The Dark Shadow Behind True Love:
Authors Note: Thanks so much for all the reviews! Now on with the story...
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or Miroku, Or Sesshoumaru, OR Naraku, I'm just left with nothing.
Chapter Eight: Caught
Her breathing quickened as she ran and ran. Finaly making it to Inuyasha's back door, she opened and shut it behind her and called out loudly. "Inuyasha!" She looked around for something, anything she could use as a weapon to protect herself. She found Inuyasha's chest full of weapons and chooses a dagger, opening the door to the hallway, she peeked out. Seeing people running this way and that she noted that "Naraku's" men were dressed all in black, with masks over their faces.
"Inuyasha!" she called out again, only attracting unwanted attention to herself. One of Naraku's men grabbed her from behind and she stabbed the dagger into his leg. He screamed out in pain and released her. Taking her dagger with her, she ran downstairs.
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Inuyasha sliced through a guard's torso when he heard his name being called. "Kagome?" He called back. They finaly found each other and wrapped their arms around each other in a tight embrace. After a moment Inuyasha pulled away and placed his hands on both her shoulders looking directly into her face. "Kagome listen to me, go downstairs and hide in the dungeon." "No I won't leave you." "Kagome!" "No." She stubbornly said as she crossed her arms and stomped a foot on the ground. "Fine." Inuyasha growled and took her by her arm, pulling her along.
Sesshoumaru made his way to the top of the castle, which would echo his voice throughout the front of the castle yards. He raised his arms and called out. "Naraku!" The name echoed throughout the crowd of battle, and although everyone could hear it, no one stopped fighting. Sesshoumaru had set up archors all around the castle walls.
Soon, Naraku reveals himself holding Sesshoumaru's mother in front of him as a shield. Sesshoumaru signaled the archors to stand down. "Surrender your Kingdom, or watch your mother die before you!" Naraku's wicked voice called back to Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru glared, he could never surrender his Kingdom to Naraku. That just would never happen. Sesshoumaru took a moment to think. And came to the conclusion that his mother was dead either way. Sesshoumaru knew even should he give up and surrender his Kingdom, he knew Naraku would kill her anyways. So with a heavy heart, Sesshoumaru signaled his archors to fire. Hundreds of arrows went sailing through the sky. Killing both Naraku and Sesshoumaru's mother.
Soon the rest of Naraku's followers realized Naraku was dead and fleed battle. Sesshoumaru walked inside his castle, removing his armor, he walked over to his desk. He sat down and rested his head onto his arm as a few tears escaped his eyes for his mother.
Knock Knock Knock
Sesshoumaru wiped his eyes and with a frail voice spoke. "Enter." Jaken walked inside with a strange looking book in his hands. "My Lord Sesshoumaru? I have found something that may be of interest to you."
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Kagome and Inuyasha made their way into the prisoner's dungeon, where they found everyone hiding and safe. They let them all know it was alright to go back upstairs now and walked out themselves. The two of them were hand in hand as they walked down the hallway. "So... it IS true." A deep angry sounding voice was heard from the top of the stairs. Kagome's eyes went wide and she quickly released Inuyasha's hand at the sight of Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru walked directly up to Inuyasha with three guards behind him. Looking down at his little half brother with a scowl he orders. "Take him away." The three guards obey their King and drag Inuyasha away, towards the dungeon. "No wait, what are you-----" Kagome was inturrupted by a journal being thrown at her feet. She looked at her journal in horror. He read it? Kagome couldn't bring herself to look at Sesshoumaru, or even raise her head at him. "There was a library made for you, curtosy of your lover." Sesshoumaru said and then walked away from Kagome.
Kagome ran from the castle, she had to see Sango, and make sure her family was alright. She ran and ran until finaly making it to the village, coming upon nothing but bodies and ruins. "Mama!" She walked a ways. "Souta!" She continued to call out and wander the brush and debree when she saw her friend Sango lying beneath some large boards. She ran up to her and pushed as hard as she could against the largest board, all the while calling Sango's name.
Sango woke up and then helped to remove the rest of the boards from her body. Her leg was badly injured. Sango put both hands on her leg and groaned out in pain. Kagome knealed down to her level and began to ask. "Sango, is Souta alright? What about Kohaku and Mama?" "I don't know." Sango replied.
Kagome ran all the way back to the castle to fetch a nurse. "M' Lady Kagome, I am not allowed to leave the castle walls." The nurse protested. "Am I your Queen or am I not?" Kagome asked, a stern look on her face. "You are." "Then I order you to come with me." She demanded, which convinced the nurse. She lead her all the way to Sango and told her to help her with her leg as she then began to search the debree once again for the rest of her family.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha was having troubles of his own. He was taken down to the prisoners cellar and chained with both his hands tied behind his back which was connected to the ceiline. His shirt had been ripped off and his hair moved over his shoulder. A guard was then whipping down on Inuyasha's back with some heavy chains. Each blow practically knocking the wind out of Inuyasha. His jaw clenched and his breathing quickened through his nose. He gripped his fists tightly together behind his back. Never had Inuyasha felt such pain before. Having always been pampered and cared for.
The beating went on for a long time, and Inuyasha was left laying on his knees and his face, the cool concrete floor against his warm, sweating skin.
Sesshoumaru entered the dungeon. Wanting to beat his little brother himself, he walked in wearing an outfit which resembled that of a fencing outfit, only with robes over it. He was also wearing black gloves. He strolled over to Inuyasha and pulled down on the chains lifting Inuyasha's arms up the wrong way. Inuyasha nearly panicked thinking his arms would eventually be snapped the wrong way and quickly stood to his feet.
Sesshoumaru walked to the table of torture devices, his back turned to Inuyasha. "Look Sesshoumaru, you have nothing to be mad about, I never fucked her!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru kept his back turned as he continued to look over each device. He kept his voice calm and quiet. "It matters not, you stold her heart from me." Jealousy had over come him. Now, all he wanted to see was Inuyasha, dead at his feet.
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Kagome found her mother's dead body and was crying when she came across a lifeless looking Souta. She dropped down onto her knees beside him and yelled out. "Souta! Souta wake up!" She sends a brutal slap to his face. "Souta!" She screamed. Souta's eyes popped open to the slap and he began to cry. Kagome cried more, now slightly crying of happiness that he was alive.
She moved the debree from him, he didn't seem to have any serious injuries besides a small gash in his forehead. Kagome moved Souta over by Sango and the nurse stitched him up. Kagome told Souta to stay put.
Not too long afterwards, Kagome found the body of Kohaku, arrows all through his body. Kagome cried out and covered her mouth to keep from puking. She walked back and broke down crying, telling Souta about their mother and Sango about her brother Kohaku. Kagome brought both Souta and Sango back to the castle with her. Hiding them in her room, she makes the order for servants to clean up and begin rebuilding the village at once. They obeyed her and got to work. She then makes her way to the dungeon where they took Inuyasha.
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Sesshoumaru finaly chose on a whip, a whip with many attachments, such as hooks at the tip of each whip. He walked back over to Inuyasha and dangled the whip over his shoulder, showing him what's about to come. Inuyasha looked at the whip with no surprise on his face. He then looks ahead of himself and begins to try and prepare himself for the torture to come.
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Authors Note: Okay I know that whip is just like the one from The Passion Of The Christ but I thought it was SUCH an awesome torture device I couldn't NOT have it in this story but anyways...This story only has one more chapter left to go so please review so I can post it as soon as possible! Come on! REVIEW FOR ME!