The Next World
Part Five - Bring Me to Life
Scene Selection
Two Against One (scroll down)
Seeing the Light
The Plan for Revival
He's Back!
Enter Osoroshi
The large demon from Great Britain known only as Bill stands before the
undead priestess known only as Kikyo and the great dog demon lord
known only as Sesshomaru (and this is known only as a run-on sentence).
He smiles and winks with his only eye.
Sesshomaru: If you don�t mind me asking, what happened to your
eye?
Bill: What happened to your arm?
Sesshomaru: I'm asking the questions here.
Bill: I have a nasty habit of getting too...fresh...with the
ladies. Nine times out of ten, they hit me in the eye. It fell out
after a while.
Kikyo: What about the one time out of ten?
Bill: They hit me in the twig-and-berries.
Sesshomaru: Ouch. I know that hurts.
Bill holds up a plastic bag. Inside is a twig and some wild
berries.
Bill: Not really. I don't know why they hate them so much.
Sesshomaru and Kikyo look to each other, sigh, and look back at
Bill.
Sesshomaru: Enough of this foolishness. You and your lot will
pay for destroying Tetsusaiga...
Kikyo: ...and killing Inuyasha...
Sesshomaru: ...AND LYING ABOUT WAFFLES! THAT IS AN UNFORGIVABLE
SIN!
Sesshomaru unsheathes Tokijin and leaps forward. He strikes Bill but
the weapon has no effect.
Bill: Fool. We members of the Ketsugun are empowered with pure
evil. There is nothing that you can do to defeat me.
Kikyo aims her arrow at the blobby beast-man.
Kikyo: Pure evil is darkness. To get rid of darkness, one must
turn on the light.
Sesshomaru flips a nearby light switch and illuminates the cave.
Sesshomaru: I'm sorry, Kikyo. But he's still alive.
Kikyo: It was a metaphor, you doofus.
Sesshomaru: I knew that.
Kikyo releases the arrow and it sails right through Bill, leaving a
trail of holy energy behind it. The hole in Bill�s chest grows larger
and he begins to burn.
Bill: I'm on fire! AAAAH!
Sesshomaru: Stop, drop and roll.
Bill falls to the ground and rolls around. His body burns more and
falls apart piece by piece. Sesshomaru walks over to the dying demon and
ruthlessly stomps on his head, putting him out of his misery.
Kikyo: You shouldn't have done that.
Sesshomaru: I'd rather do that over watching him take an
eternity to die.
Kikyo: No, you shouldn't have done that because now your foot is
on fire.
Sesshomaru: Holy crap!
Sesshomaru hops around with his foot flaming.
Kikyo (smirking): Stop, drop and roll.
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Inuyasha celebrates with his new "friends" in Hell. He triumphed over
Kuro, the mistress of that level, and has declared himself the
King.
Inuyasha: All right. Now I will destroy every single one of
those bastards! The revolution is only beginning!
Man: Does anyone have a dance mat?
Inuyasha: Not that kind of revolution, you moron.
The small ball of light descends from above and floats before
Inuyasha.
Inuyasha: Who or what are you?
Small Light: I come from up above.
Inuyasha: Huh?
Small Light: If this is Hell, then the other place must
be...
Inuyasha: Upper Hell?
Small Light: Heaven!
Man: Now who's the moron?
Inuyasha: WIND SCAR!!!
Inuyasha swipes his blade and destroys the man with his powerful
attack.
Small Light: Wow, you're quite hostile, aren't you?
Inuyasha: If I knew what that meant, I'd answer.
Small Light: Just follow me.
The light glows brighter and lifts Inuyasha off the ground and carries
him up to the heavens. Inuyasha stands on a cloud right before the
larger ball of light.
Large Light: Just what do you think you're doing?
Inuyasha: I think I'm looking at a giant ball of light.
Large Light: I mean, down there. You can't overthrow the
governing officials in Hell!
Inuyasha: Why not? If anyone pisses me off, and believe me, a
lot of people piss me off, I kick the crap out of them. I don't care
who they are.
Large Light: How did you die anyway?
Inuyasha: Two hundred demons, uh, no. Two THOUSAND demons
ambushed me. I killed a lot of them, but they eventually took me down.
Small Light: He's lying. Two guys attacked him. The one who
killed him is no bigger than a wagon wheel.
Inuyasha: Shut up! You...you...uh...ball.
Small Light: That hurt. It's a shame that your mind isn't as
sharp as your sword.
Inuyasha: WIND SCAR!!!
Nothing happens.
Large Light: Your sword uses negative energy. It won't work on
us.
Small Light: That's why it couldn't defeat the two demons who
killed you. You need positive energy for them.
Inuyasha: Wind........Scar?
Large Light: Excuse us for a second.
The two beings float away from Inuyasha and talk amongst
themselves.
Large Light: We can't send him back into Hell. The chaos that
he'll cause will ruin the entire infrastructure of the afterlife.
Small Light: What do you suggest? Let him into Heaven?
Large Light: HELL NO! Look at him. Do you think that he
deserves to be in Heaven?
Small Light: Right. Then what? Give him his life back?
Large Light: Yes...yes...if we give him his life back, he�ll be
Earth's problem. Let them deal with him.
Small Light: We should empower his sword with positive energy so
that he can kill those guys who got him. If not, they'll kill him
again.
