InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Power of Ai ❯ The Tourture Begins ( Chapter 16 )

Chapter 16

 

The Torture Begins

 

“Hello Lady Kagome I take it that you are not too happy to see me?” Kagome squirmed and tried in vain to get free of her shackles. “If you continue to struggle you'll only excite me more.” Kagome's eyes widened “What do you want with me Naraku!” he laughed, “Why Kagome do you think I'm going to hurt you? If that's what you're thinking… you could be more right!” the barks of his body formed into a whip and began striking her and clawing her body. Kagome sent blood curdling screams into the air; the pain from Naraku's whippings were so unbearable she passed out. “Awe she's unconscious, I guess I can wait for her to come to and continue my fun!” his laughter resonated through the stone walls.

 

With Kagura

 

She was currently on the groups tail toward the west to do some recon work for Naraku.

“Where are they headed? Naraku planned it perfectly so why aren't they coming for the girls?” she turned around to report the news to Naraku.

 

The Group

 

“Are we there yet?” asked the tired and bored kit. “Actually we're almost there. Inuyasha that castle below once belonged to our great father, it was beautiful once, if was after father died when invaders took over the lands I vowed I'd get fathers sword and reclaim this land in his honor but I see the task belongs to you.” Inuyasha was quite honored and surprised that Sesshomaru was being a nice person so he felt compelled to ask him what the change was. “Sesshomaru you've changed I noticed it the last time we fought in the field. I need to know what is the reason for you no longer being an asshole.” As they started to land Sesshomaru explained himself. “As you have known little brother I have been Rin's caretaker for years I've always thought of her as a child who was rather fond of me and just wanted someone to look up to but as she began to grow so did my feelings for her, and I had to have her, she confessed her love to me one night and I told her my true feelings and we mated and it caused something in my heart to change and I love her little brother and something is making me want to protect her with all that I posses.” At the very completion of that sentence the Tenseiga pulsed no one noticed it.

 

They walked up to the large entrance (picture large swinging doors with dog paw handles) the Tenseiga continued to pulse but only faster this time. Sesshomaru just noticed the pulsing and took it out of its scabbard, the sword pulled Sesshomaru to the door and it opened it. Everyone just looked puzzled, Inuyasha smiled a little “I guess that solves how we're gettin' in.” they all walked in slowly and cautiously they got up to an archway and stopped at the suggestion from Inuyasha. “Something or someone's coming this way, and I think its trouble.” Inuyasha was right it was a large old dog that appeared to be dressed in some sort of armor looking rather traditional and old fashioned. “Who dare enters the great Inu-demons lair.” Inuyasha stepped forward first Sesshomaru tried to stop him but was pushed away, “We are the sons of the deceased lord of this castle! Who the hell are you!” the old demon put one paw forward, “I am Kaiomaru I was Emperor Tashio's General of his armies and the few of the last people to speak with Lord before his passing. And by his words I am told to protect this castle even if it costs me my life! And you mongrel insult this place by claiming to be his sons!” Inuyasha growled, “Mongrel, mongrel! I've been called that by the humans I lived around my whole life, and I'm not about to hear it from you old smelly dog!”

 

Flashback

Momma look at him why does he have ears? Darling don't stare directly at him he's a mongrel, he just lives here because his mother is the princess of this land. Little Inuyasha ran to his mother. Mother those people over there called me a mongrel I've heard it before from the people in the village what is that? Oh my son it's a mean word that should never be said to a beautiful boy like you. Kaname's eye began to tear, (I know her official name is Iyazoi but I started out her name as being Kaname so I'm gonna keep it that way ok.) Mom don't call me beautiful that's for girls call me HANDSOME! Kaname laughed at her son and hoped he wouldn't have to go through life being ridiculed by people because of his mixed heritage.

End Flashback

 

Inuyasha ran to the demon with Tetsuaiga drawn and the demon had a barrier up, “I don't think you can get through this, can you mongrel?” “Of course I can!” he held the tetsusaiga and it glowed red and he slashed through the barrier. “H…how did you get through my kekkai?” Sesshomaru stepped forward, “Bow before royalty you low level cretin! One should know that if you've been defeated you should stand down.” The demon took a long look at Sesshomaru, “My lords forgive me. There have been orphan children of your father's deceased kingdom that claim to be you and your dead stepbrother Inuyasha. Inuyasha was looking at the demon thinking that he must be blind because he was standing there. “Uh, yo I'm Inuyasha! I am the rightful owner of the Tetsuaiga.” he showed the sword to Kaiomaru, “I thought you were killed by a priestess, how are you alive?” “I was reawakened by that priestess' reincarnation and she and I…look I don't have time to tell you everything I am here to looking for something, do you know what it is I was told by an old lady to come here to get true power.” The old demon looked confused, “What was the old lady's name?” “Her name is Ushihara.” The demons eyes widened, “My lord how can that be?”

