InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Pride (In the Name of Love) ❯ Chapter 77

Pride (In the Name of Love) 77 / ??
Written by Jezz-Ra
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A/N - For those that asked - Sairex's speech was unaccented because he was speaking in his native tongue, which Karalichala of course understood as it is her native tongue as well. It's only when Sairex switches languages that his speech is so inflected.
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Toga made his way down the hall, feeling a bit better after his talk with Inuyasha. Towards the end of his stay, Kagome had been giving him the strangest looks - he supposed he'd find out why soon enough. Before he retired for the evening, he intended to get some more of the strange medicine Kagome had brought for Sesshoumaru. He was mostly healed but Kagome had insisted that he finish the whole bottle. Maybe she was right.

Toga stopped abruptly as his nose picked up a scent. He smelled blood. Familiar blood. Sairex's blood.

Golden eyes widening and hand drifting to the hilt of Sounga, Toga tore down the hallway and skidded to a stop, almost colliding with the raven in question. Sairex was slumped on the floor, wings askew and head bowed. Several deep scratches covered his arms and chest, but none of them were life threatening or even terribly grievous.

"Sairex?" he asked slowly, releasing his grip on Sounga. Sairex's reply was mumbled, his tone oddly thick and cracked.

"Tu savaren...lyainarr toravis..."

Toga frowned slightly. "Sairex, is everything alright? What happened?" He slid a bit closer, wondering if there was some injury on the raven that he couldn't see. Sairex's hair was damp with sweat, but Toga couldn't get a look at his features clearly due to the way his bangs were shielding his face.

"Lyainarr toravis!" Sairex recoiled abruptly, shaking his head. His voice had a somewhat crazed quality to it that Toga didn't like at all. "T...Toga?...""What the hell happened?"

"Get avay from me..."

Toga blinked, then frowned. "No. You need to tell me what's going on."
Sairex gripped his own arms tightly, sinking his claws into his flesh. The sharp pain seemed to clear his mind ever so slightly. "Get...avay. I don't vant to hurt you."

Toga realized in horror that the scratches on the raven were all self-inflicted. He finally caught sight of Sairex's eyes and couldn't help but stare. The raven's yellow eyes were wide and staring, the pupils dilated. "You won't hurt me, just tell me what happened. Let me help you." Toga slowly reached for Sairex.

He received a few lightning-fast slashes for his effort before Sairex collapsed to his knees, gripping his head with a low moan of anguish.

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Oh, it had been so long since he had taken one of his kin. Sairex groaned at the repeated lances of pain shooting through him. Karalichala had fought back, fought hard and desperately. He had never tried to pull someone as strong as she was, and without making a bit better preparations.

Now the war was in his mind and his sanity was wavering. Always before he had made sure he had some place he could go to ride out the consuming lunacy, some place where he knew no one would be able to hurt him or, more importantly, be hurt by him. He hadn't, in his rage, made any such preparations now.

Everything was twisted, distorted and surreal. His eyes and mind were playing tricks on him. His vision was swimming and he couldn't make sense of most of the things he saw. Dimly he knew this was a result of Karalichala fighting him, trying to take control of his mind from him or rip free. He could allow neither, and the effort of holding her left her free to tear into his brain.

Wild bouts of emotion flared through him, from crazed pleasure to a boiling, bloodthirsty rage that threatened to send him out to tear the castle asunder.

Was it even really a castle? Was it not instead the pits of hell, sucking him in in his vulnerable state?...and could this possibly be Toga? No, this creature was a lie...the words it said swam in nonsensical patterns, its motions concealed hostility. Yes, that was it. It was here to get him while he was weak, trying to trick him with a familiar body. It was a trap!

Sairex lashed out with a shriek of defiance, his wings flaring as he leapt back to be out of range of retaliation. The ground below him spun in a dizzying haze and the torches on the walls burned with the fire of a thousand suns, blinding him, trying to consume him.

The raven felt his back hit the wall. The wall shifted, jelly-like behind him and tried to suck him in, reaching out to grasp at him with thick, slimy tentacles. And the hell-beast was back, jaws opening to consume him.

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Toga watched in alarm as Sairex hit his knees. A few moments later, the raven lashed out at him, and only a quick reaction saved Toga from having his throat torn. Sairex leapt backwards and smacked into the wall, shrieking and whirling as if the wall had tried to eat him alive. The raven was shouting something in his native tongue and slashing crazily at something that Toga surely didn't see. He gave a hesitant sniff - he didn't smell anything either.

The inu had seen enough. If this kept up much longer, the raven was likely to hurt himself. Or him, although the latter was less likely considering the crazed and random nature of his attacks. Toga slowly squared off, tensing himself like a coiled spring. The moment he saw his opening, he lunged forward.

Sairex screamed and fought wildly as his wrists were caught. Toga had no worries that the lightweight bird could pull away - even with the force of his wings he was very much overpowered. "Sairex! Please, calm down...what's wrong with you?...It's Toga...Sairex!"

The raven abruptly stilled and slowly turned to look at him. "Toga...?""Yes. I am here..." Toga slowly released his almost bruising grip on Sairex's wrists as he saw the raven visibly calming.

