Chapter 26
Family troubles
Goshinki and Rei were facing one another as the two were trying to beat another using their psychic abilities. After several minutes of struggling against one another both combatants looked exhausted and under a lot of metal stress. While the battle of psychic powers was happing Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon was entertaining herself by digging a grave for Sailor Mars. Several more minutes later judging by their expression it seemed like that Rei had the advantage.
"Are you about ready to give up Goshinki?" Rei mocked the demon.
"Actually child I have already won!" Goshinki roared as the demon's eyes glowed red for a few moments. Suddenly Sailor Mars was completely paralyzed.
"W-W-What happened. What did you do to me?" Rei asked herself as she tried to move, but it was pointless. Goshinki had paralyzed her.
"Thanks to you Rei I developed a new telekinesis ability that allows me to paralyze my victims just by looking at them when my eyes glow red. Now that you have lost I shall claim your Star Seed!" Goshinki gloated proudly as he blasted Rei with a Golden Bracelet that appeared on Goshinki's wrist.
"We won." Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon said happily.
"Indeed we have my dear. This is indeed the happiest moment of my life!" Goshinki while the demon bore a big smile on his face.
Meanwhile down on Earth hiding in a hotel's basement was are Naru Osaka, Umino Gurio, Motoki Furuhata, Rei's grandfather, Urawa, Haruna Sakurada, Dr. Mizuno, Minako's family, Haruka's family, Michiru's family, Souta, Kagome's mother, Kagome's grandfather, Eri, Arimi, Yuka, Hojo, the Ayakashi sisters, Unazuki and his girlfriend Reika. Many of them were scared by what was happing, but a few of them were frustrated by the events that had unfolded.
"This is no fair. Why couldn't those Sailor Freaks and Kagome just have left this Naraku guy alone?" Eri complained.
"Yeah...this wouldn't be happening if they didn't attack him to bring with!" Arimi said to also protest the situation.
"Hey you two better not talk about my granddaughter and her friends like that!" Rei's grandpa roared.
"Do you two have any idea how many times they have saved this world?" one of the Ayakashi sisters commented.
At that point everyone began auguring with Eri, Arimi and Yuka about Kagome and the others. The argument went on for several minutes until Urawa couldn't take it anymore so he stood up from where he was sitting and shouted "Everyone shut up!" Everyone at that very moment went quiet. "Everyone I think something has gone wrong. I can still sense some of them, but I think some of them have lost their lives. I don't know if they were one of Kagome's friends or someone else." Urawa informed everyone.
"What!" everyone had said while the sounds of some people gasping were heard in the basement after Urawa had explained the situation.
"Ami is in trouble right now. I need everyone in this room to be quiet so I can try to help her." Urawa said as he was trying to focus his thoughts so he could reach Ami mentally. Since they had last meet Urawa had been working on developing his powers better.
Meanwhile on the moon Ami and Koga were still under the influence of Mukotsu's powder and hallucination spell. The nightmares were growing worse with each passing second. Ami wasn't going to be able to last much longer. At the moment when all seemed hopeless for Ami he heard someone voice in her mind.
"Ami can you hear me its Urawa." Urawa said as he called out to Ami mentally.
"Urawa, but you're dead aren't you?" Ami replied.
"No...I am not. Everything you and Koga are seeing is being caused by some kind of hallucination spell that was caused as a result of that fog you walked into. You can beat these illusions and over come them by using your mind." Urawa informed Ami.
Thanks to Urawa's words Ami opened her eyes as she gathered up her strength and used one of her strongest attacks called Shine aqua illusion. Ami's attack ripped through the fog causing it to disappear and the attack almost stuck the one who caused it. Mukotsu jumped to the side to avoid the blast of the icy attack.
"That child broke my spell. Oh well I guess I will have better luck next time." Mukotsu said as he ran away.
With the fog gone both Ami and Koga were freed from the spell that was cast by Mukotsu. Koga was on his knees when his mind returned to reality. Koga turned his head and looked at Ami and asked "Hey uh what happened."
"Someone had used some kind of hallucination spell against us. I broke the spell, but the one who cast it ran away." Ami answered.
"Why that son of a bitch. When I find out whoever had cast that spell is dead meat." Koga said as he cracked both of his knuckles.
"Lets get moving." Ami suggested to Koga. The wolf-demon nodded his head to agree as he and Ami continued on their way, but while they were running along the pathway Ami thought in her mind and said "Thank you Urawa."
