Chapter 2: The Joining of the Five
Kagura is a wind demon, trained by her father, Naraku. She is pure evil and considers killing people fun and games. There are only three people who had ever beaten her at her own game. Inuyasha-a demon of the blade Tetsusaiga as well as a hanyou dog demon, Miroku-a monk with great power, and Kouga-a wolf demon with powers blessed by the Wind Yokai Stone- know of her power more than anyone and are the only demons that can destroy her.
Kari quickly drew her staff and whispered a few words of power. But before she could release it, Kagura flicked her fan. The pattern of the fan changed and a giant gust of wind blew threw the room, knocking Kari and Kili from their feet. They immediately jumped to their feet only to meet blades of death. Another flick of the fan and the pattern changed yet again. Shimmering blades flew from the fan faster than any normal eye could follow. Kili jumped up over the blades and drew her daggers while Kari ducked under the blades and whispered words into her staff. Kili came crashing down on Kagura, but not before Kagura had freed her sword from its hilt. The thin, reed-like blade of the sword slashed at Kili's ankles, causing Kili to lose her balance and fall. Her legs were slashed and mangled from the force that Kagura had swung it. "Fool," she hissed. "No one can touch me. No one can harm me. I can lift you from the very ground, if I please." With that she flicked her fan, yet again, and Kili flew up in the air, surrounded by a swirling wind. "You cannot win!" She howled triumphantly.
"Not if I can help it!" yelled Kari and with than she hit Kagura with her moon blade from behind. Kagura turned just in time to see the blade come crashing down, but she was too slow to avoid the blade altogether. It slashed at her arm, cutting through to the bone, but that wasn't all the damage that it had induced. Kari had inlaid spells of ice into the blade. Kagura's arm started to freeze over. She howled in pain.
"How dare you!" she screamed. "You are going to pay for this!" and with that Kagura sent one of the beams from the ceiling overhead crashing onto Kari, who's arm was now pinned under it. "Now I would like to see try to get out of this!" Kagura raised her fan to send blades of death at Kari, when she paused. There was a soft twang as an arrow shot by Kili flew toward Kagura. Yet again, she was not harmed, but she deflected it with her fan towards Kari. Kari was unable to move out of the way, so the arrow pierced her leg. She screamed, for Kili had put a spell of fire into the arrow, and the magic was causing her unimaginable pain. "That scream was scrumptious. But it wasn't the best scream I can get," Kagura hissed. "Maybe if I hurt your friend here, I will get a better scream." She turned toward Kili, who was still suspended in midair, and walked over to her. "Let's see," Kagura smiled. "How about this!" She drew her sword and brought the flat of it down onto Kili's open wounds. Kili did not make a sound, but tears streamed down her face with the effort of not screaming. "Not hard enough for you?" Kagura hissed. She started hitting Kili all over with the flat of her blade. Kari watched in horror of what was happening. She could do nothing as her friend was beaten and whipped. Kari silently drew one of her daggers, and aimed for Kagura's back. But before she could draw back her arm to make the throw, Kagura sent a wind through the room, knocking Kili to the floor and Kari's head into the wall, causing her to black out. Kili tried to get to her feet but failed. Suddenly, the door to the room flew inward and across the room. There stood Inuyasha, Kouga, and Miroku in the doorway. Kagura spun around. "What are you doing here?" Kagura asked, astounded. Fear crept into her features and she grimaced the slightest bit. "Great!" Kili said. "The Three Stooges have arrived." Then she blacked out. "You've stayed away from us long enough, Kagura," Kouga announced. "It's time for you know what it feels like to lose," Inuyasha said with a grin. "Enough with the talking, go have some fun, but when I yell now, move," Miroku said quietly so only Inuyasha and Kouga could hear. "Yeah, yeah, we know already," Inuyasha said with a bored look. "You better hurry up, doggy boy," Kouga yelled. "I'm getting a head start!" Kouga ran right up to Kagura, but she was fast and she brought her blade up to slice him in two. Kouga was faster, and he dogged the blade. But before Inuyasha and Kouga could strike again, the roof exploded inward, knocking everyone from their feet. A dark, purple cloud with a man on it floated above them. Naraku reached down and picked up his daughter. "I think we will be leaving. My daughter needs some rest. You can come after her later," Naraku said with a smirk. "Now!" shouted Miroku. "No!" yelled Kouga. "Look!" shouted Inuyasha, "Naraku's insects!" Naraku's insects were used to stop Miroku from using his wind tunnel in his hand, a curse Naraku had put on him. He can suck any demon into it, but it will eventually consume him one day, unless Naraku is killed. If the wasps enter his wind tunnel, he could die. "Goodbye," Naraku said, and with that he went off into the night. Inuyasha was just about to run after him when Kouga and Miroku stopped him. "Those girls need tending to first," Miroku said kindly. "We can kill him later," Kouga said. "Arg! His trail is fresh. We almost had him!" Inuyasha yelled. "Help me get the beam off of her" Kouga said to Miroku while pointing to Kari. "You can go get the other girl, Inuyasha." "We should bring them to Kaede," Miroku suggested. "She can heal any wound, even these." They took the girls from the village and brought them to a place very few could find: Kaede's hut.
