InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The curse of the dragon ❯ Hunting ( Chapter 39 )

~<>~ Curse of the Dragon ~<>~

~<>~ Chapter 39 ~<>~ Hunting

InuYasha wasn't sure why he had turned away from the clubs ash ridden site. Something was calling him…he could feel the beat in his head, in his veins…something was calling out to him through the bitter orange dusk, and it would not be ignored. The wind whipped around his face as he stood on the stone driveway, glaring at the brick château in front of him. Something was pulling him towards his house…towards his fathers home. It was like a primal scream, heard on wisps of the frigid wind that tore at his face and prodded the cuts in his bare chest. Standing at the fountain, silver hair that shinned in the afterglow of a sun long set blowing behind him, InuYasha stood stoically perched, regarding the deserted landscape. His eyes glowed like embers in a night's fire. He growled and cracked the bones in his hands, staring at the house as if it were his enemy. He sniffed the air, trying to sort out why he was home…why he had returned to the lair of that wench who had sought out his death. But something was different…something he had never seen, never felt. There was something in the aura of the house and it was...comforting. He took three lunges towards the château and knocked in the front door. He half expected Myouga to be scattering away, screaming for Launia to purge the house of the foul half-breed. Yet he was greeted by a thick dead silence that dripped like molasses from every nook of the house…the home had been empty for two days, if not longer.

InuYasha sniffed the air and paused. He could feel it again…like a heartbeat, screaming for him to come hither. The sound echoed in his head, resonated in his ears, and shook his heart. Something wanted release and it was in his house.

InuYasha climbed up the wooden staircase automatically, his eyes large and anticipating danger. He heard it again, echoing louder and in a harsher tone. It was coming from his brother's room. The bodies that had lined his hallway were gone…no surprise there. Probably incinerated by Naraku…or his stepmother. Where that wench was, he wasn't sure…but there would be nowhere she could hide when he and Sesshoumaru were done with Naraku. Justice would be served. He paused outside of the door before gently pushing it open. The beat sounded again and InuYasha cringed. Something was pulling him towards the closet. `I swear to god, if I find the fucking ghost of Christmas past in there, I quit.' He pushed past the French folding doors and stared about his brother's somewhat organized closet. It was here…somewhere...he could feel it. Again…he shook this time, his eyes widening. He was so close…yet he could not see it. He could hear its cries…where was it? What was it?

InuYasha blinked then lifted his foot. Turning on his hips, he kicked the back wall with all the power he had in his body. The wood splintered and exploded backwards into a dark abyss, the echoes of the slivers hitting the floor wafted through the mansion like gunshots. He sniffed once then brought his hand to his nose, covering it. Dust was the next effect from the hidden room. Spewing out into the fresh air, the old air assaulted Inuyasha's nose and sent him wheeling backwards and nearly falling over. He squinted his eyes and took a step forwards, ducking into the room. He coughed again and blinked. After a moment, his night vision kicked in and he glared around. It was almost like a shrine, this hidden room was. The air was putrid and stale. `This place has had to have been locked up for over thirty years.' He shook his head slowly and pushed further into the room. It was a small wooden room with a five-foot ceiling. There was a black case at the far wall that he felt the urge to approach. Again, the beat pulsed in his head, yet now he knew it was coming from this room. With a gulp, he approached the case with caution in each step. Looking through the Plexiglas window, he saw scrolls of all sorts piled up in the case along with what looked like old photos. He narrowed his eyes and slowly let them drift up the wall in front of him. He gasped in shock and took a step back. A metal crest was placed on the wall with two swords stuck through its center. The crest itself was a red ruby with what looked like a black ink etched drawing of a giant dog with a half crescent on its forehead. InuYasha raised an eyebrow and fought off the need to chuckle, `looks like Sesshoumaru when he's pissed off…or on a bad hair day.' He shook his head once and growled. This is what was calling to him…what could not be ignored? Kagome's attacker was running around loose while something that looked like that bastard called to him? He scoffed and slowly began to turn around with another glare to the crest when he stopped. He took a step closer to the sword and narrowed his eyes. `What the…' he put his hand on the hilt of the older looking of the two swords and grimaced. `Why do I feel so…' the sword under his hand began to vibrate in his touch and his eyes widened. `What the fuck is this thing?' he reached up and put his hand on the hilt with a deep breath. Inhaling sharply, he pulled at the sword.

InuYasha yelped as the entire crest crashed to the floor at his feet. He glared around in back of him, almost expecting to see someone staring back at him for making so much noise. He growled and looked down at the crest with murder in his eyes. "What the fuck is going on?" he put his foot on the ruby part of the crest and stared down in wonder. `How old are these rusty pieces of shit?' he bent down to take a closer look at the two. The other sword, the one that hadn't demanded his attention, was a little shinier then the other one. It had a long blade to it, matching the brother sword, yet its handle was gold as compared to the other, which looked like it had leather strapped around its base. He frowned and looked at the top of the crest. There was a hole through the metal, which would have connected a third sword to the crest. `That must have housed another sword at one point in time.' InuYasha recoiled and let his eyes fell to mirror slits. "That must be where bastard got that fucking sword. He knew about this? But how?" he glared about the room, looking for a point of entry from any other angle of the walls. `There was no way he's been in here. Was this…' he turned back and stared at the two swords. `Were these fathers?' he gulped and wrapped his hand around the leather strapped sword. Putting his foot on the metal of the base, he pulled with all of his might. With a loud yelp of shock, the sword broke free with little struggle, sending the hanyou flying backwards onto his ass.

