Holy crudalony! I am so sorry for the long long update again you guys! I've just been kind of…lazy on this story. I mean I started this chapter a few months back but then…I started to derift from this story for a while. Don't know why. But so yeah that's why some of the chapter is still somewhat poorly written while the other part ain't. But this is the second to last chapter! So the chapter after this one will be the final one! So I hope this chapter was worth the wait!
Chapter 24
"Now who said you could start this little celebration without me." The baboon laughed out happily in a cocky tone.
The crowd gaped at the sight of the baboon pelt.
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. I've never seen anything like that around here before."
"Is it a new set of entertainment?"
"What makes you think I know?"
They weren't sure if they should run in fear or stay and watch just in case it was all an act. Inuyasha, Kagome and their friends stared at the baboon with wide eyes.
"Wh-Where d-did he c-come from?" Shippo stuttered as he clung onto Kohaku's arm now shaking in fear.
"He just crashed in here!" Kohaku reminded the young kid staring towards the huge hole in the wall where Naraku had barged through. He narrowed his eyes. "Which means he must have been pretty desperate to get in here."
Koga growled. "I don't like the looks of this."
"Who…" Inuyasha began to speak standing protectively in front of Kagome and glared at the baboon. Angry at the fact that this person so dared to barge into the castle like that when he was about to propose to the woman he loves.
Inutashio jerked when a familiar scent reached his nose, it was coming from the baboon! He immediately stood up and shouted. "Naraku!?"
Inuyasha and the others did a double take on the old lord's shouts. "What!?"
The younger prince slowly turned his attention over from his father to the baboon that his father claimed was Naraku. "Naraku?"
"Well maybe this won't be! WIND SCAR!" a voice yelled.
"What?" Naraku yelled as beam of yellow light hit his body making him drop Kagome.
Kagome yelped as she hit the ground and looked up to see Inuyasha standing in front of her again.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome gasped.
"You alright Kagome?" Inuyasha asked not taking his eyes off of Naraku.
Kagome nodded, "Yeah I'm fine."
Inuyasha sighed in relief, 'Good I made it just in time.'
Inuyasha then noticed Naraku getting back up, "Who the hell are you?"
"Inuyasha, that thing is Naraku!" Kagome replied as she stood up.
"What!" Inuyasha shouted as he whipped his head around to look at her to see her eyes filled with seriousness.
He grunted while looking back at Naraku, "You mean…this thing…is Naraku?"
Kagome nodded, "Yes, that's what he said his name was."
His head jerked back as that memory clicked in his mind.
The dog hanyou then growled dangerously slowly narrowed his gaze at the baboon. "Naraku."
"Naraku!?" Miroku gaped out his eyes shooting widely in horror as he kept a tight hold on Sango.
"That bastard!" Sango cursed out loudly glaring up at the evil demon. "How dare he barge in right when Inuyasha was about to propose!"
"What the hell is he doing here!?" Rin shouted out in slight fear while being held in Sesshoumaru's arms.
Sesshoumaru growled viciously tightening his hold on the woman holding her protectively. "What a perfect time for him to finally show up!"
The baboon laughed out loudly as he smirked behind the monkey mask. "So flattered that you remembered me young prince."
"How the hell would I forget your disgusting stench!?" Inuyasha yelled out angrily quickly pulling Kagome behind him before snarling. "And you dare finally show up after all the trouble you made your minions go through!" 'Of all times for him to fucking show up and not be a fucking coward! I was at least expecting his minions to show up not him!'
"Well my young prince if I've learned that if you want something…" Naraku turned his attention over towards Kagome whom was peeking over the young hanyou's shoulder, "That you are going to have to do it yourself."
Kagome's eyes went wide, 'I…' She started to tighten her grip on Inuyasha's cape, 'I don't like that look he's giving me.' The young princess held the material like if she let go he would vanish. 'I don't like it at all!'
Her sudden action caused the hanyou prince to growl even harsher keeping himself firmly in front of his princess. "You lay one hand on her and I swear I will rip you apart!"
Sesshoumaru, Miroku, Inutashio, Koga, Sango and the castle guards jerked positioning themselves ready to pounce on Naraku at any given moment with their hard gazes on him.
"Oh? But what if dear Princess Kagome was to come with me on her own free will?" Naraku asked the prince in a cocky manner.
"Like hell that would ever happen!" Inuyasha yelled out letting out a loud growl keeping himself between Kagome and Naraku.
"I would never dream of going towards you!" Kagome shouted out angrily glaring at him.
"Oh you really think so dear Kagome?" The devious Naraku replied not fazed by the young prince and princess's words. His eyes slowly began to glow red. "I beg the differ."
The young princess gasped noticing his gaze beginning to glow when his eyes made contact with hers'.
Miroku gaped when he noticed red aura emerging from Naraku's body. 'Wha…what is that? Is he going to transform!?'
"Miroku!" He heard his beloved Sango speak up letting her fear be know as he caught his attention. "I not like the look that Naraku is giving Kagome. I am really not liking it one bit!"
