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Kagome, Fang, and Mattaki had been walking for less than half an hour, when they rounded a corner and came upon a very peculiar sight. Out of nowhere a wall with two large doors appeared. However, the strange thing, was that in front of each door was a creature…with two heads. Each head was poking out from behind opposite sides of the body-length shields that covered their bodies.

As the creatures noticed the approaching group, they started whispering amongst themselves.

"Halt! Who goes there?" Came a voice from the left of the doors.

As Kagome, Mattaki, and Fang turned towards the voice. Standing in front of them was a man in black slack-like pants, a purple t-shirt, and a black vest, which was open. On his feet were a pair of heeled boots. He had violet purple eyes, and black hair, which was pulled into a small, low ponytail. He also wore small hoop earrings on his pointed ears.

"Kagome. Mattaki, and Fang. We need to get through the labyrinth." Kagome answered hesitantly.

"Well the, Mattaki, Kagome, and Fang, you have two choices. You must either answer a riddle… BUT!" He held up a finger, "I will warn you now, answer it incorrectly, and I will suck you all up into my wind tunnel." Here, he showed them his right hand, in which they could feel a strong aura, that they could tell was held at bay by the purple and black prayer beads he had wrapped around his arm. "OR, you can turn around and go home. Your choice." The man crossed his arms and smirked.

"We can't turn back. My brother is in danger." Kagome argued.

"I agree. What is your riddle?" Mattaki asked.

The man's smirk widened, and his eyes flashed blue. Kagome was startled to see the brief color change, but she didn't get the chance to comment, before he started speaking again.

"Alright then. Here before you are two doors, guarded by my friends Ginta and Hakkaku, and Ayame and Koga. You must pick a door to go through. One lead further into the labyrinth, and one leads to your deaths." He raised his right hand again for a brief second. Once he was sure they understood what he was implying, he continued. "You can ask only one person, one question. I will tell you, however, one of them always tells the truth, and one of them always lies. Choose wisely, my friends." He stepped back, seeming to wait for them.

Looking towards Mattaki, Kagome handed Fang to him, before slowly walked up to the door on the left, as a guy with a blond Mohawk raised his head from behind the top of the shield, and a guy with short grey hair with a black patch raised his head from the bottom of the shield. Beside him, a red headed woman stuck her head out from behind the top of the other shield, as a guy with long black hair poked his head out from under the shield.

"Hakkaku and Ginta, and….Ayame and Koga?" She guessed timidly, pointing to each as she said their names. She smiled when he nodded.

"Okay….Hakkaku, if you are the one that lies, would Ayame tell me that…THIS door leads to the rest of the labyrinth?" She asked, pointing to the door behind him.

"Um…Yes." He answered, though he seemed uncertain.

"Then the answer would be no." She said matter-of-factly.

"But what if I'm telling the truth?" He asked.

"Then the answer would still be no. Therefore, this is the right door." She said, smirking and pointing towards the door behind Ayame.

Suddenly, a slow clapping sound entered the area. Turning towards it, Kagome saw the guy in purple clapping in a mocking manner. Once again, she was startled to see his eyes flash blue again.

"Very well done, my dear. You managed to solve the riddle. However, I wasn't very forthcoming. You still can't go through the door just yet."

"Why not? She beat your riddle, just like you said, you lying rat." Mattaki spoke up, angered by the sudden turn of events. Kagome walked back over to where he and Fang were standing.

"Ah, but before you can enter through that door, you will have to go through me." The man said.

"Very well then," Mattaki said, cracking his knuckles as he moved into a defensive position. " Before we get started, might I ask the name of my soon to be defeated enemy?"

"You sure are a cocky Son of a Bitch, aren't you." The guy said, raising his eyebrow. He sighed dramatically. "Very well then. I guess I can grant you this last dying wish. My name is Miroku."

The man, Miroku, lunged towards Mattaki, who dodged skillfully, before rushing forward and swinging a fist towards Miroku's head. Miroku dodged as well, though he moved just in the knick of time.

