Miroku landed on the stone island Ayame landed on top of him, but was far too tiered to move
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:The tenth guardian:
The poking wouldn't stop, Miroku's eyes fluttered while his hand continued to twitch. 'Where's that poking coming from?' While trying to sit up Miroku suddenly noticed Ayame her small little frame curled up on top of him. Miroku couldn't help but smile.
"OUCH!" Miroku screamed at the feel of a tight vicious bite. Ayame bolted up and jumped at the sight of a purple, short, fat, human. Miroku pulled his hand away from the purple claws holding him.
The creature's body was smooth and shiny from the lack of body hairs. But it most certainly wasn't bald. A bush of dread lock like hair rested on top of its head.
"What is it?" Ayame asked while sniffing the aura around this... thing.
Miroku looked over the bite on his hand, seeing that it wasn't severe he immediately pulled out his paper charms. "A demon!" he immediately proposed. "Wait" Ayame's voice whispered her nose still twitching. Miroku held the charms up in a throwing position and waited like he was ordered to do so.
"Strangers yes," the purple thing actually SPOKE! Miroku was surprised. Out of all the demon he has seen, not one was nearly as ugly as this thing. It was a bright bold purple but around the lips, eyelids, and nose the shades of purple were extremely dark.
"Stand aside Ayame..."
"I said wait monk" Ayame growled without opening her eyes. She continued sniffing the creature leaning in closer to it.
"Eichi not evers a see'in strangers in long times yes." The purple said while turning his dull gray eyes towards Miroku. Miroku almost flinched under the heavy stare but instead shot him a 'try me' look. The creature was very small about the size of a child, but it was also extremely fat not exactly baggy fat but his belly was swollen and plump.
Ayame leaned back with a satisfied look on her face. "Eichi is it?" The purple thing made a growl in his throat but it sounded more like gargling water. He turned so he was facing the red headed wolf and cocked his head to one side curiously.
"yes... Eichi yes" the purple thing muttered while studying the green eyes of this new stranger. Miroku frowned "Ayame?"
Ayame faced the monk "It's alright he won't hurt us." Miroku's face grew a hot red glow "won't hurt us! Look!" He held out his 'good' hand revealing the bit mark. Ayame grabbed his hand and studied it she giggled, "Not even a scratch monk." Miroku looked down at the purple thing, that's when he noticed fins. This thing had three clawed fingers on each hand and flat feet like flippers.
"Fins?" Miroku breathed while staring heavily at the feet. Ayame nodded "Eichi isn't a demon nor human, he isn't a miko or monk either" she teased.
"Then what is it? I've never done reading on such a creature before."
"Eichi is one of the five guardians, he is the water guardian and is meant to protect something. Although nobody knows what, I'm not sure how they attack and what makes them so powerful but there not to be trusted." Miroku stood up towering over the slimy purple thing. "Not to be trusted is right stand aside Ayame!" Ayame stood only to stand directly in front of Miroku, she spread her arms out and frowned, "no monk."
Miroku's face showed four different expressions. "Ayame we don't know much about this thing so it's obviously dangerous."
"Eichi is probably well over four-hundred years old! If you kill him then he has made his living for nothing, he has a purpose monk!" Miroku sighed, glancing defeat. He slipped his charms back in his robe and turned to look around. The water was calm now, in fact it was so still and so clear. Miroku looked down and saw straight to the bottom. It almost seemed invisible like they could walk right off the island on land at the bottom. If it wasn't for the glossy shine the surface gave off Miroku would have been fooled. Ayame also looked around there new surroundings.
They were still in a cave. The stone walls, stone ground, everything stone. Off in the distance Ayame spotted a black hole resting against the cave, 'it's probably a tunnel.' She thought as she studied it. It was the only way out unless... Ayame looked up where Miroku and Ayame fell through. She was surprised to see there wasn't a hole at all up there. Ayame looked at her reflection in the water. For the first time since they came here after the storm. Her hair still hung loosely, her skirt completely out of place not to mention what was left of her top. She sighed, she always tried to look cleaner then the other females, and now she looks just like them dirty, tough, and wild.
