Chapter Six - The Means of Survival
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Western Lands, Sesshomaru's Palace
Fierce golden eyes on the verge of becoming as red as a river of blood glared inwards to the room as lightning struck a nearby tree, sending a blinding flash of whitish-yellow light through the stone room. The drawn-out screeching of twisting wood bombarded the Dog-Lord's senses as the tree collapsed to the ground, but, even though the smell of burnt wood reeked havoc on his nose, his face remained unfaltering. A low growl of warning radiated from his throat as he glared about the room. Out of every one of the places in his palace, why did the hanyou have to chose the one that disgraced their family name so harshly? The only thing the Western Lord could think of was that the reckless half-demon felt the room suited him well.
His eyes shifted from the Monk not four paces in front of him, to the Demon-Slayer who stood at the same distance. His snarl darkened slightly, for it was not enough for Inuyasha to disturb the resting dust of their parents' room, but he must bring along his pathetic human friends as well! Sesshomaru's glare moved to the Wolf-Demon who stood near the wall, trying his best to become invisible with the stone wall behind him, then his eyes moved once more to the far wall near the window which held the image of the darkening, stormy night... and the snarl on his lips vanished.
In red robes exactly like that of Inuyasha's (even down to the purple rosary), stood a human of cold but fearing, brown eyes and long locks of pitch-black hair. His skin was darker, like that of a human who was used to working in the sun and had gotten a nice tan because of it, and the sheath and sword rested on his hip. His lips were pulled back into a tight snarl, but no fangs presented themselves at its edging, nor did the hands clamped into tight balls at his side bare any sign of claws.
Sesshomaru sniffed at the air in the dusty room just to be sure, then his face darkened considerably "Inuyasha" was all that he uttered with a deathly-cold touch to his voice.
Said hanyou flinched slightly at his name, but he otherwise remained motionless. In the back of his mind, he heard his mother's voice telling him - pleading with him - to stay away from his elder brother and his palace... 'for it will only bring you harm.'
Sango and Miroku exchanged a nervous glance as they stared at the tense demon before them, unsure of what his next move might be. Kouga, on the other hand, first looked to Inuyasha, then to Sesshomaru, before he rose his arm and scratched the back of his head.
"You were right," he smirked slightly as he passed a glance to both brothers again "this is awkward"
Ignoring the comment of the wolf-demon, the High-Lord's eyes narrowed slightly and then he began to take steady steps forward. At first the Monk and Demon-Slayer tensed and brought what weapons they had on them forward, which, in turn, wasn't much. Miroku had left most of his sutras in his room, so that left him with only his staff and windtunnel; while Sango (dressed in her battle uniform) held only her sword for she had felt her boomerang would have been too cumbersome to bring to the meeting. However, as it turned out, they needed nothing; for, just as Sesshomaru halted before them to consider slicing off their heads, Inuyasha's rough voice - unchanged by the moon - called to them both.
"Step aside, Sango and Miroku" the hanyou said with narrowing eyes that locked onto his brother's "I don't need anyone protecting me."
"Inuyasha, are you sure?" Miroku asked cautiously, not once moving his stare from the elder brother
"Of course I'm sure! I can take care of myself!" yelled the younger "Now get out of here already!" his glare moved to the Kouga "that means you too, wolf"
He shrugged "fine by me, never wanted to hang around here anyway" then he followed the humans around the High-Lord and out from the room.
Silence thickened the air between them as Sesshomaru studied the being before him, then his eyes narrowed so far that they only showed tiny slits of white and gold as a flash of lightning lite the dusty room.
"Inuyasha," Sesshomaru began with a slight snap to his cold voice "This is the reasoning behind disgracing my name in my own home in front of the other Lords? The reasoning for your sudden disappearance in the Study? You, while still holding our father's blood in your veins, have transformed into the pathetic form of a mere human mortal... too weak to protect yourself from even the weakest of demons. It's sickening that this sight before me shares even a portion of my blood."
"Right back at ya" was the reply as Inuyasha stubbornly buried his hands in his long sleeves.
The Dog-Lord snarled in disgust, but allowed the insult to drop. From head to toe, he studied the other with daggers in his orbs, then he took a slow step towards the transformed half-breed before him. Immediately, Inuyasha's weak, mortal hands gripped onto his blade and unsheathed it for the other to see. Its blade wore rust along its dull, powerless edges, making it become a mere joke as a battle weapon. The hanyou became aware of its uselessness the second he brought it out in front of him and snarled in disappointment at the sword in his grasp.
