InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Future Heart, Future Pain, Future Hope ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Future Past…

“Someone is coming…”

Prepared and ready to fight, the fire from Kilala's feet and tale flares brightly, shielding the one who holds the shards as well as one who can't defend himself as strong as the others.

The two look and watch warily, as the fire cat growls towards the woods. Kagome in the meantime can't help but shiver nervously as the evil in the air seems to permeate through the very fabric of her clothes.

“Inuyasha…”

“I know Kagome…stay with Shippo and Kirara for right now. I don't like this one bit. The forest simply does not go this quiet….”

“I agree Inuyasha.” Sango replies with a low whisper. The hanyou's ears twitching, at the sound of her voice, she knows that he is listening to the surrounding forest. Suddenly drawing the Tetsaiga, Inuyasha is forced back as something akin to a lighting bolt strikes him, the great sword thrumming with power as it creates a barrier around the hanyou.

“Kirara go!”

With a mighty roar, the great feline leaps into the air with her charges. Kagome ready with her arrows, she senses the presence of evil all around her as those on the ground fend off the blasts.

“Kagome can you sense where it is coming from!” Inuyasha yells as he leaps to defend Miroku who is chanting a spiritual barrier around himself and those on the ground. To give them time…

“I can, but….”

“But what!”

“It's to strong! It's coming from everywhere!”

“DAMMIT!”

“What's the matter Inuyasha…can't seem to find me?” A voice calls out, seemingly from all directions as it echoes through their campsite. The energy stopping its attack for a second, comes down in several bolts and all directed at Inuyasha from every way possible.

The hanyou bracing himself for the impact, is spared most of it as Kagome's arrow, pierces the ground, and creates a shield that diverts the energy around himself and the others as it strikes. Once the smoke clears from the impact, the small pack looks on in horror as the ground around them, that was once with life, is nothing but charred ash…

Kilala lands on the ground behind the hanyou, who growls warily as the silence becomes even more oppressive than before and the sky turns to a shade of black to rival the darkest of night. Shippo nervous all of a sudden scrambles towards the front of the fire cat as Kagome shoots three more arrows to each side and behind from where the first one landed.

In a sense creating a barrier to protect herself and her friends. Hopping off of Kilala, she runs towards her new mate, and grasps his hand as another energy bolt heads towards them and their friends…intent on killing them all.

Flaring to life with bright energy, Kagome's arrows, glow white and repulse that black energy with its own holy light…that is stronger than ever much to the amazement of Inuyasha and the others…

“It seems I am to late…I must have miscalculated the time for which to kill you…oh well…it shall make things interesting to say the least…”

“Who and where the FUCK are you?” Inuyasha stated. The Tetsaiga pulsing with power. Suddenly Inuyasha begins to see the aura of the one who confronts them and for the first time, he is frightened. This aura is bigger…bigger than any he has ever faced or even seen in his lifetime.

Squeezing her hand, with a need to feel the strength that she lends him ,he turns momentarily to his mate. Her dark eyes are nervous and frightened, but she looks at him with that same belief she has always had since they met.

“We can do it Inuyasha…I believe in you…I believe in us…”

“Such kind words miko, in the end it will do you no good. I have destroyed you and your mate once all ready…I will destroy you again…”

“Destroyed once all ready? I believe you have mistaken us for someone else.” Miroku replies. His staff ready as his other hand dives into his robes to reach for his sutras.

“You and the slayer are not the ones I am after. Leave this place or be destroyed…”

“Forget it! We're not going!”

“Suit yourself. It matters not to me.”

“Feh! Stop talking and show yourself!” Inuyasha yelled. His mind reeling with questions and the demand for answers. Despite the fact he is afraid, he feels the strength from Kagome flowing towards him, and the bonds between his pack as their words of determination soothe his already alert mind. Hence he is ready as his ears, pick up the sounds of footsteps…

“Ready or not here I come…”

Listening and watching, the others just watch in awe as Kagome and Inuyasha both look confused as the shadows part to reveal their enemy.

Jet black hair, the same color as Kagome's curls around the shoulders and a well built body, that bristles with energy. But what shocks them most of all was the youth's features.

He had amber eyes, and looked like Inuyasha…

“What the hell….” Inuyasha stated with a look of pure and utter surprise. Kagome, whom is equally shocked as well, maintains her hold on her mate as she steps forward. Her hand out reaching towards the youth, for she feels something familiar…

“Kagome! No!”

“What, huh…”

“So, you are Kagome and Inuyasha…” The youth replied with a sinister look. “He told me that I would find you guys here and in this time.”

“This time…” Miroku repeated quietly. “You are from the future aren't you!”

