Heh. Sorrie for being so late. ^^;;; Gomen gomen!!! I couldn't figure out what to write for the oracle's prophecy. (you'll find out later) Anyways, enjoy!
NOTES:
1) Inu-Mashiro (Sesshie's dad) is going to be Inu-Taishou now. I recently found out his real name so I'm changing it. ^^
2) Ok, I have that Inu-youkai can speak pretty well after they open their eyes. I mean, puppies can communicate with their parents since infancy, so why shouldn't Inu-youkai?
Wandering Soirit (Until I get a better title)
Chapter: 2
By: Renangel
I walked down the hallway in a daze. Youkai were still running all over the place, but I didn't even bother to get out of their way. The unsettling feeling I got whenever something living walks through me didn't seem to bother me at the moment. Nor did I care for the way they would shiver when they walked through me. Usually I would, but not now. I was in shock.
What would you do if, after 600 years, the one thing you've been looking forward to, the one thing you've been searching for, suddenly appears. Your wish, after so many years, comes true. What would you do? I didn't know what to do. For 600 years I'd been roaming this world, looking for the inu-youkai that would see me. And now one has.
Did I expect there to be some sort of brilliant light to come and take me away? Did I expect to see someone ringing a bell and telling the world that I'd finally found what I had been looking for? I don't know. I'd never really given much thought as to what would happen after I found the one that could see me. Heck, I didn't even know why I needed to find it. What would happen to Sesshoumaru now? Would he be in danger? I would never forgive myself if he would. And there was yet another qustion nagging me. What would happen to me? Would I be allowed to move on?
I didn't know.
I didn't know a damn thing.
All I knew was what the Oracle told me...a jumbled message in the form of some stupid poem. Yeah, a lot of help *that* was.
~*~
When you die, there is but one pathway to walk. As soon as the connection between the spirit and the body is severed by death, you (as a spirit) are elevated to the higher plane, the astral plane. In the astral plane, the dimensions do not exist. There are no lines, there are no physical objects. Time, the fourth dimension, has ceased to exist. All that surrounds you is a blanket of darknes. It's not evil, nor does it make one feel uncomfortable; it's just...dark. All who enter into the astral plane are compelled to walk the path that is seen before them. For everyone, it's different. Once you set foot on the path, your surroundings change and you've begun the Final Judgement.
I know not what other people see in their Final Judgement. Nor do I know what the purpose is. I suppose that those who are actually allowed to move on to the Cauldron must pass it, but for me ... there was no final judgement. I was surrounded in a darkness that hid everything. I could see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing, smell nothing, taste nothing. All of my senses were gone.
Nothing happened for some time. I was just left there, in the dark. The prupose? Probably to test my mental strength, which, I'm ashamed to say, isn't very much. Within the first couple of hours I began to go insane. You would too, it you could see, hear, feel, smell, and taste anything. Without my senses, my brain began to shut down. I was dying ... again.
Could a person die twice?
"Yes." an etheral voice had sounded in the dark, reverbrating off of everything and nothing. Suddenly, the darkness wasn't so stifling anymore. A white light began to shine in the distance, and I had all my senses back.
Terrified that the darkness would enclose me again, I had run frantically towards the light. As I got closer, I called out, "What do you mean? Where am I? Why am I here?"
"You can die twice. The first death is of the physical. The second, of the spiritual. The physical is the end of the old and the beginning of the new. The spiritual is the end of everything. You are on the Pathway. It is the road between the living, the dead, and the rebirth." the voice had answered my questions one by one, "Most go through the Final Judgement, to see if their souls are worthy of entering the Cauldron once more. But it seems that yours is not ready."
"Not ready? Why!?!" I had demanded.
"It will not let go." was the reply I got. "You must go back and end it."
"End what?"
"End your final task."
"Final task? What final task?"
"..."
"Answer me!"
"Golden eyes to see your soul
Back to haunt are tales of old
Tread carefully for traitors speak
And in the darkness children weep
Seek not to let your heart decide
It tells not the truth from lie
Find the heart she left behind
The ying and yang that you shall bind."
Then, the darkness enveloped me once again for a single moment. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on Earth... a spirit, doomed to wander until I found my peace.
~*~
That was 600 years ago. Since then, other spirits had told me that the light I had seen was The Oracle. They had also told me that the reason all spirits were stuck on Earth is because we all have some sort of unfinished buisness. The Oracle gives out hints and warnings concerning our buisness, but it is up to the individual to find out what they must do to move on.
I had figured out that the first line the Oracle told me was about finding an Inu-youkai that could see me. Only they had golden eyes. But why did Sesshoumaru say "miko"? How could he have known?
"Maybe it's just because youkai have a natural sense for mikos." I mused, "Afterall, mikos are deadly to youkai." I nodded my head, thinking that that was the reason. Afterall, what else could it be?
By now, I had made my way out of the Western Land's main castle and into the gardens. Flowers surrounded me on every side, bursting with color. It seemed that they too were celebrating the birth of thier new young lord. Youkai flowers are peculiar in the aspect that they seem to have "moods". Happy, sad, angry, brooding, longing, and on and on. Their moods were reflected in their colors, the way they stood up, and other various ways.
"All right, the first line of the Oracle's prophecy came true. Think, Kagome!" I berated myself, "What does the rest of that stupid prophecy mean!?!"
A minute passed. And then two.
Silence.
"ARRGGG!!!! This isn't working!" I cried out in frusteration, pulling at my hair.
The wind blew by and a new voice piped up, "Maybe you're thinking about it too hard."
***************************
Finally! I finished! ^^
So, who is the new 'voice'?
