A/N: GAH! Gomen nasai for the late update! I didn't mean to keep you hanging, I swear!!!! My PC crashed and I lost all my files! Stupid Jo-chan, I didn't even think to save it in a diskette! AGH! Gomen, gomen! I had to rewrite part 2! I'm truly sorry! This is a rather hurried version, almost a draft but I couldn't keep everybody waiting-- just a warning though, this part is violent and intense. Reader discretion is advised. Don't read if you can't handle gore and torture.
Part 2- Red Moon
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Sweat poured down coldly over her skin as she fought valiantly against the horde of youkai.
Sango turned around, barely missing a slashing claw as she used her hiraikotsu as shield. She jumped back and let her hiraikotsu fly towards the charging group of youkai slugs. "Hiraikotsu!" she yelled, her large boomerang moving in the air in the familiar movement with its deadly accuracy. To her right she saw Kagome, almost running out of arrows. Miroku was farther away from her, using his ofuda and shakujo in battle. He looked ready to open his kazaana to suck in the demons but even before the battle began, she had asked Miroku not to overuse his kazaana for his air rip was getting bigger. He was battling against a surprisingly strong youkai, a mutated bear with eight arms, three eyes, spiky fur and a deadly acid spray.
Inuyasha was engaged in another air battle with Kagura who was seemed stronger this time. The hanyou was also being swamped with youkai from all sides. It was their fiercest battle in the last few months. And Naraku seemed intent in obtaining something from their group.
Sango held up her right hand even as she slashed at the demons surrounding her from all sides with a katana. Kirara was also engaged in a battle to her left, protecting Shippou who was too weak to face off with the vicious youkai they were up against. Her Hiraikotsu sailed smoothly back into her hand and she jumped backward, gaining momentum for her next throw. She aimed it towards the mutated youkai bear who was crowding Miroku towards a cliff edge. "Hiraiktosu!" shouted Sango. In the same instant, she also released poisoned darts at the demons who tried to subdue her. She called for Kirara, anxious to help Miroku who was getting tired from his battle.
"No!" shouted Sango as she and Kirara raced towards the monk. At her scream, Inuyasha and Kagome whirled around and stared with horrified eyes as the youkai bear's huge claws tried to rip at Miroku who had evaded it, only to lose his footing and fall down the cliff. "Kirara, get him!" yelled Sango as she jumped down from Kirara's back to turn around and face the youkai bear with fire in her eyes.
Kirara dived down, going after Miroku as Sango began to battle the mutated bear. From the other side of the battle field, Kagura began to smile in satisfaction. "Divide and conquer," she muttered as she resurrected another horde of youkai to face Inuyasha.
With a mighty swing, Sango released her Hiraikotsu, her battle cry reverberating as she released a dozen shuriken and jumped up to slash at the heaving bear with her sword. Too late to turn back from her head-long attack, Inuyasha was too far away to protect Sango when the sharp-clawed youkai swatted at the charging taijiya angrily.
"Sango-chan!" cried out Kagome as she whirled around. Caught off-guard as well, Kagome was knocked down, blood gushing down from a wound in her temple. Roaring with rage, Inuyasha ran towards the unconscious miko as Kagura's eyes glittered with triumph.
"Success!" hissed Kagura as she drew out her flying leaf. She flew above, skimming over Kagome but deciding not to risk her neck because Kagome was too close to Inuyasha. She instead focused on the dark-haired girl being pursued by the youkai. She laughed aloud when the mutated bear swung a heavy paw and knocked down Sango, her Hiraikotsu broken under the pressure.
"Agh!" cried out Sango as the bear's heavy paws dislocated her right shoulder. Woozily, she fought to maintain consciousness but between her injuries and the energy she expended on the battle, she was on the edge of collapse. Sango barely managed to dodge the bear's acid spray but her uncoordinated jump made her stumble. She rolled and sprang up to her feet, holding her blood-flecked katana. She prayed fervently that Kirara made it in time to catch Miroku when he fell but if she did, what was taking them so long?
The mutated bear lunged at her, his fangs bared in deadly intent. With a whispered prayer, Sango whirled around, side-stepping the bear's attack. Her teeth gritted at the effort, Sango dove and found an opening, driving her katana full-force into the bear's midsection.
The bear roared in pain as it stretched to its full height, greenish blood spewing from where Sango's sword was buried. Sango turned her head away in time to see Inuyasha reach an unconscious Kagome and feel a stunning blow at the back of her head. Her eyes rolled up and she passed out not knowing that Kagura has reached out and grabbed her, heaving her up into the leaf to fly away.
