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Pearl Knight
Chaos… pure Chaos surrounded the western castle. Blood rained from the heavens and cries, horrible mournful cries danced on the breeze as it rushed by archer, swordsman, and beast. Such is the way of war; such is the way of death.
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Kagome knelt as she notched another arrow aiming skillfully at a lesser rat youkai. Miroku stood right behind her chanting and creating a strong barrier so that she could focus all her strength into her spiritual arrows. Kagome panted softly feeling reality catch up to her… how much longer could she keep up? Kagome felt it before she hear it… an attack broke through the barrier… Miroku fell forward still chanting, struggling to uphold the barrier. Kagome moved to him checking the severity of the hit, a arrow had broken through, there was another archer somewhere… Looking around Kagome noticed this archer was snipping off Sesshomaru's followers very quickly… she needed to move fast.
"Hold on Miroku, I'll take the archer out then get you to safety" Kagome searched carefully to the surrounding area till she saw it, an arrow emerged quickly from the underbrush nearest to the surrounding forest. Aiming her steady hand she took aim… the arrow bounced off the string and whizzed through the air at a rate to hard to follow the blue fire of her strength enveloping it… as it disappeared into the bush so did the youkai ki.. She hit her mark. She didn't know how to maneuver around the bodies… she didn't know how she would lift him… Miroku was fading… his energy was draining… she needed to move faster… Grunting under his weight she helped him stand leaning most of his weight unto her.
"Kagome, you need to go… your in danger if I can't hold onto the barrier… its getting… weaker…" Miroku coughed as blood slid past his lips… "I will not be at fault for your death, Kagome-Chan… Run." Kagome looked up into his violet eyes so full of warmth…
"I won't leave you behind to die Miroku!" He chuckled softly and ruffled her hair.
"No, leave me behind to fight Kagome. Let me defend those I love…" Miroku stood straighter with a calm expression of peace… he could accept this death.
"Miroku…" Kagome nodded softly and let him go… The barrier had already fallen as her charged forward into the battle his sutra's in hand… she lost him to the crowd in that moment… Kagome felt the tears well in her eyes as she started to jog, dodging her fallen comrades… She would not run from the battle as Miroku insisted, she would fight as well.
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Kouga felt the sting of sweat and blood dripping into his eyes. He continued to lash out at anyone close enough to him. He fought long and hard each one fell to his claws. He could hear the howl of his wolf brethren as they took joy in victory over each life they snuff… he shivered as he felt a life of his tribe burn out… They would not die in vain… this battle would be won!
"Die!" Kouga called out his cry as he lounged at the fool that stood in front of him. The fiend didn't stand a chance.
"A wolf is it?" Kouga turned to be met with a well trained hyena youkai, "I enjoy hunting your kind…" Kouga fell into battle stance.
"Then I will enjoy taking your life..." They circled each other carefully watching the others movements… seeking a limp… a wound… the hyena had none… Kouga sported plenty…
"Join your brothers in DEATH!" The hyena attacked swift and strong, Kouga almost couldn't dodge but rolled in the nick of time. Spinning close to the ground Kouga was able to knock the legs of the other out from under him but before landing a heel to his throat the youkai rolled out of reach.
"Sly for a wretch of a being…"
"Sly for a lame wolf… you could have been a fun hunt… if you were healthy… but no match are you FOR ME" Another attack another dodge… but this time claws dug into Kouga back… to close to his spine, to close! Kouga ripped his body from the creatures clutches and turned as fast as he could, to slow. The hyena's clawed hand was poised and ready to rip out our beloved wolf's heart… time stopped…
Sesshomaru moved easily above the raging battle taking his chances to attack when he could at Miyazaki's body. The fool obviously didn't partake in battles while in this form often. Sesshomaru had few wounds and Miyazaki had many… this battle would end sooner then he expected… Sesshomaru glared as he moved out of the way of yet another tail wipe. Would he never learn? Miyazaki's body convulsed suddenly and it looked much like a cat coughing up a hair ball… his dark slimy body quaked as his jaw snapped open releasing a huge energy blast in the direction Sesshomaru had just jumped in to move out of the way of his bloodied tail. Sesshomaru held back a howl of frustration as it connected with his right haunch. The blast must have been building for a while… it would slow him down… Miyazaki locked eyes with him, a evil glint of amusement hidden in ruby filth… he had been waiting for the perfect moment to show his strength… Sesshomaru had fallen for a trap… he was falling and weakened… his ki automatically reached for his mates… he needed to know she was safe… the link was so weak due to their lack of renewal to the mark… his body ached for her…
Sesshomaru finally locked gaze on his Miko as she flitted over body and debris… a lethal beauty… Miyazaki attacked while he sought her out making sure to hit his right haunch. Sesshomaru let out a howl of outrage as he stumbled ever so slightly… Miyazaki was a stronger adversary then he thought… he knew what he was doing when he separated him from his mate… he created a opening in case there wasn't one to begin with…
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Sango caught a branch on her way down… she had been attacked by a falcon youkai while riding atop Kirara. Knocked from her perch Kirara was instantly attacked… they were getting tired… how could so many youkai have been hidden throughout the lands without them receiving even the slightest whisper of warning? Sango dangled tiredly trying to find the energy to go on…
"San…go…" Sango looked below to find Miroku stumbling under the tree to reach her… an arrow was protruding from his right side just under the shoulder blade… his lung… She released the branch and landed on her feet though less balanced then earlier in the battle had she fallen then.
