Chapter 7
The lands were slowly rotting; the people were looking and fighting for food. All around the castle walls stood countless of demon guards waiting for their next victim to try to approach them. The children were ill, the parents were fighting for the little to nothing food that they would find in the west land. The land that had once been filled with food, peace, and happiness had now been turned to a waste land that could not support the living any longer. Not a signal miko was found and no monk was left alive. All that was left of the one spiritual filled land were demons, death and despaired.
However there in all the death stood on that was had yet to be tainted by the evil that had token over the lands. There stood on miko that was still pure enough to fight back and keep her soul pure. As she walked up to the castle walls, the demon guards moved aside knowing that if they so much as tried to stop her they would be turned into nothing but ash. They had seen her power and knew that she could and do so much more if she was angered.
With a grin on her face, the young, long raven haired miko turned to the guards and said, "How nice of you, but still won't save you."
Before any of the demons could run away from her the priestess easily purified them before making her way into the castle. Once in the castle, the priestess made her way to the throne room as she tried to keep herself from growing weak. Once she had found the room she was looking for, she walked in only to find the demon that had down all this damage to the lands with two other demons at his side. Once had a feather in her hair and the other looked like a mere child holding a mirror.
Before she could even say a word, she stopped in her tracks as she heard his cold voice say, "I knew you'd be back, did you enjoy scaring the villages that you went to for help?"
"Bastard, how dare you do this to me…to my people."
"Kagura, take Kanna and go make sure that we don't have any unwanted guest while I have some more guards send to the castle walls."
"Naraku, I demand that you answer me or your children will be killed." She hissed as she placed the two demons in a purifying barrier.
"No, you know what I will do if you do that don't you?" Naraku growled out, "Especially since my curse is still on that coward of a girl."
"If you harm her I will kill you one way or another." She hissed.
"Come now former Queen of miko country, Queen Kikiyo." Naraku growled with a wicked grin on his face. "If you kill me you will surly kill the daughter you left."
"When I find a way to remove that curse I will kill you and restore my kingdom." Kikiyo hissed in anger.
"What makes you think that your people will listen to you?" Naraku asked as she began to weak. "You are nothing but a walking clay pot, made to listen to me weather you will it or not."
"Bastard." Kikiyo hissed out as she found herself removing the barrier and bowing down to the demon before her.
"Of course if you did have it your way would you really put the soul of your husband in my hands?" Naraku asked as he showed her the small soul in a pure barrier that she herself had placed on him long ago.
"My daughter will stop you; she is stronger than any in my family." Kikiyo hissed as her body moved forward and toward Naraku on its own will. "She has the power to surpass her great, great, grandmother…her power revivals that of Midoriku."
"Oh I know, believe me I know that my dear." Naraku growled as he grew closer to her lips. "That is why I will make her mine to that I have that grantee that the dragon of death will listen to my very command."
"She will never be yours." Kikiyo hissed in rage.
"Oh but she will be. After all, isn't that what you said about yourself?" Naraku growled as he slammed his lips against her while pinning her to the wall.
The skies were growing dark and the sounds of a strong storm could be heard. Kagome looked around and could see no sign of a village or a cave that would protect them from this storm. Rinji looked for a place to leave his mistress so that she would at least be safe. Just as he was about to recommend a place, Kagome pointed down and said, "Land there, I'll do the rest."
'Mistress, if you overdo it you will be unable to heal the miko or Dante. At most you will only be able to heal one.'
"I already know that, now just trust me and land there." Kagome hissed as she remembered that there was a hidden cave down in that clearing that she and Sango had used when they were barely making their way to the main village in demon country.
'There is nowhere to cover you.'
"There is now move it. The storm will only last a few hours." Kagome hissed as her dragon like eyes appeared and began to glow. "Once the storm weakens we'll keep moving."
'As you wish…princess.' Rinji replied as he did what he was told.
Once they landed Kagome led Rinji to the small cave that was hidden by the forest that began all over again. Once they were inside, Kagome looked around and tried to see if she could find what she had lost so long ago. But just as she was about to look for something, Kagome turned around when the lighting outside lit up the cave enough so that she could see Rinji sniffing out a small chain. Before she could eve say a word, he looked up at her and asked, 'Is this what you are looking for?'
"Yeah," Kagome answered as she picked up the necklace as her eyes began to return to normal.
'What is it?' Rinji asked.
"It's the last thing my mother gave to me before she was killed…the royal necklace that is handed down to each heir…the dragon necklace of miko country." Kagome explained as she felt a bit stronger with it on her again.
'Get some sleep mistress; you're going to need it later.' Rinji informed her as he used his wing to cover her from the cold winds.
The two sisters had just finished what they had to do with a grin on their face. Just as they were walking pass the throne room where their master lay, they stopped as Kanna's mirror began to glow a bright white color. Kagura looked at her sister as her sister kept her eyes on the mirror. Finally when Kanna did not say a signal word, Kagura let out a low warning growl and asked, "What is it? What is it that your mirror shows you?"
"I see a necklace, a dragon with symbols…" Kanna whispered.
"Is it the location of the princess?" Kagura asked.
"Yes, I see demons, humans…she is in demon country….in a village where humans are not harmed." Kanna answered.
"There are only a few villages that all humans to leave there." Kagura stated.
"I cannot see any more. I have been blocked." Kanna replied.
"Naraku will not be happy but at least he will have a plan for this." Kagura said as she led her sister toward the throne room.
Once they were right in front of the door, Kagura gently knocked as the two waited for his reply. Once he had allowed for the to walk in, Kagura turned around to close the door while her sister walked forward. Once she had closed the door completely, Kagura turned to find a naked Naraku looking for his clothing while asking, "What is it that you have found Kagura?"
