The Power of Fate
By: spyrofate
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Chapter 26: Totosai's Revelations
Totosai calmly made his way back into his cave, with Inuyasha and the others close behind. Totosai then stopped, turned and sat down facing them. When the others saw this they immediately took a seat and stared at him. The old man merely stared straight at them, not saying a word. Inuyasha and the others stared back...waiting for whatever it was Totosai had to say. It was an awkward silence between them as they just stared blankly at each other. Finally tired of the silence, Inuyasha spoke up.
"Well?" he said in a rough and annoyed tone.
Totosai suddenly came to and stared blankly at them.
"Huh? Inuyasha? What are you people doing here?" he said in a confused manner.
All of them then glared straight at the old man, seeming very annoyed at his lack of memory as sweat drops formed from their heads. Inuyasha growled in annoyance and shut his eyes tight as he tried to control his temper.
"Kagome?" he asked.
"Go ahead." Kagome simply said as she glared at Totosai.
BAM!
Totosai was now on his face with 3 large lumps on his head as he twitched in pain. As he fixed himself upright again, rubbing his head, Myouga suddenly hopped up on his shoulder and whispered to him.
"You were going to tell them about...him."
As Totosai leaned in to hear the flea youkai, he suddenly remembered everything.
"Oh yeah." he said to himself.
He then sighed heavily to himself in disappointment.
'I had hoped I would never have to tell him this, but...time is against us and there's no time to waist.' he thought as he stared at them.
Totosai then sighed again and directed his gaze toward the ground.
"It's a long story...but I suppose I have no choice now." he said in a disappointed tone.
"Spit it out already!" Inuyasha snapped.
Totosai then took in a deep breath and exhaled.
"It all began when Midoriko had begun her duty as a priestess. I was much younger back then and your father was still alive." Totosai said.
"Midoriko?" Kagome mimiced.
"My old man?" Inuyasha also said as he and Kagome glanced at each other in curiosity.
"Midoriko had protected many and her powers were impressive, but not even she was prepared for what was to come..." Totosai continued.
He then took a stroll down memory lane as he recalled the events that occured that day.
Begin Flashback:
Midoriko was standing in an open field, surrounded by a bunch of laughing and smiling children dancing around her. She smiled warmly at their innocence as the kids continued to dance and sing around her, laughing and smiling brightly, it made her feel at complete peace. Suddenly the kids dropped to the ground at once, as they became too dizzy to continue dancing, but their laughter hadn't ceased and Midoriko found herself laughing at their goofy behavior. The sun had begun to set as the sky was filled with beautiful orange, blue, purple and red colors. A soft wind suddenly blew through the area, providing them a nice breeze. All the children suddenly stood up, some panting a little for air, but still smiling at the miko.
"It's getting late. Why don't you children return to your homes?" she said.
They all smiled at her.
"Ok!" they all said in unison.
They then ran off and vanished from the miko's sight as she watched them leave. Her gentle smile suddenly turned into a hard frown.
"You may show yourself now, demon. I can sense your presence." she said in a calm, yet serious tone.
With that said, she suddenly turned her attention to the demon that appeared from the darkness of the forest. Apparently it had been watching her for quite some time. He stood tall, wearing a black kimono, decorated with golden symbols and a dark purple haori. His eyes were an intense green, narrow, and cold. Long, black hair hung down his back.Clawed hands hung at sides as he stood calm. He grinned evily at the nearby miko and let out a soft chuckle.
"At long last, I have finally met with the priestess called Midoriko." he said in a voice that completely matched Naraku's.
"What do you want, demon?" Midoriko asked.
The youkai simply stared at the miko in silence before finally speaking up.
"Death."
