79 The South Is Also Mine (1/2)

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The banging on the door continued till late in the night, lying on the floor in the corner of the room was a beaten and bruised young female fox demon. The bruises on her did not lessen her beauty as under the light of the moon her grey long hair matched her 9 tails, her curves covered up by her tails as she curls up into a ball of beautiful grey fur. Like a wounded animal she stayed in the corner looking at the door ready to defend herself when needed, those on the other side are the ones who are trying to force her to marry into another powerful Clan. The Clan is a long time rival that recently gained support from a Major power in the East, this action is looked down upon as those from the East look suppress and enslave non humans.

Hera was on the floor crying her tails being the only thing keeping her sane, her family turned on her once her mother left for the meeting they knew was a trap set by the East to kill the new Overlord of the North. They were helping the old Overlords regain power by killing This new power that rose up, and most likely those from the South would die as well as tension between the South and East was reaching a breaking point. So once they helped the Blue Stone Guards regain control over the North everyone in the South expected a war to ensue so they began forming alliances to better protect themselves.

The Clan she was to marry into was a puppet controlled by a powerful Clan in the East they were offering the Demon Fox Clan protection from the war if they sold off several of the legendary beautiful women in marriages to a select group of young masters. It was rumored that women with 6 or more tails can gift their lover increased power the more the two had sex, this benefit was then multiplied as the number of tails increased until it reached 9. At 9 no only would they gain an increase enough to push them into a new realm of power, they would also gain the elemental affinity of the female.

On the ground the beauty named Hera control of every element be it light or darkness, fire or ice, she held these powers since young. During her childhood she was only a two tailed fox but as she grew older her power increased along with her tails till she possessed the legendary 9. Much like the ancestors of the Demon Fox Clan, they were all excited and praised her achievements as this was always what the Clan hoped would happen. Their overall goal was to have as many 9 tailed foxes to nurture for the Clan to continue to be powerful.

Over the years the number became lower and lower until they had not seen any youth obtain 9 tails in the last 200 years. This caused a panic as they began using the bones of their ancestors on those with 7 and 8 tails hoping it would boost their realm up while they gained 9 tails. The Clan over all had 1-2 thousand males with 9 tails and more than 20 thousand females with 9tails. Over time this number would drop and this is what the Clan wished to prevent, when they received a marriage offer from the Clan that always waged war against them.

The Lynx Clan has always preyed on the foxes taking many of them prisoner, to later force them into marrying into their Clan. As many refused they were killed an used as an example for those still hesitating, not wishing to die they accepted their fate as a tool for the Lynx Clan, this was the cause of the major and never ending war between the two.

Many other Powerful Clans forced the two to cease the bloodshed in the open after a few thousand years of war, as they continued their war in the dark the Lynx Clan found it was no match after losing its allies who aided them in the open. As they were continually falling in being able to retaliate and fight back they were then approached by those from the East.

With the help from the East their Clan was not wiped out by the Demon Foxes that hunted them with perfection in the dark, they then openly admitted defeat to all Major powers in the South asking that they prevent the Foxes from wiping them out. This caused the Demon Fox Clan to be forced to halt all attacks on the Lynx Clan, many knew the Lynx Clan could continue the war but the fighting only weakened the South's over all power so they agreed to force the Foxes back.

After all this they still agreed to the marriage as the Lynx Clan was gifted the remains of an ancient several million years old 9 tailed Fox Demon that the humans hunted long ago, the Lynx Clan wanted Hera in exchange for the remains.

This condition caused suspension in the Clan but they were tempted, if the remains were genuine not only could they help those stuck with 7 and 8 tails they could even aid those with 5 tails. With the decline in 9 tail youths over the past 200 years they were becoming weaker compared to the other Clans in the South so their power waned. What this marriage provided was what the Clan could use to once again stand at the peak in the South, as well as being spared in the incoming war the East would soon bring to the region.