Chapter Nine: Fighting for control
Punkwolfdemon: A heads up to the readers, but this chapter is really sad, at least in my opinion.
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Inuyasha raced after Koga who was heading towards the castle.
"Koga stop!"
"WHAT?!"
"Sesshomaru says that Larka is probably at Naraku's castle already."
"Huh?" Koga stopped in his tracks. "But, but?"
"You know how determined she is, especially since we are in danger. Koga! She's going to try and kill him!"
Koga's eyes widen. "But that means..." Koga stopped mid-sentence and raced off towards Naraku's castle.
Inuyasha shook his head and went back to get the others.
"He's already left for the castle." Inuyasha reported when he reached them.
"Damn. We must hurry." Sesshomaru grabbed Nia, Rin and Jaken, then set off at a run. Inuyasha ran after him with Kagome on his back while Miroku, Sango and Shippo followed on Kirara.
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Larka woke up and found herself chained to one of the courtyard walls. They were glowing a slight purple. Larka's eyes turned red with rage.
"Shit, magical binding chains."
"DAMN YOU NARAKU!"
His reply was a simple, "Ku, ku, ku."
Larka's eyes glistened with tears of rage.
Larka pulled out the chains, they started to come out of the wall when all of the sudden they shocked her badly setting her whole body on fire.
Larka let out an angry scream of pain and slumped to the ground. Smoke rose from her abused body.
"Larka now don't make me hurt you. I don't want to because as you know if have big plans for you."
Larka thrashed out angrily. "You liar! If you didn't need me you would have killed me when I was a child!"
Naraku smirked from his hiding place. "Yes, you're probably right, but luckily for you I need you."
"Depends on what you consider luck." Larka mumbled to herself.
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Koga reached edge of the woods near the castle, he was about to charge the castle when Kagome called out to him and told him to wait for everyone.
After everyone had gathered they all looked at the castle, which was deathly silent.
"You don't think she's..?" Koga said to no one in particular.
Sesshomaru answered. "No, at least not yet. She's too valuable to kill unless he has a good reason. Like he can't control her or something of that nature."
Koga nodded and stood up. "Let's go."
The others nodded and also stood with determine looks on their faces.
Naraku knew they were already there and they that he knew so they walked right up to the castle and through the open doors into the courtyard.
A moan came from one end and they all turned to see Larka chained to the wall with purple glowing chains.
"Hmp, just like Naraku." Inuyasha commented.
All the sudden two purple shields shot up around them, separating the guys from the girls.
Naraku appeared from the shadows dressed in his baboon cloak except that his hood wasn't up.
"So glad you could join us. Aren't we Larka?"
Larka just growled deeply unwilling to answer him.
"Aren't we Larka." He said more sternly. When she still didn't answer he snapped his fingers and chains' magic surrounded her again burning her more fiercely then before.
Larka's body shook with rage and pain but she refused to answer him.
Naraku let out cold laugh, "I see that I have yet to break you of your stubbornness. I think I'll do it now, especially since all your friends are here to watch."
He looked at the others trapped in the shields and then he snapped his fingers again.
Purple light shot up around Larka and then engulfed her. A few seconds later Larka appeared in the middle of the courtyard about 20 feet away from Naraku.
The group watched Larka who had a look of deep concentration on her face.
"Larka! Attack him!" Koga yelled at her.
Sesshomaru put a hand on his shoulder. "Koga she can't."
"What do you mean she can't!?"
"It's taking all her power to stop him from controlling her."
Koga became quiet with that information given and turned to watch Larka and Naraku.
"Now Larka, it's time to bow down to me. I own you. I am your master and you will obey me."
"Never." Larka whispered.
Naraku smirked. "What was that? I didn't quite catch that."
"Never." Larka said again, a bit louder.
"What?" Naraku asked again, his smirk widening.
"I said NEVER!" Larka screamed.
"Ah yes that's what I thought you said."
Naraku did a fake shrug. "Have it your way then!"
Naraku quickly pulled out a purple magic whip from no where and lashed out at Larka.
Larka dodged it several times, but her energy was failing fast.
'I can't take much more of this.' She thought as she dodged his whip again.
Finally Larka wasn't quick enough and the whip hit her full force.
The group watched on in horror as Larka's whole body shook violently and rose in the air for several seconds.
Larka's scream was unearthly, it was unlike no other. It was a scream of pure pain and suffering. A pain so great that no one should ever have to endure no matter what.
Finally the spell released her and she fell to the ground. Larka lay there unmoving.
"Yes that's right Larka bow down to your master!" Naraku's laughter rang through the courtyard, sending chills down everyone's back.
Suddenly Larka moved, and without a sound she slowly got up, her head was tilted down slightly while her face was hidden by her bangs.
