The Agency
By: EVL5011
E-mail: omnipotentevil5011@yahoo.com
Chapter 7: Confrontations and Changed Revelations
InuYasha looked up as the elevator shook violently, the Akutenshi was above them. The elevator came to a halt and the metal grates opened. Shippo jumped on InuYasha's shoulder and the two exited the elevator. General Taishou greeted the two; who used stealth technology to remain hidden.
"Move forward and don't turn around!" commanded General Taishou, who was aiming a particle rifle at InuYasha. "Where's General Boukun?" asked the nervous General.
"Dead!" InuYasha replied with a smile on his face.
"Impossible! You couldn't have killed him! His armor was indestructible." Taishou asked.
"It was, but he wasn't. The Akutenshi killed him." InuYasha responded. Shippo whispered something to InuYasha.
"I know…get ready to run." InuYasha replied. General Taishou told the two to shut up and grew upset that his comrade was dead.
"Well, at least you won't live to see tomorrow!" shouted the General.
"That's what I was about to say!" InuYasha responded. The General was uncertain on what InuYasha meant and aimed the weapon at the back of InuYasha's head. Just as his finger hugged the trigger, he felt the presence of somebody standing behind him.
"Now! Run!" shouted InuYasha. The two ran away from the General and left him alone (NOT!). General Taishou slowly turned around and stood face to face with the Akutenshi. The General aimed the weapon at the angel and was about to pull the trigger. The Akutenshi grabbed Taishou by the face, forcing him to drop his weapon, lifting him into the air and muttered the words "Gouka" The Generals muffled cries were quickly silenced as the Akutenshi's hand burned the Generals head. The General shook in desperation and suddenly stopped. The angel dropped the body of the General; whose head was burnt to a crisp. The Akutenshi noticed InuYasha running away and began to follow him.
Meanwhile…Kagome was being guarded by five soldiers, twenty-eight others lay hidden in strategic places, and the two remaining General looked at a statue that was hidden away in a dark corner. Kagome looked over at the statue and noticed her bow and arrows on the ground next to it. She also noticed that the statue had five arrows on its back. In that large chamber were a large number of draped statues. Her attention was then brought to a nearby soldier, who ran up to the two general.
"General Futeki, General Yoji we've lost contact with the other units. We also haven't had any response from either General Boukun or General Taishou. What are your orders?" asked the soldier.
"Bring Kagome over here." Ordered General Yoji.
"Yes sir!" responded the soldier. The soldier ran over to Kagome and grabbed her by the wrist and escorted her to the two Generals.
"Return to your position!" ordered General Futeki. "Do you know who the image of on this statue is?" asked the General.
Kagome approached the statue and examined it closely; it was the statue of a female. She was dressed in clothing from the Feudal Era.
"Is that who I think it is?" asked Kagome.
"Yes, it is. It's the Miko that cursed the Akutenshi. We don't know her name yet, but that's not really important to us. It took years to translate her location from the ancient scrolls, and one month ago, we finally found her." Replied Futeki. "So far the scrolls have changed on us four times, and every time it changed our futures were rewritten. It was strange at first, but then we learned that our futures could be changed."
"With any luck we will capture the Akutenshi and finally be able to create an unstoppable army using his genetic material." Added General Yoji. "And directly behind us is his small army."
Kagome turned and realized that the room contained the army of the Akutenshi. Kagome feared that this would be her final resting place. Even with their weapons the Generals and their men wouldn't be able to stop the seemingly unstoppable angel, which is the Akutenshi. Kagome then noticed a soldier run into the large chamber.
"General, Sir! They're coming! Both of them!" said the nervous soldier.
"All right men take you positions! Give them hell!" Yelled Futeki. The large group of soldiers loaded their weapons, while others charged their particle rifles. The soldiers all watched the only door in the chamber and prepared for the battle of their lives.
At that moment…InuYasha held Shippo tightly under his arm and approached a single set of metal doors. The hanyou crashed through the doors and leapt into the air. The soldiers all simultaneously fired at InuYasha missing him every time. InuYasha landed behind the soldiers and noticed Kagome up on a high ledge. The two remaining Generals walked back and looked for a safe place to run to. The large group of soldiers aimed their weapons at InuYasha and Shippo, all of them stopped and turned around. In that instant time slowed down for everybody in the large chamber. The Akutenshi entered the room and everybody froze where they were standing. The two generals looked over their position and realized that it was all over.
