It was the last battle, and finally everything would be finished. Inu Yasha was fighting Naraku, Kagome was fighting some of the demons that Naraku had summoned, and Sango and Miroku were fighting side by side against the demons as well. Shippou and Kirrara were fighting a small batch of demons to the side.

"Kukukukuku. You will never win Inu Yasha." Naraku laughed as he attacked, but was blocked by Inu Yasha.

"Geuss again." He snarled back, and slashed at him. Naraku dodged easily, hitting him on the side, and sending him into a tree. Kagome looked over wearily, but her attention was snapped back to the demon at hand. She was firing her arrows like mad, the full Shikon no Tama hanging at her neck. Her miko powers had improved and she now used arrows made by her energy.

Miroku was using his staff, unable to open his kazaana because of the wasps. Sango was flinging her boomerang around in a furry, cutting off heads and arms. Time had been lost, and the only thing that mattered now was trying to survive. Sweat and blood mixed on Inu Yasha as he blocked another attack. Kagome had dealt with the demons around her, and was now focusing on Narraku.

"Today you all shall die!" Naraku hissed as he sent another attack at Inu Yasha. His body was transformed, with tentacles coming out of his sides.

"Not if I have anything to do with it." Inu Yasha grunted as he slid back a few feet. Suddenly, something caught his eye. He whipped his head around, and saw Kikyou. 'Kikyou.' he thought as he began to walk towards her, when a scream broke him from her features.

"Inu Yasha!" he slowly turned his head around, and seemed to see the scene play in slow motion. One of Naraku's tentacles pierced her stomach, going strait through. Her eyes were open in shock, the scream still on her lips. Even as she fell, her hands went up to the crystal ball around her neck, closing over them in a death grip. With a thump she fell to the floor limp, the breath escaping her.

Inu Yasha stared in shock at the scene. Kagome was lying there, shuddering breaths escaping from her pale lips. Blood was all over, and it was all her's. The other demons had disappeared, leaving Miroku, Sango, Shippou and Kirrara all looked with disbelief at her. Kikyou was merely watching from the fringe of the woods, briefly wondering why her soul wasn't returning to her.

Inu Yasha turned his gaze back to Naraku, who had a smirk on his lips.

"You killed Kagome." He said, eyes slit. His grip tightened on the hilt of his sword.
"No, I didn't. You did, Inu Yasha." Naraku hissed, Inu's eyes widening. "Yes, you. As you ran towards your beloved Kikyou, you left her unprotected. Who promised that they would protect Kagome, hmm?"

Inu Yasha's grip slackened at the realization. 'I killed Kagome.' The thought spinning around his head. He just stood there, numb with shock.

"And now it's your turn." Naraku said, getting ready to attack while Inu stood there, unaware.

"No." a famine voice said, ringing with music. Everyone turned there gaze to the source, to find some they never would have suspected.