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Chapter 3: The Battle Against the Dog Demon
Inuyasha sprang forward, aiming his full transformed Tetsusaiga for the youkai.
"Well, Inuyasha. I see that you're much weaker than that pathetic excuse for a demon over there."
His voice was calm, yet it had a cold tone to it, just like Sesshomaru's. He let out a slight smirk as he easily avoided Inuyasha's attack. Inuyasha slid in the dirt as he came to a halt, a cloud of dust surrounding his body.
'Damn it! How am I going to stop this...this monster? He's too fast!'
His angered amber eyes scanned the youkai, searching for a weak spot. The demon landed gracefully on one leg, slightly turning his head to glance at Inuyasha. The youkai had a good build, one very similar to both his and Sesshomaru's neatly formed bodies. His long, sky blue hair swayed with the wind, occasionally covering his sun golden eyes. On the top o his head was a small pair of very familiar looking ears. It was dog ears just like Inuyasha's. His face was built similarly to Inuyasha's as well. It was like this demon was created from his and Sesshomaru's DNA.
"Hmph, you think you can defeat me?"
Inuyasha froze as the chilling voice filled his sensitive ears. They twitched at the familiar sound. For a minute, he thought it was Sesshomaru speaking to him, their voices so identical. When he realized who it really was, he let out a threatening growl. The demon smirked; pleased with the anger he was creating with Inuyasha. That was his plan.
"Naraku used both you and your pathetic brother as sculptures to create my body. I'm unstoppable. And the name given to me; Soiro."
His eyes glistened with pure evil.
"Naraku."
Inuyasha couldn't stand that name. Every time he heard that name, his blood boiled with rage and hatred, ready to let all hell loose. He wanted to tear him apart, burn his flesh, and feed his remains to the many scavenger demons out there. But even that was far too good for the hideous demon.
"Yes, Naraku created me using you. Although, I do not know why? You're nothing more than a harmless mutt."
The words 'mutt' rang in his ears, making his blood boil even more.
"You know somethin'? I'm really starting to get tired of people calling me a mutt. And you know what? You pushed the line pal."
The Tetsusaiga began to glow radiantly as Inuyasha's anger rose.
"What are you doing?"
Soiro gazed at him, a little stunned from the sudden raise in power.
"Sending you to hell."
He gasped as the outraged hanyou shot forward. Suddenly, he thought about the previous night when he was talking to Naraku.
~ "When Inuyasha attacks with his Tetsusaiga, let him. Your body will absorb the power, causing you to transform into a far greater power."
"A f-far greater power?"
The demon starred at Naraku as his harsh voice filled his dog like ears.
"Now go, go and defeat the two brothers and bring back their swords."
"Um.uh.yes master Naraku."~
'That's right, go ahead and attack.'
"TIME TO DIE!"
He charged at full speed, positioning the sword to remove his arm.
"Eahh!"
A flame of anger blazed in his eyes as the Tetsusaiga grazed the demon's shoulder, leaving behind a gouge of bleeding flesh.
"Feh, unstoppable my butt."
As he landed oh the ground, he glanced over his shoulder to take in the sight of the wounded Soiro. His eyes filled with confusion as he noticed the grin on the youkai's face.
'A grin? What the hell? Why isn't he complaining in pain?"
Soiro took a sudden turn as his feet tapped the ground, heading straight for Inuyasha.
"That's were you're wrong."
Inuyasha gasped as he saw drops of blood fly before his eyes.
"Argh!"
Soiro had sent his razor sharp claws across Inuyasha's chest, creating a deep wound. Blood oozed from the torn flesh as he crashed to the ground. Dirt and rubble blew from beneath him, causing a cloud of dust to settle upon the land. He slowly raised his head, only to be face to face with Soiro. It was almost as if he was looking into a mirror, their resemblance so similar.
"Your power is nothing compared to mine. You may as well give up."
Inuyasha smirked,
"Keh, don't you wish!"