InuYasha scowled at the sword and stood up slowly. He held it out in front of him and swung it mindlessly back and forth a few times, grasping a feel for its weight. `What the hell? This thing is a piece of shit!' he turned to the old case and held the sword up level at it. With a small grin, he pulled the sword up and jumped at the case. Wielding the sword, he attempted to cut through the glass. No such luck. With a sizzle of what sounded like static electricity, InuYasha cried out as the shock ran through the blade and up into his body, blowing him back about ten feet. He blinked with a low groan then sat up. He looked from the case to the sword in his hand then back again. `What the fuck was that?' he scowled and shoved the sword through a loop on his belt. He began to turn then paused. Looking over his shoulder, he stared at the crest and its remaining sword. He shrugged then walked over to the piece of metal and grabbed the other sword. He cringed as what felt like a static shock ran through his hand as he connected with the golden handle. He winched but pulled relentlessly, regardless of the pain that now shot through his body. Finally he pulled the blade free and threw it to the floor before cursing, kicking the crest and then turning his blazing eyes to his hand. His skin was raw from the blinding pain and he cursed loudly. "What the fuck is going on?" he shook his head and looked to the ground where the other sword laid. He didn't know why…he wouldn't understand it till much later on in life…but something told him that night…something whispered in his ear to take the other sword with him. Someone was looking over them and he could only put one name to it; Dad.

Walking from the mansion, one sword in his belt, the other wrapped in a leather coat that he carried under his arm, InuYasha was shocked to see he had eighty missed calls from the past hour. His eyes darkened in rage as he played the messages.

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"Thank you Naraku…you've been a great help." Eri stepped out of the demon's home, a smile plastered onto her face. She turned and held out her hand to the man behind her.

Naraku stared hard at the girl for a moment before taking her hand and submitting to her human handshake then bringing the back of it to his lips. He gently kissed her hand and gave her a sly smile. He watched her as she walked away, down the cobblestone driveway, and into her Hyundai. He waited a moment before striding towards her car. "Eri."

Eri paused, her face becoming rather emotionless, and turned to stare out of her drivers side window. The plan had gone over foolproof. Naraku had grudgingly obliged to the interview at his home and Eri had planted the device without a single problem. But now…did he know? Was he going to threaten her?

Naraku leaned on the roof of her car and stared at the girl silently for a moment. He then blinked and asked in a rather collected voice, "are you forgetting something?"

`Shit!' Eri blinked, keeping as calm as she could and made a show of seeming to think over his question. "I don't think so."

Naraku frowned and narrowed his eyes. "I do believe you are."

Eri inhaled sharply and licked her suddenly dry lips. `i'm so busted…he's going to kill me!' a hand lashed out in front of her face and she shut her eyes, half expecting the vile demon to slit her throat right there. The whole time, he had spoken of his father in good terms, making his death seem like a tragedy. The whole time, Eri wanted to puke. Now…now he knew the game and she was as good as dead. She heard him clear his throat and she cracked open one eye. Looking down, he was holding the large black tape recorder in his hand. `Shit!' she gave him a flimsy grin and slowly took it from him. "god, I am so dense. What would be the point of the article if I didn't have that? Thank you so much."

Naraku smirked and backed away from the car without another word. He watched the red taillights disappear from his gates and frowned. `Did she really think she could just plant that in my house? She had been so calm through the interview…and happened to leave that on the table. She must think me a fool.' He sneered then turned back around to his house. Walking slowly, he felt a smile grow on his lips. Word had reached him right before Eri arrived of the…effects…of his methods of… persuasion. Kagome was unconscious and doctors were beginning to wonder if she would wake up. Apparently the girl had lost a lot of blood. `Serves her right for crossing me…that wench…she deserves every minute of it. That is fine though…doctors will revive her when I tell them to do so…and when she awakens; everyone she loves, everyone she cares about…will be dead. Rin was the first to meet that fate.' He felt a sick smile twist to his lips, `I'm sure Sesshoumaru will be arriving momentarily to supposedly rip me limb from limb. I would love to see him try.' He shook his head slowly and pulled out his cell phone.

Walking into his kitchen, he dialed an all to familiar number. He waited to hear the gruff greeting from the other end. "I am going to need assistance out here tonight...no, don't ask questions. There is a man who is going to try to kill me coming…he had links to my father's death." He paused for a moment then scowled, "shut up, you ungrateful fool, you know what I mean! The oldest brother will be here for vengeance." Naraku paused and blinked, "Rin is dead…she was killed by Bisin. No…no, don't worry about that, I have it covered. We need to…" he paused, his back going ridged, and he muttered, "call me back." he snapped closed his phone without waiting for a goodbye and turned on his heels to come face to face with a red headed demon. He grimaced and leaned against his counter, narrowing his eyes.

Karron couldn't help the look of shock on her face or the tears in her eyes as she heard the last part of her ex lover's conversation. "Rin…is…dead?"

Naraku snorted and turned to his refrigerator. He pulled out a bottle of ale and ripped the cork from it. "What do you look for here, Karron? I thought we decided to part ways."

Karron narrowed her eyes, a demanding voice she never knew she possessed overpowering her, "answer my question."

Naraku paused mid sip and set down the bottle. Wiping his hands on his pants, he slowly crossed them against his dark purple silk shirt. "What of it?"

Karron gasped and took a step away from the demon. "How…when?"

Naraku blinked slowly and tilted his head, "what do you want, Karron? I hardly have time for trivial games."

Karron licked her lips and looked out the front window. "I would be to guess you would not, because I am sure Sesshoumaru is ready to have your head."

Naraku gave the girl a half smile. "Ask me if I truly care. By the end of tonight, the sons of Inu no Tashio will be dead."

Karron narrowed her eyes and leaned against the wooden doorframe of the monster's large kitchen, "by your hands I take it? Meeting the same fate as your father, ne?"

Naraku blinked once then stood up straight. "What do you want from me, Karron?"

Karron took a step towards him and paused. She let out a small laugh and crossed her arms. "You know…that girl Eri who was just here…she was sent here by Kagome. She was going to bug your kitchen."

Naraku let out a small sigh and put away the bottle of ale before slamming the door shut. He moved and in a quarter of a second, had Karron by her neck pinned against the wall. "Don't take me for a fool Karron! I know all of this, you ungrateful wench! Now tell me why you're here!"

