Discovered
"Ka-Kagome's your mate?!" Kagura said as InuYasha continued to stare at his half brother, "If I'd known that, I would have gotten her out of here before Naraku even had time to think about poisoning her! Now we're all doomed!! Kagome and InuYasha will die! Just great!" At that same moment, a light shown from behind Kagura and a look of pure horror mixed with surprise and even fear twisted her face into a grimace as she clutched at her heart; or where it should have been. "Damn… you… Naraku!" She gasped as she fell in a heap on the ground at Naraku's feet, Kohaku standing just behind him. Something red was glowing and dimming, dimmer and dimmer in his right hand.
"Dear Kagura… You shouldn't have crossed me… and Kanna." Naraku smirked, "You shouldn't have crossed me. You don't want me to kill you too…" Kagura was lying on the ground, her form unmoving and silent.
"You won't… You know… that if you kill me… and Kagura… that your own life… will end sooner… We help… to keep you alive… and you know it… That's why… you won't actually kill us… unless you have to…" A small smirk appeared on her face, "Why do you think… That I've stuck around… you did… give me life… but you will also… take it away…" The smirk was gone, replaced by something that Naraku couldn't quite place. What was even worse was that Kanna was right on the dot so far. How had she found all this out?! She shouldn't know this much! "And now… You will not kill Kagome! I will not allow it!" Kanna's mirror started to glow slightly as a blue light enveloped her and Naraku. Kanna's mirror shown a light blue, and it started to absorb Naraku's soul, piece by piece. He scowled and tried to pull his soul back, unable to do so. Maybe he shouldn't have given her such powers to begin with… now of course it was too late. All he could do was kill her… and Kagura… and kill apart of himself, like InuYasha had done so many times. All his demons… all of them… They had been killed except for these two, because Naraku had worked extra hard to be sure that they would be the strongest. He had even made them stronger than Hakudoshi and the infant, though unknowing at the time. He had recently reabsorbed Hakudoshi and the infant, so that he could regain some of his lost powers.
"Kanna… Stop it!!" Naraku's own face twisted into a grimace now, as he felt his soul being pulled from his body.
"Very well…" Kanna's form suddenly shifted as it was pulled into her own mirror, then, as one, the mirror split, releasing Kanna's and Naraku's spirit at the same time. "Good luck, InuYasha and Kagome." Kanna's voice was thin as it and her spirit dissipated slowly into the air around them. InuYasha was speechless. What could he say? What could he do? Naraku was on his knees breathing hard, Kohaku right behind him, his head bowed slightly.
"Damn you, Kanna! Taking your soul… My soul! You took apart of my soul!!" Naraku looked up at InuYasha to see him holding Kagome in his arms. "At least Kohaku did his part. That poison will kill her, and you! You might have found it more to your liking to become mates after you tried to kill me." The usual smirk was on his face as he got back to his feet, dusting himself off. Then, he spotted Sesshomaru. "Ah, Lord Sesshomaru has joined us as well? Very interesting indeed… what will InuYasha do? Try to save Kagome, or try to fight me while she is injured and dieing?" He laughed, knowing it would only make InuYasha more and more upset. And more likely to attack blinded by his anger. Maybe he still had a chance after all…
"Naraku… You bastard!" InuYasha yelled as he looked at the demon before him. "You toy with others' emotions… and you take control of their friends and family… You kidnap Kagome and poison her… then you taunt me! Its just as I thought… You live and thrive only through others' pain and sorrow… You have no real power! You're just a coward!!" InuYasha's Tetsusiaga glowed a deep shade of red now. He had poisoned Kagome… His Kagome… His mate… The only woman he truly loved… Now she was going to die. He was going to be sure that Naraku died first, so that InuYasha could watch. He was going to tear this bastard to pieces! "Naraku!!"
But before InuYasha could do anything Kohaku had a sword, and was shoving it through Naraku's back. "Forget about me, did you?" Said the young boy as he shoved it straight through, leaving a decent sized hole in its wake. Not to mention the blood that covered his arm up to his elbow and down his front. "You will not kill Kagome! Or InuYasha… We will find a way to save her." Kohaku looked toward InuYasha around Naraku as the demon sputtered slightly. "InuYasha, get Kagome out of here! Hurry, before she breathes in much more of the poisonous air here!" Kohaku pulled his sword back to strike Naraku again as InuYasha reluctantly sheathed his Tetsusiaga and picked up Kagome in his arms. The kid was right, after all. He had to get Kagome out of here… Maybe Miroku could do something… anything! Kagome had to live… There was no way that they were going to die so soon!! InuYasha had wanted so much more from their relationship… Pups! He had wanted to have pups with her, but if she was going to die… and he was going to die… It would never happen, obviously.
With the still unconscious Kagome in his arms, InuYasha sprinted past Sesshomaru who drew his own sword and faced Naraku as the demon turned on the young boy. "You betrayed me as well?!" He yelled angrily, advancing on the young boy as his wound healed. "Fine then. I will take your life!" Naraku's hand reached out to the boy who put up his defense, only to see Sesshomaru's sword come through and slice through Naraku's arm, cutting it off in one swift movement. Then he stood between the two, protecting the young boy.
"Kohaku, is it?" Sesshomaru said, not taking his eyes off of Naraku, "Go now. Go with InuYasha and be sure that his mate, Kagome, will be alright." Sesshomaru saw the young boy nod out of the corner of his eye and run off down the hallway after InuYasha, sidestepping Kagura's still motionless form.
"He will not live! I will just make him come back…" 'What is this?! Naraku thought suddenly. 'I… I can't sense the jewel shard… I can't call out to it to control him! What did he-' Naraku gasped as he looked down at his chest. The jewel shard that he had put together… it was gone! "That little brat! He took my jewel-!" Naraku didn't get to finish his statement, for Sesshomaru had plunged his sword directly into Naraku's chest.
"Naraku, your fight is with me now!" Sesshomaru pulled his sword out of Naraku, slicing through his chest as he did so. But Naraku only reformed and stepped back from the dog demon.
"Damn you, Lord Sesshomaru…" Naraku said as he grasped his chest. Without the jewel shards, it was harder for him to reform repeatedly. He had to get it back…But how? "Kagura! Rise!" The wind sorceress did as she was told, her eyes empty. 'It seems she is soulless… Then she won't provide me much good at all!' Kagura's form disappeared, leaving just her bones; only so they, too, could disappear into dust. And so, much to Naraku's distaste, his only option left was to run. So run he did.