INUYASHA: WHAT THE HELL? ARE YOU STILL ON THIS SHIT?
ANIME: I have no choice, besides, you were created by Takahashi Rumiko…
INUYASHA: Throws hands up in the air Okay! I give up! Say whatever the hell you want, as long as you don't say something really stupid like I belong to Sesshoumaru or whatever…
SESSHOUMARU: Excuse me? I am not your owner, but being your master wouldn't be too bad…
INUYASH: WHY YOU…
ANIME: Here they go again…
Chapter Four: Some Secrets of the Past and Future Unveiled
Several weeks had passed and Inuyasha was in a horrible mood, which as a good reason because it was the night of the new moon. Inuyasha glared around his class at the students sitting before them. He had to go through the role call, which was what he was holding in his clawed hand at the very moment. He glared at the woman sitting at the end of the class who wore a sickeningly sweet smile on her face. "Malfoy!" He spat after gluing the wretch down with his piercing golden eyes. Malfoy raised his arm in jerky moments, which meant that he was clearly afraid of Inuyasha. "Weasley! Potter! Granger! Runt!" Inuyasha's eyes traveled around the room waiting for a reply, but got none. "RUNT! Raise your damn hand!" Shippou glared up and Inuyasha, who reached down and grabbed him by his tail lifting him out of his seat. He glared a Shippou for a moment before setting him down in his seat muttering, "The runt is here. Parkinson! Crabbe! Goyle! Brown! Thomas! Longbroom! Bullstone… what the fuck kind of a last name is that? Well from now on I'm calling you Bullshit! Bullshit! Good! You're all here… oh yeah, Jaken Wannabe!"
All the students looked around to see who Inuyasha had added to his list of attendance. "JAKEN WANNABE! RAISE YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL ON YOU SO I DON'T MARK YOU ABSENT!" Inuyasha thundered angrily. When nobody had raised his hand, Inuyasha simply scribbled something on a piece of paper and tossed it to the nearest student. "Take that to the office. Jaken Wannabe is absent. As for you, smelly hair, get out of my classroom. I will not tolerate you making snide remarks as if you know all about Hanyou and youkai when you know jack shit. And you Jaken Wannabe," Inuyasha added crossly, as all the students turned their head to see him pointing straight at Professor Umbridge, "Answer when I call on you or else I'll claw you to shreds. And stop making those fucking scratching noises, they're annoying… and no need to whine that I marked you absent, because you didn't reply, so that's your problem."
"How dare you speak to the High Inquisitor like that!" Umbridge flared. Inuyasha looked at her as if she were out of her mind.
"What in the seven hells are you talking about? High Incubator? What? I know nothing about this stupid nonsense you keep coming with. The last time you were ranting about some Ministry of Magic shit, the next about some place called Ala-crap-a-bore, then about these demented things, and now this Incubator junk! The next time you come up with another patch of crazy lies, I'll bitch slap you out the window, is that clear?" Inuyasha growled pointing at Umbridge. Umbridge stood up angrily.
"I can fire you!"
"So what? It's not like I care about teaching a bunch of ningen about hanyous. Besides, if you're telling me that you can teach Hanyou Studies, you have another thing coming, because you know ZERO about youkai let alone hanyous, and there is no other creature in this world that can teach about hanyous except hanyous themselves. Now that you've wasted my time, shut up and I don't want to hear that stupid feather thing scratching again." Inuyasha glared at his book for a while before tearing it up without batting an eye. "I cannot stand the lies that this damn book feeds us concerning hanyous. Whoever wrote this book obviously thinks he or she knows what the hell they're talking about. Obviously they don't. What the hell is this?" He grabbed Hermiones book and flipped to a random page in the book. "…Hanyous were once said to be very weak. They had no powers whatsoever and were considered vulnerable to both humans and other creatures. Because of this, hanyous usually don't pass the age of five. That's fifty years to you. Blah, blah, blah, hanyous are any creatures that are a cross between a human and any other being that are not human…"
Inuyasha threw the book down in front of Hermione. "You see? First of all, these so called smart-asses don't know how to use youkai-age; secondly, they have no idea that hanyous with taiyoukai blood are generally considered very strong. And thirdly, a hanyou, BY DEFINITION, is a mixed breed of YOUKAI and HUMAN, and it's YOUKAI and HUMAN ONLY! How can they call anything that has non-human blood in their veins hanyou? Baka! WHAT?" Inuyasha barked at Hermione, who had raised her hand timidly.
"I'm sure the book is correct…"
"ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT A HANYOU DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES?" Inuyasha screamed scaring the daylights out of her. The Slytherins snickered quietly, but not quietly enough for Inuyasha not to hear. His ears perked slightly and he slowly turned his angry gaze from Hermione to the Slytherins. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Who was that? YOU!" He yelled at Pansy who paled considerably, "I KNOW IT WAS YOU, STAND!" Pansy slowly stood. "FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE I SEND YOU OUT TO JOIN YOUR BOYFRIEND OUTSIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE AWAY THREE HUNDRED POINTS FROM SLYTHERIN FOR LAUGHING AT OTHER PEOPLE'S DEMISES, AND THE NEXT THING I WANT TO SAY IS YOU LOOK LIKE A FUCKING INUYOUKAI MINUS THE MARKINGS THAT GOT IT'S FACE SMASHED BY MY TETSUSAIGA! GET OUT!" Pansy squeaked in horror and skittered out of the class. Inuyasha took a deep breath to calm himself.
"Now," He said sounding a bit calmer, but no less gruff, "I will write Hanyou on the board in Japanese and point out to you what each individual characters mean." Inuyasha marched to the board and picked up a chalk then scrawled hanyou on the board. "Now listen. Han means half and –you is the beginning of youkai. Get it? You-kai. So if you put that together it literally means half demon. Now to give a rebuttal to your ridiculous claims about books always being right, they just messed up saying that… STOP MAKING YOUR FUCKING SCRATCHING NOISE, WRETCH!" Inuyasha suddenly exploded slamming his fist into the table and making a considerable dent. He threw the chalk on the floor and literally flew at Umbridge who had started writing again.
He snatched the quill out of her hands and snarled at her that if she did that one more time then he would make her like the quill, and single handedly crushed the quill into a mass of crumbs. Inuyasha released the bits of quill in his hand and dusted them off his hands before marching back to the front of the room. "Screw the book debate. Anyway, although Hanyous are very powerful in comparison to humans, they are a bit… weaker than their own race. In the case of a hanyou with the blood of a taiyoukai, they may be more powerful than the lesser youkai, but they might not be stronger than the youkai of their own race or stronger. Of course there are some rare cases where hanyous can be stronger. In the case of Shiori, who was a bat hanyou, she was able to make powerful barriers that even taiyoukais couldn't break. And then there's Jinenging who was a derivative of a horse taiyoukai that squeezed a middle-class youkai until she exploded. I can go on and on about hanyous that have very powerful abilities that can bring them to their advantages." Inuyasha looked up at the clock and thundered, "That's it, now get lost. As for you, Jaken Wannabe, be the first to get your stinking hide out of my class."
Trembling with rage Umbridge gathered her stuff and huffed out. "Next time I'll bring two members from the Ministry of Magic."
"Did I not ask you to shut the hell up about that type of shit? With another leap, Inuyasha punched her in the back. "And tell them to bring it on, I'll shred them to pulp with my Diamond blast!" Inuyasha unsheathed his Tetsusaiga and brandished it with one hand in her face. And when she glared at him, he squeezed the hilt and the blade immediately crystallized. Satisfied from the look he got from her, Inuyasha kicked her so that she flew across the halls screaming. A lot of the students had already come out of their classes and were shouting with joy as Umbridge sailed across the air past them.
Sesshoumaru calmly dictated his class, which was extremely silent. Umbridge sat at Sesshoumaru's desk waiting for him to start class. Sesshoumaru didn't start class, but simply glared at her. "Jaken, get off my desk and sit on the floor." He said in a deadpan way. Although his voice lacked pitches, they had an icy edge to it that indicated that Sesshoumaru was clearly annoyed. Jaken rushed into the room bowing to Sesshoumaru but Sesshoumaru simply said, "Not you, get out." Jaken bowed once more and left. Sesshoumaru was holding the role book in one delicate hand and didn't take his gaze off Umbridge. Much to his delight, she began to tremble with fear.
