InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Eternal Curse ❯ The Fang ( Chapter 15 )

The Eternal Curse

Chapter Fifteen:

The Fang

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I can only dare to dream *_*

Warning: This is my own version of how Inuyasha found the fang slurred with the manga so no corrections please.

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Sparkling blue light surrounded him, hurting his sensitive eyes. He saw Kagome floating up ahead, her short green dress giving him a generous view of her legs. Inuyasha blushed, shaking those thoughts from his head, ignoring Myoga's probing gaze. A chunk of the bright blue sky appeared at the end of the tunnel. He felt himself get sucked forwards and he landed on something hard, right next to Kagome. It was the skeleton of a bird! Large, hard bones tattered with age and tarnished yellow. The girl to his right looked disgusted and kept whimpering. Inuyasha shook his head and looked up. Ahead there was a giant skeleton of what looked to be a mammoth dog demon wearing armor.

"Dad…" He didn't even realize those words had escaped his lips until Kagome spoke up.

"You means those bones are your…father?" she asked. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.

"What else would they be?" Kagome blinked for a second, until his words finally sunk in.

"What do you mean what else would they be? They're huge okay? Like as big as the castle," she said with annoyance. The dead bird spread its wings and flapped, going closer towards the last remnants of Inutaisho, the Great Dog Demon of the Western Lands.

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Jaken was thrilled and he could sense that his great master was, too. His usually cold yellow eyes had an odd spark in them, and the corner of his mouth couldn't stop twitching, as if they were trying to suppress a smile. They were submerged in Inutashio's stomach, it had a horrible stench of rotting animals and digestive juices, and you couldn't walk two inches without crunching loudly on an animal bone; the floor was littered with them. But there, on a platform, lay a small, rusty sword stuck deep in it. Sesshomaru walked slowly towards it, trying to remain calm, while Jaken skipped along behind him. He extended his fingers - which were practically twitching with excitement - and touched the hilt. Immediately, a glowing white light encased his hand. Sesshomaru frowned and removed it quickly.

"A barrier?" he murmured, thin brows furrowing as he thought. "Just like father, eh?" He allowed himself to smirk. There was the loud sound of crunching skulls, as Inuyasha, the miko girl, and Myoga the flea came in. "Ah, so we have company." Sesshomaru turned himself towards them.

"I came here to finish the fight!" Inuyasha yelled.

"That I was about to win?" he quipped. Inuyasha ignored him, and jumped up to set Kagome on a rack of bones high from the ground. She squealed in fear.

"Shut up," he hissed in her ear. "This is to protect you." Then Inuyasha hopped down without another word.

"So you have come to try father's sword?"

"Sword?" Inuyasha asked, as he looked at the object that Sesshomaru was pointing to. A long, thin weapon. He spat. "That stick? A sword? It couldn't even cut paper - wet!"

"But Lord Inuyasha, that sword was obviously made for you!" came Myoga's small voice on his shoulder.

"For my filthy half breed brother?" Sesshomaru asked. "Even father, who married a mere human, would not be as foolish as that."

"But you couldn't pull the sword, could you?" Myoga questioned in a dark voice. Sesshomaru's pale, emotionless mask was broken momentarily. His eyes started to form a pink haze in them, but he suddenly stopped.

"So you're saying that this sword was intended for Inuyasha, not me? There's not a chance."

"Myoga, you sure about this?" Inuyasha murmured, barely moving his lips. The flea nodded eagerly.

"Yes, positive!"

"INUYASHA! IF YOU CAN'T HIT HIM IN THE BODY, HIT HIM IN THE EGO! HURT HIS PRIDE!" Kagome yelled, cupping her mouth to amplify the sound from way up in the sky. Inuyasha smirked.

"I just can't wait to see your face. I could care less about the sword."

"Should I feel threatened?" Sesshomaru asked as Inuyasha bravely stalked forwards and put his hand on the handle. There was no warning flash of light that covered his hand. "Wha?" Inuyasha tugged and some splitting white light emerged from the golden platform and the sword wriggled uselessly.

"COME ON INUYASHA! TRY HARDER!" Kagome screeched. The hanyou gave one last determined pull, but the glittering light stopped and the sword went still.

"Yo," Inuyasha muttered, a blush crossing his cheeks as his eyebrows twitched dangerously. "I couldn't pull the sword, could I?"

"No, not really no," Myoga wheezed as his Lord crushed him with angry fingers, tossing him easily to the floor.

