Guys, this is a really big chapter for me. It has a lot of sadness and I was crying the entire time I was writing it. Seriously, I want to see everyone reviewing, because this might just be the end...
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The Miko's Taiyoukai
All that I want… is to make sure that no other demon shall suffer as I have… to suffer… at the hand of a human.
Kimi held the tiny angel in her hand, wound it up and listened to its song once again. She closed her eyes softly and hummed. She hated this little trinket, but it had become important, a requirement. Without it, her mind would go blank and she would loose all focus. She had tried. Tried to throw it away herself, but somehow, that never worked.
The young youkai stood and brushed her self off. The battle was to begin in the early morning. This battle, in which she had simply curiosity, she hadn't minded death. Once dead, she wouldn't have to worry about things. She could just... be.
And so she would begin, her lonely play of death.
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Kagome awoke alone, once again. The early morning light was shinning into the bedroom along with the sweet sound of birds chirping. Kagome stood and walked over to the window, enchanted by the beauty.
The long forest stretched out before her, covering so much land. Animals frolicked and sang, the wind blew softly and the sun shone brightly. Not a cloud in sight on this seemingly perfect day. Such a sweet, peaceful day for such a terrible battle. Kagome turned and returned to the comfort of her room. This battle was to begin soon, and they needed to leave the castle.
Once dressed, Kagome packed her belongings and picked out a few of the kimonos that the liked most, as Sesshoumaru had told her the night before. The miko slung her backpack over her shoulder and opened the door leading to the main hall. She walked along the halls, hearing the silent whispers and comments from the maids.
She pushed harshly on the final door that lead her to the front of the palace. There, her friends stood, waiting for her. Inuyasha noticed her presence and smirked.
"'bout time you got here!" He spat.
Kagome giggle quietly and skipped over to the rest of her friends as they all began their walk towards a new village. The battle date was set, but there was no timing, an attack could come at any moment. Because of that, there was no talking, everyone was on guard.
After an hour of walking they came across a small village and decided that it was time for a rest. Upon entering the village, they found a large group of people, seeming to be beating something. As they grew closer, voices could be heard,
"You disgusting boy!"
"How could you do that you filthy boy!"
"You deserve worse than this you little bastard!!"
"How dare you cheat on your wife, with a demon too!"
Kagome quickly realized that it was the village people, beating a young boy. He was curled up in a circle while people kicked and stomped at him. The young miko pushed through the crowd, receiving pushes and remarks along the way.
The young woman stood in front of the boy and held her arms out in front of her.
"Stop this at once!!" She yelled. The village men laughed and looked at her angrily.
"This boy deserves no savior! He has cheated on his wife! With a demon girl for that matter!" They yelled.
Kagome turned and looked disgusted.
"I am a miko! I shall purify this disgusting boy. If death is needed then it shall be done! Sesshoumaru, if you please,"
Sesshoumaru walked forward through the crowd, having people part way for him. Many were amazed to see a miko and a demon working together, gasping and whispering. Sesshoumaru lifted the injured boy and returned to the area where the rest of Kagome's friends were waiting. Kagome joined him as the village people showed just how much they didn't care about the boy.
Once they were out of the village people's sight, Sesshoumaru laid the boy down on the soft, green grass. Although, once he was seated, he quickly jumped back, pleading to Kagome.
"Oh god please don't kill me!! Im not evil! I know the demon! She was my friend! Oh but still!! Don't kill me! Please, please, PLEASE!! Don't kill me!" She yelled.
Kagome smiled and bend down,
"No, im not going to kill you, I saw how those people were treating you and guessed that you needed some help.."
The miko reached in her bag and pulled out some antiseptic and bandages.
"This is going to sting a bit.." Kagome said quickly.
"What- ARGGRH!! What the heck kind of healer is that?" He yelled.
"It cleans your wounds, now stay still! Anyway, tell me, why were those people beating you?" Kagome asked, pouring more antiseptic.
"Well, you see, I know this demon girl, -ARGGGH- we were friends as children, even though my parents told me not to speak to her. She was terribly lonely – ARGGH- all of the other children were afraid of her. She used to live in that village. –ARGTGGGGGGH- Well, before she left, I spent the night with her, even though I was engaged. She was in love with me.. and I with her. I was told by my parents that if I didn't leave her, then the village people would kill her in her sleep. And so, I hurt her, and ran her out of the village. I was forced to get married and have children… although, I know that they aren't mine, my wife cheats on me as well."
Kagome looked at him sympathetically as Inuyasha's impatience grew.
"Kagome, we have no time for this" he said angrily.
"Shut up Inuyasha, im talking."
"Kagome! We have to get going! What if she attacks?!"
"Ugh! Inuyasha sit!"
With a large boom Inuyasha made a face plant into the grass.
