LinNoTai Vs. Sesshomaru

Part 3

By: Phoenix Ambrose

Well, this is Part 3. Part 4 is still being worked out in my head, but you'll never see it. Why? Because you're being mean and not giving me any reviews! Am I asking so much? Just let me know if I'm doing a good job at this. I NEED to know if this story can be better. GIVE ME REVIEWS!!! Please?

The things you can look forward to:

-The action is becoming more intense

-The story is becoming deeper and more detailed

-The romance, though shorter, is growing stronger as far as bonding

-My writing style is changing somewhat. Next part will have far more detail to explain things. Also, the whole next chapter will consist of one kick-a battle sequence, so HELP ME OUT! Review me, and give me some pointers (especially you fanfiction veteran writers and readers).

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"Hey, you got anything to eat in here?" The attitude that started a fight with that Kagura chick only put a look of confusion on the demon. As Naraku was about to answer, a fist landed on his open mouth and forced Naraku's budding fangs down his own throat. Blood dripping from his fist, Lin could do nothing but laugh. Pondering the situation, a wide smile spread across his face. His darkening skin only helped enhance the look of evil on his three sets of fangs.

Naraku seemed to notice that the fight wasn't going to be a pushover like the ones before. It donned on him that he might get a little bloody that time around. The laugh from the creature became a force more powerful than the breeze of poison around them. "How are you getting under my skin? No one can do that, but you do it with no difficulty and with even less hesitation. Tell me how!" The normally cool head of Naraku seemed to crack and erupt obscenities that should never be placed on a historical rendering. After the recuperation of his senses, he looked toward his young, pale helper. With a nod, she almost seemed to fly at Lin. Attacking with a dagger made of glass, her speed was exceptional and kept Lin on his toes. The thick fog that began to fill the room wasn't helping, either. Surprisingly, the stagnant poison held no odor and made it easier to pinpoint the ankle-biter's position. One quick slash and her blade of glass was broken into shatters. Realizing the resourcefulness of Naraku, a thought occurred.

To the eyes of Naraku, the demon that was clad in black just disappeared. Wondering if the fight even took place, he looked to his side for the young demon girl under his power. She, in turn, was looking directly behind him as her breathing began to waver. Her normally placid face held fear unknown to Naraku, but it was becoming painfully apparent that he was in a fight that would - at least - be a challenge to him.

S-----S

After night fell on the group, the feelings of tension and friction began to wane and a sense of peace settled. That peace was only broken twice – once, by Inuyasha reaching the outside of his new hole and explaining in vivid detail how he would get Kagome back for his pain and suffering. Though her voice was nearly gone, she was still able to make his hole about thirty feet deeper with but a single command. The other was from Kagura flying above the trees as fast as possible, cursing Lin and sounding like if she was taking some of the words Inuyasha used. That was around dusk and passed a short while ago. Sesshomaru had just enough of his demon blood flowing through him to be able to stand, but not much else. When he did stand, it was only for a short while. It was usually just to brush the dust off his clothes and take the twigs out of his hair.

Rin was more than happy to help, feeling it was a privilege to help her savior. Sesshomaru's face couldn't hold back his lack of energy and his pain from Rin, no matter how hard he tried. Rin believed that he was still hurting from the lack of blood or from the bite marks that were finally healing, but that wasn't the case at all. The pain subsided several minutes ago, and the bite mark wasn't forcing itself to be noticed. He was hurt because of the words Rin spoke to Kagome. He was awake, even though he didn't really hold the strength at the time to open his eyes. It cut him to the bone, how she made herself seem like if she was nothing to him. Even though Jaken meant well, his words were not said how he meant them to be said. At least he admitted his caring for his human companion.