Miroku, who made it up to the top of the cliff, holding a small Kirara knocked unconscious by the attacking youkai, saw Sango being taken away by Kagura. He yelled as he speeded up, holding the wounded Kirara against his chest even as he opened his kazaana to bridge the distance between him and Kagura's escape.
"KISAMA!" shouted Miroku as his Kazaana began to suck in Kagura's leaf.
"Masaka!" gasped Kagura. Could the houshi mean to take the risk of drawing his comrade in as well? She gripped her fan in rage. "I will not fail," Kagura cried out in the wind as she resurrected the mutated youkai bear once more. With Inuyasha fiercely protecting the wounded miko, her true opponent as of the moment was Miroku. She gave over her remaining strength to control the bear who came back to life beside Miroku on the cliff.
With a loud roar, the mutated bear swung a sharply-clawed paw at the enraged monk.
Miroku reacted too late and the claws ripped through his back, taking his focus off Kagura's abduction.
"ARGH!" cried Miroku as the claws sank deep. He twisted his body away, fighting to keep conscious, trying to divert his mind from the searing pain. He staggered, nearly falling over the cliff again, standing only centimeters away from certain death. "Sango..." he whispered licking his dry lips. He tasted blood from a cut in his mouth and his rage renewed.
He whirled around, taking the beads off his air rip and shouting, "Kazaana!" as he directed his weapon against the bear. He gritted his teeth in excruciating pain as the bear was sucked inside, its claws trying to kill him but fortunately, the violent air pressure saved Miroku's hand.
Breathing heavily, Miroku replaced his beads around his hand. He looked up, half-expecting to see Kagura still somewhere near. But Naraku's minion and Sango was gone.
Miroku's eyes slowly slid close, not even fear and adrenaline keeping him conscious. Blood seeped steadily through his wounds and he barely heard Inuyasha's enraged yelling or the remaining youkai looming over to attack him as he slumped forward, his face hitting the ground.
But before completely losing consciousness, Miroku thought only of one thing: saving Sango.
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When Sango regained consciousness, the first thing she realized was the pain. Blinding, searing pain that made her vision further blur even as she woke up.
She cried out, jerking against her bonds trying to escape the pain.
It ceased after what seems like eternity and through tears and sweat, Sango managed to see what was truly going on and what she saw made her blood ran cold-- it was Naraku, his face smiling coldly at her.
"Hello my dear Sango," said Naraku, his dark eyes gleaming with malevolent intent. He held what appears to be a sharp iron rod, its tip red-hot after being submerged in flame and later buried against Sango's flesh. "You slept all throughout my little 'experiment'... what a pity. I'm sure I would have loved to hear your screams," he said, his voice pensive and musing.
"Monster!" shouted Sango, feeling for the first time, the pain prickling every inch of her bare skin. She gasped, her heart throbbing with sudden heavy beats. Her head rolled to the side and she saw on her wounded shoulder blood, but it didn't seem to be human blood for it was too thick, its dark, reddish mass emitting jaki.
Naraku noticed her gaze and he chuckled aloud. "Lovely blood isn't it? Nearly as lovely as you, my dear child..."
Sango's hands fisted even as she fought against her restraints. The table she was tied on felt slimy, her naked back slipping against her blood and sweat. The chains holding her dug into her bruised skin but in her rage, she never noticed the hurt. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?" screamed Sango, helpless and impotent under Naraku's hands.
Naraku gave a mysterious smile. "Only that which would please me... and your body pleased me... very much Sango," he answered as he reached out and caressed Sango's breast. He held Sango's furious eyes as he cruelly twisted her flesh, enjoying the pain his touch evoked from the taijiya.
Exerting all her strength, Sango spit on Naraku's face. "I will kill you the moment I escape," hissed Sango.
"Escape is unnecessary my dear," said Naraku as he turned away. He looked back, his dark eyes gleaming.
His gaze went up to the small window in the cell of his castle and he remarked, "Red moon... blood will flow tonight..."
He went back over to where Sango lay bound, his hands itching.
Moments later, Sango's screams echoed in his dark castle.
TBC
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Night Storm
Part 2- Red Moon
Disclaimers: Standard disclaimers apply.
A/N: *bows in apology* I hope this part was okay, please forgive grammatical errors and whatever mistakes I made. Part 3 will be better, please continue to review. WAH! I have to do everything all over again! Please, please review, tell me what you think of this part, whether or not I should rewrite it or continue it. I'm off to rewrite everything.
Ja