InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Kagome: Goddess of Japan ❯ Sango and Miroku ( Chapter 4 )

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Kagome: goddess of japan

Chapter 3 Sango and Miroku.

Authors' note: some of the things that Kagome will be doing in
this chapter are things that she does not like doing. She is
doing it for a reason, and she hasn't told anyone that reason.
Her response to anyone that asks, (and for the last 10+ years
questions about how/why she is raising her daughter this way has
been, arguably, THE question in the empire and beyond) is:

"Everything will be explained, in time, until then, please, trust
me."


Ken, a traditional Japanese measurement: approx. 1.8 meters long.

Chapter 3 begins . . .



The room is a large twenty Ken by twenty Ken room with a five Ken
tall ceiling. The walls are padded and the floor has additional
padding.

Lining the walls are various exercise devices. Some with obvious
functions and some without out.

In the middle of the room two people (a young man and a young
woman) are engaging in sword practice.

Near the door, an older man, turns to Kagome.

He bows, "Mother Kagome." He says in a loud voice, obviously to
alert the other two people in the room.

They stop and turn to Kagome.

"Miroku." Kagome says.

The young man bows to her.

"Sango."

The young woman, who does not bow, growls out. "Why are you here,
mother? And my name is Kiyoko, not Sango."


Kagome nods, "Yes, you are correct, Kiyoko." she says, as she
looks into the eyes of her daughter, the young woman in the room.

Kiyoko's mouth falls open in surprise.

The long sword in her right hand almost slips out of her relaxed
grip, before she tightens her grip. She takes a deep breath, the
light, white, training uniform moves in and out. Her face and
body does have a very strong, almost perfect, resemblance to the
original Sango. She is quite young, still in her middle teenage
years.

The young man, who answered to the name Miroku, and who was
sparing with her, flicks his eyes to her breasts, as her thin,
sweat stained, training uniform allows the outline her sports bra
to show through. He smiles.

He is a short, thin man, with an Asian cast to his body. He is
quite handsome, and does, resembles the original Miroku, but not
as strongly as Kagome's daughter resembles the original Sango. He
appears to be in his early to mid twenties. His right hand does
have a leather guard, and it is wrapped in a wooden rosary,
similar to the first Miroku's hand.

Kiyoko, her eyes flick to him, she growls at him, "Pervert."

Then she turns to her mother, saying, "I can't remember the last
time that you called me by my real name, Mother." She says in an
angry voice.

Kagome's eyebrow rises. "Within you exists, the soul of my friend
Sango. I've never hid that from you, my daughter."

"Yes, and you've never told me why you did that to me, either."
Kiyoko accuses Kagome.


Kagome nods.

As they stare at each other . . .

The older man, clears his throat, "May I be excused, Lord
Miroku." His desire not to become involved in an argument,
obviously an old and bitter one, between Kagome and Kiyoko is
plain to everyone in the room.

Miroku nods. "Yes, Fujiwara Daichi, you may."

Kagome turns to him and nods, as well.

"Fine." Kiyoko says in an upset tone, "don't ask me."

Fujiwara stops. He slowly turns to her. He is a tall, somewhat
heavyset, full-blood Japanese man in his mid-thirties. His
clothes are a traditional samurai costume, with only one sword at
his side. Visible around his neck is a necklace, with a jade
pendant that has an engraved portrait of Sango. (Kagome's
personal decoration for bravery during combat. Most of the time
she has to award it to a dead man/woman.)

He bows, "mistress." He holds the bow, waiting for Kiyoko to say
something.

"Damn it, Daichi." Kiyoko says in a subdued tone. "I'm sorry.
It's just, with mom here . . . "

"I understand, Mistress." He raises from the bow. "Do I have your
permission?"

Kiyoko sighs, walks over to him, looking up at him, she is
smaller than him. "Of course. I am sorry for my tone."

He nods to her. "Thank you, mistress." He frowns and grabs the
hilt of his sword. "Mother." He says.

Kagome nods.

"Jaa Kalpa, says that he's felt something, but he's not sure
about what." Over the years, Jaa Kalpa has become the sword of
the best swordsman in Kagome's service. Fujiwara Daichi acquired
it ten years ago, after the battle that earned him that necklace.
(See below)

Kagome's mouth thins, as she thinks, ‘there is no way to tell
what Jaa Kalpa felt, but, I can guess.'


