Chapter 13- Demon rally
When the group got a few miles away from the tower they realized that it was in the shape of a giant black dragon going straight into the air with its long slender form. "Thats cool." Kuwabara said in awe as they could still see the giant tower going high into the air. "So what was with that green blast that you two used before?" Kurama asked, intrigued at what it was. "Just something we were practicing while you guys were all sleeping." Yusuke said with a grin. "Yeah, but that was the first time it actually worked. All the other times, it kinda just blew up in our faces." Inuyasha told them. "So you're telling us that you guys only won 'cause of a fluke!?" Shippo asked in surprise. "Um...Yeah, pretty much!" Yusuke said with an even bigger grin. "I cant belive I lost because of a fluke! Oh well, I suppose it was for the best." Touken said.
"Well I hope that you can do it again when we fight that guy...uh...whatever his name is!" Kuwabara said. "Nobody knows what his real name is except his brothers and of course himself. My grandfather told me that the reason he never allows his name to be said is because he hated his father so much that he would never use the name that he had given him. Thats why we just call him "Big Brother" the other knights just called him that all the time so it sort of just stuck." Touken told them.
"Thats dumb. Why not just give himself a new name?" Shippo asked. "I'm not sure. I mean its not like we can just go straight up to him and ask!" Touken chuckled. "Y'know...Somethings been bugging me this whole time. Why are you wearing a mask Touken?" Kuwabara brought up. Touken stopped suddenly and then kept silent as he then continued walking.
"Whats with him?" Kuwabara then asked as Touken went up ahead. "You idiot! You shouldnt ask people about things that they might want to keep to themselves!" Kagome brought up after smacking him upside the head.
"I swear, sometimes I think that all guys are insensitive!" She sighed. "Geez! You didnt have to hit me!" He protested. "rrrrr...SIT BOY!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha then slammed into the ground once again after the command was given. "HEY! What the hell was that for? I didnt even do anyhing that time!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Oops! Sorry Inuyasha, I guess I'm just so used to fighting with you that its just a habit!" She said, smiling nervously. Inuyasha grunted then turned around and continued walking.
Touken was thinking to himslef as he was walking ahead of the group. "Sorry about that, sometines he and Yusuke can be a bit insensitive." Kurama apologized, bringing him back from his thoughts.
"Huh...Oh right! Uh, Its okay, I mean, I guess I do look a little bit strange with this mask on and all!" He told him. "Well, If you ever need anybody to talk to about something, Ive been told by the others that I'm sort of like a "doctor" I never really thought about it, but after awhile I suppose I could be considered a doctor to some degree. Physically and mentally." Kurama then told him.
"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." Touken said as he held out his had. Kurama shook it heartilly as the rest of the group caught up with them.
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After a full day of walking, the group decided to settle down for the night. "Lets go back to the village tomorrow. I want to give everyone a proper burial." Kagome said with sorrow at the memories of the burning village and Kaedes eyepatch on the ground next to the word "revenge". "I would have gotten there sooner but I didnt know exactly where they were until they started fighting." Touken said regretfully. "Its okay. I know you would have done somthing if you could have." She said to him.
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"Good, Now that Yusuke is gone, Inuyasha will be next. After he's finished his friends will fall easily. After they are gone I will only have to worry about Naraku, but he wont be a problem once I get a few more pieces of the jewel."Big brother thought to himself. Just then a small demon ran into the room panting and sweating from running so fast. "Master! The dog demon and his friends are going to the village!" It said in a high pitched, scratchey voice. "Well its about time! Should I go get the others Master?" Volcannon asked. "No, I want to try something I've been working on for a while. Just get Spark and make a little "delivery" for me. Hehehehe..."
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Back at the village everyone found the bodies of as many people as possible and buried them in the middle of the village. "Damn it. This is just like the demon slayer village all over again." Inuyasha said as he buried someone else. Kagome found the body of Kaede who hadseveral holes burned through her body. Everyone was saddened at the fact that the kind hearted woman was so brutaly murdered.
