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Chapter 04: Mangetsuken

Caliwone eyed the new demon as he approached closely, noting instantly that he was no amateur. He ducked, his movement practically going hand in hand with Sesshomaru's own movements as he disappeared, his motion nearly making him invisible to the naked eye. Even still, he could feel Sesshomaru's sword, Tokijin, slice over his head and cut the top tips of his black hair.

His eyes narrowed angrily but didn't have the time to do more than growl as Sesshomaru reversed directions and brought the sword cutting down. Caliwone pushed off with his right foot and threw himself to his left, using his left hand to spring board himself back to his feet and throw a blast out with his right. He swore as he saw and felt his blast fly out under powered from his norm. Without batting an eye, Sesshomaru cut the blast in half and darted forward as the two halves of energy exploded behind him.

Caliwone leaped into the air to avoid Sesshomaru's assault. Not deterred, Sesshomaru leapt after him. He dodged two vicious swings before he tried a counter with a left kick but forced his body to come up short. Sesshomaru's blade was waiting for his attack, threatening to let Caliwone's own attack sever his own leg. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed slightly and his own foot caught Caliwone square in the stomach and sending him staggering backwards through the air before his eyes caught sight of Sesshomaru. He was pointing the tip of his blade directly at Caliwone. His senses flared an instant before the Tokijin sparked green energy and fired a bolt down at Caliwone.

Caliwone brought up both of his arms across his chest and head to block as the bolt struck. The attack felt like thousands of needles cutting through him, slicing him piece by piece as if Tokijin itself was striking him. He hit the ground with the force of a cannon and rolled backwards and to his feet, breathing hard and cursing.

Sesshomaru appeared through the cloud of dirt that hung in the air like a curtain, dashing in with speeds nearly matching that of Caliwone in his current state. Almost. As good as Sesshomaru was, Caliwone was a Saiyan Elite with all the skill and talent that was implied. The problem was his mind and his body were no longer in sync.

Caliwone jumped over the horizontal strike and kicked at Sesshomaru's head and missed as Sesshomaru redirected his sword. Caliwone slammed his forearm down hard onto the flat of the blade as it came in, forcing the sword down and under him as his foot finally found purchase across Sesshomaru's cheek.

Sesshomaru staggered back a few steps as Caliwone landed heavily on the ground, his breath coming in short, shallow breaths. Sesshomaru moved again, this time coming at Caliwone from the side. His blade stabbed straight out, barely missing the Saiyan as he threw himself to the side, then racing forward to strike, only to miss and be blasted by Sesshomaru's attack and sent flying backwards.

Inuyasha and the others watched the battle in near silence, none daring to get caught in the battle. Beside Miroku, Sango shifted her weight from one foot to the other nervously. "Don't you think we should do something?" she asked. "They might end up killing each other."

"Fine by me," Inuyasha said with a derisive snort. "Personally, I think it's about time someone took Sesshomaru down a peg or two and I couldn't care less about what happens to Caliwone. I think the best solution is for them to wipe themselves out so we can go on about our merry way to track down Naraku."

Kagome frowned slightly at Inuyasha and his words about his older brother but silently agreed with him about Caliwone. Just because the Justice League had decided that he was a good guy didn't mean that the rest of the world would forgive all of the horrors Caliwone had committed. She looked down at the jewel shard that had been given to Caliwone and frowned harder. She opened her mouth but an explosion startled her words silent.

Caliwone hopped back and let loose another volley and blast at Sesshomaru. He dodged the blasts and swung at Caliwone again. Redirecting his aim, Caliwone fired at the ground, blowing dirt and large chunks of stone into the air to disguise his position.

Sesshomaru stopped and sank his Tokijin into the ground. Lifting his only hand, he flicked his wrist. An acid green whip whipped out into the debris. With another yank, Sesshomaru pulled Caliwone out of the cloud and into the ground a short distance away. With another flick, he lifted Caliwone high into the air and slammed Caliwone to the ground at his feet with another small spray of rocks and dirt. He let his acid whip disappear and pulled Tokijin from the ground once more and sliced the blade straight down onto Caliwone.

Only Caliwone was not there. Only the last remnants of dust floated away.

Sesshomaru hesitated for only a heartbeat until his sensitive ears picked up the sound of Caliwone's flight rushing at him. Sesshomaru ducked as Caliwone burst through the cloud of dirt and kicked at Sesshomaru's head, his fingertips of his trailing hand nearly brushing against the long cloud like sash that flowed over his right shoulder.

Unable to raise Tokijin fast enough, Sesshomaru settled for striking out with his left foot. Caliwone slapped the foot down and used his leverage to help spin his body back toward Sesshomaru. With his right hand, Caliwone fired a blast as his momentum took him several feet away from Sesshomaru. The demon spun on the spot, blocking the blast with his sword and slashing downward that sent a crescent shaped blast of energy at Caliwone as he completed his turn in one smooth motion.

