Prepare to meet the elites and see what is happening to Shippo. And who is
the mysterious Kiyashi and what does she want? You'll have to read to find
out.
Let the battle against evil begin. Here come the regulators. -The Regulators
How shall I fill the final places? How shall I complete the wall? -Pink Floyd
Inuyasha looked around him. All around him and his companions were withered trees and dried up grass. Further ahead was a dried up lake. All around was the stench of death and decay. "Damn it, where are we?" he asked to nobody in particular. "This place is a wasteland! How do we get out of here?"
"I don't know Inuyasha." Miroku said. "But we should try to find a way out of here and fast! That demon Inarki said that every second here could be an hour in the real world! If we spend too much time here, the coyotes might be able to use Shippo for whatever purpose they intend to use him for. From the way Inarki talked about it, I don't think it's anything good."
"I'm scared!" Serenity whined.
"Oh pipe down. There has to be a way out of here somehow!" Inuyasha growled irritably.
"Oh there is a way out! You just don't know it yet!" said a voice. Everybody whirled around to find themselves face to face with five tall figures. Three of them were men, the other two were women. Each of them wore kimono pants and powerful armor. The first male was stocky and wore his hair back in a ponytail. He wore a katana on his belt. The second one was slender and handsome with a large, double bladed axe on his back. His hair was short and spiky. The third one was a female with long curly blonde hair. She had a large scythe in her hand. The fourth was also a female, a bit shorter then the other one, with short, hazel colored hair. Wrapped around her shoulder was a long, snaky bullwhip. The last one was a male jet black hair that went all the way down to his feet. His face looked cunning and mean. In his hands were a set of kodachis.
"Who are you?!" Inuyasha demanded, unsheathing tetsusaiga.
The stocky one stepped forward. "We are the elite fighters of the coyote tribe. Senjeta-sama has sent us to keep you busy until he is ready. My name is Konichi."
The second one stepped forward. "My name is Kaname." They introduced themselves in order.
"Aya!"
"Zanza!"
"Kayami!"
"So your going to fight us eh?" Inuyasha sneered. "Well I look forward to punching your brains in!!" Everybody readied their weapons, even Serenity and Kagome.
"Now, now, lets make this a fair fight." Aya interrupted. "I think instead of a pointless free for all, we should have a one on one fight."
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked.
"I mean we should make things interesting by having one on one matches to the death. The one standing wins. If you can defeat us, the out will open. Fail and your bodies shall rot here for the remainder of eternity." the demoness replied. "Now which one of you would like to go first?"
"I'll go first!" Inuyasha said boldly. He stepped forward. Kaname walked towards him.
"I will take you on." he said. "You should be easy enough."
"Don't underestimate me! I'll make you wish you'd never met me!" Inuyasha charged and the battle was on.
Back in the coyote tribe, an entire day had passed. Whereas twenty four seconds had passed in the time portal, twenty four hours had passed out here. Plenty had been happening during that time period. Shippo had endured an entire day of training and he was quite tired. But something new had happened to him over the course of that day. Over that time, his entire attitude had changed for the worse. He was becoming much colder and his eyes had lost all the innocence and happiness they once held. When he spoke, his voice was always close to being a growl. He no longer seemed happy and playful as he had once before. Now he seemed to be almost as cold as any demon was. Even more, he was becoming much more solitary and was rarely seen unless practicing his training in swordsmanship. Inarki and Senjeta were quite proud of him. Shippo seemed to have a natural ability for it. Already he had defeated four opponents in his training and quite skillfully at that. Shippo did enjoy his training though, not because of how much fun it was, but because of the images it brought into his mind. All of them were images which he had so long wished would one day become true. Images of violence towards Inuyasha, hiten and manten, and just about anybody who had hurt him in his life. For some reason, they always made him fight better when he pictured them. Why? He had no answer but he didn't care. Whatever would let him get better at fighting and please Senjeta. As Shippo sat alone in the hut, the leader of the coyote tribe entered.
"Shippo! Good to see you. How are things going?" Senjeta asked.
"What's it to you?" Shippo growled. Senjeta looked at the boy steadily for a moment, wondering if he had really heard that. "I said what's it to you?" Shippo asked again. For a moment there was silence. Then Senjeta's hand flew out and slapped painfully across the fox's face. Shippo recoiled and clutched at his face with one hand. He looked at Senjeta with a look that showed more surprise then pain. He had not been expecting that.
