As the morning sun slowly began to rise, the land surrounding the group seemed to light up more and more with each passing second. Allowing them to see the extremity of the scene, which lay in front of them.
What they saw they should've been use to, but the fact that it was Naraku's blood splattered all over the trees is what made it hard for them to accept. The limbs scattered all over the area were unlike any others. As time passed limbs slowly began to dissolve into nothing, then disappear into thin air.
"There's only one way to know for sure Even if InuYasha says he's dead, we can't be too sure." Miroku muttered, raising his left hand. He slowly brought his right hand to the prayer beads, hesitantly untying them. Almost in fear of what he'll find, he glanced up at the others.
Inhaling deeply, with one quick motion of his hand the prayer beads, along with the cloth covering his Wind Tunnel, fell to the ground. A small gust of wind threatened to suck him into the void, but to his surprise nothing happened. Miroku allowed himself to fall to his knees, from shock that he was still alive.
Sango slowly stepped past Kagome, glancing over at Miroku. Once she was at least two feet in front of him, she to fell to her knees. "Mi-Miroku?" She asked, hoping that the void was gone, but at the same time hoping it would still be there.
With Naraku gone, what reason did Sango, did any of them, have for staying together? The only other reason would be the Jewel Shards, but then again that's why Kagome travels with InuYasha. But Sango and Miroku, the only reason they're traveling, or were, with InuYasha and Kagome, was to help them defeat Naraku. Now that Naraku was dead, what reason could they come up with to stay together?
Miroku glanced up at Sango. "It's gone." He said, so softly it was almost as though he hadn't said it at all. He then looked up at InuYasha and Kagome, waiting to see their expression. Though, of course, he was more interested in Sango's expression.
Sango had no choice but to force a smile onto her face. She slowly stood up clanking down at Miroku the whole time. "Tha-That's great Miroku…" She muttered, then turning her back to him.
InuYasha blinked. "Of course it's gone stupid." He growled looking more glaring down at Miroku. His hypnotic amber eyes scanned the area for any sign of life, though none could be found. With that he sheathed Tetsuiga and started off into the forest. "Let's get back to the village before Shippou comes looking for us." He called back, raising his hands up behind his head.
Sango looked over at InuYasha. Does he want us to stay with him? She asked herself.
Miroku quickly stood and followed InuYasha. Having to run catch up with him. From behind one could tell that he was asking something. Something that won him an overly aggressive blow to the head from InuYasha, along with a, "Why the hell are you asking me that? You perverted monk."
Kagome sighed, walking up to Sango. "Sango?" Everything alright?" She asked, looking ahead at Miroku and InuYasha. "You're not upset are you?"
Sango shook her head. "No, just a bit tired. That's all." She said, and then started off after Miroku and InuYasha. Kagome shrugged and followed after her.
The small group consisting of one hanyou, and three humans, slowly made it's way through the forest. Now expecting thousands of demons to attack since Naraku had recently been defeated. Perhaps the greatest surprise of the day was that no demons attacked, but stead thousand of demon bodies lay in pieces on the ground.
Blood soaking the trees, making it look as though they were crying for the deaths of the demons. Corpses lying on the ground and in the trees as well. The grass had seemed to lose it's green color, and took in a red. So red it appeared to be natural. The scent of blood was heavy in the air, strong enough even a human could smell it.
InuYasha growled as he attempted to hear something or catch a scent that might lead him to the person or demon that killed all of these demons. "Damn it… the only scent around here is blood, and there's no sound." He said, walking over to a demon and kicking it.
Miroku walked over to another demon, kneeling down next to it as though examining it. "Perhaps it would be best to assume Naraku did this, and just go to the village." He muttered, standing and walking past InuYasha.
Sango and Kagome both agreed and walked past InuYasha before he realized what Miroku was saying. InuYasha blinked and followed them, choosing that it would be best to leave, since there was absolutely no clue to lead them to who did this.
By the time night fallen, the group arrived at the village. Once after sharing their story with Kaede, they made their way into a hut. Where inside Shippou and Kirara peacefully snoring greeted them.
Kagome was the first to enter the hut, she yawned and sat down next to Shippou and Kirara. As the others made their way inside, they seemed to sit down in a circle. After conversating for a few minutes each fell asleep one after the other. InuYasha, of course, falling asleep last.
"Stupid humans. Just slowin' me down." InuYasha muttered, while yawning. Even a half demon couldn't help but sleep now and then.
Unknown to InuYasha and the others, deep in the forest the demon bodies which they had come across earlier, were slowly being devoured. By the same demon who killed them. His reason for killing them, simple. Blood. To survive this demon needed blood, a mixture of demon blood and miko blood.
The demon, Ayeden, sat up from his final bite of his final demon. He could smell one; he could smell a miko near by. In fact, he had seen her earlier; she had walked by that area along with three others. Humans and a half demon, so they did not interest him.
Slowly, Ayeden stood. Forcing his legs to walk towards the young miko's scent. As he walked he approved and disapproved ways to kill her. Though out of shape and rarely used, is mind decided on what seemed to be the perfect plan.
Fire. While everyone went to see if they could put the fire out, he would make his move, and kill the miko, then drink her blood. Giving him the energy he needed to live. Since it was nightfall, Ayeden would have no problem succeeding with his plan. One would say that e could simply kill her as she sleeps, but where would the fun be in that?
At least an hour passed before Ayeden finally reached the village. He looked around, not for the miko for he knew where she was, but for something to start a fire. Locating an empty hut, with a fir burning inside, he simply walked inside. Then picked up one of the pieces wood, lighting it, and then stepping back outside.
Stepping in the middle of two huts, Ayeden slowly brought the wood down to the ground. As the ground ignited he smirked, stepping forward a few feet then again igniting the ground. He repeated this method until end to end the village had a row of fire in it's center.
Ayeden let out a small chuckle before tossing the pieces of wood into the village, making the flames even larger. He then walked back into the forest, where he still had eye contact on the miko's hut, and jumped into a tree. Patiently awaiting the villagers to awake. Soon, it wouldn't take too long, would he be able to dispose of the one called Kagome.