So this is a long chapter so I hope you like it I really do. Oh I do not own Inuyasha.
Chapter Twenty:
Kagome woke before anyone and looked at her kimono it was shredded along the sleeves and legs. "If I keep this up I will end up naked." Kagome got up as the morning sun hit her. The warm sun felt good on her cold body. "So when are you going to get a new outfit?" Kagome jumped as the voice spoke from behind her. Kagome turned to see that Sesshomaru was wide-awake with Rin fast asleep in his lap. "I will when we come to our next town." Kagome smiled then ripped the sleeves off and pulled at the bottom of her kimono. "There now it's just like a dress for now." Sesshomaru looked at the girl and could see had bad she really was. Her legs from her thighs down were black and blue. Her arms had cuts and bruises everywhere. "How is she still standing like that?" Kagome turned to see that he was still looking at her. "What is it?" "Oh, I was thinking about that sword." Kagome looked to her side where her sword sat on her hip.
"So what where you thinking about?" Sesshomaru looked at the girl then took a deep breath. "Those swords hold the souls of twin sisters. They were identical as they grew up. Both were real beauties if the stories are to be true. The thing was as they grew one was always getting upset with the other. Their father was starting to worry as they grew for they soon showed great power, a cross between a demon slayer and a priestess. Then he found that one daughter was evil while the other had only good in her. No matter what the evil twin did her sister couldn't find it in her heart to get mad at her. Well one day the evil twin came looking for her sister. They started a battle that lasted seven days. Finally their father saw that he would lose his children one way or another. He couldn't live with the idea of them killing each other so he took their souls. He trapped their very souls then went to a wise man. They needed something to put the souls where they could stay out of the hands of others. The wise man then made two swords, the sword of destruction and the sword of peace. He then took the girls' souls and put them in the swords. They would only be able to be used by human hands but the two men felt that would never happen. For you see the two girls were the only one to have the hearts they did. The evil twin's hate was more than any human heart had every had while her sister's heart was rare for her hate was barely there." Kagome looked down at her sword. "Is that what I feel the girls soul helping me?" Sesshomaru looked down as Rin was stirring. "My lord you up so early." "Rin why don't you go wash up and get ready for the day." "Okay." Rin's face lit up as she ran past Kagome to the river. "You know that girl looks at you like you're her father." Sesshomaru said nothing but he knew it was true.
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The group was finally ready to start the day. Inuyasha in his red kimono took Kagome by the hand as they walked. "What are you doing?" Kouga ran up and tired to pull Inuyasha's hand off Kagome's. "What does it look like? She likes me wolf boy!" Kouga punched Inuyasha right in the jaw. Inuyasha hit the ground hard as Kagome took a step back. "That hurt. You're going to pay." Inuyasha got up and hit Kouga right back. He stumbled back and spit blood as he felt the sting in his mouth. "This stupid human body. They can barely take a hit." Kouga and Inuyasha were about to go at it again when Sesshomaru walked in between them. "You two can finish this later after we fight Kikyou." The two stopped as Rin was holding the fluff of Sesshomaru.
Kagome felt the wind blow on her back and it made her hair stand on its ends. Sango looked as Kirara growled and grew. "Miroku I think Sesshomaru is right something is coming." Miroku took his staff ready for anything. Shippo ran and jumped onto Inuyasha's shoulder. "What are you doing Shippo?" "I want to be with you. I feel safe with you." Inuyasha was taken back the little demon still felt safe with him even though he was human. The ground started to shake and Kagome's legs started to sting as she pushed them to hold their ground. "Rin go with the demon slayer." "Okay." Rin ran to Sango who put her onto Kirara. Sesshomaru walked next to Kagome as they turned to face what was coming for them.
