NAME: Mart
DEMON TYPE: Dog
WEAPON OF CHOICE: KATANA SWORD (Tetsusaiga, Tenseiga combined)
ABILITIES: Have the ability to leap up to incredible heights and run at
speeds that put racers to shame. Poison claws that can melt anything
including gundanium unless in hanyou mode. Able to survive the harshest of
climates and adapt to new surroundings.
HABITAT: Urban areas, deep forests and high mountains all terrain demon.
PURIFICATION
Jaken was fighting the controls on the gundam as Naraku hit it again with another hit of his legs. "I wish I was taller!" he complained as he reached down and shifted the controls for the gundam. The Wing Zero bucked and kicked as the spider continued to play with it until it could no longer move. Using his sensors Jaken knew why he was stuck.
The Wing Zero was stuck in the guck of silk as Naraku raised a foot to smash the gundam when the gundam shifted into bird mode and flew off. Turning it rained down beams and missiles from its shafts. "Man that old fart can fight!" said Jimmy as he came in with an arrow but it was knocked out of his hand by another sting of Naraku's miasma. "Shit there is no killing that asshole is there!" said Steven as he parried another leg from him. "There is but now is not the time yet!" Mart said, "Jaken see if you can get out of that and fire another round from your buster rifle!" she yelled to the gundam. The gundam tried to stand but could not even move that is until a scythe came down to help. "Man old toad all you had to do was ask Heero if you could use his gundam before you steal it."
Jaken was fighting the controls on the gundam as Naraku hit it again with another hit of his legs. "I wish I was taller!" he complained as he reached down and shifted the controls for the gundam. The Wing Zero bucked and kicked as the spider continued to play with it until it could no longer move. Using his sensors Jaken knew why he was stuck.
The Wing Zero was stuck in the guck of silk as Naraku raised a foot to smash the gundam when the gundam shifted into bird mode and flew off. Turning it rained down beams and missiles from its shafts. "Man that old fart can fight!" said Jimmy as he came in with an arrow but it was knocked out of his hand by another sting of Naraku's miasma. "Shit there is no killing that asshole is there!" said Steven as he parried another leg from him. "There is but now is not the time yet!" Mart said, "Jaken see if you can get out of that and fire another round from your buster rifle!" she yelled to the gundam. The gundam tried to stand but could not even move that is until a scythe came down to help. "Man old toad all you had to do was ask Heero if you could use his gundam before you steal it." A familiar voice said over the comm. Of the gundam that saved Jaken, "My apologies but it was urgent." Said the toad, "No problem," Duo said before he turned, "Hey guys I guess he told you what needs to be done right?" he said and Mart nodded, "Take care of him now Duo!" she shouted and the Gundam lifted the Wing Zero back to safety with the help of Sandrock who came to help. The two gundams together worked off the silk and hoisted the Zero back to the safety of the crater's edge.
Facing each other for the final time the six combatants looked at each other before Naraku did something they did not expect. He punctured all their hearts all that is except for Mart who leapt out of the way in time. The shocked look on her face was evident as she looked at her companions in shock. "No!" she whispered as she fell to her knees. Naraku turned to regard her, "Well now it seems that time has repeated itself isn't it Moro no Kimi," he said as his eight legs turned to her. Mart's head was down so he could not read her eyes as they burned with anger. But that anger was not the rage that someone would see come flying out no this was different. This was cold and icy the kind of rage one normally does not see unless truly angered. This time it was Mart's heart that was angry for all the pain that this spider has clearly shown to her and her friends. "Why did you curse me to be a dog so you can exact your revenge?" she said coldly, "No it was so I can have the pleasure of humiliating the Inu Clan and pay them back for what they have done to me." he said as he approached her slowly with each striding step he took Mart stood still. "What have I done to become apart of that?" she said coldly, "You have done nothing my dear, you are just a puppet to manipulate and control and you are nothing to me and you will be killed as quick and as clean as your friends." He said and Mart's heart began to beat.
"This does not look good," said Myouga as he watched from the monitor that was observing the fight, "With all the Shadow Assassins gone but one then the world is doomed!" he said, "Do not give up hope yet Myouga," Jaken said as he came into the tent. "How do you know!" the flea screamed, "Will you shut up you senile old flea before I decide to eat you at last!" Jaken shouted, "Now listen to me if lady Mart is anything like the Inu brothers or the Inu Taisho himself then she has a chance against Naraku remember she has both the combined powers of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga." He said, "How can you have faith in a single demon Jaken?" Trowa asked, "I had faith in her when she began to show her worth as a member of the Inu clan. It was she who has both personalities of the late lords." "What do you mean?" asked Catherine, "Well when I spent some time with her I found that she had the sincerity of the late Inu Taisho along with his kindness and compassion, but she held the determination and will of Lord Inu-Yasha and the cold calculation, and fairness of Lord Sesshoumaru. All these traits is what makes her a formidable enemy and almost ten times as powerful as the late Inu lords. And from feeling it first hand she is now more powerful then Naraku even with the aid of the Shikon Jewel," he said and they all looked at him like he was cracked.
