UPDATE!
Please and thank you to whom it may concern, for those of you who have continued patience and unwavering faith in my work, I wanted to say I am terribly sorry for the lack of consistency. I believe the last time I have updated was November 28th, 0f 2011. I have been caught up with work and have strenuously been trying to keep a steady income. However I am here today to say to you all that I have continued my update and am returning to the continuation of my story RIGHT from where I picked off. Also there is the matter my attention conveniently preceded. The chapters within the story itself isn't quite on sync with the formatted chapters of each page of this site... I have decided to fix this allusion and convert the latest chapter yet to release, chapter 6 to chapter 7 so there will be no confusion. I will also be back to weekly updates and will try to update as fast as possible. I will hold true to my merit and bring to you, more of the InuMkNg clash!
Side Note: Thank you, I will take your advice of less active second person reference each speach they converse. As such for example: "Kagome, can you find the jewel?" Asked Inuyasha. "No Inuyasha I can't." replied Kagome. "Huh, why not?" asked Inuyasha, getting angry. - It gets repetitve in each of my chapters. I did not deem it my desire for such results and thus those results have been fixed. I will also update after today, the following weeks, the next arriving Nov. 13, 2015. So let's begin with Chapter 7.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own Inuyasha, Mortal Kombat, or Ninja Gaiden or their respective characters... Those three belong to their respective owners and I only claim this entire story fabricated of my imagination.
Chapter 7: SHOWDOWN! Save Kaede
Netherrealm
It is a dark and wicked place one sorceror travered this night, the Netherrealm. Back in the netherrealm, Shang Tsung eventually finds Scorpion after days of kombat and searching.. In the midst of killing more of the undead legions, Tsung was losing his patience. "Err, this is quite infuriating! Show yourself Scorpion!" he said.
Instead Drahmin appears! "Shang Tsung!" Drahmin gargled.
"Oni! Have you seen Scorpion?" Shang Tsung asked.
"He's near his lair over there in the deeper pits of this realm." Drahmin answered.
"I see." said the sorceror, who proceeded to carry on with his journey, only to be stopped by drahmin who pleaded for his attention.
"Wait! Quan Chi sent Moloch to Earthrealm for some unknown reason. Please, Moloch and I served you and Quan Chi well during the emperor Shao Kahn's tributes. All I ask is for you to send me to earthrealm so I can aid Moloch!" said Drahmin.
"Very well." Shang Tsung said as he opened a portal to earthrealm, which Drahmin ventured through. After a while, Tsung meets Scorpion in the sparring room of his lair.
"Well well, I've found you, spectre." said the sorceror. Scorpion replied while training,
"Huh, Sorceror! I DEMAND TO KNOW where Quan Chi is! He killed my WIFE AND FAMILY!" said Scorpion as he turned towards Shang Tsung.
"Well before we can discuss business, there is a matter that must be taken. I have been advised to request you on the emperor's behafe, to go to earthrealm." said Shang Tsung.
"I DO NOT serve Shao Kahn! I serve NO ONE!" Yelled Scorpion, losing his patience.
"This is no time for your pride, Scorpion. The emperor has a proposition for you. Go to Earthrealm to handle some nuisaince and the emperor promises Quan Chi at his coliseum for the next tournament." replied Shang Tsung.
Scorpion then stopped training and moved so quickly, Shang Tsung's snake eyes couldn't even perceive it and he grabbed the sorceror by the throat and spoke with a deep rage.
"DO NOT DECEIVE ME SORCEROR!" Scorpion ruthlussly yelled, making the sorceror buckle in fear of his wrath.
Shang Tsung knowing using wits at this point would be useless, quickly opens a portal and begs Scorpion to let him go. Scorpion narrowed his eyes at Tsung in suspicion.
"How do I know this isn't a trap?" he asked.
"Because once you're finished in earthrealm, you will be summoned to Outworld, where you will be directely transported to the coliseum." said Shang Tsung.
