Hey everyone, this is going to be my first fan fic and I am very proud of it. I hope all of you will like it as much as I do. Please try to review even if it is about things you did not like about my story because it encourages me to write better and update much faster.
For all of those who have been reading I decided to reorganize my chapters, it had been bothering the hell out of me for some reason. Some things have been changed but nothing too significant.
Chapter 1: Prologue
"Kikyo, I love you and I will always love you."
"What of your traveling companion?"
"I think nothing of her."
The cool morning breeze awoke Kagome Higurashi from her deep slumber. A single tear dripped down her face as an overwhelming sadness filled her heart.
Just another nightmare
After several minutes, Kagome had become wide awake. Looking around she saw everyone still asleep; Shippo curled up tightly on her sleeping bag, Sango lying perfectly still in another sleeping bag with Kirara in her arms, Miroku sitting cross legged, staff in hand, against a tree, and of course Inuyasha up in a tree a few feet away from their campsite. Without disturbing the gang, all tired from fighting a serpent demon from the day before, Kagome crept quietly away from the campsite. She began walking in the small forest despite Inuyasaha's warning never to go any where alone but she needed to think. She sat on a large rock while twirling her necklace with the glass jar between her fingers. Kagome could not take her eyes off the fragments of the Shikon Jewel.
The search for the Jewel is almost over. We have a quarter of the jewel, Naraku has more than half, Koga has two shards, Kohaku has one, and there is one final shard. Where could it be? What is to happen when we find it and the jewel is complete? Will we or Naraku have the completed Jewel? If we have the Shikon Jewel, what will it be used for? Will Inuyasha finally become a full demon like he always wanted? Probably, but I really hope not. And what of me? Where will I go? I can not keep traveling between times. I will eventually have to pick. Maybe Inuyasha will not want me to stay. I might make everyone happier if I just go home.
Suddenly a rabbit demon came charging at Kagome, interrupting her thoughts. His eyes were a lifeless black and showed no signs of emotion. The demon unsheathed his sword and was about to stab Kagome but she quickly dodged the attack only to trip and fall. As the fatal blow was about to be struck, someone snatched Kagome out of harms way. It had been Inuyasha of course!
"Kagome are you all right?"
"Yup"
"What were you doing by yourself you know better than that"
"I can defend myself thank you very much"
"Not by the looks of it"
"Hmm!"
A wildly swung sword quickly interrupted their conversation. Once again Inuyasha took Kagome out of harms way. Putting Kagome gently on her feet, he directed his attention at the demon.
"Why are you attacking us you fool"
But the rabbit demon only went after Kagome again.
"Stay away from her", but the demon did not stop his attack.
"Iron Rever Soul Steeler"
The demon fell abruptly to the ground. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and several village peasants ran out to where the dead demon lay.
"That is him, Roshimi" said a peasant.
"Poor Roshimi",said another.
Kagome gazed sorrowfully at the dead demon and spoke, "I am sorry he was trying to kill me"
'No that is quite all right you have finally released him"
"What do you mean?" Inuyasha asked.
Miroku was the next to speak.
"Well these villagers have been plagued by Sortanka lately"
"Sortanka?" Kagome asked confused.
"Yes you see Sortanka are almost like insect demons who have the ability to take over a person's or demon's body..."
A villager interrupted, "Roshimi here, would have never hurt anyone. He was only a rabbit demon after all and the healer of our village. Two days ago he informed us he had an encounter with the Sortanka but we figured by his story he had killed them with a powerful incense. Obviously we were wrong. By nightfall, Roshimi began attacking so we had to drive him out of our village. We did not have the heart to kill him"
"So there is no way of curing a person once they have this demon imbedded inside of them", asked Sango.
The lead villager replied calmly, "If you know you have this demon you can try to remove it but they usually bury quickly as they can to the heart but..."
''...once they devour your soul there is no hope left just like my grandfather."
Everyone turned to see where the voice came from. Out of the shadows emerged a rabbit demon. The demon had to be no older than 20 wearing traditional healer robes in different shades of blues similar to Roshimi's. His fine course light brown hair shined on his tall ears.
"Sorry for the intrusion, my name is Roshi. Roshimi was my grandfather."
"That is all right my name is Kagome and this is Inuyasha, Shippo, Sango, Miroku, and Kirara"
"Roshi was next to be our healer and he could make antidotes that could cure any illness", boasted the lead villager.
Roshi let out a small sorrowful smile and then gazed sadly at his grandfather.
Without looking up Roshi said, "Once your soul is devoured it is gone forever to the worst depths of hell. That is why Sortanka are known as the Devil's Helpers as well"
"How could a demon do that," exclaimed Shippo.
"They can because they have no heart."
Kagome let out a small gasp.
"How horrible, is there anything we can do", Sango asked.
"Please, please exterminate the Sortanka", begged the villagers.
"Of course we will. Right?"
The monk, the two-tailed, the kitsune and the miko all nodded and turned to Inuyasha.
"Feh, I guess well help seeing that the jewel search has gone cold."
A small smile appeared on Roshi's face, "Thank you. If you need anything at all please come to see me. I have heard of your great travels and great deeds so I know you can destroy them."
With that, Roshi carefully picked up Roshimi and leapt off.
"The Sortanka were last seen by the river but be careful", stated the lead villager. "We need to get back now to help Roshi with the burial preparations. Goodbye and thank you."
Unknown to everyone Naraku was watching the group from his castle through Kanna's mirror.
"Sortanka... hmm very interesting, I think I have a plan to defeat Inuyasha. Not just kill him but destroy his very heart and soul."
Ouickly taking a dagger, Naraku sliced off three of his fingers, which regenerated back. Carefully he molded the skin into a Sortanka.
