Futuristic Warrior From the Past
By: Patriot1776 and Gwydon
Authors' Note: In this chapter, when Galahad speaks to a certain divine visitor, Archangel Michael, the language they both use is Hebrew.
Kusari-gama: Japanese name for Kohaku's chain and sickle. Literally means 'chain-sickle'.
Chapter XIV
InuYasha awoke with every bone in his body aching. He felt as if Sesshomaru had tied him up to a tree and then proceeded to use him as a kicking and punching bag. He was also very, very thirsty too, to the point that he felt he needed a drink of something, anything, and he needed it now!
"Owwww." He groaned. "Kagome, you got any of those bottles of water of yours?" He said painfully.
"Oh, you're finally waking up!" Kagome said as she rushed over to her backpack, retrieved a bottle and brought it to him.
Across from him, Kouga was awakening too with similar pains.
"What the hell happened to me? Last thing I saw was that tree…" Kouga said groggily. Shippo dug another bottle out of Kagome's pack and brought it to him too.
"Here, drink up, both of you. Drink as much as you can handle. You've both become dehydrated." Kagome then said as she helped InuYasha lift the bottle to his mouth and he began to chug the water greedily. Kouga was the first to look at himself as he chugged also.
"What? No bruises? And I can see out of both eyes? Before I hit the tree, I could remember bleeding pretty badly and one of my eyes had swollen shut. What's happened to me?" He looked and saw a strange bandage on his leg too, where Galahad had poked him with the syringe. "And what's this?"
"Yeah, Kagome? We both should still be shaken up pretty bad, despite our youkai-enhanced healing." said InuYasha.
"Well, Galahad showed up in the nick of time to save all of us." Sango said, then telling them both about what happened after they'd been laid out.
"Why that motherfucking S.O.B.! Why didn't Galahad kill him right then and there?" InuYasha said angrily when she finished, growling in a feral manner too as he said it.
"Now I wish I'd been awake so I could've kicked this Galahad for not finishing the fucking job! To think that freak Romulus laid one of his filthy hands on Kagome! GRRRR!" Kouga also said, growling as well.
"I think Galahad and Romulus both weren't expecting, or prepared, to fight one another. That's probably why Galahad didn't do it. His Soul Cube wasn't charged up any, so he knew it would've been a waste to try." Miroku said, rubbing his chin.
"You're saying this Galahad is a good version of that freak Romulus?" Kouga asked.
"They're like Ying and Yang, basically. Complete opposites." Miroku replied. Just then Ayame entered the hut, and smiled.
"Kouga! You're awake! Kagome, is he ready to leave?" she then asked.
"Not yet. He's dehydrated. He will be after he has a few more bottles of water." Ayame then looked at Kouga with a stone-cold stare.
"As soon as you're re-hydrated and have your strength back, you and I are taking a trip to the northern mountains. I'm dragging you along if I have to." she said.
"Why?" Kouga asked, pole-axed.
"To rally together all of grandfather's warriors and bring them down here. That Galahad guy said an army is going to be needed to take on this Romulus and his cronies." she replied. Kouga growled some from that.
"What about Naraku?" he asked. That earned him a crack on the head from Miroku's staff.
"Naraku's not important at the moment. We haven't forgotten about him, but this Romulus is much more dangerous." Miroku then said sternly. Kouga growled again.
"Ayame, you and Kouga should be able to leave by nightfall." Kagome said.
"Good." replied Ayame.
"Kagome? What are we going to do tomorrow?" Shippo then spoke up.
"We, meanwhile," InuYasha started, "are going to take a trip to Sango's village. That's what."
"InuYasha, are you wanting to get an inventory of all the youkai parts that are still in the village and cave?" Sango asked.
"Uh huh. And while we're there Sango, you're going to also look through any writings you can find to try to get a lead on where some of the other taijiya villages are." InuYasha replied.
"That'll be easy. Father kept detailed maps and directions to where the other villages are located in case we ever needed to go to them for help and assistance. He kept them in a specially sealed and hidden vault under our house. That vault and those maps should still be there, undisturbed."