Ayame bowed as low as she could to the purple slimy thing. "Please Eichi we aren't here to steal anything, we simply are looking for a way out." There was a long brief pause.
"I bet use' a look' in for a way out... yes?" Ayame frowned 'is this thing seriously that stupid?!' "Yes can you show us a way out please?"
"My' a names Eichi" The purple thing bend his knees and straightened them doing this repeatedly he looked like he was bouncing without leaving his feet from the ground. Ayame growled
"Do you know where 'outside' is Eichi?"
"Outside, outside, outside" The purple thing started to clap and dance about on the island. Ayame sat up on her knees using all of her strength to hold back the urge to smack this thing.
"That tunnel over there Eichi where does it lead!" Ayame aggressively pointed her finger at the tunnel.
"OUTSIDE, outside, OUTSIDE, outside" Eichi sung while clapping and jumping every now and then he'd spin.
Ayame's fists were straining now. 'This thing can't be a guardian he's so irritating! Mika I think your wrong about this one.'
Echoing voices came back to Ayame mentally, 'give it time Ayame, and this truly is the water guardian so hold back aggression.' Ayame growled "Eichi be serious we're trying to get out of here now, do you know a way out of here or not!"
"OUTSIDE, outside, OUTSIDE, outside" The thing continued to sing. Ayame clawed the ground "THAT'S IT!" she screamed and bolted. Miroku hooked Ayame around the waist mid-air.
"Ayame, what happened to his life would be for nothing?" Ayame struggled in Miroku's grasp. "You stupid, slimy, ugly, weakling, runt!"
Just then Eichi froze, he stopped dance he stopped jumping, and stopped singing. "Runt..." he whispered. He turned his back to Ayame and Miroku arching over and whimpered "...runt..." Ayame stopped struggling, Miroku's grip loosened, they were both distracted by the demon's silence.
"RUNT!" he screamed up towards the stoned ceiling. Right then Ayame and Miroku turned to see the normally calm still water was now shaking hard forming into waves. The whole cave was shaking and roaring. A bright blue light circled Eichi's body, within seconds the globe around his form lifted him high into the air up towards the ceiling.
"Runt!" His voice completely changed from squeaky high-pitched to low and raspy.
Ayame winced meetings eyes with Miroku's. He gave her a 'good going' look.
"Um... oops" Ayame said innocently. Before Ayame knew it she found herself tossed up and over Miroku's shoulder. She growled "hey what's the big idea put me down!"
Eichi slapped his hands apart as wide as his arms could spread. All the water was building up from around the island. Miroku's grip on Ayame's legs tightened they were both nervous. Ayame looked up where Eichi was hovering.
"Uh... err.... Well.... Eichi about what I said... I meant every word of it except... the um... runt part."
Eichi lifted his arms high above his head and slapped them down to his sides. The water-waves responded by collapsing down towards the two on the small rock island. Ayame grabbed a hand full of Miroku's robe and buried her head to his back forcefully while screaming hard.
Miroku jumped for a stoned cliff. He started to wish he could jump like Inuyasha can. The monstrous waves, surprisingly didn't land where Miroku and Ayame were standing instead they turned and were following Miroku's running form. Ayame gasped when she looked up to find herself face to face with her own reflection.
"Hurry monk run faster!"
"I'm trying!" Miroku landed on the side of the cave wall and immediately felt himself slide down towards the water. With every bit of strength he had he pushed himself forward and was actually running the walls.
Ayame screamed. She gripped Miroku sides nervously and screamed into his back again.
"You won't get away!" a loud holler voice screeched. The waves build up bigger and darted forward with more speed this time. The water was actually soaking Ayame but not Miroku. Ayame heard the sounds of Miroku's heartbeat and was actually impressed how fast he can go... 'For a human.'
