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LAST TIME:
Inuyasha stood up groggily and saw Kagome's fearful eyes in tears. "Let's get out of here!" Inuyasha yelled as he dragged Kagome out of the castle revealing the rest of her friends. She hugged Inuyasha and cried.
"I was so worried about you. I thought he was going to kill you." Kagome held on to him. 'She was worried about my safety?' Inuyasha thought shockingly. 'I came to save her and she saved me.' Inuyasha held her close. 'I want to protect you always, Kagome.' Inuyasha's body radiated immense power and a blue aura surrounded him and Kagome.
"He's back to his normal self." Sesshomaru sighed in relief.
"But how?" Miroku asked in surprise. An immense wind surrounded them.
"Look out!" Rin yelled.
Kagome and Inuyasha were thrown far from each other by Naraku's tentacles. Naraku looked enraged and released one of his tentacles pushing Sesshomaru and Miroku on one side and Sango and Rin on the other, then released another tentacle straight for Kagome. Inuyasha jumped up and ran to her. He didn't want to lose Kagome but Naraku is much faster.
"Kagome! NOOOO!"
"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled.
NOW:
The collision was very instant. No one saw it coming. Not Kagome; not Inuyasha and certainly not the rest of the group. Not even Naraku. The brightest light anyone has ever seen was so beautiful and blinding that everyone only caught a small glimpse of a person surrounded in a blue aura above the sky and Inuyasha's hands radiated that blue aura as he swung his arms above him as if he carried something in hand. Sesshomaru was not able to see it clear but it felt so familiar to him. By the time the bright blue aura dimmed, the figure in the sky was gone as if it was a leaf flowing through the air and a mighty sword in the shape of a large fang was placed in Inuyasha's hands. Naraku's attack was blocked by Inuyasha's sword. As if naturally, Inuyasha pushed Naraku back with the sword and swung as hard as he could slicing a few of Naraku's tentacles.
'Damn!' Naraku thought. 'How the hell did he get back the sword?' Naraku looked up at the night sky and saw a familiar figure. 'Damn you Inutaisho! I will end your sons' life!' Naraku thought menacingly and quickly regenerated sending another tentacle at Inuyasha.
Inuyasha easily dodged it and jumped in the air getting ready to attack Naraku. "Wind Scar!" Inuyasha brought his sword down toward Naraku making it look as if his sword sliced the sky. The attack was a perfect hit and sent Naraku flying back with spilled blood all over the green grass. Naraku cursed the night releasing miasma and fled in speed. Inuyasha landed on the grass gracefully and sighed in relief. He looked at the sword in his hands as it went from looking like a large fang to a rusty looking katana.
"Inuyasha?" He heard. Inuyasha turned around facing Kagome's shocked face and hugged her close with no hesitation.
"Inuyasha, are you okay?" Kagome asked.
Inuyasha giggled. "You idiot." Everyone was surprised and confused by his words. "You've worried about me this whole time when I've been looking for you wondering if you are alright." Inuyasha said. "I'm happy you're not hurt." He said cupping her cheek.
Kagome smiled sweetly but suddenly asked, "Then why did you look so different in there? Like you were going to attack me?" Kagome asked.
Now Inuyasha was confused. "Attack you? When did I attack you?"
"When we were in that strange room." Kagome answered. "You know, when he had me pinned by the neck."
"He had you pinned by the neck?" Inuyasha yelled. Kagome was confused.
"That's right!" Miroku started. "He went inside looking for Kagome in his demon form but came out of there in his normal self." Miroku pointed out.
"How did you get him to do that?" Sesshomaru asked.
"I don't even know what you guys are talking about." Kagome said.
"I'm half demon." Inuyasha said. "When I can't control my anger, I transform into my full demon form. I don't know how to control myself when I transform into a full demon. I don't even realize it's happening." Inuyasha explained. Kagome just stared at him pondering.
"Is there ever a time you can turn human?" Kagome suddenly asked.
"Yeah, on the night of the new moon." He answered.
"That's tomorrow night." Rin added.
"Well then you have all day tomorrow to practice how to control yourself because if it happens again, then I have to detain you like I did before you tried attacking me." Kagome said with a smile.
"Wait, how exactly did you detain him Kagome?" Miroku asked. "How were you able to snap him back to normal?"
Kagome's eyes twitched. "I...uh..." She hesitated. "I-I...placed an...enchantment on him." Kagome said slowly feeling more and more nervous.
"Is that why I woke up from the floor?" Inuyasha asked confused. Kagome stiffly nodded.
