Rain: It's the final count down!

Zel: To what?

Snow: The Battle of Tetsou!

Kaden bout time that SOB died!

Sesshoumaru: Then lets get on with this¼I'm a very busy man¼.

Youko: Ah come on ya old fart loosen up!

Dark: Yeah old man lighten up!

Sesshoumaru: I would stow it if I were you two after all you both are older then I am¼

Rain: Damn you are a cradle robber Youko¼

Youko: You know you enjoy it..

Rain: Yes I know¼

Cy: -Eating pop tarts- Rain don't own anything and if she did I'd beg her for more cookies¼.

Battle Of Evermore

Chapter 14 Part 1

The air was cold and damp that morning as Youko and Rain held each other in the morning fog. She nuzzled her nose agents his cheek his rich sent filling it and lingering there. He buried his face into the base of her neck tempted to make her want him once again right now, right here. A shiver ran down her spine and she leaned into him. Oh such slavery to be a fool for his touch and she was plain and simple.

"Youko we can't, not now." She piped resisting the moan threatening to escape the confines of her mouth. Oh how she hoped he wouldn't listen.

"I know Love." he kissed her hungrily, Rain couldn't see his hands but knew they did great things.

"Th-the baaaaattle." She managed through her struggles.

"Tetsou can wait, you are mine now." he growled into her ear nipping and sucking the tender skin he found there while his hands worked their way under her armor.

"Youko¼ oh Youko. Please Don't stop. Not here¼ not now." she finally managed to say.

"Rain¼just relax." He tightened his grip and indulged himself in the feast of her lips. A kiss so forceful and burning with desire that if it was any other battle she would have skipped out most likely.

"Youko You've got to understand I've got responsibilities now." Rain shuttered as she could not leave his arms.

"Fine¼ but I can't help but feel cheated somehow." He kissed her again quickly and got on his horse looking down at his lover with a smile.

"I know Iro. I feel the same. Watch you back out there." She replied returning the smile.

"You too Rai.." He flashed one of his famous grins and took off to where his force has positioned.

'That was a close one." She laughed, running a hand through her hair.

"You just wait fox boy, as soon as this war is over you ass is mine!" she declared taking her horse to the red position.

Queen of Light took her bow,

And then she turned to go,

The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom,

And walked the night alone.

Drums sounded off in cadence as every mouth shut in a dead silence as armies slowly raced toward victory or defeat , each soul asking it's respective deity for safe passage to the next life should they die on this field of death in the western lands exactly halfway between the bar and Sesshoumaru's castle. Fear could be smelt like a thick sheet of sweat from the masses as they inched ever closer to a earth made Hell. A strong steady heartbeat was heard alongside the drums in unison tapping cadence down the line in the armored chest of seasoned warriors and rookies alike.

"Shea! Take to the air! Rain commanded as they reached their place among the coalition.

Shea nodded urging the black stallion up up and away higher into the heavy grayness that blanketed the lands.

'Apollo be with you my friend.' Rain though as she watched the horse known as Ares fly off. Rain could feel Tetsou drawing nearer with every passing moment.

Oh, dance in the dark of night,

Sing to the morning light.

The dark Lord rides in force tonight,

And time will tell us all.

A raven flew high it's wings like helicopter blades in the earth shattering quite, Rain nodded to Isaak and with a shout she led her charge her sword raised as her men cried out with one thunderous voice, seconds latter similar screams could be herd from the others .

Her horse rushed her to her first victim, he head rolling lame to the dirt. She moved forward through the masses from that one to the next one unlucky enough to cross her bloody path, Her sword swinging wildly at her foes blood covering it's once shining magnificence. The sun reflected on a silver blade instantly catching Rain's eye¼ It was Zel commanding the dragons with ease and grace as she dove in close with both huge axes slicing through the crowds. She looked behind her hearing a loud gargling noise accompanied by an even louder thud. Some poor fool had just dropped dead, Rain spun around to see who it was.

"Look." Kaden said pointing to the distance still on her large war ready horse.

