Alrighty kids. A few points to start off with. 1) you must read this chapter if you read any at all! So much is explained in this its not even funny, so please, for my sake read it! 2) I thank everyone who takes time to read this story! I'm glad the people that like it do! 3) I only ask that if you read this and like, for my sake, review! it actually makes me want to upadte. I have mroe time now, so it wont take as long as usual. Please! Even one word reviews! As long as I know SOMEONE likes this story!

Alrighty! on with the very important chappy!

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"Ookami?" Shi was a bit surprised to see the wolf. Her fur was still bloody as always and a lopsided wolfy grin on her face. Her eyes and smile were filled something. Worry? Anger? Sadness? All of the above?

"Heya Shi!" The wolf bounded to her and rubbed her face aginst Shikyo's chin. Ookami bashfully smiled toward Sesshoumaru who had a look of pure annoyance on his face. When she leaped into Shi, he was pushed into the rock, his shoulder getting a good bang in the process. He rolled it painfully, letting out an inaudible growl. Of course she had to whack the one he so desired to become well again...

"Whats wrong, Ooka'? Shi asked, grabbing the wolfs fur, making her look. Her eyes were now fearsome, as if afraid if she should tell the Demoness of her knowings...

"... he told me something," She answered, pulling away from Shi's hand and turning her head toward the trees. Even through the thick fur pelt , you knew she was shaking. Her hackles rose if fear and the hair on her back was high, creating static on her skin. Her ears were low against her head, an inaudible whimper coming from her muzzle.

"Who told you what, Ooka'?" Shi suddenly felt a prescence, almost as strong as Sesshoumaru's around the area. Her incapability now made her feel uneasy to be around this. "Who?"

"HIM!" The fur on the wolf's back raised to heights, and a growl emerged, but it was an fear filled growl, one used when confused and not sure what to do. The trees parted, strangely enough, the trunks cracking and slintering, the leaves falling, dead to the ground. Out of the distruction came... a little blue haired girl.

Her hair covered her eyes. The skin that was their was white as snow and she had droopy red markings on her face, like bleeding red ink. Her white and black dress was held out, about 12 inches on each side like a tutu and long chains fell from the edge. Her hair also stood on end, sticking out around her head. She was only about 10 years old, but Shi's breath caught in her throatall the same.

"Where is he, Murukina?" She asked, now very uneasy with the fact she couldn't stand to defend herself. The girl grinned a wicked grin, her covered eyes most probably squinted happily. She stepped forward, holding out a small, boney hand to her and whispered.

"Here." her words sounded like hissing, but breathy and sweet, like cotton candy. The air become warm, unlike while in the prescence of Shikyo, where the air is chilling and fresh. This was muggy an uncomfortable. And Shikyo knew why...

A breathtakingly handsome man came through the trees behind Murukina. His forest green hair was in a very high standing mohawk, the sides of his head shaved perfectly. He wore a long kimono, one side touching the ground while the other was just past his hip, wearing fishnet stockings underneath them. White wood sandles were on his feet, armoured plates on his shins, held up by pine green belts with sharped yellow dragons on them and long, beautifuly textured green stripes lined his hands. Green eyes looked at Shi' lovingly... Too lovingly.

"Ohayo, Shikyo-aijin." He spoke softly, but his words were sickenly sweet, falsely loving. The look in his eyes was... strange.

"Hello, Chiisaki... Long time no see." Shi's mouth felt dry. This man... was the devil himself! She suddenly fell back against the rock. Sesshoumaru had left from behind her and was now infront of Chiisaki, an apparent snarl on his lips.

"Who are you?" He asked coldy. Chiisaki smiled a smile unlike anyother.

"My name is Ishibara Chiisaki. An old friend." His smiled faded, and was replaced with a sorrowful and maddening frown. "I bear news for the woman..." behind him Ookami quiverred, shrinking back. She was NOT fond of this man at all!

You see, long ago, Ookami was abandoned as a pup and was left all alone in the forest with a pile of meat to survive upon. Her little body, shiverring cold and wet from rain, was frail as it was. The little bit of food she had only lasted a few days and when it was gone there was nothing else. She was bloody by now, fighting off demons of a larger scale on her little lonesome. But, a saviour came to her aid in the form of a tired and beaten girl anmed Shikyo. The young demoness was weak from hunger and tired from fighting. She found the young wolf and befriened her. They parted seperate ways after Shikyo met Chiisaki and Murukina, Ookami keeping the grudge until now. Then she saw him as an annoyance. Now he scared the living daylights out of her!

Sesshoumaru stood stock upright. He was weary of this man anmed Chiisaki. He was... strange. But all the same... he answered. "Make it quick."

Chiisaki bent down on one knee infront of Shikyo, hands held out in a quick surrender to any thoughts of him striking. His malachite eyes, full of worry, closed then opened, now black as night. He no longer seemed threatening, but an unease still surrounded his being. "I bare news..." Those eyes always seemed to send a chill down her spine, even though he was always followed by a humidity.

"As you've said," Shi stated, moving slightly so she was a bit more comfortable in her state, "But what, pray tell, is it you need to inform me of?" She was becoming impatient with his passovers.

"I have a few things to say. One," He held out a palid finger, "Shiruba has requested a battle with you." Shikyo growled, her fist clenching. Could that woman ever leave well enough alone? Couldn't she see that the feude was over? Shikyo didn't want anymore blood shed.

"When."

"Whenever you are able to, Mi'Lady. She only has one rule: Show up." Chiisaki laughed at the girls ignorance to Shikyo's power. "She also requested the prescence of your cousin, Shiba..." Shikyo snarled a bit.

"Why?" Chiisaki shrugged his shouders absentmindedy. The idea of three of the Universe Demons left on earth in the same place... was thrilling!

