Chapter 10 - Victory At Last
White mist rose from the ground where the once humanoid Kagome stood. Her form stretched and changed as she transformed. Waves of youki escaped the small sphere until it began to grow in size. The bubble type shape grew to the height of Sesshoumaru's true, growling form. Once a final wave broke free from the mist it broke apart and swiftly moved across the ground as a giant inu leapt from the middle and into the air above the male.
Sesshoumaru snarled up at her. If his mind hadn't been taken over by his instincts he would have admired her beauty. She was pure white, expect for the symbol upon her forehead and he growled at it. It seemed out of place and he was determined to get his marking upon her white fur. He moved quickly and crouched down taking a step away from her snarling form.
Kagome smirked with female pride as she watched him move away from her. It changed however once he lunged forward and embedded his fangs into her left shoulder blade. Her youkai howled with rage and without thinking she dug her own fangs into his shoulder. His blood flowed into her large mouth and she growled until letting go and smacking him with her paw.
He stood shocked for a moment before growling and turning his head toward her. She couldn't leave him for another now. Her blood was within him and his within her. He was the only one ever able to issue the mating rights with her if she should win.
Another howl escaped her throat as she reared her head back, fangs gleaming in the fading light. They came down intending on hitting his pressure point and getting over with their game. He however had other ideas and moved downward before slamming his head upward toward hers. Kagome growled as she was sent backwards into the air. Quickly she corrected herself and flipped sliding along the ground as she came to a stopped.
Other youkai from the castle had come to watch as the two titans clashed. Both were red eyed, both enraged, and both powerful inuyoukai ready to kill anything that interfered. Many had seen what had happened to the hanyou and after that none were going to stop this fight. The youkai from within the castle wouldn't however because their lord would kill them if he lost. Guards and servants stood watching from different places far from the giant warriors. This battle was going to be interesting indeed.
Sesshoumaru gave her an inu smirk as he ran forward his eyes flashing. He didn't expect her claws to come out though and turned his head one they did. Purple started to glow around her claws as she unleashed her Dakkasou. Sesshoumaru realized a way out before her attack hit him and rolled to his left. The large amount of Dakkasou was sent over the ground. The smell of lilies, roses, cherry blossoms, and an acid like smell filled the air as it ate away at the different plants on the ground.
Growling in frustration she jumped into the air racking her claws across his back as he came at her. Blood flowed from his wounds and she yawned slightly telling him he was starting to bore her with his little game. She grinned when she heard him snarl telling her to 'shut the fuck up'. However she wouldn't do such a thing and brought her tail up, knocking his back legs out from under him.
He rolled like before and bit into her open stomach when she attacked him. With pride he watched as she let loss a string of growls, each filled with un-lady like words. Still he too was becoming bored with their game. Eyes flashed brighter red, fangs lengthened more, as did claws, as his instincts took him further into blackness.
Kagome was having the same thing going on inside her mind. Blackness filled her humanoid being as her inu took her further from herself. She growled as Sesshoumaru stepped closer to her. This time however they were both completely gone. With this in everyone else's mind the two lunged at each other ripping at any flesh they could get at.
Sesshoumaru allowed his claws to rip threw her right shoulder as he saw the crescent moon begin to form on her forehead. Her own symbol was fading and would soon be no more giving him a warm feeling. His fangs were digging inside her right leg as she tore at his back.
If any youkai were going to interfere they wouldn't now. Both male and female were gone from the world leaving behind two raging beasts. Any youkai, or even ningen witnessing the two battle would soon be sickened as Kagome's shoulder was ripped open to the bone, muscle, veins, and other pieces of flesh flying from her form as Sesshoumaru's claws ripped at even the large bone. Kagome was managing to make as much blood as she could pour from his wounds mindless of her own.
His head reared back and howled in pain as she dug her claws into his spine. Growling he threw her off his back, snarling as he laid a paw upon her throat, threatening her to fight him. However his wish was not taken with a lot of intelligence as Kagome leapt onto his back. She dug her fangs into the back of his neck wanting nothing more then to hear it snap behind her.
Both ripped at the other as the night wore on. Nighttime creatures kept far enough away to watch as the two youkai fought. Both by now were covered in blood. Both weren't giving up and didn't seem like they would anytime soon.
Kagome rolled over once again putting him on the bottom as she tried to tear at his throat. However a large head was slammed into her inu chin as she howled in pain. Her dislocated jaw hanging open as she panted for air. Sesshoumaru was doing much the same but his mind was on his hurt left arm. She'd dug into everything, which included the bone, clear down to the marrow of it.
She knew her strength was nearly gone and prepared herself for one last lunge. That lunge never happened for Sesshoumaru leapt up before she could move. He'd slammed into her front tossing her a good twenty feet before she hit the ground, rolling as she did. He waited and red eyes flashed with triumph as her form shifted.
Watching to confirm his belief he watched as she turned back to her humanoid form. Clothing was no more, as she lay naked among the blood-covered flowers. He pushed his beast and instincts back as he to shifted back into his humanoid form. He however was weary of Kagome as he stepped toward her. Until he heard her steady heartbeat and breathing did he let out a howl of victory.
Everything with ears heard the howl within the Western Lands. Some turned toward it, while youkai nodded in understanding of a victory. Some even knew whom it was from and silently congratulated him on his victory while others tried to hide their jealousy at the new knowledge of Lord Sesshoumaru having found a strong mate and taking her threw Shiro-Inu Mating Rites. All though cringed at the thought of more small like Sesshoumaru's running around the lands, all of which would be strong since his howl told all youkai he had been taken by his instincts during his battle.
Sesshoumaru leaned over her form. He to no longer had clothing but it didn't bother him. Youkai unlike ningen weren't as modest. Though some females could be not wanting males to see their naked form before mated. His blood dripped still from many small, and some large wounds as he leaned over picking her up into his arms.
His arm shot with pain as he hissed in pain. He wobbled a bit and stepped over toward a tree where he sat down his tail wrapping around his bitch. She lay nestled between his spread legs blood covering her black hair, and creamy skin. Looking down at her a small smile tugged at his lips. The crescent on her forehead was purple and had finally formed after all the blood she drank from biting into him at different times.
A guard approached his lord wanting to know if he needed anything. He stopped once he was in good hearing distance knowing any closer and his lords youkai would rear its head killing him for getting so close to his chosen mate. Inuyoukai males got that way right after a mating rite was completed and won. If he were to get to close his lord would see him as a youkai trying to take his mate, thus ending his life.
Golden eyes opened when he heard a male voice. They flashed red and he growled before he heard the question the guard wished to ask. All his youkai saw another male close to his mate however and he raised his whip before the guard spoke. The guard started to speak quickly once he realized his life would be ended if he didn't leave.
"My lord would you like me to get you your attire and a kimono for your mate?" the guard asked quickly really not feeling like dying. He waited and saw his lords eyes flash again before turning gold, then as he turned thus making movement they turned red. He knew it was only because of his lords weakened state that caused the inu to be so free.
Nodding he watched as the male walked away and quietly slipped back into peaceful dreams of him, his mate, and possibly many pups to come in the following years. It stayed alert of anything male or might try and take his mate. His temper was worse them when he first met Rin. The poor girl had faced his inu but did it fearlessly thus earning his trust and becoming his ward.
Now however it wasn't just trying to get things to leave it be. Now it was protecting its mate and would do it until it died, or marked her while mating. Though it would still protect her afterward for now it would protect her from males who wanted to take advantage of her weakened state. Now it would protect her from anything that wanted to take her from him.