who would like a translation for what it is I wanted them to say, here it is:
Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da : The feathers. Give them to me/us.
Xah! Koi-no, dishi ki anna-shakrah : Stop! First, give me the feathers.
Anna-shakrah, Ni sai sho kume doe! Dishi doe ki nai-da : The feathers, I know you have them! Give them to me/us!
Anna-shakrah, ni kiin doe : The feathers, I found them.
Did you figure it out? I used the words in the order like english.
Anna = the
Shakrah = feathers
Dishi = give
Doe = them
Ki = to
nai-da = me or another way of saying 'us' atleast that's what I had in mind when I wrote it. 'Da' was what my mind told me to write to make me; 'Nai', into saying 'many of', something like 'The feathers, give them to many of me.' Something like a grouping word. Please don't ask about it cause its just what my head thought up.
Xah = stop
Koi-no = First or but first
Ni = I
Sai = know
Sho = you
Kume = have
Kiin = found
Yes people, I made this up, it will all be explained in the next chapter by Collette. See ya when I see ya! Please review!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho
Chapter 2: Tengu
Running through the forest in the cool mist of the night, Youko smiles to himself as he dodges rocks, trees and shallow creeks. His new friends in the human village seem nice enough, if somewhat loud when they see him... and the wemon seem to fawn over him when given the chance...
Shaking away the thought Youko jumps onto a rock and up the side of a tree. Standing on a branch he survays the lands. His new hight makes everything look so much smaller that Youko can't help but explore what his new self can do. Looking around he sees a tree not too far from him, getting himself ready he squats down and springs into the air. Jumping through the air Youko prepares to brace himself when he goes over the intended branch and lands into a bush.
A loud thump echoes in the silent night, birds fly and the world awakes, startled by the loud crash.
In the bush Youko has landed, his head touches dirt and his legs are being supported by the branches above his head. One tail is tossed to the side while the other is in between his legs and the tip falls to his chest. The bushes part from above and Youko quickly regains his footing to look up at his watcher.
A small laugh from above and the figure looks deeper into the hollow bush. "Well, well, if it isn't young Youko." Speeking to him is an older looking woman, her hair greyed with age and her eyes a deep looking green. Behind her a pair of wings lay tucked together showing an outline of a heart.
Youko tilts his head to the side, the woman infront of him speaks the language of the human village.
The woman waits for Youko to say something when she realizes he may not understand. Quickly letting go of the bush, she covers her mouth and laughs lightly. As Youko emerges from the bush still looking at her she appologizes. "I'm sorry! I did not know you have not learned the language. Please allow me to introduce myself, I am Collette, an owl demon from the eastern side of the mountain." Bowing her head respecfully, she offers Youko a hand up. Taking the offering, he is lifted lightly up onto his feet. "There now. Let me take a look at you." Quickly looking over the orphand fox, Collette sighs grievly. "I am sorry for your lost, Youko Kurama, news of your parents deaths have reached the other side of the mountain. Without word of your condition, I came to see if I could find you."
Youko looks down at his feet, the thought of his parents still fresh in his mind, he begins to shake. Holding back his tears, he strongly lifts his head. "How do you know my family, miss Collette?" Youko's eyes hold unshed tears as he waits for her to answer.
The owl demon looks pitily down at him. He tries to seem older and not affected by the thought. Sighing Collette brushes away a stray tear. "There, there, do not cry. I was an old friend of your mothers. I was even there when you were born." She lightly laughs at the memory. "Your father was very happy to know his first born was a son. Be proud Youko Kurama, you are a blessing."
Youko's hair covers his eyes. Low wimpers mumble his breathing as the tears flow freely. "I feel more like a cures!" Youko looks up angrily to Collette, his eyes showing his hurt. "If it wasn't for me, Mama and Papa would still be alive!" Regreting his outburst, he clenches his fists and eyes, turning away from the old owls looks. "If, I was there... I could have helped..."
Collettes old heart clenches at Youko blaming himself. "There was nothing you could have done, young fox kit. If you were there, you would now be dead." She walks over to him and places a comforting hand on his shoulder. Youko quickly hugs the plumped women around her torso, sobbing into her cloths.
"What is the point of life if I have no one to share it with?"
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Back at his burrow, Youko sits crosslegged on the floor. Collette has gone, arranging for a place where he may stay. The sun rises over the trees and Youko stands out of the hole and shields his eyes from the sun. 'I should be going.' he thinks. Going back into the den, he grabs the feathers Manucodiata left him. Stuffing them into his haori, he turns around in the direction of the village and starts to walk.
