(Once again, none of the characters in Inuyasha are mine, okay?)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 2- Inuyasha's Last Battle
"Hey, leggo of me! INUYASHA!" Kagome squirmed and struggled in the arms of the strange demon holding her. When Shippo and Inuyasha were dodging the bolts, this strange man had come out of the black cloud and kidnapped her. He made himself invisible somehow, so that nobody could see him or Kagome. Kagome was certain that Inuyasha would come, although she knew he might not be enthusiastic about it. "Stop, right now! Put me down or I'll--" the demon man huffed and threw Kagome into the dirt. She coughed and spat out grit.
"You wanted me to put you down, right? So I did." the man chuckled, and hoisted her up again. Kagome was careful not to complain again, but she was certainly not pleased with the way he was treating her. "Who's this Inuyasha guy? Your boyfriend?" Kagome blushed with anger. Inuyasha, her boyfriend? Fat chance!
"No, he's not my boyfriend." Kagome replied, with a hurt expression on her face.
"Well then ... is he your husband?" the man asked, completely clueless.
"What the--- NO, Inuyasha's NOT my husband either!" Kagome attempted to hit the man over the head, but he immediatly sensed her hand coming towards him. He grabbed her hand and twisted it. "Owwww!" Kagome winced and withdrew her hand.
"You'd better not try to strike me again, human." The man chuckled again, his armor shining in the afternoon light. It wasn't so dark here, which might have been good, but Kagome hadn't met the Soul Reaper yet. "Have you heard of the Soul Reaper, girl?" the demon asked, eyeing Kagome hungrily.
"No ... why do you ask?" Kagome wasn't so sure about what the demon had in mind. Was the Soul Reaper a spirit? Kagome remembered encountering spirits before, and it was rather difficult. "You're not gonna kill me, are you?" Kagome asked rather stupidly. Why hasn't Inuyasha come yet, he should here by now, Kagome thought worriedly. "Who are you, anyway?" This was a rather stupid question as well, but Kagome needed a way to pass the time.
"People call me Ryushi. Now shut up and don't move." the demon once again threw Kagome to the ground, spraying up another cloud of dust and dying grass. The demon, now known as Ryushi came up to a giant mountain. In front of the mountain was a miniscule door that only someone like Miyouga would fit through. Ryushi knelt down and tapped on the door. The mountain spun around and when it finished the door was human-sized. "Walk through there." Kagome stood still. "DO IT!" Ryushi pushed her into the mountain and locked the door.
"Hey, let me outta here!" Kagome banged on the door, trying to knock it down somehow. When all else failed, she sat down on the ground and began to cry. "Inuyasha ..." Kagome whispered, and she was sure he wasn't coming now.
***
After the thunder bolt had hit Shippo and Inuyasha, the two fighters had been unconscious for quite some time. But suddenly Shippo got up. He waddled over to Inuyasha and slapped him across the face. Inuyasha woke up with a start, and grabbed Shippo by the throat. "Do you value your head, because it's about to be RIPPED OFF!" Shippo whimpered and walked away silently. Inuyasha suddenly remembered what he had to do. "How're we gonna save Kagome if we don't know where she is?" Inuyasha asked. Miyouga suddenly hopped onto Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Lord Inuyasha, I believe that Kagome is in the Fuji mountains. The black cloud overhead was headed towards there." said Miyouga, and for once Inuyasha gave him a weak smile.
"So, let's go then before something happens to her!" Shippo exclaimed, and he began marching. Inuyasha ran past, but not before picking up Shippo and Kagome's bicycle. He sailed through the air, searching for the Fuji mountains. Suddenly it became clearer than ever. Too clear. "Inuyasha, you're going to bump into the moun-" Inuyasha fell face first into the rocky mountains, as did Shippo and Kagome's bicycle. "-tains ... owww ..." Shippo groaned, several bruises on his face.
"How do get inside this stupid mountain if the door's not big enough?!?" Inuyasha complained, rapping on the door. Then the mountain spun around again, and the door grew to human-size. "That's good enough." Shippo said weakly, and the duo went inside. "Hey Miyouga, aren't you coming?" Inuyasha asked, noticing the flea's absence.
