The Artic Wolf Demon| Koga

Kikyo, Captured by Naraku

"Well, wouldn't you say those two have been acting strange?" Sango asks Miroku and Akira "Yep" Miroku replies as Akira nods "Yeah, they have" she adds "But why?" Sango asked. "I suspect it has something to do with that Kikyo woman," Akira tells her. "Yeah, that's true but are you okay Akira?" Sango asks as she sighs "I guess since I actually saw Naraku I've just been thinking about my family a lot. I mean he took everything from me. My home, my family, friends literally everything" she explains simply sighing while Shippo just gets on her lap "Don't be sad Akira we're here for you!" he tells her with a big smile as Akira smiles "Thank you, Shippo" she said as Shippo smiles sitting down "Yeah, it would make sense why you're thinking about them alot lately after seeing him but hey we're here if you ever wanna talk" Sango tells her as Akira smiles at her "Thank you, Sango. I really appreciate it" she tells her as Sango smiles

"Stop being such a stubborn fool. Did you forget who it was who kidnapped Kikyo? I want my own revenge but I wouldn't even have this hole in my right hand if it weren't for Naraku" Miroku tells Inuyasha kicking him a bit "He's an enemy to all of us remember?" Sango states as Akira looks at them "What makes you think you're so special?" Shippo asked him as she chuckled softly at his comment "Look, we all know what happened between you and Kikyo. You don't have to sneak around trying to fix everything behind our backs" Kagome tells him. "I don't sneak around, okay?! I never snuck in my life" Inuyasha shouts at him as Akira and Miroku look up "Inuyasha! Over there!" Miroku says as they see Kikyo's soul gatherers "It's Kikyo's soul gatherers!" Inuyasha states. "Then she's even closer than we thought," Kagome says. Inuyasha looks at her"You coming?"

Akira was on Kiara with Kagome, Sango, and Shippo as her wolves ran beside them as Sango looks at Kagome "Not that i'm complaining or anything but why aren't you with Inuyasha?" Sango asks. "I, um, uh, um-" Kagome starts but was unable to answer as Kagome started blushing putting her hands on her face "What's the matter with Kagome?" Shippo asked. "Don't ask me" Sango tells him "Do you know, Akira?" Shippo asked. "Not typically" She tells him with a shrug

They all continued on their way as Sango looks up "Look, more gatherers" tells everyone as she looks seeing they were getting kinda close as Kiara goes up to where the gatherers were as Sango slices one of them seeing that it was actually Naraku's poisonous insects as Akira's eyes widened "LOOK OUT IT'S A TRAP!"  Akira shouts towards everyone as she jumps down to make sure her wolves were okay and unharmed which they were

"Where the hell am i?" Akira asked, walking into a village as she saw it was none other than the night her tribe was killed "Akira! Go now!" shouted her father as she looked seeing the people who killed her family as her eyes widened watching all over again "NO! DAD! MOM! RUN!" she shouts at them as she watches them all be killed as she looks over seeing Koga also laying there dead "No...No!" she shouts running over to him "Hey, Koga please please don't leave me too! I haven't even thanked you yet for saving me that day..." she says "Wait, this is Naruku's doing this isn't real is it?" she asks looking around as she then hears Koga groaning "Koga!" she says hugging him as she cries softly as she screams softly

"Akira!" shouts someone as Akira opens her eyes as she wakes up screaming with tears down her face "It's just an illusion calm down" Miroku tells her helping her up as she takes a deep breath and nods opening her eyes "Wasn't too pleasant for you either, huh? But come on we need to find Sango and Shippo" he tells her as she nods as she sees her wolves running over to her as she smiles petting them "Let's go, then"

Miroku, with Sango securely on his back, turned to Inuyasha and Kagome. "So, uh, are you two finished talking?" he asked, his tone light despite the concern etched on his face.

Akira walked up beside Miroku, Shippo snug in her arms. Her gaze shifted between Inuyasha and Kagome, her expression empathetic. "Are you two okay?"

Inuyasha nodded curtly, his eyes still clouded. "Yeah, we're okay."

Kagome's smile seemed forced, her eyes darting between Akira and Miroku. "We're fine, thanks."

Akira's nod was understanding, but her eyes lingered on the pair, sensing the unspoken tension. Everyone could tell that whatever had transpired within the illusion weighed heavily on their minds, but Akira didn't press.

The group fell into a contemplative silence, their footsteps quiet on the forest floor. Shippo stirred in Akira's arms, his big ears perked up as if sensing the unease.
Sango shifted on Miroku's back, her eyes scanning their surroundings, ever vigilant. "Let's keep moving," she suggested, her voice low and practical. Miroku nodded, leading the group forward, their journey marked by unspoken questions and hidden concerns.