Long ago, ages and ages ago, three Universe Demons, a Moon demon, a Sun demon, White light demon and the demon of Darkness joined together in peaceful harmony. The three, all males, had a plan to take over the world with their power. But, to the dismay of the White Light demon, all three others fell in love as soon as they took into action... So, Amane, the light demon, took to trying to exterminate the others. He succeede, but not before they produced live heirs. And, with mothers so protective, her couldn't lay a hand on them. So, he lay in wait. But he waited for too long. The children, two males, Daisuke and Shikane, and one female, Tsubame, all grew older and more powerful. Once their mothers told them the story of the Light demon, they took off with pure intentions of killing the murderer of they're fathers. But while they were gone, Amane crushed Sakora and Stahaba, the mothers of Daisuke and Tsubame. But, they're children succeeded in fiding Amane and killing him brutally... So, as it stands, the generations are: The Lunar Moon Demons Tsuki, Shikane and Shikyo. The Solar Sun Demons Hiko, Tsubame and Shiruba. Lastly, The Darkness Twilight Demons Kurasu, Daisuke and Shiba... The only living universe demons... Shikyo, Shiba, Shiruba and the Lunar Ancient Sarabi, Shikyo's grandmother...

"No idea. She said it would be better for Shiba to see who she should really look up to."

Shiba was the closest to Shikyo out of the three demons. Shikyo hardly got to know the spunky Twilight Wolf demon before she was taken away. She was reunited with the girl years later when she escaped, but found Shiba to be in a terribly awful situation. Sadly she couldn't do anything and shiba was left to her own horrible life. Shikyo would have no clue as to how the wolf is now, so it would be pleasing to finally see her cousin again.

"What else?" Shikyo was beginning to believe that the news he told could only get worse... and it did.

"The war for you has begun..." Chiisaki recoiled backwards as a feral growl ripped through her lips. How dare they make such useless fighting over me! she thought, horrified of the shed of blood for the sake of keeping her in their possesion.

After Shikane's death, the fox demons wanted Shikyo as their princess. She was the most powerful Fox demon to ever live after her family died, and they wanted that power to themselves, for their own safety. As you know, they stole the young demoness from her home after the death of her father, and kept her there for years. Although, she wasn't treated anywhere as well as a princess would be. When she escaped, they were enraged, and sent out troops after troops of Ogres and battaleon's of samurai to bring her back. Now, with her on the loose and becoming stronger, they need her back. Their own greed has started a war of endless proportions.

"A useless initiative to kill..." Shikyo's lips turned down in a frown, "I wish to have no part in this, and you of all people should know that."

After running away from the Fox Demon's village, Shikyo lived on her own. She was still only a young woman and was sick beyond recognition. When she thought that she was going to die, along came Chiisaki with his partner in crime in the form of a 10 year old freak, coming to help her out. Even though Murukina seem to be evilness in the cutest of forms, she was quiet, helpful and loving to the core. You couldn't get the girl to stop smiling. No matter what. Even if it was the creepiest smile on a little girl ever seen.

"But I must inform you, Mi'Lady," Chiisaki bent his head a little lower, seemingly anctious to be far away from Sesshoumaru's penetrating gaze, "The choice is not for you to make... dreadfully..."

Shikyo's face twisted in annoyance, "And who, may I ask, is to make these decisions for me when I believe that a few years ago it was I to make my OWN choices!?" She was almost furious right now, partly from the statement and the now searing pain in her hip. It didn't help that a strong warmth in the pit of her stomach was making her skin prickle.

"Well..." Chiisaki drawled of the syllable on his tongue, looking over his shoulder to glance at Sesshoumaru, his pale farearms sticking out under his haori, them crossed over his chest, seemingly interested in Chiisaki's news more than Shikyo herself. Sesshoumaru was indeed intimidating.

"Get on with it, will you?" Shikyo asked, hurriedly trying to get rid of the man... his news was making her jittery. But, something suddenly changed... something big. Something that wouldn't go unnoticed and suddenly the world went somewhat... blank. White, to be more exact.

Chiisaki started to speak, but she barely heard him... her world was spinning. The heat in her stomach grew to her dismay, the distraction not even making a difference in this situation. Her heart was pumping fast and she suddenly felt more.. powerful. More free. A strong prescence filled her senses with incredibly audible power. It was frightening. Almost... godly. It was also very frightenly familiar.

"... we have found-" Chiisaki was abrubtly cut off by a blow in the back. Murukina had flewn herself in his back with bone crushing severity that even made Sesshoumaru inwardly wince for Chiisaki.

"What was that for Muru'?" He asked, picking up the little girl under the arms to face him. Her smile was gone and she pointed behind him, towards Shikyo. He turned and suddenly found Shikyo's eyes brightly lit by white light protruding from her iris's. her markings glowed the way they usually did when showing a bit of her true self, but they seemed to bleed and rip, like the time with the fight ensued on Kagura the Wind Sorceress. Shikyo tilted her head slightly and in a raspy voice, but still husky and feminine, asked politely:

"Continue."

Chiisaki looked shocked. Sesshoumaru was also surprised to see her so... spacy. She was indeed feeling this new aura... but he strangely knew who it was. She didn;'t.

"We found your father..." Chiisaki was abruptly blewn back with Murukina. Shikyo stood and faced the trees, ready to face any imposter... But what she found much worse... much more freakishly frightening...

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Wowee, my first cliffy! haha wow. Again I'll say if you skipped this chappy its best you didn;t. Its way too important. ALMOST everything is revealed in this chapter! So please review for my sake! I'm going insane! I can't even be sure that my updating is making anyone happy! i feel very... sad. oh well. Hope you enjoyed anyways!