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3: RESURRECTION
FLASHBACK:
Naraku's body spilt into parts.
Amidst, a small white form merged.
Naraku commanded:
Take this baby away and no question ask.
Naraku has done it! The human part
of him is extracted from his body!' Kagura gasped, thinking. Picking up the white
thing-a baby, she flew off from the White Pure Mountain.
Kagura, Naraku has disposed me,
I'm sure he'll repeat the same procedure to you-make full use of you and get rid
of you after your usefulness are gone. Do you wish to cooperate with me to get rid of
Naraku? The baby suddenly spoke.
I presume you are Onigumo,
the bandit who has sold his soul to the youkais 50 years ago, in other words,
Naraku's human form in his body. Am I right? Kagura replied without looking at
the talking baby.
Precisely! You and I shall cooperate
and you'll gain your precious freedom. The baby smiled eerily.
Below them, Saimyoushou flew in mass.
END OF FLASHBACK
Far among the dark clouds, Kagura flew on
her feather. She was deep in her thoughts.
Am I too fast to dispose him?
Kagura wondered to herself. The baby looked so helpless and feeble, how could he be able
to guide her to destroy Naraku-the person who has controlled her heart the moment she was
born from him?
Nevertheless, to gain my freedom
from that bastard Naraku, I can resort to anything, any means to destroy him!
~***~
The grinding sound of iron echoed through
the staircase. Four bodies of bodyguards lay unconsciously outside a cellar door. A tall
girl in black with a ponytail, Sango was pulling out little tools from her bag, trying to
unlock the door. She had arrived a few seconds after Shippou. Four guards were drawn by
the noise and were knocked down by Sango within minutes. What irritated her was, they did
not hold the keys to Miroku's cellar. Minutes tickled; there was not a single scar on
the idiotic chain.
Hold on, Houshi-sama, we'll get
you out in no time, She said, grinding the unusually tough door chain with her
sword. Shippou peeped through the keyhole.
Maybe I can try a bit, Shippou
said as he transformed into a key and poked into the keyhole. Sounds of the chain
chattered and the lock fell onto the ground with a thump. Miroku hastily opened the door.
Blood veins poked through Sango's
forehead with flames burning in her: . Why didn't you do it in the
first place? Do you know how much time we have wasted here?? Shippou
quickly hid behind Miroku in fear.
Sigh, Sango, let me cool you down
His hand reached for Sango's butt .
Let's go and look for Inuyasha
and Kagome, Miroku sighed wearily as he dragged his staff with a handprint on his
cheek.
~******~
Kukukuku, are you feeling good,
Inuyasha? Can't stand up like before? Naraku chuckled, Or, are you dead
already?
A tickle of tear flowed down
Inuyasha's cheek as he finally gave out his last breath. His warm and softness from
body still lingered on Kagome's arms. His face looked calm as though he was asleep
and his black graceful hair flowed down her lap. However, he had stopped breathing. Kagome
shakily touched his chest. She could not feel his heartbeat.
This is not true, Kagome
whispered in a hollow voice, I must be dreaming, it is just a nightmare, a horrible
nightmare.. She did not see Naraku's tentacles advancing towards her.
Sango leaped and
pulled Kagome, along with Inuyasha's body away from the tentacles.
Kagome, wake up! What
happened? Sango slapped Kagome on her face.
Inuyasha-he is dead, Miroku
gasped in shock.
. can you tell?
Shippou stammered, hoping Miroku was only joking.
At this rate of injury.. No human
being can survive!
Tears trickled down Kagome's cheek.
Alone, she could make herself believe Inuyasha was still alive, he was always unbeatable
and would always recover, no matter how seriously injured he was. But Miroku's
sentences brought her to understand that this tragedy was realty, a nightmare in real
life.
Naraku's too strong, let's
get out of here first! Miroku yelled. Several layers of spiky tentacles flew towards
them.
It's too late, weaklings!
Naraku snarled.