"Miroku!" she caught him as he fell, "This can't be!" Tears fell down her cheeks as she struggled to hold him high enough so that the arrow wasn't pushed deeper by the ground. "Not you… Not you!!"
"Hush… hush love… It's ok… I don't… mind… My prayers were answered the night you said I do… I could have no greater joy… Then you…"
"Then don't leave me yet! Miroku! Don't go!" she hugged his body close to her crying, praying, trembling in fear… why him? Why now? Why...why…
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Ayame opened her eyes slowly, she had been so tired… there was a large number of guards around her.
"What are you doing here!" she sat up quickly and stood facing them all.
"We are your guard Sister Ayame"
"No! Kouga is in danger! Didn't you hear me!?" She pointed into the forest, "You need to go to him! He needs your aid!" The guard that seemed to be in command stepped forward and rested his hand upon her shoulder. She looked up at him tears welling in her eyes knowing what the response would be. She felt a darkness wrap itself around her heart… something terrible…
"We are ordered to stay with you… no matter what condition Kouga-Sama is in or will end up in… Kouga has left you… everything in the event of his untimely demise. You and the pup you carry." Ayame fell to her knees… does he expect to die? Not now… not when they just finally found their love…
"Please… Not him." Was the only whisper to leave her broken lips as she prayed… she prayed with all her might… for the safe return of her only love.
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Jeekashu moved with stealth that no one could ever discover. He moved from enemy to enemy unnoticed by any around them… they were dead before they knew to fall… The death bringer moved as the cloaked being himself would, bringing a gentle kiss of death that any warrior would be ashamed of. The wise TaiYoukai stopped as he felt the life of a dear comrade slowly fading… Experienced eyes moved across the battle field… Kouga stood in his line of vision with a startled look upon his face…
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Kagome knelt easily into place within the trees as Inuyasha had once taught her. She moved her sapphire eyes over every battle within the war before her… she as hurtful as it was made the choice of who would make the difference if saved… and who wouldn't… she didn't have time to save them all… just a few.
Kagome froze her gaze upon a tiger youkai attacking venomously at Miyazaki's guard he had, had posted over her one night in her cell… the tiger seems to be new to the battle with few wounds to speak of… she shot her arrow directly into the head of the guard. The tiger looked up startled and smiled as he returned his gaze to the arrow… the tiger knew full well his lady was protecting him. Kagome moved a trained eye again over the battle field… she gasped and shot off another arrow as quickly as possible looking panicked to be sure she made it.. a over sized hyena youkai fell forward second before shoving his filthy claws into the chest of Kouga.
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Kouga watched in shock as the hyena froze. A pained look washed over his face, seconds later he fell at Kouga's feet… Kouga looked at the arrow grinned and moved on… the battle was still young and now with the knowledge that his dearest friends are still kicking… he had an all new burst of energy to drain…
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Jeekashu looked solemnly as Miroku closed his eyes… Jeekashu crossed the battle field out in the open to show honor to the houshii. Sango looked up at his approach and new streams of agony poured down her face,
"No, no that would mean… no! he isn't going to… he… he wont!" Sango pressed her face against his chest… a chest lacking a sound… unmoving…
The monk was silent…
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Kagome saw the scene unfold as Jeekashu approached her best friend. She understood what was happening… looking at her bow she bit her lower lip. She wondered if it would work… but if she did it… how many lives would end. How many more arrows could she fire…? Her choice was made for her when his life light dulled… she couldn't let this happen. She had cultivated her skills and power over all this time to avoid another loss… now was her chance to not make the same mistake… Kagome notched her arrow and the sounds of battle disappeared… She aimed her bow and the world turned black save her target whom seemed to become a vibrant Technicolor being… she fired.
