-Gets slapped with copyright suit by Kakashi for use of his line in ending of last chapter- …I do not own One Piece or Inuyasha… or any of Kakshi's lines…
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Scroll Six: DJ's Requiem and Naraku's Return!
Through the thick white mist, Kikyo sat against a tree as her soul collector came and dropped a white light onto her shoulder, healing it slightly. She sighed as she looked off into the distance.
"What are you up to this time Naraku?" She whispered, looking off into the distance as she sensed something. She felt the presence of the demon responsible for all of this. "And why have you appeared now of all times?" she glared off in that direction.
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Sesshomaru stopped suddenly, causing Jaken to bump into him. He decided to play it safe and stay close to his lord after that last encounter. "Oh! I'm terribly sorry Milord…" Jaken backed up startled after the sudden stop.
Sesshomaru looked off towards the center of the forest. "Naraku…"
"What's that Milord?"
"Rin, stay here with Jaken and Ah-Un." The dog demon stated calmly but firmly.
"Yes, Lord Sesshomaru." Rin nodded.
"Where are you…" Sesshomaru jumped into one of the trees and disappeared. "…Going Milord?" Jaken sighed and resigned himself to sitting on a log to wait.
"Don't worry Master Jaken. I'm sure he'll be back soon." Rin smiled cheerfully.
"Such an ignorant child…" Jaken sighed again.
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The sound of swords clashing echoed through the forest. The speedy swordsman and the demon clashed, pressing their swords against each other in a contest of strength. As the two fought, the final stage in Devon's transformation occurred, black angelic wings sprouting out of his back as he began pushing DJ, his enhanced strength being greater and pinning the opposing swordsman against a tree.
"You throw your life away for others! If you had taken your chance and run away from this place, you might have survived a little bit longer!" The Demon growled.
"This isn't you, you baka demon!" DJ shouted, trying to press his sword out more to free himself. "You're an asshole, sure but you know what's worth fighting for!"
"The only thing worth fighting for is power! I will claim the sacred jewel and be the strongest of all demons!"
"What the hell are you talking about? Sacred Jewel?" DJ spat. "Love's Fury!" DJ swung his sword hard and released himself from the tree. "You're even dumber than you look, you stupid demon!" DJ ran to another tree and taunted his opponent. I have to lead him away from where Koga and Dusty-chan ran off to…
Devon growled. "You're dead Speedy!" he ran after the speedy swordsman with improved speed because of the Shikon Jewel shard in his neck.
DJ was surprised as Devon appeared in front of them after they had run a fair distance. The Demon swung his swords outward and slammed DJ into another tree, leaving cracks and breaking him through it. "Ow… Note to self, the best way past a tree is not through the tree." He rubbed his head as he fell to the ground and Devon stood over him. "Kuso…" My speed advantage has decreased a lot and his strength is a lot better than mine. I'll have to use my eyes and mind. Damn I'm screwed…
The speedy swordsman barely dodged as the Demon swung his swords down on him. "Tanketetsu!" He swung them out again, leaving an energy wave in their wake. The wave left a large dent in the tree behind the swordsman as it went through the afterimage. "Huh?"
"Gotta love that trick." As the Demon turned his head, he saw DJ's foot come crashing into his face. "WAKE UP YOU KUSO-DEMON!"
As Devon fell backwards, he shook his head. "I am awake, for the first time in my life I truly feel awoken." He stood up and ran towards the opposing swordsman. "Shinigami-giri!"
Before DJ could block, he felt a pain in his legs. The Demon had used both of his swords to make gashes in his legs. "You hesitated… because of that you left me an opening." Devon smirked as he watched blood seep from the speedy swordsman's legs. "That should keep you from using those legs from now on…"
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Dusty woke up and found herself in the arms of the wolf demon from before. "Ack!" She kicked the stranger and landed it in his jaw.
"Ow! You crazy bitch! What the hell do you think you're doing?" Koga protested, still keeping a hold on her.
"Where the hell am I?" The fox girl shouted, looking around at all the trees.
"Your friend told me to get you to safety while he fought that creepy looking guy."
"What!? Damn that speedy bastard… I'll show him a thing or two! Go back now!" Dusty squirmed.
"He probably was just doing that for your safety besides, I ain't getting killed for that supersonic punk!"
"I said go back!" Dusty sunk her teeth into the wolf demon.
"OW! You crazy… You bit me!"
"I know what I did, now go!"
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Devon smiled proudly at his work, DJ crumpled, unmoving in the dirt, blood spattered on the ground.
"Wind Scar!"
The Demon looked up as he heard a sound and narrowly dodged the wave of energy thrown at him. "Hello… Inuyasha." Devon grinned as the new group arrived, some part of his old crew, some part of Inuyasha's group.
"What did you do!?" Axe snarled as he looked at his transformed First Mate.
"I… killed him." Devon grinned evilly. Just then, a pulse came through the jewel shard in his neck and Naraku's voice rang out. Kill the girl, take her jewel shard and lead them away from the center of the forest… He looked towards Kagome as the girl who was indicated. "No… I don't think I will… See you all later, I've got bigger demons to fry." He smirked again and disappeared.
"Damn him…" Inuyasha growled and started after him.
"Wait! Inuyasha… there's now way we can catch up to him, anyway we have bigger problems." Miroku nodded towards the bleeding swordsman. He checked his wrists and neck and shook his head.