"That's good. Hey wolf, you ever use that katana you always keep at your side?" InuYasha then asked Kouga, pointing at the red-hilted sword sheathed on Kouga's hip.
"What's it to you, dog-shit?"
"Just answer the stupid question."
"No, I don't use it. It's just a trophy. I swiped it from a samurai I killed one time, before I became pack leader." InuYasha then shook his head.
"What's the use in having that damn sword then if you're not gonna use it? You're more lame brained than I thought! Why don't you give it to me so I can take it to the old codger who made my sword? Maybe he can turn it into a REAL weapon you can actually use." Kouga growled at him.
"My feet and hands are enough thank you! You aren't letting anybody touch my trophy! Why are you interested in helping me anyway?" he replied. InuYasha then got up, walked over and got in Kouga's face.
"Having a real weapon gives you a better chance of survival the next time you and Ayame run into those oni you stupid wolf! I may not like you, but you're still an ally during this predicament, and allies aren't any damn good if they're dead. But obviously, you've already made up your mind. Suit yourself then." Kouga then growled fiercely at InuYasha as InuYasha sat back down. A quick, hard slap on Kouga's cheek from Ayame silenced him however as she gave him an angry look.
"Kouga, you might want to rethink that decision. These oni of Romulus' are very tough, so tough that even InuYasha has been having a lot of trouble in killing them." Miroku said.
"Feh. If I can move faster than them, than what's the need for a stupid sword?" Kouga replied. Miroku raised his hands in resignation at that, and sighed.
"I give up." he then said. Ayame then reached down and removed the sheathed, red-hilted sword that was on her hip.
"Here InuYasha, you can take mine and see if your smith can improve it any. By the way your sword looks when you use it, he must be good." she said as she tossed the sword over to him. InuYasha deftly caught it with one hand.
"Hey, wait a minute, Ayame! You're not actually taking up that mangy-mutt's offer are you?" Kouga then asked. That earned him another hard slap from her.
"Yes, I am. And you're not stopping me either!" she then said angrily. InuYasha had now gotten up and unsheathed Ayame's sword to look at it. The blade transformed and changed its shape as he drew it, lengthening out. The end also widened out too, such that the blade looked like a 4-foot long cutlass to Kagome. InuYasha then got up and swung it a little to test the heft.
"Hmm, not bad Ayame. What's it made out of?" InuYasha asked as he looked the blade over.
"It was made by my tribe's weapon smith from a fang donated by one of our best warriors. It uses its youki to open wide wounds in opponents you slash with it. However, it was useless against those oni I ran into. That's why I had to flee from them. So, you think your smith can make it better?"
"He should be able to. My Tetsusaiga's the most powerful sword he's ever made. Its capable of slaughtering 100 weak youkai in one sweep via it's Kaze no Kizu technique. Surely he can improve this thing." InuYasha said as he sheathed Ayame's sword.
-
The day after InuYasha's group left, Galahad returned to his studies on the Soul Cube, trying to find exactly what released the huge amount of spiritual energy contained within it. He worked on it for a time, and proceeded to get nowhere. He tried scanning the device, and the beams could not read in the exact area where he thought the core was. Prying it apart was pointless, for it would more than likely self destruct, sending some nasty shrapnel Galahad's way. He gave up on it for the day and decided to meditate again, this time choosing the top of the hill his cryogenics facility was carved in. He picked his thoughts apart, sifting through everything, plotting out what he would say when he returned to Sesshomaru's castle, how exactly he would use the secrets of Soul Cube technology if he managed to unlock them, and what he would do to upgrade his weapons and armor. His train of thought was suddenly derailed as he felt a supernatural presence closing in on him. Galahad opened his eyes and stood up. He saw what appeared to be a winged figure soaring down from the sky, heading his way. 'What's this? A real cherubim? Has Yahweh really sent someone of this magnitude to help me?' Galahad thought, disbelieving himself. The angelic figure landed a little ways from him and walked up to Galahad, and Galahad truly realized who he was gazing upon and dropped to his knees, fist across chest.
