Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha.
8 Eternities
A/N: yeah sooo…right. My stories haven't been going so well, but I really think this one will actually make it to an ending without being really really lame. Probably 9 or 10 chapters I figure. I got the idea while practicing my calligraphy in mandarin class (it was the character for 'eternity' and my friend had 8 on her page) a while ago so hope you like it!
Chapter 1: An End To It All
"AHH!" Kagome was attacked from behind but quickly recovered. It was almost over; all they had to do was find Naraku in his mansion, though that was proving to be very difficult.
"Over here! Quickly" It sounded like Miroku so Kagome ran to the source of the voice. Sango and Inuyasha were already there. Shippo and Kilala hung outside the window peering in, although they weren't involved in fighting. Shippo was deemed too young if anything should go wrong and Kilala had babysitting duty.
Miroku was kneeling trying to catch his breath before speaking again. Kagura lay not five feet away covered in her own blood. Her heart had exploded for she had given away Naraku's location to Miroku and paid dearly for her betrayal. "I think she's dead" he finally muttered, "Before she went she told me that Naraku is at the center of this hell labyrinth. We have to go down if we ever want to find him."
"Why should we trust her of all demons?" Sango demanded "We killed everyone we came across which was everyone she knew and she still wanted to sell Naraku out to us?"
"But you must remember that she wanted Naraku dead far more than any of us. He killed her for her incompetence of keeping his hiding place a secret." Miroku argued as he stood up.
"I believe her. Even if she is dead I believe it." Inuyasha said as he turned from the room and to the nearest staircase leading down. "Let's go" With that he left not waiting for everyone else to catch up. The three left behind ran through the flights of stairs at a dizzying pace behind Inuyasha.
"So you're sure this is it?" Kagome asked as she knocked an arrow onto her bowstring.
"Definitely, his smell is slight but it's still there. He must be using some sort of spell like usual. Keh, dirty cheater." He answered, a bit annoyed with so much talk. Inuyasha pulled Tetsuaiga out of its sheath and bent down to pull the cliché trap door up that had been hidden under a rug of sorts. He was about to pull when it came flying up without any pulling at all. "Well that's no fun"
They all peered into the darkness and jumped down one by one. In a far corner a few candles were lit and by them stood Naraku. He was standing calmly with his back to the intruders that had one thing on their minds, kill Naraku. He supposed he should be used to the anger and wrath feeling from everyone but somehow it all seemed surreal. Oh well no use dwelling on it. "Hello again Inuyasha and friends" he turned around to face them. "How lovely it is to have you stop by. Unfortunately or fortunately, for me that is, this will be the last time you visit anyone."
"We're not here to play mind games you bastard!" Inuyasha glared at him menacingly brandishing his sword.
"How brutal, but what can I expect from a son of a mortal. You are correct though, no time to talk, seems like you have a wish to die now." Naraku lunged at the group and immediately Inuyasha fought him.
Hell broke loose as it took the four well over an hour of fighting to finally kill Naraku once and for all. Turns out Kagome was aiming for Naraku's chest but got him in the back since he turned around after the release of the arrow. That's all it took. Naraku and everything he made disappeared into dust and flew in the wind.
'Tink' something fell in the dust with that small sound. Sango stooped down low and picked something up. She cupped it in her hands with wide eyes. Glimmers of tears cascaded down her cheeks as the soft pink light shone upon her face. "The Shikon-no-Tama" Sango whispered as she handed it over to Kagome who completed the jewel once and for all. It shined a bright pink and then started to glaze over as Kagome purified it.
Shippo and Kilala glided down and Shippo looked relieved that everyone was ok with only some minor wounds, minor meaning not bleeding to death. He raced over to Kagome first and hugged her, then around the whole gang and he even attached to Inuyasha in the same fashion. "Get offa me kid!" Inuyasha growled but he allowed a small laugh to escape.
They had no trouble getting back to the village, as most people were thankful to them for getting rid of the source of all their fears and were eager to help them out. They had gotten cleaned up and taken care of well before reaching Kaede's village as they referred to it as. Things seemed to be quite normal until later that night Kagome thought she saw right through her hand. The illusion was gone a few seconds later while she examined her hand further. She passed it off on being so tired from the whole situation and finally felt relief.
No one had trouble falling asleep that warm night in July but that would not last for long since nothing ever stays peaceful for too long.
A/N: so you like it? A bit short I think but it has a lot of information crammed into it. Sorry for the lack of battle, but the fighting isn't exactly so important as what happens afterwards. Well tell me what you think.