InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Snowfall ❯ The Trap ( Chapter 12 )
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By: Katherine-Torrence 
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Fantasy / Hentai / Adventure | Type: Self Insertion | Uploaded On: 03.23.2016 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.0K | Visits: 125 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter Twelve: The Trap
Nar aku sat upon his futon as Kanna showed&n bsp;him the progress of Inuyasha and Sesshoum aru's
travel. They would not dal y ;or waste time in getting there to him,& nbsp;his plan going as he wanted for onc e. The
mirror shimmered to show him&nbs p;that Inuyasha's friends had already arrived ;and were waiting just a stone's throw < br> away from the front gate. He grinned&nbs p;wickedly, believing this to be the moment&n bsp;when he wil final y rid himself&nbs p;of
Inuyasha once and for al . A& nbsp;frown replaced the grin as the mirror&nb sp;flickered one more time and began to show
him a woman coming up to the& nbsp;barrier only to pass right through it. “Kikyou.†Naraku spat out the name as if it were venom upon& nbsp;his tongue. The undead miko would
surely ruin his plans if al owed to ;progress any farther. “Kagura!â&eu ro;
“Yes, Naraku?†The w ind sorceress appeared before him and he ;looked towards her.
“Kikyou is ;making her way to us. Stal her. I wil not al ow her to interfere&nb sp;this time.â€
“As you w ish.†Kagura turned to leave but stayed a moment as Ryaku and Kai opened& nbsp;the doorway.
Behind them Aiyuki stood th ere, her eyes blank of any emotion or&nb sp;thought, her once aqua clothing replaced n ow
with armor from the armory. The ;black and white battlements of her mother&nb sp;fit her perfectly. She looked like the&nbs p;
spitting image of Lady Sasami and Lor d Seishryoku. It was a shame that they&n bsp;were no longer amongst the living
t o see their daughter about to take up&nb sp;a mantle in this momentous battle. Kagura& nbsp;gave a bow with her wicked
smirk&n bsp;before walking out the very door they&nbs p;had come through. She caught a glimpse ;of the five tainted shards at
the base& nbsp;of her skul which were shaped in&n bsp;to a star pattern. The thought of ho w many shards Naraku would
have to ;use to subdue Sesshoumaru entered her mind&n bsp;and she grinned. He would never al o w that many to part
from his hand.
“Ah, Lady Aiyuki. You look ;as radiantly deadly as ever.†Naraku& nbsp;came from his bedding and
approached&nb sp;her. He careful y reached up and let& nbsp;his fingers caress her lips. â€&oe lig;They wil be here momentarily. Your
orders are to kil them al . Leave& nbsp;no one of the intruders alive. They ;are here to take your lands, your birth right.
You wish to protect that d o you not?â€
“Yes, Master Naraku.†The voice that spoke wa s void of everything that once was.
&aci rc;€œYou two will aide her. You wi ll kil everyone that comes through the& nbsp;front gate.â€
“Yes, sire. †Ryaku bowed his head and Kai&nb sp;grinned devilishly.
“Final y!â&e uro; She was tired of doing nothing. Thi s was her moment to let out years o f pent up
aggression. Kanna came forwar d to reveal to al of them that&nbs p;the brothers had arrived. Naraku looked fro m the
mirror to the trio of deadly warriors before him that he had corrupt ed and created.
“Show no mercy. †He waved his hand in dismissal& nbsp;and in a flash of Ryaku's bright li ght, they were
gone. He walked back&nbs p;to his futon and watched the surface o f Kanna's mirror. Wil ing the barrier to fal he
watched as the cavalry&nb sp;came through to reclaim what he had s tolen.
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The moment the barrier was let down,& nbsp;Sesshoumaru was quick to go in first.&nb sp;The second he came
in to the co urtyard he had skidded to a stop, the&nb sp;sight before him made his heart wretch&nbs p;with pain and sorrow.
Aiyuki was stan ding there with both of her weapons draw n and at the ready. Her eyes were v oid of the woman
that she was, his Aiyuki was merely a shel of her&n bsp;formal self at that moment.