"Kagura", called Naraku.
Walking into the room with an annoyed face came Kagura.
"Yes, Naraku?"
"Take this and go find Inuyasha. Make sure his is distracted, than drop this near him."
" A Sortanka! Naraku, what are you trying to do kill me?"
"No...not yet...that Sortanka will only go after Inuyasha ...Kanna's mirror enables me to control it and when it possesses something I'll be able to control it myself. NOW GOO!"
Kagura ran out of the castle and flew off on her feather. Once in mid-air Kagura began examining the Sortanka in the palm of her hand. Regular Sortanka were black and red, similar to a tick while Naraku's Sortanka was brown and green, with a high evil aura glowing around it.
"Huh. I wonder if Inuyasha can fight his way out of this?"
Down by the river near Roshi's village, Inuyasha and the gang had searched for hours but found nothing. It was already mid-afternoon and dusk was only a few hours away.
"Feh. Where are those damn Sortanka?" , asked Inuyasha impatiently.
"Have patience, Inuyasha", replied Miroku.
"I know you want to find the remanding jewel shard," said Kagome, "…but we can not leave these people to deal with such horrible creatures."
Inuyasha turned around and gazed at Kagome. The sun shined beautifully off her raven color hair.
You always think of other people before yourself, Kagome, even if you do not know them.
He smiled tenderly at Kagome but quickly turned away before anyone saw him.
"Fine"
"What's that, there is something coming down the river", said Shippo in alarm.
Everyone looked to see a demon body floating down the river with many bloody holes in him.
Sango broke the silence and said,"They must be close by".
The traveling companions started to run up river when they spotted a swarm of Sortanka flying straight towards them.
"There!" Miroku pointed.
Inuyasha quickly jumped in front of everyone pulling out his father's fang from its sheath,
"Let me take care of this…Wind Scar!"
The Sortanka were blown to pieces but quickly regenerated.
"What the….?"
Suddenly the Sortanka swarmed the group and tried to attack. Everyone tried to fight them off as best as they could.
I have to get to Kagome and Shippo, thought Inuyasha.
Only moments after Inuyasha thought, Kagome let out a painful scream.
"Kagome!"
"Inuyasha, you have to get to her!" , shouted Sango over the buzzing of the swarm, who was trying to protect Shippo.
Inuyasha saw as Kagome slumped lifeless to the ground.
"Kagome!"
Feeling an extra boast of energy, Inuyasha rushed to Kagome's side and took her out of the swarm.
Kagura suddenly appeared over head on her feather, unknown to anyone down below.
A perfect opportunity, she thought.
With that, Kagura dropped the Sortanka, which landed on Inuyasha shoulder. Instead of burying in Inuyasha's shoulder like any other Sortanka would have, Naraku's Sortanka hid inside Inuyasha fire rat robe.
My work here is down.
Kagura flew of, with out anyone noticing her, just how she came.
"Kagome!" , Inuyasha's screams could be hear through out the swarm as he reached Kagome.
"Inuyasha a Sortanka is in my hand…Please get it out", pleaded Kagome.
"I can't…that would hurt you."
"It will hurt me more if you do not."
Inuyasha took his claws and ripped the Sortanka out of her hand.
"There is too many of them", shouted Sango.
"Get out of the swarm everyone", shouted Miroku.
When Miroku was the last one in the swarm he shouted, "Wind Tunnel!"
All of the Sortanka were absorbed into the monk's hand in a matter of moments except Naraku's Sortanka.
"Is everyone all right", asked Shippo concerned.
Miroku and Sango nodded and turned their attention to Inuyasha who held Kagome in his arms. Sadly he gazed at Kagome.
"I am fine", said Kagome quietly.
"Nonsense…we should sent up camp and wrap up Kagome's wound", said Inuyasha.
By the time camp was up it was dusk. The group had decided to set up camp on the other side of the river, on a large hill, at the entrance to a small forest. Inuyasha sat in a tree while Sango wrapped Kagome's hand near the fire.
Inuyasha looked at his hands, he could still smell Kagome's blood even after repeatedly washing them in the river.
How could I have done that to her. Kagome must think I am a savage demon, for ripping her hand open like that. How could I have let that happen to her?
Inuyasha quietly walked off into the forest, confused and upset by the day's events.
"Inuyasha, where are you going!" shouted Shippo.
"He must be thinking about today", said Miroku.
Sango looked sort of confused, "What do you mean, Miroku?"
"I kept seeing Inuyasha looking at you, Kagome, and your hand. He feels terrible about what he did to you and how he could not protect you."
Kagome gazed into the campfire.
If Inuyasha did not do anything I could have had my soul devoured by the Sortanka but I see why he is so upset. He promised to protect me and he could not.
"There, all done Kagome. Try not to move it to much or it will start to bleed again."
Kagome turned her head away from the campfire. "Thanks Sango"
"You are welcome. There is one thing I do not understand though."
"What?" asked the monk.
"Shouldn't Kagome have been possessed by the Sortanka as soon as it went inside of her."
"Her high spiritual powers probably acted as barrier to the Sortanka."
"Well if you guys don't mind, I think I am going to talk to Inuyasha",interrupted Kagome.
"Yes, that would probably be a good idea", said Miroku.
Kagome started walking in the direction Inuyasha had ran off in.
"Be careful!" shouted Sango.
Suddenly Sango felt Miroku's hand grope her butt.
"You lecherous no good monk!"
"Lady Sango, you have to understand it was the Sortanka's doing." Miroku said has he tried to back away with a devilish smile still on his face.
A slap echoed through out the forest. Kagome smiled, "Miroku, when will you ever learn."
Lovely Winds ' Lovely Seas
