Chapter 11 : The Pierced Heart
"I said get out!" Inuyasha shouted out as he attempts to hit Kanna.
"Inuyasha! Yameru!" Miroku shouted out as Inuyasha stopped and turned to him.
"Your target should be the mirror not Kanna! Without it, she's useless" Miroku explained to him as he continues to fight the youkais moving in on him. With this, Inuyasha grinned and nodded.
"You can't hurt me" Kanna stated as Inuyasha gave out a chuckle.
"Are you underestimating me?" Inuyasha said bluntly as Kanna gave out a weak smile.
"Baka!" Inuyasha shouted out as Kanna instantly disappeared and appeared at Inuyasha's back.
"Inuyasha! Kanna can move like the shadows with her mirror!" Miroku shouted out.
"And don't use kaze no kizu. She's surely gonna bounce the kaze no kizu back at you just like before!" Sango reminded him as she fights off the youkais surrounding her.
"Baka, how am I going to catch her if she keeps on disappearing?" Inuyasha asked himself.
Koga on the other hand, was already getting tired, evading Kagura's wind blades.
"How? How can I defeat Kagura? I can't even get closer to her" Koga thought as he jumps up, evading Kagura's attacks.
"Kohaku! Yameru!" Sango shouted out as she then threw hiraikotsu, aiming for Kohaku.
"I can't fight her.I just can't" Kohaku said, as he simply evades Sango's attacks, not attempting to attack her at all.
"Sango! Don't do it!" Shippo shouted out as Sango caught hiraikotsu.
"Don't worry Shippo, I won't kill him. I'm just going to knock him down" Sango said as Shippo nodded.
"Then let me help" he stated. "Fox fire!" Shippo shouted out, aiming at Kohaku as Kohaku evades this. In that instant, Sango then threw hiraikotsu towards him, hitting him on his back, knocking him unconscious. Without hesitation, Kirara jumps in, catching Kohaku.
Meanwhile, Naraku was easily evading Sesshomaru's attacks as well as Sesshomaru evades his attacks.
"You can never beat me Sesshomaru" Naraku said as Sesshomaru's eyes turned red.
"Don't underestimate me" Sesshomaru stated as he then waves toukijin, casting a humongous wave towards Naraku. Seeing this, Naraku's eyes widened in shock as the wave was fast approaching him.
"It's too big. I can't evade this" Naraku thought, his eyes widened in shock, thinking that it was all over for him. Suddenly, a thought came into his mind as he then turned to his three hostages. Then, Naraku stretched his hand out and in an instant, Kagome was pulled towards him.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha, Koga and the rest of the gang, shouted out as Naraku held Kagome by her neck, covering himself with the use of Kagome.
"What are you gonna do now Sesshomaru?" Naraku asked with a smirk as Sesshomaru's eyes widened in shock, not knowing what to do. Inuyasha attempting to save Kagome was blocked by Kanna as well as Kagura blocked Koga's way. Kagome's eyes widened in shock as she trembled in fear, seeing thatthe wave was only a few inches away from her.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted out as she firmly grips Naraku. In that instant, to Naraku's shock, as Kagome held his arm, her hands glowed brightly as he felt a great amount of pain in his arm, as if it was melting. Without second thoughts, Naraku releases Kagome and pushes her causing her to fall down on her knees as he jumps out of the way.
"What has she done?" Naraku asked himself, his eyes widened in shock as he keptholding his burning arm.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha called out, seeing that Kagome was still in danger.
"Inuyasha!" Kikyo called out as Inuyasha turns to her. As he turned to her, he spotted Kikyo, aiming her bow and arrow at Kanna even though she couldn't move that much. Seeing that, Kikyo instantly shoots the arrow and not noticing this, Kanna's mirror broke releasing the souls she took from Kikyo and returning to her.
"My mirror" Kanna said in a soft voice as she suddenly turned into ashes, leaving only her clothing, the white flower on her hair, and her mirror. In that instant, Inuyasha then jumped in between Kagome and the wave.
"Kaze no kizu!" Inuyasha shouted out as he waves tetsusaiga. With that, tetsusaiga's kaze no kizu clashed with toukijin's enormous wave, canceling out the wave. As the wave was gone, Inuyasha then rushed to Kagome.
"Kagome, daijoubu?" Inuyasha asked woriedly as Kagome looked up to him.
"Arigatou Inuyasha" Kagome said in a weak voice, panting heavily.
"Hmm, you lost your guard" Naraku stated as everyone turned to him. But for Sesshomaru, it was too late, Naraku's roots instantly passed through Sesshomaru'schest, piercing his heart,as Sesshomaru's eyes widened with blood coming out of his mouth.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin shouted out in tears.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome shouted out hurriedly standing up and rushing towards him as he fell on his knees.
"Baka, Naraku" Sesshomaru said as he smirked and then, waved his sword, slicing Naraku as he was off guard. With that, Naraku instantly fell on the ground as Kagura shouted out to the top of her lungs as she began to turn into ashes. With this, Sesshomaru smirked as his body slowly fell forward. Sesshomaru closed his eyes as he smiled not knowing that Kagome jumped in and caught him in her arms.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome exclaimed, shaking Sesshomaru as Rin runs towards them.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome exclaimed once again, but this time, tears streamed down her face.
