Title: Return of the blind swordsman
By: EVL5011
E-mail: Omnipotentevil5011yahoo.com
Chapter 4:
Three more days have passed, Kagome arrived unexpectedly at the village and was told about the sudden resurrection of Mekura. Kagome got reacquainted with the formerly blind demon slayer and saw the two small jewel shards lodged deep within his heart. Inuyasha and the others now knew where Naraku placed them. To remove them from Mekura would be a sudden death. Now known to Kagome was the new found relationship between Sango and Mekura. All was quite at the village, but some distance away…
Moving through the shadows, the sadistic Hell-Spawn Demon was stalking an unsuspecting girl as she carried a large bag of grains. The lizard demon swiftly moved across the small wooded area and remained perfectly still, as the young girl stopped upon hearing a branch snap.
"Hello? Is someone there?" she asked. The young girl had no idea as to the danger that she was in. She looked around and continued about her business, the young girl was mere feet away from exiting the forest, when he stopped her dead where she stood.
The large lizard picked her up from the ground, causing her to scream and drop her bag. The Hell-Spawn Lizard hadn't stalked anyone since his demise at the hands of Inuyasha, Mekura, and Sango. He covered her mouth with his enormous hand and looked her in the eyes. His mouth opened and his long tongue licked her across the face. He smiled and disappeared deep into the forest with his catch. The demon entered a small cave and released his prey. He quickly grabbed a large boulder and sealed off the entrance. He turned around watched as she looked for a means of escape.
"It's useless to look for a way out, I blocked the only way out. So stay put and I'll kill you fast and painless." The demon walked over to a large sword that was thrust into the stonewall and pulled it out. He stared at the young girl and killed her in one merciless clean swipe. Her blood splattered all over the wall. The Hell-Spawn Lizard tore the remains of the young girl into pieces and devoured her. The foul demon had killed his first human since dying. As he chewed on her warm flesh, a black shadow materialized in front of him. The same shadow from the underworld.
"Why isn't Mekura dead yet?" asked the black shadow.
"He's not going anywhere! I know exactly where he is, but I do need something else." Asked the Hell-Spawn Lizard.
The black shadow appeared to be angered by another request. Two bright red eyes became visible from the shadow as it answered, "What do you want now?"
Almost reluctant the demon replied, "My sword, I need it."
"Is that all?" asked the black shadow.
"Ye-yes." The black shadow slowly dematerialized and left a large sword behind. The blade was engulfed in a bright flame. The Hell-Spawn Lizard picked up the sword and smiled gleefully. "Now that I've fed, tomorrow you die!"
Meanwhile a few miles away, Kagura went back to the desolate demon slayer village (Mekura's village), only to find a large group of thieves and murderers. The groups of men were looting all the valuables from the now empty village. Kagura casually approached the fearsome men. Her smile remained hidden behind her fan as did her true intentions. The men stopped what they were doing and gawked at her beauty.
One of the looters approached her with a dagger in hand, "Well, look at what we have here boys." He smiled ever so confidently. "I guess this is our lucky day! Not only did we find a deserted village filled with gold, but we also find a young girl. You do know what happens next right?"
Kagura nodded her head and the young looter grabbed onto the exquisite silk on her kimono and was about to pull it off, when his eyes froze. All the other looters looked on with great curiosity and watched as he turned around. A massive hole had been punched into his chest. Kagura had fatally injured him and he fell face first onto the ground. All of the looters unsheathed whatever weapons they had and began to advance on her.
"She killed him! Lets kill her!" They all surrounded her and Kagura just laughed, they had no idea on what she was capable of. Kagura moved the fan from her face and attacked the men with a volley of magic. The men were all killed in a matter of seconds. Kagura didn't even break a sweat, almost immediately she commanded them to stand back up. The wind sorceress had what she wanted, a small army of mindless puppets.
"Pathetic humans, so frail and foolish." Kagura ordered her new mindless warriors to follow her. She knew where to find Mekura, if she remembered correctly, he was in love with a certain demon slayer.
Back at Lady Kaede's village, Sango and Mekura both exited the small hut that they had slept in and made their way to the nearby river. Mekura tied a black cloth across his eyes, he was still used to fighting blind, and the two began to practice. They spent most of the morning sharpening their techniques. Every once in a while they would both share a passionate and lay on the grass side by side. Just as the two demon slayers lay on the grass, Kagome came out from the forest and greeted them with a smile.
"Inuyasha tells me that you two have been coming down here every day." Kagome sat down besides them and noticed the two holding hands. "So, Sango can I talk to you alone?" Sango smiled and stood up. She and Kagome both excused themselves and walked into the distance.
"What did you want to talk about?" asked Sango.
"I don't want to be nosey or anything, but are you and Mekura…you know." Kagome looked over Sango's shoulder, making sure that no one was listening in on their conversation.
Sango blushed at hearing Kagome's question and looked down at the ground, her reaction was an answer all by itself. Kagome and Sango both began to talk and from the looks of it, they weren't going to finish anytime soon.
Mekura looked over at the two girls and felt the presence of someone hiding amongst the trees behind him. "I may be blindfolded, but I know you're there." He stood up and faced in the direction where he believed someone was. Inuyasha moved out from behind a tree and walked towards Mekura.
