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Kagome the Cat Demon Chapter 31 The One of Many Swords

A brown haired man with a whip mark across his neck, wearing purple Demonic armor was walking through a mountain pass, when he saw a large group of men blocking his path, they wore dirty, bloodstained clothes and drew katanas as he approached.

" Hey! This is a toll road. You wanna pass, you gotta pay." Said One of them.

" I'm a little short on money." Said the Brown haired man. They laughed.

" Then we'll just have to sell you into slavery to make up the difference." They said and began approaching him.

" I'd think twice, if I were you." Said the man. The bandits laughed. The man's eyes glowed red and he pulled a sword from each shoulder. The bandits were frozen to the spot.

" He's...He's...a...a Demon!" Said one. The man smirked before charging them, they fell like wheat before a scyth. The last one fell backward, while trying to run.

" You're.. the deathblade, aren't you."

" Yes, I am Shiken." He said before running the man through. " Now to collect my victory spoils." He said, then raised his swords above him and the souls of the bandits left their bodies and were absorbed into the swords. He kicked the empty shells off the cliff and continued on.

Unknown to him, someone was watching him.

' Shiken, if it weren't for Naraku I could spend more time around him.' thought Kagura from her flying feather. She sighed before returning to the castle.

Naraku's Castle

" This is unacceptable!" Complained Jaditi. " This room is far too small and the clothes and food are terrible!"

" You will get only what Master Naraku gives you." Said one of the lesser demons that served Naraku.

" I am a high Noble! I refuse to live like a lowly commoner!" Jaditi continued to complain.

" You owe Master Naraku your life, since you were about to be executed, and you will do what he orders." Said the demon. Jaditi was about to attack when Naraku showed up.

" Something wrong?" He asked.

" This spoiled Bouso is complaining about what you have given him Master." said the Demon. " Maybe some Kitchen duty will help."

" Very Well." Said Naraku. Jaditi growled.

" Remember Jaditi, I saved you from the jaws of death, I can just as easily put you back in them." Said Naraku. Jaditi growled a little more before leaving.

' I will have fun breaking him into shape.' Thought Naraku then chuckled. " Were is Kanna?" He asked the lesser Demon.

" I last saw her by the entrance, Master Naraku." Said the Demon. At the entrance, Kohaku was just walking in.

" Hello Kanna-san. Were you waiting for me?" He asked. Kanna seemed confused.

" ...Something was pulling me here. I couldn't leave until... you came back." Said Kanna. Kohaku began blushing.

" Thanks for your concern." He said." Kanna-san, do you mind If i call you Kanna-chan?"

" Why?'

" We are friends right?" Then he smiled, making Kanna feel strange again.

" ...Yes, we are...Kohaku-kun."

" Kanna, come to my room."

" Yes, Master Naraku." Said Kanna. After everyone had gathered in Naraku's room, Naraku ordered Kanna to show something in her mirror. Kagura gasped, it was Shiken.

" This is a warrior known as Shiken the DeathBlade. I hear he has a grudge against the Lord of the Western Lands, so I want one of you to go invite him to join us. Any volunteers?"

" I will!" Said Kagura, then blushed.

" Why the eagerness, Kagura?" asked Naraku.

" I just want to get out of here." Said Kagura.

" Very well, go." Said Naraku. Kagura went outside, took out her feather and took flight. After a little searching she found what she was looking for.

Shiken felt the wind pick up and turned around to see Kagura landing.

" Who are you and what do you and what do you want?" He asked.

" I am Kagura the Wind Sorceress. My Master wishes to see you." She said, while keeping a blush from creeping up her face.

" I am not a mercenary, my Skills are not up for higher." Said Shiken.

" My Master may be able to help you find The Lord of the Western Lands." Said Kagura.

" Sesshoumaru." Shiken muttered darkly.

FLASHBACK

"Sesshoumaru!" Called Shiken.

" Yes?"

