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Chapter 9: Tha Battle Begins
Lady Eldenare slowly walked up to stand in front of a sitting Sesshomaru. He was still tide uncomfortably down to the chair. He glared hard enough at Eldenare that a sharp hiss could be heard from the dog demon.
Lady Eldenare could sense his demonic aura swirl around him like fire. 'He's so strong.' she thought, 'Will I be able to hold him? Heh, of course I will. How silly of me to forget I can always drain all his powers to make him as week, if not more week, than a human!' She looked at Sesshomaru's now bruised face. He had a bright red mark on both cheeks and one huge blue-green bruise on the right side of his forehead. Though the bruise was not so easily seen for there was blood all over the right side of his face. The blood stained his cloths and hair. His right eye was also half closed and swollen due to the beaten it had taken from Lady Eldenare. Since Sesshomaru had kept refusing to say how he would please her. She had also commanded him to say he loved her but then he insulted her with much force. So as punishment Lady Eldenare picked up a fairly large loose stone in the ground and smashed it across Sesshomaru's face.
Sesshomaru felt more blood flow down the side of his face. His vision slightly clouded and his head pounded with intense pain. It felt like he was being hit over and over again with the blunt side of a sword. "Just look at what you've made me do to your face Sesshomaru!" Eldenare yelled and smacked him once again. 'Damnit!' Thought Sesshomaru, 'There's no way I'm going to be able to tolerate this!'
"Hiroukutso!" Suddenly the giant double door burst opened and what came through it was Sango's boomerang bone. The boomerang bone flew back to Sango. She caught it with ease and stood there holding the giant boomerang, glaring at Eldenare. Miroku, Rokon, Isil, and Itarilde stood with her all ready to fight. Kilara was now in her giant cat form and was growling viciously.
"How did you all get in here!" Growled Eldenare. Sesshomaru looked on in astonishment. Then he smirked and looked at Eldenare, "Looks like you're out numbered." "SHUT THE HELL UP!" She once again smacked Sesshomaru, but this time she hit hard enough knocking over his chair and he fell with it to the ground. Still tide down to the fallen chair, Sesshomaru let out a grunt. His cheek stinged from all the blows it received.
"Guards!" bellowed Eldenare. She bared her teeth as she glared at the group which had entered her domain. Immediately four dragon demon's and their dragons came in from an opening high up in the tall walls of the room. They swooped down to stand between Eldenare with Sesshomaru on the ground, and the group.
"Kill those intruders!", Hissed Eldenare. Her fangs glistened in the fire light, "And make sure you kill them painfully!"
They charged at each other. Isil grabbed Miroku's arm, "You're coming with me to help Lord Sesshomaru." Miroku ran with her. A dragon chased after them. Miroku turned around and through a spell scroll at the dragon. The dragon bit the scroll and chewed it to pieces and continued to charge after them. Isil stepped in front of Miroku and pointed her staff with the blue jewel towards the dragon. Blue energy shot from the jewel and hit the dragon. The dragon fell back and the rider fell off, "Damn you wench!" He exclaimed. But then turned his attention away from them as Itarilde started ot attack the dragon demon with her sword.
Isil silently thanked her sister and she and Miroku continued towards Sesshomaru. Their only problem now was that Eldenare was in their way. They stopped a good distance from her. "If you think you'll be taking Sesshomaru away from me then you're wrong!" Eldenare hiss and her dragon breathed fire at them.
Isil and Miroku dodged it, and Miroku then said, "Oddly enough I suddenly wish I still had my Wind Tunnel so that I may suck her up, as strange as that sounds..." "Heh, well you don't. So we're just going to have to fight her to get past her."
Sesshomaru, as he lay on the ground, was trying his best to undo the chains. He fiddled furiously with his wrists. "Grrrrr!" He could hear the clanging of metal on metal and the roaring of dragons behind him. And out of the corner of his eye he saw Eldenare facing Miroku and one of Lord Maeglin's elf warriors.
Eldenare noticed Sesshomaru, she turned to him and kicked him hard. Sesshomaru let out a gasp and started coughing. "You stop that right now, baka!" Eldenare then felt something hard hit her on the back of her head. "AH!" She then jumped over to the side to glare at Isil, her staff in hand ready to fight. They charged at each other. Each one hissing with rage.
Miroku ran to Sesshomaru's aid, who had stopped coughing but was breathing hard. Sesshomaru's face was damp and his head continued to bleed. "Sesshomaru, are you alright?!" He kneeled down and began to quickly undo the chains. As the chains fell Miroku saw that Sesshomaru's wrists were now blistered and bleeding a little, as well as his ankles. Sesshomaru carefully, looking a bit dazed, sat up and yanked the chain that was around his neck off.
