I do not own Inuyasha, and by the odds, I most likely never will (As in
VERY MOST LIKELY). So, don't sue me for writing this!!!!!
Just to let you know. Snake isn't gonna be around much longer. the story really advances once Snake is. 'removed'. Trust me, this should be good.
***Chapter 10*** Special Chapter. Title. Tragedy
Sesshoumaru's smile quickly disappeared and he turned to Kaze. "I see you have returned," He said. "For once with all your body parts intact," He added. "Funny," Kaze muttered. "What are you doing?" He asked. "What I do is none of your concern, I could ask you the same thing," Sesshoumaru said.
"I was looking for a place to crash," Kaze admitted. "I don't know what 'crash' is, but you will not be doing it here," Sesshoumaru said. "Fine, then will you gimmie a room? I'm getting tired of sleeping outside," Kaze said. "No, you will be given a room when I see fit," Sesshoumaru said. He then jumped off the side to another part of the building.
Kaze smirked and went to go into his room and looked in through the open screen. 'Cunning bastard,' Kaze thought as he saw Kagura sleeping. He smirked and shut the screen and did a back flip off the balcony and landed on the ground. He stretched his arms a little bit and went to nap in the blacksmith's, realizing it that it would only be about an hour until the sun would rise. Kaze sighed, he really hated mornings.
When Kaze woke again he saw the blacksmith staring at him with disgust. "Damn freeloader, get outta here!" He snapped. Kaze jumped to his feet and walked out, taking his bag with him.
When he got outside, he was greeted by none other then Jaken. "My lord wishes to see you in two hours," Jaken said. "Fair enough," He said.
Kagura threw out her magic feather and jumped on it. "Where are you going?" Sesshoumaru asked, coming out of the shadows of her room, Kagura was on the balcony.
"I am free, I answer no one now Sesshoumaru," She said. "I was only curious," He said. "I am just going to take advantage of my freedom and fly," She said. Sesshoumaru nodded and watched the feather lift off. 'That I will not believe, she has a place she is going to visit,' He thought and jumped off the balcony and then over the wall of his little fortress, the guards watching as he left.
Kagura sat on her feather, her eyes intent on going forward, last night's nightmare made her do this, she had to see if they where alive, if Kanna was alive, fine, but if Naraku was alive, she had to try to kill him.
She stopped when an ice cold wind blew her back, for some reason she had no control over this wind.
"What is this?" Kagura asked. Kira flew in front of her. "Kagura," Kira said. "Who are you?" Kagura asked. "I am death," She said and fired her freezing beam. Kagura drew her fan and shot a massive gust of wind at Kira. Kira's eyes lit up with shock as it beam was blown back into her, freezing her and sending her to a 60 foot fall. Kagura growled with annoyance when a red beam of energy blew out of the sky.
Kagura landed on her stomach and rolled in pain. "Shit," She winced as she sat up, grabbing her fan as quickly as possible.
"Look what we have here," Kyouran said stepping out of the trees, holding his two axes. Kagura growled and pulled her fan up.
"Not a wise choice," Akunin said appearing behind her.
"Give up, and we will make this quick," Kinmotsu said, appearing in almost mid view.
Kagura smiled and lowered her head, shutting her eyes. "I have only had my freedom for a few weeks." She said. Her eyes opened to see rage. "And you expect me to roll over and die?!" She snapped, high winds blew out in all directions from the enraged Kagura.
"Perhaps, it would be wise to get Master Snake," Akunin said, his arms up as he defended from the 100 mile per hour winds. "Never!" Kyouran shouted. "Her blood will be on my hands!" He shouted and rushed into the storm of wind.
Kagura's eyes flashed and then narrowed on him. "Fuujin no Mai!" She shouted and waved her fan at Kyouran. Kyouran tried to dodged but the high winds deterred him.
The blades of wind shot out, tearing at the ground and then tore through the axe wielding maniac, his mangled body hit the ground. She then turned to Kinmotsu and raised her fan into the air, then swung it down. "Ryuuja no Mai!" She shouted. A tornado of death came down from the sky and landed on the forbidden demon, killing him almost instantly, but not before a ghostly scream was heard.
Akunin looked at his two fallen comrades and then narrowed his eyes on Kagura. "You BITCH," He seethed. "You destroyed one of my feathers, I fully intend to eliminate you for that, perhaps your death shall be more painful," She said. Akunin grinned. "I am far stronger then those two fools," He said.
