InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Captive ❯ Tragedy ( Chapter 14 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: kittyb78 
After losing the last of his comrades in battle, Bankotsu is furious!
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.12.2010 | Updated On: 10.14.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 474 | Status: Work In Progress
After losing the last of his comrades in battle, Bankotsu is furious!
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.12.2010 | Updated On: 10.14.2010 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 474 | Status: Work In Progress
Disclaimer: I do not own or make profit from the Inuyasha series. Copyrights to Inuyasha and Characters belong to Rumiko Takahashi. This plot line however is mine.
A/N: as you all know, I always give credit where it is due. One day while I was talking with my friend yeahshippo, this idea for the ending came up. The more I discussed the possibility with him, the more I felt that it would be the perfect ending for this story. So thanks Shippo for helping me find the perfect ending! XD
XOXOXOXO
Tragedy:
Several days later Ginkotsu was rolling along the open path when the group realized there wasn't one bird or any sign of animal life anywhere in the area. A strange sense of uneasiness seeped into their bones and the mercenaries instantly went on guard, reaching for their respective weapons.
Naraku's sinister chuckle filled the air and the earth trembled as he slowly burst out of tall hill in front of them. "Well, well, so you've finally decided to come out of hiding, eh?" His ruby eyes narrowed at Kagome. "And you even have the miko with you."
Immediately Bankotsu used one hand to push her protectively behind him. "Your battle is with me, hanyou!" He challenged the demon who dared to toy with he and his men as if they were mere puppets. His nostrils began flaring as his anger slowly rose to the surface.
Naraku's hate filled gaze turned to the arrogant male. "Very well, but you will all die here today." He slowly rose into the air and his tentacles sailed through the air and his demonic army rose into the air behind him.
Bankotsu and his men went on the offensive attacking Naraku and the demon hoards.
Naraku scoffed at their futile attempts and then laughed as their attacks failed to penetrate his barrier.
Kagome's bow rose and she slowly took aim, before releasing her purification arrow aiming directly for the demonic barrier. Her arrow hit the barrier and shattered it.
Bankotsu smirked. 'That's my miko.'
Naraku scowled at her. "How dare you?" He sent two tentacles towards the interfering wench, while keep Bankotsu and the others busy dodging many of his other tentacles and demon hoards.
Kagome fired an arrow obliterating the first one, but before she could fire another arrow and destroy the next one, Jakotsu sent his weapon sailing through the air and chopped the tentacle into ribbons.
"You stay away from her." Grey eyes burned with indignation as he retracted his blade, before flinging out and hacking off more pieces of the demon's flesh.
Naraku shrieked and his eyes narrowed on the feminine male. He vowed darkly, "You will pay for that!" sending three more tentacles towards them as his insects began surrounding the small group.
Bankotsu was busy dodging and hacking off the bothersome limbs, causing them to fall in chunks onto the ground.
Remembering what he had done to Sesshomaru that one time, Kagome called out, "Renkotsu, burn the flesh that's on the ground, quickly!" as she began to rapidly fire her arrows purifying the demonic flesh into ashes.
Renkotsu's eyes widened and he began breathing fire to engulf the wriggling flesh in searing flames.
Naraku's angry cry ripped through the air, before he sent his bugs toward the fire breather and the priestess.
Bankotsu continued focusing on his current dilemma of slicing through the waves of various demons and avoiding getting skewered by the tricky Naraku.
Suikotsu was currently slashing his claws through each demonic appendage that had made its way over to him, unaware of Naraku's flesh silently creeping up behind his back to snare him in the trap.
Kagome spotted it at the last second and sent an arrow toward the flesh. "Oh no you don't!" She glared at the creeping mass and cursed Naraku and his treacherous ways. 'I have to do this for Sango and the others. They've suffered so much because of this evil demon.'
Unfortunately by the time she had purified the flesh that had surrounded Suikotsu, one of the tentacles had already powered through his neck and ripped the shards from his body. Her jaw clenched. 'I won't let him hurt them or anyone else ever again!'
