InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ A Slave to No One ❯ Chapter 30 ( Chapter 30 )

Chapter 30: The Battle for the Eastern Lands

 

Sesshomaru was standing on the balcony of his room overlooking his land. You could see the stress that was on his face as he contemplated his life. He had made a big mistake when he failed to tell his father about his mating. His mate was mad at him and had not spoken to him for a day.

 

She had gone back to not sleeping at night because he was not there to comfort and protect her. She had finally told him why she never slept at night. She was attacked once during the night and feared getting attacked again, so she never slept. When they had gotten closer and she had permitted him to hold her in his arms, she fell asleep for the first time in years.

 

He took great pride in knowing that he was the source of her comfort but his betrayal had hurt her more than he knew. She had refused his comfort and hadn't slept. This bothered him, he had sworn to protect and love her but so far all he did was make her unhappy.

 

He came to a decision, he was going to make her listen to what he had to say. When all this was over he would make amends with his father. He owned him an apology for not telling him that he was mated.

 

He took great comfort in knowing that his father had traveled here to bring his mate a sword that would protect her in case she was attacked. She has been practicing with the sword to see if she could master it. He knew, that within time, she would be able to use it to its full abilities.

 

He was turning around, about to make his way back into his room to go after his mate, when he heard a blast coming from the perimeter of his castle. He turned and sniffed the air as he caught the scent of intruders nearby.

 

His mate would have to wait he had to tend to the threat that was approaching his land and he had to protect her. He hoped that she would forgive him as he placed a barrier around their portion of the castle where she was located to protect her.

 

He knew that she would be mad but he had to protect her no matter what. He rose from the balcony and flew through the air as he made his way out into the forest to survey the battle.

 

He saw all of his soldiers in place as they held off the demons that were attacking his lands. The battle was growing worse as they continued to fight. He landed on the ground and joined his soldiers in the battle. He took out his sword as he charged toward the offending demons that threatened to take his lands.

 

He moved with speed as he killed rows and rows of demons that were attacking them. He released the power of his sword as blades came out to kill the enemy that was a threat to his land. The more demons he killed the more appeared out of nowhere to fight. His soldiers, seeing that their lord had joined them in the fight, fought with more vigor as they followed him into battle.

 

They were taking hard hits as Sesshomaru started to see his soldiers go down one by one. They pulled back and regrouped as they attacked again more vigorously.

 

Then some huge demons appeared that were not from his lands. These demons were big as they approached the barrier protecting the castle. They stood about 30 feet high and they had one eye where there would normally be two. They were big and sluggish with long arms and short legs but they possessed a great deal of power.

 

The demons attacked his barrier until they brought it down. Then they moved towards the fight to attack the demons from the Eastern Lands. They were powerful as his soldiers tried to hold them off.

 

Sesshomaru seeing that they were loosing the battle transformed into his true form. His eyes glowed red from anger, as his nose started to get longer and a snout formed. His body became longer as his arms and legs grew into legs and paws. His purple stripes remained on his face, two stripes on each side of his cheeks and he had his crescent moon on his forehead to signify his status.

 

His hair grew longer as his silver main covered his body. The hairs that hung down on the side of his face looked like two perfect little long tubes of cotton. His eyes glowed red as he gave a howl into the growing night sky.

 

The invading demons hearing the howl coming from the castle stopped their attack as they stood still to listen. They were trying to find where the beast was coming from. They heard another howl as the great dog of the Eastern Lands made his way toward the battle.

 

The demons upon seeing the great dog swallowed hard as they attacked. They went after Sesshomaru with full force.

 

Sesshomaru was putting up a good fight he wasn't about to lose to a bunch of demons that wanted to take his lands. He had fought to get the lands with his father and he will fight to keep them.

 

Then he heard a howl coming from the distance and he recognized it. He was hit from the side when he wasn't paying attention as he went down hard. The demons were about to finish him off when they heard the challenge and fell dead from the attack. Sesshomaru looked up to see who had saved him and he was surprised at what he saw.

 

~oOo~

 

Jinx was in the training hall when she heard a blast coming from the outside. She stopped, as she turned to listen to the alarms being sounded in the distance. She knew that they were being attacked, as her heart sank. She had not made up with her mate and she knew that he was on his way to the battle.

 

She rushed out of the training hall and headed towards their bedchambers. She wanted to get to her mate before he left for the battle.

 

As she rushed into their bedroom she saw her mate going towards the battle as he flew from the balcony. She rushed out there to see if she could stop him but she was too late. He was already gone and had joined his soldiers in the fight.

 

She turned as she started to make her way out of the castle to join her mate but the barrier he had placed on their portion of the castle stopped her. She screamed in frustration as she hit the ground on her hands and knees crying. She wanted to tell her mate that she loved him but he had sealed her within the walls of the castle.

 

Jinx finally got herself together as she slowly stood up and went back to look at the battle that was raging outside. Something caught her eye as she looked down to see demon and human soldiers coming into the castle. She knew that they were after her and she was determined to fight them.

 

She had set traps all over the castle that she could control on her computer, as she hurried to get it ready. She had also set up cameras so she could see what was going on. Her computer came to life as she moved from camera to camera trying to find the intruders.

 

She finally located the intruders. They were one floor below her making their way to her location. When they approached the bend in the hallway she released her first trap. Arrows were shot from different locations from within the hallway as she took down about five human soldiers and one demon. She was lucky with the demon she had caught him in the heart with her arrows.