"Are you finished? I am." Sesshomaru charged forwards with lightening speed, and slashed at Inuyasha's chest with his green claws. His fire rat haori instantly began melting. Inuyasha sprung forwards, narrowly avoiding the wall. His older brother crashed into it, making a giant tremor. Kagome squealed as she began falling of the edge.

"KAGOME!" he yelled, and jumped up to catch her. "You alright?" She nodded as he put her down softly. "Don't draw attention to yourself."

"Where are you going?" she whispered.

"Back to fight my brother," he replied. Inuyasha dove for his brother, trying desperately to cut him with his claws, but Sesshomaru dodged every move effortlessly. He picked him up by his scruff and flung him to the ground. Inuyasha groaned as the jagged bones sliced his exposed skin and the wind got knocked out of him. Clutching his stomach, he stumbled up as Kagome screamed his name. Inuyasha lunged for Sesshomaru again, who whipped out his boa and whacked him with it. It was a lot harder than it looked - disregard the fluffy appearance.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome cried, eyes watering as she saw her crush get knocked around by his older, obviously more experienced younger brother.

"Allow me to help you me Lord!" came Jaken's high-pitched, irritating voice. He rose his staff, ready to spit fire at Inuyasha's broken form.

"NO YOU EVIL TOAD!" Kagome sprinted towards him, and proceeded to rip the staff from his hands. "THAT'S TWO AGAINST ONE!"

"LET GO YOU EVIL WITCH!" Jaken screeched, successfully throwing her to the ground. "Ah ha! Success!" Kagome used the sword to help her get up as Sesshomaru punched him in his cheek.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled, and started to run, but stopped when she felt something else go with her. Everyone turned towards her and she blushed out of nervousness. Jaken was utterly bamboozled(I love that word!) Big drops of sweat were rolling down his round, fat head, and his mouth gaped, opening and closing wordlessly. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean…" She looked down at the sword in her hands.

"How is it that a mere human could pull the sword when the Great Lord Sesshomaru and even his filthy half breed brother could not?" he managed to say without stuttering twice. Inuyasha was about to spit something at his half brother but then sweat-dropped, realizing he wasn't there and was breathing down Kagome's neck.

"I…Inuyasha," she whimpered, as she watched Sesshomaru glare and inspect every inch of her.

"You look nothing more than a mere human. A miko, but a weak human no less. So let's try this." Sesshomaru brought his claws down very close to her head, and some type of foul smelling green spray engulfed her. Then she began to descend quickly into the ground - which had turned into some type of disgusting goop - screaming all the way. Finally, she was gone, and only a bit of the sword that poked from the ground remained.

"KAGOME!" Inuyasha hollered, and started sorting through the gook, trying to find her. But alas, she was gone. "YOU BASTARD!" Sesshomaru was unfazed by his outburst.

"How dull. She was only a mortal after all."

"SESSHOMARU!"

"I grow bored over this. Die." But, Inuyasha lunged first, slamming his fists into his jaw, crushing Sesshomaru's armor with trembling fists.

"Impossible!" Jaken squeaked from his hiding place. "Only but a few minutes ago he could scarce get in spitting distance!"

"Why so angry Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked calmly, one hand covering the large hole Inuyasha had made in his chest. "She was just a human. There are a million more where she came from." Inuyasha lunged, making five perfect red marks across his brother's face with his claws, and landing in a crouching position.

"Next time I'll rip your heart out," he growled in a dark voice that barely seemed his own. But Inuyasha turned before he could carry out what he said Kagome began popping from the ground, freeing herself from the poison goop that surrounded her. Inuyasha smiled discreetly at her and ran over.

"MAN! I thought I was dead!" she cried, pointing her sword at Sesshomaru. "OKAY! You tried to kill me didn't you?! We'll you're gonna regret that! I'm about to make you pay." Then Kagome happily handed him the sword. "Here."

"Right," he murmured, shaking his head.

"That sword looks really awesome! So go to it!"

"Tell me…Why are you suddenly so bouncy?"

"Of course," Sesshomaru whispered, completely blocking out their meaningless conversation. "The shield spell shielded her. Though why, I don't know."

"Inuyasha," came Myoga's tiny voice from his shoulder. "Don't hold back any longer. Bite him deep with your sword?"

"Is this another one of your little jokes? I don't find it very amusing." Then his eyes began to burn crimson red and the stripes on his cheeks began to thicken. "Let's see how to take this." He started walking, and his clothes dissolved and his shape grew larger and wider. His flesh turned into pure white fur, his regular limbs turned into those of a giant dog, and he grew large fangs dripping with salvia. Sesshomaru was now a in his true form!

