Sorry its been a while…I was in a bust but I managed to get it done and I checked it like a hundred times…hopefully nothing is wrong with it…enough bout me, enjoy.

Goku hugged the dark clothed figure and tears started forming from the corners of his eyes.

"What are you doing bakasaru?"

"Konzen…" Goku hugged him tighter, not wanting to let go and lose him again, never again. "If you're alive Sanzo is too, right?" He asked, trying to break through his tears.

"Goku…" Konzen held him out at arms length and looked sternly at him. "Goku, I don't have much time, its hard enough to stay in control like this."

"What?"

"Goku listen to me carefully, Nii Jien Yi has sealed Sanzo, Gojyo and Hakkai and I can't do anything to free them. Kenren, Tenpou and I weren't affected but Nii doesn't know that--uuughh!" Konzen fell on his knee and sweat began to trickle from his forehead.

"Konzen!"

"Sa…Sanzo's taking over…Aaarggh!!!"

"What? Why are you--?"

"Goku, you don't understand…Sanzo is gone! Hakkai and Gojyo…all that's left is their killing instinct, they won't stop-- Aaarrggh!! Until…you're all dead, and Gyoukumen Koushu…has the sutra…AAaaarggghhhh!!!" Konzen held his head and stumbled back.

"Konzen!!"

"Stay BACK!"

Goku watched wide-eyed as Konzen's long, golden hair shortened and his eyes turn cold. Fresh tears ran down Goku's cheeks as he saw what he had lost forty years ago; reappear as if nothing had changed. Though something did. The person who he thought was Sanzo was nowhere near the same. Nothing but an empty shell.

Sanzo stood tall and drew his dagger from his belt. Goku responded hesitantly with his Nyoibou. Suddenly the door burst open.

"GOKU! When I let you stay in my home I expect you to be quiet!"

"Kougaiji…I don't think this is the time…"

Kou fully opened his sleepy eyes and took a moment to realise that Goku was gripping his Nyoibou hard, defending himself…

"Sanzo…it can't be…" He stared at the still young blonde, confused as Sanzo hadn't aged a day.

"Kougaiji-sama, what happened?" Yaone came up from behind Kou and gasped.

"Kou, its two in the morning! Why is everyone so…" Dokugaku's voice trailed off and stood upright. Stunned.

"Why is everybody up?" Nataku came lastly. He sleepily pushed through towards the front to see, but as he got there he froze.

"Goku was right…" Nataku looked at Goku, he was standing strong but everything else about him was heartbroken.

"Sanzo…it's me, Goku…"

Sanzo only stared at him unaffected. Soon he charged swiftly towards Goku with his dagger aimed at him. Goku flipped backwards to evade it and he landed on the other side of the bed, separating him and Sanzo, but then a spray of blood came from Goku's chest, his wound had reopened.

"Uggh…" Goku grunted silently.

"Sanzo! What the matter with you!?" Kou demanded, but then Sanzo's cold, lifeless eyes fixated on Kou and he began to walk towards him. "Stop it!" Kou charged up fires from his fists and threw them at Sanzo, hurling him against the wall and because of such a serious blow, Kou destroyed the wall to reveal two other figures waiting patiently on the open plains outside.

Goku held onto his chest, supporting it as he walked outside to get a better view.

'It must be them…'

Nataku came up beside Goku and took a moment before he proceeded to interrupt his silence.

"What's going on Goku?"

"Sanzo's gone…" Goku said under his breath.

"Nani…?"

"He's here to kill us…so be prepared."

"You're joking, right? You're lying…"

"Nataku, that's the stupidest thing to say. Say it again and I might just have to kill you."

Silence came back once again as Goku glared at the black figures, neither of them advancing to attack. Almost like they were hesitating. Nataku heard a drop of water…his eyes fell on Goku's hand that was holding his Nyoibou. There, was a small tear and it slowly rolled off to the ground.

"Goku…"

"How am I…supposed to…fight? What am I supposed to do…?"

"Goku, years ago, we formed an alliance. It means that you never have to fight alone. If you can't do it, let us."

Goku turned and saw it clearly. There stood Kougaiji, Yaone, Dokugaku and Nataku. All ready to fight. Nataku smiled at Goku and told him subconsciously, 'I'll try not to kill him'. Goku smiled back.

'That was the first time in forty years…I had seen him smile…'

"But Nataku, Dokugakuji should not fight…"

"Why?"

"It's them, the other two…it's Gojyo and Hakkai."

"Are you sure?"

"Konzen told me."

"He's still in there?"

"Mm…"

"Okay. I can handle this."

