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Chapter 7:
Elemental Sacrifice
Shippou had been meditating with Miroku for a day and was bored to tears. "I still don't understand what Miroku was talking about," Shippou thought peeking through his left eye at the still unmoved Miroku.
Flashback to the Day Before
"Miroku, why do we have to stay out here in the rain? Can't we do this inside?" Shippou asked struggling to cross his legs.
"If you are to truly meditate you have to learn to block out outside noise," Miroku explained keeping his eyes closed.
"Well why do have to meditate anyway? I feel stupid," Shippou complained trying to get comfortable.
"Meditation will help you find your, well my, inner spiritual powers. Once you find them, you'll be able to use them on command," Miroku explained again making Shippou feel stupid and lost.
End Flashback
It has been over a day and Shippou still couldn't figure out what Miroku was talking about with that "inner spiritual powers" mumbo jumbo. Finally Shippou decided to just get up and join the others at Kaede's hut, afterall Miroku was in a deep trance and more then likely wouldn't even notice he left.
As Shippou got up and began to sneak off a small hand grabbed his own. "Where are you going?" Miroku asked though his face and body seemed unfazed.
"You're awake! I just figured you fell asleep," Shippou said in surprise as Miroku let go of his hand.
"Yes, one trained properly in the art of meditation can go for days without moving, now sit back down and continue your training," Miroku told the "monk" and immediately Shippou followed the order.
A Few Hours Later
Miroku could fell the warmth of the sun slowly vanishing and before even opening his eyes he told Shippou with a sneeze, "Ok its sunset, trainings over for to-o-o-day." Miroku got up and brushed himself off.
"Finally I'm so bored and hungry let's go back," Shippou said following Miroku down the hill toward the village.
As they arrived they saw Kagome using the dull Tetsugia against a bokken that Inuyasha was holding.
"Kagome you have to move faster, you'll never beat anyone like this," Inuyasha said evading Kagome's every strike.
"I see the training is going well Inuyasha," Miroku stated in his own sarcastic way as he entered.
"It would be going better if we had some room in this damn hut." Inuyasha complained.
"Well, I suggest you doth stop your training soon Inuyasha-chan for there art anew moon tonight," Kaede stated looking out the window. Before there eyes they watched as Kagome's hair turned black and the dog ears on the top of her ears disappeared.
"Awesome I'm human; you know how annoying it is having a super sensitive sense of smell. It gives a whole new meaning to 'to much information'," Kagome said feeling her new ears on the side of her head.
"Well you won't feel so happy if we're attacked tonight," Inuyasha bluntly stated, crossing his arms.
"Meow mew meow meow mew mew meow. Well let's just hope that doesn't happen," Sango meowed to the group that couldn't understand her.
"Miroku what did she say?" asked Kagome.
"Lady Sango simply stated she hopes that doesn't happen," Miroku translated to his companions.
"Well too late for hope, you have visitors," Kaede told them pointed out the window.
Now that the rain had stopped they could see the silhouettes of three black haired beings, presumably demons. The six of them hurried outside to meet their assailants to come face to face with a familiar demon with a new jewel shard implanted in her head.
"Did you miss me? I hope you don't mind that I brought my brothers, allow me to introduce Miruto," Kinbari said smirking as she pointed to a demon with two jewel shards embedded in his forehead who seemed to be around the same age as her, "and Takashi," she pointed to her other brother with three jewel shards who appeared to be 19.
Miroku was about to walk closer but found his body to be useless. "Help I can't move!" Miroku complained noticing the demon Kanbari called Miruto's handreached out toward him.
"Me neither I'm stuck!" Shippou said surprised.
"I hope you don't mind but I claim the monk and the fox," Miruto said to his siblings with a pointy toothed smirk on his face.
"I have no problem with that, I'll take slayer and her pet," stated Takashi with the same smirk on his face as his younger brother forming a ten foot wall of rock surround himself and his chosen victims.
"Then I guess you're mine," Kanbari said staring at Inuyasha and Kagome then quickly throwing balls of fire at them.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled pushing her out of the way.
"Inuyasha how are we supposed to defeat them they are too powerful." Kagome asked starting to cry.
"Master Inuyasha it seems obvious to me, there powers seem to come from there hands, if you can tie them together then it should stop them from attacking," Myouga stated from on Kagome's shoulder.
"Myouga where did you come from?" kagome asked staring at the flea demon on her shoulder.
"That is of no importance Master Inuyasha, for now you should be focusing on the demon, in your weakened state you can't afford to be hit." Myouga told her
"How are you doing this?" Miroku asked the demon that was currently immobilizing his body.