"Put Tetsusaiga away, Inuyasha... before you and your human form damage the honor in its name"
Although annoyed with that remark, he did re-sheath the sword as more of the fact that he couldn't use it than what his brother had said "fuck you, asshole."
A hidden fire sparked at the back of the High Lord's cold eyes "watch your mouth, human filth"
"It's only for the night, so screw you!"
The other quirked a brow "why did you choose this night, of all nights, to lower yourself so? Is it at least a means of restoring energy?"
"Huh?" The hanyou blinked at first, then regained himself "Keh. Like I would tell you that."
"So you can't control it..." Sesshomaru slowly turned his head and gazed around the dust covered room slowly, as though searching for an answer amongst the olden-style bedroom. Then, the Lord smirked slightly "of course, the New Moon is tonight."
Inuyasha snarled at both himself and his brother "so what if it is?"
"Don't take me for a fool, Inuyasha." Sesshomaru snapped as he locked onto the human's brown eyes "I don't need to be told everything to understand the means."
"Keh." The hanyou spat again, mainly because he couldn't think of anything else to say
The Lord's eyes narrowed for a moment in a last examination of the situation, then turned on his heel and headed for the door.
"Hey! Where do you think you are going?"
"Use your head, human" Sesshomaru snarled as he momentarily stopped in his steps "I would not have revived you unless I needed your pathetic life to wield Tetsusaiga. Sleep well, Inuyasha, for not a soul will come near this room tonight."
The hanyou's eye brows shot up "huh? Why is that?"
The Lord smirked silently and moved the rest of the way to the door "must I spell every detail out for you, hanyou? I will order it so that no being may enter this part of the palace and therefore it is as good as done. As long as you return to your half-demon strength after sunrise, everything will already be prepared for our departure tomorrow."
"What's going on tomorrow?"
The Lord glanced over his shoulder with a stern glare, "the beginning of our march into the Dark Lands." Then he disappeared out the door.
Western Lands, Sesshomaru's Palace, near courtyard
"Do you really think that we should have left Inuyasha alone with Sesshomaru?" Sango asked as she walked along side Miroku down the winding hallway
"Pfft" Kouga glanced across the Monk to the Demon-Slayer "like YOU could have done anything against HIM. He would have torn you limb from limb in two seconds flat... might as well let the mutt deal with that."
Miroku gave a side glance to the wolf-demon as he walk along with his staff in hand "I do not believe that is being helpful"
"Whatever" Kouga shrugged as he crossed his hands behind his head "better him than me, that's all I can say." He smirked "If he lives, tell the mutt that I'll be waiting to spare with him in the morning. If he doesn't, then I guess it will be up to me to save Kagome... as usual. Later." Then he took off in a reasonable fast but not tornado-like pace, leaving the two alone in the hallway.
...Reach... reach... reach... pat... SLAP!
"Stop fooling around, Miroku!" the woman yelled harshly with a pout "this is serious! Inuyasha could be hurt or worse while we waste time wandering around! And what about Kagome? It's been two weeks and we haven't heard a word from Naraku!" A tear rolled down her cheek, she had tried to keep it back, but she couldn't "oh kami, why did he take her with him? What's he planning? WHAT'S HE DOING TO HER RIGHT NOW?"
Supporting a swollen cheek as he slowly rose back onto his feet, Miroku groaned "that was unbelievably harsh" the monk smirked weakly as he locked eyes with his love "shh, Sango, shh. It's okay. Just be thankful that we are still able to save Kagome. Without the help of Sesshomaru, she would be at Naraku's mercy with no one to help her." He walked close to her reassuringly "And don't you worry about Inuyasha, you and I both know that he would never die without saving Kagome first"
"I guess you're right" Sango smiled for a moment, but then it disappeared in a flash "I just wish that none of this had happened... I wish that Inuyasha hadn't run off on his own that night. I wish that we had never entered that forest. I wish that I had at least listened to Inuyasha and had offered to take Kagome with us before we left..."
"Inuyasha wasn't thinking clearly," Miroku stated firmly as he placed a hand on her shoulder "he wouldn't have given you - or me - Kagome even though he knew what was probably going to happen. Sure, he told us to leave with her once the battle had begun... but he has always thought better during a fight then before or after one."
