Inuyasha

Coming of Age

Chapter 11

Ryo stepped through the darkness slowly. The dragon youkai's hair was tied back behind his shoulders neatly, while his long deadly clawed hands rested quietly at his side. Naraku had been awful busy planning something and Ryo was a bit curious in what the devilish man was planning next. He moved through the winding caves that twisted and turned like a never ending maze. The entire cave system was honeycombed with millions of caves and even Ryo didn't know where some led to, but Ryo never had a problem finding his way through. The strong smell of youkai was in the air and all Ryo had to do was follow his nose. He soon arrived to a cave that opened up to a large open area with a ledge sticking out that over looked an underground lake of some kind. Ryo walked to the edge of the ledge and he leaned over to take a look at this mysterious looking lake. At first he wasn't sure if anyone was even there until a young women leaped up and landed right in front of him causing Ryo to stumble back a few steps.

"Watch where you jump, Iluska."

Iluska stood before Ryo with a stern look. Ryo could never read her expressions; but then again no one could not even Naraku himself. Like Kisho, she was a dog youkai of some kind except it was unclear wither she was full or half, but Ryo was almost positive she was a full demon. Her fur like hair blew behind her shoulders as her sword glittered lightly in the moonlight the shined though from above. Her cold hands flexed her stiff joints as her dark eyes locked onto Ryo with a cold stare, "You're late Ryo."

"Late? No one even called for me," Ryo said as he straightened himself up by brushing his hair back and dusting his cloths even though the dragon hardly had a speck of dust on himself.

"You were called but, perhaps you were to busy prying into other peoples matters."

"Harsh," Ryo growled lightly as he sat down on the cliffs ledge, "I take it you started the experiment on the Inu youkai down there."

Iluska pivoted on her foot so she would be facing in Ryo's direction again, "It's been finished. It's ready for the next faze."

Ryo smiled lightly as he looked to the sky, "The Blue Moon will happen tomorrow night. That's when the real fun begins. For now let's test our new toy."

Ryo laughed out loud into the night as Iluska just nodded her head lightly to him. A small smile crept across her face as she thought about her next victims to come, while the creature down below gave a haunting cry into the night.

It was still late in the night as Kisho and the gang moved up the mountain once again to take a look at the barrier. Everyone of course felt its youkai draining effects except for Sango.

"I feel awful," Keiji mumbled under his breath as he leaned against his sister. Kyoko in turn leaned back against him so they would both have some support in standing.

"It's not that bad," Tora said as he bent down to examine the dirt, "Hmm...not a very strong barrier. It can be broken if we simply attack it, but I'm also guessing that this barrier can probably self repair itself. Kisho, want to take a whack at it?"

Kisho was sitting on the ground with his head hanging low, "...perhaps someone else should."

"I will," Shippo said as he slowly stepped towards the barrier.

Tora nodded, but he looked Kisho over for a short second, "Go."

Shippo leaped into the air, "Fox Fire!" the blue flame from his tail ignited and he swung his tail at the barrier. For a moment the fire just danced on the barrier in a tense moment as everyone watched eagerly to see what would happen. The barrier began to sizzle before a large hole opened up, but the sides of it were already shrinking as the barrier began repairing itself. Shippo landed a bit shaky on the ground, but Sango rushed over to help support him.

Tora rubbed his face lightly, "Just as I thought. Well we'll make our way through the barrier tomorrow morning. For now lets get some rest."

"Thank, god," Keiji, Kyoko, and Shippo said as they went trotting back to camp. Sango jogged after the eager youkai teens while she held the tired Kirara. Tora smiled lightly as he began to walk, but he paused as he looked to Kisho who was still sitting there.

"Are you ok, Kisho?"

Kisho's head jerked up suddenly as if he was startled," Huh...oh, well I just feel a little tired is all."

Tora walked over to Kisho and felt his head, "You're a little warm. I think your powers are just adjusting to your new age. You'll feel a bit sick for a little while. Just take it easy for now. You don't want to overdue it."

Kisho slowly got to his feet as he nodded, "Right, I'll do that."

