Shikon No Megami

Chapter I

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Yuyu Hakusho.

Author: Chrystal-Hearts (Chrystaline)

Summary: The day the world was broken.

A/N: Shikon no Megami - Goddess of Four Souls

"Have you ever wondered why the worlds were split? Or maybe even how? Perhaps you should ask yourself these questions." Said a smirking demon as a small group collapsed upon themselves after trying to capture and kill the demon.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Asked an annoyed sounding voice.

"Just ask those questions to Enma and see if he answers." The demon said with a smirk. "Though I doubt he will. Not even Koenma knows of the wicked deeds his father has done. How unfair and cruel the god can be. There are few that remember what truly happened that day. And it all has to do with my reasoning for being here. Warn the precious prince that his father will fall. Tell them that the Goddess of Four Souls shall rise again." And the demon disappeared with the stolen gem, leaving not but that message behind.

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A demon with darkened auburn hair stood facing the open skies from the peak of a cliff as the winds swirled around his frame. His long hair brushed against the top of his auburn tail as his furry triangular ears twitched from their perch on top of his head. His entire aura screamed power, calmness, ruthlessness. It felt so amazing coming from him as his emerald eyes seemed cold and yet so warm.

A demon slowly approached from behind him, his aura also spoke of immense power, but his features were darker. His body seemed to be cloaked in shadows as his long dark hair billowed in the breeze. Deep violet eyes seemed glazed over and appeared to sparkle like gems hidden in the night's sky. Slowly he crept up to the side of the other man and stood at his side. "It is time."

"I know it is Kiyoshi." The auburn haired man said calmly as he slowly tore his eyes from the red sky and turned to look at the other man. "Did you manage to acquire it?"

"I'm a shadow dragon, do not insult me by thinking I couldn't acquire such a little gem."

"You are also half kitsune, my friend."

"And you are all kitsune, it does not truly matter at the moment though."

"Yes." The auburn haired demon stated as he smiled up at the sky. "It is time to undo the injustice of the Gods."

"Mother gave to us, and now we will give to her." Kiyoshi said softly. "Come on Katashi, we're needed at the cave."

The kitsune agreed with a smirk as he saw the sun finally set over the cliffs. The sky darkened and turned pure black while a single spot in the sky glowed a deep golden and red color. "Yes, the time is now… mother."

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"Did you get the orb back?" Koenma asked, sounding extremely panicked.

"No! The damn demon seemingly disappeared on us, and we never even got a good look at him." Yusuke exclaimed.

"Though he did ask a few interesting questions." Kurama commented.

"Questions? What questions?" The demi-god asked, panicked.

"He asked us if we knew why the worlds were created and what caused the creation. Also, who created them."

"Everyone knows that!" Koenma growled out. "Father wanted to separate the demons from the humans, so he created the two separate worlds."

"The demon said you didn't know the truth, and that barely anyone did." Kurama pointed out.

"Yeah, and he told us to tell you that the Goddess of Four Souls, I think, is rising." Kuwabara said stupidly.

"No you idiot, he said to say that she'd rise again and to tell Enma that." Yusuke said as he glared at his friend.

"WHAT?!" Came a bellow that shook the entire castle. Koenma's eyes widened as he felt the approach of his father. "What's this I heard about the Orb of Life being stolen?"

"Father." Koenma squeaked out. "Some demon stole it, and said to tell you something."

"Which would be?" Asked the glaring god.

"That the Goddess of Four Souls shall rise again." Kurama said calmly.

The group watched as the King's eyes widened tremendously in fear as he backed away from them. "That woman is supposed to be dead! She can't come back!"

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"It feels so forlorn in here." Kiyoshi commented as he looked at the walls of the cave.

"I know. It has felt like this for centuries now." Katashi commented as his tail swayed slightly. "It will feel so warm when mother is awakened once more."

"But why did we need the Orb of Life to do that?" Kiyoshi questioned.

"The Orb of Life is her soul." The kitsune said with hints of anger and sadness within his voice. "Or a piece of it anyway."

"A piece of it?" Kiyoshi questioned as his eyes widened. "But that means…"

"Hai. Enma split her soul into pieces, hoping that no one would ever know about it. It's his way of trying to stop us from reviving her."

"But we can do it with the Orb of Life?"

"Her soul is so large that the smallest piece can sustain her body for a time, but she'll need to feed off of energy to keep her form and remain here. We'll feed her our own ki to take care of that." The kitsune explained.

"How did you find all of this out?"

"I snuck into Enma's throne room and used my powers to make him tell me." The kitsune said as his eyes slid closed and he paused. "Mother will not agree with how we have lived these long years, or how we have used our powers, but I hope she can forgive us."