"I am the high Inquisitor from the Ministry of Magic, you are under my ranking…"
"I am under your ranking?" He started coldly, his voice dropping two hundred degrees below zero, "What makes you believe that a foolish ningen like you would ever sit in a position higher than this Sesshoumaru?" He asked, still giving very little pitches in his wording.
"Y-y-you will… n-n-not speak to-to-to… m-me… l-l-like that…"
The inu taiyoukai dropped the role book on the table and took large confident strides towards the trembling ugly lump in front of him. "Get off my chair." He snarled, now injecting a hint of anger into his voice. When Umbridge didn't move, Sesshoumaru grabbed her by her neck at an impossible speed and lifted her clear off his chair. "You dare disrespect me?" He hissed, the other students shrunk in their seats, now most of them sat in the back. He dug his sharp claws into her skin letting a trickle of blood drip out onto the ground. "Answer me before I let my poison into your blood. I assure you that you will not survive even with the strongest antidote considering the fact that you do not possess even a drop of youkai blood, nor do you possess Houshi or Miko powers.
"I'm sorry," She whispered, but that came out like a squeak. Sesshoumaru's face didn't flinch. It stayed smooth and calm, but his eyes glinted maliciously. He squeezed his hand so that her trachea clenched together giving her very little passage for air.
"When addressing this Sesshoumaru, you will not speak in such a disgusting manner. Lower your voice and answer me properly. Now, do you dare to disrespect me?" Umbridge made gagging noises indicating that she couldn't speak and began to claw at Sesshoumaru's hand. Blood ran down his hand, but he showed so signs of pain or even a look of fighting the pain. Obviously her scratching didn't hurt one bit. "You dare to draw blood from me," He said in his deadpan voice, and squeezed Umbridge's throat until her eyes literally bulged out. Then he loosened his grasp so she could speak.
"I'm sorry…" She whispered in a forced deeper tone.
"Sesshomaru-sama." He added icily, "Try again."
"I'm sorry… Sesshoumaru-sama."
"Good." Was all he said before clenching his fist tight until Umbridge's eyes bulged out ready to pop any moment if he squeezed it any harder. "Jaken, set up a chair and table of your choice in the back for this despicable ningen." Sesshoumaru released Umbridge so that she landed on the floor with a thud. He left her there wheezing and gulping air that tasted so sweet after having gone through her little revelation with Sesshoumaru. Jaken immediately shot into the room and bowed to Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." Was all he said before picking out the worst desk and chair he could find. "That is what you get for underestimating the great Sesshoumaru-sama!" He crackled. "The next time you act so disrespectfully, I will dispose of you myself to spare Sesshoumaru from wasting his energy on you."
"Jaken, get out."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama." With one last bow, Jaken backed out of the class and out the door. Meanwhile, Umbridge angrily picked herself up, hoping that it would look as if she had done that hastily so not to anger the inu taiyoukai, but Sesshoumaru knew better. He glared at the woman before releasing his light whip and promptly slicing her right arm off. Umbridge screamed in pain as she collapsed onto the floor clutching her where her arm once was. All the students gasped in horror at the amount of blood on the floor.
"Jaken."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama?"
"Bring the village healer to get rid of this filth before my eyes."
"Yes, Sesshoumaru-sama. But what happened?"
"She has lied to this Sesshoumaru so I punished her."
"Excellent work, Sesshoumaru-sama, she truly deserved it." Jaken said before bowing out to get Madam Pomfrey. Sesshoumaru ignored Jaken.
"HOW DARE YOU CUT MY ARM OFF!" She screeched regaining her courage. "YOU WILL BE GREATLY PUNISHED BY CORNELIUS FUDGE FOR HARMING A HIGH RANKING MEMBER OF THE MINISTRY OF—"
"Hush, you filthy ningen!" Jaken had entered with a surprised Madam Pomfrey behind him. "How dare you speak to Sesshoumaru-sama in such a disrespectful way! Sesshoumaru-sama! I shall deal with this impudent imp!"
"Fine." Sesshoumaru said calmly lowering his hand that had already started to glow dangerously green to end Professor Umbridge's life. Jaken ran up to Professor Umbridge who now had Madam Pomfrey at her side and stabbed the end of the staff of heads into her wound, which sent her on an uproar. Sesshoumaru paid no attention and picked up his role book. "Ningen #1." His gold orb moved slightly up to see a trembling sixth year raise her hand. "Ningen #2." Another student shakily raised his hand. Although Jaken was torturing Umbridge, Madam Pomfrey made no moves to stop him. After all, everyone except the Slytherins hated her. Even Snape hated her. "Jaken, Silence…" But Sesshoumaru didn't get a chance to finish his commands because the door was kicked open by a very angry-looking Inuyasha.
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" He shouted, "I'M TRYING TO TEACH, WRETCH!" Inuyasha stomped across the room up to Umbridge who was screaming as Jaken just took the end of his staff out of her stump. Jaken wiped the end of his staff against her robes. "Out of my way." He snapped kicking Jaken to the side. "So you pissed Sesshoumaru off, didn't you? I knew you would do that, now shut up before I rip your heart out to end your misery." A look of amusement flickered past Sesshoumaru's face.
"Get out." He stated monotonously.
"Well, get her to shut up then." Inuyasha snapped, "I can hear her three floors up!" Without waiting for a reply from Sesshoumaru, he stomped out of the room and slammed the door breaking the hinges and splintering the wood.
He didn't hesitate to form his light whip again and promptly sliced Umbridge's hair off along with the nasty pink bow in it. "You have a bad taste in clothing." He prodded blandly, and flicked his arm again so that it grazed Umbridge's back. "Get out. Your stench is repulsing." And so, Madam Pomfrey led the annoying woman out of the classroom. Thus, the so-called High Inquisitor or whatever she was didn't get to watch Sesshoumaru's class, but everyone knew that she was bent on firing him. Sesshoumaru, in the meantime continued with the role call after asking Jaken to clean the blood off the ground until it no longer stank. Jaken complied and immediately got down on his hands and knees to scrub blood off the ground.
"I saw the best thing in my whole life!" Ginny cried out at the Gryfindor table. Harry, Hermione, and Ron sat across from her, and Neville sat to her right, while Seamus sat to her left.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Professor Sesshoumaru cut Umbridge's arm off."
Ron, who had been eating porkchops noisily choked on them before grabbing the goblet of pumpkin juice and swallowing it. After regaining his composure, he sputtered, "Come again?"
"You heard me. Professor Sesshoumaru sliced Umbridge's arm off."
"With what?" Seamus asked while Neville trembled next to him fearfully. Neither of them had ever seen Sesshoumaru's light whip before. "His sword?"
"I don't know, actually, he flicked his arm around and this long glowing green whip came out and slice her arm neatly off. Didn't even bat an eyelash when he sliced her arm off. And then Professor Inuyasha ran in and threw a couple curse words and complaints at him and left slamming the door."
"Oh that green thing!" Ron said before Hermione could open her mouth, "Professor Inuyasha and the other new professors call it the Dock-achoo." Hermione rolled her eyes. Ron was really hopeless.
"NO! It's the Dokkasou." She hissed.
"Dokkasou? What's that?"
"It's this light whip that forms from Sesshoumaru's poison," Shippou said a-matter-of-factly.
"Light whip?" Ginny asked confused. "Why's it called that? And how can anyone carry poison like that?"
"Because," Shippou said going back to his pork chop, "The whip glows and the answer to your second question is that Sesshoumaru isn't human, and that humanoid form he trudges around in most of the time is a façade of his true from, which…"
"…Is a gigantic dog with poisonous fangs and saliva! Its form is also really big! Big enough to fill the whole of this dining hall!"
"Yeah, he's right… almost, but I heard from Kagome that Sesshoumaru's true form wouldn't even fit in this place."
"Wait, so are you saying that Dumbledore just hired a youkai to teach us?"
"He's not the only one! There's Inuyasha and Sakura, and Shippou!"
"Ron…" Hermione started tiredly, "Inuyasha and Sakura are hanyous. They're only half youkai."
"Whatever! They still carry youkai blood so that makes them youkai enough to me. Anyway Ginny, Dumbledore also hired a monk, a youkai exterminator, and a priestess as our teachers! You should have seen them fight!"
