The fog worsened as the vengeful demon before Sesshomaru laughed. Marasu took enjoyment out of making others suffer, especially demons as powerful as Sesshomaru. "You thought you were immune to all poisons… your arrogance will be the death of you." Marasu smirked as he drew his dark blade. Shippo observed Marasu, terrified of his ominous presence. "So now the question is, do I snap your neck for what you did to me… or let you suffer until some lowly demon comes and eats your flesh?" Sesshomaru only furrowed his brow, holding up his hand, popping his knuckles. "Hmph, then I suppose I'll start by cutting your right arm off!" Marasu yelled before striking out at Sesshomaru.
Inuyasha looked up at the sky, deep in thought. He knew how Sesshomaru probably felt, and so he's been trying to make everyone give him space, without admitting it ofcourse. He sighed. "What're we going to do? A poison that relentlessly attacks the body and has no cure…" Kagome had brought many things with her from her family that she claims might help ease Sesshomaru's symptoms; but simply containing the symptoms is not enough. Inuyasha started walking towards Kaede's hut when he suddenly caught wind of Naraku's scent. He quickly ran inside the hut, where he found Sesshomaru missing. "Dammit!" he cursed running back outside the hut. "Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted, running towards him. "In the woods! A jewel shard!" she panted. Without hesitation, Inuyasha began making his way towards Naraku's scent. "What a coward Naraku is!"
Sesshomaru frowned, evading Marasu's attacks. He knew that Marasu was simply toying with him, mocking his weakened state. "Haha, what's wrong Lord Sesshomaru? Tiring so soon?" Marasu was simply swinging his sword around, not putting any real effort into his attacks. Shippo stayed hidden in the bushes. He too could tell that Marasu was poking fun at Sesshomaru. "Fool… do not underestimate me!" With that, Sesshomaru threw his opponent off guard with a poison claw attack to the face. He jumped back, rubbing his burning eyes. "Tch. Fight back all you want, your efforts are wasted." Marasu laughed. Sesshomaru simply charged at Marasu again and again, hoping to throw Marasu off guard, however, his plan quickly came to a halt when Marasu swung his sword into Sesshomaru's side. "It's unlike you… to just blindly swing your claws around with no real strength or plans…" Marasu chuckled as he tightened his grip on the blade, digging it deeper into Sesshomaru's side. The powerful demon simply glared into his attacker's eyes. He then gave Marasu a little smile before ripping his hand through his chest, just barely missing his heart. This is something he did not see coming. Shippo stared at the now two terribly wounded warriors in front of him.
Inuyasha quickened his fast past towards Sesshomaru, smelling more and more of his blood; but something else too, a new demon's blood. "Is it another one of Naraku's incarnations?" Once he was close to the battle scene, Inuyasha drew his fearsome sword, ready to charge in with the windscar. Once Inuyasha came through the trees however, he quickly stopped his attack. Sesshomaru and a very evil looking demon were locked in what seemed like a very intense situation. Sesshomaru with his right hand through the demon's body, the demon with his sword in Sesshomaru's side. The two of them looked like they were waiting for the other's next move. Marasu quickly took it upon himself to remove his demonic blade from Sesshomaru's side, causing the white-haired dog demon to step back, blood staining his dark blue kimono. Inuyasha quickly moved into the offense however, and swung his mighty tetsusaiga, hitting Marasu with a direct blast of the windscar. This caught the dark demon entirely off guard, injuring him severely. Thrown back into the woods, Marasu used this as a chance to embarrassingly flee the fight before Inuyasha could finish him off. "Sesshomaru must've already injured him pretty bad for him to flee like that" Inuyasha thought.
Despite his injuries, Sesshomaru kept a very calm, expressionless face. "Inuyasha!" Shippo shouted, jumping out of the bushes. Inuyasha looked at his brother, "Who was that, Sesshomaru?" Sesshomaru stayed silent, but then answered. "He calls himself Marasu…" the proud demon was slightly annoyed that Inuyasha continues to come and "rescue him", as if he isn't fine on his own. "THAT was Marasu?" Inuyasha was a little surprised. "I thought you killed him." Kagome and the others came rushing to the scene as well, shocked at all the red on the otherwise green forest grass. "Lord Sesshomaru!" Jakken came running over to his Lord's side. "Your wounds!" he exclaimed. Inuyasha stared at his brother. "Even with a gaping wound on his side he stands proud. Maybe it's possible for him to overcome this poison on his own."