As soon as everyone reached camp again they all claimed a spot to settle down for the night around the fire. Keiji and Kyoko had taken a spot on some warm rocks. Shippo didn't seem to really mind where he slept and he had just laid down in the dirt. Sango and Kirara took a place near the fire since they seem to need it the most and Tora was sleeping under one of the dark trees. Kisho had chosen a nice grassy spot that was placed a little bit further away from the group, but it was comfortable. Everyone had fallen into a deep sleep since everyone had their share of exhaustion though out the days. Kisho remained in his blissful sleep until a familiar smell reached his nose.

"It's that guy..."

Kisho lifted his head slowly to see if anyone else was awake. Everyone was still sound asleep and Kisho figured it was best to leave them alone for now. He was just going to check something out. There was no need to wake everyone else up over a smell. Kisho got to his feet and leaped up to one of the lower tree limbs. He hung there for a moment before he slowly gathered enough strength to pull himself fully up. He was already out of breath as he gripped his chest lightly.

"I'm really warned out, but I can't let this guy past by me. I'll just stay in my human form for now. That should save some energy..."

Kisho climbed through the thick branches moving further and further away from the group. He kept his head tucked low to avoid any sharp branches that may stick out to jab him. As he moved through the trees he heard someone's voice echoing just up ahead. Kisho pushed a few branches out of the way as to leap through the small opening he had just made. He landed on his feet before rolling to cushion his landing. He quickly got back to his feet, just incase an enemy was near by. Kisho glanced around as his shoulders quickly began he slowly relaxed.

"You again!" a voice yelled out that nearly scared Kisho to death.

Kisho had quickly spun around to face the frighten voice with his fist raised. At first he didn't see anyone in front of him, but that was because he was looking at eye level. His eyes slowly dropped down to see the little green Jaken holding his staff with his eyes narrowed, obviously annoyed with Kisho.

Kisho looked to Jaken, "Hey there. I remember you from last time."

Jaken spitted, "I remember you and the trouble you caused Lord Sesshomaru."

Kisho rubbed his arm lightly, "I never meant for it to turn out like that."

Jaken pointed his staff at Kisho's face, "You should be sorry! Your blood still isn't sealed, you are just a danger to yourself and everyone around you. You are a weak little creature."

Kisho looked down. He wasn't sure what was happening, but this little creature seemed to know more then he even knew, "I..."

"Don't speak another word," Sesshomaru said as he came walking out of the darkness.

"My Lord, I've found the boy."

"I'm not blind Jaken. Now leave so I can speak to him properly."

"But-"

"Do not make me repeat myself..."

Jaken lowered his staff from Kisho's face as he wandered off down the mountainside. Kisho watched him as long as his human's eyes allowed before he turned to Sesshomaru. Kisho had forgotten how intimidating he was. Just standing near him made Kisho's legs tremble.

"You take such a repulsing form. It doesn't suit you," Sesshomaru said as his eyes looked straight ahead avoiding any sort of eye contact with Kisho.

Kisho looked down at himself, "My human form?"

"A demon form suits your skills better."

"Are you complimenting me?"

Sesshomaru looked at him blankly, "I don't compliment, but someone with skills such as yours is a waste to have come from such a disgraceful creature."

"I take it you're talking about my father or maybe my mother."

Sesshomaru didn't acknowledge his comment, but Kisho knew what he was talking about. Kisho wondered why Sesshomaru was even there, but he figured that this youkai was following the scent of Naraku just like so many others have been doing. As Kisho stood there side by side with Sesshomaru a strange scent came to his nose. It sort of smelled like another Inu youkai, but its scent was sharp and twisted. The smell agitated Kisho and it made a deep growl rumbled out from his throat. Sesshomaru must have picked up the same scent as well since Kisho saw his body tense for a slight moment.

As Kisho looked around he felt a wave of fatigue run over him again. He fell down to one of his knees as he held his head, "It's happening again..."

