Kagome sat on the back of Hekireki slowly trotting through Hong Kong heading north. Hong Kong was still a thriving city. There wasn't near as much poverty in Hong Kong as there was in Osaka and the people wanted better not only for themselves but for the rest of society as well.
Kagome watched as the rather advanced buildings slowly passed by, noticing some that were still made of metal and had managed to survive the wars. As she was traveling through the city she kept getting the feeling that someone was following her and that the burn of eyes boring into her back were getting closer with every step her horse took.
She tried to ignore it and continue on with her journey but the feeling kept getting worse. She pulled her horse to a halt, dismounted, walked the horse by the reigns until she found an alley and quickly ducked into it.
As soon as she disappeared into the alley the feel of eyes upon her vanished. She peaked around the corner of the building to see if she could spot the one following her and could see no one she recognized. She gave a shrug of her shoulder and pulled her horse out of the alley and continued on. She didn't get very far when the feeling of eyes upon her hit once again.
Kagome halted her progress and just stood there waiting to see if the owner of the eyes would approach her. She placed her right hand onto the white sword calling forth Tokijin and waited. She closed her eyes blocking out the city, the noises, and most of the people surrounding her. She let her aura flare out touching all those surrounding her; when it touched one in particular, she focused in on it.
It didn't take long for the one she focused on to get close enough to her for her to spin around and place Tokijin's blade against the stranger's neck. As soon as her eyes locked onto the one who was following her; her eyes widened slightly in shock and her voice left her. She just continued to stare at the man, uncertain of what her next action should be.
Her shock wore off and was replaced by anger but not at the man following her; no she was angry with herself. She narrowed her eyes at the man and deciding that she didn't want to deal any damage to any innocence around her she led the man to the outskirts of the city.
She came to a halt outside the city and stared in disgust into the horizon. Hekireki was dancing around in agitation and Kagome waved her hand at the horse. "Stop" The horse instantly ceased its actions and stood quietly by her side.
"How are you here?" She bit out through her anger.
The man behind her laughed wickedly. "So many centuries you have lived; living in the delusion that you killed me. Did you honestly believe that I would be so easy to destroy?" He stepped up closer to her. "Did you think that I would be so simple; that I would not take any precautions against the risk of my life being taken? Considering how many wished to feel my blood on their hands; I made certain that I could still live even if my body was destroyed."
"How?" She hissed as she placed her hand on her white sword; ready to unsheathe it and kill the bastard standing behind her.
"I will have to admit that you did deal me serious damage but you didn't destroy all of me. You only destroyed my body and the majority of my essence. Yet there was one thing you failed to destroy…"
"Your heart" She whispered.
"Hai, my heart. It took me centuries to regenerate myself from that organ that for so many years I considered to be a weakness. Yet, it seems that the one thing that I thought to be a weakness was the one thing that kept me alive." He stepped up to her and pressed himself against her back, wrapping his right arm around her shoulders, and his left arm around her midsection resting his hand on the spot where the shikon no tama rested in her body. He placed his lips next to her ear. "Not making sure that you killed me was a mistake." He curled his claws digging them into her side and licked her ear. "And now I will be taking this; what is rightfully mine." He whispered with heavy breath in her ear.
Before his claws could break the skin she pulled herself out of his grasp and spun on him holding her Tokijin out in front of her. "I think not… Naraku." She said his name with poison dripping from her voice.
"So the little miko wishes to die. Very well; I will kill you and take the jewel from your torn battered body." He grinned evilly at her and raised his hand letting his fingers tips turn purple.
"Do you honestly believe you can destroy me? I am not the frightened little girl you think me to be." She said maliciously. "While you were regenerating yourself; I was strengthening myself. You know nothing of what I am now. You only have a memory of a young girl who stood against you with nothing more than a bow and some arrows. I am no longer that girl."
"Yes I am well aware of the strength you now have and your abilities to fight better then the hanyou ever could but you are no match for me. For with my new body I have gained a strength that far surpasses what I once was." He began letting his dark aura surround him so that she could feel his power.
Kagome snorted at him. "You are still a coward and this time I will make sure you…." She trailed off and gritted her teeth in rage and frustration. Now was not the time for him to make his grand appearance. "I do not have time for you. Leave." She bit out at the swirl of energy building up off to the side of her.
Naraku looked at her in confusion. First she was ready to fight him and now she didn't have time for him and wanted him to leave. Maybe the girl had gone mad over the centuries. "I will not be going anywhere until I have what I came for."
Kagome narrowed her eyes even further at the hanyou. "I do not speak to you." She hissed.
A dark voice surrounded them. "I am not here to fight. I am simply here to watch."
Kagome stabbed her sword into the ground in anger. "Show yourself so that I may kill you both."
Naraku stared on at the girl and could feel her aura snapping around him in angry pink energy. He had never felt such rage come from the girl; even when he had done some of the most unspeakable acts towards her. Who ever it was that she was talking to must be something powerful and would make a fine addition to his new body. "Yes who ever you are please show yourself."
Zetsumei appeared in a black swirl of energy and Kagome pulled her sword out of the dirt then turned to face him forgetting Naraku for the moment.