"What does this enchantment do Kagome?" Sango asked.
"Well..." Kagome began. "It only works when I say the magic words." She said trying to move the subject a little further.
"Is the enchantment still in effect?" Sesshomaru asked. Again, Kagome nodded.
"Try it so we can all see." Inuyasha said casually.
Kagome opened her mouth in protest but closed it when all her friends looked at her confusingly. She sighed in frustration and turned her back on the group. "Sit boy." Inuyasha instantly fell face flat to the floor creating a crater beneath him. Sango and Rin broke out laughing as Inuyasha picked himself off the floor pissed off.
"When did you get those beads Inuyasha?" Miroku asked before Inuyasha yelled. Inuyasha looked at the beads around his neck and faced Kagome.
" Sit boy? Like a dog? What is this Kagome?" He asked annoyed.
"They are the beads of subjugation. That is what keeps the enchantment working. I just say those magic words and the beads pull you down." Kagome answered.
Inuyasha took a deep breath looking extremely annoyed. "Then we'll just take it off." Inuyasha said trying to take the beads off. He tried taking it off but it just wouldn't lift farther than his head. Then he tried pulling the beads until they broke but nothing worked. He looked at Kagome with frustration.
"You can't take them off unless I do it." Kagome said slowly while cringing her face waiting for a yelling reaction from Inuyasha.
"Well then can you please take them off?" Inuyasha said more annoyed than ever.
Kagome placed her finger on her chin thinkng whether she would take it off or not. "I don't want to."
"Why the hell not?" Inuyasha was now angry.
"Because you're so cantankerous." Kagome answered annoyingly. "That helped me get you back to normal and I would rather have the enchantment on you to control you if you lose control than for you to lose control and I have no way of reaching you." Kagome answered.
"Fine." Inuyasha answered taking his sheathed sword in hand and walking back to the city.
"Ok, is anyone here besides me wondering why Inuyasha was surrounded by a blue aura and now has a large demon sword?; or at least it looked like one when he was fighting Naraku." Rin pointed out.
"How did you get that sword Inuyasha?" Sango asked.
"I don't know." Inuyasha answered truthfully. "I just thought of saving Kagome and it felt like I had a weapon in my hand so I brought it up to protect her from Narkaku. I didn't know it was a sword until it was in front of me."
"You received it because you wanted to save Kagome." Sesshomaru said. Everyone faced him. "Kagome was the first person you thought to save and protect and that gave the sword the effect it needed to come to your aid." Sesshomaru explained.
"You know what it is?" Rin asked.
"It was our father's most powerful sword. By father, I mean Inuyasha's and mine before Naraku." Sesshomaru added.
"How do you know that?" Inuyasha asked.
"Because I remember dad displaying them and talking about them before he died. He created that sword out of his fang."
"Them? There is more than one sword?" Sango asked.
Sesshomaru nodded. "The name of that sword is Tetsusaiga. It can kill one hundred demons in one swing."
"Wow." Inuyasha whispered in awe. He unsheathed the sword as it went from being a rusty old kitana to a grand fang looking sword. He motioned to Sesshomaru. "Do you want to hold it?" Inuyasha asked. "If it was dad's then it belongs to both of us."
"No." Sesshomaru answered. "I remember that dad said that the sword picks who it wants. Once it chooses, no demon can grasp it in their hands except humans otherwise the sword would give off a strong electrical impulse making it unbearable for demons to hold. For humans, it just wouldn't react at all." He explained.
"Will you just try?" Inuyasha asked impatiently. Sesshomaru sighed heavily and walked slowly forward. He looked at the sword wanting so bad to use it's power but he knew that his father was watching them from above and had already made his choice. He placed his hand on the base of the sword and instantly the sword went back to being a rusty old kitana with the base burning his hand. Sesshomaru dropped the sword on the floor and walked toward the city.
"We should get back." Sesshomaru said emotionless. (ring any bells anyone?) Everyone followed him silently. Inuyasha picked up his sword and sheathed it and silently followed his friends.
