Title: …only human.
By: EVL5011
E-mail: Omnipotentevil5011yahoo.com
AN: To answer any questions about which the pairing is, its InuYasha and Sango. Since I believe those two characters to be the best when it comes down to fighting. Not to say that Kagome and Miroku don't know how to fight, send any flames or hate mail to my e-mail. To me, any replies, reviews, flames, etc…are good.
Chapter 2: Onslaught
The morning sun was barely peeking out from over the horizon and Mekura was already prepared to leave. He walked over to InuYasha and the others and woke them up. Mekura patiently waited for them to make their preparations and walked outside. He stood with his head held up high, letting the morning sun warm his battered body. Mekura's head moved slightly as someone walked up behind him.
"Sango is something wrong?" asked Mekura without turning around.
Surprised, Sango walked by Mekura's side, "how did you know it was me?" she asked politely.
"By the weight in your step. Not only that I smelled the faint hint of lotus flowers on your person yesterday." Mekura faced Sango and smiled. He walked back into the room and was told by Miroku that they were ready to leave.
Sango was in total aw by Mekura's strong senses, she looked around and made sure that nobody was watching and smelled the collar of her shirt and wondered how he smelled the faint aroma of the flowers. Sango noticed that everyone was ready to leave and made sure that she had all of her possessions with her.
They immediately left the battle torn village and began their journey to find the clan of demons that had lay waste Mekura's family and friends. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku followed closely behind InuYasha and Mekura, both whom had picked up the demons horrid scent in the air. Everything was quite until InuYasha felt he had to break the eerie silence between him and Mekura.
"So how long you been blind?" asked InuYasha.
"InuYasha! How could you ask him that?" yelled Kagome.
"It's alright, I was wondering when someone was going to ask. I lost my sight when I was battling a demon six years ago. The wretched beast was dying and I advanced on it to kill it, when it spewed a vile poison at my face. The demon got away and left me on the ground. If not for my brother I would of surely died, he took me to the village priest, who cured the poison. Unfortunately, I lost my sight." Mekura stopped walking and turned his head, something caught his attention.
"What is it?" asked InuYasha. The hanyou listened, but didn't hear anything.
"I hear the screams of women and children. It's got to be them!" Mekura began to run as fast as he could across the vast fields of grass. He quickly left InuYasha and the others behind.
InuYasha and the others ran behind Mekura, they actually had trouble keeping up with the young hunter.
"Damn, I've never seen a man run that fast!" yelled InuYasha as he chased after Mekura.
Once they had finally caught up with the demon hunter, they came to a halt at the sight of a ravaged town. Mekura was already fighting some strange lizard demons. The young man yelled at the remaining villagers to run for safety.
"Well? What are you guys waiting for? Lets go help him!" InuYasha pulled tetsusaiga from its scabbard and headed into the skirmish.
InuYasha and Mekura both tore through every demon without breaking a sweat. Sango, Miroku and Kagome ran behind them and stopped when the ground began to shake.
"W-What's that?" asked a frightened Kagome.
"More demons!" Sango pointed towards a large mass of demons that were headed straight for them.
"You didn't think that these pathetic creatures were them, did you?" asked Mekura. "That's the real demon clan, these dead demons were just their underlings."
The large mass of demons charged into the village, destroying the houses that remained standing. The demons appeared human, but were far from it. They were a mixed variety of lizard, snake and other different serpent-like creatures. Within matter of seconds they surrounded our five protagonists.
"Geez, you think that there'd be more of them!" smirked InuYasha. The hanyou lunged forward and hacked his way through the numerous demons.
"Arrogant demon? Is he always that stupid and quick to act without thinking?" asked Mekura.
"Yeah, he is." Replied Kagome.
"Well, it's now or never." Mekura wiped the fresh blood from his blade and attacked the nearest demons.
Sango watched as Mekura skillfully slashed through the countless demons, severing limbs and heads off of his opponents.
"I've never seen anybody move that fast!" remarked Miroku as he batted away the attacking demons. "He can't be that good."
Sango reached for her boomerang and threw it across the demons, cutting them in two. The upper torso's of the lizard demons fell onto the ground and covered it with a varied assortment of colors. The intestines, kidneys and large chunks of flesh decorated the ground.
