Chapter 1: The found and lost Shikon no Tama
Kagome's eyes opened slowly, she saw Inu-Yasha and Sango looking down at her, "How long have I been out?" she asked. "It's been a week," Sango answered, "You woke up a few times before, but only for a minute. Do you remember what happened?"
"I remember we were fighting Naraku and Kikyou, and then Naraku summoned a boulder and tried to drop it on me and then Miroku…Miroku! What happened to him?"
"He jumped in the path of the boulder trying to save you," Sango said, "He has a few broken ribs and his arm is broken, but he is alive." "I want to thank him," Kagome said and started to get up, "Ouch!" she said, startled. "No, don't get up," Sango said, "That boulder broke your leg, you'll have to stay there for a while."
"Well this is great, now your even more useless than usual, Inu-Yasha said under his breath. Kagome heard him. "Inu-Yasha," Kagome said, getting a little angry, "Do you ever think before you open your mouth?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, "No wait, don't do tha-" "SIT BOY!" she said. Inu-Yasha got up, rather pissed off, "What did I do?" "I don't think I need to answer that," Kagome said.
"Did we beat them?" Kagome asked. "Yes, we beat them" Inu-Yasha answered, cooling off a bit, "Naraku is dead, and Kikyou finally left us in peace," Inu-Yasha said, and then added, "We…we also have this." He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the Shikon no Tama; complete except for the shard Kagome carried around her neck. He placed it in Kagome's hand. She took out her shard, held it to the jewel, and they became one. "Burn it," Inu-Yasha said. Kagome was taken aback, "What?!" she asked.
"Burn it, destroy it, just get rid of it," Inu-Yasha said. "But, this is the one thing you wanted, the one thing you desired, the one thing you needed, you're asking me to destroy it now?" Kagome asked. "We cant let into the wrong hands, we have to destroy it" Inu-Yasha said. "Yes, I will burn it," Kagome said, "Take me to the fire." Inu-Yasha picked her up and sat her down in front of the fire. Kagome took the jewel, and just as she was about to throw it in, there was a gunshot and it flew out of her hands.
"Give me the jewel and she will not be killed," said a sinister looking man with a gun to Kagome's head. "Don't do it Inu-Yasha, I am the protector of the jewel, I will die to protect it if I must," Kagome said, trying to stay calm as she felt the cold steel of the barrel press up against her temple. "If he kills you he'll just take it anyway. Take the jewel and leave us," he said, handing him Shikon no Tama.
"Good choice," he said, walking away, and then said, "Juda chule," and two men in black suits appeared. There eyes were strange, they looked like they had no soul.
The first pulled out an Uzi and opened fire. Inu-Yasha jumped in front of Kagome, his fire-rat cloak protecting him from the bullets. He thrust his hand forwards "Iron Revere Soul Stealer!" he shouted and all that was left was a pile of dust. The next one ran towards Inu-Yasha. He swung a foot through the air, Inu-Yasha narrowly dodged it. The man landed on the foot and swung around with the other, this time hitting its mark. He flawlessly back-flipped then dove at Inu-Yasha with a knife. Inu-Yasha dodged the attack and slammed his elbow down. The man went down. Just as Inu-Yasha was about to pick him up and ask him where his master went, he turned to dust.
"Kagome, are you okay?" Inu-Yasha asked, rushing over to her. "I'm fine, why did you give him the jewel?" "He was going to kill you!" Inu-Yasha snapped, "I just saved your life!"
"I am the protector of the jewel, I will die to keep it out of the wrong hands, we don't even know who that guy was, how are we ever going to find the jewel now?" Kagome said, growing impatient. "You can sense where the jewel is, if I let him kill you someone else might have gotten it, and we definitely would never find it," Inu-Yasha said. "You're right, I'm sorry," Kagome said. Inu-Yasha started to cool off, and said "Now that your awake Keade can heal your leg," and Inu-Yasha turned to fetch Keade only to face another intruder.
"Where is Kagome Higurashi?" he asked Inu-Yasha. He had a muscular build and was wearing a black trench-coat, a bloodstained white undershirt, and tan pants pants, and a large brimmed hat that covered his eyes. Inu-Yasha noticed that he smelled like rotting flesh. "Who are you, what do you want?" Inu-Yasha asked.
"My name is Caleb, I need the Jewel of Four Souls, Gideon is coming for it and I need to get to it first, give me the jewel now and nobody will be hurt." "First of all, this Gideon bastard was already here," Inu-Yasha said, "And second, why the hell does he want the Shikon no Tama."
"He already has the jewel?!" Caleb said, "Congratulations, were all damned," and started to leave. Inu-Yasha grabbed him, "Wait just a minute, I want you to tell me why Gideon wants the Shikon no Tama."
"It's a long story, one that I wouldn't have to tell if you, the fabled protector of the jewel, could have done his goddamn job." "Excuse me," Kagome interrupted, "But I am the protector of the jewel, and if my leg wasn't broken we wouldn't have lost the jewel. Now tell us why Gideon wants the jewel so we can go and get it back."
"It won't be that easy," Caleb said, "Gideon is the leader of the Cabal, he has thousands of undead soldiers at his disposal that will kill anyone without thought at his command."
"How do you know this?" Kagome asked, "And what is this Cabal?"
"I know this because I was one of the Cabal's mindless servants. I killed mercilessly for the will of Tchernobog, and for it I lost my love, and my mortal body," Caleb answered, "And as for who the Cabal are, that's a bit of a longer story."