"Rrgh, very well, i will go to earthrealm, but it does not mean I serve Shao Kahn." said Scorpion.
"Indeed, now go. There is no more time to waste." said Shang Tsung.
Scorpion then dropped the sorceror at his feet and leaped through the portal, although it was a magically enhanced portal, temporarily negating Scorpion's transportation abilities until he was summoned to outworld and finished with the nuisance. That nuisance being a certain half-demon and his small delagation traveling with him. Shang Tsung was finished from here and returned to outworld. Back in earthrealm, Inuyasha and co. relax as it is still nightfall. Miroku and Hachi have a serious talk.
Back on Earthrealm
"So tell me Hachi, why the privacy?" Miroku asked.
"Well, um, Miroku, it's about master Mushin. It happened to days ago. Mushin and I were relaxing and telling jokes, but then it seemed like a giant vortex shined in front of us. It rumbled the temple to bits, but the scary part about it was that a demon with four arms emerged from the light and... he..." began Hachi, before chocking with nervousness.
"What? What are you saying Hachi!?" asked Miroku.
"Mushin put up a good fight, he did everything he could but... That beast couldn't be stopped and... well-" began Hachi.
"No, you mean, Mushin is... dead?" Miroku asked Hachi, scared for the worse.
"'I'm sorry Miroku. The last thing he did was place the powerful sacred sutra on the beast. The one Mushin kept locked away and said he'd never use." said Hachi
"You're referring to the Eight Circles of Damnation Sacred Sutra, or for short, The Eight-Circled Sutra. It is a powerful sutra said to contain the eight elements, fire, earth, water, wind, light, darkness, chaos, and order.. For a master, he wouldn't need to speak the ancient words to activate the power, only the use of his mind is necessary." said Miroku.
"Before he died, Mushin said for to chant the spell to kill that demon. He is far too ferocious to try to fight and must be dealt with as soon as possible. Those were his last words." said Hachi.
"... ... (after a pause) Alright Hachi, take me to Mushin's temple, I need to go there now." said Miroku.
"Ok!"
Hachi transformed into the appearence of the yellow blimp form. Miroku proceeded to hop on. The others now notice and approach the monk.
"What's up Miroku, where are you and Hachi going?" asked Sango.
"Sango, there is an important matter I have to look into. All of you, just go to the village. I'll meet you there." said Miroku, climbing on the back of Hachi.
"Why, did something happen!?" Kagome asked.
"Who CARES? Let's just GO already!" commanded Inuyasha, growing impatient with the waiting.
"INUYASHA!" Screamed Kagome.
"No, Inuyasha's right. I can't stay here. It's about my master. I have to go, I'll meet up with you soon." said Miroku. Sango simply called to his name in response.
"Goodbye Sango. Alright Hachi, let's go!" said Miroku.
Hachi answered and sure enough they were out of the area. Royacon, who had traveled with Hachi up until meetin up with Inuyasha, had also told them he was leaving them. Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Shippo and khilala then headed back to the village. Just then, the panther demon tribe came back as a unit and attacked them.
"Ha ha! Inuyasha." said Shuron, electricity churning through his back.
"The Panther Demon tribe!" screamed Kagome.
"Dammit we're outnumbered by one." said Inuyasha.
"You're right, both Miroku and Ryu left and Shippo cannot handle them." said Sango.
"After them!" was what Toron said right after Inuyasha just said damn and just like that, everybody starts fighting.
The little panther cats start it off, but Sango threw her Hiraikotsu at them, pumbleing them.
''Huh, Ha!" screetched Karon, who began shooting fireballs at them. Sango and Kagome dodge them, but Inuyasha got hit by some of them.
"Ah, damn you, WIND SCAR!" said Inuyasha, swinging the Tetsusaiga and unleashing its true power.
