Naraku Rewrites the Stars

Ch. 15 Accepting Peace

Previously, Naraku and Onigumo have started feeling at peace for no apparent reason.

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This is not happening... It cannot be happening, Naraku mentally muttered as he tried to retain his usual composure.

Onigumo witnessing Naraku having a mental break down from only getting a taste of peace for the first time could not help but be amused by his demon counterpart. But at the same time, seeing Naraku not be his usually collective evil self unsettled Onigumo.

But, it is. This warm and gentle ease spreading in our chest is what peace feels like... I could never mistake it for anything else... even if I desired to. Onigumo answered with a mixture of mockery and honesty in his voice.

No. Without the Sacred Jewel... Without being the strongest demon... Without ridding myself of you. How could I possibly be at peace?

Onigumo sighed a breath of surprising sympathy towards Naraku confused state.

Denial is futile Naraku. Truly, I do not know why you are at peace. However, I suggest you be heedless towards it, letting your emotions get the best of you will only cloud your mind causing you to make irrational decisions.

Naraku took a moment to breathe, enabling him to regain his rationality and composure.

Yes... You are right Onigumo. I am Naraku. I am above this...

After Naraku finished his self calming thoughts there were a few moments of silence between him and Onigumo. In the rain, under a tree, and with Kagome in their arms two entities were at peace and they did not have a clue why. While Naraku was still a tad vexed by the oddly comforting bliss that was spreading throughout his entire being, Onigumo was quite enjoying it. For better or worse, the peace might have gone to his head, but Onigumo could care less at the moment and decided, for the first time in forever, to relax.

"Naraku," Onigumo verbally called out.

Naraku did notice that it was odd Onigumo called out to him with his mouth rather his mind, but choose to turn blind eye to it, at least for now.

Onigumo.

Onigumo with a small melancholy smile on his lips said something he did not think he would ever admit to Naraku and to anyone for that matter.

"I feel so exhausted, Naraku... to the bone. From you, from the Sacred Jewel, from everything I have suffered through... I long to find somewhere no one nor thing will disturb me and lay down to rest."

Naraku took a pause.

"You are not deaf, Naraku," Onigumo remarked with unexpected tranquility in his voice.

Yes, I am not deaf... However, I do not know what to say to you. Oddly... for once in my lifetime I am lost for words.

Getting amused by Naraku's apparent confusion Onigumo hummed, "Why do you think, that is, Naraku?"

Even though he did have a suspicion behind his loss for words, Naraku answered, I do not know...

"You do not know? Well, I believe it is because you feel the same as I do."

Naraku knew in his mind he should deny Onigumo's statement, but in this moment of mutual peace between him and Onigumo, he could not bring himself to refute the truth.

You may be right, Onigumo... You may be right.