Chapter 15: A wander tells a tale

The next day I woke up it was early as sunlight had yet to fully raise. Sitting up I looked round it took me a moment before I remembered I was now living in the same place as the fury core. I let out a sigh as I got up and got dressed. I walked to the shoji doors and left my bedroom heading to the training room the dojo part of this place to train. Once I entered I placed my sword in the corner and took a wooden bokken. Then I started to practice my sword skills to keep them as sharp as I could. I was so into my sword practice that I didn't sense or hear Sannan enter, nor did I noticed that he was watching me as I did my sword skills.

I kept going until I had done my set of skills for the time being. But mostly because I was hungry I put the wooden sword back into it's place. I heard clapping and blinked before I looked at the source to see Sannan smiling and clapping, as he finished his clapping his smile seem to stay on his face. "I must admit Himura kun you are quite impressive. Never have I seen such skill with a blade." He prised me making me blush, which caused him to chuckle. "Would you like to spar?" he asked to which I nodded and took a ready stance and waited for him get a wooden sword and get ready as well.

No one's point of view:

A monk was walking through the streets of Kyoto. He had heard of a boy who wielded a sword like some kind of god. He had briefly wondered if it was the girl he had met that was always dressed as a boy during the demon war. If so then that meant the girl was alive. Did she have her memories? Or was she still under Naraku's control? Would he really let the girl go? He doubt it and the girl was mostly going to be used as a pawn all over again. The monk had thought the demon had died when his wind tunnel had closed up. But about a month ago the wind tunnel had came back as if it had never gone. This had led the monk to believe that maybe Naraku was alive somewhere and if that was the case then that girl he had kept much like he had kept Kohaku, would also be either with Naraku being controlled somehow or would be free until Naraku started to control her again.

The monk sat down on a bench under a tree that over looked the river. He sighed as he tipped his hat back a little and looked at the sky. Such thoughts that he had always hated to think on. Sango was also with him as their kids was grown enough that Kohaku could look after them with the help of Kaede. Also it had been 15 years since lady Kagome and lord Inuyasha had vanished. This had worried both the monk and the female demon slayer. Sango looked at her husband Miroku and could see the look he held in his tired eyes. Sango also knew the girl if only for a short amount of time. To Sango the girl was so much like her little brother that it almost pained her to think of. Could they save the girl? She hoped so she even prayed they could. Shippo was back with their children also taking care of them. So it was really just them and the two tailed cat demon known as Kirara. "Hay Miroku I am sure we will find her. And we will save Tenma chan" Sango said her way of given comfort for moth of them.

Sano was out walking as it was his day off. He heard the name Tenma and knowing that there was not many with that name in fact he only knew one person with the name Tenma. He stopped and looked at the two before he decided to talk to them. "Hi sorry to interrupt but I heard you mention a person's name. You said Tenma didn't you? Is the person your looking for by any chance Himura Tenma?" Sano asked as both the monk's eyes and the female demon slayer's eyes went wide. Sango was the first one to respond. "Yes it is that is who we are looking for please where is she? Is she alright?" Sango asked a wide range of questions. Sano put his hands up and said, "woah calm down please miss. She is fine if you want I can take you back to headquarters to see her but I would have to tell my boss and we would have a meeting before you can see her." Sango looked at Miroku and saw him nod then they both got up and agreed to come to see Tenma and this man's boss.

Sano lead them back to HQ without any delay or problems. He lead them to the meeting room and asked them to wait there. To add a guard he had spotted Gen and asked him to guard the door to make sure that no one went in or came out until he had got everyone for the meeting. With that he got everyone but Sannan as he had sent a massager to go and get him, the massager had told Sannan and Sannan told Tenma that he was needed an that she should relax for a bit but to stay in the fury core part of HQ. Once everyone but Tenma was in the meeting room, the meeting went under way. Sannan seemed to be more alert to Sano and the others. He also seemed to have some slight mistrust towards these two strangers that Sano brought in. Not that anyone could blame the man as they had nearly lost Tenma to a demon and now two strangers are looking for her.

