InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A World Gone Dark ❯ Insanity ( Chapter 1 )

Hey it’s me again. I finally got the first chapter for my second story done. I’m so happy I got it done.

Disclaimer I don’t own Inuyasha but if I did I would make some drastic changes to it.

These bloody thoughts, from what are they born?

By Piave, from Verdi’s Macbeth   “A World Gone Dark”

Chapter1: Insanity (Feudal Japan, in an open field)

The wind whipped around wildly; rain beat down upon a young woman whose head was bent. Black raven hair hung over her eyes as tears flowed down cheeks as pale as the mist surrounding her. Though no wounds were visible to the eye her heart bled with an internal wound deeper then any sword or arrow could go. A once pure aura that shined with joy and love was now as dark and black as the night sky without stars. “You will pay for what you’ve done. I will make you all pay,” her voice was nothing more than a harsh whisper in the night. The storm raged on but she no longer could see the world around her. Could no longer feel the rain beat down upon her face.

“Yes kill them all. They took everything from you, it’s there fault. It was always there fault,” a voice that she did not recognize echoed in her own head. “Show them no mercy; make them bleed as your heart bleeds. Make them cry in agony as you did when they took it all away.” A smile spread across her face, “Yes I will make them pay, and they will pay dearly for what they’ve done. Vengeance will be mine.” The young woman looked up into the sky, eyes wide with joy as laughter poured out of her lips. “They condemned themselves to this fate. They should have known better,” the voice echoed in her mind. But the voice changed, it was now that of a young boy’s voice. Her clothes that once looked like a school uniform was now soaked sticking to her wet body. It was once a green and white outfit but was now covered in layers of thick mud. (A cave)

A fire crackled with life as the storm raged on outside. The wind howled as if trying to reach them within the cave. Reaching to punish them for what they had been forced to do. Their hearts in ached with the thought of it. Dust floated unsettled around in the air from the pacing of a young man. His eyes held worry in their golden depths. Finally he stopped pacing and spoke. His voice, almost too soft to be heard, reached the ears of the other two companions who where at the moment sitting by the fire, “I’m going to go look for her.” The others just nodded, not speaking. He nodded slightly at them solemnly with traces of unshed tears in his eyes. They watched him disappear into the storm that seemed to attempt to destroy him without mercy. The young woman dressed in the customary Taijya outfit looked deep into the fire. Guilt pulsed trough her. Her black hair hung down across her back moving from side to side as she shook her head slowly. “Miroku?…Do you think we made a mistake… Do you think…” Her voice laced with pain left the rest unanswered as she stared into the fire. Miroku sighed, unsure himself of the answer. He was a Hiroshi, a man of Buddha. But yet Kami seems to have abandoned them just as. He let a soft sigh escape his lips as he told her the only answer he had, “I don’t know Sango. I just don’t know anymore.” Miroku’s grip tightened on his cursed hand as his gaze drifted to stare back into the storm. (Far off across the open field)

“So this is what has become of the child who once seemed so pure,” came a silky voice full of evil. The young man came running in, seeing the young woman he was searching for, “KAGOME!!!” His breath seemed to have left him as he saw her, his voice coming out this time as a whisper, “Kagome what’s happened to you?” Laughter filled the air as the evil voice spoke again but louder for all to hear, “ Do you not see Inuyasha? She has abandoned the light, she has become one with the darkness.” Inuyasha spun in the direction of the voice, rage building, “NARAKU!!! What did you do to Kagome?” Naraku stepped behind Kagome, “Tut tut tut Inuyasha, it was not I that brought her into the darkness.” Inuyasha glared, “ What the hell do you mean<“ his voice was soft and quiet. The smile spread farther across Naraku’s face. “You are the one to have tainted her pure hear with darkness!” Shock spread across his face. His hear fell deep within his chest. “What?! What the fuck do you mean my fault! That’s impossible, how could I have….” Dread slowly past over his hear like a shadow, “Kagome I… Kagome we had no other choice. We had to, if we didn’t….” But his words were cut short and a shiver ran down his spine as Kagome slowly turned to him. Her eyes held such darkness as a sneer spread across her face, a voice that seemed so unlike Kagome flowed out of her mouth as all sanity seemed to have left her, “No Inuyasha. That is where you are wrong. You killed him. And I…. I will make you pay. I will make you all pay. I will make your soul cry to the heavens just as his did. I will make you feel the agony in my heart. I will bring this world into darkness just as you have brought my world to.” With that Kagome spun around plunging her hand into Naraku’s chest with a force she never had. While her other hand took the half of the Shikon No Tama he carried, “I will take these. For with these I will use its power to bring the world to the darkness.

