Yea, yea, insert standard disclaimer here.
Chapter 6: Fight and Flight
~.~.~.~.~.Kagome
My eyes widened and I stared at the sword in my hand.
Ok, where did that come from?
Oh yea, and how did I learn to use it?
I mean, I like the sword and all, but the bow has always been my area of expertise. I can count on one hand the times IN MY LIFE, mind you, that I have even held a sword, let alone swung one. So why am I now Xena, Warrior Princess?
Almost unconsciously I shifted back into ready position. The weight of the katana was amazing, it was like a feather or a whisp of cloud. And then that light.. Realization hit me like a thunderbolt.
Doi.
Hello, Kagome.
The sword is made from your power, and the swordplay comes from the blade itself. Feeling slightly more confident I looked Sesshoumaru in the face and was in for another shock.
He was looking surprised. Yes, Sesshoumaru, the great lord of Western Lands, oh mighty he of the perfect poker face, was actually showing emotion. I was kinda proud of myself for being the one who had gotten him to give such a display. It didn't last long though. He smoothed his expression back to perfect calmness, with that hint of pride and haughtiness, that-lets face it-aside from the moon were his trademark symbol. Right after he flashed forward again.
I reacted instantly, darting forward like a sparrow to duck under his arm and brining the sword up to slash at his torso.
It was eerie, fighting, because it was like I was a bystander. I was just standing there, watching my body in the fight of the century. Kinda cool in a way, if you thought about it. Although I had a problem. I-despite everything-did not want Sesshoumaru killed, but with the speed that I was reacting to his attacks, I could easily seriously harm him. I may want to incapacitate him-partially for revenge, partially for self-defense, after all, I couldn't let him just keep on attacking me-but kill him? No. So, I needed to experiment. If I could make a sword, could I make other things?
I let my energy flow back into my flesh.
~.~.~.~.~.Inuyasha
"No, Kagome!!!!!!" I screamed, running after the feather and leaping into the air in a desperate attempt to reach her. A desperate attempt, that, sadly enough, failed.
At that point, each drop of blood that I lost felt like anther ton added to my shoulders and I fell to the ground where I leaked more of my precious blood.
'Oh, look! The ground is red! Red like my outfit!'
For some reason this struck me as very funny.
I giggled.
Miroku arrived right before the rest of the group and bent over me. He looked shocked.
Sango arrived next.
"What on ear. Miroku, he's white as a sheet! He shouldn't be alive having lost this much blood!"
"Inuyasha, can you hear me?"
I giggled weakly again. His voice sounded all funny, kinda wavy and swirly.
I heard him mutter something like he's hallucinating then he turned to Sango.
"Sango-kun, do you know anything that may help him get stronger? If we don't do that or get him some more blood and soon, he won't be able to get up for days, if he does at all."
Sango had an annoyed look on her face from the kun. She looked like she was contemplating beating the monk round the head with Hirakotsu. I also found this quite amusing.
"I suppose there is one thing that I may know, a potion that I used to help Kirrara to survive when she was a kitten, but it will take some time to prepare. How long do we have?"
"How long do you need?"
"At least half a day, and that's if the plants are nearby."
Miroku chewed his lip before answering. "I should be able to give you that much time. Go. Return as soon as you can."
Sango nodded and then lept up.
"Kirrara!"
Miroku had some bandages in his hand and was approaching me.
I blacked out.
~.~.~.~.~.Sesshoumaru
She was good. I grant her that. She was one of the most worthy opponents that I had ever faced, much better then that baka half-brother of mine.
One must wonder why she let him protect her.
Time to tone my battle up a notch, or I might face the dishonor of being bested by a human. More then that, a female human. After all, she had just nearly gotten my chest, and if she had then the fight would be over. After all, all demons know that there is no fight after a neck or chest injury.
I drew Tokujin and then looked on in amazement as she let her katana turn back into raw power and flow into her. What was she playing at, surrendering her only weapon?
She got a look of concentration on her face and pooled some of her power in her hands. A shimmering unstrung bow began to rise from the pool. When it was complete she grabbed it and pinched off a bit of power from the top corner. She dragged this down the length of the bow, leaving a shimmering cord of power trailing from her fingers until she touched it to the bottom prong, where it melded into the shining weapon, leaving a seamless connection.
The speed at which she changed weapons amazed me, the whole process had taken maybe two seconds.
She calmly drew the bow and fired at me, the arrow seeming to grow from her hand as she pulled the string back.
Almost instinctively I brought Tokujin up and slashed at the arrow. It landed split in half on the ground in front of me, a perfectly normal arrow in appearance.
We both stared at it.
Well, that was interesting.
She drew back the string again.
~.~.~.~.~.Kagura
I reached my destination, the mouth of a rather large cave, and stepped down, the girl following at my command and walking into the cavern. A slight shimmering, like the reflection off of the surface of a bubble, rippled out from where she entered.
Ah, good, the sealing spell was up. Naraku would be pleased.
I sat down with my back to a tree, after shrinking my feather and replacing it, and settled down for a long wait.
The plan was working.
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So, what do ya think? Review and tell me! I am working on the next chapter, but it will not be posted until I get 2 more reviews. Is that asking too much? I mean, only 2 reviews, people!
I have moved my review response to the bottom of the page.
Dragon Rea- you really like my fight scenes? I'm so glad! Thank you for reviewing! Do you have any advice?
destiny- Thank you for reviewing! You made me feel all warm and fuzzy!
Crystal Echoes- I'm glad that you like my stuff. If you have any questions, ask 'em. I'll answer if it won't wreak the surprise later on.
