Chapter 14! Woo-Hoo! Thanks to my one and only reviewer for Chapter 13.
::glomps Cheyo-Vera:: This chapter is for you!
And guess what? I've actually got an outline for the rest of the story! I'm now just making up the story as I go now! There will be a meaning for practically everything! And it will make sense! Wahhhh-hoo! YAY!
Disclaimer: You ask the same question every time, and every time, I give you the same answer! I don't own anything! That includes Inu-Yasha and Yu Yu Hakusho! Take that you nasty lawyers! ::Throws water balloons at them::
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When I woke up, I saw the top of the cave first. I don't know what I was really expecting, but the cave top wasn't it. I turned my head to the side and saw my Uncle Sesshomaru sitting alertly next to a stone pillar. "We should go now" he said coldly. I sat up and nodded. Those demons that I had not killed would be back, and they would bring reinforcements! I stood and took inventory of all my injuries. It wouldn't do to forget about them now that staying alive was more important. There were a lot of gashes along my arms and legs. My outfit was totally caked with my dried blood. I would have to throw the whole thing out when I got home. If I got home! Most of the injuries that I got during the fight with the demonic dog in the pit were nearly healed up. They were small scabs that were slowly sinking into my skin. Huzzah for my demon blood! Aside from those, there didn't seem to be anything else wrong with me at all! I thought it must have been very good luck! I seem to be having that a lot lately. 'Or' as my subconscious reminded me, 'it could be a trick to get you further in and destroy everyone in one fell swoop!' the thought made me uneasy. There had been some tough moments, but not very many. 'Maybe we are being tested or something?' My thought became a torrent. Why this' and why that's kept whirling into my mind and whirling right back out before I could make any sense of them.
I followed my Uncle back to the doors that I found during my dig, when I gave one glance back to the cavern where he had been held prisoner. I was thinking that he never answered the question that I had asked earlier. 'Why was he helping whatever it was that kidnapped dad?' The last glance through, along with that thought, made me realize that maybe he wasn't the only prisoner here. There might be another person here! I had to argue for about an hour with my Uncle to get him to go back in there, but I couldn't really blame him. He was tortured in there. I wouldn't want to go back in there if I had been tortured. But I won in the end and we both went back inside. I think he gave in because he was tortured here, and might not have wanted anyone else to suffer that pain and humiliation. Occasionally, he had a heart. And sure enough, there was someone else in there. Alive at any rate. Most of the bodies were of people long since dead. A woman who had been bound and gagged lay in a shadowed corner. I almost had bypassed her because she was staring straight ahead almost as if she were dead. But, maybe she wanted to die. How long had she been down here?
My first attempt to get her on her feet was met by her going into frenzy. She kicked and thrashed against me, and I could swear that she bit me! I slapped her gently and she seemed to blink a few times before calming herself down. "We're going to get you out of here" I told her. I'm not sure if she heard me, or if she even understood what I said, but it's the thought that counts! At least that's what everyone is always telling me. I glanced up towards my Uncle who was now standing back by the doors. He shook his head. There were no other survivors. Slightly stunned, I dragged both myself and the woman out the doors and up the slope of the sandpit. The harsh light made all of us blink furiously. I would adjust more quickly because they had been down there longer that I had. I glanced around at the terrain while both my Uncle and the woman sat on the sandy ground, resting. Once assured of the temporary safety of my group, I glanced back at the two former torture victims. Uncle Sesshomaru looked terrible. His face looked pained and drawn. His eyes, formerly empty, held the remembrance of what he had been through. It's not everyday the Lord of the Western lands was entrapped and tortured. And the strangest thing was that he had pale scars crawling everywhere that I could see. Some were long and thin, others were blotchy looking, as if they splattered some of that lava on him. It angered me to think of all the horrible things that these demons had inflicted on my family. Uncle Sesshie was tortured, who knows what's happening to dad, and I'm now fighting against demonic hoards and getting injured because of it.
The woman had long black hair. Some of it was pulled back into a cloth band. But it was falling apart. What surprised me the most about her was the fact that she was wearing priestess robes! Her voluminous red pants were in tatters, and there were brownish splatters of old blood on them. Her white over shirt was almost entirely brown with old blood. Rips showed pale skin caked with dirt. But her eyes were the most interesting. It took a while for me to get a good look at them, but when I did, they made me shiver slightly. They looked blank. As if she really was dead. But she couldn't be since she was breathing and she was moving on her own. She hasn't spoken yet, but she had been tortured, so I gave her a little slack. But as with the case in my life, my Uncle knew her. "Kikyo" He breathed. I couldn't tell if there was any emotion put with that name, but it almost sounded like either tiredness, or hatred.
