*Ahem* yes I am back, thank you to all of the wonderful reviewers that have
been sticking by me throughout the whole story as it has been posted. Many
have asked me very "politely" not to kill InuYasha. There is only one thing
wrong with that . . . I am the authoress! I have supreme authority over ALL
that happens in MY fic!!! Mwahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! *cough*
Inu: -zzzzzz . . . *grumble mumble snore*
K: Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts!
D: Jeez guys! You're acting like everyone's gonna die!
S: We're not?
D: I have the right to remain silent . . .
M: This cannot be good . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 10
Till Death . . .
The rain beat down harder as InuYasha looked up, his now amber eyes and soft features full of defeat and emotion . . . he opened his mouth to respond . . .
"Fine. My life for hers."
Umoniku smiled a smile that could make someone feel sick. He nodded at the snake demon that constricted Kagome, which released her on cue.
Kagome collapsed to her knees, but never took her eyes off of InuYasha.
She sat there; hoping . . . praying that she did not hear what she thought she heard.
Umoniku slashed at the hanyou, sending him sprawling again.
She shook her head frantically.
"InuYasha! No!!!"
Kagome dashed over to the hanyou, only to be thrown away by an energy barrier . . . no, no it was by Umoniku's sword, he had thrown her back with his swords aura! She landed on the ground painfully, but didn't notice it. She could only watch in horror as InuYasha was beaten again and again without any retaliation on his part. His left arm was broken, along with many ribs; his haori was torn to pieces. Dark blood streaked down his face like sweat, tainting his silvery white hair till it was red.
Kagome clutched at her heart, she could feel it begin to brake in two!
'Not like this!' she cried desperately in her mind, 'after all we've been through.'
She gasped and put a hand over her mouth, as if her thoughts had been vocalized.
As if her thoughts had just sealed InuYasha's fate.
InuYasha's opponent laughed evilly and raised his hand to deliver the final blow.
'NO!'
"INUYASHA!!!"
Her sudden screams seemed to set something off, because the snake demon, which had been lurking only a few feet away, struck at her leg.
Kagome fell to the ground, clutching her bloody calf.
"Ahhhh!" she cried, biting her lip, trying not to cry. It hurt so MUCH!
Kagome's cry seemed to stop everything.
The fight froze.
The smell of blood and tear salt made the beaten hanyou look toward their source. He grimaced as he turned to look at Kagome through eyes, half- closed in pain.
His eyes widen at the sight.
"Ka- Kagome!" he gasped, his own pain strangling his lungs.
She sat there, the blood leaking through her fingers and down her leg. Poison coated her sweet scent with the scent of death.
InuYasha moved so quickly that Umoniku couldn't make any move to stop him.
With one slice with his claws InuYasha ripped the snake demon apart. He landed heavily beside Kagome, momentarily forgetting his own pain.
"InuYasha!" Kagome cried, as he dropped down to one knee.
"Kagome, are you alright?"
She nodded tentatively, "Yes."
Before she could do anything, he ripped some cloth from his haori and wrapped it around her leg. Kagome sat there in silence, not knowing exactly what was going on.
"Inu-InuYasha . . .?"
He looked up from his work, his deep amber eyes full of worry. Gods, how she loved his eyes . . .
"Kagome, promise me something?"
She couldn't speak, so she nodded.
He stood up and wobbled a bit. A crack of thunder sounded and a flash of lightning lit up the sky. But she could still hear his rumbling voice.
"Stay alive Kagome."
Kagome felt a shiver shoot up her spine.
"Wha-?"
"Just stay alive." He said, looking over his shoulder and giving her a small smile. Kagome didn't know what to do . . . what was he saying?
He picked up the Tetsusaiga, which was only a few yards away.
Umoniku laughed.
"You intend to fight me again? When now that you can barely stand up?"
InuYasha growled,
"You attacked Kagome and that is unforgivable!"
The Tetsusaiga transformed into the large glistening fang. The rain was now pelting down, cleaning InuYasha's wounds.
He leapt toward the tiger demon, their swords clashing together, ringing in unison with the thunder. Umoniku snickered, as he pushed against the Tetsusaiga. The powerful aura's clashing and sparking.
"You're going to die!!!" InuYasha snarled, bringing up all of his power.
Umoniku sensed this rise in strength and became nervous. Something was wrong. Was he going to . . .?
"No! You can't! You'll die as well!"
InuYasha felt the Wind Scar swirl around them, drawing in the power of the lightning above them. The wind swirled around them faster and faster, drawing from the power of the two combatants. With the last of his strength, InuYasha pushed back Umoniku's sword; everything else went in slow motion. He cut through the wind scar at point blank. Lightning struck the ground on which they stood, causing a catastrophic explosion. His senses were cut off from his body; he felt no pain, nothing . . . the only thing he could see was Kagome's sweet face. He heard the echo of Umoniku's panicked words.
_"No! You can't! You'll die as well!"_
The hanyou smiled lightly.
'As long as Kagome lives . . .'
Darkness was coming . . .
'Then I have no regrets . . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
*sniffle sniffle* InuYasha! Waaahhhh! *tear* You might be saying that that was the worst ending that you have ever read . . . well it's not the end! HAHAHAHAHA!!! The characters won't talk to me any more. So farewell till next time.