"Yeah…" The young soldier started slowly turned his gaze back towards Naraku and his two friends, "I don't like it either."
'What?' Inuyasha thought softly as his eyes went wide before narrowing them slightly as he prepared himself to attack. 'What the hell is he up to now!?'
Kagome's eyes went wide as they slowly began to glow red as well, 'What? What is this?'
Eric narrowed his eyes as he kept his arm in front of Kate. "What the hell is that demon thinking!? Coming in here like this when things were about to go from bad to good!"
"But Lord Inuyasha and Lord Miroku expected this would happen didn't they?" Kate asked the soldier looking up at him with fearful eyes.
The soldier stared down at the young maid. "They did but I think they were more less expecting him to try sneaking in not barging in like he did."
"Mmmm." Kate hummed before looking back at the young princess and prince. "Guess that would make some sense."
"Look he's glowing!" Shippo pointed out to Kohaku pointing his finger at the baboon. "What does that mean?"
Kohaku looked at him. "What makes you think I know?!"
"Well you are a demon slayer!" The young kit reminded him loudly.
"This could mean anything!" They heard an unfamiliar voice point out to them loudly.
The two boys looked up at Koga mentally slapping themselves for forgetting he was right beside them.
The wolf demon's stare was stern. "It could either mean he's transforming…or he's planning something that I don't think either of us will like."
Kohaku and Shippo gulped not liking the sound of that as they turned their attention back towards Naraku.
Inuyasha shivered getting an uneasy vibe from Naraku. 'I really don't like the looks of this.'
"Now my dear princess…" Inuyasha heard Naraku finally speak up again to watch him as the baboon held out his hand, "Come with me."
The hanyou growled, "Not that again!" He then shouted. "When will it get through your thick skull!? She'll NEVER go with you!"
Naraku just smirked as he let out a light grunt making it sound more like a chuckle.
Inuyasha growled, irritated by the demon's reaction. "You really are an annoying piece of shit aren't you?"
He suddenly hummed when he felt the grip on his cape suddenly vanish. The hanyou looked over his shoulder. "Kagome?" He made contact with her face but she didn't even look up at him.
The hanyou prince arched a brow. "Uh…what's the matter?"
Kagome didn't respond to Inuyasha instead she stepped to the side of the hanyou prince and began walking over towards Naraku.
"What!?" Inuyasha yelped out his eyes shooting wide open before shouting. "Kagome! What are you doing!?"
"Kagome?" Rin shouted out her name.
Kagome grunted as her mind tried to command her body to stop but it wouldn't respond to her brain. 'What? I…' She narrowed her gaze trying to at least slow down her feet but that attempt failed as well, 'I can't move my body! It's not responding to me!'
"Kagome don't he'll hurt you!" She heard Shippo shouted out to her in desperation.
'I'm trying!' Kagome shouting in her mind before turning her attention up to Naraku. She found him smiling at her in satisfaction. Her gaze went hard. 'Him! He must have done something!' Determination gleamed in her gaze. 'I must break his hold on me now!'
Sango and Miroku gasped at the sight.
"Just what is she doing!?" Sango asked loudly panic-struck.
Miroku's eyes went wide when he noticed that the same red aura that was flowing around Naraku was now flowing around Kagome. 'Oh no!' "Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha ignored his friend and quickly grabbing Kagome's wrist preventing her from going any further to Naraku. "Kagome!?" He twirled her back towards him forcing her to meet his glare, "What the hell do you think-" He gasped jerking his head back when he noticed her eyes.
They were dulled and looked like they weren't focused on him.
"What?" Inuyasha breathed out softly shocked of what he was seeing. 'What's going on? What's wrong with her eyes? They weren't like that before!'
He then started to feel Kagome tremble and looked down at her wrist to find her shaking slightly and moved his eyes from bottom to top to find her whole body beginning to shake and then met her eyes.
"Kagome?" The young hanyou said her name in concern he grabbed onto her shoulders, "What's-"
"I…" His ears perked up when he heard Kagome suddenly speak softly with hesitation in her voice, "I…can't…"
Sango's eyes went wide as she noticed her adopted sister's body shake, "She's shaking!"
"Which means only one thing…" She heard Miroku speak up catching her attention as he shouted out, "Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha's eyes perked up at his name being called and glanced over towards Miroku, "What!?"
"Kagome's been bewitched!" Miroku informed the young lord loudly.
Inuyasha's head jerked at the information. "Bewitched?" His eyes went wide as the information sunk in and growled as he turned his attention back down at Kagome and looked at her firmly, "Is that what's going on?"
Kagome's only response was a shaky nod.
Inuyasha growled lowly turning his glare up at Naraku and quickly pushed Kagome behind him and kept his hold on his soon-to-be fiancée's arm. "Damn you fucking bastard!"
"Heh you fools catch on quicker than I thought you would." Naraku grunted in a slight snarl in distaste.
"There's a lot of things you don't know that will surprise you." Inuyasha snarled out keeping his hold on Kagome keeping his glare on the baboon.