 

The intruders continued to go towards her location as she continued to set off trap after trap to try and stop them. They were getting good at dodging her attacks and by the time they had finally made it to her part of the castle there was only a hand full of them left, all of them demon soldiers.

 

She got up as she made her way towards the entrance of their living quarters. She was going to deal with the threat, but first she activated the necklace that Kagome had given her. They didn't need to know that she was a human. She said, “Demon form.” And transformed into the disguise that the princess had given her.

 

Her hair grew longer to about her waist; she still had black hair with a hint of blue. She had elfin ears on the side of her head were her normal ears would be. She grew a little taller as she grew claws and fangs. She had one purple stripe on each side of her cheeks and she looked like an Inu Youkai.

 

She was happy with the way she looked as she went towards the intruders. She stood in the hallway as she heard them trying to breakdown the barrier that was placed on the door. They finally succeed as she drew her sword to face the threat.

 

The intruders saw the youkai standing in front of them. They were shocked, they didn't expect to see a youkai standing there waiting for them. She didn't look like the human they were told to go after. This female was a demon and the girl they were after was human. They thought that she was some sort of guard, as they got ready to attack.

 

They charged towards Jinx as she readied her attack. As they rushed toward her she let go of the power of her sword. She swung her sword down with all the force she could muster as a single beam of light came out to attack the intruders. The beam killed half of them as she rushed in to attack with her sword.

 

Jinx was fighting against the intruders when some help finally arrived.

 

~oOo~

 

The group from the Western Lands finally arrived at the Eastern Lands, as the battle was raging on. Kagome went weak in the knees as Inuyasha caught her in his arms. He looked at her with concern in his eyes as she said, “I'm alright, just give me a minute to recover from the teleportation.”

 

They heard the sound of a howl coming from the near distance as Inutaisho stood straight up and listened. It had been a long time since he had heard that howl but he knew it belonged to his eldest son. He got a worried look in his eyes as he stared off toward the battle. The fighting must have gotten really bad if his son had transformed into his true form.

 

Kagome saw the look in his eyes as she said, “Inuyasha, you and the others go and help Sesshomaru. I'll stay here and rest for a few minutes, then I will join you.”

 

Inuyasha was not about to leave his mate as his father said, “Shawn, Mike, and Sango I want you three to stay with Kagome until she is strong enough. Inuyasha and Miroku you two will come with me. If we don't get there soon they will kill Sesshomaru.”

 

Inuyasha was torn between his sense of duty and his mate. Kagome seeing that he was being torn apart said in a soft voice, “Mate, go with your father and help your brother. I will be safe with Shawn and Mike. Please, you have to go.”

 

Shawn and Mike heard the princess's words as Mike stepped forward and said, “My Lord, we will protect her with our lives. No harm will come to your mate or pup. We give you our word.”

 

Inuyasha leaned down and kissed his mate as he gave in to her request. With a heavy heart he left his mate to be protected by the two demons who had sworn to keep her safe.

Kagome saw her mate leave with his father as she turned her attention to the castle behind her. She could sense that there was trouble. She closed her eyes and started to concentrate on finding Jinx. She sensed that she was in the castle but she also sensed the demons and humans making there way up into the upper portions for the castle. They were traveling as a group, which meant that they were the enemy.

 

She was still weak from teleporting everyone to the Eastern Lands as she said, “Shawn, Mike, Sango, Jinx is in trouble there are about 20 demons and humans heading towards her location. We have to get into the castle to help her. She's strong but she will not last long against a force like that.

 

If they capture her then the Eastern Lands will fall because her mate will do anything to make sure she doesn't get hurt.” Kagome started to get up from the ground as she started to fall from being weak.

 

Shawn seeing her start to fall quickly picked her up and then started moving towards the castle. Mike and Sango followed behind as they raced through the castle to try and help Jinx before she was captured and used against her mate.

 

Kagome was telling them were they needed to go as she used her senses to locate Jinx. When they started seeing dead humans and demons in the hallways the group slowed as they focused on any potential threat to them.

 

Kagome noticed that there were cameras set up in different locations along the hallway so that they could watch who was coming towards them. She had guessed that Jinx had set them up and she was using them to attack the intruders as they approached.

 

They finally reached the area where Jinx was located as they entered the upper level to Sesshomaru's living quarters. When they entered they saw a female youkai fighting against 5 demons but she was tiring from the fight. She had already killed about six of them as she continued to fight against the intruders.

 

Shawn placed Kagome in a chair by the door as he and Mike went to help the female youkai.

 

Jinx turned to see two more demons coming towards her and she didn't know who they were. She thought that they were coming after her too when she saw them attacking the demons that were standing right in front of her. They were there to help her, not take her as a captive. Together they made short work of the demons that had come to take Jinx away.

 

Jinx seeing that the battle was done looked at the demons and asked, “Who are you? And what do you want here?”

 

Jinx heard a weak voice coming from her right as she turned to find Kagome sitting in a chair looking pale. “They're with me Jinx and we came to help you. I knew that they would be after you so we came here while my mate, his father, and Miroku went to help Sesshomaru.”

 

Jinx quickly walked over to Kagome and asked, “Are you alright? You look really pale at the moment.”

 

Kagome smiled as she said, “Yes, I'm all right just tired from bringing everyone here. It really takes a lot out of me to teleport a group that large.” Kagome saw the concern look in her eyes as she smiled and continued, “Jinx, let me introduce you to my friends. This is Shawn, Mike, and Sango. Everyone this is Jinx, Sesshomaru's mate.”

