Rain: This is the continuation of Battle of Evermore.
Chapter 14 part 1
Battle of Evermore part II
-In Blood room-The medical tent-
"Hey Healer We got more wounded!" An aid yelled to Alex who did not bother looking up from her work. 'I'm gonna have to take off his leg,' She though looking down at a red kitsune, 'There is just to much nerve damage to save it...' the aid got annoyed and screamed at her as she handed the kit a bottle and a bit to bite down on.
"Solider... I've got to take it... the leg it's gone..."
"No! All I was ever good at was fighting! The High Fist... Lady Rain she's counting on me...she's counting on us all what good am I to her if I can't run or jump? YOU BUTCHER! You'll make me a worthless cripple!" He spat out in disgust though tears flew from his deep green eyes as he cried for a dream that bit the dust.
"Solider...," Alex started fighting her own tears peering briefly at her blood soaked cloves.
"Solider... I tried everything I could do to save it trust me your leader is one of my best friends and I've healed her injuries for years...maybe longer then you've been alive and I know your born soldiers... but the leg will regenerate it's self and I've seen it before... trust me Rai will not give up on you...she never does... she'll let you stay a solider your dream is not dead boy." She smiled like a mother to him and he relaxed drinking the bottle of Rain's whiskey and biting done as hard as he could on the leather bit.
The aid feeling a fool laid the wounded bear demon on a pallet on the floor since every cot was filled and a nurse came to check on him... he stood looking around the room... broken foxes, wolves and all sorts of demon lay bleeding, moaning on cots and the hard floor... some had sheets to lay on but most due to supply and demand did not...He heard the solider let go of the bit and scream out and almost fell to his knees because of it.
"SOMEBODY HOLD HIM DOWN! HE'S GOING INTO SHOCK!" Alex ordered trying not to cause more pain to the spazing solider.
"y-yes ma'am." the aid replied adding his weight to stop his moving... it was hard the fox even out of reflex set himself ablaze but the aid who was not a Gunji finally feeling useful kept him down while Alex tried to keep with her cutting through the burning pain, his fire was nothing compared to the time Kaden nearly killed Rain... she worked through that she'd work through this...
"Shit! He's Losing a lot of blood somebody grab a Gunji! we need to pump some of this back into him!" Alex yelled griping her saw, "Somebody! I need Suction! I can't see what I'm doing!" The healer screamed again.
A nurse sent another aid out to grab some random solider... and went to help her superior..
"Ma'am do you think he'll make it? He's lost so much blood..." The nurse looked like she was about to puke... Alex felt like smacking her but kind of had her hands full...
"Nurse! IF You can't Handle this leave and I'll find someone who can! Do your job or leave Pull yourself together this is not the time or the place for you to go all to pieces! UNDERSTAND!" "Y-Yes ma'am!" The nurse if she was anymore afraid might have cried..
The apples of the valley hold, The seeds of happiness,
The ground is rich from tender care, Repay, do not forget, no, no.
Dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light.
Soon with lots of struggling Alex finally got the dead limb away... the fox had kept tiring to pass out but Alex slapped his face to keep him up knowing that sleep sweet sweet sleep was the enemy now and his once strong Gunji leg now a shadow of it's former self was a bandaged stub... He looked down and looked up at the nurse who grabbed his hand as he fought the water pulling up in his emerald eyes.
"I'm a Gunji...No...a man... No... I'm a cripple..." Just then Rain Barged in and ran to Alex who was applying gauze to a large cut.
"Alex-san...Where is the boy... I was told you needed my help?" She removed her helmet and unstapled the arm and shoulder pieces to her bloody red armor. Alex smiled and sat her down next to the boy... quickly she fix everything up and Rain smiled down at the wounded.
"Hey there..." She said with the warmest smile she could manage.
"Lady Rain! What are you doing here? You should be leading the others..." He asked not believing she was there...his hero was giving him her life force...
"Ha Ha come now boyo They'll be fine right now getting you back into action... Solider is my mission." She told him with a smirk, she possibly was the only one in this room who understood him. He was a Gunji Proud to fight the fiercest of battles proud to go through hell and back with a thirst for it like no other demon.
"You think I can still fight?" He asked finally smiling showing just how young he was. She chuckled.
