Chapter 10
'Stupid girl. Inuyasha is no longer himself. He won't recognize you for who you are to him.' Sesshomaru stopped and watched Kagome. 'She is trying so hard for a demon that no longer knows who she is.'
Jaukin stood back, also watching the events unfold before him. "That girl must not be thinking straight, she willingly slashes her arms and then runs into the battlefield! Wait! Her blood, no stains, what's going on?"
"Inuyasha! Your tetsuiga! You must take hold of tetsuiga!"
I could hear her yelling, but I didn't want to listen. This power was amazing. I growled at her, hoping to deter her. She just kept scrambling closer.
"Human, you will not reach him in time!" He released the energy blast, sending beams of light racing towards Inuyasha. It headed straight for him, but Kagome still ran into it. She wasn't fast enough to give Inuyasha his sword. She screamed and he faced Senkotsusei. The blast hit Inuyasha straight on, and Kagome was caught in the aftershock.
'I can't die yet!' with a mighty breath, her scream echoed horribly, her voice then caught in the wind created by the spears of energy.
Inuyasha lay on the ground pulsing, his human heart trying to regain control. "Kagome?" His eyes flashed, and turned back to their brilliant gold for a moment. The whites were still blood red, but he was there, still fighting with his demon half. He stared at the spot the blast hit, trying to remember why that girl was so important to him. "Kagome? Kagome. No! You bastard! Kagome!"
"She isn't the one you should worry about, Inuyasha. I am, besides, you won't have to die alone, you will join her soon enough!"
Still partially transformed, he ran over to her. "Kagome, are you alright?"
She sat up. "I think so. Tetsuiga's scabbard absorbed most of the energy but..."
Senkotsusei was shocked, 'How did she, a mere mortal, survive?'
"He tried to kill me Inuyasha!"
"Oh Kagome. You're going to be alright. Just wait here. Don't move." He took hold of tetsuiga and transformed back. He looked at her arms, they were still bleeding; it was her blood this time. It stained her shirt, and ran off onto the ground. He bound them as good as he could, using his tattered shirt to try to seal the blood in.
"My lord! Did you see that! Senkotsusei just about killed Kagome! The Tetsuiga's sheath saver her however." Jaukin was surprised, but overall, unaffected.
'She is still alive, but that was a close one. Inuyasha is useless without Tetsuiga. I now understand why father left me Tensuiga, the sword of healing, and Inuyasha tetsuiga, the sword of destruction. His life is preserved by the sword.' Sesshomaru had an epiphany. His father cared for both his sons, but the tetsuiga was the only weapon that would ensure Inuyasha's survival, especially considering the rivalry that existed between them. Should Inuyasha die, it will be by Sesshomaru's hand, not another demon.