Rikudou has severly injured Sanzo, and now he's off to add more persons on his death list. how will the sanzo ikkou stop this mad man and save the priest?
-Sayuri * dodges Rikudou*
-Haine * manages to injure his arm with her sword *
-Rikudou *screams in pain * hhh ... don't expect to win so easily *uses his charms to ward off attackers and disappears into a black mist * your turn will come, you will serve as food to my talismans. none of you will escape!
-Haine: you can count on that... next time I will cut you off so that it will be hard to believe that one day your body was something human* falls to her knees* I think I have reached my limits ...
-Goku: Sanzo! Sanzo!
-Gojyo: shit, what can we do hakkai?!
-Hakkai: we must find a hostel, gojyo, go look for it! I'll try to stop the bleeding.
-Goku: Sanzo, wake up!
-Sayuri: onee-chan! can you walk?
-Haine: don't worry, I'm strong!
-Sayuri: Don't move! * Approaches hakkai * oh my god ...
-Hakkai: sayuri, try to stay calm, we will do our best!
-Sayuri: haine *returns to help her up *
-Goku: I will kill him! I will kill him with my bare hands, I will kill him!
-Hakkai: goku calm down, and help the girls instead!
-Gojyo: Hey over here! quick!
-Haine: What's the matter?
-Hakkai: gojyo, I can't really move, tell us what's going on.
-Gojyo: I found a place where we can rest.
-Hakkai: perfect! just help me bring Sanzo inside.
* they all reached the hostel. sayuri and haine entered their room *
- Haine :ah! I'm exhausted
-Sayuri: fortunately we thought of bringing our homemade medecine. thank heaven we haven't forgotten the recipes.
-goku :*runs to the next bedroom. gojyo entered the girls' bedroom*
-Gojyo: will you be ok girls?
-Haine: a little bit yeah.
-Sayuri: how is Sanzo doing?
-Gojyo: hakkai is taking care of him. He's healing his wound with his power.
-Sayuri: ...
-Haine: sayuri, go join him, I know you're worried sick. Don't worry about me, I only forced a bit too much on my special techniques, I will be ok.
* Trusting her sister, sayuri ran to Sanzo's room *
-Gojyo: Are you sure it's ok to leave you?
-Haine: yes I still have just one thing to do. Seing our current state, we can't defend ourselves if we get attacked this night. * She gets up with difficulty and takes her sword out * gojyo, follow me, I'll need your help to get back inside.
-Gojyo: huh?
* they both go outside. she brandished her sword and formed a protective barrier around the hostel *
-Haine: there ... I've exhausted my last reserves ... gojyo, I'm sorry, but I'll slip away for a while *falls to the ground* I just need some time to recover my strength ... * she eventually falls asleep *
* Inside *
-Sayuri: hakkai! how's Sanzo?
-Hakkai: hard to say, he lost a lot of blood. Don't worry, I'm doing everything to heal him
-Sayuri: Can I?
-Hakkai: what can you do?
-Sayuri * places her hand on Sanzo's wound and whispers an incantation * I will disinfect it. Please look after goku.
-Hakkai: goku?
-Sayuri: he's terrified!
-Hakkai: call me if it goes wrong!
-Goku: * curled up on itself * Sanzo ... he has ... Blood ... everywhere ...
-Hakkai: goku calm down, I've done what I could. Don't be afraid like that, you know that Sanzo would get mad if he knew that.
-Goku: but hakkai, is he gonna wake up?
-Hakkai: ... for now he needs to rest.
-Gojyo: haine is fast asleep. She drew up a shield around the hostel.
-Hakkai: wonderful!
* Sanzo's room *
-Sayuri *finishes wrapping the bandage on the wound* ... *gets up to see Haine *
-Gojyo: sayuri ...
-Sayuri: is Haine alright? I believe the shield is from her.
-Gojyo: your sister is a fighter, she's having a well deserved sleep.
-Hakkai: we only have to wait now.
