(Thanks for all the reviews! I've been working on this chapter for a bit now, and it changed quite a bit from what I originally thought. Anyway, enjoy!)
Inuyasha heard the sickening sound of metal stabbing through cloth and skin. A searing pain shot through his chest that quickly spread to the rest of his body. He closed his eyes and hung his head. I can't believe it, I thought if I was gonna die it would be by Naraku's hand, not by humans… A few seconds of silence past.
Wait, I'm still breathing! But how? Inuyasha opened his eyes and looked at his chest; the blade had missed his heart by an inch. "Looks like you need to work on your aim." He grinned.
"Ah you bitch!" Montsumo yelled, pulling his blade from the half demon's chest. "You moved him!"
The slayer narrowed her eyes at him. "If anyone kills the half breed it's me." She hissed.
"I should be the one to kill him, I want revenge! He destroyed everything I worked so hard to achieve. My strength, my village standing, my good looks…" He dragged a hand across his chin, motioning to his scarred face.
The slayer rolled her eyes, "I seriously doubt you ever had that…"
"Wench! Now stay still or the blade might just run through you too!" He angled the blade once more at Inuyasha's bloody chest. The blades around his shoulders tensed up a bit.
The slayer quickly kneed Inuyasha in the back, unwrapped her twin hooks, and then threw him to the ground. "Then we shall fight to see who gets the honors!" With great speed she locked Montsumo's blade with her hooks. However with a little pressure he broke the dead lock.
"As if you can beat me, Naraku bestowed upon me two jewel shards! He only gave you one!" He yelled, swinging at her. She sidestepped his first attack then continued to dodge his blows.
Inuyasha watched the other two fight for a moment, however as soon as they forgot about him… "Now's my chance, I just need to-ah!" He tried getting up but his arms quickly collapsed. "Damit that bitch's blade cut up my shoulders, but this bad?" he muttered. All he could do was watch the two, seeing who would get the killing blow on him.
"Inuyasha!" A voice yelled Kagome's voice he quickly realized. He looked to his left to see Kagome running over to him, along with the others.
A strong blow nearly flung the slayers hook from her hand, but she continued to fight. However they both looked over when they heard someone yelling, and saw the new arrivals.
"Truce?" He asked, looking back at her.
"Truce." She nodded.
"Inuyasha what happened?" She kneeled by his body, noticing the stab wound in his chest and the deep cuts on his shoulders.
"I think they did it, I could be wrong though!" Miroku said after seeing Montsumo running over to them. He blocked his first swing with his staff.
"Right!" She nodded, getting to her feet. "Let's see how he likes this!"She loaded an arrow and took aim; she was so into it she didn't realize the rushing slayer.
"Watch out!" Sango yelled, throwing her Hirakosu at her. However she jumped over it gracefully and completely dodged it. Her attention turned, she charged at Sango.
"Hmm, since demons tend to stronger than half demons you technically should be able to beat her. I could be wrong though…" Myoga the flea mumbled from her shoulder.
"What do you mean, 'could be wrong'?"
"Never mind, I really should get going!" He jumped from her shoulder and disappeared from view.
"Damit all…" Sango mumbled as the hooks entangled the Hirakosu.
"Will you just shoot already?" Miroku tried desperately to hold off the much larger man.
"Almost…there!" The arrow shot through the air with a pink light and began picking up speed.
Montsumo winded Miroku with a kick to the chest, "Mere arrows can't stop me!" With his free hand he slashed the arrow, the force of it sent the now useless arrow cluttering to the ground.
Meanwhile, Inuyasha still struggled to get up. His arms didn't seem to comply as he fell time after time. He was forced to sit back and watch as his friends fought a desperate battle. The slayer was making quick work of Sango, and Kagome and Miroku didn't stand a chance against that monster.
"Kagome…" He mumbled, "They've got jewel shards…"
"Huh?" She seemed to have forgotten Inuyasha was even there. She focused for a moment, "You're right! I didn't notice at first, but now I see they've got three of them! One in each of his arms, and one in her back!"
"Yeah, if you can take those out we can win this…"
"Hirakosu!" The wooden boomerang cut through the ground, straight towards the slayer. She quickly sidestepped the attack, then turned back to look at the defenseless Sango, at least until her weapon returned.
With a fierce battle cry she ran forward and used her hooks to grab hold of her ankles. In one swift movement she pulled her blades upward and flipped her over. She smiled as she angled her blade around her neck.
"What a pitiful excuse for a slayer, so weak. Not to mention you spend your time with a half breed, sickening!" Just as she was about to slice Sango's neck she was thrown off her feet by a charging Kirara.
"Ahh!" She smashed against the ground a slid several feet. With a groan of pain she looked upwards to see a smiling kitsune riding a giant cat demon.
"Haha! Got her!" Shippo yelled.
"Nice one!" Sango picked up her Hirakosu than rushed over to the fallen half demon slayer.
"I'm just as good at killing demons as half demons!" She pushed against the ground and got on her feet. She popped open a bag at her side, then threw them against the ground. A cloud of poison suddenly engulfed them all.
Sango walked backwards outside of the cloud of smog, coughing the whole way. "Kirara? Shippo?" She yelled into the poison.
"Don't worry about them, pay attention to me!" The slayer suddenly appeared from the darkness and began attacking her. "The poison merely them; I'll finish them off after I'm done with you!"
Montsumo blocked yet another arrow as Kagome continued to fire them. He brought his sword down on Miroku's staff yet again. "How long do you think you can keep this up, hmm? Thanks to these jewel shards I haven't even broke a sweat!"