 

Everyone said their hello's as they all turned toward the window when they heard a blast coming from the forest. They all went to the balcony to look at what was happening in the near distance.

 

They saw a bright flash of light as it engulfed the area protecting a giant dog that was down. They saw another giant dog come to his aid as they stood there facing the threat. They were being attacked from the ground and the air as they saw the demons flying around attacking, trying to take them down.

 

Jinx saw her mate on the ground as her fear started to take over. She feared that she would lose her mate and she would never be able to tell him how much she loved him. The love she felt and the fear in her heart caused her to lose control as a great deal of power started to emerge from within her.

 

Jinx started to transform as her mating mark started to glow. With her transformation the concealment spell was no longer needed as it deactivated and the real Jinx appeared. Once this was done her whole body started to glow as she transformed into her true demon form.

 

Her hair had turned to silver as it grew down to her butt. Her hair had a hint of blue giving her hair the color of the moon on one of its most perfect nights. Her eyes turned a blood red as she grew claws and fangs. One purple stripe appeared on each side of her cheek as a crescent moon appeared on her forehead.

 

With her transformation complete she started to growl as she jumped from the balcony to join her mate in the battle. She was not about to lose the only person that she loved most in this world.

 

Shawn, Mike, Sango, and Kagome watched as Jinx transformed into her demon form. She took a running start as she leaped from the balcony to get to her mate.

 

At the moment Kagome felt an immense pain in her heart as she screamed, “INUYASHA!!!”

 

She fell to her knees as the fear and anger was filling her heart. Her Inuyasha was in pain and she could tell. She needed to get to her mate and fast, before he left her in this world all alone. She let her rage take over as she too transformed into her demon form.

 

Her eyes glowed blood red, as her hair turned the same color as Inuyasha but she had ebony bangs in front of her eyes. Her claws and fangs grew longer as two purple stripes appeared on each side of her cheeks. A crescent moon appeared on her forehead as her ears turned into elfin ears on the side of her head.

 

Kagome, this time, had turned into her true demon form. She slowly stood on her feet as she looked out over the horizon trying to find her mate. Her eyes locked on his position and she leaped from the balcony to go after him. All of her fear of heights had vanished as her need to be with her mate grew more by the minute.

 

Mike grabbed Sango as they leaped from the balcony following the two women into battle. They had sworn to protect Kagome but she was moving so fast that they were having a hard time trying to keep up with her. They were all still in shock at what they had witnessed.

 

~oOo~

 

Inutaisho and his group were running through the forest to get to the battle. He stopped and howled into the air to tell his son that help was on the way. They were fighting their way to where Sesshomaru was located. It was a fierce battle as they continued their headlong flight.

 

They finally made it to the area where Sesshomaru was fighting the large demons and they saw him take a hit and go down. The demons, seeing that Sesshomaru was down took advantage of the situation to attack.

 

Inuyasha seeing that his brother was about to be attacked rushed in with his Tetsusaiga drawn and yelled, “GET AWAY FROM MY BROTHER YOU BASTARDS!!”

 

He leaped into the air as he yelled, “WIND SCAR!!!” The three bright flashes of light came out of his sword as it went toward the offending demons. The blast killed the nearest three demons as the others got out of the way, pushing them back away from his brother.

 

Inuyasha had landed near his brother as he fell to one knee, panting. He was still weak from fighting in the Western Lands but he had to continue if they were to win this battle.

 

Sesshomaru looked down to see his brother land right in front of him. He couldn't believe that his brother was protecting him. He had seen the power that he held as he destroyed about three demons with his blast.

 

Sesshomaru started to move but he still felt weak as his brother was on one knee on the ground. `No doubt he just used all of his strength in one attack against the enemy. He's weak if just one swing of his sword makes him fall to his knees.' He thought as he looked at his brother.

 

He saw the demons coming back to attack as he finally made it up to his feet. He stood there on shaky leg as he waited for their attack.

 

He heard a howl coming from the forest as another giant dog appeared next to him and stood by his side. He knew that this was his father and he had come to help him in this battle. He was grateful for the assistance as they both stood side by side ready to attack.

 

The demons came charging in as the group attacked the giant demons. Inuyasha attacked with the power of his Tetsusaiga again as it killed the front demons allowing his father and brother to take advantage of demons momentary distractions to attack.

 

They attacked viciously as the battle continued to rage on.

 

~oOo~

 

Jinx was running through the forest as she finally reached the battle. She pulled the sword from its sheath as she raced into the battle trying to find her mate. She fought hard as the land was shaking from the impact of the blast that were being released.

 

The battlefield was a sea of blood as there were demons and humans alike that were killed in the battle to take the Eastern Land.

 

Jinx finally made it to where her mate was fighting in the battle. She saw him take another hit and he went down hard. She saw the demon going towards her mate as she rushed in and yelled, “GET AWAY FROM MY MATE OR I WILL SQUASH YOU LIKE A PANCAKE!!”

 

The demon that was about to attack Sesshomaru heard the challenge of the female and laughed as he made his way towards her leaving Sesshomaru lying on the ground. The demon approached the female and stopped as he brought his claws to bear and swung down to kill Jinx.

 

Jinx was pissed to high heaven as she said, “You asked for it.”

 

She leaped into the air as she swung her sword across her body and said, “PANCAKE SQUASH!!!!” A giant disk came out of her sword as it went toward the demon. It grew in size as it continued to spin and gain power. It hit the demon in the chest and when it brought him down it did squash him like a pancake. There was nothing left of the demon but just a mark on the earth where he had landed.

