InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Angel in Demon's Clothing ❯ Bankotsu's Decision ( Chapter 13 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
"Now this is going to be interesting." Bankotsu smirked as he launched himself at Koga. Bankotsu was shocked to discover that his Banryuu was easily stopped, caught in Koga's massive clawed hands.
"What the?" Bankotsu yelled as he was thrown backwards by Koga.
"Now who's the dumb one?" Koga asked with a sneer. In an instant he was behind Bankotsu and with a powerful punch, pierced the chest of Bankotsu!
"Ah, damn you, you dumb mutt!" Bankotsu spat as blood poured from his mouth. He collapsed to the floor as Koga pulled his hand from his chest. Kyokotsu followed Bankotsu with a powerful attack. Koga easily dodged the attack and with a poweful lunge stabbed Kyokotsu in the chest with both his hands. With a huge surge of power Koga ripped his hands out the sides of Kyokotsu literally ripping him in half.
"Now it's your turn!" Koga yelled as he launched himslef at Renkotsu. Before Koga could strike Renkotsu, Mukotsu jumped in his way and sprayed poison in his face. Koga reeled backwards from the poison but he still managed a powerful attack with his transformed claws which sliced Mukotsu to ribbons!
"Mukotsu!" Renkotsu yelled as he looked at Koga. Mukotsu's poison should've killed him instantly, but evidenlty in his transformed state it had a milder effect. Koga swayed back and forth and grapsed at his throat as he coughed violently.
"Koga!" Ayame yelled as she ran towards him. Before she got to close Bankotsu grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the ground. "Your not going anywhere princess!"
"Let me GO!" Ayame yelled as leaves surrounded her and Bankotsu.
"Aw what the hell!" Bankotsu complained. *I've had enough of these damn wolf's tricks!*
When the leaves subsided Bankotsu was stuck holding nothing but air! Ayame had somehow teleported next to the collapsed form of Koga who had reverted back to his normal form.
"Here Koga swallow this." Ayame said as she slipped something into his mouth. At that moment she was sent flying when she was slashed across the chest by Jakotsu's sword.
"Hmm, let dying dog's lie." Jakotsu moked as he advanced upon her.
"Your just jealous cause I actually am a girl. Not just a guy pretending." Ayame said as blood dripped from her mouth. *I'm getting really tired of this jerk. It's time I taught hima lesson.*
"You bitch! Your going to pay for that!" With a powerful swipe of his sword Jakotsu struck the ground where Ayame was. In a blur of leaves she was gone.
"Looking for me?" Ayame asked from behind Jakotsu. "Here let me show you my sword. Come forth, Blade of Wind!"
With that the wind and leaves swirled around Ayame's right hand. It caused such a vortex that nothing could be seen with in. When the votex dispersed there in Ayame's hand was a beautiful, long, and slender, solid green blade.
"Hmm, so she's got a new accessory, your still doomed." Jakotsu said as he launched his blade at her again. Ayame smirked as she swung her sword. A powerful gust of wind caused Jakotsu's sword to fly back at him. Jakotsu was barely able to dodge this before Ayame launched her attack.
"See ya later. Vorpral Edge!" Ayame yelled as a huge vortex of wind flew from her sword. The powerful winds tore Jakotsu's body to shreds. Ayame then ran to Koga who was barely able to move.
"Koga, the antidote I gave you nullified the effects of the poison. But it'll be a little bit before you can move." Ayame said as she craddled his head. By this time Ginkotsu and Suikotsu had regrouped with Bankotsu and Renkotsu. Jakotsu, Kyokotsu, and Mukotsu were still alive, (well, dead, but...you know what I mean, they can't die again unless they are purified by a priestess or Naraku takes their bodies away from them.) but weak and laid on the ground while their wounds healed.
"Ayame watch out!" Koga yelled suddenly, as flaming wires surrounded them.
"Oh no!" Ayame cried as she turned to see that Renkotsu had trapped them in a cage of fire.
"Now it's like killing fish in a barrel." Ginkotsu smirked. He was still angry with the fact that they had bested him.
*I don't have a choice. I hope I'll be able to free us with the Blade of Wind.* Ayame thought as she grasped the hilt of her sword tightly.
