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WARNING: This story will contain chapters with violence, mature subject matter and dark themes. If you are underage or if any of this kind of content may offend you then please leave now.
Also I am aware that my spelling is bad, but no one I know, knows I write stories so I have no one to proof read my work.
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Last time ...
Carefully Kagome kicked a small pebble off the ledge and watched it fall. It seemed to take forever to finally disappear into the turbulent waves. It tumbled and turned in the air, bouncing off the rock wall and finally disappearing without a trace.
That's what she would do, she'd disappear without a trace. The demon would never be able to hurt her, or anyone else ever again!
"You don't have the nerve!" the voice laughed in her ear.
"Little Kagome ... scared ... weak. You're wasting my time. Go Home!"
"No ..." she answered out loud. If he wanted blood, he'd get it. But it would be hers and not anyone else's!
Kagome took a step forwards. It felt like she'd walked off the edge of the earth. The wind wiped by her, her stomach lurched, tears rolled down her cheeks ... but at least her family was safe.
Chapter EIGHT Something From the Past
Kagome fell. She fell through the air, the sound of it whipping past her was almost relaxing. She closed her eyes and waited for everything to go quiet.
Without warning something hit Kagome's arm, gripping her tight. She came to sudden bone jarring halt. She cried out as her arm was almost ripped from it's socket. Disorientated she looked around to see what had stopped her. Looking up she saw a hand, pale against the fading darkness, gripping her arm. She didn't need to look at the face of who had caught her to know who it was. She wouldn't have recognised his face anyways, since she had never seen it, but the aura that surrounded him was unmistakable.
"Kagome! Hold On!"
His voice was strained, as if it was taking everything he had to hold her. Kagome's eyes were transfixed on his hand. The muscles in his wrist and forearm clearly defined, the veins bulging. Finally Kagome drew her gaze upwards, still unable to believe it was him. She looked into his face, there was something familiar about it.
His hand was wet and she slipped a little making her yelp.
"Kagome! Grab onto me ..."
"I can't ..." she answered.
"Kagome ... I know you think you're not strong enough ... I know you think there is no way out ... that no matter what you'll never be free ... But you are strong!" his fingers slipped against her skin as he spoke,
"Kagome ... let me ... help you!"
Kagome considered him for a second. He was real. The demon had lied! If the demon had lied then he really must be able to help her. With all her strength Kagome swung her arm up and grabbed onto her rescuer's arm. The second she did the world suddenly began to glow orange. The sun was rising, even through the dense clouds its light reach the earth. A strange feeling jolted through her, like a pulse. She felt it again. She stared into the boys face and watched as he began to change. His aura glowed brightly around him, his dark long hair changed to silver. His eyes faded into a deep amber. The nails on his fingers grew into claws and his gritted teeth became bared fanged. They stared at each other. Kagome couldn't believe what she was seeing. It was him, ... the hanyou!
Without thinking Kagome tried to pull her arm from his grasp, but now he was easily strong enough to hold her meagre weight. Kagome opened her mouth to scream, but another jolt passed through their bodies and suddenly Kagome was falling again. Instead of hitting the cold water, she hit something hard and flat. The feeling in her stomach felt a lot like missing the last step going down a flight of stairs.
Kagome looked around. It was dark and cold. The ground was hard and ruff. A pale light filtered in from somewhere shining against the metal chains that decorated the walls. Kagome backed as far away as possible. She knew where she was. She knew who was going to come through the door. Then she noticed him, the hanyou. He was standing in the middle of the room looking around, a startled and confused expression on his face. He noticed Kagome and turned towards her.
"Stay back" she said pressing herself against the farthest wall. He didn't say anything, he just watched her. There was something strange going on. How had the hanyou gotten into this place?
A metal squeal echoed through the air as a door suddenly opened at one end of the room. The hanyou wheeled around to see who had entered.
Again Kagome didn't need to look to know who it was. She had felt him from the moment they had gotten to this place. It was the same nightmare she'd been living for years. The hanyou looked from Kagome to the man who had entered from the shadows. He knew who it was to. The first night he had met Kagome he'd known, he'd felt him, connected with him somehow through Kagome. This was the demon who'd taken everything from her, tortured her, terrified her, almost killed her. He was going to make sure that all ended tonight.
The demon moved so fast even InuYasha lost track of him, only realizing where he'd gone when he heard Kagome's muffled scream. Turning he saw the demon holding Kagome by the throat.
"You stupid girl! Do you really think you can be rid of me so easily? I own you. You will do as I say! You will give me what I want!"
"No!" Kagome choked out the word.
"You can't resist me! And there is no one to save you. I will rip your mind apart until you give me what I want."
"Think Again!" a voice yelled from behind the demon. Kagome saw an arm swing past her as the hanyou yelled out. He was still trying to help her. To both there amazement as his arm struck the demon instead of throwing him off Kagome, it simply past right through him.
The hanyou staggered back wide eyed. The demon dropped Kagome and turned to see who had attacked him. He just starred for a moment,
"How did you get here!" the demon asked in an angry tone as he stepped towards him. The Hanyou stared back at him angrily wondering how he was going to fight something he couldn't touch. The demon continued his slow approach studying him up and down.
