Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Ninja Gaiden, and neither does drunkenwerewolf.
Chapter 2: similar encounters
As Rachael awoke, she saw a world not her own, a world of tree's, lots and lots of trees. As far as I know, the only jungle I was in was one of concrete. She further observed her surroundings, finding nothing of importance to note, and the got to he feet and kept her weapon at ready in case of any threats in this new world.
As Rachael got to her feet, she thought to herself, How in the world did I end up here? All I can remember is that fiend I killed starting to glow, then everything went black." She wondered if Ayane was all right, and if Ryu could handle Doku, Lord of Fiends, all on his own.
As she walked down a slightly beaten path she noticed a steadily darkening aura around her. She tensed at the ready.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here, a woman all by herself, in a unfamiliar forest." a voice trailed through the bushes around her.
"Show yourself, I am in no mood for games and trickery." Rachael yelled into the surrounding forest.
"Very well, but I must take notice that you bear resemblance to another who was much more accepting of my presence, the only large difference was a distance in species." he said while stepping out from the forest, showing himself to be a man of medium height, covering himself with a white baboon pelt.
"She was also very generous in her transactions."
Rachael quickly realized, he was speaking of Alma, "Who the hell, and what the hell are you!" Rachael yelled in question, with her grip on her war hammer making her knuckles turn white, "How are you acquainted with Alma?"
"My name is Naraku, but for the other matters, I do not believe the are relevant." Naraku replied.
"In my opinion they are relevant, scumbag" she stated, whispering the last bit.
Naraku chuckled at this remark. "I sense that you do not take kindly to my presence. Thus, I shall leave you for now. But be aware that you shall feel greater discomfort in my presence soon, and you may be on your knees before me begging for mercy. Farewell . . ." he then faded from sight.
"Good riddance, that... thing was truly becoming an annoying creature." she said to herself, then began to leave the clearing, not noticing that the aura was not waning.
As she walked further however she noticed something following her. She waited a few more moments before spinning around, bringing her hammer into her spin to strike whatever was their, she only got a brief glimpse of... something before it jumped over and behind her with great speed. It then struck her with a blunt object, sending her into the foliage, he then flung a small dark object which is absorbed by the jewel on the base of her weapon.
Rachael did not notice the action taken by the demon, as she was fading from consciousness. The last thing she saw, was a leaf falling to the ground, perfectly mirroring her fall into force sleep as it hit the ground.
Sneak peek of Chapter 3: A Clear and Present Threat From Within
The only thing Rachael could hear, along the perimeter of her senses. A slow, slithering, scuttling, making its way over her wrist.
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AN: Well, another chapter down, and I'm starting to think that this is the best fic I've ever written. Once again, big thanks to drunkenwerewolf. The dialog would not fit the characters at all if it weren't for him.