Chapter 8: 6 on 6.
The group stared down the new Shichinintai (excluding Shizari, who was there also.) InuYasha, however, was already drawing Tetsusaiga.
"What 'New strength?'" InuYasha asked Shikotsu.
Shikotsu looked at him with disdain. He need to convince this fool.
"I'll show what I mean. Spread!"
Shikotsu jumped off the cliff and the rest of the Shichinintai follow suit, except for Renkotsu, who rode down on Ginkotsu.
"Pick your target and kill them." Shikotsu ordered on the way down. When the whole Shichinintai (and Shizari) landed, they all fanned out, except Ginkotsu, who would be used as a last resort if need be.
Shikotsu started the fray by attacking InuYasha with a straight sword attack, which was blocked.
"It looks like nothing's changed." InuYasha said.
"Oh really? How do you think I became the leader of the Shichinintai?" Shikotsu replied.
While that was happening, Sesshomaru came face to face with Bankotsu for the first time.
"So Sesshomaru," Bankotsu said, "this the first time we meet in battle."
Sesshomaru grabbed hold of Tokijin and drew it.
"It will also be the last." He said, then charged Bankotsu, however it was blocked, yet the force pushed Bankotsu back.
Sango was watching this, until Jakotsu walked up to her, signiling that they'd fight.
"Oh, it's you." They both said disdainfully.
Jakotsu sighed and sent a wave of his Jakotsu-tou at Sango, who blocked it with the Hiraikotsu.
"Not bad… for a girl." Jakotsu said.
Miroku saw this and tried to run over to "protect" Sango, yet was cut off by Suikotsu.
"Monk, today we finish this." He said.
Miroku took a fighting stance, ready to take him on.
"I don't want to fight you Suikotsu, but I will if I have to." Miroku said.
While this was going on, Koga jumped in front of Kagome.
"Don't worry Kagome, I'll protect you." He said.
But right when he said that, Renkotsu stepped up and drank some Sake (Said "SA-ke.").
"Don't you dare hurt Kagome!" Koga yelled.
Koga then charged Renkotsu, leaving Kagome alone. As soon as that happened, Shizari came up, with YumeTajiya taking Banryuu's form.
"To honest," Shizari said, "I never really liked you Kagome."
Kagome cowered a bit before getting an arrow set up. Shizari just looked at her and smiled.
"Do you honestly think one of those can stop me?" He asked smugly.
"Here's hoping!" She said, shooting.
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In a cave somewhere (Located in Mt. Hakurei, but this fic is set before the scene in 113 where Miroku and Sango go up it.) Kagura was leaning against a wall. Her eyes were closed and it looked like she was deep in thought. Yet her eyes opened when an albino child holding a mirror walked into view.
"What is it Kanna?" Kagura asked the child.
Then an image appeared in Kanna's mirror. The image was the fight between InuYasha's group, Koga, Sesshomaru and the Shichinintai.
"Why are you showing me this?" Kagura asked.
"It is close to the mountain." Kanna replied.
"So?"
"Naraku wants you to survey this fight." Kanna said.
Kagura looked annoyed after this. She hated having to do Naraku's dirty work. But she knew she would have to go anyway, because Naraku held her heart. Knowing this, she took one of the feathers in her hair and, with a gust of wind, it became big enough to ride on, and she left the cave.
'Why would Naraku want me to watch a stupid fight?' Kagura thought as she riding. This thought stayed with her even when she arrived at the sight of the fight.
On the ground, the fighting was still raging. Only now it was more or less a team battle royal than anything. InuYasha lunged for Bankotsu, yet Renkotsu set up a spray of fire to block him.
"Like that'll really stop me!" He yelled, launching the Wind Scar through the fire spray. Yet Shikotsu redirected the blast towards Koga. Koga however was saved by Miroku erecting a barrier. Sesshomaru then stepped in to take on Shizari, who still couldn't give a flying shit about the Shichinintai and was still focusing on Kagome.
"Move aside girl." Sesshomaru told Kagome.
Shizari took hold of Banryuu and pointed it towards Sesshomaru, apparently mad that the fight was broken up.
"Why am I suddenly your target?" He spat back.
Sesshomaru looked at him and narrowed his eyes.
"You also wish for InuYasha's death." He replied.
