Bleeding Crescent Moon
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Chapter 8: At a Disadvantage
Sesshomaru heard the commotion while lying on the bedding inside of the hut. He caught the scent of Natsumi, but he couldn't help the other fight him. His blood turned into ice when he heard Rin's shriek. He knew that Natsumi had taken her hostage. Kagura had kidnapped Rin once before, and that was to lure Sesshomaru into Naraku's castle. But this time, Inuyasha went in and rescue Rin. Sesshomaru couldn't do anything.
Suddenly, an only too-familiar scent reached his sensitive nose. But wait...it couldn't be! Why would he be here?
NARAKU!
Sesshomaru stiffened when he realized that Naraku was right outside the hut. He heard some shouts from Kagome, Miroku, Shippo, and Jaken. It sounded like they were fighting Naraku out there. Then...it was all silent.
"What the hell is he doing here...?" Sesshomaru mentally cursed to himself. He pushed the blankets off of him and struggled to sit up. The dull pain came back immediately, making him gasp and wince. He rested the inside of his palms on his knees, gathering as much composure as possible. The world was a blur around him, and yellow splotches clouded his vision.
The door to the hut burst open, revealing the face of a smirking Naraku.
Sesshomaru straightened, wincing again at the process.
Naraku saw all the bandages that covered the demon lord's upper body and knew that he was still in a bad condition.
"Well well well," Naraku said calmly. "What a "surprise" to find you here, lord Sesshomaru."
Sesshomaru looked past Naraku to see Kagome, Miroku, Jaken, and Shippo all unconscious. They had failed to hold back Naraku.
Sesshomaru put up his best glare. "And just what are you doing here, Naraku?"
"I would think that you'd be smart enough to figure it out, lord Sesshomaru," Naraku grinned. "I'm here to take your demonic powers, of course!"
Sesshomaru smirked. "You can try Naraku," he said. But deep down inside, he knew he was in trouble. He could hardly stand, for goodness sake! Fighting Naraku was going to be pushing it.
"If you want to fight, Sesshomaru, then let's do it!" Naraku smirked. His fleshy tentacles rose up in the air threateningly.
Sesshomaru stepped out of the hut with difficulty and got into his battle stance, getting prepared for any attack that might come.
"Are you sure you want to fight this fight, Sesshomaru?" Naraku taunted, knowing that Sesshomaru could hardly stand.
"I'm sure," Sesshomaru seethed. He could tell that Naraku was just teasing him. He pulled out Bakusaiga. Although Bakusaiga's powers had not returned yet, he could still use it as a weapon to help him defend against Naraku's attacks.
"I think I'll play a game of Cat and Mouse with him first," Naraku thought. "Boy, is this going to be fun!"
Sesshomaru shakily brought Bakusaiga in front of him.
"Ready?" Naraku called.
Sesshomaru scowled in response.
Giant, fleshy appendages shot towards Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru staggered away from getting hit by two of them, and slashed down with all his might on the last one. He barely looked up in time to see another batch of attacks flying at him. He cut one in half with Bakusaiga, turned around and cut another one in half. He barely dodged the third one, and it hit him on the side.
Sesshomaru was pushed back about five feet. Naraku retreated the appendages. Sesshomaru realized he was panting, hard. Sweat rolled down his face and pain pulsed through him. His knees were bent, trying to support his weight. He was straining himself too much.
"Is this too much for you, Sesshomaru?" Naraku jeered. "And I haven't even gotten started yet! Since when did you become so weak?"he released a tentacle at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru stumbled out of the way...
...only to run into another appendage. It smashed against his back, sending him smashing into the ground. Sesshomaru felt something warm fall down from the corner of his mouth. Blood.
He lifted his head up weakly and tried to focus his eyes on the enemy before him. His fingers clawed at the ground angrily. He pushed himself up with his palms, and got into a kneeling position, every inch of his body crying out in pain. He forced himself to stand up, holding Bakusaiga in a weak and relaxed grip. The sword nearly touched the ground.
"Still going to push yourself, huh?" Naraku sighed bored. Sesshomaru swayed a bit, then staggered to the right, trying to keep his balance. Naraku chuckled. He sent another attack at him.
Sesshomaru used all the strength he could muster to raise Bakusaiga and deflect the attacks. A tentacle slammed into his stomach and he momentarily gagged. The bandages on his stomach reddened as he fell forward.
Sesshomaru didn't move for a few seconds, panting and trying to endure the pain. Of course, everyone had limits. He painfully turned his head up to look at Naraku.
Naraku sneered at the panting lord on the ground and walked closer.
Sesshomaru tried to shoot daggers at Naraku with his eyes, but all that Naraku saw was pain and frustration. Naraku never thought, in his whole life, that he would be able to see Sesshomaru in this much pain. He walked until his foot was five inches from Sesshomaru's head.
Then with one swift movement, he pulled his foot back and kicked Sesshomaru in the head with all him might.
Sesshomaru never expected the blow. If he did, he didn't expect it to be this hard. Sesshomaru swore he heard his head crack. His eyes widened in shock and pain when Naraku kicked him. Blood spurted from his head like a fountain. Sesshomaru blinked furiously a few times to focus his vision and to keep from passing out. He looked up at Naraku again. He wasn't just seeing double vision...
"...Why do I see twelve Naraku's...?" Sesshomaru thought vaguely, blood spilling out of his mouth.
Naraku raised his foot up and stepped onto Sesshomaru's head.
"Aaaughh...!" he cried out, his eyes squeezing shut. Blood poured down the side of his head. Naraku raised his foot, and Sesshomaru actually sighed in relief.
Naraku took a step back and Sesshomaru turned and tried to get up. His head was spinning so much that he felt dizzy just lying there. There was no getting up for him now.
"You make this very entertaining, my lord," Naraku teased. He bent down and grabbed Sesshomaru's neck, pulling him up. The process made Sesshomaru spit up more blood. The blood went all over Naraku's arm.
"Disgusting dog filth," Sesshomaru barely heard Naraku say that. He was also vaguely aware that Bakusaiga slipped out of his hand. However, he was completely aware when Naraku struck him in the face.
"Damn, his hits hurt like hell," Sesshomaru groaned. He struggled to raise his arms and half-heartedly tried to pry Naraku's hands off of his throat.
Naraku chuckled loudly. "It's time to take your demoni powers, my lord."
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