Secret of the Cursed Ring
By
Jetty1
Summary
Set after Secret of the Cursed Mask, The Kururugi twins return to the Feudal Era and reunite with the Inuyasha gang but then they are all unexpectedly transported to Middle-Earth to help decide its fate. The twins must prove themselves capable once again to both friends and strangers as they rekindle their relationships with the ones they love.
Recently renovated!
Chapter 1: A New Journey Begins
Feudal Japan
Being back in Feudal Japan felt good, Michiru took in the sweet air of the nature around him. He and his sister Kaname had just return to the Feudal Era yesterday with help from their friend Kagome. They had found the necessary magic to pass through the well at Kagome's home and talked about everything with their parents. They had allowed them to return just so long as they remembered to come home when necessary and to catch up on school work.
After returning to the Feudal Era, they had met up with Inuyasha the powerful half-demon who his sister grew very fond of, Shippo the little Fox Demon, Miroku the amorous monk and Sango the lovely Demon Slayer who had taken his soul away.
He remembered the time they had first met; as they were on their way to the castle town where Naraku was hiding, Michiru was praising Miroku's capabilities as a monk and Sango was very moody. He felt that she didn't like him but he soon learned that her foul mood was directed at Miroku for Michiru didn't know the he used his reputation as a monk to con people out of money and attract women.
Over time Michiru began to grow close to Sango for reasons beyond count; he felt bad for what she had to endure at the hands of Naraku, he wanted to comfort her whenever she was thinking about Kohaku, he even admired her strength and determination as a warrior. All these reasons piled to the conclusion that he was in love with Sango.
However Sango had feelings for Miroku before he came along and he wondered what she saw in him. Michiru tried to deny these feelings but to no avail, then he tried to hide them but eventually Inuyasha and Kaname caught on to it. By the time they had finally defeated Naraku the magic from Michiru and Kaname's ancestor Utsugi had begun to fade and as Michiru and Kaname were being transported back home and feeling compelled, Michiru declared his love for Sango as everyone listened. What surprised him was that Kaname as well had declared her love for Inuyasha which left everyone speechless as they vanished.
By the next month, Michiru and Kaname were paid a surprise visit from Kagome. She didn't go into the Kururugis' feelings for Inuyasha and Sango, but she knew that the gang wasn't the same without the Kururugi twins; despite that Naraku was dead and their main purpose had ended. After a week of researching through the supplies at the Kururugi Shrine, they met up with Kagome and she helped them get back through the Well with the use of their combined magic and they were allowed to pass through.
After getting back, they were reunited with their friends and took the time to talk about recent events. Shortly after The Kururugi twins vanished, their friends found remnants of Naraku as they were searching for the remaining jewel shards, but luckily his hold over Kohaku hadn't resurfaced, yet. Today they would go and search for the remnants as well as the remaining jewel shards and put an end to it all. They decided that it would be okay to bring Kohaku along since most of his memories had returned and that he could be helpful to them. With the way things were going it had been almost as if Michiru and Kaname had never left.
He turned his head slightly and saw Sango walking with Kohaku and smiled at her happiness. When she was about to spot him he returned his attention to the road as he and his friends traveled toward Kasasagi Town.
"What are smiling about?" He heard a voice to his right, it belonged to Inuyasha.
"Oh, just admiring the scenery." He replied nervously.
Inuyasha smirked and said, "Are you sure you're not thinking about Sango?"
Michiru gaped at the direct statement Inuyasha had made. He knew Inuyasha wasn't the kind of guy to talk about his feelings for it would ruin his reputation as the tough guy, but he was shocked that Inuyasha would tease him like that and in front of everyone.
"What, no I'm not, at least I wasn't?! that is..." Michiru replied nervously for he was thinking about Sango and was trying to hide it, and failing.
"Ha, ha, I guessed right." Inuyasha laughed as Michiru blushed tried to hide his face.
Kagome looked at him and said, "Don't tease him like that, Inuyasha. You should know by now how sensitive Michiru is."
Inuyasha looked back at Kagome and said, "Hey, I'm just messing around. Besides, it's not like it's a big secret that he loves Sango."
Kagome replied with concern, "Yeah, but you're hurting his feelings and a nice guy like him doesn't deserve it."
