A/N: I just wanted to thank everyone for voting, commenting, and just reading this story! I'm happy to see that people are really liking it! And don't worry, I don't plan on ending it for quiet a few more chapters! It's going to be long, but I promise to keep it interesting!
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Nayumi: You guys better keep reading, or you'll be dealing with me!
Jade: Nayumi! Be nice! You're going to scare them away!
Nayumi: Whatever.
Jade: Fluffy! Tell her!
Nayumi: Yeah, dog, tell me. *evil glare*
Sesshomaru: Hmph
Jade: You're no help! *flicks ear*
Nayumi: That's what I thought!
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"I can't! She'll kill my daughter!" he said; panic filling his voice.
"All men out." Nayumi snapped.
"What? Why?" Hychi exclaimed.
"Because I said so." she growled; her eyes weren't leaving Karin.
"Come on, Master Hychi. Let's just listen to her." Kiysohi whispered.
"Fine." Hychi finally sighed.
"You too, monk." Nayumi sanpped as she released him. He quickly scurried out. "Dog."
"I'm staying." he replied.
"No you're not. This isn't even me just not wanting you here, it's so Karin will be more comfortable. Now leave." Nayumi sighed.
"Hlmph." he snorted, but got up and left.
"Okay, now show me what she did?" Nayumi smiled at Karin.
"How do you know she did anything?" Karin asked.
"Because that's the only way she can kill you. She can't get on the mountain, and you don't have to leave, but yet you're still worried that she'll kill you? That's how I know." Nayumi shrugged.
"You're right. It's this." she slowly unwrapped the bandages from her left hand.
"She scratched you?" Nayumi mumbled; she noticed it showed now sigh of trying to heal. "When?"
"Almost a month ago." she sighed.
"If I had known it was only on your hand, then I wouldn't have sent everyone out." Nayumi chuckled.
"I'm glad you did." Karin mumbled.
"Hold your hand out, and this might hurt a little." Nayumi sighed.
"What are you going to do?" she asked; narrowing her eyes at her.
"Just trust me?" Nayumi asked.
"I guess...." Karin finally sighed, then held her hand up.
"Kami. Sin. Ryu." Nayumi said, then placed her hand over Karin's scratches.
"AH!" Karin screamed in pain as the scratch marks disappeared.
"Sorry." Nayumi mumbled as she fell to her stomach.
"Thank you." Karin mumbled as she did the same.
"What happened here!?" Monk Michio cried.
"I can't even think of what might have happened." Hychi sighed.
"It looks like she healed your daughters hand." Sesshomaru said.
"What!" the monk yelled; running over to his daughter. "She's a blessed soul!" the monk had tears falling down his face as he held his daughter to his chest.
"What was wrong with her hand?" Kiyoshi asked.
"Sakura scratched her, and said if she told anyone what she wanted then she would kill her. We believed the threat to be true, because the marks never healed." the old man explained.
"I'm shocked." Hychi laughed.
"Why's that?" Kiyoshi asked.
"Because Nayumi healed her instead of killing her herself. I mean, you guys did poison Jade." Hychi explained.
"Nayumi acts tough, and with demons she is, but she can't stop herself from helping humans. It's how she is." Sesshoomaru shrugged.
"So she really does have a heart?" Kiyoshi asked; a smile crossing his face.
"Jade!" Nayumi yelled as she flew down towards her.
"Nayumi?" Jade asked; panic filling her voice.
"Are you okay?" Nayumi asked; finally reaching her, and wrapping her arm around her waist.
"Yeah. I'm fine. What happened?" she asked; looking around. "Where am I?"
"The boarder to the afterlife, and Sakura threaten the monk's daughter to get them to try to kill you." Nayumi shrugged. Jade didn't know how, but somehow they were floating back up.
"They killed me!" Jade exclaimed.
"Eh, not exactly." Nayumi laughed.
"So, I'm not dead?" Jade asked.
"Well, not completely. Look, I don't know how to explain it, but I'm really tired of being in the land of the living, so how about you go back now?" Nayumi sighed.
