Inuyasha: Existence!

Chapter 36: An offer too go to pass.

A/N: I have a surprise at the end of this story and I can't wait for you guys to read it when the story's done!

Opening! (Play: Dream of netherlands by Nano! :D)

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Inside the waterways, Kurochi was tending to her citizens and conversing with a woman who seemed to plead for some water for her sick husband. When the Queen nodded with a quick glance at her daughter, she had Shishi come to deliver the said substance and watched as the woman bowed in respect and appreciation. "Hurry Inuyasha!" Kagome's voice resonated through the tunnel and made the Queen's attention move over in its direction.

"I'm trying, he's just so big! Is this what he really looks like?! Damn, he's a heavy bastard...!" Inuyasha exclaimed irritably and the first one into the room was Kagome.

The archer herself gawked at the number of people that had arrived since they left about an hour ago. Quickly her eyes turned to view Inu, who continued carrying Obsidian's giant form over his shoulder. "Wait, Inuyasha! Let me talk to Queen Suji real quick! Hold him there for a minute!" she hollered out and turned to view the Queen, who had a confused expression. She trotted on over to the center of the large room and gave a swift bow of respect to her as a greeting. "Queen Suji, Obsidian is in danger! He's dying from blood loss!" Her voice rose from panic and the Queen's mouth went agape.

"Let me see my son!" With haste, Kurochi brushed past Kagome and literally ran towards the tunnel. Kagome watched as she rushed over to Obi and lifted a brow. She was wondering why she wouldn't demand that he'd be brought further into the room where everyone else was at. So, she decided to follow after and chose to stand behind the Queen once she caught up.

Kurochi viewed her son who was laying next to Inuyasha and noticed all of the deep wounds he had; Inu couldn't carry him any longer, he was just too big. Blood trickled down his skin in so many places and it left a thin trail behind them, down through the tunnel; she gasped and raced up to him. Her hand softly brushed against his bat face and a single tear strayed from her cheek, yet, she tried her best to appear strong.

Her frowning lips and serious eyes indicated that she was doing her best to not cry over her beaten son. "No one should know about his true form...no one... No one knows about our family's true appearances, so..." she trailed off and stood up straight. "Only the best healer can know of our secret...!" she finished and turned to view Kagome. "Kagome, find Shishi and tell her to request the best healer we have here in the waterways! Waste no time!" she lifted her voice with urgency and pointed directly into the room she left from.

"Alright!" Kagome saluted and bolted into the room in search of Shishi. Kurochi faced Inu again and knelt down slightly to look at her son's agonized face.

"Don't worry, you won't die on me... I'll make sure of it!" She reassured and rubbed his cheek. Even though he was unconscious, she still felt the need to tell him that. Within minutes, Shishi came running into the tunnel with an elven mage to her side. The mage had short blonde hair and blue eyes, where his pointy ears protruded from his hair. Around his wrist was a similar charm Asashi had, it concealed his elven presence. He widened his eyes and instantly knelt down, gesturing for Inu to step back; Inu did so and watched the elf get to work.

"Mother... May I assist in healing my brother? I have learned a lot from my teacher... If anything, I could try to slow down his bleeding by absorbing his blood very slowly from one wound, it'd buy him some more time so he could better recover his wounds..." Shishi questioned in her monotonous voice and kept her hands clasped together.

The elf's hand got placed on Obi's head and his blue eyes closed. Then, he began to speak in his natural tongue and moved his head around with pure concentration. "Yes, that would help." The mage spoke up in between his elven tongue. Not once did he open his eyes or look over at her, Shishi was his student and anything that would further their success of healing Obi would be needed.

Immediately she perked up, then lifted her finger and formed that same mosquito-like stinger on her index finger and prodded one of his wounds. Very slowly and carefully she absorbed the blood, surprisingly enough, her idea was working. The blood began to be less excessive, which gave her master more time to heal his wounds. Kagome watched in concern while Inuyasha lifted a brow and stood next to his wife, with his hands tucked within his sleeves.

Suddenly, a light bang echoed down the tunnel and all heads looked ahead, except for Shishi and her master. "What was that...?" Inu questioned and took his arms out from his sleeves. Kagome looked down at Rin and saw her worried features, only in return, she just smiled reassuringly.

"Inuyasha, I'm going to head into the large room with Rin. If anything happens, I'll be able to guard her while you fend off whatever comes through that door!" She stated urgently and turned to race back into the room.

"What?! Why do I have to be the only one who fights here?!" Inu barked at her once she took off and had narrowed white, angry eyes. His throbbing irk mark and comical sharp teeth said just how furious he was.

"Because, the man should always protect his woman!" she hollered back teasingly and made the half-breed dog growl beneath his breath.

"Tch, fine...! I don't want my brother complaining to me that Rin got hurt, anyway..." he mumbled irritably and pulled out his Tessaiga, which got turned partly into a Ketix blade. He rushed in front of the four and took a stance, it was kind of hard to see down through the tunnel considering how dark it was. But, the glowing sapphires in the ceiling made it a tad easier. Kurochi squinted her eyes after she prepared her scythe, if the enemy was too strong for Inu then she'd take it down herself if it meant defending her people...and her son.