The trees started to split as Kikyou walked with her sword towards the group her black kimono with the blue dragon looked new. Kikyou stopped a few feet from the two she wanted to fight. "You know that you are no match for me girl." Sesshomaru snapped in his demon voice. Kikyou laughed at the demon. "Oh, but who said I was alone." Kikyou snapped her fingers and hundreds of demons started to appear. Kagome looked for she felt Naraku but she just couldn't see him. "Sesshomaru wait!" Kagome then saw Sesshomaru running towards Kikyou. He was about to slice her with his claws when two hands popped out of the ground and took hold of him. "SESSHOMARU!" Rin screamed as she saw to her horror that a demon had her demon. Kagome took her arrows and shot. Sesshomaru felt the arms starting to move into his body trying to take his heart. Then he fell to the floor. "Don't worry Rin, Kagome would never let anything happen to him." Rin smiled at Sango as the arms retreated back into the ground. "This isn't good. Naraku is under ground and he can pop up when ever her wants." Kagome thought looking at the ground.
Kikyou was laughing as the demons started to circle around Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Rin. "Miroku! Sango!" Inuyasha screamed as he started to run towards the demons. "What are you doing stupid those are demons we are human." "Kouga those demons are after my friends I'm tired of sitting back because I am afraid of being human." Inuyasha took the sword Sango gave him and charged the demons. That's when Kagome felt her sword jump. "It reacted to Inuyasha. Is he opening his fire? I can feel the demon almost wanting to come out." Kagome was about to turn to see him when she felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. She looked to see that Kikyou had sent a wave of spikes at her with that sword. "Pay attention to this fight girl." Kagome looked at Sesshomaru who was bleeding. "Sorry." Kagome looked at Kikyou who again was laughing. "I have to stop her and that sword." Kagome felt the sword move again and it started to glow pink. "Kikyou!" Kagome pointed her sword at her and a flash of pink shot at Kikyou. The light was like a rope as is wrapped around Kikyou holding her tight. "STOP! Naraku help me!" Kikyou screamed as she was starting to be swallowed by the pink light and her sword slipping from her hands.
Sesshomaru stood behind Kagome pushing her back to help her stand up. "Kikyou I will take away your hate and then the sword will not work." "NO! NARAKU!" The ground started to shake. Inuyasha was halfway through the demons when he fell to the ground. He looked over to see that Kagome had Kikyou. "Come on Kagome hold on a little longer! Sesshomaru you better not let her die!" Inuyasha got back up and moved faster to his friends. He found them fighting the demons as Rin held to Kirara scared for she could not see Sesshomaru. "Inuyasha!" Sango was so happy to see that her friend was fighting again. "Come on I think Kagome needs us now." "Fine. Wind Tunnel!" Inuyasha ran behind Kirara as The Wind Tunnel started to pull in all the demons. Once they were gone they could see that Kagome was weak still but she was still holding Kikyou and her sword at bay. "I have to help her." Inuyasha ran towards Kagome.
"Naraku!" Kikyou could feel the light about to reach her heart. Then the ground started to move and this time it shot up around Kagome and Sesshomaru. The light was cut off and Kikyou was free again. "Time you learn little girl." Kikyou jumped into the air holding onto her sword and pointed it at the hole that Naraku had created around Kagome and Sesshomaru. "Kagome!" Inuyasha slid to a stop as lighting started to fall down on the hole. Kagome looked up and looked at her sword. "I have to try…." Kagome tried to pull the sword up but her body finally was too weak. Kagome fell to her knees, as the lighting was getting closer. "Stupid humans." Sesshomaru ran and his fluff covered Kagome as the lighting started to hit, for the first few minutes Sesshomaru was keeping them both safe. Then Naraku reappeared. He shot out arms and pulled the demon to the side of the wall. Kagome was weak as the lighting hit her soft skin. She was knocked all the way down to the ground as she was hit at least twenty times. Naraku laughed for he knew that the lighting would do nothing to the great Sesshomaru. "I have a surprise for you." As he spoke Sesshomaru felt spike come out of the wall and go through his chest. They kept coming till the great demon was covered in blood. He tried to move thinking that little cuts were nothing. "My body wont move." "I have placed a poison that not even you can fight off. It works by slowly making you numb then it makes your wounds to stay open so you bleed to death." The arms released Sesshomaru as he fell to the floor. He looked over to see that Kagome was on the ground her blood dripping out of her wounds. "She's still alive? We can't die like this, we are too strong."