Karron pulled at the man's hand for a moment then sighed and let her body go slack, showing the purest sign of submission. "I want you back. My bed…it's cold at night without you there. Surron…he cast me out when he learned…I have nothing."

Naraku sneered and threw the girl to the marble floor behind him with enough force to send her sliding across it a good ten feet. "Wench, you are nothing."

Karron felt tears prick at her eyes as she turned to stare up at him, "bastard! I was enough to make you call out my name!"

Naraku sneered and squatted down in front of her, "you served your purpose. I told you that and was kind enough to let you live."

Karron scoffed and tried to scoot away from the demon. A hand lashed out and grabbed her chin roughly. She grimaced and creased her eyebrows, "what's life if you can't be with whom you want. I went to the enemy Naraku, I went to them to find out their plan…I went to them for you. I stood there and took that bitches shit…listened to her badmouth you…"

A hand snapped out and roughly slapped her across her face, drawing blood from her bottom lip. "Stop your blubbering, whore. You are getting on my last nerve! Why are you here?"

Karron winched as he dug his nails into her flesh and pulled her to stand. With a sigh, she reached up and put her hand on his, "I want you."

Naraku let out a callous laugh and shoved her away from him, ripping his claws from her chin. "You foolish wench! I told you once I was done with you…do I need to kill you as well to prove my point? You speak of Kagome as a bitch and yet you shed tears for her friends. Tell me, do you really expect me to believe you are here for my enlightenment?"

Karron cringed inwardly and put a hand to Naraku's chest and let her other rest on his hip and mustered the most seductive voice she could. "No, I expect you to believe I am here to please you." she let her eyes roam his body and then slid her hand under his shirt, tracing the muscles on his chest.

Naraku stared down at the girl in shock before grabbing her hand that was on his chest. "You truly do take me for a fool, don't you?"

Karron tried to pull her hand free to no avail and frowned, "can you blame a girl from trying?"

Naraku narrowed his eyes then let her go. "Leave."
Karron sighed and looked to the floor. She felt tears streaming down her cheeks as she walked slowly to the door. With a sniffle, she turned to look over her shoulder, "why do you do this to me? You let me live with the knowledge of us killing your father…and will not take me under your care to be protected from the bad guys who want that knowledge."

Naraku gave Karron a depicted frown and took a step towards her, "I let you live with the knowledge that you set up the one boy in life who would ever think to look at you with feelings of lust. I let you clout your judgment with promiscuous thoughts and allowed you to betray your family."

Karron stifled a sob and moved back from the approaching demon, "why…why kill your own father?"

Naraku gave her a strange smile…a very dark and sadistic one, "because the old man had wealth in him…he had power that he could not control…he was bowing to the feet of that worthless dog demon. He was a shell of my father…and shells can be replaced. My father died because it was time for a new lord."

Karron gulped and backed up further, "you."

Naraku gave her a wide smile before lifting his gun from his back pocket. "You know to much Karron," he spoke without directly staring at the girl. He pointed it at her then glowered. "I let you live once, figuring you would get the hint. Now…" he gave her a crazed smile and pulled the trigger.

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Sesshoumaru jumped blindly roof to roof, occasionally stopping to sniff the air, and then beginning his travels again. `Rin…I couldn't save her…she…she's gone. She's gone and I'm here, watching everything fall apart. In three weeks, the girl stole my heart…and now, now I'm left here alone, again, to live without it. He took her…Naraku took her away and I was powerless to stop him. That bastard…no one will ever find his body…only small pieces. After everything…after all of her pain, all of her suffering, she still fell to the hands of that bastard!' he paused from his jumping to run a hand down his face, letting a single frown break through his stoic mask. It vanished as quickly as it had appeared. `Naraku will not live through tonight…tomorrow all those bastards who sided with him…with Diegosan…they will each suffer the same fate…then me and Rin will be together. I will join her.' he clenched his hand into a tight fist, drawing blood from his own claws.

Ahead he knew the scent of Diegosan…the old scent of death…it was what was left of the club. He landed in a pile of rubbish that could once have been the main lobby. He narrowed his eyes and he glared around then turned on his heels. He bent his legs to jump when a voice called out to him from what was the alley. He could have smelt anyone approaching, yet this person was concealed, this person was hiding. As he had once told him, he wanted no one to find him. "Yo."

Sesshoumaru paused, his ember eyes burning holes into the trench coat of the man in front of him. "Speak quickly, demon, I have things I must see to."

Sergeant Ryen looked over the boy and frowned. "What happened?"

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and took a step towards the man, his rage towards Naraku slowly being transposed to the man in front of him. "Your pathetic excuse for a police force failed to protect the one girl who could have saved Naraku from my claws. Tonight, he dies; tomorrow…all those who supported him will suffer the same fate. You would be best to remove yourself from my path, Ryen, before your life is claimed as well."

Ryen tilted his head to his right shoulder and called out from under the black sunglasses, "if you continue to talk like that, son, I would have to fulfill my duties as a police officer and arrest you. Now calm down and tell me what you mean failed to protect?"

Sesshoumaru growled and took a step towards Ryen. The pain in his eyes beat over the anger and he looked to the sky for solace…for the power to control his anger, to channel it. "Rin is dead. She is dead because I couldn't help her…I couldn't save her."

Ryen nodded once, his lips drawn in a thin line. "I see."

Sesshoumaru's eyes widened and he took a menacing step towards the older man, "you see?" he took a deep breath, allowing his face to become a blank slate. "Then you understand why Naraku must die."

Ryen shook his head once, "I never said I agreed to that."

Sesshoumaru bent his knees and called to him, "I never asked you too." With that, the demon disappeared into the setting sun.

