Revamped Chapter! Kagome leaves Sesshoumaru's palace, a peek at Inuyasha's camp, and the Revolt of Onigumo!!
As always, Inuyasha and co belong to Takahashi Rumiko ::bows:: et al)
In the Domain of the Lord of the Western Lands, Sesshoumaru:
Kagome sighed as she adjusted her bag and squared her shoulders. Oh, it hurt! He didn't care!! A tear fell down Kagome's cheek as she wiped it away.
I'll go home, I'll leave what I have of Shikon no Tama here in the Feudal Era, and I'll never come back!! Grandpa can seal the well again. I'll be a normal college student with a normal life. No more demons. No more undead mikos, no more Inuyasha, my friends...Rin, Shippo. Another tear fell down her cheek. No more - S-Sesshoumaru..
With that last thought, Kagome squared her shoulders, adjusted her bag, her quiver of arrows, and started to walk.
Night - Inuyasha's Camp:
"I miss Kagome." Shippo said for the thousandth time. It was getting on Inuyasha's nerves.
"Shut up already!!" Inuyasha planted a good knock on Shippo's head.
"Ooowwwwwwww!!" Shippo howled. "Sango! Inuyasha keeps hitting me!!"
"I'm not, you wall rug!!" Inuyasha smirked.
"Waaaaaaaiiiiii!! Sango! Mirouku!!" Shippo wailed.
"Stop it, Inuyasha. Just because you're upset about Kagome and Sessh -." Sango replied.
"I am NOT. We need Kagome to find the shards, that's all." Inuyasha scowled.
"Hey, dog turd! Where's my woman, Kagome?"
Inuyasha gritted his teeth.
Kouga. Inuyasha didn't have to see him, he smelled him!
The hanyou turned to face Kouga, who had now leaped from the tree branch he had been perched on.
"That's MY tree branch, Baka!!" Inuyasha charged at Kouga, an image of his half-brother, Sesshoumaru carrying Kagome off. He had failed her - just like he had Kikyo.
Inuyasha and Kouga exchanged insults as well as blows upon each other. Sango, Miroku and Shippo sat down out of the way of the fighting, near the fire.
"Sango, this will take awhile…" Miroku leaned close to Sango, looping an arm around her back, his fingers brushing the side of her breast. "Perhaps we should occupy ourselves elsewhere."
WHAP!!
Miroku - not for the first time - was seeing several tiny Sangos dancing in his vision as he sprawled on the ground.
Shippo yawned and went to sleep.
Night- Naraku's Palace
Naraku idlly lounged on his pillows, twirling a necklace. The necklace's jewel was the Shikon no Tama - incomplete but oh so close to completion!
Yet the last few shards eluded him. A mere hanyou and a bunch of humans stood in his way, especially the girl, Kagome. She, the incarnate of Kikyou was stronger that she or Kikyou knew. Perhaps it was time to expurge Onigumo from himself. It was a distasteful business, even thinking of touchingKikyou intimately, but it was worth it for Naraku to be rid of his 'heart'.
Perhaps then he could focus on his goal of the Tama and destroying Inuyasha's pitiful band in the process
"Kagura,be useful for once." Naraku saw her eyes narrow. He was quite delighted.
"Summon Kikyo." Naraku said shortly.
"Hai, Lord Naraku." Kagura's eyes were half-closed, but Naraku could feel the hate coming from her that was most delightful indeed. He slipped his half of the Shikon jewel around hes neck beneath his silk robes.
Naraku trusted no one.
"Ah, Lady Kikyou! You've arrived." Naraku gave the undead miko an exaggerated bow of mock respect.
"You are so observant, Naraku." Kikyo said with a sour expression. "What do you want of me, Naraku?" She said peevishly.
"We are in a foul mood this eve, aren't we,miko? Not enough souls to steal? I could remedy that...kill a couple of thousand humans or so." Naraku grinned at the fuming Kikyou.
"If you want something, Naraku, you're going about it the wrong way."
Naraku felt his heart leap within him as he envisioned her in his bed, naked, inviting him to engage her in every debauchery he could think of. Every one under his power. No longer the thief-slave, but the master of all.
Thus were Onigumo's dreams of power.
Damned Onigumo.
"Kikyo..." Naraku said lowly.
"No, Naraku." The undead miko knew that look. She had seen it before in men's eyes.
'Tis I, Onigumo..." Naraku's voice was hoarse, as if he had swallowed smoke from a fire. "My dearest mericiful miko. Deliver me from this torment I have suffered!"
"Suffered? You destroyed mine and Inuyasha's love! I hate him now just as I loved him once! You ruined everything!" Kikyo cursed herself inwardly for not reaching for her weapons before, but she had been distracted by the small fire she had seen in the distance. Was it Inuyasha?
It was then that Onigumo/Naraku's hands roughly grasped Kikyou's hands and jerked them up high above her head, kissing her savagely.
Unexpectly, Onigumo/Naraku pulled himself away from Kikyo, ripping her blouse, exposing her alabaster skin. It was a lie he saw.
"LIES, ALL LIES!!" Onigumo shrieked."DIRT OF THE DEAD!! I WAS PROMISED!! DEAD BITCH!!!" He backhanded Kikyo to the floor.
"You disgust me." Onigumo spat. "Dirt of the dead, clay of the ground, dead bones,a soul-piece of the Incarnate, not yours!! I was promised!"
Kikyo was wide-eyed. Fear overcame her anger and she ordered her soul-stealers to take her away, but they were gone!!
"Iye!! Dead miko! You'll not get away from Onigumo's wrath!!!!" He laughed insanely. "Naruku! Oh he is trying to come back, take control. Bad Naraku!Ku,ku,ku!!!"
"NOW!!" Onigumo screamed to the demons within him.
Onigumo's revolt had begun...