He drew his Naginata and smirked. He rushed forward and Kagura swept her fan at him. "Fuujin no Mai," She cast her blades at him, but he disappeared and appeared behind her. He swung his blade about to kill the stunned Kagura, based off seeing such speed when he froze.
Kagura turned around and watched the dog demon gasp a moment then his torso fell off his legs. He landed on the ground and his legs fell forward. Kagura blinked in amazement. He turned his head and glared at a figure as it stepped out of the trees, sheathing its sword.
"Sesshoumaru. DAMN YOU," He snarled. Sesshoumaru let a whip form out of his fingers and slashed Akunin's head off with it.
"Fool Akunin, you should know better then to challenge your betters," Sesshoumaru said calmly.
"And you should know better then to have followed me!" Kagura snapped. "You are welcome," was his only response.
"Hah, I would have been fine, I didn't need your help," She said crossing her arms and looking away. Sesshoumaru picked up the Naginata. "Really?" He said looking at her holding it.
"Shut up," She hissed. "Where were you going?" He questions. "She was going to see if Naraku was dead is my bet," A voice shouted out from the trees.
"In a sense he is," Snake said jumping out of nowhere, and landing near them. "And in another he is not," Snake said.
"I am Snake, it is a pleasure to see the both of you," Snake said with a slight smirk on his lips. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes slightly, "Indeed," Sesshoumaru said.
Snake's smirk increased in size. "I have waited 215 years to fight you Sesshoumaru. to 'prove' myself you might say, where I come from you died before I could challenge you, a rather unfortunate state of affairs," Snake said.
"I do not waste my time with such trash," Sesshoumaru said. "Really?" Snake said with an amused glance.
Sesshoumaru pulled his arm to Toukijin. Snake smirked and attacked.
He was blocked each time; his furious attacks from his left arms metal claw was blocked with little effort, Sesshoumaru seemed to not be trying at all. Snake began to grow frustrated and jumped back.
"Stop toying with me, I refuse to fight a fruitless battle with you Sesshoumaru! Now stop trying and give me a decent warm up at least," Snake hissed. Sesshoumaru just glared at him a moment. "You aren't worth my time Snake, Kagura," Sesshoumaru said. "Let us go, and leave this fool to his own devices," Sesshoumaru said.
An evil thought came to Snake's mind and he blurred out of sight with high speed and was in front of Kagura who looked shocked. He stabbed her through the stomach and her eyes widened, she gasped. He then drew the claws out and grabbed her shoulder, purple energy flowed into his hand and she was launched thought the air, landing in the distance, beyond view. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened and he blurred out of sight with speed to retrieve Kagura when Snake appeared in front of him.
"Move," Sesshoumaru said. "Really? I wasn't planning on it, I was planning on seeing how good your legendary skills of combat really are," Snake said as an evil look came over his face. Sesshoumaru pulled his blade in front of him, he looked VERY angry. "Move NOW," He demanded.
"All I'm getting is talk and no action, my blades are poisoned by the way, she's most likely dying very painfully right now," Snake said and started to chuckle. Sesshoumaru's eyes turned red and his pupils blue. Snake stopped chuckling and gulped, this wasn't what he wanted, this was bad. Sesshoumaru's eyes changed more, having only two blue slits for eyes.
Snake barely had time to block the onslaught Sesshoumaru did, appearing in front of him with blinding speed and slashing the fangs of Goshinki. The unholy claws on Snake's left arm blocked each blow. Sesshoumaru grabbed the handle of his blade with both hands and swung down, slicing the claw's ends off with Snake's next block. Snake moved back quickly looked shocked at his now broken weapon.
'Impossible,' He thought, 'he destroyed the hell's claw,' He then looked at Sesshoumaru and growled. "You bastard, you ruined my blades!" He shouted. He grabbed the weapon and tossed it off his hand. "I'll carve your heart out for that," He snarled. Sesshoumaru gave no response but attacked, rage evident on his face. It was one thing to insult him, but to attack the one he had been courting, that pushed Sesshoumaru to an all new level of hatred for this youkai, one that was only rivaled by his hate for Inuyasha's mother.
Snake drew a blade from his back and blocked Toukijin. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened with shock, even thought they where still red. "Meet Tetsrigia, created from your fangs Sesshoumaru," Snake said and pushed Sesshoumaru off. He then rushed forward with the sleek sword and began attacking Sesshoumaru. The western lord parried each attack, the blades hitting one another constantly. Sesshoumaru then pulled his left hand back and his nails dripped with poison as he blocked Snake's attacks.