The first drops of rain began to fall as lightning crashed overhead. Overhead the glowing light of the camera's filled the crater and the rim itself sparkled with life as the refugees began dinner or packing up to return down the hill. But two refused to leave the crater one was Mart the other Naraku. The two stood staring at each other for a long time in the crater both eyes not leaving each others. "Man when are they going to fight?" Duo said scratching his head, "It is a contest of wills," said Myouga finally calm after the observed this from a safe distance.
Naraku was the first to crack as he began to charge at Mart his mandibles snapping and his fangs dripping with venom. Mart only did a half turn the wind began to blow around her as she reached her hand over to her sword. As the spider charged slowly did the sword pull out. "Let's see if you can fight my style," she said as she flash her sword the glowed blue. It was like blue lightning that flashed as the sword did its dirty work. It slashed the first of Naraku's fangs off as she ran behind him in a white blur and took out all his legs before he healed. Leaping up into the air, "Tensaiga Lightsaber Slash Attack!" she screamed as she brought the glowing blade down and slashed at the underbelly that was Naraku and the jewel of four souls was free from his flesh and rolled along the ground. The jewel bounced before it reached the carcass of Justin. The foxes lifeless eyes only stared at Mart. Mart was quick to make sure that Naraku did not take the jewel and fired a blast from her hand a lightning blast. That blast alone was enough to disturb the spider as his legs where healed. "How?" he said, "I did not fight like you normally would expect of a samurai." Mart said smirking, "I used something that came from my own home an island that you made me destroy with my bare hands. Now to atone for that sin I will bring you to justice once and for all!" she said, "I will not fight like a samurai any more," she said standing straight as the spider began to shrink into a man once again. "Oh really then how are you going to fight?" he said smirking as he unsheathed his sword from its scabbard, "I will fight like how my people have fought before the whites came with honor and pride for my right to live as a Hawaiian!" she shouted and charged.
Naraku stood ready or he thought he was until Mart leaped into the air and did a twist and then did amazing tricks with the Tensaiga. She parried him with twists and turns as if the wind where aiding her. Her sword glowing blue with life as she parried again away from Naraku before charging again. Naraku was having a hard time getting through to the dog that has grown incredibly powerful in this fight alone. 'How is she getting so powerful it is as if she is gathering energy from all around.' He said as he fought her and parried off another blow but that cost him as he felt the cut on his face began to bleed in a new spot.
"That sword has gotten really powerful!" Quatre said as he watched, "Indeed the Tensaiga is gathering power from its master and is therefore gotten really powerful." Jaken said with pride.
Mart parried another blow from the sword with her glowing blue one she was bleeding badly from many places but her will to fight was too strong to stop. Naraku was also tiring but was not letting it give in so easily as he tried to steer them to the Shikon Jewel is source of power for right now he was getting weaker.
The dog could sense the weakening Naraku and pushed harder but became aware that they where heading right for the Shikon Jewel and Mart did not want that. Instead the parried the demon off of her and made a dash for the jewel. Naraku was already behind her but she proved to be faster. Grabbing the jewel she did a slingshot move from the sides of the crater. Leaping she did a summersault into the air and landed behind the man. She then ran around him so fast that he did not see till a fist collided with his face.
Feeling the power of the jewel in her hand Mart did not dare use it for she could feel its corrupted power in her hand instead she used her power to shield the jewel as she slashed at Naraku and then came back again and attacked the demon from behind.
Naraku landed face first into the dirt. Taking some in his hand he threw it at Mart who did not dodge it as fast. Feeling the sting in her eyes she let her nose and ears do the detecting but what she felt was a searing pain in her abdomen as Naraku tore out the Shikon Jewel from in her Hakama and swallowed it again. His wounds healed again and he was at full power again. Taking his chance he grabbed Mart by the throat and threw her into the dirt. "Stupid DOG!" he yelled as handled her roughly as he threw her from place to place bashing her into the farthest walls of the crater. (That is very far) and then speeding to her and slashed her with his claws or his sword. When he was satisfied that he was done with her he then rose into the air on his miasma.
"GET UP MART!" Myouga shouted encouragement to the dog and when he saw Mart fall he was shaken. "No not again," he said as he tried to make silent encouragements but it was in vain. The rain poured down on the lost dog as her lifeless eyes lost its last glow of life. "No," said Jaken as he fell to his knees, "My lady Mart and her friends are gone history has repeated itself." He said with tears in his eyes. Above Naraku was laughing and his armies that where watching where now cheering. The only ones who are not laughing with the army were Kohaku he was silent along with Kagura and Kanna. "This has to end," whispered Kagura and Kohaku and Kanna nodded as they descended the crater's edge. Above them a lone bat flew in the sky.
