Dreams Come True:Sequel to Dream Confessions

Chapter 7: All Hell Breaks Loose...Again

A/N: A HUGE thank you to all my readers and reviewers. Now on with the chapter!!!

Sesshoumaru was soaring towards his destination behind the mountains with his little brother in tow. The screams of the banshees could be heard, but they seem to be only affective on humans who happen to be within proximity of the howls of death. Sesshoumaru suspected that it had something to do with the unseen energy that radiated from the shouts not the screams themselves that either torture sprits or kill living beings.

Although Sesshoumaru believed that the screams didn’t affect other creatures directly, he still wanted to make sure Inuyasha heard as little as possible. This is why he ordered Inuyasha to plug up his canine ears as much as he could before they left Narakus’ castle. As they continued to fly, Sesshoumaru looked for a place to veil Inuyasha. He wanted to ensure his little brother distance was away from ghouls. Yet he wanted Inuyasha close enough so he could reach him quickly when the time came. He also wanted Inuyasha close enough to make sure they do not fade away into darkness. Though it would take a lot longer for Sesshoumaru to fade away and he doubted that Inuyasha would disappear because the Meidou was in his possession. Nevertheless, he wanted Inuyasha close by.

On the other hand Sesshoumaru wasn’t completely sure if he would fade away because he has changed immensely since the last time he visited any part of Hell. That plus the fact that Naraku isn’t an original Hell dimension made things a little harder to predict. However being the inquisitive being that he was; whether or not the Inu brothers faded into darkness was a hypothesis he would rather not test. Lives and the spirit of his mate are under his protection and he refused to do anything that would hinder his ability to guard them. Nor would he do anything to put them in greater peril then they were already in. Therefore the Inu brothers disappearing into oblivion was not an option.

No place in Narakus’ Hell was safe, but it would be in both of their best interest to keep Inuyasha away from the screams until Sesshoumaru could make quick work of the specters. Then they can move on to their next targets, Shishinki, his weapon and fragments of the incarnation Kanna, the void child. If everything goes smoothly Sesshoumaru will finally be able to eradicate Narakus’ spirit the new Magsutahi of the Shikon jewel and the jewel itself.

Sesshoumaru spotted the perfect area for Inuyasha to take cover until he took care of the ghoul terrors below them. He flew quickly and used his sheath so he would not even be a blur in the banshees’ eyes. Said banshees’ were below the Inu brothers flying a few feet above the heads of the human spirits screaming. The terrible noises made the spirits cowered and wail in fear and pain.

They landed by a small opening on the side of one of the ominous looking black mountains. Sesshoumaru unwrapped his tail from around Inuyasha waist as he set him on the ground. Inuyasha face had turned green again while they flew through the air at what seemed like the speed of light. As soon as Inuyasha feet touched the cursed ground he ran into a corner by the opening, bent over, placed his hands on his knees and heaved.

Sesshoumaru rolled his eyes at his brother motion sickness as he scented the area for any sign of danger. Detecting none in the immediate vicinity, he decided the little cave in the side of the mountain will serve as Inuyashas’ hide away for a short period of time. Then he heard Inuyasha grumbling after he finished heaving only to have nothing emerge from his stomach:

“Dammit Sesshoumaru you prick, thanks to you I have nothing left in my gut. Now I am going to be hungry as hell for the rest of the time we’re in this shit hole called Naraku and its all your fault!” Inuyasha snapped as we approached his brother.

Sesshoumaru looked at him with a bored expression on his face that said ‘this Sesshoumaru could care less.’ Ignoring his brother insult, he spoke and said:

“You acquiring or retaining nourishment is irrelevant at this time, however what is important is that you follow my instructions in order to guarantee your survival.” He said calmly. So far Inuyashas’ disobedience had not cause Inuyasha harm, however if he was to disobey Sesshoumaru this time there could be dire consequences for both of them.

“Yeah what instructions?” Inuyasha said roughly while he was still scowling his ear was still flat to his head, but not because Sesshoumaru told him to keep them that way, but because he was cranky… and hungry.

Being able to read his brothers body language well Sesshoumaru detected this and decided to give his little brother a remainder. Though he hated to repeat himself he found himself doing that a lot lately. This of course irritated the usually calm yet cantankerous daiyoukai to no end. He made his annoyance known when he narrowed his cold golden eyes at Inuyasha. Said little brother frowned in confusion as he let his ears perk up a bit. Being the impatient person that he is, Inuyasha snapped:

“What!?”