Sesshoumaru's
voice called, Meet your doom!
A white figure swung his Toukijin towards
Naraku's chest. The blade sank into his body, but Naraku laughed. Nevertheless, the
tentacles changed their aim from the group to Sesshoumaru.
Kukukuku, you seem to forget that
this sword is created from the fangs of Goshinki which is born from me, Sesshoumaru.
On other part of the room, Miroku tried to
pull the blade of Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha's body. Two hands pushed him away. It was
Kagome.
DON'T PULL IT OUT!
Inuyasha. Inuyasha will feel the pain Kagome sobbed, her face covered
with fear as she hugged Inuyasha's corpse in her arms.
KAGOME! INUYASHA IS DEAD!
Sango shook Kagome, trying to sober her.
The situation on Sesshoumaru became worse;
he could only lodge and had no way to launch an attack on Naraku.
A sweat trickled down Sesshoumaru's
forehead. He is more powerful than before, he thought.
Is there anything to counteract him?
Miroku and Sango left Kagome by Inuyasha's side and attacked
Naraku. Shippou was nowhere to be seen. Sesshoumaru leaped aside and stared at his dead
brother at the corner of his eyes. Inuyasha's face was pale with death. Kagome stared
blankly into his pale face in her arms and was quietly brushing some of his black hair
gently from his face.
Sesshoumaru reached for his Tenseiga. He saw spirits of death
crawling all over Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru smiled.
I can see it now, the spirits of death through the blade of
Tenseiga, Sesshoumaru thought.
Kagome suddenly noticed Sesshoumaru's presence and screamed
angrily: What are you going to do to him? Inuyasha's already dead!
Sesshoumaru suddenly swayed his sword and slashed Inuyasha's
body. The spirits vanished immediately under Tenseiga's touch.
Pull Tetsusaiga out from his body, Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome was astonished.
He is trying to revive Inuyasha, she thought.
Carefully, she pulled the sword from his body. A glowing purple light
grew from the tip of the blade till its middle greeted Kagome's eyes. Inuyasha's
chest gradually moved upwards and downwards. He was breathing again and his bleeding
stopped.
Sesshoumaru's Tenseiga saved him.
Kagome waited. Inuyasha's eyes did not open.
Why isn't he awake? She thought, stunned.
Something has happened to Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha's blood has
done something to it, has it absorbed Inuyasha's spirit into it? Sesshoumaru
thought as he watched the glowing sword in Kagome's hands silently.
Shippou's voice suddenly shouted. Riding
onto the back of Kirara, he flew into the room through the broken window.
Sesshoumaru leaped and continued his attack on Naraku. Sango and
Miroku were having a difficult time trying to avoid his spiky tentacles. Their weapons
could not hurt him and their blows kept bouncing throughout these tentacles to the walls.
The building vibrated under their battle. It was going to collapse anytime.
Kagome, take Inuyasha and Shippou on Kirara. Get out of here as
fast as possible! Miroku screamed on top of his voice.
Where can we go? Kagome felt lost. Inuyasha had revived,
but she did not want to escape while Sango and Miroku were at the edge of their life,
fighting with Naraku.
To my family clan's forest. My sword will guide you!
Sesshoumaru suddenly said, tossing his Tenseiga to Kagome. If Inuyasha did not wake
up by dawn, his spirit is dead, Sesshoumaru's words were cold.
Kagome protested; feeling puzzled as she caught the
sword in her hands. Without hesitation, she swung Inuyasha's arm by her shoulder and
helped him onto Kirara. The four figures flew out of the building.
Inuyasha's eyes remained shut. Kagome shook him gently.
Wake up, Inuyasha, Her voice was shivering:
Don't scare me.
Tenseiga was indeed a youkai sword. It glowed and guided Shippou who
was directing Kirara into the forest of No Return'-the Inu-youkai clan's
old territory.
The night was still young, but the time had passed like years to
Kagome as the dense forest appeared below them.
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