InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Three Guardians ❯ BURNING ( Chapter 7 )

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'Thoughts'

 

"Speaking"

 

//Telepathy// Speaking mind to mind without the use of body language...

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 8

Burning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kikyou fired her last arrow at her reincarnation. The arrow flew closer and closer, leaving a tainted rail in its wake. By the time Thanatos started to burn one half of the arrow, the other half….

 

The other half of the arrow embedded itself into Kagome's upper torso, just above her heart. The arrow continued burning at a fast rate till it got to the point where the flesh on Kagome had been singed, the smell of it causing the canines to become nauseous. Then the arrow started to burn the inside of her body, making her scream for help, and for release of the pain… and then she felt nothing. Her body hit the ground with a loud thud.

 

“This is better then I planned. So much better… With the help of that black mutt I caused her more pain then I expected.” Kikyou looked Kagome's unconscious body laughed, but her laughter was brought to an end.

 

“How dare you! You are a dead thing posing as the living! When Hades hears of this, he will be furious. We will make sure that you will be punished. Eirene, Thanatos, gather our mistress. We will take her home. But know this, we are aware that you have a part of our mistress' soul. We will do nothing about it, we'll leave it to her, she will claim it when she is ready. Let's move out.” His jaw moved as he spoke, he snapped his teeth at her and mentally pushed InuYasha into a tree, breaking it in half and leaving the hanyou knocked out cold. “Even thought we will not kill you, it does not mean we will not hurt you, clay pot.”

 

With that Thanatos pounced on her, scratching her cheek. “Death marks you, wench. Any youkai, hanyou - even some humans - that see this mark will know you defied a god. There will be some repulsive happenings when they see you.” The imprint of the symbol of death with a cross on it covered her pale cheek. Out of repulse he bit her leaving a hole in her leg.

 

//Ewwww, I should not have done that, its taste will stay in my mouth for months. I'll make sure our Mistress kills her. Damn, damn, damn. Hate it, plaa, plaa, plaa// Thanatos tried to spit it out but with no luck. //Hey, do you guys have any soap?//

 

The others laughed at his misfortune, but quickly became serious once again. Their mistress was in need of help, and the nearest place was the village near the well. They took their chances and lifted their mistress onto Kratos' back. They left the clearing at amazing speeds, leaving the half-breed and the clay pot behind.

 

They ran through the dark forest, within minutes they had reached the center of the village. Screams filled the air at their appearance and the scent of fear was present.

 

The piercing screams got the attention of the inhabitance of the old miko's hut. They ran out and found Kagome's body on a white wolf, unconscious and bleeding. Sango readied her huge weapon while the monk calmly walked towards the canines. He then saw the blood dripping to the ground, making him look more closely to realize that the blood was not that of the wolf's, but their innocent friend.

 

//Help our mistress monk, she has a burning arrow embedded in her body, you have got to get it out before the sun rises. Take her from me, human.//

 

The monk Miroku was confused at first, but decided to ponder on it later, he intended to help his wounded friend first. He carefully reached out to retrieve his friend from the white wolf. “Sango, get Lady Kaede, Kagome has an arrow in her body.”

 

“Right.” Sango ran to the hut that held the old miko and told her of Kagome's situation.

 

By the time Sango finished her explanation, Miroku, walked through the threshold of the hut and placed Kagome on a mat. He sat down, but Sango and Kaede gave him a look and pointed to the exit, clearly saying no males allowed.

 

“Fine, but the white wolf said something about getting the arrow out of her before sun rise.” With that he left the hut, but stayed close enough to be of some assistance.

 

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“Hmm, the arrow was burned and it looks like it smoldered through to her flesh. Sango can ye turn her around and let me see if there is an exit wound.”

 

Sango turned Kagome on her side, while Kaede looked over her back. “Is there a wound lady Kaede?” She received no answer, but helped Kaede take Kagome's clothes off. When that was done she saw her back and concluded there was no wound, meaning that the arrow did not go all the way through. “No, dammit, I hope that Kagome does not wake up soon, I will gather some water and cloths while you are making the medicine and past.

