Chapter 4:
"Rorikon…have you heard from him yet," Naraku asked the crimson hair creature.
"My friend from the Inbetween and Never Existed?"
"Yes, the Inbetween."
"He will get here shortly, I'm sure."
"Seeessh, Sesshomaru, you weigh a ton," Inuyasha groaned as he picked his half-brother off the ground. Kagome put Sesshomaru's left arm around her neck as Inuyasha grabbed his brother's right. "You know, Kagome, I think something big is going on," Inuyasha spoke with an intense sincerity.
"Yeah, and the imperfect Shikon Jewel… Do you think Xemnas serves Naraku?" Kagome asked with hesitation.
"I don't know, but if they are…we'll find some way to beat them. So, how long did Miroku and Sango say they were going to be gone?"
"At least a week."
The two continued on with the body of Sesshomaru between them. "What do you think happened to Sesshomaru, Inuyasha," Kagome asked.
Inuyasha stopped to think, "You know, I don't know. I never saw him out cold like this before."
"He's infected with a virus." The two turned around and found someone standing behind them. Kagome couldn't quite distinguish his features from the shadows of the trees.
"Who are you?" Kagome asked, inquisitively.
"They call me the Gate-Guardian." The man approached out of the shadows. His irises blazed with a fierce gold along with the enigma on his forehead. He walked with a swift yet powerful stride in his all-black attire. A long flow of silver hair followed behind him as he approached the two. "They call me Pronubius—the Gate-Guardian."
Inuyasha sensed a resonating power in this new creature's voice. "What are you?" the Halfling stumbled over the words.
"Beyond that of human understanding, beyond that of the world and the never. I'm both the light and the darkness, I'm the Inbetween."
Kagome and Inuyasha stood with a spell-bound expression on their face. They looked back towards the fallen Sesshomaru. "Can you help us?" Kagome asked.
"Your friend will soon become a Heartless and a Nobody will be forged from his fall. I know, though, the secret to this virus. I am the carrier of that virus."
"You have this virus?" Inuyasha asked.
"My body makes the virus, and my body can give the virus. No person can escape my virus. It does different things to different bodies, but in the end, they all die. Rorikon tried to escape from my virus, but in the end he will die."
Kagome asked, "Rorikon?"
"A counterpart. Rorikon fought against me, but lost. Before I could finish him, a creature appeared and took him. Seems as if that creature waited until that opportune time. Rorikon will die, but that creature smiled as he took Rorikon away. For two months I traveled around until I met someone named Xemnas."
"So you are with Xemnas," Inuyasha let go of Sesshomaru and poised his sword. "I knew something was up with you."
"Inuyasha, no, you're still injured," Kagome begged for Inuyasha to stand down.
"Inuyasha… don't take this harshly, but you wouldn't last two moves against me," Pronubius spoke in a monotone voice.
"You wantta' bet, Windscar!" Inuyasha flung his sword and the fragments of wind opened up. Pronubius leapt in the air and came down beside the Halfling.
"I told you, Inuyasha, think before you act." Pronubius spoke as Inuyasha froze in fear. Inuyasha found himself completely surrounded by metal whips with spear-heads on the ends. The hundreds of whips all linked to the body of Pronubius. "Right now I could shred your body to pieces with the razors on those spear-heads. I choose not to because you need to learn, Inuyasha, that you should find out who you're enemies are before you attack people that could help you and your family." Pronubius glanced back to Sesshomaru.
"What are you," Inuyasha asked.
Pronubius grimly smiled, "I'm half-human and half-elf." Inuyasha's eyes widened and the whips retreated back into Pronubius's body. "Now, you need me to help you," Pronubius walked slowly towards Sesshomaru's body.
Kagome nodded, "Yes, please."
Pronubius snatched Sesshomaru's hand up into his. "This adrenaline rush will overcome the virus, but that won't be enough. In order to escape death, one needs to kill the person that gave them the virus and drink their blood." Pronubius shot a few different spears out from his wrist and jabbed Sesshomaru's wrist. "This effect will continue until his body completely shuts down." Pronubius walked away as Sesshomaru gasped for air. "As for Xemnas, I will deal with him. I will summon for the Key-bearer and his friends, they will get here soon. Go and finish of Rorikon, and if you wish, try to destroy Naraku," Pronubius smiled, "But you won't be the ones to kill him," he whispered to himself as he walked off.
"'Try to destroy Naraku,' what does he mean by that?" Inuyasha asked and Kagome shrugged. Sesshomaru gasped for air.
"Where's Rin and Jakan, girl," Sesshomaru struggled to ask.
"She has a name, and it's Kagome," Inuyasha grunted.
Kagome frowned, "I think Naraku and Rorikon took them."
Sesshomaru sighed, "Well, guess I should find them."
"We'll all go together," Kagome stated as she looked towards Inuyasha.
"Er…As much as I dislike working with Sesshomaru, I guess we do," the Halfling grunted. The group walked off towards the woods to attempt to find Naraku's hiding place with his alliance, Rorikon.
Note from the Author: (The story of Pronubius, The Gate: Chronicles of the Gate-Guardian can be found at however, I'm currently in the process of editing it so keep a look out for posted chapters.)