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Chapter 14

A New Face in a Land of Strangers

There was the sound of talking coming from by the trees. Inuyasha looked over and saw Shippo being followed and talking to a very tall demon. This demon had ebony hair with silver highlights and pointy ears atop his head. He had the tail to match and the grace of a prince. A red crescent moon, opening to the right adorned his forehead.

"Inuyasha, look who I found." said Shippo. The stranger extended his hand to Inuyasha. When Inuyasha didn't shake his hand the stranger introduced himself.

"My name is Taka. I am the ruler of the Eastern lands. Today is my daughters 18th birthday. It is time for her to learn the ways of the land." He spoke in a calm manner till his was interrupted by a certain hanyou.

"Yeah, well isn't that special. What does that have to do with us we are on a quest of our own to find Kagome! We don't have time to listen to you."

"Inuyasha! Let him speak. I'm sure he has a reason to talk to us." Sango yelled.

Taka continued. "When my daughter was born, it was a time of many wars. I sent her through the bone eaters well into the future. I went with her and found a family that lived in a shrine. I asked them to take care of her and right before her birthday, make her stay here. The family gladly accepted. The mother was a very good miko and gave some of her powers, along with the Shikon No Tama into my daughter. In human years she is 18, in demon years she is around the same age as you Inuyasha, 68 years old."

"What is your daughters name and why wasn't she hurt by her surrogate mothers miko powers?" asked Miroku.

"Her surrogate mother has a pendant with the symbols of her power and the Eastern land. It kept her demon powers at bay until she was ready to come back. The miko powers she was given laced together with her demon power, masking her demon side and making it seem as if it wasn't there. She was given the Shikon No Tama because it gave her a chance to keep it away from foolish demons. A few days ago I sensed her demon powers. It called out to her home. Her name…is Kagome."

"Oh no…." Sango gasped. "Sesshomaru has her."

"That's whose aura I sensed. It was Kagome's that is why she always smelt good. She wasn't human after all." The entire group was in shock.

"I say we go find my mom," piped up Shippo. Everybody nodded his or her head in agreement.