Nikko-Yasha: well I revised chapter 6 cause the original made Miroku seem weak…and it thought it wasn't good enough…anyway…its still really angsty (not to mention more dramatic than the first ch6) but I hope you like it!
Gidgit: mumbling to herself gees you'd think with all the time she has she'd play with me instead of typing all day…puts…
Disclaimer: C'mon! Didn't you read the sign I held up last chapter?!?!? Stupids!! Go back and read it!! What?? Again?? Stupid lawyers!! Don't you have anything better to do than see if I put a disclaimer on every single stinking page?!?! Honestly!! Get a life!!! Oh well…for all you dang stupid pathetic lawyers…I don't own Inu-Yasha, just Nikko-Yasha…and that certain someone! Yay! Glares at lawyers …back off…TT
Twilight Nikko-Yasha: Chapter 6
Evil: Pure And Simple
"M-Miroku…?" Nikko-Yasha whispered as she looked down at the monk.
With a slight moan Miroku's eyes slowly opened and he blinked as he looked up at Nikko-Yasha. She let out a sigh of relief as she leaned down and gave Miroku a hug.
"I was so worried!" Nikko-Yasha whispered in Miroku's ear.
Miroku was too startled to try anything.
"W-what happened?" Miroku asked after Nikko-Yasha let him sit up.
He never got an answer as a bright white beam suddenly engulfed Nikko-Yasha and Miroku. Everyone else backed away shielding his or her eyes from the light. Just as suddenly as it appeared the beam was gone.
And so were Nikko-Yasha and Miroku!
"Where did they go??!" Shippou asked as he ran over to where Nikko-Yasha used to be.
"I don't know" Kagome replied as she stared blankly at the ground by Shippou.
"And I can't smell them anywhere!" Inu-Yasha added as he darted around sniffing the air.
The group looked nervously around as they wondered what happened to their friends.
Nikko-Yasha, afraid that it was another attack, brought her katanas to her face in an attempt to block it. She was confused when all the light did was make the air warm. When the light died down Miroku and Nikko-Yasha stood up and looked around. They where standing in the middle of a small clearing in some woods. The air was thick with the smell of flowers and a small bubbling stream ran along one edge. Nikko-Yasha and Miroku started to wander about, curious as to where they were.
"What's going on?" Miroku asked as he looked carefully into the darkness beyond the trees.
"I don't know, but I don't think we are anywhere near the others" Nikko-Yasha replied as she looked at the small creek. "I can't smell anyone or sense the jewel"
"Ahh! Nikko-Yasha! How nice of you to join me!" came a deep menacing voice.
Nikko-Yasha and Miroku turned around and looked about, wondering where the voice came from.
"Oh! And who might this be? An unexpected guest! You must be Miroku." The dark voice said with a slight chuckle as it seamed to get louder.
Nikko-Yasha froze as she suddenly realized who was talking. 'No! It can't be him!' she thought as she froze 'He died a long time ago!' She looked frantically in the direction the familiar voice seemed to come from just as a man dressed entirely in black strode out from beneath the trees and stopped a few feet from Miroku.
He had a long black cloak draped about his broad shoulders that hid all of his features, spare his black boots, and his face was a pale grey and covered in various scars. His black hair was short and spiked as it swayed gently in the breeze. His anger-filled eyes were the only things with color and they shone a deep crimson as he stared with loathing hatred at Nikko-Yasha.
"Cuso!" Nikko-Yasha softly swore as she crouched; ready to attack, her tail swishing back and forth silently across the grass.
"Ahh! So you do remember me!" the man said as a smirk appeared on his face.
Nikko-Yasha just glared in return. "Oh yeah I remember you, in fact I killed you!" Nikko-Yasha replied as the black figure began to look about the clearing.
"What's going on? Who is he, Nikko-Yasha?" Miroku asked as he brought up his staff, ready to fight.
"My name is Kamon Lestra, if you must know, as for why I'm here? Simple: Revenge!" Kamon replied as he gave Nikko-Yasha another menacing glare.
"How? You're supposed to be dead! I killed you years ago!!" Nikko-Yasha shouted in defiance at the sound of his name.
"Me? Dead? Sigh" he said with a faint look of sorrow in his eyes "for a while I thought I was…But I'm back and this time I am going to win!" the man suddenly shouted as he charged towards Nikko-Yasha, a long samurai's blade instantly appearing from beneath his cloak.
Nikko-Yasha quickly dodged the attack with a forward flip, and came up behind Kamon, her claws ready. She swiped at his back but he simply ducked and elbowed her in the stomach. Gasping for breath, Nikko-Yasha stumbled back and fell to her knees.
"You're slower than I remember, Nikko-Yasha." Kamon announced with a sneer as he turned towards Miroku "As much as I enjoy having spectators, I'm afraid you're in the way!" Kamon shouted as he charged at the confused monk.
"NO! Miroku!" Nikko-Yasha shouted as she quickly grabbed the monk and jumped away from Kamon's lethal attack.
"So! You have feelings for the pathetic ningen!" Kamon said with sarcastic surprise when Nikko-Yasha landed on the other side of the clearing.
