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Inuyasha was struggling to just hold off their attacks. He was being slashed left to right, his blood all over the courtyard of the castle. One of them kicked Inuyasha in the stomach, and he flew back a few meters. Too tired to react, he smashed into a wall, making a large crack on it. He swore under his breath, and got back to his feet, feeling nauseous. Everything around him was spinning, and it was hard to concentrate.

'Damn it... I can't do this... Not alone!'

Chapter 16 Rescue and Transformation

Inuyasha stabbed the tetsusaiga into the ground, and fell to one knee, out of breath as they drew closer to him.

'How the hell did Naraku get all of them to have exactly the same scent! I can't tell them apart in any way!'

Inuyasha thought, ripping the tetsusaiga back out to block a sword stroke from the left.

"Hmmm... This is starting to bore me. Let's make it more interesting, shall we?"

Naraku said to himself, and from the dark purple mist, emerged thousands upon thousands demons of demons, heading over to Inuyasha.

Inuyasha blocked another blow, and kicked one away, falling down on one knee again.

'Damn, this isn't good...'

He thought, breathing heavily. He noticed a wave of dark figures coming at him, and he cursed under his breath as they came into view. They charged at him along with the Sangos, and Inuyasha raised the tetsusaiga, ready to strike.

"Windsca"

He stopped dead in his tracks, and lowered his sword.

'I can't... I might hurt the real Sango...'

He thought. He backed away slightly, the demons continuing to rush at him.

'What do I do...?'

He looked behind his shoulder, and back at the oncoming wave. He was facing his own death.

"Damn it..."

He cursed as he turned around, and started running.

'I can't believe this...'

He thought as he sprinted out of the courtyard, to the edge of the barrier. He sensed the demons only a few meters behind him, and raised the reddened tetsusaiga, cutting a hole in the barrier. He put the sword back in his sheath, and started to run again, but was stopped by some people blocking the way.

"Inuyasha!"

He heard the familiar voices call. They were riding on Kirara, and they rushed through the hole in the barrier.

"You guys!"

Inuyasha said with a smile.

"Looks like you're having a bit of trouble!

Miroku yelled as he jumped off Kirara, and took a few purifying sutras out from under his sleeve. He got to work, throwing the charms at the demons' foreheads, disintegrating as they came.

"I hope you weren't doing what I think you were going to do! Run away!"

Inuyasha heard another voice call from behind them, and he shook his head in denial as he looked at Kagome.

"No... Tell me you didn't bring that asshole here..."

Kagome sighed, and replied,

"We need all the help we can get! And he was looking for Naraku too. We just happened to meet here because he smelled his scent. It looks like his barrier has weakened."

"Who're you calling 'asshole' mutt-face! The thanks I get for coming to rescue your sorry little..."

Said the voice, the person finally coming into view. Koga, Ginta, Hakkaku and their wolf companions.

"Hey, cut it out, both of you! It's hardly the time!"

Kagome yelled, firing a purifying arrow at a group of demons, killing them as she got off of Kirara's back, who was also starting to work on the demons as well, ripping them apart.

Koga's company joined the battle, hitting the demons hard.

"Inuyasha, care to explain why there's so many Sangos here? And why they're attacking us perhaps?"

Miroku asked, smacking one in the stomach, and hitting them back with his staff.

"One of them is real! The rest are just Naraku's incarnations that look just like her!"

Inuyasha yelled, tiredly cutting a few demons.

"The real one is being controlled by a shard."

"What! So which one's the real?"

Koga asked irritably, kicking the demons around him with his sacred jewel enhanced legs.

"If I knew that, why would I be having so much trouble Wolf brain!"

Inuyasha replied, growling.

"Well, they all smell the same to me!"

Koga said, punching one in the face, and kicking her behind the demons. He looked back at Inuyasha, and said,

"They all smell like you! Are you two... Hey! What the hell!"

Koga turned around, and the whole group turned their heads slightly away from the battle, and gasped when they saw Inuyasha.

Inuyasha was glowing, and when the light faded away, so did his demonic looks and power. Koga swore, and kept fighting, speaking to Inuyasha without looking at him.

"You idiot! Why the hell would you come to Naraku's castle on one of these nights!"

"Grr... Shut up!"

Inuyasha snarled, still being able to kill some demons with the tetsusaiga, which had reverted back to it's rusty form.

"You don't have a mate, you wouldn't know!"

He growled, and Koga smirked.

"So it's true! Both of you are!"

"I said shut up! If you're gonna help, keep that damn mouth of yours closed!"

"Inuyasha, I do agree with Koga, what if Naraku sees you?"

Kogome asked worriedly, approaching him.

"Feh! What if he does! We'll just have to make him forget!"

Inuyasha replied, continuing to hack away at the demons.

"And how are we going to do that?"

Miroku asked, cutting a demon with the sharp edge of his staff.

"Kill him of course stupid!"

Inuyasha yelled, the fighting starting to get him tired. He started to feel the wounds on his chest and limbs that Sango gave him, and the loss of blood was making his vision blurry and making him dizzy, but the human emotions he got kept telling him to go on and get Sango back.

"That's easier said than done..."

Whispered Ginta to Hakkaku, whoagreed. They were having somewhat a hard time with the demons, but they were fairly helpful nonetheless.

Naraku was somewhat surprised as he watched the small fight.

'Inuyasha has changed... He's... Weaker now. Ah, yes. Half demons lose their powers once in a while. The perfect opportunity to get rid of the pest...'

He thought, and stopped the demons; ordering them to back off. They disappeared into the mist, leaving only the Sango look-alikes. He turned to Kohaku and Sango in a corner of the room, sitting together with the same blank expression on their faces.

"Wha? What's going on?"

Koga asked, watching the demons that survived retreat back.

"Naraku called them back I'm guessing..."

Miroku replied, and they regrouped, and Inuyasha said,

"I guess Sango and the incarnations aren't going to go..."

"Hey, where's Shippo?"

Inuyasha asked, and the rest of the group looked around.

"I guess he didn't make it through the barrier... Oh well, he's better off outside right now."

Miroku replied.

"I guess... We can concentrate on them better..."

Inuyasha said, nodding towards Sango.

"But..."

Kagome looked around.

"What's wrong Kagome?"

Miroku asked.

"None of them... Have shards in them! I can't see or sense anything!"

"What! How can that be?"

Inuyasha asked, growling as he raised the tetsusaiga.

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