: Chapter 9 :
: Started: July 2, 2006 :
: Finished: July 2, 2006 :
In no time at all Aki and Kagome were at the well, Aki was in a cold sweat and Kagome was looking at her funny, it wasn't normal for a demon to sweat, especially a cold sweat.
"What's wrong, are you ok?" Kagome asked, Aki's eyes had lost their pupils and she was getting more demon like traits.
"Hurry up and go, I didn't think it was so strong, you have 5 minutes before I totally loose it." Aki as she put her hands down on the side of the well and gripped the edge, her now much longer claws, dug in and wouldn't come out. "GO!" Aki growled. Kagome nodded and jumped into the well. "Gh…I have to get away…" Aki muttered as she gasped for breath, this was torture. She was trying to sub side to her all demon side and it was giving her the sweetest bribes. Aki looked into the well and Kagome still wasn't there. "Young miko…you better hurry--!" Aki gasped for breath as her other side tried to get out. Her fangs were growing longer, then she felt a power surge from the well, Kagome started to climb up the vines, Aki grabbed her and put her on her back.
"You…you're transforming!" Kagome said, Aki turned her head at her and bared her fangs.
"Shut up!" Aki hissed at her, a fireball appeared in her hands and Aki destroyed the well in one huge blow. "Which way is west?" Aki asked. Kagome pointed and Aki took off, Kagome held on as tight as she could. I've got to get away from there… Aki thought desperately. Aki stopped abruptly and Kagome jolted forward. "Get away from me. NOW!" Aki added, her voice held more power and Kagome didn't need to be told twice, she formed the best shield she could and took off to the side. "Don't run, walk." Aki said when she saw Kagome running, Kagome obeyed and walked, with every step she felt Aki's eyes on her. "Grrrrrrrrr...Damn the demon plane!" Aki growled as she punched the ground in frustration. Kagome got a chill down her spine and she looked over to Aki, her ears were more pointed and her pupils were slits no more that a hairs width.
"Aki, are you…ok?" Kagome asked, Aki looked at her and laughed.
"Young miko, that feeble little shield will do nothing-" Aki stopped and looked to the west, a white blur was seen and Aki snarled at it. For now Kagome was saved, Aki turned her attention back to Kagome. "I will get you miko." Aki growled, then she charged at the approaching white blur, it was Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru passed Aki; she fell in step with him.
"Aki! Snap out of it!" Sesshoumaru yelled at her, Aki laughed coldly. She attacked Sesshoumaru with her claws and he blocked, they exchanged blows so fast that even InuYasha couldn't tell who was hitting and who was blocking and who was hitting. InuYasha had come up behind Sesshoumaru to get Kagome, once Sesshoumaru had heard that Aki and Kagome had gone to the Bone Eaters Well he knew nothing good would come from it and Kagome was likely to get killed by Aki.
"I will not snap out of it, this is the best time I've had in my life!" Aki said in a tone that almost sent chills down Sesshoumaru's spine, her red eyes held a great blood lust and he knew that even he was going to be tempted by it, and the longer this war dragged on, the stronger it was going to get. "You're getting slow, Sesshoumaru." Aki said, she flipped back onto her hands and launched herself into Sesshoumaru's chin, then she kicked him in the chest, knocking the wind from him so fast that he didn't have to time to prepare for it. Without thinking Sesshoumaru used the momentum of the kick to land on his hands and kick her in the chin. He missed, just before the kick landed she moved out of the way and landed a goodly distance away, the only thing that could get to her now was a whip, luckily he had one.
"Snap out of it or else I'm going to have to hurt you." Sesshoumaru warned in an even monotone. Aki smirked and looked over to InuYasha and Kagome.
"Just where do you think you're going, young miko and insolent pup?" Aki asked, she charged and them and kicked InuYasha, he went flying into a tree and was knocked out when the tree that he had hit fell on top of him. Aki destroyed Kagome's shield and looked her in the eye. "Watch your back, you never know when I might be there to stab it." Aki whispered into Kagome's ear, it was such a cold tone that Kagome shivered and was unable to move.