The ground started to shake again and the hole of earth was pulled back down to reveal Kagome and Sesshomaru. Inuyasha and Rin ran to their bodies. Kouga stood in shock at the sight of Kagome. "Inuyasha is she dead?" Inuyasha shook his head no as he pulled Kagome's head into his lap. "Kagome if only I could protect you." "Inuyasha….look out.' Kagome opened her eyes and whispered. Inuyasha felt a wind coming behind him. "You belong by my side Inuyasha!" "No!" Inuyasha jumped and his sword met with Kikyou's. "You can't hold me back. Once you weaken then I will kill Kagome." Inuyasha felt something in him jump. He pushed hard on the sword and Kikyou felt his demon blood jump. "No if I push any harder he will unlock his demon power." Kikyou pulled back and walked back into the woods. "I will be waiting. I will only say this once more. Come to me alone and I will work it out that you and Kouga can be your old selves." Inuyasha looked away and took hold of Kagome.
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Kirara walked with Kagome on her back along with Sesshomaru who was still awake but unable to move. "Inuyasha it looked like for a moment you had some of your old power back." Inuyasha looked at Shippo who during the fight had jumped off his shoulder to help protect Rin. "I felt like I had some back." Inuyasha smiled as he looked at his hands. They had power in them even if he was human; he was starting to understand what Kagome was trying to tell him. Kouga walked on the other side of Kirara looking at Kagome who was barely alive. "Humans are weak and until you go talk to Kikyou Inuyasha, Kagome will only get closer to death." Inuyasha stopped; he looked up at Kagome looking over her skin seeing all the cuts and bruises. "We can't go to Kikyou for help. She caused this so that means she wont just help us without causing more problems." Kouga felt his anger towards the once half-breed. "Fine when she dies then it's on your head." They started once more silent as a graveyard. Sango was in front with Miroku and Shippo. "Do you think Kagome is going to be okay?" Miroku looked into the eyes of the little fox trying to find something to say. "Kagome is strong Shippo you have to just pray for her right now." Sango spoke up looking at the monk and his face. He looked so full of despair.
Night was starting to come and they found a cave to stay in. Sesshomaru was seated against the wall so he was sitting up. Rin climbed into his lap and stayed till she was fast asleep. Kagome was laid next to the fire. Sango started to clean out her wounds and moving the pieces of torn cloth. "Kagome needs a new outfit. This thing is torn to shreds." Sango looked over at Inuyasha who got up. "I'll go find her one. We passed a village not too long ago." Inuyasha got up and taking Sango's sword with her started for the village.
As Inuyasha was walking all he could think about was how bad Kagome looked. "Inuyasha why are walking all alone at night." Inuyasha stopped as the hairs on the back of his neck stood up. "Kikyou have you been watching us the whole time?" Kikyou jumped from the tree limb she was sitting on. Inuyasha watched her float to the ground her hair softly falling around her face. "I came to see if you would like to know what I want from you in exchange for your demon powers." Inuyasha didn't move in the moonlight he could see the beauty Kikyou was and he for a moment remembered his love for her. "Well all I want is one last kiss." Inuyasha came back from deep in thought to hear Kikyou. "No! Kikyou that would hurt Kagome." Kikyou laughed as she walked closer to Inuyasha's face. "I don't see her here. How would she ever know?" Kikyou moved closer to him. Inuyasha thought for a moment that she was right no one would ever know. "Come on Inuyasha it's a small price to pay for your powers back." Inuyasha moved closer to Kikyou they were only an inch apart when Kagome's face flashed in place of Kikyou's. "No!" Inuyasha pulled back breaking whatever power Kikyou had over him. "You're a fool you would have your demon power back by now." "The price was too high. I would never hurt Kagome like this." Kikyou saw red as she saw that Kagome was indeed in his heart. "She will die by tomorrow night and then we will be together." Kikyou jumped into the tree and was gone.
