Song of Death
So I decided to try and draw a cover for this book, I'm not sure if it loaded yet, but oh well. It's not the best drawing, nut beggars can't be choosers I guess.
Remember, nothing belongs to me besides Kirie. Enjoy ^.^
Hmm, the pain in my back doesn't seem to exist when I'm so angry with myself. Note to self, whenever in pain think of this moment.
"What in the hell!" I shout. I get up and set Shippo down. "What are you guys doing here?"
"You know these people?" Shippo says, confused.
"Unfortunately, we ran into each other before," Bankotsu answers him bitterly.
"Big brother, who is she? She looks so strange," a man with a bandanna on his bald head asks Bankotsu.
"Big brother? You called him big brother?" I say incredulously. "Not only does he look like the youngest of you, but he's also the second shortest!"
"I'm taller than you! Besides, I'm the leader," he says proudly, then lifts a giant halberd onto his shoulder. Holy crap, how did I miss that giant weapon!
"Well, first off, I'm a girl. I'm allowed to be short. Secondly, how're you leader?" I say.
"Well, he is the strongest…" bandanna man replies.
"Thank you Renkotsu. See, I'm the strongest," he laughs.
"Mmm-kay…" I drag the word out disbelievingly. How can he be the strongest with that randomly giant dude and freaking tank man!
"Unfortunately for you, I have a debt I need to collect," he points the halberd at me.
"Who're you, the mafia? Besides, you didn't lend me any money!" I get confused by his statement… unless, "Wait, wait, wait. You mean to say that you're collecting a 'debt' from the nut shot I gave you earlier?"
"I have absolutely no idea what you just said. But you made a cheap shot, and you will pay for it!" he roars.
Oh shit! He runs at me with his large halberd aimed for me. I jump out of the way quickly, and pull out a broadsword I picked up on the journey. Hey, it's for protection, and makes my combat boots look badass.
I twist to face him as he turns to attack again. Our weapons clash and I jump back as fast as possible. He charges me again and I jump up into the tree next to me. His halberd cuts clean through the tree and I curse as I jump back to the ground. The tree falls down between us, and I use it as slight cover. He jumps over the fallen tree and looks around for me. I appear behind him, seemingly emerging from the shadows. I hold my sword in front of his throat and hiss in his ear, "How about we call it a draw." Then, I step back, removing my sword from his throat and sheathing it. He turns and grabs my arm, seemingly about to say something, when he drops to the ground, convulsing.
"What's- what's happening?" I say in fear. I suddenly remember what I learned from "House," and I drop next to him and try to keep his airway open and prevent him from choking on his tongue.
The convulsions stop after what seems like hours, but is really only around two minutes. He passes out and I see a tiny shard of what looks like a jewel lying under his elevated neck.
"Ka- Kagome? Are you here?" I ask and my cousin rushes forward from where she had stopped around the time Bankotsu had grabbed my arm.
She checks his pulse, and gasps in amazement, "He's alive!"
"Why do you seem so shocked? He was alive before right? I mean he was human, right?" my voice is still panicked.
"He wasn't truly alive, this tainted jewel shard was somehow keeping him alive," she tells me and then holds up the now pure jewel shard before putting it away. "Now all we can do is wait for him to wake up." I shudder and nod.
I have been sitting next to his unconscious form all day, and suddenly Jakotsu appears next to me. "Hey," he says.
"Hi," I reply miserably.
"You know, you're not so bad. I mean, Bankotsu was going to kill you, yet you still stand watch over his unconscious body. Not to mention you're a good fighter," Jakotsu tells me, "I think you'll be one of the first girls I'll be able to sit next to without feeling disgusted."
"Thanks," I smile, "and you're still my favorite of your group."
"It's called the Band of Seven," I hear a voice grunt. I look down at Bankotsu as he grimaces in pain.
I smile broadly and cry out, "Thank the Lord!" and then fall down in relief.
"I feel strange," Bankotsu says, "it's like I'm alive again."
"Kagome said you were alive, I'm still not quite sure what she meant by that though," I tell him. He quickly checks his own pulse and grins widely.
"I'm not sure what you did woman, but somehow I've come back to life."
"Really?" Jakotsu asks, and checks Bankotsu's pulse. "Woah, think you could do it again?"
I'm not sure, but I want to check if Jakotsu has a pulse first, and right as my skin touches his, he goes into convulsions. Two hours later, we find out that I can give the Band of Seven true life again, and the other members are then revived.
The next day, I decide to go find some water [remember my compass, well, it's back in use.] I find a river quickly, and I change into my bathing suit, this time it's a neon orange bikini. Yeah, I only have bikinis because I use them as 'underthings' and I can't have a cropped shirt, which is what I wear most of the time, and a tankini that is showing!
I swim around for a long time, and then I sit on a rock with my guitar and sing "It's Just Me" by "Escape the Fate." I hear a rustle in the bushes as I start to sing a song I wrote for my band, and I quickly turn around. When I realize it's just Kagome I sigh slightly.
"What am I?" I ask her. "I just brought seven people back to life for God's sake!"
"I'm not sure, I think we should go see if Kaede has heard of anything like this happening," she replies. I agree and we get up to tell the rest of the group.
Inuyasha grumbles about it, but I can tell he's satisfied that we collected seven jewel shards already. We get back to the village after a day's travel.
"Hmm, quaint," Jakotsu says. Yeah, the Band of Seven had to come with us so Kaede could have a more educated guess, or an easier time of figuring it out.
We tell her the story, and she examines us for a while. When she's through, she puts her hands on my arms and closes her eyes.
"Just as I expected," she starts, "this child's been sealed."
"What do you mean?" I ask with wide eyes.
"I mean that ye be a hanyou, and a powerful one at that. However, ye powers have been sealed, most likely by your demon parent," she explains.
"Han- Hanyou?"
"Ye be a half- demon, like Inuyasha over there," Kaede says.
"What!" everyone exclaims.
Haha, chapter 4, completed. The Band of Seven is alive, Kirie's a half- demon, and Inuyasha was not called Lassie. This shall all be explained in the next installment. Please review with your comments/ suggestions!