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Jack: Sorry. I am very sorry. Why am I sorry? Because I am an idiot. Read the chapt. Be happy. Flame if nessessary. Kill accordingly. Ahem…
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Chapter 32:
Times of Pain
Inuyasha felt a twinge, and looked up from the grave he was digging. Somewhere, far off, demons were active. Lots of them.
"Hey Miroku…"
"Yes, I feel it too. A large number of demons are moving. But I cannot sense why. Shall we investigate?"
Inuyasha shook his head.
"What's the need? I don't care what their doing over there. If they come here, then I'll kill them."
Miroku sighed.
"I guess. We don't need a fight right now, not with Sango in such bad shape."
Inuyasha huffed.
"Feh. What can she do? I don't need her."
"Prehaps, Inuyasha, but she is stronger than she looks. I think she will be a valuable ally."
"Feh."
But Inuyasha could not shake off the concern that overtook him as he continued to dig, adn he wondered to himself.
Kenshin, Cloud, Ashitaka, the girls…Are you all still alive?
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Kagome sighed in relief as Sango finally cried herself to sleep. She had been crying for a long time, and it was good for her to get some rest. Kagome had been comforting her, and it had worn her out. She got up and blew out the candles, leaving only the daylight to light the dim little cottage. She carefully and quietly walked out, making sure to do nothing to wake the other girl up. She slipped outside and sighed, before walking toward where the boys were filling in graves. Miroku noticed her.
"Kagome, how is Sango doing?"
Kagome stopped.
"She finally fell asleep. She's taking it really hard."
"I see."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who looked back at her. Miroku sighed, and straightened up.
"I'm finished here. Inuyasha, are you done?"
Inuyasha looked over at him.
"Yea."
"Alright. I'll start the funeral ceremony now. I would like to finish it before Sango wakes up. Watching it would not help her get over this. Why don't you two go prepare dinner? It would help with all of our moods…!"
He turned around quickly, looked towards the far wall. Inuyasha perked up too, also looking that way. Kagome was confused.
"Hey guys, what's wrong?"
Miroku looked quickly back at her.
"…Nothing. It's nothing. I better start here. You two go on."
Inuyasha nodded from behind Kagome, and Miroku nodded back.
"Okay…sure, c'mon Inuyasha."
They walked off in an uneasy silence. Miroku watched them go, waiting until they got into the cabin, before dashing towards the wall. Something was there. He had felt it. It was a powerful demonic presence, but carried traces of peace. It was unlike anything he had every felt before.
He climbed the ladder against the wall, and peered over. All he caught was the face of a giant scorpion before a pair of claws reached up and pulled him over. He spun, landing on his feet, before diving to dodge a huge scorpion pincer tail. He jumped back, out of its range.
It was a huge sand colored scorpion, with giant claws. It looked angry.
"Aw. You are the enemy I am facing."
Miroku stuck the bottom of his staff into the ground and prepared to unleash the demonic hole in his hand. The scorpion charged at him.
"AIR RIP!!!"
There was the sound of air rushing, and the entire world seemed to fly at Miroku. The scorpion had no chance, and was immediately sucked in. Miroku quickly reclosed the hole. He recovered it.
"There is something amiss here. The enemy I felt was much more powerful."
"Oh, you mean me?"
Miroku spun to see a man standing directly behind him with a katana sword that looked impossible long. He had long white hair, and wore shoulder armor, much like Cloud's. Miroku faced him, looking fearless.
"Who are you?!?"
"Some call me a messiah, others a devil. I can be referred to as a man in the black cape, or a harbinger of doom. You should know me, as Seproth."
"What is your business?"
"Why, aren't one supposed to tell their name after the other introduces himself. That is the polite thing to do, Miroku."
Miroku hid his surprise.
"Ah, so you know my name do you. What do you want?"
"Power. And power can be achieved with shards. And Lord Naraku has shards. And since Lord Naraku wants a hostage, I guess that's you."
"What?!?"
Miroku jumped into a combat stance but Seproth jumped forward, bringing the flat of his blade slamming against the side of Miroku's head, knocking him out cold. Miroku crumpled to the ground, and Seproth stood over him, looking sullen.
"Sorry buddy, but I need cover for a little while."
He picked up Miroku and his staff and walked off.
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Inuyasha's ears perked, and he thought he had heard far off talking, but decided to not check it out until Miroku got back. If Miroku got back. But the hair on the back of his neck was telling him something was wrong. He couldn't leave though, because it was far too risky leaving the girls on their own. Of course, all this deliberation kept Inuyasha from noticing when it started to snow.
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A pair of dust covered travelers walked along a deserted road. Although they had been hiking for hours, they showed no signs of being tired.
"Cloud, A foolish question it may seem, why is it that it's snowing?"
"Well Kenshin, when the land is in turmoil, controlled by powerful demons and corrupted rulers, and the fate of the world is dependent on a jewel that has been broken up and spread across the land, crazy stuff like this happens."
"You made that up didn't you?"
"Yep."
"Nice sound to it though."
"Doesn't solve the fact that is supposed to be summertime and its starting into a blizzard. With us trapped in the mountains like this, we do have a problem."
"This one thinks he sees a cabin, or it could be a hut. Either way, it might be the only chance of us living through the night"
"Quite the optimistic aren't we? Anyway that looks good, but what should we do about our stalkers?"
"We can't leave them out, that we can't."
"Right. Lets get them into that cabin without them knowing whose pulling the strings."
"And what about us?"
"We freeze."
"Marvelous."
"Whoa, where did you hear language like that? That is a very new age word."
"You used it."
"Oops."
