InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Wolf's Mercenary ❯ Kin ( Chapter 14 )
Chapter 14
Jarra froze in place. He knew that voice. It was a voice he hadn't heard in ages. It was a voice he never feared. So why was he afraid now? If it was the same voice, it was the same person. Shouldn't she be dead? Or at least far from this realm.
"Turn around," she stated. "Turn around beast."
Jarra let off a laugh. "You surely are confident, Adrianne Raptor. You're tone of voice has definitely taken a turn. Why the sudden change?"
"I told you to turn around."
"Fine, fine." He turned around with a grin on his face. There he faced her. She stood the same height as Val did. She much leaner than she was though. Her eyes and hair color were the same as well, but this one's hair came down all the way to her waste. Almost a perfect clone of the rampaging raptor demon of the Sengoku era. No, not a clone, a twin.
"It's good to see you alive and well, Addy," he commented.
She hissed at him. "Don't call me that, beast. Why aren't you dead?"
"Yes, I know," he replied. "By all means I should be dead, however, thanks to this wonderful woman in the afterlife, known as Lilith...." He paused to see her reaction from the name. "I have come back."
"So now you have the power of a Lilith beast?" she questioned. "You weak, baka."
"Shouldn't you be worrying about that purging sister of yours?"
"My son can handle it," she replied. "My business is with you."
He narrowed his eyes. This wasn't the Addy that he had known as a child. The one he was able to easily manipulate and chase away with her tail behind her legs. Something had changed about her, indefinitely. But, what was it?
"I awoken," she replied as if she read his thoughts.
He sweat dropped. She had to be bluffing. If she was awoken, she wouldn't be able to be on this plan. By all means he shouldn't be able to come here as well, but Lilith allowed him. He looked up at her. Could she have some higher force in the Underworld with power great enough to allow her to walk this plan freely. Impossible! Nothing could have such a power than Lady Lilith. Nothing!
"Except Lady Shinigami."
Jarra narrowed his eyes at her. He watched as her hand reached up and grabbed the red crucifix around her next and yank it from herself. "I would start to run if I were you, beast."
The crucifix glowed with power. It was no ordinary cross. Jarra took a few steps back. Why was he so afraid. This was the same little brat he had begging on her knees in front of him. So, why was there fear present within him? He decided it wasn't the moment to think, but to make haste.
He bounded from his position and took off. The lady raptor was beside him at once. "Nani?!" Her left fist made contact with cheek. The blow scent him flying into a tree. He scambled to get back to his feet, but she kicked him in the jaw and pinned him down with her foot. Then the tip of a sword came millimeters from his throat. He looked up at the entire sword. On each a side were six other blades that came from the main blade.
"This is Tetsuya," she said. "If you ever go near my sister again, I will use this to kill you."
"Then why don't you kill me now?" he questioned.
Her eyes gave a twitch.
"Do you want to know why?" he sneered. "It's because you haven't changed at all. You're still soft." He narrowed his eyes at her. "You don't have the guts to stab me in the leg let alone kill him."
She took a few steps back from him and held her sword at her side. His confidence grew. He knew it. She couldn't do it. He began to stand up but before he could the blade of Tetsuya jabbed into his thigh and was thrust into the root of the tree.
Jarra let off a cry of pain. He reached out to pull the sword from his legs, but it rejected his touch.
"You can't remove it," she said. "It'll stay there until I remove it from your leg."
He gritted his teeth and looked up at her. He caught a flash of something running past them through the trees. Addy noticed it as well and looked it's way until she took off along with it.
"Shimatta," Jarra cursed. "That brat." He tried again to remove the blade from his leg and again it rejected his touch. Perhaps she didn't have the guts to kill him, but he knew that she knew people who did.
He leaned back and breathed hard. The pain was unbearable. He heard a rustle in the leaves. He sat up and hissed at the figure.
Kikyo stood there with an emotionally look on her face. She looked at Jarra and at the sword.
"Kikyo!" he called.
She walked over calmly towards the sword. She placed her hand on it's handle and caressed it slightly. Jarra's eyes widened. Tetsuya did not reject her touch. "Kikyo! Get the damn thing out of my leg."
She didn't reply. She just kept her focus on the sword.
"Kikyo!"
Finally her cold eyes moved to look at him. "You brought it one yourself," she replied. "This sword, this sword contains a soul in it. A soul that generates more evil than anything ever. And, yet....." Her hand moved down to it's blade. "And yet, it is so holy."
