Chapter 9: Shippo
As the gang walked through the mountain ranges in search of the Miko's memories, they come across a familiar spot. "Hey isn't this where we fought the Thunder Brothers?" Shippo questioned as they walked through the mountains. Inuyasha stopped for a moment, looking at his surroundings.
"Your right, This place is where I defeated those thunder bastards."
"Who?" Sango wondered.
"They were these stupid demon brothers who used their powers to steal jewel shards. They ended up killing Shippo's father for them. Anyways let's get going already! We have to find her memory!"
As they continued walking, a bright blue light shone through the clouds. The group looked up towards the sky as they heard the rumbling of thunder when a huge lightning bolt shot out from the sky towards Inuyasha.
"Inuyasha, look out!" Kagome rushed towards the hanyou and pushed Inuyasha out of the way as they fell to the ground, just in time.
"Hahahaha! Seems you have gotten weak, hanyou!" The group looked up to fin two people flying in the sky. One, on small wheels being controlled with fire, and the other on a large dark cloud.
"Your exactly right, brother! Hehehe!"
"Hold on. Aren't you the thunder brothers? I killed you a long time ago! How the hell are you alive!" Inuyasha growled.
"I don't even know that. All I know is that this guy called Naraku revived us somehow. He told us that if we stopped you from getting this object, we'd get jewel shards, so of course, we agreed." Hiten held up a large ball of light.
"Isn't that Kagome-sama's memory!"
"I don't know. But now it's time for us to get revenge. Let's go, Brother!"
"Right, Manten!" The demon opened his mouth and shot out bolts of lightning towards the group. Luckily everyone dodged it in time. The brother's thought it would be wise to separate the group, as to kill them faster. Hiten made his way towards Inuyasha and Kagome, while Manten aimed his attention towards Sango and Miroku.
With Inuyasha
"I guess you really enjoy death, don't ya!" Inuyasha growled at the demon, pulling out Tetsusaiga while standing in front of Kagome. I have to protect Kagome. I can't let anything happen to her.
"We'll see who dies this time, hanyou!" Hiten lunged forward, aiming his spear at Inuyasha. He quickly reacted and blocked the oncoming attack with his sword. He pushed back sending Hiten flying back a few feet.
"Trust me, I've grown since the last time we met! KAZE NO KIZU!" Shocked at the power the Hanyou just released, Hiten didn't have time to dodge and was hit by the attack, sending him flying into the rock.
"I see. You have grown in strength. But it's nothing compared to the power of a full-fledged demon!" He erupted from the rock and his eyes glowed as he shot lightning from his hands.
Seems like he's gotten new powers from that bastard. This might be tougher than I thought. Inuyasha quickly dodged the bolts as he lunged to punch Hiten.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Hanyou!" Inuyasha noticed Hiten look behind him with a grin. He started to get a bad feeling.
"KYA!" Inuyasha recognized the scream and quickly turned around to find the lightning bolts he dodged earlier, heading straight towards Kagome.
"KAGOME!" The hanyou rushed to the Miko's side. But it was too late, the bolts of lightning arrived and formed a cage of electricity around her. Inuyasha growled and turned back to Hiten.
"What will you do now that I've your lover hostage." He lunged forward and slashed Inuyasha in the chest, creating a shallow wound.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome reached out, slightly touching the cage. "KYA!" She fell back as she was shocked by the cage. She realized that it began to slowly shrink, speeding her impending doom.
Inuyasha picked himself up, wiping the blood from his face. Damn it! What can I do no!
With Sango and Miroku
"HIRAIKOTSU!" Sango threw her boomerang towards Manten, getting a direct hit to the stomach, throwing him back into the rock. He quickly recovered and shot lightning out of his mouth towards the slayer. Having no time to dodge, she prepared for a hit but was pushed out of the way by the monk.
"Thanks, Houshi-sa...ma… WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" A loud smack echoed through the mountains.
"What... I was saving your life!" A bright red handprint appeared on his cheek. Sango sighed as she noticed something in the corner of her eye.