"OH! Now I remember! Professor Sesshoumaru and Professor Sakura were fighting each other right? Whose side were you on?"
"Sakura all the way!" Ron bellowed shaking his fist in the air.
"NO! Sesshoumaru is much better!" Lavender yelled from her spot. "Sesshoumaru was just being lenient because she was a girl!"
"Yeah, but she did kick his butt! I loved her staff! It was great! I wonder how they use their magic? And he wasn't lenient because he punched her into the ground, remember?"
"They're born with it, you idiot. As the youkai grows older, they gain more and more powers until their peak. But unlike humans their strength stays with them until they die." Hermione sighed and rolled her eyes at her friend.
"Yeah but how do they make their swords do that? I mean, Sakura controlled the winds with her sword and Inuyasha shot diamonds!"
"Ron, you twit, I managed to sneak into the restricted section and came up with an old scroll. I had a read through it and it was amazing. Our new teachers were right, our text books do supply us with very limited information compared to this one. It even gives images and diagrams of weapons, and an extensive story of the Legend of the Shikon Jewel. If any of you want to see it, meet me in Harry and Ron's dormitory, midnight.
Hermione carried the ancient Japanese book into Harry and Ron's dormitory. Everyone there was awake including Neville, Dean, and Seamus. Ginny was sitting on an empty bed with Lavender and Parvatti, while Shippou was on Hermione's shoulder. She waved the book in front of everyone and set it down in the middle of the floor. The curtains to the window had been drawn so that light didn't emit from the windows. Ron wrinkled his nose at the book and asked disappointedly, "That's it? Those dirty bunch paper bound by string?"
"It's old, remember? It's seven hundred years old." Hermione scolded as she made herself comfortable. Everyone else gathered around her to look at the book. She slowly opened the cover to reveal a picture of what looked very much like Inuyasha and Kagome. Kagome had her hands on the handles of a faded pink bike, while Inuyasha posed with his sword on his shoulder. Below it, were some Japanese characters. When everyone stared at Hermione, she said crossly, "I've already decoded it. Since you can read it, I won't bother. And that bit refused to decode."
The Legend of InuyashaIntroduction:
Inuyasha was a very powerful half-demon that was said to roam the earth four hundred years ago in search of the Shikon Jewel along with a strangely dressed girl known as Kagome Higurashi. Together, they journeyed around Japan collecting the Shikon Shards that Kagome had accidently shattered with one of her purity arrows. They traveled together with a young fox demon named Shippou, a monk named Miroku, who had a cursed hand that sucked up anything in it's path, and a sorrowful demon exterminator by the name of Sango along with her companion, an unknown demon species with two tails that could enlarge into a ferocious demon by the name of Kirara. Together, the group was called The Inu-Group. Not only did the Inu-group search for the Shikon shards but they were seeking a mysterious half-demon by the name of Naraku. Naraku was rumored to have several illusionary castles and puppets used to fool the Inu-group. But there were many times where they had struck lucky and found the real Naraku.
But Naraku always escaped narrowly, using his sneaky ways to manipulate their weaknesses, especially Sango's: her family. Sango's family had been murdered by Naraku on a so-called demon-extermination request and he had used a Shikon shard to ressurect Kohaku, Sango's only living relative. Naraku also had the ability to create incarnations. His first incarnations were Kanna and Kagura. Kanna, being the eldest, looked more like a six or seven year old child and looked as if she were completely drained of color. She often held a mirror that had the ability to suck the souls of the unlucky looker. It was also used to deflect attacks that the Inu-group used on Naraku. Kagura is the second oldest, but she appears to be several years older than Kanna. She usually wore either blue or white kimionos with a yellow obi tied around her waist. She wore no shoes and had two feathers stuck in her hair as a means for transportation. When she plucked one of them from her hair and tossed it in the air, the feather would enlarge and float away with her in it. Kagura was known as the Wind Sorceress, provided that she had the ability to control the winds with one flick of her magical fan. While Kanna was a devoted Naraku henchwoman, Kagura longed to be free from his grasps, especially since he held a firm grasp of her heart and was able to kill her whenever he liked. Thus, Kagura sought ways to kill him to free herself from him.
Later incarnations of Naraku were Goshinki who was able to read people's minds, which Inuyasha later slayed him (as it shall be described later in the book), Jurromaru and his older brother, Karromaru, several other demons, Hakudoushi, and Mourymaru. Inuyasha would later kill all of them with the help of his friends. Hakudoushi and Mourymaru were the other two important henchmens of Naraku. Hakudoushi had shoulder-length lavender hair with the same colored eyes and had an extensive knowledge on weapons, yet his weapon of choice was a staff. His means of transportation was a fire horse youkai named Entai, and he was generally considered to be very evil. Mourymaru was more grostesque and absorbed a lot of demons to make himself stronger.
Moving back to the Inu-group, Inuyasha was born from a extremely powerful Miko by the name of Izayoi, but she lost her Miko powers when she offered to fuse her blood with her mate's (Inutaisho) fang to create the ultimate sword: Tetsusaiga, forged by Toutosai.Unfortunately, the night Inuyasha was born, Inutaisho died from fatal wounds after fighting a fearsome dargon demon by the name of Ryuusai. The night Izayoi gave birth to Inuyasha, a highly honored general of the village named Tatemaru killed her and her son. Inutaisho returned on the nick of time and revived both Inuyasha and Izayoi using the Tenseiga, the life-giving sword from the heavens. After handing Izayoi a haori made from the skin of a fire rat, Inutaisho gave Inuyasha his name and ordered Izayoi to leave, while protecting her from Tatemaru who was determined to kill her and her "monstrous" son. That was where Inutaisho died. Before he died, he ordered his three most faithful followers, Myoga (his retainer), Toutosai (the one that forged the Tenseiga and Tetsusaiga), and Saya (the guardian of the Souuna) to give the Tetsusaiga to Inuyasha, the Tenseiga to Sesshoumaru (his other son), and Saya was to watch out for the Souuna.
The three followers complied to Inutaisho's orders and Toutosai tied a note to the Tenseiga and hung it above Inutaisho's aquaintance, a tree demon where Sesshoumaru would later find it. Myoga placed the Tetsusaiga into Inutaisho's grave and sealed it inside Inuyasha's left eye while Saya guarded the Souuna and was placed in the Bone Eaters well. He told the other two that they would not be seeing each other because he would be going five-hundred hears into the future. Inutaisho also called for his right hand woman, Sakura, and told her in private to take Inuyasha's soul and split it into six parts scattering the five most powerful souls around Japan and saving the weakest sixth soul in Inuyasha's body. Sakura agreed to do just that and using her priestess powers, split Inuyasha's soul into six pieces doing exactly as Inutaisho asked her to do. She took the five souls that had been removed from Inuyasha and sealed them inside special stones protected by a strong barrier that could not be destroyed except by the Tetsusaiga's ultimate barrier shattering blade. These stones later became known as the soul-stones; and so everything was set.
Later, after Inuyasha was of eight years (in human years), Izayoi passed away from a mysterious disease. The villagers disliked him for being half demon and chased him out of the village to fend for himself. Miraculously, he survived after being protected by his half brother Sesshoumaru, but was abandoned before he was fully-grown. It is still unknown as of why Sesshoumaru suddenly wanted Inuyasha dead, but it was rumored that Sesshoumaru was humiliated with protecting a mere half-breed and thrived to kill him to erase the "shameful" memories. Inuyasha, however, was not finished, for Sakura, the beautiful half-demon daughter of Inutaisho's right-hand man Tentimaru, thwarted her position as Sesshoumaru's righthand woman and her potential to become his mate to become the sole protector of Inuyasha, the Royal Guardian. She watched over the young Inuyasha after Sesshomaru had abandoned him and purified any demon that came in contact when the child was asleep at night. But she never showed herself until after a hundred and forty years when Inuyasha was fully grown. Why? Nobody knows, not even me.
Inuyasha lived a gruff life, having to fend for himself, despite the protection he received from Sakura. He grew up to become tough, cold-hearted, suspicious of everyone, and ill tempered. Around his hundred and fiftieth year, he heard of the rumor of the Shikon Jewel and it's mysterious powers that could change a weak half-demon such as himself into a strong, full-fledged demon and set out to snatch it from the hands of the guardian Kikyou, the village priestess and guardian of the Shikon Jewel. Kikyou was a beautiful, kind-hearted priestess who used purity arrows to kill any intruder of her village. It was here, where Inuyasha met her and fell in love with her.