-Gojyo: we should all relax. although I doubt we'll be able to do it.
-Goku: that guy isn't ordinary huh? It's clearly obvious ... we're no match for him.
-Hakkai: we should watch our back in the next days. better not cross him again.
-Sayuri: what is dangerous is its charms ... they have an impressive effect!
-Gojyo: i wonder if this guy is actually alive. Haine sort of seriously wounded him in the arm and yet it seems he hardly felt it.
-Goku: he looks like a ghost sometimes.
-Hakkai: I think the talismans have secondary effects on him.
-Sayuri: I ...
-Hakkai: you want to stay with Sanzo?
-Sayuri: but how did you
-Hakkai: I know how you feel. and you also want to be with your sister.
-Sayuri: his wound was horrible, it was stained with blood and... but Haine, I don't want her to feel alone.
-Gojyo: it's ok about your sister. if something's wrong, I'll call you.
-Hakkai: yes, just stay with Sanzo and wait. Your sister's case isn't dangerous, she just lost her strength with her techniques. but i'd rather have her avoid using them. I feel that instead of draining her energy, it's rather her vital resources that are affected. After all, what is more disturbing ... is knowing that Gojyo will watch over her.
-Gojyo: hey knock it off! I would never do such thing to a girl who can't defend herself and even less when she's in a deep sleep! I'm not a monster.
-Goku: it almost sounds hypocritical...
-Gojyo: stop making fun of me guys! I'm not doing anything to her!
-Sayuri: I trust you ... Go to bed!
-Goku: but
-Sayuri: it will be alright goku.
-Hakkai: I'll wake you up if anything happens.
-Gojyo: so good night!
-Sayuri * takes place on the chair, and practices a mantra to heal Sanzo's wound * Come on girl, you have to finish healing this.
* At the first rays of sun, haine slowly opened her eyes. a shadowy figure with burgundy red hair towered over her *
-Haine * blinks * eh?
-gojyo: hey there, it looks like you finally woke up?
-Haine*opens wide her eyes and remembers the phrase "you could find yourself one morning with me" *: * iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiih tape Gojyo in Figure *
-gojyo: aouutch!
-Haine: I can't believe you...dared! you're really a piece of... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah !
-gojyo: no, you got it all wrong ...
-hakkai: * bangs the door open* what's going on ?
*he saw haine hiding under the sheets*
-gojyo: hakkai I swear, I didn't do anything!
-hakkai: I..Haine ...please try to calm down, there are still people trying to rest.
-Haine: sorry ... but, what are you doing there Gojyo and what happened last night? how... aaah I can't remember anythiiiiing!
-gojyo: unbelievable, it's like she drowned in alcohol..
-hakkai: it's quite funny in some way.
-sayuri: Haine!
-Haine: onee sama, you know what that cockroach Gojyo did? he..
-gojyo: did nothing at all for crying out loud!
-Haine: i'm not crying! *tries to keep her balance* oh!
-hakkai: sayuri, you're not reasonable, why didn't you sleep?
-sayuri: I tried to heal Sanzo's wound and I hoped he would open his eyes.
-sanzo: GOD DAMMIT!
-hakkai: Ah!
-sayuri: sanzo you shouldn't ...
-sanzo: I do what I want ... da hell is wrong with you to scream like that !?
-Haine: so... sorry ... but but but ... but what happened last night ? I remember we were in the jeep, onee-sama had nightmares, so I nursed her with an illusion and after ... and after ...
-hakkai: you don't remember anything after?
-Haine: no.
-gojyo: she's got the memory of a goldfish..
-Haine: I'm not a fish!
-goku: someone talked about fish? that's good I..
-everyone: don't start it!
-goku: eeeeeeeh ...
-Haine: sanzo, are you hurt?
-sanzo: h..I'm fine!
-hakkai: don't lie! stay in bed!
-goku: does it hurt?
-sanzo: were you born stupid or did it come afterwards?
-goku: rrr! I'm not an idiot!
