Here's another chapter! Yep, I'm on a writing streak. I love it so much and I have a little extra time right now, so I'm gonna do it.
Disclaimer: Nope. Still broke. And in dept…but that's besides the point. Therefore, if I don't have any money, then I can't own Inuyasha. I own merchandise…but not the show.
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*Things don't always work out the way you want them too. The people you trust may betray you and the people you despise may help you in the end. Fate has a way of twisting reality and destiny often sets it straight. Life isn't always easy or fair, but the excitement of living makes it all worth it. Uncertainty is what makes it worth living. Even if life is fated, we know nothing about what will happen, therefore, it's still uncertain to us. Sometimes ignorance is bliss, because if you knew everything before it happened, that strain would destroy you. Some may be able to handle it, but it would be a dull life. You need destiny to contradict fate. And a slip in fate is when things really get interesting*
The sounds of two swords clashing could be heard. A metal ring was sent all through the forest, most likely waking up everything that wasn't already awake. Siria and Inuyasha both jumped back, breaking their sword clash. Neither of them said anything. It was a battle of the swords, not of words and witty comments. This was a heart to heart battle, each person having their own reason to fight. Whoever had the stronger will and belief in their reason would win. They charged again, sword hitting sword. Inuyasha broke the clash and thrust his sword forward, but Siria easily dodged and returned with a sideward swing, which Inuyasha blocked. They kept at it, swinging and blocking, neither making a direct hit.
"This is going to be a long battle," said Shippo.
"It can't," stated Sango.
"Inuyasha has about ten minutes to end this fight," informed Kagome. "Otherwise…Miroku-sama will…" Miroku was still in the same position he had been in. He wasn't able to breath and it felt like his chest and his lungs were on fire. Gasping didn't help much either. That was also extremely painful. His sight was beginning to blur, but he kept his eyes on the battle. Hundreds of thoughts were running through his head and he wasn't able to focus on any of them. It was hurting his head. He couldn't move anything. Not his arms and not his legs. He could, however, move his head. His body began to shake from the strain of trying to bring in air. Both Sango and Kagome turned to him, noticing the quivering of his body, since their hands were on his shoulders.
"Houshi-sama," said Sango. He weakly turned his head to her and she winced. His eyes showed his deep pain and fear. He was afraid. The ever-confident Miroku was scared and had every reason to be.
"S…san…go," he choked out. It pained him to speak, but he didn't care anymore. He had never been afraid of death before, but something inside of him had changed. He never wanted to have these friends, because if he cared about them, it would be harder to just die. He'd be missed, and the last thing he wanted was to place someone in pain. He had something to live for, and it made him soft. He wanted a life, a future. He was afraid of death now. He just wasn't ready.
The swords clashed again and then separated. Siria made a quick lunge at Inuyasha, which he blocked. She then pulled her sword back and struck forward again, but was also blocked. Inuyasha broke away this time and swung his sword at her, but she dodged and then swung her Toukengai, knocking the Tetsusaiga away from the hanyou. Siria smirked.
"What now, Inuyasha?"
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"Yume?" questioned Cycil. The dream weaver was now back on her feet.
"I'm going to try again," she stated.
"Nani? Are you insane? You'll get killed."
"I'll be fine. I can handle a little shock." Yume then closed her eyes and focused again. She had to find out what was happening. Suddenly, the electricity started surging through her body again, but she stood strong, ignoring the pain. She focused harder and some images came to her. There was a man in a white baboon suit.
"Naraku…" she whispered. She saw a kakkera from the Shikon no Tama. It was shining in the hands of Naraku. The next image was of Siria, her right arm glowing from the jewel in it. The next was of Naraku laughing. After that, she saw Siria fighting Inuyasha, and Miroku was with Kagome and Sango, in pain. Naraku came again, but this time without the baboon skin. He held the Shikon no Tama in his hand. Yume couldn't take any more of the shock. She pulled her mind back and then opened her eyes, falling to her knees.
"Yume!" shouted Cycil. Yume was holding her head in pain.
"Naraku…" she whispered. 'The name of that man.'
"Naraku?"
"Hai. He…did something to Siria. He inserted a Shikon no Kakkera into her arm."
"Siria has a kakkera?"
