Scroll 5- Tetsusaiga's Secret
Part A:
The wind howled through the
emerald grass, shifting a steady breeze across the tops of the trees
nearby while intensified wind swept through the meadow. Naraku
stepped back through the thickets of the grass, watching what
Inuyasha's next move would be. Kagome stood, grasping her bow with
Tetsusaiga's handle in one grasp, and a small bottle of jewel
fragments in the other
" Kill her, Inuyasha. She's the reason
you were killed 50 years ago. Take the jewel fragments and slaughter
her…she's the one who's the enemy, Inuyasha." Naraku said,
speaking in a twisted voice. Kagome stood still, backing up whenever
-- moved closer toward her.
" Please, Inuyasha. Remember me,
don't harm your allies. Please!! Remember!!…" Kagome thought,
perplexing in her head what to do next. Naraku shifted his barrier a
level higher, maneuvering down a small grass slope, Kanna behind him.
" Do it now!! Inuyasha. The jewel fragments will intensify your
rage, it will satisfy your betrayal that this women instilled upon
you long ago. Kill her…Do it, she's your victim. Gather the jewel
shards, make yourself stronger than you already are. Kill her…"
Naraku said, now whispering in a menacing voice.
" Naraku's
trying to get Inuyasha to think I'm Kikyo…yet, how can he
remember Kikyo when he can't tell friend from foe in his demon
form?!" Kagome thought. Inuyasha drew his claws, flexing them in
direction of Kagome. His mind was rushed with the thought to live,
anger building up in his brain stronger every second.
" Do it
now..take the shikon shards and build your strength!" Naraku
shouted.
" How can Inuyasha be so angered with rage that he
can't even tell who Naraku is, his own mortal enemy?!" Kagome
again thought over. Inuyasha again flexed his claws, motioning inward
through the tall grass with a highly flustered anger swelling in his
eyes. His mind closed in on slaughtering everything, his body
continued to build up with hatred and rage. He was moving closer
towards Kagome, yet Naraku continued to persuade his mind.
"
Kill her, get the jewel and become even a stronger!" Naraku howled.
The wind passed through Inuyasha's hair, a fierce growl sounded
from his fangs, his eyes targeting his next victim, growing stronger
each minute. Instantly, Inuyasha's pace quickened, setting his
blood boiling intensely and building up hatred inside his mind. He
leaped fiercely in the air, diving close to Kagome; his mind blank
with no remembrance of Kagome.
Kagome grasped tetsusaiga's
handle in the ground, setting a small barrier that blocked Inuyasha's
attack filled with fury. Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who's mind was
overtaken .
" I will…gather the jewel shards and ..kill…"
Inuyasha spoke, his voice getting less deep each word that he spoke.
" Something's happening in Inuyasha's mind." Naraku
perplexed in his head, looking down at the minute barrier Kagome had
sealed herself with from tetsusaiga's handle, and a confused and
enraged with hate Inuyasha.
" His human mind and blood are
settling back into him.. how is this possible?!" Naraku roared
inside his head. Kagome stared at Inuyasha, something indeed had
occurred in --'s head, his demon blood was settling, his fury was
dissipating , and his claws were mildly decreasing in size.
"
Is it possible, Inuyasha are you coming back to normal?!" Kagome
thought, tears in her eyes facing the Inuyasha she did not know.
Inuyasha roared with anger and might, he fell to his knees, flexing
his claws back and forth, screaming loudly to try to reach his normal
state.
" This isn't possible, Kanna's mirror should've
kept him transformed!" Naraku perplexed, facing downward into the
meadow where Inuyasha lay, snarling to grasp his normal state. Then,
a thought drew past rapidly in Inuyasha's mind. It was a time when
he'd felt comfort, peace, and love. Blossoms fell from a elevated
cherry tree, surrounded by a light lime green field. The sun shined
brightly down upon the earth, covering the atmosphere with radience
from the sun's light. Kagome sat in the field, holding Inuyasha's
hand. She was looking deep into his eyes, almost crying but holding
back the tears. This feeling traveled through Inuyasha's mind
deliberately , though the memory came swift. Kagome continued to hold
back her emotions, but stared with a smile. Her hair blew in the
wind, looking into the eyes of someone she cared for deeply.
