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Chapter 2: The Mysterious Illness...



As Inuyasha continued to kneel on the ground, the large dragon began to grow impatient. "If you won't rise, I will finish you off right now!" The demon roared furiously. Inuyasha shakily began to stand, pulling his hand away from his chest even though it caused great pain. "Ah good...," The dragon said, chuckling. Inuyasha winced at the throbbing pain seering throughout his body, but he looked up to meet the demon's crimson eyes. "You think you're so tough huh? I could kick you scaly hide any day!" Inuyasha yelled.

The dragon began to laugh hysterically, causing Inuyasha to grow more and more irritated. "Why are you laughing!? There is nothing funny about this!" The dragon pointed his large index claw at Inuyasha, "Look at you, you've lost your demon strength. How can you stand up to something as superior as me?" Inuyasha's eyes grew wide as he noticed the color of his hair. It was no longer a glimmering silver, but jet black, and he did not bear his lond and sharp claws anymore. "No...this can't be happening!" Inuyasha yelled. "Oh yes my boy, this IS happening!" The dragon replied.

As Inuyasha stared in horror at his transformation, the same intense pain shot through his body again. Screaming in agony, Inuyasha could not stop himself from collapsing to the ground again. "You are a poor excuse for a demon...oh wait...a HALF-demon...," The dragon sighed, shaking his head as he chuckled. Inuyasha gasped for air as his airways began to feel constricted. The pain burned like acid as he began to cough violently, his frail human body quivering as he tried to catch his breath. The dragon sneered, his patience fading away rapidly, "I have had enough...we will end this now!"

Inuyasha tried to look up again, but the pain caused him to curl up in a little ball. The dragon laughed as he spun around at a tremendous speed, hitting Inuyasha in the chest with his large, muscular tail. The force sent Inuyasha flying backwards, hitting a large tree in the process. Inuyasha's eyes widened in great pain as he spewed a large amount of blood. "Awww...is the little half-demon already worn out?" "I will never give up to the likes of you...," Inuyasha replied weakly.

As Inuyasha stood up again, the dragon wrapped his large claws around his body, constricting him with all of his strength. Inuyasha tried to scream, but failed as the dragon's grip grew stronger. "I can't...take it anymore!" Inuyasha screamed as he began to glow a bright yellow. "What's this?" The dragon asked. Inuyasha began to transform back into his demon form, his strength beginning to return.

The dragon's eyes widened as Inuyasha sliced at his hand, hacking off all of his fingers. The dragon backed away, roaring in agony as he clutched at his wounded hand in pain. "You will pay!!!" The demon screamed. Ignoring the dragon's cries, Inuyasha pulled out the tetsuagia (I think I spelt that wrong...) gripping his hands around it tightly. Using the last of his strength, Inuyasha leaped as high as the dragon's head, slicing right throught the large demon's body. Once landing on the ground, Inuyasha, along with Kagome and the others, watched as the two halves of the dragon fell with a large thud on the ground.

"Finally...," Inuyasha sighed as he caught the jewel shard. "You did it Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she ran towards him. "Yeah...," Inuyasha sighed as he handed Kagome the shard. Kagome raised her eyebrow, "You're actually handing me this?" Inuyasha weakly nodded as he dropped the shard, his hair chaging back to black as he transformed back into a human. "Oh my, Inuyahsa!" Kagome yelled as Inuyasha fell back to the ground, covering his mouth as he began to cough hysterically. Lady Kaede and Kagome both knelt down beside Inuyasha, fear beginning to show on their faces. Once his coughing fit receded, Inuyasha weakly pulled his hands away from his mouth, reavealing a large quantity of blood. "Inuyasha!" Kaede and Kagome shouted in unison. Inuyasha did not reply as everything around him began to spin, fading away into nothing as he passed out.



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