Sorry this took sooooooo long O: I haven't been on a computer and I was finally able to finish this chapter…. I fail at keeping my calendar. I have a calendar that has every story and when a chapter has to be done and uploaded and I fail at doing it! AHHHH! I have so many new story ideas too. Seriously, I've got like seven new stories :D two are Inuyasha, one is Ouran High School Host Club, two are Gentlemen's Alliance, and another is with S.T. Dragongirl. Btw Gentlemen's Alliance and S.T. Dragongirl are both manga's and really really good. Alright, so here is Chapter 7, I hope you enjoy Btw I decided to give myself a name. "MysteriousTemptation" is tooo long. So I will go by Momo-Chan or just Momo. Btw "Momo" means "peach" :]
Fanfiction messed up my italics...
PS. Sorry about that guys! I accidentally put up the wrong chapter...grrrr... i blame my brother...he was rushing me...
~Momo-chan~
Chapter 7: Dark Priestess, Nariko
Inuyasha's voice rang through Kikyou's ears, and she felt rejoice as the beautiful Hanyou landed in front of them, the same cocky grin on his face.
"You guys okay?" he asked, before they could answer the ground began to shake again.
"Damn" he muttered, "Kagome, Sango, here" said Inuyasha, handing them there clothes. He also handed Kagome the bow and arrows. Never again will I ever bath in another hot spring she told herself.
"Don't lose this, Kagome" he said, Kagome simply nodded. Kikyou held tight to the staff she was holding. Kikyou stared sadly at how close Inuyasha was to Kagome, she wanted him to protect her for once. For once in her life she wanted to play the innocent one and be protected by her true love. The ground rumbled again, Naraku was attacking.
"Let's go" said Sango walking from behind the bushes, already dressed in her uniform. She was holding her Hiaikotsu close to her and Kirara was close by her side. They all nodded,
"Kagome you will go with Sango on Kirara and I'll take care of Nariko" he said, Kikyou tighten her obi and hopped on Inuyasha's back. Instantly he jumped into a sprint, Kikyou could the feel the change of wind and noticed Miroku's limp body lying on the ground just ahead of them.
"Inuyasha, isn't that the monk?" called Kikyou, pointing to Miroku limp body,
"Damn, he must have used his Kazana" Inuyasha growled,
"Demons!" Shouted Kagome, "There heading towards Miroku!"
Inuyasha quickened his pace but Kikyou knew he wouldn't get there in time. She tightened her grip on her bow staff and used Inuyasha as a stand as she jumped off and sliced the on coming demon in half.
"Where did you learn to fight?" asked Inuyasha, skidding to a stop. Kikyou hesitated to answer, Nariko specialized in martial arts. So yes, Kikyou you will have that sudden urge to fight. Ayumi's voice told her.
"I'm a master at martial arts, I started when I was young" she answered. Sudden urge to fight, that means this Nariko girl has the heart of a fighter… my kind of girl Kikyou thought with a small smile on her face.
"So you're a really good fighter. That's good, we need all the help we can get" said Inuyasha, his eyes serious and cold.
"Inuyasha is right" said Miroku, who had finally come too in Sango's arms. "This demonic aura is stronger than anything we've ever faced" he said, with a bloody cough.
"Miroku you went to far this time, you're in no position to fight" said Sango, cupping his bloody face.
"Damn it! You had to go and pull another stupid move!" Yelled Inuyasha,
"That's enough, Inuyasha." Snapped Kikyou, "You can't honestly blame him for fighting to save his own life?" she told him. Inuyasha's eyes soften then hardened as he released his Tetsusaiga from his sheath.
"Kagome, you stay with Miroku and Shippo" he ordered.
"No way, I'm coming with" she said, her face determined.
"Don't start Kagome, this is dangerous" Inuyasha told her,
"I don't care! I want to help!" she yelled,
"Damn it! You don't get it do you! I care! I care if you die! So shut up and stay here!" Inuyasha shouted. Kagome didn't fight back; instead she simply nodded with a look of defeat and took Sango's place.
