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It was now set that all of them had someone to either fight with or in Sanzo's case babysit. Rayla waited knowing she couldn't interfere with any of the fights, she wasn't helping Sanzo at all! She could hear Goku enjoy his battle when she suddenly felt a deep shiver crawl down here spine, "Sanzo, I think were being watched..."
Chapter 9 - Trapped Party Fight!
Sanzo looked to Rayla as the fights around them continued, "Can you pinpoint it?" He asked not questioning if it was true. he knew it was.
"Not yet, Goku's power is overriding the aura. Sanzo his aura has increased with the limiter." She told him with a worried yet seldom facial expression.
Sanzo lite a smoke unconcerned, "Maybe the stupid monkey will be of more use."
Munch, Munch, Munch, Rayla looked down at the young still eating in Sanzo grip, "What's your name young one?"
"Lirin... What's your name lady?" She said between bites with her green eyes sparkling.
Rayla smiled at her only slightly, "My name is Rayla and the cranky monk beside you is Sanzo."
*Irk* "Don't we have far more important things to deal with?" Sanzo grumbled annoyed by her behavior again.
Lirin giggled stopping from her eating, "I think he liiikes you..." She said before receiving the old man fan upside her head making her pout.
Ray sighed, "Honestly Sanzo you can't just beat them and expect them to learn..."
She stopped short when she witnessed a punch land on Goku's cheek, "Goku!" Hakkai called out concerned as Ray already started towards him, "That's one done." Yaone stated.
"Holy shit." Gojyo muttered.
"Goku-kun!" Ray called out worried as he fell to the ground.
Sanzo didn't move as he simply watched as Rayla got closer, "Don't Ray-Ray" The simple statement made her stop in her tracks not far from Kougaiji as his eyes widen the dust slowly cleared to show Goku was still standing, "So you can still land a punch can ya still take one?"
"Thank goodness." She said as she went back to Sanzo who was holding a meat bun, "That wasn't half bad..." Lirin said looking at him, "Here take another one, I've got plenty." he answers tossing another one out of Rayla's bag.
*Sweat drop* "You never change Sanzo..." Ray muttered stunned by his calm demeanor.
Kougiji started towards Goku as they stood opposite of each other, "Go back, this isn't your battle little man!" He began to run towards him now as Goku stood still, "This all nothing more than a game to you is that it?"
Kougaiji became angry as charged straight for Goku fist at the ready, "Why do you keep fighting if you have nothing at stake here? Why?" He screamed as his fist went to the side of Goku's face.
"God dude, what do you keep talking about?" Goku leaped over top of his head, "I fight... for myself... me!" He lands holding his weapon, "That's more than enough... to take you down, EAT DIRT!" Goku called swinging at Kougaiji's torso knocking him to the ground.
"Lord Kougaiji?"
"My Lord, Are you alright?"
Kougaiji laid on the ground with his hand in the air, "My Lord please get up!" Yaone called out.
"Don't worry Yaone, I'll take care of him." Her companion called out.
Kougaiji began to stand, "No! This one is my opponent and mine alone and I always make sure to give as good as I've gotten." He said staring straight at Goku.
"That's great! Because I don't like giving something up unless I get something in return." Goku said cockily.
Kougaiji came right back verbally, "Just don't come crying to me if you don't like your present!"
"I can always give it back!"
Rayla's eyes narrowed as she looked behind searching for what she felt, "Do you sense it again Rayla?" Sanzo asked noticing her actions, she nodded.
"What do you sense Ray-Ray?" Lirin asked her making her look down at her surprised, "A malicious aura... Why did you call me that?" She answered before asking her own question.
Lirin gave her a huge and innocent smile, "I heard Goku call you that and I like it cause I like you!"
"Very well... Liri-chan." Ray said with her small smile before going to back to what she had been doing... but she was too late as the feeling came to all of them. Sanzo stood, "Goku... Watch your back!" He called out to notice Rayla was not longer beside him.
Goku turned and looked behind him to find a larger and far stronger crab standing behind them, a wind rushed past him as he looked up he saw Rayla standing on the building holding her blades, "Ray-Ray get your ass down here!"
"It's about time I made myself of use." She muttered making sure he heard her. The crabs claw lifted for an attack, "Holy Shit!" Both Kougaiji and Goku said together as the claw launched at them. They both dodged but notice the claw had never struck the ground. Ray stood before it with her blades, in an 'x', holding it back before she used her strength to shove the claw backwards.
Kougaiji muttered to Goku, "Now she's awesome..."
"She want's to make dinner our of it..." He muttered back.
*Sweat drops* Kougaiji went to make a comment before each and everyone of them felt another growing aura. They turned their attention to Rayla as once again reverted back to her demonic form, "Ray-Ray, what are you doing?" Goku called out to her before he reached her side.
"Do you accept me Goku-kun?" She asked her bangs covering her eyes again.
Goku was surprised by the question, "Of coarse!" "Then that's all I need."
While they had been talking the crab went for a second attack this time both Gojyo and Rayla held the creature back, "Thank you Gojyo."