Shizari smiled at this. "You wanna kill him? Go ahead. But when he's dead, leave him-" He nodded toward Shikotsu, "For me."
Sesshommaru smiled and launched his Dragon Strike, But Shizari was able to counter it with a Dragon Hammer.
Yet while they were fighting, the rest of the groups were really fighting it out. Sango threw the Hiraikotsu, hoping to hit all of them. Yet Bankotsu blocked it with Banryuu. That left him open to a kick from Koga, and then an arrow from Kagome. This knocked him into Renkotsu, knocking both of them over. Shizari and Sesshomaru then became dead-locked with InuYasha rushing in for the final blow.
"Move it Sesshomaru!" He yelled, launching his Wind Scar. But it was blocked by Shizari's Banryuu copy, so InuYasha knocked it out of his hands, making it change back into the normal YumeTajiya.
Suikotsu noticed that andhow this battle's course was going.
"Big-brother!" He yelled at Shikotsu, we're losing!"
Shikotsu saw that this true and stepped into the center of the frays.
"Enough of this!"
He then signaled for Ginkotsu to come in. Renkotsu then jumped on Ginkotsu and Ginkotsu joined the field.
"Ginkotsu!" InuYasha yelled.
"Ghrish." Ginkotsu said.
Shikotsu touched Ginkotsu's gun barrels with his hands, and they glowed with his aura.
"What the?" InuYasha and Koga yelled.
"It appears as though Ship- I mean Shikotsu, has added his own aura into Ginkotsu's power." Miroku said.
"But that wolud mean-" Sango started.
"He's planning to kill us now!" Kagkome finished.
From up above Kagura was still watching the fight, a smile on her face.
"Now I see," Kagura said to herself, "This is why he wanted me to watch."
Shikotsu looked up, seeingthat Kagura was there.
'No doubt Naraku sent her to watch this.' He thought, 'In which case, she's in for a big finish.
Hethen turned towards Renkotsu with a smile on his face.
"You know what do do right?" He asked.
Renkotsu nodded and pulled the chord to fire Ginkotsu's guns. When the blasts came out, they wre glowing with an aura. Shikotsu put a barrier around the Shichinintai to protect them from the blast. The blast, when it hit, was so strong that everything in the area was destoryed. The Shichinintai were in shock from this, but Shizari wasn't.
'So the full scale of his power has been shown.' He thought, 'Now he needs to be killed more than ever.'
When the Shichinintai looked at the bodies, they were still; they looked dead. Bankotsu poked Koga.
"They're dead alright." He said.
Suikotsu, however, looked closely the bllast spot, and then the bodies.
"I can't believe it... but they're alive."
The Shichinintai were even more shocked after this.
"Still alive?" Jakotsu asked, "But that blast was powerful enough to kill them."
"If it hit full-on." Renkotsu said.
Everyone looked at him confused, but then Shikotsu explained things.
"The blast didn't hit them directly. If you looked closely during the explosion, then you could see them being blown back. But what knocked them senseless was those." Shikotsu pointed to a few tree trunks that fell on the group.
Kagura then landed in front of them. The Shichinintai got ready to fight. Yet only two people knew who she really was.
"Relax, she's with Naraku." Shikotsu and Shizarisaid in unison.
Kagura nodded, "That's correct." She said, "Now then, why don't you bind them and bring them to Naraku. I'm sure he'd like seeing them killed in front of him."
Shikotsu narrowed his at Kagura, but nodded. "Alright, then, get them bound, we'll bring them with us." He said. The Shichinintai obeyed, yet Shizari just leaned against a rock, his red-haired ponytail over his shoulder, and his tail in front of his left leg.
"Why aren't you helping?" Shikotsu asked.
"I'm not with the Shichinintai, meaning I don't take your orders." Shizari responded.
Shikotsu just looked at him before carrying on. When the group was bound, Kagura left and the Shichinintai put them on Ginkotsu and left also.
"Alright, lets go to Naraku." Shikotsu said.
End Chapter. Chapter Inspiration song(s): One-Winged Angel & Advent: One-Winged Angel by Nobuo Uematsu, No Boy, No Cry by Stance Punks
Well, there it was. chapter 8. Once again. I'm REAL sorry for not uploading sooner. I hope you liked it! and remember: REVIEW