Chapter 15: Resurrected

Over the next 10 years, Mount Hakurei had become tainted with evil from Naraku. He had built a castle inside it to make the castle more comfortable for his monkeysh needs.

The halls were very dark in the monkey castle. It was so quiet that you could hear the light footsteps echoing. Kagura turned around when she heard them.

"It's about time." she said impatiently. "I was ready to go without you."

A young child stepped out from the shadows. She was pale and wore all white. She held a mirror in her hands.

Kagura opened her hand and counted the jewel fragments. She looked at the girl, confused. "8? There are only 7 corpses to revive, unless…"

The girl nodded. "Yes, Naraku wants us to revive that demon slayer as well."

When they arrived at the base of the mountain, there were eight graves there.

Kagura glanced back to the girl. "Kanna, it's time." She put her hand on Kanna's shoulder. Soon, they both began to glow as they slowly sank into the ground.

When they stopped sinking, they were in the grave of the Shichinintai.

Kanna began walking around looking at all of the skeletons and remains. She stopped in front of one particular set of bones.

Kagura walked over beside her. "Is this it?" she asked.

Kagura watched curiously as Kanna put a jewel shard in the neck of the skeleton. She almost jumped out of her skin as the flesh regrouped onto the bones.

After a moment, a young man was lying there (I think we all know it's Bankotsu, right?). He opened his eyes and looked wearily at the pale child. (Bankotsu is wearing clothes if you're wondering).

"So," the Kagura smirked, "you're the leader of the Shichinintai, correct? You're probably wondering what's going on, aren't you?"

Bankotsu nodded.

This time, it was Kanna who responded, "Naraku gave us these jewel shards to revive you." She nodded to Kagura, who gave Bankotsu the jewel shards. "You can use these to revive your comrades." She paused. "But, you cannot tell your comrades about Naraku. Understand?"

Bankotsu nodded, but he was hardly listening. He was so excited that he could revive everyone. "Ok, I'm with you so far, but who are you?"

Kagura answered. "My name is Kagura, and this is Kanna."

Bankotsu walked around, looking at all the remains. He stopped near a pile of bones and tried to figure out who it was.

He saw the bandana and knew right away it was Renkotsu. Bankotsu took a jewel shard and was about to revive him, but then he hesitated. Was Renkotsu the one he wanted to revive first?

Truthfully, he didn't really like Renkotsu that much. He knew that Renkotsu was hiding something from him, but he couldn't figure out what.

Bankotsu made a face and continued walking. He would revive Renkotsu later. The person that he really wanted to revive first was Sango. She had been killed right in front of him, and it would be a joy to see her alive again.

He stopped in front of some bones and smiled. This was no doubt Sango, unless Jakotsu was a demon slayer. The thought of that made him chuckle.

Bankotsu knelt down and placed a jewel shard in her neck. He was amazed at how fast the flesh regrouped on her body.

After a moment, Sango slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and blinked a few times. "What the-" she began, and then she saw Bankotsu sitting next to her. "Bankotsu!" she cried as she lunged forward and wrapped her arms around him tightly.

Bankotsu almost fell backwards. At first he couldn't believe it. It wasn't a dream. They were actually revived from the dead! He blinked a few times before he realized Sango was hugging him. Without hesitating, he threw his arms around her and pulled her in closer.

They stayed like that for a while. Bankotsu wasn't sure if he could ever let go, until Sango broke away and looked up at him.

"Bankotsu, what's going on? I thought we were dead!"

"We were revived! A demon-" Bankotsu stopped himself. He remembered that Kanna kid telling him not to mention Naraku to his comrades.

"What? What about a demon?" Sango asked eagerly.

Bankotsu hesitated. He didn't want to lie to Sango. But he knew he had no choice. "A demon revived us." He said finally.

"What was his name? Do you know?"

Bankotsu shook his head. "No."

"Oh," Sango replied. "Do you think we can trust him then?"

Bankotsu shrugged. "I don't know. We're alive and that's good enough for me." He took her hand and helped her stand. "C'mon," he said, giving her some jewel shards, "let's revive the others now."

YAY! Thay're alive again! MUAHAHAHA! Sorry I havn't updated in a while. I've been so busy with my other fics! R&R