Intro
Whoo! Chapter 11! Getting my write on, as it were. I'll have this done soon, and then Chapter 12 soon to follow. I told you I would start writing a lot more often, now didn't I? MWA HAHAHAHAHA.
Chapter 11
***Part 1: Assembly***
The day was at hand when Sesshomaru's demon army would march to Barbarossa's fortified iron fortress. This would be the deciding battle. If they failed, Barbarossa would surely have the heads of both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, if not all their companions. Sesshomaru's army and tactics had to be flawless for this to work. There was absolutely no room for error in this. Kill or be killed was definitely the thought at hand.
Inuyasha leaned in the doorway to the large training grounds watching the legions of demons finishing up their training. Several regiments had already assembled into neatly organized rows and units. They were working like an actual army, and not a motley assortment of demons that he had expected. Inuyasha was actually quite impressed with them.
Sesshomaru sat in his office chambers, as it were, running over a few plans with Jaken and himself, making sure they had everything perfect. "There is no room for error here, Jaken. You know this." Sesshomaru sighed some shortly after speaking, and leaned back a little in his chair.
"Worry not, Lord Sesshomaru. I have complete confidence in our armies. With a strategist such as you writing tactics, we cannot fail. Your presence here has also boosted morale tremendously. The demons we have are ready and willing to die for you, my lord. We cannot lose." Jaken was sure of himself and his master. He believed everything was absolutely perfect, which it may have very well been.
"Come Jaken...let us address the troops." Sesshomaru stood up and looked to his imp servant for a moment and began walking out the door and down the nearby stairs. Jaken was quick to follow.
A minute later, Inuyasha turned his head and saw Sesshomaru walking to the main chamber. "Quite an army you have here, Sesshomaru...." Inuyasha was unwilling to show his full impressment, but did want Sesshomaru to be sure of his troops.
"Yes...I believe they will treat us well." Sesshomaru spoke smoothly as he made his way across the large room, and through the doorway Inuyasha was standing aside from. "I have the utmost faith in them."
"I hope so, Sesshomaru. We only have one chance here." Inuyasha walked up beside his older brother, and looked to him for a moment, and then to the demons. "Ready to address your minions?" He spoke some with a grin.
"I'm always ready, Inuyasha...always." Sesshomaru continued walking forward until he was in the middle of the training grounds.
As soon as Sesshomaru came to a stop, the thousands of demons in the area stopped what they were doing, and assembled into unified rows, organized by type and rank. They saw Sesshomaru as their new master, and wanted to please him the best they could. In their own eyes, they were an unstoppable legion. A war machine ready to destroy anything that got in the way of their new lord, the aristocratic demon Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru cleared his throat some and looked around a bit. "Demons....soldiers...today is the day. We shall march upon the mountain and smite any who stand in my way of conquest. The demon Barbarossa will die today." Sesshomaru spoke clearly, smoothly, but with authority. The demons shouted with confidence in their great master. They were ready.
"Jaken, finish any preparations. We march in an hour." Sesshomaru walked back from the training grounds through the arched doorway and past his younger brother. Jaken nodded to his master and walked off to make sure everything was ready.
"That was definitely to the point." Inuyasha seemed unsure that it was enough. "Not one for speeches anymore?"
"They need to speeches. They are ready. Some speech will just be a waste of their time and mine. Get your companions ready, Inuyasha. You heard what I said to Jaken. We're leaving in an hour." Sesshomaru nodded some and walked back up to his office, of sorts.
"Don't you worry, Sesshomaru...just make sure that you're ready too..." Inuyasha took a deep breath, and headed back to the living quarters, to tell his friends to news of the time limit.
***Part 2: Confidence***
Barbarossa sat before a giant, roaring fireplace, resting his head in a hand. He seemed tired and uninterested, despite the obviously coming war. He sighed some and stood up, taking a look out a nearby window, facing into the courtyard of his fortress. He, too, was preparing an army, much like Sesshomaru. The only difference was that Barbarossa's army didn't even seem mortal. They seemed to be crafted completely of shadows and dark magicks.
