Authors Note: Just thought I'd warn Kikyou fans. You may not like what you read in this chapter.
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"Kirara must sense something. She's acting oddly." Sango looked back at Miroku and Shippou who were also riding on the transformed cat demon. "I've been sensing an evil presence for quite some time now." Miroku looked down at Inuyasha who was keeping up on foot below them. "Inuyasha! Have you picked up on anything?"
"We're being follow." Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and pulled out the Tetsusaiga, ready to attack. Kirara, Sango, and the others landed behind him.
"Over there!" Sango whipped out Hiraikotsu, slicing down tree's as it hurled towards it's target. The stalker jumped out of the Boomerang Bone's path and leaped into view.
Another demon.
Inuyasha was the first to notice the almost overwhelming odor coming from this youkai. "Holy cow...What's this thing made of? It smells horrible!" Shippou was desperately trying to keep his nose covered. Naraku's saimyosho appeared behind the demon. Miroku, who had started to uncover his wind-tunnel, quickly wrapped the prayer beads back around it. Taking in any of those hellish insects could mean risking his life.
"Don't bother Miroku. I'll take care of this crap-bag myself!" The demon opened it's mouth, belching forth the most putrid aroma. Inuyasha covered his face, but no matter what any of them did, the smell got through it. Inuyasha jumped up above the youkai's head, the smell almost overwhelming him. "Kaze no Kizu!!" The wind-scar blasted through the demon and the insects behind it. But to his dismay, as the demon was destroyed, clouds of the noxious gas exploded from its body.
Sango, Miroku, and the others had already passed-out from the horrible smell, leaving Inuyasha as the only one left still conscious, but even still, the hanyou had dropped to his knees coughing. A strong wind blew the horrible fumes away, replacing it with fresh air once again. Inuyasha realized that there was still a presence there but the gas had left his sensitive nose useless to detect who or what was there. The temporary loss of one of his senses made him nervous. His ears twitched, trying to pick up on any movement.
Movement. Behind him.
Inuyasha gripped the Tetsusaiga, prepared to unleash another Wind-Scar attack. He quickly shifted and unleashed the attack upon this new stalker. His eyes widened in horror.
"No..No!" His stomach twisted into knots as he realized the one stalking him was..Kikyou. She now lay on the ground. A feeling of nausea swept over him as he ran to her side. "What have I done..Kikyou..I didn't know it was you..What have I done!!" He was shaking horribly. Kikyou opened her eyes, her left arm along with her leg was gone. She looked up at Inuyasha, smiling weakly.
"Kikyou...I'm so sorry.." Inuyasha choked out. Kikyou raised her remaining hand and touched Inuyasha's face. "Don't be..This is the best ....thing..that could have happened...to me." Her words came out scattered. "You...You've saved ...me...Inuyasha." Inuyasha held back tears and whispered. "This wasn't supposed to happen." Kikyou smiled at him. "You've freed me....Thank...you.." Her hand fell from his face to the ground. A bright glow enveloped her body as hundreds of dead souls escaped her. Those souls she had gathered for such a long time to sustain her body in the living world were now free to finally rest....and so was Kikyou.
Nothing remained but the dirt the old demon had used to create her body. Inuyasha stared at the ground where Kikyou had just lain, but no tears fell. 'Kikyou..you thanked me for killing you. Were you really in that much pain being here?' It was true. The walking-dead miko was filled with nothing but anger. In killing her, she was freed from her torment and able to rest in peace once again, as she was. The real Kikyou.
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"I'm willing to bet this was all part of Naraku's scheme." Miroku looked at the make-shift marker and flowers that Inuyasha had placed on her new grave. He had already explained to them what had happened, seeing as how they were all unconscious during the event.
Inuyasha stood and dusted off his hands. 'You'll pay for what you've done, Naraku. I swear it.' Inuyasha looked toward the mountain of miasma. They were close.
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"I see. My plan seemed to work perfectly." Naraku waved his hand and dismissed one of his poison insects. The demon he had sent before Kikyou was meant for Inuyasha to destroy easily. It's noxious odor deep within its body had worked in throwing off the Hanyou's superb sense of smell. One priestess down. One left. He smiled inwardly and turned his attention back to Kagome who was still being held captive.
"It's such a pity about Kikyou." Naraku stood before the battered woman. "Oh? Not in the mood to talk, I see." He grinned. "What if I told you Inuyasha had killed Kikyou? Would you want to talk then?"
'Inuyasha...couldn't have? He cared too much for Kikyou to ever do such a horrible thing.' Although from time to time, Kagome had wished someone would do it, she never expected it to be him. He was lying. He had to be. "You lie.." Kagome barely had the energy to hold up her head.
"Believe what you want, but I tell you the truth. That worthless half-breed destroyed Kikyou." A sinister smile crossed his lips. "Thanks to me."
"You jerk...Why do you continue to cause so much pain?" Kagome choked out, grimacing from pain in her side. "Suffering, pain, death...It's very pleasurable to watch, and to inflict." One of the roots that was wrapped around Kagome's left leg tightened suddenly, sending a sharp new wave of pain up through her. She bit her lip to keep from crying out. He wanted to see the pain, and she wasn't about to let him have what he wanted.
Naraku glanced outside. 'Yes, Inuyasha. Come try to rescue her. I'll be waiting for you.'
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End of Chapter Note from Author:
I'd like to appologize for my lack in chapter length and more in-depth details. It's been well over 4 years or more since I last wrote a fanfic and I've become quite rusty in my writing. However, my chapters are starting to get longer and will only continue to do so with every new part I write. More to come shortly...
