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Chapter 1

The morning sun was just beginning to rise, and the fiery orb bathed everything in am orange glow. The group were just waking from their sleep, opening their eyes to the cheerful sound of a robin's call. To any who might happen upon the band of travellers, the group was one to be avoided. It was a strange thing indeed to see a oddly dressed miko travelling with a young half demon half demon, a demon slayer, a monk, a fire cat, and a fox demon child. On this particular occasion, it was only Kagome, Inuyasha, Sango, and Miroku. Shippo and Kilala were at Keaede's village recovering from an injury they both had received when a strong demon had hurled a gigantic boulder at them. Inuyasha had slain the demon with his wind scar, but not in time to protect the smaller companions.

"Good morning!" Kagome called from her sleeping bag. She extended her arms and stretched, making her back crack in the process. I should be used to sleeping on the hard ground, she thought to herself, but I just can't get the kinks out of my poor back every morning. She looked at Inuyasha's still unmoving form, deciding not to let him sleep in today. Crawling over to him, she put her face close to ear.

"Inuyasha! Wake up!" she yelled. Her plot worked, as the sleeping dog demon was on his feet in a millisecond, his powerful sword already half drawn.

"Sheesh, Kagome! What'd you go an' do that for?" The grumpy Hanyou hollered at her as he put the Tetsusaiga away. The sword was his most prised possession, and on the few occasions when it was stolen, he flew into a blind rage. The sword also helped him control his evil demon side that turned him into a blood thirsty monster. During these rampages, he had brutally slaughtered whole families of people, and had afterwards been unable to forgive himself for losing control. He had even tried to kill Kagome a couple of times, though she did not hold him responsible.

"It's time to get up, unless you would rather sleep through breakfeast," the sly girl answered him. She knew she had won when he turned on his heel and stomped off, grumbling to himself. Kagome was constantly telling him to drop that habit, but he didn't listen like a 'good dog' as she so crudely put it. Her own thoughts were interrupted when she saw Sango and Miroku both sit up at the same time. Sango's hair was messy, and from the sweat on her brow it looked like she had had one of her constant nightmares of her brother. Miroku, on the other hand, looked neat and tidy as usual, with his short ponytail to his covered hand that housed his endless wind tunnel. She had tried to explain about Quantum singularities that she had read about, but his feudal mind could not grasp the complex concepts of her own era. She said good morning to both as she began preparing their meal. Normally, Sango or Miroku cooked, but today she was cooking pancakes from her own time.

"Mmm, that smells wonderful, Kagome," Sango complemented as she smelled the wafting aroma of the food. It was of blueberries, a recipe that kagome's own mother had made.

"Thanks," Kagome answered, and piled some syrup on Sango's plate for her. She dished out Miroku's next, and was greeted with a happy laugh.

"My, Kagome, what is all this? Sango usually does the cooking, although your meals are a fine change." He realized what would come as soon as the careless words left his mouth.

Sango growled at him menacingly, "What is wrong with my food? You seem to have no trouble eating it all!"

Miroku scratched the back of his head for a moment before replying, "I didn't mean that. I only meant that a little variety is nice once in a while." He laughed nervously as Sango merely turned her back with a loud 'hm!'. Oh, well. She can't stay mad for ever…can she? Miroku thought. Inwardly he sighed, knowing that this day would be very boring for him without Sango talking. He didn't mind talking to Kagome, but he would rather talk to Sango. She seemed a lot more interesting. "By the way, Kagome, where is Inuyasha?" Miroku asked curiously.

"I don't kn….look!" Kagome cried, pointing up towards the sky.

All three stared intently, but not one of them was prepared for the sudden darkening of the sky as hundreds of demons suddenly flew toward them.

Sango immediately removed her casual clothes, revealing her demon hide slayer uniform, while Miroku ran to his stuff and picked up his staff. The twostarted running towards the oncoming cloud of beasts, yelling back, "Kagome, Run! We can't fight all of these demons with you here and Inuyasha gone!"