It was obvious to Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha did not understand why he was glaring at him. Resisting the urge to roll his eyes in front of his little brother he said:

“Remember Inuyasha, keep you ears flat to your skulls to decrease the banshee affects. Do not flatten them merely for the reason of loss food. ” Sesshoumaru said in a low tone, which showed that he was losing his patience as well.

Sesshoumaru wanted to emphasize how imperative it was for Inuyasha to ignore the banshee screams. Since his younger brother was half human he knew the shrieks would have a negative affect on Inuyasha. If the bawling ghosts get close enough to Inuyasha, he would experience paralyzing fear and unbearable pain. Despite his high tolerance for pain Inuyasha would not be able to handle the agony caused by the banshees’. It may take longer because of his daiyoukai heritage, but eventually the banshees’ song of fright and death would be the end of Inuyasha. Banshee screams were the shouts of a bad omen, a cry that meant the demise of those who listen long enough.

Inuyasha snorted and complied by flatting his ears to his head. Then he spoke louder then he intended due to the fact that his ears were tightly pressed to his head making it hard for him to hear. The puppy ears were fastened to his head even more so then before.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah keep the ears glued to my head until we exterminate the loud month pesky bitches, got it! Then after we shut them the fuck up we go after that Shishinki bastard!” He said gruffly.

“We will not do anything, this Sesshoumaru will dispatch the banshee wenches alone, you will remain here until I return to retrieve you.” Inuyasha looked up at Sesshoumaru defiantly as he said:

Yes WE are, I’ll keep my ears flatten to my skull, but I aint hiding from those big month asscracks. So don’t try that Alpha male crap with me you bossy bast…” Was all Inuyasha said before Sesshoumaru picked him up by the collar of his horai and throw him into a small cave close to where they were standing. Inuyasha went flying and landed on his rear before he fell on his back.

Sesshoumaru moved so fast that it took Inuyasha a moment to register that his brother had just assaulted him. The pain in his backside help confirmed his assessment of the situation. Sitting up on his haunches on the cold hard ground, he and growled up at his controlling sibling. Sesshoumaru replied with a snarl of his own, more feral then Inuyashas’. This action managed to get Inuyasha to stop growling for a moment. Sesshoumaru chest continued to rumble as Inuyasha jumped up and glared at him. Inuyasha fists were balled up on his sides as if he was ready to retaliate at any moment. Then Inuyasha spoke said:

“What the fuck is your PROBLEM!” He shouted as he stepped in Sesshoumarus’ face. Sesshoumaru snarled again as he decrease their distance and placed his face inches away from Inuyashas’. Sesshoumaru knuckles cracked in anger as a result of a sudden flare of his temper. Then he spoke and said:

“You little insubordinate baka pup, pay heed to my words, you will not be able to get within close proximity to the banshees without placing yourself in grave peril. You will only be in the way.” Inuyasha growled, being told that he would be ‘in the way’ was an insult to his pride.

So being the stubborn hot headed hanyou he was, he growled at Sesshoumaru and threw a right hook punch at Sesshoumarus’ face. Only to have his fist caught in Sesshoumarus’ left hand in an iron grip. Inuyasha swung his left hand attempting to strike Sesshoumaru in the face again, feeling the need to knock what Inuyasha thought of as Sesshoumarus’ ‘superior attitude’ out of him. Sesshoumaru caught his left hand with his right and quickly placed both of Inuyashas’ wrists in his large left hand to restrain him. Sesshoumaru used his right hand to grab Inuyasha by the collar again, picked him up and pin him to the cave wall. Inuyasha fought like a trapped wild animal as he moved his head forward trying to head butt Sesshoumaru only to have his target move out of his range. Inuyasha kicked and snapped his fangs at Sesshoumarus’ wrist trying to break free and give him and uppercut for good measure.

Sesshoumaru was getting more annoyed by the second. A part of him wanted to grab Inuyasha throat and squeeze hard and sink his claws into his neck. But he controlled his impulse for Inuyasha was no longer his enemy and snapping his neck or ripping it out was something he no longer desired to do. In fact, when he desired to rip Inuyasha head off, a part of him didn’t want to cause Inuyashas’ death. Which is one of the main reasons why Inuyasha was still alive.