Naraku narrowed his eyes as he shouted. "But that princess will be mine! No matter what it takes she will be mine!"
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Inuyasha growled out in a loud shout. He glanced back to stare at his father, whom kept his glare on Naraku. "Father!"
Inutashio flinched softening his glare turning his attention to his son meeting his gaze.
Inuyasha stared sternly gently pushed Kagome towards him. "Hold onto Kagome! Make sure she or Naraku doesn't who anywhere near him or he doesn't come anywhere near her!"
The old king narrowed his eyes with determination and quickly nodded. "Sure thing." He then wrapped one arm around the bewitched princess's arms and torso and held her securely in his arm making sure she wouldn't wiggle her way out.
"Inu…yasha." Kagome managed to speak out softly.
Inuyasha ears twitched at the sound of her voice saying his name and reassured her firmly. "Don't worry Kagome." He grabbed onto the hilt of his sword with his glare on Naraku. "I won't let that sick bastard come anywhere near you! I'll protect you no matter what it takes!" He shouted as he unsheathed the sword.
"Heh you really think a puny hanyou boy like you can take down me a demon beyond your strength?" Naraku asked the young hanyou in a blank cocky manner.
"You bet I will." The dog hanyou snarled out, "I refuse to let you live any longer than you already have!" He growled, "You're fun ends here Naraku!" He then yelled out as he charged towards the evil demon. "Prepare to die Naraku!"
Inuyasha swung his sword over his head in attempt to slice the baboon in half. But Naraku was on his toes and quickly vanished to the side and slammed his tentacle arm right across his cheek causing him to slide. The hanyou prince growled. "Don't go thinking you will win!"
He swung his sword once again only to have Naraku vanish and reappear behind him. Inuyasha immediately noticed just in time to spin around and slice off the demon's tentacle before it could rip through his stomach.
Naraku was a bit surprised and tumbled back a bit and raised his gaze towards the young prince just to see him slice off one of his arms.
"Yeah way to go Inuyasha!" Shippo cheered smiling happily. "So that demon who's boss!"
Inuyasha huffed before charging towards Naraku with his sword swung over his shoulder. "You're through Naraku!"
Naraku only grunted at the young prince's claim. "Oh you really think so hanyou?" He narrowed his gaze. "Well sorry you won't defeat me so easily."
Inuyasha's gaze went wide just as Naraku's body explode and purple smoke blasted throughout the ballroom. "AHH!" He yelped quickly covering his nose. "Miasma!?"
Everyone quickly covered themselves to prevent themselves from sniffing or breathing in the poisonous smoke.
Inutashio buried Kagome's face into his chest to prevent her from breathing in the miasma.
"Hehehe allow me to take her off of your hands."
"What!?" He gaped out and prepared himself to attack only to have his stomach rammed through. "GAH!"
Inuyasha's ears perked up at the sound of his father's shout. "Father!?" He gasped when something came across his mind. "Kagome!?" He raced towards the thrones.
He grunted when more miasma blew towards him but kept going. 'No way will I let his miasma keep me from protecting what will be mine!'
But just as he reached the thrones the wind blasted towards him causing him to stop right in his tracks. Once the wind stopped blowing and the miasma vanished Inuyasha looked and yelped when he saw his father laying on the ground pressing his hand against his abdomen. "Father!"
Everyone heard him and gasped in horror. Sesshoumaru and Inuyasha raced up to him to help him up.
"Are you alright father?" Sesshoumaru asked the old king in concern.
Inutashio grunted painfully but growled angrily. "He took her. He managed to take her right out of my arms!"
Inuyasha gasped and his angry words and realized that Kagome wasn't with him. He growled and immediately stood up roaring out. "NARAKU!!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" A loud booming laughter was heard which caught everyone's attention towards the huge hole.
There floated Naraku smirking and Inuyasha gasped when he spotted Kagome being held in his arms knocked out.
"Kagome!?" He yelled out feeling his heart stir in pure panic. Their friends gaped in horror of what they were seeing.
"Kagome!?" Shippo cried out before yelling at Naraku. "You jerk let her go!"
Naraku ignored the young fox demon and smiled wickedly at the hanyou prince. "I thank you for the lovely gift. I will surely take care of her."
Inuyasha growled anger rising in him and roared out. "You bastard! Get your filthy hands off of her!"
"Heh." Was Naraku's only response before a whirlwind emerged around him causing everyone in the ballroom to cover themselves up once again.
Inuyasha grunted stubbornly raising his gaze to only gasp when Naraku and Kagome's bodies slowly began to disappear. "Kagome!" He raced towards the hole and jumped up and reached out his hand to grab her but he made it too late because once he reached their figures they immediately vanished.
He landed on the ground and immediately whipped his head around sniffing around hoping to find at least one of their scents but failed in finding one.
"K-Kagome…" Shippo shuttered out feeling tears fill up in his eyes. Kohaku heard the young fox demon beginning to cry and hugged him to try and comfort him. Miroku and Sesshoumaru hugged Sango and Rin to try and comfort them knowing full well that this was not a happy moment.
