Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters...except Kee, Usuti, and Ferlias
~ Kagome ~
Kagome felt the pull of the dark miko and rejected it. With a bare minimum of tolerance she observed the change of her friends for the dark ones purpose and resolved to unmake it soon; the risk to Inuyasha and Miroku was immense. She could feel the slow dissolve of their spirits within the force that was the dark miko's to control, but for the monk and hanyou the danger was tripled. They were in close contact with miko energy and if for one moment the dark miko lost control it would seal their death. She sensed Ferlias step into the world which he was bent on destroying, her resolve hardening into steel. She would stop Ferlias. This time nothing would stand in her way of utterly destroying him. Perhaps she would have questioned such a thought if she had been paying more attention, if her focus was not so concentrated on her friends. In the end she embraced such incomparable purpose with abandon born of a timeless soul and a vast heart that covered centuries of mikos born and reborn with one single-minded intention.
She was the Sentry of the Soul, more higher being then human. And in this realization Kagome found it within her to forgive Ferlias for his trespasses. It did nothing to dissuade her from the course she had already chosen. Ferlias would be obliterated; it was what had to happen. She did not shy from this grim duty.
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Kee could feel her, Kagome, waiting in the back of her mind. Kee was too full of miko energy to be distracted by her continued presence, as it had always been the energy had a life force of its own, its own purpose to finish. Ferlias had emerged from the portal and now stood looking across at her. He was smiling contemptuously.
"Do you truly think you have the power to stop me dark miko?" He asked.
Kee was taken aback. She had not expected him to know who she was in this body. That he did sent the first sliver of doubt into her mind. Sango's mind, so apart from the others, wheeled in concern.
~ He is so large. ~
Kee scanned her eyes over her enemy. He was just as large as his stone statue had been, his horns mere inches from the chamber ceiling. One of his clawed hands rested on the hilt of a huge sword that hung on his waist. The blade of it was thick and curved wickedly. When Ferlias moved his robe made soft hisses that sent chills down her spine, it reminded her of a nest of vipers she had stumbled into once when she was alive. Though she had seen the picture of his form on the wall for some reason she could not conceive of why he resembled a human so much. Her mind had taken poetic license with his appearance and made him into a creature she could hate on sight. Now as she really looked at him she found herself questioning her reasoning.
~ Rid yourself of such trappings little miko ~
Kee blinked in astonishment, she had heard Tosh as if he stood right beside her. Even more distressing was that now Ferlias's smirk had become an expectant leer. Angered she felt her aura flare more brightly.
"Your tricks will not work on me Ferlias," She hissed at him.
Ferlias shrugged then looked about the chamber as if he were disappointed with its dimensions.
"To have been banished to such a small forgotten place. How very disrespectful. I shall have to teach this world how to treat its ruler more considerately." He said with the air of someone bored.
"What makes you think this time you would be victorious?" Kee snapped.
Ferlias's eyes flickered to hers with annoyance. "What makes you imagine that you can do what you want to do to me? This place is inappropriate for such a preordained event wouldn't you say dark miko? Yes most undignified. Shall we move to a more...fight worthy arena?"
Kee tensed as Ferlias's eyes, once green now turned a dark, blood red. A whirlwind rose inside the chamber kicking dust into her face. Kee gnashed her teeth in frustration bring her hand up to protect her face.
~ I did not realize he had such power ~ She thought as she felt herself lifted and shoved to a different place.
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As the dust settled Kee felt a rush of fresh air surround her. She slowly opened her eyes, lowering her arms as she did.
Ferlias had brought her to a large field, blackened by some recent fire. Skeletons of youkai and human alike were strewn carelessly about the ground like toys discarded by a spoiled child. If a portion of land could give off a sense of death this was what Kee felt filling her soul as she glanced around the obvious battlefield.
Kee quickly checked for the others, finding them in the positions they had been in within the chamber. Though now the immobile forms of Inuyasha and Miroku were no longer surrounded by Usuti's spell and stood completely vulnerable to her miko energy.
Kee resettled her eyes back to the figure of Ferlias who looked satisfied.
"Your handiwork?" Kee asked not bothering to hide the disgust in her voice.
Ferlias smiled slowly, "No I'm afraid not. This would be that upstart Naraku's doing. I am very unhappy with that one. His goals are small and fueled by his human soul. I mean really if one is going to become a youkai through the means he employed he should have the decency to discard that useless bit of humanity left in him. I will have to arrange to deal with him myself...once I am done with you of course."
Three parts of her blended power resented Ferlias for his arrogance. They would not be denied their vengeance. Kee did not miss the tilting of Ferlias's head, as if he were hearing the outcry inside her and was enjoying its dissonance.
Ferlias finally pulled his sword with a sluggishness that spoke volumes of his confidence. Kee readied herself aware peripherally that Sango had done the same.
"So shall we begin?" Ferlias suggested.
Kee narrowed her eyes then rushed forward.
