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Huntress
Chapter ten ~ Fighting A Loosing Battle
Inu-Yasha looked up at the glowing half dragon above him. He didn't know what to do. He watched as she raised her hand above her head and the fireball began to grow. He considered using the Kaze No Kizu, again, but she could easily dodge an attack like that. He had to do something that she wouldn't expect, and do it fast.
Unfortunately, at the moment, he couldn't think of anything. Inu-Yasha just stood there, and shielded himself with the Tetsusiaga, as she started to throw the ball of flame towards him. Her toothy grin was wide and her eyes seemed to be as though they were looking far away, at something that could not be seen, something that could not exist.
In those few seconds, Inu-Yasha realized that she had not always been this way. She had not always been wanting to kill whatever she could, and her laughing had been full and gentle once, not the cold hard mechanical laughing that she used when she looked down at him. He knew that she had once been the innocent child she was meant to be, not a tool used for gaining money. That she had once been a happy child with a father and a mother.
Most likely, though, this place had taken all of that away. Her parents had probably been captured earlier, or she had been taken from them. They had taken her happiness. Her sanity. The young half dragon child had gone insane.
That was all Inu-Yasha could think within those few moments as the fireball came down upon him. He braced himself, but even with the Tetsusiaga blocking him, the force was powerful enough to do more than to push him back.
The ground shook, and the wind seemed to blow past his ears so hard that he couldn't hear anything. Inu-Yasha looked up, not to the girl, but to the fireball. He covered his face, waiting for the full impact.
Inu-Yasha was thrown backwards and the Tetsusiaga was ripped from his hands. It flew across to the other side of the pit, and fell with the blade sticking in the ground as an old rusted sword.
Inu-Yasha flew across and hit the other side of the area. Rubble from parts of the dome fell on top of him when he hit the shield from the force of the blow. A piece of the ceiling fell onto his arm and Inu-Yasha cried in pain. He saw black spots in his vision, but he refused to fall unconscious. He groaned and didn't move for a second, he couldn't the pain was too great.
"OH! Did he die? Did the puppy die because of Salamandria? Salamandria did well! Salamandria kill puppy! Salamandria get reward! Yes reward! Reward, good! Because Salamandria kill puppy-boy-" She giggled and smiled with her teeth spread wide, but still, there was no feeling in her eyes.
"I . . . am . . . not . . . dead . . . yet . . ." Inu-Yasha breathed as he tried to stand up and push some of the rubble off of his body. Inu- Yasha put his weight back on his right leg, but fell down in pain. 'I have to end this fast, or I'll die.' Inu-Yasha thought. 'I have to get back to Kagome.'
"AW! Salamandria wanted puppy to die!" She wined. "Oh, well. More play time!"
She continued, but Inu-Yasha ignored her. 'Left arm's crushed. Right leg's hurt badly. The Left leg is as good as it can get right now, and it seems that my right arm is almost fine.' Inu-Yasha quickly figured out where he was hurt the worst and what he could still do.
Inu-Yasha looked up at the dragon girl in front of him, who was busy talking about her reward when she had finally killed him. He had to get the Tetsusiaga. Inu-Yasha took a deep breath and felt the cut on his face that had been caused by her earlier. Blood was still dripping from it. He gripped the wound and let the blood fall into his hand. He stared at her. He only needed time to distract her long enough to get to the Tetsusiaga. His eyes flashed red. He couldn't risk loosing himself now.
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" Inu-Yasha pulled his hand back and thrust the blood that he had collected in it at the girl. Red bolts of blood flew towards her. She at first smiled and giggled.
She held out a hand to block it, but when the attack hit, she pulled her hand back and hissed in pain at the blood dripping down from her claws. Just then, the second hit, she cried in pain as it hit her wing. The wing was almost ripped in half and she dropped from where she was hovering.