Toji was watching this and his eyes could not help but fill with tears. Falling from the sky he descended to the earth below as the rain continued to pour. "Lady Mart?" he said coming closer to the body some distance away was the Tensaiga lying on the ground covered in mud and in its original form. Using his small hands Toji grasped the handle and tried to pull at it towards the body. When he did he began to cry as silent tears fell to the earth. "Lady Mart you where the one who shown me kindness not out of pity but out of love. You have treated me like family and I wanted to return the favor to all the Shadow Assassins even though you tried and Naraku beat you I still wish that you could come back one last time and help us." He whispered and felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning he found Heero staring back at him his eyes cold but sad, "I will miss her too," he said and the two began to turn.
It was then that Toji heard it one then two then three then more began to pulse in his ears. Turning his head he was shocked at what he saw. Rising from her grave was the thing that he said good bye too. Mart was rising from her grave and looked at Toji with a word of thanks and pointed to the sword. "I used the Tensaiga to heal me," she said as she struggled to get up in the mud. It may have brought her back to life but she was still wounded.
Sensing something the army fell silent and stared down into the crater. Naraku sensing this turned and his eyes flew open wide at what he saw. There at the bottom of the crater stood Mart her hair flowing through the wind and the rain. Her ears where perked up and facing Naraku but it was her eyes that had him afraid there where glowing gold. Instead of the red that normally comes with being a demon it was glowing golden yellow. "So you managed to survive," he said descending from the heavens to land on the earth, "How is it that you managed to live while your friends and predecessors died?" he said, "Simple I managed to survive by believing that I will live and see the sunrise again. And I get to defeat you and finally be free." She said raising her sword. "Oh and how are you going to do that?" Naraku said smirking, "By doing something that you never have thought of," She said, "Oh and what is that?" he managed to say, "I will manage to purify the jewel from this distance." She said and Naraku smiled, "I like to see you try," he said and powered up his dark energy.
"Pleasure," Mart said and the wind began to pick up as well. She sheathed her sword and gotten into a defensive stance. Naraku was the first to strike with his dark energy but Mart evaded the attack and the next one to follow. Naraku was throwing blow after blow but none was coming in or even scratching the dog. With a blur she was gone again and Naraku was getting frustrated.
"What is she doing?" Duo said as he watched, "It looks like she is leading Naraku into a spiral," said Wufei trying to think of what the dog demon was up to.
"This is a tiring game dog," he said as he was about to put in the final strike. But then the dog smiled as she stopped and Naraku charged in for the strike. Mart got into a defense stance and prepared herself.
Naraku was prepared for her to punch him but not upper cut him and send him right into the air in a blazing tornado. The tornado was so powerful that Naraku tried to fight it with his hands and send Miasma to the rescue but Mart increased the power of the wind. "THIS IS FOR MY FAMILY! HIRYUU SHOTEN HA!" she said as she sent another wave of power to Naraku and the demon was helpless.
As he began to fall to the earth he turned and poured all the power he had into his attack and sent it to the ground. Mart seeing this stopped it with her own. The ground shook and exploded as rocks flew everywhere. The next attack she poured up was of pure energy that pierced Naraku as he tried to fight back. The energy was being pushed back by Naraku as he gained more energy through the Shikon Jewel. Mart was shoved back and into the ground as another crater was being made by the blasts that they two energies created. Mart pulled out Tensaiga and it increased the pulse but was not enough. Naraku pushed her further and further into the ground. "Need help," a voice said and Mart turned to find Charlie standing beside her, "What your sword was the one that brought not only you back but us," he said and Mart turned to find her friends with her. "Shall we?" Justin said and powered up the Lightning Glaive, "By the power of the Lightning Glaive and by Shippo the Kitsune I purify the Shikon Jewel and release all the demon souls that have been trapped there into hell!" he said and released a lightning attack. "LIGHTNING STORM!" he said as he released his energy. "By the power of the Wind Staff of Shenzi the Hyena of the Hyena Clan I too banish you and purify the Jewel, DESERT SANDSTORM!" and unleashed his power.
"By the power of Wheng-Qi of the Tiger Clan and by the Bow and Arrows of flame is send you to hell, FIRE ARROW!" Jimmy called as he unleashed his power. "By the power of the double Kodachi and by the power of Koga of the demon wolf tribe I send you to hell as well, ICE STORM!" and Mart smirked as she looked at Naraku, "And by the combined powers of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga and by the power of the Inu Clan I Send you to hell and release all the evil in the Shikon no Tama COSMIC BAKURYUU" she said and sent the slash that was a hundred times more powerful then Inu-Yasha's attack.
Jimmy's arrow was the first one and then it was wrapped in Stevens sand, then Charlie's Icy wind, it was then followed by Justin's lightning and then finally Marts cutting power.
