A Light amongst the Darkness

A/N: This chapter I am a little mean to our dear Inuyasha and Kagome. But thinking of Inuyasha’s personality and the way Kagome would react it works out. But don’t get mad at me. It will be better I promise.

A/N: Now onto the chapter…

Chapter Six
The Prophecy of the End


“Inuyasha we have to do this,” Kagome stated to Inuyasha as he sat in a tree just inside the Inuyasha forest.

“We should be looking for a way of getting the last shard before Naraku! Or have you forgotten that.”

Kagome sighed and continued in the calmest voice she could, “I don’t even think that Naraku is looking for a way of getting the final shard right now. Sorano told me that the youkai that is trying to unseal Ryuzaburo is Naraku. And if Naraku is trying to unseal him then he is not looking for the shard. What we should be asking ourselves is why is Naraku trying to unseal Ryuzaburo?”

“Keh! If Naraku wants to waste his time trying to unseal that youkai let him! While he is doing that we could get the last shard before him!”

“Inuyasha it is not that easy! If Ryuzaburo is unsealed the last shard will be the last thing on our minds! He will cover the entire world in darkness and chaos and kill everyone! That is why we are heading to that village to find where Yuki-chan is!”

Inuyasha jumped out of the tree and glared at Kagome, “Look Kagome, our top priority is to get the last shard and then kill Naraku to get the remaining Shikon no Tama and then…”

“You can become a full youkai! I know this already and I can’t believe you still want to be a full youkai! Aren’t you happy the way you are! I like you as a hanyou and I don’t want anything to change about you!” Kagome blurted out. She could feel her face getting warm. She would have turned away if she wasn’t so mad at Inuyasha for not listening to her reasoning about Sorano.

Inuyasha stood dumb founded for a moment and then “Keh!” and jumped back into the tree. “Mou!!!yashyasha we are leaving whether you come with us or not! I don’t want this Ryuzaburo unsealed. Every time I think about I get strange visions of Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kaeda-obaja and you all dying! I am tired of seeing it! So I’m going to try and stop this at all costs! I don’t want to loss anyone! I don’t want to loss you Inuyasha!! So even if you will not help us I will fight and I will die if that means saving you and this world!” With that said Kagome turned around and stormed away from Inuyasha in the tree.

Kagome had only gone a few feet away when Inuyasha landed in front of her. Kagome was startled and tripped over her own feet and almost fell backwards. Inuyasha reached forward and grabbed her about the waist and pulled her into himself. Kagome could feel her face getting even warmer as Inuyasha held her tighter to him.

“Kagome,” Inuyasha’s voice was softer then usually. It was full of care and concern as he continued on, “Don’t say things like that.”

“Na…nani?”

“Don’t ever say that you would die and leave me here. I will protect you Kagome. I will never let anything bad happen to you. I don’t want to loss you.”

“Inuyasha,” Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha’s chest and buried her face into him and sighed to herself.

Inuyasha placed his head on top of hers and breathed in her scent. She always smelt so good to him. As long as he had Kagome he could face anything this world threw at him. “Kagome how long have you been having this visions?”

“There aren’t really visions more like my mind wandering. Sorano sounded so worried about this Ryuzaburo coming back and I could sense how powerful she was and if she was afraid of this youkai then he must be really powerful. I couldn’t stand it if anyone died.” Kagome buried herself further into Inuyasha’s chest.

Inuyasha wrapped his arms more securely around Kagome. She was shaking and Inuyasha knew that she was thinking about what would happen if any of them did die. Inuyasha pulled Kagome away from himself and looked into her eyes. They were swimming with tears and she looked like she was trying her best not to like them spill down her cheeks. Inuyasha reached up and cupped her cheek and with his thumb he gently wiped the tears away.

“Don’t worry Kagome. Nothing will happen to any of us. We won’t leave you. I won’t leave you.”

Kagome smiled weakly as she stared into his eyes. Kagome always loved Inuyasha’s eyes. They were always so mysterious and beautiful. They glistened mischievously and always made Kagome wonder what he was thinking. Kagome stood up and her tiptoes and leaned her head up to Inuyasha’s. She slowly closed her eyes and she felt Inuyasha’s breath on her face. “Inuyasha,” whispered Kagome as their lips met.

