Part 1

Into the Feudal Era

"JAAKU!"1

"I AM NOT A JERK!"

"YES, YOU ARE, YOU LECHER2!"

"STOP CALLING ME NAMES!"

"Kirara, is it just me or do they do this every day?" Tanbun sighed as Hikari walked up. Kirara jumped into her arms and curled into a ball, waiting for the fight to end. Hikari shook her head when she heard a loud thud signaling the end of the fight. Her and Tanbun walked over to survey the damage caused by the two fighters.

Seiun and I laid there on the ground, dazed from the magic attacks we had just unleashed on each other. Tanbun walked over to me and gulped, "Jesse, are you alright?"

I sat up and sighed, "Yeah, I'm fine." I looked over at Seiun who had already stood, "Hiretsukan."3 He glared at me, daring me to say it again. I snorted and jumped up, "Not worth my time." Hikari laughed at the sight of me and her brother fighting.

Tanbun transformed into his human form, "This is really getting old, you do this every day."

"He started it!" I exclaimed.

"I did not!" Seiun shot back.

Yuukei surveyed the bickering from afar, "If you ask me, they all need to get a grip on reality. Trouble's brewing and they're too wrapped up in their fighting that they can't even sense it."

Idaten jumped on his shoulder, "I'm afraid you're right, my Lady and her friends are clueless to what lies ahead of them."

Yuukei rolled his eyes and picked Idaten up, "Get off me, flea." With that he threw him high into the air.

A few seconds later I turned around and shot my hand out, catching Idaten, "If you want to get rid of him, next time throw him in the opposite direction!"

Yuukei snorted, "Watch it Cuz, I don't need you to be lecturing me on how to dispose of a puny flea."

"Sure seems like it to me." Yuukei walked over to us as Tanbun's father, Shippo, showed up.

"Come on kids, it's time for training." We all sighed and followed him to my house.

When we arrived at the shrine our parents were waiting for us. "So, what's on the agenda today?" Hikari asked them.

"Testing." I turned and there stood Sesshomaru.

"Humph, how fun," I snorted.

He glared at me, "Watch your tongue, little one." I stuck my tongue out at him just to make him mad. Tanbun giggled but straightened up when Sesshomaru glared at him. I laughed as my mother handed me my bow and arrow set, "I'm not going first, they can."

Tanbun transformed back into his kitsune form, "I'll go." Shippo, his father, walked forward and they took their places.

"Ready, son?"

Tanbun nodded and didn't wait to begin, "Kitsunebi!"4 Shippo easily dodged the little kitsune's attack and countered with his own Fox Fire blast. Tanbun disappeared right before being hit and appeared behind his father. "Looking for me?!" he exclaimed as he knocked him across the ground. Shippo jumped up and raced towards Tanbun. My friend pulled out a top, "Spinning Top!"

His father caught the top and stopped rushing towards him, "Enough, you've done well." Tanbun smiled as he and his father walked off the training grounds.

Sesshomaru and Yuukei walked onto the grounds and began their fight. My eyes darted here and there watching them. Sesshomaru had the upper hand as Yuukei's attacks kept missing him. Soon enough, though, was able to get one shot in, but he still lost as Sesshomaru knocked him clear across the grounds. I snorted as my uncle walked over and leaned against a nearby tree. Yuukei walked off the ground as well and sat down. Soon enough Hikari and Seiun had engaged in battle with each other under their parents surveillance. They were both evenly matched, Hikari had her magic and speed while Seiun had his magic and boomerang. We all watched as they exchanged blows to each other and soon enough, Hikari came out the winner. Seiun excepted defeat and they left the ground.

"My turn," I said as I ran onto the grounds and readied an arrow. I turned around, "Yumiya....."5 Before I had the chance to finish my attack I was thrown backwards by an invisible force.

"JESSE!" Tanbun screamed. I jumped up and looked around, trying to figure out where and what the force was. My eyes got wide as a huge shadow was cast in front of me. I turned around and there was the force, except it wasn't invisible anymore. My jaw dropped as I stared up at the abnormally large gokrakuchou6. It rushed at me and cut my arm.

"AH!"

My friends looked on, unable to help me because of the Gokrakuchou that were surrounding them.

I threw my bow and arrow set down and closed my eyes, "This is the only way...." "I, the granddaughter of the former Demon of the Western Lands of Feudal Japan and of a noble Priestess, call upon thee.....my ancestors, come help me, lend me your strength...." My eyes shot open, "Tetsusaiga, come to me and help me fight these demons!"

