As this chapter of the story opens the Inu-gumi were traveling down a dirt road littered with bones of cattle and humans. "There is death in the air," Inu Yasha said as he slightly sniffed. Honcho shrugged a little. "And on the ground and a little on the trees, and a little kid splattered on a rock." Honcho said trying not to be funny. Muchi walked ahead of the group. She felt in her bones that something was near. Just as the feeling grew to the boiling point a whirlwind was heading straight for their gang. "It's that mangy flea bitten wolf!" Inu Yasha growled as his cracked his knuckles. Muchi walked into the path of the whirlwind. "Wolf, what do you want here?" She asked Koga. Koga stopped inches from Muchi. "I came to speak with Kagome." Koga said pushing Muchi out of the way. "Bad move on your part." Shippo said hopping up to Kagome's shoulder. Muchi jumped back from Koga and wrapped the whip around his neck. "Muchi, stop it!" Kagome shouted at the warrior on a mission. Muchi flung Koga over a tree and hung him. "That's enough." Honcho said as he let Koga down. "Damn woman, what did you do that for?" Koga coughed as he regained his breathing pattern. "Never mess with a woman that can kick your ass." Muchi said walking to Kagome's side. Sango slapped her in the back of her head. "Don't attack demons unless they are those wretched genma, and don't argue. I'm older." Sango said taking Muchi by the ear. Koga stood both confused and furious. "Who the hell are you two?" He yelled after letting the welcome fade. Both Muchi and Honcho took hold of their weapons. "Hold on Koga, they are friends or at least they aren't here to hurt us." Kagome said trying to calm Koga. Muchi growled as she held back by Miroku who had his hand on her chest. "The only reason you aren't in the ground is because I'm too pissed to care." Muchi said as she struggled to get past him."Everyone stop!" Shippo yelled at the top of his tiny lungs. Everyone turned in surprise of Shippo's outburst. "Act like adults people! I'm the only child here." He shouted trying to keep in control of the situation. Muchi picked up Shippo and hugged his face to her chest. "You're so cute when you're mad!" Muchi squealed.
Koga was the only one to ask the important question. "Is she always like this?" He asked. Honcho walked over to Muchi and pried her hands loose of Shippo's head. When Shippo was free all he could do was gasp for air. "Yeah, she gets it from being a school girl." Honcho said as he gripped his sword. Everyone started to feel a chill run up and down their spines. The air literally split open with a green mist flowing from it. Genma minions started to step from several spilts. The soldiers wore orange saucer hats and were only skeletons wearing clothes, they carried old chipped and rusted short swords. "Good, they're only zombie warriors. I'll take them" Muchi said as she changed to a red ring. Her whip flashed with flames and was covered in metal, it looked a sword. "I want a crack at these things." Inu Yasha said as he dashed for a genma. Inu Yasha punched one of the genma and sent it flying, but it just got to its feet and let out a blood curdling, raspy yell. "What the…?" Inu Yasha said before he was slashed across the chest by the zombie warrior. Sword was too dull to cut through the kimono top. "Damn, why can't you just stay down?" Inu Yasha was punching the genma left and right, but to no avail. "Enja fire magic!" Muchi said as she repeatedly slashed a single genma. Once it burst into flames she switched orbs to her staff-like thunder whip. "Raisen thunder magic!" She said as she swung the spear and lightning hit the ground in a straight line, stripping the souls from the frail demon bodies. Muchi gathered the souls into her gauntlet and let out a deep breath through her clenched teeth. "Is she always that anger when she fights?" Koga asked. "Yeah." Everyone said in unison. The chill had left everyone's spines when the genma were completely gone. "They use to be human, so why can't I knock them out like one?" Inu Yasha asked Honcho. Honcho thought for a second. "Well, maybe it's because that they are half demon, half human zombies." He replied. He whirled around and sliced a genma in half, the blood splattering on his armor. "Or maybe you need to use a weapon."
Miroku and Sango were completely surrounded and sectioned off from the others. "Kazaana!" Miroku yelled as he removed the beads from his right hand. But before he could open his hand Honcho placed his oni gauntlet in front of it making the black hole's purpose void. "No, this is why they were sent, they can appear from no where in vast numbers, we would only lose you if you open that." Honcho said letting Miroku reseal his hand. "How did you do that?" Miroku asked as he looked at their hands. Honcho turned to see a genma standing almost face to face with him. With the flash of his blade the genma fell to the ground and rapidly decomposed. "Pardon my French but daughter of a bitch…" Honcho said out of context. Muchi flipped him off with the hand she held her gauntlet before punching the genma she had pinned to the ground. "Okay son of a bitch" He corrected himself. Inu Yasha swiftly punched him in the head for the comment. "Hell, whose side are you on?" Honcho asked as he slashed down more genma.
