A Forgotten Memory
by 88whitedragon
Chapter 6: The Final Battle
As they both headed towards Kaede's hut, Rin came running to her laughing along the way towards her. "Mamma, your back, can you come with Rin and Shippo to go play in the meadow where the flowers grow?" Although Kagome was technically her aunt once Sesshomaru and Inuyasha blood bonded with her to become their little sister, Rin say's that she sees her as a mother figure than anything else even if Kagome was her aunt, Kagome will always be her mother.
"Of course Rin, but first let me handle out some things out before we go play, OK?"
"O.K. Mommy" Rin cheered.
"Rin, Where is Sesshomaru, Jaken, and Ah Uhn?" Kagome question since she didn't sense them in the nearby vicinity.
"Oh..Daddy Sesshomaru, Ah Uhn, and Master Jaken are back at the castle and will come for Rin later" Rin finish her explanation as all three enter the hut. As she entered Miroku inched closer to Sango as she was polishing her giant boomerang. Inuyasha and Kikyo weren't there at the moment, she believe they must be in the woods for a stroll. Lady Kaede sat there drinking tea as she observe Miroku's perverted antics. "Hentai" then came a crash as Sango bashed Miroku on the head with the now polished Boomerang.
"Oh, Kagome your back. Oh my... where did you get those katanas and outfit?" Sango said as she watches closely at the waking monk.
"Well sis, my mom had gave me some of my fathers things he left behind before he died in battle" Kagome said as she handle her some makeup and several bathing supplies. And gave some herbs from back home to Kaede where here were rare to find. Shippo had opened his package from Sota as he chew on a candy from a the bag his grandmother send to him.
"Lady Kagome, I didn't know your father pass away," Miroku said as he regain conscience as Kagome handed him some ofudas papers, a new set of paint brushes and ink.
"Kagome, I thought there wasn't any battles in your time?" Lady Kaede questioned the girl. As the young miko handle out a several books of activities to both Rin and Shippo with a new set of color crayons.
"Yes, but I didn't mention that some part of Japan not in the mainland per say but some of the smaller islands there are several shinobi villages that inhabit in more secluded areas. My father was a shinobi, an ANBU who are a very high rank of ninjas working under the Hokage the leader of the ninja village. There was an attack about sixteen years ago when a rouge nine-tail fox attack the village. My father was one of many shinobies who tried to protect the village however the odd thing was that he tried to reason his comrades to try not to kill it or how my mother said that he tried to calm the fox down. Some say that he was too kind hearted for his own good especially to demons and being a shinobi" Kagome explained as she tried to demonstrate Shippo how to use the video game that Sota gave him.
"But what happened to the fox? Mommy" Rin asks curiously.
"What type of kitsune was it? How many tails? Did they kill the kitsune?" Shippo looks at her in worry. The thought of someone of killing his kind always made him uneasy, and always recall the memory of how he lost his father to the Thunder Brothers.
"Please tell us Lady Kagome. Did these shinobies had the skill to kill a demon?" Miroku looked over toward his friend as she sat with Rin and Shippo on her lap.
"No, they may be strong and faster than any normal human. But when face with demons, they are like any other civilian. However, like Sango and Kohaku, the demon slayers were taught to fight demons. The kitsune tower over the trees much like Sesshomaru's true form. The fourth Hokage had sealed the nine tail fox into a new born child that happened to be his only son. The village was save but the cost of his life in exchange for the Shikigami to seal the fox within its human vessel. My mother told me the kitsune was red gold color, and had nine tails" Kagome said as she ran her fingers through her children's hair.
"So the kitsune is still alive momma" Rin said.
"It was a nine-tail Kitsune and is a rare Gold Ruby?!" Shippo cried in astonishment.
"I see ye know about this sort of breed young Shippo, care ye explain to us what ye know" Lady Kaede curiously asks. Like herself, the others in the room were curious, for kitsunes tend to keep to themselves and there is very little knowledge of them.
Puffing his chest for having the privilege to explain some facts of his kind, "Well there are different types of breeds and class of kitsunes. The most common is the brown(earth) kitsune, the orange(wind) kitsunes and red(fire) kitsunes, we are the low ranking ones, but my father was mated to a mid-rank Thunder Kitsune, my mother. The middle ranks are the Ice and Thunder Kitsunes. The third rank are the Shadow Kitsunes, Midnight Ruby Kitsunes who are the both dangerous.
The top three are rare, the second rank are the Silver kitsunes who have the ability over plants. But there's also the Silver Ruby who can control plants like regular silvers only their fire proof. Then there's the gold kitsunes, there are two types the normal Gold kitsunes and Gold Ruby kitsunes. The difference is Gold kitsunes have tel..telek...telekne..."
