The dark cave gave a dark aura putting the children on edge. It was difficult to see in so they had their hands on the wall, and after a short while found themselves in an open area. Hana was laying on the floor unconscious, and behind her stood a large spider demon emitting a faint dark glow. He looked at the children and in an instant a dark cloud started pouring out from the demon and forming in to a person with long red hair and dark clothes. "what have you come here for? Don't interrupt me! I will have this girls flesh."
He lunged toward the children while dodging their attacks. in an instant he vanished into Tobi's body and started attacking the children with his newly acquired poison claws. in an instant he knocked them down, and since he was now able to fly, he was nearly untouchable. MIka realized she wouldn't be able to use her sword abilities in such a closed space without hurt the others, she figured that the only option was to get hana out first and lure him outside. She and Taro ran to get her but soon stopped when they saw their friends suspending in air with hands around their throats. Mika raised her sword but stooped when she realized she would hurt her friend.
She put her sword away and kicked Tobi in the stomach allow her friends a chance to escape. He swiftly moved across the ground and grabbed Hana and covered her with his miasma. "you can't follow what you can't find. My aura will mask our presence and sorry to say I think I'll keep this body. It's quite strong." He busted a hole through the top of the mountain and escaped leaving the children in a rush to leave the crumbling caverns.
None of them could sense where they went and decided to go find Kohaku for help. Meanwhile Tobi with Hana in his arms went to a faraway mountain with a small building on the side. with his aura, he created a barrier hid the place from outsiders. He carried her to a small room in the back of the house and released Tobi's body, and immediately created an enchanted barrier to keep them inside.
After a short while the two awoke to find themselves in a what felt like a cage. Tobi rushed to the walls and slashed away at them with his claw to no effect. He continued to try even when his hands began to bleed, it was much stronger than he thought, but he was determind to get her out. She walked up behind him and grabbed his arm. "Please stop, your hurting yourself." He pulled away from her and continued hacking away at it.
With all her might she pulled his arm with both her hands. He stopped when he saw a soft blue light coming from her hands. The pain he had slipped away and his hands were completely healed. He faced her and grabbed her hands. "Alright I'll stop, so please don't cry." She looked at him and smiled. They sat there hand in hand waiting for their friends to help them while he was wondering what she did to heal him and, how?
Wasn't she supposed to be a regular human? Why does she hold such power? So many questions raced through his head but he didn't care who she was only that she felt important to him, so he decided to do whatever it took to protect her. The other children on the other hand went to the village to find the man, Kohaku. He was spending time seeing all his old friends again and visiting his beloved sister.
They didn't want help but they knew they needed it since they weren't able to match Tobi's speed and so it would be hard to save someone you can't quite catch. When they reached the villages they saw their parents around helping others tend to their daily tasks like farming or clothes washing. They decided to separate and search for kohaku so they could find him faster.
Mika went to see her mother who was on the edge of town with an old family friend picking herbs. Since the sun was out she was human but had the power of a priestess and at night the strength of a demon. She would often carry bow and arrows during the day and her sword at night. The twins went to see their mother who was washing the laundry with other women in the village, and changed out of their demon hunting gear.
Their brother, Jin, went to his father who was at home writing more talismans. After visiting her mother Mika went to see her father, who she was told was training out in the forest. When she got their she saw both him and kohaku fighting. She watched in awe as their blades clashed, but not for long since she knew she was short on time. She put up her bow and pulled an arrow from her quiver, she shot it right in between them causing a seperation from each other in surprise.
Kohaku noticed the look on her face and realized something bad has happened.
