"History has a way of being twisted and turn into different stories, but this was one story that could only be told the way it had exactly happened. It is said that fifty years ago, a great war was raged between the chosen Champion by the Kami spirits and a great evil that wanted to take over the land. This Champion was a powerful miko called Midoriko and this darkness was called Magatsuhi. The Kami spirits had given Midoriko an army of warriors, monks and mikos to help battle the evil which was Magatsuhi; however this battle carried on for years and it had seemed that Midoriko was losing. The Kami spirits knew that if Midoriko lost the battle that the whole Land of Haven Era would be destroyed; so they decided that they would give her their power to help defeat the evil. The Kami spirits created a jewel in which they each placed a bit of their power inside. The jewel glowed pink which symbolized how raw and pure that power of the jewel was and they presented this jewel to their Champion and told her to use it to finally end the war. Midoriko saw the power the jewel held and called it the Jewel of Four Souls. She took the jewel and as her followers were being slayed in the battlefield, Midoriko knew it was time for the evil to be ended. Midoriko went out into the battlefield where the evil Magatsuhi stood, she unleash the power of the jewel upon the evil and the power of the jewel prove to be so great that it cleanse the lands of the evil and in its place brought back to life the lands which had been touch by darkness. The Kami spirits were thankful that the evil was gone but they knew that it wasn't the end and that Magatsuhi would rise once again and try to take over the land. The jewel upon being used disappeared and Midoriko had no clue where it had gone to. The Kami spirits told her that the jewel had bonded with her and chose to become a part of her, making her the most powerful being on the earth. She was now the Jewel of Four Souls. This also made her the most vulnerable person in all the land and as long as people knew the jewel existed she would always be in danger. Midoriko wondered what would happen to the jewel as she passed on from this whole and she was told that it would pass down to someone who was worthy to host the Jewel of Four Souls, someone strong, pure, a protector that if ever needed again would rise up and cleanse the land of evil; however, the Kami spirits said that until the evil arises again, she needed to be hidden and never talked about the jewel again in fear of an evil entity obtaining it, corrupting the jewel and using it for death and destruction. So Midoriko went into hiding and no one ever saw her again and up to this day no one knows where the jewel is or even if it still exist"

The King of the city of Adelaide Inu no Taisho, ended his story and could not help but smile at the faces of his youngest and second youngest sons. A young Inuyasha eyes were like saucers as he listen to his father tell a story that he had heard a thousand times. A young Koga always liked the way his father told stories and could not help but listen attentively to Inu no Taisho. Izayoi who was Inu no Taisho's wife and Queen smiled and watched her sons as they just sat on the ground around their father's feet. A little further away sat the second eldest son, a young Miroku who wasn't really listening but instead reading what seemed to be a book of incantations, spell, signs and symbols that had to do with spiritual powers. At the open window sat their eldest son, a young Sesshomaru, looking out upon the lands in which he knew he would have to rule and protect with his life one day. He didn't care to what he thought was a stupid tale and he thought his father was yet again wasting his breath telling the story over. Sesshomaru didn't believe a word of the story and just shunned it off as a children story that was just pointless.

"So dad, dad! If the jewel was still out there, how could we tell who the host is?" Inuyasha clearly was a believer and being the youngest he was the most curious about everything under the sun.

"Well…The host of the jewel is said to have skin as fair as snow, hair as dark as any night sky and eyes as blue as the ocean" Inu no Taisho smirked and watched as his sons wondered what the host could look like.

"So does that mean it is always a girl" Koga asked.

"Yes" Inu no Taisho said towards Koga.

"Wow…say must be pretty" Inuyasha said with an amazed tone in his voice.

"As beautiful as momma Inuyasha?" Izayoi said. She saw Inuyasha's head swing in her direction and he got up from his sitting position on the floor and run right into her arms.

"Never as beautiful as you momma" Inuyasha saw as he snuggle up to his mother and she hugged him tight.

Sesshomaru had decided he had enough and got up from sitting in the windowsill and was making his way to the door. Miroku saw the looked on his face and could not resist the urge to make his retreat known.

"Where are you going Sesshomaru, bored of the story already…or maybe you just don't believe?" Miroku put his book down and just smirked at his brother as Sesshomaru stopped and gave his brother a sideways glance.

"Hmm…That story is for children who don't know any better"

"What does that mean?" Miroku knew what he meant but Miroku just wanted Sesshomaru to say it.

"It means that the story could not be no more than a fairy tale for little babies" Sesshomaru knew what Miroku was doing and he didn't care because his opinion stood as it was.

"That's not true!" Inuyasha said as heard what his older brother said. "I believe it's real"

"My point exactly…Baby!" Sesshomaru smirked at Inuyasha and just started walking towards the door again.

"Mommaaaaaaaa" Inuyasha was very upset and cried into his mother's dress.

"It's okay Inuyasha, Sesshomaru was just teasing" Izayoi said.

"But he is right though" Miroku said taking up his book again. Inuyasha just cried louder and Izayoi just gave Miroku a stern look that just made him sink behind his book.