Rain laughed Snow and Inuyasha seemed to be having there own war on each other seeing witch one could slay the most enemies and Rain really couldn't tell who the koneko was truly fighting, Tetsou's army or the half-breed.

"Well I say we have a little fun with this after all battle should be fun." Rai smirked with anticipation. Kaden smirked at the thought interested in spicing this up.

"What did you have in mind Mini Fox." Kaden eyed the younger woman's wild smirk she really was enjoying herself.

"A tiny little wager perhaps Bats." Kaden laughed do to Rain's height deficiency and short man's syndrome Rain made sure nothing about her was small to make up for her shortness.

"Mini Kit, you know damned well you didn't want a 'tiny' wager on this, but none the less keep talking."

"Well I'll wager that if I get the higher death toll then no hanky panky with your boys for two weeks."

"hn.. If I take this dare then it's goes the same for you¼"

"Alright¼" And the two with almost equal smirks shook hands in agreement.

"Well¼ Mini Fox I'll see you in the funny bin." Kaden laughed moving her horse forward swinging a blade larger then Rain into the mass of her enemies.

"Hey You cheated!" Rain screamed taking off to her left using her weapon like a golf club hacking off arms, legs, torsos, hands, heads, all landing in a sea of lost body parts and dirt and blood and sweat. Even in the chaos induced screams of fear pain and agony and the smells of urine, sweat, blood and death she could hear the familiar friction of his black plate armor and the strong running stride of his speckled gray horse and she could smell him, the sent of roses on his skin hanging in the air all around them even in this fog in this battle of life or death for three worlds and she watched as he closed the distance between them swinging his thorny whip threw the crowd it's razor sharp points ripping threw demon flesh. She watched him, as he turned to face her sharply his hair shifting, fleeing from his shoulders to fall to his armored back . She smiled to him and took off her bull head helmet, Youko came nearer his horse rearing it's head to her direction. He was close now¼ close enough to touch¼.close enough to kiss, Rain felt the hunger, so much hunger. She reached out behind his neck quickly, crushing her lips to his in one swift motion her tongue exploring him in haste as she applied pressure pushing her self agents him, his arm in response swept down to the small of her back¼what felt like forever was in all truth a few seconds and Rain smirked agents her lovers lips flinging him and his horse into the battle with the flick of her gauntleted wrist, to his surprised face she smiled in away that said¼. "We'll finish this later¼When the battle is over Meet me in the armory tent." and yelled to her stallion charging into the depths of the great battle.

Oh, throw down your plow and hoe,

Rest not to lock your homes.

The forces ran at Cy the Vampire, swords drawn for an easy kill, the first the leader stared her sown in front while his comrade surrounded her at all sides..

"Alright boys lets do her up good." He commanded with a smirk.

She smiled at the leader "Yes lets" Her hands that was behind her back flew out and launched daggers at a fox at her right and left, directly into their throats. She placed her hands in her pockets, her eyes never leaving the leader,

"I didn't give them a chance, but--" She stopped in mid thought, and began to smirk. "--ill give you one."

The leader might as well have wet his pants... all his men gone like that... The king surly would not like this so in desperation thinking he would die anyways and he would like to die at least angering the demon in front of him he raised his sword and with a scream attacked

"For the leader His will be done in my death as in all things!"

She waited for him to get close enough then slid out of his way, pushing his back hard enough to slam him into the ground.

"Oh come on. you've got to be better than that."

He growled and struggled to his feet...

"Die!" He stabbed and slashed blinded by rage at Cy...

She ducked his first attack but he caught her right arm and got a good slash on her. She avoiding most of his attacks, with a few more scratches.

Cy smiled, "Now that's more like it..." She ended behind in him in a second and gripped the back of his hair hard to scare him and grabbed his hand that had his sword, pulling it to his own throat. "But you never attack out of anger." Her mouth was close to his throat, and out of amusement she asked, "Now what have we learned today?"