"Get it out of me!" he yelled.
"I don't not wish to become involved with these 'raptors' anymore," she stated. "Nor do I want to involve myself with this sword. You shouldn't fear for your life. She won't kill you." Kikyo removed her hand from the sword and began to walk off.
"Kikyo! Kikyo come back here!" he roared. "Kikyo! Don't you walk away! You'll regret this Kikyo! I'll kill you for this!" He watched as she left without any reaction. He gave of another roar filled with pain and aggravation and leaned back against the trunk of the tree.
The western lord stopped suddenly. There was an odd presence and sense in the air.
"M'lord?" the creature called Jakan questioned. "What is it M'lord?"
Rin looked up at the dog demon's face. She never seen him look like that in the entire team she's known him. "Sesshomaru-sama?" she questioned.
"Jakan, the two of you stay here," he finally said. "Do not move until I return." He began to walk off.
"But M'lord!" Jakan called.
"And build a fire," he added. "It is quite cold."
Sesshomaru continued through the forest, leaving the imp and the girl behind. Whatever this was, he did not want Rin to see it. And, he definitely did not want Jakan around with his annoying over confident voice there to distract him.
"Raaoor!" Thud! A tree in the distance shook. It did it again and again. The dog demon came closer to this one particular tree. He stopped and watched the scene before him. The creature was female and almost reptile-like. It had thrashed itself against the tree. He also watched as it gnawed away at it's own flesh. Its blood stained the snow. This creature was mad and not in its right mind.
She suddenly stopped and looked his way. So, it had finally sensed my presence. He watched as she stared at him, with possessed blue eyes. She was breathing hard. This creature doesn't even know its own self anymore.
Canine....
Her lip curled back and gave a fierce growl and the demon lord. She smelt the scent of a canine. She stood up on her hind legs, hunched over. She took steps forward edging towards him, her snarl growling wider and deeper in sound.
Sesshomaru positioned himself. He held up his poison claws. If the beast leapt, she would be dead before she'd reach him. She leapt and he swung.
"Nani?!"
He glared at the thick tail that was wrapped around his wrist. It was only for a moment, for two huge talon feet caught him in the chest knocking him down. The tail release its grip as it sent him flying. He cursed at himself as he gather himself quickly. There was nothing in Japan that had ever got the best of him so quickly. The mistake wouldn't be made again.
His eyes began to glow red and his hair started to fly back.
"Sesshomaru! Don't you touch her!"
His ears twitched. It was his annoying half breed brother.
Inu Yasha, Kagome and Koga all came into view.
"Val!"
Valdrianth paused for a moment. She looked around at the new company. The scent of canine and human was everywhere. It confused her. He held her head and began to roar and thrash in furious tantrum.
"Val..." Koga felt his heart sink. Her eyes were filled with so much pain and hatred. What on Earth couldn't done this to her. He began to edge for her.
"Don't go near her!"
The cloaked man jumped in between the group and Valdrianth.
"If you go near her, she'll kill you."
"What?"
Suddenly two more figures came from the trees in a flash. The caught Val by the arms and slammed her to the ground. The raptor began to thrash and roar. She struggled to get free but to no avail.
"What are they?" Inu Yasha questioned.
Kagome looks from one to the other. "They're raptors."
Koga looked at him. Raptors? Val's kin?
"She's purged so far!" the female raptor with the long brown hair yelled. "If she goes on her body won't be able to hold it."
The other one holding her was a female as well. Her hair was short and she looked a little older than the other. She looked over at the male dressed in black. "Do something!"
He closed his eyes and held out his hand calmly. And, very slowly, Val began to calm down. Her nerves began to cool. Her eyes began to lighten in color. The dimmed to an almost grey and sickly color. "Koga...why?" Was what she said before she fell into a deep sleep.
The two females loosened their grip on her and laid her head down. "It's unhealthy for her to stay like this," Long-hair pointed out. "If she's like this and she wakes up, she'll only purge again." She looked up at the male. "She can't stay like this."
"Understood." He closed his eyes again and slowly the raptor features on Val began to melt away.
"He's turning her into a human?" Kagome questioned.
"There is so little you know." He let his hand down and turned again. "The three of you, you know Valdrianth, correct?"
"Hai," Koga replied.
"Show us a place where she can be warm and safe."
He nodded.
"You have all begun to bore me." Sesshomaru made his leave.
