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When the Darkness Takes Over
ForestSprite
Chapter 9
Kirara landed at the shrine settling down to let her passengers off. Kagome got off gracefully thanking the large firecat as she helped the two children down. They walked into the building the cat following shrinking to its small form. "Mom I'm home." Kagome yelled as she walked to her room.
Her mom poked her head out the kitchen door. "Do you need anything Kagome?"
"No thank you. Just leave me alone for a bit while I talk to my children then we'll be down in a bit to help you with supper." "OK." she replied going back into the kitchen.
"Come you two." Kirara mewed behind her. "You can come too if you want Kirara."
Both boys followed behind her trying to figure out why she wanted to talk to them about. She entered the room motioning them to sit on the bed which they did. Once they were settled she closed the door and sat by them. Both boys moved to be against her Shippo on her lap and Daisuka sat by her side her arm wrapping around his small body hugging him to her.
"How long were you guys planning on trying to keep that little secret of yours from me?" she asked them quietly.
"Which one?" Shippo murmured which made Daisuka elbow him hard to shut him up.
"How long have you been tracking him down boys?" she asked.
Both lowered their heads a bit. "Not long after you found me." Daisuka muttered.
Shippo nodded his head. "I see." she said. "Don't you know it's not wise to keep things from me because as your mother I know everything."
They didn't answer but stayed there heads hanging down still. "Guys I'm not mad at you understand. I'm surprised I didn't think about tracking him down in the first place but you could have told me instead of me finding from him. I was surprised to hear from him when he called me."
Both of their heads shot up. "He got in contact with you?" they both asked at the same time.
She laughed at them. "Yes he did and he's glad you told him I was alive in this time as he's been looking for me along time now. I'm happy he was able to settle down and mate instead of spending his whole time looking for me though. He needed a life, a family. Anyways. I'm happy for him."
"Is that who we're going to find though? Sesshomaru?" Daisuka asked.
She shook her head no. "Actually no not Sesshomaru. I need you to go to Kouga's and...." she was cut off by Shippo.
"Kouga? You mean that wimpy wolf? No way. When he sees you he might try and claim you again."
She chuckled at his protective instincts. "I thought I'm supposed to be the one protecting you guys not the other way around. He's not after me anymore. He's got a mate and me and him are very good friends. I told him about you guys and he said if I needed anyone to help take care of you guys when I was gone he wouldn't mind having you there." she let out a small snort. "What's two more kids anyway? They got thirty some children of their own already and god knows how many grandchildren. But I want you to stay with him."
"Where are you going?" Daisuka asked watching her with his sharp eyes his mind searching hers. He knew she'd lie and he wanted to pick out which parts were lies and which parts were truth.
"I'm going to find Sesshomaru and going to train a little while. Then we'll finish this alliance and then find the rest of the jewel shards and we'll finally settle down a happy little family." she said her eyes on Daisuka. The whole time she was talking to them she was looking at him speaking into his mind. `I'm quite sure I told you once before it's not smart to try and enter my mind kit.'
`It is if one knows you're going to lie.'
`Ah yes but which parts were lies and which parts were truth my son?'
`You were able to cover it all up in a confusion spell I can't pick it out.' he said annoyed.
`Of course. You're not the only one trying to enter my mind at this moment. The fire demon from the detective group is also trying to break in though he seems to find it quite hard to get past my barrier.' she smirked a bit as both boys nodded at her Shippo to her explanation Daisuka to the little conversation they just had.
With the Gang
They all sat at Koenma's office while he tried to find some information on this girl and her two kits while Hiei took matters into his own hands.
Hiei's mind met with a strong barrier as he tried to see into the girls mind. It was powerful and filled with spells that if one were to try and enter it they might lose their own mind. He paused looking at it trying to find a way in.
`Now didn't you mom ever tell you it was rude to eavesdrop?' a soft voice said in his head.
`Never knew her.' he replied.
`What a pity she could have told you many wise sayings. Especially one about never crossing a girl.'
`Did you make that one up?' he asked her.
She chuckled her voice like a musical bell sounding in his head. She was something. Beautiful. Powerful. Strong. Kind to those she felt deserved it.
`Why thank you. Didn't know you thought of me like that.' she said in her soft voice.
`Stop reading my thoughts.' he grumbled.
