Lots of action and surprises here!!
Chapter: 13- Naraku
Suddenly all the walls inside the maze disappeared! Koga and Kida were both on one side of the box and Inuyasha and Miroku on the other. They finally saw each other. "WHAT THE HELL!?" Inuyasha yelled looking around. "WE RAN THROUGH THIS WHOLE THING OVER AND OVER AND THERE WAS NO ENDING TO BEGIN WITH!?" Inuyasha was ticked. They then turned around and saw Koga and Kida they all ran to each other. "Hey, wasn't Kagome with you guys?" Miroku asked. "Kagome!?" Inuyasha said; he grabbed Koga's shirt. "WHAT HAPPENED TO KAGOME YOU MANGY WOLF?!" He yelled. "INUYASHA!" Kida yelled pulling his hair and dragging him to the ground. He sat up and rubbed his head. "What'd you do that for?" He asked. "That's my way of saying 'sit'" Kida said with a smile. Inuyasha growled and stood. "Kagome was taken by Naraku," Koga said. "WHAT AND YOU LET HIM GET AWAY?!" Inuyasha yelled. "Inuyasha!" Kida said pulling his hair again and dragging him to the ground. "Would you stop doing that?!" Inuyasha said sitting up. "NO! It's not as powerful as Kagome's sit but its good enough," Kida said. Inuyasha stood. "Now, like I was trying to say, STOP FIGHTING YOU MORON!" She yelled. Inuyasha calmed down, just a little freaked out at Kida, he back up a little wide eyed. "Now, there was nothing that we could have done, one of these walls got in the way and we couldn't go after her, stop blaming Koga, it wasn't his fault. If you have to blame someone then blame Naraku," she finished.
Suddenly, it started raining on the outside, nothing could be heard where Kida and the others were. Ed looked down sad and upset, Al looking down on him. "Brother?" He said. "Come on, lets go find some shelter," Ed said walking towards a large tree.
They sat under that large tree until morning, but unfortunately Al wouldn't stop hearing noises coming in all different directions. "Brother," Al whispered. "Brother, wake up we have to go," Al said beginning to shake Ed a little. He sighed. "I'll have to carry you if you won't get up," he said to himself standing. He grabbed his older brother and put him on his back and began walking in the dark, glad that the rain had stopped.
Al kept hearing noises and began walking a little faster each time. Ed began waking up a little a few hours later. "Ugh, huh? What happened?" Ed said. "Al?" "Yes brother." "Is there something wrong?" Ed said slipping out of Al's hands to reach the ground. Al released him. Ed yawned and rubbed his eyes, it was still dark out, not yet morning. "I heard things everywhere brother, I was scared. So I began walking just in case, is that ok with you?" Al said. "Yeah, sure," Ed said with a smile. Suddenly an old man started walking with a lantern. "Excuse me," the old man said. "Yeah, what is it?" Ed said. "I live in this village not that far from here and was asked to go pick some food for breakfast, do you know where I could find one?" The old man said. "No, we're travelers and barley know where we're going ourselves, sorry we can't be much of help," Ed said. "Oh, no worries lad, I'll go look around," he said turning around. "Oh, are you fellows lost?" The old man said. "A little, it's hard to see when it's pitch dark outside," Al said. "Oh, well at least take his lantern, I know my way back and didn't really need it, it was just in case, being an old man I can forget tings a bit," the old man said handing the lantern to Ed, he took it confusingly. "Um, thanks," he said. The man turned and left back into the woods. "Oo – Kay," Ed said strangely. "Well at least we have some light," Al said.
The strange noises that Al was hearing all night began again, he got a little worried. "Al are you ok?" Al didn't answer he was just looking around getting more scared. "Al what's wrong with you?" Ed was getting annoyed. Al started panicking. Ed sighed. "Al relax," Ed said. He began walking. "Hey, wait for me," Al said running after him.
"Ugh, my feet are killing me, lets rest a while," Ed said. "Ok," Al said sitting on the ground. Ed sat with him and leaned against him; Al looked at him. The sun was just about to rise and it looked very peaceful.
"Brother?" "Yeah?" Ed said. "What are we going to do about the others, they're still trapped in the maze remember." "I know, I guess we should go after Naraku and find a way to help them, I'm not sure exactly what the plan is yet but it's got to be better then Naraku's, he going to do something horrible and we've got to stop him," Ed said sighing.
