InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Breathless ❯ Serenity ( Chapter 34 )

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Chapter Thirty Three.

 

 

`Serenity'

 

 

The third detachment of Naraku's name had been Goshinki. He was a large horned oni who resembled a mix of an ogre and a dinosaur with the ability to read minds. He was extremely agile, very powerful, and had teeth so strong that they ultimately broke the half-breed Inuyasha's sword, Tetsusaiga, which ended up being his own undoing.

 

 

Goshinki's task was to slaughter an entire village to lure the badly wounded Inuyasha there. Using his ability to read minds, he countered the hanyou's every attack, eventually seizing the Tetsusaiga in his fangs and shattering it into pieces. Though near death, the absence of the Tetsusaiga allowed Inuyasha's demon blood to take over, rendering Goshinki unable to read Inuyasha's mind anymore. Goshinki was easily killed by the hanyou not long afterwards.

 

 

Juromaru and Kageromaru were the twin detachments born of Naraku after Kanna, Kagura and Goshinki. This made them the fourth detachments to have ever been spawned. Juromaru wore chains and a metal mask meant to restrain his murderous nature and contain Kageromaru, who resided in Juromaru's stomach till the fight with the inu-hanyou, in which Juromaru released him. Whereas Juromaru had little to no intelligence, Kageromaru was quite intelligent and cunning, being the one that gave the orders between the two.

 

 

Inuyasha eventually slashed the Tetsusaiga into the duo, killing them both.

 

 

Next to an unnamed being with a serpentine lower body and a humanoid torso which had lived very shortly, since it'd been instantly killed by Kikyo minutes after its emergence, the sixth incarnation to be spawned had been Muso: he was released from Naraku's body as a re-embodiment of the thief Onigumo, the human many demons had fused with to create the dark hanyou in the very beginning. In order to rid himself of the still present human heart of Onigumo, which prevented him from being able to kill Kikyo (the priestess that'd begun to plot his death) Naraku had created a detachment very different from the others. Muso took the form of a faceless man with a scar in the shape of a spider on his back. He slew numerous people while in his search for a face.

 

 

He was ultimately re-absorbed back into Naraku's body, effectively dying.

 

 

Kagura, the second incarnation to be originated from Naraku, and the one that Kanna had been the closest with, had been created right after the void child... and had been the only one besides Kanna who had ever managed to last this long. She was a wind sorceress and a wind youkai; from the very beginning, her only desire had been to kill Naraku in order to free herself from his control; however, because Naraku carried her physical heart on his very palm all the time, her defiance could only lead to her own demise with just a little squeeze of his hand… which was exactly what happened:

 

 

When Kohaku, the young taijiya revealed to her that he'd recovered his lost memory, the two of them became allies due to their common desire for Naraku's destruction. She ended up growing protective of the boy and ultimately defied the Dark Hanyou openly to allow him to escape, which was what had lead to her being dosed with his corrosive poison.

 

 

Akago and Hakudoshi, the last incarnations to die along with Moryomaru, the golem puppet created by Kakudoshi for Akago's protection, had grown tired of taking orders from Naraku and begun to work together to overthrow him. However, they were killed not long after Naraku's discovery of their betrayal… Hakudoshi by being abandoned during a battl,e without the saimyousho or hell wasps to protect him from getting swallowed by the Buddhist monk's wind tunnel or Kazana, and Akago by being re-absorbed into Naraku along with Moryomaru, just like Muso had been before him…

 

 

So it had come to this.

 

 

Given that she'd been the very first detachment that Naraku had ever created using the powers of his fragment of the Shikon no Tama, she had believed at some point in the past that she'd somehow also be the last to go.

 

 

However, the latest happenings had proven her wrong.

 

 

--Flashback—

 

 

“Kanna, these are orders from Naraku” the raven haired Byakuya approached to tell the white haired incarnation “Once you've spoken with the girl Usagi, you must go place your mirror on the lake one more time and lure Inuyasha's group towards where you are…”

 

 

--End Flashback—

 

 

Somewhere, at some point, the male known as Byakuya of Illusions, Naraku's ninth creation and replacement for Kagura, had managed to take her place as the most loyal incarnation.

 

 

She was no longer needed…. she knew.

 

 

Like all her brothers and sisters before her, she'd too become expendable.

 

 

It was no secret what would happen if she failed; what she would have to do if she didn't manage to break the inu-hanyou's sword. The instructions she'd been given didn't leave any place for doubt…

 

 

…To return after having destroyed the hanyou's sword, or not to return at all.

 

 

She'd known this would someday happen… she'd known from the very beginning. It was to be her Fate… she'd never truly had another choice.

 

 

As she waited by the shinning lake that was to be her graveyard, patiently for the enemy to make his appearance, the white-haired little youkai gazed down at her own reflection on the crystal blue waters.

 

 

Crystal blue.

 

 

Like a certain someone's crystal blue eyes.

 

 

Usagi-san; the girl whose voice could soothe the deepest worries… whose laughter sounded like Heaven bells' jingling…

 

 

The girl whose smile could light a thousand candles.

 

 

She'd never had pretty eyes like Usagi-san

 

 

Her eyes seemed to reflect every single emotion.

 

 

Eyes are the windows of the soul…

 

 

…But in Kanna's case, they reflected nothing at all.

 

 

Because she was… soulless?

 

 

It didn't matter either way.

 

 

For she was going to die today.

 

 

At least, she was allowed to say good bye…

 

 

--Flashback—

 

“The Master's sent me on a special mission regarding his enemies, and I know this time…I won't come back alive…” she said with no emotion.

 

“W-What? What are you saying, Kanna?!”

