The Seventh Scroll. . .
The Final Test. . .
What stood before them was the reincarnated Sephrim.Supposedly years ago it had been destroyed by an army but now,it stood before them in marble form,it was indeed beautiful.But it was dark.At the top tower a black light shined out of the great windows.
"This is it. . ."said Kuro-Aki looking at it.
"But. . .I thought you said they were ruins?"said Inu-Yasha looking at her.
"I thought they were. . .apparently ur brother must be using them as a hide-out of some sort."said Kuro-Aki taking a step forward.
Inu-Yasha didn't move from his spot,"Kuro-Aki. . .if you want to back out then it's okay with me. . ."he said slowly nodding.
She turned around and looked at his solemn eyes.
"You've helped me all this way. .. there is no reason that both of us should risk our lives."said Inu-Yasha still speaking gravely.
Kuro-Aki smiled slightly,"That's very noble,Inu-Yasha. . .but I will not back out now.A friend of yours is a friend of mine. . .what kind of friend would I be if I let them die?"
Inu-Yasha smiled slightly at her,"Thanks. . .Kuro-Aki.You really are a good friend."
The two walked down the hill in silence and stopped at the entrance.The ground was smooth as if it had been used by many people lately.
The scents that flowed in the wind were thick.Taking a deep breathe Inu-Yasha nodded,"Kagome and Shippo are here. . .I can smell them."he said with a determined voice,he could never forget that sweet scent. . .Kagome's scent.
Kuro-Aki nodded her head as he took a step forward then put a hand infront of him,"Wait. . .there should be a guard here.Something isn't right. . ."She said slowly as she looked around.
A loud croaking laugh was heard with another darker one as Sessho-Maru and Jaken appeared hovering in the air.
Sessho-Maru's arms were crossed as he smirked,"So,you've made it this far little brother.I'm impressed. . ."
"Errrrrrrrr. . .what have you done with Kagome!?"yelled Inu-Yasha looking furious as he extended his claws,"If you've done ANYTHING to her I swear I'll-"
"Calm down!The insane lady is fine!"said Jaken sweatdropping.
"The question is,can you get to her in time???"said Sessho-Maru smirking.
"What do you mean???"said Kuro-Aki stepping forward,now glaring.
"Hmm?A half-breed?How fitting that you should now hang around with both the half-breeds and the mortals."said Sessho-Maru.
"Don't insult me pretty boy."said Kuro-Aki glaring,"Or you will deal with the Tetsunami."
"Hmph. . .your two little friends will both come to an impending doom if you do not save them.The question is,which pathetic little thing is to be sacrificed?The little kitsune,or the mortal girl?It's your choice.I'll be waiting in the top tower little brother. . .if you make it."said Sessho-Maru vanishing with an evil laugh.
"Errrrrrr. . .COME BACK HERE COWARD!"yelled Inu-Yasha.
"Calm down,Inu-Yasha.We can save both of them."said Kuro-Aki as the two ran inside and down the long corridor which then split into two different corridors.
"I'll take this one. . ."said Inu-Yasha going to the one where Kagome's scent was strongest.
"Right!We'll meet at the top once our missions are completed!"said Kuro-Aki running to the left corridor.She whispered,"Please take care. . .Inu-Yasha. . ."
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Kuro-Aki ran down the corridor as fast as she could then stopped as she came to a dome shapped pool that seemed to ascend forward into a hole in the ceiling and keep going up.She looked to the door above it as two squiggly mushrooms came out and began to snap at her,she took out the Tetsunami instantly,her armor was already on and she slashed through them and then ran at the waterfall which was going upside down.She jumped upward with the Tetsunami still in her hand,though pointing down behind her as one of her knees was up so that she was going forward.She kept going until she saw a familiar being as she jumped upward again and landed on land to see a familiar figure.
The figure was a female and a beautiful one.She was dressed in a kimono much like Kikyo's original and her long light hair blew down flowing down her back and over her shoulders as her pure sapphire blue eyes stared into her own.Her light complexion made her look like an angel and the symbol of light on her forehead was bright.
"It. . .can't be. . . . ."said Kuro-Aki slowly,"Those eyes. .. the complexion. . .the hair. . .that woman. . . . . .my. . ."
"Mother. . ."said the woman suddenly staring into her eyes,"Kuro-Aki. .. I have missed you for the longest time. . .my darling child."
