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Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
' ': spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
THE LIFE OF A SONG-MAIDEN
-by Kittymui-
The wheel of Fate
Previously: Just before he fell unconscious, he caught a glimpse of Kagome's
face. Tears filled her eyes as she smiled at him. He couldn't hear her but he
could read her last words that formed on her lips. Ai..shi..te..ru...
Kagome stepped up the stairs, leading to the courtyard and looked up at the huge black castle. Inuyasha, please forgive me and live on for my sake.
[AN: In case you wonder, Kagome is wearing miko clothes. Not the one she wore when she came to this world, but another one. Her hakama is now navy blue instead of red. It's easier for Kagome to fight with these clothes compared to yukata's.]
[Flashback]
Kagome stopped singing as Inuyasha collapsed to the floor. She slowly approached his sleeping form. Gomen, Inuyasha.
'So you've finally made your decision.' a voice spoke from the doorway.
Kagome looked up, it was Sesshoumaru. He walked to Inuyasha's collapsed form and picked him up. He slowly walked to his bed and laid Inuyasha on it.
Kagome walked to Inuyasha's side, opposite of the side of the bed where Sesshoumaru was standing. She softly touched his cheek as a teardrop rolled down her cheek. She forced a weak smile on her face.
'Don't worry, Kagome, I will take care of him.' Sesshoumaru spoke as he saw the worried look on Kagome's face.
'Arigatou.' she responded; now looking straight in the eyes of Sesshoumaru. The sadness and fear in her eyes were replaced with courage and determination.
She's a very strong and brave girl... Sesshoumaru thought, as he watched her take on last look at her little brother and turned around to walk away.
'Kagome...' he halted her just before she left the room. '...I want you to know that you're the most bravest and strongest human girl I have ever met.' he took a short pause. 'I should be the one thanking you.'
She smiled gently as she looked over her shoulder at Sesshoumaru and turned to walk away again.
'Please come back alive, for me and my brother's sake.'
Kagome stopped for a short moment after hearing those words but this time she didn't say anything or looked back and continued to walk away.
[End flashback]
Kagome shook her head and entered the castle with her quiver on her back and her precious bow in her hand.
A shadow stood behind the window in the chamber of the highest tower and watched Kagome enter the castle. 'Kukuku, so you have finally come...' he chuckled. 'I'm sorry but I will not let you mess up with my plans.'
Naraku snapped his finger and a tremendous amount of youkais appeared in the sky above the black tower.
'Dear fellow youkais, make sure the maiden doesn't have a single amount of strength left when she reached this chamber. Do NOT kill her!!' he commanded.
The youkais roared altogether and teleported themselves into the tower and the rest of the castle.
-- Back to Kagome --
The bastard must be hiding in the highest tower. Kagome thought as she walked through the throne chamber.
'Welcome to lord Naraku's castle, song-maiden.' a voice growled.
Kagome turned to where the voice came from.
The creature that spoke came into the light. Kagome's eyes widened.
'This can't be...you're supposed to be dead!!' she cried as she prepared an arrow.
'Surprise!!' the youkai chuckled; it was one of the four Chimeras that pursued Kagome back then. 'The dark power of the Shikon no Tama is really handy, don't you agree?'
Without warning, Kagome shot her arrow straight at its heart.
The Chimera smashed the arrow into bits as if it was just an ordinary arrow. 'Not only have I been revived, but lord Naraku also granted me more power.' the Chimera smirked.
Kagome narrowed her eyes as she prepared another arrow. Want to wear me out, don't you, Naraku? Kagome thought as she aimed at the Chimera. I'm going to reach the top of the black tower no matter what, so say your prayers and wait for me!
The Chimera lunged forward with its claws first. 'Die!!'
Kagome quickly dodged it. This is going to be tough... She thought as she straightened herself up again.
-- Back to Inuyasha --
Uhnn....w-where... Inuyasha slowly sat up. 'W-what happened...?' His head shot to his side as the person beside the bed spoke.
'Quite an effective spell she had cast.'
'Sesshoumaru!? What are you doing here?!' Inuyasha spat surprised.
'Well, this IS my room and the bed you've been sleeping on for the past four hours IS my bed...' he replied bluntly.
'You're...room...' Inuyasha mumbled. Then it suddenly struck him. 'FOUR HOURS?!' Where is Kagome?!' he shouted.
'She left for the black castle.' his brother replied.
'WHAAT?! Why didn't you stop her?!?' Inuyasha yelled. 'That baka, I told her not to...' Inuyasha quickly got out of bed but as soon as his feet reached the floor, he suddenly felt dizzy. He quickly grabbed the wall for support. 'What the...?!'
'The spell has not completely worn off yet.' Sesshoumaru explained as he walked to his little brother's side.
Inuyasha grabbed his brother's arm. 'Please...please help me...help me get her back.' he begged.
Sesshoumaru only looked at him. 'She has decided this on her own, why don't you just accept it?' he said with a calm voice.
Inuyasha's eyes flared with anger and he pushed Sesshoumaru away.
