alright, im gonna try to make this chapter as good as possible.
*Inuyasha/Kagome= Inuyasha talking through *Kagome's body.
*Kagome= future Kagome.
*shippo= future shippo
basically anything with an asterisk is the future version.
Inuyasha regashi
ryukoushi sat on a decorated wooden throne in a castle he and the ones reborn from the glasses of time had seized. there were many bloody bodies everywhere and the stench started to stink. Urasue and mistress centipede walked in and knelt before him
"master Ryukoushi, we are still unable to find them!" said Urasue.
"nonsense! they have to be around here somewhere!" ryukoushi shouted in an impatient rage.
"sir, we have scoured the area! we have not picked up their scent or their energy! it is as if they have fallen off the face of the earth!" said mistress centipede.
"I DON'T CARE! GO BACK AND SEARCH SOME MORE! I WANT INUYASHA FOUND! DEAD OR ALIVE, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE! I WANT HIS HEAD!" Ryukoushi commanded.
"yes sir." Urasue and mistress centipede said.
"oh and let me remind you of who it was that so graciously brought you back from your graves just for this occasion. if you fail, I will be sure to send you back from whence you came!" ryukoushi threatened.
"yes sir." the two demon women said. and with that, they disappeared from the room.
"damn it. where could that little bastard be?!" ryukoushi mumbled.
"you look agitated, lord ryukoushi." said a familiar,sinister voice.
"oh pardon me, Im not too good at hiding my emotions well, naraku." ryukoushi said sarcastically.
"my apologies. perhaps I could lend you a few pointers…" naraku suggested.
"like I need help from the likes of you: a fake demon who gave his mortal body to become one with a legion of demons so that he could posses the sacred jewel. unlike you, naraku, I do not need the aid of a sacred jewel to posses ultimate power. I already have it within me."
"yes, your power is awe inspiring I will give you that…but that power will go to no use when your greatest enemy is out there and the one who knows him most is standing right in front of you…" said naraku.
"hmmm."
"chasing a dog will do no good. you must lure him out with bait. and I know a trick that will work every single time…" naraku said.
"tell me more…" ryukoushi urged, with an interested look on his face.
"over 60 years ago, Inuyasha also sought the sacred jewel to become full demon. but he fell in love with the priestess who was a keeper of the jewel. under unfortunate circumstances, they were forced to kill each other. while the priestess died, Inuyasha was put under the bondage of the spell for 50 years."
"hmmm…is that so? so what you are saying is that you are going to disguise yourself as that priestess?" ryukoushi guessed. naraku ripped off his right hand that transformed into kikyo.
"exactly. this has brought Inuyasha to his knees every time, leaving him vulnerable and even putting the life of his new lover in danger." naraku said.
"hmmm…I will accept your suggestion. if you are certain that this will flush out Inuyasha and his friends." ryukoushi said. naraku turned to leave.
"oh naraku…" ryukoushi called.
"yes?"
"the unfortunate circumstance that fell between Inuyasha and the priestess…you wouldn't happen to have had a hand in that would you?" ryukoush asked.
"perhaps I prompted a thing or two…but they did most of the work." naraku said coyly.
"heheh. what a dastardly thing to do…pitting lover against lover. makes me wonder if I can trust you naraku…" ryukoushi grinned.
"have no fear. you will have Inuyasha's head by sundown." naraku promised.
back in the hideout
"so that's all we are supposed to do?" miroku said.
"it seems really simplistic to me…" shippo said.
"yes, this will help us find where ryukoushi is hiding. once we take him out, it will be cake." *Inuyasha/Kagome said.
"what about the rest of our enemies? remember how hard it was to defeat some of them?" sango said.
"they don't have the power of the sacred jewel, remember? so its going to be easier to get rid of them." Kagome said.
"that's right, the only reason we had trouble with them is because of the sacred jewel." miroku said. "Kagome, are you sure you feel comfortable leaving Inuyasha's body alone?" he asked.
"yes. im okay with that. and after this is all over, we can beg Sesshomaru to use the tenseiga to revive his body." * Kagome said.
"NO ! ID RATHER STAY DEAD THEN BEG HIM FOR HELP!" *Inuyasha/Kagome shouted.
