/.../ Thought (...) Monster Name/Japanese speech
Chapter 1: Phantom Fire
Inu-Yasha grunted as he dodged a swing from one of the scythe-carrying ghosts (Sin Scythe). The creature gave an eerie, high pitched giggle, and threw its scythe at Inu-Yasha. He blocked the spinning blade with his sword, Tetsusaiga, then jumped and sliced the creatures mask in half. The Sin Scythe shrieked as it disintegrated. A group of red orbs took its place.
(What the hell are these things?!) He yelled in Japanese. He had fought strong demons before, but nothing like this. They just kept coming and coming, and, regardless of how many were defeated, the number had only been slightly reduced.
Neither Inu-Yasha, nor Miroku could use their all consuming attacks. There was too much stuff in the way for Miroku to use his Wind Tunnel; One miss-aimed direction and he could suck his friends, as well as the demons, into his hand. As for Inu-Yashas' Wind Scar, between the closely pressed demons, and the shelves all around them, there was barely enough room to swing the sword. Plus, with the demons constantly attacking from all sides, he couldn't focus enough to use it anyway.
Inu-Yasha paused for breath as he thought about what had happened before, and since, coming to this place. He, Kagome, and the rest of the of the group were chasing after a demon possessing a shard of the sacred Shikone jewel, or jewel of the four souls. The demon apparently had the ability to open portals to other times and destinations, because that's exactly what it did; it created a portal and jumped through.
Without hesitation, Inu-Yasha plunged headfirst into the portal. The others, hoping to stop him from doing something stupid and potentially deadly, decided to follow. They did catch up, but when they did they found the place swamped with some of the fiercest demons they had ever encountered.
Sango and Miroku joined the fray. Kilala had opted to protect Shippo and Kagome, while Kagome picked off the high fliers with her bow and arrows. Inu-Yasha concentrated on the stronger demons.
Inu-Yasha suddenly sensed a demon behind him. Before he could turn around though, he was blind-sided and fell flat on his face.
Still groggy from the blow, Inu-Yasha slowly got to his feet. (What hit me?) He looked down. Littering the ground were a bunch of rocks. (What the...?)
(Inu-Yasha! Behind you!) Yelled Kagome. Inu-Yasha readied Tetsusaiga, and turned around. (Whoa!) He said as his eyes opened wide.
Standing a few feet behind him was, what looked like, a giant, brown spider (Kyklops). The demon appeared to be made out of large boulders, and in the center of its face was a single, green eye. Large scorpion-like claws replaced its front legs.
The creature roared and pounced. Had Inu-Yasha been human, he undoubtedly would have been squashed flat. As it was, he was barely able to move because his legs were pinned.
The Kyklops snapped at Inu-Yasha with its claws. He deflected them and stabbed upwards... right through the Kyklops' mouth and out of its eye!
Inu-Yasha pulled the sword out through the spiders face. The monster roared again before crumbling to dust. Another group of red orbs appeared, as well as a green orb. Inu-Yasha sighed with relief.
Whenever these monsters were defeated, they would leave behind large orbs that smelled of demon blood. Most were red, but occasionally a green orb would appear. Inu-Yasha didn't know what the red orbs were for, but the green orbs always revitalized him, as well as healed his wounds. For that, he was grateful.
Suddenly a scream rang through the building. Inu-Yasha looked around in alarm.
In an open area near the back of the building, the demon they were chasing waited. It was similar to he Kyklops, except this monster looked more like a scorpion. Its armor was grayish white, and, between the cracks, lava flowed like blood through the creature. A huge tail curled over its back. Eight blue eyes regarded Inu-Yasha disdainfully.
Held tightly in the scorpions right claw was Kagome. Inu-Yasha quickly readied his sword, but the scorpion shook his other claw. "Uh uh uh. Take another step, and this lovely young lady gets sliced in half." To illustrate his point, he tightened his grip on Kagome.
Inu-Yasha didn'tunderstand the monster, but Kagome did, andrecognized the language as being English. Despite not knowing the language, Inu-Yasha found the scorpion's actions to be clear enough.
