Chapter 6: The Secret of the Necklace and the Malevolent Miyoko

)(I'm trying to build up for lost time. This chapter explains a lot, so it might be a little long, and it might seem confusing, but you'll understand it during the rest of the story…..and Hey! Another battle! Whoop whoop! )(

Kisa tried to pull back from the necklace, but to no avail. She dropped the spear in her hands, and reached for the back of the chain. It zapped her fingers, and made her fall to the ground. Kagome walked in front of Kisa.

"I knew I sensed some strange power, in that jewel." She whispered to herself.

Kisa looked up. "What?"

Kagome reached out her hand, and slightly touched the suspended necklace. The jewel shook for a moment, and then fell to Kisa's chest. InuYasha looked at them, and bent down on his knees to level with Kisa. He grabbed the necklace in his hands, and stared at it. He yanked on it, but Kisa took his hand to stop him.

"Don't tear it off." She said staring at the ground, her voice sincere. She let go of his hand and put her necklace in her shirt. She stood up, and sighed.

Miroku put a hand to his chin, and stared at Kisa in thought. "Kagome, do you remember the theory I once told you about the jewel of four souls, when we were inside the cave of Midoriko?" he asked.

Kagome blinked, and nodded. "Yea, but why would you bring that up?"

"Because what if the jewel before it broke free of Midoriko, the souls created four last people…demons…spirits?" he said walking behind Kisa.

Kagome raised an eyebrow. "You mean Midoriko's remaining power?" She remembered the symbol…courage. "Aramitama."

Miroku nodded. "It's just another theory, but it's possible." He looked at Kisa. "Do you have any siblings?"

Kisa looked up at him. "Yes, I do. A sister, she has a necklace just like me, although the pendant is wisdom."

Miroku nodded. "I thought so."

InuYasha stood up, and stared at Miroku. "So you're telling me, Kisa, and her sister were both created from the jewel?"

"Remember InuYasha, everything in those times were created from it, so maybe…who knows." Sango said.

Kisa looked up. "I don't remember much about my parents. From what my sister tells me, they died when I was five. She said they were murdered." Kisa rubbed her eyes, to hold back tears. "She said they had symbols like us, my mother had love, and father had friendship."

Miroku put a hand on Kisa's shoulder. "What if Kisa is to bring all these pieces of the jewels together? To create Naobi."

Kagome scrunched her face up in thought. "Where would we find the other two? If her sister already has Wisdom, and Kisa has courage, and her parents are long gone."

Kisa finally looked up, and walked away from Miroku and the others. She turned to face them. "What if I need to find the attributes of these things? I mean, I have friendship, although I and Kagome aren't that good of friends to prove it, and I've never fallen in love." She blushed.

Miroku nodded, eyes closed in thought. "Sounds possible."

Shippo piped in this time. "Kisa! That means you get to stay with us. Until the jewel is brought together!" he giggled and ran on Kisa's shoulder.

Kagome smiled. "He's right; we can all help you find the other pieces…right InuYasha?"

InuYasha scoffed. "Sure of it means that piece of the jewel will help us get stronger to defeat Naraku."

Kisa smiled, and walked over to Kagome, and picked up the spear. –I guess I'm still learning about why you give me such strange powers. - Kagome smiled at Kisa, and walked back over to bike. Kisa walked beside her, and they moved forward to where Naraku's scent was penetrating. Kisa looked through the mountains once again; something made her feel uneasy, and unstable. As they walked through the forest, the birds scattered from the trees, and the sky above, became darkened. Kagome and the others stopped.

InuYasha turned around, facing the opposite way, his ears twitched. "Something's coming…." He said.

Kagome and the others braced themselves, each ready to fight once again. Was it a trap set by Naraku? What did he want? Why was determined to trap them, when he could just come at them by himself. He seemed strong enough, from what the other's said. Kisa stepped back a bit, Shippo once again at her side. He wrapped his little arms around her left leg, and whimpered. Kisa held the spear at ready. Whatever this thing was, it was coming fast.

The trees stopped their swaying, and the air thickened, and it made Kisa put a hand to her mouth coughing. –What is that smoke? Where's it coming from? - She thought, walking over slowly backwards. Shippo let go, and scampered over to the bike. Kisa waited wide eyed for whatever was coming toward them, the trees rustled uneasily.

From the smoke came forth a figure of a woman. She stood still for a minute not moving, and then she jumped high into the air taking out a large dagger from her sheath at her side. She landed in front of InuYasha, and the others, and smiled wickedly. She was just about Kagome's height; she wore a very short white kimono with water snakes embedded in blue threading. The woman herself had electric blue eyes, the color of the ocean, with tanned skin, and bright pink stringy hair.

"Which one of you is the half-breed InuYasha?" she asked her voice colder then her eyes themselves.

InuYasha stepped forward, "Who's asking?"

"I am Miyoko the Kappa Youkai…Water Demon…the newest incarnation of Naraku….he wishes to bid you farewell…because I have come to destroy you!" she said smiling once again.