In the meantime, Kikyou was caring for an injured bandit by the name of Onigumo. Onigumo was extremely injured from an unknown accident (which you shall find out about later) and could not move his body. Kikyou cared for him, after knowingly knowing that he had a black heart. Despite this fact, she pitied him. Onigumo soon fell in love with the priestess as well and envied Inuyasha, who had loved her and had been loved back. His envy attracted many demons to his dark heart and he let them consume him in exchange for a mobile body; thus becoming the infamous Naraku as we all know him today. Meanwhile, Kikyou told Inuyasha that he could become human by wishing upon the Shikon Jewel. Unsure about it Inuyasha asked her if it would work and asked her what would happen to her. Kikyou responded by telling him that she would become a regular woman with a regular life, if the Shikon Jewel disappeared. Inuyasha agreed to do as she asked and they parted.
However, Onigumo, now known as Naraku, decided to trick them into hating each other. He did this in hopes to taint the Shikon Jewel by first taking advantage of Inuyasha's suspicious ways and taking the form of Kikyou and firing purity arrows at Inuyasha. He used this to anger Inuyasha so that he would not show up when the real Kikyou went out to their rendez vous point with the Shikon Jewel. When the real Kikyou showed up, Naraku changed himself into Inuyasha and slashed her, giving her a fatal wound. He told her that he was not interested in the Shikon Jewel and it saying that he would thankfully take the jewel to become full demon. Kikyou was angry with him and the two began to hate each other. All seemed to go very well for Naraku, and he placed the jewel in it's usual spot in the village, so that the real Inuyasha can come to take it out of revenge for Kikyou. Just as planned, Inuyasha stooped over the village and easily snatched the Shikon Jewel and destroyed the village. But just as he was about to streak away with the Jewel, Kikyou shot him with one of her purity arrows directly in the chest. It was supposed to kill him, but instead lulled him into a deep slumber that would last for fifty years.
By the time all this was done, Kikyou was dying. This was the moment Naraku was waiting for. If Kikyou wished upon the Shikon Jewel to save her life and only her own, then the Shikon Jewel would become tainted. Much to Naraku's disgust, some love towards Inuyasha still remained in Kikyou's heart and instead of wishing to live, she gave orders to the villagers to burn her body after her death with the Shikon Jewel so she could also guard it in the underworld. The reason why she did not wish to live upon the Shikon Jewel was because she wanted to die with Inuyasha. And so, Naraku's plans had been foiled unknowingly. Disgusted, Naraku had no choice but to sit around doing absolutely nothing. He never dreamed that the Shikon Jewel would return to his era through the reincarnation of Kikyou: Kagome Higurashi.
Sesshoumaru (Japanese) Inuyasha July 9th, 1805Hermione pulled her head out of the book. "What a complicated story." The others nodded
"How come that word didn't decode?" Ron asked pointing to the spot where the signature of the author was.
"Because…" Hermione started through grit teeth.
"Wait… can I read the title page with Inuyasha and Kagome on it?" Shippou piped sounding a bit annoyed that they forgot he was Japanese.
"Oh yeah! You're Japanese! Sorry, forgot." Ron said laughing nervously while Shippou rolled his eyes as he flipped to the title page.
"Hmmm… IN MEMOIR OF INUYASHA, MY YOUNGER BROTHER, WHOM I FAILED TO PROTECT… NANI? This was written by SESSHOUMARU? Sesshoumaru of all the people?" Shippou exclaimed, bushy tail bristling. He flipped back to the page were Sesshoumaru's signature was, and read it aloud in English: "Sesshoumaru, the half-brother of Inuyasha." He threw his hands up in the air, "Impossible!"
"What?"
"Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha hate each other and fight every time they meet!"
"Oh well, I guess that's not it now, let's read on!" Ron said bouncing excitedly in his spot like Shippou did when he saw candy. Hermione and Ginny rolled their eyes and flipped the page.
Before Reading—Terminologies and Weapon descriptions:
Tetsusaiga:
This was the sword that was once wielded by Inuyasha, also known as the killing fang. It can transform from a regular iron blade to the great fang of Inutaisho. Was forged from one of his fangs along with the blood of Izayoi to create this ultimate sword. The Tetsusaiga had many attacks. The most common ones were the Kaze no Kizu, Bahurrya, Diamond blast, dragon scale Tetsusaiga, barrier shattering Tetsusaiga, barrier creating Tetsusaiga, Miko Power blade, Glowing white Fang, and Dragon Blade Blast. The Tetsusaiga cannot be touched by any demon and only if there was a hint of human blood; but it does not transform in the hands of anyone except for the wielder who can only master the art of transformation with the desire to protect another human. The only time a demon can come in contact with it is when it is passed on to them. The Tetsusaiga repelled all other demons who touched it because it was placed under a protection spell of Inutaisho's love for his son. Tetsusaiga is the ultimate sword of the demons and is called the sword of men. It can kill a hundred demons with one sweeping motion of the kaze no kizu. But the Tetsusaiga can kill up to ten thousand demons with one mighty swing of its ultimate attack: the glowing white fang. The scabbard of the Tetsusaiga was also very powerful, provided that it was made from the sturdy branches and bark of a tree demon. The scabbard can act as a shield for any kind of demonic force hurtled at the wielder. The Tetsusaiga was formed to protect Inuyasha, and so it was able to save the holder from poisonous miasma, and acted as a shield for attackers, repelling anything that wished to inflict harm on the wielder. However, in a battle with Goshinki, the blade was snapped into two and when remade from Inuyasha's fang, lost the power of Inutaisho's love for his son, thus making it only a powerful sword where Inuyasha was to protect himself. The Tetsusaiga was forged by Toutosai, a rare fire-breathing blacksmith demon. Below is the diagram of the Tetsusaiga and it's scabbard.
Diagram I: Tetsusaiga in its untransformed state. Is plain iron and can inflict very little harm on demons.
Diagram II: Tetsusaiga in its transformed state. The blade is can change colors or morph to whatever powers the wielder uses.
Diagram III: Scabbard of the Tetsusaiga, can act as a shield against any attack.
Tenseiga:
The Tenseiga was also forged from the fang of Inutaisho. Unlike the Tetsusaiga, the Tenseiga was the life-giving fang of the heavens passed on from Inutaisho to his eldest son Sesshoumaru. It was considered the twin-brother sword of the Tetsusaiga and could give life or energy to the weak and the dead with one swift stroke. It was the opposite of the Tetsusaiga and was able to bring life to a hundred people Although the Tenseiga is the life-giving fang, if used properly, can transform looking exactly like the Tetsusaiga and kill ten thousand evil souls in one stroke and save a thousand lives as well, even the lives of those who had forever lost their souls from the spirits of the underworld. Another capability of the Tenseiga is that it will save it's owner from death by transporting him or her to another area no matter how much it is resented for being unable to kill, except for those with a black heart. The Tenseiga may kill very powerful demons or half-demons by combining its force with the Tetsusaiga's ultimate attack, otherwise it is only capable of killing evil souls.
Diagram I: Tenseiga in its normal form that can save a hundred lives.
Diagram II: Tenseiga in its transformed state that can kill evil souls or save ten thousand lives.
Diagram III: Scabbard of Tenseiga.
Sounna:
It the Tetsusaiga was considered the sword of men and earth, and the Tenseiga was considered the soul of the heavens. Then this third sword wielded by Inutaisho was considered the sword of Hell. When Inutaisho died, one of his three acquaintances, Saya offered to guard it. It was capable of destroying a hundred lives and then turning the bodies into an army of Zombies that can only be killed by fire. It is an evil sword that, like the Tokijen, takes possession of anything that touches it, killing the possessed in the end. The only ones that could touch the Souuna were actually Inutaisho himself and Sesshoumaru because he possessed Inutaisho's blood. Inuyasha, although having Inutaisho's blood as well, was also half human and so he could not control the Souuna.
Diagram I: Souuna with its long blade and its bone handle.
Diagram II: The scabbard of the Souuna, the golden medallion is where Saya resided
Diagram III: Saya, guardian of the Souuna.
