An odd thought Renkotsu's mind. It struck him as he
was watching a talk show that morning. He decided, as a
really sick joke, to call the Jerry Springer hotline and tell
the story of Kikyou and Jakotsu. He dashed to the phone and
punched in the number for the hotline. If it had not been
for Bankotsu, who just so happened to walk in at that moment,
some serious bloodshed could have occurred.
"What are you doing?" Bankotsu demanded.
"I'm calling," Renkotsu looked down to the floor and tried to think of a good excuse. "Minami Takayama."
Bankotsu rolled his eyes. "Like you have her number. Hang up the phone. I'm expecting a call."
Renkotsu slammed the phone down onto the receiver. "You never let me have any fun around here," he muttered as he walked away.
As Renkotsu left, Naraku entered. "Ah," he said as he walked in, "Bankotsu, do you know where Kikyou is? I need to speak with her."
Bankotsu shook his head. "Sorry, Naraku, but Kikyou has specifically told me not to let anyone disturb her. Well, unless it's Suikotsu."
Naraku's eyes lit up. "I understand," he said as he walked away. "She would only want to speak to Suikotsu."
(And that's exactly who she is going to speak with.)
"Umm, Naraku," Bankotsu said, "The door's that way." He pointed in the opposite direction from where Naraku was heading, which was to Kikyou's room. Naraku grunted and left the house.
"I will have her," he muttered to himself. "One way or another."
The feast was exquisite. The food had been the best that any of them had tasted the longest time. This was definitely the meal of a queen. Too bad they didn't have time to enjoy it longer. Without warning, Friezer and Gyouka started their attack.
"Warning," Gyouka shouted as he and his troops stormed the castle, "You are being attacked!"
The castle folk fled for their lives, but many were cut short due to the Hyoukoumori's ice attacks. The room filled with a cold wind as Gyouka approached OmegaNihon and Queen La Saia. InuYasha, Nobunaga, Sesshoumaru and Kouga drew their swords, Kagome pulled out her bow, Miroku grabbed his staff and Sango grabbed her boomerang.
"This is what you have for defense now, huh?" Gyouka muttered as he stepped towards the queen and her guests. "Well, it sure beats those annoying human guards." He smiled, baring his rotten teeth.
"Who is this guy?" InuYasha asked.
"He is an ice demon," La Saia answered. "He and his army have been after me ever since they found out that I had a shard of the famous Shikon Jewel."
Her guests stared at her in disbelief. She had a shard of the sacred jewel!? They hadn't quite found all the pieces yet, so it was possible.
"Don't worry," Kagome reassured, "We won't let him take it."
"And who are 'we' exactly?" Gyoua asked. He was intrigued by their bravery. But, usually where there is bravery, intelligence is often rare. He scanned over his enemies. Some of them he recognized. InuYasha, a half demon. Sesshoumaru, Inu's older brother. Kouga, the leader of a wolf tribe.
(Fuyuka.)
"Of course," Gyouka muttered, "The famous InuYasha and party. I've heard all about you, and from what I've heard, you are quite the little army."
"And you're about to see us in action," InuYasha smirked. He lunged towards Gyouka, but was stopped by Friezer.
"That'sss very rude of you," he hissed. "Attacking Lord Gyouka without hisss permission. We can't have that. May I dissspatch of thessse worthless creaturesss?"
Gyouka nodded, and in an instant, Friezer unleashed a wave of ice, aimed at InuYasha's friends. The Hyoukoumori dived towards the ice to get fuelled up, just in case someone tried for last minute heroics. Now with InuYasha's friends temporarily dispatched, Friezer was free to kill InuYasha at his leisure. He jumped into the air and aimed a punch at the dog demon, who was too fast for him to hit. InuYasha, wielding Tetsusaiga, tried to return the attack, but Friezer cancelled it out with a blast of freezing wind.
"You're good at this," InuYasha sneered. "But not good enough!" He made a lunge at Friezer and slashed at him with Tetsusaiga. The sword clashed against the ground as Friezer dashed out of the way.
(He's too fast. I have to find a way to slow him down.)
"What'sss sssay we continue thisss battle outssside the cassstle?" Friezer suggested. InuYasha nodded. There would be fewer civilians outside the castle.
