(OmegaNihon)
(InuYasha walked up to Kikyou's door and knocked on it. She answered and smiled at him. It wasn't really a welcoming smile, though. She let him in and they went into the living room. She handed him a piece of paper describing the requirements for a Battle of the Bands contest that was to be held in six months. She told him to get his band ready by Friday, and to enter the contest. The bet had been made.)
Miroku and Kouga both learned to play their electric guitars at an early age. Nobunaga was only just starting to learn to play bass. And InuYasha and Kagome had also only just started their singing careers. These five people would be the start of their band.
Sesshoumaru had been able to play the piano almost all his life. His talents gave the band an interesting sound, something different from just ordinary punk rock. Juuroumaru also had been playing the drums from an early age. And because of his energy, he could keep up a wild solo for at least half an hour. Sango's contribution to their band was only small, but she played her violin well. Along side of Kagome, they brought a calm soothing sound to their music. And finally, Shippou, who was being taught to play the keyboard by Kanna, wrapped up the band members and made the band complete.
And now with most of their distractions out of the way, they would finally be able to start to practice, and write their song. But just as they were about to start, there was a knock on the door. Kagome went to answer it and was shocked to see whom it was.
"Queen La Saia!" she exclaimed. "To what do we owe this honor?"
La Saia smiled. "I heard that you destroyed the ice fortress." Kagome nodded her head, and led the queen in. She brought her to their practice room and everyone else was just as startled to see her.
"Hello all," she smiled. "Is it true? Is the fortress gone?"
"Yup," InuYasha said triumphantly. "Just glad to be of service."
(Wait... that doesn't sound like me...)
"I mean, where's our reward?" he exclaimed.
"InuYasha," Kagome muttered, "Sit!" And he came crashing down. She turned to La Saia and apologized for his rude behavior.
"That is okay," she chuckled. "I do not believe that I knew you were a band."
"Would you like us to perform a song for you?" Kagome inquired.
"That would be lovely," the queen smiled, and took a seat to watch. Sesshoumaru took his seat at his beautiful grand piano and began to play their song's introductory solo. Juuroumaru then joined in with a soft drum solo. Sango and Kagome then began to play their violins. And finally, the song's intro was finished.
Kouga, Miroku and Nobunaga played a couple of rifts as Juuroumaru's drumming became a little more to his taste. And finally, InuYasha began to sing. Their song was called Kurayami. It wasn't bad, in their opinion. It was no X Japan, but still.
The song ended, and La Saia stood up, applauding. "That was wonderful," she said, smiling. "You definitely have talent."
(ChikaraEki...)
Kagura's singing talent was amazing. And backed up with Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku on keyboards, the sound of their music was breath taking. All four of them had talent. But would it be enough to make it through the Battle of the Bands contest? Only time would tell.
Kagura knew that she could sing. When she was younger, she took lessons to improve her abilities, and they definitely paid off. At first, she didn't really want to sing, but her siblings pushed her. And it was thanks to all of that that she was as good as she was.
Kanna had learned to play the keyboard at an early age as well. She found technology to be very interesting, and she also loved music. Putting the two together was what made her as talented as she was. Kohaku and Hakudoushi also found it interesting, so they asked her to teach them. She accepted, and then they became the three top keyboardists in their village. Granted, they were the only three in their village...
ChikaraEki never originally planned to go public in any way. Kagura and the kids were happy just performing for themselves, and maybe their closest friends. They didn't want all the hassle of being famous, although the dream was tempting.
The contest was to be in a little less than four months. And with the ice army out of the way, they now had time to practice. They had selected their song that they would play at the contest. Inspired by the work of Shiina Nagano, their song was called Rizumu: Doko Demo Aru. At first, they didn't like it much, but they kept improving it. Finally, it was complete, lyrics and all.
"So then," Hakudoushi said, "Do you think we're ready?"
Kagura plugged her microphone into the outlet. "Well, no," she said. "We still need to practice it a bit more."
"It's not like we don't have time," Kohaku said, switching on his keyboard.
"You're right," Kagura said, "But it's better to be safe than sorry."
Kanna sat down at her keyboard. "Ready?" she asked. The others nodded.
Hakudoushi tapped a few keys of his board, and then shouted, "Hit it!" Techno music filled the room. Kanna started in with the bass beat, the Hakudoushi joined in with the other sounds, and Kohaku started his opening piano solo. When he had finished, Kagura began to sing with her beautiful voice. In just a mere four months, they would be doing this live. But that never crossed their minds once.
