InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Inuyasha's unknown heritage (Yes boring title I know!) ❯ Showing off. ( Chapter 24 )

Chapter 24) Showing off.

An hour after the talk~~

After deciding on a fairly clear field just beyond the rice fields for their show off, Lina assembled everyone a safe distance from the spot they were to start from.

Walking over to her grandsons who were waiting with the main group she asked them. "Do you want the barrier up or not?" Getting interested looks from the others, Inuyasha shared a look with his brother before answering. "No."

"Ok." Lina answered with a serious face. Turning, she made a "follow me" gesture with her hands as she walked to the center of the field.

"Here are the rules." Lina said as she faced her two grandchildren with a small smile as she reached the center of the field. "One. You may use your swords but you may not kill one another." Lina said as Inuyasha's face brightened and fell, Sesshomaru only giving the feeling of disappointment. "Two. You will stay within a circle of two hundred feet and no further. I will put markers up just in case and whoever pushes the other out will be punished afterwards. The more you push your opponent out the worse it will be in the end." Lina said as her face set into an absolutely evil expression of glee. "Three. You may use your energy attacks I taught you. I will be protecting the group from you, but be careful anyways. You have been training under gravity so you will feel stronger and faster, so you might underestimate yourselves for a little while. "

Looking between the two with a now rather normal expression and raised brows she nodded and proceeded to mark the circle of two hundred feet. Creating little pulsing rods she made the circle by hitting the ground and using her magic and releasing so they would stay. After completing her circle, there was a glowing stake every five feet and the brothers had relaxed into fighting stances in the center of the ring with their swords drawn.

Coming back to the group outside the circle, Lina looked over everyone, noting their shock that the two were patiently waiting.

Looking over at Kagome with her mouth open, Lina put a finger under her chin and brought it up with a small pressure. Kagome looked dazedly at Lina as Lina turned towards the two who were still waiting. Chuckling softly for a small while, everyone but Joseph jumped at the sharp and barked command. "YOU MAY BEGIN!!!!"

In a flash of movement, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha came together with their swords, creating sparks as metal met metal. After grappling for a small while, they broke apart and after a small distance, started to come together again.

Swords clashed violently as Sesshomaru slid back from his position, only to have Inuyasha back off the other way when he got into his attack. This went on for a few minutes as Kouga and everyone but the elder Kitsune pair and their grandparents gaped in surprise.

Suddenly Inuyasha completely backed off and shouted. "Kaze no Kizu." And Tetsaigua released the attack towards his brother. As the four furrows cleared, Sesshomaru had dodged the attack and was in a crouched position not far from the furrows with a ball of blue light between his palms. After the rumble finally died down, all they heard was the last of the mouthed words of "…HAAAA!!!" before a stream a blue energy was released from Sesshomaru towards Inuyasha.

As Inuyasha lightning quick got out of the way, everyone but the older couples went from gaping to gasping, as the attack went out of the marked area, all the way to the barrier that was still in place. As the explosion of power ebbed and imploded, creating a crater that was a good three hundred feet across, Inuyasha turned and was impressed at the fact that the wall was seemingly undisturbed. The wall rippled a bit but seemed to only add the power to itself. With raised brows at Lina and a cocky grin directed at his brother, Inuyasha restarted his attack.

Lightning quick attack followed lightning quick attack for a few moments, as the brothers seemed to slide to a halt before the markers and lunge at one another.

After a small amount of time both used the light attack from earlier on each other. Both crouched at the edges of the field as their hands locked into a pose of wrists together and hands cupped. Pulling back a blue light filled their palms as they both started the words. "Ka Me Ha Me…….. HAAAA!!!!" Sesshomaru was done quicker than Inuyasha and got further before meeting Inuyasha's ball of energy. Both balls warred for a brief while before Inuyasha's pushed back and went at Sesshomaru. Dodging out of the way, the blast zipped past the watching group and as it exploded against the opposing barrier wall, the now visible yellow barrier around the group rippled before the blast subsided.

"Ok you two that is enough." Lina said with a bland face. "I don't want you two to get too worn out from using so much power. You have only been using it for a few days besides." At the look and feel of annoyance and rising aggression between the two, Lina strode up to the center of the two before submitting her warning. "You two will quite right now or you will feel exactly what it feels like to be under 40 times regular gravity. Do you hear me?" Lina said with an annoyed growl at the end for emphasis.

Both brothers backed down immediately. They had taken almost two days to get used to 15 times gravity. Dam if they were going to try 40 when they had just gotten used to the 15. Sheathing their swords, they followed Lina back to the group.

Upon arriving at the group, Kagome gave Inuyasha a pointed look before he settled into a relaxed stance beside her. It openly said "We are going to discuss all the things you have done while I was gone, later", shrugging it off, Inuyasha focused his attention on Lina who was beginning to speak again.