Out of nowhere a bright light appeared in front of me. I held my hand out and curled it as if I was holding onto the hilt of a sword. As I did this the light started to fade and in my hand was my father's old sword, the tetsusaiga. I snorted at its katana form and waived it through the air. My father's eyes grew as the tetsusaiga took it's real form, a large overgrown sword that could kill 1,000 demons in one strike.

My mother spoke quietly, "How can she harness the power of Tetsusaiga....? Unless when Inuyasha turned full human there were left over traits of him being half dog demon......"

"That's the only way...." my father stated, overhearing what she had said, "She's half demon like I once was, but she's not in her dog demon form, so how can she transform Tetsusaiga?"

"I'm not sure."

I hit the gokrakuchou with all my power but it still didn't have any effect against it. "Fine, then I'll do it my way...." I sheathed the tetsusaiga and ran towards my mother. My father shook his head as he watched me run towards them. When I reached my mom I snatched the Shikon Jewel from around her neck and turned around.

"Jesse, no!" my mother exclaimed.

"Sorry, this is the only way!" I yelled as I ran straight into the shack where the Bone Eater's well was. I jumped down the well and was transported to the Feudal Japan era.

I placed the jewel around my neck and jumped out of the well. And as luck would have it, the gokrakuchou was already there. "How in the hell did it get here?!" I snarled as I started running at full speed, using the power of the jewel. I arrived at a range of mountains and was greeted by even more Gokrakuchou. "Dammit!" I exclaimed stopping dead in my tracks. I unsheathed the tetsusaiga and it changed into it's true form. "I don't know how I'm going to do this, but I've got to figure something out.....!"

"The windscar, find the windscar....."

"What....the windscar? Wait, I remember now! The force created by two powers colliding against one another...." I closed my eyes and concentrated. "There it is!" I exclaimed jumping forward and hitting the windscar with the tetsusaiga. All but the one Gokrakuchou were destroyed with the blast that came from the sword. My eyes widened as the dust cleared, for the gokrakuchou was gone front sight. "Shit!" I yelled, my eyes darting from place to place. Then, without warning, I blacked out.

A few hours later I awoke in a cave on a bunch of hay. I removed the animal furs that covered my body and stood up. I walked out of the cave and was greeted by a young looking girl with pointy ears and covered in gray fur. "You're finally awake."

"Yes," I nodded, "Where am I?"

"Come, our leader will explain everything." I followed her until we came to a cliff at the top of the mountain. "Kerena, the injured one has awoken."

The girl turned around and smiled, "Thank you, Zarie." Zarie bowed and ran off in the direction we had come. "You, come here." I nodded and walked over to Kerena. "I believe these are yours."

My eyes widened as she handed me the Shikon Jewel and the tetsusaiga, "Yes, thank you."

"You should be more careful around here, you're lucky we found you and not another pack."

"Pack?" I questioned.

"Me and my pack...we're a tribe of wolf demons, see?" she said transforming into her wolf form and then back into her human form, "We are one of four wolf tribes that live among these mountains. We are the Southern pack of wolf demons that rule these mountains. Our tribe is lucky, unlike most demons that have been kicked out of their homes and forced to find new ones as of late."

"Why are they being kicked out?"

"You see, what's your name?"

"Jesse."

"Jesse, the Eastern wolf tribe, that is completely made of males like we are of all females, has been taking over lands of smaller demons."

"Like kitsunes?"

"Yes, they're completely helpless against the power of that tribe. The tribe is led by a very strong alpha male. He is the strongest of the tribe and the most ruthless. He is a cunning fighter, but even he is helpless against the--"

"Birds of Paradise, those things that attacked me. A common enemy, no doubt?"

Kerena nodded, "Right again. Gokrakuchous have fought with us as far back as I can remember. All we really want, though, is peace. Unlike that wolf tribe, who wants only to cause pain and chaos."

"I'll help you defeat them."

"What?" she said to me, shocked.

"Your tribe saved my life, Kerena, the most I can do is help you bring peace to the mountains....well, for the most part."

She smiled as Zarie ran back up to us, "Come on Jesse, me and my friends are going to show you how to survive here and on your own." Kerena nodded and I let Zarie drag me off.

We arrived at our location after about ten minutes. There were about a dozen of her friends and double that amount of wolves. "Jesse, you've got a lot to learn. Around here if you don't learn quick then you don't eat. If you use your head, trust me, it makes things a lot easier and you'll be right at home with us," Zarie told me as another girl walked over to us.

