A/N: Hehe...Ch. 17 has arrived...I can't stand leaving you all to
suffer...anyway, this is probably going to be one of my best chapters yet.
This chapter is dedicated to all my loyal readers and my Onee-Chan! I love
you all!
Inuyasha: *looks hurt* What about me? Me: I love you too! *hug* Onee-Chan: Hey! Inuyasha's mine! Me: Yours is over there. *points to a vague empty corner* This is the Japanese version. But he's speaking English right now...We agreed already that I get all Japanese versions of Inu-kun ( My nickname for him), and you get all the English versions. Onee-Chan: *walks off to vague empty corner and finds nothing* DAMN IT!
Right...I'll shut up...I'm waaaay too hyper...lol...CHAPTER 17 PEOPLE! HERE WE GO!!!
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Chapter Seventeen: Bloodstained Battlefield
It took several seconds for Inuyasha to register what had just happened. Sesshoumaru stood smirking, then letting out a hearty, cold, laugh.
"Poor Inuyasha...all alone now...with no true family except me. But of course...when have I ever recognized you as a part of my family? You're just a worthless hanyou." He hissed.
Kagome ran over to Mei Lhi's motionless form, tears shimmering in her eyes. The hanyou girl's blood continued to pool around her body, the white and green uniform staining a deep red.
Quick steps from sandaled feet reached their ears as Miroku, Sango, and Shippo arrived.
"Mei-chan!" Shippo cried, rushing over to his fallen friend, not realizing the sword in her back.
"Houshi-sama...do you think...Sesshoumaru killed her?" Sango asked quietly.
"I wouldn't doubt it. Seeing as Toukijin is in Mei-sama's back. Inuyasha can't wield the sword. Its evil aura is too strong. I don't think she survived. She's wearing clothes from Kagome-sama's time, and not her fire rat fur armor." Miroku replied.
"Kagome! What happened to Mei-chan?!" Shippo asked, his blue eyes glistening, threatening to spill floods of tears.
"She...she..." Kagome started, but found she couldn't finish.
Tears fell from her eyes, as she stared fixedly at Mei Lhi. The wind blew, Mei Lhi's hair covering her blank eyes. Inuyasha's hands curled into fists, his claws piercing his palms. He raised Tetsusaiga, growling angrily, his eyes filled with hatred.
"You'll die today, Sesshoumaru!!!" He yelled.
Reluctantly, Kagome pulled Shippo away from Mei Lhi and got to her feet, grabbing her bow and putting her quiver over her shoulder.
"Come on, Shippo-chan...we should help Inuyasha..." Kagome said soothingly.
"No. This is my problem, so I'll deal with it by myself." Inuyasha replied. "So stay out of it."
Sesshoumaru laughed, his face remaining expressionless.
"So...you want to avenge your sister's death? You're so weak Inuyasha...just as she was...being a hanyou is weakness! So it will be you joining your dear sister, not me!" He said, his voice rising.
The youkai lord drew back his hand and with a casual wave the poison whip (honestly, I have no idea what it is...everyone else calls it this...) appeared in his palm, and with a single blow he knocked Inuyasha over.
Inuyasha charged, Tetsusaiga crushing Sesshoumaru's armor into pieces. Sesshoumaru smirked, then with another wave of his poison whip Inuyasha was knocked back.
"Bastard!" Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshoumaru waved his hand again, the whip disappearing, his claws shining with poison.
"You'll die now, Inuyasha!!!" He shouted.
Just as Sesshoumaru's poisonous claws were about to make contact with Inuyasha's body, a clawed hand reached out and grasped Sesshoumaru's wrist firmly.
"M-Mei Lhi?" Inuyasha spluttered.
The sword was still in her back, but she didn't seem to notice. Her hair was completely silver, her bangs covering her eyes. The wind shifted, her bangs blown aside, revealing blood red eyes with the markings of a noble youkai on her face.
'So this is how I look when my youkai blood takes over...' Inuyasha thought.
Her claws and fangs were much longer, and she showed only one emotion of her face. Hatred.
With her free hand she reached behind her back and pulled the sword out, tossing it aside, causing her to bleed more.
"I believe that was yours." She said, her voice soundly oddly cold.
"So...this is how you look...when you seem to be a full youkai...but you still have the weakness of a hanyou...your father's blood is too strong for you...so eventually you will lose your mind forever...and be unable to go back to your original form..." Sesshoumaru said blandly.
"I AM NOT WEAK!!!!!" She screamed.
She dug her claws into his arm, and scratched him around the middle. He laughed, then with a blow to her face, he knocked her down, grabbed Toukijin, and once she was on her feet again, he used the sword's pressure to inflict more damage. Inuyasha jumped in to stop Sesshoumaru, but received a kick to the stomach from Mei Lhi.
"Stay out of it!" She yelled.
Kagome ran over.
"Inuyasha, are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm fine...but we have to stop her..." Inuyasha replied.
"An uncommonly known fact...mesuinu hanyous are more vicious when their demon blood takes over...because their main goals are to protect her pups and kill." Miroku supplied hopefully, jumping into the conversation.
