Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale:

The Inochimaru Chronicles

Chapter2: Enter Inochimaru! Sesshomaru Regains His Full Power!

Sesshomaru entered the portal, he was immediately followed by Inuyasha. "No, Inuyasha!" called Kagome. She started to run towards the portal.

"Kagome, don't go in!" called Sango. "It's too dangerous."

Kagome stopped and turned around. "I have to go, Inuyasha can't handle Sesshomaru alone. Koinu, come here." Her son walked over to her, tears were in his eyes.

"Mama, where did daddy go?" he asked.

Kagome smiled. "It's okay honey, daddy just went away for a little bit and I'm going with him." as she said this tears ran down her son's face.

"Mom, I don't want you to leave too. Please stay!" he begged. He hugged his mother, a little too tightly.

"I'll be back soon sweetie. Just promise me that you'll stay here." she said.

"I will." said Koinu in a chocked voice. Kagome hugged her son one last time and went into the portal, she was followed by Sango and Miroku. Koinu stood there with Kika and Sensu, all three of them looking into the portal hoping that their parents would return.

Sesshomaru, riding one of the skeleton birds, landed on his father's right shoulder. He sniffed the air and turned around, there was his arm now in its human form. Sesshomaru started to walk towards his arm when he suddenly jumped, narrowly dodging a strike from Inuyasha's claws. Sesshomaru landed behind Inuyasha and struck him, sending him flying across the shoulder.

"Inuyasha." said Sesshomaru staring at his brother with an emotionless expression. "I told you not to follow me." He started to walk towards his brother. "But then again, you always have been a glutton for punishment at my hands." With amazing speed Sesshomaru ran towards Inuyahsa and swung at him using Tokijin, but Inuyasha managed to dodge. Sesshomaru continued his offense, Inuyasha barely dodging each attack. Sesshomaru used his poison whip to bind Inuyasha, then threw him to the ground. Sesshomaru went in for the final blow but was halted by a arrow narrowly missing his head. Sesshomaru directed his attention to his attacker, Kagome accompanied by Miroku and Sango.

"Sesshomaru!" said Kagome as she shot another arrow, Sesshomaru spined with amazing speed and force and sent the arrow back at Kagome.

"The arrow!" said Miroku. "It's coming right for us, and we have no way to block it." The group huddled together and braced for the force of the impact. Kagome's life flashed before her. She saw when she first met Inuaysha at the sacred tree, the final battle against Naraku, and finally her son. "Koinu." she whispered. The arrow was only a few feet away, Kagome closed her eyes and prepared for the worst. After a few seconds Kagome opened her eyes to see that she was still alive and that the arrow had been caught by Koinu. Koinu stood there, in front of the group, examining the arrow wondering why it made her mother and friends cower. He turned around to his mother.

"Hi mama." he said. Kagome ran over and hugged her son.

"Koinu, I told you stay in the village!" shouted Kagome.

Koinu's expression changed to frantic. "Um yeah, about that, look!" he shouted as he pointed towards his father. Kagome looked behind her to see Inuaysha being thrown around by Sesshomaru. Before Kagome could react, Koinu had already reached the scene and was helping his father. Koinu slashed at Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru dodged and simply stood there observing the young boy.

Sesshomaru sniffed. [He has the scent of Inuyasha and that human Kagome. He is their son] Sesshomaru growled angrily as he dodged another of Koinu's attacks. "I will not be taken down by a quarter-breed!" said Sesshomaru as he knocked Koinu to the ground. He placed his now glowing poisonous claws to Koinu's throat and said, "Worthless creature. Die!"

"Sesshomaru!" yelled Inuyasha. Sesshomaru halted his attack and looked at his brother, Sesshomaru's face contorted with rage as he looked upon his Inuyasha holding his arm. "Drop my son, or I'll make sure you'll never reattach your arm." Sesshomaru looked at Koinu, then picked up the boy and threw him to his father. Inuyasha's face was full of rage.

"Hmph! You never said to drop him softly." said Sesshomaru.

"Yeah, and I had my fingers crossed." said Inuyasha. He threw Sesshomaru's arm into the air and took out tetsusaiga. Sesshomaru could only look on as his arm was about to be destroyed. Inuyasha swung at the arm, but hit nothing but air. He looked over at Sesshomaru, but saw that he did not have his arm, only that Sesshomaru was grinning. Inuyasha sniffed [that scent, it's back] Inuyahsa turned around and saw a young dark-haired demon, that looked very much like Sesshomaru. He was smiling at Inuyasha.

"Why, you look as if you've seen a ghost Uncle Inuyasha." said the young demon smiling.

"Uncle?" asked Inuyasha in a puzzled voice. He turned around and looked at Sesshomaru. [Sesshomaru has a son?] he thought.

"Did I hear right?" asked Miroku. "Sesshomaru has a son?"

"Oh my God, I just didn't expect that." said Kagome.

"I found it hard to believe that you and Inuyasha had a child, but Sesshomaru having a son seems beyond unlikely." added Sango.

Koinu had regained consciousness and looked around, he saw the young demon. [that's the scent from earlier] he thought.

"Who are you?" asked Inuyasha.