"We had to though. It was the only way that we could survive." The dark haired demon argued. "She…"

Words ceased to serve him as he gazed upon his mother's visage, set within the stone of the cave. Limestone coated her figure as her eyes remain closed, appearing as if she were asleep. Markings crisscrossed over her skin as her hair seemed to grow, even while stone. She looked so fragile there, even though her body seemed to glow because of its hardened substance.

It wasn't until Katashi stepped forward to touch the woman that Kiyoshi also moved. His hands made their way around the stone statue's legs as tears began to fill the man's eyes. "Momma."

"She's covered in the limestone now." The kitsune commented as blue flames began dancing along his skin. Clinks were heard as the rock dripped from her crystallized body and cemented themselves onto the floor.

Once he was done, they could once more look upon the woman they loved. The only one that they would ever willingly give their lives for. Her crystallized form seemed to glow at their continued nearness and both smiled as they inched closer to her. "Think she knows that we're here to free her?"

"I don't know Kiyoshi, but we'll find out when she awakens." Katashi said softly as he took the small glowing gem from within his haori. With a smile, he forced some of his ki into it and wrapped some of his brother's inside as well, before he pressed the gem into the spot where the woman's heart would be.

The cave began trembling as even the earth shook. Thunder could be heard striking the ground outside as stone demons uncurled from their spots around the cave and moved to block the pathways as the diamond casing on the woman shattered, allowing her to take her first breath of air in centuries. White energy began rising from the earth and seeping into her very being as the stone that surrounded them began glowing an ominous magenta color. Kiyoshi growled at this and erected a strong barrier around himself, Katashi, and the woman who now lay unconscious upon the ground.

The kitsune nodded and leaned down to pick the woman up into his arms. A soft smile lit his eyes as he looked upon her flesh. His arms tightened around her at this thought. She was flesh once more, and he'd allow no one to harm her. They would protect her, and so too would the west and north. Their allegiance lay to the woman in his arms, not to the god who called himself a king.

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Soft silver eyes slowly opened before slipping closed and opening once more. Light. The woman could see light shining into her eyes. A single hand rose to touch her face and felt that she was somehow still alive. With this discovery, she lifted herself from the comfortable bed that she lay upon and began looking around. Where am I?

"Momma?" asked a deep voice that was filled with an immense pain.

The woman turned to see a dark haired young man with purple eyes that held so much hurt, and yet so much hope. A tremulous smile came to her lips at seeing his face and she opened her arms wide, "Yoshiro!"

Her exclamation brought another's attention to her as an auburn haired young man with green eyes raced into the room as well. This one's eyes held pain, knowledge, love, heartbreak, and still there was hope. "Mother…"

"Oh, my little Shippo…" She whispered almost sadly as she opened her arms to allow him into her embrace. Yoshiro held tightly to one side as Shippo rushed and grabbed hold of her other.

"We've missed you so much, mother."

"And I have missed you." The woman replied as her eyes began sparkling like stars.

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"Tell me father, what actually happened on the day you split the worlds?" Koenma questioned as he looked up at the God in front of him.

"I was not the only one there my son, but what happened is a secret that is not to be told." Enma replied with a tired sigh.

"Then will you at least tell me the true reasoning for the barrier and the separate worlds?"

"The true reason was a battle. Two groups fought it and it is known as the biggest blood bath in all of history, occurring several hundred years ago."

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"So what did Enma say?" Yusuke questioned as a dark haired male with Jr. tattooed on his head appeared in front of him and his friends.

"All he would tell me is that the true reason for the barriers was a famous battle that happened hundreds of years ago. It was between two groups and was known as the biggest blood bath in history."

At these words, Kurama tensed and looked up at the demi-god. "You're not talking about the Shikon Battle, are you?"

"Shikon battle?" almost everyone questioned as they looked at the man.

"A famous jewel that was created many centuries ago by a powerful priestess during some sort of battle, it passed through generations until it's destruction in the Sengoku Jedai. A large battle ensued that had ensnared demons from all over the Japanese island, and even a few demons from the continent were involved. One side was led by an evil demon who had somehow amassed a large amount of power, mainly by gathering most of the jewel. The other side comprised of many beings, and they mostly gathered around one human woman."

"They were led by a human woman?" Kuwabara asked curiously as Hiei scoffed.

"Yes, a priestess that was known mostly for her unwavering kindness and acceptance. She was what kept the group together, and they met somewhere within the country and fought a tremendous battle where both humans and demons fought to destroy the evil demon."

"I remember that battle now." Botan said suddenly. "Ayame and I had to gather a lot of souls because of it."

"Yes, and it was the priestess who finally won the battle, but she was said to have disappeared shortly afterward." Kurama commented as his red hair fell into his face.

"So because of that battle, Enma made the barriers and split the worlds?" Yusuke questioned curiously.

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"Are you sure you're alright momma?" Yoshiro asked as he helped her make her way through the streets of the busy city.

