InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Even If You Cannot Hear My Voice ❯ The beginning of the end ( Chapter 7 )

 

 

“Heh…” Mouryoumaru softly chuckled to himself. “The weakling cannot handle the torment Naraku's curse is inflicting upon it…Do not fear, your suffering will end soon enough” he maliciously soothed, “for I will take the jewel by slicing your pathetic body in two.”

 

As the Oni was collapsing from the intense pain, Mouryoumaru did as he had proclaimed with one of his razor-sharp tentacles.

 

“Kanna. Retrieve the jewel. I do not wish to touch its filthy body.” He demanded sternly.

 

Kanna reached for the Shikon no Tama, covered in the Oni's black blood, and handed it to Mouryoumaru. He quickly snatched it from her grasp and felt a strange pulse.

 

“Kan…na…you…bi..” Mouryoumaru never finished the intended insult. His eyes became as dead and sullen as Kanna's as something quite peculiar was taking place within his body.

 

Little white hands took the tainted jewel out of the now complacent monster's claws and withdrew once again. The jewel pulsed once more and dark energy began swirling around the small demon child. The infant's face and hair began to change. What was once whitish hair became black, and the baby's features slowly began to resemble that of a miniature Naraku.

 

“Heh heh…Kanna…you serve me well…foolish Sesshoumaru…how could he have thought that by simply sending my body to Hell, I would be defeated. How amusing. He is so simple-minded. My heart still remained on this plane-that is the only thing that matters.” Of course, Naraku thought, Mouryoumaru did prove to be more thick-headed than Sesshoumaru. His greed and lust for the jewel made him take the jewel too quickly. He would have needed more than a thousand Oni's to counter my power infused in the jewel or perhaps a few strong full-blooded demons. He never had the patience I possess.

 

Naraku now fully controlled Mouryoumaru's body. He was reduced to nothing more than a puppet to be utilized by Naraku however he desired. He could make Mouryoumaru move and speak as he wanted by simply directing the monstrous demon with his thoughts.

 

“Now, Kanna. We will collect the rest of the shards.” Naraku paused and smiled. “It is time for me to finish that worthless Inuyasha once and for all.”

 

 

 

Inuyasha hurried up the mountain slope. He could smell the pungent smell of Oni's blood, and something…else…Kanna? What the hell?…

 

As he reached the peak, he could see it…the shape of large dark figure that resembled…Mouryoumaru, you bastard…what the fuck are you doing now! Inuyasha's blood was raging. His severely tight grip on Tetsaiga was all that kept him from transforming. I will not let that son of a bitch live to see another day.

 

When he was no more than several feet away from Mouryoumaru, Inuyasha snarled out, “I'm going to rip you to shreds, you fucking bastard!!!”

 

“Ahh, Inuyasha. It's so kind of you to come. Surely Kikyo's reincarnation is not far?” His mouth was smirking, but his eyes were not. They looked dead and lifeless, and besides, Mouryoumaru usually did not talk in such a way. Something was definitely going on.

 

“That doesn't fucking matter. You'll be dead before she gets here, anyways!!!” He growled loudly as he charged at the massive figure before him.

 

“Mere trash cannot defeat me.” He smiled malevolently.

 

“NANI?” That was enough to make Inuyasha barely graze Mouryoumaru's arm. That is exactly what Naraku said before he “died” to lure Kaguya out! “What the FUCK did you just say?!”

 

“You heard me. I suggest you focus all your strength, Inuyasha. You have caused me enough trouble that you finally deserve to die by my hand…” Naraku was definitely having fun confusing the poor hanyou. Inuyasha was extremely suspicious of Mouryoumaru's behavior, and he was even more wary due to the demon's vacant eyes, but…

 

“Don't you recognize me, Inuyasha? You are truly pathetic. Heh. Perhaps you need some assistance distinguishing your true opponent.” Mouryoumaru's face contorted into a twisted smile as energy pulsed around him.

 

Inuyasha gaped in shock as Mouryoumaru's feature began to change. What the fuck IS this??? He cursed to himself as the unbelievable took place before his very eyes.