"How-" Jade started to asked, but suddenly she was flying up at high speed.
"Brace yourself!" she heard Nayumi laugh before she was blinded by light.
Everyone stepped back, as Jade's body started to glow. When the light died down, Jade blinked her eyes a few times.
Green again. Sesshomaru thought. He couldn't tell if he was sad or happy about that.
"That hurt." Jade mumbled. Everyone gasped in shock when their eyes returned to normal.
"What is it!" Jade asked.
"Your face." Hychi breathed.
"What's wrong with it?" Jade asked; her eyes widening. On her face, there were new marks. Three lines on each side, and they were similar to Sesshomaru's. There were three, and they didn't come from her ears, but they were the same color and shape. (Look at the new cover picture! That's Jade!)
"You have new marks again." Sesshomaru sighed.
"WHAT!" Jade shrieked.
"Calm down. They're just lines." Kiyoshi said; trying to soothe her.
"Whatever." Jade finally sighed, "Now tell us what Sakura was willing to kill to hide."
"I owe Nayumi, so I will explain." the monk agreed. "Sakura is after the Four Weapons of Destruction. I believe that's why she put a soul of the Kamakaze branch inside you. They were the only demons strong enough to control the power of such weapons. There's a spell that the cat demons came up with centuries ago, that would allow her to absorb your body. Thus, taking the power of the Kamakaze with it. She already has the Necklace of Life, but it's just a useless neckless without the other weapons. All the weapons are useless by themselves. The Staff of Hate, can cause people to become angry easily, the Blade of Blood can cause someone to lust to blood shed, the Necklace of Life can help someone manipulate the four elements, and the Necklace of Death can allow someone to pull power from Heaven and Hell, but alone that's all they can do. Together, they staff can breed hatred and anyone anyone around it will kill eachother, the sword will make the weilder so strong that no one stands a chance against them, the Necklace of Life will give someone total control over all the elements to such an extreme that they can create natures deadliest disasters with a mere thought, and the Necklace of Death will be able to abbliterate the boarders between the worlds. Sakura plans on destroying the world this way." the monk explained.
"Wow. These weapons are that strong?" Kiyoshi asked; holding the staff at arms length.
"Yes. If she were to get her hands on them, then no one would be able to defeat her. Not to mention, with the Necklace of Death she would become immortal. You could rip her heart out, burn it, then stab it, and she would still be alive." Monk Michio added.
"That's crazy!" Hychi exclaimed.
"Very. It's the same reason that a priestess split the Necklace of Death into four pieces, then hid them serperatly. She planned on doing the same with all the other weapons, but she became involved in a great battle. The battle the Sacred Jewel was created in." he said.
"I see." Jade merely nodded. It was a lot to take in for all of them.
"Would it be possible to leave the staff here? Since it's sealed now." Kiyoshi asked.
"I do not see why not. As long as Jade puts a sacred barrier around it." the old man nodded.
"I can do that." Jade replied, but she wasn't entirly sure she could.
If Sakura is after those weapons. Then we have to stop her. Not matter what. Jade thought. She wasn't going to let Sakura destroy the world.
"Very well then, please follow me." Monk Michio said; laying Karin down, then heading out the door.
"Where are we going?" Jade questioned as they walked through the temple.
"A room that is never used. I want the staff to be far away from people, and to be sealed seperatly from anything else." the old man explained.
"I see." Jade nodded.
Katana? Nayumi? Any help here? Jade thought.
Uma. Ki. Tori. Nayumi's voice rang in Jade's ears; followed by an image of her holding two fingers in front of her face, then holding her palm to the door.
"This room should work." Monk Michio said; opening the door to a dark room.
"Thank you." Jade nodded, and took the staff from Kiyoshi. She placed it in the center of the room, then left. Closing the door behind her. Jade held her pointer and middle finger, of her right hand, in front of her face, and let out a breath.
"Uma. Ki. Tori." Jade said, then placed her hand against the door.
Jade started to feel lightheaded, and she didn't even feel when she fell. Last thing she saw was everyone running towards her.