Ok, so incase you guys forgot everything that happened in this story, recap!

Kagome's grandfather leaves her a poem clue to find a treasure. She fights Naraku's ship and wins the battle. She finds a chest on his ship and is able to open it with the poem's clue. She finds a vile and a map in the chest. Inuyasha now takes advantage of her and defeats her ship, taking her and Sango captive. Inuyasha's crew, Angels nor Demons, stop at an island to restock. He forces Kagome to go with him to a saber shop, and Kagome notices it is the same as the one on the map. She goes back during the night, not knowing that Inuyasha is following her. She finds a secret room and learns that the vile shows a message on the wall. From this point on, Inuyasha and Kagome start to work together to find the treasure. He has a chest in his room that contains a book of old pirate language; he encodes the message on the wall which reads: In Davey Jone's locker lies he. This then leads to them finding that Davey Jone's memorial is on an island. They go there and find the memorial. There is a fountain and they fill it with water. The fountain leads into '666' and 'protect thyself' was engraved on the bottom of the fountain. Inuyasha and Kagome then go back to shore and finds Miroku and Sango wearing a pendant around their necks.

And, Kikyo is involved in this, but the plot is way too long to explain her. So…enjoy this chapter!

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Nemesis

Noun – a source of harm or ruin

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"Look at what my mother gave me," a young Inuyasha had cried out to his friends.

All the children giggled at him. "What!" the young boy screamed.

Laughing, a boy responded, "Necklaces are only for girls." Everyone broke out in laughter now. Inuyasha turned away from them, tucking it deep beneath his clothes. He felt the cold metal upon his chest- a sense of protection from his mother and also a feeling a shame and weakness.

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Inuyasha's hands held the metal tightly. A rush of emotion swept over him. He remembered when his mother placed it over his head, how his friends laughed, and how he had felt an obligation all these years to wear it with him always.

"Is that supposed to protect you from evils?" Inuyasha finally asked Miroku who was looking curiously at him.

"Yes, they are. Is everything okay? Why are you clenching your heart?"

Kagome looked worriedly at Inuyasha. There was something that she seemed to be missing. The pendants that hung around Sango's and Miroku's necks- they had to be of some bigger significance.

Suddenly, Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's arm and pulled her away from Sango and Miroku.

"Look." He pulled his metal pendant from underneath his clothes.

Slowly, Kagome raised her hand to touch it. It felt cold and smooth. The engravings were light and hard to make out. "Why do you have this?"

Inuyasha shoved it underneath his shirt before he spoke. "When I was young, my mother gave it to me after I was hurt. She said it would be there to protect me from all harms and give me the strength to fight the obstacles that I would face later on in life," his voice was full of emotion, "I had worn it ever since."

'To protect' the words resounded in her ears. "Do you think that this…"

"has something to do with the treasure?" Inuyasha finished for her. He was hoping that she would come to the same conclusion once he showed her it.

Kagome nodded. "Protect thyself… Do you know what your pendant means, with all those numbers?"

Inuyasha looked up towards the sky. He had been wondering what it meant every since he got it. However, no conclusion has come. These were the numbers on the amulet:

6 . 32 . 3 . 34 . 35 .1

7 . 11 . 27 .28 . 8 . 30

19.14 . 16 .15 . 23.24

18.20 . 22 . 21 .17.13

25.29 . 10 . 9 . 26.12

36 . 5 . 33 . 4 .. 2 . 31

Both in deep thought, they were interrupted by Miroku and Sango. They had completely forgotten about them. "What are you two whispering about over here?" Miroku asked slyly, eyeing Inuyasha.

They both rolled their eyes and answered in unison, "nothing." With that, they both turned and headed back towards the ship.

"What is going on between those two?" Sango whispered to Miroku, as they followed them.

"I don't know, but let's find out."

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As they boarded the ship, many of Inuyasha's crew members were glaring at Kagome. They did not know why the captain was with her everyday. He treated her differently and she was only a captive. Could it be that he has fallen in love with this slave? Would she change the way he operated and ordered the crew? Love was blinding him from his goals, his aspirations. The crew had to do something about it.

They had set sail. After a few hours, they were well on their way to raid the next island. "Captain, there is a ship ahead!" One of the lookouts yelled.

Inuyasha smirked, "load the cannons! I miss the action."

The crew was in a hustle preparing for battle. Inuyasha looked out through his telescope, the ship was a decent size, but it shouldn't be a tough battle. He saw the faces of the other ship members; they had fear in their eyes, for they knew they could not back down on this battle. Angels nor Demons was now the most feared crew in the oceans, since Rolling Thunder and Ghost of the Seven Seas were now gone.

Just as he was going to give out orders, Kikyo appeared from behind his back, looking scared. "What's going on?" she said, her voice filled with anxiety.

He turned around to face her. She was a peasant girl, obviously inexperienced in sword fighting. "Listen," he said, "do you remember where you slept that night that we found you?"

She merely nodded.

"I want you to go there and hide yourself; don't come out until I get you. Everything's going to be okay, you don't have to worry."

"Just don't get hurt, okay?" With that, she left.

"Inuyasha!" he heard his name once again.

"What is it now?!" he hated getting interrupted while preparing for battle.

"Do you know who we're fighting?" It was Kagome. She walked up towards him, holding her sword tightly.

"It's nothing to worry about, an average crew. Are you gonna be fighting?" He eyed her clenching the sword.

"Of course, I…" Kagome stopped herself from continuing. She suddenly realized that it would be the first time she would fight for another crew: the crew that had captured her and defeated her grandfather's ship. Should she fight for them?