 

Mouryoumaru's hair began to grow while turning wavy and black, his scar faded, and his once dead eyes became clear and without a doubt red.

 

Inuyasha took a single step back. “NARAKU?!” he snarled. Inuyasha quickly recovered from his shock and smiled. “KEH! I should've known that Sesshoumaru couldn't have gotten rid of you! Now you will die by MY hand!” And with nothing short of an evil smile, Inuyasha rasied Tetsaiga as wind energy swirled around it.

 

“Kukuku…Inuyasha…that weak skill will not work on me.”

 

“Just shut-up and DIE!!! BAKURYUUHA!!!”

 

Kagome gasped as she saw Inuyasha charge Mouryoumaru's-What's wrong with his face? She thought very much perplexed. As they got closer, it was unmistakable who Inuyasha was fighting.

 

“NARAKU!!!” Miroku shouted venomously before the creature's body split into hundreds of pieces. Almost immediately, the clumps of flesh began to converge and reform themselves.

 

“But, how-is that possible, houshi-sama?” Sango knew that Naraku's heart was still inside, but how could his body be coming back? It just didn't make sense.

 

“Sango, the key to any living thing is its heart. I do not understand how, but Naraku's heart overtook both the baby and Mouryoumaru. There is nothing left but Naraku…and Kanna over there.” He added pointedly.

 

“Oh, I guess she was always just Naraku's puppet, huh?”

 

“Yeah…” Kagome added sadly.

 

“AHHHHH!!!!” Inuyasha hollered in pain as Naraku's new body blocked his attack with a steel claw and pierced his shoulder with a tentacle shot from the other side of the monstrous body.

 

“INUYASHA!!!” Kagome screamed as she sprinted towards the ongoing battle.

 

 

 

Kohaku looked on at the scene for a few minutes before taking off into the trees. He had been following the group the entire time and more than once Inuyasha prodded him to talk to his sister, but he never did. Apparently, Inuyasha had never told Sango that he had been lurking around either, for she would've definitely come looking for him. But he wasn't thinking about that now. Naraku…? He asked himself stunned. Maybe I can be of some use after all… he thought as he headed towards Kikyo.

 

She was not far, of course, but she would make a grand entrance as always and as always save the day so that rotten hanyou wouldn't get himself killed. He is MINE. She thought possessively as Kohaku quickly approached her.

 

“Naraku! He's back! I don't know how, but Mouryoumaru's face is gone, and it's Naraku's face on Mouryoumaru's body instead!!” Kohaku was panting from running so fast, but he managed to tell this vital information to Kikyo before gasping for breath.

 

“Naraku? Hmmm…Apparently he has cheated death again, Kohaku. Come. The wolf demon Koga has been trailing Inuyasha to get to Naraku. He will soon join the others. We shall take his shards along with my reincarnation's, and you may finally finish the task you have set out to do.” I gave Naraku shards once before, and he knows that I had planned to give him the remaining shards. He thinks my loathing of Inuyasha is far more than what I feel for him. Perhaps it is, she told herself thoughtfully, but what he doesn't know is that I will not rest until I destroy him and only after that will I be close to completing my revenge.

 

“Hai! Kikyo-sama!” Kohaku exclaimed as he followed Kikyo's gliding figure towards the mountain's peak.

 

 

 

 

“Rin.”

 

“Hai! Sesshoumaru-sama!” The little raven-haired girl cheerfully exclaimed.

 

“Stay here with Ah-Un.” He complacently demanded. “Jaken.” He called out to his tiny toad servant before strolling off into the dense forest.

 

“Huh?” Jaken dumbly replied before realizing his master had once again taken off without him.

 

“Better hurry, Jaken-sama!” Rin hurriedly advised.

 

“I KNOW THAT! Don't tell me what to do, you stupid little human!” And the toad demon shuffled off as fast as he could yelling, “Wait for me, Sesshoumaru-sama!” the entire journey to the mountain base.