"/Archangel Michael, you do great honor to me./" Galahad said, lowering his gaze and closing his eyes. He felt the Archangel stop in front of him.
"/Rise Galahad, for I bring news from the Creator of the Light. And we must talk./" A calm, crystal clear voice said. Galahad could not exactly describe it, it was so magnificent in pitch and sound. Galahad rose and looked to the great warrior that stood before him. True to what the sayings said, Michael had four wings that spread from his back, instead of two. Garbed in robes of light emanating cloth, Galahad was sure that Michael could easily be one of the most beautiful sights he had ever seen, not just in a physical way, but the spiritual power that radiated from the Archangel was strong enough to enhance all that was nearby, flowers came to bloom, grass turned from brown to a fierce green, and Galahad felt like a new man, revitalized in every way.
"/I serve and obey. What is it that Yahweh commands, Archangel/" Galahad said in his stiffest, most respectful tone.
"/We know of the efforts of the betrayer Lucifer and his many followers. I have come to tell you that once you defeat Romulus' attempt to bring Armageddon before its set time, it will not stop there./"
"/I understand. So I am to return once again, but alone this time? How will I survive/" Galahad asked, feeling an unpleasant feeling return.
"/Yes, I am sorry to say that you must walk in the land of the dead again, but I assure you that you will be the utmost prepared this time. I present to you a great boon from Yahweh himself./" The Archangel seemed to reach into the sky, and pull a blade from out of thin air. It was not unlike Galahad's gladius, but over twice in length and width. "/This is Omnimus, a sword whose materials were crafted by Yahweh himself, and forged by Brother Gabriel. This is beyond the might of your already potent gladius. This is the might of God himself, so use it wisely, and in the name of justice./" The Archangel pulled a sheath from the air, encrusted with crystals and white metal like the blade of Omnimus. Michael sheathed the blade of divine retribution and presented it to Galahad. Galahad gingerly accepted it from Michael and pulled forth the blade. Suddenly he felt a surge of power flicker across his body like lightning, and the hilt of Omnimus began to throb holy power into Galahad's hand.
"/I…I feel different./" Galahad said, and he looked around. He was utterly amazed by what he saw. Everything seemed to glow now, and that glow represented every living thing's life force. Everything had a new sense of beauty to it. He could see and feel every blade of grass, rock and grain of sand, and every leaf and piece of bark on a tree. He had never felt so alive in his life.
"/To fully be able to wield Omnimus, I had to give you some of Yahweh's and my own power. I must say now that you are the single most powerful human being on the face of the planet. Think for a moment Galahad, because now you must be careful with your new power. When I leave you, you will understand how to use it, and how it is to be used, as in sparingly. It will drain your physical body some if you overuse it. Lastly, I give you the divine command to execute Romulus for treason against Yahweh and all of his followers./" The last words the Archangel said were rippling with holy anger.
"/I hear, and obey. I will see Romulus dead, even if it costs me my life./" Galahad said.
-
After receiving Omnimus, Galahad returned to his hold and put his fully repaired armor back on. He knew that now was the time to speak to Lord Sesshomaru, and reason out a way to get the lord and his army to fight for Galahad against Romulus. After attaching his armor, he turned to a mirror to attach Omnimus to his back, and noticed a change. Galahad's reflection stared back him, but now his white hair had become longer, the back hanging to his shoulders and his bangs about his eyebrows. His eyes had darkened a shade of blue, and his face had aged and hardened somewhat, but it still held a great deal of youth and vitality.
