This story has one more chapter left and then I'll finally be ending it with a closing chapter.

I haven't said this, but I don't own Inuyasha.

Part 2 of 3 of the End

"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Don't turn away, you can't afford to,' her mind taunted her as she stared at the destruction.

'This is darkness is will never fade,' a voice echoed in her mind. She looked around herself to see that all her companions we still silent in this mass of murder and evil. She felt a tug at her hurt before she heard the same message echo inside her head.

"No," Kagome whispered as she forced the voice back.

"Are you okay?" Shippo asked.

"No, I'm not," she seriously said as she glared at the iniquity. The lake of immortals was blood red from all the innocents that Onigumo managed kill. The air was a misty black from all the evil that managed to gather at this sacred place. She covered Shippo's eyes when she saw human body parts floating in the lake. Rin looked away when she saw the youkai that were feasting on the guardians of the lake.

"Looks dangerous," Kohaku said.

"Yeah," Rin agreed.

"Will we make it back?" Shippo asked.

"Maybe," Miroku replied.

"Nice confidence," Sango sarcastically said.

"Looks like they spotted us," Inuyasha growled as he cracked his knuckles.

"If you don't want to be immortal, then don't touch the water," Kagome warned as she notched an arrow and prepared to fire it at the lake. She carefully aimed making sure to that when she let it fly it would hit the center. She released her arrow and let it fill with her Miko energy. It sped through the air like a pink meteor calling the youkai to their fate. The arrow absorbed into the water instantly turning the water white in purification. All the souls and body parts dissolved and returned to the place they where meant to be placed after death.

"After all that work to taint the water, you come and purify it with one damn arrow," a voice from above them humanly growled. They all looked up to see a lanky man with blackish eyes and short black hair. His skin was deathly pale and he wore nothing but rags.

"He smells like Naraku," Shippo stated while glaring at him.

"No, I'm not Naraku anymore. That bitch," he points to Kagome and glares, "purified all the demon out of me making me Onigumo."

"Bastard, I'll kill you for what you did," Inuyasha growled as he unsheathed Tessaiga.

Onigumo merely laughed as he snapped his fingers making the ground shake. Six giant centipedes came crashing at them from all sides. Rin and Kohaku jumped away missing an attack and Inuyasha used the wind scar to destroy two of the creatures. Sesshoumaru used his poison whip to kill another and then from nowhere fifty giant bat youkai started to attack. Sango used her Hirakotsu to slice through two other centipedes. Miroku attacked the bat youkai as he kept any attacks from reaching Sango. Kohaku used Kusarikama to try and bring down the bats. One bat managed to rip the weapon from his hand and tossed it a great distance. Rin hand to block the attacks and Kirara and Shippo also managed to set fire and rip up some of the smaller bats.

Kagome erected a barrier around herself made of her Miko energy and burned any youkai that dared to get in the way of her path. Onigumo pulled out a black arrow that's head was tipped in a green powder. He notched the arrow and watched as Kagome advance on him, like a lion stalking its prey. He smirked as he saw the gleam to kill in her eyes. He knew that if he didn't win he'd be going to hell. He decided that he would taunt her before he killed that hanyou. He sneered at the thought of that Miko and how she loved that hanyou.

"I can see that my death would please you, we're not so different," Onigumo stated. He could swear that he heard a growl from the young Miko.

"We have nothing in common," Kagome growled. She jumped up in front of him and stood in front of him. To caught up in her anger to notice that his arrow was not aimed at her, but at someone behind her.

"Yes we do. The fact that we were both in hell and well, we also shared a hatred Kikyo that made us kill her," Onigumo replied making her seethe with anger.

"I didn't hate her! I couldn't ... we are a part of each other," Kagome said with a serene smile. He darkly frowned when he realized that his plan for baiting her into anger didn't work.

'Oh well, time for plan b,' he thought as he prepared to let the arrow loose.

"With that aim you're going to miss me by a mile," she said with a snort.

"Are you sure that I'm aiming at you?" Onigumo darkly asked as he released the arrow and sent it flying past it her head. She turned around and gasped when she saw that it was soaring towards Inuyasha's defenseless back.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed making the battlefield stop. Inuyasha turned around as he slashed through a centipede. His eyes widened when he saw the arrow began to push him back into a tree.

"You can save him and let me become immortal or you can kill me and let your precious hanyou die," Onigumo said as he smirked at her horror.

Kagome reached into her pockets and pulled out a dull gray orb that was the size of a marble. She immediately absorbed the jewel that was her missing part of her soul before she sent out a pink flash of energy, paralyzing everyone it touch. Kagome walked over and saw Rin on Kirara with Kohaku holding Shippo with while trying to fend off any youkai. She saw Sango and Miroku trying to reach Inuyasha only to be blocked by youkai. She then looked over to her right to see half a centipede sticking out of Sesshoumaru's mouth. She then ran to Inuyasha and saw that the arrow was still defying her by slowly traveling through time.

