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Greetings, everyone! 'Tis I, RavenWolfe, come to bring yet another installment of The Form It Takes! Whether or not anyone will read it this time, I know not. But, at any rate, on with the story!
"Naraku…."
Somehow that lilting childish whisper frightened even him, especially as now, when it came suddenly out of the darkness. The demi-demon turned his incarnadine gaze on his eldest 'child'. She stood in the doorway, blank-faced as always, her mirror clutched tight in her small hands.
"What is it, Kanna?"
"That priestess came again….Kikyou…"
"Kikyou was here? Why did you fail to inform me of this--"
"I was watching her…." Softly she relayed what she had seen. Naraku took it in silently.
"I see….." He did not to know what to make of the priestess's strange actions.
"Kanna…where is Kagura right now?" Kanna gave no reply, but held out her mirror. The image reflected in its silvered surface was suddenly not their own, but that of the wind-sorceress. She seemed to be in high spirits, sending blasts of wind from her fan to tear into the wolf-demons she'd apparently provoked. Their leader, a blue-eyed fool named Kouga, snarled his rage and leapt at her.
"…She's playing with the wolf-demons again," Kanna finally answered Naraku's question. Kagura appeared to be enjoying herself, taunting her victims as she dodged their attacks. Sadly, though, Naraku would have to call her away from her game. Reaching into an inner fold of his kimono the Dark One withdrew a gory-red orb. Holding it in his palm Naraku smiled sadistically and gave the orb a squeeze. In the mirror, the wind-witch suddenly gasped and doubled over in obvious pain. The evil hanyou smirked. He loved watching his daughter's reaction when he squeezed her heart. Fortunately for Kagura, she recognized his summons for what it was. Straightening up and dodging yet another slash from the wolf's claws, she quickly pulled one of the white feathers from her hair. Her rouged lips formed angry, silent words, and the feather suddenly expanded, floating before her just above the ground. She jumped onto it, and was swept away cruelly laughing. She was on her way back. Naraku nodded, satisfied. Good that she wasn't trying to rebel again. If she was he'd be forced to punish her, which wasted time better spent birthing new minions and plotting evil things. Not that it wasn't entertaining, though; it was, more so than he cared to admit. But no matter now…he'd punish her later, once this strange matter was cleared up. Curiosity was beginning to eat at him. It had killed the cat, after all. Who was to say the spider wasn't next?
Yes…step into my parlor, dear little fly. Come…look into this for me……
Yes, I really am just that evil, cutting it off there. Argh…the Muses couldn't stop playing with this at first, and suddenly they seem to have clammed up. I've got ideas for the rest--in fact, I had the end before I even knew how it began--but it isn't easy getting there from where it is now. Anyways…..if you loved it, if you hated it, do kindly review and say as much. Any input at all is greatly appreciated. Thank you, and have a nice day!