Kagome eyes Jaa Kalpa and nods. "Thank you, Jaa Kalpa, I've felt
things as well. And, I would suggest, that additional combat
training would be a good idea."

Fujiwara nods and leaves the room.

"Should I leave as well?" Miroku asks.

Kagome and Kiyoko look at each other.

"I shall leave that to you, Miroku." Kagome, finally, says.
"Although before I say anything else, I do need to give you a
word of warning."

Suddenly, a loud buzz, from a pile of clothes by the edge of the
room, sounds. Miroku and Kiyoko start in surprise. "My buzzer?"
Miroku says in surprise. "What could be that important? Today's
schedule has been set in stone for months?" He turns to Kagome as
he finishes.

"That will be a summons to the Shogun security meeting. He has
received knowledge that a suicide squad is planning to strike
today." Kagome replies.

Miroku, without saying a word, runs to the pile of clothes,
fishes out an earpiece and begins to whisper into it.


"You've finally driven them into attacking you, haven't you
Mother?" Kiyoko says in a snide tone.

Kagome lips thin and go white. She nods, once, sharply.

"Just the European Empire or is it the Ottoman empire?"

Kagome barks a small laugh, "I don't know yet, daughter."

Kiyoko's mouth drops in surprise.

"My guess is that it's a combined team. Shippo is in the field
chasing down rumors. I haven't heard from him in the last twelve
hours. Until something else comes up, I'll assume that he's been
captured, and that caused them to release the squad."

Kiyoko shudders. "How bad will it get?"

Kagome doesn't say a thing.

Kiyoko pales and tightens the grip on her sword.

Miroku, his conversation finished, is quickly throwing on his
clothes. As he is doing that, he says, "you were right, Mother.
He wants me, soonest, if not sooner."

Kagome nods. "He's going to order you to increase the protection
on San . . . Kiyoko."

Kiyoko and Miroku look at each other. "Shall I?" Miroku asks.

Kagome looks at her daughter and then at Miroku, her face a mask
of concentration.

Miroku's eyebrow rises.

Kiyoko nods. Both are thinking the same thing. One of Kagome's
habits is to make a quick decision. This delay is not like her.

Kagome sighs, "No matter what you might think, Kiyoko, I do love
you."

Kiyoko, hrrmpphs, at that statement.

Kagome continues with. "And an attack on you has a much greater
chance of success than an attack on me, so there is a strong
impulse to say that you were injured in practice this morning and
can't participate in today's activities."

Kagome holds up her hand, stopping Kiyoko's protest before she
makes it. "However, I will not do that. Doing that implies that
I'm afraid, and I am not." She sighs, and smiles, "besides, they
want a spectacular attack, not, a successful one, so, their
target is myself."

"Then you're orders are?" Miroku says.

"You may wear concealed weapons, but that's it."

(Kiyoko's bodyguards are there for crowd control. Basically so
that when she is outside the household complex, crowds don't bug
her. None of them wear visible modern weapons. (Ceremonial
swords, yes. But assault rifles, no.) the same applies to
Kagome's guard detail. It's not a modern bodyguard unit, as much,
as it is coward control detail.)

Miroku's left hand begins to play with the leather guard on his
right hand. Kiyoko and Kagome's eye's are drawn to that movement.

Kiyoko remembers Miroku's response to her when she asked about
it. ‘I'm not cursed. I found Naraku's original spell and
modified it. I can use the wind tunnel, at will, it will not hurt
me, and, yes, there is a way to remove it.' Miroku grinned, and
tweaked her ass. ‘I am Miroku, I should look and act like him,
no?'

Kagome thinks, ‘Miroku's magical abilities are even better than
they were centuries ago. His use of non-magical technology to
help him recreate Naraku's spell, was an act of genius. And as
such, none of my other scientist can duplicate it, and I've not
pressed him for the spell.'

Her eyes flick to his face. ‘Ever since I awakened his soul and
gave him the memories of the first Miroku, his appearance,
slowly, but surely, is changing to match the first Miroku.' She
thinks.

He nods. "No need, I think. The four of us are capable of taking
down even Inu-yasha."

Kagome nods.

Miroku smiles, "He's not going to like that, though. He does love
his daughter."

