InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Cataclysm ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

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Distress

Everyone watched in shock as Kagome fell. That demon had just popped out of nowhere.

Before anyone could do anything, Hiei snarled and his form vanished. It reappeared seconds later with the demon. Or rather, the demon's head. It appeared that the rest of its body had been roughly severed by a cut from behind.

The still-alive demon glared at Hiei as he threw it to the ground.

“What did you do to her?”

“I gave her some of her own medicine,” the demon said with a laugh. “She's venom and fire, so I injected her with ice and antivenom,” the beast said as it laughed hysterically. “She won't be waking up, this time!”

In a flash, Hiei halved the head and it was aglow with black flames.

“This little excursion is over. I suggest you take her to Reikai, detective,” he said as he sheathed the blade.

“Botan, open a portal. Now,” he said to the communicator he'd quickly pulled out, though he didn't know why Hiei was so concerned.

A hole opened in the air and the group quickly escaped. Unbeknownst to them, two pairs of red eyes silently watched as they disappeared, hunger and bloodlust in their eyes…

 

Hiei

As the ogres took Kagome to a healer, Yusuke and the others turned glaring eyes on Hiei.

“Okay, spill. What the hell happened?”

“It's none of your concern, fool. You should be concerned with the fact that she's currently poisoned.”

Hiei suddenly found himself at the tip of a blade and he looked exasperatedly toward the slayer.

“Tell me what you did to her.”

“I did nothing. I suggest you put away your toy before I get irritated,” he added, glaring down at the sword.

A sudden surge of power filled the entire area around Koenma's palace and everyone watched in shock as the two ogres carrying Kagome were thrown through the walls behind them. Kagome's body fell limply to the ground and she began to spasm violently.

Their surprise turned into shock when her mouth fell open and blood began to trickle out. Her eyes flew open and they were the color of blood as well.

“Damnit!”

Yusuke began running toward his cousin when she was abruptly surrounded by large, black flames. He spun to find Hiei staring at the miko in shock. His Jagan was wide open.

“Hiei, what the hell are you doing!?”

“It seems my Jagan is being insubordinate today,” he said as he forced his youki into it. Still, the eye did not close as he commanded it to.

Regardless, he rushed forward and felt the flames around her bend to allow his proximity to the miko. He knelt down next to her and the Jagan flashed bright red. The flames vanished immediately.

Kagome's flailing body slowly stilled as his hand rested on her forehead.

“Be calm, onna. The dragon doesn't like others near you, apparently.”

Her eyes fluttered and they stared at the now deep, bright blue eyes that stared at the ceiling.

“Am I going to die?” she asked, her voice low and weak.

Blood was slowly curling down her delicate chin from her mouth and tears fell from her eyes.

“Kagome!”

Sango ran to her side and froze as black flames rose from her body.

“You're going to be okay, onna,” Hiei said as his Jagan began to build power.

“I feel like my body is dying,” she groaned before violently coughing a small spray of red onto the carpet.

The Jagan glowed a brilliant ruby-red and Hiei knelt down.

“Fire apparitions aren't that simple to kill. You're going to have to trust me, though.”

Her eyes focused on him and she weakly nodded. Without hesitation, Hiei put one hand on her forehead and another on her chest, just over her heart.

“This is going to hurt, onna, but you'll live.”

His eyes closed and the Jagan widened. A massive flare of power filled the palace and everyone watched in awe as black, red, silver and blue energy engulfed the two in a cage, keeping everyone else away. Before their eyes, the Jagan's power surged into Hiei's hands and into Kagome. Both convulsed violently and then, the energy around them exploded, filling the room with light…

 

Kagome awoke in utter darkness.

“What!? Where am I?”

“Relax,” Hiei's voice said, making her jump. The darkness burst into vivid color and she found the small fire apparition standing in front of her.

“Where are we?” she asked, looking at the field around them.

“Your mind.”

“My… mind? What?”

Hiei sighed and stepped close to her.

“I could not get past your barrier within your mind, so I had to do things this way.”

“Okay… Why did you need to get inside my mind? There's a reason for the barrier,” she said with a frown.

“Just be quiet,” he sighed. “As long as we're here, your body will be healed. The poison is currently being ripped out of your body. Believe me when I say you don't want to be awake for it.”

“Alright,” Kagome said, sitting down. “So, I get why I'm here, but why are you?”

“Because my body is currently destroying the poison from your body, which requires a great deal of pain on my part from your purification, as well,” he said, sitting down next to her.

