"We've got company," InuYasha muttered. Ice bats, freezing demons, snowballs and ice wolves. They had managed to slip into the room during the confusion that was made by the ice pillars. So that was her plan then. "Let's take 'em out!" He slashed at a Toukaibutsu with the Tessaiga, ripping it to pieces. A flock of five Hyoukoumori soared through the air, aimed at Kagura, who was floating on one of her giant feathers. She flapped her fan at them, sending a gush of air, throwing them off course. Then she formed the wind into blades and sliced them up. But more came. Back on the ground, Juuroumaru was fighting two Kooriookami. They slashed at him with their claws and bit at him with their teeth. One of them stood up on its hind legs and slashed furiously, but it lost its equilibrium and fell over, giving Juuroumaru the opportunity to strike. Jakotsu and Kazan were busy dealing with a group of Yukikyuu. These cute little snowballs were definitely an interesting sort of demon. They had the ability to form together and fight as one big cluster. They merged into a giant ball and rolled towards their enemy. Jakotsu let fly his sword and slashed right through the ball, sending them all in different directions.
"Keh," InuYasha scoffed, "KooriKisaki, do you really expect these weak demons to stop us?"
No answer.
"Fine then." He slashed at another Toukaibutsu demon, but before he could hit it, it blasted a stream of ice. The Tessaiga got caught in the blast and was frozen solid. "Dammit," he muttered.
Kagura, meanwhile, was still dealing with a flock of Hyoukoumori. But what she didn't realize was that this particular flock was just a decoy. Another flock snuck up behind her and dive-bombed the feather, ripping it to shreds. She plummeted to the ground. Fortunately, she was just a few feet away from her little brother, who managed to subdue the ice wolves long enough to make a saving catch. "Thanks," she said. He gave her a 'don't mention it' smile and both went back to the fight.
"Dammit," InuYasha growled, "Where did she go this time?"
KooriKisaki had once again vanished. But all the ice that the ice demons were creating hindered her scent. She was perfectly hidden.
"Shit," he muttered. "And not only that, but because she's encased the Shikon Jewel in ice, I can't use its powers. The Kongousouha is completely useless. And the Bakuryuuha won't work either. What am I going to do?"
Again, no answers were coming to him. But there had to be some way to beat her. He just needed to think harder. He looked around for a clue. Any clue. Nothing. But he still needed to know her whereabouts anyways, so he dashed around the room, searching. But he could not find her. She must be moving too, he thought. Then it came. The huge blast of ice from point blank range. It hit him, sent him flying across the entire room. He hit the wall and fell to the ground in a slump. He did not move.
"InuYasha!" Jakotsu exclaimed, running over to him. "InuYasha! Speak to me!"
"But all I had was the soup," the dog boy said in a slurred tone of voice, "I don't see why we should split the bill evenly..."
Jakotsu slapped him across the face. "Get a hold of yourself!" he exclaimed.
"Hooba wha?" InuYasha shook the concussion off and rose to his feet. "What the hell happened?" he demanded.
"Well," Jakotsu smiled, "Jennifer Tilly was stripping right in front of you, and when she took her top off, the sudden amount of excess energy overpowered you and sent you flying backwards."
"I simple 'I don't know' would have sufficed, ya know," InuYasha said sarcastically. "Where was I when I got hit?"
"How the hell should I know?" Jakotsu exclaimed.
"You should be paying attention!"
"I should be paying attention? You were the one who got hit!"
"They're arguing again," Juuroumaru sweatdropped.
"You'd think they've been married for forty years," Kagura added, batting away an ice bat.
"I heard that," InuYasha snapped. "We can't let this arguing get in our way. We still have a job to do."
"Indeed," Jakotsu agreed. "So I was thinking..." He looked over at Kazan, who was still fighting a group of Kooriookami. "I was thinking, what if we use Kazan's fire on KooriKisaki?"
It hit InuYasha like a ton of bricks. "Of course!" He began explaining his newly formed plan to Jakotsu as Kagura, Juuroumaru and Kazan fought off the ice demons.
"Think it'll work?" Jakotsu asked.
"Only one way to find out," InuYasha responded. "Kagura! Juuroumaru! Cover Jakotsu! We've got a plan to take out the ice bitch!"
Kagura and Juuroumaru smiled and nodded. Jakotsu dashed over to Kazan and helped him take out the final ice wolves. All that was left was a small flock of Hyoukoumori, a few Toukaibutsu and a small pack of Yukikyuu. And the ice queen of course. She revealed herself at last and immediately began her attack on InuYasha. His sword was still frozen, but all he had to do to thaw it was unleash a Scar of the Wind. And he did just that. The Tessaiga had returned to normal. All he had to do now was keep KooriKisaki at bay until...
Jakotsu held out the Jakotsutou to Kazan. Kazan looked at it strangely for a few seconds, but then managed to figure it out. He blasted a steady stream of fire at the tip of the sword. The ice demons were trying to get at them, trying to stop them from putting their plan in motion, but Kagura and Juuroumaru were keeping them at bay. A flick of her wrist and a gust of wind later, the last Hyoukoumori were killed. Toukaibutsu and Yukikyuu were all that remained. But they could take 'em. Oh yes they could.
"Fools!" KooriKisaki cackled, "You cannot beat me! I am indestructible!"
"Funny," InuYasha taunted, swinging the Tessaiga at his enemy, "Every time a bad guy says that, they get the crap kicked outta them!" He unleashed the Scar of the Wind, landing a direct hit, but nothing happened. That damned ice shield...
She laughed. "What was that about getting the crap kicked outta them?" She held her hand out in front of her and powered up another blast. She fired. InuYasha leapt just out of the way as it hit the ground, breaking it. He tried to return the attack, but again she blasted him with an ice attack. He rolled out of the way as it hit the ground. He ducked behind the closest of the six massive pillars to catch his breath. Big mistake. She blasted the pillar, chomping a huge hole in it. Then she aimed her sights a little higher and blasted the top of it. It broke free of the roof and fell to the ground, seeming to bury InuYasha. But he had made it out just in time and sliced another Scar of the Wind. "Give it up!" the ice queen yelled.
"Never!" InuYasha growled. "We're gonna send you to Hell where you belong!"
She cackled. "Really? And how pray tell are you going to do that?"
"Like this." Jakotsu's answer cut through the misty room like a hot knife through butter. The last of the Toukaibutsu and Yukikyuu had bean beaten. She was all that was left. Jakotsu held up his sword; the tip flashed with a red glow. Kazan's fire attacks had heated it up to incredible temperatures. It was almost melting. He flicked his wrist and the sword flew towards her. Struck her like a snake striking its prey. The intense heat penetrated her shield and hit the Shikon Jewel, breaking it free from the ice barrier and from the ice queen.
"Kagura!" InuYasha called, "Clear the mist!" She nodded and sent a gust of wind that cleared the entire room.
"Juuroumaru!" Jakotsu shouted, "Hold the queen!" He nodded and dashed forwards with speed so great he could not be seen. He wrapped his arms around her and held tightly.
With the Shikon Jewel now free of KooriKisaki's ice spell, InuYasha could now summon up the powers of the Kongousouha. Crystal shards appeared around the Tessaiga and the queen. "Fools," she growled, struggling from Juuroumaru's grip, "You cannot win!"
"I think we already have," Juuroumaru hissed.
InuYasha lifted the Tessaiga over his head. "KONGOU..." More and more crystal shards appeared around the Tessaiga. "SOU..." They grew bigger and bigger, and increased more and more in number. He then swung the Tessaiga down over his head and sent them all forth. "HAA!" The shards dashed towards their target.