Tainted Souls
I would again like to dedicate this issue to all of those who supported me as I wrote this story, I would like to send a very special thanks to my first critic, I came up with the idea of using Aeris as Shesshomaru's love interest in the story because of her. Thanks again. Once again I don't own Inuyasha or Final Fantasy
(am I the only one who finds this annoying as sin)
Chapter V
Ghosts Of The Past, The Old Mansion
They sat there holding each other for an unknown amount of time, Sesshomaru finally broke the silence.
"Why are we doing this?" he asked, finally having the courage to speak.
"Well, I'm a girl and you're a guy, and well…I guess what I'm trying to say is…well…Oh god, Sesshomaru, I love you!" she threw her arm around his neck and slowly moved in closer to the demon.
Sesshomaru didn't know what to think, he had never felt this way before. Aeris moved in closer to his face, before he knew it their lips touched, he openly accepted the kiss. His hands trembled and finally found their way to her cheeks, she felt like velvet to him.
Is this what love feels like? Sesshomaru pondered.
"Wow!" Aeris gasped, as her lips finally left those of her new found lovers.
"That was amazing." Sesshomaru added after Aeris finally backed off.
The piles of books on the ground only grew larger as Sephiroth searched for any information on the Black Materia. It seemed that Shinra didn't know about the Materia. Sephiroth's hands stopped on a large research paper. It was this book that told him of his origins, that he was a clone of Jenova, that he an ancient. It was a few years ago when Sephiroth first came here and realized what he was, when he found out he slew almost all of the innocent towns folk and set the town ablaze.
Sephiroth stopped reading the research paper when he sensed a powerful presence enter the mansion. It was a familiar presence, he knew it from somewhere else. Sephiroth left the underground laboratory, as he headed up the winding stair way he remembered where he sensed this person before, it was Sesshomaru.
The inside of the mansion had a strange aura about it, as if it's barren halls and rooms were filled with life. As they stepped further into the mansion, it seemed as though the temperature grew colder and colder.
"Aeris, there is something I have been meaning to ask you for a long time. What are you? I sense strange aura about you, something like a demonic aura" Sesshomaru said turning towards her.
"Well maybe I should have told you, I'm not human. I'm an Ancient, we're kind of like guardians for the planet." she said turning away from the demon.
"That would explain it, when I first met you I felt a strong connection. A bond, I think it is because of your blood. I had fought the Ancients when I was younger." He approached her slowly and placed a hand on her shoulder, as tears stared to fall from her eyes.
"You fought Ancients! Why?"
"They tried to slaughtered my people. I was a child when it happened. You see they summoned a creature, Ryukotsusei, a dragon of immense power. It was this dragon that killed my father." he added angrily.
"But…"She was cut short by the sound of a door opening.
Sesshomaru drew Tokijin, Aeris turned to look at her companion to see him staring at what looked like some kind of trap door. The door slowly opened, a familiar face rose from the darkness of the underground passage way.
"I remember now," Sephiroth said climbing from the passage. His giant katana was pointed at Sesshomaru, "The Black Materia, it's at the temple of the ancients." I have to get it, Meteor must cleanse the planet." he said drawing closer to the couple.
"No, not Meteor." Aeris gasped, ducking behind Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru lunged at Sephiroth, sword in hand. The blade passed through his body, doing nothing. Sephiroth once again plunged his sword through Sesshomaru's body.
"Pathetic, once again you haven't learned." Sephiroth said walking towards Aeris, raising his sword.
"Is there any way to stop him?" Sesshomaru asked lying on the ground.
The Tensaiga pulsed in response.
"You want drawn, don't you?" he asked looking down at the blade tucked into his belt. He drew the sword and stood up, the sword's magic healed the wound in his lung.
Sesshomaru ran at Sephiroth, who had grabbed Aeris by the neck and prepared to drive his sword into her heart. Sesshomaru pounced into the air and sliced at Sephiroth with the pulsing blade. Sephiroth fell to the ground in pain as blood flowed form the wound.
"So you leaned a new trick," Sephiroth said holding his stomach, "You'll have to do better then that to defeat me. Much better. Meet me at the temple of the Ancients, there you will face me, not this phantom.
The phantom vanished in a flash of light. The mansion was empty, save for Sesshomaru and Aeris.
"What's so special about this Meteor?" he asked helping Aeris to her feet.
"It's the ultimate destruction magic, if in the wrong ands it can destroy the world, we have to stop him, we have to get there before him." she said grabbing hold of the demon's arm, trying to pull him towards the exit. Sephiroth couldn't get meteor, if he did, it would mean the end of the world.