Chapter 11: The Final Battle
The demon walked silently through the forest. The Elements he had were swirling bright around his body. Fire, Water, Darkness and Light, as he walked Fire lit the trees, water turned the area into a swampland, Darkness brought out demons and Light burnt through anything that dared to oppose him. As he kept walking he found himself wanting more. More blood especially the people he seen right before he had to leave.
He looked ahead a village up ahead, slowly he began morphing. Hideous spikes shot out of his back the blood staining them. The claws on his hands and feet began growing as well as his body mass did. The Orbs glowed brightly as his muscles grew larger the powers growing around his body. He could already taste the blood as he began walking towards the village. He fell back as a yellow blast as well as ice slammed into his chest. As he stood a large boomerang and a purifying arrow hit him full force. Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Kagome had arrived. Shippo, now trying to get the villagers out smiled to himself. The 4 could do it he had no doubt.
"So you made it," the demon said.
"So you finally taught yourself how to string 2 words together," Inuyasha sneered his sword at ready.
"Give the Orbs back and we may let you keep you life," Miroku said the Ice Orb slowly dimming.
"More Orbs…," the demon said and charged much faster than he looked.
Kagome and Sango jumped on Kilala who took off in the air.
The demon didn't seem to care as he reached for Miroku who leaped out of the way. Inuyasha brought his sword down but got blasted back as the Fire Orb sent him flying back. He wasn't hurt because of his cloak but it was still a shock to be blasted with fire. Standing he brushed the flames off of him, "I wasn't expecting that."
"Yeah well I wasn't expecting the demon to be so fast!" Miroku cried out.
The demon smelled the air and held out his hand fire balls pelting at Miroku as well as Darkness. Miroku kept running narrowly dodging each, as the fireballs drew near he felt a giant hand squeeze around his ribs, the demon grabbing him
"Well…this cant be good," Miroku said.
"Die!" Inuyasha bellowed bringing the sword down towards the demon blasting through the fire. He screamed loudly falling to the ground as burning light pierced his skin. Breathing heavily he looked up at the demon who had turned.
"Kagome now!" Sango yelled as Kagome fired an arrow as the demon.
The demon roared before stumbling back, Miroku still in its hand.
Miroku smiled as his eyes turned blue ice freezing the demons hand. Wind quickly lifted him out of it as he landed on a rock. He flew quickly grabbing Inuyasha and heaving him on the rock as the stumbling demons foot slammed on the ground right where Inuyasha had been a second before.
"You can't beat me," the demon growled his anger rising.
"We can try," Miroku said narrowing his eyes.
Inuyasha stood slowly, "We have to watch out, I underestimated his power and I'm paying for it," he said burns on his chest from the light.
Miroku nodded and looked at the demons frozen hand which was defrosting because of the fire. It had bought Miroku enough time to escape but now the demon knew the Orbs Miroku possessed.
Except Lightning, that was going to be used later as Miroku's ace.
"Miroku, when do you plan on trying to use the Orbs to blast this guy,"
"Soon Inuyasha, now that I see that we won't be able to beat him on force alone.
Sango landed by them, "I hate to break this up but demon closing in!" she cried rising quickly as well as Miroku and Inuyasha. The demon ran beneath the rock as Miroku summoned another one to jump on the one above them crashing onto the demons head. Blood trickled from the wound the demon getting a glassy look in its eye as it fell forward with a loud crash.
"It's over…," Sango said softly looking at the beast.
Miroku sighed and looked at its frozen hand and kneeled down. He started to jump back but screamed in pain as the hand broke of the ice and squeezed his torso. "Everyone run!" he cried as the demon stood, the orbs the only thing keeping it moving.
Inuyasha charged only to get swept aside as if he were nothing by a large hand. He felt himself crashing into a larger Kilala who managed to keep her ground. She nuzzled her head against Inuyasha's who immediately stood his anger rising.
Kagome and Sango were back on the defense and ready for an attack. But the demon wasn't interested in them. The only thing it was interested in was crushing Miroku's tiny body with its enormous fist.
Miroku screamed loudly his ribs feeling like they were on fire. He knew this may be it for him. Kagome and Sango were trying but it was futile. And Inuyasha wasn't anywhere near him…
Inuyasha charged jumped up doing his best to get to Miroku. He landed on the demon back ignoring the pain searing through him. Then a blast of Darkness sent him sprawling back the sword flying away from his hand. He felt his anger slowly ebb away replaced by a lust….a lust for the taste of blood. He stood as his eyes turned a dark red his claws growing longer and sharper. He had become full-demon and had no control of himself…or his impulses.
The demon blinked its grip loosening around Miroku. He sensed a power slowly rising and it came from someone other than him. He glared looking around then noticed Inuyasha his eyes rolling around in his head. "This should be fun."
