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Chapter 1 –Descended from a Demon

"Hey Souta, you've got a hot sister don't you?" Souta Higurashi looked back at his friend as they made their way home from school. His friend smirked and nudged him with his elbow, "you should introduce me," he said.

"Nee-chan isn't here." Souta's face was serious and he tried not to let his feelings show, "right after graduating high school she went to get married." They were close to the stairs to his family shrine. Souta ran up ahead when he saw his grandpa. His friends just stared after him, now of the opinion that he had a yankee sister. "How'd your check up at the hospital go?"

Grandpa tapped his cane on the ground looking annoyed, "My uric acid levels were a bit high."

"hey Souta we'll see yah later." His friends called out to him.

"Okay, see you." He waved back then concentrated on helping his grandpa up the long flight of stairs to the shrine. Upon reaching the top they were surprised to see a visitor waiting there. "Hello there," said Souta. "Did you come to visit the shrine? I can show you around if you would like."

The girl turned to face them. She looked to be about Souta's age, a few centimeters taller, with silver hair that reached to her mid-back. Her jeans looked worn and the left sleeve of her T-shirt had a tear across it. She reached up and pulled down the brim of her hat, hiding her face, and asked "This is the Higorashi shrine right? Is there a Kagome here?"

Souta turned to his grandpa, "Why don't you go inside and rest." Grandpa agreed and headed inside. Souta tucked his hands in his pockets and smiled back at the girl, "I'm sorry my sister left a few weeks ago and won't be coming back. Did you need her for something?"

At this, the girls face darkened. "Drat. I'm too late. She's already back in the feudal era isn't she?"

"Feudal era?" Souta was shocked. How can this girl know about my sister's travels into the past? Who is she?

Guessing what Souta was thinking the girl gave a smile under her hat. "My name is Kira. I guess you could say I'm a distant relative. You're Souta-kun right? Kagome-sosen's1 brother?"

"Well yes I ..."

"Oh good, have you ever heard of someone named Inuyashsa," Kira just blurted out completely cutting him off, "because here's the thing, I need to find someone that can tell me about this sword. It's called the Tetsaiga. I can tell you its story but it's a pretty long one. So would you mind if we went inside to talk?"

Souta's mind was spinning. Not only does this girl know about Kagome's trip to the past but she claims to be holding Inuyasha's sword Tetsaiga in her hands. Souta had seen for himself once the power of the Tetsaiga, and he didn't really think it was something a human should be carrying around.

"Umm, yeah sure. Let's…" The air all around them froze.

"Damit! I didn't think it'd catch up so fast." Kira whipped around pulling a second wooden sword off her back. "Oi! Souta! Unless you got some spiritual powers I would suggest you run inside."

Even with her warning, Souta found himself frozen to the spot. What's this horrible feeling? It's like I can feel a powerful hatred. A drop of sweat ran down his face and he was finding it hard to breathe.

Kira saw this and swore under her breath. Protecting herself was one thing, but… "Shit! Souta Move!" With no choice, she grabbed Souta's arm and dragged him running behind her. "Wake up! You got any talismans or sutra's here?"

Her yell was enough to pull him partially out of his state of shock. "Uh yeah there's some in the shed."

"Go there now!" She yelled and shoved Sota to keep him running but stopped herself, to face the shadow which followed them. "I'm not going to let you break the seal so you can forget about getting this sword!" She held her wooden sword in practiced hands, and yelled.

The shadow's voice was eerie and high pitched, "Hehe, I was hoping you would say that. It will be all that much more worth it when I free my brothers and can hand them the corpse of that cursed woman's descendant."

Souta knew he had left Kira in danger but he didn't know what from; either way he'd better hurry. He threw open the door to the storage shed. If only he'd been more active with helping Grandpa with the shrine. It took 5 boxes before he managed to find some sutras. He couldn't read what was written on them, and not knowing what might be useful, he grabbed a couple different kinds.

Racing back he saw Kira fending off a massive snake. Kira and the demon exchanged a few blows while Souta stood there stupidly, not knowing what to do. Kira struck the snake on top of the head and made a jab at the snake's eye, but the demon was fast. It dodged the jab and lunged in fangs bared to take a bite out of Kira.

