Technology was slowly becoming very advanced in the
world. The invention of electricity had made lives much
easier. Television, video games, household appliances and
other gadgets were becoming very beneficial to people's
lives. However, many people had become completely dependant
on these gizmos, which was rather unfortunate for them.
Ginkotsu was a prime example of this. He had become completely dependant on his cybernetic implants in order to survive. However, they were used to his advantage. Chains, saws and other sharp weapons made his fighting skills extremely advanced. And when InuYasha blew his body apart, forcing him to be turned into a tank, his skills increased yet again. He was now able to carry several people across great distances and was also a great backup unit.
A German scientist by the name of Silberinsekt had the idea to put implants onto demons to make them stronger. They then could be used as dangerous bio-weapons that could turn enemies to dust. So he hired a team to go and capture a demon that they could use as a guinea pig. The team found a mantis demon and very easily captured it and brought it back to Silberinsekt.
He began his work immediately. On the mantis's right arm, he installed a scythe made of pure silver, and on its left arm, he mounted a flame throwing cannon. He completely reconstructed its lower body, putting silver plating on it, making its legs a lot stronger and sharper to inflict more damage. On the end of its tail, a sharp spike was placed. Finally, a metallic helmet was placed on its head, improving its vision and giving it targeting abilities.
The only problem with this new cybernetic mantis, which Silberinsekt named Ginmushimaru, was that it could not be controlled. It went on a wild rampage, killing Silberinsekt and his team, and destroying their laboratory and equipment. It then went in search of new victims to shred to pieces with its newly acquired attachments.
Now completely up-to-date on all the events that had happened while they were gone, Ginkotsu and Kyoukotsu, with the added company of Suikotsu, set off for home. In the late evening, Ginkotsu was transporting the others, as they were tired of walking.
Suikotsu had failed to realize just how far he had actually gone. He was really starting to miss home, and especially Kikyou. Now that he had had all this time to collect his thoughts, he decided it would be best to try to start things up with her again. The only problem was that he was here, and she was way over there.
"Don't worry," Ginkotsu said. "It won't take us long to get home."
"I know," Suikotsu said. "But I still can't wait. It's been so long since I last saw her."
"It has been one month," Kyoukotsu said rolling his eyes. "That is not long time."
Suikotsu looked up at him. "Isn't it?" he said flatly.
Kyoukotsu didn't answer. The three of them were silent for a long time. Finally, after a lifetime of not speaking or making a sound, Ginkotsu noticed a village up ahead.
"We will stay there to regain strength," he said, breaking the silence. He drove up to the front gate and parked. Suikotsu and Kyoukotsu dismounted and walked into the village. They came to a modest little inn and asked for a room. The innkeeper took one look at Kyoukotsu and thought that if he didn't give them a room, he'd be ripped to pieces.
As Suikotsu and Kyoukotsu prepared to go to sleep, Ginkotsu, still outside, sensed something coming their way. The feeling eventually left him and he shut himself down for his version of sleep.
A few kilometers from that little village, another village was preparing for sleep as well. Unfortunately, however, it would not come. With no means of warning whatsoever, fire rained down and burned most of the houses to the ground. People panicked and ran around like idiots trying to escape the attack.
Then, from the sky, Ginmushimaru dived and crashed into the center of the village, killing the many innocent people in its way. It rose from the massive crater that it had just made, and looked around. What it saw gave it great pleasure: houses were burning to the ground, dead bodies were laying in the streets, survivors were crying for their losses.
It continued to level the village, killing people in horrible ways. When it was finally over, nothing was left except a few charred corpses, a few decimated houses, and one little boy who had lived to see it all before him. Thinking that its task was complete, Ginmushimaru took flight and went in search of another poor village to suffer the same fate.
The boy, who was named Hamaya, could just barely stand to his feet. Seeing what he saw left him completely traumatized, but he knew he had to find someone to help him. He knew of a village close to what was left of his. Maybe he could find help there...
Clouds covered the morning sky, which meant only one thing: yet more snow. Kyoukotsu had fallen dead asleep, and still was. But Suikotsu couldn't even close his eyes. He sat at the window and looked out it all night, thinking about one thing. All he wanted right at that moment was to be with Kikyou.
He continued to stare off into space, but when something obstructed his vision, he leapt to his feet. He saw a young boy walking up to the front gates. He wore a green top with light red pants. His short purple hair fell in front of his face and blocked his eyes from view. All his clothes had been torn almost to shreds.
Suikotsu dashed outside to meet the boy and make sure he was okay. "What happened?" he exclaimed, but got no response. "Come on," he said, giving the boy his hand, "We should get you inside." The boy took Suikotsu's hand and one more step, and then collapsed to the ground. Suikotsu quickly picked him up and carried him inside.
A few hours later, the boy opened his eyes. He sat upright and looked around the room, which started to spin. This led to a terrible headache, so he lay back down. He noticed that all his wounds had been bandaged up, and besides his throbbing head, he felt okay.
At that moment, Suikotsu entered the room with a tray of food. "Ah," he said, putting the tray down on the dresser beside the bed, "You're awake. I brought you something to eat."