His armies trained flawlessly, and silently. Barbarossa didn't want to depend on a creatures morale or stamina. He knew beings of pure power could fight better than those of flesh. He knew this battle was his for the taking. He absolutely couldn't be beaten by his younger brethren, one of which was a lowly half-breed.
"Come to me, my blades....the time is at hand." Barbarossa turned around, leaning against the wall slightly as the Gram and Laevateinn floating towards him, waiting about a meter from him.
Simultaneously, the Gram and Laevateinn spoke. "Yyyooouuurrr aaarrrmmmiiieeesss aaarrreee rrreeeaaadddyyy, mmmaaasssttteeerrr."
"Excellent...send them out. We shall ambush them in the mountains. I shall dissolve the warmth from the trail. They shall fight by my rules..." Barbarossa looked out another window, which overlooked the vast, snowcapped mountains that Sesshomaru's army would have to trek. "They cannot win."
Cracking his back some, Barbarossa stepped from the window and walked over to his throne, sitting down lazily in it. The Gram had already gone to inform the troops of their job. The Laevateinn, on the other hand, stayed with Barbarossa.
"Wwwhhhaaattt wwwiiillllll yyyooouuu hhhaaavvveee mmmeee dddooo, mmmyyy mmmaaasssttteeerrr?" The Laevateinn spoke as he hovered beside his lord.
Barbarossa smirked for a moment and laughed lightly to himself. "You needn't do anything...this battle is won, no matter what. You will stay here with me, just in case of the unlikely possibility they get in. They fear you, Laevateinn. Therefor, you are a powerful tool, other than being a penultimately powerful sword."
Barbarossa stood for a moment, and then looked to the Laevateinn again. "Actually, I have a job for you. Once the Gram has directed the troops...bring it to me. I have a plan for the both of you." He grinned some while crossing his arms.
"Yyyooouuurrr wwwiiillllll bbbeee dddooonnneee, mmmaaasssttteeerrr." The Laevateinn turned from Barbarossa and floated out to the courtyard.
***Part 3: The March***
Sesshomaru's demon army was assembled at the outskirts of his keep, ready to begin the march to Barbarossa's iron fortress. All they needed was the word from their new master. Each and every beast was edgy and bloodthirsty. It took all their willpower just to stop from killing one another.
Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Miroku, Kagome, Sango, Jaken, and Shippo were all in a large Oni-drawn carriage at the back of the mobilized army. Sesshomaru didn't believe in having to walk too far.
Sesshomaru stepped from the carriage for a moment and merely signaled forward, and his whole army moved at the command. They all knew where they were going. At full march, they would be there within a day. Sesshomaru then sat back into the carriage, across from all the others, save for Jaken.
"We will be there soon....ish. Until then, I suggest you get some rest. This will be quite a fight." Sesshomaru closed his eyes some and leaned his head back on the cushioned seats of the carriage.
The others still seemed a bit bewildered by Sesshomaru's hospitality, but, saw it fit to rest their minds and bodies. Sesshomaru has been this kind for this long. They had no doubt that he would keep up with this generosity, at least until the battle was over. He had kept this up for too long for it to be a charade or some such thing.
After a few minutes, Miroku sat forward a bit and looked to Sesshomaru. "Tell me, Sesshomaru...what will you do after we defeat Barbarossa? Still try and come after Inuyasha?" He was very interested in the matter, for he knew that after this war, none of them, including Inuyasha, would be in a condition to battle Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru opened an eye and looked to the monk, and then sat forward, facing him. "Can't day I've really decided. I've actually become quite content with Inuyasha having the Tetsusaiga...I've found a replacement sword for myself." Sesshomaru leaned back a little, still facing Miroku. " My new blade, the Tokijin, is better than the Tetsusaiga anyhow, by my estimations." He smirked some, waiting for Miroku to prod him for answers a bit more.