"Back before I was the High Fist of the kitsune I was a pirate for a time and one of my crew lost his leg¼ we gave him a peg for a replacement¼ You wont be as fast but when you kick it will hurt a whole hell of a lot and you'll be able to fight with that until your new leg comes in a couple of decades¼ you'll be fine boyo." Rain told him. Alex smiled hearing the old general try and make the kid laugh¼.That kit was really a goof¼
"What's your name boy?" she asked watching her blood enter him amused by it's coarse.
"I am Private first class Yamaha Gunjean Ma'am."
"Well it's good meeting you," Rain said when Alex signaled she was done, "Get some rest Yamaha and leave those ass-holes to me yeah!" She joked with him making the boy finally laugh and putting her armor back on.
She put her helmet back on and looked back to Alex.
"I gotta go Healer¼ I can't have Kaden beating me¼ High stakes bet you know." She laughed and with that ran from the tent.
The apples turn to brown and black,
The tyrant's face is red.
Alex smiled though she was removing a huge branch of a tree from a Black kitsune's gut¼
'What did those to wager this time there freedom?' she was taken from her thoughts when a silver kitsune sat up from his cot having already been taken care of and being less then happy about the whole situation.
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU TENDING TO THEIR WOUNDS?" came his outburst.
"Someone shut that fool up." Alex felt her head ach rise up and bite her again. Nurses and aids ran at him to force the whiskey down him¼ he struggled flinging the bottle and it's contents about the place. Alex finally had had enough and commandeered a lower healer to take car of stitching the fox up to talk some since into the idiot.
"Look here you baka! You are not the only one who needs healing! The Reds are not the only ones who need healing! The Dogs are not! The Bears, The Dragons, the damned Wind demons are not the only damned people who need my help! I will help anyone who needs it by order of lethalness! And if you've got a problem then tough go out back to the front lines, but you will NOT disturb my healers in this place, not while I'm in charge!" Alex had him by the collar.. The stress was threatening to break her¼Damn this war all it did was make her friends murderers, make women widows and make young people cripples..
Oh the war is common cry, Pick up you swords and fly.
The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know
Rain left her horse for feeling the earth beneath her booted feet¼. She looked to the north with a smirk on her face as she found her victim. The black fox tried to circle her as she grinned like a clown and held out her unarmed palms in a 'What? You want a piece?' fashion. He ran at her with a spear, but she readily side stepped and grabbed his arm pulling him to her close enough to stab in the right lung with a small knife hidden in her gauntlet. He fell to the dirt when she let go coughing up blood and crashing for air. To end it she threw the knife into his forehead.
She ran through the warring masses only to be jumped on by a squad of seven¼
The black kitsune fought hard to drag her to the dirt but she laughed and flipped the one holding onto her neck off of her ripping his arm off in the process his screams were ignored she went fire mode and the kits jumped off causing her to in turn go normal.
"Some High Fist you are! Your just another ruler who doesn't give a shit about it's people." What seemed to be the leader spat at her.
"Is that so?" She asked still holding the arm.
"Yeah¼" He growled, keeping an eye on her legs.
"Well if that's what you think then so be it." she replied. In a flash he died¼ his comrade's arm stuck up his ass and a gapping hole in his stomach about the size of his head.
"Hn¼ come on boys¼ I know you want to play." She smirked playfully holding out her arms.
"You know what guys¼I don't think this is safe.." A chubby on whined and backed away¼
"Shut up Tar! We've been given orders to kill the Fist if we saw her." Another barked at him.
"Aw what good little solider boys you are¼" Rain interrupted their argument to tease them into attacking.
"SHUT UP WENCH!" They both turned to yell at her in unison.
'I know they did not just do what I think they just did.' She jumped into action pushing her fist into the back of one's head snapping his neck quickly and grabbing the other's neck and swinging him in the air then slamming him to the ground killing the chubby one in a way best fitting a chicken.
"Well one arm¼care to avenge yourself?" She asked crossing her arms. He looked to his shoulder and snarled¼
"¼I'll kill you.." He said to where he thought she couldn't hear.
"What was that?" She laughed putting her hand up to her ear.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" He roared rampaging at her. She laughed enjoying the dodging of the blade much like her uncle Koga would.
"Whoa there big boy¼ calm down.." She teased.
"I'LL KILL YOU WOMAN!" He yelled again still blindly swinging the sword. She flipped to where she was behind him and taped on his shoulder with a fool's hearty grin.
