Kagome Higurashi: Pit Fighter
* What if Naraku had obtained the Shikon? Kagome lives in a very different world. Born into poverty, she seeks fame and fortune in the Pit Fights, brutal competitions of strength and ruthlessness. When she finds a young man pinned to a tree, her life changes forever. Prepare to meet a very, VERY different Kagome. *
Ch 1: The Forbidden Forest
"Aw shit, I must be getting careless," Kagome cursed as she wiped the blood from her mouth. "He shouldn't have gotten that shot in, but now I'm going to make him pay for it."
She pounced on her opponent, a shadow demon named Zato, turning in mid air with a ferocious axe kick. The force of her attack threw her opponent to the ground, allow Kagome to swing behind him. She squatted, building up her strength, and released it in one mighty blow. A satisfying crack confirmed Kagome's intent, and her foe fell limp to the ground.
"FINISH HIM!" The violet clad demon overlooking the games commanded. The audience echoed his sentiments.
Kagome chuckled, and walked over to her foe. A dagger formed in her hand as she lifted the limp body of her opponent. "Nothing personal," she said as she drew the dagger to the opposite end of his throat "but you know the rules." She slit his throat without the slightest remorse, the held the severed head into the air, to the deafening roar of the crowd.
She threw it to the ground, and walked to the exit. Kagome cursed to herself as she loosened her vambraces. Her signature weapon, these enchanted pieces of metal has seen more bloodshed then someone should be allowed. They allowed her to summon any weapon she desired. Truly fascinating, these weapons were. She scanned the crowd, eventually spotting a familiar face.
"Hey, Koga! Koga, get over here!" she yelled across the other fighters. He walked over with a lustful smirk.
"Finally want to express your undying love for me?"
"Get over yourself," Kagome responded. "I just want to know where Sesshoumaru is. It's payday, after all."
"Probably upstairs, where he always is. Either that or with that human whore of his."
Kagome turned to leave, but then swung around suddenly and punched the Wolf Demon in the face. "Rin's not a whore, you filthy son of a bitch!" she walked away as Koga sulked.
She walked away and undid her hair braid. She shook her hair out, as a young woman approached him. She was a little taller than Kagome, with short black hair, a red leather top and pants, and a giant boomerang across her back. "You should cut that poor boy some slack. I mean, he's handsome, he's powerful, he's rich..."
"He's an asshole, Shina." Kagome said coldly.
"He's not that bad," her friend replied.
"I would think a descendent of a long line of demon hunters would hate him just on principle," she retorted. A small cat-like creature jumped from Shina's shoulder to Kagome's.
"Not all demons are bad. Like Kirara," she said as Kagome petted it.
"Kirara doesn't hit on me every time I ask a simple question. He's almost as bad as Sezaku. Speaking of which, where is he?"
"Probably meditating in his garden. Why?"
"I have something I need to ask him. I'll see you later." Kagome raised her fist, and touched it to Shina's. "Pit life born..."
"Pit life bred..." Shina replied.
"And when the time is right, we'll be pit life dead," they said in unison.
She entered a small office. Inside was a young woman in a red kimono. At least, she looked like a young woman, but she was really about 500 years old. Her husband, chief administrator of the pit fights, had met her when she was a small child, and used the power of a sword he owned to keep her young and vital.
"Hey Rin, where's your husband?" Kagome asked.
Rin tilted her head back and grunted. She never spoke much, mostly only to Sesshoumaru. Kagome thanked her and walked into the back office. She locked eyes with the white haired demon.
"Here for your pay, Kagome?" he asked rhetorically. He walked over to a filing cabinet, and thumbed through it. "Let me see here, Hayabusa, Hercule, Higurashi!" He picked up a small white envelope, and tossed it to Kagome. She took the money out and quickly counted it. "It's all there, including your Eliminator bonus for today."
"Yeah, whatever." Although she'd never admit it, she hated doing Elimination bouts. But she needed the money, so she always took the assignment, as if she had a choice. She out the money in her pocket, and walked out. "Thanks, Sesshy. See you next week."
