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Sokai Kara Kaimei: Hope out of Darkness	By : Strawberries Category: InuYasha > General Views: 2413 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Rasberries starts a new story! woohoo! Okay, Authors notes:
This story is a continuance of my other story *Captured Soul*.
In Captured Soul Sesshomaru was captured and made a bound servant
to a very powerful *miko*
For those of you who have not read Captured Soul I highly recommend
reading it before this one. For those of you who do not want to read
such a dark tale, but still want to read this one,
you can email me and I will give you a brief
synopsis of Captured Soul.

Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or any of it's characters.

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Chapter one: Beginning of a journey

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Night was falling. Liana peered up to the darkening sky.
One lone star blinked back at her, the first twinkle of the shadowy dusk.
Field crickets chirped for the cooling darkness, adding melody to
the rustle of the surrounding sage.
Liana looked down at the baby in her arms. With a tired but
wistful smile, she whispered to him, "What shall I name you,
my little one?" Tnfannfant gave a gurgled grunt in response
while trying to finish his meal.

For the first time, Liana gazed at her baby, lovingly
noticing every detail that the darkening evening would
soon take from her sight. Tenderly, she traced the blue
crescent moon on his forehead then lightly smoothed one
fingertip over the fuchsia stripe along his chubby cheek. Her smile
grew as she took note of his silvery white hair and fuzzy little
ears. She almost laughed when the furry ear laid
back as she rubbed across its newborn softness. "Oh, sensitive,
are we?"

Her smile fell some, becoming wistful once mor she she ran her
fingers through the silken fluffiness of his hair. "You look
like your father."

At that thought Liana frowned deeply. She would never see him again.
"Sesshomaru." The name he gave her only once fell from her lips in
a faint whisper, the name of the inu youkai that had given her this
beautiful baby.

Blinking back the blurry wetness that threatened to fall, Liana
grasped her baby's small pudgy hand, brought it to her lips, then kissed
the tiny fingers. The infant nuzzled closer to her warmth,
lightening her heart. She took in a deep breath and sighed, her wistful
smile returned. "I shall name you, Aki Maru Lian, Maru for short."

Little Maru squirmed. Gently, she picked him up then held him
against her shoulder and chest while patting his back.
Directly, she heard a small burp.

A cool night wind swept around them. Liana shivered, holding her bare
infant close. What could she do? Should she build a fire?
Her old home was not very far. If she made a fire, Her Lady might
see the smoke. Fearing for Maru's safety, Liana decided to stay awake until
sunrise and begin the journey in dawn's light. She caressed Maru's tiny cold
foot. He needed to be kept as warm as possible. Taking out the tuft of
fur from under her garment, she proceeded to wrap the soft piece of cloth
around his bare body.

Lying back against the Great Old Stone, Liana pondered on what direction
to take in the morning. The nearest human village was to the north, about
five days travel. If she walked all day with a few short rests, she
could make it there in four, even with sleeping at night. There were a few
streams along the pathways. Those streams would provide water as well
as fish. After forming a plan, Liana balled up, holding her now sleeping
baby between her knees and stomach. The night would be a long one.

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The sky lightened with the dawn. Liana shivered a little as she stood on
shaky legs. Dew frosted the stretch of sage circling them. With a deep breath,
she summoned up her courage and began walking in the direction of the mountains,
leaving the field of sage and flowers where she had spent the night, stepping
into the shaded forest that had bordered the field. She walked for a while
under shadowy looming trees until her bare footfalls came upon the not-
-so-worn dirt path, the one that branched and criss-crossed throughout the
giant hills before her, leading northward to the human village.

While holding a sleepy Maru close, she traveled for half the
day, staying on the lower dusty trail that lined the base of the tall
mountains. The lower trails were not as cool as the ones higher up and
they were not as dark or ominous, considering the brightness of the leaves
that fell from the wind blown trees. Up higher, the trees along the trail
seemed darker, greener, and smelled of pine. Natural instinct told her
to keep to the lighter trails and move with cautious quietness. Along
the way, she found late summer berries, nuts, and a few mushrooms.

By midday, Liana came upon a small bubbling stream. She kneeled by the
rippling brook, laid Maru on the mossy ground by her side, then leaned over
the edge, cupping the coolness in her hands before bringing it to her mouth.
The sweet cold water refreshed her body. Bright sunlight reflected off the
water's surface, splashing warmth over her face, raising her spirits.
After drinking enough water to satisfy her thirst, Liana picked up Maru and began to
feed him. The little one seemed all too happy to partake in what she
gave.

Liana observed the beautiful being in her arms as it gently pawed for its meal.
For a moment, she regarded him in curious wonder. Maru had not made one
single sound since they had begun their journey. All he did was gurgle softly
and grunt while taking his nourishment. She smiled. He was going to be a quiet
one. Much like his.... Her thoughts paused. No. Thinking of him now would
only bring a despair that might hinder her journey. She would have to wait until
she had reached a place to stay, a home, before allowing his memory to
walk freely along the confines of her spirit.

Feeding little Maru did not take long. After burping him, she laid him
down once more and removed the fluffy scrap of fur that he was bundled in.
Reaching to the hem of her dress, she tore off one long
strip then two square ones from her clothing. Taking the long strip of
cloth, she doused it in the stream, wetting it. With the damp cloth,
she cleaned Maru's body, washing the bloody streaks from his hair, the
crusty brown stains from his skin, and the yellow brownish mess around
his bare bottom. When she was sure he was clean, Liana
folded one of the square cloths, fashioning a changing rag, which she
then tied around his lower half. Again, she bundled him
back up in the white scrap of fur.

Deciding she needed to remove the blood coating her inner thighs,
Liana quickly undressed and dipped into the water, but stayed close to the
bank, close to her baby. When she had finished washing her lower body, Liana
stepped on the bank, dressed, picked up Maru, then continued on.

By the end of the day, Liana found a nook under a large tree, big
enough to hide them both and keep the cool night wind at bay. After
laying her baby beneath the protruding root, she sifted around
the base of the tree, finding several old fallen branches. With two
sticks and some dried grass she started a small fire near the entrance
of the creviced hole. As she sat down inside the shadowy alcove, she picked up
her little one, thanking heaven itself the ground beneath them was
sandy and dry.

By the dancing firelight, Liana fed Maru again. When he had had his
fill, she burped him then snuggled him close in her arms. Sleepily,
she gazed at his yawning features, the yellowed light catching a
beginning glint of two tiny canine fangs. It had only been a day and
already his hair was longer and his teeth were coming in. Smiling,
Liana whispered a soothing lullaby. Soon, he was sound asleep.

The heat of the fire drifted into the dark niche, giving solid
warmth. Leaning back against the inner bark, Liana held Maru close.
Slowly, her eyes closed as the sounds of the approaching night whispered
across her senses along with the crackling of the fire and the silent
sleeping breaths of the baby in her arms.

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Okay, thats my start. I decided to begin this instead of updating Captive soul.
I will be anternating updates between this one and Captive soul. I know, a little
boring but its just a start. I want to address the baby's name. He is born in the
fall. Aki means born in autumn. Maru is from Sesshomaru and Lian in chinese means
strong yet graceful willow. I chose Lian because of the meaning and because it is
a spin off of Liana's name.
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