"My name?" asked the demon. "It's Inochimaru, but if I were you I'd be less worried me and more worried about yourself." he said as he pointed to his father. Inuyasha turned around just in time to catch a blow to the face from Sesshomaru, Inuyasha was sent flying into the ground. He got back on his feet just in time to see Sesshomaru take his arm from Inochimaru.

"No." gasped Inuyasha. Sesshomaru reattached his arm. A red glow consumed him and a mist surrounded his body as he was levitated into the air. The mist settled and the glow faded as Sesshomaru descended to the ground.

[No] thought Inuyasha. [His new strength combined with Tokijin, along with his sons power is too much. I have to stop him before he attacks]. Inuyasha focused his energy to perform the Bakuryuuha, but it was too difficult. Inochimaru and Sesshomaru's combined demonic energy was overwhelming his own. "One choice." said Inuyasha. He raised tetsusaiga above his head and shouted, "Kaze no Kizu." and sent a large blast at the two demons, they easily dodged. "First things first, take care of the new guy." Inuyasha directed his attention towards Inochimaru he rose his sword again and shouted, "Bakuryuuha!" The enormous wave of energy was sent at Inochimaru, he simply smiled and unsheathed a sword. "The tenseiga!" said Inuyasha.

Inochimaru took a mighty stroke with tenseiga and canceled the Bauryuuha. "Hmph, simple enough." mumbled Inochimaru.

"He canceled it!" said Inuyasha in utter shock. "I thought only Sesshomaru was strong enough to do that."

"How did he..." said Kagome in disbelief.

"Just how strong is he?" asked Sango.

"I don't know," said Miroku "But his strength can't be that far from Sesshomaru's."

"Damn you!" mumbled Inuyasha under his breath.

"Such foul language Inuyasha, and in the presence of innocent children." said Sesshomaru grinning.

"I know one thing Sesshomaru, that kid of yours ain't innocent." said Inuyasha.

"That is purely a matter of opinion Uncle." said Incohimaru. "But I won't be innocent, once I slaughter your son." With that, Inochimaru leapt over to Koinu.

"Koinu." said Inuyasha as he prepared to help his son, but was intercepted by Sesshomaru.

"You will not interfere Inuyasha."said Sesshomaru as he kept Inuyasha off with his poison whip.

Inochimaru landed next to Koinu. "So you are my dear cousin, Koinu." said Inochimaru. "Well, you're not much to look at, let's see if I can improve that face of yours." Inochimaru lunged at Koinu, Koinu barely dodged the first hit. He was taken down by the next one. "Pathetic." said Inohcimaru. Inochimaru's hand began to glow a dark green, he rose it above Koinu's head. Koinu looked off and saw his father being pummeled by Sesshomaru, Koinu was consumed by rage. He managed to throw off Inochimaru. "What's this?" whispered Inochimaru as he looked upon his cousin. Koinu's face had changed, his face now had two purple stripes on both sides of his face, and his eyes were blood-red with blue pupils.

"Grrrr." growled Koinu as he slashed at Inochimaru. Inochimaru narrowly dodged and attempted to run, but his speed was matched by Koinu.

"Impossible." said Inochimaru. "I will not be out matched by a quarter-breed!" He slashed at Koinu, but Koinu caught his hand and punched Inochimaru in the gut and sent him flying straight for his father. Sesshomaru dodged his son's flying body, but managed to grab him by the collar in order to stop him. Sesshomaru placed him on his feet. Inochimaru was consumed with rage. "Insolent, dirty, bastard!" shouted Inochimaru. "How dare you strike me with your dirty quarter-breed hands!" Inochimaru's eyes became the same as Koinu's, his body began to grow was consumed in a red glow.

"Inocimaru!" shouted Sesshomaru. Inochimaru halted his transformation. His face changed back and his cool and calm exterior returned. Sesshomaru looked around and noticed that everyone but Koinu was beaten. "It appears that we have won Inochimaru. I have received what I came here for, there is no need to stay any longer. Come."

"Yes father." said Inochimaru. Both of the demons were enveloped in a white orb, and floated over to and out of the portal.

"Now that those two are gone, all we have to worry about is Koinu." said Miroku.

"All we have to worry about?!" shouted Sango. "If he's anything like Inuyasha in that state then he's a lot to worry about."

"Koinu!" shouted Kagome. Koinu looked at his mother, his face contorted in a twisted smile.

"Koinu!" shouted Inuyasha. "Here, grab the tetsusaiga." [If he's anything like me in that state then he'll transform back when he grabs tetsusaiga.] Inuyasha held out the sword to his son, Koinu knocked it away.

"I don't need it." said Koinu calmly.

"What?" said Inuyasha surpised. He watched as his son stood there and closed his eyes for a few seconds. Koinu's face changed back and he looked at his father while holding his arm, injured from fighting Inochimaru.

"Something wrong?" he asked his father.

"He changed back without using tetsusaiga." said Kagome.

"But how?" asked Miroku.

"I didn't know that was possible." said Sango.

"How did you do that Koinu?" asked Inuyasha.

"I don't know." said Koinu. "I just wanted too."

"I see." said Inuyasha. [His mastery over his transformed state is amazing] thought Inuyasha. [I was nowhere near that strong at his age, just how strong is he?].

Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale:

The Inochimaru Chronicles

Chapter 3: Grudge Between the New Generation. Plus the Return of Shippo.