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Kagura stood on her feather, eyes wide with shock. "It's not possible. No human or miko could take a Dance of the Blades to the heart and survive."

She stared at Kagome with a hint of fear in her eyes. "What are you?"

Kagome at her hands, as if this was all their fault. "I-I-I…"

Kagura shook her head. "No, don't tell me, I don't think I want to know." She called up a gust of wind and was gone.

Chapter 2- Revealations

Kagome still stood there, staring at her hands with a dumbstruck expression on her face.

Sango ran over and shook Kagome's shoulders.

"Kagome! You alright?"

Kagome looked up, a little dazed.

"Wh-what just happened?" She asked.

Sango's expression became worried. "I don't know. One minute you were between Inuyasha and the wind blades, the next minute the blades were gone and you were just standing there."

Miroku cut in. "There was a flash of pink light, and the blades seemed to be absorbed into your body." He paused, looking thoughtful. "Kagome, do you feel any different?"

Kagome shook her head. "I feel the same…but come to think of it…" She waved her arms around. "…I suddenly feel more energized…like I can do anything…"

Inuyasha had enough of this conversation. He stepped behind Kagome, scooped her up, and placed her on his back.

"Hey! What're you doing?"

"Taking you to Kaede's, wench. It doesn't matter if you feel good or not. You just did something weird, and I have a bad feeling about it." He leapt into the air.

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo jumped on Kirara and followed.

"Kaede-baba!" Inuyasha shouted as he ran towards Kaede's hut, dragging along a reluctant and still fazed Kagome.

Kaede stepped out from the hut. "Inuyasha, why are you here?"

"Something weird happened to Kagome while she was battling Kagura."

"Oh? What happened?"

By this time, Miroku, Sango, and Shippo had caught up with them.

Miroku, on hearing Kaede's question, answered, "Kagura threw a Dance of the Blades at Inuyasha and Kagome jumped in between them."

Kaede glanced at Kagome, whose face turned slightly pink.

"Then, just as the blades were about to hit her, there was a flash of pink light and the blades seemed to be absorbed into her body."

A dark look flashed across Kaede's face. She frowned, and sighed.

"What's wrong, Kaede?" Kagome asked worriedly. "Is it something bad?"

Kaede pulled open the bamboo blinds, and motioned for the gang to follow her into the hut. "Come in, I need to tell you something."

When they were all settled down on the floor, Kaede turned to Miroku.

"Miroku, do you know the legend of the Heart of Kandrakar?"

Miroku looked surprised. "Yes I do, but what does that have to with this?"

Kaede just shook her head. "You'll see. Go on, tell them."

"Okay," Miroku began. "The Heart of Kandrakar was made by the five elements at the beginning of time. They had discovered evil in their creations, mikos, ningen, and youkai. So, to fight it, they put their essences and powers into a magical crystal, the Heart of Kandrakar. And every generation, the Heart chooses five people, of any race, to become the Guardians of the Heart. They have to be brave and pure, and are given extraordinary powers. The Guardians' job is to protect the world from evil."

There was a dead silence in the room after Miroku finished speaking.

"So…what does this have to do with us?" Sango asked hesitatingly.

Kaede looked up at them. "It is time for the Heart to choose again. And this time…I think you are the new Guardians."

Like it? Read their reactions and what element each of them is given in the next chapter. Please review! As I said, criticism is accepted, but only with a good reason.

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