The air crackled and sparked as the sutra thrown by Souta took its effect. The snake caught fire and fled knocking down Kira in the process. Souta ran to her side. "Are you alright?" he asked. He was pretty shaken up himself; but not enough that he would fail to notice two white dog ears poking out from the top of Kira's head.

Kira's hat had fallen off. Her ears looked exactly like Inuyasha's were all those years ago. Kira got up brushed herself off and went to retrieve her hat. "Try not to be too scared," she said brushing the dirt off her hat. "We still need to talk about this sword."

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"Here's some tea for you both." Souta's Okaa-san set down the tray on the table and headed back to the kitchen.

"Domo Arigatou Ma'am." Kira took a sip of the tea and looked around the room. "So this is where Kagome-sosen grew up. Kinda strange."

"What's so strange about it?" Souta demanded. Kira had yet to explain anything to him and he was feeling a little less than patient to hear about his sister; not to mention the giant snake that had attacked them.

Kira ducked her head, "Ah.. no.. that's not what I meant. I just mean it's weird to think that a famous priestess of the past grew up here in the present." Clearing her throat she continued, "Ok so what all do you know about Kagome-sosen's time in the feudal era?"

Sota sighed and stared out the window. "I know that she was traveling with Inuyasha, a monk, a demon slayer, and two other demons in order to recover shards of the Sacred Jewel which my sister broke. I know that they were collecting them to defeat a demon called Naraku." He remembered the time that a demon had come after the Sacred Jewel and he and his sister had been forced to flee until Inuyasha came to rescue them. The memory made his heart race.

Taking a calming breath Souta continued. "Three years ago when the shrine's well, which was the portal between now and the past, suddenly vanished. After three days it and my sister returned. Inuyasha went back to the past and until 5 weeks ago the pathway to the past was closed off. When it opened again my sister went back into the past to stay there. She told us they had defeated Naraku and the Jewel was gone forever. But other than that she wouldn't tell us what had happened during those three days."

Kira stopped sipping her tea and looked up. "Ok so you only know the basics. Do you know about the sword Tetsaiga?"

Sota glanced down. The sword was sitting on the table, carefully sheathed with a sutra and chains holding the sword in place. The sheath and the hilt looked old and beaten. Nothing like he remembered it, a powerful sword that grew to an enormous size and could send out a wave of energy to slice through its target.

"The Tetsaiga is Inuyasha's sword. He unsheathes it, and it grows really big," said Souta indicating with his arms fully extended. "I saw Inuyasha use it twice; once when a demon mask attacked us, and then another time at my Onee-chan's school. He used an attack he called the Windscar. It sent out a slash of light that cut right through the demons."

Kira looked fascinated at this. "You're kidding?! That's what the Windscar was? I thought it was just a sword technique that Inuyasha used. But you're saying it was actually a release of demonic energy." She stared at the sword for a moment. "Do you know anything about its history? The records only tell us that it was first forged for Inuyasha's father, and after his death it was passed down to Inuyasha."

"Sorry." Souta shook his head. "Sis told me that it was broken once and they used one of Inuyasha's fangs to repair it and because of that he had some trouble wielding it. But other than that." He shrugged. He had never heard anything about Inuyasha's family other than that he had a half-brother who was full demon.

Kira looked down at the sword again, her face showing her disappointment.

After a few minutes Souta couldn't stand the silence anymore. "Look can you please explain to me how you got that sword?" He was trying to hide his impatience, but knew he was failing.

"It's an old family heirloom." Kira explained, "It has been passed down for generations along with a written log about Kagome-sosen and Inuyasha-sosen. I'll explain everything but don't interrupt if there is some inaccuracy in this, ok?" Souta nodded. It would be interesting to hear what the history books thought of his sister.

"The record tells us that at the age of 14, Kagome-sosen traveled back from a faraway land to return a powerful jewel, called the Shikon no Tama, to the safety of a shrine. While guarding it there a powerful demon came and stole it. For 2 years Kagome-sosen, and Inuyasha-sosen traveled around searching for the jewel and the demon that stole it. They found and fought with the demon several times during their journey."

Souta nodded, he knew was true. Kagome had come back several times with more bruises than he had ever seen. During these times she had only told them that they were getting closer to recovering the Sacred Jewel and that they shouldn't worry. Of course this had only made her family worry more.