Toukijen:
Was forged from Goshinki's fangs under the order of Sesshoumaru to another swordsmith named Kazinbo. It gained its power from Goshinki's desire for revenge of his death from Inuyasha and partly from the power of the small pieces of Tetsusaiga that remained with his teeth. The Toukijen has several attacks that are not as powerful as the ultimate attacks of the Tetsusaiga, but are still very powerful. However they were not named. The most characteristic powers of the Toukijen was a red blast and its bullet like attack. Several other forms are a blast of white or green energy. The ultimate power of the Toukijen is the sword blast, which is a huge ball of white light that blasts down the enemy. Unlike the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga it cannot transform, but is still very powerful if used correctly. The Toukijen was considered an evil sword and when Kazinbo finally completed it, it took possession of his body. Kazinbo killed Jaken who had come to check up on him to see if the sword was completed and later, because Kazinbo could not master the sword, was torn to shreds.
Diagram I: Toukijen; it had a pointed tip and was not as large and grand as the Tetsusaiga.
Diagram II: Goshinki, the demon that snapped the Tetsusaiga in two.
Surra:
The origins of the Surra is unknown, but it was the possession of a very powerful half dog-demon Sakura. It was two bracelets each embedded with the stone of the soul of her mother and father. The Surra has various attacks and can absorb the energy of demonic powers transforming into the weapon that hurled the power at the wearer. The Surra was able to transform into swords, spears, bow and arrows, and any other weapon imaginable. Its most oftenly used weapon was a huge silver staff with a large silver blade that can shoot out white electricity called the Aura of the Heavens. The Surra can also be used to deflect any kind of attack and can shatter many powerful barriers except the one made by the Tetsusaiga. Several attacks of the Surra other than the attacks it absorbs and the Aura of the Heavens were, Midnight Blast, Thunderous Soul, Arrows of Death, Wind Arch-Wave, Starry Soul Shatterer and the Water whip. It was also used to control the flames and protected the wielder from being controlled. When combined with the priestess powers of it's owner, the Aura of the Heavens can become very fatal killing five thousand demons in one swift movement. The blade of the Surra Staff was strong enough to completely sever the Tetsusaiga despite the fact that it is not as powerful as it is. Thus, the Surra Staff was also used to break through thick walls. When the Surra is in its bow form it is long and made of silver as well. Its string is the red soul-stones of Tentimaru and Yura, the mother and father of Sakura. The String can transform any arrow, dull or not, into a longer arrow, with a spiky head and a red tail. With this, combined with the miko energy from Sakura, it can purify a hundred demons. Another one of the Surra's ultimate transformation other than the Surra staff is the Twin Swords of Lightness and Darkness. If Darkness and Lightness combined together they formed a ball of blue and black energy hurled at the opponent to leave nothing of him or her, not even dust. The Surra was said to have transformed into the Tetsusaiga or more specifically the Tenseiga to revive several lives, such as Inuyasha in his battle with the horse demon lord Erisai.
Diagram I: The Bow, Surra Staff, and the Twin Swords of Lightness and Darkness.
Diagram II: The Surra Bracelets in their untransformed state. Even in their untransformed state, the Surra Bracelets can absorb demonic energy into it's red soul stones.
The Four Swords of the Elemental Souls:
These swords were also in possession of Sakura. They were forged also from Toutosai from the four soul stones of the four elements: fire, water, wind, and earth. The swords were made in honor of Yura, Sakura's three-quarters dog-demon mother. They were created specifically to control the elements, and are not as powerful as the Surra, yet they provided the wielder great control of the elements. For example, in a battle with Kagura, the wind sorceress, and lord Voldermort, Sakura used the Sword of the Winds to centralize the winds on her sword as she attacked her opponents.
"Hey! That's the battle we saw!"
"Stuff it Ron." Ginny said with the roll of her eyes.
Diagram I: The Four Sword of the Elemental Souls from left to right, The Sword of Water, The Sword of Earth, The Sword of Fire, and The Sword of the Winds.
Pelt User (Sakura and Sesshoumaru):
Like the pelt around Sesshoumaru's shoulder, Sakura's pelt works the same way. It is wrapped around her waist and shoulder and is used to grab things or squeeze the enemy to death, it acts much like a tail, only it isn't. The Pelt is made from the skin of Sakura and Sesshoumaru's mother. As in, in honor for the birth of Sakura, Yura gave her a large part of her skin as a pelt and a baby blanket provided that she is able to regrow new skin in an hour. And the same goes with Sesshoumaru's mother, Haikai. The Pelt is kept with the child even long after adulthood. It is also a means of separating the superior dog demons from the ones lower down in the caste. All superior dog demons possess a pelt. The most powerful Inutaisho's pelt, unlike Sakura and Sesshoumaru, is like a cape. This symbolizes that he is the demon lord. Sesshoumaru's pelt is thinner and longer, trailing down on the ground. Sakura's pelt is about the same size, but slightly longer and thinner. Nevertheless, it is much whiter and fluffier symbolizing that she is a woman.
Kazanna (Wind Tunnel):
Although the Kazanna was used by Miroku the amorous monk as a primary weapon, it was originally a curse inflicted on Miroku's grandfather when he came to kill Naraku. In order to play with his grandfather's weakness: women, Naraku turned himself into a beautiful princess and lured him into a trap. By the time Naraku was found out, he had already given the curse on Miroku's family. The curse was said to run from generation to generation and in the end it would eventually become more and more powerful until even the bearer of the the Kazanna was sucked in as well. Little is known about what happens to the ones who are sucked into the Kazanna, but what is known is that once sucked into the Kazanna, one is never seen again. The Kazanna is in Miroku's right hand and was covered up with a glove that exposed the fingers and sealed temporarily with prayer beads. When the Kazanna is opened, it sucks in anything of alarming speed, it is seen as a huge black void. Both Miroku's grandfather, and father were killed because of the Kazanna. Thus, Miroku seeked Naraku by collecting the Shikon Shards at first on his own to lure Naraku so he could kill him. Later he joined Inuyasha and Kagome in search for the Shikon Shards.
Diagram 1: Hand with Kazanna (Miroku using Kazanna on a group of demons)
Priestess Powers of Kagome Higurashi:
Kagome Higurashi, the reincarnation of Kikyou and the new guardian of the Shikon Jewel, was gifted with her priestess power ranging from purity arrows to her own priestess powers that flows freely from her body. The weapon of Kagome Higurashi's choice was the bow an arrow. In her earlier stages, she used a simple bow and arrow using her priestess powers to shoot purity arrows at her enemy. At first they were weak, but as she exercised her spiritual powers, they became powerful enough to inflict grave injuries on even Naraku himself. As her priestess powers increased she learned to do several other tricks, such as the deflecting power where she was able to deflect any demonic powers or attacking demons that charged at her. Another one of her gains was the ability to create purity arrows out of her priestess powers. This was one of her most powerful attacks where a single arrow was able to slice through even the Kaze no Kizu and the Great White Fang. It was also powerful enough to purify a thousand demons with one arrow. Another one of her abilites as a priestess was to create powerful barriers and shatter barriers with one of her purity arrows. With a new form of her bow also formed from her spiritual powers, she was able to shield herself from even the Great White Fang of the Tetsusaiga. Her tears were considered to be magical and have healing powers. It was also rumored to have resurrected Inuyasha since one of his soul stones were inside her tears. She also has the ability to see the Shikon Shards when they are lodged in the demons or ill spirited humans. Provided that she was the reincarnation of the former guardian of the Shikon Jewel, shewas able topurify the Shikon Jewel when it was tainted with evil. The priestess powers of Kagome were so powerful that anything that wasn't pure that touched her were to disperse into dust. She was also very hard to control, and broke out from many of Naraku's controlling methods and even Menomaru's controlling method. Once she had gained complete control of her Spiritual powers, Kagome was unable to be controlled by someone else and was rumored to have destroyed Naraku by the single touch of her hands.
Diagram I: An early form of Kagome's bow and arrows
Diagram II: Enhanced form of Kagome's bow and arrows formed from her spiritual powers.
Hiraikotsu:
This was a giant boomerang larger a normal human made from demon bones used by the demon Exterminator Sango. It was thrown at it's opponent and a very effective weapon that needed immense strength and momentum in order to keep it going.
Diagram I: Hiriakoshi.
