(Hey guys! Just a trigger warning for torture in this chap.)

Chapter 4: The New Demon

"Inuyasha and Kikyo. Who would've known they had had a romantic relationship before? But even more interesting,the priestess expressed her desire to cast Naraku and the jewel from this world. Can she do that? Is she capable of this? No, that can't be true. Look at her. She looks like nothing more than a mortal woman. Inuyasha looks so feeble right now. I could take him out with such ease. Why should I hide in the shadows when I have them both here? I will kill both Kikyo and Inuyasha."

Kagura moved with great speed, removing herself from behind the tree she was standing behind. She flicked her weapon in the direction of both Kikyo and Inuyasha. But before she could complete her attack, she heard a whistling sound go past her head and an arrow sunk itself into the tree right next to her ear. She looked up into the tree across from her and saw Kikyo pointing an arrow at her.

"Kagura!" She could hear Inuyasha say.

"The next one will be your demise." Kikyo warned.

Kagura was a little surprised at Kikyo's skill, and did the first thing that came to mind. Protecting her own life. She pulled the feather from her hair and threw it, hopping into the sky. The feather took her away at great speed. She breathed heavily in relief, angry at her brash decision to attack the two, not knowing Kikyo's strengths. She was glad to have escaped unscathed though.

"That was a close one. I have the information Naraku needs. I don't need to follow her any longer. Not that I could as I've given myself away. What a miserable woman."

….

Kanna sat before Naraku holding up the mirror for him to see. The saimyosho that had been sent to keep Kagura on task were watching Kagura follow Kikyo as she met up with Inuyasha, though he could not hear anything that was going on, as usual. Naraku watched as Kagura removed herself from her hiding place, and began to attack. His teeth clenched and he stood angrily. Next, he saw the arrow. Kikyo had retaliated. He couldn't see the priestess but he knew she was there and had the upper hand. He growled and he watched Kagura as her feather took her away into the sky. The saimyosho looked to Kikyo before it flew away. Naraku's face softened when he saw her. Onigumo's heart dropped inside of the demon, which made him even angrier. His heart was glad that Kikyo was unharmed, and it made his mind grind with conflict. He looked away, and angrily growled as he put a hole through the wall with his fist.

Kanna was one of the few creatures who got to see Naraku when he was not composed. He always remained calm and collected around his enemies to ensure them he had the upper hand. But at the castle, every once in a while, he would go into a fit of rage. Kanna didn't care, she would simply watch him until he was done. Such a display of emotions would be startling to most. He put a few more holes in the wall before he stopped and made his way over to Kanna. The saimyosho were at Kagura's heels, and he could see her kimono flowing in the wind.

"Either Kagura is brave or entirely stupid. Either way, she was not ordered to kill Kikyo or abandon her post."

Kanna looked up at Naraku, studying his face. She looked on in curiosity, wondering why it was he raged about as he did. Wouldn't it be a benefit to him if Kikyo and Inuyasha were killed? She gathered that there must be something attaching him to Kikyo that made him want her to remain alive. Although she couldn't quite figure out what it was.

"Naraku wants the priestess alive. Why is this?"

"Kanna, when she returns, you will make sure she comes to me first." He said, turning his back to her. "But first, I would like you to check on the condition of the new one."

Kanna nodded and stood up, without moving she transported herself just outside of the small rooms of the castle and into the courtyard. She looked to her right and saw a huge beast with horns laying down silently. It was on it's stomach and she could see the tail coming from it's back. Like both herself and Kagura, this beast had just recently been created from Naraku. He was much bigger and more fierce-looking than his sisters before him. She moved in close to the creature, standing before its frightful face. Kanna was not scared of the beast at all, as fearsome as it looked.

"It will wake soon." She said, placing her hand on its forehead.

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Kagura finally reached her destination. She leapt off of her feather and landed gracefully on the ground before the castle. She caught the feather as it deteriorated in size and placed it neatly back into her hair. She breathed out frustratedly.

"That miserable priestess almost killed me. I can't believe I almost fell at the hands of a human woman. Damn it all."

Looking to the castle, she felt a new sense of dread take over her. The idea of walking back into these dismal walls made her feel claustrophobic. She couldn't breathe free here. The smell of a light miasma sickened her to her stomach. She knew that he was not going to be happy with her. Like a fool, she had blown her cover only to fail at killing both Inuyasha and the priestess Kikyo. She replayed the scene in her mind, and shivered at the thought of the arrow whizzing by her head.