He slashed his hand forward and a blinding poison mist came out, blinding Snake momentarily. Sesshoumaru then cut off Snake's right arm, which held Tetsrigia. Snake cried out in pain and jumped back. He growled with anger.
Sesshoumaru was about to continue his assault with Snake roared and two magenta stripes appeared on his face. and a crescent moon on his forehead. Snake's eyes turned a ruby red and a force wave shot out from him, nearly knocking Sesshoumaru over.
Sesshoumaru regained himself and was kicked in the face, sending him flying back. Snake grabbed his arm and pulled it to his stump, the two body parts fused together as he chanted. He smirked and turned to Sesshoumaru.
"You have forced me into my true humanoid form 'father'," Snake boasted. "It is rare indeed for this to happen," He added. Sesshoumaru's eyes returned to normal and he looked at him intently.
"SNAKE!" Both Sesshoumaru and Snake turned to see Kaze, in full demon form drop out of the sky. "Brother, how nice to see you drop in for the family reunion," Snake said.
"I'm going to gut you," Kaze snarled. "Doubtful, like this, neither you, nor Sesshoumaru will touch me," Snake announced.
Sesshoumaru had nothing to say about this situation at the moment. He rushed forward and attacked. Snake's speed had increased dramatically, blocking Sesshoumaru's blows with ease and then slashing his father across the chest. Sesshoumaru went back and his armor tore in half. He was then sliced in random places, unable to defend himself.
Snake was kicked in the side of the head by Kaze and sent into a tree. "Nice move brother, attacking me with my attention on someone else," Snake said getting to his feet and rubbing his cheek.
Snake then rushed forward and slashed Kaze down the face and stabbed him through the stomach, with his free hand, and Kaze still impaled, he punched Kaze in the face. Kaze went back but then thrust forward and headbutted Snake. Snake drew his sword out and went back, blood tripping from just above his left eye. "Bastard!" He snarled.
"Fuujin no Mai," Snake heard weakly from behind him. He turned to be hit by wind blades over his body, slashing painfully over his chest and arms. Kagura then collapsed in a heap. "You BITCH!" Snake shouted. Sesshoumaru pointed Toukijin at Snake and fired a beam of red energy that was crackling with green static. Snake slashed it upwards and then drop kicked Sesshoumaru. "Fool!" Snake declared. "I am better then all of you combined!" He declared.
Kaze looked calm. "I have a little reminder for you. I always have an ace up my sleeve brother," Kaze declared, his dark purple glow returned and Kaze blasted off into the air.
"Running away? Is that it?" Snake shouted. Kaze stopped at about 100 feet and pointed his hands down. "Remember this Sune-Ku?!" He shouted.
Snake's eyes widened as he heard Kaze chanting.
The purple glow around Kaze now rivaled the suns light. "Dark Lightning!" Kaze shouted. A massive beam of dark purple energy blasted out of Kaze's hands.
Snake smirked. "The same trick never works twice!" He shouted, remembering this move defeated him before. Snake pointed Tetsrigia at the beam and a massive blue beam shot from it.
Snake's attack from his father's fang tore through Kaze's massive attack. Kaze looked down in shock. "WHAT?! NO!" Kaze shouted.
Kaze blasted other spells into it desperate, but nothing worked. He was hit dead on and his screams echoed miles around them. His limp body fell from the sky, with his legs missing at the shins, and his left forearm gone, as well as being severely burned in random places, he landed with a sickening thud.
"Hah," Snake said and turned to Sesshoumaru. "I'm going to let you live my 'dear' father, I have other things to attend to. be better prepared next time I arrive wouldn't you?" Snake said and took off.
Sesshoumaru quickly sheathed his sword and moved over to Kagura, she wasn't dead, yet anyway. He sniffed where her wound was and detected the poison in her system, he gave a frown and pulled up Tenseiga.
He hoped the sword would work in this instance. He slashed Kagura over the stomach, where her wound was. Her eyes slowly opened. "Sesshoumaru?" She asked. "Yes," He replied calmly. "Why is Kaze a smoldering body?" She asked, still looking weak. Sesshoumaru turned to the burned form of Kaze on the ground and narrowed his eyes. "He's not going to die, not yet, I have questions," Sesshoumaru said.