Sesshomaru sank his massive jaws into the neck of Miyazaki… only to find his mouth burned by a burst of dark energy that he had been building up within. Yowling as he backed away Miyazaki flailed like a worm stabbed with a fish hook. The beast was wounded horrible… his gut slashed by Sesshomaru's claws… his neck now pierced by his razor like teeth… and his scales scorched by his poison whip…
Sesshomaru himself was wounded his fur matted with blood and mud his right haunch took so many attacks that he balanced his enormous body on three legs. Miyazaki laid his body to the ground gasping for air as his form shrank to his humanoid being… he struggled to concentrate his natural healing abilities to the now smaller wounds…
"I won't loose Sesshomaru!" Sesshomaru allowed his form return to normal…
"You're in no position to make sure threats…" Sesshomaru moved slowly towards him. "You attacked my mate… you attempted to fool this Sesshomaru… you attacked my person with intent to kill… all during peace negotiations… your life is forfeit for your transgressions as is the ancient law of this world. You will come to death by my hand the highest ranking lord. Your lands will be stripped and placed into the capable hands of a youkai I so choose with the aid of the two remaining lords. Your name will be forgotten and your followers decimated as it is written in our youkai law."
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Inuyasha entered the clearing with his loud mouth flapping, "hey you mangy wolf, what are you doing stalking the outskirts of… Ayame?" Ayame looked up in surprise before jumping to her feet.
"The western lands are under attack! Everyone is in the battle Inuyasha help them!" Inuyasha didn't need to hear anymore. His heart leapt into his throat as he lunged towards the forest, the only barrier between himself and those he cares about…
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Jeekashu watched as spiritual energy swept over Miroku's limp body. The arrow that had been protruding out his back disintegrated from the arrow head to the feathers used to guide it… The arrow now protruding from his chest was not a solid but a mass of light… of pure energy attacking his body… healing him from the inside out… filling him with life energy… as he took in a deep breath Miyazaki prepared to take his last.
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Miyazaki looked at Sesshomaru as the smug glint faded… replaced by the dark fear of impending doom… his gaze swiveled to Kagome now doubled over in pain tears in her eyes.
"Your mate is in agony Sesshomaru" Sesshomaru instantly turned his gaze from the creature before him to his cherished Miko… she knelt in pain "Am I worth the time it takes to kill while she…," He coughed up blood mid sentence, "Takes her last breath?" Sesshomaru scoffed as he felt her through his link… agony, yes she was in agony… but she was no where near death.
"fool… it takes no time to kill vermin like you…" his whip lashed out stabbing through the pitiful youkai's heart… acid swept through his body eating him from the inside out… he screamed in anguish as his skin burned on the outside from the intensity of the acid in his veins… his skin melted away his screams turned to gurgling whimpers… he silenced…his end was as gruesome as his heart…
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Kagome held her breath as her energy swept out of her as her arrow took form in the empty air of her pulled back bow… she fired… she hit… he would live… yes… he would… live…
Kagome fainted the pain of her sudden energy loss numbed by her fatigue…
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Inuyasha emerged from the forest line in time to see the end… Kouga, Jeekashu, and of course Sesshomaru were alive and well… Kagome made a miracle for Miroku and Sango was worse for ware but breathing… They were all so strong… with or without him…
His name was called to…
Sango heard it first… the heart beat… the intake of air… her love was alive… her love was healed!
"Kami! Thank Kami… Thank you… Miroku… oh Miroku!" Jeekashu watched as the battle came to a disconcerting halt… their leader was dead… Sesshomaru emerged from under the tree Kagome had snipped from… He held her tiny body against him… her hair was filled with fallen leaves making it obvious she had fallen from the branch from which she had perched… Sango knew in that moment whom her angel of mercy was… The only family she had left… Her dear sister, Kagome…
Her chocolate eyes swept over the surrounding area…
"What now Jeekashu-Sama?"
"Inuyasha!" Sesshomaru bellowed his name letting them all identify the one he addressed, "Fight beside the TaiYoukai lords… let it be heard and known; Inuyasha son of Inu no Taishou has the support of this Sesshomaru TaiYoukai of the western territories as the next TaiYoukai. Miyazaki Has been slain for his transgressions against the TaiYoukai lords."
Jeekashu looked to Inuyasha with interest…
"What now indeed…"
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Pearl Knight