Let's get this started, like I mentioned before lots of things have happened in the last chapter. The heroes have met and now they have to overcome Natalia, who's now a dangerous demon. Let's not waste time! On to the preview of the last chapter!
Previously in the last chapter-
"Damnit! We need to take cover!"…
"Looks like we won't be leaving anytime soon..."…
"Let's look around, guys."…
"This cave is much larger than the last one."…
"Sounds like they got company coming."…
"It better be the Calvary instead of back up for the enemy-"…
"What are those things?!"…
"-We gotta fight our way out of here!"…
"-there's a cave over there! Hurry!"…
"They didn't seem very happy."…
"They must've gone through here."…
"Holy crap, we're sitting ducks out here! And soon, we'll be bird chow!"…
"Looks like it's a fight to the death!"…
"The wolves are in trouble!"…
"You wolves need to move! Head to the nearest safe cave!"…
"I don't know why they had to save us."…
"So, the Calvary showed up."…
"How come you wolves are here anyway?"…
"-They're called the Birds of Paradise. Those buzzards have plagued my pack for years.-"…
"Do you know the ruler's name?"…
"What makes you think the harpies were killed off?"…
"What's your reason for being here?"…
"Do you know her?"…
"-I'm from the same place your Talia comes from."…
"But why did you take her in?"…
"-She had blood on her finger nails and some faint blood spots on her stomach."…
"-Natalia has a family that's nearly given up on her returning home."...
"You mean that she's from this time line?"…
"Brazen…he's the alpha of the southern pack…-"…
"-Brazen told me they were killed by a crazed demon!"…
"Talia has this too…"…
"But what if someone wore it as a wolf demon?"…
"You're gonna help us? Heh what good will you do misfits?"…
"I'm doing this because I made a promise!"…
"You better be good at keeping promises, dog boy."…
"Let's get this over with."…
"Wait, what's that!?"…
"NATALIA!"…
"She's a full demon now! BE CAREFUL!"…
"This…pressure…."…
"Sharushi. Sharushi, wake up!"
"The Noroi Rendaringu collar, known as the Curse-Rendering collar."
"The Kanjo no hosenki, or the Jewel of emotions is used in combination with The Noroi Rendaringu collar-"…
"Looks like the demon broke loose. Time to put you back in your cage."…
"You'll be dead soon enough-"…
Thoughts-demon speech-everyone's speech-music
Chapter 10: Dangerous games we play
Kouga's pov
Mayday! Mayday! The ship is slowly sinking…
I better end this quick! I quickly dodge her swipe at my mid-section. Natalia as a full demon is a very dangerous foe. Her lust-filled, hungry eyes gleam with excitement as she looks me over. My eyes, cold and calculating, look her over as well. My claws crack with tension and anticipation.
The new wolf girl sneers at me, her silver coated eyes, sparkle like stars yet still hold a dangerous predator. I don't look away from her as we circle each other, as if we're dancing. The full yokai looks behind me at my friends. "Mmm, they look good… to eat!" Natalia sprints so fast, she's a blur; as she heads straight for them.
They think I'm crazy, but they don't know the feeling.
"No! Natalia!" I rage as she's already upon them. My wolves were faster as some of them had grabbed one of the humans. Dog boy, the fox demon and the cat demon also had avoided the dangerous she wolf. Sharushi was lifted into the air, Talia's clawed hand on her throat.
"NO! PUT HER DOWN!" I shout as I race over and slam into her side, knocking her a few feet away, making her drop Sharushi as well. I hold onto the female harpy's arm as she gasps for air, helping her to her feet. "Thank you, Kouga. I'm very sorry. This is my fault, I had wanted her to remember."
I cut her off before she could explain further and give her a stern nod. "We'll discuss this later, just worry about your injuries." The red hair harpy nods in return, her eyes downcast. "That was uncalled for, Alpha boy!" Talia gets to her feet in an instant, her glare as sharp as ice.