Inuyasha walked into a small village in deep thought he needed to find a way to keep Kagome safe. He looked around at the people who were still up late in the village. He saw an elderly woman and thought maybe she could help. "Excuse me." "My I help you young man?" "My fiancé got hurt and I am hoping to find her a new outfit for her's was ripped." The lady smiled as Inuyasha went on how they were traveling with their friends and was attacked by a demon. The lady took him to her house where she showed him a trunk of clothes. "I keep them in case we come across those who need them." Inuyasha smiled as he went thought the clothes. He was about to stop when he saw a pink kimono. "Oh may I take this?" "That would be fine." Inuyasha took the kimono and walked back into the woods. He walked back into the cave to see that Kagome was bandaged from head to toe. "I found this." Sango took the Kimono and smiled. "I think it's perfect Inuyasha." Sango changed Kagome then as the night wind started to turn cool they went to sleep. Kouga and Inuyasha laid on either side of Kagome.
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Kikyou stood outside the cave thinking about how she wanted to go about her attack. "Kikyou are you really going to try and kill her today?" Kikyou turned to find Naraku sitting in the tree above her. "I will and I don't want any of your help." "Fine do as you wish." Naraku started to fade as Kikyou took hold of her sword. "Time this cave came crashing down." Kikyou jumped and lugged her sword into the wall of the cave.
Inuyasha was awake when he felt the walls start to move. "We need to get out of here!" Sango and Miroku jumped up as the cave was starting to shake more violently. Rin screamed when she felt a hand take hold of her. "Sesshomaru your better!" Inuyasha looked over to see his brother standing with Rin. Kouga started to pick Kagome up when above him the rocks were falling. "Move Kouga!" Inuyasha pushed Kouga still holding Kagome out of the cave. Kirara grew and took hold of Miroku and Sango and ran out of the cave. Sesshomaru was the first out of the cave to see Kikyou standing there in her black kimono and the blue dragon seemed to glow. The others stopped right behind him to see her standing there.
"I came to finish this." Kikyou jumped over everyone and landed in front of Kouga who was holding Kagome. "You will not stop me." Kouga felt Kagome's life in his hands and something snapped. "Bring it on witch." Kouga placed Kagome behind him and punched Kikyou in the face. Inuyasha smiled as Kikyou fell back. "You'll pay for this." Kikyou jumped up ready to attack when from behind she was kicked in the back. She hit the dirt as Inuyasha landed next to Kouga. "Come on Kikyou you made us like this and we will fight you to get our powers back." Inuyasha felt strong, as Kikyou was getting up. Sango and Miroku ran to join them in battle.
Kagome was lying on the ground as Sesshomaru walked next to her. "They fight to save you." Kagome opened her eyes. "They fight because that is what they feel in their hearts." Sesshomaru was in shock Kagome who was human and hurt so bad was about to try and get up. "What are you doing?" Sesshomaru stood as Kagome got up onto her feet. "I wont let them fight alone." Kagome then felt her sword pulse. She looked over to see that Inuyasha and Kouga were fighting as humans. "I know how to break her spell." Kagome started to run for the two. "Sesshomaru I think she can save your brother." Sesshomaru looked at Rin who was smiling at Kagome. "She has to get to them on her own that is the only way her power will work." Kagome knew her body would only be able to do this once so she had to make it count.
Inuyasha and Kouga had Kikyou in a corner. "You two are fools if you think as humans you can keep fighting me." Inuyasha and Kouga felt their body shake as they were using everything they had to fight Kikyou. "With Kagome out cold she will never be able to release your power." Kouga then understood. Kagome would be able to save them but Kikyou had made sure that she would be too weak to do it.
Kagome saw a light glowing from inside both her friends. Miroku and Sango were about to help when Kagome ran pass them. "Kagome!" The two yelled as Kagome didn't stop. She took hold of her sword, as she was now about to run passed the two men. "FREE THEM NOW!" The sword went sliding past their backs. Kagome used the last of her energy as she fell to the floor after passing Inuyasha. "What!" Kikyou saw a bright light pass the two men. Inuyasha and Kouga stopped as inside they felt a warm traveling through their body. "No!" Kikyou screamed as she looked at Inuyasha and Kouga. Their nails were growing, their ears started to pop out of their heads. Inuyasha smiled as he dropped Sango's sword.
