I do not own Inuyasha or Beast Wars. Those belong to ther respective creators and not me. The only characters I can honestly say that I own are Grandscythe and Growlor. everythng else is spoken for. Now are you going to make me prattle on about legal stuff or are you going to enjoy my fic?
-Ten-Faced Paladin
Inuyasha Maximum
By Ten-Faced Paladin
Chapter 7: Tokijin Vs. Energon Tetsusaiga
The sun was high in the sky as the group of friends that composed of Inuyahsa, Miroku, Sango, Wolfang, Growlor, Shippo, Kilala, and Kagome, were walking down the dirt path. Last night., the friends had managed to get to more jewel shards to add to their small collection. Due to this victory, Inuyahsa was feeling pretty smug right now as he walkedat the front of the group. Kagome and Sango were just chatting with each other while Miroku was a couple steps behind with the usual red handmark on his face. A reminder of his latest attempt to 'seduce' Sango to his manly charms. Growlor was walkng right beside him in beast mode, also remaining alert should he forget and try again. At the back of the group was Wolfang in his robot form. Shippo was on his should munching on some fruit that the blue Maximal had generously given him. One would normally wonder where Wolfang had gotten the food until they saw the large sack of gifts that he was lugging over his shoulder. It was somewhat of a remnder of the group's good deeds at the village they had helped.
-Flashback-
Wolfang huffed a sigh of relief as the high he got from using the jewel shards finally wore off. The wheels that he had somehow deployed were suddenly retracted when he got his energy levels back to normal.
"Whew," Wolfang smirked as he sat on the dirt next to the large bird skull. "This is my good deed for the day. How about you guys?"
Kagome giggled as she placed the jewel shards that Wolfang had handed her into the bottle around her neck. Shippo could be seen racing towards his friends now that the fight was over. Myoga, on the other hand, was long, long gone. Funny thing was that no one really noticed anyway. The small kitsune child leaped onto Wolfang's knee and stared at him in awe.
"That was amazing Wolfang!" he cheered. "I saw the whole thing! The light in the sky, the shard of heaven, and how you blew those holes in the demon's back with your hand-cannon thing. How did you do that?"
"I'm rather curious about that myself," Miroku admitted as he stepped closer. "I've never seen anyone use ther aura like that before. I didn't even know that the jewel shards could be used to amplify an aura like that. Raw power and abilities of course, but ones own spiritual energy? I haven't seen such a thing."
"Don't go looking at me," Wolfang shrugged. "I don't know how I did it. All I know is that I was drawing energy out of the shard to give my systems a boost so I could work a little faster. Next thing I know, I'm accessing files I never knew I had and calling that huge shard out of the sky."
"Files?" asked Sango uncertainly.
"They're like memories," Growlor answered, deciding to try and add something to the conversation. "What Wolfang means is that he recovered some memories that he didn't know he had. What he did with the jewel shard was in those memories."
Growlor decided to keep the new data that was sent to him a secret. At least, until he could get it all sorted out. Inuyasha snorted, drawing everyone's attention over to him while he put the Tetsusaiga back into it's sheathe.
"Not that this little discussion isn't interesting," he frowned. "But I think we've got some more important roblems to deal with."
He gestured over his shoulder at something. The group looked past him and found that veryone in the village was currently bowing before them in great respect. The village headman was at the front. he dared to look up before his gaze landed on a stunned Wolfang.
"Oh great wolf spirit," he spoke in worship. "Thank you for helping to destroy the demon by bringing us these warriors. We were all wary of you at first before that shard of heaven you called everyone that you are anything but a demon."
"Uh...okay," Wolfang gaped as the others turned their gazes at him. Inuyahsa, Miroku, and growlor were smirking at this little development. Kagome was holding her gggles in while sango just smiled at the development. Wolfang looked up to his fellow Maximal for some kind of guidance.
"Don't look at me oh great wolf spirit," he laughed. "You brought this on yourself."