After several moments of this they snarled at each other, then Sesshoumaru shook Inuyasha a bit and growled and said:

“Even a dolt such as yourself should understand by now that this Lord Sesshoumaru is your elder sibling, the Alpha male and your guide. Now you will cease this rebellious behavior and you will obey my commands!” Sesshoumaru said sternly as he glowered at Inuyasha. The last part sounded more like a growl then words.

The now irate hanyou returned the look and with anger burning in his orbs he said:

“Like it or not I have a mind of my own and if I want to go its my choice. I wasn’t in the way earlier when I helped the high and mighty stick up the ass Sesshoumaru, which proves that I am NOT as useless as you think I am. The old man may have told you to be my guide, but he didn’t tell you to be a total controlling bastard!!” He said yelled. Then he yelped as Sesshoumaru shook him again making him bump his head on the wall. Then Sesshoumaru said:

“Father wants you to return to earth alive, this Sesshoumaru is honor bond to see his wishes through. Your life is in my hands therefore you WILL stay here until I return, you WILL keep your person away from the banshees and you WILL return to earth as an animate being, NOT as a corpse.” He said with finality in his baritone voice. He narrowed his eyes and bared his fangs at Inuyasha, daring him to challenge his authority again.

Of course the loud mouth blunt Inuyasha glared back ignoring his elder brother nasty look and challenged him anyway. He open his mouth to retort, but closed it as his reply was met with another growl, then Sesshoumaru hissed:

“Silence! This Sesshoumaru did not come here to save one soul and lose another. Hypothetically if you are killed not only will this Sesshoumaru be dishonored, there is a possibility that you can not be revived. Particularly since this is not a natural part of hell. It is a hell created by that bastard Naraku, his incarnation, Shishinki weapon and that cursed shikon jewel trinket! It is Fathers’ and this Sesshoumaru command that you live; it is our resolve to rescue my soul mate. You or any other being will not stop this Sesshoumaru from seeing our desires through, do you understand!” Sesshoumaru spat with a pissed off expression on his face. He was used to given orders and having said orders obeyed. The fact that Inuyasha was one of the few people that challenged his authority most of the time was infuriating.

Inuyasha eyes looked more innocent then usual as he looked at Sesshoumaru narrow eyes in shock. Inuyasha knew his brother well and from what he could see, he wasn’t angry because his brother was a burden, he was angry because he was actually concerned about him. Ceasing his struggles Sesshoumaru finally placed him on the ground and stepped away from Inuyasha. He scowled as Inuyasha continued to stare at him. While Inuyasha looked at him he thought:

‘The bastard actually cares.’

He knew this for a while now but it didn’t click until now. Sesshouamaru wasn’t exactly the type to express any sentiments outright. He usually used cold words, anger, indifference or he would save his pack member lives and brush it off as if he didn’t do a ‘good deed’ to express emotions that Inuyasha did not know he had until a few years ago. So with a few pointers from Rin and their now civil sibling relationship, he learned to read his brother more accurately.

Inuyasha looked into Sesshoumaru furious determined golden eyes with his own soften eyes golden hues and said gruffly.

“Fine we will do things your way, just don’t do anything stupid like get yourself killed.” He said with a halfhearted frown.

Sesshoumaru took a silent calming breath as he closed his eyes. He opened them and looked at Inuyasha. With a calm yet determined look on his face he said.

“Do not be preposterous, this Sesshoumaru will not die.” Inuyasha only rolled his eyes. Sesshoumaru turned to exit the little cave. Almost as an afterthought he stopped and looked over his left shoulder out of the corner of his eye and said:

“Moreover Inuyasha, do not put words in this Sesshoumaru month. If I thought you useless you would not be here.” He said in a matter of fact tone. That was his begrudging way of telling Inuyasha that he was helpful, but he needed Inuyasha to listen to him and for once and stay out of this fight. He was content that Inuyasha after much cussing, biting and fighting did just that.

‘Your cooperation is most appreciated little brother.’ He thought as he went to eliminate the banshees.

Meanwhile Back at Narakus Castle:

Loud crashing noises could be heard throughout the castle as a vicious battle took place. This was not a battle between to physical beings; it was a confrontation between two spiritual beings minds. One being who longed for freedom as she did in life; another creature who desired power as he did while he was among the living. If you called being pieced together by the flesh of other dead youkai living.


