Teen Titans: A Feudal Fairytale
By: Pakkrat
Chapter 5: Breaks in Darkness, a Shroud Lifted
Disclaimer: Not an owner of Teen Titans or Inuyasha am I, yet an inventive person I am… you know what I mean.
Things sure have been exciting, some really fun things even. Time to finish up, this is the last chapter, and fitting it has some of the most dramatic moments through the story. Enjoy ladies and gents; sorry for lack of updates but some times I have trouble getting in the time to write. Also, warning for our younger readers, some violent situations and even momentary sexual innuendo in the end, nothing really bad so I still see it as a PG-13 story; if you disagree I will gladly raise the rating to R.
Robin was at the side of the large mass of flying dirt. He looked out smiling, his cape flapping behind his back. The time they were gaining from this was amazing, too bad it couldn't last. Robin looked down and saw a trailing dust "Isn't that Kouga?"
Kagome looked over the side, "Hey it is! He's following us!"
Inuyasha frowned, "We really needed that guys help?"
"We need all the help plausible." Stated Sesshomaru plainly. He turned to Rin, some concern to what to do with her, He knew they would not be of much assistance with the greater Youkai. 'Should I put these people whom followed me to the many battles in harms way?' Sesshomaru felt a tug and it was Rin, she smiled at him. 'I must not let these followers be harmed.'
Slade screamed grabbing Robin, "Tsuchi! We need to land right now."
Robin looked over seeing Tsuchi was starting to wobble, before he could say sure Tsuchi suddenly fainted causing everyone to scream as the large land mass began plummeting. Raven quickly screamed "Azerath Metreon Zinthos!" making the boulder to slow down. It landed allowing Kouga to stop skidding at their side. Kouga smiled to Kagome, "Kagome! Where are you going?"
Inuyasha narrowed his eyes, "None of you're business!"
Kagome smiled on, "We're headed to Osorezan to face a youkai god called Trigonamu, do you want to come along?"
Inuyasha faulted as Kouga jumped onto the rock. 'Why does she do this…?'
Raven looked over Tsuchi; she was breathing heavily and sweating badly. "You need meditation."
Tsuchi frowned, she hated meditation, and "I'm fine really…"
"No you're not!" screamed Slade, "Did you not meditate before we left!"
Tsuchi stammered back away from Slade, "No I forgot!"
"Forgot!" Slade slowed his voice from rage to irritation, "I know you dislike you're meditation but it is truly important."
Raven looked around; ideas of how to get moving were little to none. "I can try and levitate the rock the rest of the way."
"Great idea," said Beast Boy, "except the part we need you to fight this guy as is. You'll need to meditate as soon as that happens."
Raven did not think of it that way. Starfire was not sure even with her strength if she could move it. Then there was a large wind, everyone looked as the wind started to pick up the rock and move it atop of a tornado.
"Let's get this festival started!" Screamed out Binetsu, Aooni looked with furled brows as Akai stood at the side his cloak waving about his body. Akai looked up and flew off to the woods. Biteikotsu looked up and realized the sun soon would be up. The sunlight kills Kagejin except for Trigonamu unless they are some how covered, or given that power directly from their master.
Biteikotsu rolled his knuckles to each other in the palm; the gloves did not fit his hands as well as they would a woman. "More trouble than their worth." Biteikotsu grinned, "Yet with these I am sure controlling this shadow power will be easier for me. Perhaps I will no longer need Trigonamu?"
Aooni sat down, looking at the sky as the sun was now peaking out from the horizon, "So how long until the eclipse?"
Biteikotsu and Binetsu paused; sweat came from their foreheads causing Aooni to slam on his back, "You never asked?"
"Well," Binetsu coughed into his fist, "it never came up actually."
Aooni groaned loudly, Biteikotsu looked to the sun and said, "We'll just have to wait…"
The winds began dying; luckily they had reached some distance. They had to walk the rest of the way. Tsuchi was on one shoulder of Kassha meditating, while Slade also was on the other shoulder doing the same. Tsuchi was more inclined to meditate with him; he found that it was his way of making her meditate. Kirara carried Miroku, Sango, and Shippo as Beast Boy in the form of an elephant carried Jinkusu, Manmosu, Souansha, Cyborg, and Robin. Starfire and Kurokasai flew as Raven walked along with Inuyasha, Kouga, Sesshomaru, and Ah-un who carried Rin and Jaken. Ginta and Hakkaku had not been able to keep up with their brother, though he was sure they would follow his scent they most likely would not assist very well in the battle.
Robin was acting as leader, trying his best to take the situation head on yet with tactic. If they could only figure out more with this ritual perhaps they could stop it before it began. "Robin?" Starfire trailed at his side slowly, "You seem very in thought."
Robin gave a small grin; she realized it was a fake. When he noticed her eyes now starting to worry he sighed saying, "Star things are really going to get hard. I don't know just how bad this will be."
Starfire gave her smile saying, "Fret not, we shall prevail friend Robin."
Robin gave her a weak smile, it was real but uncertain. "Still, this is going to be very different from other fights."
Slade spoke in meditation, "One, who does not see victory ever will."
Robin looked back and nodded, "I guess you're right. We have to keep hope."
"Man," Cyborg spoke slowly, "This is messed up so bad."
Raven looked up saying, "We are here."
The team stopped to see the mountain which had some sort of shrine at its side. The monks had left being run off from the commotion. The area had many ravens flying around as it was a common place of their habitat. Cyborg looked around asking, "What about these guys? Where are they at?"
Slade looked up the rocky path of loose dirt, "Some where over there."
Without any hesitation, a cloaked figure turned smiling at all the heroes now moving up the path, Biteikotsu turned to his two companions, "Looks like our friendly nuisances came after all."
Binetsu nodded, "I will not allow them to get in the way my lord."
Aooni turned angrily seeing Sesshomaru, he gripped a broken handle of a wooden sword, "Though my weapon has been broken, I will not give into this outrage."
Biteikotsu whipped his cape smiling; "Welcome young adventurers!" everyone in the party had looked up with mixed feelings, "Allow me to say nice work at coming to this momentous occasion. Soon, I will become part of the most amazing creature our world has ever known. You however, will mark the day in blood."
Manmosu crossed his arms in a nonchalant stare and grin, "You really think the three of you can fight all of us?"
Biteikotsu unsheathed his sword to his right side in a stance by holding it tightly with the one hand while putting his free hand out to his left. This seemed to signal shadows to move from the trees out quickly to his sides. Since they were in machine bodies, the Kagejin stitch men were able to exist in the sunlight, unlike Akai who watched in frustration he could not fight as well. The Kagejin stopped at Biteikotsu while he chuckled along with Binetsu and Aooni. Souansha sweat with a pale expression, Manmosu listened in his shock to his brother, "You just had to say something didn't you?"
Biteikotsu raised the blade slowly into the air with one arm making the Kagejin change from slouched crab like movements to arms straight out and to their backs like a V formation from the shoulder. Slade twitched his eye, "I thought I destroyed them all."
Kurokasai smiled with a gleam in her now flaming eyes, "I'm glad you didn't."
Biteikotsu then flung the sword down. Immediately following each Kagejin stormed down at the heroes as they were preparing into fighting stances. Robin twirled his staff screaming "Ti- I mean Everyone GO!"
Everyone ran into the large group of Kagejin taking on battles in this chaotic scene. Cyborg rammed his shoulder into one of the machines as another had begun storming at him. Cyborg screamed as he raised his gun firing the sonic cannon passing the one Kagejin that leapt over his attack but struck another one behind it. The Kagejin still in the air brandished its metal claws as it plummeted at Cyborg. Cyborg was about to guard when Manmosu stormed over and jumped into the airborne Kagejin slamming head into it. As it tried to get up, Manmosu ran over to slam its head into the ground crushing it. Manmosu gave a small grin to Cyborg who just looked in thanks.
Souansha used his legs to swipe and split the Kagejin into pieces. A large number began rushing Souansha and he screamed, "Crud!" before pushing a button detaching the legs and turning his pack into a set of metal gliders. Souansha started to shoot flame from the gliders now beginning to fly, he smiled as he screamed "No lights in the attic eh?"
The Kagejin kept tugging the legs not realizing a fuse had been lit from the gliders escape, burning to several compartments of gunpowder in the legs. The legs exploded taking several of the Kagejin with them. Souansha smiled to himself as he was flying until several strange objects were firing from the ground. The Kagejin were shooting small sparks of energy from their palms when he flew too close. Starfire and Kurokasai dove in on these Kagejin picking them off with blasts from their bolts.
Robin swung his staff down slashing one Kagejin down the middle, but another was attacking behind. Slade came in plowing his fist through the side of its head, "Watch you're back kid!"
Robin flung an energy disk exploding one now attacking Slade, "I can't if I have to watch yours!"
The two shared a wise-guy glance before returning to the fight. Shippo was using his Kitsune-bi which was a blue flame while with Sango on Kirara. Kirara shot flame into the Kagejin as Sango used her Hiraikotsu as a shield and ranged attack as needed. Miroku stuck close using his staff to fight some Kagejin, but when he saw the large masses coming he used the Kazanna, though it left him tired by each turn it was used.
Sesshomaru slashed with the Tokijin and used its powers often; Jaken was at his side burning several of the Kagejin while Rin sat on Ah-un telling the dragon to attack one Kagejin or another. A Kagejin had come behind grabbing Rin making her scream, Sesshomaru turned glaring his eyes in terror at the girl flailing until a stone pillar fell onto it leaving the arms gripped to the girl as she cried. Kassha raised his arm slowly, making sure he had not hurt the girl. It smiled as she was safe before returning to the battle at hand. Sesshomaru shook his head, he realized the danger was too great, "Jaken, Rin, Ah-un. I wish for you to leave now!"
Jaken turned to Sesshomaru in pain, "Lord Sesshomaru, must we leave you?"
Sesshomaru knelt down saying, "You're presence causes me to be distracted, which is a risk I can not afford." Sesshomaru put his hand on Jaken's shoulder, "Take Rin away from here, to those woods. Make sure nothing happens to her or you."
Jaken beamed with responsibility and duty, "I will my lord, please keep safe."
Jaken ushered the dragon as Rin waved to Sesshomaru who was now fighting again. The three were in the woods looking at the battle before Rin asked, "What if they find us here?"
Jaken smiled, "I will not allow anything to harm you as part to my loyalty to our lord!"
Rin stood with Jaken as Ah-un was looking in the darkness of the forest. The two headed dragon seemed to growl as it trampled into the shadows. Jaken turned saying, "What is you're problem?"
The dragon then whelped, being tossed out from the shadows. A red X now glows from where it had been tossed…
Inuyasha slashed through the army easily, his claws and Tetseiga ripped through the grunts like nothing at all. When one got behind him Kagome would warn, and even charge her arrows to destroy their entire bodies. Her arrows seemed to destroy every remnant of their shadow being. One Kagejin turned on Kagome as she readied an arrow, she screamed and Inuyasha turned to help but was grabbed by two of them. As the Kagejin was about to strike her, Kouga flew through with five other Kagejin in his speeded slam. He stopped allowing the six Kagejin to speed off rolling on the ground like dolls with their bodies limply falling apart. Kagome smiled in thanks as Inuyasha shook a fist. Inuyasha slammed the two Kagejin holding him heads together and returned to the fight.
Tsuchi was standing as several Kagejin came at her full force. She smiled as her eyes glow golden and she flung her hands up making stone spikes branch from the ground impaling several of the Kagejin and destroying them. They twitched and sparked as she smiled in victory. Then several others started leaping off of their dead allies at Tsuchi making her step back in shock, 'Their getting faster? Why now?'
As they closed in a pink energy engulfed them and their bodies of machinery exploded. Tsuchi turned smiling as Jinkusu somersaulted firing more beams at other Kagejin. "Is it me, or are they becoming more difficult?"