Rin's tiny, swift fingers worked on Sesshomaru's body as delicately as the clothing that covered his skin. With as much care as a mother tending her child, Rin ran her fingers through his tail and freed the debris from its fluffy prison. As Sesshomaru fought to steady his breathing, a wave of ecstasy came over him. The gentle caress of Rin's touch became as intoxicating as his first kill, or his first love. A shock began to grow on every hair that came in contact with her slender fingers. It came free with her release. His breathing became short and sharp as her pace quickened, freeing the leaves as well as his passion. His eyes rolled to the back of his head as his body began to yearn for the one thing he wanted more than most anything else. His legs felt like water, his arms were numb, and even his head felt light and disconnected. Before he could reach the crescendo of his enjoyment, Rin was done. His tail was clean and as white as ever. His garments were clean – at least, the front of them were. The back was still covered in dirt, since he was lying in dirt during his little episode of physical joy.

Inuyasha had popped his head out of his little hole at about the time of Sesshomaru's tail-touching fun. The medication that Kaede made finally started to work, so his lips stayed sealed about what he witnessed. All he could do was shudder from the sight of his big brother being pleased in front of his very eyes. Sitting by Kagome, Inuyasha said the two words that she never expected to hear.

"I'm sorry." As her face froze in shock, Inuyasha curled up into a little ball at her side. Their friends exploded into a conversation over the dog-demon's words, seeing as he would usually find the words to be an insult to his pride. His answer to their loud chatter was curt and almost too sweet.

"Look, I have no problem with apologizing when I feel it's deserved. My words to Kagome were just flat out mean. I can barely believe that I thought of her like I did. She's so nice to me, and I hurt her feelings. All she ever does is help us out on this quest for the jewel shards. She has a family in the future, but she's always so willing to help us out. Her life is at risk at all times and, even though she can hold her own, she constantly finds herself in situations that she can't handle. She still stays, though, and all I do is scream at her for it. I feel like such a fool afterwards. Even though I do, I never apologize. If you want me to say it the old fashioned way, I'll say this – It's because I'm sleepy and don't want to be thrown into the ground again." Inuyasha laughed calmly, his eyes still gazing up to Kagome's. Sango and Miroku were both dumbfounded by the almost poetic opening of Inuyasha's feelings. Shippo could only sit by Kilala, his pride swelling his chest to the point where it was hard for his small arms to cross it. Feeling his job was done, Shippo stood and walked toward Sesshomaru and Rin.

Sesshomaru had felt his face blush before Rin could see it. He tried to cover his face, but his weakened hands were softly put aside by her tender touch. The embarrassment he felt was quickly mistaken for a fever as Rin grabbed a bucket and sprinted to the river. Calling Jaken to him, Sesshomaru told his green servant what had transpired. Jaken focused on every word as if it might be Sesshomaru's last and finally gained the courage to ask a question.

"If I am not mistaken, Rin is old enough to marry. She seems fairly interested in you, and is a terrific person – for a human. I know it's unbearably against your beliefs, but maybe you should try to realize her care for you, master. She treats you like the king you are, but would you rather treat her like a queen? Maybe even your own queen?" Jaken had been careful to not look in the direction of Sesshomaru as the words jumped free from his lips. Knowing that he might have overstepped his bounds, he slowly averted his gaze from the blade of grass he had focused on and directed his focus on his master's eyes.

They were never as peaceful as they were at that moment. Even the dead never held such a peace in their eyes, and the fire that was inside him shone through as he began to stand. His greatest efforts were needed to get himself into a kneeling stance, but he then had to stop and catch his breath. Lending his staff, Jaken was the victim to one of the oddest sights he ever saw – Sesshomaru's smile. It held no malice or hidden meaning, it seemed to be a smile of complete and utter understanding. Standing dumbfounded by what had become ingrained to his memory, Jaken could only stand by while Sesshomaru ran through the forest after Rin.

Even though he was a demon of incredible speed and power, his lack of blood slowed him down considerably. Realizing how slow his feet were, he considered himself only the pathetic speed of Inuyasha. Still, making it to the river took mere seconds. What he saw at that moment was a sight that almost made him turn around and run back out of confusion.

The bucket of water was still on the side of the river, along with the majority of Rin's clothes. Looking into the river, he could see nothing. Even with the starlight and the moon nearing full, his eyes couldn't see anything around that looked like Rin or her footprints. Focusing his sense of smell, he noticed her scent went into the water and did not show up again. With no hesitation, he jumped into the water.