Inuyasha knew what Kagome was thinking. "You don't have to fight if you don't want to," his voice softened.

However, Kagome shook her head, "no, I'm part of this crew now."

As the two ships were getting closer, everyone was scrambling to finish preparing for battle. Miroku had directed the ship to become parallel with the opposing ship. Cannons shots were fired from Angels nor Demons, making the opponent tremble. The enemy shot back with less force, but still enough to penetrate the strong frame of Inuyasha's ship. The other vessel was beginning to sink. The two ships collided; crew members from the opposing ship were jumping on left and right. It was time to fight.

Swords clashed immediately. Sounds of yelling could be heard throughout the ship.

Miroku ran out of his navigation room, pulling out his sword. Without delay, he dodged a strike and countered it by slashing his blade across the neck.

Sango was intensely engaged in a fight with another female pirate. She saw Miroku from the corner of her eye; he came from behind and stabbed the pirate from the back. She fell limply to the ground.

"Thanks," she said.

"Count on me to save you from all harm," he said dreamingly.

"Whatever," she rolled her eyes. All sincerity was drained from her voice. They fought against the seemingly endless pirates together.

Kagome was backed into a corner, three pirates were on her. She could feel the strain on her arm, for she had just injured it about a week ago. It hindered her quick movements and prevented her from harming the enemy. The three pirates were getting closer now, walking slowly, with their blade in hand. This was it. There was nothing else she could do there was nowhere she could run to.

She closed her eyes as the pirate drew his sword. Her life flashed before her eyes like a silent movie. However, the blow never came. She opened her eyes quickly, bringing herself back to reality. Inuyasha stood before her; two of the pirates fell to the ground. He was still fighting the other one. Kagome quickly regained herself in order to aid him.

Hearing chaos from above deck, Kikyo silently walked up the steps to watch what had happened. Curiosity got the most of her. Above deck, she smelled blood in the air. Kikyo crept forward even more to see where Inuyasha was. She saw him running towards Kagome and swinging his sword left and right in order to get to her before the other pirates did. The last thing Kikyo wanted was for Inuyasha to fall in love with Kagome.

Kikyo took a dagger from her boots; she was going to help Inuyasha and show him that she can fight. If he would see her intentions, Inuyasha was bound to like her and tell her about the treasure. She would have to gain his trust: the only way was to risk her life and save his. Kikyo ran towards Inuyasha.

Kagome gripped her sword as tight as she can and swung it with full force, the wound on her arm did not matter. Making a full rotation, she swung the sword and slashed the pirate across the back. Before she realized who was standing beside her, she let her sword continue in its momentum. A chilling cry was heard.

Kagome gasped, dropping her sword. Inuyasha seemed just as astonished. Kikyo lay upon the deck, her arm badly bleeding.

"What have you done?!" Inuyasha yelled towards Kagome, who was speechless. He quickly scooped her up and ran below deck, leaving Kagome to defend by herself.

She picked up her sword and continued fighting along side the crew members, her conscience not leaving her. She hadn't meant to swing at Kikyo, she would have never thought of hurting anyone part of the crew.

Inuyasha lay Kikyo down on his bed, taking a shirt from the floor and ripping it up to tie around her left arm. Blood soaked it immediately. Tears were rolling down Kikyo's eyes silently.

"I told you to stay below deck," he said calmly, while wrapping more cloth around her arm.

"I…just wanted to protect you," she said, while crying. The dagger was still in her right hand.

"I was fine," he muttered, "just stay put, you will be fine, and the bleeding should stop." He left her in his room and went on deck to finish the battle.

When he got back up on deck, the opposing crew was slain. Everyone was dead. He saw Kagome by herself, sitting in a corner. Her head was buried in her knees; she sat crunched up in a ball.

"Throw all these bodies overboard!" He ordered the crew, "Good job everyone! Sango and Miroku, go over there and get all their booty before it sinks!"

He slowly walked towards Kagome, not knowing what to say. She had a few cuts and bruises on her arms and legs, her clothes were tattered. Her sword lay by her side, stained with blood.

"Kikyo's fine," he said.

Kagome jerked her head up, she looked into his eyes. "I didn't mean to…I didn't mean to hurt her."

Inuyasha sighed, "I know."

With that, he left her, picking up bodies and throwing them overboard.

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Soon after the bodies were removed and the deck was swept, a feast broke out within the crew. There was dancing, singing, food, and of course – rum. Inuyasha was nowhere to be seen. Kagome was standing at the head of the ship, looking out into the vast ocean. A gentle breeze blew across her face.

All of the sudden, she heard footsteps behind her. A hand grabbed her from behind, pulling her vest, she fell backwards.

"Don't try to be part of this crew," a pirate hissed at her.

"You're nothing but a mere captive," the other slurred.

"And stay away from Inuyasha," one of the pirates threw his rum bottle at her. Missing, the glass shattered right by her face. A few pieces cut through her skin. Blood crept down her face.

Kagome, knowing they were drunk, tried to get out of their grip. Unfortunately, there was too many of them. She couldn't get away.

"Leave me alone!" she screamed as loud as she could.

But, they didn't. The pirates kept inching in closer and closer, grabbing her clothes and trying to tear it off. Kagome punched the first guy in the face. He staggered backwards.

"How dare you! You filthy wrench!"

With that, the other pirates came to his defense, hitting her to the ground. She could not even defend herself. Blood was coming out of her mouth. She crumpled into a ball, hoping the pain would stop. Before she knew it, her vision blurred and soon everything turned black.

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