 

Jinx landed on the ground panting from the effort of killing the giant demon that wanted to harm her mate. She turned towards her mate and ran towards him. When she finally reached him she jumped onto his head as she said in his ear, “Mate!” and purred to her delight that he was all right.

 

Sesshomaru saw as the female demon in front of him flatten the demon that was about to kill him. He slowly stood on his feet as he felt a gentle thump on his head. He looked up to see the female youkai standing on his head as she said in his ear, “Mate!” and purred.

 

Sesshomaru's ear perked up. He knew that purr it was the one that his mate used all the time, but this was a demon not his Jinx. Then he heard, “I'm sorry mate. Please forgive me for treating you so bad, I love you and want you to stay with me.” His heart warmed as he inhaled her scent. She smelled of mandarin sweet and pure. It was his mate and he purred at having her with him safe and sound.

 

He turned his head as he saw the demons attacking his father. He turned, with Jinx still on his head, as he raced to help his father.

 

~oOo~

 

Inuyasha had been holding his own against the two demons in front of him. He was getting tired and he didn't know how much longer he could keep up his attack. His body ached from all of his wounds. He had been unable to concentrate on healing them because he had his attention turned towards the enemy. He needed to finish this and soon. He was worried about his mate and pup and worried about her health. He wanted to get back to them as soon as possible.

 

He hit one of the demons with his wind scar as he was hit from behind and was thrown about 30 feet away from the other demon that was left. The demon was making his way toward him as he tried to get up. He was on his hands and knees when he saw someone jump in front of him to protect him.

 

~oOo~

 

Kagome had been running through the forest looking for her mate. As she ran she noticed that the majority of the demons that were slain were slaves. They all had the subduing necklaces around their necks. Her heart ached in knowing that they really didn't want to fight in this battle but they had been forced.

 

She picked up on her mate's scent as she rushed to be at his side. When she arrived she saw him get hit and was thrown to the ground as he landed on his back weak from all the fighting. He was trying to get up but he couldn't, she rushed in and pulled her sword from its sheath as she leaped in front of him to protect him.

 

She transformed her sword into a bow and arrow as she took aim and then let go of the arrow. The arrow traveled toward its target as it hit the demon in the chest and killed it. The beast let out an anguished cry of agony as the arrow purified him and then his body disappeared.

 

Kagome turned to her mate as she rushed to his side.

 

Inuyasha had made it to a sitting position, he had his hands out in front of him trying to stay sitting up as Kagome came towards him. She kneeled in front of him as she nuzzled him under his chin and purred, “Mate!”

 

The scent of his mate soothed his tired body as he brought her into his embrace. He was glad that she was all right. He felt her healing powers engulf his body as it healed all of his wounds.

 

When he pulled her away from his embrace that's when he saw that she had changed into a full youkai. Her transformation was complete and she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. He leaned in and kissed her as they held each other in their embrace.

 

He pulled away from her as they both stood to face the enemy. The battle was far from over as they both rushed back so they could end this fight.

 

~oOo~

 

Miroku rushed into the battle with Inuyasha and his father. He was battling the demons on the ground with the soldiers as Inuyasha and his father went to help Sesshomaru.

 

He continued to battle trying to push the demons back when he saw that they were getting attacked from the sky. Bat demons had appeared in the sky and they were attacking Sesshomaru, Inutaisho, and Inuyasha. He had to do something or else they would lose the fight. He had no choice as he made up his mind to join the battle in his true form.

 

He started to concentrate as his true demon form started to come out. His hair changed from black to a pure red that look like fire as it came down to about his waist. He had it pinned back in a low ponytail to keep it in place. His wings were made of golden feathers that appeared on his back as he spread his wings wide to flex them. He had three long golden tail feathers that spread out behind him as he stood. He wore a string of magic gems crowning his forehead to signify his status.

 

He spread his wings wide as he took to the air. He was making his way toward the bat demons, as he got ready to attack. He saw a group of them heading towards his lord as he descended from the sky like a bullet to intercept. His wings made him fly but they served a dual purpose. They were as sharp as knives as he used them to cut down his enemy.

 

He came in and slashed them with his wings, killing the closet bat demon to his lord. The bat demons seeing the new threat pulled back from their attack as they turned to attack him instead.

 

Miroku used his fireballs to attack the bat demons as he was slowly defeating them. He kept moving around not letting them get close to touch or hurt him. The battle was fierce as he continued with his attacks.

 

He was keeping his senses open to find their location. But some of them had sneaked in behind him and he was hit. He let out a cry as he got hit. They continued to attack him as he tried to defend himself. He thought that he was finished as someone else came to his aid. His eyes opened wide as he saw who had come to his aid and fell unconscious.

 

~oOo~

 

Mike, Shawn, and Sango were trying to follow Kagome into the forest. She was moving so fast that the demons had to resort to using their noses to follow where she went. They arrived at the main battle as they engaged the enemy.

 

Sango was in the thick of battle when she saw a flash go off in the sky. She looked up to see a demon with golden wings fighting against a large attack force of bat demons. She saw him moving in and out of them as she was seeing the bat demons falling from the sky. He was using his wings to cut them down while he blasted some of them with his fireballs.