Kagura knocked over vases, furniture, glasses and many other breakable objects as she stumbled through the castle. Her head throbbed with pain as Naraku tried to worm his way free from her mental grasp. Most of the serves were not in the area due to the fact that they were doing Narakus’ bidding. The few that were took note to stay out of the two combatants’ way as Kagura naked form staggered down one of the many halls to a wash room. She continued to fight to maintain control long enough for Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha to complete their mission. She didn’t know how long she could hold the spider at bay, but she felt the need to do something to help the Inu brothers. And distracting Naraku would keep the bastard too busy trying to recapture her spirit; therefore he will not be able to focus all of his energy on attacking the Inu brothers. At least for a little while.

Kagura splashed fresh cold spirit water on her face, which was another less painful effort to say alert. This water of course was a rarity in any part of hell so she savored the feel of it on her countenance. She was going to wash the rest of her blood stained and sore body with the water, but when she looked up in the mirror she frowned at the spider in front of her. Naraku reflection glared at her with furious blood red eyes that would promise death to anyone receiving the glower. However since she was already dead that look had a different meaning. It meant that Naraku would think of new cruel ways to torture her spirit when he broke free from her hold.

Kagura knew how his twisted devious mind worked and she also knew that the worst torture she could experience was Naraku causing Sesshoumaru agony. She knew her soul mate was powerful and Naraku was no match for him while the spider was alive. However, under the circumstances they faced now, a small part of her worried for Sesshoumaru and even his idiot brother safety. Inuyasha was irritating to her but he was also honorable and she respected him for that. She also appreciated the fact that Inuyasha pack tried to aid her when Naraku was hunting her. With that in mind she knew Naraku would try to hurt Inuyasha as well.

She also understood that the bastard wanted to completely take over her soul so he could force his reincarnation and make his unwanted appearance back on Earth. Not only will the foul creature have access to Earth, he will have the ability to travel back and forth between all dimensions of hell, Earth and the Neither World. Naraku himself could not be reincarnated because he became one with the jewel. The miko Kagome wished, no ordered the jewel to disappear from earth. Hence the reason why he could not be reincarnated without his incarnation unwilling assistance.

She splashed more water on her face as if attempting to cleanse herself of Naraku filthy gaze and the terrifying thoughts of Naraku hurting the Inu brothers. Taking a deep breath she composed herself and glared back at the spider with ruby red eyes. Then she spoke:

“You can give me all the dirty looks you want, but I am still in control and I will stay in control as long as possible you fucked up son of a bitch.” She spat as she allowed her anger to take over her fear of the harm he could cause if he breaks free.

Naraku smirked as he said:

“You are of my creation wind witch. Since you originated from my flesh your soul is apart of me as well. Therefore I will regain control of you and when I do, I will feel nothing but pure bliss as I destroy your precious soul mate and your supposedly brother in law right in front of your eyes. The best part will be using your spirit to do so. Kukuku, you will take part in their destruction and will be helpless to stop it. He chuckled again as he saw a flash of pain fill her eyes. The thought of having any part in the Inu brothers’ deaths disturbed her greatly. However she was resilient as she replaced the concern in her eyes with vehemence and in her usual self confident tone as she said:

“Now you listen to me you supercilious cowardly bastard, you may have created my flesh, but this is MY soul and I am not giving it up without a fight. You used me when I was alive to do your dirty work and I’ll be damned if I let you do so again without given you pure hell. Whether my soul is completely free from your annoying presence of not, in the end I will be the one enjoying the sight of Sesshoumaru slicing you apart like the miserable excuse for a man you are.” She said with determination in her orbs. She smirked when she saw his eyes widen slightly then narrowed in anger.

He used her plenty of times to kill when she was born of his flesh. Now he wanted to take over her soul and use it to gain access to earth so he could wreak havoc there too? Not if she could help it. Naraku narrowed his blood red orbs further as he spoke.

“So you still want to sacrifice your self to destroy me do you?” He said remembering what she told Sesshoumaru earlier.

“Damn straight, what ever it takes.” She said with resolve.