"I should let that pathetic hanyou die," Kagome whispered as she studied the arrow.

"No, what am I saying?" Kagome questioned herself.

"It would be ironic for him to meet the same be my hands," Kagome whispered as she stared at the arrow. Kagome then shook her head and made he decision.

She then grabbed the arrow and time started again. She twisted the arrow in midair causing the air around her to spark with energy. Inuyasha's eyes widened as he watched her blood begin to flow freely down her arms. Onigumo just laughed thinking she would kill herself in the process of trying to save Inuyasha. His eyes widened in fear as he watched the arrow begin to pulse pure white. Another blinding flash of red and white circled Kagome as she turned the arrow towards Naraku and let it go. Before he could move the arrow had dug itself deep into his heart. All the youkai turned to watch as Onigumo screamed and his body exploded leaving only a black soul floating in the air.

"Not this time! I'm going to make sure you go to the deepest layer of hell!" Kagome yelled as a black hole opened in the sky with red sparks of energy coming out of it. Onigumo's soul resisted the pull of the gateway. Some youkai flew into the gateway unwilling and eventually Onigumo was lost in the eternal darkness. Kagome's blood began to recede into her body and Sesshoumaru untransformed and watched as the rest of the bat youkai fly away into the night.

"This spring will only be here for five more minuets," Kagome said.

"Good, once it's gone we can finally have a peaceful sleep," Inuyasha scoffed.

"Sango, Miroku, Kohaku, and Rin," Kagome softly said as she watched their confused faces look towards her she continued to talk, "If you to touch the water, you may so you can never die, until you're ready."

"This doesn't make you invulnerable?" Miroku asked as he studied the water.

"It stops you from aging, but if you lose your head or disconnect your back in anyway, you will die," Kagome explained.

"Oh," Miroku thought with a look shocked look on his face.

Kagome took a glass jar from her shirt and filled it up with the water. She then dried her hands on her pants and said a small prayer to Kami. That's when she heard a small pop come from nowhere and smiled at the blue haired girl that watched her. Everyone stared at her confused until the four youkai began to growl at her. Kagome put the jar back in shirt and stood up in front of the girl on the floating on the oar.

"Meet Botan, the grim reaper," Kagome introduced with a smile. Everyone's sweat dropped and she smiled as she waved.

"Why are you here?" Kagome asked with curiosity.

"I'm here to tell you that you've finished your job and that you can take a vacation," Botan cheerfully said.

"That's great!" Kagome said as she hugged Botan.

"Koenma-sama wants to know if you would like taking over my job, so I could have a brake?" Botan hopefully asked as she gave puppy eyes.

"I think that would be fine," Kagome answered.

"Thank you sooooooooo much!" Botan yelled as she hugged her. Botan then decided to pop and disappear back to the gates of judgment.

"What do we do know?" Sango asked as she watched the water disappear and the sun's light illuminate.

Kagome sighed and simply answered with three words, "We live now."

The group decided that it would be best to continue their talks back at the village. Kagome transformed into a form that was similar to Kirara's. The all then began to travel off of the island letting the sunlight illuminate the land. Shippo fell asleep on top of Kagome's head, lightly snoring. Inuyasha just stared ahead and watched the scenery change with each passing moment. Kohaku and Rin were quietly resting as Kirara flew. Sango looked over and smiled at Miroku as she started to make plans of her own. Sesshoumaru quietly observed Kohaku and made a note of how he treated Rin.

They arrived at the village and the site of a village that was in one piece. Inuyasha sniffed the air and growled and Kagome rolled her eyes when she too smelled Kouga. They landed before Kouga appeared in front of them with a grin.

"Are the villagers safe?" Inuyasha asked. Kouga scoffed.

"Yeah, but where's Kagome?" He asked. He sniffed at the air and could smell her scent radiating off of the black cat. He sniffed the cat before he jumped back in surprise when it started to take a human shape.

"How are you?" Kagome asked she stood up.

"Fine and so is everything else," Kouga said while motioning to the village.

"Thank you for your work," Kagome said to Kouga.

"No problem, but we better leave," Kouga said as he pulled Kagome into a hug and went running off to find the others.

"Damn wolf," Inuyasha growled.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm tired," Rin said with a yawn.

"Sleep sounds good," Shippo agreed.

"Yes, Sesshoumaru, you and Jaken are welcome to stay the night," Kagome offered. Sesshoumaru nodded before Jaken had a chance to complain. They all went their separates ways before they fell asleep.
I'm sorry if this chapter ending is sort of tame. I do promise that the next chapter will a finish to end it all