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Chapter 10:
Sibling Rivalry
"Ah that was a great night's sleep," Inuyasha said as he stretched out his arms in a way to make sure Kagome noticed.
"Oh don't rub it in Inuyasha, Miruto how much longer until we reach Naraku," Kagome asked attempting to change the subject.
"Only a few hours from here," Miruto answered.
"I have a question how do you travel so fast from Naraku's castle to Inuyasha forest?" Miroku asked.
"Normally we just teleport, it's much faster," Miruto replied with a smirk though earning more dirty looks from his sister for giving so much away.
"So you mean Naraku could teleport out at any second?" Kagome asked in shock.
"Of course but that's not his style, he likes to play with his enemies first," Miruto commented.
"Then I guess we'll need to be ready," Inuyasha said looking at his teammates.
3 hours later
"Well we're here can you let us go now?" Kinbari asked as the stared up at the enormous structure that was Naraku's castle.
"So you can warn Naraku, not a fucking chance," Inuyasha snapped.
"Besides we still need you to lead us to the instrument," Kagome remarked.
They began to walk inside the castle and down the torch lit corridors with Miruto in the lead. "Well I hope you're happy it's not much further but I doubt you'll get to it," Kanbari told them arrogantly.
"Oh yeah why's that," Inuyasha asked.
"Because I won't let you," Kanbari answered and then just like her brother she escaped Kirara's grip and ran over to the nearby torch. She began to stare at it and before they could do anything about it the fire was already burning through the ropes. She then ran over to her twin brother and pushed Shippou out of the way, "Come on Miruto we have to warn Master Naraku."
She quickly burned through her brother's ropes but as she began to run she felt a hand grab her own. She looked back to see her brother was the one holding onto her, "I'm sorry Kinbari but I can't let you do that," Miruto told his sister staring at her straight in the eye, something shifted in his dark blue eyes that Kanbari couldn't quite put her finger on, he seemed more confident more sure of himself then usual.
"What why are you defying Naraku for this scum?" Kinbari asked wrinkling up her nose.
"Because they didn't kill Kagura Naraku did, you know that and I know that, we've been blaming them all this time for inciting her against Naraku but we shouldn't that was her nature and her destiny and nobody could have stopped it, and the truth is Naraku is an evil man and I can't help him out anymore, I refuse to be a pawn," Miruto said with tears in his eyes.
"Miruto have you forgotten so easily that they still killed Takashi?" Kinbari yelled angrily.
"No but there's nothing I can do about that now, killing them won't bring him back and at least these people are trying to do good, I'm sorry but I can't work for Naraku any longer," Miruto cried.
"Fine then I'll warn him by myself," Kinbari said freeing herself from her brother's grip only to be paralyzed and lifted up into the air, then she felt as her hands clapped together.
"Sorry but I can't let you go any farther," Miruto said confidently then turned to Inuyasha and his companions, "I apologize for what I have done to you and I'd like to make it up to you. The flute is down that corridor but it won't do you any good unless you can hear the music," Miruto warned then pointed to his right.
"How do we know that this isn't one of Naraku's traps?" Inuyasha asked as he approached the demon.
"You don't. You'll just have to trust me but hurry I can't hold on to her for too long before her skin snaps," Miruto told them. Inuyasha nodded his head then took off down the corridor followed by his companions.
As they reached the corridor they found the flute waiting on a pedestal. "I wonder why it's out in the open," Miroku said as Inuyasha approached it, he grabbed it and tried blowing into it but heard nothing but saw a pained look on Kagome, Miroku and Sango's faces.
"This things a fake, it doesn't even work," Inuyasha complain.
"Yes it doesn't didn't you hear that, wait hear. That's what Miruto was saying. 'It won't do you any good unless you can here the music' that's probably why there was no protection here either Naraku probably can't use it either," Kagome explained then put the flute to her lips and started to play, the flute appeared to be enchanted because all of a sudden she knew how to play it.
"Nothing's happening, I must not be playing the right song," Kagome said removing the instrument from her lips.
"May I try?" Miroku asked holding out his hands.
"Sure, go ahead, good luck," She told him, placing the flute in his hands.
'Now how did that song that Miroku was humming go?" Miruto thought then pressed his lips to the instrument and began to play, "do do do, dee da do do do, dee da dee da dee da de, do dee da de da do, do dee da de da do, dee do da do da dee da dee," as he finished the last note Miroku joined his friends in a deep slumber.
