InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ When there is a full moon ❯ Full-demon Inuyasha vs. Sesshoumaru ( Chapter 5 )

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Full-demon Inuyasha vs. Sesshoumaru

Sesshoumaru walked through the dense forest, keeping track of the conversation between Jacken and Rin at the back of his thoughts. Jacken was once again trying to persuade Rin to stop following them through trivial insults which he obviously thought would make any one runaway crying. Rin, on the other hand, was doing a decently well job of completely ignoring the toad. In fact, at that very moment, she was having a ball just picking weeds that sprouted out randomly from the ground.

Jacken had asked Sesshoumaru many times, with many suffering hours of begging, to dispose of the little human girl, and in all honesty, Sesshoumaru could see no reason of why he should give her the privilege to continue following them. After all, if it was any other demon that allowed humans to follow him (Inuyasha for example), Sesshoumaru would have looked down at them with disdain and would have deemed them as unworthy of his respect. But he continued to silently accept the presence of the child.

Somehow, she just wasn't as offensive as other humans that he'd come across of. She was happy and polite, though her grammar needed some improving, as did that of all other humans. Except for hers…but that doesn't matter at the moment.

He had brought Rin back to life as a test for Tensaiga; that he knew was true. But he would never have even considered the idea had Rin, though in a very pathetic manner, not had tried to help him while he was still recovering from Tessaiga's attack. Through her actions, Rin had proved herself to Sesshoumaru to a point where he was willing to accept her presence.

Suddenly, Sesshoumaru halted to a stop as a slow wind reached his nose. He tested the air cautiously. His eyes widened as he recognized the scent that danced on the wind. "Stay here!" he commanded. In two seconds flat he had disappeared from their sight and was well on his way towards his half-brother.

Kagome sat frozen in her place, looking at the old man lying on the ground. She reached out with shaking hands and took the sword she had seen so many times in Inuyasha's hands from the old man. She wanted more than anything to run to Inuyasha. "Tessaiga?!" she breathed with silent horror. "Where's Inuyasha? Where is he?" she asked, looking around desperately. Around her were a group of outlaw raiders, bodies of dead villagers, a few quivering village women that had gathered around each other in order to attract the least amount of attention, and a huge cocoon.

Looking around, she noticed a man with a high pony tail sitting on a log near the cocoon, the shrivelled body of a villager at his feet. Just by looking at him she knew that he was a youkai, and she was willing to bet that cocoon somehow or other came from him.

At her voice and Sango's brief attack on them, they were bustling about, waiting for orders. It was then that Kagome noticed that the leader was watching her with evident malevolence. "Oh?" he said in his cutting voice. "It's a tasty looking woman. Catch her!"

With that said, the bandits moved into position, forming a circle around Kagome, the old man and his grandson, Sango, and Kirara. They didn't wait long, but started to attack all at once. Sango and Kirara fought hard to keep them safe. Kagome wanted more than anything to find Inuyasha and hand him the sword. She looked out with her miko powers, sensing him to be inside the cocoon. She made a move as to rush over to him, but it was at that moment that the cocoon was tore open from inside, Inuyasha jumping out of it.

Kagome sighed a sigh of relief, but soon realised that now was definitely not the time for that. Inuyasha's eyes were blood red and his claws extra sharp. He had turned into a full demon!

Without giving them a chance, Inuyasha tore threw the line of bandits, ripping them limb from limb, their blood cover the whole ground and his deadly claws. Kagome could not even bring herself to breathe. From the corner of her eyes, she saw Miroku getting to his feet and rushing to Sango's help, Shippo staying close to Kirara and the safety that she offered.

Within seconds almost all the bandits had been slaughtered. A few of them ran for their lives, only reaching the edge of the village before they were intersected by Inuyasha.

Kagome's hands tightened their grip around Tessaiga, her vision blurred by the tears that threatened to fall. This is wrong, he's slaughtering them, she thought with fear. She knew she had to stop him; Inuyasha would never kill humans so ruthlessly. He wasn't killing them because he wanted to; he probably didn't even know what he was doing. Her mind resolved she ran towards him, Shippo hot on her trail as he realised what she was up to.

The bandits sank to the ground with a look of pure helplessness and fear. "S-save us!" one of them begged. Inuyasha looked on with indifference.

"All we did was follow the boss' orders," another one put in. The look on Inuyasha's face reminded Kagome impossibly of his half-brother, Sesshoumaru. The cruel indifference was unmistakeable. "Please forgive us!"

"That's enough Inuyasha," Kagome called, coming to a stop just behind the bandits. Both Miroku and Sango had followed her, leaving Kirara to protect the villagers. Shippo jumped onto Kagome's shoulder as soon as she stopped running. "They're begging for their lives!" she said incredulously, trying to force some sense to Inuyasha's blood crazed mind.

Inuyasha's face broke into a smile, a bloodied hand raising up in front of him.

"He can't even hear Kagome-sama's voice!" Miroku said incredulously.

Kagome felt her heart break as she watched Inuyasha's face. He's smiling…even though he's about to kill people! She broke into a run again holding the sword in front of her. "Inuyasha, take back the sword," she urged. "Go back to your former self!"

Inuyasha's raised his hand further up, cracking them menacingly. Suddenly his face faulted. He back flipped away from Kagome and the bandits to about ten meters away from the edge of the town. Kagome watched as he turned to look towards the forest, and she followed his gaze. This is not what we need right now, was her mind's only coherent reply.

