Yo ppls! Presenting you with the third chapter of 'Demon Within'. . . Not that I'm gonna get reviews. . . But I love writing for the hell of it! So Im gonna write some more! I might try out humor after I finish this story. . . I'm better at humor anywayz. . .

See how bored I am. . . I'm writing chapter three the same day I published chapter two. . . I don't get something, I updated and my update didn't show up. . . So I had to go dig for it somewhere in the 5-6 pages. . . Izzat why people don't review? Cuz they can't see it? Hmmm. . . New theory! ^_^

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Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha. I never have, never will. If I did, than I would have it running over and over and over on a separate channel. Seeing as how this channel does not exist, I obviously don't own Inuyasha.

Demon Within
Chp. 3 Unstoppable, Battle of the Brothers!

The blow never came.

Sango opened her eyes and expected to be surrounded with fluffy white clouds and little men carrying harps and singing.

Yes, but you see, that is a dream.

Not reality.

Dream.

Reality.

Instead she was staring at the Sesshomaru's back.

"Hello, little brother."

"Sesshomaru!" Kagome gulped. ~He's here again. . . Maybe he can stop Inuyasha!~

"I see you have changed again. . ."

Inuyasha roared angrily and charged at Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru easily dodged it and leaped through the air, landing gracefully on a rock on the opposite side of the burning village. "Even as a demon you still cannot touch me. . ."

"Sesshomaru-sama?"

Sesshomaru froze and turned around. "Rin! What are you doing? Stay with the human wench!"

During the moment Sesshomaru was distracted Inuyasha attacked again. Sesshomaru barely sensed his movement in time. He managed to pick up Rin and move away, but Inuyasha's claws ripped his kimono and part of his tail.

"My tail. . ." Sesshomaru glanced at his fluffy tail that was now slightly bleeding. He set Rin down next to Kagome and gave Inuyasha a look-over again.

This time it was different.

He wasn't normal. . .

Could there be something influencing him?

Inuyasha seemed to be able to sense what went through his mind. . . He knew that he cared for Rin like a daughter and used that moment to his advantage. . .

"Girl. How long has this half-breed transformed?" Sesshomaru directed the question to Kagome without looking at her.

"About 3 days. . ." Kagome answered.

Sesshomaru eye's flashed. Surely Inuyasha would have killed himself in that amount of time? His body couldn't handle youkai blood for that long without eventually exhausting himself. . .

"Hmmm. . ." Sesshomaru contemplated what to do. He could try to knock Inuyasha out again. Or he could kill him. He favored the second choice, but he knew that Inuyasha's human wench and friends would kill him if he did. The exterminator was strong, and so was the monk, but neither could do anything to him. But the miko girl. . . was another story. . .

Sesshomaru was instantly jerked out of his thoughts as a pissed a Inuyasha flew at him, ready to attack again. Sesshomaru dodged the swipes of his claws and slammed him away with a well-placed roundhouse kick.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled. She was about to run over to him when he got up, crimson eyes flashing, and launched himself at Sesshomaru again.

Sesshomaru blocked Inuyasha's punches and leaped over his head again, preparing to ran his claws through Inuyasha's backside if he had to.

Then he remembered Rin was there.

The little voice in his head told him, ~Hey! You monster! You gonna soil the poor child's innocent mind?~

~Go away.~ Sesshomaru thought.

~Come on! You can't use too much violence in front of Rin~

~Who says I can't?~

~I do.~

~Who asked you?~

~You did!~

~Arggh. Just Fuck off.~

Sesshomaru squished the little voice in his brain. However, he stopped short of impaling Inuyasha, and used his magic whip-thingy.

Inuyasha sensed Sesshomaru's hesitation and tried to use it again. He flipped over and swiped at Sesshomaru.

However, Sesshomaru's whip caught his wrist and raised him in the air before flinging him to the ground.

Inuyasha howled in pain as the whip dug into his back. He leaped out of the way as the whip smashed into the ground again. Sesshomaru flicked it up next to himself and threw it again.

This time Inuyasha grabbed the end of the whip.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened in surprise as the whip came flying up with an extra attachment stuck to it.

He never expected Inuyasha to be this clever.

He also never expected the heavy punch Inuyasha threw.

Sesshomaru crashed to the ground, Inuyasha landing lightly a few yards away.

~He is different. He is never that smart.~

Sesshomaru got up. He gazed at Inuyasha. He was starting to sweat.