"At the end of their journey after they had defeated the demon, Kagome-sosen decided the jewel wouldn't be safe anywhere in the world. She returned to her home to destroy it. After which, it took three years for her to find her way back."

Kira looked up at Souta. "So I assume we're caught up with the present now. Or... umm… the present as how it connects to the past. Wow time travel is confusing." Kira laughed and scratched her cheek.

A thought occurred to Souta. "Hang on… You said she traveled from far away. So how did you know that she was actually traveling back in time?"

Reaching into her bag, Kira pulled out a glass frame with a piece of old parchment inside. It looked like a family tree. She handed it to Souta and pointed at a pair of names. The names were Inuyasha and Kagome. "If you look below you'll see the date they lived. Kagome-sosen's begins just 18 years ago but her death is listed in the feudal era." Souta continued to study the parchment as Kira explained. "Many of my family through the years thought it was a mistake and looked to change it but someone else always objected and it was never changed."

The document was aged and after a few more moments, she pulled it out of Souta's hands to return it carefully to her bag. "Well anyway, with the return of Kagome-sosen a time of peace came to the region. Some demons were still active but they were quickly eliminated. It wasn't long before she became famous as a powerful priestess and many monks and priestesses came to her for training."

Souta was amazed. People actually wanted to learn something from his scatterbrained sister? She couldn't even remember to grab her lunch let alone tutor someone.

"This next part is where fact and legend become hazy." Kira looked as though she was struggling to recall what she had learned.

"There was peace in the area for about thirty years. It ended when a new demon arose. There are several different descriptions of the demon's appearance, but the one thing they all agreed upon was that this demon's power was like nothing ever seen. An all-out war was waged. The army that fought against the demon was lead by Kagome-sosen who was easily recognized as the most powerful priestess in all the land.

"The battle lasted for three days, many were slain by the demon. In the end even the great warrior Inuyasha fell. Torn by the loss of so many comrades Kagome-sosen took the sword Tetsaiga and designed a spell that would seal away the demon. The seal worked and the demon was locked away. But the power of the seal was greater than anyone had imagined. Not only had it locked away the demon they had been fighting, but all demonic energy within several days journey had also been locked away, to be forever contained within the sheath of the great sword."

Souta's hand's shook, fists clenched tight, as the news of Inuyasha's death sunk in. Inuyasha… the strongest person he had ever known. How could there be something even more powerful than him. Not only that, but that thing isn't even dead. It's sealed in the sword sitting two feet away from him!

Kira must have seen Souta's nervous glance at the sword because she quickly showed how the sutra was folded under the chain. "It won't just fall off."

This wasn't very reassuring.

Taking a deep breath Souta asked the question he had been avoiding. "You brought the sword here to talk to my sister. Were you coming to have her look at the seal?"

Gazing at the sword in her hand Kira nodded. "You saw my ears before… well , about a week ago the shrine where this sword was kept caught fire. My father ran in to recover the sword." Kira closed her eyes pushing away the memories of that night. "He got out more or less intact and handed me the sword. I'm guessing that's when the seal weakened releasing some of the demonic energy locked inside. I passed out and when I woke up I had changed." She flexed her muscles. "I'm strong enough to lift a car; that and the ears and the hair."

"My father said he would try to figure things out and I just had to hide my ears until then," Kira said pulling the brim of her hat down over her eyes. "But then, the night after the fire my father pulled me out of bed suddenly, he threw me this bag packed with clothing, money and a few other things to make the trip here. He said to find Kagome at Higorashi shrine, threw me a map and chased me out the door. I got news yesterday that the shrine is basically in ruins and my dad is in the hospital. Based on the pictures my friend sent me I would guess it was the same snake demon that's been chasing me all the way here."

Kira sighed. "I've grown up hearing the story of my great ancestress. I knew the legends of demons coming to break the seal on the sword. I just never thought it would happen. But when it did I knew I had to find Kagome. I was hoping that even though she had never seen it before she would know what to do to fix it."

"You don't think it's going to break do you?" Kira stared Souta straight in the face.

"I really don't know."


1- sosen is the Japanese honorific for Ancestor.