Kagome's eyes widened as his body turned to bones. Her eyes narrowed on Naraku. "You'll pay for that Naraku!" She turned to fire an arrow toward his main body. The arrow was smacked away by one of his tentacles, which became singed and fell to the ground. Quickly two more took its place and resumed its course inching towards the fire breather.
Her nostrils flared. 'No! No more suffering at his hands!' Determination and anger flared deep in her soul and added to her powers as she began firing rapid sacred arrows at the demon. They were no longer a clear pink, but a hazy purple. 'Naraku has to be stopped, no matter the cost!'
Renkotsu blew his concoction and gulped more liquid, while sending out his metal wires from his finger tips. They connected with the main body of the vile demon and he blew his special mixture down the wires, watching in delight as the flames quickly flowed down to begin burning his flesh. 'I love the smell of burned flesh.'
Naraku's painful scream rent the air at the same time as the tentacle behind Renkotsu pierced the stunned mercenary's neck, ripping out his shard as well, before slithering back to its master.
Kagome continued firing arrows as fast as she could. 'Why won't he die?' her mind roared in frustration.
Bankotsu, Ginkotsu and Jakotsu, continued their assaults on the demons.
Bankotsu slowly began wading through the demonic remnants towards Naraku himself.
Ginkotsu was the next to be killed as two tentacles drove through his neck and removed the shard, while four other large demons held his body in a vice like grip.
At the same moment, Jakotsu cried out hysterically. "Kagome no!"
He threw himself between her and the two tentacles that were poised to stab right through her body, while he retraced his sword ripping more of the various demons' flesh to shreds.
Kagome's eyes widened as the mercenary began gurgling on the blood in his throat before Naraku ripped out his shard. She fired an arrow destroying the tentacles. "Jakotsu!" Tears fell from her eyes. 'He saved me and that bastard killed him.'
The aura around her grew to a deeper purple and she fell to her knees scooping up the shards and clenched them in her fist tightly before notching another arrow. Eyes filled with absolute hatred, she fired arrows as rapidly as she could. "Die Naraku!"
'I must stop him!' Her arrows pierced his flesh again and again, causing Naraku to scream out his pain and rage, sending out even more tentacles towards the two remaining combatants.
Bankotsu was busy sending dragon hammer strikes repeatedly at Naraku, his fierce anger growing by the minute. He wasn't prepared to hear Kagome's terrified scream fill the air as Naraku's tentacles stabbed into her from behind and he raised her high into the air.
She stared down with wide eyes at the appendages that had run her through. 'Impossible.'
Naraku sneered, "What now, little priestess?"
Her wide brown eyes held absolute shock and disbelief for a minute, before she began coughing up blood. 'No it can't end like this. I was supposed to kill him, not the other way around.'
Naraku's first tentacle slowly pulled out of her, making sure to twist around and cause the annoying pest as much suffering as possible.
Kagome began gasping desperately as she felt her lungs get punctured from one of the spikes of the tentacle. She cried out in pain and misery again. Her mind filled with the tiny face of her closest thing to a son. 'Shippo I'm so sorry. I wanted to see you grow up.'
As the pain wracked her body making every breath more difficult she thought about her life. 'Mama, Souta, gramps, I'm sorry I won't be seeing you again.' Tears and pain filled her eyes. 'Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, forgive me. I wanted to see you all once more.'
"Kagome, no!" Bankotsu's horrified cry ripped through the air as he sent an energy attack toward the tentacle holding her in the air and ripping through her body.
She began choking on her own blood as her body was ruthlessly dropped to the ground like a piece of trash being discarded.
Bankotsu sprinted across the field with his heart racing in his chest as he tried to make it over to her. He watched helplessly while as if in slow motion her body dropped to the ground with the sickening crack of bones being broken.
She curled into a fetal position gasping. "Ban… kotsu," She continued choking on her own blood as it slowly seeped from the corner of her mouth, eyes still wide with terror as her hand reached out for him. 'It's not fair.'
Bankotsu fell to his knees cradling her body with tears running down his cheeks as he feverently whispered, "I'm so sorry Kagome." cradling her against his chest.
Her fingers clutched his haori in desperation as she felt the blackness seeping into her body. She struggled to focus her vision on the face of the man who had shown her more joy than any other.
