Scroll 3- Lingeringl Enemy- The Mirror's Divulgence

" While I understand inside that Kagome has realized she can't compete with me, I can't compete with her. It's because we both exist in your heart. Though I don't want to admit it, and I don't want you to forget me, the day's we've shared together I will forever cherish and hold close to my heart. Kagome believes the same, wanting to cherish the days she's beside you. Everyone that I know has been deceived by Naraku at some point in their lives, even your friends have encountered him before as well, and some justify they'll be the one to destroy him. Promise me one thing, Inuyasha, no one is to disintegrate Naraku but us. Before this, think back to what I've said before about the days we spent together. We did not know of Naraku or other problems and were only devoted to each other. Those days are dead, but I believe you've been given a second chance, with Kagome. She wishes the same that I felt at that time, she wants to always be beside you because like me, she found a hero in you. Live life with her well, because soon you may lose her as well as you lost me."
" Kikyo,I can't and never will forget you! My feelings in that regard have surfaced pass my pact with you long ago, whether Kagome changes things or not; I'm bonded to you, Kikyo."
" My death was not your cause!"
" Yet it was my influence..."
" There'll be a time, just like everyone else goes through, you will have to decide to either dwell in the past, and change events that seem un-replaceable, or progress to the future, leaving old events where they've settled, and move on. Though I want you beside me, another requires more tending to than I. She truly wonders about you, Inuyasha."
" Kikyo! I..."
" When you decide where your heart lies, also take into consideration that if you believe we're destined to continue, you will die with me."
" Without question, Kikyo..."
" No, much time still remains until we'll kill Naraku. You must make a choice, Inuyasha. Just remember, I'm not the only one." Kikyo darted out of Inuyasha's grasp, and retrieved her bow still placed upon the earth's soil. " It will remain open for now, but.., I'm glad you were there for me.." Inuyasha darted after Kikyo, who began to disappear into the thickets of the shadowed forest.
" Kikyo!! I won't let!.."
" , I'm not one to decide where your heart lies; yet we'll meet again, only when you truly know and understand your decision." Kikyo's soul snatchers lifted her up further into the air as Inuyasha thrived to reach her, he let the wound in his heart settle, calling her name, his only option. " Thank you,. You were there for me, think through.. There are two that love you. Never forget. What path you decide upon, they'll always love you.." With that, Kikyo's figure disappeared beyond the clouds' surface. stared at the darkened sky where Kikyo had disappeared. Her soul stealers would take her far from where he now stood.
" She's most defiantly gone to locate Naraku's presence. Since Mount Hakurei, no one knows where his latest castle's located. Promise me though, my Kikyo, if we both survive Naraku.., we can fulfill our pact and be together at last. I haven't forgotten our dream, and because of what you've told me tonight, I never will. Between what happens with Kagome, she can't erase what's happened between us. Please, Kikyo. Whatever you do, don't die again, we'll be beside each other when we destroy Naraku, and I won't let him try to hurt you any longer. You were killed once because of our betrayal, then at Mount Hakurei where you were powerless, now.., I won't let Naraku get to you. We're destined to be together, Kikyo.. I will avenge what happened that day. Just, hang on longer.." As Inuyasha stared at the stars, he felt like Kikyo didn't want him to leave her, that was what she felt all along. Yet, why had she talked about Kagome in such a positive way? He knew Kikyo despised Kagome for trying to interfere with their relationship. " Kikyo's right." thought, Inuyasha.
" There's still time left to choose, but did Kikyo finally understand what Kagome had shares with me? He thought. " Kikyo, one day; you and me both will be free of Naraku.. I won't let you down.."

