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Hey all, sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I've been having a crazy work schedule and I wrote such a twist into my story that it gave me writer's block as to how to continue. Lol.
Chapter 14 - The Lady of the Stars
Why am I so cold? Where am I? Stars…I must still be in Kikyo's palace. But…I'm not standing. I'm not…anything. Kagome looked at her hands to find she could see right through them. She was completely transparent and glowing.
"Kagome!" Kagome lifted her head up and turned towards the voice. She found Kouga.
"Kouga…you betrayed me."
"Kagome, I'm so sorry. Kikyo had taken my soul, I couldn't help it."
"Where am I?"
"Well, you're in the heavens. The place where souls dwell once their bodies are no more. I guess that means Kikyo took your soul too."
"No…it's something different. I don't feel complete."
"I don't understand."
Kagome sought for the words inside her mind. She just knew that Kikyo didn't possess her soul. But why was her soul here?
"You're not really here. Your soul is on Earth."
Kagome turned to the new voice to see a beautiful maiden speaking to them.
"I called your spiritual voice here, I needed to speak with you."
"Who are you…" Kagome felt very close to this woman some how.
"I am Lady Midoriko Kitamura, the first lady of the North, and the creator of the Shikon no Tama."
"Lady Midoriko…you sacrificed yourself to keep your world safe."
"Yes I did. Kagome, the Shikon no Tama rejected your soul. You are not a direct descendant of the first lady of the South."
"I'm not…but my parents…"
"You were born of your mother, but not of your father. Your father is Lord Nisou, who is also not a descendant of the Northern Lady."
"I don't understand! If that was true, that would mean my mother didn't die of sickness…"
"Your father realized the truth after you were introduced to the other princes and princess. The similarities between yourself and Lady Kikyo, let alone Lord Nisou were too great for him to ignore. Your mother shortly passed soon after…"
Kagome wiped away a tear that was forming. Everything she had always believed had been a lie. "So why hasn't my soul ascended into the heavens for real then?"
"Because Inuyasha saved your soul, and keeps your body nearby. He just doesn't know how to restore you. You see, Lady Leiko hid the scrolls on soul extraction inside of the God Tree. The Shikon no Tama is the key to that tree. Alas though, the jewel has been destroyed, so the answers Inuyasha seeks will remain locked in that tree."
"There has to be a way for him to find out!"
"There is." Lady Midoriko held out her hand to reveal a small glowing light. "This is the piece of Inuyasha's soul that was inside of the Shikon when it was destroyed. If you regain possession of it, then you can speak to him in his dreams."
Kagome took the soul out of Lady Midoriko's hand and held it in front of her heart. The light slowly floated inside her body, creating a warm feeling within her heart.
"Lady Midoriko, what do I tell Inuyasha, about my soul that is."
"Kagome, how did the prince always wake the princess in old fairy tales?"
"With a kiss…why?"
"You restored Inuyasha's soul by acting as his mate. Being a mate is more than just sleeping with someone. Your love creates a bond between the two of you. Any act of true love on his part, will restore your soul inside you, after he has taken possession of it himself. You'll soon know when he's sleeping again. You can speak to him then."
By this point in time Lady Midoriko was only a faint vision.
"Thank you Lady Midoriko."
"You're welcome Kagome. And one more thing…you are the reincarnation of the legend. Prevent history from repeating itself." With that said, Midoriko completely faded away into the sky. Kagome wrapped her arms around herself, feeling the warmth Inuyasha's soul gave her.
"Kagome, who were you talking to?"
"O, Kouga. Didn't you see her?"
"See who?"