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Commitments Made In Blood

 

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Chapter 14

 

 

Tanjiro sat in his chair looking curiously at his visitor. I was not very often that the smith received visitors such as Naraku. Even more curious was the request that he was presented with. The tale of the slaughter of Inuyasha's group had spread like wildfire; it was likely that everyone had heard it by now. Only the Miko was reported to have escaped, no one had any knowledge of what had happened to her. Or if they did they were keeping quiet about it.

 

 

The news had affected everyone with varying degrees of shock and surprise. The village they were known to stay at had gone and given each member a proper burial. Kaede was said to be grief stricken. She had opened her home to them and had become quite close with each of them over the years.

 

 

Lord Sesshoumaru had been strangely silent over the whole affair. Everyone knew there was no love lost between the half brothers. They had attempted to kill each other on more than one occasion. Reading the Lord of the Western Lands was near impossible. If he was plotting revenge against Naraku for his involvement he had not made it publicly known. Indeed there was nothing to tie him directly to the murders, but all who had known Leiko knew she would not have taken the task on of her own accord. Someone had hired her, and Naraku was the perfect guess of who it was.

 

 

The smith twitched, his small weasel ears moving slightly making his red hair shimmer. What Naraku was asking for was not anything particularly difficult for a smith of his caliber. All he would need would be something of hers that contained a part of her. Blood, Hair, it didn't matter so long as he could bind the magic in the wards to her body.

 

 

“I need something from the girl. Blood is preferable but hair will work just as well. Bring me that which I need and I will construct what you ask for.”

 

 

Naraku chuckled; he had expected as much and had come prepared. From his robes he pulled out a small scrap of cloth that had been soaked in her blood. It wouldn't matter that it had dried out. He handed the scrap over to Tanjiro who took it and smelled the cloth.

 

“This will do nicely. Come back in two days time and you shall have wards strong enough to bind her.”

 

 

“Fair enough, payment will be given upon completion. And Tanjiro these had better work. You do not want to see me again if it fails to restrain her.”

 

 

Tanjiro swallowed hard, he knew how Naraku dealt with failure and it was not a prospect he had any desire to deal with. He nodded slowly and watched as Naraku rose and walked out of his lair. Shaking his head he got up himself. He only had two days to complete the task set before him, it would be best to get a start on it now.

 

 

Naraku was satisfied with the deal they had worked out. Two small bags of gold for two bracelets and a necklace that would contain the bitch's powers. Those three items would give him the dominance over her that he so desired. He had thought about wards that were less appealing, however the delicate nature of the items would only add to the innocent appeal of the girl when he first took her. He longs for the day he would have her in his grasp. Her and the jewel. He wondered how dark the Shikon would become with malice if he left it on her as he brutalized her body. Would her rage and hatred for him turn the jewel darker than he ever could? It was an experiment he was more than willing to test out.

 

 

Melting through the shadows he moved quickly towards Kamlyn's home. If anyone would be able to tell him how the well worked it would be him. The old demon knew more about ancient spells of that nature than anyone else Naraku could have thought of. The question would be if he would be willing to help him. Kamlyn was not one that could be easily bought or intimidated. He only did things he wanted to do, whether it was for the challenge of doing something or he thought the results would be amusing.

 

 

He was brought out of his thoughts when Kamlyn approached him, he had felt Naraku's approach before he had even stepped onto his territory. He didn't often get visitors, for others were afraid of what he might wish to do with them. Kamlyn was known for trying out incredibly strange experiments. His latest had to do with constructs. He had been attempting to combine the bodies of a dragon and a Phoenix with varying results. How he had managed to get his hands on either of them and keep them no one was certain. Most didn't want to know either.

 

 

“What brings you to my home Naraku?”

 

 

“A challenge Kamlyn, I was curious if you were interested.”

 

 

Kamlyn quirked a brow at this. How he loved a good challenge! It was one of his few weaknesses. He grew bored very easily and was constantly looking for something that would hold his interest.

 

 

“What challenge? Speak quickly or be gone.”

 

 

“Someone long ago broke the laws of time Kamlyn and created a portal to the future. However it is keyed only to certain individuals.”

 

 

Naraku definitely had his interest. There was only one person he had known of to dabble into the realms of time travel but to his knowledge he had never succeeded. If there was indeed a portal then it was likely of his rival's creation. He had to know if this was indeed the case.

 

 

“Come inside and we will discuss it.”

 

 

Naraku smiled, he knew he had snagged him. Now all he needed to do was continue to draw Kamlyn in and the secrets to the well would quickly be unlocked giving him access to Kagome's world. He followed the older demon into his home and into the study. Kamlyn indicated a plush seat before taking his own. His black eyes bored into Naraku's red ones.

 

 

“Tell me about this portal.”

 

 

“There is an old, dry well in a village not far from here. It is a gateway to approximately five hundred years from now. Unfortunately, the only ones who have been able to pass through the well have been a Miko and an Inu hanyou. The Hanyou is now dead and the girl on the other side of the portal. Can you change the spell to allow free passage?”

 

 

Kamlyn considered his request. He was unsure of the exact spell that had been cast. He wouldn't be able to tell for certain if he could change the spell holding the portal in place. There was a chance the portal could be destroyed completely if he attempted to do so. But that possibility was half of the fun. He wouldn't know anything until he examined the well himself.

 

 

“I wish to see this portal. Then I will tell you what I think.”

 

 

Naraku smiled and rose. There was no time like present after all. He turned and Kamlyn followed behind him, certain Naraku would take him to the place the well was. They would be there shortly, Kagome's time was running out.

 

 

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