'Shut up!! I don't want to hear any more of this crap!!' he growled. 'If you're not going to help me, I will do it on my own!' he spat and walked out of the room.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha was standing on his dragon as it flew towards the castle. Kagome, wait for me!! I'm coming!!
-- At the black castle --
Inuyasha quickly dashed into the castle as soon as he landed in the courtyard. She's here! he thought as he sniffed the air and entered the throne room.
She must be heading to the highest tower.
Suddenly a huge dragon youkai jumped out of nowhere and blocked his way to the stairs. 'Wanna go after the maiden? You'll have to get past me first!!' the youkai roared.
'Keh! If you want to die so badly.' Inuyasha smirked as he pulled out Tetsusaiga. Suddenly he felt a surge of dizziness take over again and Inuyasha was was forced to support on his Tetsusaiga.
'Die! Hanyou!!' the youkai yelled and lunged forward.
Chikushou!! Inuyasha forced himself to recover from the dizziness but couldn't dodge the attack anymore.
Before it reached Inuyasha, the youkai was suddenly ripped apart.
Inuyasha was startled and looked around. 'Who...?'
'Seriously Inuyasha, why do I always have to save your ass?' Sesshoumaru said with a calm voice as he landed next to Inuyasha.
'Sesshoumaru!' Inuyasha was surprised to see his brother.
'I thought you might need some help, since the spell had not worn off yet.' Sesshoumaru smirked. 'I guess I was right.'
'Keh!' Inuyasha spat, but inside, he was really relieved that Sesshoumaru came.
Suddenly a swarm of youkais appeared in front of them.
'No time to chat, little brother, we have another priority at the moment.' Sesshoumaru said as he jumped into a fighting position with his Toukijin unsheathed in his hand.
'Ahh...' Inuyasha acknowledged and held Tetsusaiga ready.
-- In the meantime --
Kagome was halfway up the black tower. Her clothes were dirty and stained with a mixture of youkai blood and her own blood. Cuts could be seen on her sleeves and hakama.
'Huff.. puff..puff...' Kagome was panting heavily.
I only have three more arrows left. She thought as she tightened her grip on her bow.
A huge swarm of youkai was blocking her way on the stairs.
Kagome pulled an arrow from her quiver and held it to her chest. Please...please open the way to the top for me! She prayed in her heart and she shot the arrow straight to the swarm of youkai.
They were immediately purified as the arrow approached them.
The stairs were cleared for now and Kagome continued her way up again.
-- Back to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru --
After vanquishing swarms of youkais, they have barely reached the base of the black tower.
'Kaze no Kizu!!!'
Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga, and huge blades flew towards the swarm of youkais.
The whole swarm was vanquished in an instance, but after taking about 20 steps, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's way was blocked again by another swarm.
'Chikushou!!' Inuyasha shouted. 'This is endless!!'
Sesshoumaru ripped a couple of youkais apart and jumped next to Inuyasha.
'Inuyasha.' he suddenly spoke. 'You go one ahead, I will take care of this!'
Inuyasha turned to him. 'Are you sure?'
'Kagome needs your help, you need to get to her as soon as possible.' Sesshoumaru replied. 'I will open the path for you, when I say GO, you run as fast as you can upstairs.'
Inuyasha gave his brother a worried look.
'I won't die. For I am not called the lord of the Western lands for nothing.' his voice was as calm as always. 'I will be expecting you to come back alive together with Kagome.'
Sesshoumaru turned to the swarm of youkai. 'Now GO!!' he shouted.
Inuyasha nodded. 'Take care, Sesshoumaru.' With that he dashed as fast as he could to the stairs.
At the same time, Sesshoumaru swung his Toukijin and opened a path within the swarm of youkais.
Inuyasha, don't you dare lose to that bastard. he thought as he watched Inuyasha disappear up the stairs.
-- At the top of the black tower --
Naraku was standing in the middle of the room. He was facing a pillar of light.
At the center of the pillar, a jewel was floating mid-air. The Shikon no Tama, which was completely black now.
'Kukuku, it's almost time.' he smirked.
'Naraku!!!!' a voice shouted from behind him.
He turned around.
Kagome was standing at the doorway, aiming an arrow at his heart.
'Ah! There you are...maiden...irashai...' he chuckled. 'I don't want you to miss this wonderful moment.'
This is my last arrow, I can't miss... Kagome thought as she concentrated on her aim.
'You cannot kill me maiden,' Naraku smirked. 'for I am already connected to the Shikon no Tama.'
Kagome's eyes widened as she heard this.
Naraku approached her. 'If you kill me, the jewel will go out of control...and this land will definitely die.'
Kagome slowly lowered her bow and dropped her gaze to the floor. Her bangs covered her eyes.
'Now that's a good girl.' He stopped at about 2 meters away. 'You cannot risk this world in order to avenge your family's and onee-sama's death, can you?' he sneered.
Kagome's ears twitched as she heard those words and started to tremble of anger.
'And you surely won't risk you life either to safe this world, because when you do, you won't be able to take revenge on me.' Naraku taunted, an evil smile appeared on his face.
