Never Ending Quest

[Sango]

Enter Yoko...

‘You silly mortal girl! I will make your flesh rot!’ The man in the baboon mask said to her. ‘All for this jewel shard?’ She questioned as she put it in her pocket. ‘You will have to take it from my dead hands.’ She reached down into her pocket and pulled out a dagger with a white handle. ‘I can arrange that.’ The demon said as he ripped into her arm and leg, leaving this burning sensation. ‘I….’ She looked down at her limbs and noticed all of the blood that was spilt from her. ‘I…w-will not die!’ She shouted with a final burst of strength and stabbed the man in the chest. He only vanished and a wooden puppet was left behind but it was broken in half. She was sitting there, grabbing her arm and kneeling on both knees. ‘Damn you-’

Before she finished the sentence she had awoken in the Sakuru Forest. Quickly she rose and she began to look around. She noticed that she had awoken a sleeping ferret by the name of Ken-Ichi. She crawled back into the blanket but before she did she grabbed her wounded arm. ‘Its been over a year now and it still has not healed but each day the pain grows more intense.’ She thought only to herself. She smiled down at the ferret whom looked concerned for her. “I’m fine Ken-Ichi.” She patted him on the head and tucked him under her blanket. ‘Every time I have that dream…when I am about to say his name I wake.’

She sighed and just turned on her back and looked up at the starry sky. ‘I have heard rumors of a man that looks just like the ones in my dream…in my memory.’ She knew that some how, she had to find this baboon masked man and kill him in order to break the curse on her body. She remembered that in her dream she lost the Shikon no Tama shard to him, not only did she want to break this curse but she wanted to get what belonged to her back.

I will find him....

[kagura]

{ooc: sry I couldn't post yesterday ^^}

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Enter Akira

A small breeze wrapped around her pale, delicate hand. It entwined itself between her fingers and along her wrist. A small smile appeared on her lips as it blew to her lips and past her ear, as if whispering all the world's secrets to her. She raised her hand gently and waved the breeze off. Before leving, it lifted her dark black hair, and carried it with it for as long as it could, before finally disappearing. Her dark eyes looked around, their red trimming glowed like blood in the moonlight.. Dark black wings protruded from the small of her back, and extended out widely, as if to stretch out all the stiffness from being hidden away for so long. She finally sighed and looked to the sky. She made a certain motion with her hand, then gently moved the arm sideways. Her form seemed to erase, such as words on paper. Her Ivy crown, her black wings, her red dress, all of it vanished into thin air, and was replaced by a soft, red kimono. Small pink flowered were now placed perfectly into the side of her hair. Her skin was a bit tanner, and her eyes had their special violet color to them. She glanced down at her human form. It was obvious her 18th birthday was coming up. More of her powers that she never knew even existed were beginning to awake. Such as transitioning from form to form. Unlike all the storms that were brought from her change, now she could simply wave a hand and she would turn to human again. In a way it frightened her... and excited her.

This girl, a half-breed, a fallen angel, was known as by the name Akira.

'What now?' She asked herself, glancing up to the star filled sky. It was a bit strange being alone, for some reason. All her life she had been alone, but now with a traveling companion, suddenly, everything seemed so different, and times like these seemed unknown to her any more. Her warm, welcoming eyes glanced down to her small feet, thinking. She glanced back up and turned, looking toward the path from which she had came. All there was to be seen, was the empty darkness, that seemed to be calling her in. She blinked for a moment, and soon saw the dark figures of trees and branches. Then something caught her biolet eyes. She watched as one of the figures suddenly turned, appearing to be on the ground. She tilted her head slightly, and squinted her eyes, trying to get a better look into the darkness, She saw it was a girl. Her curiousity consumed her as she began a slow walk toward the opening in the trees. 'I wonder who she is? and why she's here?' She thought.

[Sango]

It was hard to sleep, after she had fallen over that cliff and hit her head she only has few memories and for some reason, every time she got closer to this castle she would get some of them back. She was starting to remember the man, his features and everything about him except for his name. She remembered that his damned bug had gotten into her pocket and taken the jewel shard from her and flew off. If she had not been too injured then she would have went after them. She had been attacked shortly after then and was pushed off of a cliff. She was passed out but she didn’t know that Ken-Ichi was the one that had saved her. She figured that there was a connection between that youkai and the one that attacked her, trying to take her shard.