The two combatants jumped out a window and up to the roof of the castle. It was a good battlefield: large, flat and few places to hide. Each stood at opposite ends of the roof, looking directly into the other's eyes. Neither blinked for about five minutes. Then, when InuYasha made the slight mistake of letting his guard down by blinking, Friezer dashed toward him. He was caught off guard, and was almost sent into the moat, had he not rolled under Friezer's slash first.
Friezer's hit dashed some of the roof to pieces. Rubble fell into the moat and inside the main chamber as well, crushing a few bodies. Shippou had managed to turn himself into a flame demon, and began to thaw everyone out. Another crash from the roof sent more rubble falling to the floor.
"Get everyone who is still alive out of here," Kagome ordered to the rest of the band. "C'mon! We don't have much time!"
As Kagome and the others tried to help the fallen castle folk to safety, InuYasha and Friezer's battle had only just begun to warm up. Friezer opened his mouth and spat a stream of freezing gas at InuYasha. When the blast hit, a great wall of mist rose from the ground. Friezer thought he hit InuYasha, but was proved wrong by a slash from behind.
InuYasha's slash didn't affect Friezer all that much, but it did seem to help. Friezer's attacks started to become less frequent or intense. But they were still a pain. If InuYasha got hit by a blast, he would become frozen, and completely at Friezer's mercy. And InuYasha knew from past experiences that snakes didn't have much mercy.
"You're not ssso bad at thisss yourssself," Friezer smirked. "I will much enjoy chewing on your bonesss."
"You'll have to kill me first," InuYasha taunted. They continued to fight for quite some time, which gave the others the opportunity to help the injured get out of the castle. They got out in the nick of time, too. One of Friezer's blasts hit the side of the castle and blew a huge hole in it. The castle begun to shake, and eventually, it crumbled to the ground.
(How am I going to be able to beat this guy? Every time I hit him he just bounces right back.)
InuYasha thought long and hard about a way to beat this ice snake demon. He looked down and saw Shippou as a fire demon, lighting a fire to warm people up.
(Yes, that'll work nicely.)
"Shippou," InuYasha called, "Blast some fire at Friezer!"
Shippou nodded and sent a huge wave of fire at Friezer, hitting him dead on. Friezer fell to the ground, badly burnt. InuYasha walked over to him, and lifted the snake's head with his sword.
"Had enough?" InuYasha said. Friezer's tongue slid out of his mouth and with one last attempt at beating the dog demon secreted a liquid that was so cold steam rose from it. The liquid spread quickly around InuYasha's feet, and solidified, freezing him to the ground.
"No, doggy," Friezer hissed as he got up, "I ssstill want more."
Friezer powered up his death delivering final blast and aimed it at InuYasha's head. It looked pretty bad for him, but he was very fortunate to have friends.
Sesshoumaru leapt up and slashed Friezer right in half with his sword. "Why do I always have to get you out of your own messes little brother?" he smiled.
InuYasha grunted. "Gee, I've been saved by Fluffy. How swell."
"I could just leave you here," Sesshoumaru said, still smiling. InuYasha let out a frustrated growl, and muttered something in Sesshoumaru's ears. "What was that," he said, "I could't quite hear you."
"I said 'Get me the hell outta here!'"
"Indeed." Sesshoumaru pointed at Shippou, and motioned him to come. He did, and without even having to be told, turned into the fire demon once again and melted the ice around InuYasha's feet.
They were interrupted by the sound of slow clapping. They turned their gaze to Gyouka and the flock of Hyoukoumori.
"Well done," Gyouka said. "But you have defeated only my henchman. When you fight me or my other friends, it will not be so easy." And with that, Gyouka and the Hyoukoumori vanished.
InuYasha, Sesshoumaru and Shippou jumped down to their friends and the other castle folk. "Is everyone okay?" InuYasha asked.
"Most of the people were killed," Kagome said, "We tried to save them, but." she trailed off.
"You tried your best," La Saia said, putting her hand on Kagome's shoulder. "And you defeated Friezer. He has been a menace for the longest time. I must thank you again."
