Disclaimer: I don't own any anime or game found in this fic. So sueing is pointless.
*Author notes: In accordance to the disclaimer,
Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke is hereby reserved for Erika, with respects to
D. g. and crew. I also send my apology to D. g. and Brat, who will have trouble keeping Erika non-hyper and from singing. Thank you for your Review. Erika, please, CALM DOWN! Erika scares me…
If anyone doesn't know what's going on, read the review page. The review made me laugh, a whole lot. Anyway, if ya couldn't figure it out, the mysterious guy, is Ashitaka, star of Princess Mononoke, a kick @$$, t0ot411y 133t, warrior with no end to the s\/\/33t[\]355. Enjoy the chap.*
Chapter 15:
In the Forest of the Spirit of the Forest part 2
"You know, we are getting worse and worse at sensing people." Cloud noted offhand.
Inuyasha growled. Damn. How had that human snuck up on them? He smelled like more a demon than a human too! How had he done it? It was pissing him off how bad his senses were becoming. He jumped from the tree and landed a few feet behind Kagome. She was sitting up and looking at the person. She also looked genuinely surprised. Kenshin was just lying there, staring at the sky, showing no knowledge of the intruder. The man just looked at them. His sight switched to Kagome. Suddenly his right arm went crazy. It looked like his skin was jumping against the inside of his tunic. The arm flew toward the sword at his belt. Inuyasha prepared to draw his sword at sign of danger. The man caught his arm with the left arm, and forcefully pulled it away from the hilt of his sword. The arm twitched in anger, but stopped. He seemed to relax. He lowered his arms. Then he spoke in a low voice.
"Are you the Spirit of the forest?"
Kagome was stunned. He was talking to her. She slowly shook her head. He sighed, then removed his mask. A rather boyish face he had, with short black hair. He looked crestfallen.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked. She was curious.
"Ashitaka."
He went to the pond/lake and sat at its edge. He stuck his whole right arm underwater. Kagome slowly got up and walked over to him. He crouched down beside him.
"What happened with your arm?"
He didn't answer, put took off his right sleeve. Kagome gasped. His arm was covered with some type of purple scar. It covered his whole arm and into his shirt onto his chest. It was unnatural.
"My arm has a demon inside of it. I received it when I was protecting my village from a horrible demon. Now, the curse is slowly killing me. The rumor is that the Spirit of the forest can heal it, but so far, my search has been in vain. The mark covers much of my chest now. I can feel it encroaching on my head. I can feel my strength slowly being drained. I have visited many priest and monks, but none have the spiritual power to heal me. My time is near."
Kagome didn't know what to say. How can you say 'cheer up' when you're about to die from a curse?
"Um…"
"There is a way, you know."
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha.
"Just lop the whole arm off."
Ashitaka shook his head.
"I wouldn't matter. It's all over my chest now. I'd just die with only one arm."
***
Cloud watched the drama from his spot by the tree. However, as he son noticed, now was not the time to relax. He jumped up.
"Kenshin!"
Kenshin jumped to his feet.
"Do you feel that?"
Kenshin nodded.
"It's a demon."
Inuyasha pulled out his tetsusaiga and it transformed instantly.
"Kagome, get your bow."
Kagome ran to her book bag and got her newly acquired bow. She strapped the quiver on her back.
"Where's it coming from?"
Kenshin pointed.
"Over there!"
