CHANGE
Tsi and Celcia packed up camp and started on their way. It wasn't long, however, before Celcia wanted to stop again.
"This is ridiculous," complained the frustrated elf, "Tsi, exactly why are you in such a hurry to get to Xangbec anyway?"
"There's someone who lives there who might be able to help us," answered Tsi, "If our enemy figures that out, they may attack it next."
"Don't you think it might be dangerous?" asked Celcia, "I mean, not only did they know the whereabouts of your home town, but they were also able to find you in Loru."
"That's why we need to get in and out of Xangbec as quickly as possible," answered the young Terrian, "and besides, I don't think our enemies are able to track me everywhere I go. Otherwise, we'd be getting attacked in our sleep."
"Maybe," said Celcia, "but if that's true, than why do you keep forcing me to trek on like this every day?"
"You're the one who decided you were going to fallow me around," said Tsi, "I never forced you to do anything."
Celcia made funny faces behind Tsi's back until both of them noticed an unpleasant scent in the air.
"Ugh," said Tsi, disgusted, "what the Hell's that smell?"
Tsi and Celcia made their way out of the trees to discover that the smell was coming from a number of hot springs.
"Ooh!" shouted the starry-eyed Celcia, "I don't believe it! It's a hot spring!"
"Celcia," began the young Terrian, "c'mon, we don't have time for..." and as Tsi began to walk away, an angry Celcia jumped up on his head and started pounding on it.
"You listen to ME you ungrateful jackass!" shouted the elf, "I am taking a bath, and if you try to tell me no, I will rip out your tong and slap you with it! GOT ME!
"Ow! Oww!! Owww!!!" shouted Tsi as the wild elf continuously beat into his skull, "Alright! Alright! You win! You win!"
"I knew you'd see it my way," said Celcia, happily as she hopped off of Tsi's head, knocking him off of his feet, and began running toward the spring.
Tsi, still sitting on the ground, rubbing his head, watched as Celcia began to undress, very surprised that she hadn't told him not to. He examined the elf's beautiful skin as the fabric of her dress glided across it like the calm wind over the earth. He then noticed a series of blue markings tattooed on Celcia's back. They resembled leopard spots, but they were different somehow, more exotic.
The elf, realizing that Tsi was watching her, quickly covered up and shouted, "HEY! Turn around!"
Tsi, startled, quickly turned away before asking, annoyed, "Well what exactly do you suggest I do?"
"Go take a walk," responded the elf, now soaking in the spring, "You seem to like doing that."
Tsi let out a frustrated sigh before getting up and answering, "Fine. Give me a holler when you're done," and then while he walked away, he said under his breath, "You seem to like doing that."
Celcia caught the remark, but chose to ignore it.
Tsi walked around the place and admired the scenery. Though he tried not to, he couldn't help but keep thinking that it would have been much more enjoyable had that terrible smell not been there. He did eventually manage to find a place that hardly smelled at all, though. It was clear of any sort of obstruction. No rocks. No trees. Nothing but vast, flat soil, and the sun that hung over it.
This place, Tsi realized, was also very high up. Here, he could see out into the mountains. They looked simply majestic beneath the cloudless sky, the sun bathing them in its radiant, glorious light, the mountains casting their shadows upon the land. These powerful Titans had been here long before Tsi was even thought of, and they would continue to display their awesome might for centuries after he was gone. Tsi bowed his head in his respect for these giants, and remained silent as to further display that respect.
"Who are you?" asked the young Terrian, quite suddenly in fact.
"Sorry if I interrupted something," answered an unfamiliar voice in a sarcastic tone.
Tsi turned his head to see a young man with long, white hair and dog-ears. The tone of his voice also made Tsi become very aware of the sword strapped to the man's side.
"My name is Inuyasha," said the man, "and I've been sent here to kill you."
"Thought so," responded Tsi, standing up, "I don't suppose you're going to tell me who's behind all this."
"I'd rather just get this done quickly," replied Inuyasha, drawing his sword.
The entire sword looked tattered to say the least. It was a katana, the blade covered in dents, and the handle poorly lined with leather.
