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Inuyasha : Rebirth Of Destiny
Chapter 1
Paths Destined To Cross
In the Feudal Era of Japan several demons continue to roam around terrorizing
and causing havoc throughout the entire area. Their is very little to change all of this
yet the one goal all share in mind is to gain that of the Shikon no Tama which would
grant them immense power to the point where it could either be used to save the
world if it is gained by one with a pure good heart or abused by those seeking to
increase their strength and pursue their selfish desires. At the moment the Shikon no
Tama is guarded by a miko named Kikyo who will not allow anyone to come into
contact with the jewel for no one has proven themselves worthy to use it for it's
potentially good nature. At the moment the Shikon no tama has come under threat
as demons gradually come to the village for it's power.
"I have come here for the Shikon no tama do not get in my way!" one of possibly
20 demons shouts out as they make their way towards the village.
The miko Kikyo steps out of the village standing infront of it preventing the demons
from advancing as she takes one arrow from her back then lifts up her bow taking
aim at one of the demons and releases the arrow revealing why she was chosen to
protect the jewel as the sacred arrow she releases destroys the demon instantly.
The demons suddenly halt their advance out of fear yet then decide that the risk
of death is worth it as long as they get their hands on the Shikon no tama and continue
to move forward only enraged that Kikyo would dare attempt to kill any of them.
She does not lose focus at all by this and without hesitation continues to release one
arrow after another with perfect accuracy as she never missed any of her targets.
The remaining demons being three now being relatively close to Kikyo move much
more in haste as they realize she might be vulnerable as archers usually have the
advantage from distances of long or mid range, but short range is a different story.
Not intending to give them such an opportunity to get close to her she release one
arrow then another destroying two of the demons yet as she tries to pull out another
arrow from behind she comes to realize that she has none left.
"Nothing left huh, well then now's my chance to devour you and take vengeance!"
the demon yells out now far to close to Kikyo for her to even attempt to run away
as he opens his mouth prepared to take her body apart piece by piece starting
with her head.
Kikyo could only look on at the demon as fear had struck her making her incapable
of moving.
"Sankon Tetsusuo!" someone in a red kimono shouted as he jumped in the air then tore
the demon apart with the claws on his right hand as he landed. "Hmph,your getting
careless Kikyo that's not like you" the what appeared to be a hanyou with dog ears said.
She closed her eyes and gave a sigh of relief before looking at him. "I will not make
excuses your right about that Inuyasha, I should have been a little more prepared and
on guard before taking part in this fight" she says looking disappointed at herself since
as the protector of the Shikon no Tama reckless mistakes like that should not happen.
Did not expect this much negativity from her and quickly tries to lighten up the mood.
"Come on Kikyo lighten up a bit and quit being so hard on yourself, you always give
it your best when it comes to fighting to protect the Shikon no Tama I cannot see
anyone else doing that besides you, also if you ever need my help you know I'm
always around" he says hoping she had took his words to heart.
She smiles to him grateful for his words of comfort. "Thank you Inuyasha, but
even though I'm glad to have you here by my side why do you remain here, surely
their are other places you could be or is it that you still have a desire to possess the
Shikon no Tama like everyone else that comes to this village?" she asks pretty sure
he has no intention to fight against her for it considering their past history with one
another yet is still curious to any of the other reasons.
"Please like I have any interest in pursuing that thing anymore I'm more than strong
enough as it is, as for my reasons for staying well that's none of your concern really!"
He says feeling pressured abit causing him to speak with both haste and arrogance.
"Calm down Inuyasha it was only a question no need to get all excited, but your right
whatever your reasons are they do not concern after all clearly you see me as nothing
more than just an ally, but as long as your not after the Shikon no Tama that doesn't
bother me at all..." she says turning her back to him and walk back towards the village
to restock on arrows.
"What?..., Kikyo wait that's not exactly what I meant!" as he tries to catch up to her
he notices more demons approach the village feeling he should take care of them first
before going to speak with her. "You all really decided on a bad time to try and take
the Shikon no Tama, but that's okay heh if you all want to die allow me to grant you
your wishes!" he yells out charging for them ripping them apart with his claws one
by one while avoiding any of their attempts to grab him or bite him.
"He's just a hanyou we cannot let ourselves be disgraced by being killed by someone
who isn't even a full Youkai!" one of the demons yells out as another swarm of demons
approaches the village.