The water was actually warmer than the night sky and the lush river bottom seemed to enjoy the moonlight. Sesshomaru didn't care, still looking for anything that might lead Rin's rescue. Hearing a splash from near Rin's discarded clothes, he swam up to the water's surface and peered at the figure that made itself quite at home around Rin's clothing. It took a few seconds for the water to get out of Sesshomaru's eyes, but he wasn't planning on letting Rin's kidnapper get away. Before the water was out of his eyes, however, the figure disappeared into the river.

Wondering what could have been touched in such little time, he went back to the clothes. They seemed to have swelled in the short time that he spent swimming. Checking through them, he realized that there were herbs and remedies from the deepest part of the river. Not wanting to waste time, he jumped back in.

Swimming a little upstream was easy, seeing as he wasn't a dog-paddler. As he began to dive to the bottom, his lack of blood finally began to overpower his sense of rescue. His arms started to grow heavy. His legs were getting numb. He began to find it hard to focus on swimming. As his mind began to haze out of consciousness, the figure swam toward him and grabbed his motionless body.

Awakening from his haze, he realized that he was coughing up water. The two figures that were over him looked rather similar, yet he felt he only knew one. The unknown character began to talk. It almost sounded as if the thing was trying to talk in water, but it was kneeling by his side.

"I believe he is coming around. I must tend to the rest of my garden. I believe he must be the one you need these for, and I hope you give him some if he's not. He has little blood in him and my crops are made for demons that are at a loss of bodily fluids. They'll fix him right up. Well, better go before I suffocate." And with that, the creature dived into the river without a splash.

Though it took a few seconds for the words to form, Sesshomaru finally asked the question that was bothering him. "Who was that?" His words held no jealousy, only curiosity.

"Her name was Tarikatu. She said it was okay, though, if I called her Fishy. She said she's a fish-demon, like you are a dog-demon. She has this huge garden under the river, and her whole family works a section of it and frees their herbs when they're ready. They feed the animals here and help out other demons when they believe it's needed. She said they don't need anything from the outside world, since women and men come to this river to die and fall in love with her people. She said some other stuff, but I was too busy getting some of her herbs for you to listen. Good thing she didn't mind." Her laughter brought a smile to Sesshomaru's face and then a laugh of his own. Even as he lay there, he could still feel his body fill with the demon blood that sustained him until the night before. Finally sitting up, he looked deeply into Rin's eyes and tried to wish the rest of the world away. Finding that it didn't work as well as he had hoped, he found himself saying the things he feared to say.

"Rin, I have a confession to make. Before I met you, I was going to kill all the humans in this world. Then, I was going to kill all the half-demons. That includes my own brother. I hated them all, and I don't even know why to this day. When you saw me in that clearing the first time, you were the only human who didn't fear me. You even tried to give me food, though I only resisted your attempts. When my strength was back to that which it should have been, I tried to leave you out of my life. I stubbornly believed that you didn't know the creature you dared to help. When you were screaming, I ran as fast as I could with Jaken in my arm. To this day, I have no explanation as to why the old me would do such a thing. I saved your life and believed some foolish debt was paid. I am very grateful that I was wrong. I still have a lot more to do." The sound of the water's surface being broken caught his attention as the fish-demon stood near them.

"Excuse me, but your voice is breaking through the water and disturbing the plants. I don't wish to be rude, but can you two talk somewhere else?" Giving their pardons and thanks, the two began to walk back to their camp as Fishy sank to the river's bottom yet again.

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Most of the room was destroyed. The roof had already fallen in so many times that LinNoTai began to wonder if the building was a castle or a pagoda. Not liking the debris, he began to make a tactical retreat. His goal was the courtyard he saw during his walk to the worst room in fighting history.

