Chapter 5: Where Lives Are Risked
In Titans Tower in the middle of the night,
Inuyasha woke up quietly, and he sniffed quietly and then thought to himself "Kikyo…" and then he quietly escaped from Titans Tower
Meanwhile Kikyo was on top of a abandoned building,
Kikyo stood on top of a building, "I must make sure all the shards are placed within Naraku's grasp…this will be the old way to kill him…" she thought to herself
"Kikyo!" said Inuyasha as he jumped on top of the building "what…? How did you…?"
"I'm here to stop Naraku just like you and I got here because your brother used his sword to hold Naraku's vortex open so he and I could get in…" Kikyo replied quickly "so let's cut to the chase…I know how to defeat Naraku…"
"How?" he asked
"You have to give Naraku Kagome's jewel shard and that little child's shard as well…" said Kikyo
"That means we have to kill Kohaku!" said Inuyasha "I can't do that, Kohaku's is Sango's little brother…"
"It's the child's choice, Inuyasha…" she added "if he wants to defeat Naraku…he'll do this…"
"I can't I'm sorry…" Inuyasha said "I can't let you do that…besides I'll kill Naraku with Tetsusaiga"
"A sword can not kill Naraku…" Kikyo said "only my plan can…and if you won't listen…then don't waste my time…" the she turned to leave
"Kikyo, you can't even complete the jewel in this time, you're missing Kouga's two shards…" Inuyasha said
"That wasn't my plan…I planned to use the child and Kagome's shard as bait and lure Mouryoumaru and Naraku into one place…and wipe them away with one sweep…" she said as she turned around and kissed his cheek, "goodbye, we'll see each other again…pretty soon" and she was lifted up by her Shinidama Chuu
"Kikyo, I can't let you do that…" Inuyasha said as she began to fly off
"It's the child's choice…" she replied and with that she flew off
"Goodbye Kikyo…" Inuyasha muttered under his breath and with that rushed back to Titans Tower
Meanwhile back at Titans Tower,
Kagome was awake, "I wonder where Inuyasha went…" she thought as she laid in bed looking at the open window, "most likely to Kikyo…" she thought, then she rolled over "that jerk…he still hasn't realized that I can feel Kikyo's presence so maybe next time he'll tell me before he lives…or is he trying to hide something?" Inuyasha then jumped through the window, Kagome pretended to be asleep
"Good she's still sleeping…" thought Inuyasha, as he got back into bed with her and closed his eyes and prepared to go back to sleep
"What'd Kikyo have to say?" Kagome whispered to him
"What…?" he asked "you're awake?"
"Yeah…why didn't you tell me you were going to see Kikyo?" she asked
"I…I…I didn't want to wake you…" he replied
"Yeah…sure…and if you couldn't tell I'm able to sense Kikyo too…" she replied and then rolled over not to face him "if you don't want to tell me what Kikyo said you don't have too…" she said angrily
"I was going to tell you anyway…" he replied "so stop being angry…"
"I'm not…" she replied grumpily "just tell me…"
"Fine…whatever you say…Kikyo has a plan to defeat Naraku…" he started off
"Good…" she replied
"But she wants to use Kohaku and his jewel shard and your shard as bait…so when Mouryoumaru and Naraku come…she wants to kill them both with one swing…" he added
"Bad…" Kagome said and she rolled over "I like your idea better…destroy Naraku's heart with the Tetsusaiga…without using bait…"
"Kikyo said that Tetsusaiga can not kill Naraku…" he added
"Well…Sango just got Kohaku back I don't think she's going to let him do this…there's a chance he'll be killed…again…" Kagome replied
"I know but, I'm not agreeing with this, but Kikyo made a good point…" Inuyasha said "but it's Kohaku's choice to do it or not…he wants to kill Naraku almost as badly as we do…" then Inuyasha looked down on the ground and whispered to Kagome very quietly "shhh…" and then he took out Tetsusaiga's sheath and banged it on the ground and just as he expected something popped up which he immediately grabbed by the tail
"Oww…ouch…oww…my head…" the creature said and then held its head
"Shippo…just as I thought…" Inuyasha said
"Shippo…" Kagome said grabbing him from Inuyasha's grip "what did I tell you about listening to other people's conversations?"
