198 5.87 Our Joint Encounter With A Meioju And Mimizu (1/2)

Meioju – Aturtle-shaped demon who steals fish. This is what the villagers had seen countless of times that ate the dishes in the river and also destroy their fish traps that were made of wicker baskets.

This turtle demon took the form of a huge turtle with large knobby shells or spiked shells. The villagers had tried to subdue the youkai several times but to no avail. Spears and arrowheads failed to penetrate its thick leathery armour on its paws and neck.

The eyes were as huge as the moon on the sky and a single snap of its jaws could split a house in two. The turtle demon was as high as a 2 to 3 storey house and its length was like 2 houses stacked end to end. This turtle demon travelled from large Kinugawa River right to Gogyo River and at an amazingly fast pace too.

That's the description given by the villagers who had seen the monstrosity before their very eyes as it tore the fish traps and devour all the dishes inside. They had laid traps along its usual path but to no avail and yet the turtle demon just bulldozes through the barriers set by the villagers.

Soon it was close to 11 pm according to my pocket watch that was dangling around my neck like a medallion. We got our gear ready and it was the first time I had seen Sango and Kohaku in their battle gear.

Sango was carrying her hiraikotsu as per normal and little did I knew she had several weapons attached to her as well.She had a wakizashi that was a medium-length sword and used as a secondary weapon in a hand to hand combat. The wakizashi was infused with demon bones so that they could kill demons as well as humans.

An iron chain was another weapon used to hit or stumble opponents at a distance. It could also wrap around an enemy, preventing them from escaping.

Sango's hidden weapon was a short, curved blade strapped to her wrist. It was concealed against her right forearm, underneath the sleeve of her uniform; she can extend it simply by flexing her forearm. It was like a karambit that was normally used as a close range of personal combat.

Sango also carried a highly corrosive poison salve made to wipe out demons that could not easily be taken down with Hiraikotsu.

The salve was held inside a castanet-like case and appeared to be a purple gel which the potions master stated was a vicious poison for demons.

Sango uses poison powder to lure out demons who were hiding or to disturb the keen noses of certain demons and weaken them, such as Inuyasha, who was susceptible to the scent of the poison.

She also originally carried a medicinal salve for minor cuts and burns, which she gave to Kohaku. The powder and medicine were kept in small shell containers under the plates of her armour.

Sango and Kohaku carry a metal gas mask to prevent them from breathing in the poisonous fumes of demons. Sango also used this mask to clear her lungs if she had already been poisoned.

Nioidama is a typical/basic weapon for Sango and Kohaku. They're a mix of stink bomb and smoke bomb, nioidama unleash a gas when they explode which youkai consider as disgusting while also leave a cloud of smoke at the same moment. These weapons are usually used to knock out or kill smaller youkai, or to distract greater youkai and are especially effective against youkai with a strong sense of smell.

Kohaku also carried the same amount of equipment similar to his sister and was ready to move out. I looked at their armour and was amazed while the rest of us were barely properly protected from any physical attacks by Youkai.

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We were guided by some villagers who had encountered the Youkai last night and waited for some distance away from the site where it usually appears. Kikyo and Inuyasha stood behind a high boulder and was ready for any ranged attacks with the Kikyo Hama no Ya and Inuyasha's Akai Hane. I was with Sango and Kohaku while Kirara was in its nekomata form still. Another angle was covered by Miroku, Shippo and Hachi.

The ground shook while the giant turtle Youkai appeared and was ambling towards the river and when it finally rested we can see its monstrous figure. The usually deep water oy barely reaches part of its front and hind paws.

”Now...!” signalled Miroku to the rest of the team and he went forward to stick the ground with his staff and ensnaring the huge turtle beast with his protective barrier. Sango and Kohaku rushed forward and used their chain to create a big 'X' across the shell of the yokai.

Kikyo fired a sacred arrow towards the head of the yokai in order to disperse any yoki power it possesses, by then Inuyasha had withdrawn theAkai Hane from the sheath and immediate it turns into a flaming Kodachi as Inuyasha was able to view the Kaze no Kizu in front of him. He jumped high in the air and knocked the flat side of the blade on the head of the beast.

A single knock from Akai Hane brought the beasts down to its feet and Miroku immediately threw a few talismans and directed it to several parts of the body. In a short few moments, the yokai stopped struggling and then slowly shrunk itself into a small turtle that looks cute enough to be brought home and placed in a pond.

Miroku picked up the turtle and handed it to the villagers that had witnessed the scene. ”Here's the youkai that had been terrorising the villagers of their livelihood. It was somehow manifested into a monstrous turtle youkai.”

”This is its original form, somehow there are forces at work that turned ordinary animals to become like this. This is not the last, as we would be heading to Motegi, another part of Haga District which another youkai had been terrorising its village too.”

”What are we going to do with this?” asked a villager as he looked at the turtle his other friend was holding.

”Release it into a pond. Even if the talisman had detached itself, its previous yoki or demonic powers had already dissipated and would never recover. We may need to find the source of this problem as it might also affect other animals or pests as well.”

”Thank you, Hoshi-sama and the rest of the members too. You would be heading back to the chief's house now? We will report the matter to him.”

The villagers place the turtle inside a sack and carried it off to meet the chief. We soon headed to the same direction, congratulated ourselves for accomplishing the first mission successfully. We hoped to achieve the next few without any hitches along the way.