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Admiral: Whew, this took most of my free Friday to write. Neglect of homework is bad.

Admiral: Now for the exciting close to Part 1!

Mind over Matter Chapter 10 - All Together Now

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The wind blew some dried up leaves around Inuyasha. He was standing in the middle of a dark field, the earth and vegetation around him decaying.

"Where am I?" thought Inuyasha.

Suddenly the earth burst into flames around him. Inuyasha went into a panic, and jumped out of the blaze. High in the air, he saw the remains of a village, burnt down. Something glowed in his hand. He looked down and found the completed Shikon jewel there in his palm.

"Of course.this is fifty years ago, back when I was tricked by Naraku." Right on schedule, an arrow shot out of the forest, pinning him to a tree.

"But if I put Kikyou behind me, why am I having this dream." Inuyasha pondered, no longer hurt by this memory like he once was.

Kikyou approached the pinned Inuyasha. But unlike his other memory, Kikyou was not bleeding, and had a cold look to her.

"Thought you could get rid of me that easily, did you Inuyasha? You know I will not rest until you are in hell with me, and Mental will help me send you there."

Inuyasha woke up in a cold sweat. He rested his head in his hands, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"It was just a nightmare, but what was that about Mental?" Inuyasha pondered over this new development. He could feel it in the air, an unnatural cold wind blowing. It was an omen of the evil to come. Once he had overcome the shock Inuyasha went into a daze for a little bit trying to remember what had happened last night. It came flooding back to him, the demon personality, and the purification. He was sitting in bed; his shirt had been removed, and patches littered his chest.

"Kagome's work, most likely. When will that woman learn that I heal quickly," Inuyasha thought as he peeled of the bandages, leaving fresh skin behind them. Thankfully she hadn't needed to remove his pants, saving him from any embarrassing moments. Inuyasha caught a scent coming from the kitchen. When he identified the smell, he found a new source of energy well up inside him. He sprang out of bed, not bothering to collect his shirt, and ran of to his kitchen for that ramen. ~~~ Kagome had set one of the big pots on the fire she had built and was cooking a big batch of ramen. She had some things she wanted to get him to agree to, and she knew that the best way to do that was to distract him with food. She knew he would bust in any moment, and demand some ramen. She wanted to get him to come with her to the dance, weather or not he liked it, and that was that. She wasn't sure before, but with Kikyou out of the way, she was going to make some big moves. She wasn't going to take any chances. A flash of white and silver, and Inuyasha was in front of her. That didn't startle Kagome anymore, she was used to it.

"It's about time Inuyasha, I was beginning to think you were going to sleep all day." Kagome complained.

"Well excuse me for being tired after blowing the shit out of myself." Inuyasha retorted. Inuyasha was in a mood, having been set of by that odd dream.he suddenly had a bowl full of ramen placed in front of him. All thoughts were replaced by one goal: food. Inuyasha let out a grunt of happiness, and dug in, Inuyasha-style. There was something odd about this ramen; it was unusually good today. ~~~ Back in the village, the group had risen early, in hopes of having their questions answered. They had been disappointed though. It was nearly noon, and neither Inuyasha nor Kagome had returned from the forest. It was starting to get on everyone's nerves, and they were beginning to worry. Miroku was in a constant state of worry now, with it showing plainly on his usually impassive face. It pained Sango to see him like this. It was if something important was eating away at him from the inside.

"Alright Miroku, cut the crap, what's wrong?" Miroku let out a deep sigh. He knew he would have to tell her sooner or later. And Inuyasha's curse had come at the worst possible time too. They were alone in the hut, with Kaede out gathering herbs, and Shippo out trying to gain a scent trail on their missing friends.

"My time is coming Sango." Sango knew what he was referring to, and what it meant.

"I guess I do owe a bit of an explanation for my actions. I new my time was short before Inuyasha left, though how long was still yet a mystery to me. When he returned, his presence cleared some of the fog and gave me a clear idea of how long I had. I had only a few weeks left. But, with Inuyasha placing his curse on me like he did, it meant that he had disabled my best defense against hurting anyone, my perverseness. That angered me to no end, and I knew those few last weeks would prove disastrous, and I would end up hurting someone with my death. That is why I went after him like I did. He surprised me, though, by giving me months in time by helping seal it wit that magic. "

Sango took this all in, wondering if Miroku's openness was just a side effect of the curse, or he was finally opening up to her. She decided to get her hopes up, and help cheer him up.

