Chapter 48:
Goryoumaru Attacks!
(second half)
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"Oh shoot…"
"?" Sango turned by Kagome's voice, " What's wrong, Kagome-chan?"
They were just about to walk out the school gate. Most of the
students have already gone home, and the sky was turning orange-red.
Their dark shadows stretched along the paved, concrete road.
"Umm…" Kagome said as she searched through her pockets. " I think I dropped my handkerchief back at Ms. Yura's place. I'll go get it."
"I'll go with you then." Sango replied, " Besides, Ms. Yura might need some help afterall."
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"Well, well…look who is here." Goryoumaru smirked at Hiten, who was
glaring back at him with intense eyes, while he still held Yura in his arms.
"Hiten!" Yura shouted but her mouth was covered again.
" Let her go." Hiten said firmly with a strong tone.
"Hmm…why the sour face? Aren't you happy to see your former comrade? I haven't seen you for a while…" Goryoumaru smirked again and placed a hand over her cheeks, caressing it softly. " Or are you too
worried about her?"
" Goryoumaru…!" Hiten gritted his teeth as though to calm himself down.
" She has nothing to do with this. Let her go now!"
The assassin chuckled, " Nothing to do, huh? How can you say that after leaving the organization? Besides, you do know the rules. All those who betray the organization would be erased…even those who had connections with them. So, even if I let her go now, she would still be eventually killed. You do understand that, don't you, Hiten?"
" I clearly do."
He was about to make a move when a small snap from behind him took his attention. Inuyasha was standing, short of breath, but with his eyes on Goryoumaru.
"Ayakashi…!"
"Hm?" Goryoumaru didn't looked surprised at the sudden intruder.
"I don't…know who the fuck are you…"Inuyasha started through ragged breathing, " But I have a feeling you're one of the guys from the organization." He narrowed his eyes, glaring. " And I don't know what the fuck are you doing here but I ain't missing this opportunity! Hand over the damn medicine, you fuckin' asshole!"
"Hmph," Goryoumaru narrowed his eyes cautiously, " What connections do you have with the organization? And how the fuck do you know about the medicine?"
" Shut-up! I don't need to answer your fuckin que—"
"Ayakashi!" Hiten interrupted, " Get out of here now! You have no chance against him!"
Inuyasha glared back at Hiten, " And who the fuck gave you the right to order me around, huh? I'm going to get the medicine, no matter what!"
Goryoumaru whistled in amusement while Hiten clicked his tongue in frustration, at the same time, looking for a decent chance to rescue Yura
out of his hands. He has to do something…fast, before Goryoumaru starts to something unexpected.
" Hiten…" Yura looked at him worried, and they stared at each other for a brief moment before she winced in pain when Goryoumaru pressed the tip of the dagger to her skin.
"Now now…don't start exchanging hot glances in front of me. You're making me jealous…" Goryoumaru chuckled then shift his eyes to the silver haired kid in front of him. " I don't care who the fuck you are. I'll just kill you along." He then spoke up as though he remembered. " Oh yes…I almost forgot. He's here…"
"?" Hiten's eyes widen in shock whilst Inuyasha looked at both of them in confusion.
" Who the fuck is he?" He shouted in irritation.
"Goryoumaru sneered, " Of course…Hakudoshi."
They all turned around at the sound of a gasp and finds Kagome standing, her eyes wide with shock, her bag dropped on the ground, and with a hand in front of her mouth.
"Ka…Kagome?" Inuyasha shouted in surprise and Goryoumaru lifted an eyebrow.
" What's wrong, Kagome-chan?" Sango caught up to her and soon gasped seeing the scene in front of her. " What the…?"
" Did you…" Kagome spoke with her lips trembling, " Did you just say 'Hakudoshi'?"
Goryoumaru chuckled at the sudden and unexpected intruder. " Well, this seems to be my lucky day, is it? You just saved my time looking for you…Higurashi Kagome."
Kagome felt a slight chill and took a step back from fear. " Who…who is he?" She found the courage to speak. Somehow, someway, the more she hears that name, the more it frightens her. She can't stop her body from trembling so much.
"Hakudoshi…I should say, is the core of the organization. He is Onigumo Naraku's clone."
"WHAT?" Inuyasha and Sango both yelled in surprise.