Kuro-Aki stood in shock a moment,she didn't know what to do. . .she hadn't seen her mother since. . .since.
(Flashback. . .)
Two swords clashed as her mother lay upon the ground,a puddle of blood seeping as the Tetsunami broke into three jewels and vanished scattering once more.The monster was dead and Inu-Yasha's mother was safe. . .Kuro-Aki came out and lookde at her mother,"Mother. .. MOTHER!"
(End of flashback. . .)
"It. .. can't be. . ."said Kuro-Aki in disbelief as she stood there.
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Inu-Yasha raced up his side of the corridor as fast as he could,following Kagome's scent closely,the Tetsusaiga in his hands which he clutched tightly.He raced up a similiar waterfall after killing to mushroom like creatures as well and kept going upwards until he jumped off to see to his suprise,a maiden with black hair and shimmering eyes which he knew well.How could he forget her???
"No. . . .. . .Kikyo???"he said slowly staring at her.
"It has been sometime. . .eh,Inu-Yasha?"said Kikyo slowly.
Inu-Yasha stared in disbelief,"B. . but Kaede said-"
"That I was dead?No. . .I'm not dead Inu-Yasha.I stand here before you. . ."replied Kikyo looking at him.
He closed his eyes as he saw the past,when he was hit with the arrow. . .he remembered it all."But how. . .how can you be alive???This is a trick!!!It must be!"said Inu-Yasha as the figure stopped infront of him.
"You aren't as dumb as I thought you would be!"said Kikyo suddenly grabbing Inu-Yasha by the throat and holding him up.
"N. . .no. .."said Inu-Yasha suddenly.
The illusion of the wall vanished suddenly,Kagome was being held in a cage and was chained down tightly,"INU-YASHA!"yelled Kagome.
"Errrrr you tricked me. .. Kikyo would never speak that way. .. especially to me!"said Inu-Yasha growling at the impersonater and slashing into Kikyo's face as hard as he could,"YOU WILL PAYYYYYY!"
Kikyo dropped him and backed up a bit holding her face,"OW!My face!You've.. . cut my beautiful face!"
Myoga jumped onto Inu-Yasha's shoulder,"Lord Inu-Yasha!"
"About time you showed up!"said Inu-Yasha glaring at the flea.
"Sorry I'm late m'lord!That woman before you is called Jinjoui,she has the power to reap into your mind and pull things from your past that frighten you.Don't be fooled by her,m'lord!"said Myoga hopping off to Kagome now.
"Pft,thanks alot!"yelled Inu-Yasha at Myoga.
"Errrrrr you'll pay for cutting my beautiful face!"said Jinjoui in rage.
"Yah,well,I doubt that!The only one here who is gonna pay for anything is you!"said Inu-Yasha suddenly as his claws extended and he came down on Jinjoui,"CLAWS OF STEEL!"he yelled slashing at her,but she jumped back quickly.
"Is that all you have!?"asked Jinjoui as she fired a blast of pure energy at Inu-Yasha.
Inu-Yasha held the Tetsusaiga tightly as the energy came at him,"No!But I won't let you people hurt Kagome any longer!I'm getting her out of here one way or another!"he said as the Tetsusaiga transformed once again and he jumped upward and yelled,"DEMON BE GONE!"as he brought the sword down the middle of Jinjoui.
Jinjoui began to turn into dust,"You. . .may have saved the girl. . . . .byut. . .it's too late. . .for your other friends. . .aha. . .ahahahahahahaha!"she yelled as she vanished.
Inu-Yasha ran over to Kagome and cut the cage in half along with her chains then picked her up and kissed her deeply,having missed her so much even if she was annoying,caused him trouble,and was a pathetic excuse for a priestess,he couldn't resist it anymore.he broke it slowly,eyes widened at what he had done.
Kagome went a light pink and looked down,"You. . .came to save me. . ."
Inu-Yasha snapped back into his normal personality,"Yah well,I had no choice.Now come on!We have to get Shippo and Kuro-Aki!"
~WHAT!?!?!?~thought Kagome,"WHO IS KURO-AKI!?!?!?!?"she yelled in rage.
Inu-Yasha sighed and grabbed ahold of Kagome who had Myoga holding onto her ear,"No time to explain right now!COME ON!"he yelled as they ran down the corridor once more.
