Chapter 14

Hikaru- San: Last chapter. Sequel in the making!

"Mina! Look Out!" Kagome shouted. Mina turned to find herself reflected back. Kanna attempted to suck out Mina's soul. But Mina stood there, unaffected.

Mina shot one of her spiritual spells at Kanna and destroyed the demon of nothingness.

Why wasn't Mina affected by Kanna's mirror? Inuyasha thought to himself.

Then a laugh pierced the air.

"Because the woman is just an animation." Naraku's voice said. Then he appeared.

"What do you mean she's an animation?" Sesshomaru said, death- glaring Naraku. Mina stepped closer to Sesshomaru.

"She doesn't have a soul. Only one thing is giving her life. I'll show you what it is that let's this woman live…"

Naraku's tentacles shot out and stabbed Mina in the heart. Kagome saw something fly out of her friend's heart.

"A shikon shard!?" Kagome shouted. The shard was the most pure one found yet.

Mina's eyes faded. Before her body crashed on the ground, Sesshomaru caught her.

Naraku held the shard in his hand.

"A shikon shard. Possibly one with a bit of Midoriko's own soul. So that explains why that girl had the skills and the memories of that miko."

Sesshomaru ignored Naraku.

"Mina…"

Mina tried to say something, but she ended up coughing up blood.

"Sessho…maru… I'm sorry…" Mina fainted in his arms.

"Naraku…" Sesshomaru said, with anger in his voice.

"I can hardly care whether or not that woman's alive. As long as the jewel is complete." Naraku said, as he advances to complete the jewel. Then a sacred arrow shot Naraku in the arm.

"Make another move and this next arrow won't miss!" Kagome shouted.

"Rushing to your death, are we?" Naraku said, as he shot out another tentacle. Inuyasha rush and pushed Kagome out of the way.

"Wind Scar!"

"Dragon Strike!"

The two attacks combined and shot Naraku. The Jewel flew out of his hand. Kagome reached out for it, but was shocked back, because of all the taint that was in the jewel.

Kikyo would have been able to purify it, but Naraku finished her off a long time ago, preventing that from happening… how are we suppose to purify it now? Kagome thought to herself.

Naraku absorbed the attack that Inuyasha and Sesshomaru threw and shot it back at them. The two brothers crashed into a building behind them.

"Admit your defeat, and I shall spare Kagome's life." Naraku said, as he got a good grip of Kagome's throat.

Then a shine came from nowhere.

"The Jewel! It's… being purified. That's impossible." Naraku said.

"I'm Midoriko's reincarnation. Of course it's possible…"

Naraku turned around to come face to face with Mina. Blood was dripping from her left side, but she stood as if she wasn't injured.

"You…. how can you be…"

The jewel connected itself to Mina's sword. Mina held it up and pointed at Naraku. Naraku released Kagome and prepared to fight Mina.

"Naraku. Do you really think you can defeat me? We all know that your power comes from possessing the Jewel. Now that it's purified, you lost your control over it!" Mina said, as she released her attack on Naraku.

"Inuyasha! Sesshomaru! You have to help her!" Kagome shouted, as she shot an arrow at Naraku.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru released their attacks and struck Naraku. Then, Naraku was no more.

Mina collapsed to her knees.

The Jewel disappeared inside Mina, never to be seen again.

"Mina!"

Mina looked up at her friends and smiled.

"Don't worry guys. All the Jewel had left was Midoriko's soul. The demon's soul was purified along with Naraku. I'll be ok." Mina said calmly.

Sesshomaru embraced his mate.

Mina whispered something in his ear, causing his to smirk… and blush slightly….

"Well, it's finally over." Kagome said.

"What are you going to do now Kagome?" Inuyasha asked.

(In the Demon Slayer Village)

"It's gone!"

"What is?"

"The Wind Tunnel…"

Sango sat up. She took a closer look at Miroku's right hand. The Wind Tunnel was gone.

"Now the 'I can't help it because of the cursed hand' excuse is no longer valid." Sango said to her lover.

Then she felt a familiar feeling on her butt.

"Don't worry. The only woman I'll be groping from now on will be you, as it always been since you came along." Miroku said.

SMACK!

"That doesn't mean that you can't learn self control." Sango said.

(Outside the hut)

"I don't even want to know." Shippo said to Kirara, as he heard the previous conversation from Sango and Miroku. He left the perimeter before he heard… um…. other things….

(Back At the Well)

"Are you sure?" Inuyasha asked Kagome, as she approached the well.

"I'm sure." Kagome replied. "Sota pretty much checks the well daily, so he'll be sure to get it." Kagome tossed her backpack, along with a letter into the well.

"Besides, if Sota doesn't find it, then the odds are gramps will, since he'd probably try to exorcise the well to bring me back."

Kagome reached for Inuyasha's hand.

"Let's go home!"

"Yeah…"

Back in the Modern Era, Sota ran into the house.

"Mom! Kagome's not coming back!" Sota said to his mother.

Kyoko took the letter from Sota's hand.

Dear mom,

Naraku has finally been defeated and the Shikon Jewel is gone forever. Mina seems to love it here in the medieval times so much that she wants to stay here. I have to say… I feel the same way.

I just want to say that I love you guys very much, and I'll miss you. Please know I'll be happy with Inuyasha.

Your daughter,

Kagome

Kyoko folded the letter and held it close to her, with a smile and tears on her face.

"How did I know it was going to end up like this?" Kyoko said to herself.

(Western Lands)

"Are you sure?"

"I'm more sure than ever. I love you."

Sesshomaru help Mina adjust on the bed before he entered her.

"I love you too."

Mina smiled as she thought about their future and the life they just created.