DJM: Alright! Dusty-chan's up! This is gonna be fun!
DJP: Shut up will ya!? You're messing up the preview again! People are getting irritated!
Sesshomaru: Silence, both of you… -holds up Tenseiga- or I will suck you into the Meidou
DJP: But you don't have that power yet in this timeline! Aw man, we ran out of time! –quickly- IdontownOnePieceorInuyasha!
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Scroll Sixteen: Lack of focus: The Horrible Hakudoshi!
"I've grown impatient, the time for you to die has come!" The boy clothed in white spun his naginata and pointed it at the demon slayer, the fox demon, the fox girl and the blonde doctor.
"Uh… this guy is no problem for me, but you need the practice, go get em Vassal Dusty!" Shippo hid behind Dusty's leg.
"Hahaha! What a pathetic lot! The blonde one there looks like she's scared!" The boy rested his evil purple eyes on Kirsty.
The blonde doctor was trembling, bangs covering her eyes. When she finally looked up, a look of absolute loathing was visible on her face. "Damn you to hell!" She rushed the boy in a blind rage with nothing but her fists. Hakudoshi was easily able to tap into her mind and see the attacks coming and dodge them before leaping away to a safe distance. "You came from Naraku! That means you're one of the ones who took Sango's brother away from her! I can never forgive you for something like that, even if you beg for mercy!" she shouted angrily.
The demon slayer's eyes widened as she heard this. "She's doing all this… for me?" Sango blinked as she watched the two stare at each other.
"That blood seal and the oath to destroy Naraku means we're nakama now! And I don't let anyone step on my nakama you little worm!" Kirsty aimed another fist at Hakudoshi, a white aura surrounding it. "Ryu Ken!" (Dragon Fist)
The boy blinked, knowing he would be unable to dodge it as he activated his barrier, a pure white sphere appeared around him and harmlessly absorbed the attack. "Impressive, but not good enough…" he sighed.
"Damn… Kirsty's pissed…" Dusty gave a low whistle.
"Shouldn't we do something to help her?" Shippo blinked.
"Shh… if we stay quiet, maybe they'll forget we're here…"
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango shouted as she threw her giant boomerang towards Hakudoshi, unable to stand by and watch Kirsty fight for her alone any longer. The boomerang stayed for a moment and drilled into the side of the barrier, only to bounce of and return to the demon slayer's hand. "Damn, we don't have anything strong enough to break through that barrier…"
"I don't care!" Kirsty shouted and continued punching the white wall, slamming away at it to no avail. "I won't stop till he's dead!" she panted.
"Hmph, a noble effort, but you are no match for me…" Hakudoshi scoffed as he thrust his naginata out of the barrier, slicing into the blonde doctor's shoulder, splattering blood into the dirt.
Kirsty jumped back a few feet and looked over her enemy again.
"We're screwed!" Dusty shouted, completing the thought Kirsty was thinking.
The doctor held her shoulder, wincing in pain. "Face facts, the ditzy fox girl is right, you're doomed." Hakudoshi laughed."Ditzy!?" Dusty growled, making a motion as if she was rolling up her sleeves, even though she was wearing a sleeveless tube top. The fox girl took her scythes from her belt and ran at Hakudoshi, swinging wildly.
The boy in white sighed and turned his naginata around so the blade was towards him and the handle rod was facing out. He poked the fox girl in the forehead three times with it before pushing her away. "Pathetic…" he scoffed.
Dusty growled and whimpered as she fell on her butt into the dirt. "Damn…"
Shippo stepped out from behind Sango, looking angry. "Grrr… no one does that to Vassal Dusty! Lemme try! Fox-…" Shippo was cut off by a glare from Hakudoshi that made him stop in his tracks. "Eep!" The kitsune boy squealed and returned to his former hiding place behind Sango's leg.
Kirsty growled, pulling out her Sai for another attack when something behind Hakudoshi caught her eye, she couldn't tell what it was, but it was definitely… something. "Hmph, what are you looking at fool?" Hakudoshi calmly and eerily glared at the blonde-haired doctor and her friends as he repositioned his naginata outwards. The boy in white rushed towards the group, missing Kirsty but connecting with Sango, who held her boomerang out in front of her like a giant shield for defense.
The demon boy kept slashing away at Sango's boomerang, hoping to break her guard. Kirsty kept her eyes on what she made out to be a person, standing a great distance away. The figure looked to get into a battle stance, who was it going to attack? Them or Hakudoshi? Was this another one of Naraku's traps? No, he already had them pretty well screwed. The blonde doctor watched as a piercing whitish pink light emerged from where the figure was. It became clear it was aimed at Hakudoshi after seeing it. As the light got closer, an arrow appeared in the center of it, it was a Sacred Arrow like Kagome's! Hakudoshi was too involved with trying to strike down Sango to see the arrow coming right for him. The demon slayer was becoming weak as she saw the arrow and quickly moved out of the way, the projectile whizzed by the demon boy's shoulder, not hitting him but shattering his barrier as it stuck itself into the dirt behind him.