 

Sango's eyes grew wide when she finally realized who was fighting up there. It was her mate. She had only seen his true demon form once, on the day of their mating. He wanted her to see what he really looked like before he made her his mate. She had thought that he was the most gorgeous demon she had ever seen as she accepted him as her mate.

 

She saw her mate get hit as her fear of losing him took control of her body. She screamed, “MIROKU!!!!” and felt her heart break with sorrow. Her grief was changing her as she was starting to transform into a demon.

 

The thought of transforming into a demon didn't scare her anymore. She accepted her fate as she allowed the transformation to happen so she could protect her mate.

 

Her hair changed from a chocolate brown to a pure red that look like fire as it came down to about her waist. Her wings were made of golden feathers that appeared on her back as she spread her wings wide to flex them as they wrapped around her body to protect her until her transformation was complete. She had two long golden tail feathers that spread out behind her as she stood. Her eyes took on the look of the blazing sun at sundown. She had one magic gem on her forehead that radiated with power.

 

She wore a suit of golden armor that hugged her body to perfection, revealing every curve that her body possessed. The armor would shield her from any harm. She wore her katanas at her hip, one on each side, as her transformation was complete.

 

Sango stood as she spread her wings and took off after her mate. She didn't know where she got the knowledge on how to fly but she didn't care. She raced through the air as she placed a fire barrier around her, to protect her, as she made her way towards her mate.

 

The bat demons seeing the new intruder went after her. Sango's rage, for them attacking her mate, caused the fire barrier around her to get bigger. She was surrounded in flames as she made her way towards her mate as she was attacking the enemy.

 

Once she reached her mate her barrier went around him to protect him until he recovered from the attack. The warmth of her fire slowly started to bring him back to consciousness.

 

Sango turned her attention toward the bat demons that were flying around her. She couldn't get a good shot at them because they were moving fast through the air. She got an evil look in her eyes as she drew her katanas from their sheath and held them in her hands.

 

Sango made ready her attack as she started to concentrate. She then threw her katanas at the bat demons. When she threw the twin blades at the bat demons they started to spin. They began spinning faster and faster as they went. They curved slightly like her Hiraikotsu as they started to kill the enemy. They traveled with a purpose as the blades were cutting down everything in its path. The blades then turned and started to come back to her as she reached up with her hands and caught them.

 

Sango continued to protect her mate with her swords when she heard a moan coming from behind her.

 

Miroku started to wake up from his ordeal. He thought that he would have been killed by now from being attacked, he remembered seeing another like him, but that was impossible.

 

He felt warm as the fires from his aura gave him strength. When he opened his eyes he saw that he wasn't in his fire but in the fire of another Hou youkai. He knew that he was the last of his kind so he had no idea where this Hou youkai came from.

 

He noticed that it was an Ou Youkai and then his eyes went wide with understanding. His mate had transformed into her true demon form and she was protecting him. She was the same as him and her fire was protecting him.

 

He started to notice that she was getting tired from the battle as she was slowing down in her attacks. With a powerful kick of his wings he rose straight into the air as the bat demons followed him. He touched his forehead to the center jewel and concentrated. He took his other hand as he pointed with his fingers.

 

A powerful beam came out of the jewel as it followed the path of his hand and killed all of the remaining bat demons that were left.

 

Miroku went towards his mate as he eyed her. He had no idea if she would recognize him or not. He approached with care as Sango slowly started to turn towards her mate. She smiled weakly at him as she said, “Mate!” and started to fall.

 

Miroku raced after his mate as he caught her in his arms. Sango was exhausted from the battle as he held her in his arms to protect her from harm. The battle was still raging on down below as he tried to think of a way to help defeat these demons.

 

He looked toward his left and saw a powerful blast forming in that area. It exploded with such power that it covered the entire area. He knew that something must've happened for such power to be released. He flew toward that direction hoping that nothing had happened to his friends.

 

~oOo~

 

Kagome and Inuyasha were racing through the forest to get back to the battle. As they were running Kagome noticed that the slaves were still being used to attack the demons from Eastern Lands. Her heart ached with the knowledge that they didn't want to fight but were being forced too.

 

Kagome continued to ponder this situation as a demon ran out of the forest with his claws bared ready to slash her. Kagome meet the challenge head on as she ran towards the demon, grabbed the necklace from around his neck, and broke it.

 

The demon that had come after her collapsed to the ground, panting. Kagome had to stop her mate from attaching the demon for something that wasn't his fault.

 

The demon looked up at her and Inuyasha as he bowed his head low and said, “Thank you, my lady for breaking the spell. We were forced to fight in this battle. None of us want to kill, all we want is to be set free.”

 

Kagome looked at her mate and said, “We have to find a way to break the subduing necklaces from around their necks. If we can stop the slaves from attacking then it would be easier to defeat our true enemies.”

 

Inuyasha heard his mate's words as he said, “How are we going to do that? It's one thing to fight a demon one on one but it's a lot more difficult when you're fighting ten against one.”

 

`I wonder, how can we get rid of the necklaces without hurting the demon slaves?' Thought Kagome as she looked at the demon in front of her. She smiled and said, “You can get up now. You are free to leave whenever you want.”

 

The demons eyes grew big as it looked up at Kagome. He was in shock when he asked, “Are you freeing me my lady?” Kagome's eyes grew soft as she said, “Yes, you are free. I have broken your necklace and you can no longer be controlled.”

 

“Thank you my lady.” Said the demon as he bowed deep to her. “May I ask your name?”

 

“My name is Kagome and this is my mate Inuyasha.” The demon's heart started to race when he heard her name. He had heard those names before as the only one's that could set them all free.

