The Search for the Blood Crystal
Chapter 5: Youkai Blood
Kisho slid down the smooth rock to follow the man known as Sesshoumaru. Of course Sesshoumaru never said his name, but deep in Kisho's conscious he could remember the name mentioned a few times. Sesshoumaru walked at a steady pace not showing a hint of emotion not to mention a hint of noise. Kisho's eye twitched some in annoyance with this man; he was expected to follow him without an explanation? Kisho opened his mouth some to say something when those cold eyes of Sesshoumaru caught his own and he immediately shut up. As they walked Kisho noticed the fog beginning to thicken and the air was moist to the touch. A small shiver went up Kisho's spin from the moist air, but it was also another reason. There was an evil presents about the land they had stepped in. The evil felt like a dagger going right through Kishos heart and he gripped at his chest some. It was only a mild discomfort, but he felt sluggish already as he struggled to keep up with the still going Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru. . .I need help. . ." Kisho managed to say as he struggled through the damp reeds. He found himself down on his knees with watery eyes gazing at the white dog youkai. Kisho hated to admit he needed help, but he couldn't hide it any longer and there was no point in doing so.
Sesshoumaru gazed down at him again and stood in a strong stance, one filled with confidence and pride. Kishos jaw tightened at how strong Sesshoumaru look while he laid in the mud suffering, ". . .Focus on your youkai blood. This land is filled with other youkai. . .some alive and some mere spirits. Your human blood is holding you back. . ."
Kisho didn't know how to harness his youkai blood, heck half the time he didn't believe he was a youkai. He laid there in the mud trying his best to grip the power and the end result was the same, nothing. Sesshoumaru raised his chin some as he began to turn back around, "As I thought. To weak to walk the lands, death will come to you soon."
His words triggered something inside Kisho as he heard his own heart beat. A slow sturdy beat echoing in his mind while something else with the same beat answered back in the darkness of the fog. Kisho growled as his shoulders began to rise, lifting his body up. Sesshoumaru turned to see if Kisho was successful and his eyes caught the sudden change to Kisho's expression. One full of hatred and anger, deep in those brown eyes of the part youkai. Sesshoumaru eyed the boy for a moment and the hint of anger and hatred in Kisho was gone in a blink of an eye. Kisho moved his long arms around and jumped up and down in the puddles some, "Hey, it worked. Nice trick there."
Sesshoumaru said nothing, but his mind tinkered in the thought of Kisho. This mixed breed was very usual and one shouldn't take to lightly now. Sesshoumaru began to walk some and stopped with his head held stiff, "Boy, use your claws."
Kisho walked forward some, walking past Sesshoumaru. His hands reached out to see why he should. As his hands felt around in the empty space a sharp jolt hit his hand and he quickly withdrew, "Ouch, what was that?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer and turned his head slightly. Kisho looked in the direction he had directed his gaze and saw a barrier set up. Looked like the one's in his present day, "Oh, a barrier huh? Well we can fix that. Claws of Light!"
Kisho swung his claws right across the barrier and shattered the paper. He stood with a stuck up stance and Sesshoumaru didn't move as he looked at the cocky kid. Kisho stopped as soon as he caught Sesshoumaru's eye, ". . .ok well now what?"
"Go inside and see for yourself."
"Fine, I will."
Sesshoumaru watched as Kisho jogged off into the darkness of what laid before him. What the boy didn't know was this will be his ultimate challenge and Sesshoumaru will be there to see the results.
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Kisho walked through the darkness with his arms wrapped around his body. The area was cold and he felt his mind slip. He stumbled through the marshes as his ears tried to pick up noise.
"Kisho. . ." Echoed a sweet voice, one that struck his heart.
His head lifted to the sound of his name while his claws were also barred, "Show your self!"
"You've grown, I'm glade."
"What?"
"Follow my voice. . ."
Kisho leaped out of the wet ground and proceeded to travel in this fashion. He'd fall and land on the ground gently, but lifted to the air again with a giant leap. His eyes searched frantically for the sound that reminded him of his mothers voice. His hands desperately keeping his balance as he finally landed on dry ground in a tiny opening in the light. His keen eyes lowered some as his hands felt the soft grass passing through his fingertips. As he looked up slowly his eyes were met with another's. The woman was pressed against the tree, trapped against the roots that curled up from the soft ground. Her raven hair fell over her shoulders, as she didn't look to older then he had remembered. She was indeed his mother, Kagome. Kisho's eyes struggled upon seeing her trap. What he heard was her very soul calling out to him since she was unable to. He stood up slowly still gazing at her with a sparkle in his eyes. He'd hoped with all his power he'd find her and he did. His hands reached out to see if she was real.