"Hai. This isn't good. Naraku…he wants them all dead."
"Them?"
"Sango-sama, Kagome-sama, Inuyasha-sama, Morku-sama…all of them. He wants them dead."
"Why?"
"I didn't get that far. He told Siria…to kill Inuyasha-sama and Miroku-sama."
"Demo…what about your plans?"
"At this rate, I can't do anything. Siria is deaf to me right now. The kakkera and Naraku are blocking me."
"What should we do?"
"All we can do is hope that Siria stops this attack. She used her left eye to paralyze Miroku-sama. He'll be dead soon."
"Kuso. That baka. She shouldn't have gone with that Naraku guy. We need to go and find her."
"Leave her be. I want to see how this plays out. If we need to, we'll intervene, but right now, let's wait. I want to know how powerful Siria truly is."
"But what if she…?"
"Kills them? I don't believe she will. Siria…she knows me…and my intentions. She is closer to me than most people. Her will, along with mine, will stop her from doing it…unless the kakkera and this Naraku are stronger than me…"
"But they can't be. Everything will work out in the end. No one is as strong as you." Yume just smiled at the compliment.
'I hope so, Cycil. I sure hope so.'
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Inuyasha watched as Siria charged him. He didn't have time to reach the Tetsusaiga. Siria was upon him in seconds. She raised her sword and brought it down, but Inuyasha quickly pulled out the sheath and blocked her.
"Nani?" she questioned. "How can a simple sword sheath stop the Toukengai?"
"That's because it's no ordinary sheath," smirked Inuyasha. He quickly shoved her back and then ran for the Tetsusaiga. He reached it and quickly grabbed the hilt, transforming the fang, and swinging it in time to block Siria's attack. The Crimson haired girl was angry, but she didn't care about how long the battle would go for. Miroku would die soon if Inuyasha didn't finish her off, and she wasn't about to let him. However, unknown to any of them, Naraku was sitting in a far off tree, watching. Inuyasha was too distracted to notice his scent was in the air. 'If Siria doesn't hurry up, I'll have to intervene.'
"I won't lose to you, Inuyasha. You better say goodbye to Miroku. He'll be dead soon," said Siria. Inuyasha glanced back at his friends. He knew that he needed to finish this fast. He charged her again. Kagome was watching the fight, praying that Inuyasha would win soon.
"I wonder…" started Kagome.
"You wonder what?" asked Sango.
"If Siria isn't fighting with her full strength."
"Nani?"
"I think that she's still concentrating to hold Miroku-sama back with her spell. If Inuyasha can surprise her, maybe Siria will lose concentration and Miroku-sama can break through it."
"It's possible. Let's just hope Inuyasha can catch her off guard." Inuyasha swung his sword at Siria, who dodged, but he quickly swung it again, causing her to block the swing, but he then used his claws.
"Sankontetsusou!" he shouted. Siria tried to step back, but the attack hit her and ripped up the ground near her. She jumped back. Her shirtsleeves were ripped up and her hands and arms were cut up, blood dripping from them. Her right leg was also cut up. All of them then heard a gasp come from Miroku, who was finally able to pull in some air.
"Kuso!" shouted Siria. However, that was all the air he would get, because no more was able to come to him. 'I have to stay focused. I promised Naraku that they'd both die.'
"What do you think now, Siria? Are you so sure you can win?" asked Inuyasha.
"You cheated! You aren't allowed to do that!"
"Who says? You said you wanted a fair fight. I'm more than just my sword, you know. You, however, have been holding back because of your stupid trick with Miroku. You can't do both." Siria knew he was right.
"It looks like I'll have to step in," said Naraku from his tree. Everyone heard his voice come from the forest, but none of them could see him.
"That voice…" started Kagome.
"Naraku!" snarled Inuyasha. Just then, the hanyou appeared from behind a tree. He looked to Inuyasha and then to Siria.
"I'll take over now, Siria. You are no longer needed."
"Nani?"
"If you can't beat Inuyasha, then you are of no use to me."
"Demo, Naraku. I can still fight. Let me fight him!"
"I'm afraid it's too late for that. Now give me back the kakkera."
