Disclaimer: Frodo and I own Inuyasha. Sue the school, because they are
letting me type this, a portrait of my insa-I mean, um, my uh, happy fuzzy
thoughts, yea, that's it.
A/N This is the first chapter with any serious action scenes, (no I do not consider the burning of the village by Jaken 'serious action') As you may think, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru fight, Miroku and Sango help out, some people live, others die...as is expected in a huge battle as the one I am thinking of. Shippo, Kagome, and Jaken await the return of Inuyasha. Frodo helped set the main plot for this chapter, but since he has plot ideas needed for publishing and he was ill on Fri when this was supposed to be published, it was not published then. Once again, the Frodo I am referring to is not one of the 25 people with the name 'Frodo' on FF.net; so don't bother them with e-mails. So, without further blah blah blah, I bring you the big fight:
Chapter 3: Inuyasha + Sango + Miroku vs. Sesshomaru
(Who will win? Gee...I wonder....)
WARNING: All those who are faint of heart, DON'T READ THIS!!!!
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"If you're afraid that I'm not coming back, then I'll promise you this: I will come back and help you look for the rest of the jewel fragments!" replies Inuyasha, holding Kagome's hand in his.
"Is that all I am to you? A jewel detector?! Keep thinking that and I'll keep you on a steady diet of SIT!" yells Kagome
After picking himself off the ground, Inuyasha mumbles a few colorful metaphors and turns and walks towards the dirt path leading out of the village. Sango and Miroku stifle giggles and follow him. Unbeknownst to them, Jaken watches them depart and thinks about how he could get back his staff.
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They walk along the dirt path for a while, Inuyasha picking up his brother's scent. Sango and Miroku think to themselves if they will ever find Sesshomaru, and what they will do if they find him. They walk further into the forest leaving the dirt path behind. Nobody talks while they walk, as if a heavy weight is upon them. Sesshomaru's scent becomes stronger, and soon they come upon a clearing in the woods. Sesshomaru is waiting for them in a tree.
"I thought you would try to stop me, bunch of fools," the dark lord mutters. He leaps from the branch he was standing on and draws his sword with his right arm. Inuyasha draws the Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, Miroku unwraps his hand and throws his string of beads aside, and Sango readies her boomerang. Sesshomaru flies at them. Sango throws her boomerang at Sesshomaru with deadly accuracy, but he dodges and swings his sword at her. She jumps out of the way and narrowly misses being sliced up, the ground where she was standing erupts and clods of dirt fly everywhere. Miroku unleashes his black hole and clears the area of dust and still aloft clods of dirt, then turns his hand towards Sesshomaru, who jumps behind him and grabs his wrist. A bolt of white hot pain shoots through Miroku's wrist as Sesshomaru twists it at impossible angles, breaking it; he then turns Miroku's bleeding stump of a hand towards his face, standing back as the monk gets sucked in to his own black hole. He then turns his attention to Inuyasha, unleashing a flurry of slices that tear through his kimono. Sango throws her boomerang again, catching Sesshomaru off guard. He is hurled through five trees before coming to rest against the trunk of another. He gets up and is attacked by Inuyasha. They exchange blows while Sango readies her boomerang for another throw. Inuyasha distracts Sesshomaru enough that Sango's attack almost catches him off guard again, but he leaps out of the way, pulling Inuyasha in front of the flying weapon. Inuyasha takes the full force of the hit, knocking him down. With this opportunity, Sesshomaru leaps at Sango, who catches her boomerang and immediately re- throws it. Sesshomaru turns his sword onto the approaching aerial, and slices it until it is no longer resembles what it used to be. Inuyasha looks on, as he stirs from a brief blackout, and leaps to intercept Sesshomaru's attack against Sango. He watches too late as she is cut down under Sesshomaru's blade.
"Now it is even, brother." Sesshomaru utters, preparing to attack Inuyasha.
"I'll make you PAY!" Inuyasha roars, launching himself at his demented brother. Inuyasha swings the Tetsusaiga at Sesshomaru, who blocks and returns the attack, turning Inuyasha on the defensive. Inuyasha slices into Sesshomaru's leg, and bright red fluid spills out of the wound. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha exchange sword blows again and again until they have the point of their swords at each other's hearts.
