Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
"What you took from them you had no right to take" Kagome said quietly her senses finally at a complete stand still "What you have done in the name of your own survival was not yours to do. You interrupted the destiny of the child that should have been born to that youkai female and you shall repay your blood debt to her, not to me, or Tosh, or anyone else. Only her who was to be born the day you usurped her body and mangled it to make it your own. This wasn't our debt to collect...it was her's. Didn't you ever wonder where mikos came from Ferlias?"
Kagome stared at the shocked Ferlias unblinkingly, her body aching for sleep, just for a moment to be released from this dull throbbing of exhaustion. She resolutely pushed back the want knowing she had more important things to worry about. The first being what had opened inside of her, the original miko, so old she no longer knew her name but understood more then even Midoriko could.
There was so much this miko felt, though she had been dead for so many centuries. Kagome could appreciate the miko's horror of what she had become, the knowledge of being born wrong so deeply instilled in her that there was no true sense of self. The original miko had never felt comfortable in her body, never felt right to her self. But she had felt comfortable with Inutashio by her side. It had seemed an unendurable length of time before the great dog youkai had entered her life, bringing with him her first taste of genuine calm and comfort.
It had been the appearance of Inutashio standing over Kagome that had triggered this almost dormant miko who did not give her power so much as she allowed her power to answer the call of another miko which was impossible to resist. The moment Inutashio was there above her in full form, the original felt her personality rise to be counted in this battle. It was the rise of this miko that captured the attention of all that were inside of Kagome silencing their anguish in an instant. Her companion had come and she was needed to fulfill her destiny. With this rise came the knowledge of the origin of the mikos themselves because she held the truth of it, so it was given to Kagome without thought.
SHE had been the one destined to be born of a youkai female, already alert inside her mother's womb. It had been a wonderful place of warmth, her mother's heartbeat a constant comfort. But then HE had come with his cruelty and force pushing her from her body though she fought valiantly against the intruder with all that a newborn was given. She had wanted that life, had wanted her mother, and had wanted to be a part of the physical realm. Instead HE had won and cast her from her rightful place, ripping her away from what had been rightfully her's and her's alone.
And yet something had caught her soul even as it had slipped away crying its outrage. She had been held, reassured, and sent to another mother to be born full of the knowledge of what had happened to her, full of powers that had been bestowed upon her by those that had kept her from the realm of the dead. Instead of being born as youkai she was born human, and instead of having the powers of a youkai she was given the power to destroy the strongest of them all. She was born the first miko to ever walk the physical realm.
"It was you who made it necessary for mikos to come into this world Ferlias. You started the chain, and you are forever linked to us because of it. If you had never come into this plane of existence we would never have existed. Did you never wonder why you had never heard the term "miko" before you came?" She asked, her voice still gentle.
"What does it matter?" Ferlias asked.
"It matters because that is why we are all locked in this reoccurring battle. You never fully understood the consequences of your actions. That is why destiny played its part. No matter if you win today and all of this is for nothing ANOTHER will come and ANOTHER until you have repaid what you owe. The soul that you separated from its real body became the first miko and all mikos come from her but it is not what she was destined for, what you did interrupted that destiny and it will not be denied. It will not allow you to stop its natural flow." Kagome insisted moving away from Inutashio's leg until she was directly under his enormous chin.
"You make no sense miko." Ferlias snarled, "Even if I were willing to die which I am not you risk your own survival to free that miko. How is it that one such as you who defends life is so willing to risk it? I have never understood any mikos, so fast to put themselves in harms way, ready to use their last breath to defend another. Is that why you are so adamant over this? Has her tragic story struck a cord inside of you? Have your misplaced loyalties finally caused you to become insane? I am not swayed by this speech in the least. I do not owe any miko anything but death."
Kagome sighed, "I do not risk my life if I free the Original...she was never meant to be what she became...I was. What I am offering is an end to this fight; you will never get what you want Ferlias because of WHAT you are. Higher beings such as yourself were never meant to upset the balance of destiny and free will. They were never meant to intrude upon something that they were never a part of in the first place. If you were meant to have been born a youkai you wouldn't have had to steal a youkai's body."
Ferlias felt his lip curl in annoyance, "This is a waste of time...fight or die. Those are your choices"
"As you wish," Kagome agreed with a nod, her eyes clouding with patient acceptance "Then your death it will be".
Ferlias grinned at her, "You have no weapon miko"
Her eyes flashed, "I am a weapon youkai"
Inutashio's teeth parted in a wolfish grin, his aura erupting into waves of blue flame. Kagome put a hand up touching the dog youkai's chin. Inutashio's power flowed over her permeating her body with youkai energy. The other miko's opened themselves to this rush of power, the Original shaping it to serve them best as only she could do.
Unbeknownst to the others the Original also reached out to the soul of her love, having realized much in the blending with Kagome. SHE saw the potential to end all that had gone so wrong for everyone and she was willing to do anything, knowing instinctively that this latest reincarnation of her soul was very much a kindred spirit and would support anything she chose to do.
SHE was met with some resistance; her love was in a state of shock and did not respond at first. She quelled the frustration she felt and concentrated he would eventually answer her. He could not help himself.