Beast Boy was a large Elephant stomping the larger groups before turn into a rhino to plow through a line, then he turned to a gorilla to toss and smash several others. Beast Boy turned to human, now panting from over exertion. One Kagejin attacked but a black barrier enveloped them. Beast Boy looked up to Raven, "Thanks."
"Looks like I have to keep anything from happening to you."
Beast Boy rolled his eyes, "Like all the other times?" his grin calmed Raven as she asked, "Ready?"
Beast Boy turned to a lion, giving a snarl of his teeth she let the barrier go and started to unleash small barrages of stones as Beast Boy slashed into the masses. She knew not to use too much power now, it would be needed later. Slade turned to Raven screaming, "Raven! We have a problem!"
Raven looked at him; he finished plowing his knee into one of their heads, and then pointed up. Raven turned to the sun which now had the moon coming at it, "That is why their getting stronger?" She screamed out asking.
Slade laughed, "Of course, they are Kagejin in only metal shells and leather fitting."
Robin looked up saying, "We need to stop this now! We can't keep fighting them like this!"
Inuyasha screamed "Get behind me!" Everyone did, he pulled the Tetseiga back readying his technique, "Kaze no kizu!" he let the sword and power fly making a strong wind that destroyed many of the remaining Kagejin. Inuyasha backed away as Miroku then opened his Kazanna, sucking in the remaining Kagejin that had stormed at the heroes in some kind of a blind desperation.
Raven turned to the hill, Biteikotsu stood with the sword drawn over his head, and he was going to slice something. She was hit with realization; Biteikotsu was going to cut a hole in the fabric of time and space to enter the very prison inside the horn structure. Raven flew full force at Biteikotsu to have Aooni and Binetsu stand in her way, luckily Sesshomaru began fighting with Aooni and Binetsu was well… an idiot so she simply flew over him kneeing him in the head. She came right before the moon was about to totally eclipse the sun to scream "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" and covered the blade in black energy. The blade was now in place as Raven held it. The others were coming to end this, Raven asked grinning, and "Did you really think you would win?"
"I bet we still will." Raven turned wide eyed as Akai held an unconscious Rin in his human hand, Sesshomaru snarled as Akai spoke, "Let the blade go, unless you want this sweet girls dreams…" Akai tightened his grip to make Rin squirm, and flexed his clawed hand slowly, "Interrupted by my claws in her flesh!"
Raven twitched, she could not allow a child to die because of her. She dropped the energy and Biteikotsu let the blade fall at the exact moment the moon totally eclipsed the sun. His eyes had darkened and his hands emanated blackened energy that transferred from the sword to a rip in the air. The inside was a cavernous passage, with rock like formations as if an underground cave. Biteikotsu tried to pry his sword from the dirt but making the rift caused the blade now was stuck within place. Akai looked at Raven, she watched as he was slowly laying down Rin, then his face slinked to a snarl as he tossed her into the air firing a beam after her. Raven flew full force after Rin pulling her out of the way of the beam. Raven turned to see the four were through the portal.
Raven snapped letting go of Rin on the ground slowly, "Why didn't I just hold onto the blade!"
Robin smiled, "Because you knew better."
Sesshomaru knelt to Rin, she was smiling. Jaken limped out from the forest, using his staff like a crutch, "Sessh…o…ma…" Jaken collapsed. Sesshomaru took Rin over and pulled out Teneiga, he healed Jaken and watched the small imp wearily look at his lord. "Jaken, keep her safe."
"I am sorry, I did fight that monster."
"You did well Jaken, so keep her safe for a little longer." Jaken beamed up, "I will return shortly!"
Jaken smiled, "Yes my lord, I will die defending lady Rin!"
The others looked on; the rift was large enough so they ran through in small groups. When through it Jinkusu looked back and blinked, "Why is he just standing there?"
Everyone looked to see Jaken had not moved, but looking it was evident he moved slowly, very slowly. Cyborg looked at the caverns, "Eclipses do not last a long amount of time, probably this ritual or maybe the world here moves on a different wavelength of time."
Kagome nodded saying, "Seems understandable, so where to?"
Robin knelt down next to Slade, "Tracks?"
Slade nodded, "Exactly. They are still fresh; the loop must not be so much. Let us move out quickly." Slade was making his way down the path as Starfire asked, "Should we follow?"
Robin turned and smiled, "I think we can trust him." There was a slight pause, "I'm pretty sure."
Slade turned around asking, "What's taking so long? Time is of the essence!"
Raven floated saying, "He's right, let's go!"
Robin watched the others now moving out, no matter how different Slade was here, he still felt odd following the man he spent hunting and hating every night before he slept.
Biteikotsu, Aooni, Binetsu, and Akai were walking through the caverns of rock as Aooni stayed to the back, Akai to the very front. Aooni stopped saying, "I will not go any farther."
The others turned, Akai sighed saying, "What is wrong?" He turned to have Aooni stomping in pace.
"This has been very odd, with the death of Kamaraji and Kamikaze. Then this shadow being," Aooni pointed to Akai, "along with a strange world. What on earth has this become?"
Akai started walking up to Aooni, "Do you really want to know?" Biteikotsu said loudly, "We could still use his strength!" but Akai ignored him.
"First of all, you're lords were killed by Biteikotsu earlier." Aooni's head seemed to dart up in realization, he stepped back, readying his wooden sprig, "Secondly, we are here to resurrect an ancient monster, who will then consume all the beings of you're world and plunge it into shadow literally." Akai's eyes slunk with the words literally, Aooni was shaking as Akai stated, and "It would be foolish not to work for the winning team."
Akai turned to pass Biteikotsu and Binetsu. "What of honor?" Akai stopped an angered tick in his marked eye at hearing such a stupid statement. "What of dignity, duty, family, and friends?" Akai swung around seeing Aooni with his fist shaking in rage, "My people, I could never look them in the face if I followed such a plan! I will not allow you to do this evil act!" Aooni readied into his stance as Binetsu smiled widely, "You don't have a working weapon! Are you mad?"
Aooni grinned with his tusks, "There is one thing I love about plants, as they can always grow back." Aooni seemed to eradiate the sprig and its broken end started to reform into the same sword it once was, "They grow stronger and better than before!"
Akai started walking away, puzzling the others. "I like shadows, because everyone has one!" Aooni felt a sudden grab at his back, Aooni turned to see a strange shadow that seemed to be his own outline now standing in his stance. Aooni twitched, readying to attack. Aooni did to have the shadow attack the same fashion. They continued hitting their blades in similar slashes, swipes, and such. Aooni then tied up with the shadow creature and used a skill, it caused the sprig to branch out and stab the enemy. The branch struck into the shadow, but the shadow sword did the same thing! Aooni felt the shadow branch plunge into his chest as his did to the shadow, "How foolish…" Aooni stumbled back as the shadow was dissipating, "It was… my mirror… and I was… fighting it…" Aooni fell back with a loud thud; his immense form caused several hanging stalagmites to fall and smash into the ground. "I was… a… fool…" Aooni slowly lowered his head, and seemed to finish, "May…they…beat…them…"
Beast Boy had been tracking as a bloodhound when the team started to hear some fighting. Beast Boy turned into a corridor to stop dead in his tracks forming to his human self, "…Dude."
The others looked at the large oni laying his head slightly tipped over. Aooni was obviously dead; Sesshomaru was more surprised than the others. Robin walked over looking at the wound, "Right in the heart, he had little chance of survival."
Jinkusu was looking past the oni saying, "There's a bridge, I think?"
The others looked at the long stone crossway; under it was what seemed to be a longer drop. Kurokasai floated over with a large rock, she dropped it listening for no crash sound. "Taking a guess, don't fall."
Sesshomaru was still inspecting Aooni, "Why would they kill him?"
Slade inspected the body for a moment, "I know little of this being; only what I was told by Kamikaze. It would seem he had a duty to a certain people." Sesshomaru looked over at Slade, "That is why; duty as a lord to you're followers causes one to often forget their own well being."
Sesshomaru looked at his hand, 'I see, so as a lord youkai I must remember my loyalty is to the youkai who follow me.'
"We need to move it." Raven interrupted. Beast Boy followed with her, "Are you okay?"
Raven let out a small stare of agitation, "It's my fault if anyone gets hurt. I should have never let go of the sword."
"If you did not that girl would have been killed, and you know it." Beast Boy put his hand on her shoulder, "Ease up on yourself Rae, we can do this."
Raven was not worried about that, she was worried about loosing her friends, the others, and in the end, him. Raven looked to see they were in front, "Beast Boy, I never told you something."
Shippo was on Miroku, his eyes began to grow, "Why is the sky breathing?"
Miroku looked up. "The ceiling is moving…" Miroku looked to Cyborg, "Cyborg, could you use you're lamp?"
Cyborg blinked, "Oh, you mean my light." He fashioned his light from his shoulder to point it up like Miroku asked, there were tons of black bats sleeping on the ceiling. Kurokasai floated up behind Cyborg smiling, "Scared of a few rats with wings?"
The bats seemed to stir more, "Wait a second," Robin was watching, "what are bats doing here?"
The bats now opened their wings and eyes, their eyes being four glowing red eyes per bat! The bats screamed a sort of cry of doom as they let go from the top and began soaring down with long jagged fangs. Robin screamed "Run for it!" and they all did. They seemed to reach the other side with the cloud of fangs and eyes close behind when Tsuchi used her powers to close up the path. Several splat sounds were heard from the other side, even several of the fangs stuck through the rock door.
Slade patted Tsuchi saying, "Well done." She smiled as he was walking off. The others started to move on and as Beast Boy was about to he felt a tug. "Beast Boy, I need to tell you this."
Beast Boy looked at Raven, her concern growing. "Sure, but we can talk about it as we are walking right?"
Raven nodded, she followed saying, "The past time, there was a moment that the past you, Yajuu-kun. He asked the past me, Karasu, to kind of…" Raven looked away a little embarrassed, "Marry him."
Beast Boy was walking when in the middle of laying his foot down he stopped, "… Nani?"
Akai felt a surge; he turned saying, "Looks like the Kagejin no koumori failed. I really did not expect a sure victory." Akai turned to Binetsu, "You stay and fend off these children for a while."
Biteikotsu stormed over, a flare in his eyes, "How dare you! Binetsu is my most loyal of allies! I will not send him to…"
Binetsu smiled his simple smile, "Leave it to me!" Biteikotsu looked astonished. Binetsu did a bow as he said, "My lord, I would gladly die many deaths if to allow you the power to rule the land." Biteikotsu looked stunned as Binetsu twirled his weapon and readied it pointing the black painted beak at him, "Besides, you always wondered what the black beak does."
Biteikotsu seemed stunned, he nodded following with Akai. Akai looked back giving a glare, 'Might need some assistance, we're closely coming to the end.'
Beast Boy was walking with Raven. The story got them sidetracked and they lost the others. It was probably best as the personal issue her story gave. Beast Boy had, yes some feelings for Raven. How deep he could say the most he ever felt. Raven looked at him awkwardly, "Beast Boy, you should leave."
Beast Boy looked confused, "What are you talking about?"
Raven gave him a cold look, "You should go back, keep safe. I don't want you to get hurt here."
Beast Boy smiled his toothy grin, "Don't worry Raven, I'll be fine!"
Raven shook her head no, "You have to go! I don't want you to die here again!"
Beast Boy raised a brow, "Raven, you want me leave so I don't die." He grabbed her hands catching her off guard, "Or you want me to leave so I won't die without knowing."
Raven was blushing, "Knowing what?" several bits of stone had begun skidding across the ground from black forces. Beast Boy gave her a look, "What do you want me to know?"
Raven paused; she started to bite her lip before, "Beast Boy…"
"Argh!" Inuyasha came skidding across the ground. They looked at him in horror, his body covered in strange blisters, and blood from his nose!
The group had not noticed the disappearance of Raven and Beast Boy until now, Jinkusu looked suspiciously at the back, "Where's the witch and changeling?"
