Chapter 4: Wake Up

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Sango couldn't help but smile at the girl, but their happy moment was interrupted as a screeching sound came form the huge of the forest, "Hello Riiin," the unspoken voice hissed.

Rin screamed and jumped behind Sango, who had already reached for the hilt of her sword.

Endless rustling was heard, getting louder and louder form the forest. Rin clung to Sango's waist, as it suddenly went silent. Sango tensed, something wasn't right, she looked around cautiously. Still grasping onto the hilt of her sword, Sango's heart missed a beat as a tall, lanky figure of a girl stepped out of the forest. Her skin was a brown tone, and her eyes were piercing emerald. She walked slowly towards them, swaying her hips to the light breeze. Her long auburn hair swept the ground, it was knotted and wavy with branches and twigs tangled within it. She was wearing a long green robe, her ears were pointed and her nails, sharp and copper looking.

"Who are you?" demanded Sango to the girl.

The girl cocked her head to one side, her expression was absent as if she had left her mind, she was staring at Rin, "Hellllooo Riiiin," she said as she took another step forward, her voice was high pitched and almost squeaky.

Rin drew back behind Sango in panic, "I'vvvee cooomeee ttooo taaake yoou bbaack chillldd," she said, and with that she lunged into a straight attack at Sango.

Sango dodged the woman's copper claws, Sango was caught off balance as she tried to unsheathe her sword as she did so. She fell towards the ground and stumbled over some astern roots.

The deafening cry of Rin as she was lifted from the ground by a snake like branch that had extended itself from a nearby tree rang through Sango's ears as she hurried to get up.

The lady walked towards the struggling Rin with a smirk of triumph upon her face, "your soul is mine child," she hissed into Rin's ear.

Sango had unsheathed her sword as was running towards the girl, dodging and cutting branches and roots that threatened to bind her as well.

The woman leaned in towards Rin and was about to place one of her slender hands upon Rin's face when a swords tip poked out from the woman's stomach.

Sango had plunged her sword into the woman's backside in a desprate attempt to being her down. The women hissed and cursed as her eyes turned into narrow green slits filled with rage and pain. She ripped the sword from her body tearing it form Sango's grip, and threw it across the field.

She turned to Sango, who was crouched on the ground, panting. She bent down and whispered softly into Sango's ear, "I am Emara, Dryad and Ruler of the Forest of Shadows, and you are in my way," Emara then took her hand and scratched Sango across the cheek with her claws.

Roots and branches silently crept toward Sango, who had begun to stand up. The quickly encircled her ankles, legs, body, and arms. Sango took out her dagger as fast as she could and started to furiously hack at the plants. All her attempts failed though as they're were to many.

Eventually, Sango's dagger was knocked out of her hand and fell towards the ground.

Emara picked up the dagger carefully, and walked over to the bound Sango. She smiled sweetly, and held up the dagger. A spot around Sango's stomach was cleared of roots and branches as they retreated for the moment.

Emara dug the blade into Sango's stomach, twisting it harshly once within her body before wreathing it out once again. Sango cringed in pain as she saw her own blood flow from the wound.

"Just returning the favvvvor," said Emara as she tossed the soiled dagger aside and walked back to the still entangled Rin.

Sango clenched her teeth together tightly, trying so hard not to cry out. She had to help Rin, it was her sworn duty.

"Get away from me! Sango-chan! Wake up Sango-chan!" cried Rin as tears began to streak down her face. But Emara placed her hand on Rin's face.

"Now open up child," said Emara harshly to Rin.

Rin shook her head in defiance as more tears fell silently to the ground.

"You will do as I say child," Said Emara beginning to get aggravated.

"DON'T DO IT RIN!" Sango yelled, and began to struggle hopelessly against her bounds, Sango started to kick, swing her arms around with brute force, snapping branches and breaking roots as she went. But no matter what she did more branches just re grew in the others places. When enough branches were broken Sango was able to jump free before new ones set in. And she began to run, ripping through the field.

Sango dove into the ground, rolled and stood up with her sword, then she began to run at Emara, once more. Sango quickly swung her sword and in one clean swipe decapitated Emara, leaving her head to roll on the blood stained grass.

All enchanted branches and such stopped pursuing Sango, and went limp as did the ones binding Rin.

Rin ran up and gave Sango a big hug, "thank goodness Sango-chan! Thank goodness you're alright!" exclaimed Rin as she wiped her face with the sleeve of her kimono.

Just then a screeching laugh came from the now moving mouth of Emara.

Sango pulled Rin behind her and said, "Something isn't right."

Emara's eye's and mouth were still moving within her head. Brnahces and roots slithered along the ground and came to the still moving head, engulfing it.

And they began to rise up and form the body of Emara, but then they were not just branches, they were flesh, and Emara lived once more.

"Silly mortals," she said as she stretched out her legs, "I can not die."

"Everything can die, weather it wants to or not," stated Sango as she gripped her sword tighter.

Emara smirked and lunged at Sango, diving her fingernails into Sango's flesh and taking her flying back into a tree. Sango got up quickly and charged at Emara immediately with her sword sinking it once again into her stomach. Emara lurched, and forced Sango away, clawing at her shoulders. Sango stood up and noticed that Emara had begun to make her way towards Rin.

Sango ran and came between her and the girl just in time, slicing Emara's hand off as it reached. Sango put her sword out, blocking Emara from Rin.

"You may live, just give me the child," said Emara, shaking with rage as she held her open wrist.

Sango did not answer, "You know you can not fight me and protect the child at the same time. You're choices are to either fight me and let the child die, or protect the child and die, or you can hand the child to me now and just walk away," said Emara.

Sango's mind seethed with malice, she was angry because Emara was right. At this rate Rin and her would be dead, but then Sango smirked and turned around, embracing Rin.

"So this is you're choice is it? Protect the child and die? Very well, her soul shall be mine either way," said Emara as she stood up and began to mercilessly slash apart Sango's back. Sending both her and Rin toppling to the ground, Emara continued to slash apart the two, Sango getting all of the hits and acting as a protective shield around Rin.

"Don't let go.....please," whispered Rin still in Sango's embrace.

Just then Emara struck Sango so hard it actually forced Sango to open up her arms and Rin go tumbling to her side. Sango's eyes were closed as a thin line of blood trickled down her skull.

Rin shook Sango's arm, tears once again flowing down her face, Emara slowly wlaking towards her, "Sango-chan, please wake up! Sango-chan!" Rin screamed.

"Come now child, without fuss," said Emara, now standing over the two girls.

Rin hugged Sango's arm, "please Sango-chan...............please, wake up," she whispered.

MUHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA! Is that okay for chapter size? I didn't want to do a SUPER DUPER LONG ONE! .

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