Purity

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First book: Introduction

"Allen," Komui poked his head out of his doorway to call out to the young English man walking pass his door. "Can I see you in my office for a moment? There is a mission for you." Komui gave a quick glace to Allen's ever vigilant shadow before throwing out a wide smile and pulling back into his office.

Allen turns his head to look back when he heard his name and stopped fast in seeing Komui's smiling face. "Sure thing" Allen smiled as he follows his slightly mad leader into his office, not even bothering to look back at Link.

Walking though the doorway, Allen's eyes were quick to notice the predictable mess and normal state of Komui's office, what wasn't normal, however, was the presence of Kanda Yuu sitting in the couch in front of the dark wooden desk. Of course the look on Kanda's face when he also spotted Allen was his typical scowl.

"Kanda? What are you doing here?" Allen asked the sullen man. He made his way around the back of the couch to sit on the far side as Kanda had, quite comfortably, claimed the side closest to the door. Link choose to stay and stand by the closed door, his ever faithful notebook in hand.

Komui chose to answer Allen's question from his position beside his desk. His right hip was thrown out to rest against the wooden leg to maintain balance. "You are both going on this mission," he stressed the word 'both' to the irritated young boys. He was unable to keep a silly grin off his face at the similar expressions those two wore and couldn't stop the cheeky comment forcing its way out. "So play nice with each other." Komui waved his finger.

"Che," A snort was heard to Allen's left. He didn't care to turn and look at the Japanese boy.

Komui clapped his hands, "Ok now, there have been recent reports of a young woman traveling from town to town possessing strange healing powers which she has been using to help the local populous. It has been witnessed that her abilities have healed what should have been mortal wounds almost instantly and with no additional scaring."

Komui straightened up and reached for a couple folders buried under a mound of papers. He pulled them free with absolutely no care about the now toppled papers sliding across his floor, joining the already copious piles scattered there. He turned and handed the folders to the two men, Allen gave a polite thank you. "We had sent finders out to check the credibility of the sighting..." He trailed off and gave a shrug. "But they seemed to have gotten lost it the surrounding woods somehow, so we are sending the two of you out."

He walked behind his desk and knocked even more papers off his chair and onto the floor before taking his seat. He clasped his hands together and continued. "We believe that she may be an accommodator for innocence. Therefore your mission is to retrieve her and bring her back to headquarters. You will be leaving tonight, in four hours by the waterway."

Kanda stood up as soon as Komui was finished and walked to the door. Allen was a little slower to stand, giving Komui a polite smile and nod.

"Oh, one last thing." Komui looked back up.

Kanda and Allen stopped and turn back towards Komui, Kanda's hand resting on the door handle.

"The healers name is Kagome. I don't believe it is mentioned in the mission statement."

Kanda gave one last, "che," and flung the door opened, perhaps a bit harder than necessary and strode out. Kanda turned right and walked toward the training rooms located on the other side of the campus. Allen, following more calmly behind, turned left towards the cafeteria. If he was going on a mission, he had to fill up on Jerry's cooking, right?

~ OoOo ~

Kagome finished packing away her tools and turned to the young couple waiting nervously for her results. She smiled, "Well, everything looks like it is going smoothly, my guess that in less than a week you two will be the proud parents of one happy, healthy little baby."

The woman was sitting up on a bed brought a hand to her mouth and tried to suppress her tears, her husband, a young farm hand hovering by her side swiftly grabbed the mentioned hand, a proud smile on his face, tears shining his eyes.

"Thank you so much Lady Kagome." He said when the future mother became unable to, so completely overwhelmed. The couple had been having problems having children. Their last attempt had resulted in a devastating still born early last spring.

"We are so grateful you could look at my child." The women regained her ability to talk. "You will be here to help with the birth right? In case something goes wrong?" The women asked. Her eyes wide searching for the promise she so hoped would be there.

"Oh course, I will!" Kagome nodded, much to the visible relief of the couple. With a smile still on her face and a pat to the shoulder of the young father, Kagome closed her bags and headed out the door, leaving the happy couple to themselves.

"Lady Kagome!"

Kagome looked up in surprised and looked for the caller. The dark head of Tommy Foster weaved his way to her side.

"Hello Tommy." Kagome reached to ruffle the young head, but he ducked out from under her hand and backed up a few paces. Kagome's cheerful smile faded at the look on Tommy's face. The child reached for her hand and started to pull her down the hill.

"A rider from East town just rode in." He turned wide eyes to Kagome, and tugged a bit harder, a bit faster. "He said that there was a mudslide over a road and people got badly hurt." Big expressive eyes innocently begging her to help those people he had never met.

Kagome picked up speed and now it was Tommy trying to play keep up.

