WARNING: This chapter is of a bloody and graphic fight. I do not recommend reading if you get disturbed easily. That is all.
Oh and I played with another point of view. Buckle up, it's a long one.
Mugan froze when he heard the echoing howls of the Oni. He's never been in a battle before.. hell this is only his second hunt. He began to berate himself for following his Alpha. Kouga was visibly affected by the Oni's cry as well. The leader before him turned to the crouched hanyou and surged forward attempting to haul the guest away. Mugan was confused. Why was his leader not fleeing? This guest had gotten them all in trouble, so why were they staying around for this?
The one named Inuyasha bared his fangs to Kouga. Mugan could see slight traces of red at the edges of the hanyou's eyes. The older wolf continued to try approaching the silverette. 'We don't have time for this!' Mugan's Fight or Flight instinct kicked in, his heart was pumping wildly now.
"Kouga! We need to get out of here!" Mugan cried. His plea fell on deaf ears. His alpha was fully focused on handling the stupid hanyou. 'That bastard is the reason we're here to begin with! Fuck these two.' Mugan decided on Flight. The young wolf retreated along the path they'd arrived on. He wasn't as fast as the other two. Another long, deep roar sounded through the forest, this time much too close. Directly to Mugan's left the first Oni tore through the woods. A massive arm struck out and swept the wolf into the air and crashing against a tree.
He landed in a covered divet, it felt almost like one of his ribs was broken. Left arm lay limp against his body, unable to move it himself. The pain was too much for his brain to process. There was roaring all around him. He heard his Alpha yell something. Mugan breathed deep and lifted himself into a crouch with his right arm. Pushing himself up so he could peer just above the edge of the divet. He watched the chaos unfold.
By this point there were 3 massive Oni surrounding his Alpha and the hanyou. The wolf and dog were back to back now, facing down the threat. Kouga's face was visible to Mugan. He could see the severe lines of determination. Blue eyes hardened for battle and ready to draw blood. Mugan could make out the back of Inuyasha. His arms still covered in deer's blood; the image of it was ominous. The hanyou's shoulders were squared, almost unafraid. The less than intelligent Oni obviously forgot about Mugan. Out of sight, out of mind. Which was good. Considering how incapacitating the injuries were it's only good he was no longer involved. Seemingly without a trigger one of the Oni lunged forward towards Kouga. The creature was large, and far from agile. But even if someone as strong as Kouga was struck directly the damage would be great.
Kouga swung himself to the right and tried his best to use the Oni's own momentum to topple it. Generally it worked. The big green bastard stumbled and began to roll. It collided with the side of the second Oni. The second one, this one had a tuft of brown hair, and one awkwardly bent fang, shrugged off it's green sister. Instead it kept it's focus on Inuyasha. Beady black eyes trained on it's next kill.
Straggle tooth leered at Inuyasha. Mugan saw something in the Oni's expression that disturbed him to his core. It was a level of sadistic glee he'd never seen before. Mugan pulled himself up a little higher, to see everything better. He wishes he hadn't. The new position gave him a very clear view. The straggle tooth Oni that wants Inuyasha, actually wants him in more than one way. Mugan felt bile rise in his throat as he spotted a disturbing tent in it's fabric coverings. 'That- that is foul' If anything it certainly took Mugan's mind off his injuries for a short time. He actually felt fear for the hanyou.
He may have fucked up, and lead them down here. Yet, nobody deserves to be raped by that enormous, filthy beast. Mugan imagined if that did happen and somehow the victim survived, they would probably die eventually of disease or infection. He dry heaved at the images conjured in his head. The movement that came with his sickness jostled his arm once more. Blinding white shot across his vision. At that same moment he heard Straggle Tooth cry out and start his attack.
His vision cleared as Inuyasha managed to release Blades of Blood on the demon. It didn't seem to stumble back much. The injuries appeared more superficial than anything. Lots of blood, not much depth. That Oni skin is tough as rock. It lunged forward; a smile still across it's mutated face. One hand reached out to grab Inuyasha by the waist. The hanyou was too fast, and he leapt upward into the tree branches. Straggle Tooth swung his other arm upward after the hanyou and clipped the inu's leg. Inuyasha dropped, hard. His ankle looked mangled; probably fractured. Mugan was so fascinated by Inuyasha's plight he nearly missed his Alpha's battle.
Kouga at some point drew his sword. There were several lacerations across the Green Bastard. One particularly deep cut had some pieces of intestines spilling out. Somehow the Oni didn't seem to care, or even mind. 'What are these creatures made of?' That strike should have been fatal! Kouga's own expression seemed to mirror Mugan's. The Green Bastard was slowed by the injury at least. Kouga kept making attempts at the oni's head. Each strike was closer to it's target.
