Chapter #18!!!!!! HaPPy New YEaR!
Sorry for Keeping you waiting but Christmas means shopping, going places, and recieving presents. I got: Shoes, 4 shirts, 1 sweater, a Stitch Doll that's wearing asweater that says "NAUGHTY" just like me ^.~ Ashanti's Christmas CD, cookies -_-; and last but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST: A poster of SEXY ORLANDO BLOOM as LEGOLAS!!!!!! I nearly fainted when I saw it.
This Chapter: Umm... Sango is being chocked to death, and Kohaku has no control over his actions. Who will save her, also w/ Rin she's battling with her brother and trust me it isn't easy for her; she doesn't want to kill him ya know. Inuyasha is on the search for Kagome, but he runs into a like 10 minute ally who is being possesed, can you guess who? Kagome is really in a slump, she doesn't know what to do now that she knows how much Inuyasha loves Kikyo. She feels a shiver and she looks overhead to find Sesshoumaru, but how will she get him down, and will he let her help him? We switch back to Kagura who has knocked Naraku down. NANI? Naraku is back up and Kagura is losing her power, how so? Has Naraku developed a new power. Those who think this is the end, your stupid! LOL, jk, I still got more in this chappy. Each person has a way out of their situation, and they all lead to Naraku, holy Shét somethings happened to Miroku's wind tunnel, but he's still young how could it happen, unless Naraku was up to something??? Then we see how the newly transfromed Naraku can stand against them all!! HEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAH!
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Disclaimer: Rumiko Takahashi has nothing on me! Well, just that I don't own Inuyasha -_-
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ThE CLImaX!: Part 2 (The Evil Within)
'NARAKU!' Sango thought as she began to feel faint.
Kohaku's grip was loosening and tightening over and over as though there was a great battle going through his mind. Him and Naraku.
"Fi-ght him Koha-ku... you can de-feat him," Sango dropped her hands from his wrist and felt the blood leaving her brain and how her body became numb.
"Sis-ter," Kohaku whispered and he increased his grip on her neck. The gurggling sounds of Sango formed a twisted smile on his face. It was full of enjoyment and pain.
Sango's vision blurred as she turned to the side to see something charging towards them. The force applied to her throat ended and she fell face forwards in a daze. Something hot and wet was rubbing over her face. Sango opened her eyes slightly, she was on her back now and above her was a familiar kitty like face.
"Kilala?" Sango questioned as Kilala licked her face again. Sango smiled and reached up behind Kilala's ears and started to scratch. "Thank you Kilala..." Sango paused and put on a worried expression, then she asked, "Where's Kohaku?"
Kilala purred in the direction next to her. Sango turned her face and saw Kohaku laying unconscious on his side. Tears were falling down his face slowly.
Sango held on to Kilala and used her as support to get up; when she was on both feet she rubbed her neck while looking at her brother.
Then she said, "Kohaku has the grip of a man now," this made her smile and feel terrible altogether. Naraku had to put him through terrible things to increase his strength so much.
"Gather him Kilala," Sango said bending over to get her boomerang, she yelled in pain and Kilala turned to her and purred. She noticed Kilala came back to her and she said, "Don't worry it only hurts a little, I'll be fine."
Kilala eyed her for a minute and she picked up her boomerang and lifted Sango on her back. Then she attended to Kohaku. Sango took her brother into her lap and stroked his hair from his face and wiped the blood from it, her blood.
"My dear brother," she whispered as Kilala took to the air. Kilala growled and Sango said lowly, "Find Miroku, see if he's okay."
**
Rin was much stronger than her brother but she failed to unleash her true potential upon him, he was winning. She had many oppertunities to bring him down but whenever the time came to attack him, she hesistated. He would use those times to attack her instead. She wasn't badly wounded but some of her injuries made it hard for her to dodge and block. Her wrists were swollen from the attacks he used with his sheath, her thighs were cut and her strides were slow. Her shoulder was broken and it made it hard to use and block attacks. She had forgotten everything Sesshoumaru taught her.
Torumaru flipped above her and struck from behind, she blocked that but he punched the wound given to her by Kurogasa. It has stopped bleeding but it was still buldging with pain. She threw her arm over her shoulder and held the wound; it was on fire.
Torumaru placed his sword on his shoulder and began to pace, never taking his glare off of her. His face was still angered and his eyes were growing colder everytime he swung his sword.
Rin coughed and blood fell from her lips; she wiped it and thought, 'My brother's strength his great but I know mine is much greater. Why can't I unleash my full potential upon him? Damnit, I can't kill him, he still deserves to live! He's just being controlled by that beast Naraku. If this battle carries on like this, I'll be sure to lose.' Rin shook her head and stared at her brother with hatred. 'I can't let him win and let Naraku be free to do whatever he wants with him, I will not allow it!' Rin stood and placed both hands on the hilt of Raikou. Her broken shoulder throbbed and so did her wrists.
"Make sure nothings on your mind when in battle. Let go of fear, concern, and even revenge. Concentrate on killing your apponent, that's the only way to win," Rin remembered. She recalled what Sesshoumaru had said the day she was training and was attacked by the snake which skin she wore now. "I wasn't fully concentrating on the task at hand. I was focusing on my revenge and getting Torumaru back and... and that's what I'm doing now. I'm losing because I'm too afraid of hurting my brother or losing-," Rin held her stance and took and deep breath.
Torumaru did the same and started to charge towards her. He let off a war cry.
'This is it!' Rin cleared her mind and moved with speed as quick as Sesshoumaru's. She dodged her brothers swing and began to circle around him. Torumaru grew angrier and attacked an after-image of her.
"Now," Rin said and slashed her brother's back. His armor fell and a long gash formed and from it dripped his blood.
Torumaru shook and regained his composure. "DIE!" He screamed and their swords connected. He was attacking and Rin was blocking there was no emotion in her face, it was as emotionless as Sesshoumaru's.
'You need to stop this brother,' Rin pushed him back and brought down the back of her sword upon his collar bone. He screamed and his sword fell from his hands. He stared at Rin and fell towards her.
"Brother," she whispered and caught him in her arms. She fell to her knee's and dropped her sword beside her. Rin ran her bloody fingers through his damp hair. She wiped it from his face and stared at him. "I wish I could have been with you the day you fell into the hands of Naraku; I would have never let it happen. I'm so sorry for abandoning you Torumaru, I truly am," she said as his back began to shine a bright purple light.
Rin leaned closer and rubbed over the area where it was bright. She felt a bump and then realized, "it's a shard of the jewel. This is just like Sango's brother. The only reason Kohaku is alive is..." Rin paused and realized, "Torumaru, you're-," she gasped and her eyes widened.
Torumaru was grinning as he held Raikou in had hands that was driven through Rin's stomach. "Die with me sister," he said as he passed out into sleep.
Rin grabbed her sword and pulled it out of her. "Damn you, Naraku!" She gripped the wounded and fell over her brother.
O.o;
Kouga flicked the blood from his hands and cracked his neck. Then he said, "No more of those weaklings. Time for Naraku." He saw a bright white light in the corner of his eyes then turned and saw a demon in the form of a little girl. "What do you want?"
Kanna looked at him and then at her mirror, "Soul."
He cocked an eyebrow and scratched his head then he questioned, "What?" his body began to glow and then he felt light headed. "What the hell?" he tried to run but his body was paralyzed. The light around him began to be sucked into the mirror.
'Damnit, that little witch is stealing my soul. No!' Kouga dropped to his knee's and held his head down.
Kanna watched as the remains of his soul enter the mirror, "Go forth, kill Inuyasha." She watched as Kouga rose and started towards the castle buildings.
*
Inuyasha held his head down and tapped the end of Tetsusaiga's hilt. So many things were going through his mind right then. He loves Kikyo and he cares a lot for Kagome. He couldn't choose which and this caused him to turn back towards Kikyo and toward Kagome. He was so confused he stopped at the end of a hallway and thought.
'I can't just leave Kikyo back there by herself. One of Naraku's demon's could attack her and kill her. She still hasn't fully recovered after all her souls were taken from her,' Inuyasha looked toward the direction where Kikyo was as he thought, he then turned to the direction Kagome was, 'I don't know how much of this Kagome can take, she see's me and Kikyo together too much. I know it hurts her. It makes her feel unwanted; that's not ture. I need her too.'
Inuyasha shook his head and stood erect, "Kikyo wanted me to go to Kagome, if I go back to Kikyo now she'll probably kill me. I'll go find Kagome and come right back to her." Inuyasha began to turn the corner in a sprint and once he turned Kouga was standing there.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked with an annoyed tone.
Kouga didn't answer but just charged at him.
Inuyasha smirked and said, "I have no problem killing you now. Too bad I can't kill you slowly because I'm in a hurry. SO LETS GET THIS OVER WITH!" He pulled out his sword and yelled, "Tetsusaiga!" He unleasehed the Wind Scar towards Kouga but he broke through it before it could hit him.
Inuyasha raised Tetsusaiga as Kouga clawed down at him. Inuyasha pushed him down with the weight of Tetsusaiga and struck down. When the debree cleared all that was left was broken pieces of wood.
Inuyasha growled and said, "Where is he?" He looked around him and sniffed. 'Why is the smell of death in his scent? The way he's fighting, he seems alive and well.'
Kouga appeared from behind him and as Inuyasha turned around he punched him hard in the jaw. Inuyasha flew into one if the sliding doors and entered the room where Kanna was hiding.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha said as he saw her. She was looking at him and in her mirror showed an image of Kouga. He put it together in his mind and gripped Tetsusaiga, "You bi- ahhhh!"
Kouga attacked from behind and clawed at his back. Inuyasha jumped over him and swung Tetsusaiga. He barely dodged and a wound appeared on the right side of his chest; Kouga ignored it and charged. He kicked Tetsusaiga away and grabbed onto Inuyasha and held him tight.
Kanna turned her mirror and an image of Inuyasha appeared, "Soul."
"Get the hell off of me!" He dug his claws into Kouga's arms and growled. He stopped as his soul was being drawn into the mirror. His strength began to diminish as he thought, 'Kagome...'
Kanna screamed as an arrow peirced through her mirror and through her. She screetched as then turned to nothing.
Kouga blinked and let go of Inuyasha and he shuved him away. "Dirrty wolf," he muffled.
"What's you say mutt?!" Kouga growled and balled his fists.
"Nothing, will you just shut up!" He walked to what was left of Kanna's mirror and saw the arrow glow with purple light then float into sparkles. Inuyasha softened and said, "Thank you Kikyo."
Kouga held the wound at his chest, "Where'd I get this from?"
Inuyasha smirked and sheathed Tetsusaiga, "I saw it, it was a feirce strong demon that was beating the crap out of you."
Kouga winced at the pain of the cut and said, "Yeah right."
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'Why does this always have to happen to me. Every time Kikyo is around Inuyasha comes for her. I'm nothing but a 'jewel shard detector' to him; that's why he keeps me around I guess. I promised myself I'd be with him forever and he said that I could stay with him and be with him, but with Kikyo, I'm no longer involved,' Kagome thought as she walked around the buildings of the castle.
"Why am I worrying about it. Kikyo loved him first so she deserves him I guess. No, how can I think that when every time they're together she tries to kill him. Wait a minute, she could be attempting to do so now. Inuyasha wont stop her; I have to go back there!" Kagome turned and when she did a gust of wind passed her by but it was different, it was full of evil.
