Sorry for the delay, I was waiting for Review history to come back… btw, the things thatI used to use as scene breaks, the 8s and the colons...(so pretty!), I can't use them anymore! Fanfiction's so bad...

Kougaiji looked desperately at his Engokuki as it continued to assault Gojyo and Sanzo. Moments later the fires began to fade and two dark shadows appeared standing tall and strong. Kou's fist clenched as the moon illuminated the shadows to reveal Gojyo and Sanzo, both unaffected by his attack.

The shakujou cut across Kou's chest and he stumbled to keep his balance. Before he knew it, Sanzo had abandoned the dagger and took out his weapon of choice, a three-inch barrel, Smith Wesson M-10. Kou knew he couldn't dodge them, not right now, not in this state. He hadn't been able to touch them, not even a scratch, now all his energy had been drained and he couldn't win.

Dokugaku was at the side with Yaone on his lap, bandaging her wounds after Tenpou had closed them, who was now tending to Goku and Nataku's. Though, with the sound of gunshots, Yaone's head jerked up.

"Kougaiji-sama!" Yaone sat up and ran closer towards Sanzo and Gojyo and flung dozens of bombs at them.

"Yaone! Get back!" Suddenly Gojyo came through the smoke and kicked Yaone's torso, which sent her crashing against Kougaiji. Yaone couldn't get up; she felt a stinging pain in her chest and winced.

"Yaone!"

"Gomen, Kougaiji-sama…I couldn't-" Yaone coughed up blood and Kougaiji distress turned into anger. He carefully cradled Yaone in his arms and ran far away, he didn't care where, but he had to keep Yaone safe.

Suddenly, Kou felt something penetrate his left leg and it caused him to lose his balance and fall to his knees. Kou looked at his leg and saw a deep gash that Sanzo's bullet caused as it passed the surface of his skin.

Before he was given the time to recover and get back on his feet, Gojyo had already drawn back his shakujou and swung it to release its long chain with the crescent blade aimed at Kou's back. Kou saw the blade coming at him from the corner of his eye and he froze, he couldn't avoid it, it was already too close.

Kou leaned forward and shielded Yaone, hoping nothing would happen to her, but when he heard a loud 'clang', Kou turned and a tall body stood blocking the attack.

"Dokugaku…"

"Get Hakkai to settle her wounds…hurry!" Kou only nodded and headed back towards the house and left Dokugaku to face his brother.

Dokugakuji ran towards Gojyo and struck his sword, only for it to be blocked by his shakujou. "What's the matter with you Gojyo?" Dokugaku only received a cold, hard stare and it brought up rage in him. "Goku may not be able to hurt Sanzo…" he said as he pushed his sword harder, "and he thinks I can't hurt you, but he's wrong, little brother." Dokugaku swung his sword upwards and sent the shakujou flying, with an opening Dokugaku punched him in the face. Gojyo fell back and then silently wiped the blood off his face.

Kougaiji arrived beside Tenpou and laid her gently on his lap as Tenpou assessed her condition.

"Some of her ribs are broken, besides that she just has a few cuts and bruises. She'll be fine. How about you?"

"My leg…" Tenpou looked at his ankle with its flesh exposed and bleeding.

"Here…" He put his hands side by side and hovered his palms over the wound. A healing light began to glow and Tenpou's energy flowed into Kou's leg.

"You are…"

"I'm not Hakkai, but we'll talk about that later."

Back at the fight, Dokugaku didn't have enough strength to make any damage on either of them. He threw a punch at Gojyo, but then he grabbed it and flung Dokugaku towards Tenpou. Just finished healing, Dokugaku hit Tenpou and they both lay injured on the ground. Tenpou stood and helped Dokugaku sit up.

'Kenren…' Tenpou's eye twitched at the thought of him. 'Not bothered to fight his way out…'

"Nataku!"

"Tenpou?"

"We have to stop them from doing whatever they want…"

"It's about time."

"As Sanzo used to say," Tenpou began, "let's go."

Nataku stood and took one last glance at Goku who lay asleep on the soft grass.

'Hang in there baka…'

They walked closer and lined up beside each other and faced Sanzo and Gojyo. Nataku summoned his sword, closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"What's wrong Nataku?" Nataku's eyes burst open and his heretic eyes turned into those of a fighting god. Kou was taken aback and watched as Nataku disappeared. Suddenly he reappeared behind Sanzo and Gojyo and swung his sword wide, making the two split in different directions.

No matter how fast, or from what angle Nataku tried to hit him, Sanzo was always able to evade it. Though Nataku began to worry as Sanzo took the offensive and fired several rounds at him. Nataku could easily deflect it with his sword; it was just where the bullets would fly off to was the danger.

"GOJYO!" Tenpou ran up to him charging up an energy beam and thrust it at him. Gojyo dodged left but was met with a punch to his face, though quickly returned one to Tenpou's stomach. "You're going to regret you did that…" Tenpou delivered an uppercut to Gojyo's chin and released an energy beam that threw Gojyo against a tree at the edge of the forest.

