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The angel wiped her dagger on the grass and said to the bandit behind her "Leave now, I cannot attack you unless you attack me. Don't waste your life" she turned and picked out another scroll on the forbidden arts out from his pack.
"The last scroll" she sighed, she had hunted for days destroying paintings and tapestry's, engravings and scrolls and she knew that this was the last one in the world. She burnt it and the bandit gasped in horror.
"You wretch! That was my ticket to fortune" he drew his sword.
"Put it away" she told him firmly. "I am bound by my very being to attack anyone who challenges me… Back Down" she ordered.
He charged with his sword yelling his victory. She didn't flinch when the sword went through her. "You have sealed your fate" she said and slashed with her dagger.
The bandit fell back with a scream as his right hand was cut off. The angel kneeled in front of him and picked up his dismembered hand. She had no wound on her, she wasn't of the land of the mortals and no weapon forged on earth could harm an angel. The hand began to glow and it was suddenly reattached.
He stared at his hand with wide eyes. She stood up and he flinched away from her. She turned and began to leave when she heard the clink of another sword being drawn. "Don't bother" she said "I can't be killed. Go north to the mountains and look behind a waterfall. Some treasure will be waiting for you as long as you can give up your craving to kill"
She opened her wings and flew. She detested bandits more than demons and she had sent him to treasure in the hopes that he would give up killing, if he didn't she would return.
She landed just outside the village and heard the end of the discussion. "All my family, in one place. How fortunate, or else not so fortunate" she added thinking that if they failed that she would have no family left.
The angel looked up to see a golden bird and walked to the woods to talk to it. "About time you showed up" she said to it.
He trilled a question at her. She raised an eyebrow "I destroyed every way of finding out about the forbidden arts, all but living memory but that too will fade in time"
The bird nodded its golden head and it knew that act was as forbidden as the arts themselves. It was worried about the angel, very concerned as ever move she made did good for others but it doomed herself that much more.
She stood and faced her village. Her village? Have I become so attached so quickly?
The bird gave out a sad wailing noise as he saw her tattoo of the seven pointed star. She had tears in her eyes but she was incapable of crying so just spoke. "Yes, I renounced my claim as an angel of heaven" she turned and fell to her knees at the bird.
"Forgive me! Kami-sama, forgive me!" she cried but no tears fell even though sobs were heard. The bird cried also and nuzzled her hair. "No, you drove me to this, I'm not backing out now" the angel said at last. "I will protect my family" she smiled at the bird. "Can I ask one last favour?"
The bird nodded "If the angels of justice decide to punish me and my family, keep my family out of this, I will be the only one punished here. I chose this"
The bird lowered its head and agreed but it looked so sad when it did so. The bird perched on her shoulder and squeezed her arm before flying back to heaven. "Good bye" the angel smiled and then she spread her own wings and flew to the north to find one very special crystal.
The angel saw heavens gates and knew that they would forever be closed to her now, no amount of good deeds could undo what she had done, she winced as they slammed on her. "So long paradise, angels of death, justice, life and family guardians. The only way I can ever hope to return is by the direct order of the kami-sama" she sighed. "And that's going to be likely…"
She focused on her task and knew that she would be back at dusk at worst, especially at this speed!
Kagome woke and heard the sound of a big bird flying but she still thought she was dreaming. She sat up and looked around.
Sesshomaru and Kagura were asleep against a tree with Zoe and Vincent in the branches and Kanna standing sleeping with her mirror showing her dreams while her eyes were closed. Koga had Ayami snuggled up next to him and Night slept snuggled up to them both like wolves do. Sango had taken her family back to her own house and they had all promised to be at Kagome's house at dawn. Kiyomi and Rye were sleeping back to back and the both had serene expressions that nearly made Kagome take the beads off, but then she knew that they had only just begun to learn to not fight each other.
Inuyasha lying next to Kitsu and Kitsu twitched and ran with his hands and feet letting out little yapping noises and his dog ears twitched and his cat tail wriggled.
Kagome smiled and pulled the blanket up around him tighter. She stepped outside and went to inspect her barrier. It seemed strong, but she was tiring from supporting it day and night, but she would never tell anyone.
She stopped by the gate entrance to the village and sat down with her head in her hands. "I wish you were here Kaede" she whispered. The old woman had passed away six years ago and they all mourned at her passing and because they hadn't been able to deal with her death they left to live with the demon slayers with Sango, Kohaku and Miroku.
Kagome sang a song from her world called 'if only'
"If the wind could talk what stories would it tell
If I could understand the wolves would I howl at the moon as well
If only I had wings to fly
If only to stay in the sky
Could peace be mine to have to own me
Too many questions if only, if only"
If only I could talk to you Kaede. I miss you…
Kagome sung her song again then looked up to see herself surrounded in a white mist. "What happened?" she stood up and held Exscarra. "What is this?"
A person appeared in the fog. It looked like on old woman. Kagome didn't lower her bow "Who goes there?" she asked with an arrow knocked.
"Child, do not dally I cannot stay here for long"
Kagome felt her eyes tear up "Kaede?" she asked and walked forwards up to the barrier but didn't cross it. "Kaede, if it's you come forwards so I can see you" Kagome said.
The old lady stepped so the barrier was like a thin glass window between them, Kaede was glowing like a saint. She was still stooped over with age and she still carried her bow. "Child…ye has changed so little since I last laid eyes on ye" she reached out as if to cup Kagome's cheek.
It was true Kagome looked barely twenty six or seven when she was close to her mid-thirties. "Kaede" she whispered again and her eyes flowed with happy tears. "Am I dreaming?"
Kaede smiled and shook her head "Nay, but this is as real as I will get in this world" she looked over her shoulder "Ye has heard that Naraku has been returned to earth?"
Kagome nodded "I wish I didn't know, I fought him and had to battle with my own soul. Kaede we need you" Kagome wiped her eyes.
Kaede smiled fondly "Step outside the barrier child, your family will be safe as long as all who created the barrier are alive"
Kagome smiled and stepped over the edge of her barrier then she suddenly was surrounded in a demonic aura. "Kaede?" she asked afraid. The old woman laughed then cackled and turned into Naraku.
"Naraku!" Kagome said and barely moved towards Exscarra before Naraku's poisonous insects stung her in the arms. She yelped but her body was already purifying it and Naraku took the opportunity and bashed her hard on the head. She crumpled with a little blood forming on her temple and dripping on the grass. Exscarra fell from her fingers and lay just out of reach.
Naraku picked up the unconscious Kagome and walked away. He had gotten what he wanted but he was still going to kill the rest of the pathetic army that had gathered.
Exscarra let out a mourning sound when Kagome was out of its reach, it shone in the morning light and waited to be found.
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