"You idiot, did you really think that you going off to die would hurt no one? Do you really think that low of us? Do you think I would rather have loneliness instead of companionship?" Miroku sighed, seeing her logic. He had found friends, and no amount of perverseness would have been able to stop it from happening.

"I guess you are right Sango." Miroku sighed again, and his hand snaked around Sango, moving into groping position. His hand met with that familiar resistance, and sighed inwardly again. He was going to get Inuyasha back for this, but how? Then and idea of how to embarrass their half demon friend popped into his perverted mind. ~~~ Inuyasha was on his fourth bowl of ramen, when Kagome got over her nervousness, and asked him,

"Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked up from his bowl, momentarily distracted from his food.

"Would you mind going to a dance with me in a couple of weeks?" Inuyasha, lost in this unusually good ramen, nodded an affirmative and went back to eating. Kagome gave a mental cheer. Her plan to use the recipe her mother used for her special ramen had gone off without a hitch. Now all she had to do was hold this over his head later. She didn't know what had come over her that possessed her to blindingly pursue his companionship for the dance, but that was probably due to Kikyou's death and the new hope she had because he had shoved her out of his life; whatever it was, it felt right. Watching Inuyasha eat, she realized something she hadn't noticed before. Inuyasha would need a suit or tux. He would probably not be very happy in the suit either, judging from the way he dressed. But while he would complain a bit, she knew deep down it would be a memorable experience, even if he wouldn't admit to it. ~~~ Miroku and Sango had continued their conversation, discussing where they had gone, what had caused this, and whatnot, when Shippo came in and announced he had found them. Miroku and Sango had rushed out, following the little kitsune out into the forest. Shippo lead them into the heart of the forest and stopped next to an embankment surrounded by trees.

"This is where they are?"

"Yeah, you can smell the ramen a mile away." Shippo replied, proud that he had discovered where they were.

"Where there is ramen, there is Inuyasha. Where there is ramen there is Kagome."

"Good job Shippo, but where are they."

"That I don't know, I just know the smell is coming from that mound."

Miroku looked at the mound. There wasn't anything special about it, just that smell. ~~~ Inuyasha finished of the last bit of ramen, and sat back, unusually content. He was thinking about taking a nap, when he remembered about the rest of the group.

"I guess I better go get the rest of them." Inuyasha stated as he left. That reminded Kagome that she had forgotten about her friends in the current confusion. Inuyasha was to the door when he felt a second chill in the air. It was the middle of spring, and these blasts of cold were strange. Inuyasha shrugged it off, though the nagging in the back of his mind that something was going to happen did not leave. He opened up the great doors and found the group standing there, looking for something. ~~~ Deep in a dark section of wood on top of a cliff, two evil figures sat conversing.

"What exactly are you planning to do with this army of demons you had me amass. I already know that throwing low level demons at them is a waste." Naraku asked, annoyed at how the stranger treated him like he was a student.

"Patience, Naraku, patience. They are just a distraction. While you were amassing the army, I was busy recruiting dark priests and witches. I will need them to defeat Inuyasha, if what my spies tell me is correct." Naraku was tiring of the game he played.

"Why would you need an army of them? Inuyasha doesn't have any magical capabilities, or any brains to use them. All he has is that pesky sword of his, and some luck."

Mental sighed. "That is why he is able to beat you. You continually underestimate his ability. From what my spies have found, it appears he is proficient with the sword and claws, and is of vast intelligence. He has been playing every demon he comes across for a fool with that ignorance act of his. Unfortunately, he has grown over the past few weeks, and it will be hard to catch him of guard. The only way is to use his past against him, but since you over used that, Kikyou will only serve as a minor distraction. She will make a great opponent for the one called Kagome." Mental explained.

He signaled to his two spies to take positions.

