(A/N: Thank you to those of you that read and reviewed. Now the real story will actually begin. It won't be one long chapter like the last one, it will have multiple chapters and be an actual story. So enjoy.)

Disclaimer: I only the new characters, nothing else is mine.

PART TWO:

"LIFE AFTER NARAKU"

Chapter 1: The Next Generation

A figure moved rapidly through the trees. They leapt from treetop to treetop, jumping so high that it appeared that they were flying. Coming to a landing, they landed on a tree branch and stepped into the light. At first glance, one would probably think that they were the priestess Kagome. But this person wasn't even a priestess. They were a half-demon.

Well, technically they weren't even a half-demon, more like a quarter-demon since their father was half-demon. Yes, this young woman was the 18 year old daughter of Kagome and Inuyasha. Her appearance was remarkably similar to her mother's, however she did have her father's yellow eyes and his claws. She didn't have the dog-ears, but hers were slightly pointy, and if she were to grin, two very small fangs could be seen in her mouth. She was dressed in white and red, just like a priestess, only she wore baggy pants similar to her father rather than a blouse, but unlike her father she wore shoes, and at her side was a sword safely tucked away in its sheath.

Kikyou, named after a very powerful priestess, jumped down from the tree and sniffed the ground, trying to pick up the scent she had been following.

"We're on the right track." She muttered.

Turning around, she waited for her companions to catch up. Two more teens, only a few months older than her, hurried to catch up. These two were human and they looked very much alike, except for the fact that they were opposite genders. But that was common among twins.

"Ico, Kaori, hurry up, will you!" Kikyou cried impatiently.

"We're coming!" Ico shouted, as he and his sister caught up. They were both out of breath, having struggled to keep up with the half-demon.

"You're so slow." Kikyou complained.

Kaori moved a strand of her shoulder length black hair out of her eye. "Well excuse us for not being able to jump over a hundred feet in a single leap." She snapped.

Kikyou crossed her arms. "If we're going to catch this demon, we have to keep up with it."

Ico looked around. "How do you know it came this way; it does fly you know?"

Kikyou sniffed the ground again. "It's still injured from the last attack and it stopped here to rest. We're catching up, and I would prefer to stay caught up."

Without waiting any longer, she turned and sped off through the forest, leaving the twins behind. The two of them sighed as they watched her leave.

"Why is she so obsessed with getting this demon?" Ico asked.

"I think she's still upset about it taking that cheap shot on her and scratching her face." His sister replied.

Ico shrugged. "So what's the big deal? She's already healed."

Kaori rolled her eyes. "Men."

Kikyou had moved so far ahead of them that it took about 15 minutes for the twins to catch up. Eventually they came to a halt when they spotted a familiar figure, and it wasn't Kikyou.

Hanging upside down from a tree was a large bat-demon. It was deliberately in the shade since it didn't like direct sunlight and it was fast asleep. The twins knew that bat-demons normally slept in caves, but this demon had been wounded after attacking their village and had made a quick getaway.

"That's the demon alright." Ico observed. "Look, its wing is still wounded from Inuyasha's attack. It healed a lot though; it must be sleeping it off."

"You got that right." Kaori said. She looked around a bit. "Hey, where's Kikyou? She should have gotten here before us."

"I'm up here." came a voice above them. The twins looked up. Kikyou was sitting in one of the tree branches above them. "And be quiet; bat-demons have very good hearing."

"You're being louder than us." Ico muttered.

"You're all being too loud!"

This voice didn't come from Kikyou or the twins. Looking back at the bat-demon, they saw that one of its three eyes was open.

"Damn!" Kikyou swore. She jumped from the tree and went on the attack, using the technique her father had taught her. "Iron Reaper Soul Stealer!"

The bat-demon dropped down from the tree it was hanging from and dodged the attack, just barely getting out of the way. It could have moved faster if it weren't for its injured wing.

Landing a few feet away, the demon hissed at the unwelcome guests. "You, you're the ones from that village." Its gaze settled on Kikyou and it grinned evilly. "I see you're all better. Good, I enjoyed licking your blood from my claws and would like to do it again. I never knew a half-breed could taste so good."

"What did you call me?" Kikyou demanded angrily.

The demon ignored her, turning to the two humans. "I don't believe I've sampled your blood yet. It will help me heal faster after that other half-breed struck me."

Kikyou's claws dug into her palms. "How dare you insult me and my father!"

The demon laughed. "Why, what are you going to do, half-breed? You and your pathetic humans don't stand a chance against me, even if I am injured."

"We're not normal humans." Kaori growled, unsheathing her sword, a katana.

The demon smirked, revealing long sharp teeth. "Oh?"

"That's right." Ico said, taking out his own weapon, a scythe.

Kikyou hopped over to her companions. "You were a fool to attack our village."

She unsheathed her own sword. This was no an ordinary sword though. It was specially made from 1,000 sacred arrowheads and shards of adamant from the Tetsusaiga's Adamant Barrage attack.

The Holy Sword, as Kikyou called it, suddenly transformed. It got much, much bigger, and wider the further it got to the point, making it resemble an arrowhead. It appeared to be made of the glass used in mirrors, but it was far from anything as fragile as that.

Kikyou charged forward, swinging the Holy Sword. The demon jumped out of the way and Kikyou merely ended up slicing the tree behind the demon in half. Ico and Kaori attacked at the same time. The demon swerved to the side then flew over their heads, making a break for it.

"Oh no you don't!" Kikyou cried, jumping up to meet the demon in midair.

"Pathetic half-breed!" the demon bellowed.