"Tis the price of accepting some of Yahweh's power." Galahad said. He turned from the mirror and left his hold, and headed for Sesshomaru's castle. He did not go with great speed, since the new wonders of his powers were still reaching out at him. He could actually "see" everything around him within a certain distance, even what was behind him, like optical sensors placed on his head. As he went, he passed through an area where a forest fire had recently burnt the area to smoldering ash and skeletons of trees. But within Galahad's eyes, he could see little flecks of light emanating from the ground. He could feel the tiny life forces pulse out in a clangor of different rhythms, each of different tone and beat. Within his mind, he reached out to the life forces and called them to come forth. As he did so, small flowers and trees suddenly burst forth from the ground, and now the charred area he stood in now had a jumpstart back into its normal state. Satisfied with the results of his little test, Galahad charged his equilibrium and approached Sesshomaru's castle. Within a matter of seconds, the massive fortress suddenly ripped into view, trails of light still coming off of it as Galahad slowed. As he neared it, he was nearly blown away at the amount of life force that emanated from it. True it was not human, but now Galahad could tell the life forces of sentient creatures were much larger than the life forces of other things. He put all of his effort into turning off the auras so he could see properly, and the blinding gray light disappeared. Feeling emptier now, Galahad strode up to the massive wooden doors and rapped on them three times. An inu-youkai up in a gatehouse looked down at Galahad. The guard looked back inside and said something, and looked back out at Galahad one more time before disappearing back into the window. With a low groan, the massive wooden gates slid back and open, revealing a road constructed out of stones stretched in front of him, with buildings up to two stories tall sitting to either side of the road. Most the youkai soldiers within sight looked over at Galahad, perplexed and confused looks greeting Galahad's stoic face. Ignoring the faint conversation directed toward him, Galahad walked forward, a path opening before him. He was about halfway across the inside of the fortress when a youkai escort came out and stopped him.
"You there, are you the one called Galahad?" The apparent lead soldier asked.
"Yes, and I have business with Lord Sesshomaru." replied Galahad.
"Come with us then. The great Lord Sesshomaru has been expecting you."
"Excellent." Was all Galahad said as he was led into the inner sanctum of the fortress. The inside of the main mansion of the castle was somewhat like that of the daimyo's mansion Galahad had seen with InuYasha and his friends that one time, but much more elegant and elaborate. He could sense the presence of the little girl he had met a few days earlier nearby as the escort led him to a large pair of sliding doors.
"My lord, Galahad is here." the lead of his escort than said toward the doors.
"Very well then. Leave us." Sesshomaru said on the other side. The escorts then turned and marched off in the opposite direction. Galahad opened the door and walked in. Sesshomaru was seated on a cushion on the floor at the far end of a large rectangular table. Around him, his generals sat, also on similar cushions. One of the generals raised an eyebrow at him as he entered.
"He is rather short to be a great warrior isn't he?" He said. Galahad took his sheathed Omnimus off of his back and laid it on the table. A minute look of shock then came to all the generals' faces when the sword then pulsed a flash of light from the hilt.
"I had thought you to be dead. This confirms that you are indeed powerful as I suspected." Sesshomaru started.
"If you're referring to the blast sometime ago, that was more luck than toughness. I was barely out in time to survive." Galahad replied.
"My men have started having run ins with patrols of this dark one's soldiers. I have been busy lately going out and purifying the remains after such skirmishes."
"Yes, Romulus' sorcery skills have improved, last I seen him. I now think he has the ability to bring in oni of a much higher grade of toughness and strength. I am positive he is building an army that could easily overwhelm all the human opposition. I request that you raise your army forth to assist me in combating these hordes. I will see to it that there is more to support us, but you and your forces must be the backbone."
"And what kind of support do you have in mind?"
"Myself, and my abilities, for one. On top of that, efforts are being made to gather together all the known taijiya and the wolf tribes of the northern realm. I shall use your younger brother in this endeavor as well, but I will teach him to heel when told." At the mention of the wolf tribes, some of the generals started to growl a little. One with an eye patch and several scars then looked over to Sesshomaru.
"This is preposterous, the thought of our great army working together with the wolves!" he said. Galahad shot at him a gaze that could melt steel.
"Then who else would you have fight? I tell you now that alone, your army stands no chance. Romulus will soon have powers that could rival mine, and he would be an absolute abomination against nature and life itself when he does. If he manages to accomplish this, he will be utterly immune to anything you could muster against him. So I must take him down, but again, he will have an army and I am but just one man." Galahad then said in an ethereal tone of command. The general looked at him briefly and kept quiet.