Sesshomaru looked down to the boy for a spit second. Just as he did the creature leaped down from its hiding spot from the trees. It used it long limbs to thrust itself at Sesshomaru and Kisho. Its claws were extended and its pearl white teeth were barred to rip a chunk of flesh from Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru of course was already avoiding the attack. He leaped high into the air to avoid the creature. His cloths wiped around his body as a rush of wind blew by, Sesshomaru met eye to eye with the creature as the two flew past each other. Sesshomaru cold gaze caused the creature to actually hesitate in making its second attack.

The youkai was an Inu of some kind. Its brown fur covered its entire body as its lips curled in a threatening growl. The youkai was more beast then a man. It stood on two legs with its hind legs bent a bit so it could still run on all four. Its hands or claws were cupped a bit more like a human's so it was capable of switching between a hand and foot when movement was concern. Its short ears stuck up on its dog like head as its yellow eyes glowed in the growing morning. Sesshomaru had never seen an Inu youkai in such a form and he suspect it was twisted by some sort of black magic.

It stood there on its hind legs growling at Sesshomaru. It never said a word as white foam began to run down its face. Sesshomaru suspected the creature must had more of a beast mind making it run on instincts alone, which also made it a very stupid creature. Something hardly worth his time. Sesshomaru would have just turned away at that time, but what was keeping him there was his concern for Kisho who was just behind the crazed Inu youkai. Sesshomaru never understood his feelings for his nephew, but he knew it was something important which was causing him to hesitate slightly.

The Inu finally took note to the weaken creature behind it. It pivoted around in a blink of an eye and its jaws snapped right at Kisho. Sesshomaru had sworn his heart was in his throat as he watched. His face never once expressed his concerns of course. There was no way to help Kisho as he just stood there watching.

The Inu's jaws had clamped down against something, but it wasn't flesh or bone. The creature looked down at what was in his jaws. Its teeth were pressed against the cold steel of Kisho's blade. Kisho had quickly sliced his knee to summon his blade into his hands and now he was struggling to keep the creature back. The Inu youkai buried its feet into the ground to use its strong back push Kisho against the ground. Kisho's arms shook with fatigue and his blade was slowly beginning to revert back to blood. His powers were weakening and there was no way in stopping it.

With one gigantic push the Inu youkai broke through the sword. Kisho stumbled back against the ground, using his hands to support his fall. The Inu drew its head back, preparing to attack again at close range. Just as his head lurched forward to snap its jaws again, Sesshomaru used his wipe like energy to slash the crazed youkai across the face. The creature howled as it tried to cover its wounded face with one of its claws.

Finding the perfect opportunity Kisho quickly scurried back to his feet and began to run. The Inu actually was quick in its recovery and it turned to give chase after Kisho as soon as it regained its posture. Sesshomaru stood watching the two figures disappear in the distant. His eyes turned to the fading moon, "The Blue Moon is coming. The warning was given, but does this moon just have Kisho's powers leave him or is there something more? I only saved him to find out after all."

Kisho ran as fast as he could as the youkai sprinted as fast as it could. Kisho at first was running back towards camp, but this would just make a bigger problem. Instead of running back to camp Kisho turned to go up the mountain towards the barrier. 'I can't lead this thing back to them. I have to some how defeat it myself.'

Kisho's legs manage to keep just ahead of the youkai that ran almost as swift as the wind itself. One slip up on Kishos part and that would be the end. Just ahead he could see the shimmering light of the barrier. He opened his hands up again to summon his sword from his open wound on his leg. The sword faded back to existence right in his hands and Kisho threw it at the barrier. The sword wasn't very powerful at the moment but it penetrated just enough for Kisho to leap inside. The barrier closed right behind him as he kept running like mad on the other side. The Inu youkai leaped right into the barrier and for a moment it shocked the Inu just like it has for so many others, but it slowly pushed passed the socking force field and it was actually coming through the barrier. Its muzzle was already past the barrier when Kisho looked back.

"You got to be kidding me," Kisho yelled as he ran into a dead end, "Crap!"

Kisho's hands pressed against the rocky wall that blocked his way, "I can climb...I hope."