She slowly lifted her hand to cup his cheek. Her heart ached with unvoiced emotions as she reached for him. 'It's not fair. I just found him,' Her mind protested. She wanted to thank him for all of the nice things he had done for her, but couldn't form the words.
Feeling darkness closing in on her, her blurry vision filled with the electric blue eyes. She opened her mouth and blood rushed out slipping down her chin.
He put a hand over her fingers and nuzzled his cheek into the fading warmth of her hand. Their eyes locked a moment, but no words were exchanged.
'Bankotsu,' Her eyes filled with deep sadness and remorse as she stared into the tortured eyes of her lover for a brief moment, before her head rolled back and her breathing ceased.
Minutes dragged on to feel like hours as he held her soaking her body with his tears - tears that he never thought he would ever be able to shed; wishing with all his might that she would hold him back.
He threw his head back and released an almost animalistic howl of rage and misery, before gently placing her body on the ground, placing a hand over her eyes to close them and picking up his halberd.
What little warmth had entered his life with her sunshine, instantly faded and the icy desolation returned. His massive chest began heaving and his body began to fill with the most intense hatred he had ever felt in his life.
The clouds in the sky began to roil and thunder clashed each time Bankotsu's dangerous anger raised another notch, which only added to the ominous feeling of the atmosphere.
Naraku sneered, "Aw, did the big bad mercenary actually develop feelings for the little miko?" taunting his opponent and enjoying the absolute misery he could see in the zombie's eyes.
Feeling the most potent wrath he had ever felt before, Bankotsu narrowed his eyes at the heartless demon. When he spoke his words were icy and clipped. "You die today, Naraku! I will avenge the deaths of my men and Kagome."
Shoulders straight and his battle mask in place, he slowly began walking towards the demon, with pure hatred and determination coursing through his icy veins. His eyes were now dry and he was giving the demon the most fearsome murderous look he had have given to anyone.
Naraku's own eyes filled with sadistic amusement. "Bring it on, dead man." He was feeling rather confident now that he was down to only one opponent.
Fueled by the enormity of his losses Bankotsu's only reply was a sinister smirk as he continued calmly walking towards the soon to be dead demon.
XOXOXOXO
A/N: Okay, that's chapter fourteen, only one more to go. Don't hate me for killing off Kagome either. I warned you at the beginning that it was going to be a brutal story.
A/N: as you all know, I always give credit where it is due. One day while I was talking with my friend yeahshippo, this idea for the ending came up. The more I discussed the possibility with him, the more I felt that it would be the perfect ending for this story. So thanks Shippo for helping me find the perfect ending! XD
XOXOXOXO
Tragedy:
Several days later Ginkotsu was rolling along the open path when the group realized there wasn't one bird or any sign of animal life anywhere in the area. A strange sense of uneasiness seeped into their bones and the mercenaries instantly went on guard, reaching for their respective weapons.
Naraku's sinister chuckle filled the air and the earth trembled as he slowly burst out of tall hill in front of them. "Well, well, so you've finally decided to come out of hiding, eh?" His ruby eyes narrowed at Kagome. "And you even have the miko with you."
Immediately Bankotsu used one hand to push her protectively behind him. "Your battle is with me, hanyou!" He challenged the demon who dared to toy with he and his men as if they were mere puppets. His nostrils began flaring as his anger slowly rose to the surface.
Naraku's hate filled gaze turned to the arrogant male. "Very well, but you will all die here today." He slowly rose into the air and his tentacles sailed through the air and his demonic army rose into the air behind him.
Bankotsu and his men went on the offensive attacking Naraku and the demon hoards.
Naraku scoffed at their futile attempts and then laughed as their attacks failed to penetrate his barrier.
Kagome's bow rose and she slowly took aim, before releasing her purification arrow aiming directly for the demonic barrier. Her arrow hit the barrier and shattered it.
Bankotsu smirked. 'That's my miko.'
Naraku scowled at her. "How dare you?" He sent two tentacles towards the interfering wench, while keep Bankotsu and the others busy dodging many of his other tentacles and demon hoards.