â€&oeli g;So nice of you to stop by!â€&nbs p;Kai walked up and stood next to Aiyuki 's side, the hand holding
Kageyoku grip ped tightly as the blade pulsated. Ryaku ;moved up and stood at the side that&nbs p;Kouyoku was on
causing that sword to& nbsp;pulsate as wel .
“What hap pened to her?†Inuyasha now stood ;next to his elder brother, the humans c oming closer
as wel .
“I&n bsp;can sense it. She has shards at the& nbsp;base of her skul like Kai and ;Ryaku. She has five of them
total!&aci rc;€ Kagome just simply could not fathom what her words were doing to the b rothers. The mere fact they would
possibly&nb sp;have to kil her to free her, un thinkable.
“Just as he wil & nbsp;not kil me. That is your destiny.< /i>â€
“Was this what y ou foresaw, Aiyuki? Did you know this wa s to happen? Wil ingly let this come&nbs p;to
be?!†Sesshoumaru's rage&n bsp;and pain built even more. The fact t hat Naraku was able to manipulate the ev ents as
such enraged the daiyoukai even farther. His eyes flashed red for a&nbs p;moment, his youki growing in power.
â €œSesshoumaru, you've got to keep a&nbs p;level head.†Inuyasha's voice was ra spy, as if he too was on
the verge of taking on a more demonic contin ence. “This pisses me off just& nbsp;as much as it does you but, for&nbs p;
aneki's sake we have to do thi s together. We have to fight to get ;her back together.â€
“Fine.&a circ;€ Sesshoumaru slowly calmed himself down and looked to his younger brother to&nb sp;see the
markings upon his face disap pearing. It was then he realized that he was not the only one to suffer fro m this.
Inuyasha was just as pained&nbs p;at the thought of losing Aiyuki as wel .
“Here she comes.â€&nbs p;Inuyasha readied Tetsusaiga as Aiyuki came running at them in a blinding
speed.&nb sp;The shards were making her much faster,&nb sp;stronger. Deadlier. As the brothers were t aking care of keeping
Aiyuki from hittin g any of them, the sibling angels took&n bsp;it upon themselves to make sure no i nterference would be
given by attacking the&n bsp;humans who would pose a the most thr eat. The monk and demon slayer were thei r top
concerns.
“Why are y ou doing this?†Sango blocked Kai's&nb sp;dark energy with Hiraikotsu, questioning the&nb sp;angel's
motives.
“To become stronger! To ensure the strongest would survi ve! After her parents died, Aiyuki became
weaker by those mutts. Her emotional ties&n bsp;to that pathetic dog and half-breed were& nbsp;holding her potential back.â€
â&e uro;œThat's ridiculous! To use her love ;for Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha is low!†Sango quickly began
pushing Kai back&n bsp;with her weapon, intending on pinning her in a corner.
“So giving h er more strength was your soul intentions&nbs p;in doing al of this?†Miroku&n bsp;glared as he used
his staff to keep& nbsp;Ryaku from gaining the upper hand.
&acir c;€œNo.†Ryaku glared as he ;tried pushing Miroku's staff away. â€& oelig;Keep biding time and you wil see& nbsp;that
what my sister and I did ;was not foolish. These plans were set i n to motion long before she was born.&ac irc;€
“What?†Miroku loo ked over and watched as Aiyuki clashed s words with both Sesshoumaru and
Inuyasha,&nb sp;who were looking worse for wear already.&n bsp;The monk could tel that neither of& nbsp;the brothers were trying
to fight her. They did not want to hurt her in any way. Much more of this and t hey would both die by her hands.
â €œDo not worry for them, monk. Bef ore the lethal blow is made to the brothers, Kai and myself will
take the& nbsp;damage ourselves. Just keep fighting me a little longer so that the plans are&nb sp;not revealed to Naraku.â€
â€&o elig;Alright.†Miroku was able to piec e the puzzle of who the two angels were, what their connection to
Aiyuki h ad meant and he would not botch this&nbs p;plan in the least now understanding that.&n bsp;Aiyuki continued her
relentless attack, sending the brothers in a complete defensive& nbsp;stature. There was little to nothing the y could do
against her.
