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A/N: I'm going to do my super thorough editing tomorrow, sorry for the chapter running almost late, I'm still getting used to school.
**This chapter is officially edited! Sorry it's super late, new episode of Sailor Stars on Hulu and homework.
"Kikyo!" A man ran into the hut Kikyo had shared with her sister. "The village is under attack!"
Kikyo rose out of bed, already dressed, anticipating this attack. She ran out to the center of the village where several men fought a losing battle with several demons. Kikyo drew her bow back and shot at the demons, killing several of them, however, a hoard now covered the sky, blocking out the moonlight. The demons raced down towards the villagers. "Everyone, get back!" Kikyo yelled running away from the villagers, as she had anticipated the demons followed her, ignoring the other humans.
"The priestess is your main target, once you kill her the rest will be easy." Jaken commanded the demons.
Kikyo drew back her bow and shot an arrow, it soared through the sky taking out a huge section of the hoard. As she tried to reload, the demons moved towards her, speeding through the air. She dropped her bow and held her hands out, her eyes shut tightly and she prayed, prayed for the villagers to be safe and for Kaede. No demon made contact, she opened her eyes and saw the brilliant bright light emanating from her hands, it encompassed the hoard and purified them.
The villagers ran out, watching as Kikyo fell to her knees from exhaustion, she panted, grabbing her bow and slinging her across her back. "I will erect a barrier," She said simply. "It will protect this village from demons. I, alone, shall continue on my quest of regaining our lands. Those with any sort of fighting skill should train a small militia, should a battle come upon you." She pulled a small orb out of her sleeve and began to pray, soon a barrier formed around the village. "This shall keep those with impure hearts out, and this barrier will stand long after I have died, protected by my soul, as a thank you for fighting alongside me these last two days."
Kikyo took the orb to a temple near her home and sat it on a pedestal, purifying the air around it and burning incense. She prepared to leave the village and made her way to the border, armed with her bow and arrows as well as a sword. "Do not allow anyone into the temple." She instructed the man who had made the sword. "Should those without pure body and soul attempt to enter, the barrier will be broken."
"Yes, miko." The man bowed his head and Kikyo bowed back, then she turned and disappeared through the barrier.
Kikyo walked along, she knew the demons were following her, trying to get her away from the villagers so she could be more easily defeated, but she was also leading them away. Finally, she stopped in a clearing, far from the village. "Come out and face me, we are now far from the village, I have no hope for escape."
The demons began to close in around her, she shot her bow killing many of them. She slew them all and closed her eyes, summoning energy back to her body, she began to breathe heavily.
Someone spoke from the shadows. "Last I checked humans weren't allowed to kill demons."
Kikyo turned towards the voice. "Will you face me as well?"
"Hah, as if I'd do our great lord the service of killing a miko." He almost spat the word great, hate dripped from his voice as he spoke.
"A demon who wants Lord Sesshomaru to fall." Kikyo cracked a smile at the irony. Something felt strange about his aura, what was it?
She was met only with silence. Kikyo turned and set off once again, away from the demon she had run into. She was surprised when she found that the demon still followed her.
"Come out," She commanded. "I know you're there."
The demon dropped out of the trees, a smirk on his face. "Aren't you afraid?"
"Of what?"
"Of facing Sesshomaru, you are only a human, he could easily kill you."
She finally realized what his aura was. "And you are only a half-demon, I could easily kill you." She pulled her bow back and shot him by his clothes to a tree. He glared at her as she turned away, leaving him alive. "To answer your question, I am not afraid of Lord Sesshomaru." She walked off.
"Good luck." The half-demon simply said.
Kikyo continued her walk, a half-demon, the only species more despised by Sesshomaru than humans. Sesshomaru certainly was a puzzle to put together, he seemed to hate everything, but there were three things he hated more than anything else: humans, half-demons, and his father. It wasn't hard to figure out how rumors of his father's affair of with a human and their resulting love child had spread.
