Inuyasha X
Chapter 14
"Painful battles"
By MEGAMANX411
X sighed deeply, and looked at Naraxu with concern.
"Look, I have no desire to fight with you!" he pleaded. "There is no need."
Naraxu's face tensed at the words uttered by X.
"What do you know of need?!" he shouted. "I was born to kill you. I can't deny my purpose, as you can't deny yours."
X didn't want to fight if it didn't have any purpose. He persisted in refusing to engage in battle.
"But what will this fight bring?" he retorted.
Naraxu crossed his arms.
"You still won't fight me?" he asked.
X shook his head.
"I won't fight a meaningless battle," he said calmly.
Naraxu shifted his eyes to Kagome, Iris, and Sango.
"Then I'll just have to harm you're little girlfriends over there..." he said slyly.
X stood in front of Naraxu, blocking his path.
"I don't care what you do to me. Leave them out of this," he warned.
A smirk appeared on Naraxu's face.
"Oh, what will you do, huh?" he teased. "You gonna stop me?"
X narrowed his eyes.
"Don't lay a finger on them!" he shouted. "I'm warning you."
Naraxu persisted in his mind games.
"You just said you didn't want to fight a meaningless battle...what are you, a hyprocrite all of the sudden?" he contradicted.
X cold tell Naraxu was merely playing with him, trying to coax him to fight. The downside was that X didn't know how to avoid it at this point, and what was more troubling to X was that he wanted to fight him.
"If you try to harm my friends, I will have to stop you..." he said finally.
Naraxu nodded and grinned.
"Ah, you finally have some backbone!" he said gleefully. "Let's see what you can do!"
Naraxu quickly raised his buster weapon up to fire at X. X, predicting the attack beforehand, leaned back in a Matrix-style effect, and then flipped himself back up. He prepared himself for Naraxu's next attack. Naraxu leaped upward, and began hailing buster shots downward. At this point, all X could do was avoid them by dashing side to side. He prepared his counter attack, and unleashed a Rising Fire attack, scorching Naraxu. At that time, he noticed something.
X's eyes widened as he started to shift his weight in mid-stride.
"I've just walked into a trap..!!" he cried.
At that moment, X realized that Naraxu used the Soul Body technique to duplicate himself while in midair. X wasn't looking at the time, and assumed the copy was Naraxu, because he was still hovering in the midair.
Naraxu smiled as he looked down at X.
"How right you are!" he boasted.
Naraxu was right behind X, ready to fire his weapon. X had no time to escape, and an enormous blast of energy was thrust at his back, knocking him forward, and almost completely knocking the wind out of him. X was bent over, face down, panting. That blast really hurt.
X was breathing heavily.
"Man," he sighed. "I don't want to fight this guy..but.."
Naraxu interrupted him, obviously annoyed.
"Stop this nonsense!" he commanded.
X gave him a puzzled look.
"What?" he asked.
Naraxu hardened his gaze.
"I know you're holding back immensely," he said dryly. "You're never going to save your friends at this rate."
X clenched his fist.
"I told you, leave them alone!" he shouted.
Naraxu aimed his buster weapon at Iris, and was preparing to fire.
"Oh," he said with a grin on his face. "I shouldn't do...this?"
X looked at Iris worriedly.
"No!!" he protested.
X fired his buster at Naraxu's and caused it to shift a little.
Naraxu smiled.
"That's some precise shooting," he complimented. "Looks like you're not so overly hyped after all."
X looked extremely angry.
"If you try to harm them again, then I will have to destroy you," he threatened.
Naraxu shrugged.
"Such idle threats...." he sighed.
Naraxu then aimed his gun at Kagome. X held out his hand in protest.
"Don't...." he pleaded.
A grin erupted on Naraxu's face.
"Bye, bye..." he said maliciously.
X quickly dashed over to Naraxu, quicker than his usual pace, and grabbed his gun arm before he could fire. Naraxu struggled to get free, but to no avail.
"Let go, you little punk!" he shouted.
X smiled.
"Not a chance!" he teased.
X began bending Naraxu's gun arm out of the way, and then punched Naraxu square in the face, knocking him back a few feet. X looked down to the ground, and then breathed deeply before he returned his gaze to his newly found rival.