Inuyasha looked back smiling, "Who knows? Must be doing something."
Kagome looked up grinning, "Well you're not upset?"
Inuyasha smiled at Kagome, and then he sniffed the air. "Binetsu!"
Binetsu was tossing his club in the air and allowed it to spin before grabbing it, "Hey gang, how are you doing?"
Starfire blinked looking at Binetsu, "The strange man with makeup?"
Binetsu frowned, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that."
Cyborg steamed, "Yo! You're the guy who took my eyebrows!"
Binetsu grinned waving his hand, "I would not have done that if you grew some hair kid."
Inuyasha stepped forward readying his sword, "Tell you what, we know you're not a strong type of youkai, so how about you just leave and we go on through."
Binetsu shook his head, and waved his index at the group, "I can't do that, sorry. My lord wants to be a god, and a god he'll be!"
Inuyasha just rolled his eyes, "What are you going to do?"
"Funny you would ask!" Binetsu twirled his club in his hands as it stopped on the black beak, "Osore no Furei!"
A black mist poured out from the black beak making the others inhale it. They began gagging, coughing, and all sorts of things even growing blisters on their skin. Inuyasha snarled, "What did you do?"
"Osore no Furei, is my sickness of fear technique. It basically causes a hallucination state of fear and pain! True, I can only use it once a silver moon, I still like it."
Binetsu leaped next to Inuyasha, "I admit, this has been fun," He picked up Inuyasha by the scruff, "Yet since this technique uses all my other ones at once, you're weak as a kitten… er, I mean pup." Binetsu tossed Inuyasha off to the end of the passage. "You can not move if you're human, a little if you're Youkai, and the poisonous factor is my illness but of course you knew that."
Binetsu grinned raising his hand, tossing his cane in a spin, "The only antidote is to destroy my staff. Of course you can't do that now can you?"
Binetsu was waiting for his staff to come back when he looked up. "Huh?" the staff was not there? Binetsu watched as Raven was now holding the staff, "Hey! You cheated!"
Raven raised a brow, "Really? You want it back?" Binetsu shook his head yes as Raven tossed it; Binetsu grabbed the staff smiling, until a small green fly flew over his head to turn to a hippo. "… Crap."
The hippo crushed the staff destroying it, and allowed Binetsu to try and squiggle out from underneath. Beast Boy smiled as everyone was returning to normal. Inuyasha stomped over saying, "Where is he!"
Binetsu frowned, pointing down the hall he said, "He went that away! No time to think run!"
Everyone looked at Binetsu in disbelief, Souansha sweat to his brother, "I thought you were dumb."
Manmosu pulled Souansha off of his back saying, "Who asked you?"
Binetsu finally pulled out from the hippo and it turned to a wolf trying to catch up. Binetsu stopped at the beginning of another stone bridge, "How many of these are there?" Beast Boy was catching up, "I have an idea." Binetsu ran across the stone gorge as Beast Boy was closing in. Binetsu came half way and turned to scream, "Furei Dageki!" he plowed his fist down causing the bridge to crack and break. Beast Boy turned around to escape barely, Binetsu did not do so well however as he escaped to almost fall. He grabbed the edge and slowly was pulling himself up. "Close one."
The others looked across the gorge, Binetsu smiled evilly as he ran to join his master. Beast Boy turned to human in a slouched form, pouting, and "I almost had him, man!"
Kurokasai flew over the gorge; Starfire also did looking into the shadows, and "It is deep." Star took a breath.
Kuro grinned saying, "Aw, scared?"
Starfire shook her head, "I am concerned if our friends can cross."
"Friends." Kuro turned away, "I still can't get that friend thing."
"It is very easy!" Starfire gleamed, "You have friends in the ones you came with!"
Kuro blushed, "You think so?"
Tsuchi was channeling her energy to make a bridge. The bridge of stone allowed the others to cross but she had to stay still. When finished she used one stone as a board to glide over.
Binetsu turned the corner smiling, "Lord! I am coming!" he was then stopped by a surging pain. Binetsu looked at his attacker, Akai? Akai pulled out his claws allowing Binetsu to peel off ant on his back. He reached a hand out, still so confused. "It's quite easy Binetsu; I can't let you get in the way of my master and his plans." Akai flexed his claws readying to strike a last time, "That's the price of loyalty." Akai plunged his claw down crushing the skull head in, it shattered and the entire bone body turned to powder as well. Akai pulled back his claw to hear his master, "Akai, where are you?" Akai sighed, "Just finishing off loose ends lord."
Akai flew off quickly, Akai stopped turning to the titans, and "Actually, I think I still need to do one more thing."
Biteikotsu turned a corner, he was not lost, the gloves ushered him to continue. He came to a strange stone face, its mouth open to a new room. The face was large, human like, but had four stone eyes. Biteikotsu walked through the passage into a large dome like cavern. Biteikotsu narrowed his eyes, "What is this place?" He walked into the center; there he found something he did not expect. The farthest wall from the entrance in the giant room had bones half in the stone. A large bone skull hung from the wall, and arms and legs, it was the bones of Kagekuma.
Biteikotsu looked at the skull, "The bone it is missing. The sword was forged by the horn."
"Exactly, that is why we called for you." The eye slots grew with yellow light, Biteikotsu felt his cloak rip from his being, he screamed in pain as the shadow around him now poured out and onto the bones, making the shadows in flesh again. Biteikotsu looked up slowly, as the creature Kagekuma was alive again. "Now, for the horn." The large shadow hand came down grabbing Biteikotsu, Biteikotsu cringed, "By the heavens, you mean me!"
Raven rubbed her hands over the dust, they found Binetsu now. Kouga smirked saying, "Sure does not pay to be part of these guys clan."
"Kagejin have no kinsman ship." Said Slade, "This is most likely a plan to rid themselves of nuisances as they resurrect Trigonamu."
Robin walked ahead, he wanted to see what else they may need to ready for. Starfire flew up asking, "Are you still concerned Robin?"
Robin looked back, he shook his head no, and "I'm just being cautious Star."
Starfire landed next to Robin, "This battle is very difficult, do not lie to me bout it."
Robin smiled, "I know, I'm sorry."
Starfire gave him her grin, and then she jumped grabbing him. They rolled on the ground until Starfire was on top of him, they blushed inches from the others face. Robin asked, "Star?"
Starfire smiled saying, "I uh…"
"Why can you kids not just die?" Akai flared his claws at the heroes. He stood up where Robin and Star rolled from. Robin pushed off Starfire striking with his staff; Akai swatted away the staff now leaping a large distance between the others. Akai charged a ball of energy and flung it at the entranceway as Slade, Tsuchi, and Raven passed through into the room. Beast Boy on the other side plowed a fist as a gorilla into the rubble; he turned to human screaming, "We have to hurry! That guy wants Raven!"
Kagome grabbed a rock, forcing the rock to roll from the rubble, "Then stop whining and help us move this rubble!"
Beast Boy blushed, "Oh, eh-heh…" he started moving the rubble with the others.
Akai flexed his claws several times, "Now since we have some privacy." Akai's claw arm became flimsy, like rubber, it stretched out like a serpent winding in mid air at Robin. Robin started dotting with his staff; this was when he used the tip of his staff to poke at Akai's arm to keep it from getting closer. The arm weaved back and forth trying to find a way into the barrage of pokes before finally grabbing the end of the staff. Robin pulled to have himself being dragged into the air, and then flung down from the end of his own staff.
Akai let go of the staff as he was being barraged by green bolts, Starfire flung madly at Akai with her eyes angrily glowing green. Starfire stopped seeing a large amount of smoke covered her view. Starfire was then slammed by a large stream of smoke shooting from her attack; the smoke stream cleared to show Akai with his knee plunged into Starfire's stomach. Akai then grabbed Starfire by the hair and swung her around twice before tossing her into the wall. Slade looked up pulling several stars from his side, "Tsuchi! Get ready!"
Tsuchi nodded, she channeled her energy but was grabbed from behind. Akai held her by the neck. "Wish I could stay," Akai pointed to the rubble now being moved, "but I have a deal to complete." Slade turned in horror as he reached out for Tsuchi. Akai tossed some strange balls with X's that flashed blinding light right at Slade. Slade's pupils dilated but he still reached out even when his sight was gone. Slade was holding something, a shoulder. "Tsuchi?"
Raven looked at Slade, Tsuchi and Akai had disappeared. Slade slowly trailed up the shoulder and to the face, he felt knowing the curves of his daughter, "No… you're not her…" Slade let go of Raven and fell to his knees, his head hang loosely as he began crying. Raven was puzzled, Akai wanted to kill her last time, or something like that. Why the hell did he take Tsuchi?
Akai appeared with Tsuchi. Tsuchi snapped out, "Let me go!"
Akai dropped Tsuchi laughing, "Gladly," he said tauntingly, "You remind me too much of you're mother!"
Tsuchi jumped out trying to attack but Akai grabbed her fist to wrench it back, she screamed and fell to her knees grabbing at her wrist. Akai let go tossing her on her side. Tsuchi looked at him in rage before seeing the large beast now forming in front of him. Its head waved on a cord, the arms and legs the same. The body was formed in black shadow like armor and Tsuchi knew this beast's name, "Kagekuma."
Kagekuma looked over to Tsuchi, she was horrified to see Biteikotsu was protruding from the forehead, his body had only his waist up free from the creature's head, and the arms were sunken in from the fists to the beast. His body was wrapped by black veins seeming to try and make him a part of the creature's own being. Akai kneeled to Kagekuma, "So, what of our arrangement?"
Kagekuma snarled, "We are incapable of keeping this form collected! We need more shadow energy!"
Akai nodded, he turned to Tsuchi with a gleam, and "This is Tsuchi, daughter of Karasu. You should know what that means."
Kagekuma grinned, "Ah, that we do." Several strange blackened tentacles had broken from the chest crawling after Tsuchi who screamed as they grabbed her legs and began dragging her to the chest.
Akai looked on until he felt the children coming, "Time to watch the fireworks…"
Slade was walking with the assistance of Kassha; it had him on its shoulders. The others figured they would be able to get to the end of this maze soon. Robin looked to stop seeing the large stone face, "I think we're here."
The view was a menacing opened mouth; Inuyasha twitched slightly, "Gee, what gave you that idea?"
Entering it, they found nothing but a large room. Kurokasai and Starfire were flying upward when they were both swat down. Robin and Jinkusu ran over to see if they had been hurt. Miroku looked up palely, "I suggest you move quickly!"
The four ran out of the way as a large blackened mass fell onto the area they were. Kagekuma landed with his claws over his chest, the eyes now dead as they transferred to Biteikotsu. Biteikotsu spoke in dual voices, his own and Kagekuma, "Children, welcome to you're final moments."
Robin spun his staff, "You really think it's over just because you're with that thing?"
"No, because we have this!" The claws unwrapped from the chest to reveal a blue eye, some golden hair, and part of a mouth from Tsuchi. She had been absorbed into the chest cavity making everyone gawk in disgust. Slade still was incapable of seeing, but he felt his daughter was here, "Tsuchi! Tsuchi where are you?"
Tsuchi went to speak but a blackened vein wrapped her mouth now forming the fleshy shadows over it. "She is unavailable, yet we would gladly compensate for her children."
Cyborg looked at the scene, "Man, what are we going to do?"
Manmosu cracked his knuckles, "Get her out of there!" He ran screaming at Tsuchi. Manmosu lunged up on the chest trying to pry the veins from her. Manmosu looked at her eyes pleading him to help; he snarled and yanked unable to break the veins. Kagekuma's head wound down to look at Manmosu, Biteikotsu chuckled, "We are amused hairy-one, yet not entertained." Manmosu snapped back with a growl as he lunged for the head until Kagekuma slammed its opened black palm down on Manmosu. The hand peeled away leaving Manmosu to slowly pull himself up.
