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Tales of Sora part 52
Kikyo's Plan
You stood in silence. Everyone was so quiet. You thought of Kagura. You promised her that your friends would defeat Nararku and give her her heart back. But now Kagura is dead because you left her all alone. How could Sesshomaru just walk away like this? "Sora, you ok?" Bankotsu asked. "I promised Kagura that we would save her from Naraku and give her her freedom back. And now..." you whispered. You then looked at Sesshomaru who was just walking away. "Sesshomaru! I have one more question!" you called to him. He didn't stop for you this time. You spat in anger and ran to him. "Why? Why didn't you bring Kagura back to life? You were nice enough to bring me back to life! Why not her?!" you spat. "My sword can't bring her back. I only brought you back because Kagura came herself and told me to do that" Sesshomaru said. You stopped and watched him walk away. You then went back to your group and didn't let them see your tears. Your cut on your back was bleeding a lot. You fainted from loss of too much blood.
*wake up*
You slowly opened
your eyes and sniffed in the smell of french fries. FRENCH FRIES!!
You quickly sat up and ate the french fries that Kagome brings from
Wacdonals. Your body was fully bandaged. You were in a strange shack.
You sat up and looked around. You could hear your friends talking
outside. You got up and walked out to see Kagome, Miroku, Inuyasha,
Shippo, and Bankotsu. You sat with them. "Hey, you feeling
alright?" Bankotsu asked. You nodded, "Just a tiny bit
dizzy" you said. "Sango and Kohaku are visiting their
families graves" Kagome told you. "We should go kill Naraku
now" you said. "I don't usually hear you say that"
Miroku said. "He killed Kagura. He'll kill more if we don't stop
him soon" you said. You wanted to kill Naraku more than ever,
for Kagura. "Well, your wound needs to heal first so today we're
just going to take it easy" Miroku said. You frowned, you really
didn't want to just hang out. For most of the afternoon all of you
just walked around the abandoned village that used to be filled with
demon slayers. "I'm bored" Bankotsu complained. "Hey
Sora, want to practice your sword fighting?" Bankotsu asked. You
nodded, there was nothing else to do. "Where is your ring?"
Bankotsu asked. "In my pocket, now that I am not goddess
anymore, I can't use it. But I don't need it to beat you anyway!"
you said. Bankotsu laughed, "This will be interesting. Whoever
put their sword across the others neck wins" he held his Banryu
high above him, "Dragon Hammer" he said as he threw it to
the ground. A pink blast ripped through the ground towards you. You
looked around and saw a leaf fall to the ground. In one second you
caught the leaf. In the next second, the leaf turned into a sword.
"Heart Scar!" you said as you hit the sword to the ground.
The blast hit Bankotsu's blast and they both disappeared. You and
Bankotsu ran at each other and you held your sword out in front of
you. Bankotsu swung his heavy sword at you and you tripped backwards.
You tried to get up but Bankotsu was quick and put Banryu to your
neck, "I win" he smiled. His strength was too much for you.
Not just that but he has more experience. "Yeah, no need to
brag" you said. "That was too quick" he laughed.
"Whatever" you mumbled. You then jumped up when you smelled
a familiar scent. It was Kikyo! "Something up?" Bankotsu
asked. "I need to use the bathroom" you said as you ran
off. Yes, it was a stupid excuse but it was the first thing that came
into mind. Kikyo was close, should you get Inuyasha? You turned to
see him with Kagome. They were both smiling and talking. You looked
at Kagome's smile. You didn't want to break her smile, seeing
Inuyasha with Kikyo hurts her. You continued without Inuyasha. You
ran out of the village into the forest. You then saw Kikyo and ran to
her and hugged her. "Kikyo! I missed you so much! I thought you
died! When Inuyasha told me that Kagome brought you back to life I
was so happy!" you said. "S-Sora" she said surprised.
"What are you doing around here?" you asked. Kikyo looked
at you, she didn't look all that joyful. "Do you know of the
priestess who created the Shikon no Tama?" she asked. You
nodded, "Yes, she was fused with a bunch of demons and she and
the demons turned to stone. Then her soul became one with theirs and
the Shikon no Tama came out of her heart or something like that"
you said. "Her soul is one with the shard of the Shikon no Tama.
