"Lord Sesshomaru..." Chiro panted having jumped past the walls, bypassed all the servants and went straight to the source of his lords presence. "I have news of the approaching army."
"Your land fell." Lord Sesshomaru stated.
"Yes...I was the last man standing against the army. I would've gladly died, should've died with my army... But I was able to encounter the leaders of the army. They are a sibling duo, the older brother is a monk, the sister is a dark priestess. The reports were accurate room the fallen Lord's." Chiro hissed in pain. Still, he was gravely wounded from his battle with the army.
"Take him to the healers. Your detailed report is expected with in the hour." Sesshomaru dismissed. Two soldier came and looped the generals arms over their shoulders. He was the dragged away I to the barracks of the palace.
"Their about six days away now. My Lord, perhaps it is time to recall all the troops of the nobles to the palace." Sesshomaru's general suggested.
"Send out the trackers, we will head them off before they reach the palace." Sesshomaru ordered.
...
"Let's go Weredogs!" Yelled the ginger boys clapping there hands as if they were apart of a cheer squad.
"Let's go Lazy ass!" I called back clapping my hands behind the group as we went for our morning sprint.
"Let's go smart ass!" Jasmine retorted half heartily.
"You guys are all as crazy as I remember." Inuyasha huffed having come along on our sprint.
"Stuff it mud blood, there has yet to exist a genius who did posses a touch of insanity." I grumbled.
"It's...insane being able to run like this! To be able to run so long and so fast! I feel invincible!" Rin exclaimed beside Damien with a giddy laugh.
"Don't get too sure of yourself. Even a simple shoe can kill a cockroach." I shouted towards the couple.
"What is your obsession with cockroaches?" Hailey yelled back.
"You know the answer to that question a d my input on it. No amount of questioning will ever change it."
"You know, if we have enough breath to speak we have more than enough breath to run." Gregory pointed out.
"Uuuugghh! Baby! Please!" Hailey whined.
"He's right, double time it. Rin, you fall behind don't feel bad! You are a new blood after all." I said.
"Hey, do you guys feel that?" Inuyasha asked suddenly.
"Feel what?" Jasmine asked stopping mid stride to close her eyes and sample the air. The entire pack did just as she had. I was the first to catch on, something big was coming. Something big and filled with different scents.
"Morning jog into the park has been canceled." I said turning back towards the palace. "Last one there gets to do three thousand push ups." I called back. With a hooted I heard the rest of my pack, or the dog pound, rush forward.
In the end I got first place, Inuyasha got second. I rushed to Lord Sesshomaru while Inuyasha rushed to Kagome. Damien was quick to follow me with Rin by his side. "I wonder what is happening?" Rin mused.
"My Lord. I feel something coming, or should I say somethings." I reported.
"I am aware." He said not looking up from the scroll he was reading.
"It's no threat to us then." I stated. He nodded his head then handed the scroll his finished reading over to me. I frowned, still not knowing how to read his language good enough, but still attempted to read it. "So...a brother and a sister. Brother is looking for revenge for the lost of his family and sister's purity." I said aloud.
"Four hundred men and women, mostly spiritual persons." Damien said reading over my shoulder.
"That's going to be a pain in the ass. They wiped out a strong hold already? This is General Chiro's report. Did he die?" I asked.
"He is in the barracks. It is six human traveling days from the strong hold to the palace."
"I understand, so it's finally coming. Are we going to head them off? Or are we going to let them come to us?" I asked.
"This Palace will never see a battle." Sesshomaru declared firmly. I nodded my head and rolled up the scroll before placing it down on his desk.
"Then it shall be so." With that I took my leave. "They are six days away!" I yelled out to my pack.
"What?" Exclaimed Hailey.
"Don't worry sugar, in six days we'll be elites! If not, you know I will protect you." Gregory comforted her. I nodded my head to my beta then left to go inside the palace. There I sought out Kagome and Inuyasha. Damien and Rin split away from me to go to her classes.
"They need my help Inuyasha!" Kagome protested behind the walls of her room
"Those mutts are fine! I ran with them this morning and they looked up to standard." Inuyasha huffed.
