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Last Chapter: "Let's go!" Kagome said in confidence. She took a deep breath and the first step into the cave.
Note: There was a change in the previous chapter. See the AN to read the change in Ch:14
Ch 15: The Gouka Crystal
In the furthest deepest chamber of the underground cavern, Kikyo smirked, as she felt Kagome take her first step into the tunnel. The crystal in her hand let out neon blue sparks and began to glow a dark purple aura. Kikyo felt a rush of energy from the crystal as a way of saying it wants another soul.
Over the past months Kikyo gained more control over the Gouka -[Hell Fire]- crystal. She done a bit more reaserch on the crystal hoping it would help grant her exasses to the hidden power, and found out that the crystal had a very interesting history.
A thousand years ago when the youkais were gaining power over Japan, the crystal was formed a similar way like the Shikon No Tama. A dragon miko collected youkis and human souls into her heart. As time pass she gained more and more power and when the power overwhelmed her body, her heart crystalized and became the Gouka crystal. Her body was barried in the temple she served in, and the temple just vanished.
Kikyo knew better, Dragon youkais pride themselves in their power and heritage, so she knew they had done something to the temple in which the body of the Ryuu -[dragon]- miko layed. The Gouka crystal was the reason why they were so powerful, but when the miko died the crystal's power was temperarilly lost. Their enemies took this opertunity to attack, but failed. Even without the Gouka Crystal the ryuu youkai were more powerful than any of them.
When the crystal finally regained power, the ryuu youkai made a deal with Sesshoumaru's and Inu-yasha's father. The dragons gave the Gouka Crystal to the inu youkai, (I don't know the name of inu-yasha's father so I'm just putting the inu-youkai) but they still drew power from the crystal. The inu youkai kept the crystal safe, and in return helped him gain the western lands.
Before the inu youkai died he gave it to one of his sons as an heirloom, while passing on the tale of how he came to possess it.
The shadows around Kikyo flickered, and slowly a swirling vortex of gray and black formed a yard from her. The vortex was appearantly sucking up the shadows and creating a being made entirely of them. The being bowed low at the sight of Kikyo. She found it very ironic that she was creating a shadow ninja, though they are similar to demons, they are the shadow itself and spies. No demon can sense them with their smell of hearing, Shadows don't have scents and are the very deffiniction of silent.
"Look over the tresspassers. Lure them away from this chamber as long as you can. Go now." Kikyo commanded the shadow ninja. It silently sliped away through the cracks in the cavern's walls.
_*_*_*Kagome's, Sesshoumaru's, & Ranma's view*_*_*_
They were mid deep in the first tunnel. The shadowed walls echoed Kagome's and Ranma's footsteps. Kagome looked over her shoulder to see the last rays of light coming from the entrance of the cave.
Kagome got a sinking feeling in her stomach, like there was going to be something horrible happening to one of them. She was sure that she was going to be the one. Ranma was too good in Martial Arts. Sesshoumaru's Toujikin and energy whip are really powerful. So they wouldn't be hurt to badly. But for Kagome her bow and arrows wouldn't be much help in this enclosed space, and she only knew the martial arts Ranma had taught her. But she was a demon now, that will help in one way or another.
She shook her head, surpressing the feeling. And on the cold hard ground of the tunnel Kagome saw some sort of sparkling rock.
"Pretty," she breathed. Kagome bent down and was about to pick it up when Ranma saw her.
"Kagome what are you doin'?" Ranma asked her.
"Isn't it pretty and shiney?" Kagome asked smiling. "I want it." So she picked it up and pocketed it.
'The youkai's taking control.' Sesshoumaru thought as he heard Kagome say the last two sentences.
Ryuu youkai behave like European dragons. As in liking riches and having a hidden treasure in their lairs. From what Sesshoumaru had heard of the dragon clan, from his father is that they have more treasure than all the demons ever had.
They continued their progress through the tunnel. Kagome was looking at her shiney object ooing and ahing. She didn't understand why but looking at the glittering object made her happy.