Both me and her will complete the jewel together" Kikyo said.
"What do you mean?" you asked. "Sora, how are you
planning on killing Naraku?" Kikyo asked. She changed the
subject. "Uh, well Mouryoumaru is his heart and his own heart
betrayed him so I guess we kill Mouryoumaru" you said. "Naraku
isn't stupid. He'll catch Mouryoumaru before you can. The only way to
defeat Naraku is to complete the Shikon no Tama" Kikyo said.
"But...but..." before you could say anything, she
continued, "I will give the complete jewel to Naraku. Then, once
he has the jewel, I will purify it and him along with it. And that
will be the end of him" she said. "But that means Kohaku
and Bankotsu will-" but she interrupted you, "I must go
now, I mustn't waste time" she said. She turned and walked away.
She disappeared into the darkness of the trees. You looked on
hopelessly. Then you heard someone behind you. You turned around to
see Kohaku. "Uh, Kohaku! Umm, did you hear what Kikyo said?"
you asked. Kohaku nodded but he smiled, "I'm not going to die,
I'm going to defeat Naraku" he said. He then ran after Kikyo.
"Kohaku!! Wait!" you ran to him but hit a sacred barrier.
You aggressively punched the barrier in anger. You had to go back and
tell everyone. You ran back to the village. "That was a long
trip to the bathroom" Bankotsu said. "I saw Kikyo!"
you said. Everyone looked at you, "Where is Kohaku?" Sango
asked. "I saw him too!" you said. Everyone gathered around
you. "Kikyo told me that the only way to kill Naraku is to
complete the Shikon no Tama" you began to talk. Bankotsu
flinched at your first sentence. "I tried to tell her about
Kohaku and Bankotsu but she wouldn't listen. Then after she
left..Kohaku followed after her. I think that he is going to give her
his jewel shard in order to kill Naraku. I couldn't stop him because
Kikyo put up a barrier" you said. Sango looked so scared.
Bankotsu didn't seem too comfortable. All of you left the village and
traveled. Sango looked so worried. You couldn't think of anyway to
comfort her. You looked at Bankotsu, he wasn't trying to run ahead of
Inuyasha like he usually does. Then you looked ahead of you to see
Kouga's men. They sat on the ground panting out of exhaustion. All of
you stopped to ask them questions. "Where is Koga?" Kagome
asked. "We lost him. As usual, he was chasing something and got
carried away" one answered. "Chasing what?" Inuyasha
asked. "We saw bits of flesh flying in the air and Kouga chased
after it and we couldn't keep up with him" the other spoke.
"Bits of flesh..." Kagome echoed. "We got to find him.
The flesh must lead to Naraku or Mouryoumaru!" Inuyasha said.
Followed by Kouga's comrades, the group followed Koga's scent. Soon,
all of you came to a cave. In the cave, all of you saw Koga fighting
a giant arm! The arm had an eye and a mouth. Tentacles grabbed Koga's
legs and pulled him towards the mouth! Kagome fired an arrow and
freed Kouga from the tentacles grip. All of you froze to see what the
arms next move would be but then the arm began to flee out of the
cave. "Diamond spear wave!" Inuyasha shouted. You blinked
in confusion as Inuyasha's sword turned into crystal. Then crystal
spears shot out of tessaiga! "Its a new attack Inuyasha learned
while you were with Naraku" Kagome explained. The spears flew at
the arm but then the arm transported itself. "Damn, it got away"
Inuyasha mumbled. Kouga held Kagome's hands in his, "Kagome,
thank you for saving me" he said. Kagome smiled but Inuyasha
looked pissed off. "Damn wolf! You made us waste our time!!"
Inuyasha spat. Koga ignored Inuyasha. "Hey, that arm looked like
it was Mouryoumaru's" Bankotsu said. Miroku nodded, "Yes,
it seems Mouryoumaru must have sent out his arm to eat more demons to
make him stronger" Miroku said. "Yeah, he wasted his time
with Koga. As a weak wolf as he is, he wouldn't help Mouryoumaru get
stronger" Inuyasha didn't let down the argument. "What's
that mutt-face!?" Inuyahsa had Kouga's attention. You sighed,
Inuyasha argues with too many people. "You let that arm grab
your legs so easily!" Inuyasha spat. "That's because my
legs wouldn't move!!" Koga spat. "Your leg wouldn't move??"