He forced the Tetsusaiga through Soiro's gut, causing a thick blackish liquid to pour heavily out of the wound. Soiro took a hesitant step backwards, and then began to chuckle. Inuyasha gasped, stunned from his look of pleasure.
"Huh?"
Inuyasha gazed in horror as Soiro's body slowly began to change. His amber eyes were fixed on his face as it grinned evilly.
"That's all I needed, some of Tetusaiga's power to travel through me. The power triggered my first transformation."
"First transformation?"
His mouth hung open as the demon's body started the process. His sky blue hair was first coated with streaks of light green, then fully covered with a forest green. His eyes turned beat red, and in the center, a small black streak appeared, forming his new pupil. His body grew larger, now twice the size of Inuyasha.
'What do I do?'
He quickly jumped to his feet, tightening his grip on the Tetsusaiga's handle, preparing for an attack from the monster.
"Ha, you thought you defeated me? Instead you gave me more power, making it easier to defeat you!"
He plunged forward, aiming towards Inuyasha at an astonishing speed.
'How do I beat one when I can't even injure him?'
Soiro collided with him head on, causing him and the mighty sword to go sailing backwards into the rough terrain.
"Like I said before, I can't be stopped!"
Inuyasha struggled to raise himself to a sitting position. He closed his eyes as he rose to his feet.
'I have to focus. I must find the wind scar.'
His keen senses picked up a large amount of wind clashing wildly with another force of wind.
'There!'
He aimed his sword for Soiro, grinning under his scowl.
"Hmph, your life ends NOW!"
His eyes burned with fury.
"KAZE NO KIZO!"
A gale force wind escaped the Tetsusaiga's mighty blade, heading straight for Soiro.
"You think I wasn't prepared for that attack? Think again?"
He raised his arm level to the attack. Within a split second, the attack was absorbed into his hand. Inuyasha came to a halt, gazing at him, mesmerized from his actions.
'How the heck am I suppose to beat this damn thing?!'
Soiro took a step forward, causing the whole earth to tremble from his power. Inuyasha's body was taken over by fear as the youkai approached his weak body. He felt his head get sweaty, and his heart beginning to race. He placed the Tetsusaiga in front of him, trying to defend himself from the demon, but to no avail. Soiro snatched him by his silver hair, and began tossing him around like a rag doll. He then used his fist and sent Inuyasha hurdling through the air, crashing heavily to the ground. The force was so great that a small crater formed beneath his exhausted body. He struggled to pull himself up, but was instantly knocked back down by Soiro's fist.
In the cloudy distance, Sesshomaru was able to pick up the faint scent of fresh blood. With every passing minute, the scent grew stronger and stronger. His eyes winced as a sharp pain shot through his body. He wasn't dead, not yet, at least. He positioned his head towards the battle; his blood stained silver hair falling over his battle wounded face in a veil. His pained eyes strained to see the images in the distance. His heart nearly stopped as the sight became clearly visible. Inuyasha was being beat up like a piece of trash. The loss of blood from his fatal wound was weakening him by each passing minute. Deep in his soul, he knew that his brother's life would end short too if this went on. He felt an indescribable emotion take over his body. His eyelids slowly closed ah he thought about a childhood memory with Inuyasha.
~ "Sesshomaru?"
A curious hanyou was starring up at the noble demon sitting on the chair.
"Yes little brother?"
He glanced down, his amber eyes meeting the curious ones of his brother.
"Why must dad always leave us?"
"Hm? Well, you see, father's an all-powerful demon, just like I'm going to be someday. Since he has such power, he must go around doing what all- powerful demons do."
"And what is that?"
He paused, searching for an answer that would make him sound more mature.
"Uh...it depends."
"Huh? What do you mean it depends?"
He began to get aggravated that his brother wouldn't just answer his question.
"It just does."
"Uh...whatever. All I know is that I'm going to be an all-powerful demon too, just like you."
Sesshomaru felt proud of himself, proud that he had someone looking up to him.
"You may be an all-powerful demon when you grow up little brother, but not as strong as me."
"Uh...and why not?"