Ranma was looking at Kagome strangely as she went on and on about it's shineyness. He shrugged it off, thinking nothing of it. Turning his attention to the tunnel ahead abrubtly he felt a dark aura around them.
The group stopped suddenly keeping their gaze on the floor. Everyone felt the pressence, including Kagome.
'Must be the youkai half......' Kagome thought while searching around for the person or thing emmiting the aura. Sesshoumaru thought the same.
Suddenly razor sharp needles flew down from the ceiling. The trio jumped out of hte way landing gracefully on the ground.
Kagome twisted around doing a round house kick hitting something in the shadow. It grabbed her ankle and flipped her. Before Kagome hit the ground face first she thrusted her arms forward, pushed herself, and did a front flip. She turned around and was about to punch the spot where the shadow creature grabbed her, when Ranma got there before she did.
He punched the wall, but only cracked it. The shadow creature moved, it's next target Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru knew that Toujikin and his whip where no good in this tight space. So his right arm began dripping his poison. He immediatly located the creature, and before it could attack Sesshoumaru thrusted his hand and grabbed the fist that was about it punch his chest. Breifly in a mili- second Sesshoumaru felt like he was holding somthing, but his hand passed through it.
Another shower of razor needles rained from the ceiling, the three jumped to the side again avoiding them. The creature reached out and tried to grab Ranma from behind, but Ranma blocked and tried to punch the creature again. But at that second another round of needles fired itself directily at Ranma. He pushed himself to the right and one of the needles made a small, shallow cut on his right arm.
Kagome pulled out one of her arrows and fitted it into her bow. She aimed at the place that was still firing the needles and shot her arrow. The arrow was surrounded by a pink light as it was half way reached it's target. When it finally reached it's mark the arrow seemed like it was lighting something on fire. The shadow creature seemed to be smoking.
'Guess it sets that thing on fire then totally wiping them out.' Kagome thought fitting another arrow into her bow. From below Kagome felt like something was gathering their aura, and her instincts kicked it right that moment, and she jump flipped backwards. Needles flew up from where she was just standing. Just as needles appeard to her right, Kagome pushed herself back wards and did back flips spacing herself from the needles.
Sesshoumaru thrusted his poisoned claws to the place that was still firing the needles. Instead of trying to grab the creature he just laid his palm to the cool surface of the wall and let out his poison. The creature hissed as smoke appeared. Slowly Sesshoumaru pulled out the creature.
'I knew it! A shadow ninja!' Sesshoumaru disgustidly. Sesshoumaru poured out more poison and finally killed the shadow ninja.
Ranma was dissapointed that he couldn't finish the fight, but what's done is done as they say. (Sorry guys! Ranma was suppose to finish the fight but I don't know any of his attacks besides the Chestnut fist. Until I get a list of his attacks Ranma will be doin basic Martail Arts) The group started to walk further down into the cave.
_*_*_* In Kikyo's chamber *_*_*_
Kikyo smirked as she felt the shadow ninja's aura vanish. The Gouka Crystal began to spark more violently, it seemed to sence that they were getting closer. This just amussed Kikyo more.
Now was the time to show the trio some of the crystal's power. Kikyo cupped the crystal between her palms. She concentrated her purification powers into the crystal and moved her hands slowly apart until the crystal was in the air without her support.
When the crystal was fully in the air it let out a dim lavender light that slowly got brighter by the second, covering the entire room. Below the crystal a demon formed.
It was a male humaniod demon, with emotionless gray eyes and long pastel blue hair tied in a ponytail on the base of his neck. He was dressed in a fighters kimono consisting of a red top and white pants. (It's the same as Kenshin's kimono from Rurouni Kenshin aka Samurai X) On his belt he had a sheathed katana.
"Find the intrudores and keep them busy for as long as you can." Kikyo commanded. The demon nodded his understandment and exited the chamber.
_*_*_*Kagome's, Sesshoumaru's, & Ranma's view*_*_*_
They reached a fork in their path. And Sesshoumaru lead them to the left. Ranma was on full gaurd, and Kagome looked around curiously.
