A SILVER HOPE
CHAPTER TEN:
When All Things Change, Life....
Holly walked into the room where Naraku kneeled, he gave her one look before finishing what he was doing.
He stood up and met her half ways across the room, Holly didn't look him in the eyes, either out of shame or out of fear,
it didn't really matter.
Holly: You've sent for me and I've come...I sappouse you want my answer...
Naraku was silent for a few minutes and Holly had a strange feeling that he was reading her mind, or something
close to it.
Naraku: Why don't you look me in the eye? Do I frighten you?
Holly: because, it's concidered a challange.
Naraku: amongst dogs, wolves,and other beasts. Have you figured it out yet?
Holly: figured what out?
Naraku: what it all means?
Holly: oh...I have asbolutly no idea what your talking about.
Naraku: Kaiya...
Holly: that wolf demon thingy.
Naraku: yes...tell me...now that you know that your not human, what are you going to do?
Holly: I really don't know...
Naraku: you're just lost and confused and feel even more lonely?
Holly: yeah...exactly...
Naraku: and do your friends know?
Holly: no, I haven't told them yet.
Naraku: what do you think they'll say?
Holly: I don't know...
Naraku: do you think they'll still like you for who you are, or will they like and fear what you truly are...a demon...
Holly looked up at Naraku, was she really a demon? she wasn't human, what else could she be then?
Naraku: yes, you are a demon...and if they were to find out do you think they'll still like you?
Holly: well, Inuyasha's a demon...and they like him.
Naraku: ah...but Inuyasha's different.but not so different that you two share a common bond
Holly: um...
Naraku gave Holly a good look over as she took in every word that he had told her, weither or not she took
what he said to heart or not was a different story...
Naraku: hmmm..I'll make you an offer...
Holly: huh?
Naraku: if you give me something I want, I'll tell you everything you want to know...need to know...
Holly: oh..um...before I agree can I ask what this thing you want is?
Naraku: you can and you may...
Holly: alright...so, what is it that you want from me?
Naraku: glad you asked..it's really not that hard and you don't have to go very far to look for it...
Holly: oh?
Naraku: yes...I've noticed that lovely necklace of yours and it...would go fine with my collection..
Holly: of Necklaces?
Naraku: Of jewels..It's just a little hobby I do on my spare time....I'm not asking for your soul or for you to kill anyone
what do you say? there's no limit to the questions you can ask me...
Holly looked skeptical as she held the necklace in one hand against her chest, it had been her mothers and she
really didn't want to part with it. firstly it was a beautiful necklace and secondly her mother didn't even know that she
had taken it.
Naraku: well?
Holly: for my questions to be answered?
Naraku: yes...all of them...
Holly: all of them...
Naraku: couldn't be simplier...
Holly: too simple...
She pulled away from Naraku who frowned at her. she knew that she was most likely going to die, but she
wouldn't let Naraku get what he wanted, which was obviously more then just her necklace, he'd probably steal her
soul as soon as she had agreed.
Holly: If I was ment to find out, then I'll find out on my own time...
Naraku: stupid girl! I knew you'd say that!
Holly: huh?
Jhundora: 'ello friend...
Jhundora wrapped her whip around Holly's neck and began to strangle her.
Naraku: Now I've got to take what I want the hard way, why couldn't you have been a good little wolf and just
given it to me...
Holly: wha....
Naraku: well, I sappouse you are going to die, I could tell you...
the whip began to tighten around holly's throat and she was struggling to breath, she couldn't swallow, she was
in so much pain.
Naraku: Good bye, Kaiya...the great wolf demon...
Holly: uh...
Jhundora unleashed her strongest wave of electricity down the whip and Holly screamed a loud ear piercing scream
before collapsing to the ground in a smokey heap. her hand clasped around the necklace as tight as possible.
The air was still and silent after the scream, it seemed to echo all across feudal japan and all seemed to have
heard it. ali had a dark look in her eyes as she watched the last of the bugs disapper into the forest. Sango looked
back at ali with concern.
Ali: that was her...
Sango: didn't sound good...
Ali: I know that scream...
shippou: it sounded like she got hurt.
ali: or worse...
Sango: c'mon Kilala!
Kilala acknowledged and took off even faster then before-ali had to hold on for dear life now, she knew that
they had to find naraku's castle and soon because it wasn't looking good for her friend. Ali had a really bad feeling
and bit her lip as she thought of how stupid holly was to have gone wandering right into harms way...now ali's quest
for the truth would have to be put on hold until they found whatever may be left of holly.
Ali: look! over there!
she saw what could only be Naraku's castle, and she got a shiver run down her spine as she looked at it.
Sango: Miroku! Inuyasha! we found it! over this way...
Miroku: right!
Kilala landed a safe distance from the castle and the other two joined them, they looked very serious.
Miroku: this' going to be dangerous.
ali: I can handle it...
Sango: no, it'd be better if you stay here.
ali: but that's my friend in there!
Inuyasha: ali, you'd be safer out here. we don't know what's waiting for us in there...or if holly's even in there...
Miroku: Inuyasha's right...we don't want something to happen to you.
ali: (growls)fine...I'll stay here, just hurry up...
shippou: spirit and I'll stay here.
