Chapter 1: An Ending and a Beginning

I sit high up in the branches of the Goshinboku. I stared at the pasts, presents, and possible futures. I learn through the years in one timeline and learn it now in this one in seconds what my powers are and how to control them. In just a few seconds, my mind have aged thousands of millions of years and have already became world weary. At the moment, I was bored, so I played with my physical age. I am a young 6 year old. I am a wrinkly 60 years old. I am a ripe 16 years old. Now, I am striking 26 years old again.

My dark red cloak swished in the wind as I felt my leathery wings itching to fly underneath. I felt my black leather outfit rub smoothly against my skin and shirt as I shifted. My leather consisted of a vest that held a long sleeve white billowy shirt that emphasizes my C-cup breasts, small waist, and wide hips. It also had slits on the back for my leathery wings, hidden in the dark red cloak with rose patterns in velvet. My pants are form fitted with the same leather. My ankle boots were clasped and studded with dulled silver. I had gathered my outfit together through a different world and land.

My long hair draped over the branch I lounge in, its color of the shadows. My blood red eyes opened to search through the pasts, presents, and futures of all those within my sight. My elven ears twitched against the rugged pointed hat I dawned at the sounds I hear through the times.

I sighed and leaped down to the ground. I pulled my hood over my face to hide in case any in the past should see me. I looked up at the tree and placed a clawed hand on the bald spot. I phased through the tree into a time portal and came back out 51 years further in the past. A week before Kikyo and Inuyasha were set up to have a misunderstood hatred towards each other. I spread my wings and with a few powerful thrusts, I was airborne. I flew high above the village were if anyone to see me, they think I would be but a simple bird.

The tall grass swished when I landed in the grass before the cave of Onigumo. I breathed deep to take in the scents of the surrounding areas. I heard a bow being drawn. My wings twitched as I stared ahead, amused.

"I believe firing that arrow will be unwise priestess."

Kikyo didn't answer me as I had expected. When I heard and felt the whoosh of the arrow being released. I flicked my fingers, scorching the arrow before it could pierce my back. I could smell her shock and slight fear. I blew gently to form a rope of chocolate flames. Immediately the rope of fire tied Kikyo up. She gave an uncustomary yelp and struggled against the strangely not burning flames. Her bows clattering to the ground out of her reach as she fell. I smirked a bit despite myself.

I stride over to the cave entrance. I climbed through to see the mangled and burned body of the still living Onigumo. He was a most saddening sight for the future darkest villain to have lived in this realm. I snapped my fingers to lite the small oil lamp. I heard a harsh and gravely cough.

"Who's there? Where is the priestess?"

I smirked my rosy lips. My tanned skin must be illuminant from the small lamp, but I guess the shadows covered me quite well for he doesn't completely see me from him position

"You may call me Shi*. The priestess that cared for you is occupied for the moment, so you will be in my care."

I can just smell the stench of fear and hatred pouring off of him. I had decided to just slice him up with my claws, nice and simple. I used my speed to appear next to him. I had sliced his head clean off. I looked around for his soul. Once I did, I churned his soul until it became a dark purple crystal. I placed his crystalized soul in a sealed vile and tucked it between my breasts for safe keeping. Then finally when I got out of the cave, I snapped my fingers to start the white hot flames to dispose of the body in the cave. I stayed outside; looking in the cave and the burning fire. I saw Kikyo stare at the visible flames with regret, remorse, and fear despite her blank expression. Once everything cooled, I slipped in to make sure there was nothing left of the vile human. I wasn't satisfied until I used my wings to give a large gust of wind to scatter his ashes and never to reform again.

When I stepped out of the cave, I sighed as flashes of the prophesized future changed. I released Kikyo and flew away before she could pick up her bow. I landed in the shadows of the forest before approaching the jewel in the shrine. With a touch, I made my deal with it and left to wait out the days.

A few weeks later, my chest hammered with the sudden presence, knocking me out the tree I was resting in. The shikon jewel had been wished on. I can feel Inuyasha's small demonic presence vanish along with the jewel's existence. The deal of that wish's consequences was settled long ago began. I watched as my heart rippled painlessly out of my chest. It glowed a dusty gray because my demon heritage, now it was naturally so with a small dark spot on it from my recent human kill. The ghostly outline of the jewel of my time within my heart started to solidify and absorb my heart. The jewel was all that was left and it now replaced my heart. I laid a hand on my chest where my "heart" should be. I felt the thump of it pumping blood, but to my ears I did not hear my heart beat. Power flooded through my veins as my visions sharpen and became more clear and easier to control.

The price is paid, now to live with the consequences. My wish when I was still human was that the jewel wouldn't exist anymore. The physical being of it was destroyed but its power could not be, so it transferred over to me. It changed me. I know now everything has a price. My heritage was changed from the power. The consequence of my wish from when I was still human was that none of my friends and family would know who I am while I still had all my memories.

The deal I made with the jewel in this time to take InuYasha and Kikyo's consequences is as follows: should I meet my chosen and fated one, we will be bound by the red thread. I shall not be able to stray from his side until his death no matter how much he should stray from mine. Should and once I have grown my romantic feelings for him, I cannot express those feelings knowingly to him or he shall die by my words.

I watched as a bright red thread makes its appearance on my smallest right finger. I saw that it was merely a ring made of thread at the moment. My fated one isn't born in this time or realm. It relieved me a bit that I wouldn't meet him right away. I will have time to prepare.

I sighed as I thought of all the things I wished to change in this realm. I dropped from my branch and through another time portal to take care of some issues I had learned during my travels as a human. When I had come back to the time I had left, I sat atop Entei. We flew through the air until I found Sesshomaru and his father's army against the panther demons. Toga recognized me almost immediately. The battle was won in an overwhelming victory, but I wanted to skip the celebration, so I slipped into the shadows. I did not want to talk to Toga about hopeful arranged marriage to his eldest son.

With my task now done here, I opened a portal to another realm, to start fresh and to hope that my pain will fade in all the timelines and realms. I will also leave my other names, Jikan Gadian** and Unmei Chenja*** here, hopefully, forever.

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*shi – death

**Jikan Gadian – Time Guardian

***Unmei Chenja – Fate Changer