Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha or any of the other characters (but it would be awesome if I did). That privilege goes to the ever so talented Rumiko Takahashi.
A Power like Mine
Chapter Twelve
Kagome is on Inuyasha's back with Shippo on her shoulder. Sango and Miroku are on Kirara and they were headed towards the demonic aura of Naraku. They landed in front of a very worn down castle. There was no miasma and no barrier. Naraku must still be weak' Inuyasha thought, 'but he's had enough time to gain some of his strength back.'
They walked forward but barely walked three feet when blades descended on them from above. Inuyasha grabbed Kagome and got her out of the way. They all looked up and saw Kagura afloat on her giant feather.
"You've finally come Inuyasha. I was starting to wonder if you'd ever come."
"Shut up and tell me where Naraku is!" he yelled at her.
"Inside the castle of course. But you'll have to get through me first." She jumped off her feather and landed gracefully on the ground.
"Step aside Inuyasha" said Miroku, "I'll take care of Kagura. You just go find Naraku."
"You sure?" asked Inuyasha.
"Of course. Now go."
"Okay"
Sango stopped beside Miroku. "Please be careful Miroku" and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
Kagura smiled as the others ran past and into the castle. "Ready when you are."
Miroku clutched at the beads on his hands. The Saimyosho appeared out of nowhere. 'Hurry up Inuyasha.'
inside the castle
"We have to find the bee's nest or Miroku won't be able to use his wind tunnel" said Sango.
Inuyasha stopped in his tracks and sniffed the air. He could smell the scent of demon insects down the hall to the right. He headed down there but was stopped when someone sliced at him from the side. They all looked at the attacker.
"Kohaku?" said Sango, unable to believe her eyes. Kohaku's eyes were glazed over and Inuyasha knew that he was under Naraku's control.
"Listen Kid—"
"Wait Inuyasha!" Sango put a hand out to stop him from advancing on Kohaku. "I'll deal with him. You and the others find the nest and go after Naraku."
Kagome stepped up to her. "Are you sure Sango?"
"Yes Kagome. I have to do this."
"Right. Let's go you two." He said to Kagome and Shippo. "Kirara, stay here and help Sango." Kirara mewed her agreement and went to Sango's side. Inuyasha and the others went further down the hall.
Inuyasha stopped outside a room and peered inside. He saw a giant hive and many bees surrounding it. He turned back to Kagome. "If we can destroy the hive, the other insects might die as well. It's a long shot, but it'll have to do." Kagome nodded and bent down at the entrance, pulling out the Pyrethrum. She lit it with a lighter she was carrying and the smoke carried its way towards the bees and the hive. Both Inuyasha and Shippo were clamping their hands to their noses. The smell was disgusting. All at once the insects fell to the floor, dead. "We should test it" Kagome said, and she stepped forward to see if the bees were really dead. But Inuyasha grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"No, wait. I'll test it" he volunteered. He stepped slowly towards the hive, stepping over the insects. He poked the hive with his finger and pulled it back at once. Nothing happened. "It worked."
"Then we need to hurry and find Naraku." Kagome turned and ran back down the hall, Shippo and Inuyasha at her tail. She stopped so suddenly Shippo ran right into. Luckily Inuyasha had seen the same thing she had and he stopped sooner. There, at the end of the hall, stood Kanna with her mirror.
"Are you looking for Naraku?" she asked.
"Inuyasha, go find Naraku. I'll take care of her" Kagome said.
"Are you crazy? I'm not leaving you to fight alone!"
"I'll be alright. Kanna can't take my soul remember. But she can take yours. Go. I'll be fine."
"Fine, but Shippo," he said turning to the fox demon, "stay with Kagome."
"Alright!" Shippo exclaimed.
"Inuyasha"
"Yeah?"
"Be careful" Kagome said glancing behind her shoulder as Inuyasha took off in the opposite direction.
"Don't worry about me." He turned and disappeared down the hall.
Kagome notched an arrow. "Shippo, stay back." She aimed straight for Kanna's mirror.
with Inuyasha
'Where could he be' Inuyasha thought. He was following the demonic that seemed to come from the center of the castle. Finally he reached a large room, and there, right in the middle stood Naraku with his back to Inuyasha. He turned and smirked.
"You really think you can defeat me?" he chuckles.
"Yeah I do." Inuyasha raises Tetsusaiga and aims straight at Naraku.
with Miroku
"Kagura, stop messing around!" Miroku yelled. She had been dodging his attacks the entire time, not once trying to attack back.
She laughed. "Why waste me strength? But if you insist. Wind Blades!" Blades shot out of her fan but Miroku stopped them with his staff. He noticed the saimyosho had disappeared. 'Now's my chance' he thought, grabbing the beads that surrounded his arm.
"Dance of the Dragon!" Kagura yelled, and Miroku didn't have the chance to use his wind tunnel. Now that he could do it, Kagura was sending attack after attack.
with Sango
"Please stop Kohaku!" pleaded Sango. She was holding him back, but she didn't know how long she could go for. Just as Kohaku was about to attack her again, Kirara came and head-butted him against a nearby wall.
