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Chapter 20 (my favourite number ^^)!
Kind of long one... You were warned!
New characters are mentioned, I made them up.
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Snowy B
The girls looked at each other confused. Shina spoke up.
"What do you mean our past? We were born here… weren't we?" Mizuko smiled.
"No, you are all from the Feudal Era, like me." The girls gasped. Mizuko continued.
"You probably don't remember this, since you were all so young. Miaka and I were the heirs of a clan that lived up in the North-west Mountains. We were a very special and powerful clan because although we seemed to just be humans, we could control the elements." The girls looked at each other and then to their hands.
"I'm sure you already knew that you could control them as well. Legend has it that an ancestor helped the Elemental Leaders in a battle and was gifted with the ability to control the elements. It has been passed on from generation to generation. The lights you mentioned from your story was your powers coming back to you." The girls nodded to each other. Kohana looked confused.
"But… there was this one time my hand broke into flames for a split second. Why could I do that?" Mizuko smiled.
"Because Kohana, you have a powerful soul." Kohana smiled inwardly.
"There was a large village a few miles away. My family lived in the palace, on top of a hill. It was large and had many carvings of the Elemental Lords." Kohana recognized this as the place where Naraku was keeping Kaiya and her mother captive.
"My parents only had Miaka and I, but they unofficially adopted three friends of mine, Kaminari; Michi's mother, Hisa; Shina's mother and Kira; Sachi's mother." Michi and Shina were pleased to finally hear about their mothers. And then it hit them. The girl's jaws dropped.
"Sachi?" they gasped in unison.
"Yes, Sachi. She too is from the Feudal Era. We all grew up and learned how to control our elements together, we were a team. Then we met your fathers and you were all born." Mizuko smiled ear to ear.
"We lived a wonderful life. We were even discussing joining lands with other lords… that's when it all got sour. Kira wanted to have the palace to herself. She met with a man who had the same desire to see the clan collapse. He wanted the power for himself."
"Naraku…" Kaiya whispered.
"Yes… Naraku. He had a fancy for Miaka; he wanted her to be his mate. That way, he would have power. But Miaka always refused. Then when Kira wanted to see the down fall herself, he saw this as an opportunity to get what he wanted."
It was a beautiful summer day. The girls had finally fallen asleep for their nap, giving the four friends a chance to relax.
"Where did Kira run off to? I haven't seen her around lately." Kaminari asked as she tried to fix her violet bun, though loose hair would always fall. Her blue eyes scanned the garden looking for Kira.
"I have no idea. She's been acting rather strange lately hasn't she?" Hisa answered. A breeze blew her red hair. She closed her deep violet eyes as a yawn took over her body.
"I hope she is taking care of Sachi though. Last time she just left her in the garden sleeping." Mizuko stated, shaking her head in disappointment. "I wonder what is on her mind..."
"Seriously, who cares right now? Let's relax. She's a strong woman. She can take care of herself." Miaka insisted. She smiled back at her friends. "Last one to the pond is babysitting the girls for a week!"
The girls ran in excitement to the pond. They haven't had time to themselves since before the little ones were born. It had been almost six years since then. They got to the pond and sat by it. They gossiped about all that had been going on around the village. Secretly, they hoped their lovers would visit them. They had been training hard because of a threat. Suddenly laughter came from over a hill. The girls looked towards it. Soon, their lovers appeared. Oh how they had missed them.
Daichi, the leader of the clan army, looked straight into Miaka's eyes with his deep blue ones. His raven hair was blowing in the breeze as he sat behind his lover. He kissed her neck, causing her to smile. He whispered sweet nothings into her ear.
Kaito had a huge smile on his face, his violet eyes beaming. He pushed his red hair out of his face. It needed to be cut, but he wasn't going to do it anytime soon. Kaminari stood up and embraced Kaito tightly. She had not seen him since the night before, as he had to deal with some village folk.
Seiya ran towards Mizuko. He lifted her up and spun her in the air causing her to giggle. He placed her back onto the floor and kissed her forehead. Mizuko fixed his messy blonde hair as he fixed his headband. He stared at her with his bright blue eyes. He thought she was simply beautiful. Mizuko would never understand how he could tell her apart from her sister. Unknown to her, Seiya noticed she always had her hair in the same style, two low pigtails where Miaka had a ponytail. Even when they did dress the same, Seiya noticed Mizuko had a dimple that Miaka did not.
Tatsuo gave Hisa a sexy smirk. Hisa rolled her eyes. He was always acting stupid, but she enjoyed it. She pulled him by his arm to sit down and sat in his lap. He smiled down at her with his pale blue eyes. She smiled back and started playing with his silky light purple hair.
Masato looked upon the couples. He felt a sting in his heart. He looked around with his grey eyes. No sign of her. He thought she would be with the girls this time. He stroked his dark hair then cleared his throat causing the group to look at him.