Author notes:
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Jack: Sorry. I am very sorry. Why am I sorry? Because I am an idiot. Read the chapt. Be happy. Flame if nessessary. Kill accordingly. Ahem…
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH…
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Chapter 32:
Times of Pain
Inuyasha felt a twinge, and looked up from the grave he was digging. Somewhere, far off, demons were active. Lots of them.
"Hey Miroku…"
"Yes, I feel it too. A large number of demons are moving. But I cannot sense why. Shall we investigate?"
Inuyasha shook his head.
"What's the need? I don't care what their doing over there. If they come here, then I'll kill them."
Miroku sighed.
"I guess. We don't need a fight right now, not with Sango in such bad shape."
Inuyasha huffed.
"Feh. What can she do? I don't need her."
"Prehaps, Inuyasha, but she is stronger than she looks. I think she will be a valuable ally."
"Feh."
But Inuyasha could not shake off the concern that overtook him as he continued to dig, adn he wondered to himself.
Kenshin, Cloud, Ashitaka, the girls…Are you all still alive?
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Kagome sighed in relief as Sango finally cried herself to sleep. She had been crying for a long time, and it was good for her to get some rest. Kagome had been comforting her, and it had worn her out. She got up and blew out the candles, leaving only the daylight to light the dim little cottage. She carefully and quietly walked out, making sure to do nothing to wake the other girl up. She slipped outside and sighed, before walking toward where the boys were filling in graves. Miroku noticed her.
"Kagome, how is Sango doing?"
Kagome stopped.
"She finally fell asleep. She's taking it really hard."
"I see."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha, who looked back at her. Miroku sighed, and straightened up.
"I'm finished here. Inuyasha, are you done?"
Inuyasha looked over at him.
"Yea."
"Alright. I'll start the funeral ceremony now. I would like to finish it before Sango wakes up. Watching it would not help her get over this. Why don't you two go prepare dinner? It would help with all of our moods…!"
He turned around quickly, looked towards the far wall. Inuyasha perked up too, also looking that way. Kagome was confused.
"Hey guys, what's wrong?"
Miroku looked quickly back at her.
"…Nothing. It's nothing. I better start here. You two go on."
Inuyasha nodded from behind Kagome, and Miroku nodded back.
"Okay…sure, c'mon Inuyasha."
They walked off in an uneasy silence. Miroku watched them go, waiting until they got into the cabin, before dashing towards the wall. Something was there. He had felt it. It was a powerful demonic presence, but carried traces of peace. It was unlike anything he had every felt before.
He climbed the ladder against the wall, and peered over. All he caught was the face of a giant scorpion before a pair of claws reached up and pulled him over. He spun, landing on his feet, before diving to dodge a huge scorpion pincer tail. He jumped back, out of its range.
It was a huge sand colored scorpion, with giant claws. It looked angry.
"Aw. You are the enemy I am facing."
Miroku stuck the bottom of his staff into the ground and prepared to unleash the demonic hole in his hand. The scorpion charged at him.
"AIR RIP!!!"
There was the sound of air rushing, and the entire world seemed to fly at Miroku. The scorpion had no chance, and was immediately sucked in. Miroku quickly reclosed the hole. He recovered it.
"There is something amiss here. The enemy I felt was much more powerful."
"Oh, you mean me?"
Miroku spun to see a man standing directly behind him with a katana sword that looked impossible long. He had long white hair, and wore shoulder armor, much like Cloud's. Miroku faced him, looking fearless.
"Who are you?!?"
"Some call me a messiah, others a devil. I can be referred to as a man in the black cape, or a harbinger of doom. You should know me, as Seproth."
"What is your business?"
"Why, aren't one supposed to tell their name after the other introduces himself. That is the polite thing to do, Miroku."
Miroku hid his surprise.
"Ah, so you know my name do you. What do you want?"
"Power. And power can be achieved with shards. And Lord Naraku has shards. And since Lord Naraku wants a hostage, I guess that's you."
"What?!?"
Miroku jumped into a combat stance but Seproth jumped forward, bringing the flat of his blade slamming against the side of Miroku's head, knocking him out cold. Miroku crumpled to the ground, and Seproth stood over him, looking sullen.
"Sorry buddy, but I need cover for a little while."
He picked up Miroku and his staff and walked off.
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Inuyasha's ears perked, and he thought he had heard far off talking, but decided to not check it out until Miroku got back. If Miroku got back. But the hair on the back of his neck was telling him something was wrong. He couldn't leave though, because it was far too risky leaving the girls on their own. Of course, all this deliberation kept Inuyasha from noticing when it started to snow.
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A pair of dust covered travelers walked along a deserted road. Although they had been hiking for hours, they showed no signs of being tired.
"Cloud, A foolish question it may seem, why is it that it's snowing?"
"Well Kenshin, when the land is in turmoil, controlled by powerful demons and corrupted rulers, and the fate of the world is dependent on a jewel that has been broken up and spread across the land, crazy stuff like this happens."
"You made that up didn't you?"
"Yep."
"Nice sound to it though."
"Doesn't solve the fact that is supposed to be summertime and its starting into a blizzard. With us trapped in the mountains like this, we do have a problem."
"This one thinks he sees a cabin, or it could be a hut. Either way, it might be the only chance of us living through the night"
"Quite the optimistic aren't we? Anyway that looks good, but what should we do about our stalkers?"
"We can't leave them out, that we can't."
"Right. Lets get them into that cabin without them knowing whose pulling the strings."
"And what about us?"
"We freeze."
"Marvelous."
"Whoa, where did you hear language like that? That is a very new age word."
"You used it."
"Oops."
Author notes:
…RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!