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Tears Shall Fall
Chapter 4
A well-aimed arrow, glowing with spiritual power, blasted through the tentacle that was holding InuYasha. He dropped to the ground and managed to land on his feet-barely.
Kagome ran to him, just as Naraku sent a blast of power at them. He was unable to absorb the Shikon Jewel because of the portal, but he could borrow power from it, which he was doing more and more.
InuYasha tried to block the attack with Tetsusaiga, which he had easily done many times before. But combined with the power of the Shikon Jewel, it was too much.
Tetsusaiga shattered.
Sesshomaru looked at the portal for a moment, then turned away, believing his brother could handle whatever mess he'd gotten himself into. He began to sheathe Tenseiga, but stopped when it started trembling in his grasp.
What could be causing Tenseiga to behave like this? he thought.
Then…
Tenseiga shattered.
Sesshomaru's eyes widened.
"Lord Sesshomaru, your sword!" Rin cried, running up to him, Jaken close behind.
"It's broken beyond repair!" the toad-demon exclaimed in disbelief. "How could this have happened?"
"It couldn't," Sesshomaru said quietly, almost to himself. "Unless Tetsusaiga has also shattered."
"Tetsusaiga?" Sango asked rhetorically.
"If Tetsusaiga truly has been destroyed," Miroku began.
"Then InuYasha is practically defenseless!" Shippo finished, jumping to his feet.
InuYasha, Sesshomaru thought. What have you gotten yourself into?
InuYasha and Kagome were forced backwards. They landed hard, but both survived. Kagome's bow, however, hadn't.
"How are we gonna beat him if I can't get through his damn barrier?" InuYasha growled breathlessly.
Kagome knew a way, but he wouldn't like it. "I can get through it," she said quickly. "He's borrowing power from the sacred jewel. If I can get it from him, you can attack him."
"It's too dangerous!" he objected.
"Don't you get it? Our lives don't matter anymore! If Naraku wins, how many people will he kill? This is more than just revenge-the whole world is at stake!"
He took a deep breath and nodded; as always, Kagome was right. "How're you gonna get close enough to take it?"
Kagome looked grim as she answered. She saw him almost object again, but he bit his tongue. It had to be done.
They solemnly approached a very amused Naraku. He waited patiently to see what their next move would be. He hoped they would surrender. Their deaths would be long and painful if they did. What happened, however, was not something he was prepared for.
InuYasha held onto Kagome's arms, spun her around once for momentum, then threw the girl at him. She pulled an arrow from her quiver as she flew, and stabbed the very confused villain in the arm with it, loosening his grip on the jewel. She snatched it from him, but he grabbed her with his other arm, preventing her escape. He struggled to get it back, furiously noticing that his portal was shrinking.
"Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" With painful realization that his barrier was down, Naraku swatted the injured half-demon away.
But InuYasha was determined. "Blades of Blood!" That hit Naraku in the face, giving Kagome enough time to pull out her last arrow, which she promptly stabbed him in the chest with, pouring all her spiritual power into it.
The resulting explosion was devastating. Kagome's family, protected by the barrier from the jewel, watched in silent horror as InuYasha and Kagome were slammed into each other, and then the sacred tree.
The tree snapped in half. The shrine around the well collapsed. Every window in the house shattered. The light receded. The barrier around Kagome's family disappeared.
Everyone had grown quiet, staring fearfully at Sesshomaru, who was still holding the now useless hilt of Tenseiga.
He dropped it, sudden fear washing over him. "No," he whispered, realizing what it must mean. He turned sharply to the portal, finding it was shrinking rapidly. He moved toward it, but found it was already too small for him to get through.
A sudden pang in his heart brought him to his knees, clutching at his chest, helplessly watching the portal disappear. He had felt something like it before, long ago.
The day Father died…
When the portal closed, the feeling stopped, but Sesshomaru did not rise.
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