Chapter 7 – Returning to the Feudal Era

Sighing Inuyasha took a glance around the village. His nose could pick up Kikyo's foul smell in the distance. Unlike what he'd thought the village had welcomed this dead Kikyo as if she were the real thing. They neither cared, nor noticed that the woman was colder then she was before. They hadn't once noticed the way she stole the souls of young women to live herself.

Personally he thought it sick. She was his mate, yes, but she was the dead living off souls trying to make it to wherever they were sent in the end. She was destroying the chance for them to find peace since the souls became one with that foul smelling clay pot she now called a body. She was not just destroying the chance; she was taking it from them. Just cause she was sent to hell 55 years ago gives her no right to stop most of those souls from going to Heaven.

She had become a monster…

A monster that his fucking body kept going back to, like a drug as Kagome had called it. His beast snarled often at these times but his body would react at the site of her and since her body couldn't reproduce he decided what the hell… and fucked her. This did nothing to please his beast however, it would whine, snarl, growl, and whimper that they were only pushing away their true mate further. He just snarled back at one time, she's not inu she won't be able to tell! Just shut up and leave me alone!

You'll regret this in the end half-breed, it had replied.

That had shocked him for a moment. His youkai had never called him a half-breed or even talked to him before he began to find love within Kagome. Strange that it should now. It was like it knew something that he didn't, and was hiding it from him. Though he knew barely anything about it he was sure now that the stupid thing was up to something. Probably something evil knowing the damn things ways…

With a sigh he took another glance around the village. Shippo had in this time gotten taller, leaner, and his voice was beginning to become more mature. It would seem the 'kit' was actually around 130 years old and finally ending his childhood, thus starting his puberty. Damn, he would have been calling the kit old if he'd known this but it wasn't like he was any better. Shippo would stay like that until his body finally began to fade, and his death came upon him, which wouldn't be until many, many, many years from now.

The kit didn't even look like a kit anymore!

More like the cold-hearted Western Lord…

Ever since Kagome had gone Shippo had played with the other children. Of course, Inuyasha had seen the spark of a crush from the small kit toward Kagome. It seemed that that crush had grown until finally the kits heart was broken when Kagome didn't return. After playing the kitsune had moved away, and into the forest playing alone, or sometimes even training. That in itself was strange for the young kit; never had he shone interest in fighting before.

At least Sango and Miroku were happy enough. It hadn't been long since their first child was born. Sango at first thought perhaps she couldn't conceive until one day she noticed her tight stomach muscles growing outward. She'd asked Keade and the old woman said that if it continued, she began having morning sickness, and she had carving for certain foods, then yes she was indeed pregnant. It was the best Keade could do.

Speaking of Keade, she seemed to be getting weaker by the years. The woman who had helped them in the beginning was withering away and wouldn't be around after a few more years. He just hoped Kagome was back by then, since Keade treated and even called her 'granddaughter'. Who knew she could have been if she was reincarnated into Kagome's grandmother…

Sighing he decided to go see the old woman. Maybe then he could get his mind off of Kagome. Then again it might not be a good idea if Kikyo was there, since she looked almost like Kagome. Though, Kagome was much better looking in every way possible. Even if for years, he'd told her that she could never compare to Kikyo.

Plus, the good side about Kagome being gone was he knew she wasn't with that damn wolf. Kouga would have probably mated her as soon as she asked to stay with him for even a week or more. Well, at least she was safe on the other side of the well where she wasn't going to get hurt, or taken against her will.


Meanwhile many, many centuries later rain pounded against the ground. Clouds high above cast an eerie shadow along the land as one hooded figure walked the streets of Tokyo, Japan. The leather jacket hid everything down to the black boots around its ankles, and the hood stopped water from hitting its head, and made its dark blue eyes seem darker then black itself.

Katana glanced up toward the sky, allowing rain to pelt her face for a second. Shaking her head she began traveling toward the Higurashi shrine once more. This was the day! This was the day she returned to Inuyasha and destroyed his life! Then and only then could she continue on with hers.

She was ready… ready to face him once more. She was sure he'd been having fun with his 'Kikyo' but she was going to change all that. Once she was done with that clay pot she'd be dust! Kikyo that dead bitch who's taken everything from her was going to die first, and it was going to be painful. Well, as painful as it could be for a corpse. In fact, she wasn't even sure Kikyo could feel pain.

Freeing herself from thought she walked around a corner, which would lead her straight to the shrine. Walking closer, she found herself at the stairs where she looked up at the place she once called home. Now, it seemed to be filled with sad memories, and things she didn't want to go back to.

Katana easily cleared the twenty-three steps or more and looked around through the rain filled air. After making sure that nothing was around she quickly walked to the only place where she could cross through time.

The well house looked just the same. Well, she was sure it would since two years was nothing compared to what she could now live to. In fact if it hadn't of been for Tsubaki, thoughs two years would have been like the blink of an eye. With one final sigh, Katana crossed the small distance leaving the sliding door open behind her, she walked inside toward the Bone Eaters Well.

Another figure watched outside as Katana placed her clawed fingers upon the first sutra, causing the magic paper to catch fire, but with blue flames. The next went with it before Katana lifted her hand over where the third should lay, and thrust her hand down through the wood covering breaking the magic she'd put upon it with her grandfather.

This figure dressed in black shifted lightly, watching as Katana ran her hands over the side, before straightening, and staring down inside. Go on, the figure thought; fulfill your destiny… go…

Katana grabbed hold the sides before jumping inside…

Make my future, the figure backed away allowing her own hood to fall from her head. Dark blue eyes stared at the scene before her until she turned on her heel, black hair swirling around her like a cloud. With that the female began walking away back toward her own home, and the mate she was always into pleasing.

