The Agency
By: EVL5011
E-mail: Omnipotentevil5011yahoo.com
AN:
Chapter 12: The path of blood
Kagome woke up to the sounds of birds singing and the river gently running in the background. The young girl stood up and walked over to the river to wash her face. She turned and noticed that InuYasha was still asleep, she felt the urge to wake him, but wasn't in the mood to deal with his attitude. Kagome rummaged through her backpack and found some rice balls and chocolate bars. Her stomach growled loudly, since she hadn't eaten in one day, Kagome quickly devoured the rice ball and unwrapped the candy bar. She looked over at InuYasha and felt a bit guilty on not waking him for a snack.
"I should wake him." She thought to herself. "If I do, he'll probably get angry if I wake him. And, if I don't he'll get upset that I didn't offer him a snack." Kagome knew that she wasn't selfish, and she definitely wasn't going to hold a grudge on what happened last night. Her argument with InuYasha usually lasted a short while, and the two always made up. She walked over to the sleeping hanyou and crouched down beside him. "InuYasha…" she whispered. The sleeping hanyou opened his eyes and squinted a bit, as the sun obscured his sight.
The hanyou focused his sight on Kagome. He immediately smelled a hint of food in the air. He sat up and noticed Kagome holding a large candy bar. She extended her arm and handed the hanyou the sweet snack. InuYasha snatched it out of her hand and unwrapped it. In less than a second, he consumed the candy bar, and stood up. The hanyou walked towards the river, walking right past Kagome, not even thanking her for the snack. He bent down and splashed water on his face, his reflection stared him in the face. InuYasha remained still as he noticed how badly scarred he really was. "InuYasha, are you feeling fine?" Kagome stood behind InuYasha, and grew concerned by his silence.
"I'm not sure any more Kagome, I barely remember what happened. All I do remember was getting pummeled into submission by the Akutenshi, everything else is a blur." InuYasha looked back at Kagome with an abysmal frown on his face. The hanyou was battered and broken; he was nearly killed, if not for Kagome. "Kagome…I just want to tell you one thing…"Kagome wondered what was on InuYasha's mind, when he took a deep breath. "Thanks, for watching over me."
In her short time with the silver haired hanyou, he had never once thanked her. Kagome was besieged with joy, and hugged the hanyou in the moment. InuYasha felt strange, as Kagome held him tightly in her embrace. InuYasha suddenly realized what he was experiencing "That hurts you know!" InuYasha broke free of Kagome and clutched his injuries. "I'm sorry, I forgot!" Kagome searched in her backpack for some fresh bandages and medicine. The young girl tended to the hanyou's wounds.
After a short while of resting, a black ominous cloud covered the morning sky. InuYasha and Kagome both knew that the Akutenshi was not far. "Come on Kagome, I'd bet anything that he's trying to draw our attention." Kagome quickly jumped on InuYasha's back and the two were off. InuYasha dashed skillfully through the forest and across the fields. After a few minutes they arrived at another village, the scene was as horrific as the first. The bodies of innocent villagers covered the floor. Everyone was dead, and the Akutenshi was nowhere to be seen. Long paths of blood lead them out of the village. InuYasha looked into the far distance and noticed a path of cut trees. The Akutenshi was obviously leaving them a path to follow. "I know where he's going!" Kagome cried out. "He's headed towards Lady Kaede's village!" she knew all to well that nobody at the village was capable of stopping him. "Lets go!" commanded InuYasha. The young hanyou and Kagome both disappeared into a red blur. Running as fast as he could InuYasha smelled the angels' scent in the air. Just as they approached the village, Kagome noticed a dark shadow looming over the small village.
The villagers ran out of the houses screaming in fear. Lady Kaede sat inside of her home and read through the ancient scroll. Her face was frozen in terror as she read the last entry. She set the scroll down and walked over to where she kept her bow and arrows. Quickly grabbing them, she ran outside and fired the arrows at the angel. The Akutenshi gave a sinister smile as the arrows bounced off of him. The angel hovered high above the village and began to glow with an intense aura. His body became engulfed in a strange black energy.
Kagome jumped off of InuYasha's back and headed towards Lady Kaede. Meanwhile, InuYasha leapt into the air, with Tetsusaiga drawn, and swung the mighty sword. The Akutenshi was struck with the sword, but wasn't injured. The creature grabbed InuYasha, while in flight, and held his throat tightly in its hand. The black aura grew more intense and began to consume InuYasha. The hanyou screamed in pain as the black energy surrounded his entire body." S-So cold…" InuYasha mumbled to himself, while at the mercy of the Akutenshi.
