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the great battel
The dog king, still aboard his ship, waits for the gangplank to be lowered. His dark eyes are cold and hateful as he listens to the men cheering.
Soldiers tug more and more ships onto the sand. From the landed ships, primitive cranes are already beginning to lower boxes of provisions, military materiel, and horses. inuyasha walks across the beach, carrying his sword, accepting the congratulations of the troops. Ajax, shirtless, strides over.
"Inuyasha!" inuyasha halts. For a moment there seems to be tension in the air. Everyone watches. Ajax gives inuyasha a bear hug.
"You're as fearless as a god."
"The gods are immortal. What do they have to fear?" Ajax laughs and releases inuyasha.
"I'm honoured to go to war with you." inuyasha nods and grips the big man's thick arm.
"I don't have to worry about my back with you behind me." and inuyasha continues walking. He sees shessomaru walking down a gangplank from his ship to the beach.
"If you sailed any slower, the war would be over." inuyasha called out.
I don't mind missing the beginning of the war …as long as I'm here at the end. Inuyasha smiles and keeps walking. He arrives at the Myrmidon's newly established base. shippo, Eudorus, and the other surviving Myrmidons greet inuyasha.
We have something to show you. inuyasha follows Eudorus and the grinning Myrmidons to a large tent twenty yards inland from their beached ship. A few Myrmidons hammer the last tent pegs deep into the sand. Eudorus holds open the tent flap. inuyasha looks at his captain for a moment before entering the tent.
No rugs have been laid down yet, so loot from the temple has been stacked on the sand gold chalices, black amphorae, woven tapestries, goatskins filled with sacred wine. But inuyasha does not look at this plunder. Bound by the wrists to the center pole of the tent is kagome, dressed in her white robes. Terrified but trying to retain her composure, she returns inuyasha's stare. Robes torn, hair disheveled, bleeding from the lip, she still possesses her innate dignity and strength. Something changes in inuyasha's eyes when he looks at her.
"The men found her hiding in the temple. They thought she'd... please you."
"Leave us." Eudorus bows and exits. inuyasha pulls a small, sharp knife from his belt. kagome stares at the blade. inuyasha walks over to her and cuts the ropes that bind her. She sits back, rubbing the chafed skin of her wrists, still watching inuyasha as he sheathes his knife.
"What's your name?" kagome stares at him but doesn't answer. inuyasha becomes aware, for the first time, that he's covered in blood. He wipes a hand across his face. kagome looks about the tent, as if searching for a way out.
"You're safer in this tent than out there. Believe me."
"You killed Apollo's priests."
"I've killed men in five countries. But never a priest."
"Then your men did. The Sun God will have his vengeance." inuyasha removed his kimono top.
"What's he waiting for?" kagome is stunned by such blunt blasphemy but she can't take her eyes off him, because inuyasha, after all, is inuyasha.
"The right time to strike."
"inuyasha removes his white top leaving himself shirtless.
"His priests are dead and his acolyte's a captive. I think your god is afraid of me". kagome laughs bitterly.
"Afraid? Apollo is master of the sun. He fears nothing." inuyasha nods and looks around the dark tent
"Then where is he?" kagome has no answer. inuyasha smiles and she looks away. A bucket of hot water sits beside a washcloth. inuyasha wets the cloth and begins to scrub the blood from his body.
"You're nothing but a killer. You don't know anything about the gods."
"You haven't seen twenty summers and you think you know my heart? I know more about the gods than priests could ever teach you." inuyasha said as he approached her and took a lock of her hair and took the sweet sent in "You're royalty, aren't you?" kagome says nothing. inuyasha smiles again.
"You've spent years talking down to men, you must be royalty. What's your name? Even the servants of Apollo have names."
"kagome…"
"Are you afraid, kagome?" kagome is quiet for a moment. She watches inuyasha with a mixture of fear and curiosity.
"should I be?"
"my lord" Eudorus said calling from outside the tent
"What is it? "Eudorus sticks his head inside the tent.
"the king requests your presence."
"Why would I want to look at him when I can look at her?"
