One of the Hyoukoumori spies that Gyouka had sent out
prior to the events in Fuyuka's cave returned with big news
for its master. It flew over the frozen courtyard where the
massive Icykal was tending to its young, and landed in the
tower's window. It called for Gyouka.
He came over to the little bat and heard its story. "KooriKisaki is on her way back," it squeaked. "She'll be here in a few hours."
Gyouka pondered on this news for a second. "And what did you find out about Shimoka?"
The bat exhaled a little puff of breath. "He and Frostbyte were defeated by that woman and those kids." Gyouka let out a frustrated growl, but the bat continued talking. "I've spotted another village nearby. I suggest attacking it to get their attention."
Gyouka scoffed. "And just who'll attack it?"
"I will," a cute sounding female voice said from within the chamber.
"Who's that?" the Hyoukoumori asked, looking over Gyouka's shoulder.
"That," Gyouka answered with a wicked smile, "is Sekka, the forth general of KooriKisaki's army."
The peaceful serenity of InuYasha's village was broken by a loud sneeze coming from its front gate. Jakotsu had caught a cold from being out in the freezing weather for so long. But he wouldn't let that stop him. He had come to this village for a reason. And he intended to see it through, no matter what.
He arrived at Kaede's place. It was a modest little house that would at least provide warmth from the insane weather. He looked at the wooden steps leading up to the door and was reminded of an event a few days ago, so he decided to climb them with extreme caution. But he slipped anyways.
After regaining his balance, he knocked on the door. A few long seconds later, Kaede answered the door. He smiled at her, but she didn't return one. She studied him for a few minutes, and realized that he was probably going to keel over of exhaustion and freezing soon. So she decided to let him in to warm up.
He walked into the living room and was shocked to see, in front of a cozy fire, Kikyou snuggling up with Suikotsu. They both turned around and looked up at him. He expected the worst, but instead was offered a blanket for warming up.
"So," Jakotsu whispered, "Does this mean you two are back together?" Kikyou and Suikotsu looked into each other's eyes and nodded. "So," he continued, "We're cool?"
Suikotsu smiled. "Of course," he said. "Don't worry about it. It was just a stupid mistake."
Jakotsu smiled. "Okay then," he said, cheerfully. He looked away from the couple and the smile disappeared from his face.
(Something's not right here. Why is Suikotsu being so nice? I mean, considering the big show he put on when he first found out.)
He shook the thought away and decided it would be better just to accept Suikotsu's change of heart. Then he remembered Suikotsu's "condition." Being schizophrenic, it was normal for him to have "changes of heart." But still.
Jakotsu's thoughts were interrupted by a loud crash that came from outside the house.
"What was that?" Kaede exclaimed as she raced to the door. She opened it and stepped outside. The others joined her.
What they saw was a horrific sight. People were scrambling all over the place. A great cloud of snow had risen over the village, and a figure could be seen in it, blasting giant balls of ice down to the ground. The ice balls hit with precision, blowing houses to pieces, freezing innocent villagers in their tracks.
Kikyou dashed back into the house and grabbed her bow. She enchanted one of her arrows and shot it at the figure. It hit its target dead on, but it didn't seem to hurt it. The figure slowly floated down to them.
It was a cute, young girl, about the same age as Kagome. She was wearing a tight light blue t-shirt with tight blue jeans. Painted on the thighs of the jeans were blue flames. She wore nothing on her feet, but she did wear blue wristbands. On her head, she wore a bright blue bandana; her darker blue hair flowed out of it to her waist. And her eyes were a dark purple.
"That wasn't very nice," she smiled.
Kikyou gritted her teeth. "Who the hell do you think you are, and what the hell do you think you're doing?" she exclaimed.
"Having fun," the girl winked. "I'm Sekka. Nice to meet you." She walked over to Suikotsu, and very slyly, she said, "And it's really nice to meet you."
"Get away from him!" Jakotsu shouted, running up to her.
Sekka held out her hand and blasted a weak ice ball at him. "You weren't thinking about attacking an innocent little girl like me, were you?"
Jakotsu smirked. "Meh, all girls are the same to me."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Sekka asked with an inquisitive smile. "You'd rather be with a boy?" When she got a nod for her response, she put her hands to her mouth and said, "Aww, that's so cute!"
Kikyou rolled her eyes. "Now's not the time for this." She readied another arrow and shot it at Sekka. In mid air, she grabbed it, broke it over her knee and threw the two pieces to the ground.
"You're mean," she chuckled. "Those arrows are dangerous, too. You could really hurt someone with them." She giggled.
"What a cocky little bitch," Suikotsu muttered under his breath.
Sekka spun around and glared at him. She powered up another ice ball and blasted it at him. He ducked out of the way, but the fragments of the smashed ball were thrown back up and cut his back.
