Title Beware the Ides of March
Author landofthekwt
Rating K
Prompt March (ib4y)
Word Count 300
Warning none
Summary Naraku ponders his own betrayal which he set in motion
Naraku smiled when Hakudoushi asked if he knew that Kagura was a traitor. Of course he knew he watched everything she did through Kanna's mirror. He had seen her plotting with Kohaku and attacking Goryoumaru.
What was funny was Hakudoush So adamant about Kagura's treason when he was plotting all the time on his won. He and Akago were already plotting to use Goryoumaru's body as fodder for Moryomaru.
Hakudoushi and Akago were about to openly revolt against him by freeing Goryoumaru. They were greedy. Didn't they see that he had been feeding Goryoumaru the demons which were lured to the temple by the Rakuen? Not nearly as bright as they thought they were.
When Hakudoushi asked him whether he knew that Kagura was a traitor, he told him that he had one last job for her. That job was as jailor of Goryoumaru. Knowing Kagura she would see that she had not choice but to betray him and release Goryoumaru when Hakudoush asked her to do so.
She really had no choice. If she betrayed Naraku, he would kill her. If she did not betray him, Hakudoushi would kill her. He was counting on her betraying him since that was exactly what he wanted her to do. Once Moryomaru was freed, he could absorb demons that he could later use.
He just loved when a plan came together. All these parties betrayed him thinking they were acting on their own when they were actually doing exactly what he wanted them to do. He looked up from the mirror to Kanna. The void demon had no will. She wanted to save Kagura, but could not help herself from showing Kagura's betrayal.
"You would never betray me, would you Kanna" but looking at Kanna was just like into the abyss