Chapter Eight: Unexpected savior
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Nia watched Sesshomaru hopefully. Nothing happened.
Nia let go of the sword and dropped to her knees. Tears spilling over and running down her face.
"Sesshomaru, please wake up please."
Nia sat there, her face in her hands until the rest of the group got there.
Kagome and Sango quickly ran to her side asking her what had happened. Nia told the story while Miroku and Inuyasha listened a few feet away.
"And I tried to use the sword on him but it wouldn't work!" Nia's breath got shallower and sharper as she went into shock and passed out.
Kagome looked up Inuyasha. "What do you think we should do?"
Inuyasha shook his head, he didn't know.
A few minutes later Nia woke up and just stared at Sesshomaru, willing him to move.
Suddenly she turned and point to Inuyasha. "You, you're his brother right?"
"Ya so."
Nia picked up the Tensaiga and handed it to him. "You try. Use the sword to bring him back! NOW!"
Inuyasha looked at her in confusion. "But...
She cut him off, "I said NOW!!!" Nia's eyes were turning into red slits again. Inuyasha decided to try so she wouldn't kill him.
He walked over to Sesshomaru while everyone watched intently a few feet away.
He stood staring at his brother for a few seconds, then raised the Tensaiga over his head and brought it down, slashing his brother's chest.
For a few seconds everything was absolutely silent, then a bright light appeared, engulfing the two brothers.
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As Koga ran from the castle, Larka's scream was heard again for a second time that night. Koga stopped at the edge of the woods looking back at the castle.
"I hate to leave her but." He was cut off as a huge explosion came from the castle, lighting up the night.
"I have to..." He took one last glance at the castle which was now starting to glow blue and headed off into the forest.
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Larka let out a scream as an intense pain engulfed her body, making it almost impossible to breath.
Naraku's voice rang inside her head painfully.
"Now Larka you see I wouldn't have to do this if you'd just corporate."
"NO!!!"
She screamed defiantly. She surrounded herself with her blue flame trying to cut off Naraku's control.
"YOU WILL NEVER CONTROL ME!"
Larka used so much power that she caused an explosion with her blue flame which temporarily cut off Naraku's control just like she wanted.
Larka got up ran, she ran as fast as she could towards Naraku's castle.
'If I can just kill him..."
As she headed towards the castle, Naraku smiled bigger then ever, she was doing exactly what he wanted her to do.
Unfortunatly it never occurred to her just rip the jewel shard out of her arm.
****
Finally the light faded away to reveal Sesshomaru and Inuyasha standing side by side in perfect condition.
Nia ran forward and threw her arms around Sesshomaru's neck.
"Sesshomaru! You're alive!!!"
Kagome came up and hugged Inuyasha. "You did a good thing Inuyasha."
He replied with a "feh."
Then for the first time Nia noticed that Larka wasn't there, nor was Koga.
"Hey? Where's Koga and Larka?"
It was right then that Koga appeared, holding Jaken, Rin and Shippo.
"Koga you baka! I told you not to bring them!" Inuyasha was about to yell more when Koga cut him off.
He nodded to Sesshomaru. "Glad to see you're alright. But now we have a much bigger problem on our hands."
I'm guessing it has something to do with Larka since she isn't here?"
Koga nodded to Sesshomaru again. "Yes."
Koga told them about how he went to find her and that when he got to her room he had that vision. When he got to the part about the strange demon Sesshomaru interrupted him.
"So she is finally working for him."
"Who is?" Asked Sango.
"Her name is Higosia, she is a dream demon. She controls people's dreams and visions. She shows you what can or will happen or what has already happened. She is also a healer of some kind."
The group let out a gasp, those demons were rare but deadly, especially if they worked for someone like Naraku.
"Koga did you leave her at the castle?" Kagome looked worried when she asked.
"Hai, she yelled at me and told me to. She was afraid that he'd start controlling her and force her to kill us."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened noticeably. "I think we just made a grave a mistake."
The group looked at him questioningly.
"In leaving her alone like that we can insure that she will try to go and stop him herself or try to kill herself so he can't control her."
Koga's eyes started burning with rage. "No! She's stronger than that!"
Sesshomaru shook his head. "If our lives are in danger she'll do anything to save us. You must remember she lost her parents and she'd hate to lose more loved ones."
"We've got to get back to the castle!"
Koga ran ahead leaving the others to follow.
Nia started to go but she heard Sesshomaru mutter something.
"The fool, if my guess is right she is already at Naraku's castle. But whether or not she in control herself, I don't know."
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'I'm almost there.' Naraku's castle came into view as Larka sped toward it.
Naraku hadn't revealed to her yet that he had her under control again. He was letting her come to him.
Larka slowed down as she came to the castle and walked into the courtyard. She scanned the shadows for any traces of him, but found none.
"NARAKU! I know you're here! Show your self you coward!"
Naraku laughed from some where in the shadows. "I don't think that will be necessary."
"What do you me-"
Larka was cut off mid-sentence when another arrow came out of no where piercing her shoulder from behind.
Larka's eyes glazed over as she fell forward. Her mind was still yelling at her, telling her that she couldn't give in.
But Larka couldn't fight it any longer. She felt something enter her mind as she slipped into darkness.
Naraku's laughter rang throughout the castle courtyard, which sent chills down anyone's spine who was in ear shot.
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Punkwolfdemon: Sorry it's short! But hey I tried, I'm getting a serious case of writer's block! XDD! 0.0 but I'll keep trying!