"Now it is time to level the playing field and flush the dog out of his den." Mental got up and went to the edge of the cliff. He brought his hands together out from his cloak, and began chanting. Soon great dark clouds began to gather over the region. Soon it was raining, and a cold wind started blowing. The rain turned to snow, and the snow came down faster and faster. Naraku watched on in awe as Mental manipulated the weather. The snow came down in blankets, smothering the earth, killing all unaware life in the flash freeze.

~~~ Miroku and Sango were puzzled at what Shippo had told them. They knew the smell was coming from it, but there was no entry or cave that would be producing the smell. They were just about to go insane with questions when the ground beneath them changed, revealing a slope down into the mound, ending at two well-sized doors. The doors opened to reveal a shirtless Inuyasha with a silver tail twitching behind him. Dark clouds were amassing overhead. Miroku, Sango, and Shippo were in a stat of complete shock. Too many things were happening for them to keep up with.

"Are you going to just stand there or our you going to come in? I don't like the looks of this storm, and I wouldn't want to be caught outside."

The group recovered from the shock and followed Inuyasha in, great doors closing behind them. ~~~ "Damn, he's making his move." The old man cursed Mental's timing.

"Look at the bright side, at least the group is down in Inuyasha's den. That will hold off much of his attacks." His wife said, always the optimist.

"That's not what I'm worried about. Mental always likes to change the playing field to suit him, and he always does something like freeze over the land, or burn it to a crisp. It makes his minions that much harder to find, and leaves us like sitting ducks."

"It always did come to that, didn't it? When do you think he will do something different?"

"When he does? Ha, if he does change, that will be the day."

Snow began to fall from the dark cloud looming overhead.

"We better settle in. It looks like he chose to freeze the playing field this time."

"Makes sense, the group is not well equipped for winter battle..." The old woman observed.

".Catching them at their weakest. Standard ploy, and it still works." The old man finished for her.

"I have a feeling he will just test them this time, and try to split the group up, though he knows he will be too late. Naraku has unknowingly helped them become a solid group. We just have to worry about Kagome. She has not seen the light yet. Still, we have our work cut out for us." The old man said.

"Time to go, I sense the storm is about to unleash its full fury." The old woman observed.

A cloud of misty fog surrounded the two, enveloping them. The fog dissolved, leaving a young couple, in their late teens. The young man wore a sword on his hip, made of an ancient and foreign-looking metal. The woman was strikingly beautiful, and had a bushy white tail. She had two pointy ears at the top of her head, almost similar to Inuyasha, but she was a different specie of demon. The Lady of the Southern lands was one to behold. The Lord, however, was human, and an extremely powerful one at that. He was quite tall, and had a few inches of height on the Lady. They made a great couple, and had been for years, ever since the start of their quest. The approached a set of trees, which magically grew, twisting their branches to form a protective enclosure. Upon close inspection, it seemed as if there was a great tree house grown from the trees themselves.

"Your getting better at it, my love." The woman placed a kiss on his cheek.

"I am, aren't I? Soon, I will be able to construct vast castles for you in the blink of an eye." The man teased.

"Oh, you silly. I don't need a castle, this will do just fine for this storm." The woman gave him a playful shove.

"After you, my love." The two leapt into the trees, and disappeared into the branches. ~~~ Inside the den, Sango and Miroku were awe struck. They had been in castles and such before, but the magnificence of the den was new to them. Kagome had seen wonderful things in her time and wasn't as awe struck as these two were. Inuyasha brought them out of their stupor with a snort and a bit of modesty for his creation, knowing full well it was only a copy of a small portion of his father's den.

"It isn't much, but it will serve its purpose."

Miroku was the first to snap his mouth shut, only to have it drop as they entered the garden. Shippo wasn't that awe struck, but was put in an annoyingly happy state and ran of to find Kagome. Miroku and Sango still had their mouths open, and their jaws dropped even further when they realized that Inuyasha had a tail.

"You've got a tail, Inuyasha." Sango stated out of shock. Inuyasha was beginning to get annoyed by this.

"Well, no duh, of course I have a tail. And I know you are bursting with questions, so come with me so I can answer them."

That shook them out of their daze long enough to follow him into the grand dining room, where a large wooden table with soft chairs arranged around it lay. Inuyasha went to the head of the table and sat down.

"Have a seat."

Miroku and Sango sat down and mentally prepared themselves.