"Iie!" Siria backed up as Naraku approached her. Naraku's hand moved and Siria felt a pain in her arm. The kakkera popped out and Naraku caught it. Siria fell to her knees, the pain of her wounds getting to her. "Kuso."
"Naraku!" shouted Inuyasha, catching the other hanyou's attention. "So it was you! You gave her that shard!"
"Of course. However, it seems that she's not strong enough to destroy you."
"So you're just going to throw her away?"
"Hai."
"Temee! I'll destroy you right now!" Inuyasha lunged at Naraku, but he sidestepped and headed straight for Siria, who was down on the ground. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.
"Now, I know if I leave you alive, you'll only come back to try and kill me. I can't have that, now, can I?" Siria just glared at him. She tightened her grip on the Toukengai and then tried to thrust it forward, but his other hand caught her wrist. "Sayonara, Siria." Just then, an arrow came flying towards Naraku. However, he used his barrier to stop it. (A/N and don't tell me he can't because he can.) Kagome stood wide-eyed as she watched her arrow fall. The barrier then fell.
"Temee. Stay out of this," said Naraku. He then turned back to Siria.
"Naraku!" shouted Inuyasha, swinging his sword at the hanyou, causing him to drop Siria to the ground. Inuyasha then continued to pursue him. Siria watched in amazement. 'He just saved me…maybe unintentionally, demo…' Siria got to her feet. 'What would…danna be saying right now…danna…danna! I forgot! Danna doesn't want me to…kill them. I'm disobeying her. Danna. I promised you I wouldn't betray you, and I'm not about to.' Siria began to limp over to Kagome and Sango. Kagome was still standing, holding her bow and watching Inuyasha fight with Naraku. She didn't even notice that Siria was approaching her.
"Kagome!" shouted Shippo, pointing to Siria.
"Nani?" asked Kagome, but she then turned to look at Siria. She noticed that Siria was injured, so she let her guard down. "What do you want?" asked Kagome. Siria just looked at her and kept approaching. Next to Miroku, Sango was staring at Siria as well. Miroku was slowly relaxing, but not for any good reasons. Siria didn't say anything as she bent down near Sango and Miroku. She was at eye level now. None of them knew what she had in mind.
"Onegai," she said weakly. "Let me…see him."
"What are you going to do?" asked Sango.
"Onegai. He'll die soon. I'm…going to remove the spell."
"Doushite?"
"I promised. I lost, so I'll let him go. I never break…a yakusoku."
"Why should I trust you?" asked Sango, her voice filled with hate.
"Because if you don't, he'll die." Siria reached out to touch Miroku. She placed her hand on his shoulder and then closed her eyes. A single electrical shock traveled through her body and then she released him. Miroku fell to the ground, unconscious.
"What did you do to him?" shouted Sango as she knelt by him. She then noticed that he was breathing. She turned and looked back at Siria, who had turned around to watch the battle between Naraku and Inuyasha. 'Naraku…you betrayed me. I won't forgive you.' Siria stood up and began to walk towards Naraku and Inuyasha. She clutched her sword tightly.
"Naraku!" she shouted. "I'll kill you!" Naraku turned to look at Siria.
"So, you're still alive."
"I'll show you. I'll show both you and Inuyasha what a ningen can do." The blade of the Toukengai began to glow. "Inuyasha! Stay back!"
"Why should I?" he asked arrogantly.
"Just do it!" And with that, she thrust the sword into the ground and the blade resonated. The ground then began to crack, sending pieces up in a line towards Naraku, as if something was traveling underground, turning up the earth. When it reached him, a circle of electricity rose, creating a glowing wall around him, which soon erupted, sending debris everywhere. When the light cleared, there was a huge hole where Naraku had been. But in his place was a wooden doll.
"Just…a Kugutsu," said Siria. And with that, she fell unconscious, unsure of what would happen to her next and not really caring.
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I hope that was a good chapter. I enjoyed writing it, but I don't think I do very good battle scenes. I hope it was okay. The new comp hasn't come yet. Oh well.
Sankontetsusou –and please don't say I spelt it wrong, cause I've seen it spelt many different ways. I don't want any criticism. I'm just too tired. It means soul shattering iron claws. It's the name of Inu-chan's attack.
Iie –no
Yakusoku –promise
Kugustu –A puppet
Ja ne, Minna-san!
