InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Forever a Shadow ❯ Darkness ( Chapter 31 )

31. Darkness

 

 

Rain pelted the faces of the two atop the rooftop, blood was now pouring from a wound above Inuyasha's left eye, and Kouga was favoring his left leg as the Tetsusaiga had sliced through the outer quadriceps muscle of his upper thigh. Kagome's well-being was racing through his thoughts, yet the adrenaline pumped fear about the tremulous safety of his family was at the forefront of each thought. Inuyasha and Kouga however both shared a similar thought, this was a fight not simply over a woman this was a battle of honor if accepted or not, it ran through their veins, they were powerless to stop until the nobility of the respective clans was satiated. Only one of the two would survive the night.

 

 

However Inuyasha had more to lose than honor, or his life. Minutes were burning off the clock, Inuyasha felt as if his life was being pulled away from Kikyo and that of his daughters the longer he stood on the roof being pelted by rain. Inuyasha was fighting in desperation as it seemed his family was a thousand miles away, unreachable, he knew he would never make in time to Kikyo if he did not finish this with Kouga, he had broken too many promises, but not this one, he promised he would protect his family, this time he refused to turn it into a lie. As long as Inuyasha made it to Kikyo's side, he didn't give a fuck if died, as long if it was with his wife. He would have laughed that it took this to slam him in the heart that he needed Kikyo; life without her was no life.

 

 

“You know I can hear her heartbeat failing, you better kill me if you can before she dies and takes you bastard child with her.” Kouga laughed, circling Inuyasha with a wicked smile on his rain slicked face, his piercing blue eyes taking on the violence of lightning in the storm. “Your family is already dead mutt, my insane Uncle has already taken care of that, even your sweet little Karisuma on the run with her Auntie. Abi has incinerated them already I'm sure of that. Sesshomaru truly is a fool if he thought he could protect his sweet little wife by running away. It seems running is all you dogs can do. Come on you bastard attack!!” Kouga nearly howled the words in fury, like the storm was aiding his madness.

 

 

Inuyasha let our a roar of rage attacking the wolf head on, his head now filled of images of his daughter dead someplace, only protected by Rin and Sesshomaru's men. “You fucker, you and your clan are all gonna die!” The tick of a clock in his head was driving Inuyasha mad. “You are all gonna die, I'll kill every last one of you fucking wolves!”

 

 

The ferocity in Inuyasha's voice caused Kouga to let out a small chuckle. Kouga howled again wild eyed lunging straight at Inuyasha, sidestepping the hanyou sending an elbow the to the middle of Inuyasha's back, the give of the delicate spine reverberating in Kouga's ears like music, a normal human would have just breathed his last, but a hanyou could take more. The wolves' body felt engulfed in fire, as his body seemed poised for each move the hanyou countered with. Inuyasha went down to one knee the shocks of pain shooting down his spine weakening his knees, Tetsusaiga embedded in the roofs asphalt six inches.

 

 

“Come on you little bitch get up, Kagome's heart is failing. Can't you hear it? Slowing….slowing….slowing, oops mutt she's almost gone now.” Kouga laughed again only to have it drowned out by a lightning strike. The wolf with a grin from ear to ear paced around Inuyasha grabbing him by a handful of ivory hair wrenching his neck back into an unnatural position, inwardly Inuyasha was screaming, but he wouldn't give Kouga the satisfaction. “Time to die, I still have to get to Kagome and that baby of yours. Think I should rip your son out and let you see him before I kill you? After all you are a proud papa, wanna see me break his neck?”

 

 

Kouga roughly threw Inuyasha down onto the rooftop, the crunch of Kouga's footfalls on the asphalt roof as he stalked to Kagome were nearly drown out by the incessant ticking of a clock somewhere in his subconscious. He was almost out of time. Have to get to Kikyo.

