Crimson Regret

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Chapter 5

"Inuyasha!" Kagome shrieked as Naraku lunged at the half-dog demon with his sharp talon-like claws ready to kill. Inuyasha jerked out his Tetsusaiga in the nick of time and managed to ward off the attack and shove Naraku backward, using almost all of his strength, but he began to attack, anyway.

Naraku growled angrily as Inuyasha used the Wind Scar, one of the Tetsusaiga's most powerful assaults, which Naraku was barely able to dodge. The battle went on for about two hours with it being a tie, both showing no signs of backing down and throwing each other their most powerful and strongest attacks.

One of Naraku's blows had gotten through Inuyasha's defenses and hit him in the shoulder. Scarlet blood trickled from the wound, but Inuyasha brushed it off, paying the pain no heed. He needed to defeat him, no matter what.

Naraku laughed evilly, smiling as if he was about to win.

Inuyasha, however, had other plans. He was smirking as he stood in a battle stance with his sword in his left hand.

"What is so amusing about this situation, Inuyasha?" Naraku demanded, his laugh stopping abruptly, Inuyasha's smirk wiping his smile right off of his face. "You are about to lose."

"No, I'm not about to lose. Not by a long shot." Inuyasha replied slyly, "But you just made a very big mistake-" He jabbed his claws into his injury, jerking them out to show that they were covered in his blood "-Blades of Blood!" He shouted, slicing the air downward, the blood forming razor sharp blades that hit Naraku head-on, leaving deep gashes in his body.

Naraku's piercing red eyes flickered with anger and irritation. This half-demon could actually put up a decent fight and protect himself. He then turned his gaze toward Kagome, who was off to the side of the battlefield, watching worriedly. He smiled and lust was in his eyes.

Kagome noticed and remembered all of the creepy looks he had been giving to the demonic side of her while she had been in the castle. Did he want her as his own like he had wanted Kikyo? She took a step back and sighed in relief when he looked back at Inuyasha.

"Before I take your life away, half-breed," Naraku said calmly, "I will take away what is most precious to you as well." He ran toward the girl, who turned and tried to escape from the huge monster. He grabbed her around her waist and pulled her close to him, his claws against her throat.

Inuyasha gasped and took a step forward, not sure of what to do.

Kagome felt her heart practically beating its way out of her body, hammering against her throat where Naraku's talons were located, ready to slice.

"Let her go, Naraku," Inuyasha commanded cautiously as if he said the wrong thing, Kagome would be killed.

Naraku smirked, spun Kagome around, and forcefully stole a kiss from her. As he was kissing her, Kagome felt herself being drawn away from reality, only able to look at it, but not able to move. Her eyes changed to red and her claws and fangs reappeared. She stabbed Naraku in the stomach, causing him to collapse to his knees.

She stepped back and glared at Inuyasha. This was the only thing she would help him do; after all, Naraku did just steal a kiss from her. "Do you want him dead, or what?"

Inuyasha shook himself back into reality and nodded, a little skeptical about being with a full demon that had attempted to take his life. They hovered over Naraku who looked up at them, growling, "You traitor!"

"No," Kagome said, "You just pissed me off."

Inuyasha went to swing his sword down, but Naraku rolled out of the way, barely able to dodge. Kagome lunged at him, going to slice him across the throat, but missed as well. Inuyasha tried cutting with his sword while Kagome settled for punching him. They both missed again, however, and Naraku went to incise his claws into Kagome's back, but Inuyasha blocked with his sword.

Naraku growled in irritation and frustration, but smiled when Kagura tackled Kagome to the ground and they began to fight gruesomely while he stabbed Inuyasha in the shoulder. He cried out in pain and tried to stab Naraku, but the larger demon knocked the sword from his hands and it went sailing through the air and onto the ground about six feet away.

Inuyasha felt panic rise as Naraku sliced him across his back, the air from the breeze that blew past colliding with his open wounds, making them sting.

Naraku then punched him, causing him to slide back away from him and the sword. Inuyasha could not move. He was in too great a pain to lift his arm. He tried, but it fell back down again. He watched as Kagome killed Kagura by stabbing her in the throat, but Naraku came up to the girl from behind and stabbed her in the back. She cried out and fell to her knees.

He felt his blood burning as he watched in pain and hatred. A dark aura swirled around him. His eyes changed to red, violet stripes appeared on the sides of his face, and his fangs grew much larger. Also, his claws grew longer and much, much, sharper. "Don't…you…dare…touch…her!" He yelled simultaneously, leaping up and incising his claws into Naraku's flesh. Blood was shed everywhere as they two demons battled it out.

While Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were staring on in fear and worry from the sidelines, Kagome managed to lift herself up to her feet, blood running down her back. The human inside of her was screeching, Kill Naraku, but please, not Inuyasha! Don't harm him! I'm begging you.

Shut up, human! The demon commanded her angrily, you are distracting me. Keep it up and we'll both die. Inuyasha has this situation under control, believe me. But, when it comes time for me to step in, he will not be able to control me.

No!

Yes. Face it, human. Your time here is up and his time on this earth is coming to a halt. You're going to have to come to terms with his death, knowing that you were an accomplice in killing him. After all, we share a body with one another, do we not?

Please…don't kill him…

The human Kagome could feel herself losing touch with all of reality. And, she knew, that if it continue like it was, she would become a complete demon and her human side would be no more.

And neither would Inuyasha.

Inuyasha laughed and dug his claws into Naraku once again. "No more games," He said in his deep demonic tone, "I'm tired of playing around."

Naraku was stunned. He could not believe that Inuyasha had been playing the whole time. He, however, had been fighting to his fullest.

Inuyasha jumped at Naraku, claws ready to attack. He had no time to react as Inuyasha's claws ripped into his chest, through his heart. Blood filled his throat as he fell to the ground, the world suddenly going black.

Naraku was dead. At long last, the demon everyone had been seeking to destroy out of revenge was gone.

But, two untidy tasks remained…

Kagome glared at the demon in front of her with her red eyes. Inuyasha did not glare, only smirked. The human Kagome wanted to run into his arms and hold him. The demon, however, was itching to rip his throat out and toss his corpse to wolves in tiny pieces.

Please don't do this! The human shouted, trying to stay in contact with reality so she would not leave and be able to stay and perhaps stop her demonic side.

The demon smiled, I will do this. And I will make sure that he suffers before I kill him.

Inuyasha and Kagome stared at each other, their eyes radiating with the same eerie red hue. They were locked in a stare-off, neither one wanting to back down. Silence was in the air, the tension almost choking as they stood there. Inuyasha broke the silence, however, when he yelled:

"Face me now, Kagome!"

There you guys go! I hope you enjoyed chapter five. The next chapter is the last; so, enjoy this story while you can! Please review.