-End Flashback-
Leaving the village was one of the hardest things that Wolfang ever had to do. This was not because of some sentimental reason on his own part. It was because the people didn't want him to leave, thinking that his mere presence would bring good fortune and ward away demons. not knowing what else to do, Wolfang asked the others for some kind of help. It was Miroku who told him to make some kind of blessing before running for the hills. Unfortunately, this was the best advice he got. Inuyasha had just said to knock out anyone in his way while the girls weren't sure what else to do. Growlor wasn't any help since he didn't know the customs of the world as well as the others. So, by accepting a sack full of food, Wolfang 'blessed' the village before he and the others made a quick getaway.
That is what led to the present. The group was still walking along the dirt road with Wolfang and Shippo munching on the fruit from the sack.
"You shouldn't eat all of that now you know," Kagome cautioned. "You'll spoil dinner and we never know when we'll get to another village."
"Oh come on Kagome," Wolfang smiled. "You seriously underestimate how much those people crammed into this sack."
"Yeah," Shippo laughed. "We've barely made a dent in it so far. There's just so much. We'll be eating good for a while."
"You know," Miroku commented. "With some of the things those people were offering, I'm a little surprised you only took one bag of food."
"I'm a little curious," Sango spoke from her conversation with Kagome. "What were some of the things those people offered?"
"It's a big list I have to admit," Wolfang chuckled as he pulled out another peach for Shippo. "Out of all of it the food seemed to be the most useful. I mean, the headman offered me some rolls of some kind of fabric. He said it was fine silk. It was pretty I'll admit, but it didn't seem overly valuable to me."
Miroku's eyebrow twitched.
"Then some of the other families offered some weird trinkets. Some of them were made of a yellow metal of some kind. We found it on Cybertron but it was too soft to be useful in anything. It's pretty much junk to me. The silver was more tempting but I didn't see much use for it. We have enough weapons as it is"
Miroku's eyebrow twitched even more. Kagome started realizing what Wolfang was talking about and giggled when she saw Miroku's face.
"This one guy even offered his daughter to me," Wolfang continued, not noticing Miroku's distress. "She was pretty attractive too. He kept saying what a great cook she was and how well proportioned she looked. He kept making hints about what a wonderful traveling companion she would make. I really didn't see the point. I could tell she really didn't want to leave. In the end, all I really asked for was some food for our travels."
"How gentlemanly of you," Kagome smiled. Miroku was having a different reaction to it.
"You fool!" Miroku shouted, running up to Wolfang and shaking his shoulders. "You turned down gold, silver, and fine silks? Even a beatiful woman? We could have lived like kings! We would be the envy of all those around with such a beauty tending to us! Don't you know anything?!"
WHAM!!
Miroku was now sporting a huge goose egg on the top of his head with Sango right behind him looking upset. He fist was still clenched after hitting Miroku's ever so hard head. The monk released Wolfang and coughed into his hand to regain himself.
"I have forgotten myself," he spoke calmly. "My apologies."
Growlor just burst out laughing as he continued walking, "I guess Miroku deals with such losses in his own ways, doesn't he?"
"He'll forget in a few hours or if a pretty girl walks by," Kagome shrugged. "He'll be fine."
"Lousy perverted thief," Inuyasha grumbled as he began walking again.
Wolfang was just watching Miroku with a strange eye before turning to Shppo, "What's his problem?'
"Well you know about Miroku's habits with women," Shippo replied. "Turns out gold, silver, and fine silk are pretty valuable around here. I'm not sure why though. All I know is everyone wants it for some reason or another."
"Humans are so weird," Wolfang commented.
"I hear ya," Shippo nodded.
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Elsewhere, traveling through the forests was none other than the Lord of the West, Sesshomaru. Behind him were Rin and Jakken with Ah-Un. Actually, Rin was having a nap on Ah-Un's back while Jakken was making sure that the two-headed demon didn't wander off on them. Jakken was still wondering why his master was so intent on following whatever he had sensed the previous night. He wanted to ask his master just what he was searching for but Jakken didn't stay as Sesshomaru's vassal for so many years by asking a lot of questions. After a short while longer of traveling, Jakken's curiosity was just too much and he blurted out his question.