"Sango and Nariko come with me" said Inuyasha, already moving forward. Sango followed but Kikyou stayed. She turned and kneeled down to Kagome and hugged her.
"He's doing it for you, he has a weird way of showing how he feels but he means well" she told her. Kagome stared at her,
"What?" asked Kikyou, Kagome stared at her,
"Nothing, its just you talk about him like you've known him for a long time" she said, Kagome's eyes were filled with uncertainty but Kikyou shrugged it off.
"Nah, I'm just really good with figuring people out" she said, and ran to catch up with Inuyasha and Sango. Inuyasha's Tetsusaiga was resting on his shoulder.
"Let's go" he said, as they jumped into a sprint and raced back to the hot springs.
"My, my, my, what a lively bunch" said Kagura, standing in front of them. Her fan already unfolded.
"Goodness she's beautiful, she looks like a drop out Geisha" said Ayumi, standing beside Kikyou.
"What brings this 'humble' reunion?" asked Inuyasha sarcastically.
"What better time to kill you when you're at your weakest state!" She laughed, swinging her fan. She released her Dance of Blades. Inuyasha blocked it with his Tetusaiga,
"I don't have time for your games, Kagura!" he yelled,
"You want answers? Fine, Naraku's been in a pissed off mood lately. So this is his way of letting of some steam. He's got demons destroying villages as we speak" she explained, a wicked smile on her face. Kikyou hardened her gaze,
"An evil drop out Geisha" murmured Ayumi, holding a fan of her own. Kikyou ignored her,
"So he's doing this for his own amusement, how cruel" she said, Kagura turned to face her.
"And you are?" she asked, narrowing her blood red eyes at her. Kikyou frowned,
" That's none of your business" she replied, Kagura smiled.
"Then maybe you shouldn't have spoken" she said, swinging her fan. Kikyou moved her staff in front of her and blocked the attack.
"You'll have to do better than that" Kikyou teased. Kagura's eyes brightened, as if she had taken a sudden interest in her now.
"Then let this battle begin" she said, as Kanna, Hakudoshi, and his demon horse Entei appeared. Along with thousands of more demons, all lined up behind the three main enemies. Hakudoshi held a sinister grin, Kagura wore more of a playful smile, while Kanna simple held her usual expressionless gaze. All of them were dangerous, and defiantly a problem when they were working together which usually meant Naraku was somehow behind it.
"Damn" Kikyou muttered to herself. If only she had her powers, destroying these demons wouldn't prove to be a problem.
"Pay attention!" yelled Inuyasha, slicing an oncoming demon in half. "Have you ever been in a battle before?" he asked, looking mad.
"I've been in countless battles, and I've won several" she told him, which was true. Kikyou was never accustomed to losing. She won all her battles, no matter how bad the outcome was.
"Keh, Then prove it" he spat, his long white hair blowing in his face; he casually brushed it aside. Kikyou shot him a daring smile,
"Fine," she said, Inuyasha scoffed and continued fighting. Kikyou ran towards the bundling herd of demons, slicing them to pieces. She easily dodged there attacks using Nariko's martial arts moves. Kikyou couldn't help but feel rejuvenated, she was using a whole different technique of fighting and she was enjoying herself. She looked over at the others, Kagome was still with Miroku, killing demons with her bow and arrow to help shield Miroku. Sango was on Kirara, using her Hiaikotsu to kill the demons in front of her. At times she would get out her Katana and use that while Kirara killed demons on her own strength. Inuyasha was moving everywhere, using his sword to kill of the herd of demons that kept coming at them.
"Kaze no Kizu!" he shouted, Kikyou wanted to stay and watch him fight, but she ran into bigger problems then just the mountain of demons.
"So, you must be Nariko" said Kagura, holding her fan to her face. She was completely surrounded by numerous demons. Kikyou stiffened;
"Don't worry about them, they won't attack unless I tell them too" she explained, closing her fan.
