Lucky Penny
Summary – Playing a game of poker with Faith and Destiny can be a dangerous task, especially when they control the hands. Two souls, thrown into a world of twists and turns, take their chance in this game against the gods. With so many out to kill the young and talented duo, childhood friends Kagome and Kurama must fight their way through the trials in hopes of making it out alive.
Rated – M (Excessive Violence) (Excessive Sexual Themes) (Excessive Language) (Excessive Blood and Gore) (RAPE)
Disclaimer: Do you really have to ask? No I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or InuYasha. The prophecy below however, I made that up, pretty well if I do say so myself.
I finally got the AGES sorted out.
Right now, starting from the beginning to where we are now...
Kagome: (3) (5) (7) (8) (10) (12) (13) (15) (16) and (17)
Kurama: (4) (6) (8) (9) (11) (13) (14) (16) and (18)
Souta: (2) (4) (5) (7) (9) (10) (12) and (13)
Junko: (5) (6) (8) (10) (11) (13) and (14)
Kimi: (8) (10) (12) (13) (15) and (16)
Minami: (10) (12) and (13)
WARNING: This fic will get dark closer to the end...real...dark. Like...
Black, like...
Black as night, black as pitch, blacker then the foulest witch.
Yeah, that kind of dark.
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Chapter Twenty-Three – To Forgive is to Forget
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Eons ago, a prophecy was made that foretold the future of a single soul.
A female immortal would be placed among the human world, memories erased and body remade until the time of her rebirth.
And so the prophecy goes,
Into the grotto of the
Spring of the peachblossom
Invite the Immortal one.
She who is born on the night of the Beast
Will be tested for the right of her Immortal name,
Redemption
6.6.6
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Lilith took a step back from the glowing goddess before her.
'No...I was supposed to win...she is nothing but a...human...!'
Kagome held her blade in front of her, stepping forward as she made her way towards Lilith who followed each step with one of her own trying to keep the distance between them.
"Kagome..." She passed Kurama without a second glance. She was still Kagome, only her heart was colder then before.
"I SHOULD HAVE WON!" Lilith shouted as she took a few more steps back. "This isn't Justice, no it is not...!"
"...Only the victor shall decide what is Justice." She delayed no more, charging forward, her feet barely touching the ground as her sword made contact with Lilith's.
"NO! I won't lose! Souta!" Kagome glanced behind Lilith and saw her brother pull a blade out and hold it to his neck. Kagome didn't even falter as she went back to the fight at hand. Lilith stared in shock as did many others.
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"It's not that shocking. Mother knows that he no longer has freewill. He will do anything to please Lilith. She has burrowed a part of her in his mind, a part that he can not ignore. A constant reminder that he has no choice but to do as told. He is a slave to her words." Yuzuki said in an impassive tone, her eyes fallowing the movements of the fight in front of her. Her brother wasn't even watching, having moved to a tree to sleep.
Hiei watched in amazement as the beauty he knew as Kagome suddenly became war veteran. Every attack on Lilith's part was blocked. Every attack on Kagome's part was a perfect hit. Clean cut's that caused the most pain. Arteries were clearly being cut, this became obvious when one arm went limp, Lilith dropped her sword as her other hand went to her sword hand.
"Which do you want destroyed...body...or soul?" Kagome asked coldly, Lilith stumbled back and fell to the ground.
"Please...please have mercy."
"...What is mercy?" Kagome watched in amusement as Lilith's eyes widened in fear as she glanced to Souta. Kagome did the same, she watched as he went to bring the blade across his neck only for a black blur to knock it from his hands and knock him out. Kagome nodded her thanks towards Hiei then turned back to Lilith, raising her blade high she brought it down in a crescent moon strike.
Shippou stared in awe as his mother eradicated the silver haired demoness and walk away with no blood on her.
"Mother, that was amazing!"
