Chapter 14
Tsuin's Battle
"Ah Katsu welcome," Aoi greeted the intruder when her eyes darted on to Miyori, "I should have known you were in on it too."
Miyori just looked up at the blue haired demon with confusion. Why was she being confused with that lowly servant Katsu? Why was it happening twice in one day? She then received her very first ever shocked expression when one of her locks of hair caught her eye. Her hair was pitch black.
She looked down at her fingers and noticed her sharp claws were gone the same thing for her dog ears, "what is going on?"
Aoi extended her hand down down to the hanyou who had been sneaking around on the ground, "me and Kanna are sick of waiting around. Today is the day our master will return to us."
Miyori recognized that name. Sometimes when she had nothing better to do she ask her father about old enemies. One she had learned about was Naraku. He had put his father and a few others through hell in back, but yet he was very easy to bring down. That means her father was right. His enemy had truly never died. How was that possible though? Miyori would just play this little game and find out.
Katsu took Aoi's hand and got on to her feet, "is everything going as planned?"
"Well not exactly," Aoi said turning around and looking back into the mirror, "bringing our master back is easy. Making sure he stays here is not."
"Why whats wrong?" Katsu asked.
"Everything," Aoi admitted, "we don't really know what the problem is. At first we assumed it was the Lady of the Western Lands who was the problem, but her powers seem to be diminishing and appearing into that brat Miyori."
Katsu's mind went curious again. How was she gaining her father's whore's powers? Was it possible that Kagome really was her mother?
"I assume this miko power is a threat to Naraku," Katsu continued the conversation.
Aoi nodded, "according to prophecy Naraku will gather all of the pieces of the shikon jewel, but once he does he will be killed by the jewel's guardian. That was why Sesshoumaru's mate was sent away."
"This sounds difficult. When Naraku died weren't his pieces of the shikon jewel scattered?"
"Yes but destiny always puts itself into play doesn't it. Currently all the shards of the shikon are under this roof which is why today is the day our master returns."
"They all are here?"
"Yes. Before our arrival me and Kanna have collected many before emitting a spell that would cause demons who carried shards to travel her and then shortly die afterwards. They were already a few here that Kagome had pocessed, you gathered one I see, Kouga is here and he has two, and then finally due to a curse from three years ago Miyori has one in her. Everything falls into play."
"What will you do about the mikos?"
"Well currently our master is fighting to take control of the body that has been sustaining his soul this whole time; so right now we will use this chance to kill Kagome."
Katsu watched as the image in Kanna's mirror changed. It went from a struggling Tsuin to an image of her uncle Inuyasha. The hanyou seemed to be alarmed at Tsuin's behavior, but then started to act strangely himself.
"What are you doing to the hanyou?" Katsu demanded to know.
"Finishing something Naraku started," Aoi answered with her eyes set on to the mirror, "our master left orders that we send Inuyasha's human soul back to the world of the dead and control his demon self to kill Kagome."
"What if she is not the one with the powers? What if it is Miyori?"
"Due to the curse that shard within Miyori is the only thing that keeps her alive. Unless the shard removes itself Naraku will have to remove it for her...causing her death."
Katsu had to go into action quick but she still needed more information, "how much longer until Naraku awakens?"
The image in the mirror flashed back to Tsuin, "Tsuin is nothing but a weak reincarnation it shouldn't take long."
Tsuin stared at his tormented uncle, but really held no expression except for a painful one. His eyes appeared glassy as his claws glided over chest. His chest hurt, his head hurt, everything hurt.
The pain usually was never a problem. It took him awhile when he was younger but Tsuin eventually learned to ignore the pain and pretended to be well so he could be just as useful to his father as Miyori was. He could only remember one minute in his life where he didn't feel any pain, but the memory was too old and it was fading fast.
"Hush little baby don't say a word," a soft warm voice sang to try and sooth his crying, "momma is going to buy you a mocking bird. And if that mocking bird don't sing mommy is going to buy you a diamond ring. And if that diamond ring doesn't shine your father's going to have to make someone die. Then I will yell and scream. Then your father won't kill no more and he won't take any other whore. We will all be a happy family. You, me, daddy, Koinu, Rin, and Miyori too."
That song lasted one minute. That meant he had only gone one minute of his whole life without feeling an ounce of pain. It was almost as though Tsuin had been dead this whole time except that one moment.
"Please don't," Kagome pleaded with her mate as they both sat in her bed.
"The hanyou has to go," Sesshoumaru whispered huskily into her ear before nibbling on it again.
"Like it or not Inuyasha is my friend," Kagome told him in the same tone, but even though they were in a fight right now about how Sesshoumaru discovered that Inuyasha was the same old hanyou that he had always been she refused to move away.