"Fine," he said casually. "If it's a fight you want, then you'll get it."
Naraxu looked as pleased as ever.
"I can finally see some determination in those eyes!" he commented happily.
X, on the other hand, looked rather disgusted.
"Don't patronize me" he countered.
Naraxu tried another attack from high up, but X quickly used his Aiming Laser and shot him down. Before Naraxu hit the ground, X fired a Lightning Web which caught him, and electrocuted him. X was preparing to follow up on the attack, but Naraxu broke free, and then used the Twin Slasher attack, causing a blade of energy that had the qualities of a super-sharp razor to fly by X. X managed to avoid it for the most part, but it still scraped a little bit of his face. The artificial reploid blood that coursed through him exposed a little at the cut. X looked increasingly angry now. He and Naraxu both ran up towards one another, and met with fist. They caught each other's blows, and were practically head to head. X pulled back his buster to fire as Naraxu did the same, and they both fired. The resulting output of energy caused a huge shockwave between them, knocking them both backwards.
Naraxu shrugged.
"You see X, you can't defeat me!" he taunted. "You're too weak. Limitless potential my ass."
X stood up slowly.
"I don't care if you insult me. But if you try to harm any innocents, I will destroy you" he warned.
"What's your deal...so whiny!" Naraxu countered.
X's patience grew thinner by the moment. Naraxu began to discover he was taking a certain pleasure of watching X squirm.
"I think you need some more motivation..." he said gleefully.
He was slowly preparing to attack a friend of X's again.
"That's ENOUGH!" X screamed. "I've had it with your games. It ends now!"
X ran up towards Naraxu as fast as he could, and before he got close, he fired a charge blast at the ground of front of Naraxu, creating a cloud of dust and soot. Naraxu was unable to see for a moment, but X continued on his path. Naraxu was about to meet him with a punch...but his attack had no effect.
"What the...?!" he gasped.
X stood behind Naraxu, with his buster pointed at the back of his head.
"It's over," he said quietly.
X fired, and Naraxu's head was completely taken off by the blast. X bowed his head in silence for a moment, and seemed to almost be in prayer.
"I'm sorry," X whispered. "I didn't want to fight you..."
The rest of the group went up to congratulate X. Zero placed a reassuring hand on his partner's shoulder.
"Some nice fighting X," he complimented. "You were beginning to disappoint me in the beginning of the fight."
Miroku nodded in agreement.
"That's some immense power...kind of funny that a person like yourself would be gifted with it," he continued. "I would've taken you for a poet anyday."
Sango then gave X a nice smile.
"Still, X, you should take pride that you are a skilled warrior," she said assuringly.
X looked down to the ground with sadness apparent in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, but I can't..." he said meekly. "I will fight if I have to, but I strive for peace."
Inuyasha crossed his arms defiantly.
"You're way too sentimental for your own good!" he said. "There's no way you'll ever realize your potential if you mope around all the time."
X looked up in disagreement.
"But..." was all he could muster.
"Isn't fighting to protect innocent lives enough?" Inuyasha countered.
X sighed.
"Well, yeah...but.." he said in a feeble voice.
Kagome gave Inuyahsa an angry look.
"Inuyasha!" she shouted. "Cut it out! Sit, boy!"
Inuyasha, unfortunately, had to comply due to the cursed beads around his neck.
"God I wish I could get rid of these damned things..." he muttered.
Shippo looked up at X with admiration.
"You're really amazing X, I wish I could fight like that!" he said.
X looked away.
"I'd prefer not to talk about it. We should keep moving anyway," he said.
The group pressed on, and X's potential power was the subject of the conversation for the most part. He didn't really like talking about fighting, but the comments were pretty flattering. Zero closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
"Well, if there's one thing that seems incredibly obvious at this point, it's that there's probably another incarnation on it's way," he observed. "For Inuyasha this time most likely."
Inuyasha shrugged casually.
"Bah, I can handle it!" he boasted.
Zero wasn't so sure.
"Best be careful, I bet this guy will probably show up soon if there's any pattern with these incarnations," he warned.