"How did you know I was there? And why the hell are you wearing a blindfold? I thought that you had regained your eyesight." asked Inuyasha in his usual tone.
"You forget that my senses that are shaper than yours and I fight better that way. My senses seem to balance out when I use my eyes." Replied Mekura as he looked at Kagome and Sango, both who were laughing and talking. "It seems that I have no one to practice with, would you like to practice with me?"
Inuyasha snickered at the thought of practicing with a human, "Feh, you gotta be kidding me?" Inuyasha waited for Mekura to say something, but found that he was serious. "Alright, but just so that you don't day I didn't warn you. I'm not going to hold back!"
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Replied Mekura. The demon slayer adjusted his blindfold and tightened it.
Inuyasha and Mekura both took a fighting stance and unsheathed their swords. Mekura's black onyx sword and tetsusaiga reflected the sun from their edges. The two dashed at one another, their swords clashed against one another. Kagome and Sango stopped talking at the sound of the two swords colliding. Inuyasha was astounded by the strength that Mekura's sword possessed, most weapons would've shattered upon impact. The two moved in unison and appeared to be reading the others moves. Inuyasha was actually amazed by Mekura's skill, the demon slayer moved with fluid grace and would become a blur in some instances.
"You're not getting tired are you?" asked Mekura in a joking voice.
"Shut up and fight!" Inuyasha was becoming agitated that he couldn't best a human. He leapt into the air and landed behind Mekura. The demon slayer blocked an attack from behind and turned his blade. The edge of the katana sword shined the bright light directly into his eyes, blinding him momentarily. When Inuyasha focused his eyes, he found Mekura's sword touching the side of his neck.
"You're dead." Mekura sheathed his sword and removed his blindfold, quickly putting it away underneath his shirt. "Good match." He smiled and walked towards Sango, who couldn't believe what she had just seen.
Kagome approached Inuyasha, who was frozen, "I can't believe that he beat you." She placed her hand on his shoulder and looked him in the eyes. "Come on Inuyasha! Lets go back to the village." Kagome walked back to the village, leaving Inuyasha.
"I can't believe what just happened." He thought. Inuyasha looked around and noticed that everyone had gone back to the village. "I wasn't even holding back…I gave it my best and he beat me." Inuyasha sheathed tetsusaiga and walked back to the small village humbled.
It was mid-evening and everyone ate some of the ramen noodles that Kagome had brought. They ate their food outside, the gentle evening breeze was a great comfort to them. Sango and Mekura sat closely together, they both looked into the others eyes and had their moment interrupted by Inuyasha.
"I think I'm going to lose my appetite!" Inuyasha set down his bowl of noodles and left. He was still pissed off that he had lost to Mekura. And, to make it worse Kagome and Sango both were witness to his loss.
"What's bothering him?" Kagome looked back as Inuyasha stormed away, the hanyou could be heard mumbling profanities. Kagome picked up the bowls off the ground and followed behind Inuyasha, leaving Mekura, Sango, Shippo and Miroku.
"What was that all about?" asked Shippo, who had been silent during the entire time.
"I'm not sure." Replied Miroku. The monk hadn't been informed about what happened. Miroku sighed and decided it best that he follow Kagome. Since Inuyasha was prone to his sudden outbursts of anger. "Come on Shippo, let's make sure that Inuyasha doesn't say anything foolish." The two of them stood up and left, leaving Sango and Mekura alone.
"Inuyasha is certainly a strange person." Remarked Mekura.
"Why do you say that?" asked Sango.
"He's obviously in love with Kagome, but I sense that something is stopping him from revealing his feelings to her." Mekura stood up and extended his hand out, he helped Sango off the ground. They both made their way back towards the small hut and closed the door behind them. The two demon slayers sat down on a small bed and gazed into each other's eyes. They felt their carnal desires begin to consume them once again, but before they acted upon those feelings said something else that had been on his mind.
"The nightmares have stopped." He looked concerned. The otherworldly hell had been a heavy weight on his shoulder, but they suddenly stopped.
"That's good, why didn't you tell me before?" asked Sango who was overjoyed.
"Because I don't know what to make of it. I can finally sleep sound at night, so I took it as a blessing at first. But, what if its an omen of something worse?" he replied.
"As long as you can sleep, that's all that matters to me. I don't want to lose you again, I never want you to leave my side." Sango hugged Mekura with her loving embrace and kissed him.
"Before I met you I had no purpose in life, other than killing demons. I was miserable, I expressed no emotions. I'm happy to have someone in my life, you complete me. The pains of the underworld were nothing compared to losing you." Mekura fell back onto the bed and forgot about his troubles.
Sango removed Mekura's shirt and began kissing his chest, the scars from countless battles gone, by Naraku's magic. Mekura undressed Sango and ran his hands down her sides, he picked off the ground and she wrapped her slender legs around his waist. They both pressed their bodies against each other and submitted to their desires. Mekura gently rocked his hip and Sango trembled in his loving embrace. His strong arms easily held her during the heat of the moment. Mekura carried Sango over to the small bed, Sango looked deep into his eyes and climaxed. They both spent the night together once more, as they have for the past few nights, both unknowing to what lay in store for them in the morning.