I recently got a review and someone stated how this scenario is familiar to the first Inuyasha movie, and in a sense it is. I actually had no idea I was recreating the scene until I finished writing it. But rest assured I don't intend to copy the whole thing, there will be differences in my story. Here it is, we have made it to Chapter 30, a great monument! Hope you enjoy.
Chapter 30- What a Wicked Game We Play
A thousand needles penetrated Inuyasha's body as he stared up at his emotionless mate. He felt like he had swallowed a block of lead. A wet and sticky liquid began to soak through his inner kimono, making the white linen shirt stick to his skin. The searing pain slowly became a dull throb, and soon his abdomen contorted into several knots as Inuyasha tried to make sense of what had happened.
His Kagome was not his Kagome. She had been possessed somehow; no doubt the work of Yamashi. Inuyasha suspected fowl play the moment Kagome did not respond to his embrace.
Turning to face Yamashi, Inuyasha wore a dark expression. "What have you done to her?!" He demanded.
Yamashi merely raised a hand and slicked back his dark hair. "Why does it matter to you anyway? She was never yours. She was always mine to control." He vanished in a flash of light so fast that Inuyasha had a difficult time following his movement.
In a fraction of a second he was right beside Kagome. Leaning against her, he took a lock of her hair and sniffed it, his eyes closing as he inhaled her ebony tresses, seeming to enjoy her scent. Kagome stood there motionless, her eyes blank slates as black as night. "My little doll." He whispered, while stroking her cheek. Kagome stared straight ahead and did not respond.
Inuyasha was shaking as he watched this beast touch his mate. A blistering heat bubbled in his stomach, and he felt it rise and fill his being. His lips quivered uncontrollably as he fought to keep himself under control. But he could feel his grasp on the reigns slipping. His hands twitched uncontrollably. His fangs pierced his lip, drawing blood. The tiny crimson river made its way down his chin, unnoticed.
"You dare to touch my mate. You dare to lay your filthy hands on her! I will make you pay!" Inuyasha could sense his heart beat within his chest, as it began to beat uncontrollably, the sound filling his sensitive ears, drowning out all other noise. His entire body felt aflame as his eyes flashed scarlet.
"Now now, naughty puppy, that is not how we play." Yamashi mocked him, his voice taking on the tone of a scolding parent.
He turned to Kagome, placing a hand on her cheek once more. "Kagome, why don't you show him how we play?"
The miko seemed to come to life from her immobile stance. With a ghost like quality she floated over to Inuyasha. In a brilliant flash of light she swung her arm at him in a large ark, creating a bright beam of energy for which she aimed at him.
Inuyasha barley had time to register attack, before bounding out of the way. His eyes returned to their normal golden hue, as the attack penetrated through his transformation. The beam of energy whizzed past him, whipping his hair in a silver frenzy. A large explosion told him that the beam had hit the wall behind him, causing several blocks of ice to come tumbling down to the floor below.
"Kagome snap out of it!" He screeched at her. But it was to no avail; Kagome continued to come at him, her arms swinging wildly, beams of light sparking from her fingers.
"Foolish beast, she cannot hear your voice! She has ears only for my commands!" Yamashi called out, his voice malicious and smug. He watched the two dance wildly within the large ice cave, their reflections mirrored on the sheer walls, sending dozens of images of the pair as they ducked and dodged amongst the massive frost blocks.
Inuyasha's mind raced as he continued to evade his mate's relentless attacks. But he knew dodging would not work forever, and soon he would have to come up with an alternate solution that didn't involve hurting Kagome.
He stared into her eyes, hoping his intense gaze would somehow break the trance she was under. It was to no avail, her black soulless eyes stared back at him, not a sliver of emotion in their endless, bleak depths.
How the hell am I supposed to defeat this trance without hurting her?! She doesn't even respond to my touch or voice, it's as if she doesn't even recognize me anymore.
An intense pain exploded in Inuyasha's right arm, bringing his mind back to reality. Kagome had stuck again. Her sparkling fingertips tinged with energy, drug along Inuyasha's forearm, creating a deep gash. The half demon hissed aloud and bit his tongue to avoid voicing his pain and give Yamashi the satisfaction of seeing him hurt. Kagome swung at him again, and he raised his hand to block the attack. His claws caught her wrist and pierced her skin, blood leaked from the cut.
Inuyasha gasped. He had not intended to hurt her, only stop her attack. He watched as she stared at the dripping wound momentarily before turning her eyes upon him once more and resuming her onslaught.
Inuyasha couldn't believe it. How could she not feel the pain? She continued to attack, as if her injury didn't bother her. It was almost implausible.