Kagome fired an arrow obliterating the first one, but before she could fire another arrow and destroy the next one, Jakotsu sent his weapon sailing through the air and chopped the tentacle into ribbons.
"You stay away from her." Grey eyes burned with indignation as he retracted his blade, before flinging out and hacking off more pieces of the demon's flesh.
Naraku shrieked and his eyes narrowed on the feminine male. He vowed darkly, "You will pay for that!" sending three more tentacles towards them as his insects began surrounding the small group.
Bankotsu was busy dodging and hacking off the bothersome limbs, causing them to fall in chunks onto the ground.
Remembering what he had done to Sesshomaru that one time, Kagome called out, "Renkotsu, burn the flesh that's on the ground, quickly!" as she began to rapidly fire her arrows purifying the demonic flesh into ashes.
Renkotsu's eyes widened and he began breathing fire to engulf the wriggling flesh in searing flames.
Naraku's angry cry ripped through the air, before he sent his bugs toward the fire breather and the priestess.
Bankotsu continued focusing on his current dilemma of slicing through the waves of various demons and avoiding getting skewered by the tricky Naraku.
Suikotsu was currently slashing his claws through each demonic appendage that had made its way over to him, unaware of Naraku's flesh silently creeping up behind his back to snare him in the trap.
Kagome spotted it at the last second and sent an arrow toward the flesh. "Oh no you don't!" She glared at the creeping mass and cursed Naraku and his treacherous ways. 'I have to do this for Sango and the others. They've suffered so much because of this evil demon.'
Unfortunately by the time she had purified the flesh that had surrounded Suikotsu, one of the tentacles had already powered through his neck and ripped the shards from his body. Her jaw clenched. 'I won't let him hurt them or anyone else ever again!'
Kagome's eyes widened as his body turned to bones. Her eyes narrowed on Naraku. "You'll pay for that Naraku!" She turned to fire an arrow toward his main body. The arrow was smacked away by one of his tentacles, which became singed and fell to the ground. Quickly two more took its place and resumed its course inching towards the fire breather.
Her nostrils flared. 'No! No more suffering at his hands!' Determination and anger flared deep in her soul and added to her powers as she began firing rapid sacred arrows at the demon. They were no longer a clear pink, but a hazy purple. 'Naraku has to be stopped, no matter the cost!'
Renkotsu blew his concoction and gulped more liquid, while sending out his metal wires from his finger tips. They connected with the main body of the vile demon and he blew his special mixture down the wires, watching in delight as the flames quickly flowed down to begin burning his flesh. 'I love the smell of burned flesh.'
Naraku's painful scream rent the air at the same time as the tentacle behind Renkotsu pierced the stunned mercenary's neck, ripping out his shard as well, before slithering back to its master.
Kagome continued firing arrows as fast as she could. 'Why won't he die?' her mind roared in frustration.
Bankotsu, Ginkotsu and Jakotsu, continued their assaults on the demons.
Bankotsu slowly began wading through the demonic remnants towards Naraku himself.
Ginkotsu was the next to be killed as two tentacles drove through his neck and removed the shard, while four other large demons held his body in a vice like grip.
At the same moment, Jakotsu cried out hysterically. "Kagome no!"
He threw himself between her and the two tentacles that were poised to stab right through her body, while he retraced his sword ripping more of the various demons' flesh to shreds.
Kagome's eyes widened as the mercenary began gurgling on the blood in his throat before Naraku ripped out his shard. She fired an arrow destroying the tentacles. "Jakotsu!" Tears fell from her eyes. 'He saved me and that bastard killed him.'
The aura around her grew to a deeper purple and she fell to her knees scooping up the shards and clenched them in her fist tightly before notching another arrow. Eyes filled with absolute hatred, she fired arrows as rapidly as she could. "Die Naraku!"
'I must stop him!' Her arrows pierced his flesh again and again, causing Naraku to scream out his pain and rage, sending out even more tentacles towards the two remaining combatants.
Bankotsu was busy sending dragon hammer strikes repeatedly at Naraku, his fierce anger growing by the minute. He wasn't prepared to hear Kagome's terrified scream fill the air as Naraku's tentacles stabbed into her from behind and he raised her high into the air.
