Inuyasha The Next Generation
Part 4: A demon's revenge, Ronin's helper
Authors Note: Sorry I haven't posted earlier, but I have been busy, and lack or changing of ideas certainly didn't help, but once I started on this, I knew that this would be finally part four. Thanks for you patience, and please Read and Review.
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. Taji, Mika, and Amida, as well as other new characters are owned by me.
It was ten years earlier, a child demon was upset because his mother suddenly disappeared into a child human that they had attempted to get him and his mother for dinner. Although both his mother was able to injure both, the boy had gotten away, and soon a man arrived and quickly carried the women away. Now the demon was just sitting in the tree he had hidden in, not knowing what to do. Suddenly someone appeared next to him. "Is something wrong demon?"
The demon looked over. "Who are you?"
"My name's Ronin, and I saw what happened to your mother. I can help you train so you're ready to kill that boy when you're older." Ronin answered.
"Would you really?" the demon asked. "And why, I mean you're a human, why would you want him dead in the first place."
"What his parents did before either you or the boy was born, I might tell you when you're older, but not for right now." Ronin explained.
The demon finally nodded, knowing he had no better choice. Ronin grabbed his hand and the two disappeared.
It was now the present day. Taji, Mika, and Amida had went to a nearby hot springs. The boys had to wait for Mika to get out, when Amida suddenly shivered as a memory suddenly came to him. "What's wrong, Amida?" Taji asked.
Amida looked up. "I was just thinking about something that happened to me when I was younger."
"What are you thinking about?" Taji asked.
Amida sighed, "one day, me and Okaasan had went to visit Shippo, Otousan had to go somewhere else, with Kirara, so we were walking, when we suddenly were attacked by a demon on our way back. I was only five years old I think it was, but it was the first time I used the Kazaana, because Okaasan was hurt." Amida explained, pulling off his robe top and turning around so Taji could see nasty jagged scars running down the length of his back. "I couldn't get out uninjured either, and it still hunts me today in my nightmares."
Taji suddenly realized something. "You're the one that appeared in the well ten years ago weren't you, the one that was so badly hurt from an attack, that Okaasan and Otousan didn't explain to us."
"Yeah, I can remember barely that, though not much of it." Amida said.
Taji nodded. "We never understood, Okaasan and Otousan never told us much about this era, so we don't know a lot except for certain things before we came here. They never explained how they would have known you, or why we didn't need to know what had happened to you after you left."
"I never knew about the well either, I mean I knew a few things about you guys from the stories at that age, but after I got rid of the demon, okaasan gave me a small shard of something, and told me to go into the well. After a few seconds I did, relunctantly, and I jumped into the well, and ended up in your time." He added, before pulling the top back on, however he couldn't help but notice that Mika was looking straight at him from the water.
"Amida! What do you think you're doing." Mika screamed throwing rocks at him.
"Mika, hold on." Taij said. "He wasn't looking at you intentionally, he was showing me something on his back. So he had to turn around."
"Gomen Amida, I thought you were doing what your father used to." Mika said, remembering the stories
"Well if Taji wasn't watching me so closely, I probably would be." He said whispering.
Taji bonked him on the head. "We have better hearing then humans remember."
Mika sighed. "Will you two turn around please, I'm about to get out." When the two boys turned their backs to her, she finally stood up. "Boys." She huffed quickly getting dressed. Then she got out and waited for the boys to take their turn before they left.
Ronin was waiting for his detachment to get back from following the group. He knew that the girl wanted to kill one of them for." Any news Leiko" he questioned as he saw the fire demon in the shadows.
"Not really sire, just stuff we've already know, except for that monk. He was the one who made Okaasan disappear. He even has the scars to prove it." Leiko answered.
"Of course, he's the only one of who my father cursed that inherited the curse after he was destroyed." Ronin laughed.
"I don't know why you didn't let me go after him a long time ago sire?" Leiko asked.
"Because I wanted to make sure that they're all together. Even though I can't get those demon's parents. I can still get my revenge by killing their children." Ronin laughed.
"What do you want me to do for now?" Leiko asked realizing Ronin's point.
Ronin thought for a few minutes. "Wait until tomorrow night, if I'm right then the twins will be human so they won't be able to fight." He laughed. "Then kill them."
It was now early the next evening, the sun hadn't went down completely so the group was just sitting outside. "I hope no demons or Ronin will attack anytime soon." Amida said. They had just had to fight a wolf demon earlier that day, but it was quickly dispatched, but they were all tired from it.
Taji and Mika nodded. "You're not the only one. The wolf was a tough one." Mika said.
Taji shivered, suddenly thinking of something. "Do you know what the moon cycle is tonight Amida?"
Amida thought for a minute. "I don't think there is a moon tonight, why?"
"Then let's hope Ronin never knew of Otousan's weakness." Mika said. "You know, the one when hanyou's or lower demons lose their demon blood for one night a month."