Ryen watched as the demon disappeared and shook his head. He sighed and pulled off his sunglasses to inspect the lenses and clean them on his jacket. His sparkling amber eyes swirled with remorse and anger in the darkest corners. Clenching his fist at his side, Ryen lifted the glasses back to his face and called out with sarcasm dripping from his words like venom, "wonderful…"

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InuYasha stood outside of Naraku's mansion with a scowl plastered on his face. There were five cop cars already in the driveway, yet the cops remained inside of them. They were waiting for him…waiting for his brother. He had gotten the message about Rin and his heart had skipped a beat. Rin was dead. Naraku…that bastard…had ordered the hit. He could only imagine what it was doing to his brother at the moment. He growled deeply and jumped over the fence and into a tree that lined the property. He could take on five cops…that was no problem. But five cops, however many bodyguards Naraku had and then Naraku himself…no, he needed his brothers support.

He heard some of the cops shout and he looked back towards the mansion. His mouth dropped as he watched a figure nearly falling from the sky…no…not falling, dropping…right through the roof of the mansion. "Shit!" InuYasha jumped from the tree and broke into a run towards the cops, hoping to take them out before the cops got to his brother. He brandished his claws and sliced a hunk of metal from the car, then using it as a weapon, he clonked the first cop in the face with it, sending the man flying backwards. He then turned twice and let the sheet of dangerous metal fly from his hands into the abdomen of the man next to him, like a boomerang, and successfully knocked the guy into the car behind him, rendering him unconscious. The third and fourth cops suffered at the sharp end of his claws…but not for long. He didn't want to kill these guys but they were toting guns and aiming them in his direction…besides, they worked for Naraku. That fact alone deserved death. The last guard seemed rather scared yet still held his gun at the teen.

InuYasha narrowed his eyes and put his hand on the sword in his belt. Pulling it out of the loop, he held it in front of him. `Come on you rusty piece of shit, lets see what you can do!' he swallowed hard and lifted the sword. The guard, watching the sword coming at him, didn't care if it was sharp or dull, he screamed regardless and dropped to the floor, avoiding the blow. InuYasha countered this action with a kick to the guards face and stomach. The guard seemed to try to block the blows yet fell short of being able to stop the demon once he started. When InuYasha was assured that the cop would not be getting up anytime soon, he wiped his hands on his pants and stood, sheathing the sword in his belt. `Fucker had it coming.' He walked away from the bloodied human towards the house to help his brother. He was about to open the door when the gunshot rang out. InuYasha froze, his eyes widening, then ripped the door off its hinge and ran inside.

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Sesshoumaru punched his way through the roof of the mansion, landing in the back of the building, in what he assumed used to be the kitchen…now it had a skylight. He blinked as he landed, his face impassive as he stared at the scene in front of him. Karron stood a few feet from Naraku, who had a gun pointed towards her, his finger on the trigger. Sesshoumaru sneered and moved with demonic speed next to the hanyou and put his hand on the gun barrel. Instantly, the metal sizzled and melted under his acidic touch, sealing off the exit for the bullet. Naraku barely had time to react before pulling the trigger. As the bullet attempted to make its way down the sealed tube, it ran into Sesshoumaru's roadblock and backfired at the hanyou, exploding in his hand. Naraku yelled and dropped the gun and turned to stare at Sesshoumaru, his eyes blazing in anger. In a second, Sesshoumaru had him by his neck, pinning him to the counter. He growled out to Karron, without removing his gaze from the demon, "today is not your day to die, wench. Rid yourself of this place!"

Karron didn't need anyone else to tell her different. She tore out of the room like the devil was on her heels. She continued to run blindly until she ran smack into a wall that she was sure was not there moments before hand. Her eyes drifted up the red shirt-wall of cotton until they settled on the white mane of hair. "InuYasha!"

InuYasha glowered at the girl, his face contorting in anger. "Tell me you sold yourself to this scum again! Didn't he kill you yet?"

Karron gulped and put her hands in front of her body, "no, no, no! It's not like that. I was trying to help Kagome by getting Naraku to confess…"

Inuyasha's eyes darkened when Kagome's name was mentioned and he pushed Karron aside. "Whatever…get the hell out of my sight!" he shoved past her and stormed into the kitchen. He gawked at the sight. Sesshoumaru had Naraku by the throat on the wall and looked like he could have killed him at any second. Not that he would have blamed him. He wanted to push Sesshoumaru aside and claim the kill…Naraku had hurt Kagome personally…. but Naraku had also killed Rin indirectly. He took a step towards Sesshoumaru and paused, a familiar heart beat assailing his ears. This time, it was not the sword at his side…it was the one under his arm.

Sesshoumaru paused from his attack to glare at the hanyou, the sound of the beat filtering through his ears. "Why are you here, hanyou?"

InuYasha recoiled, obvious annoyance plastered to his face, "when you got your fuckin sword that you tried to kill me with, you left these behind!" he threw the leather coat and sword towards his brother.

Sesshoumaru caught them with one hand, his other holding Naraku to the wall, who was oddly calm about the whole situation…he just kind of stood there with the knowledge that if he moved, the deadly Youkai would kill him. Sesshoumaru stared at the sword in his hand for a moment before letting the leather coat fall to the floor, which it had been wrapped in. His eyes widened as he glared from the sword to his younger brother then back to his sword. "Where…what…?" he blinked then turned took look back at Naraku, a small sadistic smile pulling at his face. "Well…this makes things more interesting." He pushed Naraku hard up against the wall then took a step back, brandishing the sword in front of his body.

