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SURVIVE	By : ajj77sunhawk Category: InuYasha > Yaoi - Male/Male Views: 26395 -:- Recommendations : 3 -:- Currently Reading : 3
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And the story continues... Thank you all for still reading and supporting, just due to some stuff, at the moment I cant write as fast. I still apologize, and everyone who reviews, you have no clue how much it means to me. A million times, thank you.
Totally unbeta'ed as editing will delay more.
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Chapter 31 : The Stench of Blood
The Shikon Army, a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of darkness crossed into the demon lands. The small towns were no match for the army, many had evacuated and the foolish who decided to stay instead of evacuate as was ordered by the Lord of the West, were consumed by the darkness. Made bold by her success, the Shikon followed her pattern and struck at Inuyasha three nights later.
Wrapped in his Alpha's arms and Moko-moko, Inuyasha's eyes snapped open. "Alpha." He said softly, no discernible inflection in his voice. Sesshoumaru tensed, he was sitting up before he was even fully awake. The palace had been ripe with tension over the last few days, but as good warriors did, they had all forced themselves to rest. Sesshoumaru awoke fresh, with blood pounding in his ears, his eyes began to bleed red. His lips curved in a predatory smile. "It's time." The Daiyoukai stated his voice dripping in satisfaction.
Though it was not a question, Inuyasha nodded sharply in response. Sesshoumaru glided out of bed, he did not call or shout, instead his aura reached out and pulsed. All within the castle felt the summons. There was no rush of activity, no scrambling of movement. As had been planned, the denizens began mobilizing in the silent darkness. None giving away the level of activity in the castle, lest the Shikon had eyes trained on them.
Commander Kagura, used to the general hustle and bustle of the castle, was amused and proud at how silently everyone moved. Human, Seraphim or Demon it did not matter, they ghosted through the halls like wraiths as the last of the preparations were executed.
The Army was made up of 16 command units. Kagura's unit was mainly defensive and would man the castle as the rest deployed for battle. The fifteen teams gathered in the courtyard, tense and silent. Sesshoumaru, Kouga and Lady Kaede appeared in the balcony. Wordless, Kouga raised an illusion of the current location of the enemy. As a site for battle, the location was less than perfect, but it was not the worst either. The enemy was currently camped within an overrun Demon town, the town was unfortunately located on a hillock, giving the enemy a height advantage. They would have to move very fast to overcome that. There was however a small forest to the right of the Town, affording some amount of cover, the forest would serve as the base for their army's reserves.
The illusion lit up with color, each color representing a different battalion. Silently and with amazing clarity, the battle strategy was mapped and shared with the whole force. Kouga's illusion faded. The three leaders looked solemnly at their army, they were primed, no words were needed. In unison the three gestured a command. Powerful spells were released.
Light enveloped the armies, and fifteen balls of 'light' sped off to the battle ground. The courtyard was suddenly empty. The three leaders turned to look at Kagura and the Shris. Kagura snapped to attention and thumped her breastplate; the city would be safe in her care. Sesshoumaru nodded again in acknowledgment and before Kagura could blink the leaders disappeared into a ball of light and shot to the battle grounds.
Shri Suijin's voice broke the silence, "Now that they are gone, I have a strong sense that one of us has to be there." The Shri said looking at Kaguya, both the Seraphim had been asked to care for the castle and monitor enemy movement from afar. Having seen more than their fair share of war, both had readily agreed. So Suijin's words were shocking.
"I cannot spare the reserve magic's to send you there with a speed spell." Kagura said firmly.
"In that case, Kaguya you have to go. I feel we don't have to be there immediately, but we need to be there. You are much faster a-wing, then I."
"I would have gone anyway, of the two of us, your ability to watch the enemy makes you the more valuable." Kaguya's wings unfurled, she smiled and focused, her wings glowed and then extended, a second pair of luminescent wings appeared on her back. "My family's special ability is flight after all, and while I am not the fastest of my family, I am still twice as fast as you." The Shri said this with a rather smug smile. Suijin rolled her eyes at the old and familiar boast, still she had to concede the point as Kaguya with a powerful flap of her wings, shot into the air, and zoomed after the Lords.