"Thank you," the boy said, diving right into the tray.
"What's your name?"
"Hamaya," the boy responded in between mouthfuls of food.
"What happened to you last night?"
Hamaya stopped eating. He looked straight into Suikotsu's eyes, and then began to cry. "It was horrible," he muttered between sobs. "A giant robotic insect demon destroyed my village, and..." He could not bring himself to tell the rest.
"We will find insect and destroy it," Kyoukotsu grunted as he walked into the room. "We have not fought any demons for long time, so practice is much needed."
The boy tried to get out of the bed, but Suikotsu stopped him. "You need all the rest you can get. Don't worry about the demon; we'll take care of it. Try to go back to sleep." The boy nodded and conked out quickly.
"Come on, Kyoukotsu," Suikotsu said, standing up. "We have a bug to squish."
"Finally!" Kyoukotsu exclaimed, cracking his knuckles. However, they didn't have much time to prepare to meet up with the mantis demon that destroyed Hamaya's village. Almost the very second they stepped through the inn's door, the saw it. It was a rather ghastly sight, too. It had already begun its work on this village.
"Stop it!" Suikotsu commanded to his colleagues. He equipped his claws and dashed to the demon. Ginkotsu aimed his cannons at it and sent out a blast. However, Ginmushimaru was too quick. It came down on Ginkotsu with its mechanical scythe. Ginkotsu was not harmed much, but he did take some damage.
Now with the demon close to the ground, the three members of the Shichinin-tai had the upper hand. Kyoukotsu wrapped his arms around it and squeezed it. But it would not give up so easily. It powered up a blast from the cannon on its arm and shot it right in Kyoukotsu's face. Now free, Ginmushimaru took wing and hovered just out of their reach again.
"This isn't going well," Suikotsu muttered. Ginmushimaru then started to blast the houses. Ginkotsu took immediate action to this and blasted a spread shot in the air. Not a one blast hit the target.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath. "If we could just get it to the ground..." He decided to try one more shot. He aimed his chainsaw at it, and fired away. The saw sliced through one of its wings, but it still wasn't enough to bring it to the ground.
"Try again," Kyoukotsu bellowed, as he ripped a tree from out of the ground and tried to toss it at Ginmushimaru. He let go of the tree and sent it flying to his target. However, it was sliced in half by the silver scythe. Ginkotsu used this precise moment to attack its other wing. One more saw, one more slice. Both the demon's wings had now been cut to the point where they could no longer support it in the air. It was grounded.
However, Ginmushimaru would not allow itself to be beaten. It growled loudly and aimed its cannon at the inn where Hamaya was sleeping. It prepared to blast a giant ball of fire at it, which would burn it, and all inside, to the ground.
Ginkotsu was a prime example of this. He had become completely dependant on his cybernetic implants in order to survive. However, they were used to his advantage. Chains, saws and other sharp weapons made his fighting skills extremely advanced. And when InuYasha blew his body apart, forcing him to be turned into a tank, his skills increased yet again. He was now able to carry several people across great distances and was also a great backup unit.
A German scientist by the name of Silberinsekt had the idea to put implants onto demons to make them stronger. They then could be used as dangerous bio-weapons that could turn enemies to dust. So he hired a team to go and capture a demon that they could use as a guinea pig. The team found a mantis demon and very easily captured it and brought it back to Silberinsekt.
He began his work immediately. On the mantis's right arm, he installed a scythe made of pure silver, and on its left arm, he mounted a flame throwing cannon. He completely reconstructed its lower body, putting silver plating on it, making its legs a lot stronger and sharper to inflict more damage. On the end of its tail, a sharp spike was placed. Finally, a metallic helmet was placed on its head, improving its vision and giving it targeting abilities.
The only problem with this new cybernetic mantis, which Silberinsekt named Ginmushimaru, was that it could not be controlled. It went on a wild rampage, killing Silberinsekt and his team, and destroying their laboratory and equipment. It then went in search of new victims to shred to pieces with its newly acquired attachments.
Now completely up-to-date on all the events that had happened while they were gone, Ginkotsu and Kyoukotsu, with the added company of Suikotsu, set off for home. In the late evening, Ginkotsu was transporting the others, as they were tired of walking.
Suikotsu had failed to realize just how far he had actually gone. He was really starting to miss home, and especially Kikyou. Now that he had had all this time to collect his thoughts, he decided it would be best to try to start things up with her again. The only problem was that he was here, and she was way over there.
"Don't worry," Ginkotsu said. "It won't take us long to get home."
"I know," Suikotsu said. "But I still can't wait. It's been so long since I last saw her."
"It has been one month," Kyoukotsu said rolling his eyes. "That is not long time."
Suikotsu looked up at him. "Isn't it?" he said flatly.
Kyoukotsu didn't answer. The three of them were silent for a long time. Finally, after a lifetime of not speaking or making a sound, Ginkotsu noticed a village up ahead.
"We will stay there to regain strength," he said, breaking the silence. He drove up to the front gate and parked. Suikotsu and Kyoukotsu dismounted and walked into the village. They came to a modest little inn and asked for a room. The innkeeper took one look at Kyoukotsu and thought that if he didn't give them a room, he'd be ripped to pieces.
