A New Life: My Last Breath
Chapter Nine
Fighting Back
Miroku gasped.
This can't be. He thought, horrified. Sango.....
He could still hear the echoing of her screams, the remaining sounds of Kirara's mewings.
He widened his eyes.
Kirara?
As he remembered, Kirara escaped. Kirara wouldn't be with Sango.
Unless is wasn't real.
Dammit! He screamed at himself. He knew he shouldn't have let down his guard like that. He looked at his feet. They looked like they were fading.
That was bad.
It meant the sands were taking the better of him. But he knew better. But how could he escape this curse?
"I'll try this." he murmured. "I hope this works!" he screamed as he threw out his hand and concentrated with all his might, gripping his staff in his other hand so tight, his hand hurt.
He felt the earth rummble a bit, then there was a hueg reaction from the kazaana. But instead of a vacuum, it seemed to be in reverse. Everything got blown out, everything, demon bodies mostly, scattered around the forest.
Suddenly, Sango flew out with Kirara. She landed on her feet and grinned at Miroku.
"You're slicker than I thought." she murmured, petting Kirara.
"Show yourself!" Miroku demanded. He pointed his staff at him and waited, a long dramatic moment.
Sango's mouth curved into an ugly sneer. Then, Suddenly, Sango's body started to bubble, so did Kirara's. Bright light burst out of their bodies, and standing there was an ugly oni demon with a pet cat youkai.
"Houshi." the demon said in a monotone voice. "You have made it this far, but shall go no further."
Miroku brought his staff down. "We shall see."
None of them moved, then the demon charged forward and swiped at him. Miroku leaped into the air, swiftly dodging the attack. He pulled out his spell scrolls and spiked them at the youkai.
One landed on it's forhead, one of each arm and leg. It fell to the ground, parilyzed. Miroku smirked. That was too easy.
"Sa." he announced. "I will use what you have tried to turn against me," he flashed his eyes. "Against you."
He shot out his hand like a bullet. "Kazaana!"
His eyes bulged out. Something had gone right through him. The demon couldn't move.
What had gone wrong? he thought as he fell tothe floor. He looked up and saw the cat youkai that had taken on Kirara's form, it's paw driven all the way through the right right of his chest. half his body had faded away by now.
There was no blood. Just pain.
It's not real. Miroku reminded himself.
But why have I allowed myself to be defeated by it?
Inuyasha let out a sharp gasp as Kikyou's arrow stuck him across the chest, and made him fly back into a tree, pinning him fast.
"Kikyou." Inuyasha murmured, his eyes wide. "Why?"
The miko dropped her arrows, then her bow. He could see tears flowing down her cheeks. She slowly walked towards him, dragging her feet.
Kikyou did not shoot me out of her own will. Inuyasha decided, once he could see the sorrow in her eyes. She will help me.
Kikyou wasn't even a few meters distance to Inuyasha, before a familiar figure appeared beyond the shadows. Inuyasha narrowed his eyes.
Naraku.
Why the hell was the bastard here?!
"Kikyou!" he yelled. "Watch---!"
It was too late. Naraku pulled out a sword, and slashed Kikyou on the back. Her eyes rolled back into her head, and fell limp on the floor.
"Kikyou...." Inuyasha whispered. "KIKYOU!!" Naraku grinned as he swooped Kikyou into his arms, and carried her away.
Inuyasha was in shock. Naraku had taken Kikyou away. But this wasn't real, right? He wrapped his hands around the arrow and tugged, but it was no use.
His ears twitched. Someone was near. He sniffed the air. He reconized this scent. A scent that he couldn't put his finger on. But...
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called, out of his own fear.
The figure stepped into the light. Her eyes glittering, light reflecting off tears. She ran into Inuyasha's arms, not saying anything.
"You're back." Inuyasha whispered. "Have you come, to help me?"
Kagome stared at Inuyasha, then nodded. Inuyasha embraced her. She felt so real. He inhaled her scent. It was exactly the same; she was exactly the same before she died.
She gave him a look. Inuyasha could read it so easily.
"You'll help me." he said. Kagome nodded as she reached her hand up, wrapped it tightly around the arrow.
Inuyasha widened his eyes in anticipation. But then Kagome's hand came loose of the arrow, and she fell to the ground.
"Kagome." Inuyasha whispered. "You...." he looked up and saw a dragon youkai. The same one that had killed Kagome......
"NOOOOOOOO!!" he screamed, shutting his eyes tight as he let the fear wash over him. But he didn't notice that his legs had vanished, invible. That his body had faded away.
Instead he knew what had happened. He couldn't accept it.
He was alone once more.
Sango dodged the attempted attack. But she winced. She felt a blade skin her chest. Her taijiya suit made a small slit open and there was a thin line of blood.
The pain it real. Sango thought. The fear is real. Houshi-sama was lying, Everything is real.
She let out a battle cry as she jumped forward and snatched Kohaku's weapon from his hands.
"No! Houshi-sama was telling the truth. You're not real! Nothing is real!" She screamed, clutching the weapon so tight her knuckles turned white.
Who am I kidding? It seems too real. But I shall rely my trust on houshi-sama. I will get rid of this fake Kohaku.
She lunged forward with her weapon out stretched in her hands.
"An opening!" she screaned. But she stopped herself once she was about to hurt Kohaku. She dropped to her knees.
"No." she whispered. She looked at Kohaku. "You are not Kohaku. But I cannot bring my self to kill you."
Kohaku's eyes filled with tears. "Aneue." he whispered back. He dropped to his knees and hugged her. She hugged back.
This isn't right. She thought. I shouldn't show weakness or pity.
But I love my brother....
She let out a loud gasp as Kohaku's weapon dug through her back.
Not again.....
He yanked it out from her body and laughed. Sango looked down and saw her legs starting to fade away.
"Fool." his voice ws accompanied by a deeper, cruel sounding voice. "You're brother is a fool too. You are all fools."
Sango gasped and shook her head. Her hands caked with her own blood. She pulled Kohaku close to her and hugged him. His hair soaking her blood up, but she didn't care.
"Aneue." Kohaku said, his voice returning normal. "You're blood. I did this. You're covered in blood.""Kohaku." Sango whispered as she hugged him tighter.
"Arrigatou Aneue." Kohaku said as he faded away. Sango jerked forward. Her hands reached out, but touched nothing but air. Sangoo felt tears streaming down her face.
Kohaku's soul is still pure. He's wondering somewhere around this world. But he has come to his sences. He will not kill again.
She smiled and stood up wipping tears from her eyes.
I have made it through this test. She thought. She sighed and looked up at the sky, the dark clouds starting to clear out, letting bright sunlight through. She looked down at her body and saw her leg's restoring to it's solid colour.She looked back at the sky again.
I just hope houshi-sama and Inuyasha will make it through too.
And with that, she picked up her hiraikotsu and went out to look for them.
Me: I really hope you guys like it! And I apoligize again for not updating in FOREVER! As I might have said earlier, I am starting an Inuyasha comic based on these stories. If you would like a copy, or any of my drawings or whatever, please email me. (the underscore sweetest underscore thing underscore 23 at hotmail dot com) (Don't worry, they're not THAT crappy.)