Okay! This is the revised version of The Cold Miko chapter 1… Well, If read my author`s note; chapter 9, you would`ve been informed that my younger sister stopped updating.. I guess, her last update was the chapter 4..
Ever since then, I took over. Publishing and Updating new stories here and there on the way.. I was actually planning to keep my sister as a façade but meh, you guys had been in the dark for far too long..
I will keep the pen name since it`s my idea in the first place.. Her naming this account by the name KaichouXHaku didn't settle in with me quite nicely..
So enough babbling and here it goes!
Warning: This will be the only disclaimer so do keep in mind that I DO NOT OWN INUYASHA AND NARUTO..
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Chapter 1: The Cold Miko
'This is the only wish I want for you to grant since you already destroyed my life!'
The clouds were thick and malevolent. The ground soiled beyond compare by the countless liters of life liquid staining the whole clearing like a grotesque blanket. Mangled and mutilated bodies of yokai* alike scattered along the dirtied soil with countless of wounds and cuts littering here and there.
In the exact center of the gruesome battle field stood Japan`s greatest opponents. The evil Hanyo* Naraku, who was created by the countless numbers of yokai fueled by the bandit; Onigumo`s greedy and jealous heart. He was once a human, wounded to the brink of death when the legendary miko*; Kikyo took pity on him and nurtured him back to health.
The bandit fell in love but it was unrequited. And thus, his anger allowed itself to grant yokai access into his body and behold, Naraku was born.
His opponent was none the less, even more famous than him.
Standing tall and strong was the strongest priestess alive ever since the untimely and destructive demise of the powerful miko Midoriko; was the one and only, Higurashi Kagome of the Sunset lineage*. She was a normal girl, a ripe age of fifteen when the centipede mistress dragged her into the Sengoku Jidai* through the Bone eaters well on her family shrine.
With the well sought jewel; the Shikon no Tama* ripped from her side, she was thrown head first into taking responsibility looking out for it. But with the unfortunate turn of events, the Tama was broken into Kakeras*, in which, was the beginning of her tragic tale.
With the Tachi* she had gathered consisting of; Inuyasha, a hanyo who wield the great fang Tessaiga, Sango; a Taijiya* with the equal amount of prowess as that of a yokai, Miroku; a humble Houshi*/lecher with a cursed hand, Shippo; a kitsune* kit with the power of illusions and fire, they had started looking for the kakera in an unspoken race with Naraku.
Their Tachi simply grew in the span of three years with reasonable allies that they would`ve never thought of allying with.
Sesshomaru; the current most powerful Taiyokai* in Japan who turned out to be the half brother of Inuyasha with three powerful swords in his disposal; Tenseiga, Tokijin and Bakusaiga. He took it upon himself into honing Kagome`s power since he had seen great potential in her, sculpting said miko into the warrior she is now. Kikyo; the previous guardian of the Shikon no Tama who has half the soul of her so called incarnate Kagome. Kouga and his mate Ayame; prince and princess of the northern lands, both were ookami* yokai.
And the greatest asset and most unbelievable were the reincarnation of the vile kumo* himself.
Kagura; the Kaze* yokai who suffered by having her heart literally in Naraku`s grasp. Kanna; the child of the void who looked at the miko Kagome in a new light after a particular encounter in a random forest. Hakudoshi, the other half of the heart demon; Akago, merely seeks Naraku`s demise while having his icy exterior probed and poked by Kagome`s warm and huge soul.
The whole Tachi had traveled Japan in the span of three years with Kagome never visiting home since she know that her mother will understand that the Shikon should never fall into the hands of Naraku.
Currently, the long awaited and the biggest battle yet was waging destruction everywhere, sending souls after souls into hell or heaven.
'He will pay… HE WILL PAY.' Was the only thing echoing throughout Kagome`s mind conscience as her piercing azure stared into equally piercing crimson.
"What`s the matter my little miko? Are you furious seeing this filth`s corpse hovering into your very eyes?" Taunted Naraku as he swayed the body implanted by his tentacles in front of the dangerously furious miko.
Left. Right. Left. Right.
Her bloodshot eyes followed the familiar built clad in nothing but red as her heart pumped rapidly inside her chest.
' . .' she repeated over and over again like a mantra as she felt a piece of herself crumble into nothing.
She was alone.
Sesshomaru nowhere to be found, No Sango, no Miroku, no Kikyo, no Kouga, no Ayame, no Shippo, no Kirara, no Inuyasha.
She was alone.
