Disclaimer: The only things I own are my own strange ideas and sadly, those probably are not all mine either. I've read way too many sci-fi and fantasy stories to tell the difference between what is mine and what is someone else's. Oh well. I promise you, I'm not getting any money from this, so you can't really sue me, can you? So nah! ::sticks out tongue:: Men in black suits glare at Eartha, malicious grins implying lawsuits. "oh dear!" Well, gotta run!! Hehe.

In Darkness There Is No Pain…

Chapter 3: The Rape of Innocence

By: Eartha

A young girl approached the glowing jewel. At first glance, one would believe her to be an average village girl, but that notion would be quickly dispelled with one glance into her eyes. They were a vibrant green, like newly formed blades of grass on a spring morn. Curiously, she knelt down to stare at the beauty that lay before her.

 She was young, she was foolish, she was idealistic. She was the world, the natural beginning, the innate good within all things. The Ultimate Being had created her first. She was the innocence of the world, the untainted beauty. However, Ultimate Beings, like most thinking things, grow tired of perfect. And so, Naraku, evil, was formed. Being the innocent that she was, she had created many things for him. The Light and the Darkness were only one of many. She had created baboons, snakes, spiders, and illnesses of all sorts to please him.

 Looking at the perfectly formed marble, she seemed to be deliberating something of the utmost importance. Finally making her decision, she grinned broadly, unknowingly reaching for the unbalanced spirits that lay within. One thought only went through her innocent mind, "Naraku-sama will be happy that Terra-chan brought him such a pretty stone!"

 The moment she touched the sparkling jewel, swirling mists of power surrounded her, tearing at her very being. Wide green eyes dulled to slitted brown as her innocence was captured, held hostage to the jewel of four souls. It was now complete.

However, the Good was tainted, her innocence lost. Understanding dawned in her dark brown eyes as she now saw the events of the world with calculating thoughts.

A grimace marred her young face, "Dangerous beauty, ne Naraku?"

A small smile lit her features as she realized the meaning of Naraku's capture. "It is true then, evil has been defeated, your own creations have turned against you. But, they were not just yours, were they? You, Naraku, may have created their bodies. But, I created their souls, and their souls, Naraku, not their bodies, defeated you in the end." Her eyes flashed green, a childish giggle escaping her lips as she thought of the consequences of the sudden demise of evil in the world, "Then, good shall always win. My world shall once again be perfect!!"

However, deep within her being she knew this would not be true. Once her world had tasted evil, it could not revert back to its former pure self. Like her own soul, the world and everything within it was tainted.

But, still she tried. She brought knowledge into the world, poetry, dance, song…love. But for every good she created, an equal but opposite creation was formed. Knowledge created ignorance…love, hate.

She kept on trying until she realized the truth. Though humans held the soul of perfection created by her innocence, they also carried the seed of evil within their bodies, created by Naraku himself. Tired and frustrated at her inability to create her perfect world, she sacrificed herself to the land, hoping that within its natural depths good could be preserved from the evil of humanity. But, before she relinquished her life to the earth, she made a prophecy.

On the eve of judgment, two shall rise

Each opposite, tainted by the other from struggles long ago.

If their souls rule their minds, then all will be saved.

But, if the evil of bodily wants clouds their thoughts, the world shall be doomed to the damnation of oblivion.

The jewel is the tool

The mind is the key

And so the world lived, in darkness and light, in evil and in good…until today.

A/N: Hey! I'm back. So I thought of a "good" person. Do you like the idea? Totally hate the idea? Whatever, if I get any reviews, I will continue it. Kagome and Inu are up next if you haven't guessed. I haven't totally figured out the plot line, but I have a general idea. Just to warn you, don't take anything at face value.(hint!) If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them. Until then, see ya later!