"Kuku…I hear you already know who Naraku is." The assassin laughed with satisfaction seeing their reaction. " Though he is rather weak right now…Hakudoshi, is usually the most powerful being in the organization." He smiled evilly, a creepy smile spreading across his bony chin. " I'm sure you're aware of that, isn't that right…Hiten?"
". . . . !"
For the first time, Yura saw a flicker of fear in Hiten's eyes. But it was soon covered skillfully with his usual pokerface.
" Why is he after me?" Kagome shouted, " I have never even met him! Why?"
"Because…you are the one he really wants the most this instant."
"Eh?"
Inuyasha stepped forward, "What the fuck do you mean by that?"
"First of all, you guys seem to be misunderstanding something about the 'medicine'." Goryoumaru started.
" What…?"
The assassin narrowed his eyes in amusement as he looked to each one of their faces. He stopped at Kagome's face and smirked, " The medicine, named CTX99, the one you guys are desperately searching, is actually…a poison."
They all looked shock at his words. Except for Hiten, who seem to be calm and held his expression still as though he knew about it all along.
"CTX99 miraculously and at the same time mysteriously has the power to reactivate a being's dead cells. If our organization continues with the research, then we would eventually have the power to revive a dead person. But on the other hand, it can be a dangerously fatal poison to all living things. One drop of it in your blood veins will kill you in just seconds."
"But…"Kagome spoke up, even though lost in words. " But…I'm still alive. Wasn't I taking that poison since I was a child? Then why…"
"Kuku…you're forgetting who you are, don't you? You're a clone of Higurashi Chie. Your body is based on a corpse. To put it simply, you're more closely related to a zombie." Goryoumaru smirked. " Of course to you, CTX99 won't work as a fatal poison but an elixir of life to keep you alive."
"Why you…!" Inuyasha dashed forward to grab onto him.
" It'd be best if you just stay right where you are!" Goryoumaru shouted, holding tightly onto the dagger menacingly, "Unless, you don't mind her dead!"
"Ms. Yura!"
"Ku…!"
"Let Ms. Yura go now!" Kagome shouted.
"I will let her go…if you, in exchange come to me, Higurashi Kagome. My job, after all, is to capture you and bring you back to the organization. Hakudoshi wants you. Your body. Because you possess the body of eternal life."
"Eh…?"
"Hakudoshi…may be a creation of the organization, he is still considered a living being." Hiten spoke as he gripped his fist tightly, glaring at Goryoumaru. " Unlike, you, Higurashi Kagome…he was created by a live DNA, so CTX99 will still be considered a poison to him."
"I get it…" Sango muttered and Inuyasha turned to her.
"What do you mean 'get it' ?"
"Kagome-chan's body, to put it simply, is the only one in this world who can take the poison without getting affected by it, Instead, it will keep regenerating her supposedly dead cells in her body thus keeping her alive."
"That's right," Goryoumaru speeches, " Hakudoshi wants your body because when combined with his powers, he will be granted a body that is both invincible and doesn't age. He will be able to have eternal life."
"So that's why…he's after me…" Kagome said softly.
"I don't care what the fuck this Hakudoshi guys wants! But I ain't gonna just watch you take Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Fine then." Goryoumaru made an obviously fake sigh. " I guess that means you don't care what happens to her then."
He was then about to stab Yura's throat when something hot grazed his right cheek very fast. And then right after, a thin line of blood oozed out from the grazed area. He looked up to see Hiten holding a small, silver gun in his hand with a silencer attached to it to shut off the sound. No wonder he couldn't react.
"M…Mr. Hiten?" Sango stared in surprised at the thing in his hand.
"Let go go of Yura now." Hiten spoke, ignoring the attention, with a low, cold voice. His eyes were narrowed menacingly and was ready to shoot again anytime.
"Hiten! Mmph!" Yura shouted but once again Goryoumaru covered her mouth. He smirked at the gun in Hiten's hand.
"Well, well…someone's been ready. What are you going to do if I don't? Kill me?"
"I will." Hiten said and Yura looked at him in shock.
Goryoumaru chuckled at the slight rage showing in his former comrade's eyes. So to provoke him even more, he took out a bottle full of red pills out of his inner pocket with just one hand. He took out one pill and showed it to everyone.
" See this?" He spoke.