Elsewhere 5 Minutes Previous
Miruto watched as Inuyasha and his friends ran down the corridor.
"Miruto let me down so we can warn Naraku, I promise I won't tell him of you misdeeds against him and I'll forget this ever happened," Kanbari pleaded with her twin.
"No Kinbari I won't rejoin him," Miruto said defiantly.
"Miruto please, I couldn't stand to lose another sibling, you're all I've got left," Kinbari confided in her brother, she could feel as her skin began to rip. Miruto then began to lower his sister, not wanting to cause her pain.
"I'm sorry but I can't go against my morals, and if someday we have to face one another, then so it may be," Miruto told her, avoiding her gaze.
"Don't worry I see your alliance is clear," Naraku said as he descended the stairs.
"Master Naraku," Kanbari announced in surprise then dropped to her knees.
"I suggest that you join me over here unless you want to be destroyed like your brother, Kinbari," Naraku warned the demon with a smirk.
Kinbari ran to his side then told her master in an angry tone, "I have no brother."
Without warning Naraku changed into his true form and launched a tentacle toward Miruto. At the last second Miruto teleported out of the way in a puff of water vapor. Miruto reformed at the other side of the room but before he could react Naraku spotted him. For the split second he locked eyes with his former master he saw something strange, he didn't have the same confidence that he always had, what Miruto saw was… fear. Once again Naraku tried attacking his incarnate but as before Miruto teleported away.
This time when he reappeared something caught his ear, "It seems I no long need to stall, good bye," Miruto told them then evaporated into thin air. He reformed next to the unconscious body of Miroku. He began splashing water in his face to wake him up.
Miroku opened his eyes to find Miruto's face only inches away from his own, "Ah you scared me, Hm I'm back to normal, thank Buddha," Miroku said feeling his body again then checking to make sure he no longer had a tail.
"Miroku wake the others up, I'll deal with Naraku," Miruto said as he got up and started walking toward the corridor.
"Wait, you might need this," Miroku told him then went over to Kagome's bag and removing the six jewel shards they had gathered the other day then placed them in Miruto's hand. Upon contact with the demon's hand the shards began to shine then fused together.
"Thank you I should be able to hold him off now," The water elemental stated as he began to flood the corridor with water, "He shouldn't be able to make it past these currents."
Miroku went over to Inuyasha and began to shove him, "Inuyasha wake up," Miroku said calmly.
"Shippou is that you?" Inuyasha asked only barely seeing Miroku's outline.
"No it's me Miroku, the flute worked Miruto's holding Naraku back for now but I'm not sure how long it will hold," Miroku told him then looked back and the demon to see a flame rise from the floor behind him as Kinbari appeared. "Miruto look out," Miroku yelled but it was already to late, Kinbari already had her hand on his back and Miruto fell down with a hole burned through his tunic revealing the spider shaped mark on his back. The jewel fragment fell from his hand as he attempted to get up.
"Good job Kinbari and as for you," Naraku said as he entered the room and shifted his gaze to the now kneeling Miruto, "you're more trouble then you're worth so I think I just reabsorb you and create a new, more obedient water element." Naraku smirked as he grabbed Miruto's face and began being surrounded by Naraku's body from his feet up.
Miruto began to smile as he was being absorbed back into Naraku and turned to Miroku, "I'm sorry I couldn't have been more help to you but if I have to die at least I'll know I died doing thee right thing," as Miruto finished his final word his head went under into the mound of flesh.
"It won't be long now until he's disappeared forever," Naraku laughed.
"Not so fast Naraku," Inuyasha yelled as he drew the Tetsusaiga, he quickly cut through Naraku and freed the now unconscious water demon, "Now for you,"
"Another time Inuyasha, Come Kanbari," Naraku said as the two disappeared.
3 Hours Later
Miruto opened his eyes to see Inuyasha's face staring back at him, it appeared that the half demon had been carrying from the fact that he was still in his arms but at the moment he didn't have the strength to get up, "Thank you for saving me but can you promise me something," Miruto asked Inuyasha.
"Um sure," Inuyasha replied a bit confused.
"If we face my sister again, let me be the one to defeat her," the demon managed to say before he fell back to sleep.
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