"Inuyasha, you have to get up! We can't beat them alone!" Kagome pleaded.
"I'm trying! I don't know why I my arms won't hold up, she didn't cut me up that bad."
"Hmm, it seems it's not the cuts that are holding you back." Myoga appeared on Inuyasha's back, he was examining his oozing wounds.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean," He took a quick sip of his blood. "That it's in fact poison holding you back."
"Poison? You mean that bitch's blades were drenched in poison!"
"Yes, I suppose I could suck out the poison but that could take some time…"
"Just get to it!"
Finally Miroku's gold staff was knocked from his hands as Montsumo delivered a fierce blow. With his only defense gone he was quickly punched in the face. The monk fell to the ground, blood pouring down his face and chest.
Before Kagome could run, or even yell, he ran forward with inhuman speed and grabbed hold of her. "You're not going anywhere!" He smiled at her while pulling her closer. She struggled and flailed with all her might, but his grasp on her held.
"Inuyasha!"
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled. Myoga was still sucking at his wounds so all he could do was watch.
Back with the slayer she was making quick work of Sango. Her speed and strength was far greater than her own, it was a wonder she even lasted this long. She sealed her fate as she threw several small knifes at her body. They stabbed through both of her legs and one of her arms, efficiently immobilizing her.
As the battle ended Inuyasha saw the true horror of the situation. Kagome was being held firmly by the beast of a man and Miroku lay broken and beaten on the ground. Sango was trying to get up, but her limbs didn't comply. Sento still looked to be unconscious, and finally Shippo and Kirara laid in a deep sleep together.
"Well, who gets the kill then? Do you want to fight for it?" The slayer asked, walking over to him.
"Heh, I've got his women. I think that's revenge enough!" He laughed heartily, still holding Kagome. He looked over to the two sleeping demons, he walked over to them. "This looks nice too!" He grabbed Shippo by the tail and held him up with his free hand.
"Wha the?"Shippo asked coming too. As soon as he caught sight of Montsumo he began freaking out.
"I think you would make a nice coat, at least some trimming for one!" He smiled at the young fox demon.
The half demon slayer rolled her eyes at him once again. "Can we get back to the half breed
?"
"Fine fine, you can take him. These two are enough for me, haha!"
"Myoga, will you hurry up already!" He whispered loudly to the flea demon.
"This takes time milord, just give me a minute." The flea was now two times his usual size and was still growing.
The slayer walked over to Inuyasha, she didn't even notice the flea draining his wounds. "You shouldn't have let me live; now you will pay for your foolishness!" The razor sharp blade dangled menacingly by his neck, just one swing and he would be dead. She tried to savor the moment, to see the fear in his eyes. However he gave her no pleasure and stared blankly at her. Angered, she went to deliver the blow.
"Ah, all done…" Myoga said, rolling over in his bloated state. Inuyasha smiled.
Just as the blade swung at him he jumped to his feet, the blade missed his neck by inches. The slayer stumbled back in shock. "That's impossible! The poison should have kept you immobilized!"
"Heh, well thanks to a certain flea I'm all better!"He raised a fist and punched her in the face. As she dropped one of her hooks Inuyasha grabbed it before it hit the ground. The blades crossed in midair and entangled each other; however the half demon had more strength behind him and was winning. He pulled the blade towards him and she lost grip of her weapon, she stood defenseless.
Montsumo sighed, "Do I really have to do everything myself?" He dropped the struggling fox demon and pushed Kagome away. By the time he arrived the slayer was crawling away from Inuyasha, her face covered in blood. "Hitting a woman, that's low. Even for a half breed like you!" His katana cut through the air and easily tossed the hook from Inuyasha's hand. My god, the strength behind his blows is incredible! He could probably take off one of my limbs with a single swing! Diving out of the way he avoided another attack. If I can just get to the Tetsugia, I can end this with the Wind Scar!
Inuyasha looked around desperately to try and find the Tetsugia, he soon caught sight of it a few feet away. Running forward and avoiding Montsumo's sword he finally grabbed hold of it. It turned from its useless state to a giant gleaming white sword. "Let's see how you like this, Wind Sc-!" He was in mid sentence when he stopped. As soon as he was about to unleash the Wind Scar, the large man had run off. He had fled with unusual speed for a man of his size, and had vanished from sight quite quickly.
With him gone all that was left was the slayer, she was crawling when he arrived. "I see the jewel shards power is running out, you're becoming exhausted." Inuyasha remarked.
"Don't speak to me half breed! I can still kill you, you disgusting hanyou!" Using the last of her strength she got to her feet and threw a black ball at him. He deflected it off the Tetsugia and it exploded in front of her. Coughing she tried to get out, but was too weak to escape. Inuyasha rushed through the smoke and grabbed her; he dropped her on the ground a few feet away.
"You're lucky I saved you again, I coulda just let you die…"
"Don't ever touch me again filth! Die!" She grabbed a dagger from her side and went straight for his heart. "Ahhh…" Her voice trailed off as a blade stabbed through her back. Sango stood behind her, plunging the blade into her. As the blade exited she dropped to the ground beside her.
"Ughhh…" She groaned. Blood poured from her chest as she struggled to breathe. She took one last look at Inuyasha, and instead of the hate and disgust that filled it before it was now replaced with a light smile. "Goodbye, half demon…" She spoke her last words, than died.
(I hope all of you enjoyed it. I will get the next chapter out soon, probably in a couple days. Till then read and review!)