"Now we have reached a stalemate, if one of us attacks, both die. Don't you get it? Its over Inuyasha, we are both going to die," Sesshomaru declares, as if he was victorious.
"Not if I can help it!" replies Inuyasha jumping up and away from his brother's sword. He charges him and unleashes a flood of attacks, most of which hit Sesshomaru. He does not fall, however, and they continue to attack each other, Sesshomaru landing another hit on Inuyasha. Inuyasha retaliates by thrusting his sword into Sesshomaru's chest, puncturing one of his lungs. They both fall, bleeding from many wounds. Sesshomaru coughs blood, "So, we both die anyway, how fitting." before he loses consciousness. Inuyasha lies there for a moment, before picking himself up and walking over to his brother.
"You're wrong, only you die.Farewell, Sesshomaru." mutters Inuyasha, picking up the Tetsusaiga, and returning it to its sheath. Inuyasha leans against a tree, resting for a while, before he decides he had better return and see Kagome. Inuyasha looks at Miroku's hand and string of beads, the only remnant of his life. He walks over to the string of beads and puts them in a pocket of his kimono, not wanting to have to carry a bloody stump of a hand. He also finds a handle from the remains of Sango's boomerang, this he also puts in a pocket. He sighs, looking at the destruction wrought by the battle, three dead in less than an hour. He walks back towards the dirt path leading home; unaware that Sesshomaru is clinging to life, although unable to move. Inuyasha retraces their route back to the dirt path, not bothering to rest on the way. He looks at his tattered kimono, and the red stained undershirt, hoping Kagome won't see the truth. He travels along the path for some time before he sees the village come into view, Kagome is waiting for him. He walks into the village and into Kagome's embrace, hugging her, tears streaming down his face.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" Kagome asks, disengaging from his embrace, "What happened to Miroku and Sango?"
Inuyasha says nothing; he only pulls the string of beads and handle out of his pockets and hands them to Kagome, who turns deathly white, as if she had seen a ghost. The realization of what he is trying to tell her hits her in the face; she struggles to find words to express her sorrow. "Oh.my.god." she finally manages to say, falling into Inuyasha's arms, sobbing. She looks up at him, "Is Sesshomaru, is he dead too?" Inuyasha nods yes.
Kaede comes running towards them, "Inuyasha! Did you see Jaken on your way back?" The elderly priest calls out.
Inuyasha regains his composure and yells a reply, "No, I thought you were keeping an eye on him!"
"He's gone and so is his staff!" exclaims Kaede.
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"They were fighting somewhere around here I think." Jaken ponders, carrying his staff. He is trying to find the battleground of the recent fight. He had seen Inuyasha limping back along the trail from his hiding place under some ferns, and had since been retracing Inuyasha's steps to find the site. "I will burn Sesshomaru to CINDERS if he is not dead already!" he promises himself. He walks along the path, and notices pools of blood, and realizes that he must be getting close to the battle site. He enters a clearing and immediately searches for Sesshomaru. He finds him and runs over to him, looking as if he were concerned about his welfare.
"Jaken.quick, help me stop the bleeding from my wounds." moans Sesshomaru after he sees Jaken walk up to him.
"Yes m'lord. But first do you apologize for the actions you took earlier?" replies Jaken, looking at the remnants of the scene, trees broken, earth up- heaved, pieces of a weapon strewn about, tatters of cloth and chunks of human flesh that are so mutilated, it is not possible to tell how many bodies there originally were.
"Never.you got what you deserved for killing that villager.Do as I say or I'll kill you." Sesshomaru mutters, not realizing the situation he is in.
"Very well m'lord, I will help you.DIE!" yells Jaken, unleashing fire from his staff, igniting Sesshomaru's body. As he burns, Sesshomaru curses Jaken to his last breath, swearing he will have his revenge in the after life. After watching his former master burn to ashes, Jaken is somewhat puzzled at how he does not feel satisfied at the death of the one which he sought revenge after. He decides to return to the village and 'check' on Inuyasha.
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After talking about the battle, Inuyasha leaving out the description of the injuries he received, and planning funeral ceremonies for the following day, everyone eats dinner solemnly, reflecting on what they had heard, or seen. Inuyasha decides to apologize for implying that Kagome is only a Jewel detector by spending the night with Kagome in her bed.
