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Retaliation Chapter Five: Survival

'Damn wench,' thought the angry crow demon. 'My Master shall not be pleased.' His whole body ached from the hit of purification, if he hadn't had taken the precaution and pain of slowly adding miko blood into his veins and been given the burning necklace of his master he definitely wouldn't be flying right now. He decreased his speed to make the final trek to "The Meeting Place." The trip had taken 4 hours more than last time because of the number of missing feathers.

He hovered at the top of the long marble stairs. He then changed into his human "weasel-faced" form and approached the door. Using a claw to mark weird shapes into the door, he mumbled a small chant under his breath. After the small precaution was finished, the door lost all trace of markings and slowly opened. He was acknowledged by a few of the guards before making his way to the professionally carved oak doors of the meeting room made especially for the meetings his master called.

"I am here to see Lord Sesshoumaru." he told the empty space next to the door. Suddenly a reptile looking demon came out of the wall, yellow eyes gleaming. A large dangerous looking scimintar that glowed an unholy red was drawn in empty threat.

"Lord Ssssesshoumaru ishhss currently bussy and insstructed for anyone asking for him to sshhstay after the meeting isshs augured."

"Very well." said the crow demon as the reptile's silhouette faded into the shadows of the halls. 'I hope his meeting goes well so he won't be in a pissy mood when I tell him the news, otherwise I might have just run my last errand.'

Sesshoumaru's latest announcement had the other three demons in a somewhat tame verbal fight

"Don't be such an idiot you dumbass, there are too many humans." said Inuyasha testily earning a silencing glare from Sesshoumaru.

"My method is almost flawless if each of you do your half of the of the plan with perfection." remarked Sesshoumaru

"I don't know Sesshoumaru. I think this is taking the threat of humans too far, you have had a strong disliking of them ever since you......" started Kouga.

"Silence Kouga, are you calling my judgment faulty? This is the only way to have demons shall remain on top."

"I approve of your ways Sesshoumaru, but I personally, do have some humans that take care of juvenile tasks that I wouldn't want to have disappear." said Naraku coldly.

"Yes and I have some particular females that I wouldn't want to disappear either." said Kouga with a sly grin.

"I am not saying all of them shall go threw this process but the ones that remain shall be broken or watched carefully anyone with backbone shall be killed on the spot. Is that acceptable?"

"Very well." said Naraku before disappearing into a puff of miasma

"Fine."Kouga said reluctantly before whirl winding out of the meeting room.

"No Bastard! No Way In Hell am I agreeing to another stupid plan of yours Nev..."Yelled Inuyasha before he was pinned to the wall by the neck, hissing poison burning into his side.

"Silence fool not only are you outnumbered but you are wrong in ways you do not know." he growled out before dropping him to the ground and walking to the doorway. "Don't worry I won't slay your bitch Kikyo as long as you are a good puppy." he added sadistically before walking out the door.

The "weasel" hovered behind Sesshoumaru as he retold the story of what happened at the dojo, being full aware of the demon lord confirming everything he said with his scent.

"Were there more of these mikos?"

"There might have been My Lord, but I am sure of at least one other one, an old woman, hardly a threat. But the young miko is very powerful for one her age. Very powerful for any miko. She knocked me back with a usually weak attack easily, even with my built up immunity to purification and the necklace you had given me."

'Incedibly strong power...young...hmmm...familiar. She could replace many mikos for my plan...' "Tell Naraku of this young miko and take him and some of my special team with you. I want her brought to me alive, bound, unharmed and unmarked. Is that understood?"

"Yes My Lord," he said before bowing low and retreating toward the quarters of Naraku.

"Oh and about your failure of staying undetected," said Sesshoumaru calmly before calling out his demon whip and snapping the unfortunate servant across the back with a flick of the wrist. "Be sure not to fail again."

The scream of the demon echoed threw the endless halls. As Sesshoumaru retreated to his room he pondered this miko. 'Miko, you have hit one of my slaves, a deed that mocks me and deserves death. You shall pay the retaliation of your actions.' read and review!