Set Me Free by trinity3000

Hanyou History

Demons and humans had always fought. They had a long history together.

Demons evolved at an earlier point in history. They had already proved their dominance when humans began to evolve. They observed the humans for many years when they first began to evolve. They found them amusing. They were little more than monkeys as far as the demons were concerned. They spoke in grunts and lived in the wild like animals.

It took a long time, but humans slowly became more advanced. Demons took many humans as slaves in the beginning. They found them trainable, easy to control, and still amusing. The humans however were not amused by the demons. As they grew smarter they began to resent their treatment at the hands of the demons. Some of them rebelled. Then the wars began. Constant fighting with heavy loses on both sides. There were advocates for peace in both the ranks of the demons and the humans. Eventually a tentative peace agreement was reached.

Demons and humans would coexist even though the races would continue to keep mainly to themselves. Occasionally, a demon and a human would come together and produce off-spring, but the children were largely shunned by both sides. These Hanyou, as they were called, were stronger then the humans, but weaker then the demons. They did not fit with either group. Being few and far between in number, they were not able to form their own villages.

As time went on the hanyou became more and more bitter. Their numbers increased slightly each year despite the hardships that they faced. However the amount of respect that they received from the demons and humans never seemed to increase. Some demons even began to make them into slaves to replace the human slaves that they had been forced to free years before. The treaties that had been formed between the humans and the demons excluded the mention of the hanyou and left them with no rights.

With no rights and very few options, the hanyou started to look for a means to defend themselves and improve their lot in life. They slowly organized an underground movement. They turned to magic as a means of harnessing demonic and spiritual powers to use as weapons and increase their own power. They also captured and mated with priests and priestesses whenever possible. The mix of demon and spiritual blood produced off-spring with awesome magical abilities.

While many humans and demons had become complacent and content to run their lands, the hanyou were hungry for a better life and willing to do almost anything to get it. The hanyou born with magical abilities were trained to either fight or produce weapons. Some of these weapons held the power to destroy an army of humans or demons with one strike.

The hanyou started to strike out at their enemies without mercy. Years of rage, humiliation, and despair fueled battles bloodier then any in history. Although fewer in number, their advanced weaponry made the hanyou a huge threat.

Humans and demons had to start acknowledging the hanyou as powerful. They grudgingly started treaty negotiations. These were extremely difficult times. The hanyou often had problems controlling their demon blood when angered or under a great deal of stress, so negotiations had to be handled delicately. When the treaty was finally signed, all 3 races rejoiced. Several prominent demon and human families actually had hanyou offspring that they were finally able to acknowledge without hiding their race.

A treaty does not mean that life is going to be easy. Hanyou had spent many years training for battle and stealing most of their food and supplies, but had never become educated in anything other then magic. In most cases, they had no idea how to lead a regular life. They could hunt, but did not know how to farm or preserve food. They did not easily transition into society. Many starved to death when wild game was not available. Old resentments started to resurface. Some of the oldest and wisest of the hanyou formed a counsel of elders to try to help their kind. They started to educate the hanyou on how to survive in the world.

Although they meant well, many of the elders on this panel had been slaves in the past and still hated and distrusted the demons. They made the decision that even though the hanyou were starting to adapt, they still needed to improve their magic and weapons. In the beginning this decision was made out of caring and concern for the well being of their race, but as time went on they became more bitter and decided that they needed to tip the scale of power. They wanted to put their race at the top for a change.

Oddly enough the counsel bitterness did not extend to most of its people. Life improved for the hanyou. Once they proved that they could control their demon urges and be valuable in a village as hunters, farmers, and protectors, they began to be welcome. They were after all stronger then most humans. They could accomplish more in a day whether it was hunting or working in the fields. The acceptance of the hanyou also further improved human and demon relations. The 2 races could now breed together and not worry about their offspring.

A hundred years later, the 3 races were peaceful and prosperous, with the exception of the occasional up start who tried to grab land or riches for themselves. All worked together to institute laws and advance civilization. The hanyou elder's council was not needed and long forgotten by the new generations.

Too bad no one officially told the council that they were no longer needed and made sure that they disbanded. They continued to meet in secret. They also continued to have their magical weapons created, which they would sell to the highest bidder. They of course kept the best weapons for themselves. Their goal was still to find a way to take over and put their race at the top of the food chain. They would step on anyone to do this, even their own kind. They were corrupt and cruel, but also powerful and rich. This was a bad combination.

They used their money to create bases of operations called Chambers where the weapons were developed. Only hanyous who showed the most promise with magic were brought to these bases. They lived and worked there. They were known as the Weapons Masters. They were whispered about throughout society, but were believed to be only a myth. Their magic was said to far exceed the most powerful demon or human priest.

They became the hanyou version of the boogeyman. Children were told that if they were bad, the Weapons Masters would come take them away to the Chamber and test their magic weapons on them. In these stories, the Weapons Masters were larger then life creatures. They were shapeless ghosts or beautiful ethereal beings that had been converted to these forms by their powerful magic. They were said to be sinister and uncaring. They traveled the world doing as they pleased. They answered to no one.

If only the reality was remotely like the fairy tale. My name is Kagome Higurashi. I am 17 years old. I am a Weapons Master. I am a slave. I was born a slave and I will likely die a slave. I serve a counsel that I have never met to over throw a society that I have never been a part of. I have never seen the sun or the night sky. In some nice alternate reality, I would have been a healer, but in this one I create weapons. I am a valuable part of my Chamber. When we test a weapon on a subject, I can heal them after the test so we can use them to test again later. Most probably wished I would let them die, but why should they get off so light. My life is painful and theirs should be too.

I hate myself, I hate my life, I hate this world, but I have no options. No means of escape. The fates have even seen fit to curse me with an almost immortal lifespan. That combined with my healing powers that automatically work on my body, whether I want them too or not, block me from escaping, even into death.

I want this all to end. No one should have to see what I have seen, and live with the memories. Please someone, release me from my Hell. Please anyone, set me free.

A/N Hi guys. I have this story posted on another site and used to have it on A Single Spark. I am working on the new chapter after a really long break, so I thought I would start posting it here. By the time I get the already completed chapters posted, I should have the new chapter ready. At least that is my goal.

I hope you enjoy the story. This will be a Sessh and Kags story, but there is a lot of history and build up. Please be patient with me. Thank you.

I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters in this story and I am not making any money from it.