" I challenge you to a death fight! Once I remove your head from your body I will be the Lord of the Western Lands!" Shiken drew his swords which had a Jewel Shard in the hilt and charged. Sesshoumaru stayed in place then jumped over Shiken and fired from his poison claws, melting the shirt Shiken was wearing and badly burning his back. Shiken howled in pain, then spun around and fired several energy shots from his sword. Sesshoumaru batted them away with his claws. Shiken had been approaching while firing and now tired a jump slash, Sesshoumaru evaded to the left and left a burn mark on Shiken's left arm. Shiken split his sword into two , crossed them and fired a large blast of demonic energy. It connected with Sesshoumaru but then it seemed to split in half.

" You will have to do better then that to beat me." Said Sesshoumaru, he created his energy whip and slashed at Shiken, landing a particularly harsh blow to his neck. After several slashes, Sesshoumaru left Shiken for dead. The Deathblade was not quite dead, with the last of his strength he used the power of his shards to merge with them, and heal his wounds.

" Sesshoumaru! I will have my revenge!" Shiken shouted.

END FLASHBACK

" Alright, I will see your master." Said Shiken. He climbed on Kagura's feather and they left for Naraku's Castle.

" You will find your hated enemy in this location." Said Naraku, pointing at the location in Kanna's mirror.

" Whose that?" Asked Shiken, pointing to a female dragon and inu pup

" That would be Sesshoumaru's family,." Said Naraku. Shiken began to leave when Naraku spoke up again.

" You may need these shards." Said Naraku, holding out several Jewel shards.

" I do not need your help." Said Shiken. He walked out of the castle.

Inuyasha-gumi

Inuyuasha groaned.

" What's the matter, Inuyasha?" Asked Sango.

" It's my brother and Reia, sounds like their about to mate again. I can hear her moaning." Said the Hanyou.

" I can hear it too." Said Kagome." I wish I could turn off my ears."

" You too should stop complaining, you moan pretty loudly too. Even though of us without Demonic hearing couldn't' get any sleep." Said Miroku. InuKag blushed. In a cave not far from the camp, Reia and her Fluffy were...

Reia buried her face in Sesshoumaru's chest, as he nipped at her neck. Reia smiled contently, She wished she could stay like this forever. Suddenly Sesshoumaru stopped and pulled Reia behind him batted away an energy sphere.

" We meet again, Sesshoumaru. I still have the scars from the last time we battled." Said Shiken.

" So you're alive." Said Sesshoumaru.

" And I see you have a mate, pretty little thing isn't she?"

" You leave Reia alone!" Said Sesshoumaru.

" I see I struck a nerve." Said Shiken smirking. Sesshoumaru drew Toukijin and fired a blast of Youki, knocking Shiken off his feet and several yards away. Shiken got up and drew his sword. The two stared each other down before charging. Shiken tried a trust but Sesshoumaru blocked, and countered with his poison claws, Shiken raised his free hand covered by a purple gauntlet to block the attack. Shiken jumped back and tried a diagonal strike this time, Sesshoumaru evaded and made a gash along Shiken's side, where there was no armor.Sesshoumaru then spun around and wrapped his whip around Shiken.

" This time I'll make sure you die " Said Sesshoumaru. Shiken started smirking again.

" Someone will definitely die today." Said Shiken, just then Sesshoumaru heard Reia screaming and looked back toward the cave. Reia was lying face down with a bloody wound through her stomach, it was radiating negitive ki and there was already a large pool of blood around her. Seeing this made Sesshoumaru freeze up. Shiken took this opportunity to to knee Sesshomaru then give him an uppercut. He summoned his second sword back to him.

" See you later, Lord Sesshoumaru!" Said Shiken mockingly. Before Sesshoumaru could attack, Shiken was gone in a rush of wind. Sesshoumaru ran to Reia.

" Reia? Answer me." He ordered. Reia smiled weakly.

" ...Yes...koi?" Sesshoumaru felt pain like no other seeing Reia lying there. He thought about using Tensegia, but she would need to be dead for that to work, he couldn't finish the job himself. So instead he carefully picked up Reia and ran as fast as he could back to the others.

Will Reia be alright? Who knows, that was a pretty bad wound. (grabs anti-flame gear) Please Review.