Naraku seemed upset about his enemy. This demon didn't use a weapon when he hit him – he used his bare hand. The creature didn't even have his clothes burned off from the poison, he just laughed at him and kept with his upsetting style. He never stayed in one place long and, when he was put in a corner, he attacked with more force than Inuyasha or any other demon ever did. It was still a sport to the dark-skinned one, seeing as he got free of his grip every time he put himself within reach. His jade-green eyes showed a cold, dead light within them that only helped chill Naraku to the bone. Seeing as Kanna had fallen a while back, it was just Naraku and Lin fighting for about an hour. Naraku was scratched and bleeding down the sides of his face, along with every part of flesh that could be seen through the rips in his clothes. His breathing was heavy, the smell of his own blood getting thick in the air. Lin began to notice the scent of Naraku completely enveloped in blood and stopped. Naraku took his shot and hit Lin with a full-blast strike in the back.

The area that surrounded LinNoTai was completely engulfed by the poison smoke. Naraku's breathing relaxed, as he saw no sign of his mysterious assailant.

"Well, you sure were a nuisance. It's almost sad that you fell so easily. Too bad I didn't leave enough to feed on – you would have been a great addition to my body. All of that untapped potential." Turning around, Naraku couldn't help but crack a smile. If he was able to fell an enemy of such strength, he could rip Inuyasha and his friends apart without any stress. He had seriously underestimated himself. He was a terrific warrior.

"What untapped potential?" Came from behind the walking half-demon of poison. Slowly turning around, Naraku noticed that the poison was still holding the shape of the beast he believed to have just destroyed. The fog slowly became the exact outline of the supposedly fallen fighter. Out of what remained, a figure of pure power erupted free and drove Naraku to the ground. The jade-green eyes that were ever-present before had become the same shade of dark purple as the poison inside him. Slowly, though, they were turning black before Naraku's very eyes. All of the strength that Naraku had from the demons inside him gave him no power over the strength grinding him into the ground. Lin could do nothing more than smile at his shivering catch. The fangs that were once pearly white had turned into six daggers the color of onyx. Naraku tore at the monster that held even more evil than he himself with no luck. His arms were grabbed and thrown through the ground so hard he couldn't pull them free. His rage grew, but with his arms stuck in the bricks under his castle, he could only shout obscenities at the creature that was still over him.

Lin got up and walked away from Naraku. Naraku couldn't understand the reason, but decided to try to free himself from his imminent demise. Watching the thing leave, he came to a realization – Lin was going after Kanna. Not knowing what to do, Naraku fell helplessly to the floor. With all his strength, he called the one person he didn't really want to ever call.

S-----S

The walk back to the camp was slow and awkward. Neither of the two could think of what to say, but they didn't seem to want a change to their walk's condition. Except for a familiar voice calling out for Kagura, the walk seemed to help relax their nerves. Sesshomaru chewed the herbs slowly, feeling as if it was turning directly into blood. Feeling his health return, his spirits raised and a smile crept onto his face. Rin saw this, and was pleased. Sesshomaru, rather out of character, began the conversation.

"Rin, can you tell me about your past?" Rather fair question, seeing as she knew most of his life.

"Um, I guess I can. My mommy and daddy were killed in front of me when I was little. I lived on the streets or in other people's houses as their servants. They would usually do bad stuff to me. A lot of it hurt so much that I wanted to cry. Some even beat me. One beat me every day until a friend of his beat him at game of shogi and he gave me to him as part of their bet. He was nicer, but I never saw him much. He was a warlord and died from another one while protecting his land. I had to travel the land to find a place to eat and sleep after that. That's how I got in that town I found you around. I guess that's it." Her smile didn't crack during her whole recollection of her painful past. Her strength was reassuring to Sesshomaru, seeing as she was so strong that memories like those didn't seem to bother her. Most of the walk back was in silence and smiles.

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Lifting the frail demon to eye height, he took a hard sniff and seemed pleased. Naraku couldn't understand the smile of satisfaction that crept across Lin's face, but he knew it wouldn't matter. Something bad was about to happen.

