Epilogue
After ending Naraku's tyranny, Kagura stands by two graves one fair-weathered morning. She has gone back to her former lifestyle, and has given up the pretense of being a ninja. She was visiting the graves of her two dear friends, whom she met during her journey, and whom she lost due to an assault on their village. They were buried in a flower filed called the Field of Ignorance, a place where Kagura thinks that their souls would find peace. She has fondly offered flowers on each of the graves and stayed there to pay her respects.
"Yosaku…Chiba. Thank you for all your help." Kagura says to her friends. "And thank you for treating me like I belonged." Rin suddenly came running to her.
"Hello, Kagura-san!" She greeted. Kagura greeted back. "Let's go back to camp!" The woman follows the girl back to camp. They went back to their campsite, where the Kagura's new family was. Her new family consists of Rin, Jaken, Ah-un…and of course, Sesshoumaru. The family was a motley bunch, but she loved it very much. She didn't need too much adjustment. Kagura then went looking for the Sesshoumaru, and found him in a clearing filled with beautiful irises, her favorite bloom.
"Hey." She said to him. "This place sure is beautiful." The man looks back at her, with loving eyes and gives her one bloom.
"I'm glad you like it." Sesshoumaru says to her.
"…Sesshoumaru, I am so glad the nightmare is over." Kagura said. Sesshoumaru caresses her face gently.
"Yes. I'm glad, too." He said. "…I am very happy you are alive." He embraced her and felt her heart beating. Sesshoumaru was happy that Tensaiga worked on Kagura and her heart. Kagura smiled at him and brushed her lips against his. Sesshoumaru smiled at her.
"Hey, Sesshoumaru. I need to be on my own for a while." With that, she exited the clearing and went to the river where she went to every night. The water was still glistening even in the day. She could see her own reflection on the river's mirror-like surface. Then she remembered…the spider mark on her back! She carefully slips her kimono off her shoulders. She was nervous…what if it's still there? She looked at the reflection in the river. Kagura's face lit up with happiness.
"I…I…I am free!" She exclaims, seeing that the hideous mark on her back was no more. She pulled her kimono back up her shoulders again and stared at the bright morning sky.
She has done what she must, and has achieved what she wanted…
She has rid the land and her life of Naraku's evil…
She finally received her freedom…
She now has a new family…
And more importantly…
She is together again, with the man she loves.
And she attained all of these because she rose up, like a phoenix, out of the ashes of her defeat.
THE END