InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Prologue - A Test of Memory (The Coming of Rinkatsu) ❯ In the Hall of the Mountain King ( Chapter 35 )

Sesshomaru, Inuyasha and Sango all entered the mighty castle, meanwhile, Kirara waited outside with Shippo. As the doors shut behind them, there was a loud sound that echoed throughout the stone structure. The air in the castle was cold and the stained glass windows barely let any of the light of the red night sky enter. The only thing lighting the castle was a massive fireplace in the main hall and a few torches down each corridor. With each step they took, there was a silent echo that traveled on and on. Suddenly, a girl appeared in the room. It was Rin.

"My Master requests you join him for dinner," said Rin. "If you would not mind, please follow me." Rin was acting like a butler or servant in a traditional home.

"What the hell is this all about?" swore Inuyasha.

"Please follow me to the dining chamber." Rin turned around and disappeared into a nearby corridor, and Sesshomaru was the first to follow her, and Inuyasha and Sango quickly started on their ways.

Rin led them into a gigantic dining hall with a table that stretched almost the length of the room. There were at least a hundred chairs lined up along the table. At the opposite end of the room in at the head of the table sat Rinkatsu who was enjoying a meal. Rin vanished.

"Ah, Inuyasha! Sango! Sesshomaru! You've decided to join me!" said Rinkatsu in a mockingly welcoming voice.

Sango was angered by this, so she threw Hiraikotsu down the length of the table, knocking chairs and plates and silverware everywhere. But, Rinkatsu stopped the gigantic boomerang simply with his hand, and then reversed it's direction of travel back to Sango. Inuyasha defended Sango with Tokijin, meanwhile Sesshomaru was already sprinting down the room to attack.

"Pity, it seems you do not want to enjoy the pleasures of my estate," said Rinkatsu as he stood from the chair. "Oh well, I planned on killing you anyways..." He pointed at Sesshomaru's legs and shot ice from his fingers. Sesshomaru was frozen to the floor. Meanwhile, Sango and Inuyasha were sprinting down the opposite side of the table. Sango threw Hiraikotsu at Rinkatsu once more and Inuyasha lunged at him with Tokijin.

Rinkatsu unsheated Tetsusaiga and deflected the boomerang, and in another quick movement, met with Tokijin. Inuyasha took another swing, but it was deflected, and another and another....... until finally Inuyasha put so much strength into a swing of the blade, when the two mighty blades met, there was actually a ear-shattering bang created by the power of the two... it echoed throughout the castle.

The castle began to shake as Inuyasha and Rinkatsu stood there staring at each other, swords met. The stained glass panels broke from the echo, as did the ice on Sesshomaru's feet. Stones from the ceiling began to fall, the roof was collapsing. The walls began losing stones as well.

"You bastard! How dare you destroy my castle!" screamed Rinkatsu. "Die now you waste of creation!"

Rinkatsu pointed his finger at Inuyasha, and Inuyasha was sent back soaring through the hall into the opposite wall. He went right through it and landed on the floor of the other room. With the destruction of that wall, the entire castle began to collapse. He got up in time to avoid a gigantic pillar from falling on him and then raced back into the room where he saw Sango and Sesshomaru engaged in combat with him.

Inuyasha raced forward and as Rinkatsu threw Sesshomaru and Sango out of the way, Tokijin and Tetsusaiga met. As they did, there was so much power from the clash that there was an explosion that blasted throughout the castle, destroying what was left of it...

...and destroying most of what was left to call Japan.