Disclaimer: Why do you people keep bothering me?! ...smacks lawyers with computer mouse... I don't own Inuyasha! Happy?!
Six shall set out on a journey, to recover that which was lost.
Five shall return from this journey, the sixth to pay the cost.
The first shall be the Protector strong,
The second the Seeker brave,
The third is one is a Godly man,
The fourth a long-time Friend,
Fifth, the Child Prophet will be needed to succeed,
And lastly, the Old One will join your quest,
For if you wish to succeed you will need every wit and whim,
For finding the sacred ring lost long ago, will not be an easy task.
These you must bring, no more no less,
Else you will fail in your quest.
Chapter 7
So tired... I don't know if I'll make it... Maybe I should lay down and rest for a moment... Just a moment... Then I can keep going... Just close your eyes...
It's so dark... Where am I? I can't see anyone... I thought I was... Maybe this is a dream? Look a light... I wonder what it could be...
A women. A women in a bright white kimono. She's shining like a star... She's so beautiful... Who is she?
"Don't be afraid Zara..."
I'm not afraid... I don't know why, only that I trust this person more than anyone else in my whole miserable life.
"I need you to do something for me... It will be hard, but it is your destiny and you must fulfill it."
Anything. Anything at all. She's the first person since I was young to show me a kindness.
"I need you to go back. Go back to your life. But it will be different this time."
No! Why do you want to send me back? That miserable life... I'll die if it happens again!
"You will go back to recover the ring. That will be your duty. For as long as it takes you will wander, until you have recovered it."
No! Anything but that!
"You will be ageless... Never changing, never growing. But you will have help now. A gift."
She bends down and kisses my forehead. "Now you will have the gift of Sight. Past, Present, and Future."
I'm crying now. The tears disappear as they hit the ground.
"Do not be sad. This is your destiny..."
I'm alone now. It's dark. I'm so tired. I'll just lay down for a moment...
OOOOO
The light fades, and Kagome blinks, bringing the world back into focus.
"What just happened...?" She shifts and realizes Inuyasha has his arms wrapped around her protectivly. She blushes and steps out of his grasp looking around to avoid him.
The others are blinking and rubbing their eyes as well. Kagome glances over to the side, noting that the child is still there.
"Now you know." Her voice is soft, but carries to each of their ears. "That was the story of my life. An age long, long ago. Since then I have wandered the world in this form. Demons pursue me, people hate me. Why I was cursed with a life such as this, I do not know. All I know is that if I recover the ring, my suffering will end. And I will finally be able to rest."
Kagome's eyes fill with tears and against her better judgment she pulls the child to her and gives her a hug. "I'm sorry. For what you lost. For what you suffered."
For a moment the girl allows herself to feel loved again, to imagine that this person is someone she misses and loves more than anything else, but then she pulls away.
"Why did you show us those things?" Kaede asks, eyeing the child.
Swiftly, Inuyasha explains about the Prophecy. The others listen wide-eyed and Kagome interjects a few points.
"So you are a Prophet then?" Kaede questions, turning to the girl.
"Yes."
"So you must find those the Prophecy describes in order to obtain this ring."
"Yes."
"So where will you begin your search?"
The child looks up, meeting Kaede's eyes for the first time. Kaede's own eyes widen as she sees the answer written in their unfathomable depths.
"Old One." The child whispers to her, touching her hand breifly.
"Kaede is the Old One?" Kagome whispered in shock.
Kaede looked up to see Kagome and the other watching her. She turned back to the girl. "I will help you."
The child nodded. Slowly she walked to Miroku, who stood watching her with a stunned expression on his face.
"You are the Godly man." She told him solemnly.
"I- I am?"
"Will you help me?"
"How could I not?" He looked up to meet Kaede's eyes, and smiled slightly.
"Long-time Friend." She murmured, looking toward Sango.
"I would be honored to help you."
The child excepted the help, barely daring to hope that she might yet succeed in retaking the ring.
Finally she walked toward Kagome and Inuyasha, although from the moment that she named Kaede the Old One, they had known.
"Seeker," She said, pointing first to Kagome, then Inuyasha, "Protector."
"Of course we will help." They said together, exchanging a look.
"Good. We will leave at sunset. I already know the way. I will retrieve you then."
Shoulders drooping, as if she carried the weight of the world upon them the child walked away, disappearing down the street like a spirit.
Still shaken, Kaomge voiced what everyone was thinking.
"One of us isn't going to come back..."
OOOOO
Author's Note: Dun-dun-dun...! Anyway, who's going to be the one to die? Who knows? I don't even know yet! I can only hope that no one will be mad when I do kill off someone, it's not like I have a choice! At least I hope I answered the questions you were all wondering, but were too annoyed with me to ask!
As always thanks to my reviewers: Dark Inu Fan, Crimson Enchantress (I can only hope my Muse is as cooperate for my next chapter as she has been lately- she's very unpredicatable...), StarfireRobin, and my newest reviwer(!), wolf enchantress 340 (Thanks for the support! It's nice to know I have some people willing to read my work!)!
...surveys knocked-out muse... Hmmm... I don't know what that will mean for my stories, but she was really getting on my nerves! Let's just hope she stays down for a while...
