InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Challenge to the Alpha ❯ The Blood of Battle ( Chapter 8 )

The Blood of Battle

 

 

“Get off of her.” Koga pulled a near conscious Kagome to her feet, she struggled with finding lucidity; her mind was at a loss to process what had truly happened in a span of a few minutes. “Kagome, look at me.” Koga forced her chin up to his face.

 

Tears marked trails in her dusty skin; she bit down on grime in her mouth. She knew Inuyasha had fallen; now she only had to keep herself and her friends alive until the youkai within her mates' soul awakened. Makkura lay a few feet away, she was unsure if the pup had survived, Kagome heard Sango screaming, Mirokus' voice was nowhere to be heard. Where was Shippo? Kirara? She gazed at the demon that had her; defiance shimmered in her eyes.

 

“You have no right to touch me Koga.” Her voice hissed, she spit the filth that was in her mouth at the wolf-demon. “I am not yours nor will I ever be yours. I would rather die.”

 

Koga quietly laughed, he wiped his face with the back of his sanguine soaked hand, Inuyashas blood colored his face. “You still have some fight left in you? Not surprised, but now you must see I am the better choice for mate than the half-breed could ever be. Not that I have to worry about him. Now this,” Koga pulled open her robe exposing her left shoulder. “we will have to do something about this.”

 

Kirara came into Kagomes field of vision, holding a passed out Shippo, Kirara looked worse for wear. Her cream coat was blood soaked, she had several nasty looking bite marks, but she was alive. She limped to Sango, who held Miroku in her lap. Kagome twisted in Kogas' grip to view her friends. Anxiety seized her, Miroku was not moving, Sango was eyeing the wolves around them, the wolf-demons seemed eager to finish them all off. Kirara dropped Shippo near Sango, taking up a defensive stance to protect her mistress; she would fight till she was pulled into death.

 

“Kagome.” Sango whispered, her eyes locked on the battered form behind her friend, which was rising to his feet, his youkai aura growing exponentially. “Kagome,run.”

 

“What are you talking about wench? Kagomes' not going anywhere.” Kogas pack and the other leaders with their packs began backing away from Sango and the others. “What the hell?” Koga caught the scent of a pure demon with the stench of the mutt.

 

Blood red eyes glared, elliptical pupils locked on the wolf prince, he could smell his blood on the males hands, the woman in his grip smelled of his own scent, the mark on her was his, and another male had her in his claws.

 

“Koga let me go!” Kagome wrenched herself from him, pulling her robes closed, as she ran to Sango.

 

Stunned, Koga could do nothing but gaze at the fiend racing at him. There was no recognition of the beast as his clawed hands picked him up over his head sending him flying through the air into the craggy rock wall. His back snapped, and crippling waves on pain flooded Kogas' senses. The youkai was coming for him again, how could this be Inuyasha?

 

Koga struggled against his own body to move to his feet, reluctantly his body obeyed. “What the fuck are you! You're only a half-breed!”

 

“Wrong.” His voice sounded completely animalistic, there was no human tone to it now; Inuyasha picked up Koga by the neck, squeezing the life out of him.

 

The wolf-demon in desperation pulled his legs up landing a strong blow to the Inuyoukais' chest; the creature released him, flying back a few feet, regaining control of his balance, just as Kogas pack swarmed him. One enraged wolf-demon came at him head on, Inuyasha plunged his razor clawed hand into the wolf-demon pulling out a rope of the demons intestine, dying the demon hit the ground as his wolf brothers were grabbing at Inuyasha with snapping jaws. The demon Inuyasha could not even feel the bites to his body, he burned for their blood, he yearned to kill, and he hungered for the blood of the one who once held his woman! Inuyasha fought against the wolves that attacked him, crushing their puny skulls, shattering their bones, as he made his way through the sea of wolves, and wolf-demons to his quarry.

 

Kagome looked around her, the wolves that were blocking their way were now all going after Inuyasha, she knew Inuyasha would not be brought down till every living creature there was dead by his own claws. She needed the Tetsaiga if she was going to stop the rampage, Inuyasha was throwing the bodies of broken wolf-demons and their wolves like rag dolls, she could not count the dead. Koga was in a state of complete astonishment, never had he seen this side of Inuyasha. She almost felt sorry for him, almost, but not enough to stop Inuyashas rampage, he was on a mission to wipe the wolf-demons off the map. Kagome hefted Makkura and Shippo onto Kirara, she and Sango drug the unconscious Miroku to Kirara, lifting him to her back as well.

 

“Go, get to Makkuras' cave, or make it to the forest as fast as you can. I have got to find the Tetsusaiga.” Kagome gave Sango a quick hug.

