A tall and beautiful woman was conversing with a creature in the lake. Her silky hair fell down to her feet, framing her body in a flow of black. Her plain thistle coloured (very light purple) kimono was accentuated by a flowered patterned mini dress of cobalt blue. She wore two grape-like red earrings and held a golden trident.

When she returned to her room she stared down at the woman now lying on the wet wooden floor; noticing how her wounds visibly healed by themselves. This wouldn't have been surprising if not for the fact that this particular youkai was stabbed in the heart; and as far as she knew, no youkai could possibly live after the destruction of its heart.

Kagura opened her eyes to find herself staring at a pretty woman with a familiar aura. She tried to pulled her thoughts together and remember what had happened before she had fainted, "Sesshoumaru," she muttered.

"Hmm, are you feeling alright?" asked the women in front of her.

"Who... what am I doing here?"

"Apparently you had fallen into my lake... the fish youkai had swallowed you" she replied. "I would've let you be eaten. It is the way of life you know; unfortunately a youkai attacked the fish to get you out. I protect all beings of this lake; therefore, I couldn't let this one be killed. So I traded the fish's life in return for yours."

"That still doesn't explain why I am here," said Kagura impatiently.

"The youkai that saved you didn't bother to take you with him; I of course, couldn't let you alone with that battered body yours, so I brought you here."

"Who are you?" said Kagura in a ruder way than she wanted.

"Oh yes, I am the Goddess of water, I thought you would figure that out with my aura and everything"

"Goddess..." Kagura said blinking...."So is this the holy marsh?"

"That's what youkai's call this place, yes. So tell me, how come you healed up even though your heart was stabbed?"

"My heart isn't here, Naraku has a hold of it"

"Ah," of course the Goddess had heard of the evil hanyou that had killed a miko for the Shikon no tama, and was even now searching to complete it, not bothering to know the details she went on, "Your aura... its different from other youkai... "

"I heard that a lot recently," remembering that she herself was heading for the marshes to meet with a god; she decided to pose her questions.

The next hour went by as Kagura retold her past experiences to the Goddess. The lady looked troubled as Kagura told her about the wind being stilled and the release of it due to her prayer.

"A youkai... praying? And it actually working... that's a first." The Goddess looked her up and down then said, "Do you know if you are an offspring of a youkai god?" At that Kagura started laughing. "The hanyou... a... a... youkai god?" she said between fits of laughter.

"I guess not," the goddess said looking more and more troubled. "You control the winds..." as she said it the pretty goddess moved towards a door leading to a side room. Kagura waited wondering what on earth she was doing.

The water Goddess returned carrying a folding fan in her hands. "Hold this," she said. Kagura reached out and to take it but the moment she touched the fan it sparkled with an eerie red light. She reacted by taking her hand away from it, but the fan somehow flew into her grip and refused to be released. "What the…?" As the light vanished Kagura stared in amazement as the fan vibrated giving of a godly aura mixed with that of her own.

"I see, I was right," the goddess said, worry still etching her features. "That, my dear, belonged to my sister, Mistral."

"Your sister? That means she is..."

"Yes, she was a Goddess... a Wind Goddess to be exact, she died recently in a fight... I don't know with who or what. I received her weapon yesterday and was told to keep it until another God's offspring receives the power of the wind"

"But but, I am no god spawn... what the fuck am I doing with the Goddess's weapon?"

"The weapon accepts you that is all that matters. The weapon only chooses a god/goddess with wind powers to wield it. I can't proclaim you Wind Goddess since you aren't one. But the weapon accepted you and now it will not accept anyone else unless you die. Therefore, you can have it."

"You just said it chooses gods and goddesses"

"I am not sure why it is doing this now"

"But then what if a Wind God is born, will he kill me to take this from me?" asked Kagura troubled by this prospect. But strangely the Water Goddess laughed.

"You actually think a Wind Goddess would care about a youkai weapon?"

"Youkai weapon?"

"Yes my sister was a youkai god's spawn, and she had an affinity for wielding weapons made of purity and youki combined. So she made this weapon for herself"

"If she made it for herself then why does her weapon have to chose other Gods of wind?" Kagura asked confused.

"Only the Wind Goddess knows that.," The water goddess replied. "The next wind god would've made her own weapon anyway." Kagura pondered this while staring at the beautiful blue and yellow oriental patterns. "I better go," she said absently wondering what the blue dragon pattern swallowing the yellow one signified.


Sorry guys this episode ain't very exciting. Thanx for all the reviews and stuff. My courseworks will be coming my way soon...so if you don't see an update for a while..Sorry. But you have my word that I will complete this story unless I mess it up of course. :D