Kagome didn't care anymore. Ignoring the pain she was going through she
tried desperately to yank her other wrist out from the chain. The cuff was
so tight that Kagome could see small layers of skin peeling off as she
pulled. Her blood flowed down her arm but that did not stop her. Kazumatta
watched her with disgust in his eyes. The whole display was annoying him.
"I'll kill you if you don't stop." He said hoping to make her give up hope. She pulled harder. At any moment Kazumatta expected her wrist to crack. He waited for the satisfying crunch of marrow and bone but never heard it.
Kagome became still. She looked at the ground and frowned. "I thought I could do it." She whispered. "I thought I could prove to everyone that I didn't need watching over." She began to shiver. She carefully moved herself and set her back against the boulder. Then, wincing the whole time, she made her broken limb as comfortable as possible. She sat there looking into space and was silent.
This shocked Kazumatta. She was giving up? That easy? Such a shame too. She could have been great with such will and perhaps even some training. But that was not his task. He smiled triumphantly and moved a strand of Kagome's hair from her face.
"That's more I like it." He said. He actually expected a fiery reply but only got a quick glance before Kagome returned to her depressed state. He began walking to the edge of the clearing when he suddenly fell. He tried to move but couldn't.
"How dare you." He heard a male voice echo through his head. Smirking Kazumatta looked around. "Tetchen." He said. Kazumatta broke the immobility spell that Negoda had placed on him and stood up.
"Where are you?" he yelled but did not recive a reply. He scowled now. "Your bitch has run me short on patience, Tetchen. Show yourself now or she dies." He threatened yet still received no reply. Kazumatta walked over to Kagome and grabbed her face.
"Do I have to make her scream?" he asked. No respond. Kazumatta unsheathed his katana and pointed it to Kagome's neck. He then placed his foot on Kagome's broken arm. He pressed down hard but Kagome tried to keep her pain inside. Kazumatta expected this so he cut the side of her neck. The sword did not go in deep but it burned with his magic and Kagome couldn't help it. She screamed.
"NO!" Inuyasha yelled as he charged out and pushed Kazumatta aside. He kept punching Kazumatta in the face but it had little effect. Kazumatta jumped back and rubbed his jaw a bit.
"Who are you?" he asked. He didn't even wait for a reply before sending Inuyasha flying and making him knock down several trees. Kazumatta turned and looked at Kagome.
"You see what I can do?" he asked. "This is why Tetchen refuses to fight me. He is afraid. He does not value your life." He spat at her. Kagome looked away.
"And now that I know this I may finally kill you." He said. He aimed his katana towards Kagome's heart but was brought down by another force. Kagome looked up to see what had stopped her from entering death and met eyes with none other than Negoda Tetchen.
He was breathing hard and terribly weak but he was there. The two eyes met yet none of them smiled. In a flash Negoda was gone. For a split second Kagome thought that he had left but then she looked over to her left and saw Negoda and Kazumatta fighting.
They were fast. Though, with her training Kagome could keep up with their moves. Kicks, punches, and blood were all Kagome saw. Negoda's blood. He was wounded and he was losing.
They stopped and watched each other. Kazumatta wiped off blood from the corner of his mouth. "You still have your old spark." He told Negoda.
"You could have been great, Tetchen. If only you did not stick by your mother. She was a fool. Her ideas of love and peace would of ruined our way of life. Yet your father fell for her. One of the great leaders fell for a miko woman." He taunted. "You see how that turned out do you not? You are an embarrassment. A sin to your family name. So by killing you I will take your place in your family line. It is tradition after all. If all the heirs die the assassin may take their place."
"You forget about me." Anagi said stepping out. Kazumatta didn't even glance at her. "Your just a traitor." He replied. "Everyone wants your head on a plate." He finished and attacked Negoda again. For a few solid minutes the two men fought but then Negoda was knocked back onto the floor. He immediately got back up and attacked again. Each time he did this he was knocked back down.
Inuyasha came leaping back with his sword transformed. He was about to attack but was punched back by Negoda. "This is my fight." He said and jumped kicked Kazumatta.
Inuyasha shook his head side to side to recover from the blow. This wasn't his fight but he was till getting his ass kicked! He then ran over to Kagome.
"Kagome are you alright?" he asked. Anagi jumped over and inspected her.
"Her arm's broken and her wrist is bleeding. Stop asking stupid questions and break the chain." Anagi demanded. Inuyasha would of argued but he was frightened that he would lose Kagome. He obeyed. "Speak to me Kagome." He said to her as he worked but she did not answer. She watched Negoda get knocked down and get back up.
"There's something different about him. I can't see it but I can feel it." She said more to herself than to anyone else. Anagi looked over at her brother. Her face looked troubled.