"ANYWAY, may I ask, who are you?" Kagome asked with a frightening smile.
"My name? It's Kota." He said kindly. "I've been training as a warrior for almost five years now."
Kagome clapped in joy.
"Oh wow! We could use a warrior!" she giggled and continued to wrap his bandage.
"Well then, let me join you. It would be the least that I could do. Considering you saved me and all.."
the young man bent down before Kagome on one knee.
"Please, it would be my honor." He said kindly, returning her surprise with an honest smile.
Kagome blushed and began to stutter.
"W… well, uh, sure! I .. if its you, your… honor.. or, y, you want to.." Jealousy rose in the pit of Sesshoumaru's stomach, but he simply brushed it off and thought of the fact that he had seen the 'bra' and Kota hadn't.
"Thank you, lady….?" He looked at her expectantly.
"Kagome! My name is Kagome." The young miko smiled as she finished wrapping his bandages. She felt like they had a better chance at winning, they had a warrior after all!
Kota split up with the group so that he may find some more people to help. The more the better he had said.
The rest of the group continued on until Kagome stopped in a clearing. She could feel her presence.
"She's here."
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Kimi chuckled silently to her self. So much for the object of surprise. Well, I suppose that we may aswell begin act 1... act 1 of my lonely play of death.
She lept down from the tree and drew her sword, smashing into Sesshoumaru's. The youkai pushed off of his sword and jumped back and onto the ground.
"Well hello my friends!" she said, de-sheathing her other sword. "Shall we begin?" she said sweetly.
Kagome grabbed her arrows and Miroku his sutras. Inuyasha reached for the tetsaiga and Sango for the hiraikotsu. Everyone prepared for battle as Kimi lunged forward, just missing the monk's face. She slid across the cold, brown dirt and lunged forward once more, this time being caught between two swords. She held them off as Sango came running up from behind. Kimi lifted her feet and pushed backwards, hitting the demon slayer harshly. Quickly, she released herself from the two swords by moving her body forward.
Kagome pulled back an arrow as Kimi only just passed it. The sacred arrow grazed her arm, causing slight bleeding. Inuyasha lifted the tetsaiga and slammed it against the ground.
"Wind Scar!!" He yelled. Kimi quickly lifted her own sword and slashed through the air.
"nuu... HAA!!" She yelled.
Immediately, a light pink fire engulfed the wind scar and shot back at Inuyasha, making him fall down in pain.
Her next target, Sango. In an instant she appeared in front of the demon slayer, clutching her jaw. But soon, Sango was seen flying backwards into the bushes. Miroku grunted and continued back at Kimi, she quickly took him out with a kick to the face.
Kimi smiled cruelly and lunged at Kagome. In seconds, Sesshoumaru was infront of Kagome, deflecting her attack.
"Kimi!" Kagome yelled from behind. "No matter how much you try, I will always love Sesshoumaru! No matter what, I will work to make sure that he loves me as well! We have a stronger power than sheer force! We have the power of Love!"
A hot feeling stung through the youkai's chest, burning into her heart..Kimi continued to attack and slash at Sesshoumaru, now with more force. She then tried her chances and used a stronger attack.
"Huuuu... HYAAA!" Quickly, a bright yellow light surrounded her, sending Sesshoumaru back and into the trees. Kimi walked slowly towards the scrambling Kagome and pushed her down. The miko feel, dropping her arrows and bow. Kimi sheathed one of her swords, but kept the one that she had used to return Inuyasha's attack in her hand. She crushed Kagome's arrows beneath her foot. keeping her eyes fixed on the miko.
"This... is what you shall get... for trying to 'love' a youkai. A youkai that you are only destined to hurt..." Kimi looked away for a moment, but her gaze returned. "This... is your punishment."
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Kota ran into the village, his arms flailing above his head.
"Everyone, please hurry here!!" He yelled. People slowly gathered, creating a circle around him.
"Villagers, there is a very powerfull demon coming! We must fight her, or else she will wipe out everyone and everything in the village!! A demon slayer, a taiyoukai, a miko, a hanyou and a monk are currently fighting her for the sake of our land! They are saviours sent down from the heavens to save our village!We must gather our strongest men and fight!" So maybe he was stretching the truth a little, but if he didn't, they would never help, so what could he do?
four of the top warriors in the village continued on with Kota. He briefly explained that the male youkai was on their side. Also, that they needed to take down the female youkai as soon as possible, although he didn't know what she looked like. While explaining, it came to light that he didn't even know the name of this youkai. Well, I guess i'll know when I get there!
After a little while of running they reached the clearing that Kagome had told him about. From behind, the circled, planning their attack. One of the warriors came up with an idea, telling the rest of the group. After some talking, it was settled, everyone would comefrom one side, attacking with their sword, Kota would be the one who goes from the front to finish off the demon. Kota looked back to see Kimi holding her sword above her head, thrashing it down at Kagome.
