Inuyasha
Coming of Age
Chapter 2
Kisho and the snake demon exchanged blows in a mighty display of speed. Both hurled their finishing moves at each other in order to end the ordeal quickly. Kisho couldn't really see what was really taking place, but he trusted his instincts and swung his claws when the moment felt right. The two passed each other in a blink of an eye and Kisho used his left foot to skid to a stop in the dirt quickly. His right arm hung weakly at his side with the snakes fang protruding out of his skin. As for the snake demon he turned to attack again, but Kisho's attack had been so quick the serpent hadn't even felt the effects. As the snake demon opened his jaws again his body split right in two. Kisho heard the creatures remains fall against the ground and he snorted with approval, "That's what I thought. . ."
Kisho suddenly fell into the dirt down to his knees. There was a cold numbness in both of his legs and his hands began to sweat profusely. He gasped for air as he tried to get up again, but there was no use. His legs didn't respond and his thoughts were becoming clouded. It was only then that he realized that the fang was still in his arm. With his good arm he quickly pulled it out and tossed it to the side, "That bastard poisoned me. Even though I won what's the point of winning if I can't even jump around to enjoy it?"
Kisho's body fell completely against the dirt, slowly laying his head against one of his arms. His eyes slowly closed as he fell into a dark sleep.
Kisho had slipped into a dream and it was one he hadn't had in a long time. When he was around the age of ten Kisho was beginning to notice the first of the changes. He mostly changed when he was being pushed around at school. His senses were becoming sharper and extremely quick to a point that no one was able to even lay a punch on him. With these strange advances in his life everyone else began to avoid him, saying he was a freak of nature or diseased, but these changes only appeared when people pushed him around. One day after Kisho had slipped away from school he decided to go home early. He had stepped inside and was about to say his greeting to his uncle and grandmother, but he heard something that caught his attention. He listened to them just around the corner, peering out to see what they were doing as he watched.
"He's changing a lot, mother. We should tell him everything," Sota said as he helped in cleaning the dishes, "After all we don't even know what else may happen."
"Kisho is much to young to understand everything. The boy already doesn't have his mother and father here. It's a burden that doesn't belong to him now. The time will arrive for him to know soon enough. Let him live a happy life."
"Kisho is so independent I just think he's going to try and figuring things out."
"Even is he does we will tell him everything when he asks."
Kisho didn't understand much of the conversation. Except the part about his parents not being there.
Kisho's vision faded on that faint memory. He soon stood in a sea of darkness. Kisho felt like his normal self, but he wasn't next to the well where he last remember where he passed out. He looked from side to side to only see the darkness of his mind.
"Am I still dreaming? What is this place?"
A place of a War
Kisho looked around to figure out who replied to him. He didn't see any one there except himself.
Soon a victor will be decided, but it will be to late. The essence of your true self will be gone. You will crumble with each change that blows upon the winds unless the two eyes see and beat the same song.
The pupils of Kisho's eyes shrank as he listened. His head snapped to the darkness above to see a huge white dog standing before him. Its hair was long while its tail curled in all directions. His eyes were locked on the other figure before him, which seemed to be another human dressed in armor wielding two small swords. At first they only stared at each other. Gazing to each other's souls. Kisho didn't know what was happening, but as he stood their he could feel their hearts beat in his chest, "They are apart of me. . ."
The dog suddenly leaped to attack while the human did the same. As their swords and claws crossed, both made a direct hit on each other. The dog had sliced through the humans armor cutting his arm, while the human had manage to use his free hand to plunge the sword into the dogs shoulder.
Kisho stumbled back feeling each ones pain. He fell to his knees as his eyes watered with pain, "I can't stand it. . ."
"Keh, don't give up you. Bite down and fight back. You're not that weak. No offspring of mine will be."
Kisho arms were crossed over his chest as he tried to ease the pain that ran through his body. Above him the dog and human were fighting again. With each pass they either managed to hit or dodge each other, "I can't do this myself."
"You're not along. We're always here watching."
Kisho looked up to see a faint light in the darkness. There standing in the dim light seemed to be two people. One was taller then the other. It seemed that one had a set of dog-ears of some kind, Kisho wasn't sure since he could only see their faint outlines. One offered their hand to him and Kisho reached out to take it, "Father. . . mother."
"Kisho, are you ok?"
The sound of his name caused him to stir out of the deep sleep he was in. Sota was looking down at him with concern, but Kisho couldn't even tell. His eyes were still badly damaged and when he tried to open his eyes all he saw was a blur. He felt his arm wrapped tightly in the bandage where the snake fang had bit down on him, though he no longer felt the effects of the poison.
