DN Angel crossover Inuyasha

Chpt29: The Haunting Ground

Kagome POV

"Get dressed Kagome." Came Sesshoumaru's. Nodding to everyone present there, I went back up the stairs and into my room where I started to dress properly.

Tonight everything will repeat once again, the chaos that ran rampant taking anyone and anything that is in its way. If we could somewhat divert the battle to somewhere else, then perhaps there is a chance of sparing the humans in this world.

Looking into the mirror, what I saw reflected was my worries, my fears and the act that I have long been putting up when with others. Things are going to take a turn in the play of event on everyone regardless of them being human, demon or half-breeds should he win and I to lose. Briefly touching the mirror I take a look at my image for the last time before going back downstairs to see what is to be finalized.

Hands on the hilt of my swords, I took in a deep breath of air as I composed myself before descending the stairs. They were there sitting around, Pip with his lack of manners had his feet propped on the coffee table while Alucard sat on one of the dining chairs with backing, hat tipped forward to shield his eyes only to show his smirk. Ceras was sitting awkwardly on the sofa trying not to fidget too much.

Dark was leaning against the wall nearby looking out of the window. Sesshoumaru was simply standing there looking elegant, calm and collected. As she walked down, she saw Dark's head turn to look at her in attention. This mere action did not went unnoticed by Alucard and Sesshoumaru. Only the smirk on Alucard's face remained the same as he just sat there being quiet.

Just when I was about to speak, the sound of someone landing in the backyard was with a loud thud. Turning my attention within seconds, I could see Sesshoumaru did the same while Alucard merely sat there smirking even wider if that is possible. Ceras and Pip both jumped to their feet as Ceras readied her Hal Cannon while Pip took out his gun.

The glass were in splinters when that person landed, knocked out by a strong force. As he got up brushing away the dirt from his clothes, the dark bangs of his hair covered his face only showing a smile of sort.

"A message from the boss, we'll be waiting for you to catch up with us at the haunting ground, Princess." He replied with a curt nod in an arrogant manner. And when he was just about to leave the premises, the resounding sound of Sesshoumaru's venomous whip and Alucard's gun was heard to indicate the death of the messenger boy.

Ceras and Pip stood there weapons ready, with a rather stunned expression, on their face. Though that expression faded quickly since they knew that would happen sooner or later. Seeing that Sesshoumaru and Alucard were both standing and waiting expectantly with obvious impatience and with eagerness on Alucard's account, we gathered ourselves to stand around them as I summoned the portal stepping through it to appear at the Haunting Ground.

This place I only found out when I was back in London where I first met Demitri. He was the one who brought me here where it was a land fertile and prosperous, where vampires do not have to worry about the sun, as the sun here is not strong to kill but strong for them to live and exist and experience what life is normally like when they were alive as humans.

Unfortunately chaos befall in these land when the former leader of Demitri took over the whole place for his own and attempting to change it to his own domain where it was a living hell. Now the place itself is to what it formally is but a reminder to many of torture and hell they have been through for undead and human alike.

Suppressing a disgusted growl, the whole vast landscape was dead and barren, where healthy and shady tree once stood, now stood trees dead and twisted almost as though they were humans petrified in an awkward position. Bones were scattered, human skulls and skulls of other creatures that once lived here. The town where beings of all kinds used to live has now turned into a ghost town and not a single people in sight.

I could hear the echo of yester war almost as though it had only just begun, but then again, this is a continuation from the where I left out, one that I do not intend to forget about until I killed every single one of the enemy here tonight. It took sometime for me to work on the spell to open a few portals to allow the well chosen army of warriors to come through to aid us. I know for one that the few of us can handle about an army each and perhaps still lust for more.

Soon as the portal was open, the rustling and clanking of amours and weapons was heard as we found ourselves surrounded and boxed in by an army made up of ghouls, FREAKs, vampires, werewolves and whatever creatures that Demitri could get his hands on. Their scent was disgusting enough, as the last of our army finally stepped out from the portals; it closed just as we all stood our grounds in battle.

Alucard was smirking as usual though this smirk was different. There was a slight smile in it almost as though in a fond memory. Sesshoumaru is as calmed and cold as ever, the stoic prince of ice. Pip and Ceras were slightly intimidated by their first true battle and not to mentioned being overwhelmed by the vastness of their opponent's own army that pale to ours in comparison. Dark he looked rather worried and slightly affected by his opponents. We were trained well, though he never really did get to have a proper battle. And fighting a few demons in the Makai is counted as only a bit of a boost in experience. Then again, his aura seemed calmed enough, so we shall see how he fares in this battle.