Inuyasha lowered his gaze to glare at the ground, clenching his fists so tightly that they were turning pale white. 'Damn it.' He began to shake feeling his blood boil his instincts going wild angered at the cursed demon that had taken his woman, his mate, his soul mate away from him.
"DAMN IT!" He roared out causing everyone that was in the ballroom to jump to watch him as he knelt down and slammed his fist right into the ground causing the whole ground to shake.
Everyone gasped at the feeling and stared at the young hanyou prince surprised by his sudden action.
"Whoa! Is Inuyasha really that angry that he could make the whole ground shake with one slam into the ground?" Sango gaped out in amazement.
"No." Miroku responded arching a brow puzzled by his friend's sudden action. "He has never done something like that before."
But what they didn't notice was that the prayer beads around Inuyasha's neck was shining bright white. Inuyasha found it strange that he was feeling way stronger than he had felt before but ignored it as he began to growl dangerously as he stood up and glared towards the others.
"Inuyasha?" Miroku said his name questionably.
Inuyasha just scowled as he sped up to his friend and brutally grabbed him by the arm and began dragging him towards the ballroom doors. "Let's go."
"What!? Whoa!" Miroku yelped out forcing his hanyou friend to halt. "Where are we going?"
"Where do you think!?" Inuyasha roared out causing his friend to jump. "To go talk to that stupid demon in the dungeon!"
"Inuyasha why are we heading down here?" Shippo asked as he rode on Kohaku's arm as they followed Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Sesshoumaru, Rin, Inutashio and Koga down the stairs to the dungeon cells.
"To ask a certain demon about Naraku's hideout." Inuyasha informed the young fox demon still growling. He clenched his fists. "And I don't care if he is still sleeping! I am waking up and demanding answers from him!"
"And this time I won't stop you son." Inutashio replied agreeing with his son with his gaze narrowed. "This is certainly not the time to be considerate to the demon."
"Damn right!" Inuyasha grunted out loudly.
The demon hummed as he moved his angry gaze towards the prison cells and grunted when he saw the group. "Oh great you guys again."
"What did you honestly think we would forget about you? Especially when you know the whereabouts to Naraku's hideout? No chance!" Rin yelled at him angrily.
"Hmph!" The demon huffed.
"Now you are going to tell us where Naraku's hideout is." Inuyasha growled out demandingly his face hard his gaze filled with anger and hatred. "I swear if you don't you will regret the day you ever crossed me!"
"Heh like a hanyou like you could ever harm me." The demon replied cockily returning the hanyou prince's glare.
Inuyasha's blood boiled more making him almost tempted to break down the prison bars. But he closed his eyes knowing he had to try staying calm, since he knew him being angry wasn't going to get him any faster to Kagome.
He glanced at his best friend. "Miroku?"
Miroku met his commander's narrowed gaze. "Care do to the honors?" Miroku narrowed his gaze and nodded his head. "Gladly."
He dug his hand into his kimono top and pulled out some scrolls. He threw them towards the demon and held up his fingers and began chanting a little prayer so once the scrolls hit the demon it would shock him.
"AHHHHHH!" The demon yelled out in pain. Once the shocks subsided the demon collapsed on the ground twitching in pain.
"Ready to talk demon?" Sango questioned him angrily crossing her arms.
The demon growled and hissed out. "No never!"
His response made the group glare at him. Inuyasha tossed Miroku an angry glance, he crossed his arms. "Miroku."
Miroku took that as a hint to shock him again. The demon screamed out in pain.
"Talk you idiot unless you want to be shocked to death!" Shippo warned the demon glaring at him surprised that he sounded so brave and confident.
"Go to hell!"
Inuyasha growled which gave Miroku another cue to shock him causing the demon to scream once again.
The demon sighed gruffly once the shocks had subside once again.
"We could do this all night if you continue to refuse to give us the information we need." Sesshoumaru pointed out to the demon. He crossed his arms his gaze hard on the demon. "So I suggest you start talking."
"You have no chance at winning at this point. So your best bet is to surrender now." Sango told him anger still ringing in her tone.
The demon glared at them as the others stood and watched waiting for him to reply with Miroku ready to shock him once again.
The demon then sighed in complete defeat seeing he had no chance of winning this fight. "Fine I'll tell you. I'll tell you everything."
The group sighed in relief, but Inuyasha narrowed his gaze. "And you better tell us the truth or else you will easily find yourself on death row!"
The demon growled before kneeling on his knees. "Though I'm surprised you people haven't figured it out. It's actually quite simple of where his hideout is."
"Mm?" They replied raising a brow.
"The castle." The demon informed them.
"Lady Kikyo's Castle!?" Rin gaped out her eyes shooting wide open.
The demon nodded. "Yes once he had killed Sano and Kikyo he took over their castle and killed off their people and are now working for Naraku as the walking dead."
"How horrible." Rin grunted out in disgust narrowing her gaze. "He is one sick lowly demon to do something as cruel as that."