"No, I think I'll wait here awhile ..." Miyouga replied, scuttling off to do whatever it was he did.
"Coward." Inuyasha said to himself, but quickly resumed opening the door to the mountains.
The next thing the duo saw was nearly enough to make someone vomit. Standing, no sitting in front of them was the largest slug they had ever seen. It was covered from head to toe with tiny brown bumps, and it's eyes were red and watery. It had two tiny arms protruding from it's side, and in those arms were Kagome, seemingly unconscious.
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha and Shippo yelled in unison, and the large slug turned to stare at the strange creatures. It smacked it's lips and drew Kagome closer to it's mouth. That thing's gonna eat Kagome, I've gotta save her fast, thought Inuyasha. But he didn't have any time to clarify the fact, because with a dramatic swing, the slug knocked Shippo into a corner. Inuyasha growled with anger, then jumped up to the slug's gigantic belly. "Well, someone needs to diet." Inuyasha said, bouncing on top of the bumpy flesh. Kagome awakened, then caught a glimpse of Inuyasha dodging the slug's idiotic blows.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried, tears flowing down her face. Not because she was sad, but because she was happy that he actually came after all the time wasted. Inuyasha pulled the Tetsusaiga out from the sheath and hacked away at the slug's flesh. It merely left dents, and Inuyasha was certain that Tetsusaiga wasn't the answer today.
"Hang on Kagome, I'm gonna get you out in a second!" Inuyasha didn't put the sword away though. He ran underneath the slug's belly and pierced the soft flesh. The slug gave a bloodcurdling scream, and fell down on top of Inuyasha. It's hands opened, releasing Kagome. Two small jewel shards popped out of the slug's open palms. But Kagome didn't bother to pick them up.
"Inuyasha saved my life, but he got crushed ..." Kagome whispered, crying. Shippo awakened and ran over to Kagome. Kagome looked at him and continued crying. She didn't want more death to happen, especially since Shippo already lost his father. "Shippo, Inuyasha is ... dead."
(Tune in next time to find out what happens to Inuyasha and the rest of the gang!)
The Cloud of Darkness
Chapter 2- Inuyasha's Last Battle
"Hey, leggo of me! INUYASHA!" Kagome squirmed and struggled in the arms of the strange demon holding her. When Shippo and Inuyasha were dodging the bolts, this strange man had come out of the black cloud and kidnapped her. He made himself invisible somehow, so that nobody could see him or Kagome. Kagome was certain that Inuyasha would come, although she knew he might not be enthusiastic about it. "Stop, right now! Put me down or I'll--" the demon man huffed and threw Kagome into the dirt. She coughed and spat out grit.
"You wanted me to put you down, right? So I did." the man chuckled, and hoisted her up again. Kagome was careful not to complain again, but she was certainly not pleased with the way he was treating her. "Who's this Inuyasha guy? Your boyfriend?" Kagome blushed with anger. Inuyasha, her boyfriend? Fat chance!
"No, he's not my boyfriend." Kagome replied, with a hurt expression on her face.
"Well then ... is he your husband?" the man asked, completely clueless.
"What the--- NO, Inuyasha's NOT my husband either!" Kagome attempted to hit the man over the head, but he immediatly sensed her hand coming towards him. He grabbed her hand and twisted it. "Owwww!" Kagome winced and withdrew her hand.
"You'd better not try to strike me again, human." The man chuckled again, his armor shining in the afternoon light. It wasn't so dark here, which might have been good, but Kagome hadn't met the Soul Reaper yet. "Have you heard of the Soul Reaper, girl?" the demon asked, eyeing Kagome hungrily.
"No ... why do you ask?" Kagome wasn't so sure about what the demon had in mind. Was the Soul Reaper a spirit? Kagome remembered encountering spirits before, and it was rather difficult. "You're not gonna kill me, are you?" Kagome asked rather stupidly. Why hasn't Inuyasha come yet, he should here by now, Kagome thought worriedly. "Who are you, anyway?" This was a rather stupid question as well, but Kagome needed a way to pass the time.