“S he fights like you do.†Inuyasha quickly blocked Kouyoku at a split second,&nb sp;deterring the blade
from making contact&n bsp;with his left shoulder.
“I have had a hand in training her sword&nb sp;skil s a few times. We can thank ;our father for her precision
with both swords.†Sesshoumaru blocked Kageyoku quick ly, his eyes staying on the woman to&nbs p;watch her every
move.
“He&nbs p;could have been a bit more relaxed wit h her.†The younger brother cursed&nbs p;as he felt his moves
becoming more&nb sp;sluggish. He knew that one wrong move ;and they would both die at Aiyuki's han ds. He was not
going to al ow ;that to even happen. “Aiyuki, would you snap out of it?!â€
His&n bsp;cry fel upon deaf ears as she moved back slightly. The brothers watched in& nbsp;anticipation of the
next onslaught of&n bsp;blows but, her tactic changed. Aiyuki hel d both of her swords close to one a nother, their youki
glowing at the blad es now.
“Shit!†Inuyasha quickly braced himself and held his ground&nb sp;while Sesshoumaru readied himself as
wel& nbsp;.
“Churitsu-tekina hakai.â&eu ro; Aiyuki unleashed the wave of black a nd white energy toward Sesshoumaru
and Inuyasha, the mere force of the blast se nding them both flying to one of the&nbs p;gate wal s. As the smoke and
deb ris began to disappear the brothers were ;laying with in the rubble, their clothing&nb sp;and armor almost completely
shredded from the attack.
“Inuyasha!†Kagome cried out in hopes that the hanyou ;would recover himself quickly and move out of the way. With a groan Inuyasha sa t up at the same time Sesshoumaru did&nb sp;only to find Aiyuki pointing the tips ;
of her swords at their faces. Al they could do was stare up at Aiyu ki completely dumbfounded at what she was&nbs p;
about to do to them. It seemed t ime had slowed down for the three of&nbs p;them, the brothers unable to do anything&nb sp;to
halt her actions. They watched as she drew her swords back, ready to pierc e them both through. The tears that
fel silently from her emotionless eyes&nbs p;told them she was not going to live&nb sp;with what she was doing, the fact tha t
she was about to kil them was eating her on the inside. The blades drew closer and the two awaited the&nbs p;pain
that was to fol ow yet, too much time had passed. Inuyasha opened h is eyes not having remembered closing
t hem, the scene before him now confused a nd astounded him. Both Kai and Ryaku at& nbsp;the last second
abandoned their fights& nbsp;only to get in the path of the ;blades. Their blood stained the metal and&nb sp;ran down the
corners of their mouths as the shikon jewel shards fel ou t of the base of their skul s to&nb sp;the ground. The five
shards Aiyuki w as in possession of came from out of&nbs p;her skin as wel , landing with sharp&n bsp;tinkling sounds that
seemed to echo ;through the air of the courtyard.
â&eu ro;œKai. Ryaku.†Aiyuki came back&nbs p;to her senses, her tears fal ing as&nb sp;she kept the blades where they
were. “Why? Why did you ...â&e uro;
“Lady Aiyuki, we are the&n bsp;souls of your blades.†Kai smiled& nbsp;sadly, her blood red tears fal ing down her
cheeks.
“Your father ca ste us out of these weapons so that ;one day when you mastered both swords w e
could become whole again.†Rya ku bowed his head gently. “This was a decision long before you were&nbs p;born, my
Lady.â€
“ I do not want you to leave me. I&nb sp;do not want you to die.†Aiyuk i shook her head, everything that had
ju st happened fil ing her with much guilt.
“We wil not die. We ;wil always be with you as Kouyoku ;and Kageyoku. You wil be much stronger ,
for you will have our power and& nbsp;protection always.†Both angels reache d out and held one of her tear dren ched
cheeks in their hands. They both&n bsp;began to disappear before her, fading slo wly as their auras went in to the < br> blades that pierced them. When both bein gs were gone Aiyuki saw Inuyasha and Ses shoumaru now standing
before her. With out hesitation she sheathed both swords and&n bsp;quickly grabbed both of the brothers in&n bsp;a tight
embrace. She was shaking by this point with the memory of fighting& nbsp;against them both mercilessly was replaying with in her mind.
