Chapter 3: Where Deceit Intensifies
A purification arrow broke threw Raven's barrier from the inside, and it shattered Mouryoumaru all over, and with that Cyborg jumped out at Kagura "take this!" and he fired his sonic cannon at her
She quickly moved out of the way, and the blast from Cyborg hit the building where Inuyasha and Hakudoushi were fighting, the building started to collapse, "INUYASHA!" screamed Kagome as she watched the building start to collapse in
Hakudoushi watched Mouryoumaru reform over their heads for some reason, and then him and Inuyasha continued fighting back and forth "Kagome…" Inuyasha thought to himself, and that's when the roof of the building started collapsing in, right under him
Hakudoushi jumped back, "What's the matter Inuyasha?" asked Hakudoushi "afraid?" as he pointed his spear at him
"You wish!" and Inuyasha jumped at Hakudoushi as they both were dropped into the building as the caved in
"Fuujin No Mai!" and Kagura's wind blades began attacking everyone, quickly everyone jumped out of the way
"That's it, Kagura!" screamed Kagome as she fired a purification arrow at her, "I'm sick of you and Naraku!"
Kagura quickly drove out of the way of the arrow, "What!" she said shocked
"I'll never forgive you or him!" she screamed as she launched another arrow at Kagura "I'll send you back to him beaten and bruised or I'll send you to hell!"
Kagura tripped and when she looked up from the ground, she was kicked in the face by Kagome, "ouch…" she said as she lay on the ground
"Cyborg, she's all yours…" Kagome said and she stepped away and Cyborg walked over and laughed and pointed his sonic cannon Kagura's face
Meanwhile Raven was taking on Kanna, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" and she tossed two buses at Kanna, "that should do it…" and then Kanna walked out of the flames "so I guess you're not called the void for nothing…, try to escape from this, "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" and she trapped Kanna up against a wall "I guess you can't escape now…"
Mouryoumaru was taking on the rest of them "Aqualad, try to wash him away!" screamed Robin as he tossed some of his explosive disks at Mouryoumaru, they had no affect
"Ok Robin" said Aqualad as he moved pipes to blast away Mouryoumaru, which once again had no affect, and then Bumblebee tried to shock him, which had no affect
"Nothing affects this…this…this thing!" screamed Bumblebee
"Allow me!" said Beast Boy as he transformed into a ram and ran threw Mouryoumaru, into a wall
"Nice try Beast Boy…" said Robin shaking his head
"Allow me friends!" said Starfire and she started blasting Mouryoumaru with starbolts and eyebolts until the smoke covered him, when the smoke cleared Mouryoumaru split into eleven pieces, one wrapped around Robin, another wrapped around Starfire, then Beast Boy, Kagome, Miroku, Shippo, Kirara , Aqualad, Speedy, Mas and Menos, then all they all fused to one, and all of the people who were wrapped up were drowning in Mouryoumaru, Cyborg was still watching over Kagura, making sure not to let her move
"Dudes this is not cool!" said Beast Boy as he was being suffocated
"Kohaku stop this!" said as she pointed to all of her friends and her katana was being pushed by Kohaku's katana
Kohaku whispered in her ear, "I can't…"
She quickly kicked him away and looked puzzled and she whispered, "why not?"
He looked at the Saimyoushou flying above them, "he's watching…" and then he jumped at Sango "don't stop sister…we have to make it look convincing…"
A tear rolled down her face and then she wiped it away "Kohaku!" and she jumped at him and as their katanas clashed, Sango whispered "I'm sorry brother…"
"Don't tell anyone…" said Kohaku "then Naraku will know…I'm sorry sister…"
Hakudoushi flew out of the building before it finally stopped collapsing "Mouryoumaru, Kagura, Kanna, and Kohaku! Let's go!" screamed Hakudoushi "I'm done…Inuyasha is dead…" Kagome looked shocked
Kagura quickly moved her fan and took a chunk out of Cyborg's right shoulder and then she jumped up on her feather, "sorry I've got to get going!" and she flew over and picked up Kohaku and started flying away, Mouryoumaru dropped all the people who were in him on the ground and flew after Hakudoushi, Kagura looked down to see Kanna still pinned up against the wall by Raven "Kanna!" screamed Kagura and she began to rush to Kanna
"Kagura…" said Hakudoushi "Kanna can take care of herself, come now!" Kagura hesitated, "now Kagura!"
