I am once again sorry for taking forever to update. This was a tough chapter to write for me because I'm not very good at battles so I took my time to make it better. Not to mention, work has been a pain in my ass. The main problem with my writing is that my best writing atmosphere is at night but since I have to get up for work at 5:30 am I can't stay up late anymore. I'd like to say more but I have to rush this so I can get to sleep.

Thank you all for your attack name suggestions. I have chosen 2 actually. One attack is given to IY's attack while the other you'll see at the end of this chapter. You'll have to find out next chapter what the second name is though.

Disclaimer: I don't own IY.

A Wish From the Heart

Chapter 43: The Battle – Part 3: Finale

"Got room for two more?" Kagome looked up and there descending was Sango and Miroku. Kagome couldn't believe it, no more than 10 minutes ago, she was on her own hoping someone would come and help. And now she had more than enough help.

"Sure the more the merrier," Kagome said. "I could really use your help. I broke my bow. You wouldn't happen to have an extra would you?" Kagome asked her friends.

"I believe we could help you with that," Sango said as her and Miroku landed. "This is a gift from Midoriko. It's her sword. She wanted us to give it to you."

"That was really nice of her. I'll have to thank her then," Kagome said.

"Well how about we worry about our fight," Kouga yelled. He, Shippo, and Souten had been holding off the demons around them.

"Sorry," Kagome said. She quickly took the sword from Sango eager to rejoin the fight with her friends helping her. Unfortunately for her, it wasn't time for her yet. As soon as she fully took the sword out of Sango's hands, everything around her went black.

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The three mysterious spectators watched the fight before them. It was great to watch without having to take part in the battle. While it was good to watch the fight, one of them didn't totally care about watching every little thing. Finally the woman spoke up, "So tell us Mr. Know-It-All, how is this fight going to turn out? We know part of it but fill us in with the rest?"

"Now that wouldn't be any fun, now would it? I love to see how people are usually surprised, so I'll wait to see what you think?" the laid back man said with a grin.

"You are trying my patience," the other man said. "You had Tai memorize all the events but you wouldn't let him know how this turns out. Tell me!"

"Just wait and see," the other said as he turned his attention back to the fight. The two others weren't happy with him but they also turned and continued watching the fight.

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Tai was getting tired at his opponents. If he didn't do something soon he might get overwhelmed. He knew that reinforcements had arrived but doubted they would be able to help him in time. As it was now, they were protecting Kagome. They probably couldn't even see him among the whole army of demons. His fight wasn't helped by the fact that two demons he was fighting were as strong as Naraku.

"That's it. I've had enough of this," Tai said as he quickly put his sword away. The demons he was fighting look at him with victory in their eyes.

"I'm glad to see you are resigning yourself to your fate," one of the two strong demons said.

"Who said I was giving up?" Tai literally growled out. He raised his head and they saw the red in his eyes seem to leak out and color his entire eye while the iris itself changed to gold. That wasn't the only part of him changing. The demons soon found themselves looking at a giant sliver demon dog with some black fur mixed in. Tai didn't waste any time as he swung his huge paws taking out what demons he could. The two powerful youkai looked at him with intense anger.

"You'll pay for that!" one said as they both quickly launched themselves at the giant dog.

Tai just smiled before opening his mouth. He then let out a giant roar. The demons just continued on their way but soon found themselves caught off guard. From the roar they found themselves start to be thrown back by huge gusts of wind. They never hit the ground though, at least alive that is. Not only did Tai let loose a torrent of wind from his mouth but also thousands of poisonous blades of wind. The attack also cut up or poisoned demons that were within the area. The yakuza now found themselves fighting a more powerful, aggressive, and lethal Tai.

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Kagome looked at everything around her it was all black. "Did I pass out?" Kagome thought. "Or maybe I got attacked from behind and now I'm dead. Either way, where am I?"

"You're within your own mind," a voice said. "No, you didn't pass out and you didn't die. I brought you here." It took Kagome a bit but she then recognized the voice. It belonged to Midoriko.

"Is that you, Midoriko?" Kagome called out.

"In a way, yes. Though I'm not here in the flesh," the voice said as Midoriko appeared in front of her. "Listen I can't answer all of your questions, as a matter of fact, I practically can't answer any. You see this isn't really me here. Its more like a recorded message for you. It probably seemed like I already answered one of your questions but in fact I could tell you were going to ask that so I included that at the beginning. The sword you received from Sango and Miroku belonged to me. It was made long ago. It will allow you to channel your miko powers through it. I know you don't really know how to use a sword but that is why I'm here. I'm doing this to give you a small overview of what you'll need to get along."

"But what about the fight outside?" Kagome said forgetting she was talking to a message.

