Disclaimer: I don't own the Inuyasha characters, just this approach to a plot that was inspired by YokaiYume's picture Don't Go on DeviantArt.

Forest breeze ruffled Sesshoumaru's hair, bringing the stench of blood. Without a glance, he continued. A feminine scream pierced the air. This gave him pause. Stopping Jaken mid-squawk and Rin mid-smile, he was gone.

Hidden by the forest's shadow, Sesshoumaru observed.

Arrows impaled a large oni, and the miko was drenched in sweat and yokai flesh. She screamed, running away. Her arrow missed its mark, and her stance was imperfect. She was brash and filthy, and she tripped as the oni neared. Certain death.

A lucky burst of purification and the miko lived.

Eyes narrowed.

Clumsy and slow. Completely unacceptable.

Original Posting Date: April 9, 2016

Prompt: N/A

Word Count: 100

Author's Note, Added February 21, 2018: I am terribly sorry. I could tell you all: I was very busy; I didn't have inspiration; my computer broke. And well, two out of three are those are true. You can guess, if you'd like ;) But the truth is, I had a trip and then, I just forgot. And when I remembered, I said to myself, "I can update it later. It should be fine." I mean, I had like 10-15 chapters on reserve, so really I just put it off, forgot. For a time, I actually took like a year off of fanfiction before starting to write/post again. So, you may ask yourselves, why didn't you keep forgetting? Well, that's because of a reviewer from today. I can't tell you how surprised I was when I read their review.

"You aren't going to update, are you?" That was almost like a punch to the gut.

Of course I was! It really hadn't been that long... Had it? Then I looked, and I realized, that yes, it had been a very long time. It had been a year and a half. And I kept justifying my slack because well, not that many people cared about the story and I am such a small time fanfic writer and of course, I would get back to it everntually, etc.

The time for excuses is over. I'm sorry about my neglect for the story. I'm back now, and hopefully, together we'll see all the plot unveil. Thank you for those that reviewed or left me messages. Thank you, that means a lot. Special thanks to Nilee1