`Then you know how I feel when you try to enter mine now don't you.' she snapped. `I have warned you and your friends I don't need you in my way so stay away.'
`What is a guardian doing here? I thought they were all killed.' he said instead.
`Hmm.' she mused. `So another person knows what I am. What about the fox? I'm quite sure he also knows.'
`Hn'
`Same to you.' she replied `It seems they weren't all killed if I'm still here now does it. Besides there are at least two or three more that I know of besides me. Seems young master Koenma is falling behind in his information gathering or he'd have known that not all of the guardians perished.'
`Hn'
`As intense as this discussion is' she began sarcastically `I have things to do which means placing my kits in someone's care and meeting an old friend and his mate.' with that her presence was gone from his mind.
"God damnit." he cursed quietly when he tried to find her again to find her completely gone. She was hiding herself somehow.
"What is it?" Kurama asked the irritated demon having heard his cursing. Since they had gotten to Koenma's office he had noticed the demon seemed almost like he wasn't there, he was distant and his eyes slightly glazed over. He was talking to someone. But who?
"She's a guardian." he said quietly almost to quiet for everyone to hear, but Koenma heard and stopped in his argument he was in with Yusuke about him being a toddler.
"Did you just say she's a guardian?" he asked his face serious.
"Is there an echo?" the short demon said irritably.
"That's not possible. They were all killed though."
"She said she's not the only guardian she says she knows of a couple others who are also guardians."
"How come we don't know about them though?" Koenma asked himself quietly.
"Perhaps Genkai knows." Kurama said thoughtfully. "When we were at her place she and Kagome had a discussion about some story that she didn't believe and something she must have if it's true." Koenma closed his eyes thoughtfully then snapped them open. "The legend why didn't I think of it." he jumped up and started to a shelf and he began to shuffle through all the books that lay on it tossing them down and shaking his head no at it or sometimes showing a little interest in it only to shake his head no again muttering something about it not being in there. Finally he gave a joyful shout as he floated back over to his desk a huge book in his hands which he had opened his eyes scanning the pages on it. "Yes this is it." he said as he looked at it.
"What is it Koenma?" Kurama asked him curiously.
"Read this." he commanded handing Kurama the large volume which he took carefully his eyes scanning the pages eyes widening slightly. "Yes I know this story but I always thought it was just that a story." he said confused.
"As did I." Koenma answered.
"What are you guys talking about? What does it say?" Yusuke asked impatiently. He didn't know what was going on or what they were talking about and it was making him very short.
"Keep your shirt on." Koenma snapped at him as he took the book back from Kurama.
"What does it say?" Kuwabara asked.
Koenma cleared his throat as he looked at them.
"Long ago in the time known as the feudal era demons ran rampant among earth. Some worked with humans and some against. There was always a time when some of them became very strong though and would cause a great war to start which would usually cause humans and demons to band together to get rid of this evil."
"Soon it became harder and harder and the humans searched for a way to keep these under control. The gods heard their pleas and sent to them the guardians. Mikos, monks and some demons that were also guardians. There job was to keep peace and harmony between the groups. Soon though some people found them as a danger to the world and they began to find and kill the guardians."
"You must understand the guardians were very strong. The mikos had the power to wipe out an entire demon army and the monks were known for their skill with magic. Another group was known as demon exterminators. They were just as powerful very skilled in all types of fighting and usage of weapons. They didn't have magic but they were just as deadly. One day something happened though that began to throw the balance off and an evil man destroyed all but two of the demon exterminators. One was a girl that shouldn't have really survived the other was her younger brother which he had under his control that he used against her whenever she tried to kill him. I'm getting ahead of myself though."
"There were also the demon guardians, because not all demons were bad you must understand. Many had peaceful villages were they lived but they at times would be attacked by humans. The demon lords were created but something seemed to go wrong because the demon guardians didn't get along nor did the human guardians." he paused thoughtfully. (Anybody know where I'm going with this yet? keep reading)
"Soon not long after the guardians had begun to settle down into the world and get accepted word spread of a miko who was a guardian of the shikon no tama the powerful jewel. Many demons became angry that she had it and soon a war erupted in which demons and humans alike tried to get this jewel from her."
"She was later killed by the one she thought was her love a inu-hanyou and died pinning him to a tree. Her last request was to have the jewel burned with her body so nobody else could be hurt by it. Her wish was granted and the jewel disappeared into legend for fifty years."