After another hour of walking they came to the end of the path they took, ended in a steep downwards climb. The chamber at the bottom admitted a orangey yellow glow from the torch lights. The glow reached to the top of the climb. And Kagome's spine stiffen as she felt something unusual in the chamber.
"Hold on!" Kagome hissed as Ranma prepared to jump down the climb.
"What for?" He said in looking at Kagome strangely.
"There's someone down there. Don't you feel it? And he's really powerful?" Kagome eyes darted to the chamber, and began focusing her senses to detect whatever that was down there.
"I don't feel any aura," Ranma said. "But it can be hiding it's presence." Ranma braced himself for another battle with a wacked out youkai.
Sesshoumaru stayed silent, glaring at the light. He didn't feel anything or person down there, but something in the air made him feel uneasy.
With out warning Kagome jumped down the climb.
"Kagome!" Ranma shouted, his voice echoing throughout the tunnel. And he immeadiately jumped in after her. Somehow the entrance was blocked, his feet touched some sort of invisible barrier and was repelled off. "Shimmatta! -[Damn It]-" Ranma cursed and began to pound the barrier with his fists.
He gave up in a short while and strained his hairing to see what was Kagome doing. Sesshoumaru was doing the same, but his hearing skills were sharper than Ranma's.
_*_*_*Kagome's veiw*_*_*_
Kagome landed in a cat like possition, her eyes darting around for any sign of anything. She heard Ranma curse and banging on to something, but she didn't look up.
'Good I'm alone. I don't want to drag them into me fight.' Kagome said getting up and shifting to a fighting stance.
When Ranma was talking something spoke in her mind. Talking in a language she didn't understand, but something stirred inside of her. The youkai part of her responded to voice and jumped down the climb. While her human side was screaming 'What the hell are you doing! Wait for Sesshoumaru and Ranma!' But it seemed her youkai self took over.
Now Kagome was standing infront of youkai with grey eyes and pastel blue hair.
He walked up to her and put his right hand on her forehead and closed his eyes. Kagome did the same. She had no idea why she was putting her hand on his forehead but he didn't seem to mind.
Images surouned her like she was in a tunnel made with them. A sensation of falling wrapped around her as the images started to move. Kagome felt like her body was plunged into water as something warm held her. Her eyes focused and she knew she was in his mind or something like that.
Her wierd dream from a while ago appeared and faded just as fast. A new memory took it's place.
Kagome was just beginning to see the memory when the demon broke the connection. Kagome was a bit shocked and finally got back to her senses. Just when Kagome snaped out of it the demon embraced Kagome gently, and began stroking her hair.
Before Kagome could say anything the demon breathed out the name "Tenchi"
End of Ch: 15
*** That took me a long time..... I'm swapmed with homework at the moment =( The Teachers r Pure EVIL!!!!!! So don't expect anything from me in a while. And sorry if I rushed some of the parts. As I've said before the chapter I made changes in Ch: 14
_*_*_*Next Day, Dawn*_*_*_
The trio had woken up early to search the cave. Kagome and Ranma stayed in the clearing and packed things up. While Sesshoumaru went before them to take care of any obstacle that was in their way.
Finally, they finished packing and was just about to leave when something happened to Kagome.
Kagome felt something in her stomach twisting making her very uncomfortable. A sudden fear seized her heart and mind. That's when she finally relized that she couldn't do it. After days of plotting revenge she knew she would never be able to carry out her plan.
"I.. I.. I can't do this Ranma!" Kagome shouted falling to her knees. She shook violently as she wrapped her arms around herself. But the trembling didn't stop.
She didn't know what had come over her. For the past months she had brooded on the fresh attempt Kikyo had made to take her soul. Months of pain, and heart ache. Days of revenge........ Now all she could think about is taking a life of a human. She had never killed a human before, but Kikyo isn't human anymore. She tried to think that way but failed miserably.
Kagome felt a deep disgution for herself. At the moment she hated herself, and began attacking her own mind with insult. (Finish)
Last Chapter: "Let's go!" Kagome said in confidence. She took a deep breath and the first step into the cave.