"Will she make it?" Kagura asked as the Shri got smaller and smaller in their sights.
"She is not travelling at orb speed, I am glad she will miss the first wave. We have both seen enough of war. I hate sending her to the battle field. Still she will make it. There is no doubt she will make it. Never underestimate the power of a Shri, Commander. There are very few that make it to the level of a Shri, for being a Shri means that once we accept a task that is reliant on our own power, we will succeed. Kaguya is a Shri, she will get there on time, but then others must play their roles and success can no longer be guaranteed." Suijin's voice was soft, but dripped with confidence.
Kagura found herself being assured and chilled at the same time. She had honestly not realized, the Shri's were basically the Seraphic version of a DaiYoukai. Well she was still the Commander, so hiding her shiver, she simply nodded and escorted the Shri back indoors.
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The battalions snug in the magical orbs moved at the slightly below the speed of sound. They reached their destination just before dawn. The reserve force of five battalions led By Jankotsu and Sango melted into the forest. They secured an area for Jeninji and the healers, their task was to ensure none of the enemy forces slipped past the main army, and to provide backup for any part of the army that was overrun. If all went well, the reserves made up of mainly young, half trained and old and injured Youkai, would never actually enter the battle.
It had been proposed that Inuyasha stay with the reserves, but surprisingly it had been Bakusen'O who had vetoed that idea. The ancient tree demon, had his own instincts and he knew that having the Hanyou too far out of the battle would be a grave mistake. To Inuyasha's unvoiced disappointment, he and his mentor were placed in the ranged battalion. Bakusen'O would attack with spells, while Inuyasha had been equipped with a composite long bow. His battalions job was to rain physical and magical death from a distance on to their enemies. Unlike the stationary human ranged units, the ranged demon units were highly mobile. They moved in a strategic pattern with great speeds at the edges of the battlefield. With enemies unable to predict their position and locked in a physical location, the ranged demon units were lethal and critical in breaking down the enemies defenses.
The horizon dyed with muted hues of purple and red. A lonely dog's howled echoed out of the shadowy dawn. The howl was picked up by another dog and then another.
Within the town, the enemy's soldiers looked around with a sudden sense of unease. Extra torches were lit in an attempt to identify the source of the howls. That was the signal; the enemy had given away their position.
In a breath, the essence of the howl, changed. No longer lonely, it now chilled the blood, summoning the pack to revel in the blood of the hunt.
Even as the enemy soldiers shivered, and the Kikyo-Shikon burst out of her co-opted chambers, the world seemed to explode. Fire balls, Ice waves and lighting from the Youkais blasted the town walls. From the air blasts of sonic energy and telekinetic missiles was released by the Seraphim, attacking not the walls but the army hidden within. The twang of human weapons, bolstered by poisons, explosives and miko energy rang out, completing the symphony. The town was rocked by the sheer power and devastation of the attack.
Had it been any other army, the opening salvo would have destroyed it, but this was no ordinary enemy. This was the army of the Shikon-No-Tama.
The Shikon screamed. Magic and power swirled and choked the air. Those that lay dead from the first wave attack, awoke and rose like puppets, the dark energy of the Shikon filling them. Even weakened the Shikon was not to be underestimated. To destroy the enemy the dead had to be turned to dust. The Western forces had been prepared for this, for a long battle.
Bankotsu and Kouga's lieutenants broke through the outer defense into the town. The first melee wave took down the enemies, the Lords followed just behind. Their unenviable task was to turn the bodies and walking corpses of friends and foes alike to dust, while defending their forces against any direct attacks that the Shikon made. The Shikon's inner circle, her most powerful puppets joined the battle, casting illusions and confusion upon the Western army, the stronger generals of the West were focused on finding and eliminating them.
The enemy was engaged and the fight was to the last being standing.
