Disclaimers: I do not own Sesshomaru or any other Inuyasha characters! (obviously) However, I do own my characters.

Warnings: If you are very religious and short tempered, I advise you not to read this story, because it has plots that involve angels and God that you might not agree with.

The Sword of Shinjitsu - Chapter 1: Sesshomaru's Perilous Path

As Sesshomaru walked down the path, he wondered what kind of person this "Hitori" would be? And how could he be sure that he had got the right person?

Sesshomaru had met a hooded stranger not long ago, who told him of Hitori, a swordsmith. Hitori was one of the greatest swordsmiths in the whole world. Then how come he had not heard of him before?

Was this Hitori person a human or a demon? Sesshomaru thought that since Hitori was the greatest swordsmith, he couldn't be human! But he never knew what to expect.

The demon walked down a path that he suspected lead to Hitori. But he was quite unsure, remembering the strange and perilous path he had taken to get here; including crossing dimensions. No wonder he had never heard of Hitori before. He had lived in a different dimension!

Sesshomaru had never crossed dimensions; in fact, he never even knew there were any others, until the stranger told him. This stranger was pretty weird, and the demon was unsure if he could trust the stranger's directions. Sesshomaru didn't even know the name of the stranger!

Why would the stranger even want to help me anyways?

Nevermind; he shook his head. Sesshomaru was desperate for another sword. If what the stranger said was true, then he could get a stronger sword than his Tokijin or Tenseiga! Could be even stronger than the Tetsusaiga or Sou'unga.

Sesshomaru walked down the small path that lead to a small village with few people, who barely glanced at him as he walked by. He ignored them as well, as he tried to figure out where Hitori was. The stranger's directions had concluded with, "The house of the swordsmith is grand, but far from the village. The swordsmith rarely visits his own home, due to the amount of time he spends in his workshop, which, by the way, looks like a hovel. You will find him in his workshop in the outskirts of the village. His workshop is in a cone-like shape. The swordsmith's name is Hitori."

So now Sesshomaru was stuck in a village trying to find the workshop. Damn that stranger! Where am I supposed to go!

He decided he'd take a chance at asking one of the villagers. But at the last second, he heard someone crying, "I am sorry, Hitori, Master. I am so sorry!" Sesshomaru looked towards the sound, and followed it. After walking a while, he reached the edge of the town, where he found an adolescent boy running away.

He caught the boy by the shoulder and said, "You, boy, is Hitori in there?"

The boy was startled, and nodded, "Uh, yes! In there! In there!" and he ran away.

Strange...

Sesshomaru calmly walked towards the workshop, which was oddly shaped like a cone. When he stepped inside, he saw an unsanitary, dirty workshop. But all along the walls were swords of all kinds of designs. They were shiny and dull, black and white; so many different kinds. Some were normal looking, and others had porcupine edges. Sesshomaru was astonished at all of them, and soon spotted someone working in the back of the workshop. This person was of medium height, with black hair that went of his shoulders. His hair looked slightly oily, due to the excessive time he spent in the workshop. He was wearing an outfit that was dark green and brown sandals. The weird thing was that Sesshomaru couldn't smell the man, but he could smell everything else in the workshop. The man did not have a scent!

Sesshomaru cleared his throat, waiting for acknowledgement. The man turned around, obviously, not startled by Sesshomaru's entrance.

What the...?

It was Sesshomaru who was startled. The man looked like a girl! Yes, the man had broad shoulders, and muscles, but the face looked like that of a girl's. But when Sesshomaru studied him a bit more, he noticed more masculine traits on the man's face.

The man spoke. "Hello, and you are..?"

Sesshomaru replied, "I come from far away to ask you for a favor." Sesshomaru didn't know if he could threaten this man, or how powerful he was. Sesshomaru had to be forward with him.

"Ah, I know. You want me to forge you a sword." The man smirked.

"Yes," said Sesshomaru shortly.

"Well, I have to charge you. It's the way I make my living!"

"You are Hitori, are you not?"

"Correct, I am he. And what of it?" asked the man.

Sesshomaru sighed. Can I tell him?

"I would give you money, if I had some, but unfortunately, I don't live around here. And your currency may be slightly different."

"Ah, I see. Not a problem. Let's see. Where do you come from?" asked Hitori.

"Excuse me?"

"I can convert the currency you give me to the one I use easily. So you see, it's no problem."

If I live in another dimension... He won't be able to convert it.

"I don't think you'll be able to convert the currency I have with me. You see, I don't live in this dimension, but in another. Hence, the reason you cannot convert it."

This got the man's attention. Hitori stepped forward, closer to Sesshomaru.

Did he believe me?

Hitori was close enough for Sesshomaru to detect a faint scent coming from him. But to his surprise, he could not determine if Hitori was a demon or a mere human. But Hitori was definitely male. Hitori's scent was very small, and it was hard for Sesshomaru to smell it. Sesshomaru had to concentrate very hard. Very hard.

"You traveled between dimensions!" pressed Hitori.

"Correct..." said Sesshomaru.

"Interesting..." said Hitori as his voice trailed off. Hitori pondered for a while, and then said, "Are you sure that what you did was traveling dimensions?"

Was it?

"Yes," said Sesshomaru.

"Interesting, very interesting..." Hitori pondered for a minute more, and said, "Come back later, for I must visit someone. Pardon me."

As Sesshomaru stepped outside, he pondered about the visit.

He was odd. I could barely smell him. And what about traveling dimensions? Why was he so curious? Was he already familiar with the process? Then why was he wondering how I had crossed dimensions? Was it unusual? And what about the sword? And who was he going to visit?

But last of all, Sesshomaru pondered the fact that he had no where to go while waiting for Hitori to come back.

Conclusion

Author's Notes:

shinjitsu: means truth in Japanese

Hitori: I couldn't make up my mind, because I didn't know if Hitori was a male or female name hence the reason he looks feminine -.- ()

dimensions: yea, I know, its weird, but its part of the plot... kinda

OK... That was odd...
Anyways, I know that was a really weird chapter, but hey! It's the beginning! What do you expect!

Tetsusaiga or Tetsuseiga..same thing; Sesshoumaru or Sesshomaru or Sessho-maru...same thing; Souta or Sota...same thing; Inuyasha or InuYasha...same thing guys ...really

Sou'unga is a sword thing in on e of the Inuyasha movies... I just mentioned it if anybody cares.

If anyone finds any mistakes, please notify me. Thanks! (Even though I probably won't be able to do anything, but complain about it in the next chapter.)

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