InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's Love and Kagome's pain ❯ Nakazo Revealed ( Chapter 10 )

Chapter 10- Nakazo Revealed

It had been a week since Isane told them Nakazo was going to attack, but he had as yet made no moves. Kagome had been training every day with Miroku and Kaede, endeavoring to get her powers under control. They assured her that she was doing very well, but Kagome didn't think so. Though she learned new abilities quickly, she still had trouble with her control. Kagome just had too much power for her to handle so quickly. She knew that she would have to stay calm or she could hurt those she cared for.

Isane had not gotten any further word from his friend about Nakazo since he was told of the coming attack. He was worried and thought it would be good to check it out. Every one had agreed that it was best if he went alone. It would be easier for him to watch unnoticed alone. But that had been 2 days ago and he had not returned either.

Kagome was worried about her powers and the fact that Isane was missing. Inuyasha was going crazy not knowing when Nakazo was going to attack. Everyone was tense. Something needed to be done or they would all go crazy. They were always on alert. They watched over Kagome as if she would break if they looked away for a second.

Kagome sighed; she could feel how tense Inuyasha was, and it was very unsettling. She walked over to where Inuyasha sat, laying her hand on his shoulder. "I am sure Isane will be back soon. Don't worry so much. If something happen, I know you can protect me." She smiled brightly at him.

He couldn't help but calm a bit at her soft reassuring words, but he was still concerned for Kagome. Inuyasha stood up and hugged Kagome tightly. 'I can't let anything happen to her. Not now that we are finally together,' Inuyasha thought sadly. Kagome of course could sense that he was sad and held him tighter. "I just don't want you to get hurt again," he said softly so that only she could hear him.

"I know, Inuyasha." She paused, looked up into his loving eyes and smiled. "I…." She was about to tell him that she loved him and trusted him with her life completely. But, as usual, something always got in the way. She turned to hear Sango yelling at Miroku about touching her at a time like this. She sighed again and turned to watch, as did Inuyasha.

"I was just trying to lighten the mood." Miroku said while inching closer to Sango once again. She held Hiraikotsu over her head as if to say 'go ahead I dare ya'. Miroku stopped then turned to Kagome. "Would you like to learn more about making barriers today Kagome?" he asked, smiling.

As it was early morning and they had already eaten breakfast, it was time to train as usual. Kagome nodded and walked toward the perverted monk.

Inuyasha did not look happy as Kagome walked away. He looked up at the sky and frowned. Kagome turned back toward Inuyasha quickly. "What's wrong, Inuyasha?" she asked, her voice full of worry.

"The new moon is 2 days away," he said. It was all he had to say for her to know why he was upset. He would be human on the night of the new moon, and consequently, wouldn't be available to help protect her if Nakazo attacked on that night.

"Don't worry, Inuyasha. Now that Kagome is learning how to make barriers and how to purify with her hands the fight will be much easier. Kagome may not be able to kill him yet, but she can certainly keep him away," Miroku said, brimming with pride over how strong Kagome was becoming.

Inuyasha just turned and walked toward Sango who wore her fighting clothes. "I hope you are right," he said to them.

They began to train, as they had become accustomed to doing over the past week. Kagome and Miroku had become much closer in that time. Since they spent so much time together, they would talk about Sango and Inuyasha whenever they took a break. Kaede would also help, but most of Kagome's training came from Miroku.

Sango spent the time training, as well, but she was training to be faster and stronger. She and Inuyasha had been training together a lot lately and were also becoming closer. Inuyasha seemed to enjoy the fights with Sango. She was fairly strong for a human. They would also talk on breaks, but they spoke mainly about fighting and weapons.

Shippo and Kirara seemed to spend most of their time playing or sleeping. They also liked to watch the training in progress. Kagome and Miroku were near Inuyasha and Sango, but sufficiently far away to make it quiet for Kagome's training. They placed scrolls as a barrier around Kaede's village to insure nothing was going to sneak up on them. Miroku had to use scrolls to place a barrier, but Kagome could now do it without them. She was getting much better at it.

After 2 hours of training, Miroku said they should take a break and eat something. Kagome agreed and they headed toward the others to get some food. Just as Kagome was about to start cooking some ramen for everyone, Isane showed up in Panther form. Kagome knew it was he because of the silver on his face. He quickly turned into a human like form and everyone could see blood all over his clothes and face. Even the black clothes he wore were covered in blood. He looked upset.

"ISANE! Are you ok?" Kagome yelled as she ran to him, trying to see why there was blood all over him.

"I am fine, but the one that was watching Nakazo is dead. I found him bleeding to death near Nakazo's old campsite. He tried to tell me something about a binding spell but he didn't get to say much before he died in my arms." Isane's voice was full of hate as he spoke. You could see the anger in his eyes. It distressed Kagome to see him this way.

"I am sorry." She put her hand on his arm.

"Thank you, Kagome. I will be all right. However now I have no idea what Nakazo is planning or when he will come. I don't know what the panther meant by a binding spell but it must have been very important, since he used his last breath to try and tell me about it." Isane was very worried for Kagome. "Kagome, how are you coming along in your training?" He had a hopeful look in his eyes as he asked.