"We have already established that he is an evil little bastard that should be ripped apart!" Inuyasha reminded her before glaring at the demon. "And how do we know you aren't lying to us about this?"
"Why would I lie about something when it's so obvious of where it is?" The demon questioned the hanyou.
Inuyasha growled hating the attitude this demon was giving him. "Then we need to get going." He heard his father speak up snapping him out of his angry thoughts.
Inutashio narrowed his gaze. "We have the destination so we don't have anytime to waste."
The young group narrowed their gazes with determination and nodded understanding what he was saying.
"Rin." Rin looked up at Sesshoumaru as he stared down at her sternly. "Stay here with Shippo and Kohaku."
"What!? Why?" Rin gaped out.
"It'll be safer here and I don't want to drag you and the boys into this war." He answered truthfully.
Rin groaned wanting to refuse but couldn't argue, since she knew someone had to stay behind with the boys since they were still too young to fight. She nodded. "Alright I'll stay."
Miroku tossed his stare over towards Sango. "Maybe it would be best if you-"
"No!" Sango replied loudly narrowing her gaze knowing full well of what he was about to suggest. "I'm not going to stay here! I'm going to help you guys rescue Kagome!"
"Sango please!" He pleaded to her. "I don't want you to end up getting seriously hurt."
"Miroku may I remind you that I am a demon slayer? I can take on Naraku or any of his good for nothing minions!"
"Sango." Miroku began in a warning tone.
"No we need her Miroku." They heard Inuyasha speak up catching their attention. Inuyasha narrowed his gaze. "We need has much help as we can get." He looked over at Sango. "And Eric took the liberty of telling me how well she did at training."
Sango smiled glad that the young prince approved of her tagging along. "See Miroku? If even Inuyasha is suggesting it than I should come along."
Miroku stared at her with uncertainty still trying to debt if he should go along with their suggestion. But finally he sighed in relief. "Alright." He raised his gaze to stare sternly at her. "But you better stay on guard and be careful."
She nodded. "Yes I know Miroku." She smiled as she tilted her head. "So don't worry about it."
"Miroku!" Miroku jerked his attention towards his commander whom kept his stare narrowed and stern. "Gather up the soldiers! We are leaving immediately!"
Kagome groaned as she slowly came out of her unconscious state. 'Man I feel like I got smacked in the head with a rock.'
She moved her head around and opened her gaze to find herself staring up at a ceiling, which she was not familiar with. 'Is this my room?' She slowly sat up to get a better look and gasped when she found herself in a dungeon like room. "What the!?"
She motioned to get off of the bed but one of her arms was being pulled back by something. Kagome glanced over her shoulder to gap when she found out that her wrist was tied chained up on the bedpost. "What!?"
"What's going on!? Why am I chained up?"
Then this evenings events replayed in her mind and gasped. "Naraku!" She moved her gaze around. 'I have to find away out of here! I have to get back to Inuyasha!'
"So you're finally awake."
Kagome gasped and quickly turned her head to spot Kagura at the door. "Kagura!?"
"Though I was mostly hoping you would stay asleep so I wouldn't have to fight you all the way down to the dungeon." Kagura went on with a soft grunt.
"You'll regret this!" Kagome told her loudly glaring at her. "You and Naraku will both regret ever messing with me!"
"Hmph like I'm afraid of a weak little miko like you."
"You'd be surprised of what I can do." Kagome snarled at her. Kagura made her way towards Kagome and the young princess was about to attack her.
Wait Kagome!
Kagome flinched and lowered her gaze when she heard the feminine voice speak up. "Huh?" 'What?'
Allow her to take you and don't fight back.
'What!? You have got to be out of your mind!' She scolded the voice angrily. 'No way will I let them take me anywhere! If they do I will fight back so don't bother stopping me!' This was all so crazy to Kagome. Why was she hearing this strange voice? Heck why was she even talking to it?
Kagome please you must trust me. I promise I won't let anything happen to you. But I have a plan that will destroy Naraku for good.
'And how do I know this isn't some trap?'
Kagome believe me this is no trap. I just want to end this with Naraku once and for all so you can finally have a peaceful life.
Kagome raised a brow. 'Why are you so concerned about me? I don't even know you and you don't know me.' She heard the woman chuckle.
That is true. You don't now me but…I do know you.
'Huh? What?' Kagura loosened up her chains interrupting her thoughts. Kagura glared at the young miko. "Fight back and you'll find yourself unconscious once again and this time you won't be able to wake up ever again."
Kagome narrowed her gaze. Kagome please just trust me and follow my instructions.
She sighed. 'Fine I'll do things your way. But I swear if this is some sort of trick I will come and haunt you and make your life a living hell!'
Inuyasha, Inutashio, Sesshoumaru and their army combined with the Northern, Southern and Eastern Kingdoms army stood at the entrance to Lady Kikyo and Lord Sano's lands.
'Naraku…this time…' Inuyasha narrowed his gaze, 'I won't let you get away.'
"Yes there is definitely a barrier there." Miroku spoke up glaring at the valley as he sat on his brown horse. "I can see it quite clearly."
