Disclaimer: I do not own Kouga or anybody else from Inuyasha. Hreru and Chikako I do own.
Enchained: Sorry bout chap 13 being so short. Hehe. I couldn't think of anything more to add to it.
-=-=-=- 14. By Raven's Wing -=-=-=-
"Far enough." Hreru said and leaped off the cliff, surfing down the remaining few feet. He landed rather clumbsily, but no one was around to see him, so it didn't matter much. Hreru took off in a sprint, catching a whiff of fire in the distance. Kouga had gone this way as well as far as he could tell.
Strangely enough, the path felt different. Darkness had suddenly taken hold of the entire forest. The majority of it surrounding one spot. If Kouga was there, he was in trouble.
His sprint shifted into a swift run, a dreary feeling looming in his mind as he drew nearer. Hreru gripped the hilt of his sword, picking up his pace. The sky once lit with crimson now quickly faded into black. This silenced all the night.
Smoke could be seen in the distance. Fire could be smelt. 'No blood has been shed' Hreru smirked, his tail and cloak whipping behind him.
"Kouga!" Hreru called, entering a clearing still lingering with Kouga's scent. He had been here, but had not stayed for long. Hreru stopped here and scanned his surroundings, finding a few claw marks slashed into a nearby tree, blood trailing the ground away from it and leading off into the forest where even the wind did not blow.
Kouga was hurt and he was fighting with something. The scent of this unknown enemy was unfamiliar. Another mercenary hired by Eprhine possibly or perhaps this was one of Kouga's greedy enemies? "The Shikon Jewel again." He sighed. "It's all about the damn jewel."
"Jewel?" A stark voice asked. The voice belonged to a Raven. He was perched in the lowest branch of the tree, the blue glowing slits that were his eyes narrowed. The bird was no ordinary Raven. Red marks were stretched across his cheeks, winding down his back, to the end of his tail feathers. This kind of bird was known as a "Bell Raven", known to warn those of their death before-hand. It was quite lucky to run into one.
"What do you want?" Hreru had his hand on his sword, watching the bird as it flapped his black wings. First thing he thought was that the bird was there for him.
"Jewel shards. Chikako needs shards. Chikako will grow strong." The bird stretched it's slendor neck.
"So you are called Chikako? Well, bird. Even if I had a piece of the Shikon Jewel, I would never even think of giving it to you."
"Nasty wolf." Chikako's head titled to the side, staring at Hreru, the both of them watching each other with curious blue eyes. "Chikako thinks that he will help you."
"Yeah. Tch. Right." A sly grin stretched across his lips.
"He will. Chikako will demonstrate his usefulness." He turned his head towards the way Kouga had gone, his eyes beginning to glow brighter now. "Chikako sees a Wolf Yokai fairing against a demon slayer." He squinted. "Yokai is injured, human will surely destroy him."
"What? Is that what you see?"
"Chikako is a useful bird. Chikako sees more than just one's fate. Jewel shards for Chikako." The bird cawed and took off to land on Hreru's shoulder.
"No matter how useful you are. You're still not getting any jewel shards." Hreru eyed the bird.
"Then Chikako will stay. Hreru is involved with jewel shards and so Chikako will stay with Hreru."
"How did you know my name?"
"Guesses. Guesses. Now we go save. Chikako will lead the way." He quickly flapped his wings again, soaring off ahead of Hreru. The light from Chikako's eyes lighting up the forest a little.
'Hold on Kouga wherever you are' Hreru thought and ran after the Bell Raven.
...Meanwhile...
"I told you! We went the wrong way, dummy!" Kagome screamed at Inuyasha. They were lost and had woken up miles from where they had fallen unconscious. Hreru, being nowhere in sight worried them a bit. Inuyasha, still confused as to why the Wolf had attacked him. Miroku and Sango, keeping quiet about the whole 'Blood Lust' thing that they had experienced in Inuyasha once or twice before. Hreru had gone through the very same thing. Maybe it was good that he wasn't around at the moment?
"I really don't think Inuyasha knows where we're going." Shippou sighed.
He was immediately snatched up by the Hanyou. "Of course I know where we're going!"
"Nu-uh! I swear I saw that same stump two hours ago!"
"He is right, Inuyasha. This place seems all too familiar." Miroku looks around causing everyone to do the same.
"I can't help it! There's not a single scent of Hreru or anyone for that matter!"
Sango leaned up against a tree and stroked Kirara's fur as she purred on her shoulder. "By the sound of it, no one has been in this forest for quite some time."
"That's impossible!"
"No it's not. Either Inuyasha's nose is loosing it's touch or we're in an abandoned forest."
"But why would they abandon it?" Kagome asks. Shivering a little, she stands closer to Inuyasha.
Miroku tapped his staff on the ground, protesting that he had something to say. "I believe that this forest may be haunted."
"As in ghosts!?" Shippou whined and flew behind Sango to hide.
"This may be a place where demons and humans come to die. We passed many bones along our walk. Remember?"
Everyone nodded.
"Graves. Unearthed and cursed. That's why no one has been in this forest for such a long time."
Naturally, their heads turned and searched, keeping their eyes glued on the shadows around them.
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Enchained: The group's growing bigger isn't it? Maybe the demon slayer will join them? Review!
