Chapter 17-Secrets and Lies

Everyone stayed quiet while Inuyasha continued to stare at his brother who was still screaming in pain at the loss of his eyes. Naraku himself didn't move either, but found what Inuyasha did was in fact amusing. Granted it was a little cruel for his liking, but he knew as well as Inuyasha did that Sesshomorru had it coming one way or another. "That is enough for now Lord Inuyasha lets focus on someone else till Sesshomorru stops screaming," said Naraku.

"Yes master. Now that his debt to me has been paid with his eye he nothing more then weak demon," said Inuyasha who walked away from Sesshomorru's squirming body even though he was still staring at him as if he wanted to do more.

"If I can just..." mumbled Miroku, who Inuyasha noticed was trying to undo the beads that sealed away his Wind Tunnel.

However, before Miroku could get the beads off Inuyasha grabbed his hand Wind Tunnel hand and started squeezing the wrist pressure point. "I wouldn't do that if I were you monk. Not unless you want to take everyone here with you?" said Inuyasha as the monk stared into demon eyes that were the center of an empty void of darkness that seemed to almost paralyze him.

"They know it...would be for...a...a good cause...and a noble one," said Miroku in pain as Inuyasha continued to squeeze.

"Most of them do and probably wouldn't be afraid of it. But what about Rin? Do you honestly believe that she would want to give her young life to see us die? Especially her Lord and master whom she cares for?" said Inuyasha as he and Miroku turned to see Rin terrified out of her mind as she continued to cry from seeing Sesshomorru suffer.

"N...no! She woul...wouldn't want it...to...to end like that," said Miroku has Inuyasha squeezed harder causing more and more pain at the joint of the wrist.

"I didn't think so monk. However, I know you, which means you would do it anyway regardless of her feelings. That is why...I cannot allow this wrist to work," said Inuyasha as he squeezed even more sending intense pain into Miroku's Wind Tunneled enclosed hand until the sound of the wrist could be heard being broken.

"MY HAND! HE BROKE MY WRIST! I CAN'T FEEL MY HAND ANYMORE!" screamed Miroku in pain.

Inuyasha ignore his screams of pain though they were music to his ears. He found his attention turned to a familiar face that seemed to want him dead out of all of them. He got on one knee till he was at face level with her and the face full of hatred she showed him. "Sango. You been quiet this whole time I have been doing this and yet you scowl at me as if what you did to me was right. Tell me demon layer. Do you always betray demons that were your friends or this new to you?" said Inuyasha who held her by the throat and started squeezing it.

"It makes...no...no difference what...what you do...do to me. One way...or (gasp) another I will...have justice...for...for Kohaku's death," said Sango who found that what she said had some sort of impact on Inuyasha as he frowned at her and let go of her throat.

"What are you talking about? Kohaku's not dead!" said Inuyasha as he turned to his master for answers.

"Clearly she is delusional my boy. She's been under so much stress to find Kohaku that she cannot tell what is truth and lies and must be put out of her misery," said Naraku.

Inuyasha wasn't as sure as he looked at Kagome whose eyes told him everything. "Is this why you all tried to kill me? Over Kohaku?He's still very much alive!" said Inuyasha who found himself some what...confused.

"Lord Inuyasha you must not listen to them! They are trying to poison your mind with lies! Strike them down before such lies affect your mind and all that we have accomplished," said Naraku.

"Kohaku is dead! You killed him Inuyasha. Fujita told us so at the castle the morning after!" said an angry Sango who had tears coming down her eyes.

"What? I did no such thing! When I awoke that morning I found myself in an open grassy field. I had human blood on my hands, but NONE of it was Kohaku's! What Fujita told you..." said Inuyasha but stopped when a thought kicked in his mind and turned to Naraku who was not too happy.

Inuyasha realized that Fujita was not who he appeared to be and was in fact Naraku or a demon puppet in disguise. "I see the secret is now out. I really didn't want you to discover it just yet, "said Naraku.

"Discover what?" said Koga who had no idea what was happening at that moment.

"Don't you understand wolf boy. Fujita was Naraku or one of his puppets in disguise. HE set everything up so my friends would turn against me and I would join him to destroy them," said Inuyasha who felt a mix of angry emotions.

"So Kohaku is really alive!" said Shippo in disbelief.

"Kohaku...come out from the shadows and reveal yourself to everyone," said Inuyasha as Kohaku obeyed as he appeared out of a shadowy corner of the room.

"Kohaku! You really are alive!" said Sango happily.

"Yes! But none you will be after today!" said Naraku as he drew Tokijin from his waist under the baboon fur.

"Hold on...master! I want answers and I want them NOW!" said Inuyasha as he drew Tetsuigia form its sheath.

"You want...answers! I'll give you...answers!" said Naraku as his eyes glowed reddish-purple and at that moment the spider amulet on Inuyasha head began to send a dark demon energy current into Inuyashas body that filled the half-demon with such pain he fell to his knees.

"What's...happening to...to me?" said Inuyasha as he felt the spider amulet paralyzing his body.

"You wanted answers Inuyasha so now I'm giving them to you...in spades! I impersonated the Lords advisor to get close to him. I poisoned the Lords son to get toyou, your friends, and Kikyo to come to the castle. I did not however expect Sesshomorru to come that way, but it worked right into my plans. I knew Koga was too far away to get to that castle in time, but it didn't matter to me at that moment. I sent you to retrieve Kohaku only to have him effect you with an alternate version of miasma gas that not only knocked you out, but allowed me to wipe away recent memories of you talking to me and fighting bandits as well as Kohaku. I told your friends that you killed Kohaku knowing they would believe that you were nothing more now then a wild animal that needed to be put down," said Naraku as he walked up to Inuyashas side.

"But...why?" said Inuyasha as the pain increased.

"Why? Because I wanted you as my apprentice. I always did. That never changed, but I knew you wouldn't as long as you stayed loyal to your friends and family. So I devised the plan to break you away from them so you would have no choice...but to follow me as your master. I wanted to release evil in your heart and free you from these petty and weak attachments you call friends. I knew if I could teach you how to control your darkness you would one day surpass me in power that would be unimagined. I needed a successor and you were the only one I knew that could take my power and take itto the next level. And you still can if you obey from here on out. Stick with me on your current path and you will be ruler over human and demon alike. Your servants will fear and respect you. Your enemies will fall and bow before you. All of this will come true if you JOIN ME!" said Naraku who released the paralyzing effect of the spider amulet off of Inuyasha who slowly got up.

Inuyasha turned to face his captive friends whose eyes were pleading with him to help them. I...I choose...I choose..." said Inuyasha as he held Tetsuigia over his head ready to swing down upon them as the spider amulet pulsed even more as his eyes became a sea of blood red with a small circle of amber at the center of the eye.

(A/N: Till next chapter.HA! Never saw this happening did you?)