A/N: Hey everyone it's me Silver Moon Vampiress! I like to take this time to thank all those who read my story and reviewed. A special thanks to Tsuki Shirou, MuppyPuppy, Kisskitty, and serenityrain2233. You were the ones who inspired me to keep writing and let me know that at least someone is reading. I'll admit that I was afraid that no one would read my story, but now I know that my fear wasn't true. Here is my special gift for you: Chapter 2! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Hey I don't own Inuyasha. Rumiko-san does, which means she has all the fame, fortune, recognition, and millions of fans that read the manga and watch the show. However if I did own Inuyasha, I would have all these things.
Summary: Remember when Kagome was under Menomeru's spell from the first movie? Well what if it was never dispelled and just lay dormant within her being? What if it was one day unleashed on a bunch of unsuspecting demons that intend to kill her. Let's just say it doesn't end too well for the demons, that's for sure.
Rating: T
For violence and mild language
Category: Action/Adventure/ Romance
Hidden Power: Silver Moon Vampiress
Chapter 2: Out of the Frying Pan . . . into the Fire!
Kagura soared freely through the clouds, with Kagome in tow, who had for the past fifteen minutes been calling out Inuyasha's name incessantly. She rolled her eyes heavenward as she thought of how she had gotten in to this mess.
Flashback:
Kagura walked down the dark halls of Naraku's castle, past the remains of the inhabitants who died from miasma poisoning. She made a left down another dark corridor and entered Naraku's personal chambers. She found him in his usual spot, sitting in the dark confines of the room near a window, giving him an air of mystery.
"You summoned me, Master Naraku," she said as she knelt before him, hiding her face behind her fan.
"Yes Kagura. I want you to lure Inuyasha and his companions into a trap, kidnap that Kagome wench and bring her to me."
"But what use would you have for such a strange and useless girl?"
"Do you mean to question my orders, Kagura? If that is so, then I will simply have to find another who will follow my orders indefinitely."
"No," Kagura cried with a bit of desperation in her voice, as true fear began to show within the depths of her cranberry red eyes.
She knew that if she denied him what he desired he would either kill her or lock her away in the deep, dark recesses of the castle, and that, she believed, was a fate worse than death.
"Good," he said. "I must possess her Jewel shards if I am to make the Jewel whole once more. Now go and do my bidding."
"Yes, Master Naraku," she said with annoyance showing clear in her tone.
Kagura stood to leave, turning on her heels, anxious to be free of his ominous presence. She halted in the doorway however, when she heard his last words.
"Do not fail me, Kagura," he said. He paused a moment for dramatic affect and to see if she had heard him, before continuing. "For if you should fail, there will be dire consequences."
"Yes," she said as she clenched her hand in anger and continued on her way out of the room and down the corridors.
'Damn you, Naraku' she thought. 'Someday I'll be free of you and be able to do as I please!' With that thought still echoing in her mind, she continued on her way to carry out her mission.
Present:
"Will you do me a favor and shut that big mouth of yours, you're giving me a headache," Kagura said with more than a hint of annoyance.
"No," Kagome said defiantly. She then proceeded to cup her free hand about her mouth and taking in a deep breath, she began to shout, "Inu—"
"So help me god if you don't stop yelling, I'll accidentally lose my grip about your wrist and drop you somewhere," Kagura said as she quickly cut off Kagome's cry with her threat. "You're already slowing me down enough as it is and I don't need you yelling in my ear," Kagura cried in frustration. "I mean how much do you weigh? A ton?"
"I will not stop yelling until—hey are you implying that I'm fat or something," Kagome cried as Kagura's words finally dawned on her.
"Well, have you looked in the mirror lately?" There was no mistaking a bit of amusement swelling in her voice.
"That's it! Let go of me, right now!"
When Kagura made no move to release her, she began to pound on Kagura's side with her free fist.
"Yet another annoyance . . . " Kagura muttered as she felt Kagome begin to pound on her side.
I think I would've preferred her yelling than these feeble hits against my side. Someone please shoot me and put me out of my miseyr, she thought with a heavy sigh.
"Kagura," Miroku shouted.
At the utterance of her name she turned back to find the monk, exterminator and kitsune right on her tail and Inuyasha's diminutive figure running down below, not too far behind.