I tried to think of someway to get them out of here with out me leading them all the way back out. I wanted to follow after Yusuke and the others. They might need my help or something. While I was thinking, I figured that I could drag both of them back to the portal, and decide from there. It would give me more time to think. How to do this. For someone who spends a lot of time alone, I was now keeping a lot of company around. When we got back there, the barrier wasn't there. Yusuke and the others must have found a way to disable it. I felt slightly hurt to think that they left me behind, but I knew that they had to. If I had actually been part of their team, they might have come to look for me, but since I wasn't, they didn't. I knew this was what was going to happen, and I accepted it. But that didn't mean I had to like it! I knew that I would keep going. I was just too stubborn, and too curious to go back now. Plus I HAD to find Dad! That's why I came this far after all. I can't believe that I had for one second thought of going back. Now all I had to worry about was the other two tag-alongs. I didn't know what 'Kikyo' would think about it, but I'm sure my Uncle would not want to be left behind. He was too proud and he had a score to settle with this place.
When I told them that I was going through the portal to the next level, not only did my Uncle insist on going with me, just as I thought he would, but this 'Kikyo' insisted as well. Just not in words. She just walked straight into the portal. She definitely had an attitude. But, hey! She had been tortured. So she had the right to have a little attitude. Right? Either way, it was annoying. I followed next, and my uncle brought up the rear.
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And here I will stop! Is it getting more interesting? The next level is the final level! So be prepared for the explanation of the whys to come up in the next few chapters! Huzzah! Now! I told you all earlier that there would be more Inu-Yasha characters! And here is the first! Kikyo is here! But is she really a friend, or is she the snake in the grass! Find out in the next chapters! To see the next chapters all you have to do is give me a review! That's all! Easy huh? So, if it's so easy, than why do so few of you review? I want to know who all reads this story! So hit the little purple button in the lower left hand corner! Buh Bye!
Signing Out ~ DevilWench ~
And guess what? I've actually got an outline for the rest of the story! I'm now just making up the story as I go now! There will be a meaning for practically everything! And it will make sense! Wahhhh-hoo! YAY!
Disclaimer: You ask the same question every time, and every time, I give you the same answer! I don't own anything! That includes Inu-Yasha and Yu Yu Hakusho! Take that you nasty lawyers! ::Throws water balloons at them::
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When I woke up, I saw the top of the cave first. I don't know what I was really expecting, but the cave top wasn't it. I turned my head to the side and saw my Uncle Sesshomaru sitting alertly next to a stone pillar. "We should go now" he said coldly. I sat up and nodded. Those demons that I had not killed would be back, and they would bring reinforcements! I stood and took inventory of all my injuries. It wouldn't do to forget about them now that staying alive was more important. There were a lot of gashes along my arms and legs. My outfit was totally caked with my dried blood. I would have to throw the whole thing out when I got home. If I got home! Most of the injuries that I got during the fight with the demonic dog in the pit were nearly healed up. They were small scabs that were slowly sinking into my skin. Huzzah for my demon blood! Aside from those, there didn't seem to be anything else wrong with me at all! I thought it must have been very good luck! I seem to be having that a lot lately. 'Or' as my subconscious reminded me, 'it could be a trick to get you further in and destroy everyone in one fell swoop!' the thought made me uneasy. There had been some tough moments, but not very many. 'Maybe we are being tested or something?' My thought became a torrent. Why this' and why that's kept whirling into my mind and whirling right back out before I could make any sense of them.
I followed my Uncle back to the doors that I found during my dig, when I gave one glance back to the cavern where he had been held prisoner. I was thinking that he never answered the question that I had asked earlier. 'Why was he helping whatever it was that kidnapped dad?' The last glance through, along with that thought, made me realize that maybe he wasn't the only prisoner here. There might be another person here! I had to argue for about an hour with my Uncle to get him to go back in there, but I couldn't really blame him. He was tortured in there. I wouldn't want to go back in there if I had been tortured. But I won in the end and we both went back inside. I think he gave in because he was tortured here, and might not have wanted anyone else to suffer that pain and humiliation. Occasionally, he had a heart. And sure enough, there was someone else in there. Alive at any rate. Most of the bodies were of people long since dead. A woman who had been bound and gagged lay in a shadowed corner. I almost had bypassed her because she was staring straight ahead almost as if she were dead. But, maybe she wanted to die. How long had she been down here?
