Intro
Ok, I've been lax in my writing as of late. Been dealing with my webcomic a lot lately, and it's been draining all my time. Once again, none of the characters appearing in the Inuyasha TV show, manga, or other such Inuyasha publications do not belong to me in any way shape or form. Only original characters found in this fic can be considered mine. Thank you.
Chapter 5
***Part 1: Reunion***
Silently, Inuyasha held Kagome close to his chest, just fascinated with the fact he was with her once again. Slowly she put her arms around him. her mind was in a blur. So many things happened to her in what seemed like a blink of an eye. Love, death, life....it was all so blurry to her. Now this. Inuyasha showing his affections, in front of others, no less.
"I thought I had lost you forever..." Inuyasha whispered into her ear. "I was so scared...." He was shaking even more than her as he said this. His emotions swept over him like a wave onto a virgin shore.
"I...Inuyasha...." Her eyes strayed from him as she looked over at the others. A heavy blush came over her face as she realized the others were basically watching the scene.
With Kagome's clothes in tatters, she stood up along with Inuyasha, and hid behind him, to keep out of eyesight. "Can someone get me some clothes?" She said such with a nervous laugh.
It took everything Miroku had to not say something flirtatious here, but he turned and went through the knapsack they brought along, and pulled out some clothing. It wasn't what Kagome was used to, but it would work. It was very much like a priestess' garb. He tossed it to Inuyasha, who then handed it to Kagome.
After a few moments of waiting as Kagome dressed behind Inuyasha, she stepped out from behind him with a large smile on her face. She pushed Inuyasha toward Miroku and Sango, who had Shippo on her shoulder. Once they were all next to one another, she got them all in one large hug.
"I love you all. Thank you for coming back for me..." She rested her head on Miroku's shoulder, who just happened to be in the middle of the hug.
They all smiled lightly, Inuyasha with light tears in his eyes. "Come now, shouldn't we return to town? Let us relax ourselves a little before our journey continues?" Miroku said.
"Yeah, we should...." Inuyasha spoke quietly. He broke way from the hug and nodded, and turned to lead the way back to Saiko, the village where they initially found Jericho.
"Well then....I suppose my work here is done?" Jericho stood up from his tree stump, and brushed himself off. "I will see you all again, I'm sure." He nodded, and turned from them, wandering off through the desolated village.
None of them said a word as Jericho walked off. They all turned to the path to Saiko, and smiled to the sun as it greeted Kagome once more. Shippo leapt from Sango's shoulder onto Kagome's, with a beaming grin on his face. With a happy sigh, they looked to the sun, and walked off towards the village, ready to continue their journey for the jewel shards.
***Part 2: The Old Man***
The group had spent a few days in Saiko trying to relax. To them the jewel shards, Sesshomaru, and Barbarossa meant nothing. They were happy. They were with their friend again, and they wanted to bask in it.
Inuyasha was sitting across from Kagome in a cafe/bar, while Shippo was outside talking with Sango, and Miroku was hitting on a nearby waitress, near the actual bar. "Kagome..." he began. "We don't have to continue this search...I've put you through enough danger" He twiddled his thumbs some, not looking up to her.
"Inuyasha..." She reaches her hands out and held his. "There's nowhere I'd rather be than at your side. I'm coming with you, no matter what!" She had a bright smile on her face.
"ooooooooo......" A voice spouted out from behind Inuyasha. As if in an instinct, Inuyasha spun around and grabbed hold of the one behind him, slamming him against a wall. "Hold on there sonny! Give an old man a heart attack!"
It was Totosai, the old blacksmith who forged both Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru's Tensaiga. "What are you doing here, old man?" He spoke with a slightly angry tone.
"Well gee! You can at least let go of me so I can explain!" Without another word, Totosai spat out a stream of fire into Inuyasha's face, and jumped several feet back in order to avoid getting hit. "I came here to help you, you blockhead!" Without regard for anyone who was in the bar, he continued to spout off what could be considered private information. "I've heard that time and again you've fought your brothers, and lost! See, I can do something about that! I am the forger of Tetsusaiga, after all....I can make it better!"