And right before their eyes, Kagome stepped from the crowd, "Hold her still Raven!" and she launched a purification arrow at Kanna, hitting her in her head, killing her and her mirror dropped to the ground and Kanna's body began disappearing
"Kanna!" screamed Kagura, then she turned to Hakudoushi and they all flew off "Don't worry sister…I'll avenge you…by killing Naraku and that little brat…" she thought to herself
"Kagome did it!" screamed Shippo
"But Inuyasha…" said Kagome, she started to drop to her knees but quickly Sango and Miroku ran to her and picked her up, and that's when Kanna's mirror shattered and all the souls spilled out from the mirror and flew into the air
"What's that?" asked Cyborg
"It's beautiful!" said Starfire as she flew around the souls and their light
"Those are the souls from Kanna's mirror…finally they are at peace…" said Miroku as he stamped his staff on the ground
Kagome walked over to the rubble of the building, "I'm sorry…" said Cyborg "if I didn't…"
"It's not your fault…" said Kagome "you didn't know it was going to happen…and besides Inuyasha could have gotten out if he wanted to…"
"That Inuyasha…he was always such a fool…" said Shippo, and suddenly out of the rubble, two hands busted out and one hand grabbed Shippo and the other hand started punching him in the head
"What'd you say!" asked Inuyasha as he emerged totally from the rubble and continued punching Shippo
"Inuyasha!" screamed Kagome as she ran to him and knocked Shippo from his grasp and hugged him, "I thought you…"
Shippo landed on his head, "ouch…"
"I'm fine Kagome…" said Inuyasha and he pulled her off himself, "I love you…" and he kissed her
"So Sango…" said Miroku looking at her "you want to show them up?" Sango slapped him upside the head with the hiraikotsu, knocking him to the ground
"He always knows how to ruin a good moment doesn't he?" asked Shippo, getting up from the ground
Inuyasha and Kagome finished their kiss, "Wow Kagome I had no idea you had it in you to kill Kanna" he said
"Inuyasha…" Kagome said angrily "Osuwari!" and Inuyasha dropped to the ground
"Wow he can ruin a good moment too…" said Shippo, Sango and Kagome started back to Titans Tower together
"Hey Kagome!" screamed Inuyasha running after them "Wait for me!"
"Sango, wait for your love-monk!" Miroku screamed as he chased after them as well
"Wow, what a bunch of weirdoes…" said Beast Boy, everyone suddenly looked at him, "what! What'd I say!" then everyone shook their heads
Raven looked at Beast Boy and laughed to herself, "Raven can you teleport us home?" asked Robin
"No…" said Raven, shocking everyone "it's a beautiful night to walk…" and all the souls and stars shone in the air
"She's correct Robin" said Starfire "shall we walk together?" and she held out her hand, Robin smiled and took her hand as they walked towards Titans Tower
"Come on Sparky" said Bumblebee and she grabbed Cyborg's hand "we'll fix you up when we get home…"
"Last one there's a rotten egg!" screamed Speedy to Aqualad, Mas and Menos
Mas and Menos ran off as fast as they could to Titans Tower bypassing them all, "No fair!" yelled Aqualad chasing after them, the only two left were Beast Boy, who was still confused at why everyone stared and shook their heads at him, and Raven
"Beast Boy…" said Raven "want to walk home together?" Beast Boy looked at her shocked, she quickly grabbed his hand, "walk…and pretend nothing's different…"
"Whatever you say" said Beast Boy "I don't mind this new Raven anyway" and he held her hand tight
Inuyasha quickly ran up from behind Kagome and tossed her on his back "Inuyasha!" she screamed
"Hold on and shut up…" he said and with that he jumped on a building away from everyone else, "let's go someplace private first…" and Kagome smiled and kissed him on the cheek
Miroku grabbed Sango's ass and Sango turned around and picked him up and chucked him threw a window "Kirara!" she screamed and she jumped up and got on Kirara as they flew to Titans Tower
"Oh…she loves me so much" said Miroku crawling out of the remains of the window he was just tossed in
Sango smiled as she rode on Kirara's back "I do love him…" she said to herself and she turned around and offered him a hand to get on Kirara "get on…love-monk…" Miroku smiled as he climbed on Kirara as well
"Hey, wait for me!" screamed Shippo chasing after Kirara "ungrateful bastards!"
"Hey Star?" asked Robin as they walked home
"Yes?" replied Starfire
"You want to go someplace and talk?" asked Robin
"Ok!" she replied and she grabbed both his hands and flew off with him
"Cyborg?" asked Bumblebee
"Wow… that's the first time you called me that…" said Cyborg "what?"
