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Here's the Enemy Dictionary:

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1. Deku Baba: A flower pod that bites. Its bite is poisonous.

2. Deku Sprout: A wood monster that shoots Deku Nuts. Always hides in a giant flower for protection. Only way to defeat it is to hit it with the Slingshot.

3. Gold Skulltula: Spider. Can only be killed with Slingshot. Avoid them.

4. Big Skulltula: Big Spider, whose backside looks like a face. It swings and charges. Can only be defeated by striking it with a sword on its soft, unprotected belly.

5. Skullwalltulas: Usually hang around vines. You can try to avoid them, but if you cross their line of vision they will knock you down. Best if you kill them with the Slingshot.

6. Gohma: Baby spiders that tackle their prey. If you confront them, keep a safe distance, stepping away when their eyes turn red.

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Disclaimer: Inuyasha and Zelda are not mine . . . yet.

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The Legend of Kagome: Tessusaiga of Time: Rewritten

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Chapter 7: Of a Cursed God Tree and Spider Confrontations

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Inuyasha was silent for a moment. "But God Tree, isn't Shikon No Tama supposed to mean Holder of the Four Souls?"

"Yes, it does. The fourth and last of the Jewels would be the Triforce. As the name indicates, they are three: The Triforce of Power, the Triforce of Wisdom, and the Triforce of Courage. Naraku has the Triforce of Power, the Miko Princess of Japan has the Triforce of Wisdom, and the legendary hero has the Triforce of Courage. Only time will show the Chosen Ones. We must wait for it."

The boy stood up. "What do you want me to do God Tree?"

"Young one, you must beat the curse inside of me."

"I'll do it!"

The God Tree's trunk spilt in half, an opening just the boy's size. Inuyasha entered The God Tree's Core. As soon as he entered, a Deku Baba launched at him. His quick reflexes saved him. He quickly took his shield out and blocked it. He took his sword and slashed the opponent in half. It's opened pod revealed a Deku Nut. Inuyasha took the nut and stored it in his tunic.

He found a vine and climbed to the top. Inuyasha ran around the second floor, jumping where there were gaps. He found a wooden chest. He opened it and found a map of the dungeon.

"This should be useful." Myouga said.

Inuyasha walked down the dark hallway and saw a wooden door. It opened by itself. As soon as he entered, steel bars enclosed the door. He was trapped! A Deku Sprout came out from its flower. He wasted no time in shooting Deku Nuts. Inuyasha quickly took out his shield and blocked the hits.

"You must reflect its bullets back at him, Lord Inuyasha!" Myouga called, and then quickly ran off.

"Hey, come back here, you coward!" Inuyasha shouted, as he evaded the attacks. He looked for an opening. Left! He dived to his left, and watched as the bullet skived off his shield and straight into the Deku Sprout.

The Deku Sprout started wobbling from side to side. Inuyasha quickly grabbed its head.

"Mercy Master! I'll give you a useful hint if you spare me!"

Inuyasha tossed him back onto the floor. "What's the hint?"

"You'll never be able to defeat my brother's ahead if you don't know the order of hits! 2 . . . . 3 . . . 1 . . . twenty-three is number one. Do you still think I'm a traitor?"

As he left, Inuyasha made a mental note to remember the numerical order. The steel bars were lifted and Inuyasha went to the next room. There was nothing there but a wooden chest. He kicked it open and found a Slingshot. He aimed at the ceiling, where a ladder laid stuck .It clattered down to the floor and Inuyasha used it to get to the second floor of the room.

There was a huge vine ladder. Inuyasha saw 3 Golden Skullwalltulas. He took his Slingshot and aimed. He shot two in one hit, but missed once on the third. When he was sure that none were left, he started climbing the vine ladder. When he got to the top, Myouga shouted:

"Look out, Lord Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha ducked. A Big Skulltula swung and almost hit him. He took out his shield and covered himself. The Skulltula did not charge at him. Carefully, with his shield still protecting him, he approached the spider. He took his sword out. The spider turned to the side and exposed its soft belly. Inuyasha saw the chance and took it. He swung at it with his sword and killed the spider.

"Thanks for leaving me alone, Myouga- Jiji." Inuyasha said rudely, as he sheathed his sword.