"I maybe a hanyou, but underestimating me simply because of that fact makes you
all bakas!" he yells out running for them then cutting his chest with his claws then
swinging his hand to side having his blood move towards them cutting most of them
apart being that of his Hijin Ketsusuo. After defeating all of them he pants a bit
exhausted from his fight and returns to the village in search for Kikyo finding her
practicing her aim as she releases one arrow after another on a few trees, he then
decides to sit down on a rock watching her and not wanting to disturb her.
She does not even notice him as she is too deep in thought while releasing her
arrows which always hit their target. "Is this the way it must always be, must I
always be obligated to protect the Shikon no tama at all cost even though I may
never be happy as I continue to do this for my whole life, I envy those not bound
to something that prevents them from happiness at times I wish I too was just a
normal girl and not a miko" she says as she thinks to herself and when releasing
another arrow it misses the target completely hitting the branch of a tree instead of
the center causing her to seem a little surprised by that as her eyes widen somewhat.
This catches his attention greatly as he turns to Kikyo realizing that she must be
somewhat distraught or discontent with something in order for her to ever miss any
of her targets, he then begins to start to think to himself wondering what the problem
could be. "Kikyo...what could be going through your mind right now, is it that
your tired from constantly fighting and defending the Shikon no tama or is it that
you are unsure entirely of what you really want to do, we both share the same
feeling that we want something more than what life has given us, we just can never
be truly happy as long as we are seen by the world as a miko or a hanyou..." the
only thing that comes to mind for him to help ease Kikyo's constant stress over her
life is to make things easier for her when it comes to fighting off demons and other
threats that seek the Shikon no tama, he stands up from where he was sitting and
walks to Kikyo standing infront of her. "Kikyo..."
She is able to snap out of her current state of mind as she hears his voice and looks
to him. "Oh Inuyasha I had no idea you were even here...is their something you want
from me?" she asks thinking now her emotions and thoughts are starting to effect her
senses which have always been perfect beyond that of normal humans when it comes
to detecting movement from mid or even long range distances.
"Ha what could I possibly want from a human even if you are a miko, what I wanted
to say was that I was going to leave the village for awhile to go and receive the sword
my father left for me awhile ago and I might not be back for a few weeks" he says
acting casually trying to make it seem as if theirs no alternative motive for this since
he finds it difficult to express his feelings.
"I see...wait did you not say awhile ago that your half brother Sesshomaru had stolen
the sword before you even had the chance to receive it properly, if that's true then
how do you know where to search for it?" she asks fully aware of the circumstances
concerning Tetsusaiga which was a sword he spoke to her as something to increase
his strength yet he never really bothered to pursue it after hearing that has brother
had taken it.
"Well that's why I said this could take a few weeks now quit asking questions I'm
already set on doing this and no matter what you say you can't stop me!" he says
crossing his arms with his eyes closed acting as if she's being to bothersome to him
at the moment.
"Okay I understand I will not ask any more questions I wish you luck in finding
your sword..." she says trying to act as if this does not make her sad to see him leave
as she continues to have a serious face then begins to walk away from him slowly.
He opens his eyes expecting a little more of an emotional response from her, but then
realizes that maybe if he was more open with his feelings of why he was doing this
maybe he would receive such openness. "Kikyo..."
She stops not bothering to turn around to face him. "Is their something else you
wanted to say?"
Once again he was held back by the feeling of fear that she would think nothing of
him or his efforts until he could actually prove himself to her so he continues with
the normal way of expressing himself. "Keep yourself alive until I return okay,
I will be very disappointed if I find you dead before you got to see how well I
could use Tetsusaiga" he says giving it his best effort to express his concern for
her well being even if it was hard to figure out how to take his words at first.
She smiles finding it humorous always that he finds it difficult to express his true
feelings and has to act similar to a child in order to do so, she was able to
understand what he meant though. "I look forward to seeing how strong you'll
become then Inuyasha, just make sure that you yourself will be able to live long
enough to retrieve and return with the Tetsusaiga" she says now being able to
face him.
"Me die, like that will ever happen you should know me by now Kikyo, just
wait when I come back I'll be able to strike fear and slay any threat that tries to
even come near the Shikon no Tama!" he shouts out with confidence then as he stops
speaking entirely he looks into Kikyo's eyes noticing her holding back a few
tears that seemed as if they wanted to come out.
"Inuyasha...just hurry back as soon as possible..., it just will not be the same around
here without you...be careful and take care on your journey...farewell for now" she
says walking away from him knowing she'll miss him as soon as he is away given
the way they both have similar feelings about life that made their time together unique
and rare.
