A/N: This chapter has some violent descriptions!
Reviewer Answers: I hope this clears things up
Shabopo: The reason Naraku was able to absorb her is because he changed her purity. He had trouble releasing her, because her purity did reject him.Remember he has all the jewel and has become stronger. You'll find reasons why here purity has changed through flashbacks and scenes.
Agent-doo:Sesshoumaru made true on his deal with Kagome and you'll find out why Sango and Miroku were being trained with Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru has always had reasons, and you'll find out throughout the story.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Memories or Voices
Stressed Words
Three Months after the Battle
Kanna walked a calm even pace as we walked down a dirt path to the castle entrance. Kagome could see the glow of Naraku's barrio, and wondered if she would be repelled by it. It was a relief that she wasn't repelled and a shock that made her feel disgusted. Miasma parted as they walked up the steps to the door. The door opened and Kagome saw Kagura standing out of her way. They walked passed Kagura and down a long hallway.
"Are we almost there?" Kagome asked Kanna.
"The room at the end," Kanna softly said as she kept her even pace.
'She still doesn't talk much,' Kagome thought as she walked into the last room.
Kanna walked and sat by throne chair as Kagome stood on the wooden floor. The chill from the floorboards made he shudder. She looked to the left and watched as Naraku stepped from the shadows. He sat on his chair and Kagome glared at him for all she was worth. She knew she couldn't put up a decent fight; it would be a suicidal attempt. Her eyes dulled before she made a decision.
"I'm glad to see you're not crazed like last time," Naraku calmly said.
'What does he mean 'crazed',' Kagome thought as it caught her interest.
"This has been my fifth attempt at making you an incarnation," Naraku told her.
"What do you want?" Kagome growled. Naraku smirked.
"I can feel your hate, your confusion, and taste your fear like a sweet caress of the wind. You are apart of me, you are now mine," Naraku mocked knowing that she hadn't felt her youkai blood rise.
"I will kill you," Kagome calmly stated as she glared at him with half lidded eyes.
Naraku smirked and then laughed until he smacked her. She fell backwards and remained on her butt looking away from Naraku. Kanna's eyes widened as she watched the scene. Kagome turned her head to face Naraku and let the youkai blood surface. Her Miko ki turned a red color before the energy gathered at her hands. She charged at Naraku and jumped at him. Her hands locked around his throat as she began to choke him. He easily knocked her away.
Kagura watched from behind the Shoji screen as Kagome attacked. Naraku finally had two demons restrain her as he watched her face sneer. Naraku reached out to caress her face and quickly pulled his hand back as Kagome went to bite him. He could see the change that she hadn't even noticed yet. He smiled as he watched her struggle against his two demons. Her Miko ki was being locked away by the demon that was inside her. She growled when she noticed he was mocking her.
"Once I kill these pathetic youkai I'll come for you," Kagome promised.
"The youkai in you is already emerging. You are my incarnation and you will obey me," Naraku smiled as he told her this.
"I am not obeying you," Kagome said through gritted teeth. Naraku laughed than held out a closed fist to Kagome. He then opened his fist to reveal a beating heart.
"I hold your heart and since you're my first successful incarnation of yourself, I don't want to have to kill you so quickly," Naraku explained.
"Ha, you need me you bastard," Kagome laughed.
"I am willing to kill you if you over step your bounds," Naraku warned.
"The feeling's mutual," Kagome laughed before she was dragged off to the torture chamber.
"Kagura," Naraku summoned. "Guard her and make sure she doesn't try anything stupid."
"Fine, I'll do it because I'm bored," Kagura said before she left.
Kagura followed Kagome's quieting voice down the hallways. She could still hear Kagome's vanishing threats down the hallways. The youkai finally took her underground and entered one of the fist chambers. The connected Kagome's shackles to the corners of the room leaving her chained and standing in the middle of the room. Kagura listened to the two-rat youkai talk as they undressed the girl. Their voices would have been human, except they hissed when they talked.
"I say we skin her," the first rat hissed.
"How about we cut here up first?" The second rat youkai hissed.
"Whips first," the first rat hissed with glee.
"You know Naraku doesn't want her completely damaged," Kagura said as she interrupted the two rats.
"We know what to dos," the first rat hissed.
"I find that surprising," Kagura jadedly said as she left.
