Let me be the first to tell you, this action scene was cut short a bit. I cut it because when I did this in Miami, I was unsure of the length and I was also being watched by my father, who didn't even want to pay me for the work I did, so I'm sorry. I know the chappie sucks, but bear with me.
On a different note, thanx for the support guys.
And just outta curiosity and not meanness, are you alwayz gonna contradict what I say, IWasATeenageBarbieDoll? It's not a sarcastic or mean question, just an actual one, so don't hate me...
Sesshoumaru was well enough to travel after the short break, but when they finally reached the village, he was bedridden for several hours. After that, he addressed the village headman himself.
"You honor us with your prescence, Sesshoumaru-sama," the headman said, bowing.
"Now, what seems to be your problem?" the youkai pressed. "I hear tell of a dragon..."
"Yes, a horrible creature it is..."
And so the headman tild his story of a fearsome dragon which frequently visited the village and devoured their cattle and even the villagers themselves. He expressed deep concern for his village and asked Sesshoumaru to assist them.
"So when does this dragon normally visit?"
"In the later hours of the day. He is due any minute. The villagers as you can see have already gone to hide..."
"It is fortunate that the dragon is to come soon, for in a while, I doubt I myself will be able to protect you..."
"What is it that you mean, milord?"
"It is none of your business," Sesshoumaru said tartly, though he did say it a bit softer than normal.
"It was not my place to question you, Lord Sesshoumaru. Forgive me."
Sesshoumaru nodded before a scream came to his ears.
"The dragon is here."
Sango flung her Hiraikotsu at the dragon before her, but it instantly chewed it in half.
"My Hiraikotsu!" she cried.
"DOKKASOU!"
A shot of green poison flew at the dragon, but it dodged.
"Sesshoumaru, Lord of the Western Planes. You have come to find me?" the dragon sneered. "You flatter me."
"What is your name?" Sesshoumaru growled. "I will need to know it before I terminate you."
"It is not I who shall die. My name is Ryunochi, and you shall remember the name."
Sesshoumaru scoffed.
"I shall--so that I may know what to write on your stone when you are laid to rest!" he snarled, lunging at the snake. It easily sidestepped him, but it fell prey to his feint and was scratched by his claws.
"Is that all you can muster, Sesshoumaru-sama?" Ryunochi sneered.
"Hardly."
The demon lord sprayed poison at his opponent.
"Hmm..."
A flash of bright yellow light blinded Sesshoumaru for a moment, and when his eyes cleared, he found Inuyasha barring his way to the dragon. His eyes looked dead.
"Back away from master Ryunochi," he said in a monotone.
"Inuyasha, step aside, or I will be forced to injure you," Sesshouamru said evenly.
"No."
"You see?" Ryunochi said mockingly. "You cannot beat me. I can control your friends."
"There is a flaw in you plan," Sesshoumaru said with a laugh. "These are not my friends."
So saying, he charged at his brother and slashed him across the chest, effectively knocking him down.
"Keep fighting, Dog!" the dragon roared. "Keep fighting until you kill them all!"
Sesshoumaru's eyes widened as he took in his opponents. He was now facing Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Kagome, Inuyasha, Rin, Ah-Un, Jaken, and several of the village monks.
"I feel no remorse for killing them!" he yelled. His heart thumped viciously in his chest as he figured out his odds. He knew he would have to kill them all, but he didn't know if Tenseiga could handle reviving them all, or indeed, if it would...
Still, he drew Tokijin and began to fight.
A sharp pain in his shoulder caused him to grunt. A purification arrow was lodged beneath his shoulderblade, courtesy of Kagome. The purification energy sapped his youki so that he fell to his knees, and soon enough, he found a kusarigama embedded in his back as well.
"Ugh!" he roared, trying to move, but finding it difficult. With a moist, sickening sound, the sickle-shaped weapon withdrew from his flesh. He turned to Sango and with a clean swipe, he sliced through her chest. She screamed in pain.
"Sesshoumaru, what are you doing!" she cried.
"I...Sango, I do not wish to hurt you..."
"Sesshoumaru...I trusted you..." she said before passing out.
With a roar, Sesshoumaru turned to Ryunochi and dug his claws into the dragon's flesh before he could react.
"You were so easy to kill," he snarled.
"You...bastard...it's not over yet..." Ryunochi said weakly. "As long as I have control of your friends..."
And with that, Ryunochi died. The others fell out of his spell, but Sesshoumaru was still not in the clear.
"Sango! Inuyasha!"
Kagome ran to her friends.
"Who did this to you!" she cried.
"...It was...Sesshoumaru..." Sango said. "He turned on us..."
"No! It is not that! I was acting in self-defense, I swear it!" the taiyoukai replied. "They were...ARGH!"
Sesshoumaru felt an arrow pierce his chest and it's power propelled him back into a tree. His eyes were wide.
"A miko...shot me throught the heart...a miko...just like Inuyasha..." he groaned. "The arrow...I must...unh..."
He felt his eyelids grow heavy with spell-induced sleep, but tried to fight.
"I...I..."
His claws hung from the arrow shaft ineffetively as the world around him began to fade.
"Kagome...I...didn't..."
And he knew no more.
R & R pretty please!