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You Darkness

by Vyncent

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(A/N - Please accept my most sincere apologies for how long it took to get this chapter out. The characters just seemed to be persistent in taking a completely different direction than the one that I originally had going. All-in-all, I am happier with the current path than my first choice, and it is opening a few more possibilities that the earlier one. The surprises have still not finished crawling out of the woodwork, and it will be interesting to see where this goes from here.
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Chapter 38 - Acceptance of the Dark and the Light!
It was a calm and quiet night. The moon was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze passed easily relieving the heat of the day. The leaves quietly swayed to the dance of the wind's music, their soft glitter in the light of sister moon, adding a soft glitter to the night that was accented by the glow of many clouds of passing fireflies.
In a small clearing, not far from an old well, and at the base of an enormous and most important, though little noticed tree, a most interesting spectacle was unfolding. A spectacle that would change the lives of many for all time, before the next rise of brother sun graced these skies.
It was a mixed group of entities, both living and not, that seem gathered to make decisions of almost unimaginable importance. It the balance hung the lives of the living, and the souls of the dead, and while many didn't feel themselves worthy to make such a choice, their input was nonetheless important and necessary.
There were three souls standing in the middle of a group of gathered youkai, ningen, and a hanyou. All had their eyes locked onto the three figures before them. One of the three souls was that of a most revered, haloed, and ancient Warrior Priestess of Great Power, and Legend. The other two, by themselves individually were nothing, but together, as they had been for centuries, they had become known as the most powerful of youkai to ever exist. All hailed from a time long, long ago.
For many centuries, and indeed well over a thousand years, the two had been joined as one soul, and shared an eternity in battle with the soul of the Priestess, who they now faced. She had made them an offer, and all sat with baited breath to see what their decision would be.
"If it means giving up the hell,"spoke up Satomi without a moment's thought or hesitation, "of an existence being trapped in immortal and eternal combat, then I readily accept whatever you have to offer. It had never been my original intention to be the cause of so much death, destruction, and blood shed. I am even responsible for the extermination of my entire bloodline, not to mention the entire village of Taijiya that had been founded by Sugimi-sama's efforts, and the countless entire villages of tonogata, joshi, and kodomotachi, even the newly born, the elderly, sick and dying. This was not how I had hoped to gain your favor or attention. I can never forgive myself, let alone ask for forgiveness from anyone else."
"While I understand your reasons," spoke up Midoriko, her voice filled with rebuke and sadness, "I must say that it saddens me to know that you knew so little of miko or even of me. Had you over looked the weakness of petty wants, you might have realized that none of the things that you seemed to believe were important, would matter to me. Wealth, land, power, possession, strength, beauty...and so much more...are not the most important things in life. What would have been of great importance to me then, and even now, was who you were and are, not what you did or didn't have."
For a moment she paused to let her words sink in, then continued, "You would be better to consider your decision for reasons other than your own salvation. Rather you should be considering the salvation of those who, through you decision so long ago, have ended up with their own souls being tainted and are now suffering in the Seven Levels of Hell for your weakness. If you choose this path because you believe it to be your road to salvation, then I personally will see to it that you finish your existence as it is in the lowest possible depths of Hell."
"I don't understand," spoke up the confused ningen soul, "What do you mean by that? My intentions are honourable. They are the tru...."
Midoriko, however, didn't seem to be buying Satomi's story, and cut him off before he could finish his statement, "Stop, before you perjure youself more than you already have. If you can't be truly honest and admit to the truth, then don't shame your honour more than you already have."
"I have spoken the truth Miko bitch," Satomi spat back, the unexpected anger coming from the ningen soul, surprising everyone including Ryuukessei. Satomi took a step closer to Midoriko, and for a moment it appeared that he was going to attack the ancient Priestess, however, before he could even raise a hand, Ryuukessei whirled around almost faster than the eye could see, and slammed the ningen soul with his tail.
"So now the real truth shows its face," spoke Midoriko, as she gave a quick look of thanks to Ryuukessei, "The truth of who was the real evil working here. So tell us Satomi, just how much longer were you intending to try to deceive all of us, and what made you think that after all of this time, I didn't know?"