MysteryMaiden7
Six shall set out on a journey, to recover that which was lost.
Five shall return from this journey, the sixth to pay the cost.
The first shall be the Protector strong,
The second the Seeker brave,
The third is one is a Godly man,
The fourth a long-time Friend,
Fifth, the Child Prophet will be needed to succeed,
And lastly, the Old One will join your quest,
For if you wish to succeed you will need every wit and whim,
For finding the sacred ring lost long ago, will not be an easy task.
These you must bring, no more no less,
Else you will fail in your quest.
Chapter 7
So tired... I don't know if I'll make it... Maybe I should lay down and rest for a moment... Just a moment... Then I can keep going... Just close your eyes...
It's so dark... Where am I? I can't see anyone... I thought I was... Maybe this is a dream? Look a light... I wonder what it could be...
A women. A women in a bright white kimono. She's shining like a star... She's so beautiful... Who is she?
"Don't be afraid Zara..."
I'm not afraid... I don't know why, only that I trust this person more than anyone else in my whole miserable life.
"I need you to do something for me... It will be hard, but it is your destiny and you must fulfill it."
Anything. Anything at all. She's the first person since I was young to show me a kindness.
"I need you to go back. Go back to your life. But it will be different this time."
No! Why do you want to send me back? That miserable life... I'll die if it happens again!
"You will go back to recover the ring. That will be your duty. For as long as it takes you will wander, until you have recovered it."
No! Anything but that!
"You will be ageless... Never changing, never growing. But you will have help now. A gift."
She bends down and kisses my forehead. "Now you will have the gift of Sight. Past, Present, and Future."
I'm crying now. The tears disappear as they hit the ground.
"Do not be sad. This is your destiny..."
I'm alone now. It's dark. I'm so tired. I'll just lay down for a moment...
OOOOO
The light fades, and Kagome blinks, bringing the world back into focus.
"What just happened...?" She shifts and realizes Inuyasha has his arms wrapped around her protectivly. She blushes and steps out of his grasp looking around to avoid him.
The others are blinking and rubbing their eyes as well. Kagome glances over to the side, noting that the child is still there.
"Now you know." Her voice is soft, but carries to each of their ears. "That was the story of my life. An age long, long ago. Since then I have wandered the world in this form. Demons pursue me, people hate me. Why I was cursed with a life such as this, I do not know. All I know is that if I recover the ring, my suffering will end. And I will finally be able to rest."
Kagome's eyes fill with tears and against her better judgment she pulls the child to her and gives her a hug. "I'm sorry. For what you lost. For what you suffered."
For a moment the girl allows herself to feel loved again, to imagine that this person is someone she misses and loves more than anything else, but then she pulls away.
"Why did you show us those things?" Kaede asks, eyeing the child.
Swiftly, Inuyasha explains about the Prophecy. The others listen wide-eyed and Kagome interjects a few points.
"So you are a Prophet then?" Kaede questions, turning to the girl.
"Yes."
"So you must find those the Prophecy describes in order to obtain this ring."
"Yes."
"So where will you begin your search?"
The child looks up, meeting Kaede's eyes for the first time. Kaede's own eyes widen as she sees the answer written in their unfathomable depths.
"Old One." The child whispers to her, touching her hand breifly.
"Kaede is the Old One?" Kagome whispered in shock.
Kaede looked up to see Kagome and the other watching her. She turned back to the girl. "I will help you."
The child nodded. Slowly she walked to Miroku, who stood watching her with a stunned expression on his face.
"You are the Godly man." She told him solemnly.
"I- I am?"
"Will you help me?"
"How could I not?" He looked up to meet Kaede's eyes, and smiled slightly.
"Long-time Friend." She murmured, looking toward Sango.
"I would be honored to help you."
The child excepted the help, barely daring to hope that she might yet succeed in retaking the ring.
Finally she walked toward Kagome and Inuyasha, although from the moment that she named Kaede the Old One, they had known.
"Seeker," She said, pointing first to Kagome, then Inuyasha, "Protector."
"Of course we will help." They said together, exchanging a look.
"Good. We will leave at sunset. I already know the way. I will retrieve you then."
Shoulders drooping, as if she carried the weight of the world upon them the child walked away, disappearing down the street like a spirit.
Still shaken, Kaomge voiced what everyone was thinking.
"One of us isn't going to come back..."
OOOOO
Author's Note: Dun-dun-dun...! Anyway, who's going to be the one to die? Who knows? I don't even know yet! I can only hope that no one will be mad when I do kill off someone, it's not like I have a choice! At least I hope I answered the questions you were all wondering, but were too annoyed with me to ask!
As always thanks to my reviewers: Dark Inu Fan, Crimson Enchantress (I can only hope my Muse is as cooperate for my next chapter as she has been lately- she's very unpredicatable...), StarfireRobin, and my newest reviwer(!), wolf enchantress 340 (Thanks for the support! It's nice to know I have some people willing to read my work!)!
...surveys knocked-out muse... Hmmm... I don't know what that will mean for my stories, but she was really getting on my nerves! Let's just hope she stays down for a while...
MysteryMaiden7