Chapter 10

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While the two stare off, Inuyasha and the others waited for the perfect chance to charge him without hurting the boy.

"Kagome I'm going to get him from behind you stay here. Don't move from this spot."

He watches the conversation while quietly walking behind him, with sango and miroku weapons ready if anything should happen. He was so close inches away when he raises his sword back to cut naraku head clean off his shoulders.

Just as he brings it down naraku vanishes.

"What the-"

Sesshomaru charges towards naraku seeing his chance to at least retrieve Akihiko. Recovering him was first on his agenda then it was the death of naraku once and for all.

He had seen Inuyasha attack and he had seen the speed in which naraku had moved out of the way. He was moving at an evenly match speed in which he move.

He saw his destination and to tell you the truth he wasn't too proud to know that he was heading directly towards his mate. Sesshomaru growls and everyone turns to where he is.

They all see kagome fall where she's standing in shock. She gasps at the pain that shoots through her chest. She takes deep breaths and looks up at Sesshomaru twisting naraku's wrist behind his back. Naraku grinds his teeth at feeling something breaking.

Sesshomaru eyes glowed red as he growl into naraku ear. "Don't touch what's mine."

"Yours you say?"

He growls louder at being toyed with.

"Release my son!"

Naraku grins. "Now why will I do that if I went through so much to get him?" The grip on his wrist tightens. "Because I will rip you to shred if you don't."

"Do you not understand that I am more powerful than the last time we spoken Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru looks towards kagome, who is looking up at the two. "Get him." she nods her head and gets up. Walking to the two, she outstretches her hands to Akihiko.

She takes him out of him arms and the child calm at being in familiar arms. Kagome held him close as she walks backwards away for naraku.

He watched it all and it didn't bother him. He smirks at her as she took the pup away from him and started to distance herself. He could see the uncertainty hidden behind her eyes.

She was still afraid but not as much with Sesshomaru around.

"Make sure you say your last goodbye because he will be return to me whether you like it or not."

She consciously pulls Akihiko closer to her while staring him down. There was no way he was going to lay his hands on her pup again. Injured or not she wouldn't let that happen.

"Kagome!"

Her eyes leave naraku's and locks with Sesshomaru red eyes. "Go to Inuyasha." She takes a few more steps back the feels Inuyasha land by her side.

"Kagome are you ok?"

She nods to him. He wraps his arms around her waist and jumps her away for naraku and Sesshomaru.

After taking a seat next to kaede, with some trouble and pain, she looks down at her son. Looking him over, she sees that he is not harm in any way. 'He's ok.' She sighs while stroking his head lovingly.

With Sesshomaru…

"You will parish today." His grip tightens on naraku's wrist, but it only receives a laugh from him.

"Do you really think that affects me? I just thought it would be fun to make your mate think there's a possibility you will win."

Twisting out of Sesshomaru grip easily, naraku sends his claw hand near his face. Sesshomaru jumps back just in time to miss his face from being cut to pieces. The two face off, circling each other waiting for the first to make their move.

The wind blew across the area sending black and silver hair blowing in all directions. Their eyes stayed locked waiting on the other to make the first move. In a blink of an eye the two charge.

White and black across the field at an amazing speed. It looked as if light and darkness were facing off against each other.

Kagome watch wide-eyed at the speed the two were going, but more importantly she was looking at the white figure that seem to move more graceful in fighting than then the black figure.

All of a sudden the two slide from each other at having their swords clash together. She watches a grin spreads across Naraku's face.

"It seems you are not as skilled as they say lord Sesshomaru."

Kagome looks towards her mate seeing the blood drip to the ground. Naraku had managed to place a long cut on his leg.

"Lucky shot." Sesshomaru says never once taking his eyes off the enemy.

"Yes lucky indeed. Well shall we finish this? I do have to prepare a room for my new ward don't you think?"

Sesshomaru growls low at him.

"Touché."

Naraku charges at him sending his sword down on Sesshomaru. He blocks it by bring his upwards sending naraku sword flying.

Immediately naraku starts to send his tentacles towards him. He slashes his way through them. He was tiring out and he knew he needed to end it quickly. He takes Tokijin and sent his Dragon Strike towards naraku who blocks it with a barrier.

'Darn it.' Sesshomaru says to himself. He jumps back slightly to observe the situation.

"Giving up alright? The game has just begun." A mass of demons youkai hoards down from the sky sending the Inu gang once again into fighting stance. They position themselves in front of Kagome and her son, kaede, and shippo.

The war was on. There was no way to get out of this one. It was either fight or die. One side had to win; it was just the question of which one.

...

Kagome watch the slaughter of youkai by her comrades. This had been going on four quite some time and kagome had seen enough. All of this to protect her and her son? And here she was sitting here doing nothing. She may be injured but she could still help out in some way.

"Kaede get Akihiko." the old miko looks towards kagome.

"I don't think you should interfere child. You might injure yourself more."

