Chap. 4 Yokai no Shinju II
A/n: I own nothing, nada ok. I forgot to mention what (kurai honou no muchi) meant it means whip of dark flames or dark flamed whip
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Kagome
The centipede swiped Kagome at her right eye and something came out a blue and black pearl. Kagome has dropped her gun to the forest floor and made a soft thud, she kneeled to the ground and she clutched her right eye which was bleeding profusely; her face showed no emotion but shock. Not because of the fact that her right eye was gone but the fact that something came out from inside her. Many questions were forming inside her head like, what is that doing inside me, why is it there, who put it there and most of all what is it?
Still clutching my bleeding eye, the young girl came to me in haste and said "Are you alright? Sister Kikyo where are you?" she shouted. I released my bleeding eye and took hold of my *kuro neko and stood ones more to face the demon that dare to even come near me. "So it is real, the legendary demon's pearl which is said , if it were absorbed it will give the user infinite power" the centipede creature stated, "though I am curious to why it is within you. Oh well, I'll take the pearl if you don't mind" then she came directly at us to finish us off, then all of a sudden a purifying arrow zipped pass us making the demon to move away.
Kikyo came towards us, her bow and arrow prepared to attack. I pushed Kikyo out of my way and she fell on the forest floor with a thud, "What is wrong with you!" she exclaimed "This is my battle priestess it would do you well to stay out of my way." With her finger on the trigger and gun pointed at the creature, She ones more looked at the centipede demon "I shall kill you for touching me with your filthy hands wench" she said with distaste.
Her right eye still continued to bleed, the blood dropped on the forest floor creating a small puddle. "Hehe, do you really think you can defeat me in that condition I doubt that you can even see straight and you dare hit me with your long range weapon" The creature came straight forward for Kagome. I prepared for her oncoming attack, I straightened myself and shot. The centipede tried to dodge but the bullet has embedded it self upon her chest and has hit her heart, she fell unceremoniously down on the floor. I noticed that Kikyo has stood beside me with her arrow notched and directed at the centipede. She fired her arrow powered with her *ki, it hit its target causing the body to turn into ashes and blown away gently by the wind.
She walked towards where the pile of ashes ones was and noticed the slight shimmering of the pearl. She has putted her gun back in its container. She picked the jewel with care and wiped the blood from it and started to walk towards the forest.
"Wait" Kikyo said, Kagome turned slightly to face the priestess
"What is it that you want; human I have no business with you"
"I want to thank you for helping me-"she was interrupted by Kagome
"I did not help you, I merely wished to release some pent up frustration so do not waste your breath on me"
Kikyo walked towards Kagome and took her gloved clawed hand within hers and started to lead her towards her village
"Where are you taking me?"
"I am honor bound to you, so let me at least help you heal your wounds" she said leaving no room for argument and continued to the village
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Kikyo
I continued to lead her through the village, passing various obstacles along the way. The villagers have started to rebuild their huts that have been burned by the fire. Kaede walked beside me and the demoness walked silently behind me while I held her hand, I was surprised how soft her hand felt I thought it would have been roughened by how many times she has faced various battles. I continue to walk on; I can almost feel her cold glares at me for I was treating her like she was a mere child and not the cold-hearted warrior she is.
A man stood in front of us blocking our way towards my hut. He started to speak and said
"Lady Kikyo you let that-That beast into our village. Have you gone mad?" he shouted. Whispers can be heard through out the crowd of people that has surrounded us.
"This what you claim to be a beast has save you life today and we all owe her for the favor she has given us"
"But she can and will kill us all" he argued.
"Then why didn't she already kill you where you stand or any of us for that matter. I looked at Kagome and once more looked at the crowd. "This dem-woman has saved us from a creature that may have killed the whole village if she didn't warn us about the centipede. I will help her whether you like it or not" she said in a powerful tone.
The villagers returned to what they were doing and left the group alone. "We have arrived" she said to Kagome as they reached a hut at the edge of the village,it was farther from the village almost residing in the forest, it was surrounded by fields filled with herbs of different sorts and flowers of various kinds. She opened the door for her to enter. Kagome entered followed by Kaede then Kikyo. Kagome sat on the floor gracefully "Kaede please light the fire pit. Kaede nodded and took the spark rocks from the cupboard. "Kagome would you like some tea? She answered with a nod "Why?", "Huh" I answered brilliantly "Why did you defend me against that man?"
"I defended you because it's the right thing to do" I took out the kettle and a piece of string
"Here you go *onee-sama" Kaede gave me the tea leaves that she has picked from the garden; I proceeded to heating the tea. Silence filled the room "Here"; I handed her the piece of string that I have found "what is this for?" she asked "to hold your pearl" she took the string from my hand her claws slightly grazing my hand. She tied it across her neck; the pearl glowed slightly as it neared its owner, it pulsed with so much power it surprised me that such a small thing contain so much power. "What do you plan to do with it?" I was only answered with silence. Kagome had a contemplating face, and I noticed the black void the place her eye or pearl was, I took a sip of my tea, and we sat in silence.
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Kagome
It looks like the sun has finally set; well there goes this week's assignment and this month's rent (sigh). Kagome stood up from her place on the floor she moved quietly for the human occupants of the hut had fallen asleep. Kagome left the hut and was met with the cold, crisp night air, it blew her raven-blue hair with the crescent moon as her illuminant she searched for any source of water to clean her self of the blood and dirt from her recent battle.
