A Reason to Live
Chapter One
Rebirth
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
It had been a few hours since their last battle against Naraku, but Inuyasha and the gang were setting off to follow after the demon, who had made all of their lives hell. "Inuyasha, I don't think this is a good decision for us to purse Naraku without giving our injuries a chance to heal," the monk Miroku supplied while trying to keep a steady pace behind the half-demon.
"Listen Monk," Inuyasha began. "We are so close to killing that bastard. All we have to do is catch up to him."
"Inuyasha, we are in no condition to fight Naraku right now," Miroku stated in a calm manner. "Even if we could catch him, we would be too wounded to kill him."
"What are you talking about Miroku," Inuyasha exclaimed. "I'm feeling great."
"Inuyasha, you must remember that the rest of us are merely human," Miroku reminded the half-demon. "We do not heal as fast as you do."
"Damn it," Inuyasha cursed. "Why do you humans have to be so damn fragile? You are lucky to get one battle a day without keeling over."
"Well we can't all just rush into any fight we want like an idiot," Kagome said under her breathe. However, Inuyasha heard what she said thanks to his heightened hearing abilities.
"What did you say," Inuyasha snapped at the reincarnated priestess.
"What ever could you mean Inuyasha," Kagome asked, using the sweetest and most innocent voice she could muster.
"I heard what you mumbled under your breathe stupid," Inuyasha nearly screamed in rage. Miroku could only shake his head in disbelief as he waited for Inuyasha to receive the punishment that was sure to befall him.
"STUPID," Kagome yelled back at the half-demon. "SIT BOY!!!" Suddenly Inuyasha was thrown to the ground in a blur of silver and red. A groan of pain escaped Inuyasha's lips as the air rushed from his body.
"Perhaps one of these days you will learn not to insult Kagome," the final member of the gang, the demon slayer, Sango said as she passed the fallen half demon.
"Shut up," Inuyasha replied in his usual angry demeanor.
"Wake up Bankotsu," a voice called from the darkness that surrounded his vision. "Your time on the Earth has not end. You have much work to do yet."
"Who are you," the black haired youth yelled into the dark abyss. This was the second time he had died, and for the second time, a voice was calling out to him. This time, the voice was different from the evil bastard Naraku, who had just betrayed him. "What do you want with me? Why won't you allow me to just stay dead?"
"You mean you would rather stay in this dark abyss for all eternity, rather then gaining your revenge on both Inuyasha and Naraku," the voice questioned. At the mention of the two half-demons names, Bankotsu's blood began to boil, as pure anger and hatred laced through his entire being. "It is your choice my young friend."
"You bastard," Bankotsu snapped. "Of course I want to get my vengeance on those two, but without the power of the Shikon Jewel..."
"You coward," the voice boomed, causing a shiver of fear to run down Bankotsu's spine. "You would dare use that as an excuse. You are not the fearsome warrior I had heard of then. You are a disgrace to the name Bankotsu."
"Listen to me," Bankotsu snapped, halting the voice's berating. "I will gladly kill both of those bastards with the power I have as a human, but you should know that they will use the jewel shards to protect themselves."
"Did you learn nothing from when you fought the half-demon last," the voice laughed. "You relied on the jewel shards to protect you, and yet, Inuyasha was still able to defeat you with his Wind Scar. You of all people should know that those who rely on the jewel for protection always end up dead. The only thing a true warrior can rely on is their weapon and their own strength."
"Can you give me back my companion," Bankotsu asked in a meek voice. If there was one thing in this world that Bankotsu needed, it was his Banryuu.
"I can not," the voice answered. "You shall have to take it back."
"Who has my companion," Bankotsu snarled in anger. "I will kill anyone who even thinks they can have my companion."
"Calm down," the voice echoed. "Your companion has been taken to a tiny village. It has been set on display to be beheld and even prayed to."
"What the hell are you talking about," Bankotsu nearly screamed.
"You shall see when you retrieve your Banryuu," the voice supplied with a hint of a laugh lacing its words.
It was a dark day for Inuyasha and his traveling companions. They had nearly lost one of their members thanks to a disgusting trick by the evil Naraku. Each time they would take Naraku or one of his minions on, they would learn just how cruel a bastard the half-demon could be. "Sango are you alright," Inuyasha asked the silent brown haired demon slayer.
"I'm fine Inuyasha," Sango supplied, doing her best to keep the fake smile on her perfect features.
"Don't lie to me Sango," Inuyasha retorted. "You are not fine, and you can lose the phony smile anytime."
That damn half-demon could read her like a book, and she knew it. She also knew that he would listen to her, but he would not be able to counsel her, nor would he be able to relate to her. In fact he hated his only family member left. Why had this day have to happen? Why could she not just close her eyes, and wake up from this horrible nightmare? She knew the reason, but she did not want to acknowledge that reason. At least, not yet.
"I told you I am fine Inuyasha," Sango replied losing the fake smile. "I just don't feel like talking about it right now ok."