"Where am I?" Kisho said lightly as he tried to get up. He didn't get to far before Sota pushed him back down on the cushions, "We're inside in your room. That youkai took a good chunk out of you. I'm surprised you're not dead, it was a potent poison."
"I feel fine now, except I can't see still."
"Don't worry I'm making some herbs to put on them. They should heal in an hour or so. You're a fast healer after all," Sota leaned over and began the process of putting herbs on the wound and then wrapping the bandage loosely around his head and eyes, "Why did you remove the seal? I told you multiple times not to go near there."
"Curious, I smelled something and I thought I take a look. Except that damn snake jumped out and said some weird crap."
"I'll seal it up after thi-"
"NO!"
"What?"
Kisho pushed Sota aside some, "That Well has something to do with my parents doesn't it? That creature said something about Inuyasha. Is he my father?" "Kisho this isn't the time!"
"Don't give me that, 'You're not ready' speech. When am I ready? I have claws and fangs. Am I going to turn into a youkai or something? Explain to me where my parents are and give me the truth, Sota!"
Kisho felt a light grip against his shoulder, which squeezed in affection. The hand was small a petite which meant it was his grandmother. She sat down next to him and took his hand gently. Kisho had found that he fought with Sota about multiple things. The two hardly ever saw eye to eye, but Kisho and his grandmother had a closer bond. She was also the only one that could talk some sense into Kisho when he started going off his rants. In a way she was somewhat a mother figure to Kisho.
"Kisho, my dear grandson. There is some things left to be unsaid, but since you want to know then we won't hide anything from you. Sota, would you please explain."
"Yes. . . well The Bone Eaters Well can cause someone to travel back in time. It will take you back to the Feudal Era where youkai still roam around. Your father, Inuyasha was a dog demon. . .well he was half. One day we heard a cry from the Well and you were there. The snake demon was there as well, but he seemed to be stunned when I reached you. I quickly got you out and sealed the well up. Before, the Well only let your mother and father to go through. I understand that you can travel in there since you are their offspring, but some how the demon got through to this time. After you went through the Well seemed to act funny which is why I sealed it up."
"What happened to my parents, though?"
"I. . . don't know. No one does. They are on the other side we assume."
"Are they alive?"
"No one knows."
Kisho nodded slowly, on the inside he knew they were still alive somewhere.
His grandmother patted his head lightly, "You mustn't go through the well to find them. You have some youkai in you, but you are no where experienced enough to wield any of its power. Plus since you have a little bit of youkai in your blood we have no idea what kind of reactions its going to have."
Kisho considered the idea, but she was right. The youkai blood in him was young and untamed. It only sprouted at random times and Kisho's luck wasn't going to last long at this rate.
"Kisho you also have to know-" before Sota finished his sentence the glass of the window suddenly busted Kisho scrambled to his feet while Sota rolled away from the window as quickly as he could. Then in a sudden roar the wall was ripped right out of the side of the house. Kisho moved over quickly to protect his grandmother from the falling wood and glass while Sota helped.
"What the hell?" The cold scent he had caught in the air before was around them again. Kisho sniffed the air deeply through his nose and growled low as he shook the glass from his head. Sota did the same as he gazed out at the creature that stared at them with its blood red eyes. Sota thought at first this was the only creature, but he soon realized that more were pouring out from the well. Gathering around the one leader that had attack them first. Around the leading youkai were many kinds of other youkai. So many varieties that Kisho hardly knew where to start.
"Oh, no. They all some how got through."
Kisho coughed lightly. The poison was gone from his blood, but he was still a bit weakened from it. The demon that had ripped the house up was a serpent like dragon, his head had two horns that curled around like a rams. His short claws supported him as his neck arched to look at them, "So the Well opens to this world only for us to find one little wannabe youkai. Perhaps this is the one Naraku told us about."
"Naraku knows who I am," Kisho said puzzled.
"He knows much more about you then you know about yourself," the dragon remarked.
Kisho didn't reply this time. What the dragon said was true. He knew very little about himself and was troubled by this. His face twisted in emotion as he tried to calm himself and remain focus right now.
