InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part IV): Power of the Purified Shinju ❯ Hitomi's Need ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter Four

Hitomi's Need

Sesshoumaru finally had to stop for the night. He could no longer keep up the pace in his human body. He found a place where he could sleep for a short time and was quickly pulled into sleep.

He found himself in a forest; he was walking towards a clearing and heard voices. He quickly recognized Naraku's voice and hurried towards it. He stopped walking now unable to do move or do anything as Naraku pulled Kagome close to him and began to remover her kimono. Sesshoumaru filled with rage as the priestess trembled in fear at the demons actions. Sesshoumaru tried to move towards them and found that something was holding him in place. He watched as Naraku forced the priestess to the ground and closed his eyes tightly when the half-breeds intentions became obviously clear.

Naraku then left her on the ground crying and Sesshoumaru tried desperately to get to her but was still unable to move. Finally she got up and wrapped her kimono back around herself and Naraku led her off in the direction they came from. Sesshoumaru's body was now shaking at the intense rage he felt, the only thing keeping him from chasing Naraku down and ripping him apart was the fact that he was unable to move.

He woke to the darkened forest around him. Sesshoumaru was immediately up again, not caring about rest anymore. He wasn't sure why exactly the demoness had shown him the dream, but doing so had told him where Naraku was. He knew his lands well enough that even such a brief glimpse told him roughly where Naraku had taken the priestess. He was again running as fast as his body would allow, driven by his anger and desire to get the priestess away from Naraku.

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Hitomi again smiled to herself. Pathetic humans were easy to toy with. Now that the great demon lord was a human, he too was susceptible to her illusions whenever she saw fit. She inhaled deeply, drawing in the very anger that he was emitting. Showing him the little scene that had transpired between Naraku and the priestess was pure brilliance.

She looked back at the mirror and her eyes narrowed. Something about the priestess was different now. Hitomi could sense her powers growing and couldn't figure out what was causing it. She knew that she had to bind the priestess to her soon, or her powers would grow too strong for Hitomi to contain and deal with. Again she felt a sense of familiarity with the priestess, but couldn't figure out from where she got this feeling.

For now she would need to keep up her energy. Hitomi was growing weaker and needed the fear and anguish of people to feed off of to help sustain her. She again looked to the mirror. For now she would go after the quickest victims. She took on an evil smile as she readied her next illusion.

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Miroku woke to the sound of Kohaku crying. He rushed to the room next to him and woke the boy. The boy was shaking and after calming down he told the monk that he had, had a bad dream. First he had relived his attack on his father and other demon exterminators and then he had again been with Kagome at Naraku's castle. Miroku stayed with the boy until he calmed and then went to wake Sango.

He opened her door very quietly and went to her bedside. He prepared himself for a violent reaction, as he was sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night. To his surprise she smiled up at him when he shook her awake. "Miroku, is something wrong?"

"Yes, Kohaku has had a nightmare and I think it might do him good if you came to speak with him." Sango sat up quickly and got out of bed. Not giving thought to the flimsy nightclothes she was wearing. Kagome had lent them to her the first night they arrived at the castle. His eyes widened and after a few seconds he turned away. Sango blushed and grabbed the robe that was nearby and both headed quickly for Kohaku.

He was still awake and Sango immediately went to his side and hugged him. "What's wrong, Kohaku?" He told Sango of the dream and she stayed with him until he grew tired. Miroku went to check on Shippou and Rin and then returned and waited in the door way. Miroku followed Sango back to her room and stood awkwardly at her door.

"Sango, I believe that Hitomi is going after the children now. I am not sure why she is doing it, but as of late she has stopped trying to get into my dream. Have you experienced any dreams recently?"

Sango gave quick thought to it and shook her head. The monk pondered this for a moment and then looked back that her. "We will need to keep watch over all of them. I'm not sure if they will be able to handle her as well as we can. When I was in my weakened state she had little trouble attacking my mind. It is possible that the children's minds are not equipped to defend themselves from her."

Sango took on a frightened look and gazed back down the corridor towards her brother's door. "You don't think she would harm any of the children do you?" Miroku looked at her and then shook his head. "Sango, I don't know what she is capable of doing. We will just have to do our best to keep them safe, and pray that the others make it back soon with some good news."

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Kagome woke to a sun drenched room. She looked around, surprised that it was so late in the morning. She again thought back to the dream she had experienced the night before. How was she seeing these things? It couldn't be Hitomi, she would have sensed her. Kagome knew of no one else capable of showing her these images. She then thought about the shinju. `Is it possible that it is the cause of these dreams?' She asked herself. `Why was it that she felt such a strong pull from the shinju when Inutaisho had walked by her?'