Hiei sat in the tree overlooking the village watching his "associates" as he refered to them, bury all the peopleof the village. "That bastard didnt even spare kids!" Yusuke said angerly as he was burying a child who was scorched from head to toe. "When I find those guys the're gonna wish they were the ones that were slaughtered here!" Inuyasha said as they finished burying everyone.
"I still cant beleive that they did this because we killed Hydranos. I know that they were brothers but I never thought that they would do something like this. Usually demons dont care about anyone but themselves." Sango said. "Yes, but remember that these demons were once human. So even though they have demon bodies they still might have human hearts." Kurama said. "I understand what you mean Kurama. Sango, how would you feel if someone killed Kohaku?" Miroku said. "Hm... Yeah I guess I would do the same thing to them." She answered. "So what if their still part human! That doesnt mean they should be allowed to get away with this!" Inuaysha yelled at them for seeming to feel a shred of remorse.
"Today my brothers is the day we finally destroy Inuyasha!" Big brother said standing before the other five knights. "Now behold. This is one of the only times you will get to see me use fiffteen percent of my power!" He then put his hands together like he was praying. His black armor glistened with a malevolent light resonating from his hands. "HHHHHHAAAAAAAA!" Big brother then thrust his hands apart and pointed them both towards Volcannon. Volcannon then held out his hand as a small black ball the size of the shikon jewel formed in his hands.
"I,ve filled it with special energy called Hell Force. Any demon exposed to it will lose control of their demon powers and become a savage bloodthirsty beast." Big brother said. "I understand sire." Volcannon said as they all bowed and left the dark room.
"Well I think its about time that I head home for a few days. I have to take finals next week and I really need to study, plus we're running low on supplies so I should go restock." Kagome said, but she was really just trying to distract herself from Kaedes death more than anything. She then started towards the bone eaters well. Hiei then jumped in her way before she could get there "You idiotic girl! Do you really think taking your stupid tests are more important then fighting these demons?" He yelled.
"Well sorry for having a life other than fighting! I want to be able to go to college and I wont be able to if I flunk high school! So get out of my way!" She pushed him out of the way and jumped down the well.
"Lets continue our search." Hiei said as he started to walk away from the well. "We cant, we have to wait for Kagome." Miroku said. Hiei got even angrier then before when he heard this. "Those knights wont wait for her to take her tests! We should get going!" He continued. "No, we have to wait for Kagome to return before we set out again." Inuyasha told him. This got Hiei's blood boiling "If I wasn't following Koenmas orders you would all be dead!" He then disappeared in a flash. "Friendly little guy isn't he?" Touken said sarcastically.
A clap of thunder was heard over the hill where the well was. They all looked up and saw Volcannon and Spark on the hill. "YOU! You got a lot of nerve showing your sorry ass around here after what you did!" Inuyasha yelled. "Heheheheheh. I just came here to apologize and give you something." Volcannon said mockingly. He then looked at Yusuke and Touken and his eyes widened. "How did you survive? And what are you doing here?" Volcannon was startled to see Yusuke and knew that big brother would be enraged that he had failed him again. He was also alarmed that Touken was with them now and realized that he must have rescued all of them at the last second. " I may have failed to kill you before, but your friends will kill you now!" Volcannon said as he threw a small black sphere towards them. Then there was another clap of thunder and they were both gone.
The black sphere hit the ground and a black light started shining. Shippos eyes started to turn red and he attacked Sango. "Fox fire!" Shippo threw his blue flames at the demon slayer and then proceeded to use every trick he had on her. "Shippo what are you-" She was cut off by four yellow energy blades coming at her. She dodged and looked at the source of the attack. To everyone's surprise it was Inuyasha who had also changed into his full demon form despite the Tetsaiga being by his side.
"Inuyasha stop its us!" Miroku yelled, trying to reach Inuyasha. "AAAAAAHHHHHHH! What's h-happening...to...ME?" Kurama yelled as his rose red hair turned snow white. His human ears disappeared and he grew fox ears on his head. His clothes also changed into the white ones that were Yoko Kuramas normal garbs. His eyes then changed from the gentle emerald green of the friendly demon to those of the vicious thief Yoko.