Unfortunately the last Oni present, the smallest, actually seemed to be a baby of some sort. Perhaps just a young child. It stood to the side, almost scared, and watching it's.. Parents?.. fight. It had yet to make a move to help either. Despite being obviously young, it didn't have any battle scars, and the rags it wore were much cleaner, it still stood impressively tall. At least equal height with Mugan's Alpha. Maybe the two older Oni are trying to secure a meal for all three of them.
Mugan looked back to Inuyasha. Brashly the hanyou leapt despite the injury and attempted to attack from above. As fast as he may be, the oni seemed to understand what the Inu was trying to do. Inuyasha was snatched out of the air, and was being held up by the throat. The man's feet kicked uselessly, trying to gain purchase. Mugan couldn't hear any noise from the distance, but could imagine the gurgled sounds that should be coming out of his mouth. Inuyasha was trapped, his claws tried to dig into the Oni's hand and arm. Small driblets of blood trailed down, but Snaggle Tooth only grinned wider.
Using it's free hand the Snaggle Toothed Oni tore Inuyasha's haori off, exposing his chest. The force of the movement tore at the obi, and the hanyou's sword, Tetsaiga, dropped to the ground. Inuyasha's movements slowed, and his head started to lull to the side. Mugan realized the Oni was seriously going to choke their guest to death, and then rape the dead body. Injured, weak, and childish Mugan may be. But heartless he wasn't. The young wolf struggled to rise. He was going to cause a distraction, and perhaps Inuyasha would be freed. He managed to stand just as Inuyasha stopped moving all together.
As Mugan braced himself to leap into the fray, something changed in the air. A power that he'd never felt before flooded the area. Every single hair on his body stood on end. Something truly evil was here. Something demonic. Terrified, Mugan looked around frantically. Nothing came into sight. If anything the youkai felt strongest in the battleground.
Nothing made sense, until Mugan felt the Youkai begin to pulse. Almost in time with a heart beat. The pulse emanated from Inuyasha's still form. The oni seemed confused, and fascinated. Snaggle Tooth looked around the clearing; stupid and unable to identify where the power originated. The change in atmosphere finally garnered Kouga's attention. His green skinned opponent lay on the forest floor. Not yet dead, but most certainly on it's way. The prince turned and realized the position his friend was in. As Kouga moved to assist, both him and Snaggle Tooth were thrown back by an invisible wall of raw demonic power. Mugan even had to brace against the force.
Inuyasha stood alone in the clearing. Head down, and chest heaving. Mugan noticed his claws seemed longer, and his stance was sturdier. The biggest difference was the power. It flowed off Inuyasha's skin so thick it was nearly visible. The pulsing was just a build up to this actual well of power. Even being full blooded demon didn't help Mugan; terror ran through his veins. Kouga seemed to recover, standing in shock. The young wolf heard him call out to the hanyou in concern.
Inuyasha turned then, allowing the first full view of his face since the beginning of the battle. His eyes shone a bloody red, and jagged purple stripes marked his cheek. His lips were pulled over his fangs in a maniacal grin. Mugan's blood ran cold. This was no hanyou. Inuyasha was a demon. 'How is this possible?!'
The new demon dismissed Kouga, and refocused on Snaggle Tooth. Big, dumb, and ugly stood before Inuyasha sporting a grin just as twisted. The brutality that ensued was made worse by the how blatantly stronger Inuyasha was. Effortlessly the inu demon shot forward and snapped the arm that once trapped him. Using the same movement he forced Snaggle Tooth to the ground onto his stomach.
Kouga realized the severity of the situation. His first action was to turn and quickly slay his opponent thus leaving one less thing to concern himself with. As he advanced on his friend, his eyes passed the third, uninvolved, Oni. Mugan saw the thoughts play across his face. 'Should I kill it? It looks so young.'
A small swell of pride reached the young wolf as his Alpha took the high road, leaving the youthful oni alone. As Kouga reached Inuyasha Snaggle Tooth had a broken arm, two broken wrists, a broken knee (bent in the wrong direction), and his friend was straddling the creature's back. Cries of anguish echoed between the trees. Mugan heard Kouga try to diffuse the situation, "Inuyasha, listen. You won. Stop this."