Axe growled, his face contorting in rage. As the others dealt with the discovery of Devon's betrayal and DJ's fate, Dusty and Koga appeared. They were soon followed by Hakkaku, Ginta, Kilala and Shippo. Koga's eyes widened as he looked towards his rival and Dusty walked over to him slowly. "I-Is he alright?" The wolf demon asked, shocked.
"He… he has no pulse." Miroku looked down as he watched the two newcomers react.
"There's nothing we can do about it! He's dead and nothing's gonna change that, the best thing we can do now is go find Naraku and that black-winged guy!" Inuyasha shouted.
"Inuyasha! How can you be so cruel?" Kagome pleaded, tears in her eyes.
"YOU IGNORANT BASTARD!" Dusty pounded he hands on the lifeless swordsman's chest, feeling guilty for what happened. Her own eyes were tearing up as well.
Koga looked away to his two companions. "Liar… he said he wouldn't die so we could finish our fight…"
"You son of a bitch! Why didn't you let me fight!?" Tears rolled from the fox girl's eyes as the others watched sadly.
"Dusty-chan… It's hard to breathe when you're on top of me like that…" The swordsman said weakly.
"What the hell? He some kind of apparition or something?!" Koga, as well as everyone else seemed a little freaked out.
"You Baka! You scared me! You had no pulse!" Dusty shouted as DJ sat up.
"My Speed-Speed Play Possum, it allows me to speed up my heart rate until it appears like I'm flat-lining." He gripped his wounds.
"Damn Speedy, you look like you were on the ass end of an ass-kicking." Axe grinned.
DJ gave a small smile to Axe and then focused on Dusty again. "You were… worried about me Dusty-chan?" he looked away.
Dusty had a pissed look on her face. "I just wanted to make sure you were alive so I could kill you myself for knocking me out!" she growled.
"I'm sorry for scaring you Dusty-chan…" He said calmly and closed his eyes.
"Stop acting so calm!" She hit him with one of her scythes. "How am I supposed to stay mad at you if you're so calm!?"
DJ groaned and rubbed the bump on his head as Kirsty walked over to the two. "Sorry to ruin the moment, but hitting him is probably not the best thing right now. Heal-Heal…" she muttered and her hands began to glow as the cuts on DJ's legs and the gash on his chest healed up.
"I guess in the end… Devon couldn't really kill me after all…" The speedy swordsman whispered.
"Glad you're alright Speedy." Axe gave a small smile. "I might actually get a moment of peace and quiet if you were gone. World might implode."
"Speaking of the world…" Herman interjected. "Where are we?"
"You're in the Feudal Era of Japan." Kagome gave a small laugh to the group's antics.
"Jap-pan? Is that in the East Blue or the Grand Line?" Niri blinked.
"Not on any map I've ever seen… and I've seen 'um all…" Chizuru muttered.
"Well wherever we are, we have to find this Naraku guy to get back. He's the one who brought us here so he's most likely the only one who knows how to get us back." Axe crossed his arms and sighed, remembering his encounter with Kagura.
"Well I bet that Devon is being controlled by Naraku, and he's our key to finding out where he is." Herman nodded.
"Alright then, anyone see which way he went?" Kirsty asked.
"He went thatta way." Niri pointed in the direction of the center of the woods.
"Alright then, let's stop yapping and go!" Inuyasha shouted as the group ran off in that direction.
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"You disobeyed me Devon…" Naraku said as the demon entered the heart of the forest.
"Give me the sacred jewel and I might let you live." Devon grinned and cracked his knuckles.
"I knew you would betray me… all of my allies do eventually."
"Can't see why, you're such a nice guy." The Demon spat.
"I came here to finish what I started, I congratulate you, you served your purpose in giving Tschimaru enough time to incubate. I wish you would have gotten more jewel shards before betraying me though. I'll be taking back that jewel shard now…"
"That's where you're wrong, I'll be taking yours, even if I have to rip them from your body! Tanketetsu!" Devon's energy wave hit Naraku, only to bounce off of his barrier.
High above, in the treetops, Kagura watched as Devon lead many strong assaults, only to be blocked by Naraku's barrier. "So… he can defy Naraku as well. Naraku doesn't have a hold on his heart as mine. He is free despite the hold on him from the jewel shard."
"Why… won't… you… DIE!?" Devon growled as he swung his swords again to no avail.
"I've had enough of this." Naraku sighed in a bemused manner, turning his left hand into a spike and drove it into the Demon's neck, dislodging the jewel shard and letting it fall to the ground.
"D-Damn you…" Devon fell limp, a bloody hole in his neck.
Naraku picked up the purple jewel shard. "Are you through watching Kagura?" he kept his eyes on the jewel and didn't look to where Kagura was hiding.
"I knew you had it under control…" The wind witch jumped down from the tree and held out the other two jewel shards from Axe.
Naraku grabbed all three and reformed them into the nearly completed black sacred jewel. "Come, let us leave before Inuyasha and his friends get here, I will deal with them soon enough…" he looked down to the dead demon. "I have some more vermin to take care of…"
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Naraku: Damn you Yubba, you keep me from sending these peons back to their own world!?
Inuyasha: The only way for you guys to get back is for you to travel with us, find Naraku and kill him!
Axe: No one manipulates me and my Nakama! Prepare to die Naraku!
All: We'll work together until Naraku is dead!
Kagome: Next time! A truce formed on blood. See ya soon!
Naraku: Inuyasha… you have no idea of the world of hurt you are stepping into!