Chapter 5
Inuyasha stopped in the middle of the road to sniff the air. His doglike ears twitch occasionally as he studied their surroundings. Kagome, dressed in her usual out-of-place high school uniform, stopped as well and turned around to see what the matter was. "What's wrong Iuyasha?
"Something on the wind, a weird scent. It smells…familiar, yet different. It smells kind of like…" a flashback memory of his battle with the fierce thunder dragon flashed in his mind. "…Ryukotsusei."
Miroku, their monk companion, shook his head. "That's impossible. You killed him yourself. It must be the heat. We've been walking for hours and this heat is a nuisance." He said while wiping sweat from his brow.
"No, I'm pretty sure it's his scent," Inuyasha said before dashing off into the forest; the others followed.
The further and further Inuyasha ran the darker the woods around them became. His friends were having difficulty keeping up as Inuyasha's canine sense of smell lured him deeper and deeper into the demonic forest. The unsettling fact of the scent of someone known to be dead still lingered strong in the air rose anger and curiosity within Inuyasha's mind. Even though this was not like the scent he had came to known, he could not ignore it.
Dark clouds blocked the sun and the air grew colder. Inuyasha stopped in a small valley on the outer edge of the mountains. He searches the area around him for the one creating the scent. "Ok, where the hell are you?"
Reokomaru stood at the top of a nearby cliff looking down at Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, oh how I've longed to meet you."
Inuyasha jerked his head at the sound of the voice and drew his sword, transforming as soon as it left the sheath, as the others gathered around him; all eyes were fixed on Reokomaru. "Who the hell are you?" Iuyasha asked in his usual aggressive way.
"I am Reokomaru, son of your father's rival, Ryukotsusei."
Kagome's face lit up with a look of shock. Shippo sunk into Kirara's fur while Sango hopped off Kirara's back, her weapon in hand. Reokomaru smirked at their surprised and leaped off the cliff and down to the valley. He drew his sword, which grew over twice its size the moment it left the sheath.
"You can guess why I'm here," Reokomaru said.
Inuyasha smirked, "Then lets get started."
Inuyasha leap forward and brought his sword down at Reokomaru, but it was blocked. Reokomaru had raised his sword to counter the attack. The match had just started, and already they seemed evenly matched. The cold, ominous gleam Reokomaru's eyes barely reflected the thrill and malice running through his veins. This is what he had been waiting for, the opportune moment to avenge his father.