Friday, July 1, 2005

Origin Of The Species: New blood
*episode 8*

Blood dripping from his claws, the flame-cat Kyoubou rips through the thin walls of the shrine. Close on his heals come Inuyasha, Kagome, and Shippo. When they reach the outside of the shrine, they see the demon standing near Tattoimaru. Shippo rushes to his new friend’s side and shouts, “Tattoimaru, get away from Kyoubou! He attacked Kirara; she’s hurt bad.” “Really,” the boy says, “then I’ll have to punish him.” In a single motion, Tattoimaru grabs Shippo and brings his blade to the foxling’s neck. He says, “I was quite clear when I told him to rip her heart from her chest!” Inuyasha reaches for the Tetsusaiga, but stops when the human tightens the knife against the young demon’s throat. Shippo asks, “Tattoimaru, what are you doing?” The boy says, “If you speak again, you’ll be joining your parents; or more accurately, you’ll be joining my parents. After all, I didn’t kill your parents, but I will not hesitate to kill you.” Kagome says, “You killed your parents?!?” “What of it?” he asks. “They had the jewel shard and I wanted it. So I took this knife and I butchered them in their bed.” Inuyasha asks, “Weren’t you going on about how great your old man was?” Tattoimaru says, “That man wasn’t my father; he wasn’t good enough. So I killed him and I found a better father.” “He found Naraku!” Kohaku says. He and Kagura are limping out of the shrine supporting each other. Kagura’s kimono has been cut above her breast. There is lots of blood, but the bleeding has stopped and her demonic healing powers will quickly mend the harm. Kohaku, on the other hand, shouldn’t be out of bed yet, but he knows he needs to be. Inuyasha says, “Heh, another one of Naraku’s children!” Tattoimaru gives a brief tug on his blade, drawing a sharp gasp and a small shrike from Shippo. “Don’t you ever confuse me with them!” he says. “Those soulless fools are not his children; especially not her! I am truly Naraku’s offspring.” “So,” Inuyasha says sarcastically, “the creep finally found himself a woman. So what about the other parents, who were they?” Kohaku calls out, “No Inuyasha, remember, Naraku was not born to a woman.” Kagome says, “No, he was created when Onigumo gave his body to the demons.” Tattoimaru says, “Exactly. Now Shippo I’ve decide that since we’re friends I’m going to let you be the first demon in my new body. When my heart is black enough, I’ll give myself to you and others and a new demon will be born. Think about it Shippo, you’ll have a father again.” Suddenly Kyoubou, who has been standing by neutral to the events around him, starts to growl. His eyes begin to flicker back and forth between orange and red. Tattoimaru says, “Stubborn creature. I used my parents’ jewel shard to gain control over him, but that clearly isn’t enough. Here,” he pulls out the two shards he stole from Kagura, “these should do it; but first…” With a quick flick of his wrist, he draws blood from Shippo’s throat. He plunges the shards into the wound, then reaches them over to the flame-cat’s wound. The shards in place, he says, “Shippo, remember what I told you; you will be a part of me.” That said, he tosses the foxling away from him and climbs onto the now docile cat’s back and the two depart into the night.
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