Caliwone again slapped the attack aside and leaped into the air as Sesshomaru sent a horizontal burst at him. Caliwone clapped his hands together as he flew backwards and let a pinprick hover between them before lifting both hands and letting loose his Burst Rush.

Inuyasha felt his jaw drop open as the blue blaze of energy lanced down at his older brother. Sesshomaru, in contrast, remained calm. He raised his sword horizontally to eye level. The blade itself glowed blue from inner demonic energy and lighting erupted around him, briefly giving the illusion of an enormous dragon coiled to attack. With a swing of his Tokijin, he sent a column of blue lighting crashing into the Burst Rush.

For several long seconds, the attacks collided, the similar colors making it hard for Inuyasha and the others to see whose was winning until with a thunderous explosion, both attacks exploded.

"Sesshomaru?" Miroku called out, not seeing either combatant in the falling debris that now surrounded the battlefield like volcanic ash. They all waited in silence as they listened for any indication that Sesshomaru or Caliwone were still alive.

Slowly, the cloud faded enough to have a clearer view. Sesshomaru stood unmoved from his previous position. He half turned his head to look back at the group, probably throwing them all a dirty look, and then returned his attention to the crater that now existed where the trees had just been. Out of the top of the fading cloud, Caliwone tumbled back, either blown backwards from the force of the explosion or he simply did not have the energy to stop his fall. He crashed into the ground on hand and knee, his eyes locking immediately onto Sesshomaru's cool eyes. He stood again and faced the demon. His body felt heavy as if the gravity had been turned way up, his breathing heavy and labored as blood from the wounds around his body splashed down onto the rock.

He growled in frustration as Sesshomaru raised his sword again, pointing the tip of the blade directly at Caliwone's chest once more. And that, as the people of this planet said, was checkmate. With his mind and body so hopelessly out of tune and all of his most intense training washed away and back to the way he had been when he had left planet Vegeta, he had precious little of his energy remaining and certainly not enough to combat this demon who managed to keep stride with him.

There was a flicker of reflected light a short distance to one side, and with it, perhaps a glimmer of hope. With a final crackle, Tokijin released its yokai and one thousand shards lanced toward Caliwone. With a tremendous effort, Caliwone dashed to one side, cleanly avoiding the attack and racing toward the sword named Mangetsuken. Getting a grip on its hilt, Caliwone pulled the sword from the ground in which it rested like Excalibur and slashed it in a great swing toward Sesshomaru.

Light the color of the moon launched itself like a monster toward Sesshomaru. He barely had the time to dodge; cleaving off the trailing sleeve of his missing left arm in its passage. Caliwone looked down at the sword in shock. He could feel it, like a bubble pressing against his mind. He pushed back against the intrusive probe and felt his mind. His attention was taken as Sesshomaru darted toward him and he felt the probe merge with his mind. Mangetsuken glowed brilliant gold, expanding in size shape.

Sesshomaru slowed to a halt to watch, like Caliwone, in confusion and awe. Sesshomaru turned a darkened glare to Totosai. "Why did you make a sword for this abomination, Totosai? After you refused to forge one for myself?"

Totosai scratched his head. "I did?"

"I think this has gone on too long, Sesshomaru," Sango said. "If this continues, the village may get dragged into this."

"I could not care less about a human village," Sesshomaru spat, yet refrained from continuing the battle.

The glow faded and for the first time, Caliwone saw Mangetsuken's true nature. Caliwone had used weapons in the past, everything from swords to energy weapons but had never felt comfortable using them. They were such inefficient things, and a distasteful borrowing of so called power. He had faith in his own abilities and, given a choice, would never use a weapon but in his weakened and unbalanced state, he desperately needed some edge. This was unlike any weapon he had ever encountered. It flowed into his mind, instantly feeling more like a true extension of his arm than a cold piece of steel.

The blade itself was not as long as Inuyasha's, nor as wide yet it was still an impressive sight. Nearly four feet of precision edged weaponry arched gracefully back like that of a broadsword. The material that the sword was no longer steel, even though silver still seemed to glisten in the light, looked much more like the fang of an enormous beast. The hilt, now separated from the blade by an elaborate guard was wrapped with a textured leather-like feel that afforded terrific grip.

Caliwone hefted the sword, its weight feeling like nothing more than a feather in his hand despite its size. That probing feeling in his mind was gone, replaced by what felt like some sort presence in his mind; benign but still present. Caliwone looked up as Sesshomaru took a step forward and lifted his sword. Two words formed in Caliwone's mind, from where he had no idea but he immediately reacted to them.

"Shingetsu Sutoraiki!" he shouted, slamming the sword down into the ground. Black light erupted out from the blade like small volcanoes erupting from underground in a chain. Sesshomaru tried to dodge to the side but the attack followed him as if it had a mind of its own.

