Inuyasha turned abruptly. His face contorted into a snarl. "Sesshomaru."
Unlike normal, Inuyasha had gone off by himself, leaving his friends behind. He didn't have the various perks as Miroku's wind tunnel, Sango's hirakotsu, or even Kagome's sacred arrows. But in this situation, he preferred it that way.
"Come to steal my sword I suppose," thought Inuyasha bitterly. He snorted, "A complete idiot. I always win."
Inuyasha smiled, showing off his fangs. Sesshomaru started back a bit. "Where is the Tetsusaiga?"
The hanyou let out a harsh laugh, then jerked his head up. "It broke again. Bet your disgusted with me now huh? Even more then usual that is."
Sessomaru gazed downward, not wanting to look at his pathetic brother. He then gave a small chuckle. "This should make you easier to defeat then. Hyaaa!"
He then lunged at Inuyasha, teeth bared, Tokijin unsheathed. He then struck Inuyasha on the shoulder.
"Blades of blood!" shouted the hanyou. This attempt at his brother failed miserabley, as it normally does.
"Poison claw!" yelled Sesshomaru, scraping Inuyasha's other arm. Again and again, Inuyasha was struck down.
Suddenley, it all ceased. Sesshomaru had stopped attacking. "His scent," he thought aloud, "It's changed, yet it remains the same. What's going on?"
Once sprawled out over the ground, the half-dog got up. He did this slowly, and sinisterly. He then let out a maniacal, roar-like laugh. When Inuyasha turned, he was menacing.
His eyes had become red, glowing with fury and power. He had also aquired to jagged stripes across his cheeks. Their father's stripes.
Involuntarily, Sesshomaru let his apathy lift from him. He now showed fear.
"What's the matter Sesshomaru?" he taunted, "You couldn't possibley be afraid of a mangey dog demon could you?"
Sesshomaru shook his head. "Never."
His brother shook his head. "Never say never!" Inuyasha then lunged forward, jabbing his elongated claws into his brother's sides. He then licked the blood clean from his claws before he went in for another jab.
The inu youkai's howl's of anguish could be heard echoing throughout the clearing. Kagome and the other's came running through the trees.
"Inuyasha!" she cried.
Her love then looked at her, then pulled his claws out fiercely from his brother's abdomen. He then came charging toward her. Kagome began to scream.
"Sit Boy!"
Inuyasha came crashing to the ground. "Ow! What'd you do that for?"
Kagome's eyes welled with tears of fear. She placed a hand over her mouth and slowly lifted her index finger. "Look."
Inuyasha slowly turned around, dreading to see the damage he had a feeling he had done. He let out a small gasp.
There was his brother, Sesshomaru, drenched in his blood. The red liquid already had become to cake in someplaces.
"Is their anything we can do?" asked Sango. Everyone turned to look at her, shocked she would even care. "He's in so much pain. It's not fair for anyone, even him, to be in this much anguish."
Miroku walked up to Sesshomaru slowly. He leaned in hesitantly. "I don't think there is anything we can do."
Little Shippo scampered over to the limp body of the former foe. He looked intentley upon his face. It looked, if possible, more emotionless than before. Shippo swore he might have heard breathing, but even if he did, it was almost too shallow to be detected by the greatest ears.
The gang reluctantly left him, Inuyasha looking over his shoulder the whole time. "I did this?" he thought before he left.
Sesshomaru gazed at the blue sky. "Is this really the end? Can't the Tensaiga save me?" It was then that he remembered he left the sword in the care of Jaken and Rin. "Oh what a fool I have been. Damn that half-breed Inuyasha!" Then, all went black.