Kagome questioned. "Yeah, its like they froze" Koga said.
You gasped, "I understand! Back when I talked with Kikyo, she
said something about the priestess who created the sacred jewel and
her working together to complete the jewel! Kikyo also said that the
priestesses soul is one with the jewel shards. So, that must mean the
priestesses soul can control the shards! She must have control over
you legs since they have jewel shards in them. She wanted Mouryoumaru
to get your jewel shards" you explained. There was silence. You
thought over what you said and if it really did make any sense. "I'm
not letting a priestess control me, no matter what it takes!"
Koga said. You had a sweat drop, "How are you going to do that?"
you asked. Koga pretended he didn't hear you and left the cave. All
of you followed after him. Koga stopped outside of the cave and
looked at his two tired men, "Hey, I have an idea" he said.
"What?" one of his men asked. "Do you remember about
that weapon in the graveyard? I think we should take it. With it, it
will be much easier to fight" Kouga said. The three wolf demons
talked among themselves. "Does anyone know what they are talking
about?" you asked. Everyone shook their heads. Once the wolves
finished talking, Koga burst into a run, heading East. "Wait you
stupid wolf!" Inuyasha grabbed Koga, "Where are you heading
off to now?" Inuyasha asked. "To get a special weapon"
Koga said. Koga ran away. "If its not too much to ask but..would
you wait for us to return?" one of the wolf men asked. "Alright,
we'll wait" Kagome said. Inuyasha turned to her in anger, "Why
should we wait for them! We have some of our own problems!"
Inuyasha spat. "I'm worried about Koga. I want to wait for him
to make sure he is ok" she said. You nodded, "I agree with
Kagome. We've been running for a while and I'm tired" you
complained. "YOUR TIRED!?!" Inuyasha said in shock. You
smiled, "Well, I'm not fox goddess anymore. I'm just a strong
fox demon now" you said. "Fine, we'll wait for the stupid
wolf" Inuyasha growled. "Thanks, we won't take too long"
Kouga's men said as they ran off. Inuyasha sat down with his legs
crossed. You sat next to Inuyasha. All of you sat together. "You
know, the priestess who created the jewel shard and Naraku have the
same goal, they both want to complete the jewel for their own
purposes" Miroku said. "We can't let the jewel be
completed! Kohaku and Bankotsu will die" you spoke up. "Kohaku
wants to sacrifice his life" Sango mumbled. "Yeah, but you
don't want him to die. Besides, Kohaku would then die for nothing
because Bankotsu is too greedy to give up his life" Inuyasha
said. "Are you saying that I should die!?" Bankotsu spat.
They were fighting again, how annoying. You quickly spoke before
Inuyasha could talk back, "Sango, we are not letting your
brother die. Bankotsu, I'm not letting you die either. We'll go
against Kikyo's plan and destroy Naraku before they have the chance
to complete the jewel" you said. Sango looked at you and her
eyes got watery and she started to cry as she realizes that none of
you will allow her brother to sacrifice himself. Miroku comforted
her. "How exactly are we to defeat Naraku? No matter how many
times we cut him or blast Naraku to pieces, he doesn't die"
Inuyasha said. "We'll find another way. There has to be another
way!" you said. "I agree with Sora" Kagome said. It
was now agreed that no matter what, all of you will stop the jewel
shard from becoming whole. Soon Koga came back with his two wolf men.
Koga didn't appear to have any weapon with him. Inuyasha got up, "So,
we waited for you and you come back without any weapon!?"
Inuyasha spat. "Koga, explain what happened" his men
encouraged him. "What happened?" you asked. "Koga's
weapon his inside of his arm" the wolf demon explained. "Maybe
I should use my new weapon to chop your head off!" Koga said.
"Its on! Lets see this weapon of yours!" Inuyasha said.