It has been a few weeks since Kagome was rescued from Naraku. Everything seem to have gone normally for the group. They went to school, went to work, and participated in school activities just like any other student would spend their college life. Although, recently, Kagome had been having dreams of another lifetime. She dreamed she was in an open field wearing an old school uniform. Inuyasha was standing next to her wearing a red kimono with a sword tucked in his belt. Miroku stood next to him wearing a dark purple monk kimono with a staff in his hands and Sango beside him wearing armor and her boomerang in hand. An elderly woman stood behind them wearing a priestess kimono, a young fox demon child was beside her and a small cat on her shoulder. Sesshomaru was far in the distance wearing a white kimono with hexagon patterns embroidered in different colors on his kimono and he had armor attached to one shoulder and a long fuzzy looking boa on the other shoulder with two swords attached in his belt. A green toad stood beside him with a two headed staff in his hands, a two headed dragon stood behind him and a small girl who looked like Rin stood beside him with a cute smile. They all stood smiling (aside from Sesshomaru who looked serene) looking ahead to the shining sun with hope spread throughout all their faces.
It was always the same dream. Kagome didn't understand it but she felt at peace when she had that dream even if she didn't understand it. She took it like a vision of greater things to come.
"Oh my God." Kagome snapped out of her little day dream and turned facing Sango sitting at the table looking down a book. "Guys, look at this." Sango said a little louder. Everyone gathered around the table.
"What is it Sango?" Rin asked.
"Look." Sango pointed at the book she was looking at. Everyone looked at the picture Sango pointed in the book. It was a picture of them only it was not them. They were dressed in different clothing and they were in an area they did not recognized. "They looks just like us." Sango said softly.
"Where did you get this book?" Sesshomaru asked.
"It's my history book." Sango replied.
"What does it say?" Inuyasha asked.
" 'A group of humans and demons and one half demon stand beside each other right before they make their final attack on an evil demon who long ago, during the feudal era, threatened the life of the entire world. The tall demon stands beside his minion and a child who chose to follow him to aid in the protection of the world. It is said that after the war, the demon raised the young child until she was of age and mated her; living a long life until they died of old age. The two young humans, a monk and a demon slayer married and had many children who also died of old age. The old woman was a priestess who brought the group up to health when they were near death and took care of a demon fox child but when she passed, the demon fox child took care of himself and the demon cat. He was the one that lived the longest but eventually died of old age as well. The cat that was beside him was not found after the boy's death and was said that the cat died off eventually since it's remains were not found. The half demon and the young woman beside him, who seems to be the only dressed in modern day school uniform, were the strongest of the group and were known as the saviors of the world. Though it is said that the young woman was not from that time, stories go that she stayed by the half demon's side and lived a long life with him. Although, no evidence was found of her existence except the stories that were passed on through generations from the people who lived in the village she took care of. She was known as the "Priestess from Another Time" yet scientists believe she came from the future because of her uniform.' " Sango read from the group. "It says here that this was a picture that was taken and kept in the home of the village priestess." Sango explained.
"Rin, that really looks like you when you were a kid." Kagome said.
"This is way too creepy." Miroku said. "Are there anymore pictures?"
Sango turned the page and saw another picture of spider-like man and a woman in a white kimono. They all gasped.
"That's Naraku." Sesshomaru hissed.
"But who's the woman?" Inuyasha asked.
"It says that she was his strongest fighter." Sango said.
"I've never seen this woman." Sesshomaru said. Inuyasha and Miroku agreed.
Kagome stood looking out the window completely shocked at the description Sango read.
"Kagome?" Rin asked. "Are you alright?" Kagome faced her with a horrified look on her face that scared Rin. "Kagome, what's wrong?"
"I've had dreams." Kagome answered quietly.
"What kind of dreams?" Rin asked placed her around Kagome's shoulder.
"I've seen that picture in my dreams." Kagome began. Everyone in the room began to crowd around her. "Wearing the same outfits. We looked out over a hill and we looked happy. It's always the same thing."
"What about Naraku and the woman?" Miroku asked.
"I didn't see them but I did see the old woman and the fox kid and the cat and the green little toad beside Sesshomaru." Kagome explained.
"What could this all mean?" Sango asked.
"I have a feeling that this information is going to help us defeat Naraku. If it's really us in the picture, then we can beat Naraku." Inuyasha said.
"We beat him before." Kagome added. Everyone stared at her in shock.
"What do you mean?" Sesshomaru asked.
"When Naraku kidnapped me, he said that we had faced each other before. I didn't know what he meant but he said that he would get the jewel from me even if history were to repeat itself."
"What?" Sango yelled.
"Why didn't you say anything before?" Inuyasha asked annoyed.
"What difference does it make? We wouldn't have known anything about it until tonight." Kagome answered. "And if I may add, if we don't know anything else from the old woman and all the other people we don't know in that book, then maybe they are people we will meet in the later future."
"That's a good point." Miroku said. "In fact, we should look for them."
