Chapter 25: Naraku's Insidious Plot
...Forest, Sango's Point of View...
"We cannot travel any farther by horse," Naraku said. Sango got off the horse she was riding and sat at the base of a tree.
So tired. I'll just rest my eyes for a moment, Sango thought. She let her head fall back to relax and closed her eyes.
"Is Sango dead?" Naraku said. He turned away when Sango opened her eyes.
"I will not die. I will not die until I kill InuYasha," she said.
"That is good. But you're in no condition to fight a decent battle." Sango used her Hiraikotsu to help her stand. The event was too strenuous still for her so she was leaning on the Hiraikotsu heavily and breathing heavily as well.
"Slaying demons..is my soul duty in life," Sango said. She and Naraku set off on walking to their destination. Sango, almost out of strength, leaned on her Hiraikotsu to breathe.
I will not return to this place. I do not have much time left. Please body, hold up a little longer. Hold vast until I can complete my final task.
...Demon Slayer Village, Hiroko's Point of View...
"I was freaking born to live here! Wahoo!" Aneko was having a blast training with that weapon she picked up. She even got some armor and put it on.
"Perfect!" she said. It does not help that she really is Sango's twin in the looks department with that armor on. They have the same hair-Aneko's is black though-, the same face, same everything except the same personality.
"Hiroko! Get outta that dreamworld of yours and come on!" InuYasha said. I ran over to them so we could all walk to Midoriko's cave.
"Mew!" Kirara was in Aneko's arms being carried by her. I went over to them and pet Kirara's head and she purred softly.
"Don't worry. Sango's fine," I whispered to her. I knew she had to be worried for Sango, they were eachother's family.
...We've been walking for about five minutes and we're at the outside of Midoriko's cave.
"So this is the cave where the Shikon Jewel was created?" InuYasha asked Myoga.
"Yes. Though we are currently heading towards the outskirts of the village. The limestone cave. The village served as a kind of...factory," Myoga said.
"A factory?" Madoka said.
"The villagers pretty much made everything here-their weapons and armor and ect.-out of the skin and bones of demons," I explained.
"Oh. Wait, how do you know so much about the Demon Slayers? They didn't have stuff like that in our books," Madoka said. I felt a bead of sweat trickle down the back of my neck.
"I know it because there wer piles of demon bones in some sheds. Plus inside a workshop I saw an umcompleted weapon being made out of a bone. It was a big weapon so I figured the bone had to be from a demon." I turned my sight to straight ahead so that she couldn't look in my eyes to see me lying.
"Ah. Okay I got you," she said. I sighed with relief, aparently realeasing a breath I didn't even know I was holding.
"And the villagers put all the unused portions into this cavern," Myoga said. InuYasha dumped the leftovers and the wagon as well, into the cave. "Inside this cave are many piles of demon remains. Rumor has it that in this particular limestone cave, lies the carcas of an absolutely gargantuan beast!"
"And the Sacred Jewel formed here?" Madoka asked. Myoga nodded.
"Yes. Well, according to legend at least." I shivered. I had a weird feeling about this place. Not a bad weird, the kind of weird like you know this place or energy, but you can't place it. That's the kind of feeling I have.
"Hiroko?" Aneko said. I looked to her.
"Do you have it too?" I asked her. "That familiar feeling about this place?" She nodded.
"It's strange. It's so familiar, but I don't know what it is."
"Alright, let's go in," InuYasha said. I grabbed his shoulder.
"InuYasha wait!"
"What wrong?"
"There's a barrier. It won't let in strangers." I glared at InuYasha's shoulder. "Myoga," I said. "Why didn't you tell InuYasha that?"
"Uh..I.." I put my power into my hand and showed him my glowing hand.
"Answer or I'll fry you you little.."
...Forest, Sango's Point of View...
Sango was getting a little bit more exhausted, she had to use the Hiraikotsu for walking now. She was still breathing a little heavy. She thinks of how Kohaku threw his weapon into her back. The memory was too much for her. She fell on her knees on the ground.
"Are you in great pain Sango?" Naraku asked. Sango took alot of deep breaths.
"I'm fine."
"Poor girl. You couldn't die even if you wanted to, could you?" Naraku held out a jewel shard to Sango. "Would you care to try this?" Sango stared at the shard in surprise.
"That's a..Sacred Jewel Shard. How did you get it? Where did you get it from?"
"I've had it for a long time. I'm willing to give it to you."
"To..to me?"
