A/N: Hey! I know the last chapter took forever to update. So I thought I would go ahead and write another chapter! Yay! Lol. Anywho...I hope you like this chapter also. Last chapter was...er...interesting. Fluffy lost his other arm. But who said he didn't ever bring it with him? Oh wait...I never stated that. Dang it. Well please review!
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"Heh. Is that all you got?" Inuyasha said weakly as he pushed himself out of the ground the Tetsusaiga. Sesshoumaru licked his leg. "Deadly furballs." Inuyasha smiled. Sesshoumaru post-poned his bathing to try to kill Inuyasha.
"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha jumped in the air and came down hard on Sesshoumaru's leg. Inuyasha landed on the ground facing the oppisite direction than Sesshoumaru. "Not so tough now, are you?" Inuyasha said as he turned around. Sesshoumaru was laying on the ground, armless in his human form. Sesshoumaru turned into a ball and flew off. Inuyasha started cracking up.
"Now he doesn't have any arms." Inuyasha gasped in between bursts of laughter. Sango, Miroku, Shippou, Kagome, and yes, even Kirara, were all in shock. Kagome lifted a hand to say something.
"That was the weirdest thing that I have ever seen." Sango nodded in agreement. Inuyasha ran over to Kagome.
"Where's Naraku?" Inuyasha asked eagerly.
"He vanished." Kagome answered. Inuyasha put the Tetsusaiga back in its sheath.
"I'll bet he's in his castle somewhere." Inuyasha said as he turned to face Naraku's castle. Kagome closed her eyes.
Chapter 13: The Beginning of the End
As Inuyasha and the gang wondered through the darkness, Naraku watched their journey through Kanna's mirror.
"I can take care of them." Kanna said through the dark dampness of her corner.
"Let them come. It is time for them to die. I may already possess their jewel shards, but annoyance is a final issue." Naraku replied immediately. Kanna stared at Naraku in silence.
...Back to the gang...
Inuyasha stopped in front another door, the only one that appeared to be in the hallway. Inuyasha sniffed the air.
"The scent of demons is strong beyond this point." Inuyasha was hunched over with his hand on the Tetsusaiga. Sango put her hand on her Haraikotsu, ready to take action, and Miroku tightened his grip on his staff since he knew he couldn't use the Windtunnel in Naraku's castle. Kagome stood still by Inuyasha's side, with her hand on her bow. Inuyasha walked through the door and entered into another hallway.
"Damn it. Another hallway. Naraku's playing with our heads." Inuyasha said in annoyance. "I'll tear down the whole place."
Kagome set Shippou down on the ground and stepped away from Inuyasha. Sango and Miroku also stepped backwards. Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga and concentrated.
"Wind Scar!" The hallway around them disintegrated into nothing. The gang now stood in deep clouds of miasma. Kagome started to cough. "Damn it. Naraku was creating illusions." Inuyasha pulled Kagome's head to his chest, to keep her from breathing in the poisons. Sango and Miroku were sharing Sango's mask. Inuyasha looked through the miasma, there wasn't any sign of Naraku's real castle. 'Where are we?' Inuyasha thought in confusion. Kagome was losing consciousness again.
Shippou sat down on the ground and stared blankly into the miasma. "Where are we Inuyasha?" The kitsune asked. Inuyasha sniffed the air but only the miasma could be smelt.
"I don't know, but we better get out of here." Inuyasha held Kagome in his arms, making sure that she wasn't inhaling the fumes, and walked straight ahead. Sango grabbed a hold of Shippou and also followed, Miroku and Kirara not far behind. Inuyasha stared down at Kagome, her eyes were partially closed.
"Don't worry Kagome. I'll get you out of here." Inuyasha said sternly, but got no response from the miko. Kagome wrapped her arms around Inuyasha's neck.
'What's happening? We were just in Naraku's castle.' Kagome thought just before Inuyasha ran into a barrier.