"It's happening." Was all she said. She was just about to fix Kagome's arm but was suddenly sent flying. She hit her head on a rock and went unconscious.
"I don't think so. She's going to die as soon as The Rouge does." Kazumatta said and began punching at Negoda again. Inuyasha kept working on her chains but was suddenly still as Kazumatta placed an immobile spell on him. "None of that." He said.
Negoda stopped for a second and grunted. He was putting everyone in danger by staying here. He looked at Kagome one more time and began to run. Kazumatta gladly followed.
This time Kagome understood. Negoda was doing something to her and she could see the whole thing in her mind. They were fighting again and trees were falling down all around them. Animals and youkai alike began to flee from the area and the two took no mercy on each other.
"Sango, Miroku, Shippo I need your help!" Kagome called and the three came over.
"Miroku, start working on the spell that binds Inuyasha. " she ordered and he obeyed.
Kagome turned her attention towards Sango and Shippo. "Sango I need you to snap my arm back into place." She said. Sango went pale.
"I know you can do it. It was part of your training for a demon exterminator right?" she asked. Sango nodded. She kneeled next to Kagome. "It will hurt" she informed her friend and Kagome nodded.
"Don't stop if I scream." She instructed.
Sango touched the limb and Kagome winced. She was going to pull away but finally resisted. Sango grabbed the limb and studied it quickly. She needed to make sure that she aligned it correctly. She moved it a bit and Kagome bit her lip. Then finally Sango pushed the limb into the socket and Kagome screamed.
She breathed heavily. Tears falling down her cheeks and sweat on her forehead. Sango was going to apologize but Kagome shook her head and smiled. "Thanks, now go check on Anagi." She said and Sango obeyed.
Last Kagome turned her attention to Shippo. "Listen carefully Shippo. You're the most important." She said.
For a moment she watched the battle in her mind. Negoda kept getting knocked down over and over yet stood up and kept fighting. Kazumatta knocked Negoda so hard that he made a crater in the ground on impact. Clutching his heart Negoda winced. Then the truth hit Kagome like a blow to the stomach.
Not only was Negoda losing. He was dying. --------- ------------------------- -------------------------- ------------- ------- ------------------- -----
A/n: Sorry to leave you right here but I have packing to do. I leave at 8pm tonight and have A LOT 2 do. Hey what do you think of my soundtrack idea? Should I go through with it? It's pretty stupid, huh? Well lemme know! ^. ^V
"I'll kill you if you don't stop." He said hoping to make her give up hope. She pulled harder. At any moment Kazumatta expected her wrist to crack. He waited for the satisfying crunch of marrow and bone but never heard it.
Kagome became still. She looked at the ground and frowned. "I thought I could do it." She whispered. "I thought I could prove to everyone that I didn't need watching over." She began to shiver. She carefully moved herself and set her back against the boulder. Then, wincing the whole time, she made her broken limb as comfortable as possible. She sat there looking into space and was silent.
This shocked Kazumatta. She was giving up? That easy? Such a shame too. She could have been great with such will and perhaps even some training. But that was not his task. He smiled triumphantly and moved a strand of Kagome's hair from her face.
"That's more I like it." He said. He actually expected a fiery reply but only got a quick glance before Kagome returned to her depressed state. He began walking to the edge of the clearing when he suddenly fell. He tried to move but couldn't.
"How dare you." He heard a male voice echo through his head. Smirking Kazumatta looked around. "Tetchen." He said. Kazumatta broke the immobility spell that Negoda had placed on him and stood up.
"Where are you?" he yelled but did not recive a reply. He scowled now. "Your bitch has run me short on patience, Tetchen. Show yourself now or she dies." He threatened yet still received no reply. Kazumatta walked over to Kagome and grabbed her face.
"Do I have to make her scream?" he asked. No respond. Kazumatta unsheathed his katana and pointed it to Kagome's neck. He then placed his foot on Kagome's broken arm. He pressed down hard but Kagome tried to keep her pain inside. Kazumatta expected this so he cut the side of her neck. The sword did not go in deep but it burned with his magic and Kagome couldn't help it. She screamed.
"NO!" Inuyasha yelled as he charged out and pushed Kazumatta aside. He kept punching Kazumatta in the face but it had little effect. Kazumatta jumped back and rubbed his jaw a bit.
"Who are you?" he asked. He didn't even wait for a reply before sending Inuyasha flying and making him knock down several trees. Kazumatta turned and looked at Kagome.
"You see what I can do?" he asked. "This is why Tetchen refuses to fight me. He is afraid. He does not value your life." He spat at her. Kagome looked away.
