"So what's with your kind?
You scavenge to find what makes you
Supreme in design"
Revival (Orgy)
Souls
"Talking"
'Thinking'
StressedTo be supreme meant that you had to abandoned everything and follow your own desires. To be great was to through all emotions to the wind. You had to abandoned your feelings in order to reach the top. Hate, jealousy, greed, and twisted determination were what drove him to strive. It was no longer a great strive; it was a desperate struggle to remain alive. Time slowly slipped past him as he watched with narrowed crimson eyes. He glared at everything that crossed his path. It disgusted him that these beings had a chance to earn 'redemption'. He spat at a human and watched as the human looked around in confusion.
"Must you be so petty?" A calm voice sneered.
Naraku turned his crimson eyes to the Authority that dared taunt him. Her crimson eyes gazed at him. He smirked as he noticed her small form and turned away. A scowl crossed her features as she huffed and floated into the air. He chuckled at her short temper.
"Souten, you will do as I say," Naraku calmly reminded.
"Just because my form is that of a child," Souten began, "it doesn't mean that I will obey you."
"You will obey me or else I will throw you to the Infernals. They love to have company," Naraku calmly said as his malicious tone carried to her. She shivered and stuck her tongue out at him.
"You can't open their gates at will, it drains you too much," Souten reminded.
"Once the gates are open, then I will throw you to them limb by limb," Naraku purred.
"Bastard, I will not obey you!" Souten growled as he eyes flashed with hate.
"There is no where in this realm that you will be able to hide," Naraku calmly sighed.
"You are fake! You have no power or plan to get us into heaven! We are stuck here with false hope while you keep dragging us deeper into that damn pit!" Souten shouted as she felt his rage.
Naraku quickly turned around and grasped her by the throat. Her crimson eyes widened in fear as she watched the eight wings upon his back open. He usually kept his wings hidden, but this was his true anger. His claws dug into her throat and she struggled against his grip. She clawed at his hand and he laughed. He pulled her nose-to-nose and sinisterly grinned. She hissed at him and struggled more fervently.
"You are correct about one thing," Naraku hissed.
"Bas-tard," Souten wheezed out.
"I have no way to get us into heaven. Once we were kicked out, we were Fallen. The light no longer welcomes us…and I am dragging us deeper into the pit. It is my goal to drag as many as you damn angels and these pathetic humans down!" Naraku hatefully whispered. "I want company when I am finally destroyed, I want lots and lots of company."
Naraku laughed as he threw her away from her. Souten grasped her throat as she stared up at him in fear. She quickly took to the air and flew off. Naraku was no longer the company she wanted to be in. Her wings fearfully flapped leading her to anywhere but where he was. He had truly gone insane. Souten growled as she pushed her fear away. She needed to get away from him.
Amber eyes narrowed as more feathers blew into the wind and turned to ash. He flew into the apartment and searched for Kagome. His eyes landed on the Fallen angel, she was sitting next to Shippo. He walked over to her and pulled her away from the bed. Her eyes narrowed at him before she took in his appearance. Feathers fell off his wing and turned to ash as he stared helplessly at her.
"Inuyasha…what's wrong?" Kagome questioned with true worry. He fell to his knees and buried his face within her stomach. His hand clutched her sides and her eyes widened. Claws had replaced his once perfect blunt nails, she could feel them pressing into her side.
"What's happening…to me?" Inuyasha whispered.
Kagome sighed and rested her hand upon his silver hair. The bald spots in his wings were proof of what was happening. The skin upon his wings in the balding area was a beautiful silver. She reached down and gripped his hands and she gave a gentle squeeze. Kagome sighed and knew what all of this would come down to.
"Inuyasha," Kagome softly whispered. His amber eyes trailed up her body and stared at her. "Do you remember?"
"Yes…so much pain…so much guilt…why am I feeling these things?" Inuyasha whispered with scared eyes.
Kagome sat upon the bed and he rested his head on her knees. She smoothed his hair and sighed. His amber eyes reminded her of Shippo that night. He had the eyes of a child that had just lost everything.
"You are losing yourself," Kagome whispered.
"I don't want to go," Inuyasha mumbled as he squeezed his eyes shut.
"Your memories and feelings are changing you," Kagome calmly explained.
"Not a monster, I don't want to be a monster!" Inuyasha desperately confessed.
"You'll never be a monster," Kagome tried to calm him.
"I'm becoming a monster," Inuyasha said as his mind slipped away into some comforting darkness.
"You're Inuyasha, not a monster," Kagome assured.
"I'm sorry," Inuyasha sobbed with dry eyes.
"It will be alright," Kagome softly whispered.
"I didn't mean any of it," Inuyasha continued.
Kagome sighed and felt a tear hit her arm. A soft hiss told her that another feather had fallen.
"I won't let you become a monster," Kagome promised as she felt her guilt. She had been the one to force him to destroy things.
"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered.
"Yes Inuyasha," Kagome responded as bit back her tears. It felt as if he was dying.
"Do I have a soul?" Inuyasha questioned.
