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Shippo slowly let go and moved to the ground. His eyes went from Myuun to Kyuub and back. He looked at Hotaru. She seemed to have changed her fighting style. He wondered if she knew that there was a girl in the body. He touched Myuun's leg. The pain returned and he gritted his teeth. What can we do..? Should I get more fox demons? It was then that Shippo realized there was an unusually high amount of fox demons in the village. He waited for Myuun's response.

Hotaru sneered lightly. "I never said I was giving up you fool. Don't think that I will make the mistake my grandmother did. I will not simply seal you away. I have been training for this exact moment." The dark smile that ghosted her lips could make shivers run up most people's spines. He didn't like her miko powers then. Her eyes glittered darkly. So be it then. Exhaling, she breathed in deeply of the poison. Advancing forward a step, she took another deep breath. Not to mention it would be the only way that she couldn't harm the human within him. She could feel the change. Her hair began to bleed black and she felt herself shorten. The hoari now fit a bit more comfortably. The dark look still rested within her eyes.

As the change was completed, she would probably have a few cuts from his attacks from appearing. She had managed to evade his capturing her but of course she was human. She was an exact copy of her grandmother, Sora. Reaching up to her neck, she pulled of the pendant and her miko power blazed around her, uncontrolled and wild. "Come and get me you menace." Her pendant fell to the ground by her feet as she called on the sealing dagger, dropping her youkai sword to be embedded in the ground. All she had to do was managed to trap the mist that was Kyuub and then perform the ritual to completely separate him from the girl. She would see no one else hurt by the monster that he was.

Hiro let out a howl of frustration as he once again felt Hotaru's youki fading away. Then he felt the uncontrolled burst of her powers. He yelped in shock and partial pain. Almost immediately, the purity turned soothing, healing his wounds. Darting out of the barrier, he raced to Kurama. 'We have to stop her!' His growls were loud and demanding. Whirling to face Myuun, he growled lowly at him. 'You will do something. We mustn't allow her to be taken especially since she claims the Guardian of the Legends and the weapons as well. She is its guardian until she dies. We cannot allow his poison to blind her to her danger.' This was in fact what was happening. Hotaru was getting cocky. Although her miko energy would help her some, it would not prevent him from taking her over and making her his own as he had intended with the Lady Sora.

Hotaru blinked back at Yunai in surprise. In that moment, she registered everyone else around her. The villagers were all in the barrier thankfully, including Kaede and her monk Tomo. Hiro was over by Kurama and Kino. Shippo was near them as well. Looking forward, she stared in confusion at Myuun. He had come to her aid. Surprise flashed on her face. As he slumped, she dropped with him, her miko energy becoming pleasant to him. She was concerned. Yet another had been harmed because of her battle with Kyuub. Tears appeared in her eyes. They were partial tears of anger. All that monster ever caused was pain. She could feel herself getting dizzy from the poison around her. Her miko power pulsed around her, purifying it as much as possible. Glancing at the now pinned Kyuub, she rose and moved next to him. She stared down at him sadly. In a heartbeat, Hiro was there. He was fighting the poison, his youki pulsing to keep it at bay. He growled at her but she couldn't understand. Staring down at Kyuub, a single tear fell from her cheek. It landed on Kyuub's face. Kneeling, she pulled a bow out. "Human, reach out to the bow. I may be unable to save your body but I can save your soul. You must be the one to do so though." It would give Kyuub a body. It would be a frail human body. It would take him longer to heal. The human would have to find the way to seperate her soul from the body. Perhaps something could be done at a later time to return the human's body. This was the only way to do so. If she found a way, she would become similar to a shikigami. It was the only way to save the girl. It wouldn't even be by her own power. The bow was in fact an heirloom of the first miko. Hotaru's gaze glanced toward Myuun sadly. The human and pure part of her couldn't stand to see the bloodshed.


