InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Secrets of Salvation ❯ True Fear ( Chapter 5 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
As will always be the case, I do not own Inuyahsa or any of the characters contained in this story.
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Kouga jumped away, leaning his head so far back that he almost fell to the ground. Even for all his effort he was still only barely avoiding Inuyasha's attacks. He was hard pressed as he defended and found no opportunity to strike back. Inuyasha was relentless. His golden eyes were glowing with an intensity Kouga had never seen before, and his fangs were bared in a constant snarl.888888888888888888888888888888888
Right now Kouga sorely missed his shards, but he knew that when he won it would be due to his own power alone, and he took some comfort in that. The only bad part was that Inuyasha was probably feeling quite the same way, as he still refused to draw his sword.
Kouga knew he was being backed into a corner as Inuyasha's attacks pushed him farther towards the thick of the woods. Suddenly, Kouga saw his out, his way to open ground. The trees here had fewer branches and that made it possible to attempt a jump. He crouched and Inuyasha's claws sailed just over his head. As soon as they passed he pushed off the ground with all his strength and he couldn't help but smile as he saw the clearing near by. He also couldn't help but gasp when something latched onto his foot, quickly ending his ascent and throwing him to the ground. When his whole body, excepet his left foot, ended up in the dirt he turned his head around to find Inuyasha's hand wrapped around his ankle, blood dripping down his leg where claws dug mercilessly into his flesh. Kouga let out a growl, and Inuyasha was responding in kind, when they heard a voice through the trees. "Kagome." They whispered in unison. Then they both glared at each other, their growling started anew.
"You're not even worthy of uttering her name." Inuyasha snarled. Kouga's eyes narrowed and he opened his mouth to retort, but instead he took advantage of Inuysha's distracted state. He lifted his right foot as he flipped his body over with all the strength he could muster. His ankle was wrenched free while his other foot made contact with the side of Inuyasha's face. Kouga landed on his back, but was up a moment later and heading back to the clearing.
These were Inuyasha's woods afterall, and he felt safer fighting someplace where knowledge of the terrain didn't make as much of a difference. And, even though he would never admit it out loud, he also felt safer fighting where Kagome was close enough to restrain Inuyasha if things got out of hand....
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Naraku didn't need sleep. He never slept. So how could these visions come to him? He would experience the most intense pain and then he would see the dragon. His doom. The first time the vision came he was so stricken with terror and pain that he didn't realize it was merely a vision. The flame from the dragon's mouth was so hot he could feel his skin blistering even though he was a great distance away. He could see the calculating look in it's eyes and it's claws glinted in the glow of it's own fiery breath. Still, the most terrifying part was it's heart. He could see it beating fiercely, even from underneath it's skin. It glowed a deep red and waves of power emanated from it. Naraku, for the first time, knew true fear and he understood that this creature would mean his destruction.The vision returned to him every night for five nights, but every night it was a little different. Finally, on the fifth night he saw the dragon in a way that confused him as much as scared him. First he saw nothing but darkness and then the black was penetrated by five orbs of glowing white light. The lights danced around each other until finally they came together, one forming the dragon's mind, one it's sharp talons, one it's fiery breath and the last two merged to become one intense ball of light. This new, larger orb began to pulse with power and turned a scarlet red before taking it's place as the heart of the creature. This particular vision was so perplexing that as soon as it ended Naraku summoned Kagura and Kanna to him, and bade them to bring him the first person they could find that had any kind of spiritual power.
After what seemed like hours spent pacing the floors of his castle the pair returned with an old man, who was frail and bent with age. His was bald and had long crooked fingers and watery brown eyes. Naraku placed himself in front of the old man and dismissed his children, his eyes never leaving the face of his newest victim. As soon as they slid the shoji closed behind them he grabbed the man up by the throat and held him so that only his toes scraped the ground. To his surprise, and annoyance, the man's face showed no fear.
"I will not give you the knowledge that you seek Demon Of Many Demons, though I know that it will mean my death." The man rapsed. Naraku's eyebrows raised in surprised, something which he rarely felt.
"You know what information I seek?" He asked, not even trying to hide his curiosity.
"I have seen it in visions, much as you have seen your own death." the man said, his voice shaking with the strain. Naraku's grip tightened and the man's veins began to bulge under the pressure as tears poured from his eyes.
"I suppose some may admire your bravery but it does you no good. I do not need you to pass your knowledge on willingly." He answered as a smile parted his lips. The old man was barely able to consider the meaning of that statement before he felt a pain in his mind so intense that it rendered him incapable of coherent thought. A few moments later Naraku grunted in satisfaction as he released the man's mind.
"I have failed you, Mylady." the man said in a harsh whisper. Those were the last words he would ever utter. Naraku slowly tightened his grip and the man groaned. Naraku's smile grew when he heard a satisfying crack and he let the limp body fall to the floor. The man's flesh greyed as his spirit left him and fled toward the after life. Naraku now knew everything he needed to know. He let out a short laugh at his own foolishness. It was all so simple he couldn't believe he let it frighten him. He would easily make sure that the dragon would never come to be.
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AN: I just want to apologize for any spelling errors I may have failed to correct. The only program I have on this computer is word pad so I don't have spell check. Oh the horror of having to use a real dictionary. Also, I've never attempted to write an action scene before, and I don't think this one turned out very well. Hopefully I'll get better at them with practice. Anyway, thanks for reading!Converting /tmp/phpK4Rtq6 to /dev/stdout