Chapter 5
Chain of events

Inuyasha, Miroku, Shippo, Kaede and Kagome listened to Cloud and his friend's explanation of how they found there way here. "You see I was at the ancient city in my world paying my respects to my friend who died two years ago when I saw someone who looked like an enemy who I thought I had killed. Anyway I chased after him, but I lost him when he caused a land slide to block my path. However I shot his Chocobo with a tracking dart which led us to where they were hiding. We learned that a man who was presumed dead was living there with there other clones of himself. He somehow found the dart on the chocobo, so he laid a trap for us. While we were inside the house looking for him he and his clones stole the highwind and flew off. He attacked Junon and stole some experimental materia's and he flew to the crater up in the northern regions of the planet. We lost track of him before we got there, but we ran into someone who burned down a village. The guy we fought was weird. He wore a baboon cloak and had a strange little girl with a mirror was with him" Cloud was saying, but was interpreted by Inuyasha saying "baboon cloak!"

"Was his name Naraku" Inuyasha asked. "Yes it was in fact, why you know him" Cloud asked. "Did you kill him" Kagome asked. "No that chicken ran away and sent some freaky ass puppet thing after us and a few dragons" Barret said. "That was Naraku alright" Sango said. "Who the hell is this Naraku guy" Yuffie demanded. In a few moments Inuyasha and the others told Cloud and the others all they knew about Naraku. When they were done Inuyasha asked "wait if you guys came from another world then what was Naraku doing there?" "I don't know. When we found him he was raiding a weapons shop and he admitted that he raided other weapons and materia shops all over the planet" Cloud said.

"Materia" Miroku asked. "Materia in our world is formed from the Mako or the lifestream that flows around inside the planet. Materia is crystallized Mako that is in basic terms an item that can grant a person certain or special magical abilities. Like those spell I was using against you would be the example of the power that my enemy skill materia" Cloud said.

"Then Naraku is armed with new abilities" Sango said. "Yeah, but in order for him to use Materia someone would have to teach him how to use it" Tifa said. "But the question is how did Naraku even know about the portal into your world" Miroku asked. "He might have run into Sephiroth. Sephiroth might have told him" Yuffie said. "Some how I doubt it. When we heard Sephiroth's message the first time it sounded like he was going into this world for the first time which means that someone else had gone through the portal before Sephiroth did" Red XIII said. "But who and why" Yuffie said. "I have a bad feeling we will not like the answer" Kagome said.

Meanwhile in the forest Sesshomaru was looking at Naraku as he pointed his sword Toukijin at Naraku and said "Naraku what is the meaning of this?" "I want you your sword the Tenseiga" Naraku said. "For what reason to you want this sword" Sesshomaru demanded. "I need it for something I have planned. Now hand it over or die" Naraku said. "No" Sesshomaru said. "The feel the power of Hades" Naraku said as he summoned Hades. Thanks to Quadra magic Sesshomaru was hit four times in a row by Hades. Sesshomaru quickly recovered from the attack, but Jaken was poisoned by the attack and Rin was put under a sleeping spell.

"What kind of new power has Naraku gained" Sesshomaru was thinking as he charged Naraku. Naraku cast Ultima at Sesshomaru sending the lord of the western lands flying through the air. Before Sesshomaru could even land on the ground he was hit by Comet 2. Naraku unleashed a poisonous cloud blanketing the area. Naraku walked up to Sesshomaru's body and took his sword Tenseiga. As Naraku was walking away with the sword Sesshomaru jumped to his feet and stabbed Naraku in the back with Toukijin.