"Sango what is going on with Inuyasha?" Shippo was looking at Inuyasha and Kouga. "I think Kagome found a way to free them of her spell." Kikyou jumped pulling her sword. "You now will die Kagome!" Kikyou was then stopped in mid-air by a sword. "Oh I think not Kikyou." Kikyou saw that the sword that was holding her off was the tetsusaiga. "No she freed them." Kikyou was then kicked deep into the ground as Kouga was jumping on her back. "You're done for Kikyou." Kouga was laughing as his demon blood was taking over his body once more. Kikyou was in the ground when her sword pulsed. "I think not wolf." The ground then exploded as Kikyou was now flying up into the air free from both of them. "I will be back for her. You two will not stand in my way next time." As Kikyou was in the air a feather flew pass and took her hand.
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Inuyasha walked and picked Kagome up, she was pale and cold. "Thank you." Inuyasha knew that she used it all to give them back their powers. "Come on we need to get her some help." Kouga walked up about to take Kagome when Inuyasha jumped into the air using his half demon power to leap from tree to tree. "Looks like their back." Miroku said as he looked as Sango. "I see. Kirara." Kirara came and the two jumped on to follow their demon friends. "Wait for me." Shippo came running and jumped on Miroku's shoulders. They ran off leaving Rin and Sesshomaru alone. "What do we do now my lord?" "We walk until we find the home of Naraku." Rin smiled as the afternoon sun was beating down on them.
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Inuyasha and the others walked till they found a little clearing near a lake. "I think we should stop." Inuyasha said as he looked back at his friends. "Come on I can go on much longer than this." "I'm sure you can Kouga but we have to think of everyone." Kouga looked back to see Miroku and Sango who looked tired. "Fine we can stop." Kouga ran and jumped into the lake to get the human smells off him. Kirara landed and turned back into a kitten as Sango picked her up. "Thank you for stopping." "Oh, well I thought that since you two have been fighting so much that it would be wrong to make you go on like this." Inuyasha walked over to a small tree and sat with Kagome in his lap.
Sango watched Miroku and Shippo go to the lake as she walked over to Inuyasha. "So where did that ring come from Inuyasha?" Inuyasha looked up at Sango. He then remembered that Sango had changed Kagome the other night. "Oh that. I gave it to her." "Really? So is it like you two are a couple now?" "Something likes that. We are keeping it a secret till we can kill Naraku." "Oh I see well then I will not tell a soul." Sango smiled as she got up and walked over to join Miroku at the lake.
Inuyasha was alone with Kagome looking at he. She was bruised all over and he could smell her blood that she had lost from days ago. "Your so tired Kagome. Please just rest now. Kouga and I will not let anything happen to you." Inuyasha then felt the tree come to life behind him. Arms started to come out of the tree. "What the?" Inuyasha jumped as the tree tried to grab Kagome. He looked to see that the tree was a mindless puppet. "That means whoever controls it can see us but can't hear us. Good the ring is still a secret." More trees started to move and come after the half-demon. "Guys I could use some help." Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kouga looked over to see the trees coming after him. "Move mutt!" Kouga jumped out of the water running to fight off the trees that were coming for Inuyasha and Kagome. "Kirara go get Kagome!" Sango looked to her demon cat as she grew and ran faster than Kouga and took Kagome out of Inuyasha's hands. "Thanks Kirara." Inuyasha watched as Kagome was out of reach for the moment for the trees. "Wind Scar!" The bright lights tore though the ground at the trees. They started to uprooted as the wave flew passed them. Inuyasha felt that more of his power coming back. "Look out!" Sango yelled as Inuyasha was knocked over by a large tree that the blast missed. Inuyasha was tossed into the air then was pulled back down deep into the ground. "Never leave things to a half-breed." Kouga appeared and kicked the tree into the air then with his claws tore it to sheds. "You see nothing to it." Kouga was standing in front of Inuyasha looking all around when the ground started to shake. "What is this?" Kouga looked around to see to his horror the trees were getting taller. "They are going after Kagome!" Inuyasha started to run and jumped into one of the trees he was trying to get to the top but it seemed like no matter what he tired he wasn't getting any higher.
Sango and Miroku were now trying to get Kirara down safe with Kagome on her back. "We have to do something." "I know but If us my wind tunnel I might get Kirara and Kagome." Sango looked at her weapon. "Then lets try this." Sango tossed her weapon. It took limb after limb but wasn't getting any closer to Kirara. "Those trees are under Naraku's spell I know it." Miroku and Sango went running into the mist of the trees hoping for any kind of opening.
