Okay, I'll say it straight up, yes i did get this idea from someone else. It was a fantastic and original storyline by IcePhinox, and her story is called Ruler of the East. It a fabulous piece of writing -- you should all do read it. (After you read this one, of course!) It's not exactly the same, but the whole 'Kagome becomes a demon and ruling over a land then throws a ball' thing i totally stole from her story, i couldn't help myself, i felt compelled to do so.
Anyway, the description:
Kagome and InuYasha have decided to become mates, so Kagome had sealed the well. After being heart broken, Kagome is swept into the royal life when the dying Lady of the South names Kagome her heir. While ruling over an entire kingdom, Kagoem is bound to face problems. But how will she handle them? And will she manage to keep her promise to the Former Lady Miaka and fidn herself a strong mate and make a family?
Okay, so thats that. Now, this is something i did with my Vampire Academy fanficiton, and people seemed to like it. If YOU would like to be a character in this story, hit the review button and put in the following details: Age, Race, Appearance, Gender, Personality, Name, Family line, Special abilities (max abilities 3), and whether you wanna be a good guy or a bad guy, and a job occupation. I hope you like this ^.^
Couple suggestions welcome! I'm not sure who Kagome will end up with, but it won't be INUYASHA. And don't even BOTHER mentioning Naraku, that's not an option.
Anyway, Enjoy! xxx
Kagome had just witnessed the love of her life leave camp, hiding her aura and scent as Kaede had taught her to, she followed him. She came to a stop, hiding in some bushes she peeked out to see InuYasha embrace Kikyo, pulling off her clothes as he did so, and then doing the same with his own. She whimpered in the bushes, trying to hold back tears as she scampered far enough away.
She stopped under a large tree, letting her tears flow freely. InuYasha had convinced her to seal the well the day before, and so she now had no hope of returning home. She was going to become his mate, but now she couldn't bear the thought of even looking at his face again. "I will never return to that village." She vowed, crying some more for the friends and son she would miss. "Shippo… my son… I love you. Miroku and Sango, I will miss you both dearly."
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Huffing as she ran, the girl smelt sent of tears and felt the aura of a strong miko close by. Suddenly hopeful, the girl sprung into the air, landing in front of her she coughed up some more blood and spat "Barrier!" at the miko. The miko immediately felt the presence of demons, and erected a barrier around herself and the demon girl. The demons that struck the barrier perished on touch, and shortly they were all killed.
The girl coughed up some more blood turned to the miko. "Girl, what is your name?" she asked holding out her hand in offering.
The miko took her hand and wiped away her tears from earlier. "My name is Kagome. I know I'm supposed to know how, but I'm sorry I can't heal you, I don't know how."
"Nevermind that, girl. I need to taste your blood." She said, not waiting for a reply as she cut Kagome with her claw, dropping one single drop of blood onto her tongue, she made her analysis. "It's faint, but it's there." She said.
"What's there?" Kagome asked, glaring at her already healed cut. "How come it healed already?"
"No questions of yet, I'll explain soon." The demon said, coughing up more blood. "I'm going to die soon, miko. My name is Lady Miaka, I am the ruler of the Southern Lands. I'm going to die, but I have no heir. Take this necklace from me," she said, ripping the necklace with the golden star pendant off her throat she tossed it at Kagome. "You will be ruler of the Southern Lands now, girl." She said, letting out a sigh of relief.
Kagome blinked as that information process through her brain. "Hey, what?! I'm not a demon, though! I don't know how to use any weapons; I can't even be a proper priestess yet! How am I supposed to rule of the Southern lands!?"
"That may prove to be a problem, miko." She said, hoisting herself up. "This won't be pleasant to hear or do miko, but it must be done. I tasted your blood as of now, and I've come to know that you have at least some traces of demon blood within you. Of which sort, I could not say. I myself am I NekoYoukai, and you are going to bite into my neck and drink my blood, and then I will do the same to you. You'll be at least a hanyo then girl, and I will be able to recover for a short time. I will teach you how to fight and how to rule, and then you will rule as my heir. Now bite me."
Miaka pulled her blood stained hair aside, and Kagome shuddered. Something inside of her was compelling her to do as she was told though, and so she bent in and began suck the blood out of an open wound on the demons neck. When she pulled away, she held out her wrist to Miaka, who did not hesitate to sink her fangs into Kagome's wrist, sucking out the nutrients. She drank until all of her wounds were healed, and then she pulled away, sealing the cut with her saliva.