Midoriko and the Shikon Jewel:
Also known as the Jewel of the four souls. Was created in a battle between a powerful priestess named Midoriko against hordes of demon fused together. Midorkio was said to have battled many fused demons for seven days and seven nights. On the seventh night, she made an attempt to purify all the demons by using her soul. Unfortunately, her soul solidified and shot out of her body to absorb the souls of the demon. Thisbecame known as the Shikon Jewel. The Shikon Jewel was sought by many demons because of the immense powers it gave them. Even with a tiny shard of the jewel, a demon can become very powerful and because it possesses both the soul of Midoriko and the demons it can be used for the good and the bad. One way to completely purify the Shikon Jewel is to make a wish upon it for the sake of someone else. For example, if Inuyasha wished to become human upon the Shikon Jewel, then he would be doing it to be with Kikyou and it would purify the jewel completely killing all the demonic souls within it and freeing Midoriko's soul. Once this wish is made, then the Shikon Jewel vanishes forever. It has been rumored that Midoriko's soul was still battling the demons soul within the Shikon Jewel to this very day.
Diagram I: The Shikon Jewel
The "Sit" Command:
Thiswas actually a very humorous way in subduing Inuyasha whenever he became too rash. It was originally made by Kaede, Kikyou's younger sister and the village priestess after Kikyou's death. On Kagome's first arrival, she threw a set of prayer beads made from fangs and purple stones after uttering some prayer words. Whatever word Kagome first used was the command that would subdue him. When Inuyasha was preparing to kill her, unsure of whatelse to say, she yelled: "SIT" and that command sent him face first into the ground. It can also be used to save Inuyasha when his demonic blood takes over making him become full demon, for if he stays in his demonic form for too long then it will consume his soul and he will always be the blood thirsty beast that will continue to kill until it's dying days. It was also used twice in a row to break Inuyasha from the controlling bond of the Souuna.
Diagram I: The prayer beads.
Goraishi:
The Goraishi was a claw-bracelet that was once used by Kouga, the leader of the wolf clan. In order to gain the Goraishi, Kouga had to fight with the three-headed wolf demon that guarded the Goraishi. The Goraishi fitted onto the owner's wrist and had these five claws fitted into the fingers like a glove. It is very powerful and has several powers. One of them is the Slicing Claw, where the possessor can claw from the distance, and a huge thunder of electricity would shoot out from it. This was a replacement after Kouga gave up the Shikon Shard in his arm to Kagome. Another one of Gorashi's attacks were: Claw Shock, Barrier Shattering Claw, and Explosive Shock Wave.
Diagram I: The Goraishi, a bracelet with five chains that held claws.
Kitsune Bi:
This is the magical ability of a fox where a burst of fire would shoot out from their hands. The fox demon is born with it and carries it with him or her from the age of fifteen to when he or she dies at the age of about two hundred fifty thousand years of age. In it's most powerful form the Kitsune Bi can burn down fifty whole mountains into ashes, destroying even the mountains themselves. When humans saw that mountains have vanished, they thought that the landscape shape shifted. Its reduced state, however, can be virtually harmless and only used for camp fires and maybe setting a torch on fire. Otherwise the Kitsune Bi is extremely powerful.
Nintoujou:
The Nintoujou was given as a gift to Jaken from his master Sesshoumaru in honor for becoming his retainer. The Nintoujou is a staff made up of two heads: the head of an old Man and the head of young woman. The white and the black hair of the two heads wrap around the stick of the staff. This has several uses, for starters, the Nintoujou is the key to Inutaisho's grave and it can also be used to detect the grave of Inutaisho. If the direction is correct, then the old man head laughs and if it is wrong then the woman screams. The ultimate attack of the Nintoujou is when it is tapped on the ground once, therefore spurting a huge river of flames from the woman's mouth. If a red paper is placed on the ground and the staff is tapped on it, then water will come out, but that was rarely used.
Diagram I: The Nintoujou as a whole
Diagram II: The woman side of the staff.
Diagram III: The old-man side of the staff.
Diagram IV: Nintoujou's red paper for tapping on to create water
Kagura's Magical Fan:
Kagura's fan was a simple one. At a single glance it looks like an ordinary fan, but it is not. The fan is mostly white with a red decoration at the tip of the fan and is used to control the winds. Several attacks that this fan can make from the wind are the Dance of the Wind Blades, Dance of Dragon Snakes, and the Dance of Death. The Dance of the Wind Blades is basically huge glowing white crescent blades that can slice the opponent into many pieces. The Dance of the Dragon Snakes is a bunch of tornados that swirls around the opponent and also slices them to many pieces. The last of the three attacks, the Dance of Death, is used to create an army of zombies from the head, sort of like the Sounna, only the fan acts as the puppet controller.
Diagram I: Kagura's Fan (closed)
Diagram II: Kagura's Fan (Opened)
Kusarikama:
This was also made of demon bones and a metal chain. It is in the shape of a sickle with a long chain attached to it and belonged to Sango's younger brother Kohaku. It can be used by holding onto the chain while tossing the sickle at the opponent; it may also be used like a whip.
Diagram I: The Kusarikama
The Hogwarts students sat around the book in awe. Shippou was the only one who didn't see anything special about anything except the Surra Staff, since he really didn't see it's true powers. The group sat around in silence wondering what to make of the story it was a complicated story. After a while, everyone, except Shippou scrambled to read on. They read about Naraku and his strange tentacles and how his body was made of poisonous miasma. After they finished reading about Naraku they seemed a bit terrified.
"N-N-Naraku's… r-r-really s-scary…" Neville trembled after reading about his devious ways.
"No, Naraku isn't just scary, he's annoying!" Ron exclaimed as Hermione closed the book and did a brief flip through it. As she was flipping the book, a couple pages fell out, these were written in Japanese and seemed to be a letter of some sort. While everyone was talking about Naraku and Voldermort teaming up she carefully unfolded it and tapped it twice with her wand decoding the letter.
"Guys, look at this." Hermione held up an old, flimsy rice paper, "It's a letter of some sort. I just decoded it, so I'll read it out to you." Everyone, including Shippou eagerly scampered over to her. "Umm… it says, My Dear Brother Sesshoumaru, I am writing this letter to you because I know that I will not survive the last battle with Naraku, and if I do, I will be long gone and never to be seen again, thus I am leaving the Jewel of the Four Souls in your safekeeping to guard from all other demons. I am asking you this favor because you are the only demon I know that is not interested in the power of the Jewel of the Four Souls, in addition, the other demons fear you, so they will not try to take it from you as frequently as they would from me. I am also leaving the Tetsusaiga, Kagome's bow, the Hiraikotsu, Miroku's staff, the Surra, the Swords of the Four Elemental Souls, Kagura's fan, Goraishi, Kusarikama, Sakura's pelt, and the prayer beads around my neck in your possession. Inuyasha."
"NANI? Inuyasha dies? WAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Who would have known that he would willingly give Sesshoumaru, out of all the people, the Tetsusaiga?"
"Well, speaking of pelts, so that was what was around Professor Sesshoumaru's shoulder!" Lavender giggled, "Once when he was passing us I tried touching it and it twitched! I thought it was a tail!"
"Did it wrap around your arm and lift you off the ground?" Shippou asked, "Or did you annoy him and make him claw you?"
"What was mean, Shippou!"
"Yeah, but Sesshoumaru doesn't like it when humans grab onto his things… except for Rin."
"He did turn around and glare at me, but that was enough for me to let go. He also told me… ooh, I have a recording of his voice, listen!" With that, Lavender waved her wand and from the tip a white mist slowly came out forming into Sesshomaru. Shippou squeaked in terror and scooted behind Harry. Then the misty Sesshoumaru started to speak: "Release my pelt at once. I, Sesshoumaru, will not tolerate filthy ningens like you tainting my things."
"I wonder what ningen means. Professor Sesshoumaru seems to use it a lot." Parvatti added dreamily. Obviously she liked Sesshomaru despite the way he treated her. Hermione just didn't get her.
"It means human." Shippou squeaked as he reemerged from behind Harry as 'Sesshoumaru' disappeared.
"I hate the way he role calls." Ron snarled, "Ningen #1, Ningen #2, Ningen #3, Ningen #4? And how come he calls Shippou by his name?"
"That's because I'm of kitsune taiyoukai. As far as he's concerned he doesn't care if you're another youkai, and may even be a little more civil if you were taiyoukai… not that he treats anyone with respect, especially since inuyoukai are the most powerful youkai. All other youkai bow down to inu taiyoukais."
