"Yo, get up," I heard a cold voice demand as light started to break. I groggily opened my eyes to see Kagura standing above my bed with another unpleasant look on her face. I yawned and sat up returning the icy stare at her. "Get dressed. Naraku is waiting for you outside," she said, throwing a red and black kimono down at me. She turned around and walked out of the room. I took the kimono in my hands and looked it over. It was so beautiful. Did Naraku get this just for me? I did as Kagura ordered and quickly dressed in the new garmet. I pulled my hair back into a pony tail again, grabbed the weapons that I had recieved the other day, and walked outside of the castle. There I found Naraku there to greet me. He turned around and gave me a friendly smile, something that surprised me to see.
"Are you ready to test out your powers?" he asked me. I replied with a simple shrug. I still had no idea what powers he was talking about. He nodded and walked across the front yard of the castle. "You stay here," he ordered as he saw that I was about to follow him. I nodded and watched him as he continued to walk. He was several feet away when he finally stopped and turned around to look at me. "Pick up your bow," he directed. I reached down and picked up the huge bow and an arrow. I positioned it, ready to strike. "Ready?" he asked me. I replied with a simple nod. Did he want me to shoot him? Was he crazy? I smiled to myself thinking how dumb he was to ask me to do this, because after the way he had treated me, I wouldn't hesitate to let that arrow go. But just as I was wrapped in this though, a huge slimy thing that looked like an eel came flying at me. I looked at it with wide eyes as I dropped the bow and took off running in the other direction. "Don't run, girl!" Naraku yelled at me as he started to chase the thing that he had just sent at me. He caught up with it and slayed it just as it was about to chomp off my head. I was now lying on the ground panting heavily and sweating. Naraku walked up to me and gave me an annoyed look. "You are supposed to shoot it, not run you foolish girl," he said offering a hand to help me up.
"Easy for you to say! You sent the thing flying at me! What the hell was that!" I snapped at him, rejecting his hand.
"A demon," he replied.
"What?!"
"A demon." I looked at him like he was crazy.
"You mean that thing was a demon?"
"Yes! Are you hard of hearing?!" I glared at him as I finally accepted his hand. With one swift move, he pulled me to my feet. "There are demons all over this land. Some very weak, some very strong. You have to learn how to fight them off or you will be killed. The only way you can learn this is through practice. So when you see one coming at you, you shoot it with your arrow and slay it or purify it. It's very simple girl."
"Would you stop calling me girl!" I snapped at him, "my name is Tayo...and excuse the hell outta me for not getting this whole demon concept. I am new to these parts." He narrowed his eyes at me.
"Alright then Tayo," he sneered, "I suggest that you get used to being around demons, considering that your master is one." I gave him a confused look.
"You are? But you look so...normal...well I mean, except for the eyes."
"Demons come in all forms. Some even look human as I do." He started to walk back over to the position where he was when he let the first demon go. "Let's try this again. This time, shoot it and don't run." I rolled my eyes as I positioned the bow again. Seconds later, Naraku sent another slimy demon flying at me. I was shaking as I tried to postion the bow so I would make a dead on hit. I let the arrow go and it went flying into the demon. There was a bright pink flash of light as the demon disappeared. I gasped as my mouth hung open. Naraku gave me another one of his evil grins. "I knew you possessed the powers of a priestess. And strong ones at that for you to be that precise for your first time shooting," he said walking over to me again. I smiled feeling very successful. Yeah Tayo! You really kick ass!