*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 14
Perceptual Shift
Inuyasha picked up the empowered jewel shards. Their radiant light was as powerful as the sun's bright rays.
"Mother, I have been mistaken," Mayumi said. "But now I know the truth. And I will keep my promise by avenging you and father's death. For now it is all clear to me. I must destroy the demons that tainted father's mind. It was the demons' evil that caused your death and our perpetual separation. I know what I must do."
Meanwhile, in an intensely dark part of the forest, the crowd of villagers had managed to locate Shouta's dad. He was unharmed; he was resting for a moment by a fire he had started.
"Honey, you're alright," Shouta's mom said while embracing him.
Myoga sniffed the area for a scent of familiar blood.
"Nothing."
"How will we find them in this forest?" Daisuke pondered.
Daisuke held the Tetsusaiga up in his hand and mused.
"Hm..."
Suddenly, there was a foreboding zephyr that pressed against the villagers' faces. A look of terror appeared across Daisuke's face.
"Demons!"
Silhouettes materialized out of the darkness; they were dark bat demons. They made a piercing screech that destroyed the silence of the night. Two of them assailed the nearby Daisuke, who had noticed even beforehand. He reacted with the rapier blade of the Tetsusaiga, and managed to slice the two. They dropped to the ground with a slight thud; their comrades fled from fright.
"They're gone," Daisuke said.
Inuyasha held the jewel shards in his palm. There was only three, but their power was incredibly immense.
"I will avenge you," Mayumi mumbled. "I will use my powers to do good."
Inuyasha, noticing Mayumi was lost in deep thought, stealthily endeavored to free Kagome. Mayumi, however, abruptly realized what he was doing when the soft clink of a link of a chain sounded. Mayumi looked up at them.
"I will become a demon hunter, mother," Mayumi said, still looking at Inuyasha. "And I will destroy the demons that caused your demise, and father's poisoning."
Mayumi shed a silent tear.
"I will begin by slaying, you, half-demon, Inuyasha!"
Mayumi then glowed with a powerful, unholy light. She was searing with internal anguish and was thrown into a hysterical frenzy. She rose up into the air, and began to chant very loudly. Her being's aura was awesome; it had almost been equal to that of the powerful shards.
"Die, demon! May your soul be exorcized to hell!"
A light emanated from Mayumi's hand once more, and was released. It hurled toward Inuyasha uncontrollably; it flew in a berserk fashion as Mayumi's mind had raced. Inuyasha leapt out of the range of the blast; the wall next to him however, crumbled in that instant. The explosion had almost gotten Kagome; she remained in chains nearby. Mayumi's blast, from her own magic, had dispelled the bewitchment upon her shack. It lost its protective veil of darkness; it was now visible to the naked eye.
The crowd of villagers heard the explosion and ran towards the sound. They found Mayumi's newly open shack with a missing wall. It was never before seen by any humans due to its powerful magic, created by Mayumi. But now, it had lost its veil. It was exposed.
"What is this?" the villagers wondered.
Mayumi noticed the crowd of villagers, but remained focused on Inuyasha. She had broken inside like her father, although the source of it wasn't demons, but her own everlasting angst.
"Give me the jewel shards, you damned demon!"
Mayumi launched another bolt of energy at Inuyasha. This time, however, it caught him in the leg. He was thrown out into the darkness of the forest. Mayumi pursued him, hovering determinedly and exiting through the hole in the side of the shack. Kagome watched, still shackled in the enchanted chains, as the battle ensued. She observed from mammoth hole in the wall.
"Damn it," Inuyasha said, wiping blood from his mouth.
The awestruck crowd was about to flee, when Daisuke intervened.
"A witch!" he cried. "A witch! Inuyasha, here is your sword!"
Daisuke threw the Tetsusaiga to Inuyasha. It landed next to him.
"Tetsusaiga!"
Inuyasha stood up in a stance of gallantry, and the Tetsusaiga grew. His eyes swayed from enervated to determined. He pointed the Tetsusaiga at Mayumi.
"This is the murderer," he told the crowd. "Mayumi, the witch."
Mayumi ignored Inuyasha's words, for her mind was discolored and driven by insuppressible desire to kill him. Hatred clouded her heart, and encircled her being. Her soul was now infected with insanity.
Mayumi fired blasts of light haphazardly. The forest eventually became alit from the sundry, random explosions.
"Die! Wretched demons!!!"
Her body gave off harsh palpitations of light now, releasing as flowing orbs.
Daisuke was suddenly struck with enlightenment.
"I hope this works," he said to himself.
He began sprinkling various herbs around, and mumbling words of mantra. He held some petals in his hand.
"Demons, you will die!" Mayumi cried.
Suddenly, Mayumi released the explosion that was being suppressed inside of her. Its sound could have burst the eardrum, and its light could have blinded the keenest of eyes. But it didn't; it was futile. No demons were ostracized to hell, or any humans. Everyone remained unharmed, as the aftermath of the explosion subsided.