What will Kagome do about Sesshoumaru?
What should my title *really* be?
REVIEW!!!
NOTES:
1) Inu-Mashiro (Sesshie's dad) is going to be Inu-Taishou now. I recently found out his real name so I'm changing it. ^^
2) Ok, I have that Inu-youkai can speak pretty well after they open their eyes. I mean, puppies can communicate with their parents since infancy, so why shouldn't Inu-youkai?
Wandering Soirit (Until I get a better title)
Chapter: 2
By: Renangel
I walked down the hallway in a daze. Youkai were still running all over the place, but I didn't even bother to get out of their way. The unsettling feeling I got whenever something living walks through me didn't seem to bother me at the moment. Nor did I care for the way they would shiver when they walked through me. Usually I would, but not now. I was in shock.
What would you do if, after 600 years, the one thing you've been looking forward to, the one thing you've been searching for, suddenly appears. Your wish, after so many years, comes true. What would you do? I didn't know what to do. For 600 years I'd been roaming this world, looking for the inu-youkai that would see me. And now one has.
Did I expect there to be some sort of brilliant light to come and take me away? Did I expect to see someone ringing a bell and telling the world that I'd finally found what I had been looking for? I don't know. I'd never really given much thought as to what would happen after I found the one that could see me. Heck, I didn't even know why I needed to find it. What would happen to Sesshoumaru now? Would he be in danger? I would never forgive myself if he would. And there was yet another qustion nagging me. What would happen to me? Would I be allowed to move on?
I didn't know.
I didn't know a damn thing.
All I knew was what the Oracle told me...a jumbled message in the form of some stupid poem. Yeah, a lot of help *that* was.
~*~
When you die, there is but one pathway to walk. As soon as the connection between the spirit and the body is severed by death, you (as a spirit) are elevated to the higher plane, the astral plane. In the astral plane, the dimensions do not exist. There are no lines, there are no physical objects. Time, the fourth dimension, has ceased to exist. All that surrounds you is a blanket of darknes. It's not evil, nor does it make one feel uncomfortable; it's just...dark. All who enter into the astral plane are compelled to walk the path that is seen before them. For everyone, it's different. Once you set foot on the path, your surroundings change and you've begun the Final Judgement.
I know not what other people see in their Final Judgement. Nor do I know what the purpose is. I suppose that those who are actually allowed to move on to the Cauldron must pass it, but for me ... there was no final judgement. I was surrounded in a darkness that hid everything. I could see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing, smell nothing, taste nothing. All of my senses were gone.
Nothing happened for some time. I was just left there, in the dark. The prupose? Probably to test my mental strength, which, I'm ashamed to say, isn't very much. Within the first couple of hours I began to go insane. You would too, it you could see, hear, feel, smell, and taste anything. Without my senses, my brain began to shut down. I was dying ... again.
Could a person die twice?
"Yes." an etheral voice had sounded in the dark, reverbrating off of everything and nothing. Suddenly, the darkness wasn't so stifling anymore. A white light began to shine in the distance, and I had all my senses back.
Terrified that the darkness would enclose me again, I had run frantically towards the light. As I got closer, I called out, "What do you mean? Where am I? Why am I here?"
"You can die twice. The first death is of the physical. The second, of the spiritual. The physical is the end of the old and the beginning of the new. The spiritual is the end of everything. You are on the Pathway. It is the road between the living, the dead, and the rebirth." the voice had answered my questions one by one, "Most go through the Final Judgement, to see if their souls are worthy of entering the Cauldron once more. But it seems that yours is not ready."
"Not ready? Why!?!" I had demanded.
"It will not let go." was the reply I got. "You must go back and end it."
"End what?"
"End your final task."
"Final task? What final task?"
"..."
"Answer me!"
"Golden eyes to see your soul
Back to haunt are tales of old
Tread carefully for traitors speak
And in the darkness children weep
Seek not to let your heart decide
It tells not the truth from lie
Find the heart she left behind
The ying and yang that you shall bind."
Then, the darkness enveloped me once again for a single moment. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on Earth... a spirit, doomed to wander until I found my peace.
~*~
That was 600 years ago. Since then, other spirits had told me that the light I had seen was The Oracle. They had also told me that the reason all spirits were stuck on Earth is because we all have some sort of unfinished buisness. The Oracle gives out hints and warnings concerning our buisness, but it is up to the individual to find out what they must do to move on.
I had figured out that the first line the Oracle told me was about finding an Inu-youkai that could see me. Only they had golden eyes. But why did Sesshoumaru say "miko"? How could he have known?
"Maybe it's just because youkai have a natural sense for mikos." I mused, "Afterall, mikos are deadly to youkai." I nodded my head, thinking that that was the reason. Afterall, what else could it be?
By now, I had made my way out of the Western Land's main castle and into the gardens. Flowers surrounded me on every side, bursting with color. It seemed that they too were celebrating the birth of thier new young lord. Youkai flowers are peculiar in the aspect that they seem to have "moods". Happy, sad, angry, brooding, longing, and on and on. Their moods were reflected in their colors, the way they stood up, and other various ways.
"All right, the first line of the Oracle's prophecy came true. Think, Kagome!" I berated myself, "What does the rest of that stupid prophecy mean!?!"
A minute passed. And then two.
Silence.
"ARRGGG!!!! This isn't working!" I cried out in frusteration, pulling at my hair.
The wind blew by and a new voice piped up, "Maybe you're thinking about it too hard."
***************************
Finally! I finished! ^^
So, who is the new 'voice'?
What will Kagome do about Sesshoumaru?
What should my title *really* be?
REVIEW!!!