"No! Stop, Kisho."
Kisho stopped just as the claw of the mighty beast ripped through his arm. The damage was minimal and he was lucky his entire arm wasn't cut off. The claws only ripped through the top layer of his skin, leaving it to bleed. He leaped back as he held his arm close to his body. His growl erupted from his throat as he was met with his attacker. The youkai was a large dragon with itself wrapped around the tree Kagome was trapped in. Its red eyes were like blood as well as the scales on its body. Its claws were long and stained with blood from past battles. The dragon youkai had a toothy grin as he slowly unwrapped himself and transformed into a human form on the ground, "So you've finally come. The son of the hanyou known as Inuyasha and the human women known as Kagome."
Kisho had wrapped his arm by tearing off his shit some to wrap it up. He stood back straight as he looked at the dragon youkai. His hair was a dark red color and long. His eyes were brown from what Kisho could tell. Dressed in a suit of thin armor decorated in dragons of course, "Finally came? This was planned?"
"Ah, yes of course. But, let me tell you my name, I am known as Loki. The last fire youkai of my time. Kisho, my young mixed youkai, you have the makings of a great-"
"Where's my father!" Kisho snapped.
"Ah, now you mustn't be rude or consequences are to be had." Loki gripped his hand as a cough was heard from Kagome. The tree hand come to life and wrapped its ancient root around her neck tightening with each moment she struggled. Kisho leaped forward to help her, but was met with a strike across his face. The hit was beyond pain as a crack indicated a break in Kisho's face. The boy fell to the ground holding a side of his face that oozed with the dark blood. His jawbone had broken and jabbed through the skin. Kisho had hid it quickly seeing Kagome's sudden look of concern.
Kisho looked at Loki who stood over him with a dark glare. His true evil side revealed itself, "A weakling like you shouldn't even walk this plan of existence. But you have your purpose."
Loki spun around and walked towards the tree slashing away the tree root around Kagome's neck, "A purpose much greatly needed by me."
"Why. . .?" Kisho hardly said in a shaky tone, trying to move his broken jaw slowly some since at lest one side worked.
"The Blood Crystal my dear boy. You hold the very key."
Kisho gave him a confused look as the dragon, Loki chuckled some as Kagome herself was unable to answer still, "Ah. . .the key to its appearance. You know the Shikon jewel?"
Kisho nodded his injured self and Loki continued on, "Your parents guarded it since it had yet been used for a good purpose. One day it was laid in your hands and the Blood Crystal was formed from a wound on your chest, right here." Loki pointed to Kagome's chest right where he heart would be. Kisho growled some as his angry increased dramatically as this youkai touched his mother. He could feel his heat beat pulse again and another heat echoed near them.
"Yes, the Blood Crystal is an evil aura. Formed from the youkai that died when the Shikon Jewel was formed. Its pure evil energy itself has more power then the Shikon and it was born from your blood."
Kisho looked to Kagome to see if it was true and she turned her head away to avoid eye contact. Loki laughed some as his hand changed form to his long claws. He pressed them again her face as small drops of blood tricked down, "Such a pretty face, don't you think?"
Kisho was on his feet again with narrowed his eyes. He found he couldn't growl since his jaw and voice felt too damaged to use, "Don't. . .touch her. . ."
"Oh but I am. What is a mixed breed like you going to do?"
Kisho had his free hand clutched as he dropped his hand that held his face. The other side of his face was smashed as well. His eye shut tightly as his skin was stained in his own blood now, "I'll kill you!"
Kisho stood firmly as his eyes began to glow. His heartbeat raced in his chest and suddenly something snapped within him. The pain in his face was nothing, but a memory. His thoughts faded as white as snow as he stood frozen in a trance. As he did stand there, something busted from the ground not to far away. It was the Blood Crystal. Its master had been calling and it floated to Kisho. The dark color was swirled with red as its dark aura glowed. Loki watched as the tainted jewel went to Kisho. The dragon's plan was almost completed. Kisho had the power to make the jewel fully evil or have control over it. With one touch the deed would be completed. Loki pressed into Kagome's skin deeper causing her to yell out in pain. Kisho reached his hand out to grab the jewel still under its trance. It came closer and closer to his hand as his fingertips were almost in reach. . .