"You call that a flame?" a voice asked from behind the Band of Seven.
"Who's that?" Koga asked, the voice sounded familiar, but not at the same time. The band of seven also wondered as they turned to see where the voice came from.
"This is a flame...Fox Fire!" Shippo yelled as a huge fireball erupted from his hands and sent Renkotsu flying.
"Shippo!" Ayame and Koga exclaimed in unison. Sure enough after Shippo nodded to them they heard an even more familiar voice.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha yelled as his vortex ripped Ginkotsu in half. Sesshomaru was right behind Inuyasha as he cut Suikotsu in half with Tokijin. Sango's Hiriakotsu knocked Bankotsu back who was barely able to block with is Banryuu. Kagome's arrow vaporized Mukotsu, leaving nothing but dust from her purifing arrow. Miroku knocked Jakotsu back and threw a holy sutra on him which caused him to scream in agony as his skin began to melt. Luckily for him he was able to get it off before it did too much damage.
"Is he poisioned?" an unknown person asked Ayame.
"Uh...yes he is." Ayame stuttered. *Who's this? I don't recognize him.*
"Here, let me drain the poison from you." the stranger said as his hands began to glow lightly as he placed both his hands on Koga's shoulders. The stranger closed his eyes and suddenly a dark vapor began to rise out of Koga.
"Wow, I feel great." Koga declared after the stranger was through.
"Azrael, how's Koga and Ayame doing?" Kagome asked as she ran over to them.
"They're fine." Azrael said as he smiled at them. "Koga was poisoned but now he's okay."
"Heh, what's the matter Koga. Not able to handle them on your own?" Inuyasha mocked.
"Shut it mutt. I have more important matter to deal with that you." Koga stated as he ran towards Ginta and Hakkaku. "Guys..."
"Oh no." Sango and Kagome said in unison as they saw what was troubling Koga so much. It was then that Koga realized they were still breathing.
"Heh their alive!" Koga exclaimed.
"Here let me look at them." Kagome said as she began to tend to her wounds.
"You'll be okay just let Kagome help you." Koga said as he smiled. It was then that everyone turned their attention to the far canyon wall. They had all sensed it at once and new it couldn't be good. Their standing on the wall was none other that Naraku.
"Heh, I see the band of seven didn't follow my orders. Hmm, well I guess their of no use to me now." Naraku said as he waved his hands. Jakotsu, Mukotsu, Ginkotsu, Suikotsu, Renkotsu, and Kyokotsu's bodies all disappeared. Only Bankotsu was still there.
"What's going on?" Bankotsu questioned. * Naraku's killing them again. Fuck. Well atleast their soul's will finally find peace.*
It was then that Bankotsu and everyone else noticed that the souls of the band of seven, instead of floating to the sky, floated towards Naraku who absorbed them all.
"Naraku, what the hell are you doing.?" Bankotsu questioned angriliy.
"Simple, I still have use for you. They I do not. So I'm simply going to hold onto their souls until I do." Naraku said evilly.
"You bastard! Release them at once!"
"I don't recall ever taking orders from you before, why would I know." Naraku turned to leave as he chunked a hive of Saimyoushou to the ground. The wasp creatures took to the air as the ground beneath them began to break.
"Aww great what now." Inuyasha complained.
"More of Naraku's disgusting incarnations." Sesshomaru said in his emotionless tone.
"What's the deal I thought you two hated eachother." Koga said as he looked at each brother.
"It's a long story, but right now their working together to kill Naraku." Azrael said. With that all the fighters prepared themselves for whatever was coming out of the ground. Whatever they were expecting , this wasn't it. There before them stood, Hiten and Mantan (the Thunder Brothers), Yura of the demon hair, Gatenmaru (moth demon), Goshinkishi (demon that can read mines, the one who breaks the Tetsuiaga), Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru ( The fast demon that has the little demon inside of him), Kaijinbou ( the swordsmith who created Tokijin), Ryuukotsusei (the dragon that Inuyasha used the Backlash wave on), the fake Water God, Tsubaki (oni priestess), Mistress Centipede, the dead demon slayers, the dead bat demon's Inuyasah killed, and even some more wolf demons.