"I will accept this, but I have conditions that must be met." Sesshomaru then said. He got up and walked over to Galahad, drawing the Tenseiga. Galahad immediately saw the blue aura surrounding the weapon. Sesshomaru continued. "When we finally meet Romulus' forces in battle, we will no doubt suffer many casualties. This sword is called Tenseiga. If you remember when we first met, I attempted to raise a corpse back to life with it. That's what this sword is meant for, raising the dead back to life, so it will be invaluable in the battle. Unfortunately, I have only one arm as you can see, limiting me to using only one of my two swords at a time. But I know of a way to recover my other arm, and it will require your assistance."
"Speak and it shall be done."
"We must find my younger brother. He has a black pearl in one of his eyes that I'll need. All I ask you to do is hold him down for me so I can retrieve it."
"Very well then, it shall be done."
-
"Grab a hold Miroku, and help me pull. This door is closed very tightly." Sango said after she had moved a table and a rug out of the middle of the main room of her parents' old house in the taijiya village, revealing a trap door. Sango picked up the end of the chain on the door and handed it to Miroku as she grasped the rest of the length of it.
They had all arrived at the old taijiya village shortly after noon after leaving at daybreak. InuYasha was still sore some, but not that much. He, Kagome, and Shippo were at the moment in Midoriko's cave loading youkai parts onto a cart. On the way to the village, InuYasha had informed Sango that after gathering up the parts, they were then going to set out for Totosai's and stop at any of the other taijiya villages that were along the route.
True to her word, Ayame had taken off for the northern mountains and the northern wolf youkai tribes at dusk the previous day with Kouga, Ginta and Hakkaku following her. She had left her sword with InuYasha so he could let Totosai examine it and rework it if he could, and it was now on InuYasha's hip belt beside the Tetsusaiga. Before they had left, Ayame and Kagome had agreed on a place the wolf tribes would wait to meet them, an open field a little ways outside of Kaede's village.
Meanwhile, Miroku and Sango were getting ready to open the trap door.
"On three, Sango. One…two…three!" Miroku said, and both him and Sango then yanked hard on the chain and the trap door flew open. Underneath was a set of steps leading down into a chamber. Miroku lit a small candle to use for light and followed Sango down the steps into the small room. In the back of it was a chest. Sango walked up to the chest and opened it. Inside was a neat stack of written papers and another stack of neatly folded maps. She picked up one of the maps and also one of the papers and looked at them both, then smiled.
"Excellent. Everything's here and in good shape. Father hadn't been down here for sometime when the village was attacked, and thankfully neither the youkai nor Naraku discovered this room." she said. Miroku walked up beside her and looked at the map she was looking at.
"Your father must have had the maps professionally made, they're very detailed." he said.
"They had to be so we could find and get to the other taijiya villages in a hurry if we needed help of any kind. Come on Miroku, let's see how the others are doing." Sango then said as she gathered up all the papers and maps together and put them in a leather bound case that was also in the chest. Her and Miroku then proceeded to head back up the stairs, closing the trap door back once they were out of the mini-cellar. They left the house and headed over to the cave, passing through the barrier into it. When they entered the chamber where Midoriko's petrified body and that of the combined youkai were, they saw the others grabbing and tossing youkai bones into the cart.
"Sango, look in the cart and tell us which bones and fangs are the strong and good ones, and which ones aren't, so we can leave the crappy stuff." InuYasha said as he dumped another armload of bones into the cart. Kagome and Shippo were about to dump their own armloads when Sango stopped them, and looked closely at what was already in the cart and started rummaging and pulling some of the bones and fangs out.
"Don't take any of these and these." Sango said as she held up the offending bones she was referring to show everybody what they looked like. They nodded and Sango then tossed them aside and continued rummaging through the cart and tossing out any more of the same bones she found.