Chapter 5: Youkai Blood
Kisho slid down the smooth rock to follow the man known as Sesshoumaru. Of course Sesshoumaru never said his name, but deep in Kisho's conscious he could remember the name mentioned a few times. Sesshoumaru walked at a steady pace not showing a hint of emotion not to mention a hint of noise. Kisho's eye twitched some in annoyance with this man; he was expected to follow him without an explanation? Kisho opened his mouth some to say something when those cold eyes of Sesshoumaru caught his own and he immediately shut up. As they walked Kisho noticed the fog beginning to thicken and the air was moist to the touch. A small shiver went up Kisho's spin from the moist air, but it was also another reason. There was an evil presents about the land they had stepped in. The evil felt like a dagger going right through Kishos heart and he gripped at his chest some. It was only a mild discomfort, but he felt sluggish already as he struggled to keep up with the still going Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru. . .I need help. . ." Kisho managed to say as he struggled through the damp reeds. He found himself down on his knees with watery eyes gazing at the white dog youkai. Kisho hated to admit he needed help, but he couldn't hide it any longer and there was no point in doing so.
Sesshoumaru gazed down at him again and stood in a strong stance, one filled with confidence and pride. Kishos jaw tightened at how strong Sesshoumaru look while he laid in the mud suffering, ". . .Focus on your youkai blood. This land is filled with other youkai. . .some alive and some mere spirits. Your human blood is holding you back. . ."
Kisho didn't know how to harness his youkai blood, heck half the time he didn't believe he was a youkai. He laid there in the mud trying his best to grip the power and the end result was the same, nothing. Sesshoumaru raised his chin some as he began to turn back around, "As I thought. To weak to walk the lands, death will come to you soon."
His words triggered something inside Kisho as he heard his own heart beat. A slow sturdy beat echoing in his mind while something else with the same beat answered back in the darkness of the fog. Kisho growled as his shoulders began to rise, lifting his body up. Sesshoumaru turned to see if Kisho was successful and his eyes caught the sudden change to Kisho's expression. One full of hatred and anger, deep in those brown eyes of the part youkai. Sesshoumaru eyed the boy for a moment and the hint of anger and hatred in Kisho was gone in a blink of an eye. Kisho moved his long arms around and jumped up and down in the puddles some, "Hey, it worked. Nice trick there."
Sesshoumaru said nothing, but his mind tinkered in the thought of Kisho. This mixed breed was very usual and one shouldn't take to lightly now. Sesshoumaru began to walk some and stopped with his head held stiff, "Boy, use your claws."
Kisho walked forward some, walking past Sesshoumaru. His hands reached out to see why he should. As his hands felt around in the empty space a sharp jolt hit his hand and he quickly withdrew, "Ouch, what was that?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer and turned his head slightly. Kisho looked in the direction he had directed his gaze and saw a barrier set up. Looked like the one's in his present day, "Oh, a barrier huh? Well we can fix that. Claws of Light!"
Kisho swung his claws right across the barrier and shattered the paper. He stood with a stuck up stance and Sesshoumaru didn't move as he looked at the cocky kid. Kisho stopped as soon as he caught Sesshoumaru's eye, ". . .ok well now what?"
"Go inside and see for yourself."
"Fine, I will."
Sesshoumaru watched as Kisho jogged off into the darkness of what laid before him. What the boy didn't know was this will be his ultimate challenge and Sesshoumaru will be there to see the results.
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Kisho walked through the darkness with his arms wrapped around his body. The area was cold and he felt his mind slip. He stumbled through the marshes as his ears tried to pick up noise.
"Kisho. . ." Echoed a sweet voice, one that struck his heart.
His head lifted to the sound of his name while his claws were also barred, "Show your self!"
"You've grown, I'm glade."
"What?"
"Follow my voice. . ."
Kisho leaped out of the wet ground and proceeded to travel in this fashion. He'd fall and land on the ground gently, but lifted to the air again with a giant leap. His eyes searched frantically for the sound that reminded him of his mothers voice. His hands desperately keeping his balance as he finally landed on dry ground in a tiny opening in the light. His keen eyes lowered some as his hands felt the soft grass passing through his fingertips. As he looked up slowly his eyes were met with another's. The woman was pressed against the tree, trapped against the roots that curled up from the soft ground. Her raven hair fell over her shoulders, as she didn't look to older then he had remembered. She was indeed his mother, Kagome. Kisho's eyes struggled upon seeing her trap. What he heard was her very soul calling out to him since she was unable to. He stood up slowly still gazing at her with a sparkle in his eyes. He'd hoped with all his power he'd find her and he did. His hands reached out to see if she was real.