Kisho looked over his shoulder just as the Inu youkai fell through completely. Kisho frantically scrambled up the cliff side. His fingers dug as much into the rock as he could. The part Kisho was attempting to climb was mostly smooth rock with very little grip. Kisho pressed against the rock so hard with his hands that his fingernails were breaking off. His hands reached for one rock after the next until finally he reached for a loose one towards the top, but it caused the rest of the rocks that had piled on top to crumble. In his panic Kisho lost his grip on the wall and he tumbled down, but to his luck he actually managed to fall into a hidden hole in the side of the wall. The Inu youkai had just reached the bottom of the cliff, but as it look up the entire rockslide fell on it.

Kisho rolled down through the rocky tunnel falling further and further from the surface. He had managed enough to curl himself into a ball to avoid his limbs failing about. His body was getting jolted around each time he tumbled a complete turn. It felt like he'd never stop until he fell from an opening in the floor. The drop to the bottom was a long drop. Kisho wasn't sure if he would survive the fall as he continued to fall into the darkness. As he fell he noticed the smell of cool air rushing around his body. The air continued to twirl about in a mysterious way, slowing his fall more and more. Kisho just allowed his body to relax as the wind lifted him up in the air like a feather. It slowly began to carry his body to a small opening in the wall where it finally set him down gently. Kisho laid back against his back in relief, "That's got to be the second most scariest thing I have ever experienced."

"What was the first?"

Kisho looked up to meet a pair of eyes staring down at him with an unusual smile spread across the unknown mans face. Kisho laid there with his mouth hanging open, "Who...are you? Not to mention what the hell are you doing in a place like this?"

"I'm called Miroku, Naraku has kept me in here for sometime now. For what reason, I don't know. My hand here managed to save you," Miroku held up his hand where the wind was coming from. Long before Kisho was born Miroku was able to keep his wind tunnel sealed, but with the past years the tunnel has grown wider and even now the wind leaked out from its seal. There's no telling when the entire thing would just open up.

Kisho slowly sat up, "I remember Shippo telling me about you."

"Ah, I'm glad I'm well known then," Miroku said with a smile.

"He said you're a pervert."

"Don't believe everything you're told," Miroku said with a sigh as he rubbed the temple of his eyes, "You must be Kisho. I've heard a lot about you. At lest with the information that leaks through here tells me. Oh, you have a nasty cut on your leg."

Kisho looked down to his knee, "Oh, yeah don't worry about it. My healing powers will get it in a moment since I'm not moving so much now."

Miroku leaned forward to take a look. As Kisho sat there catching his breath the wound slowly began to close until there was nothing left even the wounds Kisho just received from his fall all healed up in an instant. Miroku smiled as he rubbed his chin, "Ah of course. Only Inuyasha could have shired such a unique offspring."

"Come again?" Kisho said rubbing his head.

"Not many youkai have such an ability. Some people think they're invincible, but there is one weakness."

"What would that be?"

Miroku tapped Kisho's chest, where his heart would be, "If your heart is injured then you have no chance of survival or at lest a very small chance. You see your heart is what produces your healing powers. If that's injured in some way then well you know the rest."

Kisho rubbed his chest lightly, "I'll keep that in mind. Come on we have to get out of here."

"I've tried...but once you're in here there's no way out."

"There is a way out. I just fell several feet from it."

"There's a spell on this place. It keeps anything from leaving...I tried searching everywhere, but I haven't found it yet. The only place I haven't thought of checking is the crystal pools. Its difficult to get to for a human."

"Then I'll transform into a more youkai like form and use my powers to get us there," Kisho said as he clutched his fist but before he could even try to transform Miroku hit him over the head with his staff.

"I said it was difficult to get to, not impossible. I can tell that you're drained of energy, so let as travel on foot."

Miroku was already walking down into the darkening tunnel. Kisho sat there for a moment trying to object, but he never really got his chance to, "Grr...fine! Wait for me."