Bang after bang, metallic clanging echoed and once the final bang occurred the door had flung open. Even though it was hard to see it swing open, a blackened silhouette stood in the doorway. Now, anticipation started to build up. They watched as that dark shadowed figure stood stiffly in the doorway. Its outlined features resembled a bald, muscular, naked male but one thing did raise their guard...

That creature's hand formed into a long point that was similar to a stake. Next, one after another more showed up behind it and they peeked their heads around the corner outside of the door. "Get my son to safety and avoid anyone seeing him, Inuyasha! I'll take care of these creatures!" The Queen hollered and swatted her hand out to the side.

Inu hesitated at first but did so regardless, after stashing his Tessaiga. He picked Obi up in midst of the mage's healing and Shishi followed along, keeping her needle-like stinger in his one wound. They rushed through the waterways and Kagome overheard the Queen's voice, so she decided to get everyone's attention while the others sneaked past the citizens.

She stood up in front of Rin after she placed her on the ground and started telling everyone to prepare themselves for a fight. She warned them about the dangers ahead and that their Queen will keep them from coming into the waterways through the tunnel. Her eyes watched as Obsidian's large frame got carried over Inu's shoulder, Shishi gave a quick nod of thanks before they disappeared past a corner and into one of the halls beyond the room.

Rin looked devastated, it reminded her of when her village got slaughtered years ago. She inched closer to Kagome and hugged her one leg in fear, the poor girl just wanted this to end already. "Please...be okay, lord Sesshomaru... Everyone...!" She whispered quietly to herself and closed her eyes tightly.

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As Sesshomaru carried Y/N in his arms and raced through the city with the others behind him, he sensed blackened creatures form in the shadows and race after them. Y/N noticed them when she saw tons of them sprint their way. But what stopped them in their tracks and made the blackened creatures halt in their step, was when Glao floated down from the sky on his hovering, expanded glass orb.

Sitting cross-legged with his arms folded, his purple eyes emotionlessly stared upon the lordship. "I have orders to dispose of obstacles that prevent the Great Hateshiganai from going any further towards his destiny..." He began and lifted a finger out towards them, only to drop something out onto the paved ground below him. "I'm sorry... Lord Sesshomaru," he finished and all eyes looked down at the odd, sparkling purple dust that sprinkled the ground.

"Miroku, Koga, everyone... Take Y/N away from here!" Sessho demanded and put Y/N on her feet. Next, he pushed her behind him so one of the others could grab a hold of her and run into a different direction.

"Wait, Sesshomaru! No!" Y/N screamed out and outstretched her hand towards him with devastated features. Her alien eyes began to water the more she grew distant. Miroku had picked her up before they ran off and Y/N was begging to grow tired of all the saving. "I can take care of that guy! Let me fight, let me at least take down those blackened creatures! Please! Obsidian stayed behind, I don't need you to do the same!" she cried out, literally had tears brimming her eyes as Miroku carried her away.

Sesshomaru's golden eyes lingered on her own and saw how much she wanted him with her. His hands that were hidden within his long sleeves, clenched tightly, he didn't want to separate either. He had to protect his lover though, he didn't want her to get harmed even though she'd trained so hard for the last couple of weeks. I will protect her... he mentally noted with determination lacing his voice. I don't need to use the Ketix blade she made me, to rip apart this demon before me... he added with distaste.

She watched as Sesshomaru's eyes closed and his face averted from her. She felt her heart sink at the sight, why he refused to look at her any longer made her worry. "Sesshomaru!" she yelled out once more but nothing made him look her way. When Miroku was about to turn a corner down the street, she saw, for just a second, hundreds of the undead rise from the ground all around Sessho. They weren't any ordinary undead though, they looked like skeletons with armor and demented looking blades...

Some time had passed and Y/N was put into a house that was far from the center of the city. She sat with her knees up against her chest and her arms hugged them while her back remained pressed to the wall. Her head was buried within her arms and the others were outside guarding the house, making sure no blackened creatures entered. Y/N wasn't doing so well, she could help fend off those creatures now if they ever dared to get near the house but...why Sessho wouldn't let her fight off the ones behind him didn't make much sense.

"I want to be stronger..." she mumbled as her words were muffled by her arms. "But, I don't know how to..." she added and clenched her hands tightly into fists. "Everyone's trying to protect me because I haven't learned how to manipulate the solar flares yet... Why...? It's not fair. It's just not fair...! I wanna protect everyone, keep THEM from being harmed by those things! Obsidian hasn't returned yet, Sesshomau's still out there most likely fighting that fox looking guy, and my friends here are outside guarding the house...! It's not fair!" Her muffled yell sounded and her head slowly lifted up just enough, so her gorgeous alien eyes would peek above them. They were tearful, filled with hurt and mourn with a small mix of anger. "I wanna fight too..." she said one last time and when she did, something happened.

