Pride (in the Name of Love) - Foreword
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jezzraPride (in the Name of Love)
~ Foreword ~
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more, in the name of love?
~ Pride (in the Name of Love), U2
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Sit a while, and let me spin you a tale of dragons and demons, good versus evil, love and lust, tragedy and ecstasy and all else that lies between.
This is the first story I have ever written that I felt the need to...introduce... simply due to its sheer size if nothing else. When I first conceived this story, my intent was to make a ten or twelve chapter story to ease back into writing after a long hiatus, and this was my first attempt at the Inuyasha fandom.
I prefer to write my fanfiction relatively true to the original text. My characters are, by and large, as true to their original nature as I can write them within the parameters of the story. I keep canon storylines together, and if I deviate from some aspect, I will generally explain the circumstances surrounding how it came to be. This particular piece is set post-series - and was started at a time when I had only seen the original anime and only read bits and pieces of the manga. I had a general idea of what happened after the anime’s ending, but no specifics. It doesn’t matter a terrible lot, really - only minor details will be different, and those mostly in regards to Sesshoumaru. At the initial time I wrote this, I was unaware that he picked up Kohaku, unaware that he got his arm back complete with his own sword and lost his Toukijin, and other such things.
In my ignorance of the original ending of the manga, as well, I changed the way everyone parted as well. Miroku and Sango’s relationship did not turn out so well (no marriage and no children), Kagome went home to her own time after several months. I’m sure there are other things I inadvertently changed as well. Perhaps one day I will rework those details in an edit - but for the most part, the original series is intact and characters are mostly true to form. You can safely assume that all the events in the anime and a good amount of what occurred in the manga also occurred in this story.
The per-chapter warning list is likely missing pieces - I was adding as I went and tried to cover everything in my first major edit, and of course not all chapters are going to contain instances flagging all warnings. But I give you this foreword, in addition to other things, as an extended warning. As this story grew, so too did the list of warnings. I suppose its like driving a car - the more miles you put on, the more roads you traverse or cities you visit, the more likely you are to crop up against an unexpected situation!
There are several issues that do indeed crop up throughout this story that some viewers may find controversial or are disturbed by. This is primarily a Yaoi (m/m relationship) story. While there are instances of Het relationships as well, they generally take a back seat. No, not everyone is gay for each other... I simply am not featuring most of those relationships here. XD
There are several instances of graphic sexual conduct, mostly consensual but a few that are not, a couple of which are incestuous in nature. There are scenes of extreme violence, torture, and some gore as well as angst and depression and darkness. There are even a few instances of death, although as in most anime, death seems to be a setback rather than an ending. Some of the events that occur do cause some of the major characters to perhaps break from their standard personalities and roles in some fashions to deal with events. I also do not pull my punches with language - while I’m not overtly crude, I do indeed swear often, especially for the brash and loud sorts of characters where it simply seems fitting that they would do so. I also use the occasional...not-so-scientific term when it comes to things like anatomy.
Dire warnings, I know...but don’t be dissuaded. I’m simply covering all the bases. This is actually NOT a tale of doom and gloom, ultimately... it’s a tale of romance and fantasy and adventure, and for any lengthy plot to succeed, there has to be SOME sort of bad guy running around causing trouble!
I also, of course, do not have the pleasure of owning Inuyasha or anything / anyone related to the series or the universe. There are some original ideas in here, however, and the occasional original character helping to populate their world. These things are mine, expressly, and may not be reproduced without permission.
Along the way, I also wrote several side-stories, detailing bits and pieces of things touched on in this story, backstories, or a few things just for fun that helped color my versions of the characters and their lives (for example, some of Sesshoumaru’s adventures when he was a child). This story, as with all my works, can be found at any of the following places. My preferred posting site is my Dreamwidth Journal - I’d love to have you subscribe and leave feedback there. No part of this story may be reproduced or archived elsewhere without my permission - but if you ask, you likely shall receive.
My personal archives, for this and all other works are as follows :
Dreamwidth - jezzra. dreamwidth. org/
AFF - inu. adultfanfiction. net/ authors. php? no = 1296867178
FFnet - fanfiction. net/ u/ 1431121/ Jezz _ Ra
Mediaminer - mediaminer. org/ user _ info. php/ 172417
Any questions or comments, please contact me via PM, on my Dreamwidth, or via email ( megami _ no _ remon @ hotmail. com).
My little plot snippet has evolved into a monster, growing as it went and bowling me over in the process. All I could do was grab my keyboard and hang on. I hope you all enjoy the ride as much as I did, and wish you happy reading. Feedback is always appreciated, and my most sincere thank yous to everyone who has listened to me rant, shared their thoughts with me, and supported me throughout writing this!