The son of the ancient Lord just glared in hatred at the equally ancient Miko. Again he gave the appearance of wanting to attack the Priestess, however, this time Ryuukessei seemed to be expecting this and jumped between them. Even Midoriko was surprised to hear him growl a warning to the vile soul before them.
To say that everyone watching was confused, would have been an understatement. Everyone had been sure of what they were seeing just moments ago, but now it seemed that everything that they had thought was completely different. Who was the actual villain, and who was not? Could they trust what they saw, or believe what they heard? Could it be that the youkai was the true victim here, and not the ningen?
Satomi stopped, and took a moment to look around, seeing that things had taken quite the turn. Even as everyone watched, the waves of sadness, and long lost innocence that had seemed to shroud this long deceased ningen soul, seemed to turn and almost melt away, like ice on a hot summer day. In their place the feeling of evil and vile hatred took a stance. As they did, the seeming look of depression, and hoped for forgiveness melted away just as the change in the aura surrounding the soul had done. A look of the most intense evil could be seen to dominate the once handsome Lord's face, twisting it into a almost unrecognizable thing of vengeance, greed, and hatred. For the briefest of moments it almost looked inhuman.
All of the twisted and warped ideas that he had schemed and plotted had paid off so well, only to now be brought down by the efforts of an ignorant young Miko, and her ragtag group of misfits. That is what truly made him the most angry. He turned away from his centuries long opponent, and companion, and looked with unbridled hatred at the little Miko, who had finally destroyed his ultimate power.
"You," he spat out, with anger and hatred to rival the best that Naraku had been able to show, "You and your worthless sense of compassion and love. It is you that has caused my best laid plans to come to light, and who has stood in my way for the past five years. Because of you, my visions of complete domination and ultimate power are falling apart. I will not let you stop what I have worked so hard to achieve. I have sacrificed far too much to let wretched filth like you stand in my way. I will not let some snivelling little onna such as you stop what has taken me centuries to plan and make possible. I almost stopped you when I destroyed that useless miko over fifty years ago, but you saw fit to find a way to come back didn't you?"
Even as the words were delivered in all the vile hatred that the soul could muster, he seemed to almost grow with the strength of his passion and hatred. Everyone could feel that evil waves of anger as they literally seemed to flood the area. One by one they started to succumb to the attack, the children being the first to lose consciousness, followed soon by Kaede, and Atsuko. Ginta and Hakkaku fell next, followed by Sango, and then Miroku.
Midoriko seemed to pulse with a power of her own, and almost at the same time, Kagome did as well. Seconds later, a wave of pure energy seemed to push back on the evil that was threatening all in the clearing. Kagome let out a gasp as her body, already weakened from recent past events, began to shake with the effort to maintain the levels of power that were being drawn forth. Her problem was not that she didn't have the power to access, but that her body could not handle the sheer magnitude of power being pulled through it. Slowly she was losing the battle and could feel her consciousness slowly slipping away.
Inuyasha felt helpless. He could see what was happening, and feel that Kagome was losing the fight, but was totally helpless to do anything. Even as he watched, he could see the others slowly losing consciousness, and was even fighting against the pain of the same evil attack that was being used against them. As he looked on, only Kouga, Sesshomaru, and himself remained conscious, and surprisingly, Kirara was, too.
He was not sure how much longer he could remain conscious and could tell that Kouga was not far from losing, too. Sesshomaru seemed to be fairing the best, but it was clear that even he was fighting against this powerful force with everything at his command. Kouga's Goraishi had appeared on the Ookami Prince's hand, and seemed to be almost pulsing with life, like it was fighting to protect its wielder. Even as Inuyasha noticed this, he felt a pull and strong pulse from Tetsusaiga, and heard the thrumming answer of its brother fang, Tenseiga from Sesshomaru.
All three of them growled, and Kirara joined her roar of defiance with theirs, as the three weapons of power all seemed to suddenly begin pulsing in complete unison. Seconds later, and answering pulse of astonishing power seemed to fill the air, and a rip began forming just outside of the ring of conscious and unconscious spectators. As it began to open up, into what was obviously a portal, shields of powerful energy seemed to suddenly pop up around each of the individuals that were gathered in the watching group.