 

He kneeled on one knee as he said, “My Lord and Lady. I have pledged that if I ever escaped from my bondage that I would try to find and protect you from those humans. We slaves owe you a debt of gratitude because without you we could never be set free.”

 

Kagome heard the sadness in his voice, “You don't need to protect us but I do want something in return. Not all humans are evil. I only ask that you don't kill innocent humans because if you ever did then I would have to come after you.”

 

The demon understood as he got up to leave. He was starting to walk away when he said over his shoulder. “I will not hurt innocent humans. You have my word on that My Lady.”

 

Kagome watched the demon leave but they still had a problem how to stop the demon slaves from attacking the rest of them. At that moment her sword seemed to pulse as she closed her eyes to rub the weariness away from her temples. When she opened them she saw Izayoi standing in front of her.

 

“Kagome, the only way to save the remaining slaves is to break all of the subduing necklaces all at once. You can do this if you and Inuyasha channel all of your miko powers into my sword and then use it to break the spell. You don't have much time as another wave of demon slaves are coming here to do battle.” Said Izayoi as she looked at Kagome with concern.

 

Kagome heard what Izayoi said, then she had a thought, “Couldn't I use the jewel to break the spell on the necklaces?”

 

“Yes, you could but then you will have no energy left to go and help your father. The battle there has not started yet and they are going to need all of you to defeat the Northern Lands.” Said Izayoi with worry. She knew that both Kagome and Inuyasha were tired from the battle but they have to continue to fight or everything would be lost.

 

“Kagome, you must wake up.” Izayoi said with urgency in her voice.

 

Kagome looked at her but she didn't understand. She was awake. “WAKE UP KAGOME!!!”

 

~oOo~

 

Inuyasha saw as his mate was rubbing her temples trying to get rid of the weariness she was feeling. She went weak in the knees as he caught her before she fell. The fighting was getting to her. He knew she was tired and they still had one more battle to do.

 

Inuyasha picked his nose up as he caught the scent of intruders coming towards him. He cursed under his breath. He gently placed his mate against a tree and placed a barrier around her, while he took care of the threat. He pulled his sword from its sheath as he brought it forward to protect his mate.

 

A group of humans and demons came out of the thick foliage to find Inuyasha standing there with his sword and a demon female sitting up against the tree.

 

One of the humans said, “Hey, isn't that the half breed that Naraku went after in the Western Lands?”

 

The other humans looked at the half-breed in front of them and said, “Yea, that's him.”

 

The human soldiers turned toward the demon slaves that were with them and said, “Capture the half breed and the demon wench. We could use them to win this battle.”

 

The youkai looked at Inuyasha and then to Kagome. They saw that his mate was with pup and didn't want to attack. The male was only defending its mate. When the human soldiers saw that the demons weren't moving he yelled. “OBEY!!!”

 

The necklaces around the demons neck grew bright as it sent a wave of pain through their bodies. When it finally released them they staggered forward ready to attack.

 

Inuyasha didn't know what to do. The demons didn't want to attack but they were being forced. He held his sword in front of him as he concentrated on keeping the barrier around his mate. He was weak. He couldn't place a barrier around the both of them so he placed one around her. It was small as it only encircled her body.

 

Inuyasha heard his mate moan from behind him as he took a fighting stance against the demons in front of him. He didn't want to attack them but he would protect his mate no matter what.

 

Kagome woke with a start as she saw 5 demons standing in front of her mate. She saw the necklaces around their necks as she started to concentrate. She quickly lashed out with her hand as five separate beams of light came forth from her fingers and went toward each demon. But instead of her attack killing the demons, she blasted away the necklaces from around their necks.

 

The demons stopped their growling as they felt a surge of power. They all looked down to see the subduing necklaces all on the ground.

 

Inuyasha stood straight up and put his sword back in its sheath. He stood there as he eyed the demons in front of him.

 

The demons looked up from the ground with gratitude in their eyes. They bowed down and said their thanks as they turned towards the humans that were their master.

 

The humans upon seeing that the demons had been released from their subduing necklaces slowly started to back away from the fight. They turned tail and ran as the demons gave chase. They were about to get their revenge for all the years of cruelty they had given them.

 

Inuyasha lowered his head as he returned to his mate. He knew that he should stop them from killing the humans but they were evil and if they lived then they could come back to hurt his mate and pup.

 

Inuyasha walked over to Kagome and said with concern, “Kagome, are you all right?”

 

Kagome looked up and said, “Yes, I'm all right just tired. We must break the spell on the necklaces but in order to do that I'm going to need your help.”

 

Inuyasha looked at his mate as he said, “How are we going to break the spell?”

 

Kagome slowly stood on her feet with her mates help. Once she was standing she unsheathed her sword and said, “I need you to concentrate on all of your mahoutsukai powers and channel it into my sword. I will do the same with my miko powers.

 

When we have enough energy then I can release the spell that will break all of the necklaces in this area. We have to break them all if we want to win this fight. There are more demon slaves that are coming to join the fight, unless we can break the spell that they are under.”

 

Inuyasha saw the determined look she had in her eyes. He agreed as they started the transfer of power before they were discovered and attacked.

 

Kagome held her sword in front of her as she put both her hands on the hilt of the sword. Inuyasha did the same as they both started to concentrate on what they had to do. They both started to glow a pale blue, as their auras grew stronger. Then they started to channel that power into the sword.