Kagome understood what they were saying and grabbed up her bow and arrows while she was running past them. She knew that the two experienced fighters could not stay focused if they were worrying about her, so she sprinted as fast as she could into the forest away from the demons.

Inuyasha huffed as he left Kagome to her cooking. She always woke him up, even though there was no need. His demon abilities included being able to go for days without food, although he liked to eat that ramen stuff that Kagome brought from her own time. He stopped as a familiar, and much hated scent came to his nose. He recognised it immediately and took off, leaping over great distances. His way of jumping made it easier to travel farther at better speeds. He landed lightly on his feet and took off, running faster than any human. His robe caught on the branches, but the robe of the fire rat was made of hard material. It was fireproof, and was almost impossible to tear without some sort of knife. He gritted his teeth as he crashed through a wall of thorn bushes, but soon realized that the huge trees were thinning out to become old, gnarled, and rotting. He drew his Tetsusaiga as he neared the source of the stench, and soon found himself at the edge of a clearing in the dead forest around him. Brandishing his mighty sword in front of him, he leapt and flew into the open space.

"Naraku!" he screamed, landing ten feet away from the imitation demon. Naraku had been human once, but had given his broken body to some demons in exchange for their power.

"Ah, Inuyasha. I was wondering when you would show up to try and kill me." He said with an amused smirk. Inuyasha growled at this, for he had almost succeeded in destroying him at their last meeting when he had used his red Tetsusaiga to break open the evil barrier surrounding his nemesis.

"Naraku, you bastard! I'm going to kill you once and for all!"

Naraku laughed, stunning Inuyasha before speaking again, "You fool. I am complete now, there is nothing you can do to harm me!" As he said this, his cloak exploded into motion as numerous tentacles shot out from his body and lunged for the half demon. His attack was struck back as Inuyasha swiped horizontally in front of him and a mass of writhing limbs fell to the earth. Naraku, however, seemed unfazed as the arms simply re-grew. He was testing his true form, which looked like he always did, with the only difference being he had a full body now, and he was more powerful.

Inuyasha grinned as Naraku retreated a few steps, and drove on. He followed through fromhis slash with a 'wind scar', and a fiery trail spread from his sword . After the energy had vanished, four man-sized trenches had been dug into the earth before him, all the way to Naraku. The former Onigumo seemed to have taken the attack, but remained in one piece. To the frustration of Inuyasha, he actually seemed amused.

"Naraku! I'm going to kill you!" Inuyasha screamed as he ran forward. He slashed down as hard as he could, and was surprised when there was o contact. His sword had sliced right through the middle of his adversary, but had done little damage! "Damn you Naraku," Inuyasha spat as he prepared to strike again. He appeared calm, but his mind was racing. how come I can't hit him? That last one went right through him, yet he didn't even fall apart. It should have shredded him…I think I'm in for a long fight. Even as he thought this, Naraku lunged again.

"Inuyasha, you fool! Why don't you attack me? Do you finally see why you can not win?" He laughed as they came together, the force of the meeting of two such opponents sent a shockwave rolling outward from them. Again and again the Tetsusaiga met with Naraku's arms, many of which now had sharp blades or claws on the ends, and each time his sword was stopped in place as it connected. So far, Naraku had been strictly fighting defensively, only attacking to interrupt the hanyou's thoughts, but now he struck. Lightning fast, one of his left arms darted in, slicing a wide line across Inuyasha's arm.

Inuyasha jumped back in surprise, and quickly came to the conclusion that he was having a hard time holding up his sword. He gritted his teeth and switched his weight to balance the sword out more evenly, and attacked again. This time he deceitfully left openings that Naraku could penetrate, but when the predicted attack came, he turned around and cut the appendage off at the shoulder. Naraku was faster though, and even as his arm was re-growing, he swung his other ones in a powerful clubbing move that sent the unsuspecting half demon flying through the air.