"
No matter what could happen with Kikyo, or Naraku… remember that
one will always care and wonder about you. Don't ever forget me,
Inuyasha. Because while you're always there for me, I'll always
be there for you." Kagome said, looking back down and releasing her
hand from Inuyasha. The memory traveled through Inuyasha's mind.
His eyes flourished back to normal, his claws going back to regular
size, and his rage completely gone, he stood up; stepping a few paces
closer to Naraku. Kagome dis-mantled the barrier from tetsusaiga's
handle and hurried over to Inuyasha, dropping the jewel shards and
her bow, thrusting her arms around him.
" Please, don't scare
me like that again. Don't forget me, please Inuyasha." Kagome
whispered, tears coming out of her eyes and she wondered if this was
the last time he'd transform. Inuyasha held Kagome close, looking
at Naraku standing up on a small hill with Kanna behind him.
"
NARAKU!! You filthy bastard!! Inuyasha shouted. Naraku's gaze was
not on Inuyasha or Kagome, but on Kanna's mirror clutched in her
grasp. Kagome and Inuyasha drew loose, looking up at Naraku and
Kanna.
" Inuyasha-, there's a jewel fragment inside the
mirror." Kagome whispered, continuing to wonder what had caused
Inuyasha to transfigure. Kanna's mirror began to shake more and
more each second.
" What's going on, Kanna.? What's wrong
with your…" Naraku asked in a normal tone.
" It's trying
to expel tetsusaiga's energy back…" Kanna faintly whispered.
The mirror suddenly spilled out a beam of light that traveled down
the mild hill and grasped tetsusaiga's handle. Kagome grasped her
bow and the jewel shards and stood behind Inuyasha, who stared with
confusion . Slowly, but steadily the tetsusaiga's blade was
rebuilt.
" Kanna!! What is the meaning of this?!!" Naraku
shouted in disgust., Kanna did not speak for a few moments but then
turned to Naraku.
" While Inuyasha has his sword re-plenished,
he cannot fight with it. It is as similar as before he battled
Ryukotsei… he cannot wield tetsusaiga. The reason has yet to be
determined." Kanna spoke softly, backing upward behind Naraku,
who's angered expression progressed to a satisfied smile. The
tetsusaiga finished replenishing it's blade and flew back to the
ground, resuming it's rusted form. Inuyasha looked at the sword,
wondering what Kanna could've meant about tetsusaiga. Picking it up
slowly, Inuyasha was able to wield its rusted form.
" Heh, I
don't know what the hell you were talking about Kanna, but the
sword feels just right to me! Whether you like it or not,
Naraku…today's the day I slice you to pieces you filthy
bastard!!" Inuyasha held tetsusaiga from his body, flexing its
transformed fang. Yet, immediately, the sword electrified Inuyasha,
sending a charge through his blood. His fangs grew, and an
intensified growl increased each second.
" Oh no!! He's
transfiguring again!!" Kagome shouted in her mind. The tetsusaiga
was turning Inuyasha into a full demon again, yet this time; his mind
was fighting the current change.
" I must…remember Kagome; I
must…n…not transform!!" Inuyasha thought loudly in his head,
trying to withdraw tetsusaiga from his grasp. Kagome suddenly
remembered something both Kaede and Totosai had said. " Only by
working together will the two of yee be able to uncover the shards of
the jewel…only when the bond between you and Kagome can flourish
through your strength will you be able to overcome anything…"
Kagome puzzled these words quickly through her mind as Inuyasha
struggled to control his increase in rage and anger.
" It's
useless to try and bring back Inuyasha, now he will never be able to
destroy the anger that overtakes his mind.. You and your friends will
be through not by me, but by your precious ally." Naraku laughed
wickedly, facing Kagome and the continuing to transfigure Inuyasha.