"Do ye still have any of the ancient arrows?" Lady Kaede asked. "I have one left, but the Akutenshi's to high for me to hit him." Kagome retrieved the arrow from her bag and handed it to Lady Kaede. "No, child ye must have faith and trust in ye own skills." Lady Kaede handed Kagome her bow and reassured her that she could do it. Kagome took aim and concentrated on hitting her target. She released the last arrow and it flew high into the air. It began to glow with the same strange energy as it traveled up to its target. The ancient arrow struck the Akutenshi in the back, forcing him to release InuYasha. The two came crashing down violently to earth, InuYasha fell on top of a small house, and the Akutenshi's body shattered on the hard ground.
Kagome and Lady Kaede both ran over to InuYasha, and soon noticed that his body was cold to the touch. "Kagome go inside my home and quickly retrieve a blanket." Kaede pulled InuYasha out of the destroyed house and laid him on the ground. Kagome returned with a large blanket and immediately covered InuYasha with it. InuYasha slowly began to regain consciousness and opened his eyes. "InuYasha are you okay?" asked a concerned Kagome. InuYasha looked around and stood back up, throwing the blanket off his body. "Yeah, where is he?"
Kagome pointed to where the Akutenshi had fallen and InuYasha made his way towards him. Just as he approached the fallen angel, the Akutenshi began to stand up. The Akutenshi shot out his "Gekidoku" attack, a thick mist blackened the air, but InuYasha ran right through. The hanyou held his breath and drew closer to the angel. InuYasha unsheathed tetsusaiga from its scabbard. Raising the large sword in the air, he struck the angel across the chest. The Akutenshi stumbled back, upon being hit, and dodged a second attack by InuYasha. The Akutenshi raised his left hand and aimed it at InuYasha, who blocked a massive fireball. "What does it take to kill you?" InuYasha lunged at the Akutenshi and struck him once more with tetsusaiga. The phantom sword cut across the angel's stomach, spilling a large amount of blood onto the ground. The Akutenshi reached into the air and a small sickle materialized. The Akutenshi threw a relentless barrage of sickles at the hanyou. A few managed to cut him; InuYasha clutched his injuries and wiped the blood that splattered on his face. Just as InuYasha was about to lunge blindly at the angel, its large scythe reappeared. The Akutenshi swung the scythe and sliced InuYasha across the gut. The hanyou wasn't fast enough to avoid the long reach of the angel's weapon. The angel raised its hand and aimed it at InuYasha, once more. A burst of lightning shot forward, electrocuting the hanyou. The air became polluted with the smell of fried flesh. The electricity coursed InuYasha's entire body, but the arrogant hanyou pressed on and struck the angel with tetsusaiga. The angel's attack was abruptly stopped and the attack knocked him off balance. The hanyou knew that it would be a matter of minutes before the arrows power would no longer have no effect. Acting fast, InuYasha struck the Akutenshi multiple times across the torso. The Angels tough exterior was weakening and InuYasha was using this to his advantage. Both were covered in vast amounts of blood, but neither of the two seemed ready to submit. The evil angel moved back and reached to his back and pulled out the arrow. InuYasha then knew that fighting the angel some more would be futile.
At that very moment, Kagome searched her bag and pulled out the Jewel of Junshin. "Is that it?" asked Lady Kaede. "Yes, it's the lost jewel." Lady Kaede asked to see the jewel and studied it quickly. "Have you found out how to use it child?" Lady Kaede handed the jewel back and waited for an answer. "No, do you know how?" Kagome noticed InuYasha and the Akutenshi fighting in the distance. "Ye must use it as a weapon, it's an arrow-head." Lady Kaede handed Kagome a strong piece of wood and helped her attach it securely. Kagome placed the arrow on the bow and aimed it carefully at the Akutenshi. "Don't miss, don't miss…"Kagome repeated to herself. She released the arrow and it howled as it cut across the air. The arrow traveled at an inconceivable speed.
InuYasha heard the howl of the arrow and noticed that he was directly in its path. The hanyou jumped over the Akutenshi and rolled out of the way. The arrow plunged itself deep into the angel's heart. The Akutenshi remained perfectly still, blood trickled down from the shaft of the arrow, and the angel dropped his scythe. InuYasha walked in front of the angel and noticed that its face was well hidden under its long black hair. InuYasha stepped back and watched as the Akutenshi fell to his knees. InuYasha thrust tetsusaiga into the ground and approached the Akutenshi. "Not so tough now!" InuYasha performed his "Iron-Reaver, Soul-Stealer" attack. Blood dripped down from the Akutenshi's face and body. InuYasha stood victorious; all that remained was to finish him off. InuYasha. The Akutenshi looked up at InuYasha, giving the hanyou a good look at him. The angels face was bloody from InuYasha's attack. The angel gave a humbled smile and closed his eyes. InuYasha pulled tetsusaiga out from the ground and raised it high in the air. Swinging the sword with great force, the Akutenshi burst into multiple spheres of light. The angels' essence floated above the ground and faded away.