Naraku fell to the floor with a loud thud then slowly stood up, never taking his eyes off of Sesshoumaru. "You're a fool for letting me live this long."
InuYasha narrowed his eyes from the corner and put a hand on the hilt of his sword. He didn't know why…but something about the feeling that emanated from the sword soothed his anger, controlled the rage boiling in his blood. He growled loud enough to shake the walls and spat out, "for once, I have to agree with Naraku. Kill the fucker and get…"

The swinging doors of the kitchen interrupted Inuyasha's train of speech as it smashed back into the boys face. Knocking him backwards, he stumbled into the nearest counter, holding his nose that had taken the brunt of the wood. He wiped away the blood that ran freely down his face with the back of his right hand and pulled out his sword, narrowing his eyes at the intruder. Haigar stood in the doorway, a .50 AE desert eagle clutched in one hand, his claws guarding his other hand. Taking a quick assessment, InuYasha figured the man had to be a Tiger Youkai. Two thick black stripes lined each of the man's orange eyes that were filled in anger.

InuYasha grimaced and took a fighting stance. "You had this coming for a long time fucker!" he lunged at the demon's knees. `The bigger they are…the more they cry like little bitches!' as they fell, InuYasha reached up and made a grab for the gun in the demon's hand. Haigar, who had seen the blow coming, was already aiming the gun. He pointed it towards the boy and pulled the trigger.

InuYasha heard the gun go off and at close range, he knew he was done for. As his hands wrapped around the man's knees, he felt a sharp stinging in the base of his neck. `Shit.' He expected to black out, to die…to feel metal tear through the back of his throat…not hear a semi small explosion above his head and the crackle of pure energy. He punched the demon once in the face as they landed on the ground and grabbed the gun from his hands. It only took InuYasha a second to realize the demon was dead…his head severed from his body. InuYasha gulped and fell backwards, his eyes wide in confusion. He heard a groan and then a shallow growl and turned quickly to look at Sesshoumaru. What had he missed? He gasped at the sight.

Sesshoumaru was holding out two fingers on his right hand, which the energy from his attack still sparked at, in his left hand he was holding his sword, which was shoved through Naraku's body. But what achieved InuYasha to gasp was the pistol that was shoved at his brother's gut…and the blood that was seeping through the back of his black shirt. Sesshoumaru had impaled Naraku on his sword and in the same instant, used his energy whip to destroy the bullet and take off Haigar's head. But something had gone awry…Naraku was still breathing and had successfully shot Sesshoumaru.

InuYasha was by his brother's side in a heartbeat and kicked the gun from Naraku's hand. He punched Naraku in the chin, snapping his head backwards into the wall for good measure before turning eyes to his brother. "Sessh…" his eyes widened and he gulped as Sesshoumaru grimaced and pulled the sword out from Naraku's chest. There was no blood…there was no wound. It was as if Naraku hadn't been impaled at all.

Sesshoumaru dropped the sword to the ground and kicked it away from the scene. "Piece…of shit…" he took two steps back from Naraku and InuYasha and growled. He looked down to see the wound in his gut and blinked. He let out a very slow and menacing breath before moving like the speed of light and punching a hole in the wall where Naraku had been.

Naraku had seen Sesshoumaru recoiling and dropped to the floor narrowly escaping the fatal blow. He scooted away from the two brothers' and grabbed a kitchen knife from his counter and held it in front of his body. "More police are on their way…they will see what you did to my guard and on my command, they will kill you both. This anger, Sesshoumaru, that wells in you," he brandished the knife when InuYasha attempted to get close and backed up a foot, "this anger that you feel is useless…you'll be with Rin in hell in a matter of minutes!"

Sesshoumaru grabbed InuYasha by his shoulder and threw him to the side. He ran at the demon and side stepped his thrust with the knife and kicked him hard in the gut, sending Naraku to the floor. He kicked him again in the chest as Naraku fell to the ground. He bared his fangs and dropped his knee into the other hanyou's groin, pinning him to the floor. He let out a very deep growl before slashing Naraku with his claws across the face. "How dare you speak her name? Even in death, she is more courageous then you could ever wish to be! You shall be the one going to hell tonight, Naraku. Rin…Rin was above you…she was so far above you…and she will continue to be so as she looks down at you in hell from Nirvana and laughs at your fate!" the whole time he bludgeoned Naraku with blow after blow of his fists. With another growl, he raised back his hand, the tips of his claws beginning to glow an eerie green and aimed them at the man's chest. "Give my regards to the devil."

InuYasha watched, wide eyed, from the corner of the room, fending off anyone that dared to enter the room. Most of Naraku's bodyguards had fled the scene when they saw what was going down. The two that had entered the room besides for Haigar got the sharp end of a very pointy sword. InuYasha wanted to get some blows in to the man that had made his life hell…he wanted to extract his revenge as well, but he knew…he knew what pain Sesshoumaru was feeling, he knew that revenge belonged to his brother that night. Kagome would survive…she was going to be okay…Rin…Rin was gone and there was no way she was coming back.

Each of the four windows of the kitchen were suddenly illuminated in white light…it was nearly blinding in its absolute velocity as it swept into the kitchen, freezing the interactions. InuYasha covered his eyes then dropped to the floor, ducking behind the wooden island in the middle of the kitchen. He could hear the footsteps…it sounded like a tornado heading straight for them. `Shit! We're dead if these are Naraku's buddies!' he glanced around the chairs to see Sesshoumaru frozen, his hand still extended in mid air, staring to the corner of the kitchen, his eyes narrowed to mere slits.

"We have you surrounded…surrender your weapons immediately…immediately!" the voice came from all around him at once…more so filtering around Sesshoumaru and Naraku. He felt the presence of nearly fifty policemen and InuYasha growled.

InuYasha felt three sets of hands grab him from behind and he was half tempted to turn on them before his face was plastered into the floor. He felt his arms being pulled behind him and he bucked under the pressure. He forced his chin up to see Sesshoumaru being pulled by five men away from Naraku. He grimaced as Sesshoumaru kicked two guards who were stupid enough to stand in front of him. Snarling like a cornered animal, Sesshoumaru managed to throw two guards over his shoulders and spun the other one into the wall next to him. He was up in an instant and lunging towards the four who had pulled his prey away from him.

InuYasha closed his eyes, praying to the Kami's that Sesshoumaru was not taken down by ammunition. `I can't lose another member of my family…even if he is a bastard!'