(Yogore no Yurikago)
Originally, Kikyou's band had Naraku playing bass guitar. But since he was no longer around, they had to make a shift. Renkotsu agreed to take his place. And so, their band was now Bankotsu on electric guitar, Renkotsu on bass, Mukotsu on keyboards, and Suikotsu had returned to play drums. There was only one problem: the vocals.
Kikyou was the band's background singer, but by the time the contest would arrive, she would be in no shape to perform on stage. Finally, they agreed to record her background voice now, and play it during the actual performance. It was they only way they could do it.
Writing songs was not particularly difficult for them, seeing as they had already put out a full-length pilot CD. It wasn't exactly Dani Filth himself, but it was pretty good. For this competition, they wrote an original song entitled Punishment.
The drums were set up, and Suikotsu took his place at them. The keyboard had already been turned on, and Mukotsu took his seat. Bankotsu and Renkotsu walked onto the stage with their guitars and tuned them. The song began with a little eerie sounding music played by Mukotsu. Then Suikotsu, Bankotsu and Renkotsu joined in with their black metal style intro.
Finally, last to appear on the stage was Jakotsu, microphone in hand. His singing style was a little different from that of Kagura or InuYasha. His demonic screeching gave their band a true black metal quality. The song finished. "How was that, Kikyou?" he asked.
She looked over her band and smiled. "Excellent," she said, putting her hands together. That was the first time she ever complimented them on their first try of any song. The others smiled too.
(Must be the sudden change in hormones...)
(Dénouement)
And with that, they continued to practice and live out their lives. La Saia went to visit the other bands and listened to what they could do. She was very excited to see them perform on the actual stage.
The next four months went by surprisingly quickly. Sesshoumaru and Kageroumaru had succeeded in teaching Juuroumaru how to speak, but he still wasn't exactly snooty dinner party material yet. Hamaya had found an interest in Suikotsu's work and asked him to teach to play the drums. He accepted almost without having to think about it, and soon enough, Hamaya became a pretty good drummer. And as for Kagura and Kouga, she had finally clued him in to how she felt about him... a week before the competition.
(InuYasha walked up to Kikyou's door and knocked on it. She answered and smiled at him. It wasn't really a welcoming smile, though. She let him in and they went into the living room. She handed him a piece of paper describing the requirements for a Battle of the Bands contest that was to be held in six months. She told him to get his band ready by Friday, and to enter the contest. The bet had been made.)
Miroku and Kouga both learned to play their electric guitars at an early age. Nobunaga was only just starting to learn to play bass. And InuYasha and Kagome had also only just started their singing careers. These five people would be the start of their band.
Sesshoumaru had been able to play the piano almost all his life. His talents gave the band an interesting sound, something different from just ordinary punk rock. Juuroumaru also had been playing the drums from an early age. And because of his energy, he could keep up a wild solo for at least half an hour. Sango's contribution to their band was only small, but she played her violin well. Along side of Kagome, they brought a calm soothing sound to their music. And finally, Shippou, who was being taught to play the keyboard by Kanna, wrapped up the band members and made the band complete.
And now with most of their distractions out of the way, they would finally be able to start to practice, and write their song. But just as they were about to start, there was a knock on the door. Kagome went to answer it and was shocked to see whom it was.
"Queen La Saia!" she exclaimed. "To what do we owe this honor?"
La Saia smiled. "I heard that you destroyed the ice fortress." Kagome nodded her head, and led the queen in. She brought her to their practice room and everyone else was just as startled to see her.
"Hello all," she smiled. "Is it true? Is the fortress gone?"
"Yup," InuYasha said triumphantly. "Just glad to be of service."
(Wait... that doesn't sound like me...)
"I mean, where's our reward?" he exclaimed.
"InuYasha," Kagome muttered, "Sit!" And he came crashing down. She turned to La Saia and apologized for his rude behavior.
"That is okay," she chuckled. "I do not believe that I knew you were a band."
"Would you like us to perform a song for you?" Kagome inquired.
"That would be lovely," the queen smiled, and took a seat to watch. Sesshoumaru took his seat at his beautiful grand piano and began to play their song's introductory solo. Juuroumaru then joined in with a soft drum solo. Sango and Kagome then began to play their violins. And finally, the song's intro was finished.