"Like it or not Inuyasha is my brother," he continued between small bites.
"Aren't I the lady of the Western Lands though?" Kagome asked with her Bambi eyes as she pulled her head away.
"Of course," he told her disappointed at her action, but not letting his face show it.
"Well if thats true you said my job was to watch over the castle. If that is true then I have a say in who lives in this castle and who doesn't. I want Inuyasha to stay."
Kagome heard a low growl come from him, "come on Sesshoumaru theres nothing wrong with him staying here. This castle is so huge it won't be hard to keep you two in seperate rooms."
He just growled at her again, "you miss my point entirely."
Kagome then got his point, "me and Inuyasha have pretty much made an agreement that we don't love each other anymore. That and the mark won't let me not that I could cheat on you with that midget anyways."
"That wasn't my only point," he then told her, "I would hope that in the last three years you wouldn't have forgotten about how Naraku tried to use Inuyasha to kill you."
Kagome then moved her body so her feet were hanging of the bed and she was no longer facing him, "Inuyasha seems to be alright, but what of Naraku? Is he really in Tsuin somewhere like everyone has been saying?"
"It is a huge possiblity," he told her before grabbing a hold of her hand, "we just have to face us. Tsuin looks more like Naraku then he looks like you or me. He has to be his reincarnation. He probably got inside of you after he died and hid in Tsuin's soul."
"What can we do?"
"Nothing. He has to save himself."
Sesshoumaru then started to growl when he heard a furious knock at the door. Him and his mate were finally getting close for the first time in three years and someone was disturbing them. It better be important or he would have them killed. He left her then answered it to discover Kouga's daughter.
"Your father has been looking for you," Sesshoumaru snapped at her ready to shut the door right in her face.
"Lord Sesshoumaru," Corlee quickly said grabbing a hold of the door, "someone needs to go to Tsuin's room right away. Tsuin is acting strange and Inuyasha is as well. Koinu said it looks like they are having a seizure."
Sesshoumaru was about to just tell the wolf to send a healer to take care of Tsuin's usual problems, but then he heard about Inuyasha. The youkai lord had just retrieved Kagome after loosing her once and he wasn't going to allow it to happen again. He wouldn't take any chances around that damn hanyou.
Kagome watched as Sesshoumaru grabbed the Tetsusagia that had been at the bedside since Koinu traded it in for the Kakosagia, "Sesshoumaru you can't use it so why are you taking it?"
Sesshoumaru didn't answer as he headed out into the hallway.
Everything seemed to be fading from Tsuin's vision as unbearable pain took over his mind. Last thing he remember seeing was Koinu talking and then his uncle collapsing. All he could see was white though.
"Naraku why must you do this to me?" Tsuin asked out loud.
Naraku heard his body asking the question. Naraku couldn't wait to take over the body which he made quite similar to his old one, the only problem was it hadn't absorbed any youkai. He would take care of that soon. First thing was first though. He needed to take over this body.
"Oh stupid Tsuin," Naraku told his reincarnation, "have you already forgotten all the things I have done for you while hiding in your soul. If it wasn't for me you would have accepted that human whore as your mother. I have been helping you with a lot of other problems too if I can recall and all I have asked for is you suffer a little pain and then eventaully let me borrow you body...but if you want me to leave..."
Naraku knew that Tsuin would buy that junk. Being stuck in a body for three years sometimes ended up being a little boring so Naraku couldn't help himself but convience Tsuin to make certain choices that hurt others, and the stupid hanyou actaully believed he was being advised to do the right thing. This whole time he had Tsuin convinced that he, Naraku, was his inner soul had the right answers. This whole time he was just getting entertainment out of Tsuin's mistakes.
(Note: Some dialouge is going to start here, but actaully its not really dialouge its a song, but since its being used in dialouge its not really the same thing as chapter 15 from Baby Blues where I used a song. The song being used by the way is called: Steven by Alice Cooper. Cept I changed the word Steven to Tsuin...enjoy)
"No," Tsuin said to Naraku, "I don't want to see you go. I don't even want to be here."
Naraku then chuckled in Tsuin's head, "so what are you going to do?"
"I will cover up my eyes," replied Tsuin as his eyes went to a close, "and pray it goes away."
"Good," Naraku told him, "after all whats left to save? You've only lived a minute of your life."
Tsuin was taking deep breaths to relieve the pain, "I must be dreaming. Please stop screaming."
Naraku seemed to be getting somewhere so he took one more step into Tsuin's mind to take control. Right away Tsuin yelped seeing as how that caused a wave of pain to go through him. Even though his father had taught him how to control emotions and never really show them for if he was ever in a battle tears were forming in his eyes. This was stopping Naraku from gaining more control.