"Mi'lord?" Jakken squeaked. "Just what are we searching for?"
"A new power Jakken," Sesshomaru replied calmly. "Something I haven't sensed before."
"Couldn't it have been those cursed jewel shards that Naraku and your brother seem so intent on finding?" Jakken pressed.
'The jewel shards were a factor," Sesshomaru spoke. "But they were not the source. They merely awakened it. This energy has potential to be stronger than the jewel shards."
"Stronger than the jewel shards?!" Jakken squawked. "Then could it be stronger than Naraku?"
'If used properly' Sesshomaru thought to himself.
The silence continued as the trio came out of the shady forst and into the open light. Before them was a village of humans that were scurrying about like the ants that Sesshomaru saw them as. Jakken made noises of disgust while Sesshomaru watched. He was about to continue on when he caught a familiar scent. It made him practically sick when he recognized it.
"My brother has been here," Sesshomaru spoke calmly, but one could almost hear the tone of hate that he carried for his half-brother.
"Inuaysha?" Jakken gasped. "Humph! It doesn't surprise me. A half-breed like him slumming with filthy humans."
"The reason he was here is irrelevant," Sesshomaru spoke. "I can smell that he has new traveling companions. I am sure that one of them was the one who created that energy."
Jakken tried to ask another question but Sesshomaru was off again. The toad demon struggled to keep up while tugging on the reins of Ah-Un with the snoozing Rin still on his back.
'Odd,' Sesshomaru thought to himself. 'I easily recognized the scent of wolf that wafted from that human village. What I cannot explain is the scent of my brother as if there were two of him. One was heavily mixed with the scent of metal, like the wolf. What kind of allies has my foolish brother picked up now?'
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It was around nightfall when Inuyasha and the others had decded to sit down for dinner. They had decided to eat the spoils from Wolfang's offering before they spoiled. Most of the food that Kagome brought from her time was preserved to last a long time anyway. Everyone pulled out something they liked from peaches to takoyaki in small buckets.
"Mmmm," Kagome smiled as she bit into an onigiri. "I'll say this for that village; they sure know how to make snacks."
"I'll eat to that," Growlor grinned as he ate takoyaki in robot mode. "This stuff is awesome!"
Sango smiled as she ate. Kilala was also eating from a small dish set down for her. She meweled happily in thanks before setting in. Miroku set out a small prayer before digging in while Shippo was already full from snacking on the road. Inuyasha was already reaching for seconds. His only complaint was that there wasn't any ramen. kagome just shook his head at his complaints before turning her attention back to her meal.
"So, Wolfang, Growlor," Miroku spoke up. "You have absolutely no idea what that little trick was last nght. It would certainly be useful in out quest to destroy Naraku."
Growlor swallowed his last bite before replying, "Well, I have been thinking about that. I have all sorts of knowledge on Cybertronian hstory and I had only found one thing that was similar to what Wolfang did last night."
"Well spit it out already!" Inuyasha snapped.
"Sit boy!" Kagome said sternly before Inuyasha's face met dirt with a loud crunch. "Don't you have any manners Inuyasha?"
"I'll show you manners," the irate hanyou spat with chunks of dirt in his face.
"Thank you," Grolwor nodded before continuing. "You must understand something about us transformers. Being made of metal and not flesh, we tend to live a long time. What I'm talking about happened in the great war of Cybertron. This was millions of years ago."
"A great war?" asked Sango.
"Yes," Growlor nodded. "A war so massive, the entire world was engulfed. Everyone was either and Autobot or a Decepticon. There was no in-between."
"The entire world?!" Kagome gasped. Everyone else seemed to get this concept on their own level.
"Yes," Growlor nodded. "The entire world was at war. At one point a new technique was discovered. It involved unleashing a beacon of energy so that something called a cyber key would come down from the sky and unlock a new ability that you never knew you had. It was said that when you summoned your cyber key, you were actually asking for Primus' assistance in battle."
