After the battle against Sesshōmaru which in the end turned into an all against all. The group of Inuyasha, Totosai and I returned to the river where we spent the night before.
"That was the cutting wind..."
"Well done Inuyasha, you did it!"
Listening to the conversation between Inuyasha and Kagome, which happens in the distance. He looked to one side of the river where Totosai cut a rock in a perfectly smooth shape and on it rests Steel Fang, which is every now and then sprayed with Totosai's flames, then hammered for a few seconds.
"Boo!"
"Ahhhaa, what, what. What can I do for you?"
Watching as Totosai jumps from the place where he is due to the surprise or maybe because he is a hopeless scaredy-cat, I laugh lightly at this situation, while ignoring the dry look of Sango who is resting nearby next to Miroku.
"First of all you're overreacting, I'm pretty sure you've already felt me approaching. Second and truly important, grab this, by the way if you lose her again the last thing you will have to care about is if Sesshōmaru is alive."
"You threaten me at the same time you ask me, Ahh, sorry, sorry, I get it!"
"Hum, here you go and remember you've been warned."
Pinning my newly rescued tail from the battlefield to the side of Totosai, I look at him with a serious face or I try to, as I can feel the edges of my lips threaten to lift against my will and Totosai's tremors make it even harder to hold back laughter.
"This was all unnecessary, I have promised and you shall have your sword."
"Ho, I know that already. But it pleases me to see your fearful reactions."
Stopping holding back my laughter, while enjoying his face that goes from terror to annoyance in a few seconds, I start to move away from Totosai who is once again swinging the sword in absolute concentration and in a few seconds reached where Inuyasha is silently standing.
"That doesn't work on me!"
"Tsh, boring... Who said you were my target though? Fuu~~"
When I was some distance away from Inuyasha, he made a hasty turn and in a moment I was with Steel Fang pointed at my chest, though that me was merely an illusion and as they exchanged words with each other I approached Kagome before blowing in her ear.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
"Get away from Kagome!
"Hahaha, that one's fake too."
Killing myself laughing as I watch Inuyasha punch the air where my illusion used to be and ignoring Kagome's spiteful look, I raise my hands in a sign of peace and speak to a very angry Inuyasha.
"Nothing personal, it's just fun to tease you. Well, now to the serious stuff. I'm leaving, but I must admit it was an interesting trip... sure if I don't count the times you try to kill me, the tail you cut off, your murderous brother, you being a trouble caller and"
"Just go away!"
Making a defeated face, letting my tails fall to the ground and making my ears hit my hair like a scalded dog. Making that sad scene, I slowly turn around and start walking in a random direction before stopping.
"Oh, I almost forgot...did I say hi to Kikyo for you?"
"DAMN!!!"
"Bye!"
Hitting the ground and darting off into the forest while ignoring the screams coming from behind him, he formed a few illusions, before making those run in different directions to throw them off.
Some time later...
"Freedom!!!"
"Too much freedom it seems to me. Have some decency."
Much further down the same river as Inuyasha's group, Asahiko and Saya can be seen standing on the bank looking at their reflection. So what was all that about freedom? That's because of Asahiko who is wearing rags that leave everything in the air and nothing to the imagination.
"Meh, we're both men, there's nothing you haven't seen before."
"Just cover yourself with something before someone walks by."
Letting out a completely defeated voice, Saya slaps her forehead while directing her eyes towards Asahiko who starts pulling out different Onmyōji attire and places them on the rocks, though they are all broken to a wide degree.
"Well, this certainly is a complicated problem. Ha... Because I don't have clothes like those two albinos, I've observed how their clothes repaired themselves during the fight."
"Totosai should be able to help you with that wardrobe issue as well, as long as you give him the right materials."
"He's pretty versatile... I don't plan to thank you for cheating on him. Well, it has to be said, it was a good deal."
"I know."
At some point during their conversation, a dark aura began to emanate from the two of them, almost as if they were two nasty con artists. Coughing to ward off that atmosphere of evil people surrounding them, Asahiko places the three suits on top of each other and then closes his eyes for a few seconds
"I will never understand your abilities."
"Just so you know, I don't know what I do most of the time either. It's kind of like... I just think about it and it happens, you know, instantaneously."
Tucking one of her tails under her chin, Asahiko places a blank stare before replying to Saya in a monotone voice. Finished speaking, she dresses in a few moments in her Onmyōji clothes that are now completely healthy.
"Maybe you need to consider how far your powers go."
"Where would the fun be in that Saya? Basically I'm going to think it's a derivative of the transformation technique, just think about it, Shippo can transform his toys from small to huge. I'm a seven tailed fox, of course I should be able to do more."
Nodding to himself as if finding no fault with his logic, Asahiko walks out of the river he is in and picks up Cloud Fang resting on the rocks.
"If you put it like that "
"That's right Saya. Trust the man who doesn't know where he is, where he's going and is most likely just living for the moment."
Painting herself as the most irresponsible person possible, which she is, Asahiko holds Cloudy Fang with the obi at her waist and calmly walks away, while Saya is left with her existential doubts.