A Reason to Live
Chapter Six
Reunion
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
Sango was rushing after the bold half-demon, Inuyasha, in hopes of aiding him in battle. She had quickly changed into her black and pink slayer outfit, which allowed her to flow easier during the fighting, and in her running. 'Damn it Inuyasha,' Sango muttered to herself. 'Don't you dare get hurt, or I will kick your ass for being so stupid!'
Finally Sango could hear the sound of sword clashing together, and of course she could hear Inuyasha yelling profanities at his opponent. Once Sango made it to the area in which Inuyasha was fighting, she was shocked to see Bankotsu's face on another individual's body. "You are not getting away with what you did," Inuyasha hissed as he blocked a blow with Tetsusaiga.
"And I suppose you are going to be strong enough to make me pay for my crimes," the Bankotsu look-a-like supplied, forcing Inuyasha backwards by pressing on his own sword. "You don't get it yet do you half-demon? I am far stronger then you are, and far more experienced when it comes to sword play!"
"Oh shut up already," Inuyasha yelled as he smashed a clawed hand into the stranger's face.
"Inuyasha be careful," Sango shouted. "Remember, he is an immortal."
"Who are you," the stranger asked as he paused from his fight with Inuyasha to look over the demon slayer. "And how do you know about the immortals?"
"Don't worry about her," Inuyasha yelled as he launched himself at the stranger. However, the stranger was able to block Inuyasha's swipe, and retaliated with a downward slash of his own, which caused a large cut to appear on Inuyasha's left shoulder. "Damn it!"
"How pathetic," the stranger hissed. "You use everything to your advantage, and still you are unable to land a strike against me. Perhaps you would like it if I just set down my own sword, and allowed you to attack me like that."
"Shut up you bastard," Inuyasha snapped in outrage. 'This guy's good, but I can beat him. I must beat him!'
"So what will it be half-breed," the stranger asked, holding the crimson blade in front of him.
"Just die damn it," Inuyasha shouted as he rushed at the stranger, who again blocked each attack swiftly, and rather easily. Each time one of his attacks was blocked, Inuyasha's anger and frustration became more evident. Finally Inuyasha pulled the Tetsusaiga over his head, and prepared to bring it down upon the stranger, but the stranger was able to stab Inuyasha through the stomach, causing blood to flow down the blade, and onto the stranger's gloves, and the ground.
"Perhaps you should take your own advice," the stranger said as he twisted the blade, before pulling it out slowly. No longer having the sword in his midsection for support, Inuyasha crumpled to the ground in a heap of crimson and silver. As the stranger lifted his head to deliver the final blow, Sango through the Hiriakotsu at the stranger. Seeing the large weapon flying at him, the man used his sword to block the attack, which sent him skidding away from Inuyasha's body. "Damn it bitch! If you want to die so bad, all you had to do was say so!"
"I won't allow you to kill Inuyasha," Sango snapped as she jumped in between Inuyasha's prone body, and the stranger that looked like Bankotsu. "Now who are you, and why did you massacre that village back there?"
"Why is everyone so interested in my name," the stranger questioned. "But no matter. Since I shall be the one to kill you, I guess you should be allowed to know the name of the person who killed you. Especially since you are a demon slayer. So my name is Hakai Senshi. As to why I slaughtered that village, well that is simple. They were annoying me!"
"You sick bastard," Sango shouted. "What type of Immortal are you? I have never heard of an immortal performing such senseless killing. I thought you kind loved life, and everything it had to offer. If that is so, then why kill innocents?"
"That is none of your business," Hakai supplied grinning at Sango.
"Since you are willing to tell me your name, then you should be willing to tell me why you deviated from the immortals patterns."
"What concern is it of yours," Hakai questioned now.
"Because my people were trained by one of the immortals, and from the stories I heard, he was the most peaceful creature any of my people had ever came across, and he said that his people were just like him," Sango replied. 'I just need to stall him a little longer for Kagome and Miroku to make it here. With their combined help, I'm sure we should have a chance at beating this guy.' Sango's ears perked as she heard a rustling sound in the wooded area behind her, but then silence came again.
"It doesn't matter you know," Hakai stated, causing Sango to stare at him. "Even if the person of people you are waiting for do show up, I will just kill them along with you and the half-demon."