"Well, this is going to be fun." Inuyasha said as he got ready.
"Hmm, that priestess will come in handy for this one." Sesshomaru said as his eyes began to glow.
"I guess it won't hurt to use this again." Koga said as he suddenly began to transform again.
"Holy hell, how'd you do that?" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"It seems Koga has learned the forbidden art of Lycanthropy." Sesshomaru mused. *It's similiar to my demon dog form, just on a smaller scale.*
"Well, let's get to it shall we." Azrael declared.
"Wait, I'm coming to." Bankotsu said as he stood beside them.
"Okay did I miss something?" Inuyasha asked. *This has been one way too confusing day.*
"That bastard Naraku holds the souls of all my friends. I'm going to defeat him so we can finally rest in peace, got it." Bankotsu said.
"Heh, whatever."
With that a huge battle ensued. Sango fought the demon slayers. Kagome fought the wolf demons. Miroku fought the bat demons. Shippo fought Mistress Centipede, and the fake Water God. Even Jaken fought in this battle, he was trying to take out the Saimyoushou so Miroku could use his wind tunnel. Azreal fought Goshinkishi, Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru. Bankotsu fought Gatenmaru. Koga fought Kaijinbou and the Thunder Brothers, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha teamed up against Ryuukotsusei and took him out with ease. After the dust from the fierce battle ended everyone stood and starred at eachother. Even thought at one point or another they had all been enemies, it felt so natural to fight together.
"We'd better get going we have to meet Kikyo soon." Azrael declared to break the silence.
"Inuyasha, me and Koga have been thinking, we're going to come with you guys." Ayame declared. No one was shocked by this, for some reason it only seemed natural for them to do so.
"I'm coming to. Don't get me wrong, I hate your guys' guts, but I'd rather fight with you then against you." Bankotsu said with a smirk. Everyone just nodded as they walked on to the next village. Ah-Un carried Ginta and Hakkaku on his back, and the wolf demon's had recovered from the poison which Azreal extracted from them. With that the now large band of hero's made their way to the next village, unsure of what it would bring.
"What the?" Bankotsu yelled as he was thrown backwards by Koga.
"Now who's the dumb one?" Koga asked with a sneer. In an instant he was behind Bankotsu and with a powerful punch, pierced the chest of Bankotsu!
"Ah, damn you, you dumb mutt!" Bankotsu spat as blood poured from his mouth. He collapsed to the floor as Koga pulled his hand from his chest. Kyokotsu followed Bankotsu with a powerful attack. Koga easily dodged the attack and with a poweful lunge stabbed Kyokotsu in the chest with both his hands. With a huge surge of power Koga ripped his hands out the sides of Kyokotsu literally ripping him in half.
"Now it's your turn!" Koga yelled as he launched himslef at Renkotsu. Before Koga could strike Renkotsu, Mukotsu jumped in his way and sprayed poison in his face. Koga reeled backwards from the poison but he still managed a powerful attack with his transformed claws which sliced Mukotsu to ribbons!
"Mukotsu!" Renkotsu yelled as he looked at Koga. Mukotsu's poison should've killed him instantly, but evidenlty in his transformed state it had a milder effect. Koga swayed back and forth and grapsed at his throat as he coughed violently.
"Koga!" Ayame yelled as she ran towards him. Before she got to close Bankotsu grabbed her by the throat and threw her to the ground. "Your not going anywhere princess!"
"Let me GO!" Ayame yelled as leaves surrounded her and Bankotsu.
"Aw what the hell!" Bankotsu complained. *I've had enough of these damn wolf's tricks!*
When the leaves subsided Bankotsu was stuck holding nothing but air! Ayame had somehow teleported next to the collapsed form of Koga who had reverted back to his normal form.
"Here Koga swallow this." Ayame said as she slipped something into his mouth. At that moment she was sent flying when she was slashed across the chest by Jakotsu's sword.
"Hmm, let dying dog's lie." Jakotsu moked as he advanced upon her.
