InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Pirate's Life ❯ Pirates from Hell ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter 7: Pirates from Hell

 

Miroku got up to his feet and quickly ran for the town to warn the men. The street was even more crowded when the pirates came out to see what the commotion was about. Another ball hit a near by pub, making it exploded on impact instantly killing some men and women that were in it.

 

Miroku raised his staff above his head and shook it fiercely, the ring rattling everywhere. Everyone came out of their shocked daze and soon began to scatter like cockroaches. Men yelled at one another to get pails of water while women screamed in horror when it began to rain cannon balls. Children cried and the elderly hurriedly wobbled to safety.

 

“Why is he attacking?” Miroku said as he continued to run through the streets, “I have to get to Inu Yasha!”

 

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“What was that?” Kagome said as she heard a crash.

 

“I don't know. Hey! What's that smoke?” Sango cried as she pointed towards the bay. They were on their way to Keade's house when the crashing was heard. Inu Yasha stuck his nose in the air and took a deep breath. His ears flickered when he heard the all too familiar sound of cannons going off.

 

“Oh shit!” cursed Inu Yasha as he began to run towards the harbor, “Evarina is down there! Kagome, warn your crew now! We're under attack!” hollered Inu Yasha as he took a mighty leap into the air and descended at the foot of the mountain. “Evarina… please be alright!”

 

`I could never forgive myself if you get hurt. I'm coming baby, please be safe.'

 

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“The crew!” Sango and Kagome yelled at one another once Inu Yasha's words sunk in. The hiked up their dress and made a mad dash for their inn, Lotus Pedal's, where they knew the girls would be packing up. Kagome went to their ship first and quickly alerted everyone on her way. She slipped out of her dress and threw on a shirt and pants. She tied a bandana around her hair and rushed out while putting on her boots.

 

“Kagome!” Kagura cried. “What's going on?” Kagura was scared and tears were forming at the corner of her eyes.

 

“Kagura! Get Kanna to higher ground! We're under attack!”

 

“Is it the navy?” Called Sango as she came out of her room in her black and pink battle suit. Kirara hissed at her side and transformed into her fighting body, ready for action.

 

“I don't know, but we have to get the others! I'm getting Keade and Louis!”

 

“Wait! Kagome!” but it was too late for Sango to do anything. Kagome made a mad dash for the pub Keade owned with Louis.

 

Sango followed her, screaming in vain for her friend to stop.

 

“Kagome! No! It's dangerous, please, come back! KAGOME!” she stopped for a second and looked at Kirara, “Kirara! Go find the girl and round them up. Take them to the other side of the island, hurry!”

 

Kirara growled in understanding and took off into the sky, sniffing out the others.

 

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Tortuga was engulfed in flame. Everywhere, pirates were actually working together, trying to keep the flames at bay. But it was no use. The once lively city was now in ruins.

 

Kagome reached the pub and screamed. The pillars of fire raging from with in lashed out at her. She covered her eyes and backed up. A faint cry could be heard inside and Kagome, with out hesitation, ran in once she saw an opening.

 

“Keade?” Kagome coughed as she entered the burning pub, “Keade, where are you?” her eyes began to water. `There's too much smoke, I can't breathe' she thought.

 

The roof began to cave in as the beams that supported it began to fall one by one.

 

“Help!” came Keade's voice from the bar. Kagome hastily went over there and gasped. “Keade!”

 

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“Kagome!” Sango cried as she saw her friend enter the flaming pub. She tried to go after her but the burning sign came and blocked the front entrance. “No!”

 

“Sango, where's the captain?” Rin panted as she ran up to Sango. Her voiced wavered for a moment, her eyes shone fear. “Is she alright? Where's Kagome!?”

 

“She's inside! Rin, come with me to the back! We have to get her out of there!”

 

“Leave her!” Kikyo shouted, as she halted in front of them, “She's stupid to have gone in there for the hag anyways! We have to get to the other side!”

 

“We're not leaving with out her! If you want to get off this island alive too Kikyo, help us get Kagome!” Sango shouted back over the roaring flames.

 

“Sango! Watch out!” Rin screamed as she pushed Sango to the side when a piece of the roof gave way and fell onto the street.