“Dude! Are you callin' me a liar! If I was I'd never set foot in this place!” Kaiomaru became nervous, “No my lord no it's just that, it was the birth name given to your long dead mother, Lord Inuyasha.” Inuyasha's eyes grew intense, “Don't say that! My moms been dead for years!” “Sir I bear no ill will to your mother if you do not believe me please follow me!”

“Why the hell should I?”

 

“Because that was one of the things I am ordered to do under your father's command and I intend to fulfill my duties until my death.”

They walked down a long hall way (picture the long halls in Beauty and the Beast but with out all that armor and such, oh it has a blue carpet) and up a stair to the east wing, these quarters are for your majesties to enter; this chamber contains both your families history and Lord Inuyasha your in there too and so is your mother. The two siblings went in and the others waited for them outside. “Sesshomaru, you lived here have you ever step foot in this place?” “No I can't say I have.”

They stopped when they reached a large tapestry with all of the information of both their family trees except Inuyasha's started with his mother and father and ended with him he hoped that he could get Kagome back and put more on his side. As for Sesshomaru he looked at his mothers face with great disdain and hatred, he pulled out his sword ready to cut at her face until Inuyasha stopped him, “What the hell are you doing Sesshomaru! This is a record of our family even if you hate your mom you cant remove her from our history!” he listened to his brother and put away the sword and he looked over to Inuyasha's family tree and seen the name that Inuyasha'd mentioned earlier.

“Inuyasha that old dog was right that is your mother last name!” he ran out the room, “Kaiomaru! My mother didn't look like that old lady! My mom was beautiful! There…there can't be a way that she's alive!”

 

“Lord Inuyasha you are the one that wields Tetsuaiga you can restore this castle to its splendor! I know what power the lady means both you and you brother come with me!” As soon as they entered the chamber Kaiomaru showed them a bright light enveloped them…

 

In the Dungeon

Kagome woke sore and in dreadful pain. She tried to squirm out of her shackles but unable due to the pain from the scars inflicted on her, “Inu…yasha, where…are…you?” she heard footsteps, she whimpered, “Oh no.” it was who she feared, “I see you are awake Kagome, I got scared for a minute there I thought I killed you but I knew you were much stronger than that.” “Naraku…I don't care what you do to me…but once Inuyasha finds out he'll kill you!” she heard more footsteps, it was Kagura who was now in the dungeon, “Naraku, Inuyasha and his companions were headed this way but about half way here they turned around and headed west.”

“Hmm. What would he be doing in the west? Do you know Kagome?” she spat at Naraku “Even if I did know I sure as hell wouldn't tell you.” Naraku laughed and used his bark and slapped her in the face making a fresh scar on her face.

 

Rin was now coming to in her place in the dungeon, “Kohaku where am I?” “You're in the south.”

“Why am I here? I have done nothing wrong to you.” She began to move around since she wasn't as tied down as Kagome, just at the ankles. “I just brought you here to be safe there is a battle coming and you need to be a safe distance away.” “I'm hungry Kohaku is there anything I can eat?” “You are a prisoner you don't eat.” “But I'm pregnant Kohaku I need to eat.” Kohaku looked to her shocked, “Your pregnant with that DOG'S child how could you!” he wanted to strike her out of jealousy but didn't knowing that he didn't want hurt her. “Fine I'll get your food, but don't expect much.”

 

In the West

They both walked out of the chamber Inuyasha had his royal markings and Sesshomaru appeared to look the same but a change was within him that was not visible.

In the chamber

They walked into the light and stopped in the center of the room where the light was now concentrated. “So what now?” “Inuyasha look at the floor!” there was a large white paw with a crescent moon on the left side of the print. “This is father's insignia…” a voice spoke to them, “I see you remember your sharp memory never ceases to amaze me Sesshomaru.” Sesshomaru looked up, “Father?” “Yes son. Inuyasha, my son I am sorry that you have lived without me for your entire life, but I am proud of you. You have upheld my memory in your fighting and your love for humans.” Inuyasha just looked up not saying a word. “You have grown into the man that I tried to be before my death and I am proud that you can do at least that. Sesshomaru do not think I have not noticed your change either; you have fulfilled the destiny of the Tenseiga which was to learn how to appreciate the humans. I love you my sons with my last remaining power I give you the power to defeat this evil unleashed upon the world.” The sound of their fathers howling filled the air and the light surrounding them came closer and enveloped their bodies and their bodies glowed purely white. Inuyasha's hakama turned white in response to the power filling him. Sesshomaru's armor broke in response to the power increasing in his body.