"We must be at the edge of Naraku's castle. If I break the barrier, we can get Kagome into clean air." Inuyasha set Kagome down on the ground. "Hold your breath for just a second Kagome." Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga and waited for it to turn red.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha broke through the barrier, but only to discover that they were in Naraku's castle. "What the hell?" Inuyasha still held the Tetsusaiga in his hand. "Is this another illusion?"
"It seems that Naraku has big plans. He must have wanted to kill Kagome in the miasma. Since she cannot breathe in the poisons." Miroku stated as he gave Sango back her mask.
"Huh? Kagome?" Inuyasha looked down at the girl that was lying on the ground. Inuyasha knelt down beside her. "Kagome are you alright?" Inuyasha lifted up her head and moved the hair out of her face. Kagome coughed and opened her eyes.
"Whe-where are we?" Kagome lifted herself up and rested her back on Inuyasha's arm. "What's happening?" Kagome was starting to freak out. Inuyasha calmed her down.
"I think we are in Naraku's castle." Inuyasha helped Kagome to her feet. Inuyasha sniffed the air. Surprisingly, the scent of demons was gone. "I don't smell demons everywhere anymore. The miasma is gone too." Inuyasha put the Tetsusaiga back in its sheath.
...Naraku...
"Inuyasha has broken through both of my barriers. He is now in my castle." Naraku shifted his body, and grabbed a hold of his left shoulder. 'That girl. She purified my arm. Now I am unable to use it. The wench shall die before she purifies the rest of my body.'
Kanna observed Naraku's movements and watched as he placed his hand on his shoulder. "Your arm. It's gone." Kanna hadn't noticed it before.
"Yes. Thanks to that girl." Naraku stared at Kagome through Kanna's mirror. She was standing next to Inuyasha in silence. "It was a mistake to bring her back. I shall kill her again and bring the true rage out of Inuyasha. And from there, I shall destroy him." Naraku smirked. Kanna stared at Naraku.
"If you bring Kagura back. I can replace your arm." Kanna said simply. Naraku looked at the girl.
"Heh. I do not deal with such pathetic offers. My left arm is as useless to me as she was." Naraku looked away from Kanna.
"Kagura was not useless." Kanna made the image in her mirror disappear as she stood up and walked to the exit of Naraku's room. "You are." Kanna walked out of Naraku's room and headed towards her own.
"How dare she." Naraku's expression on his face was an angry one. "Kagura disobeyed me. The girl was useless."
Kanna sat in a dark corner in her room. 'Naraku killed Kagura. He said she disobeyed him, but he does not understand.'
...Flashback...
Kagura stood at the edge of the cliff and spread out her arms to feel the wind as it blew past her. "To be free is all I want." Kagura said aloud. Naraku and Kanna walked up behind her.
"Did you find the priestess?" Naraku asked plainly. Kagura let her arms fall to her side as she closed her eyes.
"No. I did not." Kagura answered as she turned her head to look at Naraku.
"I see. So you failed me?" Naraku asked angrily.
"It depends. What do you consider failing? I did not succeed in finding the whereabouts of Kikyou. But you also overlooked one issue." Kagura walked past Naraku.
"And what is that?" Naraku looked towards Kagura.
"Inuyasha will look for you. And when he finds you, you will surely die. And I look forward to the day when my heart can beat again Naraku." Kagura laughed.
"You disappointment Kagura. Once my plan comes into action. Inuyasha will cease to exist. And I shall have a new addition to my incarnations. Kagome. When I kill Kikyou, Kagome shall be brought back to life, and I will control her." Naraku looked down at Kanna. "Do you have the poisons that I asked you to get?"
"Yes. They are made to cause indecisive actions and to kill the one who consumes them in only a short amount of time." Kanna said as she handed the bottle to Naraku.
"I will place these poisons inside of the girl before her resurrection. I will also place a jewel shard in her chest, so she will not die from the poisons again, and so she will be under my full control." Naraku placed the bottle in his cloak.
"And why do you want that girl to join us?" Kagura asked angrily.
"She can see the jewel shards, which will make it easier for me to obtain them." Naraku replied. "Oh and Kagura?"
Kagura turned around to face Naraku. "What?" Kagura asked rudely.