~Inuyasha is not this strong. Inuyasha cannot defeat me.~

Sesshomaru fell back on the last weapon he had that might faze Inuyasha. . . Besides his claws.

He drew Toujikin (did I spell that right?)

~I have to knock him out. . . Feh, Since when did I care if he kills himself?~

~You don't.~

~Not you again.~

~Yup, its me! Anyway, you want to get Inuyasha to normal so you can kill him and take Tetsusagia!~

~Whatever.~

With his inner battle finished, Sesshomaru stood with toujikin raised. He looked Inuyasha in the eyes. "You are not a full demon, half-breed. You are only an afflicted Hanyou."

Something in Inuyasha snapped. In less than a second he was at Sesshomaru's neck. He snarled angrily and prepared to drive his claws through him.

Sesshomaru activated Toujikin. The sword pressure glowed florescent white. The sword itself glowed dazzlingly bright, blinding everyone but the two brothers.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled.

"The toujikin. . . He'll kill Inuyasha!" Shippo cried.

"Kagome-sama. . ." Rin asked, pulling at Kagome's skirt. "What is happening to Sesshomaru-sama?"

"Nothing. It's going to be alright," Kagome hugged the little girl, but the words were more to comfort herself rather than the innocent little girl.

Inuyasha howled as the sword pressure started forcing him back.

Sesshomaru smirked. ~There is no way he cannot be unaffected by my Toujikin.~

All of a sudden, Inuyasha howled and gripped the end of the blade. With a mighty snap, cracks appeared on the blade and the power died down. Inuyasha punched Toujikin away, and it sailed through the air and landed, blade point down, in the grass.

"Impossible. . ." Sesshomaru whispered, now truly astounded. How could he grab toujikin, much less damage it?

~There is no doubt. There is something different about my brother. . . Something has changed.~

Deep in thought, Sesshomaru barely noticed Inuyasha's claws.

They swiped through the air. . .

And blades of light flew at him.

Sesshomaru dodged the light claws and stared at Inuyasha.

~Something maybe controlling him. He is tapping into some unknown power. . .~

Inuyasha suddenly tried to punch Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru leaped away. Inuyasha's fist hit the ground, making a large crater around him. Cracks suddenly spread out, like a spider's web. Suddenly blue light flashed out of the cracks.

Sesshomaru howled in pain as he was assaulted by the beams of light.

Everything flashed white.

~That was too easy to dodge. . . It seemed as if Inuyasha's intent was to miss all the time! He is much stronger. . . Than before. . . What is happening?~ That was Sesshomaru's last thought as the lasers blasted him away and he blacked out.

Another explosion sounded and smoke billowed out above the battle, fogging everything. The white smoke billowed and roiled, covering the wasteland that the their battle created and the forest, as well as the smoldering village.

When the smoke cleared Kagome rushed over to the battlefield.

Sesshomaru had disappeared.

So had Inuyasha.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried. She felt her knees grow weak and she collapsed on the floor.

~(A/N: I could stop right now, but I'll be good.)~

"Kagome-sama!" Rin cried. "Where is Rin's Sesshomaru-sama?" Rin cried.

"I don't know. It'll be alright, though. We'll find him," Kagome replied, hugging the little girl.

"This energy. . ." Miroku wondered. There was a heavy force every felt hovering over the devastated battlefield. "It's beyond anything I've ever felt. . ."

"I feel it too," Sango said. She had been riding Kirara, searching the surronding forest or land for any signs of Inuyasha. "He's gone."

Kirara mewed unhappily. Even if Inuyasha was a dense sometimes, she liked him. He had always been very nice to her, and they had bonded as friends during the time she helped him train to see the wind scar.

"Kagome, what's going to happen?" Shippo cried, bouncing over.

"I don't know Shippo-chan. I don't know." Kagome glanced up at the twilight sky. ~Inuyasha, please be okay. Please don't kill yourself.~

"Some of the villagers died. . ." Miroky said in a off-hand voice. "Let's go give them a proper burial."

He and the rest of the group trudged over to the burning village, a bright source of light in the darkness as night fell. They would have to find Inuyasha. . . and soon.

~*~*~*~ TBC ~*~*~*~

So how was that? I know the ending part is a little cliché, but well nothing I can do.

Sorry Sess fans. I know you probably don't like seeing sesshomaru having the crap beaten out of him, but this is more story. Deal with it.

Please review!

Ciao!

~Falcon