The Yukikyuu demons crept up silently to their victims.
Only a few more feet, and their enemies would be at the
mercy of the ice queen. Only a few more feet.
"What's that behind us?" Kohaku asked as he turned around. The Yukikyuu froze in their tracks. "I think I hear something behind us."
Because of their great camouflage, the Yukikyuu could not be seen by normal eyes.
"It's nothing," Renkotsu whispered. "Just the wind or something." He was sure it was only that, and nothing more. That's what sent the shivers down his spine.
Kirara nose began to twitch; she could smell evil approaching. She quickly transformed into her fiery form and blasted a wave of flame behind them, destroying some of the snowball demons. The others began their attack. They jumped up onto Kirara and tried to hurt her, but her flames kept them at bay. Renkotsu decided to join the attack and sent out a wave of his own. The flames incinerated more of the Yukikyuu, but for every one that was destroyed, two more seemed to take its place. Soon, the little demons surrounded them.
Kagura decided to dash to the shrine in all this confusion. She arrived at the gate and was joined by the two little boys and Bankotsu. Renkotsu and Kirara stayed behind to get rid of the Yukikyuu.
"What do we do now?" Kohaku asked.
Myouga, who was still in Kohaku's hand, answered, "We go in, of course."
They tried the door, but it would not budge. They tried again, but still nothing happened.
"Perhaps we should knock," Bankotsu said. He was joking of course, but it wouldn't hurt to try. Hakudoushi knocked on the door three times. After a few seconds of waiting, the door slowly opened, creaking loudly.
The four of them, plus the little flea, stepped into the shrine. They were in the main hall, and the dungeon was just beyond that. The main hall wasn't that big or fancy; it had a rather cozy feeling to it, despite the fact that it was their enemy's home.
"Is anyone even here?" Bankotsu whispered. Sure enough, he got his answer. From the ceiling dropped a ball that contained some poison gas. When it hit the floor, it exploded in a big purple cloud. Kagura used her fan to blow it away.
"Amateurs," she chuckled. "They obviously don't know who they're dealing with."
"Then," a female voice said, "You underestimate our intelligence." Frostbyte dropped from the ceiling. She landed, knelt on one knee and then rose. "Oh," she smiled, "Brought the whole family, did you?"
"What are you implying?" Kagura asked, annoyed.
Frostbyte pointed to Kohaku and Hakudoushi and said, "Those are your children, are they not?"
Kagura's face went red with anger. "They are not my children!" she yelled. Then she turned to the kids and said, "I don't look old enough to have kids, right?" Hakudoushi began to speak, but Kohaku silenced him by shaking his head.
"Could've fooled me," Frostbyte shrugged. "But now's not the time for small talk. Let's get down to the good stuff."
"I agree," Kagura smiled. She dashed to her opponent and blew a great gust of wind. Frostbyte was over come by this and was sent flying to the wall. She crashed and fell to the ground, but she got up as if it was nothing.
"Not bad," she smirked, "Not bad at all. But, now it's our turn."
Shimoka came from out of nowhere and snuck up on Bankotsu. He brought his sword down to his enemy's head, but it was blocked. Bankotsu had spun around and deflected the attack with the Banryuu, his trusty sword.
Kagura continued fighting Frostbyte and Bankotsu continued fighting Shimoka. In all this confusion, Kohaku and Hakudoushi thought it best to look for Kanna. They dashed to the far door and slipped inside; just as they thought, the dungeons. But it would not be so easy. Two guards blocked their paths.
"What do we do now?" Hakudoushi whined.
Kohaku brought out his sickle and threw it at the guards' heads. It hit with a hollow clung sound and the guards fell down, unconscious. "Piece of cake, right?" Kohaku smiled. Hakudoushi nodded.
They ran towards the cell wall. "Kanna?" Kohaku yelled, "Are you in there?"
They heard a muffled sound that could have been Kanna's reply. "How are we gonna get her out?" Hakudoushi asked.
Meanwhile, back in the main chamber, Renkotsu and Kirara had joined the fight. They blasted the room with waves of fire, destroying the furniture. Soon the whole room went up in flames.
"Would you watch were you're shooting those things, please!?" Bankotsu yelled at them. Renkotsu just shrugged.
"Kirara," Kagura said, "Go back there and see if the boys need help. I'll be fine," she looked at Frostbyte. "I think I can take her by myself. Go!"
Kirara dashed behind Frostbyte and came to the dungeon room. She powered up a blast of fire and shot it to the wall. A loud crash, several chunks of burning rubble and two surprised boys later, Kanna had been freed. The four of them rejoined the battle. It was Kagura, Kirara, Kanna and Kohaku versus Frostbyte and Bankotsu, Renkotsu and Hakudoushi versus Shimoka.
Bankotsu brought his sword down on Shimoka, but he blocked it. Shimoka then, from his hand, threw several blue flower petals. They hit Bankotsu's face and burned him. Renkotsu and Hakudoushi returned the attack and sent Shimoka flying threw the wall and out into the snow.
