A/N: here ya go! the next chapter in my story.
"We have also been waiting for you Lord Sesshomaru." Kanji said
"Release the human." Sesshomaru growled.
"Hm, but if I did that then I would not be able to complete my mission. If you want her back so badly then you must follow on our own accord." Kanji said. Then he put one leg and arm into the rip, taking the struggling Jordan with him.
When Jordan's skin touched the rip, it felt as if her skin was being ripped off, then having something bit at the exposed layers underneath. She let out a blood curdling scream, but the pain was too much and she passed out.
Kanji looked down at her and smirked. "Not to worry Jordan it will stop soon." But before he could make his way all the way through the rip Sesshomaru grabbed his neck and yanked him backwards, flinging him against a tree. Before Kanji went flying he had dropped Jordan and now her whole left side was inside the rip. He went to go and get her out, but when his hand touched the rip he too felt as if all the skin on his right arm was being eaten away. He quickly grabbed Jordan then took about a minute to study the rip itself. It was swarming because it was Vashta Nerada, piranhas of the air. Sesshomaru looked down to find that his hand had multiple bit marks that bore deep down, causing his who arm to be covered in blood. He glanced over to Jordan to find her entire left side had bit marks also but her clothes were catching most of the blood. He placed her so that she was leaning against a nearby tree. Then he turned to find Kanji on his feet and drawing his sword. Sesshomaru did the same, pulling Bakusaiga out of its sheath.
They both attacked at the same time, Kanji's speed matching Sesshomaru's. Their swords collided, Sesshomaru stepped right and swung Bakusaiga upward, causing electricity and lightning to spill out of the tip. "Bakusaiga" he roared. Then send the attack flying at Kanji.
"Hashasuru" he mumbled under his breath. Because of Bakusaiga's power and the shear force that Hashasuru created there was a loud explosion in the middle of the two attacks. When the smoke clouds cleared it could be seen that Sesshomaru and Kanji were fighting in the middle Kanji swung his sword just before Sesshomaru could counter it, causing Sesshomaru to get a cut stretching from the top of his cheek down to his nose.
Kenji smirked. "This fight holds not interest to me. But mock my words I will get Jordan and her Jigokumon. Till next time." With that he opened a rip and disappeared though.
When Kanji was gone Sesshomaru sheathed his sword. Then he turned, hearing a rattling behind him. He found that Jordan's sword, which she had been fighting with, was rattling fiercely.
Sesshomaru looked at his hand. The bite marks had disappeared as soon as the rips had, which in turn disappeared with that human Kanji. Jordan had healed too. Of course the blood was still there. The human was probably going to freak out. So Sesshomaru hoped she stayed unconscious for a little while longer.
"Jaken." Sesshomaru yelled. There was rustling from a distance, and the little imp showed up from behind a bush.
"Yes, milord?"
"Go and find the human's sword. It was blown away in the battle."
"What do you know about Jigokumon?" Toutousai asked.
"Jigokumon is a hell gate it can call upon hell's darkest and evilest creatures. Why do you ask such?" Sesshomaru stated.
"You take the name to literally." Toutousai said in an old voice. "Yes, Jigokumon is a hell gate, but it is also a type of sword. The creator only made a couple. From what you told me I figure that Jordan has one of these swords. You must be wary of it though. It takes an extremely strong soul to even so much a hold one without the sword eating you body and soul. Not even you could hold on to the sword for very long without it trying to consume you as well. While Jordan is in this time it will become very hard for her to keep the sword at bay. That is why I gave you that sword to give to her. The blade is made from a fallen star that fell on this earth over a century ago. When it landed I took a part of it before it could burn away and kept it for a circumstance just as this, its name is Rakka enjeru, and it will serve as a counterbalance to help keep Jigokumon at bay. But she must wish this to happen, otherwise Rakka enjeru will be of no use to her other than another weapon.