Holding the white-clad body close, Lin's smile grew. His teeth were showing, seemingly too long to ever bite anything. His gaze on Naraku didn't break until his jaw came free and his teeth were in Kanna's neck. Pulling with all of his might, Naraku still couldn't pull free. Naraku fell to the ground. His eyes were full of tears, seeing one of his children about to be taken from him. He knew his death was not far away, and he never gained the power he wanted. Even as his eyes closed, he found himself calling for Kagura. Before he fell into unconsciousness, he felt warm fingers on his lips and fell silent.

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The Inuyasha group seemed like if they were getting ready to go somewhere. Sesshomaru found it surprising, seeing as they didn't even know if he was okay yet. Kagome seemed angry about something, but she didn't let it bother her much. Inuyasha was holding her back, while Sango continued to administer an unhealthy dose of attacks against Miroku. Shippo was even doing his part, biting Miroku in the ankles and calling him a "hentai". Jaken quietly walked over to Sesshomaru's side and brought him up to speed on everything that happened. Short version – after Sesshomaru left, everyone in the Inuyasha group fell asleep except for Miroku. He was on watch. Hearing a sound that never existed, he tripped on a rock that he imagined and conveniently landed on top of Kagome. When she awoke, his only words were, "Since you've obviously changed your mind, would you like to have my child?" (The fact that he's still breathing surprises me. He should truly be dead. He was beat past an inch of his life and he still apologizes. Astounding.) As Sesshomaru listens with something between tolerance and boredom, Rin laughs her little head off at the carnage across the clearing.

Hearing the laughter, the Inuyasha team stops their beating and starts to laugh also. Rubbing his head, Miroku places his other hand out for support and finds a very firm but soft support on Sango. Feeling her behind being violated, Sango unleashes another volley of attacks that made "sit" look like it was asked. Sesshomaru could only ask if they heard a loud scream and a gust of wind going by. Seeing an opening to be the good guy again, Miroku commented that he heard a loud noise and rushed after it when the same wind threw him on top of Kagome. He was kindly reminded that he said he tripped over a rock by the foot of Sango.

"And these five have found nearly all the jewel shards? I guess it makes sense, seeing as they all hate each other so much the evil shards pull toward them and the pure ones are brought toward Kagome and Inuyasha's love. Whatever might be the case, I believe that LinNoTai is fighting Naraku as we speak. If we move as fast as we can, we might be able to kill the winner and be rid of them both. I hope you're with me, Inuyasha." His words, though still full of the poison they always held, also had a pleading quality that was hard to ignore.

"You got it, Sesshomaru. As bad as our hatred is for each other, there's no way I'm letting it get in the way of wiping out two of the greatest evils in all of Japan. I guess you're back up to full strength. I don't know what you used to get your strength back so easily, but I hope you kept it. You'll need more after this fight." Inuyasha said as he checked his sword.

"And, why is that? Do you think there's a chance that I'll lose to him again? Or, do you want to have some in case you begin to lose?"

"I think we'll both last through a fight against either of those monsters. I don't care about them." Turning toward his big brother, he said, "After I'm done with them, I'll put this sword through your gut and not your arm."

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"Hey, it's fly-by again. You're not worth my time, so why don't you go home?" Letting the white demon fall to the floor before he could even get a good taste was kind of required this time, seeing as he needed his full attention for the vengeful demon. The words burned Kagura as badly as any fire could. All she could say in response was:

"I am home." With those words, she lunged toward the black-eyed abomination and threw everything she had at him. It was not enough, seeing as he evaded everything she could muster.

Infuriated, she called upon the wind to tear through him like a sword. Grabbing the wind blade, Lin spun it back at the demon as her shocked face was cut through from her jaw to her chin. From her right foot to her neck, she had a cut that stopped only deep enough to scar. Lin didn't really care, since she wouldn't have the time to heal.

Running at the wind demon, Lin kicked her squarely in the gut and popped up, elbowing her during his spin. On his landing, he knife-hand chopped Kagura on the open side of her neck and watched as her body fell heavily on her deeply cut side. Lin laughed at how weak she was and noticed his hand was bleeding. Must have been when the wind blade was grabbed and given back, he finally decided. Even though he wanted to keep fighting, he noticed something was wrong with his blood. It smelled . . . human.