Manmosu was shaking under his own weight as Tsuchi looked on horrified. Kagekuma opened its mouth, starting to form flames in the back of its throat, Biteikotsu laughed out pitching his head, "Nothing can stop us, we are the god Kagekuma!"
An arrow struck the large head, making it fling upwards firing a stream of flame that caused several bits of rubble to fall on Manmosu. Manmosu rolled out of the way from the rubble as Kagekuma turned to Kagome. Kagome reached for another arrow while Kagekuma hissed, Biteikotsu snarled, "Wretched girl of pure soul…" Kagekuma struck out trying to snap her when many bolts of energy came striking from above. Biteikotsu looked up screaming, "Impudence!"
"I feel we have gained his attention!" Starfire said while tossing her star bolts. Kurokasai smirked saying, "Between the two of us what man wouldn't?"
The two squealed as the head snapped between them, they flew in different directions making Kagekuma turn to the two in thought. Souansha flew behind it screaming, "Four-eyes!"
Kagekuma bent his neck back causing an unnatural upside bend, Souansha grimaced saying, "Wow, if that isn't creepy!" Souansha tossed several glasses that started sizzling as they shattered on the head. It tossed wildly at the burning making Souansha fly out of the way. Kagekuma stopped tossing, hissing in rage it flung a fist out to strike, Souansha wailed as he was strafing from the claws swipes. The claw struck to make Souansha flail down skidding to a halt across the ground. He looked up as the claw hand bent the fingers down and were readying to dig in. Several bits of rock from the ceiling came falling into the hand with pinkish energy. Jinkusu grabbed Souansha and pulled him out of the way. Kagekuma stomped in rage, "Why must you wretched creatures go against us!"
Beast Boy ran out going, "Duh, it's what the good guys do!" Beast Boy turned to a tyrannosaurus and roared as he stomped at Kagekuma. Beast Boy gripped on with his jaws to the left shoulder of Kagekuma making it roar in pain. Kagekuma swat Beast Boy off making him turn to human again. Kagekuma raised his claws striking down when Raven phased behind Beast Boy raising a field to block the claws. Kagekuma pulled back his claw as Inuyasha was leaping out striking the claw with his sword.
Shippo looked around, he was not going to be able to help… unless… Shippo grinned as he jumped up into the air. Kagekuma snarled at Inuyasha, Raven, and Beast Boy. Kagekuma was charging his flames as he felt something hit his head; he turned to see a giant pink balloon thing looking at him, "Boooooooooo!"
Kagekuma was so surprised he fell back blasting his flame away from the heroes. Slade was stumbling around; his eyes were slowly starting to return to him. Kagekuma was getting up as Kassha ran growling. Kassha leapt out and grabbed onto the chest, Kassha ripped of some of the veins to have Tsuchi scream "Help me!"
Slade jumped up to the sound, his eye focused in enough to see Tsuchi. Slade ran up screaming "Tsuchi!"
Kagekuma turned to Kassha snapping, Kassha reared out of the snapping jaws to be grabbed by the claws. Kagekuma thrust Kassha down and roared as it raised its foot to then slam it down crushing the stone body in. Tsuchi looked in disgust as Kassha started to turn to stone rubble again, and the eyes flickered out.
Slade ran screaming trying to finish what Kassha started, he leapt on and started tearing at the veins screaming, "Tsuchi! Fight this like I taught you!"
Kagekuma was about to turn his attentions at Slade but the others started bombarding it with every attack they could, Tsuchi cried, "I can't he's too strong!"
"Nonsense!" Slade tore off a vein grabbing Tsuchi's shoulder, "I taught you to tune out the pain, and use you're emotions now use them! Do not become a slave fight!"
Tsuchi looked at her father's eye; he was rage fully tearing at the veins. Tsuchi saw Slade now be slashed by a vein, they started moving and attacking him. "Tsuchi! You're the only good thing I ever did with my life!" Slade grabbed a vein as it was trying to gash his face, "Don't let my love for you go so easily!"
Tsuchi was struck suddenly with shame, "…I never knew you loved me."
"Of course I…" Slade was suddenly struck from behind, Akai twirled around in mid air floating, "So heart wrenching! This is where the big finale comes in Sure-to."
Slade sprawled in the fall, he looked up in rage, "You monster! You took my love Karasu, leaving her to die alone only so I had to finish her! Then you try to take the only thing that still means anything to me, my daughter!"
Akai raised his claw over his face, theatrically flexing it as he looked through the two larger claw fingers, "It is what Kagejin do, we destroy all we can and leave nothing but a shell behind."
Akai flew out with his arm back ready to strike as Slade formed a guard with his arms. Tsuchi felt rage, frustration, but also joy in the fact she knew after all this time… he loved her. Pride was expected, but loves a gift to warrior kin. Tsuchi screamed out loudly, her eyes blazing gold as a strange energy poured out through the veins making them sizzle. Kagekuma's head flailed back in pain, its roar a deafening cry as it was searing in pain. Akai looked back, a twitch in his eyes, but of joy not fear, 'Goodbye… Malkage…' Akai disappeared; Slade did not care as he saw Tsuchi fall from a large crater in Kagekuma's chest. Slade ran over diving to catch her in his arms, he embraced her and told her how sorry he was for letting her be in this danger. She said nothing only hugging him back.
Kagekuma was starting to melt it seemed, the shadow flesh peeled off like a slimy pudding, blobs that simmered into nothingness as they fell from the main body of Kagekuma. Biteikotsu snarled at the father and daughter, "No, if we die! So shall you wretched girl!" Biteikotsu's eyes began to glow a blackened energy as Kagekuma's head opened its mouth again to ready another flame blast.
Slade looked up in horror, he pulled Tsuchi behind himself readying a strong amount of his flame magic to create a shield, and it would save her but strike him to death. The flame struck forth but another figure had appeared everyone was stunned as this figure had flown in on two feather fans under his feet, levitating him to the two. "Ukigumo-toge!" screamed Kamikaze forcing large blinding winds to strike the flame making it stop in mid attack, "I would suggest you move!"
Slade scooped up Tsuchi running her to safety. Kamikaze looked at Biteikotsu screaming, "Tell me, is this the power you seek and murdered my son for?"
Biteikotsu grinned wickedly, "We did, and you shall fall as well."
Kamikaze let the winds die out, he flew over the fire ball letting it hit into the wall behind him. Kamikaze pulled from his side a wooden sword, it was once Aooni's sword, "So then let you're sins against your own followers, show you for the true monster here today!" Kamikaze leapt off from the fans with the wooden sword over head, strange winds were swirling around it as he screamed, "Sakura kaze no katana!" Kamikaze struck as the winds forged several blossoms on the twig, they were cherry blossoms. The sword passed through the beast and in a delayed reaction, the bodies broke in two down the middle making Kagekuma and Biteikotsu separate in a surge of force and then deteriorate to nothingness. The winds on the sword stopped spinning slowly, and the blossoms wilted away. Kamikaze breathed heavily, and smiled, Sesshomaru walked over asking, "What of revenge by assisting not killing?"
Kamikaze looked back smiling, "I decided, physical assistance is much more rewarding."
Slade let go of Tsuchi, Manmosu stunned everyone as he was hugging her in a tight bear hug, "You're okay!"
Tsuchi laughed at the attention, Kurokasai, Souansha, and Jinkusu congratulated her on vanquishing the monster. Slade narrowed his eyes, "I hate to say this, but he was nothing special." Slade looked around, rubbing his patch, "I have the mark of a Kagejin, it burns when Trigonamu himself is near by. I felt it when we fought before, when Akai was near by, now it burns more than ever before."
Raven looked around, she turned around saying, "Where i-…" she slammed into a strange field of energy. Beast Boy ran over slamming into the field, "Raven! Get out of there!"
Raven looked at the red haze wall, "How do you plan I get out?"
Raven stopped looking when she heard a sound. Raven slowly turned to the sound of footsteps coming from the still smoldering Kagekuma. The mist swirled the large man, his long broad shoulders brandished a purple cape, and it flowed wildly behind his long strides with his hands under the cape. His shoulder pads were strange, three bones that curled from the top of the shoulder, down the back and across to the side of the body across the shoulder blade. The body was formed with armor; encasings of smaller faced demonic icons were decorated across the chest, arms, and legs. The boots encased by miscellaneous jewelry, fitted across the calf to the knee for protection. The forearm was similar to the boots, except clawed gauntlets for the hands long silver hairs flowed across the back with the cape, some strands grazed over the four golden eyes hidden deep with a black upper face mask. The mask had pointed plates across the cheeks, allowing strange red markings from the eyes to slide down to the cheeks. His red skinned chin the only bit of his flesh UN protected, the bottom jaw was slightly forward allowing two tusks to protrude.
Raven moved to a fighting stance, Beast Boy flailed his arms, "What are you doing! He's going to tear the stuffing out of you!"
Raven slinked her eyes, starting to channel her energy, "Let him try."
Trigonamu stopped his march, the thundering footsteps stopped as he moved his eyes across the scenery. His yellow eyes stopped on Raven, his jaw did not move in emotion but his nose snorted under the mask, "…Raven?" Raven gave a small glare charging her hands with energy, "I was expecting this. Actually, ushering it. The idea of you being the exact double to my accursed whelp of a daughter excites me on so many levels."
Raven twitched, "Oh boy, I'm so thrilled."
Trigonamu grinned, "Sarcasm, another thing you share with my daughter." Trigonamu pulled out his knuckles cracking them, "I wonder… do you have her unwillingness to fall in line? I would honestly hope so for some amusement after SO many years of boredom."
Akai now crept in saying, "Lord, I wish for my reward."
Trigonamu groaned in annoyance, "Very well." He dispersed a beam of energy at Akai, Akai twitched violently as the energy coursed around him until stopping to flex his claws, Trigonamu spoke, "The sun will no longer harm you, now be gone."
Akai seemed delighted as he shifted away. Raven was still in a stance, "So all he wanted was to be able to be in the sunlight?"
Trigonamu looked over, "Yes, that way he can destroy at will. No longer tied by the night he will undoubtedly hunt more challenging prey, he always was my favorite Kagejin."
Beast Boy panicked, he was in the form of a leopard running to each end of the barrier. Cyborg grabbed him saying, "Calm down! This isn't helping!"
Beast Boy snapped, human he screamed "Someone I love needs me! I'm not going to just sit here waiting to see her die!"
Cyborg took a step back; Beast Boy lowered his ears saying, "Sorry…" Cyborg smiled punching Beast Boy's shoulder making him wince, "Hey, it's all good. We gotta keep looking is all?"
Everyone was trying to find a weakness; Slade grabbed Tsuchi saying, "It's time for meditation."
Tsuchi was going to say it was not time but his eyes said something, "What is it?"
Slade was in his state for meditation, he handed over his beads saying, "This day, and every day forth you are to use these beads for meditation. They can allow for you to seek out spirits."
Tsuchi looked puzzled, he pulled her down saying, "Trust in me, and listen only to my voice."
Tsuchi looked worriedly, but followed his instructions. Beast Boy looked angrily until Manmosu slammed his shoulder into the barrier. "What are you doing?"
"Trying something!" Manmosu did it again; soon Kurokasai began pounding into the barrier. Jinkusu grinned asking, "I thought you did not have friends?"
Kuro smiled, "Can't say I know much about the friend thing, but I know she's been helping us out till now and I'll be cursed before I let her die without giving my all!"
Kuro continued pounding with her fists as Jinkusu let out a small roll of her eyes; she channeled her energy and shot out at the barrier. Starfire followed with her own pounding, Robin used his staff in an attempt with Cyborg using his sonic cannon. Beast Boy was using the form of an elephant to try and plow through the field as Shippo was using his flames. Miroku struck with his staff, Sango slashed with her Hiraikotsu as Kirara sprayed flames. Inuyasha slashed as Sesshomaru used Tokijin's power. This continued as Souansha was flying over head, he looked at the barriers edges closely; he used his mind trying to figure any small entry point.