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Inuyasha released another salvo of missiles as he danced to the next position on the field. Between one move and the next he seemed to stumble, just for a second, before catching himself and dodging an enemy blast. A knowing shivered through him. He didn't see anything or hear anything, he suddenly just knew, that If he was serious about keeping his promise to Pup, he could not follow orders and stay with the ranged battalion. To keep his promise to Pup, he would have to break ranks and disobey his official chain of command.
Outward obedience had been whipped and beaten into the Hanyou, but the inner Hanyou had never submitted, they had survived by being one, by following their own code of being. There was no need to debate the decision, as soon as the battalion was in a more secure position, puppy ears twitched and the Hanyou slipped into a cloud of smoke, disappearing towards the beleaguered town.
Old eyes that missed nothing when it came to those under his protection, noted the Hanyou's departure. With the patience that was inborn of all trees, the Demon gave a silent blessing of protection to his young charge and continued with the attack.
In the smoke and stress of battle it would take a little while for the other members of the team to notice the Hanyou's disappearance. That time Bakusen'O would gift Inuyasha with. A tiny head start would probably allow the young one to get to his goal, before his overprotective Alpha interfered.
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With the choking darkness, the smoke and the explosions that rocked the atmosphere it was impossible to navigate the area by sight. The Hanyou who had honed his other senses far beyond the ability of even a Youkai, was unhindered. He sped past the different battalions; careful to give the battalions lead by those who may sense him a wide berth.
Trusting his instincts, Inuyasha headed to the far end of the town, there was a small temple that was attached to the town's graveyard. The graveyard was old, the temple well cared for, or at least it had been. The denizens of the town had obviously spent a great deal of time and care on the small structure, the few days that the Shikon Army had overrun the town. The was a holiness to the temple that seemed to come from the very stones, a holiness that even the recent desecration had not eradicated.
The heavy iron doors of the small temple were almost unrecognizable scraps of iron. A great deal of power had been aimed at the doors to cause them to crumple in such a manner. The power signature that clung to the door frame was extremely familiar to Inuyasha. Without a shadow of a doubt Lady Kagome had flung some sort of energy bolt at the door, causing them to explode and crumple like paper.
Inuyasha inhaled deeply as he slipped into the temple. The scent that assaulted him was the rich, tangy and yet sickening, the acid scent of blood, charred flesh and smoke. For a second he hesitated, overwhelmed by the horrid assault on his olfactory system. His brain automatically began processing, filtering and evaluating the scents. He discarded the overt stink and honed in on the secrets hidden under the putrid layers.
Elusive as it was he caught the subtle aroma, it was a fresh scent, and the flavor of it hurt his generous heart. He scented tears, very, very recent tears.
Inuyasha's ears scanned the room, zoom in on the source, of muted sobbing. He turned to the side and his eyes widened in horror. Amidst broken body parts, in a pool of blood, the sobbing priestess Kagome seemed to be trying to put bodies back together. Inuyasha stood silent as the young priestess, stroked the hair of a severed head, as she tried to find the body that matched the head. She scrambled through the blood, her sobs ever increasing.
"Lady Kagome," whispered Inuyasha, his heart strangely aching.
The young priestess looked up her eyes tear-filled and frighteningly blank. "Mongrel? By the Light Mongrel, where have you been?" The lady's voice was sing song, childlike but broken, wrong. "Why did you leave me? Things went so wrong when you went away? Why did you leave me? Nothing has gone right since you left? Why did you leave me? Mongrel, why?" Kogome's voice broke into huge sobs, her body shook from the force of her tears.
Golden eyes blinked, Inuyasha slowly stepped closer, "Lady Kagome, what happened here?"
"Here? Here? I.. I.. happened. Her Ladyship Kikiyo s.. sh.. she ordered me.. to.. I was told to break the door. Sh…she.. ordered.. ordered me to use my most powerful spell. I.. I .. didn't know, I was just to break the door. I didn't know… the people.. Mongrel, you believe me don't you? I.. didn't know.. the people were inside. I didn't know, I swear.. I wouldn't.. I would not have done this. I would not have used so much power… I swear. I kil.. I.. kill.. I.. I killlled.. I didn't mean to.. you believe me don't you? I am not a murderer, I'm not! I am of the Light! I am of the Light….!" The woman-child wailed in confused pain.