Kiyoko blushes, hard. As much as her relationship with Kagome is
bad, her relationship with Inu-yasha is great. (Even though, the
two don't have a lot of time to spend together. Still, Inu-yasha
has found time in the past, to take her on a couple of extended
hunting expeditions, just the two of them. Something that Kagome
has not done.)

"Tell him that I ordered it." Kagome declares. "And he can yell
at me."

Miroku nods. "If you two will excuse me." He bows. "I shouldn't
keep the Shogun wanting."

Both Kagome and Kiyoko nod.

He leaves the room, and gives Fujiwara and the others a quick
explanation, then leaves.

He thinks, as he jogs down the hall, ‘hmmm. Something about what
I've just said. That the four of us could take down Inu-yasha.
I've read the history of Kagome's household bodyguard unit. It's
a crowd control unit. It's been close to four hundred years since
anything more than crowd control has been needed. And yet, she's
gathered into her daughter's bodyguard myself, and nine of the
greatest living warriors in the Empire.'

He dodges a couple of servants, and continues to think, ‘Why?
We've asked that among ourselves, and have gotten no answer.
Hell, a couple of us are personal friends with Inu-yasha, and
asking him has gotten no answer. And then, some of the training
regime that Kagome has ordered. Is she thinking about having us
fight an Archangel? If so, why? And if not, what other powerful
creature would need the abilities and firepower of my team?'


Back in the exercise room.

Silence . . .

"Well, mother." Kiyoko asks in a tight voice "what's next?" While
she has put her sword back into its sheath, her hand is still
gripping the hilt, hard.


Kagome sighs heavily. Her shoulders slump. "That is the question
of the hour, isn't it?" she says in a weary voice. She looks at
her daughter. Her face is long and sad.

Kiyoko looks at her mother in shock. She has never seen her
mother sound and look like this. "Mother?" she takes a couple of
steps toward Kagome.

Kagome lifts her hand, stopping her. "I'm fine, Kiyoko." She
stares into her daughters eyes.

"You've always hated the fact that I have plans for your life,
and that I've never told you what those plans were or given you a
chance to talk about or change them." Kagome states.

Kiyoko nods, her face set in a hard expression.

Kagome nods, slowly, "tonight, my daughter. That plan begins."

"What is it?" Kiyoko hisses.

"Tonight." Kagome replies.

"I've read the families history, Kagome." Kiyoko begins in an
angry voice. "I've even read your private notes. Miroku, except
for Shippo, is your best spy, and he wants me to love him, so
he'll do anything I ask."

Kagome's mouth twitches, but she doesn't say a thing.

"Why then? I read how much you hated what Go-Shin-Boku-kami did
to you. How could you do the same to me?" She asks in a rush.

She thinks, ‘the last time that we had a private argument like
this, I did not know all of her history. Now, thanks to Miroku, I
know.'

"Should I punish you or Miroku for spying on me?" Kagome asks.

Kiyoko sputters, then stands up straight. "Punish me. I asked him
to do it." She says in a firm voice.

Kagome waves her hand, "don't worry, I won't punish either of
you. You needed to know that."

Kiyoko's eyes narrow. "Did you let him find it?"

Kagome smiles. "I was aware of his attempt. I just didn't stop
him."

"Then why?" Kiyoko cries!

Silence . . .

Kagome paces around Kiyoko, who spins on her heels, watching
Kagome.

"Because there is a task you must do, Kiyoko." She licks her
lips. "You can wait until tonight, when I will explain it in more
detail, or Sango knows it. I can awaken the memories of her
within you."

"She knows it?" Kiyoko asks in shock.

Kagome nods. "Toward the end of her life, she and I talked, a
great deal, about many possible ways that the future could go."
She sighs, "the task in front of you, is one of those futures."

A pause.

"You're not going to tell me any more than that are you." Kiyoko
whispers.

"Now?" Kagome replies. "No. tonight, yes. You may not. No, you
will not learn everything tonight, but, you will be set on a path
that will explain everything."

"Not even a hint about the task?"

another pause . . .

Kagome takes a deep breath and lets it out. "Kiyoko, I have made
mistakes, deliberate mistakes about you. You, quite justifiably,
are angry at me. For the task ahead, you must be able to judge
me, without the bias that comes with loving me."

