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Arc 4 - Chapter 2: Deals Are Made

(Unknown Forest: Inside of the Priestess Sealer's Stomach)

Both Kikyo and Kagome look at the two in shock; especially for Kikyo. Because a male enters the stomach of the Priestess Stealer somehow, which is impossible. Something she learned about many men in the past tried to enter the stomach of the Priestess Stealer to rescue the priestess inside, but failing to all the time, until now that is.

"Hey, Aqua. I wouldn't dare swing that [Keyblade] near either of them if I were you." I said to Aqua, as she tries to get near to the two priestesses to help them, but pause in her step upon hearing my words.

"How come? Not that I would hit them in the first place. We're here to help them, not harm them." Aqua frown at her lover, for accusing her of wanting to harm these two women.

"Well, seeing how these are two with the same soul, with the one in the green skirt being the other one's living reincarnation. Both in the same timeline and present together. Not to mention both of them possess a part of their soul instead of the entire one. So, both of them don't have a complete soul. Just a single touch is enough from the [Keyblade] would release these two's fragment souls to reunite with each other to be complete again, then sail off for the next reincarnation." I said to Aqua, causing the two priestesses to be shocked by me knowing who they are and what they are. "Not to mention, the red one's body made out of clay and bones. Therefore, she is required to absorb souls in order to sustain her clay body. Am I right, Priestess Kikyo?"

"Who are you?" Kikyo narrows her eyes at the man, that knows too much about her, even the part about her possessing only a part of her original soul and her current body.

"I'm Yume, a [Master Dream Sage] and I have a deal for you." I grin, where I've realized this version of the Inuyasha world is a bit different. Where both Kikyo and Kagome may share the same soul, but the thing is. Kagome is from a completely different parallel reality from this one we're currently in and Kikyo somehow reincarnated into Kagome's parallel world instead of her own.

"Yume, this isn't the time to do this. We need to help them." Aqua scolds her lover, for trying to take advantage of the injured ones.

"Come now, Aqua. I can't just offer them my help for free or else chaos would occur." I said to Aqua. 'Not that it hasn't already with our existence entering this world. Once again, I'm glad for creating the [Magical Card: Stealth] and gaining the [Spell Formation] to create [Zero Presence].' I thought about how much more difficult it for me to enter future worlds and interacting with the natives in those worlds. "Plus, I know this world and it does not have Heartless. Trust me." I give Aqua a serious look, that I'm being honest with her.

"Well, alright." Aqua knew that there are more to her lover than she could think of, but hopefully, by being together for a while. Aqua will learn more about her lover. So, seeing how there no Heartless in this world, made her relax somewhat.

"Instead of Heartless we just have to worry about the yokai in this world." I said to Aqua, who frowns as she recalls the info she learned about these yokai from her lover. "Now, would you like to hear this deal of mine. I'm very sure you'll love to hear all about it and accept it." I try not to grin too hard, that people can easily see how excited I am on this deal.

"What is this deal you speak of?" Kikyo asks this Yume person, who caused her to feel like there something wrong with him. But, at the same time, as he said, she interest enough to hear this deal of his due to this gut feeling, that she will regret this forever if she doesn't at least hear about the deal. Afterward, she can decline the deal after hearing it, if she doesn't like the deal.

"Why, to give you back your original body and fix your very soul, where it becomes completely whole again. Nor do you have to return back to Kagome's soul over here. Instead, you become your own person again as if you never died and reincarnated." I said to Kikyo, who finds this unbelievable, even Kagome on the side being quiet find this unbelievable as well.

"You can do that too?" Aqua asks in disbelief, where both Kikyo and Kagome's eyes widen in surprise at Aqua's words, where she doesn't know about this either. Nor did Aqua's reaction show that she finds this Yume's words were false.

However, Kikyo isn't so into trusting a stranger's word completely, even if some part of its true. That doesn't mean, she isn't interested in regaining back a human body. Her original human body, to be exact. Something she did not expect in this current life of her, a not living woman, nor a dead person, but the walking dead.