For the rest of the day, the small group continued to walk aimlessly almost. Each wanting to put as much distance as they could between themselves and the battlefield. Sango, who's slayer suit was still covered in blood from both demons and humans, was leading the group for once. The pace at which she walked was blistering, even for the half-demon, who was amazed at her stamina. Finally after nearly ten hours of continuous walking, the small group set up camp for the night. Sango for once sat further away from her friends, allowing her mind to drift back to the events that would haunt her for the rest of her life, no matter how short that would be.
"Hiriakotsu," Sango yelled as she threw the massive boomerang at a horrid of charging demons. The massive weapon cut through most of the demons, but the few that still charged were soon cut down as the boomerang came back to rest in her outstretched right hand. "How many of these demons did he send?"
"He sent more then enough to let us know he is thinking about us," Miroku said as he smashed another demon with his metallic staff.
"WIND SCAR," Inuyasha roared, allowing lines of energy to flow from his demon sword, Tetsusaiga.
"Inuyasha watch out," Kagome yelled as she shot a sacred arrow at a demon, who was attempting to attack Inuyasha from behind. As the arrow struck the demon, the demon's body became purified, and disappeared.
"I didn't need your help," Inuyasha sneered, which Kagome knew was his way of saying thank you. As Inuyasha was about to turn back towards the battle, a familiar scent caught Inuyasha's sensitive nose. The scent belonged to the younger brother of Sango, Kohaku. 'What is he doing here?'
Before Inuyasha could warn the others, Kohaku's chain weapon flew at the Miroku, slicing his right shoulder, enabling him from lifting his arm to open the Wind Tunnel. "Kohaku," Sango asked as she watch Miroku fall to his knees in pain, blood rushing from his wound. Quickly the weapon came flying at Miroku again, but Sango blocked the sickle weapon with her Hiriakotsu. "Why are you doing this Kohaku?"
"You will all die here today," Kohaku's voice called from behind a veil of smoke.
"Sango it is no use," Inuyasha's voice called to the demon slayer. "Naraku is controlling him using the damned jewel shard."
"Inuyasha there are more demons coming," Kagome called to the half-demon, who quickly looked to where she was pointing. With his extra sensitive eye sight, Inuyasha could see the end of the swarm, which easily numbered in the hundreds.
"What is this bastard planning," Inuyasha questioned aloud.
"DIE," Kohaku yelled as he threw his sickle weapon at Inuyasha, only to have it blocked by the Tetsusaiga.
"Sorry brat, but I don't have time to play with you right now," Inuyasha retorted as he sent the sickle weapon flying back at Kohaku, who expertly caught the weapon. As Inuyasha turned his attention to the demons nearing their position, Kohaku threw his weapon again, only to have it blocked again by Sango.
"Stop it Kohaku," Sango pleaded with tears in her eyes. As if he did not even hear her pleads, Kohaku rushed at his sister, swinging the sickle weapon above his head. Quickly he threw the weapon at Sango, allowing her to block it with her Hiriakotsu. Once he was withing punching distance, Kohaku jumped into the air, and flipped over the Hiriakotsu. As he landed on his feet, he kicked his leg out, and swept Sango off her feet. When Sango landed on the ground, Kohaku grabbed the grip of the sickle weapon, and tried to stab Sango in the face, but Sango was able to grab his wrist, and keep him from stabbing her in the face. Realizing that method would not work, Kohaku pulled himself out of her grasps, only to be kicked backwards by Sango. Quickly Sango scurried to her feet, before drawing her katana from its sheath. She unsheathed the sword just in time to block another attack from the sickle weapon. Seeing an opening in Kohaku's attack, Sango quickly slid her sword away from the sickle weapon before slashing at Kohaku's exposed midsection.
The blade cut into Kohaku's skin with ease, causing a large amount of blood to spill onto the blade. Normally such a cut would cause a person to react in pain, but Kohaku did not even wince, and quickly stuck the blade of his sickle weapon into Sango's right shoulder blade. A howl of pain escaped Sango's lips, as mind numbing pain began to sear through the entire right side of her body.
This was no longer her brother, the loving and caring brother she had grown up with. He had become a shell, no, a monster compared to the passive and peaceful young boy he once was. He would never be that same young boy. With that lost thought, Sango rolled away from another strike that Kohaku threw at her. She would put an end to this monster's existence. She would not allow this creature to continue parading around in her brother's body.
Shortly after that, she had killed him.
A/N: Well I hope this was a good chapter one. I hope I don't get flamed to hell and back for killing off Kohaku so quickly, but I want Sango to be more tormented in this story, and how better to make her more tormented, then having her kill her own brother? Don't worry though, I may bring Kohaku back. I will just have to wait and see how the story develops. Sorry for any mistakes I may have made with the spelling of names and weapons. Also, if anyone knows exactly what Kohaku's weapon is called, please let me know. I would be forever grateful. Please R&R!!!!