Raven waited for an attack, Trigonamu did not act at all. "What are you waiting for?"
Trigonamu grinned, "For you to fear me girl."
"I won't!" she screamed out. She saw her friends attacking the barrier. Trigonamu flew up next to her making her jump, "It's pointless, the field is impenetrable. I wish they could break through, it would be amusing to face all of you at once."
Raven punched at Trigonamu's face, he blocked with his palm grabbing her knuckle, and then he squeezed crushing it under his force. Raven cringed but did not scream Trigonamu frowned at this knowing she was in pain but for her not to scream? He snarled, "Wretched girl, why must you deny me the simple pleasures of you're pain filled screams of mercy!"
Raven snapped back, "I'll never give in!"
Trigonamu snorted a small disappointed groan, "We'll just see about that." Trigonamu kneed her in the gut making her lift off the ground slightly by the impact. Raven gagged as he was now raising his other arm up elbowing her back down into the ground. Raven was lying in a crater of her own imprint as Trigonamu was still holding her one hand. Raven forced herself up slowly with her free arm shakily, "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!"
Several boulders came slamming Trigonamu from every direction. He let go allowing her to fly into the air to channel more of the rock debris. She stopped to see a small cloud of dirt, it dissipated and Raven twitched seeing Trigonamu brushing his face of, more so his one eye. "I hate having so many eyes; you get something in them every five seconds!"
Trigonamu flew upwards now in front of Raven, Raven created her field hands blocking punches from Trigonamu. Trigonamu grinned; Raven thought mentally, 'I have to keep going… give them more time!' "Rargh!" Raven screamed forcing her hands together she let out a strong stream of dark energy. Trigonamu crossed his arms over his chest allowing them to take the brunt of the attack. He was pushed by the attack until Raven lost power to see Trigonamu looking over his arms with a slight grin. 'He's not even worried! He is just playing with me like a sick game of cat and mouse!'
Souansha looked at a stalagmite, it was half and half through thee barrier, "Maybe…" Souansha grabbed two vials of his elixir; he shook it up trying to think something through, "Green kid! Get up here!"
Beast Boy looked up as an elephant, he turned to a humming bird flying up to Souansha.
Raven came slamming down, "Aggh!" she moaned as she was slammed down, and she rolled over knowing he was coming at her. Raven created a field as Trigonamu was using a dual kick on her, Raven made to bubble enlarge tossing him off, but he made it looked like a somersault the way he twirled back landing. Trigonamu gripped his fist tightly, "How exciting! This is truly the challenged battle I expected to celebrate the reformed power of I, Trigonamu. With the shadow energy of Karasu's offspring," Raven looked over at Tsuchi as she was getting up, that forming with Kagekuma some how gave him the full power he once had. "I am now fully restored to my former glory."
Raven looked up at Trigonamu, he smiled saying, "You my dear, you are amazing fighting me with even a broken arm."
Raven looked puzzled, "My arm is not…" Trigonamu flew forward, he grabbed Raven's right arm by the wrist and yanked it out, then plowed his other arm through Raven's elbow making her wrench her head back screaming in pain, "Now it is, heh…" tears streamed from her eyes before she looked in disgust. Raven fired a strong blast with her good arm causing Trigonamu to be pushed off. Trigonamu dug his feet down making the attack useless. Raven grabbed her arm; it was snapped in the center. She let it hang loosely as she channeled, "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" she called a giant boulder and flung it at Trigonamu. Trigonamu laughed as he flew upwards and backhanded the boulder to the side, "Foolish, you still go against the god Trigonamu?"
Raven narrowed her eyes, "Till my last breath…"
Then it hit her hard, Trigonamu grinned saying, "That's the idea."
Souansha shook hard, "So you got the idea?"
The green fly nodded, Souansha sprayed hoping his plan would work. The acids burned making a hole, when the soda stopped Souansha watched Beast Boy fly in the tiny hole. Souansha cringed as the stalagmite started to crack; the barrier was pushing it in to such force it was going to crush in any time. Beast Boy flew through the tunnel finding a dead end, a squeaky voice screamed, "It's not far enough!"
Souansha screamed, "Get out! It's going to collapse!"
A hand landed on the hole, Souansha looked startled as Kamikaze, "Ukigumo-toge!" the winds blew so hard they launched beast boy through the stalagmite with no injury, and soon it collapsed with Beast Boy on the other side. Beast Boy slammed into a wall peeling off slowly with a dazed look, everyone was cheering his success.
Trigonamu looked back at Beast Boy still dazed; Raven was smiling with a slight sparkle of joy on her face. "Blast…" Trigonamu looked over to Raven sadly, "I was so enjoying myself."
Raven felt Trigonamu laid his palm on her stomach, there was a sound, Raven's eyes jumped as she took a step back. Everyone behind the barrier had gone silent, Starfire broke the silence as she started to tear up and plop her head on Robin's shoulder, Robin held Starfire with his eyes full of pain. Beast Boy slowly stood up, he smiled seeing Raven. He was starting to run over as she then fell to her knees, she was holding her stomach. Trigonamu grabbed Raven by the back of her scruff and twirled her on his heels, tossing her over to Beast Boy screaming, "You had best be more entertaining than she was! I would hate to lose such a good play thing as her, just for a poor trade off."
Beast Boy ran over skidding to his knees at Raven's side, "Rae! What happened?"
Raven looked up, a smile on her face; she was weakly trying to touch his face. Beast Boy grabbed her hand ushering it to his face, she pet his cheek with tears streaming her face. Beast Boy looked to see in horror a terrible wound; he covered it quickly with her robe, "Oh… Raven…" Beast Boy was starting to cry, Raven shook her head, "Don't cry, I like it when you smile."
Beast Boy was caught off guard, "You do?"
Raven nodded, "I wish I could smile, laugh, everything you do. I always hated being different."
"That's what makes you special." Beast Boy gave his toothy grin, "You deserve to be special, and it makes you wonderful really."
Raven felt Beast Boy move her hair into place, "Beast Boy… I love you…"
Beast Boy looked in shock, "You do?"
His smile faded as she seemed to stop petting him, her hand fell on her side, and her head laid still. Beast Boy looked with his eyes trembling; he turned to a wolf and started howling in pain with tears streaming from his eyes. Cyborg looked on as he was on his knees, "No… this can't be happening."
Inuyasha was holding Kagome; she had her mouth cupped in horror. Sesshomaru was looking away, his fist shaking at failure to save this girl as amazing she was. Shippo was tearing up, biting his tail so he did not totally cry. Kirara nuzzled him with her nose; he stifled his fox tears in her nose so no one heard. Miroku looked coldly at Trigonamu, "This is a monster…"
Sango shook her head, "No, this is no monster; even demon does not suit that creature."
Manmosu was looking in shame; he was hoping they could have broken the barrier. Souansha sighed, his plan failed, and a cost very great. Jinkusu was looking at the scene, Kurokasai held onto Jinkusu's shoulder still shocked it all happened. Kamikaze was floating in the air, he had seen many terrible things, they never affected him, but some how this had some kind of sickening twist to his stomach. Slade was not looking, he was consulting Tsuchi. "Keep concentrating, channel on my voice. Do you see it?"
Tsuchi was concentrating, "I see… five strange colors… their locked away by chains…"
Slade nodded, "Keep concentrating, and find the way to unlock the colors…"
Beast Boy stopped howling, his eyes opened to laughter. Beast Boy turned to human, "Stop laughing."
Trigonamu was not able to, he covered his mouth with his hand, "Sorry child, but it is too rich. The girl Karasu cried over Yajuu-kun like you now, I find it too nostalgic to ignore!"
Beast Boy snarled, his eyes were shifting to pupil less ones, "I said stop it!"
Trigonamu stopped, and sneered down on Beast Boy, "Make me pup!"
Beast Boy stood up, his fangs grew longer, his hands clawed and furry. Beast Boy saw an event from before, next to the tower on the rocks…
"Having that thing inside doesn't make you an animal. Knowing when to let it out is what makes you a man."
Beast Boy heard Raven saying that to him, his body bulged as he said, "Time to let… the beast out!"
Beast Boy snarled and howled as he turned into a humanoid creature, striped on the back with a mane, the build of a man but claws and fangs of a wolf and wolverine. Trigonamu looked on suspiciously as the creature was growling at him, "Is that all you can do? Bark and growl?"
Beast Boy flew forward blindsiding Trigonamu, by the time he turned around, Beast Boy had flown through again striking with his claws. Trigonamu grabbed his cape, he pulled it up inspecting claw marks, "… bad doggy…"
Robin looked on smiling, "Al right, he's getting in some hits!"
Cyborg frowned, "Yeah, but how long till big, bulky, and four-eyes waits to start pounding like he did Raven."
Cyborg looked up, and then down in shame, "I'm sorry…"
Starfire was looking on with green beams in her eyes, "No, we will not allow our friends death to be for nothing! Let us fight this monster to his final bit of life! We will win this for Raven!"
There was a cheer; Slade narrowed his eyes, "Tsuchi, have you figured out the locks?"
Tsuchi was channeling, "I see these colors, locks, but I can't figure out what to do."
Slade nodded, "Keep trying, it will come to you."
Raven was dead; her spirit woke up in the room of Karite. Karite nodded to her, she seemed to ready for a breakdown there as he grabbed her saying, "Hold on, you are going back."
Raven was stunned, "How?" Karite chuckled, "Well, he's taking you're place in my archives."
Raven looked over; Kassha's spirit was in the corner sitting, smiling, "In all honesty, he is just as out of place in this realm as you, so even I can sneak this past my superiors." Karite looked to his left and right, "Um, don't go bragging, my boss would kill me for this kind of stuff!"
Raven smiled, "Beast Boy, I'm coming!"
Raven heard Cyborg's voice, "Booya! Girl, go get him!"
Raven turned to see five shadowed figures, before she was being sent back. She could have sworn it was her and the titans. Trigonamu was being slashed and gashed, but finally he yawned grabbing the claw hands of Beast Boy, he smiled saying, "Fast, perhaps but not a Raven you make." Trigonamu twirled the beast around to then let him loose; Trigonamu flew up above the beast and then slammed head first into its back, then spun to fully slam his feet both into its skull. It lay still; a whimper had escaped when Trigonamu first struck. Beast Boy shifted to human, tears streamed his face, 'I failed… I'm so sorry.'
Trigonamu readied to destroy Beast Boy saying, "Well, which one is next?"
A surge suddenly caused Trigonamu to shift, he turned around seeing Raven had arose up and stood, her chest healed, even the fabric, all her wounds healed, "My, even Karasu was not able to resurrect her own being! I must say you are most amusing!"
Beast Boy beamed with joy, "Raven! You're alive!"
Raven smiled, "Want to go again?"
Trigonamu raised his arms as a beam had fired past him, he grinned, "You missed!" the beam exploded and Raven looked up, her eyes were aglow with energy, but it was light energy, her own apparel had become white as well, Trigonamu cringed, "What is this?" Raven kept grinning as she charged her hands.
A metal hand came hitting Trigonamu; Trigonamu was so surprised he fell with its hit. He looked up to the metal hand flying back to Cyborg; Cyborg reattached it and said, "Man, you made one BIG mistake messing with a Teen Titan!"
Starfire flew in with her eyes a blaze, "For if you harm one of us," Robin swirled his staff with Starfire, "You're going to have to take on all of us."
Trigonamu snarled, standing up he clamped his jaw while Beast Boy said, "You take on all of us!"
Trigonamu was stepping back as he bumped into Raven, she had her back to him smiling, "You're asking for it…"
Trigonamu swung but Raven had phased through the floor, Robin screamed, "Everyone GO!" and the others flooded outwards. Tsuchi and Slade were still meditating; Tsuchi felt strange, "I'm not sure I understand."
