Kagome: Here is the next chapter!
Inuyasha: So?
Kagome: I- So? SO! What do you mean!
Inuyasha: I don't know. You tell me.
Kagome: I-uh-you-we...agh! Dammit!
Jakotsu: Haha! Stupid woman!
Inuyasha: And you! Shut up!
Jakotsu: Yada!
Inuyasha: That's it! KAZE NO KIZU!
Jakotsu: AH!
Bankotsu: -Sigh- Please review. Or be chopped in half by my...-Sigh- Banryuu...
Renkotsu: You don't seem to be yourself. ANYWAYS! On with the story!
The Darkness Within Our Hearts - Chapter 02: A Dog Demon Named Anika.
"YOU...sentence ME to death?" Bankotsu smiled. "Give me a break..." The braided boy eyed the men as they all drew out their swords.
"Die in peace." The leader spoke in a low tone. Giving the signal, the men advanced forward, to carry out their orders and kill the leader of the Shichinintai.
"Heh. Just who do you think I am?" Bankotsu chuckled, tightening his grip on his partner: Banryuu. Lifting his blade from his shoulder, Bankotsu stuck down a man in one deadly blow. His first strike caused the other men to charge at him at full speed.
"Come and get me!" Bankotsu smiled evilishly. This was all a mere game to him, anyone or anything that stood in his way would be strucked down in an instant. The leader of the Shichinintai lifted his halberd above his head and his blade bagan spinning over him like a helocopter.
Running through the crowd of men, he easily succeeded in cutting open their flesh, he continued his unstoppable assult until one man was left standing, the leader watched in pure shock in how easily his men were killed before him.
"And then there was one." Bankotsu smirked turning the final man on the snowy battle feild.
Bankotsu looked deadly, like a predatory bird. Starring down his prey with his blue-gray eyes. Dressed in his fine white kimono with dark-blue colorings, half his body covered in armor with a red sash around his waist. And a dark purple cross with pointed ends laid center of his forhead framed with his long black-blue braided hair was streaked with melting snow.
The old leader drew out his sword. "You...you bastard!" He screamed and charged forward with all his might, in attempt to kill Bankotsu and to avenge his men. Bankotsu easily dogded the old man's attack and sent him a punch in the face, making his tumble back into the cold snow.
The old man held his cheek where he had been punched.
"What's wrong, old man?" Bankotsu spoke in a teasing tone, kneeling next to the older man in the snow. "I thought you'd be a little stronger than this..."
He didn't reply to Bankotsu's insults.
The braided boy stood up, holding his Banryuu for a final strike. "Oh, don't worry, I have no intention in toying with weaklings..."
Bankotsu's blade struck right through the old man's neck, the head falling off his shoulders and rolling in the white crisp snow, blood pouring from his dead body and staining the snow and slowly turning red as time goes by.
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The young girl in red was at the height of 5' 7", creamy white skin, ruby-red eyes, short red hair with a black band that goes along in the front of her puppy ears. She wore a chinese style red dress, with black unigue designs, the front ended at her thighs and the back part reached down to the back of her knees, under she wore white short-shorts with the edges outlined in black And had red kimono like sleeves on her arms and red material shoes with rich red transparent straps tied around her lower legs.
Clearly a youkai.
Inuyasha's red kimono caught her eye. And she turned to face, a group humans and a demon. She looked closer and she seemed to reconize who Inuyasha is. "Oh? You must be Inuyasha..."
"Did...did you slauther this village!" Inuyasha snapped. Smelling the strong scent of blood around the girl.
She didn't answer with words. She brought her hand to her mouth let out a little giggle from her lips. "Funny boy. Aren't ya'?" She giggled again.
"Killing the innocent isn't funny!" Inuyasha growled again, getting annoyed by the girl's childish attitude. "Your denched in human blood!" He stated and pulled his Tetsusaiga out and pointed it at the girl.
"My! What a monsterous sword you have there...!" She said in a clam yet childish tone.
"Hmph! Say 'hello' to my friend! TETSUSAIGA!" Inuyasha lifted his sword high into the air and smashed it down into the ground making bright golden blasts of energy."KAZI NO KIZU!"
Inuyasha's attack made a direct hit and a large explosion was made. Inuyasha smirked, soon the smoke cleared but left no body. "Hm? I must of destroyed her body...oh well..." Inuyasha sighed.
"Ha! What was THAT just now!" A voice laughed from behind. "It was extremely rude of you...!"
Inuyasha turned around and watched as the girls nails grew 30cm long! She dug her nails into his flesh, coming out on the other end. She used her free hand to cut Inuyasha's hand that was holding onto Tetsusaiga.
"Ahhhhh!" Inuyasha screeched in pain, as he dropped Tetsusaiga to the ground. The monterous sword transformed back into a rusty old katana again.
"INUYASHA!" Miroku and Sango cried.
She pulled her attack out of Inuyasha's body and jumped back, her hand covered with fresh blood. "What a weak pathetic youkai...oh, my mistake...your a hanyou. This just dissappoints me even futher..."
"HIRAIKOTSU!" Sango yelled and threw her massive boomerang at the girl. The girl stood there and watched as Hiraikutsu came her way.
