THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Kagome. These characters belong solely to Rumiko Takahashi and Viz.
Oh, and the SVU characters belong to Dick Wolf's company!
I do however own my own creations.
Chapter 27
The car left the compound and headed north, far into the mountains of British Columbia. The hours passed with little conversation in the car. The anticipation and uncertainty that hung in the air was so thick it could be cut with a knife. Inuyasha stared out the car window watching the passing scenery. Kagome sat beside him, her hand holding his. Inuyasha turned to Zachary,
"Yasha told me that Olivia took hold of Kagome's bow and arrow and disappeared into the vortex. What happened?"
"Olivia did not know who or what she was before she entered the vortex. All was revealed to her as she moved through the vortex. In that instant, it was revealed to her what her purpose was at that time. Her intense mystical powers were needed to free her mother, sisters and myself from Soussoun-Pannan's grip. She led him to believe that he no longer needed the infant in utero for immense power for she was that infant and she was worth more to him as she was ... alive and in front of him. This was why he released us. Believing ultimate power was now his, he no longer needed us, for he had her. This is what the mystics wanted him to believe."
"But, why was Olivia a human detective?" pressed Inuyasha.
"She wasn't. To the mystics of the future, what was happening then was their past. The human detective was actually murdered by Soussoun-Pannan. Olivia was sent back to assume her identity."
"Murdered? When?" asked Kagome.
"She was the first victim. But, the mystics replaced her body with another woman's and placed Olivia as the detective so that no one would be the wiser."
"And she had no idea this occured to her? That she was a time traveler and the mystic queen?" asked Kagome.
"Correct. It was necessary to keep that from her in order to be able to integrate her into what was happening."
"And Kentaro was falling in love with his own sister?" Inuyasha commented.
"An unfortunate occurance, but, yes."
"And it just so happens that both the detective and the mystic queen share the same name?" asked Sesshoumaru.
"Olivia's given name is Kaiya."
"So when we rejoin the jewel and destroy Soussoun-Pannan ..." started Inuyasha.
"Kaiya will return to the future and the world will be as it was. The death of the detective will be what the world will hear. Only, this time, Olivia Benson will be the last to die. You will know all of this, but the rest of the world will be none the wiser."
The car they were riding in finally came to a stop. The occupants exited and walked into a house,
"Where are we, Zachary?" asked Azarni.
"The house of mystics." he replied.
They entered a huge room that was sparsley decorated.
"Please be seated." came a voice.
Zachary sat down and the others followed suit. From the far most corner of the room, a woman and two men appeared. The woman spoke,
"I am Hisa, lady-in-waiting to Madam Mystic. These are her vassals, Jiro and Mamoru."
The men bowed deeply to those present.
"Where is Olivia ... uh ... Kaiya?" asked Inuyasha, which earned him a slap from Kagome.
"Do not worry. She is present. But only in spirit. Her physical body cannot move from the deity. To do so would cause his suspicions to raise." replied Hisa.
Zachary stood up and walked to Hisa,
"We are ready to begin whenever Madam Mystic is."
Hisa stretched her arms out, palms upturned and raised her face to the ceiling. The two men knelt in front of her and bowed to the ground. The others watched, mesmorized.
"She is ready. The deity suspects nothing from her except sheer obedience. We shall begin."
The men picked up black candles and lit them as Zachary drew a pentagram on the floor. The men placed the candles on each of the pentagram's points, forming a barrier. Hisa knelt in the center, outstretching her arms again, closed her eyes and chanted in the ancient mystic language,
"HOSTA LOJAN WANATA QUEASTA. WHUNITA VOLKA POLSTATA."
The men lighted incense and one spread it around the room. Hisa opened her eyes and reached out her left hand,
"Kagome. Mother of Madam Mystic. Personification of the pure Shikon No Tama. I must hold your power. Take my hand and join me in the pentagram."
Kagome stood and did as she was told. As she entered the pentagram, she felt wobbly. Kneeling beside Hisa, she squeezed the woman's hand. She felt her power begin to build to a near explosion and then flow in and out of her body. Hisa spoke again,
"Azarni. Sister of Madam Mystic. I must hold your power. Take my other hand and join us in the pentagram."
Azarni stood up and followed her mother's lead. She, too, felt wobbly upon entering the symbol and quickly knelt down as she took Hisa's hand. Her powers rose and started to ebb and flow as her mother's was doing. She had never felt this way. As Hisa felt the power grow, she spoke again, this time inviting Juliet into the pentagram to join hands with Kagome and Azarni.
Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru watched, amazed, as the women's powers became evident. The two vassals began to chant softly in the ancient language as a pink light shimmered amongst the women. Incredibly, in the center of the circle, the Shikon No Tama appeared. Hisa spoke again,
"Zachary, Madam Mystic holds the Devil Crystal in her hands. Your power is now necessary to connect the two worlds. Step into the pentagram and into the center of our circle. Your body will bring forth the Devil Crystal."
Zachary did as instructed and when he did, a blackish light surrounded him. The men's chanting became louder and the two lights, pink and black, swirled around each other. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha became distracted when both their swords began glowing and resonating, demanding to be drawn. Hisa began chanting again,
"I CALL UPON THE MYSTIC GODS AND GODDESSESS. RID THIS WORLD OF THIS TERRIBLE EVIL THAT HAS BEFALLEN US. ERADICATE THE WAR THAT HAS DESTROYED HUMANKIND AND BRING US BACK TO PEACEFULNESS!"
The two swords began resonating harder almost seeming to be alive. Hisa called out,
"SESSHOUMARU. DRAW TENSEIGA. SLICE THROUGH THE WICKEDNESS!"
Sesshoumaru stood up and drew Tenseiga. He walked towards the pentagram. As he did, Tenseiga allowed him to see what he needed to cut down. Instead of the messengers of the netherworld, he was presented with a face that could be described only as pure evil. The face hovered around Zachary and the pink orb. Sesshoumaru pulled the sword back and sliced the air. As the sword passed through Zachary and the orb, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru felt bolts of electrical energy pass through them, but hurting neither of them. When their eyes refocused on the area where Zachary had been standing, all that remained was a pink orb, hovering in midair,
"Zachary!" Inuyasha cried out.
"I am safe, father." he heard from beside him. Turning around, he saw Zachary, unharmed, standing beside him. Looking back at the group of women, he saw none were harmed. He gazed at the pink orb floating in the center of the women ...
"INUYASHA! SESSHOUMARU!" he heard and snapped to attention. It was Hisa,
"Prepare yourselves. You won't have much time."
"Time for what?" he asked, when suddenly the swords began resonating again.
The brothers looked at their swords then at each other then at the floating jewel. This time the jewel took on a different appearance ... its color fading and being replaced by a bluish light ...
"Madam Mystic has made her wish ..." Hisa began.
Inuyasha was on his feet and beside his brother when suddenly out of the center of the orb a hideous creature appeared ... a creature covered in open sores that dripped disgusting pus ... his face was contorted in anger and the screams filled the room. It took everything in Inuyasha's power to keep himself from covering his ears to protect them from the noise. Tenseiga and Tessaiga began to burn their owners' hands with their power. The brothers combined their efforts and sent out waves of power from their swords into the creature that had appeared in front of them ...