Hey guys (and girls!)! Look, it's the fourth chapter! OMG. Finally, I'm finished… Please indulge yourself in my chap… Enjoy!

Hope: An Angel & A Hanyou

Chapter 4

"Bye, Maylu! Take care of yourself and Kori! Avalanche, remember to take care of them!" yelled Spyrite, waving enthusiastically at her mentor and friends. The others waved too, smiling at the Priestess.

"Farewell, pup! We'll see you soon! Remember what I told you about the Elemental Royalties. Don't ever let Vrykile take them!" Maylu shouted, happy for the group.

"Bye Spyrite! Bye Sango! Bye Inuyasha! Bye Miroku! Bye Kirara! Come back soon!" bellowed Kori, waving with two hands and jumping up and down. The group turned away and started north, where the Mountain of Glory was. They read several ancient scrolls to learn of the whereabouts of some of the Royalties, like the Armband of Water and the Staff of Earth. The rest of the Royalties' whereabouts were unknown. At the Mountain of Glory, the Armband of Earth was hidden strategically, enabling searchers to find it easily.

At noon, the group stopped under the shade of a gigantic tree, near a cold stream, for their afternoon rest. Miroku sat against the trunk while Sango and Spyrite sat comfortably on a mossy rock, beside one another.

"What is it that she told you, Spyrite?" asked Miroku, curiously. Spyrite looked up at Miroku.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. Well, she said that the Elemental Royalties can radiate a lot of power at times. That's when we have to be on guard or else demons will swamp us.

If we gather all of them, we have to destroy the Royalties as fast as possible, or else Vrykile will get them eventually. Also, the Royalties can be worn by one person because the power will become overwhelming and will kill you. I don't want to keep the Circlet though. I'd rather have some other Royalty," related Spyrite, grinning at the last bit. Miroku nodded.

"I do not wish to use it either. Actually, the Staff sounds more for me…" admitted Miroku, shifting the weight of his staff to his other shoulder. Sango agreed readily.

"Me neither. The Armband is good, because it won't get in the way of my fighting. It's perfect!" said Sango, resting her elbow on the knee and putting her head down.

"Hmm… I would want the Sword of Wind. That would be nice. But who would have the Circlet of Fire then?" asked Spyrite, thoughtfully. She got off the rock and sat on the ground on a patch of thick grass. Sango thought hard.

"I got an idea! What about Kirara? She is a hellfire cat, so why not?" suggested Sango eagerly. Spyrite agreed and so did Miroku.

"What about Kirara?" asked Inuyasha. He came back from his investigation of the premises. Spyrite smiled at him.

"Kirara is going to keep the Circlet for us. I'm gonna have the Sword of Wind while Sango has the Armband of Water. Miroku will have the Staff of Earth and I guess you'll have the… Rosary of Lightning," said Spyrite, her smile turning into a grin. Inuyasha looked horrified.

"No! No way am I getting the Rosary! I already have a damn rosary on! Don't you pity me?" asked Inuyasha, frantically trying to find a way out of the decision.

"Uh-un!" Spyrite shook her head. So did Sango and Miroku, who looked sure of themselves.

"Plus, Inuyasha, it is not a rosary that is on forever. In addition, it will give you power over lightning," coaxed Miroku.

"All in favour of Inuyasha getting the Rosary?" inquired Sango.

"Me."

"Me." Kirara mewled too. Sango and Spyrite giggled.

"There Inuyasha. Majority wins," said Spyrite. Inuyasha stomped his foot and turned his head with his chin in the air stubbornly.

"Keh! Whatever…" Spyrite got up, ears perked. Sango and Miroku glanced at her questioningly.

"Someone or something is coming this way…" she whispered. The others prepared for the oncoming foe. The ground shook with such tremendous ferocity, unstabling the warriors, but not that much. Spyrite and Inuyasha stood at the front, ahead of Sango, Miroku and Kirara. Inuyasha squinted to get a better look at the wave of dust heading their way. Inuyasha saw an army of the same species of demon. They had two huge tusks, at least a meter each and floppy ears. Everything about these demons was huge!

"Inuyasha? What do the demons look like?" Spyrite asked calmly. Her hands gripped the hilts of her sheathed scimitars lightly (Spyrite wears her scimitars on her waist in the sheaths, now. Sorry for not informing you! ;;). Inuyasha related the description of the demons, which were fast approaching. Spyrite widened her eyes in fear and alarm. She turned.

