recap:
"Well brother, you dont have to worry, your girlfriend misses you." He laughed at his older sibling, who was standing nearby. Showing no emotion towards Inuyashas remark, Sesshomaru gracefully stepped towards the door seporating the two rooms. Kagura gave a worried look at him, hinting him to not open the door. It was a mystery whether he ignored her or just didnt notice, since he slid open the door to get a look at Rins captor. That was their first real look at Kuro. He was about a foot taller than Rin, standing at around 5 feet tall. His hair was black, short and trimmed like Kohaku's, he had eyes just like Kagura's, just you could tell they were a childs eyes. He was wearing the same thing he did the day he kidnapped Rin, a plain childs outfit composed of dark blue pants and a matching shirt. Except now, he was wearing some armor just like the demon slayer's outfit, and had a katana at his side.
Sesshomaru glared daggers at him, and he just smiled. Kuro pushed Rin behind him, since she was trying to get back to Sesshomaru.
"So this is the infamous Kuro," The demon Lord smirked towards the incarnation, "I have to say, I'm a bit disappointed. You look weaker than Inuyasha."
"Youre not that great yourself, Lord of the Western Lands." Kuro replied mockingly grabbing his sword, ready to fight.
The battle was soon to start. Sesshomaru, the Lord of the Western Lands verses Kuro, an incarnation of Naraku. It was safe to say that Sesshomaru underestimated his new opponent by the way he stood leisurely, not even taking his adversary seriously. True, he had probably fought demons much stronger and larger than the incarnation, but thinking that Kuro's age made him weaker was a mistake that Sesshomaru would soon regret.
Kuro rushed towards Sesshomaru with his sword ready to slice his side. Easily evading the attack, Sesshomaru stepped to the side, letting Kuro nearly trip into Sango, who was standing in the corner of the room with Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Shippo and Kirara. Kagura had left just a few minutes prior, not wanting to be caught at a fight scene. After regaining his balance, the demon child pulled a dagger from a hidden pocket and threw it at Sesshomaru, swiping across his only arm, wounding it slightly.
"Heh, no matter. In a short while this wound will be healed and I can kill you with my poisons." Sesshomaru said smugly, stepping back near a wall as Kuro did the same on the opposite side of the room. His only reply was a laugh from Kuro before he pulled out his katana and rushed at Sesshomaru again. Narrowly avoiding the attack, Sesshomaru stroked the flat of the blade with one of his acid claws causing it to melt, rendering the sword useless. Kuro threw the remains of the katana towards Inu-tachi, who were watching eagerly.
Inuyasha stepped forward, yearning to fight in the battle unfolding in front of them, but Miroku held him back, "Inuyasha, we don't need to take the risk of Kuro taking one of you or Sesshomaru's attacks. We were lucky enough that he didn't try to take Sesshomaru's toxins." Sitting down angrily, Inuyasha nodded in agreement.
It was an even-matched battle, for the most part. Sesshoumaru couldn't find an opening to attack Kuro, nor did Kuro to Sesshomaru. The fight continued that way until Sesshomaru stumbled an attack. Right as he was about to reach for Kuro's chest with his sharp claws, Kuro pulled out a dagger from inside his armor and flung it at Sesshomaru. Normally it wouldn't do much damage with his protective armor on, but Kuro aimed perfectly, near his heart, where it was weaker thanks to lots of previous attacks.
"So that was your plan, eh? Weaken my armor then attack with a knife. Cowardice way to attack. I must admit, I didn't expect that." Sesshomaru said, panting heavily. Inuyasha stood up, ready to help Sesshomaru. Sango looked ready to help as well, but they knew to stay back until they were certain they were needed.
"Of course. I may be young, but I'm not stupid. That's how I managed to capture Rin, you know. I befriended her, then kidnapped her." Kuro motioned towards Rin, who was in the corner opposite to Inu-tachi, sleeping. Obviously she had been tired, through all that she'd been though, it wouldn't of been suprising if she was unconcious from the shock.
Sesshomaru glared evilly, ready to use all of his energy on one swipe from his light whip. Because of his current weakness, he had forgotten entirely about Kuro's ability to control people, so he readied his attack and ran towards Kuro with the last of his energy. It seemed that Kuro also forgot about his special ability, instead of simply controlling Sesshomaru's mind, Kuro grabbed hid neck as soon as he came close enough. Sparks flew the light whip while it was hurriedly retracted as Sesshomaru grabbed Kuro's hand, trying to pry it loose. The young demon was much stronger than he looked, and as it turned out, he had been holding back his real power. He raised Sesshomaru has high as he could reach while Sesshomaru's body was quickly weakening from blood loss and the tight grip Kuro had on his neck.