With that he suddenly made a quick lunge at the miko. Midoriko was a bit surprised at his speed, but still managed to dodge the attack. She quickly retaliated by thrusting her hand out and releasing a strong gust of power at him. The youkai was thrown back, but easily stopped himself as his feet never left the ground.He then rushed at the miko yet again, making slash after slash at her with his long claws. Midoriko continued to dodge his attacks and tried to find a way to bounce back out of the corner he was forcing her in. The youkai then made a powerful slash at her head, which she easily ducked under. Knowing this was her time to act, she suddenly formed a large ball of energy in the palms of her hands and suddenly shot straight through the demon's body! The youkai was launched into the air by its force, but he somehow managed to regain his composure and wound up landing gracefully on his feet. He simply grinned and chuckled at the priestess, even though he now had a massive hole in his gut that bled profusely. Midoriko stood up and glared hard at him.
'Something's wrong...he made that look too easy.' she thought.
She then gasped as she saw the hole in the youkai's body suddenly close up! Without seeing the blood that had already spilled onto the ground...you wouldn't be able to tell if she had even injured him. The demon then let out a soft chuckle as he stared at her shocked expression.
"Impressive. You are indeed quite powerful." he stated.
"So are you." Midoriko said.
The youkai simply chuckled again at the remark.
Midoriko then relaxed and calmly closed her eyes. The youkai's expression suddenly hardened as he stared at her in interest. The miko concentrated hard as a bright blue aura suddenly began to surround her body and her pitch black hair began to sway in the wind. The demon watched her curiously and saw as the miko suddenly opened her right hand. Using her spiritual power, Midoriko had managed to create a samurai katana as it suddenly formed in her hand in a bright glow. When the blade was completely manifested, she gripped the hilt and got into a battle position.
"But I shall not fall easily." she said in a serious tone.
The youkai simply laughed at her in ammusement.
"I should hope not." he said.
He then brought a clawed hand up to his line of sight.
"I want to be able to savor your death." he said as he cracked his clawed fingers.
The two glared at one another, waiting for the first move. A brief moment of silence passed between them as the evening sky suddenly became tainted by the demon's aura and turned the sky into a toxic atmosphere.
'His demonic aura has poisoned the very sky itself.' Midoriko thought.
"Who are you?" she asked in a hushed tone.
"Ah yes, of course. Forgive my rudeness. You may call me...Natsaru." he said.
The miko said nothing after that and just glared at him. Natsaru then made a sudden rush toward her and seemed to be a little quicker this time. She prepared herself and watched as the youkai tried to thrust his clawed hand through her. She immediately dodged the attack and slashed at him with her katana. Natsaru pulled himself out of the blade's range, but stayed within fighting distance and quickly slashed the miko's wrist. Midoriko winced in pain as she felt blood spew from her wound and watched as her sword was thrown from her hand and planted into the ground. But as she redirected her attention back at the youkai, she suddenly saw a clawed hand rush at her head. Midoriko quickly rolled under the attack, over to her fallen sword and quickly grabbed the hilt, ripping it out of the ground, while still kneeled and bringing it behind her head in one fluid motion. She could feel Natsaru's claws connect with the blade and knew she had effectively blocked his death blow. She then attempted to get some space between them and suddenly brought her leg up behind her and kicked the youkai in the jaw. Natsaru was thrown back, but could hardly feel any pain from the blow and quickly regained himself, landing once again on his feet. Midoriko then quickly raised herself up and faced the demon once again. Natsaru merely grinned and chuckled at her, he seemed to be enjoying his current battle very much. Midoriko then hardened her expression and charged at the demon. She may have been a mortal, but regardless...her speed was still quite impressive. She then readied her blade as she neared him, but was stunned when Natsaru suddenly threw up a hand and released a powerful burst of energy from it! The blast hit her like a ton of bricks as she felt a burning sensation from the attack. She was then thrown back with incredible force as she collided with the ground, rolling viciously across it and then coming to a stop. She began to push herself back up as she winced in pain from the previous attack. The attack had left parts of her body now bruised and burned. She then glared at the demon, growling in both frustration and confusion.
'That was one of my abilities!' she thought to herself.
