The Quest: Demons Return
Author's Notes: Well another chapter up, I need supporting reviews so I can continue my story more please review guys and please no flames! Hope you enjoy ja ne minna-san! (Bye everyone) Oh and character death here…
Disclaimer: I do not own InuYasha or Fullmetal Alchemist. Wish I did.
Chapter 10: Demon Assault
On the Train to Central
On the train to Central, Winry and Alphonse were already asleep so was Shippo. It was already nighttime. Kagome was staring out the window of the train and watching as the world seems to pass by. She was worried about her Feudal Era friends back at the Sacred Village, battling Koi's demons. Kagome sighed heavily as a worried expression was on her face. Edward, who was reading an alchemy book, noticed Kagome's actions on the train. He then put a hand on her shoulder. Kagome jumped up a little and turned around.
"Edward? What is it?" she asked trying to hide her worried expression in front of him, but Edward already knew what was wrong. "Don't fool me Kagome," He calmly smiled, "Don't lock up your feelings in that pretty face of yours." Kagome then had red tints appeared on her face but her eyes became sad. "I've been worrying about… InuYasha, Kikyo, and the others…" she confessed. "I just can't stop thinking, what if they're already dead back at the Feudal Era by Koi's demons…" Edward knew the pain she was feeling and hugged her.
"Hey everything will be alright." He whispered in her ear. "Don't worry, we swear that will fucking beat the crap out of those demons." Kagome blushed a little and hugged Edward too. She then snuggled close to his muscular body and felt the warmth. Edward leaned on Kagome's hair and closed his eyes. "Everything will be alright, I'm right here… I love you." Edward spoke to her. Kagome nodded, "Me too…"
Then they entered Central Train station, everyone woke up and were on the move again. Edward, Kagome, Winry, Shippo, and Alphonse were all tired that they could hardly walk a little. Luckily the found a lavished hotel to stay in for the rest of the night, and in the morning the investigation begins!
Central Hotel, Winry and Kagome's hotel room
Kagome was preparing the covers for her bed and Winry was sitting down on her own bed watching Kagome. "So Kagome," Winry spoke making a conversation to her best friend. Kagome turned around after smoothening the covers of her bed, "Yes Winry?" she answered. Winry smiled, "How much do you love Ed?" The question made Kagome blush lightly and had a nervous sensation warming up inside her. "Well…" she stuttered a little.
"Come on spit it out Kagome." Winry urged her. Kagome smiled nervously, "Let's say very much." Winry and Kagome giggled at the same time. "How about you? How much do you love Alphonse?" she asked. Winry then sighed with a tired look on her face. She then collapsed on the soft bed and looked up at the ceiling. "Honestly, at first, I loved Edward more than him… but I knew in his eyes, he was trying to make me happy as a friend," Winry explained as he kept looking up at the ceiling. "Then when I met you, I knew you and Edward had some connection with each other." She sighed and sat up. "But whenever I saw Alphonse, I feel my heart was skipping to his… I then knew he was the one for me. Alphonse was always there for me, he was also the one who supported, and he is always the one to love me more than ever." She smiled.
Kagome smiled back, "I'm glad, you and Alphonse are a very cute couple you know." The girls then burst in laughter. Later, the girls were already in their beds. When Kagome was about to close her eyes, Winry spoke, "Kagome, did you and InuYasha had a special bond together before you met Ed?" she asked. Kagome didn't answer but then she turned to Winry, "Yes I did, InuYasha and I loved each other very much… like I do to Ed… but when I met Ed, he had the same feelings as InuYasha when I first met him, then I knew Ed was the one… I still love InuYasha as a brother though." She smiled tiredly.
"Oh, well good night Kagome." Winry yawned as she turned away from Kagome in her bed. "Night Winry." Kagome said back as she drifted to sleep…
The next morning, the early sun shined on Kagome's face, waking her up. Kagome sat up from her bed and stretched her arms. She then glanced at Winry, who was still asleep. Kagome quietly got out of bed; dressed up in her casual clothes (still the uniform) and she opened the door gently. Before Kagome closed the door, someone tapped on her shoulder, she jumped up. "What the?" she turned around and saw General Hughes. (A/N: Hughes will die differently die in this story, sorry for Hughes lovers) "Hello Miss Kagome!" He greeted in his usual happy and perky voice. Kagome smiled cheerfully, "Mr. Hughes! I haven't seen you in a long time. How's Gracia?" she asked. Hughes then scratched his head, "She's been doing fine… and have you heard?"