Half way there, Youko can hear the villagers working the fields. Cattle crying out into the sky, and the horses neing. Stoping on top of the hill, Youko stares down at the village. The rice fields starting to be harvested, the smoke from fires dance in the wind.
Down to the far right of the village, Youko can see the family that cared for him. Pallet is seen running out of the grass hut, lauging as her mother exits with her. Youko smiles as he quickly walks down the hill, ending with a run into the village.
"Pallet!" Youko yells, gaining the girls attention from her game.
Said girl looks up to see Youko waving at her from the village gates. "Kit! Your back! Mama, he's come back, I told you." She says grabbing her mothers apron and leading her to meet up with Youko.
Pallet lets go of her mothers cloths and rushes as fast as she can and jumps onto Youko, gripping him in a tight hug before they both fall over lauging.
Lady Mia walks over to see the two children lauging playfuly. Looking down closer, she bends to pick up a feather. Examining the brightly colord item, she gains Youko's attention and asks him about it. "Kit, dear, where did you find this feather?" She asks while pointing to the feather and repeating the name.
Youko offers his hand for the feather, looking at its rainbow of colors he looks on saddened. Clearing his head, he scratches his head to think of the word. "Ma-manu-co-diata." He says finishing quickly, happy that he's begining to translate the two languages.
Mia thinks awhile before she utters a whisper, "Birds of God..." Looking back to Youko she asks once more. "How did you get the feathers?"
Youko begins to rack his brain trying to put together the words. "D-died." He says, looking up to see if she understood.
Before she could ask him more, a loud trudge of horses ride into the village, stoping quickly in a dust cloud. "Villagers! Lord Niwa has ordered for information regarding The Bird of Paradise. A reward of 5000 yen will be given to any who can capture a living bird. Information regarding the reward will be posted." Riding off to the center of the village, he pulls out a parchment and nails it onto a bord. Many people surround it to see what is going on.
The men on horseback look around the village, the elderly stay at their doors while the children stopped their games and watched. A particular few held his eyes, a woman kneling over two children. Trodding his horse over he asks, "Woman, why does this boy wear a cloth over his head? Should he not be working in the fields?"
During the arrival, Mia had thrown her apron over Youko's head, to try and hide his unnatural appearance. Standing she dusts herself off and bows low to the man. "My son is ill, sir, he is unable to work and this winter wind chills him."
The man looks over at Youko, seemingly believing the story. "Hm, yes, he does seem a little pale. Make sure to care for him woman. Men! Let us return to the castle." Hurrying the group, they ride off out of the village, breaths that were held release and some learned to breath.
Mia places her hand on her chest and releases her held breath. Going over to Youko, he is seen tugging on the apron that's flattening his ears. After one last pull, he manages to pull the piece of cloth off his head, but his hair is now falling infront of his eyes and a few sticking in the air. Youko laughs a little before handing Mia her apron.
Laughing herself, Mia thanks Youko for her apron. Around her the village watches in silence, wondering what it was that had Mia's attention. "Kit, what ever you do, do not shows the villagers these feathers, understand?" She asks kneeling to his level. Youko's ears twitch as her breathing tickles his ears.
Youko tilts his head, Mia spoke to low and to fast for him to undersand anything. Mia looks down at the feather still held in Youko's tiny hands. Grabbing both his hand and the feather, she shows him her meaning. "Hide this feather." She puts it to his chest, "Do not let anyone see it." She speaks slower and hides the rest with her hand and pats it down. Fealing the ends of the feathers in his cloths, she begins to worry. "Come with me you two." She says grabbing both children's hands and leading them to the forest.
In the forest, Mia had taken the two to a nearby river, Pallet yelled happily and started splashing around the shallow end. Mia watched happy to be out of the stares of the villagers. Pallet was trying to pull a reluctant Youko into the water from on top of a rock. "Common Kit, Arg, it's... just... a little...Water!" She mannages to pull Youko hard enough that his hands slide from the rock and he comes crashing down into the water.
Youko as soon as he touches water, he begins to jump around franticly for a dry spot. Jumping from one spot of water to the next, he mannages to reach land. After a few more jumps he stops and begins to shake furiously at the water dripping his body.
Pallet begins to laugh at Youko's behavior. She stops short when she sees him shaking himself dry and laughs even harder and falls flat into the water. Infront of her is an aggitated Youko who looks like he lost a fight with a blowdryer. His twin tails are puffed out, his hair plastered to his face, his bangs dripping wet, the tip of his tails are dripping and one of his ears are flat at the tip and dripping with water while the other is sticking up with a piece of grass hanging off of it.