"I think we can say it won't be another banquet," InuYasha said. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"
"It's okay," La Saia smiled, trying to hide her fear and sorrow. "We are starting to get used to attacks like these. I think it's time I filled you all in on what's been going on here."
"What are you doing?" Bankotsu demanded.
"I'm calling," Renkotsu looked down to the floor and tried to think of a good excuse. "Minami Takayama."
Bankotsu rolled his eyes. "Like you have her number. Hang up the phone. I'm expecting a call."
Renkotsu slammed the phone down onto the receiver. "You never let me have any fun around here," he muttered as he walked away.
As Renkotsu left, Naraku entered. "Ah," he said as he walked in, "Bankotsu, do you know where Kikyou is? I need to speak with her."
Bankotsu shook his head. "Sorry, Naraku, but Kikyou has specifically told me not to let anyone disturb her. Well, unless it's Suikotsu."
Naraku's eyes lit up. "I understand," he said as he walked away. "She would only want to speak to Suikotsu."
(And that's exactly who she is going to speak with.)
"Umm, Naraku," Bankotsu said, "The door's that way." He pointed in the opposite direction from where Naraku was heading, which was to Kikyou's room. Naraku grunted and left the house.
"I will have her," he muttered to himself. "One way or another."
The feast was exquisite. The food had been the best that any of them had tasted the longest time. This was definitely the meal of a queen. Too bad they didn't have time to enjoy it longer. Without warning, Friezer and Gyouka started their attack.
"Warning," Gyouka shouted as he and his troops stormed the castle, "You are being attacked!"
The castle folk fled for their lives, but many were cut short due to the Hyoukoumori's ice attacks. The room filled with a cold wind as Gyouka approached OmegaNihon and Queen La Saia. InuYasha, Nobunaga, Sesshoumaru and Kouga drew their swords, Kagome pulled out her bow, Miroku grabbed his staff and Sango grabbed her boomerang.
"This is what you have for defense now, huh?" Gyouka muttered as he stepped towards the queen and her guests. "Well, it sure beats those annoying human guards." He smiled, baring his rotten teeth.
"Who is this guy?" InuYasha asked.
"He is an ice demon," La Saia answered. "He and his army have been after me ever since they found out that I had a shard of the famous Shikon Jewel."
Her guests stared at her in disbelief. She had a shard of the sacred jewel!? They hadn't quite found all the pieces yet, so it was possible.
"Don't worry," Kagome reassured, "We won't let him take it."
"And who are 'we' exactly?" Gyoua asked. He was intrigued by their bravery. But, usually where there is bravery, intelligence is often rare. He scanned over his enemies. Some of them he recognized. InuYasha, a half demon. Sesshoumaru, Inu's older brother. Kouga, the leader of a wolf tribe.
(Fuyuka.)
"Of course," Gyouka muttered, "The famous InuYasha and party. I've heard all about you, and from what I've heard, you are quite the little army."
"And you're about to see us in action," InuYasha smirked. He lunged towards Gyouka, but was stopped by Friezer.
"That'sss very rude of you," he hissed. "Attacking Lord Gyouka without hisss permission. We can't have that. May I dissspatch of thessse worthless creaturesss?"
Gyouka nodded, and in an instant, Friezer unleashed a wave of ice, aimed at InuYasha's friends. The Hyoukoumori dived towards the ice to get fuelled up, just in case someone tried for last minute heroics. Now with InuYasha's friends temporarily dispatched, Friezer was free to kill InuYasha at his leisure. He jumped into the air and aimed a punch at the dog demon, who was too fast for him to hit. InuYasha, wielding Tetsusaiga, tried to return the attack, but Friezer cancelled it out with a blast of freezing wind.
"You're good at this," InuYasha sneered. "But not good enough!" He made a lunge at Friezer and slashed at him with Tetsusaiga. The sword clashed against the ground as Friezer dashed out of the way.
(He's too fast. I have to find a way to slow him down.)
"What'sss sssay we continue thisss battle outssside the cassstle?" Friezer suggested. InuYasha nodded. There would be fewer civilians outside the castle.
