Chapter 1
The Alliance
The moon shined brightly in the navy blue sky, as the stars twinkled and shined in the night. A breeze swept past running through her hair like fresh clear water, causing long raven strands to dance in the wind. She stood fast looking out at all the worlds wonder, feeling lost and confused. Her life now was meaningless. For so long she had waited to see Inuyasha again, to hold him once more, to hear the words I love you being spoken in her ear. However, Kikyo knew that all this could never be, for her reincarnation Kagome had taken Inuyasha from her. Or at least that is what it seemed like, even though Inuyasha has repeatedly told her that what she was thinking wasn't so, she couldn't help but think that it was true. Her heart was aching, as clear tears blurred her vision. She let a lucid crystallized teardrop fall down her pale cheek and hit the ground. "Kikyo,"a voice called from behind. Kikyo turned to see Keade standing by the stone steps that led to her gravesite. "Keade, what's wrong?" Keade took a step closer. As she approached, Kikyo saw that her sister had a stern look on her face along with a broken smile. "Some woman is here to talk to you; she says that it is urgent." "Is that so?" Kikyo replied with surprised tone. I wonder who it could be, Kikyo thought as she walked toward Keade's hut. She stepped inside and saw a women sitting and sipping at a cup of tea. "Kikyo, I have finally found you." The woman said with a joyful expression. Kikyo noticed that the woman had a spiritual sense about her. Nevertheless, she also noticed that it was tainted with evil. "What is your name, and why do you seek me out?" Kikyo asked while observing the woman. Any one could plainly see that the woman was quite a beauty, with long flowing black hair. Her eyes were that of a deep ocean blue not to dark, but also not to light. They showed only a hint of sorrow, along with that of pain. "My name is Nirvana, and I have traveled very far to find you, the great priestess Kikyo." Kikyo's eyes narrowed as she gave a suspicious glance at the woman. "Nirvana is it?" "Yes you are correct priestess." Nirvana smiled and stood. "You are very beautiful Kikyo, that is… for a priestess." Kikyo returned her smile and stood up as well. "So what is that you want from me?" Kikyo didn't bother to thank her for her compliment. Instead, she waited patiently for a reply to her question. "I have heard of your tale that involved you and a half-breed, but that is not why I am here. You see I am more interested in you then the story, and I need you're help." "My help?" Kikyo's tone was of that in disbelief, for some odd reason she could not help but find her self-waiting for the woman to change into some kind of demon. "Yes, my people are ill and they need someone of your spiritual stature to heal them." "How so are they ill?" Kikyo asked while pouring Nirvana another cup of tea. "It is oddly strange, for I do not know what is causing them the illness. All I know is that I need your help, please priestess you must help me aid my people. Or I fear that my kingdom will vanish from this world." Kikyo smirked, "you're a liar. You are the one that is killing you're people." Nirvana smiled once more; my, you are a clever little wrench aren't you? I mean really I never thought you would figure me out." "I did not decide to fallow the path of being a priestess for nothing. Now, what is it that you really want from me?" The woman walked closer to Kikyo. "I want you to join forces with me." "What?" "You heard me; I need someone like you on my team, against my brother Damien." "And you think I would help you?" "I know you well." Kikyo glared at Nirvana with a well-sophisticated look. "What makes you think that I will?" "I know you well because I have something of yours that I think you would like to have back." "And that is?" "You're life of course. I can bring you back to life." Kikyo's heart pounded with in her chest, her mind raced with thoughts of living once more. The thought of blood rushing through her body was more then she could bear. It's true her heart was there, however neither blood nor warmth graced her cold dead body. She knew that her heart was the only thing that the witch made sure she had, for it burned with hatred and love for Inuyasha, and she wanted Kikyo to feel that hatred. She wanted her to be devoured in it so in the end she would be easy to destroy. "So Kikyo what do you say?" Kikyo knew that this could be her only chance of truly being happy with Inuyasha. "Alright, I will do it." If this is what it takes to be alive and to be with Inuyasha then so be it.