"I have to stop at my hotel room for my things first. Tell your father I'll be down to the stables as soon as I can." Her mind was already going over all that she would have to bring.

Tommy ran back to his father to rely the message and Kagome mentally patting herself on the back for always keeping an emergency bag packed for events just like this one.

~ OoOo ~

It had taken eight long, hard years to finally defeat Naraku. In the end only she remained. Koga and the rest of his pack had been the first to fall. The overwhelming mass of demons that had attacked the pack in their own dens late at night had just been too much for them to handle. The more inexperienced fighters dragging downs those that could, resulting in a complete slaughter of the eastern wolf pack. By the time Inuyasha and the rest had heard, it had been far too late.

Sango and Kirara were the next ones fall. Sango, assassinated by her own brother on the night of the new moon, Kirara unable to help or alert the rest of the group thanks to the merciless attack by a Naraku puppet. Miroku fell a month later, the heartbreak of losing Sango being too much for the strong man to handle. He gave it his all, even his very life in a fight soon after, taking far too many Saimyosho then his body was able to handle. Their ashes now lay beneath the God tree, laid side by side.

The final battle would happen only one year later. Her allies all came, including a remorseful Kikyo and a stoic Sesshomaru, ready to get his revenge over the sneak attack that burnt tiny, carefree Rin and his loyal retainer into unrecognizable and unrisible forms of blackened flesh.

They were losing.

Three hours in and the sides could not be anymore one-sided. All that remained of the good guys were a heavily wounded and bleeding West Lord who had lost most of his left leg and almost all of his sight. The stubborn Inuyasha who's only reason he hadn't succumbed to the gaping hole in his chest was sure fire will power. A wide eyed Kikyo, down to her last few arrows and backed up against the canyon wall and a panicked Kagome who's bow laid broken behind her and a dying Shippo held tight in her grasp.

Confidence turned to arrogance and Naraku made a fatal mistake giving Kagome the miracle she desperately needed.

Waiting until the moment Kikyo fired her last arrow, Naraku knocked both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru back in a show of power and sent a barbed tentacle right though the upper chest of the undead women, right where the heart would have been. This move, this kill, had major unforeseen consequences.

With the clay shell body broken the collected souls that gave Kikyo her energy were released in a spectacular light show ending in a final bang of pink light. That light lit the sky as it raced passed the weaker demons of Naraku's army, disintegrating them as it passed and slammed into the chest of one Kagome Higurashi.

The resulting pulse of power as the two half souls connected for the first time in years blasted the rest of the enemy demons to pieces including the wind witch Kagura and void demon Kanna and more importantly tore Naraku's barrier into infinitesimal shards leaving a large enough gap to allow the two brothers one last charge.

And charge they did, giving everything they had left. Inuyasha was able to wedge his sword under the mass of tentacles and deep into the sternum of the monster, ripping it out he was able to take with him the completed Shikon Jewel leaving Naraku mortal and open for the jarring blow delivered by Sesshomaru straight through and deep into the black heart of Naraku.

A costly victory as all three would fall to the ground dead, leaving heartbroken Kagome to reclaim the jewel alone. All remaining demons fled with the deaths.

Shaking, both in grief and in fatigue, Kagome used her last bit of strength and energy gained from reconnecting with the last half of her soul to purify the remains of the two brothers, collecting their weapons in an act of honour and finally purifying the completed Shikon Jewel.

Kagome Higurashi collapsed on that hillside in a puddle of demon remains, and thick warm blood. Clutching the jewel tight to her breast, Kagome would fall unconscious in the feudal era and wake up in another world.

A subconscious wish for freedom, for all that had just happened to just, "go away," would result in another upheaval in the short life of the young women.

The well had been sealed years ago, when Naraku found out that she was from the future. Some quick work from Kaede saved the future from Naraku infiltrating it but his retaliation ended her long life.

There was nothing for her there, no past, no future.

That was over 300 years ago.

~ OoOo ~

"I'm here." Kagome called out as she skidded to a stop just in the gates.

Tommy's father, Rick ran over and reached for Kagome's bags. He then threw them over to the younger stable boy who loaded the bags to the saddle of the horse. Kagome stepped up to the black mare and accepted the hand of the rider. She pulled herself onto the magnificent beast and they were off.

Kagome took one last glance at the village behind her before they turned the corner of the forest road at a run. It had been over 300 years since the jewel brought her here, to this new world where her demons don't exist, both literally and figuratively, and there was not true use for those with her powers. It had taking her a long time but had been was able to move on and create a new life for herself.

~ OoOo ~

AN.

This has not been edited by a beta, (as I don't have one) so please, if there are any mistakes point them out for me. Thank-you

Next time on Purity,

Second Book: The Healer