"Then out of nowhere a strange girl appeared bearing the shikon no tama in her side. It was revealed she was a miko but didn't know it yet. A demon attacked her demanding the jewel from her and she ran into the man pinned to the tree. He somehow woke up and mistook her for the last possessor of it, his love. She freed him and he destroyed the demon. After that he tried to kill her himself but the village priestess put on him a subduing spell that she was able to control him with. They began to travel with each other soon after for a good long time when one time they were attacked the girl shot a crow demon that had taken the jewel from her with her arrow only to shatter it into fragments."
"The two traveled together to later join alliances with a small kitsune cub, a cursed monk who had a hole in his hand that would one day suck him up, the lone demon exterminator, a wolf leader and a demon lord half-brother to the inu-hanyou."
"They all had a reason to travel on this quest. To find the man Naraku who put the curse on the monk, and was the one who destroyed the demon exterminators home. He also was the one who was the cause behind the death of the last possessor of the jewel. He was a shapeshifter and he took the shape of the hanyou attacking the priestess hoping her hatred for him would taint the jewel because it was said it was most beautiful when it was tainted. This was the cause of the betrayal between the miko and hanyou."
"What about the demon lord?" Kuwabara asked.
"He had something against Naraku too as he had took something of his and he owed the miko who had saved it. The kitsune cub was with them because he had lost his family to some demons that wanted the jewel shards his father had. He looked to the miko as a mother."
"Why was she there?" Yusuke asked thoughtfully.
"She felt it was her duty to gather the rest of the jewel shards as it was her fault it had broken in the first place. The wolf joined them because Naraku had killed his whole tribe."
"What a weird group." Yusuke said quietly.
"Yes it was very much a weird group as with the demon lord traveled his retainer a frog and a small human girl and also with the group was the demon exterminators fire cat."
"This is confusing. Didn't you say that the demon lords didn't get along with the human guardians yet here he was traveling with a miko, a monk, and a demon exterminator." Kuwabara said.
"He's got a point." Yusuke said.
"He owed the miko a lot you understand they never really explained what she did for him but it said he felt he owed her a great debt which she wouldn't take so he traveled with them to keep her safe. The thing is if it weren't for her the group wouldn't have stayed together. It says in the legend that she'd disappear sometimes but there was never an explanation of where she went but she and the hanyou would always fight about it her always winning with the subduing word. In that time though it would say how much they'd fight and argue but when she was there she was able to keep peace. After awhile when she left though they didn't argue as much, usually it was out of fun they did it, it was said because of her they were all able to become friends and respect each other." he stopped looking at them expectantly.
"Koenma sir aren't you going to tell them about the dead priestess resurrection?" Kurama asked him.
Koenma sighed "It might prove useful or interesting at least. Sometime after they met the kitsune cub a demon (or was she a witch? I can't remember) stole the remains of the dead priestess and took the other miko thinking she was the reincarnation of the dead girl. The demon brought the dead priestess back to life stealing the soul from the other girl at the point in which the hanyou, the kitsune and the dead priestess younger sister came upon the scene to find the once dead girl back and alive."
"She fought the hanyou while the kitsune tried to wake up the other girl, something must have snapped in her from the cries of the small cub crying out to her that she pulled all but one part of her soul back from the dead girl who escaped barely alive. She was able to live but only by stealing the souls of dead maidens to help her retain her life but the other part that she stole from the young miko was the only thing keeping her alive. She wandered then trying every now and then to reclaim the rest of the girls soul saying she was her reincarnation and trying to drag the hanyou to hell with her."
His eyes became unfocused as he saw something they couldn't see. "The amusing thing is that in one way or another this strange girl who appeared out of nowhere, the allies she made tried to kill her or hurt her at one point or another when she first met them. The hanyou almost killed her, the kitsune led her to be kidnapped by two powerful demons known as the Thunder Brothers. The monk almost got her killed somehow by stealing the shards she carried with her, the demon exterminator betrayed them to Naraku only to be forgiven by the very people she betrayed to save her brother. The wolf demon also kidnapped her then later finding out about her ability to see the jewel shards and knowing her loyalty to her friends and her willingness to risk her life for others later claimed her as his woman which caused some problems in the group. The demon lord also almost killed her in fact she would have been killed if it hadn't been for the legendary sword the tetsuiga that protected her from being melted by him in their first meeting because she had released it from it's entrapment pulling it out while the both brothers couldn't even touch it or if they could in the hanyou's case couldn't pull it out. She barely yanked on it though and it was free."