"Wondering why your little cut did not affect her ability to keep fighting." Yamashi asked conceitedly.
Inuyasha growled in frustration as he narrowly avoided Kagome's deadly hands. "You put some kind of spell on her!" He accused.
Yamashi's sturdy form shook with mirth as he cackled with laughter. "You catch on quickly Inuyasha. I would have thought you would have discovered what ails our Kagome much sooner."
Inuyasha stiffened. "Our?" He said through clenched teeth. He spun away from Kagome and set his eyes on Yamashi.
"She is not some toy for which we share!" He snarled. Flexing his claws he ran towards his foe, sharp points outstretched to slice his flesh.
He was inches away from ripping into his skin, when he was thrown back suddenly by something blocking him. He felt the wind knocked from his chest as he was thrown backward several feet. He landed with a crash on the cold floor, the slick ice causing him to slide backward before finally coming to a stop against a wall.
Kagome had appeared in front of Yamashi, acting as a barrier and protecting him from Inuyasha.
When he was finally able to pull himself up, Inuyasha's head was throbbing from the abrupt contact. He slowly dragged his body up from the frost covered floor. Just as he had gotten to his feet he was nearly forced to the floor again as a searing beam of energy the color of snow came speeding towards him. He felt his feet slip beneath the slick ice, and he went crashing to his knees as the beam zoomed past, mere inches above his scalp. Ignoring his bruised and bleeding kneecaps, Inuyasha focused on getting back up.
"Are you able to grasp the situation now?" Yamashi asked, watching him struggle to regain his balance.
"Shut your mouth!" Inuyasha spat. He had finally managed to get to his feet and was glaring at Yamashi through burning eyes.
"No need to be rude. Naughty doggies such as you will not get to play with my new toy." Yamashi admonished the livid half demon while wagging his finger.
"Toy?!" A snarl tore from Inuyasha's lips, which had begun to quiver again.
"Yes puppy, a toy." Yamashi turned to Kagome who had not moved from her spot in front of him. His mouth formed a leering smile. "Kagome my sweet, be a good little girl and go fetch my new toy. I think our guest would be very eager to see it."
Kagome moved without a word. She stepped delicately around the many blocks of ice, dodging icicles and veering around crevices in the floor. Inuyasha watched as she disappeared into the cave she had first emerged from. Her lithe body faded into the blackness of the cavern as she went deeper in beyond his range of vision.
He tore his eyes away from the cave's mouth and back to Yamashi. The demon had a pleased expression on his face as he to watched the cave, waiting. It was only a few minutes, but time seemed to stand still as Inuyasha could only wait. He tapped his foot against the floor, the sound ricocheting off the ice, the sound magnifying so that the entire underground cave was filled with the noise.
Yamashi chuckled. "Be patient puppy, it will be here soon."
Inuyasha had had enough. He stormed towards Yamashi, a scowl plastered on his face. Getting close to him, he leaned up until he was inches from his face. "Listen here you vindictive swindler, cut the crap and stop with the psychopathic games. It's getting very old. And one more thing, stop calling me puppy, unless you want to regret it." By this time he was finished he was breathing heavily. He would have slashed a good one across his face, but he knew by now that it would only be dodged and he'd end up cutting through air once more. So he settled with a smoldering glare.
Yamashi stood there, a spiteful smirk on his face as he listened to Inuyasha rant. He would admit the half breed was bold to approach him so closely like this. He was brash and reckless nonetheless. But he would learn. They always did.
Reaching out almost gently, he ignored the surprise in Inuyasha's eyes and grasped his face in his hand, his claws pricking the skin. Inuyasha tried to retch his face from Yamashi's grasp, but found himself unable to move an inch. Yamashi pulled him even closer until Inuyasha could feel his icy breath on his captured face.
"Now. I have your complete and undivided attention I suggest you stop your bothersome ranting and take a look over there." He whispered in a dangerously low voice. Yamashi forcefully turned his head in the opposite direction, causing Inuyasha to inwardly wince at the strain on his neck muscles.
Inuyasha saw the light first. A glowing, white sphere was slowly emerging from the darkness, its eerie glow casting dancing shadows on the walls. It looked as if it were floating of its own accord. As the ball came closer Inuyasha realized that Kagome was behind it, her arms
stretched out, her fingertips inches from the sphere's surface, commanding its course and keeping it suspended in air. The orb was ten feet equally in both length and width and held several unidentifiable items, all of them obscured by the sphere's reflecting light which casted them in a dark shadow. They were long and most of them thin.