"Oh." Was all Harry said.
"But Sesshoumaru's too cute to be mean!" Lavender wailed, "I even started a Sesshomaru fanclub!"
"WHAT?" Shippou looked horrified.
"You heard me! I started a Sesshoumaru fanclub along with my dear friend Parvatti. You wouldn't believe me if I told you that even Pansy joined the group! So did Cho, Hannah, Ginny, Millicent, Katie and all these other girls! All we do is run around behind Sesshoumaru and try to spy on him. We tried to get Collin to take some pictures of him, but ever since Sesshomaru broke his camera, he refused to! But at least the film was saved! So now we have billions of photos of Sesshoumaru! Look!" With that, Lavender happily produced a thick photo album and opened it up to see millions of Sesshoumarus. Most of them had apathetic looks on their faces. Their noses immediately wrinkled slightly upon seeing the group, then they calmly turned and walked away and out of the frame. Lavender happily flipped the page to the next one which was Sesshoumaru fighting with Sakura, Collin must have taken them when they were fighting earlier. Only, in this one, they were constantly fighting nonstop. Sesshoumaru's hair was blowing wildly in the winds as he swung the Toukijen over and over while Sakura blocked all of his swings with her staff. Another one was a close up on Sesshoumaru who looked satisfied, and the next one showed him punching Sakura into the ground. "This is the best picture! The part where he punches Sakura! You know, if only Sakura wasn't in the pictures, they would have been perfect! I wished Collin could have erased Sakura from the picture."
"WHAT? How dare he punch her? And for your information, Lavender, Sakura is too good for Sesshoumaru!" Ron spat.
"Nuh-uh! Sesshoumaru's too good for Sakura."
"Umm…" Shippou started standing between the two of them, "I don't think they like each other much, so you don't have to start fighting over who's better than who. Despite the fact that they hate each other, I think that before there was something between them because the last time I saw them teaching Defense Against Demonic Energy, they looked sort of sad."
"Sad? Why would they be sad?"
"Look at the book… maybe it might have something in there."
Lavender scrambled for the book and flipped carefully through the pages until she found the chapter with the title: "Sesshoumaru." She skimmed through it until she found the part she was looking for…
Sesshoumaru and Sakura may be from the same dog demon clan, but they loathe the other greatly. Even so, somewhere deep in their hearts, they are still the lovers they once were. Both are around the same age. This chapter is the story of their youthful days up until their bitter fight that split them from one another forever.
Sesshoumaru was born in the western lands of Japan as the son of Inutaisho and Haikai. Sesshoumaru was born long before Inuyasha and was the heir to Inutaisho's possession. His mother Haikai died from a mysterious disease thirty years after Sesshoumaru was born and left the pup to be raised by Inutaisho on his own. Sakura was the daughter of a Korean half dog demon Jee Sun (renamed Yura), and Inutaisho's right hand man, Tentimaru. How Yura came from Korea to Japan, it is unknown, but it was said that she was sold to a wealthy Samurai, because of her being half-demon. At any rate, Sakura and Sesshoumaru knew each other ever since birth, Sesshoumaru being forty years older than her (forty demon years is equivalent to four years in the human standards). And because of the closeness of Inutaisho and Tentimaru, were very close friends.
Amazingly enough, the young Sesshoumaru was completely different than the Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha knew. Young Sesshoumaru was inquisitive, cheerful, loud, and mischievious. Although Sesshoumaru had changed a lot since he was a child, he still managed to retain his curiosity. At any rate, Sakura was the opposite of Sesshoumaru, with the exception of her curiosity. She was quiet, thoughtful, and stayed out of trouble. Perhaps one of the main reasons why Sesshoumaru got away with most of his mischieviousness was because of Sakura's calm nature. Other than annoying other demons, the two of them would sit around in the grass in the field of the flowers that never die. There, Sakura would make flower garlands, while Sesshoumaru fidgeted with the flowers, provided that he wasn't the type to stand still even for a second. Whenever Sakura made flower garlands, out of these flowers that never died, even when they were picked, she would place them on his head. This was what they usually did before setting off to upset other dog demons. The two of them also liked to speak to the lesser dog demons, because most of the higher demons were extremely boring.
As they grew older, they also became closer and harder to separate. They would do everything together; it was because of this that Sakura learned to combat at a young age, maybe too young for her age. While Sesshoumaru chose swords as his primary weapon, after wishing to be like his father; Sakura, on the other hand, learned on using every single weapon, mastering them before she finally settled on mastering the staff completely. This may be the reason why she is very skilled with the staff, and it may also be the reason why she has the possession of the Surra bracelets.
After the death of Inutaisho, however, Sesshoumaru started to change. At first the changes weren't very big, such as getting less mischievious, and more somber. Then things started to really change, Sesshoumaru stopped showing any signs of emotions. And he would rarely, if ever, display looks of anger or satisfaction, otherwise, his face pretty much stayed the same. Nonetheless, Sakura and Sesshoumaru were still very good friends because he would only show emotions towards her and would confine all his secrets and woes with her. Even after Inuyasha was born, the half-demon that Sesshoumaru always seemed to hate, Sesshoumaru loved him deeply because he felt that Inuyasha still bore his father's blood and was his only living relative. He even protected both Inuyasha and his mother Izayoi from any forms of danger. And then it all crashed.
The Cat demon clans were itching for revenge from Inutaisho because he had killed their leader and banished them from the western lands. Thus they decided it was time for war and attacked. The night before the war, Sesshoumaru asked Sakura a very special question: to become his sole and lifelong mate. He asked her in the field of flowers that never died before the war broke out. They promised to meet directly after the war, and because they had no special token of promise Sakura gave Sesshoumaru one of her many flower garlands and he gave one of his fangs. Shortly after the exchange, Sesshoumaru had no choice but to leave.
The war lasted for twenty years and Sakura was willing to wait until his return. Because of this, she rejected every single offer from any suitor… if she had any. Although extremely beautiful, Sakura was considered highly unpopular when it came to the mating season. Most of the reason was because she was half-demon and despite her high ranking, was considered the filthiest of the demonic empire. Yet she was content because she always had Sesshoumaru by her side. Contrary to Sakura, Sesshoumaru was very popular amongst the female dog-demons and always had heaps and heaps of suitors just waiting for him to approve. Like Sakura, he only saw her and wished to stay by her side. And so the green leaves changed colors and the snow came and went twenty times. Finally, it was time for Sesshoumaru to return. On the night of the new moon where the never dying flowers were in full bloom, Sakura went to their Rendez vous point to meet him. He was there waiting for her, but…
He had changed so much. He was no longer the Sesshoumaru she once knew. His heart had hardened and no sense of emotion shone through his face, he did not even take her hands like he once had. Sakura was very disappointed in him, but that was not the reason why she broke her promise to him. Ever since returning from the war, Sesshoumaru also had an abrupt change in his opinions on half demons. He saw them as the dirt beneath his feet and worse than even humans. He announced that Inuyasha was no longer under his supervision and that he would kill him but he still kept his promise. But Sakura could not keep her promise. She told him that with his new attitude, she was unable to stay by his side even for a second, and told him that not only was she going to break their promise, but that she would resign as her position as second in command. She also told him that she was leaving and that he would not dare to lay a finger on Inuyasha. Angry with the fact that his orders had been blatantly disobeyed, by even the mild, tender Sakura, Sesshoumaru told her that he didn't want to see her face again and cold-heartedly expelled her from the Western Lands.
Sakura told him that she was going to take the now seventy-eight-year-old (human years: thirteen) Inuyasha with her, but was threatened that she would be killed instantly. Sakura refused and so the two of them fought in that very area. It was a bitter battle that lasted for another three years nonstop. The fight was so great that it was said that the skies remained light like day for many years even after the battle. In the end, it was called as a tie, but Sesshoumaru was heavily injured and Sakura was unscathed because of her barriers. During that time, Sakura took the time to take Inuyasha and flee. Much to her misfortune, Sesshoumaru had enough strength to interfere, and so it was said that he killed her on the spot. There is no record of what happened to Inuyasha during that time, but what is known is that he reappeared many years later in search of the Jewel of the four Souls and later, Naraku. After killing Sakura, Sesshoumaru turned to finish off Inuyasha, but he was missing. Then he realized that Sakura had thrown Inuyasha southeast, far from where they were and that it has nearly futile for him to find him at the moment.