 

Currently

 

“Come on you guys we gotta save Kagome.” They all walked outside Inuyasha looked back at Kaiomaru who was now beginning to disappear, “I have faith in you my lords I look forward to your return” his sentence echoed in the air as the castle doors closed and locked. “Inuyasha look it's the old lady you were talking about!” Said Shippo. Inuyasha ran to the woman, “Ushihara! What is all this, you took the name of my mother! Who are you?” the woman smiled, “I told you, you were beautiful, I mean handsome…” the woman's powers were showing her true appearance. “Mother!” tears swelled in Inuyasha's eyes, “Yes my son, I've been by your side for years but I had to do it from afar until it was time for you to know.” He swallowed the huge lump in his throat,

“So you've been alive this whole time?” he smiled coyly,

“No I was my spirit that stayed with you but I couldn't tell you until it was my time to leave.”

“Leave, leave where?”

“To join your father he misses me.”

“So he really loved you? But why are you here now you could have helped me been by my side for most of my life and you weren't.”

“I passed my son it was my will to help you that I was allowed to do this, please do not hate me.”

“I could never hate you mother. But there is one thing I must ask you. How did you know this battle was going to happen?”

“I didn't but it was preordained that you would have Tetsuaiga and great things would happen because you wield it, I know that you love Kagome and you'd do anything to save her and with Tetsuaiga at you side you cannot fail.”

Kaname's spirit began to disappear and Inuyasha reached out to her, “No mother don't go!” he touched her hand as her hand stroked his face, it felt warm to him and for a second he became a child again in his mother's eyes. “I'm not as far as you think, look to your heart and I'm there, now go my son save the one you love.” Her spirit was now completely gone. Sango cried at the sight before her it was quite a sad scene to see a son reunited with his mother on his journey to save his loved one and to find out she was always in the shadows watching him until it was time to give him the final piece of the missing puzzle in his life. “We're ready. We've got to get to Rin.” Sesshomaru transformed and they all traveled south.

They went as far south as they could to the most southern part of Japan. “Kagome I can't find you unless I know where you are please…give me a sign anything I need you.” Sesshomaru touched the crescent on his forehead and I glowed, “Rin, Rin…where are you if you can hear me touch your mark.”

 

In the South

 

Rin just finished eating her grilled fish and heard Sesshomaru's voice echo through her head, Rin…where are you if you can hear me touch your mark. “Sesshy? Is that you?” she did as she heard, “Sesshomaru, my lord is that you?” His eyes opened “Yes my koi where are you?” “I…I don't know but I smell sea water, and I hear gulls.” “Seagulls? We are in the south where the seagulls are and sea water flow.” “No Sesshy I'm in the south I see trees they have large leaves and large round brown things on them.” Sesshomaru couldn't understand he was sure he went to the right place. “Sesshomaru! I'm looking out of a window I see a lot of small islets I…I think I'm in the Ryuku Islands! (That's the old name for the many island chains of Okinawa.)” “I'm coming right now!”

Khaki was right behind her, “I see you have a way to contact your mate, but I suggest you come with me.”

 

Outside the castle we're the rest of Nakaru's henchmen Kagura, Kanna, Kohaku and a Demon Puppet. There was a shackle available for Rin near the highest towers wall. Kohaku chained her arms and legs on the wall and waited until his adversaries arrived.

 

They were still about 3 hours away from Naraku's hideout but the anticipation to get there was wearing on Inuyasha's nerves. “How the hell much longer is this gonna take! I need to get to her, she's in danger!” Miroku tried to calm Inuyasha, “Listen I know that you're very worried about Lady Kagome, but by you being so restless you're only going to make it much harder to rescue her if you go there with a reckless mind.” “Listen to the pervert brother.” Miroku sweat (dropped), “Uh ahem, just don't worry we'll get to her.” Inuyasha smiled a little but still worried in the back of his mind.

 

In the Dungeon

 

Kagome was wake in the cold isolated dungeon. She was constantly worried about Naraku's whereabouts and what he'd do to her. “Ha, ha, ha, Priestess….Priestess I've come to inform you that you friends are going to be here soon and until they are I'm going to have fun with you.” Kagome began to whimper. He walked over to her and touched her breast, “Please let…me…go.” He massaged it and tried to kiss it when she unknowingly place a miko barrier on her body it staved him off but temporarily due to her lack of strength. “Don't worry Kagome in not going to harm you I just want to see what it'd be like to touch you just as Inuyasha has.” “No! Leave me! Stop Naraku!” she shot energy his way and he jumped up and out of the way and pelted her with bark further inflicting pain on the already physically and emotionally distraught Kagome.

 

Shippo was on the look out for any signs of a castle. “I just hope Kagome is alright I'll be so lonely if she's not.” Inuyasha couldn't bare think that Kagome injured or other wise. “Heh! She's fine, she's just probably nagging Naraku's head off and instead of us going to kill him he's already dead!” he just felt the need to try and get his mind off of anything that had to do with Kagome and harm so trying to make a joke was needed to take the edge off.

 

“Look Inuyasha! I see it! It looks like it'd been battered with something. It appears to be very old and run down, I see a few people!” he gasped at the sight at the very top of the tower. “Oh my gosh it's…Kagome!”

 

It's almost over ladies and gentlemen I hope that you enjoyed please review!