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Kirara was doing the best she could trying to keep the trees away from her. So Kirara moved higher only to find that the limbs were moving above her and around her. "Kirara he wants me." Kirara purred as Kagome opened her weak eyes. The tree limbs stopped for a moment. "Kirara let him take me." Kirara pulled back as if to say no. "Kirara he doesn't want to hurt me. He wants me to fight Kikyou and I can't do it like this. He wants to hind me till I heal." Kirara pulled her head down she had to trust her friend. The limbs moved around Kagome's weak body gently as if they were around a baby. They lifted her off Kirara then pulled her down into the ground. Kirara roared as the trees all started to pull back into the ground.
Inuyasha saw a flash of pink in the corner of his eye. "Kagome!" Inuyasha jumped off the limb he was on to grab Kagome. The trees shot out limbs to push Inuyasha back. "Kagome no!" Inuyasha watched as Kagome's body was pulled into the ground. Then just as fast it started it was done. The trees were gone along with Kagome. Inuyasha was standing there as Kirara came down next to Sango. "Oh Kirara don't worry we know you did your best." Kirara turned into a kitten as she looked at the ground. Kagome had told her to just let her go. She didn't want any harm to come to Kirara when all he wanted was her.
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Kagome was laid onto a soft flowerbed under the earth. Naraku walked out of the dark looking at the only person who could kill him. "I could just kill you now Kagome." "Then how would you ever get the jewel?" Naraku stopped she was much smarter than he ever gave he credit for. "I see, well you're right for now. I want my amusement to last for just a little longer." Naraku laughed as he sat down next to Kagome. He looked over he soft skin at the cuts and bruises that should have killed her by now. "How are you not dead?" Kagome had been thinking about this herself. She had taken so many hits that she couldn't count them any more. Then while she was asleep she found the answer. "My blood has forever been changed when you mixed it with that demon. I can heal faster that I use to and because of that I can take more damage than I use to." Naraku smiled that is what he thought but he wanted to make sure. He looked at Kagome who was already sitting up. Her color was slowly returning to her face, but her eyes showed the passion that lived in her. "I may look hurt and my body is still bruised but I am almost back to being as strong as I usually am." Naraku smiled as he got up. "Good cause Kikyou needs to find that no matter what she does she can never kill you or me." Naraku disappeared from site leave Kagome in a semi dark hole under ground to heal. She looked around to find that he had given her wildflowers to sleep on. The ground should be totally dark but Naraku had left small holed above to let a little light in. Kagome smelled the ground around her and felt at peace as he body gained its strength back. As she closed her eyes a gas filled the room. Naraku's eyes appeared above Kagome. "You need to fight in less than a few hours so I will help your body heal long enough for you to fight Kikyou."
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Inuyasha was trying to pick up on Kagome's scent when Kikyou appeared before him. "Where is she?" Inuyasha took Kikyou by the throat before she could do anything. "What are you talking about?" Kikyou looked to see that Kagome was not with them. "I see, he did this without telling you." Inuyasha let Kikyou hit the ground as he started to walk on. "I came here to finish her off so where are you hiding her?" Inuyasha didn't answer he just started to laugh. "Naraku took her. I bet he wants to let her heal so she can fight you some more." Kikyou's heart dropped, she knew that Naraku wasn't going to let her just kill Kagome. "Where are they?" Kikyou's face was going pale as she yelled at the group. Her hands were starting to sweat at the thought that by the time she found Kagome she was going to be healed enough to fight. "Why don't you tell us?" Kouga pushed Miroku to the side as he got into Kikyou's face. "You don't want to get too close I might just take that demon power away again." Kouga took a step back as Inuyasha sighed loudly and started to walk away from them all.
"Where are you going?" "I am going to go find Kagome and Naraku." Inuyasha then started to run off he wanted to get to Kagome as fast as he could. Kouga and the others ran after him. Kikyou was left alone standing there thinking. "I have to find her before she is healed." Kikyou jumped into the air as the wind blew her towards Naraku. "I see that I am too late it must mean that Kagome is ready to fight me." Kikyou was brought to a clearing. She looked around to see that there was nothing around her. The ground was soft and she could smell wildflowers though she could not see any. Her heart started to race as she looked around looking for Naraku or Kagome.