"Your not planning on fighting me with that, are you?" asked Tsi, sarcastically.
"What?" replied Inuyasha, "Not intimidating enough for you? Alright then..."
Inuyasha then swung his sword a single time, and when he did, a bright light shot its way from the sword's hilt to the end of its blade. As it did, the size of the blade increased enormously, and the Guard of the sword resembled a cloud.
"How 'bout this?" asked the young assassin.
"Well at least it looks better," mocked Tsi.
Inuyasha laughed before answering, "That may be, but trust me, Tsi, the Tetsusaiga isn't a weapon that gets its fame from its beauty."
"Where does it get it, then?" asked Tsi.
Inuyasha dashed toward Tsi, his Tetsusaiga armed.
"How about I show you?!" shouted Inuyasha before slashing at Tsi.
Tsi dodged the attack as Inuyasha's sword set the ground ablaze. He armed Stratos and began his assault on Inuyasha. The two swords of legend came in contact with one another and fire shot from them in a glorious display of power.
"Heh," smirked Inuyasha, "not bad for a human."
"Don't try to flatter me," snapped Tsi as they both broke away form each other.
Tsi shot a wave at Inuyasha that was dodged as the assassin leaped into the air and brought his sword down on the Terrian warrior. Tsi countered with a slash from his own sword and moved away before Inuyasha could land his second assault.
Tsi stood low to the ground as he spoke.
"I'll admit one thing, half-demon," began Tsi, "you move pretty fast despite the size of that weapon."
"So you know what I am?" replied Inuyasha.
"I know what you are," answered Tsi, "and I also know that you've never fought a Terrian before."
"What makes you think that?" asked Inuyasha.
"Because," answered Tsi, "if you had, then you wouldn't be going so easy on me."
Inuyasha looked confused as Tsi raised the sword, Stratos and held it out in front of him. The wind changed direction, and then Tsi chanted the words, "Oh great Goddess, Terria, hear my plea! Grant me hold over the earth and the air! Bestow me with the powers once wielded by your third son! Let me become, the guardian, Gemini!
When Tsi spoke those words, it was as if the very wind had fled as the air became as still as death. A brilliant display of gold and white lights began to revolve around Tsi, increasing in number until he became completely hidden within the lights. The lights then shot themselves into Tsi's body, and he began to glow a soft, golden glow. His eyes, as well as the tips of his hair became a rich golden color, black scars ran down his cheeks from his eyes, and his body was coated in armor of black and gold. Even the sword, Stratos changed in ways similar to those that Tsi had undergone in his transformation into the guardian, Gemini.
Inuyasha stood in aw at the sight of Gemini. He hadn't been told that Tsi could undergo such a change. He knew that this transformation couldn't have just been for looks, which Gemini was prepared to show him.
Gemini started with a vertical slash that made the ground split as the energy from the attack scorched through the air. Inuyasha dodged this attack, only to be struck with another as Gemini confronted him head-on. Their swords met and Inuyasha was sent sliding backward from the impact. Gemini shot a golden beam from his hand that made the air quiver as it quickly flew across the battlefield. Inuyasha also managed to dodge this attack, but before he realized what was happening, Gemini had struck him down with a punch to his face that made the entire left side of Inuyasha's head turn red as the blood vessels burst beneath his skin.
Though thrown by the attack, Inuyasha quickly regained his footing. His face burned from his affliction, and though both he and Gemini knew that he could not win if he continued to fight in this manner, Inuyasha was casting Gemini an evil grin.
"Heheheheheh," the half-demon laughed, "Gemini, huh? It's quite clear to me now where you Terrians get your reputation. I'm obviously no match for you in this form..."
Inuyasha wore a necklace of deep purple gemstones around his neck that suddenly began to pulsate when he said those words. The sky became black and the wind howled as Inuyasha's eyes began to glow an eerie, purple glow.
"So how about..." began Inuyasha, "I take another."
Gemini tried to attack Inuyasha in his state of what appeared to be vulnerability, only to be warded off by a dark power being emitted from Inuyasha's body.
Inuyasha then spoke the words, "My dark master! Hear me! Grant me your power so that I may crush all those who oppose me! And infuse my body with the powers of darkness so that I may fulfill your glorious will!"
