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'Fascinating . . .'
"Hmm?" Kagome rubbed her eyes groggily as she sat up. Her head was throbbing but she paid it no attention in favor of listening to what the voice had to say this time.
'Good Morning Kagome. I'm glad to see that you have finally awakened.'
"Eh? What time is it? What happened?" she looked around the hut frantically, noting that she was alone.
'Careful Kagome. Do not over stress yourself. But in answer to your questions, it is morning and you have slept for three days.'
"Eh?!?"
'It was to be expected. Your soul was taken forcefully from your body and you are still adjusting to having only half of a soul.'
"Half of a . . ." Kagome echoed, eyes widening as her memory provided her with flashbacks of what had happened.
'Yes. The Child of Dark managed to drain half of your soul from you, which I find rather interesting considering that you are not her reincarnation. You foolish beings noted the physical resemblance between Kikyo and yourself and automatically assumed that you shared the same soul. Hmph. Fools.'
"But . . . I . . . What?" Kagome stumbled over the many questions that were in her mind all at once.
'Trust me on this Kagome. I watched your soul being created. Your soul is yours and yours alone. It has within it, the soul of another great miko of the past. But on to more important matters. The Child of Dark is now mortal. Your soul is large enough that even half of it will serve its function as a complete soul. When it was placed into the body of clay, it replaced it with flesh and bone. But before that, you need to know what happened. While you were in combat, you spoke. Your rage was so great that it managed to squeeze past the damage that the poison had done. I congratulate you on summoning the flame for the first time. Anyway, when your soul was replaced in your body, it went through every part to make sure that it was fully functioning, and in doing so, repaired your vocal cords. Your body was week from the full healing that it had just gone through, as you will notice, every white scar that you had created is now gone. And by forcing yourself to block all of the Dark waves, and then to stand, you overstressed your mind and body and collapsed.'
"Oh . . ." Kagome's eyes narrowed as her brain tried to process all of this, "Then how did I get here?"
'That should be easy for you to guess. The Demon Lord was rather concerned about you. They all picked themselves up and brought you here.'
"Demon Lord?"
'I thought you were smarter than that. You have revealed almost all of the members of the prophecy. The Demon Lord, The Fox Child, The Orphan, The Demon Servant, and The Huntress.'
"Inuyasha, Shippo-chan, Rin-chan, Jaken-sama, and Sango-chan?"
'Yes.'
"But they have nothing to do with this. I won't let them die. Any of them! I don't care about your prophecy. I won't allow you to take them from me!"
'*sigh* You are more stubborn than I expected.' Hikari paused, 'But I need you to do something. It will make you stronger and help you.'
"All right. What must I do?" Kagome asked hesitantly.
'Draw the blade that I gave you.'
Kagome slid the sword from its sheath slowly, frowning when the sword resisted her pull. It was heavy in her hand, shaking hard enough to make Kagome lift both hand to grasp it in an attempt to still it. "Now what?" she asked, panting from the force that the sword gave off.
'Cut the right side of your neck.'
"NANI?!"
'Take the sword and cut the right side of your neck'
"Why? Haven't I lost enough blood to fit your needs?"
'You have to seal the blade to you. It will increase its, and your, power and it will be able to guide you.'
"Very well then." Kagome's voice was hesitant as she brought the blade up. She turned the blade to so that the light edge faced her. She tilted her neck to the left, hesitating only briefly before slashing the blade in a quick motion across her neck.
That's when Inuyasha decided to come in.
Inuyasha strode into the room, silent as always, to check on Kagome. Her skin had not regained any of its color and her breathing had been shallow. He, not that he would admit it to anyone, was worried. Inuyasha stepped in, his gaze growing puzzled when he did not find Kagome on the mat. His eyes searched the room, shouting out in alarm when he did indeed see her. Her neck was bleeding heavily, the sword loose in her hands, dripping the red liquid on the wood planks. He shouted her name repeatedly but she didn't seem to hear or see him, despite the fact that he was hurrying to her side.
"OI! Sango! Miroku! Get in here now!!"
Sango and Miroku ran in, the undiluted fear in the hanyou's voice had sent them running, only to turn abruptly and run towards Kagome when they saw her eyes, unfocused, and bringing her sword down from her neck where they could see a deep gash, dripping with blood.
Kagome was oblivious to this all. Even though her eyes were staring straight at them, she couldn't see, nor hear anything but the voice. Inuyasha ran to her side, or at least tried to but Miroku grabbed his arm shouting at him, "Don't!"
