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Chapter Eight: DeathInuyasha rushed away from the hut, and traveled through the hot desert. He didn't want to look back and think about Kagome…
"Inuyasha!" Miroku called from 20 feet behind him, "wait up!'
Inuyasha sighed and stopped, watching the monk, demon slayer and kitsune hurry to catch up.
"Jeez, can't you walk fast?" Inuyasha asked annoyed, as Miroku, Shippo and Sango stopped before him, catching their breaths.
"Sor-ry!" Sango breathed out, exasperated, "I know your upset, but we can't just leave Kagome in that hut!"
Inuyasha winced at the name Kagome, but replied, "I know. But I think it's best. If we bury her in some village cemetery, she could be re dug up by robbers and demons. It would be best if she stays here away from all that…"
Miroku nodded and sat down taking out a bottle of water. Sango sat down too, and took a sip after Miroku. Shippo however, confronted Inuyasha.
"Hey!" he said with his hands on his hips, "stop acting like this! We need to think about what we're gonna do next!"
Inuyasha sighed again and sat down too. He took a deep breath and apologized.
"Sorry." He said sincerely, "I just…can't bare the thought…"
"I understand. But now is not the time for mourning. We need to find out what we should do about Kikyo." Miroku said, wiping his brow of sweat.
"I'm going to kill her." Inuyasha said, clenching his fist, "and I'm going to take the Jewel of Four Souls from her!" Inuyasha stood up quickly and kicked the dirt filled ground.
Shippo jumped out of the way and hid behind Miroku.
"So…" Sango began, after 20 minutes went by, "we leaving anytime soon…?"
Inuyasha nodded his head and nodded. The group left and headed out of the desert. They decided to head to a place called 'mirage'. It was rumored to be a ghost town. Inuyasha thought that it may be a place where Kikyo would like to go to get away. So, the group made their way in that direction quickly. They did not know that someone, Kikyo, was following them from behind.
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As Kikyo followed them, she kept thinking up the plan she had come up with earlier. She was going to summon a powerful demon to Mirage, and hope that it would kill Inuyasha and the others, so she, Kikyo, could live without fear and running away. She was planning on using the Jewel to help her become alive again. To become human, so she could live a normal life. She was also planning on erasing her memory, so that she would not live in pain and memories. After she would use it, she supposed that it would disappear, or rather, it would remain, only powerless. It would just be a regular peace of jewel. Kikyo smiled to herself, continuing to watch the one she loved dearly…
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Only minutes away from Mirage, Miroku was sensing someone following them. Inuyasha sniffed around, and could not smell a thing. The miasma that filled the village in front of them, was over powering him.
"Guess we'll just have to wait and see" Inuyasha shrugged and replied, walking into the ghost town. No one was around, and nothing could be seen.
Wonder what happened here? Inuyasha thought to himself, gazing around at the lifeless surroundings.
"Inuyasha" Miroku said. Inuyasha looked at him and saw that he was pointing. Inuyasha whipped his eyes over to where Miroku indicated and Inuyasha saw a huge demon come their way.
"This seems suspicious." Inuyasha said, pulling out Tetsusaiga.
Sango pulled out her hiraikotsu, "be on your guard."
Inuyasha snorted, "why wouldn't I be?"
Sango rolled her eyes and rushed at the demon, prepared to fight. Miroku and Shippo followed leaving Inuyasha behind. Let's just hope Kikyo is behind this he thought and hurried after the others.
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Kikyo watched from afar, sitting on a rock on top a hill. She didn't know if her plan would actually work, but she just hoped at least the demon would injure them greatly, so Kikyo would have more time. However, there was one thought that kept popping into her head. Her mind was telling her to use the Jewel to become a demon…but why? Why did her mind want her to become unhuman? If I did, Kikyo thought, I could easily kill Inuyasha and the others and live a life without them…
None the less, Kikyo decided to stick with the original plan after all.
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Inuyasha slashed his claws and swung his sword at the demon. The demon was strong, although it did have a weak point. There was nothing around to protect the demon from Miroku's wind tunnel. As Miroku sucked the demon into his hand, he felt himself start to shake uncontrollably.
"Miroku!" Miroku heard from Sango as he saw the world one last time before he was sucked into his own hand.
"Wait a minute…." Sango said shaking, "this means…."
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Kikyo watched the scene and at the same moment she knew like Sango. Naraku was not dead. If the monk was still able to use his wind tunnel then surely he was alive, right? Kikyo whipped her head around just in case he was watching her.
"Naraku!" She called out, "I know you're out there!"
All at once, a dark, figure shot out from the shadows and grabbed Kikyo by the neck. Kikyo did not have enough time to grab an arrow, so she was forced to suffer under Naraku's grip.
"Surprise." Naraku said with a twisted grin on his face, "you didn't expect this now, did you?"
Kikyo choked out words, but they could not be understood.
Naraku laughed and tightened his hold on her neck. Kikyo winced and started to cough violently.
"Just to let you know before you die" Naraku started, "that was just a puppet you killed earlier. It was just a bonus that you sucked out the rest of Kagome's soul and killed her. Thanks." And with that, Naraku cut Kikyo's head off, and it landed with a thud. Naraku rummaged through her clothes and pulled out the Shikon Jewel.
"At last. It's finally complete…" He said as he smiled one last time at Kikyo's body, and left.
Naraku hurried to his new hideout with the Jewel in hand. He was indeed hiding out near Mirage, but was underneath it instead of on it. Naraku smiled at his ingenious plan. Everything was going smoothly, and as a bonus, Kagome was dead. Naraku entered his hideout and was greeted by Kagura. She bowed to him as he walked by and she frowned. She really disliked Naraku.
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"What is it Sango?" Shippo asked, also shaking.
"Naraku.. he's still alive! Miroku still had his wind tunnel!" she said falling to the ground in despair.
"You're right. I feel some complicated trap is at hand here…" Inuyasha replied.
"Not only that, but Miroku is now…well, let's just say his life is in his hand now…" Shippo said sadly, "and we don't have Kagome anymore…"
Inuyasha, at the sound of Kagome's name, also fell to the ground in misery. How could this get any worse?
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Within the hut of the desert, Kagome began to stir. She was waking up. She got up and stretched and looked around her. Where was everyone?
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