Scd: Hey, see? I told you I would get the next chapter out ASAP. And I was right wasn't I? Well, I have a special thanks going to XxHisLilLoverGirlxX, Alternative Angel, and Shiba-san because there were my only reviewers out of sixty some readers, so because of that, this chapter is dedicated to you guys.
IMPORTANT!! I just realized not too long ago that I completely forgot Xanthar in the last chapter. I'm just going to say that he was nearby fighting with Hakudoshi and he killed the kid, then was knocked out by the lightning.
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Last time on Blood of a Neko:
Heads had snapped towards Kagome, but Kagome however, had snapped. Her eyes glowed a pure white and she screamed as she unconsciously began gathering her energy. All around her lightning stuck the ground with more frequency.
At the top of her scream, the shackles shattered, she gasped, and her body arched backwards in an awkward angle. One giant streak of lightning rushed towards Naraku.
The streak surprisingly enough did not hit Sesshomaru, but it did send him flying backwards. His back slammed through at least a dozen trees before being slammed into one last tree. Sesshomaru slumped to the ground and the last thing he saw was Kagome falling to the ground.
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Blood of a Neko: The End pt 2
Sesshomaru woke as drops of rain pattered onto his face. He had to blink a few times to realize where he was, and what had happened. When he did remember what happened, his hand rushed to the spot on his chest that had been pierced, only to find that there was no mark there, not even a hole in his armor. He then rushed to stand up, only to stumble and use a tree for support.
'The lightning must have stunted my muscle movement.' He thought dimly. Slowly, he made his way onto the battlefield. The thunder roared as he took in the damage.
I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore
There were obvious craters in the ground, and everyone else was still unconscious, possibly dead. He didn't care though, he began limping his way to where Kagome lay, still faintly glowing.
Nothing crossed Sesshomaru's mind for once as everything became even number than it already had. Halfway there, the taiyoukai came across a small pile of dust. Assuming that it had been Naraku, Sesshomaru carefully drug his boot through the pile, kicking out an incomplete Shikon Jewel. He picked it up and continued on his way toward Kagome.
Once there, he dropped to his knees, all the grace gone from his movements. He could just barely hear Kagome's heartbeat. He picked up her limp form and placed it in his lap.
He took her shard from around her neck and put them, along with the shards from Naraku, into the palm of her hand. He closed her hand around the jewel and for a moment, nothing happened. Kagome began to glow a little brighter than before.
Sesshomaru let go of her palm and he got a glimpse of the completed jewel, but then Kagome burst into a fine golden dust. Sesshomaru held within his hands, a small pile of the sparkling dust.
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand-
The wind picked up and the dust trickled through his fingers. The dust rose up around him and just swirled around his being.
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
Sesshomaru stared wide-eyed at the dust, as it was growing blurry. It took him a few seconds to realize that his eyes were tearing up. Without any warning, the taiyoukai closed his eyes and screamed an anguished cry as one fragile tear rolled down his cheek.
While I weep-while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
Sesshomaru smashed his fists down on the ground and the rain poured down on his back as he stayed like that. Through the rain on his face and the curtains of his own hair, he searched the ground for any sign that Kagome was alive, but his search was fruitless.
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Around him, the rest of the group had been waking up from their unconscious states, and had all come to surround Sesshomaru. When he finally looked up, he was baffled. Before, Sango had been gravely injured, Miroku had been poisoned and on the brink of death, Kirara had her soul imprisoned, Xanthar had minor injuries, and Inuyasha had both of his arms cut off. Now, they all stood before him without injury. Even Inuyasha had both of his arms. Sesshomaru was sure that he had seen correctly, he had no reason to doubt his perfect vision.
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?
Everything that happened next happened as if it were a dream. Sesshomaru just seemed to float along as the group trudged back to the castle. The children came running out, along with a pretty looking Jaken, but as soon as they saw the downtrodden faces of the warriors, and no Kagome, they had a good idea of what happened. They split to go to their own rooms, only Miroku followed Sango and, likewise, Xanthar followed Kirara. Inuyasha went to the gardens and found a tree to sit in and mourn the loss of his friend.
Sesshomaru slowly walked to the library, the last place he had a conversation with the neko that had wormed her way into his heart. He sat in the same chair that he had sat in on that day, and he stared up at the spot where she had lain.