It opened its mouth and a jet of black fluid shot out. Kikyou used the giant sword as a shield, knowing that whatever the foul fluid was would definitely be dangerous to touch. She guessed right as steam came from her weapon as the black liquid covered it; however, the Holy Sword remained unharmed.

The demon swore and moved to the side to avoid the giant sword coming at it. A moment later its super sensitive ears caught the sound of one of the twins sneaking up from behind. Ico swung his scythe, missing the demon and cutting straight through a tree. The demon snickered at his miss.

"You missed." It mocked.

Ico smirked. "Did not."

The sound of a collapsing tree coming closer caught the demon's attention. It turned in time to dodge the tree Ico's scythe cut through about to fall on top of it. Jumping to the left, the demon dodged the falling tree.

"Gotcha!"

Kaori had anticipated the demon's movement and went on the attack. But she had foolishly underestimated the demon's speed as she attempted to slice it in half. Instead, she only managed to cut through the demon's devil-like tail. Not quite what she had wanted, but still affective.

The demon cried out as two and a half feet of its tail fell away, leaving it with only six inches left. The tail would grow back, but it still hurt like hell.

"Damn you!" the demon snapped.

Taking a deep breath, the demon let out a loud screech that could shatter glass. It was tormenting for the humans but even worse for Kikyou's sensitive ears.

"Damn, what is that?" Kikyou muttered, falling to her knees and using the Holy Sword to support herself. But her question went by unheard as the demon's cry blocked out all other sound.

The demon smirked as its wail brought its victims to their knees. Its victory was very brief as something very hot and very shocking hit it in the back of its head, causing it to stumble forward.

"What the hell?" the demon cried, rubbing its hands over the back of its head where it had been hit.

That was all Kikyou needed to go back on the attack. Jumping to her feet, she prepared to unleash the Holy Sword's ultimate attack. Her sword began glowing with the same holy light a sacred arrow produced when it was fired.

"Thousand Arrows!" Kikyou cried, swinging her sword.

A thousand arrows, made of the purple holy light that the Holy Sword was glowing with, went flying out of the blade. The demon's eyes widened as the attack tore through its body before completely destroying it.

"Damn you!" the demon cried as the attack completely obliterated it.

With the battle over, the Holy Sword changed back to its disguised form and Kikyou sheathed it.

"You two ok?" she asked the twins.

Neither one were looking at her. They were still in their fighter stances, looking in the direction the attack that distracted the demon.

"Friend or foe, come out now!" Ico demanded.

Kikyou rolled her eyes. She knew who it was by their scent. "I got this." she said.

Reaching into the bush. Finding what she was looking for, she pulled out a pouting demon child by his shirt collar.

"Hey, Kikyou, put me down!" the demon cried, struggling to get away.

Kikyou sighed. "Toriyasu, what are you doing here? Didn't your parents tell you to stay in the village?"

The young demon, Toriyasu, crossed his arms and pouted some more. "You guys got to go." He complained.

"We are older than you are." Kaori pointed out. "And your parents told you to stay behind."

"But I didn't want to stay behind!" Toriyasu complained. "And it's not fair! Dad got to go fight Naraku when he was my age! Why can't I have a little adventure?"

"Because your parents said you couldn't." Kaori repeated.

"Only mom said I couldn't. She overprotective. And will you please put me down!"

"Whatever." Kikyou muttered, dropping the little demon.

Toriyasu landed on his rear, his foxtail doing little to cushion his fall. He looked and acted a lot like his father, only his hair was more of a dark brown rather than a reddish brown and he didn't have fox feet.

"Kikyou, your such a meanie!" he cried. "And after I saved you from that demon too."

"Yes, thank you for that." Kikyou replied. "But you shouldn't put yourself in danger when you're not ready. According to my father, he had to keep saving your father on several occasions."

Toriyasu crossed his arms and turned away. "Well according to my father, your mother had to save him from your father."

"Um, guys." Kaori muttered.

"That's because your father kept annoying mine." Kikyou snapped. She was a kind person, just like her mother, but she did have an attitude problem like her father.

"Guys."

"That's because everything annoys your father."

"Guys!"

"No, only small annoying brats like you do! And they annoy me too!"

"GUYS!"

"WHAT?"

Glad to have finally gotten their attention, Kaori pointed up in the sky. "We have company."

Kikyou and Toriyasu looked up to find a swarm of demons heading straight for them.

"Damn." Kikyou swore, pulling out the Holy Sword. "Looks like that stupid bat-demon's wailing caught their attention."

"Good, now I can show you how useful I am." Said Toriyasu confidently. He held his arms out to the side. A ball of fire appeared in his right hand while electricity pulsed around his left. Bringing the two together, the little demon created a ball of fire and electricity. "Take this, Fire-Shocker!"

He threw the blast at the oncoming demons. It hit one in the face. The demon yelped and shook its head before quickly recovering and continuing the attack.

Toriyasu gulped but Kikyou just smirked. "Nice try, kid." She said. "I'll take it from here. Ico, Kaori, watch the brat-"

"Hey!"

"-while I take care of these guys."

Kikyou jumped high in the air, the Holy Sword pulsing with its purifying light.

A grin crept over her face as she watched the demons approach. "Come and get some. Thousand Arrows!"

(A/N: And so ends chapter one. There's still lots more to go. More action and new characters, and old ones. By the way, who liked my characters? There will be more in later chapters. Oh, by the way, it was Toriyasu that attacked the bat-demon when Kikyou and the others were suffering from the bat-demon's wailing. You know that he's Shippo's son, but you'll have until next chapter to guess who his mother is. I'll see you then. Until then, please leave me some reviews.)