Mia hides her laugh behind her hand while she goes over to him and begins to pull his shirt off. As she does this, the feathers fall from his chest, dry as if never touched water. Making sure there are no more, she kneels and begins to wring out the shirt, Youko begins to shiver and crawls closer to her warmth. Mia sees his shiver and picks him up and places him on her lap. Youko was glad for the affection and lays his head on her chest, warming himself with her body.
Pallet notices the attention her mother is giving him, and walks over with her finger on her lip. Her eyes pretend to water as she looks to her mother, who too looks at her daughter's silly antics. Stretcing out an arm, Pallet eagerly accepts the offering and too sits on her mothers lap, rubbing her damp face on her mothers chest.
Putting Youko's shirt down to dry, Mia wraps her arms around the two children as they fall asleep in her arms. Mia shakes her head at the sleeping pair, and thinks, 'My cloths are wet...' Laughing at the thought, she scushes over to a tree and leans on the trunk allowing the children to rest.
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The children now lay on the grass beneath the shade of the tree, Mia's outer layer of kimono used as a blanket. Mia had gone down to the rivers edge to bathe herself. Washing her face she uses the bucket nearby and fills it before throwing it over her shoulders to dampen her cloths.
Not too far away, a couple of bird-men jump threw the woods heading below the mountain. As one jump up, it screaches a caw and opens its wings. The creatures with a long hooked beak jump up and down symotaniously, one wears a cloak and a black hat while the other wear a mans traditional hakama and haori combo.
As is, Youko is the first to hear the loud screaching of the bird-men's crow. His ear's begin to twitch in the direction of the sound when their movement causes Youko's ears to cramp from the constant twitching. His had moves to scratch at the limp ear, when he gets up and rubbs the sleep from his eyes. Looking around, his shirt and the feathers lay neatly beside him. Quickly putting on the shirt and putting back the feathers, Youko walks over to Mia and tuggs on her sleeve.
At feeling the tug, she looks down to see a sleepy eyed Youko rubbing his golden eye with one fist and the other still hanging onto her sleeve. "Yes, Kit?" She asks quietly. Youko turns in the direction of the noise and point with his eye rubbing hand, still clinging to the sleeve. Mia gets up and looks in the direction intended. Not seeing anything, she addresses Youko. "What is it? Do you see something?" After saying this, a loud caw echoes in the distance. Mia looks worriedly down at Youko and lifts him into her arms, going over to her daughter, she puts him down and quickly redresses herself before shaking her daugher awake.
Before Pallet can register what was going on, Mia had them all up and running back to the village. As they get closer, bells ring and all the village is in an uproar. The men grab hold of any weapon they can, as the wemon and children dash into their homes. Mia, Pallet and Youko all run down the path, beside them, two eight foot tall creatures hop infront of them. One lowers its body and extends its wings and crows extremely loud into the faces of the three.
Pallet quickly holds her ears closed with her palm, Mia shields her face with her hands as the creatures saliva drizzles her face. Youko falls on his rear and tries despritly to flatten his ears from the intensity of the noise.
The second of the two birds, in normal cloths, turns to stare at the village. Men all lined to defend the village from the astranged bird-men.
The second bird leans down and too screaches as hard as it could to the village men. One by one, their weapons fall as the men try desperately to drain out the deaffening sound.
The birds take the advantage and begin to charge the village, using its talon like feet to tear at the cloths of the unfortunate men. Flapping its wings to gain more air, the birds drop down landing with a loud 'thud' on many of the villagers. The bird with the cloak jumps and lands on the roof of a hut and crushes it beneath its massive weight.
Wemon cry out from in the hut, the clocked bird dances pounding feet above the rubble of the home. Many of the villagers run around in chaos as the birds pick off one at a time, pecking at a few and chewing on their fleshy bits, only to leave the body for another.
Mia grabbed the children and ran from the village trying desperatley to flee the slaughter of her home. Pallet tries desperately to keep up but her mother drags her, pulling her beyond her ability to run.
Falling to the floor, Pallet grabbs her nose and holds it tight, tears streaming down her cheaks. Mia goes over and helps her daughter up when a figure drops down and lands infront of the pair. Mia franticly looks for anything to use as a weapon and grabs a nearby stick, swinging it furiously at the thing infront of her.