She found a lake near where the rice fields and villagers are located. She walked down the cliff where the lake is placed. She took off her clothes and hung them on a nearby tree, its branch hung lowly enough for it to not reach the ground. She tied her hair in a messy bun and she slowly walked to the water, as it touched her she made a slight shiver and swam to the waterfall she sat on a rock and let the crashing water sooth her aching muscles. She arched her back and gently caressed the pearl that was nestled between her chest. 'I will look for my answers but where' she swam back to the shore and wore the simple*kimono she borrowed from Kikyo. It is a simple baby blue colored kimono which fitted her perfectly. She took clothes and walked back to Kikyo's hut; the wind blew towards the western 'west it is'.
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The other side of the well
The crescent moon hung in the night sky with stars littered around it, a mansion stood tall and proud; a barrier surrounds it to prevent the human and unknown *yokai to infiltrate the fortress. A man who looks about in his twenties, his brown auburn shoulder length hair seemed to shine under the moonlight; he took a sip of his martini when a knock sounded at his door. He went to open it and was met with a man who was kneeling on his right knee.
"So has she completed her mission yet?" he said disinterested
"Milord, not yet and we haven't seen her all day"
"What" his eyes widened a bit
Fear emanating from his body he waited for the strike that was about to hit him but surprisingly it never came. He didn't dare look up for he might get killed for disrespect of his superior.
"You may leave". The servant stood and once more bowed and left hurriedly. He looked once more at the crescent moon 'It's not like her to miss a mission like this. Doesn't matter as long as she does it' He took another sip of his drink and look at the scenery before him.
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Kikyo
Kikyo woke up it was before sunrise and saw my sister Kaede still sleeping she must be still tired from yesterday's events. She looked around for the demoness from yesterday; she expanded her aura to search for Kagome's demonic one. She located her by the edge of the village where the lake is; she took her bow and arrows with her and placed a barrier around the hut to protect Kaede while she rests.
Kikyo found her seated under a tree with her wearing a kimono she let her borrow and she was eating an apple. Kagome looked at her straight in the eyes as if it was looking through her very soul. "Kagome,*ohayo" Kagome only answered with a nod, Kikyo moved towards her and sat cross-legged in front of her and handed her a black eye patch and Kagome tied it upon her right eye. They only sat in silence until the sun has risen from beyond the mountains; Kagome stood up and proceeded to take her clothes which were hanging from the tree's branches. "You are going to change already?" Kikyo asked "I dislike wearing kimonos my movements are restricted" she explained and proceeded to change from behind the bushes "I shall return to the hut, breakfast should be done by the time you finish" she stood from her place and dusted of the grass from her priestess garb and headed towards her hut.
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Kagome
She walked out of the bushes and came out with her old clothes and held the kimono she wore; she quickly took out her gun and pointed it between the two trees and came out was a woman she wore a pink multi-layered kimono with white flowers splayed across it, her brown hair tied in a braid and she had hazelnut tear stained eyes and said
"Please honorable warrior help me my castle has been attacked and I have no where else to go so please save my *chichiue and the kingdom" while tears flowed freely from her eyes
"What is your true form?" she stated
"*Nani? I do not know what you are talking about?"
"Demon I demand that you show your true form"
The woman smirked and Kagome felt the demonic energy engulf her, she released her own to fight against her weak aura. The woman's eyes turned into narrowed red slits, fangs and claws lengthened, and the sound of fabric being torn was heard as brown wings protruded from her back. "You will give me the *youkai no shinju" "How did you know?" "Almost everybody knows about you, well the pearl actually" She shot with her gun, the woman tried to fly away but the bullet reflected on a tree and hit her in the heart causing a pain-filled scream to echo around the area "If my hunch is correct there will be more of them" she smirked "This will be fun" and with that thought she walked back to the hut.
She sensed a disturbance not far from her location; and with her demonic speed she ran through the village. Jumping on rooftops as she passed by she saw Kikyo surrounded by hundreds of lower-class demons and she started swiping them with her flaming claws each of them being burned into dust. "Kagome your pearl where is it?" Kikyo said frantically. Kagome saw the jewel being swallowed by one of them then the other *youkai swarmed around it and combined their bodies to form as one. "Just try and defeat us now" all of them sneered. "Kikyo go inside" "Nani?" "Your sister needs you" "but-" she leaped towards the gigantic demon with her revolver pointed at it whatever it is. "it is futile woman" she stared at her with wide bottomless eyes. She noticed the shimmering blue light slowly turning into a blackish-purple 'the pearl' she thought. It started to swipe with her with its claws and dodged with ease. Kagome climbed up on one of its tentacles shooting 2 bullets at the demon. The bullets just got sucked in 'its not working' and she saw Kikyo with an arrow notched and aimed at the beasts heart "Kikyo I told you to stay inside" she shouted "You are not my superior" Kikyo shouted back. Her aim was at the heart but what Kagome saw was the jewel. 'She's going to hit the jewel' she thought frantically. She tried to run to her but she was too late, Kikyo shot the beast hitting its target. The demon disintegrated and a flash of blue light spread across the land, the villagers turned their heads at the source of the bright light. The jewel came out and shattered to hundreds or thousands of shards one of them landing in the grass in front of Kagome she touched the shard it instantly turned blue. She had a face of indifference, while Kikyo had a face of shock, anxiety and fear.
*kuro neko = black cat
*ki = spiritual energy
*onee-sama/ onee-san = older sister sama= for respect
*yokai = demon
*chichiue= honorable father
*nani= what
*yokai no shinju= pearl of the demons
A/n: sorry if I took so long to update exams are coming up and I'm cramming for it. So
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