Soon… he will come to you, and everything shall fall into place…


Magic filled the well once more, the blue light wrapping around her causing Katana to travel time once more. When the light disappeared she landed upon the ground in a graceful manner, and looked up toward the sky.

Clean air filled her nostrils making her silently smile gratefully. She never really knew how much time had caused the air to change. When she had the nose of a human, which couldn't pick up all of the disgusting smells, it hadn't really bothered her, but now she was grateful that after Inuyasha was gone she could live in a clean world.

If she stayed that is…

Katana lifted her clawed hand to pull down the hood on her head. Her long black hair fell around her, the silver tips falling into her eyes. After lightly running her claws through the mess she jumped from the well. With her superior eyes she could make out the red figure running through the forest, straight toward her, and the scent of hanyou filled her nose.

Behind him she could make out a horse, carrying what seemed to be an old woman, probably Keade, and the others. The final one her eyes set upon was a furious looking Kikyo, who had equally furious soul catchers hovering around her. Well, she was about to become much more furious when she was done with her scrawny ass.

Before the kitsune, and hanyou reached her she pulled her hood up over her eyes once more. No need for them to see her new self just yet.


Inuyasha had been sitting in Keade's hut with the others when the wind picked up. The scent it brought caused him to shoot up like an arrow just fired from a bow. He looked around in a frenzy before looking toward the door, but his friend's voices stopped him from suddenly darting out.

"Inuyasha, what is ye problem now?" Keade asked.

"Hai," Sango said, "Sit back down Inuyasha."

Shippo shot up next, his nose twitching his green eyes looking back and forth. Before anyone could say anything the kit was out the door and running toward the trees.

"What is into you two?" Sango asked her daughter yawning from being awoken.

Miroku watched the reaction of his friend before asking, "Inuyasha, what is wrong?"

Inuyasha stared at them, and then like being sat once more snapped out of it yelling, "Kagome! I smell Kagome!"

Sango, Keade, and Miroku all watched as the hanyou shot out the door and began running through the forest, where they too began following with Kikyo behind them. The dead miko didn't seem all to excited to greet Kagome once more. She only followed in a silent fury, frowning.

When they reached the clearing they found their demonic friend's standing there staring at the black figure. If this was their friend then she had changed her attire quite a bit since she'd left, since the only thing they could see was her black 'jacket' as she had once called it.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha hissed.

Miroku stepped forward frowning, "Inuyasha, what are you talking about? The only person who can pass through time is Kagome, and this female has obviously come through it."

"I don't care," Inuyasha, growled, "That… that demoness can not be Kagome."

"Katana…" the demoness breathed.

"What did you say?" Inuyasha snarled.

"My name is Katana," the female said, "…not Kagome."

Shippo stepped forward saying, "You were once Kagome, though, you smell like her, but different."

Kirara mewed in agreement. She too could tell by smell tha this was in fact their friend Kagome, just she was different… now she was this Katana person. With the respect she'd gained around Kagome, she would respect the fact that this now Katana, not Kagome.

"Hai…" was the only thing she said.

"PROVE IT!" Inuyasha screamed, "There's no way you're Kagome, so prove it bitch!"

"She has the jewel shards," came Kikyo's voice.

Inuyasha glanced behind him gasping, "What?"

"I told you Inuyasha, she has the jewel shards," Kikyo sighed, "Though, it would seem that after her transformation they became tainted… much like Naraku's."

Sango sat there glancing between them all before walking forward. The little girl in her arms stared around before asking, "Mommy, is that a demoness?"

"I don't know," Sango said. Her eyes were set upon the figure before her as the female lifted the hood over her head allowing it to fall behind her. Black, yet tinted blue hair fell around her pale face. Silver tips covered her eyes since her head was tipped.

They all watched, yet only Shippo heard the words that she whispered… "Sit…"

The beads around Inuyasha's neck began to glow before they pulled him toward the ground. He seemed shocked as he lay in his own little hole. When he finally did lift his eyes he nearly sobbed, "Kagome…"

"Katana," the demoness hissed, lifting her eyes that flashed a furious red. The dark blue orbs swam with her youkai, and her claws twitched, "My name is not Kagome. It is Katana!"

Her claws lifted unbuttoning the three buttons that kept her jacket closed. Once it fell open, her short black shirt showed off her belly, and bellybutton ring. The pale skin caught their attention, but that changed when this 'Katana' began running forward, her arms drifting behind her, before suddenly she lifted one hand and shot like a bullet toward Kikyo.

The dead miko lifted her bow but stared wide eye as the bow broke within her grasp, as the purple looking whip cracked through it. In an instant she saw the wonderful times she'd had with Inuyasha, even when she was alive, until claws slashed through her side knocking her to the side. Before she knew it, the world once again collapsed around her, and everything became black.

Katana looked down at her handy work before snorting to herself. Her emotionless eyes looked back at her dumbfounded friends, before she caught site of Inuyasha. With a flick of the wrist her whip slashed across the hanyou's chest.

Inuyasha stumbled back shocked before he heard her voice, which seemed to be filled with only anger, hate, and a bit of jealousy.

"Inuyasha, I shall be back, and when I come in one week, I except you ready, for I shall kill you. Come Shippo, you are still my responsibility, and I wouldn't give that to this hanyou," Katana hissed, "For he is not fit to protect my kit."

With that she walked away, Shippo following behind her.