Inuyasha was caught off guard by Kagome’s sudden boldness. But the feel of her lips against his own was sending shivers down his spine. It was as if she was sending her power into him and he gladly accepted it as he returned Kagome’s kiss. Inuyasha pressed his lips firmly against Kagome’s and squeezed her body against his own. Kagome gasped and Inuyasha thrust his tongue into Kagome’s mouth.

She tasted so unique to Inuyasha. He had never tasted anything as wonderful. Inuyasha rubbed his tongue against Kagome’s as he slid his hand down her back and over her bottom. Inuyasha could feel Kagome grasping his kimono tightly with handsands over his chest. Inuyasha released Kagome from the kiss and looked into her face. She was panting and her eyes were only half open. Her face was flush and he was starting to smell her arousal.

Inuyasha slid his hand down her cheek and onto her neck. He slowly tilted her head to expose her neck. Inuyasha licked his lips hungrier as he bent down and nipped her neck causing Kagome to moan out in pleasure. Inuyasha licked where he had just nipped her and contindowndown her neck. Her scent was driving him over the edge. She was becoming very aroused which was causing Inuyasha to become aroused and he had to work extremely hard to keep his youkai blood from claiming her.

Inuyasha reached the crook of Kagome’s neck and shoulder and took her flesh into his mouth. Kagome moaned out and thrust her whole body into himuyasuyasha ran his fang over the flesh that was in his mouth as he sucked on the most sensitive skin on her neck.

“Inu…Inuyasha,” moaned Kagome as she wrapped her arms around Inuyasha’s back.

Inuyasha pulled away and looked at the mark that he had left on her flesh. Kagome was panting and the mark was a deep almoalmost purple colour. Inuyasha knew that Kagome would bear that mark for awhile and he grinned inwardly. Kagome took this opportunity, since Inuyasha had his head lowered, to reach up and nip the base of his ear. Inuyasha growled slowly at the feel of Kagome nipping his ear.

Kagome could tell that Inuyasha liked this. Kagome continued to nip up his ear causing Inuyasha to growl in an almost purring sort of way. When Kagome reached the tip of his ear she pulled into her mouth and massaged the soft pink flesh of his ear with her tongue. Inuyasha moaned out, “K…Kikyo…”

Kagome’s eyes shot open and she stopped instantly pulling away from Inuyasha. “Wh… what did you just day?!”

It took Inuyasha a minute to regain himself and then it hit him what he had just said. Inuyasha opened his mouth to try and say something but he couldn’t think of what to say and looking at Kagome’s face he didn’t know what he could say. Inuyasha couldn’t, for the life of him, figure out the expression on Kagome’s face. She looked angry, hurt, close to tears, close to killing him, close to yelling and Inuyasha had a feeling that “osuwari” was coming.

Kagome pushed herself away from Inuyasha and just stared at him. Kagome moved her mouth wordlessly trying to think of what to say to Inuyasha. He just called me Kikyo! thought Kagome, I finally get the courage to kiss him and isseisses me back. But he was thinking of Kikyo not me!! Does he really not care for me that way?! Does he still look at me and think of Kikyo? Tears were now running down Kagome’s face.

Inuyasha watched as Kagome stood in front of him with tears running down her face. He couldn’t believe what he had just muttered. And now Kagome was hurt and crying and the worstit ait all was that she was not yelling at him like she usually did. He was expecting to be at least four feet into the ground by now.

“Ka.. Kagome?” whispered Inuyasha.

Kagome lowered her head and hid her eyes with her bangs “Don’t talk to me Inuyasha.”

“Wait Kagome,” Inuyasha started but Kagome looked up and her face made him want to hug her closely to him. She looked devastated. She was beyond yelling. Tears were constantly streaming down her face.

“Don’t talk to me Inuyasha. I don’t want to here your voice. I’m tired… I’m tired of it all…” Kagome’s voice was eerily calm which scared Inuyasha completely. Kagome turned and started walking down to the village. Inuyasha made to follow her but then he heard Kagome’s voice, “Leave me alone Inuyasha.”

Inuyasha stopped dead in his tracks as he watched Kagome walk back to the village.

