Hello dear readers and welcome to chapter six of

My True Identity

. I your storyteller Angelic Swordsman here to bring you the latest chapter! Today's chapter marks the beginning of Hitomi's struggle to find out who she is. It also marks a surprise for you the readers. Well find all the answers in today's chapter! On a side note the story will be broken into a trilogy I'll talk more about this after the story anyway on with the chapter.

Beginning of Everything

The smell of the fresh autumn leaves hang in the air as Hitomi's feet dance in the river in her secret place. Although though most people in the village knew where this place was at. No one dared entered this spot when Hitomi was to found hanging around. Hitomi was now twelve years old and turning into a beautiful young lady. Her onyx colored hair was longer stretching all the way to her waist. She also wore a red kimono with purple yellow trimming in the sleeves and skirt helm. Her Ojii-san was off on a purification mission in a nearby town and wouldn't be back until late afternoon or close to dusk. Looking around Hitomi let out a sigh as she took her feet out of the water. Resting against a nearby tree she pulls out some slips of paper from the folds of her kimono. The thin slips had strange kanji written on them, but Hitomi already understood what they meant. Placing them on the ground Hitomi puts two fingers on one of the slips. Closing her eyes she concentrates her mind, and soon a yellow tint appears around her hand. The yellow light soon engulf the outline of the slip of paper, but soon enoughthe yellow light completely take over the paper's form. In a small poof the slip combust into a small blue flame which burns into ashes. Hitomi let out a frustrated sigh as the blue fire disintegrated into nothing, but suddenly Hitomi picked up the sound of an arrow being strung onto a bow. Not moving even an inch she heard the sound of the arrow being shot. Using that sound alone Hitomi nabs the arrow out of thin air before it could even hit any part of her body. Snapping the useless ammunition in two she heard the sound of another arrow being shot. Hitomi swiftly rolled to the left as the arrow landed harmlessly on the ground where she was sitting. She quickly maneuvers in a swerve as more arrows fly towards her from within the woods.

"Give it up Daichi you know you can't hit me!" yells Hitomi as she dodges another arrow heading towards her.

Hearing no responds from her assailant Hitomi dodges the many projectiles that come darting towards her from within the woods. With her patient worn out Hitomi dashes into the fire of the arrows while quickly outmaneuvering each arrow that came towards her. Swiping her hand ahead of her she hears the snapping of wood along with the tumbling of a human form. Fallen before her now is Daichi next to his longbow that has been snapped in two. Daichi's burning eyes pierces into Hitomi's cold stare as their eyes meet with Daichi getting up from his little fall. Hitomi lets out another sigh as Daichi continues to look at her in spite. He was fourteen now with black hair and brown eyes. He wore a green colored kimono, with black colored hakama, and a brown colored haori. Hitomi's cold eyes turned sympathetic as Daichi's one wish in life seems to be her death by his hand. No matter how many times he tried to kill her it would seem that she was always ready for him. For Hitomi Daichi's attempt on her life was starting to become a daily routine to her.

"What will it take to make you understand that you can't kill me?" says Hitomi looking into Daichi's brown eyes for an answer.

"Why don't you just die quietly and you wouldn't need to ask." retorts Daichi as he picks up the remains of his bow.

"So you can you use a longbow now huh." says Hitomi as she took notice of the bow she broke for the first time.

"Humph why should a stupid demon like you care what I do!?" spat Daichi in discontent after picking up the remaining pieces of his bow.

"Why do you hate me so much Daichi?" ask Hitomi looking at his hateful eyes that burned with the power of the sun.

"Simple because you're a worthless demon who doesn't deserve sympathy!" shouts Daichi in anger as he leaves Hitomi alone.

Hitomi wore a hurt expression as Daichi's form disappeared into the thickness of the woods. She had heard Daichi say this many time, but no matter how many times she heard it still hurt her heart. The feeling of someone hating her that much brought tears to her eyes. Sure the villagers ignored her but none of them had ever told her that they hated her. Daichi was the one person who would express his hatred and discontentment for her. For once in her life Hitomi wanted someone to talk to; sure she had her Ojii-san to talk to but Hitomi wanted a real friend to talk to. Someone her own age that she could socialize with about whatever her problems were. Hitomi in the end wanted to know what a true friend is like. Picking up her remaining paper slip Hitomi tucks it away in the folds of her cloths and head for home. Walking along the dirt trail that led to her home Hitomi tried to picture what her father and mother looked like, but no matter how hard she tried she couldn't picture either of them. She often wonders where they were, what they were doing, and why they abandoned her. Was it because they were poor and didn't have the money to support her, or was there some other reason behind them leaving her alone? In away Hitomi also couldn't help but hate them a little. Truthfully she didn't want to hate them but the thought grew in strength with each passing day. However even with that feeling growing she also wanted to know what kind of people they are. Are they nice or mean, are they beautiful or ugly? These kind of thought plagued Hitomi's mind with each passing day and in the end all she wanted to know was do her parents whoever they are love her? Hitomi enters the shrine with a heavy heart. "Where are my parents and why did they abandon me?" thought Hitomi as she sat in front of the Buddha statue and began praying for an answer.