"I guess you want to know what has been going on. I better start at the beginning." ~~~ Meanwhile, outside the storm raged on. Soon a blanket of snow covered the ground; the trees had lost their leaves to the harsh wind. All of the natural vegetation was frozen, and animals had rushed to find shelter from the winds. In the village, people had holed up in their homes, huddled around dying fires, bundled in blankets. Worry and end of the world thoughts were coursing through the villager's minds. The rice fields had frozen over, and crops were killed from the flash freeze. Demons had hidden themselves in the dead trees, spying, waiting for the order to attack. Mental, at the top of a cliff, overlooking his handy work, spoke to Naraku.

"Do you see that tree out there, the one that survived the onslaught of my storm?"

Naraku looked out, and to his amazement, there was a giant group of connected trees with healthy green leaves sitting there, surrounded by snow.

"How can that be? I thought your storm would freeze everything." Naraku asked, disbelieving.

"That is were my mortal enemies have holed up. Underneath them is where Inuyasha has built his den."

'They always camp near their allies. How predictable.' Mental thought to himself.

Mental turned to Naraku. "Prepare your demons, we will attack when I flush them out of that den."

Naraku didn't like to be ordered around, but this person could kill him with out any effort, and if Inuyasha's life was involved, he would have to go along with it, much to his disgust. ~~~ Inuyasha had been retelling his story for the better part of an hour, from the very beginning where his father had made Tetsusaiga, all the way to where he had to purify the demon personality. Miroku's mind was a storm of conflicting thoughts and emotion. As he sorted through everything, he realized that the hanyou (half demon) had opened up to them. That confused him the most. It wasn't like Inuyasha to be so nice and open. The same thought was running through Sango's mind. 'Since when was he so open?' Sango had made sense of most of what had happened, but she felt a need to talk this over with Kagome. She would have to find the priestess and ask her some things. ~~~ Kagome was wandering around, looking for Inuyasha, after she had cleaned up after him. She was slightly peeved, but they did need to collect the rest of the group and fill them in. She stumbled upon them, Inuyasha having finished his tale, and Sango was leaving in search for her.

"There you are Kagome. I need to talk to you."

Kagome was caught off guard, Sango had something she wanted to discuss and she was going to get some answers if she had to force them out of her. Kagome knew this would happen, so she suggested that they use the hot spring and talk there, since they wouldn't want the boys eavesdropping. Sango was thrilled at the idea of an enclosed spring, free from a certain pervert's prying eyes. The two went off in the direction of the spring. ~~~ Inuyasha watched them go, knowing exactly where they were off to. He had counted on Sango needing the girl talk, so now he could discuss some things with the monk. The monk was lost in thought, not knowing how to take in this new Inuyasha. Inuyasha got up, and headed of to his study, hoping the monk would be troubled enough to follow him. Miroku was pulled out of his thoughts when Inuyasha got up and left. He had some questions and Inuyasha was the only one who could answer them. He got up and followed the hanyou to his study. ~~~ In the spring the girls had had a talk about the changes in Inuyasha. Sango had told her about the curse Inuyasha had put on Miroku's hand. Kagome could restrain her laughter at that. Plots of revenge entered her mind. Sango saw that look on Kagome's face and was almost scared to ask what she was thinking. Kagome saw the look of fear on Sango's face and began to explain her idea to her. ~~~ In the study, Inuyasha was standing over the small model of the area he had. He could feel the storm raging outside, and he knew he would have a big fight on his hands. Miroku had followed him, and Inuyasha could finish the last bit of his plan, and they would be able to face this threat together and stand a chance. Seeing the confused look on the monk's face he began his explanation.

"I put that curse on your hand for a reason Miroku. I could sense that your time was coming and I knew you would go off and die somewhere, abandoning us. I put the curse there, hoping it would infuriate you enough for you to come after me to remove it. While he was here, my demon personality gave me some insight into your actions and suggested that to me, and presented me with a way to help you. When you attacked me, I was able to seal it up so to extend your time. Now you shall be here when we most need everyone, when we will be faced with this great evil I sense."

Miroku listened in shock to why Inuyasha had done what he had done.

'He did that to save me, so I could be here to destroy Naraku, and be free from this blasted curse.' Miroku thought.

Inuyasha turned back to his model. Miroku still had one question.

"Why did you help me Inuyasha? I haven't done anything to deserve it, much less with me treating you the way I did."

