A cool breeze whispered through the trees and made the woods seem to shudder. Inuyasha glanced from his brother, over to Kirin, and then back again.
"But….but how?" he asked in shock. He looked over at Kagome and she had that same sort of shocked look on her face.
"What are you doing here?" Kirin suddenly shouted, jolting everyone out of the strange silence that fell over the woods. Sesshomaru didn't move a muscle, but just looked straight ahead at Inuyasha with a cold glare.
"Inuyasha," he called, "I have come to take the Tetsaiga. If I can't have it, than no one deserves it's power." Kirin stomped loudly and clenched her fists. Thunder rumbled in the distance, and Inuyasha could smell the oncoming rain. But it wasn't the rain that concerned him now. Kirin reared her head at Sesshomaru then spat at his feet.
Don't ignore me! You know I'm here ya filth," she screamed with hatred. Inuyasha watched blood trickle down Kirin's hands and drip to the ground as if in a scarlet rain. She had clenched her fists so tightly that her claws had pierced her own flesh. Kagome must have seen this too, for she slightly lifted her own arm towards Kirin and whispered her name before withdrawing her arm. Sesshomaru shot a glance at Kirin, then looked away irritably.
"Silence woman," he barked, "You will not interfere." Kirin bit her lip, hurt deeply by this cruel remark.
"He knows who I am," she thought bitterly.
"Inuyasha, your time had come," Sesshomaru suddenly said. He ran toward Inuyasha. Before he reached him, though, he met Kirin's whip. He glanced over in anger and frustration and saw her with her arm extended, whip in hand. He turned to face her.
"I told you not to interfere!" he spat.
"Too late," Kirin shot back with the fire of hatred burning deep in her golden eyes.
"Kirin, no!" Kagome shouted.
"Shut up!" Kirin yelled back at her, "This is between me and him!" Kagome stepped back, obviously hurt. But Kirin had no time for apologies. A searing silence once again overtook the woods. Another breeze pranced by and played with everyone's hair. Kirin could smell that the rain was very near now.
"Sesshomaru," Kirin said, almost in a whisper, "DIE!!!" Kirin charged at Sesshomaru. She lashed her whip at him. Sesshomaru sourly pulled his Tokijin up to hand to block the attack. Kirin kept coming. She lashed out with her weapon over and over, and Sesshomaru eventually got fed up.
"Enough!" he yelled harshly, "You will pay for your foolishness!"
"You're the fool!" Kirin screamed, lashing out again. Blue electricity cracked on her whip. Sesshomaru tilted his sword forward, then, when Kirin's whip reached it, he swooped his sword around it and snagged it. Kirin gasped, then bit her lip in frustration.
"Crap! I should have know that he'd do that. Think Kirin! You know the enemy." Kirin thought angrily to herself. Sesshomaru smirked, then called out to her.
"I am no fool, you know. I know your moves well!" Kirin winced, knowing that she needed a good comeback.
"Your not the only one you knows some moves you jerk!" she jeered. Kirin jerked her whip, trying to free it, but with no prevail. She had to do something or go weaponless. Kirin forced her demonic energy into the whip. She smirked as a large amount of blue energy crept it's way down the whip and towards Sesshomaru. TO her utmost dismay, the energy reached to sword and was reflected right back towards her. Before Kirin could react, she was flung back by the force of her own attack. Kirin smashed into the ground, upturning grass and flowers.
"Pathetic," Sesshomaru gloated. "Kirin," Inuyasha cried. "She has gotten herself way too far into this. She doesn't stand a chance against Sesshomaru!," he thought. He began running over to her. Kirin lifted herself up and shot a glared over at Inuyasha.
"Stop!" she cried, "This is my battle!" Inuyasha froze where he stood. He had never seen Kirin like this before. Just what had happened between her and his brother? Kagome ran up to Inuyasha and clung to his arm.
"Can't you stop her?" he asked him.
"No, I don't know if she'd let me even if I tried," he answered back solemnly.
Kirin, now weaponless, ran at Sesshomaru in a mad fury.
"I will not lose again! I will win or dye trying!!!" she thought wildly to herself. She lashed furiously with her claws, but Sesshomaru easily dodged her. He smiled, as if toying with her.
"Pathetic," le laughed.
"Ya know what's pathetic?" Kirin shot right back at him. "Full demons. They think they're so great just because they have perfect blood. Well ya know what? That makes them murderous villains! They even kill the ones they love!" Kirin softened her voice. "I would know. I have seen it all, and I know that all demons are the same!" Sesshomaru now had to actually make an effort to dodge Kirins claws because adrenaline pumped through her body giving her speed and strength. With a graceful swing he slit her arm. Kirin growled in pain but kept coming. He ripped her flesh over and over again, but something was different about her now. She refused to give in. She kept coming, strong as ever.
"You know what I can't understand," she asked coldly. Sesshomaru felt a shiver run down his spine. Something in her voice was cruel and disgusting, not like her normal sweet, loving voice. Sesshomaru shuddered again. He realized that it sounded like death. Kirin's face was covered with the blood of her many wounds, and it made her seems to be wearing a crimson mask. "I don't understand," she continued, "Why you like that little human so much? She is all human after all. How is it that you can't stand me when I hold more demon in me than she ever will!?" Kirin swiped again and again at Sesshomaru, but she was missing even the best shots.
"She's lost too much blood," Sesshomaru thought, "She's losing it!" All of the sudden, Kirin was gone. Sesshomaru didn't have time too react, and all at once she was behind his with her arms around his throat. She was choking him!
"She's moving too fast!" Sesshomaru thought wildly. His breaths became heavy and raspy. He had to do something quick. Sesshomaru reached behind himself, grabbed Kirin's waist, and threw her to the ground in front of him. She stopped moving, and Sesshomaru quickly turned to leave. He felt a hand reach out and grab his ankle. He looked down and winced. Kirin looked horrid! Blood and dirt caked her slashed up body.
"Oh no you don't!" she cried hoarsely. "Someone must die this time!" Sesshomaru kicked her hand off and ran off a few steps.
"Then die a slow and painful death alone," he yelled back to her. Then he left her lying facedown on the cold, unforgiving earth. Thunder crashed and the rain that had been nearing finally began to fall to the thirsting earth. Inuyasha and the others ran over. Kagome grabbed Kirin's shoulder and almost had to look away. She looked so painful. Was she even still alive? Fear struck Kagome, but then she saw Kirin's shallow breathing. Inuyasha looked away towards the direction that his brother had run.
"He will pay for doing this!" Inuyasha thought bitterly.
Kirin listened to the faint voices above her.
"No, no, no, no, no!" she screamed at herself. "Get up you scum! Don't give in now! Don't let him think that you lost! Hatred rushed through Kirin's blood, and she urged every ounce of strength she had left to help her up. Suddenly, she leapt up.
"Whaaa…?" Kagome gasped, startled. Kirin rushed off towards the woods in hot pursuit of the man who had just beaten her down.