Kagome's mouth shapes a small grin, "I tried to make your feeling
toward me to be neutral, but, that didn't happen."

Kagome takes the few steps to her daughter and grabs her
daughter's hands. She looks into Kiyoko's eyes. "I will not ask
for your forgiveness, for what I've done to you is beyond asking
for that. But, I will ask you to judge me fairly."

A pause.

‘Judge. She said that twice.' Kiyoko thinks, ‘She wants me to
judge her? About what? Why? How?'

She looks at Kagome and glares at her, "That's why you put
Sango's soul into mine. You want your best friend back. So, she
can judge you."

Kagome nods. "That was one of the reasons I did it. I, also,
trust, fully, Sango's judgement."

"Mine?" Kiyoko asks.

"Yes." Kagome replies instantly, "I will trust yours as well."

"Why?"


Her eyes begin to tear up. "One of the things that I didn't
anticipate before you were born, Kiyoko is how much I do love
you. I've forced you to dislike me, even hate me. And I've hated
myself doing that."

She pauses and swallows. "At night, in those few moments when I'm
not being watched by everyone, I've cried over what I've done to
you."

"Boohoo, mother." Kiyoko growls out. "You just want Sango to live
again."

Kagome shakes her head, and firmly says, "No. If that was all,
Kiyoko, I would have awoken her memories when you were still in
my womb."

Kiyoko opens her mouth, than shuts it. "Then why?!" she cries.

"Because of a promise that I made to Sango." Kagome replies.

"And you will not tell me that promise."

Kagome nods. "Not even Inu-yasha or Sesshomaru knows it."

Kiyoko starts to walk around Kagome. "And you're not going to say
anything more until tonight?"

Kagome nods. "We will need to finish this conversation, quickly.
I can feel Inu-yasha's anger growing, so he's found out about my
orders."

Kiyoko grins. "Can I watch this one? It sounds like it will be a
huge one."

Kagome grins. "Oh, yes, you can. And yes, I expect this fight to
be the biggest fight that we've had since we had our argument
about you."

Kiyoko nods. ‘I've seen the private household tape about that.
One of the servants, years ago, gave me a copy. Inu-yasha
absolutely hated what mother was doing to me. He read her chapter
and verse of her own parenting guide and how she wasn't following
her own rules. She won the argument by asking Inu-yasha to trust
her. Inu-yasha did, although he's never liked it. It's one of the
reasons that he has made so great an effort to be a proper father
to me.'

"Kiyoko." Kagome says in a quiet voice, "I know that you'll
probably not take my advice."

Kiyoko nods.

"But, go ahead and say that you were injured practicing this
morning, and not attend today's functions." She shakes her head,
"Not because I'm afraid that you might be hurt, but, so you can
go out, mingle and have fun today."

Kagome reaches out and touches her daughter's shoulder. "Today
may be the last time that you can do that."

Kiyoko's mouth drops. ‘What is she planning? I know that the
military tensions between us and Europe and Ottoman Empires have
been at the edge of all-out war for all of my life. Is it
something about that?'

Kagome's mouth twitches into a smile. "No doubt, there are rumors
about this talk already swirling around the house. Most people
will assume that we had a nasty fight and you're not part of
today's functions do to that."

She looks her daughter into the eyes. "Go out, find a party, have
a good time, please."


Kiyoko licks her lips, ‘I have been dreading today. A lot of it,
especially in the afternoon and evening is just standing around
while I pretend not to be bored to death.'

"I'll think about it." She says.

Kagome nods. "Thank you, my daughter." A pause, "Shall we leave?"
She waves to the door.

She thinks, ‘I'll give Miroku note, to suggest that he and Kiyoko
find some free time today and talk. They do need to resolve their
relationship today as well.'

Kiyoko nods. "Oh, wait, I've got to get dressed."

"No need." Kagome snaps her fingers. Kiyoko's clothes, which are
piled up next to one wall, shake, and fly to Kiyoko. In a flash,
Kiyoko is fully clothed.

"You are in a hurry." Kiyoko remarks.

Kagome nods. She thinks, ‘I've been planning for this day for
almost two centuries. And I've been worried about that promise to
Sango for almost three and half centuries. And now, I just want
to get it over with.'

They leave the room.

