30Chapter 1: Amusement
A/N: *...* - Any/small sounds that are made eg. 'tch, sigh, huff' etc.
Bold - Important/notable things said, written or thought of...so be sure to remember them...
Italics - Enunciated/intoned words/sentences that are spoken or thought of. eg. sarcasm etc.
'(...)' - When a different language is spoken or thought, the translation will be placed in here.
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The cold air chilled her to the bones. The wind left her with a chilling bite that she could not cover.
She stepped out the cave, searching for anything that could let her pinpoint her exact location, or at least allow Sesshōmaru to know. However, the land was bare of anything that could remotely be associated with or be inhabited by any form of civilization, there was nothing other than trees, dirt, and grass. The large expanse of nothingness made her wary, it made her tense.
There was a foul odour in the air, permeating through the area. It reeked of magic, of old and dark magic. And she knew first hand what this type of magic could do, she could still feel-remember Urasue ripping her soul out of her using dark magic, ancient magic to resurrect Kikyou.
The memory made Kagome all the more vigilant. It would not do for her to be wounded and Sesshōmaru finding out. No, that couldn't happen. A wry smile etched itself on her face at the thought. Sesshoumaru was vicious, that she knew. Rivers of crimson blood would flow if Sesshoumaru were to find out.
She smirked.
Again, this scent penetrated her awareness. It was becoming something short of annoying, and it was growing more and more evident as this loud booming noise came closer. Eyes narrowing she turned towards the unmistakable direction of the sound and magic, she saw in the near distance a horde of human-like beings. They were giants...naked giants...skinless, naked giants...skinless, naked and horribly deformed giants...
What?
That was what she was cautious of? What utter seemed no better or worse than mindless low-ranking yōkai And with a tired sigh, she slowly walked at a leisurely pace towards the disfigured beasts. Her right hand wearily combing through her loose hair, thinking why on earth she was here, before letting her hand drop to her side. Closing her eyes, she sighed. Sesshōmaru's little quirks were rubbing off on her. Though it really was to be expected after living with him for all those years.
Closer. They were coming closer. There at least were 30 or so humanoid beasts, and in just a few seconds she would be surrounded. And were those horse hooves she hears in the far off distance?
She wonders if there were any people riding those horses.
Twitching, she supposed she should already be killing them off - the giants, not the horses, but for now, she was content with waiting and seeing what they would do. Patience is a virtue after all. The old her would've already screamed 'Inuyasha!' as soon as she saw them; danger, heck as soon as she felt them even. It was laughable how weak she was, it was no wonder Kikyou was preferred over her. Kikyou was beautiful, was pale skinned, had control of her Reiki, was a proficient archer, was always...the better one. And compared to what little skill and power she used and had in those days, experience or no experience she truly wasn't that surprised, if at all. She lacked grace, lacked that deadly aim, that control, she was tanned...well, was slightly tanned. A far cry to her skills no-
...Finally noticing the numerous amount of bulbous eyes trained at her small- even smaller form compared to their gigantic bodies, she tensed as the prickly feeling broke her reverie.
How utterly disgusting, their bodies were pink, as if skinned. The muscle, tendons, and ligaments were all present for open view. It was revolting. She found herself slightly grimacing at the sight- again, why on earth was she in this blasted place?
Stepping forward a few paces towards the body closest to her: brown eyes, teeth gnawing on its fingers squirting streams of blood near her, on her.
Disgusting.
Sighing she asks, "What are you?," no reply, "Answer me!". They had mouths, so why were they not speaking? Were they incapable of human speech? Were they dumber than even the low-ranking yokai that she was accustomed to?
This was getting nowhere, *tch* raising a hand she uttered lowly, 'Sakujo'. This whole ordeal was becoming a frustrating matter. She had better things to do than trying to communicate with these beasts. She might have even preferred lesser demons more than these...whatever they were. And in the back of her mind, she noted that there were, in fact, humans near, but she brushed that fact off and focused on the task at hand. She doesn't mind giving them a bit of a show.
The giant humanoid beings turned and started to run as if they understood what she was about to do, but it was a fruitless action. There was no way she'd let them leave now. No, not now that she was peeved. No one, no matter who or what they were, blatantly ignores her.
*SNAP*
Her fingers snapped before releasing a burst of reiki, seeping into their non-skin, purifying them almost instantly.
She sighed as she heard their inhuman screeches. Her ears were slightly ringing.