Immediately, Sango positioned Hiriakotsu in front of her form, preparing to block any blow he sent her way. "How the hell did you know that I was waiting for people," Sango asked, surprise lacing her voice.
"You are good at hiding your emotions on your face, but it is your eyes that give you away slayer," Hakai responded smirking at Sango. "Now to answer your question from before, I am not like the rest of those weakling Immortals. I am a warrior who became an immortal through the use of force."
"What does that mean," Sango asked, keeping her grip tight on Hiriakotsu.
"It means that I killed the rest of the immortals as a sacrifice, and was granted the power of the immortals for my efforts," Hakai stated casually.
"So you are saying that your only talent is death and destruction," Sango snapped in a harsh tone.
"You make it sound like it is a terrible thing, but in reality, it is a great thing. It gets me anything I desire," Hakai exclaimed. "It brings me power, strength, and respect."
"Respect and fear are two different things," Sango snorted dryly.
"No they are not," Hakai shouted, the smug look leaving his facial features. "A person does not gain respect unless they are feared. If you are not strong enough to instill fear into people, then they will treat you like shit, but if they know you can kill them without breaking a sweat, they treat you like a god."
"If you treat people with kindness, they will do the same to you," Sango tried to reason.
"I don't know what delusional world you live in young slayer, but it is not the same world I live in, or should I say that it is not the same world I will soon rule," Hakai exclaimed in a maniacal voice. "And it is he weak like you that will not get to see it!!!" Instantly Hakai sprung at Sango, slamming Soukatsui into Hiriakotsu. The blow sent Sango skidding backwards, before she tripped over Inuyasha's prone body.
'Of all the times to forget about Inuyasha,' Sango berated herself. Once Sango hit the ground, Hakai lifted the Soukatsui over his head, and prepared to cut Sango's body in half. As Hakai brought the crimson blade down, a massive blade blocked its path. Looking up to see her savior, Sango's heart skipped a beat as she saw Bankotsu standing over her form. "Bankotsu?"
"Damn you are really hard of hearing," Bankotsu snapped. "I thought I told you to keep yourself safe until after we got to talk again. I don't know why I even bother wasting my breathe on someone like you."
"What do you mean someone like me," Sango sneered indigently.
"I mean someone who will risk themselves for others like an idiot," Bankotsu supplied. "I can see that I am going to have to teach you some self-preservation skills."
"Oh little brother, how long I have waited to fight you," Hakai laughed as he pulled Soukatsui away from the Banryuu.
"Who the hell are you," Bankotsu questioned as he put Banryuu on his shoulder.
"Don't tell me you can't see it," Hakai said, still laughing loudly. "I am your older brother, and I am going to kill you once and for all."
"I don't have an older brother," Bankotsu snapped.
"You don't know anything about our family little brother," Hakai sneered. "Because of some goofy old man, you were sent to train with a rich family, while I was stuck as father's servant. While you were training to become a warrior, I was slaving away on the family farm. That was until I took matters into my own hand, and killed our beloved father."
"What the hell are you talking about," Bankotsu shouted. "My family was killed in when I was an infant."
"And you truly believe such a lie," Hakai shouted back. "Think about it genius. How is it that an infant survives when his entire family is killed in a fire? Surely you couldn't have walked out on your own! That little story was so that you would train yourself without worrying about us. Father wanted you to become the greatest warrior of all time, so he hid the fact that we were alive. He knew that you would want to come see us instead of training day and night."
"So what," Bankotsu hissed. "You say you killed our father. Why? What purpose did it serve?"
"It set me free, and gave me a weapon of my own," Hakai stated as he lifted the crimson blade, Soukatsui, in front of himself.
"You sick bastard," Bankotsu exclaimed as he pulled Banryuu off his shoulder, preparing to lash out at Hakai. "I supposed you killed mom as well!"
"No little brother. You did," Hakai answered, the smug looking returning to his face. "You killed her during labor."
"No," Bankotsu hissed as a searing pain ran through his body. 'He has to be lying. He just has to be! I'm going to fucking kill him!'
"Would you like to know mother's name," Hakai questioned, the smirk on his face growing into a full smile. "Well I will tell you. Her name was BANRYUU!!!"
