Miko Upgrade - Chapter 2
Kagome looked around the ruins she had found, doorframe, partial walls, a scorched table, piles of rubble but nothing that she saw seemed like it would help her, none the less the confused miko began digging through the debris in search of some kind of weapon. What Kagome found made her look up and once more question her surroundings, in her petite yet battle calloused hands rested several throwing stars, like the ones used in old television shows, only these ones were dyed red with dry, flaking blood. Suppressing a shudder of unease Kagome kept digging until she found a small knife, on its own the blade wouldn't do much but it was better than nothing. Pocketing the weapon within her voluptuous Kimono Kagome stood, brushed her self off and studied her unfamiliar surroundings; to her right was a forest and to her left a small rise which blocked her view.
Hoping to gain some information as to her whereabouts Kagome climbed the rise though immediately she wished she hadn't, what Kagome saw was far worse then a few bloodied weapons and was horrible enough that the devastated miko released an involuntary cry of grief. Over the small hill stood the remains of a small town much like Kaede's village and many other's she'd visited in Feudal Era Japan, small yet self sufficient if the crop fields and animal pens were any indication; but unfortunately this little town had been massacred…recently.
Kagome looked from her perch on the rise at the burnt homes and bloody corpses strewn everywhere and from what Kagome could tell, some were still bleeding. Revolted yet dry eyed, Kagome was about to make her way towards the slaughter when she caught movement behind one of the destroyed homes. Kagome looked intently but saw nothing until she once again attempted to step towards the sight, only then her trained eyes caught another movement at the edge of her vision
Over the years Kagome had learnt to trust her senses and she knew that something definitely was not right, so using the training Kaede had gifted her with the young miko attempted to sense out any living presence. As expected Kagome did find human life but from the emotional reads she was able to pick up from them these people were definitely not victims and they were heading straight for her. Kagome snapped back to her senses in time to see some kind of knife heading straight for her, acting on instinct Kagome threw her self out of the way but not fast enough. The blade tore through Kagome's Kimono and lodged its self in her shoulder, ignoring the burst of pain was difficult but the miko kept telling her self that she'd felt worse and began to run.
Running quickly Kagome attempted to reach the weapon protruding from her shoulder but she couldn't reach it properly nor remove it safely while moving. However the miko could not afford to stop so supporting her arm the raven haired girl ran. Years of fights, injuries, and pain had trained her well so Kagome just kept going as warm liquid poured down her back, but all of that training did not make her any less afraid. The frightened miko kept her eyes ahead of her on the path before her, in case something decided to trip her up as was common. Kagome slowed only when her breath was coming in ragged pants and her head was slightly dizzy from blood loss, Kagome was forced to stop and rest a while so she gently sat at the base of a large tree and tenderly pulled the blade from her shoulder.
With trembling fingers the girl examined what had been thrown at her, it confused her to recognise the little black knife as part of the same kin as the throwing stars. Fingering the edge of the weapon gently she realised just how lucky she'd been for the blade was deceptively sharp with a strangle ring at the base. Tired, Kagome thrust the knife into the ground beside her uncaringly then proceeded to rest her head against the tree trunk; the girl never meant to fall asleep but merely rest her eyes a moment but her bleeding wound was not helping her lack of energy as blackness enveloped her.