~Denra
Live long and prosper.
Inu: -zzzzzz . . . *grumble mumble snore*
K: Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts!
D: Jeez guys! You're acting like everyone's gonna die!
S: We're not?
D: I have the right to remain silent . . .
M: This cannot be good . . .
~*~*~*~*~*~
Chapter 10
Till Death . . .
The rain beat down harder as InuYasha looked up, his now amber eyes and soft features full of defeat and emotion . . . he opened his mouth to respond . . .
"Fine. My life for hers."
Umoniku smiled a smile that could make someone feel sick. He nodded at the snake demon that constricted Kagome, which released her on cue.
Kagome collapsed to her knees, but never took her eyes off of InuYasha.
She sat there; hoping . . . praying that she did not hear what she thought she heard.
Umoniku slashed at the hanyou, sending him sprawling again.
She shook her head frantically.
"InuYasha! No!!!"
Kagome dashed over to the hanyou, only to be thrown away by an energy barrier . . . no, no it was by Umoniku's sword, he had thrown her back with his swords aura! She landed on the ground painfully, but didn't notice it. She could only watch in horror as InuYasha was beaten again and again without any retaliation on his part. His left arm was broken, along with many ribs; his haori was torn to pieces. Dark blood streaked down his face like sweat, tainting his silvery white hair till it was red.
Kagome clutched at her heart, she could feel it begin to brake in two!
'Not like this!' she cried desperately in her mind, 'after all we've been through.'
She gasped and put a hand over her mouth, as if her thoughts had been vocalized.
As if her thoughts had just sealed InuYasha's fate.
InuYasha's opponent laughed evilly and raised his hand to deliver the final blow.
'NO!'
"INUYASHA!!!"
Her sudden screams seemed to set something off, because the snake demon, which had been lurking only a few feet away, struck at her leg.
Kagome fell to the ground, clutching her bloody calf.
"Ahhhh!" she cried, biting her lip, trying not to cry. It hurt so MUCH!
Kagome's cry seemed to stop everything.
The fight froze.
The smell of blood and tear salt made the beaten hanyou look toward their source. He grimaced as he turned to look at Kagome through eyes, half- closed in pain.
His eyes widen at the sight.
"Ka- Kagome!" he gasped, his own pain strangling his lungs.
She sat there, the blood leaking through her fingers and down her leg. Poison coated her sweet scent with the scent of death.
InuYasha moved so quickly that Umoniku couldn't make any move to stop him.
With one slice with his claws InuYasha ripped the snake demon apart. He landed heavily beside Kagome, momentarily forgetting his own pain.
"InuYasha!" Kagome cried, as he dropped down to one knee.
"Kagome, are you alright?"
She nodded tentatively, "Yes."
Before she could do anything, he ripped some cloth from his haori and wrapped it around her leg. Kagome sat there in silence, not knowing exactly what was going on.
"Inu-InuYasha . . .?"
He looked up from his work, his deep amber eyes full of worry. Gods, how she loved his eyes . . .
"Kagome, promise me something?"
She couldn't speak, so she nodded.
He stood up and wobbled a bit. A crack of thunder sounded and a flash of lightning lit up the sky. But she could still hear his rumbling voice.
"Stay alive Kagome."
Kagome felt a shiver shoot up her spine.
"Wha-?"
"Just stay alive." He said, looking over his shoulder and giving her a small smile. Kagome didn't know what to do . . . what was he saying?
He picked up the Tetsusaiga, which was only a few yards away.
Umoniku laughed.
"You intend to fight me again? When now that you can barely stand up?"
InuYasha growled,
"You attacked Kagome and that is unforgivable!"
The Tetsusaiga transformed into the large glistening fang. The rain was now pelting down, cleaning InuYasha's wounds.
He leapt toward the tiger demon, their swords clashing together, ringing in unison with the thunder. Umoniku snickered, as he pushed against the Tetsusaiga. The powerful aura's clashing and sparking.
"You're going to die!!!" InuYasha snarled, bringing up all of his power.
Umoniku sensed this rise in strength and became nervous. Something was wrong. Was he going to . . .?
"No! You can't! You'll die as well!"
InuYasha felt the Wind Scar swirl around them, drawing in the power of the lightning above them. The wind swirled around them faster and faster, drawing from the power of the two combatants. With the last of his strength, InuYasha pushed back Umoniku's sword; everything else went in slow motion. He cut through the wind scar at point blank. Lightning struck the ground on which they stood, causing a catastrophic explosion. His senses were cut off from his body; he felt no pain, nothing . . . the only thing he could see was Kagome's sweet face. He heard the echo of Umoniku's panicked words.
_"No! You can't! You'll die as well!"_
The hanyou smiled lightly.
'As long as Kagome lives . . .'
Darkness was coming . . .
'Then I have no regrets . . .'
~*~*~*~*~*~
*sniffle sniffle* InuYasha! Waaahhhh! *tear* You might be saying that that was the worst ending that you have ever read . . . well it's not the end! HAHAHAHAHA!!! The characters won't talk to me any more. So farewell till next time.
~Denra
Live long and prosper.