Kouga, Miroku and Nobunaga played a couple of rifts as Juuroumaru's drumming became a little more to his taste. And finally, InuYasha began to sing. Their song was called Kurayami. It wasn't bad, in their opinion. It was no X Japan, but still.
The song ended, and La Saia stood up, applauding. "That was wonderful," she said, smiling. "You definitely have talent."
(ChikaraEki...)
Kagura's singing talent was amazing. And backed up with Kanna, Hakudoushi and Kohaku on keyboards, the sound of their music was breath taking. All four of them had talent. But would it be enough to make it through the Battle of the Bands contest? Only time would tell.
Kagura knew that she could sing. When she was younger, she took lessons to improve her abilities, and they definitely paid off. At first, she didn't really want to sing, but her siblings pushed her. And it was thanks to all of that that she was as good as she was.
Kanna had learned to play the keyboard at an early age as well. She found technology to be very interesting, and she also loved music. Putting the two together was what made her as talented as she was. Kohaku and Hakudoushi also found it interesting, so they asked her to teach them. She accepted, and then they became the three top keyboardists in their village. Granted, they were the only three in their village...
ChikaraEki never originally planned to go public in any way. Kagura and the kids were happy just performing for themselves, and maybe their closest friends. They didn't want all the hassle of being famous, although the dream was tempting.
The contest was to be in a little less than four months. And with the ice army out of the way, they now had time to practice. They had selected their song that they would play at the contest. Inspired by the work of Shiina Nagano, their song was called Rizumu: Doko Demo Aru. At first, they didn't like it much, but they kept improving it. Finally, it was complete, lyrics and all.
"So then," Hakudoushi said, "Do you think we're ready?"
Kagura plugged her microphone into the outlet. "Well, no," she said. "We still need to practice it a bit more."
"It's not like we don't have time," Kohaku said, switching on his keyboard.
"You're right," Kagura said, "But it's better to be safe than sorry."
Kanna sat down at her keyboard. "Ready?" she asked. The others nodded.
Hakudoushi tapped a few keys of his board, and then shouted, "Hit it!" Techno music filled the room. Kanna started in with the bass beat, the Hakudoushi joined in with the other sounds, and Kohaku started his opening piano solo. When he had finished, Kagura began to sing with her beautiful voice. In just a mere four months, they would be doing this live. But that never crossed their minds once.
(Yogore no Yurikago)
Originally, Kikyou's band had Naraku playing bass guitar. But since he was no longer around, they had to make a shift. Renkotsu agreed to take his place. And so, their band was now Bankotsu on electric guitar, Renkotsu on bass, Mukotsu on keyboards, and Suikotsu had returned to play drums. There was only one problem: the vocals.
Kikyou was the band's background singer, but by the time the contest would arrive, she would be in no shape to perform on stage. Finally, they agreed to record her background voice now, and play it during the actual performance. It was they only way they could do it.
Writing songs was not particularly difficult for them, seeing as they had already put out a full-length pilot CD. It wasn't exactly Dani Filth himself, but it was pretty good. For this competition, they wrote an original song entitled Punishment.
The drums were set up, and Suikotsu took his place at them. The keyboard had already been turned on, and Mukotsu took his seat. Bankotsu and Renkotsu walked onto the stage with their guitars and tuned them. The song began with a little eerie sounding music played by Mukotsu. Then Suikotsu, Bankotsu and Renkotsu joined in with their black metal style intro.
Finally, last to appear on the stage was Jakotsu, microphone in hand. His singing style was a little different from that of Kagura or InuYasha. His demonic screeching gave their band a true black metal quality. The song finished. "How was that, Kikyou?" he asked.
She looked over her band and smiled. "Excellent," she said, putting her hands together. That was the first time she ever complimented them on their first try of any song. The others smiled too.
(Must be the sudden change in hormones...)
(Dénouement)
And with that, they continued to practice and live out their lives. La Saia went to visit the other bands and listened to what they could do. She was very excited to see them perform on the actual stage.
The next four months went by surprisingly quickly. Sesshoumaru and Kageroumaru had succeeded in teaching Juuroumaru how to speak, but he still wasn't exactly snooty dinner party material yet. Hamaya had found an interest in Suikotsu's work and asked him to teach to play the drums. He accepted almost without having to think about it, and soon enough, Hamaya became a pretty good drummer. And as for Kagura and Kouga, she had finally clued him in to how she felt about him... a week before the competition.