"Your just jealous cause I actually am a girl. Not just a guy pretending." Ayame said as blood dripped from her mouth. *I'm getting really tired of this jerk. It's time I taught hima lesson.*
"You bitch! Your going to pay for that!" With a powerful swipe of his sword Jakotsu struck the ground where Ayame was. In a blur of leaves she was gone.
"Looking for me?" Ayame asked from behind Jakotsu. "Here let me show you my sword. Come forth, Blade of Wind!"
With that the wind and leaves swirled around Ayame's right hand. It caused such a vortex that nothing could be seen with in. When the votex dispersed there in Ayame's hand was a beautiful, long, and slender, solid green blade.
"Hmm, so she's got a new accessory, your still doomed." Jakotsu said as he launched his blade at her again. Ayame smirked as she swung her sword. A powerful gust of wind caused Jakotsu's sword to fly back at him. Jakotsu was barely able to dodge this before Ayame launched her attack.
"See ya later. Vorpral Edge!" Ayame yelled as a huge vortex of wind flew from her sword. The powerful winds tore Jakotsu's body to shreds. Ayame then ran to Koga who was barely able to move.
"Koga, the antidote I gave you nullified the effects of the poison. But it'll be a little bit before you can move." Ayame said as she craddled his head. By this time Ginkotsu and Suikotsu had regrouped with Bankotsu and Renkotsu. Jakotsu, Kyokotsu, and Mukotsu were still alive, (well, dead, but...you know what I mean, they can't die again unless they are purified by a priestess or Naraku takes their bodies away from them.) but weak and laid on the ground while their wounds healed.
"Ayame watch out!" Koga yelled suddenly, as flaming wires surrounded them.
"Oh no!" Ayame cried as she turned to see that Renkotsu had trapped them in a cage of fire.
"Now it's like killing fish in a barrel." Ginkotsu smirked. He was still angry with the fact that they had bested him.
*I don't have a choice. I hope I'll be able to free us with the Blade of Wind.* Ayame thought as she grasped the hilt of her sword tightly.
"You call that a flame?" a voice asked from behind the Band of Seven.
"Who's that?" Koga asked, the voice sounded familiar, but not at the same time. The band of seven also wondered as they turned to see where the voice came from.
"This is a flame...Fox Fire!" Shippo yelled as a huge fireball erupted from his hands and sent Renkotsu flying.
"Shippo!" Ayame and Koga exclaimed in unison. Sure enough after Shippo nodded to them they heard an even more familiar voice.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha yelled as his vortex ripped Ginkotsu in half. Sesshomaru was right behind Inuyasha as he cut Suikotsu in half with Tokijin. Sango's Hiriakotsu knocked Bankotsu back who was barely able to block with is Banryuu. Kagome's arrow vaporized Mukotsu, leaving nothing but dust from her purifing arrow. Miroku knocked Jakotsu back and threw a holy sutra on him which caused him to scream in agony as his skin began to melt. Luckily for him he was able to get it off before it did too much damage.
"Is he poisioned?" an unknown person asked Ayame.
"Uh...yes he is." Ayame stuttered. *Who's this? I don't recognize him.*
"Here, let me drain the poison from you." the stranger said as his hands began to glow lightly as he placed both his hands on Koga's shoulders. The stranger closed his eyes and suddenly a dark vapor began to rise out of Koga.
"Wow, I feel great." Koga declared after the stranger was through.
"Azrael, how's Koga and Ayame doing?" Kagome asked as she ran over to them.
"They're fine." Azrael said as he smiled at them. "Koga was poisoned but now he's okay."
"Heh, what's the matter Koga. Not able to handle them on your own?" Inuyasha mocked.
"Shut it mutt. I have more important matter to deal with that you." Koga stated as he ran towards Ginta and Hakkaku. "Guys..."
"Oh no." Sango and Kagome said in unison as they saw what was troubling Koga so much. It was then that Koga realized they were still breathing.
"Heh their alive!" Koga exclaimed.
"Here let me look at them." Kagome said as she began to tend to her wounds.
"You'll be okay just let Kagome help you." Koga said as he smiled. It was then that everyone turned their attention to the far canyon wall. They had all sensed it at once and new it couldn't be good. Their standing on the wall was none other that Naraku.