"You seem familiar to me half breed ..."
He still said nothing stepped back to keep a safe distance between himself and the demon. He stepped back into the pale light filtering from somewhere above. The demon came to a sudden halt.
"You! How can you be here?" The demon was angry now, his face contorted in a deep scowl.
"I had you killed ... years ago when you where a worthless pup!"
"Sorry you are going to have to be more specific then that! The list of people who have tried to end my life is quite long!" InuYasha answered almost feeling a tad amused by the comment. His voice, however, remained steady and calm. The longer he could keep this maniac talking the longer he had to find a way of getting himself and Kagome out of this mess.
"No ... I'd never forget that face ... you look so much like your mother ... InuYasha."
The hanyou froze,
"How do you know my name?"
"I heard she screamed like a whore when they had their way with her, your mother!"
"Don't you dare talk about my mother ..."
"Ooh Did I hit a nerve ...? Come now you can't really believe we'd let someone like that live? Harboring a half breed filth like you ... even if you were her son."
InuYasha lunged forwards with every intent on ripping the demon's face from his scull. Even with InuYasha's super speed the demon evaded his attack with a quick step to the side. InuYasha turned quickly to attack again but ran straight into the demon's outstretched hand. The demon gripped his throat tightly, there was a rush of air and InuYasha's back collided with the nearest wall, pinned by the demon's surprising strength. InuYasha glanced past him to see Kagome curled up in the far corner. A theory suddenly came to him. Trying to relax he took a few deep breaths. The demon tightened his grip on InuYasha's neck. InuYasha closed his eyes and let his hands drop to his side, when he opened them he was smiling.
"Kagome" he called.
Kagome looked up at him.
"Don't be scared of him Kagome. Don't be scared."
Without looking at the demon he stepped forward through him. Just like the first time InuYasha had attacked, he passed right through the demon's body creating swirls of smoke behind him. The look of surprise on the demon's face was short lived as he watched InuYasha walk straight towards Kagome. He tried to grab InuYasha from behind but his arm disintegrated.
"Don't be afraid Kagome" InuYasha said kneeling down in front of her. He took her hands and helped her to her feet. Kagome stared at him feeling confused and scared and tired.
"Why are you helping me?"
"Kagome you have to focus. He's using your emotions as a door into your mind. He's using your fear, if you stop being afraid he wont have a hold over you anymore!"
InuYasha suddenly felt the strange sensation of something passing through him. InuYasha and Kagome saw for a fraction of a second as an arm materialized between them before Kagome was thrown back again. She hit the metal wall with a loud thud. The demon turned on InuYasha.
"You can't save her! Her mind has been mine for years. She's almost as weak and worthless as you are!"
"If that were true you'd have killed her years ago. What is it you want from her?"
"Wouldn't you like to know! She knows, her father hid it somewhere and I want it!"
"Stop being afraid Kagome. He can't hurt you see ..."
InuYasha released his anger letting it flood through him, he turned and swung his fist which collided with the demons face. Catching him off guard the demon fell back on the floor.
"See Kagome. If you're not afraid then you have the power."
"I don't know how ... how to not be afraid."
The demon jumped to his feet and swung at InuYasha but again his fist passed right though him. InuYasha rounded again and attacked with his claws, letting his anger rage within him when he attacked and reeling it in when the demon fought back. He was using the demon's weapon against him.
The demon hit the far wall with such force it rattled the chains hanging from the ceiling. Four deep gashes stretch across his face and neck and down his chest. InuYasha quickly moved back to Kagome side helping her to her feet again.
"Think of somewhere you feel safe Kagome. Think of your friends and family and your home. Think about your father, would he want you to be afraid or strong?"
Kagome's eyes darted between the hanyou who stood before her risking his life to help her and the demon who had terrorized her for half her life, killed her father and torn her family apart. The demon on the far side of the room was getting to his feet again, but this time when Kagome stared into his eyes and his blood stained face, all she felt was anger. Anger at him and at herself for letting him make her so weak. The demon readied for another attack, Kagome turned to look back at the hanyou. He was starring at the demon with sheer determination, not a trace of doubt or fear at all. Kagome suddenly felt a strange calming feeling come over her. She wasn't afraid anymore. Kagome stepped forwards as the demon shot towards them, and wrapped her arms around the hanyou as tight as she could. Surprised InuYasha looked down at the girl, what was she doing? A pale light began to glow around her. InuYasha watched as it grew encircling them both, he could feel the energy growing. The pressure in the air was incredible, like right before a lighting strike, volatile and ready to explode at any second. Then, with the demon's attack inches from them, Kagome released it. It exploded though the room obliterating everything it touched including the demon. Everything became bright for a moment before everything when completely black.
So here ends this chapter. This chapter was very hard to wright for some reason. Im really not so good at fight scenes! Which is bad cause I have a couple more planned for this story!
I hate writers block ... and computers that don't work!
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