 

“…This will be the last time we see each other”

 

“NANI?!”

 

“I just wanted to say good bye…”

 

“B- B - but!!-”

 

“I'm glad I met you, Usagi-san… I will tell my sister, Kagura, about you, when we are reunited” not saying anything more, the void incarnation turned to walk away from her.

 

“…WAIT, KANNA!” the shocked blonde ran after the white haired Void child, who slowly turned around “…WHY…?!”

 

“…Because I thought you'd be the only one... who would care…”

 

--End Flashback—

 

It was then when she heard Inuyasha's group approaching.

 

With an imperceptible sigh, she prepared to face her Fate.

 

`If I'd ever had a heart… I would have wanted it to be like hers…'

 

 

 

 

“I am so tired, hungry and so lost…and to top it all I don't even know where the hell I am” Usagi mumbled as she once again attempted to make sense of her surroundings.

 

 

Trees to the right, trees and chirping birds to the left, trees and a few squirrels to the centre, and more trees behind…

 

 

…Trees, trees and more trees; but not a sight of the missing void child whatsoever.

 

 

She really didn't have any idea where she was. Whether she'd managed to go to the West, or if the only thing she'd accomplished was to run fruitlessly in circles.

 

 

She'd begun to grow slightly aggravated by now… to hell with her faulty sense of direction!!! She knew Kanna was in dire need of her help at that very precise moment, and what was she doing?! Getting lost in the middle of the forest with no clue as to where it was that she needed to go..!!

 

 

Frustrated, feelings sad, overwhelmed and utterly defeated, she eventually gave into the irresistible temptation of bending down to kneel on the ground and indulging in self-pity.

 

 

`If Kaede-Baba could see this… some sorry excuse for a priestess I am… the kind that can't even begin to manage to find her way in order to help a friend, and only succeeds in getting lost in the middle of the jungle. Stupid, stupid Usagi! You should have asked for directions before you started running like crazy… the way things are going it doesn't really help anyone…'

 

 

If only she could at least find her way back to the village… she would tell Kaede-sama what had happened, and all the truth about her origins, and beg for the older woman's wise advice and assistance… then she wouldn't feel so completely alone and helpless, like she was feeling now.

 

 

…Defenseless in the middle of the forest, at the mercy of any and all the predator creatures around.

 

 

“I can't find Kanna and I can't find my way back. I am a failure…” she hugged herself as she began sniffling.

 

 

“Hehehe…It's quite entertaining to hear you say that. It was time you started acknowledging your many a shortcomings, my dear `Serenity'” she then heard a malicious voice laughing from behind her, and the blonde's head immediately snapped up.

 

 

Had someone actually been watching her?!

 

 

“Eh?! Who's there?!” she demanded as she stood, turning sharply around.

 

 

“I take it you don't remember me… princess” a lone figure stepped out of the shadows, and Usagi blinked “So it is true, I was informed right…you r people have returned”

 

 

“Huh? …P-Princess? M-me?” she pointed to herself in total confusion. “I am no princess…I am merely a commoner” she looked at the figure of the newcomer, apparently a man, with her mouth agape as she sweat dropped.

 

 

The man was tall, with short hair, strange clothing and a weird staff with a crescent moon on his right hand… but what was weirder about him was that half of his face was covered under a mask, not allowing her to see all of his features.

 

 

Was he a human man… or a youkai? Usagi found that she couldn't tell which for sure. The only thing that was sure was that this man looked positively menacing.

 

 

“Oh but you are, Serenity… Has your memory become so fickle that you no longer recall your bloodline, or your birthright?”

 

 

Hearing those words, the blonde gasped. What was this stranger talking about?!

 

 

And…Serenity… why did that name suddenly sound so familiar?

 

 

The youth immediately shook her head to clear it out of those nonsensical thoughts. The situation was too turning very familiar… She remembered some sort of mistaken-identity-mishap to have happened once already, though with Lord Sesshoumaru… and then began to feel a little fed up.

 

 

When this stranger had arrived, she was already feeling sad and helpless and tired and hungry and aggravated and angry at herself… she did NOT need for something like this to make it worse by occurring just at this very inappropriate time…what she needed was for someone, anyone, to show her the way back to Kaede's village so that she could get more competent help for Kanna… not for someone to think her some princess from Kami knows where… in a land where it seemed that all the girls were called `Kagome'…

 

 

She had more important matters to sort out at the moment… she could not afford to waste time by entertaining misguided people and allow yet another of these stupid happenings to distract her! This was why she decided then and there to put an end to this particular misunderstanding quickly, by straightening things up immediately.

 

Taking in and out slow breaths several times to get hold of her growing frustration, she raised her head to smile up at the stranger apologetically.

 

 

“I'm sorry, sir, but you must be mistaken… I am not Serenity, my name is Usagi…” she crossed her hands in front of her in polite humbleness, so as to sound more convincing.

 

 

“Lies!” the man's single visible eye narrowed as he hissed at her more threateningly, coming even closer “you are Serenity… I will not be fooled. Your mother and the Inu no Taisho might have wanted to keep you sealed and hidden, but nothing passes by my senses; if you weren't Serenity, my staff wouldn't react to your mere presence as it is doing this very second; there is no error…” the man's staff began to glow “and because you've tried to deceive me, I shall not delay this… I shall take great pride in the task of your elimination!” he raised the staff high in the air, towering above her.

 

 

That was when Usagi's eyes finally widened… Mistake or no, this guy was seriously planning to kill her!

 

 

“MEIDOU ZANGETSU-HA!!!” she heard a stern voice shouted.

 

 

To Be Continued.