This is a catcher up. This is the sequel to "The Sound Sound of Destiny." This is the prologue and a quick summary of SSoD. I own nothing. Yes, it is short, but I wanted to get the ball moving.

The Story Thus Far

Upon returning to the Feudal Area, Kagome and InuYasha mated. Kagome became impregnated. On the night she was in labor, InuYasha, Miroku, and Sango were called away for an extermination. While they were gone, Koga attacked their village. He killed several villagers, Kaede, Kagome, and the unborn pup.

Ayame altered InuYasha to Koga's plan and he quickly returned. However, he was too late. Myoga soon came upon the scene and told InuYasha he had three days to bring Kagome and Izayio back to life before their souls were forever gone. InuYasha quickly left.

Working alongside Sesshomaru, Miroku, and his friends, InuYasha soon found himself in the middle of a brewing war between the western wolf yokai, their leader, Kiba, and the inu-yokais.

As the days to save Kagome quickly came, he was worried he would be unable to save her. However, on the third day, a young woman appeared at Sesshomaru's castle. She claimed to be InuYasha's child, Izayio. She further claimed that Kagome had had the chance to save herself, but chose to give it to her, Izayio. Blinded by his depression, InuYasha easily bought the tale.

That night, the wolves attacked. Rin was placed under a spell to kill Sesshomaru and Izayio risked her life to save Shippou from the burning castle. After saving Shippou, Izayio ran into the thick of the battle to find InuYasha. Upon finding InuYasha, she was slain by a brainwashed Kagome.

Kagome tried to kill InuYasha, but the sorceress –Marika- that had control over Kagome, Rin, and Izayio broke her spells at the last instant when she remembered her love for InuYasha and Sesshomaru's father, InuTaisho.

Severely wounded, InuYasha did not wake up until the next day. When he woke up, he learned that all of the curses had been undone. Kagome and InuYasha made love. While she was sleeping, he snuck off to fight Kiba.

When Kagome woke up, she tried to go after InuYasha, but she became sick. Miroku determined that she was pregnant again. Not listening to their words and driven mad by the prospect of raising two children alone, she chased after InuYasha.

She arrived at Kiba's tribe in time to save InuYasha and allow him to kill Kiba.

Kagome's second pregnancy was very hard. InuYasha and Miroku called upon an old friend of Miroku's, Moriko, to act as midwife to Kagome. Moriko bore a striking resemblance to Marika and Izayio –whom has an alternative personality because of the curse placed on her by Marika- reacted badly towards her.

Kagome did not survive giving birth a second time. She bore a hanyou son, InuTaisho. InuYasha stayed with his children for five years after Kagome's death. Over come with his grief, he left, occasionally checking in secretly on his children.

Izayio, though hanyou, only exhibited miko powers. Likewise, InuTaisho only exhibited hanyou powers. Izayio raised her brother alone with only help from Miroku and Sango's family and Shippou.

One hundred and fifty years passed. InuTaisho began to fall in love with the miko of the village that he and Izayio now lived in. At first, their relationship consisted of his trying to steal away the jewel she was in charge of protecting, the Shikon no Tetsu.

However, when InuTaisho finally got his hands on it, the miko, Momoko, pinned him to a sacred tree with sacred arrows. Soon after, Momoko bid her younger sister, Akira, to burn the jewel with her body. Momoko died from her injuries that seemed to be caused by InuTaisho.

Izayio witnessed her brother's death, but was unable to stop it. She was chased out of the village by the revenge thirsty villagers.

Fast forward to modern Japan, March 2008.

Fifteen year old Sakura Kobayashi finds her younger brother, Kaito, in the well house in her family's shrine yard. Kaito claims that he saw the family cat run into the well house. There is a mysterious scratching noise coming from inside the well…

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Prologue

My name is Sakura Kobayashi. I live with my father, younger brother, and Gramma. My mother died giving birth to Kaito. I was really little and barely remember her. My father tries, but I guess it's hard juggling a family and a demanding job. Gramma, back in her day, was the keeper of the Kobayashi Shrine; my home. She tells us all of these really odd legends. They're like stuff out of fairy tales and video games. I don't even bother trying to remember them all.

I guess I live a pretty normal life. I'm in Class P in school. I have three awesome best friends. And I think the guy in Class B likes me. My favorite color is pink.

Physically, I look pretty normal, too. I have wavy brown hair that falls to my waist. I have thick bangs that cover my eyes and I have to blow on them a lot. I have light brown eyes, like melted chocolate. Even though I don't participate in sports, I'm slender.

So, why would I waist my time learning all of those dusty old legends anyway? Gramma –and even my history teacher, Higurashi-sama- insist that I learn them. Why? It's not like my life will depend on them one day.

Short yes, I know. I just wanted to get everyone up to par. Longer chapters to come.

~Azarath101