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
"What you took from them you had no right to take" Kagome said quietly her senses finally at a complete stand still "What you have done in the name of your own survival was not yours to do. You interrupted the destiny of the child that should have been born to that youkai female and you shall repay your blood debt to her, not to me, or Tosh, or anyone else. Only her who was to be born the day you usurped her body and mangled it to make it your own. This wasn't our debt to collect...it was her's. Didn't you ever wonder where mikos came from Ferlias?"
Kagome stared at the shocked Ferlias unblinkingly, her body aching for sleep, just for a moment to be released from this dull throbbing of exhaustion. She resolutely pushed back the want knowing she had more important things to worry about. The first being what had opened inside of her, the original miko, so old she no longer knew her name but understood more then even Midoriko could.
There was so much this miko felt, though she had been dead for so many centuries. Kagome could appreciate the miko's horror of what she had become, the knowledge of being born wrong so deeply instilled in her that there was no true sense of self. The original miko had never felt comfortable in her body, never felt right to her self. But she had felt comfortable with Inutashio by her side. It had seemed an unendurable length of time before the great dog youkai had entered her life, bringing with him her first taste of genuine calm and comfort.
It had been the appearance of Inutashio standing over Kagome that had triggered this almost dormant miko who did not give her power so much as she allowed her power to answer the call of another miko which was impossible to resist. The moment Inutashio was there above her in full form, the original felt her personality rise to be counted in this battle. It was the rise of this miko that captured the attention of all that were inside of Kagome silencing their anguish in an instant. Her companion had come and she was needed to fulfill her destiny. With this rise came the knowledge of the origin of the mikos themselves because she held the truth of it, so it was given to Kagome without thought.
SHE had been the one destined to be born of a youkai female, already alert inside her mother's womb. It had been a wonderful place of warmth, her mother's heartbeat a constant comfort. But then HE had come with his cruelty and force pushing her from her body though she fought valiantly against the intruder with all that a newborn was given. She had wanted that life, had wanted her mother, and had wanted to be a part of the physical realm. Instead HE had won and cast her from her rightful place, ripping her away from what had been rightfully her's and her's alone.
And yet something had caught her soul even as it had slipped away crying its outrage. She had been held, reassured, and sent to another mother to be born full of the knowledge of what had happened to her, full of powers that had been bestowed upon her by those that had kept her from the realm of the dead. Instead of being born as youkai she was born human, and instead of having the powers of a youkai she was given the power to destroy the strongest of them all. She was born the first miko to ever walk the physical realm.
"It was you who made it necessary for mikos to come into this world Ferlias. You started the chain, and you are forever linked to us because of it. If you had never come into this plane of existence we would never have existed. Did you never wonder why you had never heard the term "miko" before you came?" She asked, her voice still gentle.
"What does it matter?" Ferlias asked.
"It matters because that is why we are all locked in this reoccurring battle. You never fully understood the consequences of your actions. That is why destiny played its part. No matter if you win today and all of this is for nothing ANOTHER will come and ANOTHER until you have repaid what you owe. The soul that you separated from its real body became the first miko and all mikos come from her but it is not what she was destined for, what you did interrupted that destiny and it will not be denied. It will not allow you to stop its natural flow." Kagome insisted moving away from Inutashio's leg until she was directly under his enormous chin.
"You make no sense miko." Ferlias snarled, "Even if I were willing to die which I am not you risk your own survival to free that miko. How is it that one such as you who defends life is so willing to risk it? I have never understood any mikos, so fast to put themselves in harms way, ready to use their last breath to defend another. Is that why you are so adamant over this? Has her tragic story struck a cord inside of you? Have your misplaced loyalties finally caused you to become insane? I am not swayed by this speech in the least. I do not owe any miko anything but death."
Kagome sighed, "I do not risk my life if I free the Original...she was never meant to be what she became...I was. What I am offering is an end to this fight; you will never get what you want Ferlias because of WHAT you are. Higher beings such as yourself were never meant to upset the balance of destiny and free will. They were never meant to intrude upon something that they were never a part of in the first place. If you were meant to have been born a youkai you wouldn't have had to steal a youkai's body."
Ferlias felt his lip curl in annoyance, "This is a waste of time...fight or die. Those are your choices"
"As you wish," Kagome agreed with a nod, her eyes clouding with patient acceptance "Then your death it will be".
Ferlias grinned at her, "You have no weapon miko"
Her eyes flashed, "I am a weapon youkai"
Inutashio's teeth parted in a wolfish grin, his aura erupting into waves of blue flame. Kagome put a hand up touching the dog youkai's chin. Inutashio's power flowed over her permeating her body with youkai energy. The other miko's opened themselves to this rush of power, the Original shaping it to serve them best as only she could do.
Unbeknownst to the others the Original also reached out to the soul of her love, having realized much in the blending with Kagome. SHE saw the potential to end all that had gone so wrong for everyone and she was willing to do anything, knowing instinctively that this latest reincarnation of her soul was very much a kindred spirit and would support anything she chose to do.
SHE was met with some resistance; her love was in a state of shock and did not respond at first. She quelled the frustration she felt and concentrated he would eventually answer her. He could not help himself.