"Goodbye Kikyo...I promise I will return as soon as I can" he says to himself before
turning around running out of the village and into the nearby forest in search of his
sword and his brother who might possess it.
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"Hnnmph..." Hands gently spread through silken obsidian hair. Slowly orbs of chocolate gazed defiantly at the bright light filtering through her window. "Uhnn why does day have to come so quickly."
The girl rose, shifting her weight and swinging amble legs over the edge of the bed. She stretched, allowing what remained of the blanket laying on her, to slump in a pile to her feet on the cold bare wooden floors. This was a typical routine, sleep, get up, go to school, and return to repeat the process.
A typical day, for the normal Japanese school girl. She headed for her dresser, ignoring the flash of red digits her black alarm clock blinked. She shuffled through her every the same uniforms and quickly slipped them on, taking her time to ruffle any indecent wrinkles.
"Kagome!" the girl jumped, she wasn't use to her mom being awake at 6 am. Her eyes darted quickly to the clock, and she stumbled for hold of her near by dresser. "Shimatta!"
The girl dashed, throwing her coat and book bag over her right shoulder. She pushed open the sliding doors, a little harshly which made her watching grandfather frown in disapproval. She stopped, jogging in place as she let a hand gently skim over the top of her hair, ruffling any stray evil strands to be perfect as the others were. "Gomen Grandfather, Gomen."
He merely nodded and stepped aside, letting the hurrying school girl make her journey on the main road. Kagome silently cursed inside her head, school was just so dull so much the same. It was like a remake of some old fascist school training soldier to be the exact same as everyone else. She thought she would merely die, if she didn't get anything else to do.
She slowed her pace, coming to the outskirts of her famed temple. It was the same, a few people gazing wondrously around at flowers, statues and erect shrines. So much the same, she let her gaze fall upon old stones, trees and foundations loitering the grounds. It was a normal sight, history kept preserved. She vaguely wondered, as she had always dreamed what it was like to be in the feudal era.
But as she passed a small glint flashed in the corner of her eye. She stopped, always a girl of curiosity Kagome approached warily of the small shrine. She remembered this well, a old structure long standing in the small building. protected for reasons her family tended to neglect. She smirked, she was in a rather bored mood, looking for something new to poke its way into her life. At least being lectured for playing around a old relic was something that would slightly offset her over bounding schedule.
She pushed aside the old door, a horrid creaking emanating from the rusted metal hinges. The inside was dark, a musty murky type of dark that seemed to send a small chill up her spine. The girl arched her back a bit, shivering to rid of the unwanted sensation and stepped slowly into the shrine.
The well wasn't something she ever imagine it too be. At least when her grandfather warned her off it, he described in terms of complete horror. But it was as dull as her life, ruined and in shambles. A dark gray with a large wooden door settling over the interior of it. It was a common use to stop polluted rain water from entering it, but why it was still on with in a shrine baffled the school girl.
She just shrugged the small wary voice away and pushed the vast wooden top from the edges of the well. It took a bit of effort but she managed to knock the thing to the ground with a sickening thud. Kagome froze, hoping her ever alert grandfather was inside and not wandering about the grounds. To her small relief no one came running and she let out a small sigh.
Being a fairly curious girl, she placed both hands on either side of her, as she allowed her belly to make contact with cold stone. The well was deep, and sunk vastly into the ground. She yelled, and was gifted with a mute echo. A small smile spread on her sly face, but she barely noticed the small pebbles falling gently into the well below.
Each rock bounced, banging against the well but did not seem to make a sound like it should when hitting the ground. Kagome wondered why and stepped back a bit thinking maybe that some old water still remained far below past her point of perception.
Just as she turned to evacuate the now boring well, a low hissing wind like sound started to rise slowly from the well. She stopped, slowly turning to gaze intently into crimson red orbs. Fangs of pure white flashed behind a long forked tongue. Heavy stinky saliva slipped carelessly to the earth below, and onto Kagome's new school sneakers.
Kagome's breath quickened, she groped fearfully for a stray rock or hopeful stick but was granted none before vast claws reached and took harsh hold upon her upper body. Kagome shrieked a scream of terror and was launched forward with the beast as it descended down through the well.