Kisho followed after the monk reluctantly at first. It was easy to keep track of him since the smell of his wind tunnel and the sound of the wind blowing was something easy to pick up. Kisho studied the odd monk for a moment. His hair seemed a bit long and shaggy, but he had been stuck in this mountain for a few years. He wasn't exactly going to come out looking like a daisy. Kisho heard a few things from Shippo about Miroku and Sango had also mentioned a couple of things. Miroku seemed trustworthy, but Kisho couldn't help but feel he was hiding something.

"Hey, monk."

"Yeess?" Miroku said in a singing like voice.

Kisho frowned lightly as he followed along, "How did you end up here? I mean what happened to you and Sango when Naraku attacked? No one will talk about it."

"That's a good question," Miroku said as he folded his arms together and lowered his head in thought, "Best to save for another time though."

Kisho growled some, "You people won't tell me anything sometimes."

"Patients now," Miroku said as he continued walking down the path.

Kisho let a light sigh out as he glanced around to the damp dark walls, "Do you know where my father is at or my mother?"

"There has been some talk that they might be in here. I myself have never stumble upon them though," Miroku replied in a light tone of voice. Kisho could sense the guilt from the monk, but he also sensed pity.

Kisho looked to the ground as he walked, "Don't feel bad... " He said to himself.

Miroku walked out of the small tunnel that opened up into a larger area that was honeycombed with a variety of other tunnels and ledges. Who knew where each one led. Kisho was walking quietly now and his head lifted slightly to see a change in scenery from the same dark well to another dark wall covered in tunnels. As he took a moment to look around a flash of red high up on one of the ledges caught his eyes.

Miroku stopped and turned around, "Kisho hurry up..."

Just as Miroku finished off his sentences a huge youkai leaped down from the high ledges to attack. Its claws were extended and its loud bark echoed in the millions of tunnels. Miroku was about to unleash his wind tunnel, but Kisho had leaped to Miroku's defense. He had leaped just about the same time as the youkai and the two collided against each other front of the monk. Kisho was in his transformed hanyou like form as his claws dug into the youkai's shoulder. The youkai yelped but it managed to use its jaws to clamp down on Kisho's own shoulder. Kisho winced, but he managed to look over his shoulder to Miroku, "Find a way to signal to my friends. I'll hold this guy off."

Miroku wasn't sure how, but he nodded, "Alright. Just don't die or your father will kill me for sure."

Kisho watched him run off as he turned his attention back to the youkai. His eyes narrowed as his own growl slipped from his mouth, "I thought you were dead."

The Inu youkai wasn't letting go of his shoulder and its red eyes only looked to Kisho with hate. His body was battered from the rocks falling on it, but the creature seemed like it didn't even feel one bit of pain that it was inflicted with. It was an advantage in a way since it could push its limits, but it was also a disadvantage. Kisho used his purifying claws to see if that would have any effect. To his luck it actually did and the creature released his arm. With his two arms free he leaped to attack once again and the two went rolling across the ground and right over one of the ledges falling into the unknown abyss.

Meanwhile, back outside the mountain half a day had past since Kisho had slipped away from camp. Tora and the others had all split up to find Kisho but no one was able to figure out where he had gone off to.

Keiji was walking back to join the others. As he stepped out from the bushes everyone looked to him with hope. He only shook his head, as he approached, "No luck I couldn't follow the his scent to well. There were other dog youkai out there, it's masking his scent."

"Shippo do you think its...you know who?" Sango asked as she looked to the fox youkai.

"No way. He doesn't care about us. There's no reason for him to be out here."

Kyoko sighed, "It's just so strange. I thought Kisho didn't like being alone. At lest that's what you said Tora."

Tora had been silent for the entire conversation as he looked up the mountain, "He doesn't...something must have caught his attention. I'm also concern about him. His powers are extremely off right now and I'm afraid he may get into a fight that he isn't able to handle."

Keiji looked up the mountain, wondering what Tora was even looking at. At first he didn't see anything, but then something strange caught his eyes. Above the mountain the clouds seemed to be getting sucked into something along with birds and anything that was flying above, "What the hell?"