"Watch your tone around me boy. Understand that was punishment, not abuse that I gave you. Perhaps next time you will think twice about smart mouthing me." The coyote's words fooled him and Shippo nodded. Senjeta smiled at him. "Now tell me how things are going if you would."
"Nothing is new. I beat Sato and again, along with a few others in practice today. Inarki said my potential or whatever is starting to show, so I guess I must be getting good. That's all though." Senjeta ruffled the boy's hair affectionately.
"Keep it up Shippo. You could be the best swordsman in my village if you keep up like this." Senjeta walked out of the hut and grinned. Inarki saying the boy's potential was showing was a good sign. He had known of how Shippo's attitude had changed and was pleased. Only a day or two more and the boy's hatred would truly show. Then came the coyote magic and then... well, Inuyasha would be all his and so would the sacred jewel. Only Senjeta and Inarki knew what coyote magic did. Nobody else was permitted to see it or use it but them. One coyote had seen it and had been executed immediately. Senjeta had to do it. He could not take a chance that the spell would be learned by anybody else besides himself and his right hand man, it was so powerful. But until the time came, Senjeta would continue training the boy until his hatred was brought out. After all, he had been able to read the boy's thoughts when he had struck him. The thought was "Kill him! Kill him god damn you! He's hurt you and you don't have to put up with that anymore so kill him!!!" Senjeta grinned again. That was definitely a good sign. A very good sign in deed.
"Just one or two more days will do it." Senjeta whispered to himself. "Then my spell will be cast and the jewel will be mine!"
Inuyasha charged towards Kaname and swung tetsusaiga with all the force he could muster. Kaname sidestepped almost casually to one side and sent his foot flying out in a roundhouse kick. Inuyasha raised his arm to block it but Kaname was much faster then Inuyasha had anticipated. The kick caught him squarely in the chest and knocked him backwards onto his back. Kaname reached behind him and brought out his axe. Inuyasha opened his eyes just in time to see a large blade descending towards him. He rolled to the side and kicked out with both of his feet. Kaname was knocked to the floor, giving the dog demon enough time to kick him in the side. Kaname jumped to his feet and swung his axe again. Inuyasha blocked it with tetsusaiga and countered the blow with an uppercut to Kaname's jaw. The coyote yowled and went flying onto his back, a bit of blood trailing out of his mouth.
"Keep it up Inuyasha!" Serenity called, jumping up and down in her excitement. "Keep it up! You're beating him!"
"Don't count me out just yet!" Kaname said. He jumped to his feet and threw his axe at him. Inuyasha jumped it and landed on the ground. As he did, pain shot up through his chest. He looked down to see a large gash forming on his chest. How could this be? His adversary had missed entirely!
"Perhaps I should explain how that worked half breed. My weapon is similar to yours in that it is designed for cutting things, but my weapon has one major difference. Whereas your sword can only hit with the blade itself, my blade is specially tempered to that it creates a blast of shredding wing from my axe that goes out in all directions. As you can see, the wind is just as strong as the blade itself, making dodging it very difficult!" Inuyasha was not through yet though. He cracked his fingers and dug his claws into the wound.
"Claws of blood!" Inuyasha commanded. Blades made out of his own blood fired out towards the coyote. Kaname was caught off guard and didn't know how to react. He raised his axe to block the shots, but they cut through the weapon like a knife through butter. One of them slashed his arm, then his leg, and one left a jagged slash across his face. More and more blades flew out, cutting him in more and more places. Kaname screamed. When the onslaught was over, he slumped to the ground, mercifully face down. Inuyasha spat on him. "Teach you to mess with me!" he growled. He looked at the elites.
"How do you like that you mangy scavengers? Who wants to go next?!"
"You're still not done!" Aya called. "Now you really have to fight!" Inuyasha was puzzled. What did she mean by that? He turned around to look at Kaname who much to his surprise, and even more, his horror, was rising from the ground. Inuyasha took one look at the warrior's face and felt fear slowly creep into his body. "How could he survive that?! I hit him with almost every blade!" he wondered.
