I'm so sorry that it has been forever since I had last updated. But there is good news, I got my stepmom into Inuyasha! Whoop!
I don't want to take up too much of y'alls time, so I'll make this quick.
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Now, please enjoy this new (late) installment of Hidden Demon!
A haunting laugh echoed through the air as Kagome locked her eyes on that specific spot where she sensed the vile half demon. It was a laugh that sent shudders down her spine, but she was able to mask that.
"It seems that the little miko has left the weak dog… For his half-brother," the slimy voice of the demon she sought to kill sounded in her ears. It made a small smile twitch at her lips as she twirled her blade in her hand.
"You are not wrong that I have left Inuyasha, but you are way off the charts when you say I have joined with Sesshomaru," Kagome growled, her eyes narrowing. Her body was shifting into a crouch, which almost went unnoticed by her. She could also feel the intense gaze that the dog demon behind her was digging into her back.
"Hm, an interesting development. No matter, it will end the same way!" Naraku's voice said as two more tentacles attacked her and Sesshomaru from the sides. They were fast, but not fast enough. Kagome's legs pushed her from her crouch and into the air, her sword immediately catching onto the extensions, cutting one to shreds. Blood was splattering onto the ground, covering everything nearby with its disgusting presence.
"You are going to wish you never attacked me, Naraku," Kagome promised. Her nails grew to claws as she pulled back her skin tight barrier, revealing the black, sharp tips of her true form. With a single flick of her hand, her sword now loosely in her hand at her side, three blue blades erupted from her fingertips. "Demon's Night Blade."
The three blades disappeared and with a screech of pain from Naraku, they made a reappearance from inside of him where he hid. The attack she had created found her target and entered its body unknowingly and would tear them apart from the inside out. Kagome knew that this was only a puppet that was attacking the two now. Naraku was by no means a brave half-demon.
The puppet was dead with in no time and Kagome landed back on her feet, standing next to the stunned Sesshomaru. His face showed no change, but she could tell that he was surprised by the events that just took place in front of him. However, Kagome did not dwell that. She had more important matters to get to.
Kagome watched as the last of the puppet was destroyed and as the blades dissipated into star-like lights. Shippo watched from the side of the clearing, entranced by his adoptive mother's strength. He had seen it before, but it never failed to amaze him. The sheer power behind her attack this time was a mere fraction of what she could do, he knew.
When he was sure it was all clear, Shippo bounded from his place and launched onto her back. Kagome waited until he was situated and comfortable before she turned and headed in the direction that Sesshomaru had been leading.
"Thank you for your assistance, My Lord. I believe I will escort myself off your lands from here. You should get your shoulder checked out; I know from experience that it takes a while, even for a demon, to heal from Naraku's miasma," Kagome said, not turning to face the lord. "Have a good night, Lord Sesshomaru," she finished as she disappeared from view in the thick vegetation.
Sesshomaru watched silently as the miko left his sight. He could feel a small itch of irritation at the aloofness she had displayed to him. He could also feel the unwanted admiration and curiosity once again. Why had she been able to sense the attack and he couldn't? And why was she able to defeat the puppet with such ease?
There were more questions than answers, and it unsettled him. Sesshomaru turned to face the direction the woman had taken and masked his aura and scent.
While he believed stalking beneath him, he knew that he was in the right to observe at least. Within moments, he had followed the mysterious woman.
Kagome grunted as she leapt over a fallen tree, landing particularly hard on her swollen ankle. It had happened earlier and had gone unnoticed for a while. Apparently she had been hit by that spider yokai she had killed before. She just hadn't noticed it until now.
"Mama, are you sure you are alright?" Shippo asked, worried when he heard the pain in her voice. Kagome smiled and pet his hair down.
"Yes, I am fine. The ankle is not troubling me much, you know how my body takes longer to heal in this body," Kagome purred softly. Shippo smiled and hugged her around her neck.
"Will you be getting rid of your barrier soon, Mama?" Shippo asked.
"As soon as we get into the Northern lands," she promised. With her words hanging in the air around her, Kagome's pace increased. She was soon but a blur to anyone or anything looking at her direction, a blur that could have been just the trick of the mind.