Kagome suddenly stopped trembling and she looked up at Naraku. A smirk appeared on her face as a white aura surrounded her body.
The smile on Naraku's face disappeared. 'H-how!? There shouldn't be a single amount of powers left in your body!!' he cried in disbelief.
'Surprise...' Kagome growled. '...you won't wear me off that easily!!' She quickly raised her bow and pointed her arrow at his heart. At the same time, the white aura concentrated around the arrowhead.
'Y-you cannot kill me!! The jewel will...' Naraku was cut off.
'I will manage somehow, but you...' she snarled. '...must disappear from this world!! Now DIE!!!' she cried and released her arrow.
Before Naraku could move an inch, the arrow was already piercing his heart.
Because of the tremendous holy power, Naraku's body was slammed against the wall.
'AARGGKKK!!' he cried out as he hit the wall.
The holy powers faded and the arrow appeared again. It pinned Naraku to the wall.
'You...you bitch!! I-I have...underestimated you...' he groaned before he closed his eyes and his body went limp.
Kagome watched him with an emotionless expression. Serves you right. she thought.
Suddenly she felt something burning well up in her throat. She immediately dropped her bow and held her chest as she spewed the burning content on the floor.
*COUGH*
Kagome fell on her knees, and looked at what she had threw up on the floor.
A huge pool of red liquid could be seen on the floor in front of her.
She felt some of the warm liquid at the corner of her mouth streaming down to her chin.
She softly wiped it a little with her fingers and she looked at them. The tips of her fingers were colored red.
Blood...She thought as she cleaned up her fingers with her clothes. I guess I have overused my miko powers a little...
Suddenly the whole castle began to shake and the pillar of light in the middle of the room began to flicker.
The Shikon no Tama!! Kagome realized and quickly stood back on her feet. 'I-I have to use it... I have to use that power...' she mumbled as she approached the pillar of light.
Kagome stopped as she reached the pillar. She raised her hand to take the jewel but as soon as her hand touched the pillar, her hand was bounced back by an electric field. 'ARCK' she cried as she pulled her hand away.
A barrier?! Kagome thought surprised but quickly went back to her senses. There's no turning back now! I have to get to the Shikon no Tama no matter what!!
Kagome reached for the floating jewel once again, this time she tried to penetrate the barrier using her whole body.
The electric bolts started to form on her whole body, causing wounds on her arms and face as she continued to lean against the barrier.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha finally reached the room on the top of the tower. He was totally worn off and wounds were visible all over his body.
He had to hold on to a wall for support as the castle continued to shake. What the hell is going on!? he thought.
Suddenly he noticed the body that was hanging on the wall where he was leaning onto.
'Naraku!!' he yelled when he recognized who it was.
Naraku slightly opened his eyes when he heard his name; blood was coming out of the corner of his mouth. He first looked at Inuyasha and then at something at the center of the room.
He smirked. 'You're too late, Inuyasha.'
Inuyasha followed his gaze to the center of the room. He didn't notice the pillar of light before, but his eyes widened as he saw who was standing in the middle of it.
Kagome was standing at the center of the pillar of light. Blood was coming out of the corner of her mouth and out of the wounds and bruises on her face and body. Her clothes were shred on some places and floating upwards, together with her hair.
Her hands were clasped together; holding something between them. [AN: Looks just like when she used her powers during her first battle]
Her eyes were closed, she seemed to be in pain.
'She's going to sacrifice herself in order to save this world...' Naraku continued. 'It's no use...she'll die overusing her powers before she can seal the powers of the jewel...'
Naraku chuckled and closed his eyes. 'Stupid humans...' Were his last words before he died.
Inuyasha watched him as his body dissolved in the air, leaving Kagome's arrow on the wall.
He turned to Kagome again and walked towards her.
Kurushii... Kagome thought as she held the jewel in her hands, which rested on her chest. Inuyasha...I guess this...is...goodbye...
'Kagome!!'
Kagome's eyes shot open as she heard her name. Her eyes widened. 'I-Inuyasha!?'
'What the hell do you think you're doing!?!' he yelled angrily, standing about 3 meters away from her.
'I...' she started but was cut off.
'First you ran off, blaming me for not returning your feelings...' Inuyasha yelled as he took a step closer. 'Then you made me realize my feelings towards you...' Another step closer. 'And now you want me to watch you sacrifice yourself for me and this world!?!'
Tears filled her eyes. 'Gomen nasai, Inuyasha.' she cried. 'This is the only way...this is fate...'
'Don't give me that crap!!' he shouted. 'Fate isn't decided by anybody else except yourself, you can change it!!'
'No Inuyasha, it's not...onegai, leave this place before it crumbles!!' she begged before she closed her eyes and turned around.
More tears flowed down her cheeks. It's better this way...Inuyasha...please live on for me...
Suddenly she felt something warm touching her hands that were still resting on her chest.
She opened her eyes and saw two hands holding onto hers. She quickly looked over her shoulders and a bit up. Her eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha smiling at her.