The two kept exchanging blows. Mattaki, being weaker than usual since having his powers stolen- though still more than a match for Miroku- wasn't doing too well. He had a few more scrapes and bruises than Miroku. When Miroku jumped out of the way to dodged another attack, he landed right behind Kagome.

Being the perverted bastard he was, he went to grope Kagome's ass. Suddenly, Kagome swung around and faster than a snake, slapped Miroku across the face, knocking him on his ass. He landed, dazed, several feet away, wearing a deep red handprint on his face. When he was finally able to once again think clearly, he was confused as to what just happened.

Kagome, however, was fuming. 'I can't believe the nerve of this guy! First, he lies to us, attacks Mattaki, and then he has the audacity to grab my ass! Ooh, I'm gonna rip him a new one.' She thought, as she began stomping her way towards the fallen man.

When a shadow fell over Miroku, he looked up, and saw Kagome standing over him, with a look that promised murder.

"Try that again you bastard and I'll kick you where the sun don't shine and make you a girl while I'm at it." Kagome threatened, fuming with anger at the man's less than moral actions. "And I may also let my good friend Fang have a shot at you. You'd make a good chew toy." she added, with a smirk on her face and an evil glint in her eye.

The Raiju looked ready to pounce on him at any moment. Licking his lips, Fang looked like the cat that was about to eat his canary.

Mattaki, who until now had been silently nursing his minor, yet painful wounds, heard what Kagome had said, and jumped to his feet while letting out a vicious snarl.

"You dare touch a woman like that without her permission! Let alone a woman under my protection. Especially after the no good tricks you just pulled! I should gut you here and now." He growled, his eyes rimmed red.

"Mi-Milord! I must apologize. I don't know what I was doing, I swear! It's like I had no control over what I was doing. Please, spare me, Your Highness." Miroku's begged, moving onto his knees and bowing so low that his forehead touched the ground.

Mattaki scoffed, cracking his knuckles. "Spare you, HA! Give me one good reason, and I'll think about not chopping off your nibbly-bits for touching someone under my protection, as callously as you did."

Miroku went pale, and opened his mouth to speak.

"He was possessed." Kagome interjected.

Mattaki turned to her. "What do you mean?"

She explained to him about seeing the momentary eye-color changes throughout their interactions with Miroku. Nodding, Mattaki agreed that she was most likely correct with her assumption.

"So….. What now?" Miroku's asked awkwardly.

"Well. Mattaki, Fang, and I, are going through the door to continue on into the labyrinth, so we can get to the castle and defeat the Dark Miko, Kikyo. What you do, is up to you." Kagome responded, walking towards the doors. Fang jumped back onto her shoulder, and Mattaki trailed behind her.

Scrambling onto his feet, Miroku's called out to them. "Wait! Please, may I go with you?" He asked. Kagome paused and raised an eyebrow at him questioningly.

Seeing this look, he continued. "Kikyo is the one who placed the curse of the wind tunnel on me. If she is not killed, the tunnel will eventually grow larger and consume me. Please, allow me to help bring about her destruction."

Kagome looked towards Mattaki, who sighed and nodded. "Alright, you can come with us. But remember my warning. If you so much as look at my ass again, you will go from Miroku to Mika, in two-point-five seconds, got it?" She warned.

Miroku nodded quickly, as he gulped in fear.

Without any more to say on the matter, the once again expanded group walked through the correct door. As soon as they were standing on the other side of the doorway, the ground fell out from under them, causing them to fall.

Landing on a heap on the ground, Kagome somehow ended up sandwiched in between the two male demons with her. She suddenly let out a yelp when, once again, she felt a hand on her ass.

"Miroku, what did I just say?!" She yelled.

"I sincerely apologize, Kagome. I did not realize exactly where my hand had landed on your person." Mattaki said, surprising Kagome, who was so surprised that she could only blush.

After a second, the weight of Miroku lifted off of her, and she in turn slid off of Mattaki. Just as she was about to open her mouth, Kagome jumped as she was unexpectedly interrupted.

"Wh- who's there?" Came a scared-sounding voice from the dark part of the room they found themselves in.

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