Matters of Life and Death: Chapter 1
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" Inuyasha shouted out as he swung his claws, tracing arcs of light that ripped through the air to sink into the massive worm demon's flesh. It may interest you to know that he actually had a good reason for saying the name of his attacks every time he used them. As a half-demon, he had a number of conflicting energies surging through him. If he used a true kiai yell to focus his strength, he would risk upsetting the balance of human and demon within his body, triggering a temporary and dangerous transformation.
The creature raised its head and let out a high-pitched shriek before lunging after Kagome. As its monstrous pincers made to sever her torso, she fired an arrow at it, yelling some piece of trash talk as she did so which was wasted on the unintelligent beast. She let loose another arrow as a follow up, and the two went straight up through its mouth, searing away large tracks of innards with their sacred energy. Unfortunately worm demons are born with biological redundancy, and the creature merely turned to seek another venue of attack.
Shippo cowered, cute but useless, in a shady spot between three trees along with Myoga, the exposition-providing flea.
As the demon lunged at Sango, Miroku jumped in front of it, removing his prayer beads and yelling "Wind Tunnel!" as the portal to nowhere inside his hand engulfed the writhing invertebrate. Unlike Inuyasha, he had no excuse.
Breathing a relieved sigh Kagome stared up into the sky, admiring Inuyasha's lean and powerful form silhouetted by the sunset. Wait a sec, she thought anxiously, sunset?! Kagome gave a little whimper of panic.
"Well, goodbye everybody!" she called hastily as she headed off toward the will on her bicycle at a frantic pace.
I'm late!