Disclaimer: this shall apply to the whole story. Inuyasha and co. do not belong to me. I am just using it.
Hero's of time
Chapter 1: the fall
"MIROKU!!" a strangled scream cried out in the deep black night.
Sango watched as her intended was just struck through the heart from one of Naraku's vile tentacles. He was struck in the heart saving her. She had grown careless during the battle that they knew was going to be the final battle. Sango had thrown out her giant boomerang slaying thousands of lower demons that spilled out of Naraku's contaminated body. She paid no heed to Naraku himself, just his vermin, and now her one true love paid the ultimate price. And nothing would ever change it.
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Kagome watched as her close friend lost his life for her sister. She ran over to Sango and tried to comfort her, but wasn't able to look her in the eye. It was partially her fault after all, if she had just paid attention more instead of just firing off random arrows she could have stopped him. But she was still so young and naïve. She was barely 17, hardly the age to be fighting for her life along with the lives of her friends and the future that she came from. Just to try and stop one psycho bad ass villain, who was a power hungry extremist.
Kagome cried for her lost comrade, and for the woman she had grown to see as a sister. They were 2 lovers who would be pulled apart by a mad mans desires. Just another in the line of them that he had destroyed. Kagome was startled out of her reverie to hear the cry of a boy with long black hair and open violet eyes. 'oh no he can't' Kagome thought.
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Inuyasha could not handle it anymore. He knew that something had gone wrong after he heard Sango's desperate cry of agony. It didn't matter anymore if this was his human night, he had to fight. After all, the 3 of them had been able to manage fighting while being human so he could too.
He rushed out of the little hut they had found and followed the sounds of fighting. He would need a weapon but that didn't really matter right now, all that really mattered was that he could hear the screams of a certain girl and he was so not pleased.
He got to the battle and almost fell over faint at what he saw. He screamed.
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Miroku's blood and heart were spread all over the place. He had passed to the void and would not be coming back. Sango was extremely distraught. She screamed her voice mixing with the yell of Inuyashas.
She threw one of her smaller swords at Inuyasha to fight with and tried to charge at Naraku. Naraku shot one of his tentacles at Sango missing her by centimetres, but still chopping of all of her long brown hair of leaving it at her chin. Sango rounded back and tried to charge again but was stopped by Inuyasha. He ran at Naraku uttering his war cry.
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Naraku watched in his sick amusement. Inuyasha's human night was when there was no moon in the inky sky. It seemed fitting that he would kill them all on the purest of black nights. And they would each die separately, to have more pain for them all. He had killed the monk, all he needed to kill was the half-breed, the slayer, and her, the reincarnation. It would be fun and he would enjoy doing it.
Naraku watched almost lazily as a weak, human Inuyasha ran towards him. He shot out one of his tentacles and released a new demon towards the stupid miko girl. She would now have to save herself or Inuyasha and Naraku knew that she would save Inuyasha. Even if the half-breed couldn't tell that she loved him, Naraku could.
He watched as the girl foolishly shot at his tentacle and got attacked by his lowly demon. Now she had a large gash across her arm and it would be fatal. She would soon die from blood loss and there was nothing anyone could do about it.
Inuyasha had turned back to look at the girl and Naraku took this as his chance to run to him and grab him by his neck.
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Kagome screamed as she watched Naraku choke the life out of Inuyasha. Her right arm had almost been sliced off by the demon so she would only be able to use her bow one more time. If she shot now though she would end up hitting Inuyasha so it was either she killed him or Naraku did. She didn't have long to think because at the moment she started to lift her bow, Naraku tore his hand into Inuyasha gut and threw him to the side seeming to be satisfied that he had done his job.
All of the sudden Naraku tensed up and whirled around only to face the most precious and cursed human he knew.
Kikyou.
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Kikyou had sensed that the final battle had finally come. She arrived to see Inuyasha gasping for air, death upon him, and the monk already killed. The two girls were still alive but by the looks of them it wouldn't be for much longer.
The slayer looked better out of the two. Her hair had been cut off and she had a few minor scratches with one major slice in her stomach.
Her reincarnation looked quite bad. She had several scratches and one deep gash on her left shoulder. It seemed ironic that her reincarnation would die of the same wound as she did, and involved with the same two men that she herself had been involved with. It was fate it seemed for her soul.
She peered at the vile creature called Naraku. He looked right back at her with mixed looks of love, hate, lust, and disgust.
"it appears you have been busy since the last time we met," she said icily. No one needed to ask to whom she was referring to. It would always be Naraku first.
"indeed I have Kikyou, seems that I can also say the same for you," her replied to the dead priestess chest area, "you have collected the rest of the jewel for me have you not?"
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Inuyasha may have been dying but he still heard what he heard. Kikyou had been sent out to get jewel shards for the man that killed her. And the worst part of it was that she had agreed to it.
Inuyasha felt like his heart had been ripped out.
Inuyasha just watched as Kikyou walked up to Naraku and said a few hushed words to him. Apparently Naraku had not liked them because he raised his arm and slapped Kikyou in the face. She made absolutely no attempt to stop him.
Inuyasha used the last of his strength to get up and run towards her.
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Kagome watched helplessly as Inuyasha ran towards Naraku and Kikyou. He was going to die. She knew it with every fibre of her being. And she was right.
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Kikyou turned back to see Inuyasha running towards her and Naraku. 'fool' she thought. If he wanted to die so bad then let him. She would finally have her revenge and bring him to hell with her. Where he belonged.
Kikyou moved to the side as Naraku shot a tentacle piercing him yet again. Inuyasha's pain filled eyes looked up at Kikyou and he said, " you have doomed us all, and you have betrayed me. I shall see you in hell." he took a breath. " don't betray yourselves as well…"
And with the final gasp of air Inuyasha passed on to the afterlife.
