Original Posting Date: 3/6/06

Word Count: 193

Midoriko's Truth

In the battle she knew would be her last, her thoughts wandered through her life. How as a child she had known she would be a warrior miko, and known even as she entered the cave this would be her final battle.

The hoards of youkai attacking her began to coalesce into one, combining their strength for one final attack. She knew no miko could defeat this evil alone. It would take a miko aided by a being with the strength of a youkai and the heart of a human. With their final attack, she made hers. Capturing her enemy's soul, she locked them forever into a battle neither could win.

Passed from being to being within the jewel, she waited trusting that one day the ones from her vision would appear. Until one late summer day the pair came together, only to be ripped apart by distrust. Generation after generation reborn within the incarnations, she despaired of her vision ever coming true. Then fate in the forms of a fat cat, a little brother, and a magic well brought them together. Within the jewel, Midoriko smiled as they searched for her truth.