InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Mika- the Inu Ookami Hanyou ❯ Demonic Rebirth ( Chapter 11 )

Demonic Rebirth

 

Forest surrounding the lake of the island…

 

As the blood hit the air its scent dispersed quickly in all directions. Koga picked up on it first, but Inuyasha was closer. He ran as fast as he could, leaping from tree to tree to get to the edge of the lake, frantic for Mika's safety as thoughts of her death coursed through his mind. Inuyasha found her lying face up in the water, blood flowing from numerous wounds on the left side of her body. Without hesitation Inuyasha swam out to Mika, pulling her to shore. Her once blue shirt was soaked with blood and water. He ripped it off her body, barely noticing her almost naked chest. The same went for the shredded jeans. As he frantically tried to stop the bleeding with the remnants of her clothes, Mika started to shiver uncontrollably, partially from the cold water of the lake, the rest due to blood loss and shock. Inuyasha took off his haori and wrapped Mika as best he could against the cold. He carried her limp body a great distance from the lake to a naturally formed shelter of trees. He started a fire of driftwood to try and warm her cold body. As the fire sputtered to life, Inuyasha took her into his arms, holding her cold body to his chest to help in warming her up. Within an hour of starting the fire, Mika had quit shivering and slept soundly under his watchful eyes.

 

After laying her carefully to the ground, he moved to the entrance of the tree-formed cave. “How could I not sense her blood link to me? Was I that blind?” he thought, as he went over the information Sango had told him and Miroku about Mika's parentage. “To think, I'm related to that Mangy Wolf!” Deep in thought, Inuyasha didn't see the muscular horse that stood in the entrance. For Inuyasha it felt a kin to hitting a brick wall, where as for Ryuu it was akin to being hit with a whip. He laid his ears back and swung a rear hoof at the dazed Inuyasha, catching him square in the chest. From the force of the kick, Inuyasha flew through the air, crashing into the trees that formed the back wall of the cave. He hit the floor with a heavy thud. Ryuu looked at the dog demon, knowing that he'd helped his injured rider, was all that kept him from flambéing the hanyou to a crisp. He turned his massive head back to the clearing, surveying the area for intruders. Inuyasha raised his battered body off the ground. He eyed the horse with contempt as he demanded, “Where the hell did you come from?”

 

Ryuu stomped a foot in warning to the dog demon, but he refused to move from the entrance. Not wanting to press the issue at this point in time, and welcoming the unexpected help, Inuyasha brushed the leaves and dirt from his clothes and moved toward Mika. He laid her head in his lap, gazing upon her serine face, noticing for the first time that some of her features, although in human form, were those of his brother, her nose and high cheek bones, but more feminine.

 

As he laid a protective hand on her shoulder, Inuyasha said, “I will protect you, whether it's from Sesshomaru, Naraku, or any one else stupid enough to try and hurt you.” He thought of the previous evening, in his human form feeling helpless as Koga and his wolf demons searched relentlessly the surrounding area for Mika. He'd searched on, relying on his rudimentary human senses. Basically he took the information Kagome received from Kagura and asked local villagers. They pointed toward the distant lake. He moved toward the lake as fast as humanly possible throughout the night. Lost in thought, Inuyasha drifted off to sleep, with his hand laid protectively on her shoulder.

 