Kagome made her way to the women's locker, where she grabbed a red helmet and a few personal belongings, then walked out. She looked around, and spotted the exit, she walked out, and onto the street. She scanned the area, before spotting a red motorcycle. She walked over, putting her helmet on, and revved it up. It felt good to hear her baby purr. She smiled, and sped off.
She pulled into a small driveway near a small home with a large Zen garden. She walked over, and removed her helmet. She scanned the garden, before spotting her target. He was an older man, with short black hair and a goatee. He was wearing black sunglasses, black pants and a black gi top, balancing upside down on a rock with one arm that was wrapped in black cloth and prayer beads.
"Sezaku sure does have some weird meditation techniques." She mused as she picked up a rock. She reared back to throw it, but his voice stopped her.
"Your motorcycle gave you away a mile ago, Kagome." He said as he bent his arm slightly, and sprung from his meditation place. Her twisted in the air, and landed on both feet. "You're here about the Raven Guild, aren't you?"
"I think I've earned a place. I've been fighting for four years and haven't been put in an Eliminator yet, and have a 95% win ratio, and I even beat one of your teammates."
"Yes, poor Kayla hasn't been the same ever since." Sezaku assumed a contemplative stance. "I'll have to ask Master Shippou. Meet me outside the Forbidden Woods at 11:30 tonight. I'll take you to out meeting place."
Kagome sighed and agreed, then got back on her motorcycle and sped off. It was an honor to be entered into the Raven Guild; the only one that surpassed it was being inducted into the Hall of Fame itself. Only a handful of fighters, all spawn of the Emperor, were ever inducted into its hollowed halls. The winsome Kagura, the horrific Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru, the mind reader Goshinki, and the one man who made even his master's blood curl, the mysterious Setsuna. That was Kagome's ultimate dream, to be counted among the elite of the elite, and membership into the Raven Guild would defiantly be a large step in the direction.
She pulled up to her home, and walked in, throwing her helmet aside. She took her clothes off, and stepped into the shower. Almost immediately, she felt as if she was being watched. The hair stood on the back of her neck. She shrugged it off as paranoia, but it persisted. She got out of the shower and wrapped herself in the towel. She sighed, and then threw her arm out the window, grabbing a young man by the throat.
"I'd expect this from Koga, but not you, Hojo. Although you do have good taste, that's why I'll let you live, this time." She let go, and he ran off.
"How the Hell he's survived this long is beyond me," she thought. It was always he or Koga, spying on her, hitting on her, even throwing themselves at her feet. But she always rebuffed them. Why? What was she expecting? Was she waiting for some prince to come and sweep her off her feet? Kagome rubbed her head, threw her towel off, and lay across the mattress that served as her bed, and slept.
Kagome's eyes opened reluctantly, and she looked over at her clock. She sprung to her feet eyes now wide open. "Shit! It's 11:25! I'm going to be late!" She quickly slipped on a pair of leather pants and a top, and ran out the door, She jumped on her motorcycle, and sped off as fast as she could. She approached the Forbidden woods cautiously, to avoid the Emperor's guards. She made her way to the rendezvous point, and the waiting Sezaku.
"I trust you weren't spotted?" he said calmly.
"Don't insult me," Kagome replied confidently.
Sezaku chuckled. "Your heart rate and respiration are above normal. Either you were chased, or you overslept."
"I was tired, so sue me. We goin' or not?"
Just then, three guards approached. Sezaku grunted, then motioned for Kagome to get behind him. He unwrapped his hand, releasing a virtual clack hole, which quickly sucked in the guards before he wrapped it back up.
"God damn, that thing is all kinds of freaky," Kagome stated in slight disbelief. "I don't think I'll ever get used to it. Now, shall we go?"
"Alright Kagome, Follow me to your destiny." Sezaku said.
..................To be continued!
Authors note: There are various references to other animes, games, and other entertainment sprinkled throughout this story. There are a few in this chapter, see if you can find them!
