Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Feudal Fairy Tale ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

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Picking his way down the forest path was'nt as hard as Yahiko thought it would be but he was being as careful as he could be. He knew he was near the end of the forest because he could almost see the lights of houses through the thick leaves. When he reached the end a owl hooted in the darkness, Yahiko turned around and looked for it but saw little in the approaching twilight.

Just as he was about to leave he saw a faint glow in the leaves of some bushes not to far from him, he went to go look at it and saw that it was a sort of purplish, dull glow. He moved the leaves and saw what looked like a small piece of a purple jewel. In awe he picked it up and careful not to cut himself on the sharp edge examined it.

Yahiko was'nt a jeweler but he could tell that even this little piece it would be worth at least 20 trips to the Akabeco. He put it in his pocket and was ready to rush out when he stopped. He looked toward the direction where he thought he heard a sound and stayed still.
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"Shhhhhhh!" hissed Inuyasha "I'm sorry." whispered Shippo. They were watching the human who had found a shard of Shikon no Tama when Shippo accidently stepped on a twig and it made a very faint crack. "Do you think he's a demon in disguise? Because not many people could hear something that faint."" He's probably a fighter or a samurai in training, look at his sword."

Shippo looked and saw that it was a wooden sword. "You're right, but he does have a shard of the jewel, should we just take it?""What kind of question is that? Of course we take it. There's nothing he could do with it anyway, plus it's not his." Shippo agreed, but they might have to take it by force and he did'nt like fighting if he could avoid it.
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Deciding it was probably an animal or something, he started to leave but kept his senses about him in case he heard it again. About five feet from the edge of the forest Yahiko started to relax and right when he was about to leave, something dropped from the tree right in front of him very quietly.

Yahiko watched as it started moving toward him. In the darkness it looked liked a person who was taller than he was. Yahiko backed up into a clearing where he could easily reach his sword if he needed it. The person came into the moonlit clearing with him and Yahiko cried out as loud as he could.

Right in front of him was the thing from his nightmare except the cuts in his shirt were at the shoulders and there was more than four fangs on the necklace, but every thing else was the same. He bumped into something soft behind him and turned around. This time he forced himself not to cry out but it was extremely difficult.

Behind him was what looked like a fox but it was wearing clothes, standing upright and was almost to his chest. "You were'nt supposed to let him know you were there until you took the shard.""It's not my fault he backed up faster than I thought he would. I could have got it if you did'nt scare him so badly."

Yahiko listened to the exchange and relized they were not only demons but thieves to. Yahiko put on his samurai face and said in a surprisingly steady voice considering he was scared out of his skin. "So that's why you're here." They both turned to look at him but he kept going, "If you're after the piece of jewel that I found the only way you're going to get it is if you can beat me."

They looked at each other and at him then back at each other and the one that looked like a fox shook his head. "Alright"said the tall one,"if you want to fight, Shippo will fight you." The fox, or Shippo, looked at the tall one and said, "Why should I have to fight him Inuyasha? If you do it we could be done and on our way back to Kagome in like five minutes."

Inuyasha looked at Yahiko who had calmed himself down for the coming fight,"What better training could you get then from a samurai who is also in training?" Shippo shook his head then turned to Yahiko, "Ok, I'll fight you" The words were barely out of his mouth before Yahiko charged.

The suprise on Shippo's face told Yahiko that he wasn't expecting an attack so soon so he had an advantage. He ran as fast as he could and brought his sword out like he saw Kenshin do tons of times. Shippo backed up, the surprise gone from his face, and grabbed a thin stick from a tree and turned it into a sword.

Yahiko did'nt care what tricks the demon played, he would'nt be defeated. He swung with almost all his strength but Shippo brought up his own sword and deflected the attack. Thinking he saw an opening Shippo tried a stab but Yahiko was anticipating it and moved to the right and swung his sword and connected with a hard smack on Shippo's left side.

Clucthing his side, Shippo jumped aside and growled at Yahiko, but Yahiko was already setting for an attack stance taught to him by Kaoru. With his sword to his side and his feet spread apart he looked wide open, since Shippo was'nt a swordsman that's what he thought.

Using his youkai heritage Shippo ran fast and decided to jump behind Yahiko. This was a mistake because while Shippo was in the air, Yahiko turned around and hit Shippo across the chest as soon as he landed, from there he attacked the left and right arm and Shippo's left leg before the fox managed to get away.

"You're not using your head. Look at his stance especially his feet. They'll tell you when he'll attack and which way he's going to go." Shippo started to look toward Inuyasha before..."KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR OPPONENT!!" Shippo's head snapped back to look at Yahiko who had started moving toward him.

Yahiko stopped and set himself into an attack position that could come from any side. Yahiko made this technique up after seeing Kenshin's Kuzoriusen. Same principle but slower. But after Inuyasha's talking to, Shippo calmed down and waited.

"Look's like it's going to get better." Yahiko thought to himself.
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"Where do you think Yahiko's gone of to?" asked Kaoru.
"Last I saw him," said Sanosuke, "he was heading down to the lake.
"I'll go look for him,"Kenshin said "and you can come with me Sano and show me where this lake is.
"Alright, guess I'll have to"
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Wandering through the darkness made him feel at home and at peace with himself. The problem was he did'nt want peace. Only pain, suffering and screams. Another little monster jumped out from behind a rock with a scream, a scream for his flesh. Not even looking at it he disposed of it like so many others.

Wandering through this desolate, forsaken place for two years was beginning to make Naraku very, very angry. Bad enough that he was defeated by that half-demon vermin, Inuyasha but his last attack only got rid of that foolish fire cat. And to make matters worse Kikyo was'nt down here with him.

Naraku stopped and sat down trying to think of something to do. He felt a presence behind him, a strong presence. One of a great warrior.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Whoever it was stopped then a second later Naraku heard the faint whisper of steel sliding from a scabbard.

Letting out a sigh Naraku got ready to lash out with his counter-attack,"Even in death I have no peace."

On silent feet the being rushed toward him. Two feet away Naraku turned a let out a blast of energy. He glimpsed his attacker before he jumped over the blast. Looking up Naraku saw a man who was heavily bandaged. Creating his poison sheild before him his attacker's sword stopped inches from his face.

Naraku looked into the mummies eyes and saw many things in the red orbs. There was anger and lots of it, blood lust, hatred and surprise. Without a thought Naraku turned his shield and caused a massive explosion of energy that leveled nearly everything around him.

Little demons screamed as the power ripped through them. Even demons twice his size could'nt stand up to Naraku's power but surprisingly his attacker did survive.

Again Naraku looked into his read eyes but this time saw satisfaction and determination. And the glow of revenge.

Sheathing his sword the mummy looked at him," You must be the great Naraku."

"I am. And who might you be?"

"My name is Mokoto. Mokoto Shishio. And I was wondering if you would like to help me get out of this hell hole?"

"What's in it for me?"

"Vengence."

Naraku thought about this and said."What do you have in mind?" Shishio smiled and started telling Naraku his plan for escape. It was'nt long before Naraku was smiling as well. Vengence would soon be his.



End Chapter 3. Sorry it took so long but it's finals are almost here and I want to pass my classes. I'll try to have the fourth chapter up sooner. Thanks for waiting!!