InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Burned Down, Burned On ❯ Whisper ( Chapter 5 )

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Burned Down, Burned On

Chapter 5 : Whisper

By Hikari

 

 

Sesshoumaru felt the familiar aura beside him. Inuyasha. His expression hardened but he kept silent. Both brothers glared angrily at the evil Naraku.

 

“Naraku! You bastard! I've been waiting for over fifty years for this day…and now I'm gonna squash you like the spider demon you are!” Inuyasha had an inhuman smirk on his face.

 

Naraku only smirked in this. He had grown stronger by the days. His new improved self…the bone made armor…new demon parts…he knew that Inuyasha would not win. Not this time.

 

“Kukuku…you honestly think you have the power to defeat me? Fool. Your plans…shall fall.” Naraku thrust forward a long demon arm. Inuyasha barely dodged the attack and landed beside Naraku. He swished his sword at Naraku, missing him by an inch.

 

Naraku laughed. “That was pathedic.”

 

Sesshoumaru had snuck up behind Naraku but Naraku caught him, making one of the claws go through and break his armor.

 

“Don't think I forget about you, Sesshoumaru.” Naraku grinned.

Sesshoumaru stared at his fallen armor and glared to Naraku. “Naraku…you die. Now!” he said thrusting Tokijin at Naraku. It sliced off tons of demon parts, only to create twice as much.

 

Sesshoumaru stared, almost awed. “How….?” He questioned with a glare.

 

Naraku didn't reply to the questioning demon lord. He whipped out a claw cutting Sesshoumaru's cheek as Sesshoumaru barely dodged his attempt. Sesshoumaru ran a clawed hand over his bleeding cheek, stared at the blood and merely licked it away.

 

Naraku thrust another hand out at Inuyasha, squeezing him hard. Inuyasha cried out in pain. A holy arrow flew by Naraku. Naraku stared to see the reincarnated miko.

 

“Kagome…” Naraku glared. He then looked behind the modern girl. A beautiful demon slayer…and a monk… “Sango…Miroku. So nice of you to join us…” Naraku smirked. Shippo ran up atop Kagome's shoulder.

 

“Let Inuyasha go!!” he cried out. He was trembling a bit and only ran behind Kagome when Naraku cackled a laugh. Kirara growled from behind. Sango hopped onto Kirara and ran forward, easily splitting the demon's arm from Naraku and letting Inuyasha fall to the ground.

 

Kagome ran forward, causing Shippo to fall off her shoulder as she ran to his side.

“Oh Inuyasha…are you ok?” she questioned. Tears filling the dark brown eyes Kagome had inherited.

 

Kikyo merely watched her reincarnation. Her soft brown eyes seemed to shimmer a bit. A light gasp escaped her throat as she turned back to Sesshoumaru, who dug his sword into Naraku's chest.

 

“He has no heart!” she heard Sesshoumaru murmur. Naraku grew annoyed and whacked Sesshoumaru easily off.

 

Sesshoumaru couldn't understand it. Nothing could ever manage a breath without a heart. Was this a trick? Another puppet perhaps? No. It was Naraku's aura. It had to be…it felt just like him. It didn't the least feel at all fake…

 

Some barks and growls interrupted once more as wolves and demon wolves entered the area. In the lead, Kouga.

 

“Kouga-kun!” Kagome blinked. Inuyasha took Kagome's hand making her blush. “Kagome…go…I don't want you to get hurt…” he sat up ruthlessly getting up to his feet as well.

 

“No. I'm staying.” She said glaring at Naraku. She was suddenly turning into Kouga's embrace making Inuyasha snarl.

 

The strong arms pushed Kagome into hard metal armor and wolf brown fur. “Kagome…are you ok?” Kouga questioned putting on the most charming expression.

“Why you…” Inuyasha growled.

 

Kikyo stared to Inuyasha. `He fights for her…truly he no longer cares…about me.' She thought sadly. Her eyes suddenly caught the movement of something to the side of Naraku.