"Houshi-sama!" Sango pushed Miroku out of the way of another bolt, but was unable to get away in time and was flown into the rocks. "AGH!"
"Sango!" The monk rushed to the slayer's side and he gently picked her up. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. That demon's messed with the wrong slayer!" She quickly stood up, grabbed Hiraikotsu and knocked it down on Manten's head.
"Why you-" Manten looked up and noticed that his last hair, fell off his head, in front of his eyes. "M-M-MY HAIR! MY BEAUTIFUL HAIR! AHHH!"
"What's his deal?"
"I think we just made him angrier"
"I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" Manten charged at the two. Miroku raced in front of Sango and pulled out his right hand and uncovered the cloth and beads wrapped around it.
"KAZANNA!" A black hole formed on his hand, sicking everything in its path. Manten couldn't hold his ground and flew straight into the hole in his hand. "Finally, one down." Miroku looks over to see if Inuyasha has finished his fight, only to see that Inuyasha had been cornered and Kagome was trapped in a cage of lightning. "Sango! Let's get over there now!"
"Right!"
With Inuyasha
"GAH!" Inuyasha was thrown into the rock by a thunderbolt. Followed by Hiten, pinning him down with his spear.
"Seems like the Hanyou is all talk and no bark. Any last words Hanyou!"
If only I could Kagome out of that cage of lightning, I could with this bastard in seconds! "Tch!"
"DIE!" Hiten swung the sword down but was hit from behind with an incredible source of power. "GAH!" The demon was struck from the side, and flown to the other side of the mountain.
"Inuyasha you alright?"
"I'm fine. If only I could get Kagome out of that thunder cage."
"I think we'll have to defeat Hiten for that to happen."
"Your right about that."
"As far as your concerned though, you'll never get the chance!" Hiten rose from the rubble covering him, and sends a shockwave through the air, causing everyone to get shocked and fall to the ground. "What happened to Manten!"
"He's been sucked into the meido in my hand," Miroku said with a grin.
"Why you!" Hiten lowered his spear to the ground and created electricity, causing everyone to get electrocuted once more, knocking them unconscious.
"MINNA!" If only I hadn't gotten myself captured… This is my fault… Hiten walked over to her cage and stood in front of her with an evil smirk plastered on his face.
"Hmph. That Hanyou was weak to begin with. It seems he's grown even weaker over the years. What a laugh!"
"Don't talk about him like that!"
"And what are you gonna do about it, sweetheart? You can't do anything while in that cage. Maybe I'll make you mine."
"In your dreams!"
"Feisty one aren't you! Just my type." Hiten grabbed Kagome by the chin and pulled her face close to his. "It doesn't matter what you say or do anyway, you'll never be able to escape me."
"GET AWAY FROM HER! KAZE NO KIZU!" Inuyasha slashed down his sword, creating three claws of light, cutting down the demon, slicing him in half.
"I was beaten twice, by a Hanyou of all things…" Hiten disappeared into thin air, along with the cage holding Kagome.
"Are you alright Kagome-chan?"
"Hiten didn't do anything to you did he?"
"No, I'm fine. Thank you." A ball of light slowly fell from the sky onto the ground.
"Go ahead, Kagome." She nodded, walking towards the ball of light. As soon as she came into contact with the light, it was absorbed into her body, causing her to fall over. Inuyasha caught her before she hit the ground, as she opened her eyes.
"Kagome, you ok?"
"I'm fine." Kagome looked around, staring at each person in the person. She stopped and hugged one person from the group. "Shippo-chan! I missed you! I'm so sorry I forgot about you!"
"It's fine Kagome. I'm just glad you remember me!"
Sango walks over to Inuyasha, catching his attention. "We should head back to Kaede's You need to recover your injuries and Kagome needs rest."
"Your right." Inuyasha sighs. "Let's get going before anything else shows up." Inuyasha picks up Kagome and puts her on his back. The group proceeds back to Kaede's to recover from the recent fight.
Since so many people have been asking for it, I will do Koga. But it will be a few chapters until I get to his side of the story. I promise you, I will write about Koga!