Hijikata looked at the two strangers and noted that one seemed to be a monk if the staff he had was anything to go by as well as the way he was dressed. And the other was just strange. She had a large weapon that she had placed in front of her, that kinda looked like a boomerang. She also had a sword next to her as well. To Hijikata this just made them look suspicious in his mind. Hijikata spoke in a clear voice that left no room for argument. "So please tell us how you know Tenma, who you are and what you know of Tenma as well as why you are looking for her?" He asked and waited for one of them to talk. He did not have to wait long as the monk Miroku spoke up.

"I will tell you but it is a tale that I implore you to hear and wait until I am done telling it before you ask your questions" Miroku said. After getting a nod he continued. "This all starts 20 years ago with a jewel of four souls and how it was broken and spread across Japan. And it also starts with a demon called Naraku who ended up having most of said jewel. Although in the end the jewel of four souls was destroyed and we at first thought that Naraku had died, it turned out a new jewel called the fire jewel ended up taking it's place 1 year ago. And about a half year later it to also was shattered and it's shards went all over Japan once again, and somehow Naraku came back from the dead a month ago. As for Tenma it was 20 years ago when we met her. She was 11 years old the same age as my brother in law was back then. And Naraku had Tenma under a type of mind control. That demon used her to kill other humans against her own will even her own family well all but one that we are aware of. The demon Naraku had taken away Tenma's memories which was why it was easy for the demon to control her. Now when we met her Naraku was not controlling her right away meaning he only ever controlled her when he wanted her to do something. Normally this would be something that would either benefit him or amuse him. But mostly it was when it would benefit him."

Miroku took a breath and looked at the others seeing their faces some with shock and some with horror Sannan's face held a look of pure hate towards this Naraku. He continued, "Tenma came across as a sweet kind and a bit shy at times kind of girl. She was skilled with a chain scythe and a sword. More so with the sword then anything but she was still skilled. She told us she didn't remember anything about her past, and that she only knew her name nothing else. She also dressed as a boy claiming that it was just safer when travelling and when needing to defend herself. In some ways she was just like my brother in law back then as well, the difference being their gender and that fact that Tenma was the only one out of the two who cross dressed. Both was under the demon's control but my brother in law had a shard in his back that was used to control him and Tenma did not have anything like that and yet was able to be controlled. Naraku took away all of her memories about her past, her family and any friends she had up until that point. Now that I have told you how we know her please can you let us see if she is okay? We are worried about her as she is like a little sister to both me and my wife here."

Sannan closed his eyes for a brief moment. He let out a sigh as he replied, "she still has not got any memories of her past other then a war she fought in known as the fire revolution. She may not remember who you people are so please don't be alarmed if she doesn't reposed to you or recognise you. Also she might not look like she use to, you see someone or something did something to her that has changed her appearance. So she might not even look like the Tenma you once knew." He told them without telling them about the furies. Hijikata smiled at how clever Sannan had phrase his words to describe the change in Tenma's looks. Sannan got up and went to get the girl no the women whom he was starting to like. He himself couldn't think why he wanted Tenma to stay or why he liked her after knowing what she had done during that one war where she was a manslayer. But he did know he felt something for her weather it was kinship or maybe he had fallen for her he didn't know. But he found her somewhat of a puzzle that he wanted to solve. And maybe see what made her tick a little, as the scientist in him wanted to know why she had such great control over her bloodlust. And why her eyes and hair had not turned back to their normal colour.

No one's point of view:

(Memory of when Inuyasha's group met Naraku with Tenma)

Naraku standing with Tenma next to him, the 11 year old girl dressed as a boy held a blank look in her eyes. Vacant and empty as they stared at the group of people before her. Naraku's cold evil chuckle filling the air. "Hello Inuyasha come to try and save another slayer I see, thing is although I made her forget about killing her all those people she is still suffering. You can't save her Inuyasha I have big plans for her. You should give up and let the girl die in peace. After all those painful memories it would be a shame if she ever remembers." The half demon Inuyasha had enough as had everyone else in his group and they tried their best to save Tenma and to get her away from Naraku but in the end it was hopeless. Tenma was taken away with Naraku and had vanished from their grasp. Sango and Miroku vowed that day to save her if it was the last thing that they ever do. After all she so such like Kohaku that they had to save her.