“It has been a year now.” She spoke to her ferret friend that was curled up to her legs under the blanket. “I can hardly remember anything, its all because of that youkai.” She balled her hand into a fist and just stared at it. “If he hadn’t injured me, then I wouldn’t have fallen over the cliff when I was attacked.” She said with a sigh as she relaxed her hand and set it down at her side. She felt a sharp pain in her left thigh and left arm. She wanted to scream out in pain but she just bit the inside of her lip. She knew what this was, it was the curse. Even though she was getting some of her memories back when she came closer to the castle but her body also would start to burn with the wounds that he had inflicted on her.

She threw the blanket off and hurried into her bag. She pulled out some white cloth and began to replace it with the bloody ones that she had on already. When she was finished the bleeding stopped but the burning remained. She turned her head and saw a figure in the darkness. Quickly she stood, a little light headed at first but she quickly regained her composure. She reached into the pocket of her skirt and pulled out a dagger. “Who’s there?” She asked as she looked down at Ken-Ichi who was just as cautious as she was.

[kagura]

Her dark eyes watched the girl cutiously, unsure as to whether she was a threat or not. The girl seemed to have not noticed her yet. 'Girl must be human if she hasn't noticed my aura' She thought and let out a small sigh. Shestopped and wandered slightly off the path. She leaned against a tree , placing her hands behind her back in an attempt to be more comfortable against the rough bark. She kept a watch on the girl with the corner of her eye. Just because she wasn't a demon didn't mean she wasn't some type of threat.

Her violet eyes gazed up into the sky for a moment, capturing the sight of all the shimmering stars. Suddenly movement caught her eye and she turned her head. She watched as the girl jumped up, and immediately pin pointed the glint of the dagger now present in her hand. 'Aw, finally noticed me did she?' she thought with a slightly regretful sigh. She was beginning to enjoy the peace and quiet but apparently, that time was over. She gently pushed herself to stand up right.

She turned her body to face the girl and narrowed her eyes slightly, to see the girl in full. She noticed the girl's bandages. She raised a brow. 'Injured?' A small breeze returned and began to whip around her thin frame, curling itself around her wrist, ready to be used if nescessary. "That's just what I was thinking" She replied back as she made her way closer to the girl. She really didn't want a confrontation, but she couldn't control the girl's actions. She would just have to wait and see what the girl would do.

The wind caused her dark black hair to blow around, whipping in her face. She raised a hand, pushing back some loose strands of hair behind an ear. The closer she came to the girl, more and more of the girl current state came into view. She could see the girls injured leg and arm, as well as a small ferret by her side. She was curious to know who had caused the injuries, but even more, who was this girl?

[Sango]

Piercing blue eyes watched in the shadows as nothing came out and nothing came in. Ken-Ichi had slipped away into the shadows where Yoko couldn’t see him any more to determine what they were up against if there was even going to be a fight. She looked above, below then around herself to see if she could find the creature. So far it was clear of anyone but when she started to lower her guard she heard a voice, a feminine voice at that. She looked and saw a figure approaching her from the shadows. She placed her free hand on the back of the dagger incase she would attack. “I am Yoko…now state your name.” Being an assassin she knew that she had to be careful, for all she knew this woman could be here to kill her.

A gentle gust of wind blew against the back side of her body and her hair blew around her face and quickly she moved it away. Her hand still remained on her weapons for she had learned to never let your guard down, no matter how friendly a person may seem. When Ken-Ichi did return he climbed up on her shoulder and he started to growl towards the unknown woman and Yoko looked at him then back to the figure. “Tell me, are you half or full demon?” She asked as she shifted her legs and put her right one a little further in front than the left incase she would either have to move forwards, backwards, or to either side.

Ken-Ichi was like her demon detector, he always knew if there was a demon around. Even if they had just a little bit of demon in them Yoko would find out because of Ken-Ichi then she would be able to determine what she was dealing with. Because they were getting close to this so called castle she was starting to get memories of her past. She now remembered that she had been a well respected yet feared assassin of her lands. She remembered her training and she remembered falling off of the cliff and waking with Ken-Ichi at her side. It was that demon that she could not remember that had done it to her. Even though she was getting all of these memories his name was the only thing she could not recall.

[kagura]

She continued making her way down the dark path. Her wind stayed around her, as if waiting for the slightest signal to attack. Akira gave a small sigh and stepped out into the moonlight, which glimmered off her purple tinted, black hair. Her violet eyes peirced through the darkness and examined the girl. Her ears picked up each emotion from the girls voice. She raised a brow slightly, and paused before speaking. "My name is Akira" She answered calmly.

