WolfGear Presents: Inuyasha: Red Soul
Chapter 10: Oh Death come at thee
Pairing: Kagome X Sesshomaru OCXOC
Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and Holo from spice and wolf, or Okami
Oc's Shilo Kane, Shinjuku Kane, Shinto Kane, Ishimaru Kota, Black Soul
Ishimaru Kota, son of the Great Dog general Inutaisho looked over the northern mountains on the edge of the western lands. Things were quite, leaving the dog lord much time to think. The first thing on his mind was Kagome. She was powerful, smart, and strong willed, yet allow kind and indifferent to the currently prejudice of the youkai races. Having an Inu pup travel at a wolf's side was something not very common, even with the wolf and Inu alliance.
As the day dragged on his mind wondered to what his little brother thought of her. Sesshomaru knows she's powerful, but he will not look beyond that unless someone pealed open his eyes lids.
He grinned, thinking of the perfect way to annoy his little brother. Court the young princess of the wolf clan. That is if she survives the trails.
Ah yes the trails. Dove his greatest rival and friend had given him a little sight as to what happens on that mountain. Apparently you walk into a sort of journey of time or something like that or maybe it was more like memories. Whatever it was it was real and what you saw was real.
Dove had told him see saw his father in his youth and then his grandfather, and others. He fought them; he felt their blades touch his skin and the blood drip down his flesh. What it was is a mystery but where or whenever you go one thing is for certain, you fight for your life!
Kagome blinked as the fog cleared. She thought she was supposed to be climbing a mountain, so why in the hell was she standing in the middle of a clearing? Also what as that huge stone altar looking thing? Calming herself she sniffed the air for clues about where she was. Surprisingly she caught whiff of a familiar scent and went at a dead run ran towards it.
She was getting close. Just a few more yards and she would be right on top of him! Coming towards the altar she caught whiff of a second scent she didn't recognized and then another, and then another, there were over a dozen scent!
Skidding to a halt at the base of the stone structure, Kagome ducked behind a fallen stone and hid her presence.
Now that she stopped to think something didn't feel right to her. Scenting the air again she smelt the scent of Shilo and Shinjuku, though something was different about it. Whatever it was she knew they were at the top with the several others scents.
Checking to make sure no one was around Kagome scurried up the side of the alter ducking behind falling stones and pillars. Finally she made it to the top, but stayed hidden behind a pile of rubble. Looking though a small hole she spied on the gathered Youkai.
The top of the altar had four pillars with a statue of the one pointing inwards from the north, south, east and west. The northern statue was of a serpent dragon, a number of dragons in their human forms stood beside it. Their blue colored scales made her wonder if they were ice/water dragons. The southern statue was a bird with flames for wings, like a phoenix, fire bird youkai stood beside it like the Dragons. The eastern stature was a tiger, Kagome didn't know what kind, but from the white fur of the Youkai beneath it, she guessed white. Finally the western statue was that of a gaint wolf snarling, Shilo and Shinjuku stood next to it. Only they were much younger.
Shilo looked to be about fourteen in human years, if she were to guess, the other teenage youkai were about the same, as for the adults, she didn't even know where to start with them. Course that was the least of her worries now. Where was she? Or better yet when?
Down below Shilo walked towards the center of the circle, from the looks of things the alter was some sort of area. From the eastern side, a young girl with long white hair stepped forward. She was rather petite compared to Shilo.
"The match between the Western heir Shilo Kane and the Eastern heiress Aisha Shirotora will now commerce." The northern lord declared. Kagome gasped at the realization that not only Shilo was going to fight a girl, but his future mate too; funny way to start a relationship.
If anyone thought Shilo was going to take it easy on Aisha, they were wrong. Those to fight like cats and dogs, which technically they both were. However Kagome thought amused, while everyone else saw hate of two different races, she saw respect for each other's strength.
Kagome sighed this was completely different then her relationship with Inuyasha. He always protected her, which was nice of him, but Shilo was right when he started training her. That protection made her weak. Not just in body, but in mind and spirit. If she would have been stronger she could have easily defeated Naraku, purified the jewel and finally gotten Inuyasha to look at her and not Kikyo.
Down below the gathered youkai stopped what they were doing. A new scent had entered their neutral territory, and in the presence of the four Youkai lords that wasn't a good thing.
"Come out here now!" Shinjuku demanded. The scent was that of wolf. Whoever it was better have a good reason for being here or else.
Kagome felt a shiver run down her spine as the eyes of the most powerful demons in the land were aimed in her direction. On wobbly legs she staggered out of her hiding spot and into the fire.
"Hi, I'm Kagome. I didn't mean to intrude milord, but I'm kind of lost."
The eastern Lord growled manically. "Is this some kind of plot?"
Shinjuku scoffed. "If I wanted to take you out Roland I would do it face to face." This was bad; it just had to be a wolf that showed up! How could he fix this? He couldn't just kill the girl; it would look like a cover up. Then what about… yes that could work.
"I suggest a bet. A test to see which one our children is the better hunter. The one to bring the girl back a live for interrogation is the winner." Shinjuku suggested. The other lords nodded in tangent and Kagome ran away as fast as she could as the four heirs of the land were on her heels.
"Crap, crap, crap, and more crap! How do I always get into these things!" Kagome screamed. The first two to catch up to her were the son of the northern dragon Ryudai and the daughter of the southern firebird Houki, both of them could fly and one spew lightning and the other fire.