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Meanwhile at the headman's house Daichi sat in his room with a look of frustration on his face. He had failed once again to kill Hitomi which brought him a great amount of anger. It seems that no matter what Daichi tried the girl would always be one step ahead of him. His brother Eiji glared into the brown pools of frustration as Daichi let out a sigh. What could he do to catch Hitomi off guard? Every sneak attack that he has ever done on the girl has resulted in failure. Hitomi no matter how quietly he snuck up on her seems to always hear him coming. He knew that demons had good hearing but her hearing seemed to be godly at least to him it was. Daichi sat in thought as he reflected on today's failure; his brother Eiji had told him to give up on killing her but he wouldn't hear it. Ever since that day six years ago Daichi had held a bitter grudge against Hitomi. It wasn't so much that he hated her but rather that he held a bitter envy towards her. He had wished for the strength that she possessed ever since he had experienced it first hand six years ago. However he soon came to the painful conclusion that he could never gain that level of strength no matter how hard he tried. Knowing that he would never possess such strength made him jealous of Hitomi's natural birth right. These feeling then soon turned into bitter envy and then hatred towards Hitomi when he was in her presence. Then when he had turned ten he had come to the conclusion that if he could kill her it would prove that he was stronger. However every attempt he made from there on ended in failure.

"Daichi maybe you should give on killing Hitomi… Every attempt that you've made has ended in complete failure. Maybe it about time you call it quits." suggest Eiji as Daichi looks at his brother with a scornful look.

"Never! I'll never give up on killing Hitomi no matter what! If I can kill Hitomi it'll prove that I'm stronger than her." explains Daichi with Eiji looking at his brother with worried eyes.

"Daichi seriously stop this foolishness already! You know what she did to that monk! She a complete monster!" yells Eiji trying to convince his brother to give up.

"Forget it Eiji. I won't give up and no one will stop me! If only I could use a sword then I'll really be able to kill her." answers Daichi in frustration.

"Just you wait Eiji! When I learn to use a sword I'll bring back Hitomi's head on a silver platter." utters Daichi with complete confidents in his voice

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The cold night air role into to the shrine as it washes over Hitomi's motionless form. Hitomi has been meditating since she had return to the shrine, but she hadn't gotten the answer she was seeking. Hitomi's form has since then be encased in a shimmering yellow sphere. It glowed with an unearthly appearance that seems to say that it wasn't natural, but the sphere seems like would break even with the lightest touch. Hitomi Ojii-san lets out a gasp of surprise causing her focus to falter resulting in the sphere collapsing. Hitomi looks at the kind man with a smile as he approaches her. She looks up in confusion as her Ojii-san looked at her with surprised look.

"Is there something wrong Ojii-san?" ask Hitomi with her Ojii-san putting a big hand on her head.

"Did you not notice the powerful barrier that you erected around yourself?" replied Ojii-san with Hitomi looking at him in shock.

"However even though the barrier was strong it shattered when your concentrating broke thus making it fragile." explains Ojii-san as Hitomi eyes beamed with excitement.

"You mean I can erect powerful barriers like you Ojii-san?" ask Hitomi with curiosity in her eyes.

"With the proper training yes, but you must first pass the first stage of training I have given you. Now have you been able to infuse your power into an o-fuda yet?" ask Ojii-san with Hitomi shamefully shaking her head no.

"Do not be ashamed young one it takes time to master the spiritual arts." explains Ojii-san as he sits next to his adopted daughter.

"I hope I'll be able to help people like you Ojii-san and maybe one day find my parents." says Hitomi with longing laced in every word.

"Don't worry Hitomi I'm sure you'll be able to find your parents." replies Ojii-san even though he knew that the possibility of her parents being alive were low.

"Come with me Hitomi I need to give you something." says Ojii-san as he leads Hitomi into the back of the shrine.

Soon enough the two enters a room that Hitomi had never been in before. The room was decorated with all kinds of things that she had never seen, and Hitomi wanted to know what everything was. The old man reached into an old cabinet and soon pulls from it a scabbard. The scabbard was colored amber brown with a red string tied at the mouth where the sword goes in. Ojii-san said nothing as he hands it over to Hitomi who fiddled around with it in her hand; with the scabbard in her hand she felt like she was closer to her parents for some reason. Was the scabbard a family heirloom or was it something else? Whatever the feeling is she could tell that the scabbard held great important to her.