“Well then that leaves me no choice but to break free.” He said as he continued his assault on her mind. She fought back using all the inner strength she had left to protect the Inu brothers the only way she was able. She used any stimulant she could get her hands on to keep her awake. This included water, sharp objects and blunt ones to cause herself pain in order to remain vigilant. However she was careful not to cause herself too much pain lest it overwhelm her and causes her to lose consciousness. She told Naraku what ever it takes and she meant it…

Back with the Inu Brothers:

Sesshoumaru took flight alone this time as Inuyasha watched him leave from the cave entrance. Sesshoumaru heard Inuyasha mumble ‘don’t fuck up asshole’ as he defied the laws of gravity and flew towards the banshees. Ignoring Inuyashas’ comments his mind pondered a certain missing huge black creature that had a fondness for human dead bodies:

‘Hmmmm, where is the real Master of Hell? Surely he knows of Narakus’ intrusion, lest the crafty despicable creature found away to remove that body snatching bastard.’

He thought with distain as he remembered the Master of Hell stealing Rin away, trying to place her with the rest of the corpses. Dead or alive she was still his Rin and he did not take kindly to anything taking her away from him.

‘He stole Rin body, life and attempted to steal her soul. Moreover Naraku is using Kagura again for his own evil devices. They both deserve to suffer for an eternity. ’ He thought as he referred to them with pure venom in his voice. He knew he was just about as far from a saint as anyone could get, but even Sesshoumaru malevolent side he its limits. However theirs seemed to have no bounds!

Although Sesshoumaru loathed the both of them he decided to set those thoughts aside as he closed in on the banshees. He wished to stay focus and finish the banshees off quickly. Though he knew their howls will not kill him, there was the possibility they could have some adverse affects. So he cleared his mind making it harder for the energy waves of the screams to access his fear. Sesshoumaru would frighten, maim or in some cases kill anyone who said he had fear, he had a few of them he did not wish the banshees to exploit.

Sesshoumaru saw spirits and corpses of humans kneeling, crawling or balled up in a fetal position covering their ears; as they tried to concealing the screams of the terrors that flew over heads. All the banshees wore tattered black cloaks to conceal their forms as they continued their verbal attacks. He was able to smell the tears, terror and hopeless of the humans below him. This and the fact that he was just thinking about Rin a few moments ago caused him to feel a pang in his chest. It was the type of sentiment he thought he was incapable of feeling a few years ago, it was a pang of pity.

As Sesshoumaru floated above them he drew his Tensaiga from its sheath and held the sword in front of him vertically. While the screams echoed energy started to break through the barrier of his mind, he concentrated on his blade making it glow a bright light blue color. The brilliance of the illumination intensified to the point that it would be blinding to onlookers. The banshees, corpses and sprits shielded their eyes. The banshees never had a chance as they screamed one last time before he swung his blade downward horizontally. The banshees were eradicated and the spirits and corpses alike were purified. The spirits that occupied the corpses abandon their carcasses, finally free from their rotting prisons.

The humans shouted thanks and praises to whom they thought was an ‘angel’ sent to save them from their damnation as they disappeared. Now that they have been purified, they will go to heaven and wait for their time to be reincarnated. All of the souls that were purified were not supposed to be in hell in the first place like Kagura, they were dragged to Naraku against their will.

Sesshoumaru only nodded slightly in response as he scoffed quietly at the naïve humans. Waving of their gratitude as if to say his deed was no big deal he thought:

‘This Sesshoumaru is not an ‘angel’ however; fate may have placed me here to set you on the right path.’ He thought as he looked at the fading sprits and attempted to ignore the lingering negative thoughts the banshees howls unleashed.

Although Sesshoumaru believed that beings had free will and the ability to carve out their own destines, he also knew there were higher ‘powers that be’ that existed. While he did not like the idea of being used to achieve someone else’s goals, he did like the benefits he would receive from it. For instance he will be able to save his soul mate, get a chance to wipe Naraku out of existence and run his blade through Shishinki. It is even possible that he may get a crack at the Master of Hell, if he could locate him. Well, now that he thought about it, he did not mind helping the spirits since his tolerance for humans has grown greatly. Sesshoumaru still found humans irritating at times, but he learned that not all of them are the same. Some of them are honorable and dare he say, worthy of his respect. Of course he would not say that out loud, he wouldn’t allow any one to think that he has mellowed out any more then they already did. The fact that people already believed he did ‘good deeds’ once in a while was bad enough. He would not allow them to find out about this!

Shaking off the flashes of nightmares the banshees brought about, he told himself that Kagura will be saved and Rin was safe. When the last spirit finally disappeared, he headed back toward the cave to retrieve Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was standing outside the cave waiting on Sesshoumaru when he heard the screaming stop. From his position on the side of the mountain he couldn’t see any of the events that took place, but he could hear them. He heard the ‘angel comments the humans spirits made before they moved on to another dimension.