Kagome looked up and saw a small tornado in the sky and that wasn't all, there was someone in it. "Who is that," Kagome said straining her eyes. She turned to the castle wall behind her and began to climb it. Luckly some of the wood was sticking out from age which enabled her to climb the high wall.
'Geez, I really need to participate in gym more. I never liked climbing that rope!' Kagome thought as she reached the top of the wall. She causiously stood and got balanced. She was closer now and she got a clearer image of who was inside the tornado.
Kagome gasped and said, "It's Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru heard her and he looked at her, 'That's Inuyasha's woman. How did she find me?'
Kagome looked down and got a little scared, "Keep looking up Kagome, just look up!" She swallowed and locked eyes with Sesshoumaru. 'Okay, this is weird. Why doesn't he say anything?'
"Ummm, are you okay up there?" Kagome asked nervously. She mentally slapped herself knowing that he's not 'okay up there.'
"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly.
Kagome sighed and sweatdropped, 'He's just like his brother, never realizing the obvious when it come to helping someone.' Kagome collected herself and said, "Do you need help getting out of there?"
"I don't need a human to help me out of anything."
Kagome balled her fists and a vein poped up under her skin on her forehead, "WILL YOU GET OVER YOUR STUPID PRIDE AND ACCEPT HELP WHEN YOU KNOW YOU NEED IT! Geez, you're just like Inuyasha, you two both piss me off. I swear you two-"
Sesshoumaru watched in confusion as she began to talk to herself about Inuyasha and what angered her, 'This human is particularly strong.' He smirked and said smartly, "and how to you plan to release me?"
"-always telling me what to do and when to do it. Getting mad at me for doing what I HAVE to do- what?" Kagome stopped and looked back at him, he was still wearing the same smirk. "Good question..."
"Foolish human."
"Hold your horses! I'm thinking!" Kagome looked around then at what things she had and then at the wind circling Sesshoumaru. Kagome said, not looking at him, "Who did this to you?"
"Kagura," he whispered in a growl.
Kagome shook and said, "Oh, I see. Ummm-" she thought about Kagura's wind powers and what was a flaw in them. 'Well, when Inuyasha first fought her he couldn't use his Wind Scar to defeat her because she was controlling the wind in the castle, just like now. Then, I used my arrow to purify the wind and everything was normal again.'
"I got it!"
Sesshoumaru uncrossed his arms and cocked an eyebrow, "What are you planning to do?"
Kagome pulled out an arrow and aimed it at Sesshoumaru, "Can you move away, I don't want to hit you." 'Actually I do because of all the times you tried to kill me and Inuyasha!'
Sesshoumaru did as he was told and moved as close as he could to one side of the trap he was in.
"Alright!" Kagome yelled and release her arrow. The tornado calmed as it connected with it. Kagome thought this odd. Then it started to rage again and she was nearly knocked off the wall. "What?" she whipered.
Sesshoumaru crossed his arms and grew impatient, "That was your plan? Your weak arrow is no match for the powers Kagura has now."
"Has now?" She said to herself as she began to think. She grabbed an arrow and found she only had one left if she used another; she readied it.
"That wont work, you already saw what use it brought."
'My arrow was strong enough to stop it but not enough to purify it, if I had another power to weaken it at the same time I shoot my arrow to purify it then it will be destroyed. It might work.' Kagome lowered her arrow and said, "Sesshoumaru can you use your sword to attack the wind?"
"It wont do any good. I've tried it, it doesn't work."
"You didn't let me finish, I want you to hit it once my arrow hits it."
Sesshoumaru grabbed Toukijin and looked at it then at her, "This will work? Are you certain? I've gotten injured by this wind by hitting it with my sword, how do you know it wont kill me?"
Kagome sweatdropped and said, "YOU'RE A STRONG DEMON DEAL WITH IT! Geez, you're just like Inuyasha always-!"
"Silence!"
Kagome shut up and pointed her arrow and Sesshoumaru, "This time I'm shootting it at you. It wont kill you if you hit the spot in front of you." She wiped her forhead and said, "On the count of three. One... Two... THREE!" She shot off her arrow.
Sesshoumaru watched it and yelled, "Yhaaaaa!" He struck his sword perfectly at the same time as the arrow.
The wind stopped and Kagome's arrow purified the wind. Kagome saw this and jumped up a little, "Alright! Go Kagome, go Kagome, it's your birthday! I'm the best, and I know you it!"
Sesshoumaru jumped onto the wall next to her and stared at her and her act of rejoycing. "How did you know that would work?"
Kagome stopped and began to fall forward but Sesshoumaru outstreched his hand in front of her and supported her by the waist.
Kagome used his arm to stand herself and she blushed saying, "Uhhh, thanks Sesshoumaru."
He turned and said, "Think of it as payment for getting me free from that trap." He was about to jump off the wall when Kagome climbed on his back. He turned his head and said, "What are you doing?"
"Just get me down the wall, and I'll be greatful," she smilled and pulled and little at his kimono.
Sesshoumaru gripped onto the back of her legs and jumped down, "When he reach the bottom he stood upright and dropped her legs and caused her to fall completely.
Kagome stood and rubbed her butt, "How charming." They locked eyes again but they said nothing.
It wasn't until Sesshoumaru caught the scent of Naraku that he remember what Rin had told him to say to her, "Naraku is near here, Rin wanted me to relay that messege to you."
Kagome gasped and windened her eyes, "Well, we shouldn't be standing here lets go." Kagome smiled and waited.
Sesshoumaru looked at her and said, "You're not riding my back."
Kagome saddened but then blushed as he placed his arm around her waist. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is he doing?' She thought. As a reflex she placed her arm across his back and her other on his chest.
Before they took off Inuyasha and Kouga arrived with very shocked expressions at the sight they saw before them. Kagome and Sesshoumaru: Him with his arm around her waist, her with her arm across his back and on his chest.
Kagome sighed and said, "Oh no!"
"You got a lot of nerve, putting your hands on MY WOMAN!" Kouga said with anger.
Inuyasha balled his fists and growled, "Get your damn hands off her Sesshoumaru. I don't know what's going through your head right now but it better not have anything to do with Kagome."
Sesshoumaru decided to play along, "Kouga, Inuyasha, if I did, what would you do about it?"
Kagome looked shocked at Sesshoumaru but he gave her a look indecating he was playing around. She looked at each one of them and shook her head in shame. Before they were at each others throats she took her hands off of Sesshoumaru and turned which caused his hand to lay on her butt.
Sesshoumaru pulled his hand away quickly.
She placed her hands over it and blushed uncontrollablly then yelled, "WILL YOU ALL GET OVER YOURSELVES! I'M SO SICK OF THIS! GET OVER IT OR I'LL KILL EACH ONE OF YOU...!" she paused and just before they were about to protest she added, "AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD!" They all shut their open mouths.
Kagome breathed and calmed herself, "I don't know about you but I'm going after Naraku to get the jewel. You can stay here and kill yourselves over a stupid thing that's up to me or you can come help me and save me just incase I might run into anything that would want to kill me!" She turned and started to walk away.
"Wait Kagome!" Kouga and Inuyasha cried, running after her like a little whipped puppy and cub.
Sesshoumaru smirked again and said to himself, "She's an outgoing human. Not afraid to speak her mind. She's just like Rin." He got the thought out of his mind and jumped over to them.
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Sango was breathing regularly now. She did the best she could to wrap the wounds but she was still bleeding, not a lot, and was still weak. Kohaku was in her lap sleeping, he was knocked out pretty good by Kilala. If he woke then he would try to kill her so she kept him as still as possible.
They reached Miroku and saw him finish off the last of the bee's; he looked exhausted and very weak. Shippo was burinng the last bit of the bee's with only a little spark, he was exhausted as well.
Kilala landed smoothly and Sango got down and attended to Miroku who had fallen. Kilala gathered up a sleeping Shippo and placed him beside Kohaku.
Sango kneeled next to Miroku and wiped the bangs from his face. He was taking big gulps of air and his eyes were closed. She lifted his head and placed it on her lap. Kilala walked over and laid next to him.
"Sango?" Miroku asked as he rubbed her butt, "is that you Sango?" He kept rubbing trying to confirm it was her. (A/N: LMFAO!)
Sango sweatdropped and removed his hand from her butt without hurting him, "it's me Miroku." Sango gripped his hand and slowly he did too. "Are you okay?"
Without opening his eyes he said, "I'm fine, just a little tired. What about you?"
"I'm a little wounded but I'll live."
Miroku opened his eyes at this and saw the blood stains on her kimono. He sat up and held both of her hands in his own, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you Sango."
A tear fell from her face and she smiled, "It's okay Miroku, I did it by myself. I have Kohaku; once we defeat Naraku he'll be saved. They both turned their attention towards the sleeping Kohaku.
Miroku turned his face back on her and smiled, "You saved your brother Sango. It was all your doing. If your father were still here he'd be very proud now that you saved him from the face of evil." Miroku moved closer to her face and kissed her forhead as a sign of respect.
Sango smiled and wiped the tiny tears near her eyes, "Thank you Miroku."
Miroku blushed and said, (what I'm about to say is based on the eps of Inuyasha that haven't been shown yet, SPOILERS!) "Sango, when Naraku is defeated, you do still agree to marry me and bare my children?"
Sango kissed his lips and inbetween the kiss she said, "Yes, Miroku, I do."
"Enough with the musshy stuff! Lets get to Naraku!" Shippo said jumping on top of Kilala's back.
Sango was getting up but Miroku tugged at her and said, "Even if I wanted a 100 children, you'd bare them?!"
Sango gave a shocked, embarrased, funny expression, "We'll talk about it later!"
Miroku stood and said, "Is that a yes? Well?!"
-OO-
Kagura played with her hair as she watch Naraku struggle to get up. 'What a weakling, even with the nearly completed jewel he's still weak and I only have one shard of the jewel,' she thought then said, "This day was set for my victory! And your death Naraku."
Kagura opened her fan and began to pace, "Now, how should I kill you? Slow or fast?"
Naraku began to chuckle and then he said, "Isn't that my question?"
Kagura turned to him and said, "What?"
Naraku stood and removed his hands from his stomach where his most fatal wound lay, it was gone and there was no trace of blood anywhere not even in scent. He began to pace as Kagura began to shake. He stopped and outstretched his hand.
Kagura lifted her fan but it burned to bits. She dropped the burning fan and looked Naraku in the eyes, there was fire in them. His arm was still outstretched but unmoving. Kagura wondered why he was doing that.
'He's distracting me, he's keeping my attention towards his hand when he's planning something else. I'll get to him first before he plans anything else.' She thought and turned herself into wind.
"Wrong!" Naraku said and miasma escaped from his hand and was spread throughout the air. Kagura fell holding onto her throat and coughing uncontrollablly. Naraku walked to her and brought his hand to her hair.
Kagura stopped coughing and her hair turned into sharp blades that tore his hand to shreds.
Naraku kicked her away and tended to his hand. He watched how small demons began to stick out and how they all fused together to form a new hand. "Wonderful thing isn't it, the Jewel of Four Souls."
Kagura gripped her stomach and stood, "It depends on what it's used for."
He grinned and rubbed the area where his heart lay and laughed, "My purposes are the same as any demon in this world, control; complete control over everything and everyone. The Jewel of Four Souls is control. With it's power within me I shall reign over all."
"I will not let a wretch such as you rule over me!" Kagura charged and started clawing at him with her nails. As she drove her nails through the air they created disks that followed Naraku wherever he went. Kagura laughed as he ran.
