Ch 6: Unforgiven
Kagome rushed Inuyasha with a broad attack. Inuyasha leapt out of the way, and drew Tetsusaiga. He jumped forward, weakly slashing at Kagome. She easily parried, and sent Inuyasha flying back with a burst of light. He dragged himself up, and leapt again, with another halfhearted slash that yielded the same effect.
Miroku managed to look up from his position. Sango did the same "Kagome's power is weakening, but why?"
Miroku looked over. "Because she doesn't want this. She and Inuyasha are locked in a battle neither of them can truly win."
Kagome kept attacking, but her blows, albeit forceful, were horribly inaccurate. Inuyasha had no trouble keeping his distance, to Eric's dismay.
"Kagome's blowing off steam, she doesn't want to hurt anybody, especially Inuyasha." Miroku said.
Finally, Inuyasha stood still, and put Tetsusaiga away. He breathed a few heavy sighs, and then locked his eyes with Kagome's. "I can't do it!" he yelled. "I won't fight you, Kagome."
Kagome stayed silent. She raised her arm, and the army of Sesshoumaru moved aggressively towards him. They drew their weapons, and attacked. Inuyasha did nothing.
"Kill me, if you want. I won't fight back."
Rocks collided with his head, swords ripped his clothes, but still he didn't fight back. And his eyes never left Kagome's. He could see a tear begin to form. He smiled.
"Kagome...you're still there, aren't you..." Inuyasha said weakly. Kagome hesitated, and then waved her arm back. The army stepped back. She floated to him, and took Inuyasha in her arms.
"I knew...he couldn't... control you." He said as he lost consciousness. Kagome laid him on the ground, and then looked straight at Eric. He had a bemused smile on his face.
"Even at the height of her power, Akroma was merely Ixdor's puppet. You may have your will back, but my power is supreme!" Eric shot his hands into the air, causing the stained glass window to shatter. He thrust his hand forward, sending shards flying into Kagome. She knelt down, covering Inuyasha with her wings. After they had all run their course, Kagome stood back up. She spread her wings, releasing a multitude of feather-like projectiles. Eric erected a shield, but one got through and cut him across the cheek. He touched the spot, and growled.
"You hut me. You actually hurt me! You'll pay for that which. You'll pay most dearly." Eric raised his arm, creating a Rain of Blades that fell through the citadel ceiling. Kagome reacted, casting a barrier around all those inside. After the rain subsided, she locked eyes with Eric, and sent a pulse that caused the citadel to vanish. Eric looked around in disbelief, then at a Kagome.
"How? The power I gave her was purely physical! She can't do this..."
...Unless she too posses the Planeswalker spark!"
Eric's eyes widened in disbelief, as Kagome's angelic form began to fade. "You underestimated me. You thought that because I was human, you could use me. I'll make you pay for making me hurt Inuyasha!" Kagome's eyes glowed as she summoned all her newfound power.
"I can still kill you before you get a chance...." Eric began to summon a fireball. He shot it out at her, just as white light burst forth from Kagome. It halted the fireball in its path.
"What is this?"
"I will purify this land form your influence!" Kagome yelled. The fireball dissipated, as did all of Eric's summoned minions, the remnants of his cathedral, and his swords. Everything simply vanished. Circles of various colors danced around Kagome. She looked as serious as ever as Eric, for the first time, began to show signs of fear. He hurled every spell he knew, but nothing could penetrate her Circles of Protection.
Eric rose both arms into the air, and the world began to shift and dissolve. Around them a new battlefield arose, a desolate realm of darkness and unyielding evil.
Eric let slip an evil smirk. "Welcome to my world. Here, I am God!" Eric thrust both arms forward, and Kagome's Circles collapsed. She screamed as she felt the cold around her invade her body. Eric laughed. "You are a fool! You could have stood at my side, been a queen! But now, you will simply be dead! Like all other life here, and every plane I touch!"
"There's no life here? Then...I know what I must do."
Kagome placed both hands on her chest, and began to glow. Angelic wings spread from her back, to Eric's surprise.
"How? There's no light here! How can you..."
"There's light everywhere I go, Eric. In my heart, with my friends, with Inuyasha, I can feel them all, here, cheering me on. For all their sakes, I will not fail!" she yelled, as the light grew to a great intensity that no one could ever imagine. The world around them dissolved, as Armageddon came to Eric's world. He screamed as the light drowned out the darkness, leaving him kneeling, tear filled in a field of light.
"No...I can't be beaten. I can't...not by a mere human...
"Nothing mere about us, you just found that out the hard way. You were so consumed by hatred, that you forgot the power that love holds."
"Love, hate its all the same in the end," Eric replied. "You can't have love without hate, you can't have light without dark, and you can't have victory without defeat."
"That is why you are still alive, Eric. I'll leave you here, alone, to reflect on the choices you've made. If you ever come back, then I will reconsider my decision."
Kagome opened a portal, and walked out. Eric said nothing, and did nothing. He just floated, in a void of his own creation, alone.
Kagome walked out of the portal, and ran to Inuyasha. "Is he okay?" she asked Miroku.
"Yeah, he'll be okay."
Kagome walked over, and picked up the still unconscious Inuyasha. She turned, and walked towards the well, and into the setting sun.