"BUT I want to help." Kagome begged.
"I won't risk it...I won't lose another one. You're not going to do anything that could stress yourself or the pup." Inuyasha said. I sighed lightly sad that what I knew to be true was finally confirmed vocally. Kagome lost the last kid she was carrying.
"So I am just supposed to sit back and do nothing? What if I could be a ascent to the war? I'm a Miko! If this war is lost this pup will be lost too! I'll loose everything! I want to fight for what I love too! You don't think I'm not still upset about the last pup? You think I'm not scared that something is wrong with me and I just won't be able to carry our children?" Kagome started off strongly but soon fell apart crying. I had just wanted to tell Inuyasha he can relax about the presence but now I don't think I should bother. I started to casually and slowly back away from their room.
"I...I know you're still affected by it. But there is nothing wrong with you, I swear. It wasn't caused by something being wrong with you. Kaede said it herself, sometimes these things just happen." Inuyasha said softly as Kagome wept softly. 'This is such a bittersweet moment.' I acknowledged finally turning around to leave.
As I walked back outside I found myself going towards Sesshomaru. I didn't look at him, I just leaned against the wall and looked down to the ground. It really just hit me, the extent of which this war would effect everything and everyone. Felt like a semi truck just got dropped on my head.
"Worry is a useless emotion." Sesshomaru declared out of the blue.
"Worry has it's uses. If you didn't worry about something you would neglect it. Have you never worried about Rin's safety before?" I asked.
"Hn...War is not worth the worry."
"Yeah,you got a point to. There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Look not to the possibilities of the future when the present is it's deciding factor. I could go all day with these." I sighed heavily. I looked up to the sky and nearly shouted in surprise."What is that?!" I exclaimed.
"My mother." Sesshomaru almost growled out.
"She's got a floating castle?" I asked and received a nod. "Well shit, move over Howl, there's a new castle coming to put your's to shame." I mused lightly look up at the incoming castle.
"Another meaningless reference to the future times." He said raising a eyebrow.
"It's not pointless? Yes it is a little pointless but if you knew the story you would've found the humor in it." I shrugged watching the castle creep closer and closer. It descended before the gates revealing itself to all. The gates opened up and all looked to the castle as a woman walked down the stairs. Behind her several soldiers followed her.
She was a replica of Sesshomaru, if he didn't name her as his mother I would've mistaken her as his sister. She looked around the place with a cold calculate gleam in her eyes. It didn't leave even when they came to rest on Sesshomaru, but she did smile. She walked to us, with her men still following her close behind. "Sesshomaru, my honorable son, I have come after hearing the news."
"It was unnecessary." He clipped out.
"I worry for my son! Like any good mother would do. After hearing of the annihilation of the other lands, it certainly concerns me." She said in mock hurt.
"There is no need for your presence."
"Or the presence of my men? Surely my men will serve you better than humans." She said looking over to me briefly. I felt my lips curl into a snarl.
"Who you call human, Lady Mother." I snapped and I instantly felt the anger rolling off of her.
"This is Kia, the leader of a group of dog creatures." Sesshomaru stepped in. I nodded my head and whistled three times.
"Dog creatures? A beast tamer then?"
"No, a alpha among beasts." I corrected. The Dog Pound were quick to run up in their various forms. All panted and growled dangerously off to our side. I smirked internally patting their backs. They were getting really good at following orders in a timely fashion."This is my pack, we are weredogs." I stated.
"I have yet to hear of such creatures." She said unimpressed.
"Yeah, we prefer to keep a low key and are the first of our kind. We are immune to spiritual attacks too." I shrugged.
"So you view yourselves as important to this war." She stated like it was a joke.
"Maybe, maybe not. No one will know until we are put out into the field." I shrugged once again.
"From what I have heard, it may be soon that you are tested for your worth." She said disregarding me ultimately. I was fuming but...this was Sesshomaru's mother. So I held my tongue and with the holding of my tongue, the others accepted it and held their tongue."Will you accept your mother's help?" She asked.
