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Chapter 11
Kagome slashed through a level E and ducked and swung again, hitting another fallen human. She cursed when she saw at least five more replace the two she'd just killed. Why couldn't they just stop coming? Kagome realized that with so many she needed to use a bigger weapon. She sheathed her daggers and pulled out the claymore resting on her back. The sword was a brilliant obsidian and was as long as she was tall. It shined in the low light of dusk, and glowed even brighter when she channeled her powers through it. This time when she attacked, she took out more than just the five that had come earlier. Kagome had to wonder why the Association sent only her on this mission when it was easily a two-man job with how many were coming at her.
The ex-time-traveler unbelievably and expertly spun the blade in her hands and swung her weapon in a horizontal line, cutting down and turning into dust every level E in the vicinity. Some fled and she gave chase. Kagome just couldn't help the exhilaration of the hunt and solely blamed her more than human friends. With that thought, she grew angry again and remembered exactly why she was given this assignment, to "let off some steam" as Toga put it. She snorted and stopped in front of a cave, how cliché.
"Higurashi, well done. I hope it wasn't too difficult."
"Don't worry President, they weren't even worth batting a lash over." Kagome kept her gaze above his head and waited for anything else he might say.
The white-haired man simpered and reclined farther back into his chair, "I didn't think so, you are not the 'Best Hunter in the World' for nothing."
The priestess fisted her hands so hard her knuckles turned white; she nodded once, sharply. The president dismissed her and Kagome took even measured steps out until she shut the door behind her. When she was out, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before resuming her walk out of the Association.
A sharp ring echoed through her small abode and Kagome jumped awake at the sound. She blindly searched for the little house phone she kept around and finally grabbed it as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
"Hello?"
"Kagome…"
"Toga? Why are you calling me at…" Kagome looked at her alarm clock, "3:40 in the morning?"
It was silent for a while and the miko sighed into the phone irritatedly, "Look, if you want to be a creep, do it when I'm-"
It was slow and dragged out, the softest she'd ever heard the man, "I know where Zero is."
Her heart seized in her chest and she stopped breathing for ten seconds before everything started up again, "Wha-what?!" Kagome's eyes were wide and dilated, "Zero… you found him?"
The dark-haired woman's voice was but a choked whisper and Toga thought, maybe it wasn't so bad to let her know. She'd finally smile again.
A/N: Heyyyy... I swear, I'm only seventeen and I've already had my midlife crisis.
Guest 1: Hi, so despite how rude your review sounded (if you meant it that way, well then.) I'll still answer your questions. Firstly, I explained to another anonymous reviewer that this backstory is sort of essential for later on in the plot. Where am I going? Well, you'll just have to wait and see like everyone else because I don't know about you, but I dislike stories where I know where the author is going. It takes the fun out of the anticipation and why would you read a story where you can predict everything? It gets boring after a time. Secondly, the genre to this story is romance and drama. So maybe there's a little too much, but like I said, it's the way it is for a reason. I get that it's slow, I actually expected more people to complain about that and if you don't like the characters well, oops. I also have to ask you where you get my personality from. Updating sporadically isn't a personality and I never did promise to update regularly. I also don't plan to get this done within a year or two. The story will finish itself because let's face it, life gets in the way and as much as I hate to admit it, life is more important than this hobby of mine. I understand your frustration because I feel it too when I'm reading some else's story that I really like. Those other authors who have like 70 unfinished stories? A lot of them are only ideas and plot bunnies that help get the mind back on track and sometimes people just lose interest in their story, I don't know. Lastly, I thank you for reviewing and pointing these things out. I realize that many people may feel this way and if anyone besides you have read this, then I hope I cleared things up (even if it was in a bitchy way). BTW, if you're frustrated by PD not being updated in 3 plus months, I'm just having a hard time because most of it is a filler and I have to admit with everyone, the curry arc wasn't my favorite even if I do love Soma and Agni.
Guest 2: Thank you for your encouraging review! I really appreciate it. :)