Kida, Koga, Inuyasha and Miroku spent the whole night in the maze. They all awoke to the sound of Naraku's laughter. They all looked up at the sun shining in on them through a hole that Naraku had created. He was half way in the maze looking down on them all. "Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled. "All according to plan," Naraku said floating back up. Inuyasha growled. "GET BACK HERE!" He yelled. "You're not getting away that easily," Kida yelled running at Inuyasha and jumping on his head. "Hey!" He yelled. She bounced off of it and after Naraku. Everyone was amazed; she had made it through the hole before it closed. She was free. Kida was hanging on Naraku by his shirt. "You bastard, release my friends!" She yelled. Naraku chuckled. "Not a chance, don't you see Kida? This is all part of my plan, even the part of you coming out of the maze, it's all a trap you fool," he said throwing her as far as he could into the trees of a far forest. Kida was badly injured but crawled out of the bushes. Suddenly her eyes widened. 'Not again,' she thought. She was having a vision once more. It was the same one that she had last time. The man with the long braded black hair holding up his sword and her standing with him smiling. "Hey, my Bonriou," he repeated. "It's so shiny, thanks for polishing it for me," he said looking at the old man in front of him. The old man was on his knees begging for his life. "One thousand," the man said killing the old man, blood splattered everywhere…Kida shook it off. 'What is wrong with me, how and why do I keep seeing that man, who is he?' She thought. She took a sword and its sheath from her side and used it to help her stand. She placed it back where it was and started limping.
The sun had finally risen and Ed and Al were walking along a forest finding their way back to the maze. Suddenly Naraku's fingers stretched out towards them and into Al's head! "AL!" Ed yelled running to him. "Damn you Naraku!" He yelled looking at Naraku to his right who was laughing. "Get your filthy hands off my little brother!!" Ed yelled clapping his hands and placing them on Naraku cutting his fingers from Al. "Al, are you ok?" "Yes, brother," Al said placing his head back onto his body and standing. Al felt the little holes in his head. "Cool, I have ears!" He said. Ed chuckled then turned back to Naraku. Ed clapped his hands and made his metal arm into a sword. He ran over to Naraku's flesh and began cutting both hands closer and closer to his body. Naraku only smiled. "Keep cutting Ed, and see what happens," Naraku said. "How do you know my name? I never told you," Ed said still cutting Naraku. "I heard it from your friends."
Suddenly Ed cut something while cutting Naraku's arms. Something started spilling out of it and covering everything around him! Ed began coughing and backing up. "What…is this?" He said. "NO BROTHER!" Al said running towards him and grabbing him into his arms. He turn around, his back now towards Naraku and the gas spilling out of his hands. "My mi - asma will dissolve you're entire bodies until you are dead," Naraku said. Ed's eyes widened. Al's body was beginning to disintegrate! He began forcing himself from Al but he wouldn't let him go. "Al DON'T LET ME GO!" He yelled but Al wouldn't. "DON'T DO THIS, THAT ASMA COULD REACH YOUR SEAL!" He said. "I don't care, I need to know that you will be safe," Al said. "NOO!!" Ed yelled. Suddenly a huge barrier formed around Ed and Al. Al letting go of Ed and falling to his knees. Ed put his hands on the huge hole in his back. Kida was in the barrier with them. "Kida!" Ed said shocked. Kida smiled. "How did you get out of the maze?" Ed asked. "Long, story," Kida said looking at Al and placing her hand on him looking sad. She put her other hand on the hole and closed her eyes, concentrating. Ed looked at it. It was closing up! Al stood once we was completely healed, Kida was smiling. "Thanks, how did you do that?!" Al asked standing. "My mom had healing powers. Every time she got hurt like a cut, it would heal up. I knew that some of my powers I have now came from my mom, and I know that some didn't. I also knew that some of my powers I can't use in this Era, but I tried it. I didn't really know if it would work," Kida explained. "My mom could only heal herself, but I just learned that I can heal other people, which is a much better ability," she said smiled. She released the barrier around them as the mi – asma cleared. When Naraku got the chance he grabbed Kida's neck and began choking her!
