InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Love, Interrupted ❯ Chapter 47 ( Chapter 47 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

The valley turned an ominous black as Cleopatra's demon aura filled the surrounding area,
"SESSHOUMARU! YOU WILL DIE BY MY OWN CLAW!" bellowed the huge hyena.
Anzu stared at her opponent,
'No way!' she thought, fearfully, 'She can talk while transformed! Her demonic aura is tremendous!'
Sesshoumaru sized up his enemy,
'She has size on her side ... but I don't sense much else. She feels her size and speed is her offense!'
"ATTACK ME, SESSHOUMARU! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" she taunted the daiyoukai.
Sesshoumaru launched into an attack, which the great hyena merely sidestepped as she slapped her huge paw at the dog, striking him along the side, sending him flying. Anzu thre herself at Cleopatra at the same time, managing to get a claw into Cleopatra's side that was open, causing a roar to come from the demoness.
Sesshoumaru recovered and again attacked, catching the hyena off guard while she defended herself against Anzu's attack. But the demoness recovered quickly and managed to attack both at once, sending each flying with huge gaping wounds on their sides.
The trio faced off ...staring each other down ... Sesshoumaru and Anzu bleeding profusely from their sides as Cleopatra merely huffed and laughed in her demonic, hyena laugh.
The showdown had begun.
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Kagome peered from the sky as Kirara flew to the north. The demon inu tribe had left her with an onimous feeling. She knew she had to find Inuyasha before Ryouya made his new found puppet do something that would destroy Inuyasha's very soul.
As they flew further north, Kagome sat up straight in front of Sango,
"What is it, Kagome?" asked the demon slayer.
"Inuyasha." she said.
"Where?" asked Shippou, "Do you see him?"
"No." she answered, "I feel him. I sense him." she spoke, softly, "Kirara, head west."
"Where are we going, Kagome?" asked Miroku.
"I don't know yet. I just feel Inuyasha is heading back inland." she said, as she thought, 'Inuyasha. Please be alright.'
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The battle raged and blood was everywhere. Samurai lay dead next to their horses as the endless slaughter continued,
"MEN! TO THE READY!" called the general.
"IT'S ONLY A DEMON!" called another.
But before the men were able to prepare themselves, lines of explosive fire hit them, imploding their delicate human bodies. The fire was designed for demons ... humans stood no chance against it.
Soon, the battlefield lay deserted and scorched.
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Sesshoumaru managed to get a few good strikes in on the demoness and she was actually injured and panting. As Sesshoumaru distracted her with fake outs, Anzu clawed her way over the huge creature, ripping open her back.
The demoness howled in pain, as blood spurted from her wound. Sesshoumaru attacked again, this time ripping open her left front leg.
Cleopatra spun around and leveled an attack at Sesshoumaru in the air, catching him on the hindquarters. As Sesshoumaru swung around, he grabbed Cleopatra's right hip and tore it open, pumping poison from his mouth into her wound,
"IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE, SESSHOUMARU?" she roared, her cockiness hiding her pain, "I EXPECTED MORE FROM THE GREAT SESSHOUMARU!" she egged him on.
Sesshoumaru's continued to fly around her as Anzu attacked her flank. The two dog demons were flying around her, getting her confused, as they attacked at different times,
'You were wrong to take both of us on.' thought Anzu, as she prepared for another attack.
Anzu miscalculated, though, as Cleopatra countered her move and felled the smaller demoness, sending her smashing into the ground, as the hyena landed on her and aimed for her throat.
As Cleopatra prepared for her kill, she felt herself being tackled by Sesshoumaru. As the two animals wrestled, Sesshoumaru aimed for the hyena's heart with his poison claws. He never saw it coming ...
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Kagome gasped as they flew over another battlefield,
"That's the sixth one that looks like this." said Sango, fear in her voice.
"There's no doubt." agreed Miroku, "That's the mark of the Wind Scar."
'Inuyasha.' thought Kagome desperately.
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"Myouga." said the old demon.
"Yes, Toutousai?" answered the flea.
"Inuyasha. Something has happened to Inuyasha." muttered the old man.
"Master Inuyasha? Is he hurt?" asked the flea.
"No. But, I have a small conenction to that necklace I gave him. I assisted Housenki in forging it. It was my way of keeping an eye on Inuyasha so he didn't do anything stupid should he ever mate. I fear that something has happened, now." mused Toutousai.
"CROW!" called Myouga, as the demon crow entered the abode, "Take me to Master Inuyasha! Fast!"
The crow cawed as it flew away.
