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Chapter 7
An old path weaved its way through the forest. It was beginning to cool as the day wore on causing the evenings moisture to billow into patches of fog reaching out from the trees like thin white fingers. From the mists of the path emerged Ryu, his tall dark form in stark contrast to the sheeted fog. Following him closely was the lighter and gentler form of Aya with tiny Rune strapped to her back. After her came the line of the reluctant followers: Kagome, Sango, Miroku with Shippo perched on his shoulder, and Inuyasha bringing up the rear. Inuyasha choose to distance himself from any further unwanted exchanges between himself and Ryu.
Despite Ryu's black outer shell, his character was enough to send the neck hairs of Inuyasha to stand on end. He's a smart-ass; Inuyasha came to this conclusion long ago. There were many things in this world that Inuyasha can't stand (obviously to those who were so lucky to be in his company mere moments) and a smart-ass was near the top of the list.
"Oi, Ryu! How much further. I am starting to think you have no idea where the hell we are," Inuyasha grunted to the head of the line. This wasn't the first time Inuyasha complained of their journey and Kagome expressed this recap with a heavy sigh.
"Nearly there, my good friend," Ryu replied nonchalantly.
"'Good friend'? Yeah, that'd be the day," Inuyasha grumbled to himself.
Despite his silent grumble, it was still picked up by Miroku's ears. "Calm down, Inuyasha," Miroku whispered back to his companion.
"I happen to be calm, monk! I ain't got................" Inuyasha paused in his remark and sniffed the air. The new scent within the air seemed to drift around him, growing thicker as Inuyasha instinctively recognized the scent. "Shit!"
Quickly drawing out tessiaga, Inuyasha searched the woods, his nose trying to pinpoint the origins of the scent. The others noted Inuyasha's stance as a heed of warning and themselves searched their surroundings. Ryu stood silent, gazing into the mists. Inuyasha picked up his quarry and his eyes fell to the same direction Ryu watched. A hideous laughter filled the air as the mists parted. The fog swept back like a drawn curtain, revealing the source of Inuyasha's welling anger.
Naraku, within his baboon robes, appeared before them. His laughter causing Inuyasha's muscles tighten and his stomach twist. "So, here I find that you have found some friends since our last meeting, Inuyasha," Naraku spoke, ceasing his laughter yet his voice still held his humor. "Quite to my delight, though. I have been looking for you three and especially for that little child. I will make this easy for you if you hand him over. Immediately." This last statement, Naraku ordered, losing his humored tone.
"Heh, you saved us the trouble Naraku. I've been looking for you! I have been wanting to tear your stomach open and feeding you your fucking entrails!" Inuyasha spoke as a devilish smirk graced his lips.
"I regret that I can not grant that request since my business shall only take a moment. Hand over the child and I will be on my way. I will not ask again."
"Hell if I will let that kid got to a sadistic asshole like you!" Inuyasha brought tessiaga back to strike. Lunging at Naraku, Inuyasha brought his blade down in effect to slice Naraku in two. His blow was easily dodged as Naraku quickly sidestepped the attack and turned to approach Aya clutching Rune to her back.
As Naraku neared Aya, Ryu stepped forward, blocking Naraku's path, and drew his sword. Naraku stopped a few feet away from Ryu, a hideous laughter bursting forth from beneath his baboon pelt. His laughter grew as numerous tentacles erupted from underneath him. One grabbing Ryu's foot and knocking him off his feet, the rest reaching towards the others.
Sango and Miroku fought side by side and Inuyasha ran to Kagome's side, protecting her from Naraku's attack. Ryu hacked at the tentacle that bound him, screaming at Aya to run. Aya paused, looking upon the others in fright, lost in her panic. She was brought back to awareness upon hearing Ryu's call once more, "Aya, I said run!"