"Too true"
"And, about Kagome... Naraku wouldn't have taken her unless he planned to use her against us in one form or another. For that, I do think that he'll leave her alive." Bringing himself even closer to her, the monk slowly wrapped his arms around Sango tightly. "We just have to be strong while Sesshomaru makes his plans for attack."
Although annoyed at first by Miroku's actions, the Demon-Slayer slowly relaxed her form and buried deeper into her love's embrace "I just hope you're right."
Dark Lands, Castle
Deep inside the chambers of Naraku's castle, two Snake-Demons led along the old Lord of the Dark Lands down a passageway lighted only by burning torches on the walls. His purple robes were covered by blood and dirt, but he still held himself as he used to... back when his men would obey his orders without a second thought. However, those days were gone, and he vowed that he would get them back into his future if it killed him... which was the other possibility.
His arms swung slightly by his side as he walked, still baring those chunks of metal that held him captive, and he didn't make a move to do or say anything. Even so, he received a hard shove from behind that caused him to curse at the two leading him under his breath.
"Keep up the pacccce, sssslace." One snake hissed coldly
The Dark Lord had just been tortured for some information about Sesshomaru that he didn't even have. They wanted to know if he could still transform into his true form with only one arm left... like he knew that. He has yet to see it done, so he'd assume not. But then again, Sesshomaru has had no reason to transform that he knew of seeing as how he now bared Toukijin. However, this Naraku had never shared information even when tortured, and he wasn't about to start now. In fact, he wondered why they had even bothered asking.
Naraku regained himself quickly, then closed his eyes tiresomely as he spoke. "You will all pay for your actions in due time. That you can be sure of."
"Ssssilence!" The two hissed together, then one spoke as he slithered along "tell me, brother" he began turning to the other "would our Lord noticccce if thissss sssslave had a few extra injuriessss?"
"If he doessss" the other replied with a smirk on his grayish-green-scaled face "he attempted esssscape"
Naraku continued his walking while muttering to himself about removing the brains of all of his future allies, but he was soon forced to stop as the two with him grabbed his shoulder and turned him. He glared darkly, his red orbs burning with a disgusted rage boiling within. "Don't touch me again."
"Oh, we'd do a bit more than 'touch' you... issssn't that right, brot–"
"What is going on here?"
All figures turned surprised, except Naraku had more of a look of disgust on his face than anything else. Standing at the doorway not three paces in front of them was Kohado dressed in his usual demon-slayer wear. His eyes were set in a deep, hating glare as he balled his hands into tight fists. Even though he was one of the smallest and youngest in the Lord's disposal - not to mention human - he had the respect of most in the castle.
His lips pressed in a tight line, he repeated himself "what is going on here?"
"Nothing at all, sssslayer." one snake answered "we were jussst talking"
"Talk time is over" He answered sternly "I will walk him to his cell from here. You two get back to your posts before I discipline your reckless actions myself. To act without the Lord's consent is to dishonor him. You wouldn't want to do that, would you?"
"Of coursssse not"
"Then go." The boy didn't retrieve Naraku, for the old Lord stepped forward on his own and soon both had disappeared from the snake-demons' view down another tunnel.
They walked for sometime in silence, then Naraku spoke "if you are waiting for me to say thank you, you are wasting your time and mine."
"You constantly dishonor me" The boy returned "you ruined my life, you made me kill my family, and for what?"
"Ah, we're back into this again."
Kohado suddenly cut the Dark One off sharply and glared at him with all his might "it was my life! You forced me against my own sister!"
"And I restored your memory and broke your bond with me. Thereby freeing you." He scoffed "I was quite amused when I realized you first thought you did that on your own."
The boy growled "you freed my mind because you hoped I'd go after Yashimitsu for you"
"Obviously," Naraku smirked "but what's done is done, boy, and, until I became too determined to defeat Inuyasha for my own good, I did it well. Unfortunately, one mistake costs you everything in my line of work, that was what I've learned over the past year."
"You're despicable"
"Sticks and stones will break my bones, Kohado, but mere words will never harm me." He frowned as he brought his hand to his chin thoughtfully "Unless you go running to a priestess or monk for aid."
"I don't need anyone else's help to bring you down."