"Telekinetic?. basically mind readers and could move stuff with their minds" Kagome trying interpret what her son was trying to say.
"Right, they are mind readers, but Gold Rubies also have the power over wind and fire. Father told me there are two kitsunes who are the highest ranks of kitsunes but are the rarest of them all"
"Who are they? And why are they rarer than the gold and silver? Shippo" Sango was engrossed like her friends in getting knowledge of kitsunes that many don't know about.
"It's because they are hardly seen more so than the Silver and Gold foxes, so they are even rarer breed. They are called the Eclipse Kitsunes. The first one is the Solar Sun who have a white yellow gold fur. Solar Sun's have the power over lightning, fire, wind, and shadow, but they also was a rumor they control spirit power.
The second eclipse is the Lunar Moons are the opposites they have power over water/ ice, light, earth, and plants, but some were even born with holy powers or are immune to them. But there's a myth that there is a third type of Eclipse is like the combination of the both they are called the Solar Moon, they have both eclipses powers, no one is sure if they are even real or not. That is why is outside of the ranks because no one knows if they even exist.
But here is the thing about the nine-tails, the number of tails show how strong you are. The highest number a kitsune tails they can gain is nine. So the gold ruby must be the only one of its kind. Because kitsunes are hunted for their fur, only highest level of foxes that we could reach to are 5 to 7 tails if we're lucky to survive that long to reach it," Shippo said sadly.
"Don't worry Shippo, Rin knows that you'll be very strong, right? mommy" Rin hugged her 'adoptive brother.'
"That's true Shippo, if any other fox is able to at least seven tails it would be you. Besides we believe in you that you are going to follow that gold ruby example and gain your nine tail in no time." Kagome agreed to her daughter's view and morally supported her son's obvious goal to reach seven tails even his nine tail.
Then she felt a large number of jewels coming there way, as well as the feeling of a large number of demons coming there way. "Naraku" the name fell down her lips that alerted her companions that the final battle of the Shikon has arrived sooner than expected. Kagome gathered her weapons as did Sango and Miroku and ran outside. Kaede alerted the villagers of the upcoming dangers as Shippo and Rin stayed behind as they watch their friends and mother run further away from the village so no stray demons attack them.
"Kagome, how much further away are Naraku and his demon horde?" Sango yelled out to her sister as Kagome showed new bound strength and stability as she ran alongside Kirara carrying Miroku and Sango.
"About a mile or so, I hope Inuyasha, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, and Kouga noticed Naraku soon. Hate to admit but the army he has under his control will surely slow us down and leave us vulnerable if Naraku oh so generously gets involve in the fight" Kagome answered as she ran ahead of them. Because of the taijyaa training with Sango and how merciless Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's training were it was easier for her to train the ways of the ninja her father's scroll instructed. However, even with the retrogress training of the shinobi in just under a week made her tired of exhausting herself with so much chakra she uses on her genjutsu's and ninjutsu's.
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"Ku ku ku, hello my little miko. My...Why don't we look dashing today, do you think that you can defeat me? I see that Inuyasha has abandoned you for your reincarnation, seems he doesn't care about you at all" Naraku taunted her. As Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Kirara were ready to launch a progressive strike against the demon army and despicable hanyo.
"Your mind games won't work on us, Naraku. We have complete faith in Inuyasha, and he will come before this battle ends. For the kamis will judge you of the sins you committed against innocent people" Miroku confidently said as he stared at Naraku with determination.
"Naraku, your life will end here by our hands. We will not let a coward such as you to escape with your life by hiding yourself behind your army. Naraku growled in annoyance and anger at the insult Kagome coarsely point out.
"You will pay for your insults miko, no matter how strong you are I have in my possession a little more half-completed jewel. You will hand me your half before you can gasp in your last breath before you die by my hands" as Naraku signal the yokai to strike. The first set of demons lunged at the three humans and demon who are in their master's path in ruling over insignificant humans and yokai.
"Hiraikotsu!!" as Sango and Kagome threw their boomerangs at the first line of demons that charge. Miroku let out his wind tunnel before abruptly sealed it as a horde of shamyosho began to almost sucked inside the wind void. The demons were charging them from all directions and were overwhelming them as the demons were cutting their space.
Kagura who manages to avoid the onslaught of boomerangs that came charging to her as she lunge for an offensive attack.
"WIND SCAR!!' 'DRAGON STRIKE!!"
Then there was a distinctive yells as a flash of blue and yellow lightning stop both Kagura's Dance of the Dragon. An arrow of blue light shot through the horde of yokai as it cut down their numbers in half. Kagura was fling of her feather when two kicks came from behind her back as two tornadoes stop in front of the wind witch revealing two wolves. Then the half inu demon along a human priestess walked out from the forest line, then the full demon inu gracefully landed from his youki cloud.
