The Agency
By: EVL5011
AN: Here we go one more time! I won't reveal much on what happens in this chapter, but hopefully I can finally end "The Agency". How will it end? I'm not sure. Will the ending be all flowers and sunshine? I REALLY doubt it.
Chapter 8: The Dark Angel
Kagome stood outside watching the large mountain, InuYasha was inside of Kaede's home, and Shippo was standing next to Kagome. The two watched as the sun slowly went down and disappeared over the vast horizon. Kagome sighed and looked at the ancient scroll in her hand. She opened the scroll and stared at its changed text.
"Everything we've seen and done changes the writing on the text." Kagome said to Shippo. The small fox wondered on what to say, that would comfort Kagome. They had been through a lot these past few days and it appeared that they still had more to do.
"Kagome do you think that the Akutenshi is really dead?" asked Shippo. Kagome looked down at the small fox and was reluctant to answer his simple question.
"Why do you ask?" asked Kagome.
"Well, when we were leaving the mountain, I felt his presence. And I'm pretty sure InuYasha felt him too." Replied Shippo. "But, I think that InuYasha doesn't want to admit it."
"You felt him too? Shippo, I have a confession to tell you, but you have to promise not to tell InuYasha." Asked Kagome.
"Okay, I won't tell him." Smiled Shippo as he wondered what Kagome was about to tell him.
"When we were at the entrance, leaving the cave, I could've sworn I saw him." Kagome said in a quiet voice.
"You saw him? Are you sure it was him?" asked Shippo.
"I think it was him. He was standing in the shadows, when I blinked he was gone." Answered Kagome. Kagome looked down at the little fox and prayed that it was just her imagination.
"Lets go see how InuYasha is doing!" Kagome picked up the small fox and entered Kaede's home. Inside the young hanyou was resting on a small make shift bed. InuYasha was still recovering from all of his injuries. InuYasha had his haori taken off revealing the burns on his chest and his leg was also bandaged up (since being shot). The worst ones were the ones inflicted by the dark angel. InuYasha turned his head and noticed Kagome standing beside him. Lady Kaede approached Kagome and noticed the old scroll in her backpack. "What is that child?" asked Kaede. Kagome handed the scroll to lady Kaede and explained what she knew about it. "Do you mind if I study it?" asked lady Kaede. "Sure, do you know what it is?" asked Kagome. "I am not sure, although it does look familiar." Replied the elderly lady. Kagome handed the scrolls over to lady Kaede and approached InuYasha.
"How do your injuries feel?" asked Kagome. InuYasha remained silent and looked away avoiding eye contact with the girl. "InuYasha are you mad at me?" Kagome asked now concerned that InuYasha didn't answer.
Kagome frowned when InuYasha ignored her and she rushed out of the house. Kagome held back the urge to cry and ran into the nearby forest. "Why does he have to be so stubborn and bullheaded?" Kagome thought to herself. Kagome wiped a tear from her face and took a deep breath. She looked around and heard a branch snap; somebody was watching her.
"Hello? Who's there?" Kagome looked around in hopes of seeing the person. A figure emerged from the shadows, his/her face and body covered by the shadows. Kagome moved back and tried to make out the persons face, but couldn't.
"Who are you?" she asked.
"…." The unknown person remained silent. The figure stepped forward and slowly entered the light. It was the dark angel; his long black hair covered his face. His expression remained hidden as he began to approach the young girl.
"You!" Kagome blurted. Her heart raced as the dark angel drew closer to her. The angel raised his hand and moved his long black hair away from his face. The angels face was covered in dried blood and his eyes burned with the desire for revenge. Kagome felt paralyzed in fear as he stopped in front of her. The angel looked her in the eyes and whispered something to her. "You did this to me…" Kagome looked away as he slowly raised his hand. She pushed him back and ran away from the evil angel and didn't stop to look back.
Kagome ran out of the forest and made her way to the village. Shippo was standing in front of Kaede's home when he noticed her running towards him.
"Kagome what's wrong?" Shippo asked. Kagome ran past Shippo, nearly knocking the small fox down, and went straight into the small house. She ran to InuYasha, who was now asleep, and woke him up.
"InuYasha he's still alive!" Kagome cried out. InuYasha sat up and looked at Kagome.
"Who's still alive?" he asked.
"Akutenshi! He's here!" she answered back.
"But we saw him die!" InuYasha got out of bed and put his haori back on. The hanyou picked tetsusaiga off of the ground and felt his legs shake. The hanyou was still weak from his injuries, but began to limp towards the door.
"InuYasha you're still hurt! You can't fight him in your condition." Kagome begged that he stay and rest.
"If I don't stop him, who will?" asked InuYasha. The hanyou waited a second for an answer and when he heard none he left the small house. Shippo ran inside and watched as InuYasha walked outside.
"Where's InuYasha going?" asked Shippo. "He's going to look for the Akutenshi." Kagome replied, she looked down at Shippo and apologized for running past him and ignoring him.
"Did you say that the Akutenshi is still alive?" Shippo asked. "Shippo where did you hide the three arrows?" Kagome asked Shippo. The small fox lead Kagome out of lady Kaede's house and took her to a secluded area. Shippo revealed a medium sized hole inside of a dead tree. Shippo reached inside and pulled out the three ancient arrows.
"What else do you have in there?" asked Kagome.
"A few things from when we were inside of mountain in your time." Shippo reached back into the tree and pulled out a small bag. Shippo opened the bag and revealed that it was full of military rations.
"When did you have the time to get that?" asked Kagome. "When I was with InuYasha I found it on the ground."