Inuyasha gasped as he flew backwards into a tree before hitting the ground. The impact jarred his sword from his hands, and it fell just out of reach, causing it to transform back into it's regular form.Desperately he tried to grasp it, afraid that his demon blood might take over and destroy his soul, but all thoughts left his mind as Naraku's full six hundred pounds slammed into his chest. For a moment the weight was supported, but after that split second was over, there was a loud cracking of bone as his ribs shattered.

Inuyasha choked as all the air was forced out of him, and he coughed up blood. When he tried to move, his limbs did not work, and he seemed to have no movement of his neck. Closing his eyes, he awaited the killing blow, realizing that on the upside of his death, he would at last be with Kikyo. He thought he had lost consiousness when heheard her voice.

"Inuyasha… Naraku, you promised that you wouldn't kill him!" she scolded at the demon. "how am I supposed to get you the girl when you kill your end of the bargain?"

Inuyasha was pondering this turn of events in his head, when Naraku spoke, "Inuyasha. I have a deal to make with you."

Before he could continue, Inuyasha cut him off. "I will never help you!"

Kikyo shushed him, "Hear what he has to say first."

Naraku went on, saying, "I want you to help me get the remaining jewel shards from the girl, or bring the girl to me. Even as we speak, my servants are attacking the monk and the demon slayer, who will die. Kagura is on her way to intercept Kagome, while you will be there to trick her into letting her defences down. In return for your treachery, I will grant Kikyo another mortal life. I will also heal your current wounds for you." He said the last part with almost regret.

"Inuyasha," Kikyo pleaded, "I want to spend my life with you. I know you love me over her, and I will get you whether you help me or not. I just thought you would want an easy way to be with me."

Inuyasha was already deciding. "Kikyo, my love, I will do it for you, although," he turned his eyes to his hated enemy, "Kagome is not to be hurt. She is still my friend."

Naraku nodded and stepped forward. He placed his hand over Inuyasha's body, and a black light flowed into it. Inuyasha felt his bones knitting back together, and soon he was able to rise. With a look of hatred at Naraku, he retrieved his Tetsusaiga and went toward the spot where Naraku had pointed

The trees grabbed at her as she ran, trying to escape the pursuing demons. Her long black hair snagged in the branches of an oak, and she grimaced as she tore free, pulling out some of the fine strands by the root. She ignored the brief pain and kept running, hoping that Inuyasha would find her. As she turned down a path, her foot caught in a tree root, and she fell. Hard. She lay on the ground in a daze, getting to her feet only when the growls of the demons became louder. Her knees were scratched and bleeding, and her hands were raw from the hard dirt. She forced her stiff legs to move, fighting the exhaustion that threatened to overcome her, even in her frightened state.

The tired and bloody priestess bolted down the road, only to stare in horror as she found herself in the middle of a field. Standing in the middle of the open space was Kagura, and she had a feeling that Kohaku would be about somewhere close by.

"Ah, dear Kagome. My master, Naraku, bids you come with me. I promise, you will remain unhurt, and your pathetic friends will live if you cooperate." The wind sorceress said, trying to sound inviting, but failing terribly.

"I will never go with you, you witch! Inuyasha will kill you when he gets here." Kagome spat, trying to wipe the smug grin off of the evil witch's face. To her astonishment, the smile only grew.

"I doubt very much if you'll even see him again. I'm afraid he has chosen Kikyo, and gave Naraku permission to have you." Kagura watched in satisfaction as the hope faded from Kagome's pretty brown eyes.

As if on queue, Inuyasha appeared, leaping into the field. He growled when he saw Kagura, but was silenced when Kikyo walked out of the trees and shook her head. Kagome couldn't believe that Inuyasha had betrayed her.