Slade narrowed his eyes, "Focus, please…"
Tsuchi smiled, and then she found it. She was somewhere strange; she looked around and saw books, lots of books…
Trigonamu raised his hands to create a barrier; Starfire's bolts could not penetrate. Raven charged a beam and fired crashing the barrier; Trigonamu roared as the star bolts started hitting him. Kurokasai started firing with Jinkusu; Trigonamu slapped the attacks back hitting Starfire and Jinkusu. Kuro flew in screaming, "This is for my sister you monster!" she fired a long stream as Trigonamu flew over her head and kicked her down into the ground at the angle she was diving. Trigonamu landed grinning until Manmosu and Cyborg ran at him with their arms locked; the dual close line hit Trigonamu in the back of the head, making him fly forward from the force and trip on his toes. Kagome charged her arrows firing to catch Trigonamu's cape on fire, he snarled as he pulled off the cape and tossed it to the side. He charged a beam and fired to have Inuyasha block with Tetseiga. Screaming, Inuyasha started tagging sword to arm with Trigonamu.
Trigonamu grabbed the Tetseiga with his two palms then tossed Inuyasha back out of his way. Kouga ran in using fast punches on Trigonamu, but he was able to trip Kouga and then toss him out of the way. Trigonamu watched as a large top was twirling at him, Trigonamu snarled, "How dare you!" and punched the top destroying the false image and breaking the toy. Shippo jumped as the toy bits came at him. Trigonamu smiled seeing the small creature in fear. He ran to crush it as a large cat beast jumped in the way unleashing a strong flame on Trigonamu. If not enough, Trigonamu is then struck by Sango and her Hiraikotsu, then Miroku with his fuda scrolls making a prison of holy symbols. Trigonamu screams as he flies up past the symbols.
Trigonamu gets his bearings to dodge Souansha, Souansha turned around holding two bombs now burning, and he grinned as he tossed them making them explode. Souansha flew through the smoke but only his glider came out. Trigonamu began squeezing the life out of Souansha when Kamikaze flung his two fans into the neck of Trigonamu. Trigonamu roars dropping the little genius, allowing Jinkusu to run in and grab him. Sesshomaru leapt off of the walls to strike with Tokijin across Trigonamu's chest, Trigonamu snarls and fires a bolt of energy into Sesshomaru who dodged barely when hitting the ground. Trigonamu floated in the air, breathing heavily he smiled, "This is inconceivable, I am a god, I am Trigonamu! To be this outdone, by children! What is it that makes you face a being of my stature, putting you're lives on the line for a cause that is uncertain to victory?"
Raven was on the ground, she floated up to Trigonamu and said, "Because, it's the right thing." She screamed, "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" and fired dual beams of energy into Trigonamu, Trigonamu fired back screaming, "Impudence! I have yet to begin to fight!" The beam grew stronger, Raven gasped as Trigonamu fired full force slamming her into the wall. The others went to help but Trigonamu turned firing shots at them. "See! This is the fate of you're kind! Bow to me, then I shall spare you all!"
Raven peeled from the wall, she punched at Trigonamu but he blocked, "I'll never bow to the likes of you!"
Trigonamu smiled tossing her down with her friends, "Then let us truly fight, like it was meant to be!"
Tsuchi was looking now at Karite, Karite bowed saying, "Hello Tsuchi, we were waiting for you."
Tsuchi looked at the others, Ishi, Komadori, Yajuu-kun, and Sutakasai smiled at Tsuchi. "Uh, who are you?"
Karite nodded, "They are the friends of you're mother."
Tsuchi felt a hand on her shoulder from behind, "… Tsuchi."
Tsuchi turned, suddenly swept with joy at seeing her mother, Karasu. "Mommy!" Tsuchi sounded like a child but she hugged her mother tenderly. Yajuu-kun whispered to Ishi, "I still can't believe that she came from SLADE!"
Ishi chuckled, "Yeah, but he's changed man. I'm glad you're not upset Karasu loves him."
Yajuu-kun grinned, "Well, I was too much to handle for most women…"
Sutakasai smiled, hugging Komadori, "It is so joyous, mother and daughter reunited from beyond the grave."
Komadori smiled holding Sutakasai, "Yeah, I guess so."
Karasu grabbed Tsuchi's hands, "We need to do something. We have been waiting for this chance a long time; we can not pass to the next world until we know Trigonamu is destroyed."
Tsuchi looked worriedly, "What does that have to do with me?"
Karasu smiled, "We want to merge our spirits with you, so we can destroy him once and forever."
Tsuchi looked around, "Uh, do we have to? I mean, it sounds weird."
Karite shook his head, "No, it's like being possessed by a spirit, except you're sharing the body at the same time…" he sweat a little, "It may be a little weird."
Tsuchi looked at all their faces, she nodded, "Okay, let's do it."
Karite instructed Tsuchi to stand in the center of the sand pit, she did and the five spirits flowed into her like a mist. Yajuu-kun's voice spoke out looking over the body, "Dude, look! I got boobs!" Tsuchi looked slyly at the side while about to grab them, Karasu screamed, "Stop trying to feel up my daughter!"
Karite sweat a lot more, "Okay… this may be weirder than I expected."
Trigonamu dodged several attacks; he grabbed the staff of Robin swinging him into Inuyasha. He then plowed his palm into Manmosu, who flew into Cyborg, who then flew into Beast Boy as a bear. Trigonamu flew back grinning; Raven flew into Trigonamu locking her forearm in a push with his, "Why are you so strong?"
Trigonamu chuckled, "Because I live to destroy, and this exciting battle has given me greater joy than any before!"
Tsuchi's eyes opened, her hair flowed wildly as he body irradiated a whit energy. Slade stood up in awe seeing Tsuchi, but not just her but how her face shifted to that of his oldest rivalries, and truest love. "Karasu…"
Tsuchi walked over slowly, Trigonamu looked over some what baffled, "Another trick?" Trigonamu snapped in disgust, "No, Karasu!"
Tsuchi spoke in several tones, "That's right, Karasu, Ishi, Komadori, Sutakasai, and Yajuu-kun. Here, to pass final judgment on you, like we promised. Our spirits merged have just enough to weaken, and then sentence you."
Trigonamu snickered, "Oh really?" he pointed out his palm firing a beam of black energy, Tsuchi smiled as she did the same but used a pure white energy. The white beam was pushing back the black beam; Trigonamu panicked putting up his second hand to push off. Tsuchi chuckled, still pushing back the black beam, "It's impossible! I am a god!"
Tsuchi rolled her eyes; now using both her hands she fully blew away Trigonamu in a large blast of energy. "You're not a god, just a want to be villain."
A large hole was left behind in the wall Trigonamu once stood at, everyone looked baffled, as Tsuchi fell to her knees letting five strange mists flow out of her. Beast Boy gave a weak grin, "Dude, was that sort of a lame ending?"
The mists took the forms of their owners. Karasu looked at Slade, he walked over slowly, his eyes full of pride, and "It worked, as you said it would Karasu."
Karasu nodded to Slade, "I know, thank you."
Slade took Karasu, and kissed her, this caused many strange mixes of looks. Yajuu-kun shifted uneasily, "Man, I hate this!"
Beast Boy grinned, "Maybe in you're next life you get her!"
Yajuu-kun smirked, "Hey, I like that idea!" they high five. Ishi and Cyborg look at each other in awe, they say in unison, "I thought I saw everything…"
Robin looked at Komadori, Komadori seemed to sniff the air, and "You're my equal? You smell so… odd."
Robin blinked, "Really how so?"
Komadori started patting Robin's hair, "What is this, gel?"
Robin flushed, "Oh, uh…"
Starfire was hugging Sutakasai; Sutakasai found her other self enjoyable. Kurokasai looked stunned, "Is it really… you?"
Sutakasai looked at Kuro; she smiled hugging her and spinning her, "Sister! You are so healthy looking!"
Kurokasai was crying she hugged back saying, "I missed you so much…"
Karasu looked to Raven, "Thank you for coming."
Raven narrowed her eyes, "We did not have a choice."
Karasu blinked, "But Karite forced me to make a fair suggestion to you're coming to our world, he even engraved it on the front of the book."
Raven twitched, Beast Boy grew several beads of sweat as he started slinking away from the danger zone. "Gee, must have forgot…"
Kagome walked in smiling, "So it is all over! We won!"
"Not quite." Said Karasu narrowing her eyes at the hole. There was a roar, the chamber started to shake. "He's coming back; we need to seal him in here while you escape."
Tsuchi screamed "No come with us!"
Yajuu-kun screamed "Hello! We're spirits; we only have these physical bodies here because we're in a spirit world! You guys go on; the sun will be out soon."
Slade narrowed his eyes, "What happens when that happens?"
The five spirits coughed, Komadori said slowly, "The um… world here will collapse, destroying everything still inside."
The others became gasping montages as Karasu screamed, "You have time, just run already!"
They began leaving, Slade screamed back, "Komadori!" Komadori turned back. Slade bowed, and Komadori did the same, "If we should meet in another life, let us be allies not enemies!"
Komadori smiled, "I would enjoy that!"
Trigonamu broke out from the wall; his armor had broken away some and his hair singed, the cape torn and mask slightly cracked. Karasu smiled screaming, "Karasu fuuin!" Karasu's body created a chain and sealing stone octagon that wrapped around Trigonamu weighing him down with a purple seal. Trigonamu struggled as Yajuu-kun screamed, "Yajuu fuuin!" now making another chain and seal but this one was green. Komadori ran forward, "Komadori fuuin!" now using a red seal; Sutakasai screamed "Suta fuuin!" wrapping Trigonamu in an orange sealed chain. Ishi finished screaming, "Ishi fuuin!" using the blue chain and seal.
Trigonamu struggled madly; unable to break free of the spirit seal he cursed the five in his rage. He heard laughter; slowly Akai strutted in, "Akai! Free me from this prison!"
Akai clicked his claw on his chin, "Why would I do that?"
Trigonamu snapped, "Whelp! I gave you life!"
Akai shrugged, "So? I gave you a second chance on domination! You have to admit that was worth it." Trigonamu growled angrily at his Kagejin, "You think me a traitor?" Akai chuckled turning around to leave, "I prefer opportunist, bye… ex-boss."
Trigonamu roared loudly enough to echo through the caverns, they were shaking but not because of him but because the solar eclipse slowly deteriorated. The heroes passed quickly through the place where lay the body of Binetsu, then Aooni. They were making their way across the bridge of stone as Akai slowly formed above. 'Honestly, I could kill them in their sleep. However, taking the chances would be idiocy; their warriors are weakened by Trigonamu meaning easier prey.' Akai leapt off brandishing his claws, he honed in on Tsuchi, "I'll start with her!"
Tsuchi felt the chill and turned just as Akai was coming at her. She froze as his eye hypnotized her. Akai flung the claw forward to have it strike hard, but his eyes were with rage seeing his claws in not Tsuchi, but Slade. Slade sneered, "Filthy beast… I knew you would strike soon!" Slade punched Akai hard making him skid and then roll across the bridge of stone. Tsuchi turned screaming, "Father!"
"I am fine! Get going, there is not mush time left!"
Tsuchi did not believe him, "Come with me if you are fine."
Slade turned, his eyes pleading, "Go…"
Tsuchi felt ill, she ran having Manmosu look back, "You sure you're alright?"
Slade slowly let his one arm hang; it was drenched in crimson liquid "Boy… take care of Tsuchi for me."
Manmosu turned, and then nodded, "I will." He ran to catch up. Robin was looking at the entrance way to the bridge where everyone was running through. Starfire looked on to Slade who was pulling out his staff, "Should we not help him?"
Robin narrowed his eyes, "I think… he's now repenting for his deeds Star. We should leave him to do that."
Starfire looked at Robin and smiled, "You are changing Robin, for the better."
They ran off as Slade twirled the staff, "Akai, I in a way helped you're life begin. The sin I made in my greed, my greed to have a warrior worthy of my skill." Slade laughed, "So in the end, I have you, my worthy opponent in how cruel, wicked, and self driven you are." Slade narrowed his eyes, "You're what I once was, I destroy you, and I destroy the evil I once was made of."