A bright burst of light suddenly lit up the sky and Kagome notice it coming from the forest. She and Shippo both ran over to the forest. There they found InuYasha fighting the Akutenshi, the injured hanyou was blocking multiple fireballs with the tetsusaiga. Kagome took one of the ancient arrows and fired it at the Akutenshi, in hopes of hitting him once more. The arrow cut across the air, and like before, began to glow with a blue light. The Akutenshi noticed the arrow and raised the Nameless Sword and effortlessly blocked the arrow. The arrow struck the large sword and exploded upon hitting it. The angels sword began to crack and shake. The arrow's power was having a negative effect on the dark weapon. InuYasha moved back as the Akutenshi was baffled by the swords reaction to the arrow. The angel's weapon pulsed, forcing him to drop his sword on the ground. The sword became engulfed in a dark blue light and cracked even further. The sword exploded and caused the angel to be thrown back. InuYasha raised tetsusaiga and blocked the incoming debris.
The angel crashed through five trees, breaking all five, his body finally came to a stop. He fell to the ground and stood back up. The angel looked down at the crater where his sword fell and withdrew from the area. He spread his massive wings and took flight. He was many feet in the air and was out of reach.
"Come back and fight!" yelled InuYasha, while trying to catch up with the incredibly fast angel. InuYasha ran for what seemed miles, until he came upon a large crevice. Unable to pursuit the angel he turned and went back towards the village. Kagome and Shippo both watched as InuYasha walked past them without saying a single word.
"InuYasha where did he go?" asked Kagome. InuYasha stopped and gritted his teeth upon hearing Kagome's question.
"Why the hell did you have to Interfere?" with his back turned, he yelled and vented some of his anger on the defenseless girl. InuYasha turned around and lunged at Kagome, the young girl fell down and shielded herself. She looked up and noticed that InuYasha stopped mere inches from her. "Why don't you just go back home?" InuYasha's voice was filled with bitterness. He turned around and went back towards the small village.
"Kagome are you okay?" asked Shippo. Kagome nodded her head and reassured him that she was. "Yeah, I am." Kagome stood up and began to walk back into the forest.
"Wait! Where are you going Kagome?" Shippo asked while trying to keep up with the young girl.
"I'm going back home." She replied. Shippo stopped and ran back into the village and searched for InuYasha. Kagome walked up to the Bone-Eaters Well and sat on top of the lip of the well. She wondered if it was a good idea to leave InuYasha alone, after all it seemed that the ancient arrows were the only things able to hurt the angel. She looked at the two arrows and held them tightly. She was ready to jump inside when she heard someone behind her. Kagome turned her head around and saw nobody.
"Hello? Is somebody there?" she asked. Although nobody answered back, she felt a strange presence nearby. "Is somebody there?" she asked again. Kagome suddenly felt someone grab her wrist and pull her away from the Well. She attempted to fight off the invisible person.
"Stop struggling or I'll snap your damn neck!" Kagome was hit in the stomach by the unknown being. She felt the wind get knocked out of her and tried in vain to fend off the invisible person. The unseen presence struck her once more across the face knocking her to the ground. Kagome looked up and noticed two strange ripples in the air again. The two disturbances moved closer to her and stopped an inch away from her. "So, you're the young girl who destroyed the angels army?" asked the voice. "I don't know how somebody as weak as you managed to do it, but you've made our boss VERY angry."
The two invisible beings suddenly became visible and were face to face (sort of, they also hid behind black masks) with Kagome. The two had very large builds and carried a vast assortment of weapons on them. "I don't think I've introduced myself. I am Agent Koroshiya, and my friend is Agent Toorima." Agent Koroshiya bent down and looked Kagome in the eyes and looked back at his partner. "Where's you bodyguard?" smirked Agent Koroshiya.
Kagome remained silent and didn't answer the question. "Not going to answer? That's Okay, however, I need to know where the hell is the ancient scroll!" Agent Koroshiya grabbed Kagome and picked her up. Koroshiya removed his mask and revealed his face. The Agent's eyes were a golden yellow, similar to InuYasha's; he also had a large scar across his face.
Kagome remained quiet, since she did leave the scroll with Lady Kaede. Agent Toorima reached to his side and unsheathed a large combat knife. "Let me talk to her." Asked Agent Toorima. He approached Kagome and grabbed her by the wrist. Kagome tried to break free of Toorima's grip; the agent pulled her wrist close to him and quickly sliced her arm. Kagome cried out as the sharp knife cut her skin. Kagomes warm blood ran over the laceration and dripped onto the green grass. "Now, where the FU is that scroll!" demanded agent Toorima. "If you don't answer me, the next cut will be across your throat!"
Kagome hesitated for a second, but knew if she told them, they would eventually run into InuYasha. "Its back at the village." Kagome hoped that she did the right thing in telling them. Agent Koroshiya pulled out a large syringe filled with a clear liquid. "Hold her still!" ordered Koroshiya. The Agent grabbed Kagome and pushed the needle into her arm and pressed down on the syringe. The mysterious liquid entered her body and instantly she began to feel light headed. "Leave her, we have to recover the scroll and complete our objectives." The two Agents left Kagome alone at the well, and disappeared into the distance. Kagome's vision became blurred and she felt her entire body weaken, she stumbled over to the well and fell on the ground. Kagome felt tired and slowly began to close her eyes, in a matter of seconds she was asleep.
The two Agents walked towards the small village and noticed InuYasha resting on a large tree. "That's the legendary InuYasha?" wondered Agent Toorima. "That's him alright." Confirming his partner's question. Toorima removed his mask and exposed his face. Toorima reached to his back and held a large rifle in his hands. The agent lay down on the ground and looked through a large scope mounted on top of it. Toorima took aim and had InuYasha in his cross hair. "Game Over dog-boy."
AN: For those who don't know: Toorima-Phantom Killer, and Koroshiya-Professional Killer. I though the names were fitting of the two cold hearted assassins.