"Heard about what?" Kagome asked with a confused expression. "I have a daughter Elycia and she just turned 2-years-old!" Hughes then made a mushy love face and started daydreaming about his daughter. "You have a daughter?" Kagome said shocked. "Congratulations, I didn't even know that." Hughes then took out a picture in his pocket with the picture of Elycia. Elycia had light brown hair in pigtails and innocent eyes. She was wearing the cutest dress that Kagome had ever seen. "Isn't she a bundle of divine cuteness eh Kagome?" he asked. Kagome nodded nervously, "Of course she is."
Then a door opened, both Edward and Shippo came out. "General Hughes! What are you doing here?" Edward asked as he narrowed his eyes at him. "Well I'm here for the investigation Ed, Fuhrer Mustang told me to accompany you and your friends." He told him as he kept staring at the picture of Elycia. Shippo then jumped on Edward's shoulder and whispered, "Who's he again? I think I saw him before…" Ed sighed and anime sweat dropped, "You don't even want to know Shippo."
Later, Central Investigation
The investigation then began; Edward and his friends followed Hughes who was leading them to the investigated scene. At the scene, there were chalk drawings of the area where the bodies were laid and blood stains all over. Winry, Kagome, and Shippo couldn't dare look at the gruesome scene that was in front of them. Edward and Alphonse saw the horror but they were used to it. "This is the area where the were killed, there were no signs of hidden weapons what so ever." Hughes explained. Alphonse then approached the areas were the bodies where.
"Alphonse, do you see anything suspicious?" Edward asked as he too examined the bloodstains and the areas. "Yeah, very much likely." Alphonse told him. Kagome, Shippo, and Winry followed the boys and also took a look. The tried to resist the gruesome blood stains and all the other brutal things that were left in the scene. "What is it? What attack does It compare Al?" Edward asked as he watched his brother touched the blood. Winry couldn't take it, "Don't touch that Al! It's disgusting!"
"It's okay Winry, it's fine." Al smiled a little. "Now for my theory, the bodies seemed to be cut off with the blood stains all over. Brother, remember that dragon demon that attacked you, cutting your arm?" Alphonse asked. Edward nodded, "Yes, that demon flew over me and cut off my arm, making my blood gush out." Al then glanced back at the bloodstains, "Well it was the same purpose attack. See? The blood gushed out of the body causing it to go everywhere. It wasn't cut by a brute, it was bitten off and devoured." Alphonse explained to Hughes and Ed. Hughes looked at it closely, "You are right Alphonse, if it was cut by a brute, there would be traces of hidden weapons here." Hughes told them.
"So Hughes, please believe us, a dragon demon creature attacked them." Ed told him. Hughes looked at Ed with a shock face. "What do you mean Edward? How did you know a demon attacked them? Demons aren't real…" He said. Edward then held his metal arm and looked back at him with serious golden eyes, "Did Armstrong tell you? The time he took me to Winry's house? He saw a demon too." Edward explained. "And that dragon demon also attacked me." He then held tighter his metal arm.
Hughes then trembled, "How did he attack you Ed?" he asked. Edward then slid slightly his black coat revealing his metal arm. Hughes' eyes widened, "I-I thought your a-arm was restored back…" Edward shook his head, "A true dragon demon cut t off, now I know that demons are attacking this world, and it's first attack is me…" he then put his head down faced on the ground. Hughes couldn't believe but now he saw Edward's proof. "I understand Edward, I will report this to Fuhrer Mustang." Hughes said as he wrote the descriptions and theories of what the Elric brothers had said.
"Oh yeah, Ed, Al, Kagome, Winry, and Shippo… there is something I have to tell you," Hughes spoke, he then put his hand in his pocket again and took out the picture of Elycia, "Will you come to Elycia's daycare party please! It's next week! Please, she is so cute!" He then daydreamed about his daughter again. Edward and the gang sweat dropped again. "Umm… why sure General Hughes… will come." Alphonse laughed nervously. Edward then slapped a hand on his forehead.