"Naraku, are you a human? Your blood sure reeks of human, and it's sickening. Sesshomaru believed you to be a full demon of unimaginable power and resources, yet you force your stench upon me. You deserve the death I'll give you after I'm done with your full demon children." Turning back toward Kagura, He slowly studied both her and Kanna. Neither moved, yet he knew they had the strength to. He could smell it. So, why didn't they?

Kagura and Kanna were planning a trap. Once Lin was in reach, Kagura tried to sweep Lin off his feet while Kanna drew her broken glass knife and attempted to shred him to bits. The plan was fine in theory, but it didn't go to well. His feet were firmly planted when the trip was free and only hurt her foot. Kanna was caught in mid air and subjected to a very brutal beating. Her spanking ended with her being used as the belt on her sister. After a few seconds of merciless pounding, Lin released Kanna's limp body and lifted Kagura. With a new belt in hand, he beat on Naraku until his arms were tired. Kagura was completely limp and Naraku was dazed from the pain. Looking around, LinNoTai believed he finally could have fun.

S-----S

Sesshomaru, now full of vitality, had Rin and Jaken on his shoulders. Inuyasha was carrying Kagome, while Kilala carried Miroku, a very paranoid Sango, and Shippo. Myoga was on Kagome, but he was too focused to even partake of the healthy young woman's tasty blood. They neared the castle of Naraku as it loomed on the horizon.

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For a short while, Naraku didn't see anything around him. He felt so calm. The pain that was all over him left. His scar was missing, so he was no longer damned. Looking through the darkness, he saw a figure walking toward him. Afraid that it was the beast that had hurt him so badly, he readied himself for a long battle. After a few seconds, he came to a realization. Whatever was coming wore a kimono. The monster that he fought was wearing ninja gear and was shorter than this . . . thing. As his eyes became accustomed to the light, he finally realized that Kikyo was walking toward him.

His heart skipped a beat. Kikyo held her hand out to help him up. For some reason, he found it hard to move until he did so. Looking back, Naraku noticed that his human body was lying on the floor right where he was defeated. Looking at his hands, he realized that he looked like he did before all of the horrible things that happened took place. He began to wonder what happened in the first place. Not understanding the reasons for his situation, he fell into the gaze of Kikyo's eyes. Her smile relaxed him to no end. When he reached for her face, she seemed to be scared into hysteria. Wondering what was wrong, he grabbed her face to steady her. Her face fell apart like the clay mold that she was. Horrified, his whole world seemed to fall. Everything went dark again as he was surrounded by laughter. It sounded like the blood drinker. His whole world was falling apart, and now he was forced to suffer this. Naraku began to will himself back to the world of the living and opened his eyes.

The sight was horrendous. Lin had both of Naraku's daughters in his arms and was contemplating which to drink first. Trying desperately to get free, Naraku ripped his right shoulder out of its socket and pulled it free. Lin couldn't be more bored of Naraku if he tried. Kicking him hard on his left side shattered Naraku's left arm and all his hopes of freeing himself. The pain was intense, but Naraku willed himself back to focus. He pulled his left arm out of its early grave and reconnected his right shoulder. Lin, not caring in the least, began to feed off of Kagura.

"If I must kill Kagura and Kanna to preserve their souls, then I would rather do that than let their strengths be a part of you. My poison can melt them away. I'm just sorry that I have to do this." With those words, a tornado of poison smoke grew about five feet from Lin's meal.

Naraku thought he pulled it off. He thought he got the best of Lin and saved the two demon women. There was no way he could stop the poison tornado. Or was there?

A tornado grew only inches from Naraku and continued to strengthen. As Lin drank from Kagura, his power over wind continued to grow. With the last drop, he lifted Naraku from the ground and pulled his poison tornado in. Naraku, being flung through the air and spinning rapidly, felt freed from the tornado just as abruptly as he was pulled in. The tornado had disappeared. Lin seemed too drawn by the power under his control to notice that Naraku was on a collision course with him.

