Tuesday, September 20, 2005

The Jackson Cage: Tragic fate
*episode 7*

Kirara is speeding into the sunset; but going nowhere. Sango needs time, so she’s just going to run until her friend has had enough. Sango is trying to let the rushing air clear her head, but she is overwhelmed by the days happenings. It is to her great surprise that the flame-cat suddenly stops short and calls for her attention. Sango takes a moment to scan her surroundings before she sees what Kirara had already noticed. Bellow her is a forest; standing in a clearing, in plain sight, is a figure shrouded in the skin of a white baboon. Kirara is clearly unsure of weather or not they should approach, and she waits until Sango urges her onward. The two land, and Sango jumps clear of Kirara. She calls, “Naraku, come to gloat; have you?!?” Sango believes herself to be talking to a demon puppet; not a bad assumption. However, to her surprise, the figure casts aside the baboon skin. “You came in person?” she asks. The demon replies, “Some things are worth the risk. I trust you got my message.” The anger in her eyes is all the answer he needs. She says, “You didn’t need to kill him; I wasn’t going to accept his offer!” Naraku tells her, “It was enough that he offered; besides that, he had the impudence to seek me out.” Sango’s eyes burn with rage, she pulls the Hiraikotsu off her shoulder and charges. He raises an arm in defense, and is surprised when it is spilt in two. “Sango,” he says, “You’ve gotten stronger.” As she raises her weapon for another attack, Naraku raises a barrier between them. The Hiraikotsu slams against it and bounces off, harmlessly. Naraku says, “If you had Inuyasha with you now; you might have been able to kill me. But you cannot win on your own.” Allowing her rage to boil over, Sango begins to batter the barrier again and again. She makes no progress, but she lets her anger flow through her mussels. Eventually, Naraku gathers a sphere of dark energy in his hand. He pushes it into the barrier; and on her next attack, the energy travels up Sango’s weapon and blasts her off her feet. She falls to the ground, unconscious; and Kirara steps defensively between her and the demon. Naraku says, “Yes Sango; let your hatred for me grow. I have much more suffering in store for you. But my plans do not end there.” That said, the demon turns and walks off.
*The End*
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