The children, old miko, healer, Taijiya, and houshi were soon coming too, and the pressure that had been pushing at Sesshomaru and Kouga eased back to almost nothing. Surprisingly, a shield was now formed around Inuyasha and Kagome, and it could be seen that they were still being assaulted by the attack. Both Kouga and Sesshomaru rose and began to approach the pair, but were halted before they could get more than halfway to them. It was not because they didn't want to help them. It was because almost everyone was frozen in shock as they saw what appeared next out of the newly formed portal.
At the appearance of the first ethereal form to step forth, Kouga fell to his knees and placed his forehead upon the ground before him. He was soon followed in action by Ginta and Hakkaku, who still remained in the protection of the shields that had been erected around them. Though no crown was visible, and there was no cloak of royalty, it was more than apparent to all watching that the soul of the Ookami that had just stepped forward was of the highest of royal blood.
He was of enormous stature, his eyes the deepest blue. The tresses of his long raven black hair waving in the breeze, were pulled into a high pony tail, and held with a gold ring close to his scalp, a matching gold ring pierced his left ear. Where Kouga wore a band around his forehead, the Great Ookami Warrior before them, wore a band of gold. His tail almost rivaled his hair, and was currently wagging with the excitement that the great being was barely keeping in check as he took a stance in front of the vile ningen. He held both hands, claws foremost and extended, before him ready to leap into battle.
A sudden yelp from Kouga, momentarily drew everyone's attention to the young Prince. He was now sitting up, and clutching at his right hand. As everyone one looked on, what looked like a most unusual set of extremely sharp claws, Goraishi, began to vibrate in clear bell-like tones rapidly. Seconds later it vanished, only to give a thrumming note and reappear upon the right hand of the Ookami soul that was still facing Satomi.
Even as this was taking place, a second figure stepped forth from the portal. This one was tall, regal, and majestic of baring. Long tresses of silver hair, pulled up into a high, tight pony tail, seemed to flow upon the breezes that the magic in the area created, while twin tails hung languidly in the air upon those same winds, both wrapped around their respective shoulders, much the same as Sesshomaru bore his own. A merry gleam of anticipation could be easily read from the golden orbs that shown from the strong, high cheek boned face. A face that bore an all too familiar appearance to a certain hanyou, except that there were no soft, white furred ears upon the head of this royal countenance. Spiked and plated armour protected the powerful Inuyoukai, but it was an armour of ancient lore and clearly belonging to a far and distant time.
The enormous figure stepped to the side of the Ookami soul, battle ready and on guard. He too, brought a gasp from those watching, and while there was no one bowing low, it could be felt that there was nothing but awe, respect, and admiration from the gathered group of onlookers.
Strong clawed hands were held forth in an offensive stance, and with the clenching of a fist, a deep humming pitch filled the air and the Great Fang of Inu no Taisho vanished from its sheath at Inuyasha's side, only to appear a moment later in that same clawed hand. Like a long lost soul having found its deeply missed master, Tetsusaiga seemed to hum all the more powerfully and the very pulse of the sword could be felt in the very bones of those watching.
An unexpected gasp filled the area, and all turn for the moment to the source, only to see the Great Taiyoukai of the living world fall to his knees in reverence and awe. For the first time in centuries, something other than a cold stoic look, graced his ethereal features. Instead, his most regal bearing was almost visibly shaking in shock, awe, loss, sorry, pain, reverence, and happiness. Seeing his unexpected reaction, all turned to see what it could have been that would bring the Taiyoukai to his knees.
Once again, a tall lithe, elegant, and regal form stepped forth from the still swirling portal. The supple leg, and elegant clawed hand that first appeared, gave no doubt that the being about to appear was feminine in nature. Though not quite as tall in stature as the previous figure, the entity was still most imposing. While her poise and grace were enviable, it could also be seen that the heart of a strong, and deadly warrior still thrived in the essence of the beauty that took her position next to the Great Inu no Taisho.
Twin maroon stripes graced her high cheek bones, and a familiar crescent moon of the deepest blue decorated the high brow. Ankle length, glowing silver tresses wavered in the breeze along with those of the powerful Inuyoukai with whom she now stood poised for battle. The same twin stripes could be seen on her wrists, as could the very familiar undulating form of the silken, silvery tail that wrapped around her left shoulder and waivered in the breeze surrounding the ethereal forms. Though obviously of a lighter make, she too wore similar spiked and plated armour as that of the previous figure.
Once beside her mate, she too, took up a battle stance. With the flexing of a claw, the rich bell-like tones that were thrumming from Tenseiga grew in intensity and it too, vanished from the sheath of its current master's side. Seconds later, it appeared in the hand of the female Inuyoukai, chiming its happy welcome to the Lord and Lady that it knew so well.