Kaname did not look pleased. The coyote's eyes were narrow slits, revealing only a bit of color. His face was covered in slash marks, making his face look like a strange death mask. His lips were drawn back from his fanged teeth in a nightmarish snarl. "You have broken my weapon." the demon growled deeply. "You have caused me pain and ruined my weapon! I will not stand for this." Kaname closed his eyes and began to focus his energy. Soon, flames were beginning to radiate out of his body and his eyes glowed red. "I shall not hold back with you anymore!" he roared. Inuyasha tensed. He knew that only the strongest demons could master fire and if Kaname, was a master of fire, the battle would not be easy. Inuyasha charged forward just as Kaname threw a ball of fire at him.
"Iron reaver soul stealer!!" Inuyasha's claws cut through the fireball like paper. Kaname reared back his foot which was already coated in flames and brought it flying upwards in a kick. Inuyasha was hurled back, his kimono burning. Kaname pounced and flung a circle of fireballs towards the hanyou. Inuyasha ducked in between them and threw a punch, but his fist was stopped as a barrier of fire appeared in front of his adversary. He doubled back, giving Kaname enough time to punch him instead, his fist covered in flames.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called out. "Use the tetsusaiga's sheathe! Maybe it can defend you!" Inuyasha remembered his battle with Hiten and took out the sheathe and held it in front of him like a staff as Kaname shot another fireball at him. Much to his surprise, it blocked the flame! Inuyasha smiled. He knew what to do now. As Kaname threw yet another fireball at him, Inuyasha reared the sheathe back and swung it like a baseball bat. The fireball was bounced back at its user and struck him square in the chest, causing him to burst into flame.
"And I thought that sport didn't come until my time." Kagome sighed.
"Nice going Inuaysha! You defeated him!" Serenity crowed. Inuyasha smiled at her.
"No problem sis. I don't think he'll come back for awhile!"
"Oh no?!" said Kaname as he arose yet again. Inuyasha was really annoyed now. How could he defeat an adversary like this? "It takes a lot more then that to bang me up you know! I hope your ready beca-"
All of a sudden, Kaname screamed as a katana suddenly pierced his back and poked out through the front of his chest. Dangling from it was a piece of his heart. Kaname gagged and coughed up blood. The katana exited his body. Kaname fell to the ground in a lifeless heap. Behind his body stood a tall female figure. She walked over to Inuyasha and company to give them a look at her.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked. "Are you from the coyote tribe?"
"I am not with them. My name is Kiyashi and I have a score to settle with the one known as Senjeta." the woman said.
"Aren't those the clothes I lost a week ago?" Kagome asked. Kiyashi grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry, but they looked good and my kimono was ruined, so I didn't really have a choice."
"You could have asked at least!"
"Enough!" Konichi called down. "We do not have time for your babbling! We came here to fight and I would like it if we could continue!"
"Me and Aya will go next." Zanza said. The two women stepped forward, weapons drawn.
Aya pointed at Serenity. "I want to fight you little girl! You look like you would put up a good fight!" Serenity gasped. She knew she could not defeat this woman. She had just seen what the previous fighter was capable of and she had no intention of seeing another, let alone having to face it!
Zanza pointed to Sango. "You're a demon hunter aren't you? Well I've always wondered what a demon hunter is capable of, so why don't you go with the girl? We'll have a two on two match!"
"I accept your challenge. Come Serenity! Let's show them!" Serenity did not move. "Come on Serenity! I know you're a better fighter then you look! If we work together, we can beat them!" Serenity took a few steps forward and stopped.
"I- I don't know if I can. I've never been in a real fight before and-" She didn't finish as Kiyashi's hand fell on her shoulder.
"Have faith little girl. I too can sense something in you that is enormous and it can be brought out. There is always a point in one's life when they must fight, and that time for you is now! Now go and show us what you're made of!" she said. Serenity smiled weakly and walked off to join Sango.
"Don't get killed Serenity! If you do, you'll get the beating of your life when I meet you in heaven!" Inuyasha called. Sango drew her sword and Serenity took out her slash sickle. Zanza took out her whip and Aya brandished her scythe. The battle was on again.
