Chapter 21

"Foolish monk, do you really think that your woman will live to see her brother?" the demon growled as he licked the blood off of his claws. "You have no idea what awaits her…the empty room that she will be led to."

"I know that she will be alright, it is you bastards that will fill her fury." Monk shot back as he closed his eyes and took in a calming breath. 'It's risky but I have to try…it'll work but I'll be drained after words.'

"Really, this coming from the very fool that has chosen to keep his eyes closed for his death." He another demon growled as she helped her mate clean his claws of Miroku's blood.

"Shall I or would you like to kill the monk my love?" the demon growled.

"I would love to kill him, but it would be no fun for me if he keeps his eyes closed." She answered. "So you go ahead and do I love…I'll kill the vampire that is on her way."

As soon as he had brought Rin into it, Miroku felt sudden burst energy come forth. Once he had a hold of it, Miroku opened his eyes with a smile on his face as he watched both, the demon and his mate fall to the floor in pain. As he walked toward the two, Miroku began to laugh before he said, "Never drink the blood of a very well trained monk. Especially one from the Higurashi family."

"I didn't know you could do that." Rin stated as she appeared with her mate at her side. "Can Kagome do that also?"

"No, otherwise she'll be purifying a part of herself since she would have to give the demon her dragon blood…she can't do this." Miroku explained.

"That must suck for her…I bet she would have liked using the attack you just did." Rin stated.

"Where is Sango?" Sesshomaru asked as he stepped on the pail of ash that was left by the female demon.

"Oh, she went to go look for her brother…somehow he was lured into all of this." Miroku answered as he ripped his shirt and wrapped his wound.

"How long ago was that?" a worried Rin asked as she tried to see if Sango had been hurt in any way by sniffing the air.

"That was a good two hours ago…been counting the seconds since she left." Miroku answered in a sad voice.

"Pathetic." Sesshomaru growled.

"Shut up Sesshomaru." Miroku stated. "Five ducks says that if it were Rin that had to do something on her own you would be counting too. You'd probably even give her a time limit."

"What's your point?" Sesshomaru growled.

"The point is at least he trust her enough to know that she WILL come back to him." Rin growled in anger. "Apparently you don't think the same thing about me."

"Can you go after her on your own?" Sesshomaru growled.

"Not really…" Miroku answered, "I kind of used up all of my spiritual powers doing what I just did. I'm completely drained." Miroku answered in a sheepish tone.

"Well then lets hurry up…Kagome gave Sango some herbs that should help you with that." Rin answered as she began to walk in the other direction, the direction in which Sango had gone in.

"Rin, you need to wait for us." Sesshomaru growled. "I don't think Miroku can keep up with us."

"Well then you better carry him before you lose track of me." Rin growled out as she began to run away.

"You heard her." Miroku stated as tired to hold in his laughter.

"Shut up." Sesshomaru growled as he regrettably lifted Miroku up and began to run with the monk in his arms.

Her fist had not stopped since she had started. She had been beating the body in her hand over and over to the point where he didn't' fight back anymore. Ayame could only think that he realized what he had done wrong and was not waiting for his punishment to be done and over with. However this was not the case, the body that enraged wolf demon had in her grasp was no longer living, he was but a corpse.

"Damn it Ayame get a hold of yourself!" Koga growled as he tried to finish off the last of the demons that had come to help Kiba.

"No!"Ayame growled in rage as she continued her attack on the corpse of the male wolf demon that had tried to take her from her mate.

"Ayame he's dead!" Koga growled out. "I'll be like that if you don't get a hold of your fucking self now!"

Realizing what she had been doing, Ayame took in a calming breath as she threw the disfigured corpse of Kiba away from her and turned to help her mate. Just as she had gotten away from the dead body of Kiba, Ayame couldn't help but bend over and throw up. She had no idea she had such rage and anger that she had been able to rip his jaw off and pull his eyes out as she continued to let her rage consume her. Knowing that she had no other choice, Ayame jumped into the oncoming attack and pushed the demon back as she fell to the ground in front of her mate while saying, "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry Koga."

"Damn it Ayame just keep your head." Koga growled as he easily killed the demon that had been blocked by his mate.

"I don't know if I can…I'm still so angry." Ayame mumbled as she struggled to stay in control.

