Chapter 16

The puppet master's family

While the battle between Naraku, Death Busters and the Sailor Senshi was in progress. Something was happening in an area that wasn't too far away from the battle. At the Higurashi Shine the well inside of the small shrine started glowing as a figure was emerging from the well. Sesshomaru followed by Jaken and another figure appeared. Sesshomaru climbed up out of the well and he went outside. Jaken soon followed and when he exited he was surprised to see the buildings and the houses.

"Where are we my lord!" the little servant asked as he looked around.

Sesshomaru didn't reply as had a cold emotionless expression on his face as he looked at scenery. The demon lord didn't seem interested in what Jaken was saying, but he was more interested in the smell of the air. "I smell blood. A demon has been slaughtered only moments ago. Perhaps Naraku is the cause of it." Sesshomaru said as he started walking away.

"Lord Sesshomaru where are you going?" Jaken cried out.

"Wait here with Rin…I will return shortly." Sesshomaru said as he ran off quickly disappearing into the distance. Jaken could only watch as Sesshomaru vanished into the distance while an all grown up Rin wearing a light pink and red kimono. Meanwhile back at the garden Naraku had reformed his tentacle arms and was ready to renew his attack against the Sailor Senshi.

"You may have destroyed my last creation, but I have another servant I have recruited recently from a past era. He is excited to meet you." Naraku said as he pulled out another pot from his cloak and he opened it. A burst of white Miasma shot out of the jar. In a moment the white miasma transformed into a large ogre demon that stood about twenty feet tall that was carrying a giant Zanbatou as his weapon.

"Me smash!" the demon shouted as he swung his sword at the Sailor Senshi. Apparently the demon was more muscle than brains. The Senshi were able to effortlessly avoid the sword as it flew over their heads after ducking. While the Sailor Senshi was distracted with the demons Sailor Chibi Moon used her rod to unleash her Pink Sugar Heart Attack on Naraku. The blast hit the demon in the back causing Naraku to fall back while Sailor Uranus kicked Naraku in the face.

"Damn you brat." Naraku roared as one of his tentacles grabbed the little child. At that moment Hitomi was running around from tree to tree searching for Chibi-usa. Hotaru was also right behind him despite Hitomi's requests for her to stay back where it would be safe. Suddenly Naraku saw them in the corner of his eye. He lashed out his tentacles to grab them. Both Hotaru and Hitomi were captured by Naraku.

Oh no Hotaru! Chibi-usa thought as she saw that Hitomi and Hotaru were in trouble.

"Now Sailor Moon hand. Over the scared cup or I will destroy them." Naraku threatened as he held Hotaru, Chibi-usa and Hitomi captive.

"Put them down!" Sailor Uranus shouted as she and the rest of the Sailor team noticed the predicament the others were in. "Suddenly a wave of light blue energy suddenly rips through the tentacles tearing them apart. Naraku dropped Chibi-usa, Hotaru and Hitomi. Everyone was stunned, but when the Daimon was about to attack Sailor Moon and the others a long yellow ribbon like whip came down and beheaded the creature.

"Who the hell!" Naraku shouted as a certain demon lord was seen standing on top of a tree branch near by. "Sesshomaru!" Naraku said in surprise as he noticed the demon lord.

"It appears that the portal you had opened has allowed me to travel into the modern era. Naraku where is the sword Shibofukkatsu. I know you had hired a sword smith to construct it. If you hand it over I might consider not killing you." Sesshomaru said with an emotionless glare on his face.

"Well I must say your appearance is certainly a surprise. But sadly I didn't bring my new sword with me, but since you are here I have no choice, but to retreat for now!" Naraku said as a flood of some liquefied Miasma suddenly surrounds him. Less than a second later the miasma spirals up into the air. Naraku had escaped.

"I kill little humans." The dump-as-a-stump demon said as he tried to slice the Sailor Senshi in half. Tuxedo Kamen blinded it with his roses when he hit it in the face with three of them. Sailor Mercury froze the back of the demon's body while Setsuna shot it in the back with her dead scream. Nothing seemed to stop this demon…it was like a tank.

As the demon was about to swing his sword at Hotaru. The small girl cried out as Hitomi drove towards her hoping to get her out of the way, but he wasn't going to be able to succeed in time. However lucky for them Sesshomaru flew pass them as he slashed into the demon several times with his sword Toukijin.

As he landed near Hotaru and Hitomi; Sesshomaru was putting away his sword. At the moment he was done sheathing his sword the cut marks he made as he slashed the demon became visible as the whole demon suddenly spilt apart, but its whole body collapsed like a house of cards leaving nothing, but a cut up bloody pile of steaks.

Who is this guy? Mamoru thought as he noticed that Sesshomaru was calmly walking away.