 

It was Kagura. Beside her…a beautiful little girl holding an albino baby.

 

A shimmer caught Inuyasha's golden eye as Naraku held up something precious to him. And yet the thing that caused him and his first love to part…The Shinkon No Tama. An already nearly full piece of it too!

 

Inuyasha instinctively ran at Naraku, Tetsusaiga ready at the kill. Naraku only whipped out another demon arm, prying Tetsusaiga from Inuyasha's grasp followed by his laughter as he seemed to devour the sword.

 

“Now Inuyasha…you are only a mere half breed…” he chuckles. A large boomerang struck Naraku in the head, but it seemed to bounce off him.

 

Miroku opened the hole in his hand. “Wind Tunnel!” he cried as a powerful wind sucked up into his hand. Naraku tried holding onto the jewel but it flew out of his hand with another whap of the boomerang.

 

Miroku wrapped his hand up before sucking the jewel in and gracefully catching it in his hand.

 

Kouga saw something that was more important than the jewel. Revenge. Kagura smirks as Kouga notices her.

“Hey wolf boy…still crying after defeat?” she taunts making Kouga snarl.

 

“Kagura! I'll kill you!” he ran forward quicker than anything at Kagura.

 

The wind itself picked up as growls and whipping could be heard through the battlefields of Naraku's castle. Inuyasha's eyes grew red at the chaos as he began to transform. Everyone fighting like never before.

 

Kikyo blinks at a sudden pulse. Everything seemed to grow so quiet…so slow. Her eyes spotted the pulsing from the baby the little demon, Kanna held.

 

`That baby…holds Naraku's heart…” she whispered as she walked near Kanna slowly. She took her bow and grabbed an arrow from the case, limping forward with the arrow raised targeting the baby. A heartbeat could be heard…yes. This baby…made to contain Naraku's heart. Such a clever spot to hide it…but no more…will this spider youkai trouble anybody…anymore…

 

Cold purple eyes blinked as a streak of distress flew over him. Something was not right. Where was the miko? Thou beautiful revived Kikyou? He knew. He turned with a cold look in his eyes, spotting Kikyo aiming the sacred arrow at Kanna. No…at the worst spot in Naraku's world. The baby…that contained `his' heart.

 

Naraku turned all his attention to the priestess, and a powerful demon hand shot through her body. Kikyo blinked. At that very moment…pain. Blood. No. She couldn't have been…alive? She yelped out a scream of pain and the moment she hit the ground…the sharp thud seemed to echo through everyone.

 

Everything at that very moment seemed to die. Everyone stopping what they were doing. Everything strangely grew quiet and silent gasps where heard like the lowest whisper.

 

Everyone's eyes shimmered as they stared to the fallen priestess whom grew remarkably still. Naraku pulled his demon arm from her body with a satisfied grin on his darkened face.

 

“K…Ki…Kikyo!” Inuyasha's voice shattered the silent glass. His eyes grew back to normal as well as every other demonic feature that had about to take place. He began to ran to her. But a strong force pushed him out of the way.

 

Inuyasha gasped as he hit the ground. “Sesshoumaru…” he stared wide eyed at his brother as the lord made his way, walking quickly to the miko, with a face full of surprising shock.

 

He kneeled by Kikyo. His clawed long fingers shook as they reached to touch her delicate body. A groan escaped the miko's throat as she tried to hold on.

She opened her eyes to see her fallen angel by her. She smiled through the pain.

“Sesshoumaru….hold me…” she said with a tear escaping those bright brown orbs. It ran down her cheek.

Sesshoumaru quickly picked her up into his embrace. His clawed finger lifting her beautiful face to his. His tongue quickly licked the tear away off her soft still warm cheek.

