AN: To Soramiko (hope I spelled that right) I am so sorry! I completely forgot to translate anything for anyone in this thing…and some people might absolutely appreciate it! So here it is all the way from chap. 1:

Senora- Mrs.

Gaijin- in my estimate a foreigner, a non-Japanese

Taiyoukai- dog demon

Okasan- mother

Hai- yes

-sama- think it means 'lord' but it's definitely a term of high respect

hentai- lecher, pervert

Dios mio- my god

Mami- mommy

todo es bien, míja, estoy aquí- everything's well,(slang for mi hija- my daughter, affectionate)I am here

Quiero ir contigo- I want to go with you

Arigatou- thank you

Miko- priestess

And now…for the latest update that has been so postponed!

P.S. To Dragon Man 180: I share your opinion wholeheartedly, but I don't think it would fit with the storyline. ( oh how I wish it would…)

To Fulfill One's Destiny

Chapter 19- Surprise

"That won't be necessary, my Lord."

Naraku turned to face the woman at his side.

"What idea do you have that could rival my own?"

"Leave him to me, is it not your favorite amusement? To have your enemy defeated by the one he thought he could trust?"

His eyes narrowed, and then a wicked smile spread across his face.

"You are a true woman. Even I cannot discern your next move."

Sesshomaru stared in silence, and Naraku turned from her to face him.

"You try to protect her, and yet you never even fathomed the immense power she holds. With her by my side, I will want for nothing, not even the Shikon jewel."

Maria buried herself even further into his cloak as he spoke, and shifted her palms from his back to his chest, her head resting between them.

"My lord."

Naraku moved his stare to focus on the girl.

"What is it, my dearest."

"Is it so wise to allow unpredictability to wrap its arms around you?"

In surprise and shock, the others witnessed what Naraku had failed to notice...

the iridescent light emitting from Maria's hands.

Looking up, Maria blinked and gave a cocky smirk.

"Didn't I tell you that you'd only wish I WAS YOUR DEAREST?"

Naraku was forced back, his body almost completely destroyed by the blast of power coming from her hands. Stunned, his head disappeared in a swirl of poison gas.

Kagura tried to reach for her fan.

"Kaaaaguuuurrrra."

She looked up.

"Looking for this?"

Maria flicked open a red and white fan - Kagura's tool- and hid her face behind it.

"Don't think I'd forgotten to thank you for your HOSPITALITY."

Closing the fan abruptly in her left hand, she held up her right and a blast of power issued forth, a bright light that enveloped Kagura as it had Naraku's body.

When the light and wind subsided, not even a trace of Kagura's kimono could be found.

The others stared on in shock as Maria lowered her hand, and dropped the fan of the wind sorceress.

"Finally," she sighed. "I am free."

Her eyes tilting closed, she pitched forward, falling into darkness.