"Chapter Twelve:
Cruelty of the Demon; Naraku."

Night shrouded the sky, as everyone went into Kaede's hut. A fire was burning, and dinner was being prepared. A small moan came out, and the Blade Breakers surrounded a bed with the Chinese boy, you all know as Ray, was lying in. He opened his eyes, slowly, and nearly tensed at the pain of just being conscious. "Ray, are you alright?" Tyson asked. Ray only shook his head in response.

"You got brutally hurt, but don't worry, Kaede can make you feel better in no time." Max said in a happy tone. Ray turned his head, and saw everyone staring at him,... all except for two love birds. He saw Gina, cuddling with Kai in a corner, but something was different. Gina was trying... to comfort him? Hard to believe, right?

"What's with Kai?" He mumbled. Gina turned towards him.

"If Kai didn't tell us that Naraku was after you, we wouldn't have been able to help you." Gina said. Ray stared at Kai. He seemed off course,... unlike himself. Kai turned his head towards Ray with a face of shame, and guilt.

Ray forced himself to sit up, ignoring the pain left in his sides. The Bladers crowded him (Kai included), and tried to keep him in bed. Ray kept his ground, and turned his head Kai's way.

They stopped, and gave them some space. Kai's head went down,... feeling too guilty to even look at his own friend. Ray moved a hand to Kai's shoulder. Kai's head came up.

"Don't throw yourself down,... it's not your fault." Ray said. Kai smiled slightly. He brought his hand up to Rays shoulder, and gently, but forcefully, helped Ray lie back down.

"Thanks." Kai said in a dull tone. Ray nodded, with a smile on his face.

"I can't believe he would do that!" Tyson said.

"What do you mean by that, Tyson?" Miroku asked.

"Naraku created a girl who appeared to be human, and gave her a personality that Ray could only find perfect, then he would force her to fight him. Unforgivable, I tell ya." He said.

"No surprise to me." Inuyasha said.

"Naraku's so cruel. Tyson's right, he's gone too far." Kagome said.

"Yeah." Kouga said, sitting up. "After everything he's done, he keeps making things worse!" He yelled.

"What he do to you guys, anyway?" Max asked. Inuyasha sighed.

--Inuyasha's flashback

Fifty years ago, I met a priestess named Kikyo. After a short period of time, I found myself falling in love with her. Almost a full year passed, and we were still together. There came a day that I agreed to turn human, and stay with her forever.

The next day came, and Naraku got in the way. On Kikyo's end of the story, when she came to see me, I attacked her. By my end, it was Kikyo who attacked me. We were deceived against each other, forced to kill. I stole the sacred jewel from the village, and Kikyo hunted me down.

"Inuyasha!" With that yell, she used her arrow to seal me to a tree for fifty years. At the moment I lost consciousness, Kikyo died.

--End of flashback

"Wow. That must have hurt you, dearly." Hillary said.

"It did, but I vowed to get revenge for her."

"What about you, Miroku?" Max asked.

"Naraku had cursed my family, and I wish to kill him before it kills me." He answered.

"Your Wind Tunnel?" Hillary asked. He nodded.

"Sango?" Gina asked.

"He made my little brother slaughter my father, and he attacked sent demons to attack our home. He's also manipulating him to do what he says." She answered.

"What about you, Sesshomaru?" Max asked the silver haired demon.

"I have a score to settle with him." Sesshomaru answered.

"Um,... what does he mean?" Tyson asked.

"Naraku had deceived Lord Sesshomaru, and almost burned him alive. That vile demon!" Jaken answered, angrily. The bladers (including Kai) sweat dropped, and said nothing more to the demon.

"What about you, Kouga?" Ray got out, painfully.

"He murdered my comrades." Kouga answered.

"Man, that's low." Ray said.

"I'm glad you understand." Kouga said.

"Why wouldn't I? If he did that to my friends, he would be dead." Ray said. Kouga smiled at him.

"I guess we should leave once Ray recovers." Hillary said.

"No way!" Tyson shouted. "That guy has done far too much to make me leave now!" He added. Tyson stood up. "He kidnapped Kai, pitted him against us, and he made a girl to kill Ray! I say we're in this battle too! And Naraku won't stand in the way! Who's with me!?" Tyson asked.

"I'm with ya Tyson!" Max shouted, standing up.

"Me too!" Daichi said.

"Don't leave me out of this!" Gina said.

"Count me in." Ray said.

"I'm in too." Kai said.

Well, that's it. Sorry it took so long. Please R&R.