Note: There was a change in the previous chapter. See the AN to read the change in Ch:14
Ch 15: The Gouka Crystal
In the furthest deepest chamber of the underground cavern, Kikyo smirked, as she felt Kagome take her first step into the tunnel. The crystal in her hand let out neon blue sparks and began to glow a dark purple aura. Kikyo felt a rush of energy from the crystal as a way of saying it wants another soul.
Over the past months Kikyo gained more control over the Gouka -[Hell Fire]- crystal. She done a bit more reaserch on the crystal hoping it would help grant her exasses to the hidden power, and found out that the crystal had a very interesting history.
A thousand years ago when the youkais were gaining power over Japan, the crystal was formed a similar way like the Shikon No Tama. A dragon miko collected youkis and human souls into her heart. As time pass she gained more and more power and when the power overwhelmed her body, her heart crystalized and became the Gouka crystal. Her body was barried in the temple she served in, and the temple just vanished.
Kikyo knew better, Dragon youkais pride themselves in their power and heritage, so she knew they had done something to the temple in which the body of the Ryuu -[dragon]- miko layed. The Gouka crystal was the reason why they were so powerful, but when the miko died the crystal's power was temperarilly lost. Their enemies took this opertunity to attack, but failed. Even without the Gouka Crystal the ryuu youkai were more powerful than any of them.
When the crystal finally regained power, the ryuu youkai made a deal with Sesshoumaru's and Inu-yasha's father. The dragons gave the Gouka Crystal to the inu youkai, (I don't know the name of inu-yasha's father so I'm just putting the inu-youkai) but they still drew power from the crystal. The inu youkai kept the crystal safe, and in return helped him gain the western lands.
Before the inu youkai died he gave it to one of his sons as an heirloom, while passing on the tale of how he came to possess it.
The shadows around Kikyo flickered, and slowly a swirling vortex of gray and black formed a yard from her. The vortex was appearantly sucking up the shadows and creating a being made entirely of them. The being bowed low at the sight of Kikyo. She found it very ironic that she was creating a shadow ninja, though they are similar to demons, they are the shadow itself and spies. No demon can sense them with their smell of hearing, Shadows don't have scents and are the very deffiniction of silent.
"Look over the tresspassers. Lure them away from this chamber as long as you can. Go now." Kikyo commanded the shadow ninja. It silently sliped away through the cracks in the cavern's walls.
_*_*_*Kagome's, Sesshoumaru's, & Ranma's view*_*_*_
They were mid deep in the first tunnel. The shadowed walls echoed Kagome's and Ranma's footsteps. Kagome looked over her shoulder to see the last rays of light coming from the entrance of the cave.
Kagome got a sinking feeling in her stomach, like there was going to be something horrible happening to one of them. She was sure that she was going to be the one. Ranma was too good in Martial Arts. Sesshoumaru's Toujikin and energy whip are really powerful. So they wouldn't be hurt to badly. But for Kagome her bow and arrows wouldn't be much help in this enclosed space, and she only knew the martial arts Ranma had taught her. But she was a demon now, that will help in one way or another.
She shook her head, surpressing the feeling. And on the cold hard ground of the tunnel Kagome saw some sort of sparkling rock.
"Pretty," she breathed. Kagome bent down and was about to pick it up when Ranma saw her.
"Kagome what are you doin'?" Ranma asked her.
"Isn't it pretty and shiney?" Kagome asked smiling. "I want it." So she picked it up and pocketed it.
'The youkai's taking control.' Sesshoumaru thought as he heard Kagome say the last two sentences.
Ryuu youkai behave like European dragons. As in liking riches and having a hidden treasure in their lairs. From what Sesshoumaru had heard of the dragon clan, from his father is that they have more treasure than all the demons ever had.
They continued their progress through the tunnel. Kagome was looking at her shiney object ooing and ahing. She didn't understand why but looking at the glittering object made her happy.