"I don't like to hear you cry," Naraku stated, "you don't know how deep that cuts me."
Tsuin tried to suck up the tears and the pain. This was preventing Naraku's take over. He didn't want to fight. He knew the sooner he stopped fighting the sooner the pain would be gone.
"So I will cover up my eyes," Tsuin kept telling himself, "and it will go away."
"You've only lived a minute of your life," the hanyou repeated.
"I must be dreaming. Please stop screaming."
"Sesshoumaru don't do anything I wouldn't do," Kagome said nervously as she chased after the inuyoukai.
"That seems impossible for you wouldn't slay Inuyasha," he told her with his amber eyes peering behind his shoulder.
Right away Kagome partically jumped on to the carpet and grabbed Sesshoumaru's leg, "Sesshoumaru I am sure nothing is wrong with Inuyasha! He is probably just sick!"
"Kagome let go of my leg," he told her sternly as he stopped so she wouldn't get hurt.
"I won't let you hurt him!"
The last thing Sesshoumaru wanted to was be rough on his mate after he had gotten her apology, but he had to do this to make sure she remained save. The inuyoukai got on the ground and picked her up holding her in his arms. The two had entered the room to wittness Koinu watching in shock as Inuyasha grew in size and turned into some kind of snarling red eyed monster.
"Kagome now that you see what has become of my brother you must leave and let me kill him," declared Sesshoumaru still keeping a tight grip on her.
"Kagome you say?" the youkai formally known as Inuyasha asked when his scarlet eyes narrowed on to Sesshoumaru's mate, "I shall kill her."
Swiftly Sesshoumaru got in front of Kagome before he drew the Tetsusagia, "Kagome leave now!"
Kagome had no intention of running though. She was more worried about the fate of Inuyasha's soul other then her own life. The miko was ready to stand in front of the former hanyou as she seen Sesshoumaru stalking closer to him, but then she noticed Tsuin tossing and turning horribly as though he was suffering some kind of seizure.
"Tsuin!" Kagome yelled running around Inuyasha and to her son.
Inuyasha lunged forward ready to use this chance to kill his prey, but he quickly backed away when he seen his brother jump in front of him with the Tetsusagia. The sword sent waves of pain through his body even though it didn't collide with him. Youkai Inuyasha fell to the ground growling painfully as Kagome was allowed a safe passage.
"Tsuin!" she yelled again as she grabbed her son's hand.
Tsuin mind then started to wander away from Naraku's control and talked allowed even though it was directed towards the hanyou who lived within him, "I hear my name."
"Its me Tsuin," Kagome said getting concerned.
"Is someone calling me?" her son then asked upon hearing her voice again, "I hear my name."
"Tsuin," his mother whispered once more not understanding what was going on with her son.
Naraku was dissappointed when he felt himself loosing control over the body because of his enemies voice, "don't listen. Give your life to me already. That voice you are hearing is an icy breath. It whispers screams of pain."
Tsuin shook again as he felt another wave of pain move through his body. He no longer wanted to feel the pain. He closed his eyes waiting for himself to just dissappear.
Naraku felt him no longer being distracted, "I don't want to feel you die, but if that is the way that kami has planned you then just shut your eyes and it will go away. You will see."
Tsuin started to not feel pain anymore as Naraku began to gain control, "I have only lived a minute of my life. I must be dreaming."
"Sesshoumaru stop it!" Kagome screamed as she wittnessed Inuyasha in pain, but then her attention quickly went back to her son when she seen his condition getting worse, "Tsuin!"
"Is someone calling me?" Tsuin asked.
"No," Naraku answered.
His mother's eyes widened as she noticed something wrong with his aura, "Tusin! Come on snap out of it!"
"I think I hear a voice."
"Tsuin!"
"Is someone calling me? I hear my name."
"Tsuin!"
"What do you want? What do you want?"
Naraku then decided to battle Kagome's voice with his own, "Tsuin!"
"Tsuin!" Kagome called.
"Tusin!"
"I hear my name," was Tsuin's last words as Kagome noticed his aura was destoryed and replaced with another.
Katsu watched the images in the mirror with horror written on her face. Something horrible had happened to her brother. She knew something had occurred for since he was her twin they alwayws had a strange connection with each other, even when she was human, but now she felt nothing. Her brown eyes narrowed at Aoi and Kanna.
"Kanna do something to get the sword far away from Inuyasha!" Aoi commanded, "we need him to kill Kagome while we direct Naraku to Miyori. Speaking of which where is the youkai brat?"
The images in Kanna's mirror dissappeared as it began to glow, "I will scan the castle for her."
A beam of light errupted from the mirror and traveled around the room until it landed on Katsu. She covered her eyes for the light had became too much for her to handle. Once the light dissappeared Aoi stared at her with a smirk.
