InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fallen Part Two: For Whom the Bell Tolls ❯ The Virus of Life ( Chapter 6 )

Chapter 6: The Virus of Life

//I can see you but you can't see me
I'd protect you if you wouldn't, kill me
Are you certain that you fell down?
I'm just waiting, so you really let your gun down?//

He watched them through the mirror of his remaining incarnation and scowled. This would be much more difficult than he had originally anticipated. If those two were to form a strong bond of anytime, they would be next to impossible to separate and virtually impossible to beat. He growled viciously to himself, causing his offspring to involuntarily shiver in fright. He needed to think of a way to separate them fast before something like that happened. But the question was how, and whom could he send in. Kanna would be no match for either, separate or alone, and he had no one else to send. It was times like these that he wished he had kept Kagura around, but she was a threat that could no longer be ignored. That and she was disposable.

His scowl deepened as he delved deeper into his subconscious, trying to find a way to separate those two. He could not fool them as easily as he had Kikyou and Inuyasha and later Kagome and Inuyasha. This would be much, much more difficult a task. This design would have to be of a much higher scale than that of his former plans. This would have to be one of his most elaborate of plots. This in no way could follow his usual form.

//Your relaxed, your sublime, your amazing
You don't even know the danger you're facing
If I'm quiet, I'll slide up behind you
And if you hear me I'll make sure to try to find you//

Annoyed to no end that he would have to go to these lengths, he growled as he continued studying them. They were oblivious to his presence, looming just over their shoulders. That thought cheered him somewhat. He had managed to outwit them in that aspect. He could watch them whenever and wherever he so chose, the only downside was that he could not hear them. For that he required his saimyousho, but they would easily be detected by demons of that caliber. The scowl returned as that thought greatly annoyed him. Some things could just be too perfect, until you find the flaws later down the road.

"Kanna," his smooth voice slithered from his vocal cords, caressing the young demoness in a manner that caused her to shiver once more in fright. It was horrifying, being the sole remaining incarnation of her master. "Show me someone who possesses a great evil in their soul. Show me someone who might have an objective that would cause them to willingly enter into my service," he said softly.

//The violet's down
Don't get to make a sound
Oh God I'm feeling it
It's making feeling pecks//

The mirror before him rippled and then slowly clouded over, the colors blending, creating a gray fog-like sheen over the mirror. Then the colors once again began to separate themselves, forming a picture. Eventually a woman appeared through the fog as the blurry colors took on a more definite shape.

The woman was dressed in a black and silver kimono of odd design. Bracelets adorned her wrists and a single anklet, covered with bells, adorned her left ankle. Her black hair was pulled up in a high bun keeping all hair from her from her face and neck. For all inents and purposes, she appeared human.

//My skin is caving in
My heart is craving out
No mercy, no remorse
And its going off course//

"Kanna, what is the meaning of this?"

"Watch," she whispered in a small, child-like voice.

//(watch me) Bring me to my knees
(waiting) I am your disease//

Naraku snarled, but complied, watching as the woman delicately walked down the corridors of the palace of some local lord. Her steps were measured and slow as she sedately glided through. Finally she stopped at a particular door. She lightly knocked, and patiently awaited a reply, before she slid the door open and disappeared into the room. Several moments passed before a suspicious fire licked its way through the door, eating it away completely before all went still. A moment or so passed before the fire rushed out of the room, creating a conflagration that would decimate all that lay in its path.

//(lover) Can I step down please
(lover) You don't love me//

A smirk slowly formed, replacing the scowl as comprehension dawned. "Well done, Kanna," Naraku cooed as a plan was quickly taking shape in his mind. His excitement was peaked with the sudden appearance of this devil. Now all he needed to do was find this creature and work up a deal with her. Surely there was some way they could come to an agreement.

~X~

//This is the virus
THE VIRUS OF LIFE//

Her dirty work was done. And what fun it was. When she had returned from her errands, the master of the palace had demanded an explanation for her disappearance. When she had received orders to meet him in his chambers, she knew that if she did not have an explanation, he would order her death. No matter.

//It gets inside us
AND HURTS US INSIDE//

With measured steps, she slowly but surely made her way to his side. Once there she slipped completely into her demure façade and softly knocked on the door. When he angry bellow bid her enter, she did so with her head tilted down, in a mock submissive position, a smirk adorning her lips.

//This is the virus
THE VIRUS OF LIFE//

Angrily the lord grabbed her, and threw her to his bed, where he proceeded to cure and yell at her. The smirk slowly grew to a smile, which soon turned to full out laughter. Her soft brown eyes turned to liquid mercury, and the blackest ink that was her hair melted away revealing fire red hair with blonde highlights. The lord's anger quickly turned to fear as her wings sparked to life and it was then he realized his life was forfeit. This demonic creature would surely not let him leave with his life if she possessed a laugh so evil, and eyes so malicious. The man before her trembled, losing control of his bladder as she slowly rose, flames dancing about her person. In a flash her body had spontaneously combusted, bursting into flame, which turned anything it touched to ash in an instant.

//This is inside us
THE ONE THAT CONNECTS//

~X~

//It's almost time to play
It's time to be afraid
I can't control the pain
I can't control in me
I'm glad I'm ready now
You're almost ready now
I'm gunna raid it now
I'm gonna break it down//

Naraku laughed as he continued watching long after the images had faded. Things would work perfectly this time, he was sure of it. Inside his minds eye, he pictured the woman of Kanna's mirror and smirked. She was a lovely creature indeed. How he ached to know her name, to know what talents she held within that mind and body of hers. Then in an instant, his expression changed and he curtly ordered Kanna to show him the miko bitch and her taiyoukai.

//I see you in the dark
I see you all the way
I see you in the light
I see you bright as day//

His eyes narrowed as he watched them go about their business. Silently he cursed the fact that he would have to wait even longer than before. Furthermore, he had made a near fatal mistake in revealing himself the way he did, but that would be a mistake that he would quickly and efficiently rectify. Then once again his moods changed and he laughed silently to himself.

//I wanna suck your face
I wanna suck your soul
I wanna wear your face
I WANT TO BREAK IT ALL//

The excitement was slowly washing over him in waves, reaching him like tides. There they tickled his brain, before they drew back, only to return their playful fingers. This was something he had been waiting for, for a very long time. His red eyes glowed with an eerie light as he envisioned his plan unfolding, each step falling into place like a jigsaw puzzle. The anticipation was welling inside him, soon growing to be too much for him to bear, but he was a creature of patience. He could wait for however long it took. He would be the bane of their existence, he would be their deaths if it was the last thing he did.

//This is the virus, the virus of life//

~X~
Well guys, sorry it's taken me so long. School and work have been bitches. But, well, here I am, so I hope ya'll enjoy this one. I know I had fun writing it. I just love the darker side to everything and The Virus of Life is one of my favorite songs by slipknot, besides vermillion and duality.