"Run like a wounded animal Naraku, see how it feels to be hunted!" Kagura observed as each of the disks followed him around the room how they sliced at Naraku's clothes as they got closer and closer to their target.
Naraku had a smile the whole time he was running from them. He changed his pattered and headed towards Kagura head on.
Kagura laughed and said, "This will not work Naraku I control my disks they wont attack me," but Naraku still headed for her when he was right in front of her he stopped and let the disks pass through him and Kagura.
"Haven't you learned Kagura, I cannot die with the jewel within me, I can heal with every attack, but with you only holding one jewel, you'll die." Naraku said grabbing onto the back of her hair.
Kagura smirked and said, "Haven't you learned Naraku, those disks were under my control made from me, they nearly passed as wind through me and in me. I'm still alive." She started to laugh as she grabbed Naraku's hair the same way. Naraku started to laugh himself. She stared at him and gripped his hair tighter.
"You've forgotten a few," Naraku snapped his fingers and instead of the blue blades that were following him there were red ones that passed through him and slowly began to cut towards Kagura's heart and the shard.
She began to scream as she gripped the top and bottom on the disk, trying to stop it from reaching her heart. Kagura attempted to get away but Naraku held on tight.
"Let me go!!!" She scream as it finally ripped out the jewel. It flew into Naraku's open mouth.
"Just a few more and I'll be complete," Naraku let go of her and threw her down. The disk disappeared and Kagura turned into her normal state. She was bleeding badly and her heart was slowing.
Naraku walked to her and smirked, "I've made my decision, slowly." He began to laugh as Kagura tried to get away but her wound was way to serious to enable her to move. "You aren't going anywhere Kagura, you will see me destroy these insects once they arrive and watch as I take my title as ruler. Human's will bow at my feet and die by my hand and all demons will obey me!" Naraku kicked her and walked away.
'I've screwed up, I- I have lost to the one I hate most! If I die, I'm bringing him with me! I'm not giving up.' Kagura coughed up blood and and kept her gaze on Naraku.
*
"I smell blood, Naraku's blood," Inuyasha said as they approached the building were Naraku lay, it was already attacked; the wall was completely destroyed.
"Kagura's work no less," Sesshoumaru said in a growl.
Kagome fell to her knee's feeling the energy of the jewel in the building they were in front of.
"Kagome," Inuyasha ran to her side and helped her up, "What is it?" Kouga and Sesshoumaru turned to her as she began to talk.
"I can sense the jewel, its power is even stronger than the first time I held it whole, there's something added to it. A power that's very strong and really evil..." she paused and looked at each one of them and then back to Inuyasha, "I think Naraku already swallowed the jewel."
Inuyasha growled and said, "Damn him."
"There are only 5 or 6 shards missing there are ours and Kouga's Kohaku; I'm not sure about the others but besides that, his power holds more than just the whole Jewel, it's like the jewel is fusing with his body creating more power. We can't let him have the rest of the shards or let the jewel be absorbed."
"We need to hurry, we can't let that bastard have glory!" Kouga yelled.
Sesshoumaru looked back from where he came and sniffed the air for Rin. He smelled the scent of her blood, but he knew she was bleeding when he left; something inside him told him something was wrong with her.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome called again.
He blinked and looked at her, "What do you want?"
"You are going to help us aren't you?"
"Yes, for Rin's sake."
Inuyasha pulled out Tetsusaiga and pointed it towards the building, "Let's stop talking about it and get to it. TIME TO DIE NARAKU!"
They began to walk slowly towards the building with Inuyasha leading the way, before them was an evil silence that wasn't broken until they heard the roar of Kilala approaching and on her back were Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and a still sleeping Kohaku.
"Hey!" Kagome waved and called to them as Kilala landed. "I was getting kind of worried, wondering when you guys were going to get here," she sighed.
Sango's rubbed her bandaged wounds and jumped off of Kilala, "I'm glad to see you're okay Kagome..." Sango looked at the rest of them and said, "looks like everyone's alright, glad to see you all."
"Kohaku must have put up a pretty good fight," Inuyasha said eyeing all of the blood stains on her kimono. Sango nodded then walked a little closer to the building.
She gasped and turned to Kagome, "Is that power from the jewel?"
Kagome lowered her head and then returned her gaze to her, "and Naraku's energy, it's building with the jewel inside him, but it's not complete..." she looked at Kohaku and then said, "we can't let him complete the jewel."
Sango clenched her teeth and fists in anger then said, "I wont let that bastard steal the life remaining in my brother, I would rather die than for my brother to be killed by him again!"
Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her, "I'll keep him safe Sango, I swear on my soul, I will not fail you."
"Thank you Miroku."
"How touching, too bad this is were your fuedal fairy-tail ends," Naraku spoke as he walked towards them. The dim light of the moon lit the side of his evil grin. When he fully stepped into the light, they saw the new and more powerful Naraku. He crossed his arms and gave each of them a glare. He took a step closer and opened his arms.
"Once again, welcome. I see Kikyo and Rin failed to make it too me. How tragic their deaths were."
Sesshoumaru cocked an eyebrow and Inuyasha growled. "Calm yourself Inuyasha," he said as he gave the stare of death towards Naraku, "What has happened to Rin and that priestess?"
"Her name is Kikyo!" Inuyasha yelled but Sesshoumaru eyed him which shut him up.
Naraku laughed and said with the same sinister grin, "Kikyo's death wasn't as good as Rin's, she merely lost all her souls because I created another red soul snatcher that devouered all her souls. Inuyasha..." Naraku paused. Inuyasha was gripping Tetsusaiga so tightly that blood dripped from his hands. Naraku continued, "you should have seen the look on her face and heard the words she said."
"She said, 'Inuyasha, I should have told you to stay so that I could have killed you and my wish be fulfilled: you and I would die together.' The way she said it with such hatred made power surge through me and I grew stronger. All thats left is your death in my plot and my power will grow."
"Damn you!" Inuyasha charged at him in a pit of rage, "how could you kill her, you bastard?!" Inuyasha said as the wind circled the Tetsusaiga, "DIE!" he unleashed the Wind Scar and watched the image of Naraku began to fade behind the power of the attack.
"I got him!" Inuyasha said in triumpth and anger.
When the dust cleared there was Naraku, glowing purple as his long hair circled around him. He stroked it back from his face and on one sid it showed half of a spiders face.
"What is that?" Kagome said shakily.
"Is that all Inuyasha?" The purple aura floating around him all centered to the side of his face where the spider's head lay. Quickly skin flew over it and Naraku's face was complete again.
Miroku walked up to Kagome and said, "I just figured something. What Naraku said about Kikyo, how if Inuyasha dies from the plot he set then his power will increase. Well, wouldn't that mean that in every set up he made on anyone would increase his power when it's complete. Think about it, the reason why Naraku planned so many deception was to taint the jewel so that when he absorbed it it would increase his power even more if it was purified and in every deception the jewel was involved."
"You're right, that's why everytime we encountered him he always wants the jewel to become full of evil. Like Kikyo and Inuyasha, he pitted them against each other so he could build the evil in the jewel. How come we never noticed that, it's been in front of us the whole time." Kagome turned to Inuyasha and shivered. 'He can't die, not just because of the sake of the jewel but for the sake of everyone that loves and cares for him, especially me,' she thought.
"You finally figured it out. You humans are more stupid than I presumed. Even those with skills of a priestess," he looked at Kagome. "The power and intelligence of a demon slayer," he turned to Sango, "The spiritual powers of a monk," he looked at Miroku, "and the skills of dogs and wolves. With their sense of smell and how they can indicate any danger at any time," he stared at Inuyasha, Kouga, and Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru jumped at him and struck down with his poison claws upon Naraku's midriff. He watched as his blood spilled the ground, then as it was sucked back into him.
Naraku looked down at his used to be wound and then to Sesshoumaru. "And what was the reason for that Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"You know the reason, what has happened to Rin?" Sesshoumaru cracked his knuckles and the poison dripped from his claws. "I'm waiting... and next time I'll kill you."
"Ah yes, Rin. She is a strange girl indeed, being part dog-demon and all-"
"What?" Sesshoumaru interrupted with a sound of shock in his voice.
This brought a delighted grin upon his face, "she didn't tell you? She knew ever since you found her that day she escapted from my castle and got her new sword by that swordsmith Totousai. He improved her sword because of her demon abilities. Haven't you ever wondered how in battle she could keep up with your speed and ignore serious injuries? Her demon blood pushes her, something like when a demon is raged it forgets everything and just fights. That's how she is, but unfortunately she surcomed to her weakness: she's still human." Naraku watched the expression on Sesshoumaru's face turn confusion.
'So she has dog-demon blood within her. Why didn't she tell me?' "What has happened to her Naraku," he ignored his thoughts and continued with his subject.
"Torumaru has brought forth her death, he stabbed her in the stomach and drew the life from her. I loved the sight of it."
"You will regret killing her."
"What are you going to do?" Naraku held a straight face and turned around. "Attack me from behind if it makes you happy."
"Turn around Naraku and face us!" Inuyasha yelled as he charged again, "This time I'm going to kill you!" Inuyasha jumped up and struck his sword down but hit nothing but air. "Stay still!"
"I got it Inuyasha!" Miroku saw Naraku heading toward Inuyasha from behind, "I'll use my Wind Tunnel!" Before Miroku could open it Naraku appeared in front of him and tapped his right hand.
Miroku jumped back and held his staff in front of him, "What are you up to Naraku?!" he yelled.
Naraku smirked and snapped his fingers, "Time to be rid of you like I did your grandfather and father before you!"
The prayer beeds on Miroku's right hand busted and his Wind Tunnel opened and started to draw in everything around him, including himself. "Ahhhhhhh!" Miroku yelled in fright.
"Miroku!" Sango yelled and wrapped her arms across his neck and and waist and held on to him with all her might.
"Miroku!" Shippo came and turned himself into a built man and gript onto Miroku as well trying to hold on to him as best as they could.
The others watched in fright as Miroku's Wind Tunnel ragged out of control.
"Charge!" Kagome yelled to the others as she grabbed her last arrow, 'I have to hold on to this one.'
Sesshoumaru, Kouga and Inuyasha all attacked at once. Inuyasha used his Wind Scar. After the attack subsided Sesshoumaru used Toukijin and sliced through Naraku. Kouga used his speed and started to claw at Naraku's torn body. They all backed up and watched as the pieces of his body fell to the ground and then in it.
"Where'd that wicked demon go?" Inuyasha growled as he looked around.
"Be on your gaurd," Kouga said balling his fists.
Sesshoumaru ignored both of them and jumped high in the air he then dived down and struck Toukijin within the dirt. The power of the sword bursted under it and caused and exposion.
"Hey!" Kouga and Inuyasha screamed in unision as the ground errupted and created a huge crater.
Naraku appeared at the edge of it, fully healed. "Pitiful attack from such ametures. I don't wish to wait anymore. I shall complete the jewel now," As Naraku said this he outstretched his arms and they glowed their ominous purple and his aura shot out from them.
"Hold on Miroku!" Sango yelled starting to lose her grip. She looked above her and saw the purple energy surround Kohaku as he began to float from Kilala's back.
"Kohaku!" Sango yelled but kept her grip on Miroku. "Kilala, get him!" She screamed at the top of her lungs; she watched as Kilala flew up and extended her paw to him and once she did the energy surrounding Kohaku shocked her and knocked her down.