An enormous bolt of lightning struck Inuyasha, causing Gemini to shield his eyes. When the electrical charge dispersed, Gemini looked on to see a transformed Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's entire form had been changed. His skin was like ash, his eyes like slate. The left side of his face, as well as his torso, had become armored in a series of black spires that were intertwined with one another and branched away from his skin. His cloths, too had become black, and even his sword, the Tetsusaiga had become twisted in its infusion with the powers of darkness.
Meanwhile, the Elven elder Celcia was still soaking in her hot spring. She was completely oblivious to Tsi's fight, listening to her CD player and imagining herself as the Queen of the world.
"Hmm," said the elf, "I wonder what Tsi's doing right now."
Gemini took the defensive as the half-demon, Inuyasha spoke to him.
"Heheheheheheheheheheheh," laughed the assassin, "So, what do you think?"
Gemini remained silent.
"All business, huh?" asked Inuyasha, "All right then."
Gemini and Inuyasha stood locked in each other's gaze. Neither one of them moved for a good thirty seconds. As soon as the wind stopped, the two warriors had at one another. The sound of their battle cries roared throughout the mountainside as their swords clashed in a heated battle that not even God would be able to predict.
"He's fast," thought Gemini, "faster than I am. As strong as he is, his power isn't natural. I have to try and find the source or I'm done for."
Gemini then took notice of Inuyasha's necklace. The stones around his neck hadn't stopped pulsating since the battle started.
"Maybe..." thought Gemini as the battle came to a sudden halt.
The two fighters stood facing each other in silence as the air stood still, their weapons armed.
"I'm finishing this, Tsi," said Inuyasha, then the wind picked up and began to beat on the two fighters more than ever. Inuyasha then raised his sword over his head and shouted, "Behold Tetsusaiga's power!"
The wind seemed to crash inward on itself as Inuyasha swung his sword and a flash of light of unrivaled brilliance shot from the Tetsusaiga and shredded everything in its wake. Gemini gasped as he watched the light tare through the earth, inevitably destroying all that lay before it, which included him if he didn't act quickly.
Below, the now panicking Celcia was running naked through the hot springs, trying to avoid the boulders that were crashing down on top of her, screaming, "What the Hell's going on!?"
As the shock wave dissipated, Inuyasha looked out onto the damage done by his attack. Huge slash marks stretched out for hundreds of feet before the half-demon.
"Well," began Inuyasha, "guess he wasn't that strong, after all."
The young assassin began to laugh when he heard a sound come from behind him. He turned to see Gemini over his head, ready to strike.
"How the Hell!?" exclaimed the half-demon.
Gemini slashed at Inuyasha's chest, severing the necklace around his neck. Gemini landed behind Inuyasha, crushing some of the stones that were now scattered all over the battlefield. He looked over his shoulder as Inuyasha cried out. A bright, purple light surrounded the half-demon as it shot into the sky. Inuyasha collapsed to his knees, and Gemini reverted back to his true form, Tsi.
"Unh..." began Inuyasha, "What... Where, am I?"
"Inuyasha?" addressed Tsi.
"Huh!?" responded Inuyasha, looking back at Tsi, "Who are you? What's goin' on here?"
"You don't remember?" asked the young Terrian.
"Remember what?" replied the confused half-demon as he looked at the damage that plagued the battlefield.
"The Wind Scar?" he asked himself, "When did I use the Wind Scar?"
"What is this, some kind of trick?" asked Tsi.
"What the Hell are you talkin' about?" responded Inuyasha, "What just happened here!?"
"You... Well," began Tsi, "You tried to kill me, and then you stopped..."
"Do you know how ridiculous that sounds!?" exclaimed the frustrated Inuyasha, "You're going to have to come up with a better story than that. I might be a demon, but I don't just go around killing random people."
"Well," began Tsi, walking over, and then bending down to pick up one of the purple stones at his feet, "I know that once I cut these things off of you, you stopped fighting. Do you remember where you got them?"