"I was just . . . never mind." Myouga replied. Inuyasha rolled his eyes and took a door westward of the room he was in. There was a switch, three pillars, and a wooden chest on the far side of the room. He stepped on the switch and the pillars rose up. Inuyasha jumped to the other side, using the pillars as platforms and opened the chest to find a compass. As he jumped on the first pillar, he felt the ground below him shake.

"The pillars, Lord Inuyasha! We'll be stuck here!" Myouga shouted. Inuyasha jumped to the second one, almost tripping in the process. He jumped from the platform to the cliff, clinging to the edge. He pulled himself up and looked back. The floor had disappeared. Lucky me.

He left the room and walked to the center of where he had been before. There was a huge gap in the middle, draped with webs. He was high enough to see in great detail the first floor. There on the floor was a huge spider web. It covered an opening in the floor.

"Should I jump, Myouga?"

"I believe that is what we're supposed to do."

"Here goes nothing!"

Inuyasha took off his hat. He stored Myouga in there, adjusted his hat so Myouga wouldn't fall, and jumped off the platform. He fell with enough speed and force to break the web. He fell deeper and deeper.

Splash!

He plummeted down into a small lake. He made it to the surface and took a deep breath. He swam to shore. Inuyasha looked around. There was a water gate on the north wall, a ledge, and a giant wall of ivy. He was careful to avoid the Deku Baba. He took out his sword and performed a parry. The Deku Baba shot out a Deku Stick. There was a lit torch and a spider web covering a door.

"Simple enough . . ." Inuyasha though out loud as he lit the Deku Stick and tossed the stick towards the web. It burned and the door was revealed. Inuyasha took his hat off and Myouga jumped out.

"Perfect, if I may say so Lord Inuyasha."

Inuyasha went on to the next room. Steel bars covered the doors. It looked like a normal room to him. But both doors we're covered with steel bars. There had to be something in the room. He looked around. Then he noticed an unusual figure. There on the wall was a gold eye placed. The pupil was open. He took out his Slingshot and took aim. He hit the eye and the eye's pupil closed.

Another Deku Sprout came out. Inuyasha didn't have time to cover himself. He got hit with a Deku Nut. He was temporally paralyzed. He tried to move, but he couldn't. The effect went away and Inuyasha made his move. He took his Slingshot and in the blink of an eye, he already had hit the Deku Sprout. It seemed like the Deku Sprout had nothing important to say. He quickly escaped in fright and left behind more Deku Nuts. Whatever's in here, Inuyasha thought, has to be a giant spider. What else could have created so much spider web? He moved to the next room.

He saw a ledge on the opposite end of the room, in between there was water. He saw a spiked log and a platform that moved from one side to another. If he tried to climb the platform he wouldn't make it to the other side without getting killed by the spikes. The water level was too low to climb to the opposite ledge. He dived into the water and looked around. There was a switch just past the log. He swam down and pushed it. The water level went down. He cruised down the log, climbed onto the moving platform and jumped to the other side. He took the door in front of him.

It was a circular room. He saw three Gohma larvae hanging from the ceiling. He took out his Slingshot and killed two.

"Damn! Of all the times for me to have to sneeze . . ." he cursed lowly.

Achoo!

The remaining larvae began to squirm. Its inhabitant broke out of the shell and dropped down to the floor. Inuyasha took out his shield and stood his ground. The spider approached him. Inuyasha crouched quietly and without making any sudden movements. The spider's eye turned red.

"That can't be a good sign, Lord Inuyasha."

"It isn't."

The spider charged at Inuyasha. He blocked it and jumped sideways. The spider was distracted with the sudden movement. Inuyasha took out his Slingshot and aimed for its eye. The spider turned and Inuyasha shot the seed. It missed by centimeters. But the spider wasn't happy at all. It got agitated and charged again. Inuyasha did a back-flip and the spider lost its balance. It fell sideways. Now's my chance, Inuyasha thought.

Inuyasha took out his sword and slashed through the spider. Inuyasha panted. Suddenly, the spider started shrieking. Inuyasha covered his ears. It was really high-pitched. Suddenly a loud, groaning sound was heard.

"So, my suspicions were right. There really is a giant spider here. It's probably their mother."

"The only question is Lord Inuyasha . . . how many children ARE there?"

"What do you say we go and find out?" Inuyasha smirked.

They walked to the other room.

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I hope you liked the variations. Thank you for reading!

Fourth Child of Destiny

7/12/05