"Damn Inuyasha, why is your kimono soaked?" Kagome asks, puzzled.
"Sesshomaru threw me into a pond during the battle, I guess it hasn't dried yet," Inuyasha lies, calming her.
"Oh, I thought you were bleeding or something. Maybe you should take it off and let it dry," replies Kagome.
"If it's not dry in the morning, I'll hang it up somewhere," Inuyasha mumbles.
"Fine, whatever floats your boat." Kagome says, snuggling up to Inuyasha, trying to ignore the fact that he is soaking wet. Inuyasha falls asleep, and Kagome concludes that he must have been worn out from the battle. She silently prays for Miroku and Sango, before falling fast asleep, arms around him.
---The next morning ---
"Inuyasha.why are you so cold.did you decide to put ice cubes in the bed or something?" mumbles Kagome groggily, trying to sleep. She opens her eyes and gently shakes Inuyasha "come on, get up already, you can't be that tired." Inuyasha doesn't move or make a sound. "And why is the bed wet, you're too old to be doing that," she says, suddenly aware that the sheets are all wet. She shakes him more violently. "Get up Inuyasha!" she yells. Inuyasha remains motionless and does not make a sound. She watches him for a while, before realizing that he is not breathing. She looks at the hand she shook him with, it is dark red. She throws off the covers, to find the bed soaked in blood. "Oh god no! Not you too!" she cries, rolling him over. The color is completely gone from his expressionless face. She screams at him, hoping he is just playing a trick on her, "WAKE UP INUYASHA!"
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Oh no! Is Inuyasha dead? That can't be! He's the main character! What is going on with this story?! What will Jaken do now? Where is Myoga while all this is happening? What will I do for the next chapter?! Stay tuned for the next chapter in this tragic saga: The road to nowhere. Same Inuyasha time, same Inuyasha place!
-Nowhere Man
P.S. Now that you have seen a glimpse of my insa- happy fuzzy thoughts, it will only get better from here =D Please R+R and tell me what you think, what I should do for the next chapter, or yell at me for being so insane etc etc.
Colorful Metaphors - got this from an old Star Trek movie, Spock's word for explicatives.
A/N This is the first chapter with any serious action scenes, (no I do not consider the burning of the village by Jaken 'serious action') As you may think, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru fight, Miroku and Sango help out, some people live, others die...as is expected in a huge battle as the one I am thinking of. Shippo, Kagome, and Jaken await the return of Inuyasha. Frodo helped set the main plot for this chapter, but since he has plot ideas needed for publishing and he was ill on Fri when this was supposed to be published, it was not published then. Once again, the Frodo I am referring to is not one of the 25 people with the name 'Frodo' on FF.net; so don't bother them with e-mails. So, without further blah blah blah, I bring you the big fight:
Chapter 3: Inuyasha + Sango + Miroku vs. Sesshomaru
(Who will win? Gee...I wonder....)
WARNING: All those who are faint of heart, DON'T READ THIS!!!!
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/
"If you're afraid that I'm not coming back, then I'll promise you this: I will come back and help you look for the rest of the jewel fragments!" replies Inuyasha, holding Kagome's hand in his.
"Is that all I am to you? A jewel detector?! Keep thinking that and I'll keep you on a steady diet of SIT!" yells Kagome
After picking himself off the ground, Inuyasha mumbles a few colorful metaphors and turns and walks towards the dirt path leading out of the village. Sango and Miroku stifle giggles and follow him. Unbeknownst to them, Jaken watches them depart and thinks about how he could get back his staff.
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They walk along the dirt path for a while, Inuyasha picking up his brother's scent. Sango and Miroku think to themselves if they will ever find Sesshomaru, and what they will do if they find him. They walk further into the forest leaving the dirt path behind. Nobody talks while they walk, as if a heavy weight is upon them. Sesshomaru's scent becomes stronger, and soon they come upon a clearing in the woods. Sesshomaru is waiting for them in a tree.