"Do as you wish." He stated indifferently . His mother gives him a rather unhappy look but turns to stalk back towards her palace. I watch her go shaking my head slowly. Once she and her men are well out of ear shot I lean down to Sesshomaru.
"You didn't tell me you were part dragon." I said with a teasing smirk. His brush pauses mid stroke and I could almost swear his lips twitched into a smirk. Instead he grunts his acknowledgment and goes back to writing. My own smirk widens and I trot away over joyed to have punched a small hole in his armor with humor.
...
"MILORD! MILORD! MILORD!" A rough for wear looking demon comes flying in through the gates heading straight for Lord Sesshomaru. Me and my pack stop to watch the man. Almost as if turning up the nob on the radio our ears all swivel forward and stand alert. Even Rin, who had wanted to shift mainly to play in her form, was tuning in.
"Stop your yelling! What happened?" Chiro, who had made an almost full recovery in the last three days, barked out beside Sesshomaru. The demon stops and gives the general a curt nod.
"We carried out our orders to confront the enemy, but it was a blood bath sir. I counted only twenty of their men dead, against all but me. Sir they are still in-route." The demon say. Having heard enough I turn towards Jeremy and nip his hind quarters.
"Triple time it you lazy kittens! We leave tomorrow to face the enemy, they won't know what hit them." I declared. The pack turned their heads up and howled their agreement. We then turned to the small group of demons that we had been engaging in mock battle with.
...
"Can we start singing the ant song? You know, the one from the movies Antz?" Eric asked as we marched on the front lines behind Sesshomaru and Chiro.
"No, if you do that then while we are fighting all I will hear is that damn battle music. You know, the one where the ants are being attacked by those bugs spitting corrosive liquid on them." I huffed.
"Oh God it's to late for me! I'm already hearing it! I can't get it out of my head." Jasmine exclaimed.
"Eeevviilll!" Jeremy yelled like Mermaid Man did in SpongeBob.
"Would you cut that out." Damien chimed in trying to sound like Barnacle Boy. The group snickered all around me as Chiro shot me a grin from over his shoulder.
"Are we there yet?" Hailey huffed.
"No, if we were then it would be obvious." Damien sighed.
"Maybe Hailey should've been the one to stay behind. I'm sure Rin wouldn't be complaining this much." Eric grumbled.
"Hey!" Hailey cried out in protest.
"One more peep...one more damn peep. I swear to god I will shove all your heads into each other's asses!" I gritted out.
"Peep." Gregory said in a deep tone.
"Gregory..."
"Peep."
"Jeremy."
"Peep"
"Eric!"
"Peep."
"HAILEY!"
"Peep."
"Jasmine!" I growled out looking at Damien daring him to do it.
"Squawk..." Damien grinned.
"You're pack lacks discipline." Sesshomaru said not bothering to look back on us.
"You lack a sense of humor." Jeremy shrugged. I glared at him then sent a slap to the back of his head. "Fuck!" He groaned holding the back of his head in both hands.
"Haha!" Eric laughed. I stepped behind Jeremy and gave him the same treatment as his brother. "Fuck a duck!" He hissed holding his head just like his brother was.
"I will put on my gloves and bitch slap the next person to speak." I threatened slipping carefully on my gloves. Damien paled on my other side looking at the gloves. "That's what I thought."
For the next half an hour we all marched through the woods towards the enemy. It was kind of thrilling and slightly scary to be going off to war. I would be much more confident if I had the rest of the back from the future here. There would be no way in hell these guys could win.
Sesshomaru stopped and so did everyone else. In the wind I could smell hundreds of people. We had just stepped into a vast valley. Off on the other side in the wood line I could see the incoming people. Upon two horse sat a man and woman. The rest walked behind them. They must be the leaders of this army.
"Well Well, I must thank you for being considerate enough to come to me. It would've been a hassle to walk another two days just to destroy your palace. Maybe once I cleanse your palace I will make it a home for me and my sister." The man called out cockily. Why do they always have to do this? Before a fight the opposing team always has to brag! I've never really seen the point in it. If you start talking shit before a fight and lose it would be the embarrassment that would really kill you, I think. The silence was defining through the clearing as no one from our side dignified him with a reply. "Very well, if you have no last words then...CHARGE!"