"How? We don't know anything about them." Sango proclaimed.
"Well, if the old woman was a priestess long ago, maybe we could look for places that are holy or an area that require some medicinal herb like farms and small towns or any other place." Kagome mentioned.
"Alright, let's start looking." Inuyasha ran to the computer and searched any place that related the old woman.
"But there are plenty of farms around here. How do we know where to look?" Kagome asked.
"You said to look for a place that is either holy or a place that has medicine." Inuyasha typed on the computer. "I know that there is a place that many people go to when they are sick and when they need some spiritual guidance. I'm not big on either of 'em and I've never been there but it's called 'The Sacred Tree'." Inuyasha pointed at the screen.
"How do you know about this place?" Miroku asked.
"I heard Naraku talking about it over the phone once."
"Why would Naraku talk about that?" Miroku asked confused.
"I don't know. All I heard was that he could not get in so he needed someone innocent to enter. I didn't know what he meant so I just shrugged it off. But maybe we can ask some questions." Inuyasha answered.
"You're a genius Inuyasha!" Kagome said hugging him tightly.
"It's no big deal really." Inuyasha blushed.
The next day, after everyone finished class, the group of friends drove miles and miles away from the city to the mountains of their destination. There were no longer any buildings or cars or pavement road. There were only dirt roads and and trees and hills everywhere. They parked the car in front of large steps that went even higher.
"We're here." Rin said getting out of the car.
"Wow. We have to walk up all those steps?" Inuyasha asked.
"We need to get information remember?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yeah but what if this is not the right place?" Inuyasha asked.
"Then we'll go home and look for another place." Miroku answered.
"I'm just glad we're out of this car." Sango said stretching. "That was a long drive."
"You were asleep the whole way." Rin complained.
"The pain on my butt tells me it was a long drive. Thank God it's a Friday." Sango continued to stretch. Miroku, Rin and Sesshomaru giggled.
"Hey Kagome, come check this out." Inuyasha opened her side of the door. "We have to walk up all those steps."
Kagome exited the car slowly and looked up the steps. She couldn't see anything except more steps. 'This place.' Kagome thought. 'I know this place. It's like a memory from a dream. Almost like home.' Kagome felt content just standing there. 'How do I know this place?'
"Hey Kagome, I'll race y- uh, Kagome?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome who stood absolutely frozen staring at the steps. "Kagome?" He waved his hand in front of her face. "Kagome, are you alright?" He felt her forehead and quickly drew his hand back. 'She's hot.' "Hey guys, I think Kagome developed a fever. She's not moving."
"Kagome?" Sango placed her hand on Kagome. "Oh wow, she's really hot."
Kagome didn't realize anything that was going on. She did, however, began having flashbacks of things she didn't realize. She did recognize that area, she just didn't know how. As if her mind was thinking on it's own, high pressure pulsated around her head trying to remember things she didn't know until it was too much. Her eyes looked like they rolled behind her head and she began to fall backwards.
Inuyasha quickly caught her and picked her up bridal style.
"We need to get Kagome up those steps now and look for a healer!" Rin demanded.
Inuyasha jumped up the steps trying to get there as fast as he could. Sesshomaru and Miroku put the girls on their backs and jumped up the steps catching up to Inuyasha. Within five minutes, the group finally reached the top completely breathless (well the guys are anyway). They fell on their knees and tried catching their breath. Miroku held onto his chest to steady his heartbeat but he was in too much pain.
"I need help!" Inuyasha yelled as loud as he could.
People looked at them surprised. "The demons were able to enter?" The people just stared at them in amazement and whispered all around. "They're not purified." "How did they enter?"
"Don't just stand there!" An elderly woman said. She wore a priestess gown and the group figured out that she was probably the woman in charge. "Get them some water and take the girl to my infirmary." The old woman demanded. People rushed to help them and gave them sips of water slowly so it doesn't overwhelm them. Others grabbed Kagome and took her to the infirmary. The people assured him she would be alright now and there was nothing to worry about. Inuyasha nodded gratefully and fell to his knees softly trying to catch his breath and wiping the sweat off his face. The old woman walked toward Inuyasha until she stood before him. He slowly looked up at her breathing heavily. She placed the cup of water she had in her hands to Inuyasha's lips until he drank most of it. She put the cup aside when he finished it and looked down at him.
"Ive been expecting you."
There you go guys. Another chapter is done :D I'll try and get the next one up in a much shorter time. I promise you ^_^ Send me some reviews please! :)