A maniacal laugh escaped Naraku`s lips as his disgustingly handsome face looked at her with mirth. Hakudoshi, who was hiding in a façade of being his ally sneered in disgust while looking at the miko who had long won his respect in well veiled concern.
Before Kagome knew it, her body went autopilot.
With every bit of intent, she pumped her body with adrenaline as her eyes sparked amber. Bringing down her sword with an arm since the other has been long broken, she slashed at the barrages of tentacles with vigor as her face remained dead.
Naraku`s glee heightened in unreasonable heights when he manage to land a blow on the miko`s abdominal portion. But his smile immediately turned into a frown when silence met his ears.
An unknown feeling made its presence on his gut when the miko stood rigid, her face resembling that of a calm rain with the eyes of a raging storm, her head tilted in a painful side angle.
She looks dead. At the same time, not.
Raising a shocking clawed hand, she grasped the slimy tentacle protruding from herself and to Naraku`s mixed amazement and fear, his appendage disintegrated.
Hakudoshi `s hair stood on end when a wave of pure reiki* oddly mixed with youki* washed over the remnants of the battlefield.
Soundlessly, Entei flew farther, intent into saving his master knowing that the battle is about to come into and end.
Naraku threw Inuyasha`s body towards the miko who didn't even budge a muscle when the inu slumped against her form, his blood mixing with hers.
She simply walked forward, her eyes now a complete amber with the roots of her rich ebony hair slowly turning into silver. As Inuyasha`s body slid down, Naraku could see the tell tale signs of marking beginning to show itself on Kagome`s face.
"What trickery is this miko? Answer me!" Naraku raged, sending barrages of tentacles towards the miko.
To his horror, it did little to nothing. An unseen barrier of sorts was around the miko repelling everything from the outside.
Suddenly, she charged.
Naraku cant do anything but stare when the miko materialized in front of him and slashed. Blood sputtered from the diagonal slash on his armor, splashing the miko`s already bloodied face.
He growled as he grasped her only mobile arm only to be met with another slash, adjacent from the previous wound on his body, making a blood 'x'. Looking in surprise, he saw the gleaming purple ki on Kagome`s left foot taking the shape of a scythe.
Taking Naraku`s surprise as a leverage, a burst of ki taking a shape of a giant curved blade surrounded Naraku, trapping him in place. He barely jumped out of the sharp confines of Kagome`s sharpened ki when two huge lancer shaped ki erupted from Kagome`s hunched back, hell bent on implanting him straight in his shoulders.
'How in the hell is she doing those?! She had completely bent her powers to her will! Her untapped powers were now raging wildly, this is not the miko I faced moments ago… The question is how is she able to display such power? If it`s in her, why did it came out now?' Naraku contemplated as he eyed the miko warily.
Hakudoshi narrowed his purple eyes in suspicion. Something`s not right with Kagome and he knew she`ll be in trouble sooner or later.
'What`s going on miko Kagome?'
On the otherhand, Naraku looked for any leverage but cant see anything useful, that is, when his sights settled on Kagome`s chest, watching it rise and fall in symmetrical fashion.
Realization dawned and he laughed.
"I see…" he began. "Your body is acting on its own.." Naraku continued as he gazed into Kagome`s glazed amber eyes.
"All I have to do,, Is to wake you UP!" he lunged at Kagome knowing his loophole already while Hakudoshi cursed.
'Shit!' Throwing himself and Entei in between his 'Father' and Kagome, Hakudoshi slashed his Naginata on the direction of Naraku`s neck.
Dodging by the last moment, Naraku retreated while sending daggers at Hakudoshi.
"What`s the meaning of this?" he asked through gritted teeth.
Hakudoshi inwardly shrugged. The cat is already out of the bag, why force it to come back now?
"I tire of your ruling Naraku.. I might be your creation but you hold no control over me whatsoever. I would like to do as I please.. And besides, the miko is far more easy on the nose rather that your putrid scent." Hakudoshi smirked as he saw the furious look on Naraku`s face.
Jumping down from the flaming horse, Hakudoshi craned his neck up to peer into Kagome`s face. Tapping it lightly, he frowned when his favorite priestess did not respond.
"Kagome. Kagome-sama. Wake up, Kanna and Kagura is bound to appear any second now." That brought her back.
"What? Hakudoshi?" Kagome asked in confusion, her appearance back to normal.
But before Hakudoshi could answer, the familiar scent of his 'sister' drifted through the wind.