A large beast jumped out of the bushes. It looked like a dinosaur from one of Kagome's textbooks. It had an alligator shaped body with a huge tail with spikes on it. It advanced menacingly. Inuyasha leaped forward and slashed it. The huge blade bounced off the hard scales. The beast swung its tail. Inuyasha jumped back, barely avoiding being impaled. Kenshin and Cloud also attacked. Inuyasha followed suit. The three of them were jumping all over the place, avoiding being hit and still attacking. Kagome drew an arrow and aimed, before looking back at Ashitaka. He was walking toward the beast. He had his short sword drawn. The beast spun around, trying to hit Kenshin and saw him. It made a aggressive swing towards Ashitaka. Ashitaka did something quick with his sword, and ended up rolling into a new stance. The beast tried to take another swing at him, but discovered that there were no longer spikes on his tail. Ashitaka had cut them off. Kagome aimed an arrow at the beasts head, and fired. The arrow made a whitish stream in the air as it flew toward the demon. It impaled it in the head. The beast cried out in pain. Ashitaka jumped into battle, making cuts against the beast head. Kagome notched another arrow, carefully aimed and fired again at the beasts head. Ashitaka, however, did not notice the arrow. Kagome screamed as it hit him in the arm. There was a white explosion, and Ashitaka was knocked out of the battle. Kenshin noticed this and jumped towards the fallen warrior. The beast's stump tail swung, and it slammed into Kenshin in mid air, and he was knocked away. Cloud jumped up, and came straight down, impaling the animal in the back with his sword. The animal screamed in pain. Inuyasha used Cloud's cut as a hole and sliced deeply into it. The animal screamed and tried to throw them off his back. They grimly held on, however, and plunged their swords deeper. The beast gave one last loud yell, and fell down dead. They both tugged their swords out. Kenshin came back into view, limping a bit but apparently okay. Kagome ran over to where he was.
"Kenshin, are you okay?"
He smiled.
"I'll be alright, that I will. What happened to the other guy?"
The looked over and saw Ashitaka on the ground, staring at the arrow sticking out of his arm. He then pulled it out, still staring at his arm. When Kagome walked over to him. He smiled at her.
"Are you sure you're not the spirit of the forest?"
"Huh?"
He held up his arm. The purple mark no longer went all the way down his arm. It had shrunk to a few bands of purple that went around his arm.
"Your magic arrow healed me a bit. Thank you."
She looked dumbfounded for a second, and then smiled. He pulled a long bandage out of his waist pouch and tied it around the bleeding wound. His red elk walked up to him and nuzzled his hair.
"I really would like to stay, but I must be off. The spirit of the forest is here somewhere, and I intend to find it."
She nodded.
"Good luck."
He turned and rode into the forest, disappearing into the undergrowth. Inuyasha landed beside her. They watched the retreating warrior heading into the forest.
*Author Note: Um, that whole scene wasn't too good, but I thought it was a nice touch. Thanks for all of your reviews.*
*Author notes: In accordance to the disclaimer,
Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke is hereby reserved for Erika, with respects to
D. g. and crew. I also send my apology to D. g. and Brat, who will have trouble keeping Erika non-hyper and from singing. Thank you for your Review. Erika, please, CALM DOWN! Erika scares me…
If anyone doesn't know what's going on, read the review page. The review made me laugh, a whole lot. Anyway, if ya couldn't figure it out, the mysterious guy, is Ashitaka, star of Princess Mononoke, a kick @$$, t0ot411y 133t, warrior with no end to the s\/\/33t[\]355. Enjoy the chap.*
Chapter 15:
In the Forest of the Spirit of the Forest part 2
"You know, we are getting worse and worse at sensing people." Cloud noted offhand.
Inuyasha growled. Damn. How had that human snuck up on them? He smelled like more a demon than a human too! How had he done it? It was pissing him off how bad his senses were becoming. He jumped from the tree and landed a few feet behind Kagome. She was sitting up and looking at the person. She also looked genuinely surprised. Kenshin was just lying there, staring at the sky, showing no knowledge of the intruder. The man just looked at them. His sight switched to Kagome. Suddenly his right arm went crazy. It looked like his skin was jumping against the inside of his tunic. The arm flew toward the sword at his belt. Inuyasha prepared to draw his sword at sign of danger. The man caught his arm with the left arm, and forcefully pulled it away from the hilt of his sword. The arm twitched in anger, but stopped. He seemed to relax. He lowered his arms. Then he spoke in a low voice.
"Are you the Spirit of the forest?"
Kagome was stunned. He was talking to her. She slowly shook her head. He sighed, then removed his mask. A rather boyish face he had, with short black hair. He looked crestfallen.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked. She was curious.
"Ashitaka."
He went to the pond/lake and sat at its edge. He stuck his whole right arm underwater. Kagome slowly got up and walked over to him. He crouched down beside him.
"What happened with your arm?"
He didn't answer, put took off his right sleeve. Kagome gasped. His arm was covered with some type of purple scar. It covered his whole arm and into his shirt onto his chest. It was unnatural.
