Inuyasha's Devastation
Chapter 6
The next morning, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and Kirara went in search for Inuyasha. Kaede bids them farewell and hope they return soon with Inuyasha.
'I hope this will get straightened out, and Kagome and Inuyasha will happily stay with one another.' Kaede thinks to herself.
The first place the group decided to go was the Sacred Tree. This tree is where Inuyasha goes to clear his mind, as well as Kagome's. By the time they arrived, however, Inuyasha was nowhere to be seen. "This is the direction he went after we saw him last time, but Inuyasha must have surpassed this area already." Miroku guessing.
Kagome was beginning to worry and at the same time being impatient. "If he's not here, then Inuyasha is somewhere else, but it'll take hours to find him by foot. We should travel by air. We might get a better glimpse on where he may be located."
Everyone agreed.
"Kirara, transform!" Sango commands her loyal friend. In no time, the whole group was in the air, hoping to see Inuyasha from above. It had been a couple of hours, and there was no trace of the half-demon.
"Inuyasha, where are you?" Kagome cries out to him. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo also yell out for Inuyasha, but to no avail. Kagome was now beginning to lose hope. She cannot stand being away from Inuyasha much longer.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome speaks to herself in a low-tone voice. Without saying anything else, Kagome starts to cry again. Sango was consoling her closely. Sango then spoke to her that everything will be alright. "We'll find Inuyasha, Kagome. You have my word."
"Thank you, Sango." Kagome appreciating her support, despite the tears falling down her face. Sango cannot imagine how hard this is for Kagome. Suddenly, Miroku senses something powerful.
"A demonic aura is nearby, and it's approaching us fast." Miroku mentions. Instantly, everyone had to get ready for this danger that is closing in on them. To reduce the risk of injury, Kirara flew down to the ground where the whole gang can attack and defend on foot, instead of in the air. The ground was shaking tremendously, and a powerful demon appeared in front of the group. It was as tall as the trees, had one eye ball, and its claws were as sharp as a knife. The demon attempts to slay everybody with one strike of its claws, but each one dodged the attack and started to separate individually and surround the dangerous creature.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango uses her boomerang to distract the demon, but the demon swatted it away with ease it seems. Kirara lifts the demon slayer to safety when the demon attempted to use his fire power to attack the two.
"Demon, be gone!" Miroku attempts to use his magical spell scrolls to neutralize the creature. But, the demon uses his fire to dissolve them quickly. "Oh no, it didn't work." The monk then leaps away from the demon's fist as it strikes the ground. When the demon turned away, Miroku discovers there was a spider symbol on the demon's back.
"That symbol…it's one of Naraku's incarnations!" Miroku discovers and then notifies everyone else. The strike that the demon delivered also shook the ground, and Kagome staggers to stay on her feet. The tremors were strong enough to make Kagome fall to the grass. The demon sees this and instantly goes towards her. Kagome does not have time to shoot her arrow at the demon.
"Kagome!" Everyone shouts in one voice. Just when Naraku's incarnation was ready to strike Kagome, someone comes out of nowhere…
"IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!"
It was Inuyasha. The demon is destroyed by Inuyasha's claws.
"Inuyasha!" The group happily watches in surprise of the half-demon's sudden appearance. Kagome is finally relieved that Inuyasha is okay.
"Inuyasha…" Kagome saying with a smile on her face. The half-demon turns his head towards Kagome. However, he did not smirk or smile. Inuyasha is still upset from the event the day before. Kagome's instant joy quickly evaporates. Suddenly, Inuyasha leaps into the sky and travels into another direction.
"Inuyasha, wait!" Miroku demanding that he do not leave.
"Don't just leave like that!" Sango suggests. But, Inuyasha is already gone. Kagome is once again sad and in pain.
"Please come back, Inuyasha…I need you." Kagome says sadly. She turns towards her friends and sees their sadness. Then, Kagome thought of an idea and asked for one individual the moment she saw her.
"Kirara, take me to Inuyasha!" Kagome demands. The cat demon was happy to oblige.
"Kagome, we'll follow you." Miroku recommends.
"No!" Kagome quickly replies.
"But Kagome…" Sango argues.
"I appreciate the offer, but I must take care of this on my own." Kagome explains to her friends. "I got involved in this mess, and I am going to fix it." A few moments had passed, but the group decided in agreement to let Kagome explain and resolve the issue with Inuyasha alone.
"Okay, Kagome. We will return to Kaede's village, and we will wait for you to return with Inuyasha." Sango suggesting.
Kagome smirks and nods with Sango. "Let's go, Kirara!" Now determined, Kagome is lifted in the air by Kirara in pursuit of Inuyasha.
Everyone sees Kagome and Kirara take off in the distance. "Let's hope for the best." Miroku says. "But as of now, we must return to the village.
"Good idea, because I'm hungry already." Shippo adds to the conversation.
End of Chapter 6
Chapter 7 is the final chapter in the story…