About halfway across the space towards the forest, stood the white silhouette of none other than Sesshoumaru in all his glory.

"Sesshoumaru?!" the monk said with apprehension. Sesshoumaru looked at him from the corner of his eyes. The monk, the taijia, and the kitsune were looking at him with fear and disbelief. The little miko, however surprising that might be, showed no fear, only a look of great fatigue. His eyes lingered on her for a moment, once more dressed in her odd and revealing clothes, before looking at the massacre that was before him. He could smell Inuyasha's blood lust and excitement even from where he stood. He looked back to Inuyasha, a pitying smirk on his lips.

"Come on, Inuyasha!" he taunted silently. "Show me how strong your transformed self is!"

Inuyasha did not hesitate any more. He leaped into the air, aiming towards Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru pulled out his Toukijin, and blocked Inuyasha's attack just by the sheer force of the sword. But Inuyasha was persistent. He punched aside the blade, something that no one had yet done.

Inuyasha jumped back to his original place, preparing for another onslaught. His arms wore covered with gashes that were bleeding furiously.

"That's enough, Inuyasha," the little miko yelled desperately. Sesshoumaru could scent her tears in the air. "Oh please, just stop!"

The hanyou paid no heed to her words, making a move towards Sesshoumaru again. Without hesitation, Sesshoumaru slashed his sword towards Inuyasha, sending a flash of deadly magic towards his half-brother. Inuyasha was thrown back over twenty feet.

The miko ran a little further towards the two before her friends stopped her. "Please, Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru…Sesshoumaru-sama, please, just STOP!" Sesshoumaru almost faulted upon hearing her call him 'Sesshoumaru-sama'. He knew that was her way of getting him to do what she wanted, but it was still shocking.

Inuyasha was standing again, his eyes filled with blood lust. He ran towards Sesshoumaru, bringing him back to their duel. Does he never tire? He asked himself, eyeing the cuts and gashes all over Inuyasha's body. Then, without warning, he realised something.

His eyes opened slightly as he understood the secret. It was clear to him now. He knew why his brother transformed. He knew what would eventually happen to him if he were to stay in his youkai form for too long. He realised the danger it posed to his family's hard won reputation. And he knew that there was very few choices left to save his name. Inuyasha had to die.

He drew out his poison whip and slashed it across the once hanyou creature, cutting through his fire rat haori and part of his chest. The hanyou made no sign of realising the pain that should have been coursing through his body. He pounced towards Sesshoumaru, hot blood pouring from his open wound. Again, Sesshoumaru's whip made contact with the hanyou, this time across his left shoulder and part of his neck. And again, the hanyou did not acknowledge the pain. He continued with his mindless assault. Sesshoumaru flicked back his whip for the final blow.

"NO!" the miko girl screamed. Sesshoumaru ignored her, and attacked his prey. Before he knew what had happened, however, his whip had dematerialized upon contact with a faint blue shield. He moved annoyed, golden eyes onto the source of the resistance.

Kagome stood within the shield along with all the other members of their group and Inuyasha, her eyes clouded with a misty suggestion of the miko's incredible prowess. The fully transformed Inuyasha, unmindful of the shield, jumped high into the air to attack Sesshoumaru again, only to be rebounded by the ever present shield. He fell to the ground with confusion. He eyed the blue-white wall cautiously, and then turned angry, red eyes onto Kagome.

Sesshoumaru could see that the hanyou was about to attack the miko, and he knew full well that he had no idea of what he actually was doing; but he did nothing to stop him. Tensaiga pulsed uncomfortably at his side.

Kagome watched with horror as Inuyasha charged towards her, knowing full well that she did not have the strength to protect herself against him. Worry filled her with every step that he took towards her. She was mindful of Shippo who sat on her shoulder and was trying to hide behind her hair. She cursed herself for putting him in danger. Then, suddenly, she was hit with the full force of her idiotism. She smacked herself across the forehead, lifted Shippo off her shoulder, and threw him to Sango who caught him without a pause.

Quickly, she turned back to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha…" she said in a hesitant voice, not wanting to hurt her friend even under these conditions. "Oswary!"

He was down even before he knew what had happened.

Surprise flickered across the demon lord's face as he registered another one of the girl's extraordinary abilities.

She approached his still form cautiously, finally letting go of her shield. She knew he was unconscious but still in his demon form. She felt anger flare within her as she gently healed the wounds on his body. How dare he do this to Inuyasha?

Sesshoumaru watched with amusement as the miko turned her anger filled eyes onto him. She, a mere human, was glaring full force at him, Lord of the Western Lands. The corners of his mouth twitched with the effort of not laughing outright at the angry miko. She lifted one delicate eyebrow with annoyance, silently willing him to explain himself.

He turned his back on her promptly, saying as he walked away, "If you want him to return back to his hanyou form, give him my father's fang." He paused mid-stride, turning his head to look back at her, his eyes dancing with hatred, amusement, and warning all at the same time. "When he turns into a demon, he fights for the pleasure. He is incapable of controlling himself and will die in his quest for the pleasure of tearing through living flesh. He loses his mind. He won't recognize anyone," his eyes hardened suddenly, "even those he might love."

With that said and done, he summoned his nimbus and stepped onto it. He sat down on it cross legged and willed it to carry him away, leaving behind a very confused and conflicted miko.