InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ For the heart of a demon ❯ Chapter 10 ( Chapter 10 )

For the heart of a demon

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Weird mishap with my internet here, it's stupid. Oh well, college sucks. All of you out there know it does, or will anyways. Sooooooo.

 

There is a slight not so good scene of badness to character towards the end of the chapter, so, guess this is a warning of some sorts. Warning: I do not have claims to Inuyasha!

 

Well? How are things as of now? Liking? Not liking? Well, read on!

 

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Chapter 10

 

Noriega, twelve days later, came to a quaint compound deep in the south lands. It was made of white wood and had a massive sand garden in the front. Knowing her presence was known already, she walked past the servants entering into a dark room even though it was day time. The half dragon half dog demon walked outside with her to the edge of the garden. He had a long metallic green tail, pointed ears, long dark green hair, and a patch of scales down his spine. He wore a dark blue outfit with silver patters and a black sash (similar to what Sesshomaru wears). He had two kodachi at his waist. He looked at Noriega with his soft yellow eyes.

 

“Time has passed since we have last spoken.”

 

“Six months.”

 

“Has my not keeping in touch with you moved me to be an enemy.”

 

“You have heard of the task my ward has been delegated.”

 

“I am well informed as well. A number of birds I have not seen in this area of recent have been passing, none stopping. Are we against each other or am I ever so in your graces Minone.”

 

“Do not push me Mamochan.”

 

“If you do not tell me, I will find a way to kill you no matter the names you have acquired or disposed of.”

 

Noriega growled at him glaring. “You demand nothing of me.”

 

He looked at her with his indifference. His emotions we hidden as well, but not to the extent of Noriega's. “You still are Minone. I had hard a rumor, you have become soft for an unknown lord in the east.”

 

“Your dragon spies have given you false information, and of before. Why believe what they say now.”

 

“Your words are truthful, yet I received this information from a human who did not reek of lies.” Mamochan looked at her, starting from her tail and moving his eyes up. “Tell me Minone, truly why did you come here.”

 

“To see if you allied yourself truly with the Western lord, southern lord, or myself yet by your insolent words the other two choices are of no concern to me.”

 

“I am glad we have this up front Minone, but to clarify, as the head of one of his messengers has confirmed, you know I am more dragon than inu, why I am one of the low southern lords and not one of the west.”

 

“If you wish to accelerate your own down fall, do so now, and you truly will be the fool.”

 

“Yet you despise dogs as you are one.”

 

“No less yourself.”

 

Mamochan growled at her. “Bitch.”

 

Noriega began to growl. “If you wish to destroy my land feel free to do so. You are the single most pathetic excuse for a lesser lord dragon that I have encountered Mamochan.”

 

His dragon tail whipped at her throat, Noriega took a step back. “Even if you do defeat me, it is unlikely you will leave the south this deep to your areas alive. So I will kill you myself and not even the scavengers dare to touch your rotting corpus.”

 

Noriega, emotionless, smiled. “Try me.”

 

She jumped back as Mamochan's tail barley missed her throat. She withdrew her own sword as Mamochan took out his twin kodachi skillfully attacking at her. Noriega easily blocked and avoided his tail at the same time. She swung her blade in one direction sending the death scar and dung into her arm sending blades of blood at him. Mamochan jumped very high up avoiding all and sent fire dead at her. Noriega erected a powerful miko barrier and with her other hand not holding the sword sent her whip at him. One kodachi blocked while the other hit her sword, and applying some pressure from above at short range Mamochan opened his mouth sending fire at her again.

 

Noriega jumped back blocking his tail with her sword and using her whip to cut at his tail leaving a long bloody gash. Mamochan then sent fire at her again and in the middle threw an dagger at her. The female inu only seeing the fire put her hand out exploding the flames being sent at her. The force pushed her and Mamochan back deflecting the dagger and soon Noriega let her sword glow black as the two charged at each other. The sky became black and as their swords collided, one sliced the girl, but black flames engulfed the half dragon.

 

Mamochan had little time to use some of his aurora to protect him. Enraged, his eyes glowed dark blue as he transformed into a massive silver and green dragon. Noriega ran avoiding his fire and tail until seeing no other option transformed herself into a black dog.

 

Kogua and his pack, staying in one of Noriega's southern wolf run palaces, quickly went outside to watch the fight. The two transformed were steadily moving north.

 

“How the hell did it get to night suddenly?”

 

“More importantly, who is she fighting? I can not tell.”

 

“Yeah that guy is almost twice her size!”

 

Kogua spoke. “Some dog dragon little lord named Mamochan.”

 

The wolves all turned to Kogua. “Mamochan?”

 

“That is Mamochan? I herd he tells the southern lord what to do, that he is truly in control but can not be the southern lord in dragon lands because he is a mixed breed.”