"What are you looking for Kikyou? Could it be Kagome?" Naraku walked out of the darkness of the woods and into the light of late afternoon. "What do you want?" "I am about to give you what you want." Naraku smiled his smile that showed he was up to no good. Kikyou then heard a sound behind her. She turned to find that Inuyasha and the others had found her. "Come on we can get them both." Inuyasha was about to attack, that's when Shippo saw Naraku. "Fox Fire barrier!" Inuyasha jumped back as Shippo held them in his little barrier. That is when Naraku shot shards of ground at them. Shippo was fast enough and his barrier strong enough to hold against the ground shards. The ground hit the barrier and smashed into pieces. Sango looked at the little demon who was holding a barrier to save them.
"Look the little one has grown a little. No matter you all will sit and watch the show." The ground under them shook so hard that Shippo lost his barrier. Once the barrier was gone the ground turned so soft that they all started to sink into it. They were waist deep under the ground when the ground hardened trapping them. "Now before you all I give you Kagome!" The ground opened up and a large tree came from the hole. The tree stopped and opened up in the middle. As it opened it gave off a large amount of fog that seemed to float around Kikyou as she held her sword. Naraku laughed as he jumped onto the tree as a figure walked out of it. "So he did take you just so I could kill you in front of Inuyasha." Kikyou screamed so her shaking wouldn't show. Kikyou could feel the aura that the figure was giving off. The aura was not of a weak girl but of her equal.
Kagome took a few steps forward and saw her friends. "Naraku when I knock her down I am coming for you." Inuyasha could see that her body was healed to the point where she could fight. "How could it be that Kagome is standing?" Kouga asked, as he could smell no blood or wounds on her. "She must be able to heal faster ever since she had that encounter with the demon blood." Miroku answered as he looked as Kagome was taking hold of her sword. Her eyes were pink with life as she looked around at the game she was placed into. Her body looked bad, but when she took another step it was clear that she was strong enough to fight.
"This will be a quick fight." Kikyou started to run after Kagome with a grin. "Not that fast." As Kikyou drew her sword so did Kagome the two sword meet with such power that it blew dust over Inuyasha and the others. Once they could see again they could see that the two girls were locked in a battle where no matter what the other did they were not getting a hit in. Kikyou would jumping into the air and Kagome was right there with her. Kikyou moved to the left so did Kagome. It was like Kikyou was fighting a mirror "How can you fight me?" "I am stronger than you think." Kagome finally pushed Kikyou back. The two stood looking at each other; Kagome felt pity for Kikyou while Kikyou's anger was growing. "JUST DIE!" Kikyou screamed and then a bright light grew around her. Kagome felt a tear coming and a light started to cover her. "I only want to save you." Kagome's light grew brighter as she looked at Kikyou.
"Look they are changing." Sango pointed as the lights were now fading and Kagome and Kikyou were different. Both looked like they were in a demon slayer outfit like Sango's. Kikyou's was black with a blue dragon that's tail started at her left foot wrapped up her leg the back body was over her back, then the front body and wings were over her chest and it's head wrapped around her right arm with the head over her hand. Kagome's was the same but her dragon was pink. Kikyou's hair was short while Kagome's was longer and the faces were not theirs but of what looked like the same person.
"My dear sister please stop this." Kagome spoke but the voice was softer. "I will not stop till my hate for you is fulfilled." Kikyou yelled in a higher-toned voice from her own. "I think I get it now. The souls of the sisters have taken form over the girls' bodies." Miroku spoke up as the others were in shock from what was going on in front of them.
