InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pride (In the Name of Love) ❯ Chapter 76

Pride (In the Name of Love) 76 / ??
Written by Jezz-Ra
Warnings - Not all warnings apply to all chapters. Yaoi, Het, Rape, Lemon, Violence, Language, Torture, Angst, Incest, Dark (at times). It's a massive story, folks, it's got a little bit of everything.
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A/N - To answer a question - no, Toga is not the sort of parent to only stand behind his eldest. Yes, Sesshy and him have a special relationship and not just because of the intimacy that has occurred between them of late. But this is the same guy that died for the life of his newborn child. Would he have REALLY killed Inuyasha? If he thought his assault on Sesshoumaru was deliberate, perhaps...but probably not. Sairex was mostly just making sure that things weren't going to go further down the drain. Toga loves both of his boys dearly, and it was more his pain at thinking that they would hurt each other so much talking than any real intention to rip up Inuyasha. Things are gonna be hashed out between them soon anyways.
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Inuyasha looked up from his lunch as the door swung open. He blinked several times in surprise as Toga entered and hurried to finish chewing so he could get rid of his mouthful of food.

"Oh...hi there!" Kagome greeted him cheerily. Toga gave her a warm smile of gratitude

"Greetings, Lady Priestess...Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru woke up."

Kagome and Inuyasha gasped, and Inuyasha was on his feet a split second later. Toga held up a hand to slow him down. "He is sleeping. Allow him this rest. I have come to speak with you anyhow, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha reluctantly sat back down. He was surprised when Toga took a knee in front of him, his head bowed.

"Forgive me, my son, for doubting you...and for my treatment of you."

Inuyasha squirmed a bit, hating to be put on the spot like this. "Its alright, don't worry about it. I can understand how ya'd think I was the one that did it, considering."

"No, it is NOT alright. I should have been more willing to listen to you instead of letting my emotions get the better of me.""Now I see where Sessh gets THAT from..."

Toga snorted and stood. "Heh...the difference is I do not DENY my emotions, I simply do not believe I should let them get entirely out of control. I also want to thank you for taking care of things while I was... well. Letting my emotions get entirely out of control."

"Eh, believe me, its ok. Sesshoumaru was dying. I would have been more surprised if you WEREN'T overwhelmed with grief, all things considered."

Toga's cheeks flushed every so slightly and Kagome quirked an eyebrow. She really would have to ask Inuyasha later about the exact nature of his relationship with Sesshoumaru...although it COULDN'T be anything like THAT...he was his father, after all...right?...

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Karalichala bore the labor pains with a great deal of annoyance - this was far from her first child and she was glad this damnable pregnancy would be over with. She was even further agitated by the fact that she was strapped down tightly to the bed in which she lay...and she could not deny the cold fear that was slinking along her spine and worming into her belly.

It was only a short while before she gave birth. She heard the baby cry out as the healer did his job, but she never actually got to lay eyes on the baby. The healer walked out to the hallway and stopped dead in his tracks. He held a brief conversation with someone before continuing on his journey. The raven demoness bit back a tired curse - she had desperately wanted to know if the baby was male or female so she could figure out what to do with it when she escaped.

She was snapped out of a light doze when she felt a presence in her room. Her eyes jerked open at the sound of a voice speaking in her native tongue...something she hadn't heard for well over a thousand years. "Greetings. It seems you have finally awaken."

Kara's eyes locked on Sairex, who was sitting in the chair next to her bed. "You!""Yes, me. Who did you expect?"

"Where is my baby?"

"MY baby is elsewhere, and you will never lay eyes on it. In fact, the last living creature you will see is me."

"Hah. You will not kill me, Kinslayer."

One of Sairex's delicate eyebrows arched and he gave her a look that could have frozen the sun. "Oh yes, I will. Even if I did not have reason to kill you for personal revenge, the simple fact that you are pure wickedry borne of my clan would be enough."

"I can make you a deal in exchange for my life that your inu lord would be VERY displeased if you were to ignore it..."

"I do not care what the Inu no Taisho thinks on this matter nor what you can offer him. Your life is mine and he will not be able to stop me, even if he were so inclined. I'm sure there will be a bit of displeasure that I did not get more information from you first, but I will cope with it. You have performed more wicked deeds than I could ever count, you RAPED me, you killed my mate, and you intended to kill my child. Your life belongs to me, and I will take it."

"Do you have any idea who I am?!"

"No. I can't say I much care, but go ahead regardless. Tell me."

"I am Karalichala Su'Nak'Ti. I was to be your second mate, but I fell ill and lost the position at the last moment."