Out in the real world, another two days had passed. Shippo's training with the sword had reached a whole new level during that time period. Senjeta had decided that he was getting too skilled for bamboo poles, so he had given Shippo a real sword to practice with. Shippo enjoyed it greatly. It was all he seemed to enjoy nowadays. All the time the word "kill" rang over and over in his head like a broken record. Whenever he dreamed, he always dreamed of killing Inuyasha. Sometimes he would slip into a daze and dream of it so much that he could actually see and hear it in front of him. Inuyasha screaming in pain, Shippo standing over him with his sword drawn, a bit of blood on it, oh it was so lovely. For some reason he had been obsessing over it for the past two days now. He had also become cold and bitter, and now he rarely took on a pleasant tone when he spoke. In a way he was no longer Shippo. He was... something else. Something dark that he couldn't quite put his finger on. But he did know that he enjoyed being this creature of the dark quite a bit. As he sat there brooding, Inarki entered the room.
"Shippo? Are you in here?"
"Yes. What do you need?"
"Senjeta-sama wanted to see you. It's something important. He also requested that you bring your sword." Shippo got up and retrieved his katana. He walked down the pathway with Inarki to Senjeta's enormous hut. The coyote leader was waiting inside.
"Hello Shippo. It's good to see you." he said warmly.
"Hi." Shippo said flatly. Senjeta smirked inwardly. He could tell by the boy's tone of voice that it was time for the magic at last. His hatred was showing all the time now, which was all the proof he needed that his plan had been a success.
"I've brought you here for a specific purpose. I'm here to make you even stronger then you already are. Tell me something boy. What would you do if you met Inuyasha right about now?" Shippo paused, and then answered.
"I would kill him. I would do it for all the time's he's beaten and neglected me." Shippo growled.
"I imagine if I were in your position, I would do the same boy. How would you like that opportunity?"
"I would love it." Shippo said coldly.
"Good! Because that is exactly what you're going to do!" Senjeta reached into a small pouch on his kimono and came out with a handful of glowing blue sand. "This will give you the strength needed to deal with your tormentor! Once I cast this spell on you, you be able to rid yourself of Inuyasha once and for all!" Shippo grinned. He had waited too long for this opportunity.
"Alright then, get on with it." he said. Senjeta threw the sand on him. For a second, nothing happened. Then a mist began to swirl around the fox child, covering his body. Soon the mist was swirling outside of the hut, covering it as well. Small streaks of lightning ran across the walls of the cloud. Thunder rumbled. Senjeta and Inarki smiled. The coyote magic was working. Soon the sacred jewel would be theirs! After sometime, the mist vanished and revealed the figure that now stood before the two coyotes.
Shippo was much different looking then he had looked before. Everything, even his age had changed. Now instead of looking five years old, he looked to be about nineteen. His face was no longer childlike. It was narrow and handsome and his eyes were much colder. His hair which had originally been tied in a ponytail, now flowed freely down his back all the way down to his hips. He was much taller, about Kagome's height and he was arms and legs were long, slender and well muscled. He now wore a black cloak, much like the kind the grim reaper would wear. Fastened to his cloak was a sash with a katana on it. Senjeta smiled. The coyote magic had been a complete success!
"How do you feel?"
"I feel fabulous." Shippo said. His voice which was once high pitched and childlike was now a cruel bass note.
"I am glad to hear that. I can tell you have grown much stronger then you were before. Perhaps you would like to test your powers?" Shippo extended his palm and activated his fox fire. Instead of a small fireball, what came out of his hand was a tremendous blast of flame which shot through the wall of the hut and slammed into a tree. It exploded in a blast of blue flame and smoke.
"You truly are stronger then before. Now you have the strength to repay Inuyasha."
"Don't even mention his name to me!" Shippo hissed. "I will make sure his name can never be said again!"
"Inarki!" Senjeta commanded. "Take Shippo to the portal where his former friends are playing with my men!"
"Yes Senjeta-sama." Inarki replied. He, Shippo, and his master began to walk towards the forest. Shippo grinned unpleasantly. Today was a good day for revenge.
That's part six people. Next chapter the battle continues and we get to see just how much eviler Shippo has become when he attacks Inuyasha and company! Will they be forced to kill him, or will they find a way to change him back to normal and defeat Senjeta? You'll just have tow wait and see!
