Kagome and Sesshomaru walked with Rin and Jaken unconscious on Ah-Un. They tracked Naraku, Inuyasha distracted nearby. Though Kagome was not a human, she had yet to be on par with Inuyasha. Sesshomaru tolerated her for Rin's sake. But why he allowed Rin to follow him was a continued mystery. As they walked down a forest path, a lady jumped down in the path before them. Her eyes more narrowed and naturally slanted more than theirs, and her clothing was intriguing. A floor-length black halter dress with a slit to her mid-thigh accented with silver revealed a pair of elaborate shorts only possibly made in the modern era. In addition, the tie to her outer silver haori had diamonds and chains at the end of the ribbon. She also had smudged black eye shadow on, and twin swords at her sides not found in Japan.
"A human assassin from China, are we?" Sesshomaru barely moved his lips. The woman smirked. "Half correct. I am indeed a lady assassin from China, but why you think me human is a mystery to me. Why you harbor one as weak as a human astonishes me just as much. I was told to track a cold-blooded, self-sufficient inu-daiyoukai named Sesshomaru. 'Killing Perfection.' I am afraid you only fit one of the descriptions." Kagome grew enraged, while the inuyoukai sat and tolerated the speech!
"I'll kill you!" The girl screeched as she shot forth an arrow glowing purple. With another smirk, the woman replied, "I suppose Lord Sesshomaru here would like to test my power anyhow. I'll humor him, then." With a flick of her wrist, the woman's nearly transparent silver sleeve snapped the arrow in half. "You foolish girl- you have not even enough power to make me use a weapon!" Sesshomaru lashed forward with his acidic whip, and she tugged her sash around her obi off in a smooth gesture. Her kimono remained intact and did not fall apart. With a faint, but fiery silver glow, the chain and cloth countered the green. They could have been performing a ribbon dance, the way their bodies moved and weapons successfully blocked and attacked. "A perfect match!"
"Hn. Don't compare me to you." Both faces showed little emotion, but the assassin was clearly amused and enjoying herself. The inu lord retracted his whip and drew Tokijin. In the blink of an eye, the woman had retied her sash and drawn her twin blades. Another dance soon took place. He cut her hand, she cut his arm. Withdrawing, the woman said, "Thank you for a most entertaining morning. Teaya will come back for you." She bounded away to leave the inu lord pondering her appearance and departure. Lady assassin, she calls herself. Her appearance is striking enough to captivate an average youkai, and her skill is proficient. But what type of a species is she? Sesshomaru pondered silently without a movement on his face. Quite unlike Kagome.
"That stupid girl," she muttered irritatedly. "I had everything under control, and she shows up! How the heck did she counter an arrow anyways? They purify youkai or evil beings, and normal humans are just pierced. I don't get it!" She rambled on in whispers to herself, and almost was left behind when Sesshomaru and the others moved forward. That was when the second attack came, and she was so distracted that she almost died.