"Who the heck is Primus?" asked Inuyasha with a snort.
"He's the creator of the transformer race," Wolfang replied sharply. "What you would call our god so watch your mouth."
Inuyasha snorted but remained quiet. The others were contemplating this little discovery. It was Miroku who decided to speak first.
"I understand how this technique would probably work, but why is it that a jewel shard came down and not a key?" he asked seriously.
"There can be a number of reasons that I can think of," Growlor shrugged. "Perhaps since we're on a different planet the form of the key changes. Maybe it was your gods who listened to our call. Maybe it's because Wolfang used a jewel shard in his technique. We really can't be sure at this point."
"All of those are good reasons I suppose," Sango nodded. "Maybe if we see it more then we can learn the reason behind its form,"
Any further speculation was cut short when Shippo unleashed a large yawn. This got Kagome to decide that they should all turn in for the night. She unrolled her sleeping bag while Miroku and Inuyasha got settled by a nearby tree. Sango cuddled with Kilala while she stayed near the fire. Wolfang and Growlor returned to beast mode before letting themselves drift off for the night. The fire just burned on quietly, enveloping them all in warmth for a comfortable sleep.
-Later-
The night was dark and deep after the fire had burned itself out. Everythng was quiet save for the insects that made their callings during the night. Shippo had made his way into Kagome's sleeping bag while she slept. Inuyasha was still huddling in the tree branches while Miroku was leaning against the ground. Kilala had snuggled in closer to her master for warmth. Wolfang and Growlor were still right where they were when they fell asleep. It seemed that everything was at peace. Of course, it was at times like this that Murphy's Law just loved to kick in.
Growlor's senses kicked in as he smelt a new scent coming closer. He didn't like it for some reason. As it registered for him, he started getting angry. A growl almost came out of his throat before he remembered himself. Turning to his fellow Maximal, Growlor nudged Wolfang slightly.
"Huh?" Wolfang grunted as he woke up. "Growlor? What is it?"
"I caught a whiff of something," Growlor remarked as he stood up. "Something I don't like at all."
"Don't like the sound of that," Wolfang sighed as he got to all fours. "Where is it coming from?"
"Someplace behind us," Growlor replied as he turned in the direction the group had come in the previous day. "I think it might be following us, whatever the frag it is."
"Well that's just prime," Wolfang groaned. "Might as well go see what demon wants a piece of us now."
The two Maximals then set out for what had they had smelled coming. Unknown to them though, Shippo was awakened by their talking and had watched them leave. Slowly making his way out of the sleeping bag, so not to wake Kagome, the little fox child began tailing his two new friends.
Wolfang and Growlor walked down the path until they came to an open plain. The smell was getting stronger as they went so they knew that they were close. It was all a matter of time now. Both Maximals could feel the tension in the air. Whatever was coming had to be bad news. Right now Wolfang and Growlor had to be brave and face whatever was coming like the brave Maximals that they were.
"Hey guys!"
"Waaaaagh!" both Maximals cried in fright.
Both canines looked down the see Shippo right behind him. Both were gasping for breath as their energon processors were pumping on high speed. Growlor looked down on the small child with an annoyed glare.
"Shippo," he spoke. "What are you doing here?"
"Following you guys," Shippo replied. "What are you doing here anyway? Don't tell me you're leaving us."
"Ah, Growlor smelled something he didn't like so now he dragged me out here to meet whatever it is," Wolfang sighed. "I just wish t would show up already."
"A bad scent?" Shippo wondered before he started sniffing the air. Suddenly, his eyes snapped open before he started to tremble. "Uh-oh!"
"What?" asked Growlor. "Can you smell it too?"
"Worse," Shippo trembled while pointing ahead. "I can see who's making the scent!"
