The Dragon's Fate:
Disclaimer: *Sighs while sitting on the wall above the door* You figure it out.
A/N: I can't really think of much more to put here, I would respond to reviews, if I had any.Oh well, on with the fic.
Chapter 4: The Aspects
Ryei: ".I was also brought through it, and have been here ever since."
*Ryei looks up and glances at their faces before continuing with his story, though his left remains as closed as ever*
Ryei: "The nature of the power within me is to protect; the shard wants to absorb that power, but must absorb my body and soul do accomplish this goal. My power fights the shard, but has no room in which to grow; if I use my power, the shard will expand like an infection and will one day consume my being. That is one reason I made this cloak, though I used some of my power in it's creation. It has protected my and thus, I have used less power than I would have, had I not made it."
*After saying this, Ryei grows silent and awaits the questions he knows the others must have*
Mir: "Forgive me, but from what you have told us, it sounds as though the jewel fragment embedded in your hand is capable of acting on its own, yet no other shard we have encountered has shown this capacity. Why is that?"
Ryei: "From what I can understand, the Jewel, the Shikon no Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls, is as its name suggests, made of souls. Whenever the Jewel was used, the being possessing it would draw on the power of the souls contained within, but upon their death, their soul would be absorbed and their power would become a part of the Jewel's. When the Jewel was shattered, it separated into a separate piece for each soul. While the majority of the souls remained dormant, the soul within this shard was somehow awakened by the energy that broke the Jewel."
Kag: "You mean the Jewel's power comes from the souls of those that have used it in the past?"
Ryei: "Yes, and the shards work in much the same way, if being, whether human or demon, dies while a shard of the jewel is in their body, their soul and power will be absorbed by the shard or shards."
Inu: "So, according to what you just told us, if we can find all the shards and fix the Jewel, it will have even more power than it did before it was broken?"
Kag: "INUYASHA!"
Inu: "WHAT? I was just asking a question." *Mumbles* "Stupid wench."
Kag: "What was that?"
Inu: "Nothing, nothing."
*Ryei raises his eyebrow and gives a little smile at this performance before he continues*
Ryei: "Actually, completing the jewel is not a matter of locating all the shards. The jewel can be restored to its former form by gathering enough souls to restore it to the power it had before it was broken."
Mir: "Now that could be a problem. We have always believed that Naraku would come to us, since he would require our shards to complete the jewel. But, if what you say is true, and Naraku finds out about it, then he could simply wait until he has an entire jewel and use it to become a full demon, and then attack us to gain our fragments, which would allow his to create a second jewel."
Ryei: "Not quite. As long as there are other shards, the jewel shall continue to exist. If this Naraku were to use the jewel's power to become a pure demon, then the jewel would continue to exist within his being, and he would absorb any shard of the jewel that he came in contact with. Also, if the jewel were to be expelled from his body before all the shards were incorporated, then he would return to his previous state."
San: "How is it that you know so much about the jewel? I came from the village were the jewel was created, and yet not even my people knew the things you have told us."
Ryei: "My power has three aspects; I have already told you of the main aspect, Protection, the other two are Knowledge, and Analysis. Because of this, as my power fights the jewels, I learn of the jewels history and power. As long as my power does not leave my body, my defenses against the shard remain unweakened. I am threatened only when I must use my power externally, or when another being comes into contact with the crystallized portion of my body, since the jewel will absorb not only me, but anything it can."
*After saying this, Ryei closes his eye, and to all appearances, goes to sleep, though it is difficult to tell since the only part of him they can actually see is his head* ???: "Soon, I shall reclaim my soul."
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Maybe some cliffhangers will get me some reviews, although this one should be relatively easy to figure out, especially if you've read some of the other fics here. Ja ne.
Disclaimer: *Sighs while sitting on the wall above the door* You figure it out.
A/N: I can't really think of much more to put here, I would respond to reviews, if I had any.Oh well, on with the fic.
Chapter 4: The Aspects
Ryei: ".I was also brought through it, and have been here ever since."
*Ryei looks up and glances at their faces before continuing with his story, though his left remains as closed as ever*
Ryei: "The nature of the power within me is to protect; the shard wants to absorb that power, but must absorb my body and soul do accomplish this goal. My power fights the shard, but has no room in which to grow; if I use my power, the shard will expand like an infection and will one day consume my being. That is one reason I made this cloak, though I used some of my power in it's creation. It has protected my and thus, I have used less power than I would have, had I not made it."
*After saying this, Ryei grows silent and awaits the questions he knows the others must have*
Mir: "Forgive me, but from what you have told us, it sounds as though the jewel fragment embedded in your hand is capable of acting on its own, yet no other shard we have encountered has shown this capacity. Why is that?"
Ryei: "From what I can understand, the Jewel, the Shikon no Tama, the Jewel of Four Souls, is as its name suggests, made of souls. Whenever the Jewel was used, the being possessing it would draw on the power of the souls contained within, but upon their death, their soul would be absorbed and their power would become a part of the Jewel's. When the Jewel was shattered, it separated into a separate piece for each soul. While the majority of the souls remained dormant, the soul within this shard was somehow awakened by the energy that broke the Jewel."
Kag: "You mean the Jewel's power comes from the souls of those that have used it in the past?"
Ryei: "Yes, and the shards work in much the same way, if being, whether human or demon, dies while a shard of the jewel is in their body, their soul and power will be absorbed by the shard or shards."
Inu: "So, according to what you just told us, if we can find all the shards and fix the Jewel, it will have even more power than it did before it was broken?"
Kag: "INUYASHA!"
Inu: "WHAT? I was just asking a question." *Mumbles* "Stupid wench."
Kag: "What was that?"
Inu: "Nothing, nothing."
*Ryei raises his eyebrow and gives a little smile at this performance before he continues*
Ryei: "Actually, completing the jewel is not a matter of locating all the shards. The jewel can be restored to its former form by gathering enough souls to restore it to the power it had before it was broken."
Mir: "Now that could be a problem. We have always believed that Naraku would come to us, since he would require our shards to complete the jewel. But, if what you say is true, and Naraku finds out about it, then he could simply wait until he has an entire jewel and use it to become a full demon, and then attack us to gain our fragments, which would allow his to create a second jewel."
Ryei: "Not quite. As long as there are other shards, the jewel shall continue to exist. If this Naraku were to use the jewel's power to become a pure demon, then the jewel would continue to exist within his being, and he would absorb any shard of the jewel that he came in contact with. Also, if the jewel were to be expelled from his body before all the shards were incorporated, then he would return to his previous state."
San: "How is it that you know so much about the jewel? I came from the village were the jewel was created, and yet not even my people knew the things you have told us."
Ryei: "My power has three aspects; I have already told you of the main aspect, Protection, the other two are Knowledge, and Analysis. Because of this, as my power fights the jewels, I learn of the jewels history and power. As long as my power does not leave my body, my defenses against the shard remain unweakened. I am threatened only when I must use my power externally, or when another being comes into contact with the crystallized portion of my body, since the jewel will absorb not only me, but anything it can."
*After saying this, Ryei closes his eye, and to all appearances, goes to sleep, though it is difficult to tell since the only part of him they can actually see is his head* ???: "Soon, I shall reclaim my soul."
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Maybe some cliffhangers will get me some reviews, although this one should be relatively easy to figure out, especially if you've read some of the other fics here. Ja ne.