Chapter VII: The Fires of Hell
This is another long one. And I am sorry about the wait. I hope you like it.
InuYasha, now with all but one ingredient, made his trip back to the temple. As InuYasha made it back, his arm began to hurt. It started small, but grew to horrible pain. The pain was so bad that InuYasha blacked out for a few moments. As he awoke, the pain subsided. He made his way into the temple, wondering what had happened.
The old man was busy looking through books, for the correct way to make the cure. InuYasha threw down the bag and said, " Here old man. I got all but one ingredient, the fires of Hell." The old man smiled at InuYasha and took a look at the ingredients. He said, " Good work, InuYasha. You must beware the fires InuYasha. Only one with a pure heart can touch the fires without getting burned." InuYasha smiled and said, "Thanks old ma..." At that moment, the pain returned and shot up his left arm. The old man ran and looked at his arm. The old man almost died with shock when he saw his arm. InuYasha's arm had turned blackish purple. He was cursed. The old man asked him, "How did this happen!" InuYasha remembered. "When I was in the swamp, a demon grabbed my are and said something about a curse." At that moment, the pain growing worse and worse. The old man threw holy water at his are, which subsided the pain. The old man said to InuYasha, "InuYasha, be careful. That curse is bad. It can kill you." InuYasha replied, "But will it kill me?" The old man answered, "That is up to the gods."
InuYasha heard a legend, the legend of the gates of hell. They say it is in a holy church, to seal its power, and only one with a pure heart can enter, unless they died and were evil. InuYasha knew where it was. It was on the peak of a great mountain. As InuYasha climbed his way up the mountain, the curse in his arm began to return. He put holy water to fight it, and it work. As he reached the top, he was in awe. The temple was pure white and at the end of the temple was a great door. InuYasha walked up to the door and creature appeared before him. It resembled a shadow, but looked more eerie. It asked, "What do want with Hell?" InuYasha said, "I want to obtain some of the fires of Hell." The shadow said, "I will see if you are worthy" The shadow pulled up a long sword from the ground and InuYasha drew his sword. They clashed swords, blow after blow, until InuYasha's arm began to react again. Just one swing of his sword cut the creature in half.
InuYasha looked at the door. The door turned from white to blood red and began to open. InuYasha walked inside the door to find only a hole. He looked inside the door to find Hell. InuYasha without care, jumped into Hell. Fire and demons were all around. Finally, InuYasha made it the bottom of Hell. He saw what he needed, the fires of Hell stood right before him. He touched them, and he didn't burn. The fires flew inside InuYasha, and would come out when he would make the cure.
Relieved, InuYasha began to climb out of Hell. A voice yelled to him and said, "Well, well, if it isn't InuYasha." InuYasha looked in horror when he saw him. It was Naraku. "You can't kill me this time. I'm immortal here." Naraku was about to attack when InuYasha cursed arm moved on its own. It grabbed the holy sword and stabbed Naraku in the face. Naraku fell to the bottom of Hell. InuYasha was still climbing He was just at the top when he heard, "Your not leaving here alive!" Naraku was flying towards him. InuYasha made it out of Hell and was trying to close the great door. He said, "I can't do it, I'm too weak." A voice said to him, "Don't give up, we can do it!" InuYasha look up and saw Kagome push the door closed. InuYasha got up and started pushing. In time they closed it. Naraku almost escaped Hell.
InuYasha looked at Kagome and said, "I have the last Ingredient. You'll be home soon" Kagome smiled and Said, "Thank InuYasha." Kagome vanish and InuYasha headed back to the temple. When he got to the entrance to the temple his arm began to hurt again. The curse was spreading. His whole chest was covered and half his neck. He spoke with the old man and said, "I have all of the ingredients, but I need to know something. Is this curse going to kill me, or are there any cures for it?" The old man sighed and said, "InuYasha, There are no cures for that curse, It will eventually take over your body and… It will kill you."
There is one chapter left to this tale. And it will be good so keep reading and reviewing. Thanks.