Chapter 10-Losses and Sorrow
Hours seemed to go by as Inuyasha sat their alone in the woods thinking about everything that had happened to him ever since he was born. It seemed his plan for toughing out everything wasn't working the way he imagined it would. Far from it. He reflected upon everything that was his life from beginning to end over and over again trying to find some meaning or personal truth to his life.
However, he discovered no matter how much he reflected upon his life he wasn't going to get anywhere with it no matter how much he wanted to. "I guess…there is only one thing left…to do," said Inuyasha as he took out Tetsuigia from it sheath. He pointed the blade downward towards his stomach as he sat on his knees. He closed his as he raised the blade above his head as he was about to…kill himself.
"INUYASHA DON'T!" came a voice from behind him as he found himself being tackled by a large mass of people.
"GET OFF! ALL OF YOU! THIS IS THE ONLY WAY!" yelled Inuyasha as he threw Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kilala of his back and onto the ground.
"Is it? Is this what you want Inuyasha," said a female voice.
Inuyasha turned to see Sonya standing there. Sonya herself was behind the back of Kikyo as Kagome and Sesshomorru appeared. Koga was being dragged by Sesshomorru who wanted the wolf to be there for supportive reasons…whether he wanted to or not.
Inuyasha stared into Kikyo's eyes as she stared into his amber ones. It was always said you could see into a person's soul through their eyes and tell if it was one worthy of living. "Yes! Look at me Kikyo. Look at what I am. I am something that should never been born in the first place. I can't control myself when I transform and now the only person who was ever treated me like family is now too terrified to talk to me. Even now she shakes in fear behind you. What am I suppose to do with my life? Fight Naraku? He's dead now. If it is not demons that want my head as a trophy (staring at Sesshomorru for a moment) then it's some priest(s) or priestess, light or dark that want my head as a symbol of their greatness and power. Well guess what? I DON'T! And the only way I can see to get them off my back is to end MY life on MY terms as I see fit," said Inuyasha as he raised the sword over his head and prepared to thrust it into his chest.
"No Inuyasha please!" came a familiar voice of the child he thought he would never hear talking to him again.
It was Sonya.
Inuyasha stopped right as the blade was about to enter passed his clothing and into the chest. "Sonya?" said Inuyasha in surprise as he lowered Tetsuigia and fell to his knees in surprise.
The child walked over to Inuyasha with tears in her eyes as she gently touch his face as they stared into each other's eyes. "Please don't kill yourself. I've always wanted a bigger brother and you are the closest thing to it. Please don't kill yourself…for me," said Sonya as she hugged him with everything she had.
Inuyasha felt torn with in himself as Sonya hugged him. He had to make a choice. Throw her aside and end his own life…or embrace her with a hug and get on with his life. It took him all of ten seconds. He embraced her hug with his own with everything he was. "Very well, but only because you asked so nicely," said Inuyasha with a smile and a tear down his face.
"You dragged me here for this. I'd have a better time chasing my tail," said Koga who was rewarded for that remark was a major hit on the head by Kagome.
"That's low Koga even for you," said Kagome as Koga rubbed his now in pain head.
"OW! With friends like you who needs enemies," said Koga as he slowly moved away from Kagome.
At that point Inuyasha slowly started laughing as did Sonya and finally everyone else at Koga's expense. "Indeed Koga indeed," said Inuyasha in between his laughter. He slowly got up after hug from Sonya and put away Tetsuigia so everyone was reassured he wasn't going to kill himself.
"Lets go back to the house and see Grandfather. He really wants you to come back home," said Sonya as she took his hand a started running a little to get Inuyasha to follow.
"All right. Its about time we went back their anyway. After all its time for lunch," Inuyasha said with a smile as he picked up Sonya and carried her on his back for fun as they ran ahead of the others.
"Inuyasha seems to have found peace in his heart for the first time since he was with me," said Kikyo who had a small smile on her face.
"Yes. I have not seen him like this in what seems like an eternity. And I have to say…it's a nice change for once," said Sesshomorru who also had a small smile on his face.
"True, but you know what people say about change…it never lasts. Especially when it comes to Inuyasha," said Miroku cautiously. It was common with everyone of them that every time Inuyashas luck changed for the better it lasted almost as long as a short sigh.
"It doesn't have to last long Miroku. It just has to last a little while till he's ready to go back to fighting again," said Sango.
Suddenly the smell of smoke became evident and they heard Sonya scream from up ahead out of nowhere. They all started running to see what the problem was. When they got their Inuyasha was holding Sonya so she wouldn't see what was in front of her. What was in front of them was the house…burning in flames. "GRANDFATHER!" screamed Sonya as a side of the house collapsed inside itself.