 

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“Evarina!” Inu choked out; having jumped into the burning toy store Evarina said she would be at eventually. Burning beams rained down upon him. Smoke filled his lung but he continued his searching, “Evarina! Where are you?”

 

Inu jumped out of the way as part of the roof of the inn caved in on him. He swore under his breath as he began to panic. He'd been searching for the little girl for over fifteen minutes and the more time past, the more he began to worry. The fire around roared as it consumed everything.

 

He shrugged out of his jacket when it began to catch on fire. Everywhere he searched, he couldn't find his daughter. “EVARINA!”

 

“Inu Yasha! We have to get out of here! I'm sure Evarina is outside! We have to leave,” Miroku said as he placed a cloth over his mouth when he spotted his friend through the burning windows. He covered his face as the flames jumped for him. He grunted as he put out the small flame on his jacket. He grabbed Inu Yasha and headed for the entrance.

 

“NO! We have to find her Miroku! What if she's still inside? What if she's lost or what if she's hurt?” Inu hollered as he struggled out of Miroku's hold on his collar. “Please Miroku, let me go! I have to find her!”

 

“We'll die if you don't get out! The whole place is caving in. I'm sure she's out safely Inu, she learned from the best. And that's you Cap'n. She can take care of herself!” Miroku reassured the fidgeting Hanyou.

 

Both men finally made it out safely as the whole place fell apart and turned to burning rubble. Half of their crew was outside putting out the flames of near by places. Koga looked back and rushed to the men.

 

“Are you ok Cap'n? Where's Evarina?” he asked.

 

“You mean… she's not here?” Inu coughed. `No… please let her be safe.' His heart throbbed painfully from the thought of losing Evarina, `I can't lose her. She's my everything…' his eyes burned as tears began to run down his soot covered cheeks. “Where is she!?” he roared.

 

“I don't know, she could be at the hill where it's safer. No cannons can get up there,” Maxwell said from behind Koga. “Let's go!”

 

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“Keade!” cried Kagome in horror as she saw the elderly woman huddled over a motionless Louis. Blood dripped down from Keade's face as she stared into Kagome's face with agony. She would have asked what happened, but it would take too much time.

 

“Kagome! We have to get him out quickly!” Keade said as she coughed. “His breathing problem, the smoke could kill him!”

 

Kagome ran to them and attempted to drag the old man out. She grunted and struggled to carry the old man.

 

“He's… too heavy!” She shrieked when the small liquor bottles around them began to burst.

 

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Sango was stunned when the large mass fell in the place she was once standing. She looked at Rin in horror.

 

“You… ok?” Rin said timidly, panting hard.

 

“Yes, Rin, thank you. But we've got to get Kagome out!” Sango stood up on wobbly legs. “Come on!”

 

“Forget her! You saw how that sign fell! I bet she's burning to fucking hell in there with that old fart. Good thing for that bitch!” barked Kikyo. “She can burn to bloody fucking hell!”

 

Sango stood up straight and struck Kikyo on the cheek. Kikyo fell on the floor and clutched her offended left cheek. She glared at Sango but soon thought better to answer back with the look of death in Sango's eyes.

 

“Don't you ever fucking say that you bitch! Who fucking bailed your ass from the navy when you first started? Who made sure we all had a place to call home? Kagome that's who! Now, you're coming with me and Rin to get them. If you don't, I'll fucking send you to hell myself right now, bitch!” she hissed, drawing her sword.

 

The girls went to the back and were relieved to find the back door still open with very little fire coming out. The rushed in and hurried went to the bar when they heard Keade's coughing. They all knew they had very little time before the fire took over the storage room full of liquor.

 

“Kagome!” Rin and Sango cried. Kikyo was right behind them with a look of disgust evident in her face.

 

“Sango! Rin! Kikyo? Please, help me get Louis out! He's gonna die if we don't!” she yelled as tears streamed down her blacken face.

 

Sango and Rin grabbed Louis's arms while Kagome grabbed his legs. Kikyo grabbed onto Keade's arm and ushered her out the back entrance. Carefully one by one, they all piled out. Slowly the headed for a safe place to set Louis down and tend to his wounds. Not to long later, the building once known as “Marauder's Alley” was gone.

