Bane throughout time

By: EVL5011

AN: How were the last two chapters? Write me and let me know.

Fear is a disease that eats away at logic and makes men inhuman. By: Marian Anderson

Chapter 3: Invitation

Inuyasha watched as Kagome began unwrapping the brown box left for her by the nameless demon. Once she was done removing the thick tape she opened the flaps, the inside of the box was filled with crumbled up newspapers. The strong scent of blood was released into the air, causing Inuyasha and Kagome to lean back in disgust.

Inuyasha took the box from Kagome and reached inside, he could feel something large, covered with hair. He gave Kagome a strange look, before he pulled out what was inside. Kagome gasped in horror and fell to her knees crying. Inuyasha held a large amount of black raven hair. It was the head of a dead girl, her face was frozen in fear, and her eyes had been pulled out. The blood ran down her eyes, resembling tears of blood.

"Why is he still killing?" Kagome cried. She couldn't understand why he would kill someone else, when he claimed that she was the one he wanted.

Inuyasha placed the severed head on top of the scattered newspapers. He reached inside the box and searched to make sure that there was nothing else inside, and there was, it was a letter spattered with blood. Inuyasha looked at the blood-tainted letter and handed it to Kagome. She wiped the tears from her face and read the letter.

"Its an address…he wants us to go there and look for him." Kagome set the piece of paper down and looked at Inuyasha.

"Fine by me, the faster we find him, the faster I can kill him." Smirked Inuyasha. "One other thing though…what do you want me to do with the head?" Inuyasha asked.

Kagome looked down at the head and picked it up carefully, "We can't leave it here. We'll have to bring it with us." She replied.

"Lets go then!" Inuyasha took the box and pushed down the flaps, but before they headed out Kagome ran down to let her mother know that she had something to take care of with Inuyasha. Kagome's mother was hesitant at first, but knew that Inuyasha would protect her, as he always did. Kagome and Inuyasha left through her window, Inuyasha leapt from building to building as he did before. They couldn't take the risk of someone seeing them in broad daylight, especially with a demon that had eyes similar to Inuyasha's.

Inuyasha leapt continuously, they were far from her house, they had traveled miles non-stop, until they came across an old house, which had been boarded up. The decrepit house stood out like a sore thumb, it looked like no one had bothered to knock it down when it was abandoned long ago. The large house bordered near a wooded area, it didn't look in any way inviting.

"Is this the place?" asked Inuyasha. The hanyou landed on the moist ground and began smelling the air. "This place smells different." Remarked Inuyasha, as Kagome jumped off his back.

"What do you mean?" Kagome looked up and noticed a group of black ravens circling the creaky house.

"This area has a foul smell, it even leaves a bitter taste in my mouth." He replied. "You don't smell it? Its strong enough that even you should notice."

Kagome inhaled the air and her mouth became dry, leaving a rancid taste in her mouth, "You're right, something is different about this area."

Inuyasha set the box down on the ground. There was no reason why he should carry it with him. Kagome looked at the box and wondered if what they were doing was right, she felt as if she should've called the police, like they would believe her story. They both approached the front door to the house, and found it barely hanging off its hinges.

Inuyasha stopped short of going in, he could smell the familiar scent of blood inside, "He's definitely here." Inuyasha pushed open the door and peeked inside. A strong gust pushed him and Kagome back, the wind howled as it escaped the old house.

"That's always a good sign" Inuyasha quipped sarcastically. "Lets get going."

Kagome and Inuyasha entered the house, the lights had been left on for them, the walls were practically falling apart, the ceiling was crumbling and the windows were all boarded up. The stale air was so thick that they could cut it with a knife. They explored the house, finding old newspapers dating back to the end of the second Great War. The lights flickered on and off, as they searched the vacant rooms.

"Where the hell is this guy?" Inuyasha was becoming aggravated, just the thought that the demon was toying with them, was pissing him off.

"I don't think that he would get us out here and not show up." Kagome replied. The two of them entered a large room, the dining room. The table was caked with dust, there were old utensils strewn about on the table, and a small radio. Dishes were scattered all over the floor, and just as they were about to move on, a loud ear piercing sound echoed throughout the empty house.

"Sorry, that I've kept you waiting. I just had to bring along a girl that's been dying to meet you two." Cackled the demon. "Go on, tell the nice people your name." Shouted the demon.

"Please, help me." Cried out the voice of a girl.

"I said tell them your name! Or I'll pull out your heart and feed it to you!" commanded the demon.

The girl could be heard whimpering over the dusty radio, "M-My name is Kasumi…I don't want to die." She cried.

Inuyasha and Kagome walked over to the old radio, the hanyou picked it off the table, and beneath it were a series of wires. Kagome and Inuyasha followed the wires. They lead beneath the floor.

"I see you that curiosity has gotten the best of you…I might as well tell you where I'm hiding. It'll only be a matter of minutes before I grow tired of amusing myself with this innocent girl." Laughed the demon. "Go to the living room, there you'll find a marble chimney. Move it and you'll find a secret passage. You'll be pleasantly surprised as to what I have down here, now get going, before I eviscerate her."

Inuyasha slammed the radio on the old table, breaking it (the radio, not the table), "Come on Kagome, before that sick bastard kills her."

Inuyasha and Kagome ran through the house searching for the living room, it took them less than one minute, before the found the one room with a marble chimney. Inuyasha pushed the side of the heavy chimney. A faint light shined through the small opening, once he moved the obstacle as far as he could. There was a long, narrow, and poorly lit passage, they both looked at each other and silently agreed to continue.

Kagome walked closely behind Inuyasha, it seemed like an eternity, before they came to a large door. It was adorned with writing, but not just any writing, they were names.

"What the hell?" Inuyasha blurted out as he read the names scratched into the door.

"It's a list of names…Aya…Nibiki…Mia…Mireille…Misaki…" the list went on. Kagome realized that she was staring at the list of victims, but they appeared to have been scratched on years ago. The door was covered with dust, and the only thing that was clean was the doorknob.

Inuyasha placed his hand on the doorknob and slowly turned it, an all too familiar smell caught his attention once again. He turned to Kagome, before opening the door all the way, and said, "I'm not sure what's behind this door, but I have a feeling you're not going to like what's inside. Are you sure you want to go in with me?" he asked.

Kagome tried to peek through, but Inuyasha was obstructing her view, "We've come this far, I don't think that anything else can surprise me." She replied.

"All right then…" Inuyasha pushed the door open. Kagome fell back and placed her hand near her face. She tried to climb back up the stairs, but felt some powerful force was pinning her to the steps.