Elsewhere Inuyasha, Kagome and Sesshomaru were walking up a flight of stairs that led to the top of some kind of plateau. When the group reached the top they were surprised to see a certain someone. "Naraku!" Inuyasha said as his teeth was grinding with anger towards his greatest foe.
"Welcome to my palace Inuyasha. I hope your friends have enjoyed your visit here so far." Naraku said with a dark smile.
"So the coward has decided to finally show himself." Sesshomaru said as he put one hand on the hilt of his sword Toukijin.
"Actually I wanted to introduce you to someone you haven't seen in a long time Sesshomaru." Naraku said as he grinned. Suddenly someone wearing a black cloak with a hood covering the person's head appeared out of nowhere and was standing next to Naraku.
The figure removed her hood and she revealed herself to be a demon woman wearing armor similar to Sesshomaru's. The woman had long sliver hair, pointy ears and golden eyes. Inuyasha and Kagome didn't recognize the woman, but Sesshomaru knew who it was. His eyes had gone wide in surprise when the woman revealed herself. "Mother!" Sesshomaru mumbled.
"That's your mother!" Inuyasha and Kagome shouted together in unison.
"Sesshomaru I am disappointed with you. No...I am very ashamed of what has transpired between you and Inuyasha. First you are defeated by this foul half-breed and I have learned from Naraku that you saved the life of a worthless human child. I have even heard that you are raising her now. Is this true!" Sesshomaru's mother roared.
"It is mother, but I am not ashamed of myself." Sesshomaru replied. "I have no regrets for my actions regarding my life. In fact I am beginning to understand what my father saw in humans. Truth is...I can care less what you think about me." Sesshomaru informed his mother boldly.
"Well. I should leave you two alone to settle your differences." Naraku said as he disappeared.
"Come back here you coward!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Inuyasha...you and Kagome go on ahead without me. I will catch up once I take care of a small matter." Sesshomaru told his brother.
"Alright." Inuyasha said as he ran off into the distance.
"Watch your back!" Kagome shouted to Sesshomaru as she and Inuyasha disappeared into the distance.
"With those fools gone I shall punish you in ways you cannot even begin to image. Once I am done with you I shall kill both Inuyasha and that little girl Rin in a very painful manor." Sesshomaru's mother said as she smiled.
Sesshomaru didn't reply. Instead he simply drew Toukijin and stare his mother right in the eye and said "Draw your weapon mother."
"Very well!" Sesshomaru's answered as she drew a pair of two small swords. Once she was ready she and Sesshomaru rushed towards one another to do battle.
Meanwhile Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune were still fighting Sailor Lead Crow and Sailor Aluminum Siren. The battle between the four Senshi continue to intensify. Lead Crow was attacking Uranus with her Galactic Tornado which ended up destroying most of the ruins around them while her partner Aluminum Siren was using an attack called galactic tsunami.
The Outer Senshi soldiers were finding it difficult fighting their foes, but the Outer Senshi were gaining the advantage because it seemed like that Sailor Lead Crow and Sailor Aluminum Siren were exhausted from the battle.
"World Shaking!" Sailor Uranus shouted as she unleashed her attack against Lead Crow, but the their foe had another idea as Lead Crow used her whip against Sailor Uranus by having it warp around her wrist then it dragged her into the path of her own attack. Uranus was hit hard, but she was stunned long enough for Lead Crow to take her star seed.
"Haruka!" Michiru screamed in horror as her friend disappeared, but while she was distracted by that one brief moment of sadness Sailor Aluminum Siren shot Sailor Uranus from behind and she joined her friend a second later after Sailor Aluminum Siren claimed her Star Seed.
"We have won!" Lead Crow said happily as Sailor Aluminum Siren smiled at the thought of their victory.
"I am sure lord Naraku will be very happy with us." Sailor Aluminum Siren said with a smile.
"I am sure he will be." Lead Crow replied as she and her friend hugged one another.
Deep under the ruins inside Marik's laboratory Marik was still fighting his mother and his half sister. Their battle was as standoff since neither of them could gain the advantage. Until suddenly both of them stopped fighting as Sestuna stood in front of her son with an expression that clearly revealed that she was fatigued.
"We shouldn't be fighting against one another." Setsuna said to her son.
