Inuyasha X
Chapter 12
"Succession"
By MEGAMANX411
Kagome held her bow, aiming straight for Sigma's chest. She held her ground admirably.
"Sigma! You're vile and disgusting, just as bad as Naraku!" she shouted.
Sigma looked at Kagome with an annoyed expression on his face, as if he were being threatened by a flea.
"What do you think you can do against me, little human girl? You're power is nothing!" he boasted.
Kagome, wincing from the pain, refused to quit.
"You're arrogant!" she continued. "That'll be your downfall you creep!"
Ican see the sacred jewel shards! Kagome thought. Hit the mark!
She fired her arrow, and it flew straight and true, as it lit up with spiritual energy. Sigma's eyes widened with concern as the arrow approached at incredible speed.
"What...what is that?!" he quivered.
The arrow pierced through Sigma's chest, and shot the sacred jewel out the back. Sigma looked behind him in horror as he saw the source of his power ripped from his body.
"The jewel!" he cried frantically.
X smirked at Sigma.
"It looks like the tables have turned, Sigma!" he teased.
Zero, finally breaking free of the stun effect, got this his feet. He looked at Sigma, with fire in his eyes.
"You're mine!" he muttered.
Zero slowly walked up to Sigma. Sigma backed away, but was a bit shaken. Zero had immense rage, and was practically emitting an aura of hatred. X started approaching forward.
Zero held out his arm to signal X not to come any closer.
"Don't come near X..." he warned. "This is mine."
X stumbled back a bit from surprise.
"But.." he protested.
Zero shot a look back at X.
"Stay back!" he shouted.
Zero then walked up to Sigma, and grabbed him.
Zero stared Sigma straight in the eyes.
"You..." he began, "you think you can just torture Iris and Kagome like that?! Huh?! You sick, twisted, son of a bitch!! I'll kill you!"
He threw Sigma down to the ground, and pulled out his Z-Saber with fury.
"I'll never forgive you for this!" he continued. "Dying is too good for you."
Sigma smirked back at Zero.
"You'll have to defeat me first!" he countered.
Zero clenched his teeth with anger, and kicked Sigma in the face, knocking him down.
"Shut up!" he screamed.
Zero then held his Z-Saber to Sigma's throat.
Zero's eyes just emitted an aura of anger.
"If you come back, I'll kill you again," he promised.
Sigma smiled.
"I'd like to see you try..." he challenged.
Zero nodded.
"As you wish," he muttered.
Zero slit his Z-Saber across Sigma's neck, severing his head. He then slashed again at his chest, again at his legs, again, and again, and again. Zero's rage flared, and soon Sigma was nothing but bolts and shards of metal.
Zero walked back towards the group, sheathing his weapon.
"It's done...." he said with a heavy sigh.
Sango looked at Sigma's remains.
"I'll say.." she said quietly.
Zero looked back at his crushed nemesis with worry.
"Sigma could return..." he observed.
X was a bit confused at Zero's meaning, because he didn't know of any reploids in this era.
"Who else could Sigma possess in this era? There's obviously no other reploids..." he pointed out.
Inuyasha had a blank expression on his face as he looked at X.
"Exucse me, but who are you?" he asked.
X looked back at Inuyasha, and had an anime-style sweat drop on his face.
"Oh, me?" he stammered. "Sorry, I didn't introduce myself, my name is Mega Man X."
Inuyasha chuckled a little.
"THAT'S your name?" he teased.
X then had an anime-style teary-face.
"Hey, that wasn't a really nice thing to say!" he objected.
Inuyasha shrugged, and crossed his arms.
"You're supposed to be one of the best warriors from your era? What a joke..." he said arrogantly.
Zero put his hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"I assure you, X looks soft, but he is perhaps the strongest being in existence..." he warned.
Inuyasha brushed off Zero's hand.
"Whatever," he said. "No way is he stronger than me."
Zero gave Inuyasha a dumbfounded look.
"Have you ever stopped to think what 'X' stands for?" he asked.
Inuyasha shrugged. "I dunno..a letter?" he asked.
Zero had an anime-style fall.
"Ugh...man you're dense..." he thought aloud. "Kagome, help me out."
Kagome, perhaps the only other person knowing something about algebra in the group, gladly spoke up.
"Well, X can equal any number. It can be literally anything," she pointed out.
Zero nodded.
"Exactly my point," he continued. "He has limitless potential."
X was rubbing the back of his head, looking slightly embarrassed.
"You don't need to say that...I hate fighting, the sight of violence makes me queasy..." he said meekly.
Shippo smiled as he looked up at X.
"He seems...so kind," he observed.
X continued rubbing the back of his head, looking a bit more embarrassed.
"Thanks, heheh," he replied.
Sango then joined the conversation.
"So you're a friend of Zero's?" she asked.
X nodded happily.
"Yeah!" he confirmed.
Zero closed his eyes and crossed his arms.
"Partners," he corrected.
"So X," Zero asked, sounding curious. "How did you arrive here?"
X shrugged.
"It's a bit of a long story, actually. You see, after you had disappeared, I returned to Hunter Base to try and find a way to locate you. We couldn't track your power signal by convential means, so Alia constructed an improved locator device that managed to cross time streams. By utilizing that, we managed to upgrade the teleportation systems to be able to send people here, but because it was regarded as "dangerous, unknown, underdeveloped territory," they thought it best to only send one hunter for the rescue mission. So I've come to take you back, I guess."
Zero's eyes trailed off.
"Well, X, I think you just now got involved in something big. We have to stick this one out. Sigma's down, but I have a feeling he's not out."
Inuyasha then gave a serious look to Zero.
"So what happened to this Sigma guy? Is he finally dead?" he asked.
Zero shook his head.
