InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prologue - A Test of Memory (The Coming of Rinkatsu) ❯ Rinkatsu's Plan ( Chapter 7 )

Kikyo had not returned back to the village to Kaede. She instead darted into the forest to search for Rinkatsu. She didn't know exactly where she was going, but she felt a Rinkatsu-like aura some distance away. Kikyo could not find Rinkatsu... it took her hours and hours and it was about time that she was to meet with Inuyasha. But she didn't know where she was. Kikyo was too lost in the forest to find her way out.

Night fell and Kikyo was near giving up on her search. She then stumbled over a rock and landed face first on the ground. As she stumbled to get up, she felt a presence. She saw the feet of Rinkatsu right in front of her.

"Looking for me?" Rinkatsu said.

She was a bit surprised by his random appearance in front of her. Kikyo asked, "What did you do? Nothing has been the same since you've shown up."

"Why child, I granted you your wish, your desire," he said. "You wished to be with Inuyasha so I made it so."

Kikyo looked at him in confusion.

"I made it so Kagome never fell into the well. If she never fell into the well then she would've never met Inuyasha in the first place," explained Rinkatsu. "And as to you being alive..."

Kikyo was now listening more than she was before.

"It was the least I could do for you since you've really helped me. I merely resurrected you to a state of 100% vivacity... you are now no different than you were when you are alive," said Rinkatsu. "The commonpeople have grown to accept your rebirth is a miracle, so there is no further explanation needed. With your new life, you've grown happy with what you are feeling so your behavior and feelings are changing."

"You said I helped you... what are you talking about?" asked Kikyo.

Rinkatsu didn't answer immediately. He turned his back to her and started laughing in a unexpected maniacal way.

"What is wrong with you?" said Kikyo in a worried tone.

When Rinkatsu turned his head to Kikyo, she was now meeting eyes with a pair of red glowing eyes that weren't that way before.