Inuyasha and the Shikon Jewel
Chapter 1: The Prologue
Far across the land of Kyoto in a small local village as spring was here and the flowers of the cheery blossoms bloomed. The breeze was lightly and the air was lively beautiful as it was sure breathtaking.
Somewhere among there was a cottage out on the open fields just inches away from the village where two married couple out doing their daily chores. The husband was outside hanging some clean laundry to let the cool breeze dry up while the wife was gardening out some daikons take dinner with while carrying a little infant boy inside a papoose on her back.
The silences was soon broken up by laughter of two twin girls running around giggling as they rushed up to the man grabbing a hold of the man's robes and gently tugging it to get his attention.
"Daddy! Tell us a story!" the little one exclaimed.
"Yes, please daddy! Please!" said the other one.
"Girls. Leave your father alone. He's very busy today." the lady called out to them.
"Aww! But mommy!" both whined.
"It's alright dearest. I kinda do need a break right about now." the man smiled as he turn over to the girls.
The woman was just going to argue but she instead smiles and process to root out her vegetables.
"So girls, what stories would you like me to tell this time?" he asked while sitting down legs crossed.
"Tell us the story about the half-demon and the magical sacred jewel."
"Oh yes! Please tell us that one!"
The man couldn't help but chuckle in the delight of his two energetic twins.
"But you two heard that story so many times."
"Please daddy, pleeeeeease!" the two begged which he couldn't bare to say no to that.
"Oh okay. But just one last time." he gather the two up close to him as they both sat down on his lap while being held by his arms. "This is the story that did actually happen before you two were ever born. This is a tale about a half-demon, Inuyasha, a princess, and a magical shikon jewel."
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Somewhere from the rocky mountains where a dark figure wearing a full white fur pelt robe and a baboon mask, sitting on a bolder. Along with him was a young woman who looks to be around the age of 17 was standing beside him holding a fan by her right hand as they both awaited for someone to come.
The night was dark while no stars was ever shown upon the skies as if nothing can ever shine under the presence of this evil figure. It wasn't long until they hear the clopping sounds of horses approaching with three men who their due their outfits, and filthy appearance are presume to be bandits as the come to a halt and one of them who was leading straddles off his horse and heads towards them.
"You...are late." the figure respond in a sinister voice in which anyone with that tone would stay clear away from him.
"A thousand apologies, sir." the bandit leader said bowing respectfully.
"Did you required it, then?" he asked.
"We had to spill few bloods on the way to get it-" he reach in to his pouch and pulled out a piece of a medallion. "But we've got it."
"Very good, Genzo. Now hand it over." he reach out his hand for it.
"Not so fast, Naraku!" he held it away from him. "What about the treasure you promised us?"
Just then a black blur swoops in right pass him snatching the medallion clean off his hand. By what took it was a large bird that black as night, and has three glowing red eyes as it lands by, Naraku's shoulder handing it to him from it's beak.
"Is that...no...that's, Shibugarasu." one of the bandits said in shocked to see how can someone possessed such an demon crow.
"You should trust me, Genzo my friend. You'll get wants coming to you." he said as he pulls out a second medallion piece as he connects them both. Once they collide, which is now shaped as a phoenix bird, as the medallion starts to glow in a fiery blaze and flies out of, Naraku's hand.
The phoenix then flies towards one of the stone walls as it place itself against it. What happens next the whole area start to shake while rocks and boulders comes tumbling down. The rocky wall start to shift in a form of a giant head of a phoenix gaping it's mouth wide open as the glowing entrance appears.
"At long last, after all these years of searching, the cave of the phoenix." Naraku said as he gave himself a slimy smile as, Genzo looked up in total disbelief of what he's witnessing.
"Now, you remember your part of the bargain. Bring me the Shikon Jewel."
"Why? What's so special this whole shikon jewel? And what do I get under the bargain?" Genzo asking looking suspicious about this.
"When you retrieve the sacred jewel, the rest of treasure will be yours and your foolish men, but the jewel is mine. Now go." Naraku ordered him as he point at the entrance of the cave.
Genzo gulped but he starts slowly approaching the phoenix's mouth. While leaving the others to watch.
While they watch, the woman glance over to, Naraku.
"I fail to see this worthless bandit would able to retrieve this jewel of yours."
"Silents, Kagura and just watch." Naraku shush her leaving her to grumble rolling her eyes around.
The bandit leader reaches to the cave as he was just about to enter in a strong gust wind follow by a screehing roar, blown, Genzo away sending him tumbling to the ground. The horses whiny in freight as well as to the other bandits freaking out riding off leaving only their leader behind along with, Naraku and Kagura. The head of the phoenix starts to speak.
"Who disturbs my slumber?" the cave demanded leaving, Genzo shriving in fear as he gets up.
"I-I am, Genzo, leader of the bandits." Genzo's voice trembled.
"Know this. Only one who is worthy to enter here." the cave said. "One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough."
"Diamond in the rough?" he asked as he turns to Naraku and Kagura with a confused look.
"What are you waiting for? Go on!" Kagura spatted out impatiently.
Genzo hesitantly inch towards the entrance, then moves one foot inside the cave. With great apprehension, he plants his foot down while he closed his eyes bracing himself the worst. But nothing happen. He open his eyes as he sighed in relief.
"Ha! Diamond in the rough? What a joke! Ha ha!" Genzo trails forward to the cave but as he inch more further as another screeching roar as the whole cave start to collapse as, Genzo screams once the whole mouth comes down closing as it leaves the bandit leader's demise.
Naraku and Kagura watch this happen unfazed upon what happen.
"Seek ye out, the diamond in the rough!" the phoenix's head said as it disappears back to the stone wall as the medallion separated in two.
"Well...that went well. I can't say that I've told you so." Kagura said sarcastically. "You're well aware that you'll never getting that stupid jewel."
"Have patiences, Kagura. Genzo was obviously less worthy." Naraku said as he retrieves the two piece of the phoenix medallions. "But only one may enter is worthy enough to enter. We must find this...diamond in the rough."