Rolling his eyes and mumbling something along the lines of ‘Keh, ‘Angel? If they only knew’ as he waited for Sesshoumaru to return. He hated to admit it but Sesshoumaru made the right decision when he told…well demanded Inuyasha stay in the small cave. Even at this distance Inuyasha receive small nightmarish flashes here and there, luckily it was nothing physically harmful.

His train of thought took another route as Sesshoumaru made his way back to him. The bastard effortlessly grabbed his hands and pinned him to the cave wall when he tried to punch his lights out. Inuyasha frowned as he thought:

‘One of these times Sesshoumaru is going to fuck up, when he does, I’m going to knock the shit out of him! Keh, Alpha male my ass. The bastard is tough I’ll give him that but he ain’t untouchable. I did it before with my sword and I’ll do it again with my fist. Just one good hit that’s all I want. Then I can rub it in his face for the rest of his…’ His thoughts were cut off when he heard a familiar voice behind him:

“Something troubling you Inuyasha?” He said and smirked when his brother yelped and jumped as if his bones were trying to leap out of his skin. Inuyasha gripped the hilt of Tessaiga, unsheathed it and quickly turned around on instinct to attack. Just as he was about to swing the transformed blade, Inuyasha spotted Sesshoumarus’ now impassive looking face. Inuyasha bristled as he said:

“GAH! Don’t sneak up on me like that, you know my nose don’t work here Sesshoumaru. I could have taken your head off you dumbass.” He said as he sheathed his sword.

“Tch. Laughable, as if you could.” He sneered arrogantly. He saw the scowl on Inuyashas’ face contort more. Then he spoke again:

“Now answer my inquiry.” Sesshoumaru ordered. Inuyasha growled as he said:

“Keh. Fine, you want to know then I’ll tell you. I am sick of you getting the best of me when we fight unarmed. I swear that one day I am going to slug ya good right in the face!” He said gruffly.

Sesshoumaru raised a silver arched eyebrow then smirked as he said:

“Your attempts will be amusing, therefore feel free to try after we finish our business in this forsaken place. Now we are going to deal with Shishinki and those fragments of Narakus’ incarnation.” He said as he wrapped his tail around Inuyasha and took off in the direction Shishinki was located. Inuyasha yelped as he was roughly snatched off the ground and jerked into the air.

After hearing Inuyasha spew curses instead of his stomach contents, they landed outside an opening in one of the mountains that was located behind the area that was formally occupied by the banshees and human spirits. He unwrapped his tail from around Inuyasha waist as they both gazed ahead at the opening.

Inside the opening about hundred feet away from their position they saw the blank expression of Shishinki face as he floated in a protective barrier. He held his staff like weapon with a black round ball at the top vertically in front of him. The round ball seemed to sparkle as the Inu brothers gazed at it then Sesshoumaru thought:

“Those must be the fragments of Kanna, the void child. Her fragments must be what connect Shishinki weapon to Naraku and the jewel.’ Sesshoumaru figured if Shishinki is destroyed then Naraku connection to mostly everything in his hell would be broken. Therefore Narakus’ hell dimension will start to fall apart. However he was not sure if Kagura and Naraku would be completely separated since she is his offspring. Nevertheless if destroying Shishinki did not cleave the two souls apart then he was determined to find another way to separate them and free his soul mate.

Inuyasha smirked when he saw the barrier as he said:

“Well we finally found that Shishinki shit, I’ll bust him lose and you take him out.” He smirked, content that he didn’t have to sit on the sidelines this time.

Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at being ordered around by his younger sibling but decided not to concern himself with the matter now because he sensed something malicious approaching them.

Inuyasha unsheathed his Tessaiga and was about to step in front of Sesshoumaru to deliver the adamant barrage to Shishinki shield when Sesshoumaru barked ‘Get back!’ As he pushed Inuyasha behind him hard and drew Tensaiga.

As Inuyasha started to shout curses about his brothers’ abusive behavior, he stopped mid sentence when the ground started to tremble. A giant worm like creature emerged in the same spot Inuyasha occupied a few seconds before didn’t have a chance as he was sliced two horizontally by Sesshoumarus’ blade. Many other creatures were growing out of the ground like plants. Creepy sprits called harpes and more of those hell birds from earlier flew in from the mountains further away to join the battle. The harpes where hideous, naked females creatures with large bat like wings, claws and fangs. They had dead looking white eyes and grey skin was tough looking and scaly.