(To be continued. . . . . .)
The Final Test. . .
What stood before them was the reincarnated Sephrim.Supposedly years ago it had been destroyed by an army but now,it stood before them in marble form,it was indeed beautiful.But it was dark.At the top tower a black light shined out of the great windows.
"This is it. . ."said Kuro-Aki looking at it.
"But. . .I thought you said they were ruins?"said Inu-Yasha looking at her.
"I thought they were. . .apparently ur brother must be using them as a hide-out of some sort."said Kuro-Aki taking a step forward.
Inu-Yasha didn't move from his spot,"Kuro-Aki. . .if you want to back out then it's okay with me. . ."he said slowly nodding.
She turned around and looked at his solemn eyes.
"You've helped me all this way. .. there is no reason that both of us should risk our lives."said Inu-Yasha still speaking gravely.
Kuro-Aki smiled slightly,"That's very noble,Inu-Yasha. . .but I will not back out now.A friend of yours is a friend of mine. . .what kind of friend would I be if I let them die?"
Inu-Yasha smiled slightly at her,"Thanks. . .Kuro-Aki.You really are a good friend."
The two walked down the hill in silence and stopped at the entrance.The ground was smooth as if it had been used by many people lately.
The scents that flowed in the wind were thick.Taking a deep breathe Inu-Yasha nodded,"Kagome and Shippo are here. . .I can smell them."he said with a determined voice,he could never forget that sweet scent. . .Kagome's scent.
Kuro-Aki nodded her head as he took a step forward then put a hand infront of him,"Wait. . .there should be a guard here.Something isn't right. . ."She said slowly as she looked around.
A loud croaking laugh was heard with another darker one as Sessho-Maru and Jaken appeared hovering in the air.
Sessho-Maru's arms were crossed as he smirked,"So,you've made it this far little brother.I'm impressed. . ."
"Errrrrrrrr. . .what have you done with Kagome!?"yelled Inu-Yasha looking furious as he extended his claws,"If you've done ANYTHING to her I swear I'll-"
"Calm down!The insane lady is fine!"said Jaken sweatdropping.
"The question is,can you get to her in time???"said Sessho-Maru smirking.
"What do you mean???"said Kuro-Aki stepping forward,now glaring.
"Hmm?A half-breed?How fitting that you should now hang around with both the half-breeds and the mortals."said Sessho-Maru.
"Don't insult me pretty boy."said Kuro-Aki glaring,"Or you will deal with the Tetsunami."
"Hmph. . .your two little friends will both come to an impending doom if you do not save them.The question is,which pathetic little thing is to be sacrificed?The little kitsune,or the mortal girl?It's your choice.I'll be waiting in the top tower little brother. . .if you make it."said Sessho-Maru vanishing with an evil laugh.
"Errrrrrr. . .COME BACK HERE COWARD!"yelled Inu-Yasha.
"Calm down,Inu-Yasha.We can save both of them."said Kuro-Aki as the two ran inside and down the long corridor which then split into two different corridors.
"I'll take this one. . ."said Inu-Yasha going to the one where Kagome's scent was strongest.
"Right!We'll meet at the top once our missions are completed!"said Kuro-Aki running to the left corridor.She whispered,"Please take care. . .Inu-Yasha. . ."
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Kuro-Aki ran down the corridor as fast as she could then stopped as she came to a dome shapped pool that seemed to ascend forward into a hole in the ceiling and keep going up.She looked to the door above it as two squiggly mushrooms came out and began to snap at her,she took out the Tetsunami instantly,her armor was already on and she slashed through them and then ran at the waterfall which was going upside down.She jumped upward with the Tetsunami still in her hand,though pointing down behind her as one of her knees was up so that she was going forward.She kept going until she saw a familiar being as she jumped upward again and landed on land to see a familiar figure.
The figure was a female and a beautiful one.She was dressed in a kimono much like Kikyo's original and her long light hair blew down flowing down her back and over her shoulders as her pure sapphire blue eyes stared into her own.Her light complexion made her look like an angel and the symbol of light on her forehead was bright.
"It. . .can't be. . . . ."said Kuro-Aki slowly,"Those eyes. .. the complexion. . .the hair. . .that woman. . . . . .my. . ."
"Mother. . ."said the woman suddenly staring into her eyes,"Kuro-Aki. .. I have missed you for the longest time. . .my darling child."