Sesshoumaru walked over and stabbed Kaze with his sword. Kaze's eyes shot open and his burns healed. "Sesshoumaru," Kaze said. "You have a lot of explaining to do," Sesshoumaru said. "Well. its not like I'm going anywhere until it rains now is it?" Kaze said nervously.
Snake sat down and tended to his painful wounds. "Damn you Kagura," He snarled. "Sune-Ku," a voice said from all around him. Snake froze. "What do you think you are doing?" It asked, and sounded very annoyed. "Touken. brother. I was just going to get my mate and." He was then cut off. "Exactly. you where supposed to be destroying this place, and ridding it of those who would get in my way. But. instead of doing your job, you have been toying with powerful groups, and mating." The voice said.
"I-I'm sorry brother. give me another chance. I beg you," Snake pleaded. "Very well Sune-Ku. you may gather you mate. bring her to me, and I will hold her while you finish your job, even if she is a disgusting human," The voice said. "Thank you brother, it won't happen again I swear," Snake said in a slightly desperate tone. "See that it does not. And while you are getting her. eliminate the others, if you fail. I will dispose of you and send people who can do their job," His voice rang. "Of course Touken," Snake said.
Kaze looked at his parents in front of him.
For Kagura seeing Kaze in his full youkai form was shocked, knowing exactly who the father was, she wasn't prepared to speak up. They hadn't moved from where Snake had attacked as of yet.
"May I ask why you didn't tell me you where related to me sooner?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Err. I was afraid you would. Ummm. avoid certain things," Kaze said. "Indeed," Sesshoumaru said narrowing his eyes. "So, might I ask why you are in a death rivalry with your brother?" He asked. "May I ask why you are in one with yours?" Kaze shot back. "This is not about me, now you will answer me questions!" Sesshoumaru said, for more then the first time today breaking his emotionless barrier, today had been stressful to say the least.
"He is a disgrace to the family. always out for his own goals, and has an obsession with humans, he also believes hanyou are the purest of all demons, as he thinks human blood strengthens us," Kaze said. "Add that with the fact, that when he did seek a youkai mate. it happened to be my target as well," Kaze said.
"What happened?" Kagura asked. "We fought, in a far away land from here, in the middle of a battle over a great city where human machines dropped explosives over it, (the battle for Britain's skies, World War II, they fought in the city itself as it was bombed)" Kaze said. "I thought I killed him," He added in a lower voice.
"Why did you travel back?" Sesshoumaru said, changing subjects quickly. "I was the last of my kind, well, full blooded kind," Kaze admitted. "I now know that was not entirely true, but it doesn't matter," Kaze said. "Will you affect your own birth?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Yes, but only for this timeline. trust me. its very complicated how it works, but I am born, in another timeline," He tried to explain.
Sesshoumaru then looked away. Kaze knew the more annoying questions where about to arrive. "How many siblings do you have aside from Snake. and this 'Touken' Enfer told me about," Sesshoumaru said. "Four, two sisters, and two brothers, then there is Snake and Touken," Kaze said. "You are obviously not full dog demon, what is the other that you derive from." He said. "My mother is Kagura, the one standing next to you if you must know," Kaze said. Sesshoumaru looked at Kagura a moment and then back at Kaze, it made sense.
"You have a hanyou grandson in the future, as my sister Setra was the only one to have reproduced. the others where too proud to lay with a human as our numbers dwindled," Kaze said. "Only I, Sune-Ku. or as you know him Snake, and Touken, who I had no idea still lived, are what remain of your children," Kaze said.
"I see," Sesshoumaru said. "Well. this is certainly news to me," Kagura said looking still a bit dazed. "Yea." Kaze said and was surprised to see Sesshoumaru help him up, and pulled one arm over his shoulder. "We leave now, you will be fine once the rain comes," Sesshoumaru said. Kagura threw her feather out and jumped on it. "Put him on, I will meet you back at your castle," She said, completely forgetting about Kanna and Naraku.
Sesshoumaru watched the feather take off from the wind. Tonight was the night, after all this, he needed something more positive, of course, getting Kagura to go along with this would take all his power. of course he wasn't used to this situation.
***
That's chapter 10. Chapter 11 is the last of the heavy action for a few chapters, and I'll be honest, Snake's number is up.