"Take care of Sonya I'm going in!" Inuyasha sensing Kagome and the others as he ran inside to the burning home to retrieve Sonya's Grandfather.
The smoke filled Inuyashas lungs as he moved from one fiery blazed area to the next looking for its only occupant. When he realized the old man was not on the first floor Inuyasha jumped through the first floor ceiling to the second floor, which he discovered was almost has bad as the first. Inuyasha made his way from one room to the next searching for the old man until he came to the only room that wasn't ablaze or collapsed.
He entered the room expecting to find only Sonya's Grandfather, but…he immediately discovered that there was someone else their other then the old man. "Who the hell are you?" said Inuyasha as he stared at the man who was dressed in priest clothing.
He couldn't see his face, but the man had a holy staff similar, yet different from Miroku. A staff that was secretly a sword, which the figure had deliberately showed as well as concealed in front of Inuyasha. The figure stared at Inuyasha first and then at the bloody body that was Sonya's Grandfather...as did Inuyasha.
"You will know soon enough…half-demon, but for now I'll just leave you my name. It's Kariudo and believe me when I say this abomination. Your suffering…(smiling) has only just begun," said Kariudo who back flipped out the window that was behind him.
Inuyasha looked outside the window to see Kariudo and six other men dressed in priest clothing. Unfortunately, he had no time to deal with them because the fire and smoke that had spread through the house was starting to come into the room. Inuyasha picked up the old man's after rapping up his bloody body in his fire rat clothing that would protect it from the fire.
He looked out the window as before and noticed that the seven priests were no longer their, but he dare not take the risk for fear of a trap they may have set up on that side of the house. "Looks like (cough) I'm doing this (cough) the hard way," said Inuyasha out loud as he kicked down the wall to his left that led into the next room of the house.
Unfortunately for Inuyasha, that room had also become ablaze with smoke and fire and could not be accessed for an escape route. "Only one other (cough) place to go besides the stupid window…up," said Inuyasha as he jumped through the ceiling by punching through it and onto the roof.
He didn't stay long their as he immediately jumped off the roof and onto safer ground. Kagome and the others spotted him and ran over to see if he was okay. He had some minor burns and a cut or two from pieces of sharp wood, but nothing serious. "Inuyasha are you okay," said Miroku as Inuyasha was coughing die to the smoke from his lungs as he tried to breathe normally again.
"I'll…be (cough) fine, but…HE won't (cough) be," said Inuyasha who put down the rapped up body that was Sonya's Grandfather.
Sonya quickly ran to Inuyasha and hugged him, but when Miroku started to unwrap the fire rat clothing that showed Sonya's Grandfather as a bloody corpse Inuyasha had to shield her from his bloody remains. "Who did this to him Inuyasha?" said Sango as she looked over the remains with Miroku.
"It was…a priest that went by the name…Kariudo. He is one of the seven members of the Holy Seven Priests…that want to kill me," said Inuyasha as he pointed to where they appeared on the opposite side of the house.
"We didn't see anyone over their. How is that possible?" said Shippo said worriedly.
"That part of the house is the closest to the woods and was a 'blind spot' for you when you were standing last while I went inside to get the old man," said Inuyasha who saw Sonya now crying like she had never cried before. Inuyasha looked at his once beautiful home now burning into nothingness and at that moment…deep down inside Inuyasha a great rage he had not felt in a long time was awakening.
(Somewhat far away from the house)
"It's a shame we never got a chance to take out Inuyasha or the child, but their will always be a next time," said Bashimi as he and the other members of the Holy Seven Priest walked along an open road.
"I am sorry master, but the child was nowhere around when I infiltrated the house before the old man noticed me. I had just finished killing him when the half-demon appeared searching for him," said Kariudo who bowed his head in shame.
"It's all right Kariudo I did not want you to take on Inuyasha just yet. First we must take care of the monk Miroku and have him join our noble cause of eradicating all demons from this world. Then we will turn the demon slayer next and use her skills against him along with the others Inuyasha travels with. Only then will he be weak enough to kill and send to the under world where…he…belongs," said Bashimi calmly yet seriously.
"Brother wait! What if Inuyasha decides to hunt us after what we did to the old man?" said Sashimi with a hint of fear in his voice.
Bashimi stopped walking and turned to face Sashimi with a confident smile. "Please brother you are worried over nothing. Inuyasha has human as well as well as demon blood running through his body. His human side we be so depressed that by the time he regains his composure to actually want to fight us…it will be too late for him," said a very confident Bashimi as he continued walking along with the others.
Sashimi just stood there for a brief moment as he felt a chilly wind starting to blow against him that gave a shiver up his spine. "I hope it is you who hasn't lost your composure my dear brother," Sashimi mumbled full knowing that if his brother was wrong they were in for a rude welcome from a very dangerous enemy.