"Your body I will say is much stronger than I thought." Kikyou laughed. Kagome stood looking as though she was going to cry. "Do you know why father did this to us?" Kikyou stopped laughing and looked at Kagome. "He did it because he couldn't bare to see me kill you." "No, father didn't want to make me live with the fact that I had to kill my own sister." Kikyou jumped back, the words made he want to just jump over and hit Kagome in the face. "Are you trying to make me laugh? You could never kill me." "Oh but I could but I chose not to. I love you my dear sister. Like Kagome we can kill both of you with hardly a fight. The fight is when we try not to kill you." Kagome let a tear fall as Kikyou was starting to glow blue. "That's it your dead." Kikyou charged Kagome and was about to slice her with the sword when Kagome took the sword's handle. "I do not want to hurt you. Kagome wishes not to hurt Kikyou." Kagome pushed Kikyou back. Kikyou fell on her butt looking up at Kagome. "If you keep pushing you will leave us with no choice." Kikyou jumped into the air laughing. She landed a foot away holding her sword. "You are the fools your body is too beat up to keep going with the spiritual power you have." The lights came back and Kagome and Kikyou were back but the outfits stayed. "So Kikyou what is your choice?" "I chose to kill you now." Kikyou was about to take hold of her sword when Kagome pointed her sword at her. "BIND!" A light came flying out of the sword and the dragon that was on her outfit came to life. "What is this?" Kikyou was taken back as the light hit her arm and made it so that she was unable to move the sword, then the dragon wrapped around her. "This is a joke right? I will break though this." Kagome wasn't even looking at her as she walked over to her friends. She bent down to Inuyasha and looked at him.
"What are you doing?" "What do you mean?" "Break open the ground I know you can." Kagome took a step back as Inuyasha could feel his hands. He shot out of the ground and landed next to Kagome. The others soon felt the ground around them weaken as they too got out. Kagome smiled then walked to Sango who had what she needed. She took her bow and arrow as she walked back to Kikyou. "I told you, you could do it." Inuyasha could see that Kagome saw sad. He wasn't sure why but he knew it had to do with Kikyou.
"Naraku can free me." "I will ask you once more. Will you stop hunting me?" "Never." Kagome sighed as tears came to her eyes. "Bind you to the tree of ages then." Kagome walked back in front of Kikyou and took her arrow. The arrow glowed as Kagome aimed for Kikyou and the dragon. "I have to heal Kikyou! I have no choice but to send you away so I can heal." Kagome let go of the arrow, as it connected with the dragon the hold it had on Kikyou got tighter and she started to fade. "Naraku will free me." Was the last thing she said before she was gone. Kagome fell to her knees in tears. Inuyasha and Kouga ran to her side as Naraku came down from the tree.
"Where is she?" "Naraku you go find her. I warn you though that only I can set her free." Naraku was then gone in a large wind gust. Kagome walked over to Kirara who was full grown and sat on her back. "Kagome what did you do?" Kagome looked at the little fox who was in her lap. "I just sent her to a place where she would be alone to think about the path she has chosen that's all. When I am healed my arrow will break and she will be free once more." Kagome placed her head to Shippo's and smiled. "Where is she?" Kagome turned her head to the side so she could look at Inuyasha. "I will give you a few hints. I sent her to a place that to her is tainted so I hold the power over her. This is a place that when Naraku tries to touch the pureness of it will send him flying. We need to go so I can check on it." Kagome bent down and told Kirara to go back to Kaede's.
As they followed Kirara the group was trying to think of where Kagome would send Kikyou while she healed. Sango was thinking when a thought came to her. "Kagome I think I know." Sango placed a hand over her mouth as she whispered it to her. "She's in the tree of ages." "Yep." Sango smiled since she was right. Soon after Sango Miroku guessed the same thing. By the time thy entered the village Kouga and Inuyasha were the only ones who had no clue. Kagome had Kirara walk to the well then she stopped.
Inuyasha looked and could see that the tree of ages smiled like Kikyou and Kouga noticed the same. "Why dose the tree smell like Kikyou?" "That would be because I put Kikyou in the tree." Kagome got down and walked to the tree and could see Kikyou's light in the tree. From the outside it looked like tree but inside was Kikyou being held by her arrow and dragon. Kagome was too tired and her body was done so she got back on Kirara. She closed her eyes as she asked to go to Kaede's.
Kirara started to walk back to Kaede's leaving Inuyasha and Kouga alone looking at the tree. "So Kikyou is trapped inside this tree till Kagome heals." "That's what she said wolf." Inuyasha and Kouga then started to walk to Kaede's not sure what tomorrow would be like.