Prologue-

That demon, that beautiful demon... how can one of such beauty have no humanity at all? How can he refuse to call his army back? How can one have no emotions in his eyes? Taiyoukai's should have a sense of humanity? Do they not? How can one of such beauty have no mercy?

I was next in line to take the throne of the kingdom Miaoki. Humans and youkais alike travel to Miaoki, for the kingdom's rich silk and magnificent hand crafted jewelry. For the beautiful geishas that perform so gracefully on stage. Indeed, how can one Taiyoukai destroy a civilization that has come long way to this grand state?

How can a Taiyoukai of his status and ignore the screams of his only Ally in the war for his land? His Highness begged that night. He begged to free the little people who were left that survived the attacks from the Taiyoukai's army and also to free his daughter...which is me. The Taiyoukai did nothing but laughed...my face heated up in anger and my aura crackled with frustration and power. Yes... power. Power surged through the land as he turned to me, his eyes burned with maliciousness. No need to guess, he wanted this power.

He sneered at me. "My my... what do we have here? A little fire cracker perhaps?" he sneered at me. His face pale as porcelain and his lips curled in a snarl. The Taiyoukai walked toward me...hauled me up with his hand around my slim neck.

"Such power...for such power shall be mine!" his eyes bleed crimson as his claws dripped poison from the tips of his nails. Forming a whip, I saw him with a flick of his wrist; he had cut off my father and mother's head...

I did what I could at that moment. As foolish as I was, I spat in his face.

"You will never get the jewel you monster! You are not worthy of the Shikon no Tama!"

"Silence wench!" he growled... his eyes roamed my just developed young body. I knew what he was doing. He was searching. Searching for that source of power. Before I knew it, his poison dripping claws singed the flesh of my left hip. He dug his fingers into my hip and tore the Shikon no Tama out of my body and flung me carelessly across the floor and onto the cold stone wall; like I was merely a piece of unworthy object

"I've heard many great things of you my dear jewel..." I heard the Taiyoukai purr. The Shikon no Tama pulsed in between his fingertips turned into a solid purple. "Grant me a wish oh great jewel! Make me the Great Taiyoukai of Japan!" the jewel then crackled in power...the air tensed greatly... miasma hovered densely over me...I couldn't breathe... I felt my eyes close unwillingly... signifying me that the great kingdom of Miaoki will end...Death...She gently whispers into my ear, gently caressing my lips, telling me...that there was nothing left for me to live for.

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