"Wait....." Inuyasha growled some, wiping away the soot. "How did you know about my fights? And if you can help, why didn't you do it sooner!?" Inuyasha began to yell.
"Hold your horses son. I know about the fights because I made that sword, y'know? I have sort of a..a...a.....connection! Yeah....and I HAVE been trying to help you the whole time. You move around so much it's damn near impossible to find you!" He kept a defensive stance, knowing how violent Inuyasha was prone to being.
"Fine...." Inuyasha straightened out his stance as to no longer look hostile. "What exactly are you gonna go for me?"
Totosai took a few steps toward Inuyasha. "It may take a few days, but I can make that sword of yours much more powerful than it is now." He spoke with a grin. "I'd just need you to get one thing for me. A simple material component to mix in with the blacksmith work! After that, the swords all yours again."
"Material component? What'dya need, old man?" Inuyasha sneered lightly. "I'm in no mood for trivial tasks."
"I just need the blood of a demon to work into the steel. The thing goes by the name of Azirog, but for gods' sake, be careful! The thing gets stronger when attacked, or something..." Totosai mumbled on for a while.
"Azirog? I know that name....." Inuyasha thought for a moment. His mind flashed back to when he saw the demoness Set-Met battle that little monster, but as her soldiers got close, it seemingly force-evolved, as if it was feeding on their hostile intentions. "I'll be back in a day with it's head..."
Inuyasha grabbed hold of the Tetsusaiga and turned to Kagome. "I'll be back." He turned and started to head out the door.
"Hold there sonny! I need that sword! I gotta prepare it for a bit first. Looks like you'll have to deal with this fist first!" Totosai let out a laugh for no apparent reason, and then quieted down, grabbing the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha's side.
The half-demon growled some, but nodded to Totosai. "Like I said, I'll be back in a day."
***Part 3: The Master and the Slave***
Inuyasha had scoured the surrounding area for several hours until he finally got a scent. He knew it was Azirog. He had never seen, felt, or smelt anything like it before. It was completely unique to him, and it's smell was telltale.
"Azirog...." He growled some and smirked, as he looked at an opening in a nearby mountain range. "Thought you could hide from me eh?" He was trying to psych himself up for the fight.
Silently, Inuyasha dashed towards the cave entrance, stopping just at the mouth. He peered in somewhat, and saw that the walls were lined with torches.
"Maybe this things a bit more refined than I though.....heh......doubt it...." Inuyasha spoke lightly to himself.
Slowly and silently, he crept into the would-be lair, making note of the unusual cleanliness of the place. After several minutes of traversing the cave, Inuyasha came to an opening. From a slight corner, he peered in. Sitting in a crudely fashioned throne in the middle of the room was Azirog. Not the large, monstrous Azirog, but the puny, boney creature he originally was. Chained to the chair was the demoness, Sek-Met.
Inuyasha almost laughed, remembering her words as being the "Greatest demon of them all". It amused him to see her like this. "Well...time to die, Azirog...." Inuyasha whispered lightly to himself.
With blinding speed, he leapt at Azirog, who was still seated. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha yelled out, and slashed his claws at the seated demon. As soon as Inuyasha got within three feet of Azirog, he was flung back, as if by an invisible wall of force.
As soon as Inuyasha flipped to his feet and looked to Azirog, he noticed that it had finished a transformation; Azirog, still seated, now had aquamarine skin, and light, albeit useless, wings. His claws though, were nigh unto four feet long, as if it had a fist full of swords.
"I smelt you from a mile away, half-breed....." Azirog got to his feet. His claws scraped across the stone floor unintentionally.
"Why couldn't I hurt you?" Inuyasha questioned Azirog, even though to him, the knowledge would be useless in a few minutes. he had no intentions of letting Azirog live long.
