"Stop running already!"
Withdrawing the huge fang-like sword, a boy with red clothes and long white hair shouts full of anger towards the one who has managed to dodge his attack.
This other fighter is a muscular-looking boy with tanned skin and catlike features. He wears a rather open attire that facilitates his movement, plus small lightning flashes around his body.
"My sisters already warned me about that sword... I'm not a muscle head, like you."
"What did you say! Come and say it straight! Cutting Wind!"
Shouting full of what seems to be going, Inuyasha swings Steel Fang into the air, letting out a lot of energy in the form of multiple slashes.
Such an attack could have easily finished Shuran off, but he makes his words count and dodges the attack in a flash of lightning. Before Inuyasha can process that information, he appears at her side and throws a lightning-filled punch towards her face.
"Gotcha!"
In a flash of speed, Inuyasha grabs the Steel Fang scabbard and with it stops Shuran's attack, then quickly releases the scabbard and grabs her arm, holding it in place.
With that unbelievable situation happening, Inuyasha unhesitatingly releases Steel Fang, and then gives Shuran a power-packed punch with that hand.
It was a brutal Inuyasha's counterattack, as he doesn't let go after that blow, but continues to hit him in a continuous frenzy.
"Enough, I'm not going to buy any more time!"
*Booooom*
Along with Shuran's anger-filled shout, which seems to release some information, a lightning bolt falls from the sky and strikes his body full on, forcing Inuyasha to flee in a quick manner.
"Too much noise, Cutting Wind!"
"Slow!"
Appearing in front of Inuyasha even before he can finish his technique, Shuran hits him several blows before he can even react, but just as he seems to try to finish the job, an arrow pierces his arm.
It was a rudimentary holy arrow, making it clear that the one who had shot it was Kagome, as Kikyo had mastered that technique long ago.
"Bah, stay out of this, Kagome, I'll take care of him!"
"Shut up, you flea dog! If it weren't for Kagome, you'd be beaten to death by that cat!"
With a small flash of smoke, Shippo appears over Kagome's head and insults Inuyasha, though he quickly falls silent as he notices the look on Kagome's face.
"Shippo... Let's talk later. Inuyasha, I'll cover for you."
"Hump, do whatever you want."
...Elsewhere...
"Black hole!"
Activating the curse imposed by Naraku on his entire family in his right hand, Miroku points such power towards Toran's direction.
The ice shards that Toran had created were easily devoured, while she was also forced backwards in order to escape the pull of the black hole
"Hiraikots
"Predictable
Letting out a cold snort filled with pride, Toran extends his right hand, and intercepts Sango's boomerang with the creation of a pillar of ice
Already with that attack covered, multiple fractures spread throughout the ice pillar, only to explode into an icy white mist that covers the sight of all present
Of course, that mist is quickly absorbed by Miroku's black hole, although he is forced to stop and retreat as he notices that his hand begins to freeze little by little due to the frigid ai
"Are you all right, Your Excellency
"I'm fine, young Sango... It was just something minor
Waving his hand to disperse the frost still clinging to his limb, Miroku puts on a half-strained expression as he notices the frost not going away easily
"Be more careful, Your Excellency. We just have to buy time for Asahiko to finish her off
"I know, I know... But who knew this beauty was so cold
Blowing out his previously half-frozen hand, Miroku lets out a sigh of feigned pain, but then begins to shiver as he notices her slip of tongue and Sango's cold stare
"Ha ha ha ha... I couldn't resist
"You can never resist, Your Excellency
Finishing speaking with clear displeasure in her voice, though most likely forgiving him later as always, Sango mounts Kirara and stands waiting for Miroku
Perhaps noticing that Sango had given him an easy way out of this problem, Miroku simply shuts his mouth and climbs onto Kirara's bac
...Christopher/Asahiko pov...
Turning his head slowly to observe the whole situation in the village, he first noticed how Inuyasha met with Kagome against Shunran.
In truth they were a good team, a long range shooter and a close combatant, plus being together with Kagome, Inuyasha seems to become a little stronger thanks to... The power of pure love!.
[Love? I call it mating instincts!]
Lowering my gaze to where those words obviously came from, I watch as the gem in Clouded Fang hilt briefly glows a reddish hue.
"Tsk, not that you were asleep, in slumber, regaining your power... Or something like that?"
[Have you forgotten what I feed on, Asahiko. Here's a feast, a feast of emotions such as fear, anger and pain."
Oh, true that Clouded Fang lives up to its title of "Evil Sword", and feeds on the negative emotions in the surroundings.
"Good point, but don't her illusions affect you? I'm sure you go into something with enough awareness to fall into an illusion."
[What she does are mere tricks, I have nothing to fear. Besides that the sheath not only separates me from the outside, but also protects me from influences coming from the outside].
More explanatory than I thought it would be, but I'm not complaining about the result. Oh, by the way, I think it's time to take care of the illusive cat... It's sad enough to see her laughing like she's beaten me.
Nodding to myself a couple of times, I step forward and start jumping between the wooden ceilings until I reach her.
The girl named Shunran is quite the beauty, something normal among all demons, but all that beauty fades away as I notice her face of... unabashed idiot.
"Hey~ are you okay...do you need help or something?"
Giving her a few taps on her right shoulder with my index finger, let's see if she responds or something, I finally look disappointed due to the fact that she doesn't even react to close contact.
[She has completely fallen into her own illusion, she can hardly escape from there without outside help].
"I don't know what to say about this really... So we knock her out and then go find the red cat?"
Tucking a tail under my chin in "I'm thinking" mode, I guide my hand to Shunran's deep red hair and start stroking it.
Her hair is really soft, so much so that I even started making the "Prrr" noise in my mind, you know, the typical noise cats make when you pet them... To then knock Shunran out with a quick blow to the head.
[You're really... sick in the head, Asahiko.]
"Tehehehe, you're just now realizing it?"
Hitting my head with his left hand, he stuck out his tongue and let out a rather idiotic noise, before transforming some nearby debris into ropes and easily tying Shunran up with them.
With that matter now settled, I can finally redirect all my attention to finding the missing red cat, which has been missing since our first fight.
[What a nasty way to tie someone up.]
"A direct teaching from Master Miroku, though it's certainly something quiet... Intense."
Looking away, obviously not because I have any remorse on my conscience, I go quietly and leave Shunran tied up strangely behind.