Miroku was notably surprised by Sesshomaru's haughty nature when it came to the new sword. "Speaking of which...when did you even get it? I don't recall it being there last time we saw you..."
"I acquired it most recently. Just the other day, actually." Sesshomaru smiled while running a finger down the handle of the Tokijin. "Inuyasha was most helpful in it's creation."
Inuyasha, hearing his name, cocked an eye open and looked to Sesshomaru. "Yeah? What's that supposed to mean!?"
"Calm down, Inuyasha. I merely mean that due to your slaying of the demon Goshinki, I was able to use it's teeth to have this most magnificent sword forged. Calm yourself." Sesshomaru's mocking tone signified that he had intended for Inuyasha to get steamed from the mention of his name, just to mock him a bit.
Inuyasha grumbled some and leaned back again in the seat, shutting his eyes once more, trying to ignore Sesshomaru, and maybe get a bit of sleep before the carriage arrived at the base of the mountains. Kagome and Sango merely laughed lightly at Inuyasha's hotheadedness. Shippo, on the other hand, was already asleep.
The army had been moving for nigh unto half a day, and the mountains that Barbarossa made his home on were finally in sight. The army of Sesshomaru was making incredible time. They were moving faster than Jaken and Sesshomaru had ever considered. They would be at the base of the range in an hour, if the pace kept up. There was no sign that it would be otherwise.
Jaken cleared his throat loudly, in order to gain everyone's attention. A few hits from the Staff of Heads later, everyone was awake and at, at least, half attention. "We are soon to be approaching the battlefield. You have one hour to prepare yourselves!" After the announcement, he then sat back down next to his Lord.
After wiping the sleep from his eyes, Inuyasha cracked his knuckles with a slight grin on his face. He was definitely ready for this. "Can't we speed this up any? I wanna get this over with reeeaaal quick..." He chuckled some to himself and sat on the edge of the seat, antsy for battle.
"Calm down, Inuyasha. We shall get there soon enough. We should savor this moment of peace while we can." Miroku sighed some and sat back, meditating, as it were. He had never been in a full blown war, like the rest of everyone here, including Sesshomaru. He didn't want to be in one any more than anyone, save for Inuyasha.
Sango had seen combat before, but never an actual war like this. Memories of her family ran through her mind, but, she shook her head and concentrated on peaceful thoughts, believing that they would help keep her calm in the midst of this war.
Kagome was too young to have seen a war. Before she fell into this era, she had only seen the rare bully picking on someone. She was used to the fights she has been in and seen with Inuyasha and her friends. She was terrified of this. Terrified of losing any of them. Her hands shook, but, she held them clasped together to try and seem calm to everyone else.
Shippo, on the other hand, was asleep. He cared about the war, but was too naive to have any fear over it. He was confident in his friends abilities to defeat anything that came their way, like they did in the past. His mind was filled with nothing but confidence in his friends.
Sesshomaru was as ready for combat as Inuyasha, if not more. He had been wanting this day to come since he first asked Barbarossa for help. With the Tokijin at his side, he was completely confident in his ability to defeat his older brother, even with Barbarossa's twin blades. Relaxed as he may have looked on the outside, Sesshomaru's mind was running free with tactics and random strategies.
Jaken was akin to Shippo in his thoughts, but, a bit more seriously. He had been with Sesshomaru for most his entire life, and has seen him slay every opponent that stood in his way. He was also confident in his own skills. The Staff of Heads had deposed of many who had stood in his way before, and it was doubted that it would stop now.
The sun was cresting over the mountains as the carriage ride forth, leading behind the massive army that the friends were sure would be able to crush the beast Barbarossa.
End of Chapter 11
Only one more to go. Should have it done tomorrow. I'm proud of how this has turned out thusfar.