 

 

His hand still on the hilt of his fathers fang was giving Inuyasha the only support he could muster, as he blinked all he could see was Kikyo, tears of blood poured from his eyes, the worst part he must get back to her, he had to Inuyasha had made so many mistakes, Kikyo may still believe he could change, Inuyasha knew he loved her now and forever. This fight was for her even though he continued to make mistakes, if he died for her it would be worth it; maybe if he survived this they could start over? Write a better chapter to their life, if he could only get to her. Kikyo's face and their smiling girls drove Inuyasha to his feet, the pain lashing down his spine was unbearable, but so what? Thankfully the storm was disguising his footfalls as he came up behind Kouga who was looming over Kagome.

 

 

“Hey mutt---“ Kouga turned just as the Tetsusaiga swung down on him.

 

 

Unfortunately missing its mark only to have the flat of the blade blocked by Kouga's left forearm as the wolf sent a knee up into Inuyasha's diaphragm, Inuyasha completely felt his sternum crack as air and blood rushed out of his lungs, the wolf then landed a vicious punch to his jaw, the bones of his cheek breaking into puzzle pieces. Inuyasha dropped back to the rooftop, his eyes blurring into unconsciousness as he tried to force the pain back and found it all but nearly impossible, yet he found a way to crouch back up the hanyou sent a foot sweep at Kouga, the wolf thinking his opponent unable to do much more, was caught off guard hitting the rain flooded rooftop, his skull echoing the breaking of bones in his head, blood poured from Kouga's' nose, and ears as Inuyasha stood on wobbly legs straddling the dazed youkai, the Tetsusaiga poised over the wolves heart.

 

 

“Any last words?” Inuyasha struggled to speak, without flinching he plunged the fang deep into Kouga's chest. “You don't deserve any last words asshole.”

 

 

Kouga's hands fumbled with the blade that pierced his chest and implanted into the rooftop. The wolf spat out mouthfuls of frothy crimson as he tried to speak, but his lungs were quickly filling with blood, refusing his body oxygen, even through the excruciating pain the wolf pulled his body up the sword clutching the hilt and Inuyasha's hands with surprising strength, his eyes wild in there anger and shock.

 

 

“You are not long for this world wolf, so just know as you pass out of this life, you lost Kagome, and I beat you.” The ticking was getting louder echoing in Inuyasha's ears.

 

 

Kouga tried to laugh, a smile on his bloody lips. The dying wolf whispered through crimson stained teeth. “You… have… lost…everything.” Kouga's eyes rolled into the back of his head as he slid back down the scarlet fang gone from the world before even hitting the rooftop.

 

 

 

Inuyasha removed Tetsusaiga and with a final swing detached the head from Kouga's body, kicking the dead thing across the roof with a sickening feeling of pleasure, and a tremendous wave of agony washing over him. By way of a quick flip of his wrist aided by the rain the Tetsusaiga transformed and glinted clean in the thunderstorm. Painfully slipping his soaked trench on the Tetsusaiga was returned to its resting place against its masters' nearly ruined body. With a hell born purpose, and will of steel the hanyou forced the pain away as Inuyasha lifted Kagome to his rain chilled, bloodied chest, yet her body was colder all except the hot blood running down his right forearm draining in a steady flow. Kagome was near death, yet he could hear the beat of his son's heart, the child was in severe distress just like his mother. Inuyasha leapt across the building stumbling with each landing, growling with his clumsiness and loathing his body for trying to fail him, he had no time for such things now, he would deal with it later, when his family was safe, this was not the time Inuyasha could feel it in the marrow of his bones time was once again his enemy. Inuyasha moved with the ferocity of the storm, and surprising speed due his injuries toward the hospital where his sons only hope lie, Kagome was lying before death's door ready to cross over, her spirit almost gone.

 

 

The brilliant cross atop of Sisters of Mercy was dark, a foreboding portent as Inuyasha tried to enter through the emergency room, yet the door refused him entrance so the hanyou did the only thing he could, kicking in the supposed shatterproof glass forcing his way into the emergency room department. To Inuyasha's horror the ER looked like a slaughterhouse, a ER doctor was staring at him his head twisted around backward with a terrifying look in the dead mans eyes. Two nurses lay before the nurses' station both looked as if they had been wrung out like a damp cloth, limbs askew, and bones protruding where in life there would have never been.