"I will kill…"
"SHUT UP!" The second rat hissed as he backhanded Kagome.
Kagome's head fell to her naked chest, as she remained standing. She licked the corner of her mouth making sure to get the trickling blood. She watched as the first rat youkai picked up a whip that was braided with other leather. She stood up letting her raven hair cover her breasts as it stopped short at her waist. The second rat youkai wrapped a barbwire around her neck.
"That'll make sure you keep your head up," the second laughed as he limped over to a metal shelf. Kagome listened as she heard clinks and clangs to her right. She could hear his limp foot dragging closer to her.
'I will not give them the satisfaction of begging,' Kagome firmly thought.
"Any requests?" The first rat asked.
"Go to hell," Kagome calmly said as she spat in the rat's face.
The first rat sneered at her before he brought the whip down with a quick snap. Kagome gritted her teeth tight as the burning sensation speeded through her body. The whip slashed her against her stomach making her head go up to the ceiling. She grunted and fell to her knees. The barbwire necklace sliced through her back and neck. She quickly held her head up and could feel the blood run down her back. She yelled when she felt the whip wrap around her left arm. Kagome screamed as she looked over at the damage.
Her vision was blurry when she looked over to her left arm. The wound was deep and skin was hanging on by threads. The blood dripped to the floor like a spring rain. Kagome tried to bring her injured arm towards her, but was whipped on the right side. She cringed when she felt the whip lick against her face. She screamed and fell to her knees as she tried to cringe again. The barbwire cut into her chest as she pressed her head down against her neck. She watched the wipe come down against her through her blurry and bloodied vision. She could hear the snap, but it seemed so far away. The room began to spin as she fell limp in her own blood.
"She wasn't much fun," the second rat said.
"She passed out like a weakling," the first responded.
"I didn't even get a go at her," the second hissed as he kicked her body.
The first growled and ripped the wire from her neck. It left deep bleeding marks across her neck. The two rats left Kagome in her own blood. They left the room unlocked since she was chained and currently unconscious. Kagura watched as the two rats left the dungeon area before she went into Kagome's cell. She scorned the blood on the dirt floor as she walked around each drop and puddle. She threw a couple of towels over a puddle before she kneeled.
'This is disgusting,' Kagura thought.
Kagura set her bowl of water next to her. She then took out the herb creams she made out of her sack she had made. Kagura normally didn't carry or make herb creams, but this girl was important. She called out to her from the moment she had woken. Kagura felt the area over the girl's heart and noticed she had no heart. Kagura began to cleanse the wounds as the water turned bloodied. She snipped off the skin that was hanging to any wounds.
Kagura heard a soft moan as she applied the cream to the wounds. Kagome looked over to see Kagura spreading a brownish cream. She remained still until she felt something wet pressed to her lips. Kagome opened her eyes to see Kagura holding a bowl of clean water to her lips. Kagome drank and took a deep breath once she was done.
"Why?" Kagome asked as she looked at Kagura.
"I don't know why I'm helping you," Kagura grumbled as she picked up her items.
"I knew you were good," Kagome softly said.
"I just want my freedom and you're the key," Kagura snapped.
"You want to make a deal?" Kagome suggested.
"What type of deal?" Kagura suspiciously asked.
"I'm not like one of Naraku's regular incarnations, I don't plan to serve him faithfully," Kagome truthfully said.
"You know you're not human?" Kagura asked.
"Yes, even though I don't know which kind of youkai I am. I will swear to free you if you help me when I call you," Kagome said.
"Fine, I swear my life on it," Kagura agreed.
'She isn't …all bad.'
"Thank you," Kagome whispered as she passed out.
Kagura turned around to say something, but her eyes widened when she saw Kagome's wounds were healed. She stared at her until a certain smell caught her nose by surprise. Naraku had managed to produce a wind youkai and nihility. One question nagged in Kagura's mind as she left and went back to her room. She stared outside her window and wondered about Kagome. She was Miko yet she now had youkai blood in her veins.
'What is Kagome now?'
'Is it possible she's good and evil? No, that would be too simple to explain her. She isn't anything I've seen or heard of.'
Kagura laughed as she thought about different answers to that question. She settled on her futon before she rolled over to face the shining moon.
"Naraku just created his downfall," Kagura laughed as she closed her eyes and relaxed.