Hey minna! OMG… i'm so very sry for the very, very long wait. It's horrible. I know, but I'm sry! Really. Anywayz. This is chapter 6. Finally! Yay! Well, I have some news. I want a beta reader for this fanfic and maybe for the other fanfics I have too. It would be nice to have another opinion on my work. Well, if you think you could or want to, email me, ok?
One more thing. I made a huge well not exactly huge mistake in the other chap and I'm too lazy to fix it that's why I need a beta reader. I said Armband of Water instead of Earth and people might get a bit exasperated because of that. So… I'm terribly sorry for the inconvenience.
Cool…enjoy!
Hope: An Angel & A Hanyou
Chapter 6- the Armband of Earth
Spyrite looked up into the dark, lumbering hole in the side of the gigantic Mountain of Glory. Spyrite motioned to Sango.
"Where are the two guys?" asked Spyrite.
Sango shrugged.
"Inuyasha is still carrying Miroku on his back. Maybe they're still back there."
Spyrite nodded. She drew her two scimitars. Sango got the idea and kept her boomerang at hand. Kirara mewled and transformed into her giant form.
"Hey, wenches. Keh… Never waiting for me to drag this loaf around. Damn," cursed Inuyasha angrily. He climbed the last slope to where Sango, Spyrite and Kirara were standing on guard, warily eyeing their surroundings. Inuyasha's ears perked and he nosed the air. Miroku moaned but kept still in his unconscious state.
"What's happening?" asked Inuyasha, his nose still in the air. Spyrite shushed him and crept up to the hole in the side of the Mountain. She poked her right hand scimitar into the cave. Nothing happened. She put her second scimitar in, nothing happened. She put her hands in and she was flown backwards and down the cliff. Sango and Inuyasha cried their friend's name.
"Spyrite!"
Kirara pounced after Spyrite. Spyrite landed on top of Kirara's back with a thump.
"Thanks a lot Kirara. You saved me! Talk about cat-like reflexes…"
Spyrite giggled. The two came up quickly and landed on the cliff. Sango and Inuyasha ran towards them. Sango and Inuyasha's faces were scowling at her, though she couldn't see it.
"You of all people should've been more careful!" scolded Inuyasha, stubbornly concerned.
Spyrite bit back her retort and just gave an exasperated shrug.
"Oh come on Inuyasha. Don't be so hard on Spyrite. I've seen you make the same mistake plenty of times. And all you'd do was thrust your chin stubbornly at us," said Sango.
"Keh!" was the only reply.
"There's a barrier there that won't let anyone in," said Spyrite, "But, the barrier let my scimitars in though. Strange…"
Inuyasha dropped Miroku onto the ground with a hard thud and unsheathed his Tetsusaiga. Tetsusaiga, sensing his master's will, immediately transformed into its red, barrier-breaking form. Inuyasha smirked.
"Keh… I can break that stupid barrier!" Inuyasha sped up and leaped into the air with Tetsusaiga raised above his head. Spyrite stepped forward.
"No don't!…"
"Tetsusaiga!"
There was a big explosion, causing Spyrite and Sango to block their faces from the great amount of dust flying their way. When the smoke cleared, Sango and Spyrite saw Inuyasha on the ground, sitting up with Tetsusaiga untransformed. Inuyasha rubbed his head while Spyrite ran to him.
"Are you ok, Inuyasha?" she asked.
Inuyasha nodded, grudgingly. He picked up his Tetsusaiga and sheathed it.
"What was that all about?" asked Sango, tending to Miroku, who was still unconscious. Spyrite thought hard, trying to remember what her mentor taught her about this kind of barrier.
"I honestly don't know," replied Spyrite, finally. She shook her head and turned back to the barrier.
"I've seen these kinds of barriers in the High Plane but I can't remember what about them, made them special."
Spyrite racked her brain. Sango got up and patted her shoulder.
"Rest up. Let's eat. We haven't eaten since breakfast." Spyrite nodded and sat down beside a sulking Inuyasha. She giggled.
"Oh come on Inuyasha. It's not that bad. And plus, it's not everyday, I see, that you're beaten this way. We'll find a way to break that barrier. Even if I have to barrel through it again," said Spyrite, cheerfully.
Inuyasha rolled his eyes but he lightened up considerably. Sango handed them a bowl of stew, sipping hers afterwards. Sango noticed the way that Inuyasha suddenly lightened up. His mood changed extremely after Spyrite came along and it was very interesting to watch him.
I think he's… in love! thought Sango, amused. In love with Spyrite. She is nice. If he or she ever asked me, I would bless them until I couldn't bless them anymore. They're a perfect match. Inuyasha needs someone special after Kagome. This could get very interesting…
After a long nap, Spyrite woke up and tended to Miroku, making sure that he was still breathing and feeding him leftovers of the good stew they had hours before. She got up, dusted her hands briefly and stretched the kinks out of her back. Spyrite walked over to the barrier again and touched it. Again, she was flung backwards, towards the end of the cliff but she quickly dug her heels into the earth and stopped herself from going any further.
"Hmm… Interesting," she said, thinking about the time where she used her blades.