"...hmm, Shippou, Haru and Yuzuki, prepare to leave. We will be heading back in a couple seconds." The three nodded. Kagome walked over to Souta, still ignoring Kurama, she bent sown on one knee and placed a hand on Souta. He glared at her, struggling to get to his mistress. A dark purple glow covered him and the devil horns on his neck vanished, as followed by his memories...those were wiped. His body went limp and she stood and walked away.
"Kagome!" She paused for a second but continued again.
"Please Kagome, let's talk." Kurama said pleadingly, taking her hand.
"Talk? You want to talk?" She turned and faced him, tears running down her cheeks. "Alright then, let's talk. We'll start with the fact that you couldn't tell that the demon whore over there wasn't me. You couldn't differ which one of us was which when both were present and still, you killed me. You had sex with the demon that had me in a cave with a plant that had been given orders to rape me. A reproduction plant that tore me up inside and out, so while you were fucking that whore, I was watching through her eyes, seeing it in a play by play."
Kurama went to say something but she interrupted.
"You want to talk? Then let me tell you, that whenever I close my eyes now, I see you and her. I see her sleeping with my brother in my body and despite the fact that I know she is not me...it disgusts me that I was forced to see these things. The mental torture she put me through was enough to kill me, had it not been for Haru, Yuzuki, Mukuro, Shippou and Hiei. My two kids because they provided me the company I need to stay sane. Mukuro, Hiei and my son Shippou, because no matter how hard she tried...they knew it wasn't me...but you...Kurama...Shuichi...I grew up with you. How could you not know, when we used to pull pranks in class, skip school together...go to competitions, cheering the other on. We went through Genkai's boot camp together and that get's stained in your memory. You and I know everything about each other. I know your hobby is making things grow. Your favorite animal is the Arctic Snow Fox. Your favorite color is green. Your favorite season is Spring. Your favorite time of day is dawn. Your favorite book is Star Crossed Lovers and your favorite memory was when I danced in my last performance on stage to the song Broken Wing. You can name the same things about me. Yet still...you forgot...now tell me Shuichi (Kurama) Minamino (Youko)...what do you want to talk about?"
The others listened attentively. All shocked that they could possibly know so much about the other.
"I though you wanted to talk, so talk." She said, but still, he said nothing. He couldn't, she had said it all for him. He knew everything about her and still...he knew nothing.
"Kagome...forgive me..."
He said it so softly that everyone had to strain their ears to hear.
"No...To forgive is to forget...those images are something I may never be able to forget. Live Kurama, live a life without me. Find your own happiness. Goodbye." She turned away and walked off towards Hiei, Mukuro, Shippou, Haru and Yuzuki.
"Ready?" They nodded and her sword glowed, it turned back into the charm on her choker and they walked off towards the barrier to Makai. All anyone could think of as they watched the group fade...was how they wished they could fix it...do it all over...but what was done...was done. No one could fix it and that's what hurt the most.
The others watched as Kurama fell helplessly to his knees in the pouring rain as he watched her walk away from him, from the life they could have had if he had just...paid attention.
"Kags, your hobby is dancing and making those around you smile, your favorite animal is the Arctic Snow Fox. Your favorite color is blue. Your favorite season is Winter, when you can play in the snow and drink hot chocolate to your hearts content. Your favorite time of day is dusk, when a day ends and a new one is soon to begin. Your favorite book is Romeo and Juliet and your favorite memory was...was when you and I first kissed..."
Everyone listened in surprise as he listed the same facts about her off and Botan had tears in her eyes, just like Kuwabara. It was sad to see the red haired fox fall to pieces like this. Genkai sighed as her two best students finally began walking their own paths, new tests would await them, new friends, new foes and...a new destiny.
'A destiny...without the other.' Genkai thought sadly before walking home.
The others started separating too. Heading back to their homes or rightful worlds, all of them had left...except for...the lonely fox...he stayed there...waiting and waiting until finally he realized that...he could wait forever, but she wasn't...coming back...
The End
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