The end chapter 3

(I do plan on going into more detail about how Kagome normally
raises her children, and touching upon them as well. Just not
right now.)

General notes: I've had a reviewer ask about the relationship
between Inu-yasha/kagome/Sesshomaru. I will get to it. Just
remember that 450 years have passed, and people do change.

Also, I've had a reviewer mention that her government is probably
not the best possible one.

I Nod in agreement, quite correct.

While Kagome is aware of the problems (to a degree, as much as
she tries to be aware of the common persons' needs/wants, she
doesn't know everything).
Sigh, in her opinion, a total fix would require a social
revolution and require generations. (The massive problems that
Sango's equal rights for women campaign caused would be only a
fraction of the potential mess.)

She is implementing minor changes, but, the real work will have
to wait until the wars with Europe and the Ottoman empire are
finished up.

Why wasn't her government the best possible one at the beginning?
(Which would have solved a lot problems.)

In the beginning, Kagome had to deal with Samurai warlords.
Warlords that required their boss to be meaner, tougher, and
nastier than them. (Ie "Warlord, the people are peacefully
marching on the castle, complaining about the new taxes." "Kill
them. They are questioning my ability to rule them, and that is a
revolt and treason.")

She did what, she felt, was needed to rule/control the warlords.

Remember that Kagome has no experience in politics in her world.
(Yes, she bought books about government, but there is a
difference between book learning and real life.)

And her companion with the most experience in politics
(Sesshomaru) would fully agree with the Warlord example given
above.

Another reviewer mentioned a concern about the cameras, and why
Kagome turned them off.

To all other government officials, the cameras are only in the
official office buildings. Their behavior, at home, is not
broadcast. (Yes, it means that corruption deals can be made at
home, but, no matter what, the official record will be recorded.)

With Kagome, on the hand, her home is the official residence. And
since major military decisions are made in this house, a lot of
the time, there are blank spots that are broadcast. (Normally
filled in with sermons by Kagome.)

She cut the broadcast this time, since she will be talking to her
daughter's bodyguard team about the warning that she was given by
the ghosts. She does not want that broadcast, yet. And, yes, to
give some privacy as she talks to her daughter.



Fujiwara? The medal is from a battle in the tunnels under
Gibraltar. He, and his squad were caught in a cave-in. It took
three days to reopen the tunnel. He and two others (both, by the
end, unconscious from wounds) survived continuous attacks on
their position. Toward the end, he piled up the bodies of the
dead attackers to shield himself and the wounded. (He did use
modern weapons during his siege. But due to his families history,
swordsmanship is very important to him, and he is the best
swordsman.)

Also: his family has been with Kagome from almost the beginning.
(It was one of first Samurai families to acknowledge her.) He
actually does have some genes from Kagome and Inu-yasha in him,
but the connection is several generations removed.


Authors' note:

Explanation: Kagome did NOT extend the life spans of Sango or
Miroku, why? Doing so would disturb the balance of nature. If she
does it for one person, should she not do it for All?

And she does believe in reincarnation, which again, begins with
the death of your current life. Presently, Kagome can and will
extend a persons lifespan, but, that generally occurs as
punishment for some crime, not a reward. (Rin's life is extended,
but that is a special case, which I will detail later.)

Miroku: biography

Born 1525-30? Died 1611

Of the five great companions of Kagome. (Inu-yasha, Sesshomaru,
Sango, Shippo and Miroku) he is at once the one with the greatest
influence, and the weakest influence.

During his life, he was considered the one with the least
influence on Kagome. But, as time has passed, his influence on
the world is, maybe, greater than even Inu-yasha's, the military
commander that has conquered most of the world.

Why? Miroku wrote, with the help of Kagome, the equivalent of
Kagome's bible. Kagome's Sutra. Society and culture owe a great
deal to him.

The Kagome's Sutra is basically Pure Land Buddhism, with some Zen
Buddhism and Shinto thrown in. (he also read various Chinese
philosophies, the Bible and Koran and added in bits and pieces of
them into it as well.)

He also set up and ran her priesthood and bureaucracy. (He was
the first high priest to Kagome.)

In addition, especially at first, he was the group's diplomat.
(As time passed, Kagome became better at it, and then Shippo came
into his own as Kagome's major diplomat.)