"I am getting better, but I still need time before I am ready." Kagome was very upset. Everyone was counting on her. 'What if I fail and let everyone down?' Kagome was nearly in tears.

Inuyasha put his arm around Kagome, knowing that she was upset. Miroku looked deep in thought. "You said the panther told you something about a binding spell. Did he say anything more then that?" Miroku asked

"He barely said that. His exact words were 'You have to stop him before he gets the binding spell or all is lost.' That was all he said before he died." Isane looked sad once again.

"That's horrible." Kagome said, looking upset and holding onto Inuyasha tighter.

"But what could he be trying to bind?" Miroku thought out loud. "This can't be good. Perhaps we should start looking for him before he can get this spell."

"I have looked everywhere already. He seems to have just vanished." Isane said mournfully.

"I guess he is more like his father then we thought," Sango said with hatred in her voice.

"I do not know much about Naraku himself, only his son. I do know that it is well for us that they do not get along, for together, they would be unstoppable." Isane started to walk toward the lake so he could wash the blood off himself. "I will be back shortly."

The others nodded, looking at each other sadly. Kagome was happy that Shippo was sleeping and had not heard the conversation. She knew he was already worried about her, and she didn't want to make it worse.

Inuyasha was angry. "I knew we should have gone after him when we had the chance!!" he yelled, holding Kagome closely against his side.

"Inuyasha, if we had gone against him too soon, we could have all been killed. There is no way we could have known he was going to get some kind of binding spell," Sango said while moving to hold onto Miroku's arm. She was upset and worried for her friend and for herself. Miroku held her tightly and made no move to grope her.

"She is right, Inuyasha. Let's just continue our training as usual for now, so we are ready for him when he comes." Miroku said solemnly.

'Everyone is counting on me. I have to continue training! I can beat him!' Kagome thought and then moved away from Inuyasha. "He is right. Let's continue training." She walked to Miroku, and she put an arm on Sango who was in his arms. "It's going to be ok," she said to the worried woman, only a year older than herself. Sango nodded and moved toward Inuyasha.

"We should train also. And when Isane gets back, maybe he will join us," Sango said to Inuyasha. He nodded, and they moved to what was becoming their normal training place.

'In 2 days, I will be useless. What if he knows of my human night. Then we are all in trouble,' Inuyasha thought angrily.

When Isane came back, he joined the training going on. However, he was training with Kirara, instead of the others. He turned back into a Panther and they fought in that form. It was good training. Shippo just watched everyone after he had been awakened by all the noise. Everyone seemed to have forgotten all about lunch. He sighed. 'They must be really worried if Inuyasha turned down ramen.' Shippo thought. He had tears in his eyes, but decided to train also. He started to practice his 'Fox Fire' on a rock.

Kaede watched them all. She had also heard what Isane said, and it worried her to no end. She had to find out what he was trying to bind and quickly. She went inside to think.

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Two days passed and nothing had happened. Inuyasha was very worried now. In a half hour he would be human, and there was nothing he could do to help the others. He looked at the setting sun as if it were the cause of all his problems. Kagome had trained hard, being more determined then ever to gain control of her powers. She was doing very well. In fact, Miroku thought she was strong enough now to fight against Nakazo and win without losing control of her powers. He was impressed and proud of her.

Miroku put a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder. "Do not worry. I am confident of Kagome's abilities. She will be able to take care of herself if he comes tonight. We may need you to kill him, but she can hurt him enough to keep him away."

Inuyasha still looked worried as he watched everyone make preparations, just in case Nakazo came that night. Miroku and Kaede would be enforcing the barrier as best they could around the village and Kagome had her bow and arrows ready too. Sango was ready to fight, holding her boomerang. Even the villagers were gathering, with whatever weapons they could find to help Kagome and the others, including pitchforks and scythes.

"About a half hour to go, right?" Kagome asked Inuyasha. He nodded. "You know he may not come tonight at all." She said and he again just nodded slowly. She sighed. She had a bad feeling about this.

Inuyasha looked into her beautiful eyes. "You know it's not too late to just go through the well and stay in your time for the night."

"No, I won't run. If I leave, then he will still come, and our friends will have to face him alone. They need me here with them. Besides, I know you wouldn't leave them and I won't leave you." Kagome said sternly. He just nodded again.

"I understand." He half smiled. The sun was going down further, and he could feel his powers slipping away. Everyone was about to take their places defending Kagome and the others, when there was a long bang. Inuyasha turned his head toward the noise and began to run in that direction. "Kagome stay here!" he yelled and ran the other way with Sango at his side.

Miroku and Kaede started to chant, so the barrier would be stronger. Kagome was scared and she wanted to stay near Inuyasha. Isane was now in Panther form with green poison dripping from his fangs and claws. He must have smelled Nakazo, she thought. She was now on alert. The sun was going down. 'Inuyasha, be careful!!' she thought sadly.