Ryu got to his feet and continued to hack at the mass of limb shooting from beneath Naraku, whose laughter grew heavier. Ryu kept Naraku from reaching Aya, as she turned to run deeper into the woods. One after the other, Ryu continued his assault upon Naraku yet each he removed was reattached even faster. As Ryu brought his sword's attention to one of Naraku's tentacles, another escaped him, brushing his side. Ryu turned to see it reach for Aya.
"No!" Ryu screamed, reaching his hand out to reach his companion a few yards away. Naraku's reach was only inches away when Rune was pulled from Aya's back. Within moments of Rune being pulled from Aya, the tentacle burst threw her. Tearing her open as it entered her back and emerged from her stomach. Naraku pulled his spear from Aya and she crumpled upon the ground in a lifeless heap. Rune flew threw the air, an unseen force propelling him. Ryu looked to the others, upon seeing Kagome safely behind Inuyasha; he called out, "Kagome! Catch!" He brought his raised hand to point to Kagome and Rune followed the arc of the path directed by Ryu's hand. Kagome didn't need to try to catch the baby for it softly landed in her out stretched arms.
"Shit!" Inuyasha barked. "Ryu, get out of the way!" Inuyasha prepared tessiaga for the wind scar. "Ryu! I said move your ass!"
"I would suggest you get out of the way!" Miroku urged as he and Sango ran to Kagome's side.
Ryu nodded to Inuyasha. He turned to escape Inuyasha's line of path when Naraku reached for him, knocking him off his feet once more. A tentacle wrapped itself around Ryu's neck, pulling him up off the ground. As Ryu hung from Naraku's grasp, another tentacle came up behind his suspended body. The limb tore through Ryu. Ryu sputtered as blood flowed from his mouth. Naraku let out a solitary laugh as the tentacle around Ryu's neck and the one skewering through his abdomen pulled in opposite directions. Ripping Ryu in two.
"Shit!" Inuyasha snarled and brought back tessiaga. In a movement well practiced, the wind scar emerged from tessiaga's swing. Naraku turned his head in time to see the bright yellow light tear through him.
As the smoke and dirt cleared from the impact of the wind scar's attack, Miroku and Sango approached the area that once held Naraku's form. Knocking away some dirt and rocks, Miroku pulled out a piece of wood in human form.
"Just one of his puppets," Sango hissed from behind clenched teeth.
"Yes," Miroku answered, tossing the wooden puppet back into the rubble.
Kagome ran to where Aya's body lay, a crying Rune within her arms. "Aya? Aya?" Kagome crouched down, peering into her face. Aya's eyes looked up to Kagome, a small smile spreading across her bloody lips.
"He's all right?" She whispered.
"Yes, Rune's right here. He's okay. Naraku's gone." Kagome spoke softly; trying to soothe Aya as her face winced in pain
"Keep him safe," Aya's last word was like an escaping breath as her eyes froze upon the sky above her. Her vision remained upon the trees above her, motionless and unblinking.
"Aya? Aya?!" Kagome reached her hand down to shake Aya, as if trying to rouse her from slumber. "No," Kagome whispered. Miroku kneeled beside Kagome and placing his hand over Aya's eyes, he closed them.
"Is he dead?" Miroku called to Inuyasha while he pulled Kagome to her feet.
Inuyasha approached the two bloodied halves that were once Ryu. "Yeah, it looks like it. I thought this asshole said he couldn't die."
Inuyasha stumbled back as Ryu's body vaporized into a crimson smoke. The red smoke whisped and swirled as it congealed into one mass. It continued to swirl and billow as it began to take form. From out of the smoke, a human form took shape. The collection of smoke began to solidify.
Two legs, two arms, and a torso came before them as the smoke continued to circulate up. Finally, Ryu's head formed and the crimson smoke vanished into his deep black eyes. Ryu stood before them, clothed and whole, as if nothing happened to him.
"What are you!" Kagome screamed. Ryu just stared at her, his face expressionless and his eyes dancing in their black flame.
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Yay! Chapter 7 is written. I will try to get another chapter out to you guys soon, but finals are coming up let alone I have exams this week. I will try my hardest! Read and review. Thanx.
student.
