Here's the Japanese Vocabulary:

1. Jiji: A disrespecting way to say 'grandpa'.

2. Arigato: Thanks.

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Disclaimer: Nope, Zelda and Inuyasha aren't mine. I just own a bird and a pair of socks.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tessusaiga of Time: Rewritten

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Chapter 10: Of a Number Assignment and Spider Flesh

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"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 next room. It seemed to be some kind of dark room. In the middle of the room was a very large spider-web. Unfortunately, there wasn't a high platform in which to jump from.

"What is this place?" Inuyasha spoke out loud.

"It seems to be some kind of chamber, Lord Inuyasha." Myouga replied, looking around also.

There seemed to be an unusual amount of torches in the room. He remembered he had a Deku Stick somewhere. He took it out and lit it. He walked over to the edge of the spider-web and dropped the stick.

"Just as I thought."

The web had given away. Inuyasha looked downwards. Everything was dark. He kneeled down and picked up a rock. He let it drop and didn't hear the rock fall to the bottom.

"Should I jump, Myouga?"

"Is there any choice, Lord Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha took off his hat once again, and stored Myouga in it. He adjusted his hat, and prepared to jump.

"3, 2, 1 . . ."

He jumped. The adrenaline was overwhelming. Inuyasha wanted to know what was down there. It seemed to take forever to get down. After a few more seconds, Inuyasha felt himself hit water. He quickly swam upward and breathed deeply, allowing oxygen to reach his lungs. He stayed in the surface for a while, trying to calm down. He swam to shore.

"Inuyasha, look out!"

Inuyasha was hit and the impact pushed him all the way to water again. He hadn't realized that there were three Deku Sprouts prepared to attack. Inuyasha took out his Slingshot, aimed, and hit one of them.

"Bulls-eye!"

But the Deku Sprout hadn't received any damaged.

"What the . . .?"

"Milord, the Sprout seems unaffected by your Slingshot!" Myouga shouted. Then he jumped away.

"Come back here!" Inuyasha called out, almost catching Myouga. The little flea slipped out of his fingers and hopped far away.

"Wait a second!" Inuyasha remembered the Deku Sprout he had fought earlier, "2, 3, 1 . . . Twenty-three is number one! That's it!"

He aimed at what he thought was the second Deku Sprout.

Here goes nothing, he thought. He released the seed. It hit the target and paralyzed it. He did the same with the other two.

"Yes! That was close!"

"Well done, milord!" Myouga said, still frightened from his hiding spot. Inuyasha glared daggers at him. "Coward." He said coolly.

He approached the place where the three Deku Sprouts had been. He searched the area for anything out of place. He then heard a noise. He quickly took out his sword and his shield and waited patiently.

"I thought I might see you around here."

A red spider, rather larger than the last one, was looking at Inuyasha. Myouga gulped loudly, giving Inuyasha a feeling of despair.

"Don't worry, Myouga." Inuyasha whispered. "Everything will be all right."

The spider fell in position for a frontward attack. Inuyasha positioned his shield in place and raised his sword.

"Well then, let us dance."

Inuyasha charged towards the spider. The spider jumped sideways and Inuyasha performed a parry. The spider rolled into a ball and blocked the hit with its hard covering. The spider shot out its web and trapped Inuyasha. The sticky covering didn't allow any movement. Inuyasha kept trying to move, but he couldn't. Just when he though everything was lost, he felt one of his Deku Nuts. He took one out and hit the spider in the eye with it.

The spider shrieked, its focus now on the sharp pain in his one eye. Inuyasha took the chance to take out his small pocket knife and cut the web. When he finally got out, he charged for the spider and cut it open. The venom burned Inuyasha's arms and he cried out in pain. He dropped his sword and in pain. Without wasting any time, Myouga carefully extracted some of the spider's tender flesh and applied it to Inuyasha's limbs. The burning stopped.

"Are you all right, Lord Inuyasha!"

"I will be." Inuyasha winced. "I think."

He inspected his arms. The skin was pink with tinges of red. He softly blew on it. Myouga looked around and found what he was looking for. He jumped to the place where the three Deku Sprouts were and picked up a small leaf. He rushed over to Inuyasha and broke the leaf in half. It squeezed a greenish cream.

"Rub it on, Lord Inuyasha."

Inuyasha did as instructed and felt that the pain had stopped.

"How did you know this?" Inuyasha questioned.

"I was a priest, a long, long time ago. It was required to know such things, for when they were needed."

"Arigato, Myouga-Jiji."

"It's the least I could do." Myouga smiled.

Suddenly, the room started shaking. The same loud groan from before could be heard. Inuyasha blocked his ears, gritting his teeth. As quick as it began, it stopped.

"I'm going to have to shut up that spider for good!"

"It has to be close. Did you hear how loud it was, Lord Inuyasha?"

"Gee, it was kinda hard to hear all the noise." He said sarcastically. He heard a whimpering and looked back. One of the Deku Sprouts had stayed behind, trying to hide himself in a dark corner. Inuyasha walked towards it.

"Oh, Queenie . . . I have failed you! Now I have to betray you and tell them your weakness is your eye." The Sprout sobbed loudly.

Inuyasha walked over to the left corner of the room. A giant door, measuring at least 50 feet in height was placed there. It had a giant spider drawn on it and emeralds bordered the wooden frame.

"I'd say this is the place, but I'll need a second opinion. What do you think, Myouga?"

"It certainly LOOKS like the place a spider would be" Myouga said sarcastically.

"Let's see if the Queen is as friendly as the Welcoming Committee.

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I didn't change the chapter too much; I thought it was fine how it was. Review and I might add a never before seen chapter tonight!

Fourth Child of Destiny

7/12/05