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AN: Hey guys! Thanks for all the reviews!! It doesn't really look like I'll be getting to a hundred (But I'll get pretty damn close!), since there are only a few more chapters left… yes, I can't believe Icari's coming to an end either. I loved writing it for the most part~! But, there's a lot of work to be done before I start the two stories I've been planning for such a long time… and I think I read something abut making a sequel… I don't think so. As much I want to, I have a strict policy of a maximum of 2 stories at a time so I can keep with quick updates, but my ideas pop out of no where. Now, if you have anything that confused you before, ask me soon so I can answer. Thanks for everything you guys!! I loved writing for you!

Icari
Chapter 31

 Icari jumped into the air, claws ready for and attack. Naraku turned directly as her and raised an arm. Kagome realized, with horror, that that was the arm that he had the talismans in.

 "I-" her warning was stopped when she was flung into a tree by a quick glance from Naraku. The dark power bound her there, and covered her mouth so that she couldn't speak. The only good part about that was the fact that Naraku had been distracted, and the dog youkai slashed him across the face. Her giant fangs were plunged into his arm, hitting one of the three talismans. Nothing happened.

 "Foolish dog." Naraku murmured as he swung his entire body to hit her, making Icari go flying a few hundred feet. As she lay there, sprawled out, a second orb of light shot into the air, and Sesshomaru was transformed. Inuyasha ran up towards Naraku and swung Tetsusaiga, cutting away at the larger tentacles, but two more always took its place.

 "This isn't going to work…" Yasuo whispered, and watched as Sesshomaru and Icari launched their attack, both distracting Naraku enough so that he didn't attack. Icari was the one that drew the blood. "Now…"

 The water demon jumped back a few feet and called at Naraku's blood. It coiled around his hand like a rope, and he yanked at it, hard. The other end of the long ribbon was attached to the large demon's neck, causing him to topple over and fall face first onto the ground. Inuyasha, seeing his opening, slashed at Naraku's head, desperate to make an impact.

 Naraku recovered easily, and shot at the two dog demons with a poisonous ball of gas. They were both thrown to the ground, twitching as they tried their best to maintain their larger state. Yasuo was next on his target list, and Naraku wrapped two tentacles around the demon. Squeezing him, Inuyasha could faintly hear the crushing of the demon's bones as he cried out.

 "Oh no you don't!" The Tetsusaiga cut through the two tentacles and freed Yasuo, then Inuyasha caught him and carried him over to Kagome, who was still bound to the tree. He looked at her, and in a moment's hesitation, decided that it would be better to go back to the attack. "Sango, come here and help her out, will you?"

 The demon exterminator quickly complied, and Inuyasha turned back to Naraku, who was currently being attacked by his brother and sister. Right now, he could wish for nothing more than to become a full demon, like them, and help them in the fight a bit better. But, he had Tetsusaiga…

 Icari pounced at Naraku again, this time a little more aware of the power he had in his arm, and turned away just as Sesshomaru came to attack. Naraku, a bit confused, turned only to see a large youkai claw slash at his face, blinding him. Both brother and sister stopped sided by side and watched him warily as he smirked. The test was over.

 "Dogs, such inferior creatures… always there to follow their master…" As he held out both hands to his left and right, black, swirling balls appeared. "You should be trained…" the two small balls grew abruptly, and launched themselves at the two giant dogs before they could move a muscle. They were shot away, into the night sky, and hit the invisible barrier that separated the real world from Naraku's world. The black energy cracked at their bodies as the fell, and finally hit the ground with a loud thud.

 "Naraku!" the said demon turned, to see Inuyasha on the ground, holding his Tetsusaiga out in front of him and growling deeply. He smirked. "Naraku! You won't get away with that. I'll personally make sure of it."

 He jumped, and raised his sword to hit at the large octopus… or whatever. Naraku held out the arm that homed the three talismans and a large, red whip appeared, fitting snugly into his fist. Tetsusaiga came down, but the whip hit at it, causing an explosion from the two forces. Inuyasha was pushed back, skidding along the ground as he tried to stop himself.

 "The hell?"

 "Inuyasha, do you not recognize the aura, or smell?" Despite the situation he was in, Inuyasha sniffed the air, a smelled the slight scent of Tetsusaiga, and rock. The talisman. So he had learned how to use it, but not in the way they had been looking for. Before he could speak, Naraku laughed. "I suppose, Inuyasha, my greatest nemesis, that it's only fitting that you are the first one to experience its power?"

 The Red whip cracked as he hit the air, sending large waves of death over the land. Beneath him, some of the grass withered, as did any small leaves in the trees, but the larger bodies were sustained.

 "Funny, isn't it, how all there years, I've been working so hard to get the jewel, and even for a while, Tetsusaiga, but the whole time, these rocks could've done just the thing I wanted to do…"

 Kagome's eyes shot open; there was still one more talisman! Yasuo still laid at her feet, unconscious, but Sango and Miroku were still there. Now, if only she could get rid of the appendages binding her, she could get the damn thing! At least… that would be able to slow Naraku down…

 The binds on her mouth fell away as Miroku chanted, and she gasped in surprise. Sango was at her side immediately, checking her over. For a second, she was completely speechless, but the words tumbled out of her mouth soon enough.