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Nia watched Sesshomaru hopefully. Nothing happened.
Nia let go of the sword and dropped to her knees. Tears spilling over and running down her face.
"Sesshomaru, please wake up please."
Nia sat there, her face in her hands until the rest of the group got there.
Kagome and Sango quickly ran to her side asking her what had happened. Nia told the story while Miroku and Inuyasha listened a few feet away.
"And I tried to use the sword on him but it wouldn't work!" Nia's breath got shallower and sharper as she went into shock and passed out.
Kagome looked up Inuyasha. "What do you think we should do?"
Inuyasha shook his head, he didn't know.
A few minutes later Nia woke up and just stared at Sesshomaru, willing him to move.
Suddenly she turned and point to Inuyasha. "You, you're his brother right?"
"Ya so."
Nia picked up the Tensaiga and handed it to him. "You try. Use the sword to bring him back! NOW!"
Inuyasha looked at her in confusion. "But...
She cut him off, "I said NOW!!!" Nia's eyes were turning into red slits again. Inuyasha decided to try so she wouldn't kill him.
He walked over to Sesshomaru while everyone watched intently a few feet away.
He stood staring at his brother for a few seconds, then raised the Tensaiga over his head and brought it down, slashing his brother's chest.
For a few seconds everything was absolutely silent, then a bright light appeared, engulfing the two brothers.
****
As Koga ran from the castle, Larka's scream was heard again for a second time that night. Koga stopped at the edge of the woods looking back at the castle.
"I hate to leave her but." He was cut off as a huge explosion came from the castle, lighting up the night.
"I have to..." He took one last glance at the castle which was now starting to glow blue and headed off into the forest.
****
Larka let out a scream as an intense pain engulfed her body, making it almost impossible to breath.
Naraku's voice rang inside her head painfully.
"Now Larka you see I wouldn't have to do this if you'd just corporate."
"NO!!!"
She screamed defiantly. She surrounded herself with her blue flame trying to cut off Naraku's control.
"YOU WILL NEVER CONTROL ME!"
Larka used so much power that she caused an explosion with her blue flame which temporarily cut off Naraku's control just like she wanted.
Larka got up ran, she ran as fast as she could towards Naraku's castle.
'If I can just kill him..."
As she headed towards the castle, Naraku smiled bigger then ever, she was doing exactly what he wanted her to do.
Unfortunatly it never occurred to her just rip the jewel shard out of her arm.
****
Finally the light faded away to reveal Sesshomaru and Inuyasha standing side by side in perfect condition.
Nia ran forward and threw her arms around Sesshomaru's neck.
"Sesshomaru! You're alive!!!"
Kagome came up and hugged Inuyasha. "You did a good thing Inuyasha."
He replied with a "feh."
Then for the first time Nia noticed that Larka wasn't there, nor was Koga.
"Hey? Where's Koga and Larka?"
It was right then that Koga appeared, holding Jaken, Rin and Shippo.
"Koga you baka! I told you not to bring them!" Inuyasha was about to yell more when Koga cut him off.
He nodded to Sesshomaru. "Glad to see you're alright. But now we have a much bigger problem on our hands."
I'm guessing it has something to do with Larka since she isn't here?"
Koga nodded to Sesshomaru again. "Yes."
Koga told them about how he went to find her and that when he got to her room he had that vision. When he got to the part about the strange demon Sesshomaru interrupted him.
"So she is finally working for him."
"Who is?" Asked Sango.
"Her name is Higosia, she is a dream demon. She controls people's dreams and visions. She shows you what can or will happen or what has already happened. She is also a healer of some kind."
The group let out a gasp, those demons were rare but deadly, especially if they worked for someone like Naraku.
"Koga did you leave her at the castle?" Kagome looked worried when she asked.
"Hai, she yelled at me and told me to. She was afraid that he'd start controlling her and force her to kill us."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened noticeably. "I think we just made a grave a mistake."
The group looked at him questioningly.
"In leaving her alone like that we can insure that she will try to go and stop him herself or try to kill herself so he can't control her."
Koga's eyes started burning with rage. "No! She's stronger than that!"
Sesshomaru shook his head. "If our lives are in danger she'll do anything to save us. You must remember she lost her parents and she'd hate to lose more loved ones."
"We've got to get back to the castle!"
Koga ran ahead leaving the others to follow.
Nia started to go but she heard Sesshomaru mutter something.
"The fool, if my guess is right she is already at Naraku's castle. But whether or not she in control herself, I don't know."
****
'I'm almost there.' Naraku's castle came into view as Larka sped toward it.
Naraku hadn't revealed to her yet that he had her under control again. He was letting her come to him.
Larka slowed down as she came to the castle and walked into the courtyard. She scanned the shadows for any traces of him, but found none.
"NARAKU! I know you're here! Show your self you coward!"
Naraku laughed from some where in the shadows. "I don't think that will be necessary."
"What do you me-"
Larka was cut off mid-sentence when another arrow came out of no where piercing her shoulder from behind.
Larka's eyes glazed over as she fell forward. Her mind was still yelling at her, telling her that she couldn't give in.
But Larka couldn't fight it any longer. She felt something enter her mind as she slipped into darkness.
Naraku's laughter rang throughout the castle courtyard, which sent chills down anyone's spine who was in ear shot.
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Punkwolfdemon: Sorry it's short! But hey I tried, I'm getting a serious case of writer's block! XDD! 0.0 but I'll keep trying!