Kagome and Lady Kaede both watched as InuYasha held tetsusaiga. The hanyou was frozen in place, as if he was upset that it was all over. Suddenly, everything froze, Kagome noticed Reiko standing before her. "Kagome, I wanted to thank you. You and InuYasha have stopped the Akutenshi from raining death on the world. I can rejoin him now. This wouldn't have been possible without your courage. Now, I must go. Unfortunately, this is the last time we'll ever meet. Good-bye." The heavenly Miko slowly began to fade away. "Wait! What do you mean, "rejoin him?" asked Kagome. "The Akutenshi was my lost love, and his name is not the Akutenshi, its Masurao. Oh, and one last thing. Hold on tightly to those you love, because at anytime, you might lose them in an instant." The heavenly Miko disappeared and left Kagome with those thoughts.
Time resumed and Kagome watched as InuYasha turned around and walked over to her. The hanyou stopped in front of her and Lady Kaede. "Thanks, Kagome." Kagome and Lady Kaede were surprised by InuYasha's words, even though he whispered. "I'll leave you two alone." Lady Kaede walked towards the villagers and began making preparations to repair the damage left by InuYasha and the Akutenshi. Kagome, on the other hand, ran behind InuYasha and caught up with him. "Reiko said to thank you. She says that if wasn't for us, nobody would've ever stopped him. Oh, and you're welcome." The young girl ran past InuYasha and waved good-bye. Kagome made her way towards the forest and back to the Bone-Eaters Well. "You're leaving so soon? We haven't even retrieved any jewel shards!" yelled InuYasha. The hanyou followed behind Kagome and accompanied back to the Well.
Meanwhile, back at the village, Shippo ran over to where the Akutenshi last stood. The small Kitsune noticed an object glimmering on the ground. It was the Jewel of Junshin; the small fox picked up the jewel and searched for Lady Kaede. He eventually found her and gave her the jewel. "What are you going to do with it?" Shippo followed closely behind the elderly Miko, as she entered her home. "Hide it, until its needed again." Lady Kaede buried the jewel under her bed. "What about the scroll?" The small Kitsune grabbed the scroll from the ground and handed it to the elderly Miko. "I'm not sure, but the scroll must never be found by anyone again. The knowledge within causes men, women and demon alike, to attempt to change their destinies. You must NEVER reveal to InuYasha or Kagome where I have hidden them, do ye promise." Shippo nodded his head and promised to never tell a single soul. Lady Kaede hid the scrolls within her spells and documents and prayed that no one would ever find them. People are fools, when they attempt to change the course of time. Lady Kaede closed the large chest containing the scroll and locked it with a small key.
Kagome climbed out of the Bone-Eaters Well and gave took a deep breath, it was all finally over. The young girl exited the small structure that housed the Well and closed the door. Just as she was about to run inside the house, Souta ran up to her with urgent news. "Kagome, they announced something weird on the news earlier today."
"What happened?" asked Kagome.
"The man on the news station said that some mountain a few miles away collapsed!" Souta walked inside with Kagome as he explained what he saw on T.V. "The government quickly sealed of all roads leading up there, but you want to know what was really strange."
"What?" asked the young girl. "A couple of helicopters flew over our house, they were carrying something large, but I couldn't tell what it was. They had large white sheets hiding it." Kagome felt as if the world had come crashing down on her. "Kagome are you okay?"
"I'm not sure. I need to get some fresh air." Kagome walked back outside and Souta followed closely behind her. Just as the two exited their house, a strange ripple jumped off of the Bone-Eaters shrine. The ripple quickly disappeared into some trees and Souta tugged on Kagomes shirt. "Kagome…what was that?"
"Nothing (I hope), it was your imagination playing tricks on you." Kagome quickly went back inside, dragging a terrified Souta with her, and locking the door.
"But, Kagome you saw it too." Souta cried out.
"I said it was nothing. Forget about what you saw." Kagome ran upstairs to her room and feared the worse. "Could I be seeing things? I doubt it, Souta saw it to." Kagome was in a cold sweat. "Who could it be? They all died, didn't they? I hope that it was just the wind. Should I tell InuYasha?" Kagome sat on her bed and worried that it wasn't over. If she told InuYasha, the hanyou would seek out the remaining Agents and kill them. And, if she didn't, the Agents might travel back to the past and eliminate InuYasha. The young girls' mind was in conflict, why couldn't she just have a normal life, like everybody else. Eventually, she worried her self to sleep and quickly forgot about her troubles. Tomorrow would be another day…
AN: That concludes "The Agency", as you can tell by the ending I'm obviously going to write a continuation. When? I'm not sure. You'll all have to wait.