 

“Shit!” cursed Sango, “This is looking bad Kagome! I'll run back to the ship to get the medical supplies.”

 

“Alright but hurry and be careful Sango.” Kagome said as she removed her cutlass from her waist so she could make a make shift bandage from her shirt. The shirt now barely covered her breasts, but she didn't care. All that mattered now was to cover the sizzling skin on Louis's right arm.

 

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Sango bolted down the streets and into the bay. Some of the ships had caught on fire and Sango was thankful that theirs was at the very end where the hill side of the island began to curve around the bay, shielding very few ships.

 

She went down to sickbay and gathered as much equipment as she could, stuffing them in one a bag. She quickly ran back to the others but along the way she heard a ship docking. Demons rushed out one by one and laughed when some men tried to fight them. The only thing that happened to the men was getting their heads chopped off by the intruders.

 

Sango gasped and ran for all she was worth. She panted harder and squeezed the sack to her bosom with all her might and spotted Kagome.

 

“Kagome! We have to get out, NOW! This isn't the navy we're dealing with, but cold hearted bastards! I saw a cart not to far from here, just around that corner. We can put Louis and Keade on it while we haul some major ass with it! We have to pull it by hand since there's no fucking horses!”

 

Kagome nodded and slowly sat Louis up. “Hurry Sango! We need to get a moving!”

 

Sango and Kikyo went for the cart and quickly as they could, brought it to the others. They carefully placed a groaning Louis on the back and had Keade sit beside him while Kagome and Sango pulled from the front and Kikyo and Rin pushed from the back.

 

They made it around the island in a record-breaking time. The women and children of the island were all there, weeping and shivering in fear.

 

“Captain!” cried someone. It was Koharu, a short bubbly girl that had a thing for pervs. Her red and black corset dress was in ruins with all of the ashes falling off of it, showing her thighs. Her arms were bandaged and her left eye as well.

 

Behind her was Tsubaki; the ships head priestess and healer. Her long silver hair was tied up in a tight bun and her sky blue eyes were staring intently on Louis.

 

“Tsubaki! Where are the others? Can you heal Louis?” Kagome said frantically.

 

“I'm sorry Kagome, but we've lost half the women on our way here when Kirara came. We've just got here ourselves just after we were ambushed by demons. Kirara stayed behind to save us. I've never seen these types before! Kagome, what's going on?” Tsubaki said as she began to apply ointment on Louis's left cheek.

 

“I don't…” she was cut off when some women began to scream. The demons that Tsubaki was talking about had found the location and some were killing the women and children with out mercy. Other's pinned down either the women or little girls and rapped them on the spot. Kagome couldn't do anything as she witness the massacre before her.

 

`What the hell is going on?'

 

The men of the island came and rushed to fend off the intruders. Inu Yasha was among them and he was in a bloody state himself, his shirt missing and blood oozing from his legs and arms He spotted Kagome and ran to her.

 

“Get what ever is left of your crew and head for my ship! It's down there with the red sails. You can't miss it! My men know you're coming. Hurry!”

 

“Inu Yasha! Behind you!” screamed Kagome while a nasty bug looking demon came at Inu Yasha with an axe.

 

Inu Yasha spun around and barely had time to block. He thrusted his sword forward and sent the demon flying. Another came at him but he jumped to his left and dodged another one.

 

“RUN!” he screamed as the jammed his sword into a demon's eye. It howled in pain and swept Inu Yasha off his feet with its lizard like tail. Inu Yasha grunted and rolled away before the tail smashed him.

 

Kagome and the others jumped onto the cart and pushed it since it was down hill to the get to Inu Yasha's ship. They all leaned to their left to turn and then to their right to avoid getting hurt by low tree branches.

 

When they approached the bottom, Kagome grabbed the rope that was in the cart and tied it to her cutlass and weaved the other end through the loops around the cart. She threw the sword like spear straight into the trees. It was caught between two large branched and the cart came to a hard, jerky stop, some wood planks ripping off, sending Kagome, Kikyo and Koharu flying into the sand in front of the cart because they didn't have enough time to brace themselves.