Natsaru chuckled maniacally at her and then suddenly rushed at her fallen form. This surprised Midoriko a little as she then quickly planted her hands into the ground and began doing somersaults away from the youkai. Natsaru made several missed attempts as the constant movement of her body prevented him from hitting her. Midoriko then brought her legs together in midsomersault and managed to kick the demon in the chin, causing Natsaru's head to shoot up as if he were staring at the sky. Balancing herself on her hands, the miko then quickly springboarded back to her feet and placed her hands in front of the youkai's face, and quickly released a very powerful burst of energy, sending Natsaru soaring! His body then collided with the ground and slid all the way to a nearby tree, that suddenly snapped as his body collided with it. The miko could hear the grunts of pain the demon had let out from that attack. She panted softly as she glared at his body. The youkai just lay there, unmoving.
'I've got to finish him off.' she thought.
The priestess then ran straight for his fallen form. As she neared him, she suddenly picked up the sword she had dropped and readied herself. She then took a massive leap into the air and readied her sword. Natsaru lay there, gritting his teeth in agony when he suddenly saw the miko's body hovering over him. He could see her spirtual power begin to flow around her blade, and knew she was going to try and end him. Midoriko concentrated her spiritual powers into her sword and prepared to unleash a devestating attack, but was surprised when Natsaru suddenly formed and threw the very same ball of energy she had used on him, straight at her! Stunned at seeing this, the miko then used the spiritual energy she had gathered and slashed through the attack preventing any damage from coming to her. When Natsaru noticed she had used up her energy, he quickly lunged straight for the miko,coming face to face with her and catching her completely off guard! The miko had once again noticed, his speed had increased and gasped as she was suddenly staring directly into a pair of cold, hard, green eyes. Natsaru then grabbed her sword and used his strength to pull the blade away from her face and suddenly planted his fist into the miko's jaw! Midoriko felt an extreme amount of pain run through her as she felt her mouth begin to bleed from the inside. The force of the blow had caused her to once again release her sword and she was sent plummiting to the ground! Her body was planted into the grass as she slid a great distance away before stopping. The hardness of the ground had caused her to lose her breath as she landed and found herself panting heavily for air as blood trickled down her lip and a bruise formed over her jaw. Natsaru then landed gracefully on the ground and caught Midoriko's sword as it fell into his hands. He then glared hard at the priestess with disgust.
"I grow tired of these games." he stated in a cold tone and suddenly rushed at her with great speed.
Midoriko watched helplessly as the youkai prepared to slice her in two and shut her eyes tight, awaiting her death.
"Die!" Natsaru said fearsomely as he then thrust the blade downward toward the fallen miko...
CLANG!
"What!" Natsaru shouted.
Midoriko could not feel the blade connect and reopened her eyes. She gasped deeply at what she saw. A demon dressed in a beautiful white, armored kimono now stood between both her and Natsaru. His long silvery-white hair hung down behind his back in a ponytail, two large, purple scratch marks under his beautiful golden orbs, and at least 3 swords at his belt. The youkai stood between them as he blocked Natsaru's attack, using his own sword! Midoriko stared at him in shock.
"L..Lord InuTaisho!" she said in a surprised tone.
"A mere mortal like yourself is no match for this demon." he said as he glanced over his shoulder and stared at her.
Natsaru glared at the intruder and attempted to push more strength into his blow, but found himself easily matched. The demon then glared hard at Natsaru.
"Leave him to me!" he said in a fierce tone.
With that, InuTaisho then threw Natsaru's attack away, knocking him off balance and spin kicked the youkai across the face, sending Natsaru flying across the ground with tremendous force. Natsaru quickly planted his clawed hands into the ground and springboarded back to his feet, glaring at the demon lord. InuTaisho matched his glare with his own as the two growled softly at each other. Natsaru then grinned evily at the demon lord and chuckled to himself.
"What's this? A demon coming to the aid of a mortal?" he said in a mocking tone.
"This human is no longer your concern. Your battle is with me now." InuTaisho said coldly.
Natsaru simply chuckled at him in ammusement.