"You have disobeyed me. You dared to not follow my simple request. You shall now cease to exist." Naraku drew his sword and cut Kagura in half. Kanna stood in disbelief.
"You...you killed her." Kanna stared down at her sister.
"I created her. And she did not obey me. So Kagura shall never walk this earth in freedom." Naraku walked in the direction of Kaede's village. That night, he planned to steal Kagome's body and wait for the arrival of Kikyou.
Kanna stood on the edge of the cliff and continued to stare at Kagura. "I will suck you into my mirror. You will be back."
...End Flashback...
"Naraku's plan failed horribly. Instead of putting the poisons inside of the girl, he injected them into Inuyasha when he shot the arrow at him. Naraku could not keep control over Inuyasha. So now his plan is to kill Kagome again. By then, Kagura will be back." Kanna held up her mirror and watched the opposite side of the room as the reflection from it made a white circle on the wall.
...Inuyasha...
Kagome sat in silence and watched Inuyasha argue with Miroku. Kagome found it amusing, how childish Inuyasha could act, but how serious he could be when he got into important discussions with her. Kagome sighed and grabbed Inuyasha's arm.
"Both of you are wrong. We aren't going either way! We're going my way!" Kagome pointed to the hallway straight across from where they were standing. Miroku and Inuyasha stared at Kagome in an awkward silence until Inuyasha decided that he didn't like Kagome's choice.
"What makes you the boss? Besides you're supposed to be agreeing with me!" Inuyasha crossed her arms and pouted. Kagome looked at him in confusion.
"Inuyasha...have you looked at the way that you want to go? It has spider webs! Practically indicating that no one uses that hallway...and not to mention there are spiders!" Kagome made a face at the mention of the 8-legged insects name. Kagome shivered. "So therefore...it's either my way or Miroku's way." Kagome stomped her foot in order to tell Inuyasha that the conversation was over.
"Fine then. But if we get caught in another trap like last time, don't blame me! It was my idea last time to go the other way." Inuyasha followed Kagome down the hallway that she chose. Miroku and Sango followed close behind.
"What is going on between them lately? They aren't acting like their normal selves." Sango whispered to Miroku. Unfortunately, Inuyasha heard everything. But he decided not to start something here of all places.
"Maybe they have grown closer since Kagome's death...well you know what I mean. Since her death and revival." Miroku replied. Inuyasha started twitching his ears. Kagome noticed.
"Do you hear anything Inuyasha?" Kagome was observing his ears. Inuyasha immediately stopped with the twitching.
"Yeah. Two annoying pests." Inuyasha looked back at Sango and Miroku through the corner of his eye. Sango looked forward and stopped talking. Shippou on the other hand, had no idea what was going on.
"What's the matter Inuyasha?" Shippou jumped on Kagome's shoulder. Inuyasha ignored the young kitsune. Just then a figure jumped out in front of Inuyasha taking him by surprise. Inuyasha drew the Tetsusaiga by instinct.
"What the hell?--Naraku." Inuyasha pushed Kagome behind him.
"Looks like you found a way through my trap. That sword has more abilities than I thought it did." Naraku was eyeing Inuyasha's blade. "I see you have defeated your brother."
"Tch. Enough talk! Time to battle." Inuyasha grinned. Kagome and Sango stood their ground, ready to fight the final battle. The day that they all had waited for so patiently. Naraku seemed to put his guard down.
"As you wish." Naraku drew his sword. Inuyasha smirked and got into a battle stance.
"Naraku...today's the day that you pay for everything that you have caused." Inuyasha growled. Naraku only smiled on the inside.
"Now now Inuyasha. Are you really that angry?" Naraku asked mockingly. Inuyasha's facial expression went from angry to pissed within seconds.
'How dare he ask me that! Naraku has been tormenting people for over 50 years now. The bastard will pay for killing Kagome! And for making Kikyou and me deceive each other. Wait...Kikyou...How can I be thinking of her? Kagome means everything to me. Kikyou is just a past memory. But she still carries her place deep within my heart.' Inuyasha was broken from his thoughts when Naraku charged after him.