Her gaze drifted toward the little creature which appeared upon Yoko's shoulder. She watched it for a moment, listening to its small growl. She let another small sigh escape her slightly parted lips and gentle shook her head. Though she was an animal lover, only certain species liked her, all because of her demonic aura. Only with those she could communicate would befriend her, such as the wolves, ravens, and bats of the wilderness.

"I am half. But tell me, of what importance is it to you?" She asked cooly, squinting her eyes criticely toward the girl. Did it really matter whether or not she was a full demon or not? She bent an arm, bringing her right hand closer to her face. She glanced at it for a moment, her eyes watching as the wind weaved through her parted fingers. She played with it slightly and returned her gaze to the girl. She didn't want to make an enemy, but the girl did seem a bit too ready to attack.

Akira remained alert, and wondered why her wind was reacting the way it was. Was the girl, Yoko, a threat? She really wasn't in the mood for fighting, but everything around her, including the atmosphere set by the girl, seemed otherwise. The girl was more than ready to attack at any moment, and inside her own body, she could feel her wings trembling, begging to be freed. What would happen?

[Sango]

The night was starting to get chilly and here she was wearing a skirt and basically a strapped belly shirt. Oh how bad she wanted to crawl under her blanket and go to sleep but she had to make sure that this half demon was not a threat to her. So Ken-Ichi stopped growling at her and she looked over at him. He crawled down from her shoulder and stood in front of her, looking back at her and then to this woman who had just spoke. She had said that her name was Akira, a name that she had never heard of before. She took in a deep breath and realized that the wind held a difference in it that was hard to explain. Was she a wind user?

She spoke again and Yoko lowered her guard slightly. “It is to see how much of a threat you are. Any type of demon cannot be trusted.” No, that wasn’t true. She trusted Akiho and he was a full demon so why couldn’t she lend Akira the same trust. She lowered her guard all the way and put her dagger back into its sheath. “Excuse me, I really shouldn’t jump to conclusions like that.” She bowed her head and then rose it once more to look Akira in the eyes. “I’m curious. Do you control the wind?” She walked back over to the tree that she was sleeping under and sat down under it and covered her chilled legs.

Ken-Ichi ran over to her side and curled up beside of her and she looked down and smiled as she ran her hand down his lithe body. She looked back up at Akira and moved her head to the side. “You see, its hard for me to trust any kind of demon.” She said as she looked at her arm and clinched her hand into a fist. “I have another question for you. There is a castle in which I need to find. Have you heard of it or the name of the owner of the castle?” She looked back up at Akira and sighed. She knew that this woman wouldn’t want to hear her life story so why bother telling her. Right now she just wanted to know the name of the demon that was in her memory. She looked back down at Ken-Ichi, her demon detector and sighed.

[kagura]

Akira watche the girl intently, and felt the tension sloly being released from her. Suddenly, akira felt the girl relax complete, and she had to admit, it surprised her. She eyed her curiously. She listened to the girl's words. In a way they were true, but she had trusted many demons, and they had never let her down, except for the one which prided himself in calling him her 'master'. She would never call him anything clse to that. She would never honor him.

She heard the girl's words again. 'Yes, perhaps, you shouldn't' she thought to herself, a bit annoyed. hough she understood where the girl was coming from. Akira never trusted anyone at first site. She used her intincts before deciding that someone wasn't a threat. But either way in Yoko's situation, she wasn't much a threat, for she was injured as well.

She wandered in closer to her new acquaintance, until she stood about a yard in front of her. She listened to her qestion. "Yes, I suppose you could say that," She replied with a soft smile. She could control the wind, as well as certain storms, but she never used that power, unless her mood in battle said otherwise. Her wind was her main weapon, besides her sword and wings. She was unsure as to whether how long she would have that power though, for she knew her 18th birthday was coming up, and that's when her full powers would awaken. She would either loose certain powers she had now or strengthen them, as well as gain new. She raised her hand, calming the small breeze around them. She made a slight hand movement, sending the wind swirling about her and Yoko, before flying up into the open night sky. She watched it for and moment before tuurning her gaze back to Yoko.

Boy this girl seemed to have many questions, though Akira didn't mind. And like all the others, she had an answer. "There are rumors going around about the castle. Whenever someone believes they have found it, it vanishes into thin air. There is a greatly pursude demon, who many believe is the owner of he castle. my companion is also pursueing him. His name, is Naraku" She said gazing up int the night sky. When she inished, she looked down at Yoko. She bit her lip slightly, unsure f what she had said was what the girl was looking for. "Help any?" She asked.