She put Miroku down and turned around to face her opponent. Unexpectedly Kamon charged and jumped behind Nikko-Yasha and tried to grab Miroku by the throat. Miroku dodged and hit Kamon on the back with his staff. Nikko-Yasha turned and attempted to claw her way through Lestra's body, but he anticipated this and slammed his knee deep into her gut. Miroku was distracted by Nikko-Yasha's cry of pain and couldn't dodge the black attacker as he seized him. He then bounded away before Nikko-Yasha could stand up again.
"Miroku!" Nikko-Yasha shouted as she crouched to attack Kamon.
"One move and you can say goodbye to your friend" Kamon threatened as he brought the tip of his sharp sword to Miroku's throat.
"Damn you! Leave him out of this!!!" Nikko-Yasha shouted back as she stayed crouched and ready to attack.
"Why should I?!! You didn't leave my wife out of it the last time we met!!" Kamon furiously yelled back with anger as he tightened his grip on Miroku.
"That was a long time ago! I'm a different person now!!" Nikko-Yasha shouted in return as her eyes started to water. "Please don't bring up the past," she added with a sniffle.
"And why not? It couldn't possibly bother you!" Kamon said with mocking sarcasm as he glared at Nikko-Yasha.
"Just forget it and leave Miroku out of this! He doesn't know anything!" Nikko-Yasha explained, desperately hoping that Kamon would leave Miroku alone.
"Oh he doesn't know?" Kamon said with an evil smirk as he looked from Nikko-Yasha to Miroku and back again. "Well then I guess I'll have to tell him then won't I?"
Nikko-Yasha hung her head. "Please don't," she whispered in vain.
"Well I believe our little friend here has a right to know," Kamon started "have you by any chance heard of the infamous Twilight?" he asked Miroku as his smirk widened to a grin at seeing Nikko-Yasha so upset. Miroku only glared at him in reply. "Of the evil cat demon that would kill anyone who got in her way?" Miroku was considering using his wind tunnel when he stopped as he realized what was happening, "Well that's just her nickname, her full name is really Twilight Nikko-Yasha!"
At the sound of her old alias Nikko-Yasha cringed and began to tremble with fury.
"Yes that's right. This is Twilight Nikko-Yasha. She used to be a full neko youkai. She would terrorize villages and kill anyone and everyone who got in her way; however, she only attacked on clear starry nights, thus the nickname Twilight. But one night she was unfortunate to come across me! Back then she was a pathetic cheat, using everyone's weakness against them. My weakness, regrettably, was my family. She brutally murdered my only son and tortured my wife until I finally gave in to her demands. You see…at the time I was in possession of a powerful talisman known as the Dragon Orb. This orb gave whoever held it immense power. It was similar to the Shikon no Tama that she now seeks. Anyway, your "friend" here wanted it. I finally gave it to her as she let my wife go and disappeared. However, my wife died minutes later in my arms, and, convinced that I could kill Twilight; I set off in search of her. When I caught up with Nikko-Yasha, she was terrorizing an old miko's little village. She had, in delight of her new power, already destroyed nearly the entire village and only few people were left, including the miko. That's when I came in. I distracted her long enough for the old miko to shatter the Dragon Orb into a thousand pieces and cast a curse on the demon. That's right, a curse. You see…as I said before she used to be a full youkai, well the curse turned her into a hanyou. And for every human she has ever killed she must kill a demon, she will only turn back into a youkai once she has repaid her debt." Kamon recalled as he watched Nikko-Yasha turn pale with every detail.
"Is this true Nikko-Yasha?" Miroku carefully asked as he glanced from Nikko-Yasha to the blade at his neck.
"Yes, it's true Miroku" Nikko-Yasha said with a hollow voice as she slowly stood up. "My past is a horrible story. But I have changed; I no longer take joy in killing humans. But it seems I can't escape everything…"
"That's right and it's about time you paid for what you did to me and my family!" Kamon shouted with built-up fury. "So…lets play this your way!" Kamon tauntingly shouted as he slowly tightened his grip.
"Damn it! I said to leave him out of this!" Nikko-Yasha screamed in rage as she lunged for Kamon.
Kamon's eyes glowed as he happily replied, "I was hoping you would say that!" and with a dark, wicked laugh he thrust his sword deep into Miroku's stomach. Kamon then released him as Nikko-Yasha cried out in surprise and fear. Miroku gasped as he fell to his knees, clutching his side. He slowly glanced down at his trembling hands to see blood dripping off his fingers and with one last look at Nikko-Yasha's horrified face he collapsed to the ground.
Nikko-Yasha: well there it is I hope you enjoyed that…I'm sorry 'bout not posting the next chapters…its just that I'm having a little trouble…if anyone has ideas on what should happen to everyone (especially poor Miroku!! sobs loudly and hugs Miroku plushie) please review! Oh and thx for the reviews and thx a lot to ShadowHeart for all the help! Bye! … Mumbles to self…now where did I put my math book…
Gidgit: Oi! She has got to clean her room…oh well…plz review so she can finish her obsessive typing and go get a REAL life! …Plz before she starts another story! …Sees Neko-Yasha looking at anime stuff…oh no!
Reveiwers: Artimus-sama, ShadowHeart, Tinkeu, Trinity Kirara, Blaze Cat, Gamefreakgrl, SamusKaiba: TheNeglected, and SamusKaiba:Bounty Huntress