Ayame rolled off his shoulder and ran along his side. "A... Ay... AYAME! What are you... doing?" Ayame grabbed Miroku's shoulder and was actually pulling along her side faster. "Monk you can't stay running on the wall for long, your only human... especially with me on your shoulders." Miroku watched her blush. Even at a time like this she still can show a lot of emotion.
The waves crashed hard behind the two making Ayame jump by reflex. Miroku and Ayame both landed on the ground and immediately raced for the tunnel without hesitation. Because all the water were in waves chasing them, there was no more water on the ground making it easy for them to run other than along side of the walls.
"FOOLS!" Eichi screamed. "I can easily destroy them now." Images of Eichi's brothers flashed through his mind, how they called him runt or weakling. Gosh that used to really piss him off when they called him that.
Ayame was use to running fast and long distances. She sometimes would race the adults and she won twice. But for some strange reason Ayame felt tiered. She wasn't sure exactly how long she can keep this up.
"I'm sorry Eichi I'm really, really, really sorry!" Miroku panted he felt his legs burn and his chest heave deeply. 'I don't know how long I can keep this up.' The waves were so close. 'Can I suck water? I've never really tried before. I guess I have no choice. "Ayame keep running don't stop!"
"What... what about you!" It was hard to hear her voice through the loud roaring of the caves so Miroku just gave her a reassuring nod and untied his hand cover with the rosary beads. Ayame watched curiously then gasped when he stopped running and turned around.
"KAZ..." Miroku was cut off by the powerful waves.
"MIROKU!" Ayame screamed. 'That idiot what is he thinking! Idiot, idiot, idiot!"
'Ayame keep running don't stop,' Ayame remembers him saying that. 'Does that mean he meant to get sucked into those waves?' Ayame kept running then frowned she turned running up the sides of the cave walls and used her demon power and energy to fly back where that giant room was, the same room where they met Eichi, the same room they fell into.
The waves were bigger in fact they were touching the ceiling of the cave making it hard for Ayame to run through. She needed air, not only that but the water was pulling at her from all angles. It took a lot of strength just to keep her footing.
Miroku was being tossed side to side; he felt the water being sucked into the Kazana ((if I spelled that right)) and knew he was sucking the water up. 'How much more can I take?' He wondered as the waves pinned him to the ground and threw him to the sides. It wasn't long before Miroku's nose and lower lips were bleeding. Soon he'll have broken ribs, ankles; he shivered at the thought of the torture. The worse of it all was that he desperately needed air.
Ayame was right on the edge of fainting. Her lungs were squeezing together hard, very hard. She felt her blood race to her head. 'It hurts, it feels like I'm splitting apart!' Ayame opened her mouth with closed eyes and screamed. White foamy bubbles left her mouth and floated to the surface. Right as she was about to sink in the worse. She waved her wind and leapt from the water.
Ayame landed on the stoned island face to face with a new-improved Eichi. His eyes were glowing deep blue. His dread lock hair shift to a baby blue flow. His skin turned from purple to dark oily blue. He had thick fangs draped over his lower lip. Ayame panted trying to catch her breath. She wanted so badly to drop to her knees and breathe, breathe in anything and everything. Instead she showed no sign of weakness and stood in fighting stance.
"What do you have to say about me now wolf?"
Ayame smirked "I have to say this in three words FUCK- ALL- RUNTS" Eichi growled furiously.
"I'M NOT A RUNT!!!!!!!" The globe circling him started to give off a new light that blinded Ayame, making her wince away. She swallowed hard, 'I think I'm going to regret saying that.' to be continued
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Note: The title of this chapter might not make sense quite yet, you'll have to wait and find out what it means. Also, sorry guys about the lack of detail, I know it's important to have a lot of detail especially in action scenes but sadly... I'm just not that descriptive. DEAL WITH IT!
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