Ginmushimaru would not allow itself to be beaten by
these humans and their tank. So it aimed its cannon at the
inn where Hamaya, the little boy, was sleeping. It prepared
to blast a giant ball of fire at it, which would burn it to
the ground.
Suikotsu had to act fast. He could not let this monster hurt any more innocent people. "Ginkotsu!" he called out, running over to the big tank, "Get ready to blast the demon on my mark!"
"What are you thinking?" Ginkotsu asked as Suikotsu jumped on his cannon.
"No time for questions!" Suikotsu exclaimed. "Fire!" Without realizing it, Ginkotsu fired him through the air. He latched onto Ginmushimaru's head with his claws, and sliced a huge gash across its eyes. It growled in pain and anger, and then swung its scythe frantically at its enemy. Because it was no longer able to see, it couldn't tell where the enemy was.
Ginkotsu and Kyoukotsu used this to their advantage. Kyoukotsu grabbed Ginmushimaru, preventing it from being able to move, and Ginkotsu blasted it with his most powerful attack. The blast hit Ginmushimaru, blowing it to pieces, and sent Kyoukotsu flying to the other side of the village. He stood up, brushed some dirt off his shoulders, and chuckled.
"Piece of cake," he smirked.
"Suikotsu," Ginkotsu called out, "Now that our task is complete, I suggest that we continue for home."
Suikotsu breathed in heavily. "It's gonna be hard saying goodbye to that kid."
"Why?" Kyoukotsu asked. "You only known him for little time."
"But that creature attacked his village," Suikotsu explained. "I have a feeling that he has no one left to take care of him."
"Then put him with somebody here," Ginkotsu suggested.
"I'll go talk to him," Suikotsu sighed. He went back into the inn to talk with Hamaya. He found him looking out the window, where he would have seen the whole battle.
"So what happens to me now?" he whispered. He turned around and looked at Suikotsu. "The monster's gone, but what of me?"
"I'm sure someone in this village will look after you," Suikotsu answered. He looked at the boy's sad expression and decided to cave in. "Or would you rather come with us?"
Hamaya smiled and leapt to his feet. "Really?" he exclaimed excitedly. Suikotsu nodded. The two of them joined Kyoukotsu and Ginkotsu outside.
"Oh no," Ginkotsu whined, "We're not taking him with us... are we?" Suikotsu smiled and nodded. Then the three of them climbed aboard Ginkotsu, and they drove off for home.
"We will attack at dusk," Shimoka said to Frostbyte. The two of them were sitting in the main hall of the ice fortress, surrounded by all the cute little Yukikyuu demons. "With the wind witch out of our way," he continued, "the only ones that will give us any trouble will be the dog and his collies."
"Don't you mean 'colleagues'?" Frostbyte corrected.
"Not really," Shimoka said with a straight face.
"Wow," Frostbyte said with a monotone pitch, "Shimoka made a funny. I should write this down." Just then, the door to the chamber swung open. Yura and Manten had just returned from their first date. "Welcome back," Frostbyte said, getting up to greet them. "How was it?"
"The date?" Yura asked, a little annoyed that this woman whom she didn't even know was prying into her personal life. "Who wants to know?"
"I do," Frostbyte exclaimed.
"You don't need to know about my sex life," Yura answered angrily. "Come on, Manten." The two of them disappeared into the courtyard.
Frostbyte scoffed. "That's the thing I like about Sekka," she said. "She doesn't leave out any details."
Shimoka rolled his eyes. "That's for sure," he muttered. "Yura and Manten's first date, they go out for a romantic lunch. Sekka and Hiten's first date, they-"
"Do something much more fun," Frostbyte smiled. "Now, in regards to this attack on Kagura... Do we have to kill her?"
"Why?" Shimoka asked. "What do you want to do with her?" There was pause, as Frostbyte knew that Shimoka knew the answer to that question. "Ah," he said at last, "Indeed." He then decided that it would be best to leave it at that.
Meanwhile, at the top of the ice tower, KooriKisaki and Naraku were forming a battle plan.
"Do you really expect this to work?" she asked him. He nodded. "It's not that it isn't a good plan," she continued, "It's just, I think it's missing some important details."
"Like what, exactly?" he asked coldly.
"Like," she said, "Like how you are going to get them to fight each other."
"That's where I come in," Sekka exclaimed as she burst through the door. "Urasue and I have devised a plan to get InuYasha and his group against that Kikyou woman and hers."