The whole world waited as the stream of energy shot through Naraku but it did nothing at first. Naraku laughed really hard, "You think that could stop me!" he said, "That was not what we where aiming for!" Mart said smirking, "What?" he said and then he felt it. Dark souls began to leave the jewel he felt his power weakening as the jewel tore out of him and shown brightly. "What is happening?" he said, "We are releasing the souls that have been trapped there since the birth of the jewel." Said Justin a bright light then shot down into the hearts of each of the Shadow Assassins and returned to the jewel, "WE WISH FOR THE SHIKON JEWEL TO UNDO WHAT WAS DONE IN HISTORY!" Mart screamed and the Jewel burst into nothing leaving nothing but a pure light as a phoenix flew towards Naraku and into him. He screamed as the light surrounded him and he fell to the earth.
The Army of Naraku gathered on the cliff face and then descended to the crater floor where barely anything of the castle or of their comrades remain. Slowly the walk towards the person on the ground. When they looked they where shocked at what they found it. It was an old man huddled on the ground and struggling to get up, "What have you done to me!" he demanded of Mart as she stepped forwards. "I have undone history actually it was already done I just made you what you truly are a human. You are what you started out as a human called Onigumo or spider ogre." She said and addressed the crowd, "Here is your master the one that has made you into what you are this is what he looks like!" she screamed to the army, "What you have been serving is a human and nothing more do as you wish with him," she said and began to walk away hearing the screams very clearly as the demons devoured the once evil man.
As she walked back to her friends she could see that they had some company. Among them was Naraku's former henchmen Kagura was dancing away happy as can be and Mart assumes because Naraku is gone, Kanna remained silent but happy and at last there was an old man among them as well. His face was shinning as he laid there on the earth. Mart walked over to him and sat down beside him, "Thank you Lady of the West," he rasped, "I can finally be reunited with my sister and family," he said and slowly his eyes closed and his body turned to dust. A single tear came down Mart's cheek but she wiped it away. The rain had ceased to allow the rising sun to shine down from the crater's edge as she and her friends walked up the steep crater wall towards the ESUN camp.
After that last pulse of energy all the camera's had been wiped out leaving nothing. Myouga was in hysterics wallowing in misery and the others where silent. There was fog that had rolled in and made it impossible to see from outside and so visibility was zero. It was then that the wind began to blow as the sun began to rise over the distant peaks. Along with that came the howls they where long and joyful. Thousands of heads turned as the last of the fog moved away to reveal the sight of a howling dog over the edge of the peak howling away at the sun that was rising. It was followed by a wolf and a fox. The following was followed by a roar from a tiger and a strange noise only made by a hyena. They where chorused by other voices as well the voices of the wind and the souls that have been freed.
Relena was the first out of the tent followed by the others as the fog finished clearing and where glad to see that some of the remaining armies of darkness take off. Jaken stood out as well covered in bandages for he had sustained injuries on his legs and his right arm was broken but other then that he was fine. Myouga was in tears now that he was happy to be alive. The sun shown on the five as they stood tall and transformed back into their human forms. But that was not what made Myouga cry it was the translucent figures next to them.
There stood a woman covered in armor facing the assassins as well as the ghosts of those long lost. Standing tall with his red fire rats clothing with the distinguishable dog ears was Inu-Yasha himself along with Sesshoumaru behind him and another demon even taller then the two that looked a bit like Sesshoumaru but had Inu-Yasha's looks the lord of the Western Lands Inu Taisho and a woman beside him both human and demon. Next to Inu Yasha was a girl with a high school uniform on looking like she was fifteen. Myouga knew her instantly as the Lady Kagome and next to her still was another translucent figure that looked like Kagome only more mature Kikyo. Looking again next to Charlie was Koga and below was Shippo in his kit form. Beside others still where a woman with a skin tight uniform and a huge boomerang behind her Sango and the ever perverted Monk Miroku. Jaken and Myouga where bowing to the two as well as the girl next to Kikyo the former sister of the priestess Kaede. The old demons also noticed many others as well next to them but bowed in regards to them.
The Shadow Assassins themselves where bowing in respect to them that is until Sesshoumaru came out from the fold of ghosts. Mart bowed in respect to the lord of the Western Lands and Sesshoumaru bowed back and offered something to her and she looked to find the Shikon Jewel in its purest form. It shown with as much brightness as anything they have ever felt before. The two of them then bowed again in respect and departed into the wind. When the light of the demons disappeared the army that was still alive stood in silence. The wind blew through Mart's hair as she turned to the demons that where alive. "My fellow demons the war is over and we are now free of the terror that has disrupted the balance between good and evil and to start if off I release the spirit of Midoriko that has been trapped in here for so long."
When she said it the jewel glowed brightly as it lifted from her hand and burst into light releasing a long lost soul from its prison. The shimmering form of Midoriko appeared and smiled to the Shadows before disappearing into nothing. The cheering grew so loud that Mart had to raise her hands to silence them.
