The 5th Son
A/N- I'M SO SORY!!!!! Ya, it took me a while to update, explanations as to why in the ending A/N.
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Chapter 12: Bye bye Izumo ;-;
Now, finally out of the maze Inuyasha and his 6 other companions walked on. 'We're coming Kagome, just wait, a little longer' Inuyasha thought to himself as he took long strides down a hall. Looking around he noted that the walls were decorated with strips of black, velvet like materials, and it was rather dim, not that it mattered with his Hanyou senses…
Shaking his head Inuyasha turned his gaze back to Sango and Miroku. "You guys doing ok?" he asked blandly. "Why how sweet of you to ask!" Chirped Miroku "Sango's beating to me were a little harsh, but I'll survive. Besides, I'm sure they were just love punches."
Rolling her eye Sango slapped Miroku up side the head "I don't think that's what he meant dim wit". Sighing Inuyasha rubbed his forehead "What I meant is, it's very dim in here, and although me, Sesshoumaru, Keita, and the twins can see, that's because we have our youkai abilities, unlike you two".
Miroku made and o shape with his lips while Sango nodded her head in understanding. "Yes, it is a little hard to see, but we'll be fine none the less" Sango said patiently. "Good" Inuyasha relied as he turned back keeping his gaze fixed ahead of him now.
As they continued walking Keita began to wonder. They'd been walking down this hall for some time now, yet nothing had changed. The walls were all the same, there were no doors as of yet, and there was no ending to the hall in sight either.
"Is it me, or are we not making any progress?" Keita spoke up. "If by no progress, you mean the fact that this hall hasn't changed any, than you are wrong" Sesshoumaru replied knowingly.
By now they had all stopped. Keita looked at Sesshoumaru quizzically "But, the hall really HASN'T changed at all though" was his reply. "But it has…" Sesshoumaru said pointing to the wall. "Look, in the beginning of the hall, the velvety decorations on the walls were black, and the walls them selves were a blood red color."
Examining the walls Keita now understood what Sesshoumaru meant, because the walls were not Blood red with black velvet decorations, but now were rather, black with blood red decorations.
"This place pisses me off" Inuyasha huffed as he turned and started to go down the hall once again.
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Sitting comfortable on his cushioned throne Lord Oshima smirked taking a sip of the Greenish black drink that occupied his glass. This was all going perfect 'Inutaisho's son's and their annoying human friends will never make it through the maze' Oshima smirked to himself.
Suddenly hearing the shuddering of a few windows, caused no doubt by the opening of the throne room door Oshima peered up to see a rather short, exhausted looking servant jogging towards him.
Sighing in an annoyed manner he set his glass down on the small silver stand that stood near where he sat. "L-Lord Oshima!" the servant called out reaching the throne. Rubbing his forehead Oshima looked forward "What is it!?".
Flinching the servant bowed "Sir, Inutaisho's Son's and the two humans have exited the maze and are now nearing the ensnare room". "What!" Yelled Oshima slashing out and killing the servant as his sharp claws ripped through the small man's neck.
Taking in deep breathes Oshima attempted to calm himself. "It's ok… they're headed for the ensnare room after all, they'll never have enough brains to get themselves out of there" Oshima laughed Sadistically as he picked up his glass and took a long sip of the substance it contained.
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Looking ahead Ryohei thought he saw something. Squinting a little his thoughts were confirmed, he did see something. "Hey guys! I think I see a door!" he shouted triumphantly.
"You're just now seeing it?" Ryuichi questioned. "We all saw it a while ago" Sesshoumaru added in. "Oh" Ryohei replied sheepishly.
Approaching the door Inuyasha reached for the handle. "Wait!" Sango called from behind him. "What?" Inuyasha asked looking at her in alarm. "You sure you guys don't want me to have to open it for you again?" Sango questioned smugly.
They all fell silent… "Jeesh, can't even take a joke?" Sango huffed crossing her arms. Turning back to the door Inuyasha grabbed its cold silver handle and turned it making a slight squeaking noise.
Stepping in Inuyasha looked around, and the other followed behind him. All of the sudden there was a loud snapping sound. Everyone turned around to see that the door they had just entered through was now shut.
Turning and grabbing the door handle Ryohei tried pushing and pulling the door open, but it wouldn't budge. "Great" Inuyasha mumbled angrily. "Hey Miroku… I told you not to come with us, I told you there were a lot of closets here, but did you listen to me? Did you heed my warning? Nope." Sango said in the most haunting voice she could conjure up.