"It is part of my making, half-breed. I cannot be harmed during my transformation....and my transformations are different each time...constantly triggered by malice intended for me...." It twiddled it's claws around some, and got to a lanky stance. "Time to die, you weakling."
"Yeah....I agree...." Inuyasha growled.
Once again, Inuyasha dashed at Azirog, with his hand ready to slash down on Azirog. When Inuyasha got within four feet, with immeasurable speed, Azirog spun around and raked his massive talons down Inuyasha's chest.
Inuyasha was flung back against the cave wall, with gaping slashes across his chest. He rolled to his knee lightly, and wiped a little blood from his mouth. "You've only.....made me mad...." He coughed lightly, and pulled himself to his feet, ready for another attack.
"Iron Reaver Sou--" Inuyasha was cut off halfway through his leap. Azirog had moved over to him so quickly that he left a trail of blurred afterimages. In what all took only a moment, Azirog wrapped his hand around Inuyasha's throat and slammed him against a wall.
Choking, bleeding, and tired, Inuyasha looked around for a way to defeat the demon. First looking to Sek-Met, his eyes were met with failure. She was out cold. Then it hit him: caves have stalagtites. Looking around, he noticed several on the ceiling. Now he just had to take advantage of them.
It would only be seconds before his breath would finally give out. Azirog's cold, pupil-less eyes stared at Inuyasha as he strangled the half- demon. Inuyasha brought his knees up to his chest, and started to push out against Azirog. Unfortunately for the massively clawed demon, his talons were impeding in the grip of Inuyasha. As Inuyasha pushed, Azirog's claws were starting to scratch across his chest.
With a growl, Azirog let go of Inuyasha, and put a hand to his chest, as to stop the bleeding. His claws proved to be incredibly sharp, even to the slightest touch. Seeing the opportunity, Inuyasha ran at Azirog, and grabbed hold of one of his claws, ripping it out of the finger. Azirog screamed out in pain. Seizing the moment, Inuyasha ran off with the blood drenched talon, retreating back to the village to heal, and get his new sword.
The last words Inuyasha heard before leaving were "YOU shall pay for this.....", followed by a scream.
***Part 4: The Improved Tetsusaiga***
Inuyasha drug himself to the town, and then to the Inn where everyone was. He dressed his wounds with scraps of clothing from his robes, so he looked at least somewhat presentable.
"Here's your damn blood, Totosai....." Inuyasha grumbled and threw the talon at the old man, and plopped himself down in a chair, closing his eyes.
"Wow! I didn't think you'd actually be able to get the blood!" Totosai jumped with joy and examined the talon. "Now I can get started on your sword!"
"GET started!? You said you were preparing the blade while I was gone.......are you telling me you made me go out there bare-handed for no reason!?" Inuyasha jumped to his feet and was yelling.
"Hey now...calm down.....I was....uhh......" Without another word, Totosai ran out of the Inn and Inuyasha followed.
They ran around for several minutes before Inuyasha caught up and smacked Totosai over the head. "Let's get to making this sword, alright!?" Inuyasha growled.
"Okay okay! Come on....." Totosai began to walk off out of the town.
"Uh...I'll be back you guys!" Inuyasha shouted out to the group, as he ran after Totosai.
Several minutes of wandering through the woods, Totosai and Inuyasha came to a light clearing. "This, my boy, is where I'm gonna make your sword!" He grinned happily, and held the Tetsusaiga out before him, and dripped Azirog's blood on it from the talon. After a moment, he began to breath fire upon it.
"Come on, old man.....is this gonna take much longer?" Inuyasha grumbled and leaned against a tree.
"All good things take time, son! Learn some patience!" Totosai scolded Inuyasha some, and continued to work on the blade....
End of Chapter 5
Oi....another late chapter. Webcomic still stealing many of my hours. Expect chapter 6 to come soon though. I've thought ahead for that one. All in all, I thought this one was pretty good. Chapter 6 should be pretty good too, if not better. Well, til' next time, peace be with you all!