Inuyasha turned to yell at the monk but stopped as Miroku threw a small twig at Kagome's form. The twig bounced off the air about a foot in front of her and then burst suddenly into flame.
"Someone has placed a barrier around Kagome-sama, and a powerful one at that. I cannot get through." Miroku's voice was grim.
Inuyasha scowled, drawing his Tetsusaiga, staring at it in confusion when it did not change its form, "What the FUCK is going on?!?"
'Calm yourself Inuyasha. She will be fine.'
"NANI?!?" Inuyasha felt something grab his wrist, forcefully replacing the Tetsusaiga in its scabbard.
'Do not interfere,' he heard the voice whisper in his ear before he was thrown backwards and pinned against the back wall. He struggled but the iron grip refused to let him move.
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Kagome winced as she felt the blade slide through her flesh, 'Now what?'
'Turn the blade and lay it flat on the wound. Do you see the word on your blade, close to the hilt, on the lighter side of the blade? Place that mark on your wound.'
Kagome did so and hissed when a fresh bout of pain seared her. Smoke rose from where the blade and blood met. Kagome prepared to jerk it away but the voice spoke again, in a tone that was undeniable, 'Keep it there for a little while longer, I'll tell you when you can remove it.'
Kagome grit her teeth and endured. As her friends watched in horror.
It seemed like eternity to all of them. The voice spoke again, 'Remove it now.'
Kagome removed it, sighing as the pain died down a bit.
'Now, hold the hilt, make sure that the blade is tip down and that it is facing you.'
Kagome was puzzled but she did so, making a appearance as if she was King Arthur, drawing his sword from the stone. (A/N: This had no point, just wanted to make sure that the picture was clear.)
'Now repeat after me, I bind thee to me, Blade of Light.'
Kagome obeyed yet the words coming from her mouth were not the ones that she summoned. She felt herself speaking in a language that was at first unknown to her but then became clear.
"Ai la eh do sah to ro meh ron ligh goh." The words flowed from her tongue as if she had been speaking it all her life, they seemed to echo from another dimension.
'By the blood I seal thee. By the steel I tie thee.'
'Ligh toh di fah meh ligh to sih ce le shon.'
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At first, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku heard nothing coming from her moving lips but then, the words seemed to come from the air itself. The language, unknown to them all both enchanted and haunted them. It was both mysterious and terrifying as it was comforting and warming. It echoed in their ears and minds, as if searching their souls. But still they did not move, could not move and continued to watch their companion.
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Kagome was breathing hard, for a reason unknown to her, the ritual was draining her energy and strength but she forced out the words, "Me shon ligh to sah bahn danm ah"
'In the Light I found thee, In the Dark I fought thee and with my strength I bind thee.'
"Teh sho fohn shet lon to meh ligh darl semp crey so deh meh do shee.'
'Seal of the Light I have thee NOW!!!'
"Tem ladi aid adi fai sat fiig dah geh me shon to feh Yagh!" Her voice had gained in intensity and the blade flared a brilliant silver, glowing and pulsing with the same force of the word on her forehead. Her hair and clothing were blown by and invisible wind.
Miroku felt an alarming force of energy. He ran to knock Sango to the ground but before he reached her, both he and her were thrown against the back wall. On either side of where Inuyasha remained pinned. They watched in confusion as their friend's aura flared brighter and brighter.
Kagome struggled with the blade, she felt another presence in her mind, moving through her thoughts, her past and present but Kagome didn't have time to focus on that. Her awareness was now another's as she saw, in a heartbeat, the creation of the universe, the past, the present, and future. Kagome felt a jolt run up her arms and through her body as the blade and marking flared even brighter.
Her friends were forced to shield their eyes from the glowing, lest they be blinded.
Kagome felt her body rise to its feet. She saw a small orb of blazing power unattach itself from the rest of the sword's aura. She felt it coming closer and closer until it was sank into her chest. Kagome felt it enter, the power and strength was incredible. It grew inside her until it filled her entire being and her skin glowed from the inside.
Kagome heard the voice once more, 'So it is DONE.'
Kagome once again crumpled to the floor, fainted from her exertions. Inuyasha and the others were released from the wall and fell heavily to the ground. Kagome still glowed but as they watched, the glow slowly faded until it was only the newly formed scar on her neck that glowed and in a bit, even that was gone, leaving everything unexplained. The only proof that they had that it had happened at all was the fading mark on her forehead and the bruises that were beginning to form from being slammed against the wall and dropped.
Inuyasha was the first to recover enough to speak, "What the FUCK was that?!"
There was no response, just silence
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Author's note: So I lied. I guess that this counts as a rewrite but eh I needed to have it in.