With Keiji's comment everyone turned to look. No one knew what was going on except for Shippo and Sango. The two both looked at each other as their jaws nearly dropped, "Is that Miroku!?" Sango shouted out.

Tora looked to everyone, "Come on. Let's go check it out!"

Kisho's eyes fluttered open slowly. He had fallen quiet a ways until the Inu youkai and himself had hit one of the lower ledges. Kisho couldn't see the Inu youkai near him, but he doubt he had ran off to hide. He slowly lifted himself up to his knee's as he felt his head. A large gash on his head oozed a stream of blood over his left eye, making it a bit difficult to see. His shoulder was sore and his body ached from the impact against the ground. Kisho bent over in pain as his eyes began to turn red. He was struggling with his inner youkai self that wanted to transform into its full form. He managed enough to keep it under control, but being as injured as he was it was making it extremely difficult to keep back. Kisho didn't understand why his healing powers weren't working right away. He guessed he was just weakening and it was taking some time for it to catch up.

Kisho remained in his bent position as he tried to catch his breath. His chest ached as well and he must have broken a few ribs if he was feeling such a pain. He slowly lifted his head a bit higher to see where he finally had ended up, but as he turned his head the Inu youkai pounced on him to attack.

The Inu youkai landed on top of Kisho and it used its body to pin Kisho under its large mass. It coiled back its head and snapped its jaws down on Kisho's neck. Kisho quickly grabbed its jaws with his hands stopping the creature's sharp fangs from piercing his jugular vein

Kisho pushed against the creature, but it hardly budged and he wasn't sure he could hold out much longer against this monster. Kisho's arms began to give out as the creatures jaws moved closer and closer to his neck, "Damn youkai...I'm so sick of fighting!"

The Inu continued to push against him as its strange voice rumbled from its throat, "I...not...can't...stop. Please...I....need...kill...me."

Kisho wasn't sure what it was saying fully since its words were jumbled, but Kisho understood the last words. 'Does this mean he isn't suppose to be like this?'

What ever sanity that was left in the creature was now gone. It dug its claws deeper against the rock as it thrusted its jaws forward to make the final blow against Kisho. As Kisho began to let go something flew over him and hit the Inu youkai against its side. The creature felt no pain so it didn't even bother acknowledge that it was stricken, which was a bad mistake.

"Claws of Blood!" a voice echoed through out the darkness of the deep underground cavern. All of a sudden a rain of blood like blades appeared from the darkness across from the ledge Kisho was on and the attack rained down upon the Inu youkai. The creature backed away as it was being hit one after another by the blades. It howled out in terror as it fell back against the wall, finally released of its tortured body. Kisho laid against the ground, completely exhausted. His eyes searched the darkness to find where the voice had came from.

"Kisho!" Miroku called out as he slowly climbed down to the ledge Kisho's body rested on, "I've been looking all over for you. The others are here. They're just above us...hey are you ok?"

Kisho coughed lightly as he slowly sat up again, "No, does it really look like I'm ok?"

Miroku bent down to examine him and he noticed he was healing a bit slower, "Come on I'll carry you back up."

Miroku began to stand up, but Kisho grabbed him by the arm and pulled him back down to his level, "I heard a voice. It could be my father."

"You've never even heard his voice before..."

"I..." Kisho paused for a moment, "I remember when I was born vaguely. It seems more like a dream, but I think its him."

"I don't know..." Miroku said as he glanced up to where Tora and the others were waiting for him and Kisho.

"Come on Miroku...it's not like you to doubt so much. Has age really gotten to you?" the voice rang out in the darkness again.

"Inuyasha?" Miroku questioned as he looked across the cliff into the shadows on the other side.

As he stared a little bit longer his eyes began to adjust to the lack of light. Soon he could see the faint figure of Inuyasha sealed up against the wall. Inuyasha had managed to free one of his hands though. His hand hung at his side dripping with blood. Miroku guessed he had injured himself out of shear terror when he saw that his son was in trouble.

"How'd you get over there?"

"I can ask you the same you moron! Who cares, just get me out of here."