When she entered the castle gates, she knew there was something different. She smelled a new presence about the castle. She followed the scent, and it brought her to the courtyard. She gasped when she saw a beast lying there motionless. She walked over to it, still keeping enough distance. It was a fearsome looking animal.

"What a hideous creature. Must be a new creation of Naraku's." She said aloud.

"He is." She could hear a small voice say.

"Kanna.." Kagura turned to look at the girl.

Kanna looked to the beast and then back to Kagura. They stood like this for a couple minutes before Kagura sighed. There was no explanation needed between them. She knew that Kanna was sent to her by him.

"Alright. I'm going. I'm going." Kagura growled aloud, turning on her heel with her arms crossed and her nose in the air.

Kanna watched her sister walk away, and felt a twinge of something in the back of her mind. Was it concern? She shook it off, approaching the beast who lay motionless on the ground. She placed her hand on his forehead before looking back up at the castle.

…..

Kagura walked through the halls of the castle slowly. Her delicate feet hardly making a sound. When she approached Naraku's chambers, she didn't feel his presence at all. She slowly entered the room, looking around. The room was empty aside from some jars and other trinkets lying around. She shrugged and made her way outside of the room, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Well, I tried." She said, letting her guard down. "I can't speak to him if he's not here."

She glided down the hallway until she came to her own chambers, ready to unwind for a little bit. She stopped at the door when she felt something was off. She slowly placed her fan in the slit of the shades and moved it aside, looking into the room. Naraku was sitting there cross legged, his chest bare. His black locks fell over his shoulders. He was wiping a clear liquid on a crude shaped tool, that looked much like a knife. His red eyes met with hers.

"Kagura, you are back." He said calmly. "Come here."

She kept her face straight but internally she was panicking. Why was he in her chambers and what was he doing? Not wanting to seem nervous, she sat down on her knees across from him, whipping her fan open, concealing her face aside from her red eyes. Her big black eyelashes blinked watching as he covered the tool with the mysterious clear liquid.

"I have the information you wanted." She said, hoping to get him to leave her sooner rather than later.

"Turn around." He said, making her flinch.

"Pardon?" Kagura said confusedly.

"Don't hesitate." He said, placing the tool down.

Kagura placed her fan down at her side and turned around with her back facing him. She flinched when she felt his cold fingers pull down her kimono exposing her back at him. Her hands shot up to her chest, crisscrossed against each other in reaction to the cold air on her bare chest.

"What is the meaning of this?" She panicked, unsure of his intention.

"Kagura, you refuse to follow orders. You were not ordered to kill the priestess Kikyo. Yet you defy me to fulfil your own agenda, and embarrass yourself in the process." He said as he picked up the tool and began to run it across her skin gently. Kagura felt the cold blade on her back, and she gasped.

"Let me explain.." Her breathing became heavy as she realized he was going to be using it on her.

Before she could say anything else, she felt the blade make its way into her back. It wasn't very deep into her skin, but it was in enough to cause her pain. It made her grunt aloud, but she was able to keep her composure. What came next was unexpected and much more excruciating than the initial wound was a sting that felt like salt being poured on her wound after the blade was removed. She let out a small cry and slunk to the ground, away from Naraku. The liquid sizzled under her skin, making a few tears form at the corners of her eyes.

"Please, don't.." She whispered softly, already exhausted and pained from her brush with death. Her nose touched the floor and her eyes were tightly shut as she hugged her body.

"Kagura, your cowardice is most unbecoming of you. If you want to live past this day, you will be still." He said, waiting for her to sit back up patiently.

Kagura breathed out and rose back up slowly making Naraku smirk; the darkness in his soul radiating from him. He couldn't see her face but he knew that she was already in agony. Her eyes closed tight and her teeth clenched together, she quickly tried to distract herself from Naraku's instrument. She felt the tool cut into her skin again and she grunted as he twisted it. The smirk on Naraku's face unmoving, it was clear that he enjoyed what he was doing.

Naraku thought of when he had cut Kanna, to no response. She did not even flinch. When he let his tool slide in and out of Kagura's back, he took great interest in watching her body flinch and tremble at its touch. He could not cut her willfulness, but he could cut her skin. And that was just as well for him, if not more. His demon blood ran hot at her obvious pain.

Kagura held back for the first minute, but as he continued to let the blade pierce her skin and the liquid works its magic, she started to lose control of herself. Her small grunts became shouts of pain. She felt hot blood running down her pierced back and the hands that held her kimono up shook.

"No more. I can't." She managed to say through her cries.