"but Inuyasha, there is no other way that we can resurrect you! and besides, if what itaru and meimei said is true, perhaps Sesshomaru will have a little mercy on you!" Kagome said.
*Inuyasha/Kagome grumbled.
"well, I guess we should move out then." Inuyasha said.
"right." they all agreed.
deep in the forest, they laid *Inuyasha's dead body out in the open so that anyone passing by could see it. *shippo, shippo and meimei watched the body to see who would find it first. it didn't take long before urasue and mistress centipede found his body.
"oh! here he is!" urasue exclaimed.
"yesss…we've finally found you, you wretched little bastard!" mistress centipede hissed.
"lets take him back. I hope we are graciously awarded for our efforts!" urasue said.
"alright! it worked better than I thought it would!" *shippo said.
"okay! ill send the signal!" shippo said, blowing on an acorn, which started crying and flew away.
"lets follow 'em!" *shippo said taking a magic leaf and throwing it to the ground. it exploded in smoke and transformed into a giant leaf. the three hopped on the giant leaf and took to the skies.
"I hope this plan works…" meimei said.
"of course its going to work!" 'it has to. We have double the manpower on our side. But there is no telling how many people that have died by Inuyasha's hand have been revived.' *shippo thought
When they looked up, they approached a mountain with a thick, eerie curtain of fog. Urasue and Mistress Centipede disappeared and the three following them were lost.
"Damn! How did we lose them?!" *shippo cursed.
"don't worry! Ill find them!" meimei declared. She closed her eyes to concentrate on sensing their demonic auras. When she pinpointed their location, she pointed, "there! Up ahead!" they followed her lead but was drawn into the fog.
"what is this?!" *shippo exclaimed.
"we're being sucked in!" shippo shouted. When they were sucked into the fog they were transported to a sort of jungle-like terrain.
"what is this place?!" shippo asked.
"I have no idea. Ive never seen anything like it." *shippo said.
"is it just me, or is it getting really hot and humid out here?" meimei said, waving her hand to fan herself.
"no kidding. Its so hot. Lets investigate." *shippo said. The giant green leaf landed on the grassy ground and reverted back into an ordinary leaf that *shippo put into his pocket.
"look at this place! Its so muggy and wet!" shippo complained.
"yeah, we just got here and im already sweating!" meimei said.
" this looks like some sort of forest. But why is this forest so hot this deep in the mountains?" *shippo said.
They kept walking and looked around for any sign of life. Birds chirped loudly and bugs buzzed in their faces.
"ick! So many bugs! They're everywhe—EEEEEEEEEKKKKK!" Meimei screamed as she was trapped in a net that hung her in a tree.
"Meimei!" both of the shippos shouted.
"im okay you guys! Don't worry!" meimei assured.
"a trap, that must mean people live here!" shippo said.
"yeah, but what kind of people?" *shippo wondered aloud. Suddenly shippo felt that they were not alone.
"hey guys, I think we have company…" *shippo muttered.
They could hear low growling and hissing in the bushes. *shippo grabbed the scythe from his back and posed for battle. Shippo, afraid of impending danger shook but stood his ground.
~0_0~
"what is taking them so long?" Inuyasha muttered to himself.
"don't worry, Inuyasha. Im sure they're alright!" Kagome assured.
"dammit! I knew I shouldn't have trusted them to do the job!"Inuyasha growled.
"Inuyasha, calm down!:"Kagome shouted.
"perhaps their hideaway is far." Miroku said.
"but it has been a while, though. Hasn't , monk?" sango asked.
"hmmm…" miroku mused to himself.
"well I don't care, im going to find them!" Inuyasha declared. With that, Inuyasha took off running out of the cave.
"wow, you are the most impatient…" Kagome grumbled.
"itaru, go with him." *Kagome said.
"what? Why me?" itaru protested.
"because, knowing your father at this age, he is liable to do something extremely stupid. And also because I said so." Kagome commanded.
"oh alright." Itaru spat. He crept out of the cave and followed stealthily behind Inuyasha without being noticed.
"Kagome, why did you send itaru after Inuyasha when he can take care of himself?" sango asked.
"I just remembered something. Naraku has something up his sleeve. And Itaru needs to be there." *Inuyasha/Kagome said.