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Tears started to run down both Kagome and Sango's faces. Both had been watching, and both feeling helpless.
Kagome could not use her bow and arrows. Her left arm was almost useless now and she was still losing blood. Her bow was the only thing that she knew how to use. She could not physically fight. Not that she would want to try and take Naraku on with her fists. She would be done in an instant.
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Sango knew that her boomerang was useless against Naraku. So far it had not worked. But Sango was the stubborn type decided to use what she had left. Her fists.
She rushed to Naraku attempting to punch him. He blocked her fist and decided that it would be fun to toy with her.
Sango came at him again with her fist. 'how predictable' Naraku thought as he went to block again. He didn't realize until he watched Sango duck down and trip popping out her sword on her arm and pinning him down with the sword to his throat.
" any last words," Sango inquired cockily.
" yes," Naraku replied with a smile, " get the hell off of me you stupid bitch!" he yelled the last part throwing Sango off of him with her landing with a thud. He then ran to her and snapped her arm with the sword so that it would be useless. He grabbed her sword and looked at her and said, " you don't get any last words," and decapitated her.
Three of the four were now dead. Only Kagome and Kikyou were left in the fighting field with Naraku.
As Naraku slew Sango, Kikyou had taken this as a chance. She quietly snuck up behind Kagome and said, "don't move and don't speak. Take this piece of the jewel. And burn it when you die for it will be soon, now run."
Kagome took no time to ask questions. She weakly got up and ran as fast as her slashed body would allow. She ran to the spot where Kirara was hiding and traveled to the village where this hell started.
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Naraku admired his work and turned to finish off the little miko and get the rest of the jewel.
He turned and his eyes fell on only one person. Kikyou.
"Where the hell is that stupid girl?" Naraku asked with fire in his eyes. His victory would mean nothing after all if he could not destroy them all.
"you!" he suddenly exclaimed looking at Kikyou. "where did you send her, where is she and her part of the jewel!"
Kikyou just calmly looked at Naraku and said, "she has left, she took the jewel piece that she had and she took mine as well. We shall keep you from taking complete control of the worlds. But don't worry Naraku, she'll die very soon," Kikyou laughed a little, " oh and Naraku, good bye." at these words Kikyou took one last look around the world she was brought back to and sighed. Death would finally be welcome. She looked up at the sky and released the souls of the young maidens that she took, and her clay body fell to the ground and disintegrated.
Kikyou had finally died.
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Naraku was angry, happy, and sad all at once. This is what was making him so disgusted with himself at the moment, it only showed how his human side, how Onigumo, was still inside of his heart.
He walked up to her ashes and looked for the jewel piece, knowing that he wouldn't find it. As he approached the ashes, a strong pure light lifted from the ashes. It was the soul that was part of that other girl. Naraku smiled evilly. The soul would try and find the right body to return to. So now all he had to do was follow it to find that girl.
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Kagome had finally made it back to the village. She had to see Shippo, and Kirara, and Kaede. She had half of the jewel and Naraku had the other. She had to get to the last of the people that mattered to her. She was to die. It was her destiny. Her soul was to be always killed by Naraku.
Kagome ran into Kaede's and looked around. Shippo ran to her and started to cry. He could smell death on her, and not just her own, he also smelt the death of the others. He embraced Kagome's leg. She couldn't help it. The sight of this little boy crying for her was absolutely heart-wrenching. She grabbed him with her good arm and whispered in his ear "shippo I love you soo much, please don't cry for me, I'll never be far away from you, ok? Because if you love me too, I'll be inside your heart. Ok honey?" she finished. She loved him just like a son and she just hoped that he would grow up fine.
"ma-mama," Shippo stuttered out. It was the first time he had ever called her mama, " I love you, don't leave.." he started to cry even more. Kagome just started making shushing sounds to calm him, she had to try and keep control, because she couldn't cry in front of him.
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Kaede walked in on the emotional scene between Kagome and Shippo. She could see how this was. Kagome had such a maternal instinct. It was common for a priestess to have it but Kagome felt it so much more then others did. It may have been because she was from a different time, or maybe it was just that her heart was so pure and clean. Who knew.
Kaede coughed and looked at Kagome. She was injured very badly. In the same spot as Kikyou.
Kagome got up and came towards her cradling the little kitsune in her arm. When she got to Kaede she put Shippo down an told him to go and play with Kirara. He agreed and told Kagome how much he loved her and how much he would miss her. She kissed him on the cheek and Shippo left.
Kagome looked at Kaede and said, " I can't believe that I am going to say this," she sighed, " burn this part of the jewel with my body. I don't have a lot of time left."
Kaede didn't know what to say. 52 years ago her older sister Kikyou had said the exact same thing. Kagome held out half of the jewel piece to Kaede and staggered forwards towards the doorway. She would die out there and she knew it.
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As soon as Kagome got outside a pure white light came pelting towards her and entered her body. 'so Kikyou's dead now' Kagome thought. Now with her expanded spiritual powers she would have a chance at killing Naraku. Except that she was to die. She took a few last breathes and fell unconscious.
Kaede started to gather up wood for Kagome's cremation. She quickly gathered the wood and put the half of the Shikon No Tama over Kagomes chest. Just as she was going to light the fire an evil presence came towards the village. All of the sudden Kagomes body started to glow and a huge blast of pure energy escaped from her body setting up an impenetrable barrier around the village and the well and the god tree. No evil would be able to penetrate it. They would all be safe thanks to Kagome. Kaede said another prayer and set the wood ablaze.
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A/N: so this was the first chapter… what do you think about it? Is it good? Bad?? I can't really tell so please review. Anything you want. Good or bad.
Thanks,
Silver-sunshine
