A/N: This fanfiction is based directly from RP sessions between me, and the talented man who took up the role of Naraku. :P Thus, we did not create the characters, only the situations, so don't bother trying to sue. o.o I give half of all credit to my lovely partner, and more if he'd let me. XD Couldn't have done this without you! Especially this, since you write ninty-percent of it. v.v -Sigh.- Anyhow. Hope you enjoy this as much as I have. ;D
"And now, you fools, you shall see the power of the complete Shikon Jewel!"
Naraku took Kohaku by the throat then, and plucked the final shard of the Jewel of Four Souls from his neck. His body fell limp in Naraku's hand, and he casually tossed the child's body to the feet of his sister. She sank to her knees and pulled Kohaku close to her, rocking as she cried over his body. Naraku then added the final piece to what he had accumulated and showed them the completed Jewel. It glowed with an eerie light, and then was gone as it was absorbed into Naraku. Inuyasha remained unconscience on the floor, the Tetsusaiga lying beside him in its broken state. Kagome and Shippou were also out, from exhaustion and blood loss, most likely. Even Sango had become a wreck, cradling her brother and crying uncontrollably. Miroku knew what needed to be done... and he was prepared to do it.
Miroku took his stance, saying a silent prayer for the others and a final farewell to Sango in his heart... and he opened his Wind Tunnel.
That had been two months ago. Thanks to Kagome's purifying powers and medicines, Miroku had finally broken the fever caused by the saimyosho the had absorbed into himself, and gratefully it appeared as though absorbing the Jewel itself had either no lasting effect or none compared to the poison. What had been Naraku was gone; yet the wind tunnel in his hand had remained. Of all of his incarnations that they had met, only Kanna and Byakuya have yet to be defeated. As they were a part of Naraku, it had been accepted that as long as they remained alive, the wind tunnel would continue to curse the young priest. Even Kohaku had pulled through; while the Jewel fragment had originally been used to reanimate his nearly lifeless body, it had also given him the time he needed to regain what had been lost. His life had become his own once more. Meanwhile, Kagome has continued her trips into the past while being enrolled into home schooling back in her time. All and all, the last couple of months have been spent recooperating from the defeat of Naraku, and planning for what should be done by his incarnations.
Koga has opted to continue his search for Naraku's final incarnations, though without his Jewel shards he's forced to rely on his natural speed and strength now, while Hakkaku and Ginta were sent back to lead the tribe in his place until his return. Ayame has been rumored to be seeking Koga again after hearing that his hunt for Naraku should have been at an end. Kikyou and her two shikigami are also rumored to be on the hunt for the incarnations, though as many rumors have put them at this or that village taking care of its occupants. Sesshoumaru and his band have returned to their nomadic ways, content for the time being with the states of affairs. Byakuya has taken on the acceptance of freedom well, though no one knows what has become of him.
And Kanna... there are no rumors of her location. None have seen her, or at least none who remain alive. The only thing living, human or demon, who has seen Kanna in these last two months is the half-demon whose body she's been putting back together one demon at a time...
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Fast foreward.
It's two months later, and Naraku is back in action. Thanks in part to Kanna, who had used the power of her mirror to age herself and become stronger, the hanyou is very much alive and plotting revenge. However, suspicion is running high between the deadly duo...how has Kanna acquired so much power? How come he has never seen her use her mirror? In fact...is 'Kanna' even Kanna?
It is this suspicion that begins our story, deep in the heart of an hidden cavern where Kanna has hid them both in the time since the Inu-Tachi's assault. Her powers now tenfold of what they had been, Kanna only has one last feat of magic to use before Naraku's body would be completed and restored. However, only time will tell if her servitude will be her downfall...