"Who-who-who! Calm down miss!" Collette the owl asks, hoping not to get hit with the offending item.
Mia opens her eyes wide as her breath is caught in her throat. She is about to scream when Youko jumps from behind and grabs the owl around the waste. Mia thinks Youko was attacking the creature when she second looks and notices that he is smiling brightly. Youko is rubbing his head up, down and around the plumped owls belly, barks and yips leaving his lips exitedly, his tail wagging faster then she can see.
Collette picks Youko up and hold himself infront of her, "So this is where you were hiding, Youko. Do you know how long it took me to find you? Owls aren't used to having to rely on their sence of smell you know." She says playfuly at Youko.
"Miss Collette, did you find someone? Huh? Did you?" Youko asks excitedly. Looking over his shoulder, his smile drops slightly as he wiggles out of Collettes grasp.
Putting the kit down at his request, Youko rushes back to the two stund humans. Youko rushes back to Collette and nudges her from behind, before grabbing her hand and leading her to the humans.
Pallet is still holding her nose and crying when Collette looks to her. "Oh, dear me, come here child, let me look at that. Don't worry it's nothing serious, please, allow this old owl to help." Grabbing her pouch around her waste, Collette pulls out a green sticky liquid. Pallet looks nervously at the new lady.
Collette smiles down at the frightened child, "Youko dear, would you mind applying this cream to the dears nose, please?" Nodding his head, Youko puts a dab on his finger and touches the tip of her nose with it. Within seconds the cream hardens and the small injury begins to heal.
"There now all better." Looking over at Mia, Collette begins to introduce herself. "Silly me, where are my manners. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Collette the owl demon. I am responsible for Youko's safe keeping for the moment, I am grateful for your help, miss..." Waiting a second for Mia to understand the situation, she quickly regains herself.
"Oh, excuse me, I am Mia, and this is my daughter Pallet," she says indicating the child behind her legs. "Um, is that the little kit's name?"
"Hm? Oh you mean Youko? Did he not tell you his name? No matter, he may not have known how to translate it. Allow me to introduce him, this is Youko Kurama, gaurdian spirit prince of this forest."
"...Prince...?" Mia asks amazed. "You mean Kit is royalty?"
Collette laughs a little behind her hand. "Please, do not be alarmed, Youko's family has been the gaurdian's of these forests for thousand's of years." Claping her hands closed she smiles out. "My family has been taking care of his for just as long. We owls tend to all the record keeping, if you will."
Mia just nods her head every so often, a look of amazement still evident in her features. Remebering why they ran, Mia looks alarmed.
Seeing the frightened look, Collette looks at them confused. "What seemes to be the trouble?" Behind her, Youko began to growl out quite loudly.
His eyes are in small slits, his little hands fisted tightly, blood dripping from where his fingernail dug into the skin. His tails stick out on end and puffed out, his ears stretched painstackenly back. His body quickly jolts and he runs through the trees. A few seconds later, a yelp, and Youko is thrown back at them. Landing on his back, he topples over before stopping at the base of a tree. Getting up shakely, Youko's haori is torn and a few feathers peak out of the torn material. Standing on all fours, he circles around the group, looking in all direction for the bird-men.
A cakling laughter echoes in the trees, all heads turn upwards as the world feels like it spins. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da." The birds sing around the group. In every direction the voices are heard, singing the song, mocking their inability to find them. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da."
They sing louder and louder. Pallet has been clinging to her mother and crying loudly, the combination of the bird-men's singing and Pallet's crying blend into a mass of noise. Youko and Collette are both prepared to fight, reflexes tight ready to spring. Youko's sensitive hearing has him pressing his ears to his skull.
"Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da!" Just before he feels like he'll looses it, the bird-men stop their chanting. Mia places her hand over Pallet's mouth, temporarily stoping her crying.
Everyone looks around them, fear etched in all their features. Minutes pass and nothing happens. Collette looks to Youko, his features tight, a bead of sweat falls down his head, below his chin, and splashes on the floor.
"Youko, what is going on here?" Collette asks. "Do you hear anything? I do not." She whispers to him. Slowly she relaxes herself, Youko does the same.
"I do not hear anything miss Collette. Niether do I smell anything of them." The wind blows around the group, an acward silence passes them all, only Pallet's quiet sobs are heard.
Mia looks around uncertain. She looks to the two demons infront of her, looking first at Youko, then Collette then back to Youko. "Is everything alright? Is it ov-" Her sentence is cut short.
