Izanama-sama, how I love thee!! She returned!! How lovely yet macabre yet entrance! Thank you for letting her play a role here!

I'm beginning to make sense of that cursed wish now, and all I can say is... damn! Poor Kagome, bound to him forever unless she kills him or purifies the Shikon (which is not even in the mortal plance any longer). Things do look mighty bleak for Kagome. >.>

At least he doesn't wish to take what is not freely given. Ha! Why Sesshomaru, does it rankle that she doesn't want you, does it sting and burn? *cackles*

Beautiful words as always! *glomps them*

Tanku for the timely update!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEK FANTASIC!!!! Wha a wonderful idea to halt the chain for a while, ok so do her bones grow back so seas has to remove the old ones????  Can't wait for more thanks for the update yay what a great way to wake up

ah ha! So the Shikon No Tama will return - but no one knows when.
I find it amazing that Sesshomaru does not want her so unwilling, wonder if that will ever change.....hmmm

Lovin this plot, I'm so happy for the long chapter! Really answered a lot of questions I had! Thank you thank you thank you!

Ahh! Kagome! Will she truly be free of Sesshomaru? Will he be able to go though the well? Will he meet her in the future and capture her? or will he catch her before the well activates? What if the well doesn't work?! what if kagome goes back home to find her family slaughtered and seshoumaru waiting there for her, angry becasue he had to wait 500 years. what if the curse he put on her affects time?! IDK! AHHHHH! I'm so excited! update soon! I hope all is well!

Oooooh so dark! I love it! I wonder will she try to kill him? Maybe the well?

Her slow suffering is almost tangible in this chapter. He is killing her, slowly, her memory, her mind, her perception of things. That's wholly devious and far worse than physical torture.

It will be nice if the well works, but I do wonder. Maybe his wish will interfere, somehow? And if it does work, I don't even want to contemplate what he'll do to her 500 years later if he finds her again. *shivers* That is a most disturbing thought. I mean, can you even imagine it? *shivers again* I think it's best if it doesn't work, in my opinion; the alternative is a far worse fate in my mind.

I do love your descriptions - full of sight, sound, all sensation! Very elegantly written, as always. :))

Well, what do you know? I've caught up... now I must await an update. In fact, I'm eagerly awaiting an update - already! Update soon, yes?

This has to be the most angst ridden chapter I've read so far. Poor Kagome... I think I can't even mention her name anymore without adding that adjective, like it's her nickname or something in this fic. It pains me to see her being toyed with and unable to escape, yet she still has fire in her, she still makes use of her mind, tries to think of a loophole! Bravo, Kagome! Go for it, girl! See? No 'poor' add-on now. XD And, I just realized I actually had a one-sided, imaginary conversation with her...

I especially adored how you portrayed their dialogue not only with their lines, but also by timing their motions and expressions. It was almost like I was watching a play, really. I commend you for the way you handled this, too. Granted, still full of angst, yet very tasteful and subtly written.

P.S. I still love him, yes, now 'tis the kind of love where you want to neuter him with a rusty pair of scissors.

Bwahaha! *cackles insanely* I was right, riiiiiiiight! *dances the dance of correct guesses* Ehem, sorry about this little exhibition of bacchic joy. I'll behave now - promise!

Izanami, you used Izanami! I looove her, I really do! So pretty and creepy and rotting and dashing she be! I dub this chapter "Death and the Maiden"!

Honestly, I think I've run out of things to compliment without parroting myself. Bwahaha! How pathetic I am, words elude me. *dies* BUT, 'tis a good sign, means you managed to stun me into awe with the beauty and fluidity of your words! Such natural grace they have, currents after currents of lovely vowels and consonants dancing on my tongue. I like to read aloud in a hushed voice, dun ask me why. ;D

Phew, well, now that I've made a spectacle of myself, I shall try to leave a review. XD

