Chapter Thirteen: Things you should know
(A/N): Ok you probably all hate me because I haven't updated in like forever. But hey I'm trying so give me props lol.
Larka ran through the mist searching blindly for Nia.
"Nia! Nia! Where are you!"
Larka found Nia standing, her face pale with shock.
"Larka, why are we here? And why am I in my angel form?"
Nia had on a blue and white sleeveless gown that went down to her feet, her hair was longer and flowing around her head loosely. She had on a golden necklace and bracelets but her staff was no where to be found.
Larka let out a frustrated sigh, "This is just too weird."
Nia started to speak but was cut off by a bright light and somebody's voice.
"Larka, I hated to bring you back here, but I had too."
"Mother?" Larka looked questioningly into the light and saw her mother and father there.
Nia looked confused. "Eh...mother?"
"Mother why'd you bring us here? We didn't die.....right?" Larka raised her eyebrow, but Nia paled at that remark.
"Die?" she croaked.
Larka's mother let out a sad laugh. "No, we just saved you from possible death..."
Larka's face started to turn red from anger. "Wait so you're saying that you saved us from death, but that means that our friends were in danger too!"
Larka's mother shook her head sadly.
Larka was beyond angry. "If you had left us there we could have helped them!" She was screaming now, her mind flashing with pictures of their friends.
"Larka, Higosia was about to attack so we saved you. Either your friends are dead or under her control now."
Nia let out a cry and sat down hard on the ground. 'Sesshomaru..." Images of her lover flashed through her mind.
Larka's face paled considerably, she also sat down in shock.
"But we can help you, I doubt that she killed them. She wants to fight you two." Larka's father said.
"But the only way you can destroy her and save your friends is if you work together. We have weapons and things for you." Larka's mother said, beckoning them to follow.
Larka stood up, her face getting red with anger again. "So you mean you knew about the attack ahead of time! Couldn't you have just warned us!"
Larka's mother shook her head. "No we aren't aloud to meddle with anyone's affairs but yours."
"Well then why is Nia here?"
"Because she is part of your affair."
Nia stood up, "But why?"
"If we knew we'd tell you."
Larka tried to keep her anger under control, "Ok mother show us the weapons then."
Her mother nodded and beckoned them to follow them through the mist.
After several of walking, a large white building started to loom in the distance.
Larka let out yelp of surprise. "Mother is that..."
"Yes it is Larka, you're finally home." She said with a smile.
Larka ran ahead of them and up to the huge marble steps. "It's still the same!"
She disappeared inside the large house and charged through straight to her room.
She let out a whoop of joy and flopped on her bed. "It's still the same, thank you Kami. It's still the same..."
Back outside Nia stood confused, "Er...did I miss something?"
Larka's mother let out a laugh and replied, "This was our house before it was destroyed. We live in this realm so we we're given our house and you know the rest."
Nia nodded and looked around in awe as they entered the large white house.
Her parents lead Nia into the weapon room and told her to wait while they fetched Larka.
"Larka! Come here we need to give you and your friend the weapons that have been prepared for you."
Larka skipped down the hall happy to be home, she had completely forgotten their current predicament for the time being."
As she entered the weapons room she noted that Nia was looking at a staff similar to the one she owned.
"Larka this is for you." Her father handed her a black battle-ax that had a simmering aura about it.
"Larka this is an enchanted battle ax, it will mix with your powers to help you be more accurate and hit harder, as well as enhance your magic skills."
Larka nodded and began examining the ax more closely.
He then walked over to Nia and gave her the white staff she had been looking at.
"Ok Nia, this is a lot like your own staff but it can handle your power better and help you use it to it's fullest extent.
Nia bowed and began examining her weapon as well.
Larka's black skirt swished around her as she practiced moves with her new battle-ax.
Nia began blocking fake attacks and concentrated on powering her staff with her miko staff.
Several minutes later her father interrupted their practice run.
"Soon you two must return to the mortal world and fulfill your task."
Higosia laughed menacingly and looked at the bowed forms before her.
"Who could have thought that the Great Lord of the Western lands would be at my mercy."
Her cold gaze left Sesshomaru and moved on to Inuyasha. "And the ever stubborn half demon, Inuyasha. I never thought I see you so helpless."
"Ah yes the lecherous monk, Miroku. Who'd have thought you'd be here, but you are. As well as that pesky wolf demon, Kouga."
She continued to look over her captives and thought about wallowed in her success.
"Now we just have to wait for our 'guests' to get here. Then the real fun begins."
Larka and Nia bowed and then looked back up at Larka's mother. "Must we go already mother?"
"Yes dear, your friends need you."
A bright light surrounded them and before they could blink they were back at the campsite.
Nia let out a gasp and Larka looked to see what started her.
"Oh no..."
The camp was in ruins; most everything was burnt to ashes and then among the debris lay to unmoving forms.
"Oh shit." Larka cursed and she made her way towards the bodies, closely followed by Nia.
After removing some of the ashes and things, they both let out a gasp.
It was Kagome and Sango.
Larka picked up Sango and Nia picked up Kagome. The started to head back to the castle but stopped when they heard a tiny 'meow'.
Kirara appeared from the brush, looking mostly unharmed.
"Oh Kirara, thank god!" Nia grinned at the cat demon.
"Hey Kirara, can you carry Sango and Kagome back to the castle?" asked Larka.
Kirara let out a light 'meow' and transformed into her larger form.
After Kagome and Sango were secure on Kirara's back they all headed back to the castle.
Nia and Larka held their new weapons ready incase of a surprise attack, but they made it safely inside.
After wrapping their wounds and settling them into beds in the medical wing Nia and Larka headed to Sesshomaru's study to discuss their plans.
"Nia, I have a feeling Higosia left Sango and Kagome for a reason, but I'm not sure what the reason is."
Until then Nia had been zoning out, thinking about a certain demon lord but then an idea popped into her head.
"Oh my god...Larka! What if she is going to make us fight against them."
Larka nodded thoughtfully, "Yes when you think about it we are all paired up."
"Me with Kouga, you with Sesshomaru, Kagome with Inuyasha and Miroku with Sango."
Nia let out a disgusted sigh, "That's really sick minded. I can't believe she'd stoop that low!"
Larka nodded in agreement, "Yes that's bad, ever for her. But we must remember she is Naraku's offspring."
"Yeah, always expect the unexpected from them." Nia added in agreement.
Picking up her new ax, Larka started to head out of the room. "Let's check on the girls then make rounds at the castle. I'm pretty sure she's waiting for us to attack, by like you said always expected the unexpected."
"Hia!" Nia picked up her weapon as well and followed Larka out.
(A/N): dances w00t! I finally updated this story! Go me! receives angry glares I know, I know, I need to update more, but I'm working on it!