"Not to…but I wasn't…I just…" then Kagome gave him a deep-dark stare "I was listening…I'm sorry…"
Kagome smiled "that's better now get back to bed" and with that Shippo jumped on the floor and headed for the door
"And Shippo…" Inuyasha added, and Shippo turned around to look at him, "don't tell anyone what you heard…" and he made a fist "or else…do you understand?"
"Yes…" and with that Shippo walked out of the room
"So when do you plan to tell Sango this plan…and your opinion?" asked Kagome
"Tomorrow morning, I'm going to tell everyone…" he said "unless blabbermouth tells everyone first…but for now let's get some sleep…" the he kissed her cheek and then he laid back down and she did the same
The next morning,
Inuyasha was the last one to wake up, so Kagome sent Shippo to awake him for breakfast, he quickly dashed threw the hallways until he came upon Inuyasha's and Kagome's room, where he opened the door and walked in and then went to jump on top of Inuyasha, but while he was in mid-air, Inuyasha, who was laying down at the time, grabbed him and then sat up and looked him dead in the eyes, "Did you tell anyone anything about last night twit?" Inuyasha asked
"N…n…no" Shippo responded
"Why did you stutter there?" asked Inuyasha, and he tightened his grip around Shippo, "is it because you did tell someone?"
"No…its because…you're squeezing me too hard…" Shippo replied
"Oh…sorry" Inuyasha said sarcastically and then took Shippo and threw him at the wall, which he hit and then slid down to the floor
"What was that for?" asked Shippo angrily
"For even thinking of telling anyone" Inuyasha replied
"I didn't!" Shippo replied
"Don't lie…" replied Inuyasha as he climbed out of bed "unless you want me to beat you for lying too…" Shippo immediately covered his head and shook it "no" so Inuyasha continued "so what are you doing here anyway?"
"Kagome sent me here to wake you up…" Shippo replied, getting up to his feet
"Okay you can go now…I'll be out soon…" Inuyasha replied and with that Shippo left the room and Inuyasha sat on the bed, and laid back down "I'll go out when I feel like it…"
A few minutes later, Kagome screamed "Inuyasha!" and with that Inuyasha woke up
"What do you want! I'm sleeping!" he screamed back
"Get out here, everyone is waiting for you to eat!" she screamed back
"What if I don't?" he asked
There was no reply, Kagome was silent, so Inuyasha tried to go back to sleep until, "Inuyasha…" and Inuyasha quickly rose to his feet, to answer back "what?" but he never got the chance, "Osuwari!" she screamed and Inuyasha felt to the ground
"Uh…I'm coming…" he replied, and then got up and left the room, when he entered the room he wasn't greeted by anyone everyone just stared at him
"So…?" asked Cyborg
"So?" Inuyasha said "so, I wake up and walk in and I don't even get a "good morning", just a so?"