Oh, Kagome, dear girl! What has been done to you? He's most evil and most thorough in his evilness. Talk about obsessiveness, here. Whoa! I'm still trying to figure out why he needs her exactly, though. What purpose she serves, what does she offer him in the long run? Besides failed attempts at suicide and the ability to wield Tetsusaiga. There must be something else here, but I can't, for the life of me, wrap my head around it, and it is killing me! >.<

I shall read on! XD (tomorrow - as always)

HA! Unmannerly, he says! How about unsanitary and - quite possibly - lethal for a human to ingest raw meat? She does have a point, he brought her back once with Tenseiga. If she dies of food poisoning what will he do? Unless, he has an ace up his sleeve? Unless, what the jewel provided can tie her to him? Unless, she is no longer simply human, but something else as well. Ah, speculations. I do love them! Stimulation of the brain is of the best kind! Thank you for arousing my curiosity. As I am not a feline, I doubt it will kill me, so I can revel in it, for now. *cackles*

Wonderful chapter! I will reiterate, your short sentences, the addition of sounds in between, the descriptions of surrounding nature is a marvelous combination to magnify the emotions felt! Well done!

Although this chapter did not contain as graphic abuse as the previous ones, I still felt her malaise and anguish deeply. She took that damn leap, uncaring if he kept his word and saved her or not, or more accurately, hoping he would not. I do wonder why he even let her fall though... he could have stopped her, hm, teach her a lesson? I honestly can't predict him and that makes him awesome - and subsequently, makes you awesome!

you are so Damn evil andI'm loving every moment of it. please keep the story going! 

Whoa! Talk about splatter and gore! I love blood - in all manners - but flesh is... *shivers* Really, this was gruesome. A job well done for actually making me recoil, draw away from my laptop screen for a few seconds. Now that's talent. ;D

Hm, his words beg the question. What was it he wanted that the Shikon gave him? Interesting...

I shall return! :))

He is merciless... and I still love him. It is the kind of love where you want to hit the other person repeatedly with a club, though. XD

Poor Kagome, death all around her, the sight must have traumatized her... I do hope she doesn't lose her fire, but he does seem determined to break her spirit. 

I especially like your use of short sentences in this chapter. Very fitting for emphasis on all the right parts. Well done!

I shall have to read further on and see! Onwards! (tomorrow XD)

Please Pleaseeeee let the well work! it will be interesting, letting Sesshoumaru sweat a little bit

Omg hopefully the well works! But I have a feeling that it won't...

I hope the well works but in ordr for this to be a dark fic I'm sure it wont.

Poor Kagome!

Cn't wait for thenext chapter

I succumbed! Damn you and your masterful writing! Let me tell you, this does not happen often! Only one other writer here has managed to take me out of my comfort zone, and make me want to read things I rarely indulge in - and that is the awesomeness of Lyra. But, the words - the words! Yummy, delicious words, full of darkness and fire and blood! Also, I do prefer to read stories in present tense, but since it is not suited for publication, I have managed to kill this habit. It is wonderful for fics, though, it gives it an edge, makes the words more powerful, the emotions better conveyed.

I do love your portrayal of Sesshomaru, both in the prequel and here. There is something to be said about Machiavellian, possessive beings, yes? Poor Kagome, I do feel sorry for her, I really do, but he sounds so wicked... it is hard to dislike such a character because he has so much passion in his apathy. You have to love the antinomy of his personality. It is the part I enjoy most in this story, and what made me give in and read it. Ah, such a weak willed being I am. @.@

P.S. I shall be reading a chapter per day to pace myself, so expect a review accordingly. :))

But will she? that is the question! I really cant wait to see what you will do!!

AH so fast! GAWDS! Will it refuse her passage? I wonder. Or will she have to meet him in the future? Who can say? What's gonna happen? Huh? HUH?

OMG LET THE WELL WORK PLEEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSEEEE!!!!! But have it be a difrent have it be a time that he rules with an iron fist!!!! The shrine is now a prison was airing he return!!! Her family turned against her for there lords favor!!!! Oh please oh please oh pleAse!!!! Have him keep her there before sending her back with info on everything he needs to take over the world!!!! Mwahahahahaha... But this is your fix not mine your fic is my fix