I don't own One Piece or Inuyasha Believe it! –Stabs himself for lowering to the phrase "believe it!"-
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Scroll Three: The Demon Among them
The late morning sun peaked over the small lake and waterfall. The birds were chirping and a small deer drank from its crystal-clear waters. A large dust cloud quickly blanketed this tranquil scene as the speedy swordsman ran across the landscape. "How big is this damn forest? Feel like I've been going in circles since I met those two guys." DJ sighed.
"You have, idiot!" A gruff voice called out as DJ narrowly ducked a furry foot aimed at him, which continued on into the next tree, leaving a fair sized mark. "Who the hell do you think you are? Trespassing in my turf, you lowly human!" The attacker stood up and addressed the man.
"I'm DJ MacLeod, who the hell are you?" The Brown-haired swordsman sized up the attacker, he was a black haired man with a ponytail, dressed in armor and wolf skins like the previous two men.
"I'm Koga! The leader of the eastern wolf tribe!" The man growled as his two associates came following him, panting from the chase.
"And by eastern wolf tribe you mean… these two guys?" DJ pointed to the two from before.
"Shut up, stupid! It's no matter of yours where the rest of my tribe is! I'll admit, you beat Ginta and Hakkaku, that's no easy feat for a human like yourself, but now you're dealing with a real chief demon!" Koga snapped.
"Demon? You mean that baka demon is here too? That means Dusty-chan, Niri-san, Kirsty-chan and Chizzy-san are here too, Axe, Austin and Herman too I suppose…" he rambled before looking to Koga's sword, which was at his side. "Oh, you're an Ickyryu user too?" DJ nodded to the sword on his own back.
Koga, Ginta and Hakkaku all blinked. "Could someone fricken translate for me?!" Koga yelled, ruffling his hair in frustration.
After a moment of thought, Ginta figured it out. "Oh! I think he means Ittoryu boss." The wolf demon nodded.
"Oh, the sword. This is just for decoration, I only use it as a last resort. Damnit! He's distracting me! Die you worthless bastard!" Koga aimed another kick for DJ's head.
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Herman, the lobster merman chef, also walked through the forest. "Hmm, I wonder where everyone else is…" He suddenly stopped, sensing something.
Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken and Ah-Un walked down the same path. Sesshomaru was out in front, flowing white furs trailing behind him, followed closely by the small girl Rin, who was holding her hands out to either side playfully, much to the annoyance of Jaken, Sesshomaru's green impish ward. The group continued until they came across what appeared to be a large red stone in the road. Upon seeing it Sesshomaru immediately stepped off to the side, Rin imitating his actions, leaving Jaken in front of the stone.
"Step aside, Jaken." Sesshomaru said in a cool voice with his eyes closed.
"Why Milord? It's just a rock, I can move it." Jaken question and pushed against the red stone.
Just then Herman uncurled from his protective ball, defensive instincts initiating. Jaken soon found himself covered in what appeared to be black ink. "WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!" Herman screeched as he ran off into the forest.
"Come, Jaken." Sesshomaru called calmly as if nothing had happened.
"Uh… Yes Milord!" Jaken whipped some of the ink from his face and quickly chased after his lord.
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"How did you get us so lost?" The blonde-headed doctor asked boredly as they walked along the river.
"I got us lost?" The sharpshooter asked as she watched the waters.
"Thank you for admitting it." The doctor, Kirsty stuck her tongue out. She soon regretted it as she felt a pistol handle upside her head, courtesy of Niri.
"You're the one who said 'Let's go up the river, there's got to be civilization up the river.' I don't even know where the hell we are or how we got here." The black-haired woman sighed.
"Well since when do you… hey! There's somebody! Hello over there!" Kirsty shouted as two people appeared in the distance.
Niri quickly covered the girl's mouth. "Shut up! We don't even know if they're friendly, what if they're bounty hunters?"
"Well risking getting captured is a hell of a lot better than wandering around with no clue where we are." Kirsty released herself from the other woman's grip.
The two strangers approached, one appeared to be a man holding a staff, the other was a woman holding what appeared to be a giant boomerang. The man appeared to be running towards them much faster than the woman. "Why hello ladies." The man grinned slyly, he appeared to be of some holy affiliation, wearing purple robes and three earrings on each ear.
"Hi there," Kirsty smiled warmly and waved, Niri however was still on guard around the two.
"You just can't resist rushing to a pretty girl, can you monk?" The woman, wearing a black skinsuit and carrying a few other weapons and armors besides the boomerang, said with an annoyed look on her face.
"Not at all Sango, just my duty as a monk to help those in need." He laughed nervously and sweatdropped.
"We appreciate it." Kirsty bowed, smiling brightly. "I'm Kirsty Chambers, and my grumpy friend here is Niri Zolaro." She gestured to the sharpshooter, feeling the pistol handle on the back of her head once again.
"I am not grumpy." Niri mumbled.
"Come, come ladies, there is no need to be nervous around us." Miroku walked around the two girls. "Why don't we all just relax?"
Niri shivered as she felt something on her backside. She turned around and stared daggers at the monk, who had his hand on her bottom.