"What does that have to do with guardians?" Yusuke asked impatiently teeth gritted.
"I'm getting their. Yes well practically everyone in this group was a guardian. The monk, the demon exterminator, the demon lord, even the kitsune cub was a guardian though it wasn't known until he disappeared but I'll get there in a bit. The girl though the miko was the most powerful guardian ever alive. She was a demon miko which wasn't known for awhile. She was able to change her appearance whenever she wanted too but it was said her true form was the most beautiful of all."
"Koenma sir maybe you should tell them about the final battle." Kurama said patiently to the toddler who's eyes were wide in wonder about this demon miko.
"Oh yes of course. Ok anyway they finally had a battle with Naraku. You must understand he was one who let others do his dirty work. The fight against him was long and hard. In the end they won and they had his jewel shards. They almost had all of them now but something seemed to snap in the hanyou. He tried to kill the miko saying he was doing it for the dead priestess. Her friends the monk and demon exterminator tried to hold him back but he actually killed them. The miko left that day never to be seen again. Where she went nobody knows but at the same time she disappeared so did the kitsune cub and the demon exterminators fire cat. The last two in the group the demon lord and the wolf leader killed the hanyou for his betrayal to the girl because they saw her as a very good friend. They soon after left each other as allies who called upon each other in times of need and such allies became a great need because after that battle everyone saw the guardians as a huge threat and started to kill them no matter even if they were the same people that had protected them from danger they killed them. Soon monks and mikos were dead and the demon lords were next. They all banded together and fought side by side but they came close to losing. As a last minute resort they called upon the gods to save them which created the three different barriers you know now. The human world, the demon world and the spirit world."
"What about the girl?"
"Absolutely nothing was heard on her after that. She just disappeared from view."
"This is no coincidence you realize." Hiei said.
Koenma looked at him sharply. "Do go on."
"The girl can change her appearance into different demon forms." Yusuke said calmly from his corner a thoughtful look on his face. "Is this what you mean?" (oh my god he's thinking lol)
"Hn." he snorted. "The girl we've been chasing after has two kitsune cubs with her and a firecat. She has miko powers and is a demon. Put it together yourselves."
Koenma's jaw dropped. "You don't mean to say that she's lived 500 years though do you?" Yusuke asked incredulous.
"Hn." he said again.
"Toddler how long can these guardians live?" Yusuke asked.
"I..I don't know. AND don't call me a Toddler." he said shouting the last part.
With Kagome again
She stood by the doorway as Kouga chatted with her a bit him glancing at her worriedly everynow and then. Finally she let out a small sigh making him gaze sharply at her. "Kouga what's wrong?" she asked him her voice soft.
"Kagome I don't want you to do this. I went 500 years without you and found you not that long ago and I might lose you for good this time, and what about the kits?" he asked her seriously.
"That's why they are with you. If anything were to happen to me I know I can trust you to take care of them for me until they're able to take care of themselves. Please Kouga you gotta understand that I don't want to do this either but I have to. You have to know I would never leave them, you or Sessho-chan willingly unless it was completely important. I'm a guardian. It's my duty to do this." she said her voice soft and firm.
"You're not gonna back out are you?" he asked quietly face down looking at the ground not at her face.
"No I'm not." she said sadly as he continued to look at the ground not bothering to look her in the eye. "Are you so mad at me Kouga that you can't look an old friend in the eye?" she asked softly.
He didn't reply and she nodded her head in understanding. "I see. Take care of them for me." she said walking to the end of the driveway where Kirara was at sitting in the small blue bug parked there. She opened the door sliding into the seat. "You alright Kirara?" she asked slamming the door shut.
Kirara gave a soft mew. "Alright and we're off." she said pulling away from the house looking back once to see Kouga still there face still down but she swore she saw a trickle of something wet hit the ground as she drove off.