 

Some of Kagome's crew was already down there and was helping Louis off the cart. They ran to Inu Yasha's ship and finally stopped when they reached the mizzen mast.

 

“Kagome!” yelled Miroku as he ran to them. “Where's Inu Yasha? He went searching for Evarina again.”

 

“You mean… she's… not here?” Panted Kagome.

 

“No…”

 

“ MY HIRAIKOTSU!” cried Sango as she rushed off the ship.

 

“Sango! NO!” said Kagome as she tried to run after her friend, but she was too exhausted and fell onto her knees.

 

“I'll get her, Kagome. Just rest here, we'll be departing as soon as Inu Yasha gets back!” Miroku said as he went after Sango.

 

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The wind whipped at Sango's face as she ran for the ship. `How could I have left my Hiraikotsu?! Stupid me! I'll never forgive myself is I lost it to a pack of savage beasts!'

 

She drew out her sword when a bat demon came at her. She gave a war cry and leaped into the air, successfully plunging her sword into its heart. While it descended, she jumped on it and made a flip in the air. When she landed, she quickly got up and ran even faster.

 

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Miroku was amazed at the sight he had seen. He picked up his pace but was soon stopped when a snake monster came out from the alley and nearly struck him on the arm.

 

“Damn… I missed your arm.” It hissed. Venom dripped down from its long fangs. It fell to the floor and sizzled.

 

“Out of my way!” demanded Miroku.

 

“No, for you see, I'm hungry and I'm just dying to have human flesh!”

 

Miroku drew out some spirit wards from his pocket and chanted a small prayer. He then threw them at the snake and when they hit it, the demon instantly cried out in pain and became a pile of ashes.

 

“Dammit! Where'd Sango run off too?”

 

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“Dammit!” cursed Sango as she hauled her Hiraikotsu over her shoulders. Scurried around Kagome's room, picking up all of Kagome's personal items and jewelry, stuffing them in a large sack. When she grabbed a large crate full of Kagome's weapons, she rushed out into the burning streets through the hazy streets she didn't see a falling pillar. It struck her back and she let out an ear-shattering scream.

 

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“Sango!” cried Miroku when he rushed to her. He heard a growl to his left and saw Sango's pet, Kirara, roaring at him. He was ready to pull out more wards when Sango called out softly.

 

“Kirara… don't harm him…” she whimpered in pain.

 

Kirara galloped to Sango's side and pushed the pillar away. Miroku grabbed her and the things she had with her. With out a second thought, he jumped on Kirara's back who sailed through the air toward the back of the island. He kept Sango on her stomach because her back was all bloody and bruised.

 

Vulture like demons came at them and Miroku swung his staff around. He fought off the aerial demons and told Kirara to head for the ship with red sails once they were close. Miroku spotted Inu Yasha fighting against three lizard demons and he shouted at Kirara to swoop down.

 

Inu Yasha saw Miroku and raised his hand in the air. Before the lizards could jump on Inu Yasha, Miroku grabbed his hand and hoisted him up. All three lizards were knocked into each other and cursed when their prey got away.

 

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They finally got on the ship but Koga and Miroku had to hold an aggravated Inu Yasha down. Kagome and the few crewmembers she had left tended to Sango's wounds but kept a wary eye on Inu Yasha. Kagome felt a sudden pang of sorrow as she watch Inu Yasha struggle in their grasp.

 

He thrashed in their grasped, trying to break free. He roared in frustration and threw Koga and Miroku off him. But the others leaped at him, successfully pinning down thanks to Maxwell.

 

“No! Let me go! Evarina is still there! STOP IT! LET GO YOU ASSHOLES!” he cried frantically. The ship began to sail away but Inu Yasha didn't stop struggling until Miroku hit him over the head with his staff, stunning the hanyou.

 

“Inu Yasha, I'm sorry to say this but…” Koga's voice broke, “She's gone! The boys lost her; there is no way she could have survived! You saw what they did to the women and children. They raped them then killed them.”

 

“Evarina… no…” he whimpered. “No… she can't be, please no.,” he whispered at the end before he was consumed by his fatigue and the slumbering darkness.