* What if Naraku had obtained the Shikon? Kagome lives in a very different world. Born into poverty, she seeks fame and fortune in the Pit Fights, brutal competitions of strength and ruthlessness. When she finds a young man pinned to a tree, her life changes forever. Prepare to meet a very, VERY different Kagome. *
Ch 1: The Forbidden Forest
"Aw shit, I must be getting careless," Kagome cursed as she wiped the blood from her mouth. "He shouldn't have gotten that shot in, but now I'm going to make him pay for it."
She pounced on her opponent, a shadow demon named Zato, turning in mid air with a ferocious axe kick. The force of her attack threw her opponent to the ground, allow Kagome to swing behind him. She squatted, building up her strength, and released it in one mighty blow. A satisfying crack confirmed Kagome's intent, and her foe fell limp to the ground.
"FINISH HIM!" The violet clad demon overlooking the games commanded. The audience echoed his sentiments.
Kagome chuckled, and walked over to her foe. A dagger formed in her hand as she lifted the limp body of her opponent. "Nothing personal," she said as she drew the dagger to the opposite end of his throat "but you know the rules." She slit his throat without the slightest remorse, the held the severed head into the air, to the deafening roar of the crowd.
She threw it to the ground, and walked to the exit. Kagome cursed to herself as she loosened her vambraces. Her signature weapon, these enchanted pieces of metal has seen more bloodshed then someone should be allowed. They allowed her to summon any weapon she desired. Truly fascinating, these weapons were. She scanned the crowd, eventually spotting a familiar face.
"Hey, Koga! Koga, get over here!" she yelled across the other fighters. He walked over with a lustful smirk.
"Finally want to express your undying love for me?"
"Get over yourself," Kagome responded. "I just want to know where Sesshoumaru is. It's payday, after all."
"Probably upstairs, where he always is. Either that or with that human whore of his."
Kagome turned to leave, but then swung around suddenly and punched the Wolf Demon in the face. "Rin's not a whore, you filthy son of a bitch!" she walked away as Koga sulked.
She walked away and undid her hair braid. She shook her hair out, as a young woman approached him. She was a little taller than Kagome, with short black hair, a red leather top and pants, and a giant boomerang across her back. "You should cut that poor boy some slack. I mean, he's handsome, he's powerful, he's rich..."
"He's an asshole, Shina." Kagome said coldly.
"He's not that bad," her friend replied.
"I would think a descendent of a long line of demon hunters would hate him just on principle," she retorted. A small cat-like creature jumped from Shina's shoulder to Kagome's.
"Not all demons are bad. Like Kirara," she said as Kagome petted it.
"Kirara doesn't hit on me every time I ask a simple question. He's almost as bad as Sezaku. Speaking of which, where is he?"
"Probably meditating in his garden. Why?"
"I have something I need to ask him. I'll see you later." Kagome raised her fist, and touched it to Shina's. "Pit life born..."
"Pit life bred..." Shina replied.
"And when the time is right, we'll be pit life dead," they said in unison.
She entered a small office. Inside was a young woman in a red kimono. At least, she looked like a young woman, but she was really about 500 years old. Her husband, chief administrator of the pit fights, had met her when she was a small child, and used the power of a sword he owned to keep her young and vital.
"Hey Rin, where's your husband?" Kagome asked.
Rin tilted her head back and grunted. She never spoke much, mostly only to Sesshoumaru. Kagome thanked her and walked into the back office. She locked eyes with the white haired demon.
"Here for your pay, Kagome?" he asked rhetorically. He walked over to a filing cabinet, and thumbed through it. "Let me see here, Hayabusa, Hercule, Higurashi!" He picked up a small white envelope, and tossed it to Kagome. She took the money out and quickly counted it. "It's all there, including your Eliminator bonus for today."
"Yeah, whatever." Although she'd never admit it, she hated doing Elimination bouts. But she needed the money, so she always took the assignment, as if she had a choice. She out the money in her pocket, and walked out. "Thanks, Sesshy. See you next week."
