The Dragon's Fate:
Disclaimer: *Is now sitting on a wall, and facing the door* *Yawns* Are you dense? Or do you find this funny?
A/N: *Is unable to think of anything to put here* Oh well, I guess we might as well start the chap.
Chapter 5: The Revelations
???: "Soon, I shall reclaim my soul."
*For awhile Inuyasha and the others talked among themselves, discussing Ryei's story, and other recent occurrences, though at first they seemed on edge, as if the story or simply Ryei's presence had made them wary, but as they spoke to one another, they calmed down and became comfortable again*
*It was then when an arrow, aimed at Kagome, shot out of the trees behind and slightly to the left of Ryei, who, before anyone else could react, caught it with the index and middle fingers of his right hand. Even though it passed on his left side, since his eyes remained closed no one could see that they glowed an electric-blue when he caught the arrow*
Ryei: "Who are you?"
*As he said this, Ryei twitched his fingers, making the arrow snap into two pieces, the pieces glow pink and vanished before they could fall*
*When Ryei had caught the arrow, Inuyasha had jumped up and drawn his Tetsuiga, Kagome had scooted back a little in surprise, Shippo had yelped and hidden behind Kagome, Sango had gotten up and reached for her boomerang in the same motion, and Miroku, who had been about to earn yet another slap from Sango due to his wandering hand, grabbed his staff and took up a defensive position*
???: "It seems your new friend is more alert than you are, Inuyasha."
*As these words were spoken, a woman, with a face similar to Kagome's, though a little older, and hair like Kagome's, though in a different style, dressed in a Red Haori and while Kimono holding a bow, and with a quiver on her back, stepped out from the trees*
Inu: "K..Kikyo.."
*Though Inuyasha lowered his sword and had a surprised expression on his face, Sango and Miroku's looks hardened and their motions indicated that they were ready to attack should their visitor make any wrong move. Shippo growled, and Kagome stood up with an irritated look on her face*
Kag: "NOW WHAT? What are you doing here?"
*Kikyo glances toward Kagome with a smug look on her face before responding*
Kik: "I merely wished to reclaim the rest of my soul. Had your new friend not interfered, it would have been quick, and you would not have suffered."
*As Sango and Miroku glared their hatred, and they, along with Kagome and Shippo yelled various threats and insults, Kikyo continued to look around their camp, the smug smile never leaving her face, while Inuyasha, struck dumb by Kikyo's appearance, did nothing but blink and seemed unaware of what was happening*
"A perished soul, brought back through demonic means."
*At these words, every one, including Inuyasha and Kikyo, looked at Ryei with expressions of surprise on their faces*
Ryei: "Betrayed before death, or so was believed. Though time stops for the dead. If one is returned to even a semblance of life, though time may not return to normal, it shall still begin to move again. In the living world, even one who should be dead can learn new things and move forward in life. The only thing that can hold one such as you back is your own desire to cling to the past. You do not want things to have changed and use your death as an excuse not to progress. As long as you act thus, and prevent the past from passing on, you shall never find peace, in neither life, nor death. And in time, your hatred and jealousy shall bring about your own destruction from within."
*For a few moments after he fell silent, everyone stared at Ryei, as if try to absorb his words and understand his meaning, but the silence was broken by Kikyo's laugh as her Soul Gatherers surrounded her and started to carry her away*
Kik: "I no not what you mean, but the element of surprise was already lost to me. I shall leave for now, Inuyasha, but I shall return to reclaim my soul, and take your life."
*Inuyasha started toward the receding Kikyo, as if he want to ask her to come back when* "SIT BOY!" *he was slammed into the ground. He forgot all about Kikyo as he got up and started arguing with Kagome* "WENCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" *It took awhile for Miroku and Sango to calm the two down, but once it had been accomplished and everyone had settled down again (even if Inuyasha was glaring into the sky and refusing to look at anyone) Miroku looked back toward Ryei*
Mir: "Forgive me for asking this, but Ryei, how did you know so much about Kikyo's past?"
*The others were startled by Miroku's question and looked at him for a second before turning to look at Ryei*
San: "Now that I think about it, you're right, it does seem strange."
Inu: "Well?"
Ryei: "As I already mentioned, one of the aspects of my power is Analysis. The arrow's power came from a small piece of her soul that she placed within it. When I touched the arrow, my power acted on it's own and seemed to absorb a little bit of her past. I learned nothing specific, and was only able to get a general idea of what had happened to her because the piece was so small, but what I did learn, combined with the nature of my ancestor, which seems to lie within his blood, caused me to say what I did. Otherwise, I would likely have remained silent and allowed the situation to play out a little more before I interfered."
Mir: "Hmmmm. You have given us much to think about, and I think it is time we all got some rest. Well everyone, shall we turn in?
San: HENTAI!
*It seems that this time, the now unconscious Miroku's hand wasn't distracted from its wandering*
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Well, that is it for this Chapter. Oh, and as for my characterization of Kikyo, since my experience with her in the anime is rather limited, I also had to base her a little upon the other fics I have read. Ja ne.