Karon dodges it, then Shuron comes in with some of his lightening. He blasts it towards them all, but Inuyasha reverses it with the backlash wave. Shuron ducks and his sister Shounron casts a spell to get rid of the demonic power. She then created illusions of herself to attack Inuyasha, but Kagome purifies the deception with her arrows. Toron just looks on with mild interest, she then moved her soothing, but pale arm up and hurled some of her ice powers in the air, the ice crumbles into spikes and began to rain down toward the group, like earlier. The ice stalagtites shot down rapidly within a 20 meter radius. They shot down almost as quick as bullets and upon contact, the impact suddenly freezes the area struck.
"Uh! Again with this ice?" said Sango.
However the panther tribe became allusive and cunning this time as Karon melts the ice with her fire. Then Toron quickly refroze the water upon it making contact with Iunyasha and the others, freezing them all.
"Ahh! Oh no, Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango!" screamed Shippo.
"Ha ha ha, poor little fox, don't worry. We're going to take care of you after we're DONE with your friends." said Karon
"what the hell!? I can't move my body!" said Inuyasha.
Sango and Kagome groaned in agreement and Kagome couldn't reach for her arrows. Shuron then prepared a lightening attack in his massive hands.
"Ha ha ha ha, prepare to die!" he said.
He converts the lightening into a ball and hurled it toward their frozen captives, but then Inuyasha busts out of the ice in time and did the backlash wave again. Quickly afterwards, he followed up with an adament barrage, anticipating that Shounron would try her spells again.
"Ha! The backlash wave is useless-" began Shounron as she enchanted her spell to dissipate the wave, but then the adament barrage is shot rapidly towards the panther tribe, much to Shounron's shock. She and Shuron move away, as Toron and Karon jump in and combine their powers to take Inuyasha out, but then Sango breaks free as well and throws the giant boomerang, hiraikotsu at them. Kagome also breaks free and shoots her arrows at them as well.
"Enough! Come, we shall retreat!" said Toron.
"Heh, why?" asked Karon, glaring at her sister.
"Because we are no match for them and there is no use in continuing this." said Toron.
She threw some gasous smoke bombs on the ground and they retreated. The gang covered their faces and backed away from the area.
"Hauh, they're gon, just that fast!" said Shippo.
"Yeah, their scents are drifting away. All that's left here is this putrid gas. Well, let's go, I don't want to waste anymore time here." said Inuyasha
"Yeah, we have to go to Kaede's village." said Sango.
"Let's go." said Kagome as they now headed toward the village.
Meanwhile in Outworld
Ryu Hayabusa was called into outworld, by some means of a beacon. This energy signal was picked up and it was pulsating through the dragon's sword. The realm he was in was certaintly unsettling and chaotic would be an understatement. The ground looked scorched, the seas were dark as well as the sky. But what made the sky stand out from all else is that it looked like there was no atmosphere and space appeared much CLOSER, as well as the many moons seen. The depths of evil he could sense here could well consume the dark force of Vigoor himself. As he walked slowly and quietly on the scorched ground, he came upon what appear to be a meadow, but instead of flowers, it was statues of many different warriors, all varying in appearance and looked quite unusual. He thought it best to continue and head straight for the source of the disturbance. He didn't want to alert anyone of his arrival and continued. Eventually on the outskirts of the hazy valley he treaded, the jewel of the dragon's eye shined immensely as he came to a few cabins where one so happen to house the source of the disturbance. He walked in and in shock he saw his longtime friend and kunochi, Ayane.
"Ayane, How did you get in outworld?" asked Ryu.
"I traveled here through an illusive pathway. Ryu, i called out to you because we have trouble. While you were away, the black spider ninja clan invaded the hayabusa village, again." said Ayane which made ryu look at her with caution. She continued. "They stole the DEMON STATUE! Your father was crtrically injured in his fight." This made Ryu's eyes widen with shock, but that wasn't all.
