Raw Sugar

Raw Sugar


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Chapter One

“Stupid youkai basterds.” shouted Gojyo as he swung his shakujo around sending the crescent blade slicing through three attacking demons.

“They do seem to be getting rather good at stalling us on our journey don’t they.” commented Hakkai as he threw a ki ball towards another group of youkai.

“I don’t care about the damn journey, I just wanted to get to the inn and keep the ladies up all night. Man I haven’t seen any pretty flesh for what feels like forever.”

Hakkai smiled. “I’m sure we will be there soon. I bet Goku and Sanzo are in a hurry to be there as well.”

“Yeh I am! I’m so hungry!” shouted Goku smacking a youkai over the head with his nyoi-bôu. “Do you think they’ll serve meat buns Sanzo?”

Sanzo grunted and carried on shooting youkai, a cigarette hanging from his lips.

Gojyo frowned. “Hey is it me or are we running out of demons here?”

“Yes they do seem to be thinning off.” Hakkai agreed.

“About time, if I don’t eat soon I’m going to die!” Goku groaned.

Goku suddenly noticed Sanzo staring at the sky, his face set in it’s normal deep frown.

“Sanzo? What’s wrong?” asked Goku.

“Shut up.” the priest replied.

Hakkai followed Sanzo’s gaze and saw a black smudge in the distance, he tried to make it out when he heard a familiar screeching.

“That’s a dragon!” Gojyo said shocked.

“So!” moaned Goku.

“It means Kougaiji's on his way you stupid monkey!” snapped Gojyo.

“Hey don’t call me that you dumb water sprite!”

Goku felt a familiar smack on the back of his head. Rubbing the sore patch he turned to face Sanzo.

“What was that for?”

“I said shut up.”

The dragon rapidly flew to where the Sanzo party were stood and circled once before landing smoothly on the edge of the cliff in front of them.

“Kougaiji.” said Hakkai pleasantly. “What can we do for you?”

Kougaiji jumped off his ride and stood slightly hunched, breathing deep heaving breaths, his teeth bared and his eyes wild.

“Kougaiji?” Hakkai repeated.

“Give me the scripture priest.” Kougaiji growled.

Sanzo finished his cigarette and dropped it on the ground, stubbing it out with his shoe before looking up nonchalantly at Kougaiji.

“I’ll only say it one more time. Give me the scripture.”

“Yo Kougaiji what’s up with you? I know you’ve got a one track mind and all but it’s not like you to skip out on all the normal pleasantries.” Gojyo drawled.

Gojyo only had time to blink before Kougaiji was in front of him and swinging a fist towards his face. He made to move out of the way but it was too late and Kougaiji’s fist connected with his head and sent him flying back a few meters.

“Gojyo!” Hakkai called out rushing over to the unconscious kappa’s side.

“You’re next Sanzo, now give me the scripture. Kougaiji growled out again.

“Hey aren’t you forgetting someone!” shouted Goku running towards the crazed youkai. “No one threatens Sanzo in front of me!”

Goku raised his nyoi-bôu and cried out in anger. Kougajij easily caught the weapon on it’s descent and used it to throw Goku away from him and sent him sprawling into Gojyo and Hakkai.

Kougaiji turned his attention back onto Sanzo and began his summoning chant. The last stray youkai who had been forgotten by the Sanzo party with Kougaiji’s irractic behaviour began edging away from the obvious destruction that was about to happen.

Sanzo raised an eyebrow and waited silently as Kougaiji finished his chanting and flung his beast of flames at the priest. Sanzo began is own chant and called up his scripture to protect him from the scoarching heat. As the monster impacted with the scripture, it exploded loudly blinding everyone for a few moments. Kougaiji blinked as his vision returned and he strained to see through the dust. As it settled he was furious to see Sanzo stood calmly knocking another cigarette from his packet.

“I’m getting tired of playing with you, you stupid demon.” Sanzo calmly said. “Get lost.”

Kougaiji’s screamed in anger. “I am not a stupid child to be told what to do! Give me the damn scripture you basterd priest!”

He took a step forward towards Sanzo fully intending to beat him senseless when he was stoped in his tracks by a large cracking noise.

“Wha-?” he began to say before the corner of the cliff began to break away.

Sanzo spun and began to run towards the others, the ground shifted and crumbled away beneath his feet. The fire demon exploding had caused the already fragile cliff edge to begin to disintergrate.

“Sanzo!” cried out Hakkai and ran towards the priest who was desperatly trying to find a foot or hand hold.

Kougaiji felt the ground disappear and he began to tumble towards the wood below. He reached out and grabbed onto the dragons harness and prayed it would save him.

Youkai everywhere began to panic and run towards safety only to fall off the edge.

The ground beneath Sanzo finally went completely. Hakkai leapt and grabbed at him managing to wrap his fingers around something. He pulled up at the light object and looked down to see the scripture in his hand.

“Sanzo.”

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Sanzo cracked his eyes slowly open to find himself staring straight into dirt. He moved his arm intending to push himself onto his back but hissed loudly as white pain shot through his chest and back. His right shoulder burned and his left leg felt cold and numb. He layed there breathing as shallowly as he could. ‘This is just perfect’ he thought grimly. A few short minutes later and he heard a shuffling of footsteps approaching. He turned his head as gently as possible to see Kougaiji stumbling towards him, blood coating half his face.

“I guess my lucks not so bad today after all.” he smirked. “If it wasn’t for that dragon I could be as messed up as you right now Sanzo.”

The youkai bent down and grabbed the priest roughly and pulled him on his back. Try as he might Sanzo couldn’t stop himself from crying out as pain shot through his body. He bit deep into his lip as Kougaiji pulled him about.

“Damn it!” shouted Kougaiji furiously. “Where the hell’s the scripture.”

Surprise flashed through Sanzo’s mind before hazily remembering Hakkai grabbing it whilst trying to save him.

“Guess your luck is still shitty after all.” Sanzo grunted out.

“Not as shitty as yours is going to be.” growled Kougaiji and he shot a fist out, knocking Sanzo into a blissful unconcious state.