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[feudal_miko]

The name is encouraging. [She smirks faintly.] Will I be allowed a "happily ever after", Mundane?

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[bcuzofmiasma]

Your life is suffering, miko. You know this as well as I do. It is our nature.

[feudal_miko]

It isn't my nature. [Technically.] Kagome found happiness.

[bcuzofmiasma]

She is what you failed to become, Kikyo. As you have denied comfort to others, so too shall it be to you. A poetic, fitting end.

[feudal_miko]

You sound bitter, Naraku. Can it be because you weren't granted your final wish?

[bcuzofmiasma]

You are but another weakness that I have yet to purge. A sickening reminder of the man whose empty shell I now inhabit.

[ In other words: Yes. ]

[feudal_miko]

Onigumo was a far better man than yourself. [And that's not saying much.] I would rather you give into him. You might find peace.

[bcuzofmiasma]

Onigumo gave into me. I exist not because of him, but because of you. It is your existence that denies him peace. So long as we both draw breath, he will remain in perpetual torment for eternity.

[feudal_miko]

He made a poor choice. [But one she can empathize with, sadly.] I do not blame him for his weakness. There is no reason he should suffer.

Now you, on the other hand...

[bcuzofmiasma]

You have tried many times, Kikyo. And each time, you have failed. In between breaking your earthen body, Onigumo has been buried beneath layers of demon flesh. Unlike him, I am eternal. Long after he has died and been forgotten, I shall endure.

It was your rejection, and his despair, that has spawned me. A powerful combination.

[feudal_miko]

I don't recall rejecting him. [The words are said quietly.] I knew of his desires from Kaede, but I never knew how deep his feelings went. It was you who ensured I never knew.

It was you who tore apart his dreams...and mine. [She narrows her eyes.] If all it took was rejection and despair to create you, your actions would have spawned many your equal.

[bcuzofmiasma]

And therein lies the reason why I must be rid of you. I need look no further than Onigumo's tortured existence to be reminded of why love is the ultimate weakness.

It has lead to InuYasha's demise in the past, and it is why you cling to this world in that miserable form. I refuse to suffer the same fate.

[feudal_miko]

I am not the only one clinging to this world. You may hide behind a desire for power, but your true desire lies within Onigumo's heart.

You wish to be loved, Naraku.

[bcuzofmiasma]

[ He reacts visibly to the accusation, but he quickly shakes it off, retreating back into rage. ]

You appeal to a man long dead. A heart buried so deep in its own agony that your words fall upon deaf ears.

[feudal_miko]

Why are you so angry then? [She smirks, callously.] You're defending not only Onigumo - but also yourself.

[For a moment, she pauses, her expression falling.]

Instead of alleviating agony, you spread it around. Does that make you feel better?

[bcuzofmiasma]

You know nothing of what you speak. [ He's awfully defensive right now... ] I hate you more than anything else on this world. And yet, I can never be rid of you. Not until I remove Onigumo's heart from this body.

[feudal_miko]

Which you will never be able to do. He is inextricably tied to you. [Is that sadness in her eyes?] Onigumo wasn't a good man, but he was someone I enjoyed conversing with. I wanted him to keep living. It was never my intention to let harm befall him.

[bcuzofmiasma]

You wanted him to keep living, and yet, it was you that lead to his death. He was tortured by his existence in that shell of a body that he allowed me to be born. I exist because of you. Because Onigumo will never have that which he wanted the most.

I will be rid of him eventually, Kikyo. And when I am, I will never be haunted by his insipid human desires again.

[feudal_miko]

He was brave for choosing to live after such an accident. I remember... He was always in a great deal of pain. I spent the first night in the cavern, talking about nothing in particular - just to take his mind off of his agony.

I wasn't sure if he would be able to eat or drink and, yet, somehow he did.

That resolve - his resolve - is the reason why I know you will not be rid of him easily. And you won't be rid of me easily. Even if my body crumbles, my spirit will look after those who seek to destroy you.

[bcuzofmiasma]

[ His face contorts somewhat as he's reminded of those nights. He loathes the fact that he still has Onigumo's memories. He really does. When she's finished, his blank expression turns to that of one of anger. ]

Then you shall watch as I destroy everything you hold dear. Starting with Onigumo.

[feudal_miko]

[She waits, watching him curiously. Tilting her head, she closes her eyes when he finally speaks.]


Everything I held dear has been taken from me already.

[bcuzofmiasma]

Then it will be for my own satisfaction.

[feudal_miko]

Your own lust.

And I will block your path every inch of the way.

[regretzio]

[strum]

♪ Kikyo, Kikyo, a priestess true and brave
Proof that annoying love triangles
Can persist beyond the grave ♪

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[feudal_miko]

[Just...a look.

What the hell?]

[bcuzofmiasma]

Your ability to do so has fallen disappointingly short as of late, Kikyo.

[ And he's totally ignoring the implications of what she said before that. ]