Finding the Light
okay these next few chapters will be a bit long.7 is about 7 or 8 pages on paper hand written right now, but its on the way!
Chapter 5: A New Season, A Strange Wind
Five months passed by very quickly and Shin had finally found that she was from the feudal era with no family at all. Sesshomaru had decided to start traveling with them, but only for awhile. Right before fall started he left in search of a certain demon. Inuyasha had not spoken to anyone except Kagome for the past five months. Shin was worried it was her fault after Kagome had explained to her that Kikyo and Inuyasha were deeply in love until a demon named Naraku had torn them apart to get the Sacred Jewel. If anyone gets hold of the Jewel they will have one wish granted, but Kagome accidentally shattered it into hundreds of shards. They're spread all over Japan and everyone is trying to find them before Naraku does.
Before the cold weather set in Kagome returned home to her time to get warmer clothes for her and Shin. Kagome could travel back and forth between periods by a special well called the Bone Eaters Well. And with the help of her jewel shards she was able to pass through time. She had brought over a sweatshirt, pair of jeans, and sneakers for Shin and herself. After their trip back to seeing Kaede they all headed toward the northern mountains. They had found a village a few miles away from the mountains so everyone decided to take a break and rest.
Shin tried to spend some time with her apparently old friend Inuyasha, but he always refused. So she, Sango, and Kilala went to a nearby field to train and spend some time together.
"You know Shin, you could have the same powers as Kikyo since you were both raised together." Said Sango cleaning her giant boomerang. Shin was fascinated with it. Sango called it a Hiraikotsu and it was a giant boomerang bigger than her made of the bone from a demon. It was amazing Sango could carry even throw such a heavy thing for when Shin tried to carry it she fell on her back.
"Well actually… I do have the same sacred priestess powers, but I never finished my training. They only appear when I'm in mortal danger….huh?" She sniffed around with her superior sense of smell and she began to cough like she was choking. Then out of now where a thick blanket of purple smoke appeared making Sango and Kilala cough and choke as well.
"How do you like my miasma… It's been awhile Sango… I see you've met my new source of power…heheheheh…." An evil voice was coming from somewhere in the miasma, but no where to be found. "I brought you back here Shinsei to use your powers to help me find the scattered sacred jewel shards…. I sent you to the future to make sure you would still be alive for me to use you.. of course, I was a mere small spider demon then…" the voice was menacing and horrible.
Sango's eyes opened wide and she picked up her weapon. "HIRAIKOTSU!!!" she threw it into the air as hard as she could to clear away the miasma. As it faded Shin saw the faint figure of a tall white baboon, but it quickly faded as the baboon fur as thrown off the body underneath. A menacing looking man with long waving black hair, blood red piercing eyes, and wearing dark blue and purple kimono's stood before Shin. He reached down to grab her, but Kilala burst into flames and transformed into her lion sized self. She flew over at the demon, but he blew her and Sango away from them. He reached down once more and picked Shin up by the front of her shirt.
"Remember me…." The demon said with a twisted smile to Shin.
Shin's eyes widened in horror at the demon before her from her past. "N-Naraku…no…no….I'm not going to go back to the darkness….NO!!!" as she yelled for freedom a bright pink light started to engulf Shin and Naraku. It exploded into a painfully bright light and when It faded Shin laid on the ground with the head of Naraku floating above her.
"Damn you…I will have your powers Shinsei!! You will be sent into the darkness once more!!!" A burst of miasma appeared once more and Naraku's head disappeared without a trace.
Shin was on her hands and knee's with wide eyes and crying. Sango and Kilala rushed over to calm her down, but to no avail. They eventually got her on Kilala's back and Shin rode her home behind Sango.
When they arrived back at the Inn where everyone was staying Shin went directly to bed with Kilala next to her for comfort. Sango explained to everyone how Naraku had attacked them, what he had done to Shin in the past, and why he was even more determined to find them.
"He had suppressed her memories and powers from our guess so she would be easier to take when he brought her back here, but she met Inuyasha and Kagome before he had the chance." Said Sango feeling guilty of not being able to help her friend.
"So that's why she was sent to my time… With all the advances there she would have been properly cared for and could have lived….that's so sad…" said Kagome starting to tear up and staring at the wooden floor beneath her.
"That bastard…. He always must mess with people's lives and screw them up. I swear I'll kill him with the tetsusaiga." Said Inuyasha standing up as mad as hell. Thoughts of Kikyo flooded back to him, but he pushed them away. He wanted to avoid all those pains in his life.
"But he made her powers awaken. She almost completely destroyed him by just being under pressure… Kagome you should help her with them since you have more formal training." Said Sango smiling weakly and Kagome.
"But how did she get them? He…." Miroku was interrupted when Shin entered the room staring at the floor in a small daze with Kilala on her shoulder.
"Kikyo's mother had taught us both how to unleash our powers. But I ran away before I finished my training. My great- great- great grandmother was also a sacred priestess with very strong powers… I guess I take after her, but I don't remember how to use or control them…" Shin sat down between Kagome and Sango.
Kagome smiled at her and put a hand on Shin's shoulder. "Don't worry…since we have the same powers I'll help with them if you can help me with my homework since you're older and from the present."
Shin looked at her with a blank look then smiled at her. "Alright that sounds like a plan…" After they all ate dinner everyone went to bed.
With Shippo on her right and Kilala on her left she stared out the window from her bed at the stars and moon. "I think I'm going to like it here in the feudal era…." She thought to herself then fell into a deep sleep.