InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 32 ( Chapter 32 )

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

Inuyasha fell into a deep sleep, satisfied and fully relaxed. His mind was clear of all he worried about, as he slept beside his beloved.
As the night wore on, his brain began to come alive as images filled his mind. Images that troubled him and soon, very soon, drove him wild with anger.
A village appeared in his mind. The village was on fire and villagers ran about every which way, screaming for help. He stood there and watched. He tried to move, but his feet seemed rooted to the spot. He heard a loud growl and a roar,
'A demon! I have to protect these people!' he thought. He tried to move, but again found himself unable to. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the demon approach. The demon had long silvery hair, huge red eyes, purple stripes on his face, huge elongated claws and fangs and ...
'He's wearing the robe of the fire rat.' Inuyasha thought, then his eyes widened in fear, 'Is that me?'
Unable to move from his spot, Inuyasha was forced to watch as the demon attacked the innocent, slaying them with his claws, eating them with his fangs. Destroying countless human lives, the demon he watched was nothing but pure evil, a murderous demon. He tried to scream to warn others, but he had no voice,
'What is going on?' he thought.
To his horror, he saw his friends approach. Kagome. Miroku. Sango. Shippou.
'Guys. Get outta here.' his mind screamed.
To his horror, he watched as his friends, one by one, became the demon's next targets,
'NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!' he screamed in his mind.
Inuyasha awoke with a start. As his mind settled, he realized,
'It was only a dream.'
As he touched his head with his hand, he realized his hand was wet. He looked at his hand,
'WHAT? BLOOD?' he thought.
He stared at his hand and then the stench of blood hit his nose. Her blood.
"KAGOME?" he cried out.
Turning to his beloved, his stomach churned and he wretched. Kagome was laying on her back, covered in blood. He touched her face. She was cold and motionless,
"OH KAMI! WHAT THE HELL?" he cried out.
Looking down at his naked body, he saw he was covered in blood. His body began to quake as his eyes followed the trail of blood to his Tessaiga, which lay on the floor, untransformed, dripping in blood. Tears spilled from his eyes,
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" he screamed as loud as he could.
Getting up from the blood soaked futon, he checked on the infants. Their baskets were spilled over and the young pups lay dead on the floor. Shaking even harder, Inuyasha ran out of his room. There in the center of the house lay the occupants. Sango, Miroku, Kirara, Kaede, Mushin, Kohaku, Rin, Jaken, Ah-Un. All of them dead and covered with blood. All of them sliced or clawed apart. Inuyasha began shaking harder, tears falling freely down his cheeks,
"WHAT HAVE I DONE?" he cried out.
Forgetting his nakedness, Inuyasha ran outside. What greeted him was even more horrific. The streets flowed with blood, human corpses littered the dirt. He ran from house to house, but found no one alive. All the villagers were covered with his scent. Falling to his knees in the middle of town, he raised his hands up,
"I DID ALL OF THIS?" he cried out.
Getting up, he slowly returned to the house he shared with his comrades. He slowly dressed in his clothes, sheathed Tessaiga and walked out into the streets. The stench was unbearable, the sight unforgivable,
"My friends. Kagome. I am truly sorry for what I have done." he said to the air, "I must have transformed, for some reason, I don't know why. I do not deserve to live." he looked back at the house, "I will join you in the netherworld, if that is my destiny. Or else I will go to hell."
With that final phrase, Inuyasha lowered his head, as tears fell to the ground, his mind not comprehending all that he saw in front of him, but his decision made. He leapt into the trees and disappeared.
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Kagome awoke as the sun filled the room. She looked around, but saw no sign of Inuyasha,
"Must've gone hunting." she said to herself.
Her comment drew a gurgle from the baskets,
"Well, you're all awake, I see." she said, as she began changing diapers and dressing them in little kimonos.
After dressing her wee ones, Kagome picked them up and headed out to the common room. Her friends sat around a fire, chowing down,
"Morning everyone." she said, cheerily.
"Morning." they responded back.
"Have some breakfast." said Shippou, offering up a bowl of porridge.
"No. I'll wait. Inuyasha went hunting, I guess. He'll be mad if I eat before he gets back with my breakfast." she said, as she settled down by the fire.
"Hunting?" asked Miroku. He hasn't left the house. I've been up since dawn."
"He's not in the room." said Kagome, a tinge of worry in her voice.
"Yes he did." piped up Jaken. "He left before sunrise. He looked quite agitated, if you ask me."
"Before sunrise? And he's not back yet? I wonder where he could be?" wondered Kagome.
"Don't worry about him. He's probably off somewhere moping." said Shippou.
"Maybe." said Kagome thoughtfully.
The room fell quiet as everyone finished their breakfast. After breakfast, the group decided to go outside to enjoy the warm day,
"Ahhh. What a perfect morning." said Sango, as the others agreed.
From the woods, a maniacal laugh drifted across the breeze,
"What was that?" Shippou asked, trembling.
A small imp appeared, bow and arrow in hand,
"You won't escape me this time." he cried out.
The group looked at him curiously,
"What is he?" wondered Kagome out loud.
