A demon with dark brown wavy hair and red eyes known as Naraku waited on his white horse for his companion Kagura. It took a long time for her to show up and Naraku was getting impatient. Finally he heard the woman as he saw her jump down from her feather. Naraku glared at her.

"You are late." He said with anger. Kagura bowed down.

"I do apologize Master Naraku but it was harder to get than what I expected." She told him.

"So you have it then?" Naraku asked with interest. Kagura had a sly grin and reached into her sleeve.

"I had to get rid of a few people, if you know what I mean. But I got it." She showed Naraku a crystalized dragon stone. He reached out for her to hand it over to him. She took it back away from him with a sly grin.

"I don't think so. Give back my heart and I'll give this to you." Kagura told Naraku. One of Naraku's demon's grabbed the dragon stone and dropped it in his hand.

"Trust me my dear Kagura. You'll get what's coming to you." Naraku said with amusement. Kagura looked up at him with a worried look as she watched him hold the dragon stone and awaken its power.

Naraku watched as the stone began to shine brightly. It was blinding to the eye but Naraku never flinched once. He smiled as a strand of light pointed to the direction that they needed to go.

"Come Kagura, let's follow the trail and see where it leads us." Naraku said as he began to ride the fields. Kagura followed behind on her feather, keeping her pace. Naraku and Kagura followed the light until it they reached the stopping point.

The dragon stone lead to a mountain that was in the shape of a dragon's head. The dragon stone began to float away from Naraku's hands and placed itself at the forehead of the dragon head. The mountain began to come to life, the eyes were golden and there were two dragon horns on it's head.

"At last, I have found The Crystal Cave of Midoriko." He whispered in amazement. Kagura walked up beside him with awe.

"My word." She said as she stared up at the dragon head. Naraku places a hand on her shoulder and turns her around.

"Now listen here Kagura, I need you to bring me the Shikon No Tama. If you can bring me the Shikon No Tama, you can have your heart back. You will be as free as the wind." Naraku told her. Kagura gulped as she turned towards the dragon head and began to walk towards it.

The dragon roars thunderously which causes Kagura to take a few steps back. She looks up into the eyes of the dragon head.

"I see that my crystal stone has returned to me after all these years." The dragon head said. Kagura watches to see what the dragon head would do with a hint of fear in her eyes. The dragon head looks down at Kagura.

"You there! Are you the one who has awakened me?" The dragon head asked. Kagura nodded and began to speak.

"I am Kagura of the wind. I'm here to search for a jewel." She told the dragon head. The dragon head had a stern look that began to worry Kagura.

"Know this fair maiden, only one may enter here. One with a pure heart. The diamond in the rough." The dragon head warned her. Kagura gulped nervously as she looked back to her master.

"Well, go on." Naraku waved her off. Kagura took a deep breath and began to step forward. Once she stepped through the cave she let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding. The dragon roared thunderously and a sudden shock began to burn through Kagura's flesh. She screamed in fear and agony as she dropped down to her knees.

"Nooo!" Naraku screamed out.

Kagura soon disappeared to nothing but ashes. The dragon head looked down at Naraku with a glare.

"That woman perished because she is not the chosen one. If you bring me the chosen one then the jewel shall be yours." The dragon head told Naraku.

"But know this, all shall suffer the same fate as the fair maiden here if they are not the chosen one." The dragon head warned. Naraku growled and began to walk away from the dragon head.

"What are you going to do now Lord Naraku? We've been searching for that jewel for a long time. We finally get this close to it and we can't even enter the cave without being purified." The demon hissed angrily.

"Patience is a virtue little demon. Kagura just didn't have a pure heart, considering that she was created from me."

"Big surprise. What are we going to do now your lordship? How are we going to get pass the barrier that protects this cave? This could be a problem for the likes of us." The demon hissed. Naraku grabbed it's neck with an evil glare. The little demon shut up with a hint of fear.

"Yes of course. Only one may enter. We must find the one with a pure heart. This diamond in the rough." Naraku said with a dark expression.