They're all around me, circling like vultures
"You leave them out of this, Talia!" I march towards her as my friends surround Sharushi, looking over her bruising and scratched up neck. Talia tilts her head to the side, a wicked looking grin on her face. "Oh, and what shall you do, o'mighty Alpha? Kill me?" a devilish laugh resounds, now cocky grin replaces her normal one. "You don't have the guts to kill your long lost beloved." I grit my teeth as she once again laughs.
"What are you laughing about so much? Heh, you might as well be a hyena demon for all that cackling you're doing." A faint smirk latches onto my face as her laughter turns into a snarl.
"You think you're so hot, wolf prince." Talia cracks her claws like I had done before as she leaps at me. I dodge to the side and kick her claw away as she's reaching to grab my leg to throw me.
"You've never fought in your life. You think you can beat me?!" I mock her as she fruitlessly tries to swipe at me, while anticipating each swipe and dodging it effortlessly.
"And what does that say about you? You won't hurt me. I know you too well, Wolfie." She gets in front of me and slams her knee into my chest, knocking me onto the ground. I groan as my back hits the rocky surface. I glare up at her, a smile hinting on her lips.
Damn she's fast! I didn't even expect it. "Like you'll kill me either. You know your human side will break out seeing me dead." I spat as I slam my feet into her mid-section, knocking her backwards.
They wanna break me and wash away my colors
"Very clever, wolf boy." She scratches my back after she swings around me to attack. I grit my teeth from the pain but I didn't stop moving as I get around towards her ad knocked my foot out from under her. She leaps over it and grabs onto me before swinging me into the wall of the gulge.
"Damnit!" I grunt, gasping for air slightly. "Aww is the poor pup tired out?" The wolf yokai pouts at me slightly, I growl in her direction as I lift myself up using the gulge wall as a clutch to keep myself up.
"You wish, bitch. I'll put you back in your kennel soon enough." Talia growls right back at my remark as I wipe a bit of blood from the corner of my mouth. In my moment of pausing, Talia has me up against the rock wall, holding me by neck and chest plate.
I look at her in the eyes. "You gonna kill me, Tali?" my voice comes out less threatening, and yet her eyes don't have the full anger and blood lust in them either.
Wash away my colors!
Xxx…
3rd pov
Somewhere else
"Where am I…?" Her quiet voice resounds. Her eyes are clouded, as if she was blind. The place was dark and empty. The place she was in was her mind. "The jewel and collar! Those things Sharushi used on me… that's what happened." She look around but sees nothing but a small view. A view that showed her what was going on outside.
"No… my demon. She's running out of control!" The girl cries in shock as she reaches her hand to the view as she floats towards it. I need to gain control! The girl bangs her fist on the view mirror. It repels her strike as the view of a male wolf is standing before her.
Take me high and I'll sing
"Kouga! Help me…" She tries to touch the view mirror but she gets repelled again, this time a dark aura clouds the view mirror. "No! I have to reach him! KOUGA!" She screams loudly. Her voice just echoes back to her. She watches in horror as she sees Kouga fighting her demon-self.
He's doing his best not to hurt her demon self but she knows trying to protect her will end his life. "The collar could be removed, but he can't get it from my demon self with her overpowering him." She watches as Sharushi is picked up and raised into the air just before something pounds into her demon's side knocking her away.
Oh, you make everything ok, ok, ok. Ok, ok, ok.
The girl focuses on her strength. I need to break through! So he can hear me. Her body slowly gets enveloped in a white light. Her eyes still look on at the view mirror as she sees the wolf get scratched from behind. "Stop." He knocked to the ground. "Stop." He slowly gets to his feet, his back pressed into the rock wall.
"Stop." Her demon gets close to him, grabbing his throat and chest plate. She couldn't take it anymore. "STOP!" The white light surrounding her chases away the dark aura.
This was her chance to connect to him. "Kouga!" She watches as her demon self actually stops. She hears his voice. "You gonna kill me, Tali?" She breathes a sigh of relief.
Xxx…
Kouga's POV
We are one and the same
I watch as her eyes get a lighter color in her eyes, the silver not as clouded or angry. "K….Kouga…" Talia's natural voice breaks through the demon form's lips. My eyes widen as she stares at me, her eyes growing less silver but ends up mixing with her natural green eyes. "Tali…" I feel her clawed hand slowly slip away from my neck and her hold on my chest plate drops.