"No!" Sango turned to Shippo who was holding on with all his might, "Shippo do you think you can hold on to Miroku, I have to go save my brother!"
"Sure Sango but I don't know how long I can hold him!" Shippo yelled as he changed into an even more built man.
"Sango!" Miroku called holding his right hand away from him. "Be careful!"
Sango turned to him and kissed him on the cheek, "I will."
Naraku was amused by this as he gripped Kohaku by the neck. He waited a few second as Torumaru's body came to him and he held him the same way. He looked at both of their unconscious faces and then back at the others. Sango was charging.
"Let go of him!" She yelled as she threw her boomerang. Naraku's eyes filled with fire and so did her weapon. "What?" she said dropping her boomerang.
"Try anything again Sango and you brother will be the one to burn to the fires of hell," Naraku chuckled as he said this then he gripped onto the both of them tighter.
Sango was about to run again but Inuyasha stopped her, "wait Sango, we can't risk your brothers life."
Sango turned to him and said, "I've waited long enough, I will not let Naraku have him any longer!" She turned to run to Naraku again but Sesshoumaru snapped his whip in front of her. When she turned to look at him he was staring at Torumaru.
"If you do anything to cause Naraku to kill the other boy, I will kill you," Sesshoumaru warned as he walked in front of them all. "What do you intended to do to them Naraku?"
Naraku threw Kohaku down and snapped his fingers. Kohaku began to scream and grip his head as all the terrible memories he once had returned to him. He killing his father and friends, slaughtering a whole village, nearly killing his sister and Kagome, and much more.
"Kohaku, what ails you? I thought you wanted to be free from all this evil?"
"What have I done!" Kohaku began to cry as he saw his sister ahead of him. "Sango!"
"Kohaku!" She ran to him and brought him in a tight embrace, "Don't worry Kohaku, everything will be okay."
"Sango it could be a trap!" Inuyasha yelled running to her.
Sango whispered, "it's not a trap, you've come back to me Kohaku, I wont let him have you anymore, ever."
"Sister!" Kohaku began to bawl in her chest.
"How touching, too bad it all ends now." Naraku snapped his fingers again.
"Ahhhh!" Kohaku began screaming and gripping onto Sango's kimono.
Sango panicked, "What is it; what's wrong?!" Kohaku took a long breath and fell into her lap. She watched has the jewel shard in his back lifted from it and entered Naraku's mouth. She windened her eyes in shock; she looked at Naraku and back to her brother.
"You can't die Kohaku, NO!" She yelled and shook him feircly. "Wake up Kohaku, please!"
Naraku threw Torumaru down and did the same to him. He screamed and screamed and flashes if him killing Rin flew before his eyes, "Sister!"
"HAHAHAHAHA! I've destroyed two sibling's lives, how great my power is!" He snapped his fingers and the jewel in his back entered his mouth. Naraku balled his fists as the shards fused into the remaining jewel. "I'm invicible!"
Kagome gripped the shards in her pocket and thought, 'He forgot about mine and Kouga's.'
"I nearly forgot," he snapped his fingers and Kagome's shards were ripped through her skirt. Kouga screamed as the shards in his legs flew out of him. Naraku grabbed the jewels and threw them in his mouth.
"Ah yes, now I am whole. I will destroy you all! Witness the full power of the Jewel of 4 Souls!" Naraku began laugh as miasma flew around him.
Kagome windened her eyes in shock as the jewel turned black within him, "I have to stop this." She was on the castle wall again and she pointed her arrow at him. "DIE NARAKU!" Kagome released it.
Naraku was too caught up in his glory to realize the comming arrow. It struck him in the shoulder and pinned him against one of the trees in the castle.
"Whose done this to me?" He tried to grab the arrow but he couldn't even touch it. He thought, 'this is the same spell that was casted upon Inuyasha 50 years ago. How can this be?' He looked up on the wall and saw Kagome. 'it's that girl, she is Kikyo's reincarnation.'
They all stared were he was looking, and gasped as they noticed Kagome hold her bow in her hand.
"Die!" Naraku's eyes turned red and from them shot out a ball of energy.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he leaped to her.
"Ahhh!" Kagome screamed as the blast hit the wall and she flew off. Inuyasha grabbed her bridal style and touched ground. They stared at each other for a while and then tears welded into Kagome's eyes and she hugged him, "Thank you Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha was shocked so he just hugged her back, "You're welcome." Inuyasha turned his head as he heard Naraku scream in pain. Both of them turned to see the rest of their friends looking at the other wall were Kikyo stood.
Kagome windened her eyes and gasped, "Kikyo? She's still alive?"
Naraku was paralyzed now, he could no longer use his powers or call any demons to him, all he had was his voice. "I thought you were dead!"
Kikyo jumped down the wall and stood next to Inuyasha and Kagome who had just returned to the rest of the group. "Kagome's soul is still within me, she keeps me alive."
Kagome placed her fist to her chest and thought, 'I thought she lived on because of her hatred towards Inuyasha. I had no idea part of my soul was in her.' Kagome then ran to Sango's crying form.
"Kohaku," she whispered.
"Sango, do you want your revenge?" Sango was oblivious to he fact that Naraku was pinned down and very vunerable.
Sango looked at Naraku and slightly smiled, "That bastard is going to get a piece of each one of us. He will suffer the pain we suffered." Sango grabbed Kohaku's sickle and gripped the chain in her other hand. "I will use my bothers weapon to avenge him!"
Sango charged towards Naraku and threw the sickle, it pierced straight through him. "That's for Kohaku," She threw it again and it slashed his midriff, spider legs stuck out, "That's for my family and villagers. and this-," Sango cut one of his legs off and said, "That's for me!"
"Alright Sango!" Shippo yelled from afar, his strength was fading and nearly Miroku's whole arm was sucked in.
Inuyasha took the oppertunity to use the Bakuryuuha. "This is for Kikyo, Kagome, and me!" He unleashed it and Naraku's flesh slowly started to fade.
Naraku gasped and tried to regenerate, slowly he was. "I shall not be defeated, not when I have the power of the Shikon jewel!" His leg started to grow back but Kouga reached him and started clawing and punching him.
"For my comrades!" Kouga ripped out the heart within him, Omigumo's.
Kagura walked out weakly and wrapped her arms as tight as she could around Naraku's neck. "We will both be killed, I swore to myself that you would die before me!"
Sesshoumaru noticed Kagura and took advantage of both of their weaknesses. He casually walked up to them and held out his poison claws, Kagura ducked her head behind Naraku's but the posion melted the flesh from her arms.
"Rin would want me to kill you both now. For her I will destroy you!" He held up his claws and prepared to strike down when a familiar voice called from behind him. He turned first and then they all did. Sesshoumaru's eyes were focused on her and her appearance.
"I want to kill him, he's mine," Rin said coldly. There was the stab wound in her stomach but she was standing erect and seemed as though she hadn't been hurt at all. She had Raikou in her hands.
Kagome stopped Inuyasha who was about to protest about her killing Naraku, "She's taken a beating worst than any of us. We've done our part, it's time we let her do what she has to do." They both looked at each other and then back at Rin who was walking up to Sesshoumaru.
"What has happened to you Rin?" He asked looked at her new appearance: her brown hair had strieks of white and her eyes were a shocking amber. The marks of royals were exposed on her back and shoulders. All her armor was removed and the top part of her emerald kimono was gone, she was wearing her brothers shirt.
Rin stared up at him and softened, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. I didn't know what you'd think of me. I love you Sesshoumaru, and I want to be with you, forever. I just don't know if you feel the same."
He just stared at her. Noticing he wasn't going to say anything back, Rin gave a sad smile and then turned to the others. She held the wound in her stomach and just stared at them.
After a while she spoke, "When I say, I want all of you to attack with your most powerful attacks. I want all of you to kill Naraku; I know it's wrong to steal your revenge."
Inuyasha smiled and stood next to her, "Thanks Rin."
Kikyo handed Kagome an arrow and stood next to Rin and Kagome stood next to Inuyasha. Kouga pulled out is sword and held it like a spear and stood next to Kagome.
"Hurry you guys, I don't know how long I can hold on to Miroku!" Shippo called nearly letting go of Miroku.
Sango rushed next to Kikyo and held her brother's sickle. "We gotta hurry, Miroku is still being sucked into his wind tunnel!" Sango yelled to the rest of them.
Sesshoumaru grabbed onto Rin's wrist and said, "I'll stand with you now and if you want to stand with me forever I let."
Rin kept her eyes on the fully regenerated Naraku and smiled. "Thank you, Sesshoumaru."
Naraku smiled and said, "I will be back, you all will destroy my body but not my soul. I'll be back for you all and the Shikon jewel." He lifted his head up to the sky and yelled, "You haven't seen the last of Naraku!"
"NOW!" Rin screamed as all of them used their attacks. She with Lightening Blades, Sesshoumaru using Toukijin, Inuyasha and Bakuryuuha, Kagome shot her enchanted arrow with Kikyo. Sango threw her brothers sickle towards his head and Kouga threw his sword there also. They were thrown back by the blasts of all their attacks and when the energy from the blasts cleared all was left were both Kagome's and Kikyo's enchanted arrows that were pinned to Naraku.
Kagome ran to the spot and picked up the black Shikon Jewel. She held it between her hands and when she reopened them it was nearly purified. Kagome saddened ane said, "There was so much evil absorbed in it, it's too evil to be purified."
Kikyo came to her and placed her hands on top of it they both concentrated and the jewel was pure again, "The jewel has returned to the stat which I once kept it in my care 50 years ago..." Kikyo looked at Kagome and then they both looked at Inuyasha.
He stared at them and then his hands and claws, 'Do I really want to become human? I could be with Kikyo but, what about Kagome. She lives in a different era; she belongs there, but I don't want to leave her and I don't think she wants to leave me either,' he thought. He returned his glare back to both of them.
"In order for the jewel to be purified, it needs to be used for a good purpose-," Kikyo turned to Kagome and removed her hands. "It's your respobility now." Kikyo closed her eyes and turned into a bright light and flew around Kagome then into her.
"Kikyo!" Inuyasha called out and touched Kagome's face and looked in her eyes. There were Kikyo'd eyes.
Kagome closed her eyes and said, "I feel her in me Inuyasha, she wants me to say good-bye." She opened her eyes again and said, "whatever you choose to do with the jewel is up to you and only you." Kagome grabbed is hand from her cheek and put the jewel in it.
"Miroku!" Sango ran to where he was and started to cry.
Sesshoumaru sheated Toukijin and sniffed for Rin. He smelled death, and it sent chills down his spine. He was quiet used to seeing humans die, but with, Rin it scared him. Pieces of her kimono were all over the place until he found her laying in a pool of her own blood.
Sesshoumaru kneeled and closed her eye lids, "Human compasion doesn't normally take to me, but you showed me what lays hidden within me, love." He picked her up and hugged her and he felt something moist fall down his cheek, a tear.
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Yeah it's a bad way to end a chapter like this but all your questions will be answered in the next chapter. Which is pretty much like an epilogue.
Well a few things to say about this chapter: it took me 9 days to do and it was hard to pick a certain time of day to do it when I had to do a lot of shopping and traveling, but I still got it done. The next chapter might take longer because I'm ending a lot of stories right now. Sorry if I keep you waiting. Other questions you have please write me in a reviewl so I wont forget to add them in the next chapter.
