[Inuyasha fanfiction | Faithful to the original characterizations | The groveling ex arc + double twists + emotionally devastating characters]
Fifty years ago, she was pierced by a hundred arrows, betrayed by her junior sister, and cursed by the people.
Sesshomaru, the demon king of the Western Lands, stood atop a mountain, watching coldly as her soul dispersed beneath the sacred tree.
When she opened her eyes again, her bones were clay and her blade was spirit fire.
Kikyo crawled out of the mud in a mass grave, reborn as a wicked spirit whom everyone wanted dead.
She would collect every drop of the blood debt owed to her, with interest!
An alliance of mutual convenience.
He would help her crush the miko alliance, and she would purify the fallen spirits of the underworld for him.
She thought it was just a deal, unaware that he had kept watch over her spiritual bones and nourished them for twenty whole years.
Illusions forged, evidence beyond question.
She broke his protective feather in front of everyone and shot an arrow through his shoulder:
“Sesshomaru, from this day on, we owe each other nothing. If we meet again, we’re enemies!”
Everyone called the demon king cold-blooded and heartless.
No one saw him brave the underworld’s abyss alone, risking death at every turn to win her a chance to live.
No one saw him set aside all his pride and roam the human world, hoping only for one glance from her.
[Two twists, sweetness hidden amid heartbreak]
▫️The gentle monk who risked his life to protect her was actually setting up an obsessive scheme, wagering his life to the very end.
▫️Her return from the dead was never the villain’s doing. It was the obsession he had kept hidden for half a century.
As spirit fire melded with demonic power and winter snow melted into tenderness,
on the day they reconciled, he offered half his demon core as a betrothal gift:
“From now on, we’ll share life and death, for all the years ahead.”
#SesshomaruKikyo #GrovelingEx #PowerCouple #Reconciliation #EmotionallyDevastating #StrongHeroineRevenge
