InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 29 ( Chapter 29 )

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


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Love, Interrupted
Chapter 29
Sesshoumaru walked away from Inuyasha and deeper into the woods. Inuyasha lowered his head and hurried back to where his friends had made camp. Miroku was standing at the edge of the clearing, facing the dragon that roared in the distance,
"That is So'unga, is it not?" asked Miroku.
Inuyasha looked up and nodded.
"So what do we do now?" asked Miroku.
"Whaddya think? We fight that thing and destroy it." answered Inuyasha.
"Fight So'unga? Is Sesshoumaru going to assist us?" Miroku asked.
"I doubt it. He went off to fight that thing himself." answered Inuyasha.
"Hey, Inuyasha! Instead of blabbing, dontcha think you need to go destroy that thing?" cried Shippou.
Inuyasha growled and bonked Shippou hard on the head, "I'm going, runt! Stay here and protect Kagome and my pups, you brat."
Inuyasha walked over to Kagome, "Stay here and be safe. Protect my pups." he said, softly, as he leaned down to kiss her cheek.
"INUYASHA!" screamed Miroku..
Inuyasha spun around towards his friend and followed his gaze. He saw a flash of light attack the dragon heads then saw the dragon spew fire, acid and lava in the direction of the light,
"Isn't that the Dragon Strike?" asked Miroku.
"THAT FOOL!" screamed Inuyasha, "Miroku, let's go!"
Sango appeared beside Miroku in her battle gear, "Let's go Miroku." she said, as Kirara transformed beside her.
The group ran towards the dragon and prepared to do battle.
"HIRAIKOTSU!" yelled Sango, as she released her weapon. The boomerang flew straight and true and lopped off a dragon's head. The head immediately regenerated.
"WING SCAR!" shouted Inuyasha, as Tessaiga unleashed its power towards the giant creature. Three of the dragon's heads disintigrated and then regenerated.
"DAMMIT!" cried out Inuyasha.
"SACRED SUTRAS!" shouted Miroku, but the paper talismans only burned up in the dragon's aura.
"INUYASHA! What do you suggest?" called Sango.
"DAMMIT ALL! ADAMANT BARRAGGGGEEE!" Inuyasha screamed out, as spears of diamond raced towards the enemy and split off four heads, only for the heads to regenerate again.
"WHAT THE HELL?" cried out Inuyasha, "WHAT THE HELL CAN KILL IT? WHAT'S ITS WEAK SPOT?" he called out.
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Back at camp, Kagome worried about her friends. She felt something strange beside her. Looking down, she saw her bow, glowing and shaking wildly. She picked it up and looked at it curiously,
"Kagome? What's the matter?" asked Shippou.
"My bow is glowing and quivering." she said.
"I don't see anything." said Shippou.
Another glow caught Kagome's eye,
"Arrows. Shippou, are they the poison arrows that you kept?" she asked the kitsune.
"Yea. I grabbed them before we fled the temple. You said that it was the poison arrow that got you back to us. I thought we should keep them, just in case."
Kagome grabbed Shippou and hugged him and kissed him, "Shippou, you're a genious!" she cried out.
"I AM NOT! Uhhh, what's a genious, Kagome?"
"Never mind." Kagome said, as she grabbed the bow and quiver of arrows.
"What are ye up to, child?" asked Kaede.
"Kaede, please watch the babies. I'm going to go help Inuyasha." said Kagome.
"What? What are ye talking about, Kagome? Ye shouldn't be risking your life when ye have wee ones."
"I know what I'm doing, Kaede. Don't worry about me." said Kagome, as she raced away.
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Inuyasha continued firing shot after shot, using the Wind Scar and Adamant Barrage, to no avail. Any time one or more of the dragon's heads was destroyed, it just regenerated again. Inuyasha was getting exhausted and so was Sango, who continually sent the Hiraikotsu flying until she could barely hold it up,
"Inuyasha!" called Miroku.
"What? Whaddya want, monk?" Inuyasha answered, sarcastically.
"Watch the dragon. He never moves from that one spot in the center of the temple."
"You're right. Maybe if I aim for that spot ..." Inuyasha started to say, when a flash of light came flying by him and hit the dragon at the base when he seemed to be immobilized,
"HUH?" Inuyasha cried out.
"DON'T WASTE TIME INUYASHA! KILL THAT THING!" yelled Kagome.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha said, surprised, then watched where her arrow had hit. A smoldering area had formed, with lava spewing out,
"I'M ON IT! WIND SCAR!!!!" he cried out, as the five rows of fire aimed for the dragon's base. As the group watched, the dragon blew up and disintegrated in front of them.
"HE DID IT!" shouted Shippou, excitedly.
Kagome joined Inuyasha. Miroku, Sango and Kirara. As the dragon disappeared, So'unga rose above the ashes,
"Now what do we do about that thing?" asked Inuyasha.