Whoo! Chapter 11! Getting my write on, as it were. I'll have this done soon, and then Chapter 12 soon to follow. I told you I would start writing a lot more often, now didn't I? MWA HAHAHAHAHA.
Chapter 11
***Part 1: Assembly***
The day was at hand when Sesshomaru's demon army would march to Barbarossa's fortified iron fortress. This would be the deciding battle. If they failed, Barbarossa would surely have the heads of both Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, if not all their companions. Sesshomaru's army and tactics had to be flawless for this to work. There was absolutely no room for error in this. Kill or be killed was definitely the thought at hand.
Inuyasha leaned in the doorway to the large training grounds watching the legions of demons finishing up their training. Several regiments had already assembled into neatly organized rows and units. They were working like an actual army, and not a motley assortment of demons that he had expected. Inuyasha was actually quite impressed with them.
Sesshomaru sat in his office chambers, as it were, running over a few plans with Jaken and himself, making sure they had everything perfect. "There is no room for error here, Jaken. You know this." Sesshomaru sighed some shortly after speaking, and leaned back a little in his chair.
"Worry not, Lord Sesshomaru. I have complete confidence in our armies. With a strategist such as you writing tactics, we cannot fail. Your presence here has also boosted morale tremendously. The demons we have are ready and willing to die for you, my lord. We cannot lose." Jaken was sure of himself and his master. He believed everything was absolutely perfect, which it may have very well been.
"Come Jaken...let us address the troops." Sesshomaru stood up and looked to his imp servant for a moment and began walking out the door and down the nearby stairs. Jaken was quick to follow.
A minute later, Inuyasha turned his head and saw Sesshomaru walking to the main chamber. "Quite an army you have here, Sesshomaru...." Inuyasha was unwilling to show his full impressment, but did want Sesshomaru to be sure of his troops.
"Yes...I believe they will treat us well." Sesshomaru spoke smoothly as he made his way across the large room, and through the doorway Inuyasha was standing aside from. "I have the utmost faith in them."
"I hope so, Sesshomaru. We only have one chance here." Inuyasha walked up beside his older brother, and looked to him for a moment, and then to the demons. "Ready to address your minions?" He spoke some with a grin.
"I'm always ready, Inuyasha...always." Sesshomaru continued walking forward until he was in the middle of the training grounds.
As soon as Sesshomaru came to a stop, the thousands of demons in the area stopped what they were doing, and assembled into unified rows, organized by type and rank. They saw Sesshomaru as their new master, and wanted to please him the best they could. In their own eyes, they were an unstoppable legion. A war machine ready to destroy anything that got in the way of their new lord, the aristocratic demon Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru cleared his throat some and looked around a bit. "Demons....soldiers...today is the day. We shall march upon the mountain and smite any who stand in my way of conquest. The demon Barbarossa will die today." Sesshomaru spoke clearly, smoothly, but with authority. The demons shouted with confidence in their great master. They were ready.
"Jaken, finish any preparations. We march in an hour." Sesshomaru walked back from the training grounds through the arched doorway and past his younger brother. Jaken nodded to his master and walked off to make sure everything was ready.
"That was definitely to the point." Inuyasha seemed unsure that it was enough. "Not one for speeches anymore?"
"They need to speeches. They are ready. Some speech will just be a waste of their time and mine. Get your companions ready, Inuyasha. You heard what I said to Jaken. We're leaving in an hour." Sesshomaru nodded some and walked back up to his office, of sorts.
"Don't you worry, Sesshomaru...just make sure that you're ready too..." Inuyasha took a deep breath, and headed back to the living quarters, to tell his friends to news of the time limit.
***Part 2: Confidence***
Barbarossa sat before a giant, roaring fireplace, resting his head in a hand. He seemed tired and uninterested, despite the obviously coming war. He sighed some and stood up, taking a look out a nearby window, facing into the courtyard of his fortress. He, too, was preparing an army, much like Sesshomaru. The only difference was that Barbarossa's army didn't even seem mortal. They seemed to be crafted completely of shadows and dark magicks.