The dragon didn't hesitate much and opened his jaws to form a large fireball. The youkai's power built up until a perfect ball was formed. The dragon rolled his tongue and the fireball was sent right at Kisho and his family. At first Kisho was unsure what was happening since he was blind, but his senses began to kick in. He felt the burning heat of the fireball and the roaring flame as it came hurling down. Kisho felt his heartbeat speed up, but his claws never came at lest not yet. Kisho didn't care claws or not he leaped right for the flaming ball of fire slipping out of the grip of his grandmother. Dragon was unsure what Kisho was doing. For a moment the boy disappeared in the fire. The other demons watched not sure what to do either, but sudden the dragons' own attack backfired and was spread out among the crowd of demons devouring them.
Sota was shocked on what just happened, "How did he do that? He hardly has youkai in him."
Kisho was a ball of flame himself and he land on the ground outside. He shook his body as a dog would and the flames were soon extinguished. His hair was white again, but this time it was completely white. His cloths were burned some, but they still were functional. His claws were out once more and Kisho flexed them, ready to tear anyone else apart. This time Kisho felt a bit lost. The youkai part of him was growing with each battle. His transformations before were just because of the sudden flow of adrenaline, but this time his youkai blood knew there were other youkai around waiting to be slain and Kisho was beginning to lose himself.
Sota watched from the torn house, as he stayed closed to his mother. He noticed the change mentally in Kisho just as the boy finally snapped back.
Kisho realized what was happening. He was starting to lose control of himself and his powers. There was talk before about the Well and its powers. Perhaps it was time Kisho searched for his parents himself and seal the Well as he passed through. He was a danger to himself and the people there if he remained any longer. He didn't want to harm anyone if something went wrong, but would leaving the people here who had raised him just to go in search of what was lost in the past the right thing? Was the past left better to the past? Kisho yelled up to Sota and his grandmother finally making his choice after a careful thought, "Thanks for everything!" Kisho said with a faint smile waving to them both.
Kisho ran off to the Well while Sota yelled at him, "No! Kisho!"
Kisho leaped into the air his senses guiding his way right to the Bone Eaters Well. Sota watched from the house and saw a bright light explode from the Well as Kisho slipped through.
"He's gone. . .he can't come back now."
"He'll come back dear. Kisho has a great power in him he'll bring Kagome and Inuyasha back."
"His heart isn't pure, he'll be corrupted by dankness. He has a pure human heart, but his youkai blood isn't as pure."
"Have hope. Not everyone or everything in this world is evil."
Kisho knew he jumped down the well but he still hadn't reached the bottom. He felt like he was floating in air for a bit. It was sometime before he landed against the ground lightly, "Did I do it?"
His youkai blood was calming down and his senses weren't as sharp as they were. He could hardly tell where he was and his arms could only feel the cold walls of the well. Kisho figured his eyes were healed enough and he took the bandage off slowly. His eyes soon opened again and he could see a dim light shinning just above. He looked around the rest of the well before doing anything else. It seemed like any normal well he's seen except for the fact this one had a pile of bones at the bottom. Kisho decided he rather not know what sort of bones they belong to.
Kisho found some footing and began a slow climb up the Wells side. At first Kisho just slide down the Well side after climbing up a foot or two up. He tried again and again until he figured out where the good footing and grip were. Kisho finally reached the edge of the well and he pulled himself the rest of the way up. He was shocked by what he saw. It was obvious he was no longer in his time, but what he saw would have been unknown to even Inuyasha and Kagome. The once green hillside was scorched while the trees around were all dead or dying. The only tree that stood tall and green was the god tree. Everything else was a depressing brown, bent over dying. The sky held hardly any light, mostly being consumed in the dark mist that was hanging low over head.
"This place had the same smell as the future. . .could it be that the future is going to be like this is things remain unchanged? I remember smelling this smell as a kid. It was seeping through the air at first but as time went on the smell has been getting stronger."
Kisho sat down on the lip of the well with a deep sigh, "Great I don't know what the heck is going on. This place is so bleak I doubt any villagers are going to be hanging around close."
Kisho hadn't been sitting there long before a loud explosion echoed in the dying valley. He looked up towards the trees to see a few in the distance fall against the dying land. He raised an eyebrow to this and got up from his seat to investigate. He walked swiftly through the trees, making sure he was quiet. As he moved closer to the explosion he heard some voices. Kisho squatted down low against so that he could listen to the conversation.
"Give up fool. You have lost. Most of your companions have been captured Your allies are thin and scattered. Hope has been lost and Naraku has grown tired of your pitiful attempts to go against him," the voice was of a youkai's. It was high pitched and sounded like nails on chalkboard. At the end of its sentence it chuckled lightly. Obviously enjoying its taunt to its opponent.
"As long as I am alive I'll never give up. Naraku will fall and my friends will be released," replied the other voice.