Miroku stared at the sword, then remarked,
"Inuyasha. Something is strange about So'unga."
"Huh? Whaddya mean?" asked Inuyasha.
Miroku pulled out three sutras and sent them flying towards So'unga, "SACRED SUTRAS!" he cried out. The sutras landed on So'unga and the sword wavered and faded away,
"Just as I thought." said Miroku, "The sword was an illusion."
"An illusion?" remarked Inuyasha.
"Yes. It wasn't really there. It was our imagination." said Miroku.
"Well, that dragon wasn't our imagination. This whole region is scorched, the temple is destroyed and villages are descimated." said Inuyasha.
"Yes. Whoever called forth this monster knew what they were doing." said Miroku, sadly.
"It was Ryouya." said Inuyasha.
"Ryouya? The demon who captured you, Inuyasha?" asked Miroku, to which Inuyasha nodded, then Miroku added, "What does he want with us?"
"I don't know. But, when I saw him in the forest before all this happened, he called Sesshoumaru 'cousin'." said Inuyasha, "Sesshoumaru told me that Ryouya was his mother's nephew."
"Do you know anything about Sesshoumaru's mother's family?" asked Miroku.
"How would I know anything about them." Inuyasha remarked cockily.
"How about that woman with Sesshoumaru?" asked Sango.
Kagome shuddered at the thought of the woman who threatened Inuyasha and her pups. Kagome then looked up at Inuyasha,
"Wait. What happened to Sesshoumaru?" she asked.
Inuyasha sniffed the air, "I don't smell him." he said, then started to walk away from the group.
A short ways away, he knelt down and picked something up,
"What is it, Inuyasha?" asked Miroku, as his friends came up behind him.
Inuyasha lifted his hand up and the group gasped. Inuyasha held the Tenseiga, which was smoldering.
"Where's Sesshoumaru?" asked Sango.
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Back at the camp, Anzu warily eyed the humans and young demon that watched over the halfling babies,
'I should destroy them and kill those half-breeds.' she thought, 'The world would be better off.'
The fight eventually caught her attention and Anzu leapt to the trees for a better view,
'Where is Lord Sesshoumaru?' she wondered, 'And where is Ryouya?'
When Kagome fired her arrow, Anzu watched in amazement, 'That girl has incredible power. I have never seen power such as hers.'
Anzu closed her eyes and searched the area with her mind, attempting to locate Ryouya. Opening her eyes, she watched Inuyasha and his group return,
'Lord Sesshoumaru doesn't return with them.' she thought, as she set off to find Sesshoumaru.
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Ryouya laid down exhausted on the floor,
"Master?" asked Xin Yun.
"Leave me be, Xin Yun. I wore myself out by summoning that dragon. I need some rest.", Ryouya said, as he turned over and fell asleep.
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Inuyasha gathered the group, "We need to find a place to stay. The pups need protection."
"There's a village not far from here." said Mushin, "I assist them all the time. I know they will give us lodgings."
"Fine. Let's go." said Inuyasha, as he picked up Kagome and the pups and settled them on his back. The group followed the old monk to the village. As the drunken monk had said, the village headman eagerly gave them rooms and food for as long as they needed.
As they waited for their meal, Rin asked the question that Jaken had been complaining about,
"Lord Inuyasha? Why do you have the Tenseiga?"
"Because Sesshoumaru left it behind."
"What will you do with it, Inuyasha?" asked Miroku.
"Give it back to him when I see him, of course." Inuyasha said, turning his head away.
After eating a hearty meal, the group gathered around the fire in the main room and relaxed. Inuyasha bounced one of the pups on his knee, while Kagome fed the other two. Inuyasha's seemingly easy transition to fatherhood surprised his comrades and his actions drew stares.
"Inuyasha?" queried Kaede, "Don't you think you should name the babies?"
"Yea. 'Hey you' just doesn't fit." said Shippou.
"HMPH! I don't know any names, I told you before." Inuyasha grumbled.
"Back where I come from, they have books full of baby names." commented Kagome.
"Really?" said Miroku, "What doesn't your country have?"
"Not much." said Kagome.
"Well, why don't we suggest some names and maybe we'll suggest some that Inuyasha will like?" suggested Shippou.
"That's a good idea, Shippou." said Sango, and the rest of the group agreed.
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Anzu walked through the forest searching for Sesshoumaru, 'Why can't I pick up his scent?' she thought.
Anzu came upon a scorched area of earth. To her surprise, she saw a white kimono flitting in the breeze. Her eyes grew wide, 'It can't be!' she thought.
Rushing up to the fabric, Anzu bent down and screamed,
"MY LORD!"
Laying on the ground was Sesshoumaru, his eyes glazed over and his body burned.