Squeaking Miroku got on the ground, curled up into a little ball and rocked back and forth mumbling about evil closets, and haunted things out to get him.
"Now what you've done Sango, this room seems to have some kind of barrier making it to where we can't use the door we came in through, and Miroku was the only one who know spells that break barriers!" Inuyasha said angrily. "Um… oops?" Sango hunched her shoulders and curled her lips back innocently.
"Look" Sesshoumaru said drawing all attention to him. Stepping up to a plat on the wall that had writing on it, he read out loud. "Un-intelligent and trapped, or wise and free? You chose your fate, what will it be? Few doors remaining, a key on the wall. Find the right door, or never leave at all.".
"Great, a riddle…" Inuyasha said bordly. Looking around the room he only saw five doors, the one that they had come in, and four others. Grabbing the crude looking key he saw dangling from a hook on the far left wall Inuyasha took it and jabbed it into the nearest door's key hole.
A small zap and the key was spit back out. "Nice move baka" Ryohei commented rolling his eyes. "Wait" Said Ryuichi as he pointed to the door where letters began to appear. Once more Sesshoumaru read out loud. "The door of ignorance is this of which you have tried. You must not read much, your instincts have lied".
"Ha! It said Inuyasha was Ignorant!" Ryuichi laughed. Grabbing the key Ryuichi walked to the door across from the one Inuyasha had tried. "This is the right one I bet you!" He said pushing the keys in. And, getting the same reaction as Inuyasha's door gave.
"The door you chose, rude put down of others, you'll never unlock the book of your brother." Was what the riddle read. "That's enough!" Keita said as he put the key in the next door, and he also, got the same reaction. "The door you have chosen, is that so bitter, dark blue the color of your literature.".
"Only one door left!" Ryohei called grabbing the key and putting it into the last door. And he got the same reaction, just the same as the first door, and the second door, and the third door! "The door you've chosen for one's self, isn't even on, the 3rd shelf" the words read.
"None of these damn riddles make any sense!" Inuyasha yelled angrily. "I think I get it…" Sesshoumaru inquired and then repeated all of the doors' riddles in a row, stressing his words on the detailed parts.
. "The door of ignorance is this of which you have tried. You must not read much, your instincts have lied". "The door you chose, rude put down of others, you'll never unlock the book of your brother." "The door you have chosen, is that so bitter, dark blue the color of your literature.". "The door you've chosen for one's self ,isn't even on the 3rd shelf"
"Don't you get it" Sesshoumaru said walking over to a bookcase that was also in the room. "It has to do with books" You must not read much. "It's a dark blue book" Dark blue, the color of your literature. "It's called Brother and has a lock" You'll never unlock the book of your brother. "And it's on the 3rd Shelf!" the door you've chosen, isn't even on the 3rd shelf.
Taking the key Sesshoumaru put it into the lock of a dark blue book called brother on the 3rd shelf of the bookcase. There was a slight crackling sound and then out of the blue the bookcase shifted and then vanished. "Looks like I've solved the riddle" Sesshoumaru said smugly.
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"Lord Oshima" Izumo appeared at Oshima's side. "Yes?" Oshima questioned. "They, have made it past the room of the ensnare room." Izumo implied. Oshima stopped what he was doing. 'Damn! I bet the eldest brat figured it out!' Oshima cursed mentally.
Rubbing his temples Oshima smirked anyways. "Send Basho to get that Kagome girl, I want her to be here when you and the other 6 kill her friends" Oshima smirked.
"Yes milord" Izumo nodded and then vanished. 'This is all going to end soon, and I'll come out the victor' Oshima thought smirking to himself.
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Slowly but surly Kagome began to wake up, back to the conscious world 'Back to reality -_- ' Kagome thought Disdainfully.
Pulling herself up she groggily attempted to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Suddenly there was a loud clacking sound. Knowing that the sound was that of the door opening Kagome looked up praying that it wasn't Izumo back for more torture.
And to her surprise it wasn't him. No, it wasn't Izumo… it was the stupid fat one, AKA Basho. Shaking her head in annoyance Kagome sighed "Need something?"
Grinning his smile that Kagome had officially labeled the 'Drunken Idiots smile' he came over, grabbed her arm and none to gently dragged her up to her feat. "Lord Oshima wants ya" was his smart reply as he pulled her out of the room.
'Wonderful!' Kagome though sarcastically to herself as she followed him. Normally she would have rebelled and resisted, but unfortunately she was already pretty hurt from the torturing, and she just didn't have the energy to resist.
Following the grungy man Kagome was led through the same halls, and the same areas that she had been led through the first time she was taken to Oshima.