"So, who are you exactly?" Inu Yasha questioned. They were all in the den Valdrianth herself would usually stay, not far from the tribe. The two females were bandaging her wounds. The male stood at the entrance of the den without making a sound. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo where there as well. The stayed on the far end as well. Koga never took his eyes off of Val or any of the other raptors. He didn't trust any one of them. Not after his last encounter with strange raptors.
"My name is Adrianne Raptor," the female with the long hair replied. "This is my older sister Karen. That bum over there is my son."
Their eyes all looked his way.
"How come you look so much like Val?" Kagome asked.
"Simple, we're twins."
Everyone's attention perked up.
"So what happened to her?" Koga wanted to get to the point.
"She purged," Karen replied. "Her soul became too over flowed with emotion of some sort and was too much for her body to handle."
"Hold up you lost me," Inu Yasha replied. "Why hasn't she healed somewhat by now. Even wounds like that should be no problem to start to heal for any youkai."
"It's because she isn't a 'youkai'," Addy replied.
Their attention perked up again.
"Don't get me wrong she's not human either," she continued. "But her body is as mortal as a human's would be."
"So what are you all exactly?" Koga questioned.
The three looked at each other. Neither of them wanted to answer.
He let out a frustrated growl. "Damnit, who do all think you are?!"
"Calm down, bubs," Karen pointed out. "As if we'd come to hurt our own sister. It's because of us that's she's alive right now, you should be thanking us."
"Where's Tetsuya?" the boy asked. They had never given his name.
"I left with Jarra," Addy replied.
"Jarra?!" Koga demanded. "So you're all in with him!"
"Didn't I tell you to calm down," Karen stated out.
"No, we despise Jarra more than anyone," Addy replied. "And he despised us more than anyone was well. Tetsuya is my sword. I left it in his leg pinning him to a tree root. He won't be going anywhere any time soon,"
"So why does Val look human now?" Kagome questioned.
Karen replied, "Our kind are shapeshifters. We can take nearly any type of living form. Our 'normal' form is the one with are animal-like features. There are more than just raptors. There are canines, feline, rodents, take your pick. This neutral form is more of a disguise. Most worlds their people look like homo-sapiens. We have to blend in now and then."
"So why couldn't she take this form before?"
"Because she didn't know how."
"We need to get going," the son said. "Our time is running short."
Addy looked at Koga. "You will take care of her, until we can come back right?"
"Eh?" He gave a nod. "But, where are you going? Why can't you stay."
"Our time here is limited. And, I still need to take care of Jarra."
They stood up."
"Hold up!" Miroku called.
"Umm, yes, sir monk?"
"You too young ladies," he took their hands. "Would either of you consider baring my children."
"Merf?"
Bonk! Sango's boomerang his him on the head.
"Sorry, sir monk, I'm already married and have 6 little runts as it is," Addy replied.
Karen jerked her hand away. "And I had one of my own as well. I don't intend on having another one. Good day to you all."
"Wait, when will Val wake up?" Koga questioned.
"When she stops dreaming," the son replied. Suddenly there was nothing but shadow left where they were.
"They vanished," Sango blinked.
Koga crawled over closer to Val. Her face was so pale, and her pretty eyes remained closed. She looked so weak. Kagome made the motion for everyone to leave and they did.
How could I let this happen to you?
Jarra had his eyes closed. He had given up trying to free. He knew she's come back for her sword anyway.
"Don't die on me yet, Jarra."
He opened his eyes. "Ah, Addy," she smirked. "And here I thought I abandoned you. Here to kill me? Or, did you bring that son of yours to do the dirty work."
"No," she replied. "I'm not here to kill you."
She walked forward. She kept her palms closed together. When she stood in front of him, she opened her palms. There she held a dove. It's feather were black as night.
"A black dove?" he questioned. "A fitting pet for the black angel of Gehenna. The purest of creatures, in its darkest form"
"This dove, will be my way to watch you," she stated. "To make sure you don't go near my family again." She let it go and it flew strait into the heart of Jarra.
"Greh?!" He grabbed onto his heart.
"If you think of harming her again, this little pet of mine will begin to eat you away from the inside out."
She grabbed the sword's hilt and drew it from his leg. He let out a cry in pain, and then she vanished into shadow.
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If ya'll are confused now, that was the point. *grins*. So what the hell is going one, and what the hell are the raptors. You just have to keep reading to find out.