"Suikotsu!" Kikyou ran over to her fallen boyfriend. He said he was okay, but he sure didn't look it. "Want me to get your claws?" she asked, but he shook his head.
"No, that won't be necessary."
(Drastic times call for drastic measures. It seems that it won't take a normal person to bring down this snow demon. But, if I don't, Kikyou may get hurt. Should I?)
"What's wrong, honey?" Kikyou asked, putting her arm around him, and trying to ignore the remarks of Sekka.
"Kikyou," Suikotsu said, taking her off of him, "I love you." And with that, he jumped into midair, where Sekka was hovering, and held up his hand. His whole are became a long, brown tendril. It shot out towards Sekka and smashed her down hard to the ground. This one act showed to everyone that it was not Suikotsu there with them now, but Naraku. Kikyou stared at him, stunned and hurt.
"That hurt," said Sekka as she got up, brushing some of the blood from her mouth off her face with her hand. "That really hurt. You should be ashamed of yourself, picking on this poor, defenseless little girl." She jumped up at him at amazing speed, clasped her hands together and brought them down on top of his head, sending him down to the ground. "See how you like it, big bully," she said, sticking out her tongue.
Kikyou readied one final arrow and shot it to Sekka, in hopes of bringing her down. No such luck, though. This time, she caught the arrow, powered it up with her own magic and sent it back to Kikyou. Kaede saw this and jumped in the arrow's path. She felt its cold pierce through her body. The arrow's magic made her blood freeze solid. She died instantly.
Kikyou looked at her dead sister in horror. She didn't even notice the battle was still raging on. A new player had joined the fight. Jakotsu had stepped in, wielding the Jakotsutou. He made an attempt to slash at Sekka, but she was too quick for him. However, she didn't expect that the sword could extend, and was caught off guard by its slash.
Blood trickled down her freshly cut arm. But instead of showing signs of pain, she just laughed. "Do you really think you can beat me with such a primitive weapon like that?" She used her index finger to wipe away the blood on her arm, and flung it down to the ground. When it hit the ground, the snow around it sizzled and melted.
"This isn't looking good," Naraku muttered to himself, still in Suikotsu's form. He tried to make another attempt to bring down the cute ice demon by striking with another tendril, but she batted it away like it was nothing. She then followed up with another huge ice ball. She threw it at Naraku, hitting him and encasing him in ice. He fell to the ground, stunned. She then turned her view to Jakotsu.
"Oh crap," he muttered to himself. He looked at Naraku's stunned body, and then over to Kikyou, who was weeping over her lost sister. He then turned his gaze to Sekka, who was walking over to him slowly, smiling.
He came over to the little bat and heard its story. "KooriKisaki is on her way back," it squeaked. "She'll be here in a few hours."
Gyouka pondered on this news for a second. "And what did you find out about Shimoka?"
The bat exhaled a little puff of breath. "He and Frostbyte were defeated by that woman and those kids." Gyouka let out a frustrated growl, but the bat continued talking. "I've spotted another village nearby. I suggest attacking it to get their attention."
Gyouka scoffed. "And just who'll attack it?"
"I will," a cute sounding female voice said from within the chamber.
"Who's that?" the Hyoukoumori asked, looking over Gyouka's shoulder.
"That," Gyouka answered with a wicked smile, "is Sekka, the forth general of KooriKisaki's army."
The peaceful serenity of InuYasha's village was broken by a loud sneeze coming from its front gate. Jakotsu had caught a cold from being out in the freezing weather for so long. But he wouldn't let that stop him. He had come to this village for a reason. And he intended to see it through, no matter what.
He arrived at Kaede's place. It was a modest little house that would at least provide warmth from the insane weather. He looked at the wooden steps leading up to the door and was reminded of an event a few days ago, so he decided to climb them with extreme caution. But he slipped anyways.
After regaining his balance, he knocked on the door. A few long seconds later, Kaede answered the door. He smiled at her, but she didn't return one. She studied him for a few minutes, and realized that he was probably going to keel over of exhaustion and freezing soon. So she decided to let him in to warm up.
He walked into the living room and was shocked to see, in front of a cozy fire, Kikyou snuggling up with Suikotsu. They both turned around and looked up at him. He expected the worst, but instead was offered a blanket for warming up.
"So," Jakotsu whispered, "Does this mean you two are back together?" Kikyou and Suikotsu looked into each other's eyes and nodded. "So," he continued, "We're cool?"
Suikotsu smiled. "Of course," he said. "Don't worry about it. It was just a stupid mistake."
Jakotsu smiled. "Okay then," he said, cheerfully. He looked away from the couple and the smile disappeared from his face.
(Something's not right here. Why is Suikotsu being so nice? I mean, considering the big show he put on when he first found out.)
He shook the thought away and decided it would be better just to accept Suikotsu's change of heart. Then he remembered Suikotsu's "condition." Being schizophrenic, it was normal for him to have "changes of heart." But still.
