Chapter Twelve: The Village and the Tatsuagera
The group made it onto the scene of a burning village, only a few houses was up in flames, and the demon who was doing it was starting the other houses. They all ran down to the demon attacking the village, when they realized there was three of them. Ivan and Hope toke the one in front Shippo toke the one on the left, Lilly and Ashten the one on the right.
Shippo attacked his first the sound of the word 'fox fire' was giving before a ball of blue flames was thrust at the Demons. It was a lot bigger and more powerful then when he was a child. The demon screamed in pain and ran head down at Shippo. He jumped at bounced off its head.
Hope stood aiming her arrow at the demon Ivan was fighting, unable to get a good aim on the demon with out Ivan was in the way she looked over at Shippo who was in the air, the demon he was fighting had a attack mind, he didn't care who as long as he got to kill it started running for Hope, she turned her bow and her aim to the demon. Letter her Arrow fly, the arrow began to glow blue as it cut throw the air. Hope looked at it thinking maybe the demon had done it, or it was her eyes she ignored the glow and moved out of the way of the demon's attack.
Lilly throw her boomerang at the demon Ashten had already thrusted his blade into, but it didn't seem to do much damage, the blade couldn't burn into the flesh of a demon. The boomerang could tho, it cut right throw the demon's body killing it, the demon lay dead on the ground its blood streaming from its body. Ashten gasped in air as he looked at the rest of the party.
Lilly was unable to grab her boomerang because the demon who had just attacked Hope rammed right into her. Unsure what had happen Lilly rolled over the demon's back and onto the ground Hope pulled another arrow out and shot it into the demons back, yet again the arrow glowed blue. Ivan had killed the demon he fought, his sword could easily cut throw demon hide, his sword was made from a demon's claw.
Most everyone ran over to Lilly after the fight was done, Hope stood silent where she was, looking at her bow then at an arrow. She looked back and forth not able to understand why her arrows glew blue. After everyone had made sure Lilly was ok and helped her too her feet they all turned to hope.
"You can use the power of the miko?" Shippo asked.
"I don't know, I never used it before." Hope sighed.
Before to much more was said the rest of the villagers who was not throwing water on the houses to clear away the flames. The villagers moved around the group cheering and smiling that their village was saved. One of the Village elders walked throw the crowed and motioned the group to fallow him.
Inside the villagers hut the group sat down around a boiling pot as they all assumed to be food. The Village elder pulled out six bowls and filled them all with a soup, then handed them all a bowl. They all said thank you and nodded. Ashten sighed at how pointless he felt here, he had not yet been good to the group. And his sword was unable to pierce the demon's skin. The village elder looked at Ashten and smiled as he stood and walked over to a cabinet and opened it pulling out something covered in blue cloth. The group watched him as he walked over and sat down turning to Ashten.
"I could not help but see your sword. I see it is a monks work, but for demon fighting I think you should use a more powerful one."The Villager smiled and unwrapped a shinny new sharpened sword.
"Oh wow!" Ashten smiled.
The sword was about the size of the one he had. It was small and shinned bright, the blade looked kinda like ice, the hilt of the sword was a cool ice blue color, Ashten smiled and pucked it up out from the covering. It was a bit heaver than the one he had. Lilly smiled at the pretty color, Hope nodded at her brother, Ivan gave a jelouse look at the sword, Shippo examined it.
"This is the Tatsuagera it was made from a powerful demon, it does many things, what I am not sure." The villager explained.
"Tatsuagera..." Ashten smiled.
"Thank you, we are very greatful!" Hope smiled.
"Yes thank you." The group admitted.
The villagers insisted they stay at the village tavern that night. They all sleep in one room the mats lay out in a row in the room. Hope toke the the one by the door, Ashten lay in the next one. Then Lilly, Shippo, and Ivan lay in the last one for the night.