"You can repay me with a kiss later... " *Irk*
The beast attacked Hakkai and Yaone, they were fast enough to dodge the second claw, "You guys can't hold it for-ever!" Goku told them worried.
Rayla's body became outlined in red, "Then I better... take the fight... to it!" She struggled before slicing the claw off. She charged head on attacking points that would keep it distracted from the others, "Ray-Ray!" Goku called out worried for her safety.
The other claw went back to Gojyo now that he was alone, his staff stop the claw but he was slowly getting pushed, "Just get out of here god damn it, I can't hold it much longer!" Gojyo called to Goku.
"No, I won't leave you behind!"
"I said go god damn it! I told you I don't think I can hold this thing much longer?" Before Gojyo crumbled beneath the pressure his brother came to assists by slicing with his blade at the claw.
Gojyo looked to the side at his brother, "Thanks, I guess I owe you one bro..."
"But there's no need to thank me, it's no fun fighting with all these outside demonic distractions, this is just a truce man!" His brother replied with a smirk.
They all looked up at their new opponent trying to figure out a way to deal with the beast, "Oh what's the big deal? I kicked this guys ass with no problem!" Lirin said sitting on Sanzo's shoulders much to his annoyance.
The vein showed on his cheek, "Listen..."
"Okay?"
"What do you think your doing?"
"I'm sitting..."
"Get off!"
"Weanie!"
"Oh boy are you gonna get it!"
Rayla was busy with the crab but the smile could still be seen on her face as she bounced from roof top to roof top to keep the beast focused on herself while the others figured out a plan.
"A shikigomi.. and such a fine specimen, I slightly surprised your friend is still able to- she's a demon!" Yaone stated surprised.
Hakkai chuckled only shortly before answering, "Yes, well sort of and she will be fine... I hope. More importantly you aren't the one's who summoned it meant to destroy us?"
She nodded her head raising the question, who did? Hakkai's eyes widened as he noticed Gojyo was knocked back from an attack that missed Ray, "Gojyo!"
Gojyo grunted, "Well that didn't work for you! Damn it Ray quit playing with and kill it!" Gojyo yelled at her. She dodged another attack as it landed onto another building, "Don't you think I would have by now! The hide is too thick for water attacks and so far the air hasn't helped either!" She yelled back.
"Damn cutting off a leg or two doesn't appear to do anything and if Rayla is having trouble this will be difficult!" Sanzo stated the obvious, "The only way is to disintegrate it! Rayla try making a air attack for the whole body and not an individual place!"
"Leave it to me..." Kougaiji butted in.
She dodged another claw but a second landed on her knocking her back, "Easier said than done, I can't dodge and build up that large of attack at the same time! Get handsome to do it."
*Irk* "What did you just call him?" Sanzo demanded holding his gun.
Kougaiji smirk, "Beautiful, does have a point..."
"Ugh, you can't fight that thing alone!" Sanzo growled out.
"Just watch and learn!"
The beast moved forward as Yaone called out in hysteria, "Somebody help me!" She was knocked down as Hakkai and Kougaiji went to her side.
Kougaiji grounded his teeth in anger, "Hakkai you take care of her."
Rayla continued to put of an effort in keeping it occupied as she before she was knocked back again, "Rayla!" Goku screamed making her eyes widen in shock it was rare she ever heard him call her by her full name.
He caught her before she hit the ground, setting her down Kougaiji walked up beside them, "All right... "
"All right what?" Goku asked.
"Is there any way you can keep that thing from going anywhere?"
Rayla stepped up, "I can keep the legs immobile for a short time if Goku can keep it off me..."
Goku smiled at her, "Damn right I will!"
"If you can buy me some time I might be able to summon a beast from the demon plane then we just might be able to put a stop to that thing." Kougaiji informed them.
The two nodded their heads, "Okay, got it!" They said together.
"Monkey! I will only fight for my own sake, no one will get in my way!"
Goku snickered, "Hehe, I wouldn't have it any other way... Hair-do!"
"I only need the thing stationary for a moment, got it Beautiful?"
Rayla turned away to hide the blush on her cheeks, "No problem...Handsome." She whispered the last part to avoid Goku getting annoyed.
"We'll do our job, you do yours!" Goku stated, "Oh ya! Be sure to stay clear of the blast!"
"Okay just be sure to don't miss or anything!"
"Will two just move it already!" Rayla snapped at them.
"Oh all right!" They said together as Goku summoned his Nyoi-bo.
Goku was talented at keeping the beast busy while Rayla went beneath it, using her talents for water she managed to form an unbreakable barrier around it's many feet, freezing them solid. She continued doing it repeatedly in order to give Kougaiji enough time while Goku made sure she wouldn't be attacked.
Sanzo stood beside Gojyo as they watched with Lirin still on his shoulders, "Uh pardon me but don't these guys know their supposed to be our enemies?"
Gojyo smirked, "Ya so what do ya call that thing on your shoulders Sanzo?"
*Irk*
"Hey! Come on guys! I wanna fight the big crab monster too after all wasn't I the one who defeated him the last time?" Lirin said oblivious to the angry monk.
Gojyo looked at her, "Actually, this one is different from the last one, Ray could hardly put a scratch on it."
"So what?"