"I guess that mean's your night is the same as Inuyasha-san's then?" Amida questioned.
The twins nodded, as the sun finally went down. Taji's demon features disappeared and Mika's hair turned dark. "I hate these nights." Taji said.
"I don't blame you two." Amida said.
"I see that Ronin was right. You two are effected by the new moon." A voice said.
The three turned around to see a demon on the roof. "Who are you?" Taji asked. "And why would you know about Ronin."
"My name's Leiko." Leiko laughed. "If it wasn't for the monk over there ten years ago to kill my mother, I would have never known of Ronin."
"What are you talking about Leiko," Amida questioned.
"You certainly remember what gave you those scars on you back right." Leiko questioned, after Amida nodded. "Well she was my mother, I was watching in a tree at the time. You had left me all alone. If it wasn't for Ronin, I wouldn't be doing what I would be doing today."
"What did you expect me to do, Okaasan was hurt and I needed to get rid of it before it killed us both." Amida snarled.
"In a way it's the best thing that could have happened though." Leiko laughed. "Ronin's raised me, and trained me so I can easily kill you all." She continued, suddenly lifting a finger, and fire came out of it. It also lit up the darkness, where several other demons were behind her. She suddenly threw the ball at the trio.
The ball grew in size as it headed towards the trio, who tried to jump out of the way, but the ball collided in the ground, and the three were thrown into the walls of the hut. "Man that was a large fireball." Mika muttered, as she fought to get back to her feet.
Leiko just laughed, but Amida realized he landed just near the doorway. He quickly ran in. "What's going on out there?" Sango asked in worry, as he grabbed the Hirakotsu.
"Not Ronin's incarnation like Kagura and Kanna were, but someone who's working for him." Amida answered, before running out.
By the time he got back out, the twins were surrounded by the demons that came with Leiko. "Hirakotsu." Amida exclaimed sending the boomerang at the demons. Almost all the demons fell.
Leiko snarled at this, "You still have to worry about me you know."
"So, I can probably make you join your mother you know." Amida said, as he finished dispatching all the demons.
"Really" Leiko laughed. "Do you think I really fall for that."
Amida snarled, as he pulled open his Kazaana. Leiko didn't seemed to be affected by it, as she just pointed a finger and suddenly poisonous bugs came out from behind him. "Ah, Amida, close it, the bugs are behind you." Mika exclaimed.
Amida gasped, and quickly closed the Kazaana as the bugs were coming appearing in front of him. "Do you think you really have a chance using that, I mean really I work with Ronin, I never leave him to see you guys without at least one hive." Leiko laughed.
"So, I know how to use other weapons." Amida snarled fingering the hirakotsu.
"Using what?" Leiko laughed. "All I see is an oversized toy."
"I'll show you what it can do. Hirakotsu!" Amida exclaimed flinging the weapon at her.
Leiko just laughed as a wall of fire suddenly surrounded her and the boomerang was just thrown off. "See, I told you it wouldn't help." She said, throwing another ball of fire at the twins who were helpless to fight.
Suddenly something jumped in front of the twins and protected them. The two looked up to see Kirara protecting them. "Kirara?!" Taji exclaimed. "You shouldn't be here."
"So, that cat shouldn't help you at all." Leiko snarled. "Last time I heard from you guys was that she was pregnant, the baby should slow her down."
"Not exactly." A voice said. Miroku was standing in the doorway. "The baby's fine, she gave birth a couple of hours ago."
Of course the group knew this, however Leiko didn't. "Come on, Kirara, let's get rid of her." Amida snarled.
Kirara jumped up and Amida grabbed her fur, and pulled himself up. Leiko growled as she attempted to hit them with fireballs, which were dodged easily, as Amida aimed the Hirakotsu, and threw it after Leiko who just dodged it. However she didn't see it come back until it hit her. "He hit her." Mika exclaimed.
Leiko growled. "Leiko, leave them be, you obviously don't have any chance to fight him anymore. You'll get him next time." Ronin ordered.
"Fine." Leiko growled, and then turned to the group. "I must go, but trust me, you won't survive our next encounter." She was then surrounded by fire, and when it cleared she had disappeared.
Kirara made a landing next to the twins and Amida jumped down. "I'm sorry that you two will probably be caught up in this. This is the first time we've ever heard of that demon 10 years ago having a child."
"Don't apologize." Mika said. "Ronin's our enemy to, and if it means that we have to fight someone who has had a grudge against you for all these years, then it just means the more we'll have to kill, that's all."
"Besides, the next time she'll attack will be when our demon powers come back, then we'll really give her a fight to the finish." Taji pointed out.
Amida nodded "Thanks, both of you."
"But I do have one demand." Mika said twitching, feeling a hand on her rear. "Keep your hands to yourself!" she yelled, slapping Amida across the face, and then she went into the hut.
"You deserved that you know." Taji sighed looking at Amida's reddened cheek.
"Shut up, Taji." Amida growled Then the two walked into the hut as well.