AN: Hopefully, the plot has thickened enough to grasp every ones attention. Any questions that you may have about the series of events, feel free to write to me, really!

-Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible – it can not be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. By Barbara De Angelis

Chapter 7: One last night together

A thick fog had mysteriously covered the entire land, seeing your hand in front of your face was near to impossible. Mekura and Sango had finally arrived at the abandoned demon slayer village. He entered one of the small houses, which had many valuables scattered all over the floor, once inside he opened a secret panel on the wall. Inside were dozens of scrolls, Mekura looked through all of them, and found the one he was seeking.

"Did you find what you were looking for?" asked Sango. She approached Mekura and wrapped her arms around him.

"Yes, I did, and I wish what this scroll contained was nothing more than a false a prophecy." He tore a small piece from it before crumpling the old scroll into a ball and throwing it on the ground.

"What was written inside?" asked Sango who was now worried. She released Mekura and bent down picking up the old scroll. Sango read the writing inside and found that everything that had happened to Inuyasha, Mekura, her and the others was written inside with explicit detail. The scroll told of a plot by a powerful god of the underworld. The god was called the Akujin, and it wanted to rule over man. The scroll also explained on how Mekura, her and Inuyasha would stop it, but the old text said nothing more about Miroku or Kagome.

"Now you know…" replied Mekura. The male demon slayer sat down on the ground and held in his hand a small piece of the scroll. What the torn piece of paper contained was unknown, only he knew what was written inside.

"Is this all going to happen soon?" asked Sango.

"Its already begun, the wheels of fate are in motion now. There is nothing we can do to stop it, we can only play our roles." Mekura hid the small piece of paper inside of his clothing, keeping it from Sango.

"Did you know that a small section is missing?"

Mekura nodded his head and strongly suggested that they both get back to Lady Kaede's village.

At that very moment, deep in the bowels of the underworld, a loud roar echoed throughout the endless hell. The sound was coming from a black creature, which began to speak loudly. It was calling forth a large army of demons and creatures. There were countless demons in every shape and size. After the large army had gathered the black specter began laughing maniacally.

"My legion of minions…the time has come. We will rule the world of the living." The black specters' eyes became a bright red. A flame appeared behind the black creature and opened, it was the portal to the world of the living. The army of demons smiled and began marching towards it, one by one they lined up in front of it. The black specter was in fact the Akujin. A long arm materialized from its black shroud, it waved its arm conjuring its evil powers. An enormous vortex opened up on the scorched ground, what was its purpose one would wonder. In a day the massive army would begin appearing in the mortal world.

Back at the village, Mekura explained what he knew about the ancient prophecy. No one at the village could believe that all this was going to happen, but they would receive the first sign in a matter of seconds. A loud thunder exploded outside, it shook the very ground that they stood on. Inuyasha and the others ran outside, the night sky was a fiery red, and a long stream of light could be seen in the distance.

"That is the first sign of things to come." Mekura turned to Sango his expression was grim.

"Well, what are we standing around for? Lets get going, we can't let them take over." Inuyasha fixed his sight on the beam of light. He wasn't going to stand by idly while demons from the underworld ravaged mankind.

"I don't want to be the harbinger of bad news, but we can't all go. Miroku and Kagome can't come with us. If they do come with us, they can't follow us into the underworld. They can stay outside and keep any demons or creatures from escaping into our world." Mekura faced the two friends and explained to them that they would have no role in what was going to happen.

"What? They have to come with us. We can't do it without them!" Inuyasha blurted.

"I'm sorry, but if they do come, I can't say what will happen to them. Fate has other things planned for them." Explained Mekura. "We have a one full day, before they materialize in our world. That beam of spiraling light is just a marker, that's where we have to go tomorrow. Make whatever preparations you feel necessary Inuyasha. Come day break we go straight to the source."

"Why don't we go now? I got everything I need right here." Inuyasha replied while clutching the handle of tetsusaiga.

"Because tomorrow is when the portal to the underworld opens. That's when we have to enter it. Our battle is in the darkest recesses of the underworld." Mekura replied. He then approached Inuyasha and whispered to him, "Take the time to tell Kagome about how you feel about her. You might not get the chance if the prophecy is wrong."

Inuyasha sighed loudly and walked away with Kagome, he apologized for his behavior and anything that he could've said in the past to hurt her. One thing he wouldn't say though, were the three words that she wanted to hear, "I love you".

Miroku disappeared, he would meditate and pray for a good outcome, and he would remain inside of his small house for the entire day. Mekura and Sango however, entered her small house and sat down together. Mekura placed his sword on a small chest and took Sango's hand.

"Sango, I'm glad that I got to share my life with you. I'm happy to have met you, I wish that this moment would never end, but it will." Mekura placed his other hand on Sango's cheek and looked her in the eyes.

"Why are you talking like that? What's going to happen to you?" she asked.

"Its nothing that I'm not prepared to do. If anything happens to me, I want you to promise me one thing. I want you to live your life to the fullest." Mekura smiled and hugged Sango, as if it was the last time they would ever be together. "Lets just cherish this moment…" he whispered.

Mekura held Sango tightly and started to kiss her silky neck. He ran his hand down every curve on her body and began to undress her. Sango gave in to her desires and began removing his finely woven black shirt. After a matter of seconds the two demon slayers were completely undressed. They both stared lovingly into each other's eyes as they made their way over to Sango's bed. She positioned herself on top of him and slowly began to rock back and forth, their two bodies joining as one. The room was silent, except for the sound of their breathing and short gasps. Sango quickened her slow rocking and felt a pleasurable sensation overwhelming her as she began to climax. Sango dismounted, and rested her head against his chest. The sound of his steadily beating heart slowly put her to sleep.

Mekura lay there quietly with Sango on top of him. He contemplated what he had to do in the morning, "If only I could tell you about what I had to do, but if I did. I'm sure that you would try and stop me." He thought to himself. Mekura placed his arms around Sango and kissed her forehead gently. Mekura closed his eyes and fell asleep shortly after, relishing what would be their last night together.

AN: that concludes this chapter. I hope that you liked it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I strongly believe that the next chapter will be the last. I leave you with another famous quotation that I think you'll all like.

-To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else. By Bernadette Devlin