Both Maximals looked straight ahead to where Shippo was pointing. What they saw was indeed the one who was making the scent, but he also had a couple of followers. The erson wore a red and white kimono which had a set of battle armor over the chest. He was tall and had two swords hanging at his side. White hair reached down to his waist with what seemed to be a white boa hanging over his shoulder. His face had markings on his cheeks like slash marks with a purple moon marking on his forehead. His eyes were golden but there wasn't even a hint off emotion coming out of it. One distinguishing feature, if the eyes, markings, hair, and boa weren't enough, was that he only had one arm. Behind him was a two-headed dragon which had a small girl riding on the back. She looked like she having a pleasant ride. Beside the dragon was a small green thing with bulbous eyes who was dressed in brown robes with a large stick that had two heads on the top.
"S-Sesshomaru," Shippo quivered in fright.
"Sessho-who?" asked the two Maximals.
"He's Inuyasha's half-brother," Shippo explained. "Only he's a full demon. A really strong one too. He's always trying to kill Inuyasha. I'll bet that's why he's here!"
"Well if that's what he wants," Wolfang growled.
"Then he'll have to get past us!" Growlor finished.
"WOLFANG MAXIMIZE!"
"GROWLOR MAXIMIZE"
Let it be said that Sesshomaru was anything but experienced in the ways of the world around him. Ever since he gained his title as Lord of the West, he traveled all around to ensure that it was known that he was the strongest. In those travels he had seen many things. Some of which almost surprised him. However, when one sees what looked like a wolf and a dog suddenly transform from animals into metal men, well, even Sesshomaru could call this a surprise. He didn't show any reaction beyond his eyes widening ever so slightly. Jakken, on the other hand, made more than enough ruckus to make up for the lack of reaction.
"My word!" he shrieked while stumbling back. "Metal men?! I have never heard of such things! Are these what we were following Lord Sesshomaru?"
"Oooooh!" Rin whispered in awe. "I haven't seen anything like that!"
Sesshomaru's gaze narrowed slightly before he stepped forward. He gazed at the two Maximals, studying them. The blue one seemed to be light on his feet, but from the look in his eyes, Sesshomaru could tell that there was considerable intelligence behind the iron that composed it's head. The other one, the one that Sesshomaru couldn't help but be reminded of his brother when he looked at him, looked more like a brawler type. Unlike his brother though, this one seemed to have and equal amount of intelligence when compared to the blue one.
"Who are you?" Sesshomaru demanded sternly. "Answer quickly for I do not like to have my time wasted."
"My name is Wolfang," the blue one answered.
"I am called Growlor," replied the white one.
Sesshomaru accepted those answers. He was also somewhat curious. Neither of these beings acted like most did when they came across him on their travels. Most lower demons either assumed he was weak since he was in human form, or groveled at his knees, trying to gain favor. The stronger demons would try to kill him so they could take his place. These metal men were doing neither. They didn't seem afraid of him nor did they try to fight him. Either they thought too highly for their own skills, or they hadn't heard of him until now. The latter was unlikely since if they were traveling with Inuyasha then they would have no doubt heard of him. The former wasn't likely since the two were not exuding confidence like those who were cocky.
"Last night I felt an energy spike like nothing I have ever felt," Sesshomaru spoke. "I followed it and found myself ending here facing the two of you. Now, what is that energy that I felt?"
"We've been asking ourselves the same question," Wolfang replied.
"It appeared when we were fighting a demon," Growlor explained. "What summoned it is still debatable."
Sesshomaru pondered this answer, gazing at the two metal men. After a moment he brought up his claws before pumping his demonic energy into them, making them glow a sick green.
"It appears in battle then," Sesshomaru stated. "Very well. I will fight you two and if you cannot summon this power then I will kill you for making me waste my precious time on this journey."
With that, Sessshomaru lunged forward at his usual incredible speed, and slashed with his his toxic claws at the Maximals. To their credit, Wolfang and Growlor managed to duck, loosing a few hairs off their beast mode skin before ducking away while Shppo made a dash for the trees. Growlor got up first while raising his dog hand. Wolfang didn't hesitate in bringing his own weapon to bear.
"Inu Cannon!" Growlor called.
"Lobo Blaster!" Wolfang roared.