She began choking and gasping for air. "What now 'cough' Naraku?" She said. "Gonna say that 'cough' this is part of your plan too? You gotta 'cough' get new lines," she said, her hands on his which were around her neck. Naraku's eye brows went down. He suddenly began electrocuting her entire body! "AAH!!" She yelled in pain. Ed clapped his hands together and placed them on the ground. A giant pointed rock stuck Naraku's arms forcing him to let go. Kida crawled backwards on the ground holding her neck and breathing rapidly. "Kida are you ok?" Ed asked bending down next to her. Kida nodded.
Ed and Al then clapped their hands and placed them on the ground doing Alchemy together (after Al made a Transmutation Circle in the dirt.) Electricity went from then to Naraku, but he made a barrier. BUT, the barrier sucked up their attack and sent it back at them! "LOOK OUT!" Al yelled getting in front of Ed. "NOO!" Ed yelled. But Kida soon got in front of Al and made a barrier blocking Naraku's attack. Both Ed and Al were shocked. 'Damn it! I'm never going to get anywhere, if that girl puts up barriers all the time,' Naraku thought disappearing. "He disappeared?" Ed said. "Yeah, Naraku is known for doing that all the time," Kida said. "Thank you for doing that," Al said. "Yeah," Ed said. Kida smiled. "Now we have to get back to the maze for the others," Kida said. "Right," Ed said following Kida back to the maze.
Back at the maze Inuyasha, Koga, and Miroku were on the ground, suffocating! There was a major poison gas spreading all around and poisoning everyone! They were running out of time.
"Give it a try Kagome," Sango said. "Ok," Kagome said shooting an arrow at the wall of the box that they were in. "It worked!" Shipo said. There was a hole where Kagome had shot but it was real small and soon closed back up right after. "Oh, well," Kagome said. "Hey, wait a minute," Sango said. "What is it?" Shipo wondered. "What if Kagome shot more then one arrow, maybe it will open it long and wide enough to pass through before it closes," Sango suggested. "It's worth a try," Kagome said with a smile. "How much should I use?" Kagome asked. "Try three," Shipo said. "Kirara, get ready in case this works I need you to fly out of here as fast as you can ok?" Sango asked Kirara, she nodded and transformed. Sango got on her back along with Shipo and Kagome. Kagome took three arrows out and aimed them all at the wall. She shot them and watched as the three opened separate holes connecting to one big one. "NOW KIRARA!" Sango said as Kirara ran out of the box and into the sky watching as the hole closed. They cheered. "YES! IT WORKED!" Kagome said happily.
They landed on the ground and Kagome got off, aiming three more at the larger box that the rest of her friends were in. She shot them, waited then ran inside. "We'll be waiting right here Kagome!" Sango called out before it closed. "Ok…" Kagome gasped as she saw everyone on the ground. "Inuyasha!" She yelled shaking him back and forth. "Inuyasha. INUYASHA!" She yelled louder. Inuyasha's eyes slightly opened. "Oh, Inuyasha, you're alive!" She said tearing. "Ka…gome," he said. "Yeah." "Save…yourself…leave…me be…it's…too late," he said. "NO, ITS NOT TOO LATE, I'M GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE," she began crying. The gas got stronger and even she began coughing. "No…Ka…gome…the…gas…is…too strong," Inuyasha said closing his eyes. "Inuyasha? INUYASHA!!!" She began crying harder on his chest. She hurried and tried to lift him but couldn't. She tried the same to Koga and Miroku, and still couldn't. She ran to the wall, firing three arrows waiting then leaving. "Kagome! Where are they?" Sango asked. "Kagome are you ok?" Shipo asked, wondering why she was crying. "I couldn't save them, or pick them up, they were too heavy for me," she said with her head down. "Well fire a couple more arrows so Kirara and I can go in and get them," Sango said. "I can't, I only had 10 arrows," She said. "Oh, no!" Shipo said. Kagome just remembered something. She lifted her head. "But Kida, Ed and Al weren't in there," she said. "So they escaped?" Sango asked. "That's what I'm hoping," she said getting on Kirara. "GO!" She yelled; Kirara flew off. Kagome was hoping that she could find Kida, Ed and Al; if they all got loose then maybe they can get back in and help them. Maybe…if there is time.
