Chapter 21
Inuyasha vs Sesshomeru in this chapter! Can Inuyasha beat his brother without the Tetsuiga? Will Kagome be a widow less than 24 hours after being married? DUN DUN DUN(or fill in your own dramatic music)...... Read on to find out! Tonyf
Immediately after being cut loose from his chains, Inuyasha lunged at his brother's throat. Sesshomeru was faster than Inuyasha had anticipated, though, and he easily dodged the attack. "You seem to be weaker than you were before, brother. Maybe you would be more of a challenge if you had used the Shikon Jewel to transform into a full demon." Sesshomeru said tauntingly. "Shut the hell up!" Inuyasha yelled, again charging towards his brother with reckless abandon. This time, Sesshomeru held the Tetsuiga up and used it to slam Inuyasha to the ground. Sesshomeru held the blade to his brother's throat, and he laughed at his brother's predicament. "Why are you really doing this, Sesshomeru? You have your own sword! You certainly don't need Inuyasha's!" Kagome yelled, trying to get the demon's attention away from Inuyasha. "Indeed, woman, I do have a sword of my own that is likely more powerful than Inuyasha's. I don't NEED Inuyasha's sword, but I do want to see him die. What better way to kill him than with his own precious sword?" Sesshomeru said, still holding the blade just centimeters from Inuyasha's throat. Kagome became pale after hearing this, even though it was what she had expected all along. Inuyasha was seemingly no match for his brother, and Kagome had no way to save her husband from Sesshomeru. "What now?" She thought to herself.
"I only have one shot at breaking out of this, so I had better make it count." Inuyasha told himself. With that, he kicked his legs in the air and knocked the Tetsuiga backwards just enough for him to jump to his feet. "So, you still have a little fight in you. This won't be too boring, then." Sesshomeru said. "I have a lot of fight left in me, Sesshomeru. You just might be surprised." Inuyasha said with a grin. "Is something funny, brother?" Sesshomeru asked, disgusted by the appearance of something other than a frown on his brother's face. Before Inuyasha could answer, Sesshomeru ran towards him and slashed his left arm with the Tetsuiga. "NOOOOO!!! Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she watched the blood drip from Inuyasha's arm. "I'm okay, Kagome. It's just a scratch." He yelled over to her, trying to calm her down. "Great. I'm going to have some serious difficulty defending myself with a broken left arm. I'm going to need to find a way to take him down quickly, before he can injure me any further." Inuyasha thought to himself. "Blades of blood!" He yelled, firing the sharp blades at Sesshomeru. The demon was actually caught off guard, and he was cut in numerous spots along his torso. This only seemed to brighten his demeanor, though. "Not bad, brother. You made me feel pain. I will love slicing you to pieces even more, now." Sesshomeru said with a smile.
Inuyasha was losing blood fast, and his vision was becoming blurred. "I need to keep fighting. I can't die and leave Kagome. I love her too much to put her through that kind of pain." He thought to himself. This thought seemed to spark something in Inuyasha, as he started fighting with new determination. Although Sesshomeru was obviously faster than Inuyasha (and he had a weapon), Inuyasha matched him blow for blow. He was landing punches on Sesshomeru, but Sesshomeru was also landing shots on Inuyasha with the Tetsuiga. Blood was flying everywhere, and soon the room looked like a slaughter house. Kagome was beside herself with worry, but she saw that Inuyasha was giving almost as good as he was getting. Sesshomeru seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, but he was ready to end the battle. He took a mighty swing at Inuyasha with the Tetsuiga, but Inuyasha was quick enough to dodge it. He grabbed Sesshomeru's human arm (the arm holding the sword) and used the majority of his remaining strength to rip it off. Finally, the Tetsuiga was back in Inuyasha's possession. "It's over, Sesshomeru. You lose." Inuyasha said weakly, using the Tetsuiga to stand up. "Not yet, half-breed. You forget, I still have my own sword." With that, Sesshomeru pulled out Tolkijn. The epic battle between Inuyasha and Sesshomeru raged on, with both fighters losing strength quickly. Both fighters were running on empty, with only adrenaline and pride keeping them going. Sesshomeru knew Inuyasha's ultimate weakness, though. He suddenly stopped battling Inuyasha, and he jumped off to the side. "Giving up, Sesshomeru?" Inuyasha asked quietly, trying to hide the fact that he was gasping for air. "Hardly, brother. Just trying a new strategy." He replied, suddenly lunging towards Kagome.