"I have an idea! Cover your ears!" Kagome said suddenly.
Inuyasha, already knowing Kagome's plan shrugged and did as he was told.
"Mei Lhi, osuwari!" Kagome yelled.
Mei Lhi didn't hear Kagome's voice at all, so the subduing spell didn't affect her at all.
"Great plan, Kagome..." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Well if you have something better-" Kagome started angrily.
"Yes, actually." Inuyasha interrupted.
He held Tetsusaiga in his hand, and with two quick jumps, he forced it into Mei Lhi's hands. The great fang transformed back into a rusty blade, having no affect on her. She threw it aside and with a punch in the shoulder, she knocked him away again.
"Inuyasha! Tetsusaiga's power won't work on Mei Lhi! The sword was made to seal your youkai blood, not hers! Try giving her Tetsusage!" Miroku yelled.
Inuyasha nodded and picked up Mei Lhi's fallen sword and rushed over, only to be knocked back yet again. Mei Lhi got a clear shot at Sesshoumaru and her entire hand went through his abdomen, her hand covered in blood. She laughed, and let out an inhumane roar, and was about to finish him off when a mist surrounded the area. She stopped completely, Sesshoumaru taking this as a chance and sunk his poison claws into her neck. She hit him back, letting him lie on the ground.
Just about to finish him off, an arrow shining with purple miko light whizzed past, missing Mei Lhi by a hair. All eyes averted to where the arrow came from, seeing a miko with long dark hair her bow in front of her, another arrow ready to fly.
"MEI LHI! STOP!" The miko screamed.
Mei Lhi growled and left Sesshoumaru on the ground, going for her new target.
"You! Inuyasha! You haven't found the way to stop her have you?!" The miko asked, easily dodging Mei Lhi's attacks.
"No. But I assume you're going to tell me, right?" Inuyasha replied.
"Tell her what she is! Who she is to you! Call her by who she is to you! Then she will stop!"
"What do you mean?!!" Inuyasha shouted, very confused.
"Figure it out! You're her brother!"
Realization dawned upon the hanyou boy.
"Hurry up, Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha shook his head coming back to his senses.
"Imouto-san! STOP!!!" He yelled.
Mei Lhi's eyes immediately changed from red to gold, and they widened.
"Onii-san...." She replied feebly.
She fell to the ground unconscious. Her claws and fangs became shorter, and Sesshoumaru taking his chances, left the clearing, going off to nurse his wounds. Inuyasha turned to the miko.
"Who the hell are you anyway? How'd you know my name?"
"I'm the miko Hanajima Shimabara. I'm sure you've heard of me from Mei Lhi. I'll explain everything once we reach your village. We need to get her some aid." Hana answered.
Inuyasha: *looks hurt* What about me? Me: I love you too! *hug* Onee-Chan: Hey! Inuyasha's mine! Me: Yours is over there. *points to a vague empty corner* This is the Japanese version. But he's speaking English right now...We agreed already that I get all Japanese versions of Inu-kun ( My nickname for him), and you get all the English versions. Onee-Chan: *walks off to vague empty corner and finds nothing* DAMN IT!
Right...I'll shut up...I'm waaaay too hyper...lol...CHAPTER 17 PEOPLE! HERE WE GO!!!
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Chapter Seventeen: Bloodstained Battlefield
It took several seconds for Inuyasha to register what had just happened. Sesshoumaru stood smirking, then letting out a hearty, cold, laugh.
"Poor Inuyasha...all alone now...with no true family except me. But of course...when have I ever recognized you as a part of my family? You're just a worthless hanyou." He hissed.
Kagome ran over to Mei Lhi's motionless form, tears shimmering in her eyes. The hanyou girl's blood continued to pool around her body, the white and green uniform staining a deep red.
Quick steps from sandaled feet reached their ears as Miroku, Sango, and Shippo arrived.
"Mei-chan!" Shippo cried, rushing over to his fallen friend, not realizing the sword in her back.
"Houshi-sama...do you think...Sesshoumaru killed her?" Sango asked quietly.
"I wouldn't doubt it. Seeing as Toukijin is in Mei-sama's back. Inuyasha can't wield the sword. Its evil aura is too strong. I don't think she survived. She's wearing clothes from Kagome-sama's time, and not her fire rat fur armor." Miroku replied.
"Kagome! What happened to Mei-chan?!" Shippo asked, his blue eyes glistening, threatening to spill floods of tears.
"She...she..." Kagome started, but found she couldn't finish.
Tears fell from her eyes, as she stared fixedly at Mei Lhi. The wind blew, Mei Lhi's hair covering her blank eyes. Inuyasha's hands curled into fists, his claws piercing his palms. He raised Tetsusaiga, growling angrily, his eyes filled with hatred.
"You'll die today, Sesshoumaru!!!" He yelled.
Reluctantly, Kagome pulled Shippo away from Mei Lhi and got to her feet, grabbing her bow and putting her quiver over her shoulder.
"Come on, Shippo-chan...we should help Inuyasha..." Kagome said soothingly.
"No. This is my problem, so I'll deal with it by myself." Inuyasha replied. "So stay out of it."
