A Tale of Souls & Swords

~I do not own Inuyasha. This story is purely fan made.


AN: The next 10 chapters will be flashbacks from Kagome's past. Chapter 13 is when the story will pick back up from chapter 1.


Chapter 2: A Broken Soul


:75 YEARS EARLIER:

Kagome could hardly breath, she has been running and hiding for days now. There was no time to rest, no time eat, and they were still on her trail. She could feel them at the edge of her senses. She could not fail, she had to lose them. She could not let them have the jewel. A long time ago Kagome realized that there was no such thing as a pure wish. If they catch her and take the jewel, they will taint it beyond repair. They all betrayed her, those who were suppose to be her friends, her family. Their greed darkened their hearts.

Memories swarmed her mind, making her head spin. Tears started to trail down her cheek and a sob escaped her lips. In her frenzy, Kagome failed to see the root that stuck out of the ground and tripped, collapsing. She couldn't go on anymore, the pain was too much for her to take. Her little Shippo, he was all she cherished in the world and now he was gone.


It was here, the final battle for the jewel and everything was happening so quickly, Kikyo at the last moment decided to join the group shortly before the battle started. The Western Lord showed up as well, he too wanting his revenge against the spider hanyou. Kagome stood in the back firing arrows, trying to hit any enemy she could. Inuyasha, Kikyo, and Sesshoumaru were focused on Naraku, while Sango, Miroku, and herself were focused on the surrounding demons. Kirara was protecting Shippo behind her.

All of a sudden Inuyasha and Naraku were right in front of her and she froze. There was a sudden cry of pain as Naraku's tentacle pierced Kikyo's left leg. The cry sent Inuyasha racing to her rescue her, leaving Kagome, Shippo, and Kirara unprotected. It was as if everything went into slow motion, Naraku took advantage of Inuyasha's distraction and sent a tentacle towards Shippo. Without thinking, Kagome launched herself in front of it to save him. The tentacle stabbed her in the right shoulder as she fell to the ground. The pain was unimaginable but not as painful as the scream she heard next, the sound made her heart stop. She frantically searched for Shippo and when she found him her heart completely stilled. Tears blurred her vision as a tentacle struck Kirara next, killing her instantly. She could hear Sango's anguished cry as she tried to fight her way to Kirara, Miroku following closely behind her. She sobbed as she looked over at Shippo and tried to fight her way to him but Naraku had her pinned. Naraku's wicked laughter rung out as a tentacle wrapped around Shippo's neck, taking sick delight in her pain. There was nothing she could do as a tentacle pierced his heart. She watched shocked as the life left his beautiful green eyes. Everything around her faded in the background, she was having difficulty with breathing. To stuck in her grief, she didn't even noticed the battle had ended. Between Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru, they were able to distract Naraku long enough for Kikyo to gather every bit of her powers to shoot a purifying arrow, killing him.

His ashes fell all around her and that was all it took to snap her back to reality. Too numb to understand what was going on, she just laid there. Then something caught her eye and she watched as the jewel rolled to her side as if it had a mind of its own. Kagome picked it up and clutched it as if it was her life line. It was all her fault! Her Shippo was gone!

Later that night back at the camp the silence was deafening. As if she was on autopilot, she tended to one wound after another. They had just got done burying Kirara and Shippo. She had begged Sesshoumaru to bring them back, got on her knees even. She was willing to do anything to get them back but it was no use. He drew his sword but it didn't respond, refusing to work.

She approached Sango to tend to her wounds but her hand was slapped away. Shocked Kagome looked up and her breath left her. There was so much hate in her eyes and it brought tears to her own.

"Do not touch me!" the malice in Sango's voice surprised her.

"Sango your wounds need to be cleaned." she told her with a shaky voice. It was so hard to keep it together.

"IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT! GOD DAMN YOU FOR BEING SO WEAK KAGOME! THEY ARE GONE BECAUSE OF YOU!" Sango's screaming drew everyone's attention. Kagome was speechless. Sango shoved her to the ground and stormed away, Miroku following after her.