"Damn it Ayame, I know that you're pissed but you can't say that you're not going to fight just because you don't want to do what you just did." Koga growled. "I need your help…I need my mate to help me kill the fools that think they're going to win."

"I'm sorry Koga…I'll be the mate you first chose…I'll fight on your side until I die or until we've defeated all of this fools together." Ayame growled as her eyes took the same red they had before only this time she had full control. She knew what she was doing and knew when she had already killed her opponent before she would move on to help her mate with the other demons that tried to outnumber him.

"That's my girl." Koga growled as he allowed his own rage to come forth.

"Koga…please…let me handle this…let me make it up to you love." Ayame growled as she jumped over her opponent and kicked him so heard that she broke the demons back.

"We'll see…that's if you can keep up with me." Koga growled.

"Oh don't worry love…I'll keep up with you like I do every other night." Ayame teased as she began to move faster through her opponents.

Koga watched with a smile on his mate continued to kill off the reminding demons one by one. Just as she had finished off with the last of the demons, Koga and Ayame looked around as they tried to figure out where and who the sudden scream had belonged too. Once she was at her mates side, Ayame turned to Koga and asked, "Who was that? It didn't sound like anyone we know."

"I know…come on…we need to go see if Kikiyo and Naraku are alright." Koga growled as he began to lead the way.

"Wait, what about Kagome?" Ayame asked.

"Remember what she said?" Koga replied. "We're all to met up again before we go and help her."

"Yeah, she wants us all to be together when we go help her…come on then love. Let's go help Kikiyo and Naraku." Ayame answered as she took hold of her mate. "And you lead the way."

With a grin on her face, Kikiyo slowly took a look around and was surprised to find that her mate was no longer at her side but at the other end of the room. Knowing that he was fine on his own, Kikiyo turned back to Tsubaki and said, "What's the matter Tsubaki? Is that all the stronger priestess has to give?"

"Bitch…you…you scared my face!" Tsubaki yelled in out in rage.

"I told you that I would not lose and that you would only lose." Kikiyo shot back. "It is not my fault that you did not believe me, now will you tell me where that bastard of my step father is or do I have to continue this pointless battle."

"You will never know where he is hiding…when your sister killed the other two fools that had chosen to follow him they given him their strength." Tsubaki hissed. "I wouldn't be surprised if he is stronger than her now."

"That is what you wish but I know otherwise." Kikiyo hissed as she made her bow appear again. "Now I will not ask again Tsubaki…where is my step father?"

"Since it will make no difference I will tell you where your step father is dear Kikiyo." Tsubaki spoke. "However you will have to give me something in return."

"And why would you think that I would give you anything in turn for information that I can easily get from you by force." Kikiyo hissed as she drew an arrow.

"Because the longer you take the longer your sister will have to fight the fool on her own." Tsubaki shot back with a huge grin on her face.

"Don't listen to her." Naraku growled out as he finished off the last demon.

"I want your mate to stay at my side as my protector until you have killed your step father." Tsubaki requested. "I never wanted to work for him but he never gave me a choice. It was I work for him or I would die."

"Now what makes you think that she would do such a thing?" Ayame growled as she and Koga appeared next to Naraku.

"Sorry we're late." Koga added.

"Just on time." Kikiyo stated as she kept her eyes on Tsubaki.

"So, you already knew what I was going to do this. Well then I guess you're going to shot me now." Tsubaki stated as she closed her eyes.

"We're here to kill one person and one person only you stupid witch." Ayame growled.

"Naraku, can you and Koga stay here with her?" Kikiyo asked as she waited for Ayame to tie her down.

"Wait, why do I have to stay with them?" Koga growled.

"Because I'm still protected by the spell Kagome put on me." Ayame answered.

"And I'm not affected by the power that my step father might have gained because of my father's blood in my veins." Kikiyo added.

"What are you going to do with her miko powers?" Naraku answered as he moved to help Ayame.

"I'm going to drain her of course, I can hand her energy to Miroku just until his healed." Kikiyo answered. "And then I'll seal her miko powers once and for all."

"You wouldn't!" Tsubaki cried out in anger as she began to struggle against Naraku and Ayame.

