From the teenage writer who has to move to a new city and share a room with her 9-year-old sister for 90 days.Have a nice day.

How many times do I have to tell you?!? I don't own Inu Yasha & co!!!!

Chapter 9: Claw of Purification



"Musuko!" Inu Onna sat at his side. He was unconscious. Inu Onna glowered up at Naraku. "You jerk!" she shouted. "What did he ever do to you?!"

He ignored her comment. "So, you defy me too Inu Onna?"

She cradled Musuko and looked at Naraku with a piteous stare and said, "You poor soul."

Naraku suddenly became enraged. "It is you who should be pitied, you insolent little wench! SCREAMING GORE!"

Inu Onna felt a sharp pain surge through her heart and she collapsed over Musuko's body. Naraku pried the tainted shards out of their hearts then stood back as the main characters ran to their fallen children.

Miroku held Musuko saying something about "my only son" over and over again. Sango cried and kissed Musuko's hands and face. Kagome sobbed on Inu Yasha's shoulder. Inu Yasha simply lifted Inu Onna and traced her face with one clawed hand. He was reminded of his mother the day she died. He stood up with his eyes shadowed by his hair. "Did you enjoy playing with these kids' lives?" he asked.

"They were just some mixed blood and shikon shards," Naraku said in a 'who really cares' voice. "A thought that came to me after one of our battles-" "THAT'S IT!" Inu Yasha shouted. He started to walk toward Naraku. "THAT'S THE ROCK THAT BROKE THE ONI'S BACK!"

A sea of Misma broke out around Naraku and he started to make his escape. Somewhere around him, Naraku heard Inu Yasha say, "You've been ruining our lives since book one!"

Then Inu Yasha stepped into view, "You've hurt my friends, you've hurt me, but when you mess with my daughter!" Drew the Tetsusaiga. "Prepare yourself!" He brought his sword down on Naraku. Quick his lightening, Naraku drew a sword and blocked his blow with strength to match. Inu Yasha stared in wonder.

Naraku laughed and said, "What do you think I've been doing all of time you were searching for me?" Then he pushed Inu Yasha back and they both fought.



"All that is left is for them now is pray that they don't come back as evil spirits." Miroku said. He had laid Inu Onna and Musuko parallel from each other. He sprinkled water over them and Sango put white flowers around them in a circle shape. She knew she should be out helping Inu Yasha, but she also wanted to be there for her son's funeral. Kagome sat staring at them. She hugged a crying Shippou as she thought. 'No, this can't be the end for them, it's just not fair!' Suddenly Shippou put his head against something on her chest that felt weird. Kagome pulled up the little bag of Shikon Shards they got from the cobra demons.

PING!

"I-I've got an idea!" Kagome stood up and shouted. Shippou fell out of her lap and hit his head on the ground. She ran over and kneeled over Inu Onna. Miroku looked at her gobsmacked, "KAGOME! You're not supposed to cross the circle!"

"Trust me!" she shouted.

Inu Yasha was knocked back against a tree. Naraku had become much more physically lethal since the last fight. Even though Inu Yasha had given him all he had, Naraku was still stronger. Inu Yasha stood up and flew at him again. Naraku put a deep gash in his leg right leg.

Inu Yasha cried out in pain and fell to the ground. He couldn't stand! He looked up at Naraku, he removed the hood of his baboon pelt and smirked evilly at the dog demon. Naraku raised his sword, ready to behead the dog demon. Inu Yasha closed his eyes and said, "I'm sorry, Inu Onna."

WACK!

Inu Yasha looked up weakly. His head was still attached, but Naraku's right arm was missing!

Naraku was shocked but his expression didn't show it. He looked over to his right. Inu Yasha looked too. Inu Onna stood there smirking, with an extra long tetsusaiga slung over her shoulder. "Is this a private party, or can I join?" she asked.

"Inu Onna?!" Inu Yasha said.

"But how-?" Naraku said.

"Not as organized as you thought, HUH??" she shouted. "Tetsusaiga BOW!!"

She pulled an arrow out of her hair and before Naraku could comprehend what was going on she already had him pinned against a tree. Naraku couldn't move at all. Then he looked up and Inu Onna was standing in front of him. She flexed her claws and said, "I'll see you in Hell!" she swung at him and shouted, "CLAW OF PURIFICATION!"

Her claws struck the inside of his chest and Naraku was vaporized. A bright light, or his soul flew up into the air then descended into the Earth.





Musuko and Miroku stood in prayer's position over two graves. Inu Yasha walked over and asked. "Why are you praying for that jerk? He was the cause of all of this."

"I'm praying for Onigumo and Kikyo." Miroku said. "And if it weren't for Naraku, we wouldn't have all met and we wouldn't have our children. All that is left for them is the mercy of Buddah."

"Did you say Kikyo was in the dirt?" Inu Onna asked.

"Yep." Musuko said. "It seems that some villagers found her body a few miles from here. I guess when Naraku's soul descended, hers went with him."

"Oh, that's too bad." Inu Onna said with a smile on her face.

Musuko and Miroku got up. "I guess we should go now." Musuko said.

"Are you sure you want to go?" Shippou asked sadly.

"We'll be back, don't worry." Inu Onna said.

"We just want to go see the lands." Musuko said. He hugged Miroku and patted him on the back. "Take care, son." He said. They shook with their now rosary free hands. Musuko hugged Sango and kissed her cheek. "Stay out of trouble." She said. You too he said and winked at her. He shook Inu Yasha's hand. "I'm sorry about what I did." Inu Yasha said.

"Oh!" Musuko blushed and did a quick bow. "I'm sorry too sir, I didn't mean to be so blunt then." He shook Kagome's and Shippou's hands.

Inu Onna hugged Inu Yasha. "You're a good girl." He said.

She smiled at him and said, "Thank you, father."

She hugged Kagome who was on the verge of tears. "You'd better write!" Kagome laughed.

"I will!" Inu Onna said. She shook Sango's hand, hugged Shippou, and reluctantly hugged Miroku. Musuko and Inu Onna held hands as they walked away, "Good bye, we'll miss you!"

Their parents stood on the hill waving after them. Then Inu Yasha turned to Kagome and kissed her. They looked at each other blushing for a second then continued down the hill. Miroku was walking down the hill next to Sango, suddenly he jumped in shock. He looked back at Sango who was looking away with an innocent smile on her face. Miroku smiled in his shock and pointed at her, "She did it, not me!"

"She did what?" Kagome asked. Miroku started stuttering madly, the only intelligible word that came out of his mouth was, "GOOSE!"



Musuko climbed onto his old cart and Inu Onna stood next to it. She looked up at him with a raised eyebrow, "You still have that??"

"No this cart is new! I got from this nice old man down the road for exorcising his house."

"How come it's all of the EXPENSIVE houses that need the exorcisms?" she asked. "Haven't you heard?" he said. "It's what we exorcists call a 'little white lie." "GAH! When will you ever learn?!?" "I'll learn when you bear my child, little miss 'Kaede's hut in half an hour." "I'll bear your child! I'll even give you my phone number! It's 1-800- YOU WISH!"

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Do I smell a sequel? *_~ CHA-CHING! $$

I gotta work on some of my other stories though. Tell me what you thought of this ending! It was hard to make.