Shadows from the Future
Chapter Nineteen: The Room of Doors
The group finally reached Naraku's castle soon after day break. "This seems to easy..." Ayame stated. Keishou lightly threw a stone towards the castle and watched the rock go up in flames. "Not surprising... there's a barrier." Kouga turned to Inuyasha, "So mutt, you think your sword can break the barrier?" The half dog demon drew his sword, "Feh, of course I can you stupid flee bag." Inuyasha's sword began to glow a deep crimson as he attacked the barrier, soon the boundary marker fell and they were able to go inside to the courtyard. "Kilala, you stay here and keep guard if anything else wishes to enter." The fire cat demon growled in agreement and flew into the air. The party walked pasted the gates and into a large square. Kagome shivered her mate noticed this and looked at her, "Are you alright, Kagome." She smiled and nodded, "Yeah, it's a bit chilly in here." Miroku looked around, "It seems to have grown colder inside. It's some kind of aura that surrounds this place." Sango scowled, "Probably because it's filled with evil demons." The courtyard unexpectedly began to rumble and the ground began to break apart. Naraku's voice echo through the air,
"I see you have come and brought friends with you. Very well, I shall kill you all off one by one."
Kanna appeared in the middle of the yard holding her white magic mirror. Numerous rays of light ruptured from the mirror and transformed into demons. "Prepare for your decease." The girl spoke solemnly. The ground stopped shaking as the group began to battle the demons. Kouga slaughtered a large group of them. "Humph! You guys got to be kidding me. This is too easy." The demons Kouga just killed quickly got up and attacked him. "What the hell? I just killed these guys!" Inuyasha yelled to him, "Hey wolf! Are they coming back over on your end too?" The wolf prince killed another group of demons and answered, "Yeah! What the hell is this?" "It's a kind of sorcery. These things have no souls, so they can't be defeated." Miroku called. Keishou destroyed a few demons with his sword, "How are we going to get inside then?" he called. Inuyasha looked towards Keishou, "Kid, can you perform the wind scar?" Keishou nodded, "Yeah." Inuyasha leaped into the middle of the courtyard along with Keishou. "Okay, I'll perform the wind scar on the north part of the yard and you'll do it on the south part," Inuyasha looked at the party behind him, "Then you guys run in once there's a clearing and we'll follow yeah! Got it?" There was a variation of Yeses and nods among the group. "Alright kid, get behind me. On the count of three, alright?" Keishou nodded, "One... two... THREE!" The father son duo carried out the attack in union killing the demons around them. "MOVE IT!" Inuyasha yelled to his friends who ran inside the castle. "INUYASHA!" The hanyou quickly turned around to see Kouga, "C'MON!" he yelled to the wolf prince and Ayame. "Ayame will stay here, if we don't those demons are going to come back and follow us." Inuyasha smirked and ran into the castle but not before yelling, "Be careful, you're just a wimpy wolf!" Kouga snarled, "If that moron is the one who's going to end up killing Naraku I'll eat my own head band!" Ayame smiled, "I'll remember that if he does."
The castle was icy, dark and dreary, "Ah, home sweet home." Miroku said as the group walked on. The room they were in was small and had three doors. "Which one do we take?" Kagome asked, "I can sense the Jewel through all three of them." Keishou outstretched his arm and started to chant, "Innie meanie mineie mo!" when a wind started to blow though the castle. "What the hell?" Inuyasha growled wrapping his arms around Kagome's waist so he wouldn't lose her. Miroku stepped in front of Sango in an attempt to protect her if anything came at them. The demon exterminator looked around and her eyes set on the floor of the castle. "The winds are coming from the floor!" Keishou glanced down at the ground, "She's right!" The wind strengthened until all three doors flew open. Sango felt herself being pulled into the one on the right, "MIROKU!" She screamed grabbing her boyfriend's arm, "SANGO!" he screamed back holding onto her as they were both sucked into the door way. "MIROKU! SANGO!" Kagome cried holding onto Inuyasha tighter. Keishou felt himself also being sucked into a door way, "AH CRAP!" He yelped as he was sucked into the door on the left. "KEISHOU!" Inuyasha yelled before he and Kagome were forced into the door in the middle.
Keishou opened his eyes to find he was alone in a dark room. He couldn't see anything but the Tetsusaiga. "MIROKU! SANGO! INUYASHA! KAGOME!" He heard his voice echo back to him, "ANYBODY! SOMEBODY!" He heard the echo again, "Damn, this isn't good." He got up to notice his head was killing him and that he bangs were dripping blood. He ran a clawed hand through his hair and hissed in pain when he reached a large cut near his forehead. "Must've gotten it when I fell, I'll live."
"Now what makes you so sure of that?"
"Naraku!" Keishou yelled reaching for his sword but it was stopped by an arrow. It would've surly taken off his hand if he didn't move it, but his focus wasn't on his hand it was on the arrow. "That arrow..." he whispered. "Arasoi..."
(AN: Sorry for the wait. A friend of mine was suicidal this week. She ended up getting herself in a hospital for taking 40 pills. She's alright physically, but mentally who knows. I had to talk to doctors, parents and teachers all week. I didn't feel like going on the computer for a while, but managed to bring myself to complete this chapter. Hope I didn't bum you guys out! So make me feel loved by reviewing nicely, please? You know you want to! I promise the next chapter will rock everyone's socks if you're nice to me!!!)