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Story

Kagome

I'm hearing that voice again. Calling my name. Begging. 'Come find me.'

And here I am, standing before the God Tree, following that unknown voice. "I'm going crazy." I must be. But I couldn't ignore it.

I sighed deeply, rubbing small circles over my eyes as my headache worsened. A shadow passed overhead and I glanced up. It was the pail figure of a soul-eater carrying its harvest to its master. Kikyo. Since she returned, I've felt useless. Not needed.

I don't blame them. They had to find the shards.

Deep down, some part of me wished they didn't find her. Even further down, I thought they had given up looking for me. Down, down, my thoughts reeled into nothing but darkness. Believing that they stopped caring.

I knew that wasn't true, but the fact was, they never found me. I had escaped on my own. After drowning myself in those black thoughts so often, I had trouble finding the light.

'I'm here.'

Then there was this voice.

'I'm here.'

A ringing among the stillness of my dark thoughts at night.

'Please.'

Scared. Alone. Like me.

'Find me.'

That is how I found myself here, at the God Tree, being pulled by the call.

There, among its mangled roots was a rusted sword, stabbed in the bark. For a second the sword glowed as I reached for the chipped and warped hilt. Once my fingers curled around the old weapon, the ringing stopped, and everything became silent. The sword's glow grew stronger. My power reacted, radiating a bright pink around my body. The sword hummed, vibrating from the strength.

'Free me.'

I tugged, and with no resistance, the blade pulled away from the gnarled root. A powerful thump slammed into my body. Then another, and another. Each hit made me stumble. My world was spinning, spinning, spinning.

Closing my eyes, I tried to steady myself as a wave of dizziness made my stomach churn. I fell to my knees and lost my grip on the sword. The blade echoed as it hit the ground. With my now free hand, I braced my spinning head.

Once I didn't feel like I was being tossed around, I groaned. That, too, echoed loudly, making my ears ring. Slowly, I pried my eyes open, and I was invaded by shining light, making me flinch.

I allowed myself a few seconds to adjust to the assault, before glancing around in a daze. Night had been replaced by the blinding light of day, and instead of a familiar forest, I was inside a marbled building.

What have I gotten myself into now?

Shadowfoxmoon: This is what? My third or fourth time re-writing this? lol Fourth time's the charm I guess. Maybe I'll actually finish it before I get distracted again this time. I'm making a lot of major changes again, so look forward to seeing those updates soon.