Kagome neared them with the floating ball. As she stepped into a ray of light, the objects floating within the sphere where shrouded in luminosity. Inuyasha gasped out loud. They were swords.
"Set them down Kagome, so that Inuyasha may see my collection." Yamashi instructed the puppet like miko.
The said girl slowly lowered her arms, lowering the globe full of weapons with them. They touched down upon the ground, the blades immediately imbedding into the rock hard ice.
"You see. My lovely collection, each one a unique beauty, all of them collected over the centuries." Yamashi swept a hand over the pile of swords, while his other still gripped Inuyasha's face, turning it as he showed off his collection.
There were about thirty swords, of all different sizes. Inuyasha even spotted a halberd amongst the blades.
"Kagome, why don't you pull out the newest edition to my collection?" Yamashi said in a silky voice. He finally let go of Inuyasha, who withdrew quickly with a growl.
Kagome plunged her hand into the massive pile of swords and withdrew one from the ice. Inuyasha could only watch in disbelief as she held a sword wrapped in a black cloth. His heart began to pound as she began to unwrap the weapon. The room was deadly still as the cloth fell away and fluttered to the ground, revealing the sheathed tetsaiga.
The sound of scrapping metal pierced the tension as Kagome slowly drew tetsaiga from its sheath. The sword appeared as a rusty and battered katana. Inuyasha knew it would not transform for Kagome, because she was fully human and possessed no demon blood. But he still felt his heart ache as she pointed the swords toward him in a battle stance.
"Well this is a nice change of pace isn't it?" Yamashi intruded. He approached Kagome. Placing a hand on her shoulder he looked pleased.
"Good work my little miko. Now show Inuyasha a true swords master at work." He gave her shoulder a firm squeeze and then stepped back.
"This is ludicrous!" Inuyasha roared. He turned to Kagome. "Dam it Kagome, what are you doing listening to this guy?! Can't you decide for yourself?!"
Kagome ignored his question and leapt into action, swinging the sword expertly in a great arc. She took a swift stab and it was by pure luck that he dodged it.
Bounding backwards Inuyasha landed on a lower block of ice, Kagome teetering on the edge directly above him. Her body seemed to move in one fluid motion, like a flowing waterfall as she fell from the ice cliff towards Inuyasha. Shards of ice exploded everywhere as she drove the tetsaiga into the exact Inuyasha had been mere seconds before. Unmoved she pulled the sword out without effort and continued the chase.
Inuyasha was slightly panting from his quick maneuvering. He stopped to take a short breath, making sure to look around for Kagome. Seeing no sight of her yet, he let himself take a deep breath of air. Cold air filled his grateful lungs, taking some of the tension off his heaving ribcage.
"Better keep your guard up Inuyasha." Yamashi warned him, sounding quite amused.
The half demon barely had time to think about preparing himself for an attack when Kagome struck from the side. Inuyasha felt a dull pain in his side as Kagome made contact with the swords point.
Quickly backing up, Inuyasha skittered on the ice, trying to ignore the sticky liquid dripping down his side and the burning pain that was now spreading.
"Lucky shot." Inuyasha admitted with a smirk. But his smirk soon faded and his face paled as he saw what Kagome was doing. She had raised tetsaiga high above her and ripples of energy where flowing into the sword from her left hand as it held the sword. The blade glowed with an unnatural light.
Spheres of white energy began to appear at the tip of tetsaiga. The entire sword pulsated with the unfamiliar energy.
How in the hell is she able to control tetsaiga like that?! I have never seen an attack like this one come from the sword. And she is human; she should not be able to activate the swords true power, so how is this happening?!
Inuyasha wanted to rip his hair out he was so frustrated. His mate was out to kill him and he had no idea how to stop her, let alone figure out how to break the curse put upon her.
A blinding light forced him to collect his thoughts. His eyes widened as he saw a massive energy sphere coming straight towards him. He had no time to dodge it and felt it collide with his body, burning through his kimono and searing his flesh. He was thrown through the air and felt his spine connect with a needle sharp icicle. He knew a whole new world of pain as wave after wave crashed over his body and mind alike, torturing him to no end. A feral scream tore from his lips and echoed throughout the room. He wished more than anything the pain would end and he
could fade into the forgiveness of unconsciousness. At least there he could feel no pain. His wish was granted as he felt his body slip into nothingness.
When he aroused, he was unaware of where he was at first. He knew only that his entire body ached with pain. He tried to move only to have to stifle a moan as his body exploded with a merciless fire, the majority of it coming from his spine. It was then that he noticed that most of his weight was being balanced.