"Your late Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she cut down another demon with her two katanas. Kouga and Ayame had their attention of Kagura to avenge their fallen comrades who were killed under Kagura's wind attacks. Sango was busy defending herself from Kohaku as she didn't want to hurt Kohaku. Miroku and Kikyo were taking down the demons as Sesshomaru and
Inuyasha were cutting their way toward Naraku. Sesshomaru revive Kohaku once Kagome withdrew the shard once Sango immobilized her brother.
"Sorry to take so long Kag's. You know me I always want to make a dramatic entrance. Why don't we finish this once and for all" Inuyasha confidently said as all three of them came closer to Naraku's position as he stood back from the battle.
"You think you can stop me, Inuyasha. If you couldn't save your precious Kikyo fifty years ago. What happens if I get rid of your little reincarnated miko" Naraku said as lunged several tentacles at the two inu brothers pushing them further away from the miko before thrusting a tentacle through her torso.
Kagome's body jerk forward from the blow, she painfully gasp at the sudden strike of pain. Blood drip from her mouth as her eyes widen in shock.
"KAGOME!!" her friends yelled out to her. With the distraction Kagura send several Wind blades at the two wolves, Kohaku and Sango were flung toward the trees by one of Naraku's tentacles, and Miroku to be slashed from behind by a random demon's claws. Kirara was hit the tree as she tried to cushion both taijiyaas blows. Kikyo barely avoided her own arrow being send back because of Kanna's mirror. Sesshomaru and Inuyasha watch stunned as their sister they had adopted into their family slump onto the tentacle that held her up.
"How's does it feel that you could not prevented the death of your beloved miko? Inuyasha" Naraku placed a barrier around his moments before Inuyasha send out several wind scars at him.
"Sniveling hanyo, you will pay for striking down my imouto. I will make sure that your death is slow painful for you" as he lounge at him once Inuyasha used the red Tetsusaiga to brake down Naraku's barrier.
"Lord Sesshomaru who knew that you care for the woman child who was a mother toward you human ward" he mock as Sesshomaru tried to attack him, however Kagura send Wind blades to prevented his advances. Kouga kept fighting the demons to keep them at bay from getting close to Ayame who lay behind him unconscious. Sango stood over her brother and poison monk as he held his void hand for vacuuming the SaimyÇshÇ who almost struck his beloved taijiyaa with their poisonous stings. Kirara stayed by her mistress side to guard her prone body once she collapse from exhaustion as Kikyo aided the fire neko.
"Perhaps I should pity your little ward and the fox kit and help them reunite with their mother. Ku ku ku" Naraku darkly laugh at their shock and anger expression. He watch as Kanna and Kagura kept the brothers away from his person. But his laughter suddenly halt when he felt a cold steel upon his neck and a cold voice near his ear.
"Naraku, Don't you dare touch on my two children' you sorry excuse for a hanyo. For if even think to lay a hand against them, believe me, that is the last thing you'll ever do" as the pressure of the blade nick his flesh drawing blood.
"How are you standing behind me if I had stricken you down moments ago?" Naraku sneered at her in anger. The others noticed that their friend and sister stood alive behind with her blade against the evil hanyo's neck nothing worse but the cuts she had received earlier from the demons that lunged at them earlier in the battle. The body of what they thought was their sister that lay on the ground when Naraku withdrew his tentacle as he taunted the inu brother's puff out of existence and revealed the body of the demon that happen to had stood near him.
"You can thank my father in leaving some teachings in scrolls he left behind for me to learn Naraku. Now die and go to hell where you belong as punishment for your treacherous deeds" her katanas consume in holy powers as she plunged on through his heart and slash his throat as his body was purified into ash before he hit the ground. Picking up the other half of the jewel, she combined them with the last remaining strength of her miko powers. A flash of light came out from the jewel as it consumed the field destroying what remain of Naraku's demon horde before collapsing in exhaustion.
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88wd: sorry for not updating sooner. I have several problems at home with my aunt sick, my home computer not working and catching up in my school work.
Nar: HEY! HEY! HEY! Was that substitute jutsu Kagome used to avoid being killed by Naraku's umm...that long thingy? BONK OWWW!! Why did you HIT ME? Sakura
Sak: NARUTO!! If you were PAYING ATTENTION you would KNOW that Kagome DID USE the SUBSTITUTION JUTSU.
Nar: Oh right he embarrassedly rubbed his head
Sak: Idiot...Till next time "The Mythical Kitsune Exists: A Tale of the Past"