“I take it you're not the kind of person to talk to pass time, huh?”

He smirked and she sat back, her eyes closing.

“Alright. Do you mind if I talk?”

“Hn,” he said before lying down on the grass.

“You know, I didn't tell you all everything about what happened at Naraku's,” she said with a sigh.

“I know.”

“How?” she asked, her eyes opening in surprise.

“I'm psychic,” he snorted.

“That explains a lot…”

“However, I don't know exactly what you're hiding from those fools,” he added, looking up at the bright sky. “I expected your mind to be darker, somehow…”

“Yeah, I'm a little surprised it's like this, too, considering recent events. And it's not that I'm exactly hiding anything… It's just, there are certain details that I don't want to share…”

“And yet you're talking to me about it.”

“I don't really know why,” she shrugged. “Maybe it's the fact that you seem least likely to tell anyone else.”

“Hn.”

“You know, it hurts.”

“What does?” Hiei asked, suddenly worrying that this little excursion into the onna's mind was a waste.

“Oh, don't worry. I don't feel anything… At least, not from whatever's happening right now… I sugarcoated the rape to Sango, since I knew everybody was listening and I didn't want to scare Shippo… He didn't just rape me, he made me into a toy,” she said, her body shuddering.

“A toy? And you didn't kill him?”

“I wanted to. I mean, I'm a miko. I'm not supposed to be violent… But I wanted so badly to kill him with my own two hands the entire time… That fourth day, before he made me into a demon… he summoned a bunch of low-level demons, and when he was done raping me in front of them, he chained me to the floor so they could use me… The entire day, those demons made me suffer. The reason I was begging for death the fifth day was because, suddenly, all of the demons were purified… I looked up to find Kikyo rushing toward me.”

“The miko that wanted to kill you?” Hiei asked with surprise.

“Yeah… it was really strange. She said that since I'd helped her return from the dead so often, it was her turn to return the favor… She broke the chains off of me and healed my internal bleeding… and suddenly… she had five tentacles trapping her to the ground… He threatened that he'd rape her if I didn't do what he said… and then he made me strip her naked…”

Her body began shaking as tears fell to the clearing.

“It wasn't enough… He wanted me to rape her… I couldn't do it, and he said that he would… Kikyo was afraid. Truly, and completely terrified… And she begged me to do it so that he wouldn't touch her… I did it, because she was as afraid as I was… When I was done, she was crying hysterically as her powers vanished. Naraku laughed hysterically before a tentacle stabbed her heart… Naraku had accomplished his goal. I was completely useless to do anything when he made me into a demon…”

She pulled her knees to her chest and let the pent-up sobs escape now.

“I couldn't do a thing to stop him, or save her…”

Even Hiei felt several emotions from that story. The most prominent were pity and hatred. Torture was one thing, but even he wasn't that cruel.

“I'm not going to waste my time saying it'll be fine,” he said, deciding the cold truth would be a more effective motivation. “It's not. You can't undo what he did to you, no matter how hard you try. But, you can control the outcome of the future.”

She looked up at him with tears marking her face.

“How? I couldn't kill him, and now I'm nothing but a tainted pseudo-demon who's probably dying right now…”

“You have control over the Dragon, somehow. With that, there isn't a demon that can defeat you. If you learn to control its power, that is,” he added, thinking of how he'd damaged himself so many times trying to use it.

“I see… Is that what you've got under your seal?” she asked, looking at his wrapped arm.

“Yes. And it's inside of you, as well. I really don't like not knowing why that is.”

“What's so impressive?”

“The only ones who can control the Dragon of Darkness are those who possess the Jagan eye like myself. You shouldn't be able to.”

Suddenly, Kagome's eyes widened and she clutched her chest.

“What the hell!? I thought you said I shouldn't feel pain here!”

Hiei's eyes widened as she began panting.

“You shouldn't.”

A black aura began to engulf her body and he snarled. Two red eyes formed in the darkness, and they were glaring at the small demon.

“Who dares try to release this miko from my hold!?”

Hiei's eyes widened as he stared at the slowly forming dragon.

“What do you mean `release from your hold,' dragon?”

“Isn't it obvious? The miko's slowly allowing me to possess her body.”

Kagome's eyes stared at the thing around her in horror.

“What!?”

“You didn't know? I was summoned into you when you first awoke as a miko/demon hybrid. I am a Dragon of Chaos.”

