Kagome, No More

Chapter 8

"You will pay!" proclaimed Inuyasha in a deadly tone, turning a heated rage filled glare on Naraku, tears blazing down his face.

"You're shedding tears over a worthless miko?" questioned Naraku, who by now had fully taken over Sota's body.

"I will admit I would've done this sooner had Sota not put up such a fight. I never realized that he had any spiritual powers." stated the spirit.

"Now I have enough power to restore my body." he said as the little boys body." he said as the little boy's body became engulfed in a dark purple aura.

As it covered him his body became that of a man in his early twenty's. this was not the old Naraku, he looked very different.

"Now my arrogant hanyou, would you like to avenge the death of your wench?" asked Naraku laughing darkly.

Inuyasha snarled at him, he was dangerously enraged. Images of his beloved filled his mind, he had finally had his moment of true happiness with Kagome, and this bastard had taken her away from him again.

Naraku had killed Kikyo and Kagome as well. He would not let him get away alive.Naraku didn't expect Inuyasha to attack for he did not have Tetisaiga on him. In fact, no one had any weapons. Inuyasha, however didn't worry about not having a weapon, he didn't need his sword he'd kill Naraku with his bare hands.

As the battle became underway, Sango and Miroku saw it as their opportunity to get their weapons. They ran into the well house and grabbed Inuyasha's sword as well as their own weapons, they saw Shippo and Kirara waiting for their opportunity to fight but they told them to stay put. A

s they came out, dressed and ready for battle, they saw Inuyasha holding Naraku by the throat against the sacred God tree.

"It's time you die Naraku. You have caused me more pain than any other being on this earth by killing the most important person in my life. You have released an unstoppable demon within the pits of my soul." spat Inuyasha in all of his anger.

A great fear appeared in Naraku's eyes as he listened to his words.

"Inuyasha!" called out Sango, as she tossed him his sword.

Inuyasha caught it without a glance.

"Naraku, you bastard! You've caused everyone here pain and for that you'll die!" screamed Inuyasha transforming Tetisagia with one hand.

"Inuyasha, you must not kill him. Somewhere deep inside Sota is there, and Kagome wouldn't want him to die." said Miroku.

Inuyasha knew this, but it was painfully hard for him to restrain from killing Naraku.

"Then how am I suppose to kill him?!" screamed Inuyasha giving his friends a bloodthirsty glare.

Sango and Miroku thought about it, and then it hit them.

"Inuyasha we have an idea! Hold Naraku 'till we return." yelled Miroku to Inuyasha who was now fighting Naraku.

He nodded, and Miroku and Sango headed straight for the well house, down the well, and out into the feudal era in persuit of the only person who could help them. Naraku knew exactly whom Sango and Miroku were looking for, and the thought of that person scared him enough to make his movements sloppy and slow. Giving Inuyasha the upper-hand in the fight.

Feudal Era

Sango and Miroke found the person they were looking for thanks to the soul collectors. Who would've thought that one day they would be glad to see them? They found Kikyo resting in a tree near Inuyasha;s forest. Sango came up to her, out of breath from running, and Kikyo slowly opened her eyes awaiting an explanation for her disturbance.

"Kikyo, Inuyasha is in danger and only you can help. Naraku has killed Kagome and possessed her brother, we need you purifying arrow to help us rid her bother of his spirit for good." stated Sango, still breathing heavily.

Kikyo just sat there with the same emotionless look on her face, and then she jumped down and walked the way they had come so they took her actions as a yes. Unknown to them Kikyo had different reason to help them. She walked sure of herself and her purpose. Sango kept scolding herself for not bringing Kirara along, it would've made things go a whole lot faster.

Meanwhile Miroku was looking at Kikyo walk in front of them. He'd never noticed before but, he had to admit to himself, she had a nice backside. He sighed, too bad she was evil...and dead.

They reached the bone-eaters well just as the sun was about to set. Kikyo knew exactly what to do and jumped in followed by Sango and Miroku. When they stepped out of the well house it seemed as if nothing had changed in Inuyasha's or Naraku's position but Naraku was speaking to Inuyasha and with each passing word Inuyasha's hold on Naraku lossened.

At the Sacred Tree

"Inuyasha," said Naraku in his malevolent vocie, "do you really think you can save Sota?" he scoffed.

"You couldn't save Kagome even though you were given the opportunity to do so twice." continued Naraku now smirking because of the effect his words had in Inuyasha.

The hanyou's hold was him slacked and just when he was about to break loose he saw Kikyo come out of the well house followed by Sango and Miroku. A flash of fear appeared in his eyes as he saw the undead miko make her way closer to the sacred tree. This didn't go unnoticed by Inuyasha, whom upson seeing Naraku fear stricken face tightened his hold on him.

"Inuyasha." said Kikyo.

Inuyasha turned slightly to the right and saw the one who had held his head once upon a time. Seeing her made him yearn for the one who held his heart now, even after death. Inuyasha had realized that his love for Kagome had nothing to do with him having loved Kikyo. There was no denying it. He had loved the priestess, but that love had died the dat she shot him with her sacred arrow and pinned him to the very tree he now pinned Naraku against. The only thing that bound then was Inuyasha's promise to Kikyo.

"Release him Inuyasha," said Kikyo snapping Inuyasha back to reality, "I have put up a barried around the whole shrine so that he can not escape."

Inuyasha let Naraku fall to the ground and turned to look back at Kikyo. She was staning , feet apart, arms raised, bow arched, arrow ready to fly. Inuyasha was about to step in when Kikyo, eyes turning slightly towards him, spoke again.

"Do not worry about the child's well being. Unlike my reincarnation I perfected my purifying arrow technique before death, so that no harm came to possessed bodies."

She turned her gaze back to Naraku who was now standing, and smirking.

"Are you really that much afraid of me?" she asked.

"Do not flatter your self miko," snapped Naraku, "your presence in this time period merely surprised me."

His demonic aura engulfed his whole body in an attempt to regain his strength and break Kikyo's barrier.

Kikyo let her arrow go and it brazed Naraku's shoulder and he screamed out in pain.

"Suffer half-demon, suffer like I did." she said while letting another arrow fly, "now die!"

The arrow flew from her bow straight and sure of its destination hitting Naraku right in the heart his body shriveled slightly and then slowly turned back into Sota's body.

A/N: Awesome....wasn't it?