"what do you mean, itaru needs to be there?!" Kagome asked incredulously.
"just trust me." *Inuyasha/Kagome said.
Inuyasha ran through the forest where shippo, *shippo and meimei were supposed to be. Their scents lingered and indicated that they weren't gone long. Inuyasha ran into shippo's crying acorn and sighed.
"well, I guess they found my body and are tracing them now..that sounds so morbid…" Inuyasha said making a face." Maybe the place is far away, for them to take so long. That's a relief."
Itaru sat in the trees far enough to not be detected. He watched his father walk around and observing where the three were there previously. Suddenly, itaru noticed a foul aura in the area.
'what is that?' itaru thought.
Inuyasha also noticed a presence, but not a negative one. Inuyasha saw a white light in the trees.
"whats that? Is someone there?" Inuyasha wondered out loud.
In the trees a figure of a woman appeared. Inuyasha peered closer and saw kikyo.
"k-k-kikyo?!" Inuyasha choked.
'kikyo! What is she doing here?' itaru thought. He inched closer to get a better look.
"Inuyasha! It is you!" kikyo said running up to her former lover.
"kikyo! But how?! Were you also reborn by the glasses of time?" Inuyasha asked.
"yes, I was! I am alive again! My heart even beats and my body is warm!" kikyo said happily.
" kikyo…is that really true? Are you really alive again?!" Inuyasha exclaimed grasping her arms. "see for yourself…" kikyo said, putting her hand on his face. Inuyasha's expression softened.
"you are warm…I cant believe it…" Inuyasha whispered.
"now we can be together, Inuyasha. We can finally live together as we once wished!" kikyo said smiling.
Inuyasha's smile faded from his face, remembering what he was told a day ago.
"kikyo…im sorry…" Inuyasha said.
"what?" kikyo said.
"what do you mean, Inuyasha? What is the matter? I don't understand!" kikyo begged.
"I…my heart…it is destined for another…" Inuyasha mumbled.
"destined for another…you mean…" kikyo choked.
"im sorry, kikyo. I…" Inuyasha continued.
Suddenly, a surge of demonic energy leaked from kikyo that only itaru seemed to notice.
'OH NO!' "Inuyasha! LOOK OUT!" itaru shouted.
"what? Itaru?" Inuyasha said. Looking back at kikyo, he saw naraku's face.
"naraku! You dirty bastard!" Inuyasha hollered.
"as usual Inuyasha. You always fall for kikyo. You were so preoccupied that you didn't even notice my demonic aura. What a gulliable fool you are!" naraku said mockingly.
"damn you!" Inuyasha cursed.
"Inuyasha!" itaru shouted,jumping to his future father's side.
"thanks for helping me out back there. I owe you one." Inuyasha thanked.
"heh, you can pay me back in 18 years." Itaru quipped.
"oh? Now who is this fine strapping lad?" naraku asked.
"none of your damn business!" Inuyasha growled.
"I heard from a little birdie that you have a son now. How adorable!" naraku chuckled.
"HEY! WHO YOU CALLIN ADORABLE?!"Itaru shouted.
"shut up!" Inuyasha commanded.
"father and son fighting side by side,this couldn't be a finer opportunity to exact my revenge!" naraku said, growing tentacles from his back.
"this couldn't be a finer opportunity for you to SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DIE!" Inuyasha shouted drawing tetsusaiga.
"die, naraku!" itaru shouted.
"no! itaru, you stay back! He's mine!" Inuyasha commanded.
"no! im not going to stand around and look stupid! Im gonna help!" itaru shouted back.
"will you just do as I say for once in your life!?" Inuyasha hollered as he dodged once of naraku's tentacles.
The tentacles seemed to come from all sides. Dodging them became harder as they multiplied.
"Inuyasha…your head will be mine by sundown, dead or alive." Naraku said.
"that's what you think!" Inuyasha shouted. "wind scar!"
Inuyasha unleashed a wind scar that beamed towards his enemy. But was deflected by his barrier.
"that damn barrier again!" Inuyasha cursed.'but wait, someone with spiritual powers can pierce through it!' Inuyasha thought."hey, itaru! You think you can break that barrier there?" Inuyasha asked.