Sesshoumaru pulled back a hand, ready to slice Naraku open from head to toe when the sharp end of a sword was thrust in his trajectory. If he angled right, he could impale himself on the blade and kill Naraku. `I'll be with Rin either way.' He continued on his trajectory, his eyes set on the goal ahead of him ignoring the imminent deadly object in his path.

A deep male voice just to his front left bellowed out, "Gokuryuuha!" *

Sesshoumaru opened his mouth to protest as the spinning aura of the sword suddenly swooped around it, seemingly like a dragon from the pits of hell, and surged towards him with powerful intensity. Sesshoumaru threw his weight backwards in the wind emanating from the blade and fell to the floor, inches from being destroyed by the deadly attack. He grimaced as the pain from connecting with the cold tile floor shot through his body. He blinked once then slowly began to stand. Suddenly the sword was in front of him again, the tip aimed inches from his neck.

"Surrender."

Sesshoumaru took a deep breath and looked up to find Ryen at the hilt of the sword, staring at the fallen boy through his thick black shades. He took another deep breath and looked past Ryen towards Naraku. He was in handcuffs…handcuffs? And was being slammed against the walls of his own home, his Miranda rights being read loudly to the angry boy. Sesshoumaru blinked and stared back to the man, the pain from his wound beginning to take effect. "Why? You're a demon; you have to understand… I need my revenge."

Ryen shook his head slowly and lowered the sword. "I know you are a baka…. You surely are your father's son."

Sesshoumaru sat up slowly, never letting his eyes off of the man in front of him. "What do you know of my father?"

Ryen shook his head slowly, "all in good time, my boy…all in good time. Right now, I need you to stand up. Can you manage?" he held down a hand and motioned for Sesshoumaru to take it.

Sesshoumaru swatted away the sergeant's hand and stood slowly and looked back towards the door. InuYasha was still arguing and struggling with the guards who were trying to drag him from the house. Sesshoumaru sighed and looked back to Ryen. "Tell your men to stand down, this is my battle. InuYasha didn't do anything…"

Ryen raised an eyebrow and looked past Sesshoumaru to the two fallen guards, and questioned him, "anything?"

Sesshoumaru sniffed once and rested his hand on the wall, "anything much, that is…he was protecting Me." he scoffed and slowly shook his head, defeat etching his words, "what does it matter? Naraku will be on the street by tomorrow, you'll lock me and my brother up and we'll be dead by tomorrow…"

Ryen clicked his teeth and shook his head slowly, "you're wrong. I might have been working at the precinct but I don't answer to them. No…Naraku and his father have been wanted by the Japanese National Police Agency. It's a matter of our national security…Naraku has been linked to more crime syndicates then just the Dragons but also the Boryokudan.**. I've been working inside to get more inside information on him to finally be able to trap the manipulative bastard." he held out a hand and put it on Sesshoumaru's shoulder. "I know its no consolation to your grief but he won't get out of this one…he's going to be going away from a very long time." Ryen looked over to the other guards and nodded, who immediately released InuYasha. The other brother pushed the guards away from him and stormed towards Sesshoumaru. "What the hell were you trying to do bastard? Get yourself killed? It won't bring her back…"

Sesshoumaru brushed off Ryen's hand and glared back at his approaching brother. Looking down at his wound, he closed his eyes then sighed deeply. Snapping his eyes open, he glared at his brother. "Shut your mouth, baka! I don't care what happens to me…Rin needs to be avenged…"

Ryen took a step in front of Sesshoumaru, countering his action before he even tried to lunge towards the car Naraku had been dragged to. "Stop being the martyr, Sesshoumaru." He rested his hand on the hilt of his sword and gave the boy a `go ahead and try it' glare. "Now pick up your sword."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes for a moment then looked to his disregarded sword. "It's a fake…the blade did not even scratch Naraku, and I impaled him on it."

Ryen shook his head slowly and drew his sword. He could hear InuYasha pull his from his belt and he shook his head. Regarding him from the corner of his sunglasses, he countered, "not you, boy…put your toy away. It won't do us any good right now."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes and stood up straight. "Who are you?"

Ryen pointed the end of his sword at Sesshoumaru, his voice remaining rather even toned, "Unless you wish to be run through, pick up your blade."

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes but very slowly did as he was told. He held the sword in front of him and Ryen sheathed his beneath his trench coat. He took a step towards Sesshoumaru and roughly grasped the boy's shoulders. Turning him quickly around, his pointed past Sesshoumaru's cheek towards the body of Haigar, which was being examined by medical officials. "What do you see?" he hid his grin as he felt Sesshoumaru tense under his grip.

Sesshoumaru blinked and shook his head slowly. Three small green monsters crawled on the body of the dead man in front of him. They turned the minute Sesshoumaru had laid eyes on them and hissed demonically at the boy, who took a very small step back. "What are they?"

InuYasha blinked and looked to the body then back at his brother and the man. "What are what?"

Ryen clicked his teeth and swatted a hand towards InuYasha. Regarding Sesshoumaru, he slowly and quietly stated, "they are what bring one's soul to hell. They live on the dead. When you kill them…with that sword you hold in your hand…you will be able to make the dead rise. It will be as if they never died." He heard Sesshoumaru inhale sharply and smiled, "Go to her, Sesshoumaru, go to her and see for yourself."

Sesshoumaru shook off the mans grip and turned to glower at him, "how do you know…"

Ryen shook his head and glared at the boy, "no time…go to her now!"

Sesshoumaru took a step away from the man and stared at InuYasha for a moment, who seemed just as perplexed. Sesshoumaru then nodded and shoved his sword into his belt. He turned and was gone in an instant from the destroyed mansion.

InuYasha watched Sesshoumaru leave through the new hole in the roof and then slowly turned back to the new man. "Who are you?"