"Hey wait a minute who are you?" Usagi shouted, but Sesshomaru jumped up into the trees and vanished within moments.

"Who the heck was that guy?" Haruka asked herself as Sesshomaru disappeared into the distance.

"I don't know." Ami said, but when she saw Hitomi trying to get up she quickly dashed into the bushes and changed back into her civilian clothing. Mamoru and Usagi soon followed along with Chibi-usa who had all quickly ducked into the trees near by to change back to their normal selves without revealing their secret identities to Hitomi or Hotaru. "Hitomi are you alright?" Ami asked as she helped the young man up.

"I am fine, but how are you Ami? Are you alright?" Hitomi asked.

"I am fine too." Ami replied.

"That's good." Hitomi said with a smile.

Later that day in another part of town at the Higurashi Shine Sesshomaru returned where he had left Jaken and Rin. He found them talking to a woman who seemed to be in her thirties dressed in miko attrite while next to them was an older looking man with dog shaped ears wearing a t-shirt and jeans. Sesshomaru landed a few feet away from the group.

"Sesshomaru…Jaken has been filling us in on what is going on." Inuyasha said to his brother.

"Judging by your expression I take it you are not surprised that Naraku has returned." Sesshomaru said as he noticed Inuyasha expression.

"Yeah…actually we knew about it for a while, but we didn't think he would try something like this." Inuyasha answered.

"How did you know?" the demon lord asked.

"First we should tell you that…Sesshomaru you have a nephew." Kagome said as she and Inuyasha explained what would be one hell of a surprise to the demon lord.

At that moment Hitomi had arrived at Ami's apartment with the young blue haired woman by his side. When he walked Ami up to the door the two faced one another and Hitomi said.

"I enjoyed our time together despite that ruckus that happened earlier, but I am glad no one was serious hurt."

"Same here…well I'll see you tomorrow Hitomi." Ami said as she turned and she walked into her apartment.

Once she was on the elevator Hitomi walked away. As soon as he was a block away from the building he went into a dark alleyway that had a large rusty dumpster and some trash cans lying about. As Hitomi passed the dumpster Naraku appeared out of nowhere. Suddenly Naraku transformed into a small wooden doll with some hair wrapped around it. At the moment Hitomi reached to pick up the doll his eyes changed colored from dark blue to red. Some eye shadowing appeared on his face as well.

This puppet has served me well. Now the Sailor Senshi will no longer suspect me. Hitomi thought as he walked by the dumpster, but after passing he was no longer dressed in casual clothing. He was now dressed in a baboon pelt that covered him. That I Hitomi Higurashi am really the reincarnation of Naraku! Hitomi thought to himself as he suddenly disappeared in a twister of miasma with a smile on his face.

Back at the Higurashi Shine Kagome and Inuyasha were sitting in some lawn chairs while Rin, Jaken and Sesshomaru were seated in Lawn chairs listing to Kagome as she told Sesshomaru about his nephew. Hitomi Higurashi was the son between Kagome and Inuyasha.

"What does your son Hitomi have to do with Naraku's reincarnation?" Sesshomaru asked with a glare.

"When Hitomi was born…as you know he was going to be born a half demon. We figured he was probably going be born with dog ears like Inuyasha, but he was born with something else." Kagome said as she remembered the first time when she held her son Hitomi, but when she had placed him over her shoulder to burp him a little Kagome was horrified to see a burn mark on his back. Further examination showed that it was a burn mark in the shape of a spider.

"Instead Hitomi was born with a spider shaped burn mark in the middle of his back." Inuyasha said as this bit of info made the demon lord's eyes go wide in shock.

"Your own son who is also my nephew is…Naraku's reincarnation." Sesshomaru said as he was very surprised by this fact.

"We didn't want to believe it at first, but as a precaution we used a few charms to seal away his demonic powers and his blood so he would stay human as long as the charms were in effect...as a result the spider shaped burn mark disappeared. As he grew up he was very kind to people, and he was a natural born genius. As years passed we figured that burn mark on his back was nothing to worry about. We thought it was a birth defect or something, but I guess we didn't want to accept the fact that Hitomi is Naraku reincarnation." Kagome said as some tears fell down her check.

"I take it somehow his demonic powers were awakened." Sesshomaru commented.

"About almost a few years ago after our son had left for an outing with some friends, but when he returned home. A friend was visiting at the time it happened, but when he came home our worst fear had come to past." Kagome said as she broke into tears as she remembered the night her son returned home with his demonic powers fully awakened.

(Two Years ago)

Kagome and Inuyasha were sitting outside taking with one of Kagome's old high school friends while Inuyasha was sitting in a chair just enjoying the peaceful evening air. Suddenly that peace was disturbed when Inuyasha smelled something in the air. The scent he was smelt was similar to that of Hitomi's scent, but something else was mixed with it. Inuyasha smelled demonic blood with him.