As Suikotsu and Kyoukotsu prepared to go to sleep, Ginkotsu, still outside, sensed something coming their way. The feeling eventually left him and he shut himself down for his version of sleep.
A few kilometers from that little village, another village was preparing for sleep as well. Unfortunately, however, it would not come. With no means of warning whatsoever, fire rained down and burned most of the houses to the ground. People panicked and ran around like idiots trying to escape the attack.
Then, from the sky, Ginmushimaru dived and crashed into the center of the village, killing the many innocent people in its way. It rose from the massive crater that it had just made, and looked around. What it saw gave it great pleasure: houses were burning to the ground, dead bodies were laying in the streets, survivors were crying for their losses.
It continued to level the village, killing people in horrible ways. When it was finally over, nothing was left except a few charred corpses, a few decimated houses, and one little boy who had lived to see it all before him. Thinking that its task was complete, Ginmushimaru took flight and went in search of another poor village to suffer the same fate.
The boy, who was named Hamaya, could just barely stand to his feet. Seeing what he saw left him completely traumatized, but he knew he had to find someone to help him. He knew of a village close to what was left of his. Maybe he could find help there...
Clouds covered the morning sky, which meant only one thing: yet more snow. Kyoukotsu had fallen dead asleep, and still was. But Suikotsu couldn't even close his eyes. He sat at the window and looked out it all night, thinking about one thing. All he wanted right at that moment was to be with Kikyou.
He continued to stare off into space, but when something obstructed his vision, he leapt to his feet. He saw a young boy walking up to the front gates. He wore a green top with light red pants. His short purple hair fell in front of his face and blocked his eyes from view. All his clothes had been torn almost to shreds.
Suikotsu dashed outside to meet the boy and make sure he was okay. "What happened?" he exclaimed, but got no response. "Come on," he said, giving the boy his hand, "We should get you inside." The boy took Suikotsu's hand and one more step, and then collapsed to the ground. Suikotsu quickly picked him up and carried him inside.
A few hours later, the boy opened his eyes. He sat upright and looked around the room, which started to spin. This led to a terrible headache, so he lay back down. He noticed that all his wounds had been bandaged up, and besides his throbbing head, he felt okay.
At that moment, Suikotsu entered the room with a tray of food. "Ah," he said, putting the tray down on the dresser beside the bed, "You're awake. I brought you something to eat."
"Thank you," the boy said, diving right into the tray.
"What's your name?"
"Hamaya," the boy responded in between mouthfuls of food.
"What happened to you last night?"
Hamaya stopped eating. He looked straight into Suikotsu's eyes, and then began to cry. "It was horrible," he muttered between sobs. "A giant robotic insect demon destroyed my village, and..." He could not bring himself to tell the rest.
"We will find insect and destroy it," Kyoukotsu grunted as he walked into the room. "We have not fought any demons for long time, so practice is much needed."
The boy tried to get out of the bed, but Suikotsu stopped him. "You need all the rest you can get. Don't worry about the demon; we'll take care of it. Try to go back to sleep." The boy nodded and conked out quickly.
"Come on, Kyoukotsu," Suikotsu said, standing up. "We have a bug to squish."
"Finally!" Kyoukotsu exclaimed, cracking his knuckles. However, they didn't have much time to prepare to meet up with the mantis demon that destroyed Hamaya's village. Almost the very second they stepped through the inn's door, the saw it. It was a rather ghastly sight, too. It had already begun its work on this village.
"Stop it!" Suikotsu commanded to his colleagues. He equipped his claws and dashed to the demon. Ginkotsu aimed his cannons at it and sent out a blast. However, Ginmushimaru was too quick. It came down on Ginkotsu with its mechanical scythe. Ginkotsu was not harmed much, but he did take some damage.
Now with the demon close to the ground, the three members of the Shichinin-tai had the upper hand. Kyoukotsu wrapped his arms around it and squeezed it. But it would not give up so easily. It powered up a blast from the cannon on its arm and shot it right in Kyoukotsu's face. Now free, Ginmushimaru took wing and hovered just out of their reach again.
"This isn't going well," Suikotsu muttered. Ginmushimaru then started to blast the houses. Ginkotsu took immediate action to this and blasted a spread shot in the air. Not a one blast hit the target.
"Damn it," he muttered under his breath. "If we could just get it to the ground..." He decided to try one more shot. He aimed his chainsaw at it, and fired away. The saw sliced through one of its wings, but it still wasn't enough to bring it to the ground.
"Try again," Kyoukotsu bellowed, as he ripped a tree from out of the ground and tried to toss it at Ginmushimaru. He let go of the tree and sent it flying to his target. However, it was sliced in half by the silver scythe. Ginkotsu used this precise moment to attack its other wing. One more saw, one more slice. Both the demon's wings had now been cut to the point where they could no longer support it in the air. It was grounded.
However, Ginmushimaru would not allow itself to be beaten. It growled loudly and aimed its cannon at the inn where Hamaya was sleeping. It prepared to blast a giant ball of fire at it, which would burn it, and all inside, to the ground.