Ooo so much think of, eh?
Inuyasha's nose twitched at the scent of Kagome's blood. Kagome! Grrrr. . . .she's got to hold on until I get there! Inuyasha swung the tetsusaiga at Maro again, missing once more."Pathetic half demon, do really think you have a chance?" Maro mocked. "Yeah, if I'm fighting you!" he growled and lunged again. But in a moment's past Maro was behind Inuyasha yet again.
This is never going to work. But what will?
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"Enough!" Haru ordered the snake demon off. He walked over to Kagome's corpse and knelt down next to her. He nudged her with his hand and smirked. "She's dead. That's to bad, she was a pretty one. Shall we bring the body to father?" he looked over at the demon. It was obvious that the demons obeyed the father, only helping out the son.
The snake hissed a 'no, that would be stupid' and turned to slither away. "You're right, she's crow food now." The two demons walked away, leaving behind the body that once harverd Kagome's soul.
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Their swords clashed again, Maro's with greater force. Inuyasha was an equally matched opponent, if it wasn't for Maro's speed. Not only that, but every gash Maro gave him he got slower and slower. "Give it up half breed," smirked Maro. "Not on my life!" Inuyasha snarled. "Ah, but your life is about to end."
Maro jumped ahead of Inuyasha, stabbing into his stomach. Inuyasha growled and pulled out the sword, pulling it from Maro's grasp. He tossed it away, shattering as it landed roughly. Maro snarled at him. "Very well," he said regaining calmness. "I do not need such a weapon to defeat the likes of you." "Let's just see who wins now, huh?" Inuyasha would have smirked, but at that moment he barley had enough energy to stand.
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The forest was still, even the birds stopped chirping. The noises of prey shuffling threw the under growth was gone. Even the lush green plants seemed minuscule.
Kagome's eyes flickered open, blinding her for a moment by the brightness. "W-what?" she whispered. I thought I was dead. She pushed herself up to a sitting position. She glanced around her. There was a cat lying next to her, badly injured. No, it was dead. She looked down at herself. She was normal. Her green school uniform was back on her. No eras, tail, or claws. Her body ached all over, but no wounds.
Kagome looked back over at the cat. It was female and was slightly larger than a normal house cat, but not much. It had a black head, legs, and tail. Its body and paws were blue. Her eyes were closed and her body was still. The cat did not smell, a recent kill. Wait, wasn't that me?
Kagome looked around. That was the exact spot she had fallen. The wounds on the cat were in the same places where her had been. The death strike was a cut in the arm, the same as hers had been. Then she understood. That cat is my demon self. It was killed, not me. I'm still here, but human. So there was a way to lift the curse. To die.
When Kagome looked back at the cat, it was gone. In its place was a black bow and four blue arrows. Kagome screamed out in pain. She looked down at herself. All the injuries from the cat were back on her. My demon self still wants to protect me. It knew that my only defense as a human is arrows, so that is what it is now. Nothing but a weapon., but I still had to have all my wounds for it to work. Kagome reached over to pick them up, feeling the strong demonic force coming from the arrows.
Her cat senses were no longer with her, so she couldn't track her way to Inuyasha. Which way was I heading? The thought scared her. She had no time to waste, she had to go in the right direction. Flashing back into her mind, she thought hard. Her memory was vague, being dead hurt her memory. She remembered Sango, Miroku, Inuyasha, and everyone, but some things were crashed. The memories of Kish and Haru seemed like nothing but a dream. Everything about Inuyasha was clear though. West. Right! She was heading west.
A moment later she didn't have to know what direction, because she heard swords clash. Then that stirring feeling came from inside her. Kagome gasped. The demon Inuyasha is fighting has a jewel shard! She broke off into a sprint, the direction the jewel was coming from. She had been right, it was westward.
Kagome groaned and toppled over. Her wounds weren't going to let her run very fast for very long. "I have to get to Inuyasha," she whimpered to herself. He might not know about the shard. If he doesn't than he won't have a chance. Kagome pushed herself up with her arms, crying out from pain. Her final striking wound was in her arm, that would make it hard to shoot the bow.
She stumbled, but stood up again. Her bow was slung over her shoulder, arrows in her un wounded hand. Firing determination burned within her, pushing her onward.
Step by step she continued. Reaching the top of the hill she gazed down into the forest area. She could just make out Inuyasha and another demon fighting in the distance. "Inuyasha," she whispered, her eyes clouding with emotion.
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Inuyasha's ears flicked. He looked off some way. His nose twitched. Kagome! Then another scent hit his nose. Another cat demon! And maybe snake? Yes, it was a snake demon. Then, in a blink, a child cat-demon was sitting in the branches of the tree above. The ground started to rumble and a massive snake demon appeared.
Maro looked over at the smaller cat demon. "Father you should be pleased," he smirked. "I have eliminated that pesky girl for you." Inuyasha looked back. That was Kagome. What was he talking about?
Maro's nose twitched. He hissed at the boy. "You fool! She lives on!" "What!" he gasped. "Impossible!"
"And you've wasted more of my precious demons," Maro hissed. While Maro had his back turned Inuyasha slashed his sword at him. Maro howled and turned around to face him, hate growing in his eyes. "You have become more than just a burden," he snapped. "Kill off the girl!" ordered Maro. "I can take care of the mutt."
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Kagome slowly made her way down the hill, reaching the bottom safely. It would not be long before she reached Inuyasha. Abruptly there was a rumbling in the ground below her. Then the snake demon burst out from under her, sending Kagome flying across the ground.