-sayuri: Come Haine, I'll take care of you.
-Haine: will you tell me what happened?
-sayuri: you really can't remember anything?
-Haine: ?
-sayuri: judging by your bewildered face it was a real blackout. you attacked Rikudou with all your strength. sanzo was seriously injured. we got here, you created a force field to protect us and you lost consciousness. Gojyo watched over you all night.
-Haine: ...
-sayuri: isn't it coming back to you?
-Haine: Gojyo called me a fish * cries*
-sayuri: * giggles *
-Haine: what about sanzo?
-sayuri: * hears the paper fan punch * I think he'll be fine.
-Haine: seriously he scares me. Are you sure he's human?
-sanzo: you wanna find out?
-Haine: SCAARYYYYY ! * hides behind her sister *
-sanzo: what's wrong with you? you're white as a sheet!
-Haine: She saw you! Isn't that a good reason?
-sanzo: kHH! why you little..
-sayuri: sanzo you shouldn't move too much, otherwise you could open your wound.
-sanzo: and why is that your concern?
-hakkai: sanzo, you should..
-sanzo: we're leaving immediately!
-goku: What? Are you kidding? I haven't eaten yet, I'm hungry!
-sanzo: *loads his gun *: I will offer you Rikudou's corpse. it that enough?
-sayuri: what? you're not going to fight him!
-Haine: sanzo, I don't care of your intention to kill him, but I don't approve of your masochistic and suicidal actions. we can do nothing against this guy. I will show you proof * takes out her sword* when I hit him, the blade cracked. There's something wrong with this guy ... and you owe us an explanation. You seem to know him.
-sanzo: tch ... you got the art of making a fool out of yourself and yet you act so high on me.
-Haine: we will settle our differences later. tell us who this guy ...
-hakkai:*examines the sword* it's as if she had tried to cut something unbreakable. the crack is clearly visible.
-Haine: when you know the blade is supposed to slice anything and everything, knowing that it was damaged by a human body, it's rather frightening. sanzo, I won't let the others go and get stupidly slaughtered because your pride has took a hit. tell us who he is.
-gojyo: we're dealing with serious Haine here aren't we?
-sayuri: among others...
-sanzo: he was in the same temple where I was raised with Komyou sanzo. now he holds a grudge against me, and I'm going to shoot him down!
-Haine: are you deaf? I told you that you wouldn't go like that!
-sanzo: give me the sutra *vein on the head *
-hakkai: If you're going to use it on Rikudou then i'm okay with that, otherwise no.
-sanzo: tsk! where are my cigarettes?
-gojyo: we need to prepare ourselves for a possible attack, the massacre yesterday was more than enough.
-goku: I agree, plus with sanzo who is injured.
-hakkai: yes, I don't want any of us to end up like that.
-Haine: let me fix my sword and I'll come with you. I can use long-range attack techniques by illusion.
-sanzo: I don't need help ... especially from you.
-Haine: kkkh.. *vein on the forehead* is it because you're assisted by a woman that it pisses you off? or you're just completely stuborn and ready to fuck your life up in the air
-gojyo: vulgar... !?
-sayuri: close enough
-Haine: you really are too proud ... watch out, one day it will ruin you.
-sayuri: yes, we must be vigilant.
-gojyo: give me your sword Haine, I'll handle it.
-Haine: ah but you need me, I am the owner.
-goku: Heeey but won't we eat?
-hakkai: of course Goku! why don't you go downstairs and order something?
-sanzo: I'm keeping the credit card!
-hakkai: good idea!
-sayuri: sanzo, are you sure you can walk anyway?
-Haine: well if he falls he will understand.
-sanzo: you little...
-Haine: I return you this unspoken compliment. Come Gojyo, I'll show you how we repair this kind of blade.
-hakkai: you know Haine, it's weird what you just said. especially if you say it to Gojyo.
-Haine: really?
-goku: food food food!
