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They all awoke with their hands bound and each tied to a pole in the ground of another room. There were a few small differences, though.
Inuyasha was in his human form! Black hair and no ears, he was also missing Tetsusaiga, which hung on a rope from the roof in the center of the room. Shippou looked very strange. His fangs were gone and so was his fluffy tail! He looked just like a human boy!
Kagome was the first to notice the small scraps of paper on the twine about the two demons' necks.
"What are those?"
Miroku told them. "Those are Mortal Scrolls. I've heard of them. They have generally the same effect as the Jewel of the Mortals, except not as permanent. They've turned our two demons into humans."
"What about us?" Kagome asked.
"Well, take a look at yourself!" Inuyasha barked.
She looked down. Believe it or not, she was wearing a bit of twine too! Looking farther down, she noticed her hands were painted with some kind of ink. Now that she though about it, she felt like she was missing something. That's it! She couldn't feel Kikyo in her! That priest must have rendered her magical elements useless!
Miroku was just as bad off. His staff lay near the door, and out of his reach. He too wore a scroll and twine, along with painted hands. His prayer beads, though, lay untouched. At least the priest didn't know about his wind tunnel.
"Well, this is a bit of a predicament," Miroku commented like he was speaking about the weather.
"Ya think? We're all screwed while that priest is probably off somewhere laughing his head off that he caught two demons and two humans with magic powers!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Inuyasha, nothing can be gained by yelling. Shippou, are you alright?" Miroku asked.
"Yeah, I think I'm fine. But man my head hurts!"
Kagome silently screamed. A figure stood in the doorway, but in the fading light they couldn't tell who it was.
"You say you can save me... I heard the priest ranting about it. Help me, and I shall spare you."
"Tet-Tet-Tetsusaia!" Inuyasha stammered.