Nighttime, Central Streets
Kagome, Shippo, and General Hughes were walking in the streets. Hughes was buying a few things for Elycia and some for his wife. Kagome and Shippo bought food for Edward, Al, and Winry. "I hope Ed likes these cookies." Kagome smiled cheerfully as she took a sniff of the cookies in the wrapped bag. Shippo sniffed too. "Wow, it does smell good and chocolaty!" Shippo chuckled as he tried to get a cookie in the bag but Kagome put it away from him, "No Shippo, wait till we get to the hotel." Kagome giggled. Shippo did a pout. Hughes and Kagome chuckled. Then as thy past an alleyway there was a cracking sound and someone groaning.
"What was that?" Shippo asked as he hid in Kagome's arms. Kagome and Hughes looked over at the alleyway. "Help…" someone spoke behind the trashcans. Kagome then gave Shippo to Hughes and ran into the alleyway. "Miss Kagome wait!" Hughes shouted as he followed her. Kagome was kneeling down and looking at the man with horror in her eyes.
Kagome saw a man all bloody. The man had lost his two arms and one leg. His ear was brutally bitten off. Kagome put her hands on her lips, for she tried not to scream. She stood up and stepped back from the man. The man was getting weak and he spoke, "D-dragon…" Kagome heard what he said. "D-Dragon?" She then remembered what Edward and Alphonse said in the investigation earlier.
Flashback
"Now for my theory, the bodies seemed to be cut off with the blood stains all over. Brother, remember that dragon demon that attacked you, cutting your arm?" Alphonse asked. Edward nodded, "Yes, that demon flew over me and cut off my arm, making my blood gush out."
Al then glanced back at the bloodstains, "Well it was the same purpose attack. See? The blood gushed out of the body causing it to go everywhere. It wasn't cut by a brute, it was bitten off and devoured." Alphonse explained to Hughes and Ed.
Hughes looked at it closely, "You are right Alphonse, if it was cut by a brute, there would be traces of hidden weapons here." Hughes told them.
"So Hughes, please believe us, a dragon demon creature attacked them." Ed told him.
End of Flashback
"Kagome watch out!" Hughes warned as a strange demon dragon man grabbed Kagome's throat. Kagome started choking and tried to get the demon's scaly hand off her throat. "Ugh…" she spoke weakly as she tried to resist and kick the demon. Shippo then jumped down and shouted, "FOXFIRE!" A blue fire came out of Shippo's little hands and it hit the demon, but it was no use.
"Shippo, your power isn't working," Hughes told him. "Call Edward and the others now! I'll take care of this." Hughes then took out two knives behind him and started shooting it for the demon's head. The demon got stabbed but didn't wince, the demon just kept on choking Kagome. Shippo then ran to the hotel to tell the others.
"Bastard human being, your weird weapons won't work on me." The demon growled. The demon then opened its mouth, a glowing blast was about to release. Hughes' eyes widened… the blast then came out, but luckily, Hughes dodged it and went raging to the demon, he then tried to cut off it's arm that held Kagome, but was pushed away.
"Damn humans…" The demon grunted as its hand began to choke Kagome tighter and tighter. Kagome's eyes then started to close. Hughes tried to stand up and grabbed more of his knives and threw it at the demon, but there was no use. The knives just bounced back. "Give it up human!" the demon laughed evilly. Then the demon opened it's mouth again released a small blast this time hitting through Hughes' leg, making it bleed.
Hughes yelled in pain as he collapsed on the ground, holding his bleeding leg. Then his picture of Elycia came out by accident. He saw it and whispered, "E-Elycia…" The demon started laughing as he kept choking Kagome. Kagome opened her eyes a little and saw Hughes bleeding. "H-Hughes…" Kagome then tried to kick the dragon demon, but it still won't work even her Priestess power.
The demon laughed more, "Useless humans… you make me so sick…" The demon then held out his other hand and the hand formed into like a sharp object. The demon then was about to stab Kagome… Hughes' eyes widened with fear, "MISS KAGOME!" Then…
CLANG!
