InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Time's Scar ❯ The Great Demon Lord ( Chapter 2 )

The Great Demon Lord

 

Kagome looked to the sky, the pure winds bearing her thin, tortured body onwards into the unknown. Unseeing eyes reflected the peaceful night, but all she saw were memories…

 

~* FlashbacK *~

 

“So this is it…” Inuyasha whispered, looking up at the starlit sky, “Tomorrow… Tomorrow will decide our fate…”

 

The group looked at each other silently, then joined Inuyasha in gazing at the heavens. Miroku rubbed his hand absentmindedly, over the past five years the void within his palm had grown considerably. So much, that, if it was let loose once more, it might swallow him up for good. Sango sat nearby, with Kirara purring in her lap, the faces of her slain kinsmen flashing before her eyes. There was one, however, the most important one of them all, who didn't show up, her brother, Kohaku.

 

Shippo entwined his hands in Kagome's hair, remembering his deceased family and the good times with his new one. The little kitsune had grown considerably within the past five years under Kagome's care, along with his combat skills. Inuyasha had even decided to take it upon himself to teach him the way of the sword, working diligently with him to perfect his technique of balanced swordsmanship and dazzling foxfire. Sighing happily, he lay down near the fire and fell into a quiet slumber.

 

Inuyasha was unusually quiet, face lacking the ferocity it usually contained. His thoughts dwelled on the past, the love he had lost and the hardships of being a hanyou. An image of Kikyo appeared in front of him, beckoning him with a smile and a gesture of the hand, but that gradually transformed itself into someone totally different, but so achingly similar. `Kagome…' He thought, his love for the girl of the future causing his chest to swell with happiness and despair all at once. `I have to tell her… To let her know… Just how much I feel for her…'

 

Kagome sighed, looking fondly at the kitsune laying by the fire beside her. Stroking his red hair, she thought about how quickly he went from a frightened little pup to a brave kitsune child who made up for his size with heart. She also thought about her family of the future, wondering how they were doing. Ever since Naraku destroyed the well a year previously, the fright that something had happened to them as well had never left her mind. `What will happen, once Naraku is defeated? Will I be transported forward in time, or will I be stuck in the past forever?' She turned her cerulean gaze on Inuyasha, her first love, but one that she let go a long time ago, content to just be friends.

 

The embers of the fire crackled merrily into the silence, leftover ramen bubbling by it for anyone who wanted it. That had been the last packet, saved for the night before the final battle. Everyone agreed that it was the best ramen that Kagome had ever made, and Inuyasha even graced her with a smile and a “Thank you, Kagome.”

 

They drifted off to sleep, one by one, Miroku scooting closer and closer to Sango until her back was nestled against his chest. Shippo muttered occasionally in his sleep, Kirara curled up into a ball beside him. Soon only Kagome and Inuyasha were awake, still staring off into space.

 

“Hey, Kagome…” Inuyasha said after a while, still looking into the sky.

 

“What is it, Inuyasha?” Kagome asked softly, getting up and walking silently over to him.

 

“What will you do, after we defeat Naraku?” He asked, turning his eyes up to meet her own, gold smoldering in intensity.

 

“I'm… not quite sure… Once the Jewel is complete, and the wish made, I might just disappear into the future once more…” Kagome said sadly, looking at each of her comrades, her dear friends and family. “The wish is still yours, Inuyasha… What do you want?”

 

Inuyasha stood up and took a step towards her, laying his hands gently yet firmly on her shoulders. `She's so thin…' he thought, looking down into her cerulean eyes. Words forming upon his lips, he said, “I could care less about the Jewel, Kagome, or the damn wish. All I want now, is to be with-“

 

~* End flashbacK *~

 

Kagome woke with a start, feeling the warm sun on her face and the cool, dew sprinkled grass underneath her.

 

“Who is there?” She asked, her voice cracking slightly as a demon aura became known to her. Sitting up, she calmed her breathing and rapid pulse as she heard the steady quiet crackle of the underbrush. Sending her miko powers outward, the blue tendrils almost un-seeable in the morning light, reached out to seek the source of the powerful demon coming towards her.

 

A picture formed itself in her mind, a demon lord of great stature and grace, honor and power. Silver locks flowing down a hard muscled back, and those oh-so-familiar golden eyes.

 

“Sesshoumaru…” She stated, standing up and facing him, eyes closed. “What business brings you here?”

 

Sesshoumaru stepped into the morning light, his feet padding silently on the soft grass. “My business is none of your concern, woman. Tell me, where is my brother?”

 

Kagome sighed, opening sightless eyes and replying, “As far as I can tell, he is dead.”

 

Growling, the demon lord stepped forwards, stopping an arms length from the miko. “Wench, your stench is mixed with that of the vile hanyou, Naraku. Was it he who took my brothers life?”

 

“Hai, it is.” She said, closing her eyes once more.

 

“Look at me when you're spoken to, woman! This Sesshoumaru will not be shown such disrespect!” Sesshoumaru spat, dragging the miko towards him, hand around her thin neck.

 

“Even if my eyes are open, Sesshoumaru, that doesn't mean I can see who I'm talking to…” Kagome gasped out softly, opening her eyes once more.

 

Golden eyes widening slightly in realization, Sesshoumaru asked, “So the hanyou's miasma blinded you?” Releasing her, the demon watched the woman fall to the ground on thin limbs, ripped clothing dangling loosely from her cough racked frame.

 

Leaning back, Kagome took a deep breath and replied, “Hai, he has taken away my sight…” Coughing once more, she furrowed her brow in thought. “Where is your retainer, Jaken, and the young child Rin? They follow you everywhere.”

 

Glaring at her, Sesshoumaru said, “It is none of your business, woman, but Jaken has been killed, long turned to dust by the hanyou, and Rin… She has been enslaved by him.”

 

 

End Chapter Two!

 

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