Chapter 31
The end of the world is upon us
As the battle began Inuyasha and Kagome were forced into battle against Miroku, Shippo and Koga while Kohaku, Kagura and Kanna have been forced into battle against Sango and Kilala. Sailor Moon was now caught in a battle against her beloved Tuxedo Masked, Sailor Mini Moon and her family. Sailor Kakyuu and Queen Neherenia on the same note are now fighting against her former friends the Sailor Starlights. Mouryoumaru was fighting against all of the Sailor Scouts. Lastly Sesshomaru is fighting against Jaken and Rin. The demon lord wished that he didn't have to fight them, but he had no choice.
"Kill them all!" Naraku commanded as he sat down his throne with a sadistic smile on his face.
Sailor Moon moved to the left to avoid getting hit by Tuxedo mask's cane while she ducked to avoiding getting hit by Chibi-usa's Pink Sugar Heart Attack. Sailor could easily defeat them, but she couldn't bring herself to destroy her own friends and family. Inuyasha fought against Koga while Kagome was trying to hold her own against Miroku and Shippo.
"You know Koga…on most days I would just rip you apart, but I can do it to you now since you aren't even yourself is evade and punch you in the face every chance I get." Inuyasha declared as he punched Koga in the face so hard that he sent the wolf demon fly across the room and crashing into the wall. After getting Koga out of the way for the moment Inuyasha went to help Kagome since the young girl couldn't bring herself to hurt her friends either.
"Please stop you guys!" Kagome pleaded as Shippo and Miroku were attempting to kill her, but just when Kagome was about to get burned by Shippo's fox fire Inuyasha stepped in and clotheslined Miroku while he kicked Shippo in the gut. Shippo dropped to his knees holding his gut while Miroku was rendered unconscious.
"Inuyasha what did you do that for?" Kagome asked.
"Listen I know those guys may be Miroku and Shippo, but they are not themselves. If we don't fight they will kill us. Do you understand?" Inuyasha said to the school girl.
"I…I understand." Kagome said as she pulled out her bow and arrow and shot Koga in the arm pinning him to the wall. The wolf demon was still alive, but immobilized.
Sesshomaru didn't have to really fight Rin and Jaken. The demon lord simply used his poison whip to spin Rin and Jaken then she sent them crashing into one another knocking the other out. Naraku noticed that the battle was not going as he had hoped so he decided to send in all of his minions to fight his foes. He looked up at his men and shouted.
"Attention all of you. I want you to join the battle and destroy them."
After giving his command the rest of Naraku's minions went into battle. The Shichinin-Tai, Rubus, Jaedite, Goshinki, Hakudoushi, Sailor Heavy Metal Papillon, Sailor Iron Mouse, Sailor Tin Nyanko, Sailor Lead Crow and Sailor Aluminum Siren all knew better than to disobey Naraku. Disobeying him meant death.
Sailor Tin Nyanko and Rubus attacked Sesshomaru while the demon himself jumped up into the air to avoid their attack. Sesshomaru countered with a wave of energy from his sword. Tin Nyanko ducked to avoid getting her head taken off by the wave of energy, but Rubus used a bolt of energy to deflect Sesshomaru's attack.
As for Mouryoumaru…he was going one on one with all eight Sailor Soldiers at once. Mouryoumaru began his attack by increasing his size so that he was about ten feet tall. The demon hardened his body and he charged the Sailor Senshi like a mad bull, but the way Mouryoumaru had strengthen the durability of his skin made him more like a tank.
Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter used their strongest attacks against the charging demon. Their attacks hit their mark dead on target, but after a large dust cloud was created from the blast. Just when the group thought Mouryoumaru was dead the large demon came running out of the cloud of dust without a single scratch on his body. He literally ran over the Sailor Senshi leaving them in an injured state.
Sailor Uranus on the other hand got back up and tried to attack Mouryoumaru with her World Shaking, but the giant demon spouted a large pair of wings and the demon quickly retreated into the air to evade the attack, but Sailor Saturn was already launching an attack using her Silence Glaive Surprise against the airborne demon. The Demon saw the blast of energy coming.
To counter it Mouryoumaru turned his right arm into a deformed orb shaped organ which fired a powerful beam of energy. The beam was strong enough to deflect the Senshi of Destruction's attack and to send it back to its sender. Lucky for Hotaru the blast hit the ground below her feet. The Senshi of the planet Saturn was knocked off her feet.
With Sailor Saturn down for the moment Mouryoumaru concentrated his attack against the other Sailor Senshi. The demon turned his left arm into a long whip like tentacle covered in spikes. He lashed it out at the Sailor Senshi and he sent them all flying into the wall. All of the Senshi found that they had been paralyzed because Mouryoumaru's spikes carried a paralyzing poison that has immobilized the Sailor Senshi.
"I will enjoy destroying you Sailor Moon!" Jadeite said proudly as he threw several energy spheres at Usagi.
Sailor Moon saw the spheres coming as she jumped to the side as the energy spheres hit the area around her family and Tuxedo Mask they were knocked to the ground. In a wave of fury Sailor Moon blasted Jadeite into the next world with her attack while shouting "Starlight honeymoon therapy kiss!"
Jadeite screamed as his body was vaporized by Sailor Moon's attack. Meanwhile Sailor Kakyuu used her fireballs to stop Sailor Star Fighter from her attacking her while the former evil queen used some energy blots to paralyze the other two Sailor Starlights. While the battle was in progress Naraku was sitting on his throne with a very unpleasant smile on his face. He was enjoying the thought of his enemies being forced to fight their comrades was very entertaining to the evil demon.