"Yeah, I do," answered Inuyasha, "It was after I'd slain a demon that was attacking this old couple. Their granddaughter gave it to me as a gift for saving them, and shortly afterward, I blacked out."
"Some one must have used these stones to control you," replied Tsi, "That's got to be it."
"Dammit!" exclaimed the furious half-demon, slamming his fist into the palm of his opposite hand, "Some body's gonna pay for this! Nobody uses ME as their puppet!"
"Inuyasha," began Tsi, "I can't say for sure, but I think the person that tricked you is the same person who's trying to have me killed. If you and I joined forces, we'd both have a better chance at victory."
"Hey, pal," answered Inuyasha, "I don't even know who you are. For all I know, you might be the guy who's behind this. Give me one good reason why I should trust you."
"Well," began the young Terrian, "how about the fact that I could of killed you, and I didn't?"
Inuyasha looked baffled at first, and then he noticed the wound across his chest.
"All I had to do was aim three inches higher and I could have taken your head right off," explained Tsi, "and you might be half demon, Inuyasha, but I doubt you could survive being decapitated."
Inuyasha paused before answering.
"All right," he said, "I'm in. But I worn you, you try anything funny and I'll cut your throat open, got that!?"
"Fine by me," answered Tsi.
Inuyasha sheathed his sword, and then the two warriors started down the path that would lead them back to the hot springs.
"By the way," said Inuyasha, "I just realized, I don't know your name."
Tsi had almost answered Inuyasha's question when an unimaginably frightening voice suddenly echoed through the air, shouting, "TSI!!!"
Tsi caught eye of the glowing orange sphere flying toward him and shouted to Inuyasha, "SHIT! Inuyasha, take cover!"
The two warriors jumped to opposite sides to avoid the blast.
"What is it!?" asked Inuyasha, "Is it a demon!?"
"Worse!" answered Tsi, "A psychotic elf, and she's just been pissed off!"
"Tsi!" shouted the furious, and very nude Celcia, ducking behind a rock and showering both Tsi and Inuyasha with magic spheres, "I don't care what your doing! You find my cloths right now or there's not going to be enough of you left for the enemy to kill!"
Tsi and Celcia packed up camp and started on their way. It wasn't long, however, before Celcia wanted to stop again.
"This is ridiculous," complained the frustrated elf, "Tsi, exactly why are you in such a hurry to get to Xangbec anyway?"
"There's someone who lives there who might be able to help us," answered Tsi, "If our enemy figures that out, they may attack it next."
"Don't you think it might be dangerous?" asked Celcia, "I mean, not only did they know the whereabouts of your home town, but they were also able to find you in Loru."
"That's why we need to get in and out of Xangbec as quickly as possible," answered the young Terrian, "and besides, I don't think our enemies are able to track me everywhere I go. Otherwise, we'd be getting attacked in our sleep."
"Maybe," said Celcia, "but if that's true, than why do you keep forcing me to trek on like this every day?"
"You're the one who decided you were going to fallow me around," said Tsi, "I never forced you to do anything."
Celcia made funny faces behind Tsi's back until both of them noticed an unpleasant scent in the air.
"Ugh," said Tsi, disgusted, "what the Hell's that smell?"
Tsi and Celcia made their way out of the trees to discover that the smell was coming from a number of hot springs.
"Ooh!" shouted the starry-eyed Celcia, "I don't believe it! It's a hot spring!"
"Celcia," began the young Terrian, "c'mon, we don't have time for..." and as Tsi began to walk away, an angry Celcia jumped up on his head and started pounding on it.
"You listen to ME you ungrateful jackass!" shouted the elf, "I am taking a bath, and if you try to tell me no, I will rip out your tong and slap you with it! GOT ME!
"Ow! Oww!! Owww!!!" shouted Tsi as the wild elf continuously beat into his skull, "Alright! Alright! You win! You win!"
"I knew you'd see it my way," said Celcia, happily as she hopped off of Tsi's head, knocking him off of his feet, and began running toward the spring.
Tsi, still sitting on the ground, rubbing his head, watched as Celcia began to undress, very surprised that she hadn't told him not to. He examined the elf's beautiful skin as the fabric of her dress glided across it like the calm wind over the earth. He then noticed a series of blue markings tattooed on Celcia's back. They resembled leopard spots, but they were different somehow, more exotic.