Kagome shut her eyes, tears streaking down her face as her mind started to blur. Slowly she started to fade, passing out in a sense do to the immense fear and realization of her soon to be death. When she opened her eyes, she was gazing into the blue of sky. At first she thought maybe she was hit by a car and was in a dream like state, but the low hiss of breathing to her right was her indication it was waiting to let her suffer before devouring her.
She cried out, curling into a fetal position trying to avoid the deadly claws striking the ground she once stood. The demon snarled, detesting the sudden energy the pathetic human showed and grasped her tightly, as if squeezing the life from her very body.
Again Kagome screamed, but the demon chuckled a sound which reminded Kagome of a dying mouse on drugs. "Humans taste better when doused in fear..." it hissed into her face, causing her to retract from the putrid stench. She turned her head away and gazed to the thick forest around her, confusion swept in especially when she gazed upon a pure white baboon, merely standing to the side, as if amused by the small show.
Kagome started to cry, tears welling into small drops on the bottom of her chin, before falling slowly to the ground below. The demon looked amused and bent down to lick the salty water form her face. Leaving a thick trail of slime on her soft smooth skin. Kagome whimpered and was startled by the sudden deep voice of a stranger echoing through the small branch of woods.
"Matte you fool..." It was the baboon, approaching slowly and erect. The demon snarled at first then seemed to go rather rigid as it smelled the air. Kagome stared confused, this just wasn't her day, it certainly wasn't going as she had hoped.
The monkey stopped, turning its blue head in her direction. It was close enough for her to tell it was not a normal creature and she let off another rather scared whimper. The man held up a hand, a gesture for her to not worry. he spoke slowly as if the words were hard, or as if she could not seem to understand him if he spoke otherwise.
"I can help you girl..." Kagome swallowed slowly, wondering just where the conversation was going. "But of course, it can not be for free. But the price is not high, but instead rather easy to obtain."
"H-help me?" Kagome looked back to the demon. Its large red crimson orbs, sitting in thick grey elephant like skin. It sat frog like as it held her, it's unnaturally large mouth drooling, its tongue flicking dangerously about the nape of her neck. "Yes, Yes please I'll do anything!"
Naraku let a smile wry smile spread from the only section of his face Kagome could gaze upon and lifted his clawed hand into the air above his head. The demon holding Kagome sensed it's upending doom and threw the girl to the floor before its attempt to run. But it was slow, at least in standards of Naraku and was sliced cleanly in three equal sections. Kagome squealed from the speed and pushed her self back from both the corpse and the man in the monkey suit.
Naraku slowly turned to her, placing his hand slowly beneath the confines of the fur. After having flicked what remained of the crimson liquid spilled on his fingers. He walked closer, only enough to be intimidating and slightly kneeled down, to be at level with the frightened girl.
"In the village there..." His hand slowly motioned the direction he was talking about and he once again let it disappear beneath the garment. "There is a jewel, called the shikon no tama, it is causing that village great pain my dear girl. I want you to save them, to take it from the hands of that evil miko.." Once again his voice was slow, calm never wavering to any other emotion. Kagome swallowed hard, but nodded not really understanding what she had gotten herself into.
Naraku grinned beneath the mask, and couldn't help but show a little feeling of humor. But as quickly as it had appeared it again disappeared beneath the mask of emotions. " Good, I will await here in the woods for your return. May good luck be with you."
Kagome stood slowly, using both her hands to gather balance and sand erect. She looked a little frightful to the man in the suit, but started to walk cautiously towards the village he had motioned earlier. This probably wasn't going to be a easy attempt to grab anything. Even if it was a evil item, that evil Miko he mention was probably a scary lady with powers she didn't want to think about.
Though the road was short, it seemed to take days in her mind. She was worried and scared, but as soon as she cleared the forest, the sight before her put her into awe. It looked like many of the paintings she saw in her history book, a small pretty town she knew was probably named Edo.
Kagome stopped, just standing there, shifting her weight and pushing strands of hair from her eyes. Those who were around her, were already staring. She knew that listening to that stupid monkey was probably a bad idea anyway. She gazed over each structure, trying to think hard were they would keep a wanted jewel anyways.
She was about to turn and ask for a direct location, when her eyes settled upon a familiar girl entering a rather normal looking but slightly larger building. She was adorned in a Haori and Hakama, and possessed a bow and arrow. Judging by that, Kagome figured she had to be that evil miko Naraku was mentioning. She took a deep breath and placed her right hand to her left arm in a nervous gesture.
"This is going to be the biggest mistake of my life... I just know it is..."
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