"Dude seek anger management¼" She said ducking when he retaliated.
"WHY DON'T YOU DIE?" He screamed still swinging. Finally she got bored and shoved the pad of her palm up his nose satisfied at the snap and the blood flowing forth.
"It's been fun¼and as to why I wouldn't die I'm not you, you pathetic week piece of horse shit!"
"Damn it that's 27 more...no drought Kaden's far ahead of me¼" She growled showing her frustration¼
The others in the squad went for a tactful (NOT) retreat stopped by Kunai to the back of the head all of them¼ Rain smirked and walked on looking for a little taste of trouble.
Finding a group of what she was looking for she decided a change was in order¼ Concentrating she put her right hand to the ground and molded it to her wish¼
On the other end of the field the ground shook with terrible force as giant columns rose from there places to impale the targets¼screams erupted like volcanoes in pain and blood flowed like waterfalls down the spikes¼Rain shook her head getting up to her feet¼
'I am the grim reaper with roses in hand¼' she thought as she wished she had pockets and ran to help her soldiers¼
Oh, well, the night is long the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
"Rai! Grab my hands!" Zel yelled flying low towards her redheaded friend and sister-in-arms. Rain shrugged and did as she was told the axe wielding angel lifting her high in the air, making the fox laugh, this angel by first glance didn't look like she couldn't do much of anything, ah but that was to the untrained eye, the well trained warrior saw the incredible strength she drew from her god and anyone could see an intense selfless goodness in her aura which radiated like fire from her.. Heck Rain could even smell it.
The two were suddenly fired upon by archeries and Zel dodged as well as she could. Rain growled imagine her foes thinking The Great Apollo would bless their bows it was almost funny and would have been if the two were not being fired at.
"Zel grab my legs! I'll take care of them!" Rain ordered not really meaning to but knowing her friend needed cover fire.
"You got it Boss!" she replied letting go of the fox's arms watching the fox flip in the air grabbing her two custom made automatic crossbows( ever seen Van Hellsing? If not watch it¼mmmm Hugh Jackman¼) and straighten her self in an almost Superman position. Zel laughed at her friend's attack as she caught her at the ankles Rain fired down below heading towards the great monster¼
The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath,
The drums will shake the castle wall,
the ring wraiths ride in black, Ride on.
-Where Tetsou is-
Zel dropped her commander off beside Lord Sesshoumaru and Kaden Sosuke came to them soon after.
"Good luck guys.." Zel said shaking Rain's hand then pulling her into a hug, "Don't die my friend."
"I wont¼you know what to do?" Rain asked in a low voice. Zel's face grew hard and she when to attention saluting the fox.
"Yes ma'am."
"Then go¼and may your god be with you¼." Zel smiled softly.
"As with you Rain¼may he also be with you." Rain smiled taking her place as Sesshoumaru's right hand. The angel was gone within a blink of an eye.
"Lets do this boss¼" she said to Sesshoumaru as she had done so many times before.
"No regrets?" He asked his general.
"In service I found freedom¼" Se replied unsheathing White Storm.
"You served well¼" Kaden chimed in¼ the four still walking towards the enemy.
"Do you have regrets?" Sosuke asked the vamp who only smirked.
"None¼"
Sesshoumaru looked to Rain and Rain brought forth the order¼
"CHARGE!" the fox screamed jumping to attack the armored Tetsou to be joined by Kaden and Sosuke. This line up was old¼older then the team up of Snow, Kaden and Rain.
"You two ready?" Sosuke asked Kaden and Rain as they ran to opposite sides of him dodging tentacles Tetsou sent out.
"Yeah just do it!" Kaden yelled at the thunder demon.
Sosuke aimed his mighty thunder pike straight like a lance as they ran side by side, while Kaden threw her needles at vital points of the demon. Rain snarled in anger at the beast running to him, trying to get in close. She jumped over and dodged the man's attacking tentacles as the visions and the sounds of fighting Naraku came back to her she howled and she screamed just like 200 years ago in there first battle.
"Notameni touhou buzoku!" She screamed remembering just how many Gunji had died by his hands and just how many Black Foxes served him and she let strategy fly to the wind Baring her long fangs at the beast, letting her anger fill her, letting the sword pulse in her fisted hand, letting the fire of her rage consume her she ran at the monster as fast as the Shikon jewel shard in her leg would let her.
