It has become one of my top 10, and I absolutely love it. The story, the characters, and the animation is amazing. I have a one-shot in mind, but I need to tweak it a bit before I type it. I am so happy you requested this anime!
this is a small preview of what I have planned for the one-shot (although details and stuff would be added later)…
“A priestess?” Looking up at the humanoid beside her, the red haired teen blinked noticing his expression – one only she could read – had softened.
“Yes.” Elias replied, continuing to walk towards the path leading up the stairs. “A priestess with extensive knowledge on purification, healing, and past magic.” Chuckling under his breath, Elias noticed his apprentice’s confused look. “Are you confused, Chise?”
“A-Ah no…” She shook her head before turning it to see the familiar streets of Japan. She never thought she would be coming back to her home country so soon, if ever. Her eyes lowered to her shadow noticing the red eyes blinking up at her before hiding once more. After the events of Ruth’s potential capture with Cartaphilus, and Chise almost going out of control with her magic, it was Elias’s idea to bring her to a priestess.
Chise’s eyes went forward as they came to a stop before a mountain of stairs. She blinked once as she came to sense a strong aura on the top. ‘Even Mikhail had recommended Elias to take me here…’. There was a mystery about her coming here, and one Elias continued to repeat that it was something she would appreciate later. Noticing Elias taking the first few steps up, Chise blinked and followed.
With each step she took, Chise felt a sense of peace clothing her, but within the auras protecting the area, loneliness shrouded the whole place.
“You feel it, don’t you?” Elias questioned as he continued his way up.
Her green eyes landed on him.
“Her name is Kagome Higurashi.” Elias continued. “A priestess who specializes in purifying evil auras and curses, and one Cartaphilus fears.”
“Cartaphilus?” Chise repeated.
“Why would he fear her?” Ruth questioned as he transformed into his human form. “Is there something special about her abilities.”
Elias remained silent; he took the last step and looked down to wait for Chise and Ruth to meet up. It was a risk to have Chise meeting a woman who had become a sacrifice to her own wish.
“I thought I had sensed a familiar aura.”
The moment Chise and Ruth took their last step into the shrine grounds, both were taken back by the beauty standing in the middle of the shrine. Chise’s lips parted, almost in wait to compliment her bright cerulean eyes and beautiful traditional miko clothing. Her black hair tied back into a low ponytail with a few stands loosely looped in front before meeting in the back of the ponytail. A smile welcomed them, and it was that moment Chise realized the source of the barrier around the shrine was coming from her.
“A surprise and pleasure to have you here, Elias-san.” The miko spoke, tone laced in warmth. Her eyes landed on the quiet ones standing beside him. Eyes narrowing with her smile, she sensed great potential in the red head. “Guests?”
Taking a step forward, Elias’s long coat floated behind him with the help of the incoming breeze to allow the miko to get a good look at the two. “My apprentice and this is her familiar.”
Chise blinked out of her inner thoughts to come into a quick bow. “H-Hatori Chise…nice to meet you.”
“Ruth.” Her familiar gave a small bow with his head.
The miko came forward, sensing the young girl’s nerves. “Chise-chan, and Ruth-kun, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” Giving a small bow of her own with her head, the miko smiled, “Higurashi Kagome; you may call me Kagome.”
‘Kagome…’ Chise repeated in her head. Where had she heard that name before?
“I decided to bring Chise here in hopes you could teach her about purification and how to control emotional magic.” Elias spoke. After the events that had occurred against Cartaphilus, he feared Chise’s personal feelings would consume her.
Puffing out a small sigh with a nervous chuckle, Kagome looked at the mage. “You believe I am the right person for this? You and I both know my emotions is what got me like this.”
“But centuries have taught you, have they not?”
Silent, Kagome’s eyes glided towards the silent apprentice. Nodding, the miko’s arm stretched out to offer a hand to the young girl. “Very well. Chise-chan?”
“Hai…?”
“Follow me.”
Watching Chise take the miko’s hand, Ruth came to stand beside the mage. Both of the females walked towards the Japanese style home – a home that looked easily over a hundred years old. “What is special about this priestess?” He whispered.
Elias’s eyes narrowed, watching as Kagome started talking to Chise in an open conversation. “Chise will learn about the consequences of letting your powers and wishes take control of your actual intentions.”
Ruth’s eyes rose to see Elias’s gaze glued on the two ahead. What did he mean?
“Kagome has lived and seen for over five hundred years.”
The familiar’s eyes slowly widened; his head turned back to the black haired female. A priestess could live that long? But she looked so…young and human.
“But if she could have it her way, the priestess would easily let go of this eternal life to meet with the family and friends she erased.” Elias continued. “She saved and killed her loved ones in order to protect the peaceful planet we know now.”
“You call this peaceful?” Ruth scoffed.
Elias snickered back, having to agree with him. “It could have been worse if the priestess had not made her loved ones and herself a sacrifice.”
“What do you mean?”
