Sorry, forgot the disclaimer: Don't own, never will, but can dream.
In Darkness There is No Pain
Chapter 2
By: Eartha
A man appeared before the carnage, an amused smiling gracing his lips. His toys had failed him. He had expected one to prevail, but instead both lay defeated at his feet. Rasping breaths could be heard from the angel, his greatest creation. Carefully he knelt down beside the woman, leaving no chance to dirty his clothes with her blood.
"Ah Kikyo, what am I to do with you?"
A whimper escaped dry lips as she looked into the eyes of her creator.
"I ::cough:: failed you, master." She whispered, expecting her due punishment. Instead, he gently petted her blood matted hair.
"Don't be ridiculous, Kikyo," he soothed. "You both served your purpose."
Furrowed eyebrows contorted her face as she processed his words.
"Both?" she mouthed.
A sinister grin gave her his reply, "Why of course, my toys always do. Now, release your soul. I shall give it another purpose."
"No," she gently breathed, tears pricking her eyes.
Now she understood. They had been used.
For centuries, millennia... they both had been used.
He had never seen her cry. Indeed, she should not be able to.
"Do not defy me!" he raged, grasping her by her neck. She coughed, vainly struggling, but he would not release her.
Suddenly, she stilled.
"You will not have my soul. I will not allow it. Never again will you control me. Never again Naraku!" Her voice rose with each successive word. Rage soon overtook her mind.
"No! NEVER AGAIN," she screamed. An unimaginable amount of energy escaped her frail body, grabbing at the evil force in front of her.
Nevertheless, Naraku stood his ground.
She was too weak.
"Kukuku, you dare to believe you can defeat me?! NEV-," surprise entered his eyes as he turned around, facing a shimmering image of his former toy, the demon of light.
Outpouring from his soul, the Demon gave his remaining energy to the fading Darkness. Together, the powers mixed and grew.
Naraku could not hold.
In a flash of Light and Dark, the man disappeared.
Slowly, Kikyo crawled to the image of Sesshomaru, a bitter smile again gracing her features.
"I cannot keep him alone. Will you help me?"
A gentle nod and the demon turned into light. Half entered the body of the angel while the other half stayed behind.
As the light entered, the angel's eyes became blank. A single tear shimmering with light, darkness, and evil formed and fell, resting in a perfect marble-sized shape on the ground.
Resolutely, her body took one last breath and exhaled the remainder of her soul.
A ball of darkness raced to the light. Both disappeared.
But the ball remained incomplete, malformed, unbalanced.
Light and Dark.
But no good to counteract the evil....
AN: So what do you guys think? Interesting yet? Thanks so much to Sailor Shippo, Miruku-chan, SoudesukaShurikens, gymchick1111, and Ichimu for reading my story and reviewing. I hope you guys like this chapter. Oh, I have absolutely no idea who the "good" person is going to be. So e-mail with suggestions if you want another chapter. K, ja ne.
Edited 8/9/04