"Look me in the eyes girl, and vow to me that you will rule with a fair but strong fist. Promise to protect your people until death, and promise me to mate and have an heir. I made the mistake of ruling alone, and now I sit before a priestess, begging her to rule my country. Say it now, and if you mean it you will inherit everything I have, and become a demon, possessing all of my own strengths along with those of a miko." Miaka said, staring into Kagome's deep brown eyes.
Kagome didn't blink as she started, she simply thought. I will be ruler over the Southern Lands, and I will be a demon with miko powers. Should I do this, or simply return to my friends and… InuYasha. Thinking of InuYasha something within her boiled, and she found herself speaking the vows before she'd even made up her mind.
"Then it is done. When you are ready to rule, I will pass on, and you will become ruler of the Southern Lands, Princess Kagome." Miaka smirked at the shocked look on her heir's face. "Come child, we will go to the mountains a day's walk from here, and I will train you. You will first master your miko powers, and then you will master your demon powers. Then, I will teach you how to use many different weapons. I now live for your benefit, when I'm no longer needed, I may rest."
Kagome nodded, and began to walk, feeling herself change both physically and mentally. She started to smell everything, hearing everything, feel everything and see everything. She felt herself becoming stronger, and she knew then that if she wanted she could leap from a cliff and land on her feet.
"It seems, child, that you have become full-blooded. I assume this means the demon blood that was already in your veins was that of a nekko, this means you will be stronger. Good." Miaka grinned, flashing her pearly white fangs at her heir, and Kagome flashed her new pearly white fangs right back.
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Almost two years have passed since the night of that faithful meeting, and Miaka had come to look upon Kagome as her daughter, the same way Kagome had some to look upon her as her mother and master. Mastering her miko powers had been easy. She could now blast energy from her hands, create barriers too powerful to be broken or penetrated, heal with a simple touch, and purify with the sound of her voice. And because she now held the full sacred jewel, using her miko powers didn't even touch at her energy or strength.
How she got the jewel, you may ask. Naraku tried to assassinate her with a demon puppet, but using a spell Miaka had taught her she switched the demon puppets body with that of Naraku, thus killing him with a slash of her claws, acquiring the his part of the jewel. She then added her own shards to the jewel, and she left Miaka to fetch the Jewel shards the Koga had. She didn not kill him, she simply knocked him unconscious and pried them from his legs.
Mastering her demon powers had been tricky, but in the end she managed to develop a poisonous gold whip that snapped from her pointer find whenever she saw fit. She could also control the elements, move things with the flick of her wrist, even from a distance, completely conceal any trace of her being, hereby turning herself basically invisible, and she had a trait she recognised from her encounter with Sesshomaru, being poisonous claws. Her kiss could also be poisonous, and she could lift herself into the air, using the element of wind.
Miaka had insisted that she also learn some of the traits of a mage, learning spells and enchantments. Her favourite spell was that of possession, where she could slip her presence into the body of another, therefore using them to do whatever she saw fit. Miaka didn't enjoy her doing this, because she often sent animals trying to like her in places they shouldn't, and brought men kissing her feet, begging to bear her child.
And finally, weapons. Kagome mastered all different kinds of swords and blades, staffs and knives, daggers and bows, hammers and axes, anything that could be held in her hand could be used as a weapon. Miaka had given up the blade of the Southern Stars to Kagome, for it was to belong to the ruler of the Eastern lands. She also had some villagers near the mountains make Kagome some special black and gold clothes, for they were the colours of the Southern Lands.
Thigh high black laced fighting boots. Short black shorts worn under the edge of a black dress with gold patterns of stars and flowers. The top of the dress was close fit to her neck, but a diamond cut from the hollow of her throat going to the reveal a nice amount of cleavage ensured she looked amazing. Over the top of all of the she wore a black coat that hung down to her ankles with golden patterns running along almost everywhere, the sleeves flaring out to halfway along her upper arm. From her elbows down she wore black fingerless gloves with yet again, more gold patterns. The necklace Miaka had given her had been changed into a black choker, the pure gold star the pendent in the middle. Around her waist was a golden belt, this is where she kept the Sacred Sword of the Southern Stars. Kagome had the Shikon jewel on a black leather bands around her neck.