As if his worst fear had appeared before him Hitomi emerged from the darkness transformed into a large demon that was made of missed mashed demonic parts all fused with him as his upper half of his body remained the same. Hitomi was transformed into Naraku's form that he had assumed when he was fighting Sesshomaru at the time Rin was kidnapped.

Hitomi couldn't control his transformations since he was still inexperience with his powers. As a result Hitomi's form changed from human into a mass of demonic parts fused with a human. It was an awful sight. Hitomi crawled up to his family as Kagome, Inuyasha and their friend were terrified of what had happened to Hitomi.

"Mother…Father what has happened to me?" Hitomi said as he looked at himself with a look of horror on his face.

"Hitomi!" Kagome said as she tried to reach for her son, but Inuyasha grabbed her and shouted.

"Get away from him. He's become Naraku now!"

"Hitomi!" Kagome cried as Inuyasha carried Kagome into the house with their frightened friend right behind them.

They had no idea if Naraku was completely revived now and was trying to trick them or has something awoken Hitomi dormant demonic power. Kagome begged Inuyasha to let her go back out, but her husband feared for her safety.

"Father…Mother! Please don't leave me like this. Please someone help me!" Hitomi cried out as he started to weep.

Suddenly Inuyasha ran out of the house, but he was carrying in his hands his favorite sword Tetsusaiga. Hitomi's eyes widened in fear as his father swung his sword at him unleashing a wave of energy. The newly transformed half demon pushed himself to the side to avoid getting blasted.

"We aren't going to be tricked that easily Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted as he tried to attack his own son.

"Father…wait...please don't!" Hitomi screamed as Inuyasha sliced Hitomi's body into two.

Hitomi was in pain as his body was split apart, but thanks to his half demon abilities he quickly healed himself as his body pull itself back together and completely regenerated. Hitomi looked at himself as he was amazed by how quickly he healed from an injury he received. Inuyasha raised his sword up and shouted.

"This time I am taking you down for good Naraku! I'll make you pay for choosing to revive yourself in our son. Now because of you he is dead."

"What!" Hitomi shouted as he was confused by Inuyasha's words. As Inuyasha was about to swing his sword down to attack Hitomi; the half demon child began thinking in his mind: got to act fast…I need to get away quickly! Suddenly a whirlwind of miasma surrounded him and Hitomi vanished into the sky as he flew away. The half demon had gotten away.

"Damn he got away!" Inuyasha said as he put his sword away.

Later that evening as Hitomi was in a miasma cloud flying high above a town that was miles away from the Shrine. In the cloud Hitomi was thinking: I don't know how I did this, but if I have new abilities then I must learn how to control them before someone kills me. Suddenly Hitomi was losing control of his form as in less than a minute he changed back into his demonic form and started falling to the ground. "Shit I…uh…need something with wings!" Hitomi shouted as a pair of giant wings appeared on his back.

The half demon flew to the ground, but poor Hitomi had a rough landing as he crashed into a tree. He was stuck in the tree for a few moments, but since the branches couldn't support his weight he fell out of the tree after the branches snapped. He landed on the ground as the tentacles on his body was waving around. Meanwhile the residence of the house behind him heard him fall. Two figures exited the house to see who was out back.

"Who's there!" a male voice shouted.

"I'll turn on the light." A female voice said as the porch lights came on.

As the two figures walked outside they discovered Hitomi by the tree with broken branches around him. The half demon was struggling to change his form as his demonic form was slowly becoming more and more human-like by the minute. The two were horrified by what they were seeing, but as Hitomi was trying to assume a human appearance the half demon cried weakly.

"Someone…please help me."

(End of flashback)

"Some time later after the incident we learn that three teenagers were killed in what police called accidents. One was killed when some gasoline pumps exploded taking him and anyone else at the station with him. A second was killed in a freak lawnmower accident and the third one was crushed by a dozen steel beams." Inuyasha informed Sesshomaru.

"In most of the pictures that were showing the site of the accidents we saw a man wearing a white baboon pelt. We are sure Hitomi killed them." Kagome said with some tears in her eyes.

"Why would he kill them?" Sesshomaru said as he was trying to figure out Hitomi's motive for wanting to kill them.

"We don't know, but now that Hitomi has a sword that rivals the power of Tetsusaiga and has the same power as Tentseiga can't be good. Hitomi must be up to something big if he needed a sword like that." Inuyasha said as he was trying to figure out why Hitomi needed a powerful demon sword.

"We better find out what he is up to." Kagome suggested as the three agreed on a course of action.

"Once we do I am taking Naraku down once and for all!" Inuyasha said with a serious expression on his face.