"Come on Inuyasha" Sango said "Shippo says you have something to tell us…"
And with that said, Inuyasha looked at Shippo and gave him the death-stare, and Shippo jumped up and hid on top of Starfire's head, "Shippo…" Kagome said, "Get off her head…" he jumped down but was still shaking because he feared Inuyasha
"Well like Shippo said, I do have something I have to tell you all…" he said and then he hesitated and then he continued "Kikyo has a plan to defeat Naraku…"
"Awesome!" replied Robin
"Boo yah!" said Cyborg
"That's great!" replied Sango
"But…" Inuyasha added "her plan involves using Kohaku as bait…" then the room got quiet and all eyes fell on Sango
"I'll do it…" Kohaku said standing up
"But Kohaku…" Sango said "we just got you back and now you're leaving…"
"Sister this is the only plan we have so far…" Kohaku said "we have to stop Naraku before he can hurt anyone else…I'm sorry sister…"
"Sango…" Inuyasha said "before you and Kohaku make your decision, there's a chance Kohaku could die and it is Kohaku's choice, it's his life on the line, not yours…"
"You never said that Inuyasha…" said Sango "but you're right…it's Kohaku's decision to make…so whatever you decide Kohaku…" and she looked up at him
Kohaku then dropped to his knees, "I'm sorry sister but this is the only way I can repent for slaughtering our family and friends…please understand…I love you…but we have to stop Naraku…" he waited for Sango's response, it was hard but she smiled and shook her head "yes" "then I'll do it!" he said
"Okay here's the plan…you can back out anytime Kohaku…" Inuyasha added
"I don't plan too" Kohaku added
"Okay here it is, everyone will be hiding out in this old abandoned factory, except you'll be out in the open all by yourself, and whichever one shows up first you'll have to fight them until the other arrives that way we can surprise them and then actually have a chance to beat them both in one attack…okay guys?" Inuyasha asked
"I'm in…" Kohaku said
"Me too…" Sango added
"We all are!" screamed Robin, "right Titans?" and they all agreed with a "YEAH, lets get rid of this guy!"
"I guess if Sango's in, I'm in" Kagome said
"So am I" replied Miroku
"If Kagome's in, I'm in!" Shippo replied, and Kirara was in with a "meow"
"Then let's go, we got to get ready for tonight!" Inuyasha said, and with that everyone dashed out, without breakfast, to their rooms to prepare, Inuyasha grabbed Kohaku by the shoulder and he said to him privately "spend some time alone with your sister…and if you want out…"
"I'm staying in" Kohaku interrupted "and thanks, I will spend time with Sango…" and with that Kohaku dashed to Sango's room and Inuyasha ran back to his room
Meanwhile in a dark abandoned building,
"We need that shard Mouryoumaru…" the baby said as it was uncovered by Mouryoumaru's flesh
"I understand that…" Mouryoumaru said
"We need to get that shard tonight…" the baby added "we can not waste anymore time, we must make you stronger than Naraku as soon as possible, we must get that shard tonight…"
"Yes…we strike tonight…in the darkness to surprise him and claim his shard for our own…" Mouryoumaru finished and then reabsorbed the baby and walked off into the darkness
Meanwhile underground,
"Kohaku has regained his memories…there's no point to trying to speak to him through his mind anymore…he will not obey me…" Naraku said to himself "but since he is useless now…I will claim his shard tonight…I know Mouryoumaru thinks he will have the shard but he does not know the trick that is hidden up my sleeve…" and with that he tapped Koronomka on the ground twice and a slight earthquake occurred "this new power I have been given my come in handy after all…" and suddenly a burning hand broke through the ground where Koronomka was tapped and Naraku laughed evilly as darkness covered the scene
In the abandoned building, when day had turned to night,
Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Kohaku, Miroku, Kirara, Shippo, Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Bumblebee, Raven, Beast Boy, Speedy, Aqualad, Mas Y Menos had gathered, "we're only going to light the place where Kohaku will stand with a enough light to fight in while we all hide in the darkness waiting for them both, Naraku and Mouryoumaru to arrive, no one makes a move until they both are here does everyone understand?" asked Inuyasha, everyone shook their heads "yes" "Kohaku you still have time to back out"
"I'm not going to, if this will be the spot where I will die again, so be it…" Kohaku said, Sango grabbed onto his shoulder
"Try not to die this time, please Kohaku…" Sango said
"I will try my best, sister…" he replied and then he hugged her "at least I'll go down being known as one of the people who tried to destroy the evil known as Naraku…"