Ok, I've been lax in my writing as of late. Been dealing with my webcomic a lot lately, and it's been draining all my time. Once again, none of the characters appearing in the Inuyasha TV show, manga, or other such Inuyasha publications do not belong to me in any way shape or form. Only original characters found in this fic can be considered mine. Thank you.
Chapter 5
***Part 1: Reunion***
Silently, Inuyasha held Kagome close to his chest, just fascinated with the fact he was with her once again. Slowly she put her arms around him. her mind was in a blur. So many things happened to her in what seemed like a blink of an eye. Love, death, life....it was all so blurry to her. Now this. Inuyasha showing his affections, in front of others, no less.
"I thought I had lost you forever..." Inuyasha whispered into her ear. "I was so scared...." He was shaking even more than her as he said this. His emotions swept over him like a wave onto a virgin shore.
"I...Inuyasha...." Her eyes strayed from him as she looked over at the others. A heavy blush came over her face as she realized the others were basically watching the scene.
With Kagome's clothes in tatters, she stood up along with Inuyasha, and hid behind him, to keep out of eyesight. "Can someone get me some clothes?" She said such with a nervous laugh.
It took everything Miroku had to not say something flirtatious here, but he turned and went through the knapsack they brought along, and pulled out some clothing. It wasn't what Kagome was used to, but it would work. It was very much like a priestess' garb. He tossed it to Inuyasha, who then handed it to Kagome.
After a few moments of waiting as Kagome dressed behind Inuyasha, she stepped out from behind him with a large smile on her face. She pushed Inuyasha toward Miroku and Sango, who had Shippo on her shoulder. Once they were all next to one another, she got them all in one large hug.
"I love you all. Thank you for coming back for me..." She rested her head on Miroku's shoulder, who just happened to be in the middle of the hug.
They all smiled lightly, Inuyasha with light tears in his eyes. "Come now, shouldn't we return to town? Let us relax ourselves a little before our journey continues?" Miroku said.
"Yeah, we should...." Inuyasha spoke quietly. He broke way from the hug and nodded, and turned to lead the way back to Saiko, the village where they initially found Jericho.
"Well then....I suppose my work here is done?" Jericho stood up from his tree stump, and brushed himself off. "I will see you all again, I'm sure." He nodded, and turned from them, wandering off through the desolated village.
None of them said a word as Jericho walked off. They all turned to the path to Saiko, and smiled to the sun as it greeted Kagome once more. Shippo leapt from Sango's shoulder onto Kagome's, with a beaming grin on his face. With a happy sigh, they looked to the sun, and walked off towards the village, ready to continue their journey for the jewel shards.
***Part 2: The Old Man***
The group had spent a few days in Saiko trying to relax. To them the jewel shards, Sesshomaru, and Barbarossa meant nothing. They were happy. They were with their friend again, and they wanted to bask in it.
Inuyasha was sitting across from Kagome in a cafe/bar, while Shippo was outside talking with Sango, and Miroku was hitting on a nearby waitress, near the actual bar. "Kagome..." he began. "We don't have to continue this search...I've put you through enough danger" He twiddled his thumbs some, not looking up to her.
"Inuyasha..." She reaches her hands out and held his. "There's nowhere I'd rather be than at your side. I'm coming with you, no matter what!" She had a bright smile on her face.
"ooooooooo......" A voice spouted out from behind Inuyasha. As if in an instinct, Inuyasha spun around and grabbed hold of the one behind him, slamming him against a wall. "Hold on there sonny! Give an old man a heart attack!"
It was Totosai, the old blacksmith who forged both Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga and Sesshomaru's Tensaiga. "What are you doing here, old man?" He spoke with a slightly angry tone.
"Well gee! You can at least let go of me so I can explain!" Without another word, Totosai spat out a stream of fire into Inuyasha's face, and jumped several feet back in order to avoid getting hit. "I came here to help you, you blockhead!" Without regard for anyone who was in the bar, he continued to spout off what could be considered private information. "I've heard that time and again you've fought your brothers, and lost! See, I can do something about that! I am the forger of Tetsusaiga, after all....I can make it better!"