The elf, realizing that Tsi was watching her, quickly covered up and shouted, "HEY! Turn around!"
Tsi, startled, quickly turned away before asking, annoyed, "Well what exactly do you suggest I do?"
"Go take a walk," responded the elf, now soaking in the spring, "You seem to like doing that."
Tsi let out a frustrated sigh before getting up and answering, "Fine. Give me a holler when you're done," and then while he walked away, he said under his breath, "You seem to like doing that."
Celcia caught the remark, but chose to ignore it.
Tsi walked around the place and admired the scenery. Though he tried not to, he couldn't help but keep thinking that it would have been much more enjoyable had that terrible smell not been there. He did eventually manage to find a place that hardly smelled at all, though. It was clear of any sort of obstruction. No rocks. No trees. Nothing but vast, flat soil, and the sun that hung over it.
This place, Tsi realized, was also very high up. Here, he could see out into the mountains. They looked simply majestic beneath the cloudless sky, the sun bathing them in its radiant, glorious light, the mountains casting their shadows upon the land. These powerful Titans had been here long before Tsi was even thought of, and they would continue to display their awesome might for centuries after he was gone. Tsi bowed his head in his respect for these giants, and remained silent as to further display that respect.
"Who are you?" asked the young Terrian, quite suddenly in fact.
"Sorry if I interrupted something," answered an unfamiliar voice in a sarcastic tone.
Tsi turned his head to see a young man with long, white hair and dog-ears. The tone of his voice also made Tsi become very aware of the sword strapped to the man's side.
"My name is Inuyasha," said the man, "and I've been sent here to kill you."
"Thought so," responded Tsi, standing up, "I don't suppose you're going to tell me who's behind all this."
"I'd rather just get this done quickly," replied Inuyasha, drawing his sword.
The entire sword looked tattered to say the least. It was a katana, the blade covered in dents, and the handle poorly lined with leather.
"Your not planning on fighting me with that, are you?" asked Tsi, sarcastically.
"What?" replied Inuyasha, "Not intimidating enough for you? Alright then..."
Inuyasha then swung his sword a single time, and when he did, a bright light shot its way from the sword's hilt to the end of its blade. As it did, the size of the blade increased enormously, and the Guard of the sword resembled a cloud.
"How 'bout this?" asked the young assassin.
"Well at least it looks better," mocked Tsi.
Inuyasha laughed before answering, "That may be, but trust me, Tsi, the Tetsusaiga isn't a weapon that gets its fame from its beauty."
"Where does it get it, then?" asked Tsi.
Inuyasha dashed toward Tsi, his Tetsusaiga armed.
"How about I show you?!" shouted Inuyasha before slashing at Tsi.
Tsi dodged the attack as Inuyasha's sword set the ground ablaze. He armed Stratos and began his assault on Inuyasha. The two swords of legend came in contact with one another and fire shot from them in a glorious display of power.
"Heh," smirked Inuyasha, "not bad for a human."
"Don't try to flatter me," snapped Tsi as they both broke away form each other.
Tsi shot a wave at Inuyasha that was dodged as the assassin leaped into the air and brought his sword down on the Terrian warrior. Tsi countered with a slash from his own sword and moved away before Inuyasha could land his second assault.
Tsi stood low to the ground as he spoke.
"I'll admit one thing, half-demon," began Tsi, "you move pretty fast despite the size of that weapon."
"So you know what I am?" replied Inuyasha.
"I know what you are," answered Tsi, "and I also know that you've never fought a Terrian before."
"What makes you think that?" asked Inuyasha.
"Because," answered Tsi, "if you had, then you wouldn't be going so easy on me."
Inuyasha looked confused as Tsi raised the sword, Stratos and held it out in front of him. The wind changed direction, and then Tsi chanted the words, "Oh great Goddess, Terria, hear my plea! Grant me hold over the earth and the air! Bestow me with the powers once wielded by your third son! Let me become, the guardian, Gemini!