End of chappy how you guys all enjoyed this was such a fun chapter to write i hope you enjoyed reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it :D ForestSprite
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NOW ON WITH THE CHAPTER
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To all the reviewers thank you for your reviews they were great and kept me writing this for you. I hope you enjoy this chapter
When the Darkness Takes Over
ForestSprite
Chapter 9
Kirara landed at the shrine settling down to let her passengers off. Kagome got off gracefully thanking the large firecat as she helped the two children down. They walked into the building the cat following shrinking to its small form. "Mom I'm home." Kagome yelled as she walked to her room.
Her mom poked her head out the kitchen door. "Do you need anything Kagome?"
"No thank you. Just leave me alone for a bit while I talk to my children then we'll be down in a bit to help you with supper." "OK." she replied going back into the kitchen.
"Come you two." Kirara mewed behind her. "You can come too if you want Kirara."
Both boys followed behind her trying to figure out why she wanted to talk to them about. She entered the room motioning them to sit on the bed which they did. Once they were settled she closed the door and sat by them. Both boys moved to be against her Shippo on her lap and Daisuka sat by her side her arm wrapping around his small body hugging him to her.
"How long were you guys planning on trying to keep that little secret of yours from me?" she asked them quietly.
"Which one?" Shippo murmured which made Daisuka elbow him hard to shut him up.
"How long have you been tracking him down boys?" she asked.
Both lowered their heads a bit. "Not long after you found me." Daisuka muttered.
Shippo nodded his head. "I see." she said. "Don't you know it's not wise to keep things from me because as your mother I know everything."
They didn't answer but stayed there heads hanging down still. "Guys I'm not mad at you understand. I'm surprised I didn't think about tracking him down in the first place but you could have told me instead of me finding from him. I was surprised to hear from him when he called me."
Both of their heads shot up. "He got in contact with you?" they both asked at the same time.
She laughed at them. "Yes he did and he's glad you told him I was alive in this time as he's been looking for me along time now. I'm happy he was able to settle down and mate instead of spending his whole time looking for me though. He needed a life, a family. Anyways. I'm happy for him."
"Is that who we're going to find though? Sesshomaru?" Daisuka asked.
She shook her head no. "Actually no not Sesshomaru. I need you to go to Kouga's and...." she was cut off by Shippo.
"Kouga? You mean that wimpy wolf? No way. When he sees you he might try and claim you again."
She chuckled at his protective instincts. "I thought I'm supposed to be the one protecting you guys not the other way around. He's not after me anymore. He's got a mate and me and him are very good friends. I told him about you guys and he said if I needed anyone to help take care of you guys when I was gone he wouldn't mind having you there." she let out a small snort. "What's two more kids anyway? They got thirty some children of their own already and god knows how many grandchildren. But I want you to stay with him."
"Where are you going?" Daisuka asked watching her with his sharp eyes his mind searching hers. He knew she'd lie and he wanted to pick out which parts were lies and which parts were truth.
"I'm going to find Sesshomaru and going to train a little while. Then we'll finish this alliance and then find the rest of the jewel shards and we'll finally settle down a happy little family." she said her eyes on Daisuka. The whole time she was talking to them she was looking at him speaking into his mind. `I'm quite sure I told you once before it's not smart to try and enter my mind kit.'
`It is if one knows you're going to lie.'
`Ah yes but which parts were lies and which parts were truth my son?'
`You were able to cover it all up in a confusion spell I can't pick it out.' he said annoyed.
`Of course. You're not the only one trying to enter my mind at this moment. The fire demon from the detective group is also trying to break in though he seems to find it quite hard to get past my barrier.' she smirked a bit as both boys nodded at her Shippo to her explanation Daisuka to the little conversation they just had.
With the Gang
They all sat at Koenma's office while he tried to find some information on this girl and her two kits while Hiei took matters into his own hands.
Hiei's mind met with a strong barrier as he tried to see into the girls mind. It was powerful and filled with spells that if one were to try and enter it they might lose their own mind. He paused looking at it trying to find a way in.
`Now didn't you mom ever tell you it was rude to eavesdrop?' a soft voice said in his head.
`Never knew her.' he replied.
`What a pity she could have told you many wise sayings. Especially one about never crossing a girl.'
`Did you make that one up?' he asked her.
She chuckled her voice like a musical bell sounding in his head. She was something. Beautiful. Powerful. Strong. Kind to those she felt deserved it.
`Why thank you. Didn't know you thought of me like that.' she said in her soft voice.
