Chapter 7

After months of traveling they had finally learnt of the demon behind all the havoc. His name was Fei Wang Reed and he had gathered a large amount of the Shikon Jewel shards. Kamui thought it would've been best to avoid someone like that, at least for now, and yet here he was on Fuuma's back, heading to a lead. Kamui felt the wind blowing through his hair as they ran and then he saw a giant demon cat beside him with Arashi and Sorata riding on top of it.

"Hey Fuuma, how much further? You're the one that picked up the scent."

"The smell of the dead is just over that hill over there..." Fuuma hesitated for a moment. I don't like this other scent though…

When they arrived over the hill they all saw how dead quiet it was.

"Was this a false lead…? There's no one here…"

"Fuuma, watch out!"

Arashi's warning had come too late; Fuuma ,Kamui, Arashi, Sorata, and Soel were trapped in tentacle-like objects.

"EW GROSS, I HATE OCTOPUS!"

"So these are the opponents that oppose me? Quite a pathetic bunch. A cursed monk, a demon slayer bent on revenge, a half demon and a…YOU. How can that be; you're dead!"

The attack when it came, came fast. A single arrow releasing all of them from their tentacle prison. "It is true that I am dead, but that boy isn't me. We've met before, haven't we…Fei Wang Reed!"

"Subaru Sumeragi, how are you walking this earth? After I purged you from this world?"

"So you're the one that cost Subaru-kun his life nine years ago. I'm going to send you to hell, you bastard! Dragon Strike!"

"You! You were supposed to be sealed to the tree!"

"I was sealed to the tree, but here I am ready to take you on again. Perhaps a sacred Dragon Strike will cut you to pieces, you halfbreed!"

"Halfbreed; me?"

"I can smell it."

One of the tentacles came and wrapped Subaru up. "Are you still going to swing your sword, puppy?"

Amber eyes started to glow red and his face started to change.

"Nii-san, don't!"

"Fuuma, what is he doing?"

"Transforming….into his true form."

"What does he look like there?"

"You don't want to know."

"Seishirou-san! Don't transform, it's what he wants to feed on your demonic energy." Subaru's hands clasped together releasing a blast of sacred energy, disintegrating the tentacles holding him to dust.

"Now for you Fei Wang Reed!" He nocked an arrow, ready to shoot when he started to fall backwards.

"That body of yours can't survive without souls and unfortunately for you, a barrier stops your soul collectors from getting through."

"Poison claw!" Seishirou's hand punched through Fei Wang's chest and he faded into dust.

"It was a demon puppet."

Kamui turned to Arashi with a puzzled countenance. "Demon puppet?"

"Yes, that wasn't really Fei Wang Reed. The coward…does he fear my Wind Tunnel that much?"

"Coward! I'll hack him to bits next time I see him!"

Ignoring Fuuma ranting, Kamui was the one that decided to walk over to where Subaru was, despite knowing he was in Seishirou's arm. "Subaru are you...are you alright?"

Subaru stood up, leaning on his bow as he did so. "I will defeat Fei Wang Reed and banish the Shikon no Tama myself. You…" Subaru's emerald eyes lowered as he looked at the boy that was his reincarnation. "Stay out of my way. Fail to do so and you'll see just how strong my powers can be. That time I tried to kill you? Child's play."

He leaned back into Seishirou's embrace. "Bring me home."

Without a word, the demon picked Subaru up into his arms.

"Nii-san wait!"

Seishirou stopped in his tracks but said nothing.

"Why? Why won't you and Subaru-san join us?"

"Because none of you humans or you, halfbreed, have the stomach for what we will need to do."

Kamui was puzzled. Just why were Subaru and Seishirou so cold? Seishirou made sense being a full demon but Subaru…he still had his human heart didn't he?