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Chapter 9 Blasphemy

"Inuyashaaaaaaaaaaa….."Shippo continued to whine, "We have been walking forever! Can't we stop for a break now…?"

"Oi, quite your whinin' brat, it's not like you're walking anyway, all you do is perch on people's shoulders so what's the big deal? Stupid runt always complaining…" Inuyasha continued to grumble as Miroku and Sango noticed that Kagome wasn't with them anymore. Inuyasha must have been too distracted to notice, he was still mad over their interruption earlier yesterday. It had been a full day already and Kagome had went back to being emotionless and it was grating on his nerves.

"Inuyasha, where is Kagome?" Miroku asked seeing as the hanyou continued walking not noticing that the rest of the gang had stopped to look for their missing comrade.

Inuyasha immediately froze mid-ranting. How could he be so stupid as to not know she wasn't there?! 'I am such an idiot!' he was running before he even knew it, trying to sniff her out, he didn't catch anything though, it was getting close to sunset seeing as they had been walking all day, 'stupid girl probably just started lagging behind and got herself lost' or at least that was what Inuyasha was convincing himself, he didn't know what he would do if anything had happened to her with him not being able to protect her. It was the strangest thing, why had he not noticed she was gone? Was he really too deep in thought? Or had she just been so…dull for so long that he believed it to be normal now? Her not talking, not communicating, were things going to go back to normal? He shook his head roughly; 'Of course they'll go back to normal!' he wouldn't admit that he still held some doubts, not even to himself. Sango and Shippo were right behind him on Kirara, while Miroku was running on foot trying valiantly to catch up with the adrenaline-rushed half demon.

Inuyasha came to a halt when he heard the scream, and look towards the others, but that is not what got his attention. The sky's color had just darkened; it now looked pitch black; very ominous and foreboding. This did not set well with Inuyasha at all. 'What the…' his thoughts ceased however, when Naraku's poisonous insects started swarming around him; engulfing him and ready to attack.

"AAHHHH" Shippo screamed than ran behind some bushes where he knew, or at least hoped, that he would be safe. Inuyasha immediately withdrew his sword and started hacking them to bits. All the while this was happening they didn't know they had an audience… 'Very soon Inuyasha, very soon you will see that you belong with me in hell, I intend to make you keep that promise, no matter what it takes' (a/n: talk about stalker) Kikyo soon started to walk away her soul catchers carrying an unconscious Kagome in their grasp. 'I will make him see how worthless she is, and that he doesn't need a copy when he can have the real thing, just you wait Inuyasha, you are mine…' With that being the last thought in her head, Kikyo headed off towards Naraku's castle, where the fun was going to be starting very, very soon. She shook her heard, the thought of hurting the girl shouldn't be this appealing to her. If she had been alive she would never have even considering do this to someone, what had happened to her? Her brow furrowed. She would not think such thoughts, the past was the past and nothing would be able to change it. She smirked, but she could change the future.

'I don't have time for this!' Inuyasha was quickly becoming very aggravated, not to mention worried, about Kagome. She was still not found and with Naraku's insects here that could only mean one thing. 'He has her.' That made his rage completely out of control, he was fed up with these pointless demons. What if she was hurt? He didn't even want to image the things that Naraku could be doing to her right now.

"That is ENOUGH! Get out of the way! Wind Scar!" The bright light immediately enveloped everything in sight. The light was gradually fading away and with it the buzzing of the insects, Inuyasha would have smirked if Kagome wasn't still missing. H just wished she could have seen it. Yet, his relief was short lived, for when the smoke completely cleared there stood Naraku.

"Naraku! What have you done with Kagome?" Inuyasha now knew for sure that he had something to do with this, Kagome was careless yes, but she wasn't as careless as some might think, no she did have some common sense, and she wouldn't just go running off without telling them, without telling him.

"Kukuku, is the half-breed worried about his little miko? Don't worry she is in good hands, well, they're not good hands per say, but they are better than mine." Naraku chuckled once more. No one present could be sure if this was the real Naraku or just one of his puppets. They glanced at each other wearily.

"What have you done with her Naraku!?" Sango had been silent for long enough. Kagome was like her sister and if Naraku had dared try and mess with her, there would be hell to pay. Miroku looked at her, showing awe for the woman by his side. She was so strong-willed and caring when it came to family, such as their little group. He smiled inwardly, how he loved her so. But this thoughts shifted. He was not at all pleased with the situation. He hated being here and yet not being able to do anything. His wind tunnel was completely useless thanks to the poisonous insects roaming about. His glare shifted to Naraku when he began to speak once more.

"You will all find out soon enough. It has been recently discovered that the miko can be of good use to us. She has a tremendous amount of power, and when she comes over to our side, I will be even more powerful then I already am…." If Inuyasha hadn't been pissed before, he was now. "…especially when I take her as my mate." Naraku purposely let his gaze shift towards Inuyasha and was highly amused when he noticed the hanyou's eyes were shifting between amber and red; gripping his sword so hard that his knuckles were white.