Inuyasha scoffed and kept on walking. Unbeknownst to Michiru, Inuyasha and Kagome, Sango who was walking with her brother and Kaname in the back flushed when she overheard the conversation up ahead. Kaname saw this and asked the Demon Slayer, "Sango, are you okay?"
Sango looked at Kaname and said, "I'm fine."
Kaname looked at Kohaku who was getting the message and said, "Sis, do you like Michiru?"
Sango blushed and tried to avoid the subject by walking faster but Kohaku and Kaname kept up with her in order to get an answer. She simply said to her brother, "Kohaku, I'm a Demon Slayer; Michiru is a magician from another time. We're too different for each other even if I did..."
Kaname could easily tell that she did like Michiru and said to her, "Sango, I know my brother better than anyone; and you two have more in common than you seem to realize."
Sango looked at the Kururugi girl and asked her daringly almost out of curiosity, "Like what?"
"Well, you two like each other and are afraid to talk about it; but if you two were left alone we could only imagine what common traits you two will share with each other," Kaname said with a big smile on her face as Sango blushed even more. "And even though relationships rely on common traits, it's usually the opposites that attract one another. For instance, you're more of the physical fighter whereas my bro is more into magic; but put the two of you together and you'll both be unstoppable."
Sango couldn't help but to smile at Kaname's statement and before she could say anything, Michiru yelled, "Guys, there's someone in trouble!"
Everyone turned their attention toward the road down the hill to a bridge over a river where a mysterious figure was being harassed by thugs. The mysterious man was seven feet tall and clad in blue robes with sapphires. Inuyasha stepped forward sniffed the air and said, "Be careful, I smell something strange here."
Michiru said determinedly, "Well, we can't just stand here and let them hurt him. Let's go!"
With that said, everyone ran down the road and as the mysterious man was knocked to the ground, the thugs were about to strike him down when Michiru sent a Shikigami Wind Blast which knocked the ringleader off his feet and sent him flying until he collided with the butt of a tree. The other thugs charged at him and were stopped by Inuyasha who unsheathed his Tetsusaiga and parried their sword attacks until Sango leaped over him and knocked them out with a swing of her Hiraikotsu.
As the beaten thugs groaned in pain, Inuyasha sheathed his sword but didn't take his hand off it as Michiru cautiously approached the mysterious man and said, "Are you okay, sir? Are you hurt?"
The mysterious man stood up and replied, "I'm fine, thank you for saving me." Everyone approached him to get a better look at the mysterious man and he said, "Now the fate of Middle-Earth will be decided."
Michiru grew nervous and asked, "What do you mean?"
The mysterious man turned and revealed himself. He was a young man with pointed ears similar to Sesshomaru's. He looked at them and said, "You and your friends will now decide the fate of Middle-Earth, whether it is to live on in peace or to whither in the darkness of evil."
Everyone looked at him puzzled as a huge gust started to blow in and the river grew violent. The mysterious man raised his hands as he manipulated the gust and said, "You must vanquish the evil that threatens Middle-Earth or it may come to destroy your world and everything in it," Suddenly a whirlpool formed in the river. "Now go my friends and bring peace to Middle-Earth."
The wind picked up hard and everyone except the mysterious man was blown off the bridge and into the vortex swirling while screaming. Everyone found themselves deep under water after the vortex vanished and out of desperation they swam up to the surface. Once they gasped for air they looked around and found themselves in a whole new area. They were in a huge lake near a town with houses in the hills, it was sunset and they could hear cheering coming from the nearby town.
Inuyasha grew annoyed and said, "Alright, where did that weird guy send us?!"
Michiru responded, "I don't know, but I don't think we're in Feudal Japan anymore."
Thus ends chapter one. I've recently renovated this story for I felt so eager to make this fanfic that I jumped the gun on some of the characters. Plus my eagerness made me put one too many characters into it so I decided to keep Kohaku and leave Sesshomaru's group alone, besides as fun as their rivalry might be I doubt Middle-Earth would take kindly Sesshomaru's killer instinct. Being that the shard is still in Kohaku's back I don't know if Naraku will appear in Middle-Earth but I'll keep the option open.
I hope the Renovation pays off.