"Because, I'm older, more mature..."
"Hey! I can be mature too!"
He stood in a ridiculous position, trying to mimic his brother. Sesshomaru couldn't help but giggle.
"I'm also...a full demon."
Inuyasha paused.
"Hm?"
"Your only half, a hanyou."
"A hanyou?"
"That makes you a little different."
His eyes slowly filled with tears.
"Is being different bad?"
Sesshomaru glanced down noticing his tears.
"It...uh...depends."
"What? What do you mean by that?!"
"Don't worry about it. Just hush and sit still."
"Uh..."
"An all-powerful demon doesn't run his mouth constantly."
"Hmph."
"If you wanna be like me, you gotta act like me."
Inuyasha's eyes filled with happiness.
"Ok!"
He wrapped his hands around his knees and smiled, gazing into the breath taking sight of the sunset. ~
'How did everything change so drastically between us? How did we come to hate each other? It was...it was all from Tetsusaiga. That sword changed our lives.'
He glanced back at Inuyasha, who was still getting beat up pretty badly.
"When will you give up half breed?"
Soiro held Inuyasha by the neck, leaving him dangling in the air. The claws from his hand began to pierce his skin as his grip became tighter and tighter.
"Damn you! I'll never give up! I swore that I would avenge my brother's death, and that's what I'm going to do!"
He took his arm and wrapped it around Soiro's, digging his nails deeply into his skin.
"You are not going to live."
He removed his hand, and then attacked.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!"
Soiro, surprised from the strength that still remained in Inuyasha, jumped back in pain from the wound inflicted upon his arm. Inuyasha fell back to the ground, having hardly enough strength to keep himself balanced.
"At least he's wounded for now."
He dropped to his knees, gasping for air.
"I must...get the Tetsusaiga."
His pained eyes scanned the grounds, looking for his trusted sword. He spotted a shimmer in the distance.
"That creep will pay with his life."
He struggled to bring his body towards the sword, occasionally glancing back at Soiro, who wasn't too happy.
"That half breed canine is going to pay for taking my arm like that!"
He did his best to stop the blood flow from his wound. Anger boiled within his as he searched for Inuyasha.
"Now where did that mutt get to? Probably ran off with his tail in between his legs. What a..."
He felt a sharp pain go through his back. When he managed to turn around, he saw Inuyasha, holding his blood stained Tetsusaiga.
"You...what have you done to me?!"
"I don't have a tail, and, I said I was going to kill you, canine."
Suddenly, he felt real dizzy, no longer able to support his weight. He dropped to the ground, the jagged rocks from where he was standing slightly piercing his skin.
'Damn, all of this blood loss is making me feel sick.'
His vision became blurry. When he glanced up, he could barely see Soiro.
"Inuyasha! I've had enough of this horseplay! Be prepared, all hell is about to break loose. Time to see y real power!"
'What, his real power hasn't been shown yet?'
He watched in horror as he began to change once more. A light brown colored fur covered his body, leaving not a trace of his forest green hair. His eyes turned crimson red, and his snout and teeth grew. A long tail emerged from his rear end.
'Wait a minute, this is all familiar. Huh? Can it be? This is almost exactly what Sesshomaru does when he transforms into his true demon form!'
His heart began to beat rapidly, pounding fiercely against his chest. He slowly reached his hand out, gripping his Tetsusaiga once more.
"I'm getting...too...weak."
A gust of wind filled the land as his transformation was complete.
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Well, that's it for this chapter! I hope you all liked it! I know I did! But, oh man, Soiro had better get his butt whipped in the next chapter. Wait a minute; I already know what's going to happen, so why would I ask that? I've just been having a great day! *Yeah!* Anyway, I'm really sorry it took so long. School has been getting in the way again. 'Curse it all.' I'll try to have the next chapter up ASAP. The next chapter is called, "Tenseiga and the End." I hope you've all enjoyed it so far, and don't forget to review! Like I've said before, I love reviews, no matter what kind they are. Ja, matta ne!