Sesshomaru then found himself assaulted at both sides by streams of light and strange arrows that exploded on contact. Thinking quickly, he brought his energy whip to bear and began spinning on the spot, sending it flying in all directions. The laser beams were deflected while the missiles were cut to shreds before exploding, creating a thick haze of smoke.
"Slag!" Wolfang cursed loudly.
From the thick haze of smoke, Sesshomaru lunged forward with his toxic claws and swiped at Growlor's head. The dog Maximal leaned back before flexng the claws on his right hand, causing them to begin glowing white.
"Alloy Reaver Spark Stealer!" he roared as he tried to take his own swipe at Sesshomaru's head.
The Lord of the West reacted quickly, leaping back from the assault only to have a few hairs drastically shorter. He watched the dog transformer intently for a moment.
"So it seems you have taken my brother's attack for yourself," Sesshomaru remarked calmly.
"Yeah," Growlor nodded. "I took a bit of his dog part to make my beast mode. Guess I got a bit of hm too."
"I pity you then," Sesshomaru said, almost smirking. "To have a piece of that half-breed as part of me, I would consider killing myself."
'Well then I guess I can consider myself lucky that I'm not you," Growlor shot back.
With that, Growlor lunged for Sesshomaru again with his claws. The dog demon lord just twisted on the spot, letting Growlor leap past him. He looked up to see Wolfang taking aim at him ith his weapon again while using Growlor's body as a blind so Sesshomaru couldn't see him. The missiles fired, but this time, instead of using his whip, Sesshomaru drew one of his two swords. The Tokijin. The blade forged by Totosai's failed apprentice and made from the fangs of Goshinki, a spawn of Naraku that Inuyasha killed. Sesshomaru raised the sword high before bringing it back down, unleashing a wave of energy that blew up the missiles where they were before continuing on to where Wolfang and Growlor were. The explosion of the impact ripped through the ground, hurtling the two Maximals back.
"Waaaaagh-oof!" the cried as they hit the ground.
Their armor was covered in dents and the fur from their beast modes was singed from the heat of the attack. Both of them struggled to their feet, smoking slightly. Sesshomaru watched them both stand up. They were resilient if nothing else. However, this was not what he wanted.
"I am waiting for one of you to summon the power I felt," Sesshomaru spoke coldly. "Must I use more lethal tactics to convince you to call upon it?"
"Slag," Growlor coughed. "Shippo wasn't kidding when he said this guy was strong. Too bad he didn't metion that he was fast too."
"He may be fast," Wolfang growled. "But I bet that I'm faster!"
While the battle had reached a standstill for Growlor and Sesshomaru to mock each other for a moment. Wolfang was not sitting idly by. He knew that Sesshomaru wanted to see the jewel power but neither Maximal really knew how to call on it. So, Wolfang went through his memory banks of the last battle, searching for something that might be a trigger. Reviewing the battle, he decided on a long shot that facing immenent death would be a good enough trigger for just about anything. The same kind of immenent death that was staring right at him and Growlor through Sesshomaru's cold gaze.
That was when it beagn to happen. Wolfang felt the energy begin to pulse again. It flowed through his circuits and began getting bigger. Sesshomaru was about to release another strike which would kill both Maximals when he saw Wolfang's eyes begin to turn yellow while aspark appeared in his senses. It was faint at first, but it was quickly growing in power. Wolfang's body erupted in golden light as Growlor backed away and Sesshomaru prepared for another assault.
"SHIKON JEWEL POWER!" Wolfang roared as he unleashed his aura into the sky.
The giant jewel shard fell from the sky again and attatched itself to Wolfang's lower back just like the last time. As expected, Wolfang's calves opened up before letting two wheels come out and rest against the ground.
"Speed of the Ookami Tribe!" Wolfang growled as he prepared to attack.
