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Chapter One

Kagome felt the pressure from the bow against her fingertips. Her whole body

was tense. Somewhere, a demon lurked, well hidden by the night's shadows. She

wasn't sure where exactly the demon was, but she felt its presence. She was

growing anxious. Slowly and quietly she paced in a small circle, trying to get a feel of

were the demon was hiding. Her arrow was already loaded in the bow, all she

needed to do was aim and let go.

Kagome closed her eyes in an effort to block out all the nights sounds and she

concentrated as hard as she could. Unbeknownst to Kagome, the wolf demon hid, his

black fur camouflaging him perfectly in the dark oak tree near her. He was quiet,

making no movement. Expertly, he moved to a lower branch. His yellow eyes

focused on the girl in front of him. He could feel her aura. She was a miko, but she

hadn't fully completed her training yet.

'Too bad…' the demon thought, licking his lips.

Just then, his paw slipped, and in a quick attempt to recover his balance, the demon

jumped to a different branch. The leaves rustled and Kagome did not hesitate. She

skillfully swung her bow around to the spot she heard the rustling and released the

arrow. The demon didn't have the time to move before the arrow hit him square in

the back. He let loose a growl, and yanked the arrow out with his teeth. The arrows,

he quickly realized, were charged with miko purifying energy. If he left the arrow in,

the energy would be enough to kill him. He growled again and gracefully jumped off

of his branch. Kagome whirled around as she heard padded paws land on the grass.

She was prepared, another arrow loaded in her bow. She spotted the demon quickly.

He growled and lunged at her. He came at her with incredible speed. Kagome let

loose one arrow, and quickly loaded another. The first arrow missed the demon, but

the second embedded itself nicely it his neck. The demon howled and changed

directions, running away from Kagome. She had injured it badly, and would need to

recover before challenging her again.

Kagome exhaled. She had been holding her breath.

As the head priestess in training, it was Kagome's job to hunt down and kill the

Lycans. The Lycans were a fierce pack of wolf demons. Kagome had never liked

killing, but she soon realized she was in the middle of a battle. It was survival of the

fittest and Kagome came from a long line of Higurashi's, a long line of slayers. One

by one, the Lycans had picked off members of Kagome's family. She lost her father

and mother when she was six, and her brother at eight. Since then, Kagome had

devoted her life to tracking down and killing the Lycans, to avenge her family. The

only one she had left now was Kadea, Kagome's grandmother and the current head

priestess. However, Kadea was old and frail, too old to hunt, and so slowly Kagome

was taking over, learning the art of healing and hunting. Kagome picked up her

fallen arrows and headed back to her people. She liked to call them family, but they

were really a group of warriors, Lycan hunters, like herself but not so powerful. She

knew the demon wouldn't come after again, not this night, she had injured it very

badly, yet she knew it would head back to its pack, and she would see it again, soon.

Kagome walked through the slightly wet grass, dragging her bow and arrows beside

her. Their war had raged for centuries, unseen by human eyes.

But all that, was about to change.

Description:

They are the Lycans, one family, lusting for power and wealth. The other, a human race, driven by vengeance, fighting a battle that's raged for centuries. When a young priestess and a demon prince meet, could their love bring their families closer together, or farther apart?