Chapter 7:
It's near mid-day when Nadia and Bankotsu end up meeting up with Kohaku.
Kohaku is kneeling down on one knee, when they approach him.
"Hello, Kohaku." Nadia says. "Why are you waiting out here?" Asks Bankotsu.
"I asked him to wait for you." Kohaku doesn't glance over at Adrian, he stays how he is as she walks over to stand beside him.
"So, are we going to do what Naraku assigned us to do? Or are we just going to let him deal with it on his own?" Bankotsu asks. "What do you think? Obviously, we wouldn't be all the way out here if we weren't going to go along with this." Says Nadia. "Well, sorry for asking." Bankotsu says. "So, what's our plan of action? I'm pretty sure Naraku explained his intentions to you." Says Nadia.
"Yes. Well, you both already know that Inuyasha is after the jewel shards of the Sacred Shikon Jewel, as well as Naraku. Naraku wants Kagome taken captive in order to locate the rest of the shards that he doesn't have already. However, in order to get Kagome here, we need a Sacred Jewel shard for her to sense and locate."
"But, we don't possess any Sacred Jewel shards. Naraku keeps his precious shards under lock and key, and keeps them where no one else can get them." Nadia says. "So it's pretty much impossible for any of us to get close enough to the shards and take them without Naraku knowing." Says Bankotsu. "Although, Kohaku has a shard of the jewel embedded in his back." Nadia says.
"Kagome and Inuyasha already know that and they know when it's his. So, his shard is already out of the question. We can't use the shards that Bankotsu has either. However, I did come prepared for something like this." Adrian removes something hidden behind her sash and brings it into view.
"How did you even manage to get it from him?" Asks Nadia.
"He doesn't even know I have it. I took it when he was unaware. I made sure he was in a very deep sleep before I took it from his hiding place." Adrian has Naraku's Sacred Jewel shard, it already seems to have most of the shards.
"Pretty clever of you." Bankotsu says. "So, now what? Do we just wait for Kagome to come on her own?" Asks Nadia.
"Actually, I'm bringing Kagome right to us." Adrian then turns to walk away.
Kohaku gets up and runs to catch up with Adrian, turning into a walk when he reaches her. "What will you do once Kagome comes, Mistress? Will you harm her? Maybe even kill her?" Kohaku asks. "That's not my intention, Kohaku. Naraku instructed me to bring her to him alive, he said nothing about bringing her unharmed. As long as she doesn't scream out for her beloved Inuyasha and she doesn't put up much of a fight, she shouldn't get hurt too badly." "Wait, what about Inuyasha? If he comes to her rescue, wouldn't you have to fight him?" Asks Kohaku. "Bankotsu will deal with Inuyasha and the monk, if he needs to." "What about my sister? I ask if it's not too much trouble, could you please spare her?" Kohaku asks. "Nadia will be dealing with your sister and any other inconveniences that will occur. So, it is out of my hands. However, I shall get her to stop if it begins to go too far. Hopefully, it won't come down to that." "Thank you, Mistress." Says Kohaku. "And, Kohaku." "Yes, Mistress?" Kohaku asks. "Stay as far away as you can from us. If this turns into a battle, I don't want you to get involved. Please, for your own safety, stay hidden and stay out of the way." "Yes, Mistress." Says Kohaku. The wind soon picks up. "Now, come and find me, Inuyasha. You want your Sacred Jewel shards? I have them right here. All you have to do is come and get them." The wind picks up more, becoming a stronger gust of wind.
Some distance away, the wind ends up reaching Inuyasha and his group. Inuyasha just stops running for a minute. "What is it, Inuyasha?" Kagome asks. "This wind, it feels as if it wants me to follow it. As if it's trying to lead me to something I want." Says Inuyasha. "What exactly do you mean, Inuyasha?" Kagome asks. "It's hard to explain, but it feels as if this wind is calling to me." Says Inuyasha. "Calling to you, seriously? I think you've lost it." Kagome says.
Kirara soon lands beside them, carrying Miroku, Sango and Shippo on her back. "Hey, you guys. Something's up with Kirara, she's not acting right." Says Sango. She, Miroku and Shippo all climb off of Kirara. Kirara then begins growling at nothing. Inuyasha lets Kagome down and she runs over to them. "What's wrong with her?" Kagome asks. "I'm not sure. Ever since the wind picked up, she's been like this." Says Sango. Shippo suddenly collapses to the ground face first. "Shippo." Miroku says. He lifts Shippo up and holds him in his arms. "Shippo, are you alright?" Asks Kagome. "Oh, I don't feel so well. I just feel so sleepy and faint all of a sudden." Shippo says. "Hang in there, Shippo." Says Kagome. Kirara then loses her full grown form and turns into her little kitten form, collapsing on her side to the ground.
"Kirara." Sango says. She lifts Kirara up and cradles her in her arms. "She seems to be in the same condition as Shippo." Says Sango. "The wind seems to be affecting demons and not humans." Miroku says. "But it's not affecting Inuyasha. He seems to be just fine." Says Kagome. Just at that moment, Inuyasha reaches for his head and collapses to one knee. "I spoke too soon. Inuyasha, are you alright?" Kagome asks. She runs over to Inuyasha, only to be stopped shortly.