"Then what is it that you want to talk about?" Kikyou asked, clutching tighter to her bow staff.
"What makes you think I'm here to talk?" asked Kagura, a small crossing her face.
"It's obvious you want to talk seeing that were not fighting" Kikyou explained, Kagura laughed.
"You're smart, I'll give you that" Kagura chuckled. Kikyou frowned,
"I'm not here to talk, I'm here to fight!" she shouted as she ran to attack Kagura.
"Eager to die are you? Alright then!" Kagura shouted, pointing her fan downward to signal her pack of demons to attack. Kikyou shriveled them to pieces, demon after demon she killed.
"Impressive, now do it again!" she yelled, sliding her fan open, "Dance of the Dead!" Kagura ordered, all at the once the demons rose back up. Putting there broken pieces back together, only this time creating more demons. Kikyou continued to fight, feeling herself losing strength. Fighting as a regular human was difficult, more tiring than having to use spiritual energy. Kikyou killed the last revived demon and stared panting extremely hard. Without a word Kikyou jumped into a sprint, trying to attack Kagura.
"Heh, Can't we be more elegant about this" Kagura shouted, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "Dance of Blades!" she swung her fan to release dozens of blades. Kikyou didn't have the energy to move fast enough, she screamed as she felt Kagura's blades slice through her skin. She could feel blood beginning to gush out of the wounds the blades left. A large slash wound on her chest left her weak and tired.
"Nariko!" yelled Inuyasha,
"Dance of Blades!" Kagura sent the attack again. This time Inuyasha stepped in front of her and blocked the attack using his body. Kikyou felt Inuyasha's blood dripping over her.
"Your hurt" she panted,
"So are you" he said, removing his robe of the fire rat. "Put that on and stay here" he ordered, she nodded, and did as told. Inuyasha picked up his sword and winced a little in pain as he began to walk towards Kagura who simply laughed and jumped on her giant feather.
"Naraku will finish you off, my job here is done!" she said, escaping.
"Inuyasha's going to try and kill Naraku, but he is no position to fight" said Kagome, coming from behind her and kneeling down next to her; Miroku by her side.
"His right arm is broken, he can't use the Tetsusaiga." Kagome explained her voice filled with fear. Kikyou's eyes widened, that was why he winced when he picked up his sword. She watched as Inuyasha dropped the Tetsusaiga.
"He'll die" she said, matching Kagome's scared voice almost perfectly.
"He's here" coughed Miroku; Kikyou looked up to see a large ball full of dark demonic energy begin to form. Within minutes, Naraku emerged from the ball of demonic power.
"Naraku! You coward!" yelled Inuyasha, staring up at him. Naraku floated above him, he looked down and smiled.
"Still mourning I see" Naraku chuckled, Kikyou watched closely as Inuyasha's expression began to change.
"You've done nothing but hide yourself after you killed Kikyou" Inuyasha shouted, "Now all you're doing is hiding yourself from me!"
"That vile wench wounded me before she died, I needed time to heal" Naraku explained,
"Vile wench! What a jerk!" Kikyou whispered angrily,
"Naraku, you'll pay for that insult with your life" Inuyasha threaten, trying to pick up his Tetsusaiga, but jerked back in pain from moving his arm.
"You intend to kill me in that state?" Naraku chuckled, "Let's see how you do" he smiled, his eyes clouded with amusement. He was going to destroy this pathetic Hanyou once and for all.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted, about to run to him.
"Stay back! I'll dispose of Naraku myself" Inuyasha snarled, Kagome stayed back.
"The fool!" Miroku grunted,
"He's not thinking clearly" said Sango, holding Miroku close.
"Of course not, if you felt his pain, if you lose someone you loved, would you think clearly?" Kikyou asked them. They stayed quiet, staring at Inuyasha. Kikyou could feel herself holding back tears. No one knew how he felt, except for her. She knew the pain he was feeling, because she herself felt that same pain.