"I'll kill you Yajuu!" (1) She screamed raising her sword to blind by rage to notice the beast laugh mockingly.
"NO! Rain!" Kaden screamed watching her friend and second student be taken by the power of the sprit of a wolf¼her own wolf. Kaden ran forward as Rain slashed her way forward seeing only red hearing nothing smelling the stench of her foe.
On the other side of the beast Snow and Youko watched in horror as his lover ran blind into death. Tetsou smacked hit Rain hard in the gut after she ran up on of his tentacles slicing it in two trying to hit him anywhere, anyway she could, she flew back to a tree with a great snap blood flowing from her mouth and wound.. Kaden dodged and ducked hacking away at the flying limbs of the once hanyou.
"We've got to hurry she's gonna get herself killed." Youko yelled to his partner as he watched Rain get back up holding the hole in her stomach and forcing herself ever nearer to the enemy without thought or care of the pain surging through her.
'Must¼.kill¼ must keep fighting.' she thought inching her body further. Sesshoumaru lashed out with his sword attacking the man who was now slamming his fist into Sosuke not relenting any.
Snow grabbed Youko and sunk into the shadows this would end now.
Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before.
No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold.
Kaden took out her trusted claymore sized sword and jumped into the air trying to sink it into Tetsou's shoulder only to be smacked away.
"Asshole!" She yelled bouncing with her feet out off of a tree in aim for the freak's face.
"You fools you can not win!" The demon laughed his voice shaking the very earth as he pushed his power out making the fighters all fall backward with the force. Rain crawled to her feet coughing up blood.
"NO! THAT IS ENOUGH OF YOUR BULL SHIT YOU PETHETIC WORM OF A DEMON!" Rain coughed out screaming. "MY NAME IS RAIN MERASAKIE GUNJI AND I AM HIGH FIST, THE ONE TRUE RULLER OF THE KITSUNE! I SERVE SESSHOUMARU AND I DO IT WITH JOY! I LIVE FOR MY DREAM¼ AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS GONNA TAKE IT AWAY! I WILL BE THE GREATEST! I WILL SURPASE SNOW! IWILL BE LEAVEL WITH SESSHOUMARU! AND NOW YOU SHALL DIE!" Rain stood up proud and taller then she ever had fire enveloping her as she dropped her sword and ran for Tetsou's face punching him straight in the eye with the force of a hurricane.
The demon fell back his guard let down enough for Sesshoumaru, Kaden and the others to all slam their full power on him.
Oh dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light.
The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back. Bring it back.
The battle was long and hard taxing each of the heroes past their limits until Tetsou stopped fighting¼.he was drug deep into a shadow by a even uglier plant¼ screaming in utter pain as it took him down into the deepest depths of the pit. And a great sigh of relief fell over the demons as they dropped to rest right there and wait for the neko leader and the fox thief. Rain smiled dropping to her knees sleep fighting for control.
"About time Koneko." Rain laughed happily as she closed her eyes and hit the ground.
As soon as the two came out of the shadow portal Youko picked his lover up in his arms and walked her to the encampment following the others.
"You did well my love." He said smiling to her and kissing her eyelids open to see his smile.
"Did I die? Did I reach paradise?" She asked drowsily smiling up to the silver haired fox. He smiled shaking his head, "No Rain¼ but we can make paradise." He smirked as she nodded and closed her eyes drifting back to sleep with her head burred into his chest content to breath in his sweet sweet sent.
Yes content¼.all was well with her world Youko was with her, holding her, her friends were alive and kicking¼an evil had been vanquished¼finally Naraku was out of the picture¼.and she looked forward to whatever came her way next.
At last the sun is shining, The clouds of blue roll by,
With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes
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(1)- Beast or monster
Rain: Well that's it! I hope you enjoyed this extremely long chapter.
Youko: I did.
Kaden: Finally you got up off your ass and finished this!
Snow: Yeah man damn I was waiting!
Rain: Whatever -hands out pie- to make up for the wait.
Kurama: I want Cherry!
Rain: -rolls eyes- Thanks for the faithful waiting for this chapter, thanks to Snow for the support and help! You rock girl! Thanks to Cy and Kaden for actually writing a great piece of this chapter. You two are a trip and Thank you Dante for giving me back my muse. Until next time!
Zel: Watch out for yourselves and each other!