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Sorry for Keeping you waiting but Christmas means shopping, going places, and recieving presents. I got: Shoes, 4 shirts, 1 sweater, a Stitch Doll that's wearing asweater that says "NAUGHTY" just like me ^.~ Ashanti's Christmas CD, cookies -_-; and last but CERTAINLY NOT LEAST: A poster of SEXY ORLANDO BLOOM as LEGOLAS!!!!!! I nearly fainted when I saw it.
This Chapter: Umm... Sango is being chocked to death, and Kohaku has no control over his actions. Who will save her, also w/ Rin she's battling with her brother and trust me it isn't easy for her; she doesn't want to kill him ya know. Inuyasha is on the search for Kagome, but he runs into a like 10 minute ally who is being possesed, can you guess who? Kagome is really in a slump, she doesn't know what to do now that she knows how much Inuyasha loves Kikyo. She feels a shiver and she looks overhead to find Sesshoumaru, but how will she get him down, and will he let her help him? We switch back to Kagura who has knocked Naraku down. NANI? Naraku is back up and Kagura is losing her power, how so? Has Naraku developed a new power. Those who think this is the end, your stupid! LOL, jk, I still got more in this chappy. Each person has a way out of their situation, and they all lead to Naraku, holy Shét somethings happened to Miroku's wind tunnel, but he's still young how could it happen, unless Naraku was up to something??? Then we see how the newly transfromed Naraku can stand against them all!! HEHEHEHEHAHAHAHAH!
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ThE CLImaX!: Part 2 (The Evil Within)
'NARAKU!' Sango thought as she began to feel faint.
Kohaku's grip was loosening and tightening over and over as though there was a great battle going through his mind. Him and Naraku.
"Fi-ght him Koha-ku... you can de-feat him," Sango dropped her hands from his wrist and felt the blood leaving her brain and how her body became numb.
"Sis-ter," Kohaku whispered and he increased his grip on her neck. The gurggling sounds of Sango formed a twisted smile on his face. It was full of enjoyment and pain.
Sango's vision blurred as she turned to the side to see something charging towards them. The force applied to her throat ended and she fell face forwards in a daze. Something hot and wet was rubbing over her face. Sango opened her eyes slightly, she was on her back now and above her was a familiar kitty like face.
"Kilala?" Sango questioned as Kilala licked her face again. Sango smiled and reached up behind Kilala's ears and started to scratch. "Thank you Kilala..." Sango paused and put on a worried expression, then she asked, "Where's Kohaku?"
Kilala purred in the direction next to her. Sango turned her face and saw Kohaku laying unconscious on his side. Tears were falling down his face slowly.
Sango held on to Kilala and used her as support to get up; when she was on both feet she rubbed her neck while looking at her brother.
Then she said, "Kohaku has the grip of a man now," this made her smile and feel terrible altogether. Naraku had to put him through terrible things to increase his strength so much.
"Gather him Kilala," Sango said bending over to get her boomerang, she yelled in pain and Kilala turned to her and purred. She noticed Kilala came back to her and she said, "Don't worry it only hurts a little, I'll be fine."
Kilala eyed her for a minute and she picked up her boomerang and lifted Sango on her back. Then she attended to Kohaku. Sango took her brother into her lap and stroked his hair from his face and wiped the blood from it, her blood.
"My dear brother," she whispered as Kilala took to the air. Kilala growled and Sango said lowly, "Find Miroku, see if he's okay."
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Rin was much stronger than her brother but she failed to unleash her true potential upon him, he was winning. She had many oppertunities to bring him down but whenever the time came to attack him, she hesistated. He would use those times to attack her instead. She wasn't badly wounded but some of her injuries made it hard for her to dodge and block. Her wrists were swollen from the attacks he used with his sheath, her thighs were cut and her strides were slow. Her shoulder was broken and it made it hard to use and block attacks. She had forgotten everything Sesshoumaru taught her.
Torumaru flipped above her and struck from behind, she blocked that but he punched the wound given to her by Kurogasa. It has stopped bleeding but it was still buldging with pain. She threw her arm over her shoulder and held the wound; it was on fire.
Torumaru placed his sword on his shoulder and began to pace, never taking his glare off of her. His face was still angered and his eyes were growing colder everytime he swung his sword.
Rin coughed and blood fell from her lips; she wiped it and thought, 'My brother's strength his great but I know mine is much greater. Why can't I unleash my full potential upon him? Damnit, I can't kill him, he still deserves to live! He's just being controlled by that beast Naraku. If this battle carries on like this, I'll be sure to lose.' Rin shook her head and stared at her brother with hatred. 'I can't let him win and let Naraku be free to do whatever he wants with him, I will not allow it!' Rin stood and placed both hands on the hilt of Raikou. Her broken shoulder throbbed and so did her wrists.
"Make sure nothings on your mind when in battle. Let go of fear, concern, and even revenge. Concentrate on killing your apponent, that's the only way to win," Rin remembered. She recalled what Sesshoumaru had said the day she was training and was attacked by the snake which skin she wore now. "I wasn't fully concentrating on the task at hand. I was focusing on my revenge and getting Torumaru back and... and that's what I'm doing now. I'm losing because I'm too afraid of hurting my brother or losing-," Rin held her stance and took and deep breath.
Torumaru did the same and started to charge towards her. He let off a war cry.
'This is it!' Rin cleared her mind and moved with speed as quick as Sesshoumaru's. She dodged her brothers swing and began to circle around him. Torumaru grew angrier and attacked an after-image of her.
"Now," Rin said and slashed her brother's back. His armor fell and a long gash formed and from it dripped his blood.
Torumaru shook and regained his composure. "DIE!" He screamed and their swords connected. He was attacking and Rin was blocking there was no emotion in her face, it was as emotionless as Sesshoumaru's.
'You need to stop this brother,' Rin pushed him back and brought down the back of her sword upon his collar bone. He screamed and his sword fell from his hands. He stared at Rin and fell towards her.
"Brother," she whispered and caught him in her arms. She fell to her knee's and dropped her sword beside her. Rin ran her bloody fingers through his damp hair. She wiped it from his face and stared at him. "I wish I could have been with you the day you fell into the hands of Naraku; I would have never let it happen. I'm so sorry for abandoning you Torumaru, I truly am," she said as his back began to shine a bright purple light.
Rin leaned closer and rubbed over the area where it was bright. She felt a bump and then realized, "it's a shard of the jewel. This is just like Sango's brother. The only reason Kohaku is alive is..." Rin paused and realized, "Torumaru, you're-," she gasped and her eyes widened.
Torumaru was grinning as he held Raikou in had hands that was driven through Rin's stomach. "Die with me sister," he said as he passed out into sleep.
Rin grabbed her sword and pulled it out of her. "Damn you, Naraku!" She gripped the wounded and fell over her brother.
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Kouga flicked the blood from his hands and cracked his neck. Then he said, "No more of those weaklings. Time for Naraku." He saw a bright white light in the corner of his eyes then turned and saw a demon in the form of a little girl. "What do you want?"
Kanna looked at him and then at her mirror, "Soul."
He cocked an eyebrow and scratched his head then he questioned, "What?" his body began to glow and then he felt light headed. "What the hell?" he tried to run but his body was paralyzed. The light around him began to be sucked into the mirror.
'Damnit, that little witch is stealing my soul. No!' Kouga dropped to his knee's and held his head down.
Kanna watched as the remains of his soul enter the mirror, "Go forth, kill Inuyasha." She watched as Kouga rose and started towards the castle buildings.
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Inuyasha held his head down and tapped the end of Tetsusaiga's hilt. So many things were going through his mind right then. He loves Kikyo and he cares a lot for Kagome. He couldn't choose which and this caused him to turn back towards Kikyo and toward Kagome. He was so confused he stopped at the end of a hallway and thought.
'I can't just leave Kikyo back there by herself. One of Naraku's demon's could attack her and kill her. She still hasn't fully recovered after all her souls were taken from her,' Inuyasha looked toward the direction where Kikyo was as he thought, he then turned to the direction Kagome was, 'I don't know how much of this Kagome can take, she see's me and Kikyo together too much. I know it hurts her. It makes her feel unwanted; that's not ture. I need her too.'
Inuyasha shook his head and stood erect, "Kikyo wanted me to go to Kagome, if I go back to Kikyo now she'll probably kill me. I'll go find Kagome and come right back to her." Inuyasha began to turn the corner in a sprint and once he turned Kouga was standing there.
"What do you want?" Inuyasha asked with an annoyed tone.
Kouga didn't answer but just charged at him.
Inuyasha smirked and said, "I have no problem killing you now. Too bad I can't kill you slowly because I'm in a hurry. SO LETS GET THIS OVER WITH!" He pulled out his sword and yelled, "Tetsusaiga!" He unleasehed the Wind Scar towards Kouga but he broke through it before it could hit him.
Inuyasha raised Tetsusaiga as Kouga clawed down at him. Inuyasha pushed him down with the weight of Tetsusaiga and struck down. When the debree cleared all that was left was broken pieces of wood.
Inuyasha growled and said, "Where is he?" He looked around him and sniffed. 'Why is the smell of death in his scent? The way he's fighting, he seems alive and well.'
Kouga appeared from behind him and as Inuyasha turned around he punched him hard in the jaw. Inuyasha flew into one if the sliding doors and entered the room where Kanna was hiding.
"What the hell?" Inuyasha said as he saw her. She was looking at him and in her mirror showed an image of Kouga. He put it together in his mind and gripped Tetsusaiga, "You bi- ahhhh!"
Kouga attacked from behind and clawed at his back. Inuyasha jumped over him and swung Tetsusaiga. He barely dodged and a wound appeared on the right side of his chest; Kouga ignored it and charged. He kicked Tetsusaiga away and grabbed onto Inuyasha and held him tight.
Kanna turned her mirror and an image of Inuyasha appeared, "Soul."
"Get the hell off of me!" He dug his claws into Kouga's arms and growled. He stopped as his soul was being drawn into the mirror. His strength began to diminish as he thought, 'Kagome...'
Kanna screamed as an arrow peirced through her mirror and through her. She screetched as then turned to nothing.
Kouga blinked and let go of Inuyasha and he shuved him away. "Dirrty wolf," he muffled.
"What's you say mutt?!" Kouga growled and balled his fists.
"Nothing, will you just shut up!" He walked to what was left of Kanna's mirror and saw the arrow glow with purple light then float into sparkles. Inuyasha softened and said, "Thank you Kikyo."
Kouga held the wound at his chest, "Where'd I get this from?"
Inuyasha smirked and sheathed Tetsusaiga, "I saw it, it was a feirce strong demon that was beating the crap out of you."
Kouga winced at the pain of the cut and said, "Yeah right."
^(*.*)^
'Why does this always have to happen to me. Every time Kikyo is around Inuyasha comes for her. I'm nothing but a 'jewel shard detector' to him; that's why he keeps me around I guess. I promised myself I'd be with him forever and he said that I could stay with him and be with him, but with Kikyo, I'm no longer involved,' Kagome thought as she walked around the buildings of the castle.
"Why am I worrying about it. Kikyo loved him first so she deserves him I guess. No, how can I think that when every time they're together she tries to kill him. Wait a minute, she could be attempting to do so now. Inuyasha wont stop her; I have to go back there!" Kagome turned and when she did a gust of wind passed her by but it was different, it was full of evil.
Kagome looked up and saw a small tornado in the sky and that wasn't all, there was someone in it. "Who is that," Kagome said straining her eyes. She turned to the castle wall behind her and began to climb it. Luckly some of the wood was sticking out from age which enabled her to climb the high wall.
