A Demon's Journey: Love Beyond Time

Chapitre 4: A Bond Formed

As the days passed, the weight of her mission grew heavier. She had no way of returning to her old life—there was nothing left for her there. I died, she thought often in the quiet moments. That life is over. There was no going back. This world, as strange and violent as it was, was her home now.

But if she was stuck here, she wouldn't be a passive observer. She was determined to rewrite the history she knew so well.

Her first goal had always been clear: prevent the chaos that would soon envelop the world with the rise of Naraku. As she moved through the forests, her thoughts turned to the sacred jewel shards, the shards that had set so much devastation into motion. If I can gather them before Naraku does, before Inuyasha and Kagome get too far into their journey, then maybe... just maybe, I can stop everything from falling apart.

But how could she intercept something so monumental without arousing suspicion? Nezuko's body gave her power—demonic strength, resilience—but it was her intelligence from another world that gave her the real advantage. She knew how events would unfold; she knew the steps Naraku would take, the betrayals that would tear apart alliances, the fights that would lead to tragedy.

I can't let it happen.

Her first real intervention came sooner than expected. She had been following a lead—rumors of a sacred jewel shard in a nearby village—when she sensed an aura that made her heart stop. It was unmistakable, dark and suffocating. Naraku.

He hadn't yet taken his true, monstrous form, but his presence was just as chilling as she remembered. He was there, sowing discord among the villagers, manipulating their fears to create chaos. She watched from the shadows, her mind racing. This is it, she thought. This is the moment I can change everything.

Before he could finish his schemes, she moved, faster than she thought possible. Flames erupted around her as she leapt into the fray, her power surging to the surface. Naraku's eyes widened as she appeared, a flicker of confusion crossing his face. "Who are you?" he hissed, his voice dripping with malice.

"I'm the one who's going to stop you," she replied, her voice steady. I won't let you destroy this world.

For the first time, she realized how much she had changed. The fear she had once felt in the presence of such evil was gone, replaced by a fierce determination. She didn't care about the timeline anymore, didn't care about the dangers of meddling. She would destroy Naraku before he could ruin everything.

Naraku sneered, but he was no match for her. His power was still incomplete, his body still weak from his manipulations and deception. She burned through his barriers with ease, her flames hotter and brighter than ever before.

In an instant, Naraku vanished, retreating into the shadows to lick his wounds. I can't destroy him yet, she realized, but I've made him afraid. I've shown him that I'm a threat.

Her victories were small at first, subtle interventions that slowly began to shift the course of events. She intercepted jewel shards before they could fall into the wrong hands, sabotaged alliances that would have led to ruin, and kept a careful eye on InuYasha's group from afar, ensuring they stayed on their path while she worked in the shadows.

But it wasn't easy. As she altered the timeline, she began to feel the weight of her actions pressing down on her. The future she knew was becoming uncertain, and with it, her place in this world. What am I doing? she often wondered late at night. Am I even making things better?

Months passed, and the closer she got to preventing Naraku's rise to power, the more she felt the pull of fate intertwining her story with Sesshomaru's. Their encounters grew frequent, and though he never openly admitted it, she knew he was watching her every move, his golden eyes always lingering on her for a moment too long.