InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Fire Bearer ❯ Chapter 9

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

"We are the spirits of Fire Bearers past. I believe you called us."

Kagome stood in awe, her mouth hanging open and her eyes widened. "Your... what?"

The eldest of the four women sighed and said again, "We are the spirits of Fire Bearers past. Now, I believe you called upon us child, so why is it you look so surprised?"

"Wh-why am I so surprised?" she asked incredulously as she looked at them. "It's not like I expected it to work!" she cried out as she thrust her hands forwards towards them. The youngest of the women squeaked and jumped behind the girl next to her, who oddly looked much like her. The girl started to coo the other, telling her it'd be alright.

"Please, she scares easily." she spoke. "Oh, sorry." Kagome said and dropped her hands back down to her sides.

Once again, the eldest sighed at the antics before her. "Well, if you didn't expect it to work then why did you call for us?" she asked

Kagome turned her attention back to her, blinking lightly. "Why?" she said, and repeated louder, "WHY? Why do you think? Maybe because I'm desperate, afraid, depressed, and feel like my worlds falling apart!" she cried out to them. "I mean, everything would be fine if it wasn't for-" she cut off her words and looked at the elder woman again. "for you." she finished. "I-it was you wasn't it? You were the one who went to InuYasha, your the reason everything has happened to me!"

Her aura started to flare lightly, her hair turning orange along the tips. The elder took a step back along with the others, the youngest hugging her, what Kagome had presumed, sister. "Calm down child." the eldest told her, putting her hand out in front of her shakily.

Kagome glared and snarled quietly, before sighing. "Your right, I mean, why should I be so worked up? After all, you just ruined my life." she mumbled to herself lightly as her hair turned back to its black color.

The others sighed in relief as she calmed down and the second oldest, who didn't look much older then herself, step forward and asked, "Why is it your so bitter towards us?"

Kagome raised her eyes to her, suddenly full of tears. "Why?" she asked. "Why! Because my life is ruined! I can't go home and I think my Miko powers are disappearing and... and... and because the only man I've ever loved... I-I can't love anymore." she said the last part quietly before collapsing to the ground in tears.

The second oldest looked at her in pity and walked to her cautiously, kneeling next to her. "Oh sweetheart I'm sorry." she said as she rubbed her back lightly. The elder stood forward, showing no pity or emotion of any kind. "Child... it is true. You may not love that man anymore."

These were not the words Kagome wanted to hear. Her entire composure crumpled as she started to sob uncontrollably, her arms clutching around her stomach. She growled lightly as she felt the one rubbing her back and swatted her arm away before standing up and darting away towards the end of the clearing, but abruptly a fire wall shot up, one that even she couldn't bring down. Her chest rose and fell in fury as she started to pound her fists on it, wanting it to shatter through the solid feeling fire, not caring how badly her hands burned. "Stop it at once!" the old woman cried to her, but she paid no mind, continuing.

There was a loud exploding sound and Kagome looked behind her only to find the fire closing in. She couldn’t get out. It spun around her, choking her with its non-existent smoke and dancing on her skin, but not burning her flesh as she would expect. She was confused before remembering just who the woman were, the heat of the fire drying her tears on her face as her mouth hung ajar lightly, but no heat came to her skin.

Around her she could see the shapes of the four woman, and the voice of the eldest came to her, piercing into her like the blade of a sword. "Fire Bearer... that is your name," she started. "You are no longer the Kagome Higurashi you once were. You are no longer a girl of future, you are no longer the most powerful miko, you are the Fire Bearer." Her words cut Kagome deeply, wrenching her heart this way and that as the flames continued to play across her vision, distorting the figures and making them flicker back and forth with the flames as the torrent of fire continued to spin around her, slowly turning her with it. "But, you are lucky child, for your miko powers were stronger then we had anticipated and could not be killed off entirely. You are still a miko, just with sleeping powers. You need to wake them up, before they become dormant forever."

She choked lightly, not on the smoke or flames of the fire, but from the words. She was still a miko! But... how did she wake her powers? She voiced her question to those in front of her, or were they behind her? She couldn't tell in this confusing world she was currently stuck in. "By becoming who you are." the words came vaguely.

"But I'm the Fire Bearer," she said. "I thought I already was who I am."

The voice chuckled. "You are Fire Bearer," it told her. "But you are also a creature of fire, you are special. You are the strongest, you... are the last." They paused, giving her a moment to swallow it down and ask any questions. When they found she wasn’t, they continued. "We are each a creature."

The two youngest in the groups figures changed to fire foxes, much like that of Shippo, only bigger and all but the outer shape unseen. "We were fire foxes." they spoke at the same and then there figures disappeared from the fire, and no more noise came from them.

"I am a fire cat." spoke the second oldest, her own figure changing before disappearing as well, leaving only the oldest.

Her figure changed to that of a bird. "I am the fire bird." she spoke to Kagome, but her figure did not leave the fire. "You, Fire Bearer, are the Phoenix." She informed Kagome, and her eyes widened lightly. "Become who you are, and you can awake your miko powers once again. Now, I’m afraid I must go child, a stranger approaches." And her figure disappeared as well.

Kagome was utterly confused now. She was a Phoenix? But she was human... err, demon. She shook her head, but the thoughts wouldn’t leave her. Then she remembered what the elder woman said that someone was coming and she wondered who it was. She cried out as she fell down, the fire disappearing from around her, not having realized that she was so high off the ground. She shook her head when she hit the ground before looking up. There, standing in front of her in all his glory and stature, was Sesshoumaru...