Hey everyone! Here's Part 2 like I promised. I hope that you all enjoy it! .
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Kagome shot and killed another demon.
She frowned.
"I wonder why Kikyo isn't here with all the demonic aura here. Could she be relying on me to protect the jewel right now? Or has Kikyo's powers decreased that much?" she pondered as she remembered one of her conversations with the Kikyo of her time.
The smell of smoke intruded her nostrils.
She looked up to see fire burning away at some trees and ran towards it.
Kagome couldn't quite get up to the fire, but the smoke lead her to the bottom of a cliff where there was the burnt body of a man. The miko covered her nose from the stench as she neared him and covered her eyes from the sight. The person was so badly burned and was barely recognisable. Was this person even alive? She walked to the body, uncovered her eyes and they widened in shock.
It was Onigumo!
Kagome staggered back and fell over.
Onigumo.
The very person who would turn into Naraku, who killed so many people.
Kagome stood up and walked over to the burnt body and stared down at him hatred evident in her blue eyes.
Naraku, the person responsible for the many hardships that her friends had to face. The person who would try to kill her so many times because according to him she was too meddlesome in his affairs because of her spiritual powers. The person who would control, manipulate, and destroy so many lives because he was so selfish in achieivng his own goals.
Kagome placed an arrow in her bow and aimed it at Onigumo.
"I can stop it all from happening right now. I can save so many lives. It all ends now. Even if he isn't Naraku right now, I can't change the fact that he will turn into that monster." she thought as she pulled the bow harder and was about to release the arrow when she was unexpectedly surrounded by starlike lights.
She loosened the bow when she saw the Vision of Time appear in front of her.
"What's going on?" Kagome demanded, "It hasn't been a week yet! Not even 24 hours!"
The being's eyes narrowed.
"You're right about that, but you were going to change history dramatically and I couldn't allow you do that." he replied calmly.
"That's right, I was going to kill the vial man that was going to turn into Naraku." she shot back.
The eyes of the Vision of Time closed and took a breath before opening them again.
"Kagome you must understand that despite all the lives that Naraku has destroyed, he plays a crucial part in history." he tried to explain.
"A crucial part in history? Like cursing Miroku's family with the wind tunnel? Like killing all of Sango's village? Like pinning Inuyasha and Kikyo against each other? How about all the other lives that Naraku destroyed and manipulated?" she shouted.
The being in front of her seemed to loose his patience.
"Don't you realise that you would never have ever met Inuyasha if not for Naraku?" he yelled, loosing his patience.
Kagome froze speechless.
"Think about it. If not for Naraku, Kikyo and Inuyasha would have succeeded in turning Inuyasha human and the Shikon Jewel would have disappeared.They would have died naturally. Miroku's family would have been cursed anyway because it was their destiny to be so. Sango's village would have been destroyed anyway, again because of destiny. You also forget the laws of balance: where there is good, there is always evil. If there was no Naraku then the spider demon would have founded someone else with a dirty soul to letch off of. At least with Naraku when you go back to your time, you will know what you are up against."
Kagome nodded, but something was still bothering her.
"Even if Inuyasha turns human, the odds of him being alive in 50 years," she started but the Vision of Time interrupted her.
"You wouldn't have met Inuyasha for the simple reason that you would never have been set back in the past in the first place. The threads of fate would have changed and since Inuyasha in his demon form would have been able to protect you, it would have been suicide for you to be brought to the feudal era." he explained simply.
Kagome fell to the ground as she absorbed the information.
"There is no alternative then?" she asked weakly.
He shook his head.
"I'm sorry Kagome."
"So then, are you telling me that I can't do anything to stop what's going to happen?"
The being again shook his head.
Kagome looked down.
"Well at least Inuyasha and Kikyo won't be killing each other this week." she said as she tried to light in her current predicament.
The Vision of Time was silent.
Kagome looked up to the being with wide eyes after several moments.
"Right?" she squeaked in panic.
"You must make sure it happens." he simply said.
"No! No! I refuse! You can't make me! You cannot ask that of me!" she yelled.
"How do you think that Naraku knew or even suspected that Inuyasha and Kikyo were together and of their plans? What do you think really drove him to become Naraku?"
"You still cannot ask me to willingly..." she started but was once again cut off.
