Shadowed Flames of the Past

by The Emerald's Edge

Discontinued and rewritten. Kagome's older brother returns from his trip to China, after stumbling down the well he enters the feudal era. After a short reunion with Kagome he chooses to travel alone. What happens when he takes an interest in one of the gang's most dangerous enemies

1. Prolouge

Chapter 1. Prologue.

82 years before Kikyo sealed Inuyasha to the tree of ages, the gods had a premonition that a dark being that they had once defeated would rise from the depths of Hell. In order to battle this threat the gods sought out the strongest warrior they could find. In the village of the Demon Slayers, lived some of the best fighters, one of which would come to be the only one who could save the land in which he and many more lived. This particular Demon Slayer was a skilled warrior and the only weapon he carried was an orb filled with the soul of a dragon-demon. He was best known for being the first one in One-hundred forty-six years to flawlessly execute the Dragon's Inferno. A spell used by the magical orb giving it's owner the shamanistic ability to control the flames of the dragon.

When the gods saw the potential of this warrior they came to him and informed him of the threat the Dark Being imposed. The warrior accepted the role of Dragon Master, a name only given to those who prove themselves as the strongest of all. To help him on his quest they bestowed upon him the ability to focus the dragon's flames into his physical attacks. His task was to go to each of the four soul temples and gather the soul tablet that was at each temple. The tablets were the target of Calypso (the Dark One). This was his mission, to find the four soul tablets and destroy Calypso before he could gather the soul tablets at the border of earth and heaven. If Calypso ever succeeded in gathering the tablets at the border he would be able to ascend to the heavens and destroy the gods.

Kenji Katsamogo (The Dragon Master) confronted Calypso and after a legendary battle defeated him, but the woman he fell in love with was the victom of Calypso's final curse. The only way the curse could be lifted was for Kenji to sacrifice his soul, which he did, but his lover couldn't bear to continue life without him so she tried to bring him back. The only way to revive Kenji was to infuse the remaining life energy from Calypso into Kenji's body. After the transfusion Kenji became full of evil, and he killed his lover. After that he regained what little control he had left and used all his remaining energy to put himself into a deep, dormant state. Legend has it that the only thing that can reawaken him is the awakening of his reincarnation's power. His reincarnation must kill him to give his soul its desrved peace.

(503 years later) At the Tokyo airport flight 273 was arriving and one passenger was particularly happy to be back home. When the passengers got off the plane one of them headed straight for Higurashi Shrine.