Kagome's eyes opened slowly, she saw Inu-Yasha and Sango looking down at her, "How long have I been out?" she asked. "It's been a week," Sango answered, "You woke up a few times before, but only for a minute. Do you remember what happened?"
"I remember we were fighting Naraku and Kikyou, and then Naraku summoned a boulder and tried to drop it on me and then Miroku…Miroku! What happened to him?"
"He jumped in the path of the boulder trying to save you," Sango said, "He has a few broken ribs and his arm is broken, but he is alive." "I want to thank him," Kagome said and started to get up, "Ouch!" she said, startled. "No, don't get up," Sango said, "That boulder broke your leg, you'll have to stay there for a while."
"Well this is great, now your even more useless than usual, Inu-Yasha said under his breath. Kagome heard him. "Inu-Yasha," Kagome said, getting a little angry, "Do you ever think before you open your mouth?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked, "No wait, don't do tha-" "SIT BOY!" she said. Inu-Yasha got up, rather pissed off, "What did I do?" "I don't think I need to answer that," Kagome said.
"Did we beat them?" Kagome asked. "Yes, we beat them" Inu-Yasha answered, cooling off a bit, "Naraku is dead, and Kikyou finally left us in peace," Inu-Yasha said, and then added, "We…we also have this." He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the Shikon no Tama; complete except for the shard Kagome carried around her neck. He placed it in Kagome's hand. She took out her shard, held it to the jewel, and they became one. "Burn it," Inu-Yasha said. Kagome was taken aback, "What?!" she asked.
"Burn it, destroy it, just get rid of it," Inu-Yasha said. "But, this is the one thing you wanted, the one thing you desired, the one thing you needed, you're asking me to destroy it now?" Kagome asked. "We cant let into the wrong hands, we have to destroy it" Inu-Yasha said. "Yes, I will burn it," Kagome said, "Take me to the fire." Inu-Yasha picked her up and sat her down in front of the fire. Kagome took the jewel, and just as she was about to throw it in, there was a gunshot and it flew out of her hands.
"Give me the jewel and she will not be killed," said a sinister looking man with a gun to Kagome's head. "Don't do it Inu-Yasha, I am the protector of the jewel, I will die to protect it if I must," Kagome said, trying to stay calm as she felt the cold steel of the barrel press up against her temple. "If he kills you he'll just take it anyway. Take the jewel and leave us," he said, handing him Shikon no Tama.
"Good choice," he said, walking away, and then said, "Juda chule," and two men in black suits appeared. There eyes were strange, they looked like they had no soul.
The first pulled out an Uzi and opened fire. Inu-Yasha jumped in front of Kagome, his fire-rat cloak protecting him from the bullets. He thrust his hand forwards "Iron Revere Soul Stealer!" he shouted and all that was left was a pile of dust. The next one ran towards Inu-Yasha. He swung a foot through the air, Inu-Yasha narrowly dodged it. The man landed on the foot and swung around with the other, this time hitting its mark. He flawlessly back-flipped then dove at Inu-Yasha with a knife. Inu-Yasha dodged the attack and slammed his elbow down. The man went down. Just as Inu-Yasha was about to pick him up and ask him where his master went, he turned to dust.
"Kagome, are you okay?" Inu-Yasha asked, rushing over to her. "I'm fine, why did you give him the jewel?" "He was going to kill you!" Inu-Yasha snapped, "I just saved your life!"
"I am the protector of the jewel, I will die to keep it out of the wrong hands, we don't even know who that guy was, how are we ever going to find the jewel now?" Kagome said, growing impatient. "You can sense where the jewel is, if I let him kill you someone else might have gotten it, and we definitely would never find it," Inu-Yasha said. "You're right, I'm sorry," Kagome said. Inu-Yasha started to cool off, and said "Now that your awake Keade can heal your leg," and Inu-Yasha turned to fetch Keade only to face another intruder.
"Where is Kagome Higurashi?" he asked Inu-Yasha. He had a muscular build and was wearing a black trench-coat, a bloodstained white undershirt, and tan pants pants, and a large brimmed hat that covered his eyes. Inu-Yasha noticed that he smelled like rotting flesh. "Who are you, what do you want?" Inu-Yasha asked.
"My name is Caleb, I need the Jewel of Four Souls, Gideon is coming for it and I need to get to it first, give me the jewel now and nobody will be hurt." "First of all, this Gideon bastard was already here," Inu-Yasha said, "And second, why the hell does he want the Shikon no Tama."
"He already has the jewel?!" Caleb said, "Congratulations, were all damned," and started to leave. Inu-Yasha grabbed him, "Wait just a minute, I want you to tell me why Gideon wants the Shikon no Tama."
"It's a long story, one that I wouldn't have to tell if you, the fabled protector of the jewel, could have done his goddamn job." "Excuse me," Kagome interrupted, "But I am the protector of the jewel, and if my leg wasn't broken we wouldn't have lost the jewel. Now tell us why Gideon wants the jewel so we can go and get it back."
"It won't be that easy," Caleb said, "Gideon is the leader of the Cabal, he has thousands of undead soldiers at his disposal that will kill anyone without thought at his command."
"How do you know this?" Kagome asked, "And what is this Cabal?"
"I know this because I was one of the Cabal's mindless servants. I killed mercilessly for the will of Tchernobog, and for it I lost my love, and my mortal body," Caleb answered, "And as for who the Cabal are, that's a bit of a longer story."