"What has she done to you?" Miroku asked in disbelief. Without looking at Miroku he asked in a voice so low , Miroku could barely hear him, "Where is Ashaina?" Miroku felt a pain in his chest, "I don't know..." Sesshomaru stood up but then cried out at the sudden pain in his gut. He fell to the ground again clutching his stomach. Eldenare had kicked him hard.
"Sesshomaru!" Miroku said shocked, "You shouldn't move! Just stay there." Even if Sesshomaru wanted to he still couldn't move. Eldenare had broken three of his ribs. He had to wait for his demonic energy to heal him. But how long would that take?
Sesshomaru coughed up blood. He then rolled over onto his back, trying to catch his breath, but it hurt to breathe. All Miroku could do was sit there and guard.
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Vijen groaned, "Oh man, it feels like we've been walking for hours!" Kikente let out a little laugh, "Yeah but it's sure worth it." Vijen stared at Kikente in disbelief, "And just how is it worth it? And don't tell me it's because we get a good fight!"
Kikente laughed, "No, it's because we get a great view of a one fine cat demon ass." Kikai nearly choked when she heard that, for the two wolf demon's were behind her. She heard them laugh uncontrollably. "Yes Kikai has a beautiful ass." laughed Vijen. "ALRIGHT!!! How bout you two get YOUR asses up here so that I can whack them from here to the next era!!"
Vijen and Kikente abruptly stopped laughing and continued stiffly in silence. Both trying hard to keep back their laughs.
As they walked on Kikai noticed what looked like a door of some sort. "What's this?" She stopped to stare at it. Vijen and Kikente both stopped on either side of her. All three began to puch on the door and it opened into what looked like a dungeon. And there chained up against the wall were the lords and ladies.
"Oh my..." Kikai breathed. She and the two wolf demons ran to their aid. "Lord Nekato and Lady Ekokan!" Kikai began to undo their chains. "Kikai, we're so glad you cam."
"Lord Kouga, Lady Ayame!" said both Vijen and Kikente and the same time. They began to undo their chains. Then Kikai went and undid Ashaina, Maeglin, and Inwe from their chains.
Ashaina started towards the door, "Wait Lady Ashaina! Where ate you going?" Lord Maeglin exclaimed. "I need to get to Sesshomaru! He's in trouble!" Ashaina yelled back. Tears began to form in her eyes. But then a dragon and her rider blocked the doorway. The male dragon demon jumped of his dragon and began to walk towards Ashaina. "And just where do you think you're going?" He cooed.
Ashaina lifted her hand which was surrounded by her fire. "I don't have time for any of this." She threw a wave of fire at him. But the dragon demon dodged it and his hand gripped Ashaina's throat.
"Ngh!" Ashaina gasped as she was held in mid air. She felt his hand squeeze tighter around her neck. "Lady Ashaina!" Lord Maeglin exclaimed. Kikai charged at the dragon demon with her sword. "Let her go!"
The dragon demon glanced at Kikai then he threw Ashaina off to the side. Ashaina hit the wall hard then fell to the ground. The dragon demon unsheathed his sword and blocked Kikai's attack. "Pathetic." Was all he said as he jumped over Kikai, turning in mid air and he was now behind Kikai. "Huh?" Kikai felt something sharp run through her, she gasped at the sudden pain. She looked down to see the tip of a sword covered in blood, her blood, sticking out of her chest.
The sword was pulled out and Kikai dropped her sword. She lingered where she stood for a few seconds, then she fell to the ground. Her vision faded into black. The last thing she though of was her older brother, Rokon, then nothing.
Ashaina wide eyed stared at the fallen cat demon. "No." Everyone else stared in disbelief. Vijen and Kikente could barely stand at what just happened.
Kikai was dead.
"Damn you!!!" Nekato exclaimed. Vijen glared at the dragon demon, "How dare you!"
The dragon demon laugh. His voice deep with a hard sound to it, "Now should I take you all out at once or one by one?"
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Maranwe charged at the dragon demon. The dragon demon had jumped off his dragon, sword drawn and all. "Oh The little elf wishes to fight, eh?" He said, his raspy voice sounded had a hiss to it.
Maranwe raised her bow and aimed an arrow at him. "Die!" She let the arrow go. Her aim was perfect though he was quick. But his dragon was not. She her arrow hit the dragon destroying him with an ear piercing scream. The dragon demon himself clutched his chest, "Ah!" he gasped, "Ah!" He staggered a bit but regained control.