"Don't count on it," he muttered.
Kagome remembered what Sigma said back in the fight.
"Remember what he said to us earlier? Naraku has reploid parts," she reminded them.
Sango placed her hand on her chin, and thought for a minute.
"So...he'll possess Naraku?" she asked. "Is that even possible? He's extremely powerful."
Zero shrugged.
"I don't know," he said. "But we better be cautious."
Zero then had a shocked expression on his face as he remembered something.
"Wait, Iris!" he stammered. "Is she ok?!"
Zero rushed over to pick up Iris. Iris looked at Zero lovingly.
"Zero...I knew you'd save me...." she said quietly.
Zero smiled and looked back into her eyes.
"Of course...you're ok now..." he replied.
Kagome smiled.
"Aw..isn't that cute Inuyasha?" she observed, giggling a little even as she fought back the pain.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"Shut up...that's just stupid goody-two-shoes nonsense," he bragged.
Zero wheeled himself around and looked Inuyasha straight in the eye.
"What did you say?" he asked.
Inuyasha continued his teasing.
"You're such a baby!" he continued.
Zero crossed his arms and stuck his nose up.
"Don't complain because I'm more sauve with women!" he bragged.
Inuyahsa turned himself around, looking completely shocked.
"WHAT?!?!?!" he screamed.
Zero chuckled. Sango shrugged.
"Well, that brought that argument to a screeching halt..." she observed.
Kagome, was rubbing her wounds, wincing her eyes a little.
"We should go find a place to rest....hey, wait a minute, where's Koga?" she asked.
Zero pointed in the direction he last saw him go.
"He's gone," he pointed out. "Probably after Kagura. Anyway, let's find a place to rest. Iris' auto-repair should kick in soon, and Kagome, you need rest too."
The group went to an inn in the nearest village. The group was resting up as Iris and Mega Man X introduced themselves to everyone. Kagome was so fascinated by his behavior. It's not like you would expect an artificial warrior to be so soft.
"It's so weird X...you don't seem like a warrior at all," she observed.
Miroku agreed.
"You seem more like a poet to me," he added.
X looked down to the ground with heavy eyes.
"I wish that were true..." he said quietly.
Inuyasha looked at X with crossed arms.
"Then why dont'cha?" he challenged.
X thought for a moment, and then looked back up at Inuyasha.
"Because...this is what I have to do," he protested.
Sango looked a little confused.
"What do you mean?" she asked.
X shrugged.
"Well..that's why I was created..." he said.
Kagome was really shocked.
"But you can make your own decisions!" she objected.. "Why then live a predetermined life?"
X looked around for a moment, as if he were looking for an answer.
"Because..." he began "I don't like fighting, but it does good...and fighting for peace is worth the sacrifice, although it hurts."
Miroku, not paying too much attention to X's story anymore, looked back at Iris.
"So, what's the lovely lady's name? Iris, is it?" he asked.
Zero tensed up as he saw the monk approach his girl. Sango closed her eyes disapprovingly.
"Don't even think about it Miroku..." she warned.
She looked at Miroku worriedly, and then at Zero.Miroku walked alongside Iris, and introduced himself.
"Hey there Iris, I'm Miroku!" he said happily.
Iris smiled in response to Miroku's kind introduction.
"Hi! It's nice that you rescued me..." she began.
Miroku shrugged.
"Just glad to help," he said with a smile on his face.
Iris nodded happily.
"Thank you---!!" Iris' reply was cut short by a gasp.
Miroku's was somewhere it shouldn't have been, and Iris' face tensed up and she had a shocked expression. Miroku looked disappointed. He sighed.
"Oh man..it's all metal..."
All of the sudden, Miroku got a slap in the face. Sango looked at Miroku with tension showing in her forehead.
"Serves you right!" she said.
Then, without warning, Miroku received a huge bash over the head. He was knocked down. Zero looked at Miroku with enraged eyes.
"Did you just touch Iris?!" he yelled.
Miroku stumbled backwards a bit.
"Uh oh..." he stammered.
Miroku got up and ran as Zero chased after.
"I'm sorry!!!" he cried frantically.
"Get back here!!" Zero shouted.
Inuyasha gave Zero a disapproving facial expression.
"Jeez, so overprotective..." he muttered.
Kagome looked back at Inuyasha.
"Remind you of anyone?" she teased.
Inuyasha shrugged.
"Who?" he asked.
Kagome looked dumbfounded.
"Who do you think? YOU!" she shouted.
Inuyasha's eyes widened and his jaw dropped.
"No way!" he objected. "Not me!"
The night slowly passed away, as the group seemed to lighten their worries. Sigma was defeated, and it seemed as though the worst of it was over. But looks can be deceiving...
Naraku slowly opened his eyes.
"Hmph..so you're back..." he said quietly.
Kagura looked at her creator curiously.
"Who are you talking to, Naraku?"
Naraku tensed his body.
"Who else, Kagura?" he began. "Sigma."
Kagura gave a quick look around the room.
"Where?" she asked.
Naraku pointed to his skull.
"In here..." he said in a surprisingly calm manner.
Kagura looked entirely confused.
"How did.." she stammered.
"It's obvious," Naraku interjected. "He was defeated."
Kagura shook her head. "Weakling..."
Naraku once again corrected her.
"I wouldn't be so sure...if it hadn't been for this 'X' person, he would've succeeded, and he made Inuyasha suffer quite a bit..." he observed.
Sigma seemed to speak on cue, his voice being heard from within Naraku's body.
"So, Naraku, are you pleased?" he asked.
Naraku smiled.
"Very."
Although you couldn't see him, you could practically feel Sigma have a big grin wash over his face.
"I can continue my work," he began. "Just allow me to exist in your body for awhile..."