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Kagome walked slowly back to the village. Tears were streaming down her face. She couldn’t get them to stop. I always told myself that I wasn’t Kikyo’s copy. That I was my own person. No matter how many youkai or people told me I was just Kikyo’s reincarnation or that I looked just like her I never believed it. As long as Inuyasha was on my side in believing that I was me and not Kikyo I could handle it. But now Inuyasha thinks of me as Kikyo as well. Kagome stopped dead as what she just thought washed over her. Inuyasha thought of her as Kikyo.

“Will you ever love me Inuyasha?” Kagome stated aloud.

“Kagome…”

Kagome jumped when she heard someone call her name. She quickly reached up and wiped the tears from her face. Kagome slowly turned around and saw Kaeda standing a few feet behind her.

“Kaeda-obaja.”

“Are you alright child?” Kaeda asked as she walked closer to Kagome.

Kagome knew that she looked like crap. She had been crying ever since she left Inuyasha. She knew that her eyes her puffy and red but she wasn’t going to Kaeda what had happened. She didn’t even know if she was going to tell anyone.

“Hai,” Kagome replied and smiled weakly. Kaeda tilted her head to the side and was about to say something when Kagome interrupted. “Did you need something Kaeda-obaja?”

Kaeda shook her head and replied, “Yes child. Would you come with me? I need to show you something before you leave.”

Kagome followed after Kaeda. Kagome wasn’t paying attention to where they going. She was too busy trying to stop herself from thinking about what had just happened with Inuyasha in the clearing. Her mind was still racing and she didn’t snap out of it until she heard a door sliding open. Kagome blinked and realized that they were standing in front of the temple that Sorano and Sesshoumaru had built.

“Kaeda-obaja what are we doing here? I thought that I already had all the scrolls and parchment that I was going to need to train while we traveled.”

“Indeed child you do but there is still something that you to see before you go. Follow me please.” stated Kaeda and entered into the temple.

“Hai,” replied Kagome and followed Kaeda into the temple. Kagome only stopped for a moment to close the door before following Kaeda to the very far end of the temple. Kagome and Kaeda came to stop in front of the painting of Sorano and Hitomi. Kagome really liked this painting. They were both wearing clothes that looked like they could have been from her time. Even Hitomi was wearing very lavish armor that didn’t suit this era.

“Kagome the reason I asked you here is because there is something that you need to know before you go. Kikyo-oneesama was unable to enter this room but I believe that you will be able to.”

“What room?” Kagome asked as she looked around. The temple was only made of a single room and they were standing in it. Kagome couldn’t see any doors that would lead to other rooms.

“The room in which I speak of was created by Hitomi-sama. This room is protected by Hitomi-sama’s miko powers. Even though Hitomi-sama is no longer a part of this world her powers are still keeping this room hidden. I only know of this room because my mother told me about it. My mother believed that it was to Kikyo-oneesama that was to enter this room but she could not.” Kaeda turned and looked at Kagome, who had a very confused look on her, before she continued, “You are the one that was meant to enter this room Kagome. I know this you because Sorano had come to you and Hitomi-sama was the miko that fought along side Sorano. If anyone can get into this room it will be you.”

“But I am just Kikyo’s copy. If she could not get into this room then I will not be able to get into this room,” stated Kagome. She could feel tears stinging the corner of her eyes again.

“What did you just say Kagome? You are not Kikyo-oneesama’s copy! You are who you are. You are turning out to be a very powerful miko Kagome. You much more powerful then Kikyo-oneesama. Don’t ever let yourself believe that you are just a copy. You are Kagome and never forget that.”

Kagome could feel the tears running down her face. Kaeda-obaja is right! I am Kagome! I am no ones copy! Stupid Inuyasha and stupid me for thinking that I just a copy. I am who I am and will not live in someone else’s shadow! Kagome smiled at Kaeda. “Arigato Kaeda-obaja! What do I need to do?”

Kaeda smiled at Kagome, “Alright child, it is said that Hitomi-sama hid away a great secret within this temple and not even Sesshoumaru was able to get at it. Hitomi-sama said that one day a sacred miko would come alone and unlock the secrets within. I believe you are that said sacred miko Kagome. I believe this because Sorano has chosen you to be her messenger. The room is hidden behind this painting. Now I will leave you alone for it will not open if others are around. What ever is in the room was meant for you and only you.

