Heroes and Demons

by MillenniumPrincess

Yugi and his friends find a well in the Secret Garden that leads to the Feudal Era. There they meet the half-demon Inuyasha and his friends and their groups join together. New abilities are gained and everyone's trust and feelings will be put to the test in what may be their toughest adventure yet.

1. Prologue

Prologue

A young girl stood silently in a dark void. My name is Max, she thought to herself. But what is it that makes me Max? In my life, I've taken on many different shapes and used many different identities, but I've always used the same name. Are all those the same Max or is each her own Max? Even I don't know. Can it be that because of this, I don't know who I really am either?

It must be quite a challenge, figuring out who I really am, what it is that makes me Max, what it is that separates me from everyone else. It shouldn't be that hard, actually. I know what makes me different from others. Still, can it also be that I'm not as entirely human as the rest of the people that I know that I don't know what I am?

To be endowed with the powers of a Lord of darkness and evil, it's not this curse alone that separates me from others, let alone defines who I am. Why did I also have to be cursed to be born with animal genes? Call me a hybrid, call me an abomination, but that's not me. All my life, I've felt controlled, held back, used like a pawn. I've never had the freedom to choose my own destiny, to be my own person. I know I can't escape from what I was born as, but I feel like I don't have the freedom of choice for anything.

No matter how much I try to take control, I feel like something inside is trying to break loose. Could it be the demon in me or is it the Dark Lord? For every Cobalt Star shard I collect, the dark power within me grows stronger. Not just inside, but outside, too. My wings are starting to become less bird-like and more bat-like as they begin to lose their feathers and change shape. My senses of sight, smell, taste, and hearing have become stronger than they were in the past. Then I wonder, is the monster within me trying to break loose or am I becoming the demon within?

It's hard to keep everything contained and secret; especially from my friends; especially since they now know more about my past. Am I becoming afraid of what may happen in the future? How much longer do I have to keep suffering the life as a host until I can finally be free? I guess this is all part of what makes me who I am and who I am is Max.