Chapter 6: Fight and Flight
~.~.~.~.~.Kagome
My eyes widened and I stared at the sword in my hand.
Ok, where did that come from?
Oh yea, and how did I learn to use it?
I mean, I like the sword and all, but the bow has always been my area of expertise. I can count on one hand the times IN MY LIFE, mind you, that I have even held a sword, let alone swung one. So why am I now Xena, Warrior Princess?
Almost unconsciously I shifted back into ready position. The weight of the katana was amazing, it was like a feather or a whisp of cloud. And then that light.. Realization hit me like a thunderbolt.
Doi.
Hello, Kagome.
The sword is made from your power, and the swordplay comes from the blade itself. Feeling slightly more confident I looked Sesshoumaru in the face and was in for another shock.
He was looking surprised. Yes, Sesshoumaru, the great lord of Western Lands, oh mighty he of the perfect poker face, was actually showing emotion. I was kinda proud of myself for being the one who had gotten him to give such a display. It didn't last long though. He smoothed his expression back to perfect calmness, with that hint of pride and haughtiness, that-lets face it-aside from the moon were his trademark symbol. Right after he flashed forward again.
I reacted instantly, darting forward like a sparrow to duck under his arm and brining the sword up to slash at his torso.
It was eerie, fighting, because it was like I was a bystander. I was just standing there, watching my body in the fight of the century. Kinda cool in a way, if you thought about it. Although I had a problem. I-despite everything-did not want Sesshoumaru killed, but with the speed that I was reacting to his attacks, I could easily seriously harm him. I may want to incapacitate him-partially for revenge, partially for self-defense, after all, I couldn't let him just keep on attacking me-but kill him? No. So, I needed to experiment. If I could make a sword, could I make other things?
I let my energy flow back into my flesh.
~.~.~.~.~.Inuyasha
"No, Kagome!!!!!!" I screamed, running after the feather and leaping into the air in a desperate attempt to reach her. A desperate attempt, that, sadly enough, failed.
At that point, each drop of blood that I lost felt like anther ton added to my shoulders and I fell to the ground where I leaked more of my precious blood.
'Oh, look! The ground is red! Red like my outfit!'
For some reason this struck me as very funny.
I giggled.
Miroku arrived right before the rest of the group and bent over me. He looked shocked.
Sango arrived next.
"What on ear. Miroku, he's white as a sheet! He shouldn't be alive having lost this much blood!"
"Inuyasha, can you hear me?"
I giggled weakly again. His voice sounded all funny, kinda wavy and swirly.
I heard him mutter something like he's hallucinating then he turned to Sango.
"Sango-kun, do you know anything that may help him get stronger? If we don't do that or get him some more blood and soon, he won't be able to get up for days, if he does at all."
Sango had an annoyed look on her face from the kun. She looked like she was contemplating beating the monk round the head with Hirakotsu. I also found this quite amusing.
"I suppose there is one thing that I may know, a potion that I used to help Kirrara to survive when she was a kitten, but it will take some time to prepare. How long do we have?"
"How long do you need?"
"At least half a day, and that's if the plants are nearby."
Miroku chewed his lip before answering. "I should be able to give you that much time. Go. Return as soon as you can."
Sango nodded and then lept up.
"Kirrara!"
Miroku had some bandages in his hand and was approaching me.
I blacked out.
~.~.~.~.~.Sesshoumaru
She was good. I grant her that. She was one of the most worthy opponents that I had ever faced, much better then that baka half-brother of mine.
One must wonder why she let him protect her.
Time to tone my battle up a notch, or I might face the dishonor of being bested by a human. More then that, a female human. After all, she had just nearly gotten my chest, and if she had then the fight would be over. After all, all demons know that there is no fight after a neck or chest injury.
I drew Tokujin and then looked on in amazement as she let her katana turn back into raw power and flow into her. What was she playing at, surrendering her only weapon?
She got a look of concentration on her face and pooled some of her power in her hands. A shimmering unstrung bow began to rise from the pool. When it was complete she grabbed it and pinched off a bit of power from the top corner. She dragged this down the length of the bow, leaving a shimmering cord of power trailing from her fingers until she touched it to the bottom prong, where it melded into the shining weapon, leaving a seamless connection.
The speed at which she changed weapons amazed me, the whole process had taken maybe two seconds.
She calmly drew the bow and fired at me, the arrow seeming to grow from her hand as she pulled the string back.
Almost instinctively I brought Tokujin up and slashed at the arrow. It landed split in half on the ground in front of me, a perfectly normal arrow in appearance.
We both stared at it.
Well, that was interesting.
She drew back the string again.
~.~.~.~.~.Kagura
I reached my destination, the mouth of a rather large cave, and stepped down, the girl following at my command and walking into the cavern. A slight shimmering, like the reflection off of the surface of a bubble, rippled out from where she entered.
Ah, good, the sealing spell was up. Naraku would be pleased.
I sat down with my back to a tree, after shrinking my feather and replacing it, and settled down for a long wait.
The plan was working.
*******
So, what do ya think? Review and tell me! I am working on the next chapter, but it will not be posted until I get 2 more reviews. Is that asking too much? I mean, only 2 reviews, people!
I have moved my review response to the bottom of the page.
Dragon Rea- you really like my fight scenes? I'm so glad! Thank you for reviewing! Do you have any advice?
destiny- Thank you for reviewing! You made me feel all warm and fuzzy!
Crystal Echoes- I'm glad that you like my stuff. If you have any questions, ask 'em. I'll answer if it won't wreak the surprise later on.