"I thought you would try to stop me, bunch of fools," the dark lord mutters. He leaps from the branch he was standing on and draws his sword with his right arm. Inuyasha draws the Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, Miroku unwraps his hand and throws his string of beads aside, and Sango readies her boomerang. Sesshomaru flies at them. Sango throws her boomerang at Sesshomaru with deadly accuracy, but he dodges and swings his sword at her. She jumps out of the way and narrowly misses being sliced up, the ground where she was standing erupts and clods of dirt fly everywhere. Miroku unleashes his black hole and clears the area of dust and still aloft clods of dirt, then turns his hand towards Sesshomaru, who jumps behind him and grabs his wrist. A bolt of white hot pain shoots through Miroku's wrist as Sesshomaru twists it at impossible angles, breaking it; he then turns Miroku's bleeding stump of a hand towards his face, standing back as the monk gets sucked in to his own black hole. He then turns his attention to Inuyasha, unleashing a flurry of slices that tear through his kimono. Sango throws her boomerang again, catching Sesshomaru off guard. He is hurled through five trees before coming to rest against the trunk of another. He gets up and is attacked by Inuyasha. They exchange blows while Sango readies her boomerang for another throw. Inuyasha distracts Sesshomaru enough that Sango's attack almost catches him off guard again, but he leaps out of the way, pulling Inuyasha in front of the flying weapon. Inuyasha takes the full force of the hit, knocking him down. With this opportunity, Sesshomaru leaps at Sango, who catches her boomerang and immediately re- throws it. Sesshomaru turns his sword onto the approaching aerial, and slices it until it is no longer resembles what it used to be. Inuyasha looks on, as he stirs from a brief blackout, and leaps to intercept Sesshomaru's attack against Sango. He watches too late as she is cut down under Sesshomaru's blade.
"Now it is even, brother." Sesshomaru utters, preparing to attack Inuyasha.
"I'll make you PAY!" Inuyasha roars, launching himself at his demented brother. Inuyasha swings the Tetsusaiga at Sesshomaru, who blocks and returns the attack, turning Inuyasha on the defensive. Inuyasha slices into Sesshomaru's leg, and bright red fluid spills out of the wound. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha exchange sword blows again and again until they have the point of their swords at each other's hearts.
"Now we have reached a stalemate, if one of us attacks, both die. Don't you get it? Its over Inuyasha, we are both going to die," Sesshomaru declares, as if he was victorious.
"Not if I can help it!" replies Inuyasha jumping up and away from his brother's sword. He charges him and unleashes a flood of attacks, most of which hit Sesshomaru. He does not fall, however, and they continue to attack each other, Sesshomaru landing another hit on Inuyasha. Inuyasha retaliates by thrusting his sword into Sesshomaru's chest, puncturing one of his lungs. They both fall, bleeding from many wounds. Sesshomaru coughs blood, "So, we both die anyway, how fitting." before he loses consciousness. Inuyasha lies there for a moment, before picking himself up and walking over to his brother.
"You're wrong, only you die.Farewell, Sesshomaru." mutters Inuyasha, picking up the Tetsusaiga, and returning it to its sheath. Inuyasha leans against a tree, resting for a while, before he decides he had better return and see Kagome. Inuyasha looks at Miroku's hand and string of beads, the only remnant of his life. He walks over to the string of beads and puts them in a pocket of his kimono, not wanting to have to carry a bloody stump of a hand. He also finds a handle from the remains of Sango's boomerang, this he also puts in a pocket. He sighs, looking at the destruction wrought by the battle, three dead in less than an hour. He walks back towards the dirt path leading home; unaware that Sesshomaru is clinging to life, although unable to move. Inuyasha retraces their route back to the dirt path, not bothering to rest on the way. He looks at his tattered kimono, and the red stained undershirt, hoping Kagome won't see the truth. He travels along the path for some time before he sees the village come into view, Kagome is waiting for him. He walks into the village and into Kagome's embrace, hugging her, tears streaming down his face.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" Kagome asks, disengaging from his embrace, "What happened to Miroku and Sango?"
Inuyasha says nothing; he only pulls the string of beads and handle out of his pockets and hands them to Kagome, who turns deathly white, as if she had seen a ghost. The realization of what he is trying to tell her hits her in the face; she struggles to find words to express her sorrow. "Oh.my.god." she finally manages to say, falling into Inuyasha's arms, sobbing. She looks up at him, "Is Sesshomaru, is he dead too?" Inuyasha nods yes.