Kida, Ed, and Al all walked in silence. Kida was thinking about her visions and what they meant. "Something on your mind?" Ed asked Kida. Kida sighed. "For some strange reason, I've been having these visions, and I have no idea what they mean or why I keep seeing it," Kida explained. "What's it about?" Al asked. "Just this man, maybe a boy who's about our age, he has a huge sword, bigger then Inuyasha's…" "Bigger then Inuyasha's?" Ed interrupted. Kida nodded. 'Wow, Inuyasha's sword is big, how big can this other guys' be?' He thought. "Anyway, I feel like I know him but I'm not sure," Kida said sighing once more. "And if he's out there somewhere, I want to find out who he is," Kida said looking out into the horizon.
They were getting closer to the maze when something hovered over them then landed in front of them. Kagome got off. "KIDA!" She said running to them. "Kagome!" Kida said happily. "I need your help," Kagome said. "Sure with what?" "Koga, Inuyasha, and Miroku are still trapped in the maze." "Yeah, I know we're on our way over right now," Kida said. "No, there's this poisonous gas in there, they don't have much time," Kagome explained. Kida's eyes went wide. "Ok, let's go," She said. She was the fastest out of them all, Ed was almost as fast as her and Al was a little slow, it's hard to carry the big armor. Kagome got back on Kirara and they all ran off to the maze. Once they got there Kirara landed on one side, Ed caught up with Kida, Al on his way not far behind. "Ok, everyone don't stand too close, the gas might affect you," Kida warned. "We gotta help her Al," Ed said to his brother as he stopped next to him. Al drew a Transmutation Circle in the dirt. "Let's," he said. Ed smiled clapping his hands. "Here goes nothin'," she said taking out her swords and firing her lasers from them towards the maze. Al clapped his hands then he and Ed placed them on the floor, blue Alchemy/electricity traveled with Kida's blast towards the maze making a greater impact on it so it'll break open. Once the smoke cleared gas spilled out of the maze. "KIDA MOVE!" Ed called running to her, he pushed her out of the way and they both stood on the right side of the hole.
"Ready?" She said. Ed smiled. But she suddenly stopped in her tracks looking into the dark hole. "I sense something deep in the maze," she said. "What is it?" Ed asked. "It's," she gasped. "Winry!" "WINRY!?" Ed said. Kida looked at him. "I'm going," Ed said. "Ed don't!" Al said. "Don't worry, I'll be back, I promise," Ed said to his brother. He looked at Kida and her back at him. They nodded and held hands running into the maze together. Darkness was everywhere they couldn't see a think, Kida couldn't stop coughing. She made a light with her lasers being sure not to fire them. "There they are," she said walking up to them. "I'm going on ahead," Ed said looking straight hoping to find Winry back further. "Be care, I'll be there to help you as soon as I'm done here ok?" Kida said. Ed nodded and ran off into the darkness.
Kida was just about as strong as Inuyasha was so she was able to pick them all up, but only one at a time. She picked up Miroku first, holding his arm around her neck and carrying him out. "MIROKU!!" Sango said helping Kida get him on Kirara. Next was Koga, then Inuyasha. Once they were all on Kirara's back she looked back into the maze coughing waiting for Ed but he wasn't there! She went back into the maze and searched for him but couldn't find him.
Ed was looking around in the dark feeling around for Winry on the ground. He finally found her! "WINRY!" He called for her; he grabbed her and held her in her arms running towards the exit feeling weaker and weaker by the second. Suddenly he stopped in his tracks, visible from his friends. He fell to his knees. His coats were completely making him paralyzed! "ED!" Kida called out running in after him. "Take…Winry…hurry," he said fading. Kida took her and ran out, Ed falling to the floor. Ed's arm was damaged; it was affected by the gas. Kida put Winry on Kirara then ran back into the maze and picked Ed up in her arms running out coughing rapidly. "BROTHER!" Al yelled. Kida placed him in Al's arms then fell to the floor next to him coughing.
"Brother! BROTHER!" Al yelled worried about his brother. "Kida are you ok?" Kagome said going up to her, putting her hands on her back as she coughed. "We 'cough' need to get back to 'cough' Ed and Al's Era and find a 'cough' doctor 'cough, cough, cough' quickly," she tried saying. She painfully and slowly opened a portal. "Quickly," she said coughing. Everyone walking through. She was the last to step through, and when she did she felt to the floor once again coughing, slowly closing the portal and looking ahead.