Chapter 7
An old path weaved its way through the forest. It was beginning to cool as the day wore on causing the evenings moisture to billow into patches of fog reaching out from the trees like thin white fingers. From the mists of the path emerged Ryu, his tall dark form in stark contrast to the sheeted fog. Following him closely was the lighter and gentler form of Aya with tiny Rune strapped to her back. After her came the line of the reluctant followers: Kagome, Sango, Miroku with Shippo perched on his shoulder, and Inuyasha bringing up the rear. Inuyasha choose to distance himself from any further unwanted exchanges between himself and Ryu.
Despite Ryu's black outer shell, his character was enough to send the neck hairs of Inuyasha to stand on end. He's a smart-ass; Inuyasha came to this conclusion long ago. There were many things in this world that Inuyasha can't stand (obviously to those who were so lucky to be in his company mere moments) and a smart-ass was near the top of the list.
"Oi, Ryu! How much further. I am starting to think you have no idea where the hell we are," Inuyasha grunted to the head of the line. This wasn't the first time Inuyasha complained of their journey and Kagome expressed this recap with a heavy sigh.
"Nearly there, my good friend," Ryu replied nonchalantly.
"'Good friend'? Yeah, that'd be the day," Inuyasha grumbled to himself.
Despite his silent grumble, it was still picked up by Miroku's ears. "Calm down, Inuyasha," Miroku whispered back to his companion.
"I happen to be calm, monk! I ain't got................" Inuyasha paused in his remark and sniffed the air. The new scent within the air seemed to drift around him, growing thicker as Inuyasha instinctively recognized the scent. "Shit!"
Quickly drawing out tessiaga, Inuyasha searched the woods, his nose trying to pinpoint the origins of the scent. The others noted Inuyasha's stance as a heed of warning and themselves searched their surroundings. Ryu stood silent, gazing into the mists. Inuyasha picked up his quarry and his eyes fell to the same direction Ryu watched. A hideous laughter filled the air as the mists parted. The fog swept back like a drawn curtain, revealing the source of Inuyasha's welling anger.
Naraku, within his baboon robes, appeared before them. His laughter causing Inuyasha's muscles tighten and his stomach twist. "So, here I find that you have found some friends since our last meeting, Inuyasha," Naraku spoke, ceasing his laughter yet his voice still held his humor. "Quite to my delight, though. I have been looking for you three and especially for that little child. I will make this easy for you if you hand him over. Immediately." This last statement, Naraku ordered, losing his humored tone.
"Heh, you saved us the trouble Naraku. I've been looking for you! I have been wanting to tear your stomach open and feeding you your fucking entrails!" Inuyasha spoke as a devilish smirk graced his lips.
"I regret that I can not grant that request since my business shall only take a moment. Hand over the child and I will be on my way. I will not ask again."
"Hell if I will let that kid got to a sadistic asshole like you!" Inuyasha brought tessiaga back to strike. Lunging at Naraku, Inuyasha brought his blade down in effect to slice Naraku in two. His blow was easily dodged as Naraku quickly sidestepped the attack and turned to approach Aya clutching Rune to her back.
As Naraku neared Aya, Ryu stepped forward, blocking Naraku's path, and drew his sword. Naraku stopped a few feet away from Ryu, a hideous laughter bursting forth from beneath his baboon pelt. His laughter grew as numerous tentacles erupted from underneath him. One grabbing Ryu's foot and knocking him off his feet, the rest reaching towards the others.
Sango and Miroku fought side by side and Inuyasha ran to Kagome's side, protecting her from Naraku's attack. Ryu hacked at the tentacle that bound him, screaming at Aya to run. Aya paused, looking upon the others in fright, lost in her panic. She was brought back to awareness upon hearing Ryu's call once more, "Aya, I said run!"