"Excellent." Lord smirked, but then it vanished as quickly as it had come "This conversation is tiresome, Kohado, and I need my rest before the changing of the guards. Did you bring what I requested or not?"
"I brought it." The boy glared deathly cold "Only before I hand it over I have some other items for you to deliver as well." Reaching into his robes, he pulled out a slightly bulging envelope, "Give this to Sango." He ordered as he pulled out another item, "and this, give this to Inuyasha when you see him." He took out some ninja stars, "I took these from the armory, give them to the mikos to add their magic to. Plus, there's this..." he sighed and handed the Dark Lord a small, square container with gold framing its edges "use it wisely. You know what it does."
"Of course I do, I designed it." He pocketed all items. "Now for my items."
"Fine, Yashimitsu didn't join them to the rest of the Jewel yet so I got them easily" The boy glared but pulled out what the other demanded "as much as I hate to say it. I'd rather see these in your possession than Yashimitsu's. The less he has the better... but I'd rather if you gave them to the mikos."
"We'll see about that" He returned as he snatched Kagome's two Jewel Shards from the other's palm "you've done well, Kohako. Now you know what to do when we make our move, correct?"
"I do." His glare narrowed "Just don't make me regret it... like I have every single other thing that you made me do."
"Do as I request... and, when I defeat Yashimitsu, I will give you a beating heart without the need of any Jewel Shard."
"You'd better." Then the boy turned with the Dark Lord right behind him... when Kanna and Kagura stepped around the corner.
Kohaku's heart skipped a beat at seeing them "what do you two want?"
"We want to see the downfall of Yashimitsu." Kagura snapped her fan shut "I never thought any ruler could be worse than Naraku, but I stand corrected."
Kanna spoke in her soft voice "you said you were leaving tonight?"
"If all goes well" Naraku returned
"Then take this." She whispered as she held out her balled hand.
Naraku offered the palm of his hand and the girl deposited a small mirror fragment in his hand's center. It felt cool to the touch and, when he looked at it, it began to glow slightly. It was about roughly an inch all the way around with a gleaming surface.
"It's a piece of her mirror." Kagura said quickly in explanation "With it you can contact both of us at any time. Just let it glow for a moment and Kanna's mirror will react in such a small glow that only she will know. Once we get to a safe spot to talk, you will see one of us in the shard's suface to talk to. At that point it works just like her mirror." She sighed "I never thought I'd be helping YOU on purpose, but also take this." She said as she handed him a fan similar to her own "you'll be able to control the wind a bit, but not as much as me... don't want to give you too much damn power after all."
Taking the offered fan, Naraku pocketed his two new items with the rest, then a frown came to his face "I will see you all again soon and I..." he paused with a silent groan "...I thank you for your services."
"I want–"
"–When I overthrow Yashimitsu, I will give you your heart." He assured the wind sorceress "I will give both of you your hearts."
She flipped open her fan and covered the lower half of her face "You have all you need to escape. Don't mess it up." Kagura suddenly turned to Kohaku "why don't you leave with him? If you're caught in your deception, Yashimitsu will kill you."
"I will not be caught" The boy assured with a cold glare "and I am more useful here. Sabotaging from the inside out."
Naraku nodded slightly "Then I shall see you all soon." Without another word to each other, Kohaku led him back to his cell.
Morning, Sesshomaru's Palace, Main Hall
"I don't see why you have a stick up your ass about me, Miroku, Sango, Kouga, Shippo and Kirara all leaving ahead of time!" A certain hanyou growled as he stomped behind his brother "You'll catch up! And if you don't, well, that's just your own fucking bad luck!"
"I revived your group to aid the West's attack, I will not have you running off and getting killed again." Replied Sesshomaru as he continued to walk along to his palace's front door. He was interrupted now and again, but most of the bustling around of his staff seemed to be organized chaos "this attack can not be put off any longer. It is bad enough how long it took your weak humans and demons to heal, half-breed. We lost two weeks because of you, time that can not be retaken."
"I didn't ask you to keep me around. We could have been gone already!"
"And dead within an hour."
"Keh, that wasn't my fault. Your fucking stink was clogging up my sense of smell so I wasn't able to pin down my enemy."
"Since when are you able to pin down an enemy, my scent or not?" The lord shot back as he stopped and turned to face his half-brother. His glare narrowed suddenly "Besides, doesn't becoming human on the night of the new moon weaken your system at all?"