"Naraku. I hate to see it come to this but you've given me no choice." Her voice was disturbingly calm.
Larka gripped the bracelet on her arm, her face still hidden.
"No, Larka. No what are you doing!" Naraku's voice was filled with panic.
"You see Naraku, you made a grave mistake by putting that shard in my arm. Sure it enables you to control me, but it also makes me stronger. Much stronger then you will ever be."
Larka looked up finally revealing her face. Her eyes were flashing multiple colors and her mouth was turned up in an icy grin, her fangs glinting in the moonlight.
Naraku backed away slowly, a look of horror on his face. "No, you-you can't do this! I'm your master!"
"Naraku, it's over. After tonight you wont exist any more. You will never hurt my friends again. And do you know why?"
Naraku shook his head no, he was too scared to speak.
"Because I am going to kill you." Larka's voice was cold and sharp now.
"No! No! I am invincible! No one can kill me!"
Koga and everyone else were shocked by the change in Larka. She was a completely different person.
"Higosia! Kanna! Kagura!" Naraku called for his minions who appeared.
"Yes master?" They said in unison.
Naraku pointed at Larka. "Kill her! Kill her now!"
Kagura and Higosia smirked. "Sorry 'master' but you control us no more."
Kagura started to walk away followed by Kanna and Higosia.
"No wait! Where are you going!"
"Some place better." With that said, the three left Naraku to fate.
Naraku turned back to face Larka and what he made his blood run cold.
Larka was standing there, ready to rip off her bracelet, an insane look in her eyes.
Larka looked over to her friends and smiled.
"Good bye, I will miss you all dearly."
She turned back to Naraku and grinned at him.
"Naraku. DIE!!!"
Larka ripped off her bracelet and was immediately surrounded by blue flame. It shot out at Naraku and surrounded him.
Naraku's screams pierced the air, making everyone cringe. All the sudden the purple shield went down, but then they were surrounded by a blue one.
"It's Larka, she's protecting." Nia whispered.
"Larka! No! Don't do it!" Koga yelled desperately.
Koga banged on the shield trying to break free. "LARKA!!!!"
The blue flame got brighter every second. Suddenly blue flame shot out everywhere engulfing everything in sight.
But the group remained unhurt because of Larka's protection shield.
After what seemed like an eternity, the blue flame faded leaving only dust and smoke.
The blue shield went down as the smoke slowly cleared and the dust settled, revealing Larka lying on the ground surrounded by a giant ring burnt into the ground.
Koga was the first to reach her. "Larka!"
He picked her up in his arms crying, "Larka, Larka. You shouldn't have done it."
"Koga." She whispered, "It's ok. He's dead. It's all over."
A small smile crept onto her face and she opened her mouth to say something else but coughed up blood instead.
The others watched from a distance, they wanted to give them some space.
After the fit was over Larka spoke again. "Koga, I did it. I defeated Naraku and avenged my parents."
Larka's breathing got shallower and her vision was getting blurry.
"Koga, one more thing."
"No Larka! No! Not one more thing! There will be many more things!"
But Larka ignored him and continued what she was saying, each breath she took was shorter, she was dying.
"Koga, I just wanted to tell you that I, I love you." Larka smiled one last time at Koga.
Larka took one last labored breath, then became still.
Koga shook her, yelling, "Larka! No! Wake up!"
Inuyasha stepped forward, putting a hand on his friends shoulder.
"Koga, she's gone."
"No! No! She can't be gone! She just can't be!"
Koga turned to Sesshomaru, "Bring her back with your sword!"
Sesshomaru nodded and step forward, unsheathing the Tensaiga.
He slashed Larka once then stepped back waiting.
Nothing happened.
"Why isn't it working!!!"
"I, I don't know..." Sesshomaru answered, a puzzled look on his face.
Koga picked up Larka's lifeless body and started walking in the direction of the castle.
"Come on we have to get Rin, Shippo, and Jaken... And bury Larka."
Koga walked in silence, tears streaming down his face.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Jaken all walked several feet behind him in mourning silence.
Sesshomaru, Nia and Rin walked several feet behind them, all deep in thought.
'I just don't understand why the Tensaiga didn't work.'
Nia walked beside Sesshomaru, her face wet with tears. Rin held Nia's hand, her own little face wet with tears.
Koga let out a yelp and the rest of the group looked to see what was wrong.
Larka's body was glowing blue and floating in the air. Suddenly it disappeared leaving a blue mist behind.
Everyone stood there in shock.
What was going on?
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Larka woke up to see two figures towering over her with smiles on their faces.
She let out a gasp of surprise...
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Punkwolfdemon: *sniff* I don't know how you people feel but that chapter made me cry a bit. *sniff* I hope you liked it, by the way this story ain't over yet so no worries.