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Let the battle against evil begin. Here come the regulators. -The Regulators
How shall I fill the final places? How shall I complete the wall? -Pink Floyd
Inuyasha looked around him. All around him and his companions were withered trees and dried up grass. Further ahead was a dried up lake. All around was the stench of death and decay. "Damn it, where are we?" he asked to nobody in particular. "This place is a wasteland! How do we get out of here?"
"I don't know Inuyasha." Miroku said. "But we should try to find a way out of here and fast! That demon Inarki said that every second here could be an hour in the real world! If we spend too much time here, the coyotes might be able to use Shippo for whatever purpose they intend to use him for. From the way Inarki talked about it, I don't think it's anything good."
"I'm scared!" Serenity whined.
"Oh pipe down. There has to be a way out of here somehow!" Inuyasha growled irritably.
"Oh there is a way out! You just don't know it yet!" said a voice. Everybody whirled around to find themselves face to face with five tall figures. Three of them were men, the other two were women. Each of them wore kimono pants and powerful armor. The first male was stocky and wore his hair back in a ponytail. He wore a katana on his belt. The second one was slender and handsome with a large, double bladed axe on his back. His hair was short and spiky. The third one was a female with long curly blonde hair. She had a large scythe in her hand. The fourth was also a female, a bit shorter then the other one, with short, hazel colored hair. Wrapped around her shoulder was a long, snaky bullwhip. The last one was a male jet black hair that went all the way down to his feet. His face looked cunning and mean. In his hands were a set of kodachis.
"Who are you?!" Inuyasha demanded, unsheathing tetsusaiga.
The stocky one stepped forward. "We are the elite fighters of the coyote tribe. Senjeta-sama has sent us to keep you busy until he is ready. My name is Konichi."
The second one stepped forward. "My name is Kaname." They introduced themselves in order.
"Aya!"
"Zanza!"
"Kayami!"
"So your going to fight us eh?" Inuyasha sneered. "Well I look forward to punching your brains in!!" Everybody readied their weapons, even Serenity and Kagome.
"Now, now, lets make this a fair fight." Aya interrupted. "I think instead of a pointless free for all, we should have a one on one fight."
"What do you mean?" Miroku asked.
"I mean we should make things interesting by having one on one matches to the death. The one standing wins. If you can defeat us, the out will open. Fail and your bodies shall rot here for the remainder of eternity." the demoness replied. "Now which one of you would like to go first?"
"I'll go first!" Inuyasha said boldly. He stepped forward. Kaname walked towards him.
"I will take you on." he said. "You should be easy enough."
"Don't underestimate me! I'll make you wish you'd never met me!" Inuyasha charged and the battle was on.
Back in the coyote tribe, an entire day had passed. Whereas twenty four seconds had passed in the time portal, twenty four hours had passed out here. Plenty had been happening during that time period. Shippo had endured an entire day of training and he was quite tired. But something new had happened to him over the course of that day. Over that time, his entire attitude had changed for the worse. He was becoming much colder and his eyes had lost all the innocence and happiness they once held. When he spoke, his voice was always close to being a growl. He no longer seemed happy and playful as he had once before. Now he seemed to be almost as cold as any demon was. Even more, he was becoming much more solitary and was rarely seen unless practicing his training in swordsmanship. Inarki and Senjeta were quite proud of him. Shippo seemed to have a natural ability for it. Already he had defeated four opponents in his training and quite skillfully at that. Shippo did enjoy his training though, not because of how much fun it was, but because of the images it brought into his mind. All of them were images which he had so long wished would one day become true. Images of violence towards Inuyasha, hiten and manten, and just about anybody who had hurt him in his life. For some reason, they always made him fight better when he pictured them. Why? He had no answer but he didn't care. Whatever would let him get better at fighting and please Senjeta. As Shippo sat alone in the hut, the leader of the coyote tribe entered.
"Shippo! Good to see you. How are things going?" Senjeta asked.
"What's it to you?" Shippo growled. Senjeta looked at the boy steadily for a moment, wondering if he had really heard that. "I said what's it to you?" Shippo asked again. For a moment there was silence. Then Senjeta's hand flew out and slapped painfully across the fox's face. Shippo recoiled and clutched at his face with one hand. He looked at Senjeta with a look that showed more surprise then pain. He had not been expecting that.