"I don't care I have to help in some way." she hands over her pup and leans on the tree to stand. Her bow was held tightly in her hands and she painfully reaches behind her and pulls out an arrow. She looks ahead of her.

This was getting bad. It looks as if naraku had the upper hand. Sesshomaru was holding him off the best way he could, but the barrier around the evil monster would not fall.

Inuyasha and the other had tired quickly and look as if they would give out soon.

Applying her miko energy to it and let it fly. It race across the field killing demons in its path till it settled in a boar youkai chest sending it to the ground in a heap of ashes.

She gave herself a small victory in her head but stop when she notice that, with her display of power came a hoard of youkai who now notice she was there.

She curse herself and gritted when she reach for another and strings it. She releases it and it flies to the mass of youkai killing them but more replace them.

"Kaede, shippo you two stay back."

She strings another arrow, but they were coming at her fast and she was slowing down. "Darn it!!" she curse silently.

"Kagome!!" she heard but concentrated on the demons. She lets go of another arrow watching as it went through the hoard but only really stop them temporary by the sustaining injuries.

"Let's move!" she says to kaede and shippo. They left moving to a safer place which is hard to do when you have injured youkai now wanting revenge.

Kagome lungs were burning from running and it was doing nothing to help with her injuries. She falls to the ground trying to pull in some much needed air.

"Kagome ye must keep running," Says kaede cautiously.

"I...I..."

She couldn't get her words out, the pain way unbearable. Just as the demons were upon them, a flash of red was seen cutting down the monsters.

"Darn it kagome! You just had to help." He looks over to his friend seeing the paleness of her skin. He pales himself and runs over.

Grabbing her shoulders he lightly shook her. "Darn it kagome calm down and breath!"

She grab onto his fire rat coat, calms herself and breaths in, and boy did it feel good.

"Thanks," she says looking up at him then pales. "Look out!!" she yells pointing behind him.

He turns to see the tentacles heading his way. If he moving kagome of the others would get hit and he didn't have time to pick up his sword and block them. He closes his eyes waiting for the impact.

But it never hit. He hears a gasps from kagome as her hands tighten then loosen from his shirt.

He opens his eyes to see kagome in a state of shock. Looking over, he too goes into shock.

In front of him was his brother with no less than 5 tentacles coming from his back. The field rain over with silence at the Inu Lord state.

"Sesshomaru!" kagome screams and Akihiko begins to cry. Kagome stood to run to her mate but is held back by Inuyasha.

"Hold her back!" growls out Sesshomaru using his claws to cut the disgusting appendages from his body. Blood poured from his wounds and pooled around him on the forest floor.

He raises Tokijin still intend on fighting.

Naraku raised a brow. "Surely you don't still intend to fight when you're already at deaths door?"

Sesshomaru answers him by moving his foot back slightly and going onto his fight stance. He bites his jaw in an attempt to distract him from the pain his body is in. He waits for his opponent to move.

Naraku smirks. "So be it." He charge at Sesshomaru and so did he.

"Noooo!!" kagome screams when she sees Naraku impale his sword into Sesshomaru chest.

"So long lord Sesshomaru," Says naraku twisting the sword. He watches his opponents' eyes widen. Then he roughly pulls the blade out. He step back as Sesshomaru drop Tokijin and falls forwards blood already surround his lifeless form.

Everyone looks on in shock. It couldn't be. Sesshomaru was defeated? It seemed like some sick trick but the eyes don't lie.

"LET ME GO!" says kagome tears running down her face. She looked over at her mate telling herself that he wound get up any second, but as seconds went by she was losing hope.

"Please Inuyasha let me go!" she cries.

"Yes Inuyasha let her see her dead mate, I promise I'll give her time to grieve" Says naraku with a smirk.

"You sick piece of filth," Says Inuyasha in a growl.

Kagome renew her struggles to get out of Inuyasha arms. Becoming pissed she sent a spark of her miko powers through him. Not enough to hurt him but to get him to release her.

"What the-" he yells releasing her.

She runs forward then slows when she comes upon Sesshomaru. She falls to her knees at his side. His face was pale covered in blood and dirt.

She reaches out to touch him but pulls her hand back. The tears start to fall again. He was gone and she never got to say good bye, she will never see his smile that he only showed her, and most of all she will never know what it would have been like to raise her son with his father.

She could hear crying Akihiko as she reach out to stoke Sesshomaru face. Her little boy only had her to depend on now. She broke down and covers her body over his back.

"How sickening. He was bound to be cut down by me either way. I think it's the best my ward doesn't need the filth he comes from."

Kagome tenses and sat up off Sesshomaru. Her fists clutch at her side as she turns to the vile trash that killed her mate. Her eyes flash silver and she stands.

"You call him filth when you're nothing more than a worthless hanyou that hides himself behind his pretty little barriers. I bet you don't even have the courage to come out to face me."

Naraku chuckled not noticing the change in her. She was pissed and she wanted revenge.