Chapter 3: The Battle Against the Dog Demon
Inuyasha sprang forward, aiming his full transformed Tetsusaiga for the youkai.
"Well, Inuyasha. I see that you're much weaker than that pathetic excuse for a demon over there."
His voice was calm, yet it had a cold tone to it, just like Sesshomaru's. He let out a slight smirk as he easily avoided Inuyasha's attack. Inuyasha slid in the dirt as he came to a halt, a cloud of dust surrounding his body.
'Damn it! How am I going to stop this...this monster? He's too fast!'
His angered amber eyes scanned the youkai, searching for a weak spot. The demon landed gracefully on one leg, slightly turning his head to glance at Inuyasha. The youkai had a good build, one very similar to both his and Sesshomaru's neatly formed bodies. His long, sky blue hair swayed with the wind, occasionally covering his sun golden eyes. On the top o his head was a small pair of very familiar looking ears. It was dog ears just like Inuyasha's. His face was built similarly to Inuyasha's as well. It was like this demon was created from his and Sesshomaru's DNA.
"Hmph, you think you can defeat me?"
Inuyasha froze as the chilling voice filled his sensitive ears. They twitched at the familiar sound. For a minute, he thought it was Sesshomaru speaking to him, their voices so identical. When he realized who it really was, he let out a threatening growl. The demon smirked; pleased with the anger he was creating with Inuyasha. That was his plan.
"Naraku used both you and your pathetic brother as sculptures to create my body. I'm unstoppable. And the name given to me; Soiro."
His eyes glistened with pure evil.
"Naraku."
Inuyasha couldn't stand that name. Every time he heard that name, his blood boiled with rage and hatred, ready to let all hell loose. He wanted to tear him apart, burn his flesh, and feed his remains to the many scavenger demons out there. But even that was far too good for the hideous demon.
"Yes, Naraku created me using you. Although, I do not know why? You're nothing more than a harmless mutt."
The words 'mutt' rang in his ears, making his blood boil even more.
"You know somethin'? I'm really starting to get tired of people calling me a mutt. And you know what? You pushed the line pal."
The Tetsusaiga began to glow radiantly as Inuyasha's anger rose.
"What are you doing?"
Soiro gazed at him, a little stunned from the sudden raise in power.
"Sending you to hell."
He gasped as the outraged hanyou shot forward. Suddenly, he thought about the previous night when he was talking to Naraku.
~ "When Inuyasha attacks with his Tetsusaiga, let him. Your body will absorb the power, causing you to transform into a far greater power."
"A f-far greater power?"
The demon starred at Naraku as his harsh voice filled his dog like ears.
"Now go, go and defeat the two brothers and bring back their swords."
"Um.uh.yes master Naraku."~
'That's right, go ahead and attack.'
"TIME TO DIE!"
He charged at full speed, positioning the sword to remove his arm.
"Eahh!"
A flame of anger blazed in his eyes as the Tetsusaiga grazed the demon's shoulder, leaving behind a gouge of bleeding flesh.
"Feh, unstoppable my butt."
As he landed oh the ground, he glanced over his shoulder to take in the sight of the wounded Soiro. His eyes filled with confusion as he noticed the grin on the youkai's face.
'A grin? What the hell? Why isn't he complaining in pain?"
Soiro took a sudden turn as his feet tapped the ground, heading straight for Inuyasha.
"That's were you're wrong."
Inuyasha gasped as he saw drops of blood fly before his eyes.
"Argh!"
Soiro had sent his razor sharp claws across Inuyasha's chest, creating a deep wound. Blood oozed from the torn flesh as he crashed to the ground. Dirt and rubble blew from beneath him, causing a cloud of dust to settle upon the land. He slowly raised his head, only to be face to face with Soiro. It was almost as if he was looking into a mirror, their resemblance so similar.
"Your power is nothing compared to mine. You may as well give up."
Inuyasha smirked,
"Keh, don't you wish!"