"Watch your tone around me boy. Understand that was punishment, not abuse that I gave you. Perhaps next time you will think twice about smart mouthing me." The coyote's words fooled him and Shippo nodded. Senjeta smiled at him. "Now tell me how things are going if you would."
"Nothing is new. I beat Sato and again, along with a few others in practice today. Inarki said my potential or whatever is starting to show, so I guess I must be getting good. That's all though." Senjeta ruffled the boy's hair affectionately.
"Keep it up Shippo. You could be the best swordsman in my village if you keep up like this." Senjeta walked out of the hut and grinned. Inarki saying the boy's potential was showing was a good sign. He had known of how Shippo's attitude had changed and was pleased. Only a day or two more and the boy's hatred would truly show. Then came the coyote magic and then... well, Inuyasha would be all his and so would the sacred jewel. Only Senjeta and Inarki knew what coyote magic did. Nobody else was permitted to see it or use it but them. One coyote had seen it and had been executed immediately. Senjeta had to do it. He could not take a chance that the spell would be learned by anybody else besides himself and his right hand man, it was so powerful. But until the time came, Senjeta would continue training the boy until his hatred was brought out. After all, he had been able to read the boy's thoughts when he had struck him. The thought was "Kill him! Kill him god damn you! He's hurt you and you don't have to put up with that anymore so kill him!!!" Senjeta grinned again. That was definitely a good sign. A very good sign in deed.
"Just one or two more days will do it." Senjeta whispered to himself. "Then my spell will be cast and the jewel will be mine!"
Inuyasha charged towards Kaname and swung tetsusaiga with all the force he could muster. Kaname sidestepped almost casually to one side and sent his foot flying out in a roundhouse kick. Inuyasha raised his arm to block it but Kaname was much faster then Inuyasha had anticipated. The kick caught him squarely in the chest and knocked him backwards onto his back. Kaname reached behind him and brought out his axe. Inuyasha opened his eyes just in time to see a large blade descending towards him. He rolled to the side and kicked out with both of his feet. Kaname was knocked to the floor, giving the dog demon enough time to kick him in the side. Kaname jumped to his feet and swung his axe again. Inuyasha blocked it with tetsusaiga and countered the blow with an uppercut to Kaname's jaw. The coyote yowled and went flying onto his back, a bit of blood trailing out of his mouth.
"Keep it up Inuyasha!" Serenity called, jumping up and down in her excitement. "Keep it up! You're beating him!"
"Don't count me out just yet!" Kaname said. He jumped to his feet and threw his axe at him. Inuyasha jumped it and landed on the ground. As he did, pain shot up through his chest. He looked down to see a large gash forming on his chest. How could this be? His adversary had missed entirely!
"Perhaps I should explain how that worked half breed. My weapon is similar to yours in that it is designed for cutting things, but my weapon has one major difference. Whereas your sword can only hit with the blade itself, my blade is specially tempered to that it creates a blast of shredding wing from my axe that goes out in all directions. As you can see, the wind is just as strong as the blade itself, making dodging it very difficult!" Inuyasha was not through yet though. He cracked his fingers and dug his claws into the wound.
"Claws of blood!" Inuyasha commanded. Blades made out of his own blood fired out towards the coyote. Kaname was caught off guard and didn't know how to react. He raised his axe to block the shots, but they cut through the weapon like a knife through butter. One of them slashed his arm, then his leg, and one left a jagged slash across his face. More and more blades flew out, cutting him in more and more places. Kaname screamed. When the onslaught was over, he slumped to the ground, mercifully face down. Inuyasha spat on him. "Teach you to mess with me!" he growled. He looked at the elites.
"How do you like that you mangy scavengers? Who wants to go next?!"
"You're still not done!" Aya called. "Now you really have to fight!" Inuyasha was puzzled. What did she mean by that? He turned around to look at Kaname who much to his surprise, and even more, his horror, was rising from the ground. Inuyasha took one look at the warrior's face and felt fear slowly creep into his body. "How could he survive that?! I hit him with almost every blade!" he wondered.
