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Narakus first experience with fear almost destroyed him, then and there. But Onegumo had felt fear, often. It lent him the strength to snap out of his memorization in time to dodge the whirling boomerang. Almost.
Heraikotsu ripped through a large part of him. The part where the Shikon shard was, and the part naraku had put most of his Demonic strength into. It was also the part Onegumo had settled into. He was separated in two, and Miroku knew very suddenly what he had to do.
"Kazaana!" Brush, and rocks, and dirt and soil flew through the air, and Inuyasha had to hold fast to the nearest tree to avoid being sucked into oblivion. Miroku gulped, and knew that what he was about to do would destroy him, but it was necessary. It would get rid of naraku enough to have the others kill him.
He widened the Air Void, nearly doubling its power, and the greater, stronger part of Naraku was sucked into it.
Miroku cried out, and the air void widened still more to consume him. Sango and Inuyasha ran to him, but he was gone, defeated by his own right hand. Kagome awoke, in control again.
Sango fell and cried. She cried over the spot where a healthy, living young man had stood a moment before. But he was gone, and wasn't coming back. Sango realized then that she had loved the perverted monk.
You stupid monk! Her mind cried out, Horror-struck. No! No!! NO!!! Her mind could not stop screaming.
Time had seemed to stop for everyone in the vicinity. Inuyasha, Kagome, Naraku, and Shippou stared, stunned at Mirokus sacrifice. Sango was still sobbing over the fallen priest, and even the squirrels stopped chittering.
Shippou broke the silence with his foxfire, trying in vain to have any effect on the severely weakened demon. Battle broke out again. Despite the tragic loss of one, no, two lives (you cannot forget Onegumo), the battle was yet to be won.
A great ghout of flame announced the arrival of Jaken, with all his toady greenness. Oh, great. Kagome thought dryly. At least, it would have been said dryly if she had actually spoken.
All they needed was more trouble to end this sort of day.
And in a blinding wave of greenish- blue light, Naraku disappeared. That was it. No snap, or dramatic exit line, or even a classic flash. A wave of bluish- green light and he was gone. Worse still, he had taken Inuyasha with him.