:::::Chaos in the Feudal Era::::: ch5::::::::

The Demon Lord Sesshoumaru stepped closer to the forest he was approaching. He had felt a tremor in the wind. Raising his keen nose to the air, he stopped and sniffed at the air.

'Hm. There is blood in the air. Fresh. Not but an hour. It's youkai blood.'

Quickening his pace he darted into the woods. In a split second he was upon the scene. Sesshoumaru came to a large clearing in the forest, but not a natural one. The trees had been ripped out by the roots. Huge claw marks scraped the wooded plants. Blood covered the ground, staining it a deep red. The carnage consisted of hundreds of demons.

'This is not like Naraku. He is only a half demon. The claw marks on the trees are from a powerful youkai.'

As his foot moved over the earth, the Demon Lord kicked over a giant leaf. Sesshoumaru halted and bent down to see the object discovered more closely. His claws picked up a tiny dagger that was soaked with poison. The white coating dripped thickly off of the blade. He brought the weapon to his nose to identify the type. A small inhale and the Regal Demon dropped it.

'Destroying Angel,' Sesshoumaru muttered. 'This is the vitae of those fatally poisonous fungi. It kills within minutes of contact of a wound. Strange that anyone would be that clever as to use it. Not many know of its secret.' (True type of Fungi. Read A/N at bottom if interested to learn about it.)

Lord Sesshoumaru glanced once more with his cold gaze over the massacre. He then turned and continued on his way.

::::::::::In the fight::::::::::

"Iron Weaver Soul Stealer!"

"Rose Whip Slash!"

The demon rat was overwhelmed with attacks. Inuyasha glanced over to where Yusuke, who was charging up with a sort of blue aura, was standing. 'Feh, what the hell is he doing?' He got his answer.

"Spirit Gun!"

The blue blaze that wrapped about his finger shot at the rat with an amazing force; killing the demon instantly. Inuyasha stood with his mouth open wide, with an incredulous look of surprise in his eyes.

"What the hell was that?!" Inuyasha yelled.
"My Spirit Gun. It forms from my spirit energy. Though, it's more like a freakin cannon now. That is, ever since the old hag gave me her powers to combine with mine." Yusuke gave Inuyasha a 'thumbs up.'

Shippo ran up to collect the fallen jewel shard of the Shikon no Tama. Upon seeing the full grown fox demon, Shippo grabbed the shard and raced over to talk with Kurama. Hiei stopped talking as the small kitsune approached. Kurama leaned down to pat Shippo's head.

"What is that?" Shippo pointed to the coiled up whip.

"Ah, this is my Rose Whip. I use it in battle." Kurama smiled.

Hiei looked at the young fox and smirked, "And what do you give to that half breed's group that is of worth?"

Kurama tensed at Hiei's sudden harshness of his voice. He gave a pleading look to his Forbidden Friend, and then turned back towards Shippo, who was obviously timid of the black clad demon. The full grown Fox gave the young cub a look of reassurance and a smile for encouragement.

"Well, I uh...... I help to protect Kagome. You see, there was this one time....." and Shippo went into an in depth story of how the wolf demon, Kouga, had stolen away Kagome and himself. Shippo soon lost his fear and babbled on. About five minutes into the story Hiei became bored and darted away without disturbing the talkative child. Kurama smiled and sat down with Shippo on his lap, trying to show interest as best as he could to appease the little youkai. Things got more interesting for Kurama when Shippo pulled out his drawings to explain his story better. 'My, this human Kagome has been through a lot. What is more, she is not afraid to protect this fox cub.'

Hiei watched from a distance as his fox friend began to be engulfed by the charm of the little youkai. 'Hn. His soft sides are beginning to show. Suiichi must've taken full control. Figures.' With that he flitted out of sight into the darkness of the nearby forest.

Yusuke and Inuyasha walked over to free Kagome from Kuwabara's bragging. All they could hear was the orange haired psychic human talking about the Dark Tournament, and how he defeated his opponents.

"Yeah, did you tell Kagome about being beaten by a kid with stupid yoyos?" Yusuke burst out laughing.

Kuwabara growled. "Shut up Urameshi!"

Kagome stifled a laugh as she walked over to Inuyasha. Inuyasha looked at the now blushing Kuwabara.

"You ain't very bright, that's for sure," the half breed stated in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Will you guys shut up already? I mean come on! I'm just starting a conversation with Kagome OK?"

Sango walked up behind Kuwabara. "Does a conversation involve flirting? I find that most irritating." Kagome and Sango laughed as they walked away from the stunned boys.

Miroku had just regained his composure (but very little of his pride) and came back into view of the group. Yusuke, Kuwabara and Inuyasha were standing looking at the two girls who had left them with mouths open. Sango and Kagome were walking down the hill to where Kurama, the MALE, and Shippo were sitting. The short dark clad figure was no where to be seen. 'Strange, wonder where he went.' With that the monk started out of the shady tree refuge into the opening.

::::::On the tops of trees::::::

Hiei leapt onto the branch of a tall tree and stopped to look around. Miles of untouched natural beauty stretched as far as his Jagan eye could see. As his false eye took in the view he sensed blood, and a great amount at that. Without a word he darted off across the tree tops to the location. As he approached, a mysterious white figure stepped out of the shadows below.

::::::::::end of chapter 5::::::::::

Kitsune Youkai- Wow, that was pretty long for me. And considering I have so much homework, that's pretty good! Well you guys know what to do. I hope you guys are enjoying this as much as I enjoy writing it. Oh! And I have a special surprise waiting in the depths of my mind for this story. Sort of an unexpected pairing. No OC's, I promise. The only confirmed pairing I have is Miroku/ Sango; just because they are too cute to split up. The rest is still waiting for the final answer of my tormented mind. ^- ^ Review everyone!!! Tune in next time for Chapter 6 of Chaos in the Feudal Era!

OK, now I can tell you about Destroying Angel. It's scientific name is Amanita Virosa, most common in the densely wooded area. It must grow with acid however. Acid can be found underneath conifers. It slowly destroys the kidneys and liver inside your body. If you eat or touch this poisonous mushroom, you had better hurry to a hospital. The cap of the mushroom is pure white and gives off an unpleasant smell. The stipe (or stalk) has a white ring around it and is very sticky.

I am a vegetarian, so I am constantly learning what different plants can do for your body. Good or bad. No, I'm not a Tree Hugger, but I might as well be. ^-^ Thanks everyone! Hope that cleared up things for ya! I don't like to make up things. Therefore, I use the exotic plants of nature in my story. There are plenty awesome plants to use in the world than make up non- existent ones.