Dearest readers,
I am deeply deeply sorry about the long delay in this chapter. With school starting and moving into a new apartment and just trying to get everything done and straightened out, things have gotten out of hand. Some of you mentioned that in the last chapter it was a little confusing and I apologize for that too. It actually turned out a lot better than I anticipated, so that was good.
but here is the new chapter, hope you like!
Inuyasha Regashi chapter 34
Ryukoushi struggled against Naraku's tentacles in effort to break free.
"Naraku! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?" Ryukoushi bellowed.
"Oh, I thought you would have realized by now. After all, it was you who said we think a lot alike. Tell me, Ryukoushi: did you not think to exterminate me after you had fufilled your purpose like you did with the band of seven?" Naraku said.
Ryukoushi did not answer.
"Heheh, I had a feeling that was the case. However, I am several steps ahead of you. In case you haven't heard, I am a master strategist; perhaps you could sit down and take a few notes..." Naraku continued.
"HAH! FROM YOU?! A SOILED HALF DEMON!? AND NOT EVEN A HALF DEMON, A HUMAN WHO SACRIFICED HIS BODY TO A HORDE OF DEMONS! DONT MAKE ME LAUGH!" Ryukoushi chuckled.
"I am a true demon! one of the finest breeds in this realm and possibly the whole world! I was born and raised in excellence, while you were merely created out of desperation! HOW CAN YOU EVEN DREAM OF OVERCOMING ME!" Ryukoushi shouted.
"Born and raised in excellence, huh? Then tell me Ryukoushi, what is the main ingredient that is required to revive a fellow member of the dragon demon clan?" Naraku asked.
"Why are you asking this?! You already know! thats the whole reason I revived you, you dumb bastard!" Ryukoushi shouted.
"Hahahaha!" Naraku chortled. jumped up in the air and above Ryukotsusei's body.
"OH NO! Ryukoushi!" Kagome cried.
"whats the matter, Kagome?!" Miroku asked.
"Why are you worried about Ryukoushi!? He's our enemy!" *Shippo said.
"When Inuyasha and I were at the bottom of the castle, we found this scroll and when we read it, the soul of the chief elder of the dragon demon clan appeared to us. He told us that Ryukoushi's plan to sacrifice Inuyasha wouldn't work: because what the sacrifice needs is the flesh of a full blooded dragon demon!" Kagome explained.
The others gasped in shock.
"Heheheh...so you figured it out, did you? Well, its much too late now..." Naraku chuckled.
"I'll stop him before he gets a chance!" Sessshomaru declared, flying towards Naraku.
"Sessshomaru!" Inuyasha cried.
"Now, Ryukoushi, I think you have one more lesson to learn..." said.
"What is that?!" Ryukoushi replied.
"This is what happens when your arrogance and ignorance get the best of you!" Naraku said sinisterly.
Naraku loosened his grip on Ryukoushi and dropped him above ryuukotsusei's head.
"Ryukotsusei! ARISE AND FEAST ON YOUR TASTY MEAL!"
The eyes of Ryukotsusei glowed with life. as soon as he smelled the scent of food, his jaws opened wide to receive.
"WAIT FATHER! NO! IT IS I, YOUR SON! DONT DO THIS!" Ryukoushi begged as he fell.
"NO!" Sessshomaru shouted as he sped up. But he was too late. when Ryukoushi was inside of his mouth, his jaws snapped shut, sealing Ryukoushi's fate.
"OH NO!" Kagome cried.
"DAMMIT!" Inuyasha cursed.
Suddenly, they felt a mighty earthquake around them. They watched as the massive serpentine body of Ryukotsusei break free of his bondage inside of the mountain on the side of the castle. the dragon demon let out a fearsome roar that shook the ground in which everyone stood.
The eyes on the face on top of Ryukotsusei's head opened wide and stared at his opponents.
"AHAHAHA! AS ALWAYS, YOU ARE TOO SLOW! YOUR FATES HAVE BEEN SEALED!" Naraku declared.
Sessshomaru set his sights on Naraku and charged at him. however, he was cut off by Ryukotsusei. Sessshomaru came face to face with the giant.
"Toooouuuuuu..." Ryukotsusei growled.
'What?' Sessshomaru thought.
"What is he saying?" Inuyasha thought out loud.
Ryukotsusei's growls became deeper and louder until it was an all out roar.
"TOOOOOOUUUGAAAAAAAAA!"