"Inuyasha sit!" Kagome said. Inuyasha was forced to the
ground by his necklace. Bankotsu pointed at Inuyasha and laughed at
him. "Koga, why don't you join us?" Kagome offered. Kouga
shook his head, "Traveling with that mutt? No thanks" Koga
said as he ran away. This men followed after him. Kagome looked on at
Koga, "Strange" she whispered. "What is it?" you
asked. "His jewel shards in Koga's legs are being protected by
some power. But its weak" she said. "Must be something to
do with his new weapon" Bankotsu said. You watched as Kouga ran
into the distance. Bankotsu, Kohaku, and Kouga's jewel shards are all
that's left for Naraku and Kikyo to collect. Kouga himself should
be very careful, he has been dependant on those shards for too long.
Who knows what could happen if he loses them.
Its been a few days. You were growing uptight. How the heck will Naraku be defeated without completing the jewel? You had to deal with Bankotsu and Inuyasha arguing like little boys the entire way. Bankotsu sometimes purposefully gets Inuyasha angry so he can laugh when Kagome tells Inuyasha so sit. You wondered if Inuyasha and Bankotsu will ever tell each other that their sorry. But, you knew that would never happen. "Its getting dark. We should stay at an inn in the next village" you said as you yawned. Kagome nodded in agreement. You looked around you, the darkness of the forest felt calming. The fireflies were so pretty. For once, no one was arguing. Then the silence was broken by screaming in the distance. It sounded like a small village was up ahead. "I hear something. I think a village is being attacked" you said. Bankotsu and Inuyasha looked at each other. "Don't get in my way!" they both said at the same time as they ran towards the screaming. You and the whole group sighed. "Better chase after them" Sango growled. All of you ran after Inuyasha and Bankotsu to come to a village that was under attack by a large demon. Inuyasha and Bankotsu were at the demons feet. "Wind Scar!" Inuyasha yelled. "Dragon Hammer!" Bankotsu yelled. Both of thier attacks ripped through the ground. But the two attacks crashed into each other, canceling each other out. "Idiot! I told you to stay out of my way!" Bankotsu spat. "You should drop that sword and know your place!" Inuyasha spat back. While the two of them argued the demon was stepping on people's homes. Miroku opened his wind tunnel and sucked the demon up. You walked up to Bankotsu and Inuyasha, "Are either of you hurt?" you asked. "No" they both said. There was such a dark aura between them. This will only get worse. "Thank you so much monk" the villagers praised Miroku. "Don't mention it" he said. Inuyasha and Bankotsu turned to Miroku with their eyebrows twitching, they were jealous of the attention. "Could you stay at this village for a while? This village has been attacked over and over by demons. Each night the demons keep getting stronger. "Should we check it out?" Sango asked. "No! Why do we keep helping others when we have our own problems?" Inuyasha complained. "Ok Inuyasha, you can stay here and wait for us with Bankotsu, Kagome, and Sora" Miroku said. Inuyasha's puppy ears twitched and he looked at Bankotsu. Sango and Miroku flew away on Kirara. All of you sat outside waiting for Miroku's and Sango's return. "I too am getting tired of helping others" you mumbled. Inuyasha nodded, "Humans are so weak. They should take care of their own troubles" he said. "What did you say!?" Bankotsu raised his voice, preparing to argue. "Inuyasha, you should calm down. Its not so bad helping others" Shippo dared to speak up. Inuyasha then stared darkly at Shippo, "Ya know, those large demons must be really hungry. They must be hunting right now, searching for other small demons to eat" Inuyasha said teasingly. Shippo took him seriously and looked scared. Surprisingly, Bankotsu joined Inuyasha in teasing Shippo, "Yeah, I know from experience. They prefer young little fox demons the best. They especially love the tails" Bankotsu said. Poor Shippo was shaking in fear, but then he stopped. "You idiots hate each other and yet both of you join together at teasing me!?" Shippo spat. "Idiots?" Inuyasha and Bankotsu echoed. Inuyasha and Bankotsu then sent Shippo flying into the distance. Bankotsu and Inuyasha sat down, "Kids can be so annoying" Bankotsu mumbled. "You shouldn't have thrown Shippo! He is just a little kid!" Kagome said. Inuyasha then stood up and looked into the dark forest, "You can come out. I knew we were being watched the whole time" Inuyasha said. Your ears twitched, you did hear some russling. No one answered Inuyasha. "Wind Scar" Inuyasha said as he threw his sword to the ground. Tree's were cut to pieces but no one was there. "He or she or it got away, it was spying on us" Inuyasha said.
