The God of the Demons
The Great Demon Inuyasha: Part 8
By B.C.
Two is a Fight, Three is a Brawl
Kagome ran to Sango as fast as she could. Sango, who was on Kirara, reached out and grabbed Kagome's hand, pulled her up, and helped the others on one by one. As soon as they hit the air, giant chunks of earth, that seemed to be flying in every direction, smashed down in the spot they were standing. Everyone was aboard Kirara now, everyone except Inuyasha. Kagome watched the battle as they flew to a safer distance. Her emotions were a mess from these current events, and she thought she may break down and cry. She looked down to see Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru biting, ripping tearing each other apart. The shear size of them was unbelievable, but to then see them move and attack each other was beyond words. She couldn't watch anymore, so she turned her head away from the battle. It was then that she noticed something by the hut. It was the figure of a woman. "Oh my God! We forgot the woman!" Kagome said in shock. Sango acknowledged this and steered Kirara towards the woman.
Huge booms as load as thunder echoed through the forest as the two great beasts clawed and snapped at each other. Inuyasha was the larger of the two, and had a more golden tint to his fur. It would be assumed that Sesshoumaru, having only three legs, would be at a disadvantage, yet this was not the case. Although slightly smaller, he fought fiercely, and left two huge wounds in Inuyasha; one on his neck and one on his front left leg. Inuyasha figured Sesshoumaru's attack on his leg was fueled by his anger over the loss of his own. However, Sesshoumaru was not without his own wounds. Sesshoumaru had a similar wound on his neck and wound on his thigh from Inuyasha's earlier attack. They both were covered in scratches and claw marks, and new ones were being made every second.
Inuyasha rose up and landed his claws on Sesshoumaru's back. While standing on him, Inuyasha bit down into the back of Sesshoumaru's neck. Sesshoumaru rolled over and used his back feet to push Inuyasha off of him. Sesshoumaru then lunged at Inuyasha and bit into that front left leg again. Inuyasha gave the high pitched cry that dogs give when in pain, and bit down on Sesshoumaru's head. Sesshoumaru only dug his teeth deeper, and both seemed to be locked in their stubbornness. "You won't die without taking my arm, will you, you bastard?" thought Inuyasha.
Once at the hut Kagome hopped off Kirara. She ran to the woman who was sitting on her ankles. Kagome put her hand on her should, and looked her over for injuries. While doing this she noticed the woman was crying.
"I didn't want this." the woman said feebly. "I never knew they felt like this. Do they always fight with such hate?" Kagome thought for a moment, a little shocked by the question.
"They do fight a lot, but not like this." Kagome wondered why they were trying to kill each other. Was Sesshoumaru that upset that Inuyasha had seemingly become a full Youkai?
Inuyasha's tooth penetrated Sesshoumaru's eye. Sesshoumaru howled and let go of Inuyasha as a result. Inuyasha fell back with an earth shaking thud, kicking Sesshoumaru in the face before completing his fall. Sesshoumaru flew back from the impact and landed hard on his side. Completely worn out and badly wounded, he began taking his human form again. Inuyasha was already doing the same. Inuyasha, naked from the transformation, laid there only breathing. "Is he unconscious?" thought Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru looked for Toukijin. He lost his clothes in the transformation as well. His body was covered in wounds and with only arm and one eye he dug into the kicked up dirt and gripped Toukijin's handle. Sesshoumaru turned around to finish off his soon to be dead brother. This is when Inuyasha dug his finger into Sesshoumaru's chest. Sesshoumaru grabbed Inuyasha's hand, and fell to his knees with it still in his body.
"You…you…" he gagged up his words. Inuyasha only stared coldly into Sesshoumaru's wide open eyes, the way Sesshoumaru had always done to him all throughout his life. He then readied his arm to push in deeper for the kill. Then suddenly he felt a cold chill. It was familiar. He remembered this feeling, and goose bumps rose all over Inuyasha's body. Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru both looked towards the hut to see a boy's silhouette in the dusty air. The figure was walking towards them, stumbling a little here and there. They both froze. Inuyasha didn't know what to expect, and he only stared with his mouth a little open. Sesshoumaru gave a displeased stare at the figure. "Nerumon." thought Sesshoumaru. The boy was now close enough to make out. He was no boy, but a moving corpse. The dark yellow rotted bones of his legs, ribs and hips, were clearly visible through his nearly nonexistent gray flesh. Although Sesshoumaru was displeased to see him, Nerumon's current appearance coupled with the somber aura he strongly emitted made it difficult for Sesshoumaru to act. Instead he stared in disgust.
The corpse came close to Inuyasha. If it had eyes, it would have glared at Inuyasha. Its face full of rotting holes looked in Inuyasha's direction, and it approached him. The corpse looked at Inuyasha's hand that was in Sesshoumaru's chest, and placed his own decrepit hand on it. Inuyasha wanted to scream. He couldn't stand the feeling of moving dead flesh. The cold and stiff feeling combined with the soft frail texture of the tissue made his skin feel like it was running up his arm to escape. The corpse tightened his grip and removed Inuyasha's hand from Sesshoumaru's chest. Inuyasha pulled his hand away as quickly as he could. The corpse then kneeled in front of Sesshoumaru, looking him in the face. Sesshoumaru was beginning to feel it. The panic. The face of the corpse is terrifyingly disgusting, yet it is not its appearance that makes it so horrible, it's the aura. It is so strong that even Sesshoumaru cannot fight it. The sadness and sorrow poor off the corpse like an intoxicating gas. Every breath leads you deeper into despair. Sesshoumaru could feel a sweat drop fall down his face. The corpse reached out both arms, placing them on Sesshoumaru's shoulders (Sesshoumaru became frozen in horror), and pulled himself closer. With his face next to Sesshoumaru's he whispered "Brother?" into Sesshoumaru's ear. Sesshoumaru closed his eyes and grit his teeth. He wanted to scream but he refused to lose his control.
"Help me…brother…please." Its words were not spoken but hissed through its lipless teeth. Sesshoumaru was beginning to shake. Inuyasha, watching from a distance, couldn't believe Sesshoumaru was tolerating as much as he was.
To Be Continued…