Hiei then returned to see what was going on and soon followed this transformation by ripping the bandana off his head to reveal his third eye: the Jagan. His skin then turned to a grotesque green color. His hair split down the middle and went out to both sides. Then tiny slits appeared everywhere on his body as he threw his cloak and shirt to the ground as if to show off his demon form. The slits then opened up to reveal countless eyes dotting his body. Shiro and Kirara grew into their giant forms and also became bloodthirsty.
"What's going on?" Sango asked while dodging another of Shippos fox fires. "I don't know but it must be from that black light!" Miroku said as he was fighting both Kirara and Shiro. Yusuke was pinned down by Yoko's demon trees which were biting into his flesh. Kuwabara had drawn his spirit sword as he fought with Inuyasha who had also drawn the Tetsaiga. Even though it wouldn't transform it was still a deadly weapon in the demons hands. Touken was already busy fighting Hiei. They were equal in everything: Speed, power, skill, strength. But Hiei had a landslide advantage in spirit energy which proved to be all he needed to beat the masked swordsman.
Kirara had then attacked Sango while Miroku was left to contend with Shiro. "Kirara stop its me!" Sango pleaded as the giant cat kept attacking with beastly bloodlust. "Shippo please try to fight it!" This time she was talking to the young fox demon who also ignored her pleads. Kirara then made it through her defenses and sunk her large fang into Sangos shoulder. The scent of fresh blood from the slayer got the attention of Shiro and Inuyasha who then stopped attacking Miroku and Kuwabara and lunged at the injured Sango. Yusuke was starting to black out from the loss of blood as the demon trees razor sharp teeth scratched against the spirit detectives bones. "AAAAHHHHH!" Yusuke screamed in pain as Yoko laughed at his former friends agony. "I cant even fight back or I might kill Kurama too." Yusuke thought to himself as his vision became blurry and dark. Then he saw the light coming from the small jewel and stared at it for a while.Hiei and Touken had been moving so fast that they were already out of sight of the others.
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"So your telling me that you have failed me yet again?" Big brother asked "Not only did you act wtihout my orders and attacked the village, but you also failed to kill Yusuke when you had the chance?" "Y,yes sire." Volcannon said nervously. "Well then dearest brother...I hope you enjoy Hell." Big brother said in a calm voice. He then grabbed Volcannons' face and before the fire master could even think, black smoke erupted from his armor signaling he was dead. "Say hello to father for me when you see him!" Big brother smirked evily and carried the now empty armor off.
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"Sango!" Miroku called out as Shiro dug his fangs into her thigh. Inuyasha was just about to dig his claws into her chest and rip out her heart. But before he could he reverted back to his original form and stopped himself from doing so. Kirara Shiro and Shippo also returned to their original forms and stopped their assault. "NNNOOOO!" Yoko yelled as he started to revert back to his original form as well. His demon trees then withered and released Yusuke who landed in a pool of his own blood. His finger was still smoking from the spirit gun he had fired at the source of the light. As he got up using the last of his might stepped on the shards of the tiny jewel that started the horrific battle. "Got ya." He said as his body gave out. The only thing still working were his eyes as he looked around to make sure everyone was back to normal.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH!" He heard Hiei's voice from far away obviously transforming back as well. Touken started to walk back clutching his bloody stomach and chest while Hiei darted off in the opposite direction.
Kurama had fallen unconcious from using so much energy in his forced transformation. Sango was also starting to lose conciousness from her extemely deep wounds.
"Sango! Yusuke! Inuyasha called out hoping for an answer from his friends. Kirara licked the wounds she had inflicted on her master as if that would be enough to heal them instantly. Miroku ran over to Sango and lifted her onto Kiraras back. "Inuyasha go find Touken and Hiei we need to get help." He said to Inuyasha merely nodded and dashed off to find the other two.
"Not even Hydranos could cause Inuyasha to transform into his demon form. This Big brother must be a demon of immeasurable power!" Miroku thought.
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