"It is really you? I vill not forgive you if you eat me, I vill come back and curse you from da afterlife...trakk'tahnos kabahlla!"

"Easy, easy...it is really me. I swear it. No curses necessary."

"Toga!" The inu blinked as Sairex leaped forward, his arms wrapping around Toga's neck in a tight and almost desperate hug. Toga hesitantly put his arms around the slender bird's waist. Sairex murmured something in his native tongue against his chest. Toga began to get the impression that the raven's episode had not so much ended as switched gears.

Toga let out a surprised yelp and took a half step back, smacking into the wall and not really managing to escape. Sairex's hand had slid down between his legs and taken a firm hold of him. The raven's tone had shifted to one he hadn't heard in more years than he could count, a seductive purr. The inu patriarch decided abruptly it was probably a good thing he couldn't understand a damn word coming out of Sairex's mouth, considering the way it was being said. He scrambled to try and pry the raven off of him without causing him any harm...or his own rather sensitive bits. Preferably before the unexpected little thrill of arousal did any damage - he had always been a physical creature.

"Sairex...stop! What are you doing!? You cannot...what of Miroku? And...oh, unhand me, raven..."

"Miroku?" The raven paused, briefly confused. Toga could tell the name had rung some bells...but apparently they were not bells heard loudly. "Vhy von't you love me...?...I vant you...I've missed you...Take me, please..."

Toga bit back a groan as he was deftly manipulated - Sairex HAD figured out exactly the best ways to caress him and stroke him to maximum effect during their stint as lovers. The scent of his arousal was heady and familiar, and the damnable raven even remembered the best way to gracefully arch his throat in submission...

Toga bit his lip as he shook his head hard to clear it enough to think if only for a moment. He let Sairex go. It was with extreme reluctance that he delivered the sharp blow to the back of the raven's neck. Sairex's eyes went blank as he slid into unconsciousness. Toga caught him before he hit the floor. His expression was guilty and he couldn't help but dart his eyes around to make sure no one had seen what had transpired.

Convinced that he was in the clear, Toga sighed and hefted the raven in his arms, wondering if he should lock him in a dungeon or set him to rest in the healer's chambers. Who knew how sane he would be when he awoke?

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"Hey! You! Stop!" Inuyasha pointed an accusing finger at Miroku, who had just been about to vanish around a corner.

"In...Inuyasha, Kagome...hello."

"What's the big idea? I haven't seen you in a week." The hanyou squinted.

Miroku sighed. "I am...sorry. I have been very busy researching."

"Researching? What the hell do you need to research so much that it consumes your entire damn life?"

The monk frowned a bit and lifted his hand slowly. "The thing that threatens to consume my entire life. If I don't...I...I have to get rid of it soon, Inuyasha. Being torn apart by my own wind tunnel as my father was is not a fate I can bear."

Inuyasha's expression softened some. "Yeah...I hear you."

"Have you seen Sairex? He said he had something to take care of and then he would return. It's been quite a while though."

The hanyou thought for a moment and even gave a few hesitant sniffs. "No. Haven't seen him and it doesn't smell like he's been around for a bit. Although I do smell something that shouldn't be around for a bit..." Inuyasha's gaze darkened. "Seeya around, you guys. I have to take care of this."

Before either Kagome or Miroku could respond, Inuyasha had bounded off down the hallway.

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Inuyasha stopped abruptly when he turned another corner and almost collided with Sesshoumaru. His joy and gratitude at seeing his brother alive and moving around on his own were overshadowed by his worry. "Sessh, what in the fuck are you doing out of bed? You shouldn't be moving yet! Father will kill you!"

"He has not yet retired for the evening."

Inuyasha blinked. "Really? He said he was going to bed a good while ago. Wonder what kept him. Even still, there is no way you should be up. Look at you, you can barely stand! How in the hells did you make it this far?"

Sesshoumaru was leaning heavily on the wall, out of breath and feeling about ready to collapse. He had begun to think his journey was foolish just as Inuyasha had appeared. "I...was looking for you. This Sesshoumaru would speak with you, Inuyasha."

"Really? With me? About what? And couldn't you have just rang for a servant to get me?"

Sesshoumaru mumbled. "This Sesshoumaru is not helpless." Noting Inuyasha's expression and not wanting to hear what he might have to say, Sesshoumaru forged ahead. "I wished to ... apologize. During my possessed state I said things that I...no longer believe with such conviction. And I'm sure I caused you no little trouble with our Lord Father. I am sorry for that."

"Eh, he only wanted to disembowel me is all. No big deal. And you were possessed. There's nothin' for me to forgive and nothin' for you to apologize for. I'm not mad about it. It wasn't your fault."

Sesshoumaru eyed him for a moment before nodding, feeling better and satisfied that this conversation had gone about as well as could be expected. He was not used to apologizing for anything.

Inuyasha smirked and then slid over, idly leaning up and pressing a quick kiss to his brother's lips before Sesshoumaru could react. "Now get your ass back in bed before you fall down. And stay there. You're shaking. You shouldn't be up, and overexerting yourself will just make you sick again."

Sesshoumaru nodded and began making his way back towards his room. He didn't even complain or pull away when Inuyasha moved to help him.