As Inuyasha slept, Mika fought her nightmarish dreams. Although her body lay still under Inuyasha's protective hand and haori, Mika's mind raced through all she'd been through the last few days. Although she'd never actually met Sesshomaru, in her dreams she saw him as an evil, hate filled demon that killed for the pleasure of killing. In the dream she fought him with all her might to protect herself, friends and new found family. As he swung his mighty sword Tokijin, Mika raised her sword for protection. They met with a clash of steel on steel and a blinding blue light. As the blue light intensified in brightness and intensity it consumed them both. In the dream Mika could feel the cold essence of the light encompass her body, flow through her skin and enter her very blood. The extreme cold essence of the light burned without fire and scorched her body to the very bone. As she held off Sesshomaru's blade, the pain in her body intensified. Her vision began to blur as the battle raged on. Sesshomaru continued to force Tokijin down onto Mika's blade, forcing her to one knee. Unable to take the pain of the blue light any longer she focused her energy into one last move. She screamed a terrifying war cry `Arctic Dragon' as she transferred all her pent up energy into her blade. The energy bathed her sword in a bluish light. In a final burst of energy, she repelled the Tokijin, throwing Sesshomaru into the air. A look of shock crossed Sesshomaru's stoic face for a split second when he realized what had happened. He landed on his feet, and charged toward Mika, the Tokijin rose, anticipating the strike to her body. Mika whirled a fraction of a second to late to block the blow. Tokijin bit deep into her unprotected stomach, impaling her on its length to the hilt. Sesshomaru looked his daughter in the eye one last time.

 

“Die,” was all he said as his demonic energy flowed through his arm into the sword. The demonic “Dragon Strike” energized Tokijin, and coursed into Mika. The energy poured into her body, through every muscle fiber of her being as it made her blood boil. She screamed in pain, more horrific than any scream or pain she'd ever felt. As she screamed in her nightmare, Mika awoke screaming, her pain unwavering in intensity. She bolted off the ground, oblivious to her surroundings. Inuyasha's haori fell off her body as she raced from the shelter, passed a spooked Ryuu into the clearing beyond.

 

Awakened with a jolt, Inuyasha tried to place his hand on her shoulder as she jumped up. In reflex, Mika swung her arm back, grazing his cheek with extended claws. His hand clamped onto her shoulder, only to be jerked back as the extreme cold of her body burned it. Mika blindly ran into the clearing, unaware of anything or anyone. Inuyasha raced after her, as he throwing his haori on as he ran. As fast as he was, all he could catch of Mika were glimpses of her flowing strawberry blond hair and blurs of her arms and legs. He noticed her speed had increased ten fold. “Not surprising,” he thought as he chased after her, “Considering her parentage.”

 

A few minutes later, after a substantial distance, Inuyasha finally caught up with Mika. She was kneeling at the edge of a small river. Her hair flowed down her back, covering her near nakedness. Inuyasha slowly approached her quacking body smelling the salty tears from his niece. Mika's hands covered her face as she sobbed uncontrollably, thankful that the pain which had wracked her body had diminished.

 

“Mika,” Inuyasha said as he hesitated in his desire to help his niece and acutely aware of the pain coming from his burned palm. She turned her head slightly, listening to the approaching footsteps as well as her spoken name. Inuyasha gasped as he saw her ear having been transformed from human configuration to that of her demonic pedigree. Her pointed ears reflected both wolf and dog demon traits.

 

He slowly approached her, not wanting to spook her any further than what had already taken place. Mika turned back toward the river, ignoring Inuyasha as he approached, not wanting to show her face. Inuyasha slowly approached her from behind.

 

As he stood behind her, his hand hovered over her shoulder, making sure that the cold had dissipated from her body. He slowly lowered his hand toward her shoulder. As Mika felt his loving hand come to rest on her shoulder, she turned into his chest, wetting his haori with her tears. With his arm across her shoulders, the sleeve of his haori covered her body; leaving only her ankles and feet uncovered. As she wept, Inuyasha comforted her as best he could. He noticed the mark of two purple strips across the tops of her feet and lower legs.

 

As he pulled her deeper into his chest, Inuyasha said, “I know what you're going through. This is your demonic transformation that your mother has been trying to prevent since your birth. I'm sorry you have to go through this now, I wish that there was a way I could help you to where it didn't hurt so badly.”

 

Mika wiped her tears as best she could with her face in his chest, as she replied meekly, “Why is this happening to me? Why now? Why didn't this happen before?”

 

“I believe it has something to do with this era. According to Koga, you were born on a new crescent moon as a human, same as your mother. In order for your demonic powers to be unleashed, you had to continue to be here, in this time for the transformation to take place. However, since Myoga placed a binding spell on you and placed you in the Bone- Eater's well, it hampered your transformation until today. What you experienced today will be the only time that happens, unless you're able to go full demon, which I'm unsure of, considering your human part,” he replied as best he could to her questions.

