Kagome's Tale or Kagome's Tail?!
Chapter 11: Kagome's Mentor
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Kagome stood stunned at her father's vague reply to her question. By the time she recovered from the shock, Lord Keago had already left and Monk Bakutso was standing in his place.
"Does something ail you Lady Kagome?" asked the wolf-demon monk, his usual sly smile showing.
"Huh? Where's my father? Where is the lord?" asked Kagome as she looked around, completely ignoring Bakutso's question.
"I haven't the slightest clue as to where Lord Keago is. Now are you going to answer my question or not?"
Before Kagome could answer the monk, Inuyasha walked in with Shippou perched on his shoulder. Inuyasha wore a very annoyed and bitter look on his face and was staring daggers at Bakutso as he sat in a corner of the room. "You better not try to hurt her. If you do, I'll rip your fuckin' throat out," snarled Inuyasha, his teeth bared. This whole idea of Kagome becoming a demon, a demon princess nonetheless, unsettled his stomach.
Kagome smiled slightly. 'He's just being protective,' she thought to herself. "Inuyasha relax. He's only going to train me. And if, by some chance, I get hurt, it'll be part of the training," explained Kagome with a smile painted on her lips. She then turned to Bakutso and said with a small laugh," So what are you going to teach me O Great Mentor?"
"Very cute milady. But now is the time to be serious. I am given the difficult task of teaching you how to control your demonic powers. Today we will learn about the teardrop earrings and the three stone pendant. First will be the earrings and then the pendant. After that, we'll call it a day," said Bakutso, a half smile on his lips.
"Alright, sounds good to me," said Kagome. She mustered a weak smile and tried to stay calm but her stomach was fluttering from nervousness.
"Now first, what do you know about the earrings and pendant? Do you know what the powers of each one are?" asked the demon monk.
"Uhhh...absolutely no clue," laughed Kagome nervously as she rubbed the back of her head.
"No clue!! What do you mean 'no clue'?! Surely Lady Rei taught you something! The type of power, the spells, the type of gems they are called in your previous era, anything!" exclaimed Bakutso, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief.
"Hate to break it to ya but she didn't teach me any of that. Just tell me about them. I'm a quick learner. What do the earrings do?" asked Kagome, desperately trying to steer the conversation in a different direction.
"Fine," Bakutso said with a huff, "The earrings are an excellent tool if you are in a tight spot. What they do is create a wall of earth around the enemy and depending on the power you put behind it and the strength of the enemy, the wall will crumble on top of them, giving you time to recuperate or run or whatever. The earrings are more for defense so keep that in mind," explained Bakutso.
"So how do I use them?"
"Take the earrings out and either drop them in front of you or throw them at the enemy. Try them out on me."
Kagome nodded and removed both of her earrings. 'This is so weird,' thought Kagome as she stared oddly at the earrings. She then threw the earrings at Bakutso's feet. Kagome was not completely stunned but stunned nonetheless when nothing happened. "Why didn't they work?" she asked politely.
"Well that's obviously. You doubted your own power so it failed. You have to trust yourself," said Bakutso, throwing the earrings back to Kagome.
Kagome caught the earrings and took a deep breath. "Okay, I'll try believing this time," she said. She threw the earrings at the ground around Bakutso's feet. Suddenly, the ground began to shake fiercely and a wall of earth surrounded the demon monk. Then as soon as Bakutso was surrounded, the wall of earth crumbled on top of him in a heap of rubble, causing him to yelp out of shock and pain. Kagome screamed as the rubble fell on top of her mentor. Once the dust settled, she ran over to clear the rocks away. "Oh my god!! Bakutso are you alright?! Say something, anything!" shouted Kagome as she started clearing away the rocks.
Bakutso started to cough as the rocks were cleared away from his face. "Excellent work milady. A fine job," said Bakutso as he crawled out from under the rubble. He stood up and dusted off his robes then picked up the earrings and handed them to Kagome. "You will be able to practice that technique at a later time. Now we must practice outside for the pendant," he said, leading Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippou to the courtyard.
The small family followed the young wolf monk to the vast courtyard of ice palace. "Okay, we're here. Now what does the pendant do?" asked Inuyasha in an impatient tone as he sat cross-legged on the ground.
Kagome sighed softly. "Be patient, Inuyasha. I'm sure Bakutso will explain everything since this lesson would be pointless if he didn't. Right, Bakutso?" said Kagome, patting Inuyasha on the shoulder that wasn't currently occupied by Shippou.
"Right you are Lady Kagome! Now from what your father has told me, the pendant shoots three beams at the same time. The beam of fire shoots from the red stone, the beam of lightning shoots from the yellowish stone, and a beam of leaves shoots from the green stone. The beams will lace together and become one beam once they are summoned," explained Bakutso while attempting to set up a target.
"Okay...how do I summon the beams though?" asked Kagome, not noticing Bakutso's increasingly thin patience.
"I'm getting to that! You are as impatient as your father and mate!" growled Bakutso, becoming frustrated with the target. "Now, all you do is put your hands in the shape of a triangle over the pendant and say, 'Elements Unite', and the beams will be summoned. Again, you have to believe in yourself or it won't work. Got it?" he explained, moving to stand next to Inuyasha.
Kagome nodded and put her hands in the shape of a triangle and placed them over the pendant. "Elements unite," said the princess in a calm voice. Suddenly, beams of fire, lightning, and earth shot from the pendant, causing Kagome to stumble a little bit. The beams intertwined as they approached the target and became one blinding beam. The powerful beam hit the target dead on and completely destroyed it. "Wow! I didn't know I was that powerful!" exclaimed Kagome, her eyes filled with pride.
"Yikes!! That would be worse than the sit command!" screeched Inuyasha, looking proud yet terrified.
"That was so cool Mama!! You are just as strong as Papa! Maybe even stronger!" praised Shippou.
"Yes, well, you can practice more on your own time. For now, we will call it a day. You've done very well but then again, you are the daughter of the great Keago," said the demon monk as he looked at the pile of ash that was once a target.
Kagome smiled and then turned to face her mate and son. "I don't know about you two but I'm starving. Let's head back inside and get something to eat," she said. So Kagome, Inuyasha, and Shippou headed back inside the palace.
After the sun had set, Inuyasha snuck out of his and Kagome's quarters in search of Keago. He sniffed the air in the corridor and caught the scent of the wolf lord and it was coming from the room where the banners of the four provinces were. Inuyasha rushed to the room and pushed open the doors. "Keago! I need answers and I need them now!" barked Inuyasha.
"Calm down. What answers do you need?"
"How much danger is Kagome in? I want the truth."
"More than I care for her to be in. But then again, even if she was forbidden to fight, she would anyways."
Before Inuyasha could say anything else, the cat demon guard called Koro barged into the room. "My lord! The palace is under attack!" exclaimed Koro, panting.
Keago looked very distraught over this news. "Who's attacking?" he asked, fearing the answer.
Suddenly, the wall behind him was blown apart. The explosion caused Inuyasha, Keago, and Koro against the opposite wall, knocking them unconscious.
Several minutes passed before Keago woke and shakily rose to his feet. "Whoever did that will pay dearly," he snarled, his eyes turning crimson. He turned around to see the cause of the blast and his eyes reverted back to their original color and they widened from fear as he stuttered, "Not you!"
Me: Sorry that it took so long! You must be patient with me. Writer's block has been obstructing the production of this story. Signed Vegetasgirl91