Title: Passing the Torch
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: G
Universe: Canon
Pairing: Kikyou/Kagome (Sensei/Grasshopper)
Genre: Great death scenes
Word Count:222
Warning: Spoiler for Chapter 464
Summary: Kikyou passes her duties as Protector of the Sacred Jewel to Kagome
She had been so enthralled by the battle between light and dark in the jewel that she had failed to notice that Kikyou was dying. That knowledge chilled her to the core. Panic began to set in.
"You said that if I retrieved the bow you would be saved. The arrow should have purified the miasma How can you be dying?"
"Kagome, by going to Mt. Azusa for me and shooting the purifying arrow into me you saved my soul. You allowed me to complete my mission by placing the pure jewel inside of Naraku. "
"What will we do now?"
"Only you can carry on my mission. You must protect Kohaku's light and the final shard.".
How will be we able to go on without you?"
"My mission is done. My time on earth is over. The rest is up to you. Only you can purify the jewel. Only you can destroy Naraku."
Kagome stared at the dying woman. The darkness was overtaking the light in the jewel. It seemed as if all hope was lost. She tried to think of some straw that she could offer Kikyou to hold onto life for a little longer.
"But what about Inuyasha?"
Kikyou actually smiled at the question.
"Don't be silly, Kagome, Inuyasha was always yours."