He forced the Tetsusaiga through Soiro's gut, causing a thick blackish liquid to pour heavily out of the wound. Soiro took a hesitant step backwards, and then began to chuckle. Inuyasha gasped, stunned from his look of pleasure.
"Huh?"
Inuyasha gazed in horror as Soiro's body slowly began to change. His amber eyes were fixed on his face as it grinned evilly.
"That's all I needed, some of Tetusaiga's power to travel through me. The power triggered my first transformation."
"First transformation?"
His mouth hung open as the demon's body started the process. His sky blue hair was first coated with streaks of light green, then fully covered with a forest green. His eyes turned beat red, and in the center, a small black streak appeared, forming his new pupil. His body grew larger, now twice the size of Inuyasha.
'What do I do?'
He quickly jumped to his feet, tightening his grip on the Tetsusaiga's handle, preparing for an attack from the monster.
"Ha, you thought you defeated me? Instead you gave me more power, making it easier to defeat you!"
He plunged forward, aiming towards Inuyasha at an astonishing speed.
'How do I beat one when I can't even injure him?'
Soiro collided with him head on, causing him and the mighty sword to go sailing backwards into the rough terrain.
"Like I said before, I can't be stopped!"
Inuyasha struggled to raise himself to a sitting position. He closed his eyes as he rose to his feet.
'I have to focus. I must find the wind scar.'
His keen senses picked up a large amount of wind clashing wildly with another force of wind.
'There!'
He aimed his sword for Soiro, grinning under his scowl.
"Hmph, your life ends NOW!"
His eyes burned with fury.
"KAZE NO KIZO!"
A gale force wind escaped the Tetsusaiga's mighty blade, heading straight for Soiro.
"You think I wasn't prepared for that attack? Think again?"
He raised his arm level to the attack. Within a split second, the attack was absorbed into his hand. Inuyasha came to a halt, gazing at him, mesmerized from his actions.
'How the heck am I suppose to beat this damn thing?!'
Soiro took a step forward, causing the whole earth to tremble from his power. Inuyasha's body was taken over by fear as the youkai approached his weak body. He felt his head get sweaty, and his heart beginning to race. He placed the Tetsusaiga in front of him, trying to defend himself from the demon, but to no avail. Soiro snatched him by his silver hair, and began tossing him around like a rag doll. He then used his fist and sent Inuyasha hurdling through the air, crashing heavily to the ground. The force was so great that a small crater formed beneath his exhausted body. He struggled to pull himself up, but was instantly knocked back down by Soiro's fist.
In the cloudy distance, Sesshomaru was able to pick up the faint scent of fresh blood. With every passing minute, the scent grew stronger and stronger. His eyes winced as a sharp pain shot through his body. He wasn't dead, not yet, at least. He positioned his head towards the battle; his blood stained silver hair falling over his battle wounded face in a veil. His pained eyes strained to see the images in the distance. His heart nearly stopped as the sight became clearly visible. Inuyasha was being beat up like a piece of trash. The loss of blood from his fatal wound was weakening him by each passing minute. Deep in his soul, he knew that his brother's life would end short too if this went on. He felt an indescribable emotion take over his body. His eyelids slowly closed ah he thought about a childhood memory with Inuyasha.
~ "Sesshomaru?"
A curious hanyou was starring up at the noble demon sitting on the chair.
"Yes little brother?"
He glanced down, his amber eyes meeting the curious ones of his brother.
"Why must dad always leave us?"
"Hm? Well, you see, father's an all-powerful demon, just like I'm going to be someday. Since he has such power, he must go around doing what all- powerful demons do."
"And what is that?"
He paused, searching for an answer that would make him sound more mature.
"Uh...it depends."
"Huh? What do you mean it depends?"
He began to get aggravated that his brother wouldn't just answer his question.
"It just does."
"Uh...whatever. All I know is that I'm going to be an all-powerful demon too, just like you."
Sesshomaru felt proud of himself, proud that he had someone looking up to him.
"You may be an all-powerful demon when you grow up little brother, but not as strong as me."
"Uh...and why not?"