The genma were quickly run through as the final skull was crushed and they sat down to rest. "Man, my aching eye." Honcho said rubbing his right wrist. "I meant wrist, not eye." Koga had a few questions but his body sensed more danger to come. "Hey mutt there's something big is headed this way, so get Kagome out of here." Koga said as he got in Inu Yasha's face. The sound of Muchi tapping her whip to Koga's head made the group back away from him. "I have slight problem with demons messing with my friends, so pound pavement wolf!" Muchi yelled at Koga, who turned tail and dashed off. "I wonder what Koga was talking about?" Sango thought out loud. Honcho slapped Sango on the butt as he walked past her. She turned and brought her Hiraikotsu up and into his stomach, causing him to fall to his knees. "He wanted to tell us he met up with a demon that has an unusual fire aura." He said from the ground. The group all looked down at Honcho with the same thought in their minds. "How did you figure that?" Inu Yasha asked as he helped Honcho to his feet. The oni warrior rolled his eyes and took a deep breath. "His tail was burned and he seemed dehydrated despite the fact Muchi hung him out to dry." Honcho said stating his case.
The group started to make their way down the littered path, as they did thoughts kept popping into Kagome's head. 'I wonder why they came back to this time; are they good, Are they truly our friends?' She thought not watching where she was going. Kagome tripped and fell on her face. "Kagome!" Inu Yasha called as he ran to her side. "I'm fine Inu Yasha." She said as she stood up. Kagome screamed at the top of her lungs. The group turned to see her holding a half-burned skull. "You screamed because of that? But granted I almost screamed when I saw my first genma." Honcho said to the group. Miroku helped Kagome up and dusted her off. Kagome took a few steps away from him her mouth gaping in awe. "You guys, this isn't Miroku." She said pulling out her bow. Inu Yasha pulled his sword from its case and touched it to Miroku's shoulder, as soon as it touched him he burst into blue flames. Muchi and Honcho picked him up only using their hands which held her Oni gauntlets. A bright red light escaped Honcho's Oni gauntlet as he pushed the false Miroku to his knees. "I know he isn't dead so where is he? And where is my Koen?" Honcho asked the fake Miroku. The demon showed its true form: A chameleon demon. Inu Yasha lifted his sword high above his head. "Everyone move outta my way!" He yelled as he brought his sword down. "Kaze no kizu!" Inu Yasha's sword hit the ground and three blades of wind ripped up the ground heading toward the demon imposter. "Enryuu!" The demon yelled as a sword pushed from its gut. "Hey that's mine you evil fucking demon." Honcho yelled. The demon took the hilt of the sword and swung it swiftly at Inu Yasha's attack. The chameleon demon's sword exploded with a wave of fire to block Inu Yasha's attack. "Let me guess my back lash wave won't work on it?" He said as his attack was cut down. Kagome fired an arrow from Kilala's back. "You go bye-bye, now!" The demon said sending a blazing fire ball up at the young woman. "Not today!" Muchi screamed as she cracked her whip. With snap of her wrist it pulled a large boulder from the ground and diverted the fire ball toward Inu Yasha. "Kaze no kizu!" Inu Yasha announced as he struck again. The two blasts swallowed each other and little dust particles from the boulder glinted in the mid-day sun. "How the hell are we gonna beat that thing?" Inu Yasha yelled. The demon's aura flared violently, it scorched the earth all around him. "I've got nothing; anyone else got any bright ideas?" Honcho asked the group. Sango called Kilala to her and whispered into her ear. Kilala nodded and flew next to Muchi. "Hop on Kilala's back; you have the power of ice don't you?" Kagome said from a top the two tailed cat's back. Muchi took Kagome's hand and mounted Kilala as she took flight. The twin tail cat dove and dropped Muchi toward the demon. "Take this!" From almost nowhere Muchi fired a match lock through the demon's hand making it drop the sword. "He's all yours Inu Yasha." Muchi said as she landed on her feet. He lifted his sword once again but this time the demon open his mouth and launched an enormous fire ball that ripped open the earth as it shot like a rocket at the young half-demon. "Not this time, Bakuryuha!" With a circular motion of his sword the Kaze no kizu forced it back with Inu Yasha's energy as well as the chameleon demon. "Inu Yasha is the man." Muchi said as she cheered. A bright, red, light beamed from where the demon had been standing. "Mine!" Yelled Honcho-maru as he ran toward the light; As soon as he touched it the light faded and his normal sword turn into the enryuu that the demon had been carrying. "How in the hell did you do that?" Inu Yasha asked. Honcho laughed and said "That my friend is a secret." The entire group face vaulted with the exception of Kilala and Muchi. "Did you guys miss me?" Miroku said walking up the path. Veins popped up on Inu Yasha's head as he whirled around to see who was talking. "You deserting bastard! Where the hell did you go?" The dog demon growled as he picked up Miroku by his clothing. The monk scratched his head in thought as his mind raced for an answer. "Um… I went out for sushi at an early hour and when I got back you guys had already left, I just followed Honcho's arrows." Miroku explained. The group turned to look at Honcho who was beaming over his new sword. "What? I never said it was him, but I didn't want that imposter to know he was found out." Honcho shot at the group. Both Muchi and Inu Yasha picked the oni boy up by his armor and delivered the beating of a life time. When they finished he was nothing but a pile of lumps and bruises. "Ouch, my aching everything." Honcho mumbled through his fat lip.