"I come to know you believe that the Sacred Jewel is only used for evil. But it may be used for good as well."
...Midoriko's Cave, Hiroko's Point of View...
"Hyah!" InuYasha tried to open the barrier with the Tetsusaiga. He got thrown back to us.
"The fifth try," Aneko said.
"You think it's hopeless?" Shippo asked from my shoulder.
Only if he keeps doing that, I thought.
"Well we can't force out way in. And all the villagers are now gone," InuYasha said.
"Not all of them were killed," Miroku said.
"What do you-the Slayers!" InuYasha caught on quick this time. "Let's go to that castle they went to so we can see if any of those Slayers are still there." We walked towards the forest to find the trail that leads to the castle.
...Forest...
"Alright Myoga, where is this stupid castle?" InuYasha said.
"Master don't tell that you are lost. With all due respect I thought you knew where you were going."
"Well I can't think of everything!"
"Why don't you use your nose InuYasha? You are half-demon you should be able to sniff it out," Miroku said.
"I can't get a whif of anything from here," InuYasha said.
"Well maybe-" InuYasha got over me as we all crouched down to avoid the Hiraikotsu from hitting us.
"Sango," I whispered. I-along with everyone else-stood up to see her. Aneko is her reincarnation. They are twins when they have on those face masks and armor. (Well yes Aneko's is a different color.)
"Are you InuYasha?" she asked. Her eyes became a bit darker. "I've come to gain my revenge."
"Oh yeah and who're you?" InuYasha said.
"Sango," Myoga said. Madoka looked at Myoga.
"Is she from the village?" she asked.
"She's the best there," Aneko said. "I'll take over InuYasha. I haven't killed anything in days."
"Please say you're not gonna kill her," Madoka said.
"Don't worry. I 'll just knock her unconcious or something. No problem." Aneko ran toward Sango and (Porposely) missed her as she swung her new weapon.
"What are you doing?" Sango said.
"You said you wanted your revenge, so come get it!" Sango threw the Hiraikotsu and Aneko blocked it with her weapon (Author's Note: I need to come up with a name for that thing.).
I got out an arrow and shot it just grazing Sango's spot where I knew her fresh scar was. She fell screaming shortly in pain. Her back was darkening with her blood.
Where's the jewel shard? I saw it and ran for it before Naraku could get it. i picked it up and quickly merged it with the slightly more than half Jewel we have.
"Quickly we need to get her healed. Hiroko come on!" I ran over to Sango trying to crawl but falling over with each failed attempt.
"Stop and let me heal you." I put my hands on her wound so I could heal her. I took a moment. During that time, Miroku and InuYasha tried to fight Naraku but ended up in a hand flying at me. I burned it to ash the second I touched it. I quickly glanced down a Sango. She was stirring.
"Why did you kill her village Naraku!"I yelled. I heard Sango wake up and barely look towards Naraku.
"I needed someone to kill InuYasha and get the jewel shard you had. But I see now that was a mistake. I should've done it myself." Sango jumped up.
"Sango be careful! The healing process takes a few minutes to comletely heal you," I said.
"You. You did it? The demon spider at the castle, it was part of your trap!"
"A 'trap'? Is that what you call my simple diversions?"
"Shut up Naraku!" I threw one of my aura shperes at him. I broke him into pieces. His head fell to the ground.
"Hahah..ahahahaha!" The head blew up after that.
"That..was a demon puppet," Sango said.
"Here's what he used for it," Aneko said. She held up a long strand of hair. I sighed.
"Let's all just go to the village," Madoka said. I agree. Sango needs to rest after something like this.
...Castle, Naraku's Point of View...
The doll he used to control his puppet broke in half and fell apart.
"My Lord," one of the castle servants said. Naraku turned to the screen. "Neither the girl Slayer nor Naraku have come back. Do you think they are slain?"
"It is possible," Naraku lied. He wasn't dead. Niether was the girl, to his dissapointment. "Continue a strict guard around the castle."
"Yes My Lord."
This castle and this body hid my true identity. I will use them both to dear satisfaction my dear Kagewaki. Narkau opened the sliding door and stepped outside. He transformed into his form with the baboon pelt.
Author's Note: Review please! And what would be a good name for Aneko's new weapon? Open to any names here, I am soooo stuck. Anyway I love you guys for staying with my story and giving it alot more reviews than it has chapters! T_T (Happy tears) Thank you! I really wouldn't be here without any of you.