"Kagome" Sesshomaru said in a weak voice as Jaken and Ah-un then arrived.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Sesshomaru-sama!" Jaken shouted out as he rushes to Sesshomaru.
"Sesshomaru-sama, don't leave us" Rin said in tears.
Meanwhile, Kikyo walked up to Naraku's dead body and she then picked up the almost complete shikon no tama.
"Everything happened all because of this. Everything since 50 years ago" Kikyo sighed as Inuyasha walked up to her.
"Here" Inuyasha stated, giving the shikon shards that he and Kagome collected.
"Hey, I think these belong to you guys" Koga said as he then gave the two shikon shards from his legs to Kikyo.
"Arigatou" Kikyo said as she then placed the shards back on its place with one more shard missing.
"Sango, the shikon shard" Miroku stated as Sango nodded in tears as she rested Kohaku's head on her lap.
"I know Houshi-sama. Kohaku was already dead. I just wasn't able to get over it. Now, I can accept it. I finally accept it" Sango said in tears as the shikon shard instantly came out of Kohaku. With that, Kikyo then picked up the shard and placed it, finally completing the shikon no tama.
"At last, it has ended" Kikyo stated as Sango hugged the dead body of Kohaku tightly.
"Sesshomaru!" Kagome continued to shout as Sesshomaru closed his eyes.
"Baka! Don't do this! Don't you dare die! Sesshomaru!" Kagome shouted out as she suddenly glowed brightly, catching everyone's attention.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted out worriedly, wondering what's happening to her.
"Inuyasha! look!" Kikyo stated pointing at the shikon no tama, emitting the same light as Kagome. In that instant, the shikon no tama then flew off of Kikyo's hand, heading towards Kagome and Sesshomaru. Suddenly, as it arrived Kagome and Sesshomaru, the jewel suddenly changed into a form of a girl.
"Kagome" the girl stated as she then brushed Kagome's hair.
"It's you. You're the girl who's heart turned into the shikon no tama" Kagome said, shocked as the girl smiled and nodded.
"Arigatou Kagome. You finally ended the battles for me. You, Inuyasha, and everyone else" the girl stated as Kagome wiped the tears off of her face.
"But what I've seen the most, who's battled every trial there is, is this youkai" the girl continued as she turns to Sesshomaru.
"I thought all pure youkais were evil. But he proved me wrong. This youkai used his sword to give this human girl her life again" the girl said as she turns to Rin.
"Then, he fell for a girl, a girl who's simple yet powerful" the girl continued as Kagome looked closely at the unconsious Sesshomaru.
"That girl was you Kagome" the girl said as Kagome's eyes widened in shock as well as everyone.
"He even tried to keep his feelings since he didn't want to take you away from his brother who he always tried to be harsh with. But deep inside, he only longs for their relationship as brothers to come out" the girl explained as Inuyasha looked down.
"For that, I, shikon no tama, would like to make my own wish" the girl said as she then turned back into the shikon no tama.
"I shall return this youkai's heart" she continued as the shikon no tama then flew and came inside Sesshomaru. Slowly, the hole on Sesshomaru's chest started to cover up as his body glowed brightly.
"Sesshomaru-sama!" Rin and Jaken exclaimed as Sesshomaru slowly opened his eyes.
"Rin, Jaken, what happened?" Sesshomaru asked as he sits up, rubbing his head.
"The Shikon no tama made its own wish and came inside you" Jaken explained.
"Youkata Sesshomaru" Kagome said with a smile as Sesshomaru turned to Kagome.
"Inuyasha!" Shippo shouted out, catching everyone's attention.
"Kikyo! She's fading away!" Shippo informed him as they all turned to Kikyo sighing as she began to fade away.
"Kikyo!" Inuyasha called out as Kikyo shook her head.
"Yameru Inuyasha. My work is here done. Now, I can finally rest in peace" Kikyo said with a smile as she totally vanished making Inuyasha shocked.
"Kagome no!" Sango shouted out as they all turned to Kagome, wondering why Sango shouted. To their shock, Kagome was fading away too just like Kikyo awhile ago.
"Kagome mate!" Inuyasha shouted out as Kagome looks at herself, fading away. With this, tears streamed down her face as she then looked up to everyone.
"Sayunara Shippo-chan. Sango-chan. Miroku-sama. Jaken. Rin-chan. Kirara. Koga-kun" Kagome stated with a weak smile on her face.
"All of you have been very kind to me. For that, Arigatou" Kagome continued.
"What are you talking about! Don't do this!" Inuyasha shouted out rushing towards her, reaching for her.
"Sayunara, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha" Kagome stated as she then completely vanished leaving everyone in disappointment.
"Kagome!" Inuyasha shouted to the top of his lungs as everyone looked down.
but it doesn't end here! next up...chapter 12 : The One Who Can Pass Through the Well ...