"Let's see how you do, Hanyou!" Naraku laughed as he sent what looked like multiple purple lighting strikes. The attack towered over Inuyasha, causing him to let out a painful scream.
"Inuyasha!" cried Kagome, picking up Kikyou's bow and arrow.
"I said stay back!" he snapped, Kikyou stared in horror as she caught glimpse of his face. His eyes were bright red and his claws and fangs were razor sharp. Could this be his demon form?
"Kagome, what's wrong with him!" Kikyou asked, trying to hide her panicking voice.
"When Inuyasha is at the brink of death, his demon half takes over. He continues to fight until he finally dies" Kagome explained fearfully. Kikyou could feel her heart beating faster, Naraku continued to attack. After each attack, after ounces of blood loss, Inuyasha continued to fight; just as Kagome said.
Inuyasha! Please stop this! NO! If he stops, then he'll die! She screamed in her mind. Another strike, this time Inuyasha didn't get up.
"Inuyasha, stop this!" cried Kagome, tears in her eyes.
"Get up! You have something to fight for!" Shouted Kikyou, Kagome gave her a confused angry look. She knew Kagome didn't like that fact that she wanted Inuyasha to continue fighting, but for him to fight is what was going to keep him alive. "Damn it, get up! Fight!" she screamed. Kikyou, Kagome, and Sango all rose to try and get to Inuyasha but Hakudoshi's demon horse Entei spat a line of fire that blocked them from him.
"Don't interfere" he said, sitting on his precious horse.
"Shit!" Kikyou screamed out of frustration.
"The time comes now, Hanyou. Once you're dead you will be able to see your beloved Kikyou again" laughed Naraku, Kikyou gritted her teeth, she needed to do something or Inuyasha would die. She took off the robe of the fire rat and handed it to Kagome, she then grabbed her bow staff and without a word she ran through the fire. Kikyou let out a painful cry as the flames tried to engulf her, but she moved quickly to avoid serious burns. She immediately ran to Inuyasha who was lying in a massive puddle of blood. Quickly, she stepped in front of him, feeling his blood tickling at her bare feet, smoke fuming from her body.
"Stop this!" she yelled in rage, Naraku stared down at her. Who was this girl?
"You'll pay for what you've done!" she shouted, once again it was her and Naraku. She was the only one who really stood in his way. After all, it was her he wanted. That was why he did what he did, he didn't just want the Shikon no Tama, he wanted her as well. Kikyou felt the tears fall down her cheeks. He took her life away from her twice, and she came back twice for one person, Inuyasha. She would not let him die.
"Ha! We shall see!" Naraku was laughing hysterically as he let out another lighting attack. Kikyou lifted her bow staff horizontally in front of her. She sense a sudden urge of power beginning to surge through her body. She could feel her body pulsing, her eyes were glowing a bright purple, it was then she realized that she had demonic energy surging through her body. She could feel her newly fond demonic energy leaking onto her staff, transforming the weapons tip into a larger one, making it look like the staff had a pair of razor sharp angel wings.
"Die Naraku!" she yelled, her bow staff formed a massive ball of demonic power. She sent the attack towards Naraku and watched as the two collided. Kikyou could feel Naraku's attack pushing her back. No! You took my life away, you took Inuyasha away from me! You destroyed me, now I will destroy you! In an instant her whole body began to glow and more spiritual power and demonic power poured onto her staff throwing Naraku back.
"What is this! How- No!" he shouted, disappearing along with his minions and many demons. Kikyou's attack slowly dispersed and she turned to face Inuyasha's unconscious body. She gave him a faint smile before fainting in his puddle of blood.
So, what do you guys think, and I also edited it this time! Another thing I have to get used to. Anyway, chapter 8 is already finished it just needs to be typed so it shall be up soon! YAH!
I would also like to thank those who re-reviewed this story! Thanks so much, you guys really made me really happy. *hugs*
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Chapter 8: Remembering the past