"Yeah right." Akai flexed his claw, "Like it is really that easy. We are born with the infinite shadow. The shadow of evil, the desire to darkness is strong in all life." Akai flew forward connecting his claws with the staff, Slade blocked cringing as Akai grabbed the wound in his chest and wrenching it with his free hand, "You want to repent for you're deeds, too bad! I'm going to get out of here, kill you're daughter and her friends, and then destroy the world slowly and gingerly!" Akai pulled Slade in close, "But when I kill you're daughter, I'll be sure to skin her slowly… so I can hear her beg for you to come and save her like Karasu would have if I stayed to watch her die!"
Slade's eye twitched, "you just don't know when to shut up!" Slade pulled from the grip and swung his staff into Akai's eye. Akai screamed reeling back in pain. Akai grabbed at the mask as Slade twisted the ends of his staff, a blade protruded from both ends. Akai looked up to have the staff plunge through his body and out the other end, Akai bent over the staff and grabbed it as Slade pushed Akai up and into the air bobbing on the end of the staff.
Akai was gagging, but then he was laughing, "Got ya!" Akai slid down the staff and plunged his claw into Slade's chest again, this time at the dimple of the neck. Slade started to feel tired, he saw Tsuchi as a child running, playing… so free.
Akai pulled out his claw and laughed, "Nice try though, you did put up a good fight."
Akai slowly made his march out when he heard a yell, Akai turned as Slade was striking again? Akai dodged the attack, "What the hell are you?"
Slade chuckled, "I am a father, and a man, things you could never truly understand."
Akai flew forward striking the staff; Slade blocked each swing laughing the entire time. Slade then twirled his staff catching Akai's claws in the movement, Akai screamed as Slade plunged the staff down with the Claw into the ground. Slade took a step back, falling on his knee. He breathed heavily as Akai was trying to pull out the staff.
"You're killing yourself! What is this going to accomplish?"
Slade looked up with a glazed look, "… she'll be… safe…"
Akai snarled, "She'll never be safe!"
"From you she will…" Slade slumped over, his body incapable of moving any longer. Akai yanked again, pulling out the staff weapon and flying over Slade. Akai stopped, turned, and fired several blasts causing the bridge to crumble into the abyss, "Stay dead this time!"
The others were making their way through the final stretch, they leapt through the portal and in a massed up jumble the heroes all plummeted out from the portal. Hakkaku and Ginta, along with Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un came running. The group pulled away from the sword, it was cracking under the small jumble of light.
Akai was able to get to the portal, but in the brief moment he saw it, it had closed. His actions to fight Slade cost him freedom. Akai slowly began laughing, "I was so close… so very close."
Trigonamu smiled, "I may be destroyed…" he chuckled, "Yet my essence will be sent to the shadow realm, and Tsuchi will always have my influence!" he then began bellowing in laughter as the beams of light came in from the sun.
Slade's body fell deeper and deeper into the shadows, but he saw a strange light in that shadow. At the other end was Karasu, she smiled to him. "Tsuchi… good bye…"
The sword of Biteikotsu started to shatter; it exploded making a large swirl of energy that seemed to seep into the sky. The onlookers were stunned, as the energy dissipated slowly. There was a pause, Hakkaku and Ginta screamed in cheer, as Jaken, Rin, and Ah-un danced in joy. Tsuchi did not dance, she was crying like never before… "I am all alone…"
Kurokasai knelt down smiling, "Hey, you have us!"
Tsuchi looked up, "I do?"
Jinkusu nodded, "Of course. We are friends after all."
Tsuchi smiled as Manmosu put her on his shoulder, "Yeah, till the end, or next apocalyptic battle!"
Souansha laughed, "Hey that was actually a good one!"
Tsuchi smiled, "It was bound to happen sooner or later…"
The small group looked at Tsuchi and her joke; it caught them so in surprise they began bantering in laughter.
Raven looked at Beast Boy who was smiling, "So we won… I had my doubts… when you were…"
Raven grabbed his lips, "Don't mention my being dead…" she had returned to her original state. Raven sat down asking, "When I died,"
Beast Boy interrupted, "Who's bringing it up now?"
Raven narrowed her eyes, "Well, when it happened, you remember what I said?"
Beast Boy smiled, "You mean, uh, loving a certain green heartthrob?"
Raven nodded, "I'll take that as a yes."
The party was then cut short, Karite floated in, "Well, thanks for you're help but time to go!"
The titans looked up, Cyborg stomped, "What! We just stopped some big, bad demon and you're sending us home!"
Karite nodded, "I'm sorry, but the book is getting full," Karite showed them the book he had made, "I can not let this go on for long…"
Kagome sighed, then she smiled, "Thank you for all you're help!"
Inuyasha felt her elbow him, Inuyasha rolled his eyes, "Yeah, thanks a lot."
Kouga looked around; "I didn't even really help out…" he started walking off, Hakkaku and Ginta looked surprised, then followed slowly.
Kagome waved good bye, and so did Starfire, Kouga sighed, "I'm going to miss the orange one, she had good taste."
Robin growled lowly, "Star, let's get ready to leave."
Shippo and Beast Boy were hugging, "I'll miss you… Waaah!"
Raven felt ill, "I actually like him…"
Sango bowed to Robin, "Keep up your training Robin." Robin smiled to her, "You too Sango!"
Miroku shook hands with Cyborg, Cyborg used his sonic hand, while Miroku us his Kazanna hand, "Keep well cursed brother." Miroku said. Cyborg smiled, "Sure thing, good luck with… you know."
Miroku blushed to Sango, "You noticed?"
Starfire hugged Kagome saying, "I will miss you friend Kagome."
Kagome smiled saying, "I know I'll miss you too."
Raven bowed her head to Inuyasha, "Try not to get in trouble like this anymore."
Inuyasha grinned, "No promises."
Tsuchi bowed to the Titans, "Thank you, I know now my mother and father are both happy and resolved in their wishes."
Beast Boy smiled, "Yeah, well… we do that."
Raven looked at Jinkusu, "You still want to be the strongest in Japan?"
Jinkusu grinned, "Once you're gone, I will be."
Manmosu grinned as he hugged Cyborg, "You were a great challenge!"
Souansha gave a cheesy grin "Yeah, take some of my elixir with you!"
Cyborg cringed, "Uh, no I think I'll pass, might forget not to shake it and…"
Starfire hugged Kurokasai, "I am sorry for you're loss friend Kurokasai."
Kurokasai sighed "No big deal…" Starfire jumped blushing, "Hey, can't blame a girl for trying!"
Starfire twitched as she rubbed up to Robin, Sesshomaru was already leaving, and Robin called out "Thanks for you're help!"
Sesshomaru turned and bowed, Jaken and Rin followed on Ah-un. Tsuchi and the others looked at each other, "Well, what do we do now?"
Kamikaze smiled, "I took some consideration. How would you prefer… coming to Asia with me?"
The teenagers looked starry eyed, Kamikaze smiled, "There are plenty of evil oni and youkai, waiting for the likes of us."
Kurokasai looked over Kamikaze, a grin growing on her face, "I'm in tall… and handsome."
Manmosu felt Souansha on his back, "Me and big bro will do it!"
Jinkusu thought for a moment, "Why now, Japan is no more fun, I'll be the greatest witch in all of Asia!"
Tsuchi looked at them, and smiled, "I would be honored, like a new family."
Inuyasha smiled, "It was you wasn't it?" he was pointing at Kamikaze, he looked puzzled, and "That whirlwind that helped us out early on."
Kamikaze narrowed his eyes, "I do not know what you are talking about."
Kagome looked stunned, "Then who was it?"
Kagura frowned, "You made me help Inuyasha."
Naraku smiled, "Now, the enemy of my enemy, is my ally." Naraku looked through the waters chuckling, "Besides, we'll have plenty of chances to destroy Inuyasha as soon as those Teen Titans are gone… life will be normal again."
Kagura looked around, "As normal as it can be…"
Karite slowly waited for the Titans, they gathered smiling and waving good bye to their friends. The book opened and suddenly they were being tossed out and into Titan Tower. Cyborg stood up, sniffed the air, and screamed, "Alright! Home sweet home!"
Raven grabbed the book, "This is going directly to my room." She turned to Beast Boy, "As all my mail should from now on."
Beast Boy blushed, "Uh, sure thing Raven."
Raven floated to her room, Beast Boy let out a sigh saying, "Dude, I think I'll watch some TV, a slow comedy."
Starfire giggled at Beast Boys tired look, "He has been drained, as we all have been."
Robin nodded, "Yeah, but at least it is all over.
Cyborg looked over and beamed, "You miss daddy!" Cyborg caressed his T-Car saying, "Cause daddy missed you baby!"
Inuyasha looked out from the hill top, smiling, "What an adventure…"
Kagome sat down next to him, he smiled saying, "What is it Kagome?"
Kagome shrugged, "Just wanted to say supper is ready."
Miroku looked at Sango, she was eating soup as Miroku leaned over, and He hugged her saying, "I am glad you did not get harmed." Sango blushed still eating her soup. She then turned red as he began stroking her bottom. Inuyasha and Kagome came to hear a scream; Miroku was dripping with a bowl of soup on his head. Sango blushed, saying, "Miroku…" he lifted the bowl up, waiting for a scolding, "Thank you…" she walked away. Miroku looked stunned, "You are… welcome?"
Inuyasha snickered, "What a day…"
Shippo was slurping his soup looking at Kirara. She was sleeping. "Boy, we sure need our energy back after that ordeal huh?"
Kirara was too busy, she saw in her dream the priestess, then Karasu smiling at her, "Thank you Kirara, thank you."
Kirara mewed and purred at Shippo's side. Shippo watched the group now eating as if normal, "Like one big happy family." He smiled and ate his food.
Tsuchi was with the others, they were headed to the land of China where Kamikaze came from, and Kamikaze used his wind powers to carry them on a giant wind bird. Tsuchi smiled as she was meditating, she spoke to Slade, as he was with Karasu in the next world. "Are you… happy?"
Slade nodded, "Yes, very much so. I often thought with my past I would not be able to come to this place."
Karasu nodded, "It was a close call, but you did enough good to pass on."
Slade nodded, "That and Karite put in a good word or two, talk about connections."
Tsuchi laughed, then frowned, "I will miss you all."
Slade shook his head no, "We will be with you, we are with you're heart."
Tsuchi woke up slowly, "Yeah…"
Manmosu looked over as she was smiling, "Can't wait to see the land of China?"
Tsuchi nodded, "It will be exciting, and I wonder what enemies we'll meet."
The wind bird arrived, Kamikaze cringed, "What in the world has happened?"
There were strange metal men stomping about, knights of machinery… Kurokasai grinned as she said, "Looks like we get to start early!"
The team landed to see the metal knights swinging large swords around after villagers. They began attacking; Manmosu plowed through several and crushed them in his punches. Kurokasai flew bombarding them with fire, as Jinkusu struck them with her hexes making them fall apart or explode. Kamikaze used his winds to topple the heavy beasts, as Souansha had new legs he used to slash them to bits. Tsuchi used spikes from the ground, boulders, and the works to destroy the metal knights. A single man in a robe narrowed his eyes, "Who the bloody hell are they?" Said the red haired man, wearing glasses and a long white curler pressed wig. His robe was long and purple, with golden trim, and a golden scepter he twirled it screaming, "I'm the king around here! I'm Madius Modius! I am the greatest conqueror of all blooming time!"
A strange blue skinned man appeared, his body in a fine tux and top hat, he hid with a black strip mask. "Well, my magic gave you an army, but fighting them is out of even the way of the great, Mumbo Jumbo!" His name streamed over head in lights of magic.
Madius Modius narrowed his eyes, "You know, I hate when you over stage me. I'm the king and you're the jester! Not the bloody stage hog!"
