InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prologue - A Test of Memory (The Coming of Rinkatsu) ❯ Kagome Faces Rinkatsu for the First Time ( Chapter 19 )

Kagome was falling and still screaming... when suddenly she felt something on her arm. She look and there was a vine rapped around it. It suddenly pulled her and it pulled her to the ground even faster. She stopped only a few feet from the ground and was still dangling in the air. Beneath her was a black-robed man who appeared to be controlling the plant that saved her life. The vine loosened and she fell onto the ground.

She got back to her feet and brushed off... and then turned to this mysterious man.

"Thank you," said Kagome still catching her breath from the frightful fall.

"Don't thank me," said the man. "I caused that tremor... I caused you to fall."

Kagome's eyes widened and she stepped backwards from the man. "W-wha...?"

"Dear girl... have you noticed the aray of strange events happening lately?" he asked.

Kagome did nothing but glare at him.

"I'll admit responsibility to all of it... it was I who made you forget your whole life basically... or should I say - made it never happen," said the man as he laughed. "My name is Rinkatsu."

She was speechless.

"Yes... you see... I took you out of the picture so I could get my hands on this," Rinkatsu said holding out the Shikon Jewel.

"The sacred jewel!" yelled Kagome.

"Yes, it is. With it, I have achieved unthinkable power... but I can't have you messing that up now can I?" asked Rinkatsu rhetorically. "I don't know how you remembered what 'did not' happen, but if enough people remember, the effects of the wish will in time wear off and everything will be back to normal... which is why I have to kill you."

Kagome gave a helpless look as Rinkatsu created a sword out of a rock. He approached her and was ready to strike when...

"Kagome!" yelled a familiar voice. It was Sango! She was on Kirara and had thrown her boomerang at Rinkatsu... but he did not get startled. He merely cast his hand behind him and stopped the boomerang. He then made a movement with his hand which forced the large projectile back at Sango with much more power.

The boomerang knocked Sango off of Kirara and down to the ground. Kirara swooped down to comfort her.

"I'll get to you momentarily..." said Rinkatsu.

Rinkatsu looked at Kagome with an evil glare. He began to approach her... he readied the sword... Kagome was too scared to speak... Rinkatsu thrusted the sword towards her heart...

It stopped only inches away.

The cause of this halt was a sword jutting from Rinkatsu's stomach. The holder of this sword was none other than... Inuyasha.

Kagome backed away as Rinkatsu fell to the ground and saw Inuyasha behind him. Her heart was filled with a warm feeling and comfort.

Inuyasha readied a second final blow when Rinkatsu turned off his stomach and cast a force spell in Inuyasha's direction, lunging him backwards.

"Damn..." said Rinkatsu as he held his wounds. He snapped his fingers and vanished.