Miroku attempted to approach the imp, "Now look here ..." he started, but the imp fired his arrow. Miroku fell over, seemingly dead. The others started to back away as the imp notched not one, but three arrows in his bow,
"Feel the wrath of Ryouya!" he announced, as he sent the arrows flying, felling Sango, Kirara, and Kaede. Kagome grabbed the baskets holding her babies and ran back inside the house. The imp notched more arrows and sent them flying, this time bringing down Kohaku, Rin and Jaken. Shippou stood tall and sent off his smashing top,
"SMASHING TOP!" he cried out, as the top landed on the imp's head.
The imp merely tossed it off as he fired more arrows, catching Mushin, Shippou and hitting Ah-Un. The imp headed into the house and followed Kagome's scent. He followed her into a back room and notched a couple more arrows. As she screamed, the arrows blew through the baskets and hit her young children. Her eyes widened in fear as she felt the next arrow hit her body.
The imp walked out of the hut and dusted off his hands,
"Master Ryouya will be pleased. No one is left that knows the antidote." he said to himself, as he disappeared into the woods.
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"Why do you desire to know my reasons for giving Inuyasha the Tessaiga?" asked the dog general.
"Inuyasha does not deserve its power. I do know you gave him the Tessaiga to save him from his demon blood ... which just proves he does not have what it takes to wield the sword."
"Did you not find out for yourself that Inuyasha is the true heir to Tessaiga? He proved himself inside the Meidou, did he not?"
"I will grant you that Inuyasha has indeed learned to master the sword ... but he should have never had it in the first place, father."
"Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha was born into a world that forced him to fight for his very existance. I was not able to be beside him to teach him the lessons he needed to learn. I left behind Tessaiga to teach him those lessons ... just as I left you Tenseiga to teach you the lessons I was not able to teach you while I was alive."
"Lessons?" queried Sesshoumaru.
"Yes, my son. Lessons. You desired absolute power. If I had left Tessaiga adn So'unga to you, you would have overrun the Western Lands with no thought as to the consequences. You do not deserve such power until you have learned the compassion that goes alongside of it."
"There is no room in my world for compassion, father. How ridiculous."
"Is it? Tenseiga urged you to save a mortal girl child. You were once alone, but know you have companions ... just as Inuyasha does."
"HMPH! Speaking of Inuyasha's companions ... why did you sanctify his union with the mortal priestess and turn her immortal?"
"The young girl is everything Inuyasha needs and much more. She is the one that helped him find his way and learn what I was not able to teach him. She gave him what he truly needed to survive."
"And now, he is your heir to the Western Lands?"
"Sesshoumaru, my one and only desire is to see you and Inuyasha rule the Western Lands together. Your power and Inuyasha's compassion can unite the lands."
"I will not share my birthright with a hanyou!"
"Then you do not deserve it." said the dog general, as he walked away.
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Inuyasha found a quiet, serene location and stopped to rest. His mind filled with the horrible images of the morning. His body shook in anger and tears fell from his eyes. He couldn't believe his body had turned against him like that.
Determined to pay for his traitorous behavior, Inuyasha pulled out his sword. With very little emotion, he shoved the sword into his heart, performing a ritual seppoku.
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Kagome opened her eyes. She felt extremely queasy to her stomach. She looked down and saw the arrow protruding from her shoulder. With a bit of difficulty, she yanked it out, screaming in pain. As the pain eased, she stared at the arrow head,
"It has the same poison on it." she commented, quietly.
She looked over at the baskets and saw her three babies laying still on the floor, the baskets overturned. She checked them, as tears fell down her cheeks,
"Thank goodness. It's only the poison. I must get them the antidote quickly."
She picked up her three babies and headed outside. On the ground lay her friends, all shot with arrows,
"I must get poppies. Lots of poppies." she said out loud.
"Did you say poppies, young maiden? Oh my, what happened here?" said a voice from behind her.
Kagome turned to face an elderly woman,
"Old woman, I need to find poppies. My friends here have been poisoned. Do you know where I can find some poppies?"
"Why, yes. There are poppies in a field just south of here." the old woman pointed in the direction Kagome needed to go.
Kagome bowed to the old woman, "Thank you. I really appreciate it." she said.
As she turned to go, Kagome heard a soft whiny growl. She turned around and saw its source,
"Ah-Un, you're still awake. The poison didn't affect you. I'm so glad. It's affected me somewhat. I'm exhausted and weak. Please, allow me to ride on your back."
Ah-Un came over and stood beside her, then lowered himself to the ground to allow Kagome to mount him.
"One moment, Ah-Un." she said, as she headed back into the house.
Picking up her babies' harness, she turned to leave. Just as she reached the door, she noticed something shining on the floor,
'Tenseiga.' she thought.
Quickly, she picked up the sword and headed out to Ah-Un. Securing her limp babies into their harness, she climbed up on Ah-Un's back. Ah-Un flew into the air, with Kagome and her unconcious babies on his back, searching for the poppy field.
From the forest, Anzu watched as the dragon flew away with Kagome,
"What is it with that girl ... she wasn't affected by the poison like the others were." she said to herself, as she turned around and hurried to find Chang.