Kaname did not look pleased. The coyote's eyes were narrow slits, revealing only a bit of color. His face was covered in slash marks, making his face look like a strange death mask. His lips were drawn back from his fanged teeth in a nightmarish snarl. "You have broken my weapon." the demon growled deeply. "You have caused me pain and ruined my weapon! I will not stand for this." Kaname closed his eyes and began to focus his energy. Soon, flames were beginning to radiate out of his body and his eyes glowed red. "I shall not hold back with you anymore!" he roared. Inuyasha tensed. He knew that only the strongest demons could master fire and if Kaname, was a master of fire, the battle would not be easy. Inuyasha charged forward just as Kaname threw a ball of fire at him.
"Iron reaver soul stealer!!" Inuyasha's claws cut through the fireball like paper. Kaname reared back his foot which was already coated in flames and brought it flying upwards in a kick. Inuyasha was hurled back, his kimono burning. Kaname pounced and flung a circle of fireballs towards the hanyou. Inuyasha ducked in between them and threw a punch, but his fist was stopped as a barrier of fire appeared in front of his adversary. He doubled back, giving Kaname enough time to punch him instead, his fist covered in flames.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome called out. "Use the tetsusaiga's sheathe! Maybe it can defend you!" Inuyasha remembered his battle with Hiten and took out the sheathe and held it in front of him like a staff as Kaname shot another fireball at him. Much to his surprise, it blocked the flame! Inuyasha smiled. He knew what to do now. As Kaname threw yet another fireball at him, Inuyasha reared the sheathe back and swung it like a baseball bat. The fireball was bounced back at its user and struck him square in the chest, causing him to burst into flame.
"And I thought that sport didn't come until my time." Kagome sighed.
"Nice going Inuaysha! You defeated him!" Serenity crowed. Inuyasha smiled at her.
"No problem sis. I don't think he'll come back for awhile!"
"Oh no?!" said Kaname as he arose yet again. Inuyasha was really annoyed now. How could he defeat an adversary like this? "It takes a lot more then that to bang me up you know! I hope your ready beca-"
All of a sudden, Kaname screamed as a katana suddenly pierced his back and poked out through the front of his chest. Dangling from it was a piece of his heart. Kaname gagged and coughed up blood. The katana exited his body. Kaname fell to the ground in a lifeless heap. Behind his body stood a tall female figure. She walked over to Inuyasha and company to give them a look at her.
"Who are you?" Inuyasha asked. "Are you from the coyote tribe?"
"I am not with them. My name is Kiyashi and I have a score to settle with the one known as Senjeta." the woman said.
"Aren't those the clothes I lost a week ago?" Kagome asked. Kiyashi grinned sheepishly.
"Sorry, but they looked good and my kimono was ruined, so I didn't really have a choice."
"You could have asked at least!"
"Enough!" Konichi called down. "We do not have time for your babbling! We came here to fight and I would like it if we could continue!"
"Me and Aya will go next." Zanza said. The two women stepped forward, weapons drawn.
Aya pointed at Serenity. "I want to fight you little girl! You look like you would put up a good fight!" Serenity gasped. She knew she could not defeat this woman. She had just seen what the previous fighter was capable of and she had no intention of seeing another, let alone having to face it!
Zanza pointed to Sango. "You're a demon hunter aren't you? Well I've always wondered what a demon hunter is capable of, so why don't you go with the girl? We'll have a two on two match!"
"I accept your challenge. Come Serenity! Let's show them!" Serenity did not move. "Come on Serenity! I know you're a better fighter then you look! If we work together, we can beat them!" Serenity took a few steps forward and stopped.
"I- I don't know if I can. I've never been in a real fight before and-" She didn't finish as Kiyashi's hand fell on her shoulder.
"Have faith little girl. I too can sense something in you that is enormous and it can be brought out. There is always a point in one's life when they must fight, and that time for you is now! Now go and show us what you're made of!" she said. Serenity smiled weakly and walked off to join Sango.
"Don't get killed Serenity! If you do, you'll get the beating of your life when I meet you in heaven!" Inuyasha called. Sango drew her sword and Serenity took out her slash sickle. Zanza took out her whip and Aya brandished her scythe. The battle was on again.