Kaede comes running towards them, "Inuyasha! Did you see Jaken on your way back?" The elderly priest calls out.
Inuyasha regains his composure and yells a reply, "No, I thought you were keeping an eye on him!"
"He's gone and so is his staff!" exclaims Kaede.
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"They were fighting somewhere around here I think." Jaken ponders, carrying his staff. He is trying to find the battleground of the recent fight. He had seen Inuyasha limping back along the trail from his hiding place under some ferns, and had since been retracing Inuyasha's steps to find the site. "I will burn Sesshomaru to CINDERS if he is not dead already!" he promises himself. He walks along the path, and notices pools of blood, and realizes that he must be getting close to the battle site. He enters a clearing and immediately searches for Sesshomaru. He finds him and runs over to him, looking as if he were concerned about his welfare.
"Jaken.quick, help me stop the bleeding from my wounds." moans Sesshomaru after he sees Jaken walk up to him.
"Yes m'lord. But first do you apologize for the actions you took earlier?" replies Jaken, looking at the remnants of the scene, trees broken, earth up- heaved, pieces of a weapon strewn about, tatters of cloth and chunks of human flesh that are so mutilated, it is not possible to tell how many bodies there originally were.
"Never.you got what you deserved for killing that villager.Do as I say or I'll kill you." Sesshomaru mutters, not realizing the situation he is in.
"Very well m'lord, I will help you.DIE!" yells Jaken, unleashing fire from his staff, igniting Sesshomaru's body. As he burns, Sesshomaru curses Jaken to his last breath, swearing he will have his revenge in the after life. After watching his former master burn to ashes, Jaken is somewhat puzzled at how he does not feel satisfied at the death of the one which he sought revenge after. He decides to return to the village and 'check' on Inuyasha.
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After talking about the battle, Inuyasha leaving out the description of the injuries he received, and planning funeral ceremonies for the following day, everyone eats dinner solemnly, reflecting on what they had heard, or seen. Inuyasha decides to apologize for implying that Kagome is only a Jewel detector by spending the night with Kagome in her bed.
"Damn Inuyasha, why is your kimono soaked?" Kagome asks, puzzled.
"Sesshomaru threw me into a pond during the battle, I guess it hasn't dried yet," Inuyasha lies, calming her.
"Oh, I thought you were bleeding or something. Maybe you should take it off and let it dry," replies Kagome.
"If it's not dry in the morning, I'll hang it up somewhere," Inuyasha mumbles.
"Fine, whatever floats your boat." Kagome says, snuggling up to Inuyasha, trying to ignore the fact that he is soaking wet. Inuyasha falls asleep, and Kagome concludes that he must have been worn out from the battle. She silently prays for Miroku and Sango, before falling fast asleep, arms around him.
---The next morning ---
"Inuyasha.why are you so cold.did you decide to put ice cubes in the bed or something?" mumbles Kagome groggily, trying to sleep. She opens her eyes and gently shakes Inuyasha "come on, get up already, you can't be that tired." Inuyasha doesn't move or make a sound. "And why is the bed wet, you're too old to be doing that," she says, suddenly aware that the sheets are all wet. She shakes him more violently. "Get up Inuyasha!" she yells. Inuyasha remains motionless and does not make a sound. She watches him for a while, before realizing that he is not breathing. She looks at the hand she shook him with, it is dark red. She throws off the covers, to find the bed soaked in blood. "Oh god no! Not you too!" she cries, rolling him over. The color is completely gone from his expressionless face. She screams at him, hoping he is just playing a trick on her, "WAKE UP INUYASHA!"
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Oh no! Is Inuyasha dead? That can't be! He's the main character! What is going on with this story?! What will Jaken do now? Where is Myoga while all this is happening? What will I do for the next chapter?! Stay tuned for the next chapter in this tragic saga: The road to nowhere. Same Inuyasha time, same Inuyasha place!
-Nowhere Man
P.S. Now that you have seen a glimpse of my insa- happy fuzzy thoughts, it will only get better from here =D Please R+R and tell me what you think, what I should do for the next chapter, or yell at me for being so insane etc etc.
Colorful Metaphors - got this from an old Star Trek movie, Spock's word for explicatives.