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Chapter 1
The Barrier
In the time period called the Feudal Era, which was more than 50 decades ago, there was massive destruction. Believe it or not in this world there existed things that we don't see in our time period. Back then there were Demons, Ninjas, Alchemists and Humans, each trying to take control of the other. There were several deaths during this time and many faces full of tears. But the fighting raged on. No one could do anything to stop it unless they were willing to sacrifice their own lives in order to do so.
One day a priestess named Kikyo, who possessed powerful spiritual powers, emerged from nowhere. She was a master archer and a kind hearted woman. Kikyo loved everything and never felt hatred. She was the one who brought joy to the world. The one that was loved by everything and everyone. Kikyo brought light to dark places and joy to places of sorrow. Villagers couldn't live without her and said she was an angel sent from above. They grew a very strong bond with her and loved her dearly, Kikyo felt the same. She used her spiritual powers to protect the ones she loved.
But even though Kikyo loved her people, she frequently left to go aid nearby villages to slay demons. When away Kikyo would always put up a spiritual barrier that ensured the village wouldn't be attacked. This sacred shield only allowed pure hearted people to enter the village; anything with a tainted heart could not pass. The barrier was the only thing that made Kikyo leave her village at ease and not have second thoughts on her departure.
However, one day Kikyo's powers lacked their usual spiritual strength. All the villagers gathered to wish Lady Kikyo a safe journey to the demon infested village; she smiled at them for their kind words. Before her departure she put up her sacred barrier and waved a final good bye to her home. With a bow in her hand and a quiver full of arrows she left, not knowing of her absent powers.
She walked on a dirt road path that led to her destination. In the distance she could see the village that asked for her help. Getting an arrow from her quiver, Kikyo positioned it on her bow and released. The arrow emitted a blue aura as it purified several demons in its path. The villagers emerged from their hideouts, seeing that their savor had finally arrived. With new found hope, the villagers began to retaliate against the demons alongside Kikyo to claim back their home. Kikyo shot arrow after arrow as she purified the demons souls. The villagers came at the demons with their swords and spears. After a long fought battle, the demons were finally gone.
Haven been struck by one of the demons, Kikyo refused aid from the village she assisted, thus returning to her village badly wounded and struggling to walk. The only thing that kept her moving was the thought of seeing the villager's dear faces and heartwarming smiles. All that disappeared once she saw that her village, the one she loved dearly and cared deeply for, had been slaughtered. Everyone she ever loved and cared for, since she arrived in the village, had been taken away from her.
For the first time ever, Kikyo felt sorrow and anger. Anger towards the fact that her barrier didn't shield her village from harm. Sorrow because her kin was gone, she wanted revenge. Kikyo wanted to exterminate the being that took her people away from her. Her heart started to fill with hatred and bitterness. She roamed the village peering at the destruction, her heart filling with more and more hatred. But all that lingering hostility disappeared when she saw a little girl had survived. It was Kagome, a 9 year old girl, who was paralyzed with fear. Seeing one of the people she loved still alive instantly purified her bitter heart. Kikyo approached the child and took her in her arms. She took the girl and left the village she knew too well. With her newly purified heart Kikyo had enough power to make an enormous barrier that separated the Ninjas, Humans, Alchemists and Demons making them into four regions. This barrier cannot be taken down unless it's the person who made it. If one day it shall come to the barrier's destruction Kikyo made a prophecy
"One person from each of the four regions will leave their home land and work to destroy the being that broke the barrier. If their paths shall cross, they will be intertwined with each other's destiny's."