She grips her chest plate. She backs away from me slowly. "Tali…" I reach towards her, she shakes her slowly. "Please… forgive me…" She drops to her knees even slower. I inch towards her a step at a time. "Tali… there's nothing to forgive…" "YES, THERE IS!" She screams in anguish from her spot on the ground.
Oh you take all of the pain away, away, away. Away, away, away.
She gasps, holding onto her head. "Stay away you horrible thing." She wasn't referring to me, but her inner demon. "We're the same person, it's not possible." The demon's chilling voice echoes through the same mouth. Her demonic aura emerges once more. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Tali screams as the dark aura surrounds her.
"TALI!" "Talia!" My friends cried out as well from the same shock as Talia screams in pain. "Kouga, don't stand there! Get the collar! Get it off of me!" Talia screams once more. I dash towards her and reach to grab the collar from around her neck but before I could, a hand grabs me around mine and throws me. "Gaaah!" I cried out, my back hitting a giant boulder.
Save me if I become My Demons.
"You thinks that worthless human half of me could hold me back, Alpha? Your more pathetic than I gave you credit for." The demon yokai gleams, an evil smirk lights up her face. I cough hard, blood seeping through my mouth as I spit onto the ground. Damnit all, at this rate the others will be in danger! They got to get to safety. "Minna, run! Get to safety!" I yell loud enough for one of my pack mates to hear.
"Kouga…" Ginta murmurs, catching the attention of the others. His ears focus on my words. "Get them out of here. You pups keep them safe." I speak in a more quiet voice which Ginta hears anyway. Ginta bows his head slightly before looking to everyone else.
"We can't stay here. It's too dangerous." Inuyasha gives him a skeptical look. "And leave wolf breath down there to fight alone?! Does he have a brain? That girl is full on feral! He'll be dead if we leave." The others agree but Annie shakes her head.
"We can't fight her either. A new wolf yokai is a dangerous creature. He'll be able to handle her far better." Yukaza nods her head in agreement with Annie. "He wants us gone…So he can finish the fight in the way he can't endanger us." The misfits look down and don't argue further as the wolves lead them away from my fight.
I cannot stop this, sickness taking over
The wolf girl glares over at me. Her aura is a deep darkness, glowing around her. I look over at her, a new smile forms on my face. "You think you're so tough. Well, let's get something straight. I'm strong in this form, but I think you broke my demon's cage!" My heart thunders in my chest. I close my eyes and let my demon out. I open my eyes again and let out a howl as the wind blows loudly between us.
My nails extend further by 3 inches, my muscles expand, and my eyes grow into a deep blue color. He black that would take up my eyes is just plain white, meaning I'm in control of my demon. The red marks show on my face as my own canines grow just barely fitting in my mouth. "Let's see how tough you are, Talia." A deep grin widens on my face as my now sapphire blue eyes peer at her snarling form. She crouches onto the ground as if going defensive.
It takes control and drags me into nowhere
"How dare you. You think you in your controlled demon state can beat me?!" Talia snarls, her eyes glistening. In a flash, I'm in front of her; her expression perplexed as I slam my fist into her mid-section.
The blow sends her flying, mostly from the pressure and momentum. Her back slams into the side of the hut, blood spewing from her mouth. She catches herself on her knees and hands, spitting blood from her mouth.
"Not so tough now are you." My voice keep a monotone tone. She couldn't keep this up forever, soon her own body will wear out so she'll have to return to her human side. She looks up at me her eyes viciously cold and angry.
I keep a plain expression as she climbs to her feet. Her leg falters slightly but it doesn't stop her from standing up fully. Her breathing is raspy, I knew I had broken her rib when she slammed into the hut.
Xxx…
Talia's Demon's Pov
I need your help, I can't fight this forever
My mind had blurred when my back connected to the side of the house. My eyes unclear from anger. Start thinking for a damn change! Wait, my thoughts are going though?
I look in surprise as I could feel a warmth inside of me. Was my human side doing this? We shouldn't be able to connect at all, due to the seal. I slowly climb to my feet as my thoughts swirl.