My first attempt to get her on her feet was met by her going into frenzy. She kicked and thrashed against me, and I could swear that she bit me! I slapped her gently and she seemed to blink a few times before calming herself down. "We're going to get you out of here" I told her. I'm not sure if she heard me, or if she even understood what I said, but it's the thought that counts! At least that's what everyone is always telling me. I glanced up towards my Uncle who was now standing back by the doors. He shook his head. There were no other survivors. Slightly stunned, I dragged both myself and the woman out the doors and up the slope of the sandpit. The harsh light made all of us blink furiously. I would adjust more quickly because they had been down there longer that I had. I glanced around at the terrain while both my Uncle and the woman sat on the sandy ground, resting. Once assured of the temporary safety of my group, I glanced back at the two former torture victims. Uncle Sesshomaru looked terrible. His face looked pained and drawn. His eyes, formerly empty, held the remembrance of what he had been through. It's not everyday the Lord of the Western lands was entrapped and tortured. And the strangest thing was that he had pale scars crawling everywhere that I could see. Some were long and thin, others were blotchy looking, as if they splattered some of that lava on him. It angered me to think of all the horrible things that these demons had inflicted on my family. Uncle Sesshie was tortured, who knows what's happening to dad, and I'm now fighting against demonic hoards and getting injured because of it.
The woman had long black hair. Some of it was pulled back into a cloth band. But it was falling apart. What surprised me the most about her was the fact that she was wearing priestess robes! Her voluminous red pants were in tatters, and there were brownish splatters of old blood on them. Her white over shirt was almost entirely brown with old blood. Rips showed pale skin caked with dirt. But her eyes were the most interesting. It took a while for me to get a good look at them, but when I did, they made me shiver slightly. They looked blank. As if she really was dead. But she couldn't be since she was breathing and she was moving on her own. She hasn't spoken yet, but she had been tortured, so I gave her a little slack. But as with the case in my life, my Uncle knew her. "Kikyo" He breathed. I couldn't tell if there was any emotion put with that name, but it almost sounded like either tiredness, or hatred.
I tried to think of someway to get them out of here with out me leading them all the way back out. I wanted to follow after Yusuke and the others. They might need my help or something. While I was thinking, I figured that I could drag both of them back to the portal, and decide from there. It would give me more time to think. How to do this. For someone who spends a lot of time alone, I was now keeping a lot of company around. When we got back there, the barrier wasn't there. Yusuke and the others must have found a way to disable it. I felt slightly hurt to think that they left me behind, but I knew that they had to. If I had actually been part of their team, they might have come to look for me, but since I wasn't, they didn't. I knew this was what was going to happen, and I accepted it. But that didn't mean I had to like it! I knew that I would keep going. I was just too stubborn, and too curious to go back now. Plus I HAD to find Dad! That's why I came this far after all. I can't believe that I had for one second thought of going back. Now all I had to worry about was the other two tag-alongs. I didn't know what 'Kikyo' would think about it, but I'm sure my Uncle would not want to be left behind. He was too proud and he had a score to settle with this place.
When I told them that I was going through the portal to the next level, not only did my Uncle insist on going with me, just as I thought he would, but this 'Kikyo' insisted as well. Just not in words. She just walked straight into the portal. She definitely had an attitude. But, hey! She had been tortured. So she had the right to have a little attitude. Right? Either way, it was annoying. I followed next, and my uncle brought up the rear.
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And here I will stop! Is it getting more interesting? The next level is the final level! So be prepared for the explanation of the whys to come up in the next few chapters! Huzzah! Now! I told you all earlier that there would be more Inu-Yasha characters! And here is the first! Kikyo is here! But is she really a friend, or is she the snake in the grass! Find out in the next chapters! To see the next chapters all you have to do is give me a review! That's all! Easy huh? So, if it's so easy, than why do so few of you review? I want to know who all reads this story! So hit the little purple button in the lower left hand corner! Buh Bye!
Signing Out ~ DevilWench ~