 

Kikyo took three more deep breaths…before sighing. Her chest becoming slow before unmoving. Sesshoumaru took deep breaths still in hope that she might move again. Sniffing at her still body. Blood stained his kimono and armor. It surprised him that she bled but he cared not of that right now. His angel…his possible mate…his Kikyo. Gone.

 

Some can say that darkness is made from a demon's tears. Some say that's why you will never see a demon cry…but somehow…a tear escaped from the wet golden eyes…down the two red stripes on the pale cheek…curving at the chin…and dripping onto the ground.

 

He took a long moment…a long silent…wordless moment…before turning. He dropped the miko and turned to Naraku. Deadly red eyes glowed, dangerously glaring at Naraku. Red stripes becoming big and purple ones. Sharp fangs bared and silver locks of hair standing on end as he hissed at Naraku making everyone jump.

 

“NARAKU!!! DIE!!!” Sesshoumaru cried surprisingly out of even his nature. Even Naraku felt a chill shiver down his spine. No one could believe it…but had Sesshoumaru possibly gone…mad?

 

Everyone cowered hearing Sesshoumaru's dangerous cry. Naraku showed no fear but smirked. “What…Has the great lord Sesshoumaru found love? Hmm…Only to lose it…” Naraku sneers.

 

Sesshoumaru cut his words off with slice at his neck from Tokijin. He sliced off most of the arms with one whip of his sword. The demon arms seemed to take his sword too but Sesshoumaru didn't stop. He let poison from his hands into the spider demon's body. He clawed up Naraku fairly good only for Naraku to grow even more than before. He began laughing.

 

Inuyasha caught his brother.

“Sesshoumaru! Stop!” he cried trying to hold Sesshoumaru down. Sesshoumaru clawed Inuyasha across the face and flung himself faster than anything to Kanna.

 

Kanna blinked, her usually emotionless face went into a bit of horror as Sesshoumaru struck his hand through the baby.

 

Naraku's laughter suddenly stopped. His eyes widened a bit in shock. His body shook and a choking sound was heard deep inside. He remained still for a moment. He then turned to Sesshoumaru.

“Y-You…” he coughed. He then spat out disgusting fluids and chunks before seeming to fall apart. He then seemed to evaporate into an evil harmless demonic soul that seemed to shriek harshly before disappearing.

 

Sesshoumaru calmed down a bit but remained unsatisfied as his legs buckled down and he fell to the ground beside Kikyo. He picked himself back up staring down at Kikyo, breathing hard.

 

Everyone still remained unmoving as they gaped at the scene and Sesshoumaru.

“Sesshoumaru…?” Inuyasha questioned nearing his brother. He place a hand on his shoulder.

Sesshoumaru struck it away. “Leave me!” he hissed putting his only hand onto the priestess's lifeless body.

 

“Inuyasha…Your brother…did us all a great favor…you should repay him…” Miroku's voice was heard. A large and full purple Shinkon No Tama was dropped into Inuyasha's hand. He sighed and stared up to Sesshoumaru and Kikyo. A warm hand was placed on Inuyasha's shoulder. It was Kagome's. He could tell.

 

“Sesshoumaru…doesn't in love easily. I can tell.” Kagome said, eyes shimmering sadly at the scene.

 

“Fine!” Inuyasha pushed her away and held the jewel close.

“I wish for Kikyo…to be with Sesshoumaru forever…” he gulped sadly at the words. He opened his eyes, shimmering in defeat of having his first love given up to his brother.

 

Sesshoumaru got up staring down at Kikyo. The jewel suddenly started glowing a strong purple color which dropped down into Kikyo's body. A flash of light covered the miko. Sesshoumaru shielded his eyes and looked down at Kikyo.

 

Everyone held their breaths to seeing Kikyo's still laying figure…waiting to see if the miko was alive…

 

~To Be Continued…~

 

Bwhahahahaha!! Evil cliffhangers!! ^_^ Hope you all liked this chappie…on to the next one then! Hopefully it won't take as long to write…T_T