When she felt the sizzling burn once again, she couldn't be still anymore. Her body slunk to the ground once more, unable to handle it any longer. "Kikyo is deceiving you!" She shouted.

There was a great silence, and she didn't move at all. She could feel a few trickles of blood fall down her back as the wounds began to heal. Her shaky breathing was all that could be heard in the room as Naraku stood up, making his way over to the window. He let the tool drop from his hands onto the ground, which made Kagura lift her head. When she realized he was done, she lifted her kimono onto her shoulders and hugged it to her body as she recollected herself. Keeping her eyes on him, she watched his eyes change. He had a new face on that she had never seen on him before. He looked as if his feelings had been hurt. But his face quickly changed back into a scowl.

"What do you know?" He turned to her.

"She gave you the shards of the jewel on purpose. I don't know how, but she intends to use the jewel to destroy you. She said this in her own words." Kagura's breathing was starting to get back to normal, although she was still shocked. "She said you were her enemy."

Naraku's face became angry as he listened to Kagura speak of Kikyo.

"That bitch, I knew she was up to something." He said, balling his hand into a fist.

Just then, Kanna had entered the room. She looked over to Kagura, who was clearly devastated. She had no doubt been punished for her slip up with Kikyo, and it made Kanna curious. Her head tilted as she looked at Kagura with her deep black eyes.

"You feel what I cannot. Kagura, my sister, your strong demeanor has been moved so greatly by this sensation. Is pain really so moving?" She thought in her head, thinking of the time Naraku had pierced her skin. She felt nothing, she had not even flinched. She wondered what it felt like to experience pain.

"Kanna, why do you interrupt? Stop standing around and speak." His voice made Kanna turn her head to Naraku. She hadn't even realized she had been standing there long.

"Master Naraku." She said with her little voice. "It's woken up."

(Minutes earlier)

Kanna sat by the large head of the demon that Naraku had created. She was looking into her mirror, watching humans interact with each other far away from where she was sitting. She took a particular interest in people, and watched them often. When she heard a small gurgling sound, she looked up. The closed eyes of the demon opened, and began to glow red. Kanna stood up, waiting for it to speak.

The beast woke up gently, which wasn't expected. His large limbs moved to the ground, pulling him onto his feet. He looked down to the child beneath him and growled. He did not seem very confused, even though he should have been.

"Child, where am I?" He demanded to know.

"In our Masters castle. I am your sister." She said plainly.

"And what, pray tell, is our Master's name?"

"Naraku. He will be happy to see that you've woken. He feared you wouldn't."

The demon paused, and listened to the wind surrounding him.

"I hear a noise." He said, moving his eyes to the castle doors. "Like a woman crying in pain. I hear it not only with my ears. I hear her cries both external and internal. Should this be the first sound I hear?.. Her grief fills my soul with desire, and a taste for blood."

Kanna's eyes also moved to the door, and she thought she must let him know immediately. "Stay here. He will want to see you."

"Am I taking orders from a child? That sounds most ridiculous. I think not. You will be my first meal." He moved towards the girl.

"If you choose to do that, I cannot ensure that you will live long. Naraku does hate when his creations are willful." She looked at him with her black, fearless eyes.

If almost on cue, he heard another pitiful shout from inside the castle walls. He looked back to the child and nodded. He did not know the true powers of this "Master" he was supposedly created by, but was too smart to risk himself just yet. He tried to imagine what this Master might look like. He figured he must double him in size and strength, in order to be able to create him. He let the ghoulish girl disappear inside unharmed.

Naraku nodded when Kanna told him the update on his newest creation. He snapped himself out of his rage for Kikyo and nodded. He looked over to Kagura, glaring at her with his red eyes.

"We will continue this discussion at a later time. Get up. It's time for us to meet your brother."

Kagura slowly rose onto her feet, tying her obi in front. She took a deep breath out. Naraku folded him arms into his sleeves. The wind demoness looked at him and she made a small, submissive bow to let him know that she was ready. It killed her to have to show Naraku the respect he did not deserve but now was not a time to keep him waiting. He smirked maliciously, enjoying her display of subservience. He didn't get it to see it very often in her, as she was usually strong minded and snarky with him. Naraku beamed in his victory over the demoness' spirit. He moved past both of the girls, and up the hall. Kanna and Kagura walked slightly behind to either side of him.

Kanna looked to her right to look at Kagura. Her head was cast down and her steps were as silent as ever. When Kagura noticed her sister looking at her, she whipped her fan open to cover her face.