“About five hundred and twenty-five years monk. NOW SHUT UP!” The youth screamed as a blast of dark energy emitted from his hands flies towards the priest. But somehow it never reaches the young man as Sango jumps forward and uses her weapon as a shield, combined with something else that causes the young man to growl in rage…

“FOX FIRE!”

Half expecting it to be Shippo yelling that, Inuyasha shakes his head as he points to the kitsune, who sits upon Kilala equally confused.

“It wasn't me…”

Turning around, they look to find the fox fire merging with Sango's weapon to fend off the energy that the other aims continuously at them. Finally in clear frustration, the being turns and aims at the source of that magic.

“How and why did you follow me!”

“To keep you from making the biggest mistake of your life you fool!” The voice called back. “You do this, you destroy us all!”

“Like a care!”

“Dammit! Listen to me! We`re family!”

“No! We are not family!”

“TARO!”

“That is not my name! You fucking fox!”

“YES IT IS! NOW STOP AND LISTEN TO ME!”

“GO TO HELL!”

The dark energy shoots out again in its wide arc as its caster attempts to seek out and destroy the wielder of the demon fire. But yet misses as said figure leaps out, and flips over him with practiced ease… The tail switching, all they can see because of the shadows is a tall and imposing figure, that glows with a demonic aura…

“Taro, you have to stop this, you can't kill them…”

“You can't stop me!”

“Maybe not Taro, but can't you smell them…can't you realize who they are!”

“Feh! They're scents are faked like my Master always said. They killed my parents! They were the ones at fault! They caused me to be like this!”

“TARO! HE'S LYING TO YOU! HE`S THE ONE WHO DID THIS YOU!”

“YOU'RE LYING! SO CURSE YOU, DIE!”

Readying another blast of energy, the figure stumbles back as an arrow lodges deep in his shoulder. The other whirls around and yells at Kagome, who holds the next one back in shocked silence. The hanyou equally mystified by the next words that come out of this other person's mouth.

“MOMMA DON'T! DON'T KILL HIM!”

Turning rapidly, around Taro begins to glow black with hate as the arrow within his arm pulses with its pure light.

“I know when to split…I will be back and you can't stop me Fox. You won't be here for much longer…”

With that said, the one known only as Taro disappears into the shadows and is soon gone, because the forest once again speaks in idle chatter.

The small pack confused and wondering what is going on, approach the figure that simply stands there murmuring some things when they reach him. About to join him, the figure backs away rapidly as if they had gotten to close.

“Stay away!”

“What! Why! “ Kagome said, as she is concerned. Her heart reaching out to this stranger, who remains in the shadows.

“Because you can't! You can't! I can't let you near me…” The figure said. “It could destroy everything we worked so hard to build!”

Miroku murmurs to himself as his mind goes through a whirlwind of thought, while he listens to the stranger`s words. The as the monk begins to figure it out, he gestures for the others to step back and that he as well as Sango should approach this stranger for something tells him, that they would be safe.

“Come…come into the light…” Miroku said quietly. “Let us thank the one who helped us at least…”

“I can't…”

“Why not…”

“I can't be within a certain amount of distance of him…could inadvertently do something…to destroy us both”

“A certain distance of who…”

“Shippo…”

The fox child looks confused as he gazes at the one hidden in shadow. Looking at his adoptive parents, the two nod their heads and gesture for him to remain with the fire cat. Whom at Sango's whistle, launches into the air taking her charge towards the village and the old priestess Kaede…

As the two disappear, the others turn to find the shadow, still tense, but a little bit more relaxed…

“Now he has gone…please come out and into the light.”

With a sound of great reluctance, the figure motions for the others to back up, and as they do so he begins to step forward. The others gasp in pure surprise as with each step, a very familiar face emerges.

The bushy red tail streaked with silver swishing behind him, and with the same build as Inuyasha, they can tell that this imposing figure must be somewhere in his 20`s by his stance. But, it is his jade green eyes, that tell them who the figure is, without looking at the red and silver hair that signifies the fox heritage…

Just where did they see those eyes before…

In the figure of the child who has just left them…

“Shippo?” Kagome whispers in complete disbelief. She feels her mind must be playing tricks on her, for as Inuyasha double checks his own senses, their eyes take in the figure in front of them, never leaving as his turns a saddened gaze upon them.

Suddenly he begins to sing…the same lullaby, that they just sang to him this morning. Listening, the young miko collapses to her knees on the ground, as the hanyou gazes in surprise…

“Shippo…how and who…what's going on…” Inuyasha asks. His mind in the same confused daze as the others.

“Yeah it`s me, how it's a long story. One I don't have much time to tell you. But…the one who tried to kill you…that`s Taro…your son and my brother…”