-Lady K
Chapter 5-Captured
Bankotsu carried the limp girl over his shoulder to the small house over-looking a steep cliff. Despositing her upon the ground he chained up her feet and hands to the floor of a small room off the main entry. She started to stir as the final lock was placed upon her.
Maru looked up at him blurry eyed as her human eyes fought to focus on him. Moving slightly she found her hands and legs hampered from movement.
⌠Why have you done this?■ Finding herself in a helpless situation Maru found she quickly regained herself.
⌠Because there is a certain some body that wants you.■ With that he turned from the room and walked away leaving her alone in the dark room as he returned to his employer.
Naraku sat looking out over the cliff watching the moon begin to set as Bankotsu came up. Looking over at him his red eyes being enough to chill even the hardened killer the man stopped short of Naraku.
⌠She is restrained now Naraku.■ He spoke with a slight bow.
⌠Good it should be easier to sway her as she is now to willingly agree to become one with me than fight with her so that she is absorbed. Leave us I am sure that by morning we will have guests.■ Naraku turned his eyes to the wall, which beyond was his prize. He would draw out Sesshoumaru with his capture of his pet and then use her own power to defeat him. Her full gift of second site and mental powers would truly add wonders to his powers.
Standing he walked over to the door leading to her tiny little room. Opening the door her green eyes shined in the moon light as she glared at him.
⌠You┘ Why do you want me?■ She curled up slightly as if that would keep her safe from him.
⌠Your powers will be of unsurpassed benefit to me.■ Slowly he sat down looking at her seeming to study and take in every detail.
⌠Why ┘ Do you need my power?■ She stared back at him trying not to show her deep seeded fear that she had of him.
⌠Don▓t worry it will all be over as soon as you regain your powers back. Because your useless to me as this human whelp.■ He lifted a small container and put it into the room with her after pulling a small pin out of it a small smoke began to pour from the tear drop shaped brass container.
⌠What is that? HEY! Where are you going?!■ She struggled to cover her nose and mouth from the smoke that was starting to fill the room.
⌠Just something to keep you company until morning comes. Then it will make everything seem as if it were a dream.■ Naraku shut the door with a dark smirk as he returned to his main room knowing full well that the poisoned smoke would assure him that she would not be able to use her powers against him when they resurfaced. Looking out towards the south he could sense the battle that raged just before his barrier.
⌠Hmmm it seems as if she is more important to Sesshoumaru than I originally thought. This will make things truly interesting then.■
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Inuyasha let out a yell as he brought down the Tessuiga hard onto Sesshoumaru▓s blade trying to brake through his defenses and failing at it. Sesshoumaru pushed back his annoying brother trying to sense her location for a brief second before he was dodging another attack this time this one was from just inside the barrier that had been keeping both Inuyasha and his human woman out of the barrier as well as himself.
Both turned and looked at the amused Bankotsu, his large blade resting on his shoulder. His braided hair floated in the soft breeze. ⌠I was told there would be one visitor not two. But you will have to wait until Naraku is done before I can deal fully with you two.
⌠Feh, Like hell you will.■ Inuyasha squared himself with the cocky man and raised the Tessuiga, the blade turning red just before he brought down the blade on the barrier cutting open a large hole in it. Seeing this hole Kagome and Sesshoumaru quickly took advantage of it and entered into the barrier just before Inuyasha charged in.
Blades clashed as the three fought. Inuyasha would get knocked away but either Sesshoumaru or Bankotsu only to charge back into the fray as one of the others was nearly knocked away. The sun was starting to quickly rise and Sesshoumaru▓s patients were quickly running out for dealing with these two when he could smell what he truly wanted being so close.
Knocking Inuyasha into Bankotsu he earned himself an opening as he raced out of the battle and towards her scent which was growing weaker as if something was trying to cover it up.
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Maru struggled against her bonds unable to brake them. She could feel the dawn coming and knew she only had a few moments to fully get herself free enough to defend herself against this youkai male. She had cut her wrist on the shackle in her struggles and realized that could be the key to her freedom.
Twisting her wrist around she cut them enough to make her blood flow freely and covered the shackle in her blood causing them to become very slick for the moment. But even as she worked on her freedom her body began to feel like it had several lead weights applied to it. After what seemed like hours of grueling work she managed to slip her hand out of the first shackle and was able to quickly free her other hand.
She could feel her powers flowing back into her as the sun rose, yet it was as if something was blocking them from returning to her. Struggling more she tried to summon up some form of strength to get herself free but the smoke in the room seemed to sap her powers more with each breath. She watched as her hands returned to claws and her auburn hair turned silver white. She knew her powers should be back yet couldn▓t call on them.
Footsteps outside the door to her little room alerted her to Naraku▓s return. Quickly she made it seem as if nothing was wrong or had happened and she was still fully restrained.
The door opened and his red eyes pierced through into the room. Her mind quickly worked on making a plan that would allow her out of her current situation. ⌠Now is the time my dear.■ She watched as vines seeped out of his body and calmed went for her. She lunged forward and kicked the smoking brass container into the vines forcing them off course for her as she dodged just slightly off to the side. Without a second thought she threw herself into Naraku her claws just faintly managing to glow blue.
Naraku tossed her off him heaving her through the wall and into the main chamber and ripping her foot shackles from the ground. Her head struck a heavy wooden blank dazing her along with the poisoned smokes continuing effect upon her. Shaking her head she tried to struggle to her feet only to be assaulted again by various slashes of Naraku▓s vines.
The vines began to encircle her and turned from the leafy like vines into tentacles of flesh that pulsed and held her in place. Naraku laughed at his success at being able to just get her before Sesshoumaru showed up.
⌠I finally have one of you know that is worthy enough to be with Naraku.■ He watched as Maru struggled against the tentacles that had almost completely encompassed her. ⌠You shall not have her.■The cold drone voice of Sesshoumaru broke into his victory over the young youkai he held in his grasp. Then with a swipe of the Toukujin severed the line that went from the pulsing mass to Naraku.
Naraku in a nearly blind rage slashed out at Sesshoumaru forcing the youkai lord to weave and dodge to assure that he would not be hit but assured at the same time that he could not reach Maru. The removed vines littered the ground after several minutes. The two youkai continued their battle neither noticing the blue glow from the pulsing reddish pink mass.
Both jumped back in surprise as the reddish mass exploded with a blue aura that seemed to shed through the prison that had been holding Maru. Her own blue barrier going up and deflecting Naraku▓s renewed attacks on her.
The sound of Inuyasha▓s yelling alerted him to his plan fully failing. He leapt back and rose into the sky. ⌠This will not be the end. I will have you one way or the other.■ With that he left a parting gift of a black acidic poisonous smoke covering them as he made his escape.
Maru dropped to her knees her barrier falling quickly as she fought just to get back up to her feet she was lifted from the ground and out of the smoke. Her head spun and every yell from Inuyasha made her head pound more and more. After to her slowed mind hours passed and Inuyasha was buried into a tree as he struggled up to his feet she was lifted up and carried off on the currents of wind towards the Western Lands.