"Your entire journey to the wusashi plains in Japan for the secret power was all apart of the black spider ninjas' idea to lure you away from your father. What's worse is the one who injured your father was none other than Genshin!" explained Ayane.
"I see. So the leader of the black spider has showed himself? But how does that explain our being here?" asked Ryu.
"The black spider ninja have somehow found their way here and i discovered something even more disturbing. After i defeated one of their kinsmen, i heard him say after the holy archfiend rises in outworld and returns to earth, all will be destroyed." said Ayane.
"So, the archfiend.. but why here?" said Ryu Hayabusa
"Can you not sense the level of evils within this realm? The high amount of darkness luminating from this land? The archfiend will absorb this evil and return to earth more powerful than ever. That's what I assume." said Ayane.
"I see." he replied.
Ayane told him more info she knew which led to lapse in reality and importance of these portals that seem to appear all around the countries on Earth. after some time, they prepared to leave.
"you should return to earth to your comrades, however i ask of one thing from you." said Ayane
"What is it?" said Ryu. Ayane pulled out a strange mystical jewel. It seemed to illuminate even brighter than the eye and it glowed with a bright, snow white misty blue.
"This is the Crystalice of the Dragon's Tear! The Dragon's Sword's most powerful form when placed along with the eye. It's power will amplify both the jewel and the sword 1000 fold. This will make the jewel amplify the sword even further along with its enhancements from the tear. I specifically gave this to you, because the black spider have the demon statue." she said.
Ryu understood, and placed the gleam right into place in the eye. The sword shined brightly and was churning with power, power, from there as well. Ayane told Ryu she would stay and go after the statue. Ryu didn't quite want her to venture alone since Outworld is so unfamiliar to them. But he let worries drift away knowing she can handle herself as a Mugen Tenshin kunoichi. The tiny jewel's power resonated with the sword, and it sent him back to earthrealm. Ayane herself continued on the dark pathway. Unbeknowgst to either shinobi, they were being watched by none other than Shang Tsung, and with him, a strange orange glowing entity.
Miroku and Hachi makes it to the high priest temple. There they buried Mushin and say a few prayers.
"Mushin raised me. He fathered me when my father died. I can't believe he's gone... Master Mushin." said Miroku, who held his head down, praying.
"He did try to put up a fight. He almost defeated the demon that attacked him, but that beast overpowered him and-"
"Hachi. I understand. I must go now and destroy this wretched demon." said Miroku.
"I see. I'm really sorry my lord." said Hachi.
"It's alright, can you leave me for a minute? I need to be alone, I'll have you retrurn me to Inuyasha and the others momentarily." said Miroku. Hachi nodded and walked off to wait on Miroku.
"Hu.. why did this have to happen to you Mushin? May you rest in peace and find salvation in the afterlife. My father is gone and now so are you. I swear to you I will make that demon pay with his life." said Miroku.
Hachi looked back and observed the monk. "Poor Miroku. That cursed demon, where did he go? If he was here now, msater Miroku would show him a thing or two." he said. Miroku approached him.
"Let's go Hachi, I'm ready. Let's hury and get back, also the sooner I can find the beast, the better." said Miroku, which Hachi agreed and transformed and they flew off with Miroku in deep thought.
Flashback
At a resturant, a young child Miroku and Mushin are relaxing while the ladies are dancing and singing.
"Mmm mmm, well Miroku, isn't this quite enjoyable? The ladies are certainly gracing us with some entertainment." said Mushin, after taking a sip.
"Mmm, Mushin I want to know why my father isn't here with us." said Miroku.
"Huh, Miroku, your father has entrusted you to me. He says he has something to take care of, and that he wishes you well." said Mushin, looking at Miroku.
"Huh, well ok. You're a wise monk, Mushin." said Miroku.
Suddenly they hear a sound outside and see the swirling gust of wind being pulled into the ground. Shaken with fear as he knew what it was, Miroku blindly ran toward it.