When Tsi spoke those words, it was as if the very wind had fled as the air became as still as death. A brilliant display of gold and white lights began to revolve around Tsi, increasing in number until he became completely hidden within the lights. The lights then shot themselves into Tsi's body, and he began to glow a soft, golden glow. His eyes, as well as the tips of his hair became a rich golden color, black scars ran down his cheeks from his eyes, and his body was coated in armor of black and gold. Even the sword, Stratos changed in ways similar to those that Tsi had undergone in his transformation into the guardian, Gemini.
Inuyasha stood in aw at the sight of Gemini. He hadn't been told that Tsi could undergo such a change. He knew that this transformation couldn't have just been for looks, which Gemini was prepared to show him.
Gemini started with a vertical slash that made the ground split as the energy from the attack scorched through the air. Inuyasha dodged this attack, only to be struck with another as Gemini confronted him head-on. Their swords met and Inuyasha was sent sliding backward from the impact. Gemini shot a golden beam from his hand that made the air quiver as it quickly flew across the battlefield. Inuyasha also managed to dodge this attack, but before he realized what was happening, Gemini had struck him down with a punch to his face that made the entire left side of Inuyasha's head turn red as the blood vessels burst beneath his skin.
Though thrown by the attack, Inuyasha quickly regained his footing. His face burned from his affliction, and though both he and Gemini knew that he could not win if he continued to fight in this manner, Inuyasha was casting Gemini an evil grin.
"Heheheheheh," the half-demon laughed, "Gemini, huh? It's quite clear to me now where you Terrians get your reputation. I'm obviously no match for you in this form..."
Inuyasha wore a necklace of deep purple gemstones around his neck that suddenly began to pulsate when he said those words. The sky became black and the wind howled as Inuyasha's eyes began to glow an eerie, purple glow.
"So how about..." began Inuyasha, "I take another."
Gemini tried to attack Inuyasha in his state of what appeared to be vulnerability, only to be warded off by a dark power being emitted from Inuyasha's body.
Inuyasha then spoke the words, "My dark master! Hear me! Grant me your power so that I may crush all those who oppose me! And infuse my body with the powers of darkness so that I may fulfill your glorious will!"
An enormous bolt of lightning struck Inuyasha, causing Gemini to shield his eyes. When the electrical charge dispersed, Gemini looked on to see a transformed Inuyasha.
Inuyasha's entire form had been changed. His skin was like ash, his eyes like slate. The left side of his face, as well as his torso, had become armored in a series of black spires that were intertwined with one another and branched away from his skin. His cloths, too had become black, and even his sword, the Tetsusaiga had become twisted in its infusion with the powers of darkness.
Meanwhile, the Elven elder Celcia was still soaking in her hot spring. She was completely oblivious to Tsi's fight, listening to her CD player and imagining herself as the Queen of the world.
"Hmm," said the elf, "I wonder what Tsi's doing right now."
Gemini took the defensive as the half-demon, Inuyasha spoke to him.
"Heheheheheheheheheheheh," laughed the assassin, "So, what do you think?"
Gemini remained silent.
"All business, huh?" asked Inuyasha, "All right then."
Gemini and Inuyasha stood locked in each other's gaze. Neither one of them moved for a good thirty seconds. As soon as the wind stopped, the two warriors had at one another. The sound of their battle cries roared throughout the mountainside as their swords clashed in a heated battle that not even God would be able to predict.
"He's fast," thought Gemini, "faster than I am. As strong as he is, his power isn't natural. I have to try and find the source or I'm done for."
Gemini then took notice of Inuyasha's necklace. The stones around his neck hadn't stopped pulsating since the battle started.
"Maybe..." thought Gemini as the battle came to a sudden halt.
The two fighters stood facing each other in silence as the air stood still, their weapons armed.
"I'm finishing this, Tsi," said Inuyasha, then the wind picked up and began to beat on the two fighters more than ever. Inuyasha then raised his sword over his head and shouted, "Behold Tetsusaiga's power!"
The wind seemed to crash inward on itself as Inuyasha swung his sword and a flash of light of unrivaled brilliance shot from the Tetsusaiga and shredded everything in its wake. Gemini gasped as he watched the light tare through the earth, inevitably destroying all that lay before it, which included him if he didn't act quickly.
