Death is Only the Beginning
By-RamenObsessed15
Disclaimer- I don't own Inuyasha and unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view) I never will.
It is said that a sword holds part of your very soul in it. Sesshoumaru succeeds in stealing the Tetusiaiga and kills Kikyo in the process. Inuyasha gets a new katana from Totosai. He goes to avenge Kikyo but fails. Overcome with sorrow and decides to end his life. Several hundred years later Kagome moves to her first house and finds an old sword. It revives Inuyasha and he goes seeking vengeance against his old enemies.
Chapter 1: Prologue
Sesshoumaru stood through the burning ruins of a feudal Japanese village in what would later become Hokkaido. He was here to take something, his brother's precious weapon. As he passed one smoldering house he saw a familiar woman, Kikyo, lying on the ground. The Tetusigia set down next to her.
"Give it to me you foolish woman!" the cold eyed lord of the Western Land demanded.
"No! You shall never have it. Inuyasha gave it to me to protect until he gets back and that's exactly what I intend to do." At this, Kikyo picked up a longbow lying on the ground and notched an arrow. Sesshoumaru remained unfazed as he was unaware of her powers. He paid for this arrogance when he blocked the arrow and absorbed the purification energy. Kikyo, hurt was unable to kill him as her powers were weakened.
"Pitiful girl, you shall pay for that!" With this he slashed across her body with his claws, vivisecting her stomach. As blood poured onto the ground, Sesshoumaru took the Tetusiaga from her and walked away.
" Inu…Yasha, I'm sorry…" Kikyo cried out in a mixture of pain and sadness and breathed her last breath.
Inuyasha returned to the village Kikyo resided in only to find it in devastation. Frantically he searched for the hut he and Kikyo shared only to find his worst fears confirmed. Kikyo lay lifeless on the ground her lifeblood spilled out. Her last message to her love was a crudely scrawled kanji of Sesshoumaru's name scratched on the ground. Inuyasha also noticed that the Tetusaiga was missing.
"Damnit Sesshoumaru, you monster! You didn't have to kill her. She didn't deserve that! I'll get you for this!" Leaning down to Kikyo's body he stroked her face and said " Kikyo, I swear I will avenge you!"
Later that evening after Inuyasha had finished burying Kikyo and the bodies of the other villagers he started walking, leaving behind the life that had recently been the most important thing in the world to him. Why did this happen!? What the fuck did I do to deserve this? Inuyasha, lost in his thoughts trudged along a path in the forest.
On that day a part of him died. What remained was an ugly need for revenge.
He decided to visit Totosai. Perhaps he would have a means of exacting revenge against Sesshoumaru.
"Inuyasha, I'm truly sorry for your loss, but I'm not sure what I can do to help you." Totosai spoke solemnly. It takes time to forge a sword with any type of powers or craftsmanship, and time is something you don't have much of. I'm sure Sesshoumaru will be coming after you next. The best thing I can give you is this sword. It has a great mysterious power in it." Totosai said, taking a sword out of the storage room. "Its enchanted with the essence of fire. It will effortlessly cut through any normal substance. However, there isn't anything that I know of the windscar to use as a crutch."
"Well, It'll have to do old man. Thanks." Inuyasha said taking the sword and its sheath and sliding it into his obi. "Sesshoumaru, every day you live from now is a gift so enjoy it while it lasts." Inuyasha said with a cold smile that caused Totosai to shy away from him.
That boy is going to get himself killed. But it still won't bring back Kikyo even if he does defeat Sesshoumaru. Nothing good can ever come from this.
Time passed as Inuyasha searched for his older brother. He did not seem to notice the ebb and flow of what would be his life. All he had left was his burning desire for revenge, which consumed him. Finally after journeying for many months he reached a castle that could only be described as 'grand'.
This must be where he lives! He can't run any longer. "Sesshoumaru!!! You die by my hand!" With this Inuyasha ran forward, drew his sword, and sliced through the iron gate. He then leaped onto the parapets and cut through the stone rooftop. He jumped into the edifice and landed in a throne room. Sesshoumaru stood calmly among the rubble that had fallen.
"Dear brother, I had expected you to have come sooner." Sesshoumaru said coldly with a grim smile on his face.
"Yeah, well I had some trouble finding you. Guess you haven't lost any of your skill at running away. Prepare yourself!" Inuyasha leapt forward into the air and placed his hand on the handle of his katana. He then drew it quickly in a horizontal slash that would have decapitated Sesshoumaru if he hadn't drawn his own sword. He then struck the Tetusiaga against his brother's sword. It battered back Inuyasha's katana with each blow until it was knocked out of his hand.
"Worthless! You're not worth my time half-breed!" Sesshoumaru snarled . He then unleashed the Windscar and blew Inuyasha and his sword out of the castle. Several of his ribs were crushed when he landed.
"Damn him! I can't beat him as long as he has the Tetusiaga" Inuyasha muttered in disgust. He picked up his sword and, using it as a crutch staggered off.
A few days later injured and starving, Inuyasha returned to his old home. He slumped over tiredly next to Kikyo's grave and said "I'm sorry Kikyo, I just wasn't able to avenge you. But don't worry, we'll be together soon enough." After he said this he took a small sheet of paper and wrote a short note. As soon as he was finished Inuyasha picked up his sword and, silently asking for forgiveness from Kikyo for his weakness, drove it into his stomach . His last words were "I love you Kikyo", and then he died.
The next day Totosai came to the village Inuyasha and Kikyo had resided in. He could see the graves Inuyasha had dug and when he went over to Kikyo's gravesite and found a site that chilled his blood. A red shape lay on the ground. He ran over, but it was far too late to help Inuyasha. He then spotted a small bloodstained note on the ground. It read
If anyone reads this, it means I summoned enough courage to do what I must. My last wish is that I be laid to rest alongside Kikyo who is interred next to where I lie, and my sword be buried at the entrance to the village. May it do a better job of protecting others than I did.
At this point the note ended and, with tears in his eyes, Totosai went to fetch a shovel. After he was done Inuyasha lay in an unmarked grave next to Kikyo's.
A.N.- If you donb't like Inuyasha this way, don't worry. I'm not sure I do.
Ps-If you want Sango and miroku in it say so in your reviews