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A.N.: Decided to continue because of the reviewers. Thanks to the following people
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Chapter One: Web of Deceit
Kanna squirmed in her sleep. Cold sweat was beading on her brow as she tried to escape her dreaded nightmares. Sleep was probably the only time she showed the one emotion she knew the most: fear. Her body began to shake and she moaned in pain. Her dream started out wonderful and than turned into complete hell. A girl lay in front of her, the girl of her dream.
"Who are you?" whispered Kanna to the fallen girl
The girl was unconscious but her head rose anyways and she stood like a rag doll. Her arms were all droopy but her legs finally seemed to stand firm. The girl glared a Kanna and than she blew up into purple dust. The dust expanded and surrounded Kanna.
"I can't breathe." Mouthed Kanna as she clawed for oxygen.
Kanna held her throat and grabbed desperate for anything that could support her. The ground disappeared under her and she fell. Walls were beginning to close around her and they slowly changed. The girl's face appeared on them. They shrieked the way she did every time Kanna's dream ended and turned into this nightmare.
"Let me go!" screamed Kanna as she searched for her weapon.
"Never trust again, Kanna. Never trust again, Kanna." Repeated the faces.
Kanna tried to cover her ears but when she looked at them, they had turned into the mirrors the girl had before it broke. The shined and brightly and the girl's face appeared on both of them.
"Never trust again, Kanna. Never trust again!"
Kanna angrily smashed the mirrors together and their laughs echoed as if she were playing. The mirrors were now dirty and destroyed just like when the girl had given them to Naraku. A hand burst from the purple dust and grabbed her. Tentacles began to choke her and she realized she was dying.
"Become what you have been named. Become what you have been named." A dark voice boomed.
A sudden ray of light shined and the purple dust vanished. Kanna felt herself rising but heard one last thing before she reached the light,
"I will come back for you Kanna. You will never escape…"
"Kanna you idiot, wake up!"
A fan was about to smack her face when Kanna caught it. She opened her eyes quickly and say Kagura looming over her like a vulture.
"Get up Kanna or Naraku will be furious."
Kanna nodded and threw the fan out the window. Kagura screamed in shock and raced after her prized weapon of choice.
"Next time, just wake me up normally." Called Kanna back after she heard Kagura cursing her.
She quickly went into a cleaning room and bathed and put on some clothes. She threw on her usual attire and picked up her mirror on a white table. She exited the small room and began to make her way down the corridors. Servants ran past her and bowed before passing her. There was no disrespect to the higher demons of this castle.
The corridors was like a winding maze but somehow Kanna was easily able to navigate herself to her destination. She silently moved into the room and stood beside Naraku.
"Sit down Kanna." Said Naraku.
She obediently sat down on the ground and held up her mirror. But to her surprise, he ordered her to put away her mirror. She almost acted confused but decided against it because nothingness was supposed to have no emotion.
"Do you not wish to spy on the half-demon Inuyasha today Naraku? Asked Kanna almost curiously.
Naraku put a hand to his chin and his face changed, as if he was in deep thought. A few minutes passed and he finally spoke.
"Kanna, do you have dreams when you sleep?" questioned Naraku.
Kanna knew she could not lie but she felt that she would get in trouble if she were to tell him about what happened in her dreams.
"Yes Naraku, I have been having dreams at night."
Naraku's face seemed to darken as he heard her say that. Kanna remembered what happened to Kagura when she got in trouble and she did not want to face that kind of pain.
"Kanna, I want you to answer truthfully to the next question or you will receive a severe punishment for lying to me. Do you understand?"
Kanna nearly choked on her breath. Would a simple question really decide if she would continue to live in this world? She knew she had no other choice and nodded hesitantly.
"What do you dream about when you are asleep?"
His question was simple and easy to respond to but Kanna knew she could not reveal what was in her dreams. Somehow, she felt that Naraku might be responsible for her dreams. So she decided to make up a cock and bull story.
"Well…, I always dream about destroying Inuyasha and his friends, if you must know Naraku."
Naraku looked at her for the longest time and finally waved his hand. She took that as a signal to leave and quickly left the room, leaving Naraku by himself. He noticed that Kanna had left her mirror on the ground. His hands casually picked it up and his fingers danced along the surface. The mirror shined with energy and Naraku shushed it.
"Be patient. She is learning things she is not supposed to. Why don't we give her a little surprise for betraying my orders? Perhaps this will keep her in line…"
Naraku body began to mutate and change, he grunted in effort and a small black orb filled his hand. His body changed back and he was breathing heavily. The orb flew and entered the mirror. It shined dark purple and than turned back to normal.
Kanna came walking back and noticed that Naraku was holding her mirror. She had remembered that she had left her weapon in Naraku's room and went to get it back.
"Naraku, can I have the mirror back?"
He nodded and tossed it to her. She stuck out her hand and grabbed it swiftly. She left the room once again and did not notice the small smile on Naraku's lips.
"You will never escape."
Shadow Lands, 500 Yards East of Naraku's Castle:
Inuyasha's had his face to the ground as he looked for a scent. His eyes were filled with concentration he swore he smelt a tiny whiff of Naraku. Even though it was daytime, it seemed as if it was nighttime. A gigantic mountain loomed over them and it cast a great shadow over the land. Many people were fearful of the place because even if the sun was facing the opposite direction, the shadow remained. The shadow was much darker that normal and kept some people from seeing anything.