`Stop reading my thoughts.' he grumbled.
`Then you know how I feel when you try to enter mine now don't you.' she snapped. `I have warned you and your friends I don't need you in my way so stay away.'
`What is a guardian doing here? I thought they were all killed.' he said instead.
`Hmm.' she mused. `So another person knows what I am. What about the fox? I'm quite sure he also knows.'
`Hn'
`Same to you.' she replied `It seems they weren't all killed if I'm still here now does it. Besides there are at least two or three more that I know of besides me. Seems young master Koenma is falling behind in his information gathering or he'd have known that not all of the guardians perished.'
`Hn'
`As intense as this discussion is' she began sarcastically `I have things to do which means placing my kits in someone's care and meeting an old friend and his mate.' with that her presence was gone from his mind.
"God damnit." he cursed quietly when he tried to find her again to find her completely gone. She was hiding herself somehow.
"What is it?" Kurama asked the irritated demon having heard his cursing. Since they had gotten to Koenma's office he had noticed the demon seemed almost like he wasn't there, he was distant and his eyes slightly glazed over. He was talking to someone. But who?
"She's a guardian." he said quietly almost to quiet for everyone to hear, but Koenma heard and stopped in his argument he was in with Yusuke about him being a toddler.
"Did you just say she's a guardian?" he asked his face serious.
"Is there an echo?" the short demon said irritably.
"That's not possible. They were all killed though."
"She said she's not the only guardian she says she knows of a couple others who are also guardians."
"How come we don't know about them though?" Koenma asked himself quietly.
"Perhaps Genkai knows." Kurama said thoughtfully. "When we were at her place she and Kagome had a discussion about some story that she didn't believe and something she must have if it's true." Koenma closed his eyes thoughtfully then snapped them open. "The legend why didn't I think of it." he jumped up and started to a shelf and he began to shuffle through all the books that lay on it tossing them down and shaking his head no at it or sometimes showing a little interest in it only to shake his head no again muttering something about it not being in there. Finally he gave a joyful shout as he floated back over to his desk a huge book in his hands which he had opened his eyes scanning the pages on it. "Yes this is it." he said as he looked at it.
"What is it Koenma?" Kurama asked him curiously.
"Read this." he commanded handing Kurama the large volume which he took carefully his eyes scanning the pages eyes widening slightly. "Yes I know this story but I always thought it was just that a story." he said confused.
"As did I." Koenma answered.
"What are you guys talking about? What does it say?" Yusuke asked impatiently. He didn't know what was going on or what they were talking about and it was making him very short.
"Keep your shirt on." Koenma snapped at him as he took the book back from Kurama.
"What does it say?" Kuwabara asked.
Koenma cleared his throat as he looked at them.
"Long ago in the time known as the feudal era demons ran rampant among earth. Some worked with humans and some against. There was always a time when some of them became very strong though and would cause a great war to start which would usually cause humans and demons to band together to get rid of this evil."
"Soon it became harder and harder and the humans searched for a way to keep these under control. The gods heard their pleas and sent to them the guardians. Mikos, monks and some demons that were also guardians. There job was to keep peace and harmony between the groups. Soon though some people found them as a danger to the world and they began to find and kill the guardians."
"You must understand the guardians were very strong. The mikos had the power to wipe out an entire demon army and the monks were known for their skill with magic. Another group was known as demon exterminators. They were just as powerful very skilled in all types of fighting and usage of weapons. They didn't have magic but they were just as deadly. One day something happened though that began to throw the balance off and an evil man destroyed all but two of the demon exterminators. One was a girl that shouldn't have really survived the other was her younger brother which he had under his control that he used against her whenever she tried to kill him. I'm getting ahead of myself though."
"There were also the demon guardians, because not all demons were bad you must understand. Many had peaceful villages were they lived but they at times would be attacked by humans. The demon lords were created but something seemed to go wrong because the demon guardians didn't get along nor did the human guardians." he paused thoughtfully. (Anybody know where I'm going with this yet? keep reading)
"Soon not long after the guardians had begun to settle down into the world and get accepted word spread of a miko who was a guardian of the shikon no tama the powerful jewel. Many demons became angry that she had it and soon a war erupted in which demons and humans alike tried to get this jewel from her."
