STILL no reviews? Bother. Ohwell. In this chapter, Miroku gets into a pickle. But you won't find out how untill you read. Enjoy!
Chapter 3: Miroku!
Inuyasha listened as the sound grew louder. It was louder for him than it was for the others, the constant humming noise paining his sensitive dog ears. He growled loudly, unsheathing his Tetsusaiga and leaning it on his shoulder. Beside him, Kagome drew her bow, placing an arrow at the ready as she waited for the insects to appear. Sango had jumped onto the now transformed Kirara, while Miroku held up his staff, it's tip glowing slightly with enhanced holy power.
Suddenly Inuyasha caught the scent of a demon. It was mixed in with the scents of the wasps, and had just appeared, like it was trying to hide it. Inuyasha growled deeply once again at this. That bastard must be the demon that was at our camp last night! He swore. Won't get away from me this time! He thought all this in only a second. The next second, the wasps appeared, flying forward into the area, yet not actually rushing to attack the group. Instead they formed a thick wall. A wall of buzzing, furry, poisonous wasp demons. Though that wasn't all. Inuyasha could tell there was another, more powerful demon behind that wall, he could smell it. Suddenly his thoughts were confirmed as the wasp wall suddenly parted down the middle. It was like a door had opened. Standing there in the new space was a larger demon. It looked like a wasp, only it was twisted into a more human upright position, the end of it's abdomen poking out behind it like a pudgy tail. It's two first sets of legs were like arms, with the final two acting as legs. Its transparent wings were folded behind it, long and slender they were. It's face looked like that of the other wasps, along with two furry antenna poking out of it's head.
" Ugh... " He heard Kagome mumble beside him.
" What do you want? " Inuyasha demanded, yelling at the top of his voice, mostly because he was trying to be heard over the top of the buzzing noise. The demon didn't answer, instead waving one of it's insect-like arms towards the group. With this, all, or most, of the wasps swarmed at them. Instantly Inuyasha unleashed the Scar of the Wind, tearing through many of the wasps. Though where one died, another was ready to take it's place.
" There's too many of them! " Sango shouted. Inuyasha looked over at his friends. Sango was again on Kirara, while Kagome was aiming her bow and Miroku was holding his staff offensively.
" Let me take care of them! " Miroku shouted, raising his right hand and attempting to remove the beads.
" I wouldn't do that, Monk, if you wish to live..! " The demon finally spoke. Though the buzzing noise was loud, it's voice was heard clearly by the group. " These wasps contain the same poison as a demon species called the Samyosho.. Heheh, heard of them? " It cackled. What? Thought Inuyasha. The Samyosho? Inuyasha knew what it meant. If Miroku used his Kazaana to rid them of the wasps, the poison would kill him.
" Rrrggh " Miroku growled, returning the slightly removed beads to their proper position. They would all have to fight this instead of taking the easy way out. Growling fiercely, Inuyasha unleashed another Scare of the Wind, tearing through more of the wasps, though, like last time, it did little damage. He saw a few arrows fly into the wasps, Kagome's miko energy destroying a few with each shot. Sango's Boomerang Bone also tore through many of the wasps, but with all their attacks combined, the wasp wall still didn't seem to weaken. As all this time passed, the wasp wall continued to come closer. Since Miroku's only long distance attack couldn't be used, he had no choice but to wait for the wasps to reach them. But maybe allowing that wasn't a good idea..
" Miroku! " Inuyasha yelled to the monk. " Erect a shield! "
" What? " The monk shouted back. The buzzing was so loud now that Inuyasha could barely hear him speak, even know they were both yelling at the top of their lungs. He was certain it was the same for Miroku.
" I said erect a shield you lech! " Inuyasha shouted back. But now it was too late. The wasps reached them, every direction now was covered in black and yellow. He had lost sight of his friends and couldn't hear them anymore. He could smell them, but the scent of wasp was so thick, it was like they were barely there. " Kagome! " Inuyasha shouted into the wasps. But he knew it was pointless. She wouldn't be able to hear him. He could barely hear himself. Suddenly though, the wasps began to fly away from him. They all buzzed back to where the demon must be standing, allowing Inuyasha to see and hear again. He could see Sango, Kirara and Miroku, all just as surprised by the turn of events as he was. But, where was Kagome? As the wasps retreated further, Inuyasha caught the scent of her. He looked forward, finally spotting the raven-haired girl. She was aiming an arrow at the demon, another sticking out of it's side. Burn marks surrounded the arrow as the demon hissed in pain. Instantly Inuyasha dashed over to her, standing next to her and resting the Tetsusaiga on his shoulder.
" There are no Shikon Shards! " Kagome yelled. She was easily heard over the buzzing, especiallysince she was right next to him.
" Right! " Inuyasha replied. He jumped in front of Kagome. " Wind Scar! " He shouted as he slashed at the demon. The winds rushed towards the Wasp Demon. But before they reached it, wasps buzzed in front of it, creating another wall and blocking the attack from reaching the demon. " Damn it! " Inuyasha cursed. The demon reappeared into view as the wasps parted.
" Heh heh heh... " It laughed. " You can't hurt Gaidoku-maru... " It again waved it's arm towards the gang. Inuyasha couldn't help notice that it was pointing more towards him, Kagome and Sango, than to Miroku who stood partially away from them all. Though this thought didn't stay in his mind for long before being pushed to the back of his head when all the wasps started buzzing forward again. Inuyasha again swung the Tetsusaiga at the wasps, though he mightn't bother anymore, as it basically had no effect. Hastily he jumped in front of Kagome, expecting the wasps to ram them. But instead, before they came to close, they started circling around him. When he looked back, they had already created a wall behind him as well.
" We're completely surrounded! " Kagome confirmed their situation.
" Their not attacking..! " Sango said after a few seconds. She was right. Not one of the wasps challenged them. They all just continued flying in circles around them, creating a moving wall.
" Arggh! " Inuyasha yelled, frustrated. " Wind Scar! " He swung his blade at them again. It cut through many of the wasps, their dead and torn bodies hitting the ground with a thump. But there was so many, it didn't create even a small gap in the wall, not for a second. Momentarily defeated, he scanned the group. He saw Kagome, standing near him with a worried expression on her face. There was Sango, standing a fair bit away, though still close enough for Inuyasha to see her frustrated face. There was Kirara, who stood faithfully beside her owner in her transformed state, waiting for a command to aid her master. And there was... was... " Where's Miroku? " Inuyasha practically screamed. The two girls looked around, though they too could not see the monk. Suddenly a voice confirmed what they were all now thinking.
" Take the monk.. " The wasp demon that called itself Gaidoku-maru said. Even with all the wasps surrounding them, it's voice was still easily heard. And it sounded like it was after Miroku!
" Oh no! " Sango yelled desperately. " Miroku! "
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Ooo, sounds like Sango is worried... Heheh, what do you think? You can only wonder what that demon, Gaidoku-maru, has in store for our friendly neighbourhood lech. :p For those who are wondering, Gaidoku means poison. At least, that's what the online Japanese and English dictionary I'm using says it means. Who cares if it's wrong, it sounds cool. :D