Blue skies were becoming hard to find as the miasma continued to thicken above them. It made them depressed, but determined to end the reign of horror that had slowly began to choke the life from the Inu dimension. Usagi drew Kaede, and Kagome to her side to ask something of them. Each of the Inu's kept a strong eye of the trio of females. Usagi sighed at something Kagome said and then nodded. Pardoning the monk from the slayer's side, she drugged the monk over by his ear. Miroku nodded as Usagi explained something to him along with input from Kaede. They watched as Miroku suggested something, and Usagi puzzled over it before nodding. She nodded to Kagome, who walked over and yanked InuYasha into the circle.
Sesshomaru was getting slightly curious to the small conjugation. Especially when InuYasha was thrust into the middle with the Tetsusaiga drawn. Then Usagi held up a hand and suggested something, nods met her comment. So to his surprise he was drawn into the circle and forced to draw Tenseiga. Finally his confusion was put to rest as he was able to hear what was going on.
"InuYasha, focus on the red Tetsusaiga." Kagome ordered as Miroku drew out some prayer strips. "Now drive it straight into the ground." She added as she saw the blade turn red. Usagi turned to Sesshomaru and smiled lightly at him.
"Cross the Tenseiga against the Tetsusaiga in the ground." She stated and watched as he did as she requested. After that was done, Miroku laid a circle of prayer papers around the blades. Usagi stepped forward and focused on the energies in each of the items. Tying a part of the inner energies together so told the boys to retrieve their swords. Then the group stepped away as Miroku laid a bigger circle of prayer strips. Usagi, Kaede, and Kagome each took a point on the circle to form a triangle around the energy source.
Varying shades of pink erupted from each of the females. A dark pink came from Kaede, a light shade of pink came from Kagome, and a mid-shade of pink with silver tints came from Usagi. They surrounded the energy core, and form a sponge-like orb around it. Finally it was just Usagi standing next to their pure energy orb. She shifted her ginzuishou out and focused on the orb. The ginzuishou shot the energy straight into the miasma and threading through it. It also shot over the several villages protecting them. With the puritan power fighting the negative strains. Ready they turned and set toward Naraku's fortress.
Red eyes peered from the within the cocoon, and a powerful flash of miasma erupted from within. It expelled, covering the cocoon and shaping into a human form. The cloud of poison peeled away to reveal Naraku's powerful form. His eyes flashed and exited from his fortress to await those he knew that sought him.
Kouga's group was the one that reached Naraku's fortress first. Where they were greeted by the amassed demons that Naraku had at his disposable. There was a general of Naraku's army and that was who Kouga took on as the rest battled the hordes. They were followed shortly by the arrival of the Inu and Sesshomaru-tachi.
Immediately as soon as the Inu brother's feet struck Naraku's fortress's grounds, they sprinted to where his smell originated from. They ignored each other's presence and the other lesser demons that Naraku sent out trusting them to their companions.
Usagi frowned at the brother's behavior, but contended with the hordes of demons, rushing over to strike a demon that had snuck up behind Hotaru. Her halberd whistled as it struck through the demon's head, cutting it in half. Usagi blanched at the sight, but continued cleaving and hacking at the millions of demons to give the brothers time to destroy Naraku.
InuTashio laughed as he cut through another demon. It was a merely exercised procession that he had long grown attached too as a protective lord. He dodged another strike and brought down the hog demon that had struck at him.
Miroku and Sango fought back to back as the samiyosho made it impossible to use the Kazaana or Wind Tunnel. The light flickered off the staff as it slid through ten of the demons surrounding them. It was followed by the large boomerang that Sango always carried with her. A blast of fire came at her unprotected side eradicating the worm demon that was creeping toward them unnoticed. Sango nodded to Kirara, and sliced another demon down.
Kagura and Hiten worked as a team as well. Keeping an eye on Kaede and Kagome as well to keep sure she stayed safe. It was a day of blood and adrenaline, as the demons fell before the very annoyed groups.
As Kouga fought to make purchase against the general demon, the brothers had made their way to where Naraku awaited them. InuYasha scoffed as he saw Naraku's changes, not registering the admirable leap of power that now resided in the human spider mixed demon.
A black undershirt with a white haori was covered by an elegant lord blue kimono. A cover shell spike peered from his shoulders, to which InuYasha flicked a gaze at his brother, before turning back to Naraku. His eyes had changed as well, now preferring a deep red tinted purple. The smirk he always worn was still present, and he raised one clawed hand at them. After InuYasha looked over the changes, he couldn't help the gaff with a scoff that escaped him. Sesshomaru stared confused out of the corner of his eye at his neurotic brother.
"Feh, hey Naraku, get a different tailor!" InuYasha yelled out, while Sesshomaru merely narrowed his eyes. "I swear, are you trying to impersonate Sesshomaru?" InuYasha asked. Remarking the slight floral designs on the kimono, and the spike thing going on. Naraku glared at InuYasha as Sesshomaru stared in disgust at their opponent, now just seeing what InuYasha was talking about.
Tired of their behavior of mocking him, his eyes flared red, and he dashed toward InuYasha with a root to sear through him. Oh at least he would of if not Sesshomaru cut through the root leaping in front of him. InuYasha drew the Tetsusaiga in response and prepared a wind scar attack. Naraku glared down at the Taiyoukai, because he floated in the air. Glancing at the silver of the blade, he scoffed. "I think Tokijin has served you long enough!" He yelled, focusing on the blade, ignoring the cold smirk that appeared on Sesshomaru's face. His instincts prickled with danger, and he leapt up just in time to let InuYasha's wind scar blast into Naraku. As he landed, he glared at the hanyou with a minuet expression of anger.