"Ha! Silly fox, there is no such world that exist where Naraku is defeated by the likes of you."
Kisho noticed the fox youkai had a smoother voice. It sounded deep, but had a soft touch to the sound, at lest that's what it sounded like. Kisho noticed the Fox seemed to be fighting on the good side. Kisho didn't fully understand who or what Naraku was, but he could understand that he was no good.
The fox growled low, but suddenly stopped, "Inuyasha?"
The other youkai took advantage of the fox's distraction and swung its talons at him, knocking the fox off his feet. The attacking demon was a bird like demon though he seemed to look human at the same time. It was more like a half-human half falcon looking creature. Kisho watched the two from his hiding spot wondering if the fox was ok. Now that Kisho had a better spot to watch he noticed the fox demon seem to be more of his age. His hair was short cut orange, but he wore a fine woven tunic. It was a mixture of white and blue and seemed to give him a lot of room for movement. His hands were shaped like claws, but they didn't seem too lethal. His hind feet were clawed and dog/fox like, with orange fur covering them.
"Nice shot," the fox said as he rubbed his face lightly.
"It's not the end you pesky mutt," The youkai leaped into the air using his wing like arms. He swung his arms down at the fox and the gust of wind created a sharp breeze that sliced through everything. The trees around were falling in pieces while the young fox took the beating. The winds were slicing through his pelt like butter and he was unable to counter. The only thing he could do was cross his arms in front of him to shield his face some from the attack.
"Haha, you shall die here today! I will receive a great reward from Naraku for killing the last of-"
"Tell Naraku that he's about to get his ass kicked by me!" Kisho had managed to climb up high enough in a tree to leap out at the bird youkai. His youkai powers hadn't emerged yet, but Kisho wasn't going to watch the fox youkai die. Kisho wasn't near the wind cutting attack and he tackled the bird youkai in mid air. The two came tumbling to the ground exchanging blows as they fell. Kisho was punching the youkai right in the face multiple times before they broke apart. When they finally crashed against the ground. Both went fling apart from each other. The fox youkai raised an eyebrow to the new arrival, "Inuyasha?" The fox was unsure since the smell of this person had a bit of Inuyasha in it and his hair seemed to be white, but it also had a smell of Kagome to it. He wasn't sure if he was friend or foe.
Kisho rolled up to his feet, but the youkai was already trying to attack him. His razor sharp talons were swinging rapidly at Kisho and he could hardly keep up with dodging them. He ducked down and then sideways, each time just barely missing him. As Kisho moved to dodge again his foot tripped against a rock and caused him to fall to the ground with a thump. He rolled over just in time to see the youkai raise his claws over him, "I don't know who you are, but die!"
"Fox Fire!" A twirling blue flame wrapped itself around the bird. The creature stepped back in terror. Kisho felt the flame and it felt hotter then a normal fire flame did. The blue flame soon engulfed the bird youkai completely to point where Kisho couldn't even see it even more. He backed away on all fours, but he was stopped by the fox youkai.
"Hey! Where do you think you are going?"
"Hands off Foxy. I was just leaving."
"You just help and leave. Who the hell are you? Why do you smell like Inuyasha and Kagome? Did you do something to them? Because if you did I swear I will do more to you then I did to that bird youkai I will-"
"Calm down. Sheesh you sure are spaz," Kisho took in a deep breath, "The name is Kisho. I came through the Well looking for Inuyasha. . .I think he's my father. You mentioned Kagome as well and I believe she is my mother. My uncle told me stories about her. Do you know them?"
"You, you-. . .you're their offspring?"
Kisho blinked lightly, "Yeah?"
"Of course I know them! I use to travel with them to stop Naraku."
"Wait a minute, what's a Naraku?"
"Oh, you don't know much do you. Well in short he's responsible for the way things look now. His evil has been spreading over the years. Water slowly being poisoned the lands dying from the evil aura spreading. He has the almost completed Shikon Jewel. A shard or two has remained hidden. With Kagome gone no one can really find these last shards and the jewel can't be purified. Things have just been getting worse and worse. He's been looking for you. Apparently you have something he wants. "
"I see. . ." Kisho felt partly responsible for all these. It seemed everything had steamed off his existence. The fox demon titled his head at him some, "How about I explain the rest back in the village. There are still some people here who are willing to fight. They'll explain more to you then I can."
"Thanks that will helped a lot," Kisho offered his hand, "What's your name?"