A few minutes later, the cart was as full they could safely get it, and InuYasha picked up the yoke handles on it and started to pull it out of the cave, grunting a little from the effort.
"InuYasha, is that too much for you? We don't have to get everything all at once. We can leave some of it and come back later." Kagome said.
"Uh, uh. I'd like to make as few trips back and forth between here and Totosai's as possible. Sango, I got a question." InuYasha said as they exited the cave and InuYasha stopped to rest a moment.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Are we gonna have problems with youkai being attracted to all these bones and coming to attack us? I don't wanna have to be stopping every few minutes to fight off droves of them." That stopped Sango for a moment.
"Yeah, you're right. I forgot about that. Hold on a moment." Sango said as she then went over to the building that housed her father's workshop and returned with a pouch full of powder. She then started sprinkling the powder over the cart. Miroku then spoke up.
"Sango, I could also put some sutras and wards on the cart. Would that do the trick too?" he asked.
"Yes, that would actually work better than this warding powder I'm using." she replied as she continued to sprinkle it. Miroku then got out his bundle of sutras and sifted through them, selecting a few. He then put them on the cart at various points.
"There, that should do it. Okay, InuYasha try and see if you can pull it. It's gonna burn a little when you pick up the pull handles." Miroku stated. InuYasha picked up the yoke handles for the cart and his face contorted a little as a slight burning sensation hit his hands.
"Yeah Miroku, you were right. But don't worry, I can deal with it." He said as he started to pull. "Okay, Sango. Lead the way." They then left the village.
They hadn't gone far when Galahad emerged from the nearby forest and started toward them. All of them raised an eyebrow at him when they saw how he looked different.
"Galahad? What happened to you?" Kagome then asked, noticing his longer hair.
"A gift of the greater powers. InuYasha, I need you for a second." Galahad said.
"Why?" InuYasha asked as he put down the cart handles, and walked over to Galahad. Galahad then made his move. He suddenly wrapped his arms around InuYasha in a full nelson body hold. "What the hell!" InuYasha said in complete shock. He then started struggling to get free, without any success. Galahad charged some of his newfound power into his hands, and InuYasha was hit with an intense pain that left his youkai side crying out in immense agony. "AAAHHHH!" InuYasha moaned in pain.
"Galahad! What are you doing!" Kagome then asked frantically as she ran up. It was then that Sesshomaru and Jaken stepped out of the forest and began to walk towards them.
"I advise you to stop resisting InuYasha, or the pain will only worsen. You may not like this, but I have reasons for it. Kagome, step back." Galahad said, keeping InuYasha in a vise-like grip that now rendered him completely immobile.
"What's going on? Why is Sesshomaru here?" Shippo asked as everybody now watched with pole-axed faces. Tears had started to well up in Kagome's eyes. Sesshomaru calmly walked up to where Galahad was holding InuYasha perfectly still. InuYasha tried to say something, but Galahad had him almost completely paralyzed at the moment. The only thing he could do was breathe. Sesshomaru then reached forward with his hand toward InuYasha's right eye, and InuYasha's pain increased substantially as Sesshomaru began to magically pull the black pearl out of the eye, and InuYasha began to howl in pain again. Sparks flew from Sesshomaru's hand as the black pearl slowly emerged from the eye and floated into his hand.
"It is finished. Release him." Sesshomaru said. Galahad relaxed his grip and InuYasha collapsed to the ground, his hands flying up to his right eye as he did. "Jaken?" Sesshomaru commanded as he dropped the pearl on the ground.
"Yes milord." the little imp said, handing the Staff of Two Heads to Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru touched the tip of the staff to the pearl. A brief flash of light, and the portal to the Inu no Taisho's grave was open once again, and Sesshomaru leapt into it, Jaken following him. The portal then disappeared. InuYasha looked up.
"Galahad, have you gone traitor on us? What the hell are you doing aiding Sesshomaru!" InuYasha asked angrily while still on the ground with a hand over his now throbbing eye.