"Kanna see in which country the princess is hiding in." Kagura answered.
"In a village where humans are allowed to live with the demons." Kanna added.
"There are only a hand full of villages like that in that country…all thanks to the Kings human mate." Naraku growled.
"What will you have us do?" Kagura asked. "Do you want us to go and look for the girl to bring her back?"
"No, they'll be able to tell that you are from these lands and under my orders." Naraku answered.
"She has the necklace, the key to unlocking the door." Kanna added.
"She is also under the protection of the miko and the dragons that escaped to those lands." Kagura added.
"I am well aware of that but perhaps our miko can help us with that." Naraku stated with a grin as he pointed out the knocked out, undressed miko that lay on the floor.
"With all due respect but I don't think that she would bring back the girl let alone the necklace." Kagura stated.
"You let me worry about that. For now just take Kanna and have her rest, I will need her full powers later, once we have at least obtained the necklace from the girl." Naraku ordered.
"Very well, come Kanna." Kagura called as she once again opened the door to take her leave.
Once they were gone, the weak and sorrow filled miko, looked up to glare at the demon before her to say, "You will not get that necklace, you will only fail."
"That is where you are wrong my queen." Naraku mocked. "You see I also know of a spell that will make sure your true scent will be hidden from all of those demons."
"I will not harm my own daughter, no matter how much you will it." Kikiyo hissed.
"Oh but you won't be hurting her, you will be luring her to me." Naraku stated in a tainted voice. "And once she has entered the lands I will unlock the dragon of death and take your daughter as my mate so that I can rule all the lands."
"Even if you get me to bring her to you…" Kikiyo hissed as she struggled to pick herself up while covering her chest. "She will kill you and take her rightful place on the throne."
"That's what you would like to think…but in truth, I will make her mine, just as I have made you mine…if I have to kill her and do what I did to you then so be it, now go and get cleaned up, I will like to give you your orders when you're ready to leave." Naraku growled out in anger.
Naraku watched as the naked miko stood up against her will and made her way out of the room to do what she had been told to do. Once she was out of sight, Naraku turned to the throne before him with a wicked grin on his face. Soon he would have want he had longed for since five hundred years. 'Soon I'll rule all the lands and I will finally show that wench Midoriku what she has missed and what she has caused for her land.' He thought as he got completely dressed so that he could begin this plan as to how he was going to get the princess out of demon country and to return home to him.
She had just opened her eyes only to find herself up in the sky. After a while of thinking and calming her nervous, Kagome remembered what had happened and why she was in the sky. After sitting up so that she could get a clear view of where they were going, Kagome gripped her once lost necklace and said, "How long have we been traveling?"
'Not long, are we going the right way mistress.' Rinji answered.
"Yeah, just go a little bit more to the east," Kagome answered as she looked down and saw that they weren't that high up in the air.
'I was waiting for you to wake up.' Rinji stated as he did what she recommended.
"I know, but you can speed up now, I can hold on now that I'm awake." Kagome stated as she couldn't help but smile.
After a while of riding, Kagome had Rinji stop at a nearby river so that she could catch and eat some fish while he went to go look for his own food. Just as she had finished putting out the fire, Kagome looked herself in the water as her eyes began to glow. Knowing that this only happened when something really bad was going to happen to her soon, Kagome closed her eyes only to see a mountain full of caves. Surrounding them were different colored wolves; some glaring some grinning at what they saw.
As she turned to look at what they all were looking at, Kagome found a grinning and very happy Ayame and a very pissed off Koga with blood red eyes. As he growled out in anger, he turned to Ayame and said, 'You haven't won yet you whore, if I get to Kagome before this is all planned and told to the king I will make her mine.'
Kagome watched in horror and anger as he threw Ayame away from him and ran out of there like a bat out of hell. After opening her eyes, Kagome forced her dragon eyes to hide one more as she quickly stood up to run in the direction that her dragon had gone in. Just as Kagome was about to call out to Rinji, she was pinned against a tree as she heard Koga's cold, tainted voice growl out, "Boy am I happy to see you."
"I'm not; now get the fuck off me." Kagome hissed as she tried to get free.
"You're not going anywhere until I'm done with you…my mate." Koga growled as he pushed his hard member against her.
"Koga get a hold of yourself and let me go." Kagome hissed as she realized that he had lost complete control.
"Shut up." Koga growled as he began to kiss and lick her neck.
"Rinji!" Kagome called out in fear as she tried not to expose herself.
"Who the fuck is he?" Koga growled as he used his claws to not only cut the clothing that covered her but to cut the front of her chest.
Kagome cried out in pain as she tried to keep herself from passing out or using any of her power. Just as she had fallen to her knees, Kagome was covered up by a very pissed off dragon that how held a knocked out Koga in his jaws. Kagome knew that he wasn't in complete control and knew that she just didn't have time for this. Just as the clothing had finished mending its self, Kagome placed her hand on the dragon before her and said, "Put him down alive, we don't have time for this."
'He deserves to die.' Rinji growled.
"That may be what you think but I for one am telling you to set him free." Kagome hissed. "Now!"
'Helios and Dante will not like this.' Rinji growled as he threw Koga into the river.
"I don't care." Kagome hissed in a low octave before she turned to Koga and said, "Follow me and he will finish what he started."
"Kagome, shit, Kagome so sorry." Koga stated as he got out of the water.
"Rinji, fly." Kagome hissed as she jumped on the dragon while applying pressure to her new wound.
'Great just great, now I have to wrap this before I can start with Dante and Eri.' Kagome thought as she tried to keep herself from losing too much blood.