Chapter 11
Eririn wore a pair of red long plaited skirt with bow and a white kimono jaket. She tied her hair with a white string. Unlike most priestesses who didn't do makeups, Eririn painted her lips pink—peach pink of the spring. A sword was put on her belt. A natural elegance flows in each of her movement; anyone has seen her must mistaken her as a very noble princess who happened to possess strong spiritual power.
But—Kagura wrinkled her nose and covered her face with the sleeve—Eririn was corrupted. Without a second thought, Kagura used her blades of wind to attack Eririn. Eririn didn't avoid at all. Rather she simply raised her left hand and the blades of wind were eased into easy breezes. Kagura bit her mouth and thought: "This priestess is special." Almost simultanously she thought of Sesshomaru: what would he do if he were here?
But Bykuya's yelling pulled Kagura back to the current state. Bykuya manipulated vines to bind Eririn's feet. But when the vines came closer to Eririn, they retreated as if escaping from the danger of a much more evil force. Eririn splinted the vines into half. Miasma spilled out into the air. She made a gesture and recited a spell. The miasma was immediately purified.
"I don't intend to fight with you." Eririn said.
Kagura breathed hard. Bykuya frowned his eyeborws. "What does a priestess want from us demons other than slaying us?"
Eririn laughed. "I am no longer a priestess."
"Pariah of the village." Kagura concluded. Eririn nodded with a smile. "I was priestess who followed my dead master's instruction to protect the villagers. But I am tired of those weak beings. I am tired of killing more and more demons. People are so weak and so stupid. They fight over things that are so infinitesimal that I never see any demons would do that. They are greedy. I loath to see them. So I want to a world without humans. I want to help demons to control the world. Will you join me?"
Kagura chortled. "Don't make fun of me. I agree with everything you just said. But I don't have time to join your scheme."
Eririn smiled again. She drew a small bag out of her jacket. Then she threw it to the ground and chanted a few words. It was the scene of which Kanna was killed. Kagura stared at Kanna, an illusory figure created by that bag, and watched how Inuyasha destroyed her monster of mirror and Kanna was splitting into thousands of pieces, as a dead as a stone.
An anger rose in her chest. Even though she knew Kanna was probably under the order of Naraku, she still could not help hating Inuyasha. Kanna! Her only sister! Kanna!Kanna!
Eririn watched Kagura coolly. "Kagura," Eririn said quietly, "Kagura, do you want to take a revenge" Her voice was mesmerizing. It made her feel very sleepy.
"Kagura, wake up." Bykuya cut to the air. Something snapped. A moment of fret showed in Eririn's eyes. "She was controlling you with the string of voice. A technique unique to spider demons." Then he turned to Eririn, smiling.
"Tell me how many demons you have devoured?"
A corrupted priestess can never attain her spiritual power. But a normal human being can attain the demonic power by eating the flesh of demons. However, most demon's fleshes are toxic. Only ones with purifying power can endure the pains.
Eririn licked her mouth, eyes glinting. "Are you scared, Kagura? Are you afraid of me eating you up?"
Fuck. Kagura cursed at Eririn. She didn't care whether Naraku indirectly killed Kannan or not. The fact was that Inuyasha killed Kannan. She had to revenge for Kanna. Don't worry about loneliness, Kanna. Innuyasha would soon to accompany you in the hell. And she would just readily use that priestess. Interesting…humans killing humans…Kagura grinned maliciously and almost looked mad. Her demon blood was shouting and yelling and hailing for blood, danger and wars…
"I am not scared." Kagura smiled.
"You seem pretty useful, too. With that brain you can help me to devise strategy." Eririn said to Bykuya.
"Ladies, I am a very peaceful man." He said, " besides I don't think a world without humans can be fun."
"Besides," Bykuya chuckled, "my instinct tells me that you are not really telling the truth about why you want to wipe all humans out."
Eririn felt threatened by his seemingly casual words. But she managed well to hide her emotions. This man is too smart and full of himself, she thought. It is better to stay away without him. But kagura, Oh yes…she desperately must have Kagura.
Now, what would her first step to revenge be?