Below, the now panicking Celcia was running naked through the hot springs, trying to avoid the boulders that were crashing down on top of her, screaming, "What the Hell's going on!?"
As the shock wave dissipated, Inuyasha looked out onto the damage done by his attack. Huge slash marks stretched out for hundreds of feet before the half-demon.
"Well," began Inuyasha, "guess he wasn't that strong, after all."
The young assassin began to laugh when he heard a sound come from behind him. He turned to see Gemini over his head, ready to strike.
"How the Hell!?" exclaimed the half-demon.
Gemini slashed at Inuyasha's chest, severing the necklace around his neck. Gemini landed behind Inuyasha, crushing some of the stones that were now scattered all over the battlefield. He looked over his shoulder as Inuyasha cried out. A bright, purple light surrounded the half-demon as it shot into the sky. Inuyasha collapsed to his knees, and Gemini reverted back to his true form, Tsi.
"Unh..." began Inuyasha, "What... Where, am I?"
"Inuyasha?" addressed Tsi.
"Huh!?" responded Inuyasha, looking back at Tsi, "Who are you? What's goin' on here?"
"You don't remember?" asked the young Terrian.
"Remember what?" replied the confused half-demon as he looked at the damage that plagued the battlefield.
"The Wind Scar?" he asked himself, "When did I use the Wind Scar?"
"What is this, some kind of trick?" asked Tsi.
"What the Hell are you talkin' about?" responded Inuyasha, "What just happened here!?"
"You... Well," began Tsi, "You tried to kill me, and then you stopped..."
"Do you know how ridiculous that sounds!?" exclaimed the frustrated Inuyasha, "You're going to have to come up with a better story than that. I might be a demon, but I don't just go around killing random people."
"Well," began Tsi, walking over, and then bending down to pick up one of the purple stones at his feet, "I know that once I cut these things off of you, you stopped fighting. Do you remember where you got them?"
"Yeah, I do," answered Inuyasha, "It was after I'd slain a demon that was attacking this old couple. Their granddaughter gave it to me as a gift for saving them, and shortly afterward, I blacked out."
"Some one must have used these stones to control you," replied Tsi, "That's got to be it."
"Dammit!" exclaimed the furious half-demon, slamming his fist into the palm of his opposite hand, "Some body's gonna pay for this! Nobody uses ME as their puppet!"
"Inuyasha," began Tsi, "I can't say for sure, but I think the person that tricked you is the same person who's trying to have me killed. If you and I joined forces, we'd both have a better chance at victory."
"Hey, pal," answered Inuyasha, "I don't even know who you are. For all I know, you might be the guy who's behind this. Give me one good reason why I should trust you."
"Well," began the young Terrian, "how about the fact that I could of killed you, and I didn't?"
Inuyasha looked baffled at first, and then he noticed the wound across his chest.
"All I had to do was aim three inches higher and I could have taken your head right off," explained Tsi, "and you might be half demon, Inuyasha, but I doubt you could survive being decapitated."
Inuyasha paused before answering.
"All right," he said, "I'm in. But I worn you, you try anything funny and I'll cut your throat open, got that!?"
"Fine by me," answered Tsi.
Inuyasha sheathed his sword, and then the two warriors started down the path that would lead them back to the hot springs.
"By the way," said Inuyasha, "I just realized, I don't know your name."
Tsi had almost answered Inuyasha's question when an unimaginably frightening voice suddenly echoed through the air, shouting, "TSI!!!"
Tsi caught eye of the glowing orange sphere flying toward him and shouted to Inuyasha, "SHIT! Inuyasha, take cover!"
The two warriors jumped to opposite sides to avoid the blast.
"What is it!?" asked Inuyasha, "Is it a demon!?"
"Worse!" answered Tsi, "A psychotic elf, and she's just been pissed off!"
"Tsi!" shouted the furious, and very nude Celcia, ducking behind a rock and showering both Tsi and Inuyasha with magic spheres, "I don't care what your doing! You find my cloths right now or there's not going to be enough of you left for the enemy to kill!"