Sango and Miroku were on their journey searching for the dragon demon Renkotsu. He was the smart one in the Band of Seven and a really good strategist. From what Shippo had explained to them, Renkotsu and Ginkotsu are a force to be reckoned with. But if they are separated, then maybe Renkotsu should be easy to take down. So they believe. It won't be so simple to take down Ginkotsu with his machine like body. Sango and Miroku prayed that Ayame and Koga will be alright.
"Miroku, I'm worried about Ayame and Koga. Do you think that they'll be able to handle Ginkotsu on their own?" Sango asked with worry. Miroku placed a hand to his chin deep in thought. Sango could see a hint of doubt on his features, but more so hope.
"I don't doubt Ayame and Koga's strength, but a part of me is worried that something bad will happen to them. Ginkotsu is tougher than the rest of the Band of Seven because of his machine like body and if Renkotsu gets to him, then things will get tougher. That's why we have to track down Renkotsu before he gets to Ginkotsu." Miroku explained. Sango nodded in agreement.
"I hope that we find him soon. We don't need any more complications than what we already have." Sango stated. Miroku frowned.
"Let's just hope that Ayame and Koga can hold out. We may end up joining up with them sooner than we expect. I have a feeling that tracking Renkotsu will lead us to them. He goes where Ginkotsu is." Miroku stated with a serious expression.
Meanwhile Koga and Ayame were still trapped in the cave to keep away from Ginkotsu's attacks, but things weren't going so well as the cave would rumble causing rocks to fall from the ceiling.
"What are we going to do Koga? This cave is going to collapse soon and Ginkotsu won't stop firing. We're trapped!" Ayame frowned with worry. She held onto Koga's shoulder from behind as she looked outside. Koga placed his hand on top of hers with a look of confidence. He wasn't going to let anything happen to Ayame even if it meant putting his life on the line. 'I WILL protect Ayame! I won't let anything happen to my girl!' He thought as he squeezed her hand.
Ayame looked at Koga with a look of worry and noticed him getting up. Her eyes widened as she rose up as well.
"Koga what do you think you're doing?" Ayame asked as she got in front of him. Koga took both of her shoulders and stared at her with a serious look.
"I need you to stay here Ayame." Koga stated sternly. Ayame gasped.
"No! I won't let you go out there on your own!" Ayame said with a raised voice. Koga sighed.
"Ayame please. I need to do this. If nothing is done then this cave will collapse with both of us in it. I will distract Ginkotsu long enough for you to make your escape." Koga explained his plan. Ayame hugged him with her face buried in his chest.
"I won't let you do this Koga! It's too dangerous!" Ayame cried. Koga took her shoulders and gently pushed her back. He frowned seeing the tears in her eyes. Koga used his thumbs to wipe them away and placed a loving kiss upon her lips.
"I love you Ayame. I am willing to do anything to protect you, even if it means giving up my own life. As long as you're alive, nothing else matters to me." Koga stated. Ayame was speechless as she watched Koga head out of the cave with great speed. 'Koga.' She thought as she placed a hand to her lips.
"Hey ugly! Over here!" Koga shouted to Ginkotsu. Ginkotsu stopped firing and turned to see Koga behind him.
"How is it that you escaped that cave you mangy mutt?" Ginkotsu growled. Koga growled back as he got his claws ready.
"Nobody calls me a mutt and gets away with it!" He shouted as he started dashing towards Ginkotsu. Koga had his claws ready and felt a power surge through him.
"HA! You think your bare hands are going to damage MY body!?" Ginkotsu gloated. Koga slashed down his body which left Ginkotsu surprised by Koga's attack. There was a deep gash mark going down his shoulder.
"What the!?" Ginkotsu looked at his shoulder with shock. Koga turned around and saw the gash on Ginkotsu's shoulder and widened his eyes. He gasped as he saw what was in his hand.
"The Goraishi." He whispered as he looked at the metal claws with fascination.
"The spirit of the wolf demon tribe will be with you and guide you through this battle. Use the Goraishi well and protect the ones you care for." A voice said to Koga. He gave a nod as he looked up to a very angry bear demon.
"You will regret that you son of a bitch!" Ginkotsu roared out and fired at Koga.
"KOGA!" Ayame shouted as she watched the battle. All she could see was gun smoke from where Ginkotsu fired. 'Please be okay.' She pleaded.