"STOP IT!" Sesshoumaru growled, he took a tree and swung at Aki with it, she wasn't expecting it and so she flew into the air, then Sesshoumaru used his whip and slammed her down onto the ground. She was still awake, awake and kicking as well. He took his whip and slammed her down again, this time there was a crack and Aki was still. He had broken her leg and arm, the pain from them both must have been enough to knock her out, for now they weren't complaining, but little did they know that they would be, Death was at their door, almost literally. He lifted Aki and walked off to the castle. InuYasha threw the tree off and looked at Sesshoumaru.
"Kagome, are you all right?" InuYasha asked, Kagome nodded and looked at Aki. "What'd she do to you?" InuYasha asked in a slight growl.
"I don't ever want to see her like that again." Kagome whispered. "That took years off of my life…" she added, InuYasha hugged her and then held out his hand to help her up. "My legs aren't working." Kagome said, InuYasha lifted her and carried her back to the castle.
"Oh jeez, my head is killing me…" Aki looked around, she tried to move her left arm but pain shot up it. "Ahh…that hurts."
"It should, it's broken and we were just about to set it when you woke." Aki looked over to Sesshoumaru, Kagome was there with him, and she was getting ready to set the bone. "Your left leg is also broken you'll be out of this war for a little while." Aki groaned and looked at Kagome, she had fear in her eyes and Aki had no clue why.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Aki asked in slight annoyance. Kagome jumped and looked to Sesshoumaru who nodded.
"While we were at the well you lost control and about half way here, you attacked me and luckily Sesshoumaru came at the right time and stopped you or else you would have killed me." Kagome explained as she was setting Aki's broken bones. Aki flinched and looked at Kagome.
"I'm sorry, I warned you." Aki said as she winced again, her bones were set and all Kagome had to do make a sling for her arm and a makeshift cast for her leg. "Anyways what's the news on the demon plane?" Aki asked.
"We don't know…only you can sense it." Sango said from the doorway. Aki looked over and muttered some that sounded like 'Stupid annoying people that I don't know'.
"Not only I can sense it, where's Ceci?" Aki asked.
"With Rin in Rin's room." Sesshoumaru answered.
"I need to speak with her, she's been there before so I'm sure she can sense it, all we have to do is get her practiced with weapons and we'll have a new warrior on our hands." Aki added.
"I'll send for her." Sesshoumaru said, he walked over to the door, grabbed and passing by servant and told them to go get Ceci from Rin's room and bring her here. "Sent for." Aki rolled her eyes.
"I think you could have done it in a nicer manner." Sesshoumaru scowled and Aki shut up.
"Done." Kagome said when she finished. "All I have to do it make a sling and find something to use to make a cast." She added onto the end of her good news.
"Apparently people like to kill good news with bed news." Aki looked around and noticed something, there was little imp by the ceiling, hanging upside down and looking at Aki. "Ah maan!" Aki groaned.
"What?" Sesshoumaru asked. Aki waved it off and set the small creature on fire, it squealed and both demons present flinched, as Sango and Kagome were just startled.
"What was that?" Sango asked in a startled tone.
"It was a watch imp. He was watching me, the demon plane hasn't stopped coming, it hasn't even slowed, the East is lost as are half of the North and South. It hasn't hit the West yet, we have to be thankful for that, once it gets here you'll have not just Death to worry about but me as well and I know all that Death does, and more as well." Aki added, the deadly accuracy of her tone scared Kagome but she wasn't going to let it show. "I hope this works." Aki muttered, her fingertip held fire at the end and she pressed it to her broken leg, the leg healed and then she did the same with her arm. "Awesome! Good as new!" Aki said, she got out of bed and paced around the room thinking.
"Uh…I was told to come here?" Ceci asked, Aki looked up to Ceci, her eyes showed nothing.