The smell of blood fills the air, slowly both demons turn around.
What they see shocks the both of them. Pallet is looking up, her eyes dialated from shock, droplets of blood dot her face. Her cheecks begin to twitch in the effort to awaken the petrified girl. Looking to her mother, there is nothing to look at. Her head has been completely severed from her body, which now slowly leans on Pallet, before toppling over completely.
Pallet looks unseeing down at her mother's headless body, her own body begining to twitch wildy.
Youko looks back on shaken legs. Behind Pallet are the two bird-men, in ones beak is the head of Mia. The other laughs at the shocked looks on everyones faces.
The first of the bird-men, the one in the cloak, closes his beak around the dead womans head, blood tickling down the side of its beak. The skull begins to crack at the added presure, and just as soon, it loosens its grip. Turning its head up, he throws the head up, and as it falls, he jumps up and grabbs it in his beak, crushing it in an instant before finaly swallowing the remains.
Blood drops from the sky like rain and lands on all things present. With Youko's pail features, the small drops of red blood stand out from anyone elses.
Collette stares shocked at the vile acts of the two creatures. She begins to shake her head, looking up at the two, she stares them down furiously. The bird-men only laugh, licking their beaks as they watch closely the little human girl.
Collette angers at the disrespect, she opens her wings wide and stands up as straight as possible.
The bird-men look to Collette now as a threat. They hiss and spit, spreading out their wings they try and match Collette. The bird-men shift from leg to leg as they try and intimidate Collette with their display of challenge. Seeing as she won't back down, they begin to kick back dirt, flinging twigs, dirt and rocks behind them.
Collette stands proudly, taking the displays.
Youko was watching this with a chilled fasination, looking around he finds Pallet kneeling by her mothers body. Her lifeless eyes showing nothing as she watches with a fixated gaze on her mother. Youko cautiously walks sideways to her, making sure to keep the confrontation in his front. Reaching her, he taps her on the shoulder, and she turns to face him with her blank stare. He looks saddened at her when finaly, a single tear falls from her eye, leaving a trail down her cheek and below her chin.
Quickly she latches on to Youko, crying once again. Her hard sobs chock her as she diggs her nails furiously for a hold on Youko's cloths. Her cries echo loudly into the distance, interupting the birds' confrontation.
The three bird creatures look to see Youko backing slowly from Pallet's grabs at him. He is afraid and unsure as of what to do, with every step, Pallet only grabbs more furiously, screaming out her anguish.
Symotaniously, the bird-men attack Collette, each kicking her in the chest. She topples in pain as she grabs the spot she was hit. Removing her hand, blood trails from her palm. She looks back to the bird-men to see them after the children.
Youko was still backing slowly when he was hit from behind. Falling forward, he lands on Pallet and skid slowly to a stop. Both are lying in pain on the floor, before Youko can get up, he is trampled by the hard stomps of the bird-men's feet. With each march Youko can feel his body crushing Pallets, slowly but surely, he feels her breath weakening. Afraid for them both, Youko tries and braces the bird-men's blow to his back.
Collette rushes to aid the children, tackling one of the bird-men to the floor wrestling with him. Collette grabbs the taloned hand of her offender and snaps it back. The sound of breaking bone sends a chill through her body.
The bird-man screams in pain as he grabs for his hand. Kicking up, he knocks Collette from him. Grabbing his injured hand, he stares hatred at the old owl. Looking back to his inury, he grabs his wrist and pulls. Screaming from the pain and the effort, the bird-man wripps his arm from his body.
Collette looks on disgusted as he holds his hand up to his face before flinging it away. His arm is lowered and squirts of blood pool on the ground below his feet. He pants, growing pale at the loss of blood, he lifts his shredded arm to his mouth and begins to lick the open wound. All this time Collette stares mesmorized at the grusome scene before her.
With one of the bird-men off his back, Youko is able to gather enough strength to lift himself up off the body of his friend, and hit the beast from his back. The bird-man lands crouched on his feet, his talons covered in torn flesh and clothing dig into the ground. Youko pants as he regains his footing, quickly he can feel his body healing itself, looking around, Collette stares at the bird-man she fights, he swallows and turns away quickly.
The bird-man Youko fights, crouches and rests on his knees. He laughs to himself, a gurgling sound from deep in his body. Standing he walks tall over to Youko's injured form, he looks down and smirks when Youko takes a step back. "Anna-shakrah." Says the bird-man. He stretches out his hand, and Youko recoils, lifting his arms to shield his face. When nothing happens, he cautiously peers through his arms. The bird-man has his hand out palm up. "Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da." he says again.