In the mean time others where enjoying the celebration as well. "Well at least it is now over eh?" said Duo and the others nodded, "At least this war is finally over for good," said Wufei taking up a beer and drinking it down.
TBC
HABITAT: Urban areas, deep forests and high mountains all terrain demon.
PURIFICATION
Jaken was fighting the controls on the gundam as Naraku hit it again with another hit of his legs. "I wish I was taller!" he complained as he reached down and shifted the controls for the gundam. The Wing Zero bucked and kicked as the spider continued to play with it until it could no longer move. Using his sensors Jaken knew why he was stuck.
The Wing Zero was stuck in the guck of silk as Naraku raised a foot to smash the gundam when the gundam shifted into bird mode and flew off. Turning it rained down beams and missiles from its shafts. "Man that old fart can fight!" said Jimmy as he came in with an arrow but it was knocked out of his hand by another sting of Naraku's miasma. "Shit there is no killing that asshole is there!" said Steven as he parried another leg from him. "There is but now is not the time yet!" Mart said, "Jaken see if you can get out of that and fire another round from your buster rifle!" she yelled to the gundam. The gundam tried to stand but could not even move that is until a scythe came down to help. "Man old toad all you had to do was ask Heero if you could use his gundam before you steal it."
Jaken was fighting the controls on the gundam as Naraku hit it again with another hit of his legs. "I wish I was taller!" he complained as he reached down and shifted the controls for the gundam. The Wing Zero bucked and kicked as the spider continued to play with it until it could no longer move. Using his sensors Jaken knew why he was stuck.
The Wing Zero was stuck in the guck of silk as Naraku raised a foot to smash the gundam when the gundam shifted into bird mode and flew off. Turning it rained down beams and missiles from its shafts. "Man that old fart can fight!" said Jimmy as he came in with an arrow but it was knocked out of his hand by another sting of Naraku's miasma. "Shit there is no killing that asshole is there!" said Steven as he parried another leg from him. "There is but now is not the time yet!" Mart said, "Jaken see if you can get out of that and fire another round from your buster rifle!" she yelled to the gundam. The gundam tried to stand but could not even move that is until a scythe came down to help. "Man old toad all you had to do was ask Heero if you could use his gundam before you steal it." A familiar voice said over the comm. Of the gundam that saved Jaken, "My apologies but it was urgent." Said the toad, "No problem," Duo said before he turned, "Hey guys I guess he told you what needs to be done right?" he said and Mart nodded, "Take care of him now Duo!" she shouted and the Gundam lifted the Wing Zero back to safety with the help of Sandrock who came to help. The two gundams together worked off the silk and hoisted the Zero back to the safety of the crater's edge.
Facing each other for the final time the six combatants looked at each other before Naraku did something they did not expect. He punctured all their hearts all that is except for Mart who leapt out of the way in time. The shocked look on her face was evident as she looked at her companions in shock. "No!" she whispered as she fell to her knees. Naraku turned to regard her, "Well now it seems that time has repeated itself isn't it Moro no Kimi," he said as his eight legs turned to her. Mart's head was down so he could not read her eyes as they burned with anger. But that anger was not the rage that someone would see come flying out no this was different. This was cold and icy the kind of rage one normally does not see unless truly angered. This time it was Mart's heart that was angry for all the pain that this spider has clearly shown to her and her friends. "Why did you curse me to be a dog so you can exact your revenge?" she said coldly, "No it was so I can have the pleasure of humiliating the Inu Clan and pay them back for what they have done to me." he said as he approached her slowly with each striding step he took Mart stood still. "What have I done to become apart of that?" she said coldly, "You have done nothing my dear, you are just a puppet to manipulate and control and you are nothing to me and you will be killed as quick and as clean as your friends." He said and Mart's heart began to beat.
"This does not look good," said Myouga as he watched from the monitor that was observing the fight, "With all the Shadow Assassins gone but one then the world is doomed!" he said, "Do not give up hope yet Myouga," Jaken said as he came into the tent. "How do you know!" the flea screamed, "Will you shut up you senile old flea before I decide to eat you at last!" Jaken shouted, "Now listen to me if lady Mart is anything like the Inu brothers or the Inu Taisho himself then she has a chance against Naraku remember she has both the combined powers of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga." He said, "How can you have faith in a single demon Jaken?" Trowa asked, "I had faith in her when she began to show her worth as a member of the Inu clan. It was she who has both personalities of the late lords." "What do you mean?" asked Catherine, "Well when I spent some time with her I found that she had the sincerity of the late Inu Taisho along with his kindness and compassion, but she held the determination and will of Lord Inu-Yasha and the cold calculation, and fairness of Lord Sesshoumaru. All these traits is what makes her a formidable enemy and almost ten times as powerful as the late Inu lords. And from feeling it first hand she is now more powerful then Naraku even with the aid of the Shikon Jewel," he said and they all looked at him like he was cracked.