“Aneki.& acirc;€ Inuyasha held her gently, not ev en bothered by the closeness between the ;three of them.
“It is not ;over yet, Yuki-chan.†Sesshoumaru whispere d gently in her ear. “Naraku&nb sp;stil controls your
territory. Now i s the time to be rid of him.â&euro ;
“Aye.†Aiyuki pul ed&n bsp;back now in complete control of her emotions. Her resolve solid as she took
both of her swords back out of the sheaths once again. She looked to the&n bsp;seven tainted shards with anger but,
as Kagome picked each of them up they& nbsp;were purified and placed with in the&nbs p;glass bottle the miko carried that
co ntained three other shards. The group turned& nbsp;towards the stairs that lead to the ;front door of the palace.
Together the y approached, ready to face Naraku al &n bsp;at once but, that was not meant to&n bsp;be. A cloud of miasma
came from&nbs p;the back courtyard and was retreating.
&aci rc;€œHe's getting away!†Inuyasha&nbs p;had seen this way too many times befor e to be fooled.
“No!â€&nb sp;Aiyuki growled and quickly jumped upon the rooftops trying to go after him. Just&n bsp;as she was in
range to swing her&nbs p;improved Kageyoku, Kagura appeared above her&nbs p;with Kanna in tow on her feather ready to
use her mirror if it was needed.
“Fuujin no Mai!â&euro ; Kagura swung her fan causing bright wh ite blades of wind to head towards Aiyuk i.
The wolf jumped back quickly to ;avoid being hit only to watch as her&nb sp;enemies faded in to the distance.
â& euro;œDamn you, Naraku!†She cursed&n bsp;out at him hearing her voice echoing ;off the mountain tops. She
clenched he r blades tightly before she looked back towards those she was beginning to consider&n bsp;friends and a
few of them were ;much more to her. Sheathing Kageyoku after&n bsp;having made sure both blades were clean&n bsp;she
headed back down to the group.< br> “What will you do now, Lady Aiyuki?†Miroku was the first to speak, wanting to know just as much&nbs p;as
the rest of them if she was go ing to continue her pursuit of Naraku fo r Kai and Ryaku's deaths. She looked dow n
to Kouyoku and smiled gently. Turning the blade over in her hands she lifted&n bsp;the weapon up and quickly plunged
it ;with in the ground. In a matter of ;seconds the lingering miasma dissipated and life that Naraku had destroyed
was rest ored a new from the little that hid ;with in everything, al damaged was rev ersed as if he had never
plagued t he Snow Palace.
“I wil reb uild.†She brought Kouyoku back from&n bsp;the ground again and sheathed it once&nbs p;more.
“Naraku, as much as&nb sp;I despise him, is not mine to go ;after. You are al welcome to rest ;here for the night. I must
cal &n bsp;my clansmen to return and more than likely a grand feast wil be prepared.&n bsp;I am sure when Tasuke hears he
wil bring your wards with him, Sesshou maru.†Aiyuki smiled gently and everyo ne unanimously decided it was
best to&n bsp;take this opportunity to at least make&nb sp;sure Aiyuki would be alright. The group&nb sp;headed inside save for
Sesshoumaru who&nb sp;watched Aiyuki go toward the front gate.&n bsp;He witnessed her transformation for the f irst time in
several decades and it&nbs p;stil never ceased to amaze him. Aiyuk i sat back and tilted her head toward&nb sp;the sky, her
howl was both powerful& nbsp;and loud as it echoed across the la nds. When she finished she listened in s ilence for a
moment before she head&nbs p;several wolves cal ing back from a dis tance. Returning to her humanoid form she&nbs p;
turned back toward the palace only to find Sesshoumaru a few inches from her.
“Aiyuki.†The way he&nb sp;spoke her name made her body react in such a way that was foreign to her .
