The Quest: Demons Return

Author's Notes: hey guys! Haven't been updating in a while because of darn schoolwork! –Mumbles curse words- so now I'm ready for this new chapter! I watched episode 60 of InuYasha Anime once and I loved the episode! So this story maybe a bit about episode 60… but a bit of my version… so hope you enjoys!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Please don't sue me! I only own the villain named Koi!


Chapter 7: Black Priestess, Tsubaki?

Resembool: Winry Rockbell's Home

"Mount Haikodo?" Kagome repeated. "Wasn't that changed to Mount Rekinjutsu?" Kikyo nodded, "Well yes, but for some reason I still call it by it's old name. It was changed 50 years ago before I died… after a terrible war with Alchemy." Kikyo then closed her gloomy brown eyes and sighed heavily. "A war of alchemy?" Edward asked as his golden eyes widened. Kikyo nodded, "Yes, it was a terrible war between alchemists and evil demons. No one won, everyone died." Kikyo then continued, "All the graves were buried in Mount Haikodo and was renamed Mount Rekinjutsu, meaning Mountain of Alchemy."

"So that means Koi, Kagura, Kohaku, and Kanna are up there?" InuYasha repeated. (A/N: Too much K lately) Kikyo nodded once again and stayed quiet. Then there was a long silence. Winry then stood up and broke the silence, "So… anyone wants some tea? I mean it's been about 2 years since we last saw each other!" she smiled. Everyone looked at her and nodded slowly. "Sure Winry, thank you for your kind hospitality." Miroku smiled his perverted smile. Sango's eye twitched and bonked him with her hiraikotsu (A/n: spelled it right now). "No Miroku, don't even dare." She muttered.

Shippo then looked up at Kagome, "Kagome, do you still have that powerful shard?" he asked. "Oh yeah!" she then put her hand in her pocket and gently took out the little shard. Everyone looked at it with an "awe" expression. (Except for Ed, Al, and Shippo… since they saw it already) "Could that be?" Sango whispered with shocked eyes. Kagome nodded, "Yes, it's the Philosopher's Jewel. This was given by Lady Midoriko and her alchemical/mystical powers in it."

"Amazing, the legends are true about the Philosopher's Jewel!" Miroku said as he carefully examined it. Kagome smiled, "Yeah! This is the only existing kind I guess. The other shards were destroyed after the terrible war that Kikyo just explained. Right Kikyo?" Kagome said looking at Kikyo. Kikyo looked up, "Oh yes…"

Then another long silence…

"Kikyo, tell us more about the war… I know there something mysterious about it." Al asked as he carefully listened. Kirara gently purred on Al's lap as Kikyo began, "50 years ago, a terrible war raged between Alchemists and Demons. It was the most bloodiest war of all time. Demons devoured alchemists, alchemists destroyed demons from inside out." Kikyo coughed a bit and continued, "Until after 5 months of war, everyone died. No demon or alchemist survived… they were whether devoured, exploded, or poisoned. Then villagers buried their bodies into Mount Haikodo's dirt. The villagers prayed and renamed the mountain, Mount Rekinjutsu."

"So is that was it?" Ed asked, he was getting interested in the story. Kikyo glanced at him with those cold brown eyes. "No, about 2 months later after the bodies were buried… the Mountain started glowing black releasing the bodies and cursing them forever…" Everyone's eyes widened, Kikyo continued, "The one that caused the curses was a black priestess named Tsubaki." Kagome then recognized that name, "T-Tsubaki?" she repeated with fear in her voice.

"You know her Kagome?" Edward asked. Kagome nodded, "Yes I knew her, she cursed me… and I almost killed InuYasha… and also everyone else…" she then looked over at InuYasha who was sitting in the dark corner; he turned back to Kagome with serious vulpine amber eyes. Kagome turned back to everyone else. She then put on a fake smile, "But don't worry, she won't come back anymore… she's dead and cursed forever… right Kikyo?"

Kikyo looked at her again, she can see her scared expression in her chocolate-brown eyes. She then looked back at the ground and did not say anything. Edward then felt a connection between Kagome and the mysterious Black Priestess Tsubaki. All of the sudden, flashbacks from his past life were appearing all over again. He saw the Shikon Jewel Shards turned black and entered Kagome's body… embedding itself. He then saw Kagome almost killing her friends… even InuYasha.

"Edward, you there?" Kagome asked as she waved her hand back and forth in front of his face. Edward snapped out of it. "Yeah, I'm fine." He then stood up and went outside. Kagome looked at him with worried eyes. I wonder what's gotten to him? He seems quieter as ever after Kikyo mention about the Black priestess Tsubaki… Kagome thought. Maybe I should go talk to him and ask him what's bothering him…

The little fox demon Shippo looked up at Kagome, "Hey Kagome, what's going on with Ed? He seems quiet and a bit mysterious… he's kind of scaring me." Shippo shivered. Kagome glance at Shippo and smiled, "Shippo it's okay, Edward's just a bit tired after fighting Yura. He'll be fine." Kagome looked back outside, it was almost evening. Edward… what's bothering you?

Nighttime

It was almost 4 hours and Kagome was getting worried about Edward; she then got out of bed, put her robe on and went outside. She carefully opened her door and looked around to see if anyone's asleep. Everyone was asleep and it was all-quiet. Kagome then tiptoed to Ed's bedroom. She carefully knocked on his door, "Edward… you there?" There was no answer. She knocked again, "Edward, it's me… Kagome… I was just a bit worried." She said again. There was no answer. She slightly turned the knob and opened the wooden door. She then saw his simple room.