The night quickly flourished into day, the light glimpse of the sun's light echoed across the valley. The trees no longer were darkened but visible lime green trees that flourished their leaves throughout the winds breeze. Inuyasha ran at a steady pace, his human form now diminished and his half- side, returned at the awakening of daybreak. The meadow's grassy depths were steady, though a breeze had flourished into the forest, the plains' tall grass remained still. Inuyasha's heart rate increased rapidly as he maneuvered across the rest of the open valley, through a small stream and up a steep hill where the shack stood. Yet something made Inuyasha stop in his tracks; someone was waiting for him upon the hill's edge. It was Kagome. Inuyasha stared at her worried and confused expression. She took a step forward, facing - who could only stare with a guilty look on his face.
"Inuyasha, where have you..?" She looked at his eyes, which seemed to not be able to look at her. Inuyasha's heart ached again, this time not for sadness, but for guilt. " I was so worried that something had happened, and..Inuyasha?
This time, Inuyasha looked up, sensing Kagome hadn't realized it yet, but then she spoke something that made her want to cry. " Did you see Kikyo in the night?.. Is that why you left Tetsusaiga?" Something Inuyasga hadn't realized is that he was so worried about Kikyo, he'd left his sword behind, and that Kagome was holding the sword.
" Kagome, I.." Kagome looked down, a faint tear rolled down her cheek, her mind was unclear. Why had he left, and left her unprotected? " You left me, and you're.."
" Miroku and Sango were.."
" It doesn't matter if they were there,Inuyahsa. You left me un-protected. Don't you see? You're the only one who can protect me, and you.." Now Inuyasha felt like collapsing, he'd finally grasped Kikyo's message. She wanted him to protect her! Deep down, he realized she was strong and could defend herself. After so long ago was it that Kagome had lifted the arrow that Kikyo had pierced him with, out of the sacred tree, she still was unsure why she'd met Inuyasha. It occurred to - right then that he'd broken Kagome's heart.
" I will continue to work with Miroku, Sango and Shippo, yet I can't look at you anymore,Inuyasha. I see someone who's devoted to another woman, a woman who's able to hypnotize you. Why can't I do that?! Why must it be Kikyo that's able to attract you?!" Kagome said in a normal tone. Miroku peaked through the shack's window to see the argument. Kagome's head puzzled with reason, sadness, and confusion. Why had Inuyasha done what he did? He would never leave the tetsusaiga un-supervised.
" It had to be Kikyo that discarded his instinct's with leaving it behind." Kagome reasoned in her head.
- now motioned towards Kagome, trying to grasp her in his arms.
" SIT!!!!" Kagome shouted, which woke Sango and Shippo who were fast asleep. " I could care less about you seeing Kikyo. In fact, I've come to realize you can't forget her. You were both deceived, Inuyasha, and I can deal with you still being tied to her." Now, her eyes were flooded with tears, but Kagome still spoke in a normal tone. " I don't care if you saw Kikyo.., but I do care that you left me un-protected. I only want YOU to protect me, be beside me in times of danger, and..know that you care for me, my feelings and how their hurt."
" Kagome! Please listen, I.."
" No! The fact that I can't make you happy and deliver that comfort that Kikyo delivers, shatters me." Kagome grasped the tetsusaiga and threw it harshly down upon where Inuyasha lay on the ground. " Take tetsusaiga, and destroy Naraku on your own! Your " jewel sensor" is going home, and possibly won't return for your foolishness." Kagome grabbed her backpack beside the shack, mounted her bike and took off down the path behind the shack.
" You've really done it this time,-"
" Oh, shut the hell up Miroku."

The sky's outside darkened to a deep purple and black. Inside Naraku's barrier, his new castle stood upon secrecy. Not a breath of noise or wind could be heard. The castle's dark shadows twisted fear into Kanna, as she walked steadily down an almost completely dark corridor. The outside courtyard harbored not a single ounce of movement, breeze, or sound either. The corridor stretched forever, lingering passed rooms Kanna wasn't allowed to enter. Though not a trace of life lingered in the shadowed castle, a stench of fear maneuvered through the hollow walls, placing Kanna in a confused disposition. Finally reaching a room, who's doors were slid open, Kanna distanced herself close to the doors' presence. For some reason, Kanna could sense Naraku for the first time as a threat, he never before called her without explanation.
" My dear Kanna, come here." Kanna positioned her mirror closer to her chest, she sensed Naraku was planning to do something to her.
" Come here, now Kanna. Drop your mirror where you hold it, there's no reason to believe I'll harm you Kanna. You've been loyal to me, and haven't betrayed me like.. your sister." Kanna placed her mirror paces from where she stood.
" How does he know what I was thinking?" she wondered.
" Because since Mount Hakurei, I've obtained the ability of mild telepathy. The ability is to be used only when I think I'm in danger. With that mirror of yours so close to you, I was afraid you'd..but wait, that's impossible isn't it, Kanna. You were going to steal my soul, but without breaking my barrier, you couldn't even touch me. The barrier is strong Kanna, and I'll warn you. It would take a millennium to shatter this barrier. Kagura was a fool, and for believing she could out-smart me led her to her death. Now, about that mirror.." Naraku extended his ararm out of his barrier for a mere instant, and grabbed the mirror.
" Wait outside until I again summon you." Moments latter, Kanna was called back in. Naraku was in his baboon costume. He held her mirror, yet Kanna sensed something different about it.
" This mirror no longer has the ability that you were able to with it before. By flourishing it's strengths and feeding it a few things, it now can transform something. The tetsusaiga has recently been able to shatter the barrier on Hijiri Island, and the one that held my sink-hole hideout in Mount Hakurei. It was able to even cast shards of steel at me. The most impressive attribute the tetsusaiga contains, however is the red-barrier glow it possesses. Though he has not used this in a long time, the sword keeps Inuyasha's demon blood controlled to a magnitude level. Broken before, it released a form of Inuyasha so enraged, he could rip apart Goshiki in less than five strikes. Kanna, what's inside this mirror has the ability to make sure Inuyasha remains in his Inuyasha form. I've discovered that because tetsusaiga protects Inuyasha, if broken he will never stop his rampage that he himself can't control. Everyone, especially Inuyasha is on alert not to let him become a full-fledged demon yet again. However,.."
" Naraku. What does the mirror have the ability to do to his demon blood?" Naraku recovered the mirror from beside a small table. He then opened his arm. Dark, mysterious miasma flourished out of his arm and into Kanna's mirror.
" To make sure no one but you can destroy this mirror, or in fact wield it, I've sealed my blood into this. Since you're the only detachment of mine that harbors the exact same blood, only you and I can grasp it."
" But Naraku, what..?"
" Inside this mirror is the power to create a false tetsusaiga. In other words, my Kanna.. If Inuyasha fires an attack at you, the mirror has once before, and will again absorb his attacks and deflect it back towards him. Now, it's been adjusted so instead of harming Inuyasha, it will harm his sword. With one deflect, the tetsusaiga will in fact.. No longer be able to cast or perform any of it's abilities or strengths. And, should Inuyahsa fire another attack, after it is deflected by your mirror and into his sword; the attack will permanently grant Inuyasha his demon powers for life. So Kanna, one backfire is all that's necessary." Naraku grasped the mirror and handed it to Kanna, who took the mirror and placed it beside her.
" Go Kanna, and find Inuyasha and his friends. When the time is accurate, I'll come to aid you." Kanna forwarded out of Naraku's room and retreated down the same dark corridor. Naraku got up from a tattami mat and proceeded out onto the boardwalk outside his room.
" It won't be long,Inuyasha. Before you and Kikyo both will die again.." Naraku thought. Naraku progressed across the boardwalk to the last room on the east tower of his castle. Motioning inward to a box that lay on a small table, Naraku opened it.
" Kagura has yet to realize that she can never destroy me. Yet, I can't perform the next act in this plot without her wind abilities." Naraku took the opened box and closed it yet again. He carried it back to his room. " You will again learn, Kagura. Attempting to kill me will only result in your death. A second chance must be given, for without the wind, the next act can never occur."

