InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For the heart of a demon ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

For the heart of a demon

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Chapter 2

Almost two and a half years had passed since. She still remembered, inuyoukai having that very well, but she was a new person. She held out her hand in front of the dying four winged blue and green demon with scales and a black orb formed. She stored it in a black hip sack and turned away from the edge of the forest to the village. There stood the villagers, white in face staring scared beyond belief. She sadistically grinned.

"Are you humans afraid?"

A baby wrapped in a blanket cried, the elder of the village stepped forth with his wooden cane and spoke. "Spare us lady demon! We are mere-"

And with that the black dog demon unsheathed her elegant slightly curved sword with the handle of fur and let loose an assault destroying all but one male covered in the blood of others around him. He stood in mist of the corpus stuttering in fear.

"Wha- wha- have yo- you with, me?"

The inu sheathed her sword and spoke not looking directly at the human before her. "What did you see here today."

"Lady de- demon! You slai- slayed my entire village! I came as soon- soon as I heard a sho- sho- shout and you- you killed them all! Who are you?"

`He did not see I took the soul from the winged demon, good.' The inu girl walked off. "Call me Yaburn no Ketsueki."

The girl continued walking heading towards the eastern lands from the southern. As she walked, a creature resembling a falcon demon landed on her shoulder.

"Tell me what you have seen Washi…Interesting."

She continued walking through the forests slaying a lowly demon in her way. After another hour she saw a figure draped in a baboon skin in a clearing before her. She walked past paying the figure no attention.

"He knows well you will not speak to puppets, but he is preoccupied at the moment and asks for the soul stealer to meet him at his, place, in the eastern lands. You know the way."

The puppet disappeared into the thick of the trees. The girl smiled to herself and braided her long perfect black hair as she continued on.

"Washi, do you think I should bother with the hanyou today?"

Unable to verbally speak to the black inu girl with the speech of people, the bird demon thought to her. `I think he lusts for you Noriega.'

She chuckled once to herself. "I think I will see what is so pressing of the spider. He has his uses, at times."

`Okay then, shall I fly ahead?'

"Of course."

The demon resembling a falcon soared into the air taking off. The girl thought. If she walked, she would be there in one, or even two months, but if she truly felt like it… She took off running in the night.

Inuyasha had set up a small camp site in a protected clearing. He lay with Kikiyou at a safe distance from the fire.

"Kikiyou?"

The slightly stoic woman spoke quietly. "Yes Inuyasha?"

"How many more jewel shards do you think are left? Once we get `em all, kill Naraku, and kill Kagome for your soul-"

She smilled. "-Which will be the first in your order, as well for her shards."

Inuyasha smiled and held Kikiyou closer to him. "Then, I want to marry you and settle down. All of this shard hunting is stupid."

"Inuyasha my love, all in good time. Infact, I believe Naraku has all that we and Kagome do not have of the jewel shards. And, I feel the two of their jewels coming closer in proximity. All in good time, my Inuyasha."

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As the sun set and rose over again, late evening approached. The sun set a soft orange glow to the sky. Naraku stood inside of his compound in a dark room illuminated only by the single candle in the center of the room.

"Kanna. What do you have on Jinamarujarou?"

The pale demon child held up her mirror. As Naraku looked into its depths, he saw the black haired inuyoukai girl with a look of disapproval on her face. Naraku then hears a single laugh, but looks up from the mirror.

"Soul Stealer, you arrive early. Only five days of travel."

The girl grinned showing no emotion, yet revealed a black orb in her clawed hand. "One would think, that if I am able to, as you say, steal souls, then I can control their bodies. Easily done, especially if a demon with the ability to take souls is at hand."

Naraku shook his head. "Monotone with no emotion in you eyes as always yet you like to play games. Let my incarnation have her soul back."

"And if I do not feel like it? You can not force me to do anything, you realized this long ago Naraku."

Naraku ignored the comment. "I am asking you to let Kanna have her soul back."

The dog demon put her hand through Kanna coming out with nothing. The little girl in the white kimono left the room.

"Maybe I like it when you sweat. Could I have done similar to you I wonder."

"I am hanyou Soul Stealer."

"True. I can not as you say steal souls from half demons, but you have many demons inside of you who are not part ningen."

"Soul stealer why do you say as you steal when referring to your trademark skill."

The inu walked around Naraku slowly. "Because once I have removed the soul from the body of the human or demon, I use it when it is time to be used, then I free the soul. Some villagers I gave mercy to told stories with the name now part of my notorious self."

"We have had this alliance for nearly two years. You know my name and I do not know yours."

The girl laughed a bit reveling coldness more than humor and walked out to the outer areas of Naraku's compound. Naraku was next to her as she spoke.

"You know I have many names hanyou."

"Mashtotarili; the demon who slays entire demon clans with a wave of her sword spearing none. Pashitonomi; death bringer. Yaburn no Ketsueki, the blood of the night who killed all in a southern vassal's lands for a single night of fun."

"Noriega."

Naraku turned his head. "I should have known the name to be yours, but, the stories are vast. Where did the name come from."

"My birth mother." Noriega smelled his curiosity and growled. "Do not be a fool Naraku, it is not my given name that you do not even know you already have knowledge of."

"Will you tell me this name?"

Noriega's black tail came from her shoulder stirring infront of Naraku with barley any space to keep the two from touching. "Perhaps another day. Tell me why you have annoyed me for my presence with your ningyo before my ward returns or I will leave."

Naraku did not see Washi anywhere. "You now why I seek the shikon no tama, and of the troubles I have currently of finding the shards."

"And of Inuyasha and the dead miko."

Naraku shook his head. "Don't remind me."