"People call me Ryushi. Now shut up and don't move." the demon once again threw Kagome to the ground, spraying up another cloud of dust and dying grass. The demon, now known as Ryushi came up to a giant mountain. In front of the mountain was a miniscule door that only someone like Miyouga would fit through. Ryushi knelt down and tapped on the door. The mountain spun around and when it finished the door was human-sized. "Walk through there." Kagome stood still. "DO IT!" Ryushi pushed her into the mountain and locked the door.
"Hey, let me outta here!" Kagome banged on the door, trying to knock it down somehow. When all else failed, she sat down on the ground and began to cry. "Inuyasha ..." Kagome whispered, and she was sure he wasn't coming now.
***
After the thunder bolt had hit Shippo and Inuyasha, the two fighters had been unconscious for quite some time. But suddenly Shippo got up. He waddled over to Inuyasha and slapped him across the face. Inuyasha woke up with a start, and grabbed Shippo by the throat. "Do you value your head, because it's about to be RIPPED OFF!" Shippo whimpered and walked away silently. Inuyasha suddenly remembered what he had to do. "How're we gonna save Kagome if we don't know where she is?" Inuyasha asked. Miyouga suddenly hopped onto Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Lord Inuyasha, I believe that Kagome is in the Fuji mountains. The black cloud overhead was headed towards there." said Miyouga, and for once Inuyasha gave him a weak smile.
"So, let's go then before something happens to her!" Shippo exclaimed, and he began marching. Inuyasha ran past, but not before picking up Shippo and Kagome's bicycle. He sailed through the air, searching for the Fuji mountains. Suddenly it became clearer than ever. Too clear. "Inuyasha, you're going to bump into the moun-" Inuyasha fell face first into the rocky mountains, as did Shippo and Kagome's bicycle. "-tains ... owww ..." Shippo groaned, several bruises on his face.
"How do get inside this stupid mountain if the door's not big enough?!?" Inuyasha complained, rapping on the door. Then the mountain spun around again, and the door grew to human-size. "That's good enough." Shippo said weakly, and the duo went inside. "Hey Miyouga, aren't you coming?" Inuyasha asked, noticing the flea's absence.
"No, I think I'll wait here awhile ..." Miyouga replied, scuttling off to do whatever it was he did.
"Coward." Inuyasha said to himself, but quickly resumed opening the door to the mountains.
The next thing the duo saw was nearly enough to make someone vomit. Standing, no sitting in front of them was the largest slug they had ever seen. It was covered from head to toe with tiny brown bumps, and it's eyes were red and watery. It had two tiny arms protruding from it's side, and in those arms were Kagome, seemingly unconscious.
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha and Shippo yelled in unison, and the large slug turned to stare at the strange creatures. It smacked it's lips and drew Kagome closer to it's mouth. That thing's gonna eat Kagome, I've gotta save her fast, thought Inuyasha. But he didn't have any time to clarify the fact, because with a dramatic swing, the slug knocked Shippo into a corner. Inuyasha growled with anger, then jumped up to the slug's gigantic belly. "Well, someone needs to diet." Inuyasha said, bouncing on top of the bumpy flesh. Kagome awakened, then caught a glimpse of Inuyasha dodging the slug's idiotic blows.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried, tears flowing down her face. Not because she was sad, but because she was happy that he actually came after all the time wasted. Inuyasha pulled the Tetsusaiga out from the sheath and hacked away at the slug's flesh. It merely left dents, and Inuyasha was certain that Tetsusaiga wasn't the answer today.
"Hang on Kagome, I'm gonna get you out in a second!" Inuyasha didn't put the sword away though. He ran underneath the slug's belly and pierced the soft flesh. The slug gave a bloodcurdling scream, and fell down on top of Inuyasha. It's hands opened, releasing Kagome. Two small jewel shards popped out of the slug's open palms. But Kagome didn't bother to pick them up.
"Inuyasha saved my life, but he got crushed ..." Kagome whispered, crying. Shippo awakened and ran over to Kagome. Kagome looked at him and continued crying. She didn't want more death to happen, especially since Shippo already lost his father. "Shippo, Inuyasha is ... dead."
(Tune in next time to find out what happens to Inuyasha and the rest of the gang!)