Inuyasha's head crocked to the side, slowly he approached the pitiful figure, Inuyasha could hardly believe it. While he had been nourished and cherished in the care of his Alpha, the once pampered, self assured, arrogant and vain priestess was an almost emaciated mess. The girl was thin, sickly so, her skin pasty and drawn, the skin around her eyes discolored to the point that Inuyasha knew it had been weeks since she had had a good sleep.
Though he looked focused on the girl, Inuyasha's ears constantly swirled, relentlessly scanning for danger.
Carefully he stepped closer.
Kagome looked up her eyes clearing a little, what little sanity she had left returned. "Mongrel? Do you believe me? Kikyo said I knew, she said I knew that humans were inside, all the other priests they said I knew, they didn't believe me when I said I didn't know. I just followed her orders. I'm not a monster. I'm not!" Her voice rose in anxiety, and the dropped the next words came out as a desperate whisper. "Mongrel, you believe me right? I really didn't know, I'm not a monster... am I?"
One phrase, Inuyasha realized that one phrase was all that he would need to have his revenge. He would not need to kill her, one small phrase from him and he could have his revenge without breaking his word to Pup. All Inuyasha had to do was say 'yes' and the priestess's fragile being would shatter. He could destroy her, so easily. All he needed to do was say, "Yes, yes you are a monster."
Inu stirred in Inuyasha's being, deep violet flashed in his eyes. Inu's pain was deep, raw but seeing the broken soul before him, seeing the woman reduced to this, his strong heart contracted. Animosity to such a pathetic creature served no purpose. Inu felt a swelling up of pity, of indescribable emotions. So powerful was the mixture of pity and pain the human aspect shuddered under the onslaught.
It was overwhelming. Gentle clawed hands embraced the human aspect, smaller hands wrapped around his legs. "Come, Inu." Pup and Yasha said in unison. "Come, Inuyasha will handle this, come. We do not need to see this, come and rest!" Without waiting for a responseYasha picked up both Pup and the human aspect, the three faded from Inuyasha's conscious mind and sank deep into the sanctuary to rest and heal.
"Lady Kagome" Inuyasha's voice was soft and warm, the wealth of forgiveness in his tone reached out and acted as a gentle balm to the broken soul. Inuyasha stretched out an open palm to the girl. "You are no monster, the Shikon is a poison, a corruption. You will have to atone, but you are still of the Light."
Kagome looked up, and the light that she had once seen. The light that had initially drawn her to the human child in the back streets of the city, seemed to shine out of Inuyasha's soul. In embraced her, welcomed her. That precious light in Golden eyes, the light she had come so close to destroying. Kagome looked at the outstretched hand, steady and clawed. The hand of the slave that had protected her, had saved her so many times.
Tears, real tears rolled silently down her bloody cheeks. With great care she put aside the body parts that she had been holding. She reached forward with trembling hands.
As their hands came close, she stared at the firm, open palm, it contrasted sharply with her own bloody and shivering hands. Realization flashed through her. She threw herself forward, instead of taking Inuyasha's hand, instead of dirtying it, she threw herself at his feet. Wrapping her arms around her legs, she pressed close seeking warmth, desperate for forgiveness.
Holding tight the priestess cried, her heart breaking and her mind beginning to heal. She pressed close, and as gentle claws petted her, for the first time since the Skikon had taken over Kikyo, Kagome felt the light, she was protected once again.
For what seemed like a long while (but in reality was only minutes) Kagome's sobs were the only sounds audible in the area.
-tbc-
Lots happening, me thinks a certain Alpha is going to be less then happy... do keep in mind, The Inuyasha – Kagome scene, played out really fast. Suggestions, ideas and critics welcome. Thanks again, please review. Review feed authors souls! See you soon!
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