And Zero was shocked about how right he was. The next incarnation indeed appeared. His appearance was certainly strange. He had some qualities like Inuyasha, having long white hair, green eyes, fangs, etc, but he also had a complexion like Naraku's, and instead, had several reploid parts built into him. His limbs clearly had some reploid enhancements, as did his chest, which was covered in reploid armor. Mounted on his left shouler was a small laser cannon.
Inuyasha looked at the figure defiantly, while placing his hand on his Tetsusaiga.
"So, finally here huh?" he asked arrogantly.
All the figure could say was incoherent babble and not much else. Inuyasha sighed. "You've got a lot to say, dont'cha?" he teased.
"Die..." the figure responded.
Inuyasha gave the figure a curious look.
"Look pal, you're creeping the hell outta me, so why don't you just cut this act out, and let's get the fight on," he said.
"I don't care whatever your name is--"
The figure interrupted Inuyasha to introduce himself quickly.
"Vile," he muttered.
Inuyasha's eyes widened a little.
"What?" he asked.
"Call me Vile," he repeated.
Inuyasha looked back at Zero, seeming slightly confused.
"Wasn't Vile...?" he asked.
Zero nodded.
"Of course!" he said. "Those reploid enhancements used to belong to Vile. Naraku must have used some blood you lost at his castle, and Vile's parts to make this guy."
Inuyasha shrugged.
"Whatever, he's dead all the same!" he said with the utmost confidence.
Vile just stood there. No one ever saw the original Vile's appearance without all of his armor, so it's quite possible that they look almost the same, save for Inuyasha's qualities thrown in there. Vile had the cross-helm over his head, and out of the back was his long white hair. His body was covered in armor, but it seemed lighter than the original Vile's.
Inuyasha looked strangely at the figure, who seemed almost completely unprepared for battle.
"We gonna get this fight started or what?" he asked dryly.
Vile immediately responded, and dashed towards Inuyasha at incredible speed. He grabbed the half-demon by the throat, and threw him against a tree with all of his might. The force of Inuyasha hitting the tree nearly knocked it down, but Inuyasha remained in tact. Before he could react, Vile was upon him again. He picked up Inuyasha, and threw him again, this time at a hard rock surface. Inuyasha smacked the rocks hard, but managed to get up fairly quickly. Vile was trying to get to him again, but Inuyasha was ready this time. He drew his Tetsusaiga and laid in wait for Vile to approach. Vile was almost right in Inuyasha's face, and Inuyasha brought the Tetsusaiga down with a mighty swing. Unfortunately, Vile managed to avoid the blow, and then used a flamethrower at close range. Inuyasha managed to get rid of the flames soon after, but he was really taken aback by the attack.
Inuyasha rubbed his wounds slowly as he got back up.
"Damn this guys' relentless!" he muttered. "The second I take my eyes offa him, he's back on me."
Vile was making his move once more. Inuyasha calmed down, and prepared his Tetsusaiga for a wind scar attack. The attack was successfully executed, but Vile managed to escape it largely unharmed, save for a few cuts.
Inuyasha was entirely agitated by this turn of events, and the only coherent thing he could say was "Damn it!" Vile quickly tried to get back at Inuyasha, but Inuyasha was managing to keep him at bay for a while with his Tetsusaiga. Inuyasha tried to swing the sword over his head, but Vile used the cannon mounted on his shoulder. Which was a stun weapon.
Inuyasha looked at his frozen body in despair.
"What the hell??!" he screamed. "What's going on?"
Vile slowly walked over to Inuyasha.
"Time to make you suffer..." he said slowly.
Vile picked Inuyasha up, and started bashing his face against the cliff wall. He soon started spitting out blood soon, and his face became battered. Vile then proceeded to stomp on his hands as they remained motionless, and started breaking some bones. Inuyasha's shrieks of pain were almost too much to bear for the rest of the group.
X clenched his fist.
"We have to help!" he begged.
Zero put his arm out in front of X.
"No," he protested. "It's his fight."
Kagome broke past Zero, and ran for Inuyasha.
"I don't care!" she shouted. "I'm coming Inuyasha!"