Her eyes widened. There were tons of cops from the military holding up guns to them. "Put your hands up," they said. "Please, we only need a doctor, six of us are badly injured please help us," Kagome said. "Stop talking! We'll help ya, and your friends but we need to take you ALL in, kidnapping is against the law you know, and plus we need Ed and Al to stay in this Era and NEVER go back to where you people came from," an officer said. "But they came willingly," Sango said. "DIDI YOU SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE TO ED!? HE'S LOOKS DEAD!" She yelled angrily. Al gasped.
Suddenly many cars of ambulance came into the area holding six stretchers. They took one over to Al. "Put him here dear," a doctor said. Al did as she asked. Four more went over to Kirara and slowly put Inuyasha, Koga, Miroku and Winry on stretchers. Winry was half awake; she was put into the maze as they were entering so she wasn't as bad as the others, just unconscious. Then one last one went to Kida on the floor still coughing and in pain. Two doctors helped her onto the stretcher then rolled her away. Two officers came for Al, Kagome, Sango, Shipo and Kirara telling them to follow them into the building. They did.
Everyone was separated into labeled rooms of 'Humans', where Kagome, Sango and Miroku were. Miroku was on the floor with a pillow and blanket; he was given medicine to help him heal. The next room was 'Demons', where Kirara, Shipo and Koga were. Koga was like Miroku, medicine helping him heal. Then Inuyasha and Kida were in a room labeled 'Half Demons'. Both Inuyasha and Kida were on the floor covered with blankets.
Al was waiting in the hall for his brother, extremely worried. Winry was completely healed. She had run home to get another mechanical arm and leg for Ed; his wouldn't be working any time soon. When she returned she saw that his entire arm and leg was beginning to melt! "Hurry up with that thing," an officer said. Winry jumped and hurried taking off his old arm and leg and snapping on two new ones. Ed had finally awakened before she was finished. "Ugh, what happened?" He said. "OO, you woke up at a bad time Ed, I'm about to screw your new arm and leg back in," Winry said. "Damn it," he said scared of the pain that is always flicked on him when he gets new equipment. Winry called for an officer to help her with the leg, they needed to be put in at the same time. "Ready?" Winry said; the officer nodded. "One, two, three," she said as they both snapped in into place. Ed screamed loudly of the pain!
They let him rest for a while without moving his arm or leg but the officer definitely wanted to ask him questions though. "Why did you go over there, see what happens?" She said. "So what, I wanted to go, plus this could have happened here too, my arm is always getting busted, so what's the big deal?" Ed said. "The deal is that you almost died!" "AT LEAST KIDA PROTECTED ME!" Ed yelled. "HOW DID SHE PROTECT YOU!?" The officer was now getting ticked. "If she protected you then you wouldn't be here right now, besides she is way too dangerous who know what could have happened." "Ok, so we weren't in the best shape, and I didn't expect anything that happened there to happen at all but that's life, she still would have risked her life for me, she's a half demon and was effected by the gas more knowing that she might get badly hurt, weak and injured who knows maybe even die she ran in there after me. She hated going in there and could have decided to not go in and help me, BUT SHE DID! I will never let you change the fact that she's on my side, and you're not the boss of me, I'm going back as much as I want and helping her when she needs me. I owe her that," Ed finally finished sitting up. Ed was wearing a white shirt and had a bandage around his wrist and forehead from his fall when he was unconscious. He got up and walking out the door angrily. "BROTHER!" Al yelled grabbing him and hugging him. "I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE OK!" He said spinning him around. "Can't…breathe," Ed said. Al giggled. "Sorry," he said. "Heh, it's ok, it's great to see you too Al," Ed said smiling.
Sango was on her knees by Miroku on the ground, she was worried about him. Miroku moved his head from one side to the other. Sango gasped. "Miroku!?" She said. Miroku's eyes opened. He smiled. "Hey Sango, I've missed you," he said. Sango's eyes watering. "How are you feeling?" "Better," Miroku said. Sango smiled but then her smile fell into a frown. She got angry making a fist at her side. "Stupid monk!" She said hitting him for rubbing her bottom. "How's Miroku feeling?" Kagome asked. "Oh, he's feeling better, just fine," Sango said standing and sitting with Kagome.