The fox demon took his hand to shake with a light grin, "The name is Shippo"
Coming of Age
Chapter 2
Kisho and the snake demon exchanged blows in a mighty display of speed. Both hurled their finishing moves at each other in order to end the ordeal quickly. Kisho couldn't really see what was really taking place, but he trusted his instincts and swung his claws when the moment felt right. The two passed each other in a blink of an eye and Kisho used his left foot to skid to a stop in the dirt quickly. His right arm hung weakly at his side with the snakes fang protruding out of his skin. As for the snake demon he turned to attack again, but Kisho's attack had been so quick the serpent hadn't even felt the effects. As the snake demon opened his jaws again his body split right in two. Kisho heard the creatures remains fall against the ground and he snorted with approval, "That's what I thought. . ."
Kisho suddenly fell into the dirt down to his knees. There was a cold numbness in both of his legs and his hands began to sweat profusely. He gasped for air as he tried to get up again, but there was no use. His legs didn't respond and his thoughts were becoming clouded. It was only then that he realized that the fang was still in his arm. With his good arm he quickly pulled it out and tossed it to the side, "That bastard poisoned me. Even though I won what's the point of winning if I can't even jump around to enjoy it?"
Kisho's body fell completely against the dirt, slowly laying his head against one of his arms. His eyes slowly closed as he fell into a dark sleep.
Kisho had slipped into a dream and it was one he hadn't had in a long time. When he was around the age of ten Kisho was beginning to notice the first of the changes. He mostly changed when he was being pushed around at school. His senses were becoming sharper and extremely quick to a point that no one was able to even lay a punch on him. With these strange advances in his life everyone else began to avoid him, saying he was a freak of nature or diseased, but these changes only appeared when people pushed him around. One day after Kisho had slipped away from school he decided to go home early. He had stepped inside and was about to say his greeting to his uncle and grandmother, but he heard something that caught his attention. He listened to them just around the corner, peering out to see what they were doing as he watched.
"He's changing a lot, mother. We should tell him everything," Sota said as he helped in cleaning the dishes, "After all we don't even know what else may happen."
"Kisho is much to young to understand everything. The boy already doesn't have his mother and father here. It's a burden that doesn't belong to him now. The time will arrive for him to know soon enough. Let him live a happy life."
"Kisho is so independent I just think he's going to try and figuring things out."
"Even is he does we will tell him everything when he asks."
Kisho didn't understand much of the conversation. Except the part about his parents not being there.
Kisho's vision faded on that faint memory. He soon stood in a sea of darkness. Kisho felt like his normal self, but he wasn't next to the well where he last remember where he passed out. He looked from side to side to only see the darkness of his mind.
"Am I still dreaming? What is this place?"
A place of a War
Kisho looked around to figure out who replied to him. He didn't see any one there except himself.
Soon a victor will be decided, but it will be to late. The essence of your true self will be gone. You will crumble with each change that blows upon the winds unless the two eyes see and beat the same song.
The pupils of Kisho's eyes shrank as he listened. His head snapped to the darkness above to see a huge white dog standing before him. Its hair was long while its tail curled in all directions. His eyes were locked on the other figure before him, which seemed to be another human dressed in armor wielding two small swords. At first they only stared at each other. Gazing to each other's souls. Kisho didn't know what was happening, but as he stood their he could feel their hearts beat in his chest, "They are apart of me. . ."
The dog suddenly leaped to attack while the human did the same. As their swords and claws crossed, both made a direct hit on each other. The dog had sliced through the humans armor cutting his arm, while the human had manage to use his free hand to plunge the sword into the dogs shoulder.
Kisho stumbled back feeling each ones pain. He fell to his knees as his eyes watered with pain, "I can't stand it. . ."
"Keh, don't give up you. Bite down and fight back. You're not that weak. No offspring of mine will be."
Kisho arms were crossed over his chest as he tried to ease the pain that ran through his body. Above him the dog and human were fighting again. With each pass they either managed to hit or dodge each other, "I can't do this myself."
"You're not along. We're always here watching."
Kisho looked up to see a faint light in the darkness. There standing in the dim light seemed to be two people. One was taller then the other. It seemed that one had a set of dog-ears of some kind, Kisho wasn't sure since he could only see their faint outlines. One offered their hand to him and Kisho reached out to take it, "Father. . . mother."
"Kisho, are you ok?"
The sound of his name caused him to stir out of the deep sleep he was in. Sota was looking down at him with concern, but Kisho couldn't even tell. His eyes were still badly damaged and when he tried to open his eyes all he saw was a blur. He felt his arm wrapped tightly in the bandage where the snake fang had bit down on him, though he no longer felt the effects of the poison.