"Of course, but there is a price. I'm not going to do it for free." I grin at Kikyo, who narrows her eyes at me. Even Kagome is wary of what the price is. "Those [Shikon Jewel Shards]. I want all of them." I point at Kikyo, who grabs her chest, where the [Shikon Jewel Shards] are. "Give me them and you shall live once again and other than daily humans' need to survive. You won't have to absorb souls from others ever again. The same goes for you, Priestess Kagome. After all, don't you also want your soul to be whole again?"

"So, you desire the [Shikon Jewel Shards] just like the rest." Kikyo scowl at me, with Kagome putting up her guards.

Aqua looked at me with a questionable look on her face, wondering why I want such a thing.

"Why? Because I'm going to need a power source to do my part of the deal. Plus, I need the [Energy] inside them for my own purpose if there any leftover after using it on you." I forgot I didn't explain to Aqua about my needs of [Realm Energy] nor did I explain to her what [Realm Energy] is. "Besides, if I truly want to do some evil thing. I don't even need the [Shikon Jewel] to do it." I give everyone a blank look.

To prove my point. I activate [Saber Aura], causing a blood-red saber light to cover my entire body and making saber cut marks all over the place, then with a quick draw of my black saber to slash all over the walls, ground, and even the ceiling until blood begins to spill. I didn't stop until everything within ten steps from me has countless cut marks, where even the ceiling cut down to the point everyone can see the outside.

Then, using [Cannon Ball], sheathing the black saber back into its scabbard, then grab all three girls and exit the stomach of the Priestess Stealer through the pathway I created above us.


(Unknown Forest: On top of the Priestess Stealer)

Afterward, using [Spell Formation] to use [Cannon Ball - Unbound Voyager], allowing one able to disregard the confines of space itself and travel to wherever one's desire in the shortest time possible and resume using the [Soaring Saber Art], where I slash down at the yokai due to the space of ten steps have been extended even further than normal. Increasing the range of my saber attacks and speed.

In a matter of seconds, there is a large crater that made out of numerous saber slash marks, not even the remains of the yokai weren't spared. Also, making others' eyes hurt from looking at the large crater due to the [Saber Intent] imbue into these cut marks.

'Huh, [Saber Intent] did not expect this.' I thought to myself, as I discovered just now that I've used [Saber Qi] instead of [Dream Elemental Force] when I was attacking the yokai. Furthermore, the [Saber Intent] seems calm while at the same time ready to attack at any moment. It only requires a brief moment to begin and instantly cut down the target instantly without mercy.

Looking at the girls, where I can see the shock in their eyes; especially with Kikyo and Kagome. Aqua, I can tell she is just surprised the way I attacked with the black saber, but not too shocked due to her feats using [Magic].

"As you can see if I wanted to. I can do many untold evil things." I mentally wince at the way Aqua narrows her eyes at me, forgetting that she is all about being good and selfless and all that. "If this isn't enough, how about this?"

I thought about what to use, then had a sudden thought and actualize the [First Magical Card: Gravity Field] and throw it on the ground between the girls, then trigger the [Dream Elemental Force] inside the [Magical Card], where all three girls begin to float in midair.

"Just letting you know, I can manipulate the very fundamentals of gravity itself. If I wanted to, I can crush everyone in this field of gravity." I said to all three girls, as I made them slowly spin around in a circle.

"Okay! Okay! Enough! We get it! You don't really need the [Shikon Jewel]!" Kagome cried out as she pushes down her skirt or risks her pantie being exposed for everyone to see as she beginning to float upside down. Even Kikyo agreed with Kagome silently.

Aqua didn't find this shocking one bit. After all, she can manipulate the gravity as well via [Magic]. Plus, she wearing pants.

I will the [Gravity Field] to lower the girls back to the ground.

"Geez! Are you some kind of pervert?!" Kagome blush as she kept her hands on her skirt.

My eye begins to twitch at Kagome's comment about me. "No, if I were. Then, with all the powers I possess. I would have done my best to do all kinds of perverted things to any females caught in my sight."

"We don't know that. We just met you, for all we know. You could be just lowering our guard to getting into our pants." Kagome glared at me, where ironically enough. She the only one not wearing pants at all.

Aqua looked at me, with her face a bit red, where I can say Kagome's comment somewhat affected her.

