InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Necromancer ❯ Two ( Chapter 2 )

I don’t own them. Author breaks down into heart wrenching sobs.

Chapter 2

"It's not a set up. I'm supposed to be resting while she scouts out a place. I came back, because we need help. She won't ask you, because of them.", she indicated to Sesshomaru and Inuyasha.

"Hey.", Inuyasha started.

She cut him off, "Your race has tormented my aunt since she was a child. Her anger toward your kind is justified, it has caused her to become what she is. I understand it. My own personal torment began at age six. So, forgive me if we have a shitty attitude."

"There are no demons in the future........", Kagome began, ignoring Sesshomaru's low growl.

Sophia lifted her shirt, showing four faint scars on her stomach. "Tell that to someone else, sister. This was the first attack made on me by a demon.", she dropped her shirt.

"But, I have never seen a demon.", Kagome protested.

Sophia laughed, "I don't think any walk the physical plane any longer, but, they exist. They have no physical bodies. The demons here are the first ones I have ever seen with bodies, that you can kill." Her face broke into a cold, evil little grin.

"Instead, they seek out us few who can detect them and try to use us. If we fight, they physically hurt us, but we can't hurt them. Unless we use magic to bind, contain, and drain their power."

"That's why Aunt Lin is so strong, she has been fighting demons all her life. She started practicing when she became a teenager.", Sophia finished.

Sesshomaru snorted, "No way, she has done something to create the illusion of power."

.Sophia sent him a wicked grin, "How old do you think she is?"

Kagome looked at her, "Maybe twenty-five?"

Sophia laughed harder, "Aunt Lin will turn forty-one on her next birthday. I am twenty-five, the demon power we drain, keeps us young. Lin has actually aged, because she had found a way to live in relative peace. That's why I'm with her, she's training me, so I don't have to go through what she did."

Miruko made a little sound, "So what you are saying is that you are forced to use their own power against them?"

"Yes, in my world anger and violence are a daily occurrence. People no longer love one another, only themselves. You can be killed for standing on a street corner at the wrong moment. Good magic has been weakened by this, and some of us have turned to black magic, using it to protect those who deserve it or ourselves.", she explained.

"That's not true. I have seen your world, it's nothing like that.", Inuyasha protested.

Sophia looked at Kagome and shook her head. "She has the white picket fence. She would be one of the ones Lin would protect. Lin didn't have that, and I really didn't either. Lin pretty much raised herself on the streets. That's a different world, it's kill or be killed. How in the hell do you think we have survived this long? Same shit different day, only now we can really face the ones who would hurt us.", she looked at Sesshomaru.

Kagome looked at Inuyasha, "Remember the time you came and Mom was watching the news. Remember the reports of riots and gang violence in America. Did you think that was untrue? The streets in the cities of America are a dangerous place, it is not Tokyo. Everyone is armed in some way or another, give the wrong person the wrong signal and you may end up dead."

Sophia laughed, "Wear the wrong COLOR and you may end up dead." She looked at Inuyasha, "There are neighborhoods I wouldn't take you near dressed as you are. You would be shot on sight, because you clothing is red."

"You said that demons pick out the few who can detect them. What did you mean?", Miroku asked.

"They will understand this.", she pointed at the demon brothers. "Lin and I are portals."

Sesshomaru inhaled sharply, and Sophia sent him a look.

"What's a portal?", Sango asked.

"A portal is a person who can leave their bodies at will and travel between the realms of heaven and hell, but the drawback is we can be possessed.", she explained.

"That's what draws them to us, a chance to have a physical body for a while.", she told her.

"And the chance to try to get into heaven.", Sesshomaru finished.

"Not on my watch.", came out from the darkened forest.

"Come on, Soph. They can't help us. No one can.", the voice continued.

Sesshomaru stood and began looking for the source when he heard her whisper in his ear, "I'm nowhere and everywhere."

"You can stop looking. She's astral projecting, you won't find her body.", Sophia announced.

"Why do you take my fun away. Don't you think it's about time the shoe's on the other foot, Sophia?", wild laughter followed.

"This is why we must get her out of here. She is reverting to her old ways, and THAT isn't good it makes her even more dangerous.", she said.

"How so?", Kagome asked.

Sophia laughed, "You don't realize? She could raise an army of undead soldiers, and destroy every demon around."

"Feh", Inuyasha said, "I have fought the undead before. Kagura uses them all the time."

"The question is how many? Lin can raise and control thousands. I bet she could wrest control from this Kagura person.", she answered.

"And if, she performs the rite. She will be unstoppable.", she warned them.

"What rite is that?", Miroku asked.

"The rite of Immortality.", Lin answered as she walked into the clearing.

"What would that do?", Kagome asked.

"It would make me the strongest necromancer around, and immortal. A god on earth.", she said.

"Kagome, that rite would make her my equal. She wasn't lying about that. That's why she should die, a human doesn't deserve that kind of power.", Sesshomaru stated.

Lin crossed her arm over her chest and raised an eyebrow at him. "The feeling is mutual, sweetie. Don't fuck with me, or I will give you a game you don't want.", she smirked.

Sesshomaru growled and moved toward her.

"You should know that she has gone to the bowels of hell itself and faced Lucifer.", Sophia said.

Lin gave Sesshomaru a shit eating grin and winked at him. The others gasped at Sophia's words.

"Yep, tormented the living shit out of him. He couldn't find me, drove him into a terrible rage.", Lin grinned at them.