-Haine: *whispers to her sister* watch over sanzo. He's acting all proud but in fact, he was mostly afraid that we all would get slaughted. *whistles and leaves*
-sayuri: I suggest that we make a simultaneous attack. we must be able to prevent him from moving.
-hakkai: yes but we need to protect ourselves, my shield can encompass us all.
-sayuri: if the blade is repaired by then we may be able to stop him for a few seconds, but at that moment we must attack!
-hakkai: I agree! when sanzo finishes his cigarette, we take our breakfast and we establish the steps to take.
-sayuri: yes
-hakkai: everything will be fine *smiles*
-sayuri: your attitude fascinates me.
-hakkai: really?
-sayuri: yes you're always smiling, you always see the positive, and you always keep your calmth.
-hakkai: Yet... I used to be the opposite before
-sayuri: What did you say?
-hakkai: No nothing.. while we're developing a plan, Haine and Gojyo repair the sword. sanzo, please don't do foolish things and rest.
-sanzo: tch ...
-sayuri: you have enough energy for a shield?
-hakkai: I think so.
-sayuri: in any case, we must try everything we ca. you see that dagger *shows her weapon * It belonged to my father, my father told me that it belonged to a warrior descending from heaven, and he used this dagger to destroy enemies. it has a special feature, it can suck the energy out of someone.
-hakkai: ah ... and by warrior, could he mean Nataku?
-sayuri: Nataku taichi? I don't know.
-hakkai: in any case, I'm impressed by your exploits and those of your sister, I didn't expect such power.
-gojyo: Well, maybe we were destined to meet, right haine? *plays with her hair*
-Haine: who knows... That said when I saw you I had the impression of seeing a familiar face. but don't get any false ideas. Okay, let's get to repairing the sword.
*haine put her sword on the table. then she pulls out a knife and made a small cut in her finger with the blade*
-gojyo: are you insane ?! what are you doing?
-Haine: I appeal to the guardian spirit of this weapon. I implore your power, waking up and repair your damaged body
* drops of blood fell on the blade, then a light flashed the sword. a few seconds later, the light vanished and the blade was ike new *
-Haine: With this repair, the blade is a little more solid than before. still ... Rikudou is really strong. this blade is considered to be unbreakable.
-hakkai: a weapon that regenerates through his owner ... could it be...?
-gojyo: you really are strong you both. What if we let you beat Rikudou by yourselves?
-sayuri: we're maybe strong, but he's even more.
-hakkai: Haine's capabilities are limited and therefore temporary.
-sanzo: are you coming or should I leave all here to die ?
-gojyo: and by that give you all the fun?
-hakkai: I thought I told you to
-sanzo: I wasted enough time.
-Haine: can I kill him?
-sayuri: maybe after rikudou*narrowly avoids a bullet*
-goku: sanzo! people don't shoot at a woman!
-gojyo: goku, we're talking about sanzo, it's not the same!
-sanzo: you really want to piss me off?
-hakkai: good, how about we go? Rikudou won't wait for us, and we have to go before he makes more victims.
-sayuri: let him come! * Pulls out her whip and dagger * I am ready!
-Haine: I am also of the party! This time I understood the lesson. I thought about that, but before you start yelling at me, know that everything will be fine.
-hakkai: what?
-sayuri: haine?
-Haine: I will tackle head on. it will be like hitting water, because he will manage to protect himself and he will fight back. then I will fall down, but I won't be injured. I'll temporarily transfer the force field on me. then you will need to make sure he's behind me, and that's when I would attack him. if he's blocked, it will be easy to attack him.
-gojyo: and his spells?
-Haine: trust me!
-sanzo: if you get killed that's your problem.
-Haine: you sure know how to talk to women, sanzo... *annoyed *
-sanzo: so, are we decided?
Their strategy is almost complete. The first fight had been a failure, now they have decided to work together. But despite their différences, will they be able to defeat Rikudou's magic and defeat him?
See you soon for the next chapter and thank you for your great patience! Much appreciated (^_^)/ please let us know your thoughts!