"My arm has a demon inside of it. I received it when I was protecting my village from a horrible demon. Now, the curse is slowly killing me. The rumor is that the Spirit of the forest can heal it, but so far, my search has been in vain. The mark covers much of my chest now. I can feel it encroaching on my head. I can feel my strength slowly being drained. I have visited many priest and monks, but none have the spiritual power to heal me. My time is near."
Kagome didn't know what to say. How can you say 'cheer up' when you're about to die from a curse?
"Um…"
"There is a way, you know."
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha.
"Just lop the whole arm off."
Ashitaka shook his head.
"I wouldn't matter. It's all over my chest now. I'd just die with only one arm."
***
Cloud watched the drama from his spot by the tree. However, as he son noticed, now was not the time to relax. He jumped up.
"Kenshin!"
Kenshin jumped to his feet.
"Do you feel that?"
Kenshin nodded.
"It's a demon."
Inuyasha pulled out his tetsusaiga and it transformed instantly.
"Kagome, get your bow."
Kagome ran to her book bag and got her newly acquired bow. She strapped the quiver on her back.
"Where's it coming from?"
Kenshin pointed.
"Over there!"
A large beast jumped out of the bushes. It looked like a dinosaur from one of Kagome's textbooks. It had an alligator shaped body with a huge tail with spikes on it. It advanced menacingly. Inuyasha leaped forward and slashed it. The huge blade bounced off the hard scales. The beast swung its tail. Inuyasha jumped back, barely avoiding being impaled. Kenshin and Cloud also attacked. Inuyasha followed suit. The three of them were jumping all over the place, avoiding being hit and still attacking. Kagome drew an arrow and aimed, before looking back at Ashitaka. He was walking toward the beast. He had his short sword drawn. The beast spun around, trying to hit Kenshin and saw him. It made a aggressive swing towards Ashitaka. Ashitaka did something quick with his sword, and ended up rolling into a new stance. The beast tried to take another swing at him, but discovered that there were no longer spikes on his tail. Ashitaka had cut them off. Kagome aimed an arrow at the beasts head, and fired. The arrow made a whitish stream in the air as it flew toward the demon. It impaled it in the head. The beast cried out in pain. Ashitaka jumped into battle, making cuts against the beast head. Kagome notched another arrow, carefully aimed and fired again at the beasts head. Ashitaka, however, did not notice the arrow. Kagome screamed as it hit him in the arm. There was a white explosion, and Ashitaka was knocked out of the battle. Kenshin noticed this and jumped towards the fallen warrior. The beast's stump tail swung, and it slammed into Kenshin in mid air, and he was knocked away. Cloud jumped up, and came straight down, impaling the animal in the back with his sword. The animal screamed in pain. Inuyasha used Cloud's cut as a hole and sliced deeply into it. The animal screamed and tried to throw them off his back. They grimly held on, however, and plunged their swords deeper. The beast gave one last loud yell, and fell down dead. They both tugged their swords out. Kenshin came back into view, limping a bit but apparently okay. Kagome ran over to where he was.
"Kenshin, are you okay?"
He smiled.
"I'll be alright, that I will. What happened to the other guy?"
The looked over and saw Ashitaka on the ground, staring at the arrow sticking out of his arm. He then pulled it out, still staring at his arm. When Kagome walked over to him. He smiled at her.
"Are you sure you're not the spirit of the forest?"
"Huh?"
He held up his arm. The purple mark no longer went all the way down his arm. It had shrunk to a few bands of purple that went around his arm.
"Your magic arrow healed me a bit. Thank you."
She looked dumbfounded for a second, and then smiled. He pulled a long bandage out of his waist pouch and tied it around the bleeding wound. His red elk walked up to him and nuzzled his hair.
"I really would like to stay, but I must be off. The spirit of the forest is here somewhere, and I intend to find it."
She nodded.
"Good luck."
He turned and rode into the forest, disappearing into the undergrowth. Inuyasha landed beside her. They watched the retreating warrior heading into the forest.
*Author Note: Um, that whole scene wasn't too good, but I thought it was a nice touch. Thanks for all of your reviews.*