Kagome saw Sesshomeru coming towards her, and she saw the look of horror on Inuyasha's face. "I'm finished." She thought to herself, as she covered her face with her hands. As she braced herself for the impact of Sesshomeru's sword on her body, she expected to feel tremendous pain. What she felt, though, was.... nothing. "Am I dead?" She thought, her face still covered with her hands. She slowly put her hands down, though, and she opened her eyes. What she saw in front of her was not Sesshomeru, but Inuyasha! He was facing in the opposite direction from her, but she could see a tremendous amount of blood dripping from his body. Inuyasha had somehow gotten in front of her before Sesshomeru could attack! What she didn't realize, though, was that Inuyasha had taken the full brunt of the attack himself. Before Kagome knew what was happening, Inuyasha collapsed in front of her. "I'm....s-sorry, Kagome. I just c-couldn't beat h-him." He stammered, trying to get the words out while he still was able to. "Inuyasha! You have to stay with me! I don't want to lose you!" She cried, stroking his face. "I love you, Kagome." Inuyasha said quietly. With that, his eyes went blank. "Inuyasha! INUYASHAAAAA!!!!!!" Kagome screamed in agony, knowing her true love was lost.
Sesshomeru kneeled off to the side, laughing cruelly at Kagome's pain. "Finally, I managed to kill that miserable half-breed off. I just can't believe it took me so long." He said. Kagome heard this, and something snapped inside of her. She gently set Inuyasha's head down off of her lap, and she stood up. Kagome started to walk towards Sesshomeru like she was posessed. "What do you think you're doing, girl?" Sesshomeru said, noticing Kagome advancing towards him. Without answering, Kagome kept coming until she stood face-to-face with her husband's murderer. She held out her hands towards Sesshomeru, and a strange blue light shot out. "Argggh!" Sesshomeru yelled as he was hit with the full force of the blast. He was completely stunned, and Kagome walked up to him and stole his Tensaiga from it's sheath. "Inuyasha will live. I won't let a monster like you take him away from me." Kagome said angrily to Sesshomeru. She then walked up to Inuyasha, and she sliced through him with the Tensaiga. Inuyasha's wounds healed up, and he opened his eyes. "I'm... alive!" He said, looking around to make sure he wasn't in heaven (or hell). "Inuyasha! I love you so much!" Kagome cried, throwing herself into his arms. "I love you too, Kagome. Now, I have something to finish." Inuyasha said, standing up and walking towards Sesshomeru.
That's it for this chapter! Lot's of stuff happened here, though. Kagome was a widow (although only for a minute or so)! Next chapter, the conclusion to the epic battle between Inuyasha and Sesshomeru. Please REVIEW! Tonyf
Inuyasha vs Sesshomeru in this chapter! Can Inuyasha beat his brother without the Tetsuiga? Will Kagome be a widow less than 24 hours after being married? DUN DUN DUN(or fill in your own dramatic music)...... Read on to find out! Tonyf
Immediately after being cut loose from his chains, Inuyasha lunged at his brother's throat. Sesshomeru was faster than Inuyasha had anticipated, though, and he easily dodged the attack. "You seem to be weaker than you were before, brother. Maybe you would be more of a challenge if you had used the Shikon Jewel to transform into a full demon." Sesshomeru said tauntingly. "Shut the hell up!" Inuyasha yelled, again charging towards his brother with reckless abandon. This time, Sesshomeru held the Tetsuiga up and used it to slam Inuyasha to the ground. Sesshomeru held the blade to his brother's throat, and he laughed at his brother's predicament. "Why are you really doing this, Sesshomeru? You have your own sword! You certainly don't need Inuyasha's!" Kagome yelled, trying to get the demon's attention away from Inuyasha. "Indeed, woman, I do have a sword of my own that is likely more powerful than Inuyasha's. I don't NEED Inuyasha's sword, but I do want to see him die. What better way to kill him than with his own precious sword?" Sesshomeru said, still holding the blade just centimeters from Inuyasha's throat. Kagome became pale after hearing this, even though it was what she had expected all along. Inuyasha was seemingly no match for his brother, and Kagome had no way to save her husband from Sesshomeru. "What now?" She thought to herself.
"I only have one shot at breaking out of this, so I had better make it count." Inuyasha told himself. With that, he kicked his legs in the air and knocked the Tetsuiga backwards just enough for him to jump to his feet. "So, you still have a little fight in you. This won't be too boring, then." Sesshomeru said. "I have a lot of fight left in me, Sesshomeru. You just might be surprised." Inuyasha said with a grin. "Is something funny, brother?" Sesshomeru asked, disgusted by the appearance of something other than a frown on his brother's face. Before Inuyasha could answer, Sesshomeru ran towards him and slashed his left arm with the Tetsuiga. "NOOOOO!!! Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she watched the blood drip from Inuyasha's arm. "I'm okay, Kagome. It's just a scratch." He yelled over to her, trying to calm her down. "Great. I'm going to have some serious difficulty defending myself with a broken left arm. I'm going to need to find a way to take him down quickly, before he can injure me any further." Inuyasha thought to himself. "Blades of blood!" He yelled, firing the sharp blades at Sesshomeru. The demon was actually caught off guard, and he was cut in numerous spots along his torso. This only seemed to brighten his demeanor, though. "Not bad, brother. You made me feel pain. I will love slicing you to pieces even more, now." Sesshomeru said with a smile.