"Where am I?" Kisho said lightly as he tried to get up. He didn't get to far before Sota pushed him back down on the cushions, "We're inside in your room. That youkai took a good chunk out of you. I'm surprised you're not dead, it was a potent poison."
"I feel fine now, except I can't see still."
"Don't worry I'm making some herbs to put on them. They should heal in an hour or so. You're a fast healer after all," Sota leaned over and began the process of putting herbs on the wound and then wrapping the bandage loosely around his head and eyes, "Why did you remove the seal? I told you multiple times not to go near there."
"Curious, I smelled something and I thought I take a look. Except that damn snake jumped out and said some weird crap."
"I'll seal it up after thi-"
"NO!"
"What?"
Kisho pushed Sota aside some, "That Well has something to do with my parents doesn't it? That creature said something about Inuyasha. Is he my father?" "Kisho this isn't the time!"
"Don't give me that, 'You're not ready' speech. When am I ready? I have claws and fangs. Am I going to turn into a youkai or something? Explain to me where my parents are and give me the truth, Sota!"
Kisho felt a light grip against his shoulder, which squeezed in affection. The hand was small a petite which meant it was his grandmother. She sat down next to him and took his hand gently. Kisho had found that he fought with Sota about multiple things. The two hardly ever saw eye to eye, but Kisho and his grandmother had a closer bond. She was also the only one that could talk some sense into Kisho when he started going off his rants. In a way she was somewhat a mother figure to Kisho.
"Kisho, my dear grandson. There is some things left to be unsaid, but since you want to know then we won't hide anything from you. Sota, would you please explain."
"Yes. . . well The Bone Eaters Well can cause someone to travel back in time. It will take you back to the Feudal Era where youkai still roam around. Your father, Inuyasha was a dog demon. . .well he was half. One day we heard a cry from the Well and you were there. The snake demon was there as well, but he seemed to be stunned when I reached you. I quickly got you out and sealed the well up. Before, the Well only let your mother and father to go through. I understand that you can travel in there since you are their offspring, but some how the demon got through to this time. After you went through the Well seemed to act funny which is why I sealed it up."
"What happened to my parents, though?"
"I. . . don't know. No one does. They are on the other side we assume."
"Are they alive?"
"No one knows."
Kisho nodded slowly, on the inside he knew they were still alive somewhere.
His grandmother patted his head lightly, "You mustn't go through the well to find them. You have some youkai in you, but you are no where experienced enough to wield any of its power. Plus since you have a little bit of youkai in your blood we have no idea what kind of reactions its going to have."
Kisho considered the idea, but she was right. The youkai blood in him was young and untamed. It only sprouted at random times and Kisho's luck wasn't going to last long at this rate.
"Kisho you also have to know-" before Sota finished his sentence the glass of the window suddenly busted Kisho scrambled to his feet while Sota rolled away from the window as quickly as he could. Then in a sudden roar the wall was ripped right out of the side of the house. Kisho moved over quickly to protect his grandmother from the falling wood and glass while Sota helped.
"What the hell?" The cold scent he had caught in the air before was around them again. Kisho sniffed the air deeply through his nose and growled low as he shook the glass from his head. Sota did the same as he gazed out at the creature that stared at them with its blood red eyes. Sota thought at first this was the only creature, but he soon realized that more were pouring out from the well. Gathering around the one leader that had attack them first. Around the leading youkai were many kinds of other youkai. So many varieties that Kisho hardly knew where to start.
"Oh, no. They all some how got through."
Kisho coughed lightly. The poison was gone from his blood, but he was still a bit weakened from it. The demon that had ripped the house up was a serpent like dragon, his head had two horns that curled around like a rams. His short claws supported him as his neck arched to look at them, "So the Well opens to this world only for us to find one little wannabe youkai. Perhaps this is the one Naraku told us about."
"Naraku knows who I am," Kisho said puzzled.
"He knows much more about you then you know about yourself," the dragon remarked.
Kisho didn't reply this time. What the dragon said was true. He knew very little about himself and was troubled by this. His face twisted in emotion as he tried to calm himself and remain focus right now.