"Stay away from me!" Says Inuyasha, his voice suddenly deeper, sounding as if he's possessed.
"Huh? Inuyasha, what's wrong?" Kagome asks. She walks up to Inuyasha and places one of her hands on his shoulder, only to be smacked away by him. "I said stay away from me and don't you ever place your human hands on me again!" Says Inuyasha. "Inuyasha…" Kagome says. Her eyes begin to tear up. "What's the matter with you, don't you recognize me?" Asks Kagome. "Get the hell away from me!" Inuyasha says. He raises up one of his hands, his claws facing towards Kagome. "Get out of here before I make you myself!" Says Inuyasha. "Inuyasha…" Kagome says. "You had your chance!" Says Inuyasha. He brings down his claws. "No, Inuyasha." Kagome says. She closes her eyes and shields herself with her arms, only nothing hits her.
When Kagome looks, Heiri is in front of her and has taken the hit for her. "Huh? Heiri?" Asks Kagome. Heiri looks at her from the corner of her eye, looking over her shoulder at her, her eyes alone tell that she's in pain.
"Heiri, are you alright?" Ani asks. "I'll be fine." Says Heiri. She's holding at her bicep, where her injury resides.
Inuyasha is shaking his head, aggressively, as if trying to fight off a possession. "I have to go, but first!" Inuyasha says. He unsheathes his sword. "Wind Scar!" Says Inuyasha. He uses it and the attack aims for his friends, Heiri and Ani.
When the attack ends, all of them are lying on the ground, unconscious, but not too badly hurt or killed. Inuyasha then sheathes his sword and walks up to Kagome, glaring down at her. Inuyasha lifts Kagome up and carries her around the waist, near his side and then takes off, heading towards where the wind came from.
A half an hour later, a tornado shows up and suddenly stops, showing Koga had arrived a little too late. "Huh? What happened here?" Koga thinks to himself. He glances over at where Shippo, Miroku, Sango and Kirara lie, still unconscious from the Wind Scar attack. "Wait, those are Kagome's friends. Only, where is she and that mutt?" Koga thinks to himself. Heiri and Ani are just as still as the others. "And those are Allie's friends, what the heck happened here?" Koga thinks to himself.
Heiri soon starts to come to, trying to get up to her hands and knees.
Koga stops at Heiri's side and she glances up at him, weakly. "So, you're awake. You okay?" Koga asks. "Not really…" Says Heiri. She manages to at least sit up, while Koga crouches down beside her. "What happened here?" Koga asks. "Not exactly sure. Ani and I were trying to follow you guys, but we lost you and your wolf packs scent. So, we ended up finding Inuyasha and his friends. Only, there was something different about him. As if he was possessed or something. He tried to hurt Kagome. I managed to stop him, but then he used his sword on us and knocked us all out." Says Heiri. "I see. Where's Kagome and Inuyasha now?" Koga asks. "I don't know, he must have took her with him to wherever he was going." Says Heiri. Koga stands up, sniffing the air and looking in the direction Inuyasha went in. "I found his scent, he's heading North. Can you stand?" Koga asks. "I think so." Says Heiri. Koga helps her up to her feet, she's able to stand on her own, holding at her arm yet.
Ani then begins to stir a bit and opens her eyes, in as much pain as Heiri's in. Ani sits up and holds at her head, as if overcome with a headache. "You alright, Ani?" Heiri asks. "I guess, only for the fact that my head hurts, but other than that I'm okay." Says Ani. "That's good." Heiri says. She helps Ani up and she's staying on her rabbit feet pretty well.
Miroku sits up, slowly, and Sango gets up to her hands and knees.
Shippo and Kirara come to, as well, she leaps onto Sango's lap.
"You guys okay?" Asks Koga.
Miroku nods. "Yeah, we should be." Miroku says.
"Come on, we need to follow Inuyasha. Then we'll know what's up." Says Koga. He then runs off.
Heiri and Ani stay behind with Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kirara.
Meanwhile, Sesshomaru, Jaken, Rin and A-Un are walking. Sesshomaru soon catches a scent in the air and stops walking. "What is it, Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin asks. "This scent, Naraku is nearby." Sesshomaru thinks to himself. "Rin, stay here with A-Un." Says Sesshomaru. "Yes, my Lord." Rin says. "Jaken, you stay here with them. I must go forth, alone." Says Sesshomaru. "As you wish, Lord Sesshomaru." Jaken says. Sesshomaru then takes off into the air, as if in a hurry to get somewhere, urgently.
A short distance away. Allie and Ashuri peer out from their hiding place. "I wonder where he's off to." Says Allie. "Wherever it is, it doesn't seem safe." Ashuri says. "How can you tell?" Asks Allie. "If he's leaving Rin, Jaken and A-Un behind. It must be someplace dangerous." Ashuri says. "Huh, good point." Says Allie. "Come on. We should follow him before he gets too far away." Ashuri says. She then takes off into the air, she can fly, just like Sesshomaru can.
"Hey, wait for me." Says Allie. She runs off to follow after Ashuri, forming a tornado, similarly to Koga, when she's running fast enough to do so.