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Chapter 4: Tenseiga and the End
Sesshomaru gasped in horror as his amber eyes watched the demon complete his transformation.

'How dare he steal my power.'

He felt his blood boil with rage.

'You disgrace all dog demons.'

His eyes burned with a flame of fury.

'And, you have injured my only family left to me.'

As his anger inside grew, his arm was slowly inching towards his sword.
"Grr! Inuyasha! Time to DIE!"

He dashed forward at full speed, opening his cave of a mouth. There were two rows of large, razor sharp fangs, ready to snatch his prey.

'What do I do?'

Inuyasha's whole body began to quiver as the monstrous demon approached. His weak arms struggled to hold the Tetsusaiga.

"I'm too..too weak to use....the wind scar."

His eyes filled with pain as Soiro attacked. The tremendous jaws enclosed around Inuyasha's body, making him nearly go limp. He gasped in pain as the needle sharp teeth pierced his sides, causing blood to freely flow.

"Let..let me go!"

Inuyasha struggled to break free from his death grip, but each movement caused him excruciating pain. Soiro chuckled deeply in his throat from the suffering he was inflicting upon the hanyou in his mouth. The dog demon continued his pursuit across the jagged plain, occasionally adding more pressure on his tight hold. During all of the excitement for the pernicious demon, he never noticed the person in the blurry distance who was little by little, rising to their feet. Suddenly, Soiro was struck with a sinister idea that would cause him great satisfaction.

"How about a game of catch..and you be the ball?!"

Inuyasha gazed in horror as he was flung into the air. He was experiencing so much pain that when he opened his mouth to let out a cry, not a noise escaped it. All of a sudden, his eyes locked onto an object that had remained in his hand the whole time he was being toyed with; the Tetsusaiga. When his fatigued body landed back into the giant death trap, he let out a slight sneer.

'This is my only chance.'

Soiro was too impressed with his handy work to even notice the shimmering blade that was heading towards his snout. The blade jammed into his jaw, triggering a blackish liquid to ooze from the abrasion. The youkai howled in pain, sending Inuyasha into the misty air, his fragile body plummeting towards the earth. He crashed into the dirt, nearly unconscious. The Tetsusaiga landed next to him with a loud chime. His eyes slowly opened as the high-pitched ring filled his sensitive ears. He noticed in the distance the dog demon who was rushing around, trying to satisfy his wound of the pain. Inuyasha somewhat smirked,

"Heh. Serves him right."

Unexpectedly, Soiro came hurdling towards Inuyasha at full-blown speed, his mouth foaming with a yellow substance. The drips that occasionally sprinkled the ground ate away everything it touched, including the dirt. Acid. Inuyasha's body trembled with terror as the demon grew closer and closer. This was the end. He had no more strength left in him to fight. He felt ashamed that he couldn't uphold his family's honor, that he couldn't keep his promise to avenge his brother's death. The hanyou lay there as he felt his life slipping away. Every step the youkai took was a second less of Inuyasha's life. He cursed at himself for being so weak against this dog demon.

'Damn it.'

He had hardly even injured the youkai; only one less arm, a wound in the mouth, and a small wound in the gut, nothing too serious. Soiro was now only feet away from the hanyou's exhausted body. Tears began to fill his eyes as he saw his whole life flash before them.
~ "Inuyasha! Come down here?!"

"Why should I?"

"You need to apologize to Shippou for being an arrogant jerk!"

Inuyasha growled,

"What for? That little runt started it. I only finished it."

Kagome held her fist up, gazing into his irritated expression. He glanced down, noticing the flame of anger burning in her eyes. Suddenly, it struck him on what was about to happen.

"NO! Wa-"

It was too late.

"SIT-boy!"

He crashed head first into the solid ground.

"Why you..whadya go and do that for?"

Although, he had already known the answer.

"Because, you wouldn't come down. Now get off of your lazy butt and apologize to Shippou before I say the 'S' word again so many times that people in America will feel the earth shaking!"

As soon as the spell wore off, he took no time in wasting and jumped to his feet. He saw the bright smiling face of Kagome, yet underneath her sweet innocent smile was an evil glare. He raced off, knowing that if he didn't apologize, she really would 'sit' him that many times.
"Sesshomaru! Why did you go and do that?"

Inuyasha was sitting on the ground, holding a broken toy in his small hand and crying his heart out.

"Inuyasha, I thought it was a small demon, so I killed it, trying to protect you."

"Y-you did?"

"Of course, I would defend you with my life."

Inuyasha's eyes filled with delight.

"Thanks Sesshomaru!"

He hopped to his feet, swiftly drying his tears. He glanced down once more into his hand, staring at the toy.

"You thought this was a demon?"

The hanyou giggled in his throat.

"And your point is?"

"Uh..nothing!"

He raced out of the room, bursting into laughter. Sesshomaru let out a sigh,

"Little brothers."~
"Kagome. I'll never see her again. I'll never see Shippou, and the others. I'll never see any of them again."

His heart filled with more pain and agony. His mind was then directed back to his brother.

"I'm sorry Sesshomaru."

When he glanced up, he was nearly face to face with the raging demon. A few drips of acid drizzled his skin, burning it instantly. The pain was unbearable. His eyes flooded with more tears, as his life was about to end. He closed his amber eyes, the tears streaming to the dirt beneath him.

"Goodbye."

"YOU WILL DIE INUYASHA! SO L.."

The youkai came to a sudden halt when a sword went zipping past his head, landing next to the hanyou's side. Inuyasha's eyes shot open, noticing the shimmering blade that was planted into the earth.

'Tenseiga?'

Soiro glanced over his shoulder, seeing Sesshomaru standing on his feet, barely.

"Damn you!"

The dog demon charged towards his, his blood boiling with rage.

"Why aren't you DEAD YET?!"

The foaming acid scattered in all directions, causing everything to melt in contact. When he positioned himself in front of Sesshomaru, he reared back and was prepared to attack. Sesshomaru collapsed to the ground, holding onto his life by a thread. His amber eyes gazed in horror as the beast fell forward, just about to land on him.

"KAZO NO KIZO!"

The Tetsusaiga sliced through Soiro's body, blackish blood gushing in all places. Soiro gasped as his life began to slip away.

"You..how dare you!"

Those words took the remaining strength he had left.

Sesshomaru watched as Inuyasha appeared through the shower of blood. He gazed at the sword held in the hanyou's hand. It somehow seemed different. The Tenseiga. The noble demon had used the little remaining strength he had left to throw his own sword, the Tenseiga, hoping it would heal Inuyasha's wounds. He had never expected the two magnificent swords to combine. The sight was a beauty. The radiant blade shimmered with unimaginable strength. The blade had easily cut through Soiro's flesh, so easy it was like cutting through wet paper. His lifeless body was sent hurdling towards the ground. Inuyasha landed charmingly on the other side of the mound of bleeding flesh, a smirk of pleasure settled on his face. He glanced towards his brother, falling to his knees. His amber eyes softened as he gazed into his brother's pale face.

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Yes! Finally done with this chapter! Sorry it took so long to update. I got really busy again. I promise that the next chapter will be up within the next 24 hours! I hope you've all enjoyed it so far! The next, and last chapter is going to be called, 'The Farewell of a Brother and the Beginning of a New Inuyasha.' Sounds interesting huh? Well, I gotta go! Don't forget to press that review button!