 

“Kirara, go to the forest, I am staying with Kagome.” Kirara reluctantly padded off, too exhausted and hurt to take to the air with her charges.

 

“Sango?” Kagome looked in disbelief at her friend.

 

“I would be nothing of a friend if I left you now. Besides, you have to stay here with Inuyasha, I'll find the sword.” Sango turned, lifting her Hirakotsu; she began her hunt for the Tetsaiga.

 

Kagome took up her bow and ran into the fight, Koga saw her coming realizing he still had a card to play. Koga seemed to appear at her side, knocking the bow from her hand.

 

“Were you going to use that on me?” He hoarsely whispered, his voice barely audible. Inuyasha must have crushed his vocal cords. “That really hurts. But not as much as this is.” Koga backhanded her, blood flying from her mouth. “See as I figure it, your death and that of your friends is nothing compared to all of those that monster has crushed. I am already dead, but you're going with me Kagome.” He growled.

 

“Get away from her!” Koga did not even notice the sounds of his pack had fallen silent. His eyes downcast Inuyasha paced toward the two.

 

Kagome pushed herself into sitting, her eyes wide with astonishment, the ground under her was seeping with the blood of the packs, and the entire enclosure was a vile bloody lake, the dry earth could absorb no more blood of the wolves. Inuyasha was drenched in sweat and blood his own mortal injuries seemed nothing in his present state. Koga gasped at the horror he saw before him, how could a half-demon do such damage to his kind. Koga grabbed Kagome, pulling her to her feet.

 

“Come closer mutt and I'll break her neck.” Koga held Kagome tightly, his arm positioned under her chin, one quick movement and the vertebrae would snap. Inuyasha stepped toward the two, a choked cry escaped Kagome, as he began to put pressure on her, halting the blood supply.

 

Moving faster than the eye could follow Kagome was free, Inuyasha held his hand wrenching Koga's arm from the socket with a sickening `pop'. Kagome scurried from the two, she did not wish Koga to be killed, but he had brought this vengeance upon himself. Why could it not be a fair fight? His lust for her had nearly wiped out his pack, and greatly diminished the numbers of the others. Inuyasha was playing with the wolf now, beating him across the face, holding him by the dislocated arm; the bones in his left cheek began to cave as Koga went limp. Inuyasha let him fall to the ground, only to bring his near lifeless body back up off the ground by his throat, his razor like claws drawing blood, as he began to pull Koga's throat from his body.

 

Kagome slowly rose to her feet, carefully stepping toward Inuyasha and Koga, the wolf-demons breaths were coming in gurgled rasps, and blood began bubbling from his mouth. Kagome positioned her hand, shaking violently over Inuyashas clawed hand at Kogas throat. Inuyasha sneered sadistically and her tenderness. How could this soft, weak creature be his mate?

 

“Please let him go.” Kagome tried to pull his fingers from Kogas throat, only getting a fearsome growl, yet she continued to try. “Inuyasha, you have won. Let Koga go.” She knew if she told Inuyasha to `sit' Koga would reflexively have his neck broken by the youkai.

 

Inuyasha released the wolf-demon's neck, Koga dropped to the ground. Inuyasha backed up as Kagome stepped toward him, somewhere in his head he knew he did not want to kill this one, she had his mark, she was his, but he still wanted to slaughter her. This foolish woman who tried to embrace him, even as he retreated backwards, she kept calling his name, was that his name? Quickly she grabbed his hand, kissing his broken knuckles tenderly; somehow she managed to pull him into an embrace. She was saying something, but he could not understand, his senses were still overwhelmed by the blood, his adrenaline even now still pumping through his veins, yet this woman held him to her, as if he was no monster, he now understood why she was his mate.

 

“Kagome.” Sango called to her, Inuyashas head snapped up, his growl returned.

 

“By Kami!” Ayame had finally arrived, Kagome could hear, the whimpers of her pack.

 

The girl pushed back from him, the growl resounding in his chest becoming more animal like. “Inuyasha, I love you, now, sit.” His growl turned to vicious snarls as he hit the ground hard; he continued to struggled against the beads power. “I don't want to do this Inuyasha, but, sit, sit, sit, sit.” Kagome knelt to him, he was breathing shallowly. Unconscious but still his demon self, Sango ran to her. “Sango, thank you.” The Tetsusaiga was placed before her.

 

Ginta and Hakkaku rushed to Koga. “He's still alive.” Ginta whispered surprised their leader could have lived through such a beating.

 

Ayame stood off in the distance taking in the horrific scene, the blood, and the bodies of her comrades, so many dead, some trying to drag themselves away. Sango had told her about the fight, but this was no fight it was a massacre. Tears flooded her vivid green eyes, Kagome turned to face her, not saying a word, simply nodded to her, she was wounded by this as well.