The two combatants jumped out a window and up to the roof of the castle. It was a good battlefield: large, flat and few places to hide. Each stood at opposite ends of the roof, looking directly into the other's eyes. Neither blinked for about five minutes. Then, when InuYasha made the slight mistake of letting his guard down by blinking, Friezer dashed toward him. He was caught off guard, and was almost sent into the moat, had he not rolled under Friezer's slash first.
Friezer's hit dashed some of the roof to pieces. Rubble fell into the moat and inside the main chamber as well, crushing a few bodies. Shippou had managed to turn himself into a flame demon, and began to thaw everyone out. Another crash from the roof sent more rubble falling to the floor.
"Get everyone who is still alive out of here," Kagome ordered to the rest of the band. "C'mon! We don't have much time!"
As Kagome and the others tried to help the fallen castle folk to safety, InuYasha and Friezer's battle had only just begun to warm up. Friezer opened his mouth and spat a stream of freezing gas at InuYasha. When the blast hit, a great wall of mist rose from the ground. Friezer thought he hit InuYasha, but was proved wrong by a slash from behind.
InuYasha's slash didn't affect Friezer all that much, but it did seem to help. Friezer's attacks started to become less frequent or intense. But they were still a pain. If InuYasha got hit by a blast, he would become frozen, and completely at Friezer's mercy. And InuYasha knew from past experiences that snakes didn't have much mercy.
"You're not ssso bad at thisss yourssself," Friezer smirked. "I will much enjoy chewing on your bonesss."
"You'll have to kill me first," InuYasha taunted. They continued to fight for quite some time, which gave the others the opportunity to help the injured get out of the castle. They got out in the nick of time, too. One of Friezer's blasts hit the side of the castle and blew a huge hole in it. The castle begun to shake, and eventually, it crumbled to the ground.
(How am I going to be able to beat this guy? Every time I hit him he just bounces right back.)
InuYasha thought long and hard about a way to beat this ice snake demon. He looked down and saw Shippou as a fire demon, lighting a fire to warm people up.
(Yes, that'll work nicely.)
"Shippou," InuYasha called, "Blast some fire at Friezer!"
Shippou nodded and sent a huge wave of fire at Friezer, hitting him dead on. Friezer fell to the ground, badly burnt. InuYasha walked over to him, and lifted the snake's head with his sword.
"Had enough?" InuYasha said. Friezer's tongue slid out of his mouth and with one last attempt at beating the dog demon secreted a liquid that was so cold steam rose from it. The liquid spread quickly around InuYasha's feet, and solidified, freezing him to the ground.
"No, doggy," Friezer hissed as he got up, "I ssstill want more."
Friezer powered up his death delivering final blast and aimed it at InuYasha's head. It looked pretty bad for him, but he was very fortunate to have friends.
Sesshoumaru leapt up and slashed Friezer right in half with his sword. "Why do I always have to get you out of your own messes little brother?" he smiled.
InuYasha grunted. "Gee, I've been saved by Fluffy. How swell."
"I could just leave you here," Sesshoumaru said, still smiling. InuYasha let out a frustrated growl, and muttered something in Sesshoumaru's ears. "What was that," he said, "I could't quite hear you."
"I said 'Get me the hell outta here!'"
"Indeed." Sesshoumaru pointed at Shippou, and motioned him to come. He did, and without even having to be told, turned into the fire demon once again and melted the ice around InuYasha's feet.
They were interrupted by the sound of slow clapping. They turned their gaze to Gyouka and the flock of Hyoukoumori.
"Well done," Gyouka said. "But you have defeated only my henchman. When you fight me or my other friends, it will not be so easy." And with that, Gyouka and the Hyoukoumori vanished.
InuYasha, Sesshoumaru and Shippou jumped down to their friends and the other castle folk. "Is everyone okay?" InuYasha asked.
"Most of the people were killed," Kagome said, "We tried to save them, but." she trailed off.
"You tried your best," La Saia said, putting her hand on Kagome's shoulder. "And you defeated Friezer. He has been a menace for the longest time. I must thank you again."
"I think we can say it won't be another banquet," InuYasha said. "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"
"It's okay," La Saia smiled, trying to hide her fear and sorrow. "We are starting to get used to attacks like these. I think it's time I filled you all in on what's been going on here."