Inuyasha FanFiction
Emotions In Time - Part Seven:
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WARNING: THIS PART IS A BIT VIOLENT AND GOREY.
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The small amount of soldiers that valued their lives were retreating.
Lord Sesshomaru was on the ground now, swiftly killing those who got in his way. Whether they challenged him or not.
Suddenly, he veered to the left, attracted to a man with Rin's scent on his hands.
Sesshomaru caught the man around the throat and hoisted him off the ground.
"Tell me where the girls is!" Sesshomaru demanded, his eyes flicking red for a second.
"Go to hell Demon!" Rin's attacker yelled at him.
Sesshomaru smirked. "You first," he told the man before launching him through the air where he crashed into the remains of a burned down building.
The warrior tried to get up and run, but was only able to sit up since the fall had broken his left leg. Sesshomaru pulled Tokijin from his belt and placed the tip of the sword to the bottom of the man's chin.
"I will not repeat myself to a mortal," Sesshomaru told the man, "So tell me what I want to know."
"O-Our boss, General Yuudai took her," the man stumbled to get the words out of his mouth fast enough, "He's on a horse, so their probably at the top of the hill-"
The warrior was unable to finish however, because a large chunk of burning timber fell from the hut next to them and crushed the man to death.
Sesshomaru jumped away, not even giving the man a second glance as he took off to the top of the hill.
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Rin struggled in the Boss' lap, desperately trying to free herself from his grasp.
"Let me go!" she shouted at him.
The Boss, (General Yuudai), looked down at the angry eleven-year-old girl. "My, you're a fighter," he commented.
Rin grabbed at the hand that held her waist; if only she were stronger! "When Lord Sesshomaru gets here, you are going to regret the day you were born!" she hissed at Yuudai.
"Lord Sesshomaru you say? That wouldn't happen to be the Lord Sesshomaru, would it? The elder son of the great Dog Demon Inu no Taishou?" Yuudai asked.
"Yes, it... is..." Rin answered, trying to reach her head down to bite Yuudai's hand, "So, you better put me down and escape... escape while you... can!"
The General laughed at Rin's verbal onslaught, "So you'd rather live with a monster..."
"What are you laughing at?" Rin shouted, "You're the monster."
"Young girl, you have no right to speak to me that way. I am a great leader-"
"You-" Rin cut him off, "-are a murderer! You gave an order to kill a child! "
Rin's proclamation angered Yuudai. "It was a demon!" Yuudai said defensively, "It had to be destroyed!"
" He was only nine!" she shrieked, "And he didn't deserve to die!" Tears rolled down Rin's cheeks at the loss of her friend.
"You will understand after you have lived in our village for a couple years..." Yuudai told her.
"I am so sick of people trying to make me live in a normal village with disgusting people like you !" she screamed through more tears.
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Sesshomaru's nose burned with the salty scent of Rin's tears as he landed on the top of the hill and looked down. There were three men on horseback mixed in the handful of retreating soldiers. After looking closer at each of the horses, he found the one with two passengers; a large male and a small girl.
"Rin..." he whispered, secretly relieved to see her unharmed.
Only on jump put Sesshomaru in front of the horse, which shied back in surprise.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried, overjoyed to see he had come for her.
"Release her, immediately," Sesshomaru ordered Yuudai, cracking his knuckles.
Yuudai frowned at Sesshomaru and tightened his grip on Rin. "Ow," she whimpered in pain. Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red for a brief second.
Yuudai raised an eyebrow at Sesshomaru. How badly does this evil creature care for this girl? he wondered.
The General took it upon himself to learn the meaning of Sesshomaru's red eyes, and tightened his grip on the girl a little more. "Ah! Stop!" Rin cried out, "Let me go, please!" Just like before, at the sound of Rin's pain, Sesshomaru's eyes flashed red.
"I see..." Yuudai said, meeting Sesshomaru's hate filled glare, "It angers you to see the little girl harmed."