Miroku and Sango turned around with a worried look as they saw the smoke. They knew one demon that could produce such a large amount of smoke and could make a loud explosion.
"It's gotta be Ginkotsu. Then that means Koga and Ayame are over there." Sango stated. Miroku nodded as he spotted someone out in the distance. Sango hissed softly as she saw the dragon demon, her eyes going emerald green. Miroku's eyes went golden with eyes like a snake, but he took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Sango we have to remain calm. It looks like we'll be facing Ginkotsu and Renkotsu together after all. We have to go and follow him, he'll lead us to Koga and Ayame." Miroku stated as he placed a hand on Sango's shoulder. Sango took a deep breath as well to calm herself down.
"You're right Miroku. Let's go." Sango said as they both began to follow Renkotsu.
They kept a good distance from him and followed to an open area and saw a cave to their right. Sango gasped as she saw Ayame at the entrance of the cave.
"Miroku, it's Ayame." Sango stated. Miroku looked at the cave and narrowed his eyes to see if he can spot Koga.
"But where's Koga?" He asked as he looked around.
"Koga! Koga! Answer me Koga!" Ayame called out with worry. Sango and Miroku watched as they saw the gun smoke clearing up. Ginkotsu started laughing.
"Looks like that mutt was obliterated." Ginkotsu snickered. Ayame gasped as she couldn't see Koga anywhere. 'No! Koga!' Ayame glared at Ginkotsu and began to growl.
"Damn you!" Ayame growled as she dashed towards Ginkotsu with speed. Renkotsu smirked as he blew fire from his mouth to cut Ayame off from her path to Ginkotsu.
"Shit!" Ayame growled as she jumped out of the way of the fire. Renkotsu gave a devious smile as he reached Ginkotsu.
"Looks like you have been having a lot of fun here my brother. I can see that you got rid of one of the wolf demons." Renkotsu stated. Ayame growled angrily.
Sango gasped as she heard that one of the wolf demons was gone. Seeing that she can see Ayame growling at them, Sango frowned in worry.
"No. Koga can't be dead, can he?" Sango asked as she looked at Miroku. He looked at Sango with a serious expression and looked back at the two demons with Ayame.
"I seriously doubt that Sango. Koga doesn't die so easily." Miroku stated.
"How can you be so sure Miroku?" Sango asked. Miroku shook his head with a chuckle.
"Because he's not so easy to kill. Koga and Ayame are the fastest wolf demons in their pack. I'm pretty sure Koga is pretending to pull a surprise attack on them. He loves doing that to his enemies." Miroku explained. Sango looked at Ayame with a frown. 'I sure hope you're right Miroku.' She thought.
"Now it's your turn you little bitch. You'll be joining your mate soon enough." Renkotsu stated with a smug look. Ginkotsu had his saws ready and his guns ready. Renkotsu had his cannon ready as he held it up on his shoulder. Ayame's eyes grew wide with fear. 'I won't be able to escape both of their attacks! This is really bad!' She thought.
Sango gasped as she stood up. Miroku saw the attacks coming and stood up with Sango, both thinking the same thing.
"We have to help Ayame." Sango stated.
"Agreed." Miroku nodded as he and Sango started to head towards Ayame. Sango transformed into a giant cat demon and Miroku transformed into a giant serpent demon.
Ayame sniffed in the air and looked out into the distance with wide eyes. 'Sango! Miroku! Thank goodness.' She thought with relief. She turned to look back at the dragon and bear demon.
"Time for you to die bitch!" Ginkotsu growled.
"HEY!" A swipe was landed down on Ginkotsu once again breaking off his cannon from his body. Then a swipe came towards Renkotsu leaving a scratch mark on his shoulder.
"Shit! What the hell was that!?" Renkotsu growled as he held his shoulder. Miroku wraped his serpent body around Ginkotsu and Sango used her teeth to pick up Renkotsu.
"Fucking hell!" Renkotsu growled as he was getting his bombs ready. Sango shook Renkotsu making the bombs fall from his clothes.
You won't get away with this you bastard!" Sango growled in her demon form. Renkotsu glared at Sango making out a plan.
"What the hell just hit us brother!?" Ginkotsu questioned as he struggled to escape from Miroku's grip.
"That would be me you bastards!" A voice came from on top of a tree branch. Everyone looked up with wide eyes.
"KOGA!" Ayame called out in relief. Koga smiled with his arms crossed.
