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Chapter 8: Blessed be the children of the great goddess.
Rin watched as a group of females they went about as if they were building a funeral pyre. The females worked together passing damp logs to the ones placing them in the pile, adding incense and vary other plants Rin didn't know. While Lady Mother was busy giving orders and listening to talk. Rin turned again, to watch as the other females bathe her mother like a newborn babe. They were trying to remove the bandages as best they could. But when she was about to intervene she noticed they had lite the pyre aflame. A thin fog filled the room, a haze started to over take Rin. A smell like her mother started to call to her to come to it. But strangely she fought against it, the tiny beast in her knowing that their mother was in same room as them.
"Be at ease sister it is only the scent of the great mother. Take it into you and remember this scent for it will come a time when you shall be tested," One of the females spoke trying to sooth the unease she felt from Rin.
Shippo felt Rin's unease clear across the lands. The bond between brother and sister was strong and made him stop mid-swing of his sword in-practice. He rolled just in time to keep his head and grab his chest. "Rin," he whispered. But Sesshoumaru caught it.
"What about Rin, Kit?"
"Sh-she was uneasy a-afraid. But she's better know," Shippo spoke picking up his sword. He knew Kitsune were tricksters but he wanted to learn more. He wanted to learn how to fight to better protect his mother and sister. And given his height now it long past the time he learned. Besides it gave him something to do other than worry about his mother.
Sesshoumaru had broken camp after his mother had left. The first frost would upon them soon and so everyone went back to their homes. The Northern, and Southern Lord was not pleased but what could they do. But they did all agree to let their spies keep looking for any signs of Naraku.
Rin walked beside Lady Mother for the first time having real movement in her new robes and was amazed. The door opened and she was assaulted by a song. But as they walked by each female only sung one word and but taken together it was as if they were singing a complete song. It was strange. Rin also noticed each was dressed in a certain color grouped together. She stood next to Lady Mother and looked over the women standing in different poses as they chanted. Rin swayed from side to side feeling the tones; the scent only grew the more she stood there.
"Behold, young one the Mother of a thousand names," Rin looked across the pool and at the statue of the goddess. She towered over everything in the room. The top of her head almost touching the ceiling. She was the color of the night sky with equally dark hair, which looked wild and untamed. With four arms, each hand holding something different, in one hand she held a sword, in another she holds a severed head, under that is held a golden bowl, next to it the hand seems to beckons her people to her. She wore a skirt of what looked like arms. Rin shivered but could not look away. Around her neck was a garland of severed heads, her tongue hung from her open lips and eyes burned bright like the night fire. From there could see no more. She rubbed her eyes and looked to her Lords Mother.
"I call out to Divine Mother Kali, asking her to help us overcome the darkness of ignorance within our minds and illuminate our lives with Divine Light and true wisdom. Your child is calling out to your aid oh, dear mother."
No one moved for a moment no one breathed as the statute moved. It eyes opened starring down at them. All gathered fell to their knees.
"Why bring this child upon my altar?"
"Your child is hurt dear mother"
"What harm did this child of mine rot that brought her before me?"
"Your child was protecting the children of her soul, oh mother?"
"This child is to be rewarded," with that the goddess waved her hand pulling Kagome's soul from her body. Her soul was so big it blocks the opening in the roof covering the room in its bright and shinning glory. They watched as her soul was content to commune with the goddess except for one piece. A dark tiny corner kept pulling and struggling to get away. With a wave of her hand, a flash of her sword the goddess cleaved the tiny dark mass away and healed it over until it never existed. A flash and the goddess caught the tiny piece of soul in her hand. With a sigh she sent Kagome's soul back into her body. The goddess tilted the golden bowl and blood poured down over Kagome. When satisfied the goddess released the tiny piece of soul and watched as it flew off.
"Step forward youngest of my children gathered lay upon my altar next to the mother of your soul."
Lady Mother pushes Rin forward. She walked across the floor slowly, climb up and lie down next to her mother closing her eyes quickly. The goddess perform the same moves and watched again as the tiny speck flew away. But this time she only let a tiny drop of blood touch Rin's face.
"I grant my children this boon. Both noble and courage's steeds for protection in their time of need," she tilted the bowl again and two snow white tigers jumped to the marble floor to stand beside the altar. Both the size of full grown bears lifted their heads and took in the scent of the ones they were there to protect. Everyone gathered took in the creatures with wide eyes and awe. The goddess finished with her work went back to her lotus throne and sat down. She looked over gather one last time before she disappeared and the statue once again became lifeless.
Miroku step outside the palace for the first time in days taking a lung full of icy air. He sighed for the millionth time and looked around at the snow covered landscape. Things had changed so suddenly for him, from finding out about Inuyasha and Sango, which still ate him. To moving to the west, which was freeing not having to be around them pertaining he didn't know. That he didn't know what they were doing. That it didn't break his heart. And after he had confessed his hearts most intimate secret. He sighed again as he sat on the large boulder deep in thought. He had to find a way to let it go. To let it all go and start anew. He suddenly stood determination racing through him. Buddha had blessed him; his sister had blessed him, gifting him with unbelievable powers and strength. The ability to see things people can't or won't like the spirits floating through the air. Both good and bad.
Lady Mother once again stood over Kagome's bed and prayed for her to awaken. There was still so much to do before she could return her back to her son.
"Goddess forgive this one, but this one needs this Shaman to return that which I have lost so long ago."
She remembered that night like it was yesterday. Rushing to his side when he was dying all for that woman and her child. A child she tricked him into giving her. But none of that mattered when she saw him bleeding and half alive; he called her that name only he called her. She whisked him away as soon as the roof collapsed and set everything in motion. But it was time for his sleep to be over and for him to come back. She had been seeking a powerful creature to break the spell she had been forced to use to save his life.
It was that woman's fault, if she hadn't been claiming to be the reincarnation of the phoenix shaman none of this would have happened and everything would have been perfect. That woman that tricked him into her bed, making him fight during his time of heat. That woman knew she would be a way from him and set it up so only she was there. That woman was a whore in expensive silks, an evil the likes of which anyone had known. That woman had him fighting at her whim, she saw every comment or look as a slight against her. Like she had some kind of otherworldly power over him.
Lady mother grasped for she had never thought about that. Inu's as a rule never takes food from anyone other than family, mates and pups, it goes against their nature. Because if they do that means they are giving you their loyalty for life forsaking all others, disregarding even their very own life.
But very few even living know about the only flaw in the Inu other then pristine hereditary. It is dirty little secret past from Inu to Inu only. Not spoken about in any circle, but it would seem somebody found out.
Lady Mother growled clinching her fists red streaking her eyes. 'That woman that Izayoi'