"Haha-ue," was the almost whispered word, spoken by Sesshomaru, his gaze locked upon the figure of the female Inuyoukai.
"Otou-san?" was the equally whispered question that fell from Inuyasha's lips, even as he pulled Kagome's still shaking form closer to him. The young onna was by now, nearly unconscious, but even as Inuyasha tried to divide his attention between the sight of his father before him, and the need of his mate for some kind of aid in her current struggles, he noticed that the pressure of the evil that had been attacking them was lessening still more.
Satomi was, if anything, even more enraged than before. He was watching as his best laid plans were being thwarted and it was rapidly becoming apparent that he was not going to easily win this one. At least not as he was. With an evil smirk that sent shivers down the spines of the living, the once handsome and now most vile looking face, seemed to almost morph into a visage that was at once familiar and yet seemed strange.
It almost seemed for a moment like Satomi was in excruciating pain. In fact, everyone watching was sure that he was, although it seemed at odds that he was both screaming as though the pain was unbearable, while at the same time laughing as though it was the most pleasurable of experiences. That was when they all gasped in shock, as the figure before them seemed to almost be rended in to two parts.
Where there had once been the soul of a mere and seemingly weak, if not innocent ningen soul, there now stood two separate entities. The one still looked very much like the ningen soul that they all had come to know as Satomi. Although still familiar, the appearance was quite different and the aura that radiated from the entity was anything but that of some lost ningen soul looking for salvation.
No, it was no longer anything of the sort. Instead the evil that fairly radiated from the being was almost stifling to those who were still among the living. In fact, many were already beginning to feel the effects of the powerful waves of anger and hatred, and those who had fell to the pressure before were once more beginning to lose consciousness. Even as this was occurring, however, it was the second figure that now captured everyone's attention.
It was huge. So big, in fact, that it towered high above the Goshinbuko. Its very size made even the mountains seem small. Its writhing mass was such that the living were glad that it was not in true physical form, as it would have crushed virtually everything in its way, regardless of friend or foe, flora or fauna. With the exception of Kouga, Ginta, Hakkaku, and Rin, all present living and not gasped that the sight of the being before them.
The huge head with the glowing red eyes, the long horn like tendrils, and the familiar mask like face in its forehead was enough to make the children shiver in fright, the healers stare in disbelief, and the warriors growl in anger. The tall Inuyoukai female warrior quickly moved beside the soul of Midoriko, and by mutual consent the both wrapped their hands around the hilt of Tenseiga, and lifted the Great Healing Fang aloft.
The now steady hum of the sword increased in pitch and a flair of blue light burst forth from the blade. For a brief moment the light formed a sphere of power around the two being holding it, only to pull back, and the rush down their combined forms and then along the ground in spreading tendrils that reached for the forms of the living watchers. As it reached each one, it rushed up their respective bodies, clothing them in a powerful shield of protection that seemed to hold back the evil that was eminating from the vile souls that now stood before them all.
Everyone sighed visibly in relief at the absence of pressure from their bodies, but the relief was not to last as they all turned their full attention to the events now unfolding. It was apparent that Inuyasha and Kagome were still feeling the effects of the evil presence. Inuyasha could be seen with sweat beading and running down his face, an almost pained expression showing on his face, but it was more one of concentration than anything. Kagome was visibly shaking with the stress that her body seemed to be experiencing. Just like Inuyasha, sweat was pouring off her face, along with tears that seemed squeezed from tightly clenched eyes.
While this was certainly worrisome and unnerving to almost everyone there, it was the fourth soul that now stood to full height and form before them all that grabbed their full attention. For some it was a familiar form, one that they had thought long since defeated. They could still recall the cliff face that had held the body of the being captive, and the Great Fang that had sealed this youkai's powers so completely. They clearly recalled the first time that the great waves of Tetsusaiga's Bakuryuuha were unleashed and took this most formidable foe apart piece by piece.
Here he was once again, as enormous and as powerful as ever, standing in all of his terrible and evil glory, facing his arch-enemy after almost a two hundred and fifty years.
"Ryuukossei..." could be heard to escape from the lips of several of the onlookers, and none of them sounded completely confident.
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Dictionary
Baba - Old Woman, Witch, Shit, Bullshit