"The one and only." He stated as he jumped off the branch to land in front of Ayame. She smiled as she quickly hugged him with tears in her eyes.
"I was so worried that you were dead." Ayame stated. Koga held her close to him.
"I'm sorry I worried you, but I'm alright my love. I won't leave you alone." Koga stated. Renkotsu and Ginkotsu were shocked.
"How are you alive!?" Ginkotsu growled. Koga turned around with a glare in his eyes.
"I won't die so easily by your hands you filthy bastards. Lastly, I won't let you lay your filthy claws on MY woman!" Koga growled. Renkotsu blew fire at Sango causing her to hiss out in pain and dropping Renkotsu.
"SANGO!" Miroku hissed out in anger as he continued to crush Ginkotsu who managed to use his claws to slash at Miroku's throat. Miroku hissed out in pain as well as he dropped Ginkotsu.
"All of you will regret messing with us!" Renkotsu stated as he blew fire at his brother. Ginkotsu began to transform into a whole new weapon, which looked like a tank.
"Miroku Ginkotsu is transforming! We need to stop the transformation before it's complete!" Sango stated as she helped Miroku up.
"I agree Sango. Let's do it!" Miroku stated as she and Miroku headed towards Renkotsu and Ayame and Koga headed for Ginkotsu.
"Damn! Your persistence is annoying!" Renkotsu stated to Miroku and Sango.
"We won't let you have your way Renkotsu!" Miroku hissed as he was about to strike with his poisonous fangs. Renkotsu smirked as he jumped out of the way of the attack. Unfortunately Sango was behind him and as he jumped out of the way, Sango slashed him back down to the ground with her poison claws.
"Damn you!" Renkotsu growled. Sango and Miroku came together as they looked down at Renkotsu.
"You're going to regret messing with me." He threatened as his eyes glowed red.
"He's going to show his true form!" Sango stated. Miroku got ready along with Sango as Renkotsu became a giant black and red dragon.
"Now you'll see my true power!" Renkotsu roared out as he began flapping his wings. A strong and powerful wind began to burst from his wings causing Miroku and Sango to slide back. Sango dug her claws into the ground to keep from going any further. Miroku had his serpent tail wrapped around the bark of the tree.
"My brother will surely destroy your friends over there. He's one of the most powerful dragon demons of his clan." Ginkotsu chuckled. Koga and Ayame were in fighting stance.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that. Our friends are stronger than what you believe they are. It's a shame that you won't be here to witness any of it." Koga stated as he got his Goraishi ready. Ayame stood next to Koga ready to attack.
"You think you can defeat me!?" Ginkotsu stated.
"Fool! You already are defeated!" Ayame stated as Koga dashed towards him and slashed through his belly. Then he pushed himself back towards Ginkotsu, using the tree bark as leverage. Koga slashed Ginkotsu's right arm. Then Ayame jumped up and used the branches as leverage to gain momentum. She jumped down with great speed and kicked Ginkotsu with such force that it knocked off the other cannon.
"Damn you mutts!" Ginkotsu growled. Koga and Ayame were back to back glaring at Ginkotsu. Both of them disappeared out of sight and landed blow after blow to Ginkotsu, killing him in the process. Ayame and Koga smirked when they landed back in their place.
"That's wolves you stupid son of a..." Ayame began.
"Ayame." Koga stopped her. Ayame looked at Koga with a smile.
"I'm so glad you're okay Koga." Ayame stated. Koga nodded with a smile himself and looked over to the dragon demon.
"Come on Ayame. Let's help Sango and Miroku." Koga stated. Ayame nodded as they both went to join Miroku and Sango.
Renkotsu was using fireballs at Sango and Miroku, but they were too fast for him.
"Are you two going to fight me or run away like the cowards you are!?" Renkotsu growled. Sango hissed angrily.
"Cowards!? We are NOT cowards!" Sango hissed as she began to go after Renkotsu. Miroku saw through his plot but Sango didn't.
"SANGO NO! He's baiting you!" Mitoku warned. Sango gasped as she saw his wings begin to glow fiery red. 'Oh no!' Sango skidded to a halt as she saw the attack about to come.
"SANGO!" Miroku called out to her as he was rushing towards her as fast as he could.
"Say goodbye you wench!" Renkotsu stated as his wings glowed brighter.