The dragon didn't hesitate much and opened his jaws to form a large fireball. The youkai's power built up until a perfect ball was formed. The dragon rolled his tongue and the fireball was sent right at Kisho and his family. At first Kisho was unsure what was happening since he was blind, but his senses began to kick in. He felt the burning heat of the fireball and the roaring flame as it came hurling down. Kisho felt his heartbeat speed up, but his claws never came at lest not yet. Kisho didn't care claws or not he leaped right for the flaming ball of fire slipping out of the grip of his grandmother. Dragon was unsure what Kisho was doing. For a moment the boy disappeared in the fire. The other demons watched not sure what to do either, but sudden the dragons' own attack backfired and was spread out among the crowd of demons devouring them.
Sota was shocked on what just happened, "How did he do that? He hardly has youkai in him."
Kisho was a ball of flame himself and he land on the ground outside. He shook his body as a dog would and the flames were soon extinguished. His hair was white again, but this time it was completely white. His cloths were burned some, but they still were functional. His claws were out once more and Kisho flexed them, ready to tear anyone else apart. This time Kisho felt a bit lost. The youkai part of him was growing with each battle. His transformations before were just because of the sudden flow of adrenaline, but this time his youkai blood knew there were other youkai around waiting to be slain and Kisho was beginning to lose himself.
Sota watched from the torn house, as he stayed closed to his mother. He noticed the change mentally in Kisho just as the boy finally snapped back.
Kisho realized what was happening. He was starting to lose control of himself and his powers. There was talk before about the Well and its powers. Perhaps it was time Kisho searched for his parents himself and seal the Well as he passed through. He was a danger to himself and the people there if he remained any longer. He didn't want to harm anyone if something went wrong, but would leaving the people here who had raised him just to go in search of what was lost in the past the right thing? Was the past left better to the past? Kisho yelled up to Sota and his grandmother finally making his choice after a careful thought, "Thanks for everything!" Kisho said with a faint smile waving to them both.
Kisho ran off to the Well while Sota yelled at him, "No! Kisho!"
Kisho leaped into the air his senses guiding his way right to the Bone Eaters Well. Sota watched from the house and saw a bright light explode from the Well as Kisho slipped through.
"He's gone. . .he can't come back now."
"He'll come back dear. Kisho has a great power in him he'll bring Kagome and Inuyasha back."
"His heart isn't pure, he'll be corrupted by dankness. He has a pure human heart, but his youkai blood isn't as pure."
"Have hope. Not everyone or everything in this world is evil."
Kisho knew he jumped down the well but he still hadn't reached the bottom. He felt like he was floating in air for a bit. It was sometime before he landed against the ground lightly, "Did I do it?"
His youkai blood was calming down and his senses weren't as sharp as they were. He could hardly tell where he was and his arms could only feel the cold walls of the well. Kisho figured his eyes were healed enough and he took the bandage off slowly. His eyes soon opened again and he could see a dim light shinning just above. He looked around the rest of the well before doing anything else. It seemed like any normal well he's seen except for the fact this one had a pile of bones at the bottom. Kisho decided he rather not know what sort of bones they belong to.
Kisho found some footing and began a slow climb up the Wells side. At first Kisho just slide down the Well side after climbing up a foot or two up. He tried again and again until he figured out where the good footing and grip were. Kisho finally reached the edge of the well and he pulled himself the rest of the way up. He was shocked by what he saw. It was obvious he was no longer in his time, but what he saw would have been unknown to even Inuyasha and Kagome. The once green hillside was scorched while the trees around were all dead or dying. The only tree that stood tall and green was the god tree. Everything else was a depressing brown, bent over dying. The sky held hardly any light, mostly being consumed in the dark mist that was hanging low over head.
"This place had the same smell as the future. . .could it be that the future is going to be like this is things remain unchanged? I remember smelling this smell as a kid. It was seeping through the air at first but as time went on the smell has been getting stronger."
Kisho sat down on the lip of the well with a deep sigh, "Great I don't know what the heck is going on. This place is so bleak I doubt any villagers are going to be hanging around close."
Kisho hadn't been sitting there long before a loud explosion echoed in the dying valley. He looked up towards the trees to see a few in the distance fall against the dying land. He raised an eyebrow to this and got up from his seat to investigate. He walked swiftly through the trees, making sure he was quiet. As he moved closer to the explosion he heard some voices. Kisho squatted down low against so that he could listen to the conversation.
"Give up fool. You have lost. Most of your companions have been captured Your allies are thin and scattered. Hope has been lost and Naraku has grown tired of your pitiful attempts to go against him," the voice was of a youkai's. It was high pitched and sounded like nails on chalkboard. At the end of its sentence it chuckled lightly. Obviously enjoying its taunt to its opponent.
"As long as I am alive I'll never give up. Naraku will fall and my friends will be released," replied the other voice.