"FATHER! huh, FATHER... huh, huh, hu-" Mushin grabs and hold Miroku back. "Uhh, let me go Mushin!" Yelled Miroku.
"You will be pulled into your father's wind tunnel too if you go." said Mushin.
They watched as the vortex grew extreme as the wind fluxed and shifted.. The ground itself was pulled into the wind tunnel.
"Father! NO! Hhuh.." cried Miroku.
end flashback
"Mushin." said Miroku quietly.
Inuyasha and the others finally make it back to the village and just as Miroku had told them, the village was in danger. There were tarkatans and oni creatures about, led by Moloch and Drahmin.
"Die foul beast, die!" said Kaede panicing, shooting the demons with her arrows.
The oni, Drahmin, looked at the village. "CONSUME THEM!" he shrieked.
Legions of warriors then assist the tarkatans in slaughtering the village. Moloch stepped foward.
"Moloch... Shall we gorge ourselves?" asked Drahmin.
"Yessss! Drahmin, go back to the netherrealm, Quan Chi gave me the orb. Use it to go back." said Moloch, sounding like he was gargling something.
"WHY?! I just had the sorceror Shang Tsung bring me here!" protested Drahmin.
"I'll bring some when i come back, I assure you." said Moloch.
"No! I refuse to go back. How do I know you won't just eat all of these mortals?" said Drahmin
"Because I said so." said Moloch, who pounded the ground with his wreaking ball, shaking the battlefield. "Go back to the netherrealm Drahmin, your presence DISTURBS me!" He continued.
"Don't be so arrogant Moloch, we've always been a team. We've always consumed the flesh of our kill together. Now stop being a fool and let's slaughter this village." said Drahmin. Moloch, seeing he wasn't leaving, agreed with him. "Fine, let's tear them apart."
After Moloch said those words, hell broke loose and the showdown began as the villagers in valiant effort tried to fend off the annihilation, but the denizens of outworld was too strong for the likes of normal mortals. Archers tried to shoot down the unending legions, though they were making effort, the attempt was in vain. Moloch's army began ripping the flesh away from the innocent one by one. Their screams were followed by the consuming. Kaede used her withered strength to fend off Drahmin and Moloch.
"Fall back from whence ye came!" shouted Kaede. She shot a sacred arrow at Drahmin, it stuck him in the back. He winced and called her a wench. He charges her, knocking her into the ground. He then leaped on top of her and raised his arm with the spiked club. Just as he brought his arm down, Inuyasha jumps in right on time and SLICES Drahmin's arm off!
"AAAH! MY ARM! Get them Moloch!" screamed Drahmin.
"You bastard!" said Inuyasha, who turned to Kaede and asked if she was alright.
"We got here as fast as we could. I see it was a good idea." said Kagome.
"Kaede, you're not hurt, are you?" asked Shippo. Kaede nods.
"They're everywhere! It's like ever since Naraku escaped we've been getting these strange attacks by these demons." said Sango, worrying.
"Phhs What, are you SCARED of the filthy vermin? Hah, they're nothing, let's take them out!" said Inuyasha.
He chases after some of the creatures attacking the villagers. He cuts them down, one barbarian at a time. One comes up from behind, but then Sango throws her herichos attack and rips the warrior in half.
"Hah! Simpletons." said Moloch. The said oni pumbles the ground hard, rumbling the earth, shaking Inuyasha and the others.
"Ugh dammit! That demon is so strong, but he's slow." said Inuyasha, while stumbling.
He jumps forward and swings his Tetsusaiga at Moloch, but the oni ducked his head and swung his huge metal ball right to Inuyasha's gut. The half demon winced in pain. Elswhere, nearby the village, Ryu Hayabusa returns to earthrealm after talking with Ayanea in the outworld. He had been traveling the to village for some time. He was in thought, wondering just how did Ayanea get to outworld, but he didn't coomplain, since his blade is more powerful. His thoughts were cut short when Miroku called out to him, flying overhead. Ryu leapt up high and hopped on. They flew toward the village. Ryu, of course already sensing the monk's friends in danger, requested they should go faster.
