Sango and Kirara

Sango lived with her family in the demon hunter village. She was already trained now to be able to conquer the strongest demons later - her father's standards were high! He was the best demon hunter of his time and Sango, his oldest daughter, had to hold a candle to him one day to live up to his expectations.

So she trained hard, long, intensely and often. But often she felt alone; sometimes she even cried because there were so few children in the village who could play with her ...

But then, one fine, sunny day, everything was to change: Sango's loneliness was to be broken and the ice around her heart melted.

It was the morning of her trial as a novice youkai hunter: she was supposed to go into the forest and kill a demon. She wasn't allowed to come back until she'd tracked you down and killed you.

As she crept through the forest with the little dagger and the sickle chain (yes, Sango can do that too!), She felt something she hadn't felt for a long time: fear.Who knew what kind of demon she was going to run into ?!

And what if she died?

Her father would probably be disappointed with her for failing the exam, and would bury her without a sound.

Not a particularly comforting thought ...

Sango was suddenly brutally torn out of those very thoughts because a whimper reached her ear.

The first thought was an animal in need.

The second (she's a youkai hunter, after all!) Was something her father once told her: "There are not only weak demons, but also Mononoke. And these are particularly evil demons, and not only do they have special ones Powers, but also your own tactics of attracting people in order to devour them. And one of them - remember it well, Sango - is to pretend a whimper of pain so that you can step closer. And then - - - ... you can do it surely you think ... "

What if this was a mononoke ?!

"Doesn't matter," she thought to herself."If it isn't, then maybe I'll let a being on earth suffer ..."

And with that she hit the sound through the bushes.

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Kirara was a mononoke. Even a particularly sneaky one, because she could change her shape: she could be a cute, little, cream-colored kitten, but if she wanted she turned into a huge beast with sharp fangs, burning paws and the ability to fly.

One sunny day, Kirara heard footsteps echoing through the forest: cautious, uneven --- fearful.

"Ahhhh ...", she thought, "lunch is coming!"

She started whining, which should attract the obviously intimidated forest visitor.

She pricked up her ears, and sure enough - the steps stopped.

Then they came towards Kirara's bushes.

"Done," she exulted ... until she saw a little girl push the branches apart and look at her anxiously.

She was about to jump - then she saw the fear in the girl's eyes.And the sickle chain in her hand.

Oh no.

Another of those youkai hunter apprentices.

Kirara knew that, she got it every year.

And again - again she would spare her, she already knew that. She was a mononoke, but she couldn't do that - tear a little girl !!!

So she turned around. "Well then go too," she thought to herself.

But she didn't go.

Apparently the girl had discovered the injury she had sustained yesterday while fighting the fire wolf: she took a closer look.

"Hello ..." said the girl shyly and carefully. "Umm ... I don't know if you understand me ... well ..." She hesitated. "I'm Sango. And what's your name? It doesn't matter. Does that hurt, the wound there?"

Kirara growled. What was that supposed to mean ?!

"So it hurts, doesn't it ?! Watch out, I've learned how to fix that, and if you keep still ..."

But Kirara suddenly looked up. She had an idea ...

There was a girl that Kirara seemed way too weak to kill a youkai.There she was, a MONONOKE. There was her injury ... and it clicked. Everyone would be helped if they did so.

So she took the magical communication stone that led to the fight with the fire wolf and nodded for the child to touch the stone.

Reluctantly, she put her finger on the bright red stone.

Kirara's paw followed.

Then Kirara sent her plan into Sango's head over the stone.

And Sango smiled.

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Sango's brother Kohaku, her mother and father stood at the edge of the forest, waiting for them to return. Kohaku was crying - he was afraid for Sango. But then - in the thicket - the figure of Sango appeared - with something that pulled it behind him. A fur!

Her father ran up to her. As she expected, he didn't ask how she was doing, but ...

"What a youkai --- but hello !? A MONONOKE !!!"

“Yes, Father.” Obediently, Sango inclined his head. "It's a cat mononoke."

"But he's not dead! Sango, it was your job ..."

"I know my job.As you can see, I hurt this mononoke. When I wanted to kill him, he threw himself on the ground and asked my mercy if he could come with me and be of my service as a youkai hunter. Then he said he was you and whether she could not stay with me and be my companion. She can fly, father. "

"But such an animal ... no, it is not meant for you. I will take her as an assistant."

But when he reached for Kirara's neck fur, she tossed around, growled at him, and then snuggled against Sango's legs.

"She says she wants to help ME or go back into the woods."

The father turned pale. "Well, well ... it's your fault. If you lose control of her, it shouldn't be me and I won't help you."

"I have no control over her. I don't have to. She is my friend, father!"

That was it. In short, sweet and hopefully to your liking ...
This is my first FanFic so please leave me your opinion so I know what I can do better ...bye, flame fairy