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Sesshoumaru lay injured on the ground, bleeding and scarred, transformed back to his human form. Anzu transformed back as she stared at the creature before her, shock and amazement registered on her face. Cleopatra, still transformed as a hyena, backed up to get a good look at what had just attacked her and Sesshoumaru,
"WHO ARE YOU?" she bellowed out.
The creature just stood there, the large sword transformed in front of him, blood dripping off his clothes, his fangs, his claws. His red eyes glowing like the devil's eyes,
"Inuyasha." spoke Anzu, softly.
Sesshoumaru looked up stiffly, "Damn you half-breed!" he growled menacingly, as he stood up. Tenseniga glowed, having saved its owner's very life from the ill effects of its twin's attack.
Sesshoumaru's eyes met Inuyasha's as the two men growled at each other. Inuyasha was poised to attack again, Tessaiga glowing an evil resonance,
'What's this?' Sesshoumaru thought, 'Tessaiga was forged to help man ... but that glow ... it's not from Inuyasha's demonic power ... it's being controlled by someone.' he thought, as his eyes again met his brother's, 'Inuyasha. Your eyes are dead. Even though they glow with a demonic aura ... the aura is not your own. You're being controlled.'
Cleopatra transformed back to he svelte demoness self, "Who is this creature and why did he attack us?" she demanded.
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The crow flew high in the sky, passing scorched battlefield after scorched battlefield,
"The Wind Scar!" exclaimed Myouga, "Master Inuyasha, what has happened to you?"
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The demon cat flew faster than she had ever flown before. Kagome's face was etched with fear and concern. Her friends just rode quietly, but their thoughts raced.
"KAGOME!" cried Shippou, "It's Inuyasha!" he said, pointing to the ground from her shoulder.
"It's Sesshoumaru!" exclaimed Miroku.
"With Anzu." finished Sango.
"But who is that woman?" queried Kagome, as the demon cat landed a few feet away.
"Why are they fighting?" wondered Shippou, noticing the battle scars on the three demons.
"Inuyasha has used the Wind Scar against Sesshoumaru." noted Kagome, with worry.
"MASTER INUYASHA!" cried a voice, as Kagome, Sango, Shippou and Miroku looked up.
"Myouga, it's you." said Kagome.
"I came as fast as I could. Toutousai felt that something terrible had happened to Inuyasha." said Myouga.
"He's being controlled." said Shippou.
"By who?" asked the flea.
"Probably Ryouya." commented Miroku.
The strange demoness overheard Miroku's comment,
"Ryouya? That weak bastard could never put up an aura this strong. This is Bbwaddene's doing."
"Bbwaddene?" they chorused together.
"Who is this Bbwaddene?" asked Miroku, his attention settled on the beautiful Nubian demoness.
"My husband." she said, smoothly and evenly.
Sesshoumaru's eyes turned to the African demoness then back to Inuyasha, who had started to advance when Sesshoumaru's attention was diverted,
"Kill the puppeteer and you will destroy the puppet." she said, her voice husky and sexy.
"What?" said Kagome, "You can't kill Inuyasha!" she cried out.
Kagome looked back at Inuyasha,
'That glow. The demonic aura is so strong. Does the aura belong to her husband, Bbwaddene?' she thought.
Raising her bow, she notched an arrow and aimed it,
"You think you can bring him down with a mere arrow?" laughed the demoness.
"I don't intend to bring HIM down." said Kagome, fiercely, as the arrow glowed brightly.
She released the arrow and it flew straight and true ... hitting the full blade of Tessaiga and transforming it back into its rusty old self,
"Got it!" she exclaimed.
"So her plan was to untransform the Tessaiga." said Shippou.
"Putting a stop to the true enemy ... the sword." agreed Miroku.
As the sword transformed back, the aura around Inuyasha began to fade. The half-demon stumbled forward and fell,
"INUYASHA!" cried out Kagome, as she rushed to his side.
"He's covered in blood." noticed Sango.
"And it's not his." agreed Shippou.
'Kill the puppeteer.' thought Sesshoumaru, who looked around him.
He looked up in the sky and saw her,
'The priestess that sealed Inuyasha to the tree.' he thought.
He watched her intently and noticed she didn't move, 'She's not real. She's an illusion.' he realized.
Tenseiga quivered on his hip, 'Tenseiga?' he queried.
Unsheathing his protective sword, he lifted it high "I don't see any emissaries from the netherworld." he said to the sword.
The sword glowed brightly and quivered violently. As if on its on accord, the sword flew out of its owner's hand and aimed for the priestess' heart, piercing her chest. As the illusion exploded apart, a red, beating object fell from the sky and landed inside Inuyasha.
Inuyasha opened his eyes, seeing for the first time in a while,
"Ka - Kago - me." he spoke weakly.