I know it's been quite awhile, but it's summer and I'll try to update way more. Sorry for the obnoxiously long wait, but here's another chapter, and I'll update another one before next Wednesday. Enjoy!
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Saishuu Ikusa (Last Battle)
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As I lay dying I reflect
On how it is all my fault,
My fault that everything's wrecked.
I carried on and did not suspect,
And now my friends are dead in a brutal assault.
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It was a day like any other,
We set out in search for fragment clues.
The air was hot and might smother
Us. The "lovers" had began another
Fight, and it looked as though trouble would brew.
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I was irritated, fed up with their jabs
And wished both would just hush.
My monk looked as though he would grab
And shake the hanyou to stop the incessant gab,
When, from bushes afar, a flock of birds were flushed.
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Muted, we turned to see what caused the flight,
Worry that a demon was near.
Nothing came into my sight
And I firmly insisted we continue in spite
Of the disturbance, thinking nothing of fear.
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I had journeyed quite a distance
When a yell came from behind.
I turned quickly, ready to lend assistance
But found myself with some resistance:
A burning liqud entered my eyes and I was blind.
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I heard Kagome's scream
For Inuyasha, and a furious
Attack soon followed, or so it seemed.
Then, while groping around, I heard a spurious
Shout of victory, then, on my face, I felt a warm stream.
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The smell of blood filled my nostrils, senses
Afire amid the sounds of macabre hacking.
A female scream pierced the air, a sad defense,
But it suddenly stopped in a gurgle, bone-cracking
Noise, the situation becoming more tense.
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A roar came next, inhuman and full of rage.
The battle progressed while I could but crawl,
Trying to find a way to help and gauge
The monster with which we fortuitously engaged.
I was angry and afraid, hearing another furious call.
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Two hands were abruptly at my sides, aid
To my stumbling steps, their owner
My monk. He guided us and I prayed,
Cursing myself because I had not stayed
To make sure but left them like a loner.
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He hid us in some kind of cave,
My eyes still burning from the blinding secretion.
I clutched to him, not used to his brave
Countenance. My heart pounded, and I felt grave.
'It's my fault,' I groaned, exhausted from her energy depletion.
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That self-blaming thought fled at the snap
And howl of bitter pain from the clash.
He examined my eyes, saying, "Stay here-it was a trap."
With a stroke of my face, I was removed from his lap.
He left and I obeyed, wanting to take back every lash.
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Violent sounds drifted to my ears
And I desperately wanted to go back.
As my sight began to slowly clear,
I journeyed to help my dears.
I was hurried by the audible Whack!
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Our nemesis had been sly and unseen,
A shard-empowered snake youkai,
Employed by Naraku, laid in wait, keen
To kill. He attacked as a machine
And what I saw in the clearing made me cry.
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Kagome had fallen first, bones crushed by its tail,
Then she was speared through the neck with its fang.
My friend was still, encased with a sticky red liquid and pale;
Out of us all I thought she would prevail.
Even in the silence her screams still rang.
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Inuyasha had turned that instant,
Assailing with the vengeance of a mate,
"Kagome" his silent battle chant.
However, despite his venomous rant
He could not triumph or escape his fate.
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His body was torn to shreds,
Neck twisted at an unnatural angle.
I felt sick and light in the head
And had to turn from such an image of dread.
What I saw next left me empty and tangled.
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My monk, my precious love,
He was high in the air, suspended
By the demon's tail directly above.
He was slipping away, undeserving of
The awaiting doom. The snake smiled to condescend.
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"You have lost. I enjoyed this, though,"
Chuckling evilly, he tightened his tail
And the man writhed with woe.
I screamed and went to assist, but too slow.
One last crack and he went limp to my wail.
He slipped to the ground and the snake
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Slithered off to retrieve the shards.
I ran and cradled him gently, pleading for a mistake.
He gasped in pain, smiling sadly while reaching for me with a shake.
"My dear, sweet one. Survive, though it is hard.
"I…I lo-" he tried to finish but spit
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Blood. Instead, he said it with his eyes.
I clutched at him, a sobbing whine emitted.
My heart was splintered and fell into a dark pit.
Resolute, I kissed his cheek and began to rise.
The youkai was ready to finish me
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Off, prepared for a quick scuffle.
He attacked, slashing at my body viciously.
I dodged but was brought to my knee,
My body aching and my breathing muffled.
I saw red, then hateful black; my mind clouded.
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Deaf to the demon's cruel taunts, I saw
My boomerang close by. I ran with a vow
And swung with all my might, allowed
Only one opportunity. My aim was without flaw.
I collapsed, poison invading every section.
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Crawling, his body alone in my view.
I brushed his inert face, wishing for a resurrection.
None came. Now I lay heavily on his chest, a necessary connection.
I spoke, finally saying it to his unhearing ears, "Miroku."
I unclosed my eyes, panting into the air.
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A terrible nightmare, one that had plundered
My mind for several nights. My long hair
Was matted, and I was filled with despair.
"What should I do?" I whispered with wonder.
A little different from my normal writings, and I know I just did a battle story two chapters ago, but I couldn't resist the typical "dream" idea. Next Sango chapter will be really good (or so I think), and Miroku's muse has to help me write the next update. I'll try to be better about updating-promise. Please review!
Rebecca Ashley