 

“Yeah, and that he is even more powerful than the southern lord- Wait I thought Oka was on good terms with him Kogua.”

 

Kogua laughed. “Oka and Mamochan, allies? Hell no she defeated him in a battle a while ago and kept him alive because. They just agreed not to fight again.”

 

“Until now.”

 

Ginta spoke. “I heard this is the first time they have fought in these forms, their true forms.”

 

Mamochan slashed at the girl who rolled out of the way. He spat fie at her and she dismissed it with energy. Angry, Mamochan roared at her causing her ears to fold. She ran past licking him burring through some of the scales to his flesh. He roared again sending massive icicles at her. One hit her right shoulder hard and she barked at him slashing deep across his chest twice, but before she could do anything more Mamochan pounced on top of the dog pinning her down by the shoulders. As his head went down, the only sound heard was a yelp.

 

Kogua and his pack were already on the run for Noriega. Tome, a female with a white streak in her black hair/fur spoke.

 

“Stupid males! Even hanyou know that females are always smaller and weaken in true form.”

 

Kogua spoke. “Even if they are stronger when in people form which is why the damn half and half turned into his true form in the first place.”

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Naraku had already seen the mirror and as he flew he heard the yelps and crunches long before he would be able to see them, to see her.

 

Noriega yelped as the dragon bit down on her again. But she was far beyond angry. The dog slashed deep in his face as he tried biting again, lunged forward and bit deep into his neck tearing at it. She filled him with as much poison as she was able to until his tail swung at her. She jumped back stumbling and whining, but not taking her eyes off of him. The black inu growled as the dragon snorted. They jumped at each other again, but Noriega changed mid direction swinging her tongue at him hitting him with poison saliva. He roared seeing the bone in his fore arm. Now they both were unable to walk. Noriega thought to Mamochan both glaring at one another.

 

`If you are obedient I will not purify you completely with the next lick.'

 

`Very well Minone. I can tell, this eastern fellow of yours has not softened you, but has hardened you making you that much more fierce. You will have no further qualms from me, and I will fight under Noriega when the time comes, my lady. I was wrong to challenge you, and my place being known tells me not to try a third time and be lucky to escape with my life.'

 

Noriega knocked him down with her nuzzle and barked at him. Mamochan went back to his person form and was taken away by servants. Once clear, the inu sat, more so laid on her side licking her wounds. As the wolves came up, they saw one leg broke, a fore arm shattered or fractured, and part of her side oozing with thick blood. They made noise cheering, especially Tome.

 

“Yeah! Women will rule! If a full transformed male dragon can not beat you no one can!”

 

Noriega whined folding her ears, Kogua hit the wolves with him speaking. “Be quiet! That even hurt my ears and I am no big dog!”

 

Noriega still licked healing the bone in her leg and arm somewhat. She even managed to close most of her side. The dog turned back into her normal form, but the sky remained the black of night.

 

A wolf spoke. “Why did you let the idiot live?”

 

“Mamochan was defeated and suffered extreme humiliation. If a male was beaten by another in transformed state, it is shameful enough, but by a female, and dragons are to be stronger than dogs... Mamochan considers this far worse than death, the fool was barley let to live with his humiliation and shame.” The wolves, after Kogua explained to them in slightly lesser terms, all turned to Noriega. “Kogua speaks the truth. He will serve his purpose then will be dealt with for trying to suggest his dominance over me.”

 

“We are not far from the palace, let us go, there is blood everywhere.”

 

 

Naraku was brought down from the sky by an eagle demon and was interrogated by a wolf. It was the deep of night time.

 

“This land and space is restricted. Go around the borders or leave. State your business.”

 

“I am here to see lady Sakura.”

 

The wolf gave him a look, then to the eagle who flew off. “Wait here.”

 

Five minutes later a silver wolf came to Naraku walking him inside. “Outside of the fact you did not obviously tell her you were coming, this not scheduled to meet, you met resistance because Sakura hates dogs and you show yourself here.”

 

“You do not find that odd at all?”

 

The silver female shrugged. “She is good with me. You heard her battle I presume, Naraku?”

 

Naraku did not show his dislike for the wolf knowing his name. “Who was the dragon.”

 

“Not my place to say. I'm Onita, in charge when Sakura is not here…But what name…Never mind.” The two walked inside a very lavish room. “Wait here. She knows that you are here, but is doing other things at the moment.”

 

Onita barked once and five demons followed her to a separate room. Naraku was left with four attendants/guards who were one wolf, two fire demons, and a fox. Fifteen minutes later Kogua came down the stairs and spoke.

 

“First thing she said when she smelled you on the wind, damn dog.”

Naraku spoke. “She spends a lot of time in the northern lands, and at your palace.”

