The 5th Son
A/N-Ok… you know how I said the story was going to be about 17 chapters long? And you how in the last chapter I said the plot just took a turn? Well I have it all figured out now! ^-^. Now I'm quite sure the fic should have it least 20 chapters, probably more! ^-^
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Chapter 13: Winning a losing battle
Kagome looked on as Inuyasha pulled the Tetsusaiga out of Izumo's now lifeless body. 'That's it!?' she thought in disarray 'After all of the hell Izumo put me through, you'd think Inuyasha could have it least tortured Izumo a little before killing him?'. Kagome shook her head nonchalantly.
'Straying from the point here baka' Kagome inwardly scolded herself. 'The important thing is that Izumo is dead, and Inuyasha is aliv-' Kagome's thoughts of victory were cut short and vanished the second the cruel hand that was Oshima's rested upon her shoulder.
Kagome froze 'I completely forgot about him! ;-; ' she thought in dismay shifting uncomfortably in his grasp. Oshima noticed this and looked down upon her, a sadistic smirk gracing his face "Don't let that one victory get to your head, Kagome. I assure you, my power surpasses Izumo's in every way imaginable."
Kagome involuntarily shivered a bit in slight fear 'Please Inuyasha, help me'
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Inuyasha looked down upon Izumo's motionless body for a second. He had really won, he had really beaten the best of the shadow warriors using his father's sword. But… Inuyasha scowled, it wasn't over just yet.
Narrowing his eyes he turned to where Oshima stood with his hand rested on Kagome's shoulders. His eyes hidden partly behind his bangs Inuyasha took a step forward. "Get, your filthy hand off of her." Inuyasha said in a menacing, low tone.
Oshima smirked, but instead of removing his hand, he grabbed Kagome by the hair and pulled her up. A low growl erupted from the depths of Inuyasha throat "Get your fucking hands off of her!" he roared furiously.
"Oh, like this?" Oshima replied in an 'oh that's what you mean, how silly of me' sort of tone as he slapped Kagome harshly across the face and sent her sprawling to the floor a few feet away from him.
"I'll rip your throat out!" Inuyasha growled, running forward with all of his speed. He flexed his claws around the Tetsusaiga and prepared to end Oshima's life in a very similar fashion as to how he had ended Izumo's.
Chuckling lightly Oshima, at the very last moment stepped out of Inuyasha's way and countered by elbowing him roughly in the center of his spine.
Inuyasha fell to the floor, the wind knocked out of him. And, while he was trying to regain his posture Oshima heedlessly walked over a few feet to his thrown and picked up a rather impressing looking sword. 'Crap' Inuyasha thought as he breathed heavily.
Stalking over to Inuyasha Oshima gave him a disappointed look "I suppose, you wasted all of your strength on Izumo, Inuyasha? Pitty, I really didn't think I'd finish you off this fast" Oshima got a thoughtful look on his face "Too bad, farewell Inuyasha" Oshima raised the sword in the air.
Bringing it down he only managed to slice a small slab of flesh off of Inuyasha's leg, as Inuyasha rolled out of the way, barely evading death. Inuyasha, cringed in pain for a moment, but regained his fighting stance fast. "I will not lose!" he yelled as he lunged at Oshima, slamming his fist into Oshima's face.
A sickening cracking sound thudded through the throne room as Inuyasha jumped back and distanced himself a bit from Oshima.
A little blood trickled down the side of Oshima's lip. "Not bad" he said as he whipped a little blood away with his finger. Then taking his finger to his mouth and tasting it.
O_O;;; "That's just sick!" Inuyasha said turning his head a bit in disgust. Oshima just smiled "Tastes like victory to me, and for me"
Shaking his head Inuyasha ran forward again, only this time he made sure for Oshima not to dodge. The clinging sound of metal hitting metal rang through out the room as Inuyasha's and Oshima's swords clashed.
"You're wasting your time boy!" Oshima called as he blocked another swing, courtesy of Inuyasha. "I'm not a boy, I'm a man!" Inuyasha replied angrily as he swung the Tetsusaiga down harder.