"Okay, places everyone, its show time!" Kagome said and with that Inuyasha and her ducked behind some crates to keep a close eye on Kohaku, then they were quickly joined by Miroku and Shippo, Sango and Kirara hid in a room near by, Cyborg, Bumblebee, Raven and Beast Boy hid on a catwalk high above the floor, Robin and Starfire also hid in a room near by, just not the same room Sango was in and Speedy, Aqualad, Mas Y Menos hid in the basement of the place and when Robin gave the signal, everyone would attack
Kohaku was walking back and forth thinking to himself, "hopefully tonight will be the night to end Naraku's reign of terror, and finally sister and I will not have to worry about anything, but if worse comes to worse, I will sacrifice my life to save everyone…" then he looked at the door which Sango had gone through along with Kirara, "I just hope she'll understand…" then he heard something outside and since everyone else ignored it, he decided to as well
"I can't believe it…" Mouryoumaru, outside peering through a window, said to the baby inside him "he's here all by himself…"
"Believe it…" the baby responded "he must have ran off from his sister…let's go…don't make a big entrance, let's sneak up on him and get rid of him and claim the shard…"
"I understand…" and with that Mouryoumaru transformed into a puddle of gunk and slipped under the doorway and made his way to Kohaku, who looked as though he did not notice it, suddenly Kohaku's chain sickle was in the Mouryoumaru puddle, so he reformed, "so you did hear me Kohaku…" and Mouryoumaru stepped into the light
"Mouryoumaru is the first to arrive…" Sango thought to herself "hopefully Naraku will get here soon…"
"I'm a demon-slayer Mouryoumaru" Kohaku replied "I was trained to use my senses to their full extent, so there was not a chance I didn't hear you…"
"A little cocky aren't we?" Mouryoumaru asked as he started absorbing Kohaku's chained sickle
"I'm also not dumb…" replied Kohaku as he dropped the end of the chained sickle "I had a feeling you would try something like that…" and he pulled out another chained sickle "that's why I brought another…" and he started swinging it around in the air
"Kohaku…I'm not here to test your intelligence, I'm here for the shard…" Mouryoumaru replied "hand it over…" and that's when he absorbed the rest of Kohaku's chained sickle
"You'll have to pry it from my dead cold hands…" Kohaku replied, still swinging around his sickle
"So be it…" Mouryoumaru responded and ten tentacles popped out of his body and headed for Kohaku
Kohaku dove out of the way, "you'll have to try…uh!" right in the middle of his sentence he was hit by a tentacle and thrown into a bunch of crates, he got up but he was in pain
"You were saying?" Mouryoumaru said and then one after another his tentacles went after Kohaku, and Kohaku kept dodging them all, "come on Kohaku kill me"
"I really hope Naraku gets here soon…" Kohaku thought to himself as he kept dodging the tentacles, and then suddenly Mouryoumaru attacked with three tentacles at once, Kohaku was knocked down and he tried to crawl away, and suddenly the end of his chained sickle that Mouryoumaru absorbed before was wrapped around his foot, he was shocked, "my own weapon…used against me…" and he kept trying to crawl away
"What happened Kohaku?" asked Mouryoumaru "where's all those smartass remarks you just were saying a minute ago?" and with that he started to reabsorb the chained sickle, with Kohaku attached to the other end, he was being reeled in like a fish and he tried his hardest to crawl away but Mouryoumaru was just too strong and with the end almost insight Mouryoumaru laughed
"Kohaku…NO!" Sango thought and she made a break for the door but Kirara stopped her, "I can't stand by and let my brother be killed in front of me once again…" she thought to herself, and then suddenly a tentacle broke threw the roof and cut the chained sickle, freeing Kohaku, the tentacle returned to its source
"Naraku!" Sango thought "he's finally here…now just wait for the signal…"
Then Naraku lowered himself into the building, "Robin" Cyborg called on the communicator "we have visual on the target, should we attack?"
That's when Robin gave out the signal, "Everyone attack!" he screamed
Cyborg stood up and pointed his sonic-cannon at Naraku "Boo yah!" he screamed as the sonic cannon hit Naraku's barrier doing nothing, Naraku then looked at him and Cyborg's sonic-cannon energy was preparing to fight back at him "not again!" he said and then the beam did fire but lucky Raven was quick enough to put up a barrier around Cyborg to save him "thanks Rae!"