~ Jezz-Ra
~ Foreword ~
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more, in the name of love?
~ Pride (in the Name of Love), U2
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Sit a while, and let me spin you a tale of dragons and demons, good versus evil, love and lust, tragedy and ecstasy and all else that lies between.
This is the first story I have ever written that I felt the need to...introduce... simply due to its sheer size if nothing else. When I first conceived this story, my intent was to make a ten or twelve chapter story to ease back into writing after a long hiatus, and this was my first attempt at the Inuyasha fandom.
I prefer to write my fanfiction relatively true to the original text. My characters are, by and large, as true to their original nature as I can write them within the parameters of the story. I keep canon storylines together, and if I deviate from some aspect, I will generally explain the circumstances surrounding how it came to be. This particular piece is set post-series - and was started at a time when I had only seen the original anime and only read bits and pieces of the manga. I had a general idea of what happened after the anime’s ending, but no specifics. It doesn’t matter a terrible lot, really - only minor details will be different, and those mostly in regards to Sesshoumaru. At the initial time I wrote this, I was unaware that he picked up Kohaku, unaware that he got his arm back complete with his own sword and lost his Toukijin, and other such things.
In my ignorance of the original ending of the manga, as well, I changed the way everyone parted as well. Miroku and Sango’s relationship did not turn out so well (no marriage and no children), Kagome went home to her own time after several months. I’m sure there are other things I inadvertently changed as well. Perhaps one day I will rework those details in an edit - but for the most part, the original series is intact and characters are mostly true to form. You can safely assume that all the events in the anime and a good amount of what occurred in the manga also occurred in this story.
The per-chapter warning list is likely missing pieces - I was adding as I went and tried to cover everything in my first major edit, and of course not all chapters are going to contain instances flagging all warnings. But I give you this foreword, in addition to other things, as an extended warning. As this story grew, so too did the list of warnings. I suppose its like driving a car - the more miles you put on, the more roads you traverse or cities you visit, the more likely you are to crop up against an unexpected situation!
There are several issues that do indeed crop up throughout this story that some viewers may find controversial or are disturbed by. This is primarily a Yaoi (m/m relationship) story. While there are instances of Het relationships as well, they generally take a back seat. No, not everyone is gay for each other... I simply am not featuring most of those relationships here. XD
There are several instances of graphic sexual conduct, mostly consensual but a few that are not, a couple of which are incestuous in nature. There are scenes of extreme violence, torture, and some gore as well as angst and depression and darkness. There are even a few instances of death, although as in most anime, death seems to be a setback rather than an ending. Some of the events that occur do cause some of the major characters to perhaps break from their standard personalities and roles in some fashions to deal with events. I also do not pull my punches with language - while I’m not overtly crude, I do indeed swear often, especially for the brash and loud sorts of characters where it simply seems fitting that they would do so. I also use the occasional...not-so-scientific term when it comes to things like anatomy.
Dire warnings, I know...but don’t be dissuaded. I’m simply covering all the bases. This is actually NOT a tale of doom and gloom, ultimately... it’s a tale of romance and fantasy and adventure, and for any lengthy plot to succeed, there has to be SOME sort of bad guy running around causing trouble!
I also, of course, do not have the pleasure of owning Inuyasha or anything / anyone related to the series or the universe. There are some original ideas in here, however, and the occasional original character helping to populate their world. These things are mine, expressly, and may not be reproduced without permission.
Along the way, I also wrote several side-stories, detailing bits and pieces of things touched on in this story, backstories, or a few things just for fun that helped color my versions of the characters and their lives (for example, some of Sesshoumaru’s adventures when he was a child). This story, as with all my works, can be found at any of the following places. My preferred posting site is my Dreamwidth Journal - I’d love to have you subscribe and leave feedback there. No part of this story may be reproduced or archived elsewhere without my permission - but if you ask, you likely shall receive.
My personal archives, for this and all other works are as follows :
Dreamwidth - jezzra. dreamwidth. org/
AFF - inu. adultfanfiction. net/ authors. php? no = 1296867178
FFnet - fanfiction. net/ u/ 1431121/ Jezz _ Ra
Mediaminer - mediaminer. org/ user _ info. php/ 172417
Any questions or comments, please contact me via PM, on my Dreamwidth, or via email ( megami _ no _ remon @ hotmail. com).
My little plot snippet has evolved into a monster, growing as it went and bowling me over in the process. All I could do was grab my keyboard and hang on. I hope you all enjoy the ride as much as I did, and wish you happy reading. Feedback is always appreciated, and my most sincere thank yous to everyone who has listened to me rant, shared their thoughts with me, and supported me throughout writing this!
~ Jezz-Ra