"And now that I know this I may finally kill you." He said. He aimed his katana towards Kagome's heart but was brought down by another force. Kagome looked up to see what had stopped her from entering death and met eyes with none other than Negoda Tetchen.
He was breathing hard and terribly weak but he was there. The two eyes met yet none of them smiled. In a flash Negoda was gone. For a split second Kagome thought that he had left but then she looked over to her left and saw Negoda and Kazumatta fighting.
They were fast. Though, with her training Kagome could keep up with their moves. Kicks, punches, and blood were all Kagome saw. Negoda's blood. He was wounded and he was losing.
They stopped and watched each other. Kazumatta wiped off blood from the corner of his mouth. "You still have your old spark." He told Negoda.
"You could have been great, Tetchen. If only you did not stick by your mother. She was a fool. Her ideas of love and peace would of ruined our way of life. Yet your father fell for her. One of the great leaders fell for a miko woman." He taunted. "You see how that turned out do you not? You are an embarrassment. A sin to your family name. So by killing you I will take your place in your family line. It is tradition after all. If all the heirs die the assassin may take their place."
"You forget about me." Anagi said stepping out. Kazumatta didn't even glance at her. "Your just a traitor." He replied. "Everyone wants your head on a plate." He finished and attacked Negoda again. For a few solid minutes the two men fought but then Negoda was knocked back onto the floor. He immediately got back up and attacked again. Each time he did this he was knocked back down.
Inuyasha came leaping back with his sword transformed. He was about to attack but was punched back by Negoda. "This is my fight." He said and jumped kicked Kazumatta.
Inuyasha shook his head side to side to recover from the blow. This wasn't his fight but he was till getting his ass kicked! He then ran over to Kagome.
"Kagome are you alright?" he asked. Anagi jumped over and inspected her.
"Her arm's broken and her wrist is bleeding. Stop asking stupid questions and break the chain." Anagi demanded. Inuyasha would of argued but he was frightened that he would lose Kagome. He obeyed. "Speak to me Kagome." He said to her as he worked but she did not answer. She watched Negoda get knocked down and get back up.
"There's something different about him. I can't see it but I can feel it." She said more to herself than to anyone else. Anagi looked over at her brother. Her face looked troubled.
"It's happening." Was all she said. She was just about to fix Kagome's arm but was suddenly sent flying. She hit her head on a rock and went unconscious.
"I don't think so. She's going to die as soon as The Rouge does." Kazumatta said and began punching at Negoda again. Inuyasha kept working on her chains but was suddenly still as Kazumatta placed an immobile spell on him. "None of that." He said.
Negoda stopped for a second and grunted. He was putting everyone in danger by staying here. He looked at Kagome one more time and began to run. Kazumatta gladly followed.
This time Kagome understood. Negoda was doing something to her and she could see the whole thing in her mind. They were fighting again and trees were falling down all around them. Animals and youkai alike began to flee from the area and the two took no mercy on each other.
"Sango, Miroku, Shippo I need your help!" Kagome called and the three came over.
"Miroku, start working on the spell that binds Inuyasha. " she ordered and he obeyed.
Kagome turned her attention towards Sango and Shippo. "Sango I need you to snap my arm back into place." She said. Sango went pale.
"I know you can do it. It was part of your training for a demon exterminator right?" she asked. Sango nodded. She kneeled next to Kagome. "It will hurt" she informed her friend and Kagome nodded.
"Don't stop if I scream." She instructed.
Sango touched the limb and Kagome winced. She was going to pull away but finally resisted. Sango grabbed the limb and studied it quickly. She needed to make sure that she aligned it correctly. She moved it a bit and Kagome bit her lip. Then finally Sango pushed the limb into the socket and Kagome screamed.
She breathed heavily. Tears falling down her cheeks and sweat on her forehead. Sango was going to apologize but Kagome shook her head and smiled. "Thanks, now go check on Anagi." She said and Sango obeyed.
Last Kagome turned her attention to Shippo. "Listen carefully Shippo. You're the most important." She said.
For a moment she watched the battle in her mind. Negoda kept getting knocked down over and over yet stood up and kept fighting. Kazumatta knocked Negoda so hard that he made a crater in the ground on impact. Clutching his heart Negoda winced. Then the truth hit Kagome like a blow to the stomach.
Not only was Negoda losing. He was dying. --------- ------------------------- -------------------------- ------------- ------- ------------------- -----
A/n: Sorry to leave you right here but I have packing to do. I leave at 8pm tonight and have A LOT 2 do. Hey what do you think of my soundtrack idea? Should I go through with it? It's pretty stupid, huh? Well lemme know! ^. ^V