"I would like to point out, that if I did all that. I would have my way with my lover over there by now." I said dryly, causing both Kikyo and Kagome to look at Aqua with surprises, to find out she is my lover. This caused Aqua's face to redden. "Anyway. [Shikon Jewel Shards]. Hand it over or neither of you two wants the deal?" I raise an eyebrow at them as I remind them the main important thing right now. Also, I need those [Shikon Jewel Shards] to see how much [Realm Energy] I can convert into [Fate Energy] for the [Spring of Life] to absorb.

"Are you certain, you can do your side of the deal?" Kikyo didn't care if she loses the [Shikon Jewel Shards] if it means returning fully back alive without having to absorb the souls of the deceased any longer. Something she still finds horribly to do just to keep her clay body from falling apart. Kikyo still has a business to take care of before going back to the afterlife or more like returning back to her living reincarnation's soul.

"Of course." I said with absolute confidence.

"Here." Kikyo hand over the [Shikon Jewel Shards] she has with her, not hesitating one bit. "I'll warn you. If you're lying, then be prepared to face my wrath."

"Message received." I grin at Kikyo as I accept the [Shikon Jewel Shards] and bring all the shards into my [Dream World] to be converted into [Realm Energy], then into [Fate Energy].

The entire process didn't even take a few seconds longer before I send the [Fate Energy] into my [Fate Palace], for the [Spring of Life] to absorb the [Fate Energy]. Afterward, I bring up my status window to see how much progress I made.


Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 4460 + (75%) x 3 = 23415
Will: 1860 x 3 = 5580
Physical: 392 + (75%) x 3 = 2058
Profession: Dream Master Sage, Unknown Cultivator
Cultivation: [Prominent Divine Realm], [Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening - Liquid Destiny Stage: 16%)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [Ninth Demon Sealing Hex (100%)], Card Magic [8th Magical Card (0%)], Dream-Traversing, [Life Wheel Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 34%)], [Fate Palace Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 33%)], [Physique Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 26%)], [Die Ewigkeit Merit Law: Briah (2%)], [Saber of the Demon Sealers], [Eight Hexes, Combine], [Heavenly Abode]
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.2], [Cartomancy Lv.3], and [Enhanced Mental Focus Lv.2], [Spell Formation Lv.2], [Dao Heart Lv.2], [Soaring Saber Art Lv.1], [Saber Aura Lv.1]


'16%? Not bad.' I thought it would be less with the amount of [Shikon Jewel Shards] Kikyo gave me. "Alright, I need you to sit down." I said to Kikyo as I create a tatami mat for Kikyo to sit on. Where both Kikyo and Kagome a bit surprises to see such a luxury item appearing out of nowhere and placed down on a dirty ground.

Nevertheless, Kikyo move to sit on the tatami mat, as she places her knees on the tatami mat, then rest her butt on the top of her feet. With the top of her feet flat on the ground.

"You don't have to do anything, but relax." I said to Kikyo as I walk around her and kneeling on one knee, then place both hands on Kikyo's back as I channel my [Dream Elemental Force] into Kikyo's body and activate the [Dao of Creation: Soul Creation & Vocal Creation].

Both Aqua and Kagome didn't dare to speak out loud, afraid they might cause a distraction in the whole process and something bad would happen due to the noise.

'Okay, [Dao of Creation]. Don't fail me now.' I didn't know what kind of words I should use and just follow my instinct for words I should use for the [Vocal Creation]. "A priestess when you were alive, died as a priestess to keep the jewel from returning to the realm of the living, but the jewel was revived by [Demon Magic] in the form of the priestess' modern-day reincarnation of the one called, Kagome Higurashi. Yet, you were forcibly resurrected by the yokai ogress called, Urasue, and being put into the body made out of clay and bones. Now, with a fragmented soul of Kikyo, the Guardian of the [Shinkon no Tama], whose body shall become the living as the original body from which Kikyo has lived before her death and her soul shall become whole once again. However, she shall never be reincarnated back into the living world ever again if she died once more. As the price for gaining a second life with all her powers as a priestess and memories. No longer the one known as Kikyo shall be related to the one called Kagome Higurashi as her soul is her own from this point on nor shall she regained back her previous duty as the Guardian of the [Shikon no Tama]." With that said, 10% [Dream Elemental Force] went straight into Kikyo crazy and doing all the works of converting Kikyo's current body into her original one first then turning Kikyo's fragmented soul into a whole one.