Also, you'll see the next round of baddies is much more difficult on everyone. believe me. But you won't be seeing any of them for a while, and when I say a while, I mean a while, lol
Just to let you know. Snake isn't gonna be around much longer. the story really advances once Snake is. 'removed'. Trust me, this should be good.
***Chapter 10*** Special Chapter. Title. Tragedy
Sesshoumaru's smile quickly disappeared and he turned to Kaze. "I see you have returned," He said. "For once with all your body parts intact," He added. "Funny," Kaze muttered. "What are you doing?" He asked. "What I do is none of your concern, I could ask you the same thing," Sesshoumaru said.
"I was looking for a place to crash," Kaze admitted. "I don't know what 'crash' is, but you will not be doing it here," Sesshoumaru said. "Fine, then will you gimmie a room? I'm getting tired of sleeping outside," Kaze said. "No, you will be given a room when I see fit," Sesshoumaru said. He then jumped off the side to another part of the building.
Kaze smirked and went to go into his room and looked in through the open screen. 'Cunning bastard,' Kaze thought as he saw Kagura sleeping. He smirked and shut the screen and did a back flip off the balcony and landed on the ground. He stretched his arms a little bit and went to nap in the blacksmith's, realizing it that it would only be about an hour until the sun would rise. Kaze sighed, he really hated mornings.
When Kaze woke again he saw the blacksmith staring at him with disgust. "Damn freeloader, get outta here!" He snapped. Kaze jumped to his feet and walked out, taking his bag with him.
When he got outside, he was greeted by none other then Jaken. "My lord wishes to see you in two hours," Jaken said. "Fair enough," He said.
Kagura threw out her magic feather and jumped on it. "Where are you going?" Sesshoumaru asked, coming out of the shadows of her room, Kagura was on the balcony.
"I am free, I answer no one now Sesshoumaru," She said. "I was only curious," He said. "I am just going to take advantage of my freedom and fly," She said. Sesshoumaru nodded and watched the feather lift off. 'That I will not believe, she has a place she is going to visit,' He thought and jumped off the balcony and then over the wall of his little fortress, the guards watching as he left.
Kagura sat on her feather, her eyes intent on going forward, last night's nightmare made her do this, she had to see if they where alive, if Kanna was alive, fine, but if Naraku was alive, she had to try to kill him.
She stopped when an ice cold wind blew her back, for some reason she had no control over this wind.
"What is this?" Kagura asked. Kira flew in front of her. "Kagura," Kira said. "Who are you?" Kagura asked. "I am death," She said and fired her freezing beam. Kagura drew her fan and shot a massive gust of wind at Kira. Kira's eyes lit up with shock as it beam was blown back into her, freezing her and sending her to a 60 foot fall. Kagura growled with annoyance when a red beam of energy blew out of the sky.
Kagura landed on her stomach and rolled in pain. "Shit," She winced as she sat up, grabbing her fan as quickly as possible.
"Look what we have here," Kyouran said stepping out of the trees, holding his two axes. Kagura growled and pulled her fan up.
"Not a wise choice," Akunin said appearing behind her.
"Give up, and we will make this quick," Kinmotsu said, appearing in almost mid view.
Kagura smiled and lowered her head, shutting her eyes. "I have only had my freedom for a few weeks." She said. Her eyes opened to see rage. "And you expect me to roll over and die?!" She snapped, high winds blew out in all directions from the enraged Kagura.
"Perhaps, it would be wise to get Master Snake," Akunin said, his arms up as he defended from the 100 mile per hour winds. "Never!" Kyouran shouted. "Her blood will be on my hands!" He shouted and rushed into the storm of wind.
Kagura's eyes flashed and then narrowed on him. "Fuujin no Mai!" She shouted and waved her fan at Kyouran. Kyouran tried to dodged but the high winds deterred him.
The blades of wind shot out, tearing at the ground and then tore through the axe wielding maniac, his mangled body hit the ground. She then turned to Kinmotsu and raised her fan into the air, then swung it down. "Ryuuja no Mai!" She shouted. A tornado of death came down from the sky and landed on the forbidden demon, killing him almost instantly, but not before a ghostly scream was heard.
Akunin looked at his two fallen comrades and then narrowed his eyes on Kagura. "You BITCH," He seethed. "You destroyed one of my feathers, I fully intend to eliminate you for that, perhaps your death shall be more painful," She said. Akunin grinned. "I am far stronger then those two fools," He said.