The army of the Akutenshi began to shake and pieces of stone shook loose. The sleeping warriors were now awakening to assist the leader. All of the soldiers in the room turned around and for that moment were unsure on whom to attack first. InuYasha looked around as the forty-four samurai warriors broke free of their eternal rest and stood at attention. Kagome watched as everybody remained still. The Akutenshi looked around and noticed his warriors now fully revived; the Akutenshi looked up and noticed the statue of the person who had cursed him.
"Warriors…KILL THEM ALL!" commanded the dark angel. The samurai warriors all unsheathed their swords and began advancing on the military soldiers. InuYasha and Shippo ran over to Kagome and snapped her out of her trance. The young girl felt the hand InuYasha pull her towards her.
"I-InuYasha is that him?" asked Kagome. InuYasha nodded his head and tried to pull Kagome down from the high structure.
"Wait! Let me get my bow and arrows." Pleaded Kagome. She ran towards the statue and picked up her weapon and grabbed the arrows that lay on the ground. Kagome grabbed the five arrows on the statues back and ran back to InuYasha and Shippo. The three looked down as the samurai warriors battled the two Generals soldiers. The Akutenshi looked up at InuYasha, Shippo, and Kagome and extended his wings His black wings shadowed everything around him. The dark angel jumped into the air and made his way over to them. It drew its sword and landed on the high structure. It stood there and waited for InuYasha to make the first move, the Akutenshi stared at InuYasha and gave him a long cold glare. The silver haired hanyou reached for his sword and tightly grasped the handle of the phantom sword.
"Kagome…Shippo get back!" commanded InuYasha as he began to move forward. Kagome and Shippo both moved back and looked over the ledge of the tall structure. Below them the soldiers appeared to be getting slaughtered at the hands of the unstoppable samurai warriors and the two remaining Generals were nowhere to be seen.
InuYasha swung tetsusaiga striking the Akutenshi across the chest. The tetsusaiga collided with the dark angel, but didn't pierce his flesh. InuYasha swung tetsusaiga again, and had the sword stopped in mid-air. The Akutenshi held tetsusaiga and slashed InuYasha with the Mumei Ittou. InuYasha felt the dark blade sear his flesh as it cut across him. The angel released tetsusaiga and pushed the hanyou back. InuYasha stumbled back and looked behind him, Kagome had the bow held up and an arrow ready to fire.
"Stay down InuYasha!" cried out Kagome. She released the arrow and it traveled across the high structure. The sharp arrow hit the Akutenshi and the arrow fell to the ground. Kagome fired arrow after arrow and eventually ran out. Each arrow failed to pierce the angels' body. Kagome looked around and noticed that InuYasha had lunged recklessly at the Akutenshi. Kagome felt helpless as the young boy was swatted away.
"Kagome… why don't you use these?" asked Shippo while holding up fire ancient arrows. Kagome took one and prayed that it would find its target. InuYasha jumped back and watched as Kagome fired a single arrow at the Akutenshi. The arrow cut through the air with incredible speed and instantly became engulfed in a blue light. The Akutenshi noticed the strange arrow and moved out of the way. The arrow missed its target and fell down towards where the soldiers and samurai were battling. The Akutenshi turned around and watched as the arrow hit the ground. The arrow mysteriously exploded and filled the bottom of the large chamber with blue light. The forty-four samurai had six soldiers left to kill and suddenly stopped as the light reached them. The samurai warriors froze and then disintegrated into a fine black mist. The remaining soldiers dropped their weapons and fled the room. The Akutenshi looked over to Kagome, who was now protected by InuYasha, the angel's face distorted in anger as his samurai warriors disappeared into nothing. The dark angel put his sword back into its sheath and raised a single hand at the three; he aimed primarily at Kagome. InuYasha stood in front of Kagome and Shippo in hopes of stopping the angels' attack.
Just as the Akutenshi's hand began to glow an eerie red, two shots ran out. The angel lowered his hand and gritted his teeth. The two remaining Generals simultaneously fired highly charged particle weapons at the angels back. The angel turned around, unaffected by the blast, and began to breath deeply as the two men waited for the rifles to recharge. The angel aimed his two hands at General Futeki, the General looked at his weapon in hopes that it would recharge fast enough, but didn't.