"How touching. You'd risk your own life to save hers." he laughed out.
"If you think I've come to save this pathetic mortal, you are wrong." InuTaisho responded.
Natsaru glared at him in interest, but stil kept smiling at him.
"You are trespassing on my lands, thus your fight is with me." the youkai lord continued.
Natsaru then directed his gaze toward Midoriko, chuckling maniacally.
"And what of her? Surely she too is trespassing."
"I shall deal with her after I'm finished with you."
Natsaru stared hard into the demons golden amber orbs. He was no fool and could tell he was bluffing. He laughed in ammusement.
"You're bluffing. You will not harm the mortal. Your heart is soft...weak...pathetic." Natsaru said.
"If you wish to test your words...now is the time!"
With that, InuTaisho then thrust his sword downward, releasing a massive light that headed straight for Natsaru! The youkai simply grinned evily as he watched the attack approach. Natsaru then suddenly threw up a barrier as the attack collided with it and exploded. He chuckled evily at InuTaisho's vain attempt.
"You'll have to do much better than that if you wish to destroy me." he laughed out.
"As you wish!" InuTaisho said and once again released the same attack, but added more force into it as the attack grew in size.
Natsaru once again threw up a barrier and watched as the light slammed into it. The attack continued to fight against the barrier, not giving way. Natsaru then gasped as his barrier suddenly gave in and vanished, leaving the attack to head straight for him! Out of pure reflex, Natsaru leaped into the air, barely avoiding the attack and watched as InuTaisho suddenly appeared directly in front of his face, with tremendous speed! InuTaisho then attempted to slash his head off, but was surprised as Natsaru suddenly caught his sword by the blade, cutting his own hand on contact, and landed a punch right in the lord's face. The blow had left its mark, but was not enough to severely hurt him, as the demon lord suddenly thrust a clawed hand straight through the Natsaru's stomach! Blood spilled from the wound as it ran down InuTaisho's clawed hand. Natsaru gasped in pain, but suddenly hardend his expression and returned the action by sticking his hand straight through InuTaisho's stomach! Like Natsaru, the youkai lord gasped in pain as the two felt each other's blood pour down their hands. At the same time, the two demons then pulled their hands from the other's gut and managed to slash each other across the face, using their claws. They landed gracefully on the ground, glaring at each other as blood dripped from their scratched faces and stomachs.
'Damn it! This demon's strength increases the longer he fights.' InuTaisho thought to himself.
Natsaru now had an evil grin on his face.
"Very impressive. It seems I've underestimated you." Natsaru said with ammusement.
"A mistake you won't live to regret." InuTaisho growled out as his beautiful golden eyes suddenly began to glow a vicious red and his voice underwent a sadistic tone.
He then rushed at the demon, yet again! Natsaru chuckled and gladly complied as he too ran toward his enemy. Their speed was incredible! As they neared each other, InuTaisho then took a quick slash at Natsaru's chest, using his sword. Natsaru dodged and then made his attempt to run his clawed hand through the demon lord's head! He gasped as InuTaisho caught his hand and suddenly flung him over his shoulder, planting him into the ground! Natsaru quickly retaliated by bringing his foot up and nailing the youkai in the nose. InuTaisho stumbled back as Natsaru quickly got to his feet and lunged at him, yet again. InuTaisho could feel his claws tearing through the air and immediately ducked under the attack. He then brought his fist up and managed to uppercut Natsaru in the mouth! Natsaru was sent sliding across the ground until he came to a stop. As he glanced up, he suddenly saw Midoriko hovering above him with her sword in hand! She attempted to stab the youkai, but Natsaru simply rolled to the side, causing her to plant her sword into the ground instead. He then kicked the miko across the face, sending her rolling across the ground.
"Stay out of this, miko!" InuTaisho shouted as he charged at the youkai.