Miroku looked up to Sango, "Can Kirara fly over?"

Sango shook her head, "No...the barrier took a lot out of her. I think this barrier is taking a lot out of all the youkai."

Keiji and Kyoko seemed pretty drained as they leaned against the wall. Sango knew Shippo couldn't make it since it was a too far of gap to leap across and transform over. "Tora, how about you?"

"I can't make the jump. Its too far for my powers," Tora said as he glanced back down to Kisho who was standing up again.

"I'll do it."

"No way, you're still hurt," Miroku said as he grabbed Kisho by the shoulder.

Kisho only pulled away from Miroku, "The entire reason I'm here is to get my parents back. I'm not here to save people or free the land. I just want my parents!"

Everyone was a bit surprise by Kisho's attitude. It didn't seem like him, but perhaps he was only edgy because of his wounds, "Please let me do this."

"He'll make it!" Inuyasha shouted out.

Miroku sighed as he began to back off, "Alright, if you believe you can do it then go get him."

Kisho smiled as he began to move back as far as he could to make the jump. He wiped the blood from his face as he felt a new wave of energy flow through him. This was what he had been waiting for his entire life. He was finally going to be face to face with his father. Kisho took a small breath as he lunged forward. His legs pushed against the rock with ease as he propelled himself forward towards the cliff ledge. As he neared the end he gathered up his strength and leaped as far as he could. Everything was going well. Kisho had perfect timing and he seemed to even have extra room for landing. Shippo smiled as he watched, but all of a sudden something felt wrong. Tora, Keiji and Kyoko all had a strange feeling of unease as they looked around.

Inuyasha himself was feeling the strange feeling that flowed through the air like a heavy mist. 'What the hell is this feeling?'

As Inuyasha looked up and his eyes grew wide to what he saw, "No..." he whispered under his breath as he pulled against his restraints, "No!! You mustn't!"

High above everyone else, standing at the cliff edge was Naraku and Kagome. She had her bow in hand with her arrow pointing down towards them. Her hair was longer then before while her eyes seemed dull. Her cloths were torn and rip in a various places. Naraku had his all to familiar smirk across his face as he gave Kagome the signal to shoot. Her hands let the arrow fly from her fingertips with perfect form. Inuyasha continued to pull against his restraints, as the now purified arrow grew closer. That's when Inuyasha felt the greatest pain in his life. His heart hurt the most as he felt his feelings begin to numb.

The arrow had struck Kisho right in his back while he was still in mid air. The purified arrow had robbed the boy of his youkai powers and he was now falling short of the ledge. Inuyasha could see his face clearly as it twisted in pain...the first time Kisho has felt such pain. As Kisho fell he hit against the higher side of the wall and rolled down e a few feet before he rolled off the ledge completely. His right hand managed to grab the ledge to hold on but he couldn't pull himself up. Kisho's hands trembled as his mouth began to drip blood, "My...heart..."

Like any desperate parent, Inuyasha was thrashing about. He had done this in the past frequent of times, but at this moment things were different. His own son was at his feet and he couldn't do anything about it because of some restraints? "I'm not that weak!"

Inuyasha was about to the point where he would slice off his own limbs to get free, but he suddenly the pulse of Tetsusaiga began to react to the heighten emotions since Kisho had been carrying the sword his entire journey.

"Come to me, Tetsusaiga."

The sword from Kisho's belt floated above to Inuyasha's hand who quickly unleashed the swords power to free himself. He threw down the sword and scrambled down to grab Kisho, but it was too late. Kisho could no longer hold on. He fell away from the cliff into the long journey into darkness. Kisho could feel his flicker of life fail as his vision blurred. The last thing he remember seeing was Inuyasha trying to grab him with a darken shadow over his face and the last thing he heard where the voices of everyone around him call his name. Why did he fail when he was so close? Maybe he was meant to never be with his family.

Naraku smiled as he watched the painful expressions on Inuyasha and the other faces, "Such pain is sweetening for my taste and this is only an appetizer. The main course is about to begin."