"You have to Kagome. To ensure that history stays on course."
A part of the light in Kagome's eyes vanished as she nodded and she was returned to the scene where Onigumo was at her feet.
She looked down at him with contempt and saw that his eyes had opened and she ran away.
"Kikyo should find him tomorrow. The Vision of Time didn't say anything about bringing him to the cave." she thought.
Kagome spent another hour releasing her anger and rage caused by the thought of the task before her on the demons that appeared before her. None of them stood a chance.
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The next day, Kikyo woke up her pupil at dawn and they began Kagome's teachings.
Kagome, having stayed up later then she should have was groggy.
"Shizuka! How late did you stay up last night?" Kikyo demanded.
"There were a lot of demons outside last night. With all the demonic auras, I couldn't sleep so I went and killed all I could." she replied choosing her words carefully.
Kikyo frowned.
"There were no demons last night, or else I would have sensed them." Kikyo stated.
Kagome simply stared at Kikyo.
"You mean, you really didn't sense any demonic auras in the area?" she asked incredulously.
There was a silence for several moments.
"Well let's continue shall we? As I was saying earlier, you have to learn how to release your spititual powers without arrows..."Kikyo went on.
Kagome put her disturbing thought at the back of her mind for now. It was time to learn.
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It was sunset, and she was exhausted. She was really exercised her powers today.
"No staying up late for me tonight." she thought to herself as she closed her eyes to sleep.
A couple of hours later she awoke to someone russling in the hut.
Kikyo was looking around frantically for some medicine.
"Kikyo, what's going on? Did something happen?" Kagome asked concerned.
"I found a man terribly burned just outside the village. Since I can't move him much, I had to put him in a cave not far from here. I'm just searching for medicine and bandages to take care of him." Kikyo
answered not stopping in her searching.
"Is there anything that I can do to help?" Kagome asked despite herself.
"No, no, I can handle this. You go back to sleep." she replied while rushing out of the hut with all of the medical supplies she needed.
Kagome layed back down, completely awake.
So it had begun, she couldn't sleep now just thinking about it.
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As the sun rose over the village, a fifteen year old miko could be seen practicing her powers and killing any demons which confronted her. She paused for a moment taking in the sight before her. The
green grass below her slightly wet due to the light rain of the night before. The sight of the rising sun was so beautiful and it calmed her raging soul. She wanted to run so bad, run away from everything just to
be alone. But the words of the Vision of Time rang continuously in her ears.
Kagome sighed and looked away from the sight.
She had no choice but to stay, there was too much at stake. She wouldn't sacrifice potencially more lives because she was a coward. She would do it because she had to, not because she wanted to.
She whirled around to a ruttle in the trees, and she relaxed.
"Inuyasha, I know that you're here. Come watch the sunrise with me." Kagome invited.
Inuyasha jumped out of the trees into the clearing next to Kagome.
"How did you know that I was there?" he asked.
Kagome chuckled.
"I told you that I was here under Kikyo's teachings. Therefore I'm a priestess. I'm sure that you can figure out the rest."
Inuyasha frowned but nodded.
"Why are you really here?" he asked suspiciously.
Kagome turned to him questioningly, frows creased.
"What makes you think that I'm up to something?" she asked.
"Well you just show up here unexpectantly, Kikyo said that it was in a well unconscious. What do you expect us to think?" he shot back.
Kagome blinked.
"We?"
Inuyasha hmphed.
"Ok well just me, but still. It's suspicious."
Kagome smiled.
"You don't have to worry Inuyasha." she said as she tried to put his fears to rest.
Inuyasha growled.
"That's another thing, how do you know my name?" he demanded.
Kagome blinked and tried to think fast.
"Well, I was doing research on your father and it mentioned that he had two sons: Sesshomanru and Inuyasha and it had a picture of you and I recognized you." Kagome blurted out.
Inuyasha was silent for a few moments.
"You mean some people actually know me?" he asked completely shocked.
Kagome nodded.
"Well alright then, I'll let this go for now. You should watch yourself around here though, a lot of demons come to get the jewel." he warned.
Kagome smiled and nodded. Inuyasha simply looked at her for a few moments before taking off. The young miko turned back to watch the sunrise over the new day with a grin lighting up her face.
TBC
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