The scent he was giving off was& nbsp;dark and spicy. The burning lust in ;his eyes reached deep with in her. She& nbsp;knew
that now neither of them were going to ever be the same.
Nar aku sat upon his futon as Kanna showed&n bsp;him the progress of Inuyasha and Sesshoum aru's
travel. They would not dal y ;or waste time in getting there to him,& nbsp;his plan going as he wanted for onc e. The
mirror shimmered to show him&nbs p;that Inuyasha's friends had already arrived ;and were waiting just a stone's throw < br> away from the front gate. He grinned&nbs p;wickedly, believing this to be the moment&n bsp;when he wil final y rid himself&nbs p;of
Inuyasha once and for al . A& nbsp;frown replaced the grin as the mirror&nb sp;flickered one more time and began to show
him a woman coming up to the& nbsp;barrier only to pass right through it. “Kikyou.†Naraku spat out the name as if it were venom upon& nbsp;his tongue. The undead miko would
surely ruin his plans if al owed to ;progress any farther. “Kagura!â&eu ro;
“Yes, Naraku?†The w ind sorceress appeared before him and he ;looked towards her.
“Kikyou is ;making her way to us. Stal her. I wil not al ow her to interfere&nb sp;this time.â€
“As you w ish.†Kagura turned to leave but stayed a moment as Ryaku and Kai opened& nbsp;the doorway.
Behind them Aiyuki stood th ere, her eyes blank of any emotion or&nb sp;thought, her once aqua clothing replaced n ow
with armor from the armory. The ;black and white battlements of her mother&nb sp;fit her perfectly. She looked like the&nbs p;
spitting image of Lady Sasami and Lor d Seishryoku. It was a shame that they&n bsp;were no longer amongst the living
t o see their daughter about to take up&nb sp;a mantle in this momentous battle. Kagura& nbsp;gave a bow with her wicked
smirk&n bsp;before walking out the very door they&nbs p;had come through. She caught a glimpse ;of the five tainted shards at
the base& nbsp;of her skul which were shaped in&n bsp;to a star pattern. The thought of ho w many shards Naraku would
have to ;use to subdue Sesshoumaru entered her mind&n bsp;and she grinned. He would never al o w that many to part
from his hand.
“Ah, Lady Aiyuki. You look ;as radiantly deadly as ever.†Naraku& nbsp;came from his bedding and
approached&nb sp;her. He careful y reached up and let& nbsp;his fingers caress her lips. â€&oe lig;They wil be here momentarily. Your
orders are to kil them al . Leave& nbsp;no one of the intruders alive. They ;are here to take your lands, your birth right.
You wish to protect that d o you not?â€
“Yes, Master Naraku.†The voice that spoke wa s void of everything that once was.
&aci rc;€œYou two will aide her. You wi ll kil everyone that comes through the& nbsp;front gate.â€
“Yes, sire. †Ryaku bowed his head and Kai&nb sp;grinned devilishly.
“Final y!â&e uro; She was tired of doing nothing. Thi s was her moment to let out years o f pent up
aggression. Kanna came forwar d to reveal to al of them that&nbs p;the brothers had arrived. Naraku looked fro m the
mirror to the trio of deadly warriors before him that he had corrupt ed and created.
“Show no mercy. †He waved his hand in dismissal& nbsp;and in a flash of Ryaku's bright li ght, they were
gone. He walked back&nbs p;to his futon and watched the surface o f Kanna's mirror. Wil ing the barrier to fal he
watched as the cavalry&nb sp;came through to reclaim what he had s tolen.
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The moment the barrier was let down,& nbsp;Sesshoumaru was quick to go in first.&nb sp;The second he came
in to the co urtyard he had skidded to a stop, the&nb sp;sight before him made his heart wretch&nbs p;with pain and sorrow.
Aiyuki was stan ding there with both of her weapons draw n and at the ready. Her eyes were v oid of the woman
that she was, his Aiyuki was merely a shel of her&n bsp;formal self at that moment.