His armies trained flawlessly, and silently. Barbarossa didn't want to depend on a creatures morale or stamina. He knew beings of pure power could fight better than those of flesh. He knew this battle was his for the taking. He absolutely couldn't be beaten by his younger brethren, one of which was a lowly half-breed.
"Come to me, my blades....the time is at hand." Barbarossa turned around, leaning against the wall slightly as the Gram and Laevateinn floating towards him, waiting about a meter from him.
Simultaneously, the Gram and Laevateinn spoke. "Yyyooouuurrr aaarrrmmmiiieeesss aaarrreee rrreeeaaadddyyy, mmmaaasssttteeerrr."
"Excellent...send them out. We shall ambush them in the mountains. I shall dissolve the warmth from the trail. They shall fight by my rules..." Barbarossa looked out another window, which overlooked the vast, snowcapped mountains that Sesshomaru's army would have to trek. "They cannot win."
Cracking his back some, Barbarossa stepped from the window and walked over to his throne, sitting down lazily in it. The Gram had already gone to inform the troops of their job. The Laevateinn, on the other hand, stayed with Barbarossa.
"Wwwhhhaaattt wwwiiillllll yyyooouuu hhhaaavvveee mmmeee dddooo, mmmyyy mmmaaasssttteeerrr?" The Laevateinn spoke as he hovered beside his lord.
Barbarossa smirked for a moment and laughed lightly to himself. "You needn't do anything...this battle is won, no matter what. You will stay here with me, just in case of the unlikely possibility they get in. They fear you, Laevateinn. Therefor, you are a powerful tool, other than being a penultimately powerful sword."
Barbarossa stood for a moment, and then looked to the Laevateinn again. "Actually, I have a job for you. Once the Gram has directed the troops...bring it to me. I have a plan for the both of you." He grinned some while crossing his arms.
"Yyyooouuurrr wwwiiillllll bbbeee dddooonnneee, mmmaaasssttteeerrr." The Laevateinn turned from Barbarossa and floated out to the courtyard.
***Part 3: The March***
Sesshomaru's demon army was assembled at the outskirts of his keep, ready to begin the march to Barbarossa's iron fortress. All they needed was the word from their new master. Each and every beast was edgy and bloodthirsty. It took all their willpower just to stop from killing one another.
Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Miroku, Kagome, Sango, Jaken, and Shippo were all in a large Oni-drawn carriage at the back of the mobilized army. Sesshomaru didn't believe in having to walk too far.
Sesshomaru stepped from the carriage for a moment and merely signaled forward, and his whole army moved at the command. They all knew where they were going. At full march, they would be there within a day. Sesshomaru then sat back into the carriage, across from all the others, save for Jaken.
"We will be there soon....ish. Until then, I suggest you get some rest. This will be quite a fight." Sesshomaru closed his eyes some and leaned his head back on the cushioned seats of the carriage.
The others still seemed a bit bewildered by Sesshomaru's hospitality, but, saw it fit to rest their minds and bodies. Sesshomaru has been this kind for this long. They had no doubt that he would keep up with this generosity, at least until the battle was over. He had kept this up for too long for it to be a charade or some such thing.
After a few minutes, Miroku sat forward a bit and looked to Sesshomaru. "Tell me, Sesshomaru...what will you do after we defeat Barbarossa? Still try and come after Inuyasha?" He was very interested in the matter, for he knew that after this war, none of them, including Inuyasha, would be in a condition to battle Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru opened an eye and looked to the monk, and then sat forward, facing him. "Can't day I've really decided. I've actually become quite content with Inuyasha having the Tetsusaiga...I've found a replacement sword for myself." Sesshomaru leaned back a little, still facing Miroku. " My new blade, the Tokijin, is better than the Tetsusaiga anyhow, by my estimations." He smirked some, waiting for Miroku to prod him for answers a bit more.