(I figured we should give Loree a chance to at least heal lol

While Lorelai's grandfather had gone out to round up the villagers and hopefully locate Shippo in the process, Lorelai herself had been assigned the duty of helping Kaede and Tomo safely escort the villagers to the safety of Lady Kikyo's grave. As far as Lorelai could tell nobody seemed to be hurt aside from a few cuts and bruises and everyone seemed to be accounted for. Thankfully, it didn't look like there would be any casualties this time around, but Lorelai was worried that her grandfather hadn't returned with Shippo yet. Lorelai gave a small fearful whimper as she realized Shippo and her grandfather were the only ones missing and worried for their safety.

((OOC: I'm battling a persistent headache at the moment, so I don't feel I've done as good a job as I could have on this post. sweatdrop ))

Moving forward, Hotaru covered her nose, gagging at the poison in the air. She held the bow close, keeping it before her to help purify the air before her. As she reached Kyuub's body, she dropped to her knees, panting from exhaustion. Crawling forward a couple of feet, she felt Kyuub's body. Apparently he was trying to get away. Taking a breath with her sleeve over her nose and mouth, she dropped her arm, holding her breath. Pulling the bow over she placed it on Kyuub's chest. In an instant, the bow blazed to life with miko power. It reached deep down within Kyuub, to Loree. It would provide a path for her soul to walk and join within the bow. She would be able to leave the bow and be given the semblance of a shikigami but her soul would be embedded within the soul of the bow. The miko power on the bow would sear away the flesh although the poison would be too toxic for it to break apart. He would also be unable to claim the bow for himself once the transfer was complete.

Hotaru had begun to move back the moment she dropped the bow on his chest. "Now! Hurry!" Her breath caught in her throat as the poison filled her lungs. She struggled away from the poison, knowing she had to get away as quickly as possible. In an instant, Hiro was there and he slid under her, struggling out himself. They were so close to the others when Hotaru finally passed out, partially being dragged as Hiro struggled to reach the others, howling for the other youkai to help her.

Kyuub growled angrily as Hotaru was nearin him, angry at he was unable to harm her like he had wished. The anger inside of him made it able to break away from the bonds of the woman's web. However, the powerful flow of miko caused him immense pain. His eyes bulged as he let out a frustrated groan. The power inside of her seemed to annoy him more than any othe power he had felt. Kyuub attempted to grip the bow firmly, but failed due to the pain from her energy, as well as Myuun delivering a very stiff jab that slammed into his shin.

Loree focused as hard as she possibly could. Suddenly she felt a strange warmth that took over her body. Its affinity seemed to give her power. She reached out for the arrow, feeling herself being drawn into the instrument. There was a feeling of nothingness around her. Nothing but the warmth she seemed to be immersed in. Kyuub let out another angry cry of pain, the now seemingly shining as he attempted to reach for it once more.

Yunai noticed his hands reaching for the weapon and as such, she shot another spray of silk, it hardening as the air currents intertwined. It snagged the base of the weapon as she yanked with all of her might, drawing the weapon out of the dense smog. Everyone was clear of the Demon besides Myuun, who had been completely covered in the dark mist. The toxin never had any negative ailments against him, he was Immune to it. Myuun rolled backwards, a small blue glimmer shining in his eyes as he stepped forward, sending his Bladed Tonfa ear through the stomach of Kyuub. He expected to see blood spill from the wound, but there was nothing but purple liquid that fell through. Kyuub panted heavily, thick puffs of toxin still filling the air.

 "Y..you traitor. You don't have a right...to kill me."   he muttered darkly. His disoriented vision watched as Hotaru was being carted off by that bothersome little wolf of hers. His vision was becoming blurry, each breathe he took becoming heavier and heavier. Was this what it felt like to die? I am not a traitor, I was never in our side. I stuck with you until we found out brother, and you have killed him. I must return the favor, and kill you. Kyuub let out a light chuckle, weak and unthreatening but holding a malice within it that could shiver spines. "Good luck with that."    Myuun growled angrily, forcing his right hand to impale Kyuub, but managed only to slice a distinctive impression into the thick smog. With his very last ounce of power, Kyuub slipped into his gaseous state, slipping through the air. Eventually the purple haze made its way into the soil, plants dying the very instant the smoke touched greenery. Kyuub had made his escape through the earth, intent on rising up again.