Inuyasha stared in shock as Kagome took the jewel shards and then ripped Naraku’s heart from his chest. As Naraku died, laughter flowed out of him as fast as his blood was. His final words he gave to Inuyasha, “Inuyasha I may die now but you will die a worse death than I. For you have committed the greatest sin. You have tainted the purest of pure. You tainted the one person even I could not.” With that blood sprayed from his mouth and he died. His corpse crumpling down at Kagome’s feet. As all this transpired the storm blew on as if praising her for what she did and was going to begin doing. The half of the jewel Kagome carried and what she had just taken from Naraku began to glow and form together to make one hole. But instead of becoming pure as it usually did, it became as black as her heart. Inuyasha could hear his heart pounding in his ears as he watched the seen unfold before his eyes. Slowly he began to back away from her. No longer knowing the person he once called Kagome. His blood turned cold when she looked at him. She looked at him with eyes as black as coal. There in those eyes he saw his own death. Naraku’s dead body was left forgotten, the laughter forever froze on his lifeless face. (At camp)

Miroku’s breath caught in his throat. He felt that something strange was happening. Sango looked up at his shocked pale face, “Miroku what’s wrong?” Miroku quickly remove the prayer beads that held back his wind tunnel on his hand to reveal just that a hand. Sango stared down at his hand in shock. She had expected the wind tunnel, but it never came. Miroku flexed his hand and than began to rub where the hole once was. He no longer could feel the tingling sensation in his hand that always reminded him not to forget about his curse. Sango went pale, “Miroku if your wind tunnel is gone doesn’t that mean…” Letting herself trail off, Sango looked into the raging storm, “What’s going on out there?” Miroku’s gazed soon left his hand and followed Sango’s. “I don’t know…. But whatever it is I’m not sure if this is a good sign or not.” Sango looked over at Miroku with a puzzled expression, “What do you mean Miroku?” A smile spread across her face, “You’re free from the curse Miroku. Naraku’s dead… My brother, he’s finally free!”

Sango started laughing with joy. Rising to her feet Sango spun around joyfully, the world spinning around her. “We’re free Miroku….Free!” Miroku shook his head mournfully, “Sango, do not be so sure it’s a good thing.” Sango looked at him with puzzlement, “What do you mean Miroku?” Sighing Miroku looked up at Sango sadly, “Thing about it… We haven’t been able to kill him no matter how hard we tried. We’ve been trying to kill him for how many years? If we weren’t able to kill him then who has?” Sango stared at him as his words slowly settled in her mind. Seeing that he had her full attention, Miroku continued, his voice getting graver, “And not only that Lady Sango, but Inuyasha and Kagome are out there as well. What if something has happened to them as well?” Looking out into the storm the Hiroshi’s eyes held pain, “Now with this storm we would not be able to find them. We are only mere humans. We would only get lost in this storm if we were to venture out to look for them ourselves.” Sango sank to the floor, realizing he was right. A sense of foreboding past over her heart. Now that she thought about it, something was off about this storm. Cold shivers past down her spine, her voice quiet, “Oh Kagome… Inuyasha where are you?” (Open Field)