â€&oeli g;So nice of you to stop by!â€&nbs p;Kai walked up and stood next to Aiyuki 's side, the hand holding
Kageyoku grip ped tightly as the blade pulsated. Ryaku ;moved up and stood at the side that&nbs p;Kouyoku was on
causing that sword to& nbsp;pulsate as wel .
“What hap pened to her?†Inuyasha now stood ;next to his elder brother, the humans c oming closer
as wel .
“I&n bsp;can sense it. She has shards at the& nbsp;base of her skul like Kai and ;Ryaku. She has five of them
total!&aci rc;€ Kagome just simply could not fathom what her words were doing to the b rothers. The mere fact they would
possibly&nb sp;have to kil her to free her, un thinkable.
“Just as he wil & nbsp;not kil me. That is your destiny.< /i>â€
“Was this what y ou foresaw, Aiyuki? Did you know this wa s to happen? Wil ingly let this come&nbs p;to
be?!†Sesshoumaru's rage&n bsp;and pain built even more. The fact t hat Naraku was able to manipulate the ev ents as
such enraged the daiyoukai even farther. His eyes flashed red for a&nbs p;moment, his youki growing in power.
â €œSesshoumaru, you've got to keep a&nbs p;level head.†Inuyasha's voice was ra spy, as if he too was on
the verge of taking on a more demonic contin ence. “This pisses me off just& nbsp;as much as it does you but, for&nbs p;
aneki's sake we have to do thi s together. We have to fight to get ;her back together.â€
“Fine.&a circ;€ Sesshoumaru slowly calmed himself down and looked to his younger brother to&nb sp;see the
markings upon his face disap pearing. It was then he realized that he was not the only one to suffer fro m this.
Inuyasha was just as pained&nbs p;at the thought of losing Aiyuki as wel .
“Here she comes.â€&nbs p;Inuyasha readied Tetsusaiga as Aiyuki came running at them in a blinding
speed.&nb sp;The shards were making her much faster,&nb sp;stronger. Deadlier. As the brothers were t aking care of keeping
Aiyuki from hittin g any of them, the sibling angels took&n bsp;it upon themselves to make sure no i nterference would be
given by attacking the&n bsp;humans who would pose a the most thr eat. The monk and demon slayer were thei r top
concerns.
“Why are y ou doing this?†Sango blocked Kai's&nb sp;dark energy with Hiraikotsu, questioning the&nb sp;angel's
motives.
“To become stronger! To ensure the strongest would survi ve! After her parents died, Aiyuki became
weaker by those mutts. Her emotional ties&n bsp;to that pathetic dog and half-breed were& nbsp;holding her potential back.â€
â&e uro;œThat's ridiculous! To use her love ;for Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha is low!†Sango quickly began
pushing Kai back&n bsp;with her weapon, intending on pinning her in a corner.
“So giving h er more strength was your soul intentions&nbs p;in doing al of this?†Miroku&n bsp;glared as he used
his staff to keep& nbsp;Ryaku from gaining the upper hand.
&acir c;€œNo.†Ryaku glared as he ;tried pushing Miroku's staff away. â€& oelig;Keep biding time and you wil see& nbsp;that
what my sister and I did ;was not foolish. These plans were set i n to motion long before she was born.&ac irc;€
“What?†Miroku loo ked over and watched as Aiyuki clashed s words with both Sesshoumaru and
Inuyasha,&nb sp;who were looking worse for wear already.&n bsp;The monk could tel that neither of& nbsp;the brothers were trying
to fight her. They did not want to hurt her in any way. Much more of this and t hey would both die by her hands.
â €œDo not worry for them, monk. Bef ore the lethal blow is made to the brothers, Kai and myself will
take the& nbsp;damage ourselves. Just keep fighting me a little longer so that the plans are&nb sp;not revealed to Naraku.â€
â€&o elig;Alright.†Miroku was able to piec e the puzzle of who the two angels were, what their connection to
Aiyuki h ad meant and he would not botch this&nbs p;plan in the least now understanding that.&n bsp;Aiyuki continued her
relentless attack, sending the brothers in a complete defensive& nbsp;stature. There was little to nothing the y could do
against her.
