Chapter 6: The New Member
Shorin stood lightning surging around him. He was used to fighting on odd terms. This one would be no different. Now that he had people around him he couldn't use the full extent of his lightning. Last time he did he ended up destroying a village instead of helping it.
Inuyasha stood spinning his staff smiling. He had finally gotten used to using it instead of a sword. As he charged he noticed that it wasn't as hard for him to move as it had before. He jumped up and swung his staff down on the demon as it roared in pain smoke flowing from the wound. Inuyasha blinked, "Why did it do so much more damage this time and not lost time…?"
"Because you finally figured out how to unlock its powers!" Miroku said pulling out Tetsusaiga. Charging Miroku swung down at the demon getting knocked into Kagome.
Kagome who had been getting an arrow ready fell back shrieking. Falling back she groaned. "Get off me!"
Sango threw her boomerang at the demon then jumped on Kilala flying towards Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, grab onto my hand then attack!"
Inuyasha grabbed her hand keeping a good grip on his staff. As he was lifted he waited until he had the perfect position. Then, he dropped swinging the staff down once more onto the demon. Clinging to his staff he looked down. "Oh…this is great…stuck about 30 to 40 feet up in the air in a mortal body…"
Sango had Kilala turn then blinked seeing a hand reach toward her. Screaming she felt Kilala and herself falling. Kilala had been struck in the sides with one of the demons claws.
Inuyasha quickly ran down the demons back and leaped off grabbing Sango and landing in the bushes. "You ok…?" he asked twigs scratching his face.
She nodded holding Kilala in her arms.
Shorin charged and blasted the demon with lightning. Backing away he held out his index finger and fired lightning at it in the shape of a bullet. Smiling he watched it strike the demon burning its stomach.
Kagome stood shoving Miroku off of her. Readying an arrow she aimed and fired. Light surrounded the arrow as it shot through its hand. The demon watched its hand slowly fall apart then looked at Kagome an axe coming out of where its hand used to be.
"No way…," Miroku said softly completely in awe.
"How can we beat something…that can make its whole body a weapon…," Sango said sitting up sticks in her hair.
"No idea…," Shorin said his smile gone.
Miroku sighed, "I have an idea but it'll take timing."
"Do you think we care we need some sort of plan!"
"Well Kagome you need to run behind the demon, I'll stand in front, Shorin you attack it from above, Sango and Inuyasha you attack it from the sides. If we can do that we can hopefull-" Miroku cut off there getting slammed across the forest ground.
The demon smiled, "I may be large but I'm not stupid."
Miroku lay on the ground face down. He felt odd sensations now that Tetsusaiga was gone from his hands. He suddenly felt violent and wanting to fight…and kill. Lifting his head up his eyes turned blood red, his fangs and claws larger than usual. He had turned full demon, and could no longer control the urges of fighting he had.
"Uh…guys…we have a problem," Kagome said looking at Miroku. "Miroku's never experienced being full demon before and he doesn't have any control on this form."
Shorin stood in front of Miroku then disappeared reappearing behind him. Twisting his arms behind him Shorin gasped when Miroku's foot connected into his stomach. His arms slipping Shorin fell to the ground winded. Miroku was no longer interested in Shorin as he charged the demon slashing directly through it then leaping up landing on its head.
Before further damage was done a yellow whip cracked into the demon slaying it. The same whip hit Miroku's head knocking him out.
"Pitiful that my brother was foolish enough to get caught by this demon," said a young male stepping out of the shadows. He had silver hair and an icy stare a young girl with black hair behind him.
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha cried stepping forward. "How did you know Miroku and I switched bodies?"
"Because the word is out you fool," Sesshomaru replied calmly. "I came here with Rin (at least I think that's right I cant remember . ). We had heard of a body switching demon far off to the north and all of you were somehow connected."
"So then why are you helping us?" Inuyasha asked keeping his eyes on his brother.
"Because it's going to be no fun trying to kill you in mortal form. I prefer you as half-demon before fighting," Sesshomaru said.
Kagome sighed shaking her head. So far this wasn't looking good for them. They now had Sesshomaru traveling with them! Of all people Sesshomaru was the last person she had expected to meet let alone travel with.
Shorin watched blinking, "Hey guys…" he said as scenery blurred around them. "What's going on?"
Everyone looked around their eyes wide as the forest changed swiftly around them.
"It seems as though the demon is calling us towards him and he's dragging us there with his powers," Rin said.
Everyone stared at her blinked. This definitely wasn't the type of comment they had expected from Rin.
"Well that's good for us then," Inuyasha said. "We can finally end this battle once and for all."
Miroku slowly sat up his head throbbing. He looked up slowly, "Sesshomaru! What're you…wait…I'm floating…you're floating…all of us are floating…WHAT'S GOING ON?" Miroku roared.
"Well your demon side took control of you and you went crazy. Then Sesshomaru came in and knocked you out with his whip. Now the demon called us to his place in the mountains for the final battle," Kagome said.
Sango stood as far away from Miroku as she could. She was shocked that he had went crazy like that and didn't even remember anyone. She looked at Miroku who was as confused as she was but nowhere near as scared.
Miroku looked at Sango then slowly stood and walked to her. "Sorry…," he said softly looking away. "I didn't even know what was going on…it was like something else was controlling me."
"Something was…," Sango said softly.
Miroku pulled her into a hug, "It'll never happen again."
Smiling some Sango hugged back. Once more she trusted him around her. It wasn't his fault and she knew it.
These feelings wouldn't last long as they began to slow down. The demon had dropped them off. They hadn't expected to be in a place like this but there was no mistake where they were.
Lava bubbled beneath them as they stood in an active volcano. Around the place were pillars of rocks for fighting but once you fell you wouldn't be coming back.
"He obviously wants to make it so we can't fight him all at once…," Miroku said slowly.
As the demon dropped down 5 more shadows dropped behind him.
"Or maybe he wants us to fight them separately…," Kagome said in horror.