*Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or its characters. I do own, however,
the original characters: Mayumi, Shouta, Momoko, Daisuke, Kenta, and
Nanami. Using my original characters in your own stories is not permitted,
unless with my consent. Thank you.
Chapter 12
Illusions and Incantations
Inuyasha leapt at the astonished Mayumi.
"Damn you! This is for Momoko!"
Mayumi reacted quickly. It was in her nature to have a fast reflex, due to her constant focus and clear mind. She waved her left hand, and a mystical wind blew through. It not only blew through the room, but through Inuyasha's mind as well.
Cumulus clouds gathered and surrounded them. Fog appeared, and the chained Kagome disappeared through the thickness.
"What the hell is going on?" Inuyasha mumbled.
Mayumi appeared through the strange fog. Inuyasha jumped up, and attempted to swipe at her with his claws, but she vanished.
"Huh?"
She reappeared once again, except at a different location.
"What the?"
Inuyasha kept trying to attack Mayumi, but at each attempt, she disappeared. Inuyasha was clawing at only the air.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing?!? She's over there!" Kagome yelled to him.
But, he didn't seem to hear her. He kept swiping at nothing. There was no fog, nor cloudiness. There was also no disappearing Mayumi. It was an illusion.
Mayumi was standing impassively, observing the determined Inuyasha and his futile assaults.
"You, witch!" Kagome screamed.
Mayumi ignored Kagome.
"Die!" Inuyasha cried, at the illusory Mayumi.
He continued to tear the air with his iron claws.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha!"
Mayumi turned her attention to Kagome for a few seconds.
"He cannot hear you, mortal girl..."
Suddenly, Inuyasha discovered the actual Mayumi. By sheer fortune, Inuyasha had slashed the real Mayumi as she stood stasis, reacting to Kagome's shouting. The illusion dissipated, as Mayumi fell to the ground, severely maimed.
"Got you, witch," Inuyasha said.
Mayumi slowly stood up.
"You shall die now. No more waiting. I do not need the shards. I shall kill you now, Inuyasha."
Mayumi recovered, leapt up, and remained floating. She put her palms together, as if in prayer, and began to recite a mantra. She mumbled it lowly. Very slowly, light began to emanate from her palms.
"What the hell?"
Abruptly, Mayumi opened her hands, and a bolt of light shot through the air like a poisonous arrow. It flew at Inuyasha. He leapt up, and evaded it, the bolt narrowly missing his side. It ricocheted off the wall, and reflected back at him. It caught him right in the back.
It pierced his skin easily and quickly. It stung like a monstrous wasp. Inuyasha's blood sprung forth from the sting, spraying through the quiet air.
Inuyasha was stunned for a few seconds, but he remained standing in a stance of intrepid demeanor.
"I do not need the shards to kill you," Mayumi said.
She emitted a stronger blast of light on the weakened Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't have time to avoid it. It hit him directly in the chest, and pushed him back.
"Ugh..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried.
"Will it be this easy to destroy all mortals?" Mayumi wondered. "Perhaps I've overestimated you."
Inuyasha stood up, gathering the remainder of his energy. He reached for the Tetsusaiga, but noticed it was not in its scabbard.
"What the? Tetsusaiga..."
Inuyasha then realized that he had left it in the village, with Daisuke.
"Ugh. Damn it..."
"I wish for all humanity to feel pain," Mayumi said. "Sins will be your undoing!"
Mayumi released another blast of light, but this time, it was aimed precisely at Kagome. Inuyasha took notice, and placed himself as her shield.
"Inuyasha!"
The light hit Inuyasha once again. He endured the crippling pain. Each time, it grew more and more excruciating.
"Ugh...Kagome..."
Inuyasha fell to the ground. He was thrown into a state of unconsciousness.
"Inuyasha!"
Suddenly, there was a flash of light that emanated from the mixing urn. Mayumi saw it.
"The time. It is now. For the destruction of humanity."