"I will be the one to destroy Naraku." He growled out. InuYasha glared back and raised the Tetsusaiga to blocked the rebounding of the Wind Scar. Their attention was brought back to Naraku as they observed the damage done. Only a hand had been ripped off by the surprise attack, a barrier surround him, and InuYasha growled.
"Fine, draw his fire." InuYasha agreed, Sesshomaru glanced at him, and noted the look of concentration. With a casual flip, he darted towards the cowardly Naraku. Naraku laughed, striking at the Inu lord who blocked, and then swivelled, so the force wouldn't push him back. A limb came at his unprotected side, but his whip of light had it drawing back. Wanting to test the barrier's strength, he rushed toward Naraku, and flipped over him, making Tenseiga follow his path. It sliced open over Naraku's head, but the rest didn't give an inch. Noting this, he flicked a quick gaze, to see Tetsusaiga beginning to change. The red light was beginning to coat the blade. Sesshomaru's inattention was long enough to get him covered with the slime from the limb he had sliced earlier. 'Damn it, that was foolish, a pup's mistake!' He thought in anger. As he struggled to free himself, Naraku had noticed the imminent danger from InuYasha, and his red Tetsusaiga.
Kouga leapt back, nursing a long wound on his arm. He glared and fished the claws out from his sash. Kouga lashed the claws to his hands, and smirked as he felt the power echo in him. "Right, let's do this." He crowed out. Slashing down at the scorpion general's shoulder, dodging the stinger, he kicked out striking the general's face and hearing a satisfying crunch. The scorpion general flipped head over heels into the fortress wall, Kouga leapt after with a small twister at his feet. Jumping back as the stinger came out of the dust. 'Damn, I need to rid it of the stinger.' Kouga planned, and slid sideways to dodge a pincher. He was forced to drop to the ground as the other pincher followed. This upset his balance, causing him to topple, and left him wide open to the stinger above his head.
Red splashed against InuYasha's face as his eyes were locked on the limb that had shot from Naraku. However, the blood that he wiped from his face wasn't his. A straining voice swept over the land.
"I will be the only one to kill InuYasha." Sesshomaru scolded the demon. Tenseiga was laden down with the flesh from the limb of before assuring his freedom. Sesshomaru had leapt toward his unprotected brother, as he caught onto Naraku's intentions. One finally slice of the Tenseiga had him free, but not time to lift the Tenseiga in defense. So the limb pierce his left shoulder, instead of InuYasha's skull. Glancing back with a glare, he opened his mouth again. "Are you done?" Sesshomaru questioned, to which InuYasha nodded. "Then what are you waiting for?" He inquired, dashing back towards the stunted Naraku.
Black flooded Kouga's vision, as the scorpion's blood fell onto him. "Sorry." His savior whispered. He wiped the blood from his face, and smirked at Hotaru.
"No problem, now let me finish this up." Kouga commented, as he watched the scorpion general charged angrily at them, bemoaning the loss of his stinger. Kouga grabbed Hotaru and leapt clear of the trajectory. Landing a few feet away, Kouga turned a second to Hotaru and gave her a quick kiss on the lips before striking back at the general.
Hotaru was stunned in surprise, and as such was once again saved by her smirking hime. "Hotaru, there will be time for romance after we kill the demons." Usagi teased as she beat back the rabid boar demon. Hotaru blushed, but nodded, swinging her scythe to decapitate the troublesome dragon demon.
Kouga growled in warning as he saw the scorpion demon leer at Hotaru. "I don't think so." Kouga stated, and jumped on to dodge the double pincher strike. Landing behind the general, he upper cut the back of the demon's skull with one of the claws. Drawing back out, he ran to the side, and ax-kicked down snapping one of the pinchers clean off. Reaching forward, he grabbed the general's other pincher and lifted him up. The claws dug into the exoskeleton slicing tendons and muscles. Not happy at the repercussions for even looking at Hotaru, he peeled off the skeleton while the general was still alive. Before the general could go into shock, Kouga pierced the chest of the general and brought out the still beating heart. He crushed it, right before the still aware eyes, and before he could pass into the nether realm Kouga had one last thing to say. "Never, ever, look at my mate again." He stated and plucked the eyes out, just before the body shut down. The general died screaming, and Kouga smirked in response. Looking up he scoured the grounds, for his would be mate. Finding her cleaving some demon in half that had leapt to behead her princess. Kouga decided to help the two females just to protect his Hotaru.
InuYasha swung the red Tetsusaiga in the section that Sesshomaru had said was weak. Both watched as the barrier around Naraku cracked, and crumbled to the ground. Yet, Naraku was unable to do anything, because Sesshomaru was waiting just as the barrier fell, and his Tenseiga was shoved through were the heart was. It was anticlimactic as Naraku's body died away. The two brothers sneered, wiped their blades off, and sheathed them. InuYasha squatted down to search for the jewel within the remains.
The last demon fell away under the combined efforts of Miroku and Sango. Without urgence Kagome, and Usagi rushed to where the brothers had dashed off to. The rest followed, and they arrived just in time to see Naraku's body crumble away. InuYasha must of caught Kagome's scent for he turned to her as she ran up.
"Where is the jewel Kagome?" InuYasha asked. Kagome searched the remains in vain, turning to Usagi to confirm her analysis. Usagi nodded, and frowns appeared on both of their lips.
"It's not here.."Usagi answered, and a haunting laughter surrounded them.
"Hakudoshi!" Kagome yelled out. None noticed the now absent spider mark on Naraku's back.
Only two chapters left. Then what shall I do? Anyway's much care, and please review.
Best Wishes, WCB.