He closed in eyes and shook uncontrollably this was it he was gonna die...he was gonna be food... and here he thought he was at the top of the food chain being demon and all... he couldn't breath or speak he prepped himself for death's cold embrace and the darkness that would come.

"No answer?" She gripped the back of his hair and pulled back hard, "Fine then." She sunk her fangs into his throat and drained him quickly, dropping him to the ground with a thump and looked around, wiping her mouth making a face. "Ugh..sour."

The commander stared at the sight in pure fear and shock... and sent the rest of his forces all in one attack to the vampire.

"Kill that bitch! I want her damn head you here me? Kill that damned miserable freak of nature!" He screamed sending his troops to action.

"Well that's mean..." She threw out her arm, sending four daggers out to them, nailing one in the eye, one in the forehead, and another in the neck. She looked around to where the last one landed but didn't spot it at the moment as she darted forward and weaved through them. She grabbed one and twisted its head and threw him to the ground, moving to another and pulled out one of her swords. She bashed the end in the mouth of a troop then slammed the end again into his stomach to make him lean over. In a second she jabbed the sword into the back of his head through his mouth, pulling out another sword and slid it behind her and into a troop's chest that was behind her. She pulled out both swords and waited for more to attack.

She didn't give many a chance to run and slammed a couple to the ground hard enough to crush their chest as she ran along with them, cutting their legs to make them fall. "Ill come for you guys later." She darted faster and stopped right in front of the commander with a gun to his forehead and said cheerfully "Hi there" and squeezed the trigger to the pistol. She would have to powder it and stuff later¼damn it¼

Side by side we wait the might

of the darkest of them all.

Claws retracted from the chest of a stunned demon, blood dripping from them. Using his surprise against him, Kaden deftly sliced his head off with a turn of her wrist, her large Aeolus passing through his neck. The decapitated head hadn't even hit the floor before she had turned away and faced another group of black kitsune and other enemy demons. She held her sword in one hand, the other empty and held out to the demons. She crooked a finger and smiled.

"Come at me, you pathetic creatures."

Enraged, the demons rushed at her, blades brandished and ready. Kaden's smile stayed in place as she easily avoided one demon, embedding a short sword in his back and into his midsection.

She left the sword in him as he toppled to the floor and hurled two 6-inch daggers at the oncoming demons, catching one in the chest right at his heart, the other straight through his mouth, the blade going through the opening and making a new one through the back of his head, the hilt and pommel resting on his lips.

Another demon came at her, this one a dark blue creature adorned in the black armor with the white spider of the enemy army. Kaden's heavy sword shot through the solder's chest and back just as quickly and easily as she made the attack. She charged the weapon and he screamed as the spasms came and his body was shook from the electricity she pumped into him, until his dead body practically melted off the colossus blade.

Pulling out six kunai, she threw them at the remainder of the demons, some thirty or so. None of the daggers hit the soldiers, instead digging into the ground in a circular pattern just in front of the horde. The demons stopped right before they crossed the first kunai nearest them. They all looked at her, confused, then broke out into laughter.

"What kind of soldier are you? You can't even aim or throw," the black kitsune nearest her sneered. His face was hidden behind his helmet, but she could see his eyes and the look he was giving her infuriated her. The raucous laughter or his insult didn't help his position.

"Come at me then, worthless coward," she taunted, her fiery coal eyes glinting. She readied her position and waited.

The demon pointed at her. "Kill her! Kill that¼that creature, that abomination! A vampire shouldn't be fighting a demon's battle! She is a traitor to her race!"

The group of demons obeyed, running past him and heading towards her. Kaden's smile turned insane and she raised her hand to point at the kunai closest to her embedded in the ground.

"One. I am far from worthless, demon. Two. I know exactly where I was aiming. You were the ones who were unaware of it."

