Chapter 3
Battle Of Song Bird And Ravens
When morning came with it the changes of Inuyasha. The group was breaking camp when a figure walked out of the woods. Everyone but Inuyasha assumed a battle ready stance as the familiar form of Kikyo became apparent.
"What do you want Kikyo" Inuyasha asked. As he talked to her, Kagome and Sango flanked his sides as Moriko and Shippo brought up the rear, Kirara stood ready by Sango.
"Want do I want"Kikyo said almost to her self " Isn't that most harsh for one you claimed to love? Well, since you asked what I want is what I have always wanted . . . You . . Dead."
From behind the friends came the sound of leaves churching softly under foot. There attention was divided between Kikyo in front and the new threat behind them. There stood a young girl, her violet hair floated softly in the breeze, her green eyes held the innocense of a child in her heart shaped face. The wind played with her baby blue and silver kimo. On the feet the had so daintily picked there way across the forest were slippers of matching silver. In one hand she held a small leather pouch in the other a rare and beautiful song bird.
"Hello, I am Kianna." the voice drifted in the playful like the tinkling of bells " Will you play with me?" not waiting for an answer Kianna brought the Song Bird to her shoulder then sprinkled a pinch of glittering silver dust onto its wings. Then she placed the pouch in her sash the Song Bird fluttered gracefully down to her hand Kianna whispered something to it slowly and with the movements of a dancer she tossed the Song Bird into the air " Ok, Lets play"
Everyone watched as the Song Bird flew in a crescent moon around the friends. As it flew the dust shown ad it settled on everything except Inuyasha. "Now then I think we shall finish this Inuyasha." As they faced Kikyo again they found their movements were slow as if the moved though a bog, the only one unaffected was Inuyasha. " How do you like Kianna's Slow Freeze Song Bird? It slowly freezes it victim so that it may still hear see and feel just not move." She looked toward Kagome " I thought this a fitting punishment for one as insolent as you."
"Kikyo, NO ! You don't want to do this." Inuyasha yelled as he rushed towards her.
"Oh, Inuyahsa I do believe me I do." as she fired an enchanted arrow. A shocked then pained look ran across her cold face. Kikyo's arrow had flown wide allowing Inuyasha to doge it easily. He stood frozen where he landed staring at the arrow that was sticking out of Kikyo's chest. Slowly as she began to crumble the pained look on her face was replaced by one of peace
"Thank you" she whispered into the wind with her last breath as she crumbled back to the earth and clay from which she was made. After Kikyo had turned to dust thus breaking the spell on the friends they noticed the person standing about 50 yards away from were Kikyo had once stood was the girl with midnight hair and blue ice for eyes. Holding a bow that was almost a tall as she was with an arrow already notched and 5 more in the ground ready at hand.
" Alright I don't know what or who you are but I do know that things like you die just as easliy from an arrow just like everything else." Raven aimed her arrow at Inuyasha. They were distracted from their stand off by Kianna's silvery voice " Kikyo didn't want to play any more? Oh Well we can still play" she reached in to her sash and drew out a fan, opening it with a flick of her wrist. Slowly she lifted it to opposite shoulder. The Song Bird began to sing Kianna slashed down with her fan. The magic congenered by the Song Bird combined with the fans attack. The attack caught them all unawares it slipped through to slice Iunyasha from shoulder to hip. He fell to his knees under the unexpected assault, almost instantly he was back on his feet but before he could draw his sward from it sheath another attack slashed at his forming a large X on his torso. Again and again this happened until he hit his knees and could not regain his feet. A yell rent the air distracting Kianna "This is just pathetic."
Raven quietly said "Why don't you pick one some one who has all there wits about them!"
Kianna nodded "Alright lets play." her silver voice drifted out across the clearing. Just then while Kianna was distracted Kagome ran to Inuyasha who was almost unconscious.
Raven ran across the clearing at Kianna "First things first." she muttered to her self. As she ran she raised her bow and shot the Song Bird in mid song " I don't know about anyone else but that was annoying!" As Kianna screamed about her bird Raven dropped her now useless bow and reached for one of the many homemade knives stashed on her person.
" Oh Shut up." Raven snarled as she hurled her knife to land with a satisfying thunk in Kiannas left shoulder. Raven slid under Kiannas feet slicing open her tendons in Kiannas legs.
Raven rolled free of the fallen demon girl her bloody knife in hand. She looked toward the other people in the clearing. They were rushing frantically try to stop the blood from flowing out of the one lying on the ground. "Tell me why won't the bleeding stop?" she said softly onec agian looking towared the one on the ground. " K-K-Kikkyo made sure that if she died my attakes would finish the one with white hair too." Kianna Stuttered from the pain in her legs and the fear in her heart. Raven crouched down to look her in the face " Kikkyo being the one who I disinagreated. Now tell me what did she do to the attack?"
"I d-d-don't k-know."the lie was as visible as the fear in her eyes. Quick as a lighting strike Raven slashed the tendon in Kiannas right arm. Her scream drew the attention of the monk from where they were work to save Inuyasha. He ran over to the girls after seeing the blood and knife "What are you doing to her!" He yelled at Raven who at having failed once again at getting a truethful aswaer from the girl had slash the other arm. " Me?"Raven looked up at the horrified monk "I am getting the answers I seek." She looked back down at the pain racked demon "Once more I ask you what did she do ," Raven gave her a bored look "Don't lie to me again my patience runs thin." Kianna shook her head "I don't know" she cried
Raven sighed "Right bored now." she reached out and grabbed the girls ruined arm and preceded to cut small strips of flesh from her arm.
The screams echoed through the forest, to the wolf demon running with his pack. Koga stopped and sniffed the air " I'll be back" He took of running toward them.
"Stop this maddness!" Morko yell at the girl who was skinning the demon with such skill.
Raven looked up from her work " Your right this has bored me even more." She reached up and took a fist full of violet hair "Such nice hair just think how it will look hanging from my belt as a reminder to all who dare lie to me." as she spoke the knife was raised to Kiannas scalp
"No, No, I'll tell you, I'll tell you"she whimpered " A spell, It was a spell"
"Ah, progress at last. How to remove it." when she had retrieved her answers she walked over to the wounded man and the two girls. She looked to Kagome "Do you have any alcohol?"
Kagome look up at her " Y-yes i-in m-my bag." Raven strode over to Kagomes bag and dug until she found it. When she returned she was mumbling about caring around useless junk. Raven looked at the wounds " Well here goes." she dumped half the bottle on his chest. Inuyasha arched his back with a scream, quickly Raven Flipped him over and did the same to his back.
By now Inuyasha had passes out again with only the occasional whimper. Kagome was pale as was Sango " You shouldn't have done that demons are very sensitive that much alcohol had to be terrible for him!" Raven gave her a blank look " Quit your whining he isn't feeling it anymore and he will live, now that the spells broke." with that she turned and walked back to the mangled demon girl " Do you want me to make it quit hurting?" The girl nodded her head as she sobbed
" No, you have to say it." Raven look at her. Kianna swallowed "P-Please . . .make it . . . stop." she whispered. Raven smiled "Alright see how you asked nicely." She reached out with a swift move a slit Kiannas throat.