Cyclopes flew with the harpes towards the Inu brothers’ position as large hell hounds started to emerge with the worms from under their feet.

“Damn that pest Naraku!” Sesshoumaru snarled as he turned around to see more sprit beast rise from the ground behind them.

“Shit Sesshoumaru these fuckers are all over the place we have to think of something quick!” Inuyasha said irritated. Sesshoumaru smelt the uneasiness coming from his brother as the creatures closed in on them.

Inuyasha could only destroy a few of the spirits like the hell birds with his large fang Tessaiga. He would have to rely on Sesshoumaru to take care of the rest. Sesshoumaru knew that like him, Inuyasha loathed the idea of having to depend on someone else to aid him. Sesshoumaru also knew that there are times a person has to do things they hate in order to accomplish their main objective. Since he reluctantly had to depend on Inuyasha to get him to Naraku and Kagura in the first place, Inuyasha will just have to rely on him to protect him while they are in Narakus’ Hell.

More creatures that could only be described as mutants slowly started to crawl from the dark cold ground. Volcanoes’ far off started to erupt giving off the smell of brim stone that made Sesshoumaru wrinkle his nose.

Sesshoumaru quickly jumped to land next to Inuyasha said:

“Get down.” Sesshoumaru commanded. Inuyasha immediately hit the dirt as Sesshoumaru made a diagonally horizontal upward swing to his left. This one swipe of Sesshoumaru sword sent a purifying attack behind Inuyasha and above them, destroying hundreds of creatures that were closing in at Inuyashas’ back. He sent another wave of purifying energy directly above both of them with a horizontal upward sweep of Tensaiga. Then he spun around to his right, slashed his blade horizontally and delivered another purifying attack to the ghouls that were originally in front of him.

Sesshoumaru pulled Inuyasha up by the back of his collar and the brothers stood back to back silently preparing to take on the enemy specters. Hopefully before they get too close to their location. Despite the Sesshoumaru wiped out hundreds of them, more kept coming as if there was an endless supply of them. Inuyasha was sending wave after wave of wind scars and adamant barrages destroying many hostile ghost but getting nowhere fast.

“Fucking assholes don’t know when to quit do they?! Well I ain’t gonna give up either, WINDSCAR!!!” He shouted out of frustration anger and determination. It rained hell bird pieces all around them and the onslaught of attacks continued.

Sesshoumaru growled growing impatient as he quickly sliced three flying incoming harpes apart with his blade. The first harpy went down with a horizontal slash across her torso cleaving her in two. The second one was cut down by a vertical upward arc of Sesshoumaru sword cutting her head in half vertically. The last one was tried to come at him from his left side. Sesshoumaru quickly flipped the blade around his hand reversing it so that the pointed tip of the sword pointed downward and to the right while the sharp edge of the sword was still pointed outward. Sesshoumaru swung his blade upward and across to his left cutting the head of the third harpy clean off. Then he said:

“This Sesshoumaru tires of these nuisances.” He said in a low tone indicating that he was seriously pissed. Shishinki was right there and the irritating bastards were in his way.

“I never thought I would say this but I couldn’t agree with you more!” Inuyasha yelled. As soon as he said this, he felt himself being lifted of the ground. Sesshoumaru had his tail wrapped around Inuyashas waist and placed Inuyasha in front of his chest as they soared through the ski.

“Attack!” Sesshoumaru said as he flew through the air cutting every spirit apart the came too close.

“Ya don’t have to tell me twice.” Inuyasha said gruffly as he performed the wind scars on the birds of hell. When the got above the opening Shishinki was occupying Sesshoumaru ordered:

“Destroy the barrier!” He said as he held his brother in an iron grip, keeping Inuyasha from slipping from the force of his attacks. Thought it was a bit uncomfortable, Inuyasha rather take shadow breathes then to be on the ground and eventually torn apart by ghouls.

“Alright already, ADAMANT BARRAGE!!!” Inuyasha shouted as he swung his sword downward, targeting the roof top of the opening. Rocks, dust and debris flew everywhere as Inuyashas’ attack hit the mark, breaking the shield and the opening. However something unexpected happened.