"I can't help it if I have that magnetism!" his hand pulled out a wand that then started to pull off Madius Modius's clothes, "… whoops!"
"Hey, give me back me bloomers!"
The heroes looked at the two quarreling villains, Kamikaze sweat a little, "Well, the beginning of any hero team must start off slowly."
Souansha frowned, "Yeah, but this is like the bottom of the barrel…"
Raven was sitting on the roof watching the sun set, a lot of time passed in the other world, but not even a whole day here. Raven was watching as Beast Boy slowly came from behind, "What is it?" Raven asked without turning.
Beast Boy smiled, "Oh, well you see…" Beast Boy drooped his ears, "I just wanted to spend some time with you."
Raven looked surprised, she gave him a grin saying, "Okay, but don't ruin the mood."
Beast Boy sat down looking at the sun setting "Looks nice."
Raven nodded, "Agreed."
Beast Boy looked at her smiling, she did not react. He looked back at the sun twirling his thumbs, "So… read any…" he paused, "Uh, forget that."
Raven narrowed her eyes, "Beast Boy," he looked up worriedly, "Do you truly love me."
Beast Boy blushed, "Uh, I think so." He shook his head, "Wait, no!" he then jumped up screaming, "Wait! Not no as in, no I don't, but no as in…" he frowned, "You know what I mean don't you?"
Raven stood up, and floated away. Beast Boy sighed dropping to the ground. "Aw man…"
Starfire floated out for some ice, she grabbed a bag and placed it on her shoulder, cringing a little. Robin looked up from the couch, "Are you okay?"
Starfire smiled, "I am fine, only slightly harmed from the battle." She sat down next to Robin, he noticed it was not bruised, must have been aching from tossing so many bolts today. Robin removed his gloves and leaned over massaging her neck. Starfire was so surprised she dropped the ice pack.
Robin blinked, "You okay Starfire?"
Starfire was blushing, "You are touching me…" Robin looked surprised, "Without you're gloves, this is the first you touched me without them."
Robin thought for a moment, "Are you sure?"
Starfire nodded "I am quite positive."
Robin smiled, "Gee, sorry. I didn't know." He went to stop but Starfire grabbed his hands. Starfire turned around to look at Robin, "I am not insulted, just very… happy."
Robin was now blushing; she was inches from him as she had turned. She was inching at him, so he did the same. They were getting close together as Cyborg came in asking, "Yo? Anybody know where I can fins some Ice at?"
Starfire snarled with her green eyes, tossing the ice at Cyborg as he ducked, "Whoa! What did I do Starfire?"
Robin jumped up screaming, "Practice! Boy I love to practice!" he ran to the gym making Starfire look at Cyborg. Cyborg slowly made his way back to the door as Starfire flew at him with drool on her teeth and flames in her eyes, "Now, easy there Star." Cyborg reached for the button to open the door as a shadow loomed on him, "Starfire!"
The morning, Beast Boy did not sleep, he was in the living room watching TV as Cyborg came in moaning. Beast Boy looked over and blinked, "Dude, what happened to you?"
Cyborg moaned with gauze in his mouth, Beast Boy grinned, "Guess you got clobbered better than I thought from Trigonamu."
Cyborg narrowed his eyes when Starfire came in, she sat down and sighed, "I am sorry friend Cyborg that was wrong of me to harm you."
Cyborg grumbled taking out the gauze, "Yeah, you say that now, so why did you do it?"
Starfire smiled, "I was in the middle of a dream…"
Cyborg narrowed his eyes, "You weren't sleeping, matter of fact you and Robin were on the…" Cyborg grinned, "Oh…"
Starfire glared with fangs, Cyborg whimpered in the corner. Raven looked around as she entered, "Beast Boy, could you come here for a moment."
Beast Boy seemed to slink, "Oh man…"
He followed the girl expecting horrible torture. They stopped in the halls, "So what is it? You want to grill me out for the book?"
Raven shocked him as she hugged him, Beast Boy blushed, and she was holding him by the waist as she was… crying? "I'm sorry." She said slowly, "I'm so sorry… I love you too."
Beast Boy smiled, he started petting her hair, "Hey, no big deal. Calm down."
"After Malchior," Raven pulled away wiping away tears, "I lost trust in relationships. I love you; I want to be with you."
Beast Boy grinned, "I know, it's cool really."
Raven gave him a glare, "Make love to me!"
Beast Boy turned red, "Whoa… is this a dream?"
Beast Boy heard laughter; he woke up seeing the TV was on. He twitched, "You evil… evil brain!"
Raven looked at him puzzled, "I was wondering how long you would be asleep."
Beast Boy looked over to Raven, she was sitting at the other side of the sofa with a book and her hood down. She closed it; he looked at the book noticing it was a normal book. Raven looked at the ground, "I'm sorry…"
Beast Boy became shifty eyed, "Really… you're not just saying that in a dream are you?"
Raven raised a brow; she reached out and pinched him, "Oww!" Beast Boy grabbed his cheek, "Why did you do that?"
"To prove you're not dreaming." She placed the book on her lap seeming to fess up to herself, "Beast Boy, I do care for you. If I learned anything about this adventure, you should not hide you're emotions." Beast Boy blinked, "Karasu did hide her feelings, and even if it worked out in the long run the idea is it may not have. She could have lived a happy life with Yajuu-kun, but she let her fear keep her from it. I don't want that to happen!"
Beast Boy nodded, "I won't let it. I want to be with you too."
Raven nodded, a small grin, "You know what that means don't you?"
Beast Boy blinked, "We're a couple?"
"No," Raven gave him a stare, "You need to make love to me."
Beast Boy turned red, Raven leaned in shoving the book in his chest, "You talk in you're sleep… pervert."
Raven got up and flew off. Beast Boy grinned, laying back, "Hey, not all bad…"
The real morning, not a dream. The titans had gathered to have breakfast. Though most would feel, Raven and Beast Boy, or Robin and Starfire should have become more, they did not. They knew of their feelings, and perhaps that was enough. Beast Boy and Cyborg ate their food, each stating a sort of joke on the food the other ate. Raven drank her tea, herbal tea for that matter. Robin ate his breakfast as he talked idly with Starfire.
Beast Boy's ears twitched, he grinned as he turned to a hound and ran down the stairs to the main door. Cyborg blinked and followed, he opened the door and there was the mail man, he grimaced at the tiger at the door, "Why can't you lock those things up!"
The mail man ran off screaming, dropping several envelopes and a package. Cyborg grabbed the envelopes, "Fan mail, fan mail," he smiled, "Hey I might be a winner!"
Beast Boy sniffed the package, and then turned to human reading the person it went to. "Ah!" he grabbed it and ran straight to Raven. "I want nothing to do with you're evil mail!"
Raven narrowed her eyes, "I doubt its evil." Raven read the sender, "Azerath?"
Beast Boy jumped saying, "Oh man, open it in you're room or something!"
Raven frowned, "Sure thing." She floated off; Robin narrowed his eyes, "Um, its Sunday."
Beast Boy grinned, "I know." He followed after slowly. Cyborg blinked, "I aim just going to go down stairs… where I'm safe."
Raven was in her room as she opened the package, she was flush with color as she pulled out a sprig, and it was a Celastrus Alatus sprig. "Beast Boy…"
Raven ran out of her door to have Beast Boy grinning, "I made a call to one of those little shops in china town, has Japanese plants to. I asked if they would let me have one, and then promised the mail guy I wouldn't scare him anymore if he brought it over."
Raven was blushing, "I can't marry you."
Beast Boy nodded knowing that, "I know," he grabbed her arms and pulled her close to him, "I want you to just love me instead." He pulled her hood down, and shifted that little hair in place. Raven blushed as she inched into his face; he slowly drew into her for a kiss. A light blew outside in the hall; they ignored it and kissed, finally. It was sweet, not forceful, more so just a simple touch of heart shared warmth. Beast Boy move into it some more, Raven grabbed under his arms and around his back to pull him in more. This continued until they heard giggling, the two looked over to Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg holding their mouths and giggling like kids… which they were kind of. Raven narrowed her eyes, "Come in." Beast Boy smiled and waved good bye to the others as the door closed.
Starfire sighed, "How romantic, I did not know Beast Boy had such a good heart."
Cyborg grinned, "Yeah," he was winking to Robin, "No one would have expected that."
Starfire looked at the wink, she smiled, "Robin? You assisted?"
Robin blushed, "Well, he asked if I knew where to get some Japanese plants, it doesn't take a genius to figure out why."
Starfire grinned, a small tint in her cheeks, "I find that very sweet of you Robin."
Cyborg looked at Starfire's look, then at Robin's, he slowly sidestepped away not planning on being harmed for getting in the way again. Starfire floated over to Robin, "You are a good person Robin even if you do not believe so."
Robin was blushing as Starfire let her arms hang around his neck, "I know," Robin spoke slowly, "I'm a good guy."
Starfire giggled, "No Robin, you are a good person. You seem to forget this some times like with Slade, yet you did show it even in those terrible times." Starfire leaned up on Robin making him blush even more, "Robin, why are you so red?"
Robin was beet red, "Don't know…"
Starfire smiled, "I do," she connected with him on the lips; Robin was sort of surprised though he wanted and kind of knew it would happen. The kiss was a passionate, Robin was rubbing her back when he gained feeling again, and that was not as long as he thought. Starfire pulled his neck into the kiss as it was her first and truest kiss ever.
Cyborg watched from the end of the hall, he smirked, and then frowned, "Man… I need a girlfriend."
Raven sat on her bed, "Um, Beast Boy."
Beast Boy looked back, he was not so used to the room yet, "Yeah Raven?"
Raven smiled, "Thank you, for always being there."
Beast Boy nodded, "Sure, what are friends for?"
Raven turned with a blush, "Yeah."
Raven went to leave, Beast Boy blinked, "You coming?" he smiled following along. The two were headed to the living room as they stopped dead in their tracks; Beast Boy said blushing, "Uh, we can take the long way around."
Raven looked at the sight as well, she nodded following with Beast Boy shyly. Robin and Starfire were rubbing into each other in a heated kiss; Robin had her pinned up against the wall. It seemed they had many issues they finally were getting out and in the open.
Cyborg was working in his garage, he smiled saying, "You know, it's not that bad being titan out. I get to enjoy seeing my friends happy, plus." He grinned, "I save my money that would be for gifts, to upgrade the T-Car!"
Silkie looked at him; drool dripping on the ground, Cyborg narrowed his eye, "What are you thinking?" Cyborg trailed the look to a wrench he had, Silkie leapt up slurping the wrench, Cyborg snarled, "You little monster! Wait till I get my hands on you!"
"Things were as they were meant to be, and like any fairy tale, they lived happily ever after." The book now closed, as it wrote those last few words in Raven's room. Karite slowly picked it up and sighed, "Yes, happily ever after…" there was a large explosion, Starfire screamed "Cyborg! You have blasted Robin!"
Cyborg's voice came screaming, "No! I meant to get Silkie!" there was a pause, "Starfire, oh man I'm SORRY!" then a large roar and explosion. Raven was heard screaming, "Beast Boy! Starfire you just shot Beast Boy!"
Now sudden sounds of crashing, and chanting occurred, the racket continued as Karite sweat a little taking out a pen, he added to the story, "Happily ever after sort of… The End"
Note:
Konpei: Fatigue (chapter 4)
Osore no furei: Sickness of Fear
Sakura kaze no katana: Katana of cherry-blossom wind
Koumori: Bat, does that not sound similar to Komadori, Robin?
Edited again since I decided to make a spin-off sequel. Chapter six is the chapter leading to another story. If you would rather not read another story that has Teen Titan, Inuyasha, and Soulcalibur 2 characters all together this chapter does have an ending I feel has enough closure without leading a person to have to read another story. If you do want to read another story, with all these characters mixing it up, then read chapter 6 and ready for the up and coming story I'm working on. It will be very worth everyone's while! I hope it will at least.