"Where is Kira? She is really starting to worry me. She's been acting so… strange…" Masato had a worried look on his face. He hadn't seen Sachi in awhile either.
The girls looked at each other. Before any of them could speak, the beautiful sky turned grey. They heard thunder from afar.
"Let's discuss this inside." Tatsuo stated, dragging Hisa behind him.
They all went into the palace and sat in the biggest study, the lords. He had been away on business, so it was empty. They all sat around the study and just as they started to discuss Kira's odd behavior, the castle shook.
"What's going on?" Kaminari gasped, grabbing onto Kaito's arm. Daichi quickly stood with Seiya and looked out the window.
"Tatsuo, Masato get the men ready." Daichi ordered. Tatsuo and Masato ran out of the room as Daichi pulled up Miaka.
"Daichi, what's going on?" Miaka questioned.
"Seiya, Kaito, help me get the children and the women to the safe haven." Daichi ignored Miaka as the men herded the women out of the room. They headed to the north wing where the children's room was. Mizuko turned to Seiya.
"What is going on Seiya?" Seiya paused for a bit.
"We're being attacked." The four friends gasped. Miaka looked to Daichi before he could open the door to the children's room.
"Then why aren't we helping? You know we can help protect this kingdom!" Daichi smiled. Miaka always had a fiery spirit.
"Because we need you to protect the children. Our little flower." Miaka nodded silently. Daichi pushed the doors open and was in shock. There in the middle of the room stood a man with the four girls in his arms. The nurses who cared for them lay on the floor, dead. His ebony hair swayed in the breeze. The door caused him to look up with his evil red eyes.
"What took you so long?" the man chuckled. It sent shivers down everyone's spine.
"Let them go Naraku! They have done nothing to you!" Hisa shouted. Naraku smirked.
"I'll let them go, if Miaka comes with me." Miaka glared at Naraku. Daichi stepped in front of her.
"I don't think so. She stays here." Daichi blurted through gritted teeth.
"Alright, suffer the consequences!" Naraku answered. He threw all four of the girls out a hole in the wall, jumping after them himself. The group ran to the hole to see shadows catching the little ones.
"Shadows...?" Kaito questioned.
"We need to get out of here. We're needed outside." Mizuko ordered. She formed a bubble around them all. It carried them out of the palace and onto the battle field, the front courtyard. They joined Tatsuo and Masato, who were standing in front of the army. They were faced with a swarm of demons. They spotted Naraku in the middle of them. The children circled around him laughing. They were being held by shadows. Kaito turned to Masato.
"Do you see that? Shadows. The only person I know who can control shadows is-"
"Me?" The group looked beside Naraku. A dark cloud formed and soon a woman took its place. She had long dark hair. Her eyes were a deep red. In her arms was a child. The child was giggling and laughing along with the other children.
"Kira… what are you doing with Naraku?" Masato shouted. Kira laughed.
"Because… I work for him now." The group gasped at Kira's answer. They did not believe she would join forces with their enemy.
"But why Kira?" Hisa asked. "You know he is our enemy!"
"We have the same desire. To take over this stupid place and make it better. Join us! If you don't… we'll have to get rid of you."
"I think she's been taken over… the Kira I fell for would never say such things…" Masato stated. He knew deep down that Kira would never harm her friends, especially not the children. Her eyes even changed. They were a beautiful green before.
"I'll ask once more Miaka. Come with me, and I'll let the children go." Miaka turned to Daichi.
"To protect our future... I have to go." Miaka whispered. Before Daichi could reject her decision, Kaminari pulled out her sword. It had a golden handle and a blue blade with an was in an ancient language that said "Patience and Courage". The sword was used to help conduct her lightning. Without it, it was hard to control her power. Even after her training.
Kaminari ran towards the hoard of demons. She wasn't going to sit around and let Naraku win.
"Kaminari! Get back here!" Kaito demanded. He didn't want to see her get hurt from being so rash. Kaminari didn't listen to him or her friend's cries. She was in her own mind. She swiped the sword in front of her causing electric waves to escape and kill the front three lines of demons.
"Come on, we have to help her!" Hisa shouted as she dashed after Kaminari. Miaka and Mizuko followed suit. Daichi was speechless but quickly regained his composure. He turned to his men.
"You heard Lady Hisa!" he demanded, "Let's go!" The army charged forward following the rest of the group. Naraku only chuckled.
"Such fools. You are all going to die." Kira laughed along with Naraku. She handed her child, Sachi, to a shadow demon. She looked towards Kaminari, who was getting closer to her and Naraku.
"I don't think so Kami!" she waved her hand and dark streaks of light flew toward Kaminari.
"Ice Reflector!" An icy shield appeared before Kaminari, reflecting the dark rays back to Kira. Kira glared at Mizuko.
"Blazing Fire!" Miaka shot a large heat wave from her hand and guided it horizontally killing multiple demons. Hisa stood by her side. She took off a rose earring she was wearing and threw it into the air.
