Escape- a Koga/Kagome Story
Chapter 7: Kikyo Reversed
The witch carrying Inuyasha tossed him to the ground, and proceeded to remove his clothes. Even though his robes were fire-resistant, that would prevent his new form to cook and thus her plans wouldn't work. After that she removed his internal organs, saving those for a snack later. Then she covered him in special clay and laid a special herb over the mud figure, before gently tossing it into her demonic kiln and starting the magical fire.
With Kagome:
Kagome felt nothing out of the ordinary when she awoke, only that she somehow could hear a lot better and the place smelled pretty darn good. Then she saw Kouga and took a whiff of him, which calmed her considerably. Then he took her back to the bathing caverns and told her she'd see a few surprises while rewashing. So off she walked until she once again reached the inner springs, she was alone this time- all the women having since cleaned and left. Kagome sighed, feeling lonely and out of place without the chatty and bustling females to interact with. She stepped slowly into the water, not bothering to remove her bathing clothing even though she was alone, and looked down to start rinsing.
It was then that she saw the silver/blue haired and youkai-eared girl that looked back at her with blue eyes that steadily changed to a surprised yellow mixed with a shocked red. Surprised Kagome jumped and tripped on a sitting boulder, falling on her rump and crushing something behind her. Wincing she reached behind a pulled a silvery/blue wolf's tail! She could feel it and turned to see that it was attached to her! I…have a wolf's tail! So then…that girl was me? Kagome thought in panic and confusion. Turning back to the water she looked once again at the girl who stared back with the same expression. Kagome tucked her hair back and her reflection did the same. "This is me! I'm a wolf youkai now? What did I drink at the palace?" Kagome gasped.
Suddenly she felt a very ominous tingling, like a sixth sense. Whirling around to check her surroundings she suddenly felt like something very bad was happening. "What is this feeling? It's like something very ominous and unnatural is happening…" Kagome whispered before looking once again at her new self as she cleansed.
Back in the mountains:
A few hours had passed when the witch decided that her new servant was ready. Calming down the demonic flames she pulled out the now hardened clay model. "Ah, perfect condition. Let's see how this one turned out!" she mewled before striking the clay figure with her magical scythe. The clay cracked and revealed a flawless face underneath, and that face moved and the rest of the clay cracked to reveal a new Inuyasha. His golden eyes vibrant with new life yet still dulled with no soul or right mind. He stood naked for a moment, taking shallow breaths, and then fell to his side, limp and lifeless. "Ah, so he needs his soul back does he? Well then, since there is no reincarnation, I'll just have to retrieve it back from the underworld!" She mused aloud before sitting Inuyasha back upright. Inuyasha just looked straight ahead, not speaking, not breathing. A soulless puppet, for now.
The witch flew out of her cave, leaving Inuyasha to sit alone in the dark and rocky place. Alone he drew a ragged breath. "Kagome…" he breathed before closing his eyes to appear asleep. He wasn't a puppet like Kikyo, he wasn't even dead. He was fully alive- his insides having been replaced in the kiln- his soul was a dull glimmer in him, had the witch taken him any later he would be beyond retrieval, but he was not. He just needed the remaining soul that had left him to be returned. Then he'd be able to return to his quest, his friends, his life, and wait for Kagome to return to him…like she promised. The he'd prove his worth and change his ways so she'd once again be by his side. It wasn't like she'd ever left, but she wasn't as close, and Inuyasha wanted her to be closer to him again. "Kagome…wait." He whispered before the dulled soul he had went dormant and Inuyasha once again became a lifeless puppet and went limp.
Whoa…intense chappie here….I had a moment apparently. But yes, dear readers- Inuyasha is back…sorta. And to answer the question now…he is not like Kikyo. He's basically revived all the way- no undead-ness involved, just incomplete. Urasue just needs to finish his broken soul pieces, and then Inuyasha will be full Inuyasha again! Now I have given away too much, so review to find out what'll happen!
~Kagome-Chan