SailorStar9: This is Chapter 15 of this fic. (Sighs) Every time I write these B.S. disclaimers, I die a little inside. Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and the pairings.

Chapter 15: Door to Freedom

"Release your power, Son Goku." Homura declared, as Goku transformed into his pore powerful self. "Your thirst and rage will become the origins of the new Heaven and Earth. You'll be the master of its creation." he winced, stepping back as Goku's power was absorbed into a growing black sphere above the ritual circle. "That's it, Son Goku." he nodded. "That's your... not yet." he muttered, falling to his knees. "I can't allow this life to end yet."

"Move aside." Kougaiji instructed, Sanzo attempting to stop both demons.

"What're you trying to pull?" Sanzo pressed.

"This guy's my prey." Kougaiji replied.

"That's optimistic, Kougaiji." Zenon scoffed. "We'll have to see who actually gets hunted."

"We'll know soon enough." Tokusa growled.

"Is that so?" Zenon challenged.

"Prepare yourself!" Kougaiji roared, Ririn taking the initiative to start the attack.

"Stop this." Shien warned, stopping Ririn's fists. "I don't wish to fight a weak child such as yourself."

"Child?" Ririn echoed, somersaulting back. "Don't underestimate me! I can be tough when I want to be!"

"True." Shien admitted, drawing out his twin light whips. "Then, I shall fight you in earnest."

"Kai!" Kougaiji dodged Zenon's blasts, retaliating with a fire attack of his own.

"Not bad." Zenon noted, dodging the flames. "We're not going anywhere at this rate. You want to hurry up and finish this too, right?" he pointed his gun at Sanzo.

"Your call, Sanzo." Tokusa gave her leader a look.

"Damn straight." the priest snorted. "Go ahead and shoot."

"Did you think I'd protect you?" Kougaiji echoed.

"Like hell." Sanzo retorted. "Tokusa, don't interfere."

With a grin, Zenon prepared to release his bullets.

"Sorry for the wait." Gojyo grinned, his weapon stopping Zenon from attacking.

"What a boorish bunch." Zenon growled.

"Sanzo, where's Goku?" Hakkai asked.

"Don't tell me..." Gojyo realized when Sanzo remained silent. "You loser! Where the hell did they take him? You think you've got time, bastard?"

"Gojyo, I'll give you the chance to show off." Sanzo informed. "I'm leaving this to you. Tokusa, let's go."

"Roger." the vulpine seal mistress followed Sanzo to the ritual room.

"What do you want?" Sanzo cast a look at Kougaiji who had followed them.

"He took the Seiten Scripture right in front of my eyes." Kougaiji replied. "I'll never be satisfied until I get it back."

"It belongs to my master." Sanzo reminded.

"That's not it." Kougaiji corrected. "What I'm talking about is my pride."

"That idiot." Tokusa muttered, upon hearing Homura's scream, the awakened Goku having attacked him.

"What is that?" Kougaiji gaped, the trio having arrived in the ritual room.

"Here he comes." Sanzo warned. Goku having kicked Kougaiji off.

"Kai!" Kougaiji released his flames at the charging Goku. It won't work on him. He cursed, Goku slicing through the fire, closing in.

"Moron." Sanzo scolded, Kougaiji knocked to the ground. "Don't get cocky."

Goku turned his attention to Sanzo, kicking his gun out of the priest's hand.

"Son Goku!" Kougaiji took the opening and grabbed Sanzo's brandishing gun, firing a bullet at the transformed Goku.

"Move aside." Sanzo got to his feet. "Brats needs to be punished. Tokusa, do your thing!"

"On it!" Tokusa nodded and leapt high into the air. "Fox Sealing Paper Technique!" she shot thousands of magical, green spell papers from her outstretched hands. The spell papers tunneled towards the growing sphere of power.

"I told you, didn't I?" Kougaiji stepped forward. "That I'd get my pride back? It's been a long time since I fought with you last. Of course you don't remember, do you?" and the two leapt at each other.

"Your friends will meet their end soon." Homura warned, the room quaking under Shien's full power.

"Don't go off killing them." Sanzo hissed, the power orb now surrounded by Tokusa's swirling spell papers. "And they aren't my friends. They're my servants. Hey wait." he stopped Homura after Hakkai defeated Shien. "Where are you going? Aren't you going to watch the farce you set the stage for?"

"I'll leave the cleaning up to you." Homura replied.

"You'd better be prepared when I come for you." Sanzo warned as Goku dropped the defeated Kougaiji. "Hold it." he told Goku. "It's over, monkey. If you still haven't had enough fun, I'll be your opponent now."

"I'm sorry, Shien, Zenon." Homura muttered. "But even so, I..." he entered the opened door.

"Damn!" Tokusa cursed. "Not yet?" she glared at the whirling spell papers as the sphere of power continued to expand.

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