Punkwolfdemon: A heads up to the readers, but this chapter is really sad, at least in my opinion.
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Inuyasha raced after Koga who was heading towards the castle.
"Koga stop!"
"WHAT?!"
"Sesshomaru says that Larka is probably at Naraku's castle already."
"Huh?" Koga stopped in his tracks. "But, but?"
"You know how determined she is, especially since we are in danger. Koga! She's going to try and kill him!"
Koga's eyes widen. "But that means..." Koga stopped mid-sentence and raced off towards Naraku's castle.
Inuyasha shook his head and went back to get the others.
"He's already left for the castle." Inuyasha reported when he reached them.
"Damn. We must hurry." Sesshomaru grabbed Nia, Rin and Jaken, then set off at a run. Inuyasha ran after him with Kagome on his back while Miroku, Sango and Shippo followed on Kirara.
****
Larka woke up and found herself chained to one of the courtyard walls. They were glowing a slight purple. Larka's eyes turned red with rage.
"Shit, magical binding chains."
"DAMN YOU NARAKU!"
His reply was a simple, "Ku, ku, ku."
Larka's eyes glistened with tears of rage.
Larka pulled out the chains, they started to come out of the wall when all of the sudden they shocked her badly setting her whole body on fire.
Larka let out an angry scream of pain and slumped to the ground. Smoke rose from her abused body.
"Larka now don't make me hurt you. I don't want to because as you know if have big plans for you."
Larka thrashed out angrily. "You liar! If you didn't need me you would have killed me when I was a child!"
Naraku smirked from his hiding place. "Yes, you're probably right, but luckily for you I need you."
"Depends on what you consider luck." Larka mumbled to herself.
****
Koga reached edge of the woods near the castle, he was about to charge the castle when Kagome called out to him and told him to wait for everyone.
After everyone had gathered they all looked at the castle, which was deathly silent.
"You don't think she's..?" Koga said to no one in particular.
Sesshomaru answered. "No, at least not yet. She's too valuable to kill unless he has a good reason. Like he can't control her or something of that nature."
Koga nodded and stood up. "Let's go."
The others nodded and also stood with determine looks on their faces.
Naraku knew they were already there and they that he knew so they walked right up to the castle and through the open doors into the courtyard.
A moan came from one end and they all turned to see Larka chained to the wall with purple glowing chains.
"Hmp, just like Naraku." Inuyasha commented.
All the sudden two purple shields shot up around them, separating the guys from the girls.
Naraku appeared from the shadows dressed in his baboon cloak except that his hood wasn't up.
"So glad you could join us. Aren't we Larka?"
Larka just growled deeply unwilling to answer him.
"Aren't we Larka." He said more sternly. When she still didn't answer he snapped his fingers and chains' magic surrounded her again burning her more fiercely then before.
Larka's body shook with rage and pain but she refused to answer him.
Naraku let out cold laugh, "I see that I have yet to break you of your stubbornness. I think I'll do it now, especially since all your friends are here to watch."
He looked at the others trapped in the shields and then he snapped his fingers again.
Purple light shot up around Larka and then engulfed her. A few seconds later Larka appeared in the middle of the courtyard about 20 feet away from Naraku.
The group watched Larka who had a look of deep concentration on her face.
"Larka! Attack him!" Koga yelled at her.
Sesshomaru put a hand on his shoulder. "Koga she can't."
"What do you mean she can't!?"
"It's taking all her power to stop him from controlling her."
Koga became quiet with that information given and turned to watch Larka and Naraku.
"Now Larka, it's time to bow down to me. I own you. I am your master and you will obey me."
"Never." Larka whispered.
Naraku smirked. "What was that? I didn't quite catch that."
"Never." Larka said again, a bit louder.
"What?" Naraku asked again, his smirk widening.
"I said NEVER!" Larka screamed.
"Ah yes that's what I thought you said."
Naraku did a fake shrug. "Have it your way then!"
Naraku quickly pulled out a purple magic whip from no where and lashed out at Larka.
Larka dodged it several times, but her energy was failing fast.
'I can't take much more of this.' She thought as she dodged his whip again.
Finally Larka wasn't quick enough and the whip hit her full force.
The group watched on in horror as Larka's whole body shook violently and rose in the air for several seconds.
Larka's scream was unearthly, it was unlike no other. It was a scream of pure pain and suffering. A pain so great that no one should ever have to endure no matter what.
Finally the spell released her and she fell to the ground. Larka lay there unmoving.
"Yes that's right Larka bow down to your master!" Naraku's laughter rang through the courtyard, sending chills down everyone's back.
Suddenly Larka moved, and without a sound she slowly got up, her head was tilted down slightly while her face was hidden by her bangs.