Sesshōmaru really was rubbing off on her.
The soft sound of hooves stamping on the ground let her know of the horses, the people who she forgot; ignored. Turning on her heels she immediately looked for the little things that gave their intentions away, their tell, their reactions. There was no doubt that they saw her completely eradicating the foul beasts. After all, Sesshoumaru taught her well, taught her how to react to any situation that was presented in order to preserve herself. Not that she really needed to, by any means against these humans.
Wait.
Why does she smell...more of those creatures in this group?
Could it be possible they were hiding? Amongst humans?
Her eyes crinkled with mirth.
What a riot. This place should be able to keep her busy while she tried to contact Sesshōmaru. But she supposed it wouldn't do for her to just stand way out there.
And in almost an instant she was bowing respectively low before them. Her mind already coming up with ways, solutions, and ideas as to how to gain their trust, allegiance, and loyalty. She needed to acquire more information about this place if she was to stay for a lengthened period of time...which was undoubtedly going to happen. And bowing was of the utmost respectful way to show them that she meant no harm, to make them feel as if they were superior. Well, of course, she knew otherwise, but she'd let them have the honour of someone of her stature acting like she was lesser than them.
At least at the moment, she was entertained, their reactions were most amusing. She almost let a sigh escape her lips just thinking of what Sesshoumaru would think of her bowing to anyone other than he, it was a daunting prospect. She could see it already, his eyes narrowing with distaste, wordlessly berating her for acting like a common wenc-woman.
'Do not think of him,' she tells herself.
Shaking her head minutely she stood upright and what she saw was indeed a cause for laughter, but this wouldn't do, she needed them to divulge their secrets, knowledge, and wisdom not gawk at her.
Sending out a pulse of her aura she watched as their facial expression morphed from awe to wariness. She supposed that was to be expected if one was ever in contact with her.
She grinned.
Waiting for all eyes to be on her face rather than her body she whispered, "Hello~," with clear merriment laced in her voice.
~OwO~
They had been travelling quite a ways off from the wall, riding for a little to no more than 40 minutes before coming across a most peculiar sight. Her back was turned towards them but there was a woman: Black hair with a tint of unnatural blue, slim with a toned physique- and she was surrounded by Titans, and there were a large group of Titans.
Their first instinct was fear, then curiosity, followed by shock, awe, and finally; caution.
It all happened too fast. She was too fast. It couldn't have been more than a few seconds before all the titans dispersed screeching as she seemed to walk towards one before turning it to ashes as she snapped her fingers.
They were left with their mouth open wide, gaping at the casual display of power, unnatural power that she showed off. Turning swiftly on her heels she faced them, her piercing yet beautiful eyes met their group. Before brazenly looking at each and every individual as they waited with bated breath what her next move was. There was no doubt that she was dangerous, to be able to destroy the Titans in such a way; with just a snap of her fingers...She was deadly. But she was too far away, surely she wouldn't be able to traverse such a distance without the group noticing?
But how wrong they were, in almost an instant she was standing before them. Bowed at the waist, left arm over her stomach, hands stretching out.
After a few moments of tense silence, she stood upright, a small amused expression over her pale alabaster face. And upon closer inspection she was much more than beautiful, she was gorgeous. Her blue amethyst eyes scattered with specks of gold and silver, her plump rosy lips, that slight flush of red on her cheeks, dark sooty eyelashes, full brows and a single streak of silver atop her satin like hair. She was mesmerizing. How long had they been staring?
But a sharp burst or power pulsed through their group, sending shivers of pleasure and horror down their spines. Eyes widened, gasps broke free from their lungs, and teeth were clenched.
Power, beauty, and amusement.
A smirk.
She was the source of those unnatural pulses, what they were looking for, hoped to contain and use for the benefit of mankind.
They had found her, and they had no idea how they were to contain her.
"Hello~"
Sakujo/削除- means 'deletion, elimination, erasure, and cancellation etc.'
A/N: It's been too long right? I know, I'm getting the inspiration to start updating again so watch out for Chapter 3 in the next few days. When we get to around Chapter 10, I'll edit the chapters again so as to make sure that there are no mistakes and plot holes/spoilers and to check whether I'm foreshadowing the right moments. Also, note that other stories will also be updated these coming days.
EDITED: 22 APRIL 2019
I added nothing major, just corrected a few grammar and punctuation errors, and added a sentence here and there that fit with setting the scene.