Sesshomaru eyebrows slanted down into an expression of sheer anger. "Get one thing straight, Yuudai," Sesshomaru said, bringing out his Whip of Light, "The more you hurt her, the longer I will make you suffer before you die."
Yuudai snickered, "If you can get me that is."
Skillfully, Sesshomaru used his whip to slice the horse's legs off, which threw Yuudai and Rin from the saddle. They separated in mid air and fell to the ground.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried, scrambling to her feet. She tried to run to him, but was intercepted by Yuudai, who grabbed her and held a dagger to her neck.
"One move and she dies," Yuudai threatened.
"Do it then!" Rin's challenged, her inner strength was heard through her voice, "Sesshomaru will kill you and bring me back!"
"T-That's not possible!" Yuudai snapped.
Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the despicable man who held Rin at knife-point. "Do not underestimate me," he warned.
Yuudai smirked, "Oh, I won't." he assured Sesshomaru, "I know that you are going to kill me, even if I spare the girl's life..."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened, No!
"...so I won't."
Then suddenly, the knife Yuudai had just been holding was gone. Only the handle, dripping with blood, stuck out of Rin's throat.
"Lord... Sess-Sess-sho-maru..." Rin gasped with blood oozing from the coner of her mouth.
Sesshomaru stared silently.
Rin smiled at him. "Hu-Hurry ba-ck..." she managed to whisper before her breath was gone.
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"Figured you'd be here Sango."
Sango opened her eyes to look at the voice who had just spoke to her. It was Inuyasha, standing alongside Kagome.
Inuyasha looked over Sango's head at Miroku, "Didn't expect you, though."
Miroku shrugged and returned to his silent prayer of eternal piece for Kohaku. Sango's face was red and stiff from her crying. Kagome hugged Sango in an effort to console her. Inuyasha sat down and prayed near them.
The memories of Naraku's defeat were bittersweet, and hurt more than just Sango.
Naraku was done for, even he could see that. Sango had been able to free almost everyone from Naraku's flesh, but Kagome was still unreachable. The whole team, (and Sesshomaru - who had been busy fighting off Hakudoshi before), were quickly wearing down Naraku's strength and coming closer and closer to the infant heart he had reabsorbed into his body. Inuyasha was a lunatic as he desperately tried to hack away at the stone hard flesh that contained Kagome; with no progress. 'It's too late, Inuyasha,' Naraku laughed at his efforts, 'I have devoured the young woman's soul. Soon, I will have her mind and body as well.' 'Naraku!' a voice from behind shouted. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to see Kikyo standing not far from them. Her arrow was drawn and aimed at Naraku, but there was something else too. Her arrowhead was drenched in her own blood and glowing brightly. 'It ends now!' she yelled and released the arrow.
Kagome looked over at Inuyasha. He was thinking of Kikyo, she could tell. Kagome placed a hand on her heart.
Inuyasha held Kagome's cold body in his arms, pressing his forehead against hers. 'Kagome...' he whispered. 'Inuyasha...' Miroku called quietly, placing a hand on his shoulder, 'It's not your fault, you did all you could.' Inuyasha shook Miroku's hand off. 'It's not fair, she shouldn't have...' his words died as a growl erupted from his throat, 'Why didn't he kill me? I'm the one who should have died! Not her. Not Kagome...' Sango and Shippo were crying too, behind Inuyasha. Miroku and Kirara had their heads bowed, Miroku himself close to tears. Even Rin was crying, but not as hysterically as Shippo. Sesshomaru stood beside Rin, silently watching. 'Please, Lord Sesshomaru,' Rin sniffed, 'Can't you bring her back?' Sesshomaru closed his eyes and bowed his head slightly. 'No, I cannot,' he explained, 'Her soul was not taken away by the Pallbearers of the Netherworld, it was devoured. It's vanished... and I can't bring back something that no longer exists.' A single tear rolled down Inuyasha's cheek and landed on Kagome's closed eyelid.
