Bend and Don't Break - Chapter 5

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Title: Bend and Don't Break

 

Author: kirin85 

 

Fandom: Inuyasha

 

Rating: T/PG-13

 

Characters/Pairings: Higurashi Kagome, Inuyasha, Kikyou, Onigumo, Inuyasha x Kagome, Onigumo/Naraku > Kikyou (unrequited), Akitoki Hojo > Kagome (unrequited), past Inu no Taishou x Izayoi, male OC x male OC, female OC x female OC

 

Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance

 

Content warnings: Canon-level violence (Inuyasha), major character death, swearing, body horror, psychological horror, torture, sexual intimidation, physical abuse of minors, psychological abuse of minors,  mentions of death and injury to minors

 

Word count: 23,512 (so far)

 

Summary: Fifty years have passed since the Avatar’s disappearance. Fifty years since the war between nations came to a bitter end. A new world has risen from the ashes of tragedy. Yet the embers of war threaten to rekindle. Faced with a precarious future, a simple Water Tribe girl seeks to restore balance to the world. 


Chapter preview:

"K-Kikyou?!" Kagome started in disbelief. "You can't be-"
 

"Playing the fool? Really." The creature shook her head. She leaned closer still, her lower arms grasping the trunk. "And here I was looking forward to our little reunion."
 

Kagome backed away. She bumped into a root and flinched. "L-listen, okay? I'm not-"
 

"Not in the mood?" The monster gave a tut. "Oh, I know you better than that."
 

"You don't know me at-"
 

"Oh Kikyou." The monster gave a throaty chuckle. The tree groaned in anguish as her claws dug into its trunk. "I have missed you."

 

 

 

This chapter is available on: 

FF.net | Ao3


First time readers can find the prologue here (FF.net) and here (Ao3)