"Tell me you can fell the demon plane slowly creeping into this one, please tell me you can!" Aki said, now hope, fear, and worry were in her eyes.
"I don't know what I feel, but it's like there's something slowly creeping this way and it gives me the chills, it's like it's calling out to me to join with it, some times I sit there and tell it to go away for hours before someone snaps we out of it, whatever it is, I don't like it." Ceci explained.
"Yes! You feel it!" Aki said, Kagome left the room, this was getting too far out of hand for her, and she should have stayed where she belonged. Sango watched with interest, this was going to be the hardest thing that they could face, in this world or the next. "Alright, when you feel it get closer tell someone at once, now Sesshoumaru and I are going to train you in the art of combat!" Aki said. Ceci looked at Aki warily.
"I will train her and you will stay here and make sure that you don't injure yourself more than you already are." Sesshoumaru said. Ceci shook her head no. Sesshoumaru and Aki gave her funny looks.
"I don't want to fight, I just want to spend time with Rin, worst comes to worst I die again and I'm in the netherworld, but I wont die until who ever tried to harm Rin is dead, that's a solemn vow." Ceci said. Aki smiled, she was on her way there without her help.
"Alright then, fight me, if you win I'll let you protect Rin, if you loose than you have to train with Sesshoumaru so you can protect Rin, deal?"
"Deal." Ceci nodded with agreement. Aki took a ready stance and launched herself at Ceci, Ceci didn't think that it was possible to move that fast, but she was obviously proven other wise. She just barley managed to block Aki, she didn't see Aki's foot coming, Ceci's feet were swept out from underneath her and she was at Aki mercy.
"Looks like you're training with Sesshoumaru better get started." Aki held out her hand to Ceci and Ceci took it and Aki yanked her up. Sesshoumaru walked to the door and Ceci followed him, then Sango left to go watch the training, which would likely be more interesting. After everyone was gone Aki turned to a certain point and grabbed the person by their throat. "What're you doing here and why did you let me know where you were?" Aki growled out.
"Good to see you again Aki, it's been a long time no?" he asked, Aki growled and squeezed harder, the grimaced and looked at Aki with pain evident in their eyes.
"Answer the questions." Aki said.
"Alright alright! I need to breathe though!" he said, Aki let up and little and he gasped and coughed. "I'm here to spy on you, and I let you see where I was because I didn't want to be the one that had to likes of you, you're a traitor." He spat at her and Aki growled at him.
"Then I'll just kill you!" Aki growled at the demon that she had in her clutched. "Or…should I torture you to death?" Aki asked as her eyes gleamed evilly. He looked at her now in plain fear.
"No! Let me go! I'll say that I lost you!" he said, Aki rolled her eyes.
"You, or all people should know that when I have the enemy in my clutches that I wont show mercy or let them go. Now why were you sent to watch me? To train or to get yourself killed?"
"I'm not going to answer you!" Aki squeezed and he gasped for breath. "OK! I don't know the exact reason, but it had something to do with revenge and Master wants it. He wants to kill you and take that body for Nyx."
"Thanks for answering my questions, Kyle but your time has come." Aki said with a malevolent smile. She walked over to the window with Kyle in her hand she pushed the window open and looked down, making Kyle do the same, his eyes widened, he had always had a tremendous fear of heights and could never land even if it was just from 5 feet off the ground.
"No! No! Let me in the window! Please! I'll join with you!" Kyle yelled.
"Too late, good bye Kyle." Aki let go and Kyle dropped, he landed on his back and, well let's just say that he went SPLAT! "Death needs better help." Aki muttered, Aki left the window and went to the door; she grabbed the first guard she could find and pulled him to her. "There's a man that splattered all over the lawn underneath that window I want you and whoever else is with you to go clean his guts up and burn them. Got it?" she asked.
"It will be as Milady wishes." He saluted and left to go gather up some other people and do as they were told.
"I suppose I should go watch Ceci and Sesshoumaru…" Aki said, she left and went to the training field.
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Aki: Buh-bye! I have to go drag her out!