The God of the Demons
The Great Demon Inuyasha: Part 5
By B.C.
Collision
"I want to know something." asked Inuyasha. Azumanera nodded in compliance. "What kind of Youkai would you make me?" There was a pause. "This isn't this first time someone has made me this offer, but every time the price was too great. I won't trade my sanity for power. I don't want to become a raging monster!" Azumanera laughed to herself at this.
"My dear Inuyasha. That animalistic form is exactly what I will free you from. When I make you a full Youkai, you will always be in complete control. Your power will be purified and you will never become human again." That is exactly what Inuyasha wanted to hear, and his heart raced at the idea of a dream becoming reality.
"And in return I use Tenseiga to revive Nerumon." Inuyasha said. He thought he had already made up his mind, but as he said these words he began to wonder if this was right. Do I really have the right to bring back the dead, like Kikyou?
"You remembered his name." Azumanera gave a warm smile when she said that. "This will please him. He thinks highly of you, Inuyasha. You must realize that you are a very powerful Hanyou, and are most fortunate to be so." Inuyasha didn't respond. In his mind he was still questioning his actions. Is this right? Is this really what I want? Is she telling the truth? Azumanera noticed Inuyasha's face looking lost and full of second thoughts.
"Inuyasha" she said as she floated closer to him "if you need more time, you may have it. If and when you decide to become a true Youkai, I want your entire soul to be sure: without a shadow of a doubt." She placed her hand on Inuyasha's chest, where his heart was, as she said this. Her closeness sent tingles of sadness mixed with love all down Inuyasha's spine. He could feel his tears coming, but he fought them fiercely. She now raised herself slightly higher, and reached out her incandescent arms to gently rest them on Inuyasha's shoulders. "You will be a beautiful Youkai, Inuyasha. It is what you deserve."
"He is a Hanyou" said a cold voice from the woods, "and then paused "and will die as one."
"Sesshoumaru!" Inuyasha said in shock. Sesshoumaru slowly emerged from the forest and approached the hut.
"So this is where you've been, Azumanera. A fitting tomb." said Sesshoumaru as he looked at the glowing mound.
"Sesshoumaru?" Her voice was quivering. "Is that really you?" She seemed to be excited. He light became brighter, and the air its self began to have a new feel. "My god, I never thought you would actually come of your own will. Are you here to see me? Even after all this time?" She sounded as though she may cry. Can ghosts cry? She floated towards Sesshoumaru. Her light was becoming brighter with each moment. It became so bright that Inuyasha had to squint to look at her, but Sesshoumaru only stared coldly.
"No." Sesshoumaru said bitterly. "I am here to make sure you don't corrupt that Hanyou." The wind changed again. The sadness came like a melancholy bomb exploded. It was almost unbearable. Each gust of wind seemed to carry another intense wave of emotional pain and frustration. Azumanera seemed to have suddenly lost her ability to float. As her light dimmed, she slowly floated down to the earth. With each moment it seemed her aura was weakening until finally, she appeared to be just a woman on her knees, weeping. Inuyasha walked closer to her. Once behind her, he kneeled down next to her, and placed his hand on her back.
"Are you okay?" he said softly. At first the only response was crying. She then wiped her face that no longer look godly, and turned to face Inuyasha. She looked into Inuyasha's eyes, hers full of tears, and said "Inuyasha, I can't take this existence anymore. Please help me. Help me free myself from this unbearable prison of pain and loneliness. Please free my son." Her voice was filled with desperation.
"Nerumon is it." Sesshoumaru said plainly. "Inuyasha get away from her."
"To hell with you! I don't know what your relation is with her, and I don't care! I'm sick of you, and I am going to help her!" Inuyasha drew Tessaiga from its scabbard. The dented and rusty old katana quickly changed into the giant razor sharp tooth of Inuyasha's father. Inuyasha effortlessly swung the blade, and pointed it at Sesshoumaru. "Heh, this is where we end it." Inuyasha drew his sword back and wind began to swirl about it. He then pulled with all his strength, and slammed it down in Sesshoumaru's direction.
"Kaze no Kizu!" He screamed as a stream of yellow energy screeched toward Sesshoumaru; cutting earth and sending rock flying all along the way. Sesshoumaru pulled back and dodged it by darting to his left. He then moved as a blurred image towards Inuyasha.
"Die Inuyasha!" Sesshoumaru yelled as he unsheathed his evil sword, Toukijin.
Meanwhile, Kagome and the gang were on Kirara searching for the field.
"There." Sango said as she pointed to a source of light. Kagome nodded in agreement and Kirara dipped down to land. Once on the ground they dismounted and immediately had to scatter to avoid being hit my debris. As the smoke cleared, a beautiful broke through, and they found themselves only able stare in awe at what they saw. The sight of a mound of glowing earth and a hut atop it that was emitting rivers of light was more than they expected. The light was so beautiful that Kagome thought she could be entranced and simply stare at it for hours. She only looked away from it because she heard Inuyasha's voice.
"Inuyasha!" she called. She could see Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru engaged in a fierce battle, and not far from them the glowing mound and hut lay with a young woman weeping in her kimono.
"Why is Sesshoumaru here?" Kagome asked herself.
"We must protect the woman. She's too close to the battle. I will get her." Miroku said, but before he could take two steps, Sango tripped him.
"I'll get the woman, you and Kagome try to help Inuyasha and find out what's going on." Sango said as she flew away on Kirara.
"Hai Sango-chan." Kagome said in agreement, and the two of them ran closer to the battle. As they drew closer, more and more debris was falling all around them. Finally Miroku stopped Kagome from getting any closer.
"It's too Dangerous." he pleaded. Suddenly two huge boulders of earth crashed next them.
Sango landed with Kirara behind the woman. Sango rushed to her, and put an arm around her so as to help her on her feet.
"My sons." said the woman. "One is gone, one may as well be. Why does he hate me? Why?"
"Who?" Sango asked. The woman turned to face Sango. Her face, weak from crying, made Sango sympathetic.
"My son." the woman replied. "My son Sesshoumaru."
"What?!" Sango said in shock.
Sesshoumaru was getting the better of Inuyasha. They were fighting in the air when Sesshoumaru knocked Inuyasha in the back of his head with his foot, sending him face first into the ground. Inuyasha slid on his face for fifteen feet until he finally stopped. Inuyasha quickly hopped to his feet. Inuyasha was dizzy and losing his balance. With his eyes half open said "Heh…is…that all you got. A mere human would have had your head by now." Inuyasha shook his head to pull himself together. "When I become a true Youkai, I'm gunna wipe your face all over this field!"
"Is that why you are here?" Sesshoumaru said, and he threw a yellow energy whip at Inuyasha. The whip caught Tessaiga, and with one swift pulled, removed it from Inuyasha's hands. The sword flew far through the air and landed near the center of the field. "Then come at me Inuyasha. Become the Youkai beast you desire to be and see if you can lay a finger on me." Inuyasha was stunned, but that quickly turned to anger.
"Baka, I don't need Tessaiga or my Youkai form! I'm gunna beat the living crap outa you with my bare hands!" Inuyasha lunged at Sesshoumaru with his claws. Sesshoumaru was able to dodge easily into the air. Sesshoumaru swung his sword down at Inuyasha and cut deep into his back. Inuyasha fell on his face.
"INUYASHA!" screamed both Kagome and the woman Azumanera. Inuyasha didn't move. Sesshoumaru walked closer to Inuyasha's motionless body.
"As I said, Inuyasha, you will die as a Hanyou."
To Be Continued…