 

The sword pulsed as it started to gather their miko powers. They had both just about given everything they had but it still wasn't enough to break so many necklaces.

 

Kagome was panting as she said under her breath, “Izayoi, please help us. We don't have enough energy to break all of the necklaces in the area.”

 

Inuyasha mother heard Kagome's plea for help as she lent the sword some of her strength and it grew in length. The whole time they were feeding the sword with their power a powerful glow started to surround them. It grew as the power grew with the sword to encircle them both.

 

Kagome finally felt that she had enough energy to break all of the subduing necklaces in the area as she chanted her spell. When she finished a powerful blast came forth from the sword as it pulsated across the land for over a hundred-mile radius.

 

A bright flash of light engulfed the area as the light spread across the battlefield. The fighting had stopped the moment the bright flash of light hit the area blinding everyone in the process.

 

The pulse served three purposes. One was to heal all of the soldiers hurt in the area. Two it broke all the subduing necklaces on all of the demon slaves that were fighting in or about to fight in the battle, and three it purified all those demons that had malice in their hearts for human.

 

Once the energy from the sword had been released, Kagome and Inuyasha fell on the ground unconscious. Tired from the battle to save the Eastern Lands.

 

Izayoi looked on as her son and mate laid on the ground unconscious. She was proud of her son and what he had done to protect his brother. She leaned over and kissed his cheek as she rubbed the place between his ears.

 

She looked over at his mate who was lying next to him as she placed a gentle hand on her stomach. She felt the life within her as she smiled and said, “Little one you will be strong and I know that you will give your father a run for his money. Remember always who you are and where you came from.”

 

Izayoi stood as she looked at her children lying there. She placed a barrier around them to protect them until her mate could find their location. She knew he would be coming soon and she didn't want to take the chance of them getting hurt while they were unconscious. She smiled once again as she disappeared from the area but always being close to protect her son.

 

~oOo~

 

Inutaisho and Sesshomaru were fighting against the large demons. They were winning the fight but it was taking longer than they had expected.

 

Inutaisho attacked again as he slashed his claws toward his enemy. The demon finally fell from his attack as he turned his attention toward the next demon.

 

Sesshomaru was fighting with his own demon with Jinx on top of his head. She would lash out with her sword and he would follow up with his poisoned claws at his enemy.

 

Jinx was about to lash out again with her sword when a blinding flash of light hit her in the eyes and she lost her balance. She started to fall when the hair in back of Sesshomaru's neck came up and caught her before she fell and pulled her back toward his head.

 

He felt the surge of a tremendous power coming toward them as he heard his father say to get down. He quickly went down as his hairs wrapped around Jinx like a cocoon to protect her as the wave of power went by them. When it was finally gone he opened his eyes slowly as they adjusted to the dark again. He stood as he looked for his father to make sure that he was all right.

 

Inutaisho slowly rose to his feet as he looked around the area. The demons they were fighting were gone as the remaining demons on the field were all in a daze. He noticed that all of the subduing necklaces were on the ground. They have all been removed from the demon slaves.

 

He was wondering how they all got the subduing necklaces off and where that blast of power had come from, when a sinking feeling settled in his stomach. He looked around frantically for his youngest son and couldn't find him.

 

He quickly turned to Sesshomaru and asked, “Have you seen your brother?”

 

Sesshomaru huffed as he said; “I haven't seen him for a while. He might be hiding somewhere afraid to fight in this battle.”

 

Inutaisho became enraged as he growled at his eldest son and said, “You fool! That blast came from him. He just saved your lands and you think of him as weak!”

 

Sesshomaru took a step back from his father. He had never seen him this mad or worried before.

 

Inutaisho continued to look around the area when he spotted a low glow coming from a clearing. He quickly changed back into his normal form as he made his way towards that area. When he got there he saw his son and mate lying on the ground as he approached. His heart was racing with fear. Thinking that he had just lost his youngest son.

 

The light that surrounded the both of them was a barrier and as soon as he touched it, it disappeared. He reached for his son as he saw him gently breathing in and out. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he was all right.

 

He turned his attention toward Kagome as he checked her and found that she too was asleep. The last thing he checked was the pup and its heartbeat was strong. He feed it some of his youkai to keep it strong as he sat on the ground.

 

He closed his eyes and bowed his head as he said, “Thank you Izayoi for protecting them. I thought that I had lost them there for a minute.”

 

“Mate, I will always protect them, they are my heart.” Said Izayoi as she stood in front of her mate and smiled. “Mate, you still have one more battle to fight and this one will be the worst of the three. You still have some time for the armies are not yet in place. You all must head north to fight or lose everything you have fought to protect.”

 

Inutaisho eyes grew big as he said, “The fight is going to be worse than this one? How can they fight? They are already exhausted and I don't know if they will have enough strength to protect the Southern Lands.”

 

“Don't underestimate them love. They are powerful and when they fight for someone they love, they gain new powers to help them. But take heed my husband, if they use the power of the jewel they will be left vulnerable to attacks. You must protect them and win the fight with the Northern Lands if you want to see them live in peace.” His mate smiled once before she disappeared into the night.

 

Inutaisho knew that his mate would always be near their son to protect him. The fact that she had taken a liking to the girl warmed his heart. Kagome had also earned a place in his heart. He had grown to love her as a daughter and he would kill anyone that would do her harm.

 

Inutaisho heard a noise coming from behind him as he quickly stood in a fighting stance to protect his son.