Something seemed as if it flew through Shishinki making his spirit jerk. Just when Sesshoumaru was about to deliver the final blow to Shishinki, Inuyasha body jerked in Sesshoumaru grip as if something hit him hard. Inuyasha eyes went wide in shock as his breath was knocked out of him. When Sesshoumaru looked down he saw a transparent banshee surrounding Inuyashas’ body. Inuyasha turned his head to face Sesshoumaru and as he did so Sesshoumaru saw the banshee looking back at him with its black eyes. In her eyes he saw what looked like two fragments of a mirror, and then it hit him:

“That sneaky little worm placed Kanna fragments in this banshee. That must be the reason why I did not detect her scent after the barrier dispersed.’ He thought with fury as his eyes flashed red. Sesshoumaru knew that Kanna was the void child and something that is void is empty nothingness and therefore had no scent.

Sesshoumaru still held his brother tightly to his form as Inuyasha slowly morphed into a full youkai. Sesshoumaru eyes flashed again red as he wrapped his tail around Inuyashas’ arms to contain him, however the Tessaiga was still in Inuyasha hand. Seeing that the Tessaiga was no longer working to suppress Inuyasha full youkai form, Sesshoumaru placed his Tensaiga between his teeth and snatched the Tessaiga from Inuyasha grasp before the banshee forces him to use it on him…or turn the blade against its master. Once Sesshoumaru removed the banshee from Inuyasha he will return the blade so it can continue to suppress his full youkai form.

Sesshoumaru noted that the blade no longer scorched his hands when he touched it as he returned it to its rusty form and placed it in his obi on his right hip. Then he removed his Tensaiga from his mouth to prepare for battle.

Shishinki was surrounded by the ghouls doubling as his body guards. He chuckled as he looked up at Sesshoumaru and said:

“Ha, I was planning on finding that bastard Naraku and making him pay for using me, however since you and your brother sent me to hell in the first place, I am more interested in seeing to it that both of you suffer and die. Then again with your brother transformed state, you two may carry out that task for me. He smirked.

Sesshoumaru observed that Shishinki no longer wore a mask. There was no need since he had his whole head in spirit form. Sesshoumaru wanted inflict the same wound his father inflicted on Shishinki long ago. He wanted to remove half of his head before he finished him off. But first thing first, he has to get ride of the pesky ghouls in front of him, not to mention find a way to remove Inuyasha from the battle. Sesshoumaru thought about knocking him out, but the banshee will just animate his body regardless he is conscience or not. He refused to let Inuyasha cause himself harm. With his usual quick thinking, he allowed the claws on his left hand to glow green with his toxic flower poison. While Inuyasha still struggled, he wrapped his left arm around Inuyashas’ chest and stuck his index and ring finger claws into Inuyashas’ right shoulder. It was just enough poison to leave him temporarily paralyzed. Quickly before Inuyashas’ fast full youkai healing ability kicked in, he channeled the purifying power of Tensaiga towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha screamed in a voice that was the banshees and not his own as Tensaigas’ power washed over him. This did not kill the banshee outright, but it did weaken her. Although she was still inside of Inuyasha having a negative affect on him, she could not force Inuyasha to cause himself or anyone else harm. Sesshoumaru didn’t know how long Inuyasha would last with the banshee inside of him bringing forth Inuyashas’ worst fears, so he decided that he had to end this quickly.

After Sesshoumaru finished with Inuyasha he looked at Shishinki with predatory eyes as he said:

“This Sesshoumaru finds it ironic that the same blade you called ‘Incomplete’ is the same blade that assisted in sending you to hell, and will destroy your spirit. Now enough hiding behind the ghouls of hell, show a shred of pride and face me.” Sesshoumaru said as he effortless sliced though many of the ghosts that attached him.

Sesshoumaru decided that the only way to free his brother from the banshee was to destroy Shishinki and his weapon which contained the fragments. Doing this will also cause Narakus’ hell to start unraveling.

“You talk big now Inu, but the odds are certainly against you. That leftover peace of Tensaiga you call a sword will do no good if you don’t live long enough to use it. And from the way your brother is shivering and sweating he won’t be among the living for long either. So what do you plan to do to get out of this situation alive hmmm?” He taunted as he waited for the chance to make his move.

Sesshoumaru narrowed his golden eyes took on a feral look again as he said in a low tone:

“Exterminate you all like the pest you are.” Then the ghouls rushed him, Shishinki launched his Meidou attack and the battle was on…


TBC

A/N: Thanks for reading hope you enjoyed it. Sorry about the long wait, College Finals coming up.