Sesshoumaru laughed, his face remaining expressionless.
"So...you want to avenge your sister's death? You're so weak Inuyasha...just as she was...being a hanyou is weakness! So it will be you joining your dear sister, not me!" He said, his voice rising.
The youkai lord drew back his hand and with a casual wave the poison whip (honestly, I have no idea what it is...everyone else calls it this...) appeared in his palm, and with a single blow he knocked Inuyasha over.
Inuyasha charged, Tetsusaiga crushing Sesshoumaru's armor into pieces. Sesshoumaru smirked, then with another wave of his poison whip Inuyasha was knocked back.
"Bastard!" Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshoumaru waved his hand again, the whip disappearing, his claws shining with poison.
"You'll die now, Inuyasha!!!" He shouted.
Just as Sesshoumaru's poisonous claws were about to make contact with Inuyasha's body, a clawed hand reached out and grasped Sesshoumaru's wrist firmly.
"M-Mei Lhi?" Inuyasha spluttered.
The sword was still in her back, but she didn't seem to notice. Her hair was completely silver, her bangs covering her eyes. The wind shifted, her bangs blown aside, revealing blood red eyes with the markings of a noble youkai on her face.
'So this is how I look when my youkai blood takes over...' Inuyasha thought.
Her claws and fangs were much longer, and she showed only one emotion of her face. Hatred.
With her free hand she reached behind her back and pulled the sword out, tossing it aside, causing her to bleed more.
"I believe that was yours." She said, her voice soundly oddly cold.
"So...this is how you look...when you seem to be a full youkai...but you still have the weakness of a hanyou...your father's blood is too strong for you...so eventually you will lose your mind forever...and be unable to go back to your original form..." Sesshoumaru said blandly.
"I AM NOT WEAK!!!!!" She screamed.
She dug her claws into his arm, and scratched him around the middle. He laughed, then with a blow to her face, he knocked her down, grabbed Toukijin, and once she was on her feet again, he used the sword's pressure to inflict more damage. Inuyasha jumped in to stop Sesshoumaru, but received a kick to the stomach from Mei Lhi.
"Stay out of it!" She yelled.
Kagome ran over.
"Inuyasha, are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm fine...but we have to stop her..." Inuyasha replied.
"An uncommonly known fact...mesuinu hanyous are more vicious when their demon blood takes over...because their main goals are to protect her pups and kill." Miroku supplied hopefully, jumping into the conversation.
"I have an idea! Cover your ears!" Kagome said suddenly.
Inuyasha, already knowing Kagome's plan shrugged and did as he was told.
"Mei Lhi, osuwari!" Kagome yelled.
Mei Lhi didn't hear Kagome's voice at all, so the subduing spell didn't affect her at all.
"Great plan, Kagome..." Inuyasha mumbled.
"Well if you have something better-" Kagome started angrily.
"Yes, actually." Inuyasha interrupted.
He held Tetsusaiga in his hand, and with two quick jumps, he forced it into Mei Lhi's hands. The great fang transformed back into a rusty blade, having no affect on her. She threw it aside and with a punch in the shoulder, she knocked him away again.
"Inuyasha! Tetsusaiga's power won't work on Mei Lhi! The sword was made to seal your youkai blood, not hers! Try giving her Tetsusage!" Miroku yelled.
Inuyasha nodded and picked up Mei Lhi's fallen sword and rushed over, only to be knocked back yet again. Mei Lhi got a clear shot at Sesshoumaru and her entire hand went through his abdomen, her hand covered in blood. She laughed, and let out an inhumane roar, and was about to finish him off when a mist surrounded the area. She stopped completely, Sesshoumaru taking this as a chance and sunk his poison claws into her neck. She hit him back, letting him lie on the ground.
Just about to finish him off, an arrow shining with purple miko light whizzed past, missing Mei Lhi by a hair. All eyes averted to where the arrow came from, seeing a miko with long dark hair her bow in front of her, another arrow ready to fly.
"MEI LHI! STOP!" The miko screamed.
Mei Lhi growled and left Sesshoumaru on the ground, going for her new target.
"You! Inuyasha! You haven't found the way to stop her have you?!" The miko asked, easily dodging Mei Lhi's attacks.
"No. But I assume you're going to tell me, right?" Inuyasha replied.
"Tell her what she is! Who she is to you! Call her by who she is to you! Then she will stop!"
"What do you mean?!!" Inuyasha shouted, very confused.
"Figure it out! You're her brother!"
Realization dawned upon the hanyou boy.
"Hurry up, Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha shook his head coming back to his senses.
"Imouto-san! STOP!!!" He yelled.
Mei Lhi's eyes immediately changed from red to gold, and they widened.
"Onii-san...." She replied feebly.
She fell to the ground unconscious. Her claws and fangs became shorter, and Sesshoumaru taking his chances, left the clearing, going off to nurse his wounds. Inuyasha turned to the miko.
"Who the hell are you anyway? How'd you know my name?"
"I'm the miko Hanajima Shimabara. I'm sure you've heard of me from Mei Lhi. I'll explain everything once we reach your village. We need to get her some aid." Hana answered.