Tale of the last Dragon Master

Disclaimer: I own the idea and Cairi, Airi, Seth, and Anora. Nothing else, especially not InuYasha, Yuyu Hakusho, or dot hackSIGN, and I borrowed Vahn's name from Escaflowne. I also don't own the songs. I will let you know if I do.

Tenshi: Now that that's dealt with, enjoy!

Summary: In the Feudal Era, Kagome comes across a strangely dressed young man named Tsukasa, who claims to be one of the last Dragon Mages. He's looking for another member of his race, a Dragon Master named Cairi Lightstar. While he travels with them, Kagome transforms. Into what, you ask? You'll just have to find out...

Pairings:

Youko/Kagome/Hiei

Kikyou/Hojo

Sango/Miroku

Yusuke/Keiko

Kuwabara/Yukina

Tsukasa/Cairi

To avoid confusion; I'll be referring to the Youko who's living in the Sengoku era as Youko; and I'll be referring to the Youko who's living inside Shuuichi in the form of Kurama as Kurama except when inside their shared minds.

: ... : (Telepathy)

"..."(Talking)

-...-(Language of the Dragonken)

# # (Spells or Flashback)

'...'(Thinking privately)

(: ... :) (Cairi talking to her other selves)

:( ... ): (Youko and Kurama talking)

()...() (Sounds)

:: ... :: (Singing)

/ ... / (Actions)

Tale of the last Dragon Master

Chapter Ten: Return of the Jealous Miko, Kikyou!

(()) Naraku's POV (())

'Kikyou's plan to control Tsukasa has failed. I wonder what she's going to attempt next?' Naraku was looking at the Dragon Master through Kanna's mirror. He watched as Kikyou came to the tree, looking up at the one she had sealed to it. She reached up toward the arrow, then pulled her hand away. She had nearly freed the hostage!

"What the hell is Kikyou thinking? Does she have any idea how much that would mess up my plans?!" He was somewhat relieved when Kikyou turned to leave, disappearing with the power of her soul stealers.

'What is she up to now?'

(()) Tsukasa's POV (())

'Both Seth and Anora are here. Cairi must be very worried to send them both to us.' Tsukasa turned to look at the two Guardians. They had woken him up early to check on his injuries, and to make sure he got what Anora called proper nutrition. How she knew that Tsukasa had not been eating properly was beyond him. He was startled out of his reverie when Hiei woke up.

: Good morning, Hiei. : Hiei started a little, gave Tsukasa a curt nod, and stood up.

"Morning, Tsukasa." Hiei then proceeded to wake up his fellow Reikai Tantei, using ice water, flames, and sharp objects. Kurama was the only one who didn't receive this treatment, but that's because he, and everyone else who had still been asleep, had been woken up by Kuwabara's shrieking. He then proceeded to curse everything about Hiei. Yusuke's reaction was different.

"Aaaaahhhhh, damn it! I didn't wake up in time to avoid the wake up call." Yusuke turned to Hiei, who was smirking at Kuwabara's useless insults.

"Thanks for waking us up, Hiei." Yusuke demonstrated his gratefulness with a slight bow, which Hiei replied to with a nod.

"Will someone PLEASE shut Kuwabaka up?! All this noise is hurting my ears!" Youko complained, covering his ears with his hands. All the other Youkai, including Kagome, agreed with that assessment. Tsukasa looked over at the big whining baby, and his eyes turned completely purple for a moment. Everyone stared in amazement as Kuwabara continued to act like he was yelling, but he wasn't making any noise. When Kuwabara finally realized he wasn't making a sound, he glared at Tsukasa. Tsukasa raised an eyebrow at him.

: What? You expect me to ignore the fact that your whining was hurting my friends' ears? Not to mention the fact that you said the same thing TEN TIMES already? : Tsukasa was extremely annoyed.

'If I didn't know for a fact that he's a brainless baka, I'd think he was doing it on purpose.' Tsukasa sighed, closing his eyes for a moment. When he opened them again, Kuwabara's voice was back.

"...You dishonest little wimp! I bet you're so weak you have to rely on your precious magic to do everything for you!" Kuwabara looked angry enough to be even more unreasonable then before. However, Tsukasa's mind had gone blank with rage. He looked towards the ground.

'How dare you...'

(()) Kagome's POV (())

: A wimp, am I? : Tsukasa's voice was no longer gentle. He looked up at Kuwabara, his eyes filled with a cold rage. He stood up, never once taking his eyes off Kuwabara.