"I have my reasons. Besides, it will aid us all in the long run." Galahad said, looking at the air where the portal once stood. Kagome had walked over to InuYasha and pulled a cold pack out of her backpack, gaving it to him to put over his sore eye.
"What confuses me is why the hell Sesshomaru wanted to go back to oyaji's grave. The Tetsusaiga's not there anymore, so what the hell does he want?" InuYasha then thought out loud. It was then that the portal opened back up, and Sesshomaru and Jaken re-emerged from it. InuYasha removed the cold pack from his eye briefly as the pearl reformed and returned to it. "Sesshomaru? What the hell's going on?" he then asked.
"Galahad has helped me regain what you took from me, little brother." Sesshomaru replied as he then held up his now reattached left arm to show them. Everybody else's eyes except Galahad's then bugged out, especially InuYasha's. They were utterly speechless.
"Will you now support me, or is there something else I must do?" Galahad asked Sesshomaru.
"No. This is it. All I wait for now is your word on where and when we will assemble for battle. Come Jaken." Sesshomaru said as him and Jaken then walked back off into the woods back towards his fortress. As he left, the others were now looking at Galahad in confusion. InuYasha had walked back over to the cart and was picking up the handles to pull it again.
"Galahad, what exactly just happened?" Kagome said curiously as they started following Sango again.
"I helped Sesshomaru retrieve his left arm so he could wield both of his weapons in the coming battle." he replied.
"Wait a minute. Are you saying he's decided to actually try using his other sword, Tenseiga? This is a joke right?" InuYasha said with a smirk.
"No. Actually that sword has a real good use against the oni. Used against them, it has an affect similar to one of my weapons." Galahad said, reaching back and tapping the hilt of Omnimus. Looking back behind at him, Sango was the first to notice the new sword, and also that he looked even harder than before, seeming to see things without seeing them.
"Galahad, that sword on your back, it's new." she said. Galahad gestured back to Omnimus.
"This? This is Omnimus. A gift from the heavenly beyond." he replied.
"Omnimus? A strange word. A word of your native tongue?" Miroku said, stumbling over the name as he said it. Galahad nodded.
"One thing's for sure. It must be powerful. I can see it pulsating." Kagome commented. InuYasha then looked over also at the sword, and an uneasy feeling came over him as he looked at the scabbard and hilt.
"Ugh. I'm getting the shivers just from looking at it." InuYasha then said as he continued to pull the cart.
Suddenly, a gust of wind then hit them all. Galahad's head snapped towards the sky as the huge white feather flew over their heads to a point several yards ahead of them and Kagura and Kohaku jumped off and landed on the ground. Galahad unsheathed both blades and started whirling them around him, almost casually striding toward them. Omnimus was humming rather loudly as he whirled it around him. Kagome now had to start squinting her eyes from the brightness of the aura emanating from Omnimus.
"WAIT! Don't Galahad! The boy is my brother, Kohaku! Don't hurt him!" Sango pleaded. Galahad just continued to stalk toward them, seeming to ignore her.
"Sheathe your weapons. We did not come to fight. You certainly don't know how to greet a lady, don't you?" Kagura said, eyeing Galahad and backing away slowly.
"A lady like you? I would rather see you dead, but I'm not here for you." Galahad said, then shooting like a lightning bolt towards Kohaku. Kohaku's instinctive reactions kicked in and he threw his kusari-gama's blade towards Galahad, aiming perfectly for his forehead. Galahad resheathed both blades in a flash and leaned slightly, the sickle-blade flying over his shoulder. In the same motion he reached up, grabbed the weapon's chain, and yanked. Kohaku was pulled off his feet before he even knew what was happening, his forehead meeting Galahad's armored elbow. He collapsed unconscious into Galahad's arms, who picked him up and leapt a good ways away from Kagura. Sango had started running towards him. Meanwhile, a look of utter surprise and shock had crossed Kagura's face.
"Galahad! He's got a jewel shard in his back! Don't-" Sango was in the middle of shouting, but was too late. Galahad, in one fluid motion, had pulled the tiny pink crystal from the middle of Kohaku's shoulder.