‘I will inform the others that will be joining them shortly. I take my leave now child.” With that said Kaeda walked through the temple and left. She closed the door behind herself and Kagome listened to her footsteps until she couldn’t hear Kaeda anymore.

“How am I suppose to get into this room,” Kagome thought aloud as she turned her head back to the painting and gasp. It had changed. The colours were swirling and whirling together creating a type of portal. Kagome stared at it in complete awe. I guess I won’t have to do anything, thought Kagome.

She walked a little closer to the painter and reached out her hand. Kagome still didn’t have a clue as to what she was really suppose to do. As Kagome’s fingers got closer to the painter she noticed that the painter started to change into a normal looking wall except that there was a door appearing. Kagome’s hand touched the painting and in a flash of light the painting had changed from showing Sorano and Hitomi to looking like a wall with a door in it.

“This is just too weird,” Kagome muttered to herself and she slide open the door. When Kagome saw what was behind the door her jaw dropped. The room was full of maps of Japan. There were paintings of youkai and beside the youkai it looked like family trees were written. Kagome walked into the room and slid the door closed behind herself. She could see it changing back into the painting. Kagome took a few studying breathes as she walked further into the room.

More scrolls were covering the few shelves that dotted between the paintings and writings that were on the walls. But what was drawing Kagome’s attention the most was the armor that was standing in the middle of the room. It was the most beautiful armor Kagome had ever seen. It was hanging on a female dummy and glistened and shimmered from the torches that were on the walls.

Kagome stopped in from of the armor and took in all in. Around the head of the dummy was a beautiful circlet. It was interwoven and looked almost Celtic in design. Clear jewels were evenly spaced around the circlet. A single tear shaped fuchsia jewel hung from the center of the circlet. Kagome’s eyes continued to travel down the dummy. Around the neck of the dummy was a plain fuchsia choker that had two very long ribbons of the same colour and material flowing down from the back of it.

Kagome looked now at the chest plate. Kagome couldn’t figure out what the plate was made of. It didn’t look like steel or metal. It was completely white and trimmed in fuchsia. A large round clear jewel sat at the top of the breast plate and directly in the middle. The right side of the breast plate had two shoulder plates. The top plate was very small and a jewel, not quiet as big as the one on the breast plate, was sitting in the middle of it. The second shoulder plate came out of the first one and came down to the elbow of the dummy. A white strap was holding the second shoulder plate to the arm.

On the right hand of the dummy was a strange looking white leather glove. It only covered the index and middle finger and left the others naked. It took a moment for it dawn on Kagome that this was an archer’s glove. The way the glove was made made it easier for the archer to hold the feathered end of the arrow and the straps around the wrist of the dummy made it so the archer’s wrist would lock in place for a straighter shot.

Kagome’s eyes wondered to the left arm of the dummy. The upper arm had two pieces of material, that looked to be made out of the same material as the choker, draped across the upper arm of the dummy. While the forearm was covered in the same kind of arm band that Miroku had over his right forearm. This was completely white and was lined with fuchsia even the clasps were fuchsia with little clear jewels pinning the clasps in place. The forearm band also had a clear jewel embedded in it. This jewel was an elongated diamond shape. The hand it self was left naked.

The chest plate came down to about the naval of the dummy and from the naval to the knees there was no armor. The shins however had shin plates strapped to them. They were pointed at the top and looked just like the chest plate, white and fuchsia. The clasps at the back of the calf were the same as the band on the left forearm. A round clear jewel was placed at the tip of each shin plate.

“Wow…” was all Kagome could say about the armor. The armor Kagome realized was the armor that Hitomi wore in the painting. Except that this armor was white and fuchsia and the armor that Hitomi was wearing was white and deep blue. This puzzled Kagome for a little while until she realized that the others were waiting for her. She should have asked Kaeda what it was that she was to be doing in this room.

Kagome walked around the armor and stopped in front of a large scroll hanging on the wall at the end of the room. “The Prophecy.” Kagome read aloud.