"What," Bankotsu asked in confusion, his anger slipping to the back of his mind.
"When mother died, her bones were grounded and forged into that very sword you are holding right now," Hakai exclaimed. "Her spirit resides in your blade, just as father's is trapped in my blade."
"You are lying," Bankotsu snapped, gripping the handle of Banryuu as tightly as he could. Soon his knuckles became a white color, and he released the grip a little.
"I can prove it," Hakai supplied. "No one else can lift our blades, and that is because they are not of our bloodline. They are strangers to mother and father, and so, they do not allow the strangers to wield them. I will toss you my blade, and you can toss me yours. Then you may hand my blade to the demon slayer cowering behind you." Once Hakai finished speaking, he tossed the Soukatsui to Bankotsu, who caught the hilt of the sword with ease. Upon examining the blade, Bankotsu then handed it to Sango, who's hands were unable to hold onto the blade, which slammed onto the ground. Sango quickly let go of the sword, and instantly the sword flew back into Hakai's waiting hand. "I don't suppose you are planning on letting me hold mother?"
"How the hell did you do that," Bankotsu asked in disbelief.
"Don't tell me you are unable to communicate with mother," Hakai snapped angrily. "It is no wonder mother sings of sorrow. She has been traveling with the likeness of a complete stranger."
"What the fuck are you babbling about," Bankotsu snorted in anger.
"You can't even talk to mother can you," Hakai asked in his own bout of disbelief. "If you can't speak to mother, how can you ever expect to challenge me?"
"I don't know what you keep rattling on about, but you are starting to piss me off," Bankotsu exclaimed. "So let's stop all of this needless chatter, and let's FIGHT!!!"
"I can't believe you got us lost Miroku," Kagome shouted as the two trekked through the woods, searching for Inuyasha and Sango. Shippo was riding on Kirara's back as they listened to the two humans arguing.
"My sincerest apologies Lady Kagome, but it all looks the same to me," Miroku said in a solemn voice.
"You know," Shippo called out, gaining the attention of the two humans. "We could ride Kirara, and attempt to see them from overhead."
"That sounds like a great idea," Kagome said as she lifted the little fox demon off of the neko demon. Quickly giving Shippo a hug, Kagome waited for Kirara to transform.
"I do what I can," Shippo said in a cocky voice. 'Sometimes I wonder what these humans would do without me.'
Quickly Kirara transformed from the small neko demon, to a rather large cat demon, with flames swirling around her feet and tail. Once the group was on Kirara, the demon took off into the air, knocking branches and limbs off of the trees. "Maybe we should have found a clearing to take off from," Kagome supplied.
"They say hind sight is always perfect," Miroku said as his eyes instantly drifted to Kagome's behind. 'Speaking of hind sight. Lady Kagome has quite a nice posterior. Perhaps she won't notice if I lightly brush my hand against it.' Almost instantly, Miroku reached his right hand out, and grazed Kagome's bottom lightly, so as not to disturb her. Gaining a little confidence, Miroku allowed his hand to graze her bottom again, but this time, he allowed his hand to linger, causing Kagome's face to turn red with anger.
As Miroku was pulling his hand back, Kagome turned around enough to strike the monk in the face, causing him to fall off of Kirara. "Serves him right," Kagome snorted in anger, as she turned to face forward on Kirara once more.
"I don't think that monk will ever learn," Shippo said aloud, and Kirara roaring in agreement.
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and I hope some of the questions that you might have had about the story have been answered in this chapter. Also, I hope you all get a good laugh at my attempt of humor that is the last portion of this chapter. Personally, I must say that I throughly enjoyed writing this chapter, because it gave me a chance to bring to light the story behind Hakai. In the Chapter Eight, I plan on revealing more of Bankotsu's past before the Band of Seven. Once again, thank you all for your kind reviews. I am sorry about not uploading this last night, but I had work in the morning, and after I finished the last chapter, I just felt drained, so I decided to wait until today to write this chapter. I'm sorry, and to make it up to everyone who might have been waiting patiently for this chapter last night, I am going to be posting two chapters a day on Saturday and Sunday. That is unless something important pops up, and I don't have the time to work on the story that much. Again thank you to all my loyal reviewers. You are the greatest!!!