Chapter 4: Koga's Clue
As the group walked they came to a fork in the road.
"Um…which…way do we go," Inuyasha asked looking between the 2 roads.
Kagome shrugged as Miroku dropped down smelling the ground. This was all new to him but he figured he might as well put this new nose to some good use. Looking up he pointed to the right, "That's where the smell of demons is coming…"
"Then that's where we need to go," Inuyasha said nodding.
"Well this is new, Miroku actually telling us to go into danger," Kagome said smiling.
Inuyasha looked at Kagome his eye twitching. Well, I suppose this is good because she doesn't think that I'm Miroku…even though I am…
Miroku stood and walked in front of the group. He wondered what kind of demons may come up and if they did…would he be able to warn everyone beforehand. He wanted to just flat out tell them but he knew he wouldn't be able to because it would put them in more danger than they are now…Miroku and Inuyasha not the girls.
"So…where in the mountains do you think we'll find this demon?" Sango asked smiling as Kilala jumped onto her shoulder and mewed.
Miroku shrugged, "Dunno, it's really hard to tell this soon on. I need to get a better smell of things I do know when we find it, it wont stand a chance." Blinking Miroku wondered where that came from. Maybe it's the half-demon ego that's getting to me. Now I know why Inuyasha acts the way he does.
Kagome sighed lagging behind the group. She wanted to be able to think to herself because to her this was still strange. She felt as though a demon may attack but then she wasn't quite sure. All would depend on where they went. Soon she felt a rumbling and shrieked as a hand came from the ground grabbing her ankle.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha cried running towards her.
"Help me!" she screamed as she suddenly got dragged fully into the ground. Nothing was there but a hole where the hand had grabbed her.
Miroku dropped down to the ground once more and began smelling the hole. He smelled a mixture of soil, Kagome and oddly enough ashes. This was a mountain so…why were there ashes?
"I know where Kagome is," Miroku said looking straight ahead. "We have to go through that forest and then we should be able to find her there, I also smell for some reason holy water and ashes where she's at."
Sango climbed on Kilala as she transformed and Inuyasha climbed on behind her, used to seeing this procedure before. Miroku kept up with the flying trio with his legs jumping from tree to tree. He didn't smell any demons except for the one that captured Kagome. It seemed to be leading them towards it…either it was confident in its abilities or had no idea of theirs. How they would keep the charade up then was a mystery beyond him. First there was the fact that Kagome would be going towards Miroku thinking he's Inuyasha...then there's another thing about Sango overreacting after fights like this too. Miroku was also worried about the demon that captured Kagome. Did it know anything about the demon? Were they going to fight and possibly kill their only lead?
All these questions were only making Miroku's head hurt. Besides he had just reached the point where Kagome was. She was lying on a tombstone her head spread around her. She was tied but not very tight her clothes wet from the holy water that was poured on her. The demon perched right above her smiling in glee. Oddly enough…it had blue eyes and looked like the body changing demon. That couldn't be possible unless…
"He was following us…" Miroku said. The demon not only switched bodies it stole bodies adding power to him…
Inuyasha dropped down by Miroku from Kilala, "Did you-" he cut off looking at the demon and thought for a second. "You don't think…?" he began.
Miroku nodded and quickly charged the demon pulling out Tetsusaiga swinging at the demon and missing completely.
The demon shrunk its size then grew larger a punch connecting into Miroku's face.
Flailing as he flew through the air Miroku landed by Inuyasha.
"Did it hurt?" Inuyasha asked.
Standing Miroku stared, "You have to be kidding…..YES!"
"Oh…remind me not to get hit then…"
"….You truly are an idiot aren't you?"
"Well I try."
"I can tell…"
Sango stared silently, and sighed. Kagome was tied up and knocked and these two were insulting each other. Oddly enough they looked like they were having fun while doing this. She was beginning to think that both of them were idiots.
Inuyasha charged and swung his staff smacking the demon across the face. Smoke began rolling from it the Holy Staffs power burning the demons skin. As the demon roared Miroku slashed at it with his sword.
Smiling the demon stood there and took every blow. Then it quickly grabbed Miroku and Inuyasha its body self-destructing another appearing a few yards away from the explosion.
"And that's that," it said then looked at Sango. "Oh…still one left?"
Sango charged un strapping her boomerang and hurled it at the demon. She smiled as it fell back a few feet then backed away as it stood barely a scratch on it. Sango then pulled out a smoke pellet and threw it down a smoke screen filling the air as she charged stabbing through the demons arm. The demon looked at the wound then back at Sango grabbing her and throwing her.
Crashing into the tombstone Sango felt the breath get knocked out of her lungs. Gasping for air she watched the demon pull the sword out of its arm. She felt herself blacking out but forced her eyes to stay open as she stood slowly. Charging once more she dove behind the demon grabbed her boomerang and threw it once more. This time luck was on her side as the boomerang connected right into its head knocking it out. Running to Kagome Sango began to quickly untie the knots. Just as she finished she felt a shiver down her spine then a pain in her back her boomerang slamming into it.
"I congratulate you for getting this far," the demon said picking up Sango's sword. "But now you've kept me from what I was supposed to do so now you must die."
Sango backed away knowing that the demon wasn't bluffing. She gasped as the demon appeared in front of her blocking with her sword before it stabbed into her. Smiling she kicked the demons stomach and ran. It wasn't long before the demon appeared in front of her grabbing her arm and hurling her back towards the tombstone. As Sango got picked up by the neck she felt air leaving her. Then a purifying arrow pierced through the demons hand as it was forced to release Sango. Sango looked over and smiled to herself. Up until now she had been worried about Kagome and how to save her. Now it ended up the other way around.
"Sango move now," Kagome said. She was up, untied and already had another arrow ready to fire at the demon.