The hanyou cringed as he flattened back his ears with a low growl. He eyed the nearest masses of demons around them but all the chaos seemed to be unaware of the siblings' argument. Still, the half-breed snapped "Shut the fuck up" he whispered harshly "no one can know about that, got it?"
"What is in it for me?" When the hanyou remained silent, the Lord gave a small nod "exactly what I wanted. Now, come."
Turning his back, Sesshomaru led Inuyasha out of front door of his palace and up to Ah-Un who was waiting saddled nearby. The fields around the palace were a mass of different demons and humans all waiting for battle - some thousands all together. Pretty much every human and demon was on horseback or dragon-back, except for the odd demon that didn't need such transportation. Ignoring the army, Inuyasha followed his elder brother with forced silence, now and again mumbling under his breath. He didn't walk in stride with his brother, nor did he walk at the correct distance or in the proper placement, but he was following and he was silent... so Sesshomaru was quiet pleased.
"The other Lords, Ladies and representatives have gone back to their lands to ensure that they will fulfill their side of the agreement. The North-East will attack the overrun East lands with the help of the North, and my Lands and the North-West will attack the South. Also, since we have to drive through two counties before reaching the South-East, we have whatever armies are left over from the nearly defeated Eastern Lands. We will divide and conquer, Inuyasha, and I will kill Naraku once and for all."
"First come, first serve." Inuyasha stated with a glare and his hands shoved in his sleeves "don't expect me to back off for you if I get there first."
"Hold your tongue." The Lord glared as he mounted Ah-Un easily "You will lead my army on the ground while I lead by sky. I shall warn you that most of the demons here from the different regions will not bold well to being ordered about by a mere half-breed. Be assertive without being disgraceful, you'll have to work hard at that. We set up camp when I say so and we are to stop for nothing or no one, understood?"
"Fuck off" Inuyasha snapped "you aren't the boss of me"
"Just don't get yourself killed again."
Just then, two gray-scaled, long-necked dragons that looked like snakes with wings flew down from the sky and landed beside Sesshomaru and Ah-Un. They had strong legs with claws on the end, but they had no arms besides their huge, bat-like wings. As they landed, the Lord and Lady of the Eastern Lands bowed to Sesshomaru, who returned it, before giving a nod of the head to Inuyasha who gave them a two-fingered salute.
"I trust you are ready for battle?" Sesshomaru questioned while mounted on his dragon.
The Eastern Lord nodded, his tails twitching behind him "all too eagerly. Are we ready?"
"Everything is set"
All four looked up as two more dragons soared across the sky above, except these ones were red with arms and legs that allowed them to either stand on their hind legs or on all four. A single horn sprouted from each's forehead with eyes of a blazing dark-red right beneath. It was defiantly Lord Suzu and Lady Toran from the North-West returning from their sudden, unexplained disappearance.
Suddenly, four horses pulled up to the three standing dragons, three with riders, one with not. Sango, in her pink and black uniform, rode a dark brown horse with Kirara perched on her shoulder and, behind her saddle, was strapped her boomerang. Miroku rode a black horse with Shippo on his shoulder and his staff was also behind his saddle. Lastly, Kouga rode a light brown horse and he had only his sword at his hip.
The last horse was a grayish-white stallion and it was a bit taller than the rest. As Inuyasha took the reins from Sango, he failed to realize just how much finer-looking tack he had compared to his friends, being edged with gold and all, but he was never very observant. The Dog Prince easy swung his leg over the horse and settled into the tack. His stallion pranced slightly under him, but with a firm rein from Inuyasha's hands the horse wasn't going anywhere.
The hanyou glared at his half-brother "I expect to not stop until past sundown and I want to move quickly. None of this slow and placid shit, understand? I may have already lost Kagome and Kikyou because of you, Sesshomaru, and if that is what happened... even damn tenseiga won't be able to save you." Inuyasha growled darkly, then, ignoring his brother, gave another two-fingered salute to the Eastern Pair before kicking his horse hard with a loud "E-Ya!" and galloping off.
After excusing themselves, the other four followed at an equal speed.