Miroku fell limply from the demons hand as Kilala flew under him catching him before flying to Kagome and Sango. Kagome rummaged through her pack. She knew somewhere she had a potion that would heal Miroku and make him able to fight…she just had to find it through all of her junk that she had. Right now Inuyasha could do his damage to the demon. She knew he was full-demon, if he could control it once before she knew he could do it again.
Sango pulled out a blue potion that was shimmering slightly in the light, "Is this it?"
Kagome nodded uncorking it and fed it to Miroku. She made sure he drank all of it then smiled as he sat up slowly.
"Where's the demon?" he asked before turning seeing its large bulky form, "Oh…"
Kagome nodded solemnly and yelled out,"Sit!"
Miroku charged his shield held in front of him. Honestly he had no idea how to use it or even what to do with it. The only thing he knew is that it had the power of the Orbs and that was good enough for him.
"Oh so your back…," the demon said sighing, almost bored.
Miroku nodded and got into a fighting position. He had no idea how to win but right now it was all or nothing. Everyone else had tried and failed, he was ready and he would win. Miroku charged and lifted above the demon with a quick gust of wind as he landed on the demon's back. "I don't know if this'll shock me or not but I have to try," Miroku said and suddenly released lightning through the demons body. He felt his hair rise on end and expected himself to be jolted off by his own lightning. But he remained safe as he jumped off the demons body charred and smoking.
It fell forward on its hands Miroku thought but when it stood it was holding a knocked out Inuyasha, "You care for him right...?"
Miroku gasped and slowly nodded eyeing the demons sharp claws which could slice Inuyasha open in a second.
"Give me the Orbs or he will die," the demon said.
Miroku sighed and slowly walked towards the demon un-strapping his shield. "You've turned to a big time villain but don't you know?"
"Know what?"
Miroku laughed, "That if you use all the Orbs and have them you'll die," he said feeling himself begin to sweat. Will the demon buy my bluff… Miroku thought. Could a demon possibly be that stu-
"Seriously?"
Miroku sighed thinking yup there are stupid demons. "Yeah…"
The demon looked uncertainly around then smiled and hurled Inuyasha at Miroku, "I'm not stupid I know the rumors the rumors are if you have the 8 Orbs you become all powerful."
Miroku caught Inuyasha but was thrown back by the force. He got his balance back just as the demon appeared in front of him smacking him into a house that was burning.
Miroku coughed looking around the smoke blinding his eyes. He looked around fire blocking every possible exit. He closed his eyes, "I have to think…," he opened his eyes. The Wind Orb in the shield began glowing brightly. Wind rose around him as he sent it for the fire creating a path as he ran out.
The demon had confronted Sango and Kagome, Kilala was flying towards it and bit its neck. Roaring the demon flung Kilala off and got an arrow stuck in its leg as Kagome fired. Sango was throwing he boomerang once more and smiled as it connected. Then frowned when she saw it barely did anything.
Inuyasha stood slowly, and he was ticked. He had been made a fool of and he wouldn't stand for that. He picked up his sword as it returned to its larger size.
Miroku tapped Inuyasha on the shoulder and cried out ducking as he swung his sword.
"Never scare me like that again!" Inuyasha bellowed snapping the demons attention to them, much to Kagome and Sango's relief.
"You 2 just don't quit!" the demon roared his anger rising.
Inuyasha and Miroku shrugged and looked at each other.
"What you expect us to die after a little beating, when we were fighting Naraku in the many battles we died about 10 times over," Inuyasha said stretching his arms, wanting to get back in the fight as soon as he could.
Miroku smiled and nodded hugging Sango and Kagome as they came. "Lets blow this guy away!"
The Orbs on Miroku's back began glowing. He felt the powers and hopes of the Elemental's flowing through him as Miroku began concentrating the power into his body.
Inuyasha held his sword out as he got his BackLash wave ready. He tried remembering everything he knew about it.
Kagome readied 3 arrows, she had been taught by Kaede weeks ago on how to fire 3 at a time. She just hoped her three would be enough.
Sango readied her boomerang and looked at Kilala who was knocked out. She got ready to throw it and strapped a sword to each side to increase the deadliness of this weapon. She wanted to end this now.
The three sent their barrage of attacks at the same time, there was a bright light and a shock wave that sent the 4 sprawled out on the ground. They lay there for a few seconds as Shippo and the villagers ran up screaming in victory.
"You did it!" Shippo cried out.
Miroku smiled and stood helping the other 3 up. He walked over to the spot where the demon once was. All that was left was the 4 Orbs he had stolen…nobody knew why they were the only thing left nor did anyone care.
The battle was over and they won. Now they could return to their lives.
THE END!