"…The hell?" Hakudoshi turned as he stopped striking at Sango, gazing on the distant figure. "Who shot that!?" he growled.
"That's what I want to know…" Kirsty whispered as her, Dusty, Shippo and Sango all focused on the person as well.
"KIKYO!" The demon boy shouted and leapt into the air at the figure, apparently named Kikyo.
"The person who shot that arrow is Kikyo?" Sango blinked and returned her boomerang to her back and ran towards the woman, trying to get to her before Hakudoshi could enact his evil intentions.
"Does that mean she's come out of hiding?" Shippo's eyes widened as he also took off on all fours towards the person.
"Who the hell is Kikyo!?" Dusty shouted in frustration as her and Kirsty followed the demon boy and their new nakama.
"A friend I'm guessing, or someone against Naraku at least." Kirsty muttered as they ran.
Hakudoshi grinned as he stood in front of the black-haired woman, who was wearing a white and red kimono of a priestess. "So you've revealed yourself… Lady Kikyo!"
"I have no need to hide from you Hakudoshi…" The woman, Kikyo responded calmly.
He looked at her injured shoulder. "Hmmm, the Demon injured you pretty bad, not bad for only a half demon. I guess some things even Soul Collectors can't heal instantly. Let's see how much punishment that clay body of yours can take!" The demon boy used his naginata to make a long diagonal cut across her body. "If you weren't so injured, you might have been able to kill me with that arrow." He smirked maliciously as he watched her fall. "Too bad for you… you only broke my barrier."
"Get away from her, Hakudo-shit!" Kirsty yelled, before the demon boy had a time to turn, the blonde doctor kicked him hard in the face. Hakudoshi skidded a few feet in the dirt before coming to a stop. Kirsty in the meantime leaned down to check on the badly injured Kikyo. "Here, let me heal you." She reached out her hands, they glowed like they normally did but nothing happened to Kikyo's body. "What the heck?"
"Don't bother trying to heal such a worthless creature." Hakudoshi scoffed as he stood up and brushed some blood from his lip. "Even hell won't take that thing. She's dead but she lives. She has a body made of clay, bones and graveyard soil, therefore she can't be healed like that by you. " He laughed evilly. "So don't bother even trying."
Kirsty thought to herself. "I don't care! I'm still a doctor and it's my job to heal people!" She pulled out her medical supplies from her coat and began to dress Kikyo's wounds."You give that thing too much credit, she's no longer a person, she's a spirit that refuses to pass on and is living in a fake body!" Hakudoshi snarled and swung his naginata down, trying to slice into both women at once.
Sango quickly stepped in front of both of them, using her giant weapon to protect the two. "You worry about her, Dusty, Shippo and I will take him." She smirked as she looked back at them.
"Get out of my way! I'll bring her head to Naraku as a prize!" Hakudoshi growled, pressing his weapon harder on Sango's boomerang.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango shouted, throwing her weapon. The demon boy predicted her movement and dodged the large weapon.
"Have you forgotten? Even without my barrier, I can still read your minds." Hakudoshi smirked smugly. "Nothing's changed, you still can't hit me."
"Dude, Kirsty just nailed you in the face a minute ago." Dusty gave a broad yet sheepish grin.
"Shut up, child!' The demon boy lunged at the fox girl and kitsune boy with his naginata aimed at Dusty's heart. "I can see exactly how you'll react and you won't escape this attack with such simpleminded thoughts!"
Dusty ducked out of the way of the blade and closed in, ramming the handle of one of her scythes directly into the boy's face. "HA! Looks like simpleminded beats psychic boy anyday!" She stuck her tongue out.
"I don't get it, her thoughts had no plan to anticipate my attack, and yet she countered it! Is this girl that shortsighted!? She's insane!" Hakudoshi winced as he clutched his now bleeding face.
Kirsty looked back up at the fight after finishing fixing the now unconscious Kikyo the best she could and smirked at what she saw. "Looks like Dusty's idiocy has gotten us out of trouble instead of into it… for once." She stood up and faced the boy with her comrades.
"I get it now… your weakness!" Shippo grinned wryly.
