"I simply believe that some part of the human Self or Soul is not subject to the laws of space and time."
Carl Jung

Love and Duty

"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Telepathy'

Stressed

Enma growled as he pulled the paperwork from the ogre's hands. The ogre stumbled but ran out of the room. Enma quickly signed the paper and then chuckled. Everything was done; all he needed now was for her to accept. He pushed aside the rites, because if she began to the rites then she would know. Enma smirked; he would make sure she didn't know anything until this was over. This would be the final step in breaking her. It would be such a thrilling event to watch.

"So you are ignoring traditions?" Miroku questioned as he walked into the room.

"I am merely guaranteeing that she will be under my control," Enma responded with a cold smirk.

"She will kill you," Miroku replied.

"You've said that," Enma dryly growled.

"What happens when a Kami becomes pregnant?" Miroku questioned with a smirk.

"Why?" Enma growled.

"It has been two days since her mating to the youkai…and she is with child," Miroku assured with a snicker.

"What!" Enma growled as he stood up and hit his desk. The desk cracked in two.

"She can't become a Kami if she is with mortal child," Miroku recited from memory.

"I already have this covered," Enma assured as Miroku glared at him. "Her child isn't mortal because she is no longer mortal."

"You can't deny her child the rights to see the father!" Miroku growled.

"I'm not…but once that child is born…I will rip her away from her happiness," Enma sneered.

"Kagome-sama will kill you without a doubt," Miroku growled.

"This is your fault for trying to delay the rites. If you had advised her to proceed with the rites then she wouldn't be in this mess," Enma happily said as Miroku's knuckles tightened on his Shakujou.

"Then she is already Amatsu-Ata?" Miroku questioned.

"The transformation should occur in a moment," Enma replied as he switched on his TV to watch.

'I failed you,' Miroku sadly thought. Sango was going to kill him.

The night air seemed to be chilled. Shivering, the pale and slender figure stood from the bed and walked over to the window. She pulled it shut and wondered how it had come to be open. Kagome sighed as she stared at the moonlight and smiled. Her features turned into a frown when she noticed someone within the Goshinboku, she blinked, and they had vanished. Kagome brushed it off as her eyes playing tricks on her and she walked back to the bed. She gazed down at the resting youkai in her bed. Kagome softly chuckled and crawled back into bed.

'Finally together,' Kagome thought.

Kuronue's eyes slid open and he rolled over to her. He pulled her into a hug and smirked when she snuggled into his body. Kagome sighed as Kuronue held her close.

"Why were you up?" Kuronue softly questioned with sleep evident in his voice.

"Window was open," Kagome whispered.

"Hm," Kuronue mumbled.

"Do you feel that?" Kuronue questioned as he quickly sat up from his bed.

"What?" Kagome questioned as she sat up with him.

His eyes narrowed and he stood up from their bed. Kagome gazed at him in worry knowing that something must be wrong. Before she could complain, a portal opened in the corner of her room. Kagome stood up but Kuronue pushed her behind him and she softly landed on the bed. Two beings of light stepped out from the portal and Kuronue growled, he didn't like the feelings he got from them. The portal closed and the beings remained in enshrouded in iridescent lights. They each held a form similar to a human, but they had no true body or features. Light just shone from their forms.

"We are the energy in all Kami, we determine the balance in each being," a feminine voice came from the being of darker light.

"You're balance is too be determined in order to make you Amatsu-Ata," a masculine voice came from the being of white light.

"Who are you?" Kuronue questioned as he stood in front of Kagome.

"I am Aramitama," the voice from the dark light spoke.

"And I am Nigimitama," the other replied.

"Well this take long?" Kagome questioned.

"No, but once this process is complete you are to remain in the realm of Kami," Aramitama spoke.

"What?" Kagome questioned in disbelief.

"The Rites should have been explained to you," Nigimitama stated.

"What about my mate?" Kagome questioned as she took Kuronue's hand.

"As a Kami you have no need for a mate," Aramitama firmly said.

"I won't leave him!" Kagome growled.

"It is too late, you have already been declared the Kami and thus you must come into existence," Nigimitama calmly said.

"I won't let you take her…we've been through to much hell to have this happen," Kuronue firmly said as he fully stood in front of her.

"This was her bargain," Aramitama explained. "She needed your soul and thus agreed to become a Kami for your soul."

"You did?" Kuronue questioned.

"Enma would have destroyed your soul," Kagome sadly said.

"If you do not come…then we will revoke his soul," Aramitama coldly declared.

"I'll become this Kami…but I will never leave him," Kagome firmly said as she glared at them.

'She will forget him soon enough…they all do,' Aramitama stated.

'They seem different,' Nigimitama calmly thought.

'No matter…she will leave him because of the burden of this rank,' Aramitama simply said with no sympathy.

'Are you planning something?' Nigimitama questioned with a sharp glare.

'The balance with revenge must be thrown off because revenge is nothing but a petty lust to satisfy one's own guilt,' Aramitama stated with a sigh.

'What must be done shall be done,' Nigimitama spoke.

"We shall allow you to stay with this creature," Aramitama told Kagome.

"What must be done?" Kagome suspiciously questioned.

The two beings became brighter and shot forward. They entered her body and her eyes glowed black and white. Kuronue caught her falling form and watched her with worry. The Sakura blossom upon her forward began to glow. Three of the petals turned black and one remained white. Kagome deeply inhaled as the two energies left her body.

"What did you do to her?" Kuronue hissed as Kagome's body went limp.

"Her energies have been adjusted to fit her role," Nigimitama simply said.

"Will she change?" Kuronue softly asked as he held her body close to him.

"She will fit her role," Aramitama coldly said.

"She's still Kagome?" Kuronue demanded.

