This chapter is gonna be, well, something. . . . . .
The first one to notice it was Ren. He stopped and sniffed the air. It hit Mackenzie next. She growled. Aki knew exactly what was going on and held Mai close to her. Mai started to growl, along with her parents, but Aki hushed her. Ren knew they weren't alone, so did Mackenzie. Aki knew there was something wrong. Very wrong.
Everything went quiet. Suddenly a wolf demon appeared. Then Aki realized it. They had been crossing threw another wolf's territory, but not just any. Demon territory.
Five other wolves appeared behind the larger one. At once you would know they were demon due to their size. The alpha had two tails and was larger than the rest.
He growled and lunged for Ren. His fangs dug into Ren's side. "Ren!" cried Aki as tears welled up in her eyes. Mackenzie barked once toward Aki and then growled at the other wolves. She was worried about her pup. Aki tightened her grip on young Mai. She had been born in a litter of three, but one they had already lost in battle and had been still-born. Mackenzie couldn't afford to loose all she had left.
The other wolves growled at Mackenzie. She snarled and attacked. It was a bloodshed. Aki winced. She couldn't just sit there and watch her family be killed. Hastily she ripped off her sleeves of her kimono and tied them together. She tied that around her neck and then put Mai in it. It resembled a back pack in a way, except Mai could stick her head out.
Aki unsheathed her sword. Two wolves were attacking Ren and three were on Mackenzie. It made her blood boil. She growled at them and ran towards Mackenzie. The wolf demons didn't seem to notice until she stabbed one right in the back. It yelped and released its grip on Mackenzie. The others backed off for a moment.
Aki kneeled down next to Mackenzie, studying her wounds. Bad. "Mother," she sobbed. Rage flashed in her eyes when she turned to the other wolves. "You hurt Mackenzie!" she screamed, knowing as demons they would understand her. "I will never forgive you!" Aki charged at the others. One wolf lunged for her and slashed at her arm. She winced from the pain, but did not retreat.
Hisano growled. It was in the middle of the night and everyone was asleep, except for the three. Wolves were nocturnal so they stayed up while the rest slept. Sachi whimpered. Sada stood up and sniffed at the air, imitated Hisano. "What is it girl?" Hisano ran out down the hill. She barked softly at the woods. Something was wrong.
Sada squinted her eyes and saw a flash of a large wolf rush by. Then another. And another. Were they all headed for a kill to eat? Hisano growled. "Something's not right." She rushed down the hill next to Hisano. They both took off in a sprint into the forest. Sachi followed, not quite understanding why they were going toward the danger.
More wolves appeared next to Ren. "We need a miracle," whispered Aki. She thrust her sword into another demon. "It's like the more we fight, more and more come."
Hisano roared and sunk her fangs into the side of a wolf over Mackenzie, who was lying in her own pool of blood. Sada slashed at another. "Aki!" she cried. "Sada!" "Who is that?" asked Aki. Sada turned. "Sachi you weren't supposed to come! You can't fight!" "Is that the Sachi you talked about?" Sada nodded with tears in her eyes when she looked at her sister. "You're covered in wounds," she sobbed. "I'll get over it Sada, you have to take Mai," she ordered.
Sada was, indeed, a good fighter, but Aki had always been better at handling things in time of despair. She gently pulled little Mai out from the bag behind her. "Sachi shouldn't be here either, I could send her back with Mai." Aki nodded.
Sachi picked Mai up by the husk of her neck. Hisano saw what they were trying to do and snarled at the wolf that blocked the path. Sachi took off in a sprint. A wolf snarled at Sachi and took off after her. "No!" cried Sada and chased behind the other wolf, and slashed her sword at its back. It turned around and snarled at her.
Sada snarled back. "Leave Sachi alone!" she said and lunged for the wolf, who also lunged. Her blade clashed with its fangs.
Mackenzie was on the edge. She didn't know how long she would last. She lifted up her head and cried one mournful howl. Aki stopped and followed what her mother did. Ren and Sada continued to fight.
