ok On with ch 24
" What will you do Sesshomaru..........why should the great taiyoukai even care for a mortal woman.........you know she is not what she was don't you....kukuukuuk"
" Enough" within seconds Sesshomaru was directly infront of Naraku, pushing Kagome out of his grasp. " You will face me now you worthless halfbreed......no more tricks" He knocked Toukijin from his hand and sliced Naraku in half.
" Kukuku......you think that will stop me.........I can not die Sesshomaru.......kukuuku" slimy purple tentacles reached out from there respective halves pulling him back together.
" Not this time" Sesshomaru picked up Toukijin and began hacking at the tentacles in an attempt to keep them from reuniting the repulsive half breed.
He moved further and further in to the mass of moving tentacles. They moved closer and closer together no matter how many he chopped off. Slowly they began to surround him wrapping around his legs until he couldn't move and working their way up his body as they connected together from either side. " same tricks.....you are pathetic" a blue light began to engulf Sesshomaru his jakai flaring, disintegrating any of the moving flesh that touch him.
Naraku's eyes widened this wasn't going to work.......then a sinster plan formed.....Kagome.
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" It's you" Inuyasha blinked a few times at the new arrival to the group. - hi ya- Ame smiled and waved at the group.
" What are you doing here?" Inuyasha picked up his sword sheathing it in his belt. " I wanted to repay you for what you did for my father"
The rest of the group looked on in wonder at the beauty that just came out of thin air to help them. Miroku over came his shock, straightened his robe and made his way over to the girl. He took her hand in his getting down on one knee, " would you haa...."
" Save it monk" Sango stood behind him returning her gaint boomerang to her shoulder her eye twitching slightly. " Hi sorry about him....my name is Sango....thank you for helping us"
Ame looked from the now unconscious monk to the taijiya now standing over him. "What was he going to say....?" " you don't want to know"
" Sorry for startling all of you......my name is Ame.....sorry I didn't tell you that earlier Inuyasha" Miroku now pushing himself up looked over at Inuyasha and back to Ame..." you know her Inuyasha?"
Pink crept up through his cheeks...." No not really......she helped me before with Tenishi.....besides we have to worry about Kagome right now"
" Kagome?......." Ame looked to and from each face. When she returned to Inuyasha her face fell a little. He seemed so worried about her, was she, this Kagome, his mate.
" She is a dear friend of ours and Naraku has her prisoner we have to save her. " Sango spoke up for the group seen as how the two men seemed to be at a loss for words.
" Oh,......well I can help........that little trick you saw me just do with your 'little friend' there was a tellaport spell......I could help you all get inside without Naraku finding out" She winked at the group shaking her finger at Inuyasha.
" So it was you.....that is how we all returned to the village" Miroku nodded a few times, as it all became clear.
" yes....but you can thank your friend shippou for that.......he was practically broad casting to me the where abouts of the village.......that is all the little guy was thinking of"
" So do you think you can get us into the castle" " Sure thing......and I would like to help in any other way I can" She lowered her head before she finished, " after everything my father has done to all of you"
Inuyasha stepped infront of her placing his hand on her shoulder, " NO...Just get us inside.......there is no reason for you to get hurt...this isn't your business" She looked up into intense amber eyes, lowering her azure ones almost immedately, but she couldn't hide the blush now taking over her cheeks. " But I could be of some use.........I could get in there and tellaport your friend out of there....before anyone would notice"
" feh.....do what you want.....but you best hold your own in there" He turned from her to stare back into the barrer. Her face lit up and she made a motion with her arms for everyone to gather together, " Ok here we go" In seconds they were all engulfed in a black light and vanished.
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As Sesshomaru's energy flared he felt two long arms wrap around him, followed by an ear splitting scream. He looked down to find smooth pale gray arms wrapped around him. - Kagome......what are you doing- He watched as his Jakai began to dissolve her flesh. He quickly retracted it bringing it all back to slumber inside him.
" kukukuku........she is my slave now Sesshomaru.........."
Sesshomaru watched as the purple mass slowly crept up around them. He narrowed his eyes at Naraku, but with Kagome attached to him he could not escape.
" BLADES OF BLOOD"
Sesshomaru looked up to find his little brother tossing blades of red crimson, slicing through half of the tentacles.