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[Sango]

Though Yoko had been injured it was only on nights such as these that she was weak. At least an hour after the pain stops it was like she was never injured in the first place. She watched Akira, still a little weary of her but Yoko would have to learn that not every one that has just a little demon in them is evil. She had heard of a few demons that helped people and she was starting to believe that her little ferret friend was a demon as well. He has been alive longer than she, he was alive when her father was just young. She had forgotten her fathers face until just now and she looked a little startled but made sure that she wasn’t making eye contact with Akira. Her surprising look faded and she looked back up at the girl when she spoke.

“That’s really interesting.” She said with a look of amazement. She had always wished that she could control an element, the closest that she got was holding the dagger than she had given to Akiho. She could hardly touch it anymore and when he gripped it from her, she felt like it had belonged to him in the first place. There was a silence between them now, the only thing she heard were the many thoughts that raced through her head as she tried to only keep her mind on one. She took in a deep breath and looked at Ken-Ichi as he woke from his short slumber and looked at her. She laughed lightly and patted him on the head once more. She looked back up at Akira and closed her eyes, her head tilted to the side and she smiled when she had felt the wind swirl around her. She opened her eyes and smiled. “I guess that the wind could be used as a great fighting tool.” She said as she smiled once more.

Yoko had asked so many questions so she could get to know Akira better and so she could keep this conversation going. She listened to her when she spoke and when she spoke about the castle she felt as all of her hopes were crushed. So she was more then likely searching for a castle that wasn’t even real. She lowered her gaze to the ground in front of her and when Akira spoke the demons name her eyes shot up to her in a split second and she nodded her head. “So his name is Naraku.” She then had a small flashback to her dream, he had finished his name to her and she grinned. “I will make him pay, with my own hands he will die.” She said as she rose her injured arm up to her face and clinched her fist. When Akira spoke again she nodded her head and stood. “It was a great help.” She said as she bowed to her slightly and then rose again. “So it would be best if I didn’t pursue him alone, since this castle of his is possibly fake.” She said with a sigh. And right when she had gotten her hopes up.

[kagura]

Akira watched the girl's reaction curious. "Yes, I suppose so," She replied with a shrug. She had never really thought about, since she'd had it for so long already, it was her second nature so she never thought twice about. thinking about it now, it might be considered amazing, being able to control one of the elements, such as water, earth, fire, and her own, air. She offered a friendly smile. "I find that it is. But it has many other uses as well," She replied, her smile widening slightly at the thought of her wind. The wind always had a calming affect on her when she wasn't in battle. It whispered untold secrets to her ear, it comfortaed her, kept her company when she wandered alone. it was her guardian, her protector, her friend. In short, it was her soul companion.

She creased a brow as she watched the girl's reaction to the information Akira had given her, seeing each emotion reflected off her eyes. She glanced toward the girl's injuries. Naraku... had he been the one to do them? Her mind wandered for amoment, before snapping out of her thoughts as she heard Yoko's voice. "Did he cause you injuries?" She asked quietly, unsure as to whether the girl heard her or not. She took a few steps toward the girl, her helping instincts kicking in. She began reaching out a hand to her, but quickly withdrew before the girl could notice. Akira was still a stranger to her, and she didn't want to frighten her or anything. And even though she did have healing abilities, she highly doubted it would be enough to heal the girl's wounds. She gave a small sigh, feeling slightly helpless. She hated when she couldn't help innocent people for the things they had to endure.

Her violet eyes glanced over the girl and ferret. Her eye was caught by the ferret, catching something she hadn't noticed either. A small demonic arua was being produced by the ferret. She raised a brow and watched it for a moment. She had never seen such a demon before. She sighed and looked back to the girl. "I've never had an encounter with him. I can't understand why so many demons are after him, but with that alone, I wouldn't recommend going alone. My companion is after him, like many, which makes me as well. Though I know what you might be feeling right now. i'm after another demon as well...." She began but cut her self off. She was pretty sure the girl didn't want to hear her mini sob story. It was just like many others which she had heard before, all wanting to avenge something or another, she was no different.

