Me-ugh... sorry, this chapter won't be very long its mostly an info/filler chapter... the next one will be more interesting... I hope... anyway, the reason why it took so long to update is because I was stumped and of course, there was some terrible family drama... and I mean really, really, really bad drama... thats all I'll say... well, till the next update, sorry!
Sango hadn't expected to stay in the village… but what she did know was that this man knew something that her grandmother had done here… or, at least something that involved the being that her grandmother wanted her to take care of. Looking around the room, Sango and Yuki sat by the pot in the middle of the hut, sipping a cup of tea.
"So… you know something about what this letter says?" asked Sango as she stared at the elderly man handing him the letter that her grandmother had left.
The man lifted the letter and gave it a read over before nodding and set it back down… it made Sango nervous, making her wonder what this being could be… what would give her grandmother so much trouble to have defeated it… only being able to seal it within a mirror.
Taking a deep breath, the man sipped his tea as he said "fifty years ago… there was a celestial being bathing in the spring… A man walked by and saw her bathing in the springs and through the steamy mist… He thought she was the most beautiful woman in the world and took her robe hoping that she would talk to him…"
"Oh, I know that story… the woman and the man fell in love and married right?" said Yuki with a smile.
The man shook his head, which confused both Sango and Yuki… Sango had a bad feeling about this… for; in the letter her grandmother made it sound like the beast was a man… not a woman… was there more to this story than meets the eye?
"The story here… is far different than the one that you have heard young demon." Said the old man, which made Sango wonder all the more what this tale could really be… was there a reason why the story was told differently where they came from rather than it was here? "The maiden was filled with a burning furry… She vowed to destroy this village if her robe was not returned to her…"
"All of that… over a robe?" Sango said with shock and confusion… she knew that some girls would be upset over losing something that was dear to them, but to do something like that? That might be a little over kill.
"The robe was magical… It could give her immense power… She was unstoppable with it. The robe, gave her more power than any god could ever obtain."
Sango crossed her arms as she tried to think on why the woman was… a woman when in the note; her grandmother had said that it was a man that she had fought. It didn't make any kind of sense to her… unless there was more to this than meets the eye like the robe. Maybe this was what Inuyasha had meant by 'hell hath no fury than a woman scorn'. If that was what he meant… or if that was what he fully said, she wasn't sure.
"What happened to the maiden?" asked Sango, wanting to know what had happened even more… there was no way that this would be the end of the story…
"The maiden attacked the village for a full year… until, someone from the village… the man that had stolen it confronted the maiden but the man wasn't human… He didn't just want the maiden for her beauty… but he wanted her power and her immortality…"
Sango narrowed her eyes… so this wasn't the end of the story after all… the man must have fused with her and is able to take the form of a man and a woman… That would make sense as to why it appeared to her grandmother as a man, and why the note said it could change its forms.
"The man was really a demon… he sometimes shifted from man, to woman… no one knows his real true gender. But, when he absorbed the maiden… that was when we all knew, we were in trouble. That is… until Priestess Kiyoko came… she used what power she could do and sealed the beast within a mirror…"
Sango nodded, sensing that this was the reason for the moon being full the last few nights. And, the strange energy that she had been feeling the last few days… there was something and she knew that couldn't possibly be just a normal demon surfacing after the defeat of Kagura… there had to be more to this than meets the eye. That was for sure…
"What do you think Sango? Do you think that the energy we've been feeling is the same that this… monster has?" asked Yuki, Sango could easily sense her unease… anyone should be nervous about what is to come. But if what she has heard is true, then there will be a battle about to unfold…
"What happens if the seal is broken?"
"The world will be in a timeless sleep… time shall freeze, and she will plunge the world into eternal night and darkness will rule these lands. The only way, for her to accomplish this task… is if she… he… gets the item of the celestial beings, and… someone…"
"And what is this item and person you speak of?" asked Sango, almost afraid of what the answer is…
There was silence through the hut… it felt like the man was drawing out the answer that no one could speak of… like the answer itself, was drawing power from him. Was that even possible? She didn't know… Yuki looked even more nervous than she should… Yuki gulped, trying to see if the man would just hurry up and answer… But no matter what, the man was just waiting… listening to the sounds that surrounded them.
The sound of birds…
The sound of insects…
The sounds of rushing water that surrounded the house… all of it surrounded them as Sango hoped that the answer of this person… wasn't who she thought it was. There was no way that it could be… could it? The very thought of what would happen, it was horrible and she knew that it wouldn't be an answer that herself, or Yuki would like to hear.
Finally… the man answered…
"The item, is the robe which had been stolen by the maiden… it holds a power that will give them indestructible power in the wrong hands… It also, prevents their body from being destroyed." He calmly said…
Sango gulped, it almost sounded like with Kagura all over again… this was something that she didn't like. Now, there was only the answer about who this mystery person was. What could it be? What is it? Who is it? None of this was making sense, yet at the same time… it was and Sango just didn't want to know the answer…
Fearing the reaction of her friends and those dear to her heart… Yuki sensed what Sango was feeling and gently rubbed her back hoping that it would calm down her friend.
The man sighed before taking a sip of his tea. Sango frowned at the man… was this man really just trying to toy with her right now by making her wait? Or was he trying to finish his tea so it wouldn't get cold? That, she couldn't really say. All Sango could say, was that it was starting to annoy her a great deal right about now.
Finally, he set the cup down and let out a sad sigh.
"The person that this beast… this demon will search for will have a great deal of power flowing through them… A power, that shouldn't be possible to have… A power to sense… a power to feel… a power to see things that no one should… energy of a different time… and… an incredible darkness within their heart."
That was when Sango's skin went pale… she knew… who this man was talking about. Only one person matches all of those at once… Gulping, Sango bowed as she said "thank you for your time… I know what I have to do…" With that, Sango grabbed Yuki and ran out of the hut, she had to warn everyone had to find Miroku, Kagome, Inuyasha and Kirara. There was no time to lose right now, she had to hurry and warn Inuyasha!
She knew that it was after him…
Inuyasha could sense shards of the shikon jewel; he could feel the emotions of people's pain when he sees into the past or any future events… he also sees aura that surrounds people… he comes from a different time which gives him a different aura… then, there was the darkness that lives within his heart. There was no mistaken it now…
Inuyasha was a for sure target for this demon… why that is, she still wasn't a hundred percent sure… but hoped, that she could save her friend in time from a horrible fate.