"Will you get off?"
Gojyo had a full smile enjoying Sanzo's irritation, "No, it's time to give your brother a shot at it."
Rayla could hear Kougaiji summon the creature as he whispered in the proper stance, she couldn't deny her curiosity, "Evil spirit wake, Raise from your slumber in the demon plane and manifest. I summon you from your sleep to wake in this world and take the soul of the living. Come fiends of slaying, fires of hell I call upon you. Inhabitants of that world, I draw upon your power in this world. Show me your strength and light, I conjure up your presence in a mighty flame so that I may send my enemies back from where they came!" Kougaiji's whole body became outlined as well as Rayla applied another coat off ice.
Goku launched himself in the air to land another attack, "Come on, Ray can't do it much longer!"
"You two get ready to dodge, you don't wanna be near this thing when it goes off!" Kougaiji yelled with a large black and colored ball between his hands, the power radiated in waves, "I'm sick of fighting other people's for them. I know that one stooge can never be strong enough so long as I'm doing the bidding of others!" The ball became massive as his emotions grew, "From now on I fight only for myself!"
"Will you shut up and throw it!" Goku yelled as he pierced the crab with Nyoi-bo, "Throw it you jerk!"
"I command you! Come forth flaming hounds of hell!" The beast lurched forwards covered in flames. It swarmed around the crab each place getting touch was lite a flame, The crab was engulfed in flames before in charged downwards right on top of it.
It was a battle between beasts, with an enormous blast the creature was blown to smithereens. Coughing was heard as the dust slowly cleared, "Did we get him?" Goku asked.
"I hope so..." A rustle caught their attention. Kougaiji was standing with his companions and in his arms was Rayla knocked out.
"RAY-RAY!" Goku cried as he took her from his arms, he shook her roughly.
*WHACK!* "Don't shake me!" She snapped as she blinked her eyes open
Goku smiled brightly, "She was caught in the blast slightly but I'm still impressed she lived through that." Kougaiji informed them.
"What are you looking at? Don't expect a thank you!" Goku snapped making Ray glare at him.
Kougaiji gave a small smirk enjoying getting under his skin, "I believe that's enough fighting for one day Gentleman. Ray, take it easy. Now if you'll excuse us, we'll be off."
"Thank you for your assistance. Kouga." She smirked back at him earning several glares from her friends, "It was rude of me to have sought you out before I knew what I was fighting for, next time it will be... different. I will hit you everything I have, on my own terms. So... better watch your back boy!"
"If I remember correctly you still owe me a couple of licks."
"Put it on my tab, you know I'm good for it."
Lirin was next to say farewell, "Sanzo! I have to go now but we'll play together real soon, okay?"
"Why don't you go play with your own age?"
Rayla smiled and gave the young girl one last meat bun, she returned it with a hug, "Thanks Ray-Ray!"
"Hey that's my nickname for her!"
They snickered as Gojyo and his brother decided to say their farewells, "Next time remember to bring a souvenir okay?"
"The least you could do is buy me a drink!"
Hakkai and Yaone smiled at one another, "I'm just glad I'm not the one who injured you!"
"Your the cutest guy I ever tried to kill!"
*Anime fall* Goku and Rayla were stunned by that one, making Hakkai laugh at their expense. The four of them easily disappeared from sight, "For bad guys, their not so bad after all!"
"First they try to kill us, then they try to help us... It makes you wonder..." Gojyo agreed.
Rayla's face was far more worried, "Their probably someone else's pawns, as far as I'm concerned our quarrel is with someone else. I have a feeling their working for the fool who are trying to resurrect Gyumaoh and bring chaos t the world. That is our true enemy..."
"At any rate, I suggest we blow this town!" Hakkai suggested.
Rayla sighed, "What's left of it..." She muttered.
Something pulsed through Hakkai and Rayla felt the similar feeling she did at the beginning, They turn their attention to a pieces of ruble with the yin and yang symbol.
"Is this the heart of Shikigomi?" Hakkai asked out loud even though Rayla was the only one left standing beside him. The other walked away as Hakkai bent down to pick it up, once he did the pieces crumbled to sand leaving a single Mahjong piece lying in his hands.
His eyes widened, "Hakkai?" She asked gently placing a hand upon his shoulder, He showed her the piece and her breath sucked in. The single piece had 'Sin' written on it, Hakkai started grunting in pain and Rayla grabbed him to keep him standing.
"What's the matter? What the hell is wrong with you?" Gojyo demanded.
Hakkai panted as he used Ray to lean on, "I-It's nothing..."
Rayla took the piece from his hands and threw it to Sanzo as he to read it, Hakkai tried to stop her but she grabbed his face with a hand on each side.
"Look at me Hakkai..." Green eyes met with violet ones, "You have done nothing wrong!"
"Th-Those eyes, I've seen them somewhere before but... but where?" He muttered to himself but Rayla still listened to him anyways. He leaned his head on her shoulder as she looked up at Sanzo... Things were going to get bad again and soon...
Sorry for the delay, more chapters will be coming shortly after I finish my own version of the Saiyuki reload burial... Take care and Please review to let me know how I'm doing! Thanks!