She let out another cry. The cry was horrible and ear splitting. It wasn't like the one that she had used at the beginning of their fight. That one was a war cry; this one was a cry of pain. It made Inu-Yasha wince as he limped over to the Tetsusiaga. He felt sorry for her and he knew that the only thing he could, though, was to fight his best so that he could get back to Kagome. He had made a promise to himself that he would protect her, and for that, he needed to live. It was either him or Salamandria. Salamandria was to far gone to save now; there was nothing that he could do for the poor half demon.
Just then, the third and final blade of blood hit. Since she had sunk to the ground, it only hit the top of her other wing. She let out her hair- rising shriek once more and fell to her knees. She was breathing heavily and her eyes, that always seemed to be far off and distant before, seemed to drift in and out of focus. Blood dripped from her wings and from her hand.
The whole dome, even the crowd was silent. Inu-Yasha was sure that he heard her speak, very softly, but with his demon hearing, he could just barely make it out as he continued to stumble to his sword, a purple streak forming on his face. "Mommy . . . daddy . . . I want my mommy and daddy . . . I want them . . . I am sorry mommy, daddy . . . it was all my fault . . . I should have listened to you . . . mommy . . . daddy . . . I WANT MY MOMMY AND DADDY!"
Inu-Yasha waddled over to the Tetsusiaga and gripped it. The red left his eyes, and the purple streak left his face. It transformed once again and he used it to help him stand. He turned around to look at the girl. Her cries for her mother and father had changed to her insane mechanical laughter.
"What happened to your parents? Where are they?" Inu-Yasha called over to her.
"They're dead." She smiled; her eyes had switched back to their far away look. "They died all because of Salamandria. Salamandria killed them. She got caught and her parents had sold themselves in exchange for Salamandria. They died, and they kept Salamandria. And now, Salamandria kill puppy-boy!" She launched herself toward Inu-Yasha. She stayed on foot; her wings were in to bad of shape for her to fly. But even with her wings not able to be used, she was very fast.
Inu-Yasha braced himself for the impact of her attack, but it never came. He looked up to see the girl shivering on the ground. She had fallen to her knees and gripped her arms; she shivered as if she was cold. Her eyes were focused again. "I don't wanna fight . . . I don't wanna . . . I DON'T WANNA!"
Inu-Yasha pressed his ears against his head. She was going in and out of sanity, and from the looks of it, she had control for the moment, but she would loose it soon. She had already lost her fight with herself. Inu- Yasha looked in pity at her. He knew that there was nothing that he could do; there was nothing that any of them could do. He couldn't escape from this place, she couldn't escape insanity. She would never see her family again, and he wasn't sure if he'd see Kagome. She lost. He lost. No one ever wins with death. They would all die. (well, Inu does get a second chance in my other fic. . .)
He looked down at her. Death would be better than what she was going through. "I could take you to be with your mother and father." He looked at the shivering girl who looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Her face was pale and tears stained her face. Her red eyes were now focused, but he knew that it wouldn't be for long. She had to make her choice before she lost herself again. She had to choose now. "I can take you to be with your mother and father. There would be no coming back. Choose now."
"I wanna be with mommy and daddy." She looked up at him. "Please, please . . . take me to be with them . . . I . . .I don't wanna live any longer." Her eyes started to glaze over once again, and Inu-Yasha raised the Tetsusiaga.
"I am sorry I have to do this." He whispered. "I am sorry Kagome, I know you'd find a better way, but this is the best I can do." He swung the Tetsusiaga and felt it hit. He didn't look at her. He fell to the ground and a tear fell from his eye.
He knew, soon, he too, would be fighting a loosing battle for his sanity, if he stayed here much longer, but one way or another, he would get back to Kagome, and that was the last thing that he thought before he lost consciousness.
End of chapter ten
Liger003~ Sorry this was such a sad chapter. I didn't want it to be as sad as it turned out to be, but I knew that I didn't want her to be just a blood thirsty killer, either. I just wanted this to be a sadder chapter. Well, I think that I was about to cry while writing this chapter, but I was imagining it just the way I wanted it to be, I dunno if it would be the same for you, but if you cried, or were sad, I did my job. Now review and tell me what you think.
Disclaimer ~ I do not own Inu-Yasha and co.
