"Kan'na is here which means Kagura and Naraku aren't to far behind!" Miroku yelled out as he pulled the beads from his right hand. The golden rod that designated his station swung around in a blocking position while keeping his right hand clenched. When they had scattered they had surrounded Kan'na on all sides. The void eyes of the demoness switched from one to the next and then she raised her mirror.
"I've come for your souls." A soft voice drifted from a light-blue haired child with bottomless black eyes. She was the picture of innocence with her blue haori and white lily in her hair. A medium-sized round mirror was clutched in her pale hands and it was angled toward them.
Kouga pulled Serenity to the side in worry, not scenting Kagura yet. "Listen you and your pack leave now." He ordered. Serenity stared him down with something like slight disgust.
"I will send my pack on." Serenity agreed and gave a short howl for them to run. They gazed sadly at her, but she would not have any of it and pull rank. With a sad howl they ran off to hide from the battle. "How could you ask me to stay out of this battle?" Serenity asked with a short bite. Kouga flattened his tail in distress and understanding, but he wanted her to see.
"I just want you safe, I couldn't live with myself if I allowed you to get hurt or worst." He told her while holding one of her hands.
"Then don't let me get hurt." She told him with a small smile and leapt into the battle between Sango and Kan'na. He only had a second to blink before he leapt beside her growling angrily at the void demon. Well, at least there will be an outlet for his retained aggression.
"Hey, flea-bag, quit purring and fight!" InuYasha yelled out as he tried to lift his sword to use the backlash wave.
"Shut up Mutt-face, at least I can actually hit the enemy!" Kouga yelled back as he scored a hit on Kan'na's shoulder. She rolled the hit off the shoulder and turned slightly toward him.
"Your soul is beautiful." Kan'na remarked as she powered a hit with her mirror. A ball of beautiful blue energy spinning in the middle of the mirror. It zigged out of the mirror and headed toward the distracted Kouga.
Serenity growled slightly, cupped her hands, energy powered into the cusp that her hands created and shot it back through the attack that Kan'na fired. It had a similar affect as say the Backlash Wave, but Kan'na merely absorbed it into her mirror.
"You can have it back." Kan'na informed them and the combined energy built inside her mirror.
"Nobody attack her!" Kagome warned. Everyone nodded, and got into defensive positions as the energy fired back. Miroku grunted and flung open the Kazaan. The energy crackled as it slipped passed his hand and into his tunnel. Kan'na absently turned to the threat that had swallowed the energy and raised the mirror to absorbed the monk's soul. However, Kouga interfered, by slashing at her with his yokai induced claws. He made purchase and Kan'na stumbled back, she instead turned her building spell to Kouga and fired.
The spell of energy drew ever so close, as Kouga couldn't move as if he did someone else would get hit. Feverishly he wished InuYasha would frickin hurry up and slice with his sword. But, before the energy could strike him, and invite him into the group that had once been soulless. This club of course was exclusive to Kagome, Kikyo, and a few others from when they first fought Kan'na. Closing his eyes he stood bravely before the energy, and then felt his body pushed aside. His eyes flashed open just in time to catch his savor in his arms. Pale silverish-blond hair laid still against his arms, and blank sapphirine eyes revealed to the world.
The world went silent, as the lone wolf trembled, his eyes hidden beneath his bangs. Kan'na merely gestured with her mirror to start to animate Serenity's body. Though before she could, frost blue eyes turned gold in anger glared through her. At that moment, as if she could, Kan'na, the emotionless detachment, felt fear. "You're dead." Kouga whispered quietly. The Inu-tachi gang stepped back, each casting a gaze to the still pair.
Setsuna winced as she approached the wolves council, something had just happened to her akeala. Casting her senses out, she frantically noticed she could not detect Serenity's soul anywhere. Unfortunately, the roukan wouldn't let her go. For once she wish Haruka was with her to disrupt the meeting. "Night-brethren, we have a pressing situation with three possible solutions." The old leader stated, his eyes finding Setsuna's. "As it is common knowledge that the river-leader is unmated, and one of our strongest, we have deemed three political matches." He said, and gestured for Setsuna to approach. This Setsuna did not want to do, for she knew this would be horrible news for the pair she had left behind. "Serenity must pick a match from the Inu no Tashio sons, or another strong power such as Naraku by the end of this lunar cycle." He deemed and Setsuna almost let her bloodlust go. Naraku?! The hanyou who had slain the majority of the roukyou, including Serenity's closest? "Also, Kouga, Lord of the East, is to marry Ayame on the eve of this full lunar cycle." He decreed. "These, Kirishu, are the messages you are to bring to them, ordered by the roukan." With that he stepped down, and Setsuna shrugged off her spiked fur.
"Lord, what is she finds a suitable match, equal or more powerful then the Inu no Tashio heirs?" Setsuna inquired. The leader turned to her with a appraising glare.
"It must have a political gain as well, but since there are few, she must be mated by the end of this lunar cycle or else." He decreed and Setsuna looked down. 'So young.' Setsuna thought. She turned to her companion and urged him to tell the pair they had left behind, she will work on getting the decree changed. He nodded, with a pensive gaze as well, he knew Kouga held no feelings for Ayame. This would not bode well for either of the pair, and Naraku as a possible match? No this would definitely not bode well.
Marilla kneeled and picked up Jaken as he fell weakly to the ground under the force of the barrier. "Mi'lord, I cannot go any farther." Jaken stated while peering toward Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru looked to him, and then gazed at An-uh with a measuring glance.
"Take Rin, Anh, and leave this mountain, you are too weak." He sneered it out, but there was a hidden concern. Sesshomaru gave little attention to the quiet cat demon, she seemed unaffected. "I will face Naraku." He added and disappeared up the mountain. Sesshomaru did cast a small thought of pondering at what the new recruit would do. He really did need to return the cat to that wolf demoness before long, her presence annoyed him...