She walked up to the barrier again and dug her heels in firmly into the ground and unsheathed her scimitars. She stabbed her scimitars into the barrier and kept them there. She cut a huge gash into the barrier. The barrier sizzled but didn't try anything. She then barreled through the barrier behind the first with her shoulder. She panted heavily, still pushing as hard as she possibly could with her hanyou body. She fell through, landing on her painfully burnt shoulder. She ignored the nagging pain and called her friends.
"Hey Sango! Inuyasha! Wake up!" she called loudly.
Sango and Inuyasha immediately woke up from their peaceful slumber at Spyrite's excited voice. Sango looked around and saw Spyrite standing behind where the barrier was still standing. Inuyasha looked bewildered.
"You broke through the barrier? How?" asked Inuyasha.
Spyrite shrugged.
"I just thought of something and I decided to try it, that's all," she explained, modestly.
"Keh! Whatever. As long as you broke the barrier, we can finally get the stupid Armband thing."
Spyrite and Sango rolled their eyes in unison. Inuyasha lead the way into the first barrier. Inuyasha looked at Spyrite for some advice.
"Ok, first of all you have to put Tetsusaiga into the barrier. I'm sure the barrier would let it in…"
Inuyasha nodded and followed her instructions. He slowly stabbed his faithful sword into the barrier. The barrier did nothing to prevent the oncoming blade. Inuyasha nodded, ready for the next step. Sango quickly went back to help Miroku's unconscious body onto Kirara to carry.
"Now, cut downwards and open it up with your hands. It won't hurt so much so don't worry too much."
Inuyasha lowered his arms powerfully and slashed a big cut into the barrier and rip some of it with his hands.
"Come on Sango. Let's go!" said Inuyasha impatiently. He looked back at the demon cat and Sango coming their way.
"Alright Inuyasha. Patience is a virtue."
"Keh!"
They hurried through the barrier before it got a chance to close before they got in.
"This part is hard. You're gonna burn yourself but you have to do it. There's already a dent in the barrier where I went through I think. Go through there. It's easier," instructed Spyrite.
Inuyasha, Sango and Kirara pushed hard on the barrier. They felt the burn of the barrier's power but ignored it as best as they could. Inuyasha was first to get through, and then Kirara. Sango fell onto the ground when she got through.
"Are you guys ok?" asked Spyrite, concerned.
Inuyasha regarded Spyrite, searching for any wounds on her body. Her shoulder was burnt badly. The cloth on her shoulder of her light blue shirt was completely disintegrated. The bare skin that was showing was a deep red shade with some skin peeling off of the edges.
"Spyrite…" Inuyasha quickly leaped in front of Spyrite a touched her burnt shoulder. "We've got to tend to this!"
Spyrite jerked when he touched it, whining in pain.
"Hey! That hurt. Just leave it alone. It'll heal eventually…"
Inuyasha shook his head.
"No way. You are going to sit down right now and I'm going to heal it, ok?" he said, pulling her down with him.
Sango turned around and tended to Miroku and herself who had some burns too.
Inuyasha turned his attention towards Spyrite's badly burned shoulder and lowered his head towards it. He had done this so many times with Kagome because of all of her wounds, so it was basically a third sense. He licked the wound cautiously, not wanting to hurt Spyrite. Spyrite immediately stiffened at the intimate contact but soon relaxed as Inuyasha's saliva slowly healed her wound. Inuyasha's tongue felt rough but was slick enough to pass easily over the burned area.
Her skin is so soft… thought Inuyasha as he accidentally passed over some skin that wasn't wounded at all.
Inuyasha finished licking the healed wound and wiped his mouth wit his sleeve.
"Thanks Inuyasha…" whispered Spyrite, blushing.
Inuyasha smirked.
"Keh! It was nothing. Come on… Let's go further into the cave. I want to get over with this thing."
Inuyasha, Sango and Spyrite moved quickly through the dark cave. Inuyasha held onto Spyrite, making sure she didn't trip on rocks.
Sango watched them happily.
Yup… He's definitely in love!
They came towards an opening and a light. They came through and saw an amazing sight. A huge waterfall was in the background with a beautiful rainbow. Trees of many different kinds and sizes were surrounding a small pond. In the middle of the pond, there was a tall rock in which the Armband of Water was imbedded into snuggly. Sango gasped in amazement.
"It's magnificent! Oh my God… I didn't think I would ever be able to see a sight so wonderful in my life!" cried Sango. She covered her mouth quickly in a guilty manner.
"Oh… I'm so sorry Spyrite. I forgot!" she said.
Spyrite shook her head and smiled genuinely.
"It's ok Sango."
She turned towards Inuyasha.
"Come on Inuyasha. Remember what you did for me before? Explain please."
Spyrite smiled pleadingly. Inuyasha rolled his eyes in annoyance and sighed.
"Alright. Come on then."
Inuyasha turned to Sango.
"Stay here. I'll be right back to get the stupid Armband."
Inuyasha led Spyrite away into the forest and disappeared. Sango sighed longingly and looked to Miroku who stirred coincidently.
"Miroku! You're awake!"
She quickly ran towards her love and helped him sit up in his weak state.