"Touga? who is that?" Sango asked.
"That name...I've heard it once before..." Inuyasha wondered aloud.
"No, Ryukotsusei. i am not the *demon who fought and defeated you 200 years ago. I am his eldest son: the one who will defeat you for good!"
"Impudent...cur...!" Ryukotsusei growled before opening his mouth to release a large ball of energy. When it fired, Sessshomaru barely dodged it. the ball of energy collided with the castle and dissintegrated easily in the wake of the attack.
"What power!" *Miroku exclaimed.
"That could have been Sessshomaru!" Sango said.
"Or us if we were still in there..." *Sango chimed.
When they looked around them, the soldiers bowed subserviantly to their new and revived ruler.
"I see you are as eager as ever, old one. but I am sure you are tired. Let me put you back to rest!" Sessshomaru said as he drew out bakusaiga. Sessshomaru charged head on towards his opponent. Ryukotsusei opened his mouth to prepare for another attack. Sessshomaru did not waiver and headed straight towards him.
"Sessshomaru! That idiot! He's going to get hit! Did he not just see what happened there!?" Inuyasha wondered aloud.
The ball of energy fired from Ryukotsusei's mouth and hurled straight at Sessshomaru. Sessshomaru dived right under it and swung at Ryukotsusei's torso. Ryukotsusei fell backwards and crashed into the mountain.
"Hmph." Sessshomaru huffed.
'Very impressive Sessshomaru...' Naraku said to himself.
"HEY YOU GUYS! I COULD USE A LITTLE HELP GETTING DOWN HERE!" Inuyasha shouted to his companions down below.
"Oh right!" Kagome remembered.
"Im on it!" *Shippo volunteered. *Shippo floated up to Inuyasha and cut him out of the tentacles with his scythe.
"Thanks, it was getting a little cramped in there!" Inuyasha said.
"What are we going to do? Ryukotsusei is at full power, and who knows what Naraku is going to do!" Sango said.
"Sessshomaru thinks that we cant see it, but he seems more cautious around Ryukotsusei...almost like he is afraid of him..." *Miroku said.
"I would be scared too, if the one who was responsible for my almighty father's death was standing right in front of me..." *Sango said.
'Miroku is right...he does seem a little bit edgier than usual...is this guy really that strong? i mean, when I fought him, he didnt seem that much of a threat...but maybe that was because he wasn't at full strength when Naraku woke him up..."
"Ryukotsusei, it appears that you need some assistance. allow me to lend you a hand..." Naraku said as the tentacles from his back began reaching towards Ryukotsusei's face on top of his head.
Ryukotsusei growled and released a ball of energy and fired it towards Naraku. Naraku did not have time to dodge and the energy blast hit him head on.
"Wow! he got him!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Now that one nuisance is out of the way..." Sessshomaru thought out loud. "Ryukotsusei, we were in the middle of something..."
Ryukotsusei turned to face Sessshomaru and then charged at him. Sessshomaru narrowly dodged and found himself behind his opponent. Sessshomaru used bakusaiga once again and made a slight dent in Ryukotsusei's impenetrable armor.
"He got him!" Kagome exclaimed.
"Yes, but he merely made a dent in his armor..." Miroku mentioned.
Inuyasha jumped up to a pillar to get a better view of the battle. In the midst of the fight, Inuyasha noticed something small approaching the scene.
'What is that?' Inuyasha thougth to himself. When he looked closer, he discovered that it was Naraku's floating head.
'Ryukotsusei didnt kill him! damn that filthy bastard!" Inuyasha jumped towards the battle scene and right beside Sessshomaru.
"What do you think you're doing?! This is my battle, get out of the way before you get killed!" Sessshomaru commanded.
"This is no time for calling dibs on the enemy! Naraku is still here!" Inuyasha spat.
Sessshomaru looked around and saw that Naraku was indeed still alive.
"As persistent as a rodent infestation..." Sessshomaru grumbled.
"You're telling me!" Inuyasha replied.
Inuyasha unsheathed tetsusaiga and unleashed a wind scar. However, Naraku erected a barrier and deflected it away from himself.
"Okay! if thats how you wanna do it!" Inuyasha charged at Naraku, his tetsusaiga turning red. but he did not notice that Ryukoushi was charging up for another attack.
"Inuyasha! LOOK OUT!" Kagome shouted.