"She's right you know, you're such a useless bitch and a pathetic excuse for a miko."Inuyasha harsh words brought her to tears. She had to get away, without looking back she ran to the near by creek. She had tried and she fought her hardest but it wasn't enough. Movement caught her attention and she quickly turned around. She held her breath as Sesshoumaru walk towards her.

"You had no business being in that battle. You should have stayed in the village with your kit, he would have been alive if you had." With that said he turned and left, heading back to the West.

He was right, she had no reason to be there. They had Kikyo and didn't need her. Kagome slowly walked back toward the camp but as she got closer she started to pick up on their conversation.

"We can still bring them back." Kikyo's calm voice was heard clearly. "We can use the jewel to do it. We can bring them back, I can live again, and Inuyasha can be full demon. We deserve it after everything we went through." She continued.

"Kagome will not give it up willingly." Miroku knew it all to well. All he wanted was for Sango to be happy and he would stand by her until she was.

"We will make her, it was her fault to begin with. She has to make this right!"Sango growled out, hatred still in her voice.

"Don't worry guys, we will get it when she falls asleep tonight."Inuyasha said with confidence and everyone nodded in agreement. Kagome couldn't believe that they would do this to her. That they could be so cruel, didn't they realize that they would taint it beyond repair. She had to get away and quick, she needed to get to the well.

She lost track of how long she has been running. She finally stopped to rest in a cave she stumbled across. She had no reason to be here any more. She could finally go home and forget about this awful place. It was noon when she stopped to rest, she wouldn't be able to relax for long but her shoulder was killing her and she needed to change the make shift bandage. She figured she will arrive at the well by dusk if she left now. she needed to get there quickly. With that thought Kagome got up and continued to the well.

The sun was just setting as she entered the clearing but what she saw made the last shred of hope leave her.

"NO!" Kagome shook her head in denial and ran to the well. The well was in pieces, from the damage surrounding the area she could tell it was caused by the wind scar. 'How could he do this?! Everything is gone! How much more was she expected to take?!' Off in the distance she could hear her so called friends approaching. She had to leave and now! She took off like the hounds of hell were on her heels. She had know idea where to go but she had to run.


She could hear them getting closer, this was it for her. She slowly made her way to the edge of the cliff and watched the waves as she waited. It didn't matter any more what happened, she lost her son and now she can't go home. But she would be damned if she let them have the jewel. The temptation to jump was so appealing.

"Oi Bitch! Give us the jewel! You have no where else to run."Inuyasha's voice was ignored as she continued to look at the waves.
Before anyone else could say anything, the sound of a bow string snapping was heard. Kagome turned just in time to see Kikyo's arrow heading towards her. She clutched the jewel close to her heart and closed her eyes. The arrow lodged itself in her stomach, the force of it pushed Kagome back over the edge of the cliff. She didn't feel much though, numbness has long taken over. As Kagome fell into the oceans depth Kagome finally felt relief... it was over.

A loud splash was heard and everyone ran to look over the cliff. No one could see any sign of Kagome. After 10 minutes and not seeing her surface they knew she was dead. Inuyasha started cursing and looking around frantically looking for the jewel but no one could find it.
"The bitch must still have it!" He growled out.

"Or she hid it. I didn't feel it's power like I normally do. We must back track." Kikyo murmured before walking away.
"What if she made a wish on it?"

"She didn't, she too selfless for that." Everyone nodded and turned to follow her. " She knows that there is no such thing as a pure wish."

She was floating...and it was so peaceful. She continued to let herself sink more than ready to let it all end. As the water started to fill her lungs, she closed her eyes for what she hoped was the final time.

As the life left her body the Shikon Jewel started to glow brightly, lighting up the oceans depth. Slowly the jewel floated closer to her body and hovered over her heart. Then with a quick flash of light the jewel forced itself into the broken miko's heart, starting it back up again. A light pink barrier formed and continued to float there in the dark depth. Now it was time to wait... the world wasn't ready for her to come back yet. The Seer has much to learn about her gifts...and her destiny!


End of chapter 2


*Thank you for reading. Next chapter will be of Kagome learning what she is and to start her training. Until next time.

-PEACH