His complete yokai form… A small shiver runs up my back but I remain still as I finally get to my feet. "Please…." My voice comes out. Kouga looks at me in unsuspecting surprise.
"I know…I know about the seal. The one that holds me back from being the real demon." I listen to the sound of my voice, instead of the deep malicious voice, it was a mixture of my human selves' voice and my non-angered demon self. Kouga has me by the neck in seconds of the words falling out of my voice.
I know you're watching, I can feel you out there.
"What do you know?!" His voice comes out pure threatening as I cough, clutching at the hand wrapped around my throat. I squint my eyes at him. "Brazen, he asked a witch, a friend of his, to seal my demon blood away. I'm not the Talia you know, I'm a part of her. I knew what Brazen was doing at the time. He had been planning that to happen ever since I/she was born.
"He planned the whole thing, and then lied to everyone including my/her mother. Mother thinks that Tavera and I are dead. Kouga, only you and my human half can set things right. We'll be in danger as long as the demon blood is sealed away." Kouga gazes at me in confusion. His eyes gaze pointedly at me as he thinks through everything.
"What do you mean 'we'll be in danger'? By we'll you mean you and Talia?" I nod urgently as he finally let's go of my neck. I gasps in relief and step away from the wall of the house to look up at him with sincerity. "Kouga, you have to realize this. Because of the seal on the demon blood, we've become different. My demon, me and my human heart. Because of the seal splitting us, we've become our own beings.
Take me high and I'll sing
"My demon, a vicious and blood thirsty being driven mad from isolation. Me, always aware of everything yet not a true being. My human heart, who grew into a real person, who could've been normal had the demon blood never existed. The outcome of releasing the seal will be catastrophic, but it has to happen if we, no I become a true demon again."
Kouga looks at me in disbelieve. I could see his demon fading away from his appearance. "What do you mean? That you may not be the same if the blood is unsealed?" I nod slowly, my eyes down cast from his piercing eyes.
I feel his warm body press into me, holding me tightly to him. I blink in surprise as he buries his face in my neck, nuzzling it with light kisses. I smile lightly, as my arms slowly wrap around him as well.
You make everything ok, ok, ok. Ok, ok, ok.
"Don't lose who you are. When I learn how to unseal the blood, don't you dare lose what I adore about you." My heart skip a beat, my breath lodged in my throat. I nod my head wordlessly. After seconds of our embrace, I nudge him back and look at him.
"Time for me to go back." Kouga opens his mouth to say something but I shake my head. "I must, but don't worry we're all the same wolf you love." I smile faintly, knowing the truth in my words. Kouga kisses my cheek before looking back at me again.
"At least you'll be able to rest." Kouga reaches behind my neck and kisses me as the collar slides off my neck, my vision growing dark as I fall into him, my being slipping deep inside our shared mind.
Xxx…
Kouga's pov
Save me if I become My Demons!
I lift her now unconscious body into my arms. I smile down at her. It's gonna take a while for her to return to normal. I follow the scent of the group even though the stench of dried bird blood is everywhere in the air. I start climbing the ledges, following the scent out of the gulge.
The scent travels a little ways away from the gulge. The sky's growing darker, as I see the light of a new campfire. My eyes find those the color of yellow/orange, the color of a new flame. "We have things to talk about." Sharushi bows her head in understanding as everyone gets up and looks at Talia. Annie takes her from my arms and lays her on a mat so she could rest more comfortably.
"Save it till the girl's healed, wolf boy." Dog face butts in. I sigh, knowing he was right since we need to know about Talia's known past. The one she remembers… but that can wait for later as I pass out on my feet, one of my pack mates gasp in shock and catch me before I hit the ground.
That's the end for this chapter! Just so you know this is what was meant about the seal and what it separated.
It made three separate personas inside one body. Talia's Human side, her Hanyo side which shares equal knowledge of both halves and is the combination of both her human and demon selves and finally her Yokai side which is full of anger, bloodlust and pain, wanting to kill everything as we noticed in this chapter about her two halves.
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