"Let me fight, please!" Inuyasha said to the rest of the crew. Kagome nodded in agreement, and everyone else followed suit. Sango grabbed her Hiraikotsu, Kagome went for her arrows, and Inuyasha and Miroku raced towards Kuro.
Quickly grabbing a scroll from his sleeve, Miroku avoided getting hit from Tokijin, which Kuro had taken from Sesshomaru. While Kuro was catching his balance from his missed attack, Miroku managed to stick the scroll onto Kuro's back, causing him to be paralyzed in place for a few seconds before he broke free of the spell. Realizing how strong his opponent was, Inuyasha readied to attack. He couldn't use the Kaze no Kizu without killing Sesshomaru and most of the people in the room, so he would just have to try to cut Kuro. Kagome backed up, seeing Inuyashas plan. Sango and Miroku followed suit while Kirara and Shippo were still in the corner. Inuyasha swung the Tetsusaiga towards Kuro as hard as he could manage, with precise aim. It would have cut him in his shoulder blade, severely wounding him if not killing him, if he had not have turned around and thrown the Tokijin at the Tetsusaiga, causing it to veer slightly off course. Instead of hitting his target, Inuyasha hit his now unconscious sibling in the back. The attack was partially deflected from Sesshomaru's armor, but he was still hit in the back hard. He was lucky that his shoulder armor was still in good shape, otherwise he would have died without a doubt.
Kagome held in a scream and turned away, holding Shippo close to herself. Sesshomaru was now in fatal shape. Not only was he bleeding horribly in his back and probably had broken his ribs and part of his back thanks to his brother, Kuro's strong hold on his neck wasn't getting any more merciful. If they didn't get him away from Kuro and into safety soon, Sesshomaru would probably die of blood loss, not even a demon as powerful as Sesshomaru could survive those attacks.
"...Shit." Inuyasha said, sheathing his Tetsusaiga. Kagome was still looking towards the wall, restraining the straining Shippo from looking at the gory mess behind them.
"How are we going to get Sesshomaru away from Kuro?" Sango asked, looking at Kuro, who was grinning evilly at his victim, waiting for Inuyasha's next attack.
"I really don't know. But if we manage something, one of us is probably going to get injured as well," Miroku replied, trying to comfort Kagome, "Which one of us is fastest? Whoever it is could get Sesshomaru away from Kuro while the rest distract him, a simple plan, but its worth a try." Kagome, Sango, and Miroku all looked towards Inuyasha. He would have to do it.
Inuyasha nodded and started towards the other side of the room, trying to get behind Kuro without his noticing. It wasn't particularly hard, since he was occupied with making small cuts on Sesshomaru's neck for some reason. Kagome, Sango, and Miroku were deciding on ways to get Kuro to drop Sesshomaru, or at least loosen his grip enough for Inuyasha to get him away. They decided on Kagome's purifying arrow and Sango's powerful Hiraikotsu, while Miroku did whatever he could. Shippo and Kirara were going to have to sit out. Fox fire was a good technique, but it wouldn't be powerful enough to even draw Kuro's attention, let alone be a good distraction, and Kirara just couldn't help without making harm to the person they were trying to save. Miroku waved to Inuyasha, signaling for him to get ready. He nodded in reply and stood back, ready to jump as soon as there was an opening.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango yelled, throwing her bone boomerang as hard as she could at Kuro. Almost instantly afterwards, Kagome fired a powerful arrow after the Hiraikotsu. Kuro looked at the oncoming attacks, almost frightened at the unexpected ambush. He loosened his grip just enough so he would be able to get out of the way without being harmed, and at that second Inuyasha jumped in, cutting Kuro's wrist with his claws so he would have to let go. His plan worked, amazingly, and Inuyasha managed to get Sesshomaru free of harm, for the most part. What he didn't expect was for Kuro to attack back. Kuro did his best to pierce Inuyasha's back with his hand, but Inuyasha leaped away just in time to prevent anything serious from happening. Kuro did manage to pierce Inuyasha's skin, but not enough to do any serious harm. Unfortunately, he dropped Sesshomaru when he was evading the attack, and he landed right next to Shippo and Kirara, causing the kitsune to let out an ear-shattering scream. He escaped with only a minor wound.