Baka - Idiot

Chikushou - Damn

Daitoku - Priest

Doragon - Dragon

Fujo - Sorceress

Fukurou - Owl

Goraishi - Five Lightning Fingers

Hanyou - Half Demon

Higurashi-daitoku - Roughly: Priest Higurashi...I have chosen to use this instead of a name, as no name is ever cited in either the anime or the manga. Kagome's grandfather, and name used by those not of the family.

Higurashi-nisou - Roughly: Priestess Higurashi...I have chosen to use this instead of a name, as no name is ever cited in either the anime or the manga. Kagome's mother, and name used by those not of the family.

Hinba - Mare

Houshi - Monk

Inu - Dog

Joshi - Women

Kagawaki, Satomi - First incarnation of Kagawaki, Hitomi, the Lord possessed and ultimately killed by Naraku - Satomi and his father lived during the time of Midoriko. Ultimately, he sold his heart and soul to Ryuukessei in the hopes of gaining power and position so that he could have something to offer to Midoriko

Kagawaki, Okahito - Father to Kagawaki, Satomi

Kinmouno shishi - Golden-haired Lion

Kitsune - Fox Demon

Kobura - Cobra

Koruto - Colt

Kodomotachi - Children

Kuromiko - Dark Miko

Miko - Shrine Maiden

Neko - Cat

Nisou - Priestess

Ojii-san - Grandfather

Ojika - Stag

Okaa-san - Mother

Onna - Woman

Ookami - Wolf

Osuuma - Stallion

Oushi - Bull

Red Dragon - Ru-doragon

Ryuu - Dragon

Ryuukessei - Roughly translates as 'Dragon Formation Spirit' - Author discretion - son of Ryuukossei.

Ryuukossei - Roughly translates as 'Dragon Bone Spirit' - Dragon who was ultimately the cause of Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father's death. Although he later died saving his ningen mate and newly born Inuyasha, the wounds that he had going into that battle, had already been caused by Ryuukossei, who was left pinned to a cliff face by Sugimi-sama's fang. Later, Inuyasha defeated him in battle and strengthened the power of his own fang, used to repair the broken Tetsusaiga and giving him back the power and strength to wield his father's Great Fang of Destruction.

Sama - Lady or Lord - respectively

Seiyuuki - Monkey

Shika - Deer

Shikon no Kakera - Shikon Shards

Shikon no Tama - Jewel of Four Souls

Shishi - Lion

Taijiya - Demon Exterminator

Taiyoukai - Demon Lord

Tonogata - Men

Youkai - Demon

EDITOR'S NOTE: To ALL of those readers who have read my stories, and to those especially who have reviewed, good and bad, please note that I have not totally giving up my any of my stories. RL hit me pretty badly about 9 years ago, and 5 years ago I totally lost over 30 years of my life. It has been a tough road since, but one that I am determined to survive and to get back on my feet again. It is slow going, but progress it definitely being made. I hope to return to finish the works that I have not yet completed, and perhaps even have another one to write. I would like to give a definite timeframe, but unfortunately, things being what they are, I am unable to do so. But I WILL return...I promise!
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