'Geez, I really need to participate in gym more. I never liked climbing that rope!' Kagome thought as she reached the top of the wall. She causiously stood and got balanced. She was closer now and she got a clearer image of who was inside the tornado.
Kagome gasped and said, "It's Sesshoumaru."
Sesshoumaru heard her and he looked at her, 'That's Inuyasha's woman. How did she find me?'
Kagome looked down and got a little scared, "Keep looking up Kagome, just look up!" She swallowed and locked eyes with Sesshoumaru. 'Okay, this is weird. Why doesn't he say anything?'
"Ummm, are you okay up there?" Kagome asked nervously. She mentally slapped herself knowing that he's not 'okay up there.'
"What are you doing here?" He asked coldly.
Kagome sighed and sweatdropped, 'He's just like his brother, never realizing the obvious when it come to helping someone.' Kagome collected herself and said, "Do you need help getting out of there?"
"I don't need a human to help me out of anything."
Kagome balled her fists and a vein poped up under her skin on her forehead, "WILL YOU GET OVER YOUR STUPID PRIDE AND ACCEPT HELP WHEN YOU KNOW YOU NEED IT! Geez, you're just like Inuyasha, you two both piss me off. I swear you two-"
Sesshoumaru watched in confusion as she began to talk to herself about Inuyasha and what angered her, 'This human is particularly strong.' He smirked and said smartly, "and how to you plan to release me?"
"-always telling me what to do and when to do it. Getting mad at me for doing what I HAVE to do- what?" Kagome stopped and looked back at him, he was still wearing the same smirk. "Good question..."
"Foolish human."
"Hold your horses! I'm thinking!" Kagome looked around then at what things she had and then at the wind circling Sesshoumaru. Kagome said, not looking at him, "Who did this to you?"
"Kagura," he whispered in a growl.
Kagome shook and said, "Oh, I see. Ummm-" she thought about Kagura's wind powers and what was a flaw in them. 'Well, when Inuyasha first fought her he couldn't use his Wind Scar to defeat her because she was controlling the wind in the castle, just like now. Then, I used my arrow to purify the wind and everything was normal again.'
"I got it!"
Sesshoumaru uncrossed his arms and cocked an eyebrow, "What are you planning to do?"
Kagome pulled out an arrow and aimed it at Sesshoumaru, "Can you move away, I don't want to hit you." 'Actually I do because of all the times you tried to kill me and Inuyasha!'
Sesshoumaru did as he was told and moved as close as he could to one side of the trap he was in.
"Alright!" Kagome yelled and release her arrow. The tornado calmed as it connected with it. Kagome thought this odd. Then it started to rage again and she was nearly knocked off the wall. "What?" she whipered.
Sesshoumaru crossed his arms and grew impatient, "That was your plan? Your weak arrow is no match for the powers Kagura has now."
"Has now?" She said to herself as she began to think. She grabbed an arrow and found she only had one left if she used another; she readied it.
"That wont work, you already saw what use it brought."
'My arrow was strong enough to stop it but not enough to purify it, if I had another power to weaken it at the same time I shoot my arrow to purify it then it will be destroyed. It might work.' Kagome lowered her arrow and said, "Sesshoumaru can you use your sword to attack the wind?"
"It wont do any good. I've tried it, it doesn't work."
"You didn't let me finish, I want you to hit it once my arrow hits it."
Sesshoumaru grabbed Toukijin and looked at it then at her, "This will work? Are you certain? I've gotten injured by this wind by hitting it with my sword, how do you know it wont kill me?"
Kagome sweatdropped and said, "YOU'RE A STRONG DEMON DEAL WITH IT! Geez, you're just like Inuyasha always-!"
"Silence!"
Kagome shut up and pointed her arrow and Sesshoumaru, "This time I'm shootting it at you. It wont kill you if you hit the spot in front of you." She wiped her forhead and said, "On the count of three. One... Two... THREE!" She shot off her arrow.
Sesshoumaru watched it and yelled, "Yhaaaaa!" He struck his sword perfectly at the same time as the arrow.
The wind stopped and Kagome's arrow purified the wind. Kagome saw this and jumped up a little, "Alright! Go Kagome, go Kagome, it's your birthday! I'm the best, and I know you it!"
Sesshoumaru jumped onto the wall next to her and stared at her and her act of rejoycing. "How did you know that would work?"
Kagome stopped and began to fall forward but Sesshoumaru outstreched his hand in front of her and supported her by the waist.
Kagome used his arm to stand herself and she blushed saying, "Uhhh, thanks Sesshoumaru."
He turned and said, "Think of it as payment for getting me free from that trap." He was about to jump off the wall when Kagome climbed on his back. He turned his head and said, "What are you doing?"
"Just get me down the wall, and I'll be greatful," she smilled and pulled and little at his kimono.
Sesshoumaru gripped onto the back of her legs and jumped down, "When he reach the bottom he stood upright and dropped her legs and caused her to fall completely.
Kagome stood and rubbed her butt, "How charming." They locked eyes again but they said nothing.
It wasn't until Sesshoumaru caught the scent of Naraku that he remember what Rin had told him to say to her, "Naraku is near here, Rin wanted me to relay that messege to you."
Kagome gasped and windened her eyes, "Well, we shouldn't be standing here lets go." Kagome smiled and waited.
Sesshoumaru looked at her and said, "You're not riding my back."
Kagome saddened but then blushed as he placed his arm around her waist. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is he doing?' She thought. As a reflex she placed her arm across his back and her other on his chest.
Before they took off Inuyasha and Kouga arrived with very shocked expressions at the sight they saw before them. Kagome and Sesshoumaru: Him with his arm around her waist, her with her arm across his back and on his chest.
Kagome sighed and said, "Oh no!"
"You got a lot of nerve, putting your hands on MY WOMAN!" Kouga said with anger.
Inuyasha balled his fists and growled, "Get your damn hands off her Sesshoumaru. I don't know what's going through your head right now but it better not have anything to do with Kagome."
Sesshoumaru decided to play along, "Kouga, Inuyasha, if I did, what would you do about it?"
Kagome looked shocked at Sesshoumaru but he gave her a look indecating he was playing around. She looked at each one of them and shook her head in shame. Before they were at each others throats she took her hands off of Sesshoumaru and turned which caused his hand to lay on her butt.
Sesshoumaru pulled his hand away quickly.
She placed her hands over it and blushed uncontrollablly then yelled, "WILL YOU ALL GET OVER YOURSELVES! I'M SO SICK OF THIS! GET OVER IT OR I'LL KILL EACH ONE OF YOU...!" she paused and just before they were about to protest she added, "AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD!" They all shut their open mouths.
Kagome breathed and calmed herself, "I don't know about you but I'm going after Naraku to get the jewel. You can stay here and kill yourselves over a stupid thing that's up to me or you can come help me and save me just incase I might run into anything that would want to kill me!" She turned and started to walk away.
"Wait Kagome!" Kouga and Inuyasha cried, running after her like a little whipped puppy and cub.
Sesshoumaru smirked again and said to himself, "She's an outgoing human. Not afraid to speak her mind. She's just like Rin." He got the thought out of his mind and jumped over to them.
~*~
Sango was breathing regularly now. She did the best she could to wrap the wounds but she was still bleeding, not a lot, and was still weak. Kohaku was in her lap sleeping, he was knocked out pretty good by Kilala. If he woke then he would try to kill her so she kept him as still as possible.
They reached Miroku and saw him finish off the last of the bee's; he looked exhausted and very weak. Shippo was burinng the last bit of the bee's with only a little spark, he was exhausted as well.
Kilala landed smoothly and Sango got down and attended to Miroku who had fallen. Kilala gathered up a sleeping Shippo and placed him beside Kohaku.
Sango kneeled next to Miroku and wiped the bangs from his face. He was taking big gulps of air and his eyes were closed. She lifted his head and placed it on her lap. Kilala walked over and laid next to him.
"Sango?" Miroku asked as he rubbed her butt, "is that you Sango?" He kept rubbing trying to confirm it was her. (A/N: LMFAO!)
Sango sweatdropped and removed his hand from her butt without hurting him, "it's me Miroku." Sango gripped his hand and slowly he did too. "Are you okay?"
Without opening his eyes he said, "I'm fine, just a little tired. What about you?"
"I'm a little wounded but I'll live."
Miroku opened his eyes at this and saw the blood stains on her kimono. He sat up and held both of her hands in his own, "I'm sorry I wasn't there to protect you Sango."
A tear fell from her face and she smiled, "It's okay Miroku, I did it by myself. I have Kohaku; once we defeat Naraku he'll be saved. They both turned their attention towards the sleeping Kohaku.
Miroku turned his face back on her and smiled, "You saved your brother Sango. It was all your doing. If your father were still here he'd be very proud now that you saved him from the face of evil." Miroku moved closer to her face and kissed her forhead as a sign of respect.
Sango smiled and wiped the tiny tears near her eyes, "Thank you Miroku."
Miroku blushed and said, (what I'm about to say is based on the eps of Inuyasha that haven't been shown yet, SPOILERS!) "Sango, when Naraku is defeated, you do still agree to marry me and bare my children?"
Sango kissed his lips and inbetween the kiss she said, "Yes, Miroku, I do."
"Enough with the musshy stuff! Lets get to Naraku!" Shippo said jumping on top of Kilala's back.
Sango was getting up but Miroku tugged at her and said, "Even if I wanted a 100 children, you'd bare them?!"
Sango gave a shocked, embarrased, funny expression, "We'll talk about it later!"
Miroku stood and said, "Is that a yes? Well?!"
-OO-
Kagura played with her hair as she watch Naraku struggle to get up. 'What a weakling, even with the nearly completed jewel he's still weak and I only have one shard of the jewel,' she thought then said, "This day was set for my victory! And your death Naraku."
Kagura opened her fan and began to pace, "Now, how should I kill you? Slow or fast?"
Naraku began to chuckle and then he said, "Isn't that my question?"
Kagura turned to him and said, "What?"
Naraku stood and removed his hands from his stomach where his most fatal wound lay, it was gone and there was no trace of blood anywhere not even in scent. He began to pace as Kagura began to shake. He stopped and outstretched his hand.
Kagura lifted her fan but it burned to bits. She dropped the burning fan and looked Naraku in the eyes, there was fire in them. His arm was still outstretched but unmoving. Kagura wondered why he was doing that.
'He's distracting me, he's keeping my attention towards his hand when he's planning something else. I'll get to him first before he plans anything else.' She thought and turned herself into wind.
"Wrong!" Naraku said and miasma escaped from his hand and was spread throughout the air. Kagura fell holding onto her throat and coughing uncontrollablly. Naraku walked to her and brought his hand to her hair.
Kagura stopped coughing and her hair turned into sharp blades that tore his hand to shreds.
Naraku kicked her away and tended to his hand. He watched how small demons began to stick out and how they all fused together to form a new hand. "Wonderful thing isn't it, the Jewel of Four Souls."
Kagura gripped her stomach and stood, "It depends on what it's used for."
He grinned and rubbed the area where his heart lay and laughed, "My purposes are the same as any demon in this world, control; complete control over everything and everyone. The Jewel of Four Souls is control. With it's power within me I shall reign over all."
"I will not let a wretch such as you rule over me!" Kagura charged and started clawing at him with her nails. As she drove her nails through the air they created disks that followed Naraku wherever he went. Kagura laughed as he ran.
