Chapter 5: Spirit Orb
Inuyasha stared out the window his eyes feeling heavy from lack of sleep. He was normally wide and awake but tonight he just couldn't stay awake...
"Inuyasha...?" Inuyasha heard Shorin say from what seemed like far away. Soon he felt himself lying on the ground and slowly drifting off.
Inuyasha quickly sat up that night hearing a rumbling. He looked around yawning everybody else asleep. He didn't know where the rumbling had come from and it had stopped so he slowly lowered his head...then the rumbling came once more. Inuyasha slowly peeked his head out the door and gasped the group soon waking up to the rumbling.
A demon was tearing into the side of the mountain! As it walked towards them it shrank to about 7ft tall. It was wearing a crown like piece atop its head and in the center was the Spirit Orb! Apparently Lupin was all talk when he said he would get it.
"The Spirit Orb!" Slash cried...or at least everyone thought so.
Kagome pulled Slash out of its sheath assuming a position. Inuyasha did the same and Sango got Hirakotsu ready. Shorin once more had his fingertips lit with lightning and Miroku was lying in the cabin sleeping.
Kagome charged once more possessed and slashed at the demon. She cried out in shock when an invisible force field repelled her and sent her flying into the air. Kilala came to the rescue because as Kagome fell Kilala flew beneath.
"Good save Kilala!" Sango cried and quickly hurled Hirakotsu forward and smiled as it didn't stop. It hit the demon cracking in two before sliding across the snow completely useless.
Shorin ran forward and blast lightning at the demon then charged forward only to get a claw swung around into his side hurling him. Shorin skid across the snow chunks of ice flying up in the air. Sitting up Shorin groaned.
Miroku slowly walked out rubbing his eyes sleepily. "Hey what's everyone doing?" he asked yawning.
His eyes grew wide as the demon began slashing at him. Miroku dodged in perfect timing his eyes huge. He was tired but he knew he was being attacked. At this point all that mattered was dodging...and waiting for someone to save him from this frenzy.
Kagome came to the rescue running in and slashing. She didn't get slammed back and smiled as the sword connected slicing into his arm. She cried out when a bright light shot from his arm blasting Kagome back. She fell to the ground not a scratch on her except a small black hole where the demon blasted. That's when she felt the burning in her arm. It felt like her whole arm was on fire! It started where the demon blasted and ran up and down her arm.
"I-It burns...," Kagome said clutching her arms.
Sango dropped down by Kagome and looked at her. "What's wrong Kagome?"
"M-My arm...," she gasped softly the pain getting worse making her lurch forward on her knees. "I-If you cut that thing head on your gonna end up like me."
Inuyasha charged in then jumped up swinging his sword down. He gasped when the demon blocked with one hand. "Uh oh...," he said when it raised its other hand gathering energy in its hand blasting him in the air.
He hit the ground as Shorin ran past blasting lightning at it. "I'll help!"
He smiled as the first bullet smashed into its side burning it. He frowned when it knocked the 2nd towards Miroku.
"Whoa!" Miroku cried diving forward the lightning grazing his hair. "THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME!" he bellowed.
"Well...you should have...GOTTEN OUT OF THE WAY!" Shorin retorted knowing it was a lame excuse from the start.
Kagome stood slowly only able to use her right arm now. She slowly walked in between Shorin and Inuyasha. "Quit fighting...that's not going to help any of us right now," she winced slowly her arm turning black.
"Kagome...," Inuyasha said. He stared at her arm and all the pain she was in. That's when his rage took over as he quickly slashed the demon ignoring as the light blasted into both of his legs. Then he jabbed his sword forward into the demons chest before falling his legs burning in complete pain.
The demon stumbled back bleeding heavily. It placed a hand over the blood then smeared the blood over the Spirit Orb. Slowly the Spirit Orb began shining brightly as it slowly unleashed a blast. When everyone thought their life was over they seen a figure jump down as a shield absorbed the blast sending it back with much more force destroying the demon.
She was a young girl that looked Shorin's age. She had long blonde hair that tumbled down to her shoulders. She looked at everyone with blue eyes and smiled. "Are all of you ok?" she asked.
Whether this new person was friend or foe they were soon to find out. But she had the Spirit Shield and they hoped she was a friend...