Youkai Yura of the Hair [Page 7/7]


Ick! Kagome doesn't much like touching that skull. Yura:
If you don't like it, let go! She torrents forth the sword.
   
Got you! But, this blow doesn't hurt Kagome;
falling down the hair tether.
Yura stops dropping the tether and asks:
What are you?
Why don't you bleed?


Kagome:
Now that she mentions it...this happened with the fire, too. Is it this cloak?
Inuyasha memory:
It's made of the Fire Rat's fur. That'll be stronger than any armour.
Inuyasha...



Yura:
Your body looks like a normal human's...she gets an idea.But what about this?
Kagome struggles. Inuyasha:
Hijingtsusou!
  Several blades severe
the strands...
and slacken those around Kagome's neck: I-Inuyasha... Our hair tower crumbles.
(Yeck!)

Inuyasha:
Don't pass out!
Keep your eyes closed!
He leaps, picks her up,
and the two glide down,



landing amid the falling hair nest.


Something's sounding forward...
Kagome:
Inuyasha, look out!
He turns, sees it coming forward, and pushes away Kagome...

...before taking the full blow.

 
On rebound, Yura pulls back the sword.

Inuyasha:
Sill alive...

Yura: Hah! I'm immortal.
She moves to javelin the sword,
...but stops it
...in front of Inuyasha. Kagome's hacking away at a skull with an arrow.
A certain...red skull. Each forceful hit lights up the hair:
It's this!
Each hair from the red skull links to Yura's hands!
Yura:
That girl! I'll kill you!
Kagome turns round, -sees Yura's sword speeding fast- and strikes once more.
The sword stops,



and after a brief flash
of light,
the comb inside snaps in two. Yura floats up and disinergrates away, her attire and sword falling down. After a few deep breaths, Kagome picks up the half-comb.




Inuyasha:
That is Yura's true self.



Kagome:
A red comb...
Inuyasha:
Ah. It's a comb used to comb dead people's hair.
Probably tired of combing and so became a youkai.
In this age, it's not so weird for a comb to do that.
Kagome:
Inuyasha! You're badly hurt! Is it because you lent me your cloak?

Inuyasha:
It's nothing. By the way, where's the shard?

Kagome:
It's here.


How long do you think it'll take to collect them all? Inuyasha:
Let's go, Kagome.



Inuyasha:
What?


Kagome:
That's the first time
you said my name!

Inuyasha: So what?
She:
Are you trying to be more friendly with me?

He:
Feh! Don't be ridiculous! Why would I,
with a stupid girl like...
Kagome:
What do you mean?
You won thanks to me!

She slaps him on his back,

and our boy promptly
 falls over.
Wait! If you hurt, you should've said something! Inuyasha: Shut up~...
Meanwhile, in a clearing far away...



Kaede still urges Inuyasha and Kagome to fight together.:




And then...remember that you buried me here. We fade out as Kaede sneezes. Looh!