A large jolt of electricity shot from her hand, heading straight to the kunai. The demons paused fractionally, but continued nonetheless. It was enough of a pause, though. The electricity hit the blade and spread to the other kunai. The jolt then traveled to the blades that the demons had so proudly brandished in front of her and the demons were all caught in a inescapable net of electricity. The kunais worked as a barrier and didn't allow anything, demon or blades, to get through or out. High-pitched screams of terror and pain could be heard from the trapped demons as their skin charred and singed from the electric field. When the electricity faded into the ground, bones melted flesh clinging to the dead bodies of the soldiers. All were still piled in the circular pattern created by the kunai.

Kaden smiled as she saw the kitsune from before staring, wide-eyed, at her, his mouth hanging open in shock of what he'd just witnessed. He obviously hadn't expected that from her.

Kaden closed her eyes as the deaths of those she had just killed entered her mind and stored them away. When she opened her eyes, she looked directly at the demon in front of her. She walked towards him, stepping over the bodies, breaking bones as she did. The kitsune backed up quickly, tripping over a body behind him, the demon she had hit through the mouth earlier, actually. The kitsune scooted backwards on his hands and feet and opened his mouth to scream as she approached him. It was cut short when she grabbed him by his throat, crushing the armor and choking him. He clawed at her arms, drawing blood, but Kaden did nothing but smirk. She lifted him so that they were eye to eye.

"And number three. I may be an abomination, but I am neither a soldier nor a traitor." She leaned in closer, licking the blood from her claws that held him in the air. "I am fighting for a friend and a very high stakes bet, as well as for the well-being of my food supplies. That makes me a warrior. A vampire isn't a traitor to her race if there are no other of said race, and I'd say that my being a death demon gives me the right in fighting in this war." The fox's eyes widened even further, his dark pupils disappearing into the whites of his eyes. "Yeah, I'm a death demon. Born from the massacres of men and all creatures since the beginning of time. And now I'll add you to the memories of the dead locked within."

Without another word, Kaden plunged her claws into his throat, piercing the thick black armor effortlessly. He gurgled for a moment, blood spilling from his neck wound and mouth to stain the metal. She quickly pulled her hand from the dead body, reveling in the thud it made as it hit the floor. She walked away, raising her hand to her lips and cleaning the blood from her nails and fingers.

"Black foxes have a very¼exotic taste. I'll have to try some more," she muttered, pulling out another dagger and a leather flask as she approached the mass of enemies and allies.

As she reached the fighters, a howl tore through the air. It was sharp enough to startle Kaden into turning to face the sound. Another black kitsune was flying at her, a broadsword clutched in his hands above his head. When she looked into his eyes, their amethyst color shining with a crazed light, she raised her arm up to black the swing, making a split decision. She wasn't going dodge the attack; she was going to fight this demon with no weapons. Hands only, even if he used his own. Sparks flew as metal hit metal, and the jolt for the attack caused Kaden to lose her grip on the flask and drop it. She side-stepped the next blow and brought her hand down upon the armor around the nape of his neck. The force knocked the kitsune out cold. She sighed, disappointed.

"I thought he'd be more of a challenge. The crazy ones usually have more fight in them¼less to lose, I guess¼ah well." She picked up the prone body and exposed his neck to the blade she held loosely in her hand. "What better way to get fresh black kitsune blood than straight from the jugular."

She bent down and picked up her forgotten flask from off the floor, holding it underneath the kitsune's neck. Using her dagger, she slid the blade cleanly and deeply across his throat. The kitsune flinched and thrashed lightly for a second, then blood began to pour from the wound and into the flask. When the flask overflowed, Kaden pulled it away, took a drink, and closed it, satisfied. She dropped the corpse on the ground without a second thought to it.

"I'll have to tell Rain to collect some more of this for me. It's definitely different. Delicious, actually. I'll have Duo try some of it. I'm sure he'd love it."

She put the flask back o her belt and headed back to the battle. Her smile returned full force as she licked excess blood from her lips and counted in her head.

"That's thirty-six more to my tally, Rain. I won't lose this bet," she mumbled softly under her breath.

I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley below,

I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow.

Rain: I had to split this chapter into two parts due to the length¼please continue on the next part thing.