He then slashed at Natsaru, but the demon once again caught the sword by the blade! The two fought against each other, growling fiercely as Natsaru held his sword and watched his blood flow from his already wounded hand. Natsaru then took his forearm and thrust his body weight into it as he slammed himself against InuTaisho's sword, snapping the blade in half! InuTaisho was a little taken back by this, and suddenly found Natsaru's hand in front of his face. Natsaru growled intensely and suddenly sent an invisible burst of power from his hand, knocking InuTaisho into a far away tree! He winced in pain and watched as the youkai suddenly lunged at him again and prepared to strike him down. InuTaisho focused himself and suddenly caught Natsaru by the arm, catching the demon off guard and throwing him into another tree! Natsaru crashed into the tree with such force that he managed to snap the tree in two! InuTaisho growled in irritation as he panted heavily for air. Natsaru then emerged from the rubble and glared at the youkai lord.
"You'll pay for that." he stated.
As he prepared to attack, Midoriko suddenly threw a large burst of energy from her hands that collided with the youkai, sending him gluiding across the ground, yet again. Natsaru quickly got back to his feet and glared daggers at the miko.
"Damn wench!" he growled out.
Midoriko quickly rushed to InuTaisho's side and helped him to his feet.
"I told you to stay out of this, stubborn human." he said in a rough tone as he pushed her away.
"My lord, you know as well as I, you can't defeat him alone. While we grow weary, he only continues to grow stronger." she said.
"What's your point!" he said as he glared at Natsaru.
"I may have a plan to defeat him!" shesaid so only he could hear.
InuTaisho glanced at her in interest.
"And what is that?" he asked.
"It will take a little time, but I may be able to seal him away in a spell." the miko continued.
"How much time?" InuTaisho asked, now very interested to learn how this would work.
"Just a few moments is all I'll need, but you must be able to distract him until then or my concentration will break."
The demon lord growled in frustration and glared at Natsaru. He knew he didn't have a better plan and could tell that he was getting no where in destroying Natsaru.
"Feh. So be it." he said.
Midoriko glanced at him in curiosity as InuTaisho began to approach Natsaru once again even as wounded as he was.
"This plan of yours had better work, priestess, or I'll kill you myself." he said in a cold and frustrated tone.
Natsaru chuckled evily as he watched the youkai approach him again.
"Persistent aren't we?" he said in an ammused tone.
"Enough words. Prepare to die!"
With that, InuTaisho suddenly lunged at Natsaru with tremendous speed and planted his fist right into the youkai's nose! Natsaru slid across the ground and felt the pattering of InuTaisho's foot steps coming closer, it seemed he was going all out now. Natsaru quickly springboarded back onto his feet and dodged an incoming punch from youkai lord. He then elbowed InuTaisho in the back, causing him to slam face first into the ground and then kicked him in the gut, sending him rolling across the ground viciously. InuTaisho favored his stomach as he lay on the ground when he suddenly saw Midoriko's sword next to him. Natsaru then smiled maniacally and charged for the youkai.
"Your death has come! Now...embrace your fate!" he shouted with an evil and excited tone as he went in for the kill.
InuTaisho then hardened his expression, grabbed the blade and turned. Natsaru did not see it in time and ran himself straight through it! He screamed in agony as the sword pierced through his chest! InuTaisho then growled fearsomely and took a small leap forward, causing Natsaru to lose his balance and land on his back. InuTaisho then used his demon strength and thrust the sword straight into the ground, going through Natsaru's body and burying the blade in the dirt. He had effectively pinned Natsaru to the ground! He then leaped a good distance away.
"Hurry it up, miko!" he shouted in a deadly manner.
Midoriko was surrounded by a massive, bright aura and her hair swayed violently in the wind as she sat in a praying position, gathering her power. Her eyes suddenly shot open and she thrust her hands outward in a loud yell! Natsaru had then pulled the sword from his gut and prepared to kill the demon lord in front of him, when he suddenly saw a large barrier surround his being.
"What!" he said as he glanced all around him.
He was completely encased inside. Midoriko then went through a chant that caused the barrier to begin to close up. The barrier grew smaller and smaller as Natsaru tried to fight against it. He growled in both anger and desperation.