"She was later killed by the one she thought was her love a inu-hanyou and died pinning him to a tree. Her last request was to have the jewel burned with her body so nobody else could be hurt by it. Her wish was granted and the jewel disappeared into legend for fifty years."
"Then out of nowhere a strange girl appeared bearing the shikon no tama in her side. It was revealed she was a miko but didn't know it yet. A demon attacked her demanding the jewel from her and she ran into the man pinned to the tree. He somehow woke up and mistook her for the last possessor of it, his love. She freed him and he destroyed the demon. After that he tried to kill her himself but the village priestess put on him a subduing spell that she was able to control him with. They began to travel with each other soon after for a good long time when one time they were attacked the girl shot a crow demon that had taken the jewel from her with her arrow only to shatter it into fragments."
"The two traveled together to later join alliances with a small kitsune cub, a cursed monk who had a hole in his hand that would one day suck him up, the lone demon exterminator, a wolf leader and a demon lord half-brother to the inu-hanyou."
"They all had a reason to travel on this quest. To find the man Naraku who put the curse on the monk, and was the one who destroyed the demon exterminators home. He also was the one who was the cause behind the death of the last possessor of the jewel. He was a shapeshifter and he took the shape of the hanyou attacking the priestess hoping her hatred for him would taint the jewel because it was said it was most beautiful when it was tainted. This was the cause of the betrayal between the miko and hanyou."
"What about the demon lord?" Kuwabara asked.
"He had something against Naraku too as he had took something of his and he owed the miko who had saved it. The kitsune cub was with them because he had lost his family to some demons that wanted the jewel shards his father had. He looked to the miko as a mother."
"Why was she there?" Yusuke asked thoughtfully.
"She felt it was her duty to gather the rest of the jewel shards as it was her fault it had broken in the first place. The wolf joined them because Naraku had killed his whole tribe."
"What a weird group." Yusuke said quietly.
"Yes it was very much a weird group as with the demon lord traveled his retainer a frog and a small human girl and also with the group was the demon exterminators fire cat."
"This is confusing. Didn't you say that the demon lords didn't get along with the human guardians yet here he was traveling with a miko, a monk, and a demon exterminator." Kuwabara said.
"He's got a point." Yusuke said.
"He owed the miko a lot you understand they never really explained what she did for him but it said he felt he owed her a great debt which she wouldn't take so he traveled with them to keep her safe. The thing is if it weren't for her the group wouldn't have stayed together. It says in the legend that she'd disappear sometimes but there was never an explanation of where she went but she and the hanyou would always fight about it her always winning with the subduing word. In that time though it would say how much they'd fight and argue but when she was there she was able to keep peace. After awhile when she left though they didn't argue as much, usually it was out of fun they did it, it was said because of her they were all able to become friends and respect each other." he stopped looking at them expectantly.
"Koenma sir aren't you going to tell them about the dead priestess resurrection?" Kurama asked him.
Koenma sighed "It might prove useful or interesting at least. Sometime after they met the kitsune cub a demon (or was she a witch? I can't remember) stole the remains of the dead priestess and took the other miko thinking she was the reincarnation of the dead girl. The demon brought the dead priestess back to life stealing the soul from the other girl at the point in which the hanyou, the kitsune and the dead priestess younger sister came upon the scene to find the once dead girl back and alive."
"She fought the hanyou while the kitsune tried to wake up the other girl, something must have snapped in her from the cries of the small cub crying out to her that she pulled all but one part of her soul back from the dead girl who escaped barely alive. She was able to live but only by stealing the souls of dead maidens to help her retain her life but the other part that she stole from the young miko was the only thing keeping her alive. She wandered then trying every now and then to reclaim the rest of the girls soul saying she was her reincarnation and trying to drag the hanyou to hell with her."
His eyes became unfocused as he saw something they couldn't see. "The amusing thing is that in one way or another this strange girl who appeared out of nowhere, the allies she made tried to kill her or hurt her at one point or another when she first met them. The hanyou almost killed her, the kitsune led her to be kidnapped by two powerful demons known as the Thunder Brothers. The monk almost got her killed somehow by stealing the shards she carried with her, the demon exterminator betrayed them to Naraku only to be forgiven by the very people she betrayed to save her brother. The wolf demon also kidnapped her then later finding out about her ability to see the jewel shards and knowing her loyalty to her friends and her willingness to risk her life for others later claimed her as his woman which caused some problems in the group. The demon lord also almost killed her in fact she would have been killed if it hadn't been for the legendary sword the tetsuiga that protected her from being melted by him in their first meeting because she had released it from it's entrapment pulling it out while the both brothers couldn't even touch it or if they could in the hanyou's case couldn't pull it out. She barely yanked on it though and it was free."
