The villagers fled and screamed in terror as a gigantic ogre-type youkai rampaged through their streets, destroying every building in its path. Its movements were sluggish, but its heavy bulk, enhanced by a shikon shard, allowed it to send a small shockwave through the ground with each step. Amidst the panic, a small boy tripped. When he turned and saw the ogre's one eye gazing upon him, he found himself paralyzed with fear.
The father tried to fight her way through the stampeding crowd, shouting, "let me through! That's my son!" But it was to no avail. The ogre licked its lips with its large slimy tongue, anticipating a quick snack before the main course. Its palm lifted the boy to its salivating mouth, readying to clench him between its jaws, but before the last moment, in the instant of a flash, a large weapon cut through its wrist, then circled back to return to its owner.
A young woman, no more than 13 years old, caught Hikraikotsu gracefully with her right hand and presented her left to safely gather the boy. The villagers were no longer in chaos, but instead stood dumbfounded by the young girl's strength. The father was able to find his way through to his son.
"Thank goodness!" he cried, hugging his child preciously. "You're Sango's daughter, aren't you? Then is Sango on the way? What luck, the village will be saved! You should hide until she gets here."
She seemed to smile, yet kept her cool as she replied, "There's no reason for me to hide. I am Taijiya Byaku; I am more than enough to take care of this weak youkai." She then began to return to the battlefield, but midway, she said to the father somewhat sharply, "take care of your child."
Standing alone, she faced her enemy, more than ten times her height. She was the spitting image of her mother, retaining all of her beauty and poise. She was dressed in the standard extermination gear, but with violet plating.
The ogre began attacking with a barrage of punches, causing dust to fly everywhere. The villagers waited impatiently, as the wind blew away the dust. They couldn't believe what they saw. Not only had Byaku successfully defended and survived through the series of attacks, but also she had protected the village property from any damage. It was convincing enough that one might mistake the scene and think no battle had ever taken place, and neither of them were ever there.
Byaku now stood safely atop one of the rooftops, letting her hair flow freely by the wind's will. The ogre seemed to worry, but was still relentless in its attack. It clenched its fist tightly and reared its arm back as if to finish everything in one enormous move, but Byaku easily dodged and began to run up the ogre's arm.
"It's over!" she yelled as she jumped over its head and quickly threw hiraikotsu over her shoulder. Hiraikotsu shredded through the ogre's chest; however, it was still breathing.
"You misjudged the wind, little girl," the ogre laughed roughly, "a mistake the great Sango-sama wouldn't have made. Many of my demon brethren were killed by her; now I will have my revenge on her tiny little daughter." The wind carried hiraikotsu away from the battlefield, placing it a far distance away from Byaku's grasp. "It seems you are much weaker than your mother! I will take pleasure in defeating you!"
Byaku said nothing and remained completely calm as the attack approached her; however, in her head the same words repeated, the words she had said to herself so many times before: "My mother trained me. My mother was strong. I am strong. But mother was also weak. It was not her fault. I will not be weak like mother, mother who fell love with that man." She proceeded to raise her left hand, palm out, revealing a mysterious rosary seal.
"Kazanna!"
She released the seal and directed the vacuum at hiraikotsu. The ogre charged, but she quickly reclaimed her weapon and flung it expertly. The first strike cut off both legs, and as the body fell the boomerang returned and cut through the neck. She noticed the shine of a shikon fragment, and after removing it, the corpse disappeared entirely.
The villagers applauded her and offered her many gifts, but she politely refused. She had heard of her father's scandals, and vowed never to act so disgustingly.
"I'll take this shard as payment, but I would like some information. I'm searching for someone named Kohaku. Does anybody know who he is or where I can find him? It is my mother's wish, that I kill him."