"GENSUI! (DECAY!)" Shouted the dark angel. General Futeki dropped the rifle and looked up at the ceiling. The General fell on his knees and began to decay before the Yoji's very eyes. The General screamed as his flesh dried up and his body began shrivel, the lifeless body of Futeki fell beside Yoji. General Yoji threw his weapon at the Akutenshi and jumped off of the high structure. General Yoji hit the hard ground and his knees shattered upon impact. The remaining General frantically dragged himself towards the exit. The Akutenshi looked down and then looked back at InuYasha. The angel was unsure on whom to go after and jumped down towards the General.
"Please don't kill me!" begged General Yoji. The angel spread his wings and stared at the broken General. The angels' eyes began to glow red and the air around the Akutenshi became engulfed in fire. The Akutenshi picked up the General and lifted him into the air. The General cried as the angel contemplated on how to kill him. The General pleaded with the angel and finally the angel threw him to the ground.
"Thank you, thank you!" cried the General. The Akutenshi looked up and noticed InuYasha and the others looking down at him. The General began to drag himself away, when the ground shook, and the floor turned red.
"What's happening?" asked the General. Yoji looked back and noticed the Akutenshi standing mere feet away.
"MOKUSHI (Apocalypse)" came out of the Akutenshi's mouth. The ground cracked open and seven skeletal hands came up. The dead grabbed the General and began to pull him down. The last General felt his skin burn as the dead pulled him down to hell. Yoji's flesh melted off of his bones and his uniform burst into flames. The dead pulled the doomed General down to the depths of hell. The ground closed and left large puddles of blood and flesh on the ground.
InuYasha held his injury and tightly gripped tetsusaiga in the other. The dark angel flew into the air and began to fly towards the last three people in the dark chamber. Kagome came out from behind InuYasha and held the bow high in the air. She released another arrow, and like before it changed, the Akutenshi attempted to avoid the projectile and was struck in the arm. The arrow pierced its skin and began to glow like before. The Akutenshi threw itself at Kagome, but InuYasha moved in front of her. The angel crashed against InuYasha and the two smashed into the hard wall. Kagome and Shippo stood a few yards away and watched as the Akutenshi stood back up. The Angel pulled the arrow out of its arm and threw it on the ground. The Akutenshi looked back and realized that InuYasha was knocked unconscious. It pulled the Mumei Ittou out of its sheath and staggered towards Kagome. Shippo quickly handed Kagome an arrow and she took aim at the angel. The angels' eye's widened as the arrow buried itself in its chest. The arrow pulsed with power and the Akutenshi looked at Kagome with an immeasurable amount of hatred.
In a final attack, it threw its sword at the young girl, and plunged itself into her heart. The dark sword burned her soul and seared her heart, as it lay buried in her. The Akutenshi fell to his knees and fell back slightly. Kagome dropped the bow and looked down at the protruding sword. Shippo panicked and ran over to InuYasha; he pulled on InuYasha's haori and tried desperately to wake him up. Kagome slowly walked over to the Akutenshi and noticed a tear running down his face. The arrow pulsed with a warm light. InuYasha opened his eyes and noticed Shippo pulling on his haori.
"Where's Kagome?" asked InuYasha.
"The angel got her!" cried Shippo. InuYasha noticed the Akutenshi and Kagome both next to each other. The hanyou stood up and sheathed tetsusaiga. InuYasha ran over to Kagome and noticed the Mumei Ittou sticking out of her chest. InuYasha grabbed Kagome and held her in his arms and felt helpless as she slowly died in his arms. InuYasha closed his eyes and reopened them and noticed that Kagome was now dead. He gently laid her on the ground and looked over at the still breathing Akutenshi.
"I'll kill you for hurting Kagome!" yelled InuYasha.
InuYasha grabbed the dark angel and held his throat in his hands. The young hanyou began to crush the angels' throat, when the arrow pulsed. The pulse sent InuYasha back and forced him to release the angel. The arrow pulsed again and began to glow with a blinding white light. The angel became engulfed in the light and so was the entire chamber.
InuYasha and Shippo both shielded their eyes and were unable to see what was happening. Within a few seconds the light disappeared, and the angel stood in front of InuYasha. Its dark wings had turned white, its Mumei Ittou reverted back into a divine sword (although its still buried in Kagomes' heart), and his face now showed emotion.