Poised and ready with my bow in hand, I drew the string back and let loose the arrow that gathered with my purifying abilities at its tips clearing a path of Demitri's little minion, though it was a path clear enough for a few of our people to get through to fight from their midst. Though that path that I had created earlier was soon gone to be replaced many other creatures of all kinds fighting at use. Sesshoumaru was busy with his side as well as Ceras and Pip trying to fend off and survive on their own. Alucard it seems too great pleasure from all the chaos and blood that is spilled. Dark himself is doing fine on his own too, notching the arrows two at a time I let them fly at the enemies that seem to dwindle now.

Taking a hold of the sword, I started fighting through the crowd to get to the real opponent that I have in mind, yet every time when I thought that I was able to search for Demitri in peace, I was blocked by a group or hordes of creatures in my way. Growling in frustration, I let lose an arrow to let it fly disintegrating the creatures in my way. Swiftly retrieving the arrows within my sight and way, we ran in the direction where I felt Demitri's presence the most.

Obstacles keep getting in my way, as I ran to my destination. Sesshoumaru and the rest were not far behind me. Growling in frustration, those creatures are just like leeches that will not roll over and drop dead, in fact, they will be so much better off as leeches instead of whatever they are. In a way, the way Demitri did his battle plans were almost exactly like Naraku's, and it seemed that Sesshoumaru also did noticed the familiarity of the use of tactics. Passing the swift message of telling everyone to conserve our energy, we set out at top speed towards the castle.

The looming dark castle was just the same way it had been before the destruction of the castle that lay in ruins. And now before us, it stood in it former glory, as we slowed our pace to stop a good few yards away, hiding any form of spirit, youki or aura to give us away, we slinked into the darkness, using the shadow to stay out of sight and work in silence. I could feel the mental link in my mind connecting me to the rest of the group when we split to cover up more grounds and take out more enemies.

Silently slipping pass each hallway, they are still the same as when I first set foot here. Winding through corridors and hallways, the whole place seemed deserted which is very odd. When I was about to move onto the next hallway, I heard the sound of footsteps. Staying out of sight in the shadows, I saw Daisuke injured and using the wall as a means of support to find his way about.

"Daisuke, are you alright?" I softly whispered to him as I went to aid him. Slinging one of his hand over my shoulder, I half carried half dragged him to the shadows where it would be safer. Examining his wounds, they all seemed shallow and around it were the dried up blood. Hugging him, it is a relief that he is alive and better than expected, when I felt him hugging back. Hearing the sounds of footsteps, I pulled apart, to check our surroundings before carrying him as we moved on.

The more we moved and the further we went, I found myself becoming more and drowsier by the minute. It was only then that I noted something was wrong, there are footsteps coming towards us, but none made any movements or signs and indication of coming to attack us. Oddly enough, Daisuke is also being far too silent, with his skills, he would have voiced out something about the footsteps lack of securities in the paths that we took.

Throwing Daisuke against the wall, I stared at him coldly, only to get a chuckle and a smirk from him. With one of my hand on my sword hilt, and the other around the neck of Daisuke, I could feel my own poison leaking out from the poison glands in my hand. Eyes narrowed and dangerously cold, I let a low growl made it voiced at Daisuke.

"So you finally realized. Who would have expected that I could fool someone as powerful as you." said an amused yet deep voice from 'Daisuke', growling in reply as I tightened my grip on his throat, he seemed unfazed by it.

"You, my dear, are already surrounded and not to mention that you have a strong drug in your body. You will soon feel numb and drowsy, with all the movements you just made it speed up the process. I am impressed though that you are still standing and clearheaded. Or perhaps it wasn't strong enough." He mused, eyes glinting with excitement.

"You think such a drug will be strong enough for me, a daiyoukai. You are sadly mistaken." I said, putting up a brave act. Yet the smirk upon his face told me otherwise.

"You are mistaken, Lady Kagome of the Southern Land, I know it will take more than any normal drug to knock you out, and have taken the liberty of strengthening it to suit my purpose." He said with a mock bow with his head, growling at him in annoyance, I tightened the grip on his neck to see his head turned pale as he now started struggling for air. With a burst of strength, I twisted his neck with a gratifying wet crunch as his body slide down against the wall to the ground with a thump, his neck in an odd angle.

