The Band of Seven: Betrayal or Defeat.

By: Kasuki Goolsby

"Where are we going again Bankotsu?" wondered Jakotsu as they rode on top of Ginkotsu, a robot like mortal that they upgraded with wheels so he was like a car. Bankotsu shifted his eyes from the path ahead and glared at Jakotsu. "For the last time we are going to meet Naraku at mount Hakurai, now stop asking already!" Bankotsu gave her an annoyed look and went back to staring at the path ahead.

"Why the hell do we have to follow them!" Exclaimed Inuyasha as he jumped from tree to tree pursuing the band of seven. "Inuyasha we are following them to Naraku now be patient it won't be long now." Said miroku the monk as he rode behind Sango and Shippo on Kilala's back. "Well I don't like this either! I feel like someone's watching us." Said Kagome looking around from Inuyasha back, holding on to his kimono for support. And sure enough behind them jumping from tree to tree Suikotsu followed smiling, his long razor sharp claws cutting through the sunlight like snow white swords.

"Master I have returned." Sighed Kohaku, Sango's lost brother as he kneeled before Naraku. "Good Kohaku did you bring what I asked you to?" Said Naraku half smiling his evil voice cutting through the silence of the dark mountain cave. "Yes master." Kohaku said as he showed his master 3 shards of the sacred jewel. "Good work Kohaku." Said Naraku as he stood up and walked around behind Kohaku grabbing the shard of the sacred jewel in his neck which was Kohaku's life support and pulled it out. Kohaku's eyes widened then rolled into the back of his head as he fell over lay still, as silence returned to the cave naraku's demons came forward and feasted on his body, salvaging his weapons and his armor. Naraku laughed evilly as he put the shards in his pocket and walked into the shadows vanishing.

Suikotsu smiled realizing it was now or never to kill Inuyasha and his friends, with a quick jump he leaped into the air and spinned cutting Kilala the cat demon to pieces. Sango screamed and threw her giant boomerang like weapon blindly and it hit Inuyasha and shot him straight in front of Ginkotsu. Inuyasha didn't really know what was happening and he flipped and jumped over Ginkotsu realizing soon after that kagome had fallen off his back and was about to be run over. He ran to save her but Jakotsu beat him to her and swung her sword wrapping it around Inuyasha. As she pulled back her wrist Inuyasha screamed "KAGOME!!!!!" Jakotsu laughed and the sword cut Inuyasha all over and she retracted the sword. The cut up Inuyasha fell to his knees and bled. Kagome threw her sword out to achieve the final blow and he laughing was cut short and she had an annoyed look on her face. A pair of demonic claws had grabbed her blades making them stand still. "I wont let some lowlife mortal kill Inuyasha, he would be a disgrace, I will be the one to kill him." The voice the was dark and mature and his silver long snow white hair rested on his shoulders, standing in front of Inuyasha was no other then Sesshomaru.

"What's this?" said Naraku from the bushes. He had an annoyed look on his face but no one could see it as he was not there in person, he was using one of his puppets. "Well Naraku so you're here too, well then I guess it really is a party." Said Renkotsu standing behind the puppet. Naraku turned but was too late, Renkotsu had already turned him to ashes with his fire attack. Back at his castle Naraku slammed his fists down on the wooden table breaking it. "DAMNIT!" he yelled and walked off. "Anger management…." Muttered Kagura half laughing.

"I will kill Inuyasha don't worry about that." Naraku said out of the shadows.

END OF CHAPTER ONE