InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 14 ( Chapter 14 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

"Ah, Onigumo's slave," Kikyo said, stopping as Kagura landed in front of her.

It was rare that Naraku sent his minions, which was a bit perplexing to Kikyo. Usually it was Naraku that confronted her.

"I come with news. Lord Sesshoumaru and Kagome have recently become closer," Kagura informed.

"And you bring this news hoping it will hurt Inu Yasha?" Kikyo asked. "They are inu demons. Lord Sesshoumaru can invoke a pack clause if he so wishes. It would not affect Inu Yasha considering the brothers have recently resolved past issues."

"I don't care. I'm just the messenger," Kagura replied, quite bored, and prepared her feather for transportation again.

"Then be gone, pathetic demon," Kikyo waved her off.

'That bitch. When I am free as the wind, she will be punished for her insolence.' Kagura growled to herself, leaving the undead priestess.

She had always shuddered in Kikyo’s presence. She was much like Naraku, full of hate. She had heard that Kikyo had loved Inu Yasha once, but nothing in her current existence reflected her feelings. She shot at him and his group and even put him under spells, wanting to drag him to Hell. Kagura was confused on how a woman who lived once as a miko duty bound to the Shikon no Tama could be so callous. Her reincarnation did not seem anything like her in personality.

Kikyo watched the kaze youkai leave. She knew that Kagura wanted her freedom. Her obvious disdain of Naraku was what alerted Kikyo that fact a long time ago. Her thoughts veered from Kagura to Kagome.

'Hmm. Kagome is from the future. The jewel permits her to pass through the well to arrive here. Perhaps since I have a part of her soul, this will work. Ah, yes, I shall go there and seek out a demon to destroy her family. If I have to suffer Hell without Inu Yasha, she will suffer life without her family,' Kikyo concocted her plan, resuming her journey.

Kikyo let her soul carriers lift her to the well with their preternatural speed, seeming but a blur of white light through the forest. The collectors left her at the lip of the well.

She looked within the cold musty well, and pulled herself over. As she had presumed, the well welcomed her, encompassing her in eery blue light, pulling her into the future.

Once on the other side, she noticed a roof above the well and climbed out. Her collectors had not made it through so she was on borrowed time and had to make her visit brief. She was not surprised that they would not be able to come through as she was not from this time and her shinidamachuu did not carry any shards.

'A shrine. How ironic that she tended to a shrine in such indecent clothing,' she said, quite disgusted.

Kikyo focused with her powers, reaching out to sense any demons.

'Ah, there are youkai blood in small amounts in some. The stronger have tried suppressing their youkai, even Lord Sesshoumaru. Ah! the taiyoukai exists as well as Inu Yasha, but his presence is very weak,' Kikyo frowned.

'I would have thought Lord Sesshoumaru would have disposed of Inu Yasha. How pathetic.'

"Wench, you called?" a voice behind her asked.

Kikyo turned, her emotionless eyes locking onto the youkai. It was a large bear youkai.

"I did no such thing. But since you are here, I have a proposition for you," Kikyo smiled coldly.

"I don't make deals with smelly undead bitches," the youkai snarled, his blue green eyes tinging with red.

He did not like this onna. She looked like a statue and smelled like a graveyard. It reminded him of the movie “Pet Cemetery” by Stephen King. He knew the onna before him was suppose to be dead, but here she stood and it gave him the creeps.

"Ah! But what if it involved a shard of the Shikon no Tama? Would you indulge this undead miko one request?" Kikyo asked, bribing him, lifting a shard from her haori.

"Hmm, you don't say, the Shikon no Tama? That must be what I smelled on you. Hell yea, I'd oblige," the youkai grinned, his eyes dancing with glee.

"This shrine. A miko who looks similar lives here with her family. Kill them. Leave her to live, but make sure she sees them dead. If you succeed, within a week, I will come back and award you with two shards," she replied, observing his reaction.

The youkai scratched his dark brown hair and then replied, "You have a deal. What name do you go by?"

"Names are not necessary. Just know the miko you are waiting for will have blue grey eyes. Mine are brown. This is the only thing you need to know," Kikyo turned, and then walked toward the building holding the well.

"Hai, it will be done," the bear youkai bowed.

He would have refused the miko but she promised a Shikon shard, which all youkai knew could boost their power. He was not particularly a violent youkai, but he did need to hunt and frankly the wildlife was scarce so he resorted in hunting straggling ningen at night. It was against youkai law now to hunt down ningens, but he was not much for ningen food. Meat packed in grocery stores had blandness and not even blood to satiate a youkai’s bloodlust. The request she had was too easy. He was from th neighborhood and not many people came to the Sunset Shrine, except on the weekends. He had seen the family before and never thought them to be bad people so it was strange that the undead miko asked for the family to be killed and the daughter to live. Then it dawned on him.

‘They look alike!’

This revelation did not sit well with him, but he was youkai and having a piece of the jewel was definitely more important to him. He sighed and then prepared himself for what he was about to do.