"What`s the meaning of this? You know very well that I can kill you right now Kagura." Naraku shouted, panic forcing its way in his gut at the sight of Akago nestled in Kanna`s grasp.
"Then I will take you with me!" Kagura waited for no more minute before rushing towards Kagome. Naraku wasted no time as well, sending every last bit of his tentacles towards Kagura who dodged skillfully, the wind helping the females to glide gracefully.
Taking his last resort, he reached for Kagura`s heart and summoned miasma to do its job.
Kagura gripped the fabric of her kimono as she felt her whole body numbing due to the miasma surrounding her heart.
With a sudden jerk, Kagura lost control on her feather and both she and Kanna fell off.
"Hakudoshi!" Kagome yelled at the young yokai who didn't need to be told the second time. Naraku sent another arsenal of attacks at Hakudoshi but was repelled when a gleaming purple sphere surrounded the prince of darkness*.
"What`s the feeling of having your own tactic turned against you, huh Naraku?" Kagome huffed as she fought to maintain control of her barrier around Hakudoshi.
"You insolent wench!" Naraku snarled as he saw Kagura, Kanna and Hakudoshi land beside the miko.
Taking Akago from Kanna not before shooting Kagura a concerned look, she looked at the seething Naraku.
Too tired to make the ending of the battle dramatic, Kagome merely pushed a huge amount of reiki into the heart demon.
"I will come back to haunt you MIKO OF THE SHIKON!" swore Naraku before a flash of brilliant white was seen and Naraku was no more.
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Everything was pitch black. Kagome felt herself floating in the middle of nothing. She was numb, numb to all. The realization that everyone except for a certain three was dead made her heart impassive. She had no tears to shed since it had dried up.
She stared ahead of her with half lidded eyes, her heart thumping lazily, Shikon pulsating in the same manner, returned from her side.
What now? Was question running rampant on Kagome`s hazing mind. Her questions were answered by a flash of light and Kagome found herself staring at Midoriko`s seraph like appearance.
"My child.." Kagome merely stared while Midoriko looked at Kagome in pain, knowing that she had turned the lively girl into a shell currently in front of her.
"Your fight.. is not over.." Kagome1s dull azure orbs widen in fraction before meeting the gaze of the legendary miko.
"Naraku was vanquished… But his soul, is not." Kagome felt even more emptier. After all she have done, he`s still breathing somewhere in a new body.
"And Im afraid, you`ll have to encounter him once more since you are the one with the power to do so."
"I don't have much choice.. Don't I? Whether if my answer is yes or no, you`ll send me there anyways.. Just like you sent me here right?"
Midoriko kept quiet. Knowing it is the truth.
"I`ll take Kanna and Hakudoshi with me." Kagome said in finality.
"But they are Naraku`s servants are they not?" Midoriko asked in horror, has her protector gone mad?
"This is the only wish I want for you to grant since you already destroyed my life!" Kagome yelled. The first display of emotion she showed Midoriko who took a step back when a black cresent moon facing south graced Kagome`s forehead.
"As… You wish."
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She woke up with Hakudoshi and Kanna looking at her with unreadable expressions on their youthful faces.
After getting her question asked towards her, THEIR, next journey, she was sent back to take what she needed.
"Midoriko talked to me.." her void voice echoed, perking the two`s attention.
"Naraku`s dead but his soul is not." On her peripheral vision, she saw Hakudoshi`s clenched hands and the flicker of anger on Kanna`s fathomless obsidians.
"I was sent to kill him once more.." she began as she looked at Kagura`s fan on her lap. "The question is, do you want to come with me?" A tense silence fell upon the group and despite Kagome`s lack of emotion, she was afraid that they will reject her.
A hand on her shoulder made her looking up to Hakudoshi who gave her a smirk while Kanna gave the barest twitch of the lips and a meek nod.
Kagome`s form relaxed and she stood up, despite her wounds, and began taking her family`s corpses and began burning them while she kept the ashes in a porcelain jar she had seen lying around.
She did it all with a blank expression on her face that Hakudoshi and Kanna knew that she broke.
Broken beyond compare.
Sealing the weapons and mementos of her family in ofuda charms, she closed her eyes as rain started pelting on them.
As she felt Midoriko coming, Kagome made a mental note to avoid having her soul broken once more in the near future.
She cant lose the remaining part of her soul, she`ll die.
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Revised (04/03/13)
Gosh.. My butt is so sore~
So, I know there`s a MASSIVE change in the first chapter.. don't worry, I`ll revise chapter 2-4 I guess..
JA NE MY LUSTERS~!