Chapter 3: Sota of the Cabal
"If we go in there you need to know that there's a very good chance we wont come back out," Caleb warned as they made there way to the well, "We are most likely humanity's last hope, if we fail I doubt anything will stop the Cabal, but if we succeed we might not live to see our victory. Are you still in?"
"I have to help Sota, this may be his only chance," Kagome answered.
"I am willing to die to save humanity if I must, I'm in," Sango said.
"I too shall join you," Miroku answered with a nod. "I'm not about to miss out on the action," Inu-Yasha said. "Then let's go," Caleb said and jumped into the well. "Wait, Kagome," Kagome heard Shippou call, "Let me help."
"No, Shippou," Kagome answered, "Its too dangerous. Shippou, I will not risk your life."
"Please don't let them kill you, Kagome. Inu-Yasha, I am trusting you to protect Kagome, don't let anyone hurt her." Inu-Yasha turned and gave a silent nod, and they jumped through the well.
"I can feel the energy from the jewel," Kagome said on the other side, "What's the fastest way to get there, Caleb?"
"We can take the subway directly to the core, but the closest station is a few miles from here and the subway will be swarming with Cabal soldiers," Caleb answered, "By the way, I thought your leg was broken." "Keade used magic to fix it, it's a rather simple spell, but I had to be awake. We had better get going," Kagome said. "I cant let you do that, Kagome," said a familiar voice behind them.
"Sota?" Kagome asked as she turned to face the source of the voice. There stood Sota, or at least his body. His eyes had no souls like the soldiers Inu-Yasha had fought. "I'll take care of him," Caleb said as he pulled out his sawed-off shotgun. Just as he was about to fire, Kagome shouted, "Wait! That's my brother, you can't kill him."
"That's your brother's body, but if you insist," and Caleb put away his gun. "Can't kill poor little Sota, eh? Well poor little Sota has no problem with killing you," and with that Sota ran at an incredible speed and attacked Caleb. His martial arts skills where incredible and he dealt Caleb fast and powerful hits, which where just barely dodged. Sota jumped at Caleb and started to choke him. A grin came to Caleb's face; this was the moment he had been waiting for. He reached into his trench coat and pulled out a wooden staff with a human skull on it. The skull had one bleeding eye and one empty socket. He uttered a spell in the language Gideon used when he attacked Kagome, and flames burst from the staff. Kagome could only stand in horror as she watched the flames engulf her little brother and the only man that could help them stop the Cabal. She wanted to cry but she was paralyzed.
As the flames cleared, Kagome looked away. She knew she couldn't bear to see their charred remains. "Kagome, are you okay."
Kagome looked, shocked by what she had heard, and there was her brother, unscathed and back to normal. She looked to Caleb, who was also unscathed, "How…what did you…" she didn't know what to ask. "This is a Life Leech," Caleb said, pointing to the staff, "It uses the energy of souls to create powerful magic. I used it to remove the evil soul from Sota and then used the energy from that soul to return his original soul."
"Sota," Kagome said. "Yes, Kagome?" "I want you to go inside, tell Mom not to leave the house and not to answer the door for anyone, and to lock the doors and windows." "Okay, Kagome," Sota said, "Where are you going?" "We have some work to take care of," Kagome answered, "Tell Mom not to worry, I might not be back for a few days." "Okay." Sota answered, and went inside the house. "Thank you, Caleb," Kagome said.
"No problem," he said, "Now that we are past any distractions, we need to get to that subway station, lets go."
"If we go in there you need to know that there's a very good chance we wont come back out," Caleb warned as they made there way to the well, "We are most likely humanity's last hope, if we fail I doubt anything will stop the Cabal, but if we succeed we might not live to see our victory. Are you still in?"
"I have to help Sota, this may be his only chance," Kagome answered.
"I am willing to die to save humanity if I must, I'm in," Sango said.
"I too shall join you," Miroku answered with a nod. "I'm not about to miss out on the action," Inu-Yasha said. "Then let's go," Caleb said and jumped into the well. "Wait, Kagome," Kagome heard Shippou call, "Let me help."
"No, Shippou," Kagome answered, "Its too dangerous. Shippou, I will not risk your life."
"Please don't let them kill you, Kagome. Inu-Yasha, I am trusting you to protect Kagome, don't let anyone hurt her." Inu-Yasha turned and gave a silent nod, and they jumped through the well.
"I can feel the energy from the jewel," Kagome said on the other side, "What's the fastest way to get there, Caleb?"
"We can take the subway directly to the core, but the closest station is a few miles from here and the subway will be swarming with Cabal soldiers," Caleb answered, "By the way, I thought your leg was broken." "Keade used magic to fix it, it's a rather simple spell, but I had to be awake. We had better get going," Kagome said. "I cant let you do that, Kagome," said a familiar voice behind them.
"Sota?" Kagome asked as she turned to face the source of the voice. There stood Sota, or at least his body. His eyes had no souls like the soldiers Inu-Yasha had fought. "I'll take care of him," Caleb said as he pulled out his sawed-off shotgun. Just as he was about to fire, Kagome shouted, "Wait! That's my brother, you can't kill him."
"That's your brother's body, but if you insist," and Caleb put away his gun. "Can't kill poor little Sota, eh? Well poor little Sota has no problem with killing you," and with that Sota ran at an incredible speed and attacked Caleb. His martial arts skills where incredible and he dealt Caleb fast and powerful hits, which where just barely dodged. Sota jumped at Caleb and started to choke him. A grin came to Caleb's face; this was the moment he had been waiting for. He reached into his trench coat and pulled out a wooden staff with a human skull on it. The skull had one bleeding eye and one empty socket. He uttered a spell in the language Gideon used when he attacked Kagome, and flames burst from the staff. Kagome could only stand in horror as she watched the flames engulf her little brother and the only man that could help them stop the Cabal. She wanted to cry but she was paralyzed.
As the flames cleared, Kagome looked away. She knew she couldn't bear to see their charred remains. "Kagome, are you okay."
Kagome looked, shocked by what she had heard, and there was her brother, unscathed and back to normal. She looked to Caleb, who was also unscathed, "How…what did you…" she didn't know what to ask. "This is a Life Leech," Caleb said, pointing to the staff, "It uses the energy of souls to create powerful magic. I used it to remove the evil soul from Sota and then used the energy from that soul to return his original soul."
"Sota," Kagome said. "Yes, Kagome?" "I want you to go inside, tell Mom not to leave the house and not to answer the door for anyone, and to lock the doors and windows." "Okay, Kagome," Sota said, "Where are you going?" "We have some work to take care of," Kagome answered, "Tell Mom not to worry, I might not be back for a few days." "Okay." Sota answered, and went inside the house. "Thank you, Caleb," Kagome said.
"No problem," he said, "Now that we are past any distractions, we need to get to that subway station, lets go."
