Writing_Angel18: So here's chapter 2. I'm only going to say, "Hope you enjoy!" R&R
Disclaimer: InuYasha belongs to someone else. Nayru, Talon, Akia (Aki for short), and the five sacred jewels are all mine. (As well as anything else I think up later.)
The Sacred Jewels
Chapter Two: Saved
Kagome walked silently behind InuYahsa and the others. She was caught up in thinking about the recent event they had gone through. The search for the shards was over. But some strange feeling was nagging her. Was all the danger really over? While pondering this, she bumped into Sango who had abruptly stopped.
"Sorry Sango." She noticed the young woman looking around, gripping her large weapon. "Umm…is something wrong?"
Sango continued to glance around. "Something's happening."
Miroku was gripping his staff as he too looked around. "A battle is taking place. Do you sense it InuYasha?"
InuYasha sniffed the air. He smelled blood. He also smelled his demon brother nearby. Something was going on. He ran ahead. Was his brother the cause? Probably. InuYasha would have to take care of the matter. He heard people running behind him. The others were trying to catch up. They continued running until they reached a temple.
InuYasha saw the little girl who followed Sesshoumaru as well as his dragon and Jaken. "So he is here."
Kagome stopped next to him. She had her hands on her knees as she tried to catch her breath. "What's…wrong?"
"I could smell my brother's scent here. I smelled blood as well."
Miroku walked closer to Rin. "Why are you here?"
Rin sat up straight on the back of Ah and Un. "Lord Sesshoumaru sensed danger. He came to see what was going on."
InuYasha growled. "Oh really? Well, I'll see about that 'danger' if you don't mind." He ran into the temple.
"Well, I guess we should go in. Can't let him take on his brother by himself." Miroku calmly followed.
Kagome rolled her eyes. "The fun never ends around here."
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Akia was staring at the wall of water still. Behind her stood the demon that had identified himself as Sesshoumaru. She finally stopped waiting for the wall to disappear and turned around. Her body had finally regained most of its energy, which was good for her so she would be able to fight. She sheathed her sword.
"We don't need your help. We were perfectly fine on our own." Akia crossed her arms.
Sesshoumaru looked at the female demon. "Really? When I walked in here you two looked nearly dead to me."
"Well, I'm fine now." She looked over to Nayru, who was now walking over to them. "And so is she."
Nayru grinned. "I'm surprised I could muster up enough energy to summon the Wall of Serenity." She looked over at Talon. A frown appeared on her lips. "Talon is probably stronger too. He'll be able to destroy the wall soon."
Sesshoumaru looked at the young woman. "How were you able to do that?"
"Oh…well…"
Akia interrupted her. "That's not important now. We've got to figure out how to deal with him once he gets free. With him still having the powers of the jewel, he's much stronger than us."
"Yet you were going to attack him earlier," stated the demon lord.
"I figured that I could strike him while he was weak."
Nayru shook her head. "But you were weak as well. Anything could have happened. The jewel could have given him a boost and you would have died."
Akia looked down at her bare feet. That was true. She had thought the same thing. Nonetheless, she was ready to sacrifice herself in order to bring him down. Running footsteps echoed through the hall. All three turned to look at the entrance. A young man with dog-ears and long silver hair came running in followed by three young humans and a little fox child. They stopped and stood in defensive poses.
"What's going on here? A demon get together to plan on how to spread chaos…"
"Why are you here little brother?" Sesshoumaru turned to him.
Akia growled. "We don't need more people to get involved. You all should just leave."
Before anyone could reply, laughter filled the room. Water suddenly shot out everywhere. Akia kneeled and covered her head. Tiny electric streaks zoomed around the room. She heard one of the two human girls scream as she got shocked. She felt a pain shoot through her body as she too was hit. What the hell was going on?
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Nayru was also on the floor covering her head. She peered out at Talon. He was standing with his arms crossed, smirking. He moved only his eyes to look at her. She saw something flash in those angry green eyes. Was it regret for hurting her and Akia? Could be. Talon wasn't completely under the jewel's control. She knew this from the fact that he had many opportunities to kill the two women, but never did. There was hope to save him. But at what cost?
Nayru stood. "Stop it Talon." She was almost shocked, but summoned up a temporary shield to protect herself. "Do not make me hurt you."
Talon laughed. "You say that every time. Then you try to hurt me with your magic." He raised an arm. "But you never can." Power gathered at his hand. "When will you learn that I'm stronger than you?"
Nayru prepared herself. She held out her hands in front of her, palms facing forward. Two jewels hung on from a bracelet on each wrist. One was red, like fire. The other was blue, like water. They began to glow. Around her neck hung a chain with two more jewels. A green one, like the earth, and a white one. Those two began to glow as well. She narrowed her eyes.
"I won't let you hurt anyone."
"That's alright. I'm just going after you. I want those jewels." He thrust his hand forward, sending the energy right at Nayru.
"Nayru, now!" Akia rolled out of the way. Sesshoumaru leapt aside.
The jewels got brighter. From her hands, light shot out. Talon's eyes widened in surprise. A jewel hanging from his own neck flashed. The energy Nayru had sent exploded. The energy he had sent was now right in front of Nayru. Tenseiga pulsed. Light filled the room.
Talon only laughed, louder than before. "It seems that this jewel is more powerful than yours combined. I wonder how strong they'll be when all five are together."
The light faded. Everyone looked around. On the floor was Nayru, laying motionless. Her hair covered her face. Akia stood, eyes wide. Behind her, the visitors were confused about everything. Talon walked forward.
"Did you think she'd be able to defeat me Akia?" Talon was speaking to her gently. "You still have a chance to join me."
Akia could sense him getting closer. "Stay away from me!" She looked down. Her eyes filled with tears and her fists clenched tightly.
Talon stopped. "Do you hate me that much now? I have spared your life too many times, don't make me change my mind."
"You killed my best friend Talon. What makes you think I'd just forget that and help you?" Akia turned halfway to him. Tears finally sliding down her cheeks. "First you turn on. Then you kill the one person who tried to stop me and everyone else from killing you." She reached for her sword. "I think it's time to end all this now."
"Stop!"
Everyone turned to where the shout came from.
Nayru was pushing herself up from the ground. Her hair hung loosely around her face now. "We can't beat him Aki. Just back off for now."
Akia let go of her sword. "You're alive?"
Talon sneered. "How is that possible?" He shrugged and turned around. "No matter. I'll just try again next time." He walked off, vanishing.
Nayru stood up. "It saved me," she said to Sesshoumaru. Akia went to help support her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"Your sword saved me."
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Author's Note: So that's chapter two. I had it done earlier, but I didn't like it so I rewrote it. Anyways, it's snowed today. Perfect time to write. Hopefully I can finish the next chapter today. Don't know. It would be awesome though. Oh, and here are my responses to two reviews I got earlier:
Black Silver: You reviewed the story when I first posted it. The reason it was in all caps was because I forgot to save it as an HTML file so a problem occurred. I resaved it and then posted it up again. Sorry bout that.
Heaven-Sent515: Thanks for the compliment. The jewels in this story are ones I made up a little while ago. I was daydreaming at school when the idea came to me. There are five jewels I made up that will be explained later when I figure out when that time should be. Probably next chapter. As for posting more, hopefully ASAP as long as school doesn't get tougher than it already is. (I still don't understand why I let my councilor talk me into joining the hardest program at school. Oh well, I'm doing good anyways.) Thanks again for the post. Hope you continue reading my story.
Author's Second Note: Please review. Input from others is always good.