 

Sango left the hut and caught sight of Miroku. She walk to him and asked if he could help her gather some water and supplies. She told him of Kagome's condition, saying that they would have to push the arrow through her, and would have to be careful not to touch the heart. They just have to push it a little more and it would exit through her back.

Miroku was appalled, they did not know what happened, but he hoped they will gather the information from the canines. They gathered every thing lady Kaede needed and placed them in the hut. Miroku dared not to look at Kagome's naked body, for once being the humble monk that he prided himself being and left without a word.

 

Kaede placed a long metal pole inside of the burning fire. Hoping that it would become red hot soon. Sango seen this and knew that it would be placed Kagome's wound once the arrow was out, the only down fall was that Kagome would surly wake up. It was the only method they had to stop the bleeding immediately.

 

“Sango we are going to do this fast, we might need young Miroku to help us on this, and ye take the kit out of here, I do not want him to see this. When ye get back I will explain what must be done.”

 

When they entered the hut again, Miroku and Sango took their places next to the unconscious body. “Sango I want ye to hold up Kagome, while I take out the arrow. Miroku you get ready to place the hot pole into Kagome's wound, make sure ye push it all the way through, if we are lucky Kagome will not wake, if not Sango keep her still. Ready now.”

 

Sango lifted Kagome up in a 90-degree angle; Kaede got a hold of the arrow, cut the burn end off and pushed it though. Blood poured out. Kagome awoke from the siring pain, when the arrow was out, she screamed, thrashed and tried to pull away. Miroku grabbed the red-hot pole, looked at Sango to make sure she had Kagome in a tight gripe. He then thrust the pole in the open wound making sure that it was all the way through before he pulled it out.

 

Kagome continued to thrash around pushing and pulling, she scream as the hot metal touched her bleeding wound, she tried to pull away but Sango had her in a tight gripe she could not get out of. When the pole entered her, she let out a piercing scream that could have deafened any youkai in a 5-mile radius.

 

Kagome then lost conscious after that last scream.

 

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Kagome

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`Where am I? It is so hot here, what has happened to me.' Kagome looked around, and seen that she was in a void of colours, more shades of red and black.

 

The pain came back, she was burning up, she was so hot, `if it last any longer I will not survive', she whipped the sweat off her brow. Kagome remembered what happened before she fainted, she remember InuYasha and Kikyou and the canines that appeared out of nowhere. It was like that could read her mind, and there were voices in her head.

 

Kagome never dreamed of this day, the day that InuYasha tried to kill her, she loved him, as a brother yes, but it hurt, deep down, to her it did not matter what he was to her, brother, lover or friend, it still hurt.

 

She brought her knees to her chest, she wept for what seemed like hours, the tears burned her face as her heart burned, she was doomed,

 

I tried to kill the pain

But only brought more

 

She hated it, the pain, no she loathed it, the crazy thing was that it was not the burning pain it was the thought of him.

 

I lay dying

And I am pouring crimson regret and betrayal

 

Kagome thought she was dying, why else would she be here. She was going to die, more tears slide down her face. InuYasha why?

 

Am I too lost to be saved

Am I too lost?

 

She felt numb, lost and alone inside, where are Miroku, Sango and Shippo. Do they know where she is, did they know she is lost.

 

My God my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My God my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

 

`Kami-sama help me, why is this happening, help me, I don't want to feel this pain anymore.'

 

Do you remember me

Lost for so long

Will you be on the other side

Or will you forget me

I'm dying praying bleeding and screaming

Am I to lost to be saved

Am I to lost

 

`Will they forget me once I am gone, will I be lost forever, never to see them again. My mother, Souta, grandpa, Shippo my kit, Miroku the perverted monk and my sister Sango. I love you all but I am lost will you ever find me in time.'

 

My God my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

My God my tourniquet

Return to me salvation

 

`I will never forget not now not ever.'

 

My wounds cry for the grave

My soul cries for deliverance

Will I be denied Christ

Tourniquet

My suicide.

 

Kagome was pulled out of the void of colours, the colours became shapes, there was the faint scent of dried blood, was it her blood, she did not know.

 

“Kagome, are you awake,”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song by Evanescence: Tourniquet