"Part of that was my fault for misleading you all to think I was uneducated and slow. It was necessary for me; otherwise if any one of those demons had realized I was smart, those battles may not have been won. As for why I helped you, it was for Sango's sake. I didn't want to deal with a weepy Sango." Inuyasha gruffly disguised the fact that he actually cared.

Miroku saw through his cover and felt thanks, for Inuyasha had opened his eyes to what was before him, much better than Sango could have.

"Thank you, Inuyasha." Miroku left, after giving his thanks, to try to spy on the girls. Inuyasha, after Miroku left, smiled.

The girls would be in for a surprise when they tried to get revenge on Miroku. ~~~ "That is to evil, Kagome. I don't think I could go through with it." Sango said.

"You know he deserves it." Kagome replied, justifying her plan.

"I know it, but that doesn't make it right." Sango doubted the plan.

"But the look on his face will be worth it right?" Kagome was getting good at convincing her friend to do things.

"Yeah I guess so."

"Don't worry Sango, I'll have my camera so we can immortalize his look forever."

They had gotten out of the spring, gotten dried off, and were ready to go off and torture Miroku. ~~~ Outside, the wind dies down, and Mental walks out of the shadows, flanked by several witches and warlocks. He signaled his minions, and they began producing several spells of destruction. A few balls of energy were lobbed at the den, impacting on the barrier, sending blue shockwaves into the earth. This went on for several minutes, and then Mental signaled with his hand to stop the bombardment. He signaled to the harpies to begin their assault. The harpies, women-like creatures with wings and powerful magic, flew over the den, tossing purple orbs into the protective barrier. ~~~ Inside the den, the girls had gone off in search of Miroku when they were sent to their feet by a massive blast that shook dirt loose from the ceiling. They covered their heads from the shower of dirt. They regained their footing, only to be sent back down to the ground by a second blast.

"What's going on?" Kagome yelled to Sango.

"I don't know!" Sango yelled back.

Their thoughts of revenge were replaced by fear. Inuyasha appeared over them, fully dressed with Tetsusaiga strapped to his hip and staff in hand.

"We are under attack, what did you think was happening?" Inuyasha retorted. Another blast shook the den. He steadied himself against the wall.

"Get ready, I have a feeling this will be a long battle."

There was another blast, and more dirt shook itself loose. Some rocks were knocked loose, and were defected by Inuyasha's staff. There was one more blast, and then it went quiet.

"Quickly now, go and meet me at the entrance." Inuyasha ordered, and rushed of to find the source of the explosions. The girls went off to retrieve their respective gear. ~~~ Outside, in the tree, the two were shaken awake by the blasts.

"Already?" The young man asked no one in particular, drowsy from sleep.

"I would have thought he would have waited a while longer."

"Obviously he didn't. Now get up and let's go to work."

He tightened his grip on her.

"Do we have to?" She got annoyed at him and pushed him of the bed onto the floor.

"You know we have to, you lazy good-for-nothing"

"Aw, I guess we do don't we." He got up and got dressed, retrieved his sword, and opened up part of the branched, revealing a gray blanket covering the land. His wife came up behind him, similarly dressed for battle.

"You ready?"

"Of course." The two jumped out of the tree, the trees reverting to their original form, dead from the cold. The two headed of in the direction of the bombardment. ~~~ Mental was watching the bombardment, waiting for the barrier to crack. Naraku came up behind him, one of his puppets no doubt.

'That is one really paranoid hanyou, to be constantly using puppets,' Mental thought.

The puppet spoke. "I have the army, Mental."

"What's with the puppet, Naraku?"

"It is merely a form of protection. I don't take chances where that group is involved. They are an annoyance, and have always destroyed my minions." The puppet answered.

Mental shrugged and turned to watch the coming battle. ~~~ The group had gathered at the front door. There were small explosions in the background, attempts at getting through the barrier. Inuyasha threw open the doors, and charged out, swinging Tetsusaiga. He destroyed much of the harpies with the cutting wind, and the few he didn't were sucked up by Miroku's air rip. The group got together and faced the figures in the distance. They recognized Naraku, but the person next to them sent chills up their spines. He looked like he embodied the face of pure evil. When he spoke, his voice was enough to scare the crap out of any kid and sufficiently scare an adult.

"So you are the ones. I believe you are Inuyasha?" He pointed a finger at Inuyasha.

"So what if I am, what is it to you?"

Mental withdrew his hand back into his cloak. "Good."