"Petal Dance!" Swirls of rose petals mixed with a wind and started slicing demons. It got close to Naraku. He jumped out of the way, children in tow.
"Don't be stupid now. You might hurt your offspring."
Miaka and Hisa glared. The men were keeping most of the demons from interfering with the women. It wasn't an easy battle. A lot of the army had already fallen. Mizuko looked to Kaminari. She was battling Kira alone. Mizuko suddenly knew Kaminari's plan. She was trying to be a distraction for them. She watched as Kaminari ran toward Naraku and attacked him.
"Am I too strong for you Kami?" Kira went to help Naraku, leaving the children unattended. Mizuko slowly formed a bubble around each child and slowly lead the bubbles towards her. She merged the bubbles together and engulfed herself. She then started to fly off. Miaka looked behind Naraku and saw what her sister was doing. Naraku turned to see what Miaka was staring at. He growled.
"Kira, the girl is getting away with our bait." Kira looked behind her and swore under her breath.
"You damn pest! Shadows go! Bring them back!" She raised her right hand as shadows escaped, laughing.
"I don't think so!" Hisa yelled. She formed miniature tornados in the palm of her hands and shot them at the shadows, destroying them. Naraku sent some of his demons after Mizuko. They came close to the bubble, but Mizuko attacked them with Aice shards. Miaka was getting ready to attack Naraku, but an earthquake formed underneath her. A large tentacle came out and grabbed her, causing her to scream. The battle field fell silent. Mizuko stopped the bubble and looked to see what had happened.
"Mizuko, I'd advise you bring back the children or I shatter your sister's bones." Naraku stated darkly. He squeezed Miaka, to prove his point. Mizuko didn't know what to do. She knew it was a trap, but at the same time… it was her sister. Miaka caught her breath.
"Don't stop Mizuko! You know the plan! You know where to go!" Mizuko was at a loss…
"Going to abandon your sister?" Naraku laughed as he tightened his hold on Miaka. Miaka coughed. Mizuko was about to head back until Daichi cut the tentacle in half with his sword. Miaka in turn shot flames at Naraku and Kira.
"Mizuko go! We'll meet you at our meeting place! I promise!" Miaka shouted. Mizuko slowly nodded and followed her sister's commands. What was she to do?
It had been a full day since she'd been travelling in that bubble. Her powers were draining and the children were growing restless. She was trying to find this well. Legend said you could travel to different worlds by going into it. But Mizuko was starting to think it was just that, a legend. She was worried about her sister, her friends and Seiya. Were they safe? Occasional demons would find her, but she would easily defeat them. She believed Sachi was a homing device for Naraku and Kira. She saw Sachi was wearing a bracelet; she had never seen it before. She slowly took it off and chucked it. Since then, no demon tried to attack her.
She finally came across a forest. She then came upon a clearing with a well in it. Was this the well from the legend? Mizuko didn't want to take any chances. She went into the well. It shone as she went down. A blue light left her body. She looked to the children and different colour lights left their bodies as well. The bubble around them started to dissipate. She held onto the children. The light went away. Mizuko opened her eyes, she didn't realize she had closed them. She carried each child out of the well, one by one. After she carried the last out, she told each child to hold hands and started walking. It was dark. She had no idea where she was. It was a scary place.
After a couple minutes, Mizuko felt a tug on her dress. She looked down to see big blue eyes looking back at her. They reminded her of Seiya.
"Mommy, where are we going? Where are we?" a young Kaiya asked. Mizuko smiled and looked up.
"We're home now. Our new home..."
From there she found an abandoned house not too far from where they came from. She stayed there with the children for a couple days. An elderly woman from the house over saw Mizuko and helped her out. She thought she had amnesia. She taught her what the objects in the city were called, helped her get a job as a personal assistant for her daughter, and get the girls into school. She let them move into her home. Soon the elderly woman felt that Michi, Shina and Sachi needed a family of their own and helped them get adopted, but by Mizuko's wishes made sure they lived close by.
"After a couple years, the elderly woman fell ill and died. She left the house to us. No one ever came. I started to lose hope. I didn't know what had become of them…" The girls were in shock over the whole story. Shina cleared her throat.
"Did you ever try going back?"
"I did. But the well wouldn't let me through. I tried once every year. Then I entirely forgot about the well until Kagome fell in a year ago. It's been eleven years since we came here." Mizuko sighed. The girls looked at each other and nodded. They knew they had to go back and finish off Naraku. They stood up. Mizuko looked at them curiously.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"We're going back to the Feudal Era to defeat Naraku." Kohana answered. Before Mizuko could reject their plans, Kaiya spoke.
"We'll be fine, it's our turn now. We have to get revenge for our family." Michi held her mother's sword in her hand.
"We can do it!" Michi exclaimed.
"It's late now, leave in the morning." Mizuko smiled. The girls looked out the window a realized the sun was setting. They agreed to leave first thing in the morning.
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