Back at the battle in the village, Moloch and Drahmin overpowered the gang with brute force. Moloch does his charge at Inuyasha, but he dodges the beast and does the wind scar, obliterating the VAST legions of Outworld denizens. Even Drahmin was getting driven off. The blast started ripping Moloch's flesh apart. Along the way, the land was ripped apart by the wind.
"You did it Inuyasha! You saved Kaede and everyone here!" said Kagome.
"Hah, and good riddance. Let's go look for Miroku, i can smell him near. He's with that Ryu guy." said Inuyasha.
"What about the village?" asked Shippo.
"I'll stay behind and tend to Kaede and the others." said Kagome.
"Alright, we'll meet you up in-" before Inuyasha could finish, a giant suction pulled the ground in on itself. Then Moloch BURSTS out from beneath and roared as his wounded body stumbled to the gang, followed by Drahmin closely.
"I'm not grr d-dead yet." said Moloch. Drahmin only screamed to finish them. Moloch does his cannon ball smash which crumbled the ground, causing everyone to lose their footing. He then stopped and breathed in, creating a suction, pulling everyone and everything towards him.
"What? Dammit, it's just like Miroku's wind tunnel." said Inuyasha. Then Moloch charges toward the crew, but then Ryu Hayabusa appeared and shot his arrows at him, stumbling Moloch.
"Ryu!" yelled Kagome.
"Looks like you made it back."said Inuyasha. Ryu wasn't alone as he looked up and Miroku flew over and threw sutras at the remaining demons.
"Miroku!" said Sango.
"We made it just in time. SACRED SUTRAS!" said Miroku. He started purifying the enemies.
Drahmin, one-armed, holwed they cannot beat them and suggested they escape. Drahmin took the orb and smashed it to the ground. A portal luminated to the Netherrealm, but Moloch pushes Drahmin through, closing the portal behind him.
"Now I have you delicious morsels to myself. DIE!" said Moloch as he opened his mouth, trying his air suction move again, but this time for much longer.
"Oh great, talk about the tables turning." said Miroku, who acknowledges the power of Moloch, holds the ground for support of the powerful suction.
"Hah, THINK AGAIN!" Cried Inuyasha at Moloch as he allowed the suction to pull him. He threw his Tetsusaiga through Moloch's chest and his heart. The oni groaned in great pain and Inuyasha aimed up at his head.
"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!" yelled Inuyasha, ripping his head off.
"NOW it's over." said Inuyasha.
"Ugh.. Thank you Inuyasha. Thank ye for saving the village. We did lose quite a few numbers though." said Kaede.
"No problem. Yeah, i'm sorry we didn't make it to save the ones consumed. Damn those demons." said Inuyasha.
"Aye, well come. Ye need rest and help repair the village." said Kaede.
"What?! But we have to get a move on! We don't what else is going to hap-"
"NO! Ye must get some rest. Save you strength." said Kaede.
"She's right Inuyasha. We've been through too many fights tonight. I don't think I can handle another battle." said Kagome.
"Hah alright." said Inuyasha
The gang pack it in for the night. Aside from Ryu and Miroku somewhat, they were battered and tired.
© Okay guys, I didn't know this chapter would be this long, but FINALLY, Chapter 7, is here my people. It feels good to be back writing. I've just been out on a LONG hiatus, dealing with work and other stress. But I'm glad to be back and thank you for reading. Please rate it and give shout outs to favorite characters and could work something out. I heard someone ask, when will see the cool characters, Sub Zero, Raiden and Kung Lao. I assure you, they are coming soon, very soon. Things are now starting to get interesting. Because stay tuned for Chapter 8 Inuyasha vs Scorpion! Til next time farewell.
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