Damn, they're catching up. Time to high-tale it out of here, she thought as she picked up the pace.
"Oh no you don't," Miroku cried as he tore away the prayer beads about his right hand, unleashing the awesome power of his Wind Tunnel.
Kagome grasped onto Kagura's arm for dear life as she herself was sucked towards the void, losing her bow and quiver of arrows in the process.
Kagura immediately felt a shift in the wind as she felt the pull of Miroku's Wind Tunnel.
Damn that holey monk! I will not be sucked into the void, she thought as she gave up any hope of escape.
"Fine if you want her, you can have her," she cried over the roaring wind, shaking Kagome's grasp from about her arm and tossing her toward the Wind Tunnel.
"Ah! Kagome, no," Miroku cried as she flew toward his right hand, screaming her lungs out.
He quickly sealed the power of his hand with his prayer beads and Kagura took the chance to make her escape.
"Sayonara," she said as she saluted them and took off in a rush of wind.
Kagome, who was no longer being sucked drawn into the Wind Tunnel, was now freefalling at a high velocity toward the rugged ground below, which was quickly approaching.
"Kagome," Sango shouted as she dove down on Kirara's back in an attempt to save her before she impacted.
Inuyasha was in hot pursuit below, praying that they would get to her in time and save her.
I'm gonna die . . .
She continued to scream as she fell through the air. There's no point in screaming anymore it's just a wasted effort on my part.
She allowed her eyelids to flutter closed, her screams ceasing, as her will to live diminished. I wish I could've at least seen Inuyasha one last time and told him how I feel . . .
Her heart filled with a deep sadness at the prospect of this being her last moments spent on Earth.
Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku and Shippo weren't as pessimistic however, and were determined to save Kagome as she zipped through the treetops. Suddenly, Miroku picked up something on his spiritual radar that gave him pause.
"Inuyasha, Sango! Stop! It's a bar—"
Before he could so much as warn them, they each slammed face first into the blue, semi-circle barrier and were repelled backwards several feet. Once they had recovered from the impact, they looked up just in time to watch Kagome fall through the protective orb of spiritual energy.
"Damn it," Inuyasha cried as he began to frantically claw at the barrier.
Miroku shook his head sadly as he watched Inuyasha's feeble attempts at trying to break down the barrier with his claws. He approached him slowly placing a hand on his shoulder.
"What," Inuyasha snarled as he turned around quickly, his eyes flashing red in anger for a brief moment.
"Why don't you just use your red Tetsusaiga to break down the barrier?"
"Oh . . . " Inuyasha said as his face reddened in embarrassment. "I forgot about that."
He pulled the Tetsusaiga from its sheath, willing it to transform once more. The blade was immediately engulfed in red and he made a quick slice through the barrier. It wavered for a moment, appearing and disappearing in and out of existence before it became solid once more.
"All right then," Inuyasha said as his first attempt failed. "Try this on for size. Wind Scar!" He then brought his sword down, slamming it into the ground.
Four yellow wind tracks erupted from Inuyasha's sword, tearing its way along the ground and striking the barrier with tremendous force. The Wind Scar tore its way up the side of the barrier, and it wavered violently, disappearing and reappearing for longer of intervals of time, but his efforts proved to be futile once again.
"Damn," he said as he sheathed his sword. "Even the Wind Scar didn't work. Hey, Miroku, can you bring down this barrier?"
"I'll give it a try Inuyasha," he said as he clasped his hands together, closing his eyes in deep meditation as he mumbled a few words of enchantment. He then extended his clasped hands toward the barrier, but nothing happened. "Damn this is one hell of a barrier. It must've been erected by several powerful demons, and is somehow enforced by a strong demonic aura."
"Well what the hell do you suppose we do now," Inuyasha shouted in frustration to no one in particular. "Do you expect me to wait out here when Kagome could be in serious danger?"
"I don't expect you to do anything of the sort, but at the moment it's all we can do," Miroku said.
Inuyasha didn't grace him with a reply and instead turned his back on him, staring at the fortification made of spiritual energy that stood between him and Kagome.
Please, Kagome. Please be safe.
A/N: Yeah so I left you with a cliffhanger, but hey I got to do something to keep you on edge. So what'd you think? Read and review please! Next up Chapter 3: A Power Unleashed. I'm out!
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