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-Chapter One-
.::++-The Destruction of a Barrier-++::.
"Inuyasha now!", Kagome yelled at the hanyou form lying on the ground.
"I know Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled back slowly getting up and wielding the Tetsaiga high in the air at the demon that now stood before him.
It was raining and drenching him to the bone, making him shiver with a sickly feeling. He looked at the sickly spider demon that was crouching not a few yards away from him. It was Naraku whose body was painted upon the background of a grey and darkening skyline. The surrounding late summer woods swaying against the shapes. He looked at Naraku as Naraku looked back with evil huge red eyes. They were in a very small clearing in the middle of the East feudal Japanese woodlands.
He jumped high into the air and bore down upon the enormous beast, wielding the enormous fang above his head. He was going to hit him straight in the mark upon his back. However not a few feet from Naraku, Inuyasha was suddenly stuck in mid air.
"What the…!", Inuyasha spat hanging in mid air.
He sat in mid air and watched Naraku turn below him.
"Wind Tunnel!", A young monks voice called out from behind him.
"Miroku no!" Inuyasha Yelled at the man, "He's got Samiyosho all around him! You could die!"
However Inuyasha was cut off from speaking before he could talk anymore by a searing pain running up his spine and into his heart. Inuyasha had to resist the urge to scream. The pain shot up through his heart and into his lungs making him fight for breath. Every breath he took set his insides on fire and every pulse of his slowing heartbeat made him feel as though he was about to puke. His heart was steadily slowing and his eyes were fogging as his lungs slowly took in a last breath. He was going to die. He was going to die at the hands of a demon that had haunted his dreams since the day he first heard the name. He suddenly felt himself drop onto the ground and felt life draining away.
"Inuyasha!" the words came from a young girl's throat. But it seemed so far off.
"Kagome…", Inuyasha stammered, "I'm sorry."
Inuyasha had no more life within him and he felt his body relax as what little human life he had exited him.
"Inuyasha! Inuyasha!!", Kagome yelled at the lifeless looking form lying on the grass in front of the full-demon Naraku.
Suddenly almost as swift as a hand to the face Inuyasha screamed out in pain as his heart started to race suddenly and his breathing increased. His body was thrown into a ring of intense pain. His eyes drifted over the young girl through a red haze. He smelt blood, he wanted it. He lunged at the girl and heard a scream that stopped him dead in his tracks. He knew that scream. His eyes drifted back and the red haze cleared a little as he looked at the girl in front of him.
"Ka…Kag…", Inuyasha tried to say shaking his head a little. But he was cut off as Naraku shocked him from behind again by raising a gigantic claw and pointing it at the hanyou on the ground in front of him.
His eyes bloodied over again but this time instead of turning on Kagome he turned upon Naraku. Inuyasha stared hungrily at him in the eyes with a malicious smile spreading across his mouth showing his huge lower fangs. Naraku looked back, unable to show much emotion in his demon-form. Inuyasha could sense slight fear though and licked his lips at the very pleasuring thought of it. He ran fast at Naraku and jumped with outstretched claws.
There was a demonic scream as flecks of black blood splattered upon Inuyasha's face. It coated his hair and lips, which he licked slowly, savoring the taste of fresh blood. He sensed movement behind him and jumped into the air twisting to see what it was. He smiled as he saw that the beast was still alive. He lunged upon Naraku who now had a large gash on his side that was bleeding quite profusely. He landed on its back and plunged his hand into the scar and ripped, peeled, and tore. He had ripped almost the entire back of the beast before it finally dropped to the ground silently bleeding, not moving. There was a small silence as the others who watched in horror awaited confirmation for his death.
Sure enough nothing moved but the trickling blood running down all sides of the demon that was slowly deteriorating. Inuyasha hopped down off of the back of the beast and walked towards the others. He was at first walking steadily but as he neared the group the wind blew the hair out of his eyes for a few seconds and tears shown upon a once happy face…
"Inuyasha!", kagome asked as he stopped slightly doubled over in front of Kagome, the black blood stained hair still hiding his face.
Inuyasha Stood hunched over in front of the group who were still stunned by what they had just witnessed. Sango in her demon slayer outfit stood by Kirara. Miroku was next to Sango still clenching his fist to prevent from releasing a Kazaana that may or may not have disappeared. Shippou was hiding his face in Kagome's hair who was presently looking at him. They all seemed to be waiting for something and stood stunned and quiet, waiting for Inuyasha's response.
Suddenly Inuyasha dropped to the ground, his body exhausted from the pain. He could finally die if he should. He could die in peace. Miroku could be happy and live a life now. Kagome and him could go live together and Sango could finally rebuild her life. Inuyasha breathed a sigh of relief as sleep and darkness washed over his cut up and aching body. It was all over.
-.T.-