"Do not let anyone see that he hurt you. Stand up tall. You cannot let him defeat you like this." She scolded herself. "There will come an opportunity to throw Naraku to the wolves.. or dogs for that matter. You just have to be patient. Don't let him get to you."

Naraku's smirk widened when they had finally made their way outside into the courtyard. He saw the beast he had created was standing there, breathing heavily. Kagura looked upon this animal with disgust. The beast looked at Naraku exiting the castle doors and laughed.

"This man is the Master of this castle?" He growled amusedly, letting out a sadistic laugh after as he turned to Kanna. "Little girl, you have sealed all of your fates with your ruse."

"Such a pompous creature, I shall call you Goshinki." Naraku said, his smile making the beast growl.

The beast looked at Kagura, and read her mind. "I should hope Naraku does not want me to work aside this ugly demon." She thought before scoffing at his image. He recognized the voice inside her head as the same one he had heard when he had first woken up.

He then looked to Kanna and tried to do the same, but all he heard was silence. It was as if she knew he was listening. He then turned to Naraku and tried again. He found again that there was silence, but not because Naraku had silenced his mind. It was because he could not read his mind. He second guessed the true power of the man before him.

"What manner of demon are you, Naraku?" Goshinki asked.

"That is not important. All you need to know is that I have created you from a part of myself as I have created Kagura and Kanna. You will not attack any of us, as you will be serving me. You are indeed a fine creation, if I do say so myself. Don't you agree, Kagura?"

Kagura looked to Naraku, her eyes shown from the veil of her fan. "My finest creation." She remembered the words he had spoken to her, as he traced her chin with his finger, a deceitful smile across his lying face.

Her chest tightened when she realized she was playing the same angle with this new demon. Kagura winced, not wanting to be around him anymore, lest she say something she might regret.

"Who am I to disagree with you, Master Naraku?" Kagura said plainly, shrugging her shoulders. "After all, you've created him. He'll do, I guess."

Naraku let out a small yet vicious laugh as Kagura snapped her fan closed. Her cheeks burned angrily as she turned around and headed towards the door, letting herself inside and leaving Naraku behind with Goshinki and Kanna.

"You'll have to excuse your sister Kagura. She truly is jealous of you. I have created you stronger than those before you." Naraku relayed to Goshinki, who was still taking in all of this information.

"Tell me, Naraku. If you created me so strong, what should stop me right now from tearing you limb from limb and taking over your castle for myself?"

"You are strong, no doubt. But you will find that I will be victorious in any attempt of mutiny. I am the Master of this castle, and it will remain that way."

"I should like to test that theory." Goshinki said pompously, reaching out and grabbing for Kanna. The child was scooped up by his great claws. "But first, I think I shall devour the child."

Kanna looked blankly into his eyes, fearless as he slowly brought her to his large fangs. He closed his mouth where the first half of her body should be, and found that he had bit down on nothing. He opened his palm, looking into his hand. There was nothing there. He looked to his side confusedly, and saw the child standing across from him, as if she had disappeared and reappeared. In his confusion, he had forgotten to pay attention. He felt two large tentacles wrap around his mouth, closing it tightly like a muzzle. The tentacles pulled him to the ground, slamming his face in the dirt. His eyes concentrated as the tentacles pulled tighter around his mouth. A couple more wrapped around his horns, pulling his face down further. He tried to bring his hands to remove the tentacles, but they were deflected by two more tentacles reaching out for his wrists. More and more tentacles came at him from different angles, holding him down even tighter than before. Goshinki struggled for a minute, looking to see where all the tentacles were coming from. Pinned down tightly, he saw Naraku walking calmly towards him. There were tons of tentacles coming out from his body. He kneeled one knee down by Goshinki, placing his hand on the creatures muzzled snout.

"I have created you, Goshinki. I know what your weaknesses are, as well as your strengths. Any further attempt to devour myself or either of your sisters will result in immediate death. I can destroy you, now, if that if your desire."

The creature remained still, not fighting against the tentacles any longer. "I do not want this." He growled.

The tentacles all loosened and began to retreat, causing a great flash of light, before Naraku took a step back, letting the creature find his way back onto his feet. "I know it is your desire to taste blood, but you will have to show patience. Soon enough, I will feed you the blood of as many humans as you can devour. But you will show me obedience."

The beast nodded grudgingly. "That is all I desire is the taste of flesh. If what you say is true, your will is my command."

Naraku let out a vicious smile.

(That's a wrap for Chapter 4! Thank you for reading. Especially thank you to the few followers I do have you guys are great. xoxo

Next Chapter is going to contain sexual content, just a heads up. Thanks again!)

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