Previously, Naraku proclaimed Onigumo is disappearing and Onigumo is greatly disturbed by this new information. Kagome, on the other hand, is a sniffling mess and is oblivious to the fact the person standing in front of her is no longer Naraku but his human counterpart, Onigumo.

Onigumo was about to bombard Naraku with more questioning, but he was able to regain his composure because if he knew one thing from being with Naraku so long, that is you should never under any circumstances believe anything Naraku said easily, similarly to how you should never believe whatever he said, either.

'I know you are lying. Or at the least, holding off some of the truth. Do not take me as a fool who will easily fall for your tricks, Naraku.' Onigumo spat back to Naraku within the confines of their shared mind.

Naraku chuckled. 'Oh, but Onigumo why stop now? I have already fooled you more than once. Does Kikyo or the Sacred Jewel ring any bells?'

Onigumo tiredly sighed. 'Naraku, I do not have much patience to spare to the likes of you.'

'Onigumo, do not speak as though you and I are not birds of the same feathers. The only difference between us is for the fact, all the evil you harbor I triple it. I am above you. I am above all who walk this land.' Narku confidently replied.

Onigumo, now, thoroughly annoyed by Naraku's arrogance thought the one thing that would without a doubt hit a nerve to bring spider demon down his high pedestal.

'I should have known you would not give answers easily, you poor excuse of a demon.' He thought, emphasizing the last part of his sentence.

Naraku was about to come down upon Onigumo for his mistake of blasphemy towards the being who had given him a second chance at life, but Kagome cut him short.

"What did you just say?" Kagome asked slightly surprised after wiping away the last of her tears.

Onigumo was surprised and confused by her question, but being the quick thinker he is, he efficiently answered Kagome. "This would not be the first time I witness you crying and I have a feeling even if our final battle is approaching, this will not be the last. Is what I said previously, does my honest opinion bother you, Priestess?"

Kagome was confused by Naraku's change in mannerism.

'Is it just me or is Naraku different or something? Priestess? Did you just call me, Priestess? When did Naraku ever call me that? And the way he's looking at me tooー His eyes! They changed color!'

Before she could help it, she voiced her discovery. "Naraku! Your eyes changed color!" Kagome said awed by her discovery, comparable to how a child would react to seeing rain or snow for the first time.

Even though he was irritated to be seen as Naraku, Onigumo casually replied, "So they have."

'Wow... From ruby red to dark turquoise all in less than a few seconds. Is that even possible? For humans, for sure no. But a half-demon, maybe? Okay, maybe not all demons or half-demon are able to, but Naraku? Yes. He's a shapeshifter, for God's sake! How could I have forgotten that? If he wanted to change his eye color, he could. Heck, if he wanted to change his gender he could, that's how he was able to trick Miroku's grandfather.'

"Would you care to describe the color of my eyes, Priestess?" Onigumo asked, successfully calling Kagome out of her thoughts.

Kagome looked at Onigumo, puzzled.

'Okay. Somethings definitely off. It was already off for Naraku to be calling me by my actual nameー how come I didn't notice till now? Argh, nevermind thatー But priestess? Naraku has never called me that. Whatever happened to, calling me wench? Or little girl? I swear Naraku, I'm on to you...' Kagome thought as she eyed Onigumo suspiciously.

'And should I? Should I answer him? Should I not? I mean, what's the real harm in answering him about his eyes? I can try to fight. I can try to run. But would I be successful in getting away from him? Most likely not. No ones here but me, only me against him. Inuyasha isn't here to save me. No Sango. No Miruko. No Kilala or Shippo, either. And even if everyone was here to save me, would we win without suffering any major injuries? Again, knowing how powerful Naraku is now, most likely not.'

Taking a deep breath Kagome somewhat calmed her nerves. "Well, for starters your eyes right now look completely different from usual. Usually, your eyes are bright ruby red with white pupils and they give off a sickening arrogant air to them." Kagome also wanted to add how his ruby eyes were also terribly and irresistibly hypnotizing effect on her, but she was able to refrain herself and continued on. "Now, your eyes, for the most part, is more like a muddy turquoise." To better examine his eyes Kagome unconsciously leaned closer to Onigumo, "But don't get me wrong, muddy turquoise do have their own appeal, you know? Plus, you're pupils aren't white anymore, they're plain old back just like mine..."

The longer Kagome kept looking at Onigumo's dark earthy blue eyes a feeling of nostalgia crept into her mind. "And you know what? The more I look at them the more they seem kinda familiar. I just can't remember why." She said absentmindedly.

With a soft amused expression on his face, "So they do." Onigumo replied.

Kagome continued studying at Onigumo's eyes, while Onigumo continued enjoying going over her rambled observation. However, now that he is finally fully in control of his and Naraku's body and is calm of mind he noticed something that bewildered him.

'Naraku.' Onigumo called within their mind.

'Why have you called for me, Onigumo.' Naraku responded as more of a statement than a question.

'It might be because I am rarely in control of this body, but why can I not read this Priestess's mind? Even when I was separated from you and became Muso I was still able to read people's mind, easily. But with this woman, I have noticed I cannot. Why is that?'

Strangely, Naraku didn't reply.

'Naraku answer my question.'

Again, Naraku didn't reply.

'Naraku, answerー'

'Because I am not able to read her mind.' Naraku reluctantly answered.

Onigumo was taken back by Naraku's answer, finding it hard to believe because one Naraku failed at something and he, indeed, admit to failure.

'How is that possible?'

Naraku sighed. 'Even I do not know why, nor how this is possible. It truly is odd. She is not immune to my mind manipulation. I know that from the few times I was close to bending her to my will. However, I cannot read her thoughts. Every time I have tried in the past I have failed...'

Now it was Onigumo's turn to take a breather because he could not believe Naraku was, in fact, telling the truth for once.

'At first, I held suspensions you were attempting to deceive me. But seeing how you are admitting to failure, something you rarely if ever do, I will believe you, Or at least for now, Naraku.'

'I am greatly delighted you know me so well, Onigumo.' Naraku mocked.

'Likewise Naraku, likewise.' Onigumo sarcastically spoked.

Author's Note: I don't know if you noticed but I changed up how I indicate a charter's thoughts. Previously, I would italicize the charter's thoughts, but this chapter I was trying out using 'apostrophes' instead. So I would greatly appreciate feedback from you about the change I've implanted or anything revolving the story. Thank you.