To Save The Race by Kirara

Commitment

Chapter 1 Commitment

Kagome sat at the table cleaning her gun. Training had been a bitch but yet still she came out on top. She led her team thru the training course as planned and lost no one. That was why Kagome was the top team leader of the force. She was the only one that could make it thru the course, weather real or not, and come out with all her team member. She was also the only female at that as well.

In her time, that she remember, it only seemed like yesterday that she was back home on earth, but she knew it was only a dream to return. Earth had been plague with a virus that had no cure but was so contagious that being in the same house could affect you. Kagome and other humans and demon, which where not plagued, were the only one to escape the torture that happened so fast before them. A total of 16 ships made it off earth before the plague hit them.

No one knew what would happen to the earth population or weather they would be able to turn home. All they knew was that earth had turned against them for being the survivors of such and evil plague and leaving them to die. The 16 ships, that escaped, were now known as earth traitors. All they could do now was find a new planet that they could survive on and start anew, but they knew with earth hating them and having their technology they had, they had to think of new idea and a better way to protect them from dieing and becoming extinct.

Kagome and a few others took it upon themselves to become the protecting unit of the 16 ships. Each ship had 16 protectors on it. The top of the 16, which is the leader, is known as the Daimyo. Kagome, on ship number 2, is the daimyo of her group. Then from there the top 3 under the Daimyo is known as the Samurai. Then the rest of the 12 were known as the Bushi. The samurai were split into three groups and each group had 4 bushi under them and they took shift turns on keeping the ships in order and safe.

It was required of the daimyo to go into training with each group of samurai and bushi. They learn from the daimyo on their weaknesses and progress their strengths. They learned the way of the sword, stars, and of course gun when it was called for. They also learned different forms of martial art and took the best techniques from each and conformed them into one martial art. It was hard job but the protectors of each ship, but they did their job with pride and honor.

For Kagome some days were hard for her to get up and behold her duties. She not only had the responsibility to protect her ship and watch it, but Kagome lost her mother to death and her father to the plague. She was only able to save her and her little brother Souta. Kagome had try love relationship while on the ships, but they always ended badly. Finally in the end Kagome gave up on love and trained to become one of the best protectors after her last love relationship. The protectors and her brother were the only family she had left.

"Daimyo Kagome, do you have a moment to talk?"

Kagome turned to look at who had addressed her while she put her gun back together.

"Ah Samurai Mintar and Kikyou, what can I do for you?"

They sat down at the table and looked at each other before they started speaking. Mintar hesitated at first before speaking.

"One of the bushi has broken call. The bushi is in confinement and is waiting for your trial decision."

Kagome nearly dropped her gun.

"What happen? I want all details."

Kikyou spoke up next.

"It was Cameron. He...he was caught with drugs and also..."

Kikyou lost the words to keep going.

"He was tested positive for a case of rape that happened last night in the 5 quadrant" finished Mintar.

Kagome couldn't believe her ears. Cameron had been the top bushi that was in line to be the next samurai should one fall in death, retire, or worse be let go.

"Are you sure of your report?"

Kikyou and Mintar nodded their heads. Kikyou spoke up again.

"The bad part is he doesn't deny any of it. He admitted to it all."

Kagome was at lost for words. Cameron always came to her if there was a problem or was lacking in an area of training.

"Did he give a reason why?"

They both again shook their heads no.

"All he said is that he would only talk to you" Mintar lightly said.

Kagome got up from her seat and put her gun in the holster.

"Follow me. We will go and see him. I think he already knows what comes to him. Let's hope this doesn't have to go to the top ship command."

"You mean the court where all daimyo get to gather and decided his fate."

Kagome nodded. Only once has that ever happen since her time of being a daimyo. It didn't end well. The samurai on trial had committed the worse crime of all. He killed one of his fellow samurai when he was caught betraying the human race on the ship to those who lived on earth. He wasn't even allowed to perform the seppuku, his crime was so bad. Not only that the daimyo in charge of him was demoted as well for their lack of performing the proper duties.

Kagome snapped out of thought when they entered the confinement area. She looked at Cameron who only stared back at her. Cameron was a youkai from the reptile clan. He had no hair, one stripe of emerald green down the middle of his forehead, two emerald green stripes on both hand, and had red eyes. Kagome closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Why?"

Cameron bowed his head.

"The stress, the pressure, the commitment. I couldn't take it anymore. I cracked under the stress of it all. I had someone offer me something and with out thinking on it I took it and lost the control over my body. I deserve what I get."

"Yes Cameron, you know you are let got but don't plan to be out of it just yet. I still have to let the upper court know to see if they want to take it further or if they leave it to me to punish. I should have let you go sooner though because of your lack of strength to control yourself and problems, but because you where so good and the top bushi I let you keep your position. So it is as much my fault as it is yours but most likely I will be punished but not in the way of loosing my title. You will be kept here until I have received the verdict from the rest of the daimyo."

"I am so sorry Daimyo Kagome."

"As am I Cameron."

Kagome left. Kikyou and Mintar followed her.

"I have to be alone when I contact Daimyo Sesshomaru."

Kikyou and Mintar looked at each other and nodded. With that they left Kagome by herself.

Seppuku- the act of ritual suicide performed by the samurai

Daimyo- a feudal lord; maintained a great number of samurai in their service, who all swore an oath of allegiance to them according to the rules of Bushido (Used as top command in the story)

Samurai- a class of bushi (warriors). The original samurai were there for the protection of their lord and were especially trained in martial arts. Later the name was given to all bushi of a certain rank belonging to warrior families

Bushi- Warrior; name given to all the warriors who made up families with a warrior tradition

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