Koga sat up holding his head. "What happened, where am I?" He asked. "Back in Ed and Al's Era for the time being," Shipo said. "Where's Kagome?" "She's fine, she's with Sango and Miroku," Shipo answered. Koga smiled. "So can I go now?" Koga said standing. "No, they said to stay here, and if you leave then they'll kill us," Sango warned. "Heh, it takes more then humans to kill me," Koga said with a grin. "Yes, but that's because you're a demon," Shipo said. Koga headed for the knob. "But Kagome isn't." That stopped him, he turned. "What do you mean?" Koga asked. "I mean that they can kill Kagome just as easily as any other human/criminal here, they have these things called guns, one shot and you're dead," Shipo said. "Damn!" He yelled punching the ground then sitting down and leaning on the wall silently.
Kida and Inuyasha were both still on the ground, not moving. While Kida was there she was coughing every once in a while. She was also dreaming. OF THAT BOY! She saw different ones this time, like his life story. "Bankotsu, awaken," Said a voice so familiar. Kida gasped in her mind as if she was watching it all and it was right in front of her. 'NARAKU,' she thought. He had placed a Sacred Jewel Shard in his neck! She saw each and every one of the Band of Seven and their names. Bankotsu was only 17 years old. He was a mercenary and the young leader of the Band of seven (Shichinin-tai.) He was resurrected by Naraku with the help of the Jewel, but killed once again. Jakotsu is a transvestite; he wears lipstick and dresses not what an ordinary man would dress like. He may sound and looks like a woman, but he is a man. He has a deep attraction with Inuyasha and Miroku. Jakotsu hates woman and always has a chance to kill them first. The only woman he has ever come to make her feel part of the group was Kida. She had once joined their group, because she had fallen in love with Bankotsu, and he with her. Jakotsu is 21 years old. Jakotsu's sword is made to extend into millions of swords stuck together to attack its opponent. Renkotsu is the smartest of the Band of Seven, but at first he seems harmless, but is not very trusting. He has no hair and carries a bottle that when he sucks it into his mouth then allows him to spit out fire in all directions. He also enjoys his rocket launcher. He is in his twenties. Suikotsu was found by the Shichinintai (small village) he was a doctor taking care of orphan children. It had took a while until the evil side of Suikotsu was overcome the nice gentle side. Suikotsu has a split personality. He has claws like wolverine and strength that is unbelievable powerful. He is in his thirties. Ginkotsu is a demon almost entirely made of metal. He enjoys bombs and exploding devices and can't talk most of the time. Kyoukotsu is the biggest of the Band of Seven but he is neither human nor demon. His strength is the biggest in the land, and about one of the tallest creatures.
The Band of Seven – Bankotsu, Jakotsu, Renkotsu, Mukotsu, Ginkotsu, Suikotsu, and Kyoukotsu.
"Take these six Jewel Shards and give them to your friends of the Band of Seven," Naraku said. 'Bankotsu!?' Kida thought. 'He sounds familiar, but why?' Kida then saw each and every one of the band of seven, what they all looked like, what they all used as weapons and their abilities. What they have done too many villages and humans. She also saw that Bankotsu had killed almost 1,000 humans and 1,000 demons; he was almost done to completing his swords demonic Ora and powers. She suddenly saw herself walking alone sadly by herself. She had come from an argument with her sisters and was blowing off steam. 'Wow I was even blowing off steam back then,' Kida thought. She had come across the Band of Seven. They were all discussing their last attack when she popped up in the bushes and began listening to their conversations. Laughter came from the area. Suddenly Jakotsu heard and saw Kida in the bushes. Kida gasped. She backed up and ran but Jakotsu got in her way. He grabbed her and held her against him holding up his sword to her neck. Kida got scared. The rest of the group went over to them. "Can I kill her?" Jakotsu asked them. They didn't answer. Suddenly Bankotsu came out from the back of the group to the front looking at Kida astonished by her beauty. Kida couldn't take her eyes off of him either. Kida looked back at Jakotsu and drew her swords suddenly shocking Jakotsu by her speed she ducked, freeing herself from his grasp then flipped him over in front of her onto his back by Bankotsu's feet. "Hmm, nice moves," he said with a smile. Kida put her swords back.
Bankotsu stepped over Jakotsu and walked over to Kida; Kida backed up cautiously, seeing his gigantic sword. Bankotsu smiled.
