Chapter 8: Another Body Switch.

Miroku looked over and began running from pillar to pillar. He was heading towards Shorin and he wasn't going to let the demon kill him. He was going to save him and then fight with him together.

"Miroku…behind you!" Shorin cried blasting lightning behind him.

Miroku looked behind his shoulder as the lightning blast hit the demon in the face knocking him down on the spot. Miroku came in slashing at the demon towering over Shorin as it leapt back a hand over its bleeding wound.

"Shorin you ok?" Miroku asked.

"I could ask you the same thing," Shorin said looking at the burns covering Miroku's body. Healing them he smiled. "There, now you're at full strength."

Miroku stood blinking. "What about you?"

"I was half-dead to begin with so it doesn't matter if I live or die."

Miroku picked him up. "Yes it does!"

Shorin's eyes slowly closed, "No…it doesn't…"

Miroku stood there as Shorin closed his eyes.

"Don't die…," Miroku said softly.

"Just cause I closed my eyes doesn't mean I died…,"

"Oh yeah…," Miroku said sitting Shorin down and charging the demon jumping from pillar to pillar. His energy had returned and he was ready to fight…and die if it would come to that."

The arrow shot from Kagome shone with holy light. It slammed into the demons back jerking it forward into Sango who impaled her sword into its stomach. Smoke groaned in pain as Flame raised its hands and pointed its palms out at Kagome and Sango. A pillar of fire burst from each hand heading towards the girls.

Kagome cried out and jumped to the side stumbling over a rock but making it miss. Sango blocked with her boomerang the force sending her backwards. Hitting the wall head first Sango slid down it slowly her head bleeding slightly.

Kagome blinked. "Sango!" she cried running towards her.

Looking at the weaker demon Kagome stood. Readying another arrow she took aim towards the weakened demon. Aim was on her side as it hit Smoke in the chest knocking him backwards into the lava his body burning.

"1 down…," Kagome said trying to get another arrow as Flame charged towards her. Kagome slowly picked Sango up and began running as fast as she could around the ring. Then she tripped Sango's body hitting the ground Kagome lying there.

"Now are you ready to give up?" Flame asked

"Nope…," Kagome said standing slowly.

"Don't worry I wont strike your friend, it'd be no fun if you had to worry about her and fight me at the same time."

Kagome looked at Sango and began running keeping the demon as far away from Sango as possible. Kagome turned firing an arrow which was burnt into ashes before it reached it's destination. Then, the flames came towards Kagome.

"Kagome look out!" Sango cried standing slowly her head throbbing.

Kagome turned and shrieked jumping to the side her arm getting caught in the fire. The demon took one quick stride and threw her halfway across the room.

"Kagome!" Sango yelled trying to see if she was ok.

Kagome groaned softly rolling on her side her arm burnt badly. She was awake but barely.

Flame picked up Kagome by the neck and felt a white hot pain in its back. It turned its head slowly seeing Sango's boomerang imbedded in its back but that wasn't all that was there. Thanks to some quick thinking Sango had strapped the sword to the boomerang making the final blow to the demon.

Sango ran to Kagome and slowly helped her up making sure not to hurt her wound.

"You ok?" Kagome asked looking at Sango's head.

"Why're you asking me that? You're the one that was hurt!"

Kagome smiled and looked down at the demon. The lava began to cool and harden and the room temperature began to cool. A door formed slowly and cracked the wall around them slowly blasting out the wall a large metal door there.

"I guess that's our way out of here…," Kagome said slowly.

Sango nodded and walked beside Kagome stepping out into the next room. They were trapped but now that they were in this new room they were able to watch Miroku's fight. In fact they were now by Shorin and all 3 were somehow in a large metal cage. Miroku's fight was raging on and the demon fighting him still had the upper hand…

Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha swallowing slightly. For the first time he had finally lost his cool in battle. Now he was angry and for the first time he wanted to protect his younger brother and not kill him.

"Lord Sesshomaru…?" Rin called out softly able to see the entire thing.

"Rin…turn away…," Sesshomaru said his claws glowing dangerously as his eyes began to turn away. He himself had no idea why now of all times he was feeling rage for his brother being hurt.

"Sesshomaru…keep control…," Inuyasha said punching him in the face with the strength he had. "That's what they want you to do…"

Sesshomaru looked at Inuyasha and slowly nodded the redness leaving his eyes. The 2 were back in action.

The two demons stood side by side unimpressed. Now more than ever they wanted to put these 2 to an end and celebrate the victory.

Inuyasha charged and Sesshomaru stood calmly in his place. As Inuyasha dropped down swinging his staff. Sesshomaru brought out his whips quickly and wrapped them around one of the demons neck pulling it quickly.

"1 more to go…," Inuyasha said then screamed in pain falling to his knees the demon kicking Inuyasha directly in his wound. Tears blurred his vision as he fought passing out his breathing hard.

What happened next was a complete blur. Sesshomaru whipped out Tokijin (once more unsure of the name) and slashed. The demon jumped back but Sesshomaru was much to quick slashing the demon clean through but also getting fire blasted into his chest.

"Inuyasha…Rin…we're going," Sesshomaru said breathing heavily.

Inuyasha stood slowly and looked around. "How are-" he began but stopped as the room cooled the fire dropped and a door formed at the far wall. As they walked through it the same thing happened as they landed by Kagome, Sango and Shorin.

Now the only thing left to do was watch and to wait to see how Miroku's fight went.