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Chapter 8: Tunnels Of Darkness
Kikai walked stiffly with an annoyed look on her face. Vijen and Kikente walked on either side of her with silly smiles on their faces. Kikai heard one of them snicker and so she pounded Vijen on the head with her fist. "Hey!" yelled in surprised. "Will you two stop it! And keep your mouths shut! A dragon could come out at any moment you dogs!"
"Excuse me?! But we are not dogs. We're wolves, a lot better than a bunch of mutts." Said Kikente trying to hold back a laugh that was forming in his throat. "Women." Vijen joked, "Always mixing things up." Both Kikente and Vijen laughed.
Kikai growled, "That's IT!" She then took both her fists and whacked both wolf demons to the ground. They were then moaning on the ground in pain. "I SWEAR that Isil will pay for putting me with these damn animals." She continued to walk on with the two wolf demons limping behind her.
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Rokon, Miroku and Sango walked along with ease. Though they kept a watchful eye on where they were. Kilara, in her small form, sat on Sango's shoulder. "Ugh, the ground is so wet." Said Sango, "It's nothing but mud." Rokon nodded, "That's most likely do to the fact that dragons are always walking in these tunnels and with their wait it probably wears the earth down." He then added trying to be funny, "And it might not just be water that makes the ground wet…" A disgusted look formed on both Miroku and Sango's faces. Rokon let out a playful laugh.
Suddenly they heard the mumbling of distant voices up ahead. The three began to walk more slowly as they crept up to a very large double door. The titanic looking door was made of thick, dark brown wood. Rokon put his pointed ear up against the door to listen.
He heard a woman's soft but powerful voice speaking to someone. "So my dear Sesshomaru." Rokon heard through the wood. Miroku and Sango watched him anxiously. "Once I have devoured your precious mate along with all the other demon lords and ladies, I must know…How will you please me?"
Rokon's eye's widened in shock. "What?" Miroku asked, "What is it?" Rokon slowly moved his index finger to his mouth, indicating for Miroku to be silent. Rokon then heard Sesshomaru's deep voice, "I will please you in no way." He had spoken calmly. Yet there was something different in his voice, almost a feeling of defeat.
Rokon heard the woman laugh, "Oh you're so cute when you're trying to defy me." The was the sound of a hand slapping someone's face, "That's what you get for being so stubborn you mutt!" "GO TO HELL!" The sound of someone being hit even harder was heard again.
"What's going on?!" Sango pleaded, "It sounds like someone's being beaten in there!" Rokon slowly moved away from the door, "Apparently There's a woman in there trying to get Sesshomaru to…" He shuddered, "I believe that woman in there is the queen of the dragon demons. She spoke of devouring our lords and ladies and then keeping Sesshomaru for her own pleasures.
"We've got to stop her!" Sango said getting ready to throw her giant boomerang at the door. "Hold it you fool!" Rokon exclaimed as quietly as he could. He grabbed Sango's wrist. "If I'm correct and that is the queen of these beasts then it'd be suicide to go barging in there!" Sango glared at Rokon as she jerked her hand away from Rokon. "We should go find help. Isil and Itarilde will be best. We should hurry though."
Rokon began to walk on ahead, followed by a reluctant Sango and Miroku.
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Maranwe, Rin, and Kohaku had started walking down another tunnel. Rin held on to Ah-Un's reins. Kohaku walked beside Rin, and Maranwe walked a little ways ahead with her arms folded across her chest, mumbling something to her self.
"Something the matter Lady Maranwe?" Kohaku asked cautiously. "Keh! Don't waste your breath by calling me 'Lady'. And, no, there's nothing wrong with me!" "Do you always have to be so mean?" Rin asked. Maranwe turned to face Rin with narrowed eyes, "You've got quite the attitude for a little human."
Before Rin could reply they all heard a frightful roar that echoed through the tunnel. "Damnit!" Maranwe whispered. Rin and Kohaku saw the scared look on Maranwe's face. Slowly Rin and Kohaku turned around to see a dragon towering over them. The dragon's rider had an evil smirk on his face. "Oh look my dear dragon." He said, "Food."
Ah-Un jerked his reins out of Rin's grasp and turned around to face the dragon demon. Ah-Un growled ferociously. Maranwe took the message and with her left hand grabbed Rin's arm. Then with her right hand, she grabbed Kohaku's arm and she began to run as fast as her legs would let her without hurting the two humans.
"Hey!" Rin yelled, "What about Ah-Un?" Rin yelled wile trying to keep up with Maranwe holding her arm. "Forget him! He'll hold those beasts off!"
The dragon's head arched back in a striking position ready to bite Ah-Un. Ah-Uh, being only half this dragon's size, sent a bolt of lighting from his mouth at the dragon. Catching both the dragon and the dragon demon off guard. The dragon knocked Ah-Un off to the side causing Ah-Un to hit the tunnel wall hard. Leaving the injured demon the dragon and her rider began to chase after the demon and the two humans up ahead.
Maranwe, wile still running, looked back to see the dragon getting ready to send a wave of fire at them. Maranwe looked on ahead again to see another tunnel, but smaller, coming up on the right.
"Here!" She exclaimed as she threw the two humans into the small tunnel. "Continue without me! GO!" Rin and Kohaku paused, "What are you waiting for you Bakas!! I'll hold them off you go on ahead!" She turned to face the dragon but then quickly looked back at Rin and Kohaku. "Don't look back." She said quietly and darted forward.
Kohaku began to move but Rin did not. She could here the screams of the dragon and rider, and the hissing of Maranwe. "Come on Rin!" Kohaku urged. He grabbed Rin's hand, "She'll be alright." He said as calmly as he could.
Rin began to run with him but she said, "How can you be so sure…"
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Isil and Itarilde walked on calmly. "This place is so quiet…" observed Itarilde, darting her green eyes from one spot to the next. Preparing herself, if anything should come out and attack them.
"Hai, it is. They must all be in the inner part of the mountain, but you can't be too careful. Keep a look out." Isil cautioned. "Hai"
"Isil! Itarilde!" They heard someone calling their names. Isil and Itarilde turned around to see Rokon, Miroku, and Sango rushing up to them. "I thought it'd take us longer to find you two." Rokon said, trying to catch his breath. "What's wrong?" Isil asked sternly.
Rokon explained what he had heard through the big door. "We need to hurry and get there." The two elf demons nodded and Rokon began to lead them to where Sesshomaru and the dragon demon queen were.
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YAAY!! Ok Hopefully I'll manage to get the next chapter up.