Hiei's eyes widened. This dragon was similar to his own in every way. No wonder he'd mistaken it. But this presented a big problem…

“The Dragons of Chaos were all hunted down and killed.”

“Ho ho! The little apparition knows his history! But that isn't entirely correct, little demon. There are a few who survived. Unfortunately, I was killed by the hanyo, so I wouldn't mind getting a little payback, either,” the dragon said, its eyes moving down to Kagome. “Your body will make an excellent vessel.”

“What's this mean?” she asked, scared out of her mind.

“The hanyo had the audacity to call me a `snake demon.' I hate him with every fiber of my being. What it means is that, soon, you will be me. Or rather, I will be you. I will soon completely possess your body to reap the chaos that sustains my existence.”

Kagome's eyes widened even further.

“No… Get out of my body!”

A dark laugh filled the air and the beast lowered its shadowy head to hers.

“If you allow me to control your body, I can kill that hanyo for you.”

“I'll do it myself. Get out of my head and out of my body!” she screamed, lunging forward with shining claws. Before she reached it, a massive, spiked tail hit her and she flew straight into Hiei.

He braced himself and slid back several yards as he caught her in his arms, glaring at the dragon.

“Hiei,” she panted.

“Do you want the demon gone?” he asked, looking at the approaching serpent.

“Yes.”

“You're willing to let go of your main means of revenge?” he asked as it came ever closer.

“I don't care. I'd rather be myself than be possessed!”

Hiei looked at Kagome and she blushed brightly at the intensity.

“Don't you dare hit me later for this,” he bit out.

With that, Hiei lowered his lips to hers. Power exploded throughout the mind-illusion as her eyes widened almost comically. As their lips pressed harder together, the power intensified. Suddenly, there was a scream of agony.

They looked up to find the snake completely melting from the power that was escaping the two, and Hiei reluctantly pulled away from the miko's sweet lips. Instantly, the harder edges to her appearance disappeared, such as the slits in her eyes and the long fangs in the back of her mouth.

The scene vanished slowly and they both opened their eyes…

 

They were watching as Hiei's aura wrapped around Kagome's. They both began to writhe as electricity filled the air and slowly, they could feel the poison leaving Kagome's body. Their excitement was short-lived, however.

The group watched in horror as a massive black dragon wrapped around the two on the floor. It looked like Hiei's, but it somehow felt more dangerous as its red eyes darted around the room.

“What the hell!?”

The red eyes widened in surprise after several moments of staring unblinkingly and white energy began to flow through its now shattering body.

The group watched in shock as Hiei's body lifted Kagome's. And then, their lips met and the dragon's body simply exploded with an agonized scream.

Slowly, the cage of energy around them dissipated and their eyes opened. As Hiei's eyes widened, the Jagan closed, apparently exhausted of its power from keeping the others safe.

Kagome's face turned bright pink at the feel of his arms around her and they both jumped up, refusing to look at each other. That's when the group noticed the change in Kagome's appearance. She no longer had the venomous aura of a snake demon, leaving her soul split into two colors; miko and fire demon. The dark aura of the dragon no longer filled her, and her expression was incredibly brighter.

“Kagome?”

She looked at Sango, who was closer than the others, with a bright smile.

“Yeah?”

“Are you alright?”

Kagome nodded weakly, suddenly focused on the warmth around her lips. It was like a small inferno was inside of the skin, and images of Hiei's unconscious body and hers flashed to her mind over the one of them in her dream. Her blush was now bright red, and she looked at the floor.

“I'll be fine in a few minutes…”

“Is Miss Higurashi alright!?” asked the toddler when he appeared in the room suddenly.

“She's better, it seems,” Kurama said as he inspected her. “It would seem she finally has one dominant youki and no others.”

Koenma looked at Kagome's aura and nodded.

“So your fire apparition side won in the end, huh?”

She nodded and Koenma smirked.

“I know this is a rather unfortunate time to bring this up, but we believe we've found Naraku's hideout.”

“Where?” Kurama asked.

“It's in this Sesshomaru's land,” said a voice, causing them all to jump. “What exactly has happened, miko?”

Kagome turned to find Sesshomaru inspecting her closely.

“A lot. So, his castle is in your territory?”

He gave a minute nod of his head and took in her various scents.

“It is. Now, this Sesshomaru demands to know what has happened to cause this change in your scent. It's rather disorienting,” he said, sighing in frustration.

“Naraku made me into a demon.”

Sesshomaru's eyes widened at the hate-filled tone with which she'd said that, but quickly returned to his usual stoicism.

