InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Dreams ❯ United They Stand ( Chapter 43 )

Broken Dreams

 

Voting is done!

 

Raijin should die- 4

Raijin should live as a hanyou- 10

Raijin should be purified and become human- 8

 

Some reviewers merely said that as long as Raijin didn't die, that was alright, so I couldn't count all of them. But it's nice to know you guys like Raijin.

 

Chapter 43

 

United They Stand

 

“I killed him…I killed him…” Raijin whispered. His ear twitched as a low, long sound of an arrow reached him. He looked up at the arrow aimed at him. “Are you going to kill me?” Raijin whispered.

“That depends. Are you an ally of Naraku?” Kikyo replied. Raijin shuddered and shook his head.

“No.” He said. He looked down as Kagemusha's lifeless body. “Are you going to kill Inuyasha and Kagome?” He asked.

“That also depends. I hope that it will not come to that, however.” Kikyo said. Raijin put out a hand and slowly climbed to his feet.

“I am Raijin. I was an incarnation of Naraku. I still am, although not by choice.” He growled.

“I am Kikyo. I was the guardian of the Shikon-no-Tama. I no longer am, also not by choice.” Kikyo said sharply.

“Kikyo? Then you are the undead priestess Inuyasha and Kagome spoke of briefly.” Raijin gasped, surprised. Kikyo lowered her bow.

“If you fight Naraku, then I've no reason to kill you.” She said, walking past Raijin. “I shall deal with Naraku. Stay out of the way, and be sure I don't find a reason.”

 

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“Three longs years and now we stand here once again.” Naraku chuckled. The various bloody youkai parts began to pulse and creep back towards their master, Naraku's kimono forming around him. “There was a time when I thought perhaps you could be my servant. I thought I could break you. I see now that was a mistake.” Naraku's body finished reforming as the dark hanyou glared at Kagura. “And you, you traitorous little bitch. Even now, after five years, you still persist in defying me?” He sneered. “You have more guts then brains my dear.”

“I'm a traitorous bitch? I beg to differ Naraku.” Kagura spat angrily. “I cannot betray someone that I was never loyal to in the first place!” Naraku roared and began to extend his familiar brown tentacles. Inuyasha, Kagome and Kagura ran up the stairs as the tentacles quickly filled the small room and spilled into the hall. Kagura was halfway up the stairs before she spun around with a gasp. “Kanna! Run!” Kagura screamed. Kanna looked up at her younger sister with her normal blank expression as the tentacles wrapped around her and hid her from view. Kagura gritted her teeth and continued fleeing. Behind her, Kanna curled and vanished back into the hanyou from whence she came.

The roof of the castle splintered and cracked as Naraku's body broke through to tower in the air. Kikyo and Raijin gaped as he rose twenty, thirty feet in the air, a quivering mass of disembodied youkai, ningen, and hanyou parts. Inuyasha, Kagome and Kagura raced into the courtyard. Kikyo aimed and fired an arrow into the air. It struck a waving mass of flesh and exploded into a burst of purity. The youkai parts trembled and shifted form. Naraku's torso grew into a gigantic pair of jaws with 4 large, red eyes. Fangs burst from the sides of his mouth as glistening. His body grew ten long, spindly legs. 3 large tails rose behind him as Naraku fell on his chest, their razor-sharp points gleaming as a drop of poison dripped from their tips (1).

“Kagome, where is he keeping the jewel shards?” Inuyasha shouted. Kagome looked Naraku over and pointed.

“There, there's a huge chuck of the jewel in his forehead! Right between his eyes!” Kagome screamed.

“Right. Kaze-no-Kizu!” Inuyasha slammed Tetsusaiga into the ground, five beams of energy racing towards Naraku. One of Naraku's tails leapt forward and met them head on, exploding from the energy. The tail quivered and shriveled as Naraku drew it back behind him. A pulse of energy surged to the appendage as the tail began to rejuvenate.

“You insignificant little hanyou, you think you can defeat me?!?” Naraku roared. His other two tails swung and sliced the air. Inuyasha dove as the two converged and struck the ground, a cloud of miasma spewing out on contact. Kagome coughed and covered her mouth as the poison spread. A pink barrier rippled around, purifying the poison in an instant. Kagome gasped and looked up at the miko over her head.

“Kikyo…” Kagome whispered. Naraku swung his head and snarled, drool dripping from his jaws.

“YOU!” He raged. Inuyasha Tetsusaiga again, but one of Naraku's legs lashed out and caught him in the chest. Naraku's newly regrown tail struck her in the shoulder. Kikyo stumbled back as poison surged into her body. Kikyo put both hands over the wound, the poison vanishing from her body. Naraku's tail rose again and slammed towards her. Kagome leapt in front of Kikyo and fired, the arrow striking the tail head on and shattering it. The few splintered, fleshy remains waved in the air as moment as blood and flesh rained below. Kagome drew another arrow and put every bit of purity power she could into it, releasing it at the tail. The arrow his home, and ten feet of tail vanished in its wake, the arrow tearing right through the tail length-wise. The end of the tail glowed a soft pink as purity raced along it. Naraku roared as the portion of the tail connected to his body withered and fell, the tail going limp as its master abandoned it. Kagome looked over her shoulder at Kikyo and nodded.

“That makes us even.” She informed her. Kikyo nodded and got to her feet. Inuyasha jumped one of Naraku's other tails and landed beside them.

“Nice shot!” He said. Kagome smiled.

“Yeah. 1 down, 2 to go.” She replied. Raijin and Kagura fought back as Naraku lashed them in his grasp, thunder and wind slicing up his tails, but the wounds healing as quickly as they were cut. A tail leapt at Kagura, and swerved to the side at the last minute, wrapping around her waist. Kagura screamed in pain, her fan falling from her grasp.

“I should have done this years ago!” Naraku screamed. Raijin leapt into the air and drug his claws along Naraku's tail, cutting four long, deep gouges. Naraku's tail fell to the ground as Kagura rolled away coughing. The tail shivered as the wounds healed over in seconds, the tail rising into the air again. Inuyasha growled and shot a glance at Raijin and Kagura.

“We can't do this alone!” He shouted. Raijin and Kagura nodded, and Inuyasha swung the Tetsusaiga. “Kaze-no-Kizu!”

“Kobushi-no-Raiden!”

“Ryuuja-no-Mai!” The three attack surged towards Naraku. Naraku's tails struck the air at a single point, a ball of dark purple energy forming between them. Kagome gasped as the Shikon-no-Kakera in Naraku's head pulsed.

“Inuyasha, watch out!” She screamed. The thunder and wind tore into Naraku's body, but left only flesh wounds. The tails sent out a wave of dark purple energy straight into the Kaze-no-Kizu. The attacks meant, and Naraku's kept going and slammed into Inuyasha's chest. The hanyou flew back and lay still.

“You see? I cannot be killed! You will all die here, just like Inuyasha!” Naraku laughed. “You cannot win this fight! It is already over!

“Over Naraku?” Naraku stopped laughing as Inuyasha climbed to his feet, using Tetsusaiga as a crutch. Inuyasha turned his head and spit out a clot of blood. “I'd say this fight's just getting started.”

 

1- Naraku's true form, as seen in the second Inuyasha movie. I just added a tail and 2 more eyes, since he's gotten stronger since then. I've also seen a thing where he looks like Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and heard that that's his true form, but c'mon, giant spider/scorpion is just so much cooler!

 

Ryuuja-no-Mai: Dance of the Dragon.