Note: I do not follow the anime or manga storylines. I use it as a guideline but my facts may not match up with the tv show or comics. Sorry. Is also not a Kikkyo bashing or matching her up with a saint. Just keep that in mind for the haters and the lovers.

Prologe:

I had my life all planed out. I would have the perfect life for a miko. Get married in a dew years, and spend my life getting old while taking care of others. It was very tempting to me. But I now could never have that perfect life. I was put in control of the Shikon no tama a few days ago. No good has come out of it as I could see. This was to be the jewel that could turn the tide of good or evil, but I as it's protect was to never use it for my own gain or even to help others. Sense the jewel was put into my protection only selfish demons and men have been killing in order to get their prize. It is now my work to stop them

Demons have been attacking my village mercilessly and only I could defend the villagers. If this was truly a powerful jewel then why couldn't I use it to help my village? Oh yes…I might be corrupted with the power. I know things can never go back to the care free days when I could just worry about curing sicknesses. Those days were over and as long as I was living things would never be normal for me again…

It was early in the morning and dawn had not yet come over the hilltops of my village. I was patrolling in my miko outfit looking for demons or men trying to steal the shikon no tama. Though demons were the ones who tried to go for the jewel the most, they were easier to kill than men in my opinion. After two years it still isn't easy to kill a man.

I was letting my mind wander as I walked around the outskirts of the village. This is where the poorer of the people lived and also where the demons tended to hide. Here is where I tended to spend the most time in my rounds, besides the forest. The poor villages are tempted to hide demons seeking the jewels powers because of the money that the demons offer to pay. My mind was going over idea's that had been bothering me for some days. I was now 19 and many girls had already started a family. Other women even other priestesses would lead better lives than I could think of. Death would now always be apart of my life. My mother and father were killed from snake demons trying to get a hold of the Jewel. Now I was worried about Kaede, my little sister. Now my life was to be spent taking care of her as well. She is only 9 but still needs me to be there. Also what if something was to happen to me? Would she be next in line to protect the shikon? I could never let her be in that situation.

A crash suddenly took me from my thoughts. Looking over I saw a dark figure ontop of a villager's house. How could he do that? Houses roofs are only built to stand up to wind and rain, not support a human body. Or was it even human. It didn't seem to see me, he jumped off the roof and landed to the ground a few feet in front of me. I drew my bow and set up an arrow ready to be released when needed. Slowly I walked up to the figure now bent over looking for something on the ground.

"Stand up and state your nature." I said in a cold and monotone voice. The figure stood up but kept its back to me. This one was mocking me, and I would not put up with it.

"Turn your face to me beast." I tried again. Finally it slowly moved its body towards me and faced me. It looked like a man. He was very handsome. His hair was fairly long and had a purple kimono on over what looked like a very well tone body.

"Lady" he finally spoke. "I am no beast, please lower your arrow. I do not mean to make trouble." His voice was very calm and soothing. But knowing better I kept my bow up.

"State your purpose in my village sir." I tried again. At least I should know what he is up too. "I am only here visiting lovely priestess. Please lower your bow, I do not want to hurt you." Hurt me? Did he actually say that? I let my bow fly and also 4 more. They pinned the major parts securing him to the wall.

"Hurt me?"

"It seems I underestimated you priestess. Let me go and I shall state my nature." I hated his cocky tone. He was so sure of himself which unfortunately only attracted me to him more. I pulled another arrow and slowly walked up to him. My arrow was only an inch away from his nose.

"How about you tell me now sir."

"What do you wish to know priestess."

"Tell me what you are doing in my village why you are here and your name. Then I'll decide wither or not to let you live."

"Alright then priestess. I am a thief. I steal to live but have not stolen from your village. I came here to rest on my travels, nothing more. And my name, it is Onigumo."