"Run like a wounded animal Naraku, see how it feels to be hunted!" Kagura observed as each of the disks followed him around the room how they sliced at Naraku's clothes as they got closer and closer to their target.
Naraku had a smile the whole time he was running from them. He changed his pattered and headed towards Kagura head on.
Kagura laughed and said, "This will not work Naraku I control my disks they wont attack me," but Naraku still headed for her when he was right in front of her he stopped and let the disks pass through him and Kagura.
"Haven't you learned Kagura, I cannot die with the jewel within me, I can heal with every attack, but with you only holding one jewel, you'll die." Naraku said grabbing onto the back of her hair.
Kagura smirked and said, "Haven't you learned Naraku, those disks were under my control made from me, they nearly passed as wind through me and in me. I'm still alive." She started to laugh as she grabbed Naraku's hair the same way. Naraku started to laugh himself. She stared at him and gripped his hair tighter.
"You've forgotten a few," Naraku snapped his fingers and instead of the blue blades that were following him there were red ones that passed through him and slowly began to cut towards Kagura's heart and the shard.
She began to scream as she gripped the top and bottom on the disk, trying to stop it from reaching her heart. Kagura attempted to get away but Naraku held on tight.
"Let me go!!!" She scream as it finally ripped out the jewel. It flew into Naraku's open mouth.
"Just a few more and I'll be complete," Naraku let go of her and threw her down. The disk disappeared and Kagura turned into her normal state. She was bleeding badly and her heart was slowing.
Naraku walked to her and smirked, "I've made my decision, slowly." He began to laugh as Kagura tried to get away but her wound was way to serious to enable her to move. "You aren't going anywhere Kagura, you will see me destroy these insects once they arrive and watch as I take my title as ruler. Human's will bow at my feet and die by my hand and all demons will obey me!" Naraku kicked her and walked away.
'I've screwed up, I- I have lost to the one I hate most! If I die, I'm bringing him with me! I'm not giving up.' Kagura coughed up blood and and kept her gaze on Naraku.
*
"I smell blood, Naraku's blood," Inuyasha said as they approached the building were Naraku lay, it was already attacked; the wall was completely destroyed.
"Kagura's work no less," Sesshoumaru said in a growl.
Kagome fell to her knee's feeling the energy of the jewel in the building they were in front of.
"Kagome," Inuyasha ran to her side and helped her up, "What is it?" Kouga and Sesshoumaru turned to her as she began to talk.
"I can sense the jewel, its power is even stronger than the first time I held it whole, there's something added to it. A power that's very strong and really evil..." she paused and looked at each one of them and then back to Inuyasha, "I think Naraku already swallowed the jewel."
Inuyasha growled and said, "Damn him."
"There are only 5 or 6 shards missing there are ours and Kouga's Kohaku; I'm not sure about the others but besides that, his power holds more than just the whole Jewel, it's like the jewel is fusing with his body creating more power. We can't let him have the rest of the shards or let the jewel be absorbed."
"We need to hurry, we can't let that bastard have glory!" Kouga yelled.
Sesshoumaru looked back from where he came and sniffed the air for Rin. He smelled the scent of her blood, but he knew she was bleeding when he left; something inside him told him something was wrong with her.
"Sesshoumaru?" Kagome called again.
He blinked and looked at her, "What do you want?"
"You are going to help us aren't you?"
"Yes, for Rin's sake."
Inuyasha pulled out Tetsusaiga and pointed it towards the building, "Let's stop talking about it and get to it. TIME TO DIE NARAKU!"
They began to walk slowly towards the building with Inuyasha leading the way, before them was an evil silence that wasn't broken until they heard the roar of Kilala approaching and on her back were Miroku, Sango, Shippo, and a still sleeping Kohaku.
"Hey!" Kagome waved and called to them as Kilala landed. "I was getting kind of worried, wondering when you guys were going to get here," she sighed.
Sango's rubbed her bandaged wounds and jumped off of Kilala, "I'm glad to see you're okay Kagome..." Sango looked at the rest of them and said, "looks like everyone's alright, glad to see you all."
"Kohaku must have put up a pretty good fight," Inuyasha said eyeing all of the blood stains on her kimono. Sango nodded then walked a little closer to the building.
She gasped and turned to Kagome, "Is that power from the jewel?"
Kagome lowered her head and then returned her gaze to her, "and Naraku's energy, it's building with the jewel inside him, but it's not complete..." she looked at Kohaku and then said, "we can't let him complete the jewel."
Sango clenched her teeth and fists in anger then said, "I wont let that bastard steal the life remaining in my brother, I would rather die than for my brother to be killed by him again!"
Miroku placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her, "I'll keep him safe Sango, I swear on my soul, I will not fail you."
"Thank you Miroku."
"How touching, too bad this is were your fuedal fairy-tail ends," Naraku spoke as he walked towards them. The dim light of the moon lit the side of his evil grin. When he fully stepped into the light, they saw the new and more powerful Naraku. He crossed his arms and gave each of them a glare. He took a step closer and opened his arms.
"Once again, welcome. I see Kikyo and Rin failed to make it too me. How tragic their deaths were."
Sesshoumaru cocked an eyebrow and Inuyasha growled. "Calm yourself Inuyasha," he said as he gave the stare of death towards Naraku, "What has happened to Rin and that priestess?"
"Her name is Kikyo!" Inuyasha yelled but Sesshoumaru eyed him which shut him up.
Naraku laughed and said with the same sinister grin, "Kikyo's death wasn't as good as Rin's, she merely lost all her souls because I created another red soul snatcher that devouered all her souls. Inuyasha..." Naraku paused. Inuyasha was gripping Tetsusaiga so tightly that blood dripped from his hands. Naraku continued, "you should have seen the look on her face and heard the words she said."
"She said, 'Inuyasha, I should have told you to stay so that I could have killed you and my wish be fulfilled: you and I would die together.' The way she said it with such hatred made power surge through me and I grew stronger. All thats left is your death in my plot and my power will grow."
"Damn you!" Inuyasha charged at him in a pit of rage, "how could you kill her, you bastard?!" Inuyasha said as the wind circled the Tetsusaiga, "DIE!" he unleashed the Wind Scar and watched the image of Naraku began to fade behind the power of the attack.
"I got him!" Inuyasha said in triumpth and anger.
When the dust cleared there was Naraku, glowing purple as his long hair circled around him. He stroked it back from his face and on one sid it showed half of a spiders face.
"What is that?" Kagome said shakily.
"Is that all Inuyasha?" The purple aura floating around him all centered to the side of his face where the spider's head lay. Quickly skin flew over it and Naraku's face was complete again.
Miroku walked up to Kagome and said, "I just figured something. What Naraku said about Kikyo, how if Inuyasha dies from the plot he set then his power will increase. Well, wouldn't that mean that in every set up he made on anyone would increase his power when it's complete. Think about it, the reason why Naraku planned so many deception was to taint the jewel so that when he absorbed it it would increase his power even more if it was purified and in every deception the jewel was involved."
"You're right, that's why everytime we encountered him he always wants the jewel to become full of evil. Like Kikyo and Inuyasha, he pitted them against each other so he could build the evil in the jewel. How come we never noticed that, it's been in front of us the whole time." Kagome turned to Inuyasha and shivered. 'He can't die, not just because of the sake of the jewel but for the sake of everyone that loves and cares for him, especially me,' she thought.
"You finally figured it out. You humans are more stupid than I presumed. Even those with skills of a priestess," he looked at Kagome. "The power and intelligence of a demon slayer," he turned to Sango, "The spiritual powers of a monk," he looked at Miroku, "and the skills of dogs and wolves. With their sense of smell and how they can indicate any danger at any time," he stared at Inuyasha, Kouga, and Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru jumped at him and struck down with his poison claws upon Naraku's midriff. He watched as his blood spilled the ground, then as it was sucked back into him.
Naraku looked down at his used to be wound and then to Sesshoumaru. "And what was the reason for that Lord Sesshoumaru?"
"You know the reason, what has happened to Rin?" Sesshoumaru cracked his knuckles and the poison dripped from his claws. "I'm waiting... and next time I'll kill you."
"Ah yes, Rin. She is a strange girl indeed, being part dog-demon and all-"
"What?" Sesshoumaru interrupted with a sound of shock in his voice.
This brought a delighted grin upon his face, "she didn't tell you? She knew ever since you found her that day she escapted from my castle and got her new sword by that swordsmith Totousai. He improved her sword because of her demon abilities. Haven't you ever wondered how in battle she could keep up with your speed and ignore serious injuries? Her demon blood pushes her, something like when a demon is raged it forgets everything and just fights. That's how she is, but unfortunately she surcomed to her weakness: she's still human." Naraku watched the expression on Sesshoumaru's face turn confusion.
'So she has dog-demon blood within her. Why didn't she tell me?' "What has happened to her Naraku," he ignored his thoughts and continued with his subject.
"Torumaru has brought forth her death, he stabbed her in the stomach and drew the life from her. I loved the sight of it."
"You will regret killing her."
"What are you going to do?" Naraku held a straight face and turned around. "Attack me from behind if it makes you happy."
"Turn around Naraku and face us!" Inuyasha yelled as he charged again, "This time I'm going to kill you!" Inuyasha jumped up and struck his sword down but hit nothing but air. "Stay still!"
"I got it Inuyasha!" Miroku saw Naraku heading toward Inuyasha from behind, "I'll use my Wind Tunnel!" Before Miroku could open it Naraku appeared in front of him and tapped his right hand.
Miroku jumped back and held his staff in front of him, "What are you up to Naraku?!" he yelled.
Naraku smirked and snapped his fingers, "Time to be rid of you like I did your grandfather and father before you!"
The prayer beeds on Miroku's right hand busted and his Wind Tunnel opened and started to draw in everything around him, including himself. "Ahhhhhhh!" Miroku yelled in fright.
"Miroku!" Sango yelled and wrapped her arms across his neck and and waist and held on to him with all her might.
"Miroku!" Shippo came and turned himself into a built man and gript onto Miroku as well trying to hold on to him as best as they could.
The others watched in fright as Miroku's Wind Tunnel ragged out of control.
"Charge!" Kagome yelled to the others as she grabbed her last arrow, 'I have to hold on to this one.'
Sesshoumaru, Kouga and Inuyasha all attacked at once. Inuyasha used his Wind Scar. After the attack subsided Sesshoumaru used Toukijin and sliced through Naraku. Kouga used his speed and started to claw at Naraku's torn body. They all backed up and watched as the pieces of his body fell to the ground and then in it.
"Where'd that wicked demon go?" Inuyasha growled as he looked around.
"Be on your gaurd," Kouga said balling his fists.
Sesshoumaru ignored both of them and jumped high in the air he then dived down and struck Toukijin within the dirt. The power of the sword bursted under it and caused and exposion.
"Hey!" Kouga and Inuyasha screamed in unision as the ground errupted and created a huge crater.
Naraku appeared at the edge of it, fully healed. "Pitiful attack from such ametures. I don't wish to wait anymore. I shall complete the jewel now," As Naraku said this he outstretched his arms and they glowed their ominous purple and his aura shot out from them.
"Hold on Miroku!" Sango yelled starting to lose her grip. She looked above her and saw the purple energy surround Kohaku as he began to float from Kilala's back.
"Kohaku!" Sango yelled but kept her grip on Miroku. "Kilala, get him!" She screamed at the top of her lungs; she watched as Kilala flew up and extended her paw to him and once she did the energy surrounding Kohaku shocked her and knocked her down.
