"Now I have no idea who the hell you are, but I'm giving you one of two options here...Option A - I blow your damn head off or Option B - I chop you up into pieces, now which one is going to be, sister?" Kagura let out an earthly roar which sent chills down Kagome's back. "I'LL CRACK YOUR BONES AND DRINK THE MARROW!" Deadite Kagura roared.
Ash merely grinned. "Ohhhh I'm sorry! You forgot to phrase your answer in the form of a question!" and with a loud BOOM! Ash fired again, this time right at Kagura's chest. The mere force of the raw power of the boomstick sent her flying back several feet. Ash quickly reloaded and charged head first into battle, ready to bring his chainsaw to action. Only things didn't work out that way...
Kagura snapped to her feet, a large gaping wound in her chest with thick, black, sludge-like "blood" oozing out. "DANCE OF THE DRAGON SNAKES!" and before Ash knew it, a large tornado had sucked him up, spewing him smack dab into a tree and with a sickening "OOMPH!" He also happended to land to a struggling to his feet Inuyasha. "Not...going so well, is it?" Inuyasha said with a smirk, using the Tetsusaiga to prop himself up. Ash used his free hand to whipe the small trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth. "Oh right, because you're doing so well yourself, huh?" Ash snapped back. Off in the distance, his blurry vision could make out the monk guy and the hot chick in spandex with the big ass boomerang struggling to fight off the clawing Deadite hands that had sprung up from the ground.
"ENOUGH OF THIS!" said Sango in a furious tone. She lurched her right arm up in the air, snapping one of the Deadite arms in half, the decaying bone cracking in twain, it still clinging to her slender wrist. Reaching behind her back, she grabbed the massive Hiraikotsu and with a loud scream of determination, swung it a full swoop slashing the wrists off all the Deadites. Now free, Miroku jumped back and undoing the prayer beads on his hand, pointed it at the now climbing from the earth Deadites. "WIND TUNNEL!" Miroku exclaimed and much to Ash's amazement, the entire group of Deadites were sucked up into what appeared to be a mini blackhole in the monk's hand.
In all the chaos, Ash had forgotten about the one named Kagura who was this point was menacingly approaching Kagome. A viscous, black, bile like substance oozed from Kagura's mouth, dripping to the ground in nauseating orbs. Kagome was frozen with terror, unable to move, her knees quaking widly. "Such pretty skin..." Kagura moaned "...GIVE IT TO US!" Before Kagome could react, Inuyasha lept into the fray, unleashing a mighty backlash wave that sent Kagura crashing through a large tree. "Is...it over?" Kagome asked, her large eyes shimmering with fear.
"IT WILL NEVER BE OVER TILL YOU DIE!" Kagura howeled, instantly lurching from laying on her back to a full upright position. Inuyasha stared on shock as a now recovered Ash made his way beside him. "How the hell do we stop her?" Inuyasha exclaimed loudly, his mind racing. Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Ash's head recalling listening to Professor Knowby's notes. "Wait!" said Ash "I know how we stop her! Complete dismemberment, she's not herself. The Book of the Dead has claimed her soul and this is the only way to make sure the bitch stays dead!" Inuyasha nodded determindely, holding the Tetsusaiga aloft in the air. "Now you're talking my language! Alright Kagura, show's over. Time to call it a night." Kagura hissed and lept high in the air at Inuyasha, only to be cut off by a boomstick blast straight to the chest again. Flying back in mid-air, Inuyasha lept at her and with a loud cry, swung the Tetsusaiga slicing her down the middle at the waist. Kagome grimaced and quickly looked away, as did Sango, Miroku merely looking on in shock.
Kagura hit the ground with a sickening PLOP and howeled loudly, spitting up a fountain of black bile. Ash merely stood over her, a loaded boomstick pointed right between her eyes. Kagura eyes opened widely as she began to curse Ash, Inuyasha and the rest of the group. "YOU WILL DIE BEFORE YOU RETRIEVE THE NECRONOMICON! I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL!" Ash merely shook his head and smiled. "Swallow this..." and with yet another loud BOOM, splattered her head all over the area.
There was an eery silence between the group before Ash finally cracked it. "So...uhhh...yeah...what now?" Miroku, ever the voice of reason, spoke up, offering his solution. "I suppose we had all better clean up first, perhaps find a nice hot meal? It's best to put this incident behind us. And a change of clothes for you, friend Ash." Ash looked down and for the first time noticed what sad condition his clothing was in. His khaki pants were now a deep disgusting brown, his blue button up shirt torn to shreads and soaked in blood, dirt, mud and lord knows what else.
Kagome, her eyes still shimmering with fear, but her wobbly knees had steaded a bit. Inuyasha took her up in his arms, as she clung tightly to his chest. Inuyasha merely stroked her raven black hair, not saying a word. For a split second, it seemed as if the worst was over...until Kagome gasped loudly while reaching up towards her neck.
"THE JEWEL SHARDS! THEY'RE GONE!"