"I don't think so you fucking bastard!" Koga shouted as he jumped high in the air and slashed at Renkotsu's wing, tearing it apart. Renkotsu growled and slashed at Koga with his dragon claws. Koga slammed into a tree and fell to the ground.
"KOGA!" Ayame cried out. She growled at the dragon demon and jumped up as well.
"DAMN YOU!" Ayame shouted as she used her leaf storm to tear apart the other wing. Renkotsu hissed and slashed her down as well causing her to skid against the ground.
"KOGA, AYAME!" Sango and Miroku shouted with worry. Renkotsu glared at the two wolf demons who laid unconscious on the ground.
"Hmph! Persistent dogs!" Renkotsu turned his attention back at Sango and Miroku who were glaring at him with anger and hatred.
YOU'RE DEAD!" Sango hissed as she pounced on Renkotsu biting him with her fangs to paralyze him from moving. Renkotsu roared out in pain as he felt Miroku's body wrap around his tightly.
"You will die by our hands Renkotsu. Join the rest of your vermin brothers in hell." Miroku hissed in anger as he squeezed tightly on Renkotsu's body. Renkotsu felt his ribs get crushed and roared out in pain. Sango was tired of his roaring so she used her claw to slash across the neck, beheading Renkotsu.
His body went limp in Miroku's body. Miroku tossed Renotsu's body aside and transformed into his human like form. Sango followed suit and went next to Miroku.
"We should check on Ayame and Koga." Sango stated. Miroku nodded as he went towards Koga and Sango went towards Ayame.
Sango went to check on Ayame to see if there were any vital injuries, but it looks like Ayame had a few scratches here and there and possibly some broken bones. Sango knew that Ayame would heal within half a day, same as Koga with his injuries.
"Koga?" Miroku spoke out as he knelt down. Koga grunted a little as he began to open his eyes slowly.
"Miroku?" Koga waited till his vision cleared. Miroku nodded.
"You and Ayame did an amazing job out there." Miroku stated as he held his hand out to Koga. The wolf demon smirked as he took Miroku's hand and lifted himself up feeling some broken bones in his body.
"You going to be okay?" Miroku asked. Koga nodded.
"These are nothing. They'll heal within half a day." Koga stated as he stretched himself out. He looked around and saw Sango kneeling down. He ran over to see what was wrong.
"Ayame!" He knelt down beside Sango to look at Ayame. Sango had a worried expression.
"She hasn't woken up yet Koga." Sango stated with a hint of sadness in her tone. She stepped back to be beside Miroku and to let Koga have some space with Ayame.
Koga gently caressed Ayame's cheek with a frown. He saw how badly her body was injured like his was, but he knew that it wouldn't take long for them to heal.
"Ayame, please wake up." He pleaded as he gently picked her up bridal style. He stared at her beautiful face with worry in his eyes. She didn't wake up.
"Please Ayame. Please don't do this. You need to wake up." He stated as tears began to sting his eyes. Sango and Miroku frowned as they thought the worst. Tears cascaded down Sango's eyes as she buried her face in Miroku's chest.
"Ayame..." Koga whispered as he held her close to his chest, her head laying on his shoulder. 'Ayame... I'm so sorry... I should've protected you better... Ayame!' He thought as his body trembled. He looked down at Ayame and leaned down to kiss her soft lips, tears cascading down his cheeks. Koga came up and hugged Ayame to his chest.
"K-Ko..ga.. I.. can't breathe..." Koga gasped hearing his name and hearing her voice.
"Ayame..." He softened his grip and held her away from him a little to keep her from being smothered. He looked down at her with worried eyes, placing a hand to her cheek.
"I feel dizzy..." Ayame whispered weakly. Koga kissed her head and kissed her lips softly with relief.
"Oh Ayame, you had me worried. I thought I lost you." Koga whispered in contentment. Ayame gave a soft smile as she rose her hand to gently wipe away the tears from his eyes.
"Thank you... Koga..." Ayame said as she rested her head on his shoulder. Koga smiled warmly as he rose up with her in his arms.
"Let's go home." He stated to her and the others. Miroku and Sango couldn't have agreed more. They had defeated Renkotsu and Genkotsu together with Koga and Ayame. There was no doubt that the others were defeated as well. It was time to go home and rest before the big upcoming war of Onigumo's army. The only worry, and everyone was probably worried about the same thing, was that if they were going to have to face Kagome if Inuyasha hasn't gotten to her in time.