Time froze... Her eyes widened and her head perked up. She looked around her and noticed that not even the starts outside the window twinkled. Next thing she knew, when she looked ahead after wanting to look at the front door, she about screamed when she saw the Time Corpse standing before her. With one arm up in defense and the other supporting her weight from behind when she leaned back, she watched as the corpse stood there dangling her stopwatch. "Y/N... You wish to become stronger...?" she asked in her monotonous voice and her black eye sockets bore into alien ones.

"Yeah, more than anything right now. I want to protect my friends, but they keep setting me aside like I'm some sort of vulnerable piece of chinaware!" she exclaimed and stood up angrily. Her alien eyes changed to red when her fury built up, even her fists tightened up more. "I hate fighting, but that doesn't mean I won't fight if my friends are in trouble!" she added. Something dawned on her though, something about the Time Corpse... "Hey..." she started and lowered her face, allowing the shade to veil over her red, gleaming eyes. "How come you don't take care of this threat yourself...? If you're so strong to the point of being able to control time, then why can't you do something about this instead?!" she hollered.

The Time Corpse simply shook her head, not once changing her dead expression. "Because, time...does not affect souls... Souls are not affected by time, they are among the afterlife where time no longer exists for them. However, corpses forever decay at a slow rate but, the corpse of the threat isn't what truly needs to be slain... Its soul must be set free from its corpse so it can no longer cause utter chaos among the land. It will be bound by its own curse to waft throughout the afterlife until another fool tries to bring it back," she explained, only for Y/N to speak up again.

"Bring it back...? It?! IT looks like a man and HE took up Asashi's cousin's appearance! How is he an IT? Also, if his soul isn't destroyed then why does it matter if his body is?!" she questioned furiously. The weight of her being the only one able to kill him, burdened her greatly. She wasn't strong enough, so how could she beat a creature that's bound to eliminate all creatures across the planet? Or, so she believes is all.

"'He is an it... It is a foreign creature unknown to any living lifeform known to exist throughout this world. No one knows of its true nature, what it really is, no one knows where it came from or how it was made... Though, whoever had made it or however it was made, it is a walking Armageddon meant to vanquish all races except humans... In your time, none of these races exist. The reason to that is because of this foreign creature that was meant to demolish all races except humans... No one knows anything of who or what it is, or why it was made to do so. The Time Council has yet to uncover such a mystery, but, we had all agreed to the terms of me assisting you in destroying this being. That is also why I approved of Asashi Gota's request. When he had called upon me, I knew what he was going to ask of me. The Time Council told me to accept the future request of the Ketix and I knew who to bring back from the future, in order to eliminate this threat... You are the Descendant of the Princess who used the solar flares on the creature in the past. It was and still is, driven by its destiny to be rid of all races except humans and seeing that the Princess from the past had destroyed its body with the flares, it yearns to take down its biggest threat that blocks its path to its destiny. Though, it's simply using pawns to try and be rid of you so it could continue on its path. However, the reason why you remain alive in the future is that the Ketix race had gone into hiding on the day when the creature began to wipe the races off the face of this planet. The Ketix, as of today, in this time, are all already up in space hiding from the prophesied event," she explained and noticed how shocked she was due to her dropped jaw.

Y/N stared in awe, eyes wide and her body stiff from the news. She couldn't believe her ears... All races except humans? The Ketix went in hiding on this very day...? That thing is actually an it because no one knows anything about it? The Time Council, it being a walking Armageddon, the Time corpse knew everything from the very start... I bet she even knew that I was wanting to get stronger...and knew of no other way to do it. Y/N said in her mind and dropped to her knees.

Her head tilted down to view the floor, she knew that once this whole mess was over, she'd have to go back to her own time... Falling for Sesshomaru and being his lover, she wanted to know how she could work around that so they could remain lovers. How...? How could she be with him? It tore her heart apart at pondering on that. All of her newly gained friends...her teacher...they would be all gone if she were to go back to her own time... Tears began to well up the more she thought about it. "So... I bet, even in the future where I come from, there's going to be a day when that thing comes back to try again...?" she asked and felt her throat tighten from holding back some tears.

"No... Because, by then...a grim reaper would have collected its soul and delivered it elsewhere within the afterlife. Now, you had mentioned you wanted to grow stronger yet, you knew of no other way to do so... I can hold time still for however long I wish, the Council has permitted me to train you while time sits still. It is your choice to accept my offer... Whatever choice you make, it will affect the timeline and the outcome of your battle," The Time Corpse replied and Y/N felt a wave of relief knowing that much.

Y/N nodded and decided not to ask about her friends and her boyfriend. She'd ask about it once the whole walking Armageddon, is dealt with. Instead, she lifted her head, she felt she knew what she had to do... If the Time Corpse didn't know how to train her, she wouldn't be offering...now would she?

Her alien eyes bore into black sockets and determination made its way on to her face. "I accept..." The scene only showed her eyes then it went black, to indicate the end of this chapter.~

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