@ Oh dear… Let me say firstly, for those of you who were reading, I am very sorry for just having dropped off from writing. It's been a few months, and so I don't remember exactly where I was going… But I know where to go now! @
Inuyasha tried to speak, to say something to get Kikyou to release him, but something held him back aside from the paralysis. He saw the ground beneath him shifting, fluctuating with red glow, and was aware of heat, when suddenly he and Kikyou were sent flying forward, and she released him. He pulled himself up slowly to see the last person he would expect to see. Sesshou-maru.
"My brother is not destined for hell by your hand undead wench. Leave his death to me when I so choose and I will let you live… Or continue to follow your twisted ways anyway…"
"I have power to slay demons greater than you… But then, your claim came before mine, so I will have to exert revenge on some other creature." And, somehow using her hell power and celestial knowledge, she disappeared into the ground beneath her.
Inuyasha studied his brother, and then saw the cause of his change… A girl stepped out from behind him, but not an old girl, a child of around the age of ten… "Is she why you saved me?"
"Rinn suggested it, yes." And then Sesshou-maru did something even less expected… He SMILED. Teeth showing and everything. Then he let Rinn climb up and sit on his shoulders, and he floated off, waving… Boggled, Inuyasha stared for a moment, then continued in Naraku's direction… He hardly noticed all his wounds were healed.
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Sesshou-maru strange behavior did not extend to Inuyasha exclusively. Rinn had adored the kitten Kirara for a long time, and had requested that he save the "kitty and her friends" too. Sango was more than a little puzzled by Sesshou-maru, for her sibling relations were cherished, not occasionally enacted as with the dog-demon family. Miroku thanked him graciously and politely. Then he scrutinized the youkai and Rinn carefully, trying to determine the nature of their relation… And he simply couldn't.
The Tensaiga, which had been a strong tool in saving both Inuyasha and Kirara, also managed to help close the ripping on the edges of Miroku's wind tunnel from dealing with such massive numbers of demons. Sango's left arm, formerly hanging limp at her side, was now merely stiff. Shippou was awakened, once they found him hanging from a limb of a nearby tree. And once Sesshou-maru had appeared, many of the youkai had fled. All were now gone.
"Where's Inuyasha?" Asked Sango once they were safe.
"He's headed off that direction." Sesshou-maru waved a hand far, and towards the east.
"Thank You." Sango said quietly as she lead them through the forest towards another confrontation.
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Inuyasha barely felt the ground beneath his feet, barely saw the trees around him. He just knew where he was headed. Towards Kagome.
@ I know it's short, but I'm REALLY out of practice writing Fanfics, or ANYTHING to be published. @