Prologue: The Beginning or is it The End?
Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the series Inuyasha and I do not own any of the pictures. I only own the characters that I have created. There will also be some chapter with the original series episodes, but with a few minor and or major changes. I am open to constructive criticism as long as it's not laced with malice. I also have an obsession with the name Kagero so if she's frequently used in any of the Inuyasha story I may post on here, sorry. Anyway I hope you enjoy and please let me know what you thought of it and also so I can improve as a writer. Rated MA for language, Multiple character pairings and Lemons may or may not be in future chapters so read at your own risk. Also I do have a few fighting scenes, but none too graphic and if they are then I will let you know before the start of the chapter. I didn't know how to incorporate the descriptions of Kazumi, Kikyo, Kaede and Kaori into the story so they will be put in a Character description at the start of this chapter. This story is also on my account Empress Zelda. Hope you enjoy this story! :)
Character Descriptions:
Kikyō is a very beautiful woman. She has flawless alabaster-white skin and long, rich black hair that fell past her slim waist, which was often tied into a loose ponytail with a white ribbon. She stands to be around the height of five foot two, and had big, brown, doll-like eyes.
Kazumi is a very beautiful inu demoness. She has somewhat pale skin, silky wild wavy silver hair that draped upon her lower back, she also has distinctive bangs that nearly covered her narrowed dark blue eyes. She stands to be around five foot three.
Kaede is a small girl who bore a very striking resemblance to her sister Kikyo. She has long black hair which she keeps tied in a long ponytail by a white ribbon. She also has a black eye patch over her right eye.
Kaori is a small inu hanyo who bore a striking resemblance to both her half-sisters Kikyo and Kazumi. She has short silver hair with a tint of black around the edges, her hair brushed against the nape of her neck. Like Kaede she also wears and eye patch, but it is over her left eye instead. She has an appearance of a mortal and at times is not even consider a half breed.
She had been blinded by her love for him. Oh, how she should have known, that it had all been for the celestial crystal. Blood oozed out of the wound on her left shoulder as she and her friend, Kikyo who had a similar wound on her right shoulder laid face down upon the ground.
Damn those Inu siblings to hell!
Kazumi's mind screamed as she and Kikyo painfully forced themselves to sit up and then unsteadily gather to their feet. Kazumi and Kikyo drew upon every ounce of strength they had left and forced their way back to their once peaceful village.
*O*O*O*
Sesshomaru frowned as he hastily made his way to Kikyo and Kazumi's pathetic, puny, poor excuse of a village. His mind clouded with anger, uncertainty and the pain of a broken heart which in return made him want to slaughter the entire village, but he would not.
He had one aim and that was to steal her most treasured possession, the Imperial Moon Crystal. Of course he had no need nor desire for the crystal's proclaimed power. He wanted her to feel what he felt, wanted her to be just as confused and betrayed as he was.
He glanced to his right at his hanyo younger brother, who he did not completely despise, but greatly tolerated for the sake of their Lord father, Inu No Taisho. He could tell that his brother had the same aim as he, whereas he had no need for the crystal, his brother, Inuyasha desired the Shikon No Tama in hopes to become a full-fledged yokai.
A smiled graced his lips as the village came into his line of sight. Very soon the crystal that she had worked so hard to keep pure would become laced with malice and be tainted. Then she would know the true meaning of pain and suffering when she had to not only find the crystal, but do the whole purification process over again.
A devilish smirk graced his lips as he thought about the crystal's radiant pure light fading and filling with a gleam of deep despair.
*O*O*O*
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha were now racing through the forest heading back within the bounds of their father's lands. Sesshomaru smiled down at the small circular silver crystal in his right palm. Finally, he had it and could set his plan into motion. Inuyasha who was doing the same as he smirked and said,
''Hmm! Finally, a way for me to become all demon at last.''
But their victory would be short lived. For Kikyo and Kazumi's voices rung out through the forest, both filled with deep hatred and both holding their bows ready to fire the arrows that were notched in them.
''Sesshomaru!''
''Inuyasha!''
No sooner had Kikyo and Kazumi yelled both of the Inu siblings names, two separate arrows dangerously flew through the brilliant bright blue sky, striking the two brothers in midair, pinning them to either side of the Goshinboku.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened as the crystal was ripped from his right hand, and landed a little ways beneath his feet. Inuyasha who was to the right side of him also watched as the sacred jewel did the same. Inuyasha then tentatively reached out a clawed hand to Kikyo.
''K - Kikyo? How could - - I thought - -.'' Inuyasha sighed then closed his eyes as his body went motionless.
Sesshomaru said nothing, he only glared down at Kazumi, the demoness he had secretly loved for many years despite being betrothed to another. The demoness who was now slowly making her way towards the crystal.
''How could you, Kazumi, I loved you.'' Sesshomaru stated as his amber eyes meet with her dark blue ones and then he found himself losing consciousness, but not before he saw a black eight-eyed crow with a red spiky boned collar fly off into the distance.
''Lady Kikyo, Lady Kazumi!?'' the villagers exclaimed as they ran to their village priestesses as both Kazumi and Kikyo painfully knelt down to pick up the small jems.
''Big sisters!'' two small little girls ran up to Kikyo and Kazumi. Both children had eye patches over one of their eyes.
The one with the eye patch over her right eye knelt beside Kikyo and the one with the eye patch over her left eye knelt beside Kazumi.
''Lady Kikyo, lady Kazumi, those wounds, it - -'' one of the village man worriedly stared down at their town's priestesses.
''You're both hurt really badly.'' the young girls said in unison as they worriedly stared up at their elder sisters.
''I forgot who I - - And now see what - - All for this, the celestial crystal...which, uh!'' Kazumi grunted as she flinched in pain. Kikyo, who was also trembling in pain said, ''I forgot who I - - And now see what - -All for this, the scared jewel which, uh!''
''You're in pain let someone - -'' the young girls said as they fearfully stared up at their sisters yet again.
''Kaori, Kaede, we won't feel it much longer, and so we give these to you - - the jewels, which you must burn with our bodies. They must not fall into the hands of those who would abuse them.'' both Kikyo and Kazumi sighed and closed their eyes.
''Sister Kikyo!''
''Sister Kazumi!''
Both Kaede and Kaori screamed as their sisters' lifeless bodies both collapsed around them.
We shall take it with us to the underworld.
Kikyo and Kazumi thought as their bodies were incinerated by the hot flames of the village fire.