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Chapter 4: Who Kira Really Is

"Did you go to Lord Sesshomaru?" a familiar voice said as Amaya stood before her.

"Yes, my mistress. He claims to love the Lady Kagura; he refused my offer." Amaya answered. Just then, the boy, from the village that Ketsuzen was killed in, appeared.

"My son, come to me. How did you fair?" the woman asked him as he walked past Amaya and up to the woman.

"Well, my mother. Inu-Yasha's son is dead, as are many of the demon slayers." he replied.

"Well done. Just like your father did to Sango so many years ago." the woman stepped into the light and revealed her face. It was Kaminari and the boy that stood before her was Naraku's son. "Amaya, take Saku to the slayer's village." Kaminari ordered. "Saku, Sango's daughter, Yume, knows your face so you will have to create a new one for now." Kaminari told her son. "Befriend them and once you have gained their trust, slowly begin to kill them, one by one." Kaminari ordered.

"What of Lord Sesshomaru and his mate?" Amaya asked.

"I will deal with them myself. Now go."

"Yes, mother." Saku said as he began to walk out of the castle. Amaya nodded to Kaminari, and then followed Saku closely as they began their journey to the slayer's village.

"Sesshomaru!" Inu-Yasha burst into his castle carrying Ketsuzen.

"Inu-Yasha? What are you doing here?" Jakken asked when he ran into the main hall to see what had happened.

"Where's Sesshomaru?" Inu-Yasha asked him.

"How dare you come into my Lord's castle and tell me what to do?" Jakken screamed at him.

"Shut up and tell me..." Inu-Yasha began to yell.

"Silence!" Sesshomaru yelled at Inu-Yasha as he entered the hallway.

"Sesshomaru..." Inu-Yasha was ready to kill him, because he suspected Sesshomaru had something to do with Ketsuzen's death.

"There is no reason for you to raise your voice. I will ask you only once to be quiet. Kagura is resting up stairs and my daughter is asleep in her chambers." Sesshomaru told him. "What has happened to your son?"

"That's what I'd like to know. Someone killed him and I want you to use your sword to bring him back"

"I cannot do that."

"Why not!" Inu-Yasha yelled. Suddenly there was a cry from upstairs. Sanyu was awakened from Inu-Yasha's yelling.

"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin yelled down to him.

"Someone stole the sword. I kept in locked in one of the secret rooms, but when I went to get it the other day, it was missing." Sesshomaru told him as he began to walk up the stairs.

"What about my son?" Inu-Yasha asked.

"I can help him." Kanna said as she walked in.

"Who are you?"

"Inu-Yasha, do you not recognize her?" Sesshomaru asked as he walked down the stairs carrying Sanyu, who was cuddling with his fluffy tail. "It is Kanna." he told him.

"Kanna of the Void? You should be dead." Inu-Yasha said.

"Lord Sesshomaru spared my life, so I now serve him and my sister." Kanna explained.

"How are you going to help me?" Inu-Yasha asked Kanna.

"She saved my life." Tsuta said as she stepped out from the shadows. "I was dead, until Kanna brought me back to life." she told him as she walked over to Sesshomaru.

"Can you do the same for my son?" Inu-Yasha asked Kanna.

"I will try. Follow me." Kanna said as she led Inu-Yasha into another part of the castle.

As he followed her, he looked around the hallway they were walking down and noticed all the flowers and paintings. This part of the castle looked nothing like the rest of Sesshomaru's castle. "Why does this part of the castle look so different then the rest?" Inu-Yasha asked.

"This is my part of the castle. Lord Sesshomaru allows me to keep it the way I wish. Rin also stays here with me." Kanna explained. Kanna led Inu-Yasha into a spare room and he laid Ketsuzen down on the bed. "Leave now, when I call for you again, your son will be alive." Kanna told him as she shut the door.

Back at the village Kira was training Ivory when a young woman and her little brother stumbled into the village. "Are you alright?" Sango asked as she and Miroku ran to their aid.

"Our village was attacked by a demon. Everyone was killed." the young woman told them.

"Miroku, take her to our hut. I'll go get Kira." Sango said.

"Is this the young woman you wish for me to help?" Kira asked as she looked over the young woman.

"Yes. Can you help her?" Sango asked.

"No." was all she said as she turned and walked out of the hut. "That young woman is not injured and is not a young woman at all." Kira said to herself.

"Kira! Wait!" Sango ran after her.

"Yes, Sango?"

"Why won't you help her?"

"She does not need my help." Kira told her as she walked over the gates of the village.

"Where are you going?" Ivory asked as she ran up to Kira.

"I must go gather herbs." Kira said as she walked out of the village.

A few minutes later a strange young woman made her way through the village, fighting off the villager that were trying to stop her from completing her goal. "Hurry! Stop her!" the villagers yelled as she quickly moved about, dodging all of their attacks. She was heading towards Sango and Miroku's hut, with a purpose.