He drew his Naginata and smirked. He rushed forward and Kagura swept her fan at him. "Fuujin no Mai," She cast her blades at him, but he disappeared and appeared behind her. He swung his blade about to kill the stunned Kagura, based off seeing such speed when he froze.
Kagura turned around and watched the dog demon gasp a moment then his torso fell off his legs. He landed on the ground and his legs fell forward. Kagura blinked in amazement. He turned his head and glared at a figure as it stepped out of the trees, sheathing its sword.
"Sesshoumaru. DAMN YOU," He snarled. Sesshoumaru let a whip form out of his fingers and slashed Akunin's head off with it.
"Fool Akunin, you should know better then to challenge your betters," Sesshoumaru said calmly.
"And you should know better then to have followed me!" Kagura snapped. "You are welcome," was his only response.
"Hah, I would have been fine, I didn't need your help," She said crossing her arms and looking away. Sesshoumaru picked up the Naginata. "Really?" He said looking at her holding it.
"Shut up," She hissed. "Where were you going?" He questions. "She was going to see if Naraku was dead is my bet," A voice shouted out from the trees.
"In a sense he is," Snake said jumping out of nowhere, and landing near them. "And in another he is not," Snake said.
"I am Snake, it is a pleasure to see the both of you," Snake said with a slight smirk on his lips. Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes slightly, "Indeed," Sesshoumaru said.
Snake's smirk increased in size. "I have waited 215 years to fight you Sesshoumaru. to 'prove' myself you might say, where I come from you died before I could challenge you, a rather unfortunate state of affairs," Snake said.
"I do not waste my time with such trash," Sesshoumaru said. "Really?" Snake said with an amused glance.
Sesshoumaru pulled his arm to Toukijin. Snake smirked and attacked.
He was blocked each time; his furious attacks from his left arms metal claw was blocked with little effort, Sesshoumaru seemed to not be trying at all. Snake began to grow frustrated and jumped back.
"Stop toying with me, I refuse to fight a fruitless battle with you Sesshoumaru! Now stop trying and give me a decent warm up at least," Snake hissed. Sesshoumaru just glared at him a moment. "You aren't worth my time Snake, Kagura," Sesshoumaru said. "Let us go, and leave this fool to his own devices," Sesshoumaru said.
An evil thought came to Snake's mind and he blurred out of sight with high speed and was in front of Kagura who looked shocked. He stabbed her through the stomach and her eyes widened, she gasped. He then drew the claws out and grabbed her shoulder, purple energy flowed into his hand and she was launched thought the air, landing in the distance, beyond view. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened and he blurred out of sight with speed to retrieve Kagura when Snake appeared in front of him.
"Move," Sesshoumaru said. "Really? I wasn't planning on it, I was planning on seeing how good your legendary skills of combat really are," Snake said as an evil look came over his face. Sesshoumaru pulled his blade in front of him, he looked VERY angry. "Move NOW," He demanded.
"All I'm getting is talk and no action, my blades are poisoned by the way, she's most likely dying very painfully right now," Snake said and started to chuckle. Sesshoumaru's eyes turned red and his pupils blue. Snake stopped chuckling and gulped, this wasn't what he wanted, this was bad. Sesshoumaru's eyes changed more, having only two blue slits for eyes.
Snake barely had time to block the onslaught Sesshoumaru did, appearing in front of him with blinding speed and slashing the fangs of Goshinki. The unholy claws on Snake's left arm blocked each blow. Sesshoumaru grabbed the handle of his blade with both hands and swung down, slicing the claw's ends off with Snake's next block. Snake moved back quickly looked shocked at his now broken weapon.
'Impossible,' He thought, 'he destroyed the hell's claw,' He then looked at Sesshoumaru and growled. "You bastard, you ruined my blades!" He shouted. He grabbed the weapon and tossed it off his hand. "I'll carve your heart out for that," He snarled. Sesshoumaru gave no response but attacked, rage evident on his face. It was one thing to insult him, but to attack the one he had been courting, that pushed Sesshoumaru to an all new level of hatred for this youkai, one that was only rivaled by his hate for Inuyasha's mother.
Snake drew a blade from his back and blocked Toukijin. Sesshoumaru's eyes widened with shock, even thought they where still red. "Meet Tetsrigia, created from your fangs Sesshoumaru," Snake said and pushed Sesshoumaru off. He then rushed forward with the sleek sword and began attacking Sesshoumaru. The western lord parried each attack, the blades hitting one another constantly. Sesshoumaru then pulled his left hand back and his nails dripped with poison as he blocked Snake's attacks.