Without words Inuyasha looked to Kouga, his eyes not understanding. Kouga took a step forward and the demonic Inu let loose a growl that made Mugan want to pee himself. The alpha never flinched. Instead steadily progressing forward, his palms spread to show he is unarmed. There was a moment of hope as Inuyasha fixed his eyes on Kouga and seemed to forget about the bloody mass he sat atop. The moment was ruined as Kouga brought himself in arm's reach. Something set the Inu off, and in the blink of an eye Kouga was gone. The wolf's body colliding with a tree near Mugan's hideout.
Trying to hobble over and assist Kouga, Mugan couldn't help looking back to Inuyasha over and over again. Each glance brought the young wolf closer to throwing up. Inuyasha was playing. Literally making a game of slowly pulling Snaggle Tooth's body apart, while he was alive. Inuyasha had burrowed a hole in Snaggle Tooth's back. Each time Inuyasha would plunge his hand into the living body, a look of childish wonder would cross the demonic features. Sure enough the Inu would pull some organ or another free becoming entranced with the new toy. Mugan finally retched, only a few feet from the recovering Kouga, as Inuyasha sniffed a puss covered organ, and slowly licked it.
Mugan felt the urgency seize him. He needed Kouga to stop this monster. Pushing his pain out of his mind the young wolf finally reached Kouga's side. The alpha was worn from the hunt, and battle. It showed in his appearance. Kouga's eyes, though, still held the sharp determination they had at the beginning of the night. "Kouga, we gotta stop him." Mugan stooped to assist his senior with standing. Without concern for his pride, Kouga accepted the help. The alpha's eyes never strayed from the macabre scene before them. "What made him change?" Mugan asked aloud.
"What happened?" Kouga asked quietly. His back had been turned during the event.
"I- I don't know. He was being choked. Almost passed out. The oni ripped his shirt off, and the next thing I know he's overflowing with youkai!" Mugan's voice increased in volume towards the end. Kouga nodded without responding and walked back onto the blood soaked ground. Only a slight limp remained of his injuries.
Inuyasha was engrossed in his exploration of oni anatomy allowing Kouga's swift kick to his temple to actually connect. Flying head first, he slammed into a downed tree trunk. Kouga's mind thought furiously over what had caused this transformation. Mugan himself was at a loss. One minute Inuyasha was being choked, the next he was overflowing with strength. What caused this? Was it concern for his life? Kouga's seen Inuyasha in thousands of life threatening situations before. Never had he become this beast. What had changed?
Kouga looked over Inuyasha's appearance, trying to spot the difference. Demonic features. Same height. Same hair. Same ears. Same muscle build. Longer claws. Same clothing. Same enchanted necklace. Where's his sword? Tetsaiga? The thing was magic. Maybe that's part of what changed him. Before he could look for the object a furious ball of Inu flew back at him.
Watching in hopeless fear, Mugan observed his alpha drop into a tangled mess with the Inu. Fear paralyzed him. That demon took a kick directly to the head from Kouga. Kouga. The force his alpha can generate with his legs should have split the dog's skull open. The two demons fighting before him were in another class of their own. There was no way Mugan could involve himself further, and live.
The tangled mess that comprised of Kouga and Inuyasha rolled about the small wooded area. It lasted for several of Mugan's frantic heartbeats, before Kouga pulled out of the fray. His hair band was torn out, and his dark hair was draped on his shoulders. Inuyasha's silver hair started to look red at the ends, blood soaking into the locks. Both demons were panting heavily. Kouga took the reprieve to issue an order to his junior, never looking away from his opponent as he shouted, "Mugan! Find his damn sword! Where is it?"
The voice didn't seem to instigate any movement from the deranged Inu.
Mugan shouted a response, "He dropped it when choked. It's by the oni!"
The new voice, though, caused a reaction. Inuyasha immediately zeroed in on Mugan's presence. A wolf he hadn't noticed before stood just within' the tree line. Inuyasha growled deeply. The sound had the exact same effect on Mugan's excretory system as the first time.
"Mugan freeze!" Kouga directed. Finally, an order the young wolf could happily comply with. Inuyasha's demon wasn't pacified with the stranger's stillness. With practiced strength Inuyasha leapt over Kouga and landed directly in front of Mugan. The wolf didn't even get time to scream before sharp claws latched onto his injured arm and flipped him onto his back. Kouga moved as quickly as he could and threw himself bodily into Inuyasha. The Inu demon must have expected the attack. He swung himself around and used Kouga's own momentum to slam his face into the ground. Inuyasha now stood above the two unconscious wolves, ready to delve into their prone bodies.
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Gonna stop here. It was really difficult to write from Mugan's POV. Don't worry he's not a major character. It was done more to exercise myself. I'll try to update quickly. Hope you enjoyed.