"Because, I'm older, more mature..."
"Hey! I can be mature too!"
He stood in a ridiculous position, trying to mimic his brother. Sesshomaru couldn't help but giggle.
"I'm also...a full demon."
Inuyasha paused.
"Hm?"
"Your only half, a hanyou."
"A hanyou?"
"That makes you a little different."
His eyes slowly filled with tears.
"Is being different bad?"
Sesshomaru glanced down noticing his tears.
"It...uh...depends."
"What? What do you mean by that?!"
"Don't worry about it. Just hush and sit still."
"Uh..."
"An all-powerful demon doesn't run his mouth constantly."
"Hmph."
"If you wanna be like me, you gotta act like me."
Inuyasha's eyes filled with happiness.
"Ok!"
He wrapped his hands around his knees and smiled, gazing into the breath taking sight of the sunset. ~
'How did everything change so drastically between us? How did we come to hate each other? It was...it was all from Tetsusaiga. That sword changed our lives.'
He glanced back at Inuyasha, who was still getting beat up pretty badly.
"When will you give up half breed?"
Soiro held Inuyasha by the neck, leaving him dangling in the air. The claws from his hand began to pierce his skin as his grip became tighter and tighter.
"Damn you! I'll never give up! I swore that I would avenge my brother's death, and that's what I'm going to do!"
He took his arm and wrapped it around Soiro's, digging his nails deeply into his skin.
"You are not going to live."
He removed his hand, and then attacked.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!"
Soiro, surprised from the strength that still remained in Inuyasha, jumped back in pain from the wound inflicted upon his arm. Inuyasha fell back to the ground, having hardly enough strength to keep himself balanced.
"At least he's wounded for now."
He dropped to his knees, gasping for air.
"I must...get the Tetsusaiga."
His pained eyes scanned the grounds, looking for his trusted sword. He spotted a shimmer in the distance.
"That creep will pay with his life."
He struggled to bring his body towards the sword, occasionally glancing back at Soiro, who wasn't too happy.
"That half breed canine is going to pay for taking my arm like that!"
He did his best to stop the blood flow from his wound. Anger boiled within his as he searched for Inuyasha.
"Now where did that mutt get to? Probably ran off with his tail in between his legs. What a..."
He felt a sharp pain go through his back. When he managed to turn around, he saw Inuyasha, holding his blood stained Tetsusaiga.
"You...what have you done to me?!"
"I don't have a tail, and, I said I was going to kill you, canine."
Suddenly, he felt real dizzy, no longer able to support his weight. He dropped to the ground, the jagged rocks from where he was standing slightly piercing his skin.
'Damn, all of this blood loss is making me feel sick.'
His vision became blurry. When he glanced up, he could barely see Soiro.
"Inuyasha! I've had enough of this horseplay! Be prepared, all hell is about to break loose. Time to see y real power!"
'What, his real power hasn't been shown yet?'
He watched in horror as he began to change once more. A light brown colored fur covered his body, leaving not a trace of his forest green hair. His eyes turned crimson red, and his snout and teeth grew. A long tail emerged from his rear end.
'Wait a minute, this is all familiar. Huh? Can it be? This is almost exactly what Sesshomaru does when he transforms into his true demon form!'
His heart began to beat rapidly, pounding fiercely against his chest. He slowly reached his hand out, gripping his Tetsusaiga once more.
"I'm getting...too...weak."
A gust of wind filled the land as his transformation was complete.
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Well, that's it for this chapter! I hope you all liked it! I know I did! But, oh man, Soiro had better get his butt whipped in the next chapter. Wait a minute; I already know what's going to happen, so why would I ask that? I've just been having a great day! *Yeah!* Anyway, I'm really sorry it took so long. School has been getting in the way again. 'Curse it all.' I'll try to have the next chapter up ASAP. The next chapter is called, "Tenseiga and the End." I hope you've all enjoyed it so far, and don't forget to review! Like I've said before, I love reviews, no matter what kind they are. Ja, matta ne!