Enchained: Sorry bout chap 13 being so short. Hehe. I couldn't think of anything more to add to it.
-=-=-=- 14. By Raven's Wing -=-=-=-
"Far enough." Hreru said and leaped off the cliff, surfing down the remaining few feet. He landed rather clumbsily, but no one was around to see him, so it didn't matter much. Hreru took off in a sprint, catching a whiff of fire in the distance. Kouga had gone this way as well as far as he could tell.
Strangely enough, the path felt different. Darkness had suddenly taken hold of the entire forest. The majority of it surrounding one spot. If Kouga was there, he was in trouble.
His sprint shifted into a swift run, a dreary feeling looming in his mind as he drew nearer. Hreru gripped the hilt of his sword, picking up his pace. The sky once lit with crimson now quickly faded into black. This silenced all the night.
Smoke could be seen in the distance. Fire could be smelt. 'No blood has been shed' Hreru smirked, his tail and cloak whipping behind him.
"Kouga!" Hreru called, entering a clearing still lingering with Kouga's scent. He had been here, but had not stayed for long. Hreru stopped here and scanned his surroundings, finding a few claw marks slashed into a nearby tree, blood trailing the ground away from it and leading off into the forest where even the wind did not blow.
Kouga was hurt and he was fighting with something. The scent of this unknown enemy was unfamiliar. Another mercenary hired by Eprhine possibly or perhaps this was one of Kouga's greedy enemies? "The Shikon Jewel again." He sighed. "It's all about the damn jewel."
"Jewel?" A stark voice asked. The voice belonged to a Raven. He was perched in the lowest branch of the tree, the blue glowing slits that were his eyes narrowed. The bird was no ordinary Raven. Red marks were stretched across his cheeks, winding down his back, to the end of his tail feathers. This kind of bird was known as a "Bell Raven", known to warn those of their death before-hand. It was quite lucky to run into one.
"What do you want?" Hreru had his hand on his sword, watching the bird as it flapped his black wings. First thing he thought was that the bird was there for him.
"Jewel shards. Chikako needs shards. Chikako will grow strong." The bird stretched it's slendor neck.
"So you are called Chikako? Well, bird. Even if I had a piece of the Shikon Jewel, I would never even think of giving it to you."
"Nasty wolf." Chikako's head titled to the side, staring at Hreru, the both of them watching each other with curious blue eyes. "Chikako thinks that he will help you."
"Yeah. Tch. Right." A sly grin stretched across his lips.
"He will. Chikako will demonstrate his usefulness." He turned his head towards the way Kouga had gone, his eyes beginning to glow brighter now. "Chikako sees a Wolf Yokai fairing against a demon slayer." He squinted. "Yokai is injured, human will surely destroy him."
"What? Is that what you see?"
"Chikako is a useful bird. Chikako sees more than just one's fate. Jewel shards for Chikako." The bird cawed and took off to land on Hreru's shoulder.
"No matter how useful you are. You're still not getting any jewel shards." Hreru eyed the bird.
"Then Chikako will stay. Hreru is involved with jewel shards and so Chikako will stay with Hreru."
"How did you know my name?"
"Guesses. Guesses. Now we go save. Chikako will lead the way." He quickly flapped his wings again, soaring off ahead of Hreru. The light from Chikako's eyes lighting up the forest a little.
'Hold on Kouga wherever you are' Hreru thought and ran after the Bell Raven.
...Meanwhile...
"I told you! We went the wrong way, dummy!" Kagome screamed at Inuyasha. They were lost and had woken up miles from where they had fallen unconscious. Hreru, being nowhere in sight worried them a bit. Inuyasha, still confused as to why the Wolf had attacked him. Miroku and Sango, keeping quiet about the whole 'Blood Lust' thing that they had experienced in Inuyasha once or twice before. Hreru had gone through the very same thing. Maybe it was good that he wasn't around at the moment?
"I really don't think Inuyasha knows where we're going." Shippou sighed.
He was immediately snatched up by the Hanyou. "Of course I know where we're going!"
"Nu-uh! I swear I saw that same stump two hours ago!"
"He is right, Inuyasha. This place seems all too familiar." Miroku looks around causing everyone to do the same.
"I can't help it! There's not a single scent of Hreru or anyone for that matter!"
Sango leaned up against a tree and stroked Kirara's fur as she purred on her shoulder. "By the sound of it, no one has been in this forest for quite some time."
"That's impossible!"
"No it's not. Either Inuyasha's nose is loosing it's touch or we're in an abandoned forest."
"But why would they abandon it?" Kagome asks. Shivering a little, she stands closer to Inuyasha.
Miroku tapped his staff on the ground, protesting that he had something to say. "I believe that this forest may be haunted."
"As in ghosts!?" Shippou whined and flew behind Sango to hide.
"This may be a place where demons and humans come to die. We passed many bones along our walk. Remember?"
Everyone nodded.
"Graves. Unearthed and cursed. That's why no one has been in this forest for such a long time."
Naturally, their heads turned and searched, keeping their eyes glued on the shadows around them.
-=-=-=-=-=-
Enchained: The group's growing bigger isn't it? Maybe the demon slayer will join them? Review!