"Alright Inuyasha, why don't you and your brothers get ready for bed" Inu no Taisho said as he came over to Inuyasha and picked him up. He put the boy on his shoulders and Inuyasha stopped his crying and just started to smile. His father bend down a little so his mother could give him a kiss goodnight. As Inu no Taisho was heading to the door Sesshomaru had gone through not too long ago, Koga got up and kissed his mother goodnight and was right being his father. Miroku marked where he was in his book and got up out of his seat and followed the same actions his brother did and both him and his mother made their way out of the room. Each of the boys went to the own bed chambers and Inu no Taisho putted Inuyasha to bed. He checked in on Koga and Miroku one last time before heading to Sesshomaru's room. He knocked on the door and he heard a voice telling him to enter and so he did.

"I don't need you to put me to bed father" Sesshomaru was getting ready for bed as his father entered. He had to be up early to go to his a number of lessons in the morning.

"I know, but you do know what you did to your brother earlier wasn't okay" Inu no Taisho crossed his arms across his chest.

"Hmm" Sesshomaru just dressed and settled himself into his bed. He looked at his father with no emotions on his face because he knew he was not in trouble and also he never showed much, if any emotions either way. So if his father was trying to make him feel bad about what he didn't, he was wasting his time.

Inu no Taisho just sighed, came over to the bed and sat down on it facing Sesshomaru. "You're too young to be like this"

"I don't know what you speak of" Sesshomaru said.

"Shut off, from everything. No spirit, no imagination, no belief, things you may need to be a great King someday" Inu no Taisho just looked at his son like it was a shame.

Sesshomaru however didn't think so though. "Father I don't need these things you speak of, I don't need to believe is some foolish story or belief as you say; to become a great King. I just need to do my studies, training, become strong and powerful, nothing else matters"

"Sesshomaru, being a great King is more than just knowledge, strength and power. A true King needs to belief in something, stand for something, imagine things beyond what he knows and spirit; to empower and unite people and then with all that he is, be able shows compassion and love"

"Father compassion and love is for the weak, so if you have nothing else to say I would like to go to bed" Inu no Taisho just breathed in and out, stood and proceeded to depart from Sesshomaru's room. When he exited and closed the door behind him. He just knew that Sesshomaru was wrong and that the day would come when he will know all the things Inu no Taisho told him about, it was all just a matter of time.


In another city, a beautiful little girl laid in bed tossing and turning. She was having a nightmare of the past and of what was to come in the future. Her nightmare wasn't a dream but a vision showing her of the past events and future events to come. She saw the battle that raged on between Midoriko and Magatsuhi and how the Champion defeated the evil once and for all. Then she saw what she believed to be her future self, she was fighting alongside warriors, monks and mikos just like her; but something was wrong. The evil sweep over her army and strike down everything in its pathway. It was coming straight towards her and she could not help but be afraid. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact but it never came and when she opened her eyes she saw a man with hair dark like hers but eyes as red as the blood flowing through her. He touched her so sweetly and even though she knew that this was wrong she could not help but want to be in this man's arms. As she was about to act on what she wanted, a hand shot out and grabbed her arm. She turned around and saw a man with hair as white as snow and eyes as golden as the sunset. She felt like she knew him, but the truth was she did not know either of the men. In those eyes she saw a look of adoration, love, protection, compassion, power and strength. He just looked at her, and then he spoke to her. Kagome could not hear a word he was saying, she was confused and it seemed like her feet started to move on their own, helping her make her way to him. The man with black hair snatched her from the other man's hand. Then she started hearing the screams of men, women and children as the evil entity sweep through the land. She then looked around her and saw the bodies of thousands of people. She just screamed for it to stop and for the man to let her go. She was suddenly let go and fell onto the ground. When she opened her eyes she was sitting in blood, in front of a mirror. She saw a figure standing in the mirror and realized it was her but something was not right. Kagome's reflection gave her a small smirk and just licked the blood dripping from her fingers. She pointed behind Kagome and when she looked around all she saw was a trail of bloody bodies. At her feet she saw the man with the white hair just lying there, just a lifeless being. Kagome looked down at her hands and they were bloody. 'Did I do this?'. She heard a wicked laughter and saw red eyes glowing in the darkness. Kagome had enough, she didn't want to see anymore and the darkest descending upon her like the plague.

"Kagome! Kagome! Wake up child"

As Kagome flew up from her lying position, Kaede just grabbed her by both of shoulders. Kagome was breathing hard, with wide eyes. She was just a little girl and what she saw scared her almost to death. Kaede heard Kagome screaming and came running to her side, when she got there Kagome was trashing about in bed and Kaede knew it was not a nightmare but a vision.

"What did you see child"

With short breaths Kagome told Kaede what she saw. "The past…the first Champion…the evil she battled…". Kaede poured a glass of water for Kagome and let her catch her breath before she continued. When she was sure that Kagome and regain her breath, the small child went on. "I think I saw my older self, facing a new evil. I saw a man, he was evil, I could feel it, but he was so alluring, I think I was going to give myself to him, I couldn't help what I was feeling". At this point Kagome started to cry and Kaede knew exactly what she was thinking and she could not help but feel for the poor child. "They were all of these bodies around me, I think I caused thousands of deaths…but there was also another man".