Large Light: Then he'll be back here. And no one wants
that.
The two orbs of light return to Inuyasha, who is picking his nose.
Inuyasha: OW!
He removes his finger and a small trickle of blood comes from his
nostril.
Inuyasha: I hate having claws sometimes.
Small Light: Ewww...
Large Light: Um, yes. We have decided that, uh, the world needs
you to defend it from the forces of evil!
Inuyasha: You're serious? I'm going back to Earth?
Large Light: Yes, but first we must give your sword some
power.
The light glows brighter and shines on Tetsusaiga. The blade gives off
a white hue. Then it disappears.
Inuyasha: What happened?!
Large Light: I don't know. Oops.
Small Light: Someone must have repaired the sword in the living
world.
Large Light: Wow. Good timing, eh? So, your sword should be
waiting for you when you get back home.
Inuyasha: YES! Kagome! I'm coming back! And just wait until I
get my hands on those bastards who killed me!
Small Light: Yeah. Cool. Get out of here. You smell like
pee.
Inuyasha: How do I do that?
The large light motions towards a hole right behind Inuyasha.
Large Light: Jump through that and you'll be back inside your
body.
Inuyasha: OK. See you guys later!
Inuyasha jumps through the portal and it vanishes behind him.
Large Light: He didn't mean that, did he? About seeing us
later?
Small Light: It's only a matter of time before he dies again, so
it's a possibility.
Large Light: I don't get paid enough for this crap.
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Totosai stands over Inuyasha's grave. He is holding the newly
re-forged Tetsusaiga. However, he doesn't understand why the blade glows with
such brightness.
Totosai: The thing glows now. I guess I'm better than I
thought.
He looks down at Inuyasha's grave.
Totosai: You loser! Allowing Tetsusaiga to get destroyed again
is absolutely ridiculous. I should whiz on your grave. Heh, that's
not a bad idea.
Totosai prepares to relieve himself. At that exact moment, Inuyasha
emerges from the soil and gets hit in the face with a stream of warm
liquid.
Inuyasha: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Totosai: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Inuyasha climbs out and rubs his face off. Totosai pulls his pants up,
catching his breath over time.
Totosai: What are you? A zombie?
Inuyasha: First that lake, now this. Huh? No! I'm not a
zombie! I'm alive again! Give me that!
Inuyasha snatches Tetsusaiga. He runs away.
Totosai: Where are you going?
Inuyasha: I'm getting what is rightfully mine. REVENGE!
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Koga caresses Kagome's hair as they stroll through a grove of cherry
blossom trees.
Koga: You know, Kagome. We wolf demons choose a mate and never
leave them forever. And I choose you. Please, will you be my
mate?
Kagome: I...I...uh...Koga...
Inuyasha leaps out of the sky and punches Koga in the face.
Inuyasha: You skirt-wearing sack of used diapers!
Kagome: INUYASHA!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!
Koga: How is this possible? And why do you smell like pee?
Inuyasha punches him again. He then hugs Kagome tightly.
Inuyasha: I'm back, Kagome. And I'll never leave you again. I
promise.
Kagome (tears in eyes): Inuyasha...
Inuyasha: Where are those two guys who killed me?
Kagome: Sesshomaru went to go look for them.
Inuyasha: I'll follow his scent. That will lead me straight to
them. Thanks Kagome!
Kagome: But...you could get killed again.
Inuyasha: Not this time! Remember my promise?
Kagome (smiling): I'm coming with you! But we need to stop in
Kaede�s village to get my arrows.
Kagome climbs onto his back.
Koga: I guess the answer to my question is a "no", huh?
Kagome: Yeah. Sorry.
Koga lowers his head and walks away. Inuyasha and Kagome soar over the
trees below.
Koga: What does he have that I don't? It's gotta be the baggy
pants. It's time to go shopping...
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Deep within Osoroshi's maze of caves is the main chamber. A lone
candle provides the only light for the dark room. Shoshin, his female
second-in-command, enters.
Shoshin: The ones known as Kikyo and Sesshomaru are inside. Not
only that, but Inuyasha has returned to life. He is bringing the girl
with him.
Osoroshi is hidden in the shadows. All that can be seen is a pair of
narrow, yellow eyes. He speaks with a soft, almost feminine tone of
voice.
Osoroshi: Tell Kyojin and Kotori that they have another job.
Destroy everyone but bring the girl to me.
TO BE CONCLUDED
NEXT TIME: Why does Osoroshi want Kagome? Why did he send his
hitmen after Inuyasha in the first place? What does he look like? Are
Sesshomaru and Kikyo still wandering around in the caves? Will Koga get
a pair of baggy red pants? Do you hear what I hear? These questions
will all be answered in the finale... "The Next World pt. 6: Inuyasha
vs. Osoroshi!"
The Known Members of the Ketsugun (listed by rank, #1 is the
highest)
1) Osoroshi - enigmatic leader of the group
2) Shoshin - woman who works as Osoroshi's personal assistant
3) Kamenmaru - masked man, nothing else is known
4) ??????
5) ??????
6) ??????
7) ??????
8) Bill - foreign exchange demon from Great Britain (deceased)
9) Kotori - small demon that resembles a bird
10) Kyojin - Kotori's brother; very large
11) ??????
12) Kanki - little girl who cooks