Vanity's Requiem

I pride myself on being a scholar of the unusual and the obscure. You may all be familier with a young girl named Kagome and her half-demon love interest Inuyasha, son of the great dog demon. Their tales are widely known but this one... is unlike anything you could possibly fathom. Most records were lost after the great war between man and demon. As you well know, after Naraku's defeat the demons slid from exsistance but at the end of this great being's life is a story that deserves the attention of all.

In case you are not a disicple of the details of history, I will fill you in on the great event that led to a peculiar happening that usually only lives in myths and legends but I assure you it was very real.

Just as the end of their fateful journey seemed to be everlasting, things changed. Some say it was fate or karma. Others simply state that no single entity of good or evil can remain for too long without upseting the subtle balance of this plane of existence. In any case, The evil Nakaru's end game came about and many lives were ripped apart.

It started when Naraku gathered the sacred jewel shards and made them whole once more. He was nearly unstoppable, even Lord Sesshomaru was defeated by this magnificent killing machine after a most tumultuous confrontation. He was presumed dead but those who know Sesshomaru intimately, although they are few, are privy to the real story. Nevertheless, Naraku was badly injured and unbeknownst to him had allowed Inuyasha to catch his stench among the pevailing winds.

All the players gathered, everyone was out for revenge and redemption and that night was willing to grant it tenfold. The pounding rain and streaks of lightning nearly drowned out the smell and sounds of him but Inuyasha was never one to let something so tempting slip from his grasp. Perhaps it was the weather or how heavy and thick the air felt in his lungs but at that moment he knew this chance that was given to him was both different and held more tension than his many previous encounters with this most vile foe. As the fine hairs on the back of his neck stood to attention and his body ached for his long sought after revenge, he was truely ready to write Naraku's conclusion in his very own blood.

The great showdown began among a lush and now saturated forest. Drawing his legendary sword, Inuyasha attacked with full force while the demon slayer Sango and the monk known as Miroku held off Kagura, Naraku's herald. The battle for one tiny jewel began in the blink of an eye and nobody involved could ever know the consequences of this fight and the outcome one being in particular must face.

Trees vanished and blood was spilt as everyone intangled in battle showed their true strength. Some would say not even mountains would have sustained their wrath at this time. The pure psychotic fury of Inuyasha stood out as he swung his blade with the might of his father and slowly backed Naraku into a corner of his own hatred. The power driven, bloodthirsy demon was not to be defeated so easily. He was neither feeble or on the brink of death even after sustaining the massive injuries at the hands of Inuyasha's maniacal brother.

A sudden surge of renewed vigor shot through the villian like a tidal wave crushing a rotted dam. The explosion of power caught the half demon off guard and tipped the scales in the favor of evil. Waves of demonic energies washed across Kagome as she tried desperately to steady her shot. Hands trembling as she managed to shut out all thoughts of Inuyasha's defeat. Her mind slowly calmed and the held breath was finally released. She was ready and had full faith that Inuyasha will always watch over her.

The end of this battle was the begining of a tale only life could construct within two destined lovers whose exsistence intertwined until their very hearts ceased. This is where the true manuscript of tragedy both lives and dies.