The demon's attack seemed to stop, the demon then turned around as he saw Edward's auto-mail sword arm blocking the attack. Kagome's eyes widened a little and tears escape out of her eyes. "E-Ed…ward…" she weakly said choking. Alphonse then came, clapped his hands, and did alchemy. The ground began to shake and spiked stones came out and stabbed the demon. "RAH!" The demon screamed as he let go of Kagome.
Kagome then got thrown but luckily Edward caught her. Winry then arrived, "KAGOME! MR. HUGHES!" She shouted. Edward ran to Winry with Kagome in his arms. "Winry, take care of Kagome, Al and I have business to take care of." Edward ordered her. Winry nodded as she looked after both Kagome and Hughes. Edward turned back to the demon.
"Okay so what the hell do you want you asshole?" he somewhat hissed at the demon. The demon turned to Edward, "I know you have the Philosopher's Jewel… give it to me… or no one perishes…" Alphonse looked at his brother, "Brother don't!" Edward then glanced at Alphonse and signaled that it would be all right. Alphonse understood and glared back at the demon.
The demon was getting out of patience, "Are you going to give it or not?" The demon opens its mouth again forming a blast. Then when the blast came out, Edward and Alphonse did alchemy forming a defensive block stone. "That was a close one…" Alphonse whispered as he wiped a sweat of his face. Edward nodded, "Yeah." Then they looked back at the demon, which was pissing off.
The demon then roared that it was heard all over Central. Edward and everyone else covered their ears. The demon was in pure rage. The demon then magically formed a spear out of the ground, like alchemy, but way different. The demon then turned to both Winry and Kagome who were terrified.
The demon growled as he launched the spear at them, Kagome and Winry screamed. Edward and Alphonse tried to run but it was too late. "Die you wench priestess!" the demon hissed. "KAGOME NO!" Edward shouted until Hughes ran in front of both Kagome and Winry.
SPLISH!
Hughes got hit on the chest, Hughes' eyes widened and collapsed on the ground, bleeding. Kagome and Winry then formed tears in their eyes as they saw the scene. When Hughes collapsed a picture of his family came out of his pocket. Alphonse was horrified at the scene that he just stood there with tears coming out. Edward was in rage. He then clenched a fist.
"Hughes," Edward whispered as he trembled. He then looked up with tears now. Edward was full of anger and sadness at the same time, he then clapped his hands and did a weird hand motion that formed the same demon blast at the demon except it was alchemy. "You fucking demon, you made me pissed off right now…" he then started walking to the demon.
The demon just looked at him and laughed, "Trying to fight back you little human being." Edward ignored his remarked as he started to form fangs like InuYasha, his eyes turned red, and claws appear. "You have no way to insult me you beast." Edward started walking closer as the blast became bigger at each moment of step. The demon was beginning to be terrified.
Kagome, Shippo, Winry, and Alphonse watched Edward forming into like a demon. Edward then glared at the demon with his red-golden eyes full of fury. He then raised his hands up and launched the alchemy blast at the demon. The blast illuminated the whole demon's body, breaking it into pieces. Edward growled, but then collapsed on his knees.
His fangs, red eyes, and claws disappeared. The demon was destroyed. Every one of his friends saw the scene and was amazed of Edward's unusual change. Kagome then stood up and walked over to Edward. She tried to comfort him but Edward stopped her, "K-Kagome…" he whispered in a hoarse weak voice. Kagome then had sad eyes.
"Yes?" she answered with a sad voice. Edward looked up at her with tears streaming down his face. "Don't worry… I will smile again." Alphonse then helped his brother up. Winry and Shippo were looking sadly at Hughes' dead body. Winry then burst into tears as she knelt down next to Hughes' body. "I-It was going to b-be Elycia's daycare party…" Winry quivered as she kept on crying. Kagome approached Winry and hugged her. She too began to cry.
Edward, Alphonse, and Shippo just watched Hughes' body. Even though they didn't show it, they were screaming like hell inside. "Poor Hughes, his family…" Alphonse whispered as he lowered his head to the ground. Edward sighed sadly and looked up at the night sky. "Hughes thanks." He whispered up. The wind blew against them, and the voice of Hughes' laughter was heard.
Author's Notes: Maes Hughes is dead… Rank: General, a father, a husband, a friend, and a hero.
Thanks for reading, please review so I can still continue.