~ I will survive this ~
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters...except Kee, Usuti, and Ferlias
~ Kagome ~
Kagome felt the pull of the dark miko and rejected it. With a bare minimum of tolerance she observed the change of her friends for the dark ones purpose and resolved to unmake it soon; the risk to Inuyasha and Miroku was immense. She could feel the slow dissolve of their spirits within the force that was the dark miko's to control, but for the monk and hanyou the danger was tripled. They were in close contact with miko energy and if for one moment the dark miko lost control it would seal their death. She sensed Ferlias step into the world which he was bent on destroying, her resolve hardening into steel. She would stop Ferlias. This time nothing would stand in her way of utterly destroying him. Perhaps she would have questioned such a thought if she had been paying more attention, if her focus was not so concentrated on her friends. In the end she embraced such incomparable purpose with abandon born of a timeless soul and a vast heart that covered centuries of mikos born and reborn with one single-minded intention.
She was the Sentry of the Soul, more higher being then human. And in this realization Kagome found it within her to forgive Ferlias for his trespasses. It did nothing to dissuade her from the course she had already chosen. Ferlias would be obliterated; it was what had to happen. She did not shy from this grim duty.
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Kee could feel her, Kagome, waiting in the back of her mind. Kee was too full of miko energy to be distracted by her continued presence, as it had always been the energy had a life force of its own, its own purpose to finish. Ferlias had emerged from the portal and now stood looking across at her. He was smiling contemptuously.
"Do you truly think you have the power to stop me dark miko?" He asked.
Kee was taken aback. She had not expected him to know who she was in this body. That he did sent the first sliver of doubt into her mind. Sango's mind, so apart from the others, wheeled in concern.
~ He is so large. ~
Kee scanned her eyes over her enemy. He was just as large as his stone statue had been, his horns mere inches from the chamber ceiling. One of his clawed hands rested on the hilt of a huge sword that hung on his waist. The blade of it was thick and curved wickedly. When Ferlias moved his robe made soft hisses that sent chills down her spine, it reminded her of a nest of vipers she had stumbled into once when she was alive. Though she had seen the picture of his form on the wall for some reason she could not conceive of why he resembled a human so much. Her mind had taken poetic license with his appearance and made him into a creature she could hate on sight. Now as she really looked at him she found herself questioning her reasoning.
~ Rid yourself of such trappings little miko ~
Kee blinked in astonishment, she had heard Tosh as if he stood right beside her. Even more distressing was that now Ferlias's smirk had become an expectant leer. Angered she felt her aura flare more brightly.
"Your tricks will not work on me Ferlias," She hissed at him.
Ferlias shrugged then looked about the chamber as if he were disappointed with its dimensions.
"To have been banished to such a small forgotten place. How very disrespectful. I shall have to teach this world how to treat its ruler more considerately." He said with the air of someone bored.
"What makes you think this time you would be victorious?" Kee snapped.
Ferlias's eyes flickered to hers with annoyance. "What makes you imagine that you can do what you want to do to me? This place is inappropriate for such a preordained event wouldn't you say dark miko? Yes most undignified. Shall we move to a more...fight worthy arena?"
Kee tensed as Ferlias's eyes, once green now turned a dark, blood red. A whirlwind rose inside the chamber kicking dust into her face. Kee gnashed her teeth in frustration bring her hand up to protect her face.
~ I did not realize he had such power ~ She thought as she felt herself lifted and shoved to a different place.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As the dust settled Kee felt a rush of fresh air surround her. She slowly opened her eyes, lowering her arms as she did.
Ferlias had brought her to a large field, blackened by some recent fire. Skeletons of youkai and human alike were strewn carelessly about the ground like toys discarded by a spoiled child. If a portion of land could give off a sense of death this was what Kee felt filling her soul as she glanced around the obvious battlefield.
Kee quickly checked for the others, finding them in the positions they had been in within the chamber. Though now the immobile forms of Inuyasha and Miroku were no longer surrounded by Usuti's spell and stood completely vulnerable to her miko energy.
Kee resettled her eyes back to the figure of Ferlias who looked satisfied.
"Your handiwork?" Kee asked not bothering to hide the disgust in her voice.
Ferlias smiled slowly, "No I'm afraid not. This would be that upstart Naraku's doing. I am very unhappy with that one. His goals are small and fueled by his human soul. I mean really if one is going to become a youkai through the means he employed he should have the decency to discard that useless bit of humanity left in him. I will have to arrange to deal with him myself...once I am done with you of course."
Three parts of her blended power resented Ferlias for his arrogance. They would not be denied their vengeance. Kee did not miss the tilting of Ferlias's head, as if he were hearing the outcry inside her and was enjoying its dissonance.
Ferlias finally pulled his sword with a sluggishness that spoke volumes of his confidence. Kee readied herself aware peripherally that Sango had done the same.
"So shall we begin?" Ferlias suggested.
Kee narrowed her eyes then rushed forward.
~ I will survive this ~