Sesshomaru reversed directions, then darted forward, trying to lose the flow of energy but refused to be shaken. Tired of the game, Sesshomaru came to a halt and slashed his sword across its path. There was an explosion as the two attacks cancelled out and an eerie silence fell upon the group.

"Knock it off, Sesshomaru," Inuyasha said, jumping between the two and raising his sword.

"Heh," Sesshomaru said, making no move to lower his weapon. "You defend him now, Inuyasha?"

"Until we get a few answers from him," Inuyasha said. "Like what Kagura was trying to do by giving him a tainted jewel shard."

Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed. "Kagura? Naraku is behind all of this?"

"Yes," Caliwone said. "She came to me in the night and told me that Inuyasha and his friends knew how to return me to my own time but were planning on keeping me here where I could do no more harm to the present."

"And you believed her?" Sango asked, her tone sounding rather guilty.

"Yes," Caliwone said, "I do. In exchange for the knowledge on how to return, she asked me to kill Inuyasha. With my powers considerably weakened, I accepted without thinking it through."

"Well," Sesshomaru said, finally sheathing his sword. "If you wish to leave this time, who am I to stop you? But one thing I will say is that Naraku is definitely the greater threat here. If you decide to pursue him, be sure to stay out of my way." He started to walk away but turned his head back slightly. "Same goes for you, little brother."

"Yeah, whatever," Inuyasha said, sheathing his own sword as he stared angrily at Sesshomaru's back. "Well I'm gonna, anyway." He turned back to Caliwone, his own long white hair fanning out behind him as he did so. "Well, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Caliwone glared up at the dog eared demon before turning away and stepping over to Totosai. "How do I make it go back?"

"To normal, you mean?" Totosai asked, eyeing Mangetsuken. "Well, that's simple."

"Okay," Caliwone said. "What do I do?"

"How should I know? It's your sword."

With a crash, Totosai hit the ground with a bruise the size of a melon already purpling on his head as Caliwone turned his back to the rest of the group and started to walk away.

"Where are you going?" Sango asked, her tone more concerned that threatening.

"I am going to find a way back on my own," Caliwone said, continuing to walk away with his sword over one shoulder and its sheath gripped tightly in the other hand. "Whether or not you have the answers I need or not, you obviously do not trust me, nor have I given you any reasons to. I am going to track down this Naraku on my own for the disgrace he has caused me."

Nobody said anything for a minute. "Caliwone," Kagome said, running over to him before he could disappear into the woods. "Please, wait."

"Leave me alone," Caliwone said, doing his best to ignore the human female.

"Listen," Kagome said. "I want to apologize for everything. I think we started off on the wrong foot. Why don't you-"

"Save your breath, human," Caliwone snarled. "You and your little friends just focus on staying out of my way and hope that we never cross paths again."

"Hey, now," Kagome said, her eyes narrowing. "I am just trying to make things right-"

"I said to shut up, woman!"

"SIT BOY!" Kagome shouted.

"Ah!" Inuyasha yelled as he slammed into the ground behind her and Caliwone. "Damn it! What the Hell was that for?"

"I'm sorry!" Kagome squeaked, running over to Inuyasha and kneeling down beside him.

"I guess Caliwone really got to her," Sango commented to Miroku.

"Yes. Normally Inuyasha is the only too ever make her so angry," Miroku agreed.

"And that is how she usually handles those kinds of situations," Shippo added, crossing his tiny arms and nodding wisely while Kirara mewed next to him.

"Indeed," Miroku said and turned a smile on Caliwone, intending to use his innocent charm to coax him into staying but the fierce Saiyan was gone.

"What do you think?" Sango asked quietly.

"Well that's obvious," Inuyasha said, brushing off Kagome's helping hands and standing on his own. "We go after him. He may be an arrogant moron but he's good in a fight even if he won't stand a chance against Naraku by himself. If he wants to go after him, we might as well strike together."

Caliwone came to a stop in the cool air. Low hanging clouds passed over him like mist in early morning and hiding him from view of any of the pitiful humans below. He glanced down at the sword in his hand. He knew he had just received it but it was strange, he could hardly remember how he had obtained it. He had to focus his mind, straining to remember until, slowly it came back to him.

This wasn't the first time his memory had failed him. In fact, ever since he had arrived in this strange time he had had memory lapses; forgetfulness and robbed memories. What was going on? Did it have something to do with him going backward in time? Whatever the cause, Caliwone needed to find someone, Naraku, and get back home. He stretched out with his senses as hard as he could, looking for that Kagura woman.

There.

"Alright, Naraku!" Caliwone shouted through the heavens. "This ends here!" With a burst of blue fire, Caliwone raced toward the sense.

To be continued...

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