Ryen laughed lowly and shook his head. He walked to the table and ducked under it, pulling off the tape recorder. "This is what we have needed…I don't know how Kagome managed to organize this, but you have quite the magnificent young lady, InuYasha. She's the reason I knew to be here…she is the reason that we were able to get Naraku."

InuYasha nodded numbly, "yeah, I know, Kag's is great…she's hurt because of that bastard…" his eyes filled with worry and he took a deep breath. "Do you know…is she?"

Ryen smiled sincerely at the boy and leaned against the wall, "she is okay, and she's resting from a nasty concussion."

InuYasha let out a sigh of relief then narrowed his brows, "how did you…I mean…how did you know about the swords? What did you see when you looked at…" he pointed towards the body on the floor, "that…" he grit his teeth together and looked towards the missing walls of the house…the walls that the wind from the cops sword had utterly demolished, "and how in the seven rings of hell did you manage that one?"

Ryen laughed lowly and rotated his right arm, swinging it in back of his body, "I cannot answer all of your questions right now, InuYasha. What I will say is this…that blast you saw from my sword…that is one of the ultimate attacks I mastered by learning how to wield the sword. It was a trick I was taught long ago by a man I miss dearly. I know about the swords because the three swords were forged together…mine, the one you carry, and the one your brother carries are brothers of the melting pot. Yours is named Tetsusaiga and possesses many great abilities you will one day learn, Sesshoumaru's is Tensaiga and has the ability to raise the dead." He chuckled as Inuyasha's eyes widened, "Not as zombies my dear boy…as people…it has rejuvenating strengths in it. It takes one strong of heart to wield it…"

InuYasha made a face and huffed, "strong of heart? Sesshoumaru? I think you may have your head to far up your ass for this one…"

Ryen sighed and shook his head slowly, "no…you're wrong. You would be surprised what love can turn one into…look to your brother for the perfect example. Mine… Sou'unga has many strong abilities and was forged at the same time. Now if you excuse me…"

InuYasha narrowed his eyes then gasped. He took a step towards the man who had turned his back and held out a hand, yet not touching him. "How…how did you get that sword? I found them…the two…inside of a hidden compartment in my house buried in a crest…how did you…"

Ryen paused mid step and frowned. His eyes darkened behind the sunglasses and he looked forward, not daring to look over his shoulder, "it was given to me…a long time ago, as I have said. I cannot discuss anything more with you here InuYasha. I'll be around."

InuYasha took another step towards the man then paused. He looked to the sword on his belt then back at the man who was walking away. Something made his heart beat faster; staring after the man who had saved his life…saved his brother's life, something dawned on him. This man…something about him churned Inuyasha's stomach and made his blood run cold. He suddenly understood what Kagome meant when she said he felt familiar. He did…something about him…something about his air and his voice. It was soothing, it was something he had heard eons ago…he was someone from his past. The room InuYasha was standing in suddenly grew small, the walls threatening to close in on him. InuYasha could feel the color draining from his face as he called out into the air of nothingness, "Father?"

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Sesshoumaru made it to the door of the hospital in a matter of minutes and was inside even faster. Darting down the empty corridors, he pushed his way into the ER…the place he had been forced to abandon his love…to leave his heart. He paused at the desk and inwardly winched as he heard the woman behind it yelp out in shock. He guessed he looked a mess. From earlier that day, the blood still matted his hair and was only added to by the blood of that slime Naraku. His shirt was soaked in his own blood from the wound that had yet to close. He had forced himself to the hospital running on pure willpower…sheer adrenaline. He saw Rin's face and it was bringing him home. He grasped the hilt of his sword tighter as he asked calmly, "Where is Rin Takisho? She was…" his mouth went dry at the words but he forced them out regardless, "killed…this afternoon…she had a shotgun wound…"

The nurse recoiled a little and bit her lip. Taking in the man's outfit, she let her hand drift to the phone to call security. Surely this man was either insane or a murderer…or both. "Rin…if she died…then she would be downstairs, at the morgue. But you can't…." she blinked upon realizing the man that had once been in front of her had vanished into thin air. She shook her head slowly and blinked a few times. `I need to pop more Prozac…'

Sesshoumaru pushed through the doors of the Morgue in a matter of seconds from being two levels above it. He walked to the desk, his hand firmly planted over his nose. The scent of death inside of the room was more then enough to make him pass out…not to mention the hordes of little green demon's that now stared at him in complete fear. He banged one hand down onto the desk, making the receptionist jump a mile high. "Rin…Takisho…. I got the call that she was here…please…I need…."

The receptionist looked over Sesshoumaru slowly and gave him a very worried glare. "I'm sorry…you must be of the family to…"

Sesshoumaru blinked once and pulled the sword from his belt. Pointing the tip of it over the desk and at the woman's throat, he repeated himself, "Rin Takisho, I need to see her body now!"

The receptionist let out a very loud `eep' before standing slowly. "What…are you going to…do?"

Sesshoumaru growled once and sneered at the woman, "That is none of your concern. Show me her body…"

The receptionist slowly backed through the morgue before pointing at a small room. "Just wait in there…"

Sesshoumaru shook his head very slowly, his eyebrows scrunching together, "do you take me for a fool?"

The receptionist shook her head again, tears brimming in her eyes, "please don't kill me…"

Sesshoumaru blinked slowly and growled again, "wench, do as I tell you and you won't have me to worry about."

The receptionist seemed to think it over…for a minute…before turning slowly and walking down the isle of metal human body lockers. "When did she pass?"

Sesshoumaru cringed at the word and managed to growl back, "this afternoon."

The receptionist paused then nodded, "right…the young girl…the GS wound. She's still in the prep room…they have yet to do anything to her. They are waiting for someone to id her."

Sesshoumaru lowered the sword then blinked at the woman. "That is why…I am here."