Once again she was led up to the door that entered to the side of the throne room. Opening the door Basho stepped to the side, pushed Kagome in, and then stopped in after her, closing the door behind him.
Glaring up Kagome spotted Oshima sitting in his throne, a smug look upon his face. Chuckling gruffly Basho dragged Kagome over to the throne, standing right next to Oshima.
"So good of you to join me here Miss Kagome" Oshima said in false politeness. "What do you want!?" Kagome spat at him angrily. Between the torture, feeling like crap, and Basho's bad breath, Kagome really wasn't in the mood to deal with Oshima's games.
Smirking and shaking his head Oshima clicked his tongue "Why is that any way to speak to me, when I'm being kind enough to let you witness this?". "Eh?" Kagome looked at him dumfounded "Witness what?".
"Why, the death of your friends of coarse, it should be a rather delightful show."
Oshima replied smugly as Kagome collapsed to her knees in shock.
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Looking at where the bookcase used to be, Inuyasha and the rest stepped through to find two large doors before them. "Well, this just screams big evil bad guy hang out" Ryohei stated blandly.
"That's what we've been looking for, now no more stalling!" Inuyasha replied stepping up to the two large doors. Grabbing each wooden door Inuyasha pushed them open, the hinges squeaking as he did so.
And when the doors were completely opened… When all seven of them walked in, they saw exactly what, or per say, who they were looking for.
There in front of them was a, rather too smug looking man sitting on a throne. And, on her knees next to him, a rather injured looking Kagome.
'Kagome…' Inuyasha though taking a small step forward. She looked so, terrible… bruises and cuts everywhere. Her cloths were torn, and stained with, by the smell, her own blood. She looked so fragile and weak. Like, if he were to touch her she'd fall to pieces, and blow away with the wind.
Clenching his fists Inuyasha trembled with anger "Bastard! You'll pay for this!" He yelled furiously. Oshima simply tapped his fingers together, a cruel smile gracing his lips.
Laughing Oshima shook his head "I doubt you are even worth my time boy…" He said waving his hand. And as he waved his hand, out of the shadows came seven men. "I'd like to introduce you to the men know as, the Seven shadows of Satan" Oshima said complacently. "Yasuhiko, Kurashima, Tsuhiro, Dakira, Tasuke, Shiensa, and the leader, Izumo." Oshima gestured to the seven men kneeling before him "Kill them" he said simply.
Taking fighting stances, Inuyasha, his brother, Miroku, and Sango prepared them selves. Inuyasha turned his head "Sesshoumaru, you take Tasuke. Keita, you take Kurashima. Ryuichi you take Tsuhiro, and Ryohei you take Shiensa. Miroku, you take on Dakira, and Sango you fight Yasuhiko. And, I get Izumo" Inuyasha said narrowing his eyes.
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And then it started. Each one of the shadow warriors, up against each one of the people fighting for Kagome.
Inuyasha walked up to Izumo. Every one else had already started fighting, and they were the only two remaining that were not in combat… Yet. Looking around Inuyasha saw his brothers, his friends…
Turning he saw Sango flip and dodge yet another swift punch that Yasuhiko had thrown her way, and then watched as she swung and countered his next attack with a strong kick.
Turning again, he saw Ryuichi and Ryohei side by side fighting Tsuhiro and Shiensa. Those two, they never could do anything with out the other right there with them.
And then he watched as Keita took in a strong punch from Kurashima, but was back up just as fast as he had fallen, giving it his all.
And Sesshoumaru keeping the same poised, blank face that he usually wore as he easily avoided Tasuke's attacks. Show off…
Then Miroku, spinning and pulling his right leg under Dakira successfully tripping him.
'Looks like they're all doing fine with their own opponents. Now it's my turn.' Inuyasha thought turning back to Izumo with a cold glare. "It starts now" where the three words he spoke before he charged forwards, Tetsusaiga drawn.
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Kagome gazed on at the sight before her. All of her friends fighting their best, just for her… The shadow warriors, they were strong, but with every punch, kick, or whatever the shadow warriors threw at her friends. Her friends threw it back ten fold.
But… that still didn't seem to be enough. She could tell, they were getting worn out, and fast too… shaking her head Kagome gaze fell upon Inuyasha. He looked so determined, and this was all for her.