 

Sesshomaru came out of the forest with his mate in his arms. She was unconscious as he asked, “Are they all right?”

 

Inutaisho nodded his head, “Yes, they're all right. They are just exhausted from using all of their energy in that blast that swept the area. They sent a wave of power through the area that destroyed all of the subduing necklaces on the demon slaves. With them no longer being under the humans control your soldiers should easily win this battle.”

 

Inutaisho looked up to see Miroku coming towards him. He was in his full demon form as he smiled at him. He held Sango in his arms, as she too was unconscious. He turned to both of them and said, “Now that the battle here is over. We have to make plans to go to the boarders of the northern lands. We have to defeat them or we will lose everything.

 

Kagome can't teleport us to the area so we are going to have to travel on our own. My army should be catching up to King Higurashi and they will help protect them until we get there.”

 

Miroku understood what was going on as he held his mate closer to him. He couldn't leave her behind in the Eastern Lands, not as long as she was unconscious. She had protected him and that was something he could never forget. His mate was strong and right now she was unconscious and needed his protection

 

Sesshomaru felt as his mate started to stir in his arms. He looked down to see her slowly opening her eyes. Jinx looked at her mate and said in a tired voice, “Sesshy, we have to go with them to fight in the Northern Lands. It's only fair that we help them since they came here and helped us win our battle.” She fell unconscious again in her mate's arms.

 

Sesshomaru heard his mate's request. She had a point, his father, brother, and Kagome had come here to help him fight to keep his kingdom safe so he was honored bound to help them in their quest.

 

He looked over his shoulder as he summoned one of his minions. “Jakin!”

 

The frog like demon came running towards his lord as he bowed and said, “Yes my lord, how may I serve you?”

 

“Jakin, go find my commanders and instruct them to take all of the soldiers and head toward the boarder of the Northern Lands. They are to meet with the commander from the Western Lands that is helping King Higurashi in the fight. They are to leave enough soldiers here to protect the land until we return. We should arrive in that area sometime tomorrow after we have rested.” Jakin bowed low as he turned quickly and left the area with the message from his lord.

 

Sesshomaru turned back to his father and said, “Father, we can all rest in the castle. We need to get some of our strength back before we move to the Northern Lands.”

 

Inutaisho heard his son's words but he knew that they needed to get to the Northern Lands as soon as possible. He was not about to lose everything to those human. He made a promise to protect Kagome and her pup. But he also promised her that he would help her father defeat the threat to his kingdom.

 

“No we can't rest. We have to get to the Northern Territory and defeat the threat there then we can rest. I will take Kagome and Inuyasha with me and we will head north. You can follow if you wish.” Inutaisho slowly turned around to look at this youngest son. His whole body ached from the battles he had fought today. He didn't know if he had enough energy to summon his transportation cloud to transport them.

 

Sesshomaru knew how stubborn his father could be. He saw how exhausted he was as he said, “Father don't be a fool. You can't travel in your present condition and if you do you might loose your strength and then hurt Inuyasha and his mate. Do you really want that?!”

 

Inutaisho collapsed to his knees, his son was right. He was exhausted and he knew that he could not make it to the northern territories in his present condition. He needed to rest for a few hours to allow his body time to recover before they headed north.

 

“Very well Sesshomaru, we will rest for a few hours. Then we must leave to go north. I know that the battle there has not started yet because the forces are not in place. But once everyone is there then it will be an all out war. This battle will be even worse than the one we fought here tonight.” Said Inutaisho as he finally sat down on the ground, clearly too tired to even stand.

 

Sesshomaru saw how tired his father was as he walked over to him and said, “Father, can you protect them while I go and lay Jinx down in our chambers. I will come back and help you move Kagome and Inuyasha. I don't want to stay out here for the night. It could still be dangerous and the castle could at least offer us some protection.”

 

Sesshomaru waited for an answer from his father.

 

“That won't be necessary, I can move them on my own. Just lead the way to the castle and I will follow.” Inutaisho had enough energy to summon his transportation cloud as it formed around them. He easily lifted the three of them on it as he headed toward the castle.

 

Sesshomaru shook his head in frustration. He knew his father could be stubborn but he was determined to protect his brother and mate. He led them all to a place within his castle that they all could rest.

 

He showed Miroku where he could rest with his mate as he showed his father where to put Kagome and Inuyasha. He told him that his room was across the hallway from them when he saw his father sit in a chair in the room and said, “No, I will stay here with them. Kagome is still in her true demon form and I don't know if she would ever change back. If she wakes up in a strange place she could attack anyone to protect her mate.”

 

He saw his father fall asleep in the chair as he thought about what he had said, `If Kagome is in her true demon form and won't change back could this happen to my mate? She is still a full demon and she has yet to change back to her normal form.'

 

He left his father alone in the room with his brother and mate. He would have to ask him about this when he awakens. He was worried that Jinx would not accept her new form. She still looked beautiful and now that she was a youkai it had awaken new feelings and desires for her. He would have to wait until his father woke up to ask him.

 

He walked back to his chambers as he placed Jinx in their bed. She was gorgeous in his eyes. He laid down next to her as he brought her into his embrace and finally fell asleep. They all needed to get their rest before the final fight to the north.

 

~oOo~

 

That is the end to this chapter. The final battle is heating up as they make a stand in the north. The group must travel there to defeat the Northern Lands. What will happen? Will they win the fight or will they lose everything they have worked so hard to gain? You have to wait to find out.

 

Until the next chapter!

 

Ja ne!