(Let her go!) Inu-Yasha yelled. The scorpion looked confused for a moment, then started to laugh.
(And why should I do that? You're hardly in a position to make demands!) He said in Japanese.
Inu-Yasha glanced to the side and saw Sango sneaking up to the monster from behind some crates. He glared at the monster. (Who the hell are you anyway?) He said.
(Phantom.) Said the monster simply. With that, he opened his mouth, and launched a fireball. Inu-Yasha dodged to the side, and readied the Wind Scar.
At that moment, Sango tossed her boomerang at Phantoms right claw. He looked to the side just as the boomerang connected.
With a grunt of pain, Phantom released Kagome, where Sango got her to away from the scorpion. Phantom turned to them, his eyes turning red. (You little pest!) He prepared to launch another fireball at them, when Inu-Yashas voice got his attention.
(Hey, dragon breath! Are you forgetting me?) Phantom turned back to him. Inu-Yasha was prepared to swing his sword.
Phantom belched the fireball he had readied at Inu-Yasha, just as Inu-Yasha used the Wind Scar Slash. The fireball was extinguished, and Phantom, not reacting fast enough, screamed as he was blown back.
With a loud "Ugh," Phantom collided with the wall behind him. While trying to get up, the top crate of a stack next to him landed painfully on his head.
Shaking his head, Phantom slowly got back to his feet, and looked around. Inu-Yasha and Kagome, as well as Shippo, and Kilala surrounded him. Kagome had an arrow pointed at his head.
(All right.) Said Kagome. (Hand over the jewel shard.)
Phantom weighed his chances. /Dammit, there's no way I can beat them all! Time to cut my losses and run. But how...?/ Suddenly, he noticed a Death Scissors sneaking up behind Kagome; her neck almost within range of its blades. With a glint in his eyes, Phantom saw his chance.
He opened his mouth, and launched a fireball...at Kagome! (Get Down!) Shouted Inu-Yasha, as he pushed her to the ground. The fireball flew over their heads, and slammed right into the Death Scissors, blowing it right through a window.
The Death Scissors shook its head clear and came back to the window, intending to come through. Kagome aimed her readied arrow, and fired. The arrow nailed the skull right between the eyes, shattering it.
The Death Scissors gave a loud shriek as its robes disintegrated, and the huge pair of shears it carried dropped out of sight.
Everyone sighed and turned to face Phantom. But they were in for a surprise. Phantom was gone, and in his place was the portal that had brought them there. Sango and Miroku, having just finished the rest of the monsters, came and rejoined their friends.
(Oh, that coward!) Bellowed Inu-Yasha. (He used the ghost to cover his escape!) He started towards the portal, but just as he took one step, a sound exploded into the room. A small hole appeared inches away from his foot.
"Don't even think about making any sudden moves!" The group slowly turned to their right. Standing a few feet away from them was a man in a red coat, and a woman in black clothing.
And so ends Chapter 1 of "Devil May Not Cry." Now before you jump to any conclusions about Phantom, let me just say that this is not the same Phantom from the first game. As DMC2 proves, there is more than one of these creatures, and I'm guessing they all have the fireball ability. I don't know about the other abilities, though.
Anyway time for some Reviews:
Shadow Wolf22: Thanks. Yes, It would be. However you'll have to wait for future Chapters to see it.
Lunatic Pandora1: This chapter is undoubtedly longer than the last. I hope it keeps you interested.
z7: Whoa! Slow down. Take a breath. And lay off the caffeine for a while. Anyway... I may put some romance in it later depending on the reviews. I make no promises though.
DrK EyES- DeMoN U wOn't 4GeT: Geez, what a long name. (Sigh) If you haven't played DMC, Then you don't know what you're missing. Get it as soon as you can. Also, Yes Sesshoumaru will be in this story (It just wouldn't be Inu-Yasha without him.)
Until next time, read, review, and opinion!
If you've never heard Phantoms voice before, It is similar to Astrotrains' from Transformers.