"Miroku do you think you can break it?" Sango questioned him as she sat behind him on his horse.
Miroku glanced back at her. "I can try but I'm getting the feeling this barrier will be hard to break down with just my strength alone."
"Can you at least give it a try?" Eric spoke up catching his attention as he rode up beside him. "We can't afford to sit out here all night."
Miroku nodded. "You're right." He sighed as he turned his gaze back towards the barrier that stood between them and Kagome and Naraku. "Here goes nothing." He held up his fingers and began to concentrate on the barrier while chanting a prayer.
Just as his aura reached the barrier a bright red light shot out from the barrier causing everyone in the group to wince and cover their eyes to hide their gazes from the bright light. Once the red light vanished they lowered their hands only to groan to see that the barrier had not distinguished.
"Damn looks like it might not work after all."
Miroku groaned disappointedly. Inuyasha growled refusing to give up and tossed his friend a determined glare. "Try again Miroku!"
"What?" He gaped out.
"Try again Miroku!" The hanyou repeated firmly.
"Mutt-Face if it didn't work the first time what makes you think it will work the second time!?" Koga asked the young prince bitterly with a glare.
Inuyasha tossed him a glare. "We have to keep trying! I did not come this far to head back empty!" He looked back at Miroku. "So try it again!"
Miroku sighed and was about to refuse. Try again monk. I assure you-you will break it.
"Huh?" He suddenly said somewhat startled by the female voice. He looked back at Sango. "Did you say something Sango?"
"Mm?" She responded oddly with an arched brow. She shook her head. "No, I haven't said anything."
He raised a brow. Miroku please try one more time. Miroku sighed finding himself strangely trusting this voices' word. "Alright." He caught his friends' attention as he held up his fingers once again. "I'll try one more time." 'And you better be right about this.'
He began chanting a prayer as his aura began to surface and once he released it he then realized that his aura was mixed with a bright white light. "What!?"
The two auras mixed together and hit the barrier causing loud shocks to emerge from barrier. Soon a bright white light emerged from the barrier causing everyone to wince again but gaped when they witnessed the barrier slowly vanishing and then the barrier was gone.
Miroku's jaw dropped slightly amazed of what just happened. "All right Miroku!" He heard Sango cheer loudly as she embraced him from behind. "You did it! You broke the barrier!"
Inuyasha snorted. "See told ya it would work the second time."
Sango smiled up at him. "I didn't know you could do something like that!"
"Yeah I never knew you had a white aura." Eric brought up sounding very surprised and impressed by his fellow soldier.
"That's because that wasn't me!" Miroku admitted loudly.
"What?" They breathed out surprised by his sudden confession.
Miroku looked up to where the barrier use to be. "That white light was not mine! So I wasn't the one that destroyed it!"
Inuyasha gaped at his friend's remark before catching a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye. He looked and gasped when he spotted a female ghost standing where the barrier use to be.
"What the heck!?"
His sudden shout caught everyone's attention and too gasped when they saw the female. "Whoa! Where did she come from?" Koga remarked sounding very surprised by the sudden appearance.
"I have no idea." Sango answered softly staring at the female with wide eyes.
Inuyasha just stared with wide eyes. "La-" His ears perked up when he heard his father beginning to speak. Him and Sesshoumaru looked over at him to find his face as pale as the ghost's.
"Father?" Sesshoumaru said his name questionably.
"Lady Kikyo?!" Inutashio finished softly staring at her with wide unbelievable eyes.
"What!?" The whole group yelped out their eyes shooting open before turning their attention back towards the ghost.
"Lady Kikyo!?" Inuyasha repeated her name loudly.
Kikyo smiled nodding her head slightly. "That I am." Everyone breathed out a soft gasp and she went on. She sighed. "I am so sorry for the mess I have caused."
"Oh no Lady Kikyo you shouldn't apologize for something that you were trying to prevent from happening." Eric reassured her. "It isn't your fault that Naraku was unsealed and started causing all of these problems."
"But in a way I am the cause for all of this." She started to admit softly.
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha questioned her arching a brow.
"I had a feeling Naraku would somehow unseal himself or someone would eventually unseal him without realizing what they had unleashed. So I prepared myself for that but breaking apart the pieces of the medallion and shattered them to occupy him from the main piece to the medallion."
"The main piece? What's the main piece?" Sesshoumaru questioned the late queen.
"Inside the medallion was a jewel which was the main thing that could grant the wishes. I separated that from the other pieces and put in someplace where I know it would be safe."
"And that place would be?" Inuyasha asked ushering her to go on.
Kikyo sighed softly her gaze gleaming with regret. "Inside Kagome."
The groups' gazes slowly when wide as their jaws dropped before shouting. "WHAT!?"
"So that's why Naraku wanted her so badly?" Sango shouted. "Because she had the main piece inside of her?"
Kikyo nodded.
"Why the hell would you go and do something as stupid as that!?" Inuyasha roared out before waving his hand towards Kikyo's castle. "Because now Kagome is in huge danger!"