 

“What can I say, I know her well- No not like that you damn mutt just like what I said. Speaking of that what name do you know her by?”

”Many. The dragon she fought was Mamochan.”

 

“Yeah and they were never what you call friends. I am the only one who sees it.”

”Where is she at Kogua.”

 

“Doing something. Caught her right in the middle of it too. She will be out.”

 

Noriega stood kimono in the wardrobe applying a salve of herbs to her side. Her miko abilities mended most of her crushed ribs, but nothing was done to the flesh parts. She wrapped it with her left arm and tail, then wrapped her bleeding right shoulder. The miko arrow wound was like a forest fire, visible and not able to hide. It had ripped open and tore slightly further. She put a weed on it and wrapped it with her tail and arm again. She would have liked to been able to sleep a lot longer, but she knew the battle captured the attention of many, and Naraku would show.

 

Nine hours. It was enough to replenish some energy to make it look as if she were fine. But she had lost a lot of blood, which would take a few days. She put on a black and white fighting kimono that suited her green and black hair of Sakura. It took time putting it on with the fact that breathing hurt, her side would most likely burst if she moved too much, and her right arm was almost completely void and null. Bandaging and dressing took almost two hours, but unless someone wanted a fight, which no one would, none could tell she even had a scratch on her. Kogua met her at her room and they went out from an upper level. She saw Naraku with two female servants.

 

“He does not need to know you were asleep, so he was told you were doing something.”

 

She looked at Kouga. “You left him, with them.”

 

“You hate dogs yet you are ready to bite us all for him just standing with Ni and Ro. What is it with you women?” He leaned on her left shoulder.

 

She shoved him with her tail. “Wolf.”

 

His tail patted her head as she walked off. “Hey, it is you hiding it form yourself.”

 

Naraku saw the event transpire and did not like Kouga touching her. She came down the stairs immediately telling the two wolves with him to leave, and walked outside with Naraku at her side. They stood in a garden.

 

“What is with you and Kogua.”

 

“He knows me well.” She looked at him briefly. “I like tails.”

 

“Noted.”

 

“He is nothing more than a friend. At dawn he has business with you.”

 

“Business why you favor the northern lands?” Asked Naraku.

 

“Your lack of trust is noted. Since I have been in this era I have been attached to the northern lands. As of three years ago, I have been the ruler of them. Until I say so, Kogua is only an acting lord.”

 

“I though you did not want to settle.”

 

“Hence he is still the northern lord. He knows this, his lords know this. A wolf's trust is loyalty for a lifetime. A dog's trust is as his attention span.”

 

“I am not like them Sakura.”

 

“You do learn new tricks.” She gave an emotionless smile.

 

“With Mamochan.”

 

“He dared to challenge me again, I humiliated him where he asked for death.”

 

Naraku walked up behind her. “I am glad I am on your favored side then.”

 

Her tail pushed him back. “You are not on any side.”

 

Naraku was slightly angry. “Even a damn monkey can straddle you and put his tail in and around you yet I can not even touch you.”

 

He faced her back as she spoke. “When I am heated after killing as many as I did I do not look for males to mate with I look for them to kill. It was a good sign Mamochan's servant came when he did, for I would have killed you. You do not listen well mutt.”

 

Naraku turned her around putting his tail around her. “You finally see me the way I see you.”

 

Sakura did not show that she was still confused some by not fully being able to read his smile. She sense still that he was hiding something, but it was starting not to matter any longer.

 

“Do not push your luck inu.”

 

“Think of it as a game. She how far I am allowed to go, before stopped.”

 

She smiled stepping out from his tail. Mamochan was right… “I would not have stopped you dog.”

 

Naraku's tail went around hers. “Then why leave.”

 

She sighed. “It concerns myself and not you.”

 

Naraku thought to himself. `Do something, say something so she believes that I will not hurt her, and she will open up into my hand.' Narkau spoke. “What concerns you concerns me. I will take up your battles and die for you if neces-“

 

She bluntly spoke, he did not have to finish. “I am injured.”

 

Naraku smiled on the inside. “I can not even tell.”

 

“That is the idea.”

 

“How sever.”

 

“I can barley breathe without my left side gushing and I have no use of m right arm. The miko wound was bitten open and torn further.”

 

“I am glad that you trust me enough to tell me this.”

 

She turned around, licked his mouth and walked off past him. “You should be.”

 

Naraku was slightly shocked that the stoic and emotionless inu would do such a thing. He went after her, but quickly lost track. He could not see or smell her. Naraku sighed and saw her again at night with Kogua, four other wolves, three cats, and raven demon on her shoulder. She tied a note to its leg and it flew off. The cats went off with Sakura, Kogua spoke but did not get far. Washi flew in landing on Sakura's shoulder quickly chirping.

