GENERAL! THE ARMY HAS REACHED THE HOLD AND HAS STARTED THEIR ATTACK!" Chiros second in command inform. The General was already putting on his army and grabbing his father's sword off the wall it was hung on.
"I can feel them. Are the men assembled?" He said calmly losing his usual friendly air.
"Of course sir!" His second nodded.
"Then send them out for a counter attack. Send a message to Lord Sesshomaru alerting him. Their here." Chiro said sternly walking out of his room to go fight with his men.
"Right away." The man said then disappeared into the halls of the hold. Outside explosions and cries of men and women alike filled the air along with the bitter sweet smell of blood, demon blood outweighed any other.
Upon walking out side the sight of his men and servants alike being purified or cursed greeted him. A single monk or miko could be an issue for most demons, but an entire army? An army of about two hundred, maybe more? This wasn't looking in their favor. Be that as if may, Chiro pulled out his sword and charged into battle.
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"Keh...here it is..." Inuyasha scoffed with an angry glare in his eyes. Over the treetops stood a palace guarded by tall imperial looking stone walls.
"Inuyasha, don't start trouble. This is a serious issue." Kagome scolded.
"Yeah Inuyasha...We don't need you and Sesshomaru fighting while an army looms in the background." Shippo put his two sense in.
"It's not my fault he's a bastard." Inuyasha scoffed.
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"Alright you love sick pups! Break it up and back into formation!" I barked when Jeremy pinned Jasmine and got a little too into him. Jeremy and Jasmine both grumbled but complied. I sent a glare over to Gregory and Hailey who where swapping spit at the moment as well. Gregory stopped her and turned her around much to her dismay.
"Um...are you sure we can't take the day off?" Rin asked shyly sending a bashful yet adoring look to Damien.
"War never takes a day off. Evil never sleeps. The wicked don't take vacations." I ranted.
"BUT...the enemy are filled with holy men and women with good intentions..." Eric injected.
"I was talking about us you dumb ass!" I yelled.
"Oh shit, my bad. Way to finally make clear where our pack is aligned Dark Vader." He said shot ting his hands up in surrender.
"Does that mean we're going to face Yoda?" Jasmine asked.
"No, oddly enough Yoda is here in this Palace!" Grinned Jeremy. There was a round of laughing between us. Even I smiled at the teasing of the old toad demon. "Does that mean Sesshomaru is Luke Skywalker?"
"Maybe, now back to work." I admitted then barked out orders. They grumbled but got back into formation. Once again they fought each other. Jasmine, Hailey and Damien on one side. Gregory, Eric and Jeremy on the other. Rin, although having expressed her wish to join in, was ordered to watch beside me. She was too new to being a weredog for me to expect her to train. Weredogs trained before they were even turned but we were giving a break until the second moon.
"I'm a little nervous." Rin spoke up.
"Don't be, I will walk you through this as long as you need me to. Damien will also be there, as will the rest of the pack. You're apart of us now. As long as you don't turn your back on us, we won't turn our backs on you." I comforted her.
"I know but...I just have this... Odd feeling. Like everything is about to change." She said fidgeting.
"Look around you hun, it already has. Don't worry though, we're cockroaches. We can survive a nuclear fall out." I joked.
"Cockroaches?" She asked scrunch in up her face.
"Yep! Their hard to kill and so are we! They can adapt in almost any situation and we share that trait! Secretly all werebeasts are cockroaches." I laughed.
"Yeah! Hey remember the time we all intruded on Joe's house and refused to leave for an entire week?" Eric joked from a far letting his guard down, only to have Damien brutally tackle him down. My shoulders bounced as the edges of my lips curled further. Was it possible for someone to die of laughter?
"Welcome to Joe's Apartment! It's our apartment too!" Gregory sang in Mirka having already pinned Hailey.
"Lu do! DU. DU DU. Duh!" Jasmine piped in.
"It's not going to work guys..." I warned trying to be serious.
"Duh. DU. DU. DU. Duh. DU. Duh! Duh. DU. DU. DU. Duh. DU. Duh!" They all began to sing swaying back and forth in practiced sync.
"When an ocean trip on a garbage trip with a cockroach I adore! We'll take a taste of the medical waste as it washes up on the shore!" They all sang as I fought not to go along with it.
"Oh sweet heart say you love me and crawl up under my rug!" Jasmine and Hailey sang sweetly.
"You're one in a hundred million baby! Oh won't you be, MYYYY BUUGGG!" The boys chipped.
"Won't you be my bug?" Everyone added in
"Please be my bug!" Gregory finished deeply. Rin had the most humorous grin on her face. I was about to laugh but sensing Sesshomaru made me straighten up.
"An entertaining bunch." Sesshomaru mused softly.
"Yeah, they're going to find it real entertaining when I shove my foot knee deep in each one of their asses should they not go BACK TO THEIR FUCKING DRILLS!" I screamed out at them. I then turned to Sesshomaru who was looking at Rin with regard.