Shippo watched the battle between Hotaru and Myuun and Kyuub. He lost track of what was happening. Finally, what was left, a wolf had carried Hotaru away. Kyuub turned into a cloud and sunk into the ground. Shippo tried to burn the smoke with fox fire, but it seemed to barely have an effect. He turned and saw the wolf talking to a new dog demon and the girl from before. As he walked up, he could barely make out that the wolf said the bow was dangerous to youkai. Not knowing what else to do for the unconscious Hotaru, he ran to the monk Tomo. "Help! Lady Hotaru passed out and there's this bow thing that demons can't touch." He pleaded and made sure the monk followed him. Then he grabbed Kino's hand, dragging her over to the wolf and Hotaru.

Kino gave a small glance to the young dog that was standing awkwardly near the Southern Lady. It seemed like she was nervous around all the people. Kino dismissed the thought and turned to the wolf. She glanced at Tomo. "I have healing magic. Do you think it would have any effect against Kyuub's toxin? Otherwise, Lord Kurama could use his herbs." She wasn't sure what the monk knew. She looked down at Hiro and mewed at him in a language he would understand. "Do you know if magic would help, wolf?" She did not want to insult him by calling him wolf, but she didn't know his name. She touched Hiro's shoulder, sending her healing power into him, just in case it would work. She waited for a reply from either the wolf or monk. Kino placed her other hand on Hotaru's arm, hoping to help at least a little.

Shippo looked at the new hanyou. He slowly approached her. "Thank you for helping him bring her. Sorry if we seem crazy. A lot of bad things have happened lately.." He looked at Hotaru worriedly.

{{Shippo is speaking to Rose by the way. }}

The sky...
The sea...
There is always a place to be...

The battle had raged on, but soon it was becoming quieter than it was before. A strange figure had leaped into the smog to retrieve Hotaru and the wolf yokai. The howl sounded, after the figure had slipped in, escaped unharmed from the effects of the poison. Hotaru had laid on the ground while the wolf struggled to get up. The two yokai, that were thought to be partners, were hand in hand to destroy one another, however it seemed Kyuub had slipped away. Masato was uncertain if he was still around, only signs of life were dying from the plants wilting. The wolf had spoken up, but from the distance his hearing was limited. He stared at the unconscious human Hotaru, his mind cranked to think that Hotaru was poisoned from that large fog Kyuub had emitted was a great concern of her health. She wasn't the only one, the wolf yokai was in the mess and that he laid on the ground from collapsing.

Standing by with villagers and Kurama, he was in no position to take any action or at least that was what his Shikigami prevented him from approaching. They watched and so did he, but there was an object that caught his eye. A bow, it was a bow that laid helplessly and from the voice of Shippo who came to, and barely had noticed himself, Tomo. Kino had followed Shippo to Hotaru and the wolf, next to them was the same figure he saw to assist. A young girl, ears that differ from the rest of her body, she had to be a hanyou or yokai. He returned his gaze to the bow, a bow that can't be touched by other yokai? The thought sprang to him, he glanced at Kurama and before then began walking away from the safe haven of the grave. His Shikigami were alert and pursued him, not long till he reached the group. He heard Shippo speak to the young savior in thanks. With a smile, he would like to thank her as well. "Thank you for saving our friends." He knelt down to the bow, but didn't attempt to pick it up. There was an odd radiant feeling about this bow. He didn't dare to touch it yet, but stare out of curiosity. "Just what is with this bow?"

Location - Kaede's Village
Action - Thanking Rose and staring at Hotaru's Bow.
Conversation - Rose
Kind of mood - Concerned, Happy, Curious
Objective - None
Outside - Fair
Crush - None.