“S he fights like you do.†Inuyasha quickly blocked Kouyoku at a split second,&nb sp;deterring the blade
from making contact&n bsp;with his left shoulder.
“I have had a hand in training her sword&nb sp;skil s a few times. We can thank ;our father for her precision
with both swords.†Sesshoumaru blocked Kageyoku quick ly, his eyes staying on the woman to&nbs p;watch her every
move.
“He&nbs p;could have been a bit more relaxed wit h her.†The younger brother cursed&nbs p;as he felt his moves
becoming more&nb sp;sluggish. He knew that one wrong move ;and they would both die at Aiyuki's han ds. He was not
going to al ow ;that to even happen. “Aiyuki, would you snap out of it?!â€
His&n bsp;cry fel upon deaf ears as she moved back slightly. The brothers watched in& nbsp;anticipation of the
next onslaught of&n bsp;blows but, her tactic changed. Aiyuki hel d both of her swords close to one a nother, their youki
glowing at the blad es now.
“Shit!†Inuyasha quickly braced himself and held his ground&nb sp;while Sesshoumaru readied himself as
wel& nbsp;.
“Churitsu-tekina hakai.â&eu ro; Aiyuki unleashed the wave of black a nd white energy toward Sesshoumaru
and Inuyasha, the mere force of the blast se nding them both flying to one of the&nbs p;gate wal s. As the smoke and
deb ris began to disappear the brothers were ;laying with in the rubble, their clothing&nb sp;and armor almost completely
shredded from the attack.
“Inuyasha!†Kagome cried out in hopes that the hanyou ;would recover himself quickly and move out of the way. With a groan Inuyasha sa t up at the same time Sesshoumaru did&nb sp;only to find Aiyuki pointing the tips ;
of her swords at their faces. Al they could do was stare up at Aiyu ki completely dumbfounded at what she was&nbs p;
about to do to them. It seemed t ime had slowed down for the three of&nbs p;them, the brothers unable to do anything&nb sp;to
halt her actions. They watched as she drew her swords back, ready to pierc e them both through. The tears that
fel silently from her emotionless eyes&nbs p;told them she was not going to live&nb sp;with what she was doing, the fact tha t
she was about to kil them was eating her on the inside. The blades drew closer and the two awaited the&nbs p;pain
that was to fol ow yet, too much time had passed. Inuyasha opened h is eyes not having remembered closing
t hem, the scene before him now confused a nd astounded him. Both Kai and Ryaku at& nbsp;the last second
abandoned their fights& nbsp;only to get in the path of the ;blades. Their blood stained the metal and&nb sp;ran down the
corners of their mouths as the shikon jewel shards fel ou t of the base of their skul s to&nb sp;the ground. The five
shards Aiyuki w as in possession of came from out of&nbs p;her skin as wel , landing with sharp&n bsp;tinkling sounds that
seemed to echo ;through the air of the courtyard.
â&eu ro;œKai. Ryaku.†Aiyuki came back&nbs p;to her senses, her tears fal ing as&nb sp;she kept the blades where they
were. “Why? Why did you ...â&e uro;
“Lady Aiyuki, we are the&n bsp;souls of your blades.†Kai smiled& nbsp;sadly, her blood red tears fal ing down her
cheeks.
“Your father ca ste us out of these weapons so that ;one day when you mastered both swords w e
could become whole again.†Rya ku bowed his head gently. “This was a decision long before you were&nbs p;born, my
Lady.â€
“ I do not want you to leave me. I&nb sp;do not want you to die.†Aiyuk i shook her head, everything that had
ju st happened fil ing her with much guilt.
“We wil not die. We ;wil always be with you as Kouyoku ;and Kageyoku. You wil be much stronger ,
for you will have our power and& nbsp;protection always.†Both angels reache d out and held one of her tear dren ched
cheeks in their hands. They both&n bsp;began to disappear before her, fading slo wly as their auras went in to the < br> blades that pierced them. When both bein gs were gone Aiyuki saw Inuyasha and Ses shoumaru now standing
before her. With out hesitation she sheathed both swords and&n bsp;quickly grabbed both of the brothers in&n bsp;a tight
embrace. She was shaking by this point with the memory of fighting& nbsp;against them both mercilessly was replaying with in her mind.