"Are you aiming for ME?" A powerful aura bagan to emit from the red-headed youkai and she punched Hiraikutsu, stopping it in it's tracks. "Cool toy...but...DON'T UNDERESTIMATE ME!" She yelled and picked up Sango's boomerang. "Here! Have it back, mortal!" She threw the weapon back at Sango.
As a result, Sango's massive boomerang spun faster and flew with incrediable speed, this girl's physical strength was amazing.
Kirara came in the way of the boomerangs attack and knocked it up, Sango took the oppertunity and jumped on Kirara and caught her boomerang.
"Oh! That's impressive." She smiled and watched as Sango flew over her with Kirara.
"What are YOU starring at!" Inuyasha yelled. " SANKONTESSOU!"Inuyasha brought his claws down upon the girl's back.
The youkai girl threw her head back and screamed in pain.
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"Inuyasha you stuck up bastard..." Kagome mumbled and continued to ride her bike. "Maybe I should head back..."
Kagome stopped her bike and turned around. "But I'm not planning to apoligize to him!" She spoke to herself again. As Kagome rode her bike sensed the precence of a shikon shard.
"A shikon shard! And it's aura has been corputed!" Kagome sped up her pace and headed towards the Shikon shards precense.
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The female samurai stared up at the walls of Xiamen. As she approached the gate, the Xiamenion guards hailed her. "Who goes there?"
"A samurai from the eastern lands." She replied. The guards looked slightly taken aback.
"A samurai? It's been a while since a samurai entered Xiamen. Rales, go and open the gate." The second soldier went obediently, and within minutes the girl stood within Xiamen.
"Hey, I was wondering if I can have a word with the lord here? I'd like to discuss some important business with him..." She asked the guards.
The guard nodded. "His mansion is just up ahead...but I hear his been very busy lately...so make sure you make an appointment with him first..."
"Thanks for the tip..." She began to advance forward towards the lord of Xiamen's palace. "Too easy..." She whispered to herself.
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The female dog demon touched the wound on her back, which was given by Inuyasha. "No man has ever struck me before...let alone touched me..."
"Heh! Well, you must of been toying around with weak opponents!" Inuyasha smirked as he cracked his knuckles ready for another attack.
"The name is Anika..." Anika smirked. "I think I'm finished playing around...it's time I finish you!"
"My words exactly!" Inuyasha jump over to his Tetsusaiga and pick it up, Tetsusaiga transformed into a bigger sword.
Anika dashed forward, and then seemed to...vanish?
"What the!" Inuyasha blinked. "Where did she?"
Anika came up behind Inuyasha again and rapidly bagan to dig her nails in and out of the hanyou's body, earning a loud painful scream from him.
Anika's ears flicked, hearing something approuch her, jumping away from Inuyasha, dodging an arrow. Everyone turn and saw Kagome upon a hill top, having another arrow ready for fire.
"Kagome!" Miroku called.
"That youkai has two shikon shards in her arms!" Kagome announced.
"Oh? A girl with strange clothes firering arrows at me?" Anika smiled, as if excited. "Ok then...I'll fight you too." Kagome shot her arrow, her arrow glowed with a purple light.
"A-A purifing arrow!" Anika managed to jump out of the way in time. "Shit!"
Kagome had another arrow ready for fire.
"A girl who and can scene the precence of the Shikon shards AND fires sacred arrows...this might a little tough. Best if I retreat for now." Anika thought. The red-headed youkai turned to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha! We're done for now! Ja ne! Byebye!" And then she dashed off with incredible speed.
oo.
"Hey! Bankotsu Oo-Aniki!" A young man called out, followed by three other men.
"Yo! Jakotsu!" Bankotsu waved to his commrade.
"Agh. You killed the whole village AND their amry, and didn't save any for us!" Jakotsu whined.
The leader laughed. "Well your just too slow! And don't worry...we're heading down to Xiamen. I hear the people there love to fight!"
"Should be fun..." A man named Suikotsu and sharped his claws along a large rock.
"Xiamen! Here we come!" Jakotsu announced throwing a fist into the air.
End of Chapter 02.
Jakotsu: Yes! Finally! I'm in the scene!
Bankotsu: Only for a little bit.
Jakotsu: So? I'm a STAR!
Inuyasha: No your not! I am!
Jakotsu: Oh, Inuyasha. Your just jealous, but don't worry...I still love you.
Inuyasha: Ew! Get away from me you little turd!
Jakotsu: Now, that's mean!
Anika: -Touches her back- Owie. Still hurts.
Miroku: Please R&R!
Kagome: I hope you enjoyed that chapter. Please review. Please!
Translation:
Yada - Another word for saying "no."
Sankontessou - Iron Rever Soul Stealer.
Ja ne - Later, See you, etc.
Oo-Aniki - It how the Shichinintai adress each other. "Big Brother."
oo.
The Darkness Within Our Hearts: Chapter 02 - A Dog Demon Named Anika. Complete!
Date posted: May 15, 2005
Disclaimer: Does not own InuYasha.
Copy Right of author, Rei Aiyanami.