In a blink of an eye we all ran forth. Already there was demons behind and beside us having to dodge spiritual arrows. A few unlucky ones got shot. Already a handful have died. 'No use getting discouraged now!' I decided.
Like two semi's colliding into each other at full speed we clashed with the opposing force. Me and my pack side stepped all those who were dark. Instead we focused on the true threat, spirituals. I used my speed against the humans who were expecting me to be repelled by their spiritual auras. It did not effect our kind and they were quick to realize this before I would kill them. At first, I was giving them quick and easy deaths. Ripping off heads, ripping out hearts and sometimes both. Yet, a cry from one of my pack members sent me on a blood craze. This, this was the true power of an Alpha.
With an enraged howl I looked to see Eric pulling a arrow from his shoulder. My new target, every mother fucker with a fucking bow. Ducking and weaving through the masses I headed for the line of archers. They noticed my coming and changed their target to me. However, like batting flies I swiped the arrows from the air.
The blood, it was the only thing persistent in the blur of fighting. Damien had come to my side during my blood bath watching my careless back. The cries of demon, humans, and chanting pounder in my eardrums. I was soon surrounded by many dark priestess and monks. Back to back with my brother I grabbed his hand and threw him out of the ring of bodies.
Just as their chanting came to an end I launched myself skyward. Once again I landed in the middle of the masses. Before my landing I quickly did a sweep over the army. There was more than twenty of their men dead and gone, however there wasn't as many here as we were lead to believe by reports. I didn't get much time to think it over more as I was once again being engaged in combat. Riding upon Jasmine, Jeremy came to my aid knocking down people and beheading those unfortunate enough to be within his range.
"This is more chaotic than any video game I have ever played." Jeremy declared getting off his mate.
"That's because this is reality!" I shouted sipping my hand past a neck of a man. His head toppled to the ground and his blood flowed down the rest of his body.
"The demons are starting to drop like flies!" Jasmine warned.
"WIND SCAR!" I heard Inuyasha yell over the commotion. I looked back and saw him welding his sword. Much to my surprise Kagome was closely behind him firing arrows at anyone who got too close. The sword sent a burst of energy that no regular explosion could've created. Yet a trio of women stepped I to the line of fire. Together they lifted their hands and uttered three unknown words. The energy stopped in its tracks then doubled upon itself. Like a speeding train it was flung back at Inuyasha. Thinking quickly he grabbed Kagome and jumped out of the way. Only a few unlucky souls perished in his swords wake.
"Shit!" I yelled.
"They can throw my shit back at me. I can't fight them." Inuyasha huffed landing beside me setting Kagome down. He apprehended a swordsman and sent him flying back a few feet.
"Then don't rely on your damn swords fancy tricks." I huffed catching an axes in hands. I kicked the guy in the gut and yanked the axes from him. With a flick of my wrist I turned the axes blade onto the man and buried it into his chest.
"Guys! Do you hear that?" Kagome asked looking around us looking for the unknown noise.
"What? What exactly am I... AAARRGGHH! LOOKING FOR!" I yelled taking on a woman with a sword.
"They are casting a spell on the entire field!" Kagome yelled in sudden realization.
"And?"
"It's going to wipe out everyone! They don't care about their people dying!" Kagome shrieked.
"What the hell! These crazy bastards!" Inuyasha cursed taking Kagome. He began to run away and I felt that it would be wise to follow. With a howl I ordered my pack to retreat. I watched as my pack ran back where we had came from. Before following them I ran to Sesshomaru who had been slowly making his way towards the leaders. Only a few times was he forced to falter. He was like a river of destruction slowly moving over the land and corroding the land before it.
"Sesshomaru, they are making a spell over the field. They don't care about the lives of their people. They plan on taking us all down at once!" I informed coming to his aid.
"How can you be sure." Sesshomaru questioned still pressing forward.
"Kagome is here. She feels them casting a spell. She and Inuyasha have retreated away from the field to escape. We are slowly losing this fight and I don't think these are all the people they have." I said.