She stared down with wide eyes at the appendages that had run her through. 'Impossible.'
Naraku sneered, "What now, little priestess?"
Her wide brown eyes held absolute shock and disbelief for a minute, before she began coughing up blood. 'No it can't end like this. I was supposed to kill him, not the other way around.'
Naraku's first tentacle slowly pulled out of her, making sure to twist around and cause the annoying pest as much suffering as possible.
Kagome began gasping desperately as she felt her lungs get punctured from one of the spikes of the tentacle. She cried out in pain and misery again. Her mind filled with the tiny face of her closest thing to a son. 'Shippo I'm so sorry. I wanted to see you grow up.'
As the pain wracked her body making every breath more difficult she thought about her life. 'Mama, Souta, gramps, I'm sorry I won't be seeing you again.' Tears and pain filled her eyes. 'Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, forgive me. I wanted to see you all once more.'
"Kagome, no!" Bankotsu's horrified cry ripped through the air as he sent an energy attack toward the tentacle holding her in the air and ripping through her body.
She began choking on her own blood as her body was ruthlessly dropped to the ground like a piece of trash being discarded.
Bankotsu sprinted across the field with his heart racing in his chest as he tried to make it over to her. He watched helplessly while as if in slow motion her body dropped to the ground with the sickening crack of bones being broken.
She curled into a fetal position gasping. "Ban… kotsu," She continued choking on her own blood as it slowly seeped from the corner of her mouth, eyes still wide with terror as her hand reached out for him. 'It's not fair.'
Bankotsu fell to his knees cradling her body with tears running down his cheeks as he feverently whispered, "I'm so sorry Kagome." cradling her against his chest.
Her fingers clutched his haori in desperation as she felt the blackness seeping into her body. She struggled to focus her vision on the face of the man who had shown her more joy than any other.
She slowly lifted her hand to cup his cheek. Her heart ached with unvoiced emotions as she reached for him. 'It's not fair. I just found him,' Her mind protested. She wanted to thank him for all of the nice things he had done for her, but couldn't form the words.
Feeling darkness closing in on her, her blurry vision filled with the electric blue eyes. She opened her mouth and blood rushed out slipping down her chin.
He put a hand over her fingers and nuzzled his cheek into the fading warmth of her hand. Their eyes locked a moment, but no words were exchanged.
'Bankotsu,' Her eyes filled with deep sadness and remorse as she stared into the tortured eyes of her lover for a brief moment, before her head rolled back and her breathing ceased.
Minutes dragged on to feel like hours as he held her soaking her body with his tears - tears that he never thought he would ever be able to shed; wishing with all his might that she would hold him back.
He threw his head back and released an almost animalistic howl of rage and misery, before gently placing her body on the ground, placing a hand over her eyes to close them and picking up his halberd.
What little warmth had entered his life with her sunshine, instantly faded and the icy desolation returned. His massive chest began heaving and his body began to fill with the most intense hatred he had ever felt in his life.
The clouds in the sky began to roil and thunder clashed each time Bankotsu's dangerous anger raised another notch, which only added to the ominous feeling of the atmosphere.
Naraku sneered, "Aw, did the big bad mercenary actually develop feelings for the little miko?" taunting his opponent and enjoying the absolute misery he could see in the zombie's eyes.
Feeling the most potent wrath he had ever felt before, Bankotsu narrowed his eyes at the heartless demon. When he spoke his words were icy and clipped. "You die today, Naraku! I will avenge the deaths of my men and Kagome."
Shoulders straight and his battle mask in place, he slowly began walking towards the demon, with pure hatred and determination coursing through his icy veins. His eyes were now dry and he was giving the demon the most fearsome murderous look he had have given to anyone.
Naraku's own eyes filled with sadistic amusement. "Bring it on, dead man." He was feeling rather confident now that he was down to only one opponent.
Fueled by the enormity of his losses Bankotsu's only reply was a sinister smirk as he continued calmly walking towards the soon to be dead demon.
XOXOXOXO
A/N: Okay, that's chapter fourteen, only one more to go. Don't hate me for killing off Kagome either. I warned you at the beginning that it was going to be a brutal story.