Prologue

Hidden within the shadows of some large trees, he saw the two standing in a small clearing. A Small wooden well was the clearing's only decoration. He watched silently from his hiding place as the battle commenced. The two clashed, sparks flying as their blades met, completely unaware that they were being watched. Anger was rolling off one of the combatants in waves, but the other remained as cool as ice.

Even though the combat was intense, it was not a full out battle; both of the fighters seemed reluctant to unleash their full power on each other. The silent watcher knew this, and he waited impatiently for the real fight to start. After several moments, he finally got his wish.

One of the two fighters, the one who was dressed head to toe in red, brought his sword crashing down while simultaneously yelling, "Wind Scar!" A large burst of yellow energy was released from the blade; it flew unerringly towards the other combatant. The onlooker leaned forward in interest, waiting with bated breath to see how the second fighter handled the sudden predicament.

Dodging the attack, the second fighter brought his own sword down in a vicious slashing gesture. He wielded his sword one-handed, his other arm having been lost in battle to the same fighter he was currently facing off against. His white clothing billowed in the breeze created by the power his sword radiated toward his red-clothed assailant. The air crackled with blue energy as his blast hit its intended mark.

The watcher however, was not pleased. He had quickly realized that the second blast of energy had not been intended to kill. As much as he detested the idea of the two actually finishing each other off, he still appreciated a fighter who was willing to kill to finish the fight. He was a demon, after all.

Although he had suffered a direct hit, it didn't take long for the red-clothed fighter to jump back to his feet."That was pathetic, you stupid bastard!" he called out as he wiped a small smear of blood from his cheek.

The second fighter smirked slightly before replying. "If I really wanted you dead little brother, you would be."

"You're all talk, Sesshomaru!" With those words, the two resumed their battle, still completely unaware they were being watched.

As the battle progressed however, the silent watcher noticed the one in red kept glancing over at the well nervously, as if he was waiting for something to appear.

The hidden demon smiled and nodded knowingly. He is waiting for his human. He must be expecting her back sometime soon, he thought. At that moment, the watcher's attention was drawn back to the battle.

The two brothers had jumped apart and were glaring at each other from across the clearing. The only thing separating them was the well. The silent onlooker quickly realized the Sesshomaru, the one armed fighter, had been the one who had halted the combat.

The one in red attempted to goad his older brother into resuming their struggle. "What are you, some kind of wimpy little coward? Fight me!" His efforts were in vain, however. Sesshomaru merely stared at him coldly.

"What are you looking for, Inuyasha? What is so important about some old, dried up well?" Sesshomaru's question seemed to surprise Inuyasha. He had apparently been under the impression that his frequent glances toward the well had been discreet. Unfortunately for him, there were not very many beings alive, be they demon or human, who could completely hide anything from Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru saw his brother falter and quickly made his move. He shot a massive amount of killing blue energy at Inuyasha and then stilled to watch his brother be consumed by his finishing blast.

Unfortunately for Sesshomaru, Inuyasha had been waiting for that exact thing to happen. He quickly unleashed his own massive energy attack."Wind Scar!" The two immense bursts of lethal energy flew at each other, both crackling with incredible power.

From his vantage point, the watcher quickly noticed that a dangerous situation was about to surface. His eyes widened with the realization of what could happen, and he quickly dashed from his cover beneath the trees. He raced towards the battlefield, but he didn't arrive in time to stop the blasts from connecting. All he could do was watch in horror as his world was turned upside down.

What he had realized instantly was that the two colossal energy blasts would meet each other directly above the well. He knew that the well was being used as a conduit for Inuyasha and his human to travel back and forth from this era to the human's. What this meant was that the well was basically like a door, keeping the energy required for time-traveling contained. If that door was suddenly destroyed, the energy would be released, drawing anything in the immediate vicinity forward in time.

The two brothers had turned in surprise when their keen sense of hearing detected the previously hidden demon's hasty approach. Two sets of eyes, one amber and one gold, widened in surprise at the sight of him, but there was no time for anybody to say or do anything. At that exact moment, the two blasts collided, causing the rickety old well to disintegrate completely. The ground shook as a wave of bluish-pink energy surged out of the hole that had once been the well.

All three demons turned and attempted to flee the wave, but their efforts were in vain. All three were quickly engulfed by the energy and disappeared immediately. The wave surged out for a few more meters, before it came to a stop and began to pulsate wildly. Moments later, it dissipated into nothing, leaving behind no trace of what had occurred.