Chapter 32
A new hope
Deep with in a white void somewhere Sesshomaru ruined and lifeless body laid adrift in the vast emptiness until a small pink sphere appeared above him. A Star seed appeared above Sesshomaru for a few moments before entering him. The demon lord's body began to glow white for several moments then without any warning Sesshomaru's eyes opened up as life flowed through his body once more. It took him several moments to realize he was alive, but a few more to realize that he was no longer on the moon.
He searched his surroundings as he asked himself "Where I am? What is this place?"
A gentle voice was suddenly heard throughout the void as it said "This is the Galaxy Cauldron. Where the galaxy's stars are born and where they finally return." Sesshomaru turned his head to look over his shoulder at the source of the voice and he was surprised to find a smiling Chibi-Chibi standing there.
"Chibi-Chibi? How did I get here? All I remember is being killed by Naraku. I am alive or am I dead?" Sesshomaru asked as he was confused by the situation.
"Actually you are dead, but I have given you my Star Seed so that you can return to life. Now I shall reveal my true form to you." Chibi Chibi announced as she transformed and became Sailor Cosmos. Sesshomaru eyes went wide in surprise as one of the most powerful Sailor Senshi in the universe had appeared before him. "Behold my true form. I am Sailor Cosmos."
"Another Sailor Senshi." Sesshomaru noted.
"Yes…like Chibi-usa I came from the future, but where I came from is a terrible place. It is where I lost the war to Sailor Chaos…not Chaos; Naraku!" Sailor Cosmos said as her words surprised Sesshomaru.
"But Naraku doesn't exist in the future because we defeated him. Didn't we?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Yes, but Naraku has fused with Sailor Chaos's star seed and has become an eternal being of absolute evil. Even if he is destroyed now his star seed will return to the Cauldron and be reborn in time." Sailor Cosmos answered. Sesshomaru then asked.
"What happened in your future?"
"I gave up everything and ran away. Repeated massacres, a long, painful war. The enemy that appeared, the strong, enormous Naraku. With the way of fighting we had used, we didn't stand a chance. Even if we defeated it, even if we returned the peace of before, the damage taken, the price we paid, would be too much. Too far reaching. We couldn't do it. I don't know anymore, why there are wars. What is right? What should I do? When I'm lost, when I'm hurt, I remember. The war here. Back then at the Cauldron. If I had eliminated it, would the pain, would the war have ended? After regretting it so many times, I came here. To make it right this time." Sailor Cosmos answered.
"Make things right. Are you saying there is a way to destroy Naraku forever?" Sesshomaru asked.
"There may be a way." A voice came as a woman appeared.
"Who are you?" the demon lord asked.
"I am Guardian Cosmos…Guardian of the Galaxy Cauldron. To destroy Naraku you must face him in the Cauldron itself after his body has been shattered. Once you defeat him he will be sealed away in the deepest area of the cauldron where he may never emerge from again." Guardian Cosmos answered.
"May?" Sesshomaru said as he noticed the may part in Guardian Cosmos's words.
"Naraku has become an eternal being of evil thanks to the Star Seed of Sailor Chaos." Guardian Cosmos said.
"Yes we know." Sesshomaru commented.
"If evil in the universe becomes overwhelming then that evil could cause Naraku to emerge." Guardian Cosmos pointed out.
"I understand. Then how are we to beat him here and now?" Sesshomaru asked.
"First we shall join our powers with you so that you can match Naraku in power, but before we can put our plan into effect we'll need Marik's help." Sailor Cosmos answered.
"Marik?" Sesshomaru asked with a confused look on his face.
"Just watch." Guardian Cosmos said.
Meanwhile Marik was standing up with his servant behind him as he shouted out to Inuyasha. "Inuyasha the sword Tentseiga is the only weapon that can hurt Naraku, but I need to add this to it first." Marik shouted as he held out a plastic vial in his hand. "Quickly pass it to me!" the young half demon shouted out as Inuyasha didn't answer him as he dove for the sword as it laid on the ground only a few feet away from him.
"Oh no you don't!" Naraku said as he raised his hand and bolts of black energy shot out at Inuyasha, but something else was happening. As Inuyasha tried to avoid the dark bolts of lighting he was losing his demonic powers as he was changing into his human form. Inuyasha's transformation into a human was complete as he was stuck by a black lighting bolt.
"What the heck. I am human." Inuyasha said weakly as he tried to recover from the shock Naraku hit him with.
