The Shikon Temple part 2 of 3
By: Jacob Neighbors
"Wow; I wonder why a shard went there when the Temple was destroyed," said Sango. "Well, Hinotsa told me that he had a hidden temple underneath the one above. He called it the Underground Temple." Said Myoga. "Hinotsa trusted me to keep the secret of the Underground Temple safe. When he told me how to find it he told me the entrance was a trapdoor hidden under the stairs. It was a very large temple mind you and it took me a little while to find out which stairs had the trap door under it. There was a lot of stairs on the bottom floor. The shard possibly went in there." "Well," said Inuyasha, "let's hurry up!! We have to get there before Naraku finds it!!"
Now our heroes gathered up their belongings and hurried off. A few hours later they arrived at the Temple sight but there was nothing but a large patch of dirt where the Temple used to be and some pieces of wood sticking out of the ground. "Well Myoga," asked Miroku, "where shall we start digging?" "It should be around here some where. I guess we'll have to look everywhere to find it." Said Myoga. And so they started digging. About an hour after they started Kagome yelled, "Guys come here! I think I found it!" While everyone went to help Kagome Shippo stayed where he was. Huh? What's this? Thought Shippo. Shippo used his Fox Magic to clear away the rest of the rubble and dirt and there was the trap door with a metal ring and a picture of the Shikon Jewel embedded in it. "Sorry guys. I really thought I found it." Said Kagome. "It's not your fault Kagome. There's so much wood here that any one would be confused and think they found it." Said Miroku. "HEY!! Myoga, would this be it?" asked Shippo. Myoga hopped over to Shippo and said, "Well I'll be a monkey demons uncle!! Shippo, my comrade, you found it!!" "Way to go, Shippo!!" said Miroku. Kagome and Sango kissed him while Inuyasha said, "Well, as much as I hate to say it, good job Shippo." "Thanks guys!" said Shippo. He was still blushing from where Kagome and Sango kissed him but he was smiling all the same. "Why don't we have dinner? After that we can get some spare fire wood and get some rest so we can get the shard in the morning. The sun is almost completely set any way." Said Sango.
While Sango was saying this Kagome had already got out all the food she brought and was working on getting the fire started with much difficulty. She forgot to bring matches or a lighter. "Shippo?" called Kagome, "Could you come over here for a sec?" Shippo walked over to Kagome and said, "What's the problem Kagome?" "Could you use your Fox Fire to light the fire please?" "Sure. FOX FIRE!!" And as soon as he said that green flames appeared in his hands and he threw them at the wood they gathered. Every one else went to get some water for the ramen that Kagome brought and to cook some tea. "Myoga, tell me what the defenses are for the Underground Temple." Said Inuyasha. "Well, Master Inuyasha, the only defense that it has is the spell I had Hinotsa place upon me. Only other people and I that I placed the same spell on can enter the Underground Temple." "That's a useful spell Myoga. You'll have to teach me and Kagome that spell," said Miroku.
After the ramen and the tea was cooked Kagome asked, "How many shards are left? I think it's five." "No. Before the shards flew away I counted them and there was two-hundred. This will be shard # 193." Said Inuyasha "We have 192 shards." After all this was said everyone but Inuyasha and Kagome went to sleep. "Kagome?" said Inuyasha. "Yes Inuyasha?" said Kagome. "You know I love you, right?" "I know. And I love you too." "Then you know that one of us will change what we are once we get the Shikon Jewel, right?" "Right." I decided that I'll use the Jewel to turn in to a human but still able to use the Tetsaiga and the Iron Rever Soul Stealer." "You don't have to do that," said Kagome, "I'll use the Jewel to become a half-demon too. A half-human half-dog demon to be exact." "No. I don't want you to give up your human life. I'll turn in to a human." Then they kissed and went to sleep.
To Be Continued