Kagura is a wind demon, trained by her father, Naraku. She is pure evil and considers killing people fun and games. There are only three people who had ever beaten her at her own game. Inuyasha-a demon of the blade Tetsusaiga as well as a hanyou dog demon, Miroku-a monk with great power, and Kouga-a wolf demon with powers blessed by the Wind Yokai Stone- know of her power more than anyone and are the only demons that can destroy her.
Kari quickly drew her staff and whispered a few words of power. But before she could release it, Kagura flicked her fan. The pattern of the fan changed and a giant gust of wind blew threw the room, knocking Kari and Kili from their feet. They immediately jumped to their feet only to meet blades of death. Another flick of the fan and the pattern changed yet again. Shimmering blades flew from the fan faster than any normal eye could follow. Kili jumped up over the blades and drew her daggers while Kari ducked under the blades and whispered words into her staff. Kili came crashing down on Kagura, but not before Kagura had freed her sword from its hilt. The thin, reed-like blade of the sword slashed at Kili's ankles, causing Kili to lose her balance and fall. Her legs were slashed and mangled from the force that Kagura had swung it. "Fool," she hissed. "No one can touch me. No one can harm me. I can lift you from the very ground, if I please." With that she flicked her fan, yet again, and Kili flew up in the air, surrounded by a swirling wind. "You cannot win!" She howled triumphantly.
"Not if I can help it!" yelled Kari and with than she hit Kagura with her moon blade from behind. Kagura turned just in time to see the blade come crashing down, but she was too slow to avoid the blade altogether. It slashed at her arm, cutting through to the bone, but that wasn't all the damage that it had induced. Kari had inlaid spells of ice into the blade. Kagura's arm started to freeze over. She howled in pain.
"How dare you!" she screamed. "You are going to pay for this!" and with that Kagura sent one of the beams from the ceiling overhead crashing onto Kari, who's arm was now pinned under it. "Now I would like to see try to get out of this!" Kagura raised her fan to send blades of death at Kari, when she paused. There was a soft twang as an arrow shot by Kili flew toward Kagura. Yet again, she was not harmed, but she deflected it with her fan towards Kari. Kari was unable to move out of the way, so the arrow pierced her leg. She screamed, for Kili had put a spell of fire into the arrow, and the magic was causing her unimaginable pain. "That scream was scrumptious. But it wasn't the best scream I can get," Kagura hissed. "Maybe if I hurt your friend here, I will get a better scream." She turned toward Kili, who was still suspended in midair, and walked over to her. "Let's see," Kagura smiled. "How about this!" She drew her sword and brought the flat of it down onto Kili's open wounds. Kili did not make a sound, but tears streamed down her face with the effort of not screaming. "Not hard enough for you?" Kagura hissed. She started hitting Kili all over with the flat of her blade. Kari watched in horror of what was happening. She could do nothing as her friend was beaten and whipped. Kari silently drew one of her daggers, and aimed for Kagura's back. But before she could draw back her arm to make the throw, Kagura sent a wind through the room, knocking Kili to the floor and Kari's head into the wall, causing her to black out. Kili tried to get to her feet but failed. Suddenly, the door to the room flew inward and across the room. There stood Inuyasha, Kouga, and Miroku in the doorway. Kagura spun around. "What are you doing here?" Kagura asked, astounded. Fear crept into her features and she grimaced the slightest bit. "Great!" Kili said. "The Three Stooges have arrived." Then she blacked out. "You've stayed away from us long enough, Kagura," Kouga announced. "It's time for you know what it feels like to lose," Inuyasha said with a grin. "Enough with the talking, go have some fun, but when I yell now, move," Miroku said quietly so only Inuyasha and Kouga could hear. "Yeah, yeah, we know already," Inuyasha said with a bored look. "You better hurry up, doggy boy," Kouga yelled. "I'm getting a head start!" Kouga ran right up to Kagura, but she was fast and she brought her blade up to slice him in two. Kouga was faster, and he dogged the blade. But before Inuyasha and Kouga could strike again, the roof exploded inward, knocking everyone from their feet. A dark, purple cloud with a man on it floated above them. Naraku reached down and picked up his daughter. "I think we will be leaving. My daughter needs some rest. You can come after her later," Naraku said with a smirk. "Now!" shouted Miroku. "No!" yelled Kouga. "Look!" shouted Inuyasha, "Naraku's insects!" Naraku's insects were used to stop Miroku from using his wind tunnel in his hand, a curse Naraku had put on him. He can suck any demon into it, but it will eventually consume him one day, unless Naraku is killed. If the wasps enter his wind tunnel, he could die. "Goodbye," Naraku said, and with that he went off into the night. Inuyasha was just about to run after him when Kouga and Miroku stopped him. "Those girls need tending to first," Miroku said kindly. "We can kill him later," Kouga said. "Arg! His trail is fresh. We almost had him!" Inuyasha yelled. "Help me get the beam off of her" Kouga said to Miroku while pointing to Kari. "You can go get the other girl, Inuyasha." "We should bring them to Kaede," Miroku suggested. "She can heal any wound, even these." They took the girls from the village and brought them to a place very few could find: Kaede's hut.