"Ok now it is Shippo's turn to do some of his magic." Lina looked down at the kit and her gaze softened, she added to her statement upon seeing his nervousness. "Anyone who doesn't want to stay can go rest now and I will come and get you when I am ready to show you something of importance, after dusk."

Looking up at the group, she noted that no one was moving. Whether it is because of the shock of the earlier display or just their want to be there she didn't know. Looking back down upon the kit encouragingly, Lina led him into the center of the marked off circle she had led the brothers into not too long ago.

Kneeling down to his level, Lina asked him quietly in his mind what he wanted to do.

+Do you know what you wanted to do Shippo? +

The kit looked up and placing his fingers of his right hand into his fist, he talked back to her, much as he had secretly done several times over the week when he needed a friend.

+Yes, but I'm kind nervise. I've never done them in front of so many people before. + Shippo looked up at Lina pensively before staring at his hand and biting his lip in worry.

+If it helps you can just focus completely on Kagome. Pretend that she is the only one you are doing this for. I know that one of your exercises with Kateru is focusing, so use it to help you here. + Lina gave the little kit a small smile and tight hug before standing up and watching as the kit turned and seemed to focus on Kagome.

"Are you ready Shippo?" Lina asked in a kind voice as she stood beside him.

"Yes." He replied in a confident voice as Lina got the impression he was now focused.

"The first thing I wanted to show you is amplification." Shippo got out his toy top. Setting it down he began to set it spinning; it went into its large form. Putting out a finger, he lightly grazed the side, light enough to feel but not affect its spin. Immediately it began to grow in size until it was a few hundred feet tall and he was only touching the spinning base. Moving his finger back, the top diminished to its regular toy size dimensions. Putting it away he turned back.

"Next I will show you transformation." Shippo turned into his blob like pink thing. Getting no reaction, his silly face became sillier as the pink blob turned into a dirigible, complete with compartment, and Kagome gasped. "I can now stay like this for quite awhile." Shippo proudly announced as he reverted back to his normal state.

"Lastly I will show you scatter." Thusly announcing this with a big grin, Shippo multiplied himself. To Inuyasha's dismay and shock though, these weren't mere copies of their little Shippo. Each and every one of them felt and smelt real as can be. With a small-satisfied smile, all twenty Shippos lined up in lines of five on either side of Inuyasha and caged him in. All tugged on his pants and grinned evilly at him before running over and tackling Kagome in a big hug before Inuyasha whimpered at the site.

Kagome would kill him if he hurt Shippo, and now he couldn't just bop one of his copies and make them disappear. There was no telling which one was the real one. They all seemed equally intelligent.

Satisfied that he had gotten his point across. All twenty Shippos went into the center of the circle and lined up in a straight line of front to back. Sighing after a moment, the front Shippo seemed to relax as the other 19 slid into his back.

Smiling briefly at the shocked crowd, Shippo was pleased when Lina scooped him up from her place beside him on the field. Snuggling up to her he almost silently purred his pleasure at the complements only he heard.

+Very good Shippo. That was perfect. +

Walking over to Kagome, Lina shared a look with the younger girl and an understanding smile. Everything was coming together, Lina thought to herself.

Smiling inwardly, Lina released the barrier around the group and watched as everyone but Kouga's group lazily went back to Kaede's hut to talk about everyone's new powers and abilities.

Lina felt a little sad for Kouga really, he was at such a loss right now. Suddenly smiling evilly inside, Lina decided that she might call her granddaughter from home. Her last son had married into the local wolf tribe of the area and was quite powerful. Maybe she could show the arrogant wolf a thing or two. Killing two birds with one stone was always up her ally.

Joseph watched his mate as she walked before him as they returned to Kaede's hut. He watched her glance briefly at Kouga as they passed and worried at her match making look. Truth be told she had usually a 99% success rate and knew when to push too far. But he wasn't sure he wanted lecherism and denseness in the gene pool. Glancing briefly at the monk to his side he pondered for a moment.

Poor monk, didn't even know about the touch of his blood was put there not just by Naraku. Windworkers were numerous and almost undetectable since they looked and almost smelled human. One of the branches of the family that was Windworkers, had married a monk a few decades ago. He could smell it in him, too bad he would have to find out how to use it at such a late date. It was always easier to teach them young.

Sharing a look with his mate now, he knew she was following his thoughts, as was her way.

Blue flame briefly echoed in her eyes, as she understood his intent. She would lift his curse and teach him soon along with the miko. Strong alleys were a good thing this round against the evil one.

Nodding his understanding, Joseph followed her the rest of the way to the hut and the new announcements and explanations to everyone. So much training and so little time. He was grateful for the barrier though; it kept Naraku's expectations down. He couldn't sense anything through it and that would make defeating him so much easier.