"In body," Nigimitama quietly said as another portal opened. They both left and Kuronue cursed.

Keiko sighed as she flipped through another ancient textbook. Botan had given her a translator that helped her to understand the youkai language. Yusuke sat across the room also flipping through the textbook. He growled and cursed. Hiei looked up from his spot on a table and scoffed. Koenma sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. Botan let her head drop into her book and they all gave a group sigh, excluding Hiei.

"What the hell am I looking for?" Yusuke growled.

"You are searching for anything about Kami or how humans become them," Koenma reminded.

"There's nothing," Botan sighed as she frowned.

"There has to be something on the rites or changes," Koenma grumbled.

"In this book, it mentions ascension," Keiko spoke up.

"What about?" Koenma questioned.

"It states that when a human becomes a Kami a mental shift occurs. They still maintain most knowledge, but they in a sense lose emotions. In rare cases a Kami can be driven mad from not ascending pass human emotions," Keiko read.

"What role did she accept?" Hiei questioned.

"Amatsu-Ata," Koenma answered.

"Hn."

"Has a Kami ever gone crazy…besides your dad?" Yusuke growled.

"No," Koenma quickly answered.

"What's the worst that could happen?" Yusuke questioned.

"Famous last words," Keiko sighed.

"A Kami controls certain elements, imagine if she ruled over the weather and went insane," Koenma explained as Yusuke's eyes widened.

"This is not something that you can physically fight," Botan sighed.

Koenma ran a hand through his hair before his eyes widened. He stared at the mark Kagome had given him. Hiei narrowed his eyes before he checked the mark upon his sword. The petals had all turned black, save for one white one.

"She's ascended," Koenma worriedly said.

Botan looked over at his hand and sighed. Things weren't going any smoother.

"The girl survived your trap," Inuyasha calmly said as he stared at his claws in boredom.

"I know, but I intended her too. I want her to be around Yusuke and constantly serve as a reminder of his failer," Houjou calmly said.

"Does your host know that you control his body?" Inuyasha questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes…I listen to his screams everyday," Hakudoushi replied with a twisted smile.

"What do we do now?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I'm going to pay a visit to the Miko, you can come along if you want," Houjou offered.

"I'll wait," Inuyasha gruffly said.

"Cold feet?" Houjou mocked with a sneer.

"No," Inuyasha growled.

Houjou shrugged before he turned and walked down the sidewalk. As he reached the shrine steps, he unsheathed the katana from his side. He was happy that it was night; he didn't want to slaughter any witnesses…yet. Houjou chuckled, as the violet in his eyes remained dominant.

Enma chuckled as he watched the Miko pass out. Miroku frowned as he turned to walk out of the office. Enma snapped at him to stay and Miroku stopped. He gritted his teeth and turned to face Enma with a smile.

"Let me show you the power of my new Kami," Enma declared with a dark grin.

"You can't control her," Miroku simply stated.

"I can't control the Kami that I didn't make, but she is my creation and thus I hold some control," Enma declared as he tried to connect with her mind.

"You better pray that you won't lose your control over her," Miroku warned.

"She is mine to bend. Mine to break. Mine to control and manipulate," Enma growled.

"Her new powers won't function perfectly," Miroku sighed.

"Her need for revenge will drive her to perfection and her sacred weapon will come from within," Enma declared as he watched her eyes snap open.

"Kill the one that holds Hakudoushi's soul,' Enma ordered with a smirk.

"Will she be alright?" Kurama questioned Kuronue. The bat had not once let go of Kagome.

"She hasn't opened her eyes since the spirits," Kuronue whispered as he stroked her hair.

Kurama watched the tender movements and sighed. It seemed that if anything happened to Kagome, Kuronue would be devastated. Kagome softly groaned a soft painful sound. Kurama's emerald eyes looked up and noticed Kuronue's indigo gaze on him. Kuronue sighed and looked back down at Kagome.

"What happens when a mate dies?" Kuronue questioned. Kurama's eyes widened at the question before he raised an eyebrow. He himself had never witnessed anything like that, but he had heard tales.

"I don't know," Kurama softly said.

Kagome's eyes snapped open and she gazed at the ceiling. The air in her room sparked with energy as she sat up. Kuronue tried to hold her down and she pushed him away. She stood up and turned to the window much like a robot would. Kuronue stood up and quickly grasped her arm. Kurama frowned as he noticed something wrong. He pulled a seed from his hair.

"Kagome," Kuronue said.

"Release me youkai," Kagome coldly spat.

Her eyes met his and his pupils widened. Kagome's eyes were a dark a gray, almost black. Her eyes held a look of cold anger that promised pained. Those eyes changed the way he saw her. She was still beautiful, but she carried a sense of deadly beauty. Kuronue tightened his grip on her arm and her eyes narrowed even more.

"I won't lose you," Kuronue firmly declared.

"I have a retribution to pay," Kagome answered as she struggled within herself.

Recognition flared within her being as she gazed at him. Everything within her told her not to harm him. A softer feeling flitted through her and she was able to show him a small smile of comfort.

"I won't be gone long," Kagome promised.

"What happened?" Kuronue questioned.

"I have orders," Kagome simply said as she pulled from his grip. The window opened with one push and she slipped into the night.

"She's off," Kurama simply said.

"I didn't notice," Kuronue growled as his eye twitched.

"You had to pick the most difficult woman to mate with," Kurama teased as Kuronue bit his lip in annoyance.

Without a word, Kuronue was out the window. He stopped in mid-flight as he noticed blood splattered on the ground. His eyes landed on the two figures and he dove toward them desperate to stop the act in progress.

Author's Note:

Sorry for the wait, but I'm having medical issuses at the moment.
Please review and I'll try to update sooner then this time