Inuyasha slowly put his head on her shoulder and pulled her slightly closer until her back was leaning onto his chest.
'Inuyasha!!' she cried. 'You can't...you'll die!!'
'I won't let you die alone, Kagome.' he whispered in her ear.
Kagome slowly pulled away and turned around to face him. Her hands were still holding the jewel. 'I-Inuyasha...' she whispered.
Inuyasha cupped her cheeks. 'If we fight together, we can definitely change fate.' Inuyasha said with a gentle voice.
He leaned closer to her. 'And if not, we will die together...' Were his last words before he closed his eyes and kissed her.
Kagome leaned onto his chest and kissed him back. Kami-sama, onegai...let me turn the wheel of fate... she prayed wholeheartedly before she released the Shikon no Tama and put her arms around Inuyasha to hug him tight.
The black jewel slowly fell to the floor.
Before it hit the floor, it flashed white light and shattered.
Everything became white.
-- At the same time --
Sesshoumaru had already left the castle as soon as it began to shake. He stood on his dragon in the sky and watched the black castle from afar.
Suddenly a huge flash of light came from within the black castle and covered the whole land.
Sesshoumaru covered his eyes.
~*~*~*~
The bright light started to fade and Sesshoumaru slowly opened his eyes. His eyes widened and his jaw almost dropped at the sight before him.
Forests as far as the eye could reach were green and filled with life.
Pure blue water was streaming in the rivers and lakes.
The sky was clear and blue.
Colorful birds soared in the sky.
They did it... Sesshoumaru thought, but somehow, he couldn't help feeling sad as he watched the black castle that was now in ruins.
'Inuyasha...Kagome..' he whispered as he turned around.
He quickly turned back when he suddenly noticed something at the corner of his eye.
'That's...' he said as he saw something appear in the sky above the ruins.
Sesshoumaru commanded his dragon to fly closer to it.
As they flew closer to it, the small dot in the sky began to take shape.
It was a red dragon.
Inuyasha's dragon!?! he thought surprised. Someone's riding on it!!
He narrowed his eyes and they widened as he recognized the person riding on it.
Inuyasha stood on his dragon as it flew away from the black castle. He looked at the angel that he was carrying in his arms.
'Kagome... open your eyes...' he said softly.
Kagome wasn't moving and her eyes were still shut.
'K-Kagome...o-open your eyes and look...' He looked at the landscape beneath them. '...the world...it's beautiful...we've saved it...'
Inuyasha held her closer. 'P-please...K-Kagome...you c-can't leave me like this!!' he cried and leaned his chin on her forehead.
'I-I...I have tried so hard...I c-can't lose you...' he sobbed as he closed his eyes and a teardrop rolled down to his chin; landing on Kagome's forehead.
Kagome felt something wet hit her forehead and slowly opened her eyes. She saw strands of silver hair that were stroking her cheek. 'I-Inuyasha?' she mumbled softly.
Inuyasha's eyes shot open and pulled away a little. He looked down and his eyes met Kagome's blue ones.
'K-Kagome?!' he said in disbelief.
'I-Inuyasha...have we...died?' she asked with a weak voice.
Inuyasha quickly stopped crying. 'No silly...we survived...we have turned the wheel of fate.' He smiled and looked up. 'Look.' he said.
Kagome looked around.
Tears filled her eyes as she looked back at Inuyasha.
'Don't cry...' he said as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead. When he pulled away he saw a smile on her face.
'Baka! These are tears of joy!' she chuckled.
He returned a smile before he leaned closer to her face.
They both closed their eyes at the same time and their lips met.
Kagome cupped his cheek with one hand and leaned onto the kiss.
Their lips didn't part until the dragon disappeared in the sky as it flew towards the white castle.
.~*~.owari.~*~.
Hope you have enjoyed reading this story like I have enjoyed writing it ^-^!! This story has officially ended. Thank you all for following it!!
Special thanks to those who have reviewed and encouraged me to go on!!
Vocabulary:
Aishiteru: I love you
Gomen(nasai): I'm sorry
Arigatou: Thanks
Baka: Idiot
Chikushou: Shit/Damn
Hanyou: Half demon
Ahh...: Yeah
Irashai: Welcome
Kurushii: It hurts
Onegai: I beg you
Owari: The End
Like this story? Hate it? Please don't hesitate to voice your opinion by reviewing ^-^!! I will begin writing my next story, I haven't found a proper title yet, if I do, I will post it on FF.net as soon as possible! Please look forward to it!
Lots of greets,
~Kittymui~
Posted: 10 July 2003
Last edited: 10 July 2003
Replies on Reviews:
Jupiter's Light: Thanks!! Hahaha, I never said Kagome would die... oh well, I haven't said she wouldn't *evil grin* well read this last chapter and you'll see ^-^!
Akina: Here's the last chapter! Enjoy!!