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'Fascinating . . .'
"Hmm?" Kagome rubbed her eyes groggily as she sat up. Her head was throbbing but she paid it no attention in favor of listening to what the voice had to say this time.
'Good Morning Kagome. I'm glad to see that you have finally awakened.'
"Eh? What time is it? What happened?" she looked around the hut frantically, noting that she was alone.
'Careful Kagome. Do not over stress yourself. But in answer to your questions, it is morning and you have slept for three days.'
"Eh?!?"
'It was to be expected. Your soul was taken forcefully from your body and you are still adjusting to having only half of a soul.'
"Half of a . . ." Kagome echoed, eyes widening as her memory provided her with flashbacks of what had happened.
'Yes. The Child of Dark managed to drain half of your soul from you, which I find rather interesting considering that you are not her reincarnation. You foolish beings noted the physical resemblance between Kikyo and yourself and automatically assumed that you shared the same soul. Hmph. Fools.'
"But . . . I . . . What?" Kagome stumbled over the many questions that were in her mind all at once.
'Trust me on this Kagome. I watched your soul being created. Your soul is yours and yours alone. It has within it, the soul of another great miko of the past. But on to more important matters. The Child of Dark is now mortal. Your soul is large enough that even half of it will serve its function as a complete soul. When it was placed into the body of clay, it replaced it with flesh and bone. But before that, you need to know what happened. While you were in combat, you spoke. Your rage was so great that it managed to squeeze past the damage that the poison had done. I congratulate you on summoning the flame for the first time. Anyway, when your soul was replaced in your body, it went through every part to make sure that it was fully functioning, and in doing so, repaired your vocal cords. Your body was week from the full healing that it had just gone through, as you will notice, every white scar that you had created is now gone. And by forcing yourself to block all of the Dark waves, and then to stand, you overstressed your mind and body and collapsed.'
"Oh . . ." Kagome's eyes narrowed as her brain tried to process all of this, "Then how did I get here?"
'That should be easy for you to guess. The Demon Lord was rather concerned about you. They all picked themselves up and brought you here.'
"Demon Lord?"
'I thought you were smarter than that. You have revealed almost all of the members of the prophecy. The Demon Lord, The Fox Child, The Orphan, The Demon Servant, and The Huntress.'
"Inuyasha, Shippo-chan, Rin-chan, Jaken-sama, and Sango-chan?"
'Yes.'
"But they have nothing to do with this. I won't let them die. Any of them! I don't care about your prophecy. I won't allow you to take them from me!"
'*sigh* You are more stubborn than I expected.' Hikari paused, 'But I need you to do something. It will make you stronger and help you.'
"All right. What must I do?" Kagome asked hesitantly.
'Draw the blade that I gave you.'
Kagome slid the sword from its sheath slowly, frowning when the sword resisted her pull. It was heavy in her hand, shaking hard enough to make Kagome lift both hand to grasp it in an attempt to still it. "Now what?" she asked, panting from the force that the sword gave off.
'Cut the right side of your neck.'
"NANI?!"
'Take the sword and cut the right side of your neck'
"Why? Haven't I lost enough blood to fit your needs?"
'You have to seal the blade to you. It will increase its, and your, power and it will be able to guide you.'
"Very well then." Kagome's voice was hesitant as she brought the blade up. She turned the blade to so that the light edge faced her. She tilted her neck to the left, hesitating only briefly before slashing the blade in a quick motion across her neck.
That's when Inuyasha decided to come in.
Inuyasha strode into the room, silent as always, to check on Kagome. Her skin had not regained any of its color and her breathing had been shallow. He, not that he would admit it to anyone, was worried. Inuyasha stepped in, his gaze growing puzzled when he did not find Kagome on the mat. His eyes searched the room, shouting out in alarm when he did indeed see her. Her neck was bleeding heavily, the sword loose in her hands, dripping the red liquid on the wood planks. He shouted her name repeatedly but she didn't seem to hear or see him, despite the fact that he was hurrying to her side.
"OI! Sango! Miroku! Get in here now!!"
Sango and Miroku ran in, the undiluted fear in the hanyou's voice had sent them running, only to turn abruptly and run towards Kagome when they saw her eyes, unfocused, and bringing her sword down from her neck where they could see a deep gash, dripping with blood.
Kagome was oblivious to this all. Even though her eyes were staring straight at them, she couldn't see, nor hear anything but the voice. Inuyasha ran to her side, or at least tried to but Miroku grabbed his arm shouting at him, "Don't!"