Sesshomaru had watched the interaction. The mention of a barrier intrigued him, especially since he remembered the strange attack she had made on the puppet. The name had struck him. Demon's Night Blade… And the creation of the attack was that only a demon could make, not a priestess.
Sesshomaru increased his pace to follow the duo. They were nearing the border that crossed into the North. Soon he would have to stop following them. Sesshomaru resolved himself to a decision.
Kagome could smell the different scents from the North that the wind had carried. She was nearing the border. That thought alone made her speed up. Shippo hid his face in her chest, so that he would not be irritated by the wind that whipped around them.
Within moments, they were there. Kagome smiled and she set Shippo down in the first clearing they came across. Moonflowers had begun to bloom and open, allowing their sultry scent to ferment the air. It was a pleasant smell.
Kagome sighed as she stretched her arms above her head and walked over until she was in the middle of the clearing. Shippo sat back against the black bag she had placed down as well, sucking on a lollipop that he had snuck out from it.
Kagome kneeled down on one knee and bowed her head. Her fingers dug into the ground and began to move in the dirt, drawing out a symbol that represented her charm. The symbol began to glow, as well as the one that was placed on the middle of her back. The symbol was glowing through her shirt, she knew. The barrier was being broken.
Kagome began to mumble the spell that she had placed to mask herself when she first fell down the well. The spell to mask her true form has been in place for a while now, but it had been strengthened when she came into the feudal era, as a way to keep it hidden. She had to keep it hidden for a while now, but now… It was time.
The barrier began to recede. It began at her hands and feet. Her claws were black and tipped with white, sharpened into the perfect weapon. Twin night blue stripes decorated her wrists and ankles. As the barrier receded, she could feel the strength in her muscles return tenfold. As the barrier was removed completely, her lips pulled back to reveal the sharpened fangs that decorated her mouth, a jewel that was pale blue in color attached to one of her canines. Twin stripes of the same color appeared on her cheeks and neck on each side, her eyes decorated with a lighter blue stripe. Once her eyes were open, they were bright blue as well.
Kagome watched as her hair grew as well, pooling around her as it reached lengths that would bypass her thighs easily. The black had deepened and silver streaks were visible, shining in the clear moonlight. The tips of her hair were also silver with black specks.
Finally, Kagome sighed in relief as she got back to her feet. As expected, her hair fell past her thighs, maybe to her mid-calf. Her height had increased by maybe two inches as well, making her 5'4" as opposed to her original 5'2" before. Not a big adjustment, but it was enough for her.
Shippo felt his smile widen as he bounded out to meet her. Kagome smiled at the small fox, holding out her arm so that he could jump and climb up.
"You look beautiful, Mama! And your mark is glowing again," Shippo pointed out, looking at her forehead. Kagome shrugged. The mark he spoke of was one that showed her status and type of demon. The marking was a crescent moon that faced backwards with a Shikon Jewel in between the two points and an eight-point star in the very middle. It marked her as the Shikon Miko Night Inu. The one and only of her kind.
She had no idea why it glowed like that sometimes, but she learned that there were things that just should not be questioned.
Sesshomaru had watched the entire thing and could not mask the shock that covered his face as the miko was revealed completely. He had frozen at the sight, immediately taken back by the beauty that was being displayed by the woman.
He was suddenly aware he was staring straight into the molten blue eyes that belonged to the woman in front of him.
"So, you decided to follow us, Lord Sesshomaru?" Kagome asked the hidden daiyokai.
Sesshomaru came out from the vegetation. He stood at the edge of clearing, watching them. Rather, watching her.
"Shocked?" she asked. "I wouldn't be surprised, after all, I'm supposed to be a human. But I'm not. Never have been," Kagome said thoughtfully as Shippo settled down. "I had to get back to the Northern lands. It's one of the only places that grow Moonflowers," Kagome explained as she looked around her feet. "I had to use them, really," she finished as she sunk to her knees and sat back.
After a moment, she heard the grass shift as the demon lord sat gracefully next to her.
They didn't speak. But they did not find the desire to fill the silence.
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