Kagome bit her lower lip and choked back a sob. He had been the one to deny that they didn't have souls. She wondered if death brought you closer to realizations, or a desperate attempt to try and be redeemed. Kagome wanted to say yes just to calm him down, but she didn't know.
'What defines a soul?' Kagome wondered as she sighed.
"Do I have a soul?" Inuyasha softly repeated.
Kagome sighed and parted his hair with her finger. Her face relaxed and she felt defeated.
"Yes," she softly said.
"Is my soul good or evil?" Inuyasha whispered. "Am I becoming a monster because I'm evil?"
"No…a soul is not evil. Our souls are never evil, our actions cause us to become evil," Kagome explained as he pressed his head against her knees.
"Kagome," Inuyasha whispered.
"Inuyasha," she responded.
"Can you…can you lie to me?" Inuyasha softly asked.
"No…I cannot," Kagome responded as she felt his body shake.
"Will 'He' forget me?" Inuyasha sobbed.
Kagome tilted her head to the side in thought before she replied, "No."
"Promise me something," Inuyasha pleaded.
"Anything," Kagome sighed as he looked up and met her sorrowful gaze.
"I don't want to end up like Goshinki, I don't want to become a monster…kill me if I become a monster. You have the fires of heaven, you can do it," Inuyasha pleaded with a scared voice.
Kagome froze and she felt her world still. Never in her long existence had she ever imagined having to kill a friend. Inuyasha was the one that she had forced to earth, he was the one that she forced to kill humans, and she was the one that convinced him to fully rebel. He was her responsibility, but it went beyond duty. Inuyasha was her best friend, the one that she would always talk to. Kagome closed her eyes and sighed, not all her memories had to be evil. Memories didn't have to make them a monster. She stared into his amber eyes and she was truly afraid.
"Inuyasha…come out!" Kagome sang as she floated through heaven's halls.
"Leave me alone! I have to remove the Tree," Inuyasha growled.
"Oh…" Kagome sighed in disappointment. She gazed up at him with saddened eyes. He huffed and softly smiled at her.
"I'll help you record the birth of the new sons and daughters," Inuyasha promised.
"Promise?" Kagome questioned.
"I would only say it to you if it was a promise," Inuyasha replied as her face lit up.
'Do you remember Inuyasha?' Kagome mentally thought as she gazed at his tired form. 'Do you remember what you promised me?'
"I'm so bored!" Kagome sighed as she floated through the gardens of heaven. Inuyasha softly chuckled as he pushed her into the forest. She sputtered and flew out of the bush. Kagome picked the twigs and leaves from her hair.
"You're so mean!" Kagome whined.
"You have to be more aware," Inuyasha softly said.
"Aware of what…your attitude?" Kagome teased as he frowned.
"You know that Kouga would be upset if you let your training go to waste," Inuyasha scolded.
"Kouga is too…uptight," Kagome simply said as Inuyasha chuckled.
"His wings must be shoved up his…"
"Inuyasha! You aren't supposed to even think that!" Kagome shouted with slight amusement.
"Keh…it's true," Inuyasha mumbled.
"Besides…you wouldn't let my training go to waste," Kagome added with a smile.
"True," Inuyasha sighed.
"Since the day we were created, you promised to always protect me," Kagome sighed as she thought of the promise.
"I only need to protect you from your clumsiness," Inuyasha joked.
"Together forever," Kagome teased as he softly blushed.
"Keh."
"Don't be that way," Kagome pouted.
"Keh."
"I promise," Kagome whispered as she felt something within her close off. A feather fell from her wing and turned to ash.
"Together forever," Inuyasha whispered.
"Always, I'll protect you," Kagome whispered as she embraced him.
"Thank you," Inuyasha whispered as he was took comfort in her embrace.
Kagome hugged him to her and sighed. This was Naraku's entire fault. Everything that they were going through was his fault. Kagome glowered at the wall as she thought of Naraku. She would make him pay for this, for Inuyasha. Kagome held Inuyasha tighter as a few more feathers fell from his wings. She could tell that he was resting; the change into an Infernal always took a large amount of energy. Kagome sighed and closed her own eyes. She could feel the others in the other part of the apartment waking.
"You shouldn't thank me," Kagome whispered.
Inuyasha stood up and brushed his robes off in one fluid motion. Kagome watched him and noticed that he seemed at ease. He no longer carried that lost look. They made eye contact and she sighed once more. He was fearful and hid it behind a mask.
"I'll see you…soon," Inuyasha whispered.
"Sayonara," Kagome whispered as he turned to leave.
Kagome dropped her gaze to floor as he vanished. She knew what was happening. This was a final goodbye, the goodbye before he became an Infernal. She feared their next meeting…it would be their last.
"Kagome," Shippo sighed.
"It's time for breakfast," Kagome whispered to him.
Shippo yawned and snuggled into his pillows for a brief moment. Kagome watched the motion and saddened, maybe they were all destined to become monsters.
Author's Note:
Nothing much, but thanks for reviewing
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