"How have you adjusted?" He asked her his eyes showing great concern and curiosity for her.
"Well, I feel like...I can move a mountain should I please. Yet, there is so many new smells, presences and things I hear. It's a bit overwhelming but not unbearable." She said honestly with a glowing smile.
"Hn."
"Until the next moon I won't teach her to fight. The first month is needed to get used to the change. Until then I will be here for her a hundred percent of the way as will the rest of us." I repeated my words of comfort to Sesshomaru. Rin was his pup in his eyes. He, although pride would dictate he no show need of it, needs comfort. He needs to know that his pup was safe and being taken care of in her time of great change. It's one thing to be born this way. We spend all our lives preparing. It's another to be changed. He looked over and me and nodded. His eyes, had never held the softness they had when he look at me now.
I felt myself purring internally at the show of emotion in regard to me. However I quickly scolded myself for such a thing. 'Not even with the changing situation will I allow myself this. Pack, come first.' I reminded myself. The bitter tang of hate welled in my chest as a image of a man fluttered through my head unwanted. It would seem his disposition changed suddenly just as quickly as mine. His face went hard as he turned towards the front gates. In a hurry he left for them. It was then I smelt the familiar scent of Inuyasha and Kagome coming from down wind. 'What on earth...' I drawled out sending Rin a firm look before following Sesshomaru.
"My Lord, if Inuyasha is coming here that can only mean one thing." I spoke falling into step beside him. I could already hear the guards and Inuyasha fighting with each other.
"Open the gate." Sesshomaru ordered. Immediately the guard shut up. He and his partner then began to open them up. There, standing surly was Inuyasha. Beside him was Kagome and upon her shoulder was a small boy with fox features.
"Keh, you're guards are pig headed." Inuyasha scoffed.
"You are just the same Inuyasha." Kagome scolded shot ting him a nasty glare. She sighed heavily and stepped forward forcing Inuyasha to advance with her. "Lord Brother, I am certain you know what is transpiring. We are here because the army has come to our village." Kagome said as respectfully as a modern and prideful woman could say. I respect Kagome for her fire. She needed it in order to deal with her mate, that was for sure.
"So you come for protection?" Sesshomaru couldn't help but to take a jab at his young half brother.
"You wish! I don't need protection from you. I'll prove it again if you would like, by cutting off your other arm this time." He shot back angrily.
"What he means to say... Is that we can't possibly defeat an army alone. So we have come to you for a place to stay and to fight with you."Kagome said shot ting another heated glare at Inuyasha.
"It's refreshing to see you two once again." I chuckled light heartily.
"It's good to see you two Kia." Kagome said with a smile.
"Come, Damien and Rin will be thrilled to see you too. Who is that little fox kit perched on your shoulder?" I said waving Kagome forward.
"My name is Shippo! I'm a fox demon!" He said with pride as Kagome and I walked away. This left the two brother's to glare at one another.
"So...will you allow us to stay here and fight?" Inuyasha finally manned up and asked. Upon closer examination of Kagomes scent I realized that Life had just been planted in her belly. Right now the palace was the safest place for his mate and developing pup. Otherwise, why else would he come to his brother and place himself at his mercy. Just like Sesshomaru, Inuyasha was quite stubborn and prideful. Yet in swallowing his pride he has shown he is an excellent Alpha of his small pack. He earned a point in my book. Not like he needed too but it made me smile.
"Prepare two rooms for the my brother and the Kitsune." Sesshomaru ordered a near by guard before walking away. In being so dismissive he was retaining his pride. Yet he showed kindness by accepting his brother and his two pack mates easily. I found myself smiling even more. 'Three Alpha's in the same palace? Two male, one female. This will be most intriguing.'
"I can smell and see that." I remarked.
"What are you? You smell funny?" Shippo asked. I knew he meant no insult to me by his comment, he was but a child as well.
"I am a werebeast, weredog. I'm neither human nor am I demon." I said simply as we walked back to where I had left Rin and my pack.
"I've never heard of your kind before." Shippo said thoughtfully.
"Until my brother and my arrival none have."
"The origins of how or when they came to be is unclear to even them." Kagome offered. Rin looked over to us and beamed seeing Kagome beside me.
"Kagome! Shippo!" Rin exclaimed running up to us with unusual speed she was not yet used to. She skidding to a haul before colliding with us but was left undisturbed by it, being so excited as she was. "It's so good to see you! What are you doing here?" She asked.
"The army has reached Edo. We can't fight it alone." Kagome supplied.
"Rin...you smell funny too...like Kia." Shippo remarked hopping down from Kagomes shoulder. The young fox stepped closer to Rin and leaned in to sniff her leg.
