SailorStar9: Chapter 35 goes up and only one review? Come on guys, you people were the ones who wanted me to continue this fic.

Disclaimers: I own not both animes and the pairing.

Chapter 36: Kohaku's Shard

"Okay," Tōtōsai sheathed Bakusaiga into its new sheath. "It's done. Bakusaiga's sheath."

"Wait, Sesshomaru-sama." Rin called, the dog demon walking off after reclaiming his weapon. "Kohaku hasn't woken up yet. So please wait a little longer…"

"Kohaku stays here." Sesshomaru instructed. "Rin, you and Chie can stay here as well."

"Why, Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin gasped. "No, I'm coming with you!"

"Rin, it's okay." Chie assured. "You're leaving to find Magatsuhi then?"

"Hn." Sesshomaru snorted. "Jaken, I want you to stay behind too."

"Sesshomaru, you are…" Inuyasha started. "Are you gonna pursue Magatsuhi?"

"He's my prey." Sesshomaru replied.

"Why don't you let him go?" Tōtōsai chided. "Only Sesshomaru's Tenseiga can devour Magatsuhi, who isn't of this world."

"Did you come flying after catching a whiff of Magatsuhi's scent?" Byakuya appeared before Sesshomaru. "You do have a sharp nose, Sesshomaru-sama. A left arm?" he spotted the regrown limb. "I thought you didn't have one. Did it grow back?"

"I have no business with you." Sesshomaru stated. "Move aside."

Geez, you've always been unfriendly." Byakuya scoffed. "Are you interested in this guy?"

"Magatsuhi…" Sesshomaru hissed, the demon's face appeared behind Byakuya. "Tenseiga!" he drew his weapon and attacked. "I can't cut him?" he frowned, Magatsuhi reforming himself.

"Jaken-sama…" Rin stammered as a shadow crept into the hut, Miroku and Sango were drawn out to battle. "What's that weird shadow?"

"Magatsuhi!" Chie hissed, the demon's face appearing behind Kohaku. "We're too late!" she shifted Rin and Jaken behind her as Magatsuhi took hold of Kohaku, tainting the last Shikon jewel shard instantly.

"Impossible, did Magatsuhi take over his body?" Sango inquired.

"The final shard, which this child has, shall complete the Shikon Jewel." Magatsuhi declared.

"Give Kohaku back!" Sango demanded.

"Don't worry." Magatsuhi assured. "I'll return his body when I'm done. I mean if you don't mind a corpse, that is. After taking control of his body, now I know that his life is being sustained by the shard's power."

"I won't allow you to take him anywhere!" Sango snapped.

"What's that sound?" Rin blinked when a flood of serpentine-like demons clashed through the wall.

"Wait, Magatsuhi!" Miroku warned.

Your 'Wind Tunnel' will take this child as well." Magatsuhi reminded, riding on one of the snake demons.

"You're the only one I'm taking!" Miroku shot back, catching Kohaku and using his 'Wind Tunnel' to absorb Magatsuhi.

"A futile attempt." Magatsuhi chided. "As long as this defiled shard remains, my power is limitless." He broke free of Miroku. "You thought you could completely absorb me? However, priest, you have absorbed something not meant for humans, the poison of evil spirits. Sister, please die." He deformed Kohaku's weapon. "Allow me to kill you."

"Chain of the Water Ring!" Chie cast her spell, a forest of water chain erupted from underneath Kohaku, not only blocking off the chain-scythe and also forcing him to flee.

Inuyasha and Kagome returned from the Bone Eating Well just in time to find Kaede's hut demolished and the group clustered within Chie's barrier, the healing waters already purging Miroku of the poison in his body.

"Was that the source of his scent?" Sesshomaru inquired, destroying the Illusion Gourd and the piece of flesh within it.

"That's right." Byakuya replied. "It's a piece of Magatsuhi's flesh that you cut off. It was the scent of a fraction of his soul that couldn't escape, more than enough to get your attention. But you noticed it too late. By now… well, I need you to stay a bit longer."

"Looks like you underestimated me." Sesshomaru remarked, a horde of demons surrounding him. "You think you can obstruct me with such weak demons?"

"That's why I have thousands of them with me." Byakuya grinned.

"Bakusaiga!" Sesshomaru drew his weapon, taking out every single demon in a split second.

"Killed in less than a second?" Byakuya was not amused.

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