"Naraku. I hate to see it come to this but you've given me no choice." Her voice was disturbingly calm.
Larka gripped the bracelet on her arm, her face still hidden.
"No, Larka. No what are you doing!" Naraku's voice was filled with panic.
"You see Naraku, you made a grave mistake by putting that shard in my arm. Sure it enables you to control me, but it also makes me stronger. Much stronger then you will ever be."
Larka looked up finally revealing her face. Her eyes were flashing multiple colors and her mouth was turned up in an icy grin, her fangs glinting in the moonlight.
Naraku backed away slowly, a look of horror on his face. "No, you-you can't do this! I'm your master!"
"Naraku, it's over. After tonight you wont exist any more. You will never hurt my friends again. And do you know why?"
Naraku shook his head no, he was too scared to speak.
"Because I am going to kill you." Larka's voice was cold and sharp now.
"No! No! I am invincible! No one can kill me!"
Koga and everyone else were shocked by the change in Larka. She was a completely different person.
"Higosia! Kanna! Kagura!" Naraku called for his minions who appeared.
"Yes master?" They said in unison.
Naraku pointed at Larka. "Kill her! Kill her now!"
Kagura and Higosia smirked. "Sorry 'master' but you control us no more."
Kagura started to walk away followed by Kanna and Higosia.
"No wait! Where are you going!"
"Some place better." With that said, the three left Naraku to fate.
Naraku turned back to face Larka and what he made his blood run cold.
Larka was standing there, ready to rip off her bracelet, an insane look in her eyes.
Larka looked over to her friends and smiled.
"Good bye, I will miss you all dearly."
She turned back to Naraku and grinned at him.
"Naraku. DIE!!!"
Larka ripped off her bracelet and was immediately surrounded by blue flame. It shot out at Naraku and surrounded him.
Naraku's screams pierced the air, making everyone cringe. All the sudden the purple shield went down, but then they were surrounded by a blue one.
"It's Larka, she's protecting." Nia whispered.
"Larka! No! Don't do it!" Koga yelled desperately.
Koga banged on the shield trying to break free. "LARKA!!!!"
The blue flame got brighter every second. Suddenly blue flame shot out everywhere engulfing everything in sight.
But the group remained unhurt because of Larka's protection shield.
After what seemed like an eternity, the blue flame faded leaving only dust and smoke.
The blue shield went down as the smoke slowly cleared and the dust settled, revealing Larka lying on the ground surrounded by a giant ring burnt into the ground.
Koga was the first to reach her. "Larka!"
He picked her up in his arms crying, "Larka, Larka. You shouldn't have done it."
"Koga." She whispered, "It's ok. He's dead. It's all over."
A small smile crept onto her face and she opened her mouth to say something else but coughed up blood instead.
The others watched from a distance, they wanted to give them some space.
After the fit was over Larka spoke again. "Koga, I did it. I defeated Naraku and avenged my parents."
Larka's breathing got shallower and her vision was getting blurry.
"Koga, one more thing."
"No Larka! No! Not one more thing! There will be many more things!"
But Larka ignored him and continued what she was saying, each breath she took was shorter, she was dying.
"Koga, I just wanted to tell you that I, I love you." Larka smiled one last time at Koga.
Larka took one last labored breath, then became still.
Koga shook her, yelling, "Larka! No! Wake up!"
Inuyasha stepped forward, putting a hand on his friends shoulder.
"Koga, she's gone."
"No! No! She can't be gone! She just can't be!"
Koga turned to Sesshomaru, "Bring her back with your sword!"
Sesshomaru nodded and step forward, unsheathing the Tensaiga.
He slashed Larka once then stepped back waiting.
Nothing happened.
"Why isn't it working!!!"
"I, I don't know..." Sesshomaru answered, a puzzled look on his face.
Koga picked up Larka's lifeless body and started walking in the direction of the castle.
"Come on we have to get Rin, Shippo, and Jaken... And bury Larka."
Koga walked in silence, tears streaming down his face.
Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, and Jaken all walked several feet behind him in mourning silence.
Sesshomaru, Nia and Rin walked several feet behind them, all deep in thought.
'I just don't understand why the Tensaiga didn't work.'
Nia walked beside Sesshomaru, her face wet with tears. Rin held Nia's hand, her own little face wet with tears.
Koga let out a yelp and the rest of the group looked to see what was wrong.
Larka's body was glowing blue and floating in the air. Suddenly it disappeared leaving a blue mist behind.
Everyone stood there in shock.
What was going on?
****
Larka woke up to see two figures towering over her with smiles on their faces.
She let out a gasp of surprise...
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Punkwolfdemon: *sniff* I don't know how you people feel but that chapter made me cry a bit. *sniff* I hope you liked it, by the way this story ain't over yet so no worries.