Ra the White Fox: Yes the prophecy said about two voices; the voice of hate is Dark Kagome en the voice of love is the normal one. Only one can survive, so the normal Kagome wasn't supposed to be awakened again (since she chose Dark Kagome to live for her), but there was an 'unless' in the prophecy so there was a chance to awaken her again. But Inuyasha didn't know what so he just followed his heart, which was the right thing ^-^. I hope this will make a lot clearer. Thanks for reviewing!!
Crazy-Mango-Chick: Wow! Thanks for your review and mango *yum yum*~~!! Yeah, I like using some Japanese words in my story, because some things are expressed better than with English words. Here's the final chapter! Enjoy!!
Italic: thoughts
-- --: locations
' ': spoken words
~*~*~*~*~: time gap
-by Kittymui-
The wheel of Fate
Kagome stepped up the stairs, leading to the courtyard and looked up at the huge black castle. Inuyasha, please forgive me and live on for my sake.
[AN: In case you wonder, Kagome is wearing miko clothes. Not the one she wore when she came to this world, but another one. Her hakama is now navy blue instead of red. It's easier for Kagome to fight with these clothes compared to yukata's.]
[Flashback]
Kagome stopped singing as Inuyasha collapsed to the floor. She slowly approached his sleeping form. Gomen, Inuyasha.
'So you've finally made your decision.' a voice spoke from the doorway.
Kagome looked up, it was Sesshoumaru. He walked to Inuyasha's collapsed form and picked him up. He slowly walked to his bed and laid Inuyasha on it.
Kagome walked to Inuyasha's side, opposite of the side of the bed where Sesshoumaru was standing. She softly touched his cheek as a teardrop rolled down her cheek. She forced a weak smile on her face.
'Don't worry, Kagome, I will take care of him.' Sesshoumaru spoke as he saw the worried look on Kagome's face.
'Arigatou.' she responded; now looking straight in the eyes of Sesshoumaru. The sadness and fear in her eyes were replaced with courage and determination.
She's a very strong and brave girl... Sesshoumaru thought, as he watched her take on last look at her little brother and turned around to walk away.
'Kagome...' he halted her just before she left the room. '...I want you to know that you're the most bravest and strongest human girl I have ever met.' he took a short pause. 'I should be the one thanking you.'
She smiled gently as she looked over her shoulder at Sesshoumaru and turned to walk away again.
'Please come back alive, for me and my brother's sake.'
Kagome stopped for a short moment after hearing those words but this time she didn't say anything or looked back and continued to walk away.
[End flashback]
Kagome shook her head and entered the castle with her quiver on her back and her precious bow in her hand.
A shadow stood behind the window in the chamber of the highest tower and watched Kagome enter the castle. 'Kukuku, so you have finally come...' he chuckled. 'I'm sorry but I will not let you mess up with my plans.'
Naraku snapped his finger and a tremendous amount of youkais appeared in the sky above the black tower.
'Dear fellow youkais, make sure the maiden doesn't have a single amount of strength left when she reached this chamber. Do NOT kill her!!' he commanded.
The youkais roared altogether and teleported themselves into the tower and the rest of the castle.
-- Back to Kagome --
The bastard must be hiding in the highest tower. Kagome thought as she walked through the throne chamber.
'Welcome to lord Naraku's castle, song-maiden.' a voice growled.
Kagome turned to where the voice came from.
The creature that spoke came into the light. Kagome's eyes widened.
'This can't be...you're supposed to be dead!!' she cried as she prepared an arrow.
'Surprise!!' the youkai chuckled; it was one of the four Chimeras that pursued Kagome back then. 'The dark power of the Shikon no Tama is really handy, don't you agree?'
Without warning, Kagome shot her arrow straight at its heart.
The Chimera smashed the arrow into bits as if it was just an ordinary arrow. 'Not only have I been revived, but lord Naraku also granted me more power.' the Chimera smirked.
Kagome narrowed her eyes as she prepared another arrow. Want to wear me out, don't you, Naraku? Kagome thought as she aimed at the Chimera. I'm going to reach the top of the black tower no matter what, so say your prayers and wait for me!
The Chimera lunged forward with its claws first. 'Die!!'
Kagome quickly dodged it. This is going to be tough... She thought as she straightened herself up again.
-- Back to Inuyasha --
Uhnn....w-where... Inuyasha slowly sat up. 'W-what happened...?' His head shot to his side as the person beside the bed spoke.
'Quite an effective spell she had cast.'
'Sesshoumaru!? What are you doing here?!' Inuyasha spat surprised.
'Well, this IS my room and the bed you've been sleeping on for the past four hours IS my bed...' he replied bluntly.
'You're...room...' Inuyasha mumbled. Then it suddenly struck him. 'FOUR HOURS?!' Where is Kagome?!' he shouted.
'She left for the black castle.' his brother replied.
'WHAAT?! Why didn't you stop her?!?' Inuyasha yelled. 'That baka, I told her not to...' Inuyasha quickly got out of bed but as soon as his feet reached the floor, he suddenly felt dizzy. He quickly grabbed the wall for support. 'What the...?!'
'The spell has not completely worn off yet.' Sesshoumaru explained as he walked to his little brother's side.