Huntress
Chapter ten ~ Fighting A Loosing Battle
Inu-Yasha looked up at the glowing half dragon above him. He didn't know what to do. He watched as she raised her hand above her head and the fireball began to grow. He considered using the Kaze No Kizu, again, but she could easily dodge an attack like that. He had to do something that she wouldn't expect, and do it fast.
Unfortunately, at the moment, he couldn't think of anything. Inu-Yasha just stood there, and shielded himself with the Tetsusiaga, as she started to throw the ball of flame towards him. Her toothy grin was wide and her eyes seemed to be as though they were looking far away, at something that could not be seen, something that could not exist.
In those few seconds, Inu-Yasha realized that she had not always been this way. She had not always been wanting to kill whatever she could, and her laughing had been full and gentle once, not the cold hard mechanical laughing that she used when she looked down at him. He knew that she had once been the innocent child she was meant to be, not a tool used for gaining money. That she had once been a happy child with a father and a mother.
Most likely, though, this place had taken all of that away. Her parents had probably been captured earlier, or she had been taken from them. They had taken her happiness. Her sanity. The young half dragon child had gone insane.
That was all Inu-Yasha could think within those few moments as the fireball came down upon him. He braced himself, but even with the Tetsusiaga blocking him, the force was powerful enough to do more than to push him back.
The ground shook, and the wind seemed to blow past his ears so hard that he couldn't hear anything. Inu-Yasha looked up, not to the girl, but to the fireball. He covered his face, waiting for the full impact.
Inu-Yasha was thrown backwards and the Tetsusiaga was ripped from his hands. It flew across to the other side of the pit, and fell with the blade sticking in the ground as an old rusted sword.
Inu-Yasha flew across and hit the other side of the area. Rubble from parts of the dome fell on top of him when he hit the shield from the force of the blow. A piece of the ceiling fell onto his arm and Inu-Yasha cried in pain. He saw black spots in his vision, but he refused to fall unconscious. He groaned and didn't move for a second, he couldn't the pain was too great.
"OH! Did he die? Did the puppy die because of Salamandria? Salamandria did well! Salamandria kill puppy! Salamandria get reward! Yes reward! Reward, good! Because Salamandria kill puppy-boy-" She giggled and smiled with her teeth spread wide, but still, there was no feeling in her eyes.
"I . . . am . . . not . . . dead . . . yet . . ." Inu-Yasha breathed as he tried to stand up and push some of the rubble off of his body. Inu- Yasha put his weight back on his right leg, but fell down in pain. 'I have to end this fast, or I'll die.' Inu-Yasha thought. 'I have to get back to Kagome.'
"AW! Salamandria wanted puppy to die!" She wined. "Oh, well. More play time!"
She continued, but Inu-Yasha ignored her. 'Left arm's crushed. Right leg's hurt badly. The Left leg is as good as it can get right now, and it seems that my right arm is almost fine.' Inu-Yasha quickly figured out where he was hurt the worst and what he could still do.
Inu-Yasha looked up at the dragon girl in front of him, who was busy talking about her reward when she had finally killed him. He had to get the Tetsusiaga. Inu-Yasha took a deep breath and felt the cut on his face that had been caused by her earlier. Blood was still dripping from it. He gripped the wound and let the blood fall into his hand. He stared at her. He only needed time to distract her long enough to get to the Tetsusiaga. His eyes flashed red. He couldn't risk loosing himself now.
"CLAWS OF BLOOD!" Inu-Yasha pulled his hand back and thrust the blood that he had collected in it at the girl. Red bolts of blood flew towards her. She at first smiled and giggled.
She held out a hand to block it, but when the attack hit, she pulled her hand back and hissed in pain at the blood dripping down from her claws. Just then, the second hit, she cried in pain as it hit her wing. The wing was almost ripped in half and she dropped from where she was hovering.
