Chapter 8 The Last Battle

Sesshoumaru stood on a piece of what was once his wall, looking at the inuyoukai before him. He couldn't believe it, they were equal in strength, Outside he could hear the sounds of the battle and he wished he was out there, supporting his men. No matter how much he struck or how fast he moved he couldn't kill Roku, he couldn't support his army. He ran towards him and brought tokijin down. Expecting a block he continued his slash, but all he got was thin air. He turned around and saw Roku charging at him, he knelt down and block the full force of the blast. Roku brought down his sword and was forced back as claws went into his side. Roku backed off and looked at his wound.

"Not bad Sesshoumaru. I actually put my guard down enough for you to get a hit on me. Trust me it will never happen again." He started to run but dropped as a sharp pain in his side forced him to the ground.

"I did more than just wound you. I injected poison into your bloodstream. You will die soon." Roku looked shocked; there was no way he could have gotten poison in him without knowing. But all the same he couldn't chance it.

"You have poisonous claws?"

"Hai"

"Then I guess I am going to die. At least I was able to die in combat, rather than old age. I guess I should thank you for that." Sesshoumaru nodded and raised his sword.

"Before you die I would like to know the name of your employer."

"A man called Naraku." He said with some difficulty. "He said that he would lure out your forces while we snuck in and kept you busy. Without your leadership, your forces would fall apart. He would get his victory and we would get the chance to meet the people who were called our rivals. I am glad I took this job, even if it is my last one." He turned to look at the sunset.

"I am ready. Please don't make me suffer." Sesshoumaru walked behind him and raised his sword to attack stance. Right then Roku turned around and plunged his sword into Sesshoumaru side. Sesshoumaru stepped back and stumbled a little bit.

"Damn I missed all your organs. That is not a death blow." Sesshoumaru brought tokijin down and sliced Roku in half. He kneeled down and slowly pulled Saikyou out of him, losing a lot of blood in the process and making him slightly light headed. He stood up and stumbled a little but used Saikyou for support. He looked at the sword in his hand and Kinda coughed. "Such a beautiful sword should die with its owner." he said setting it down next to Roku's remains. "Even in death you are an inuyoukai and shall be treated as such." He knelt down and said a silent prayer before picking up the remains and bringing them to the raging war that was engulfing the area around his castle. "It seems that naraku sent his entire army to take down my palace." He said, still holding Saikyou as well as Roku's remains. A couple people knelt down to honor his presence, even naraku's troops knelt when they saw Roku's body.

Inuyasha groaned as he stood up. "That is the last time I let you buy the drinks" He said to Kirarra as she purred next to him. She had been searching the castle for them ever since the battle outside started. She had stumbled across him almost right after Jin had died. He was exhausted both physically and mentally but was glad she was there. He put his weight on her and attempted to walk. "What I would give for some of kagome's futuristic medicines now." he sighed and stood up firmly. There was no rest from this point forward. He started to walk forward but stopped when a familiar scent reached his nose. He turned around to face the entrance hall. "It cant be. There is no way he would bring her here, unless he wants to lure me out. Did he expect Jin to fail?" he muttered to himself as he slowly walked towards the entrance hall.

He stopped halfway to the door and sighed not wanting to know what was beyond them. Kirarra came up behind him and purred softly as if asking him a question. "I don't think I want to know the truth. What if all I smell if her body? What if he has killed her?"

"Then we will finally be able to confront naraku for the loss of too many loved ones." said sango walking next to inuyasha. He looked at her and smiled, she did not return it. He knew that she must be hurting on the inside so he did not press as to why she was crying. "let us face him with one last time, this will be the day he dies." inuyasha nodded and pushed open the doors. They saw Sesshoumaru walking in between the two armies, and up on top was naraku smirking from ear to ear. Inuyasha and sango climbed on-top of Kirarra and took off towards naraku.

"naraku leave this place at once. You are not welcome here." sneered Sesshoumaru as he laid down Roku and Saikyou. He pulled out tokijin and pointed it at naraku "Leave now and I will spare your life." Naraku burst up laughing and stepped back.

"I have a gift for you, lord Sesshoumaru. It is dear kagome, though I am afraid she didn't make the trip. You see she tried to escape on the way here." he stood firmly as a demon came carrying kagome's limp body up the hill. Naraku took her body and in a swoop of his hand he killed the delivery demon. He set her body down on the ground and pushed the hair from her face and stroked her cheek. "the woman I love, the woman I was forced to kill." he sighed as he stood up and pulled out his sword. Sesshoumaru growled a warning and attacked only getting blocked and forced back. Naraku pushed him back and swung his sword unleashing blades but missing their mark. He brought his sword to face the battle that was raging in the gulch. "Taiki blast" he yelled as a blast erupted from the tip of his sword and raced towards the massing demons.

It was over in a flash, all that was before him was gone. All that Sesshoumaru had grown to love and cherish, was gone in a fiery explosion. He saw something drop from the sky and hit the ground at full force and wondered what it was. It crossed his mind for only that one instant and pushed it out just as fast. He turned around and attacked naraku and the two swords clashed. He was no longer fighting to protect. He was fighting to avenge the death of those that had died by his opponents hands. While all the same wondering why he no longer felt his brothers presence. He jumped up into the air and let go his yellow whip, but just getting air. Naraku jumped into the air and met his opponent in a clash that called down lighting to the earth.

Sango opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. She saw corpses of demons laying scattered around the ground and lightning striking in the most oddest of places. She stood up and walked over to where inuyasha was laying on the ground. She sat down and looked at her side. "Damn, I got a deep wound. And I don't have anything to patch it up with either." she made an attempt to wake inuyasha but he laid still. She leaned over to him and shook him again. She leaned her head to his chest to check his heart but she heard silence. She brought her head up to check her hearing and put her head down to his chest again, but again she heard silence. "Inuyasha, you cant die on me now that I have lost so many. I can't lose you now, all that I have grown close to has died." she cried out as she hugged his body. Just then a bolt of lightning struck down next to him and rain started to fall. "I will take you to Kagome, at least you can be together one last time." she grabbed his arms and hauled him over to Kirarra who was unconscious but awoke when she shook her. She climbed on-top of her and took off towards the distant battle of the two lords.