"Holy…" Kagome murmured, latching onto Inuyasha's shoulder. "What…"

"He's just in his real form now," he explained evenly. "But that won't change anything."

Inuyasha propelled himself up in the air, and sliced Sesshomaru with his sword. The Dog Demon let out a screech that sounded remotely like a chuckle. Not a scratch?...

"Eh?" he yelled, dodging, as the giant dog lodged his fangs into the wall of bone. They dissolved in his mouth. Great…just what I need…poison saliva…

"You bloody little dog sucker! What is this?"

"Hey! Hey!" Myoga protested as his fingers increased their pressure.

"I thought this was supposed to slice through anything!" Inuyasha pointed out.

"Heads up!" Myoga yelled just as Sesshomaru jammed his leg into another wall. Inuyasha barely made it out in time. "Listen well, Lord Inuyasha. That blade is crafted of your father's fang! You must believe in its demonic powers and never let it out of your grasp! Please remember this! All that said, see you in the next life!"

"HEY WAIT!" Inuyasha yelled, but to no prevail. I don't get it! How am I supposed to draw blood?! He attempted to cut Sesshomaru's ankle that was surrounded by flowing fur seemingly made of feathers(?).

"That's it!" Kagome called from the sidelines. "That really hurt him! What are you waiting for? Give him some more!" Inuyasha paused and sweat-dropped.

"Look! That didn't even make him blink, alright?"

"Well not yet! But you have your father's sword, right? I believe in it, don't you?" Inuyasha growled at her.

"Feh! I won't be so happy if I were you." He paused when he smelt the over powering scent of salt…she was crying!

"You-You m-mean you're…you're giving up!" she sniffed, raking a trembling hand over her watery eyes. Huh? I made her cry?

"Hey stop doing that!" Even though he didn't want to admit it, it made his heart wrench when he was the cause of her tears.

"But…But y-you said I s-shouldn't b-be-"

"SHUT UP! I never said I was giving up, girl! I meant let me protect you! Are you deaf or something? Just sit tight and watch." With that he slung his sword over his shoulder and marched bravely over to Sesshomaru, waving the sword in front of his face. But stopped when he felt it quiver in his hand. "The blade has a…a pulse?"

"I can hear it…but…a sword with a heartbeat? Feh!" Sesshomaru rounded on him, jagged tongue flopping out of his mouth. Kagome hid in a small cavern caused by the melting from his poisonous claws. Did I just hear what I thought I heard? she wondered. But her thoughts were cut short when Jaken's hideous cry rang out.

"He is but a half demon! Chew him up and spit him out!" Kagome growled and threw a chunk of slime at him. "We're gonna win this ugly! Good luck, Inuyasha."

"I feel different now," he said. "As if I know this fight is mine!" Inuyasha jumped for his brother, raking his now large sword across his arm." Oceans of scarlet blood ran from his wound, and Sesshomaru tossed his head around, face contorted with pain as a screech escaped him. He stumbled and fell from imbalance. Inuyasha landed and stared at the blade in shock.

"A…A Fang?"

"That must be its true form!" Kagome figured out from her hiding place. Inuyasha sprinted for Sesshomaru once more who was still reeling from the sword's recent attentions.

"GOODNIGHT BROTHER!" he bellowed, ramming the sword in his chest. More of his blackish-red blood spilled from the gaping hole in his chest and Sesshomaru screeched again.

"Me Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken yelled as the injured Dog began to disappear. "WAIT FOR ME!"

Kagome scuttled up next to him.

"Yeah! You did it! Good job!" she yelled, and hugged him, nuzzling his cheek. He blushed furiously, but returned the hug almost shyly.

"Now let's-"

"Lord Inuyasha!" Myoga exclaimed. "Good work on defeating Sesshomaru! I always knew you had it in you." He sweat-dropped.

"Except when you ran away screaming," he growling, flicking the flea off his shoulder, returning his gaze towards Kagome.

"Now let's go home."

Man, thatwas like my longest chapter for this story ever! I must say I am kinda pleased with my work for once. Remember to review. Constructive criticism is welcome. I have four other stories and believe it or not 51 ideas -_-* for other ones so I am hurrying to finish up these two remaining ones I have left, sorry. Six more chapters to go people, well five, not counting the epilogueJ Aloha for now.