When Jaken returned Jigokumon was in his hand, he walked over to where Sesshomaru stood and gave the sword to him. Sesshomaru studied the sword, nothing seemed abnormal about it. Then he decided to unsheathe the sword. As soon as he did the world around him went black. He also saw a red gate that behind it you could see flames reaching there fingers to burn anything they could touch. There were guards at the front of the gate. They looked so demented that even he, the Lord of the Western Lands, felt his skin crawl and stomach churn. Their faces, old worn white sheets stained with yellow. Eyes that pushed all the way back into the skull, dead black that were filled with anger and bloodlust. Razor sharp teeth, which hid behind lips that were nearly erased from the face. Their arms were long and lean, and so transparent you could almost see right though the veins, that no longer served any purpose. When they caught site of Sesshomaru in a flash they were mere feet away from him. Another flash and their razor sharp teeth were protruding and there dark eyes were tearing at Sesshomaru's very soul. Eyes showing him the terrors that cross every world and every death. Ones that even the monsters in our own dreams fear. They yearned to tear him apart and they were going to succeed, whether Sesshomaru could stop them or not.
Jaken watched his master in distress. As soon as his lord pulled the blade from the sheath his face when sheet white, and anyone around could plainly see the distress that was evident in his usually cold eyes. The only thing that Jaken could think of doing was getting that sword away from his master. Grabbing the long sheath that lay on the ground, he trust it one the blade then yanked it out of his lord's frozen hand.
As soon as the Jigokumon had been yanked away the guards disappeared, the gate faded and slowly Sesshomaru was brought back to his own world. He let out his breath that he did not realize that he had been holding. Then he went to sit against a tree. His entire body was shaking, but after commanding himself to stop realized that it was not him shaking it was Tenseiga. Tenseiga was shaking so hard that it seemed like it was trying to distance itself from Jigokumon. Not that Sesshomaru blamed it, though he would never say he hated that human's sword. The power it held made him feel uneasy. His eyes made their way from the cruised sword, which the unconscious Jaken held, to Jordan.
'How is this human unaffected by this force? She even used it to kill but it seemed almost asleep.' He thought. But then it hit him. The day prior the sword began to glow, because it had been awakened. But it stayed at bay until he grabbed it because his demonic power caused it to stir. Since Jordan's demon power was asleep it didn't stir the sword itself.
Soon Jordan began to stir. Jolting up after remembering the prior events she took a look around, Kanji was no longer there to her relief. But it was also night. 'How long was I asleep?' She found her sword lying at her feet in the sleeping imp's hands. 'Hn? Well maybe he's not so bad after all." She thought. She then looked to her side to find Sesshomaru sitting against a tree. He was gazing at the stars above. They looked like big fire flies that covered a big black blanket.
"The heavens say that there is a storm on its way." Sesshomaru said.
"How can you tell?" she asked.
"The way that their light is dimmed yet it is a perfectly clear night."
"I hope that you're wrong, otherwise we will be soaked through."
"This Sesshomaru is never wrong."
"Crap." Jordan turned back to the sky. She lived in the city most of her life so she had never really seen the stars, out here they were huge. She now understood why people would grab there telescopes and run for the country when there was a clear night. The stars were aw inspiring.
"Girl, tell me has your sword ever reacted oddly?" Sesshomaru asked randomly.
"What do you mean by oddly?"
"Obviously not." That was all he said for a while. "Get some rest, we leave in the morning.
"Hey, Sesshomaru?"
"Hm?"
"Never mind" Sesshomaru was about to ask her anyway but decided against it.
When Jordan was finally able to get back to sleep she had a frightening dream. She was surrounded by darkness, and in front of her was a gate. When she looked at it flashes of death and cruelty flashed before her. When that finally stopped Jordan found frightening and grotesque figures before her. Eyes dark abysses and skin broken chalk, teeth razors. They seemed ready to attack, but it never came. Then they spoke.
"Welcome, ye who wields us. We hunger from eons of dormancy. Give us blood, give us flesh, if you cannot yours will suffice." They all said together in malevolent raspy, sharp voices.
"Who are you?" She asked frightened out of her mind.
"We are the guards of Jigoku. Our name is Jigokumon, we are your sword."
A/N: Ok! whew that was supprisingly really hard to wright! It was hard to get Jigoku to look like what i wanted, it still doesnt fit right but i cant think of anyother way. Ohh and since its spring break for me there will be more chapters coming up! ive got two more ready to go, i jsut got to type them! but that might tak a while cause i dont like the next chapter so im putting one in between it. so really 3 more in one week! wow its the end of the world as we know it! Special thanks go to Lerryn for faithfully reviewing on EVERY chapter! which is totally amazing thanks soo much, you get a cookie. your better then my friends who i think have reviewed ONCE!!! anyway thanks for reading and review!