"They already ran it by me," Naraku said. "It's fool proof, providing we don't let a fool mess it up."
"Don't worry," Sekka smiled, "I won't let Hiten any where near them. Speaking of which..." she trailed off, and left the room to go find him.
(I'm a little thirsty... Now, where did he go...?)
"So anyways," the ice queen continued, "You're sure they'll go for it?"
"Yes," Naraku smiled. "When it comes to trickery and betrayal, I am the king."
"Indeed," KooriKisaki said, rolling her eyes. "Make sure it goes off without a hitch. With them gone, I shall be free to obtain all of the shards of the Shikon Jewel."
"We."
"What?"
"You mean 'we shall be free to obtain the shards'."
"Ah," KooriKisaki smiled, "Of course that's what I meant..."
What Kagura couldn't understand most about guys was why did they always have to channel surf? Why could they not just pick a program and watch it? She could easily find something to watch out of 200 channels of pure garbage, why couldn't they? She shook the thought off with a scoff. The truth was that she actually was lonely. Kanna, Kohaku and Hakudoushi had gone off to perform for the emperor
(for some reason)
and had left her alone.
She took in a deep breath and turned the television off. "A walk," she said aloud. "That'll clear my head."
She put on her boots and coat and went for her walk. The night was cold, but it was a nice cold; a light breeze, not like the insane weather they had been having lately. Kagura guessed that it must be the work of the ice demons and their queen.
So many different things had been happening all at once lately. The ice demons trying to take over the world, Naraku's sudden disappearance, and her feelings for Kouga that still went unnoticed.
"Tonight," she whispered, "I should tell him." She decided to walk to his cave to see if he was home. If he was, she would tell him. If not, she would try to find him and then tell him. Either way, she thought, he'll know tonight.
Memories of their gruesome past came back to her. She did all sorts of evil things to him, and she realized that he probably would not return her feelings. But she didn't care; she just wanted him to at least know.
She came to the forest that Kouga's cave was in. She still had a ways to go, though, and the snow prevent her from going any faster. She didn't want to use her feathers because she didn't want to draw any attention to herself. What she didn't realize, however, was two beings were trying to do the same.
Far behind her, Shimoka and Frostbyte hid in the tree branches. "Where do you think she's going?" Frostbyte asked.
"Only one way to find out," Shimoka whispered. The two of them then jumped from branch to branch, following their prey.
Suikotsu had to act fast. He could not let this monster hurt any more innocent people. "Ginkotsu!" he called out, running over to the big tank, "Get ready to blast the demon on my mark!"
"What are you thinking?" Ginkotsu asked as Suikotsu jumped on his cannon.
"No time for questions!" Suikotsu exclaimed. "Fire!" Without realizing it, Ginkotsu fired him through the air. He latched onto Ginmushimaru's head with his claws, and sliced a huge gash across its eyes. It growled in pain and anger, and then swung its scythe frantically at its enemy. Because it was no longer able to see, it couldn't tell where the enemy was.
Ginkotsu and Kyoukotsu used this to their advantage. Kyoukotsu grabbed Ginmushimaru, preventing it from being able to move, and Ginkotsu blasted it with his most powerful attack. The blast hit Ginmushimaru, blowing it to pieces, and sent Kyoukotsu flying to the other side of the village. He stood up, brushed some dirt off his shoulders, and chuckled.
"Piece of cake," he smirked.
"Suikotsu," Ginkotsu called out, "Now that our task is complete, I suggest that we continue for home."
Suikotsu breathed in heavily. "It's gonna be hard saying goodbye to that kid."
"Why?" Kyoukotsu asked. "You only known him for little time."
"But that creature attacked his village," Suikotsu explained. "I have a feeling that he has no one left to take care of him."
"Then put him with somebody here," Ginkotsu suggested.
"I'll go talk to him," Suikotsu sighed. He went back into the inn to talk with Hamaya. He found him looking out the window, where he would have seen the whole battle.
"So what happens to me now?" he whispered. He turned around and looked at Suikotsu. "The monster's gone, but what of me?"
"I'm sure someone in this village will look after you," Suikotsu answered. He looked at the boy's sad expression and decided to cave in. "Or would you rather come with us?"
Hamaya smiled and leapt to his feet. "Really?" he exclaimed excitedly. Suikotsu nodded. The two of them joined Kyoukotsu and Ginkotsu outside.
"Oh no," Ginkotsu whined, "We're not taking him with us... are we?" Suikotsu smiled and nodded. Then the three of them climbed aboard Ginkotsu, and they drove off for home.