[Sango]

She looked up at Akira as she asked about her injuries. She nodded her head and began to speak, her tone was different than before, it held more hate yet sadness to it. “He did. He told me that he would kill me. Each day that I lived the wounds would be worse. First they started out as little cuts but got deeper as time passed. He did this to me, just because he wanted my damn shard.” She fought back the frustration and took in a deep breath to calm herself down. “He ended up with it anyways.” She lowered her head into her knees and pulled them close to her with her arms. She looked up at Akira and couldn’t help but to smile. “But I know that I will make friends on this journey so I guess that it wasn’t too horribly bad. It was little Ken-Ichi here that had saved me.” She looked over to him and smiled as he lay there asleep once more. She rose her head up and looked at the sky, she released her knees and brought her arms down behind her to hold her up. She took in the sight of many stars that played amongst the sky. She heard the sounds of the night frogs as they sung their ballad and the crickets sang that it was their time. She looked back at Akira and just watched her.

When she spoke she listened, never missing a tune of her voice. Akira was very interesting to her and she couldn’t help but to smile. And to think that Yoko had thought of her a threat. She wasn’t thinking that she was weak, anyone can be stronger than they appear. She was saying that Akira had a certain gentle disposition about her that made Yoko feel comfortable around her. When she had finished speaking she nodded her head. She pulled the blanket out from behind her and sat it down beside her. “You can sit if you want.” She said as she patted it down, making sure it was soft enough. “He is a cruel demon, this Naraku. He has hurt so many it wouldn’t surprise me if he died tomorrow by some stranger. He possibly forgets all of those that he deceives for he has many.” She paused as she looked at Ken-Ichi once more, he was still sleeping so she wouldn’t bother him, not now anyways.

“Tell me about this demon your are pursuing? I might be able to help.” Though she figured that she couldn’t, she hardly knew anyone in these lands because Naraku had caused her to lose trust for anyone but mostly anyone that has just a little bit of demon in them. She was learning to trust once more and it was because of her friend Akiho. She smiled when she thought of him and waited to see if Akira would reply to her or not. “But if you don’t feel comfortable with telling me that’s fine too.” She said with a smile as she leaned back against the tree and closed her eyes briefly. She opened them once more and looked up at the sky, if only she could fly that is where she would be.

[kagura]

A gentle, warm smile appeared on her face. She could feel the girlwarming up to her a bit. Yoko seemed very calm, almost friendly with her now, unlike moments before. Of course, she tended to have that affect on many people. her nature was kind and sweet. She was always warm and welcoming to others, which is why she didn't have many enemies, and those who were, came from battle not every day life.

Her violet eyes shown sympathy toward the girl, as they gently gazed upon her. She took in each of her words carefully, nodding every now and then to let her know she was listening. The more she talked and learned about the girl, the more she felt a connection between them, and hearing the story made her hurt for Yoko. She didn't seem the type to deserve such a thing to her.

A kind, thankful smile appeared on her face as she accepted the invitation. She made her way to the girl and took a seat on the blanket. She leaned back lightly, resting against the tree's trunk. A silent sigh escaped her parted lips as her body relaxed. Her body was exhausted, which made Akira a bit anxious. Her birthday was right around the corner now, and the changes that were beginning to take place in her body was beginning to take a toll on her. Ignoring her exhaustion once more, she looked over at the girl.

"No, it's alright. If you're wanting to here the story, I'm willing to tell," She replied gentily. Her head rested back against the trunk as she gazed up into the night sky, "On my 18th birthday, it will have been exactly two years ago...." She started with a small sigh. Her hands folded on her lap and she glanced down at them. "My home was once up in the evens with my clan, my family. I was once an angel, filled with innocence and purity," She looked over to Yoko. "On my 16th birthday, the powers I have now were just beginning to awake, and I was beginning to be more powerful than any of the other angels. I had more abilities than any other in my clan. On that day, our enemy, Ryuujigoku, arrived with a horde of demons. He desired to have me for his use, but I could only use my powers with purity, and use them for good." She paused and began fiddling with her fingers. She didn't love teeling her whole story, but that would be the only way to understand it. She continued.

"The demons attacked, and it immediately turned into a blood bath. All I could do was stand back and watch. It was a clash between light and darkness. The angels fought hard to protect me and my parents, but Ryuujigoku slipped from behind, catching my parents off guard, and slaughtering them effortlessly. The others saw what happened and rushed to my aid, but the other demons blocked htem, so I was left alone with the enemy. I was scared, terrified, and I hadn't a clue of what I should do. The demon had offered me a compromise. He would stop this blood bath, in exchange for my powers, in exchange for my soul, which would be bound to him until death. Making me his slave in other words. I couldn't bare to see the other angels which were still alive die, so I agreed, hoping to save them. Little did I know, either way they would die..." Her voice faded for a moment as she took a deep breath.

