Okay, I just need to make a few things clear here:
First off, I am the author of the fanfic. Ross White is my character and completely my design. I enjoy creating Alternate Universe stories, and this is one of them. He'll be appearing in future fanfics too, but not in the Inuyasha realm.
Second of all, all the names of the characters, weapons, attacks, etc. will be spelled like in the dubbed version of Inuyasha for the sake of convenience.
That's it. Enjoy and review.

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Chapter I

"What the hell?" Inuyasha stared at the scene. "Again?"

His hand was still on Tetsaiga as he looked around. He doubted anyone was still here, but still… just to be sure.

"Do you smell anything unusual, Inuyasha?" Miroku asked behind him.

"Just demon blood and fire."

"What about the attacker?" Sango tried.

"It's the same thing as last time. It smells… human. But I can't believe a human can have this much power… it's absolutely amazing."

"Do you think he was after the jewel shard?" Shippo suggested, looking around.

"No, that's impossible," Kagome said, walking towards one of the dead demons. She reached onto the ground and held the bright object in her hands.

"But you said there was another one, right? Where's it now?" Inuyasha asked.

"It's getting further away…" she said, closing her eyes.

"What does that mean?" Sango asked.

"I don't know, but I don't like it," Inuyasha finished.

It was the third time they had come across it: slaughtered demons. Bodies were everywhere; the giants lay around in the own blood. Some of them seemed to have chunks of their bodies missing. That wasn't all: craters and debris of the forest were lying all over the place. And whoever had attacked had even managed to start a fire to the woods.

Whoever the attacker was, he was using aura and energy to defeat his enemies, and to make things even more confusing, he was human.

The part that was the most intriguing and for some reason the part that made him worry the most, he didn't even seem interested in jewel shards.

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As soon as the man entered the village, he attracted attention. First of all he was dressed funny: it seemed he was wearing some sort of white foreign light armor and red cape, something most people had never seen. Next his physical features were strange: he had larger eyes than anyone and darker skin than most people. He had rather long brown hair and eyes and looked stronger than usual people, with more muscle in the face. Strangest of all were his weapons: a large sword was on his back and a normal-sized katana was at his side. As soon as the man saw them staring he sighed, shaking his head.

It was to be expected, of course. It wasn't as if the Japanese citizens of the Feudal Area commonly saw westerners. It was rather annoying, though. He had even been asked once or twice if he wasn't a demon in disguise.

He had laughed at that one. Sometimes he asked himself the same question, but for completely different reasons.

He ignored the villagers and headed to the nearest inn. He entered and asked the woman that was there for some food. He then took a seat outside and stared out at the clouds, deep in thought.

It wasn't enough. He wasn't fighting enough. He stared around at the people going about their daily lives.

Should I do it? He asked himself.

Should I kill them?

No, he couldn't. These people didn't know how to fight; he'd just be wasting his energy. But then again… an army seemed to be posted here, using the village's resources to stock up in supplies. There seemed to be about fifty soldiers in the area. But would it be worth it.

He thought back to the years before. The armies that had lain dead at his fight. Himself the sole survivor, the murderer of thousands of demons and humans.

It still wasn't enough. He still wasn't at his strongest; far from it.

When was it? When would he obtain what he strived for?

That was when he felt him near. The presence that had been tracking him since he had picked up the strange jewel.

The demon puppet that was tracking him, watching his every kill.

He got up and made a decision. He walked towards the edge of the woods where he felt the presence.

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"What is your name, demon?" the man said. He was leaning on a tree not far from Naraku's puppet. He looked very casual.

From far away, Naraku jumped. How? Should he answer?

"Naraku," the camouflaged puppet said after a moment.

"You have a great deal of power, Naraku, I can feel it. I'm half tempted to use the puppet to track you down, Naraku, and fight you myself, but I have a better idea."

Naraku's eyes widened. He knew. He knew about the puppet. That was supposed to be impossible.

"You must have a reason to talk to me. I suppose you noticed I was watching you?"

"Exactly. You're after the jewel, aren't you?"

"Are you going to prevent me from taking it?"

"No, I think I'll even give it to you, but on one condition."

"Which is?"

"Someone like you must make a lot of enemies, right? Powerful enemies."

"I suppose so."

"Good. Then let me join you."

Surprise could be read easily on Naraku's face. Kagura, who was watching close by, looked quite amused. He showed her an angry face and said to the insolent human:

"What makes me think you're strong enough, human?"

"You witnessed me kill those demons. Those weren't flukes, or luck." He reached for his sword. "There are fifty soldiers here right now. I will you make you see why I, of all people, am worthy of being your strongest warrior."

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"This is… terrible…" Kagome said.

Smoke. Fire. Bodies. They were all dead, every single on of them. The village was on fire. Not one sign of life remained.

"They didn't even have the time to run away," Inuyasha said. "That human killed them… all of them…"

Miroshi muttered a quick prayer. "We should take care of the dead," Sango said after the moment, staring through the night.

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"So, did I pass my trial?"

Naraku was impassive under his baboon cloak. They were in a plain, lit by the pale moon.

"Can I trust you?"

"You don't have a choice, Naraku," the warrior answered. "After going through all that trouble, I'm not just going to ruin it. And besides I am stronger than you, as you saw."

Naraku considered it. It seemed he didn't have any interest in doing stealing the shards, even if he did know their power… maybe he was telling the truth.

"Fine. Give me the shard."

The man through him the purple crystal.

"What is your name?" Naraku asked.

The man stayed silent for a moment, closing his eyes. He smiled a bit, seeming amused at the question.

"Ross White," he said finally. "When do I start, boss?"