I know that was an evil cliffy last chapter, but hey.. anyway I just want to let you guys know that just because Naraku is in hell doesn't mean he is the devil. He's there because no way would he ever go to heaven when he died.

Chapter 12: Akumu means nightmare

"Naraku! What are you doing here!" Inuyasha growled giving Naraku a deadly glare.

"So have you finally died Inuyasha?" Naraku asked with a smirk.

"Answer the damn question!" He placed his hand on the hilt of Tetsusaiga.

"I am dead fool." Naraku reminded. Inuyasha blinked for a moment in remembrance.

"If you weren't already dead I'd kill you." Inuyasha mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Get out of my way!" Inuyasha ordered and ran right past Naraku, but was stopped when Naraku grasped a hold of the hanyou with a vine arm. He wrapped it around Inuyasha's waist and slung him into the ground.

"Not so fast. I wish for my revenge."

"I don't have time for your f-cking revenge." Inuyasha barked. He unsheathed Tetsusaiga and swung at Naraku and cut the vines from around him. "Wind scar!" He yelled and streaks of power merged from the sword slashing Naraku to pieces. Naraku quickly regenerated, but when he finished Inuyasha was already gone.

Inuyasha ran as quickly as he could. As much as he would like to defeat Naraku a second time he couldn't just let Kagome suffer while he battled the evil half demon.

Meanwhile

Kagome couldn't take it anymore. She wanted them to stop, or at least change tortures. What could be worse than having pain in the heart and body all at once? She didn't know, but they must know since they were prepared.

"Have you given up yet?" The element demon asked.

"I won't ever give up!" Kagome informed angrily. What did they take her for? She wasn't so selfish to stop her pain and cause everyone else pain. That's just not the kind of person she was. 'If I never give up will that leave me with an afterlife of this? Or will I be saved? If Hayabusa perishes will that allow my soul to rest in peace?' She pondered these things and squinted her eyes open. The element demon was no longer attacking her. She looked around and noticed no one was around her anymore. Had they stopped?

Hayabusa was watching Kagome from afar. Youso was at his side.

"I can not wait for much longer. I will soon be purified if she doesn't surrender her powers." Hayabusa said angrily.

"Would you like me to use some of my sharper skills?" Youso asked.

"No, we don't have time. We need to bring the tortures up a level. You must summon Akumu."

"But sir.. she's for much later on." Youso faltered.

"Yes, but there mayn't be a 'much later on' if the miko doesn't surrender her powers soon. Now do as I say."

"Hai." Youso replied bowing. He left to retrieve the demoness.

"Akumu will settle this. Even a miko with such a high will can not stand their worst nightmares becoming real." Hayabusa quietly chuckled to himself.

Meanwhile

Inuyasha didn't know where he was to go. There were a million smells of humans and demons and the stench was unbearable. He covered his nose and rubbed it quickly. Falsely hoping the smells would go away. There weren't many smells Inuyasha enjoyed, for they were always to strong or to light and some just plain stunk. Kagome's scent always calmed him though and was just right. It was a soft, serene smell and whenever he was close to her it took a hold of his sense of smell and he enjoyed every moment.

Inuyasha stopped running and looked around. Minions were working on making the place more fiery and disgusting than it already was. Lava covered most of the ground. There was a small trail of rock ground here and there. Inuyasha didn't fail to notice the humans and demons helping the minions work. They all seemed miserable and bloody.

He had a small amount of pity for them deep down, but he also knew if they were here they must deserve it... well most of them. Kagome sure as hell didn't. To Inuyasha she disserved a heaven a million times better than the one rumors described. Kagome was a goddess all by herself. 'Maybe one day you will have a heaven so great my Kagome.' He thought and decided he better continue and not waist anytime.

Inuyasha recognized another demon as he passed it. She wore skimpy clothing and had short black hair. She seemed worn and was lazily sitting on a stone. A few minions were trying to get her to continue her work. She was definitely rebellious. 'That's..' Inuyasha stopped in his tracks again. 'Yura of the hair.' (A/N: She's from episode like five.) 'She's the second demon Kagome ever killed.' Inuyasha was slightly grateful to the demon. If it weren't for her a lot of things wouldn't have ended up the way they did. Kagome might not have ever returned to the feudal era and Inuyasha wouldn't have known where to find her.

Originally Kagome was on her way home. She came across the well and Yura of the hair. Yura had knocked Kagome into the well, but Kagome's clothing was left on the other side. When Inuyasha had come across the clothing he knew Kagome must have gone through the well to get to her time and back than he didn't know about the well. So if Yura wasn't there, Kagome's clothes wouldn't have been there and Inuyasha wouldn't have known Kagome went through the well.

Inuyasha hadn't noticed her had been staring into space.

"It's you." Inuyasha heard a angry voice hiss. He looked over to Yura and she glared at him with fearsome eyes. He looked and returned the glare. "Has the great Inuyasha finally died." She mocked.

"Great Inuyasha?" Yura knew nothing of Inuyasha's travels and when she came across him he wasn't so great. He didn't even have the Tetsusaiga there.

"You are a legend down here." Yura informed. "It seems you are the cause of many deaths to demons. Now that you are here demons will seek revenge. I will be the first to gather revenge." Yura got into a ready, fighting stance and Inuyasha just looked at her with boredom.

"You were barely a match for me back than. Fighting you now would be simpler than fighting a human." Inuyasha crossed his arms.

"Half breed! You couldn't defeat me. I have trained my skills farther and can now defeat you and your miko."

"Miko.." Inuyasha trailed off. He had to go. He kept side tracking. Kagome was suffering now. He had to save her quickly.

Meanwhile

Hayabusa stood patiently and kept an eye on Kagome. She had a slash of relief in her eyes, but yet she flared with suspicion. She knew it wasn't the end of her suffering.

Hayabusa heard two sets of footsteps behind him. Without turning around her spoke.

"Akumu are you prepared?" He asked. Akumu stood beside Youso.

"I am always ready to be entertained." Akumu answered. Hayabusa turned to her. She wore a black silk rob and her hair was the same black. Her eyes were all red and her nails extended longer than normal. She was a nightmare all in herself. (A/N: Akumu means nightmare.)

"Your name suits." Hayabusa commented.

"I am honored." Akumu bowed and snickered.

"She is the one you will be performing your skills upon." Hayabusa's finger rose and pointed to a girl, Kagome.

"She is just a young girl. Must you bring me all the way here? Youso's acts should be enough to break her."

"Kagome is her name. She will not surrender her powers to me. Her will is strong and so far Youso's element skills are useless. She refuses to give up. I have not much time left and you should bring her to her breaking point sooner than most. Make it quick."

"A strong will... miko powers... A priestess. This will be interesting."

"Do not be fooled by her appearance. She doesn't fear demons like normal humans."

"Of course not. She is a miko."

"She has not gone through the training. It is natural to her. She loves a hanyou."

"A hanyou? By what name?"

"Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha? I know that name. He is rumored great, even for a half breed. I will search this girls mind and find a nightmare worth making real... at least it will seem real enough. I will be sure to involve this Inuyasha hanyou." Akumu grinned wickedly and Hayabusa smiled.

"Good, do not waist time."

"I assure you no time will be wasted and with the ideas I have in store she will quickly surrender. She will break. The nightmares will forever haunt her soul."

"She will not have one soon enough if your words are true."

"They are..." She looked at Kagome. "They are.."

Well what'd you think?