'Two men?' Kaede thought, she got more curious when she heard about not only one but two men.

"What did these two men look like?"

"The one who I knew was evil had hair dark like mines and eyes as red as blood, he was tempting and I couldn't help but want to go to him. The other man had long snow white hair and golden eyes like the sunset. I felt like I knew him, like I was supposed to be with him…but then I think I killed him too…all the screaming and blood…I was so scared". The older women hugged Kagome as she just cried about her vision.

"It is okay child, just calm down, it is over now". When Kaede was sure that Kagome had calmed down, she told the child that it was late and maybe she should get back to sleep. This alarmed Kagome and she pleaded with Kaede to stay up because she did not want to have another vision. Kaede however reassured her that she was safe and that she would not have any more visions this night. Kagome was not so sure and Kaede settled her back under the sheets and said a little pray with her to the Kami spirits for sweets dreams. Kagome made Kaede promise to stay with her until she fell asleep and as soon as Kagome was sleeping, Kaede left her bedside. Kaede made her way to the prayer room within Temple of Eternal Souls, where she needed to pray and seek answers from the Kami spirits about the Kagome's vision. As she made her way there, she couldn't help but wonder about what Kagome said about how alluring evil man with dark hair was. Could that mean what she thought it meant? Could Kagome rise to be the Champion or a Destroyer? 'No!' Kaede refuse to believe that Kagome could be anything but the Champion, she was such a sweet little girl, kind and caring, and would grow up to be a woman of the same statue. Kaede knew the day would come when the evil would rise up and come to take over the land and she never thought she would live to see it but she would. 'Then there was this warrior the child spoke of'. Who was he and what was his purpose in a war that was no doubt to come. She needed answers and she just hoped that the Kami spirits were willing to give them to her. As she made her way into the temple, priests and priestesses just saw her passing in a blur to the room where everyone did their prays. When Kaede got into the room she asked everyone to leave and shut the door behind her. When everyone was out of the room and she was alone, Kaede lit some cradles and sat down in silence. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, when she open them again she was in a garden. She saw the spirits of the Kami standing before her but in the form of animals of the Zodiac.

"Why do you seek us miko Kaede" said the ox.

"The young host, she had a vision of past and future events"

"We know of this" said the dog.

"Then can you tell me how long from now will it be"

"We can't tell you that miko, just know that it will come and the fate of the land rest in the hands of the young one" the rat squeaked.

"The child is scared, she talked about a man with dark hair and red eyes, she says he was alluring and that she wanted to go to him, even though she knows he was evil. She heard the screams of the people, blood and death everywhere. She thinks she is the one who will kill them, how could this be if she is to be our Champion?"

"Simple! The young one could stay true to her duty and be the Champion that the whole land needs, but she could also choose to turn to the alluring evil, be tainted and become the Destroyer of the lands" said the dragon.

Kaede looked alarmed at what she was told and she needed to know what she could do to make sure that Kagome didn't become the Destroyer. "What can I do?"

Again the ox spoke. "Nothing but teach and train her for what is to come, the rest lies with the young one and the choices she will make"

Kaede felt useless knowing that all she could do was just teach Kagome what she needed to learn.

The rabbit hoped about while saying, "Kagome can gain all the knowledge and training to be the Champion but she can still choose to turn to the darkness as well"

Just then Kaede remember Kagome spoke of another man. "The child also said there was a man with snow white hair and golden eyes like the sunset". Kaede hoped that this meant something good, something that could help turn the tide.

The monkey hang from a branch and spoke to Kaede "Ahhh…the warrior. She will get to know this warrior, change him and so will he to change her. She could find all she needs, wants and desires in him"

"And in her will he find the same". This time it is was the horse who spoke and Kaede got curious to what he meant by those words.

"You see priestess some people lack aspects that cannot be taught; but learnt, through shared experiences with each other. If the young one finds what she needs in this man and the man in her, then with his help, she will stay true to her duty, but if she gets lured to the darkness then there is no hope" The dragon said as he floated through the air.

Kaede knew there were more questions she wanted to ask but she also knew the Kami spirits were not going to give her any straight answers, no matter how she spun the questions.

The ox came close to her and looked at her. "You must not tell the young one, for she must choose of her own freewill, for if you tell her, she will not do her duty because she wants to, but because she feels obligated too" The ox knew the questions in the miko's mind and answered only the ones he thought was necessary. "When the time is right the young one will know the warrior and the darkness; and as time goes by there will either be a long and prosperous future or one of death and destruction"

Kaede just nodded her head and thanked the Kami spirits for speaking with her. When Kaede closed her eyes and open them again she was back in the room. She thought of all that she had learnt and realized that the extend of her help was not enough to turn the tide of what could happen. It disturbed her deeply and she could not imagine Kagome as the Destroyer. Kaede checked in on Kagome and saw that she was still asleep. She looked at peace in her slumber and Kaede could not help but wish that the child did not have to go through what was to come. She made her way back to her own chambers to see if she could get some rest. As she laid down, she just prayed that when the time had come Kagome would made the right choice.