Chapter 14
"Prepare yourself, Inuyasha. Killing you won't be as fun if you don't fight back with everything you've got." Kiaku sneered. "I won't let you hurt Kagome or her family, so I will fight you. Don't expect to win, though." Inuyasha replied, standing up slowly. "Funny, half-breed. I am the offspring of one of the most powerful demons ever and a very strong priestess. What makes you think that YOU, a worthless half-breed, could kill me?" Kiaku laughed. "Simple. You may be stronger than me, but you just want to fight because of hate. I want to fight to protect the woman I love." Inuyasha replied. "Well, than I will just take this "woman" out of the picture." Kiaku growled. With that, he flew towards Kagome.
Kagome cringed and covered her head with her hands, but she never felt anything. She peeked through her fingers, and she saw Inuyasha standing in front of her. Kiaku was lying on the ground about five feet away. "How? I am faster than lightning! There is no way you could have beaten me to the girl!" Kiaku yelled in confusion. "I told you, I love this girl. As long as I am breathing, I will do everything in my power to protect her." Inuyasha said calmly. Kagome stared up at Inuyasha, a warm feeling building in her chest. She suddenly heard a dripping sound, though, and she looked down in front of Inuyasha and saw a puddle of blood forming. "Inuyasha! You're hurt!" Kagome whispered, trying to make sure that Kiaku didn't hear (although I'm sure that he had already noticed anyways). "I'm fine. I need to stop him, Kagome. He'll keep fighting until either I'm dead or he's dead." Inuyasha told her. "I don't want you to fight him, Inuyasha! He is too strong!" Kagome said, tears building in her eyes. "Sorry, but I don't have much of a choice." Inuyasha responded. With that, he flew towards Kiaku.
They traded blows for a few seconds, but it quickly turned into a one- sided fight. Kiaku was faster than lightning, and Inuyasha simply couldn't keep up. As Kagome watched in horror, Kiaku peppered Inuyasha with punches. Inuyasha started to bleed badly, and he fell to one knee. Kiaku stood over him and laughed. "Very foolish, Inuyasha. You should have realized when you first saw me that you couldn't win. I have spent the last 200-and-some odd years training, and I have surpassed even my father in strength." Kiaku said tauntingly. "Now, I shall make you suffer a little." Kiaku sneered. With that, he once again flew towards Kagome. He looked into her eyes as he came at her, and something almost stopped him from continuing his assault. He shrugged it off and kept on flying towards her. Once again, he was slammed to the ground just before he could slice into Kagome. Inuyasha, bleeding badly and barely able to stand, had surpassed Kiaku's speed once again and beaten him to Kagome. "How is this possible? Does he really love the girl enough to increase his strength this drastically?" Kiaku thought to himself.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha fell face-first onto the ground. She ran to his side and turned him over. "Don't die, Inuyasha! You can't leave me!" Kagome cried, tears flowing freely down her face. "I'm not ready to die yet." Inuyasha said weakly, opening his eyes. He reached his hand up to Kagome's face, wiping away her tears. "Don't cry, Kagome. The only way that I can protect our future is by defeating this enemy." Inuyasha said, slowly climbing to his feet. "He's way too strong, though! You won't last much longer!" Kagome sobbed. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's shoulders, and he pulled her into a tight embrace. "I love you, Kagome. I will protect you, no matter what. If I don't make it out of this.... please don't forget me." Inuyasha said quietly. With that, he pulled away from her and once again flew towards Kiaku. "INUYASHA!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed, tears flowing down her face. Was she about to lose her true love?
"Prepare yourself, Inuyasha. Killing you won't be as fun if you don't fight back with everything you've got." Kiaku sneered. "I won't let you hurt Kagome or her family, so I will fight you. Don't expect to win, though." Inuyasha replied, standing up slowly. "Funny, half-breed. I am the offspring of one of the most powerful demons ever and a very strong priestess. What makes you think that YOU, a worthless half-breed, could kill me?" Kiaku laughed. "Simple. You may be stronger than me, but you just want to fight because of hate. I want to fight to protect the woman I love." Inuyasha replied. "Well, than I will just take this "woman" out of the picture." Kiaku growled. With that, he flew towards Kagome.
Kagome cringed and covered her head with her hands, but she never felt anything. She peeked through her fingers, and she saw Inuyasha standing in front of her. Kiaku was lying on the ground about five feet away. "How? I am faster than lightning! There is no way you could have beaten me to the girl!" Kiaku yelled in confusion. "I told you, I love this girl. As long as I am breathing, I will do everything in my power to protect her." Inuyasha said calmly. Kagome stared up at Inuyasha, a warm feeling building in her chest. She suddenly heard a dripping sound, though, and she looked down in front of Inuyasha and saw a puddle of blood forming. "Inuyasha! You're hurt!" Kagome whispered, trying to make sure that Kiaku didn't hear (although I'm sure that he had already noticed anyways). "I'm fine. I need to stop him, Kagome. He'll keep fighting until either I'm dead or he's dead." Inuyasha told her. "I don't want you to fight him, Inuyasha! He is too strong!" Kagome said, tears building in her eyes. "Sorry, but I don't have much of a choice." Inuyasha responded. With that, he flew towards Kiaku.
They traded blows for a few seconds, but it quickly turned into a one- sided fight. Kiaku was faster than lightning, and Inuyasha simply couldn't keep up. As Kagome watched in horror, Kiaku peppered Inuyasha with punches. Inuyasha started to bleed badly, and he fell to one knee. Kiaku stood over him and laughed. "Very foolish, Inuyasha. You should have realized when you first saw me that you couldn't win. I have spent the last 200-and-some odd years training, and I have surpassed even my father in strength." Kiaku said tauntingly. "Now, I shall make you suffer a little." Kiaku sneered. With that, he once again flew towards Kagome. He looked into her eyes as he came at her, and something almost stopped him from continuing his assault. He shrugged it off and kept on flying towards her. Once again, he was slammed to the ground just before he could slice into Kagome. Inuyasha, bleeding badly and barely able to stand, had surpassed Kiaku's speed once again and beaten him to Kagome. "How is this possible? Does he really love the girl enough to increase his strength this drastically?" Kiaku thought to himself.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha fell face-first onto the ground. She ran to his side and turned him over. "Don't die, Inuyasha! You can't leave me!" Kagome cried, tears flowing freely down her face. "I'm not ready to die yet." Inuyasha said weakly, opening his eyes. He reached his hand up to Kagome's face, wiping away her tears. "Don't cry, Kagome. The only way that I can protect our future is by defeating this enemy." Inuyasha said, slowly climbing to his feet. "He's way too strong, though! You won't last much longer!" Kagome sobbed. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome's shoulders, and he pulled her into a tight embrace. "I love you, Kagome. I will protect you, no matter what. If I don't make it out of this.... please don't forget me." Inuyasha said quietly. With that, he pulled away from her and once again flew towards Kiaku. "INUYASHA!!!!NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Kagome screamed, tears flowing down her face. Was she about to lose her true love?