The receptionist got a rather worried glare on her face before walking to a small white door with a glass on it. She looked through it then looked back at Sesshoumaru. "Look…I don't know what you two were…but killing yourself isn't going to solve it. I'm sorry for her death…"

Sesshoumaru pushed by the woman and shoved open the doors. He could hear the woman scream outside the door for help and could hear the doctors running towards her. It didn't matter. In front of him was Rin…lying naked under a sheet on a cold metal table. Her eyes were shut and her lips were a very faint hue of blue. Her hair was brushed neatly at her shoulders…she looked like an angel. Sesshoumaru felt his knees beginning to give out on his as he felt a sob escape his lips. "Rin…" He took a step towards her and put a hand to the side of her face. Her skin was so cold, so damp…so lifeless. What he wouldn't do for her to open those amazing coal gray eyes and smile her heartwarming smile at him…the smile that made his world turn, the smile that made his life worth it. She was his air, his life force…she was his soul. Without her, he was nothing. He bent down and let his lips slide over hers with a gentle peck before he felt a tear sliding down his cheek. He ran his hand through her hair and felt tears begin to seep down his face, "Please Rin…open your eyes…yell at me, be angry with me…please…just do something…wake up…god Rin, please wake up."

Another sob escaped his lips as he fell to his knees in next to her bed; he swallowed hard and landed on the cold floor, the sword clanging at his side. The stench of death tore at his nose and without much prompting; he turned to his side and vomited everything he had in his stomach. He gagged until he couldn't breath then turned and fell to his hands. Resting on his knees and arms, he bellowed out, "Rin!" he grinded his teeth together as the door behind him flung open. Three security guards pushed their way into the room, surrounding him, their nightsticks drawn to the ready. He let his hand grasp at the floor until it found the hilt of his sword. He stood slowly, his eyes focused deadly in front of him, his body shaking from head to toe. He stared at nothing but everything at the same time.

To the guards, the man seemed to be deranged…that he needed to be subdued and put into a padded room. He was standing in front of them, his golden eyes zoning into a completely different plain of reality, his body covered in blood with more blood spilling from his gut…his face was covered in blood as well but he had two tribal markings on his cheeks and a crescent moon on his forehead. They would have thought him a demon in better shape…but this…this was a deranged man lost to the world of grief.

Sesshoumaru took a step towards the bed and all three men closed in at once. He snapped back to reality in time and back-kicked the man behind him into two doctors who had gathered at the door to watch the scene. He then turned with draining reflexes and snapped his free hand into a fist and delivered a nearly fatal blow into the security guards chest, sending the human flying backwards into a pushcart full of gadgets. He caught the last guard in the gut with the handle of the sword and then kicked him away. He heard another doctor yell and could hear two of them beginning to check on the guards before running at him.

Sesshoumaru filtered their cries out as he tilted his head slowly to his right shoulder, looking at Rin's body. Three of those vile creatures stared back at him, their black eyes shined with fear and anxiety. Sesshoumaru lifted the sword and he could hear people beginning to scream. With one slice, he brought the sword through the three demons, dismissing them from their duty and dissolving them back to the hell they came from. He waited for a second before feeling hands pulling him backwards, more screams and the sword being ripped from his grasp. The pain hit him like a train and his strength gave out and he fell to his knees. He heard some scream to call the police then everything went dead quiet. He heard gasps and a shrill scream, probably from the wench he dragged into the room. But one scent was gone…one scent that had destroyed his life had been plucked from the air, allowing him to breath easier.

Then a voice called to him, from somewhere above him. It called to him an angelic tone…a tone he had come to learn he could never live without. "Sesshoumaru…what's going on…? Sesshoumaru?"

He felt a smile pull at his lips before he fell forwards, his face hitting the floor with a deafening thud. He let out a deep sigh and closed his eyes. He heard more gasps behind him as he clung onto reality for one more second, the darkness beckoning to him…calling to him. He felt a rather cold hand graze his cheek and felt a drop of water fall against his soiled skin. The hand was warming up by the second as he felt lips press against his. "Sesshoumaru! Please…what's going on?"

He managed another smile as the name of his angel…of his savior…slipped from his lips, "Rin." then he fell into a deep sleep…one it would take a week to wake from.

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okay…yay…Naraku is in Jail and Rin is alive! Everyone give a big round of applause for fluffy…. Okay, I am going on vacation for the next week but hopefully I will be able to get another post up tomorrow (I will be in a hotel doing nothing…but writing…. so we'll see) and then we'll have to wait for me to post when I get back. Promise, all questions will be resolved. We still need to know who Ryen REALLY is (it may not be who you're thinking), and what happens to Naraku, where Launia went, and what happens to Inu and Kag now that her mommy is back. Woo-hoo, more then any of you are ready for I'll bet!

Now, here we go with some explanations. As for the sword that Ryen wielded, it's not really a spoiler but more of a pick me up in regards to the third movie (which is the BEST FREAKING ONE!!!!) if you don't want to know anything about the third movie (the sword is the plot of the movie) then stop reading, for those who do….

*- Gokuryuuha- that is the ultimate attack of Inu No Tashio's sword, Sou'unga. In the first twenty minutes of the movie, its used so it's not like a big secret, don't worry. (go see the movie, its awesome. The Japanese version kicks ass!) Now, for those who saw the movie, I know the sword as a big evil UNLESS it was wielded by someone who knew how to use it (say Inuyasha's father?) (Not saying that Ryen IS him…..not saying he's not either…..)

** Boryokudan- big Japanese crime syndicate around the world. Thought I should do a little background research on the project.

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-thanks to everyone who has stuck around to read the story…I would do reviews but uh…I have four hours now to sleep cause I didn't want to leave people in suspense so yeah….next time, promise.

Also, to anyone who was reading Mistakes (a song fic I've been working on the side with which is published on Mediaminer, Fan Fiction.net, and inuyasha-fan.com, I had to delete the story from mediaminer and repost it, so its up with a new chapter. Its at http://www.mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_st.php/84924/ .chow.