Chapter one: Naraku's Dream
Naraku quietly walked the halls of his massive castle in darkness when suddenly the scene changed... He was suddenly in a strange new land with wailing creatures and gigantic tall structures towering above him, the likes of which he'd never seen before! There thousands of humans in strange clothes and instantly, thoughts of the strange priestess Kagome instantly had him on guard... No one was running from him... No one seemed to be afraid of him... There was a strange sense of peace constricting his heart...
'Why? Why is it that I feel this way? No fighting with Inuyasha... No fighting with his friends... I feel so peaceful and happy... ' Naraku thought to himself quietly...
He was wearing his favorite kimono and everyone smiled at him as they passed by... It was a strange feeling not to be feared for once. Everyone was so kind and friendly to him. Then suddenly, things changed... An ear piercing scream echoed throughout the streets and people began running away from him... He grabbed a young woman who was running by him and spun her around to face him...
" No! " The woman screamed, "Let go of me! You monster! "
"I am not a monster! I only wish to know why everyone is suddenly afraid of me!" Naraku said angrily, for the first time feeling the pain of loneliness grip his heart...
The woman just looked at him with something akin to pure horror as claws suddenly dug they're way out of Naraku's back... He cried out in excruciating pain as he felt his flesh and bone splinter apart as his flesh morphed.
"No... " Naraku said in horror, "I do not wish to go back... I wish to change!"
'Ha ha ha! you are such a fool Naraku!' a demonic voice said gleefully, "you will always be a monster! Your heart is tainted by too much malice and hate... No one will ever love you... You will be cursed to forever be a monster... A hideous beast!`
As if on cue, the priestess Kagome came running towards him with her bow and arrow drawn.
"Naraku! How dare you come to my time you monster! How many people have you killed already?!" Kagome cried angrily.
"I have done nothing... " Naraku said quietly, "I just... Appeared here somehow... I know not how I came to be in your time..."
"Your lying!" Kagome screamed, "All you ever do is destroy lives! Not this time... I'm going to take you down... Once and for all! Die Naraku!"
Suddenly, Naraku felt the familiar anger and hatred coursing through his body and he could feel the incredible dark power coursing through his veins... Flying up into the air, Naraku laughed darkly, full of anger and bitterness...
"You wish to fight me little girl?!" Naraku hissed darkly, "Come and get me!"
The battle began and once Kagome yelled for everyone to get to safely, she began attacking Naraku with her secred arrows... Naraku growled and bared his fangs and hissed in pain as arrow after arrow pierced his flesh. Naraku suddenly shot one of his tentacles at the you unsuspecting miko and wrapped it around her neck, then used another to wrap around her waist...
"You wish to see me as a true monster?!" Naraku asked darkly, "Well little miko, be careful what you wish for... "
Suddenly a blinding light zoomed by, severing the tentacles that held Kagome captive!
"Kikyo! " Kagome cried happily, "where did you come from?!"
"I sensed Naraku on the other side of the well... My power allowed me to cross over so I could aid you in ridding the world of this monster!" Kikyo said angrily, "we can destroy him together!"
Naraku was shocked when Kagome looked at him, not with hatred, but with sadness instead...
'Does... Does Kagome feel sadness for me?!' Naraku thought to myself with surprise...
Suddenly, a woman came running up to Kagome...
"Kagome! Please! Do not listen to her! I can't allow you to kill someone!" The woman cried frantically.
Kikyo grabbed the woman and threw her out of the way.
"Hey! " Kagome cried, "You don't have to be so mean!"
Kagome instantly ran to the woman's side to help her up and gasped. The woman was obviously someone she new, but for some reason, Naraku could no longer hear the two... But he was still able to hear Kikyo...
"pathetic excuse for a priestess... " Kikyo hissed angrily, "I guess I'll just have to dispose of you myself!"
Kikyo notched three arrows then and aimed them all at Naraku... Naraku closed his eyes... Excepting his death, knowing he would not be able to escape...
"I'm going to die... " Naraku thought in despair.
Then, as if in slow motion, Kikyo released her arrows and Naraku waited for the intense pain to come as he was slowly and painfully purified... Only the pain never came... Naraku opened his eyes and gasped in shock... The human woman who was trying to stop Kagome had shielded him from the arrows!
"Why?!" Naraku asked in a shaking voice, "Why would you endanger your life for me?!"
Blood trickled from the womans mouth as she drew in a ragged breath... Just when he thought she wouldn't tell him, she gently placed her hand on his cheek... Her answer was barely above a whisper, but it was enough to bring tears to his eyes...
"I believe there is good in you... " The woman said smiling...
Naraku embraced the woman in his arms as he fought back his tears... He watched her helplessly and after a few minutes, the light went out in her eyes... A dark malevolent wind whipped it's way through the trees and surrounded Naraku as lent his own mourning cries for the woman who gave her life for his... The pain in his chest was unbearable as he looked at the dead womans face... Her expression was one of peace... And not only that, she died with a smile on her face... Never had he felt so much pain from watching a woman die... His wails of agony and the howls of wind and demonic energy whipped around him faster than ever before and a brilliant red light engulfed his entire body... Never had he felt such incredible power in all his life... When the dust settled down and the smoke cleared, Naraku stood with the woman in his arms. He had transformed into a full fledged demon! Naraku in his gleaming black and red armor began to rise into the sky with the woman in his arms when Kagome ran towards him crying.
"No!" Kagome cried, "Please Naraku! Don't take her!"
To Kagome's surprise, Naraku smiled kindly at her and vanished without a trace...
Naraku cried out as he bolted upright in his bed, his heart beating frantically...
"The woman! Kagura! " Naraku cried out.
Kagura came running when she heard her masters call.
"What is it Naraku?!" Kagura asked a bit worriedly.
"The woman! That woman! Where is she?!" Naraku asked frantically.
"What?! What woman?!" Kagura asked worriedly.
"She's dead! She's dead! " Naraku cried frantically, "She died for me... She died protecting me!"
Without understanding why she felt the need to do such a thing with her master, Kagura knelt down and embraced him...
"it's alright Naraku, it's alright!" Kagura soothed, "It was only a dream... "
Naraku was shocked... It felt so real... Not understanding why Kagura was trying to comfort him, he gently encircled his arms around her and let a few tears fall. What Naraku said next shocked Kagura to the bone...
"Thank you for comforting me... My daughter... " Naraku said sadly.
OK SO, THIS IS THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THIS STORY, AS YOU CAN SEE, NARAKU'S DREAM HAD A BIG IMPACT ON HIS PERSONALITY AND LATER ON YOU'LL SEE WHO IT IS THAT SAVES HIM. ALSO IN LATER CHAPTERS, KAGURA AND NARAKU WILL DEVELOP A FATHER DAUGHTER BOND AND BOTH CHARACTERS WILL START SHOWING GOODNESS IN THEM. I HOPE YOU ALL LIKE IT SO FAR! 😀