Blood Drops of War

Blood Drops of War

By Aris and Amber

And Hope

Aris: Hi ppl. We don't own Inu-Yasha but the made up characters our mine!!! JA NE!

Kagome looked to the small party. They still cuddled over her like a tiny baby. "I'm fine…Really Guys…. There's no need to be such infants about this!" Kagome argued. "But Lady Kagome, what if you are attacked again?" Miroku tolled her in a warning tone. "I can't stand this! I have to go home and tell Mom I'm ok! Can't any of you understand that?!" She glared at them. Shippou still clung onto the kimono that she now wore. "You too, eh Shippou?" She asked quietly looking at the small Kitsune demon. He nodded viciously. That's when Kagome noticed it. "Where is Inu-Yasha?" Her head turning from place to place. Looking for the half-demon. The group looked round the small hut for the half-demon boy but he was no where in sight.

Inu-Yasha's head throbbed continuously with pain. "When will it end?!" He snarled out as another wave of intense pain hit him. He growled and started to shake, as the throbbing never seemed to end. 'Relax…Don't fight me…' came a cool, almost too creepy voice. 'Who are you?' He asked in return. 'No one to concern yourself with little demon boy.' It replied to his mind. "Rrr…You're like that thing that…. Tried to hurt…Kagome…." He told it. The thing in his head responded by laughing a cruel twisted laugh. 'That was the weakest one…Ryu…No…I am a shadow warrior, your death…you may call me Duke.' It told him. "No…Get out…Leave—AHH!!!!!!" Inu-Yasha screamed as the darkness took him completely.

A scream reiterated from where the old tree stood. "The god tree?!" Kadea asked aloud. "No it's Inu-Yasha!" Kagome got up and ran past the two who had held her back for such a long time. Farther and farther to Inu-Yasha she raced, Miroku and Shippou right on her trail. "Wait Kagome!" Shippou cried to the young teen.

***Elsewhere not to far to the east***

"It's happening again Hotaru-san." The black hair of Miko traced down her figure. "I noticed." Came the reply. "We haven't much time Miko. Demon minds can only be entered by very strong psychics…that—" Two blue eyes met the brown ones. "I know. That goes for Half-demons too." Miko replied. "And only at close range too." Hotaru corrected as her small white tail flung side to side as they walked. Not bigger than half the demon girl's waist the tail flicked and flung bout here and there. With a kick to the red elk she rode, Miko and Hotaru were off to the west…where Inu-Yasha was failing against a powerful shadow demon.

***Back to the west***

Kagome clutched Inu-Yasha in her arms as he cried out and growled with pain. "Inu-Yasha?!" the Small Kitsune next to him cried for their companion to awaken. "Inu-Jerk wake up!" Kagome told the half-demon. "It's the same Lady Kagome." Kagome looked up to Miroku. "The same case you had not 2 nights ago." He told her. "Oh no…" Kagome felt her head ring with the sensation of a demon. "What's wrong Kagome?" Shippou asked. "It's a demon…its not one mile from here…" She told the smaller boy demon. "Sorry to disappoint you wench…but I'm already here for the Tensunsagi…." Came a strong yet dangerously hissing like voice. "Sessho-Maru!" Gasped the young Kitsune. Miroku rose to stand in front of Kagome and Shippou to defend them.

***Not two miles to the east***

"Hurry Miko. We must hurry!" Hotaru forced her young companion along. Her white tail was straight and rigid with anticipation of an upcoming battle. "I sense some other force near the lady Kikyo and her destined companions." Miko stated in a smooth tone. "I know Miko. I know. But we don't have time for that now!" Hotaru's blue eyes started to turn a slight shade of purple depicting her impatience. "Calm down Hotaru-san. We will reach them shortly." Miko spoke softly. "Uh-oh…I sense a dark lord's power there as well!" Hotaru cried out. "What?!" Miko looked back at her traveling friend. "This is not good." Hotaru spoke as her violet/ blue eyes darkened and became thin with worry.

Kagome watched the horrific battle take place. Shippou was knocked out near her and on her feet. Miroku did the best he could against a giant orge and Jaken. A smirking Sessho-Maru slowly made his way to her and the still in pain Inu-Yasha. "Inu-Yasha…. Please you must wake up!" Kagome pleaded with her secret love as fear etched inside her tone.

Miko looked on in horror at the battle scene. "I'll handle the demon lord." Hotaru whispered to her. Miko nodded and knelt beside Chibi, her red elk. It placed its horns in front of her protecting her from harm. Slowly she entered the half-demon's mind. She felt a dark aura and raced towards it in her mind, dagger in hand…

TBC….