“I see. Regardless, there is a large barrier around the castle, so I have need of the fool's sword.”

Kagome's eyes fell to the ground and she held in her self-hatred so nobody would notice.

“Inuyasha is dead…”

Sesshomaru's eyes widened as he took in the slayer and monks' stiffened postures and Kagome's barely noticeable shaking.

“I see… And who is it that took my prey's life?”

“I did,” Kagome said, her eyes glued to the floor. “He just wouldn't stop fighting me…”

“And his reason for attacking?”

Kagome simply shook her head as tears started to fall.

“It's not important… I'll break the barrier for you. Where's the castle?”

Everyone was staring with wide eyes at her and she sighed.

“How will you break the barrier?”

“I can think of a way. But I need to have the Tetsusaiga, first.”

“Why do you need the Tetsusaiga, Lady Kagome?” Miroku asked curiously.

“I can explain it if I can hold it,” she said, thinking out the possibilities. If she was a demon, she was damn well going to use it against Naraku.

“After you were out, I tried to take it inside, but the thing shocked me,” Yusuke said.

“So, we had to seal it,” Sango said, drawing the blade from her side. Kagome saw several sutras wrapped around it, which would explain why she couldn't sense the youki inside. “We didn't know what to do with it, so I decided to bring it with me.”

Kagome put out her hand and the second Sango handed it over, a burst of black lightning exploded outward from Tetsusaiga's sheath. The sutras caught fire and fell to the ground as ashes, and Kagome's red eyes widened.

Experimentally, she grabbed the hilt of the blade. A small spark of energy met her and then, without any hesitation, she drew the blade. As it left the sheath, youki flared and it tripled in size and deadliness. As soon as it was completely out of the sheath, red energy wrapped around them both and Kagome let out a loud scream that had all present demons cringing.

The power exploded into a bubble around her so thick nobody could see through it. And when it vanished, she was on her knees, her upper body twitching. And in her hands was a long, red blade with the kanjis for `Fire Snake' along its length.

The blade was wrapped in a mixture of several energies, and it had a wicked curve in the center.

She slowly stood up, and everyone gasped in horror at the burns that revealed themselves covering her body. Black smoke was rising from her body now, and her eyes were a brilliant violet.

“Hoja Tetsusaiga,” she panted before the sword shrank back into its rusty form and it fell from her now smoking hand.

Slowly, her eyes darkened into a dull purple and her demonic features slowly pronounced themselves. Fangs grew in place of her canines while her hands, which were elongated with blade-like nails, were wrapped in flames.

“What just happened?” Yusuke asked, staring at his panting, and now bleeding, cousin. From her bleeding wounds that had suddenly opened, smoke rose rapidly.

Sango began to run toward her friend when a strong hand wrapped around her shoulder. She turned to find Miroku holding her back.

“What the hell!? Miroku, she needs help!”

“The monk is smarter than he appears,” Hiei said, taking in the aura around the miko. “If you should touch her, you would most likely die. I suggest we open her a portal to a large, unpopulated area, Koenma. Now.”

The toddler looked at him like he was insane and the demon sighed.

Pulling out a knife, he threw it at Kagome, making everyone gasp in surprise.

It made it to within a foot of her before energy exploded outward. The knife melted as soon as it met the energy, and a puddle of liquid metal fell to the carpet, a cloud of smoke rising from it.

“Her energy is currently unstable. And it's rising. Should she not be put somewhere without people, the results will most likely be cataclysmic.”

“Botan!”

The chipper girl quickly opened a portal and while Kagome's body fell through and it closed, a screen flickered to life. Before their eyes, Kagome's energy unleashed itself. The forest around her for ten square miles was suddenly gone, engulfed in a massive white-hot burst of flames. The power washed over the forest and everything was vaporized in its path.

As soon as all of the unstable power left her, she fell to the ground and began convulsing. A new portal opened and the gang was gone, surrounding her quickly.

“Kagome, it's going to be alright,” Yusuke said before gently picking up her seizing form.

When they returned to her house, Kagome's mother immediately demanded to know what happened, who everybody was, where Inuyasha was, and what was going on…

 

A/N:

Well, that's chapter five! It took me a while, but I really like the result after I re-edited it a few times. Be sure to review! Tell me what you think about the plot so far, Kagome's ability to wield Tetsusaiga, and what you think of the new sword. And make sure to tell me what you think of my attempt at Hiei/Kag.