Naraku back away a little and continued to watch. Kagome had to act
quickly, Inuyasha's eyes were turning red.
Part B:
Kagome
clutched her bow tightly, and pointed her arrow at tetsusaiga.
Inuyasha had not yet transformed, but just minutes would pass before
Inuyasha would become a full Inuyasha again.
" Inuyasha!! You
must try to fire your windscar quickly, fire it at Kanna's
mirror!!" Kagome shouted, trying to reach the remaining human
functions throughout Inuyasha's brain. The electrified bolts of
lighting for tetsusaiga were increasing by the moment, as the blood
in Inuyasha consumed faster with hatred. Inuyasha fought to contain
his human mind, every instant that passed, his mind weakened deeper.
Kagome maneuvered her arrow to the right area near tetsusaiga's
blade.
" Alright Kagome…I'll try to..direct my windscar!"
Inuyasha-shouted, fighting with might to control the demon form that
almost consumed his blood, body and mind. Kagome positioned her bow,
facing tetsusaiga's stance.
" WINDSCAR!!!!" Inuyasha
shouted with might, the strikes of bright yellow electrified
lightning and wind shot from tetsusaiga's blade. Immediately,
Kagome had charged her arrow with purified strength that glowed a
brilliant magenta; then fired her arrow in the path of the windscar.
The arrow burst through into the windscar, charging bolts of lighting
and strength into the flowing attack; each second that passed the
purification from the arrow made the original windscar stronger, and
it's pace, strength, ability and might increased as the attack
closed in on Naraku's barrier. Inuyasha collapsed to the ground,
holding tetsusaiga while looking at Kagome; who stared at the attack
hoping to finally pierce Naraku's barrier. The attack shifted onto
the barrier that no attack yet had been able to pierce it. The attack
cut through layers of the barrier like wildfire, cutting through and
bursting piece by piece of Naraku's shield. Finally, after moments
of waiting, Naraku's barrier exploded with the attack from both the
tetsusaiga and Kagome's arrow traveling backward to tetsusaiga,
seeping through into the blade.
" They've…broken my
barrier!?" Naraku howled in his head, facing Kagome and Inuyasha
without a shield. Kanna's mirror out of no where had disappeared.
Kagome dropped her bow and ran to Inuyasha, who had somehow gone back
to his original form. His tetsusaiga was back to its rust form and
lay beside a fatigued
Inuyasha. Naraku maneuvered down the small
slope with Kanna close behind. He stepped close to Kagome but said
nothing while Kagome pointed an arrow at his body.
" Foolish
girl. Even though you've dis-mantled my barrier, rest assure I'll
construct another, one that's unbreakable. One day, you and your
comrades will all die before me, and you will have no where to run
and no one to save you." Naraku hissed. Kagome fired an arrow at
Naraku, who disappeared with Kanna in a swirling miasma and
disappeared out of sight. Kagome threw down her bow and hurried over
to Inuyasha, trying to wake him up. His sword on the ground, Inuyasha
automatically woke up looking at Kagome's concerned eyes.
Kagome
flourished her expression to a relieved look, but before she could do
anything else, Inuyasha grabbed her and held her close; Kagome was
speechless. It was the second time she saw him cry.
A mist
blew through a rocky surrounding, the moon's visage perplexed
through the trees in the distance as a harsh wind blew across the
dirt soil. Below a cliff, a small river traveled through a narrow
passage; the only sound that could be heard. The stars sparkled in
the sky as a figure walked through the rocky ground.
"
Sesshomaru!!! Are you sure this is the place that will truly hold the
secrets of both your tokijin and tenseiga? The directions we received
were more advised as to travel in the direction of the
east…Sesshomaru??! The atmosphere built up a thick mist, the rocky
ground seemed to stretch for miles.
" Tokijin and tenseiga's
secrets are to be revealed here, there's something I wish to verify
especially with tenseiga. Its real abilities are not yet known, keep
your guard…we're not the only ones who travel here…."
To Be Continued….