"Damn. The trouble I could have saved myself if I had been able to kill you that long ago... Really, Karalichala. You think that your former standing, no matter whom your parents were or what bloodline you carry will have ANY bearing whatsoever?"

"I can prevent the war that is going to strike this place, Sairexannaras."

"I do not care."

"You think I am helpless? My family were some of the strongest necromancers in the clan, and I am more than they ever were! Perish, fool!"

Sairex arched an eyebrow as a dark portal suddenly opened and a rather surprised and dazed Naraku was dropped roughly in front of him. The kumo was gripping his chest and his eyes were wide, his breath coming in short gasps.

"Kill him, Naraku, and you vill have your freedom. Deny me and I crush your heart!"

Sairex blinked a few moments before turning to face the kumo. A small smile flitted across his lips. "You know...you are really saving me a lot of time and effort, Karalichala."

Naraku gave the raven demoness a hateful glare, the pain in his chest subsiding enough for him to move. "And you are?" He glanced at Sairex.

Sairex smirked. "Your vorst nightmare, Naraku."

"I do not have nightmares, little bird." Naraku's confident smile wavered a moment later as Sairex's eyes flashed. He suddenly found himself in the middle of a mental battle unlike anything he had ever experienced before. Sairex was tearing into his mind. He found himself losing control of his motor function - in fact, it seemed this creature was...was trying to take it over! Naraku's will was nothing to scoff at, though, and Sairex couldn't quite dominate it.

To his credit, Naraku was no fool, nor was he weak. He lashed out viciously at Sairex, forcing the raven to leap out of the way. Sairex nimbly dodged his blast, bouncing lightly off the wall. However, his concentration was broken and Naraku was not easy to subdue. Naraku wasted no time.

Naraku knew he was unprepared and thus sorely outmatched. He had yet to rest and gather his full energies, to prepare all his usual tricks, to work with his body to make sure his demons were as powerful as they could be and cull the weak ones. He sent another lash Sairex's way even as he dove at Karalichala. The raven demoness shrieked but, caught by surprise and weak as she was in addition to being bound, was unable to stop him from tearing his heart from her grasp.
"I will not battle you this day, raven."

"YOU VILL NOT ESCAPE!" Sairex yelled in sudden, desperate panic. Before he could strike back at Naraku, however, the kumo had vanished in a choking cloud of miasma.

Sairex let out a howl of denial that would have done an inu credit and shot out the window after the retreating cloud, but to no avail. Naraku had escaped. Sairex's grief and rage at having lost his shot at freeing Miroku from certain death overwhelmed him for a moment. He let out an angry hiss as he shot back into the healer's chamber where Karalichala lay. She was laughing.

Sairex slowly lifted his gaze to look at her. His limbs were shaking and his teeth were bared in a rather un-ravenlike snarl. Rage boiled in his intense yellow eyes, and Karalichala knew fear. "R...Release me, fool! You do not want this war! I can...I don't know what Naraku is to you or what he's done, but I can find him again!"The raven hissed at her in response, stalking over to the side of her bed. She let out a long and loud shriek and thrashed madly against the bonds holding her, but to no avail. His voice was low and deadly. "So you were the one that brought this Naraku back to life as well? You kill my mate twice? Damn you..."

"Death won't stop me! You should know as well as I that we have the knowledge to escape the underworld!"

"You aren't going to the underworld! I'm going to tear you apart!" Sairex snarled and leapt forward before grabbing her by the throat, his other hand making a few quick gestures. A split second later and he blazed into Karalichala's mind and then her soul, gripping both and beginning to pull.

She had never felt anything like it. The sheer magnitude of the pain was more than she could have imagined. Instinctively, she lashed back and was grimly satisfied to know she was hurting him...but it wasn't enough. He seemed to be anticipating her attacks - which really wasn't surprising considering how many other of their clan he'd fought like this. He had to have learned a thing or two. And...well, it was quite difficult for one to concentrate enough to fight back when they had razor-sharp claws digging into their throat even as the life was choked out of them.

Sairex did not release Karalichala until nothing remained but a withered, empty husk.

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Naraku landed hard in front of a cave. It would have to serve as shelter...he was tired and his head hurt terribly from his brief battle with the raven. His chest still ached, too, from the death-grip that...that female raven had had on his heart.

Naraku slumped to a sitting position in the back of the cave. It was good that he had escaped that castle. // But...how did I get there? //

Everything seemed so fuzzy in his mind. Sairex had hurt him. Thinking was difficult. Slowly he closed his eyes, deciding a little rest would do him good.

By the time he woke up, he would have forgotten not only where he was or why he was there, but who he was as well.