"Heh, I see the band of seven didn't follow my orders. Hmm, well I guess their of no use to me now." Naraku said as he waved his hands. Jakotsu, Mukotsu, Ginkotsu, Suikotsu, Renkotsu, and Kyokotsu's bodies all disappeared. Only Bankotsu was still there.
"What's going on?" Bankotsu questioned. * Naraku's killing them again. Fuck. Well atleast their soul's will finally find peace.*
It was then that Bankotsu and everyone else noticed that the souls of the band of seven, instead of floating to the sky, floated towards Naraku who absorbed them all.
"Naraku, what the hell are you doing.?" Bankotsu questioned angriliy.
"Simple, I still have use for you. They I do not. So I'm simply going to hold onto their souls until I do." Naraku said evilly.
"You bastard! Release them at once!"
"I don't recall ever taking orders from you before, why would I know." Naraku turned to leave as he chunked a hive of Saimyoushou to the ground. The wasp creatures took to the air as the ground beneath them began to break.
"Aww great what now." Inuyasha complained.
"More of Naraku's disgusting incarnations." Sesshomaru said in his emotionless tone.
"What's the deal I thought you two hated eachother." Koga said as he looked at each brother.
"It's a long story, but right now their working together to kill Naraku." Azrael said. With that all the fighters prepared themselves for whatever was coming out of the ground. Whatever they were expecting , this wasn't it. There before them stood, Hiten and Mantan (the Thunder Brothers), Yura of the demon hair, Gatenmaru (moth demon), Goshinkishi (demon that can read mines, the one who breaks the Tetsuiaga), Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru ( The fast demon that has the little demon inside of him), Kaijinbou ( the swordsmith who created Tokijin), Ryuukotsusei (the dragon that Inuyasha used the Backlash wave on), the fake Water God, Tsubaki (oni priestess), Mistress Centipede, the dead demon slayers, the dead bat demon's Inuyasah killed, and even some more wolf demons.
"Well, this is going to be fun." Inuyasha said as he got ready.
"Hmm, that priestess will come in handy for this one." Sesshomaru said as his eyes began to glow.
"I guess it won't hurt to use this again." Koga said as he suddenly began to transform again.
"Holy hell, how'd you do that?" Inuyasha exclaimed.
"It seems Koga has learned the forbidden art of Lycanthropy." Sesshomaru mused. *It's similiar to my demon dog form, just on a smaller scale.*
"Well, let's get to it shall we." Azrael declared.
"Wait, I'm coming to." Bankotsu said as he stood beside them.
"Okay did I miss something?" Inuyasha asked. *This has been one way too confusing day.*
"That bastard Naraku holds the souls of all my friends. I'm going to defeat him so we can finally rest in peace, got it." Bankotsu said.
"Heh, whatever."
With that a huge battle ensued. Sango fought the demon slayers. Kagome fought the wolf demons. Miroku fought the bat demons. Shippo fought Mistress Centipede, and the fake Water God. Even Jaken fought in this battle, he was trying to take out the Saimyoushou so Miroku could use his wind tunnel. Azreal fought Goshinkishi, Juuroumaru and Kageroumaru. Bankotsu fought Gatenmaru. Koga fought Kaijinbou and the Thunder Brothers, Sesshomaru and Inuyasha teamed up against Ryuukotsusei and took him out with ease. After the dust from the fierce battle ended everyone stood and starred at eachother. Even thought at one point or another they had all been enemies, it felt so natural to fight together.
"We'd better get going we have to meet Kikyo soon." Azrael declared to break the silence.
"Inuyasha, me and Koga have been thinking, we're going to come with you guys." Ayame declared. No one was shocked by this, for some reason it only seemed natural for them to do so.
"I'm coming to. Don't get me wrong, I hate your guys' guts, but I'd rather fight with you then against you." Bankotsu said with a smirk. Everyone just nodded as they walked on to the next village. Ah-Un carried Ginta and Hakkaku on his back, and the wolf demon's had recovered from the poison which Azreal extracted from them. With that the now large band of hero's made their way to the next village, unsure of what it would bring.