Sango: and I'll leave Kilala, just incase...
ali: I'm not a baby...
miroku: we know, but ali it would be such a horrible loss to lose you...
ali/sango: oh, please...
the two stared at each other and nearly laughed at how their minds were on the same track at that moment,
but knew better because now was not the time for laughs and giggles.
Inuyasha: c'mon! let's go!
Miroku: Alright! stay safe!
sango: we'll be back!
ali: I'll be here...
she watched them run into the castle, she growled angerly and turned her back away from the castle...shippou
tilted his head in confusion.
Ali: stuck on the sidelines like some loser.
shippou: but your not a loser...
ali: thanks shippou, i feel so much better.
shippou: happy to help...
ali: oy, sarcasm is not your thing...
shippou: I'm just stating the truth....
ali: yeah,yeah. sigh. I know...but i feel like such a pain in the ass...
shippou: why?
ali: because I'm stuck out here, sucking my thumb while everyone else is in there fighting. I feel useless...
shippou: you suck your thumb?
ali: no! but it sure feels like it right now...
shippou: what do you mean?
ali: it's a long story...
while ali was explaining what she ment to shippou-the others were searching the 'castle' for any signs of
Naraku or Holly. Sango opened the last door to the last room to find nasty little demons picking on the battered
body of holly.
sango: I found her!
Inuyasha: where!?
sango: over here!
Inuyasha ran into the room, and growled threateningly.
inuyasha: get away from her!
the demons dashed off in fear, Sango rolled holly on her side and gasped.
Miroku: is she...
sango: no...she's alive....she has a pulse...
miroku: what happened to her?
sango: look at her neck...
miroku: the same marks you had after that demon attacked you.
sango: exactly. she must have taken the full blast of that awful whip.
miroku: either Naraku left her alive on purpose or he doesn't know she's still alive.
sango: that would explain why the castle is so deserted.
Inuyasha: I smell demon nearby...
miroku: i sense something, but it's very very weak...
sango: ...what's that...
Miroku and Inuyasha turned around to see that standing in the doorway was the whispy wolf inuyasha had
encountered a few days earlier.
Inuyasha: you again...
miroku: you've met this...wolf, before?
Inuyasha: yes. the day holly was bitten by that spider demon.
sango: what is it?
Inuyasha: I don't know...
miroku: it appears to be a ghost of some sort...
the wolf walked towards holly, miroku raked his hand threw the wolf and felt the cold smokiness and that was all..
Inuyasha: what....
sango: I think it's trying to tell us something...
miroku: but what...
the wolf hovered over holly and vanished just as suddenly as it had appeared.
Sango: that was odd...
miroku; it's become stronger...
inuyasha: the demon's in the room somewhere...
holly made the faintest of whimpers and sango looked down at her.
Miroku: maybe closer then we think...
Chris stood on the hill staring intently at the strange woman in front of him. she stunk of demon and he curled
his lip every time she said his name.
Jhundora: why don't you join my master? that's were the true power lays...
chris: thanks but no thanks...
Jhundora: he can give you power beyond your wildest dreams. he can answer all your questions.
chris: heh. not interested.
jhundora: how can you refuse?
chris: because I'm not a weak minded mortal with pety desires....
Jhundora: oh? Pety desires? I was like you once...then I gave Naraku a chance and he saved me. I was a frail, sorry
excuse of anything, but now i'm powerful and feared.
chris: no. you're a wind bag with a cheap toy who likes to brag too much.
Jhundora: how dare you...
chris: I dare to do alot of things. I'm no coward who runs to the strong to survive. I don't need anyone...
jhundora: oh? well, I guess there's only one way to figure out which one of us is the better.
chris: and how's that?
jhundora: a battle...to the death...
chris: heh. sounds fun....
jhundora: I can garentee that you will fall by my electric whip.
chris: and I can garentee that I won't.
jhundora: act so big and tough, but you just hide. you could never take on true power as myself.
chris: quit talking and try and prove me wrong.
jhundora: gladly.
She unwraveled the huge whip and smirked at chris who drew his sword and glared at her.
Jhundora: what a pretty sword...I must give it to my as a gift...
chris: over my cold dead body!
jhundora: perfect.
chris: right...
jhundora: ready?
chris: I'm already growing old...
jhundora: three...two...one...you're dead!
She unleashed her whip and it wrapped around chris' neck, he staggered back as jhundora cackled loudly.
Chris,however, smirked and in one smooth move had sliced the whip in half. jhundora gasped as chris pulled the
remaining whip off of his neck.
Jhundora: how can this be! I had you where I wanted you...
chris: fool! I let you get me...
Jhundora: what!?
chris: you're not so confident without your whip, are you?
Jhundora: damn you!
chris: I'm not done yet....
He swung his sword and Jhundora was hit by the multiple slices of chris' sword the Hitotachi-Jhundora screamed
as the black fire raged all around her.
Chris: Now to finish you! ZETSU-MEI !!!!!!!!!!!!!
he raised his sword and brought it down swiftly...a large explosion filled the area and destroyed half the castle
that began to fade away like dust in the wind. Chris stood-still posed but blood splattered across his face and he had a
wicked,demonic expression on his face....