Sesshomaru didn't have to guess what the power had done for the wolf Maximal. He already knew that the blue metal man had considerable attack power if his exploding arrows were of any indication. He could only guess what the new power had done to his speed.
he didn't have to wait long before Wolfang's wheels spun to life and he raced towards the Lord of the West. Sesshomaru slashed at him with a wave of his sword, sending a blast of energy towards him. Wolfang immediately turned to the side and he managed to get out of the way. Sesshomaru turned to try and ht hm again but found himself staring at a barrage of black missiles coming at him again. Using his own considerable speed and another blast from the Tokijin, Sesshomaru managed to get some breathing space and away from the blast.
"Impressive," Sesshomaru remarked. "You almost managed to hit me. Not many can claim that accomplishment."
Wolfang smirked at hearing this before he raced through the smoke and towards his target. Ths time though, he could see Sesshomaru with the Tokijin raised above his head. Thinking it was going to be another of his usual attacks, Wolfang pressed on, knowing he could avoid it. What he wasn't expecting was the only move that Sesshomaru thought fit to name.
"Dragon Strike!" Sesshomaru called before unleashing hs attack.
Wolfang found himself staring down a vertable funnel of destruction. He tried to use his speed to get around the blast but t was just too fast and way, way, to big. He was quickly engulfed by the blast before sent hurtling from the massive impact.
"Wolfang!" Shippo and Growlor called from their respective places on the battlefield.
Wolfang was sent skidding across the dirt until he came to a stop on the ground. He was bashed up pretty good. His sensors weren't working properly so he couldn't see that well. His internal systems were now a mess so those would take time to repair which meant he couldn't move. He was about an inch away from stasis lock at that moment. Sesshomaru just walked towards the fallen Maximal, gripping him by his throat before lifting him up.
"You should consider yourself lucky metal man," Wolfang remarked. "Not many can say that they have faced that attack and survived. But, you won't be one of them."
Sesshomaru raised his Tokijin again. This time it was aimed to finish off Wolfang once and for all.
"Nooooooo!" Growlor bellowed as he began running towards the demon lord and his intended victim.
That was when he felt it for himself. Something began growing inside of him that wasn't there before. As it grew, the data that Growlor had received earlier began to make sesne. His eyes turned a bright yellow as the same yellow energy that Wolfang had been exuding a moment ago. Growlor's voice became a roar when he unleashed the energy at critical mass.
"SHIKON JEWEL POWER!" he bellowed.
Another giant jewel shard could be seen coming down from the sky. Sesshomaru was obviously distracted by this so Wolfang got to live for a couple extra moments. The shard came down on Growlor and imbedded itself in Growlor's left foreleg. It was absorbed immediately before a hidden compartment opened in Growlor's leg, revealing the handle and hilt of a sword.
"Fang of the Inu Lord," Growlor called as he grabbed the weapon and began to draw it. "Energon Tetsusaiga!"
In a flash of light, Gorwlor drew what apparently did look like the Tetsusaiga. There were a few differences though. There wasn't any fur on the hilt like the real one. The blade looked just as big as the last one, only it looked to be made out of a kind of blue crystal. Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed as he tossed Wolfang to the ground before turning to face Growlor.
"So, you not only copied my brother's attack, but his sword as well," Sesshomaru commented while he raised Tokijin into a battle stance.
"Heh, you look almost surpried," Growlor smirked, looking very much like Inuyahsa at the moment.
"Almost," Sesshomaru replied. "But coming from something that decided to copy my worthless brother, I can't say I'm impressed."
"Feh," Growlor snorted. "If you think you can get me pissed off with the trash talk, then you can FORGET IT!"
Growlor lunged forward n a vertical thrust with his sword, aiming to impale Sesshomaru on the end of it. Sesshomaru dodged to the left, but Growlor quickly reacted and swung in a concentrated strike aimed at the demon lord's midsection. There was a 'clang' sound of when crystal met steel. Both combatants stared at each other for a moment before leaping back into battle. Sesshomaru was half-expecting for Growlor to have copied his brother's techniques in battle, but it seemed that Growlor had skills of his own that were being put to use. After several more parries, Sesshomaru decided that he had had enough. He witnessed the energy that he had found and now he had no real reason to stay. Leaping back, he prepared to run Growlor through with the Tokijin. Anyone but him who weilded the Tetsusaga, weither it was real or a copy, was a possible annoyance that he could not let live. Besides, there was no way that a mere copy of his father's sword could harbor the power that the real one had.