"This way everyone, I think we're getting closer." Said Inuyasha to the ground.
Kagome had a flashlight that helped guide them most of the way. The bulb revealed dead trees and animal bodies which were strewn everywhere. The level of fear rose as they wondered who had done this. Inuyasha's face suddenly hit something and he picked it up curiously.
"A feather…, everybody get down!" shouted Inuyasha as he tackled Kagome to the ground along with Shippou, who was on Kagome's head at the time.
Bright blades of winds showered the ground and rock was carelessly thrown up. The animal bodies were destroyed and everyone appeared to be safe from the blast. Inuyasha drew Tetsusaiga and pointed it at Kagura.
"Over hear, idiot." Said Kagura from the darkness.
Kagome purified one of her arrows and held it up. The shadow shrieked and seemed to hide under the intense light. It revealed that Inuyasha had nearly cut Miroku in the throat while Kagura was standing behind him. Miroku hit him once on the head with his staff and turned Inuyasha around. Inuyasha shook out of his embarrassment and lunged at Kagura.
"Coming at me directly is a bad choice Inuyasha."
Kagura waved her fan and Inuyasha was blown away. He flipped and landed on his feet and quickly made another lunge.
Miroku prepared to bring out his wind tunnel but noticed the poisonous insects of Naraku. He swore in anger and used his staff to go at Kagura. Sango whistled for Kirara and she was already preparing to throw Hiraikotsu. Kagura sensed the danger and threw a blade of wind at Sango which cut her arm and caused her to drop her weapon.
"Damn it!" cursed Sango as he held her useless arm. She knew that if she picked up the heavy weapon, it would cause more blood to flow. She hopped off while Kirara charged forward. The cat demon slammed her head into Kagura who let out a whoosh of air. She was sent flying back and crashed into a boulder.
"It's time to end this Kagura!" shouted Inuyasha.
He slammed his feet into the ground and he flew into the air. His white but almost silver hair flew behind him as he went to give the deathblow. The Tetsusaiga was pointed downwards as he focused all of his energy into his attack.
"Take this!" screamed Inuyasha.
Kagura closed her eyes and waited for the crushing impact. She waited for a few more seconds and opened her eyes. Kanna had rushed forward and blocked the incoming assault. Her mirror crackled with overflowing energy and Kanna looked extremely strained while Inuyasha looked pissed off. Kagura looked at the mirror in amazement but her face turned to shock as she noticed that the mirror was beginning to show signs of cracking.
"Kanna, what the hell-" began Kagura but was cut off my Kanna.
"Go Kagura, I'll hold them off for now." Whispered Kanna emotionlessly.
Kagura nodded quickly and drew a feather from her hair. It grew instantly and she got away before anybody could get her.
"You'll pay for that Kanna." Said Inuyasha.
"We'll see about that." Responded Kanna.
He smirked at the challenge and he leaped off. Kanna got in a defensive position and watched them to see if they would attack.
"How about I show something new that I've learned...?" Said Kanna with a deadly voice.
She raised her mirror and spun it on her hand. She opened her mouth and shouted,
"Soul Torture!"
Inuyasha felt a burning sensation in his chest and grabbed at it fiercely. His breathing became ragged as he gasped for air.
"What's wrong Inuyasha?" shrieked Kagome as she ran to help him.
But as soon as she had gotten at least 2 meters near him, she also felt a burning sensation. She stepped back quickly and glared at Kanna.
"What are you doing to Inuyasha!" said Kagome, demanding and answer.
Kanna just shrugged casually and said,
"I'm simply using the energy around him to crush his soul."
Kanna did not want to reveal that her new ability drained her of energy at a fast rate. She might have to let go if she wanted to survive.
'Damn it.' Thought Kanna as she cursed herself.
"Take this!" The shout broke Kanna from her wandering mind.
A purifying arrow shot through the air and struck Kanna' mirror in the center like a target. Kanna tried to shake it off but stopped when she heard a shriek come from her mirror. Her weapon crackled with energy and Inuyasha was freed from the torture. But the sudden burst of energy made Kanna drop the mirror.
Suddenly, everything seemed to slow down as Kanna's mirror hit the ground and cracked in two. A burst of light shot from the sky and struck the right side of the mirror. It flipped through the air and landed on the mountain which was already beginning to cover the land in its shadow.
"Well, well, well Kanna. It seems that I was correct when I said you were weak." Said a voice high a top the mountain.
"Naraku!" snarled Inuyasha as he got up and dusted himself off.
While everyone had their attention on Naraku, Kanna was on her knees in the dirt. Her hand held the broken mirror and gripped it tightly, causing a tiny drop of blood to drop.
"Why does this mirror feel so familiar to me?" wondered Kanna.
Her mind seemed to click and Kanna's eyes suddenly turned completely white. It was as if her mind had a trigger which activated if this were to happen. The memories of what she had done with were Naraku were completely erased. Memories driven to the corner of her mind rushed in and took their place. In just a few seconds, Kanna would no longer be Kanna anymore.
She would be nothing…
End Note: I hope everyone knows what the ending means. Remember to review if you read and expect my other stories to be updated too! Anyways, thanks for the support and I'm out!
-starfighter48