The empowering potion was complete. The jewel shards gave off the shocking light. They had reached the highest pinnacle of power.
Chapter 12
Illusions and Incantations
Inuyasha leapt at the astonished Mayumi.
"Damn you! This is for Momoko!"
Mayumi reacted quickly. It was in her nature to have a fast reflex, due to her constant focus and clear mind. She waved her left hand, and a mystical wind blew through. It not only blew through the room, but through Inuyasha's mind as well.
Cumulus clouds gathered and surrounded them. Fog appeared, and the chained Kagome disappeared through the thickness.
"What the hell is going on?" Inuyasha mumbled.
Mayumi appeared through the strange fog. Inuyasha jumped up, and attempted to swipe at her with his claws, but she vanished.
"Huh?"
She reappeared once again, except at a different location.
"What the?"
Inuyasha kept trying to attack Mayumi, but at each attempt, she disappeared. Inuyasha was clawing at only the air.
"Inuyasha, what are you doing?!? She's over there!" Kagome yelled to him.
But, he didn't seem to hear her. He kept swiping at nothing. There was no fog, nor cloudiness. There was also no disappearing Mayumi. It was an illusion.
Mayumi was standing impassively, observing the determined Inuyasha and his futile assaults.
"You, witch!" Kagome screamed.
Mayumi ignored Kagome.
"Die!" Inuyasha cried, at the illusory Mayumi.
He continued to tear the air with his iron claws.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. "Inuyasha!"
Mayumi turned her attention to Kagome for a few seconds.
"He cannot hear you, mortal girl..."
Suddenly, Inuyasha discovered the actual Mayumi. By sheer fortune, Inuyasha had slashed the real Mayumi as she stood stasis, reacting to Kagome's shouting. The illusion dissipated, as Mayumi fell to the ground, severely maimed.
"Got you, witch," Inuyasha said.
Mayumi slowly stood up.
"You shall die now. No more waiting. I do not need the shards. I shall kill you now, Inuyasha."
Mayumi recovered, leapt up, and remained floating. She put her palms together, as if in prayer, and began to recite a mantra. She mumbled it lowly. Very slowly, light began to emanate from her palms.
"What the hell?"
Abruptly, Mayumi opened her hands, and a bolt of light shot through the air like a poisonous arrow. It flew at Inuyasha. He leapt up, and evaded it, the bolt narrowly missing his side. It ricocheted off the wall, and reflected back at him. It caught him right in the back.
It pierced his skin easily and quickly. It stung like a monstrous wasp. Inuyasha's blood sprung forth from the sting, spraying through the quiet air.
Inuyasha was stunned for a few seconds, but he remained standing in a stance of intrepid demeanor.
"I do not need the shards to kill you," Mayumi said.
She emitted a stronger blast of light on the weakened Inuyasha. Inuyasha didn't have time to avoid it. It hit him directly in the chest, and pushed him back.
"Ugh..."
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried.
"Will it be this easy to destroy all mortals?" Mayumi wondered. "Perhaps I've overestimated you."
Inuyasha stood up, gathering the remainder of his energy. He reached for the Tetsusaiga, but noticed it was not in its scabbard.
"What the? Tetsusaiga..."
Inuyasha then realized that he had left it in the village, with Daisuke.
"Ugh. Damn it..."
"I wish for all humanity to feel pain," Mayumi said. "Sins will be your undoing!"
Mayumi released another blast of light, but this time, it was aimed precisely at Kagome. Inuyasha took notice, and placed himself as her shield.
"Inuyasha!"
The light hit Inuyasha once again. He endured the crippling pain. Each time, it grew more and more excruciating.
"Ugh...Kagome..."
Inuyasha fell to the ground. He was thrown into a state of unconsciousness.
"Inuyasha!"
Suddenly, there was a flash of light that emanated from the mixing urn. Mayumi saw it.
"The time. It is now. For the destruction of humanity."
The empowering potion was complete. The jewel shards gave off the shocking light. They had reached the highest pinnacle of power.