Within seconds, Miroku was on the ground, with several pistol-inflicted bumps on his head. "What kind of monk are you!? You're worse than Axe!"
"Oh my God! Are you alright?" Kirsty's nurturing instinct kicked in as she bent down to check on the perverted monk.
"Yes… thank you." Miroku said weakly as if his injury was fatal. "But I have something very important to ask of you…" He held the blonde girl's hands gently.
"Yes? What is it?" Kirsty blinked in surprise.
"Will you bear my children?" This time it was Sango's turn to be upset, as her boomerang made contact with Miroku's head. The two newcomers sweatdropped, both thinking the same thing. This place… is weird
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"Priestess… Kikyo" Devon snarled, light blue veins appearing around his now red eyes. The sacred Shikon jewel shard, black and pulsating in his neck.
"Stop this at once." Kikyo loaded her bow and pointed an arrow at Devon's neck. "You are being controlled by a demon named Naraku. You don't know what you're doing, stop while you still have the chance!"
"I judge those who are wicked by Odin's law, by this justice I have decided that you will die here today, Lady Kikyo!" He pointed the Kitetsu at the priestess.
I sense a demonic aura around this person… but how can that be? Kikyo thought to herself. Unless this person isn't human at all, but a half-demon like Inuyasha.
Kikyo thought to herself."I am a demon, nothing more." The swordsman growled, as if reading her thoughts.
"Then I shall have no qualms about purifying you!" She shot the arrow, leaving a sacred aura in its wake.
Devon quickly dodged the arrow with his increased speed thanks to the tainted shard. He closed the distance between himself and Kikyo incredibly fast, slashing at her with his evil sword.
The Priestess barely dodged the fast attack and pulled out another arrow, backing up and firing again.
Kill her… Kill Kikyo! Naraku's voice rang out again. "DIE! TANKETETSU!" Devon crossed his blades, swinging them forward rapidly, incinerating the arrow with the swords' energy. Before Kikyo could ready another arrow, Devon charged her and was right next to her before she could get her bearings. He slashed at her, finally making contact with her shoulder, cutting into it and spilling blood across the ground among the mist.
Kikyo let out a scream, piercing the stillness of the scene that lasted a few moments. "Peace is not in this path, only destruction and turmoil, if you do not change your ways, you will be cursed to hell… Demon."
Devon grinned. "You first, priestess. You don't know how tired I get of holy people telling me that. You're nothing but a hypocrite." He sunk his sword deeper into her shoulder, earning a whimper. "You tell me I'm going to hell, when you've already been there, I can see it in you. You're not a human, just a fake made of clay and bones!" his transformation continued, claws growing out of his hands and boots.
Kikyo winced and ordered on of her soul collectors to dive on the demon. Devon pulled his sword out of the priestess and swung at the spirit that was attempting to purify him, quickly destroying it after several strokes. Two more soul collectors attacked Devon, also to be destroyed quickly. The demon laughed, "If you keep sending these serpents after me, you won't have anyone to gather souls for your life force!" He looked to the spot where Kikyo was, only to see she had disappeared during the brief struggle. "Damnit! Where did she go!?" The Demon shouted into the mist.
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Deep in the dark caves, Naraku stared into Kanna's mirror, overviewing the events which took place. With him stood a teenage looking boy with white hair, pale skin and purple eyes. "Why did you only put jewel shards in the captain and the demon?" the boy questioned. "You could have taken them all out by possessing all of them."
Naraku chuckled sinisterly, "Hakudoshi, you fool, I cannot risk losing any more jewel shards to Inuyasha and his friends, Tschimaru will take care of whatever stragglers are left after Axe and Devon are through with them. The rest of the crew will follow orders and destroy my enemies. I put the jewel shards in those whose malice would taint them and make the jewel more powerful. The captain and the demon are the only ones required to be controlled. The rest will follow naturally. You must trust that they have the capabilities to finish the job, and trust that I have everything under control." He glared softly at his incarnation.
"If you ask me Naraku, it is you who are the arrogant fool." Hakudoshi glared back.
Naraku didn't seem phased by these treacherous words and merely watched as a fourth member entered the cave.
The blonde-haired swordsman kneeled as he turned towards Naraku. The tainted demon looked up at him with his red eyes, obviously under a spell. "I apologize Master Naraku, I wounded the priestess Kikyo but was unable to kill her, she escaped."
"Even with all the information Naraku gave you about Kikyo, you were still unable to kill her?" Hakudoshi grimaced.
"Rise Demon, I will handle things from here. Do not fail me again." Naraku snarled.
Devon stood up and nodded with a glint in his eyes. "Yes… Master Naraku."
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Axe: Die Inuyasha!
Inuyasha: Damn! How can I break through that thick skin of his?
Kagome: Maybe my sacred arrow can help!
Chizuru: I've got to find a way to get Axe back to his normal self…
Dusty: Huh? Naraku is he the one who brought us here?
Kagome: Next time! Rock versus Adamant! The True Axe Returns! See ya soon!
Inuyasha: Let's see how you stand up to my Adamant Barrage!