"Wait....." Inuyasha growled some, wiping away the soot. "How did you know about my fights? And if you can help, why didn't you do it sooner!?" Inuyasha began to yell.
"Hold your horses son. I know about the fights because I made that sword, y'know? I have sort of a..a...a.....connection! Yeah....and I HAVE been trying to help you the whole time. You move around so much it's damn near impossible to find you!" He kept a defensive stance, knowing how violent Inuyasha was prone to being.
"Fine...." Inuyasha straightened out his stance as to no longer look hostile. "What exactly are you gonna go for me?"
Totosai took a few steps toward Inuyasha. "It may take a few days, but I can make that sword of yours much more powerful than it is now." He spoke with a grin. "I'd just need you to get one thing for me. A simple material component to mix in with the blacksmith work! After that, the swords all yours again."
"Material component? What'dya need, old man?" Inuyasha sneered lightly. "I'm in no mood for trivial tasks."
"I just need the blood of a demon to work into the steel. The thing goes by the name of Azirog, but for gods' sake, be careful! The thing gets stronger when attacked, or something..." Totosai mumbled on for a while.
"Azirog? I know that name....." Inuyasha thought for a moment. His mind flashed back to when he saw the demoness Set-Met battle that little monster, but as her soldiers got close, it seemingly force-evolved, as if it was feeding on their hostile intentions. "I'll be back in a day with it's head..."
Inuyasha grabbed hold of the Tetsusaiga and turned to Kagome. "I'll be back." He turned and started to head out the door.
"Hold there sonny! I need that sword! I gotta prepare it for a bit first. Looks like you'll have to deal with this fist first!" Totosai let out a laugh for no apparent reason, and then quieted down, grabbing the Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha's side.
The half-demon growled some, but nodded to Totosai. "Like I said, I'll be back in a day."
***Part 3: The Master and the Slave***
Inuyasha had scoured the surrounding area for several hours until he finally got a scent. He knew it was Azirog. He had never seen, felt, or smelt anything like it before. It was completely unique to him, and it's smell was telltale.
"Azirog...." He growled some and smirked, as he looked at an opening in a nearby mountain range. "Thought you could hide from me eh?" He was trying to psych himself up for the fight.
Silently, Inuyasha dashed towards the cave entrance, stopping just at the mouth. He peered in somewhat, and saw that the walls were lined with torches.
"Maybe this things a bit more refined than I though.....heh......doubt it...." Inuyasha spoke lightly to himself.
Slowly and silently, he crept into the would-be lair, making note of the unusual cleanliness of the place. After several minutes of traversing the cave, Inuyasha came to an opening. From a slight corner, he peered in. Sitting in a crudely fashioned throne in the middle of the room was Azirog. Not the large, monstrous Azirog, but the puny, boney creature he originally was. Chained to the chair was the demoness, Sek-Met.
Inuyasha almost laughed, remembering her words as being the "Greatest demon of them all". It amused him to see her like this. "Well...time to die, Azirog...." Inuyasha whispered lightly to himself.
With blinding speed, he leapt at Azirog, who was still seated. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha yelled out, and slashed his claws at the seated demon. As soon as Inuyasha got within three feet of Azirog, he was flung back, as if by an invisible wall of force.
As soon as Inuyasha flipped to his feet and looked to Azirog, he noticed that it had finished a transformation; Azirog, still seated, now had aquamarine skin, and light, albeit useless, wings. His claws though, were nigh unto four feet long, as if it had a fist full of swords.
"I smelt you from a mile away, half-breed....." Azirog got to his feet. His claws scraped across the stone floor unintentionally.
"Why couldn't I hurt you?" Inuyasha questioned Azirog, even though to him, the knowledge would be useless in a few minutes. he had no intentions of letting Azirog live long.