The first drops of rain began to fall as lightning crashed overhead. Overhead the glowing light of the camera's filled the crater and the rim itself sparkled with life as the refugees began dinner or packing up to return down the hill. But two refused to leave the crater one was Mart the other Naraku. The two stood staring at each other for a long time in the crater both eyes not leaving each others. "Man when are they going to fight?" Duo said scratching his head, "It is a contest of wills," said Myouga finally calm after the observed this from a safe distance.
Naraku was the first to crack as he began to charge at Mart his mandibles snapping and his fangs dripping with venom. Mart only did a half turn the wind began to blow around her as she reached her hand over to her sword. As the spider charged slowly did the sword pull out. "Let's see if you can fight my style," she said as she flash her sword the glowed blue. It was like blue lightning that flashed as the sword did its dirty work. It slashed the first of Naraku's fangs off as she ran behind him in a white blur and took out all his legs before he healed. Leaping up into the air, "Tensaiga Lightsaber Slash Attack!" she screamed as she brought the glowing blade down and slashed at the underbelly that was Naraku and the jewel of four souls was free from his flesh and rolled along the ground. The jewel bounced before it reached the carcass of Justin. The foxes lifeless eyes only stared at Mart. Mart was quick to make sure that Naraku did not take the jewel and fired a blast from her hand a lightning blast. That blast alone was enough to disturb the spider as his legs where healed. "How?" he said, "I did not fight like you normally would expect of a samurai." Mart said smirking, "I used something that came from my own home an island that you made me destroy with my bare hands. Now to atone for that sin I will bring you to justice once and for all!" she said, "I will not fight like a samurai any more," she said standing straight as the spider began to shrink into a man once again. "Oh really then how are you going to fight?" he said smirking as he unsheathed his sword from its scabbard, "I will fight like how my people have fought before the whites came with honor and pride for my right to live as a Hawaiian!" she shouted and charged.
Naraku stood ready or he thought he was until Mart leaped into the air and did a twist and then did amazing tricks with the Tensaiga. She parried him with twists and turns as if the wind where aiding her. Her sword glowing blue with life as she parried again away from Naraku before charging again. Naraku was having a hard time getting through to the dog that has grown incredibly powerful in this fight alone. 'How is she getting so powerful it is as if she is gathering energy from all around.' He said as he fought her and parried off another blow but that cost him as he felt the cut on his face began to bleed in a new spot.
"That sword has gotten really powerful!" Quatre said as he watched, "Indeed the Tensaiga is gathering power from its master and is therefore gotten really powerful." Jaken said with pride.
Mart parried another blow from the sword with her glowing blue one she was bleeding badly from many places but her will to fight was too strong to stop. Naraku was also tiring but was not letting it give in so easily as he tried to steer them to the Shikon Jewel is source of power for right now he was getting weaker.
The dog could sense the weakening Naraku and pushed harder but became aware that they where heading right for the Shikon Jewel and Mart did not want that. Instead the parried the demon off of her and made a dash for the jewel. Naraku was already behind her but she proved to be faster. Grabbing the jewel she did a slingshot move from the sides of the crater. Leaping she did a summersault into the air and landed behind the man. She then ran around him so fast that he did not see till a fist collided with his face.
Feeling the power of the jewel in her hand Mart did not dare use it for she could feel its corrupted power in her hand instead she used her power to shield the jewel as she slashed at Naraku and then came back again and attacked the demon from behind.
Naraku landed face first into the dirt. Taking some in his hand he threw it at Mart who did not dodge it as fast. Feeling the sting in her eyes she let her nose and ears do the detecting but what she felt was a searing pain in her abdomen as Naraku tore out the Shikon Jewel from in her Hakama and swallowed it again. His wounds healed again and he was at full power again. Taking his chance he grabbed Mart by the throat and threw her into the dirt. "Stupid DOG!" he yelled as handled her roughly as he threw her from place to place bashing her into the farthest walls of the crater. (That is very far) and then speeding to her and slashed her with his claws or his sword. When he was satisfied that he was done with her he then rose into the air on his miasma.
"GET UP MART!" Myouga shouted encouragement to the dog and when he saw Mart fall he was shaken. "No not again," he said as he tried to make silent encouragements but it was in vain. The rain poured down on the lost dog as her lifeless eyes lost its last glow of life. "No," said Jaken as he fell to his knees, "My lady Mart and her friends are gone history has repeated itself." He said with tears in his eyes. Above Naraku was laughing and his armies that where watching where now cheering. The only ones who are not laughing with the army were Kohaku he was silent along with Kagura and Kanna. "This has to end," whispered Kagura and Kohaku and Kanna nodded as they descended the crater's edge. Above them a lone bat flew in the sky.