Miroku was notably surprised by Sesshomaru's haughty nature when it came to the new sword. "Speaking of which...when did you even get it? I don't recall it being there last time we saw you..."
"I acquired it most recently. Just the other day, actually." Sesshomaru smiled while running a finger down the handle of the Tokijin. "Inuyasha was most helpful in it's creation."
Inuyasha, hearing his name, cocked an eye open and looked to Sesshomaru. "Yeah? What's that supposed to mean!?"
"Calm down, Inuyasha. I merely mean that due to your slaying of the demon Goshinki, I was able to use it's teeth to have this most magnificent sword forged. Calm yourself." Sesshomaru's mocking tone signified that he had intended for Inuyasha to get steamed from the mention of his name, just to mock him a bit.
Inuyasha grumbled some and leaned back again in the seat, shutting his eyes once more, trying to ignore Sesshomaru, and maybe get a bit of sleep before the carriage arrived at the base of the mountains. Kagome and Sango merely laughed lightly at Inuyasha's hotheadedness. Shippo, on the other hand, was already asleep.
The army had been moving for nigh unto half a day, and the mountains that Barbarossa made his home on were finally in sight. The army of Sesshomaru was making incredible time. They were moving faster than Jaken and Sesshomaru had ever considered. They would be at the base of the range in an hour, if the pace kept up. There was no sign that it would be otherwise.
Jaken cleared his throat loudly, in order to gain everyone's attention. A few hits from the Staff of Heads later, everyone was awake and at, at least, half attention. "We are soon to be approaching the battlefield. You have one hour to prepare yourselves!" After the announcement, he then sat back down next to his Lord.
After wiping the sleep from his eyes, Inuyasha cracked his knuckles with a slight grin on his face. He was definitely ready for this. "Can't we speed this up any? I wanna get this over with reeeaaal quick..." He chuckled some to himself and sat on the edge of the seat, antsy for battle.
"Calm down, Inuyasha. We shall get there soon enough. We should savor this moment of peace while we can." Miroku sighed some and sat back, meditating, as it were. He had never been in a full blown war, like the rest of everyone here, including Sesshomaru. He didn't want to be in one any more than anyone, save for Inuyasha.
Sango had seen combat before, but never an actual war like this. Memories of her family ran through her mind, but, she shook her head and concentrated on peaceful thoughts, believing that they would help keep her calm in the midst of this war.
Kagome was too young to have seen a war. Before she fell into this era, she had only seen the rare bully picking on someone. She was used to the fights she has been in and seen with Inuyasha and her friends. She was terrified of this. Terrified of losing any of them. Her hands shook, but, she held them clasped together to try and seem calm to everyone else.
Shippo, on the other hand, was asleep. He cared about the war, but was too naive to have any fear over it. He was confident in his friends abilities to defeat anything that came their way, like they did in the past. His mind was filled with nothing but confidence in his friends.
Sesshomaru was as ready for combat as Inuyasha, if not more. He had been wanting this day to come since he first asked Barbarossa for help. With the Tokijin at his side, he was completely confident in his ability to defeat his older brother, even with Barbarossa's twin blades. Relaxed as he may have looked on the outside, Sesshomaru's mind was running free with tactics and random strategies.
Jaken was akin to Shippo in his thoughts, but, a bit more seriously. He had been with Sesshomaru for most his entire life, and has seen him slay every opponent that stood in his way. He was also confident in his own skills. The Staff of Heads had deposed of many who had stood in his way before, and it was doubted that it would stop now.
The sun was cresting over the mountains as the carriage ride forth, leading behind the massive army that the friends were sure would be able to crush the beast Barbarossa.
End of Chapter 11
Only one more to go. Should have it done tomorrow. I'm proud of how this has turned out thusfar.