Ranma was looking at Kagome strangely as she went on and on about it's shineyness. He shrugged it off, thinking nothing of it. Turning his attention to the tunnel ahead abrubtly he felt a dark aura around them.
The group stopped suddenly keeping their gaze on the floor. Everyone felt the pressence, including Kagome.
'Must be the youkai half......' Kagome thought while searching around for the person or thing emmiting the aura. Sesshoumaru thought the same.
Suddenly razor sharp needles flew down from the ceiling. The trio jumped out of hte way landing gracefully on the ground.
Kagome twisted around doing a round house kick hitting something in the shadow. It grabbed her ankle and flipped her. Before Kagome hit the ground face first she thrusted her arms forward, pushed herself, and did a front flip. She turned around and was about to punch the spot where the shadow creature grabbed her, when Ranma got there before she did.
He punched the wall, but only cracked it. The shadow creature moved, it's next target Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru knew that Toujikin and his whip where no good in this tight space. So his right arm began dripping his poison. He immediatly located the creature, and before it could attack Sesshoumaru thrusted his hand and grabbed the fist that was about it punch his chest. Breifly in a mili- second Sesshoumaru felt like he was holding somthing, but his hand passed through it.
Another shower of razor needles rained from the ceiling, the three jumped to the side again avoiding them. The creature reached out and tried to grab Ranma from behind, but Ranma blocked and tried to punch the creature again. But at that second another round of needles fired itself directily at Ranma. He pushed himself to the right and one of the needles made a small, shallow cut on his right arm.
Kagome pulled out one of her arrows and fitted it into her bow. She aimed at the place that was still firing the needles and shot her arrow. The arrow was surrounded by a pink light as it was half way reached it's target. When it finally reached it's mark the arrow seemed like it was lighting something on fire. The shadow creature seemed to be smoking.
'Guess it sets that thing on fire then totally wiping them out.' Kagome thought fitting another arrow into her bow. From below Kagome felt like something was gathering their aura, and her instincts kicked it right that moment, and she jump flipped backwards. Needles flew up from where she was just standing. Just as needles appeard to her right, Kagome pushed herself back wards and did back flips spacing herself from the needles.
Sesshoumaru thrusted his poisoned claws to the place that was still firing the needles. Instead of trying to grab the creature he just laid his palm to the cool surface of the wall and let out his poison. The creature hissed as smoke appeared. Slowly Sesshoumaru pulled out the creature.
'I knew it! A shadow ninja!' Sesshoumaru disgustidly. Sesshoumaru poured out more poison and finally killed the shadow ninja.
Ranma was dissapointed that he couldn't finish the fight, but what's done is done as they say. (Sorry guys! Ranma was suppose to finish the fight but I don't know any of his attacks besides the Chestnut fist. Until I get a list of his attacks Ranma will be doin basic Martail Arts) The group started to walk further down into the cave.
_*_*_* In Kikyo's chamber *_*_*_
Kikyo smirked as she felt the shadow ninja's aura vanish. The Gouka Crystal began to spark more violently, it seemed to sence that they were getting closer. This just amussed Kikyo more.
Now was the time to show the trio some of the crystal's power. Kikyo cupped the crystal between her palms. She concentrated her purification powers into the crystal and moved her hands slowly apart until the crystal was in the air without her support.
When the crystal was fully in the air it let out a dim lavender light that slowly got brighter by the second, covering the entire room. Below the crystal a demon formed.
It was a male humaniod demon, with emotionless gray eyes and long pastel blue hair tied in a ponytail on the base of his neck. He was dressed in a fighters kimono consisting of a red top and white pants. (It's the same as Kenshin's kimono from Rurouni Kenshin aka Samurai X) On his belt he had a sheathed katana.
"Find the intrudores and keep them busy for as long as you can." Kikyo commanded. The demon nodded his understandment and exited the chamber.
_*_*_*Kagome's, Sesshoumaru's, & Ranma's view*_*_*_
They reached a fork in their path. And Sesshoumaru lead them to the left. Ranma was on full gaurd, and Kagome looked around curiously.
