Chapter 9. Rescue Mission
Okay, thought Inu from the tree branch, there they go. Kaori is between them; they're probably dragging her off to the Imikota.
The Imikota was the leader of the Ikota. The current Imikota was fast, but he wasn't that good in battle. As Inu watched on, Imikota picked up a whip from his attendant.
"Now tell me where the Jewel of Blood is!"
Kaori replied, "No! Inu needs it!"
She's risking her life for my sake?
Inu began to growl. How dare that disgusting piece of filth talk to Kaori that way? He pulled out his father's sword. As he did, markings grew on his face and his skin turned greenish. His nails grew longer and his eyes became blood-red.
"Tesusaiga!"
With that, he jumped down from his branch, with his now huge fang-sword and youkai blood in charge, and proceeded to kill every Ikota in sight.
"Die! Don't lay a single finger on her!"
* * *
When Inu "woke up" from his attack, he had no idea what he had just done. All he could see was a pile of dead Ikota, and Kaori huddled up in a corner with fear in her eyes.
"Kaori?" As Inu reached out to her, she shrank back from his outstretched hand.
"That wasn't you. That wasn't you. Please, Inu, tell me it wasn't you," sobbed Kaori.
Inu's head fell in shame and he replied, "Yes and no. It was me, but in my youkai form. I have no idea what I just did. Did- did I do this?" He gestured to the mess of bodies around them.
Kaori nodded, too frightened to speak.
Inu sighed regretfully. He had done it.
Now she is probably scared to death of me.
He was stopped by a warm embrace around his waist. He turned around to see. Kaori?
"Kaori. aren't you scared of me?"
Kaori shook her head.
"If I was really scared, I would have run away. Besides, I just had a feeling that you wouldn't hurt me. Before you attacked them, you yelled for me to run. I wouldn't leave you."
Inu was glad.
"I was afraid that you would be scared and leave me. Then, I wouldn't have anyone to talk to."
Kaori smiled and replied, "Now we're even. I saved you and you saved me." A single tear fell from her face. "But I miss my family."
Inu thought for a moment and replied, "There is a well where my mother came to this world in. Owashi and Bakuba, the two demon siblings, are now guarding it. They are very strong and powerful. However, I will take you there."
Kaori hugged him, "Thank you Inu. Thank you so much!"
Inu blushed.
"Well. we better get going."
Now they had an objective. The only problem now was to get to it.
Okay, thought Inu from the tree branch, there they go. Kaori is between them; they're probably dragging her off to the Imikota.
The Imikota was the leader of the Ikota. The current Imikota was fast, but he wasn't that good in battle. As Inu watched on, Imikota picked up a whip from his attendant.
"Now tell me where the Jewel of Blood is!"
Kaori replied, "No! Inu needs it!"
She's risking her life for my sake?
Inu began to growl. How dare that disgusting piece of filth talk to Kaori that way? He pulled out his father's sword. As he did, markings grew on his face and his skin turned greenish. His nails grew longer and his eyes became blood-red.
"Tesusaiga!"
With that, he jumped down from his branch, with his now huge fang-sword and youkai blood in charge, and proceeded to kill every Ikota in sight.
"Die! Don't lay a single finger on her!"
* * *
When Inu "woke up" from his attack, he had no idea what he had just done. All he could see was a pile of dead Ikota, and Kaori huddled up in a corner with fear in her eyes.
"Kaori?" As Inu reached out to her, she shrank back from his outstretched hand.
"That wasn't you. That wasn't you. Please, Inu, tell me it wasn't you," sobbed Kaori.
Inu's head fell in shame and he replied, "Yes and no. It was me, but in my youkai form. I have no idea what I just did. Did- did I do this?" He gestured to the mess of bodies around them.
Kaori nodded, too frightened to speak.
Inu sighed regretfully. He had done it.
Now she is probably scared to death of me.
He was stopped by a warm embrace around his waist. He turned around to see. Kaori?
"Kaori. aren't you scared of me?"
Kaori shook her head.
"If I was really scared, I would have run away. Besides, I just had a feeling that you wouldn't hurt me. Before you attacked them, you yelled for me to run. I wouldn't leave you."
Inu was glad.
"I was afraid that you would be scared and leave me. Then, I wouldn't have anyone to talk to."
Kaori smiled and replied, "Now we're even. I saved you and you saved me." A single tear fell from her face. "But I miss my family."
Inu thought for a moment and replied, "There is a well where my mother came to this world in. Owashi and Bakuba, the two demon siblings, are now guarding it. They are very strong and powerful. However, I will take you there."
Kaori hugged him, "Thank you Inu. Thank you so much!"
Inu blushed.
"Well. we better get going."
Now they had an objective. The only problem now was to get to it.