Turning toward Kanna, his teeth nudged their way back in the bite mark that was made earlier. The blood was just as sweet as the time before. Holding her close, he noticed that he changed with the drinking of this one's blood. His hands – no, his whole body – grew lighter in color and seemed to shine like hers. The hairs that were free were starting to shine as if they were holding their own light. His nails were growing a strong white, as if they were borne of light. Even his eyes seemed to have a light inside of them, because he could see himself and everything around him. As a matter of fact, he was able to "see" every living creature on the planet. As he slowly put the young demon down he looked directly at Naraku.

Naraku wasn't fazed by the fact that the beast knew his whereabouts. His attack would finish him before he could do anything. Besides, his main power was his evasion. What could he do if Naraku went through the earth? The plan was foolproof.

Good thing LinNoTai is no fool. Standing at ground zero, he took the full strike. Naraku laughed, as he was about to hit him. His laughter was met by the sound of crushing bones and mangled sinew at contact. Finally, his laughter ended. Lin peeled Naraku off his body before he could get too upset. Looking at the lethargic body without a single supporting bone to hold him upright, Lin began to wonder if he should allow the creature to die. Seeing the shining figure in front of him, Naraku started to wonder if he was dead. All he was able to say was:

"If you are an angel, please take me to Kikyo's side. Even if I don't deserve it, I'll spend all of eternity trying to." With those words, his body fell limp (like if 'no bones' wasn't limp enough) and his eyes shut. Lin almost felt sad for the fighter he defeated. Deciding to go against his own promise, Lin opened his mouth and fed on Naraku's last thoughts.

What he saw was how Naraku was made. His only reason for power was to have Kikyo, who seemed to be Sesshomaru's brother's ex-girlfriend or something. She nursed this Onigumo guy back to health after he was tattooed with a spider mark. That was the symbol of the condemned in his time. After his recuperation, he believed that the burns on his body meant that Kikyo would never like him. Well, that's what he thought. He called upon somewhere like a hundred or so demons to devour him so he could use their power as his own. With the power of the demons, he looked like his old self again, but the villagers found out that he was in the cave and torched the whole thing while he was inside. He died that day, only to be reborn as Naraku. His thirst for power was always for Kikyo's hand. He believed that she wanted power.

LinNoTai put Naraku's body on his throne and turned around.

LS-----SL

"Okay, let's get this over with. Anybody who wants the chance to fight me, I will meet you in the courtyard. If you don't plan on fighting, go upstairs and watch. That would be you two, Shippo and Myoga. I advise you to follow, Rin." The fact that he knew Shippo's name quickly took over his anger at being considered a non-fighter. Myoga just bounced up the stairs gingerly and promised to root for the good guys. Shippo took Lin's advice and went upstairs behind the little flea-demon as Rin hesitantly took Lin's advice.

Outside was the same as always. The breeze felt nice, seeing as Lin didn't cause it. Sesshomaru noticed before anyone the changes in the blood-drinker – his eyes were a brighter green than he remembered, as the whites in his eyes seemed to have a purple fog dancing inside them. His skin, though lighter, also had a brighter shine than before. His hair still had the same color of his, but Lin's hair was shinier by far. His muscles seemed to have grown under his clothing and it was as if his ninja gear was plotting to explode at the first chance. His hands were immaculately clean, and his nails were as white as Kanna's cold skin. The horrible realization of it all finally came to light - - they had to kill this monster before anything else could happen. But first, Sesshomaru had to ask Lin a question.

"LinNoTai, did you fight me with all you had?" The only question that could come to mind just threw itself out.

"Honestly? I put everything I had to the fight between us. I had to sacrifice some of my own blood to get to the speed you saw me reach. Why?"

"Why? Because I now know that I have not reached my full potential. This fight will end as it began – LinNoTai versus Sesshomaru."

Now THAT'S an ending to this part. And yes, that is the end of this piece. What do you think? Oh, yeah – remember to read them all in order. Have fun. Give me more ideas for a huge battle scene. The good guys can't just sit back while Sesshomaru gets slaughtered. I'm evil. Phoenix Ambrose. LinNoTai Vs. Sesshomaru, Part 3.