Inuyasha grabbed his brother's arm. 'Please...please help me...help me get her back.' he begged.
Sesshoumaru only looked at him. 'She has decided this on her own, why don't you just accept it?' he said with a calm voice.
Inuyasha's eyes flared with anger and he pushed Sesshoumaru away.
'Shut up!! I don't want to hear any more of this crap!!' he growled. 'If you're not going to help me, I will do it on my own!' he spat and walked out of the room.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha was standing on his dragon as it flew towards the castle. Kagome, wait for me!! I'm coming!!
-- At the black castle --
Inuyasha quickly dashed into the castle as soon as he landed in the courtyard. She's here! he thought as he sniffed the air and entered the throne room.
She must be heading to the highest tower.
Suddenly a huge dragon youkai jumped out of nowhere and blocked his way to the stairs. 'Wanna go after the maiden? You'll have to get past me first!!' the youkai roared.
'Keh! If you want to die so badly.' Inuyasha smirked as he pulled out Tetsusaiga. Suddenly he felt a surge of dizziness take over again and Inuyasha was was forced to support on his Tetsusaiga.
'Die! Hanyou!!' the youkai yelled and lunged forward.
Chikushou!! Inuyasha forced himself to recover from the dizziness but couldn't dodge the attack anymore.
Before it reached Inuyasha, the youkai was suddenly ripped apart.
Inuyasha was startled and looked around. 'Who...?'
'Seriously Inuyasha, why do I always have to save your ass?' Sesshoumaru said with a calm voice as he landed next to Inuyasha.
'Sesshoumaru!' Inuyasha was surprised to see his brother.
'I thought you might need some help, since the spell had not worn off yet.' Sesshoumaru smirked. 'I guess I was right.'
'Keh!' Inuyasha spat, but inside, he was really relieved that Sesshoumaru came.
Suddenly a swarm of youkais appeared in front of them.
'No time to chat, little brother, we have another priority at the moment.' Sesshoumaru said as he jumped into a fighting position with his Toukijin unsheathed in his hand.
'Ahh...' Inuyasha acknowledged and held Tetsusaiga ready.
-- In the meantime --
Kagome was halfway up the black tower. Her clothes were dirty and stained with a mixture of youkai blood and her own blood. Cuts could be seen on her sleeves and hakama.
'Huff.. puff..puff...' Kagome was panting heavily.
I only have three more arrows left. She thought as she tightened her grip on her bow.
A huge swarm of youkai was blocking her way on the stairs.
Kagome pulled an arrow from her quiver and held it to her chest. Please...please open the way to the top for me! She prayed in her heart and she shot the arrow straight to the swarm of youkai.
They were immediately purified as the arrow approached them.
The stairs were cleared for now and Kagome continued her way up again.
-- Back to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru --
After vanquishing swarms of youkais, they have barely reached the base of the black tower.
'Kaze no Kizu!!!'
Inuyasha swung Tetsusaiga, and huge blades flew towards the swarm of youkais.
The whole swarm was vanquished in an instance, but after taking about 20 steps, Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's way was blocked again by another swarm.
'Chikushou!!' Inuyasha shouted. 'This is endless!!'
Sesshoumaru ripped a couple of youkais apart and jumped next to Inuyasha.
'Inuyasha.' he suddenly spoke. 'You go one ahead, I will take care of this!'
Inuyasha turned to him. 'Are you sure?'
'Kagome needs your help, you need to get to her as soon as possible.' Sesshoumaru replied. 'I will open the path for you, when I say GO, you run as fast as you can upstairs.'
Inuyasha gave his brother a worried look.
'I won't die. For I am not called the lord of the Western lands for nothing.' his voice was as calm as always. 'I will be expecting you to come back alive together with Kagome.'
Sesshoumaru turned to the swarm of youkai. 'Now GO!!' he shouted.
Inuyasha nodded. 'Take care, Sesshoumaru.' With that he dashed as fast as he could to the stairs.
At the same time, Sesshoumaru swung his Toukijin and opened a path within the swarm of youkais.
Inuyasha, don't you dare lose to that bastard. he thought as he watched Inuyasha disappear up the stairs.
-- At the top of the black tower --
Naraku was standing in the middle of the room. He was facing a pillar of light.
At the center of the pillar, a jewel was floating mid-air. The Shikon no Tama, which was completely black now.
'Kukuku, it's almost time.' he smirked.
'Naraku!!!!' a voice shouted from behind him.
He turned around.
Kagome was standing at the doorway, aiming an arrow at his heart.
'Ah! There you are...maiden...irashai...' he chuckled. 'I don't want you to miss this wonderful moment.'
This is my last arrow, I can't miss... Kagome thought as she concentrated on her aim.
'You cannot kill me maiden,' Naraku smirked. 'for I am already connected to the Shikon no Tama.'
Kagome's eyes widened as she heard this.
Naraku approached her. 'If you kill me, the jewel will go out of control...and this land will definitely die.'
Kagome slowly lowered her bow and dropped her gaze to the floor. Her bangs covered her eyes.