"Kagome will never join you!" Seeing as Inuyasha was in no mood to speak right now considering the rage that was blinding him, Miroku decided he should be the one to counter Naraku's claim. When he saw that Naraku wasn't even paying attention to him, he shifted his eyes to where Naraku's were. Everyone could see what this was doing to Inuyasha and neither himself or Sango wanted his demon blood to be released. It startled him a great deal when he realized just how strong Inuyasha was gripping the tetsusaiga and yet he was still starting to transform.

"Oh, you never know how much darkness a person has in their heart until it is set free, isn't that right Inuyasha?" Miroku was startled; he hadn't thought he had been listening. He looked at Inuyasha just as he gripped his sword tighter even still. "And that is exactly what I intend to do with young Kagome. Well not me per say, but ah yes, an…old acquaintance from the past." He fixed his eyes on Inuyasha, noticing the hanyou's stiff posture he laughed. "I can see you are pondering about the possibilities hanyou, but fear not, you will not have to wonder for long." Naraku waved his hand suddenly and it got darker yet still, to the point of where everything was almost no longer visible. Kanna appeared as quickly as the darkness had come; a beacon in the night, she looked as pale as ever. Her mirror shifted towards them all before Naraku took it from her. With another wave of his hand, the mirror grew to a much bigger size (a/n: around the size of a half of a movie theater screen, sorry that is the only way I could describe it.)

"Now don't try anything while the show is going on, you don't want to ruin it now do you?" As if on cue roots sprung out of the ground and trapped all of them, they didn't even have time to react, the roots, actually being his tentacles, had them trapped from head to toe. ( a/n: Not really from their head, more like their shoulders but the expression sounds better if you use the word "head" instead of "shoulders"). They were still able to see, the only part free where their necks and head. Inuyasha's sword was pinned down to the ground, having been knocked out of his hand upon the impact and thrown to the ground. That was not good.

"Now that we are all settled, let us see what is happening with the young miko." It was odd because they had yet to come to terms with everything that had happened. It all had all occurred so fast: Kagome being gone, the attack, Naraku appearing, and now they were going to be watching something happen to Kagome in the mirror. This day was not turning out to be as good as they would have hoped. The mirror's image started to swirl, their reflections they were no longer seeing, as the image became clear once more, they realized that what they were looking at was far, far worse.

Inuyasha's blood had run cold by what he had seen in the mirror. It took every bit of strength he had and yet he could still not free himself from these stone-like growths! And the worst part of it being, he could not help Kagome, and that was slowly killing him from the inside out. The young miko in question was standing in the middle of a field it looked like. Opposite of her was none other than Kikyo, another factor that had turned Inuyasha's blood to ice. The gang held their breath, and Naraku smirked, as Kikyo slowly raised her bow and arrow and aimed it right at her target: Kagome. And Kagome, it looked as though she had seen better days; her appearance haggard. The clothing she wore was ripped and torn in various places, blood being spattered upon her white t-shirt, or what was left of it. But what was most shocking to the group was that not once in the years they had known her, had they ever seen Kagome have that look of such…rage upon her face before. She had been pretty angry and awful lot, especially when Inuyasha did something, however it was nothing compared to this. Her eyes were glowing fire, and her hair was in disarray making her look like some type of wild animal. But she wasn't moving, it was as if she was frozen in place. Kikyo still stood with her bow raised and circling her like a hawk would.

Inuyasha did not want to believe what he was seeing, he knew Kikyo was cold hearted now, and probably would be forever more, but he never thought that she would actually try and kill Kagome! Rage took hold of him, that stupid, callous bitch. He had promised to protect both of them, what was he going to do?! He looked once more at Kikyo, the woman he had once thought he loved. A vision came back to him, unbeknownst to all. It was a vision from his father's tomb, as he was fighting Sesshomaru. He remembered that Kagome had started to cry when he told her he would survive, yet she herself, would not. His own words came back to him, "Shut up and let me protect you!" His eyes widened in realization, he had made that promise to Kagome way before Kikyo was even resurrected. Kikyo had come first, at one point in his life; however that point in time was now over. The Kikyo he once knew, the friend he once knew, was dead. And she was not coming back. He had promised to protect Kagome, and protect Kagome he would. Why hadn't he thought of this sooner? He shook his head, the past was the past and nothing could be done about it. But right now, his past was threatening his future. He looked at Kagome, noticing her worn-down appearance; she had never looked so beautiful. He looked at Kikyo now; it was hard to believe that Kikyo was truly dead for she is acting now just the way she had done back then, like how she had been when she was alive, always trying to be in control.

Inuyasha's thoughts were interrupted when they started to hear voices. The voices upon, or should I say in the mirror started becoming clearer and now understandable.