Kagome and Sango stood to the side and watched as the two mortal enemies clashed forces. "I can't just stand here and watch! I have to avenge Kohaku." Sango said in a deep angry voice. Miroku nodded his head.
"And I must rid my family of the horrid curse. So when I find someone to bear my children, they shall not be forced to live with the fact that they will someday die from their very cursed hand." Miroku stood tall. Sango gazed at him with tears in her eyes.
"Houshi-" Sango was interrupted by Miroku.
"Sango, after we defeat Naraku, will you once more consider bearing my children? You mean so much to me and I could never live without you." In a blink of an eye Miroku had grasped Sango by the waist and pulled her close to him.
"I-I-I..." Sango was broken up from this moment. It was all very awkward. Especially since Kagome and Shippou were gawking at them. Miroku moved his hand down her backside and onto her butt. Sango's face turned pale and a sweat drop went down the back of her head. "HENTAI!" Sango pushed away from Miroku and clobbered him on top of the head. "You can never be serious!" Sango said mostly to herself as she walked towards Kagome. Miroku rubbed the top of his head.
"Once again, that was well worth it." Miroku grabbed ahold of his staff and entered the battlefield.
"Wind Scar!" Inuyasha ducked under Naraku's swinging sword and slammed the Tetsusaiga to the ground, creating a blinding light. The hallway around the gang disintegrated from Inuyasha's powerful attack. Naraku ascended into the air and attempted to come down hard on Inuyasha.
"Oh no you don't!" Inuyasha jumped back from Naraku as he fell down onto the earth. Naraku's sword was deep inside the ground.
"Hmm. I see that you have gotten faster, Inuyasha." Naraku stood up straight and pulled his sword out of the ground.
"Tch. Yeah. And you're about to experience my full speed as I stab my sword through your belly." Inuyasha smirked. Sango and Miroku ran up beside Inuyasha, Kagome stood on the sidelines preparing to use her arrow anytime that she needed it.
"What are you doing here?" Inuyasha snapped. "Get away. I can handle him on my own."
"Inuyasha we are in this just as much as you are. If you haven't noticed, Sango and I want to destroy Naraku as badly as you do." Miroku said calmly.
"Whatever." Was all Inuyasha said before he darted back towards Naraku.
"That's not the smartest way to approach." Sango said.
"Well Inuyasha is a straight forward kind of guy. He doesn't take time to plot things out, he just does them." Miroku remarked as he watched Inuyasha clash forces with Naraku again.
"Let's go!" Sango said before she ran into the battlefield. Sango jumped onto Kirara and went high into the air. "Haraikotsu!" Sango's weapon hurled towards Naraku cutting him in half. "Got him!"
Naraku threw his baboon cloak onto the ground. "Wench!" Naraku jumped into the air and met eye to eye with Sango. "Die!" Naraku swung his sword at Sango, as she dodged his attack, Sango fell off of Kirara and descended towards the ground at a great rate of speed. Naraku smirked as he reattached himself.
"Have you forgotten that I, Naraku, am immortal?" Naraku said as he gracefully landed on the ground. Miroku ran quickly in hopes of catching Sango, but was too late. Sango hit the ground with great force.
"Sango!" Miroku and Kagome were by Sango's side in a mere second. "Sango, open your eyes! Are you alright!" Kagome put her hand on Sango's face and grasped her hand firmly. Sango was unconscious and it seemed that she wouldn't be waking up anytime soon. Miroku picked Sango up and set her in a safety range. Miroku looked out towards Naraku with an evil look on his face.
"You will pay!" Miroku unraveled the prayer beads from around his hand. Naraku laughed.
"Have you forgotten about the insects of hell?" Naraku summoned his poisonous bugs and watched Miroku's face in amusement. To no avail, Miroku still had a pissed off look on his face.
"It does not matter. I will suck you into this dark vortex. You will fully experience the curse that you have laid upon me." Miroku opened up his Windtunnel and started sucking in anything in his path. Inuyasha got out of the way just in time.
"Hey watch it will ya?" Inuyasha snapped. Kagome put her hand over her mouth.