Noriega did not look at him. "Human actions Naraku."

"Thank you for reminding me of me error of my ways. I see you still have the one shard around your neck. Kikiyou holds many. Do you know of how I might successfully kill the duo?"

"The miko is dead already. Do you intend to bring her back to your compound again? She was willing in your bed last time, though I doubt the same without force."

Naraku looked at Noriega. "Women have too many emotions, yet you I can never read Noriega. I have no intentions with Kikiyou save killing her to obtain what is mine…" Naraku paused seeing Washi land on her arm chirping to her. "Leaving so soon."

Noriega went inside of the compound briefly returning with a piece of paper, an ink well, and a pen. She began to write and once finished tied it to Washi's leg giving him instructions. The bird youkai pushed off of her arm and Noriega sat down again looking at Naraku.

"Do I normally."

"Six days then."

"Washi will return in two days with pressing information, pending if I aid you or not. I feel as if you have another, grievance beyond your control."

"More of an answer, I would like to know of a rumor Kagura provided me with."

"I have noticed she obeys you without hesitation and disobedience as she once did before twenty months ago."

"Very perceptive Noriega. Kagura has heard that Pashitonomi who has been around for two years near, one of your eldest names, does not bring death to the western lands."

"I do not traverse into the western territory. Inuyoukai of high status do not destroy what their others have."

"True, but you and I both know that you do not care about that."

"Perhaps then, I will tell you if you come to realize my name, or if I decide to tell you."

"Very well."

Noriega looked at Naraku decreasing the gap in between them. Only a hand length separated their noses. She grinned revealing no emotion.

"You are more powerful than the eastern lord. Why do you not challenge him Naraku."

"You are more powerful than the eastern lord, northern or southern."

"I care not to no end of busy work and a chair to the max of my movement. I do not do management of what I do not care to manage."

"Your words at times alienate me, yet convey the point. As for myself, I do not for I wait to be all powerful and full demon to control all four lands."

Noriega shook her head. "Time should not matter."

Naraku decreased the gap between them. "You also have another name."

Her black tail fluttered on his chest front. "Truthful words, do continue."

"Onna no Kamibi, woman of godly beauty."

Her tail went around the back of his waist. "Not entirely new, save the deity addition. I wonder, where did you hear this from?"

Naraku leaned closer. "I-"Naraku stopped in anger. "Kagura."

Noriega stood her tail leaving Naraku. She leaned on a nearby wooden post. Kagura soon landed from her feather.

"Didn't know you swing that way Kagura."

Kagura did not show her lack of understanding of Noriega's word choices. Knowing she was free to speak in front of her to Naraku she did so. "My lord Jinamarujarou is slain, by Inuyasha, with an arrow in his hallow eye."

"Where was this at."

"Not more than twenty kilometers. They camp for night."

Naraku, still angry of Kagura's untimely entrance, turned to Noriega. He was also angry with himself that he still could not read her. He thought to himself.

`She will probably string me along if I wanted to get to know her, that is, until I am able to read her expression- make her form expressions.'

Kagura spoke not sure of what his silence meant. "Also, the council has gathered. In two weeks it will be decided if they plan to war against you Naraku. I have heard as well they plan war against you, Noriega."

The black inu smilled with no emotion. "Another closer to the root name Kagura. Let them come."

"Perhaps you can take legions against you Noriega but myself and mine do not have your seemingly infinite power. You will be gone in six days."

She looked at him. "I would stay if I had a reason to."

Naraku looked up at Noriega. Why the hell could he not read her! Did she want along the lines he wanted, alliance sill, or more of her games, which were part of the reason he liked her. Naraku though, kept his composure.

"Perhaps you-"

Naraku was angry again, somewhat else because it was Washi who interrupted. He flew in injured back to Noriega, who caught him healing him with a red glow. Naraku and Kagura watched as he chirped to Noriega, who then spoke.

"Washi calm down. Tell me who did this to you."

The small brown falcon like bird still panicked some. `I was flying to Sesshomaru sama's to see if he cared if his half brother Inuyasha lived or not, when I saw him in the sky on his flying cloud with his human ward Rin and Jakken. He read and answered but he grabbed me when the human could not see. I started bleeding as he demands to know who continues to send me to him for answers and approvals! I barley glided away with my life! He asked once before grabbing but he did not-"

Noriega closed her eyes trying to calm herself as she cut Washi off. "Rest, it will be dealt with Washi."

Noriega let go of her first she did not realize was clenched and her eyes glowed red as she opened them. It was a contrast that still matched her purple and white fighting kimono she wore.

"Naraku I believe my stay will be concluded. Do not contact me with a puppet again unless you are dead, dying, or wish to die."

And with that she ran off with Washi leaving Kagura and Naraku.

Kagura spoke. "Of Inuyasha my lord?"

Naraku sighed handing her a jewel shard. "Place it into what you see fit of luring the two weeks away. By then, I can perhaps track down Noriega."

"She is difficult to find. Ask her to stay. Kanna, myself, and the female servants you have here know you are attracted to her in many different ways."

Naraku, still sitting, looked up at Kagura. "What is it with you damn women."

Kagura grinned. "Ask her Naraku, you might just be surprised yourself."

"Are you implying on her behalf? You have spent time with her."

"I would be a fool to. I do not eve think her own ward can read her. But if you could get her to reveal emotions, outside of pure anger and void ness with smiles that mean nothing, then you could read her. Love Naraku is not a weakness like most youkai say. It empowers you further, and if you find it with her my lord and now friend, then your power together will rule all." Kagura said now beginning to walk away. "Do not get a power trip though, or she will kill you."