 

 

“Help me someone please!” Inuyasha screamed circling the ER, Kagome was walking the razor thin line between life and death, and death was about to take her. “Someone has to fucking be alive!” Inuyasha screamed at the top of his lungs.

 

 

To his right he heard glass hit the ground, turning he found the computer locked medication room. Freeing up his hand Inuyasha pulled the door from its hinges; inside huddling in the darkness and a stench of urine he found three nurses and a female doctor huddling together on the floor. The women screamed begging for their lives, tears drenching all their terrified makeup streaked faces.

 

 

“Please help her, her heart is stopping and my son… he's going to die with her.” Inuyasha pleaded as the doctor stood to her feet struggling to regain her composure.

 

 

“Where are those creatures? Are they hiding somewhere? Oh my god we've got to get out of here!” The physician was skating on thin ice ready to go into hysterics.

 

 

“Listen, there are no youkai in here, so just calm the hell down and do your job. I would have smelled them the moment I got in here. Save her, save my son.” Inuyasha's stern tone snapped the doctor back into some semblance of normalcy.

 

 

The ER doctor took in a deep breath trying to compose herself as the three nurses were hesitantly stepping out of the medical closet, all three women were still pale, and trembling. “I'm sorry, yes, we will do what we can.” The physician turned to her nurses with strength in her stance as she was regaining her confidence. “Sandra get a birthing cart, Melanie get a gurney, now! Alexis get the defibulator ready.” The physician barked out orders, and the women scrambled around the dark ER. A gurney was beside Inuyasha before he could draw in a breath. “Leave her with us, we'll do what we can, but I will guarantee nothing.”

 

 

“What happened?” Inuyasha placed Kagome on the gurney, smoothing back her blood matted hair kissing her ice cold forehead, knowing this would more than likely be the last time he would ever see her alive. “I'm sorry.”

 

 

Inuyasha followed as they were rolling Kagome into a room. “This mist filled the hospital then these thing began coming out of it attacking everyone in the hospital as the whole place went dark.” The remaining ER doctor looked up from Kagome. “You need some help too.”

 

 

“Don't worry about me. Don't let her suffer, if possible try to save the baby, Kagome is going quickly. I have to get up the Chinkara floor.” Inuyasha sprinted out of the ER heading to the elevators.

 

 

He paused at the desk where the girl with the crush usually sat with her books, now she sat headless, her dismembered head in her lap. Inuyasha growled, as he forced the elevator doors open, wincing in pain as he flexed the muscles of his chest as he grabbed the cables and making his way up to the floor where his Kikyo waited for him. The sheath of the Tetsusaiga and his coat were left on the floor beside the elevator, the aged blade held firmly between his teeth, his anger and fear burning in his blood, the hanyou could feel the fire begin to overtake his body, numbing the pain and turning his vision to blood. His hands moving with a speed of their own, he would protect Kikyo, he would save his helpless little butterfly with the broken wings. The whys and how's didn't matter anymore, all that mattered was the deep need to protect those he loved. Some supposed dead lunatic wanted them dead, Inuyasha was losing rational thought; all he could envision was a monster wishing to kill all he loved.

 

 

“I'm coming Kikyo, wait for me.” The voice was feral and bestial; Inuyasha watched his fingers lengthen as he raced up the cables. Kouga was dead and his uncle would soon follow.

 

 

 

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Kentaro raced through the darkness, unfortunately they were driving straight into the storm front, his partner in the passenger seat of the limo was edgy, Lord Sesshomaru had never sounded so nervous on the phone, and if he was worried it troubled his men times ten. Ryo sat with the compact Uzi in his lap his left hand on the reassuring weight of the .357 with a.p. rounds under his jacket. Their cargo was of the most precious to their boss on earth, the privacy glass was up, so the Lady Rin and the child of their master's brother could not hear their talk of what was really happening, even though it was all speculation. As the rain came down in torrents before them, the sky filled with flames heading strait toward their limo.

 

 

“Okay, here we go.” The large car skidded to a stop on the shoulder. Luckily the vehicle was Sesshomaru's special vehicle it could take almost anything other that a straight hit from a RPG, and even that would only do minor damage to the exterior. Kentaro activated the intercom to speak with Lady Rin. “Milady whatever happens you must stay inside the car with the child. You will be safe once we step out these doors the car will be automatically locked down. You know the code but don't use it unless you see Ryo or myself. Do you understand?”