Nataku ran towards Sanzo, avoiding as many bullets as he could and when he reached close enough he threw his sword elsewhere, causing a distraction allowing Nataku to hit Sanzo squarely in the face. He hit him continuously and then he finally made Sanzo fall with one last serious blow.

Tenpou pinned Gojyo down and kept him down with everything he had. He watched Gojyo's eyes and waited for Kenren to emerge. On the other side, Nataku did the same. He kept his sword pressed against Sanzo's neck and waited.

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"Sanzo…"

"Sorry, but you'll have to settle for him."

Goku's eyes slowly opened and they cringed at the bright light of the morning sun, only to realise it was Konzen.

"Konzen…"

"Don't get up Goku, I'm afraid you'll open you're wound again."

"Ten-chan…"

"Don't forget me, kono bakasaru."

"Ken-niichan…Ah! What happened…?"

"We fought Gojyo, Hakkai and Sanzo…and we won." Nataku said as he walked into the room slowly.

"Nataku…are you alright?"

"I'll be fine…so are the rest."

Goku sat up slowly and looked up at everyone.

"What…happened…?"

Tenpou watched the sadness in his eyes reappear; he couldn't imagine what it must have been like to live like this. Kenren sat down beside Goku and ruffled his hair.

"After we fell, Gyokumen Koushu put us through so much shit. She…she killed Kail…and…"

"The others?" Kenren only nodded.

"She and Nii were trying to brainwash us or something…but, they only managed to seal Sanzo, Gojyo and Hakkai and fill the void with the urge to kill."

"But, Ken-niichan…what about you, and Ten-chan and Konzen?"

"Luckily, they couldn't find us and we weren't affected."

"I'm glad…" A small smile formed on Goku's face and everyone else began to lighten up.

"Now Goku, let's go eat."

"Really?"

'He was coming back…the Goku I knew was coming back…'

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"So…you are all Gods…and when you died, you were reincarnated as Sanzo, Hakkai and Gojyo? And you guys share each others' strengths…?" Dokugaku recapped as they all ate.

"Hai." Tenpou concluded.

"You used to be an adjutant," he pointed at Tenpou, "a general, and you…?"

"No one important…"

"Konzen is the saru's keeper." Kenren corrected.

"Don't call me saru!"

"Look! You've eaten everything on the table!"

"I can't help it if I'm hungry! I need to regain my strength!"

"What? Who was the one that was fighting?"

"You didn't fight either! You lost to Ten-chan!"

"Kono…!" Nataku watched light-heartedly as Kenren started tickling Goku. Kougaiji walked in and everyone fell silent as they saw his grave face.

"Kougaiji?" Goku asked.

"Yaone…she's getting worse…" Without another word, Tenpou got up and ran out of the room towards Yaone's. Kougaiji followed after and the rest sat in their seats quietly.

"She'll be fine Goku." Konzen reassured.

"She has Tenpou and Kougaiji looking after her." Kenren added with his arm around Goku.

"Yeah…"

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Upstairs, Tenpou was assessing Yaone's condition as Kougaiji put on a fresh cloth on her forehead.

"Her fever is rising, she could have been infected. I'll just give her a shot and hope it works. This is something I can't heal."

"Then hurry up with it."

"Where are her supplies?"

"Here…" Kou opened a drawer and took out a box where Yaone had kept all her medicines. Tenpou rummaged through them and took out a needle and a small vile. He wrapped her arm with rubber and slowly injected her.

"All we can do now is wait." Tenpou was about to stand and leave, but he felt something hold onto his hand.

"Hakkai-san…" Yaone gripped onto Tenpou's hand as her face cringed with pain. Tenpou looked over to Kougaiji who seemed unaffected, but deep down…

Tenpou slipped his hand out of Yaone's hold and walked out.

"She'll be fine." He closed the door behind him and sighed.

Beep…Beep…

He looked around and tried to find the source and then felt something at the back of his neck. He peeled it off and inspected it.

"Tracer…shit!" Tenpou raced downstairs and burst open the door. "Konzen, Kenren, we have to leave now!"

"What happened?"

"Nii put a tracer on us. We should go back and stop whatever he has planned."

All of a sudden, an arrow shot through the window and barely missed Goku. On it was a note and Nataku opened it.

"It seems that he's already started. Gyokumen Koushu wants Sanzo-ikkou to return, it's an order."

"I guess we should get going then." Kenren said as he stood up and put his mask and hood back on and the others did the same.

"Wait!" Goku stood in protest, agonised.

"No Goku, stay here and wait for us. We'll take care of this."

"But…"

"Urusai."

"Konzen!"

"Don't worry Goku, we'll be back."

"Ten-chan…"

"Yeah bakasaru, who do you think we are?"

"Ken-niichan…"

"Well, see you later…"

"Take care of yourself Goku…"

The three disappeared and Goku fell back into his chair and buried his face in his hands.

"They came back Goku, and they'll keep coming back. Those guys won't die even if they tried."

"Yeah…"

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"Nii! How are you going to solve this?"

"Dr. Huang, don't be so aggressive. Let me do my job and maybe you should go back to doing yours."

"But you're not doing anything!"

"That's because my work is done."

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