"You see within every drop of blood within your pathetic bodies you'll find water, and it's that water I'm using to stop you and much more," Miruto told them as they began lifting off the ground.
"Ah!" Shippou yelled surprised at the fact that he was floating ten feet above the ground. He could feel the blood tearing at his skin, threating to make it burst open.
"Well I hope you've enjoyed it so far because it only gets worse from now on," Miruto said with a gleam in his eyes as he sent his two captives hurtling toward the ground and then back up again to repeat the process.
'Oh no this is the end. No Shippou, don't think that way, concentrate on what Miroku taught you. Block out all outside disturbances. Ok find the inner power, oh what the hell did he mean by that? Just calm down calm down, and focus," Shippo thought, at that moment he felt the beads fall off his hand.
"Ah what's happening," Miruto yelled as he was being lifted off the ground by the wind.
"Brother!" Kinbari screamed hurling a fire ball at the monk's hand. As it hit Kagome decided to take this opportunity to hit the demon over the head with the Tetsugia's sheath. As Miruto hit the ground, followed by Miroku and Shippou, he joined his sister in unconsciousness.
"Ok let's kill them now," Inuyasha said pointing and arrow at Kinbari.
"No we can use them to find Naraku. Someone go inside Kaede's hut and get some rope" Kagome yelled. Miroku slowly got to his feet and limped over to the hut. He came out a minute later with the rope Kagomea requested and they bound the demons' hands then using the tetsugia the removed the three jewel shards.
'This is strange, two of these shards aren't tainted, but how can that be?' Inuyasha thought as he picked up the jewel shards and handed them to Kagome.
A now transformed Sango bound out at the earth elemental when she was tied up in vines that came from Takashi's hands.
"Don't worry Sango I'll save you!" Kirara yelled as she began to lift the boomerang but halfway up she was stopped by the vines that now wrapped around the weapon.
"And now to finish you off you weak excuse for a slayer," Takashi said, tightening the thorny vines around their necks, watching the blood taint Sango's white fur.
"Not so fast, foxfire!" Miroku yelled burning away the vines and charring Takashi's hands.
I'm going to kill you, you worthless fox!" Takashi threatened.
"I don't think so unless you want me to kill your sister here," Kagome told him holding Kanbari's limp body close to her with her left arm and the tetsugia at her throat.
A few minutes later Kirara held the now hand bound and shard less Takashi surrounding him around his waist with the boomerang. Likewise Kagome and Shippou held the now awakened Kanbari and Miruto, using the Tetsugia and Miroku's staff.
"So tell us where Naraku is hiding," Inuyasha demanded.
"Never and now that my hands have healed I think I'll be leaving," Takashi told him and before he could react Takashi ducked under the boomerang and kicked Kirara's legs out from under her. He began to run but before he got very far Kirara threw the boomerang and his severed head quickly hit the ground.
Miruto began to burst into tears. "You bastards! You killed him just like you did Kagura!" Kanbari yelled her face reddening.
"But we never killed Kagura," Kagome said surprised.
"Liars! Die all of you!" Kabari screamed in Inuyasha's face.
"Watch it or you'll be next." Inuyasha warned snickering.
"Please don't hurt her. I'll do anything just please don't hurt her," Miruto begged, tears running down his face.
"Fine, then tell us where Naraku is," Inuyasha told him.
"OK but you have to untie me first," Miruto told him.
"Fine Shippou let him go but know if you try anything we'll kill your sister," Inuyasha warned and watched the shocked look on Miruto's face.
"Don't worry I won't," Miruto said looking down.
"Miruto don't! Naraku will kill you!" Kinbari yelled to her brother.
"I have to; I'm doing this for you. Now bring me to a pot of water and you'll get what you want," Miruto told Inuyasha. He was soon led into Kaede's hut. He waved his has above a pot they presented him with and an image of a castle appeared to the gang's astonishment. In the light they could see the blue highlights within his hair. "There you have what you wanted now can you let us go?" Miruto asked.
"This still doesn't tell us where he is, I'm afraid you will have to lead us there," Miroku told them.
"Besides we let you go now and you'll warn Naraku we're coming," Inuyasha told him retying his hands.
OK this was my favorite chapter to write and it will be my last for a week. I hope you enjoyed it and I'll expect a lot of reviews when I return XD. Oh btw a special thanks to Monkaybrains127 for all the reviews and for putting me on both her favorite stories list and her favorite authors list. That is so cool .