"So now it all makes sense," the female youkai announced standing in front of Katsu, "you are Miyori aren't you? You just become a human once a month because you are truly a hanyou. I can finish you off for Master Naraku right now. My power to create barriers has stripped your youkai power away from you."
Katsu said nothing as she came up with a plan. She needed to defeat them before they could assist her father's enemy out any longer. If she didn't fight them as a hanyou though then she wouldn't stand a chance. All she would have to do is make out outside of the barrier.
"Going to try and escape my barrier?" Aoi asked as Katsu started to back away, "that will be a fruitless attempt. Kanna will suck out your soul before you even make it, but first tell me how does it feel to get killed as a weak mortal?"
Katsu's eyes narrowed at her father's former servant. Of course Kanna would be the one to try and attack her. It seemed at Aoi's only power was making barriers. It wouldn't be hard to take her down since she was powerless as well, but before Kastu could blink Aoi had her down to the ground with an average kantana blade pointed at her neck.
"Don't worry you won't be alone," the youkai declared with a smirk, "Naraku will make sure Kagome's soul joins you as well. Even though you and her contain nothing but weak mortal souls we can't allow them to go to waste."
"I am not a mortal!" Katsu yelled even in her horrible postion.
Her opponent just snickered at that, "oh I forgot you have a hanyou soul."
"I have a hanyou soul?" Kastu asked but the question was directed to herself.
She was a hanyou wasn't she? She had to be it all made sense now. Sesshoumaru was her father and Kagome was her mother. That was why Naraku was her after her and her mother.
Aoi gasped as a pink light pushed her kantana back and the same light began to cover Katsu. The power's she pocessed as a human were coming to her. It was as though the real her was waking up. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but Aoi had forgotten to set her barrier to ward off miko powers.
"Damn right I am a hanyou," she announced as she stood up, "and from this day on I will no longer be a youkai nor the human Kastu. I will just be the hanyou Miyori."
"It matters to me not you brat. I will simply alter my barrier to disable your miko powers as well. It has already been done. Now the only thing that can bring this barrier down is one of Naraku's incarnations."
Miyori groaned as her newfound powers dissappeared already. She noticed Kanna's mirror beginning to glow again. Was this it? Was she going to join Tsuin in death? Or worse would her soul remain in the mirror for all eternity?
"Hurry up Kanna," Aoi snapped.
Kanna's eyes narrowed at Naraku's latest incarnation as her mirror went back to normal, "no."
Aoi was getting pissed now, "why not? Kanna do it or Naraku will be upset."
"I will only obey my sister."
"We were both born of Naraku so I don't see anyone around here is a better sister then me."
"Dance of the Dragon!"
Miyori saw the barrier around her shatter by a huge gust of wind probably caused by some kind of demon. She didn't pay to much mind to the source for she was more set on defeating her enemies so she could get to her father and mother on time now that she turning hanyou again. One her claws had returned along with her sliver hair and ears she used her miko powers to summon the Aisusagia to her hand.
"I have broken the barrier you can do the rest hanyou," said the intruder Miyori recognized as Kagura, one of her father's enemeis.
"Not a problem," Miyori responded as she slashed the air with her sycthe, "Blizzard Strike!"
A huge wave of ice errupted from the Aisusagia and froze Aoi along with the whole room. Miyori saw no reason at the moment to attack Kanna and Kagura so they remained, it was a good thing the Aisusagia was connected with her mind to know this information. It wouldn't have been hard to get them since the Blizzard Strike was an attack made for killing one hundered youkai in a single stroke.
"Let your weapon suck her blood when your battle is finished," Kagura told her, "you should have the power to brake barriers then."
"I will just keep that in mind," Miyori announced as she turned around to leave the room.
It was time for her to go into battle. The one known as Naraku was back while Tsuin was dead. Just because her twin had lost the fight didn't mean she would. She had one more thing to try now that her powers had fully awaken.
(End chapter 14)
Hey everyone what do you think so far? Once again the dialouge used by Tsuin was so freaky because it is the lyrics to an Alice Cooper song called Steven. Any of you heard of it? Also for those with Aol messanger I now got an account on there if you want to talk to me. My Screen name is SailorMoonMist. And Magna shouldn't count for the blue eyes...its all in black and white...so there! And you all got your damn answer. Tsuin was Naraku just like you have all guessed in Baby Blues. You all had the answer which is why I never answered any of those reviews.
'CeScA-LuVtEn': Well its sort of hard since the kids have somehow became major characters, but if you read the fic that will come after this one it will totally go back to being Sess/Kag all the way.
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Corlee: I emailed you already, I think you made a mistake on your chapter 12 review and it wasn't as long as you intended...sorry.
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