As he stared at the spot, he noticed something: Kagome had never put the book that she was reading away. Sesshomaru stood up slowly and took the book off the top of the bookcase. He glanced at the title.
'Sunshine... I never was one for fiction.' He thought. He turned around and sat back down in his chair. He flipped through the pages delicately, as if it were Kagome's own soul he was handling and not a book, and he didn't notice when something fell out of it until the object hit his lap.
The object happened to be a formal looking letter. The front was blank except for his name written delicately across the middle. He turned the envelope around and found that it was sealed with a bright blue wax seal. Sesshomaru could not think of any lord who used that color wax, and he imagined that if it were from Kagome that it would be sealed with a sticker or some other fancy, futuristic object. Sesshomaru carefully opened the letter. Inside, there was elegant handwriting, even more so than his own, witch meant that it couldn't have been from Kagome, granted her handwriting had been almost as elegant as his own, but not like this. He started to read the letter at last.
Lord Sesshomaru,
If you haven't figured out yet, the one writing this letter is not the one you call Kagome. By now, you should have witnessed an event that is strange by any means and may assume that Kagome is dead. I will assure you this: Kagome is not dead, but nor is she alive. I cannot tell you anymore than that.
You must be confused as to how your friends- or allies if you must- have been healed from the brink of death. You see, when Kagome had gathered her power while still under the influences of the shackles, she ended up calling forth a power from the unknown depths of heaven, that not even we gods and goddesses had known about. This power allowed her to break the shackles and bring the destruction of the hanyou Naraku. She had fallen unconscious after she witnessed the bolt of lightning, much like the rest of you had, but this power allowed her to heal her friends even in her unconscious state.
We have no idea what this power is, if it's good or evil, so until we can figure out all the details, she cannot leave the place she's in. Even if she does leave that place, I cannot guarantee where she will go. I'm afraid I have said all that I can.
Sincerely,
Kimiko
Goddess of Knowledge
Sesshomaru stared at the paper for a long moment in shock, not from the fact that a goddess had written to him, but because Kagome was alive! Sesshomaru sat back in his seat, and for the first time in his life, he cried tears of joy.
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There once was a human girl who nobody knew where she came from. She had disappeared from time to time, but she always came back. She came back to fix a grave mistake she had made. She traveled all around the countryside fighting youkai of all kinds, trying with all her might to fix that mistake. One day she disappeared, and when she reappeared, she had been turned youkai. Whether it had been by force or if she did it willingly, nobody knew, but she made the best of it.
Along her travels, she had gained many allies, but one ally secretly loved he, but he was too hardened to admit it, even to himself. Little did he know, but the girl also secretly loved him, but she could not admit it because she believed that he hated her.
Some time had passed and the time for the final battle had come. But because an ancient artifact bound her powers, she had agreed to watch over the holdings while her allies went to fight for her. Before they left she and her secret admirer shared a special moment where they silently told each other their feelings.
The battle was long fought and treacherous. Her allies had been cut down one by one until only her admirer stood. She had planned to escape the holdings to help with the battle in some way, but when she arrived, she witnessed her lover impaled upon the enemies' sword. It is said that it was then that she ascended to her heavenly status. She called forth an unknown force from the depths of the heavens and destroyed the enemy while healing her allies at the same time.
Her love held her in his arms for the last moment of her life on the earth, and from that time on, the power she summoned was under question for not even they knew of this power she held. It was debated for almost a century before they had made their decision.
No names were ever recorded for her lover, or her allies. There is not even a name for the girl, but now she is known by only one name.
The Shikon Goddess
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FinScd: Yes, this was the last chapter! I have finally finished it! I actually finished one story! I'm so proud of myself! Okay, I have a challenge for everyone. At the beginning of this chapter, there are six sets of Italics. Those come from a poem (which I don't own), but for the first two people who tell me who wrote the poem, and what the title of the poem is, I'll write a one-shot for them. The one-shot will be a plot of their own design (which I will acknowledge in the very beginning) and I will write everything else for them. So just try it for the hell of it, it won't hurt. Any ways, I hope you've enjoyed this story as much as I enjoyed writing it! Until next time, Ja-ne!
Scd