"Keep fighting all of you. Soon all of you will die by the hands of your so called friends." Naraku said as his grin grew wider.
Meanwhile standing on a balcony near by was Marik. He was watching the battle from a safe distance, but unlike his father he wasn't sharing the same pressure as his father was as he watched his enemies fight their former comrades. His doubts about helping his father grew. Suddenly Marik heard someone's voice within his mind.
"You are not evil like your father are you?" Chibi-Chibi said as she spoke to Marik though telepathy.
"What?" Marik said as he sounded like he was confounded by Chibi-Chibi question.
"You may not want to believe this, but deep within you is a good heart. If you don't do something now then millions will die. Will the suffering and the destruction of many innocent people bring you happiness? Will conquering the whole universe bring you happiness?" Chibi-Chibi asked.
"No! But what does that have to do with anything?" Marik asked.
"You saw what Naraku did to your mother…if he was willing to exterminate your mother so willingly the question is how long it will be before your own father destroys you. After all…you made his body so…you know how to destroy it. You may not know it, but to Naraku you are the biggest threat to him." Chibi-Chibi answered.
"My father…he wouldn't." Marik was saying to himself as he struggled with his own feelings.
"What proof do you have that shows that proves that your father will not destroy you?" Chibi-Chibi asked.
"He killed my mother so effortlessly, and he didn't seem to show any emotion when he killed her." Marik said as he remembered the moment when Naraku killed his mother Setsuna. As the thought of it continued to appear in his mind the more he believe that his father was plotting to kill him once his foes were dead.
"So what will you do?" Chibi-Chibi asked.
"I must stop him. There is a way to destroy Naraku's new body, and Sesshomaru is carrying that weakness. However it still needs one thing to be added to it for it to work." Marik said as he pulled out a metal vial from his pocket. He looked at for a moment then he put it back into his pocket. As Marik was about to head down to offer his help Satsumjin stopped him and asked.
"Lord Marik what are you planning to do?" Satsumjin asked the son of his creator.
"My father he must be stopped. He killed my mother without even showing any regret. Once he defeats Inuyasha and the others then he will probably kill me as well. I created my father's new body so I know how to destroy it. You can try to stop me if you want Satsumjin, but nothing will stop me." Marik informed his servant.
"Lord Marik…I shall fight by your side until the very end. Naraku created me for the sole purpose of projecting you and following your commands. I shall carry out that mission until the day I die. Give your orders sir and I will follow." Satsumjin said with a smile.
"Thank you Satsumjin. Let us go and defeat my father." Marik said as he jumped down to the battle field below and was soon followed by Satsumjin.
Sesshomaru, Kohaku and Naraku noticed the two were heading into battle. "Marik what are you doing?" Naraku demanded. Satsumjin look at him and replied.
"Father...were you planning on killing me?" Marik asked as he looked down at his father.
Naraku remained silent for a few moments, but a faint smile appeared on his face. That smile was proof enough for Marik to be convinced that his suspicions about his father were true. Naraku suddenly threw a sphere of dark energy at Marik, but the young demon was quick enough to evade it.
"Very astute Marik…did you think I would let you live since you know how to destroy my body." Naraku stated coldly.
"You bastard!" Marik shouted while his father was powering up a powerful black sphere of energy.
"How disrespectful to call your father such things, but you have outlived your usefulness to me. But first I will kill Inuyasha first!" Naraku said as he sent a wave of dark energy at his foe. Inuyasha turned his head and he saw the blast coming. He didn't have enough time to evade it, but suddenly someone jumped into the way of the blast to protect Inuyasha.
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha shouted in surprise as his own brother took the blast head on.
The blast of energy went right through Sesshomaru's body mortally wounding him as he fell Inuyasha grabbed his brother as blood was pouring on the ground. Inuyasha was shocked that his own brother took a hit for him. "Inuyasha…to think after all this time that I would risk my life protecting you." Sesshomaru said as he coughed up some blood.
"Don't talk…just save your strength you crazy bastard." Inuyasha said as a tear fell down his check.
"I am already dead. The wound is fatal…even Tentseiga can't save me. Before I die I want you to know that I am proud to have you as a brother. I can understand why my father favored humans. I know now that helping people is more important than having ultimate power." Sesshomaru said, but soon after he spoke his last words he died.
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha shouted as he burst into tears over the death of his brother.
Naraku was laughing manically as he watched Sesshomaru die. "What a worthless weakling…too bad. I thought he was a real demon, but in the end he was weak." Naraku mocked as he looked at Inuyasha with glee. Inuyasha looked back at Naraku with a face filled with unspeakable rage. Inuyasha was more determined than ever to see Naraku's demise. Chibi-Chibi was saddened by what had happened. The little girl was fed up with Naraku's evil so suddenly without any warning a flash of light engulfed the room. When the light died away Inuyasha and Naraku were surprised to see Sesshomaru's body and Chibi-Chibi was gone. All that remained of Sesshomaru was his sword Tentseiga.
"What happened?" Naraku said as he was confounded by what had happened.
"I wouldn't be worried about that right now. I would be more concerned about you Naraku; I am going to covering the walls in you blood by the time I am done with you." Inuyasha declared. The half demon turned to Inuyasha and asked "Marik what is the weakness in Naraku's body?" At that moment the air on earth was growing more and more poisonous. All life on earth would soon die if Naraku isn't defeated.
A/N: Well another chapter down and the death of the demon lord has befallen the group, but will he stay down for long? This story is drawing to a close so the final battle will be soon.