Inuyasha turned to yell at the monk but stopped as Miroku threw a small twig at Kagome's form. The twig bounced off the air about a foot in front of her and then burst suddenly into flame.
"Someone has placed a barrier around Kagome-sama, and a powerful one at that. I cannot get through." Miroku's voice was grim.
Inuyasha scowled, drawing his Tetsusaiga, staring at it in confusion when it did not change its form, "What the FUCK is going on?!?"
'Calm yourself Inuyasha. She will be fine.'
"NANI?!?" Inuyasha felt something grab his wrist, forcefully replacing the Tetsusaiga in its scabbard.
'Do not interfere,' he heard the voice whisper in his ear before he was thrown backwards and pinned against the back wall. He struggled but the iron grip refused to let him move.
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Kagome winced as she felt the blade slide through her flesh, 'Now what?'
'Turn the blade and lay it flat on the wound. Do you see the word on your blade, close to the hilt, on the lighter side of the blade? Place that mark on your wound.'
Kagome did so and hissed when a fresh bout of pain seared her. Smoke rose from where the blade and blood met. Kagome prepared to jerk it away but the voice spoke again, in a tone that was undeniable, 'Keep it there for a little while longer, I'll tell you when you can remove it.'
Kagome grit her teeth and endured. As her friends watched in horror.
It seemed like eternity to all of them. The voice spoke again, 'Remove it now.'
Kagome removed it, sighing as the pain died down a bit.
'Now, hold the hilt, make sure that the blade is tip down and that it is facing you.'
Kagome was puzzled but she did so, making a appearance as if she was King Arthur, drawing his sword from the stone. (A/N: This had no point, just wanted to make sure that the picture was clear.)
'Now repeat after me, I bind thee to me, Blade of Light.'
Kagome obeyed yet the words coming from her mouth were not the ones that she summoned. She felt herself speaking in a language that was at first unknown to her but then became clear.
"Ai la eh do sah to ro meh ron ligh goh." The words flowed from her tongue as if she had been speaking it all her life, they seemed to echo from another dimension.
'By the blood I seal thee. By the steel I tie thee.'
'Ligh toh di fah meh ligh to sih ce le shon.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
At first, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku heard nothing coming from her moving lips but then, the words seemed to come from the air itself. The language, unknown to them all both enchanted and haunted them. It was both mysterious and terrifying as it was comforting and warming. It echoed in their ears and minds, as if searching their souls. But still they did not move, could not move and continued to watch their companion.
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Kagome was breathing hard, for a reason unknown to her, the ritual was draining her energy and strength but she forced out the words, "Me shon ligh to sah bahn danm ah"
'In the Light I found thee, In the Dark I fought thee and with my strength I bind thee.'
"Teh sho fohn shet lon to meh ligh darl semp crey so deh meh do shee.'
'Seal of the Light I have thee NOW!!!'
"Tem ladi aid adi fai sat fiig dah geh me shon to feh Yagh!" Her voice had gained in intensity and the blade flared a brilliant silver, glowing and pulsing with the same force of the word on her forehead. Her hair and clothing were blown by and invisible wind.
Miroku felt an alarming force of energy. He ran to knock Sango to the ground but before he reached her, both he and her were thrown against the back wall. On either side of where Inuyasha remained pinned. They watched in confusion as their friend's aura flared brighter and brighter.
Kagome struggled with the blade, she felt another presence in her mind, moving through her thoughts, her past and present but Kagome didn't have time to focus on that. Her awareness was now another's as she saw, in a heartbeat, the creation of the universe, the past, the present, and future. Kagome felt a jolt run up her arms and through her body as the blade and marking flared even brighter.
Her friends were forced to shield their eyes from the glowing, lest they be blinded.
Kagome felt her body rise to its feet. She saw a small orb of blazing power unattach itself from the rest of the sword's aura. She felt it coming closer and closer until it was sank into her chest. Kagome felt it enter, the power and strength was incredible. It grew inside her until it filled her entire being and her skin glowed from the inside.
Kagome heard the voice once more, 'So it is DONE.'
Kagome once again crumpled to the floor, fainted from her exertions. Inuyasha and the others were released from the wall and fell heavily to the ground. Kagome still glowed but as they watched, the glow slowly faded until it was only the newly formed scar on her neck that glowed and in a bit, even that was gone, leaving everything unexplained. The only proof that they had that it had happened at all was the fading mark on her forehead and the bruises that were beginning to form from being slammed against the wall and dropped.
Inuyasha was the first to recover enough to speak, "What the FUCK was that?!"
There was no response, just silence
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Author's note: So I lied. I guess that this counts as a rewrite but eh I needed to have it in.
