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A/N: I've noticed there has been some confusion amongst my fans. It was never suppose to be confusing. I will say this once more: READ MY FIRST FANFIC! IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!!! Now onto my reviews.
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End of Time
Chapter 11: So it begins
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Beginning a new era means that people must have to want to have a new era themselves. It means there must be some rules and guidelines to abide by to make the new era complete. But, how do define an era? Is it just a time when people wanted change? Or perhaps, since all eras come to an end, it's a specific time when things were good or bad, and an opposing force defied it. Then, how do you explain the Peace? Who want to disturb it? I have two people in my mind. One of them, being an evil, so pure and dark. The other, being a light, the way to escape.
Now, Akiko wasn't really evil. Oh, no, she was…to say the least, young. She was a miko, and like all mikos she had the power to live on forever. She took this path when she was but 14, and has kept this age. Her daughter, Kikyou, however, didn't want to be immortal. She wanted to grow; she wanted to grow with Inuyasha. Akiko found her daughter comfort, and when she heard that Kikyou wouldn't live forever, she made her daughter, her special treasure. When Kikyou died, Akiko was devastated and ordered a witch to revive her. Kikyou wanted Inuyasha's child, so Akiko decided to help her.
But soon her heart became infuriated with cold and blackness. The longer Kikyou was around, the more infected Akiko became. She was no longer a lovable child, but the toy of death.
So here begins the story, the plot, you've all been waiting for. The beginning of a brand new era, after the Peace.
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Kikyou watched Inuyasha from afar, facing downwind. He was sleeping, such a tender boy. If she could just reach out for him, just hold onto his hand forever and never let go, she would be fine. She would die right then a happy person. But if she died, the prophecy could never be fulfilled. She was destined for a babe, and a babe she would have. The world would be wrapped around her finger, forever destined to be under her control until she died, and her daughter would rule. How exactly did she know that it would be a daughter? She didn't. But she knew she would have one all the same.
Now how to go about with the plan of seducing Inuyasha? It would be hard considering the circumstances. They had lost their love a long time ago, but somehow she would gain it back. Somehow. Perhaps a spell? No a spell would be cold, and she wouldn't like doing all the work. It had to come from his heart. He had to be in love with her.
A shift in the wind caused Kikyou to disappear. Inuyasha breathed in the scent and automatically opened his eyes. It was hanging for the briefest moment, before disappearing all together. Kami hiked up the mountain, her allies in tow. She glared at Inuyasha before immediately saying, "Where's Kouga?"
Inuyasha would have banned her from seeing that wolf, had he been her real father. But as it was, she was another hanyou, a gift from the Lord of the Western Lands. She would inherit the estate, had Sesshomaru ever found out about her. But Inuyasha wasn't about to tell. The sooner Sesshomaru's blood disappeared with the ending of time, the better.
"I don't know and I don't care," Inuyasha replied with a grunt. Kami glared once again and walked off, being given curious glances by some wolves, and some determined looks. Inuyasha would have growled, had Kami been his daughter.
Chi looked at her friend, in question, "Do you think we can trust him?"
"I highly doubt it. But what choice do we have?"
"Are you sure, that what you felt and saw weren't just your imagination?" Ryuu asked.
"I told you, I saw my mother die, I felt that witch ripping apart her body. I was her for the briefest moment. Pain like that doesn't come from your imagination," Kami replied. "Why would I want to imagine her death anyways?"
"Well, at least we're on a mission now," Chi replied. "A true adventure."
"The question is: have we begun in time?" Ryuu asked. "Or is it already too late?"
Kami looked at Ryuu. "I believe, no matter when we start, it will always be too late."
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Akiko smirked at her captive. Already Kagome was starting to falter due to her injuries. She glanced at Kouga, who had resumed clawing the glass window.
"Why don't you give up already?" Akiko asked. "You've done quite enough. Poor Kagome is going to die, and its all your fault."
Kouga's eyes softened as he looked at the ever-so-quiet girl. She was breathing hard, sweating up a storm, and it was his entire fault. He stabbed her. He could still see, he felt like he was in control, but he still thrusted his claw into her back.
Kikyou appeared in front of her mother. "Nothing. All he does is sit and wait for her."
"Then we'll do something drastic," Akiko responded, walking up to Kagome. "This will hurt."
I wonder what it is like, knowing there is nothing you can do. Knowing that forever you're love will be in the wrong hands. Seeing a face, your face, on somebody else's body, when it doesn't belong. Feeling, the gripping pain, of spikes sinking into your skin. Tasting, nothing but blood. Knowing that this could never happen to you might make you feel happier, but what if it does happen? And what of the person who's going through the pain right now?
Kagome looked at Kikyou. It was no longer Kikyou; it was an exact replica of her body, her face. She looked at her arm, blood continuously spilling out. She didn't care about her arm; they could chop it off for all she cared. As long as she could save Inuyasha, all would be good. There may still be a light in the world. If she ever got out.
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Sango ran past the people in the street, practically knocking them over. Her hair, a mixture of black and gray, flapped in the wind. She was running towards an aura. As soon as it had erupted she had felt, and seen, the death of her friend. Can't be true…she died! Her thoughts rang out.
Flash
Kagome was kissing Inuyasha so passionately, and then stabbing Inuyasha with an arrow, quickly turning into Kikyou.
Flash
A dog hanyou girl with birthmarks of Sesshomaru looking at Miroku with loving eyes, before jumping off a stone ledge. Tears of a priest. Eyes of a wolf darkening.
Flash
A bundle coming closer, revealing pure darkness and red eyes. The world, darkened…
What did it mean? What are the connections? Is the world, about to end, because of three people? There had been a prophecy, but it had been long forgotten since Kikyou died. There was only one-way to find out: Inuyasha.
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