She glared at him. "I am well aware of that and from the time I died I had always protected Kagome. I would never allow Kagome to get killed for something that I did."
"Then why did you put the jewel inside of your own daughter if you didn't want that!? It makes no sense!" Inuyasha demanded finding himself very angry with this priestess.
"I put it in her to keep it pure!" Kikyo shouted out her answer glaring at him. Inuyasha flinched. "What?"
She sighed. "You see while it was in my possession I began to realize that the jewel could either become tainted or pure depending on the person whom holds it and I knew if it got into anyone else's hands, like Naraku's, it would become no doubt tainted. So I placed the jewel inside of Kagome knowing she would keep it pure and it worked." She raised her gaze staring sternly at them. "It has become so pure that I'm sure if any evil demon were to touch it they would be purified in seconds."
Everyone looked at her with shocked eyes as she went on as she told them her plan. "So now you guys can use that jewel as a way to finish Naraku once and for all!"
They gasped. "That jewel is your main ticket to destroy him."
Inuyasha stared at her for a moment before narrowing his gaze with determination and nodded. "You got it Lady Kikyo! We won't let you down!"
Kikyo smiled. "Thank you Inuyasha." And with that she vanished.
Inutashio stared back at the men. "What are we waiting for?" He pointed towards the valley. "Let's end this!"
"YEAH!" They all cheered before marching themselves into the valley.
Kagome grunted as she pulled against her binds while lying on a stone table. She had allowed Kagura to take her down and she went peacefully, even though she would have rather fought back the demoness but kept her word the voice.
Naraku seemed very pleased that she surrendered to them, she scoffed at his words. The last thing she would do was surrender to him. She would get out of this she just had to figure out how and when.
"Heh such a stubborn little thing aren't you?"
She scowled when that disgusting voice reached her ears. She turned her gaze up towards Naraku. "You really are just like you mother."
"And proud of it you sick bastard!" Kagome snarled.
"Then again she didn't have such a foul mouth."
"Well I get that from the man you took me from!" The young miko answered him loudly with anger.
"Don't worry you'll meet him again soon." Naraku reassured her smiling wickedly. "In the afterlife."
Kagome growled narrowing her gaze on him.
"Now then…" She watched him as he hovered his hand over her abdomen, "I will retrieve of what was meant to be mine."
"What?" Kagome breathed out puzzled by his words. She then shouted. "What could I possibly have that would be any benefit to you!?"
Naraku just smirked. "You'll see."
"ARGH! Get the hell out of my way!" Inuyasha roared out as he swung his sword slicing a demon in half.
Just when they made it halfway through the valley getting closer to the castle Naraku's demons showed up and began to attack them. Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, Koga, Inutashio and the other demons were the only ones that made it through most of them while they kept running towards the castle.
Inuyasha came to a halt inspecting his men, Miroku and Sango's battles. They were all still fighting their way to continue to follow their leaders.
He groaned as he held out his sword. "Get away from there!"
He caught their attention and they all yelped and quickly scattered when they noticed his sword and knew he was going to strike.
"Go to hell!" Inuyasha shouted as he swung his sword down. "Wind Scar!"
The demons that were in the path were immediately distinguished and their remains blew away.
Miroku sighed in relief. "Thanks Inuyasha."
"Don't waste time thanking me! Let's keep going!" Inuyasha told him firmly before motioning his horse to run. He glared up towards the castle not bothering to look behind him. 'Just hang on Kagome! I'm coming for you!'
Naraku lowered his hand more towards her stomach which caused Kagome to panic and her heart to race fearing for what he might do to her.
She flinched when his hand barely touched her abdomen but once his fingertips made it's way on her a bright white lightening bolts mixed with purple emerged and shocked him.
"AH!" He yelped out quickly backing his hand away from his main target.
Kagome gasped surprised and startled by what had just happened. 'W-What?'
Don't worry Kagome I'm not going to let anything happen to you.
"Oh." She said softly.
"Heh don't think your stubbornness will prevent me from getting what I want." She heard Naraku speak up catching her attention. He narrowed his gaze. "That stubbornness will be your downfall."
Kagome narrowed her gaze challenging him. "I doubt it you sick pig!"
Her response caused the evil demon to growl in displeasure. 'Figured I wouldn't be able to get the jewel so easily.' "You'll regret those words I assure you."
The castle doors blew open from the huge blast of Inuyasha's Wind Scar. Once the doors were ripped into pieces Inuyasha stepped him, he growled as he glanced hoping to find a lead to Kagome's or even Naraku's whereabouts.
"Inuyasha was that really necessary?" Sango asked him gruffly as they appeared behind him.
"Well sorry I'm not a very patient person."
Sango grunted. "I knew that even before you told me."
"Wow." Inutashio spoke up as he glanced around the palace. He grimaced at the sight. "This place as really become gloomy."
"Well that's because Naraku's been living in it." Koga reminded the old king as he crept inside the palace keeping his senses on guard.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Everyone jumped and gasped when they heard the loud scream.