"Kohaku, don't you remember me? I'm your big sister. Please remember me." But her words didn't seem to get through to him. He just tried yet again to kill her.
with Kagome and Shippo
"Be careful Kagome!"
"I will be."
Kanna's mirror gleamed in the semidarkness that now engulfed the castle. "I may not be able to take your soul completely," she said, "but I can weaken you."
Kagome could feel herself being suck in. If she was going to attack she had better do it now. She let go of her arrow, and instead of hitting the mirror, it hit Kanna's head. It shot through and Kanna and her mirror disappeared.
"You did it! Kagome, you did it!" Shippo jumped with joy.
"Yeah." Sure she was happy, but she knew that this wasn't the main monster that needed to be killed. "Shippo, I need you to go check on the others. Okay?"
"Sure Kagome. But where are you going to go?"
"I'm going to find Inuyasha." That being said, Kagome took off in the direction she had seen Inuyasha go minutes before. Shippo took off in the direction that Sango was in.
Kagome ran until she heard a loud crash coming from a room down the hall. When she reached it, Inuyasha had been slammed against a wall, and Tetsusaiga lay just mere feet from Inuyasha, though he wouldn't have been able to reach it in time.
Naraku had shot his tentacles at Inuyasha and intended to impale him, when an arrow was shot out of nowhere. The arrow destroyed his tentacles with ease and Naraku turned to see Kagome running to the Tetsusaiga and kneeling down to pick it up. Naraku took the opportunity to attack Kagome. Inuyasha had seen this coming. He jumped up and held onto Kagome. Naraku had sent some streak of power at them and both Inuyasha and Kagome got blasted out of the castle and onto the grounds. Inuyasha was barely able to stand when he tried to get up.
"Kagome!" She seemed to have knocked out by the force of Naraku's power. "Kagome, open your eyes!" he held her face in his hands, attempting to wake her up. She groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
"Inuyasha?"
"Kagome, are you alright?"
"Yes. I'm fine." She got up and handed the Tetsusaiga to Inuyasha. Naraku came out of what was left of the castle.
"So you're still alive."
"Inuyasha" Kagome whispered.
"What?"
"What if I used the Arrow of Sealing on him? I can pin him down and you can attack him."
"Do you know how?"
"Yeah. Kaede taught me awhile ago."
Inuyasha smirked. "Naraku, you're going down, once and for all."
"You think so? Then just try to kill me."
Inuyasha charged at Naraku, but he just leaped backwards. 'Perfect' Inuyasha thought. He just needed to get him against the wall of the castle. Once Naraku was in place, Inuyasha yelled to Kagome. "Now Kagome!"
"Right." She notched her final arrow and concentrated on it. She needed him to seal. She let go of the arrow and Naraku had no way out. His eyes widened as the arrow shot straight at his chest, pining him to the wall behind him. Inuyasha stepped back and shot his Wind Scar right at Naraku. His cries could be heard for miles when Inuyasha's attack hit him right on, destroying him instantly.
with Sango
When Shippo had reached Sango she was struggling once more against the grip of Kohaku.
"SANGO!" Shippo yelled.
Suddenly, Kohaku stiffened and the jewel shard imbedded in his shoulder popped out. He fell back and collapsed on the floor.
"KOHAKU!" Screamed Sango, as she knelt on the ground beside him.
"Sister. I'm s-so…sorry" he managed to choke out.
"It's alright Kohaku. I'm right here." She held him in her arms until the last ounce of his strength left him and he went limp in his arms. Sango sat there crying into her dead brother's body, as Shippo and Kirara looked at them in silence.
with Miroku
Kagura was sending attack after attack while Miroku now dodged every one of them. Kagura was laughing her head off when she felt. The feeling she had felt only once. When she had believed Naraku to be dead, only to find out he had faked his death. She could hear and feel her heart beat. She finally had heart.
Miroku noticed the sudden stop in her attacks, and took the advantage to open his wind tunnel.
Kagura could feel the wind pulling her in but she didn't care anymore. She was happy for the first time ever. She smiled as she pulled into the monk's hand.
He closed it and felt a surge of pain shoot through his arm. As quick as the pain came, it left. Miroku opened the cloth that surrounded his right hand and gasp in shock. It was gone. The wind tunnel was finally gone.
somewhere in the mountains
Sesshoumaru looked up at the sky. Jaken had been walking close behind so when his master stopped walking, Jaken bumped right into him.
"AHHH! I apologize Lord Sesshoumaru. I didn't mean to—" Jaken stopped in mid-apology and looked up at his master. Sesshoumaru had not paid attention to Jaken and continued to look up at the sky.
Rin looked curiously at Sesshoumaru while sitting atop Ah-Un. "What is the matter My Lord?" she asked.
"It's gone" Sesshoumaru said simply. "The demonic aura that hovered above these lands has dissipated. Naraku is dead."
Author's Note: There it is. The fight scene I told you about. What'd you think? Was it good or bad? Please read and review. I don't think I did to bad for my first try. Well, the next chapter will be my last for this story. And it's not as long as this chapter. So again, R&R. Thank you.
