A/N: Sorry it took so long! I was on vacation. Thanks again to all of you who reviewed! And remember I'll use any of your ideas if they fit the story! I hope you like this chapter! Remember to review and give me some ideas!

The earth dragon was making it's way full speed towards Kagura and Rune, Thatz was still red faced and ready to tear the women apart before letting her carry Rune away, InuYasha and the others were also trying to get to the kidnapper before she could make her escape. But it was becoming clear by the second that they were not going to get to Kagura before she was out of reach, nor were they going to be able to warn Thatz of the demons deadly fan.

Kagura had drawn her fan behind her head ready to swipe it across her body creating the legendary 'Dance of Blades.' The Earth Dragon had no idea of the women's intentions and had inadvertently put himself in the perfect position for her attack. The Dragon, ready to knock the girl to the ground and to take Rune safely back to earth, was stopped by a cry from Kagura, "Dance of Blades!" And a number of boomerang, lightning-like objects that escaped the fan as Kagura drug it across her body. The Dragon was hit head-on and let out a surprised, pained scream as its wings folded back and it was sent hurdling backwards, hitting the ground at full speed.

"Earth!" Thatz rushed towards the fallen Dragon who had just shrunk till it was only about a foot long. InuYasha and the others had finally made it to where Kagura and Thatz were. Kagome also went to the dragon's side and began to examine its wounds. Kagura had turned to leave with a laugh as soon as the Dance of Blades made contact with the Dragon and was now too far for an arrow or Sango's Hiraikotsu. Miroku couldn't do anything for if he tried to use the wind tunnel not only would Kagura be drawn in, but Rune and all the people and things in between him and the girl. InuYasha had readied his Tetsusaiga for the Windscar but Miroku stepped in front of him, "If you use the Wind Scar not only is Kagura far enough away by now she'll probably escape, you'll be destroying everything from here to there. That's a lot of people and houses, we can't risk it."

"We can't just let Kagura escape!"

"It's not worth it, look how far away she is. You've used the Windscar on her before when she was a lot closer and she still got away."

"You're letting her escape! I'm stronger now! I can take her!"

"No, InuYasha," Sango stepped in, "You can't risk those people's lives."

"I can't believe you would just let her get away! How could you-!"

"InuYasha," Kagome turned to the angry half-demon, "Sit Boy!" InuYasha let out a little yelp before taking a face full of dirt.

Kagome was putting ointment on Earth's cuts and trying to comfort Thatz. But she wasn't really sure what to say. Since the boy got here two of his friends had been labeled as demons and outcast, now no one knew where they were or when they were coming back. And the other had just been kidnapped and carried away by Kagura, which meant he was on his way to the demon, Naraku. Comforting him now seemed impossible. InuYasha was still storming around complaining about letting Kagura escape. Miroku and Sango were trying to stop him from destroying things and assure the villagers that it was safe again. Shippo was chasing the three of them around wrapping himself around InuYasha's leg every now and then to stop him from killing the joking Miroku and Sango. Kirara was scouting the surrounding area to see if she could pick up Kagura's scent for later.

"I'm sure we'll find him, Rath and Cesia, too. Don't worry about it, Thatz." The boy was obviously worried though he was trying very hard to cover it up.

"Oh, ha ha, they can take care of themselves. I mean, its not like…" Thatz decided to quite before making a fool of himself. "You know her don't you. Who is she? What does she want with Rune?"

"I'm sorry, Thatz. You deserve an explanation. You remember Naraku? Well Kagura sort of works for him. I think Kagura is taking Rune to Naraku."

"Naraku, the enemy you said was practically unbeatable. The one you said enjoys torturing his victims before finishing them off." Thatz talked with a fist by his side and clear anger in his voice.

"Don't worry, Thatz, I'm sure Rune will be fine. I mean, he can take care of himself right?" Kagome smiled, her voice as hopeful and encouraging as possible.

"Stop talking to me like that!" Thatz snapped back, feeling his control slip away and not caring.

Kagome gasped and jumped back slightly at the sudden outburst. "I-I'm sorry. Stop talking to you like what?"

"Forget it! I'm going to find Rune."

"Thatz wait! A lot of this is our fault; we'll do everything we can to help you find him." Kagome felt awful about everything that had happened and would do anything to help.

"If you want to help, tell me exactly what's going on. Exactly what are we up against?"