"All the kings are there, celebrating the victory." inuyasha stands.
"Give me a moment." Eudorus withdraws. A longsilence while inuyasha studies her.
"You don't need to fear me, girl. You're the only wolf demon who can say that."
"im not a wolf demon….im actually a human.."
"all the same to me" and inuyasha leaves.
Two muscular guards stand by the opening to the dog kings tent. inuyasha, wearing clean clothes, doesn't bother waiting for the guards' permission to enter; he brushes past them and through the tent flap.
The largest tent on the beach, the dog demon command quarters are a lush affair, decorated with the spoils of a dozen wars. Several aides-de-camp bustle in and out on various errands. The dog kings are here shessomaru, Ajax, Menelaus, etc. the dog king sits on a heavy wood throne, garishly inlaid with gold, mother-of-pearl, and precious stones. The cat demon king, kneels before the dog demon
You've won a great victory, King of Kings. No one thought the wolf demon beach could be captured so easily. He hands the dog king a ceremonial dagger with a gold hilt.
A beautiful gift, my friend. You will be among the first to walk the streets of there land tomorrow. The cat demon king stands and bows. inuyasha has watched this exchange with disbelief. He glances at shessomaru, who shrugs. Now Nestor, kneels before the dog king and hands him an urn decorated with painted warriors.
"My father had this urn made to commemorate his victory . I present it to you in honour of an even more memorable victory.
"Thank you, old friend. Tomorrow we'll eat supper in the gardens of there land. Nestor stands and bows. The dog king places the dagger and urn beside a pile of other luxurious gifts. As the kings file out of the tent, shessomaru clasps inuyasha's shoulder and speaks to him out of the others' earshot.
"War is young men dying and old men talking. You know this. Ignore the politics."
shessomaru exits the tent. The dog king deigns to notice inuyasha waiting for him.
"Leave us." The aides exit, leaving inuyasha and the dog king alone. inuyasha eyes the pile of gifts.
"Apparently you've won some great victory."
"Ah, perhaps you didn't notice. The wolf beach belonged to Priam in the morning. It belongs to me in the afternoon."
"You can have the beach. I didn't come here for sand."
"No, you came because you want your name to last through the ages. A great victory was won today…but the victory is not yours. Kings did not kneel to inuyasha. Kings did not bring homage to inuyasha."
"The battle was won by soldiers. The soldiers know who fought."
"History remembers the kings, not the soldiers. Tomorrow we'll batter down the gates of there palace. I'll build monuments to victory on every island of my country, and carve my name in the stone. My name will last forever. Your name is written in the sand, for the waves to wash away.
"First you need the victory"
inuyasha turns to leave.
"One more thing, son of InuTaiso" inuyasha stops.
"I don't want to hear my father's name from your mouth."
"The first pick of the battle's spoils always goes to the commander. Your men sacked the temple of Apollo, yes?"
"You want gold? Take it, it's my gift, to honour your courage. Take what you want."
"I already have. Aphareus! Haemon! Two battle-scarred soldiers, drag kagome into the tent. Her face is bruised almost in tears …clearly she's been slapped around.
"The spoils of war. Tonight I'll have her give me a bath. And then …who knows?" Inuyasha draws his sword.
"I have no quarrel with you, brothers. But you'll never see home again if you don't let her go." The soldiers hesitate, then draw their own swords. Inuyasha advances on them.
"Guards!" The two sentries rush into the tent, swords drawn. inuyasha is surrounded. He raises his sword.
"Stop!" Everyone stops and looks at the girl. Despite her torn robes, her noble bearing and authoritative tone command respect.
"Too many people have died today." She looks at the various men in the room and finally addresses inuyasha.
"If killing is your only talent, that's your curse. But I don't want anyone dying for me. Everyone is quiet until the dog king laughs.
"Mighty inuyasha, silenced by a slave girl."
"She's not a slave."
"She is now." inuyasha's eyes are flat and merciless.
"Before my time is done, King of Kings, I will look down on your corpse and smile." inuyasha turns and leaves the tent.
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