Zetsumei stepped up to Kagome. "Do not worry I am not here to battle with you. I am merely here to make sure that my birth right isn't taken from me."
Kagome narrowed her eyes to dangerous slits. "You will never gain control of Tokijin."
Zetsumei waved his hand in the air. "I do not think that now is the time to be focusing your rage upon me. I believe…" He waved his hand in the direction of Naraku. "You should be more concerned with him than me."
Kagome never took her eyes off her most hated of enemies. "He is nary a concern for me. You on the other hand are." With that she slashed at the dark being's chest as he jumped backwards.
He shook his head and tks'd at her. "Now now, priorities. I believe he was here to challenge you first." He said in a mocking tone.
Naraku watched the interaction between the two and was slightly put off by the two of them. Who were they to ignore him? That dark being was interfering in him getting the jewel from the miko and diverting her attention away from him. Without a word he shot a tentacle out at the dark being called Zetsumei.
Zetsumei dodged the tentacle by jumping to the side. "So hanyou you wish to battle me as well? Very well. I need a good warm up." Zetsumei unsheathed his sword and charged at the new enemy.
Kagome stood there seething; watching her two enemies fight each other. If life wasn't complicated enough for her; with her missing demon lord, her son following her, four swords, a hentai horse, Zetsumei and now to top it all off Naraku was back.
She shook her head and sheathed her sword. Maybe if she was lucky the two would kill each other and free her of having to deal with them both. Hekireki trotted up to her and nuzzled her neck to get her attention. Kagome turned towards the horse and waved her hand at the two battling demons. "Let them kill each other. Come let us go." She grabbed the reigns of the horse and began walking north.
Dark energy slammed against dark energy as Zetsumei and Naraku collided together. Zetsumei sliced off the tentacles that surrounded him aiming to run him through. As he locked his sword with one of Naraku's tentacles he stared hard into the red eyes of the hanyou. "You can not defeat me hanyou."
Naraku chuckled. "I have only been toying with you. I will bring you to your knees then make you a part of my flesh; making me more powerful."
"We'll see about that." Zetsumei hissed as he pulled his sword back and slashed at Naraku's neck.
Naraku growled and narrowed his eyes at the demon then raised his hand and shot four tentacles at the dark demon with purple glowing tips. One tentacle hit Zetsumei in the right shoulder causing him to cry out in pain. Naraku chuckled again. "Now you will die; my shōki will slowly kill you."
Zetsumei dropped his sword and grabbed the tentacle lodged in his shoulder and ripped it free. He fell to his knees gripping his shoulder with his right hand. The poison was causing him to lose power fast; if he didn't leave now the hanyou would absorb him. His black energy began to swirl around him.
"I don't think so." Naraku laughed at him. "You belong to me." He flung his tentacles out surrounding the demon in order to absorb him.
Zetsumei eyed the hanyou with hatred then his eyes widened in shock as a glowing pink sword landed in Naraku's chest. The tentacles fell to ash around him as the hanyou fell to his knees.
Kagome walked up to the hanyou and placed her hand on the hilt of the sword. "Did you honestly believe I would let you make yourself more powerful? You are a fool."
Naraku looked up at her with angry eyes. "Bitch, you will die for this." Was the only thing he got out before his body turned to ash upon the ground.
Kagome sheathed her sword and turned to Zetsumei. "I should kill you now."
Zetsumei snorted at her. "You should but won't. You have far too much honor to kill an enemy while he is weakened and can not defend himself against you."
"Honor has nothing to do with it. I do not kill you because I need you alive for the time being." She turned and began to walk away then tossed over her shoulder. "However the next time you face off against the vile hanyou I will not assist you."
Zetsumei's eyes widened a fraction. "He still lives?" He asked with disgusted shock in his voice.
Kagome nodded her head. "He will return. He seeks something I have and will stop at nothing to obtain it."
Zetsumei stood on shaky legs and turned towards her. "Why do you need me alive and what does that repulsive filth seek to obtain from you?"
Kagome smirked as she turned to him. "You are the key to what I search for. You and Iyakon will lead me straight to him." Again she turned and began to walk off. "As for what Naraku seeks from me; it is no concern of yours. So, I suggest that you return to where ever it is you come from; that injury looks rather painful."
Zetsumei bent down, picked up his sword, and glared at the girl. "What makes you think that I will lead you to him?"
Kagome kept walking away. "You and Iyakon both know where he is. So long as I keep crossing paths with you both it means I am headed in the right direction."
Zetsumei smiled wickedly at her. "He is dead so you search for nothing. Besides if he were really alive why would I lead you to him? I could just as easily lead you astray."
Kagome looked over her shoulder and grinned wickedly at him. "You have already admitted that he is indeed alive. As for leading me astray; I will admit that that is a possibility, but you will not. You think that once I find him you will be able to obtain Tokijin thinking that that will be a moment of weakness for me as well as him. You will be wrong however; my strength will only increase once I am with him and that will be the day of your death." She mounted her horse and in a spray of dirt and grass took off into the distance.
Zetsumei stood there and watched her until she was a dot in the horizon. "My my little miko; you live in a world of ignorance. What you seek may be alive in body but his spirit will forever sleep. Leaving you alone without him for the rest of your days." Then in a black swirl of energy he was gone.