He reached a hand behind him to feel a solid stick of ice protruding from his back and into a block, keeping him suspended there several feet above the ground. He tried to remove the icicle, but found it to be stuck fast within his back, and any slight movement made him cringe and bite his lip in agony.
"Talk about your déjà vu." He mused darkly.
"You have finally awoken. I'm glad, Kagome and I were growing quite bored waiting for you," Yamashi's soft voice spoke.
Inuyasha growled as Yamashi and Kagome approached. Reaching out, Yamashi once more clasped Inuyasha's face, tipping his chin up, and forcing him to look. After a few moments of turning his face this way and that, he let it drop, easily avoiding a sharp fang as Inuyasha tried to bite his finger.
"Good. You're still in ample condition. I was afraid you would be too weak and quickly die off, but it appears you are still able to survive. That means we can continue our game." Yamashi sounded reassured and had a victorious smile on his red lips.
Inuyasha scoffed despite his pain. "Ample condition huh? You had better believe I have more than enough energy left to finish you off." He said with venom.
Yamashi raised an eyebrow and blinked in mock shock. "Me? My dear puppy, it is not I who you will be fighting. You needn't concern yourself with me. I am merely an observer, here to watch and take the necessary action if need be. But your primary concern is with my dear miko Kagome."
He strolled over to her and placed a large hand on her kimono covered thigh. Slipping it between the many folds of silk, he slowly ran it up her leg. Kagome stared with blank eyes straight eyes and made no move to stop him.
Inuyasha was livid. His entire body quivered with rage as he watched Yamashi touch his mate once more. And he was trapped with no way to stop him. He felt his blood trickle down his back in great splashes as he thrashed about on his ice pole. A fairly large puddle had formed at the base of the ice block. Liquid drips of crimson dropped into the pool, causing small ripples. The substance was so dark it almost looked black.
"What the hell Kagome?!" He raged. "Why would you let him touch you like that?! Don't you have any values?! I thought you were stronger than this? The Kagome I know wouldn't let some filthy glutton put his hands on her, let alone take advantage of her and use her as a battle weapon!" Inuyasha had screamed himself hoarse and now hung from the ice panting heavily.
Yamashi chuckled. "The Kagome you know is gone Inuyasha. She has faded away and this Kagome is mine to do with what I will. You must learn to accept it Inuyasha."
"Never! I will never accept it. The fact that you deceived both Kagome and I is unacceptable! You will get what is coming to you Yamashi."
Yamashi smirked. "Foolish half demon. You are so ignorant; you know not when you are defeated. You have nothing left to fight for. You will be slain by your own mate, who knows not who you are."
Inuyasha was becoming desperate. "Does our love mean nothing Kagome?!" He screamed at the emotionless miko. "Does your mark not bind us together as mates?"
Kagome said nothing, her eyes soulless and empty.
As a last ditch effort Inuyasha decided to try something he had not thought of until now. Reaching a shaky arm up slowly, he ran it along the base of his neck. Feeling the mark beneath his fingertips, he ran a claw sharply over it, feeling it slice open and bleed afresh. Blood ran down his exposed neck from the mark. He turned and fixed Kagome with a burning stare, praying it might work.
Kagome's own mark had grown very red and irritated, soon it to began to bleed the same as Inuyasha's had. "Don't you remember me Kagome?" He asked her softly, his golden orbs penetrating hers.
"It is useless; she cannot be reached by any means of yours." Yamashi explained. He looked arrogantly between the two, his arms crossing over his broad chest in a matter that signified his assuredness of his own words.
His arrogant stance crumpled as a stabbing scream shattered the void of silence. Kagome had fallen to her knees and was clutching her head as she shook it back and forth vigorously. It was if a mask that had been placed over her face had been shattered, and now true emotion was free to shine through. Her fingertips tore at her scalp, as if trying to get inside to stop some unseen pain.
Both Yamashi and Inuyasha could only look on in shock as she writhed upon the floor in agony, her body thrashing about like a rag doll. Her pupils had become extremely dilated. Her
mouth opened wide as all the pain and suffering poured from her soul in an ongoing, wild scream.
Wew! That was a big one, I was finally glad to get posted. Chapter 30 is finally done!! I am focusing on the obstacles that try and bring Kagome and Inuyasha's love down, like Yamashi for instance. We all know those two love each other, but can their love withstand the greatest obstacles? This chapter takes a dark turn, and tests the faith of their love. Oh and if any of you happened to remember the fight scene between Kagome and Inuyasha in the first movie, parts of this chapter may remind you of it. But by now you will have known that there are several major differences from the movie scene and my story. Anyway, it's not that big of deal, just thought I would drop that in. Reviews are much appreciated! Thanks!