Flipping Odin off her back Kagome drew back the string forming an arrow of pure energy and released, blocking the streams of lightning and fire. Having a Bow that fired magical arrows was much more convenient then a regular Bow.
Ryudai charged in close with his trident, lightning sizzled at the tips as he tried to impale the wolf Miko. Luckily Kagome listened to Shilo very closely during their training and used the limb of the Bow to redirect the attack and draw Gintsu from its sheath, blocking the Dragon's scaled hand as he tried to slash with his claws.
Unfortunately doing this left her open for Houki's flames. However just at the flames were about to hit, Gintsu shrouded in a silver light and before she knew it, she was ten yards was form her attackers.
"What the?" She wondered looking that sword, the silver light still enveloping it. Ryudai launched another lightning attack and Kagome didn't even bother moving till that last second and she once again disappeared in a flash of silver.
This sword, it has the power to bust my speed! She thought gleefully moving around at speeds that rivaled Sesshomaru, firing a barrage of arrows forcing the Northern and southern heirs back. Thing were finally going her way! That is until Shilo and Aisha showed up baring their fangs and unleashing a roar/howl that made Kagome want to wet herself.
"You two are too weak! Watch and learn. Pack hunter!" Shilo charged forward as five doubles of himself pounce on Kagome. She retaliated by slicing the fakes in half, but a hard hit from side sent her flying as Aisha entered fray.
Kagome ducked the Tigress's claw swipe and rolled away just in time to keep her head as Shilo lashed out with his own claws. Things were starting to get hairy as the duo come closer and closer to getting her with each pass. Already several claw marks marred her body were her armor didn't cover.
Looks like you're in trouble. Her inner beast snarled, clearly disgusted with her other half's performance. You should really start trying to figure out what this trail is supposed to teach you and leave.
And how would I do that? It's not like they left me any clues, or is this the lesson where I get torn to shreds? Kagome retorted. Of all the time for her inner beast to start talking to her again, it had to be now in the heat of battle!
The beast snarled. Listen your seeing only what in front of you. You have to look in a different direction, if you can't beat them shake them up!
What are you talking about? Kagome snapped. Shake them up? She wasn't exactly imitating the strongest the children of the strongest Youkai in the land.
The beast felt like bashing its head in. Transform! Get big, snarl, snap you teeth! Show them not to mess with you!
But I've never transformed before. Kagome said trying to remember what Shilo said about transforming. You had to merge with your inner beast and keep you mind and soul balanced so you didn't run wild and out of control.
Never mind that! Just imagine yourself big, furry and have huge teeth! Beast growled engaging the transformation. Kagome was a very mellow being. Rage made it easier to change, but she'd never been truly blood lusting angry before, so she would have to force the change herself!
Shilo and Aisha stopped their assault as a whirlwind of power engulfed Kagome concealing her from them. Course it wasn't hard to figure out was she was doing, she was transforming into her true form, something that he was interested in seeing.
Transforming was not as painful as Sesshomaru made it look when she saw him do it for the first time. The tearing of flesh as your muscles grew and you bones reshaped and then the teeth, it was like having her molars coming in! Course after that come the fur, which fell oddly nice, like she was wrapped in a blanket.
When the whirlwind died down and revealed her impressive form, she completely screwed up looking like a badass, because she so disoriented that she fell on her face trying to comprehend four legs instead of two.
Shilo tilted his head curiously at the large wolf. This one had to have the most outrageous coloring he's ever seen, the majority of her fur was black/blue with a small pink markings on the tips of her ears and tail and finally the red line between her eyes.
Kagome regained her sense of balance and howled to the moon and bared her fangs at the young Shilo. Then she noticed that the world had gone still.
"Good job Las, you managed to change into you true form. You have passed the first test." Shilo said proudly. "Don't get cocky the next one will be much tougher. Now get out of here." With a wave of his hand Kagome found herself flying away in to darkness.
Next thing Kagome knew was that she was standing on a path at least half way up the mountain, with a small spring next to next gate. She quickly dumped her head in the water and drank her fill. For some reason she was very thirsty. It was then she realized that she was in her human form again.
She looked herself over. All of the injuries that she got were still there and bleeding. Pulling a pick of cloth from her small travel pouch she dressed the wounds as best she could and rested. It was morning when she started, but now it was almost dark! She hadn't eaten anything for a while now.
"And the next one will be tougher yet," She sighed leaning against a rock and falling into a light sleep. The need to conserve her strength or else she wasn't going to make it.
Meanwhile Rin, ever playful and curious girl that she is, was busy exploring the castle. Like when she would be at Sesshomaru's castle she would not interfere with the servants work as it usually ended badly if she did.
Like most of her days she was looking for someone to play with. There had to be some youkai children her age right?
"Hey how you doing?" A voice said above. Looking up Rin was face to face with Tophi, who was hanging upside down from the ceiling. Her gray eyes met Rin's in that instant something clicked with the two.
"Looking for something fun to do, how about you?" Rin replied, liking the other girl's toothy grin.
"I was doing the same thing. Hey wannabe friends?"
"You bet!" Rin grinned wide jumping up next to the blind wolf. "So what do you want to do?"
Tophi thought it over for minute before deciding. "I know lets go see if Master Hans likes spicy curry in his morning coffee!" And with that the trouble in Hans's life doubled.