He slashed his hand forward and a blinding poison mist came out, blinding Snake momentarily. Sesshoumaru then cut off Snake's right arm, which held Tetsrigia. Snake cried out in pain and jumped back. He growled with anger.
Sesshoumaru was about to continue his assault with Snake roared and two magenta stripes appeared on his face. and a crescent moon on his forehead. Snake's eyes turned a ruby red and a force wave shot out from him, nearly knocking Sesshoumaru over.
Sesshoumaru regained himself and was kicked in the face, sending him flying back. Snake grabbed his arm and pulled it to his stump, the two body parts fused together as he chanted. He smirked and turned to Sesshoumaru.
"You have forced me into my true humanoid form 'father'," Snake boasted. "It is rare indeed for this to happen," He added. Sesshoumaru's eyes returned to normal and he looked at him intently.
"SNAKE!" Both Sesshoumaru and Snake turned to see Kaze, in full demon form drop out of the sky. "Brother, how nice to see you drop in for the family reunion," Snake said.
"I'm going to gut you," Kaze snarled. "Doubtful, like this, neither you, nor Sesshoumaru will touch me," Snake announced.
Sesshoumaru had nothing to say about this situation at the moment. He rushed forward and attacked. Snake's speed had increased dramatically, blocking Sesshoumaru's blows with ease and then slashing his father across the chest. Sesshoumaru went back and his armor tore in half. He was then sliced in random places, unable to defend himself.
Snake was kicked in the side of the head by Kaze and sent into a tree. "Nice move brother, attacking me with my attention on someone else," Snake said getting to his feet and rubbing his cheek.
Snake then rushed forward and slashed Kaze down the face and stabbed him through the stomach, with his free hand, and Kaze still impaled, he punched Kaze in the face. Kaze went back but then thrust forward and headbutted Snake. Snake drew his sword out and went back, blood tripping from just above his left eye. "Bastard!" He snarled.
"Fuujin no Mai," Snake heard weakly from behind him. He turned to be hit by wind blades over his body, slashing painfully over his chest and arms. Kagura then collapsed in a heap. "You BITCH!" Snake shouted. Sesshoumaru pointed Toukijin at Snake and fired a beam of red energy that was crackling with green static. Snake slashed it upwards and then drop kicked Sesshoumaru. "Fool!" Snake declared. "I am better then all of you combined!" He declared.
Kaze looked calm. "I have a little reminder for you. I always have an ace up my sleeve brother," Kaze declared, his dark purple glow returned and Kaze blasted off into the air.
"Running away? Is that it?" Snake shouted. Kaze stopped at about 100 feet and pointed his hands down. "Remember this Sune-Ku?!" He shouted.
Snake's eyes widened as he heard Kaze chanting.
The purple glow around Kaze now rivaled the suns light. "Dark Lightning!" Kaze shouted. A massive beam of dark purple energy blasted out of Kaze's hands.
Snake smirked. "The same trick never works twice!" He shouted, remembering this move defeated him before. Snake pointed Tetsrigia at the beam and a massive blue beam shot from it.
Snake's attack from his father's fang tore through Kaze's massive attack. Kaze looked down in shock. "WHAT?! NO!" Kaze shouted.
Kaze blasted other spells into it desperate, but nothing worked. He was hit dead on and his screams echoed miles around them. His limp body fell from the sky, with his legs missing at the shins, and his left forearm gone, as well as being severely burned in random places, he landed with a sickening thud.
"Hah," Snake said and turned to Sesshoumaru. "I'm going to let you live my 'dear' father, I have other things to attend to. be better prepared next time I arrive wouldn't you?" Snake said and took off.
Sesshoumaru quickly sheathed his sword and moved over to Kagura, she wasn't dead, yet anyway. He sniffed where her wound was and detected the poison in her system, he gave a frown and pulled up Tenseiga.
He hoped the sword would work in this instance. He slashed Kagura over the stomach, where her wound was. Her eyes slowly opened. "Sesshoumaru?" She asked. "Yes," He replied calmly. "Why is Kaze a smoldering body?" She asked, still looking weak. Sesshoumaru turned to the burned form of Kaze on the ground and narrowed his eyes. "He's not going to die, not yet, I have questions," Sesshoumaru said.
