InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Evil Eye, The Serpent's Tongue ❯ On the Trail, the black cloud calls ( Chapter 8 )

On the Trail, the black cloud calls

 

 

Inuyasha looked around carefully, trying to find just the right air current to sense for the scents of the two demons. So far, he had managed to track down nothing of interest, and it was getting on his nerves.

 

They had all decided to leave earlier then planned, just after breakfast, considering that Sango was sticking around. Kagome and Miroku had filled Inuyasha and Shippo in on what had happened, and everyone agreed that while it was great to know that Sango was staying, this new information made Ryu a deadly enemy.

 

“The ability to make people believe things, even if they aren't true?” Kagome said quietly. “He could do whatever he wants then!”

 

“Don't worry Kagome.” Miroku said. “The stronger the will, the harder to take you over.”

 

“What does that mean?” Sango said, her eyes narrowed. The monk stammered and finally gave up. “But I will say this…if he does get you…you fall hard.” She was still a bit embarrassed by how she had behaved, but was channeling that emotion into her plans for the dragon. She was going to cut him into tiny pieces for all of this. And then, she was going to do the same to his cat friend.

 

“Would you be quiet!” Inuyasha hissed. “Talk any louder, and they will come storming onto us! No need to track them anymore, we gave away our position!”

 

Sango sighed. “Why do I get the feeling he would have preferred it if I had left?”

 

“They were here.” Inuyasha said quickly, darting through the trees. The others ran after him, and after a minute found him in a clearing, the same one Ryu and Neko had used the night before.

 

Inuyasha frowned. “They…were here alright.”

 

Shippo sniffed and ran about. “Why are their scents so strong?”

 

“Shippo.” Inuyasha hissed. “Get back here!”

 

“It seems strong here…and here….and here!” He began to dart around, sticking his nose inches from the ground, sniffing. “It's weird!”

 

“Inuyasha…what is going on?” Kagome asked.

 

The hanyou sighed and moved in closer to her and his other two friends. “They were…mating…last night.”

 

Kagome's eyes went wide. “Are you saying….Shippo, stop doing that!” Kagome took a few steps back, then leapt away from an area where the grass was matted down. She began to leap all over the clearing, trying to avoid such spots as much as possible.

 

“What's wrong Kagome? Are we playing a game? Does it have to do with why there are so much scent here?” Shippo asked, leaping into her arms.

 

“We'll explain it to you later.” She said, making it back to the group. “Like when your 20.” She muttered under her breath.

 

Miroku frowned. “Inuyasha…can you tell where they went, with all these…scents, it the way?”

 

The half demon nodded. “They were here for about 10 hours. After that, they went this way.” He pointed to a section of trees to their right. “They only left an hour or two ago. We can still catch up!”

 

He took off running, the others trying to keep up. The demons had taken a pretty straight path, no twists or turns, no tricks to throw him off scent.

 

I don't like this. He thought as he turned his head, making sure the rest were keeping up. It's like they were being reckless. They even left a footprint or two! It's like…they want us to find them. This could easily be a trap…no…they are too stupid to plan a trap.

 

“Inuyasha!” Kagome screamed. He stopped, and looked over at her. Everyone was staring up into the sky, their eyes wide and filled with horror. The hanyou also looked up and gasped.

 

Smoke. Lots of it. And it was all pouring out from one place.

 

“Damn it.” Inuyasha said. “We have to hurry!”

 

“What's on fire?” Kagome asked as Kirara transformed into her large demon form. Inuyasha looked at her, his eyes cold.

 

“Kaede's village.”

 

***

 

Neko smiled as she sat on the remains of one hut, watching the forest line. In a few minutes, her and Ryu had managed to destroy half the village. They allowed everyone to escape, as they didn't have the time to deal with bodies. No, this time, they were concerned only with the group tracking them.

 

“Are you sure they are following us?” Neko replied, her voice conveying her boredom.

 

She watched as Ryu walked along the fires he had set and purred at the sight. He certainly knows how to use that shard.

 

Ryu had increased his height to 10 feet, same as her. His muscles had tripled, making it look like he lifted castles for exercise. Though he kept his human like face, his eyes were now blood red and shining, and his mouth was filled with rows of teeth, his long tongue running along them as he walked. His back had spikes that he could retract into his skin, and his tail ended it a nasty looking club. His claws were longer, as were his wings, and overall, he was one sexy demon in Neko's eyes.

 

He armored chest shone in the dying light of the sun, blotted out by the smoke cloud. He turned and smiled. “If they can't find us with all of this, then they are no use to us, are they?”

 

Neko smiled as she heard them, rushing towards the village. “They are here Ryu!”

 

“You remember the plan?”

 

“You take the hanyou, I have the monk and Kagome, then we take care of Sango.”

 

Ryu shook his head. “Stupid girl…I tried to warn her.” His eyes flashed. “Now, with this act, she has sealed her fate. Before nightfall, Sango will be fighting alongside us.”

 

“And soon, the rest of Inuyasha and Kagome's friends.” Neko finished. “It is merely a waiting game.