Chapter Eighty-Six: Touched
Deeply...... Deep ...... Hatred and grief have always been buried in my heart...... What the hell is Kikyo thinking, and where are you going to do it!?
When exactly will the shrine maiden with a sad fate ...... to be freed from the curse!?
Yes, that's right, isn't it clear at a glance? The answer to this question was clear from the start.
As long as that person is alive, as long as the person she is determined to forget but unable to do, and who has to be deeply cursed, is still alive in this world, she will never be saved!
- So as long as Inuyasha is dead, then it's all over.
Because fate did not develop as originally predetermined, Inuyasha and the others knew the truth about fifty years ago, and they also knew that the culprit of everything was Naraku.
But Kikyo doesn't know, and because she doesn't know the truth of fifty years ago, the resentment of her soul often boils when she recalls the past, and the hatred that stops forever before death makes her unable to think calmly.
It's like I've met a few times before, but every time I see Inuyasha, an unquenchable hatred and resentment rises, turning into a shrine maiden's curse.
It took a very difficult time for her to be able to hold back the hatred in her heart, and the intense killing intent that had been transformed from hatred.
She knew that she was free from the shackles of her body and had a freer soul than when she was alive, but she still did not hesitate to pick up the longbow and arrow, resume the duties of a witch, and walk in the world.
Because as a witch who guards the jade of the four souls, she was still derelict in her duties, and in this era, the jade of the four souls has appeared again.
The shrine maiden believes that it is her responsibility to purify the Jade of the Four Souls, and even to make the Jade of the Four Souls disappear from the world completely.
And Qu Ling Mo Chen, who is bound to cause great disasters in the world, is also her main purification target, not to mention that the former is also coveting the power of the Jade of the Four Souls......
Before this goal is accomplished, before this responsibility disappears, she doesn't want to let her resentment affect what she wants to do.
It's not that she can't take revenge, but as long as she kills Inuyasha, the resentment in her soul will disappear, and she won't have any motivation to live.
It's all just about revenge, not to mention that every time she thinks about dragging Inuyasha to hell with her...... It's not a good ending, no matter how you look at it.
But nowβ
Kikyo is an incredible discovery, the resentment in her soul is no longer restless, even if she has seen the appearance of Inuyasha with her own eyes again, she is surprisingly calm at this moment.
Even though the battle under the Tree of Ages in the distance was extremely dangerous, and the scene where her reincarnation, the girl named Sunset Kagome, tried to shoot Inuyasha with a bow and arrow, it was almost like a reenactment of that day fifty years ago.
She was still unfazed, watching the scene very calmly as a bystander, and even seemed to be thoughtful.
After all, even the hatred and grievances have calmed down, so what is left? As long as she looks a little more now, she may be able to become a Buddha directly.
As Kikyo had expected at the beginning, the enchantment set up by that guy had an unimaginable requiem effect, and all the souls in it were ......
- Probably all of them will get real rest.
"Perhaps...... That's a good thing......"
An almost murmuring self-talk spat out from her lips, and the unearthly shrine maiden lowered her eyes slightly, not knowing what she was thinking.
After getting rid of the entanglement of resentment for a while, she was able to calmly deal with the incident fifty years ago, and she was able to rationally think about the various doubts that existed in it.
Although this cannot change what has happened, the outcome of the foregone conclusion, nor can it affect her decisions and plans...... However, it is necessary to find out the truth, and she has no intention of making mistakes wrong.
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At this time, the mountain wind of the hunt seemed to become more intense, and the long-haired witch frowned slightly, raising her arms to gently cover her eyes.
In the distance, with a rumbling sound, large swaths of land were cut to pieces by the wind, and the hurricane blades turned into demonic power ruthlessly ploughed out deep cutsβ
In the end, it succeeded in hitting the huge barrier on the periphery of the era tree.
But instead of coming to an abrupt halt as expected, it was blocked, and the power of the Wind Wound crashed into it, and the barrier shone brightly.
It was as if the demonic power of the Iron Broken Tooth had slammed over like this, and instead activated some special mechanism of that huge enchantment.
The light quickly lit up and spread, and a large expanse of air began to ripple like water waves, and finally began to glow as well...... The enchantment, which was supposed to be invisible, finally reflected how huge it really was.
Originally, the era tree was already like an optimus pillar, towering into the clouds, and the huge canopy was also covering the clouds and the sun, shrouding the sky, making the sun disappear and dim for hundreds of miles.
But the barrier enveloped the entire tree, tightly wrapping it without leaving a single gap.
No matter which direction you break through, you will be at least a few hundred meters away from the tree...... Or the thickness.
At this time, the storm and the wild laughter came from a distance, echoing in the open field around them, and they could be heard clearly even from this peak, the latter was the arrogant laughter of Onyx Maru.
Just listening to the sound is quite rampant.
"βStop! It's halftime time! β
Mo Chen, who sensed the change in the situation for the first time, immediately raised his eyebrows, immediately raised his hand and shouted, and a flash opened the distance from the killing pill.