Naraku looked over his shoulder to Sesshomaru there. "Poor fool" Naraku said as a tentacle arm came out of Naraku's back and punched Sesshomaru while another arm emerged to remove the sword from his back. Naraku held his Organics sword in his hand as Sesshomaru was counter attacking with Toukijin in an attempt to cut Naraku down with a single blow. Naraku raised his sword to block the blade. Sesshomaru was about to use his free hand to use his poison claw on Naraku, but the evil half demon cast a powerful bolt 1 spell which electrocuted the demon lord. Sesshomaru was then thrown back into a tree by Naraku's comet spell. Naraku watched as the tree he sent Sesshomaru flying into fell down on him. Naraku didn't care about finishing him off as he disappeared into a miasma twister.

Once they were gone a large shadow was appeared the area of the battle. Sephiroth saw that cloud of poison from a good distance away so they flew towards the area to investigate. Loz and Yazu climbed down from the Highwind using ropes as they examined the area. "What the hell happened here" Loz asked while moving a fallen tree out of way. "Looks like a tough battle took place here" Yazu said as he looked around the area. "Why are we even here" Loz asked. "Sephiroth said that something was going on at this spot and he thought it might be some punks fighting over a jewel shard or something like that" Yazu said.

Suddenly they saw the tree that fell on Sesshomaru was moving as the demon lord of the western lands stood up. His clothes were torn up a little, but he was alright. The two men noticed Sesshomaru. They ignored him as Yazu moved a fallen tree which revealed Rin and Jaken were under it. Sesshomaru ignored Yazu and Loz as Sesshomaru examined the two. "Did you two see a black haired demon leaving this area" Sesshomaru said as he asked Yazu and Loz. "I think I saw someone flying away towards the west" Yazu said. He thought they might get some useful information if they helped. "I see" Sesshomaru said as he was trying to wake Rin up, but he was having a hard time doing so. "Do you know what kind of spell affects these two" Sesshomaru asked only out of concern for Rin's safety.

"Yeah I do. They are under the effects of sleep and poison. That is easy to take care of with Esuna" Yazu said as he used Esuna to cure them. Rin and Jaken got up feeling alright. Sesshomaru sensed that those two men were half demons of some kind, but there was something different of them. He sensed a kind of energy in them. This energy he felt from them was something he never sensed in any living creature before in his life. But he sensed the same energy in Naraku's aura as well while he was fighting him. Sesshomaru thought these men might provide answers to what might have caused Naraku's recent increase in power.

"Your energy is usual. Tell me how you two acquired such power" Sesshomaru asked. Both men were a little surprised by the statement. "This man is clearly able to sense the Mako energy we have been infused with. "Simple we were infused with Mako energy" Loz replied. "Mako energy; Where can I find this Mako energy" Sesshomaru asked. "It can be found on our world almost everywhere" Loz said. "Your world" Sesshomaru asked raising an eyebrow. "There is a gateway between this world and ours in a cave on a mountain that is in the east about maybe a six days walk from here I think" Yazu said. Sesshomaru recognized that location to be near the village Inuyasha is usual at. "Thank you for your information. I bid you farewell" Sesshomaru said as he was walking away. "Hey could you tell us what did that demon do to you or why did he fight you" Yazu asked. "He stole something from me. It was a useless sword that cannot kill and it could only revive the dead" Sesshomaru said as he was walking away with Rin and Jaken were following behind him.

The three didn't even brother to ask about the large airship floating above them. Yazu and Loz returned to the ship where they told Sephiroth what they had learned.

"Interesting" Sephiroth said as he moved towards the window in front of the airship. Kadaj was flying the ship high above the clouds so no one on the ground could see them. "A sword that cannot kill and is able to revive the dead is something that is unheard of. This world has many interesting objects. Did that fellow say in which direction this thief who took the sword ran off to" Sephiroth asked. "Yeah he did he was heading west" Loz replied. "Kadaj set a course to head west. We are going after that sword" Sephiroth said. "What about the jewel shards" Yazu asked. "How can we find them if we don't know where to look" Sephiroth replied.

"In any case if we run into someone who dose have them. Then we will take them" Sephiroth replied as Kadaj turned the airship to head west on an intercept course.