"It's the elephantis demons! Run, now!" Kirara transformed into her larger state and Sango and Miroku got on quickly. Spyrite dashed ahead of them.

"I know someplace where they won't be able to follow! Hurry!" Inuyasha and the others ran rapidly behind the angel. Spyrite dodged branches and rocks with her instincts but an elephantis demon was waiting for them. It was bigger and fiercer looking than the others; this one was probably the leader. It roared out with its front legs and charged at the unwary Spyrite. Inuyasha saw the demon and quickly warned Spyrite of the danger.

"Spyrite, watch out! The demon!" bellowed Inuyasha, trying to get to Spyrite before the demon could run her through with its enormous tusks. Spyrite perked her ears and grabbed her scimitars from her sheaths. She held her scimitars in front of her and merged them together. A blinding light flashed and the demon hit Spyrite full-force, or did it? The elephantis demon crashed backwards, bleeding from three deep gashes in its soft belly. But the three slashes weren't enough to defeat the gigantic demon. The light faded and it revealed Spyrite, her blind eyes were riveted on the demon. In her hand was a silver long sword which pulsed with amazing strength. The elephantis demon roared again.

"Do you dare defy me? The great Tuskstrong? You puny half-demon are not worthy to pass in my territory!" snarled the demon. It shook his head, as if to clear the pain from its mind. Spyrite smiled.

"Tell me. Did Vrykile send you? I know he favours the elephantis species much," inquired Spyrite, dangerously. Tuskstrong snorted.

"Of course, though I do not want to obey him… But I must for the sake of my race," said Tuskstrong, still shaking with anger and pain. Spyrite eyed him and lifted an eyebrow.

"Really? And why would he bl…" There was a huge explosion and the great leader of the elephantis race was made obsolete. Spyrite stepped back in alarm and turned her head from side to side. Inuyasha raced forward. Kirara, Sango and Miroku were somewhere behind him, trying to reach them. Inuyasha saw the explosion and covered his eyes from the brightness. He opened his eyes immediately after the light dissipated and saw Vrykile stalk the angel with amazing speed. Inuyasha rushed forward. He unsheathed his Tetsusaiga.

"Windscar!" The Windscar raced toward Vrykile, hitting him full-on. Spyrite felt the power of the Windscar and looked to the source. Inuyasha stepped in front of Spyrite.

"What happened? Was I in danger?" asked Spyrite, ears dancing on top of her head.

"Keh. Vrykile…" he hissed. Vrykile was unharmed by the blow. He should have died… Inuyasha gripped Tetsusaiga tightly, readying himself for the fight. Vrykile laughed.

"That attack was pathetic, half-breed. Barely a scratch," cackled Vrykile. He drew a black sword from his belt. "I have never thought of the day that I would see you, Spyrite, be protected by someone else. Tell me, have you become weak?" Spyrite growled.

"Shut up, Vrykile. I wouldn't be talking if I were you. Sending out your slaves to do your dirty work. The typical bad guy," spat Spyrite. She hefted her deadly blade, trying to center on Vrykile's scent and aura. There! Spyrite stepped from behind Inuyasha and used her attack.

"Shugoryuu!" She hit her blade on the ground and a huge white flame dragon came out of the blade; the spirit of the awesome blade. The dragon opened its mouth and swallowed Vrykile into its fiery depths. The dragon vanished and all that was left were ashes. Inuyasha was astonished.

"You killed him…" whispered Inuyasha, taken aback from the ferocity of the powerful attack. Spyrite's blades came apart into her two scimitars.

"Hardly. He wants you to think that. That's why he left a pile of ashes. Plus, the Shugoryuu doesn't burn the person. It eats the soul of the designated target. All that's left of the target is the corpse," said Spyrite, frowning. Kirara, Sango and Miroku came through the clearing.

"Shoot! We missed all of the fun," said Sango, cursing her misfortune. They got off. Inuyasha sheathed the Tetsusaiga and crossed his arms.

"What happened to the other demons?" he asked. Miroku shrugged.

"They just fell back and fled," said Miroku, good-naturedly. Inuyasha nodded.

"Come on, we've got a ways to go," said Spyrite, sheathing her scimitars. The group continued on their way.

That's it! This was pretty short I guess, I wouldn't know… I'll try to make it longer next time. When I don't have a lot of homework… Well, 'til next time!