"Fools! Do you honestly believe you can imprison me!"
They simply ignored him as Midoriko finished her chant and the barrier suddenly vanished, with Natsaru still inside! Midoriko watched calmly as the youkai vanished and suddenly felt a piece of paper form in between her fingers. She then examined the parchment and saw as the very same chant she had used to seal Natsaru appeared. InuTaisho then suddenly approached the miko as he reverted from his demonic state.
"Well?" he asked.
"It's finished. He's now trapped within that spell." she said as she let out an exhausted sigh.
"Will it hold?" InuTaisho asked.
"As long as hisspirit remains dormant, he shall remain trapped there...for all eternity." Midoriko finished.
"And if he wakes?" the demon lord continued.
"I pray that will not happen." Midoriko simply said.
The two then sensed the toxins in the air began to disappear and watched as the sky suddenly opened up, revealing millions of bright stars and a velvet colored sky. Midoriko smiled warmly as she felt a calming breeze flow over them.
"I must thank you." she said.
InuTaisho glanced at her as he heard her speak.
"Without your help, he would've killed me for sure."
InuTaisho simply stared at her with emtionless amber orbs and then directed his gaze away from her, back to the midnight sky.
"Never involve yourself in a battle you can not win. Next time, priestess...you're on your own." he said.
Midoriko simply smiled at him and bowed in respect.
"Of course." she said.
She then handed the paper toward him. InuTaisho simply stared at her in curiosity.
"Please...take this to the blacksmith demon known as Totosai. Tell him he must watch over it and make sure no harm comes to this parchment." she said.
The youkai lord simply stared at the miko a bit longer before reaching out and taking the piece of paper from her. Without saying another word, the youkai walked away and vanished into the night.
Up high in the mountains, in a demon's head cave, Totosai snored away. Drool hung from his mouth and he began to twitch in discomfort when he suddenly heard a voice.
"Totosai."
Totosaiscreamed in fear and suddenly leaped into the air. He then crashed on his head and landed in front of a pair of armoured feet.
"On your feet, old man." the voice said.
Totosai thenlooked up and could see InuTaisho towering over him.
"Huh? Lord InuTaisho?" he said in confusion.
"Get up, Totosai." InuTaisho repeated.
Knowing better than to make him ask twice, Totosai quickly got to his feet.
"Take this." he said as he handed the piece of paper to him.
"What is it?" Totosai asked as he took the parchment from him.
"That is a seal containing a demon known as Natsaru. You will guard that piece of parchment with your life and ensure that it is not broken or destroyed." InuTaisho responded.
"Natsaru? Was he...powerful or something?" Totosai asked.
InuTaisho then directed his gaze away from him.
"He was by far the strongest demon I've faced. He must not be released, understand?" the demon lord continued.
"Yes, of course, but...what if the worst should happen?" Totosai asked.
"If that should happen, and I am no longer around...then you must teach my son the full power of Tetsusaiga." InuTaisho said in a serious tone.
"Inuyasha? But he's so young." Totosai stated.
"You refuse?"
Totosai gasped in fear as he heard his lord's voice become cold and dangerous.
"No, no, I...just meant..."
"Good." InuTaisho said as he began to walk away.
"And Totosai..." he trailed off.
Totosai listened carefully at what he had to say.
"Don't even think about failing me." InuTaisho finished as he vanished from Totosai's sight.
Totosai simply stared into the darkness in confusion and curiosity. He then sighed deeply to himself and examined the parchment.
"Oh dear." he simply said.
End Flashback:
"So you see...with the seal broken, Natsaru has been released." Totosai finished.
Everyone listened closely as Totosai stared at Inuyasha.
"The time has come for you to learn the Tetsusaiga's true power."
(A/N: PHEW! Well...there you have it! The origin of Natsaru and the parchment have finally been revealed! What now? And what exactly do you think is the Tetsusaiga's TRUE power! Review and the rest shall come VERY soon! Until then...)