Just when I was about to hurry down the hallway, I found myself to be surrounded by the many creatures out numbering me. Growling in frustration, hand gripping my two katana, I began attacking mercilessly and in frustration to get to the others before could not fight back the drug that was injected into my body unknowingly.

Growling, I thought that I would have been attacked from behind that was until I heard the roar of some of my animal guardians coming to my defense, attacking with all that they have in an attempt to protect me, for that I am grateful. When finally they were cleared, I found myself to feel drowsy. Growling in frustration, I took my katana and cut the palm of my hand to hold back the drowsiness that was slowly consuming. The numbness in my body, was also taking over slowly as I no longer felt the sting of the wounds I received, yet I am sure that they are slowly healing on their own accord.

Moving on, I hurried in my pace to find the one person I would truly love to get my clawed hands on and shred him to pieces or have him burn in the deepest pit of hell if that is possible. My movements now slow in comparison to my usual speed, but that is thanks to the drug that is within my body, leaning against the wall for a short moment, I pushed myself off the wall to head to direction where I distinctively remember where the throne room was.

If it had not been for my animal guardians helping me keep a look out and clear the path for me, I would not have been able to make such a fast progress to get to the throne room. When I entered, I saw Demitri there sitting on the throne leisurely in the most elegant way, if he was not the scheming evil person, I might fall for him all over again. Now was different, I saw upon his face was his amusement, and enjoyment.

"Welcome back Princess. It is nice to finally see you are able to join me here, alive. And still standing too, no matter, it is only a matter of time before the drug takes effect." He said as he rose from his throne with a deadly grace that matched up with Sesshoumaru. Swinging my katana to strike him, I was stopped by him as he caught hold on my hand and managed to disarm that hand, when I tried again to strike him with the other free hand, I managed to strike him and draw blood from his shoulder. It was a deep cut, but he seemed to be unfazed by it. Instead, he disarmed that hand too.

Fangs bared and growling at him, he watched me with amusement as he brought the hand which I had sliced the palm to his mouth. I watched him with anger as he sniffed at my blood before licking the blood that seeping out from the wound I inflicted.

"It will not do for you to be bleeding, we can't have you wasting your lovely blood." He said with a smirk as he saw the wound healing at a faster rate. I could feel my rage building up within me, and I refuse to let my animals to fight him for me, for he is mine to kill.

Snapping my jaws at his hand holding me, he simply maneuvered his hand out of my way as he threw his head back and laugh. Growling, I dragged him with my strength using my leg to throw him off me. I could hear the loud sound his body made upon impact with the cold stone wall that was once splattered with their victim's blood and now his own. I smirked in satisfaction upon hearing the loud impact, and was expecting him to retaliate, instead he slowly got up as though nothing happened and was chuckling to himself as though this was one of the funniest jokes he ever heard. I remember that once I love the way he laughs and everything, then again he is the cause of it all and the pain.

"You know I still like you a lot, you never make things dull." He stated with a soft look in his eyes.

Growling as I retrieve my two fallen katana, I was prepared to attack him only to find him missing and a sharp sting at the side of my neck, growling in disgust I reached a clawed hand up to where I felt the sting to find a dart like needle and took it in my clawed hand as I aimed it back at him he dodged it as expected, it was then I felt the drowsiness coming back, as did the numbing sensation. Attempting to slit my palm again, I felt both my hands pinned as his face came dangerously close to mine.

"Not this time precious, can't afford you to lose your delicious blood and life. I do care for you still and more." He whispered darkly as his voice turned husky, he demonstrated by what he meant as he captured my lips. In retaliation, I bit on his lower lip, but he drew back and laughed as he licked his bottom lips eyes dark with want.

"You will never get what you want, let me go at once." I growled out at him, only to find my voice seemed to weaken much to my dislike as his eyes danced with amusement.

The room seemed to slowly turn back as though someone has dimmed the lights, and his breath in my ears whispering something I could not comprehend. My body fought back weakly, yet it amuses him most. His dark navy blue eyes, those haunting beautiful eyes that I once fell for apart from his own self, looked at me with amusement as they took on specks of red before turning red completely. I remember his glowing red eyes the everything turns black.


A/N : I updated! I am tired. I don't think that I have much creative juice flowing in my head. Everything has been so dull lately to the point that I have no inspirations in my head flowing. Oddly enough. Do enjoy and review this story.