But it was too late. Inuyasha was hit head on with Ryukotsusei's attack. He disappeared in the bright flash of light and energy. it exploded not very far from where the others were. they ducked away to escape the brunt of the impact and were unharmed.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome and the others shouted. Then they suddenly heard a booming laughter behind them.
"Hahaha! Looks like one of your warriors is out of commission for a while!" Naraku said. his head turned to Ryukotsusei, facing him eye to eye and said. "Well, Ryukotsusei, what do you say we work together to get rid of Sessshomaru, eh?"
Ryukotsusei growled and uttered, "never...from the likes of a creature like you..."
"Oh well thats a shame...I suppose I will have to find another way..." Naraku said before giant tentacles shot from the insides of his head. these tentacles speared into the dragon demon's face and he let out an agonizing cry.
"I was trying to be nice and do it the easy way...but, I guess I have to do things by force..."
Naraku drew himself closer and closer to Ryukotsusei's face.
"What is he doing?!" *Shippo thought out loud.
"We have no time to ask questions right now! we need to stop him at all costs!" *Miroku said.
Sessshomaru charged at both of them, swinging bakusaiga and releasing a green waves of energy. It cut through Ryukotsusei's armorous skin a little bit, but overall he was unaffected. Ryukotsusei began flailing wildly in attempt to get Naraku away from him. because of this, Sessshomaru was finding it hard to get close to them. up
'I despise admitting this, but this may prove to be harder than I first anticipated..."
…...
Meimei and Shippo in his ball form floated down to the side of the cliff under the castle balcony looking for Kazuka and Jaken.
"KAZUKAAAA! JAAAAKEEEEN! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!" Meimei called out.
"I dont see them Meimei! do you think they might have..." Shippo said.
"NO! Absolutely not! they're okay! I just know they are!
They looked around to spot them and then they heard a familiar voice, "HEEEELLPPP! SOMEONE PLEASE SAVE US!"
"Thats Jaken's voice!" Meimei exclaimed. They saw Kazuka hanging by her long silver hair that was snagged on a long branch shooting out from the side of the cliff. She was squirming to get free, but to no avail. Jaken was hanging onto her arm flailing wildly.
" You stupid toad! If you don't stay still, we are both going to die!" Kazuka hissed in pain.
"Kazuka! Hang on! We're coming! " Meimei called to her.
Shippo hovered over to the two victims and Meimei reached her hand out to Jaken and pulled him on top of Shippo.
"Now, let's see if we can get you out of this" Meimei said. Meimei struggled to untangle Kazuka's strands. But her hair was so thick and the sticks were very long, it was impossible to free the princess.
" I'm sorry Kazuka, I can't untangle it." Meimei said sadly.
" Yes you can! Now untangle me this instant !" Kazuka hissed as she squirmed.
"Jaken could you help me please?! Meimei said impatiently. Jaken scrambled to her side. The two little hands tried hard to set the princess free. But it was still no use.
"Ughh! I still can't get it!" Meimei said.
" try harder, you idiot!" Kazuka said, her anger and frustration rising.
"I'm sorry my lady, buy there is nothing we can do!" Jaken blundered with tears springing from his eyes.
Kazuka thought for a moment and then said, "cut it off then..."
"Cut it off?! my lady are you sure?!" Jaken squawked.
"Yes I'm sure, now do it! Im getting tired of hanging here!"Kazuka yelled.
"Okay! Your call!" Meimei said whipping out her chakram. and with a swish of the wind, Kazuka felt her silvery strands being severed and freed. she began to fall, but Shippo caught her with his thin arms. he urged her to climb on.
"Are you okay now, Kazuka?" Meimei asked.
"Do you need to ask?" Kazuka huffed. "We need to get back up there! Daddy is counting on me to help him!" Kazuka said.
"Are you sure about that? I would think that he would want you out of the way...I mean, thats what my papa would do..." Meimei said.
"Your papa and mine are like apples and oranges! Dont you dare start comparing them!" Kazuka spat.
"Whatever, princess..." Meimei puffed.
"We have no time to lose! lets go!" Kazuka commanded.
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oh my god. that was probably the S***tiest chapter I've written...guhh...and I know you guys are probably disappointed now...
next chapter will be better you have my word...
*this is the closest name we could find for Inuyasha and Sessshomaru's father. I dont like to refer to him as Inu no Taisho because that is a title, not a name.
feel free to correct me if im wrong.