As for Kagome's natural looks, she looked nothing like she once had.
Her hair fell to halfway down her calf muscles, gold streaks running through it. Her eyes were the same shade as InuYasha, which brought her pain when she looked at herself in the mirror she had from her old home. On her cheeks she had two golden lines running from the middle of her eyes to the side of her face. She was disgruntled to find she had gold tipped black cat ears, with a gold tipped black tail to match it. Her body was that of a woman, and she would age no more. She grown only 2 inches, and she was still smaller than most. And finally, in the centre of her forehead was a glowing golden star, which had only recently appeared, signally that Miaka's time was almost up.
"You've learned well, my child. It pleases me to have found such a heir to my thrown. I don't think my own flesh and blood would have done better." Miaka said, closing her eyes to go to sleep for the last time.
Kagome felt like crying, but knew that it would disappoint Miaka. "You flatter me, Lady Miaka. Everything I am I owe to you." She said, laying her head against her master's shoulder. "I will miss you. What will happen if the other Lords and Lady's do not accept me as a fellow ruler? Would you have me back down, or risk war?" she asked.
"The choice will be yours when the time comes, but I see no reasons they would challenge your leadership. And if they do, there will be no war. When a Lord or Lady challenges a fellow Lord or Lady, they fight one on one, the winner claiming the land of the loser. And if that is the outcome, I think you'll find yourself ruling over yet another land, Kagome." Miaka chuckled lowly at the thought. "It's my time now, Kagome. You've made me proud. When the sun rises tomorrow, you must head off for your new kingdom."
Kagome nodded, a single tear rolling down her cheek. She clawed at it, cursing herself mentally. "I will, Lady Miaka. I will protect our people with my life, and I will find a mate to give me a heir, do not fear. But… may I go see my friends, or send them a message before I leave?"
Miaka opened her eyes and thought. "I will go now, and tell your friends where they may find you. Then I will pass on to the afterlife." She smiled as Kagome nodded. "Sleep now child, I will be gone by morning."
Kagome nodded, unrolling her sleeping bag before letting her dreams engulfs her. Tomorrow, she would become to official Lady of the Southern Lands.
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Shippo was now 13 years old, and he, Sango and Miroku had not stopped searching for their lost friend. InuYasha had stayed with them, but he had brought Kikyo along with him, for they were now mated. Sango and Miroku were married, and had been thinking about having children. It was impossible, though, because they were always travelling.
They'd all come to realize Naraku was dead, due to the fact that Miroku was no longer cursed. When Naraku was killed, Kikyo's life and body was returned to her.
They currently sat around the camp fire, discussing once more the issue of their missing friend, and the mysterious death of Naraku.
"I say it was Kagome. What are the odds that she goes missing, and then he turns up dead?" Shippo demanded of InuYasha, who was constantly trying to make his friends realize that she had passed on.
"Okay, so Kagome killed Naraku, but she was killed in the process. Happy now?" He growled, tightening his grip around Kikyo's waist.
Shippo growled, hurling a rock at InuYasha, which he dodged, and it proceeded to knock Kikyo on the head, drawing blood. They all snickered while she cried and yelled at InuYasha.
"Can't you people just get over Kagome? She's dead, for kami sakes! InuYasha, I refuse to search for the girl any longer. If you wish you may leave with your friends tomorrow, but I will remain here." Kikyo said, glaring at Shippo who was grinning with glee at the news of her soon to be absence. "The bitch is dead, get over it."
Shippo growled and Sango hurled another rock at her, this time InuYasha caught it.
"Lady Kagome has not perished yet, miko." Said a voice from the shadows. The group turned to face her in shock, Shippo with hope.
"Who are you? And what do you mean 'Lady' Kagome?" InuYasha said, jumping to his feet.
"I am Miaka, Former Lady of the Southern Lands." She said, stepping into the light. "Two years ago I found your friend Kagome crying under a Sakura tree. I was almost dead at the time, and I had no heir. I gave the girl my blood, and she gave her hers. I trained her, and she has surpassed me in most forms of combat. She'll most likely be arriving at her kingdom by midday tomorrow. She wished to have you visit her there." She said, lowering herself to the ground. "Now my time is up. It would please Lady Kagome if you would take my body back for burial. I bid you farewell." With that, Miaka laid her head to rest, passing on into her next life.