Lady Sesshyara

(b. 1456)

She's the eldest of Lord Inuyasha's five children, (five including her) so she's Kiryasha's older sister. Actually, she's only her half-sister, for she was born to Lord Inuyasha and the woman he used to love; priestess Kikyo. She was trained since an early age by her mother to be a priestess; she learned to master the bow and arrow just as well as her mother, to purify as she wished, and to make a balance between the amount of her demonic and spiritual power; in other words, she could be a priestess without having to quit her demonic being.

That's why she accepted her spiritual powers, because she knew she could control them. She's a noble-blooded quarter-demon for accepting her spiritual being/powers as well. (Unlike Kiryasha; she's a dirty-blooded quarter-demon for not accepting her sacred powers willingly) However, one day, when Kiryasha was only nine, Sesshyara met her little half-sister, starting her a fight with her.

She then told her little sister who she was, and began to attack her, as I previously said, saying it was the little girl's fault that 'her' father was gone. (Even though Inuyasha is both of them's father, Sesshyara reclaims him as 'her' father only) Well, after she half-killed her sister, she was summoned to an important meeting with other priests, and was told she could no longer be a priestess, not even a dark one.

There is one rule that cannot be broken by any priest for no reason, and there's absolutely not exception; if a priest kills a member of his or her family, or injures them really badly, then the priest shall not be welcomed in the priesthood duty, ever again, for killing a member of the same blood as the priest is a fatal sin for such. Unless, the priest itself goes to the family member he or she nearly killed, and provides his or her help humbly to save the subject's life. She was enraged, but had no other option but to accept.

After a long time, the idea of going to her father's grave to get the Tetsusaiga crossed her mind, so she traveled there along with her loyal servant, Jaken (Sesshomaru's extremely faithful servant, until he died, then he passed him down him to his 'daughter/niece.' He also offered her Rin, his other faithful servant, but she refused her, saying she was a mere human, and by being so, she'd be no use for her. Jaken treats Sesshomara with the same respect he gave to his last master [even though his mistress is a human herself, and he disliked humans] because she has earned that respect, after letting him witness all the terrible, cold deeds she's done and is yet capable of) to get it. But she sure got a big surprise when she learned Kiryasha was also there, and that the sword she desired with all her heart and might was destined to the girl she hated the most; her younger sister! Because the barrier that surrounded the sword would not repel her sister, but her in fact.

After receiving her first humiliating defeat from Kiryasha and losing her right arm, Sesshyara decided to retrieve the Tetsusaiga, gladly killing Kiryasha if she got in the way, and be once again the priestess she was before, even if she'd be a dark one. Also, this woman's appearance is very similar to her mother, priestess Kikyo's, by her long, black hair, her face, and that solemn, neutral look in her eyes. But the weird thing is that, Lady Sesshyara also got genes from Lord Sesshomaru! (Inuyasha's older step-brother)

That would explain her ability to fly, transform into an inugami (whole dog-demon) even though she's just a quarter-demon, her freezing temperature, and that special attitude and look of Lord Sesshomaru's. (We can just say Sesshyara has 'two fathers') Want an example of this? She believes she's 'superior' to anything, she hates humans even though she's more human than demon, she acts so superficial with anyone and anything, she always rubs in Kiryasha's face that she's 'nothing but a dirty half-human,' and, 'how far she is from reaching even the shadow of her mighty achievements, for she is nothing but a merely quarter-breed that will never accomplish anything' and refers to herself as "I, Sesshyara," pretty much every time she's going to speak. (Plus, think of the name itself. This woman's got Lord Sesshomaru all over her! Where is the Inuyasha part supposed to be, only in the ears?!) You want to know why this is?

Because once priestess Kikyo learned she was pregnant to Lord Inuyasha, she went to a place where she could pass the nine months of her pregnancy in peace. Some few weeks later, Lord Sesshomaru found out and went where she lived, telling her his true feelings for her. After they confessed they did feel something for each other, they had...An affair...

And that's when Kikyo's baby got part of his genes. Another weird fact about this woman is that she despises the Shikon Paper because it gives artificially-made power (which she, of course, considers unfair because she's been training all of her life to gain the great power she has, and her goal is to fight against the most powerful being existing, and like that, prove her superiority, and, well, let's say she doesn't wish to fight against, "beings that don't deserve her time") to any creature. And that is why her goal is not to gather the shards of the scroll together, but to destroy them one by one until she has destroyed the whole Shikon Paper.

She also says she hates Kiryasha, doesn't she? Then, why on earth every time she has the opportunity to kill her she does not?! Sure, she says all sorts of excuses such as, "why killing her now, when she doesn't know herself?" or, "I don't wish to waste my time. I will kill you when you have increased your power," but, Kiryasha's still alive.

Could it be that Lady Sesshyara actually has developed care and appreciation for her younger sister? 0_0 Could it also be that the kindness in her cold heart has finally emerged, followed by love? For she let the blind lad, Zachary, heal her injuries when she was wounded by the Tetsusaiga's Wind Scar, and has also saved him several times from danger, instead of letting him die. (This looks like love to me ^ ^)

She also resurrected Zachary's younger brother, Rion, when he was attacked and killed by Kioga's wolves with the help of the sword her father passed down to her, the Ginsaiga, (which doesn't really kill, but resurrect. 'Ginsaiga' would mean 'Silver Fang' in Japanese) and also saves him and his brother every now and then. So, yeah, Sesshyara has been warming her 'Cold as the Freezing Hell' heart, and has developed human emotions, for she might have romantic feelings toward Zachary. She's very protective (often to a dangerous point) of the Human Brothers, she appreciates her servant a little more, and even shows a little more of concern for her younger step-siblings, especially Kiryasha.