“Aneki.& acirc;€ Inuyasha held her gently, not ev en bothered by the closeness between the ;three of them.
“It is not ;over yet, Yuki-chan.†Sesshoumaru whispere d gently in her ear. “Naraku&nb sp;stil controls your
territory. Now i s the time to be rid of him.â&euro ;
“Aye.†Aiyuki pul ed&n bsp;back now in complete control of her emotions. Her resolve solid as she took
both of her swords back out of the sheaths once again. She looked to the&n bsp;seven tainted shards with anger but,
as Kagome picked each of them up they& nbsp;were purified and placed with in the&nbs p;glass bottle the miko carried that
co ntained three other shards. The group turned& nbsp;towards the stairs that lead to the ;front door of the palace.
Together the y approached, ready to face Naraku al &n bsp;at once but, that was not meant to&n bsp;be. A cloud of miasma
came from&nbs p;the back courtyard and was retreating.
&aci rc;€œHe's getting away!†Inuyasha&nbs p;had seen this way too many times befor e to be fooled.
“No!â€&nb sp;Aiyuki growled and quickly jumped upon the rooftops trying to go after him. Just&n bsp;as she was in
range to swing her&nbs p;improved Kageyoku, Kagura appeared above her&nbs p;with Kanna in tow on her feather ready to
use her mirror if it was needed.
“Fuujin no Mai!â&euro ; Kagura swung her fan causing bright wh ite blades of wind to head towards Aiyuk i.
The wolf jumped back quickly to ;avoid being hit only to watch as her&nb sp;enemies faded in to the distance.
â& euro;œDamn you, Naraku!†She cursed&n bsp;out at him hearing her voice echoing ;off the mountain tops. She
clenched he r blades tightly before she looked back towards those she was beginning to consider&n bsp;friends and a
few of them were ;much more to her. Sheathing Kageyoku after&n bsp;having made sure both blades were clean&n bsp;she
headed back down to the group.< br> “What will you do now, Lady Aiyuki?†Miroku was the first to speak, wanting to know just as much&nbs p;as
the rest of them if she was go ing to continue her pursuit of Naraku fo r Kai and Ryaku's deaths. She looked dow n
to Kouyoku and smiled gently. Turning the blade over in her hands she lifted&n bsp;the weapon up and quickly plunged
it ;with in the ground. In a matter of ;seconds the lingering miasma dissipated and life that Naraku had destroyed
was rest ored a new from the little that hid ;with in everything, al damaged was rev ersed as if he had never
plagued t he Snow Palace.
“I wil reb uild.†She brought Kouyoku back from&n bsp;the ground again and sheathed it once&nbs p;more.
“Naraku, as much as&nb sp;I despise him, is not mine to go ;after. You are al welcome to rest ;here for the night. I must
cal &n bsp;my clansmen to return and more than likely a grand feast wil be prepared.&n bsp;I am sure when Tasuke hears he
wil bring your wards with him, Sesshou maru.†Aiyuki smiled gently and everyo ne unanimously decided it was
best to&n bsp;take this opportunity to at least make&nb sp;sure Aiyuki would be alright. The group&nb sp;headed inside save for
Sesshoumaru who&nb sp;watched Aiyuki go toward the front gate.&n bsp;He witnessed her transformation for the f irst time in
several decades and it&nbs p;stil never ceased to amaze him. Aiyuk i sat back and tilted her head toward&nb sp;the sky, her
howl was both powerful& nbsp;and loud as it echoed across the la nds. When she finished she listened in s ilence for a
moment before she head&nbs p;several wolves cal ing back from a dis tance. Returning to her humanoid form she&nbs p;
turned back toward the palace only to find Sesshoumaru a few inches from her.
“Aiyuki.†The way he&nb sp;spoke her name made her body react in such a way that was foreign to her .
The scent he was giving off was& nbsp;dark and spicy. The burning lust in ;his eyes reached deep with in her. She& nbsp;knew
that now neither of them were going to ever be the same.