 

“Noriega! I have missed you! I have sent everyone out to deliver medallions, but Tsume says he must speak with you, immediately if possible.”

 

She spoke normally. “How long ago did he say this to you Washi.”

 

Washi still chirped his response. “Three days he said it was very important, some alliance or something. Then there was also Unagi finding out that Nike is still alive… Bad stuff he said, or something…Noriega?”

 

Angry, yet hiding it very well, Sakura walked out. “Onita.” The wolf came walking with her. “I am leaving, is there anything else you need of me.”

 

“Nope. I can handle the casts and your delegations.” She went back inside stopping Kogua and Naraku. “Hey, she is busy. Said she is fine just a little stop she has to take care of, meet up with you all later.”

 

 

Noriega walked for three days and with her side and her arm near healed she ran one day to Tsume inside of his house discreetly. Tsume spoke.

”Washi, you fly fast. Noriega, the lord Unagi heard your beauty killing a large number of men not more than one month ago. He did not blame me, but when the word came to him he asked of me to tell you to see him.” Tsume looked at her. “At any hour, since she is `no more than a bitch who pays as a lying whore who has no real power or dying as she did would not be needed.' Unagi also added more words against your name. I presume you are leaving now?”

 

“Yes.” Noriega said clenching her fist. “Wahi will inform you of, upcoming events, then he will leave.”

 

Noriega stretched hiding the fact that she could not yet put even one arm over her head. She growled low in remembrance of Mamochan.

 

Tsume nodded. “Yes, take care my friend.”

 

Noriega walked out. “Like wise.”

 

 

The lizard resembling more of an ell and snake closed the doors behing him and changed into his sleeping clothing items. He flicked his tongue smelling blood and smiled. Minutes later Noriega entered with her black hair.

 

“I kill liars.”

 

Ungai still smiled, it was her blood after all. “It is about time you showed Nike. Thought you would cower away.”

 

“Do not-“

 

Ungai cut her off. “-make me say it again as I see you have gotten the message I left with Tsume. He actually did not know, so I do not blame him but you are the one who is a damn bitch. So, I have a new name for you, Bitch, the lying faker.”

 

She growled and was about to pull out her sword when her side locked up in pain. She yelped out loud. Noriega cursed herself, for a great time to show that she is not immortal.

 

Ungai, though, smiled delighted. “The great lying Bitch is not invincible after all. Good, because it makes it more fun for me.”

 

Pain, something she was all too accustomed to, yet never grew the tolerance she wanted towards it. Just the same with weakness. “Bastard.”

 

She moved out of the way but his tail added with the fact that she was unable to claw, wrapped around her preventing her breathing. “Not true and you know it.”

 

Unagi laughed as his tail continued suffocating her. Too weak her claws barley left scratches as blood oozed from her wounds re opening. He let go before she passed out and as she took in breath she also took in his tongue. Her eyes widened crying out as his hands went around her sides. His tail took off her fighting kimono and the wrap around her chest holding her down to prevent movement. He laughed more.

 

“Bitch you truly reek of fear. You truly are helpless.”

 

His tongue traveled around her right breast then to her shoulder where he bit down. She nearly screamed in pain from his razor teeth. He laughed some feeling blissful.

 

“Your body, aside form injury, is exquisite.”

 

His tail untied his night outfit as he kissed her again. Around her sides barley allowing her to breath he dug into her back with his claws leaving long bleeding marks deep. As she arched back in pain, Ungai entered her. He laughed deviously some more as he showed her no mercy.

 

“And I will, continue, to enjoy, giving you the pain, of what will be, from what I have felt and broken, your first.”

 

Noriega could no longer take it. With energy she did not know she possessed she bit down burring his tongue with pure energy. He tossed her aside cursing. Blood flowed from her legs.

 

“Damn bitch.”

 

Noriega used her new energy to put her fighting kimono on somewhat. She slashed him across his face deeply as he approached. She perched in the window as he came after her. Before he could touch her again she turned around and spit on his burning the tip off. She spoke then jumped as well as she could out of the window.

 

“I am no ones bitch.”

 

Noriega had never been as sacred in her life as a human or a demon. But she ran. And fast as her torn body would allow. She could hear some of Ungai's demons following her and had to loose them quickly. Not knowing how much time passed, she blacked out hoping they gave up on following her.

 

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Well? Do you think this is plot twist? I am trying to ease the story into the explicit areas, so perhaps this is not too over top. I mean, I don't want to type anything where people will be like “what the hell!?!?!?”, so I toned it down even though I eased into it, still. Review or email me, the opinion of the matter is yours. There is holiday break approaching, so new postings may not be somewhat frequent. Do I even post frequently? But hey! There will be one with the hope! Suggestions are always welcomed. Respond and review, and I'll get back to ya, somehow.

 

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