"Don't be afraid," he said holding out his hand. "I'm Bankotsu leader of the Band of Seven." Kida nervously shook his hand, but smiled. "I'm Kida," she said. Bankotsu introduced her to the rest of his friends they all didn't know what to think of Kida, she seemed different to them then the other people that they have slaughtered. Bankotsu had ordered them all to never harm Kida. Kida smiled. Bankotsu looked over to their camp, fire and some soup left over. He looked back over at Kida. "Come," he said. "Have some leftovers we took from one of our villages they're delicious." Kida followed them back to their camp and they all sat down. Bankotsu passed her some leftover soup. She tried it, it was delicious. She didn't like eating stolen food, but she missed breakfast that day. She looked over at Bankotsu sipping up the last in his bowl, she smile, thinking that he was really cute.
"So, what were you doing out here all alone?" Bankotsu asked once he was done. "Blowing off steam from an argument I had with my sisters," she said. "Oh, you've got sisters?" Bankotsu asked. "Yeah, three more." "So what are you?" Renkotsu asked. "Huh?" "Like are you a human or demon, we can't tell," Jakotsu said. "Well I'm a half demon," Kida said hoping that they would accept her. They sure were silent for a while. They ate and talked, she began liking them and them liking her. Then that night came, The Band of Seven were off for their next kill. Kida stayed behind. She hated fights and didn't want to watch them kill so many innocent people. Just thinking about it made her sick to her stomach. She got up and followed the path they had taken. She saw them in a village almost completely done, tears fell down her cheek. She didn't know what to think at the time. She liked being with The Band of Seven, they would never harm her, but she didn't like the way they killed so many innocent people. She had to talk to them.
Back at camp they were all eating some things that they have taken from their last village. "Um, Bankotsu?" She said to him. He gulped down the last of his meal. "Yeah?" He said to her putting his plate down. "Umm, why do you kill humans?" "Because its fun, we get pleasure out of it," Jakotsu interrupted. Bankotsu wondered why Kida had asked that question. "But we still kill demons, why do you ask?" Bankotsu wondered. Kida sighed sadly not able to tell him the truth. "Oh, it's nothing," she said. Bankotsu wanted to know what was up so he took her into the woods and told her to tell him. "Well it's nothing personal but I don't like fights, especially when someone kills someone else who is innocent and didn't do anything wrong. I was hoping that you wouldn't kill innocent humans anymore…for me, I really don't like seeing you do that and hate waiting behind like last time until your done. If I'm going to be here long then I'd like to BE here and not alone while you have fun. I kill demons, just not humans, unless those humans did something to me," Kida finally finished looking at the ground. Bankotsu understood. "We can still get enjoyment out of killing demons, it's no problem," he said leaning over and kissing her on the cheek. She shot up and blushed. They both walked back to camp.
Later that night Kida had fallen asleep and Bankotsu explained to the group about not killing human's anymore only demons. The Band wasn't all that thrilled. "Humans don't put up much of a fight; it's like slicing wood, nothing in it. But with demons we get to actually try and get better with our powers and strength," Bankotsu explained. Then the group seemed to agree and didn't mind to be band from killing humans. Beside the leader (Bankotsu) ordered them not to. For the following days they have all hung out together and fighting only demons. Kida was so happy that Bankotsu would actually stop killing humans just for her. She never stopped thinking about him. She had finally returned home one day to tell her sisters where she has been and about Bankotsu. The Band of Seven were all hanging while Bankotsu went into the woods alone looking for something. Kida wanted to find out what it was but she had woken up just at that moment.
She looked around and Inuyasha was no long in his bed. He was leaning against the wall, his arms crossed. "Wow, I was in the maze longer then you and woke up before you," Inuyasha said. "Yeah, they put some medication on me so I would sleep, I went into the maze to get everyone out and was in for a while," Kida explained coughing a little and sitting up. "Was the medication supposed to help the coughs?" Kida nodded. "Well it didn't work that well, you coughed almost every two minutes," Inuyasha said. Kida sighed.