'Now that's a good girl.' He stopped at about 2 meters away. 'You cannot risk this world in order to avenge your family's and onee-sama's death, can you?' he sneered.
Kagome's ears twitched as she heard those words and started to tremble of anger.
'And you surely won't risk you life either to safe this world, because when you do, you won't be able to take revenge on me.' Naraku taunted, an evil smile appeared on his face.
Kagome suddenly stopped trembling and she looked up at Naraku. A smirk appeared on her face as a white aura surrounded her body.
The smile on Naraku's face disappeared. 'H-how!? There shouldn't be a single amount of powers left in your body!!' he cried in disbelief.
'Surprise...' Kagome growled. '...you won't wear me off that easily!!' She quickly raised her bow and pointed her arrow at his heart. At the same time, the white aura concentrated around the arrowhead.
'Y-you cannot kill me!! The jewel will...' Naraku was cut off.
'I will manage somehow, but you...' she snarled. '...must disappear from this world!! Now DIE!!!' she cried and released her arrow.
Before Naraku could move an inch, the arrow was already piercing his heart.
Because of the tremendous holy power, Naraku's body was slammed against the wall.
'AARGGKKK!!' he cried out as he hit the wall.
The holy powers faded and the arrow appeared again. It pinned Naraku to the wall.
'You...you bitch!! I-I have...underestimated you...' he groaned before he closed his eyes and his body went limp.
Kagome watched him with an emotionless expression. Serves you right. she thought.
Suddenly she felt something burning well up in her throat. She immediately dropped her bow and held her chest as she spewed the burning content on the floor.
*COUGH*
Kagome fell on her knees, and looked at what she had threw up on the floor.
A huge pool of red liquid could be seen on the floor in front of her.
She felt some of the warm liquid at the corner of her mouth streaming down to her chin.
She softly wiped it a little with her fingers and she looked at them. The tips of her fingers were colored red.
Blood...She thought as she cleaned up her fingers with her clothes. I guess I have overused my miko powers a little...
Suddenly the whole castle began to shake and the pillar of light in the middle of the room began to flicker.
The Shikon no Tama!! Kagome realized and quickly stood back on her feet. 'I-I have to use it... I have to use that power...' she mumbled as she approached the pillar of light.
Kagome stopped as she reached the pillar. She raised her hand to take the jewel but as soon as her hand touched the pillar, her hand was bounced back by an electric field. 'ARCK' she cried as she pulled her hand away.
A barrier?! Kagome thought surprised but quickly went back to her senses. There's no turning back now! I have to get to the Shikon no Tama no matter what!!
Kagome reached for the floating jewel once again, this time she tried to penetrate the barrier using her whole body.
The electric bolts started to form on her whole body, causing wounds on her arms and face as she continued to lean against the barrier.
~*~*~*~
Inuyasha finally reached the room on the top of the tower. He was totally worn off and wounds were visible all over his body.
He had to hold on to a wall for support as the castle continued to shake. What the hell is going on!? he thought.
Suddenly he noticed the body that was hanging on the wall where he was leaning onto.
'Naraku!!' he yelled when he recognized who it was.
Naraku slightly opened his eyes when he heard his name; blood was coming out of the corner of his mouth. He first looked at Inuyasha and then at something at the center of the room.
He smirked. 'You're too late, Inuyasha.'
Inuyasha followed his gaze to the center of the room. He didn't notice the pillar of light before, but his eyes widened as he saw who was standing in the middle of it.
Kagome was standing at the center of the pillar of light. Blood was coming out of the corner of her mouth and out of the wounds and bruises on her face and body. Her clothes were shred on some places and floating upwards, together with her hair.
Her hands were clasped together; holding something between them. [AN: Looks just like when she used her powers during her first battle]
Her eyes were closed, she seemed to be in pain.
'She's going to sacrifice herself in order to save this world...' Naraku continued. 'It's no use...she'll die overusing her powers before she can seal the powers of the jewel...'
Naraku chuckled and closed his eyes. 'Stupid humans...' Were his last words before he died.
Inuyasha watched him as his body dissolved in the air, leaving Kagome's arrow on the wall.
He turned to Kagome again and walked towards her.
Kurushii... Kagome thought as she held the jewel in her hands, which rested on her chest. Inuyasha...I guess this...is...goodbye...
'Kagome!!'
Kagome's eyes shot open as she heard her name. Her eyes widened. 'I-Inuyasha!?'
'What the hell do you think you're doing!?!' he yelled angrily, standing about 3 meters away from her.
'I...' she started but was cut off.
'First you ran off, blaming me for not returning your feelings...' Inuyasha yelled as he took a step closer. 'Then you made me realize my feelings towards you...' Another step closer. 'And now you want me to watch you sacrifice yourself for me and this world!?!'
Tears filled her eyes. 'Gomen nasai, Inuyasha.' she cried. 'This is the only way...this is fate...'
'Don't give me that crap!!' he shouted. 'Fate isn't decided by anybody else except yourself, you can change it!!'
