Word Count: 600
Chapter 50: Berserk
The battle raged on with three powerful demons barely standing a chance of overpowering one fox demon. Even though his mind had been reduced to nothing more than an animal, Shippou's natural cunning wits aided in him taking on three opponents alone.
He howled, summoning clones and will-o'-wisps, all closing in on the other canines as he leapt up the side of a building to escape.
"Don't get distracted!" Sesshoumaru growled to his companions, who swiped through the decoys while narrowly dodging the will-o'-wisps. With a flick of his wrist, Sesshoumaru summoned his whip, using it to snag one of Shippou's hind legs before he got far. He yanked the whip back, slamming the fox demon to the ground, hearing only pained yelps and whimpers before his growls returned.
Sesshoumaru stepped closer, not intending to harm the fox demon any more than necessary. "Kagome is waiting for you," he said, but his words meant nothing to Shippou, "The half-demoness would not be pleased to see you like this."
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened in shock when blue flames flared up around Shippou's paws, breaking the hold of his whip. He stood up, unsteadily at first before gaining his balance. He was panting softly, and Sesshoumaru knew the entire ordeal was taking a toll on him.
"Stubborn as always," he muttered, using his whip again to bind the fox demon.
Before Shippou could react however, Aimi moved swiftly, placing a chain of beads around his neck as she chanted a quick spell. His movement was immediately immobilized.
"That should do it," Aimi said with a small smile, but just as she finished saying it, her eyes widened in surprise when she felt a strong pulse of energy. She leapt back when Shippou broke through her spell, thrashing wildly as he broke the whip that bound him. She swallowed nervously when he turned on her, his eyes narrowing deadly. "Shit. Papa, Uncle Sesshou, I need more time!"
Inuyasha intercepted Shippou's sudden attack when he turned on Aimi. He managed to grab hold of one of Shippou's front paws, using his own weight to flip the fox backwards and slamming him into the side of a building. Shippou immediately recovered, whimpering only once before he was back on his feet.
Within a blink of an eye, Shippou sprinted forward with more clones trailing behind him. He dodged a kick from Kouga, rounding to bite him on the arm. Kouga grunted, barely managing to shake off the fox demon. He held his arm, feeling blood trickling down from the bite wounds. "Aimi, you better hurry up there, kiddo!"
"A little bit longer!" she yelled back, pulling out paper wards from her sleeve. She quickly swiped at an oncoming decoy with her claws, barely able to focus on her main task. She let out a sigh of relief when Inuyasha arrived to keep the decoy at bay while his daughter focused on subduing Shippou.
Shippou turned around, ready to pounce on Kouga again, but Sesshoumaru used his whip once more to grab hold of the fox demon by his body. His heels dug into the ground as he pulled the fox back.
Paper wards flew through the air, attaching onto the fox demon. He howled in pain, feeling all of his energy being sapped away. Sesshoumaru relaxed, watching as Shippou fell to his side unconscious. As he stepped closer, Shippou had transformed back into his usual form. He let out a deep sigh, looking up just as his niece walked up to him.
"What a night," she sighed, smiling as she wiped the sweats from her brows.