"I'm sure right about now if not maybe later, you'll wonder about the main fight. Don't worry about it. This message is taking place directly in your mind. Our brains our much faster than any computer you have. It can process tons of information in a matter of time. That is why though it seems we've been in here 5 or 10 minutes, in actuality, not even a second has taken place outside of your body."

"Really," Kagome stated. "That's cool."

"Yes, you may like it but we don't have the most amount of time. There is still a battle going on and everyone second counts," Midoriko warned her.

"Yes, your right. I apologize," Kagome said.

"Don't worry about it. Right now we have to worry about you getting to use your sword. Now I doubt you're totally unfamiliar with a sword since you've been traveling with Inuyasha for almost 3 years," Midoriko pointed out. "I'm going to train you for a little bit on how to channel your power through the sword. After we're finished you'll be able to go back and join the fight. By that time only about a few seconds will have passed."

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"The fight is going well," the mystery silent man said.

"Yes it is, and I'm quite proud of how Tai is doing," the woman said.

"You would," said the more outspoken man. The woman just stuck her tongue out at him.

"What I am not happy with is his attitude. He becomes carefree and reckless at times," the silent man said.

"I wonder whose fault that is?" the other man said not daring to look at his fellow spectators.

For the next while there was total silence between them. As a matter of fact, the next noise wasn't from any of them. It came from a group of demons below them. It seems they were trying to sneak behind Kagome and the others. The group of spectators just watched from above them in the trees. The woman looked to her companions and seemed to beg without speaking. Mr. Know-It-All just waved his hand.

In a matter of seconds, the demons blow them were in pieces. Death from above, they never saw it coming. "I told you that you were not to take any part in this battle," the man said.

"You know I couldn't help it," she replied. "Besides I don't think we made that much of a difference."

"What you did isn't going to make much of a difference, but the three of us being here is going to be a big influence."

"I don't understand what you're talking about it," she said. The man didn't say anything, he only grinned.

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Kagome opened her eyes and found herself back on the battlefield surrounded by her friends. "You okay, Kagome?" Sango asked.

"Yeah," Kagome responded as she came out of her trance.

"That's good you zoned out for a few seconds," Miroku said. "Well we better help them out before they start yelling at us." Miroku said referring to Shippo, Kouga, and the others.

"Yes, I think I've sat out far enough," Kagome said as she raised the sword and it glowed blue. Miroku raised his staff while Sango took Hiraikotsu off of her back. They reached the front lines of the battle and didn't hold back. Sango let her boomerang fly. It took out 10 demons before flying back and taking out an additional 10. Miroku used his staff to take out what demons he could. He also used his paper scrolls when he got the chance.

Kagome was also doing quite well. For having practically no experience with a sword she used it quite well. Cutting through the demons wasn't hard at all. The miko power she was channeling through the blade made it much simpler for her. Even if she missed her opponent, the mere energy surround the blade was enough to hurt the demon if not kill him. She was getting so caught up in her battle she didn't see the two yakuza members coming up from behind her until it was too late. She noticed them but she knew she wouldn't be able to swing her blade at them in time. She then felt herself swing the sword with ability far beyond her own. The two demons were cut in half but Kagome was more worried about what had happened. She just looked at the sword before she felt it. She could feel Midoriko's energy. And this energy wasn't something left over like the message had been. Kagome understood. Midoriko was still linked with them and she was helping Kagome in this fight. This made Kagome even more energetic in her battle.

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Inuyasha waited for Kitiara to make the first move. One thing his father had pounded into him turning the training was patience or at least a bit of it. Inuyasha took in his opponent. She was a cat youkai and most likely quite power. She had to be if she commanded an entire demon army. She was quite slender and from Inuyasha could gather she would probably be rather quick on her feet. She knew far more about him than he did about her. He would have to be very careful.

Kitiara got tired of waiting and ran quickly at Inuyasha. Her sudden attack caught him off guard and with her speed he could barely moved before he claws swiped at him. She managed to cut him along his chest. The wounds weren't fatal but did bleed a good bit. If he hadn't been prepared he would have been dead by now. "Not bad," Kitiara said. "Most people are dead from my first attack."

"Well I'm not most people. You'll find it a lot harder to kill me," Inuyasha bragged.

"It may be harder but trust me I will kill you," Kitiara said.

"Well I live to disappoint," Inuyasha said. It seemed Kitiara liked to talk probably because she barely was ever need to get involved in a fight. This worked to Inuyasha's advantage because it gave his body time to heal.

"Enough chit chat. Time to end this," Kitiara charged at him and swung her claws. This time Inuyasha was ready and dodged it but he still felt pain. He looked at her and noticed her claws were just about on fire. She had missed him with the attack but the heat had been hot enough to cause some damage. "Don't like my fire claws. Maybe you need to get more acquainted with them."