"We will attack at dusk," Shimoka said to Frostbyte. The two of them were sitting in the main hall of the ice fortress, surrounded by all the cute little Yukikyuu demons. "With the wind witch out of our way," he continued, "the only ones that will give us any trouble will be the dog and his collies."
"Don't you mean 'colleagues'?" Frostbyte corrected.
"Not really," Shimoka said with a straight face.
"Wow," Frostbyte said with a monotone pitch, "Shimoka made a funny. I should write this down." Just then, the door to the chamber swung open. Yura and Manten had just returned from their first date. "Welcome back," Frostbyte said, getting up to greet them. "How was it?"
"The date?" Yura asked, a little annoyed that this woman whom she didn't even know was prying into her personal life. "Who wants to know?"
"I do," Frostbyte exclaimed.
"You don't need to know about my sex life," Yura answered angrily. "Come on, Manten." The two of them disappeared into the courtyard.
Frostbyte scoffed. "That's the thing I like about Sekka," she said. "She doesn't leave out any details."
Shimoka rolled his eyes. "That's for sure," he muttered. "Yura and Manten's first date, they go out for a romantic lunch. Sekka and Hiten's first date, they-"
"Do something much more fun," Frostbyte smiled. "Now, in regards to this attack on Kagura... Do we have to kill her?"
"Why?" Shimoka asked. "What do you want to do with her?" There was pause, as Frostbyte knew that Shimoka knew the answer to that question. "Ah," he said at last, "Indeed." He then decided that it would be best to leave it at that.
Meanwhile, at the top of the ice tower, KooriKisaki and Naraku were forming a battle plan.
"Do you really expect this to work?" she asked him. He nodded. "It's not that it isn't a good plan," she continued, "It's just, I think it's missing some important details."
"Like what, exactly?" he asked coldly.
"Like," she said, "Like how you are going to get them to fight each other."
"That's where I come in," Sekka exclaimed as she burst through the door. "Urasue and I have devised a plan to get InuYasha and his group against that Kikyou woman and hers."
"They already ran it by me," Naraku said. "It's fool proof, providing we don't let a fool mess it up."
"Don't worry," Sekka smiled, "I won't let Hiten any where near them. Speaking of which..." she trailed off, and left the room to go find him.
(I'm a little thirsty... Now, where did he go...?)
"So anyways," the ice queen continued, "You're sure they'll go for it?"
"Yes," Naraku smiled. "When it comes to trickery and betrayal, I am the king."
"Indeed," KooriKisaki said, rolling her eyes. "Make sure it goes off without a hitch. With them gone, I shall be free to obtain all of the shards of the Shikon Jewel."
"We."
"What?"
"You mean 'we shall be free to obtain the shards'."
"Ah," KooriKisaki smiled, "Of course that's what I meant..."
What Kagura couldn't understand most about guys was why did they always have to channel surf? Why could they not just pick a program and watch it? She could easily find something to watch out of 200 channels of pure garbage, why couldn't they? She shook the thought off with a scoff. The truth was that she actually was lonely. Kanna, Kohaku and Hakudoushi had gone off to perform for the emperor
(for some reason)
and had left her alone.
She took in a deep breath and turned the television off. "A walk," she said aloud. "That'll clear my head."
She put on her boots and coat and went for her walk. The night was cold, but it was a nice cold; a light breeze, not like the insane weather they had been having lately. Kagura guessed that it must be the work of the ice demons and their queen.
So many different things had been happening all at once lately. The ice demons trying to take over the world, Naraku's sudden disappearance, and her feelings for Kouga that still went unnoticed.
"Tonight," she whispered, "I should tell him." She decided to walk to his cave to see if he was home. If he was, she would tell him. If not, she would try to find him and then tell him. Either way, she thought, he'll know tonight.
Memories of their gruesome past came back to her. She did all sorts of evil things to him, and she realized that he probably would not return her feelings. But she didn't care; she just wanted him to at least know.
She came to the forest that Kouga's cave was in. She still had a ways to go, though, and the snow prevent her from going any faster. She didn't want to use her feathers because she didn't want to draw any attention to herself. What she didn't realize, however, was two beings were trying to do the same.
Far behind her, Shimoka and Frostbyte hid in the tree branches. "Where do you think she's going?" Frostbyte asked.
"Only one way to find out," Shimoka whispered. The two of them then jumped from branch to branch, following their prey.