"Are you NUTS?", Inuyasha yelled.

"No, I just don't give a flying fuck. I went to prove to him that I was powerful enough to enter his world and step to him. Just as I have confronted the angels, on their own turf. All I ever wanted was my own life, now that I'm strong enough, I have it.", she told him.

"I will tell you the same as I told them. Do NOT fuck with me, I will perform the rite just to get the peace I demand.", she looked him in the eye.

Sesshomaru was stunned. This woman wasn't after power or the jewel. Then again, if she were to do the ritual, hell on earth would be the last thing she wanted. From what evidence he had seen, she had only used her powers for defense.

He decided to back off and wait until a better opportunity presented itself. If he attacked at this moment, he didn't know what would come at him. "It would be better to learn about her offense as well as defense.", his youkai directed.

Lin watched as the full demon backed down, and was pleased. She knew that he was one to be watched, he would try to take her powers the minute she let her guard down.

Kagome looked at her, "How did you get here?"

Sophia laughed this time, "A demon I was trying to contain, sent us here. He mumbled something that sounded like Naraku, then spoke an incantation and we woke up here."

"Naraku?", they all demanded.

"Yes, Naraku.", another voice heard from the woods.

The man himself stepped out into the clearing. Sesshomaru could feel Lin stiffen, even standing as far away as he was.

He stopped and bowed to Lin. "Welcome to my world, my Lady. I have called you here seeking your assistance, against those who would stop me. I would make you my queen and mate, you would have power beyond words.", he smiled at her.

"You think because you are male and half demon, I would want what you have to offer? Sorry, I must decline your most generous proposal, if I want to be queen and have the kind of power you mentioned, I can get it on my own.", she answered him.

"Answer this question. Why would you want a human, such as myself? Is it because you are too weak to get power on your own?", she smirked.

"You BITCH!", he roared. "I will take you and absorb you into me.", he started to transform his body.

She laughed, "Bring it, big boy. Let's see what you got." She turned to Kagome, reached down her shirt and pulled out the rest of the jewel shards. She tossed them to her, "Here, don't let him get them."

Every male's eyes widened when she did that. She looked at them, "Perfect safe. Dare you to stick your hand there, I bite."

She felt Naraku grab her and let herself be taken. She could feel this being was extremely weak and knew she could defeat him with one incantation. She decided he was trying to gauge her power, and he wasn't getting that answer.

Sango, Miroku, and Inuyasha started toward Naraku, meaning to help her. "No, this is between us.", she ordered.

She looked into Naraku eyes and said, "Tell your puppet master that he will never know the extent of my powers unless he appears before me himself." She pulled out her gun, thumbed the safety off and shot him in the face.

She fell to the ground as Naraku disappeared into the familiar piece of wood with his hair wrapped around. She jumped up and kicked it with disgust. "Fucking parlor games. My turn asshole.", she mumbled.

Ignoring everyone she went to a tree and sat down, closing her eyes she fell into a trance. Instantly, she was in a castle, she walked to the sound of the voices she heard.

"Kagura, please find the woman and again extend my offer. Make her understand, I will not take no for an answer. She would be a good ally, Inuyasha's Tetseiga would not work against her and she could get him out of the way. Then we would have the jewel shards and I would have a toy in Kagome.", Naraku ordered.

"You know you really should make sure no one can hear you before you make your plans.", Lin laughed in his ear.

Naraku spun around looking for the source of the sound. He felt something hit his head and pull his hair.

"That was a little taste of what I am capable of. I would suggest you don't fuck with me, I don't like demons, half-demons, or humans for that matter. As for power, I don't need you for that, I am stronger than you, fool.", she laughed.

Her eyes popped open and she looked at the group. "Watch yourself carefully, Inuyasha. Naraku means to target you. That's what he wants me for. He said you couldn't use Tetseiga against me.", she said.

Her eyes went to Kagome, "You need to go back where you came from, until I can kill this fool or go home. He wants you as a toy and means to use me to gain access to you and those shards you hold."

Kagome drew in a sharp breath, "How do you know that?"

"I was with him, I sent my soul to his side. I overheard his orders to Kagura and his reasons for wanting to mate with me.", she explained.

"I believe he thinks because he is half human that I would help him. He doesn't have a clue.", she laughed.

MIroku looked at her, "What do you mean?"

"My opinion about humanity ranks right up there with demons. All of you are alike, only out for what you can get.", she told him.

They all showed their surprise. She laughed, "In my world, humans are no better than demons. They will kill you for a few cents, or abuse you because they think they can. Don't get me wrong, there are a few who deserve my respect and they get it. It doesn't matter who you are, it's your attitude and what you show me."

She looked around at the little group, "Now, how about filling me in on this jewel and who this Naraku fool is."

Sesshomaru spoke, "Now, why would you want to know about him? He's not your concern."

She gave him an icy glare, "He brought me here against my will, now he will pay for that with his life."

Miroku looked at her, "He almost absorbed you. He could do it again."

She smiled at him, "He was trying to gauge my powers, evidently all he knows is that I'm strong. I'm not giving him that knowledge, and I can guarantee he will never get my powers, or anyone for that matter."

"How can you be so sure?", Sango asked.

"I'll hold my gun to my head and pull the trigger before any get to me.", she answered.

Sesshomaru couldn't believe what he heard, although he knew it to be true. There was more to this woman than he thought, he would have tread carefully.

Kagome sighed, "It would be better if you knew. Sit down and we will tell you."

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