Kagome woke up. She looked around, the sound of the howl still echoing in her ears. "Sada," she whispered. She leaned over to Inuyasha and shook him. He growled. "What is it wench?" The scent of blood hit his nose immediately. Koga woke up to the howl as well. "Sada?" he looked around. "What's going on?" asked Sango. Miroku woke up.
Sachi bound up the hill, as fast as she could go with her injured leg. She had twisted it wrong and now she limped over to Koga and placed Mai at his feet. She whimpered. He smelt the air and stood up. "Kagome take care of the pups!" he called back. "I need to save Sada!" "Inuyasha help him!" Kagome demanded. "Of course I am, Sada still has our jewel shard." Kagome gave him an evil glare. He stood up and followed the scent of wolf blood.
"I should help too," said Sango while grabbing her Hiraikotsu. Kagome nodded. "I shall help as well," said Miroku. "What's happening?" asked Shippo while rubbing his eyes from sleep. "Miroku I can sense I jewel shard, and not just Sada's." He nodded. Kagome picked Mai up. Sachi whimpered and limped over to Kagome. "Everything's ok Shippo," she said. He nodded.
Sada cut at another wolf's flesh. Aki sliced one down. Ren was still busy fighting the alpha. "We aren't getting anywhere!" cried Aki. "Iron reaver soul stealer!" Three yellow streaks appeared in the sky and cut threw a few demons. Sada looked up to see Koga and Inuyasha. "Hiraikotsu!" Sango called as her boomerang killed two more wolves.
"Who are you?" Aki demanded to know. "Aki these are my friends," she pleaded to her sister. Aki wasn't keen on making friends with complete strangers like Sada was. Aki growled, but didn't refuse their help.
"Sada are you ok?" asked Hakkaku. She nodded. Ginta killed another wolf. "Who many are there?" asked inuyasha while striking at another. "They just keep appearing," said Sada while stabbing one. "Nah, there can't be more than 20 I'd say," said Aki. "Their feeding off power from the shikon jewel," Aki added. Inuyasha smiled. "Perfect."
A wolf lunged for Aki. Before Aki could react an arrow whizzed by her head and hit the wolf right in the heart. It yelped and stumbled down. "Kagome!" Sada cried merrily. "All of them have jewel shards," she said and slid down the hill next to Inuyasha. "All of them?" "But there's like 20," said Sada. "No, they just keep coming back. There's only seven."
Aki nodded. "The shards are in their backs!" A wolf took their talking to his advantage and sunk his fangs into Sada's side. She winced, but stabbed it with her sword. In the back. A shard popped out. "Sada!" cried Koga while pushing off another wolf that tried to attack her. "I'm f-fine," she stuttered. His eyes narrowed, but he understood. "Wind scar!" shouted Inuyasha. The alpha turned to flee, but was caught to late and fell.
Kagome shot another arrow and Aki stabbed another. Soon only dead carcases remained. The sun peeked over the hills. Aki dropped her sword. "Mother!" she cried and rushed over to Mackenzie.
Mackenzie was bleeding badly. She whimpered and lifted her head weakly. Aki took her sleeves off from around her neck and tied them around a few of Mackenzie's wounds. Ren limped over to his mate and licked her on the muzzle. He lied down next to her, even sitting in her own blood. "Aki I don't think that she will-" Kagome said but was cut off. "Mackenzie will live, she always does, she will live!" Aki screamed the last part and wept into her foster mother's side. Mackenzie whimpered again.
Sachi and Mai walked down slowly next to Koga. Mai sniffed the air and walked over to her mother. Sachi followed Mai. Hisano walked next to Sada, who knelt down next to her sister. "Aki, Mackenzie she's not looking to good," Sada said in a hushed voice. "I know," Aki sobbed onto her sister's shoulder.
Ren tilted his head back and sang a mournful howl. Hisano joined in next. Sachi and Mai howled to. Sada and Aki whimpered softly. "We can save her," Sada said softly as she took her jewel shard out of her kimono. Aki gasped, not knowing that Sada held such an item but nodded. Sada gently placed the shard in Mackenzie's back. "Until she get's better?" asked Aki. Sada nodded and smiled weakly. They both hugged as tears streamed down their faces.
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