"No...Miroku will die from the insects if he keeps this up." Kagome could feel tears start to swell up in her eyes. Shippou was hovering over Sango in hopes that she would wake up.
"Come on Sango! Don't leave us now! We need you!" Shippou was shaking Sango's shoulder, but he got no results. Kagome couldn't stand to watch the battle anymore so she kneeled down by Sango's side.
Miroku was becoming weak. He had thought that he had sucked in around 100 bugs. "I can't keep going..." Miroku said to himself. "But I have to."
The amusing look on Naraku's face turned to pure disgust. "You would give your own life for that woman?" Naraku began to laugh. "No matter. You both shall die in mere seconds." Naraku jumped out of the path of Miroku's Windtunnel.
"What the hell?" Miroku wrapped the prayer beads back around his hand and fell to his knees. "I'm not going to make it Inuyasha. Defeat Naraku for us. Kill him for all of the pain and suffering he has caused." Miroku fell flat on his face and was sweating furiously. Kagome ran to his side and moved him to safety.
"Miroku hold on! I have an antidote for you." Kagome opened up Miroku's mouth and popped open a can of herbs. Kagome poured the antidote into Miroku's mouth and pushed a pressure point that would force him to swallow.
...Kanna...
Kanna sat in her corner and held her mirror up so that the reflection would hit the wall across from her. "It's time." Kanna stood and closed her eyes. A blinding white light came from the depths of the girls mirror. Slowly a figure started to appear before Kanna. As the blinding white light faded away Kanna opened her eyes to discover Kagura standing in front of her.
"Kagura...you're alive." Kanna stood before Kagura and glared at her.
"What happened to me?" Kagura studied her hands and then looked down at the girl that she was towering over.
"Naraku killed you." Kanna answered in her weak but steady voice. Kagura had a deep growl coming from her throat.
"Naraku..." Kagura exited out of the room in search of her so called "master" that she loathed so much.
...The Battle...
Inuyasha watched Kagome as she treated Miroku, but soon turned his attention back to Naraku. Inuyasha growled.
"You bastard! You're going to die!" Inuyasha stormed towards Naraku in a rage. Naraku followed suit and was soon running towards Inuyasha. "I'm going to cut you into tiny pieces."
"I would like to see you try!" Naraku raised his sword and was about to cut Inuyasha down, when a figure appeared in front of him.
"Naraku. Nice to see you again." Kagura whipped open her fan and swung it. Inuyasha jumped back and watched as Kagura attacked Naraku.
"I thought I killed you." Naraku said after he dodged Kagura's attack.
"You did. But Kanna was so kind as to bring me back to life." Kagura grinned.
"You are worthless and disobedient." Naraku stood up straight and glared a whole through Kagura's body.
"Once I destroy you, I will be free to roam wherever I please. I will have my heart back." Kagura turned angry. She was about to attack Naraku again, but a blue object whizzed past her cheek nailing Naraku directly in his heart.
"Wha-What is this?" Naraku fell backgrounds from the force of the attack.
Continued in Chapter 13.
A/N: Hey hey hey. I hope you like the chapter! I know I did...I still have so many chapters to go. Not bad for a first story huh? Sorry if the last chapter was confusing. It's just the way I write. I make things confusing then explain them later. Oh well.
Karen12- Heh. Sorry about that! I'm confusing like that. But at least you understood it! Thank you so much for your help Karen. It means so much to me that you are always helping me out with things. I would have probably lost a lot of readers if you hadn't told me about parts in the story that were confusing. Thanks for telling me how to spell Toukijin! Thank you for the lovely compliment! It means so much to me that you, a great author, think I can write!
Shel- Tis' okay. I thought I lost you! NO! huggles you Can't breathe….manages to climb out of the mountain of cookies I'm going to need your shovel! takes your shovel and starts eating cookies by the mouthful
Yoko- Inuyasha has a lot of built up tension. I mean come one…Kagome died! And so did Kikyou…but she isn't important. Lol
Thanks to you also paju13, trekker4life, kowzkowzkowzkowzetc, InuNekoYoukai, and Crazed inuyashafan girl!