A gentle cold breeze danced around the shrine as Elias turned to see a square of soil near the home with a small tree rooting out. “She erased everything that had a connection to her and an evil jewel she swore to protect…for an eternity.”
Years had passed by, and Elias was not about to release every detail of Kagome’s life. A life she had locked away deep within herself, and for the rest of his life, he was in debt to her.
She had rescued him from losing control of his monster. All other mages, fairies, and humans feared him, but she…
She saved him.
“Chise is in good hands.” Elias whispered, “because she sees herself in her now.”
Why, of course you can, hon! I can never say no to Jojo!
Pulling on the collar of her shirt, Dio smirked as he saw the flame of courage flicker in her eyes. Bringing her closer to him – despite her feet trying to kick him for freedom – the vampire Stand user laughed at her struggle. “You might as well give up, kitten.” He inched closer, “no one is going to come and save you.”
The miko’s blue eyes narrowed back as she saw the devil smirk on her enemy. “They will come.”
“Suppose they do,” Dio scoffed, throwing her back down on the sidewalk they waited, “but that will only end in their death.” Her determination on her group was laughable, but amusing. It entertained him, and he enjoyed to watch her eyes flicker from courage to fright. Looking out into the foggy city waiting for the sun’s last few seconds of bright, Dio scoffed waiting for her so-called “heroes”.
Getting up from the floor, Kagome’s eyes never left his back. To think she had been careless and helped a helpless old lady on the street and suddenly being consumed by Dio’s darkness. She hated to admit it, but Jotaro did say her kindness would curse her one day.
“Do you really think you will win?” She questioned.
Dio’s head slightly turned over his shoulder to see her hardened glare.
“Your corruption won’t prevail, Dio.”
He chuckled; his gaze returned ahead. Steps on the other side of the empty city echoed; Dio’s lips slowly formed a smirk.
The miko’s eyes followed his to see the shadow of a tall and built male coming out of the fog. Hearing the clank of metal from the chains hanging off his coat, Kagome’s shoulders relaxed at the sight of the familiar scowl. “Jotaro-kun…”
“My, my,” Dio chuckled again, “you did make it. Guess kitten here was right.”
“Dio,” Jotaro’s eyes narrowed, stopping his steps, “let her go.”
Feeling a burn on her neck, Kagome’s hand came up only to find her whole body being pulled towards Dio’s finger. Feet dangling a few inches off the floor, Kagome’s chin tilted upwards to see Dio still smirking at the teen boy. ‘S-Since when did-?!’
Jotaro’s eyes narrowed tightly realizing the control he had on the miko. Did he plant something on her neck? From what he could see, she had a small purple diamond between her neck and shoulder.
“Unfortunately the kitten has become involved in our little dispute, Joestar.” Dio shook his head before getting excited over the girl’s struggle for freedom. “If you want to save her, you are going to have to deal with me first.”
The miko’s glare continued to fill with hate for the vampire before her. “Y-You won’t win…”
Taking a glance of the miko from the corner of his eyes, Dio’s toothy grin became predatory. “Would you like to bet on it, priestess?”
Her eyes widened; Jotaro’s fingers curled into his fist. How did he know she was a priestess? That information was promised to be kept secret within the group. If Dio were to know of her identity, there was a chance he would erase her her existence.
She was the biggest threat to his existence.
“I know.” Dio’s grin stretched. “I know more than you think.”
If there was something Nash absolutely loved about meeting Seirin’s manager, was her fiery attitude against him.
He did not think he would be into petite girls like her because he thought they would be too timid, but Kagome showed him a side he wanted to challenge.
Nash asked for her number, but before she could reject, Nash found himself being blocked by a certain tan and tiger male.
Nash: “Oh? Does the cute monkey have gorillas protecting her?”
Kagome: “No, they just think I need it.”
When Nash tried to grab her chin, he was taken back the moment Kagome’s quick reflexes slapped his fingers away before he could.
Kagome: “don’t get too familiar with me.”
The other basketball bakas also didn’t like it very much and stepped in.
The Generation of Miracles and the others have tried talking to Kagome to stop her from talking back to Nash telling her it only fuels him further.
Kagome: “I’m not gonna let him do or say whatever he wants!”
Becoming friends was tough for the both of them especially when both had different views and beliefs about humans and the world.
Over and over again they would argue, but Meruem would stop himself from hurting her.
Meruem isn’t sure why he doesn’t physically attack Kagome when their arguments escalate, but he figured he did have some sort of respect for her educated beliefs.
In fact, he laid out rules for his three bodyguards to keep their hands off the miko.
When he isn’t sure what to do or what to think, Meruem finds himself coming to Kagome to ask her questions.
Kagome is a little taken back by it, but helps him.
She knows he can grow a good heart, but won’t admit she still fears teaching him new things could turn into a nightmare.
No romantic feelings brew between them, but Meruem does feel a sense of duty to protect their ‘hostage’.
And Kagome does feel like Meruem is being misunderstood. Like a baby who grew up only seeing the bad, and being raised to do only chaotic things.
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