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Chapter 41

"Hirakotsu!" Sango threw the weapon at Toshi.

Toshi jumped and kicked it to the ground. Sango growled and drew her sword. She ran at Toshi. When Sango raised the sword Toshi ducked and raised her arm to stop Sango's from bringing the sword down. Toshi flipped back, kicking the sword from Sango's hand in the process. The sword flew through the air and landed beside Taka's body. Her arm stretched out and took the sword. No one took notice as they continuously tried attacking Toshi. Taka stood. Neither of her eyes were hers. Taka had a more human look to her eyes. These were full youkai eyes. She turned.

"Taka!" gasped Inuyasha.

Taka shook her head.

"I am not Taka," she said, half her voice a strong male's and half her own.

Kuragari stared at his sister.

"Father," he whispered.

Toshi turned with a snarl.

"You're supposed to be dead!" she roared as she slashed at Taka again.

Taka grabbed Toshi's arm an twisted it.

"Do you dare attack my daughter?"

Toshi growled.

'Her attitude,' Toshi thought, 'this is a completely different soul.'

Taka flung Toshi back.

"I, the lord of the Kage Youkai Tribe, have returned," Taka said.

Inuyasha widened his eyes and looked at Kuragari.

"Kuragari, what's going on?" he asked.

Kuragari didn't answer. Toshi snarled.

"Jigoku," she said with a smirk, "your daughter's body will die and your soul will have to go when it does so coming back was pointless."

Jigoku's eyes stared at Toshi.

"You are a fool," he said, "along with my soul, I also have my power. As we speak, her wounds are healing."

Toshi snarled again and jumped at Taka's body. Jigoku's eyes watched her and jumped as Toshi hit the ground. Jigoku landed behind Toshi and slashed at her with Sango's sword. She snarled and turned.

'I'll kill the other's first,' she thought.

Kagome stared at Taka and Toshi. Toshi turned to her with a smirk. She snarled and ran at her. Kagome gasped. Toshi turned her head slightly. Running beside her was Taka. Jigoku's eyes turned to her and he made Taka's body trip Toshi and stab into Toshi's leg. Toshi snarled in pain and her power failed and she transformed back to looking like Taka. Kagura appeared up above.

"Good job Toshi," she said aloud to herself thinking Taka was Toshi, "for the final blow! Dance of the Dragons!" the tornadoes flew at the two girls.

Taka/Jigoku turned. They jumped out of the way. Toshi turned her head and cried out. The tornadoes struck her. When they died Kagura looked down. She gasped. On Toshi's back was the spider-like burn mark was on Toshi's back as she lay on the ground.

"Kuso!" gasped Kagura.

Toshi stood again either way. Her leg bled badly and her kimono was torn. She snarled again. Poison insects came and practically molded with her leg, healing it.

Taka/Jigoku snarled and ran at her again. Toshi got stabbed through the chest as she tried to continue healing. Taka/Jigoku jumped back. Kagura growled.

"Dance of the Blades!" she exclaimed as she set the attack at Taka/Jigoku.

At the same time Toshi lunged at Taka/Jigoku without thinking. She was furious. When she was near enough Taka/Jigoku grabbed her and turned her to face the attack, using her as a shield. Toshi cried out and the two blasted to the ground. Taka/Jigoku jumped out of the way. Toshi's back was covered in cuts from the attack. She stood again and the poison insects flew to heal her.

"Kazanna!" Miroku sucked up the insects.

"Miroku!" cried Sango.

Miroku felt a shot of pain go through his body. He held on and his hand got poisoned. After all in the area were gone he closed the kazanna and fell to his knees. Sango kneeled beside him and checked his arm. All the way up to his shoulder was poisoned. He growled in pain. Toshi smirked.

"Another go like that and you will surely die monk," Toshi grinned and more poison insects arouse from the tree's. Kirara roared and flew into the air killing off some of the insects. Sango ripped the Hirakotsu from the tree and threw it killing off more of the insects.

"Iron reaver!" Inuyasha slashed through some.

A long whip of green and yellow slashed from the forest and killed off the rest. Sesshomaru stepped from the forest. Toshi turned. She growled and waved Kagura down. Kagura swooped down and Toshi jumped on the feather.

"I'll be back," she snarled, "you can be sure of that."

The two flew off.

"I heard Kagura from afar," Sesshomaru said as he watched the feather disappeared from view, "she knew I was in the area. I knew there was a reason she'd come out while I was here."

Inuyasha growled at his older brother.

"You aren't Taka are you," Sesshomaru stared at Taka/Jigoku.

"Right now... I'm her father's soul inside her body... her soul slumbers in her mind," Jigoku explained.

"Father... how did you...?" Kuragari asked.

"Her soul called out to mine... awakening me from the shadows," he explained, "I'm not quite sure how either... but here I am," a slight trace of a tear appeared in the youkai eyes, "Kuragari... you're still alive."

"I barely survived," said Kuragari.

Taka's body glowed for a second and Jigoku's soul left her body. She fainted and Inuyasha caught her. She wasn't wounded at all.

"My son," Jigoku's voice played in the air, "watch over your sister."

The presence of Jigoku disappeared.

"I will father," Kuragari whispered.