Since his death billions of people have followed the bible that
Miroku wrote. (As time has pasted, Kagome has rewritten sections
of it, and she's had other writers also rewrite parts, but, the
basic structure of Kagome's sutra is still Miroku's creation.)

Miroku's family, though the years, has maintained a grip on the
position of kagome's High Priest. Generally speaking Miroku's
children are the high priest, or they are one of that post's most
important advisors.


But, on the other hand, Miroku's legacy has also given Kagome
problems.

During his life, Miroku DID enjoy the sexual favors of many
women. Officially he died in his sleep of a heart attack, alone.
Officially he wasn't unfaithful to Sango. (Unofficially he died
in bed with his newest mistress . . . also, he fathered about a
dozen bastard children.)

All young priests study his life in school. So, once they become
priests, some of them, try to follow in his footsteps sexually as
well.

So, every so often, Kagome will have to discipline a priest for
abusing his position.

It should be noted that Kagome's priests are not expected to be
celibate, (as matter of fact, they can't be celibate) and can be
of either sex (I'm using he, for simplicity). Marriages are
common, and so are families.

Since the members of the families that attend the priests shrine
is considered part of the priests extended family, some priests
have biological children, some don't.

(All of the children of his followers are, by definition, his
social children, which occupies much of his time, and if the
priest doesn't think that he can still raise his biological
children, he doesn't have them, or he does, they are raised by
others.)

So, some sexual activity is normal and is expected. Kagome draws
the line at when her priests sex life interferes with his ability
to lead his followers. (Ie discrete affairs that only the priest
and his/her companion are aware of are fine.)

But, if a marriage breaks up, and the priest, who is supposed to
be helping the marriage stay together, is the reason that the
marriage is failing apart . . . Kagome will come down on the
priest and will punish him.

(Generally speaking he isn't a priest anymore. Most will commit
suicide as an apology for their failure to live up to the
responsibility that they were given. The ones that don't? Iceberg
(and sand grain) counters are always useful, or some other dull
boring job in the middle of nowhere, all alone, until you die . .
. )

There is also the line that if children (and that definition is
somewhat different from in real life) are involved sexually.

Well.

There are demons that feed on human pain and suffering. Someone
just volunteered to be their food. (For multiple counts, Kagome
will extend the priests life-span, so he can be tortured for each
life he damaged/destroyed.)

And Kagome will go to great lengths to help those abused
children. She has over the centuries, personally, adopted some of
them, had other powerful families adopt them, and done other
things to help them.

Miroku's soul is a soul that Kagome watches and helps. He has
been reincarnated twice before the present.

1660 to 1770 (She, yes, he was reincarnated a woman, {Sango's
gift/punishment to him, via Kagome} was a doctor, one of the
great ones) And, yes, Sango was reincarnated with him, (as a
man), and the two fell and love and lived a happy, successful
life.

And then again 1820 to 1920 (he was the driving force behind
Kagome's early manned space missions.)

Currently: He was reincarnated in 1975. He was born in the slums
of Singapore. His mother a whore, his father one of the crime
lords. His original birth name has been lost to history. As a
child he was nicknamed the Eel, and it stuck. By his mid-teens he
was one of the best thieves in Singapore.

Kagome, knew he was reborn, but did not help him. His soul
requested that he be allowed to live/grow in the slum. Kagome
agreed to that request. Why? The soul of Miroku's decision, and
Kagome did ask, why. She finally located him when he was 17 or
18.

She pulled him out of the slums, gave him an education and he, by
age 22 became one of her star spy agents. (Shippo is beginning to
groom him to be the next head of her spy agency.)

She has awakened Miroku's soul, so he knows everything that the
first Miroku knew and all the other times that he has been
reincarnated.

He was transferred to Sango's bodyguard unit a year ago. He is
the captain of the unit. He is love with Sango, still. (Not that
he will say no to any girl, of course, he is Miroku, but, the
love is there.)


Sango: biography

Born 1530-1535? Died 1639

Of the five companions of Kagome. Sango had, arguably, the most
influence on Kagome in life, but, once she died, her influence
has become the weakest.


During her life she was Kagome's best friend. Inu-yasha and
Sesshomaru were frequently away from Kagome's side due to
military reasons. And while Miroku was close by, Kagome did not
want to unnecessarily complicate her life, so he remained, just,
a friend.