"Guess I don't know my own strength," Hakudoushi smirked. He, Bankotsu and Renkotsu dashed outside to continue their fight. Meanwhile, inside, Kagura and her group were not doing as good against Frostbyte. She threw some of her own flower petals at Kirara, stunning her and forcing her to return to her cute, weaker form.
"Crap," Kagura moaned. "Kohaku, Kanna, be careful!"
Kohaku brandished his sickle and aimed it carefully at Frostbyte. Seeing as he was supposed to be a demon slayer, this would have to be his job. He flung the sickle at Frostbyte, who just batted it away.
"Cute," she smirked. "Now why don't you kids go away and play while us ladies have a little fun of our own?"
Kohaku and Kanna stood their grounds. "We're not going anywhere," Kohaku said with confidence.
"You have courage," Frostbyte said. "I admire that. However, courage is a useless thing if you are not smart enough to use it."
Kagura blew a huge gust of wind at Frostbyte, sending her sprawling through the air. She landed inches away from an immense flame. As this was going on, Myouga had jumped over to Kirara. He began to suck the poison from the petals out of her face. She soon regained consciousness and transformed yet again. She powered up a gigantic fireball and hurled it towards where Frostbyte was lying. It struck the ground and the entire shrine exploded in an enormous flame that seemed to engulf the sky itself.
Shimoka saw that this battle had been lost, so he fled to regroup with Frostbyte, who had also escaped.
"Thank you for rescuing me," Kanna said to Kohaku softly.
"Aw," Kohaku blushed, "It was nothing really."
The others stared at him in disbelief. Kanna, on the other hand, stepped forward and embraced him, kissing him lightly on the cheek. Again, there were more stares of disbelief.
Daybreak had arrived at last. InuYasha and his group could now head back to La Saia's kingdom to regroup. They packed all their stuff in their backpacks, slung them over their shoulders and headed towards the opening of the cave.
What they failed to realize, however, was the group of Kooriookami that was waiting for them at the entrance of the cave. They had white fur, long sharp fangs and glowing red eyes. The entire group of them was encased in a white mist, because they were so cold. A dark blue wolf was at the front of the group. His purple eyes glowed with anticipation. He was ready for this attack.
"Icehaken," a voice called from the group of wolves, "Don't get to excited. We have to plan this carefully."
"Yes, Master Fuyuka," Icehaken snarled. "I'm happy just as long as we get to rip them into tiny, little shreds."
"You'll get your chance, Brother," the voice whispered. "Be patient."
The Kooriookami group slowly started walking deeper into the cave.
"What's that behind us?" Kohaku asked as he turned around. The Yukikyuu froze in their tracks. "I think I hear something behind us."
Because of their great camouflage, the Yukikyuu could not be seen by normal eyes.
"It's nothing," Renkotsu whispered. "Just the wind or something." He was sure it was only that, and nothing more. That's what sent the shivers down his spine.
Kirara nose began to twitch; she could smell evil approaching. She quickly transformed into her fiery form and blasted a wave of flame behind them, destroying some of the snowball demons. The others began their attack. They jumped up onto Kirara and tried to hurt her, but her flames kept them at bay. Renkotsu decided to join the attack and sent out a wave of his own. The flames incinerated more of the Yukikyuu, but for every one that was destroyed, two more seemed to take its place. Soon, the little demons surrounded them.
Kagura decided to dash to the shrine in all this confusion. She arrived at the gate and was joined by the two little boys and Bankotsu. Renkotsu and Kirara stayed behind to get rid of the Yukikyuu.
"What do we do now?" Kohaku asked.
Myouga, who was still in Kohaku's hand, answered, "We go in, of course."
They tried the door, but it would not budge. They tried again, but still nothing happened.
"Perhaps we should knock," Bankotsu said. He was joking of course, but it wouldn't hurt to try. Hakudoushi knocked on the door three times. After a few seconds of waiting, the door slowly opened, creaking loudly.
The four of them, plus the little flea, stepped into the shrine. They were in the main hall, and the dungeon was just beyond that. The main hall wasn't that big or fancy; it had a rather cozy feeling to it, despite the fact that it was their enemy's home.
"Is anyone even here?" Bankotsu whispered. Sure enough, he got his answer. From the ceiling dropped a ball that contained some poison gas. When it hit the floor, it exploded in a big purple cloud. Kagura used her fan to blow it away.
"Amateurs," she chuckled. "They obviously don't know who they're dealing with."
"Then," a female voice said, "You underestimate our intelligence." Frostbyte dropped from the ceiling. She landed, knelt on one knee and then rose. "Oh," she smiled, "Brought the whole family, did you?"
"What are you implying?" Kagura asked, annoyed.
Frostbyte pointed to Kohaku and Hakudoushi and said, "Those are your children, are they not?"
Kagura's face went red with anger. "They are not my children!" she yelled. Then she turned to the kids and said, "I don't look old enough to have kids, right?" Hakudoushi began to speak, but Kohaku silenced him by shaking his head.