She grabbed him and threw him over her shoulder and flew off "Lets go someplace private…" she said to him
"So Raven…" said Beast Boy
"Don't even try it…" replied Raven "this is it, we walk home, and hold hands…got it?"
"Yeah…" said Beast Boy and he looked depressed and suddenly she kissed his cheek "what was that?"
"A pity kiss…" she said
"What!" he said, Raven laughed and levitated towards home "hey wait a second I never said pity me!" and he transformed into a raven and flew after her, squawking all the way
Meanwhile somewhere underground
"Kanna…defeated?" said Naraku
"Yes…" replied Hakudoushi
"That explains while Kagura has run off…" replied Naraku and he thought to himself "Kanna was the only one I could trust…now I'm stuck with Kagura and Hakudoushi…"
"Mouryoumaru will not fight in the next battle…" said Hakudoushi
"I understand…" replied Naraku "hide him someplace well…" and Hakudoushi turned to leave "and Hakudoushi…try not to get anyone killed next time…" as Naraku gave him a dirty look
Hakudoushi left and began thinking to himself "Naraku…soon…you'll be useless…" and Hakudoushi smiled, and suddenly Mouryoumaru appeared behind him "come Mouryoumaru…let's go get your soul…"
"Hakudoushi thinks I'm deaf, dumb and blind…" said Naraku to himself, sitting in a chair "meanwhile I'm the one holding all the cards…" suddenly a flash of fire appeared in front of him
"Greetings Naraku…" said the voice coming from the flame
"Master!" said Naraku surprised and he immediately bowed to the flame "I was not expecting you so soon…"
"Silence!" spoke the voice "I'm not here to bullshit…" it replied "what has Hakudoushi done so far?"
"He's eliminated Kanna…" replied Naraku "you were correct Master…he is planning to betray me…"
"I told you…" replied the voice "nothing escapes the eyes of hell, my child…"
"You were correct, Satan…" replied Naraku
"You will have to destroy him soon…" said Satan "or he will compromise our entire plot to merge Earth and Hell together…"
"I understand…" replied Naraku
"You may want to use your trump card…and plant a shard in Hakudoushi and Kagura…absorbing both their powers into the sword…" said Satan
"Yes master…" replied Naraku
"I must go…I'll be in touch…" said Satan "and Naraku…next time we speak I expect Hakudoushi to be eliminated…" and the flame disappeared
"Soon…I will be the ultimate ruler of Earth…and the ultimate demonic creature ever to walk the face of Earth…and Hell…" said Naraku to himself as he stood up from his bow and walked into the darkness
Meanwhile somewhere over the city
"That brat Hakudoushi…" said Kagura "he let Kanna be killed by Kagome…" Kagura started thinking to herself… "I wonder why Hakudoushi let Kanna be killed and why he got us out of there when Mouryoumaru was about to wipe out all those fools…" that's when Kagura realized "there's something special about Mouryoumaru, that brat watched Mouryoumaru after he was hit with the purifying arrow, I still wonder why Kanna was the one who killed and not me…now I will have to watch Hakudoushi and Naraku…"
Meanwhile Hakudoushi and Mouryoumaru met in the darkness
"How does it feel to have a soul?" asked Hakudoushi
"I feel stupendous…" replied Mouryoumaru "but our heart wishes to speak…" and he opened up to reveal Naraku's baby holding the fuyouheki, an item to cloak the baby's demonic energy
"We must make Mouryoumaru more powerful than Naraku…" said Naraku's baby, "so he can never reach me or our heart…" and the baby touched its chest "Naraku will never reach his heart and we will all live forever…"
"So they'll be no way Naraku can stop us without killing himself, correct?" asked Hakudoushi
"Yes…" replied the baby and it began to recede into Mouryoumaru's flesh "go get Kagura…she's the most likely one to help us…or she'll end up like Kanna..."
"I'll also get Kohaku…since he does hold a jewel shard…" said Hakudoushi
"Good idea…" said the baby and it was covered by Mouryoumaru's flesh
"I'll go hide someplace…so not even Naraku will find me…" said Mouryoumaru
"Good…you'll know where to find me…" replied Hakudoushi and he flew off
Meanwhile above the city
"I must find what Hakudoushi and Naraku are planning…" said Kagura to herself
"Kagura…" replied Hakudoushi flying up behind Kagura "I'm about to make an offer you cannot refuse…"
"You brat…give me one reason why I should not kill you right now?" asked Kagura
"Because then you'll die…" replied Hakudoushi "Naraku's baby, Mouryoumaru and myself are planning to make Mouryoumaru stronger…to keep Naraku's heart out of his own reach…I suggest you join us…or you may end up like Kanna…"
"I knew he was the one behind Kanna's death!" Kagura thought to herself "so what's my first assignment?" she asked
"Get Kohaku and bring him to me…" replied Hakudoushi "we will use his jewel shard to make Mouryoumaru stronger…"
"Fine…" replied Kagura and Hakudoushi took off, she thought to herself "so what if I start taking commands from the baby, then my master would just switch from Naraku to the baby and all I want is my freedom…which will work better for me?"