"No problem, now get him!" Raven replied as she pointed to Mouryoumaru and with that Starfire appeared and launched several starbolts at Naraku, which had no effect
"It was a trap!" Mouryoumaru said, "You must conitue on…" the baby answered, Mouryoumaru reached for Kohaku but a purifying arrow hit his tentacle destroying it, he looked to see Kagome standing from where the arrow was launched, "damn you woman…" Mouryoumaru said, and then Cyborg jumped down behind Mouryoumaru
"Boo yah!" he said as he launched another sonic-cannon blast, this one hit Mouryoumaru, making him deformed, "I feel like I'm going to hurl just looking at you…could you turn back to normal please?" Cyborg asked as he covered his mouth
Sango rushed over to Kohaku and held him "are you okay?" she asked
"I'll…be fine" he replied "I never thought I'd say this…but I'm glad Naraku got here when he did…"
"Me either Kohaku…" and Sango hugged him again
Naraku had thrown Starfire though a wall and then threw Raven on top of her, he had already knocked out Beast Boy and thrown him into Speedy and Aqualad, and now he had captured Mas Y Menos in his tentacles "I'll enjoy killing you two nesciences…" and he started to cover there heads with his flesh
"Let them go Naraku!" screamed Inuyasha
"Inuyasha…" he said and he dropped Mas Y Menos on the ground, and they were knocked out, "you still think you can defeat me?" and he pulled out the Koronomka
"Shut up and fight!" and with that Tetsusaiga crystallized and Inuyasha prepared for his attack, Naraku stood there holding out Koronomka and evilly smiled, "Kongousouha!" and hundreds of diamond spears when at Naraku, they all pierced his barrier, ripping him apart except that the hand Koronomka was in, was still attached to his torso which was still attached to his head, "what the…?"
"That's right Inuyasha" Naraku said "when I hold Koronomka my body not only does not fall apart totally…" and with that flames engulfed Naraku's entire body and his remains and when the smoke cleared, Naraku's body was totally reformed "it also reforms my body faster…" Inuyasha looked stunned
"Damn you Naraku!" Inuyasha said and Naraku smiled evilly and laughed, and suddenly Naraku pinned Inuyasha up against a wall and pushed him threw it and he landed outside the building on the ground, "Ugh…damn him…"
Robin jumped up and threw some explosive disks at Mouryoumaru, he just moved away as the disks hit the wall behind him "damn this guy!" Robin said and suddenly he was thrown threw a pile of crates, Miroku was then thrown aside as well and Mouryoumaru threw Sango at Kirara, stopping them both
"Now I have you…" Mouryoumaru said as a tentacle slowly moved over to Kohaku who was still on the ground, Kohaku was unbelievably frightened but didn't want to show it, and then the tentacle opened up and Naraku's baby was revealed and it grabbed onto Kohaku's back "Finally the shard is ours…" Mouryoumaru said, but quickly a red flash ran by and grabbed Kohaku
"It's okay Kohaku I got you" Inuyasha said and then he stopped and placed him down
"Damn you…" the baby said and it withdrew into Mouryoumaru
Inuyasha unsheathed Tetsusaiga and it crystallized, "at least I know I can take care of you!"
