A/N

Sorry it took me so long to update.

I keep getting sick, and I have this ridiculous AP Euro assignment, as well as an AP Test coming up. So I'm trying to get this in where I can.

Bear with me.

I do not own InuYasha

Pacing my way around the village, I could sense the two demons so strongly. Their power was vast, nearly overwhelming me. Although my sense of detection, as a demon, were unparalleled, I could, with clear certainty, tell that I was getting closer to the great beasts as more and more humans began to stampede out of huts scrambling around corners, some bleeding, others missing limbs. As I searched for a nearby tree to use to propel myself into the air, the ground cracked open with a great roar and shake. The force of the impact knocked me off my feet, and, wild blood still running through my veins, I was able to regain my footing after several seconds.

As I looked up, I noted that I was face to face with, singularly, one beast. I could sense the power of two demons so clearly, yet this was the only demonic presence nearby. Regaining myself for a fraction of a second, horror vibrated through my body, yet it was a fleeting feeling. The power and energy I had been sensing came from one, not two demons. This demon, already strong, wielded two shikkon shards, making its great power even more fearsome. Narrowing my eyes, still red with the blood and rage of a broken heart, I was able to determine the location of one of the shikkon shards, in the achilles of the great demon.

"Surrender now, half-breed!"

"It is you who must surrender!" I cried as I gripped my dagger tighter. I flung myself forward to the great demon, piercing its pink, hardened flesh. It roared in pain and, with its clawed hand, smacked me backwards. I groaned in pain, yet the pain I felt was no where near what I had felt throughout my life. I was able to promptly get back to my feet and continue to fight the great demon. As I stood, the demon plucked a tree right from the ground and began to charge toward me. Feeling pressured to act quickly, I hurtled myself into the air, delivering another blow to the demon's shoulder. The demon let out a yelp of frustration, and used the mighty tree to swing at me.

I dodged it, but not quickly enough, and the bark scraped hard against my shoulder. Worried that the shikkon shard had been loosened from its place within my skin, I looked down. The shikkon shard was still safe within my skin and, spinning quickly, I used my dagger to cut across the shin of the demon. My plan was to work my way down to it's achilles, which I would then cut and retrieve the shard from.
I sensed that the demon realized this too and, thinking fast, it lowered itself to the ground, inhibiting my next attack.

In a flash, the mighty thing grabbed me by my hair and began to drag me through the hardened dirt. The searing pain of the ground that would have otherwise been inflicted on me was, again, greatly numbed by the shard.

Suddenly, I felt myself being lifted up. The great demon hurtled me through the huts of the village. As I was propelled backwards I could feel the wood cracking against my head, and the rice paper tearing against my skin. I slammed into something hard, and found myself unable to move.

The demon slowly made its way toward me, chuckling.

"Pathetic half-breed, you dared to go against me? You shall pay for your insolence." A clawed hand was readied, nails sharp and glistening in the light of the sun. Spotting a tree in the distance, I willed all my energy toward it, as well as the Earth itself, my one last hope of survival. "And now, you must die." The demon was in front of me now, and its large hand began to come down for a deadly swipe. Almost simultaneously, great branches grasped the wrists and ankles of the great demon, and pierced its skin, slashing against its flesh. Focusing all my energy toward the earth, the dirt and grass beneath the demon's feet began to rumble. I heard a gasp of surprise, and willed my body to look up, not breaking my concentration.

The demon looked startled, annoyed, and fearful. Allowing this to continue for a minute more, I willed the slashes of the tree to stop, and the earth ceased to shake.
"Fool. It was you who should have feared me all along. You know not what I have seen. You know not what power I possess." Feeling myself able to move again. Taking advantage of my stunned, constricted opponent, on my hands and knees I crawled to its achilles. Revealing my talons, I dug my fingers deep into the great thing's achilles, removing the shard and embedding it into my other shoulder.

The instant I did this, the demon began to shrink in size, becoming a foot or two taller than I.

I released the thing from its bindings, and as I did, it fell forward, sobbing. With tears in its eyes it said to me in nothing more than a child's voice, "How could I have done this? What monster am I?"
I placed my hand on the demon's back.

"You are not a monster, young one. You have been overcome by the power of the shikkon shard. It made you evil."

After sobbing for a moment more, the demon began to reach behind it's own back, dug its nails in, and removed the remaining shard. Shrinking even more so, the demon was half my size.

"Take it. Please. I don't wish for this corruption." It held the shard up to me, and I took it, placing it into my forearm.

"Run along home, you." I pointed my dagger at the demon. "I may not feel so charitable in a few moments."

Shuddering, the demon lifted itself to its feet, scurrying away.

My initial mission complete, I breathed a contented sigh. I had what I had came for, and for now, I felt stronger, more powerful. More energetic. And it was from this power that I realized, I still had one thing left to do. With nothing but the scraps of my clothing, I began to leave the village, making my way into the deep, dark forest.

Good news everyone ^_^

I have a good idea of where I'm going for the next two or three chapters.

It's just a matter of getting over my homework -_-