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"Kirara must sense something. She's acting oddly." Sango looked back at Miroku and Shippou who were also riding on the transformed cat demon. "I've been sensing an evil presence for quite some time now." Miroku looked down at Inuyasha who was keeping up on foot below them. "Inuyasha! Have you picked up on anything?"
"We're being follow." Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and pulled out the Tetsusaiga, ready to attack. Kirara, Sango, and the others landed behind him.
"Over there!" Sango whipped out Hiraikotsu, slicing down tree's as it hurled towards it's target. The stalker jumped out of the Boomerang Bone's path and leaped into view.
Another demon.
Inuyasha was the first to notice the almost overwhelming odor coming from this youkai. "Holy cow...What's this thing made of? It smells horrible!" Shippou was desperately trying to keep his nose covered. Naraku's saimyosho appeared behind the demon. Miroku, who had started to uncover his wind-tunnel, quickly wrapped the prayer beads back around it. Taking in any of those hellish insects could mean risking his life.
"Don't bother Miroku. I'll take care of this crap-bag myself!" The demon opened it's mouth, belching forth the most putrid aroma. Inuyasha covered his face, but no matter what any of them did, the smell got through it. Inuyasha jumped up above the youkai's head, the smell almost overwhelming him. "Kaze no Kizu!!" The wind-scar blasted through the demon and the insects behind it. But to his dismay, as the demon was destroyed, clouds of the noxious gas exploded from its body.
Sango, Miroku, and the others had already passed-out from the horrible smell, leaving Inuyasha as the only one left still conscious, but even still, the hanyou had dropped to his knees coughing. A strong wind blew the horrible fumes away, replacing it with fresh air once again. Inuyasha realized that there was still a presence there but the gas had left his sensitive nose useless to detect who or what was there. The temporary loss of one of his senses made him nervous. His ears twitched, trying to pick up on any movement.
Movement. Behind him.
Inuyasha gripped the Tetsusaiga, prepared to unleash another Wind-Scar attack. He quickly shifted and unleashed the attack upon this new stalker. His eyes widened in horror.
"No..No!" His stomach twisted into knots as he realized the one stalking him was..Kikyou. She now lay on the ground. A feeling of nausea swept over him as he ran to her side. "What have I done..Kikyou..I didn't know it was you..What have I done!!" He was shaking horribly. Kikyou opened her eyes, her left arm along with her leg was gone. She looked up at Inuyasha, smiling weakly.
"Kikyou...I'm so sorry.." Inuyasha choked out. Kikyou raised her remaining hand and touched Inuyasha's face. "Don't be..This is the best ....thing..that could have happened...to me." Her words came out scattered. "You...You've saved ...me...Inuyasha." Inuyasha held back tears and whispered. "This wasn't supposed to happen." Kikyou smiled at him. "You've freed me....Thank...you.." Her hand fell from his face to the ground. A bright glow enveloped her body as hundreds of dead souls escaped her. Those souls she had gathered for such a long time to sustain her body in the living world were now free to finally rest....and so was Kikyou.
Nothing remained but the dirt the old demon had used to create her body. Inuyasha stared at the ground where Kikyou had just lain, but no tears fell. 'Kikyou..you thanked me for killing you. Were you really in that much pain being here?' It was true. The walking-dead miko was filled with nothing but anger. In killing her, she was freed from her torment and able to rest in peace once again, as she was. The real Kikyou.
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"I'm willing to bet this was all part of Naraku's scheme." Miroku looked at the make-shift marker and flowers that Inuyasha had placed on her new grave. He had already explained to them what had happened, seeing as how they were all unconscious during the event.
Inuyasha stood and dusted off his hands. 'You'll pay for what you've done, Naraku. I swear it.' Inuyasha looked toward the mountain of miasma. They were close.
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"I see. My plan seemed to work perfectly." Naraku waved his hand and dismissed one of his poison insects. The demon he had sent before Kikyou was meant for Inuyasha to destroy easily. It's noxious odor deep within its body had worked in throwing off the Hanyou's superb sense of smell. One priestess down. One left. He smiled inwardly and turned his attention back to Kagome who was still being held captive.
"It's such a pity about Kikyou." Naraku stood before the battered woman. "Oh? Not in the mood to talk, I see." He grinned. "What if I told you Inuyasha had killed Kikyou? Would you want to talk then?"
'Inuyasha...couldn't have? He cared too much for Kikyou to ever do such a horrible thing.' Although from time to time, Kagome had wished someone would do it, she never expected it to be him. He was lying. He had to be. "You lie.." Kagome barely had the energy to hold up her head.
"Believe what you want, but I tell you the truth. That worthless half-breed destroyed Kikyou." A sinister smile crossed his lips. "Thanks to me."
"You jerk...Why do you continue to cause so much pain?" Kagome choked out, grimacing from pain in her side. "Suffering, pain, death...It's very pleasurable to watch, and to inflict." One of the roots that was wrapped around Kagome's left leg tightened suddenly, sending a sharp new wave of pain up through her. She bit her lip to keep from crying out. He wanted to see the pain, and she wasn't about to let him have what he wanted.
Naraku glanced outside. 'Yes, Inuyasha. Come try to rescue her. I'll be waiting for you.'
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End of Chapter Note from Author:
I'd like to appologize for my lack in chapter length and more in-depth details. It's been well over 4 years or more since I last wrote a fanfic and I've become quite rusty in my writing. However, my chapters are starting to get longer and will only continue to do so with every new part I write. More to come shortly...