"I'm Malin. Here, to live, you'll need to practice every day with us." I nodded. "There's only one rule we live by is 'thou shall not get caught, get what you can and then get away', as fast as possible."

"I'm Serena, around here there are a lot of places to hide from trouble, so remember all of them....and also remember, we're going to always be on your side if you need us."

Zarie laughed, "Yeah, around here, if you've got the talent, everything is free. Watch us and you're gonna see how the best survive."

"Yeah, we make it look like art the way we stay alive," another girl smiled.

"So practically if I play the game brave and bold, I'll win."

"Oh yeah!" they all exclaimed.

Right at that moment, my training game began. I ran and the girls hunted. As I ducked between the trees and bushes I began to become familiar with the surroundings that covered the mountain. I climbed a nearby tree and jumped from branch to branch, sometimes backtracking to confuse my pursuers. Soon enough I had completed a large circle and was back at the cave, talking to a young girl when the wolves ran into the cave. I laughed as they collapsed to the ground and the demon girls ran in.

"Jesse, how long have you been here?!" Zarie asked me. I looked up and brooded quietly.

Finally the girl I was talking to answered for me, "About thirty minutes."

"How'd you get back here that fast?"

I grinned, "You didn't notice I kept bouncing from the ground to the trees and even going back the way I came. Here's an example of what I did: I jumped into a nearby tree and jumped around from tree-to-tree for about five minutes, in doing so going in a half circle design. I then jumped down to the ground and almost ran the rest of the circle, but before I made a complete circle I jumped back into the trees and jumped to the treetops. From there I jumped across the tops for about 20 minutes then dropped back to the ground, leaving a huge gap where my scent was barely noticeable. Knowing that you are wolf demons played a huge factor when your senses are your strongest attributes, and I also knew that you'd be relying mostly on your sense of smell for the chase, so I made it confusing and hard to stay on me."

"Well," Malin said as she and the other girls all sat down, "I can say this, you win."

I smiled, "Thanks." I waited a few minutes for them to get a little bit of rest then threw an impromptu question at them, "So, what game's next?"

They leaned over and sighed, "The game is over for now, we're getting some rest."

A couple of weeks later I was the one teaching the girls on survival and how to protect themselves. I can't even remember how many survival matches I went through against the tribe of wolves. Every second we had free from work it was, "Jesse, will you spar with me?". The one battle I enjoyed most was that against a girl named Aneli, she put up one hell of a fight.

"Goukatsume!"7

I held up my arms and braced myself for her attack. Her claws cut into my skin and knocked me backwards. I jumped back up and laughed, "Come on Aneli, you can do better than that! Now have a taste of my power! Tama Tamasii Hikage Sakuretsu!"8 My body glowed as the power of my sword and jewel shot through me and entangled themselves with my soul. Then the same power exploded from my body and engulfed Aneli within its light.

"What's going on?!" she yelled.

Right at that moment I was thrown backwards as the light itself exploded. When the light faded I pulled myself to my feet and walked over to the bloodied body of my sparring partner. I knelt down, "You alright?"

Her eyes cracked open, "I think so...but man does that attack pack a punch or what?"

I laughed, "Sorry about that....."

A few girls ran up, "We heard an explosion, are you two alright?"

I looked Aneli and we both turned to the girls and gave them a thumbs up. I stood and then helped Aneli up, "Of course, we wouldn't be true demon warriors if we weren't." The girls smiled and agreed as we all headed back to the cave. Halfway there I heard a screeching sound and looked up to see a gokrakuchou.

"It's a Bird of Paradise!" one of the girls exclaimed.

"Take Aneli and get back to the cave as fast as you can! Get everyone inside and tell Kerena not to worry, I will take care of the gokrakuchou once and for all!" They nodded and took Aneli. I watched as they took off towards the cave and then I turned and ran in the opposite direction, East. "Come on you stupid overgrown turkey! See if you can sink those teeth into this!" I exclaimed patting my butt as the jewel's powers took over and I hit it into overdrive. About fifteen minutes later the gokrakuchou appeared in front of me, "Dammit!" I unsheathed the tetsusaiga and transformed it just in time to stab it into the gokrakuchou's harpy rider. It screeched and howled as I continued on towards wherever I could find to battle the gokrakuchou without harming any innocent lives. It wasn't long before I reached a mountain slope and turned to see the Bird of Paradise still right on my tail.

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1 "Jerk!"

2 Pervert

3 "Mean bastard!"

4 "Fox Fire!"

5 "Bow and arrow....."

6 Birds of Paradise

7"Hell Fire Claws!"

8"Jewel Soul Shadow Explosion!"