"KAGOME!" Inuyasha yelled as he followed the voice and the scent that had finally reached his nose. 'Please don't let me be too late!'
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Kagome screamed, while black-lightening bolts continued to flow onto her body shocking her. Forcing her dress to tare from the impact.
Naraku grunted as he watched her stomach. "Come on it has to come up eventually."
'What the hell is he trying to get from me!?' Kagome thought still screaming bloody murder. 'Kami make this stop!'
"Kagome!"
"What!?" Naraku yelled out just in time to turn to end up getting his arm sliced off. "AHH!" He was then shoved away from the table. He grunted as he held his arm and glared over towards the person only to growl. "YOU!"
Inuyasha growled dangerously as he stood beside the stone table holding his sword out ready to strike him. "Don't you touch her!"
Kagome panted. "Inuyasha!?"
She noticed his ears twitched which signaled her that he heard her. He tossed her a stare. "Don't worry I'm here Kagome." He went up to her side and carefully cut her chains binding her to the table. He stared down at her sternly with determination. "I refuse to let anything happen to you."
Kagome stared at him before quickly wrapping her arms around his neck and held him tight. "Inuyasha!"
His only response was wrapping his arm around her waist. But he tossed a glare over towards Naraku and held out his sword towards him as he slowly helped Kagome off of the stone table but kept his arm securely around her and held her tightly into his chest.
"This is the end Naraku!" Inuyasha told him angrily.
Naraku growled angrily. "No my dear prince. This…is just the beginning." Out of his body came the miasma smoke. Acting quick Inuyasha held Kagome tight but to his surprise a white barrier emerged around him and Kagome forcing the miasma to blow around them.
"What?" He breathed out.
"Inuyasha it's the necklace!" He heard Kagome point out to him. He caught her gaze. "The necklace I gave you produces a barrier around to protect you from your enemies."
New determination filled his gaze as he turned his gaze towards Naraku. "Then remind me to thank you for this wonderful gift." 'Cause now I can use this barrier to get to Naraku without getting myself killed or Kagome for that matter!'
"Where's everyone else?" Kagome asked him catching his attention once again. "Didn't they come with you?"
"Yes they did but apparently while on our way down here we met up with a band of his minions."
"So the others let you go ahead?"
He nodded. "Yes since saving you was our main priority." He then charged in the middle of the miasma where he smelt Naraku's scent. Naraku had hidden himself in the miasma hoping to do a surprise attack on the two. But was surprised to smack himself right into their barrier.
"What!?" He breathed out in surprise sounding more like distaste.
"That's right Naraku!" He heard Inuyasha call out to him. He gaped when he spotted the hanyou charging towards him with Kagome still tightly in his arms. Inuyasha noticed the evil demon had dropped his guard and swung his sword and stabbed him right in the stomach.
"Gah!" Naraku grunted out his eyes wide. 'Damn how could I have let my guard down like that!'
Naraku's body began to fidget with anger. "No." He then roared out as a dark blast emerged from his body. "I refuse to lose to you!"
Kagome yelped as they were blown back by the sudden gust of wind. Inuyasha grimaced as he landed on the ground and looked up to where Naraku was only to find him gone.
'He's still around here.' He told himself as he darted his eyes around searching for the evil demon. 'I can still feel him.'
Kagome suddenly heard something and felt something-creepy land behind them. She glanced over her shoulder and gasped out loudly. "Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha heard her gasp and quickly dropped his sword spun around sharpening his claws and just when Naraku was about to stab his tentacle in the hanyou's stomach Inuyasha ran his claws vertically.
"AHH!" Naraku yelped out as he jumped back holding his hand over his now bleeding face. He growled at the impact.
"Heh thought you could sneak up on me did you?" He heard the young prince snort out catching his angry gaze.
Inuyasha's gaze went hard. "Well sorry to disappoint you." He cracked his knuckles. "But you won't catch me off guard so easily."
"Inuyasha!"
"Mm?" His ears perked up at his name being called out. He turned around to spot Miroku and Sango rushing over towards them. "'Bout time you guys showed up."
"Hey we just got done fighting mostly all of the demons before your father, Sesshoumaru and everyone else told us to go ahead and help you!" Miroku pointed out to him roughly.
"Heh like I need any help taking care of this bastard."
"Yes but you need someone to protect Kagome while you are fighting him right?" Sango brought up to him causing him to flinch. "Yep just as I thought."
Inuyasha grunted. "Okay." He let go of Kagome and handed her to Miroku and Sango. "Don't leave her side."
"Yeah yeah we know the drill Inuyasha." Sango reassured him.
The hanyou nodded before charging towards the demon. "Naraku you are finished!"
Kagome groaned as she watched her beloved hanyou rush up towards Naraku. 'There must be something I can do to help him.'
There is Kagome.
END OF CHAPTER
Wow this chapter was bit longer than the rest of the few I had put up. Now if I play my cards right the next chapter will be the final chapter. I'm not telling you much about it considering it would ruin the story. Again I am so sorry for the really long update. But I really hope this chapter makes up for it.
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