Meanwhile everyone had returned to Titans Tower
"Okay everyone get some sleep…" said Robin "tomorrow's a big day…"
"So Kagome…did you enjoy our evening together?" asked Inuyasha walking her back to her room
"What do you think?" asked Kagome as she hung onto his arm
"So Sango…do you think different of me know?" asked Miroku
"Nope" she replied "I still think, wait, change that, I still know that you're a pervert" Miroku just face-faulted as Sango walked to her room and giggled
"So Raven…" said Beast Boy stretching his arm around Raven
"Hands off…" replied Raven "we had a nice night…but that changes when we get back…we have a job tomorrow" Beast Boy stood there stunned and she kissed his lips "see you tomorrow…tiger…" and she smiled as she walked into her room and Beast Boy went into his
"So Bumblebee, would you like to sleep in the guestroom or with me?" asked Cyborg
"I ain't sleeping on no hard steel board" she said "but you can sleep in the guest bed with me" and pulled his hand with her
Speedy, Aqualad, Mas and Menos all slept on the Titans' sofa, meanwhile Robin kissed Starfire, "I'll see you tomorrow" and he began to walk away
"Wait you do not wish to…eh…"bunk up"?" asked Starfire and Robin and her walked into her room and closed the door
"Anyone else feel like a tenth, eleventh or twelfth wheel?" asked Speedy
"Yeah…" replied Aqualad
"Si Si…" replied Mas and Menos
Shippo and Kirara just lay on the bed in Robin's room, "I could get used to this…" said Shippo "a whole room to ourselves…" and Kirara meowed to agree
Meanwhile in an abandoned building
"I must kill Naraku and avenge my family…that he made me slaughter…" Kohaku thought to himself
"Kohaku!" screamed Kagura as she flew in the building
"Kagura…" said Kohaku
"Take this…" said Kagura and she handed him a handful of Gakusanjin's crystallized demonic energy "when you come into contact with Naraku's baby…the energy will disappear…"
"It's a way to track Naraku's heart…" he thought to himself "Kagura…but why?"
"You need to get out of here…now!" she said "whatever you do…don't trust Hakudoushi or Mouryoumaru…"
"Kagura…but why?" asked Kohaku
"I have a feeling, I may not live to kill Naraku or Hakudoushi…I'm counting on you…" she said and smiled at him
"Kagura…" he said walking towards her
"NO!" she said and she slashed at him with a wind blade, he dodged it quickly "Kohaku…you can not, I repeat can not…let Hakudoushi get his hands on your jewel shard…GO NOW!"
"Kagura…" he thought to himself as he turned and began running away
"Well, congratulations Kagura…" Kagura said to herself "you just made a new enemy…" and she watched Kohaku walk into the shadows and disappear and then she flew off
Kohaku thought to himself, "Thanks Kagura…I won't let you or Sango down…"
Meanwhile somewhere underground
"So what did you want from us?" asked Johnny Rancid
"Yes, you asked us to meet on such short notice…" replied Atlas, still cut in half, standing on his hands "and why have you not let me repair Atlas!"
"Because you talk in third person and won't need it…I'm here to claim what you have from me…" said Naraku
"What do we have of yours?" asked Brother Blood
"Actually it's not mine…it's my sword's" replied Naraku holding out the Koronomka and it glowed a bright orangey red and pulsated and all the shards inside all of the Titan's villain's bodies began flying out and reattaching back to Koronomka
"What is going on!" screamed Killer Moth "I feel as though…I'm…dying!"
"You are…" replied Naraku as the rest of the shards attached to Koronomka, making it more powerful "these shards weren't made to make you stronger…just to make you feel stronger as it absorbed your power and your souls…"
"You…bastard!" Brother Blood screamed as he dropped to the floor
And Naraku began to walk down the rows of dead villains and said to himself, "Soon I will give Kagura what she wants…be rid of a problem child…and I'll get my one true desire…for the cost of all of mankind…"and he looked at the Koronomka and it pulsated "don't worry Koronomka…I will awaken your true power soon…" and he began laughing evilly