" Hiraikutsu!" Sango gaint boomerang going through the other half. As the path around them cleared a blue haired demoness stood beside them her hands on either side of them. In a flash they were outside the mass of purple flesh.
" What are you doing here little brother"
" Saving your ass......seen as how I can't trust you to protect Kagome" Suddenly he felt cold clawed hands around his neck.
" who are you trying to protect Inuyasha.....ha ha ha"
" Kagome?"
" Not quite Inuyasha......or have you forgotten me already"
" Kikkyou.....but...how"
" That was just that disgusting clay body......Kagura was controlling with her wind......I have Kagome's body now.....and to think......you could of had us both" She tightened her grip on his neck slowlly causing moon shape wounds to open.
" Why Kikkyou.....why are you helping him"
" To get my body back........true....Kagome's body was never as good as mine,....but now it is better.....watch" her claws began to glow an icy blue as her purification powers seeped through her finger tips.
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" Where am I.........why is it so dark....." Kagome tried to open her eyes, but even as she did there was nothing to be seen.
" Kagome.....Kagome.......Please wake up.....your friends are in danger"
" who ....who are you?" she tried to look about her, but it did her no good, she was surrounded by darkness.
" Kagome....your soul is trapped in the shikkon no tama......you must escape" " the shikkon no tama?" " Please Kagome.......your friends need your help........you will lose everything if you don't wake up"
" GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" Kikkyou screamed and released Inuyasha as she threw her hands up to her head. " I will not let you have her" She strained open an eye to find the blue haired demoness from before lost in a deep trace.
" So it is you is it" She reached down picking up a bow and arrow from a discarded pile of weapons left behind from the former owner of the castle.
She continued to struggle with the voice so deseperately trying to reach Kagome hidden deep within her. She loosened and arrow at the girl, but before it could reach her something red jumped infront of blue haired demoness taking the full blow of the purification arrow.
" NOOOOOOO...." Kagome dropped the bow to the ground falling to her knees..." what have I done......why Kikkyou .........I will not let this go on"
Kagome pushed herself from the ground and over to Naraku. In the mist of all the battle Naraku failed to see what had just transpired.
She placed her hand on Sesshomaru's back while he was blocking blows from Naraku, a soft blue light emanated from her hand sending him to the ground. - I am sorry.....my love.....I had to- She walked up to Naraku with cold eyes, " so you are ready to join me now.." he chuckled as she took the medallions from this hands and placed it over her neck, Naraku did the same.
White mixed with black between the two bodies. Sango and Miroku wanted to run to her and pull her as far away from him as possible.
Ame opened her eyes to the carnage, - No....she knows what she is doing.....trust her- After sending the humans her message she looked down in front of her, - no Inuyasha....you didn't- She crawled over to his still form. As if afraid to touch him that he might burn her she carefully lowered her hand to his soft ears.
- Can you hear me Inuyasha......please tell me you can hear me.....- She began to stoke his soft gray ears tears rolling down her cheeks.
- why did you do that.....now I owe you even more........- she sniffled softly and lowered her head to his. In his ear she whispered, " please don't leave me......there is still so much I want to learn about you"
Kagome collapsed to the ground her flesh darkening. " What have you done !" Miroku clenched his jaw and steaded his hand. - damn insects- thousands of Naraku's poisons insects swormed the grounds.
" Miroku don't" Sango reached up wrapping her arms around his, keeping his cursed hand down and covered.
" kukukuk......it is a shame really.....she could have lived with me..........I guess I was just too much for her" Naraku now completely together turned to stare down at the girl now laying on the ground. He reached down to remove the jewel from her chest.
" I don't think so" she grabbed his hand before it could make contact. " What!" Her skin began to pale and her hair began to darken, " it just took me a while......to purify your soul!" she shoved her other hand at his chest sending his purified soul, kikkyou's and her own straight through him. " I hope it burns....because you have caused too much pain for my friends" She released his wrist and placed the other hand on his chest as well, driving the pure soul through him.
His flesh began to disintegrate at her finger tips, " this is for all th pain you have caused" With a final blast all that was left of Naraku was the broken and burnt Onigumo. He fell to the ground aging to an ancient old man before disintegrating into dust the only thing left was the gold medallion. She watched the barrer shatter and the wind take his ashes to the mountain. She collapsed there in the open ground next to Sesshomaru.