"I am a weredog now." She said happily. Damien had noticed the new arrivals and broke away from the training group. Due to his relationship with Kagome, which was strong than mine with the woman, I over looked it.
"How?" Kagome gasped.
"I can't say." I said simply.
"Kagome? What's up? Why are you guys here? What's with the fox?" Damien asked hanging the topic as he gave Shippo a wary look. Poor little brother was getting a little territorial with Rin now, even if they had yet to mate. I swooped in and picked up the young demon as to keep Damien from bristling.
"The army has reached their lands. This is Shippo. He is a young fox demon. You remember being told of him." I said making Damien loosen up.
"Oh Yeah! It's nice to meet you. Though the circumstances are unpleasant. Their already in the west then? Officially speaking that is. So? Doesn't this mean we have to kick things into high gear?" Damien asked. By now the rest of the pack had stopped and came over to us. Hailey swiped Shippo from my hold and cradled him like a baby.
"He's so cute! Look as his Itty bitty paws and fluffy tail!" She cooed making the kit sweat drop in annoyance. Gregory was quick to save him though. He took the kit from his mate and palace him on his shoulder.
"What's good little kit?" He asked with a smile. Hailey, Jasmine and Eric all stood close to Gregory to further examine the new person of interest.
"I'm a warrior and I'm very strong! So don't treat me like a kid!" Shippo cried out angrily.
"He's a little spitfire ain't he?" Jasmine smirked fondly up at him.
"So will you guys being staying here then?" Damien turned and asked Kagome.
"Yes, I just hope this war blows over soon. I'm worried." She said.
"Yeah, Inuyasha can be a handful and him and Sesshomaru don't get along if I recall right." Damien sighed simpathetically placing a hand on the small of Rin's back.
"There is that too but I can handle him. What really has me worried is the army of Dark priest and Miko's." She said.
"Because there are no demons in the future." I pointed out.
"Yes and they have been brushed off as myths." Kagome nodded.
"You feel like the time of the mass extermination is here. The fact that Inuyasha is half demon won't matter to them, or that Killala is nice as is Shippo."
"Yes. It... I don't want it to happen. Yet I knew it was only an amount of time. I guess I was hoping it wouldn't be in my life time."
"It won't be, not if we can help it. I don't know how this will play out but we weredogs are immune to spiritual purification."
"I know but there are only... Eight of you." She said looking to Rin as if she had to remind herself that she wasn't human anymore as well.
"A single grain of rice can tip the scales." I quoted Mulan. She smiled recognizing the reference and the sentiment behind it.
"Yeah, I guess there is no point in worrying. We just need to make sure we are ready." Kagome said gaining a new found confidence and faith.
"Exactly so...BACK TO WORK YOU LAZY MUTTS!" I turned to bellow at my pack. I swear they all had extreme ADHD. Gregory placed Shippo on Kagome's shoulder before running off with the rest of the group.
"Geez..." Shippo remarked a little taken back by my yelling.
"I don't have a whip so I use my voice as such." I shrugged.
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Pain, that was all he could feel. He was an inch away from purification but he had fulfilled his purpose even though his strong hold lay in ruins. Before him stood two beings of likeness. A woman and a man, a dark priestess and a monk. Obviously they were siblings and more importantly, the leaders.
"Why are you doing this? Tainted and holy working together?" Chiro asked.
"Because demons are the real monsters. Sure my sister has taken a darker route but...she was pushed to such a path. Had your kind not existed my sister would be one of the strongest Miko's of the world." The man spoke.
"So you blame your sister's actions on demons instead of making her accountable for her own actions." Chiro asked eyeing the hundreds of people around him, all ready to make he killing blow at any moment.
"Yes...were it not for your vile kind our home, our family and my purity would be still ours. All your kind can do is destroy, and take. We shall no longer suffer such atrocities." The sister spat venomously.
"Yet your kind inflicts that same sort of fate upon each other as well. That justification is just an excuse for your prejudice and shame for your sister." Chiro spat back.
"A mindless beast like you would have difficulties in understanding. Though I was entertained by your determination, I feel like you have prolonged your journey to hell for too long." The brother said lifting up a fist. In a blink of an eye dozens of spiritual arrows cut through the air. Yet, in his last remaining strength, Chiro took to the skies in a ball of blue light. The army was left watching the demon go.
"Shall we go after him? Surely he will warn his leader of our coming." An adviser asked.
"Let him go, the Lord of the West already knows of our presence here. He has ran to live another day, but there are only so many places they can run to now. Their time, all of their time, is coming swiftly to an end. LET'S MOVE OUT!" The man said turning away from the burning string hold.
SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG ! MY LIFE IS A GIANT CLUSTER FUCK OF BULLSHIT RIGHT NOW . I REGRET TO SAY IT WON'T EASE UP UNTIL AFTER THE TENTH. AFTER THAT I SWEAR THE UPDATE TIMES WILL BE FAR MORE STABLE!