InuYasha narrowed his brows smirking. "Oh really. Well sorry to say, I won't go down easily."

Miyoko laughed. "I'm glad, it should make the fight more pleasurable."

InuYasha scoffed, and unsheathed his sword. It transformed into a large fang. "Bring it on; I'll kill you with one swipe."

Miyoko looked at the fang. "So, you've unsheathed Tetsuaiga." She frowned, and looked back up at the others. Her eyes darted to Kisa, and Kagome. "I see each of you humans have jewel shards…do you not?"

InuYasha shook his head, and charged after Miyoko. "I thought you were here to fight me!" he shouted.

Miyoko dodged InuYasha, with immeasurable speed. She darted over by a large tree. She held her middle fingers and index fingers together, creating four daggers in each hand made of water. She shot them forth at InuYasha. He turned around barely dodging two of the daggers, but getting hit with the other two in the arm, and stomach.

"Be careful InuYasha!" Yelled Kagome.

Sango held her large boomerang at ready, and swung it forth at Miyoko. "Hiraikotsu!"

Miyoko turned toward the boomerang, and created a wall made out of water, stopping it, and making it turn straight at Sango. She dodged it, and took hold of it once again.

"You are bothers, I only need to kill InuYasha…" she said to the others. Miyoko held her hands up over her head. Four large snake demons shot forth, toward Kisa, Kagome, Shippo, Sango, and Miroku, forcing them farther into the forest. "That should keep you away for some time."

Kisa stabbed one of the demons with the spear making it fizzle and fall to the ground letting go of herself, and Kagome. Kagome held her head, and ran forth to InuYasha. Kisa followed tripping over a large root. Kagome shot an arrow towards Miyoko, however, the same thing happened to the arrow that did to Sango's weapon. It ricocheted from the wall of water to Kagome. InuYasha ran towards Kagome to protect her, pushing her out of the way, and barely missing the arrow. Kisa ran over to them, she saw something fall out of Kagome's pocket.

Miyoko eyed what had fallen out. "Oh…you've been hiding all these beautiful shards have you?" She made a move toward them.

Kisa ran her fastest, and skidded grabbing the shards. She stopped herself looking back up at Miyoko. The water demon furrowed her eyebrows in anger, and clenched her fists. InuYasha looked down at Kagome, she was unconscious. He looked up at Miyoko and Kisa. –Stupid girl! - He thought.

Miyoko shot toward Kisa grabbing her by the throat. "How dare you take my shards!" she hissed, "Give them back, and I won't have to beak your neck."

Kisa choked trying to push Miyoko away, her throat burned, and she couldn't breathe. She was slowly being lifted off the ground, she was slowly dying…"H-help…" she choked.

Miyoko laughed. "Foolish girl, no one can help you!"

InuYasha cracked his knuckles. "Let her go…she has nothing to do with this. It's me you want to finish off."

Miyoko dropped Kisa. "Oh…still alive are we half-breed. I figured you were shot by the arrow."

InuYasha shook his head. He lunged toward Miyoko scratching her with his claws on her side. Miyoko moved away holding her wound. She clenched her teeth, pulling out a dagger. She threw it toward InuYasha, and charged at him, her fangs out. He was distracted for a minute, and was bit by Miyoko's fangs in his neck, blood spewing out. He groaned in pain, and fell to his knees.

Miyoko stepped away. "Foolish boy…" she scoffed.

Kisa rubbed her neck, clenching the dirt in her fists. She stood up slowly, and grabbed the spear running over to the water demon. She held it high, and stabbed Miyoko in the back. The kappa merely flinched, and pushed Kisa away.

"Damn you…you are nothing but a pest." She shouted. The spear had no affect on her. She yanked it out, and threw it towards Kisa, it landing by her feet. –Hmmm… she has the shards, I'll merely have Naraku finish her off…that way he'll have the jewels in his possession either way. - She laughed to herself.

Kisa grabbed the spear and held it tight to her chest. She gripped the jewels in her other hand, they glowed violently, and rumbled slightly, however Kisa did not notice.

Miyoko raised her hands again in the air. A large serpent shot forth, and slid over to Kisa, wrapping itself tightly around Kisa. It hissed, and squeezed her body tighter, so she could hardly move. Miyoko smiled. "Good-bye…our visit was short but sweet."

With that Kisa and InuYasha heard a popping noise. Kisa and the serpent were gone. InuYasha stood there staring blankly, at where she was, just a few seconds ago.

"Where is she?" he yelled. –STUPID GIRL! She should have just left the jewels! Kagome's gonna kill me when she wakes up! - He thought; sweat drops over his face.

"She's merely gone to see Naraku. Don't worry, you won't have to be bothered about her for long, once Naraku takes the jewels, I'm sure one of my sister's will take good care of her." Miyoko smiled maliciously, and laughed.

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Kisa was bound too tight by the serpent. She could only feel the jewels and the spear in her hands. She began to see a large castle come into view, but the air around it was so stifling, it made Kisa's eyes water. –Is….is this Naraku's castle? – She thought trying to see through her blurry vision….