Chapter 74: Spurious
n. not genuine, authentic or true; not from the claimed
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Kagome didn't like this. She almost felt dirty, as though she was back in that desert, its shifting sand seeping into any exposed surface, gritty sand baring their teeth before sinking them in.
"Ah, Kagome, thank-you for meeting with me."
The Kage in front of her was not the one that she remembered. The darkness that had once been only a hint of his aura had completely swallowed up what good he had had left.
But it wasn't just this that made her cautious, but the way his eyes slithered across her body made a shudder run down her spine.
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