"Could've fooled me," Frostbyte shrugged. "But now's not the time for small talk. Let's get down to the good stuff."
"I agree," Kagura smiled. She dashed to her opponent and blew a great gust of wind. Frostbyte was over come by this and was sent flying to the wall. She crashed and fell to the ground, but she got up as if it was nothing.
"Not bad," she smirked, "Not bad at all. But, now it's our turn."
Shimoka came from out of nowhere and snuck up on Bankotsu. He brought his sword down to his enemy's head, but it was blocked. Bankotsu had spun around and deflected the attack with the Banryuu, his trusty sword.
Kagura continued fighting Frostbyte and Bankotsu continued fighting Shimoka. In all this confusion, Kohaku and Hakudoushi thought it best to look for Kanna. They dashed to the far door and slipped inside; just as they thought, the dungeons. But it would not be so easy. Two guards blocked their paths.
"What do we do now?" Hakudoushi whined.
Kohaku brought out his sickle and threw it at the guards' heads. It hit with a hollow clung sound and the guards fell down, unconscious. "Piece of cake, right?" Kohaku smiled. Hakudoushi nodded.
They ran towards the cell wall. "Kanna?" Kohaku yelled, "Are you in there?"
They heard a muffled sound that could have been Kanna's reply. "How are we gonna get her out?" Hakudoushi asked.
Meanwhile, back in the main chamber, Renkotsu and Kirara had joined the fight. They blasted the room with waves of fire, destroying the furniture. Soon the whole room went up in flames.
"Would you watch were you're shooting those things, please!?" Bankotsu yelled at them. Renkotsu just shrugged.
"Kirara," Kagura said, "Go back there and see if the boys need help. I'll be fine," she looked at Frostbyte. "I think I can take her by myself. Go!"
Kirara dashed behind Frostbyte and came to the dungeon room. She powered up a blast of fire and shot it to the wall. A loud crash, several chunks of burning rubble and two surprised boys later, Kanna had been freed. The four of them rejoined the battle. It was Kagura, Kirara, Kanna and Kohaku versus Frostbyte and Bankotsu, Renkotsu and Hakudoushi versus Shimoka.
Bankotsu brought his sword down on Shimoka, but he blocked it. Shimoka then, from his hand, threw several blue flower petals. They hit Bankotsu's face and burned him. Renkotsu and Hakudoushi returned the attack and sent Shimoka flying threw the wall and out into the snow.
"Guess I don't know my own strength," Hakudoushi smirked. He, Bankotsu and Renkotsu dashed outside to continue their fight. Meanwhile, inside, Kagura and her group were not doing as good against Frostbyte. She threw some of her own flower petals at Kirara, stunning her and forcing her to return to her cute, weaker form.
"Crap," Kagura moaned. "Kohaku, Kanna, be careful!"
Kohaku brandished his sickle and aimed it carefully at Frostbyte. Seeing as he was supposed to be a demon slayer, this would have to be his job. He flung the sickle at Frostbyte, who just batted it away.
"Cute," she smirked. "Now why don't you kids go away and play while us ladies have a little fun of our own?"
Kohaku and Kanna stood their grounds. "We're not going anywhere," Kohaku said with confidence.
"You have courage," Frostbyte said. "I admire that. However, courage is a useless thing if you are not smart enough to use it."
Kagura blew a huge gust of wind at Frostbyte, sending her sprawling through the air. She landed inches away from an immense flame. As this was going on, Myouga had jumped over to Kirara. He began to suck the poison from the petals out of her face. She soon regained consciousness and transformed yet again. She powered up a gigantic fireball and hurled it towards where Frostbyte was lying. It struck the ground and the entire shrine exploded in an enormous flame that seemed to engulf the sky itself.
Shimoka saw that this battle had been lost, so he fled to regroup with Frostbyte, who had also escaped.
"Thank you for rescuing me," Kanna said to Kohaku softly.
"Aw," Kohaku blushed, "It was nothing really."
The others stared at him in disbelief. Kanna, on the other hand, stepped forward and embraced him, kissing him lightly on the cheek. Again, there were more stares of disbelief.
Daybreak had arrived at last. InuYasha and his group could now head back to La Saia's kingdom to regroup. They packed all their stuff in their backpacks, slung them over their shoulders and headed towards the opening of the cave.
What they failed to realize, however, was the group of Kooriookami that was waiting for them at the entrance of the cave. They had white fur, long sharp fangs and glowing red eyes. The entire group of them was encased in a white mist, because they were so cold. A dark blue wolf was at the front of the group. His purple eyes glowed with anticipation. He was ready for this attack.
"Icehaken," a voice called from the group of wolves, "Don't get to excited. We have to plan this carefully."
"Yes, Master Fuyuka," Icehaken snarled. "I'm happy just as long as we get to rip them into tiny, little shreds."
"You'll get your chance, Brother," the voice whispered. "Be patient."
The Kooriookami group slowly started walking deeper into the cave.