: Would you care to prove it? : Kagome was shocked by the rage that was in his voice. Nothing about him seemed remotely gentle now.

'What wrong with him? Why is he so angry?' Everyone was visibly shocked at the change in him, even Hiei. The only ones who seemed unaffected were Kuwabara (Way too dense to see the change), Seth, and Anora. When she looked at the latter two, she saw concern in their eyes. Kuwabara, however, had to take Tsukasa's challenge.

"Let's go! I'll prove to everyone how weak you are!" Kuwabara boasted, walking outside. Tsukasa and the others followed. Tsukasa stood on one side of the clearing, Kuwabara on the other. Tsukasa started to lift one of his arms towards the sky.

: How weak I am? Well maybe, : A sand-colored staff with a large, crescent like top and a red orb-like jewel (The one Tsukasa uses in dothackSIGN) appeared in his upraised hand. He lowered his arm, holding the staff at his side.

: But then, who am I to judge my own skill. : He looked directly into Kuwabara's eyes.

"Let's do this!" Kuwabara yelled, running forward towards Tsukasa. He punched Tsukasa, but his arm passed right through him. Then before their eyes, he disappeared.

: What are you aiming for? : Kuwabara turned around; Tsukasa was right behind him! He had the same cold expression as Sesshoumaru does during his fights.

"You cheater!" Kuwabara swung at him again, this time Tsukasa took the punch, right in the chest. Kuwabara started laughing and proclaiming how great he was, when he finally noticed that Tsukasa hadn't moved an inch. Tsukasa had been looking down at the part of his chest Kuwabara had it; he looked up right into his eyes.

"Is that the best you can do?" Tsukasa said, cold rage in his voice. Kagome heard Anora gasp.

"What is it? What's going on?" Kagome asked, concern and confusion all through her tone. She had been looking at Anora, but it was Seth who answered her.

: He has lost control of his rage. : Seth sounded very worried; he didn't even look at her once when he answered her question.

"Rage?" Sango asked, clearly frightened by the change in Tsukasa. This time, Anora was the one who answered.

: Yes. All Dragonken have extreme emotional capacities. That is why they practiced in so many different paths and careers. None of our kind wants to lose control of their emotions, for their emotions amplify their power. : Just then, Tsukasa hit Kuwabara in the side with his staff. Kuwabara collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Tsukasa looked down at him.

: You are pathetic, Kuwabara. Yet you dared to judge me? : Tsukasa broke off in his description of Kuwabara's deficiencies, turning towards the woods. That's when Kagome felt the presence of Kikyou.

'She came back?' Everyone turned as Kikyou entered the clearing, watching Tsukasa intently.

(()) Kikyou's POV (())

'I did not expect them to be able to remove my wards. But something is different about Tsukasa.' Kikyou noticed that Tsukasa had just beaten down a human teenager, brutally.

"You are a dangerous being, Dragonken. Just like her." Tsukasa started, his attention caught.

: What have you done to her now, zombie? : There was a deep but unmistakable threat in Tsukasa's voice. Kikyou couldn't help but smirk.

'Once you know the strings, the puppet is easy to control.' She snickered quietly, when she noticed Tsukasa had disappeared.

"Where...?" Kikyou didn't even get a chance to finish her statement before she felt a hand on her throat, lifting her into the air.

: Right in front of you, you baka. : That was when he started to choke her.

'What the hell has happened to him? This is not how he behaves.'

: It is when you hurt me, my friends, and their families, koromiko. And now, you will pay. : His eyes went completely red, and flames of darkness began to devour her.

: Return to hell, you bitch. Face your true punishment there! : Kikyou couldn't get away from the flames, soon she would be ash once more.

"F-farewell...InuYasha." And with that, she finally passed into the after life.

(()) Kurama's POV (())

Tsukasa let his arm drop back to his side after the undead miko was gone. He then turned to look at them, his eyes still red.

:( This is not good. ): Youko said, panic entering his voice.

:( Why, Youko? What's wrong? ): Kurama said turning to look at his other self.

:( Tsukasa is enraged Kurama. It is going to take a miracle to calm him down again. ): he would of said more, but Tsukasa was walking towards all of them, that cold, angry expression on his face.

: So, who wants to fight me now? :

End Chapter Ten

Another evil cliffy, but I don't know what to do. Is anyone even reading this? If you are, then:

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