"You? A miko that can't even control her own spiritual powers?"

She glares at him.

Naraku laughs again. "I accept your challenge." He says his barrier falling.

Kagome eyes flash again as she stared at the jewel around his neck. She slowly brings her eyes up to his searching his soul. Of course he thought he didn't have one but he was human one and you can never get rid of that.

Naraku tentacles appeared from his body waiting to chase his prey. "This shall be quick."

"Kagome!!" Inuyasha yells running towards her. A barrier instantly appears around him and the others even Sesshomaru. Kaede looks down at Akihiko when he stops crying and fall into a calm sleep.

"You stay back Inuyasha. This is my fight. I will kill him if it's the last thing I do."

Inuyasha pounds on the barrier. "Kagome don't do this. Sesshomaru would haunt me for the rest of my life if something happen to you."

She eyes stay focus on naraku.

"Inuyasha can't you feel it," Asks miroku. Inuyasha turns to the monk.

"Feel what?"

"I feel it also miroku," Says sango now kneeling next to the lifeless Sesshomaru.

Kaede and shippo nod their heads in agreement.

"What is everyone feeling?" Inuyasha yells.

"Rage child. Rage from a miko with great spiritual energy and kagome is about to release that rage out on naraku."

"You mean some way she controlling her powers?" he asks and kaede nods.

"The passing of Sesshomaru has sent her into a frizzy of anger and she won't stop until what she plans to do is complete."

Inuyasha looks at kagome then to Sesshomaru and frowns.

Not long ago he would have wanted his brother to be killed but now it was different. He took care of kagome when he himself couldn't. He loves her and made her happier than he ever seen.

But he was gone and kagome was in a rage. If he could get through this barrier he would help her to destroy the fiend. Kagome was strong but that didn't decrease his uncertainty. As if reading his mind she answers him.

"You don't have to worry. I have this under control."

"Under control you say? You don't even have a weapon."

She stares at him bored. "Don't need one."

Naraku shrugs. "Say hi to Sesshomaru for me." He sends his tentacles towards her only to have them turn to ash when the touch a barrier around her.

He hisses and pulls his appendages back. "You wench. You will pay for that." He chargers at the girl only to have her stretch a hand out and release her miko energy and send him flying.

He slides across the ground feeling his body burn from the attack.

"What's the matter naraku? Can't a weakling like you even put up a good fight? Pathetic indeed."

"She sounded just like Sesshomaru when she said that." Says sango.

"I wouldn't be surprise." Says kaede.

"What do you mean?" asks shippo.

"Even in death Sesshomaru is watching over his mate. I believe he may be combining his soul with hers in order to truly get rid of naraku. By herself kagome would be amazing but with Sesshomaru power she will be magnificent."

Kagome felt relax as thought her mate had wrap his arms around her body. 'I'm with you mate.' She hears in a faint whisper on the wind.

Everyone turn back to the battle when naraku starts laughing. "So that's it? You're using your dead mate soul to increase you power. And you call me pathetic."

Kagome narrows her eyes. "You wouldn't be much without the jewel shards. Might I ask where they are?"

"You stupid wench they are where they're always are, here." He says placing a hand over the space where his heart should be.

"Over your non- existing heart." Kagome adds. She smirks. Let's sees what my mate has offered me. In a blink of an eye naraku found himself face to face to kagome. His eyes widen at her speed.

"Surprise?" she says stretching out both of her hands to blast him. He jumps back to dodge the attack which he does barely earning himself a burn on his leg. It was then he release that he wasn't regenerating.

"I place a light shield around the jewel. Though you may still have you speed and strength your ability to make barriers and regenerate are gone. Scary isn't it?"

She walked forward the ground shaking beneath her feet the wind blowing in all directions making her look like a huntress looking for her prey. A green substance begins to leak from her now lengthen claws.

Inuyasha and the other could see the wind blowing and the slight movement of the ground but it didn't affect them inside the barrier.

"What do you think she's doing?" asks shippo jumping on Inuyasha shoulder. He in turn turns to kaede.

"What is she doing?" he asks.

Kaede looks up from Akihiko to the battle. Her eyes widen. "She is using a priestess most powerful attack. It will kill every evil youkai around her even naraku."

"That's great!" yells shippo.

"No not at all child. Not many have survived after the attack. They drain themselves to finish the job which ends their lives. If I am correct it's the same attack that killed Midoriko."

Everyone eyes widen. Inuyasha speaks up. "You mean the one that made the jewel of four souls?"

Kaede nods. "I fear if kagome doesn't get control of herself we might just lose her."

Inuyasha turns and starts yelling and banging on the barrier again to catch kagome attention. It was useless, she wasn't thinking straight.

They watch in vain as she proceeds towards naraku.

Well, I'm sorry I haven't updated in so long been very busy plus I been on writers block. But I'm back now and I plan to get it done. Thanks for your support and waiting.