Ten years since that fateful day. That a-cursed Saturday evening when a child's game spun out of control. Shinryu was now a young man of 17 years, although he had lost count two or three years ago. He was now identical to his father,who had not so long ago been freed by Kagome and the two had set out on their quest and met their friends: the taijiya,the houshi,and the fox child. But of course,the exception of the tint of his ears and hair remained. Keade had adopted him, as a sort of grandson. And although he had inherited his father's personality, he truly did care for the old woman. Anyway, Shinryu had done all he could to avoid them at all cost,fearing a bad affect on the future if they should meet.
On this sunny,warm,Spring afternoon,Shinryu found himself in the forest. His form could barely be made out as he stood there in a high branch of one of the countless oaks which framed the well. Tetsusaiga was on his left side underneath his red obi and his right palm pressed against the wide trunk of the tree. A small grin was on his face as he carefully watched over his mother,who happened to be sitting with her back against the well,patiently awaiting InuYasha to come and get her.
He was ever so careful never to reveal his presence to her but he would remain there until his father came to get her. Ah,right on cue InuYasha arrived and Shinryu made his exit,gazing at his lovely mother for a moment more before taking off. He actually found being InuYasha's look alike somewhat of an advantage as many of his fathers enemies mistook Shinryu for him. What helped this was the fact that he also dressed like the heroic half demon and was complete with osuwari prayer beads.
The story behind the beads.: On one unfortunate day,Shinryu happened to transform and slaughtered quite a few of the villager while in beserker mode. That is before Keade stopped him with the same incantation that had kept InuYasha from ripping apart Kagome. But of course,because his parents didn't know about their son yet Keade fixed it where anyone could sit the boy as long as they used his name infront of the spell.
That night,Shinryu would find himself sleeping in the Goshinboku. Of course he always could have crashed out in a cheap motel in his mother's time but he preferred not to spend what few yen he had over something so trivial. Tonight his sleep wasn't a peaceful one. He tossed,turned and yelped and screamed. Dreaming of that day he was forced into the Sengoku Jidai,remembering the look on his fathers face as he reached out to him,remembering hearing the mournful cry of his mother before he slipped into darkness.
He found himself waking up sometime int he middle of the night,sweat dripping down his face as his eyes darted back and forth,combing the darkness. And for some unknown reason the name 'Naraku' rang out in his head. How he despised that name. He wanted nothing to do with his parents war-already knowing the outcome but always wishing he could speed up the process.
It had been guessed by his ever loyal and ever cowardly vassel,Myoga, that he would be able to return home after his parents slew Naraku and destroyed the jewel and this prediction only wetted,never quenched his thirst to return home.
He exhaled and soon fell back into a deep sleep,oblivious to the fact that he was being carefully watched by none other than Kagura,over head while Kanna displayed his imgae to Naraku. Somehow, the most hated halfbreed had discovered Shinryu and was already plotting to make him a pawn in his evil scheme.
" Yes...sleep now little Shinryu. I wish you a peaceful slumber for it shall be one of your last..." Naraku's voice pierced the eerie silence in his castle as he steadily gazed at the mirror and at Shinryu with a crimson gaze that could make a man's blood run cold.