"Defeat is not an option."
"Chiro! Convince him to make a tactical retreat!" I yelled out seeing the general fighting in a horde of people off to our right.
"My Lord! I think Kia has a point! Something doesn't feel right here." Chiro yelled.
"Sesshomaru! Please! Don't let pride be the death of you and all under your rule! Be a true alpha, swallow your pride for the better of your people and cause!" I pleaded. Sesshomaru stopped taking those slow but steady steps forward. He seemed to think it over as he unleashed his whip upon those rushing forward. I had to duck when he pivoted on his heels still holding out his whip.
"We will regroup." Sesshomaru declared.
"RETREAT!" Chiro yelled and all those left standing turned tail rushing for the woods from which we came. Sesshomaru stayed behind and I stayed with him as he continued to fight as his people fought. Finally, I could feel this impending sense of doom loom over me. Just as I thought I would piss myself or run Sesshomaru leaped into the air. I leaped with him and grabbed onto MokoMoko allowing him to fly me away.
"CCOOWWWAARRDDSSS!" The leader screamed as he watched us run away. His army tried to follow us but they just didn't have the speed. All they could do was pick off a few more of our troops with arrows. Once I knew we were all out of range I sighed heavily.
"That sucked...nothing what I thought a war would be like no matter how much I tried to envision it."
"Hn, the next battle shall be your last." He declared.
"I have full faith in you on that. We did make some head way. I estimate at least a hundred gone now. But, was I right? Is there less people there than there was supposed to be?" I questioned.
"Hn." He agreed and silence followed us for awhile until he landed in front of his regrouped army.
"Lord Sesshomaru, permission to set camp." Chiro came jogging up to us with his question.
"Hn." He agreed with a grunt and walked away. I watched him go for a minute before sniffing out my pack.
"Ow! Damn it! It's not like taking a tack out of your foot! This shit really hurts!" Eric howled as Gregory set to work on digging out the rest of the arrow out of his shoulder.
"There was some sort of he or poison on that arrow. Otherwise he would've already healed." Hailey concluded with a scowl.
"He is smelling rather sick and he is pale." Damien agreed.
"He will be fine. He needs to feed, shift and rest." I cut in.
"Kira! Way to go in up holding your nickname! I think you easily killed more people out there than any of us." Jeremy said with a grin.
"Great. Anyone else hurt?" I asked scanning over the rest of my pack.
"No, nothing that didn't already heal anyways." Jasmine shrugged resting on her hind quarters.
"I had my hand cut down the middle past the wrist... It was awesome! Painful, but awesome!" Gregory said with a broad smirk.
"Sloppy, and to think you are my beta." I shook my head.
"He was protecting me." Hailey defended ducking her head down.
"As any good mate and beta would do." I said patting her on the back.
"So what now?" Eric hissed.
"I have no clue but... But... What is she doing?!" I exclaimed seeing Sesshomaru's mother's castle floating towards us.
"What the heck? Is that smoke coming from it?" Jeremy asked shielding his eyes from the sun with his hand.
"I think it is." I said gravely. My first thoughts were of concern for Rin. I looked at Damien and saw the same concern marking his usual laid back features. "We'll find out what happened in a few minutes. Clean his wound Jasmine." I ordered. Jasmine huffed but did as I asked. By cleaning, she would have to use her tongue. We could help heal one another faster through cleaning each other's wounds. Nodding my approval I walked off to find Sesshomaru. I wanted to hear whatever is happening. I also needed to see if Rin was indeed safe. So much blood shed and complications, and I ain't even had breakfast yet.
HERE IT IS! ANOTHER CHAPTER AND THIS ONE IS JUST A BIT BIGGER THAN THE OTHERS! I HAVE BEEN SUPER BUSY BUT EVERY TIME I HAD A SECOND TO SPARE I WOULD WRITE ON THIS CHAPTER! UPDATES WILL BECOME MORE FREQUENT NOW! THANKS FOR HANGING IN THERE FOR ME MY PEEPS... MUHAHAHA