Disclaimer: *Is now sitting on a wall, and facing the door* *Yawns* Are you dense? Or do you find this funny?
A/N: *Is unable to think of anything to put here* Oh well, I guess we might as well start the chap.
Chapter 5: The Revelations
???: "Soon, I shall reclaim my soul."
*For awhile Inuyasha and the others talked among themselves, discussing Ryei's story, and other recent occurrences, though at first they seemed on edge, as if the story or simply Ryei's presence had made them wary, but as they spoke to one another, they calmed down and became comfortable again*
*It was then when an arrow, aimed at Kagome, shot out of the trees behind and slightly to the left of Ryei, who, before anyone else could react, caught it with the index and middle fingers of his right hand. Even though it passed on his left side, since his eyes remained closed no one could see that they glowed an electric-blue when he caught the arrow*
Ryei: "Who are you?"
*As he said this, Ryei twitched his fingers, making the arrow snap into two pieces, the pieces glow pink and vanished before they could fall*
*When Ryei had caught the arrow, Inuyasha had jumped up and drawn his Tetsuiga, Kagome had scooted back a little in surprise, Shippo had yelped and hidden behind Kagome, Sango had gotten up and reached for her boomerang in the same motion, and Miroku, who had been about to earn yet another slap from Sango due to his wandering hand, grabbed his staff and took up a defensive position*
???: "It seems your new friend is more alert than you are, Inuyasha."
*As these words were spoken, a woman, with a face similar to Kagome's, though a little older, and hair like Kagome's, though in a different style, dressed in a Red Haori and while Kimono holding a bow, and with a quiver on her back, stepped out from the trees*
Inu: "K..Kikyo.."
*Though Inuyasha lowered his sword and had a surprised expression on his face, Sango and Miroku's looks hardened and their motions indicated that they were ready to attack should their visitor make any wrong move. Shippo growled, and Kagome stood up with an irritated look on her face*
Kag: "NOW WHAT? What are you doing here?"
*Kikyo glances toward Kagome with a smug look on her face before responding*
Kik: "I merely wished to reclaim the rest of my soul. Had your new friend not interfered, it would have been quick, and you would not have suffered."
*As Sango and Miroku glared their hatred, and they, along with Kagome and Shippo yelled various threats and insults, Kikyo continued to look around their camp, the smug smile never leaving her face, while Inuyasha, struck dumb by Kikyo's appearance, did nothing but blink and seemed unaware of what was happening*
"A perished soul, brought back through demonic means."
*At these words, every one, including Inuyasha and Kikyo, looked at Ryei with expressions of surprise on their faces*
Ryei: "Betrayed before death, or so was believed. Though time stops for the dead. If one is returned to even a semblance of life, though time may not return to normal, it shall still begin to move again. In the living world, even one who should be dead can learn new things and move forward in life. The only thing that can hold one such as you back is your own desire to cling to the past. You do not want things to have changed and use your death as an excuse not to progress. As long as you act thus, and prevent the past from passing on, you shall never find peace, in neither life, nor death. And in time, your hatred and jealousy shall bring about your own destruction from within."
*For a few moments after he fell silent, everyone stared at Ryei, as if try to absorb his words and understand his meaning, but the silence was broken by Kikyo's laugh as her Soul Gatherers surrounded her and started to carry her away*
Kik: "I no not what you mean, but the element of surprise was already lost to me. I shall leave for now, Inuyasha, but I shall return to reclaim my soul, and take your life."
*Inuyasha started toward the receding Kikyo, as if he want to ask her to come back when* "SIT BOY!" *he was slammed into the ground. He forgot all about Kikyo as he got up and started arguing with Kagome* "WENCH! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" *It took awhile for Miroku and Sango to calm the two down, but once it had been accomplished and everyone had settled down again (even if Inuyasha was glaring into the sky and refusing to look at anyone) Miroku looked back toward Ryei*
Mir: "Forgive me for asking this, but Ryei, how did you know so much about Kikyo's past?"
*The others were startled by Miroku's question and looked at him for a second before turning to look at Ryei*
San: "Now that I think about it, you're right, it does seem strange."
Inu: "Well?"
Ryei: "As I already mentioned, one of the aspects of my power is Analysis. The arrow's power came from a small piece of her soul that she placed within it. When I touched the arrow, my power acted on it's own and seemed to absorb a little bit of her past. I learned nothing specific, and was only able to get a general idea of what had happened to her because the piece was so small, but what I did learn, combined with the nature of my ancestor, which seems to lie within his blood, caused me to say what I did. Otherwise, I would likely have remained silent and allowed the situation to play out a little more before I interfered."
Mir: "Hmmmm. You have given us much to think about, and I think it is time we all got some rest. Well everyone, shall we turn in?
San: HENTAI!
*It seems that this time, the now unconscious Miroku's hand wasn't distracted from its wandering*
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Well, that is it for this Chapter. Oh, and as for my characterization of Kikyo, since my experience with her in the anime is rather limited, I also had to base her a little upon the other fics I have read. Ja ne.