Sesshomaru watched as his half-brother rode straight past the armies and called "we ride South-East!" in a loud triumphant voice. The entire army roared in return and they all galloped, ran or flew after him and his followers who galloped right behind the Dog-Prince. Sesshomaru had thought that the army wouldn't listen to the half-breed, he sure the Hell wouldn't, but war has an effect on people. The anticipation probably got to the warriors, so they could probably look forward to confrontations later.
After a nod to Kitami and Akio of the East, all three dragons took off into the air to join the other two red ones already ahead of them. Ah-Un knew the drill and gained speed until it past the panther Lord and Lady, before finally settling into an even pace above the moving army.
Sesshomaru surveyed everything around him, thinking about how this same vision was being worked out on the exact opposite side of the wide lands.
Dark Lands, Dungeon
Sitting down in the darkest part of the dungeon, Naraku held his arms out firmly in front of him as Kikyou used one of the ninja stars as a torch for her purifying powers. Giving off a light purple glow, she worked steadily to remove the gold and silver devices. Kagome worked relentlessly on the ones around his ankles with another ninja star. After this, they hoped the two stars would still be good enough to use, so that in all they would still have four in all.
"Almost got it" Kagome announced as she sent some more of her power into the small star... and the device on Naraku's ankle evaporated into thin air.
"Good." Naraku looked at her "Now the other one"
She sighed and started on the other device, just as Kikyou got one of his wrist ones off and started on her second. In a matter of minutes, Naraku was standing tall rubbing the skin on his wrists happily. He felt so light with those pieces gone, and he was actually smiling... or it could have just been an evil smirk.
"Finally," The Dark One rejoiced "I'm free"
"Not yet, you're not" Kikyou said as she pulled out the other two stars and gave one to Kagome "now is the hard part."
He nodded and, turning towards the door, he held his arm out in front of him. His glare narrowing, pale skin dissolved into brown flesh as his arm became a massive body of testicles. The mikos thought he was going to break down the door, but they thought wrong.
"HELP!" He called in a voice that mimiced Kagome's perfectly "HELP ME, PLEASE!"
Soon light spilled into the room as the two snakes from before slithered into the room... and went pale as a ghost when they saw the mass of squirming testicles that made up Naraku's arm. They tried to retreat, but they were easily caught and drawn back into the dungeon... where a purple energy shone brightly as they were both absorbed in a matter of seconds.
"I told you that you'd pay" Naraku muttered to himself before he turned to the two women with an evil smirk on his features; somehow, he also looked healthier if not a bit younger. "Let's move."
With him in the lead, the three ran from their dark prison and down the hall. They met only one or two guards at first, of which were immediately destroyed, but soon the message was out and the entire palace was after them. Running along a narrow stretch of hallway that was unknown to most in the palace because of it being swallowed by black shadow, the only way they kept together was by Kikyou having a hand on Naraku's shoulder and Kagome holding Kikyou's hand. Finally, the light of torches and a main hall stretched before them and they all drew to a halt.
Naraku cautiously peaked out of their shadow and saw three boar-demon guards running clumsily towards them. He smirked and, his hand transforming again within the shadowed hallway, he shot out his testicles just as they ran past and absorbed them. However, their cries of fright attracted a horde of other demons, to which Naraku, having being spotted, sneered. Telling the girls to wait in the shadows, he stepped out of his hiding and his legs suddenly exploded in testicles as his body sprayed miasma everywhere. Some demons were absorbed, others dissolved, but Naraku was too distracted to see some other demons sneak from behind another corner... which is when a sickle screamed through the air with chain attached and took the small crowd out. Jumping into the scene from nowhere, the demon-slayer, mask on, helped make quick work of the remaining demons as Naraku regained his legs.
"Get going" Kohaku told him "Yashimitsu has sent for the eagle-demons from the South. If they get here before you leave, you're as good as found with their sharp eyes."
Naraku nodded and motioned the mikos out of the shadow before turning back to the demon-slayer boy "it's been fun, Kohaku." Then the three slowly peeked around the next corner before running off completely from view. The boy glared at the very thought of the dark demon's poor joke... before having to turn when a bunch of demons rounded the bend behind him.
"They aren't down there!" He told them harshly as he motioned to the path the others had taken "split up!" He ordered "you bunch go that way, and you go that way! FIND THEM!" He demanded coldly as he pointed a couple demons down passages he knew were empty. When he was alone, he sighed and rubbed his temple sorely ((Fun...)) he thought sarcastically ((yeah, right.))
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