"You there." Kikyo stopped and turned towards the voice, a human man stood with a small team of men holding swords or bows. "What is a young girl like you doing wandering these woods by herself?"
Kikyo glanced over them, they were hurt, probably wouldn't last another week against the demons. She turned away and began walking, most likely they were part of the first rebellion.
"Wait," Two of the men blocked her way. "Give us your weapons!" They grabbed her by her arms and forced her onto her knees in front of the leader.
She glared up at him, he smiled down at her. "You know, this girl is quite pretty." He smirked and leaned closer to her. She panicked and summoned all of her power, she released it and watched as the men fell back, seemingly burned by the light. She got to her feet and began to run, however, the men were almost instantly back on their feet. They ran after her and pulled out their swords.
Kikyo came to the side of a mountain, she was trapped in. She turned and watched as the men quickly advanced. She dropped her bow and arrows onto the ground and pulled out her sword, she'd never fought with one. She was surprised at how easy it moved with her, it was like an extension of her arm.
A man came at her from the side, she easily stepped to the side and swung the sword into his side, he crumpled to the ground, dropping his sword. Two more came towards her and she ran one through and pushed him off, then turned, pulling out the sword, and hit the other. Several men remained, the rest having run off into the woods. They all advanced and she panicked as they closed in, her body and face remained unmoving. She felt power building up in her and pushed it towards the ground, she easily flipped over them and ran one through. She continued to fight until they were dead, then one last man stepped out of the shadows.
"How has a human girl slaughtered an entire rebellion?" The leader glared hard at her.
Kikyo's expression didn't change, she stood there until the man attacked, then she raised her sword and blocked the blow. The leader put up quite a good fight, she dodged and blocked his attacks and he did the same, finally she slid under an oncoming blow and hit the man.
Kikyo paused and dropped the sword, she had slaughtered humans, those she was sworn to protect from demons. They were bad humans, but humans all the same, however, perhaps the same was true for demons, what differentiated one from the other. There were bad demons, like Lord Sesshomaru and good demons, like the rumored Inu Taoshi. In the same way, there were good humans, like the villagers back home, and there were bad ones, like those who led the rebellion, like her. What decided who was good and who was bad, to the humans demons were bad and to the demons humans were bad. Perhaps Lord Sesshomaru only did what he believed to be right, perhaps the men who attacked her had only done what they thought was best. Perhaps it was impossible to remain pure, no matter how hard one tried they would always commit a sin towards someone else.
"Lord Sesshomaru," Jaken began tentatively.
"Have you killed the miko?" Sesshomaru sat staring at the sky.
"No, it was precisely the miko I wanted to talk to you about."
Sesshomaru angled his face, as though he was trying to see around the clouds.
"It would seem that the miko has slaughtered the human rebellion."
"I see," Sesshomaru stood and turned to the woods. "The circumstances have changed, bring her to me. Alive." He added.
"Miko," Several demons stood in front of Kikyo, they weren't the insignificant demons that had been sent after her in hoards, instead these were in at least semi-human forms, their hands rested on their weapons.
Kikyo only stared at them, she didn't pull out her bow.
After a few moments of silence, a demon spoke. "The great Lord Sesshomaru has requested your presence at the royal palace."
"I see," Kikyo contemplated her next move, she drew her bow and pulled an arrow back, the demons also pulled their weapons out. "I will go with you, on the condition that I keep my weapons. For my own protection."
"And why would we allow such a thing?"
"If you do I'll spare your lives," Kikyo glanced around at them. "I'm sure your Lord has told you why I've been summoned. I've slaughtered many demons, and humans as well. I've gone against more than a few demons in human form and won. If you decide not to accept my generous request, I'll simply kill you and continue on my way to the castle, weapons and all."
"Fine priestess, we'll allow you to keep your weapons, but you will be watched closely." One of the demons moved behind her and drew their sword, holding it against her back.
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