Kagome on the other hand did her best with her bow and arrows. The battle was mainly for those who had blunt or sharp weapons. With the restricted space to maneuver in, Kagome shadowed InuYasha; she knew that he would protect her. Miroku ran behind Kagome and realized that Sango and Mekura were dead in the middle of the demons.
"I can't keep this up much longer." Thought Sango. She pulled out her katana and began to cut through whatever stood in front of her. Her body was weakening as she pushed away the countess demons. Just as everything was looking bad for her the numerous demons parted like the Red Sea.
Mekura screamed as he sliced multiple demons into little pieces, "Sango! Get over here!" Mekura darted towards Sango and followed the sound of her faint breathing. Three hulking lizards blocked his path and practically threw themselves at him. One of the lizard demons was quickly struck down, spraying the air with a heavy mist of blood. But, the other two were far more intelligent and blocked Mekura's attacks with their maces.
"Where the hell is Mekura and Sango?" asked InuYasha. He jumped on top of a house and soon realized that they were completed surrounded by the onslaught of demons. "Damn! I knew that blind fool would only slow us down." InuYasha tightened his grip on tetsusaiga and jumped into the swarm of demons. InuYasha landed hard on the ground and spun around. Many of the demons were launched into the air and rained their organs and blood onto the others. InuYasha finally made his way to Mekura and Sango. Both whom were drenched in blood, with the demon onslaught nearly diminished, the ground began to shake once more.
Fire shot up from the ground and engulfed the dead lizard-demons. The remaining demons stopped their attack and withdrew from the battle. InuYasha, Sango and Mekura remained perfectly still; they knew not what was headed straight for them. The clouds above them turned black and the fire shooting from the earth grew more intense. Miroku and Kagome both hid in the shadows and watched as the retreating demons ran past them.
"What's going on?" asked a slightly weakened Sango.
"Its him." Mekura moved in front of Sango and InuYasha, "I hope you know how to properly use that sword." Asked Mekura while he turned his head towards InuYasha.
"You're joking right?" asked InuYasha.
"No, I'm not. I may not be able to see, but I know that you've been swinging your sword as if it weighed a ton. I can tell that something's wrong, every step you've taken sounds…how can I say this. Heavy." Mekura noticed that the shaking had stopped, but a strange energy was building up beneath them. He pushed Sango and InuYasha back, "MOVE!" he shouted.
The ground exploded with a great force sending him crashing into a small house. The wood from the small structure split into pieces. The wooden beams punctured his back and protruded from his chest. Mekura attempted to slide his body off the splintered beams, but found his new injury sapping his strength. He felt his heart rushing as he began to lose consciousness.
Once the dirt in the air cleared, a shadowy figure was seen walking out from it. "Who would dare challenge ME? The Hell-Spawn Lizard?!" Yelled the mysterious demon. The demon slowly stepped out from the smoke and dust. His eyes glowed with an intense red, they seemed to move forward without a body, until he finally emerged from the debris in the air. The large reptile held an enormous sword, which was engulfed in fire, he swung it across the air. It appeared the demon had a flare for the dramatic as he roared in anger.
Interrupting the demons moment InuYasha stepped forward with tetsusaiga in hand, "Shut the fuck up! Who the hell calls themselves the Hell-Spawn Lizard?" quipped InuYasha.
"InuYasha, where's Mekura?" asked a concerned Sango.
"Don't know, don't care." InuYasha rushed the overly dramatic demon and took a swing at him. Tetsusaiga was stopped in mid-swing by the demons enormous sword.
"Big mistake you mangy mongrel!" The large demon smiled and swatted InuYasha away with his powerful hand. InuYasha was thrown into the distance leaving Sango alone with the apparent leader of the demons. She reached for her boomerang, but the quick Hell-Spawn Lizard knocked it out of her hands. The lizard plunged his sword into the ground and a bright burst of light surrounded her, some nearby houses and lastly the demon. The light soon turned into flames that nearly reached the blackened heavens above. "I'm going to enjoy devouring your soft flesh!" smiled the Hell-Spawn Lizard. His sudden smile revealed the countless rows of razor sharp teeth.
Sango looked around and noticed Mekura stuck onto the side of the destroyed house, "Mekura!" Sango reached for her katana sword and threw it at the Hell-Spawn Lizard. The sword found itself buried in the demons neck, giving her enough time to run towards Mekura.
AN: Quick thanks to: KiLaLa, Kagomes Daughter, EternalSailorDarkness, Sango Lover, and Kirtar, General of the Avens.