Title: The Heart of the Nile: The Heart of the Nile

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha and all credit for the anime should be directed to the Inuyasha corp. and author.

Rated: M – Mature language, violence, and adult content in various chapters.

While reading: I recommend listening to "Beauty and the Beast: Transformation" and "Evenstar – Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers " on YouTube. This is not my channel/movie nor do I have any rights to song but I love this work and I think it adds a great atmosphere while reading.

The Heart of the Nile: The Heart of the Nile

Sesshomaru ran towards the platform. He could see that his Uncle's body was lying across Kagome's stomach unmoving. It was evident he had tried to get to her but died in the process falling over, leaving her stuck under his dead weight. He quickly climbed onto the stage and pulled his uncle's lifeless body off of hers. He then tenderly touched her face as he whispered her name over and over again trying to wake her. She wasn't responding.

(*** Beauty and the Beast: Transformation ***)

He then checked her over and could see that she was still lightly breathing but was very… very weak. She was a gray color in complexion and her lips were turning blue. Pulling his Uncle's cape off his corps he wrapped it around her to try and warm her body. He carefully pulled the dagger from her chest, lifted her up onto his lap and began to gently run his finger over her face while he continued to say her name. She took in a struggled breath and opened her bruised eyes.

"Sessho...maru?" she croaked.

"I'm here… I've got you…. We're together now," he whispered as he leaned forward holding her head in his hands so she could see him better.

"You…. you came… for me…" she said as she struggled to breathe.

"Of course I came. I couldn't have let them… Oh, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have left you alone! I tried to get here as soon as I could. I'm so, so, sorry Kagome, I'm so sorry," he said as he hugged her tight but was cautious of her injuries.

"You came... that is… enough…" she said with a soft smile as she brought her hand up to cup his cheek. He leaned into her touch but shivered. She was as cold as ice.

"Why did you do it? Why did you kill him? You should not have been so reckless," he asked. She then looked deep into his eyes as her light blue ones began to loose life and said,

"When…. when your in… love…. you do…. crazy…. things…."

"Oh, Kagome," he said with watery eyes as he leaned forward kissing her forehead.

She then closed her eyes and breathed in painfully. Sesshomaru held her as she worked through the pain. She then opened her eyes again, looked into his and said,

"You must… make the wish… Sessho...thumote." Her face scrunched in pain. "You must… ask me… your wish… It must be… pure... Please… before its too… late…"

Sesshomaru held her closely as he thought of a wish. He knew he could not wish for Kagome to be healed or for her to be set free from the stone for those would be his selfish desires. It was then Inuyasha and his men began to gather around them. They had finally ended that battle and the enemy was defeated. His cousin was kneeling before Inuyasha with his hands bound behind him. It was then the wish came into his mind. There was only one wish he could think of. He then looked at his brother catching his eye as he said,

"I wish for my brother, Prince Inuhotep, second son of my father Lord Pharaoh Inutashoutumos's, "Conquer of dogs" to be named the new Lord of the Southern Kingdom and for the land of Egypt and its people to be at peace and happy once more."

As soon as he said this Kagome began to glow blue and her tattoos began to reappear on her body. Her eyes turned solid white and then she began to lift up and out of Sesshomaru's arms into a standing position. The rain began to slow as she walked in a trance towards the horizon. The sun's first rays were threatening to show themselves as she continued to walk. Just up ahead of her was a branch of the river Nile that ran through the Kingdom connecting the North with the South. When she reached the Nile, however she did not stop.

She began to walk on top of the water making her way out into the middle of the expansive river. All of a sudden a beam of light shot down from the sky where she stood and she began to levitate up into the air with the light surrounding her. Then large boulders from the Nile began to rise up out of the water as well. Blue lines began to carve into them just like at the Cyclades Islands. They had all forms of life carved into them along with different abstract shapes and faces. When she was high in the air the stones began to spin faster and faster around her as she began to glow brighter and brighter.