- lay against a tree, thinking things over about Kikyo and what she had said to him.
" You must chose, -. Live life with Kagome well, for one day you may regret ignoring her, and you will lose yet another who loves you." These words kept repeating in his mind.
" I can't forget you Kikyo, but I'm lost, I can't find who I'll chose, I'm so lost, Kikyo.."
" Inuyasha! We're moving ahead!" Sango shouted. As the group had departed from the shack earlier that morning, they decided they had to move ahead, for sake of staying too long out where there was an increase for surprise attacks, and for trying to recover new hints about Naraku.
" Miroku, I can't get over how depressed he is. Just look at him." Sango said quietly to Miroku. Inuyasha was now moving close behind, his head gazed at the sky.
" Kagome, Kikyo.. When will there be a time when I.. I'll never forget you Kikyo, but I can't forget what Kagome did for me, giving me a second chance.." Hours passed, the group had recovered no signs of Naraku or other enemies. Except for open plains and vast forests, all was quiet.
" I've decided to go and retrieve Kagome. If I'm not back by nightfall, something's gone wrong." Inuyasha assured Sango and Miroku to look after Shippo and that that he'd return momentarily.
" He sure is a butt-hole today, isn't he?" Shippo whispered.
" I heard that you creep!" Inuyasha shouted, darting down a dirt path and into a darkened forest. Inuyasha traveled for what seemed like days, but something festered in the wood's depths. Further - progressed, the worse a scent of a demon perplexed - . Suddenly, a white figure emerged from behind broken tree trunks, she clutched a black- stained mirror in her grasp.
" Kanna!? What the hell are you?!" - grasped the handle of his sword sleuth, withdrew tetsusaiga, and grasped it's immense blade at Kanna's direction. For a moment, Kanna and - stood there, waiting for someone to attack. " Don't think that you can out-wit me, Kanna. I'm not a fool to attack that mirror of yours. Besides, since you're here; where's Naraku?!" Kanna did not respond, instead she progressed closer to Inuyasha, her mirror clutched tightly in her grasp.
" What are you planning to do? I asked where Naraku is!"
" He'll be here soon." Kanna answered in a faint whisper. Inuyasha held his sword close, if he attacked, he faced a backfire that was not dodge able. Could he release a backlash wave at her? Inuyasha figured the fight would continue forever if he did that. He'd first attack, Kanna would counter-attack, and then he'd relase backlash wave, yet she would just counter-attack again.
" Damn. It's useless. Kanna may be able to deflect my tetsusaiga's abilities, but what can't she..?" Inuyasha thought, staring down Kanna and wondering if Miroku or Sango would come.
" What the fuck's with that new mirror of yours, what's inside that..?"
Kanna edged herself closer to the trees, she held the mirror tight, and Inuyasha did likewise with his tetsusaiga.
" Your doom." Kanna whispered..

TO BE CONTINUED!..