"Oh I would…and it's not like you can stop me now…I already have most of your miko powers in my grasp." Kikiyo answered with a smile on her face.

"How will we know when her miko powers are sealed?" Koga asked as he realized that there was nothing he could do. There was just no way that he was going to go up against the second in command of the Higurashi house.

"When the scare on her face disappeared, that's house you'll know." Kikiyo answered.

"Are we going to wait for Rin and Sango to show up?" Ayame answered.

"No, Sango is in trouble, we have to go help Rin and Sesshomaru get her out of it before we can do anything about the stupid maze." Kikiyo answered.

"Alright, then let's get a move on…just get on my back and lead the way with your miko powers." Ayame stated.

"You girls be careful." Naraku growled.

"Aren't I always?" Kikiyo asked in a sweet angelic voice.

"I wish." Naraku growled back.

"Call us if you need our help." Koga added.

"Would you two quiet worrying so much, we'll be fine on our own…just trust us." Ayame stated.

"Be careful." Kikiyo ordered as she got on Ayame's back.

Once the two of them were sure that their mates would listen and that they would wait for them just as they had promised, Ayame and Kikiyo took their leave to go and help Rin, Sesshomaru, Miroku and Sano out of the trouble they were in. While Ayame ran down the halls of the large house, Kikiyo kept her eyes closed as she used her miko energy to lead the way to Sango.

She had been leading the way for a while and knew that as soon as they reached the end of the maze, they would be met by a whole army. As they grew closer to army that awaited them, Kagome looked at her mate with sad eyes knowing that she would soon have to leave his side. This was her fight and she would not allow her anger to harm her mate when the time came to allow her dragon blood take full control. 'Please forgive me…please be waiting for me when I'm done…trust me…love me…most of all…believe that this was all for you.' Kagome thought sadly as she stopped walking down the path they were on and looked down on the floor.

"Kagome? Are you alright?" Inuyasha asked in a worried tone as he approached her.

"I'm not alright…please Inuyasha…please help me." Kagome whispered as she fell to her knees.

"Kagome…damn it Kagome what's going on?" Inuyasha growled as he tried to figure out what was hurting her so much that he couldn't see.

"Inuyasha…please…please." Kagome begged as her skin began to turn into a black color as she was forced back to her miko form.

Wanting nothing more than to protect his mate Inuyasha let out a loud and dragon like growl as he tried to figure out what was wrong with his mate. After sniffing her to make sure that she hadn't been poisoned in any way, Inuyasha locked eyes with Kagome and asked, "What's wrong? Tell me what the hell I should be doing!"

Kagome slowly looked up to face her worried mate and smiled. She knew that he would understand once the other would find him, they were already meeting up with one another so it wouldn't take them long to find her mate. 'Rin and Sesshomaru will be the ones to find you…once they find you you'll be healed and you'll know the truth…please trust me…forgive me but most of all love…believe in me.' Kagome thought sadly as she reached up to Inuyasha and wrapped her arms around him.

"Kagome, Kagome you're starting to piss me off." Inuyasha growled.

"I love you." Kagome whispered into his ear.

Before Inuyasha could say or do anything, he let out a loud cry of pain as Kagome stabbed him from the back and straight through his stomach. After muttering the words that needed to be said, Kagome closed her eyes and pulled out the dagger as she felt all of the dragons power slip into her. As she pulled away and watched him fall to the floor, Kagome cried as she said, "Forgive me…but this was the only way love…I need all of my father's blood if I went to win this…please…don't be angry."

"Damn it…Kagome." Inuyasha growled as he passed out from the sudden loss of his dragon powers.

After making sure that he had turned back into his true hanyou self, Kagome took in a deep breath and placed him in a very strong and protective barrier. Once that was done, she looked around and was glad to see that the hall way was still in place. After taking a deep breath, Kagome began to walk forward to meet her step father for the battle between the two houses. 'Just you wait you jackass, I'll make you pay for what you did…you will be sorry for ever trying to control my life.' Kagome thought angrily as she ran down the long path of the maze.

A/N: Well there you have it…that's it for this chapter. We're getting close to the end now so please bare with me. I would also like to know if you all would like a long stretched out battle or if you would just like a fast one and a quick ending. Once again please let me know what you think…REVIEW, REVIEW, REIVEW!!!!!

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