 "Life, the life talisman, Sango, we have to get it before Naraku!" She gasped, and Sango's eyes widened in realization.

 "Kagome, can you tell me where in is?" The younger girl nodded, and she closed her eyes to try and find the faint aura of the stone. The binds began to fall away at her body, and she slumped forward in surprise, losing her concentration for a bit, stalling her a bit.

 "There. In the bushes to the left!" she pointed with her right hand before falling forward as the last of her binds fell away. Sango caught her and set her down before going to investigate the tiny shrub.

 Sesshomaru shook off the dark energy as he stood back on his legs, growling. This was the second time he had been shot down, and he was not one to make a fool of! Icari was coming to beside, him, and, knowing that she was alright, ran off to kill Naraku. He arrived quickly, and saw Inuyasha cutting away at the large demon. The tentacles were not a good thing to cut, though, since they would not stop growing.

 He pounced again, landing on Naraku's back and swatting at his body with his claws. His mouth clamped over his head as Naraku struggled violently to get him off. Blood dripped down his lower jaw as he clamped harder, and screaming could be heard. The hand holding a red whip seemed to be ready for attack, but he ignored it, not really caring about a few whip marks. He stayed on Naraku for a while, until Icari jumped on him, pushing him off. Miraculously, the things head was still on his shoulders.

 He growled at his sister, not knowing why she had stopped him, but she watched at the whip cracked in the air, and Sesshomaru could see the few the few tufts of grass wilting. She barked to him, "The whipped is the death talismans, and can cause death easily, even more efficient than Tetsusaiga."

 Sesshomaru looked from the whip to the grass, and replied to Icari, saying that he'd be more careful. They both stood, readying for another double attack.

 "Inuyasha…" His ears flicked as he heard Yasuo calling his name. Seeing as how Naraku was being distracting, Inuyasha ran over to where the water demon was being cared for by Rin,  Kagome and Sango. "Inuyasha…"

 "What? This better be good." Yasuo smiled a bit and reached out to him.

 "Kneel down and lay Tetsusaiga to the side, and don't worry, this is temporary…" He hesitated, but did so anyways. Yasuo's eyes closed, and a chant began to form on his lips. His hand fell to his side as Yasuo fainted from exhaustion.

 "The hell?" Inuyasha stood, and reached for his Tetsusaiga, but a surge of energy ran through his veins. From her spot on the ground, Kagome gasped. Inuyasha looked at her as another surge overtook him. "What?"

 "Inuyasha… there's a crescent moon on your head!" He looked at her, disbelieving, but then his vision turned read, and he was swept up in a ball of light.  He felt his clothes dissolving into him, and his body growing as he was raised higher and higher into the sky. Then, in a flash, he was back on the ground, but with paws, and a much larger muzzle. Naraku, Sesshomaru, and Icari regarded him strangely, and he realized what had happened.

 He was in his demon form.

 Naraku didn't waste another second, and he held another whip, a purple one, and held it above his head. "If death didn't work, I'll just steal your soul!" The whip came crashing down towards him, but, borrowing his new found speed, he was out of the way soon enough.

 Icari growled, which Inuyasha easily understood as a signal to attack. All three ran straight into the demon, with their claws, fangs, or whatever they had as weapons, and Naraku fell to the ground, blood coming from every which way. Inuyasha turned to Kagome and saw her with her arrow, a purifying aura already surrounding it as she notched it in place.

 "Move!" The arrow flew and they all were out of the way as a blinding light emitted from Naraku, starting from when the arrow hit it. There was a deathly scream as light purged the ends of his body, and Naraku collapsed to the ground, slowly melting away into a puddle of poison. Inuyasha looked at the puddle in shock as hundreds of demon spirits flew away, wailing as they left to the afterlife.

 Exhaustion tore at all of them and they swayed on their feet. Finally, all three began to shrink, and they ell to the ground in their human forms. As they laid on the ground, resting, hundreds of ribbons covered all three siblings, seemingly coming from the inside, and fell loosely around them before melting into their previous clothes.

 Kagome, Rin, Miroku and Sango looked from Icari, to Inuyasha, to Sesshomaru to Yasuo, watching as they all slept in the purple world. A great, tearing sound was heard in the sky and they all looked, amazed to see the purple skies dissolving into blue, and the scenery turn into the world they knew.

 "Did we…"

 "Fight all through the night?"

 Miroku looked at both Kagome and Rin Before collapsing to the ground himself, exhausted. Sango laughed and sat down, her heart light with the fact that Naraku was dead.

 "Yeah, we did."

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 Wow, that was certainly something. I think I was inspired by all those fantasy video games I've seen for this, though it was lots of fun. Please review!! I want feedback on this particular chapter (since I liked it, so I want to know what you think). Still a couple more chapters of aftermath… oh well, not the end yet.

 Oh, and a little shout out to animemistress419, ryguy5387, silverclaws and ahnimals who have been reviewing so much! And if I missed anyone, I still really appreciate your reviews, as well as everyone else!