Chapter 3:
"Ahhhh!" Kagome shrieked as the blast shot at her, Miroku, and Kirrara.
But before it collided, a red form moved in front of it and waved an arm to send a larger explosion back at the boy. The two explosions met and the red forms' got the better and continued its assault. The boy got hit and swallowed by the explosion.
Kagome looked up to the red form, expecting to see another person, anyone but who she saw would do. It was Inuyasha wielding the Tetsaiga.
"Who's a coward, now, Kagome?" He said without turning.
A familiar voice came from behind them all.
"You'll always be a weakling, despite your courage." Came the voice of Sesshomaru.
All of Inuyasha's team turned to see Sesshomaru and Jaken.
"What're you doing here Sesshomaru?! Is it the Tetsaiga you want?" Inuyasha called. (AN: They're about ten feet away from each other, and Sesshomaru's still pissed from his loss.)
The boy sat up as the dust cleared.
"I can't believe you got the better of me!" he yelled. "Me! A bless'ed one! Defeated by a mere demon!"
"Bless'ed one?!" Kagome yelled.
She thought back to her time and remembered one of her grandfather's stories.
."Kagome, have I told you the story of the Ultros and their bless'ed ones?" He asked. They were in the Higurashi home's front yard when he brought it up. Kagome was 12, and still listened intently to his stories.
"No," she replied as she stopped chasing the kitten and sat on the ground.
"Well the Ultros was said to be a very powerful being that could live forever if not killed. When humans heard of this, they 'had no choice' but to destroy them. Huge battles were waged until only a few survived."
"Grandpa, what do you mean they 'had no choice' but to kill them?"
"Well, Kagome, humans at this point were told only part of the truth. Though the Ultros had immense powers, they would never use it unless it was necessary. They were peaceful by nature, and all they could do during these fights was wait for their turn to die, or make what they called a 'bless'ed one'."
"What's a 'bless'ed one'?"
"It's a human whose body and soul has become one with the Ultros. This being gained skills in time and was at one point their last defense. It's too bad these creatures are extinct.".
."Argh!" The boy yelled, "Hey, Red-dog-demon! Let's go!"
Inuyasha turned to the boy and pointed to his chin as he asked, "You mean me, kid?"
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's shoulder and whispered, "Hold on, Inuyasha, that kid's bound to a powerful creature called an 'Ultros'!"
Unfortunately for the boy, Sesshomaru heard this.
Before anyone could react, Sesshomaru was on the boy, lashing out with his good left arm (AN: His right arm dissolved while he was unconscious) and beating the boy with all his blind rage.
Inuyasha and co. simply watched Sesshomaru vent, wondering why he snapped.on the boy.
Sango awoke with Shippo humming happily in a dimly-lit room.
"Shippo?" she asked.
"Yeah, Sango?" Shippo asked as he dashed to be by her face.
"Where are we?" her voice was shaky and weak.
"Some cabin in the 'lost wood'." Shippo replied.
Shippo told her of the forest, the Ultros, the bless'ed ones, and their kind host.
Sango looked around, "Where is our host?"
"He went out to find 'darkside', his bless'ed one. Said he'll be back soon, and to keep you in bed."
".Goodnight, then." She replied.
"Goodnight, Sango." Shippo smiled and resumed his humming.
AN: What'd you think? R&R!!!
"Ahhhh!" Kagome shrieked as the blast shot at her, Miroku, and Kirrara.
But before it collided, a red form moved in front of it and waved an arm to send a larger explosion back at the boy. The two explosions met and the red forms' got the better and continued its assault. The boy got hit and swallowed by the explosion.
Kagome looked up to the red form, expecting to see another person, anyone but who she saw would do. It was Inuyasha wielding the Tetsaiga.
"Who's a coward, now, Kagome?" He said without turning.
A familiar voice came from behind them all.
"You'll always be a weakling, despite your courage." Came the voice of Sesshomaru.
All of Inuyasha's team turned to see Sesshomaru and Jaken.
"What're you doing here Sesshomaru?! Is it the Tetsaiga you want?" Inuyasha called. (AN: They're about ten feet away from each other, and Sesshomaru's still pissed from his loss.)
The boy sat up as the dust cleared.
"I can't believe you got the better of me!" he yelled. "Me! A bless'ed one! Defeated by a mere demon!"
"Bless'ed one?!" Kagome yelled.
She thought back to her time and remembered one of her grandfather's stories.
."Kagome, have I told you the story of the Ultros and their bless'ed ones?" He asked. They were in the Higurashi home's front yard when he brought it up. Kagome was 12, and still listened intently to his stories.
"No," she replied as she stopped chasing the kitten and sat on the ground.
"Well the Ultros was said to be a very powerful being that could live forever if not killed. When humans heard of this, they 'had no choice' but to destroy them. Huge battles were waged until only a few survived."
"Grandpa, what do you mean they 'had no choice' but to kill them?"
"Well, Kagome, humans at this point were told only part of the truth. Though the Ultros had immense powers, they would never use it unless it was necessary. They were peaceful by nature, and all they could do during these fights was wait for their turn to die, or make what they called a 'bless'ed one'."
"What's a 'bless'ed one'?"
"It's a human whose body and soul has become one with the Ultros. This being gained skills in time and was at one point their last defense. It's too bad these creatures are extinct.".
."Argh!" The boy yelled, "Hey, Red-dog-demon! Let's go!"
Inuyasha turned to the boy and pointed to his chin as he asked, "You mean me, kid?"
Kagome grabbed Inuyasha's shoulder and whispered, "Hold on, Inuyasha, that kid's bound to a powerful creature called an 'Ultros'!"
Unfortunately for the boy, Sesshomaru heard this.
Before anyone could react, Sesshomaru was on the boy, lashing out with his good left arm (AN: His right arm dissolved while he was unconscious) and beating the boy with all his blind rage.
Inuyasha and co. simply watched Sesshomaru vent, wondering why he snapped.on the boy.
Sango awoke with Shippo humming happily in a dimly-lit room.
"Shippo?" she asked.
"Yeah, Sango?" Shippo asked as he dashed to be by her face.
"Where are we?" her voice was shaky and weak.
"Some cabin in the 'lost wood'." Shippo replied.
Shippo told her of the forest, the Ultros, the bless'ed ones, and their kind host.
Sango looked around, "Where is our host?"
"He went out to find 'darkside', his bless'ed one. Said he'll be back soon, and to keep you in bed."
".Goodnight, then." She replied.
"Goodnight, Sango." Shippo smiled and resumed his humming.
AN: What'd you think? R&R!!!