Kagome made her way to the women's locker, where she grabbed a red helmet and a few personal belongings, then walked out. She looked around, and spotted the exit, she walked out, and onto the street. She scanned the area, before spotting a red motorcycle. She walked over, putting her helmet on, and revved it up. It felt good to hear her baby purr. She smiled, and sped off.
She pulled into a small driveway near a small home with a large Zen garden. She walked over, and removed her helmet. She scanned the garden, before spotting her target. He was an older man, with short black hair and a goatee. He was wearing black sunglasses, black pants and a black gi top, balancing upside down on a rock with one arm that was wrapped in black cloth and prayer beads.
"Sezaku sure does have some weird meditation techniques." She mused as she picked up a rock. She reared back to throw it, but his voice stopped her.
"Your motorcycle gave you away a mile ago, Kagome." He said as he bent his arm slightly, and sprung from his meditation place. Her twisted in the air, and landed on both feet. "You're here about the Raven Guild, aren't you?"
"I think I've earned a place. I've been fighting for four years and haven't been put in an Eliminator yet, and have a 95% win ratio, and I even beat one of your teammates."
"Yes, poor Kayla hasn't been the same ever since." Sezaku assumed a contemplative stance. "I'll have to ask Master Shippou. Meet me outside the Forbidden Woods at 11:30 tonight. I'll take you to out meeting place."
Kagome sighed and agreed, then got back on her motorcycle and sped off. It was an honor to be entered into the Raven Guild; the only one that surpassed it was being inducted into the Hall of Fame itself. Only a handful of fighters, all spawn of the Emperor, were ever inducted into its hollowed halls. The winsome Kagura, the horrific Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru, the mind reader Goshinki, and the one man who made even his master's blood curl, the mysterious Setsuna. That was Kagome's ultimate dream, to be counted among the elite of the elite, and membership into the Raven Guild would defiantly be a large step in the direction.
She pulled up to her home, and walked in, throwing her helmet aside. She took her clothes off, and stepped into the shower. Almost immediately, she felt as if she was being watched. The hair stood on the back of her neck. She shrugged it off as paranoia, but it persisted. She got out of the shower and wrapped herself in the towel. She sighed, and then threw her arm out the window, grabbing a young man by the throat.
"I'd expect this from Koga, but not you, Hojo. Although you do have good taste, that's why I'll let you live, this time." She let go, and he ran off.
"How the Hell he's survived this long is beyond me," she thought. It was always he or Koga, spying on her, hitting on her, even throwing themselves at her feet. But she always rebuffed them. Why? What was she expecting? Was she waiting for some prince to come and sweep her off her feet? Kagome rubbed her head, threw her towel off, and lay across the mattress that served as her bed, and slept.
Kagome's eyes opened reluctantly, and she looked over at her clock. She sprung to her feet eyes now wide open. "Shit! It's 11:25! I'm going to be late!" She quickly slipped on a pair of leather pants and a top, and ran out the door, She jumped on her motorcycle, and sped off as fast as she could. She approached the Forbidden woods cautiously, to avoid the Emperor's guards. She made her way to the rendezvous point, and the waiting Sezaku.
"I trust you weren't spotted?" he said calmly.
"Don't insult me," Kagome replied confidently.
Sezaku chuckled. "Your heart rate and respiration are above normal. Either you were chased, or you overslept."
"I was tired, so sue me. We goin' or not?"
Just then, three guards approached. Sezaku grunted, then motioned for Kagome to get behind him. He unwrapped his hand, releasing a virtual clack hole, which quickly sucked in the guards before he wrapped it back up.
"God damn, that thing is all kinds of freaky," Kagome stated in slight disbelief. "I don't think I'll ever get used to it. Now, shall we go?"
"Alright Kagome, Follow me to your destiny." Sezaku said.
..................To be continued!
Authors note: There are various references to other animes, games, and other entertainment sprinkled throughout this story. There are a few in this chapter, see if you can find them!