"Kagome san!"
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Kimi stood over Kagome, holding here sword tightly. She quickly thrust the sword down, aiming at Kagome's chest.
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The sound of piercing flesh is a terrible sound, It rings through your ears. It sends your entire body into a state of shock. Your mind can no longer work. All you can do is feel. Feel pain. Sadness. Fear. Somethings, that you've never felt before, regret, happiness, loneliness. But the only thing that she could feel, was the pain of the metal that had pierced her skin. All that she could see was the blood, gushing from her vains. All that she could hear, was the quiet humm of the forest around her.
"n...n...ngh.." was all that she could say. Fear and stun was etched into her heart. She knew no happiness at this point, knew no joy. Tears rolled down her blood stained cheeks.
"nn...n...na...hh.." she said again. It hurt. The numbness that had gone through her before was now gone, all that she could feel was pain, pain, and more pain. In the distance, she could hear the voice of a man.
"n...o..." The voice grew louder with time.
"no..." This voice was familliar... a voice that she knew very well.
"No.." A voice... of the one person that she had planned to be with forever.
"NO!" This voice.. the voice of her one and only love.
"K...k... Kota?" She asked silently. Slowly, her body tipped backwards, and she fell back into the dirt, blood splattering, staining the ground as she fell. she pushed her hand out, as far as she could. She just wanted to see it. See it one more time. Her hand reached, reached as far as it could, and grabbed it. Slowly, the young woman pulled it out and held it against her chest, wound it up, and hummed, as much as she could before quietly, singing her on and only song.
"Ki... motsu... ke..te... ka... mi sa... wa... wa mii teru..." She laid the small music box on her chest and closed her eyes, deciding to take one, final rest. This... was the finale... to her lonely play of death.
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Kagome closed her eyes, not wanting to see her own demise. She wondered to herself how many times Sesshoumaru could revive her, but she guessed that she had already succeeded that limit. The sound of flesh being torn made her flinch, but she felt nothing. The miko opened her eyes to see a horrifying sight. four swords stabbed Kimi's flesh, sticking out from all ends. Shock and fear flickered in her eyes, that were now widened. Her mouth hung opened, gasping for air. Tears fell down her cheeks as she stared forward.
Kagome turned only to see Kota, looking just as surprised. He was watching her so intently, you half expected him to run over to her. She muttered some words quietly to herself and fell down with a thump. It felt as if the entire forest became quiet. Silent, just for her. Kagome noticed that the youkai seemed to be reaching for something in her left pocket. Soon, she clutched it in her hand, then carefully set it down on her chest, staining it with blood. She winded it up, and it played the saddest song that Kagome had ever heard.
It sent a chill up her spine when she heard the sound of Kimi's broken voice, trying to sing along with the melody. The song was so full of sadness and hurt that it actually brought Kagome to tears. The song kept on playing, but Kimi's voice didn't keep on singing. It was silent as the tiny angel kept on playing its lonely tune. Once the tune had ended, only Kagome could hear Kimi's last ords.
"Let your love... be strong... don't give up... for anyone... and please... for... m... me ... do not hurt him... I was wrong... you all fought together... showing more than I ever knew... you... are a very... very lucky... lovely... hu... ma...n..."
Kimi was silent. Everyone was silent. Everything was silent. The slow rising and falling of Kimi's breathing had now stopped. Put plainly, she was dead.
Kota quickly ran to her side, tears streaming down his cheeks. he lifted her hand, only to see a small paper fall out of it. It was something that she had written, dedicated to him. He read it aloud between sniffles:
"Dear Kota,
If you are to somehow read this, then that means that I met my demise. Please, do not forget me. Remember, remember the many good times we shared, when I was happy. Please, don't remember this me, this evil me. Remember the little youkai girl who would cling to you. Remember the little youkai girl that always loved you, in this life and in the next. Please remember...
I LOVE YOU."
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And so, Kimi dies. TTTT okay, so, as I said at the beginning of the story, this might just be the last chapter of the Miko's Taiyoukai. This chapter ends very sad. Kagome and Sesshoumaru are connected in love, but Kimi's love didn't work out, and it never will. I am not going to bring Kimi back with Sesshin's tensaiga because I think that she died just as she had planned, with him knowing that she still loved him. I think that this chapter is very meaningful, and very sad.
I WANT TO GET EVERYONE (And that means EVERYONE) TO REVIEW THIS CHAPTER. WHETHER ITS SIMPLY "R.I.P. Kimi" OR WHATEVER, I WANT ALL OF MY PEOPLE ON ALERT TO REVIEW. This chapter took a lot of me to write, considering that someone that I know has recently died. This was written with a lot of feeling, so I expect a lot of feeling in reviews. So, once again, let me repeat,
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