From the time Kagome had been introduced to Thatz till now he had always loved to joke. He never seemed to take things seriously, always just wanting to have fun. He almost reminded her of an older Shippo, and because of that, she had treated him like a child. It was obvious now that assuming he was just a kid was a mistake, it was one side of his personality, but he was as much an adult as her and the others and he clearly understood the danger and ruthlessness of the demons. He deserved to know exactly what kind of demon Rune would be captive to. And she and the others owed him their companionship till Rune was safe again. "Let's find Rath and Cesia, and then I'll tell you as much as I can on the way to Naraku's hideout." The boy nodded his head slowly and knelt down to see if Earth was coming to yet. Kagome turned towards the others and let out a heavy sigh seeing the usual mess they had created. "Great," she mumbled as she began to apologize to the frightened villagers and settle down her four bickering friends, "This might be even harder than I thought."

Nadil was beginning to get frustrated, when he had caught up with the Dragon Knights they were sitting around a fire with four other people and two creatures. It wasn't worth the risk to attack before knowing the strength of his opponents. But he had learned a lot about them since then. Rath and the one called InuYasha were very much alike, and because of that hated each other more than anything. InuYasha wasn't a human, nor was he a demon, until he had been informed of InuYasha real stature he merely registered him as the biggest threat strength wise, but also the easiest to take advantage of. The monk called Miroku obviously had a power he was hiding that Nadil couldn't figure out, another reason he couldn't risk attacking. The girl, Sango, was a moderate threat to someone like him, after all, she was just human. And the young girl, she had a mystical air around her but it was so minor she wasn't much of a threat either. The cat-like demon didn't seem to be the slightest risk at first, though even after he had seen her transformed he knew he could handle her. The last member of the group would be his advantage, the cared about the little demon very much for some reason, and the thing was practically defenseless. If he had to, getting that demon away from the others and into his control would be easy.

After having watched them for almost a day Nadil made his way back to the portal he had arrived through, he could handle these demons on his own but it would be so much easier to get the others to do it for him. All he would have to do is watch and wait. But he was afraid, if he crossed back to his world, how could he be sure he would be able to get back here? He refused to let anyone escape him, especially not the Dragon Knights.

As he stood in front of the portal he began to sense another presence. Moving very subtly towards the spot the other man stood. Nadil prepared himself for attack on the spy, turning quickly, but the enemy had already disappeared. It didn't make any since, he was just here a second ago. Before he even had a chance to turn around he felt a sharp pain in his back. Reaching behind him he grabbed hold of a tentacle like object that had found its way into the depths of his body. To the enemy it looked as if Nadil would fall to the ground immediately, helpless like any normal opponent. But instead of a gasp for air, Nadil let out a crackling laughter. He made sure to let his opponent know of his strength as he slowly pulled the tentacle from his body, letting his skin and muscle heal to fill in what the tentacle tore out. The demon looked slightly surprised at first but immediately went in for another attack, this time three tentacles making there way towards the victim. This time Nadil avoided them with quick maneuvers of his own, laughing as he grabbed hold of one tentacle and jerked it quickly and roughly towards him till it snapped away from the beast.

"I'm afraid you've underestimated me." Nadil laughed again, "You're not even worth my time."

"You just say that because you are afraid, if you really thought that, you would have killed me by now." A person spoke beneath the ape skin of the creature.

"Ha! I will kill you now then." Nadil readied himself for an easy battle.

"Don't be so rash, you were observing that portal. What do you know about it?"

"What makes you think I'd share anything with you?" Nadil gave the thing a cold glare.

"Rath, Rune, Thatz, and Cesia. You are interested in the four of them." He said this more as a statement than a question. "They to come from that portal, and they have interfered with my business. You work for me, and we just might be able to kill two birds with one stone."

"I work for no one." Nadil responded calmly rather than irritated with the pathetic creatures offer.

"Call it what you want, we are both after the same people, and I'm afraid having lived here for far longer than you've even been alive, I have the advantage. If I find them I will have no problem killing the four you are searching for. However, if you take care of them, I will have a much easier time destroying InuYasha, we both get what we want."

"Admit it, you are afraid of them, you want this InuYasha and the others dead and are afraid you won't be able to get to them with the Dragon Knights in the way."

"Does it matter, we both get what we want, with all eight of them traveling together, getting to them is too much work. I just want him dead."

"I don't work for anyone, but I can use you to get hold of them easily. So, where are they now?"

A/N: Well I hope you liked it! Any suggestions are appreciated as well as constructive criticism! The next chapter should be out next week. Thanks for reading!