He watched as everyone's attention went to the pill. " This…is a drug the organization created. Of course, you don't know about this Hiten cause it was made right after you left. It also doesn't really have a name cause it's only a trial product. It's not complete yet…"
And before Hiten or anyone can do anything, Goryoumaru threw the pill into his mouth, pulled Yura's chin and forced her into a kiss.
"?" Yura's eyes widen in shock. " Mm----ph!"
She resisted violently. But he held her still with his strong hands and skillfully transferred the pill in her mouth with his tongue. He forces her to swallow it and smiles with satisfaction when he saw that it went through.
" You!" Rage of fire clearly showed in Hiten's eyes. He kicked the ground and charged at Goryoumaru.
"Ohhh, no you don't." Goryoumaru quickly pulled out a gun and made a shot towards the ground. Kagome and the others covered their ears from the loud noises emitted. "Heh, it's not like you to lose control of your emotions, Hiten."
"Ah…" Yura's body started to tremble. Her face was starting to turn pale and her eyes were losing its light. "Hi…ten…"
Goryoumaru took a hold of her face, " Did you just snap to see your precious woman being kissed by another man in front of you? Kuku…"
He chuckled mockingly with a smug expression, " She sure did have tasty lips." And licked a nasty tongue down her white cheeks.
With that and his words, Hiten felt his eyesight going red with tremendous amount of rage. He quickly pointed the gun to Goryoumaru, his eyes intent to kill, sending off a piercing, murderous aura to the surroundings.
Kagome could feel the air around her tensing as her legs shook with fear.
She saw him about to pull the trigger when a hand stopped him.
"Calm down, Hiten!" It was Otsuu, who came hearing the gunshot. "He's only provoking you."
"M…Miss Otsuu!" Sango yelled in surprise.
Otsuu took a quick glance at the three students behind her. " You three, stay behind me." She said as she took a small handgun and turned off the safety switch. Then pointed the gun to Goryoumaru. " Now, Goryoumaru. Let go of Yura this instant! And by the orders of the Metropolitan Police Headquarters, I am going to arrest you!"
"Heh heh…" Goryoumaru laughed as if he didn't care. " Here ya' go."
He pushed the now unconscious Yura towards them. Hiten ran over and caught her before she can hit the ground.
"Yura…!" He called out to her but her eyes stayed close. "Yura!"
Otsuu watched as Hiten hug Yura and turned her attention to Goryoumaru. " Now…put the gun down."
"Kuku, you actually think you caught me?" Goryoumaru held his smug expression. " It's too late for the damned cops to move now! Way too late! No one can stop us! Not even the fuckin' police!. . . . . And if I were you, I'd worry about her than thinking of how to capture me." He said as he nods his chin to the unconscious Yura.
" What do you do to her?" Otsuu shouted, her eyes narrowing cautiously as she held the gun with both hands.
"Kuku…that drug I made her swallow…is what you call a 'fabricated' version of the poison drug CTX99. It won't kill her…yet. The organization created it as a step to making a drug of eternal youth. We would be rich if we actually created a drug like that. But unfortunately, like I said before, that drug is still on trial. So I have no idea what effects it will have in her body. All I know…is that she won't be waking up for a very
long time." He made an evil, cynical smile.
Hiten gritted his teeth in anger, clutching his fist so tightly that blood started dripping between his fingers.
" How can we help her?" Sango yelled.
"Yes! The organization wants me, don't they? Why are you doing this!" Kagome shouted in plea. " Please don't hurt anyone around me!"
"It's no use…" Goryoumaru placed the gun back in his coat, but still holding his menacing aura. " As long as you, Higurashi Kagome, are alive…the organization will harm everyone and anyone you've have encountered with or had relations with. Even if you just talked to that person for a few minutes…"
"That's bullshit!" Inuyasha shouted in anger. " What the heck of a organization is that?"
"I tell you what…" The tall assassin lifted a hand. " Come with me, Higurashi Kagome. Then I will spare your friend's and even that woman teacher's life. Oh, I'm sorry to say that I still have to kill Hiten and the cop though."
"Fuck you!" Inuyasha cussed, " Don't go, Kagome! You think an asshole like him would keep his words?"
"But…" Kagome hesitated. " But Ms. Yura…"
"Kagome!"
Otsuu spread an arm in front of Kagome, blocking her from stepping forward. " I'd applause for your courage but now is not the time. And keep in mind that you should never trust anyone from the dark side. I would assure you he would still kill us all even if you go with him."