"I'm fine Yoshi." The woman replied as she combed her fingers through his long dark hair before pouting. "Your hair looks shinier than mine."

He smirked at that. "I can't help that I'm so beautiful."

"Beautiful, I'd use the word evil." She said with a pout.

"Evil and you still love me; I must be one hell of a son." That earned him a smack to the back of the head, which he promptly massaged and pouted at the woman. "What was that for momma?"

"For cussing," she said simply. "I realize that you're an adult now, but you'll always be my baby, and I don't let my babies cuss."

"Understood momma," the young man said with a faint smile, "no cussing in front of you."

"Precisely young man," she replied with a giggle.

The two continued their talk as they journeyed around the bustling city, looking for new clothes for the woman. It was when they stopped at some food court for lunch that they bumped into several people that the man knew. He smirked as he saw them, and he even bumped into the blue haired one that he knew as a ferry girl. "Oh, pardon me miss…"

The girl looked up with her bubblegum pink eyes and nearly gasped as she took in his appearance. "Umm… Botan."

"Hello Botan, my name's Yoshiro." He replied smoothly as he slid her hand up to his mouth, allowing his lips to brush against her knuckles.

"That's enough flirting Yoshi," chided a smiling woman as she walked over and placed her hand on his shoulder, causing him to sigh. "Come on and be a good boy."

"I'm not a dog." The young looking man replied as he pouted at the woman.

"But you still need to be a good boy." The woman replied as she gave a slight tug on his shoulder while smiling.

Shaking his head with a wan smile, he turned back to the ferry girl and kissed the back of her hand once more. "It appears as if my mother wishes me to continue escorting her around the city. Perhaps I'll see you again, my beautiful Lady Botan." The ferry girl blushed as her friends all just looked between her, the boy, and the older woman.

"Why were you flirting with some random girl Yoshi? Did you spend too much time with Miroku-nii-san?"

"No momma, I didn't get to spend enough time with him." The man said in a soft whisper.

The woman pulled him into her arms and sighed ever so softly. "It has been a long time for you, and you still mourn our loss. I beg you to forgive me of the problems I've caused."

"Don't ever say that momma. Don't you dare ever say that," the boy murmured as he pulled her to him. "You weren't the cause, and we couldn't have known that it would happen."

"I know, but it was still because of me."

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"Are you happy to be here with us now momma?" asked Shippo as he looked at her curiously from his spot near her on the ground.

Her silver eyes slowly opened as she smiled faintly at him, then at her other son. "I am content to be here. I find that happiness is far too overrated to simply be felt in certain instances." Her eyes swam with past pains and regret that caused her to look older than she was.

"But you're happy with us, right momma?" Yoshiro questioned as he moved to her side and looked up at her with a sad pout.

"Of course I'm happy with you two." She said as she pulled him into one arm and opened her other for Shippo. "I'm glad to be able to be here with you two, but I still miss everyone that I left behind when I was forced to go before. I even lost my mother, grandfather, and brother."

"We're here for you mommy, and you'll never lose us." Shippo said as he burrowed into her warm embrace. "We'll always be here for you."

"And I'll always be here for you both." She replied with a soft smile tugging at her lips.

"Yes, and now it's time for our surprise." Yoshiro said softly as he stood, pulling the other two up as well. "Shippo and I got you something for your homecoming."

"And what would that be?" She asked with another faint smile.

"A surprise," Shippo announced as they began leading her back to their car.

Twenty minutes later found them standing outside of a shrine that had Kagome's eyes starting to tear. When she turned to the two boys and they saw her expression, they both smiled triumphantly. "We got it, hoping you'd like the familiar land." Yoshiro supplied as he pushed her toward a giant tree. "And look, Goshinboku still stands."

"Yes, it does." She whispered as she allowed her hand to slide across the bark and hover over the spot that still was missing the thick bark from where Inuyasha was pinned. "It still bears the mark."

"Why don't we go inside and look around?" Shippo suggested with a wan smile.

"I wonder how much it's changed." The woman murmured as she made her way into the building so that she could look around. She gasped upon seeing the inside of it. Some of it looked like disaster had stuck. "What happened here?"

"A fire," Shippo replied. "Everyone got out, but they didn't have the money to fix it up. I figured that you might like having it to live in since your family once owned it. Yoshiro and I plan to fix it all up to your specifications too."

She turned to them then and smiled so brightly that their breaths caught. "Thank-you. Thank-you both." And she tackled them with a hug that had them laughing in joy as she smiled ever so brightly at them.

I hope that you have enjoyed this first chapter of one of my newest stories. I've been writing quite a lot lately, just not on the stories that need be written on. (Blame it on my family.) But hopefully I will soon have updates for everything. This story was published last year for the Big Bang on the Deadliest Sin.