"Inuyasha…" she whispered faintly, "How could you?" Before he could answer her heart wrenching question, Kagura slipped over, silent as the wind, and jabbed a sharp needle into Kagome's neck. The needle was coated in a neutralizing poison, and the weakened miko fell unconscious immediately. Normally the strong willed girl could have fought the poison, but her soul had given up fighting, and she had succumbed easily. Kagura scooped her up and pulled out her feather hairpin. Jumping into the air, the small feather exploded to many hundred times its regular size, and the two flew away on it.

"Inuyasha, you have made a good choice," Kikyo murmured in his ear. She wrapped her arms around him, and hugged him close. "Now we can be together, like we had planned."

Inuyasha drew in the soft flowery scent of his love. "But did you hear how heartbroken she sounded…."

Meanwhile, in the forest, the inexhaustible force of demons came on clashing head to head with the two fighters. Miroku and Sango were killing them by the hundreds, and yet they still attacked. The skilled demon slayer had made an antidote for Miroku some days before, and it had allowed him to destroy maybe ten thousand demons with his wind tunnel before the poisoned insects got to him.

"Sango! I don't know how much longer I can stand up to this poison." Miroku yelled as he cut a long, snakelike demon in two. "And where do you think Inuyasha is?"

"Hang in there Miroku, We can hold out a little long…" her voice faded away as the demons turned and swarmed Miroku. She cried out as hundreds of demons rushed him, and he was lost from her sight. Her eyes were instead drawn to her new attacker. "Kohaku…"

"I don't know how you know my name, but Naraku has instructed that I kill you," the young demon slayer responded with his blank eyes. He rushed at her, swinging his scythe an a chain, and launched the sharp blade at his forgotten sister. The impact was a dull thud as Sango deflected it with her own weapon, and ran towards him. She drew her sword and prepared for hand to hand combat, and he pulled back his long chain. They clashed together, brother and sister, one trying to kill, the other to disarm. Neither one saw the flash of death, and both opponents found themselves at a loss for words as both of their arms swept across, slashing at the exposed throat.

Sango gurgled as the blood spurted and flowed out of her slashed neck, pouring onto her hands and her brother. He didn't seem to notice as his blood similarly gushed, from a similar wound. Sango felt a tear fall from her eyes as the darkness crept around her, and she whispered in Kohaku's ear. "I'm glad we could die together, my brother…" both bodies slumped to the ground, dead, as she finished her last words.

Miroku saw them fall, and was blinded by rage as he realized that he and Sango would never be together. He forgot about the pain of his many wounds, the pain of losing his love and all his friends, and simply fell into the dismay that wrapped around his heart. Dropping his staff, he pulled the bandage from around his cursed hand, and prepared to fight to his death. The trees bent towards him as the wind tunnel ripped forth from his hand, dragging all of the demons into it's depths. He didn't even feel the usual pain as Naraku's poisonous insects entered with them, mere wishing for all of his enemies to die. He noticed that his wind tunnel was growing, getting larger and stronger, and had a fleeting thought of regret at how close they had come to killing Naraku, but cleared his mind. The demons were getting less numerous now, and miroku tightened his resolve. At last, as the final hundred demons were entering the black pit, it reached the edge of his hand.

He yelled out, "Now we can be together Sango!" These words had barely left his lips when there was a sickening sound of crunching bones as the monk simply inverted into his own hand. The leaves on the trees all came flying towards the small hole as there was a huge sucking of air. The wind tunnel shrunk and imploded, followed by a destructing wave of energy that cleared out the trees within a hundred foot radius of the center. The wave was followed by an ear shattering roar as the sound caught up with the energy, and a slight rumble as the outward force from the transformation of the wind tunnel into nothing blasted a gigantic crater, sending piles of dirt and debris up into the sky.

In her unconscious form, Kagome felt her soul rip even more as her friends died, and she inwardly wept, letting out a cry of grief that reverberated to her very core.

Kagura had no idea, and probably would not care, at the pain that the woman felt.