All this was done in a matter of minutes. While Kikyo's body covered in rainbow light, but not too bright that would hurt one's eyes.

"Okay, done. See if there anything different." I said to Kikyo as I stand back up and taking a few steps back, but still within range of striking Kikyo down if she dares attack me.

Kikyo slowly stands on her own two feet, bringing up her hands to her face. Checking if there anything different about them.

Leaving Kikyo alone to herself for the time being. I switch my target to Kagome, who took a step back when she saw me eyeing her.

"So, how about you? Do you desire to have your soul fix?" I ask Kagome, who glances over to the now non-glowing Kikyo briefly before back on me. "Unless you want to find out the harsh result of having a fragmented soul upon your death later on?"

"What do you mean by that?" Kagome starts to become afraid now, to learn there something bad would happen to her after she dies, where she may not be with her loved ones in the afterlife.

"Oh, nothing much, just that your fragmented soul would be erased completely to be used as raw material for a brand new soul to form than having your soul go to the afterlife or reincarnate again." I shrug my shoulders, "Not to mention, you'll experience it while conscious at that, of having one's soul being ground down."

Aqua walks up to her lover and slaps him on the shoulder, "Stop scaring her. Look at how pale she is." Aqua point at Kagome, who is covered in cold sweats and looks close to fainting at any moment now. "How about you help her?" Aqua asks her lover, as she believes what her lover says is true. After all, if he can create a [Keyblade], a real one later on, then anything is possible with him.

"Same thing with the Priestess Kikyo. I need those [Shikon Jewel Shards] she possesses. Unless you want me to cause the world to go into chaos?" I raise an eyebrow at Aqua, who bit her lower lip as she thinks about this real hard.

"What do you mean, the world will go into chaos?" Kagome needs something to distract her mind a bit and hearing the part the man, Yume, would cause chaos into the world is enough for her to be distracted for a bit from being told about what would happen to her the moment she dies.

"Let's just say, that just being in this world would cause untold chaos if I wasn't using a special method of mine to stop it from happening. If you haven't realized it yet by our appearance alone. Aqua and I are not from this world. In fact, we randomly appear here without any goal of coming here in the first place. Where we've landed just near the two of you." I point at Kagome, then at Kikyo before continuing. "And saw how much trouble you girls are in. Anyway, the [Shikon Jewel Shards]. Would you rather keep it or have your soul fix? Because Aqua and I have to go somewhere soon."

"We do?" Aqua snap out of her thoughts and look at her lover with a questioning look on her face, that they need to be somewhere.

"Yeah, I need to look around this world, for anything to help me reforge your [Rainfell] into a true [Keyblade], remember?" I remind Aqua about her situation. 'Of course, the main goal of traveling the multiverse wasn't for Aqua's [Keyblade] since I can do that easily right now. But, to gain more [Realm Energy] to help me reach to the peak of cultivation. But, Aqua doesn't need to know that.'

"Oh." Aqua blushes for forgetting this and also finds herself smiling, that her lover is still thinking about her problem then leaving it on the side and focus on something else.

"Okay, I'll do it." Kagome is determined, that her life is much more important losing some shards from a powerful object, where all her enemies would hunt down the earth to get them. Therefore, if some shards are missing, then the [Shikon Jewel] will never be fully complete, preventing yokai and all those desires it to never be able to use the [Shikon Jewel] of its full power. Furthermore, the shards with Kikyo is already gone, making the [Shikon Jewel] almost completely useless now. May as well give up her [Shikon Jewel Shards] as well.

"Great." I did the same with Kagome as I did with Kikyo, but without the [Vocal Creation] and just the [Soul Creation] is enough for me to fix Kagome's soul problem. Afterward, I check my status window to see how much [Fate Energy] I gained from Kagome's [Shikon Jewel Shards].


Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 4460 + (75%) x 3 = 23415
Will: 1860 x 3 = 5580
Physical: 392 + (75%) x 3 = 2058
Profession: Dream Master Sage, Unknown Cultivator
Cultivation: [Prominent Divine Realm], [Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening - Liquid Destiny Stage: 32%)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [Ninth Demon Sealing Hex (100%)], Card Magic [8th Magical Card (0%)], Dream-Traversing, [Life Wheel Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 34%)], [Fate Palace Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 33%)], [Physique Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 26%)], [Die Ewigkeit Merit Law: Briah (2%)], [Saber of the Demon Sealers], [Eight Hexes, Combine], [Heavenly Abode]
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.2], [Cartomancy Lv.3], and [Enhanced Mental Focus Lv.2], [Spell Formation Lv.2], [Dao Heart Lv.2], [Soaring Saber Art Lv.1], [Saber Aura Lv.1]


'So, Kagome's amount is the same as Kikyo's? I could have sworn Kagome's are smaller and many while Kikyo's was just a single large one. Either way, I should find more [Shikon Jewel Shards] to finish the [Liquid Destiny Stage] before leaving this world for another.' I thought to myself, then look at Aqua, who speaking with Kikyo about the situation about this world. 'I guess Aqua can't leave this world alone without helping it. I guess the previous world must have caused Aqua to feel guilty for not helping the people in that world of their problem with zombies.'

Rubbing my chin, I wonder how much [Dream Elemental Force] would I need to convert into [Fate Energy] and the process I make with the [Liquid Destiny Stage] compared to the [Fate Energy] converted from [Realm Energy]. Then I decide to do it just out of curiosity.


A few minutes later*


Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 4760 + (75%) x 3 = 24990
Will: 1960 x 3 = 5880
Physical: 412 + (75%) x 3 = 2163
Profession: Dream Master Sage, Unknown Cultivator
Cultivation: [Prominent Divine Realm], [Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening - Soul Fire Stage: 0%)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [Ninth Demon Sealing Hex (100%)], Card Magic [8th Magical Card (0%)], Dream-Traversing, [Life Wheel Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 34%)], [Fate Palace Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 33%)], [Physique Merit Law: Refinement (Xiantian: 26%)], [Die Ewigkeit Merit Law: Briah (2%)], [Saber of the Demon Sealers], [Eight Hexes, Combine], [Heavenly Abode]
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.2], [Cartomancy Lv.3], and [Enhanced Mental Focus Lv.2], [Spell Formation Lv.2], [Dao Heart Lv.2], [Soaring Saber Art Lv.1], [Saber Aura Lv.1]
[Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening - Soul Fire Stage]: In this stage, the [Cauldron of Life] requires to burn many souls inside of it, for the fire inside to form a unique soul made out of flames made from countless souls. Able the [Cauldron of Life] to produce its own [Soul Fire Energy]. Which can be used to burn and dissolve any existence or used to refine special items, that used [Soul Fire Energy].


I sweatdrop, to find out 20% [Dream Elemental Force] is plenty enough to finish the [Liquid Destiny Stage] in one go. Furthermore, the next stage of the [Fate Palace Four Symbols Awakening] is a lot easier too.

"Hey, Yume." Aqua calls for my attention.

I dismiss the status window and will find the time to finish the [Soul Fire Stage] in one go. "Yeah?" I give Aqua my attention.

"Kikyo here been trying to get your attention for a while now." Aqua point at the priestess, that literally right next to me and I didn't realize it.

'Whoops. Forgot that cultivating would make me ignore my surroundings until I stop.' I sweatdrop, that I did a foolish thing of cultivating randomly without going somewhere more private.

"Sorry, I was distracted with something. What do you need?" I ask Kikyo, who let out a sigh.

"I want to make a deal with you, to help me destroy Naraku." Kikyo is determined to get her revenge on the one that caused her all the misery she went through. Plus, among other things.

"Wait, what?" Kagome looks at Kikyo in shock, because of all this time. Kagome thought Kikyo just wanted to gather all the [Shikon Jewel] due to her duty as a Priestess and maybe use the [Shikon Jewel] to fully come back to life in order to be with Inuyasha since the plan to take him with her to the Netherworld failed thanks to her.

Kikyo ignores Kagome's outburst and continues to stare at the man, who actually gave her a second life just for the price of a few [Shikon Jewel Shards]. Therefore, if she can gather more and give it to this man. Then, it should be an easy task to destroy Naraku completely compared to her plan is to have Naraku gather all the [Shikon Jewel Shards] before she can send Naraku to Hell.