"Heh," He then said, "Looks like I'll have to send you to Hell now." He lunged at Maranwe, pinning her to the ground. Maranwe was caught off guard. She saw him open his mouth and getting ready to breathe fire at her. Maranwe pulled out her dagger and brought it to his throat, "And you're coming with me!"
And seconds before he breathed fire at her, 'I'm sorry I couldn't protect Rin and Kohaku.' she thought as she slashed the dragon demon's throat. Just as she slashed his throat, he breathed fire at her, and they both died.
A few moments later a female dragon demon walked down the tunnel. She looked at the dead dragon and then at the pile of ashes in the middle of the tunnel. "What a waste." She mumbled. She sniffed the air, "Hmmmm...Those humans have gone through that tunnel up ahead." She turned to her dragon, "Go and breathe fire into that tunnel down there. There's a cliff at the end of it so they will have no where to go."
The dragon slowly walked over to the tunnel, and breathed fire through it.
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Kohaku and Rin felt heat behind them. They turned to see a red glow growing bigger and bigger. Not sure what it was they looked on, till the saw the flame.
"Oh no..." Rin whispered. "RUN!" Kohaku exclaimed. They began to run once again. The heat behind them grew stronger as the fire drew closer. They both saw an opening at the end of the tunnel. It seemed to open into a large room.
They ran faster and as they neared the end before they could take in that it was over a 100 ft drop to the bottom, they jumped out. The fire trailed over them, missing them by a hair. They both cried out as they began to fall. But suddenly Ah-Un flew in and caught them on his back. "Where'd you come from Ah-Un?" Rin asked in shock. "He must have found another tunnel..." Kohaku guessed. Rin smiled, "Oh Ah-Un I can always count on you!" She hugged him.
Sesshomaru opened his eyes and couldn't believe what he saw. Rin and that boy riding Ah-Un. "Rin..." He spoke ever so softly. "What?" Miroku looked up, "Oh my god!"
Rin and Kohaku looked down, "Lord Sesshomaru! Ah-Un, take us to him!" Ah-Un let out a growl and landed next to Sesshomaru and Miroku. The others continued to fight the numerous dragons and dragon demons coming in.
Rin stumbled towards Sesshomaru and hugged him. "Lord Sesshomaru I thought you might be dead!" she cried into his chest. "Rin what are you...doing here..." He could hardly speak. Rin cried, "I wanted to help save you and Ashaina! I wanted to help I couldn't just stay and pretend everything was going to be ok!"
"You let her come?!" Sesshomaru said as he glanced at Miroku, his voice husky and cracked from his beatings. Miroku answered, "She was determined. Gomen nasai." Rin lifted her head up to look at Sesshomaru. Tears stained her face, "It's not their fault, Lord Sesshomaru! I wanted to come! Even if they had sent me back to the castle I still would have persisted and followed after them! Please don't blaim them! If you must punish someone punish me! I don't care I'm just glad you're alright! Oh but where is Ashaina? Is she ok? I can't bare the thought if something happening to her too!"
"Calm down, Rin." Miroku soothed, "Hopefully Kikai, Vijen, and Kikente have found Ashaina and the others and are probably on their way here." He paused, "Where's Maranwe?"
Rin froze where she was, 'Oh no' Rin thought, 'Is she ok?...That blast from the fire...there's no way she could have...'
"We don't know..." answered Kohaku, "There was this huge fire blast behind us as we ran down this tunnel, and Maranwe had stayed behind to fight the dragon demon off for us to buy us time...I...don't know what happened...no one could have survived that blast..." Sesshomaru closed his eye's knowing that the elf demon, Maranwe had perished.
The others continued to struggle fighting the dragon demons. There were so many of them. Isil was also struggling with Eldenare who had managed to get hold of Sesshomaru's Toukijin once again. 'Damn!' Isil thought as she fought Eldenare, 'She's able to control the Toukijin!'
Miroku brought his right hand in front of his face in a praying position, while holding his golden staff in his left, and bowed his head, "May Lady Maranwe seek piece in the after life."
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*hides under her desk* Don't kill me! *cry's* I know I know! It was cruel, and insane of me to kill of Maranwe and Kikai. ALL IN ONE CHAPTER TOO! O_O *sniffle* ;_; Damn I liked them too! But I don't know why, it just...seem like it would add more angst to the story, it seemed right. Oh and ...eh heh there's one more person that might get killed I'M NOT SAYING WHO! *evil* You'll have to wait XD *gets hit with a llama* ow...*rubs head* that hurt...