Oh how he underestimated the power of energon.
Seeing him coming, Growlor took a ready stance with his Tetsusaiga pointing into the air. He frowned as he watched Sesshomaru come closer. As he did, sparks began to fly off the blade that grew in number. There was also some wisps of air that were swirling around the blade, but they looked ragged, like it was being forced. Shifting his grip, Growlor swung the blade and unleashed the energy stored inside his weapon.
"Solar Wind Scar!" he roared as he let th energy fly.
Three streams of energy tore through the ground towards the stunned Sesshomaru. They were blue and a bit smaller than the original Wind Scar. They also looked more smooth and refined. A positive thing about the smaller size and smoother look was that t actually went faster than the original Wind Scar. The Lord of the West was quickly overtaken by the blast. When it made impact with him though, the Tenseiga, the sword given to him by his father after he died, reacted to the assault. Pulsing slightly, it enveloped Sesshomaru in a field of blue/black energy before it and its owner vanished. The attack soon faded out and left sooth cuts in the ground that were smoking from the heat of the attack. Sesshomaru was nowhere to be seen.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin and Jakken cried in dismay.
"Oh you filthy metal men!" Jakken spat as he ran closer to Growlor who was still holding his sword. Only now the crystal blade had turned clear rather than blue. "How dare you attack my lord like that?! I have half a mind to fry you where you stand!"
"Oh slag off," Growlor frowned. "He's not dead and you and I both know it,"
"Why you-huh?" Jakken gaped. "How do you know about that?"
"I have a few of Inuyasha's memories," Growlor explained, too tired to patronize the toad for the moment. "His most pronounced ones anyway. One of them was when he actually managed to defeat his brother while finding the Wind Scar at the same time."
"Uh...wha?" Jakken gasped, utterly confused. "Oooh! If I didn't need to go find my lord I would have burned you to a crisp!"
Jakken then ran back to Ah-Un, where Rin seemed to be in shock at seeing her guardan vanish like he did. The three of them the began to head for the woods. Growlor just sighed and stumbled slightly, using his sword to old him up. Shippo came out of his hiding place with an amazed look on his face.
"Holy cow!" he cred. "I never knew there were two Tetsusaigas! Where'd you get yours?"
"I'll talk about that later," Growlor sighed. "Do you think Sesshomaru is really gone for the time being?"
"Pretty sure," Shippo nodded. "He's probably hurting too. When Inuyasha sent him away like that we didn't see him for a while."
"Good,"Growlor grinned. "That means I can do this."
Letting go of his sword, Growlor dropped to the ground totally exhausted. Shippo began to panicand tried pushng his head to try and wake him up. He was about to run back to the camp when he heard the camp actually coming to him.
"Shippo! Wolfang! Growlor!" he heard Kagome's voice call.
"Are you all right?" Miroku added. "We heard an explosion."
"Over here!" Shippo called. "We need some help!"
The footsteps could be heard coming closer until Inuyasha and the others came into view. They were all shocked by the destruction. Kagome had her hands to her mouth in shock. Sango and Miroku kept their hands on ther weapons but were still staring in disbelief. Inuyasha only had a few words to comment with.
"Just what the hell happened here?"
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Within his castle, Naraku was again staring at his jewel. It had flared twice now and both times it was a little stronger than the first one. The burn on his hand was a little more serious than the one before. He couldn't let this process continue. Whatever was affecting the jewel was actually purifying it every time it flared. If it continued, Naraku feared that the jewel might become pure altogether and vanish completely out of his grasp. He silently vowed that this would not happen. His minions would find the source of this strangeness and destroy it once and for all. He would fill the jewel with malice and hate so that he could use it to its true purpose and nothing would stop him.
To Be Continued.
A/N: Sorry about the mix up folks. I Didn't notice the missing chapter. It's all fixed now though.