His room was colored blue and the floor was wooden. On the floor were scattered alchemy books and research papers. At the corner was his desk filled with books and papers. She then saw he had a picture of himself and her. She blushed red as she carefully examined his desk. He had been researching about the Door of Truth, Demons, Alchemy, and more about the Philosopher's Stone. Kagome then spotted a picture of his family under the papers. She smiled but her eyes were filled with sadness. Kagome knew about his mother dying and his father mysteriously leaving.

"How could a father leave his wife and children?" she whispered. Kagome then turned the picture and at the back she saw written in Ed's elegant handwriting, "Don't Forget 3, Oct. 10." Kagome was a bit confused and then she finally knew. This could be the date when the Elric Brothers burnt their house… She sighed sadly and put the picture on his desk.

Kagome then walked out of Ed's room, she knew he was still outside thinking of something. She decided to go outside and look for him… I wonder if he's feeling alright… she thought as she carefully tiptoed outside the door and into the cold breezy evening.

Mount Rekinjutsu: Koi's Temple

The four evil figures watched as Kagome emerged out of the house and into the dark breezy evening looking for Edward. "That wench, she doesn't know what's going to come." Koi smirked. Then a figure came in the room. "You have brought me here my lord?" the figure said with an old ragged voice. Koi then turned to the figure, "Yes… priestess Tsubaki… my father had once ordered you and now I'm ordering you." He smirked. The figure emerged out of the shadows showing an old woman with white silver and blue/black kimonos. Her eyes were piercing gray and at her left eye she had a mark… "What do you wish this time Naraku's son?" she asked as she bowed. Koi then smirked and rolled his eyes, "Well… I want you to curse Kagome once again… I want her this time to be permanently cursed. Nothing will stop her this time…" he ordered. The Black Priestess looked at Naraku's Son with serious eyes, "But Master, I cannot make a permanent curse… there will always be another wa-" she was cut off but Kohaku's slap. "You wretched Black Priestess! Follow his orders!" he shouted. Koi then stopped Kohaku, "Kohaku… there will be another way to make this curse permanent in Kagome." He smirked again.

Koi stood up and closed his eyes; he then approached Tsubaki and put a hand on her forehead. His power flowing to hers giving his power away; Tsubaki then turned into a young woman. "The power… I am young again!" she shouted with a sly smile. Koi then looked at her and held out his hand. He opened it and Tsubaki saw two shards. One of the shards was a Philosopher's Stone and one was the Shikon Jewel. "How did you steal the shard Master?" Tsubaki asked.

"It was easy, that wench Kagome dropped one of it while battling Yura and the Philosopher's Stone Shard, Kagura gave it." He explained. "These two shards will make a permanent curse on Kagome, but there is a catch to it… if one of it is destroyed then the curse will be fade away…" Tsubaki then took the shards and nodded, "Yes master…" Koi then stopped her, "If you fail this… I will send you into the deepest curse you will ever witness," he warned. Tsubaki then nodded slowly with fear and walked out of the room. Her small demon dragon then came to her. Tsubaki smirked a bit, "My precious… why don't you bite Kagome and suck a few blood… then give it back to me…" she ordered the small white dragon. The dragon nodded as it disappeared.

Resembool: On A Green Hill

Edward was sitting on a thick grass hill. He was looking at the indigo-black evening sky. The beautiful white stars glittered a bit. He sighed heavily, "Could these visions be true about the Black Priestess actually cursing Kagome… and almost killing everyone?" He then lay on the grass and looked up at the stars, "If only… demons didn't exist," he whispered. He then was awakened from his trail of thoughts by a footstep on the grass. He emerged out of the grass and saw Kagome standing there with a worried face. They looked straight at each other with silence. Then Kagome broke the silence.

"Edward, I was kind of worried about you… so I decided to see if you're here…" she whispered shyly. "Did I interrupt anything?" Edward stood up and looked at her, "No, you didn't… You want to come and sit with me?" he asked politely. Kagome nodded as she slowly walked to him… Unknowingly the white dragon demon, from Tsubaki, was camouflaged invisibly that none of them could see it. The dragon then reached to Kagome's side and bit her leg. Kagome then winced as she felt the pain. She fell on the grass touching her bit leg.

Edward then rushed to her with worried golden eyes, "Kagome, are you okay?" he asked. Kagome looked at her leg and glance back at him, "I-I don't know…" Her eyes then started to close a bit. "KAGOME!" Edward yelled. "Kagome! Kagome!" Kagome then closed her eyes as she heard a voice.

"Kill him…"

"N-no I won't…" Kagome whispered. Edward heard her whisper, "H-huh…?" he said.

With Tsubaki, her white dragon came back with Kagome's sucked blood. She laughed evilly and carefully dropped a few blood on both the Philosopher's Stone Shard and Shikon Jewel. As the blood covered the two shards it disappeared. "Kagome Higurashi… kill him… like you almost did to InuYasha…" she smirked and then laughed evilly.

Back to Kagome and Edward, the two shards appeared in Kagome's neck glowing. Edward saw it embedded in her neck. "T-the shards… what's it doing…?" he whispered as he looked closely. He was about to touch her neck until surprisingly Kagome grabbed Edward's arm. "Kagome?" he asked. Kagome's eyes opened… it turned into red piercing eyes. It was no longer innocent chocolate-brown eyes… it was deadly red ones. Then on her forehead appeared a red mark.

"Kill him Kagome… Kill him!"

Edward stood up… "Kagome, what are you doing?" Then a bow and arrow appeared on the ground. Kagome carefully knelt down and grabbed the bow and arrow. She then steadied it to aim him. Her eyes were now full with anger… the two of them stared at each other… Edward was shocked the most Kagome, what's happening to you? He thought. Then he knew it The Black Priestess's Curse…

Kagome stepped closer to him with her bow and arrow aimed at him. She yelled,

"RUN EDWARD ELRIC! RUN AWAY!"
To be continued… Please review no flames!