Out in the real world, another two days had passed. Shippo's training with the sword had reached a whole new level during that time period. Senjeta had decided that he was getting too skilled for bamboo poles, so he had given Shippo a real sword to practice with. Shippo enjoyed it greatly. It was all he seemed to enjoy nowadays. All the time the word "kill" rang over and over in his head like a broken record. Whenever he dreamed, he always dreamed of killing Inuyasha. Sometimes he would slip into a daze and dream of it so much that he could actually see and hear it in front of him. Inuyasha screaming in pain, Shippo standing over him with his sword drawn, a bit of blood on it, oh it was so lovely. For some reason he had been obsessing over it for the past two days now. He had also become cold and bitter, and now he rarely took on a pleasant tone when he spoke. In a way he was no longer Shippo. He was... something else. Something dark that he couldn't quite put his finger on. But he did know that he enjoyed being this creature of the dark quite a bit. As he sat there brooding, Inarki entered the room.
"Shippo? Are you in here?"
"Yes. What do you need?"
"Senjeta-sama wanted to see you. It's something important. He also requested that you bring your sword." Shippo got up and retrieved his katana. He walked down the pathway with Inarki to Senjeta's enormous hut. The coyote leader was waiting inside.
"Hello Shippo. It's good to see you." he said warmly.
"Hi." Shippo said flatly. Senjeta smirked inwardly. He could tell by the boy's tone of voice that it was time for the magic at last. His hatred was showing all the time now, which was all the proof he needed that his plan had been a success.
"I've brought you here for a specific purpose. I'm here to make you even stronger then you already are. Tell me something boy. What would you do if you met Inuyasha right about now?" Shippo paused, and then answered.
"I would kill him. I would do it for all the time's he's beaten and neglected me." Shippo growled.
"I imagine if I were in your position, I would do the same boy. How would you like that opportunity?"
"I would love it." Shippo said coldly.
"Good! Because that is exactly what you're going to do!" Senjeta reached into a small pouch on his kimono and came out with a handful of glowing blue sand. "This will give you the strength needed to deal with your tormentor! Once I cast this spell on you, you be able to rid yourself of Inuyasha once and for all!" Shippo grinned. He had waited too long for this opportunity.
"Alright then, get on with it." he said. Senjeta threw the sand on him. For a second, nothing happened. Then a mist began to swirl around the fox child, covering his body. Soon the mist was swirling outside of the hut, covering it as well. Small streaks of lightning ran across the walls of the cloud. Thunder rumbled. Senjeta and Inarki smiled. The coyote magic was working. Soon the sacred jewel would be theirs! After sometime, the mist vanished and revealed the figure that now stood before the two coyotes.
Shippo was much different looking then he had looked before. Everything, even his age had changed. Now instead of looking five years old, he looked to be about nineteen. His face was no longer childlike. It was narrow and handsome and his eyes were much colder. His hair which had originally been tied in a ponytail, now flowed freely down his back all the way down to his hips. He was much taller, about Kagome's height and he was arms and legs were long, slender and well muscled. He now wore a black cloak, much like the kind the grim reaper would wear. Fastened to his cloak was a sash with a katana on it. Senjeta smiled. The coyote magic had been a complete success!
"How do you feel?"
"I feel fabulous." Shippo said. His voice which was once high pitched and childlike was now a cruel bass note.
"I am glad to hear that. I can tell you have grown much stronger then you were before. Perhaps you would like to test your powers?" Shippo extended his palm and activated his fox fire. Instead of a small fireball, what came out of his hand was a tremendous blast of flame which shot through the wall of the hut and slammed into a tree. It exploded in a blast of blue flame and smoke.
"You truly are stronger then before. Now you have the strength to repay Inuyasha."
"Don't even mention his name to me!" Shippo hissed. "I will make sure his name can never be said again!"
"Inarki!" Senjeta commanded. "Take Shippo to the portal where his former friends are playing with my men!"
"Yes Senjeta-sama." Inarki replied. He, Shippo, and his master began to walk towards the forest. Shippo grinned unpleasantly. Today was a good day for revenge.
That's part six people. Next chapter the battle continues and we get to see just how much eviler Shippo has become when he attacks Inuyasha and company! Will they be forced to kill him, or will they find a way to change him back to normal and defeat Senjeta? You'll just have tow wait and see!
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Raven Demon: Glad you like your character. Wait till you see what he can do in a fight next chapter.
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See you later! -Randall Flagg2