"No!" Sango turned to Shippo who was holding on with all his might, "Shippo do you think you can hold on to Miroku, I have to go save my brother!"
"Sure Sango but I don't know how long I can hold him!" Shippo yelled as he changed into an even more built man.
"Sango!" Miroku called holding his right hand away from him. "Be careful!"
Sango turned to him and kissed him on the cheek, "I will."
Naraku was amused by this as he gripped Kohaku by the neck. He waited a few second as Torumaru's body came to him and he held him the same way. He looked at both of their unconscious faces and then back at the others. Sango was charging.
"Let go of him!" She yelled as she threw her boomerang. Naraku's eyes filled with fire and so did her weapon. "What?" she said dropping her boomerang.
"Try anything again Sango and you brother will be the one to burn to the fires of hell," Naraku chuckled as he said this then he gripped onto the both of them tighter.
Sango was about to run again but Inuyasha stopped her, "wait Sango, we can't risk your brothers life."
Sango turned to him and said, "I've waited long enough, I will not let Naraku have him any longer!" She turned to run to Naraku again but Sesshoumaru snapped his whip in front of her. When she turned to look at him he was staring at Torumaru.
"If you do anything to cause Naraku to kill the other boy, I will kill you," Sesshoumaru warned as he walked in front of them all. "What do you intended to do to them Naraku?"
Naraku threw Kohaku down and snapped his fingers. Kohaku began to scream and grip his head as all the terrible memories he once had returned to him. He killing his father and friends, slaughtering a whole village, nearly killing his sister and Kagome, and much more.
"Kohaku, what ails you? I thought you wanted to be free from all this evil?"
"What have I done!" Kohaku began to cry as he saw his sister ahead of him. "Sango!"
"Kohaku!" She ran to him and brought him in a tight embrace, "Don't worry Kohaku, everything will be okay."
"Sango it could be a trap!" Inuyasha yelled running to her.
Sango whispered, "it's not a trap, you've come back to me Kohaku, I wont let him have you anymore, ever."
"Sister!" Kohaku began to bawl in her chest.
"How touching, too bad it all ends now." Naraku snapped his fingers again.
"Ahhhh!" Kohaku began screaming and gripping onto Sango's kimono.
Sango panicked, "What is it; what's wrong?!" Kohaku took a long breath and fell into her lap. She watched has the jewel shard in his back lifted from it and entered Naraku's mouth. She windened her eyes in shock; she looked at Naraku and back to her brother.
"You can't die Kohaku, NO!" She yelled and shook him feircly. "Wake up Kohaku, please!"
Naraku threw Torumaru down and did the same to him. He screamed and screamed and flashes if him killing Rin flew before his eyes, "Sister!"
"HAHAHAHAHA! I've destroyed two sibling's lives, how great my power is!" He snapped his fingers and the jewel in his back entered his mouth. Naraku balled his fists as the shards fused into the remaining jewel. "I'm invicible!"
Kagome gripped the shards in her pocket and thought, 'He forgot about mine and Kouga's.'
"I nearly forgot," he snapped his fingers and Kagome's shards were ripped through her skirt. Kouga screamed as the shards in his legs flew out of him. Naraku grabbed the jewels and threw them in his mouth.
"Ah yes, now I am whole. I will destroy you all! Witness the full power of the Jewel of 4 Souls!" Naraku began laugh as miasma flew around him.
Kagome windened her eyes in shock as the jewel turned black within him, "I have to stop this." She was on the castle wall again and she pointed her arrow at him. "DIE NARAKU!" Kagome released it.
Naraku was too caught up in his glory to realize the comming arrow. It struck him in the shoulder and pinned him against one of the trees in the castle.
"Whose done this to me?" He tried to grab the arrow but he couldn't even touch it. He thought, 'this is the same spell that was casted upon Inuyasha 50 years ago. How can this be?' He looked up on the wall and saw Kagome. 'it's that girl, she is Kikyo's reincarnation.'
They all stared were he was looking, and gasped as they noticed Kagome hold her bow in her hand.
"Die!" Naraku's eyes turned red and from them shot out a ball of energy.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha yelled as he leaped to her.
"Ahhh!" Kagome screamed as the blast hit the wall and she flew off. Inuyasha grabbed her bridal style and touched ground. They stared at each other for a while and then tears welded into Kagome's eyes and she hugged him, "Thank you Inuyasha!"
Inuyasha was shocked so he just hugged her back, "You're welcome." Inuyasha turned his head as he heard Naraku scream in pain. Both of them turned to see the rest of their friends looking at the other wall were Kikyo stood.
Kagome windened her eyes and gasped, "Kikyo? She's still alive?"
Naraku was paralyzed now, he could no longer use his powers or call any demons to him, all he had was his voice. "I thought you were dead!"
Kikyo jumped down the wall and stood next to Inuyasha and Kagome who had just returned to the rest of the group. "Kagome's soul is still within me, she keeps me alive."
Kagome placed her fist to her chest and thought, 'I thought she lived on because of her hatred towards Inuyasha. I had no idea part of my soul was in her.' Kagome then ran to Sango's crying form.
"Kohaku," she whispered.
"Sango, do you want your revenge?" Sango was oblivious to he fact that Naraku was pinned down and very vunerable.
Sango looked at Naraku and slightly smiled, "That bastard is going to get a piece of each one of us. He will suffer the pain we suffered." Sango grabbed Kohaku's sickle and gripped the chain in her other hand. "I will use my bothers weapon to avenge him!"
Sango charged towards Naraku and threw the sickle, it pierced straight through him. "That's for Kohaku," She threw it again and it slashed his midriff, spider legs stuck out, "That's for my family and villagers. and this-," Sango cut one of his legs off and said, "That's for me!"
"Alright Sango!" Shippo yelled from afar, his strength was fading and nearly Miroku's whole arm was sucked in.
Inuyasha took the oppertunity to use the Bakuryuuha. "This is for Kikyo, Kagome, and me!" He unleashed it and Naraku's flesh slowly started to fade.
Naraku gasped and tried to regenerate, slowly he was. "I shall not be defeated, not when I have the power of the Shikon jewel!" His leg started to grow back but Kouga reached him and started clawing and punching him.
"For my comrades!" Kouga ripped out the heart within him, Omigumo's.
Kagura walked out weakly and wrapped her arms as tight as she could around Naraku's neck. "We will both be killed, I swore to myself that you would die before me!"
Sesshoumaru noticed Kagura and took advantage of both of their weaknesses. He casually walked up to them and held out his poison claws, Kagura ducked her head behind Naraku's but the posion melted the flesh from her arms.
"Rin would want me to kill you both now. For her I will destroy you!" He held up his claws and prepared to strike down when a familiar voice called from behind him. He turned first and then they all did. Sesshoumaru's eyes were focused on her and her appearance.
"I want to kill him, he's mine," Rin said coldly. There was the stab wound in her stomach but she was standing erect and seemed as though she hadn't been hurt at all. She had Raikou in her hands.
Kagome stopped Inuyasha who was about to protest about her killing Naraku, "She's taken a beating worst than any of us. We've done our part, it's time we let her do what she has to do." They both looked at each other and then back at Rin who was walking up to Sesshoumaru.
"What has happened to you Rin?" He asked looked at her new appearance: her brown hair had strieks of white and her eyes were a shocking amber. The marks of royals were exposed on her back and shoulders. All her armor was removed and the top part of her emerald kimono was gone, she was wearing her brothers shirt.
Rin stared up at him and softened, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before. I didn't know what you'd think of me. I love you Sesshoumaru, and I want to be with you, forever. I just don't know if you feel the same."
He just stared at her. Noticing he wasn't going to say anything back, Rin gave a sad smile and then turned to the others. She held the wound in her stomach and just stared at them.
After a while she spoke, "When I say, I want all of you to attack with your most powerful attacks. I want all of you to kill Naraku; I know it's wrong to steal your revenge."
Inuyasha smiled and stood next to her, "Thanks Rin."
Kikyo handed Kagome an arrow and stood next to Rin and Kagome stood next to Inuyasha. Kouga pulled out is sword and held it like a spear and stood next to Kagome.
"Hurry you guys, I don't know how long I can hold on to Miroku!" Shippo called nearly letting go of Miroku.
Sango rushed next to Kikyo and held her brother's sickle. "We gotta hurry, Miroku is still being sucked into his wind tunnel!" Sango yelled to the rest of them.
Sesshoumaru grabbed onto Rin's wrist and said, "I'll stand with you now and if you want to stand with me forever I let."
Rin kept her eyes on the fully regenerated Naraku and smiled. "Thank you, Sesshoumaru."
Naraku smiled and said, "I will be back, you all will destroy my body but not my soul. I'll be back for you all and the Shikon jewel." He lifted his head up to the sky and yelled, "You haven't seen the last of Naraku!"
"NOW!" Rin screamed as all of them used their attacks. She with Lightening Blades, Sesshoumaru using Toukijin, Inuyasha and Bakuryuuha, Kagome shot her enchanted arrow with Kikyo. Sango threw her brothers sickle towards his head and Kouga threw his sword there also. They were thrown back by the blasts of all their attacks and when the energy from the blasts cleared all was left were both Kagome's and Kikyo's enchanted arrows that were pinned to Naraku.
Kagome ran to the spot and picked up the black Shikon Jewel. She held it between her hands and when she reopened them it was nearly purified. Kagome saddened ane said, "There was so much evil absorbed in it, it's too evil to be purified."
Kikyo came to her and placed her hands on top of it they both concentrated and the jewel was pure again, "The jewel has returned to the stat which I once kept it in my care 50 years ago..." Kikyo looked at Kagome and then they both looked at Inuyasha.
He stared at them and then his hands and claws, 'Do I really want to become human? I could be with Kikyo but, what about Kagome. She lives in a different era; she belongs there, but I don't want to leave her and I don't think she wants to leave me either,' he thought. He returned his glare back to both of them.
"In order for the jewel to be purified, it needs to be used for a good purpose-," Kikyo turned to Kagome and removed her hands. "It's your respobility now." Kikyo closed her eyes and turned into a bright light and flew around Kagome then into her.
"Kikyo!" Inuyasha called out and touched Kagome's face and looked in her eyes. There were Kikyo'd eyes.
Kagome closed her eyes and said, "I feel her in me Inuyasha, she wants me to say good-bye." She opened her eyes again and said, "whatever you choose to do with the jewel is up to you and only you." Kagome grabbed is hand from her cheek and put the jewel in it.
"Miroku!" Sango ran to where he was and started to cry.
Sesshoumaru sheated Toukijin and sniffed for Rin. He smelled death, and it sent chills down his spine. He was quiet used to seeing humans die, but with, Rin it scared him. Pieces of her kimono were all over the place until he found her laying in a pool of her own blood.
Sesshoumaru kneeled and closed her eye lids, "Human compasion doesn't normally take to me, but you showed me what lays hidden within me, love." He picked her up and hugged her and he felt something moist fall down his cheek, a tear.
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OMG!!!!!! My hands freakin hurt!!!!!!!!
Yeah it's a bad way to end a chapter like this but all your questions will be answered in the next chapter. Which is pretty much like an epilogue.
Well a few things to say about this chapter: it took me 9 days to do and it was hard to pick a certain time of day to do it when I had to do a lot of shopping and traveling, but I still got it done. The next chapter might take longer because I'm ending a lot of stories right now. Sorry if I keep you waiting. Other questions you have please write me in a reviewl so I wont forget to add them in the next chapter.
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