Naraku laughed as he informed his nemesis of his situation by saying "That is thanks to a new ability I gained. I can alter the lunar days to such a degree that I can make the moon we are standing on become a new moon by altering its structure. Now as a human I have so many lovely new ways to kill you." Naraku lashed out his tentacles at Inuyasha as tried to grab him, but the human jumped to the side and grabbed some dust that was on the ground and he threw it into Naraku's face blinding the evil demon.
"Catch Marik!" Inuyasha shouted as he threw the Tentseiga to Marik. Marik grabbed the sword as he opened the vial and he poured its contents on to the blade of Tentseiga causing the blade to glow a light blue color. "Ok the sword has your stuff on it. Now what?" Inuyasha asked.
"Now take it and cut my father apart with it." Marik commanded as he threw the sword back to Inuyasha.
"Easier said then done!" Inuyasha shouted as he rushed Naraku as the demon recovered from the dust thrown into his eyes.
"Like that blade can hurt me. You won't be able to get close enough to use it!" Naraku declared as he lashed out his tentacles at Inuyasha, but the human form of the half dog demon swung the sword cutting into the tentacle of the demon causing Naraku to scream in pain.
"What just happened to Naraku?" Kagura asked as she was a little surprised as to why the Tentseiga was able to cause the demon so much pain after getting cut by it.
"That solution I added to the Tentseiga has now given the sword the enhanced ability of reviving those who have been absorbed by Naraku. The more my father is cut by the sword. The more those he had taken into his body will revive and they will begin to rip his body apart from the inside out. Naraku will grow weaker to the point where even your wind blades will kill him as long as Inuyasha keeps cutting him up with the sword." Marik answered.
"Hear that Naraku…I guess your son was prepared with a little something just in case you tried to kill him." Inuyasha said as he raised the sword and he charged Naraku once more. Naraku tripped Inuyasha with one of his tentacles as a dozen of them seized him and began crushing Inuyasha's fragile human body to death.
"Yes, but did you also hear that it will only happen as long you keep cutting me with that sword?" Naraku mentioned.
"Yeah, but I can still cut you with the blade." Inuyasha said as he turned the blade around the pulled it up a little as it lightly cut into Naraku's skin. Even that was enough to cause the demon pain as more of his victims within his body were awakened and a battle was taking place within Naraku's body.
"Curse you Inuyasha!" Naraku roared in anger as the pain of the conflict within his body was becoming very painful for him.
"Ha you deserve it Naraku!" Inuyasha shouted as he lunged at Naraku prepared to impale Naraku with the Tentseiga.
"I am not defeated yet!" Naraku warned as he unleashed a black dome of energy from where he was standing. He hit Inuyasha and sent him crashing into a wall. "Now die Inuyasha!" Naraku said as he sent a bolt of energy flying towards Inuyasha. Before the bolt could strike him a purifying arrow stuck the bolt nullifying its evil energy.
"Naraku as long as one of us lives. You will never win!" Kagome said as she fried another arrow at Naraku.
Naraku grabbed the arrow and he melted it in his hand as he smiled and said "Heh…Inuyasha is the only one who can do me any harm. You are a nuisance. So you can die first!" Naraku sent a sphere of black energy towards Kagome. Kagome was going to jump out of the way, but something grabbed her feet and was holding her in place.
"I…I…I can't move." Kagome said as she was starting to panic.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted as he pushed Kagome out of the way, but he was hit head on by the sphere of energy. Inuyasha screamed as the energy surged throughout his body. Inuyasha fell to the ground as he seemed to have perished after Naraku's attack. Kagome grew worried as Inuyasha didn't move.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome cried as Inuyasha still didn't move a muscle.
Naraku began laughing manically as he looked down at his fallen foe as he commented on Inuyasha's situation by saying "Well Inuyasha I guess a plain weak human like you couldn't have survived that now could you? Now Kagome you can join him in hell." Naraku stood over Kagome as he was about to cut Kagome apart with his claws, but suddenly Inuyasha woke up and he stabbed Naraku in the stomach with the Tentseiga.
"Take that you son of a bitch!" Inuyasha shouted he pulled the blade down into Naraku's leg and ripped the sword out of his body causing a considerable amount of damage.
"Impossible…how did you survive?" Naraku said as he felt a jolt of pain surge throughout his body.
"You forgot…Tentseiga is the sword of life. After you killed me it brought me back to life." Inuyasha said with a smile.
"Damn you!" Naraku said as he tried to recover from his wounds, but that proved impossible. Now the battle was beginning to turn towards Inuyasha, Sailor Moon and the others favor, but the battle itself was still far from over. Naraku still had a few tricks up his shelve.