Demons suddenly burst out from all sides, and not just normal ones. These were armed with bows and swords, and would be harder to defeat. They pulled out their respective weapons and poised to attack on command. Inuyasha held his sword in front of him, ready to deflect the attacks; Miroku resealed his rip after hearing the bees, and held his staff in front of him; Kagome notched an arrow into her bow, and Sango pulled her boomerang off of her back. Mental nodded and walked off, going to face his mortal enemies, who had snuck around his back, and were coming straight for him. He pulled his katana out, glowing an eerie black. There was the couple standing opposite the clearing from him, their swords drawn, one glowing a pure white, and the other glimmering with different colors.

"So Mental, you decided to show your ugly face."

"Of course, you know I wouldn't pass up a chance to get part of the key." Mental retorted. A woman came up from behind Mental, and drew her sword, it glimmering with darkness.

"So you found yourself a mate, did you now Mental?"

"Ah, yes, I did. Let me introduce you to Sheeva." He motioned to the woman next to him.

"This ends now Mental." The guy stated.

"I am afraid not," Mental replied and jumped into battle. ~~~ Inuyasha watched him leave, and then turned to watch the demons. As soon as he had left, Naraku's puppet and army had attacked. Masses of arrows were fired, and he deflected the few that were on target with his sword. Every chance he got he would send out the cutting wind, taking down part of the army. The rest of the group was doing their part, Kagome firing purifying arrows, Sango throwing her boomerang, and Miroku using his wards like Chinese stars to kill the demons. They were just low-level demons, and with their weapons they just took longer to destroy. Soon the army was reduced to nothing but ash and body parts. They spread out, looking for any hiding demons. While he followed the trail that strange man had left, Inuyasha was attacked by two demon ninjas. He entered a swordfight with them. ~~~ Sango had gone off in another direction, and had stumbled across Kohaku. Her brother still had the Shikon shard imbedded in his back that kept him alive. ~~~ Miroku was looking through the carnage for any survivors, when a ninja popped out from nowhere and engaged in battle. ~~~ Kagome had felt the presence of two shards. One she identified as belonging to Kohaku, the other was deeper into the forest. She followed it, and stumbled across Kikyou.

"What the? I thought Inuyasha killed her!" Kagome thought to herself.

"I can assure you I am very much alive now, my dear Kagome. Mental was nice enough to bring me back and let me have my revenge." Kikyou explained to the shocked Kagome.

"You bitch! Why can't you just stay in hell where you belong?" Kagome yelled, angered at Kikyou for never leaving them alone.

She strung her bow, intent on putting her back where she belonged.

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Admiral: New and exciting questions for me to answer now! Who will win their fights? Just what exactly is going on with those new people, and what is this about a key? Find their answers in Part 2 of Mind over Matter!

Tigi: YAY! Kikyou is back! (

Admiral: Ahh, shaddup.

Tigi: I knew you would bring her back. (

Admiral: It's just for her to fight Kagome, _,

*Admiral rubs temples*

Admiral: get over it.

Tigi: *of in la la land* you brought her back, you brought her back.

Tigi continues to repeat that phrase.

Vein pops in admiral's head.

Admiral smashes window on red box with the words: "To be used on delusional editors"

Admiral removes the mallet and smashes Tigi into a pancake.

Tigi: @_@ you.bought...back.

Tigi passes out.

Admiral: Ah, much better.

Admiral: I must rest; this took a lot to write. I will post the next chapter and beginning of part two after I receive a grand total of, lets say 30 reviews. I shrunk the number just to be nice, but be prepared for a good week before I can post.

Tigi: Liar, the second you have free time you'll be writing again.

Admiral: All right, I admit it I am addicted to writing now.

Tigi: You haven't thanked your reviewers yet either.

Admiral: OMG! You are right! *Bashes head against wall*

Admiral: It is time that I thank all my reviewers. It is in no particular order, I just read and typed, starting with the massive questions first, and those who reviewed most often, and had questions.

Heather: I'm sure everyone has a bit of trouble with Inuyasha being intelligent. Remember, he acted the way he did to save his ass, not because he was. Nice tactic I must say. Unfortunately, someone far smarter that Naraku has come, so I need him to be smarter. It doesn't mean he will be able to communicate effectively though. O_~

Isa: It would, but don't worry, I shortened the number, and this story will be completed. That is what Tigi is here for. Tigi: I have a fetish for dead people. Admiral: O_O, okay.I did not need to know that. Admiral: I know my chapters are kind of short, but it is either fast update=short chapter or slow update=long chapter. Take your pick. I split my chapters into themes too. They are getting longer though. I had much to do, and little time to do it with part 1.

Yue-chan: That's my job. OOC-ness will not happen while The Admiral is on the job. Always there must be an explanation. I am the Admiral, ruler of the no OOC-ness. Bwahaha.

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