Ryu got to his feet and continued to hack at the mass of limb shooting from beneath Naraku, whose laughter grew heavier. Ryu kept Naraku from reaching Aya, as she turned to run deeper into the woods. One after the other, Ryu continued his assault upon Naraku yet each he removed was reattached even faster. As Ryu brought his sword's attention to one of Naraku's tentacles, another escaped him, brushing his side. Ryu turned to see it reach for Aya.
"No!" Ryu screamed, reaching his hand out to reach his companion a few yards away. Naraku's reach was only inches away when Rune was pulled from Aya's back. Within moments of Rune being pulled from Aya, the tentacle burst threw her. Tearing her open as it entered her back and emerged from her stomach. Naraku pulled his spear from Aya and she crumpled upon the ground in a lifeless heap. Rune flew threw the air, an unseen force propelling him. Ryu looked to the others, upon seeing Kagome safely behind Inuyasha; he called out, "Kagome! Catch!" He brought his raised hand to point to Kagome and Rune followed the arc of the path directed by Ryu's hand. Kagome didn't need to try to catch the baby for it softly landed in her out stretched arms.
"Shit!" Inuyasha barked. "Ryu, get out of the way!" Inuyasha prepared tessiaga for the wind scar. "Ryu! I said move your ass!"
"I would suggest you get out of the way!" Miroku urged as he and Sango ran to Kagome's side.
Ryu nodded to Inuyasha. He turned to escape Inuyasha's line of path when Naraku reached for him, knocking him off his feet once more. A tentacle wrapped itself around Ryu's neck, pulling him up off the ground. As Ryu hung from Naraku's grasp, another tentacle came up behind his suspended body. The limb tore through Ryu. Ryu sputtered as blood flowed from his mouth. Naraku let out a solitary laugh as the tentacle around Ryu's neck and the one skewering through his abdomen pulled in opposite directions. Ripping Ryu in two.
"Shit!" Inuyasha snarled and brought back tessiaga. In a movement well practiced, the wind scar emerged from tessiaga's swing. Naraku turned his head in time to see the bright yellow light tear through him.
As the smoke and dirt cleared from the impact of the wind scar's attack, Miroku and Sango approached the area that once held Naraku's form. Knocking away some dirt and rocks, Miroku pulled out a piece of wood in human form.
"Just one of his puppets," Sango hissed from behind clenched teeth.
"Yes," Miroku answered, tossing the wooden puppet back into the rubble.
Kagome ran to where Aya's body lay, a crying Rune within her arms. "Aya? Aya?" Kagome crouched down, peering into her face. Aya's eyes looked up to Kagome, a small smile spreading across her bloody lips.
"He's all right?" She whispered.
"Yes, Rune's right here. He's okay. Naraku's gone." Kagome spoke softly; trying to soothe Aya as her face winced in pain
"Keep him safe," Aya's last word was like an escaping breath as her eyes froze upon the sky above her. Her vision remained upon the trees above her, motionless and unblinking.
"Aya? Aya?!" Kagome reached her hand down to shake Aya, as if trying to rouse her from slumber. "No," Kagome whispered. Miroku kneeled beside Kagome and placing his hand over Aya's eyes, he closed them.
"Is he dead?" Miroku called to Inuyasha while he pulled Kagome to her feet.
Inuyasha approached the two bloodied halves that were once Ryu. "Yeah, it looks like it. I thought this asshole said he couldn't die."
Inuyasha stumbled back as Ryu's body vaporized into a crimson smoke. The red smoke whisped and swirled as it congealed into one mass. It continued to swirl and billow as it began to take form. From out of the smoke, a human form took shape. The collection of smoke began to solidify.
Two legs, two arms, and a torso came before them as the smoke continued to circulate up. Finally, Ryu's head formed and the crimson smoke vanished into his deep black eyes. Ryu stood before them, clothed and whole, as if nothing happened to him.
"What are you!" Kagome screamed. Ryu just stared at her, his face expressionless and his eyes dancing in their black flame.
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Yay! Chapter 7 is written. I will try to get another chapter out to you guys soon, but finals are coming up let alone I have exams this week. I will try my hardest! Read and review. Thanx.