'No Inuyasha, it's not...onegai, leave this place before it crumbles!!' she begged before she closed her eyes and turned around.
More tears flowed down her cheeks. It's better this way...Inuyasha...please live on for me...
Suddenly she felt something warm touching her hands that were still resting on her chest.
She opened her eyes and saw two hands holding onto hers. She quickly looked over her shoulders and a bit up. Her eyes widened as she saw Inuyasha smiling at her.
Inuyasha slowly put his head on her shoulder and pulled her slightly closer until her back was leaning onto his chest.
'Inuyasha!!' she cried. 'You can't...you'll die!!'
'I won't let you die alone, Kagome.' he whispered in her ear.
Kagome slowly pulled away and turned around to face him. Her hands were still holding the jewel. 'I-Inuyasha...' she whispered.
Inuyasha cupped her cheeks. 'If we fight together, we can definitely change fate.' Inuyasha said with a gentle voice.
He leaned closer to her. 'And if not, we will die together...' Were his last words before he closed his eyes and kissed her.
Kagome leaned onto his chest and kissed him back. Kami-sama, onegai...let me turn the wheel of fate... she prayed wholeheartedly before she released the Shikon no Tama and put her arms around Inuyasha to hug him tight.
The black jewel slowly fell to the floor.
Before it hit the floor, it flashed white light and shattered.
Everything became white.
-- At the same time --
Sesshoumaru had already left the castle as soon as it began to shake. He stood on his dragon in the sky and watched the black castle from afar.
Suddenly a huge flash of light came from within the black castle and covered the whole land.
Sesshoumaru covered his eyes.
~*~*~*~
The bright light started to fade and Sesshoumaru slowly opened his eyes. His eyes widened and his jaw almost dropped at the sight before him.
Forests as far as the eye could reach were green and filled with life.
Pure blue water was streaming in the rivers and lakes.
The sky was clear and blue.
Colorful birds soared in the sky.
They did it... Sesshoumaru thought, but somehow, he couldn't help feeling sad as he watched the black castle that was now in ruins.
'Inuyasha...Kagome..' he whispered as he turned around.
He quickly turned back when he suddenly noticed something at the corner of his eye.
'That's...' he said as he saw something appear in the sky above the ruins.
Sesshoumaru commanded his dragon to fly closer to it.
As they flew closer to it, the small dot in the sky began to take shape.
It was a red dragon.
Inuyasha's dragon!?! he thought surprised. Someone's riding on it!!
He narrowed his eyes and they widened as he recognized the person riding on it.
Inuyasha stood on his dragon as it flew away from the black castle. He looked at the angel that he was carrying in his arms.
'Kagome... open your eyes...' he said softly.
Kagome wasn't moving and her eyes were still shut.
'K-Kagome...o-open your eyes and look...' He looked at the landscape beneath them. '...the world...it's beautiful...we've saved it...'
Inuyasha held her closer. 'P-please...K-Kagome...you c-can't leave me like this!!' he cried and leaned his chin on her forehead.
'I-I...I have tried so hard...I c-can't lose you...' he sobbed as he closed his eyes and a teardrop rolled down to his chin; landing on Kagome's forehead.
Kagome felt something wet hit her forehead and slowly opened her eyes. She saw strands of silver hair that were stroking her cheek. 'I-Inuyasha?' she mumbled softly.
Inuyasha's eyes shot open and pulled away a little. He looked down and his eyes met Kagome's blue ones.
'K-Kagome?!' he said in disbelief.
'I-Inuyasha...have we...died?' she asked with a weak voice.
Inuyasha quickly stopped crying. 'No silly...we survived...we have turned the wheel of fate.' He smiled and looked up. 'Look.' he said.
Kagome looked around.
Tears filled her eyes as she looked back at Inuyasha.
'Don't cry...' he said as he placed a soft kiss on her forehead. When he pulled away he saw a smile on her face.
'Baka! These are tears of joy!' she chuckled.
He returned a smile before he leaned closer to her face.
They both closed their eyes at the same time and their lips met.
Kagome cupped his cheek with one hand and leaned onto the kiss.
Their lips didn't part until the dragon disappeared in the sky as it flew towards the white castle.
.~*~.owari.~*~.
Hope you have enjoyed reading this story like I have enjoyed writing it ^-^!! This story has officially ended. Thank you all for following it!!
Special thanks to those who have reviewed and encouraged me to go on!!
Vocabulary:
Aishiteru: I love you
Gomen(nasai): I'm sorry
Arigatou: Thanks
Baka: Idiot
Chikushou: Shit/Damn
Hanyou: Half demon
Ahh...: Yeah
Irashai: Welcome
Kurushii: It hurts
Onegai: I beg you
Owari: The End
Like this story? Hate it? Please don't hesitate to voice your opinion by reviewing ^-^!! I will begin writing my next story, I haven't found a proper title yet, if I do, I will post it on FF.net as soon as possible! Please look forward to it!
Lots of greets,
~Kittymui~
Posted: 10 July 2003
Last edited: 10 July 2003