Toji was watching this and his eyes could not help but fill with tears. Falling from the sky he descended to the earth below as the rain continued to pour. "Lady Mart?" he said coming closer to the body some distance away was the Tensaiga lying on the ground covered in mud and in its original form. Using his small hands Toji grasped the handle and tried to pull at it towards the body. When he did he began to cry as silent tears fell to the earth. "Lady Mart you where the one who shown me kindness not out of pity but out of love. You have treated me like family and I wanted to return the favor to all the Shadow Assassins even though you tried and Naraku beat you I still wish that you could come back one last time and help us." He whispered and felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning he found Heero staring back at him his eyes cold but sad, "I will miss her too," he said and the two began to turn.
It was then that Toji heard it one then two then three then more began to pulse in his ears. Turning his head he was shocked at what he saw. Rising from her grave was the thing that he said good bye too. Mart was rising from her grave and looked at Toji with a word of thanks and pointed to the sword. "I used the Tensaiga to heal me," she said as she struggled to get up in the mud. It may have brought her back to life but she was still wounded.
Sensing something the army fell silent and stared down into the crater. Naraku sensing this turned and his eyes flew open wide at what he saw. There at the bottom of the crater stood Mart her hair flowing through the wind and the rain. Her ears where perked up and facing Naraku but it was her eyes that had him afraid there where glowing gold. Instead of the red that normally comes with being a demon it was glowing golden yellow. "So you managed to survive," he said descending from the heavens to land on the earth, "How is it that you managed to live while your friends and predecessors died?" he said, "Simple I managed to survive by believing that I will live and see the sunrise again. And I get to defeat you and finally be free." She said raising her sword. "Oh and how are you going to do that?" Naraku said smirking, "By doing something that you never have thought of," She said, "Oh and what is that?" he managed to say, "I will manage to purify the jewel from this distance." She said and Naraku smiled, "I like to see you try," he said and powered up his dark energy.
"Pleasure," Mart said and the wind began to pick up as well. She sheathed her sword and gotten into a defensive stance. Naraku was the first to strike with his dark energy but Mart evaded the attack and the next one to follow. Naraku was throwing blow after blow but none was coming in or even scratching the dog. With a blur she was gone again and Naraku was getting frustrated.
"What is she doing?" Duo said as he watched, "It looks like she is leading Naraku into a spiral," said Wufei trying to think of what the dog demon was up to.
"This is a tiring game dog," he said as he was about to put in the final strike. But then the dog smiled as she stopped and Naraku charged in for the strike. Mart got into a defense stance and prepared herself.
Naraku was prepared for her to punch him but not upper cut him and send him right into the air in a blazing tornado. The tornado was so powerful that Naraku tried to fight it with his hands and send Miasma to the rescue but Mart increased the power of the wind. "THIS IS FOR MY FAMILY! HIRYUU SHOTEN HA!" she said as she sent another wave of power to Naraku and the demon was helpless.
As he began to fall to the earth he turned and poured all the power he had into his attack and sent it to the ground. Mart seeing this stopped it with her own. The ground shook and exploded as rocks flew everywhere. The next attack she poured up was of pure energy that pierced Naraku as he tried to fight back. The energy was being pushed back by Naraku as he gained more energy through the Shikon Jewel. Mart was shoved back and into the ground as another crater was being made by the blasts that they two energies created. Mart pulled out Tensaiga and it increased the pulse but was not enough. Naraku pushed her further and further into the ground. "Need help," a voice said and Mart turned to find Charlie standing beside her, "What your sword was the one that brought not only you back but us," he said and Mart turned to find her friends with her. "Shall we?" Justin said and powered up the Lightning Glaive, "By the power of the Lightning Glaive and by Shippo the Kitsune I purify the Shikon Jewel and release all the demon souls that have been trapped there into hell!" he said and released a lightning attack. "LIGHTNING STORM!" he said as he released his energy. "By the power of the Wind Staff of Shenzi the Hyena of the Hyena Clan I too banish you and purify the Jewel, DESERT SANDSTORM!" and unleashed his power.
"By the power of Wheng-Qi of the Tiger Clan and by the Bow and Arrows of flame is send you to hell, FIRE ARROW!" Jimmy called as he unleashed his power. "By the power of the double Kodachi and by the power of Koga of the demon wolf tribe I send you to hell as well, ICE STORM!" and Mart smirked as she looked at Naraku, "And by the combined powers of the Tetsusaiga and the Tenseiga and by the power of the Inu Clan I Send you to hell and release all the evil in the Shikon no Tama COSMIC BAKURYUU" she said and sent the slash that was a hundred times more powerful then Inu-Yasha's attack.
Jimmy's arrow was the first one and then it was wrapped in Stevens sand, then Charlie's Icy wind, it was then followed by Justin's lightning and then finally Marts cutting power.
