Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
~Why is it always my soul people mess with? ~ Kagome asked herself in a moment of hopeless annoyance.
The attack had come with no warning. And in the end Kagome could find no reason why she, Inuyasha, or Miroku should have seen it coming.
They had simply been walking along the road. Inuyasha taking the lead as usual, his pace almost too fast. Miroku walking beside her as she pushed her bike along trading inane banter. Shippo and Sango had stayed with Kaede this time helping her with something. Kagome had never really understood the explanation but accepted it with ease since Sango rarely chose to stay behind unless it was important. So the trio had set off to search for more jewel shards almost in a good mood, with the exception of Inuyasha who quiet frankly rarely showed signs of good moods.
Kagome had been laughing at some offhanded joke of Miroku's when a feeling of vertigo had swept over her and she had fainted.
When she woke she found they had fallen into the hands of a witch, Yensa, who seemed to be obsessed with revealing people's truest forms for all the world to see and her newest target was Kagome herself.
Yensa hovered over the lip of the pit she had placed Kagome in, her wild eyes shifting restlessly over the girl's body. Kagome stared up at her angrily. Her hands tightened into small fists. Inuyasha and Miroku were suspended along the upper wall of the cave they were in, held by some magical bands around their chests, wrists and ankles. Both men were yelling at Yensa who simply ignored the tirade of threats being issued at her, the worst of which came from Inuyasha.
"It won't hurt my dear", Yensa cackled "You'll thank me for this later" "I doubt it" Kagome fired back angrily. Yensa nodded her head as if Kagome had said something agreeable and reached into her robe. Kagome took a futile step back as Yensa revealed a black, hand mirror. The glass of it glowed a sickly green. Kagome almost gasped at the evil energy that seemed to flow from it. "Don't Yensa, don't use that on me" Kagome pleaded, wondering at the hard edge in her voice. "But I must it is what I do. You will be truly alive for the first time in your life Kagome. Your soul will finally be revealed for all to see" Yensa answered gleefully.
~But my soul isn't whole...what if your powers make me into something horrible? ~ She had no idea how to express this to the insane witch. How could she explain something she barely understood herself? How could she even mention Kikyo in front of Inuyasha to a perfect stranger? What was this feeling that was rising inside her, as if something were reaching desperately out to her from inside her soul.
Kagome's hand unconsciously went to her chest as the pressure inside grew. Her eyes instinctively swept up to Inuyasha. His smoldering amber eyes met her gaze. His anger had played out as much as it could to the no responsive audience. Even his attempts to free himself had stop. It was almost as if he had stop breathing. Was his mind playing similar thoughts? Was he thinking of her partial soul? And still the pressure inside her increased, like a cry building until it was unleashed.
Yensa turned the mirror's glass towards her. Kagome's mouth opened in protest but no sound came out. Inuyasha's roar was the last thing she heard before a wall of black/green fire seemed to sweep over her and through her entire being.
"KAGOME!!!!!"
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters
~Why is it always my soul people mess with? ~ Kagome asked herself in a moment of hopeless annoyance.
The attack had come with no warning. And in the end Kagome could find no reason why she, Inuyasha, or Miroku should have seen it coming.
They had simply been walking along the road. Inuyasha taking the lead as usual, his pace almost too fast. Miroku walking beside her as she pushed her bike along trading inane banter. Shippo and Sango had stayed with Kaede this time helping her with something. Kagome had never really understood the explanation but accepted it with ease since Sango rarely chose to stay behind unless it was important. So the trio had set off to search for more jewel shards almost in a good mood, with the exception of Inuyasha who quiet frankly rarely showed signs of good moods.
Kagome had been laughing at some offhanded joke of Miroku's when a feeling of vertigo had swept over her and she had fainted.
When she woke she found they had fallen into the hands of a witch, Yensa, who seemed to be obsessed with revealing people's truest forms for all the world to see and her newest target was Kagome herself.
Yensa hovered over the lip of the pit she had placed Kagome in, her wild eyes shifting restlessly over the girl's body. Kagome stared up at her angrily. Her hands tightened into small fists. Inuyasha and Miroku were suspended along the upper wall of the cave they were in, held by some magical bands around their chests, wrists and ankles. Both men were yelling at Yensa who simply ignored the tirade of threats being issued at her, the worst of which came from Inuyasha.
"It won't hurt my dear", Yensa cackled "You'll thank me for this later" "I doubt it" Kagome fired back angrily. Yensa nodded her head as if Kagome had said something agreeable and reached into her robe. Kagome took a futile step back as Yensa revealed a black, hand mirror. The glass of it glowed a sickly green. Kagome almost gasped at the evil energy that seemed to flow from it. "Don't Yensa, don't use that on me" Kagome pleaded, wondering at the hard edge in her voice. "But I must it is what I do. You will be truly alive for the first time in your life Kagome. Your soul will finally be revealed for all to see" Yensa answered gleefully.
~But my soul isn't whole...what if your powers make me into something horrible? ~ She had no idea how to express this to the insane witch. How could she explain something she barely understood herself? How could she even mention Kikyo in front of Inuyasha to a perfect stranger? What was this feeling that was rising inside her, as if something were reaching desperately out to her from inside her soul.
Kagome's hand unconsciously went to her chest as the pressure inside grew. Her eyes instinctively swept up to Inuyasha. His smoldering amber eyes met her gaze. His anger had played out as much as it could to the no responsive audience. Even his attempts to free himself had stop. It was almost as if he had stop breathing. Was his mind playing similar thoughts? Was he thinking of her partial soul? And still the pressure inside her increased, like a cry building until it was unleashed.
Yensa turned the mirror's glass towards her. Kagome's mouth opened in protest but no sound came out. Inuyasha's roar was the last thing she heard before a wall of black/green fire seemed to sweep over her and through her entire being.
"KAGOME!!!!!"