Inuyasha was losing blood fast, and his vision was becoming blurred. "I need to keep fighting. I can't die and leave Kagome. I love her too much to put her through that kind of pain." He thought to himself. This thought seemed to spark something in Inuyasha, as he started fighting with new determination. Although Sesshomeru was obviously faster than Inuyasha (and he had a weapon), Inuyasha matched him blow for blow. He was landing punches on Sesshomeru, but Sesshomeru was also landing shots on Inuyasha with the Tetsuiga. Blood was flying everywhere, and soon the room looked like a slaughter house. Kagome was beside herself with worry, but she saw that Inuyasha was giving almost as good as he was getting. Sesshomeru seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself, but he was ready to end the battle. He took a mighty swing at Inuyasha with the Tetsuiga, but Inuyasha was quick enough to dodge it. He grabbed Sesshomeru's human arm (the arm holding the sword) and used the majority of his remaining strength to rip it off. Finally, the Tetsuiga was back in Inuyasha's possession. "It's over, Sesshomeru. You lose." Inuyasha said weakly, using the Tetsuiga to stand up. "Not yet, half-breed. You forget, I still have my own sword." With that, Sesshomeru pulled out Tolkijn. The epic battle between Inuyasha and Sesshomeru raged on, with both fighters losing strength quickly. Both fighters were running on empty, with only adrenaline and pride keeping them going. Sesshomeru knew Inuyasha's ultimate weakness, though. He suddenly stopped battling Inuyasha, and he jumped off to the side. "Giving up, Sesshomeru?" Inuyasha asked quietly, trying to hide the fact that he was gasping for air. "Hardly, brother. Just trying a new strategy." He replied, suddenly lunging towards Kagome.
Kagome saw Sesshomeru coming towards her, and she saw the look of horror on Inuyasha's face. "I'm finished." She thought to herself, as she covered her face with her hands. As she braced herself for the impact of Sesshomeru's sword on her body, she expected to feel tremendous pain. What she felt, though, was.... nothing. "Am I dead?" She thought, her face still covered with her hands. She slowly put her hands down, though, and she opened her eyes. What she saw in front of her was not Sesshomeru, but Inuyasha! He was facing in the opposite direction from her, but she could see a tremendous amount of blood dripping from his body. Inuyasha had somehow gotten in front of her before Sesshomeru could attack! What she didn't realize, though, was that Inuyasha had taken the full brunt of the attack himself. Before Kagome knew what was happening, Inuyasha collapsed in front of her. "I'm....s-sorry, Kagome. I just c-couldn't beat h-him." He stammered, trying to get the words out while he still was able to. "Inuyasha! You have to stay with me! I don't want to lose you!" She cried, stroking his face. "I love you, Kagome." Inuyasha said quietly. With that, his eyes went blank. "Inuyasha! INUYASHAAAAA!!!!!!" Kagome screamed in agony, knowing her true love was lost.
Sesshomeru kneeled off to the side, laughing cruelly at Kagome's pain. "Finally, I managed to kill that miserable half-breed off. I just can't believe it took me so long." He said. Kagome heard this, and something snapped inside of her. She gently set Inuyasha's head down off of her lap, and she stood up. Kagome started to walk towards Sesshomeru like she was posessed. "What do you think you're doing, girl?" Sesshomeru said, noticing Kagome advancing towards him. Without answering, Kagome kept coming until she stood face-to-face with her husband's murderer. She held out her hands towards Sesshomeru, and a strange blue light shot out. "Argggh!" Sesshomeru yelled as he was hit with the full force of the blast. He was completely stunned, and Kagome walked up to him and stole his Tensaiga from it's sheath. "Inuyasha will live. I won't let a monster like you take him away from me." Kagome said angrily to Sesshomeru. She then walked up to Inuyasha, and she sliced through him with the Tensaiga. Inuyasha's wounds healed up, and he opened his eyes. "I'm... alive!" He said, looking around to make sure he wasn't in heaven (or hell). "Inuyasha! I love you so much!" Kagome cried, throwing herself into his arms. "I love you too, Kagome. Now, I have something to finish." Inuyasha said, standing up and walking towards Sesshomeru.
That's it for this chapter! Lot's of stuff happened here, though. Kagome was a widow (although only for a minute or so)! Next chapter, the conclusion to the epic battle between Inuyasha and Sesshomeru. Please REVIEW! Tonyf