"Yes I am… Thanks to Spyrite. She gave me some of her life force for me to stay alive. I must thank her later when she has not gone somewhere with Inuyasha…" he mumbled.
Sango hugged him tightly.
"I'm glad you're ok, houshi-sama… Look at the amazing scenery!"
Miroku peered behind Sango and gaped. Sango grinned and slapped him on the back lightly.
"Didn't I tell you?..."
Miroku pointed and shook with horror. Sango quickly looked back to see what was the matter and saw a huge serpent demon biting Spyrite's body between its horrifically big sharp teeth. Blood dripped from her body. Miroku and Sango scrambled upon their feet and grabbed their weapons.
"Spyrite!"
Inuyasha broke through the trees of the forest and leaped at the demon with Tetsusaiga in hand.
"Wind Scar!"
The attack barely left a scratch on the serpent's thick skin.
"Pathetic hanyou!" he spat, "I am the great guardian serpent Nami!"
The serpent demon dropped Spyrite's limp body into the shallow pond. Blood lingered in the water and gave it a sickening red tinge. Inuyasha growled.
"You bastard! Kongousouha!"
The huge spikes pierced the serpent's hide and the demon cried out in anger and pain.
"Half-breed! You will die!"
The serpent blasted a yellow ball of energy at Inuyasha. He barely dodged it.
"Sango! Miroku! Get Spyrite and the Armband!"
Sango nodded.
"Kirara, please!"
Kirara stopped before Sango and Miroku who jumped onto her awaiting back. They rapidly flew over the battling serpent and hanyou. Kirara landed near the pond and Sango and Miroku got off. Kirara pawed the ground and flames of the Circlet of Fire flew towards the serpent's face. The burning flames engulfed the serpent's eyes and snout, blinding it. But the battle wasn't over yet. Sango ran over towards Spyrite's fallen body and dragged it out and onto Kirara.
"Miroku, you go get the Armband."
Miroku nodded dutifully and tried pulling it out without any success.
"It-won't-come-out!"
Sango put Spyrite's body onto Kirara firmly and she flew away. Sango grabbed her boomerang and smashed the rock. The Armband dropped into the water. Sango paused warily.
"Sango dear, it's all yours."
Sango nodded and gulped loudly. She wrapped her fingers around the bronze Armband gingerly and slid it up her arm. Like the Circlet, it magically adjusted to Sango's size and rested peacefully.
"Use it now Sango. Help Inuyasha," urged Miroku.
A powerful feeling swept over Sango's whole being. Earth Wave… Sango pushed the power into her arms then into her boomerang. She threw her Hiraikotsu and felt the feeling leave with it. Right behind the boomerang was a titanic wave of earth and rubble which glowed powerfully. Inuyasha bounded out of the way in the nick of time. It hit the serpent head on and killed the demon called Nami. The beautiful surroundings of the cave were utterly obliterated. Inuyasha slowly walked up to Spyrite's limp body.
"What have I done?" asked Inuyasha, pitifully.
Panic crept into Inuyasha's features and voice. He glanced up to his two best friends.
"What should we do?" he asked in desperation.
Miroku was the first to answer his friend in need.
"Inuyasha calm down. It's not your faul…"
"What do you mean it's not my fault? I sensed the demon but I passed it as anxiety! It's all my fault! I should've been more on guard! And look at what the price was," yelled Inuyasha, angrily.
Miroku and Sango were shocked. They've never seen their friend 'fess up like this. They would've never thought that he could act in such a pitiful way for someone. Not even Kagome. His panic was turning into desperation. Inuyasha turned to Spyrite and bowed his head.
"I'm sorry… Gomen," he whispered, forlorn.
Sango put her hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"Are you sure she's dead?"
Inuyasha nodded.
"Completely sure? Did you actually check?"
Inuyasha started to nod when his ear twitched. He heard a heart beat!
"She's still alive!" he cried, hope renewed. But something nagged his hope into a panic again.
"We need to heal her wounds. My saliva won't be fast enough to save her."
Miroku thought quickly. They were too far from Priestess Maylu's shrine and there were no villages near the mountain.
"I know! Hurry Inuyasha, get Spyrite onto your back."
Inuyasha bent down while Miroku and Sango rapidly lifted Spyrite's nody onto him.
"You must run as fast as you can to Sesshoumaru and Kagome's castle of the West. Just keep the mountain to your left and you'll be fine. Alright?"
Inuyasha nodded. He got up and ran out of the opening of the Mountain of Glory. Inuyasha raced to the open fields, desperate to get Spyrite there on time. All of a sudden a shiver went through Spyrite's spine. Inuyasha felt Spyrite's shiver. He slowed down just a bit to listen carefully. He heard her squirm then settle. Inuyasha glanced back at her and his eyes widened in shock and fear. Spyrite was turning human!
Yay! It's a cliffy! Hope you guys (and girls) liked it! Remember, I love reviews so don't forget to write one. And again, if you want to be my beta reader, just email me and I'll see if your fit enough. It's good for me because I'm too lazy to read my story over again for mistakes. And once again, I am sorry for the very, very late chapter. Gomen Nasai!
Buh-bye for now!