Sesshoumaru walked over and stabbed Kaze with his sword. Kaze's eyes shot open and his burns healed. "Sesshoumaru," Kaze said. "You have a lot of explaining to do," Sesshoumaru said. "Well. its not like I'm going anywhere until it rains now is it?" Kaze said nervously.
Snake sat down and tended to his painful wounds. "Damn you Kagura," He snarled. "Sune-Ku," a voice said from all around him. Snake froze. "What do you think you are doing?" It asked, and sounded very annoyed. "Touken. brother. I was just going to get my mate and." He was then cut off. "Exactly. you where supposed to be destroying this place, and ridding it of those who would get in my way. But. instead of doing your job, you have been toying with powerful groups, and mating." The voice said.
"I-I'm sorry brother. give me another chance. I beg you," Snake pleaded. "Very well Sune-Ku. you may gather you mate. bring her to me, and I will hold her while you finish your job, even if she is a disgusting human," The voice said. "Thank you brother, it won't happen again I swear," Snake said in a slightly desperate tone. "See that it does not. And while you are getting her. eliminate the others, if you fail. I will dispose of you and send people who can do their job," His voice rang. "Of course Touken," Snake said.
Kaze looked at his parents in front of him.
For Kagura seeing Kaze in his full youkai form was shocked, knowing exactly who the father was, she wasn't prepared to speak up. They hadn't moved from where Snake had attacked as of yet.
"May I ask why you didn't tell me you where related to me sooner?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Err. I was afraid you would. Ummm. avoid certain things," Kaze said. "Indeed," Sesshoumaru said narrowing his eyes. "So, might I ask why you are in a death rivalry with your brother?" He asked. "May I ask why you are in one with yours?" Kaze shot back. "This is not about me, now you will answer me questions!" Sesshoumaru said, for more then the first time today breaking his emotionless barrier, today had been stressful to say the least.
"He is a disgrace to the family. always out for his own goals, and has an obsession with humans, he also believes hanyou are the purest of all demons, as he thinks human blood strengthens us," Kaze said. "Add that with the fact, that when he did seek a youkai mate. it happened to be my target as well," Kaze said.
"What happened?" Kagura asked. "We fought, in a far away land from here, in the middle of a battle over a great city where human machines dropped explosives over it, (the battle for Britain's skies, World War II, they fought in the city itself as it was bombed)" Kaze said. "I thought I killed him," He added in a lower voice.
"Why did you travel back?" Sesshoumaru said, changing subjects quickly. "I was the last of my kind, well, full blooded kind," Kaze admitted. "I now know that was not entirely true, but it doesn't matter," Kaze said. "Will you affect your own birth?" Sesshoumaru asked. "Yes, but only for this timeline. trust me. its very complicated how it works, but I am born, in another timeline," He tried to explain.
Sesshoumaru then looked away. Kaze knew the more annoying questions where about to arrive. "How many siblings do you have aside from Snake. and this 'Touken' Enfer told me about," Sesshoumaru said. "Four, two sisters, and two brothers, then there is Snake and Touken," Kaze said. "You are obviously not full dog demon, what is the other that you derive from." He said. "My mother is Kagura, the one standing next to you if you must know," Kaze said. Sesshoumaru looked at Kagura a moment and then back at Kaze, it made sense.
"You have a hanyou grandson in the future, as my sister Setra was the only one to have reproduced. the others where too proud to lay with a human as our numbers dwindled," Kaze said. "Only I, Sune-Ku. or as you know him Snake, and Touken, who I had no idea still lived, are what remain of your children," Kaze said.
"I see," Sesshoumaru said. "Well. this is certainly news to me," Kagura said looking still a bit dazed. "Yea." Kaze said and was surprised to see Sesshoumaru help him up, and pulled one arm over his shoulder. "We leave now, you will be fine once the rain comes," Sesshoumaru said. Kagura threw her feather out and jumped on it. "Put him on, I will meet you back at your castle," She said, completely forgetting about Kanna and Naraku.
Sesshoumaru watched the feather take off from the wind. Tonight was the night, after all this, he needed something more positive, of course, getting Kagura to go along with this would take all his power. of course he wasn't used to this situation.
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That's chapter 10. Chapter 11 is the last of the heavy action for a few chapters, and I'll be honest, Snake's number is up.
Also, you'll see the next round of baddies is much more difficult on everyone. believe me. But you won't be seeing any of them for a while, and when I say a while, I mean a while, lol