The whole world waited as the stream of energy shot through Naraku but it did nothing at first. Naraku laughed really hard, "You think that could stop me!" he said, "That was not what we where aiming for!" Mart said smirking, "What?" he said and then he felt it. Dark souls began to leave the jewel he felt his power weakening as the jewel tore out of him and shown brightly. "What is happening?" he said, "We are releasing the souls that have been trapped there since the birth of the jewel." Said Justin a bright light then shot down into the hearts of each of the Shadow Assassins and returned to the jewel, "WE WISH FOR THE SHIKON JEWEL TO UNDO WHAT WAS DONE IN HISTORY!" Mart screamed and the Jewel burst into nothing leaving nothing but a pure light as a phoenix flew towards Naraku and into him. He screamed as the light surrounded him and he fell to the earth.
The Army of Naraku gathered on the cliff face and then descended to the crater floor where barely anything of the castle or of their comrades remain. Slowly the walk towards the person on the ground. When they looked they where shocked at what they found it. It was an old man huddled on the ground and struggling to get up, "What have you done to me!" he demanded of Mart as she stepped forwards. "I have undone history actually it was already done I just made you what you truly are a human. You are what you started out as a human called Onigumo or spider ogre." She said and addressed the crowd, "Here is your master the one that has made you into what you are this is what he looks like!" she screamed to the army, "What you have been serving is a human and nothing more do as you wish with him," she said and began to walk away hearing the screams very clearly as the demons devoured the once evil man.
As she walked back to her friends she could see that they had some company. Among them was Naraku's former henchmen Kagura was dancing away happy as can be and Mart assumes because Naraku is gone, Kanna remained silent but happy and at last there was an old man among them as well. His face was shinning as he laid there on the earth. Mart walked over to him and sat down beside him, "Thank you Lady of the West," he rasped, "I can finally be reunited with my sister and family," he said and slowly his eyes closed and his body turned to dust. A single tear came down Mart's cheek but she wiped it away. The rain had ceased to allow the rising sun to shine down from the crater's edge as she and her friends walked up the steep crater wall towards the ESUN camp.
After that last pulse of energy all the camera's had been wiped out leaving nothing. Myouga was in hysterics wallowing in misery and the others where silent. There was fog that had rolled in and made it impossible to see from outside and so visibility was zero. It was then that the wind began to blow as the sun began to rise over the distant peaks. Along with that came the howls they where long and joyful. Thousands of heads turned as the last of the fog moved away to reveal the sight of a howling dog over the edge of the peak howling away at the sun that was rising. It was followed by a wolf and a fox. The following was followed by a roar from a tiger and a strange noise only made by a hyena. They where chorused by other voices as well the voices of the wind and the souls that have been freed.
Relena was the first out of the tent followed by the others as the fog finished clearing and where glad to see that some of the remaining armies of darkness take off. Jaken stood out as well covered in bandages for he had sustained injuries on his legs and his right arm was broken but other then that he was fine. Myouga was in tears now that he was happy to be alive. The sun shown on the five as they stood tall and transformed back into their human forms. But that was not what made Myouga cry it was the translucent figures next to them.
There stood a woman covered in armor facing the assassins as well as the ghosts of those long lost. Standing tall with his red fire rats clothing with the distinguishable dog ears was Inu-Yasha himself along with Sesshoumaru behind him and another demon even taller then the two that looked a bit like Sesshoumaru but had Inu-Yasha's looks the lord of the Western Lands Inu Taisho and a woman beside him both human and demon. Next to Inu Yasha was a girl with a high school uniform on looking like she was fifteen. Myouga knew her instantly as the Lady Kagome and next to her still was another translucent figure that looked like Kagome only more mature Kikyo. Looking again next to Charlie was Koga and below was Shippo in his kit form. Beside others still where a woman with a skin tight uniform and a huge boomerang behind her Sango and the ever perverted Monk Miroku. Jaken and Myouga where bowing to the two as well as the girl next to Kikyo the former sister of the priestess Kaede. The old demons also noticed many others as well next to them but bowed in regards to them.
The Shadow Assassins themselves where bowing in respect to them that is until Sesshoumaru came out from the fold of ghosts. Mart bowed in respect to the lord of the Western Lands and Sesshoumaru bowed back and offered something to her and she looked to find the Shikon Jewel in its purest form. It shown with as much brightness as anything they have ever felt before. The two of them then bowed again in respect and departed into the wind. When the light of the demons disappeared the army that was still alive stood in silence. The wind blew through Mart's hair as she turned to the demons that where alive. "My fellow demons the war is over and we are now free of the terror that has disrupted the balance between good and evil and to start if off I release the spirit of Midoriko that has been trapped in here for so long."
When she said it the jewel glowed brightly as it lifted from her hand and burst into light releasing a long lost soul from its prison. The shimmering form of Midoriko appeared and smiled to the Shadows before disappearing into nothing. The cheering grew so loud that Mart had to raise her hands to silence them.
In the mean time others where enjoying the celebration as well. "Well at least it is now over eh?" said Duo and the others nodded, "At least this war is finally over for good," said Wufei taking up a beer and drinking it down.
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