"Do not you understand it is I that Inuyasha loves? You are just a copy, a figment of imagination, why love you when he can have me, the real thing? He will come to hell with me and leave you all alone, where will you be then?" Kikyo's voice was calm, and in control, yet it was firm and "all-knowing". To the untrained eye it would seem as if her words were having no affect upon Kagome, yet it was now becoming noticeable that Kagome was starting to glow a darker and darker pink, and her eyes turning fiercer then they had ever been.

Naraku spoke quickly before anything else could be said in the mirror, "It has been proven that anger is what triggers her powers, and once she has come to the dark side, she will be mine once and for all.

"STOP IT!" The sudden yell from the mirror snapped everyone's attention back to it. Kagome had kneeled down and had her hands over her ears, still glowing that eerie dark pink and her eyes squeezed shut. What had happened? Was she hurt?

"What? Can you not take the truth little girl, the truth that the one you love will never love you back?" Inuyasha's breath hitched, Kagome didn't love him…what is she talking about? Questions assaulted his mind and would not be prolonged. It was too much to hope for wasn't it? Kagome couldn't love him could she? Is Kagome okay? Was she hurt? Did Kikyo do something to her? Would Kikyo actually shoot her? How could he get Kagome back; how could he save her? Did she really love him? All of these questions just kept plaguing his mind. He couldn't focus; in all truth he had never been so worried. Sure Kagome had been kidnapped before, threatened before, but this was much different. This time it was Kikyo who had kidnapped her, who was threatening her…and the worst part of all was that he couldn't do one thing except sit back and watch as it happened. He had never felt so helpless in his entire life, and at the moment, it looked as if he was about to lose the one thing that had kept him living…

"Please, just stop…" Kagome's voice was now only a whisper, but rang out loud and clear. Kagome Higurashi was pleading. She never begged, she would never stoop so low. Had she really been broken so badly by Kikyo's hateful words? That thought made Inuyasha's blood boil.

Kagome looked up at Kikyo from her place on the ground. She was trying her best to control the anger that was building up inside of her. How dare Kikyo just come out of no where and tell her how worthless she really is, and that Inuyasha could never love her because she is just a copy. She knew all of this, but why did Kikyo have to come and rub it all in. Talk about rubbing salt in the wound. As her thoughts and anger once again consumed her, it was one of the strangest feelings she had ever experienced. It was like something was bottling up inside of her that just wanted to be released. Such as when one shakes up a wine bottle and the cork just needs to be released to let go of all of the tension. She couldn't remember a time when she had been so infuriated, and that thought scared her a little. She didn't know what was happening or what was going to happen, all she could feel was this immense anger. It was like a type of burning sensation, like a spreading wildfire that just kept spreading, taking down everything in its path. The only was to release these feelings inside of her was to let her anger go, but she didn't want to, no she wouldn't, something was telling her she shouldn't or the consequences would be dire. But She could feel the energy going through her veins and she just wanted to let it all go, oh, how badly she just wanted to let it all go.

"What is the matter? Can you not take the pain of someone you love betraying your trust? You foolish girl, I have already been through that and have surpassed that point in my life. You however have not. It just goes to show just how weak of a girl you really are. You are even more pathetic than I thought." Kikyo was getting immense pleasure out of seeing the foolish child squirm all the while knowing Inuyasha was watching. Some where in the back of her mind she was disgusted with herself, of course when she was living she had wanted everything to go her way, yet not like this. She would never have verbally, or physically, torture someone like this. It was horrid. Yet, right now all she was feeling was the joy of watching the girl suffer, loving every minute of it. She smirked. Her plan was going perfectly. Naraku wanted Kagome for himself, fine, let him have her. That meant that she got Inuyasha, which is what she truly wanted. Her life was over and she no longer cared about what would happen to the rest of existence. They were not her problem anymore. The Shikon Jewel was not her problem either. She loved the thought of not having to keep that accursed jewel and guard it; it felt as if a huge weight had been hefted off of her shoulders. It was truly a blessed feeling.

"You stupid little girl, you will never be good enough for him, you know it, I know it, and yes," She smiled at Kagome, "…even he knows it."

Kagome could not take it any longer, it hurt, it hurt so bad! She need to let it all go, she couldn't contain it. The words that were spoken hurt like no other, and the fire going on inside of her body was just too much for her to contain. She couldn't control it! Kikyo's words hurt and she didn't want to hear them any longer! She screamed.

And all at once that burning sensation was gone, it was odd for it felt as if it had never been there in the first place. Kagome felt immense relief as all of the feelings that had been cooped up inside of her quickly died away. She didn't know what was happening, why it was happening, how or when. She truly did not even care at this point in time. And when the darkness was fading in around her, it encircling her and making a void of nothing-ness, she embraced it with open arms.

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