Soon the rocks were spinning so fast you could no longer see in inside the circle. The wind began to pick up and the clouds began to grow darker making the sky pitch black. Then an explosive wave of magical light burst from the circling stones causing everyone standing there to shield their eyes. The stone shot out and across then sky like shooting stars, reaching every corner of Egypt. The glowing blue maiden floating in the sky began descending back down as the sun began to show its first glimmer of light over the horizon. It casted a halo behind her as she made her way back to the shore.

(*** End Beauty and the Beast Music ***)

Sesshomaru rushed to the riverbank as her blue light began to leave her. Once she reached the bank all light left her body and she fell into his awaiting arms.

"Kagome! Kagome, can you hear me? Kagome?" Sesshomaru cried as he sat back down on the ground lightly shaking her. She slowly fluttered open her eyes once more. She looked up at Sesshomaru but could only see dark shadows and silhouettes. Her vision was failing.

(*** Evenstar ***)

"It is… finished…" she said breathing softly. She began to choke as she turned her face away from him. Sesshomaru brought up his hand to cup her face when a trail of blood seeped out of the corner of her mouth into his hand. He was terrified. Kagome looked into his eyes as a single tear ran down her cheek.

"I am… dying… Seh…sshuh" she then reached up with a shaking hand and cupped his face.

"No…. no, you can't leave me. We're together now." he said desperately. He then remembered his sword and began to reach for it when Kagome lightly grabbed his arm stopping him.

"That won't work… for me…" she said. "My own magic… will not… save… me…."

Sesshomaru took in a ragged breath as he held her tight once more.

"Do… do you… remember when…. you asked… me… what I… wanted… once I… was free?" she asked before choking up more blood in his hand.

"How could I forget? That was the night….. That was the night you decided…. to spend your life…. with me…" he said breathing in holding back tears.

"I am finally…. a free…. woman…" she said softly.

"Kagome, your were the first women I ever learned to love and yet…" a single tear rolled down his cheek dropping onto her pale one. "I made a mistake…. I broke my promise! I couldn't protect you!" he yelled through his tears.

A tear ran down her cheek as she reached up and brushed his away with her thumb.

"It… does not matter… at least… I got to... see you… one last time…" she breathed in harshly again as her body began to lose feeling. "Its… so cold…." She said as her body lightly shook. She then grasped hold of his hand tightly as she began to loose her vision completely. He saw her face clouded with sorrow and fear. It was time.

"Kagome…" Sesshomaru said before desperately capturing her lips with his. He kissed her deeply showering her in his sorrow, pain, and love. She kissed back as best she could before her mouth lost its strength and fell away. She let out her last breath. Her body shook one more time in his arms before and she went limp in his arms.

"Kagame! No…. No please….. oh, gods no! Please…. you can't leave me now! Kagome come back! Come back to me please…." he said tears running down his face as he held her face in his hands.

"I love you…" he whispered as he choked on his tears.

Just then the sun peeked up over the horizon and her body dissipated into sparkling dust one last time in his arms, leaving nothing left. The sparkles blew away with the wind and into the water, washing her essence away with the tide. No one moved on the riverbank. No one knew what to make of the terrible loss they had just witnessed. After a moment Sesshomaru came out of his shock and was hit with reality. Falling forward on his hands and knees, he crawled towards the muddy riverbank and he ran his hand into the water. Bringing his hands together he cupped the water and brought it to his heart. The water seeped out of his fingers running down his armored chest. Just like the water, no matter how many times he tried to take hold of it she was forever out of his grasp.

She was ...gone, never to return. He had failed her! A lump formed in his throat and his shoulders began to shake. His chest clenched in pain as he filled the air with his cries. There along the riverbank he wallowed in inconsolable grief as he watched the sunrise with his men. His heart now forever belonging to the Nile.

*More chapters to come! Please write a review, I know this was a hard chapter but I would greatly appreciate feedback. Thanks for reading.