He must've had a hell of a time getting through the manor, not to mention he had to travel all the way here. And, it was all her fault… If she hadn't been so weak, she never would have been kidnapped. If she wasn't so selfish, she never would have wanted to be rescued…
Suddenly Kagome was jolted out of her thoughts as cruel laughter echoed in her ears. "Your dear dog boy will never win my dear." Oshima smiled evilly. "Izumo is the strongest shadow warrior in the region, and he will not be defeated. Too bad for you… soon they'll all be dead and I'll be that much closer to taking over the western lands. Heh, well soon enough I'll be ruler of both the South, and the West. In the end, you'll most likely be sold as a noble man's concubine." Oshima said laughing sadistically.
Kagome scrunched her eyebrows and shook her head "Inuyasha is stronger then that, you'll see." she said defiantly.
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"Kuso!" Inuyasha yelled as he was thrown back a couple of yards, sweat pouring down his face. "Give up now Baka Inu" Izumo said arrogantly leaning on his sword. "You are just a hanyou, you'll never even come close to beating a shadow warrior of my status."
"Die bastard!" Inuyasha yelled running forward and once more crashing swords with Izumo. By now every one else had already finished fighting. All of his brothers, Miroku, and Sango had already defeated their opponents. 'Figures they got the easy ones' Inuyasha scoffed mentally as dodged another attack.
"You really are a pathetic fighter" Izumo mocked swinging his blade toward Inuyasha's right leg. "I don't think so!" Inuyasha said reacting and swinging the Tetsusaiga down blocking Izumo's sword and forcing him to back away some.
Izumo stopped and then smiled "You really care about her don't you?". Inuyasha stopped, he knew whom Izumo was talking about. He was talking about Kagome. Inuyasha gaze faltered from Izumo and landed on Kagome.
"Fool!" Izumo called out throwing a dagger at Inuyasha. It was a distraction! Pulling to the right Inuyasha easily dodged it. "Feh, you missed!" Inuyasha said haughtily.
"Did I?" Izumo replied. "Wah-" Inuyasha was cut short as he fell to his knees. A sharp pain shot through his side. Gripping his side Inuyasha looked down to see a dagger embedded in it, thick blood oozing out.
"You were so caught up thinking that you were so great for dogging my first dagger, that you didn't even notice the second one I had thrown." Izumo stated laughing as he approached Inuyasha. "I'll get you-" Inuyasha cut of again as the pain worsened.
'What's wrong? It shouldn't be this bad with my demon blood!' Inuyasha thought starting to panic. "What's wrong? Not healing like you normally would eh? Heh, you have the poison on the dagger to thank for that" Izumo said smugly as he stood right before Inuyasha.
"You know, this has been a good week for me." Izumo said kicking Inuyasha hard in the side. "I mean, not only am I defeating you easily, but I got the beat the shit out of your pretty little girl friend too!". Inuyasha tensed.
Slamming his foot into Inuyasha again, Izumo continued "Hey, maybe after this is all over, I'll get Oshima to sell her to me as a concubine" Izumo said complacently. Grinding his jaw and clenching his fists, that's where Izumo stepped over the line.
Grabbing Izumo's leg in the middle of another kick, Inuyasha flung Izumo down, and then him self stood. Quickly reacting Izumo was back up with in seconds.
" You! First you kidnapped Kagome!" Inuyasha said angrily taking a step towards Izumo. " You! Then you tortured her!" Inuyasha now growled taking yet another menacing step closer to Izumo.
Breaking out in a cold sweat Izumo took a step back. The look in Inuyasha eyes.. Izumo shuddered taking two more steps back. "And now. Now you are talking about her being your play thing!!!!" Inuyasha roared running forward.
Izumo didn't have a chance to know what hit him. One second Inuyasha was it least 5 more feet away from him, the next, Inuyasha was standing right in front of him, his sword lodged right through his stomach.
"You.." Izumo coughed, blood spilling from his mouth. "Ya, me." Inuyasha replied twisting his sword, pulling it up, down, twisting it once more, and then finally pulling it out of Izumo, letting his now lifeless body fall to the floor with a satisfying thump.
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A/N- This chap was almost double the size of my normal chapters! Yay! Ok, so yes, I took a really long time to update and I apologize sincerely! It's just that, first of all I've been studying like crazy because we are in the middle of testing for my school. BUT to add on to that, then my lovely (EVIL!!!) father decided to take away my internet because my chores were not complete _" ! So ya, in fact.. I STILL have no Internet right now. The only reason I got to update is because I did some serious but kissing and begging to get my dad to let me on just long enough to update for you guys. (aren't I devoted? XD) Anywho, I think I'll have my Internet back by next weekend. And so I do believe you guys can expect an update next weekend.
Sorry once again for taking almost two weeks to update, I didn't mean to :3
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