She let out another cry. The cry was horrible and ear splitting. It wasn't like the one that she had used at the beginning of their fight. That one was a war cry; this one was a cry of pain. It made Inu-Yasha wince as he limped over to the Tetsusiaga. He felt sorry for her and he knew that the only thing he could, though, was to fight his best so that he could get back to Kagome. He had made a promise to himself that he would protect her, and for that, he needed to live. It was either him or Salamandria. Salamandria was to far gone to save now; there was nothing that he could do for the poor half demon.
Just then, the third and final blade of blood hit. Since she had sunk to the ground, it only hit the top of her other wing. She let out her hair- rising shriek once more and fell to her knees. She was breathing heavily and her eyes, that always seemed to be far off and distant before, seemed to drift in and out of focus. Blood dripped from her wings and from her hand.
The whole dome, even the crowd was silent. Inu-Yasha was sure that he heard her speak, very softly, but with his demon hearing, he could just barely make it out as he continued to stumble to his sword, a purple streak forming on his face. "Mommy . . . daddy . . . I want my mommy and daddy . . . I want them . . . I am sorry mommy, daddy . . . it was all my fault . . . I should have listened to you . . . mommy . . . daddy . . . I WANT MY MOMMY AND DADDY!"
Inu-Yasha waddled over to the Tetsusiaga and gripped it. The red left his eyes, and the purple streak left his face. It transformed once again and he used it to help him stand. He turned around to look at the girl. Her cries for her mother and father had changed to her insane mechanical laughter.
"What happened to your parents? Where are they?" Inu-Yasha called over to her.
"They're dead." She smiled; her eyes had switched back to their far away look. "They died all because of Salamandria. Salamandria killed them. She got caught and her parents had sold themselves in exchange for Salamandria. They died, and they kept Salamandria. And now, Salamandria kill puppy-boy!" She launched herself toward Inu-Yasha. She stayed on foot; her wings were in to bad of shape for her to fly. But even with her wings not able to be used, she was very fast.
Inu-Yasha braced himself for the impact of her attack, but it never came. He looked up to see the girl shivering on the ground. She had fallen to her knees and gripped her arms; she shivered as if she was cold. Her eyes were focused again. "I don't wanna fight . . . I don't wanna . . . I DON'T WANNA!"
Inu-Yasha pressed his ears against his head. She was going in and out of sanity, and from the looks of it, she had control for the moment, but she would loose it soon. She had already lost her fight with herself. Inu- Yasha looked in pity at her. He knew that there was nothing that he could do; there was nothing that any of them could do. He couldn't escape from this place, she couldn't escape insanity. She would never see her family again, and he wasn't sure if he'd see Kagome. She lost. He lost. No one ever wins with death. They would all die. (well, Inu does get a second chance in my other fic. . .)
He looked down at her. Death would be better than what she was going through. "I could take you to be with your mother and father." He looked at the shivering girl who looked up at him with tears in her eyes. Her face was pale and tears stained her face. Her red eyes were now focused, but he knew that it wouldn't be for long. She had to make her choice before she lost herself again. She had to choose now. "I can take you to be with your mother and father. There would be no coming back. Choose now."
"I wanna be with mommy and daddy." She looked up at him. "Please, please . . . take me to be with them . . . I . . .I don't wanna live any longer." Her eyes started to glaze over once again, and Inu-Yasha raised the Tetsusiaga.
"I am sorry I have to do this." He whispered. "I am sorry Kagome, I know you'd find a better way, but this is the best I can do." He swung the Tetsusiaga and felt it hit. He didn't look at her. He fell to the ground and a tear fell from his eye.
He knew, soon, he too, would be fighting a loosing battle for his sanity, if he stayed here much longer, but one way or another, he would get back to Kagome, and that was the last thing that he thought before he lost consciousness.
End of chapter ten
Liger003~ Sorry this was such a sad chapter. I didn't want it to be as sad as it turned out to be, but I knew that I didn't want her to be just a blood thirsty killer, either. I just wanted this to be a sadder chapter. Well, I think that I was about to cry while writing this chapter, but I was imagining it just the way I wanted it to be, I dunno if it would be the same for you, but if you cried, or were sad, I did my job. Now review and tell me what you think.