"Stop right there. I will not allow you to go any further." Sango stepped in front of her hut with her hiratsu.

"Get out of my way." the young woman warned her.

"No."

"Have it your way." the young woman pulled out a bow and arrow and aimed for Sango. As she released the arrow, it began to glow, just like Kagome and Kikyou's arrows.

"Sango!" Miroku yelled as he jumped before her and used his staff to deflect the arrow.

"Miroku, how did she do that?" Sango asked as the young woman threw down a small pack and a puff of smoke surrounded her. When the smoke cleared the young woman was gone.

"Ahhh!" a scream came from inside the hut. Miroku and Sango ran into the hut to find the young woman they were just fighting and a young demoness fighting.

"What happened to the young woman?" Sango and Miroku were confused. The young woman had disappeared and now a young demoness was there.

"You fools! That young woman is this demon. She was sent here by Kaminari to kill you." the young woman said.

"Who are you?" Miroku asked her. The young woman removed her mask and revealed to them that she was...

"Kira!" they couldn't believe it.

"I don't care who you are. I'll still kill you." Amaya said as she pulled out her katana and began to slash at Kira.

"Leave her alone!" Sango screamed as she threw her hiratsu at Amaya.

"Damn. I hope Saku is having better luck then me." Amaya said to herself.

The young boy was walking with Ivory around the outside of the village, talking to her and just trying to gain her trust. "You don't act like someone who has just lost their parents." Ivory said. She knew there was something strange about the young boy, she could feel it.

"Well, that is because I did not loose my parents." he said as he pulled out a knife.

"I knew it!" Ivory threw up her hands in front of her and a barrier surrounded her.

"What? You are only a child. How can you create such a strong barrier?" Saku asked her.

"I am protected by the priestess Midoriko." Ivory told him.

"No matter. Your parents are probably being killed as we speak." Saku laughed as he sat down on a rock near her. "And I can wait all day."

"Hiratsu!" Sango yelled as she threw her weapon at Amaya.

"Ahhh!" Amaya fell back as the huge boomerang hit her.

"Miroku! Finish her!" Sango said as she caught her weapon.

"Allow me." Kira stepped in front of Miroku and took out anther arrow. "Be gone demon." Kira said as she released the arrow and it flew into Amaya's chest.

"Kaminari! Avenge me." were her last words.

"Where is the boy that came with her?" Kira asked.

"Ivory!" Sango and the others ran through the forest trying to find her, but there was no reply when they yelled. "Oh Miroku, what if something happened to her?" Sango began to cry.

"Ivory is fine." Kira told her.

"How do you know that?"

"Because..."

"Who are you?" Miroku asked her. "You are no ordinary priestess."

" I am Kikyou's daughter." Kira told them.

"Impossible. You would have to be over fifty years old." Sango said.

"Not if I were born after she was resurrected. After she fell from the cliff she was found by my father. A few months later she gave birth to me. One day she disappeared and I did not see her again for ten years. She came and took me from my father and taught me how to use the powers that were past on to me. Before she left me again, she told me that a man and woman would come to me with their daughter and ask me to teach her to use her powers. She told me that I was to except the child as my pupil and that I would be her protector. Kikyou only had me so that I could protect your daughter. If your daughter dies, then so will I." Kira explained.

"Who taught you how to fight like you did back at the village? Kikyou could never fight like that. It was almost like a demon slayer." Sango asked.

"My father was a demon slayer." Kira answered.

"I will stay here all day if I have to." Saku's voice could be heard through some bushes.

"That's the boy!" Sango said as she jumped through the bushes.

"What? You are still alive?" Saku couldn't believe it. "What happened to Amaya?" he asked.

"I killed your friend. Now you will die." Kira said as she pulled out an arrow and aimed at Saku. As she released the arrow it flew through the air, but stopped just short of Saku.

"You fool. You cannot hurt me. Your sacred arrows are not powerful enough." Saku told her as he leapt through the air and pulled out a katana. "Now die!" he said as he slashed at Kira, causing blood to fly everywhere.

"Kira!" Ivory screamed as she watched her friend being killed by the child. Ivory lowered her barrier and ran to Kira's side. "Leave her alone!" Ivory's eyes began to glow as the aura around her began to show.

"Miroku, what's happening to Ivory?" Sango began to worry.

"I don't know."

"Do you believe you can stop me?" Saku laughed as he stepped towards them.

"Get away from her!" Ivory's words pushed Saku back.

"How did she do that? She is only a human child." Saku wondered. "It is best if I retreat for now." Saku thought as he vanished into the trees.

"Where'd he go?" Miroku looked around, but he was gone.

"Ivory..." Sango stepped closer to her daughter, not sure of what was going to happen.

"Mother... is Kira going to be alright?" she asked.

"Kira will be fine." Sango said as she looked her over. "Miroku, let's get Kira and Ivory back to the village."