 

 

Rin's soft voice came through the speaker with strength, not trembling as Kentaro thought it would. “I will protect my niece, you two do as you must.”

 

 

“Yes.” Both men answered in unison as the front doors opened, then closed, the car automatically locking.

 

 

Rin looked down at the beautiful raven-haired girl sleeping in her lap peacefully not even aware of the things going on around her. Rin smiled as her velvet ears twitched in her sleep. “I will keep you save Kari, even at the expense of my life.”

 

 

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There was gunfire and screams being cut off, followed by the slick tearing sounds of limbs being ripped from torsos. Sesshomaru knew those sounds all to well, he was once a feared warrior of the distant past; now he was feared for the power he wielded over the worlds economy. Oh how far the mighty had fallen, the great youkai internally berated himself, yet he was still a force to be reckoned with. The family leader pulled the pistol from the small of his back, Miroku stood brandishing a steel pole he made from an IV stand, and Sango stood also wielding a small caliber firearm.

 

 

“Sesshomaru you failed once, what will you do now?” The sinister voice sounded far away and the jesting almost lyrical, the taunting was meant to instill fear in all that were held up in Kikyo's room. “Your personal guard left so much to be desired. No fun at all.”

 

 

“Master you must flee!” One of Sesshomaru's men screamed the warning; only the next sound coming from him was a gurgled scream then unnatural silence.

 

 

“Oh don't listen to him. He didn't know what he was talking about. Just give me the whore Kikyo and her dying offspring. I promise the rest of you can simply walk out of here.” Naraku let out a wicked laugh.

 

 

“Yea right.” Miroku moved one half-inch slat in the blinds to peer out into the darkness. “It's like the darkness is alive I keep catching glimpses of things, but maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.”

 

 

“Baby get away from there.” Sango could not hide the worry in her voice. “Inuyasha is still out there someplace.”

 

 

Kikyo broke out into a fit of laughter surprising all in the room, each set of eyes trained on her. “Inuyasha? Really Sango are you that stupid? He's probably out of the city by now with his little bitch.”

 

 

Kikyo pulled two lines going into her chest and capped them before she tried to bleed out. Swinging her bare feet over the bedside she slid to the cold antiseptic tile. Her balance wavered for a moment, and then she stood firmly.

 

 

“What do you think you are doing?” Ayame, who was still doing the breathing for her daughter questioned her patient. “Get your butt back in that bed!”

 

 

“He wants me, I will not watch that lunatic kill everyone that I love, and believe me, he will make sure I watch, he's just that twisted.” Kikyo took one step toward the door only to be stopped by Sesshomaru. “Don't stop me Sesshomaru, you know this is the only way.”

 

 

“You are wrong, we will all die even if you do give yourself up to him, that bastard has no intention of leaving anyone alive in this hospital. I can smell the blood drifting up from the other floors; this place is almost completely void of life. Sesshomaru's eyes caught Ayame's who nodded in agreement. “I will not allow you to martyr yourself, don't be so selfish, what will the girls think? Also I do not feel like hearing it from my little brother for the next millennia.”

 

 

“Inuyasha?” Kikyo whispered, and Sesshomaru nodded. Kikyo slumped back to the hospital bed her face as pale as the bleach white bed sheet she leaned on.

 

 

“I knew the son of a bitch wouldn't take off.” Miroku was overjoyed and Sango shared the same stunned look as Kikyo.

 

 

“Um, okay stupid question but he's a half-breed right?” Ayame appeared very confused. “All I smell is the asshole out there, no hanyou.”

 

 

“Now is not the time,” A loud thump hit the window pane of Kikyo's room, the three women let out a constricted scream of surprise. Sesshomaru looked out the blinds as a piece of one of his men was stuck to the glass leaving bloody streaks as gravity drew it to the floor. Turning in contained disgust Sesshomaru caught Kikyo's gaze. “He is now full youkai and he is nearly here.”