Taking place during the Trapped in a Duel to the Death Episode 39

Chapter 7

Sango and Miroku faced Naraku's puppet in the small room. One thought kept going through her mind, that Naraku was doing his best to divide their small band. Miroku gave voice to this when he said, "Sango, I don't know why but Naraku is trying to keep Inuyasha outside. We have to defeat this puppet quickly!" Sango answered by spinning around a tentacle that lashed out, and bringing her katana down in a vicious two handed slash. "Miroku, Naraku knows this thing can't beat us, so whatever trap he has planned has got to be outside with the others. I'm so sick of these deceptions!" Just after she said that an explosion rocked the walls. Miroku threw several sutras on the puppet as even more tentacles shot out from beneath the grey baboon pelt the puppet had on. Sango closed in and drove her sword in to the hilt, shouting, "We must slay this thing quickly!" To underscore her words, another explosion rocked the structure, and she could hear Kagome shouting. While Sango had the monstrosity impaled on her sword, Miroku struck its head with his staff, and the puppet finally collapsed.

The two friends rushed through the sliding screen partition to a scene of utter carnage. The ground was scarred and Inuyasha was obviously wounded. He's right arm hung useless and Koga, the wolf demon that kidnapped Kagome was using his jewel shards to his maximum advantage. His right arm fairly flowed with power and he knocked Inuyasha down with a kick to the face. The young wolf demon then leapt into the air. As he did, Sango unslung her mighty boomerang, Hiraikotsu, shoving past Miroku to get into position to throw, hoping that Kagome would engage Koga to assist Inuyasha. Kagome never drew her bow. Koga's right fist slammed into and through Inuyasha, who screamed from the force of the blow. "INUYASHA!," Sango screamed as she hurled the boomerang, the weapon smashing into Koga's face and chest as he looked up after his attack, his arm still partially embedded in Inuyasha's unmoving form. The blow slammed Koga to the ground, his blood flowing from his battered chest and face. Sango caught her weapon as it returned, and Koga charged, shouting, "Damn you!"

Sango, quick as a snake grabbed a small ball from her pouch and when Koga got in range she dropped the spherical object. The result was immediate: a dark purple gas gushed out, the poisonous fumes coupled with a strong smell stunned Koga, causing him to stumble. Sango sidestepped the charge, drawing her katana in a swift motion. Once she was past Koga she lunged backwards, her sword piercing his back, running him through, the blade exiting through his chest just below his ribcage. Sango then viciously twisted the blade as she snatched the sword back. Koga screamed from the pain, m his lungs filling with the demon slayer's poison, and fell forward landing just in front of Miroku's stunned form.

Kagome shouted, what she said Sango didn't know or care. She ran to Inuyasha. She knelt down, grabbing his hand. "Don't die, oh don't die," Sango said over and over to her unconscious companion. Tears flowing she looked up as Kirara landed, Kagome and Shippo on the demon's back. She rubbed Inuyasha's face and just kept praying, kept begging, "Please Inuyasha, don't die." Kagome looked stricken and ran over to Koga, seeing Sango was checking the fallen half demon. Miroku looked at her and said, "He's alive, barely. He's suffering from his woulds and from poison."

"That is correct monk," a cold and gloating voice came from above on the battlements. Naraku appeared, along with two other figures. One was a woman in a bright floral kimono, the other appearing to be a young girl with white hair and a white robe. A mirror was in her hands. "My, how I love when a plan comes together. It's always gratifying to see those who would oppose me slay each other, weakening their overall position." Naraku laughed again and said, "I must thank Kikyo. This victory would not have been possible without her willingly giving the jewel shards over to me." Miroku shouted, "Are you saying Kikyo helped you do this?!" "Indeed," replied Naraku. "Behold my incarnations Kagura of the Wind and Kanna of the Void. Kikyo so desired Inuyasha's demise that she gave me the instrument to make his death a reality. Don't you find that amusing?"

Sango glared in utter hatred at Naraku, the fiend who had taken everyone she loved from her. The demon slayer shouted, "Damn you Naraku!," as she ran by the fallen Koga, snatched up Hiraikotsu and threw the weapon. Kagura opened a fan and a might wind caught the weapon, flinging it away. With a smirk, she spoke for the first time saying, "The wolf didn't finish the job." At that proclamation all eyes turned to where she was looking. Inuyasha, bloody and badly wounded was standing. His eyes showed no fear. "Naraku! You bastard! You tricked that stupid wolf into attacking me. You used that mangy wolf the way you used Kikyo to attack me before, the way you use Kohaku against Sango. You're a disgusting coward. WIND SCAR!" While he was speaking he was sniffing out the Wind Scar, and sliced through it using only his left arm. The blast of energy flew up at Naraku who was laughing…and the white robed "child" stepped forward with her mirror. The Wind Scar was redirected back onto Inuyasha! The yellow energy enveloped him, tore at his wounded body, blasting him backwards. He landed on his back. His ears were ringing. The last sight he saw was Kagome's sacred arrow flying overhead as the sky, as his world went dark.

Pain. Pain all over. Inuyasha opened his eyes and saw a wooden roof. "Where am I?," he wondered. He tried to sit up, but the pain that shot through his body put an end to that foolish notion. "Inuyasha!" Shippo appeared, the young fox demon looking worried. "Don't move! Are you in pain? Are you ok?" Inuyasha struggled to move and Shippo did his best to stop him. "Don't move! You and Sango were hurt when the Wind Scar was turned back on you. Miroku and Kagome are looking for food, but you have to rest!" Upon hearing Sango's name Inuyasha turned his head and saw the slayer laying on a futon. Kirara was curled next to her mistress. "Is she ok?," Inuyasha asked. "She will be, she was caught in the blast. It wasn't as strong as it normally was, but you were both hurt. Her armor saved her, and the Tessaiga protected you, but you're both hurt!. I will go get you water, you rest!" With that, the demon child ran outside. Inuyasha turned his eyes to Sango. "Inuyasha," she said softly and she rolled to face him. "You're alive, I thought I had lost you." With a smile she took his hand. "Sango," he asked weakly. "What happened?" "Kikyo gave Naraku she shards she took from Kagome. He used them to create a trap that nearly killed us all. In the end, Kagome saved us with her sacred arrow." That was when Shippo screamed.