.........The End
Kagome rushed Inuyasha with a broad attack. Inuyasha leapt out of the way, and drew Tetsusaiga. He jumped forward, weakly slashing at Kagome. She easily parried, and sent Inuyasha flying back with a burst of light. He dragged himself up, and leapt again, with another halfhearted slash that yielded the same effect.
Miroku managed to look up from his position. Sango did the same "Kagome's power is weakening, but why?"
Miroku looked over. "Because she doesn't want this. She and Inuyasha are locked in a battle neither of them can truly win."
Kagome kept attacking, but her blows, albeit forceful, were horribly inaccurate. Inuyasha had no trouble keeping his distance, to Eric's dismay.
"Kagome's blowing off steam, she doesn't want to hurt anybody, especially Inuyasha." Miroku said.
Finally, Inuyasha stood still, and put Tetsusaiga away. He breathed a few heavy sighs, and then locked his eyes with Kagome's. "I can't do it!" he yelled. "I won't fight you, Kagome."
Kagome stayed silent. She raised her arm, and the army of Sesshoumaru moved aggressively towards him. They drew their weapons, and attacked. Inuyasha did nothing.
"Kill me, if you want. I won't fight back."
Rocks collided with his head, swords ripped his clothes, but still he didn't fight back. And his eyes never left Kagome's. He could see a tear begin to form. He smiled.
"Kagome...you're still there, aren't you..." Inuyasha said weakly. Kagome hesitated, and then waved her arm back. The army stepped back. She floated to him, and took Inuyasha in her arms.
"I knew...he couldn't... control you." He said as he lost consciousness. Kagome laid him on the ground, and then looked straight at Eric. He had a bemused smile on his face.
"Even at the height of her power, Akroma was merely Ixdor's puppet. You may have your will back, but my power is supreme!" Eric shot his hands into the air, causing the stained glass window to shatter. He thrust his hand forward, sending shards flying into Kagome. She knelt down, covering Inuyasha with her wings. After they had all run their course, Kagome stood back up. She spread her wings, releasing a multitude of feather-like projectiles. Eric erected a shield, but one got through and cut him across the cheek. He touched the spot, and growled.
"You hut me. You actually hurt me! You'll pay for that which. You'll pay most dearly." Eric raised his arm, creating a Rain of Blades that fell through the citadel ceiling. Kagome reacted, casting a barrier around all those inside. After the rain subsided, she locked eyes with Eric, and sent a pulse that caused the citadel to vanish. Eric looked around in disbelief, then at a Kagome.
"How? The power I gave her was purely physical! She can't do this..."
...Unless she too posses the Planeswalker spark!"
Eric's eyes widened in disbelief, as Kagome's angelic form began to fade. "You underestimated me. You thought that because I was human, you could use me. I'll make you pay for making me hurt Inuyasha!" Kagome's eyes glowed as she summoned all her newfound power.
"I can still kill you before you get a chance...." Eric began to summon a fireball. He shot it out at her, just as white light burst forth from Kagome. It halted the fireball in its path.
"What is this?"
"I will purify this land form your influence!" Kagome yelled. The fireball dissipated, as did all of Eric's summoned minions, the remnants of his cathedral, and his swords. Everything simply vanished. Circles of various colors danced around Kagome. She looked as serious as ever as Eric, for the first time, began to show signs of fear. He hurled every spell he knew, but nothing could penetrate her Circles of Protection.
Eric rose both arms into the air, and the world began to shift and dissolve. Around them a new battlefield arose, a desolate realm of darkness and unyielding evil.
Eric let slip an evil smirk. "Welcome to my world. Here, I am God!" Eric thrust both arms forward, and Kagome's Circles collapsed. She screamed as she felt the cold around her invade her body. Eric laughed. "You are a fool! You could have stood at my side, been a queen! But now, you will simply be dead! Like all other life here, and every plane I touch!"
"There's no life here? Then...I know what I must do."
Kagome placed both hands on her chest, and began to glow. Angelic wings spread from her back, to Eric's surprise.
"How? There's no light here! How can you..."
"There's light everywhere I go, Eric. In my heart, with my friends, with Inuyasha, I can feel them all, here, cheering me on. For all their sakes, I will not fail!" she yelled, as the light grew to a great intensity that no one could ever imagine. The world around them dissolved, as Armageddon came to Eric's world. He screamed as the light drowned out the darkness, leaving him kneeling, tear filled in a field of light.
"No...I can't be beaten. I can't...not by a mere human...
"Nothing mere about us, you just found that out the hard way. You were so consumed by hatred, that you forgot the power that love holds."
"Love, hate its all the same in the end," Eric replied. "You can't have love without hate, you can't have light without dark, and you can't have victory without defeat."
"That is why you are still alive, Eric. I'll leave you here, alone, to reflect on the choices you've made. If you ever come back, then I will reconsider my decision."
Kagome opened a portal, and walked out. Eric said nothing, and did nothing. He just floated, in a void of his own creation, alone.
Kagome walked out of the portal, and ran to Inuyasha. "Is he okay?" she asked Miroku.
"Yeah, he'll be okay."
Kagome walked over, and picked up the still unconscious Inuyasha. She turned, and walked towards the well, and into the setting sun.
.........The End