Jakotsu's thoughts were interrupted by a loud crash that came from outside the house.
"What was that?" Kaede exclaimed as she raced to the door. She opened it and stepped outside. The others joined her.
What they saw was a horrific sight. People were scrambling all over the place. A great cloud of snow had risen over the village, and a figure could be seen in it, blasting giant balls of ice down to the ground. The ice balls hit with precision, blowing houses to pieces, freezing innocent villagers in their tracks.
Kikyou dashed back into the house and grabbed her bow. She enchanted one of her arrows and shot it at the figure. It hit its target dead on, but it didn't seem to hurt it. The figure slowly floated down to them.
It was a cute, young girl, about the same age as Kagome. She was wearing a tight light blue t-shirt with tight blue jeans. Painted on the thighs of the jeans were blue flames. She wore nothing on her feet, but she did wear blue wristbands. On her head, she wore a bright blue bandana; her darker blue hair flowed out of it to her waist. And her eyes were a dark purple.
"That wasn't very nice," she smiled.
Kikyou gritted her teeth. "Who the hell do you think you are, and what the hell do you think you're doing?" she exclaimed.
"Having fun," the girl winked. "I'm Sekka. Nice to meet you." She walked over to Suikotsu, and very slyly, she said, "And it's really nice to meet you."
"Get away from him!" Jakotsu shouted, running up to her.
Sekka held out her hand and blasted a weak ice ball at him. "You weren't thinking about attacking an innocent little girl like me, were you?"
Jakotsu smirked. "Meh, all girls are the same to me."
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Sekka asked with an inquisitive smile. "You'd rather be with a boy?" When she got a nod for her response, she put her hands to her mouth and said, "Aww, that's so cute!"
Kikyou rolled her eyes. "Now's not the time for this." She readied another arrow and shot it at Sekka. In mid air, she grabbed it, broke it over her knee and threw the two pieces to the ground.
"You're mean," she chuckled. "Those arrows are dangerous, too. You could really hurt someone with them." She giggled.
"What a cocky little bitch," Suikotsu muttered under his breath.
Sekka spun around and glared at him. She powered up another ice ball and blasted it at him. He ducked out of the way, but the fragments of the smashed ball were thrown back up and cut his back.
"Suikotsu!" Kikyou ran over to her fallen boyfriend. He said he was okay, but he sure didn't look it. "Want me to get your claws?" she asked, but he shook his head.
"No, that won't be necessary."
(Drastic times call for drastic measures. It seems that it won't take a normal person to bring down this snow demon. But, if I don't, Kikyou may get hurt. Should I?)
"What's wrong, honey?" Kikyou asked, putting her arm around him, and trying to ignore the remarks of Sekka.
"Kikyou," Suikotsu said, taking her off of him, "I love you." And with that, he jumped into midair, where Sekka was hovering, and held up his hand. His whole are became a long, brown tendril. It shot out towards Sekka and smashed her down hard to the ground. This one act showed to everyone that it was not Suikotsu there with them now, but Naraku. Kikyou stared at him, stunned and hurt.
"That hurt," said Sekka as she got up, brushing some of the blood from her mouth off her face with her hand. "That really hurt. You should be ashamed of yourself, picking on this poor, defenseless little girl." She jumped up at him at amazing speed, clasped her hands together and brought them down on top of his head, sending him down to the ground. "See how you like it, big bully," she said, sticking out her tongue.
Kikyou readied one final arrow and shot it to Sekka, in hopes of bringing her down. No such luck, though. This time, she caught the arrow, powered it up with her own magic and sent it back to Kikyou. Kaede saw this and jumped in the arrow's path. She felt its cold pierce through her body. The arrow's magic made her blood freeze solid. She died instantly.
Kikyou looked at her dead sister in horror. She didn't even notice the battle was still raging on. A new player had joined the fight. Jakotsu had stepped in, wielding the Jakotsutou. He made an attempt to slash at Sekka, but she was too quick for him. However, she didn't expect that the sword could extend, and was caught off guard by its slash.
Blood trickled down her freshly cut arm. But instead of showing signs of pain, she just laughed. "Do you really think you can beat me with such a primitive weapon like that?" She used her index finger to wipe away the blood on her arm, and flung it down to the ground. When it hit the ground, the snow around it sizzled and melted.
"This isn't looking good," Naraku muttered to himself, still in Suikotsu's form. He tried to make another attempt to bring down the cute ice demon by striking with another tendril, but she batted it away like it was nothing. She then followed up with another huge ice ball. She threw it at Naraku, hitting him and encasing him in ice. He fell to the ground, stunned. She then turned her view to Jakotsu.
"Oh crap," he muttered to himself. He looked at Naraku's stunned body, and then over to Kikyou, who was weeping over her lost sister. He then turned his gaze to Sekka, who was walking over to him slowly, smiling.