"But…"
Goryoumaru shrugged a shoulder as if he didn't care how it'd go. But soon twitched his ears, hearing a distant sound of whistle. Hiten must have heard it too since he lifted his face up.
" Abi…" He spoke softly and then glared at Goryoumaru. " Where is the antidote for this drug?"
"There's an antidote?" Sango said in surprise.
" The organization are not careless and stupid to make a drug, even though if it's a trial product, that is so dangerous to humans without making an antidote in case of accidents. Every drug created should have one. Where is it?" Hiten held tightly to Yura's body as though to hold onto the slight warmth left in her body, which was slowly fading away.
" Hm, good thinking, Hiten." Goryoumaru kicked the ground and jumped to a nearby tree branch. " True…there is an antidote. But unfortunately, I don't have it with me right now. It's at the Headquarters. You can get it if you want…if you can that is…" He chuckles evilly, " You should get it as soon as possible if you want to save her life. Though a trial product, it should still have the power to kill a person within short time."
He saw Hiten narrow his eyes murderously at him. But ignores it then turns to Kagome. " Higurashi Kagome, though I will let you go right now…Hakudoshi will soon be here to capture you himself. Oh yes, and about your medicine…CTX99, I took it away from Kagewaki's hand before it reached you. It's at the headquarters…"
"So, you're the one who hurt him!" She said, " And he had the medicine?"
Goryoumaru heard the whistle again. He smirked back at all of them and said before leaving, " It's almost time. I can already smell the rain of blood that about to fall soon."
"Hey!" Inuyasha shouted and was about to go after him but was stopped by Kagome. He clicked his tongue in annoyance as he glanced back at where Goryoumaru disappeared.
" You okay, Kagome?" He asked and placed both hands on her shoulder.
Kagome flinched by the contact but soon calmed herself down. She took a few breaths and then looks up to see Inuyasha's face up close with an
expression of pure worry. She smiled to assure him and replied with a
small, "I'm okay."
She could tell he wasn't satisfied though. But was thankful enough that he didn't ask any further and sighed in relief.
" Would Ms. Yura be…?"
They turned around with Sango's voice, who was standing, trembling,
and looking over at what Miss Otsuu was doing. She seemed to be taking
the unconscious Yura's pulse with a grim expression. Hiten, who was holding Yura in his arms, stayed expressionless as usual.
They watched by silently as a few minutes went by, and the silence was
broken when Otsuu made a heavy sigh.
"Would…she be okay?" Sango asked again, hesitantly.
"For now…her pulse seems to be normal…" Otsuu spoke as she caressed Yura's cheeks softly, " But…I can't really tell until I do an further diagnose on her. We need to take her to the hospital now."
Hiten just nods his head and stood up, with Yura still in his arms, and slowly walked away. Otsuu sighed again as she watched his back, then
turns her attention back to the three students.
" So, what are you guys plan to do?" She asked, " And since I already have an idea what you guys are planning, I'm going to say this. DON'T.
And I say, DON'T go after Goryoumaru. You've already seen how he is like. He is too dangerous for you. Don't, and I beg you, not to go after him. Do you understand?"
"Keh!" Inuyasha snorted, " Like I'd actually listen to you."
" You will have to because if not, I will have to take actions. And I'm sure you don't want to follow me to the police headquarters. As a cop, I am going to say to stay away from this case. I don't want to see you guys
around the organization anymore…"
"But, Kagome-chan! She's…!" Sango protested but was cut off.
" I clearly understand the situation Higurashi-san is in. But leave it to us, police. We will handle it. There's no need for you kids to be risking
your lives." Otsuu said in a firm and serious tone. " I don't ever want you
guys to be sniffing around this case. Do you understand?"
"…yes." Kagome said softly in a low voice.
Otsuu didn't seem satisfied by the answer but she left it at that and then
walked away.
"What are we going to do, Kagome-chan?" Sango asked her friend, whose face was already turning pale.
"We need…to see Kagewaki-kun…" Kagome said in a low, trembling voice. Her knees started to shake again and she tried in vain to hold herself still.
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- Hikaru
Hello, guys! Been a while…again. Sorry, I keep reminding myself that I have to update but I end up not doing it. Nyaaa, what is wrong with me? I guess it must mean that I'm getting old. Tsh!
Well, here's the other half of the last chapter so I hope you guys enjoy it!
…sorry for the lack of comments… ;;