"Ha! Silly fox, there is no such world that exist where Naraku is defeated by the likes of you."
Kisho noticed the fox youkai had a smoother voice. It sounded deep, but had a soft touch to the sound, at lest that's what it sounded like. Kisho noticed the Fox seemed to be fighting on the good side. Kisho didn't fully understand who or what Naraku was, but he could understand that he was no good.
The fox growled low, but suddenly stopped, "Inuyasha?"
The other youkai took advantage of the fox's distraction and swung its talons at him, knocking the fox off his feet. The attacking demon was a bird like demon though he seemed to look human at the same time. It was more like a half-human half falcon looking creature. Kisho watched the two from his hiding spot wondering if the fox was ok. Now that Kisho had a better spot to watch he noticed the fox demon seem to be more of his age. His hair was short cut orange, but he wore a fine woven tunic. It was a mixture of white and blue and seemed to give him a lot of room for movement. His hands were shaped like claws, but they didn't seem too lethal. His hind feet were clawed and dog/fox like, with orange fur covering them.
"Nice shot," the fox said as he rubbed his face lightly.
"It's not the end you pesky mutt," The youkai leaped into the air using his wing like arms. He swung his arms down at the fox and the gust of wind created a sharp breeze that sliced through everything. The trees around were falling in pieces while the young fox took the beating. The winds were slicing through his pelt like butter and he was unable to counter. The only thing he could do was cross his arms in front of him to shield his face some from the attack.
"Haha, you shall die here today! I will receive a great reward from Naraku for killing the last of-"
"Tell Naraku that he's about to get his ass kicked by me!" Kisho had managed to climb up high enough in a tree to leap out at the bird youkai. His youkai powers hadn't emerged yet, but Kisho wasn't going to watch the fox youkai die. Kisho wasn't near the wind cutting attack and he tackled the bird youkai in mid air. The two came tumbling to the ground exchanging blows as they fell. Kisho was punching the youkai right in the face multiple times before they broke apart. When they finally crashed against the ground. Both went fling apart from each other. The fox youkai raised an eyebrow to the new arrival, "Inuyasha?" The fox was unsure since the smell of this person had a bit of Inuyasha in it and his hair seemed to be white, but it also had a smell of Kagome to it. He wasn't sure if he was friend or foe.
Kisho rolled up to his feet, but the youkai was already trying to attack him. His razor sharp talons were swinging rapidly at Kisho and he could hardly keep up with dodging them. He ducked down and then sideways, each time just barely missing him. As Kisho moved to dodge again his foot tripped against a rock and caused him to fall to the ground with a thump. He rolled over just in time to see the youkai raise his claws over him, "I don't know who you are, but die!"
"Fox Fire!" A twirling blue flame wrapped itself around the bird. The creature stepped back in terror. Kisho felt the flame and it felt hotter then a normal fire flame did. The blue flame soon engulfed the bird youkai completely to point where Kisho couldn't even see it even more. He backed away on all fours, but he was stopped by the fox youkai.
"Hey! Where do you think you are going?"
"Hands off Foxy. I was just leaving."
"You just help and leave. Who the hell are you? Why do you smell like Inuyasha and Kagome? Did you do something to them? Because if you did I swear I will do more to you then I did to that bird youkai I will-"
"Calm down. Sheesh you sure are spaz," Kisho took in a deep breath, "The name is Kisho. I came through the Well looking for Inuyasha. . .I think he's my father. You mentioned Kagome as well and I believe she is my mother. My uncle told me stories about her. Do you know them?"
"You, you-. . .you're their offspring?"
Kisho blinked lightly, "Yeah?"
"Of course I know them! I use to travel with them to stop Naraku."
"Wait a minute, what's a Naraku?"
"Oh, you don't know much do you. Well in short he's responsible for the way things look now. His evil has been spreading over the years. Water slowly being poisoned the lands dying from the evil aura spreading. He has the almost completed Shikon Jewel. A shard or two has remained hidden. With Kagome gone no one can really find these last shards and the jewel can't be purified. Things have just been getting worse and worse. He's been looking for you. Apparently you have something he wants. "
"I see. . ." Kisho felt partly responsible for all these. It seemed everything had steamed off his existence. The fox demon titled his head at him some, "How about I explain the rest back in the village. There are still some people here who are willing to fight. They'll explain more to you then I can."
"Thanks that will helped a lot," Kisho offered his hand, "What's your name?"
The fox demon took his hand to shake with a light grin, "The name is Shippo"