InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Spirits of the Past ❯ Oh the Wonderful Things You Can Think ( Prologue )

Disclaimer: Inuyasha and all related characters, locations, plots, etc. belong to Rumiko Takahashi. No money is being made on this little piece of drivel. I promise to return all characters none-the-worse-for-wear upon the story's completion.

Spirits of the Past

by: darke wulf

STORY BACKGROUND:

In all events, both momentous and seemingly mundane, there are infinite possibilities.

In the universe we know, Kagome, the girl who overcame time, and Inuyasha, the hanyou son of the former Lord of the Western Lands, become companions. Together they search for shards of the Shikon Jewel, which Kagome unwittingly shattered. Along their journeys they meet many people and creatures, both good and evil. Some become companions, others adversaries.

One such adversary is Inuyasha's own half-brother, the aristocratic assassin Sesshoumaru. Early in Kagome and Inuyasha's adventures they are assailed by Sesshoumaru, who is seeking the tomb of he and Inuyasha's father, and the mighty sword, Tetsusaiga, which resides therein. Through a daunting series of events, it is discovered that the entrance to the tomb was hidden in a black pearl within Inuyasha's left eye. Sesshoumaru and his hench-demon Jaken head for the tomb, with Inuyasha and Kagome close behind.

Once within the tomb, the group discovers the mystic Tetsusaiga; a rusty sword, forged from the fang of the Great Lord Inutaisho, which transforms into a blade capable of destroying a hundred demons with a single swing. Neither brother, however, is capable of pulling the sword from the altar in which it rests. As they battle, the human girl Kagome accidentally succeeds in drawing the Tetsusaiga from its perch, eventually presenting it to Inuyasha. Fueled by Inuyasha's desire to protect Kagome from Sesshoumaru, the Tetsusaiga transforms, allowing Inuyasha to finally defeat his older brother.

Thus the partnership between Inuyasha and Kagome is strengthened, their destinies tighter entwined, comraderie, friendship, and love to follow.

But what if events within the Tomb had proceeded differently?

Consider with me if you will, a universe separate from our own, where a small change in a spell cast by a long-dead Lord causes a chain-reaction, leading to an entirely new set of possibilities...

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