"You!" Kagome looked up from where she had fallen. Rage engulfed Haru's eyes. "You were dead! Why are you human!" With out giving her time to answer he ordered the snake to strike. The demon dove down in the ground again, coming up from under her. She soared across, the snake trying to snap at her, but missed. She had a rolling landing, sliding in some mud to a stop.
She whimpered softly. Her wounds were hurting now more than ever, he knew her weakness. Haru planned on torturing her before killing her once and for all. "How could this happen!" he yowled out. "I killed you! You worthless wench!" Kagome weakly picked up an arrow, that she had dropped next to her, and grabbed her bow off her shoulder.
Normally the bow's string would have snapped form her landing on it, but this was no ordinary bow. The string would not cut, indestructible. The snake lunged again and Kagome released the arrow. It sliced threw the air with speed Kagome had never seen. It hit the snake right in the heart, even though Kagome's wounds had made her clumsy and she had not aimed there. The arrow knew where to hit by itself. The demon howled in pain and then crashed to the ground. The arrow disappeared into thin air. The arrows could not be used more than once.
"What!" hissed Haru. "The last of father's demons!" he gasped. "Killed by nothing more than a mortal girl!" Haru lept down from the tree where he was sitting. He appeared next to Kagome. He leaned down and slapped her on the face. "You're going to die a painful death," he snarled. "You're pathetic," she coughed out hoarsely. Haru stood up, snarling. "At least I'm not going to die," he smirked, kicking her in the gut.
Kagome held back a scream. Show no weakness. Haru bent down and picked up the last three blue arrows. "Keh, what are these. The smell like cat demon." He grasped them with two hands, trying to break them in half. But try as he might, the arrows would not break. Then they glowed a bright blue, Haru screamed and dropped them. He inspected his hands. They both looked like they had been burnt.
"Foolish wench," he said and went to kick her again. Kagome rolled out of the way, grabbing the arrows on the ground. She glared at him and then kicked him in the stomach with her feet. Haru toppled over. Kagome pushed herself up, and scrambled away. He can kill me if he wants, but I have to help Inuyasha. His revenge is pointless. What an ignorant demon.
Kagome ran as fast as she could threw the tangle of trees. She could hear Haru chasing after her. She pounded against the ground, the wind rushing past her. Kagome came to a skidding halt. I'm never going to get anywhere if I keep running. I can't waste my energy. She dropped two arrows and strung the third. "Now you need to die," she said. Haru stopped a few feet away from her.
"You can never kill me. That petty snake demon was weak." She released the arrow without another word. "Keh." Suddenly Haru disappeared and then appeared right behind her. The arrow, always hitting its target, changed direction. It headed straight for her. But instead of hitting her, the arrow soared right threw her. Haru screamed and dropped to the ground.
"What sort of magic is this?" his voice trembled. "I cannot end this way. You will not live." Haru reached out and grabbed Kagome's leg, pulling her down. "I never thought it would come to this," he said weakly. Haru would not last much longer, though he was determined that Kagome would not either.
He pulled out a sharp knife from his waist. "Never have been used for a mortal girl's blood." Haru thrust the knife into her wounded arm. Kagome let out an ear piercing scream. Then Haru's grip loosened on the handle and his body fell limp. Damn him! My death blow! The bleeding won't stop. This could be the end of me as well.
Two arrows left. Kagome slowly stood up, not even attempting to surpass a scream of pain. She reached down and grabbed the last few arrows. She slung the bow over her shoulder again and started off.
Kagome was near, very near. Even without her demon nose, she could smell blood thick in the air. Kagome could hear swords clash, a moment later she could see them clearly. Inuyasha!
Maro stopped fighting. "It looks like my pitiful son has failed yet again," he said cooly. "Kagome run!" Inuyasha yelled. A moment later Maro was so close to her she could hear him breathing. "It is time for you to die now wench," he whispered into her ear. "Maro!" Inuyasha yelled. "Blades of blood!" Maro spun around, just in time to see the claws rushing at him. He pushed Kagome down and lept out of the way. "Fool."
Kagome hastily picked up an arrow and shot it out at Maro. This time instead of perfectly hitting the target, it plunged into the ground. Suddenly a cloud of mist lept out of the arrow, leaving behind a rusty brown arrow. The mist formed a figure and then became a solid something.
Kagome gasped. There, where the mist had been, was the blue cat. It crouched down and hissed at Maro. "How odd," he said coldly. "How has a human possessed such a life form?" he asked turning to Kagome. Kagome glared at him. The cat turned to look at her, waiting for orders. It wants to obey me? I can't make it attack without addressing it. But what is its name? Then it hit her like a smack in the face. Her demon name, from long ago. "Kill him Sakura!" she yelled. The cat turned back to Maro, crouching down. It lept up at him with a hiss. Maro smirked and dodged away in quick speed.
To his, and Kagome's, surprise the cat matched his speed. Every move he made, every turn and jump, Sakura was able to match. Then she lunged, sinking her teeth into his arm. Maro yowled out in pain and came to a stop. Then the cat disappeared for good. It only could alow him down, nothing more.
Inuyasha took this to his advantage. "Wind scar!" he yelled, using the last of his energy. "What!" Maro cried. A moment later Maro was dead.
Kagome looked up at Inuyasha and smiled. But she winced again and realized she had lost more blood than she thought. Everything went dark in her mind, she had passed out.
Though she was not alone. The last of Inuyasha's energy had been used in the wind scar. Inuyasha's knees gave way and he fell where he had been standing. Sounds were muted and light was dissolved into darkness.
Yes, that took forever to write! I'm glad it's all over with. But what will happen next? The battles may be over, but decisions are still to be made. Please read and review!
