InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Future Heart, Future Pain, Future Hope ❯ Chapter 24 ( Chapter 24 )

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

Yes I know it has been a while, but another story popped into my head and refused to leave me alone...grumbles...

Its worked itself out a little bit so we good for right now...in the meantime back to the others WOOT!

I still don't own didly squat

Hunter's Moon Part 1

As the small gathering between friends and allies increases, someone who is returning to hunt them pauses in deep thought.

“Why do things feel different? Why are things I have no memory of happening to me?”

Ever since the incident with the child, and the being in the mirror. Things within his body have been changing. It was slowly at first, but now it was fast and speeding up at a rapid pace. When he had woken up this morning, all around him he had found words written in the ground, words that were not there before.

But not just any words...

The words of a priest...

Confused, because despite himself being almost fully human, he sniffs the air around him drawing upon his demon senses. He smells no scent but his own circling his form and the words written in the ground all around him. Reaching out to touch those words, he pulls his hand back rapidly as a barrier out of nowhere appears around him.

“A barrier?”

Shaking his head in doubt, he reaches out again. Only to find that the barrier is still there. Instinct kicking in now though, Taro stretches his hand out, to further touch what would normally destroy anyone with demon blood. Instead he finds it warm and inviting, as if...

“I set this up....it could be the only way....”

A person with demon blood setting up a priestly barrier spell? It was simply not possible, even he knew in his time, that a miko's soul energy was similar to that of a demon's aura. But most priestly spells, were beyond that of them or the demons.

And here he was, a quarter demon...using priestly gifts and he can't remember how he did em....

What is going on with his body? His mind?

Remembering Izanami's words, from when he had visited her healing spring, he begins to think. She has said that parts of him were not fully healed and that he needed to be healed all the way to use his full power....

Maybe those certain parts of him...the parts that have felt dead deep in his soul...were coming back to life?

It was exhilarating, because these new powers could prove out to be a benefit...but at the same time it was unnerving.

These are powers he has absolutely no control of and to top it off, they felt strong...really strong...

Almost as if they had always been there...just sleeping. Waiting to awaken or....the proper trigger to bring them out. Something tells him it is the latter. That a trigger has been started within his body and for the first time, since he has trusted his soul to his Master...

He feels fear...because he doesn't understand, what is going on. He feels things shifting around in his mind. Memories disappearing, dreams he once had returning....its strange and he doesn't like it one bit. Because one feeling is starting to surpass all when thoughts of his precious master come to him....

Distrust...

That is one feeling he know he shouldn't have. It was his master who saved him. His master who gave him a home, who made him somebody to fear among demons, despite his human blood.

But now he had doubts. Doubts that for the last couple of days, since the incident with Inuyasha's bitch and Izanami's spring, that have been steadily growing. A memory that he swears he could not recall before had popped into his mind as well...

It was one that was making him think and remember fondly the strength and feeling of the man who was his sire. A man that made him feel he could do anything....

Memory...

“PAPA PAPA!” A young Taro cries out. Running towards a figure in red and white, who returns from hunting. The little boy of 5 feels himself swung up and onto the shoulders of his strong father, with one hand as the other carries what could only be fish for supper later.

“What is it pup....and where's your older brother.”

“He's with momma. And momma wanted me to tell you that you have to....ummmmm” The little boy looks perplexed. His mind trying to think of the word from the message.

“Don't remember?” The voice teases gently, much to the vexation of the little boy, who scrunches up his nose in irritation.

Nodding his head up and down, the male is about to say something else, when the child perks up as he finally remembers. “Oh yeah she said behave or else!”

“Or else.....” States the voice of his father in confusion. That is before it gives way to realization as a familiar scent hits the air.

“THAT BLOODY WOLF IS HERE!”

“Uh huh...Uncle...”

Memory ends...

“Kouga...Uncle's name was Kouga....” Whispers an adult Taro.

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Elsewhere...

A Wolf demon looks up into the sky. His instincts kicking in stronger then ever, something tells him in the air, that an event is coming. One that whether he tries to escape or not he will find himself a part of it.

Stretching out his legs, the wolf demon leaps into the air and as the wind forms around him, he speeds off. Rumors of a strange power in the western lands was making him immensely curious. And unlike the cats in the saying...it wasn't killing him.

It was making him even more alert...because it was not Naraku...

But someone else...