Kikyou entered the Hitomi Castle like a conquering daiymo. The arrogance of Naraku in trying
to kill her with his giant soul collector. She would make sure that he understood that he could never touch her again.
Naraku gazed at her. Only hours before she had been in Inuyasha's at the base of Goshinboku.
How foolish she must be to think she could just march into his castle without a price. She would pay for her pride.
Kikyou sneered at Naraku. " Did you think that you could get rid of me so easily. I know that you
attacked me because the human heart of Onigumo pines for me. You hoped that your monster would kill me and rid yourself of your feelings for me. Such a weak and unskilled attack will not
work against me." With those words Kikyou fired an arrow which disintegrated Naraku's arm.
Naraku was unflappable . He retorted " Kikyou, you really are a fool coming here alone. You have brought your obedient puppy along with you. Do you actually believe that you come into my castle and live"
A monster slithered out of a pot in the room and attacked the priestess. The monster disintegrated into a thousand pieces.
Kikyou smiled at the Avatar of Hell. " Your offspring are part of you. They cannot hurt me anymore than you can. I have covered myself in earth soaked with Onigumo's feelings. His feelings create a barrier which protects me from you. You cannot kill me so long as you have a
human heart and remain a half demon.
With those words, the priestess strode haughtily from the castle confident that she never need fear Naraku. again. Later, Naraku pondered her words as he sat in what remained of Hitomi Castle. Kikyou was too proud. In her arrogance to show him that he could not hurt her, she
had given him the key to her demise.
It was true that so long as the heart of Onigumo beat within him he could not harm Kikyou. He would just have to completely rid himself of his human heart. When he did Kikyou would die.
She would pay for pride and arrogance. He had nothing but contempt for her. When he removed
his human heart and completed the Shikon no Tama, nothing would stop him from bringing the haughty priestess to her knees. He would swallow her pride..