"What have I done?" bawled the Angel. InuYasha and Shippo watched as the heavenly figure walked over to the lifeless body of Kagome. InuYasha raised tetsusaiga into the air and swung it at the angel's neck.
"Stay away from her!" shouted InuYasha. His attack was stopped and the hanyou froze as the angel stood over Kagome.
"I'm so sorry…" cried the angel. The angel placed his hand on the divine sword and pulled it out of Kagome. Blood dripped off of the white blade and the angel cried as it held the sword in its hand.
"My life for yours." Whispered the Angel. InuYasha could only watch as the angel held the divine sword in its two hands and pointed the tip at its heart. It plunged the bloody sword into its heart and fell to the ground. The angel looked at Kagome and grabbed her hand, its body became cold and Kagomes' body began to warm up. Kagomes' fatal injury healed and the blood disappeared from her uniform. InuYasha unfroze and noticed the angel lying beside Kagome. InuYasha sheathed tetsusaiga and ran over Kagome opened her eyes and noticed InuYasha, Shippo and the angel next to her.
"Kagome are you okay?" asked Shippo. Kagome looked next to her and saw the dying angel. Its sword was buried deep in its heart. Kagome stood up and noticed InuYasha wiping a tear from his face. The angel smiled as Kagome revived and slowly stood up.
"It wasn't your time yet. Find the ancient scroll…" Said the angel. The angel closed his eyes and smiled to himself before finally dying.
"What?" asked Kagome. "Is he…dead?" she asked InuYasha.
"He sacrificed himself and brought you back." Answered InuYasha. Kagome looked down at the angel and noticed that he was beginning to fade away. The angel disappeared into thin air, even its sword.
"C'mon Kagome. Lets leave this place." InuYasha grabbed Kagome by the hand and she jumped onto his back. Shippo climbed on Kagomes shoulder and the three headed back to the large gateway. As they made their way back Kagome remembered what the angel told them to do. Kagome convinced InuYasha to stop at the room with the ancient scrolls.
Once inside of the room, Kagome ran over to the table where she had left the scroll and picked it up. She noticed it had changed once again.
"What does it say?" asked InuYasha.
"No! It can't be!" Kagome cried out. InuYasha looked at the scroll and read the new text. It read: With the four Generals dead, the surviving soldiers escaped with information on all of the research gathered. And the with the angel dead, his cursed body didn't die. It separated from him and escaped back to its time. A final battle will take place in feudal Japan. There, everything will finally unfold and some will die and a few will survive.
"What the hell! This isn't over!" yelled InuYasha. "Kagome bring the scroll with us and lets go!"
Within a few minutes of leaping and running they finally arrived at the gate. Kagome jumped onto the ground and walked over to the gate. It lit up with a bright white light and the three slowly walked towards the gate.
Meanwhile, General Boukun lay on the ground. His face remained frozen by the evil magic, the Generals hand slowly regained movement. The General was unable to stand, but in a last attempt to kill InuYasha and Kagome, he used his remaining strength to kill them.
"I-I can't let anybody…know about any of this…I have to kill them before they escape." The general reached to his side and grabbed a small device. The general pressed a small button and the entire mountain facility began to shake. The device triggered an internal self-destruct. The long winding corridors began to collapse and large sections of the interior fell on top of General Boukun. Kagome, InuYasha and Shippo looked back and saw the entire facility caving in. The three jumped into the large gateway and disappeared as the military facility came down on the ancient gateway.
The exited the large gateway and were back in the feudal era. Kagome looked at InuYasha and noticed that he was still bleeding from his injuries. Kagome insisted that they get back to the village quickly so that they could treat his injuries. Just as they exited the cave Kagome felt the presence of somebody standing behind them. She slowly turned around and caught a dark silhouette of an angel. Its face and body hid in the shadows, Kagome blinked and it was gone. She rubbed her eyes in hopes that she was seeing things; the three made their way back to the village and were relived that the day was over.
Meanwhile, back in the present…A few rooms remained undamaged by the series of explosions. Inside of a hidden room was a large communications radio. The device was still working and fully functional. A mysterious voice came from it…
"General Futeki…General Taishou…General Boukun…General Yoji…somebody respond!" yelled the voice. "They must all be dead! Alert the Commander in Chief." Was overheard through the radio. The large device remained silent and its multiple lights flickered on and off. "Nothing is going as planned" was the last thing to come from the radio.