Kauri had been on her return back to the castle for sometime now. Along the way she was trying to think of what to say to her master about her not completing her task. In a way she had done what was ordered but to the wrong person. She had been originally ordered to attack Inuyasha and only him. But she got so angry she attacked Kagome instead.
"Master Naraku is surely going to punish me for this. But i have failed him and deserve nothing more." she thought, visulising in her mind the punishment that was sure to be awaiting her.
As she thought, the hidden castle slowly came into veiw. Taking a deep breath she entered the barrier that concealed the hide out. Walking slowly, she made her way to the room in which her creator was located.
"Master Naraku." she said, bowing low "I have returned from my mission but i'm afraid i have some bad news, my Lord."
Naraku shot an evil glare at his minion. Her first real mission and she had managed to screw it up already? Maybe she really was like all the others...
"Kauri, do you dare to tell me that you have failed in attacking Inuyasha and bringing his pack with him to my castle?" he said, his voice cold and menacing.
Kauri forced down a lump that rose in her throat. She had never heard him talk so threatening, other than to Kagura of course. A thought popped into her mind. What if now that Kagura was dead, he would turn on her? He was likely not to turn on Kanna. She was obviously the favored.
"Y-yes, Master Naraku. But i-i did attack o-one..." she stuttered, her gaze avoiding his own.
"Oh, really now. And who might that be?" he asked, sarcastically.
"The young Miko, my Lord. She attacked me with her arrow as you can see." she said pointing to her disassebled arm "I lost my wits and fired the incantation at her. Master Naraku, i beg of you, please forgive me!" she pleaded, now on her hand and knee's.
A sly smile grew on Naraku's lips. Maybe this could work out after all! If the incantation worked on Kagome, she would loose all her Miko powers and become nothing but a small child! Without her powers, she could no longer purify the Shikon jewel, nor shoot those damn annoying arrows. Se would no longer be a threat to him. Yes, this was better than his previous plan.
"Kauri!" he bellowed.
The frightened creation stared up into his blood thursty eyes. She could just about squeak out a "Yes" in repy. Her whole body filled with fear, something she had never felt before.
"I wish to congradulate you, Kauri." continued the evil monster.
Kauri couldn't beleive her ears. The mightly Naraku was praising her! Feeling her new found fear disappear, she stood and smiled brightly.
"Thank you, Master Naraku! But may i ask why you are praising me?"
"You see, now that Kagome is nothing but a mear child, she no longer has her Miko powers! And with Kikyo dead, no one can purify the Shikon jewel!"
( Really sorry to cut in but i have to say this: I absolutly HATE Kikyo, so i shall not be adding her in this fanfiction. So instead she is dead okay? I wont be saying why, i shall leave that to you Kikyo haters out there!! Right back to the story! )
"About Kagome...Did you know she could create barriers? She deflected my attack like it was nothing, my Lord." asked Kauri, hesitasting slightly incase he did not know.
Anger grew emensly in the wicked beast. Kagome had somehow learnt to create barriers?! And if Kauri's attacks were deflected so easily, then what would happen with his? Narkau snorted loudly. He was foolish to think such things. As if a mear Miko girl could ever withstand his attacks. But then there was that small doubt in his mind that she could. And if her powers had grown so much, it would not be long before she would return to normal...
"I must find a way to destroy her now. While she is vunerable!" he thought.
With a flick of his risk, three fake jewle shards appeared in his hand. All tainted with his evil along with his deadly miasma. He would have to get Kauri to repeat her spell and infuse the attack with the shards...But how? With Kagome in such a weak state, she would be damn near impossible to get to with that stupid mutt protecting her like it was the end of the word. Oh how Naraku wished it was though. The end of that miserable Hanyou's world along with his annoying pack!
"Kauri, you are to repeat the spell and infuse these fake shards with the attack. Understand?" he snarled.
His creation nodded her reply and took to fake shards. Turning to leave, she was stopped by Naraku. The vile creature waved his hand slightly, in her direction. Kauri watched as her once missing left arm reformed like it was never missing.
"Thank you! Oh Thank you Master Naraku!" she shreiked, one again bowing.
"Very well. Leave, before i deside to take it back." he said coldly.
Jumping at his tone, she wasted no time in leaving. Now all tha was to be done was redo the spell. That itself was going to become something of a large problem. Thinking Kanna could help, she saught her out and consolted her mirror.
"Show me Kagome." she ordered.
Kanna stiffled an angry growl. It was because of her that Kagura was killed. It was because of this childish girl that Naraku found out about Kagura's trechory. Trying her best not to suck up Kauri with her mirror, she obeyed the order. The mirror swirled and swirled with a mistical mist. When the mist cleared a moving image of Kagome came into veiw. The girl was in, what apeared to be, an old hut. That mangy mutt, Inuyasha, was beside her along with the Kitsune. Taking a more detailed look at Kagome, Kauri smiled widley.
"It seems the affect has already taken place!" she beemed "Now i must find a way in luring her out so i can finish my mission. Kanna, i shall be needing you assistance. I shall need cover so i can control our little Miko, should be an easy enough task but with her damn Hanyou all over her, it may prove to be rather trouble some."
Glancing back at the young Miko, Kauri noticed something was different about this change. Unlike the others, she was out cold. Completely unconcious. Aswell as that, Kauri could not feel the strong conection between herself and the newly formed child, like she could with the others. Snarling, she realised why the conection was not there.
"That wench! Her Miko powers are not allowing me to control her!!" she hollered.
Kanna smiled inwardly. It had seemed that since Kagura's demise, she had been able to create thing emotions she had not had before. She was able to think freely, feel emotions and have this unbarable urge to be free from control. It was like Kagura's soul had murged with her own.
"I shall free us both, sister. Fear not. We shall be free at last..."
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