“What the…”

Kagome looked at the first sentence and started to read aloud:

The Prophecy

Darkness will once again rain over this world. Light will once again rain over this world. They will be evenly matched in power and strength. No victory shall come for the two forces for they only balance each other. However one will rise that is brighter then the brightest Light and darker then the deepest Darkness. She alone will stand and face the army of chaos. By her power alone the world will cleanse itself.

The Sacred Miko will walk this world though she is not apart of it. She will cross time and come to this world unknownst to even herself. Her hair is blacker then the darkest night and her spirit is stronger then all those who have come before her. She will don the armor of the light realm and her skill will be surpassed by none.

A time will come when the Sacred Miko must make a choice. She will either have to let the darkness rain over this world or sacrifice herself and live within the light of the after life. This choice is hers alone and none will be able to make it for her. When the time comes she will be alone in her quest. The Sacred Miko Kagome must make the choice.

“The Sacred Miko Kagome…” Kagome could feel her heart racing. She was mentioned in this prophecy. This prophecy was written over sixty years ago and she was mentioned in it. “There’s no way that I am the one that this prophecy is talking about!” Kagome reread the scroll and everything started to point to her. She will cross time and come to this world… Her hair is blacker then the darkest night…

Kagome fell to knees with her hands over her mouth. How can this be happening!? I went from being your average high school girl to crossing time to having the Shikon no Tama within me to shattering it to having to search for the pieces to now becoming some prophesized sacred miko. Kagome sat in silence for a while and let her thoughts of what she read wash over her.

Kagome looked up at the prophecy and then shook her head. When she looked to the left she noticed, for the first time, a golden pew standing to the left of the prophecy. Kagome got shakily to her feet and walked over to it. Sitting on top of the pew was a white leather bond book. The script on the top was written with metallic deep blue writing. “Hitomi awoun chichiro Amie” Kagome sounded out the words and had no idea what they meant or if she even pronounced them right. The book flowed off the pew and started to glow the same deep blue as the writing. “I.. I guess I read it right…” muttered Kagome.

The whole room lit up with the light and Kagome had to cover her eyes. Slowly the light diminished and Kagome slowly opened her eyes. The book was no longer floating in front of her. In its place was a beautiful earring. It had a large clasp that attached to the ear and three golden beads hung from it and attached to the three beads was a beautiful tear shaped deep blue jewel.

“I have now seen everything,” stated Kagome as she reached her hand out to grab the floating earring. As soon as Kagome’s hand touched the jewel it shot at her left ear. Kagome was totally thrown off by the sudden movement and didn’t have time to move out of the way. She felt a sudden pain in her left ear as the earring pierced her ear. The pain didn’t last long and soon Kagome could feel the weight of the earring hanging off her ear.

She slowly raised her hand to her ear and felt the earring that now hung there. She ran her fingers gently over the jewel and felt that it was getting warm. “Kagome”

Kagome jumped when she heard her name and looked around the room. No one was there and yet she was sure that she had heard someone call out her name. “Kagome?” said that voice again.

“Who’s… Who’s there,” asked Kagome timidly.

“My name is Hitomi.”

“Hitomi… sama…”

“Yes Kagome it is I Hitomi. When you read aloud the incantation on my book it activated the memories that were sealed away within.”

“I don’t understand?” Ke wae was starting to feel a little dizzy.

“I will be as quick as possible so please do not interrupt. The longer I speak to you the more energy of yours I use. First off the prophecy that you read upon the wall was a vision that I had for over two years. I kept seeing you in my vision battling against the darkness. I didn’t know your name until I was finally shown the end of that vision. Someone called out your name as you fell. I awoke from my dream and realized that the miko within that vision was not me but you. That is when I decided to write down the prophecy and erase it from my mind so that Ryuzaburo would never learn of your coming.

‘I also sealed away my memory in that book and transformed it into this earring when you would read out the incantation scripted upon the cover. Second the armor that is in this room is yours. After I erased the visions and sealed my memory within this earring the armor that I bore started to change to the armor that now lives within this room. You see Kagome the armor is not of this world. It was created by Sorano in the Light Realm to amplify the physical powers of a miko. The armor blessed me by allowing me to don it until your coming. The armor, you will notice,” Kagome turned around and looked at the armor, “matches the energy signature that you give off.”