“Kagome, please don’t do this.” Inuyasha stood there pleading with Kagome, but Inuyasha’s plea couldn’t be heard over the storm. Holding the jewel close to her heart, Kagome began to whisper into the wind. The Shikon No Tama coming to life began to pulse, Enveloping Kagome in a dark aura. Inuyasha’s face went paler, “K… Kagome… How could you make a wish. You’re suppose to guard it, not use it. What have you done to yourself?” When the black aura receded form her she no longer looked the same. Kagome’s hair which was once down to the middle of her back was now down to her knees with silver streaks. Her eyes bore into him with a neon green shine, no longer the dark brown. The school uniform was now gone and replacing it was black robes with dark green trimming. From the shoulder down to her sleeves on both arms where bronze shaped spirit foxes. Finally a golden chain hung from her neck with the Shikon No Tama on it. Two foxes surrounded the jewel to hold it in place. The foxes tails linked to the bottom as the tips of the snouts touched each other, the four paws (two on each side) outstretched to clasp together. A smile slowly spread across her face her voice cam out soft and haunting, “I… I am no longer the Kagome you once new. The Shikon No Tama has chosen me.”

Inuyasha stared at Kagome, “Kagome don’t do this. I cant fight you! Please don’t become like Kikyo!” Kagome softly laughed as she stared at him, “Do not worry my Inu… I have become far more than Kikyo. I will carve this world to resemble my heart, starting with you. Now it begins… Let the world hear the sorrow echoing in my soul…” The wind began to blow harder. Then he heard it. A young boy’s voice. But a voice that’s haunted his dreams. Inuyasha stood frozen as Kagome walked towards him. The fox cub’s laughter echoing. The world… Going black as a scream of agony flew into the wind. (At camp)

A scream of agony broke the silence that had settled in the air making Miroku and Sango jump to their feet. “Miroku that… That sounded like Inuyasha…” Miroku nodded. It felt like a lump had lodged in his throat. A mysterious fog began covering the land beyond the cave. Miroku began to shake slightly, the rings on his staff clinking. “We can only pray to Kami that he’s ok, as well as Miss Kagome.” “Miroku we cant wait any longer… We have to see if their ok, I’m not waiting any longer!!!” With that Sango headed towards the opening with her giant boomerang tied to her back, but was stopped bye a hand on her shoulders. “Miroku don’t hold me back I’m…” “I’m not holding you back Sango… You cannot go unprepared. They may need more help than the help we can give in battle.”

Sango nodded and they gathered up some equipment, and then headed out. By now the storm had calmed down and only a light breeze blew. Soon they found that their feet took them to the meadow. Looking around the land was scorched and shredded. Paling Miroku ran over to a dead body, afraid that it was one of their friends, but froze. “Sango!!!” Heart leaping, Sango rushed over to Miroku in fear for the worst. But what she found stopped her. It was Naraku’s dead body, a hole right where his heart should have been. Lying by his corpse was his heart. That wasn’t what drew her attention though. It was the fact that even though he seemed to have known he was dying his face was frozen in silent laughter as if he welcomed it. Her eyes soon followed Miroku’s silent gaze and froze. Not too far from this scene was a handful of silver hair. Sango’s breath caught in her throat as she stared at it. Standing, Miroku grabbed Sango to force her t continue on in hopes that their traveling companion was still alive.

The woods soon greeted them. A cold chill went through into their bones. Fog that they had seen through the opening of the cave was rolling far into the woods creating a sense of haunting. Hearts pounding they continued on. Something deep within the woods calling them forth. No matter what they did they could not get their feet to turn them around. Suddenly they both stopped. Terror surface on their faces. Hanging in a tree not far in front of them was Inuyasha’s head. His beautiful silky silver hair was tied to a branch. An agonizing scream was plastered o his face for all of eternity. Blood dripped from the part where the head was severed.

A lone tear was trapped upon his face. They stared I shock at the horror before them. Soon the world began to spin before Sango’s eyes only to stop instantly as a movement caught there attention. Warning bells rang in their heads but they could not seem to take flight in fear as darkness seemed to come to them….

Hope you liked it. This was dedicated to my friend Sylvannastar. Just remember everyone those who cause grief and sorrow karma will come back three times fold. No one can escape not even the gods will allow it. Everyone in turn will get what they deserve. Though it is not up to us to decide when or what the punishment is. So just to all of you be careful what you do. Because even if you did not mean to it will come back too you. Please R and R.

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