"We'll meet again!" Mouryoumaru screamed and he sprouted his wings and broke threw a wall and flew off
"Damn it…" and then suddenly Naraku came down through the smoke and he used Koronomka to launch a giant fireball at Inuyasha and Kohaku, Inuyasha jumped in the way to protect Kohaku, as punishment for his heroism he was blasted up against a wall
"Kohaku…come to me…" and Naraku's tentacles lifted up Kohaku
"Kohaku, NO!" screamed Sango as she was pinned down with Kirara on top of herself
"Thank you Kohaku…I will not forget you…" and with one of his tentacles he it reached into Kohaku's flesh
"I'm sorry Sango!" Kohaku screamed and with that the tentacle pulled out the shard, his body quickly turned to dust and bones, leaving behind his weapons and armor as well, they dropped to the ground
"Sango…I leave you his remains…" and with that Naraku implanted the shard into his body and flew off
"Damn you…damn you Naraku!" Sango screamed and she started to cry, she pushed Kirara off herself and ran over to Kohaku's remains and began to cry, everyone started waking up and started standing up and gathering behind Sango
Miroku walked over and put his hand on her shoulder, she patted it and then pushed it off, and Kagome then took Miroku to the side, "she needs time…lets go back to the tower…"
"I'll stay with her and Kirara" said Inuyasha, Kagome shook her head "yes" and then everyone else left, "I'll be waiting outside Sango…" and he walked out the door
"Sure…" she replied and continued crying and she banged her fist on the ground "I should have saved you Kohaku…I'm sorry…" and then suddenly a gust of wind came from no where and picked up the dust that was once Kohaku and blew away with it, "Kagura…please take care of Kohaku until I can…" and as the wind blew the dust outside, an image of Kagura behind Kohaku could be seen, "take care…Kohaku…thank you…Kagura…" and then Sango got up and walked outside and Kirara jumped on her shoulder, "I'm ready to go Inuyasha…"
"I'm not…" he replied, "give me a second…" and he walked inside, where he grabbed a tarp from on top of a pile of crates and placed it on the ground "when we return to the feudal era…we'll get you a proper burial…near your family and friends…" and with that he placed all that was left of Kohaku, his armor, his katana, his chained sickle and his bones, on top of the tarp, wrapped it up and tied it shut, "I'm sorry Kohaku…even though you wanted to do this…I shouldn't have let you…" and he stood up and threw the tarp over his back and walked outside "let's go…" and he and Sango got on top of Kirara and flew back to the tower
Meanwhile in the a dark abandoned building,
"We lost the shard…" Mouryoumaru said
"At least we didn't die…" the baby replied
"But now Naraku can reach you…" Mouryoumaru replied
"Unless…" the baby said "we must get the Koronomka from him…then we will have the power…"
"Then we will do it…" replied Mouryoumaru, and then the baby withdrew into Mouryoumaru's flesh and they went into the darkness
Meanwhile underground,
"Master…I have taken the shard from Kohaku…" Naraku said as he bowed "it has given me little power…but at least Mouryoumaru does not have it…"
"You're correct…" replied Satan through his flame "Tomorrow…you will awaken the Koronomka's ultimate power…and with that the merger will begin…"
"Yes master…" Naraku replied
"I'll be in touch…" replied Satan "start preparing for tomorrow, we have a big day…" and the flame disappeared
Naraku stood up and looked at Koronomka "tomorrow I will try this sword's newest power…" and with that he walked into the darkness and laughed evilly
Meanwhile at Titans Tower,
Sango locked herself up in her room and everyone sat outside it waiting for her, Inuyasha put the tarp bag in his room in a closet, "Inuyasha what's that?" asked Kagome
"It's a present for Sango when we get back to the feudal era…" and he closed the door and he looked at everyone waiting for Sango, "leave her alone…give her sometime…" and with that everyone left
"We all better get some sleep" Robin said, and with that everyone quietly went to their rooms to sleep
"I just hope she's better in the morning…" Shippo said
"Me too Shippo, me too" replied Kagome and Miroku shook his head to agree
Meanwhile in Sango's room,
She laid in bed, holding Kirara, "I'll miss him…I really hope he can forgive me…" and with that Kirara licked her face and meowed, "thanks Kirara…" and she snuggled with her favorite demonic cat and fell asleep and dreamed
Kohaku visited her in her dream, "Sango…it wasn't your fault I died…it was my choice…and don't worry I'll be fine…Mom and Dad are here…and besides I have an almost-sister to take care of me…" and Kagura appeared behind him and smiled and put her hand on his shoulder, "she'll take care of me until you pass on…" and he said "do not worry sister, my death will not be in vain…" Sango looked confused, "trust me…I know what I'm saying and thanks to me…the jewel will become whole…to help someone you know…" he added and then continued "thank you for everything, Sango…I still and always will love you…" and he walked away with Kagura and they both faded away
"Thank you Kohaku…thank you too Kagura…" she said "I love you too…"