Sango's main claim to fame is military. (She is considered the
mother of battle, and is worshiped as a minor god of war, and of
women in general)

She translated modern military manuals into Japanese and ran the
military bureaucracy. She was the First Chief of Staff of the
army. (Sesshomaru is not a people person, so running a
bureaucracy would not be wise idea. And Inu-yasha hates
paperwork. So, she was the one that made sure that the soldier's
food, money, entertainment, resupply, etc., was there.)

She also, especially later in her life, pressed hard for
improvements in the legal status of women. (Harder than Kagome
really wanted to push, even, but Kagome did it, out of respect
for her friend.)

After her death and up to about 1850, Sango's life was a rallying
point for women's rights, which did cause Kagome a lot of
headaches. But, since about 1850, when the last of the women
right's laws were pasted, this aspect of Sango's life has
diminished.

(Legally there are equal rights for women. Culturally, there are
women's social roles and men's social roles. It should be noted
that the sex of the person doing those roles is variable. There
are house-husbands. And there are women that have won the highest
battlefield awards for bravery under fire.)

Sango's family maintains a grip on the office of Chief of staff
of the army. That office is a member of her family, or they are
an important assistant to the office.

She has been reincarnated twice as well.

1655 to 1750 she was reincarnated as a man. (Kagome had a
problem, she wanted to reincarnate Miroku as a woman, Sango's
idea, but, she still wanted them to be together, so that meant,
Sango had to become a man.) Sango became a teacher, and married
Miroku. They spent most of the lives on the west coast of North
America, helping the local tribes. Their actions did much to
bring those tribes into the Empire. They had, a very warm and
loving, life-together. The descendants from this match rule the
West Coast province, and have, at times, ruled the entire North
American continent.

1825 to 1850 her life (and she was reborn a woman) was cut short
by an airplane accident. Kagome can't watch everything, all the
time . . .

Presently she was reincarnated in 1985. She is Kagome's youngest
daughter. Kagome, as a fertility goddess, has a large number of
children. She is the 17th. She tries to have one per generation.
(450 years divided by 25 equals 18) Some of them by Inu-yasha,
some by Sesshomaru, and some by others.


Kiyoko, a name that was chosen because her genetics are ‘clean',
she has pure human genetics (hers are based, heavily, on Sango's
original genetics).

She has known that she is the reincarnation of Sango for years.
And, she's hated it. Kagome's, at times, heavy-handed, hints
about a task in the future don't help.

She knows that her mother reincarnated Sango's soul into her for
a reason. What that reason is, she doesn't know.

And, yes, she can see the similarities between her life and
Kagome's early life. She is sure that Kagome is doing it for a
reason, but she doesn't know why.

Her life/education has been very different from how Kagome,
historically, has raised her children.

Kagome has offered to awaken Sango's soul, so she can have all of
Sango's memories, but Kiyoko has refused it. (At times, she
thinks that her mother reincarnated Sango's soul, simply to have
her best friend back, and she doesn't care about Kiyoko, at all.)


Kagome's introduction of Miroku into her life, last year, was to
a large degree the final step, causing a huge fight between the
two of them. ("You're interfering with my life again! Bringing
him in! I won't love him!") Since that fight, they see each
other, maybe once a month, maybe . . . and have not said
anything more that "hi" to each other during that year.


I am creating a website for this story. On this website, I'll
post some of my notes, explanations. (I
do plan, that during the story itself, these notes will be used,
but, the storyline might hide some of
the details.)

The site has a message board, and a chat room, so, fans of the
story can post messages, etc. I do
plan on visiting the site, at least once a day and I will reply
to the messages on the site.

(I have been slacking off of responding to reviewers. I am sorry
about that. I fully intend to
better respond to reviews and comments on this story. Which is
one of the reasons why I'm
trying this site, to see if this will help me.)

The site is at: (remove the spaces for the link)

groups. msn. com/ jeffsfanfic

On it, right now, sept 21, I've got posted a rough time line, and
rough maps showing the growth
of Japan's empire. And a series of small essay's about some
background info. There is still a lot of work to do on the site.
I'm planning on posting additional
notes as time passes.



Thank you for reading
jeff shelton




Thank you for reading
jeff shelton