Okay! I'm sorry about not putting some authors notes at the end of the last chapter. (I was trying to upload it before chapter 210 came out. ^_^')

Anyway, here's the next chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Nurarihyon no Mago. (I would love to, but sadly, I don't.)

"…daisho! Shodaisho!" Nurarihyon opened his eyes. Looking at him was Setsura's concerned face. "Wha—what happened?" Nurarihyon asked while sitting up. He realized a few things:

1) He was still alive (unless hell looked exactly like the upper world.)

2) He was in his younger form.

3) Orochi was on the ground, cut in multiple places, and dead.

"Just what happened? Why am I in my younger form? And what happened to Orochi?" He demanded. Setsura shifted uncomfortably. "Um… yeah… about that…" Setsura started.

"What?"

"Two unknown figures came and helped us." Hitotsume piped up. "Stupid folks. We would have been fine without them! Why did they insist on helping us?!" He yelled. Gyuki raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure, Hitotsume? When Nurarihyon-sama fell, Orochi had the upper hand. Had they not helped us, we would have been obliterated." Hitotsume looked like he wanted to protest, but didn't. Probably because what Gyuki said was true.

"Don't forget the fact that they saved Nurarihyon-sama." Setsura added. Hitotsume humphed and walked off.

"Wait, who saved me?" Nurarihyon asked. Gyuki and Setsura exchanged glances.

"We don't know. They were both wearing cloaks that covered their faces. Although it was easy to tell that one was a female while the other was a male. The man shredded Orochi, while the woman took a look at you." Setsura answered.

"She barely glanced at you before muttering something like, 'Ikigimo ripped out, huh?' I do not know how she can see that by just looking at you, but before we could ask, she knelt down beside you and placed her hands over where your heart should be. Her hands started glowing, and the color returned to your face."

"Her hands glowed?" Nurarihyon asked, interrupting Setsura. Setsura nodded. "But unlike Youhime, her hands were glowing green. Anyway, after the glow died, she smiled at us and said, 'He should be fine for now. As long as he doesn't get his Ikigimo ripped out again.'"

Again? What did she mean by…! Nurarihyon's hands shot to his chest, testing his theory.

THUMP. THUMP.

"My heart…its…beating." He whispered. Those who heard him were shocked.

"Wha—" Setsura started. She opened and closed her mouth like a gaping fish, but no sound came out of it.

"Where are they?!" Nurarihyon asked, grabbing Setsura's shoulder. "Where is the person who healed this? Even Youhime herself couldn't heal it!"

"They- they went to the Aoi Spiral Castle. Something about helping the Nura Gumi in this fight." Nurarihyon got up and headed for the Aoi Spiral Castle when Gyuki stopped him.

"Shodaisho! I know you are anxious to find them, but we need to defend the main house first!" Nurarihyon cursed under his breath. Gyuki was right. He couldn't leave the main house unprotected. He looked at the castle longingly. Rikuo…stay alive until I get there!

Uwahh! A really short chapter, I know! I'm sorry, but there really isn't anything to write for the scene at the main house. TT^TT

I apologize if you guys want more. Plz tell me if you want me to just skip to the epic part, or write about the battle against Abe no Ariyuki (i think that's how you spell his name)

Plz R&R!

P.S. If I get more a lot more bad reviews than good ones, I'll trash this story. Then I'll try to come up with a better one.