Chapter 14
Perceptual Shift
Inuyasha picked up the empowered jewel shards. Their radiant light was as powerful as the sun's bright rays.
"Mother, I have been mistaken," Mayumi said. "But now I know the truth. And I will keep my promise by avenging you and father's death. For now it is all clear to me. I must destroy the demons that tainted father's mind. It was the demons' evil that caused your death and our perpetual separation. I know what I must do."
Meanwhile, in an intensely dark part of the forest, the crowd of villagers had managed to locate Shouta's dad. He was unharmed; he was resting for a moment by a fire he had started.
"Honey, you're alright," Shouta's mom said while embracing him.
Myoga sniffed the area for a scent of familiar blood.
"Nothing."
"How will we find them in this forest?" Daisuke pondered.
Daisuke held the Tetsusaiga up in his hand and mused.
"Hm..."
Suddenly, there was a foreboding zephyr that pressed against the villagers' faces. A look of terror appeared across Daisuke's face.
"Demons!"
Silhouettes materialized out of the darkness; they were dark bat demons. They made a piercing screech that destroyed the silence of the night. Two of them assailed the nearby Daisuke, who had noticed even beforehand. He reacted with the rapier blade of the Tetsusaiga, and managed to slice the two. They dropped to the ground with a slight thud; their comrades fled from fright.
"They're gone," Daisuke said.
Inuyasha held the jewel shards in his palm. There was only three, but their power was incredibly immense.
"I will avenge you," Mayumi mumbled. "I will use my powers to do good."
Inuyasha, noticing Mayumi was lost in deep thought, stealthily endeavored to free Kagome. Mayumi, however, abruptly realized what he was doing when the soft clink of a link of a chain sounded. Mayumi looked up at them.
"I will become a demon hunter, mother," Mayumi said, still looking at Inuyasha. "And I will destroy the demons that caused your demise, and father's poisoning."
Mayumi shed a silent tear.
"I will begin by slaying, you, half-demon, Inuyasha!"
Mayumi then glowed with a powerful, unholy light. She was searing with internal anguish and was thrown into a hysterical frenzy. She rose up into the air, and began to chant very loudly. Her being's aura was awesome; it had almost been equal to that of the powerful shards.
"Die, demon! May your soul be exorcized to hell!"
A light emanated from Mayumi's hand once more, and was released. It hurled toward Inuyasha uncontrollably; it flew in a berserk fashion as Mayumi's mind had raced. Inuyasha leapt out of the range of the blast; the wall next to him however, crumbled in that instant. The explosion had almost gotten Kagome; she remained in chains nearby. Mayumi's blast, from her own magic, had dispelled the bewitchment upon her shack. It lost its protective veil of darkness; it was now visible to the naked eye.
The crowd of villagers heard the explosion and ran towards the sound. They found Mayumi's newly open shack with a missing wall. It was never before seen by any humans due to its powerful magic, created by Mayumi. But now, it had lost its veil. It was exposed.
"What is this?" the villagers wondered.
Mayumi noticed the crowd of villagers, but remained focused on Inuyasha. She had broken inside like her father, although the source of it wasn't demons, but her own everlasting angst.
"Give me the jewel shards, you damned demon!"
Mayumi launched another bolt of energy at Inuyasha. This time, however, it caught him in the leg. He was thrown out into the darkness of the forest. Mayumi pursued him, hovering determinedly and exiting through the hole in the side of the shack. Kagome watched, still shackled in the enchanted chains, as the battle ensued. She observed from mammoth hole in the wall.
"Damn it," Inuyasha said, wiping blood from his mouth.
The awestruck crowd was about to flee, when Daisuke intervened.
"A witch!" he cried. "A witch! Inuyasha, here is your sword!"
Daisuke threw the Tetsusaiga to Inuyasha. It landed next to him.
"Tetsusaiga!"
Inuyasha stood up in a stance of gallantry, and the Tetsusaiga grew. His eyes swayed from enervated to determined. He pointed the Tetsusaiga at Mayumi.
"This is the murderer," he told the crowd. "Mayumi, the witch."
Mayumi ignored Inuyasha's words, for her mind was discolored and driven by insuppressible desire to kill him. Hatred clouded her heart, and encircled her being. Her soul was now infected with insanity.
Mayumi fired blasts of light haphazardly. The forest eventually became alit from the sundry, random explosions.
"Die! Wretched demons!!!"
Her body gave off harsh palpitations of light now, releasing as flowing orbs.
Daisuke was suddenly struck with enlightenment.
"I hope this works," he said to himself.
He began sprinkling various herbs around, and mumbling words of mantra. He held some petals in his hand.
"Demons, you will die!" Mayumi cried.
Suddenly, Mayumi released the explosion that was being suppressed inside of her. Its sound could have burst the eardrum, and its light could have blinded the keenest of eyes. But it didn't; it was futile. No demons were ostracized to hell, or any humans. Everyone remained unharmed, as the aftermath of the explosion subsided.