"No! Stop, Kisho."
Kisho stopped just as the claw of the mighty beast ripped through his arm. The damage was minimal and he was lucky his entire arm wasn't cut off. The claws only ripped through the top layer of his skin, leaving it to bleed. He leaped back as he held his arm close to his body. His growl erupted from his throat as he was met with his attacker. The youkai was a large dragon with itself wrapped around the tree Kagome was trapped in. Its red eyes were like blood as well as the scales on its body. Its claws were long and stained with blood from past battles. The dragon youkai had a toothy grin as he slowly unwrapped himself and transformed into a human form on the ground, "So you've finally come. The son of the hanyou known as Inuyasha and the human women known as Kagome."
Kisho had wrapped his arm by tearing off his shit some to wrap it up. He stood back straight as he looked at the dragon youkai. His hair was a dark red color and long. His eyes were brown from what Kisho could tell. Dressed in a suit of thin armor decorated in dragons of course, "Finally came? This was planned?"
"Ah, yes of course. But, let me tell you my name, I am known as Loki. The last fire youkai of my time. Kisho, my young mixed youkai, you have the makings of a great-"
"Where's my father!" Kisho snapped.
"Ah, now you mustn't be rude or consequences are to be had." Loki gripped his hand as a cough was heard from Kagome. The tree hand come to life and wrapped its ancient root around her neck tightening with each moment she struggled. Kisho leaped forward to help her, but was met with a strike across his face. The hit was beyond pain as a crack indicated a break in Kisho's face. The boy fell to the ground holding a side of his face that oozed with the dark blood. His jawbone had broken and jabbed through the skin. Kisho had hid it quickly seeing Kagome's sudden look of concern.
Kisho looked at Loki who stood over him with a dark glare. His true evil side revealed itself, "A weakling like you shouldn't even walk this plan of existence. But you have your purpose."
Loki spun around and walked towards the tree slashing away the tree root around Kagome's neck, "A purpose much greatly needed by me."
"Why. . .?" Kisho hardly said in a shaky tone, trying to move his broken jaw slowly some since at lest one side worked.
"The Blood Crystal my dear boy. You hold the very key."
Kisho gave him a confused look as the dragon, Loki chuckled some as Kagome herself was unable to answer still, "Ah. . .the key to its appearance. You know the Shikon jewel?"
Kisho nodded his injured self and Loki continued on, "Your parents guarded it since it had yet been used for a good purpose. One day it was laid in your hands and the Blood Crystal was formed from a wound on your chest, right here." Loki pointed to Kagome's chest right where he heart would be. Kisho growled some as his angry increased dramatically as this youkai touched his mother. He could feel his heat beat pulse again and another heat echoed near them.
"Yes, the Blood Crystal is an evil aura. Formed from the youkai that died when the Shikon Jewel was formed. Its pure evil energy itself has more power then the Shikon and it was born from your blood."
Kisho looked to Kagome to see if it was true and she turned her head away to avoid eye contact. Loki laughed some as his hand changed form to his long claws. He pressed them again her face as small drops of blood tricked down, "Such a pretty face, don't you think?"
Kisho was on his feet again with narrowed his eyes. He found he couldn't growl since his jaw and voice felt too damaged to use, "Don't. . .touch her. . ."
"Oh but I am. What is a mixed breed like you going to do?"
Kisho had his free hand clutched as he dropped his hand that held his face. The other side of his face was smashed as well. His eye shut tightly as his skin was stained in his own blood now, "I'll kill you!"
Kisho stood firmly as his eyes began to glow. His heartbeat raced in his chest and suddenly something snapped within him. The pain in his face was nothing, but a memory. His thoughts faded as white as snow as he stood frozen in a trance. As he did stand there, something busted from the ground not to far away. It was the Blood Crystal. Its master had been calling and it floated to Kisho. The dark color was swirled with red as its dark aura glowed. Loki watched as the tainted jewel went to Kisho. The dragon's plan was almost completed. Kisho had the power to make the jewel fully evil or have control over it. With one touch the deed would be completed. Loki pressed into Kagome's skin deeper causing her to yell out in pain. Kisho reached his hand out to grab the jewel still under its trance. It came closer and closer to his hand as his fingertips were almost in reach. . .