"You're right." Marik said as he tossed his sword to the ground in front of him. "I have no desire to fight my own mother." Marik said as a tear rolled down one of his checks.
"Why do you support your father?" Setsuna asked her child.
"Because he is my father...is it a crime for not wanted to support and assist one's father?" Marik replied.
"Your loyalty to your father is indeed admirable, but do you think Naraku will be just as generous as he is to you?" Setsuna asked her son.
"I-I-I don't know?" Marik replied.
"Naraku betrayed me when I was younger by telling me that my real parents had died in a fire and he saved me, but I found that Naraku killed my parents so he could raise me as his own and use my powers for his own purposes. What makes you think that Naraku won't try to betray you?" Hotaru warned Marik.
"I uh." Marik was about to say, but suddenly a beam of yellow light appeared from behind Setsuna and it stuck her in the back.
"Setsuna...I gave you the chance to join me, so you will now join your friends in death. As for your Star Seed it shall join my vast collection." Naraku said as Setsuna disappeared and Naraku claimed her Star Seed. Naraku was standing there looking at his son and his former daughter with an emotionless expression.
"Naraku!" Hotaru said as she took up a battle stance.
"Hotaru...how nice to see you again. My business here is done. Marik...I expect you to take care of Hotaru. Take her Star Seed and bring it to me." Naraku commanded as he disappeared into the shadows behind him.
"Mother." Marik said as his mind was trying to compute everything that had just happened. His own father had slain his mother.
Elsewhere at that very moment Chibi-Chibi was hiding by a pillar while Mouryoumaru was still fighting Kyokotsu. Chibi-Chibi's new protector had the advantage as the demon kept punching their foe a couple times in the head. Kyokotsu was getting overpowered by the demon. Mouryoumaru knelt down and grabbed Kyokotsu by his leg and carried him off into the sky.
Once the demon was about a hundred feet in the air. Mouryoumaru flew over a large building and dropped Kyokotsu. The Shichinin-Tai member landed on the building and Mouryoumaru watched as the whole building collapsed and crushed Kyokotsu. Mouryoumaru returned to the young child and together they continued on their way to the castle. However at the ruins of the old building where Kyokotsu was dropped on. Kyokotsu rose up from the building's ruins.
Not too far away Kagura and Kohaku were still fighting against Kanna and Hakudoshi as four were fighting one another with everything they could muster. Kohaku was fighting against Hakudoshi as the two clashing against one another. Kohaku managed to strike Hakudoshi a few times with his weapon as the chain wrapped itself around Hakudoshi's lance. Kohaku was trying to pull the weapon away from its owner, but Hakudoshi was too strong for Kohaku as the young man's own weapon was ripped out of his hands by Hakudoshi.
"You see a pitiful demon exterminator trainee cannot defeat me." Hakudoshi said as he raised his weapon ready to strike Kohaku down.
"Kohaku." Kagura thought as she saw that Sango's brother was in trouble. Just before the wind witch could intervene Kagura was blasted in the shoulder by a beam of energy fried from Kanna's mirror. Kagura held her arm in pain as she noticed that Kanna was about to take her Star Seed.
Kagura was expecting her death to come, but suddenly a beam light hit Kanna in the back and something was happing to her. Kanna dropped her mirror and suddenly the normally soulless child without emotions fell to her knees. Kagura was confused by what was happing until a figure carrying a small child appeared behind Kanna. It was Chibi-Chibi and Mouryoumaru appeared on the scene.
"What the hell just happened?" Hakudoshi shouted as he turned his head to examine the situation.
"Kanna has a soul of her own. The evil in her is gone." Chibi-Chibi answered Hakudoshi.
"Impossible. What are you?" Hakudoshi asked the small child, but instead of waiting for Chibi-Chibi answer Hakudoshi had no wish of sharing Kanna's fate so he disappeared.
"Thanks you two." Kohaku said with a smile.
"I can feel now." Kanna said as sighs of emotions were showing on her face.
"What did that kid do to her?" Kagura said while she was trying to figure out what did Chibi-Chibi do to Kanna.
"Thank you. For my own soul Chibi-Chibi." Kanna said as she smiled for the first time. A few seconds later the four continued onward together towards Naraku castle, but up ahead Usagi, Chibi-usa and Queen Neherenia were still battling one another.
A/N: ok the second half of the fights happing on the moon is over. Time for the final half before the biggest fight of them all.