After the death of Sakura, the dog-demon clan broke out into a major civil war. It was believed that Sesshoumaru had no interest in leading them although he was the rightful heir. Furthermore, he was greatly injured to the point where he had to wait for a whole fifty years to heal completely. Skirmishes broke out here and there, and the dog-demon clan that was once the most powerful in the world for millions of decades collapsed. All that was left of the dog-demon clan were small groups scattered across the western lands. The once mighty population of a five hundred million dog-demons drastically reduced to only a couple thousand of them. The reason why Sesshoumaru was uninterested in ruling the dog-demon clan was because he was in search of Inuyasha and later, when the rumors reached him, Sakura, who was still alive somewhere. It was also said that he was in search for his father's Tetsusaiga to make himself very powerful after his humiliating defeat from not only a female, but a mere halfling.
Everyone stopped reading. The story they had just read was a tragic one.
"That's…" Harry started, "… very… sad. All because of his racist beliefs, the whole clan was annihilated."
"So that's what happened, then Sesshoumaru had no legitimate reasons for hating Inuyasha!" Shippou cried out, "Inuyasha didn't do anything!" The others nodded in agreement except for Lavender and Parvatti.
"I'm sure that battle with Inuyasha was only for fun."
"I don't think so, Inuyasha was good as dead when we saw him and the fight between Sakura and Sesshomaru was really serious. And really, whenever Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha fight, it's dead serious. When we youkai play-fight, we never use swords or any weapons, not even our own special powers. I also heard from dad that when inuyoukais play fight, they only use their paws and their fangs, and they don't play-fight in their human form, but their real form."
"Professor Sesshoumaru couldn't be that bad!" Parvatti wailed, "I can't believe Professor Sakura actually rejected him! What was she thinking? If only he asked me…"
"If only you could swim through Professor Sesshoumaru's mind and see what he was like in his younger days, maybe you might change your opinion." Harry muttered, "Besides, I think Professor Sakura did the right thing, just look at his personality! He's like a Popsicle!"
"Fat chance Parvatti," Hermione snorted, "Professor Sesshoumaru wouldn't even look at you even in your dreams. He thinks humans are the lowest of the lowest things in the world. Did you see the way he looks at us during class? It looks as if he's about to throw up and he keeps on calling us ningen. He even renamed us! Remember on our first class, he took the role?"
"Yeah, so?"
"So…? He took normal role call on the first day and at the same time he crossed our named out and said," Hermione changed her face so that it was poker faced like Sesshoumaru always had, "'You, woman, will no longer be called Hermione Granger. As of now you shall be Ningen #4.' Honestly! How rude could that possibly get? All of us are called ningen with a number as if we're cattle or something!"
"But still! I'll always be on Professor Sesshoumaru's side, no matter what!" Parvatti said stubbornly.
"Girls…" Seamus muttered.
"Voldermort, you have a plan?" Naraku stated coolly from his corner in his room. The room was very plain. The floor was covered with straw mats and the bamboo curtains hung down in the middle of the room separating the visitor from Naraku. The spot Naraku was in was completely empty except for a window covered with rice paper and a table that had a white futon, a blanket, and a pillow folded neatly and piled up on each other. In the center of the room was a dish that held the candle, but the candle was not lit and stood there ominously with its charred string. Naraku himself sat on a mat in the corner of the room while Voldermort knelt on the outside with Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Lestrange, and Peter Petigrew (wormtail) around him. When they had first arrived, they had underestimated Naraku and roughly entered his quarters without second thought. Wormtail was actually killed by Naraku with one of his many tentacles but was resurrected with a Shikon shard. Also, Hakudoushi and Mouryumaru saw to it that Naraku was respected. Thus, they knelt outside the bamboo curtain that hung down from the middle of the room speaking only when addressed and silencing when silenced. "Well?" Naraku asked raising a thin eyebrow.
"Yes, Naraku-sama," Voldermort spat the last part, which he had been forced to call the evil hanyou, "I am not sure if your honorable self is willing to do this, but I feel that you should hand Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Lestrange a shard for their wands as well. These three members are my most loyal members and will never fail me."
"Hmm… would it help get rid of Inuyasha's scumbag friends?"
"Yes."
"Then your wish is my command." Naraku rose from his spot in the room and magically lifted the bamboo curtain with the wave of his hand. He came out of his usual encasement and stood before the quartet. "I take that those two are the ones you wish for me to give a shard, provided that the rat-like one already has one. Am I not correct?"
"Yes, Naraku-Sama."
"Alright." Naraku smirked, his red eyes gleaming maliciously as took the nearly completed Shikon Jewel from his long, flowing sleeves. "Bellatrix, stand." Bellatrix stood without a word as Naraku held the Shikon Shard between his thumb and forefinger. "Hold out your wand." Bellatrix complied, and Naraku shot the shard into the wand. The Shard glowed in her wand and turned black. The wand started to glow and elongated until it was a sinister staff of a skull with a horn on its head. Bellatrix herself also began to change. Her face that was once tired and wrinkled not only from age, but from her years in Azabakan smoothened and she was once the beautiful young woman she once was. "Use the shard well, you may now be eligible to fight with Sakura."
"I'm young!" Bellatrix shrieked in amazement, "I'm young again!"
"Yes, the Shikon Jewel has amazing powers that can give a mere human demonic powers such as eternal youth. You, Lucius, stand." Lucius did as Naraku told him. "You, I shall spare you of the burden of carrying anything." With one swift movement, Naraku severed his left arm with a sword he had just drawn. Lucius screamed and fell to the floor writhling in pain. Naraku ignored the shocked and aggressive reaction of Bellatrix and inserted a shard into the stump of the arm before returning it to Lucius' body. The stump sealed up quickly and Lucius morphed completely. Unlike Bellatrix who had gone back several years to become the beautiful woman she was, Lucius' hair color seemed to change. It grew out until it reached past his waist and turned silver much like Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's. His eye color changed to blood red like Naraku's own eyes and and claws grew from his fingernails. Down the left side of his face was a green mark of a youkai and his left arm changed so that it became the claw of a dragon.
"Lucius! What did you do to him?" Bellatrix screamed in rage.
"Not to worry, I have simply changed him into youkai so your so-called enemy's can't use spells on him. With this new look, nobody will recognize him and his new arm, the arm of a dragon will be powerful enough to split the Tetsusaiga and the Toukijen into two if the same spot is hit repetitively. The other mysterious powers behind his new body, you will find out as well."
"What about me? I am their leader!"
"Not to worry, you will morph now." Naraku snapped his fingers and Voldermort fell to the floor screaming. The Shikon Shard in his wand glowed pink for a second before burning black. It rose off the floor and slammed into Voldermort's body. Upon seeing that, both Bellatrix and Lucius cried out in surprise. Voldermort's body twitched and turned, his glowing red eyes bulged, but the red glow faded and was replaced with a lavender color, his hair grew longer and longer and his robes shredded to pieces until he was completely naked, but his skinny body slowly began to transform into a more toned one and the white skin darkened and reddened so that it was a healthy skin color. His hair elongated until it was as long as Inutaisho's and became silver. His eyes were now an amber color and two thick, purple stripes appeared on his face, one below each eye and on his cheek. His ears elongated so that they became like an elf's ear. Claws appeared on his fingers. His teeth elongated so they were sharp canines and a purple stripe appeared on each of his wrists. The transformation was complete. "Voldermort," Naraku said with a smirk, "That shall no longer be your name. From now on you shall be called Inu no Taisho, otherwise known as Inutaisho, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father."
This was a long chapter…. I think the longest of all the other chapters… 23 pages! WHEW! Anyway, I really hope you all enjoyed this story, and for your information, some of the weapons I mentioned in this chapter actually exist. Go read the manga that came out recently, and you'll see that the Gorashi was invented by Takahashi Rumiko… so yeah… and there are other things, for example, if you haven't seen the third movie yet, then you wouldn't know that the Souuna actually is one of Inutaisho's swords, and that Inutaisho is Inutaisho, and uh… Saya is actually a character and all… yeah… oh and just so you know, the dragon-scale Tetsusaiga also exists, it comes out in the manga as well…