"It is part of my making, half-breed. I cannot be harmed during my transformation....and my transformations are different each time...constantly triggered by malice intended for me...." It twiddled it's claws around some, and got to a lanky stance. "Time to die, you weakling."
"Yeah....I agree...." Inuyasha growled.
Once again, Inuyasha dashed at Azirog, with his hand ready to slash down on Azirog. When Inuyasha got within four feet, with immeasurable speed, Azirog spun around and raked his massive talons down Inuyasha's chest.
Inuyasha was flung back against the cave wall, with gaping slashes across his chest. He rolled to his knee lightly, and wiped a little blood from his mouth. "You've only.....made me mad...." He coughed lightly, and pulled himself to his feet, ready for another attack.
"Iron Reaver Sou--" Inuyasha was cut off halfway through his leap. Azirog had moved over to him so quickly that he left a trail of blurred afterimages. In what all took only a moment, Azirog wrapped his hand around Inuyasha's throat and slammed him against a wall.
Choking, bleeding, and tired, Inuyasha looked around for a way to defeat the demon. First looking to Sek-Met, his eyes were met with failure. She was out cold. Then it hit him: caves have stalagtites. Looking around, he noticed several on the ceiling. Now he just had to take advantage of them.
It would only be seconds before his breath would finally give out. Azirog's cold, pupil-less eyes stared at Inuyasha as he strangled the half- demon. Inuyasha brought his knees up to his chest, and started to push out against Azirog. Unfortunately for the massively clawed demon, his talons were impeding in the grip of Inuyasha. As Inuyasha pushed, Azirog's claws were starting to scratch across his chest.
With a growl, Azirog let go of Inuyasha, and put a hand to his chest, as to stop the bleeding. His claws proved to be incredibly sharp, even to the slightest touch. Seeing the opportunity, Inuyasha ran at Azirog, and grabbed hold of one of his claws, ripping it out of the finger. Azirog screamed out in pain. Seizing the moment, Inuyasha ran off with the blood drenched talon, retreating back to the village to heal, and get his new sword.
The last words Inuyasha heard before leaving were "YOU shall pay for this.....", followed by a scream.
***Part 4: The Improved Tetsusaiga***
Inuyasha drug himself to the town, and then to the Inn where everyone was. He dressed his wounds with scraps of clothing from his robes, so he looked at least somewhat presentable.
"Here's your damn blood, Totosai....." Inuyasha grumbled and threw the talon at the old man, and plopped himself down in a chair, closing his eyes.
"Wow! I didn't think you'd actually be able to get the blood!" Totosai jumped with joy and examined the talon. "Now I can get started on your sword!"
"GET started!? You said you were preparing the blade while I was gone.......are you telling me you made me go out there bare-handed for no reason!?" Inuyasha jumped to his feet and was yelling.
"Hey now...calm down.....I was....uhh......" Without another word, Totosai ran out of the Inn and Inuyasha followed.
They ran around for several minutes before Inuyasha caught up and smacked Totosai over the head. "Let's get to making this sword, alright!?" Inuyasha growled.
"Okay okay! Come on....." Totosai began to walk off out of the town.
"Uh...I'll be back you guys!" Inuyasha shouted out to the group, as he ran after Totosai.
Several minutes of wandering through the woods, Totosai and Inuyasha came to a light clearing. "This, my boy, is where I'm gonna make your sword!" He grinned happily, and held the Tetsusaiga out before him, and dripped Azirog's blood on it from the talon. After a moment, he began to breath fire upon it.
"Come on, old man.....is this gonna take much longer?" Inuyasha grumbled and leaned against a tree.
"All good things take time, son! Learn some patience!" Totosai scolded Inuyasha some, and continued to work on the blade....
End of Chapter 5
Oi....another late chapter. Webcomic still stealing many of my hours. Expect chapter 6 to come soon though. I've thought ahead for that one. All in all, I thought this one was pretty good. Chapter 6 should be pretty good too, if not better. Well, til' next time, peace be with you all!