Oshima tisked, and once again blocked Inuyasha's attack with ease. "You may have been able to beat Izumo, but I am much stronger than he." Oshima said swinging to the side, his sword grazing Inuyasha's arm.
Inuyasha flinched a little but still didn't back down "then I'll just have to be stronger than you too!" Inuyasha said ducking the swing Oshima had intended for his head.
"Fool, does wielding your father's sword boost your ego so? A Sword may be great, but it is only as powerful as it's wielder" Oshima mocked.
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"Hey, Sango?" Miroku pocked Sango as she and the rest were looking on at the fight from the opposite side of the room. "What!?" Sango whispered back. "Do you know who's winning?" Miroku asked with curiosity. Shaking her head Sango looked at him "It's hard to tell" she replied.
"Ah" Miroku said turning back to the fight. Then he fidgeted a bit and poked Sango again. "What Miroku!?" Sango yelled as loud as she could with still whispering. "Um, how long do you think the fight will last?" Miroku questioned. "I don't know! I'm not a fortune teller! Now be quite!" Sango hissed.
"Oh, ok" Miroku replied once again looking at the fight. And then he poked her again. "WHAT!!!?" Sango practically yelled. "Well it's just… does it look like Inuyasha's losing to you?" Miroku asked. Sango shook her head 'baka'.
"Miroku?"…. "Yes Sango?"… "Did you know, that closets like talkative people?" Sango asked innocently. Miroku's eyes widened and he shut up immediately… but not before groping Sango.
The loud sound of a slap echoed throughout the entire room. Everyone, including Inuyasha and Oshima turned and looked at Sango. Sango sweat dropped "Um.. er.. nothing to see here… um…" Sango looked around nervously "Hey, weren't you and Oshima trying to kill each other?" Sango questioned Inuyasha in attempt to get the focus off of her. And it worked like a charm as Oshima lunged at Inuyasha, slicing him in the leg again. 'Er maybe it wasn't that good of an idea O.O' Sango thought skittishly.
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Inuyasha's knee gave out as Oshima managed to create another gash in his leg. Looking at himself Inuyasha noticed that he was bleeding all over. 'Something is wrong… my demon blood should have healed most of these by now, especially the dagger wound Izumo gave me' Inuyasha thought as the wound in his side continued burning in pain.
But Inuyasha was left little time for thoughts as Oshima lunged forward once again. Pulling his sword up Inuyasha just barely managed to block. But Oshima wasn't backing down as he grinded hid sword harder and harder against Inuyasha's. which was preventing Inuyasha from fully standing back up.
Beads of sweat forming along his brow, Inuyasha had the strong urge to wipe them away, sweat always did bother him. "Bastard!" Inuyasha yelled as he pushed with all of his might and got Oshima to back off long enough for him to wipe his forehead with the back of his hand.
'Wait… didn't Izumo say something about poison on that dagger?' Inuyasha thought, when suddenly waves of pain flashed through the left side of his body, the same side that the dagger had hit. 'Kuso!' Inuyasha thought pained as he grabbed his side.
But there was no time for recovery, not now anyway, as Oshima once again came at Inuyasha. 'Doesn't this guy ever get hurt?' Inuyasha thought to himself as he now blocked, holding the Tetsusaiga with only his right hand, since his left hand was now too numb with pain.
'This whole time, he's done tons of damage to me. And yet all I've been able to do to him is draw a little blood from his lip' Inuyasha wrinkled his nose in disgust at the memory of Oshima tasting his own blood.
"You know what?" Oshima said as he slammed his blade down against Inuyasha's once again. "What?" Inuyasha barely whispered as the right side of his body began racking with pain also.
"This is getting old" Oshima replied slamming his sword down against Inuyasha again, this time knocking it from Inuyasha now weak hand.
Now in a daze Inuyasha barely comprehended what had just happened "Ya.. it is kinda old" Inuyasha replied hoarsely as he tried to focus his blurred vision on Oshima.