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Sesshomaru frowned, and obvious anger appeared on his face again, but he quickly restrained his expression and did not continue to pursue, but just raised the Fighting Ghost God in his hand and glanced at it.
He could see that the evil sword forged from the fangs of hungry ghosts had become a little sparse and scattered.
It is true that there is no need to continue fighting, and if it continues, this sword will sooner or later break under the blade of Cong Yunya, and in that case, Sesshomaru will also have no advantage......
When he held the Fighting Ghost God, he didn't have a few chances of winning, and after losing his weapon, he naturally didn't have any possibility of victory.
It's good to have confidence in yourself, but you should also understand the comparison between the advantages and disadvantages of friend and foe.
However, this does not mean that this noble prince has wavered from his previous thoughts, he is only more determined in his thoughts, and feels that he needs to find a better way to achieve his goal.
After all, he could clearly perceive that the guy on the other side with unknown strength seemed to have improved a lot again, although he didn't fight seriously for the sake of fighting both times......
But this time, the other party behaved significantly more relaxed.
Merely......
This is also an insult, and this time Sesshomaru also wrote it down.
He indifferently watched the guy appear on the edge of the cliff, but he had no intention of pursuing, he just put away the fighting ghost god, and also set his eyes on the era tree in the distance.
For that kind of anomaly and movement, Sesshomaru knew very well what it represented, it was the sealing enchantment of the Flying Demon Moth Clan that was unlocked by the tooth knife left behind by his father.
Inuyasha, that guy, was used so easily...... What is my father for, so he insisted on leaving him with his broken teeth?!
"Here we go...... But that guy doesn't show up yet? Are you going to sit and watch the agate pill fuse that demonic power? β
Mo Chen, who was standing as a witch, also raised a hand to block in front of him, and the long hair behind him was also flying wildly in the wind.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the shining light of the era tree blooming in the distance, and entered the spiritual vision state to search for traces of Qu Ling's existence, but he did not catch any clues.
"I don't believe it, he will never let go of this opportunity...... But I don't seem to be able to sense His presence. β
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"There aren't many things that can hide the demonic energy, but most of them can still be found, and if he is on the lookout for you, it is impossible not to prepare in advance......
Kikyo whispered, and his black eyes, as quiet as autumn water, turned to him, reflecting his shadow.
"In other words, Kikyo can't you detect his traces?" Mo Chen blinked, he wasn't at all worried about the Killing Pill standing in the distance behind him.
"I don't notice it either...... But since what you're about to do can't be changed, then He doesn't have a chance, and there's no need to worry about that. β
Kikyo's ethereal voice sounded, and in an instant, it disappeared in the oncoming wind.
However, this didn't affect Mo Chen's perception, he looked at the witch slightly strangely, and a trace of obvious doubt flashed in the depths of his eyes-
"That...... Is something wrong? I always feel like Kikyo you are the same as before...... There are some subtle differences. β
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"Nothing...... I just saw a familiar scene...... It's a little touching, it's natural, you don't have to mind......"
The shrine maiden didn't have any expression on her face, but she didn't look away, and lowered her head slightly, so that people couldn't see the expression under her bangs.
"Touched? β¦β¦ Well, if you think it's okay......"
Mo Chen seemed to say this noncommittally, he didn't believe it much, but he still nodded slowly.
After all, strictly speaking, this reason can also be justified, and Sunset Kagome almost crucified Inuyasha with one stone......
This scene is more than just dΓ©jΓ vu, is it?
He shook his head, didn't think much about it, just turned his head to look at the era tree in the distance, watching the brightness of the blooming light continue to rise, and some kind of strong momentum was also reaching its peak.
Then he clenched the pitch-black magic sword in his hand, and the jade of the dragon's head inlaid with the hilt also bloomed with a purple-black bright and faint light, and the brightness continued to increase.
There seems to be a faint sound of a dragon's groan, and the breath of heaven and earth is swinging.
The pitch-black aura emanated, and the naked eye was visible around Mo Chen's body, evolving a faint black dragon figure and silhouette, constantly rotating around him, revealing the power of shocking the four wilds.
A terrifying, destructive aura condensed in him, and it flowed endlessly.
Kikyo couldn't help but take a few steps back.
It's not that she's worried that getting too close will affect waiting for this guy to swing that earth-shattering sword, but she is a little repulsed by the evil aura that the magic sword emanates.
A magic sword that can fill the body of the slain with miasma even if it is just a flat A, so that the corpse becomes a puppet of the sword, is undeniably evil in nature.
Destroying everything, destroying everything, and having great murderous intent and hostility towards all spiritual beings on the earth......
- The magic sword that symbolizes the underworld, exactly that.
Sensing that the intense glow that bloomed from the other side of the Tree of the Ages was rapidly weakening, and knowing that this was a sign that the barrier was about to disappear, the shrine maiden glanced at someone.
Then she quietly removed the longbow from her back, and placed an arrow on it.
Little by little, a faint glow appeared in the air, and they turned into tiny meteor showers that condensed towards the arrows, and the powerful spiritual power visible to the naked eye attached to them, flowing endlessly.
The moment the barrier of the Era Tree disappeared, the shrine maiden let go of her hand.