 

Mika pulled away from his chest to gaze into his face. She searched his eyes for lies and deception, but all she saw was warmth and compassion. For Inuyasha, the undoubted truth of her parentage was before him. As she looked into his amber eyes, he focused on her forehead and cheeks for there was the proof that she was the daughter of Sesshomaru. Upon her forehead was a new crescent moon of a purplish-blue color and one strip each of purple across her cheeks.

 

“What? What are you looking at?” she inquired as she noticed the look on his face, wiping the trails of tears with the back of her hand.

 

Inuyasha shook his head a second before replying. “You're markings are similar to Sesshomaru's. There is no denying that his is you father. Now all we have to do is keep him away from you.”

 

Taken back a bit by what he implied, Mika pulled away from his protective arm as she replied, “I have a desire to know my father whether you or Koga like it or not. I'll take my chances.” She turned back toward the river as she looked at her reflection in the water. As she brought her hands to her face, touching her striped cheeks, she realized that her hands had changed as well. No longer did she have puny human nails, but sharp claws. “Kagome is going to freak out when she sees this,” Mika thought. She regained her footing and glanced at the rest of her nearly naked body. The wounds from the previous evening were almost healed, leaving faint trails of scratches to indicate where they had been. Mika looked over the rest of her body, noticing the markings across her feet, forearms, and along her rib cage as wall as the lengthening of her strawberry blond hair to her knees.

 

As Mika admired her new body, Inuyasha had removed his haori and slowly approached her. He gently slipped the garment over her shoulders as he said, “You're not going to want to be running around unclothed. Who knows what's hiding in the surrounding forest. Lord knows that Miroku wouldn't hesitate on peeking if given a chance.”

 

“Thank you, Inuyasha. Thanks for being here for me.” Mika turned to look into his face one more time, noticing for the first time the scratch marks across his cheek. “Oh! Did I scratch you?”

 

“Huh? Oh, those cuts? Yeah, but don't worry about it. You weren't thinking clearly when it happened,” Inuyasha replied.

 

“I'm truly sorry, Inuyasha. I guess you're right. I don't remember doing that, but then again I was in a lot of pain and not aware of my surroundings. I vaguely recall running past Ryuu. Is he with you?”

 

A quizzical look crossed Inuyasha's face as he scratched his head. “Ryuu…? I don't recall there being anyone around when you fled from where we spent the night. What did he look like?”

 

“I'd say a horse built like a small brick hut with a reddish-brown and white coat with black and white mane and tail. You couldn't miss him,” Mika replied.

 

As she described the horse that kicked him, Inuyasha replied, “That flea bag. He stood guard over us last night. Despite his size he moves very quietly. I'm not sure where he is now. I was more concerned about you.”

 

Forest, a bit of a distance from Inuyasha and Mika…

 

Unbeknownst to the duo, Kagura approached a group of a dozen horrific demons. Addressing the leader she said, “Not far from here is a clearing with a powerful demonic horse. He's the son of Entei, catch him and he'll lead you to immense power, enough to be allied with Naraku. But first you must kill his rider and the man she travels with.”

 

Sneering at the wind sorceress, the Leader replied, “Why should I believe anything that you say? What proof do you have that horse exists?”

 

Kagura turned her back on the demons as she replied, “I don't have to prove anything. I was just offered you some free friendly advice. It's up to you whether you follow it or not.”

 

The leader thought a moment, compiling his thoughts as he replied, “If this is true, where can I find this horse of immense power?”

 

Kagura withdrew a feather from her hair as she replied, “Follow me.” She sailed on the feather through the air, followed on the ground by the group in hot pursuit. As she flew toward the clearing, she thought, “This is ridiculous. If Naraku wanted the horse so badly, why not just recapture the girl and the horse would follow. Why does he insist on all these games and trickery? Unless, there's more to the girl than meets the eye and Naraku is afraid of her.” Smiling slightly to herself, Kagura pointed toward the clearing and then left the demons to their fate.