Chapter 8

Inuyasha, Yasha and Tetsu arrived at the den. Tetsu showed them the way in through the cave past other dragons. That's when they saw her. Kagome chained, in skimpy clothes, with the male dragons laughing around her. Inuyasha became furious.

"KAGOME!", he yelled as the other dragons took notice. But Kagome didn't move. She stared like a zombie. Yasha quickly fired off an attack from his sword,

"WATER WAVE!", he shouted, sending a wave of water down into the dragons area as they tried to jump out of the way. A couple of the males grabbed Kagome and left. Inuyasha started to follow when Tetsu stopped him.

"She won't recognize you.", he said

"Why not?", asked Inuyasha, as they started to battle off the dragons. The room was too small for the dragons to transform into their demon forms, so Inuyasha and Yasha had the advantage.

"Tetsu, why are you fighting us?", asked one of the males.

"Because I don't trust Pauru anymore.", Tetsu said.

"Tetsu, dammit, why won't she recognize me?"

"Because Pauru put a slave necklace on her. She is under the dragons control."

"You mean, whatever the dragons say she'll do?", Inuyasha asked, in between punches.

"Yes. She is now a dragon slave. She is lost to you, I'm afraid."

"Never. I will never accept that. I will break that necklace."

"You can't. Only Pauru can break it. If you do so it will kill her."

Inuyasha just stared at Tetsu. Was what he was saying the truth?

Pauru flew through the skies over to the fire mountains with Kaori chained to her. The jewel glowed brighter as Pauru got closer to the mountains. As she reached the summit of one mountain the jewel began to shake and started to fly over the mountains. It thought it was leading Kaori to the oracle. Pauru followed the jewel until it landed at a cave. The jewel went into the cave, with Pauru and Kaori following. The jewel stopped at a doorway and hovered there. Pauru ordered Kaori,

"Make it open the door, Kaori."

Kaori commanded the jewel to open the door and the jewel followed her command. Inside the cave opening was lavish amounts of gold, jewels and the like. In the middle of it all was a gold, jewel-encrusted ball. Pauru was ecstatic.

"This is all mine. All mine. And the Oracle of Izagnami ..."

She went to go pick it up, but it rejected her with a bolt of lightening. Angry, she turned to Kaori. Maybe a purer heart was needed to pick it up.

"Pick up the oracle, Kaori.", she commanded.

Doing as she said, Kaori picked up the oracle. It didn't reject her like it had Pauru.

"Wonderful. I'll come back for the treasures.", she said, as she took off with Kaori, back to the den.

Back at the den, in is surprised, Inuyasha didn't see the other dragons sneaking up on them until it was too late. The three of them were captured with nets. As Inuyasha and Yasha struggled, Tetsu informed them,

"It's futile. These nets are designed for stronger demons than us."

"Well, I'm not like you, Tetsu. I don't just give up. I'm not made like that.", Inuyasha growled.

"Fight all you want,", one of the male demons said, "These nets are designed to withdraw your strength. The more you fight, the faster it will drain you."

"That's what I was trying to tell you. Don't struggle. It will drain your demonic powers."

Yasha listened and stopped struggling but Inuyasha refused. Hardheaded as always, he continued to struggle until he felt himself weaken. As he stopped fighting, the group of dragons dragged them down to the lower area of the cave. To the dungeons.

'This is where Kohana was.', Tetsu thought.

The male dragons threw Inuyasha into one cell and took Tetsu and Yasha further away.

"Where are they taking us, Tetsu?", Yasha asked.

"To a different cell away from your father."

"Why?"

"Because they plan to torture him. That was the torture chamber."