Kuro-Aki stood in shock a moment,she didn't know what to do. . .she hadn't seen her mother since. . .since.
(Flashback. . .)
Two swords clashed as her mother lay upon the ground,a puddle of blood seeping as the Tetsunami broke into three jewels and vanished scattering once more.The monster was dead and Inu-Yasha's mother was safe. . .Kuro-Aki came out and lookde at her mother,"Mother. .. MOTHER!"
(End of flashback. . .)
"It. .. can't be. . ."said Kuro-Aki in disbelief as she stood there.
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Inu-Yasha raced up his side of the corridor as fast as he could,following Kagome's scent closely,the Tetsusaiga in his hands which he clutched tightly.He raced up a similiar waterfall after killing to mushroom like creatures as well and kept going upwards until he jumped off to see to his suprise,a maiden with black hair and shimmering eyes which he knew well.How could he forget her???
"No. . . .. . .Kikyo???"he said slowly staring at her.
"It has been sometime. . .eh,Inu-Yasha?"said Kikyo slowly.
Inu-Yasha stared in disbelief,"B. . but Kaede said-"
"That I was dead?No. . .I'm not dead Inu-Yasha.I stand here before you. . ."replied Kikyo looking at him.
He closed his eyes as he saw the past,when he was hit with the arrow. . .he remembered it all."But how. . .how can you be alive???This is a trick!!!It must be!"said Inu-Yasha as the figure stopped infront of him.
"You aren't as dumb as I thought you would be!"said Kikyo suddenly grabbing Inu-Yasha by the throat and holding him up.
"N. . .no. .."said Inu-Yasha suddenly.
The illusion of the wall vanished suddenly,Kagome was being held in a cage and was chained down tightly,"INU-YASHA!"yelled Kagome.
"Errrrr you tricked me. .. Kikyo would never speak that way. .. especially to me!"said Inu-Yasha growling at the impersonater and slashing into Kikyo's face as hard as he could,"YOU WILL PAYYYYYY!"
Kikyo dropped him and backed up a bit holding her face,"OW!My face!You've.. . cut my beautiful face!"
Myoga jumped onto Inu-Yasha's shoulder,"Lord Inu-Yasha!"
"About time you showed up!"said Inu-Yasha glaring at the flea.
"Sorry I'm late m'lord!That woman before you is called Jinjoui,she has the power to reap into your mind and pull things from your past that frighten you.Don't be fooled by her,m'lord!"said Myoga hopping off to Kagome now.
"Pft,thanks alot!"yelled Inu-Yasha at Myoga.
"Errrrrr you'll pay for cutting my beautiful face!"said Jinjoui in rage.
"Yah,well,I doubt that!The only one here who is gonna pay for anything is you!"said Inu-Yasha suddenly as his claws extended and he came down on Jinjoui,"CLAWS OF STEEL!"he yelled slashing at her,but she jumped back quickly.
"Is that all you have!?"asked Jinjoui as she fired a blast of pure energy at Inu-Yasha.
Inu-Yasha held the Tetsusaiga tightly as the energy came at him,"No!But I won't let you people hurt Kagome any longer!I'm getting her out of here one way or another!"he said as the Tetsusaiga transformed once again and he jumped upward and yelled,"DEMON BE GONE!"as he brought the sword down the middle of Jinjoui.
Jinjoui began to turn into dust,"You. . .may have saved the girl. . . . .byut. . .it's too late. . .for your other friends. . .aha. . .ahahahahahahaha!"she yelled as she vanished.
Inu-Yasha ran over to Kagome and cut the cage in half along with her chains then picked her up and kissed her deeply,having missed her so much even if she was annoying,caused him trouble,and was a pathetic excuse for a priestess,he couldn't resist it anymore.he broke it slowly,eyes widened at what he had done.
Kagome went a light pink and looked down,"You. . .came to save me. . ."
Inu-Yasha snapped back into his normal personality,"Yah well,I had no choice.Now come on!We have to get Shippo and Kuro-Aki!"
~WHAT!?!?!?~thought Kagome,"WHO IS KURO-AKI!?!?!?!?"she yelled in rage.
Inu-Yasha sighed and grabbed ahold of Kagome who had Myoga holding onto her ear,"No time to explain right now!COME ON!"he yelled as they ran down the corridor once more.
(To be continued. . . . . .)