"Yup, you just gotta forget all that inner focus crap you learn in martial arts, let your mind wander, stop and smell the roses and then kick his butt." The fox girl grinned broadly as she stretched, leaning back at an odd angle as she talked. As she finished, she crouched on all fours. "Transforming Act: Powerhouse Form!" She announced as fur grew all over her body and she began to look much more like a real fox, minus her gloves and other garments. She stood upright again and stuck her tongue out at her enemy as well as a few other taunting gestures. "Come and get me if you can, Hakudo-shit!"
"RRRRAAAAH! Damnable Wench!" Hakudoshi thrusted his naginata at the transformed fox girl only to have it go right through the apparent illusion.
"HA! Speedy's afterimages got nuthin on my shifting act!" she grinned broadly from the air, ready to pounce on Hakudoshi. "BANZAI FINISHING MISSLE!" She aimed her skyward kick down and slammed hard into his chest, making him cough up blood violently as his head and body hit the rock.
"AWRIGHT! I did it!" She grinned proudly as she looked on her enemy and began transforming back to her regular form. "No thanks are necessary, save your applause for my magic act." She rubbed the bridge of her nose as she boasted.
"Don't get cocky, fox bitch." The demon boy growled as he stood slowly, wiping trails of blood from his mouth, clearly weakened but still with plenty of fight left. He stuck his naginata deep into Dusty's back, letting the blood flow freely.
"AH! D-Damn… that was supposed to kill him…" The fox girl winced and fell over, holding her new wound.
"Don't worry Dusty, I got this one… Just let go of inner focus and I can hit him, right?" The blonde-haired doctor smirked as she let her mind wander. "What a coward!" Kirsty growled. "Striking someone in the back, no doubt you're from Naraku alright!" She clenched her fists as white flames began to surround her. "Double Dragon Lightning! Dragon Howl Strike! Dragon Spiral Strike!" Kirsty preformed numerous attacks, damaging the wounded Hakudoshi further with each hit.
The demon boy fell backwards in a bloody heap as the blonde doctor stood over him, panting from the overuse of her White Dragon powers. "That might have killed me…. If my heart was still in my body." He chuckled as he stood up again. "You can't kill me because my life force is in another place."
"Damn, he just doesn't die, and I need time to heal Dusty or she's going to die…" Kirsty glared from her fallen comrade back to her enemy.
"I think I can kill him, or at least destroy his body now that it's weakened." Sango stepped forward and looked around. "But I'll need your help Shippo. Kirsty, you take care of Dusty, I'll take care of this brat."
"M-Me?" The fox boy slowly stepped out from his hiding place behind a large rock. "A-Alright, I'll try, for Vassal Dusty, what do you need me to do?"
"With your childish mind I'm sure you can keep him from reading your thoughts. I need you to use your fox magic to keep him still for a few seconds so I can hit him with my Hiraikotsu."
"Got it! Fox Magic: Smashing Top!" Shippo spun a large toy and watched as the top landed on Hakudoshi's head.
"What ridiculousness is this!?' The demon boy growled as the top became larger and larger, spinning faster and pinning him in that spot. "I… I can't move! Damnit all!"
"Perfect! Hiraikotsu!" Sango threw he giant boomerang straight at the demon, smashing up his body as it went. Shippo's top fell of harmlessly, returning to normal size once more.
"Wow, good plan." Kirsty blinked as her hands glowed, sealing up Dusty's wound.
Hakudoshi growled, his head being the only thing still intact. "Damn, you win this time, next time you won't be so lucky! Next time Moryomaru and I will destroy you!" The demon boy's head rose and disappeared into the darkness.
"Wow, can't believe we won, thanks Doc." Dusty grinned as she sat up, fully recovered. "How's your other patient doing?"
"She's…. GONE!?" Kirsty did a double-take as she looked back to where Kikyo had lain. The spot was soaked with blood and a few bandages were left behind, but Kikyo herself had disappeared.
"I'm sure she'll be alright, she's always running off on her own, or with Inuyasha." Shippo hopped onto Dusty's shoulder and looked around.
"Incidentally, I wouldn't tell Kagome that we saw Kikyo if I were you…" Sango sighed.
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The priestess staggered through her own white mist, soul collectors busily dropping souls into her wounds and slowly healing them.
She continued walking further, her injuries lessening but still having no destination. "Only when Naraku is dead can I rest in peace…" She whispered to herself.
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Hope this one was good, it was… an odd fight to write to say the least. Please review!
Tschimaru: Come, give me the sacred jewel…
Devon: What about Austin!? You promised to let him go!
Miroku: Devon, you fool! You can't give the jewel to Naraku!
Niri: Ooooh, who's the good-looking guy in white fur and what the hell is he doing here?
Kagome: Next time! Unbeatable Enemy: Tschimaru Revealed! See ya soon!
Tschimaru: You fools! I'm immortal! I cannot be destroyed by the likes of you!