After another hour of walking they came to the end of the path they took, ended in a steep downwards climb. The chamber at the bottom admitted a orangey yellow glow from the torch lights. The glow reached to the top of the climb. And Kagome's spine stiffen as she felt something unusual in the chamber.
"Hold on!" Kagome hissed as Ranma prepared to jump down the climb.
"What for?" He said in looking at Kagome strangely.
"There's someone down there. Don't you feel it? And he's really powerful?" Kagome eyes darted to the chamber, and began focusing her senses to detect whatever that was down there.
"I don't feel any aura," Ranma said. "But it can be hiding it's presence." Ranma braced himself for another battle with a wacked out youkai.
Sesshoumaru stayed silent, glaring at the light. He didn't feel anything or person down there, but something in the air made him feel uneasy.
With out warning Kagome jumped down the climb.
"Kagome!" Ranma shouted, his voice echoing throughout the tunnel. And he immeadiately jumped in after her. Somehow the entrance was blocked, his feet touched some sort of invisible barrier and was repelled off. "Shimmatta! -[Damn It]-" Ranma cursed and began to pound the barrier with his fists.
He gave up in a short while and strained his hairing to see what was Kagome doing. Sesshoumaru was doing the same, but his hearing skills were sharper than Ranma's.
_*_*_*Kagome's veiw*_*_*_
Kagome landed in a cat like possition, her eyes darting around for any sign of anything. She heard Ranma curse and banging on to something, but she didn't look up.
'Good I'm alone. I don't want to drag them into me fight.' Kagome said getting up and shifting to a fighting stance.
When Ranma was talking something spoke in her mind. Talking in a language she didn't understand, but something stirred inside of her. The youkai part of her responded to voice and jumped down the climb. While her human side was screaming 'What the hell are you doing! Wait for Sesshoumaru and Ranma!' But it seemed her youkai self took over.
Now Kagome was standing infront of youkai with grey eyes and pastel blue hair.
He walked up to her and put his right hand on her forehead and closed his eyes. Kagome did the same. She had no idea why she was putting her hand on his forehead but he didn't seem to mind.
Images surouned her like she was in a tunnel made with them. A sensation of falling wrapped around her as the images started to move. Kagome felt like her body was plunged into water as something warm held her. Her eyes focused and she knew she was in his mind or something like that.
Her wierd dream from a while ago appeared and faded just as fast. A new memory took it's place.
Kagome was just beginning to see the memory when the demon broke the connection. Kagome was a bit shocked and finally got back to her senses. Just when Kagome snaped out of it the demon embraced Kagome gently, and began stroking her hair.
Before Kagome could say anything the demon breathed out the name "Tenchi"
End of Ch: 15
*** That took me a long time..... I'm swapmed with homework at the moment =( The Teachers r Pure EVIL!!!!!! So don't expect anything from me in a while. And sorry if I rushed some of the parts. As I've said before the chapter I made changes in Ch: 14
_*_*_*Next Day, Dawn*_*_*_
The trio had woken up early to search the cave. Kagome and Ranma stayed in the clearing and packed things up. While Sesshoumaru went before them to take care of any obstacle that was in their way.
Finally, they finished packing and was just about to leave when something happened to Kagome.
Kagome felt something in her stomach twisting making her very uncomfortable. A sudden fear seized her heart and mind. That's when she finally relized that she couldn't do it. After days of plotting revenge she knew she would never be able to carry out her plan.
"I.. I.. I can't do this Ranma!" Kagome shouted falling to her knees. She shook violently as she wrapped her arms around herself. But the trembling didn't stop.
She didn't know what had come over her. For the past months she had brooded on the fresh attempt Kikyo had made to take her soul. Months of pain, and heart ache. Days of revenge........ Now all she could think about is taking a life of a human. She had never killed a human before, but Kikyo isn't human anymore. She tried to think that way but failed miserably.
Kagome felt a deep disgution for herself. At the moment she hated herself, and began attacking her own mind with insult. (Finish)