Oshima simply smirked, he knew what was happening, he knew full and well what effect Izumo's poison was having on the Hanyou.
Pulling around he swung his leg to the side and kicked Inuyasha hard in the stomach, sending him flying a couple of feet, and landing roughly on the ground.
Blood dripped from Inuyasha's lips.. and from the gash in his arm… and from the gashes in his legs, and the stab wound in his side. Least to say… he looked like shit.
"I suppose…" Oshima said examining a bit of dirt under his nails carelessly "That since you're going to die soon anyways, I can let you in on a little secret". A grunt was the only response he got from Inuyasha, who was now on the floor, barely able to keep his head up.
Oshima sneered "You see, I've been planning on taking over your father's lands for quite some time now" Oshima said as he paced a bit forward.
"Oh… and you know that weapons smith in one of the villages near your father's manor?" Oshima stated. This caught Kagome's attention rather than Inuyasha's. Not that Oshima noticed since Kagome was still by the throne, behind him.
"Higurashi, was his family name I believe? Hmm.. Well that doesn't matter… anyways, I needed weapons, in order to take over the western lands. So I sought out his services. But, the fool, he turned me down, said something about never betraying the Western lands." Oshima paused to take a breath.
"And so, I ordered for is village to be set on fire, and for him to be locked with out escape in his burning hut" Oshima finished laughing sadistically.
Waving his hand over his mouth Oshima yawned a little. "Well, enough of this, Inuyasha. It's time to say adieu" Oshima said Raising his sword in the air, with the full intent of decapitating the young hanyou.
But then, there was this sudden whizzing sound in the air, and the next thing Oshima knew pain surged through his shoulder where he found an arrow embedded in it as he dropped his sword.
Spinning around Oshima turned to see and Extremely pissed looking Kagome glaring at him, a bow in her hands, and a pack of arrows at her side. 'Kuso, I knew I shouldn't have left those lying around!' Oshima cursed mentally to himself.
"That" Kagome said gesturing to the arrow in Oshima's shoulder. "That was for Inuyasha" She said as she began stringing another arrow. Oshima's eyes widened in fear as Kagome released the second arrow hitting him in the leg. "and that was for my friends" Kagome said pulling yet another arrow out.
'Shit, she's serious!' Oshima thought to himself as he eyed his sword that lay and the ground, and bent over to retrieve it. But it didn't go un noticed by Kagome as she let a third arrow fly, striking him in the hand that had been reaching for the sword.
"That's was for me" Kagome said as she pulled the last arrow left out of the pack. Holding his hand in pain Oshima refused to look weak and cry out, so he stood up as strait as he could and stuck his chin up in the air proudly.
"Foolish girl… you may be able to strike me with your arrows, but you will never have the guts to actually murder me." Oshima said and then began laughing evilly his head thrown up in the air.
"For some one who has caused so much pain, it wouldn't be murder, murder is what happens to the innocent, like you did to my father. You're not innocent" Kagome spoke barley loud enough to be heard over Oshima's laughing.
And with that she released her final arrow, striking Oshima dead center in his black heart. Oshima's laughing halter as he clutched the arrow and fell to his knee's. Blood now pouring from his mouth Oshima gave one last gurgle, that's sounded along the lines like 'Bitch' before he fell completely to the ground, gone from the world now.
"And that" Kagome spoke as she let her arms fall to her sides "That was for my Father!"
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A/N- Was that not… the greatest!!! Ehehehe sorry, it's just that I've been looking forward to writing that part for some time now ^^;. Anyways, sorry for updating about 3-4 days late. ;-;. But hey, I have my internet back now, and am very happy!
~AngelWingsbaka~
The reviewer who inspired this chapter was InuLover who ish one of my very favorite reviewers (I have about 3 fav reviewers) Yay InuLover!!!!! ^-^
P.S-please excuse any mistakes you might have found in this chapter, I really didn't have much time to beta read it, but I did my best! 0.0
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