Youko looks around him and backs from the bird-man. His legs begin to wabble as he steps farther back. Stopping, he turns to his left and sees Pallet laying unconcious on the ground, her skin turning purple. He was about to go over to her, but the bird-man jumps infront of him. "Xah! Koi-no, dishi ki anna-shakrah!" He emphasizes his meaning by towering over Youko's hunched body, successfuly dropping him to his rear.
Youko tries and scurry away but the more he moves away the closer the bird-man gets.
The bird-man grows impatient, he grabbs Youko by the collar and lifts him eye level, his beak scratching the surface of Youko's neck. "Anna-shakrah, Ni sai sho kume doe! Dishi doe ki nai-da!" Growling he throws Youko hard on the ground, lifting him up again, and throwing him once again to the solid ground. Over and over Youko is tossed around like a rag doll, over one shoulder only to be lifted over head and to land over another.
With Collette, her battle has been a little more victorious. With her bird-man crippled with one hand, her advantage was being able to fly over head and bombarder it from above. Throwing it various potions and poisons, the bird-man would be blinded, scratching its eyes from the pain, he would screetch and thrash for any chance at hitting Collette.
Collette, landing on a tree, grabbs at a branch, pulling at it from its side, it snaps loose. Using the branch as a dull spear, she charges the creature sharp end out, and stabs it through the chest. Bracing her legs, she continualy adds preasure to her weapon, snapps from the creatures ribs, and finally the branch stabbs through. Jumping to the side, Collette watches as the bird-man plumits to the ground, landing in a cloud of dust.
Panting lightly, Collette wipes away a few beads of sweat from her brow. Turning in the direction Youko is fighting, she runs, her fight with the bird-man extended the battle field and she was left alone. Reaching the clearing where Youko is fighting, she stops stunned.
There is Youko lying on the ground unmoving, while the bird-man has his talons in Youko's chest. The scent of blood still lingers around the clearing. Collette takes a step back, as she does, the bird-man lifts his hand from the fox kit's chest, and pulls from him, a hand full of the manukodiata feathers.
"Anna-shakrah, ni kiin doe." Laughing up into the clouds, the bird-man crys out his victory for all the world to hear. The lands seems to have haulted to mourn the death of the hollow victory of a royal. The bird-man stares back down at the corps of a fallen prince, his eyes dull, and his body still. The cloths of the human village shreded beyond repair, four shallow holes circle around Youko's child chest, his blood still flowing from an unbeating heart.
"There he lay, the child of a spirit king, last breath stolen from one so young, such precious life wasted by the hands of greed. Rest, Youko Kurama, let the light fill your heart with joy." Collette cries her tears, silently staring at the laughing horror. Her last prayers falling on deaf ears, as the bird-man crouches for one last blow.
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A/N: Don't kill me! The next chapter will be up soon, if not now, depending on if I've written it by the time I've put this up. For all you who do not know, I am at the moment of writing this, internet-less. It has been about 5 months now, and still, none. Even if I do get the internet, who knows, I may just wait a while before posting the next chapter. Just to watch you all squirm at the thought of little Youko dead, his murderer standing over his still body.
Now for the bird-men's language, it is not japanese, if it has any realation to it, it is not japanese and should not be taken for it. It was just something my head came up with at the time of writing this and it sounded good to me, now for those who would like a translation for what it is I wanted them to say, here it is:
Anna-shakrah. Dishi doe ki nai-da : The feathers. Give them to me/us.
Xah! Koi-no, dishi ki anna-shakrah : Stop! First, give me the feathers.
Anna-shakrah, Ni sai sho kume doe! Dishi doe ki nai-da : The feathers, I know you have them! Give them to me/us!
Anna-shakrah, ni kiin doe : The feathers, I found them.
Did you figure it out? I used the words in the order like english.
Anna = the
Shakrah = feathers
Dishi = give
Doe = them
Ki = to
nai-da = me or another way of saying 'us' atleast that's what I had in mind when I wrote it. 'Da' was what my mind told me to write to make me; 'Nai', into saying 'many of', something like 'The feathers, give them to many of me.' Something like a grouping word. Please don't ask about it cause its just what my head thought up.
Xah = stop
Koi-no = First or but first
Ni = I
Sai = know
Sho = you
Kume = have
Kiin = found
Yes people, I made this up, it will all be explained in the next chapter by Collette. See ya when I see ya! Please review!!!