"no way I can pierce through that! The wind scar couldn't even get through that, how am I supposed to?!" itaru asked incredulously.
"just try it! I know you can do it!" Inuyasha assured.
"fine!" itaru focused the spiritual energy to the sutasaiga making the cracks in the sword glow white.
"hm?" naraku stared confused at what was happening before him. 'that boy…what is he? How is he able to summon demonic and spiritual power?!' naraku thought.
"TAKE THIS!" itaru shouted, sending a wave of purified, white energy towards the barrier. Upon impact, the barrier shattered and ripped through naraku's right side.
"damn you, boy!" naraku hissed. 'but wait a minute…this purified energy…it has a tinge of demonic energy as well…perhaps I can take a hold of it and…' naraku smiled to himself.
"yes! I actually did it!" itaru cheered.
"good work!" Inuyasha shouted. "now finish him off!"
"alright! Naraku, bite the dust!" itaru shouted. Another wave of spiritual energy went straight towards him. Naraku smirked and took the blow head on.
"whoa! He took it head on!" itaru shouted.
Naraku used his body and propelled the spiritual energy back at them.
"whoa! How did he do that?!" itaru said.
the wave of spiritual energy hit Inuyasha and purified him.
"OH NO! INUYASHA!" Itaru yelled.
"heheh, glad you let me use your energy boy. I analyzed it and noticed that it has a tinge of demonic power in it. Which means that I can take hold of it and sustain minimal damage. You should have known better, that purified energy coming from a demon can never be pure!" naraku mocked.
"what!?" itaru wondered. He looked over to Inuyasha to see that he reverted to his human form.
"Inuyasha! Are you alright?" itaru asked.
"damn, that hurt like hell…" Inuyasha moaned, holding his head.'damn! im human! This plan is really going south on me!" Inuyasha thought.
"Inuyasha, so that's what you look like as a human? I wished I looked as good as you in that form."
"shut your ass up! I can still take you on, even in my human form!" Inuyasha shouted as he raised his dull tetsusaiga.
"well lets just see about that!" naraku chuckled. Tentacles whipped around them, threatening to attack at any moment.
"what are we going to do?!" itaru thought.
"hahaha! DANCE!" naraku commanded. The tentacles charged from left and right, Inuyasha deflecting with all of his might. Itaru tried to rush over to his weakened father.
"Inuyasha!" itaru shouted.
Suddenly, a large tentacle from behind rose up and posed to strike him. Itaru spotted it, but it was too close for Inuyasha to dodge.
"PA! WATCH OUT!" Itaru yelled.
Inuyasha turned in time to see the tentacle coming straight towards him. Inuyasha was stunned in shock and was not able to move quickly enough. However, itaru jumped in front of his father and was impaled in the abdomen.
"ITARU! NOOOOOOOOO!" Inuyasha yelled.
Itaru groaned at the pain searing through his body. "sorry, pa. Im sorry I didn't do what I was told…" he whispered, blood trickling from the side of his mouth.
"WHY YOU IDIOT?! WHI DIDN'T YOU DO WHAT I TOLD YOU ?!" Inuyasha shouted.
"I promise im not usually this disobedient…but I had to disobey this order…when you sent me and meimei away, I vowed that I would never leave your side. I will fight and die beside you fa—" itaru fainted and dropped his head.
"ITARU, WAKE UP! WAKE UP!" Inuyasha shouted.
Naraku retracted the tentacle where itaru was still impaled.
"how about this, Inuyasha. You come to the dragon clan's castle when you are in better shape to fight and you can retrieve your son there. We will be waiting for you…heheheheheh…." And with that, naraku disappeared.
"NO! COME BACK HERE YOU DAMNED COWARD! COME BACK AND FIGHT ME! I CAN TAKE YOU ON, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!" Inuyasha growled.
"COME BACK AND FIGHT ME!" Inuyasha hollered. He punched the ground repeatedly until his knuckled bled.
"damn it all!" Inuyasha cursed.
"well, I guess we're going to have to bring the party to you, naraku and ryukoushi. I hope you made plenty of friends in hell, naraku: BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOUR GOING BACK!" Inuyasha growled.
Wow….sorry if its bad everyone….its almost three in the morning and I am exhausted. I love you all…3