Inuyasha waited for Kitiara charged him again. This time just before her claws could reach Inuyasha he swung the Tetsusaiga upwards. He cut her lower stomach and was also able to cut her face slightly before she moved out of the way. "It seems you are underestimating me," Inuyasha said.

"It seems I am. I must say I did not expect you to be able to swing such a large object as fast as you did," Kitiara told him. "I will not make that same mistake twice."

"No, but I'm sure by the end of this battle you'll make some different mistakes," Inuyasha grinned. Kitiara was growing tired of his arrogance. She flexed her claws and then charged at him again. Inuyasha kept an eye of her claws waiting for the moment she would use them to attack. Unfortunately for him, she had other things in mind. She brought her leg up and kicked him in the shoulder which started to spin him around. She then followed with her other foot kicking him in the back. As soon as her leg connected, Inuyasha could feel cold over his entire back. She then swiped over his back with her fire claws which because of the freezing cold only intensified the pain and damage.

Inuyasha stumbled away from Kitiara while putting a hand to his back as if it would help. "Damnit, not only does her claws give off fire but her feet freeze what it hits. That doesn't make a good combo, at least for me," Inuyasha thought to himself. Kitiara was certainly living up the his expectations, even though he wish she hadn't. "KAZE NO KIZU!" Inuyasha shouted as he swung his sword at Kitiara letting loose the Windscar.

Kitiara acted quickly by raising her hand. When she did so a wall of earth came up and protected her from the attack. As soon as the attack passed, the barricade of rock crumbled. "I told you I knew of your attacks and they don't stand a chance."

Inuyasha wanted to come back with a quick witted reply but he wasn't in the mood. Barely anything he did was working and that was seriously angering him. This fight wasn't too well in his favor.

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Kagome continued to slice thru opponents as they came at her. Thanks to Midoriko's help she was probably the biggest threat on the battlefield at that moment. Unlike the others attacks which some of the yakuza could withstand, her sword was like poison to them. They continued to surround her but in far bigger numbers this time. They knew that if they all attacked at once most of them would die but at least they would bring her down. Kagome on the other hand wasn't ready to die yet. In her mind, she knew what she needed to do. As they stormed at her, she simple swung the sword in a circle not hitting anyone. Instead it seemed to create a ring of light, which at its completion grew outwards and destroyed whatever it came in contact with. It continued out for 50 feet before finally dissipating. Luckily for Kagome that wiped out most of the demons around her.

"This sword is the best. I'll really have to thank Midoriko when I get back to the Fuedal Era," Kagome thought.

"You're welcome," Midoriko said in her head.

"You can read my mind and talk to me," Kagome thought.

"Just barely. It is because you are reaching out for my help in this fight that I am able to make this connection. Please let us not talk again. It drains me too much," Midoriko told her.

"I won't. Thank you," Kagome thought to Midoriko before going back to the battle.

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Tai, still in his demon form continued to attack at anyone that came near. Unfortunately he was starting to weaken. He decided it best to go back to his human form. A bunch of demons jumped at him but only caught air as the dog disappeared and Tai reappeared in his usual form. That was the problem with be only three quarter demon. He was not able to stay in his demon form indefinitely. It also ate up a lot of his energy. While the fight had gone well so far for him, he feared it would not be so for the rest of the battle.

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Shippo and Souten weren't faring much better. A lot of Shippo's attacks where still only illusions which after a while the demons had caught on to his trickery. He did still have other attacks but they weren't nearly as useful.

Souten's attacks were powerful but she was running out of energy. She and Shippo had managed to take out about 4 of the more powerful demons but that was taking its toll on both of them. She didn't know how much longer they would be able to hold out. She only hoped that the others were doing better than she was.

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As much as the others wished, Kouga and Ayame's situation was the same as theirs. They had taken out a few of the powerful demons but found themselves tiring out. Not only from the fact of the fight but they had to travel a far distance just to get to the battlefield. That hadn't taken much out of them at the time but they were starting to feel it now. The youkai army was getting smarter. When they noticed that speed was Kouga and Ayame's advantage, the faster of the yakuza came to fight them. Because of that their advantage was lost and against certain enemies they were outmatched in speed. It was not turning out well.

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While Sango wasn't in the best situation either, with her Hiraikotsu being cracked, Miroku did most of the fighting and backing her up when needed. If they couldn't, Kyo and Rika was there to help. Kyo had long since run out of his stars. So he was left using his katana. Rika was getting low on her arrows.

Miroku could see a giant grouped headed towards Sango. She had been using half of her boomerang as well as the blade hidden in her sleeve to fight opponents. He knew that she wouldn't be able to handle the force headed at her even with Kirara's help. Miroku quickly ran in front of her. He quickly took the rosary beads off of his hand and held it up at the onslaught of demons. The youkai were taken by surprise as they were sucked into his wind tunnel. As soon as most of them were in Miroku closed it. He had felt the pain from the black hole in his hand.

