The Fallen Blooms, Broken Trails, &Bloodcrusted Falls Once Mine
~ Chapter Six~
Broken Trails & The Birth Of A Untrained Miko
By Inuyashas Youkai
Cries soon emerged upon the the expanse of the shrine grounds awaiting to greet her, as the sun finally made it's way over the horizon. A Grandfather , and the Mother soon laid there awed eyes on the precious babe , one with the most intriguing , wise eyes . Once those eyes swayed to theirs, as their cooing voices led them to theirs , the babe's mother had her name passing within her mind like a fleeting whisper, but how , or why that had happened , when she already had her name chosen was beyond her.
~ The Nearby Well~
As if being activated by that of the muffled cries of the newborn , the old abandoned well began to hum happily , as the voice of the one from before, prior to his own descent spoke, and whispered her name the moment her first breath was taken, while his new breath was also taken thereafter..Although it was only one who had heard him ,and that was of the mother, but spoken in a voice , similar to her own, but not exactly hers, within her mind.
A magical aura was slowly emerging to surround the well , and began the long preparations for the girl to pass through it's depths , as it too, will seek to protect her while in it's presence. Unbeknownst to anyone but the well itself , as it readied itself , then without detection had destroyed many threats from within its small area of occupancy , while it borrowed the child's powers to neutralize the dangers that had come to destroy it, and until it was time for her to embrace what the well knew was her destiny, her rightful place within things to be..
It also felt what was happening on the other side , watching that of the others soon would be joining her, but because of it's position on this side it had to rely on its counterpart within that time frame to see that everything would be as it was meant to be..
~ Within The Child Itself~
A silent pulse , fluttering with that of her heart , but with a opposite beat to offset hers, and a accompanying voice to join that of a persistent beat of another drum, in a unknowns source to comfort the small child growing around it, unknowingly. Once nourishment was gained , soon the baby fell into the most peaceful slumbers knowing that the warmth , and the persistent vibrations felt against her flesh would never end , as long as that happened, she was happy.
The jewel within the child grew to love the the girls aura , just within its first feel of her, once she had been awakened. As it too sought to protect it's guardian , for the purity found within the soul it now occupied made the foreign object purr in delight for the warmth it possessed, and it was quite a change from it's last possessor , as she had grown cold , without having the knowledge or power to control it ..
Although this one had a abnormal amount of power inside her , and if not swayed to it's will, the young one could have the ability to destroy it , with that thought in mind , as well for her not being able to hurt herself in her misunderstand of her powers, the jewel had made it so , sealing away her powers to prevent any of it , without knowing that doing so would be it's downfall..
~ Nearby Influences~
In addition to the many things being at work here, there were many other assurances that time would go as it should to ensure that the girl would in time pass through that well, unknown to their past involvements of their souls. Though hidden within the depths of the forest encircling the shrine , two identies cloaked themselves in the shrouds of the dark , as they sat for the longest time, only to await for this moment to pass, and so they could begin what they were brought her to do.
Not to far away from the shrine within present Tokyo , two others were born from their precarnations , during the same duration of time the miko was, and was made to be so , in order for them to greet her in this time, as they had in the past. Others had also come but would not have as much of a impact as the ones chosen for the task , but they would remain hidden , until it was time for them to reemerge from the shadows they were placed, as it would be required when the time would surely seal itself shut ,after the girl's task itself was complete..
~ The Guardian ~
A guardian was also placed to always be in her presence within the shrine house itself , to the one's whom knew what is was ,would appear as a two tailed Nekata, one who once was the faithful companion , or in her case would be Kirara, but for now she had taken on the appearance of a typical fat house cat, named Buyo. Buyo though watched the infant while she was kept indoors , or while she slept happily within her crib, as her family too were in a deeper slumber. Though like it had in the past loved the treats that this time had offered , and in the end because the the cat's relentless need to give into its craving was the reasons for it's rather plump exterior. While in her care , Buyo observed the window , keeping watch , as it had over the slow drags of breath, and the quickened falls of the little girl's chest . When she was awake the guardian would often speak to it in a sound the infant would understand , simular to cooing but in a gentle yipping purrs, and one's only that of a intended mate of canine descent would now , whether or not the child knew it or not, nor of whom.
It mattered not , for all of those whom took part in this had known , and because of that they did what they had too , regardless if they also knew what would happen in the end , and all of them only hoped that this time , that her mate would be able to realize it before it was too late , to effectively stop what had already been from coming to pass..
~ A Darkness Brews~
Like that in the past with Naraku, a dark presence took form in the following days of Kagome's birth , and silently materialized , only to gather lingeringly over the shrine grounds. Within their spots ordained by the higher power , and placing them here, all their eyes had soon found the lingering blur drawing it's power slightly above them ..
"So it has begun, now we wait.." One of them spoke , as he said with certainty..
TBC...