"Arigatou…Nataku…" Nataku placed a reassuring hand on Goku's shoulder and Goku moved back next to Dokugaku.

"Kougaiji, Yaone-san…let's go."

Kougaiji walked towards Nataku with Yaone following behind him. Dokugaku was about to step forward, but Goku tugged his shirt. He looked back at him and Goku shook his head.

"What's going on Goku?"

Goku didn't answer, he just turned his attention back to the guys in black and a sad, distressed expression came over his face that made Dokugaku realise that his pain was incomparable to Goku's.

Nataku drew his sword and the dark figures stood ready. Nataku let out a deep yell as he charged towards Sanzo, completely losing himself to help overlook the fact that it was a friend. Sanzo moved back, avoiding Nataku's strike. Sanzo took out his dagger and their weapons locked in mid air. As Nataku struggled to defend himself against a much stronger Sanzo, Yaone and Kougaiji ran in front of him towards the other two figures that had been motionless ever since Kou blew down the wall.

"Who are you!?" Kou demanded as he punched one of them and missed. Kou looked around and the figure was gone. Then suddenly, he appeared above, though Kou was able to sense him and moved out of the way in time, but not fast enough to dodge the counter kick the figure delivered to his stomach.

"Kougaiji-sama!"

"Yaone! Look out!" Yaone was off guard and the other figure cut her stomach with his dagger. She was lucky that it wasn't deep and with that, her concentration returned. She swung her spear at the figure, making him move back, a distance far enough for Yaone to throw her bombs. The smoke and fire cleared to reveal something no one but Goku and Nataku were expecting. A large energy field had blocked the impact of the blast with the figure behind it completely unharmed.

"It can't be…"

'It was funny…everyone has been saying that lately. I'm glad…because now there's room for the impossible.'

As the figure let down his shield, Yaone quickly thrust him with her spear, but as Yaone expected he ducked under and she swiftly swung her spear and it caught hold of his hood. She ripped it off and she stared deep into the bright green eyes she saw before her.

"Hakkai-…san…"

Hakkai stood tall and took off the mask that covered his mouth. Goku's eyes went wide and he gasped like he was being stabbed. Hakkai wore a scowl on his face and Goku trembled at it.

Hakkai swung his dagger as Yaone was still in a shocked trance, but before he could cut her, Kougaiji barged in and knocked Hakkai down, but Hakkai kicked him off. As soon as he got up, he charged up a ball of energy within his hands and threw it at Kou.

"Kougaiji-sama!" Yaone bombarded Hakkai with explosives as she jumped backwards, but before she knew it, Yaone hit against the third figure that Kou had ignored. Yaone swung her spear but the figure blocked it with a familiar weapon.

"Shakujou…" Dokugakuji whispered. Goku looked at him pitifully and then back to the battle. Kougaiji had recovered and his rage overtook him. Kou began to chant. Nataku noticed the ball of demonic energy being formed and ran away from Sanzo and grabbed Yaone. Nataku kicked down the guy with the Shakujou and as he fell, so did his hood. Soon waves of crimson hair caught everyone's attention, especially Dokugaku's.

'Even though they wanted to kill us, the fact remains that they had returned. There was still hope.'

Kou's spell was almost complete, Dokugaku couldn't help but panic.

"Kou! Stop it!"

Though, before Nataku could move away from Kou's attack, Hakkai hit Nataku's back with an energy ball and knocked him down. Nataku needed some time to recover and during that time, Yaone's defences were down. Hakkai kicked her and pinned her down with his dagger at her neck.

Goku's foot moved a step forward but after that he couldn't move. No matter how many times he told himself it wasn't really Hakkai…it still was. Suddenly, Goku saw Hakkai's hand tremble, the dagger slipped and Hakkai began to yell.

"Ten-chan!"

Goku's heart beat rose higher and higher as he watched Hakkai struggle to keep himself in control, but soon enough his hair began to grow longer and Goku's expression softened. Yaone had had her eyes closed tight, waiting…but then she felt a hand grabbing her arm and pull her up. She opened her eyes to see someone similar to Hakkai run towards the house with Nataku on his shoulders and bringing her with him.

Kou had unleashed Engokuki, both Sanzo and Gojyo were lost in its fires.

'All we had was hope…for Goku's sake, it'd better be enough.'

"Sanzo…" Goku kept watching as his vision blurred. At first he thought they were tears, but then he looked down and he saw the grass stained with blood as were his hands. Goku's eyes began to close and he felt weak. Goku fought to stay awake but seconds later he lay sprawled on the ground with faint sounds of Nataku calling him.

It hurts to write this for some reason…