Suddenly they heard something at the door. Someone just busted in. Kida smiled. "Sesshomaru!" Both Inuyasha and Kida had said. Except Kida had said it happily and Inuyasha said angrily. Sesshomaru smiled at Kida. 'Do they like each other?' Inuyasha thought looking at them. Kida stood and hugged Sesshomaru. "Come on, time to go," he said. "Wait, what about the others?" Kida asked. "They're freed already," Sesshomaru said. "Freed?! As in you helped US?!" Inuyasha said shocked, he stood. "Yeah, well I was looking for Kida and found your friends, I know that she would have wanted me to save them," Sesshomaru said looking at her beautiful face, she wouldn't take her eyes off of him. Her sweet smile proved that she liked him. "Come on," he said taking her hand and walking out. "Come on Inuyasha," Kida said knowing that Sesshomaru wouldn't have. He would never save Inuyasha even if Kida wanted it. They ran down the hall. "Wait, please tell me that you didn't kill anyone Sesshomaru," Kida said. "Not kill," he said. They turned the corner to millions of military comrades on the floor in pain, blood everywhere. "Just injured," he said with a smile. Kida couldn't help but smile back. She sighed still smiling. "Good enough," she said suddenly coughing, Sesshomaru wondered why. They ran down the hall and out of the building. Kida saw all of her friends waiting for her to open a new portal. "Hey guys, how are you feeling?" Kida said. "Good," they all said. Kida put her hands together and was about to open but noticed that Ed wasn't with them. "Wait, where's Ed?" She asked. "Oh, he went to go get his coats back," Al answered.
Ed was on the side of the building; he put his hands together and placed them on the wall.
The wall suddenly disappeared! He ran into the room, grabbed his coats hanging, drying from being drained of the poison in them, and running back out, clapping his hands and making the wall reappear. He ran back to the group but only Kida was left standing and holding the portal open for him. He quickly ran through, Kida followed; she then closed the portal on the other side. Kida began coughing some more. "Kida are you sure that you'll be ok?" Kagome asked worried. "Um, yeah, don't worry about me, its nothing bad," Kida said. Koga walked up to the group. "Well I'd better be going, I don't want Naraku to get too far," he said mostly talking to Kagome. He noticed Ed, he walked over to him. "So…you're the older brother of the armor guy Al correct?" Koga asked. "Yeah," Ed said. Koga smiled, "Wow, you're a lot smaller then I thought you'd be," he said laughing a little, seeing him for the first time Koga didn't know that he was small, but he's not all that small. Koga is taller then Kida, and Kida is a little taller then Ed, but people seem to still make fun him about his size. Ed got ticked. "DON'T EVER CALL ME SHORT!!" He yelled. Al held him back.
Koga just smiled and took Kagome's hands. "I'll see you later Kagome," he said with a sweet smile. "Yeah, yeah, we get it already now leave you scrawny wolf," Inuyasha said pushing Koga off of Kagome. Koga just gave him a glare and took off in super speed. Sesshomaru and Kida were talking a while then he kissed her on the cheek and left. Kida turned to her friends, her face was still red. It stopped. She saw all of her friends with their mouths wide open! "What?" She asked.
They all began walking, searching for Naraku and the Sacred Jewel Shard. Kida couldn't stop thinking about her visions and about Bankotsu. When the sun had finally set they all came upon an old abandoned house which they stayed for the night. Everyone was relaxing and talking. Inuyasha, Al, and Miroku all went for food and fire wood. Kirara and Shipo were resting, Kagome and Sango were talking on one corner of the house and Kida was talking with Ed on another corner. "So why do they treat you so differently if you're part of their team?" Kida asked. "Well I wouldn't say part of their team, I am part of the military but I am just like their helper or something. I work alone with Al going where I want and doing what I want," Ed explained. Kida nodded, understanding. "So tell me about your other sisters," Ed said. Kida did. She told him about her first encounter with her sisters and first finding out what had happened; about the fight that they all did with them and the demons in human bodies. She had even begun going into the beginning when she first came to the Feudal Era, she was coughing ever once in a while. She had just finished when she stopped moving! Her eyes were wide open, her heart pounding. She suddenly closed her eyes and fell into Ed's arms. "KIDA!!" Ed shouted. Kagome and Sango came over to them placing her on the ground. They began shouting her name. Kida's eyes were slightly open, she saw their mouths moving but couldn't here what they were saying. She closed her eyes once more! Blackness surrounded her except one light. A picture! "Ban…kotsu," she whispered.