"It about time that I return this to you. I found it alongside you when you were infant." explains Ojii-san as Hitomi looks at the sheath lost in wonder.

"You mean I had this with me when you found me as a baby…" whisper Hitomi clutching onto the sheath tightly.

"Yes I was waiting for the right time to give it to and now it is that time. I believe that this will be the first clue to finding your parents." replies Ojii-san making Hitomi eyes light up with hope.

"Thank you Ojii-san you don't know how much this means to me!" shouts Hitomi as she catches the old man in an embrace and starts to cry.

"Come now Hitomi it is late. Let us eat dinner and do are last minutes of training before we go to bed." answers Ojii-san with Hitomi giving a tearful nod.

The owl hoots its tune as the crescent moon rises high into the night sky. Standing in the shadows of the forest is two lone figures. One of them was tall and carrying a long thin object wrapped in cloth. The other was short and wore a hooded garment to hide his face; he carries a wooding staff in his right hand. The two figures cast their gaze on the unsuspecting town as they slowly enter it with complete silence. Ojii-san who was sleeping peacefully suddenly snaps his eyes open as he feels two malevolent forces on the move within the town. The aura that he senses sends a chill down his spine as he had never felt such powerful demons. Looking at Hitomi's sleeping form Ojii-san lightly strokes the young girls head and retreats to the front of the shrine. Picking up his holy staff and prayer bead on the way to the front Ojii-san soon encounters the source of the malevolent force. The tall figure had dark red hair with ruby red eyes. He wore a skin tight demon slayer suit with silver shoulder pads and gauntlets. However the identity of the long thin object was still a mystery since it was sealed in cloth. The shrouded figure steps in front of the taller one his face hidden from view. A bead of sweat slid down his forehead as he tries to define who the leader.

"Why have you come here curses demons!?" shouts Ojii-san as the two figures snicker at him in amusement.

"What have we've come here for? That a lame question to ask old man." spoke the tall demon his red eyes piercing Ojii-san like daggers into a human body.

"Heh we have come for you old man. You who possess a strong pure soul." says the shorter one with a wicked smile appearing on his hooded face.

"Away with you vile beings!" says the old man as he pull three o-fudas from his robes, "Dausan!" (Evil disperse)

"It is no use." spoke the small one as the o-fudas burst into blue flames before reaching its target. Ojii-san face scrunches with frustration as the blue fire disappears.

"Hey hurry up and adsorb his soul already for we can leave." complains the taller one as Ojii-san looksat the two with the eyes of a hawk.

"It is no use Hoshi-san you can't defeat us. Now be a good priest and die quietly." whispers the shorter one his grin getting ever so wider.

"Oh blessed kami grant me the power to purify these cursed soul! Now know Judgment Meibatsu!" shouts Ojii-san as he charges and brings his staff down upon the shorter demon's head. However the staff is soundly caught upon the barrier that wasprotecting the shorter demon and soon enough he is thrown back.

"How many times must I repeat myself? It is futile to fight back Hoshi-san." replies the demon in a calm voice.

"Now it is my turn." says the demon as his staff turn into a long glowing green whip. Ojii-san raises his staff in front of him and begins to chant just as the demon swings his whip.

"Oh heavenly gods I pray to you give me divine grace, and protect me from my sinful enemy! Now eject Kagoseki!" shouts Ojii-san as a powerful blue barrier surrounds him and reflects the whip harmlessly off of it.

"I see so you're just as strong as the rumors say you are Hoshi-san." spoke the demon his smile turning into an evil grin,

"But unfortunately for you I'm threw with chit chat it time to die!" yells the demon as he swings his whip again.

Ojii-san braced himself for the next attack, but like the demon said he was unfortunate. The whips slices through the barrier like a knife through butter cutting itself deeply into Ojii-san's shoulder. The old man shrieks in pain as he clutches the area where the whip had cut, but the demon let out a wicked snicker with Ojii-san looking at him in confusion.

"I see that you got a taste of my poisonous whip. Soon enough the wound will start to decay and eventually rot your arm off." explains the demon.

"Curse you despicable demons!" retorts Ojii-san as he replaces his staff in his other hand. Analyzing the situation he was in he wasn't sure if he could exorcise the demons before him.

What going on Ojii-san?" says an innocent voice as the three look over to Hitomi who had wondered in to the main hall.

"Who are these people O…" Hitomi couldn't finish her sentence as she looks at the bleeding shoulder of her guardian.

"Ojii-San!" cries Hitomi as she makes a start to rush over to him, but is stop by the raising of his hand.

"Stay away Hitomi! You mustn't come near me but you must run for safety quickly. Hurry and warn the village of the danger." explains Ojii-san as the demons glare at Hitomi with curious eyes.

