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Chapter Twenty One-Curses

Takudo and Inuyasha stood, their swords drawn, and their eyes piercing through one another. Kagome held onto one of her arrows, hearing the slight "crack" as her grip grew tighter. She wanted more than anything to run up and fight with Inuyasha and avenge Kaede's death. But a hand touched her shoulder and she turned around quickly.

Koga stood next to her, his eyes cast on the two men staring at each other. "Kagome, this is Inuyasha's fight," he said as if he read her mind. Kagome stared at him, wondering why he was talking that way, but then nodded and watched the two.

Takudo grinned, and Inuyasha growled. WOOSH! Inuyasha lunged forward, lifting the Tetsusaiga and bringing it down upon Takudo's waiting sword. Takudo laughed and pushed his sword against Inuyasha's and Inuyasha jumped back. Takudo rushed forward, letting out a war cry, and clashed his sword against Inuyasha's. Sparks flew with each meeting of the swords, and Kagome felt her heart sink with each one. Takudo was strong, and Inuyasha was loosing his strength.

"You bastard," Inuyasha said, spitting out a little blood from the last strike that seemed to have Takudo's fist jamming into his jaw. Inuyasha cracked his fingers, his claws sharp, and he ran forward at Takudo.

SWOOSH! Takudo turned around from Inuyasha's attack and grabbed his arm, pulling it behind his back. Inuyasha let out a scream, but then used his other hand to bring the Tetsusaiga into Takudo's arm. Takudo let Inuyasha's arm go, and fell backwards, his arm holding onto his other one, his sword on the ground. Inuyasha grinned with joy, and walked over to Takudo, both hands on the Tetsusaiga.

"Looks like you lost your game," Inuyasha said, raising the mighty sword above his head.

Takudo merely laughed, causing Inuyasha's attack to freeze. Inuyasha looked at him, wondering what the heck that maniac was laughing at. Inuyasha reached down and grabbed Takudo's neck, raising him up to face him. "What are you laughing at?" Inuyasha demanded.

Takudo placed his hand on Inuyasha's, and whispered coldly, "You're pathetic attempt to kill me, dog."

Inuyasha was shocked, and the next thing he knew, Takudo's other hand was on his. It had completely healed!

Kagome gasped, "he can heal himself! Inuyasha! You have to kill him without wasting time!"

Inuyasha didn't hear her, Takudo's hands were around his neck. Inuyasha let go of Takudo, but Takudo still held his neck. "You fool, do you think you can defeat me? I trained for years, planning on how to kill you and that woman of yours. Naraku was a moron, he didn't have the technology of my time to figure out how to go from time to time."

Kagome gasped and her arrow snapped and fell to the floor.

"The well was a good way, only humans could travel through it," Takudo continued. "But I found another way through, and it helped me to rid of the rest of the little pests of this time that try to do good."

"What do you mean?" Sango yelled, and Kagome looked at her. She almost completely forgot she was there, along with Miroku and Shippo.

Takudo looked over at them, his eyes burning with fire. "I cursed you little brother, Kagome. He is probably at home choking for air. And those marks on your neck, Kagome, they are my curse. I put them on you in a dream, as you may remember."

Kagome gasped and touched the back of her neck. She felt weak and her knees gave out. Koga held her in an instant, and Sango ran to her. Miroku glared at Takudo. "What other pests did you try to destroy?"

"Oh, you should know, monk," Takudo said. "That last child of yours is cursed as well, as soon as he is old enough, he will kill you and your family."

Miroku cursed, and held Sango's weak form. Sango screamed, "you're dead!"

Takudo laughed, "I don't think so, young slayer, for it is too late for all of you. Koga, I sent a new wolf demon into your pack, he is my spy. It won't be long until he kills the rest of your men, and you as well."

Koga growled, and Shippo held onto Koga's leg, trembling in fear.

Kagome began to breathe heavily, her vision going black, and her body going numb. Koga held onto her tighter, and she let out a scream before she passed out, "SIT!"

Inuyasha fell into the ground, free from Takudo's grip. Koga cheered, and Inuyasha stood up, gripping Takudo's neck with such rage that he tore the flesh with his claws as soon as they were on his neck. Inuyasha growled and pushed Takudo backwards, and shoved his body into the tree. "You bastard," Inuyasha cursed. "You killed Kaede, you are trying to kill my friends, and my woman and I. There is no reason why you should be left to live."

Takudo smiled, and said in his gasping voice. "I am the only one that can heal them all."

Inuyasha growled, "no you are not." He pushed his claws deeper into his neck, blood trickling down his hand. Inuyasha's eyes flashed red, and his demon blood pulsed through him. The others cried out to him, but he ignored them all. He began to turn into a demon, and the others all shouted, "no, Inuyasha!"

Inuyasha sunk his claws deeper into Takudo's neck. The smell of blood danced around his nose, and he longed to smell more. His demon senses took control of him, and he was going to kill Takudo like an animal.

Kagome's eyes were opened with a burst, and Koga jumped when she lifted herself out of his grip. She looked at Inuyasha, sadness filling in her eyes. She began to cry, and Inuyasha heard that. He turned around, saw tears fall from Kagome's sad, brown eyes. He looked at Takudo, hanging onto the thin thread of life, so close to death. Kagome walked up to Inuyasha slowly, and the others watched in fear of what might happen to her.

She continued to walk, her tears falling from her eyes, down her cheek and to the ground or to her clothes. Inuyasha watched her come, his red eyes turning back to amber. Once at his side, Kagome whispered, "kill him with the Tetsusaiga, not your hands, Inuyasha."

Inuyasha looked at her, wondering what she meant. She walked over to his sword, grabbed it, and brought it to him. Inuyasha brought one of his hands out of Takudo's neck, blood rushing down. He grabbed the sword and returned to himself again. He smiled at Kagome and she ran back to the others. Inuyasha took his other hand out of Takudo's neck, and raised his sword.

With one final swing, it was all over.