"Immediately, changes began taking place in my body. My skin began to turn a pale white, and my white wings, with all their purity, began to turn black in damnation, that would, in his words, show the curse, and his possession of me, which I had agreed to. I'd officially become a fallen angel, which made him proud.Then a moment later, I watched the him as well as the rest of the horde, destroy the last of my clan. From that day forward, I was forced to earth, too damned for heaven, too pure for hell. The only place to go was in between the two realms. With my life bound to the dRyuujigoku, I was forced to stay with him, and was trained long and hard by him. Isoon found that I had lost some of my powers, which had been replaced with other more wicked abilities. I quickly mastered her sword of Damnation, but it was nothing to be proud of. I was ashamed of myself. It no longer mattered what I was, it was what I had become. He taught hme everything about my new powers and weapons." She shook her head slightly, feeling slightly ashamed. She glanced over at Yoko, wondering if she was tired of the story yet.

"Then one day, Ryuujigoku vanished without a trace. I know he's still alive. He's out there somewhere I'll find him no matter what it takes. I plan to use the very powers he cursed me with to kill him, and avenge my clan. I won't let him make another person go through what I had to. I'll die before I let that happen," She said as she glared up into the sky, knwing he was out there, somewhere. She sighed, forcing her body to calm down from it's worked up state. "Sorry, probably longer than it should have been..." She said quietly, her voice wandering off. She noticed her wind had returned to her hands, trying to comfort her. She gave a small smile.

[Sango]

When Akira began to speak of the demon that she was looking for she made sure not to miss a word of it, not even miss the littlest detail. She took in a deep breath when she had ended and sighed. “No, its better to hear the whole story then some mix of little things.” Her pink lips stretched as the formed a smile upon her facial features. It was nice out, the weather wasn’t too hot nor too cold but it was getting that way. She took in a deep breath of the air and looked back over to Akira. “This Naraku, so many pursue him because he is a cruel demon. I search for him because he took something that belongs to me.” She paused, not sure if Akira wanted to hear her story but she would tell her anyways. “Unlike you, I wont be able to speak about my past. I will tell you however, what I do remember.”

She took in another deep breath, collecting her words while her eyes never tore themselves away from the ground. “I had been walking, no reason really. I had come across a man in the forest. His body was covered in white fur and he would not show his face. On his face was the mask of a baboon. Ken-Ichi started to go like he did when he saw you but worse.” She looked up at the sky as the stars winked down at the earth and she continued. “I ignored him until he had spoken my name. I got out my weapons but soon he reassured me that I could trust him, that he meant me no harm so I did. It was my first time encountering a demon of his liking. I was talking to him, he had told me his past and I felt bad for him of course now I realize that it was just a lie.” She clinched her fist tightly in her hands and then relaxed as she continued. “He told me how a half-demon named InuYasha had taken something from him and he wanted me to help. Foolishly I thought that he was serious so I told him that I would. He told me in order for me to do well I had to give him my shard of the Shikon no tama. After I refused he grew into this hideous tentacle like creature. I got my weapons but one of his many tentacles had wrapped around my leg and threw me to the ground. My shard flew out from my hand along with my weapon and Ken-Ichi had taken off with the shard. Naraku went after him but before he could get a good hold on my friend I threw my dagger into his legs, hopefully to slow him down.”

She looked over to Ken-Ichi and smiled. “The dagger had stuck right in one of his tentacles but he still continued. I leapt at him as I was now on his back trying to lure him away from Ken-Ichi. I got him away and Ken-Ichi gave me back the shard. He had called me a silly mortal girl and that he would make my flesh rot. I had asked him why all of this betrayal? All for a damn jewel shard but I wanted it as much as he did. I told him that he would have to take it from my dead cold hands. I pulled out my grandfathers dagger that had a white handle with some type of demonic power behind it but I could never bring it out but he didn’t know that. He had ripped into my arm and leg and left this unbearable burning. I was bleeding profusely and he had taken the shard and flew away.” She looked over to Akira while she patted Ken-Ichi on the head. “But this little guy saved me. I remember that before he left he had this boy come down and he had made me go over the cliff and I had blacked out.” She sat back against the tree more and looked up at the stars. “So, in order to break this curse I have to find him.” She looked down at her arm and her face was filled with hate for Naraku.