Hitomi who was frozen in fear looks at the two demons in front of her Ojii-san. The taller one may have looked like a bigger threat especially with the unknown object, but it was the shorter demon that scared Hitomi more. The hooded figure just glares at Hitomi from underneath his hood send artic shivers down the girl's spine. However the demon seems puzzled by the way he was looking at her. "Why am I sensing both yoki energy and a spiritual energy from this mere halve breed?" thought the demon as he couldn't believe what he was sensing from the girl. Hitomi did not like how the shorter one was looking at her and she couldn't make out his expression since it was shrouded by his hood. The taller one however looked curios to the point of excitement which scared Hitomi even more.

"Hey you don't mind if I get rid of this small pup do you?" ask the taller demon his voice laced with excitement.

"Do what you will with her." responds the shorter one after clearing his head a little bit from his little thinking session, and with that the tall figure darted towards Hitomi his red eyes beaming with thrill.

"I won't allow you to harm her!" shouts Ojii-san as he rushes to cut the demon off, but his foot is suddenly severed off as the poison whip slithers back towards the cloaked figure.

"I'm sorry but you won't be going anywhere Hoshi-san." spoke the figure as Hitomi flee the scene with tears in her eyes.

"Do not worry Hoshi-san your death will not be meaningless. Your death will help further our goals." says the shorter demon as he is now hovering over Ojii-san.

"What are you demons after? What is your Objective!" utters Ojii-san laying on the floor in defeat and praying for Hitomi's safety.

"Our only objective is the completion of this." answers the demon pulling a small jewel from within his cloak.

"No that impossible! There no way that can exist in this world!" says Ojii-san in shock as he looks at the small marble.

"Yes it is possible and now your soul will become apart of this jewel." replies the demon as he stabs the jewel along with his hand into Ojii-san heart.

Gasping in pain Ojii-san looks up at the demon in shock. He then slowly feels his energy starting to fade away as if it was being eaten by the cursed object. Trying to stay within the living world the kind old man thinks of nothing but his beloved daughter. Slowly memories of the time that he and Hitomi spend together flashes through his mind; with each one of them holding a special meaning to him in his heart. Yes he remembers the day he brought her back to the village as an infant. Many people disapproved with what he was doing, but he didn't care and slowly he began raising her as his daughter. In truth the only reason he had raised her was because of the special power she possessed. He didn't understand how any demonic being could have spiritual power within it being, but Hitomi had defied all logic by having bothyoki and spiritual powers. So to find the answers to this he started to raise the girl as his own. Teaching her little by little about the human way of life and the path of a spiritualist, and as time went by he had stopped looking at her as something to study. He didn't know when it happened but in his heart she went from being a mere half demon to being his daughter. Now standing at death door he wonders what will happen to the girl that he had been raising. "Hitomi I'm sorry that I couldn't protect you from harm. Please for your own sake and for mine please live." thought Ojii-san as his life fades from his body.

Meanwhile Hitomi runs through the halls of the shrine as fast a she could go. The thought of her Ojii-san being injured brought great discomfort to her heart, but she knew that she must remain strong and warn the village about the two demons. However would anyone believe her if she told themor would they simply ignore her like they always do. Taking a random turn Hitomi come into their resting quarters and lying beside her futon is the scabbard that her Ojii-san hadgiven her. Hitomi Slowly starts to approach the scabbard but before she could pick up she is startled by the sudden footsteps of someone entering the room.

"My you certainly run fast for a little pup." says the tall demon slowly removing the cloth from the object he was carrying.

"What do you want from us!?" screams Hitomi as her back hit's the wall with the demon still approaching her.

"We need nothing from you. It just the priest that we're after." respond the demon as the object is revealed to be a lance.

"Why are you after Ojii-san!?" shouts Hitomi tears coming from her eyes as she thinking about what could be happening to her guardian.

"Sorry kid but it seem like you're at the wrong place at the wrong time." answers the demon but before Hitomi could even protest she feels a sharp pain in her chest.

Her eyes slowly drift down to the source of pain and see the spear head of the lance sticking deep inside of her own body. Her shaking hands go to touch it but soon there is another sharp pain as the spear head is roughly pulled out of her. Slowly an uncountable number of thoughts fly through Hitomi's head but her eyes soon give out and she is closed into darkness.

That it for chapter six but what will happen to Hitomi. Will she die, live or something else all together. Well whatever it is be sure not to miss the next chapter of this shocking story. Anyway review and tell me your thoughts or criticize on what you think would make it better, and if you do criticize please make it constructive criticism and not flaming. Lastly the story will be broken into a trilogy. This story focus on Hitomi trying to find out who she is and where she came from. So if this first one goes well I be sure to type the next one which focus a little more on Inuyasha and Kagome. The last one will focus on all the goods guys beating the villains. That a basic rundown on what to expect so keep reading and reviewing and see you next chapter.