Chapter 3-A Bloody Message Delivered

(Five days later)

The sun was setting as Koga ran at top speed through the forest terrain as he headed to see Kagome and the others. He had heard some strange rumors the past few days about a half-demon who acted like a full one and was causing some massive carnage in human controlled territories. Those who survived didn't know or hear his name, but gave him one and called him "Deaths Messenger".

The only description they could make was the half-demon wore purple-red like clothing, had sliver hair, claws, and a spider symbol encrusted on its forehead making Koga suspect that Naraku was somehow involved. He knew that if anyone could help him track down this opponent it would be. As he ran a shadow appeared for less then a second, but it was still long enough to get his attention. He stopped running and looked around for the enigma that was near him. "Come out whatever you are or our make come out," said Koga in a serious yet confident voice.

It was then that Koga heard laughter as it echoed through out the trees as if the sound was everywhere. "You really believe that a pitiful and weak wolf demon such as yourself stands a chance against me? Without those sacred jewel shards buried into your flesh you are just a little scared wolf cub," said the echoing voice

"Heh. Big talk from a half-demon who hides in the shadows," said Koga as his sense of smell told him it was a half-demon scent that was in the tree.

"So you figured it out good for you," said the voice movement could be heard in the trees as the figure got closer to and finally landed on the ground.

"Koga could believe his eyes when he saw the figure in front of him. "Inuyasha! What the hell are you doing here?" said Koga who had thought it was someone else he had been talking to. Inuyasha

Inuyasha was now in front of him in his red fire rat clothing with a serious look on his face that he normally had. "That's not your business...yet. Where are those two wolf rejects that follow you everywhere? Did they die or just quit?" said Inuyasha whose insulting words upset Koga a great deal.

"Their back at the camp site holding it down while I'm gone. Why does it matter to you?" said Koga angrily.

"No reason. I just didn't want anyone to disturb this little...conversation were having," said Inuyasha who showed an evil smile with a hint of his voice being a little darker then before.

"Wait a sec. If you're here...then where's Kagome?" said Koga suspiciously.

"I their in Kaede's village. They've been resting there for days now," said Inuyasha in a darker more vicious sounding voice. His smile that came from his face did not go away making Koga a little uncomfortable, but didn't show it.

"Good. Maybe I'll propose to Kagome when I get their and make her my woman since I'm their," said Koga who was half lying to Inuyasha.

At that moment he was not on his way to see Kagome to propose to Kagome...not yet anyway, but Inuyasha didn't know that and he loved getting Inuyasha upset. Inuyasha however, just let out a small, but still unnerving laugh that sent chills down Kogas spine. "If your going to do that then by all means go ahead and do that I won't object to that," said Inuyasha who was still laughing a little.

Kogas was completely in shock at what Inuyasha said. At first Koga thought Inuyasha was trying to mess with him to throw him off guard, but the look in Inuyashas eyes told him he was in fact serious. "Are you serious? You wouldn't object to it?" said Koga who wanted to make sure that this was not a trick.

"Why would I? I don't care for Kagome or any of others anymore. In fact I hate them so much that soon...very soon I intend...to kill them all," said Inuyasha whose smile went away and a dead serious look came upon his face.

"You what?" said Koga in disbelief.

"You heard me wolf boy. And the first thing I must do in the name of my master whose name I cannot say is make you deliver a simple message to them...in the form of flesh," said Inuyasha as his clothing changed from red to purplish red and a spider symbol appeared encrusted on his forehead.

"You! You're the one!" said Koga in complete shock as Inuyasha launched his unmerciful attack on Koga.

"Yes Koga. I am the one. The one that will soon wield powers unimagined. And you thank Kagome and the others for that when you see them. If you want know more then ask them what has happened...and what they did to me," said Inuyasha who clawed at Kogas rib cage followed by a spinning uppercut and then a spinning kick that sent Koga flying into the ground feet first barely able to keep his balance.

"I don't get it he shouldn't be this strong. Especially for a half-demon. I have to get away," thought a now bleeding Koga who tried to run when he landed on his feet.

However, just as he leapt into the air to get some space from Inuyasha he found his feet were grabbed and held down by Inuyasha who swung the wolf demons body into a tree. Inuyasha then walked up to the now barely conscious Koga and picked him up by the throat with his left hand. "You're lucky I need you alive or I'd end it right here Koga and you know how much I'd like to end right now, but my master has spoken. And the message...has to be delivered, which I intend to do...through you," said Inuyasha as he raised his right and extended the claws out of them.

Many monks and priests believed that in a deep dense forest if a tree falls down and no one is around to hear it does it make a noise. The same question could be considered for Koga and his screams as Inuyasha dug in his flesh with his claws. As Inuyasha tore at Kogas flesh and broke his bones the spider amulet glowed with more dark energies then before as Kogas screams echoed through the forest they were drowned out by Inuyashas laughter as he hurt Koga...just like Kagome and the others had hurt him.

(Several hours later in Kaede's village not far away)

Kagome awoke with start as she felt she had just been through a horrible nightmare as she looked around the room. Everyone else was sleeping peacefully as if nothing worried them anymore, but she was worried. Sesshomorru had left with the little girl Rin long before today so it was just Miroku, Sango, Kikyo, Kaede, Kilala, Shippo, Kikyo, and herself in the house. She looked around to see if everything was all right and after seeing that it was she eventually, but reluctantly went back to sleep. In her dream she saw the back of Inuyasha as they were both surrounded by a white mist. "Inuyasha!" she said surprisingly. She was so relieved yet ashamed of herself to see Inuyasha again even though what they did to him was wrong and unforgivable. However, Inuyasha had a reluctant forgiving nature in him so she believed everything was fine and decided to approach him. After all it was her dream.

However, the dream turned into a nightmare when she tried to approach Inuyasha as the mist turned black like miasma and Inuyasha himself was changed as well. In the background of the mist a sinister laughter could be heard as Inuyasha himself turned around. He did not have a smile or heart warming look to his face that she had always liked about him, but rather he had a cold, ruthless look on him that made her uncomfortable. Then she saw a blooded Koga on the ground next to Inuyasha who picked him up with his left hand around his throat. "This is my gift to you Kagome. Enjoy! Maybe now you will know what suffering truly is like...when others suffer for you," said Inuyasha as he threw the near dead body of Koga at her that caused her to fall over on her back.

She screamed in her dreams as she did in reality until she woke up all together, but caused everyone else to wake up as well. "Everyone all right?" said Miroku as he lit a candle to bring in light.

"I think so," said Shippo as everyone found a candle and lit it to increase light in the room.

When the light from all the candles consumed the room everyone looked in horror at what they saw in the center of them. It was Koga. He had been blooded, battered, bruised, and broken on the floor unconscious with two words carved into his back that sent chills down every ones spinal cord. Especially Kagomes considering the dream she just had. The words carved into Kogas back were, "I'M BACK!" and in the distance outside the house laughter could be heard echoing as Inuyasha headed back to his master.