Title: Don't Call Me Miko
Author: landofthekwt
Genre: Introspective
Word Count: 231
Universe: Canon
Rating: G
Pairing: None
Warning: None Wilted Rose Title Theme/Week Four
Summary: Kikyou explains what she is.
Don't call me miko. I am not one of those simpering shrine maidens who assist priests in performing the religious rites and dance the kagura to please the kami, Don't get me wrong.I can perform all of the dances to perfection and no priest knows the rites better than I do.My father who was a priest and my master taught me that I could be much more than a shrine maiden.
It was their training which set me on the path I tread today. Raised as priests daughter. Trained to be a priestess. Put into the fire as a kitoshi. I returned home on my parents death to raise my sister and undertake the duties of the village priest.
But the kami had greater plans for me. I am no longer miko or priestess. As guardian of the Jewel I have become kamiko. The substance on which the kami manifest themselves. The kami have made me strong in order to protect the jewel.
My spells are powerful I can control human, nature, and demon with them. Purifying power flows from my fingertips. My bow can bring down the mightiest youkai. I laugh in their faces as they die. Who are they that they think that they can take the Jewel from me. Look upon me all youkai and despair. I am your Death. Come to me and be purified.