"Are you okay, Miroku?" Sango asked worriedly.

"I'll be fine," Miroku lied and Sango knew it.

"Don't use that hand again. I can tell that it's growing bigger," Sango commanded while the concern was evident in her voice. "Remember Midoriko said you'd have temporary use of it but you could still get sucked in. We didn't go through all that trouble to defeat Naraku to get rid of that just to have you sucked in later."

"I won't," Miroku assured her. He knew that without his Kazaana, they didn't have much of a chance. He only prayed that they would be able to hold out.

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"They aren't doing so well," the cold man stated. "About the only one I see doing well is Kagome."

"Yeah even the jackass on the hill isn't doing that good," the woman pointed out as she mentioned Inuyasha's fight with Kitiara.

The other man just got a little angry but not enough to blow up. "Just give them time, everything will work out in the end."

"You sure we can't fight," the woman asked almost pleading. "I hate being this close to a fight and being told I can't take part."

"I told you we can't make anymore of an influence on this fight then we already have," the man said. Then he whispered under his breath, "well no more than that and the one we are about to make."

"I heard that," said man said formally.

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Inuyasha looked on at his opponent. Kitiara had the ability to control the four main parts of nature: fire, water, ice, and earth. He didn't know if she could control the wind or lightning or anything else but at this point he didn't want to know. She had even managed to block his Bakuryuuha using a torrent of water. She had the whirlwinds of energy pick up the water and she proceeded to turn the water to ice. The whirlwinds of energy then just turned to big columns of ice before crumbling to the ground. Inuyasha had managed to injure her a little more but he was still far more injured than her.

"Tell me to you wish to quit just yet?" Kitiara asked as she approached Inuyasha who was on his knees breathing deeply. "If you do I will make your death quick and painless."

"I will never submit to you," he growled at her.

"Fine but you should know something I've decided," Kitiara said. "You are no longer a threat to me anymore. You are far too weak to present a challenge. The one that does is your little girlfriend, Kagome. With that sword of hers, she is destroying my army. I think I will kill her before I kill you. Just so you can watch her die." With that Kitiara started to walk away. She wasn't afraid to have her back turned to him. He practically had no power left.

"I can't let her kill Kagome. I guess its now or never," Inuyasha thought as he tried to pull all the friendly energy around the battlefield to him. It wasn't taking long. There was an overwhelming amount being given off. He could even feel some that didn't belong there.

Kitiara could also feel the energy around Inuyasha grow. She didn't know what was causing it but she didn't like it. "I don't know what you're doing but you won't live long enough to try it."

"That's what you think," Inuyasha said as he raised from the ground swinging his sword at the same time "Kaimetsu-teki Na Nami!!" [Thanks to Selcryn who gave me the name devastating wave, though I like to think of it as Devastation wave. If it would be pronounced differently let me know I will change it.]

First a wave of invisible energy was let loose from Tetsusaiga. All the yakuza on the battlefield found themselves paralyzed. Next a single huge line of energy just seemed to make its way across the battlefield when it reached the middle it left off a huge explosion that engulfed the entire battlefield and everyone there friend or foe.

& I could end it here and be just plain mean but since you waited so long I won't &

When the smoke cleared from the field, the only people left stand were Kagome, Inuyasha and Tai. While the others had been knocked to the ground but were without injury from the blast. After Inuyasha saw that his friends were okay, he fell to one knee. He was hurt more than he'd admit but he would live.

"Inuyasha!" Kagome yelled as she rushed up to make sure he was okay.

"Don't worry, I'll live," he assured her.

"Don't be so sure of that," a dark voice said. Inuyasha turned to see a bunch of shadows come together to form Kitiara again. She was injured but still alive. "If that attack would have been centered on me it might have killed me but since it was a spread out attack I was able to survive. Now I'll make sure you don't."

Inuyasha reached for his sword will Kagome held hers tight. As soon as Inuyasha touched Tetsusaiga, both it and Kagome's sword seemed to pulse. They looked at each other almost knowing what had to be done. Inuyasha swung his sword leaving off a horizontal wave of energy. Kagome did the same but in a vertical manner. The two waves of energy combined and into a cross before totally obliterating Kitiara once and for all.

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This is the end of the chapter. I know you probably have some questions. Ask them though I already plan to answer a lot next chapter. If you ask one that I forgot about I may answer it next chapter. I will answer why IY's attack was different and how everyone survived it. See you next time for:

Chapter 44: Sorting Things Out

PS - Special Thanks to QuickEdit for screwing up my chapter!!!!