"Outside of time, outside of gain
Know only sorrow, know only pain."

Yuki vanquished the fifth demon for that day and the count kept rising.

"Damn you all to hell! Is there no mass demon-destruction spell?

Sage so fair from far and wide,
Take my troubles and cast them aside."

Most of the demons, at least the weaker ones, vanished.

"Great, now to take out the big guns… kuso, this is bad, I need backup…

oh koishii, where are you?"

'I hope he's okay…'

"I am light
I am one too strong to fight
Return to dark where shadows beckon
You cannot have this maiden
Go away and leave my sight
And take with you this endless night."

'This is getting too tiring… I don't think I'll last for much longer…

Someone wise once said- at times the simplest plan is the best-

RUN!'

And so she did, she ran for her dear life.

'If only I would've trained harder in P.E. classes…'

she quickly ran out of air and energy.

She turned to see a large group of demons behind her.

"This is really, really bad…"

'That's it, I'm doomed, lost, a goner. Sayonara koishii, Kagome chan,

aunt Mizumi, everyone…'

A few seconds later, Yuki opened her eyes.

"What the…"

"Are you alright, lady?" A man in his 20's with brown hair and eyes asked her.

"I think so… where did all the demons go to?"

"I exterminated them, I'm a priest. The name's Juro."

"Yuki."

"Yuki, you seam pretty beaten up, want to come to my village? They'll

give you food and a place to sleep in."

"No, thank you very much, but I was just waiting for my husband," she said at the lack of a better word, "When I was attacked by demons. I need to go back there."

"No, it's far to dangerous, I can not be in peace with myself knowing a lady

is in such grave danger."

"But what if he returns and I won't be there? He'd be worried sick, I can't do this to him."

"Well, at least come for some lunch and then leave- you don't have to spend the night there."

"Fine, if it pleases you…"

"It does."

"And I owe you my life so I guess it's okay."

"Excellent, so come along now, iku zo!" he gave her a friendly smile.

'He makes me fell comfortable, something about him imposes relaxation, I can sense he's a good man.'

"Juro-sama!" a little boy, about eight years old ran to the priest to hug him.

"It's good to see you too Keitaro."

"Juro-sama," an old lady said, "it's so good to see you alive and well."

"Ran, how are you doing?"

everyone in the village seemed to love him.

"Juro-sama," a little girl asked, "Who is this lady?"

"Leiko, this is Yuki, she was attacked by demons."

"And you saved her? You're so brave Juro sama!" a young lady said

with a dreamy look in her eyes.

"Yuki need to return to hakurai-zan, where she awaits her husband.

She will only join us for lunch."

"Demo Juro-sama… there is barely enough food for us all, how can we feed another?"

"Give to others and thou shall receive your rewards."

"As you say, Juro-sama."

"Why don't you have enough food?" Yuki asked.

"It didn't rain around here for a few months… all our crops died,

and we had nothing to trade so now we're living of charity and leftovers."

"So you need rain, right? I think I can solve your problem."

"How?" someone asked

"Just wait and see…"

Yuki went to a secluded place, then burned together heather, fern, and broom.

She visualized the smoke turning into clouds that became black then finally

Belching their rain store onto the ground.

"Look, it's raining!" an old man said.

And indeed the rain pored on the dry soil.

"Majo…" Juro said to himself silently. "And a talented one."

After lunch, Yuki bid her goodbyes.

"Thank you so very much." One man said, "We are eternally grateful." Another said.

"Sayonara!" she said and began walking away.

"Wait, Yuki." Juro called after her.

"Nani?"

"Arigato and take care, you have a wonderful gift and you are a good person,

good luck in whatever you choose to do."

"Arigato, sayonara."

"Sayonara Yuki."

They all saw her fade into the distance.