Hitomi was right. The armor was lined and decorated in fuchsia. That is the colour that her spirit arrows would turn when she used them. The armor had changed its appearance to match her signature. Kagome could feel herself being weak in the knees and used everything she had to stay standing.

“Finally Kagome in order for you to don the armor you must allow yourself to realize and accept that you are a miko and you are the sacred miko. When you realize this your powers will fully awaken. Though you will be untrained and your powers will be raw that is where the armor comes in. The armor Kagome will channel your miko powers and keep them from hurting you and others while you learn to control them on your own. The armor will also react to your body. It will fit you perfectly and will mold itself to you no matter how you move.

‘Also the armor contains within it a quiver of arrows, a bow, and a katana. These items will show up when you are in need of them. All you have to do is concentrate and they will appear. Once your miko powers are fully trained they will remain on you at all times.”

Kagome fell to thoor oor panting. She was exhausted. She was about to pass out when she felt a rush of energy. Kagome could no longer hear or feel the presence of Hitomi. She slowly raised her hand to the earring and the jewel was cool to the touch. Hitomi couldn’t tell her anything more or she would have passed out. “Arigato Hitomi-sama.” Kagome sat on the ground catching her breath.

After a few minutes Kagome looked up at the armor. She slowly got to her feet and walked around the armor so she was standing in front of it. Kagome raised her hand to the chest plate and ran her hand over it. The armor pulsated at Kagome’s touch. It wanted to become a part of her. Kagome bit her lower lip and pulled her hand away.

“This is just getting more and more confusing. Me the sacred miko? I have enough problems convincing myself that I am a miko at all.” Kagome sighed and went back to her thoughts.

Well I was born at a shrine. Wait a minute now that I think about it I was born at this shrine! This is where my family’s shrine ends of being. This armor ittiitting where my room in my house would have been. I was born a miko… Kagome furled her brow as she continued to think about it, I am a miko! Kaeda-obaja always said that I had powers that Kikyo did not. Though I am be her reincarnation I am not her. I had the Shikon no Tama within my body and I actually used the power of it without knowing. Miroku-sama also said to me that I am able to purify the most powerful youki without even thinking abit! it! Could I really be the sacred miko?!

Kagome closed her eyes and calmed herself. She could feel her miko powers swirling around herself. She didn’t even notice when she started to float off of the ground. Her energy was swirling throughout the room. The armor was also starting to glow the same colour as her energy. Kagome wrapped her arms around herself and hugged her body tightly.

“I…” Kagome started to shoot waves of energy off of herself and they hit the walls of the temple causing them to shutter slightly.

“I am…” The waves of energy started to build in strength. They were hitting the walls of the temple with such force that dust was being knocked from between the planks of wood. The ground even started to shake.

“I am the Sacred Miko!” Kagome’s whole body exploded with energy. Even her skin was now glowing a bright fuchsia. The energy waves coming off of her body shattered the room she was in and the ground started shaking from the intensity of her power. The armor erupted with power as well. It blow apart the dummy and sent splinters of wood everywhere.

Kagome’s uniform ripped off her body from the on slot of miko energy that she was giving off. The armor changed into balls of fuchsia light and started to fly around her body. Kagome’s body gave off another shot of energy and Kagome released her hold on herself and arched her back and tilted her head back. The balls of light, that was the armor, started to fly faster and faster around Kagome as it merged with the energy that she was giving off. As they flew around her they started to get closer and closer to her naked body. Kagome’s body flowed up and out of the temple and was now floating about thirty feet above the temple.

With one finally thrust of energy the armor connected with Kagome’s body and engulfed her whole body into a pulsating glowing fuchsia orb of energy. Every time the orb pulsated a wave of energy shot off of it and left a great gash in the ground. Kagome started to scream out in pain as the waves of energy increased. Everything around her slowly faded to black as darkness took her.

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A/N: I know I am an ass! There is a huge cliffie here. Gomen about that. Please don’t forget to review! I would love to know what you think about the story so far. The next chapter will be more fighting and lemons and stuff so I hope you enjoy.

A/N: Je ne for now!! ^_^