Suddenly the barrier broke, and Miroku and Kaede were thrown hard to the ground. Kagome looked everywhere, but saw no one. Then she heard a disgusting laugh coming from behind her. It was him. It had to be! She turned, as did the others still by her side. He was floating in the air with a barrier all around him just like his father. He even looked just like Naraku, except that his black hair had bits of silver, most likely from his mother. Also his hair was straight, and much longer than Naraku's. He also had pointed ears, as a full demon would, fangs and claws. He was bigger then Naraku, too. His eyes were black and they were so cold. She didn't think that even Naraku had ever scared her as much as his son did right now.

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Inuyasha and Sango were fighting off random demons that were attacking the village and were trying to fight their way back to Kagome. "This is a trick! He wanted us away from her! SHIT!" Inuyasha cried out as the last of his demon blood slipped away. He was human now, but he could still feel Kagome's emotions, and it worried him to feel how scared she was right then. "We have to get back to her now!" he yelled, and Sango nodded to him, but there wasn't much she could do. There were so many demons, and Inuyasha was no longer able to use Tetsusaiga. Kagome was on her own.

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Isane jumped at Nakazo, but was repelled by the barrier. He fell hard to the ground. Kagome shot an arrow at the barrier and managed to puncture a hole in it. Isane used the opportunity to attack again and was able to strike once before Nakazo stabbed him with his sword. Isane fell to the ground, unable to fight for the moment. Nakazo was able to repair his barrier quickly, before Kagome shot another arrow. He sent a blast of power toward her, then barely got away before it hit. She placed a barrier around her and her friends. Miroku was now up and standing next to Kagome. "Is Kaede ok?" she asked, and he looked upset.

"She will be out for a while," he said looking at his new enemy.

Nakazo laughed again and watched them closely. "You think you are going to be able to kill me little miko?" he came closer. He put out his hand and was repelled by the barrier Kagome made. "Not bad. You're learning fast, aren't you little miko?" He grinned at her.

Kagome felt as if she was going to be sick. Something was wrong. He was too confident and Inuyasha had not returned. 'The sun was already down. Where is he?' she wondered.

Out of nowhere a woman came up behind Nakazo. She seemed to have great power. She was also floating in the air with a barrier around her, but hers was black, and she looked as scary as Nakazo himself. She was human from the looks of it and beautiful too. She was definitely evil.

"Let's see how my little miko fares against my dark miko." He grinned again and started to laugh.

The woman spread her arms and chanted some kind of spell. She was holding what looked like one of Miroku's scrolls. "This is not good," Miroku stated the obvious. He was also worried about Sango, but he could do nothing for her now.

The woman was able to break through Kagome's barrier and came right up to Kagome. She sent a dark blast all around her that bowled over everyone except Kagome and the dark miko. The only reason Kagome still stood was her powers. Kagome was sure she was stronger than the dark miko, and she was correct, but she was not prepared for what happened next.

Kagome glared at the dark miko, but she just smiled at her. "Time to lose those powers little girl!" she yelled and quickly placed the scroll she had been chanting with, on Kagome's chest right over the jewel shards.

Kagome screamed in pain as black energy surrounded her. She couldn't move and all her miko powers seemed to be drained. She was helpless! "What did you do to me??" she yelled weakly, having no strength for anything else.

"I have bound your powers, now be a good girl and come with us." She smiled and laughed along side Nakazo. She used her powers to pull Kagome to her and they all vanished.

Miroku got up, but he was too late. He was hurt, but he ran to try to find Kagome. He saw her nowhere. "They are gone!" He had a look of horror on his face. Everyone around him was knocked out. He was awake only because of his powers. He wanted to help the fallen, but instead decided to find Sango and Inuyasha.

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Inuyasha was bleeding badly now, due to the wounds the demons had caused and Sango wasn't in much better shape. They were hurt and tired and there were still so many demons left. "We have to get to Kagome! She is scared. I feel it!" Inuyasha had never felt Kagome so scared. Something bad was happening to her and he couldn't help. He felt useless.

Miroku showed up, then limping as fast as he could. "SANGO! INUYASHA!" He yelled as they came into view. "HOLD ON!" they both did as told and held onto whatever they could. "KAAZANA!!!" He shouted and sucked away the remaining demons. "Are you both ok?" he asked worriedly.

"We are fine. WHERE IS KAGOME??" Inuyasha yelled. He was very worried now. 'Why isn't she with him?'

"Inuyasha…I am sorry. I could not protect her." Miroku looked away from them both.

"WHAT????? I know she's not dead I can still feel her!" Inuyasha spat his words.

"She is not dead. He took her. A dark miko came and bound Kagome's powers. They took her and she could not fight back. She is helpless!" Miroku was very upset.

"FUCK! I should have been there! This can't be happening!" Inuyasha fell to the ground. "KAGOME!!!!" He yelled into the air, knowing she could no longer hear him. 'Please be ok Kagome. I will get you back if it's the last thing I do. Just hang on'

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Well I hope you like it. A bit of a cliffhanger I guess. Sorry.

This chapter was proof read by both Jazzcat1227 and Bonnie217 so there should be NO mistakes! If there are let me know. ^_^