"What does that have to do with guardians?" Yusuke asked impatiently teeth gritted.
"I'm getting their. Yes well practically everyone in this group was a guardian. The monk, the demon exterminator, the demon lord, even the kitsune cub was a guardian though it wasn't known until he disappeared but I'll get there in a bit. The girl though the miko was the most powerful guardian ever alive. She was a demon miko which wasn't known for awhile. She was able to change her appearance whenever she wanted too but it was said her true form was the most beautiful of all."
"Koenma sir maybe you should tell them about the final battle." Kurama said patiently to the toddler who's eyes were wide in wonder about this demon miko.
"Oh yes of course. Ok anyway they finally had a battle with Naraku. You must understand he was one who let others do his dirty work. The fight against him was long and hard. In the end they won and they had his jewel shards. They almost had all of them now but something seemed to snap in the hanyou. He tried to kill the miko saying he was doing it for the dead priestess. Her friends the monk and demon exterminator tried to hold him back but he actually killed them. The miko left that day never to be seen again. Where she went nobody knows but at the same time she disappeared so did the kitsune cub and the demon exterminators fire cat. The last two in the group the demon lord and the wolf leader killed the hanyou for his betrayal to the girl because they saw her as a very good friend. They soon after left each other as allies who called upon each other in times of need and such allies became a great need because after that battle everyone saw the guardians as a huge threat and started to kill them no matter even if they were the same people that had protected them from danger they killed them. Soon monks and mikos were dead and the demon lords were next. They all banded together and fought side by side but they came close to losing. As a last minute resort they called upon the gods to save them which created the three different barriers you know now. The human world, the demon world and the spirit world."
"What about the girl?"
"Absolutely nothing was heard on her after that. She just disappeared from view."
"This is no coincidence you realize." Hiei said.
Koenma looked at him sharply. "Do go on."
"The girl can change her appearance into different demon forms." Yusuke said calmly from his corner a thoughtful look on his face. "Is this what you mean?" (oh my god he's thinking lol)
"Hn." he snorted. "The girl we've been chasing after has two kitsune cubs with her and a firecat. She has miko powers and is a demon. Put it together yourselves."
Koenma's jaw dropped. "You don't mean to say that she's lived 500 years though do you?" Yusuke asked incredulous.
"Hn." he said again.
"Toddler how long can these guardians live?" Yusuke asked.
"I..I don't know. AND don't call me a Toddler." he said shouting the last part.
With Kagome again
She stood by the doorway as Kouga chatted with her a bit him glancing at her worriedly everynow and then. Finally she let out a small sigh making him gaze sharply at her. "Kouga what's wrong?" she asked him her voice soft.
"Kagome I don't want you to do this. I went 500 years without you and found you not that long ago and I might lose you for good this time, and what about the kits?" he asked her seriously.
"That's why they are with you. If anything were to happen to me I know I can trust you to take care of them for me until they're able to take care of themselves. Please Kouga you gotta understand that I don't want to do this either but I have to. You have to know I would never leave them, you or Sessho-chan willingly unless it was completely important. I'm a guardian. It's my duty to do this." she said her voice soft and firm.
"You're not gonna back out are you?" he asked quietly face down looking at the ground not at her face.
"No I'm not." she said sadly as he continued to look at the ground not bothering to look her in the eye. "Are you so mad at me Kouga that you can't look an old friend in the eye?" she asked softly.
He didn't reply and she nodded her head in understanding. "I see. Take care of them for me." she said walking to the end of the driveway where Kirara was at sitting in the small blue bug parked there. She opened the door sliding into the seat. "You alright Kirara?" she asked slamming the door shut.
Kirara gave a soft mew. "Alright and we're off." she said pulling away from the house looking back once to see Kouga still there face still down but she swore she saw a trickle of something wet hit the ground as she drove off.
End of chappy how you guys all enjoyed this was such a fun chapter to write i hope you enjoyed reading it as much as i enjoyed writing it :D ForestSprite
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