I'M BACK!... for anyone who actually missed me, probably no one but anyways. I've been working on some new material so tell me what you think. This story was suppose to be a distraction from my writers block with the sequel to Unstable Assassin and I just sort of ran with it. tell me what you think.

The war has been over for almost 500 years now, it was fought however for much longer. Demons and humans were once at battle, both trying to claim the world as the dominate species. Demons were conceited; some believed it was their cockiness that made them almost lose the war. They relied a great deal on their natural advantages; their claws, poison, speed, size and brute strength. They underestimated the humans, considering them nothing more than pests and vermin. But humans had their intellect, better strategic battle plans started forming, advances in weapons were successful, a stronger army was established. The sudden and forceful drive from the humans took the demons completely by surprise. The human's attacks were more coordinated, more effective; their weapons did more damage, leaving fatal wounds. The demons and humans were on equal playing fields but neither was willing to submit to the other. The battles were brutal, casualties were high, land was destroyed and the earth was crying for help.

It wasn't until the massacre on Mount Ontake that finally someone intervened. A battle was underway; demons had tried to intercept a shipment of specialized weapons the humans were constructing. The humans however were aware of the ambush and set up one of their own. The fighting began and the mayhem was far from over, chaos was everywhere. Bodies were dropping like flies, bombs were causing craters and blood was seeping into the soil. It was at that moment, Mother Nature decided she had had enough. The volcano on Mount Ontake erupted, spewing lava and ash in every direction, but the human commander and demon general both refused to cease the battle. So engulfed in their own hatred, instead of retreating to save their men, they fought to their dying breath.

No one survived the battle and the devastation that was left in its wake shook the earth with tears and sadness. Izanami, Mother to us all emerged from the ground, answering the Earth's cries. She demanded peace between the two species and that is when the council was formed. Four high priests and four demon lords forged an alliance and commissioned a peace treaty between the two species. With Izanami herself as the head of the council the violence had finally been put to a rest. To insure peace will continue throughout the generations, Izanami demanded every 100 years a secret arranged marriage should take place between the first borns of the council. To have the couple act as a symbol of peace to show both humans and demons that the treaty is still in affect and working.

And this is how our story begins...