A/N: This is the second to last chapter in this story! Please Enjoy!

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Blood splattered across my kimono and face as I cut through yet another corpse doll.

"You will not stop me from getting what I want!!" I screamed.

The last doll fell and I continued forward. I knew there were two left here to protect the "baby", Kanna with her mirror of reflection and Hakudoshi the "body" of the baby.

'I won't let you win this time.' She thought as raced toward the small hut the hid the infant and his protectors. I turned my sword out and swung upward, like I had been practicing the month earlier, and flames shot forward and engulfed the hut.

"If you don't come out you can burn to death for all I care then I'll come in and make sure you're dead."

The young boy Hakudoshi walked out with his horse laughing. "You think a little fire will hurt us? My horse is made of fire!"

I smirked. "I know…" I rushed him, waiting for him and his horse to dodge me turned just a fraction and sunk my katana deep into the horse's flank.

"How did you--"

"Your horse is made of fire. It controls and uses it as its weapon. It also uses it for its flight and running speed. I also control fire. I can sense where his trail goes and where it will end. Your horse is useless against me." With that I slid my sword down and out, rending the horse of its right leg.

"Forgive me…" I murmured as I lifted my sword and sliced down through his neck severing its head from its body. I turned to the startled boy. "You're next unless you hand over the infant to me."

Hakudoshi fumed in anger. "How dare you!!" He shouted as he swung at me.

I lifted my sword and blocked him forcing more of my energy into the sword. "Be careful Hakudoshi. Your weapon may be strong but my powers are stronger, I'll melt that staff of yours and then where will you be left?"

He sneered and jumped back as Kanna walked out holding the infant. She handed him the baby and held out her mirror.

"Kanna I would rather not kill you…"

"Come and get us you hag!" Hakudoshi called from behind Kanna.

'Forgive me…' I charged them in a spray of blood and fire.

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"Momma?" A voice called.

"I'm hear honey…" I answered as I stepped into the clearing. Blood dripped off of my clothing from the sleeves and the bottom of the kimono; my face was nearly covered in it. "Don't look at mommy sweetie, she doesn't look very pretty."

I turned my attention to the man that had stolen my son. "I don't have to kill you. In fact I would rather not kill any more people. Most of your incarnations didn't deserve death either." I blinked as blood dripped down from my hair and over my eyelashes.

Naraku laughed as he reached for my son.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you Naraku."

He stopped. "And why not?"

I grinned, an evil sinister grin. "I have your heart."

"What…?"

I flung the small body out before me, still within my range, but where he could see.

"I have your heart…"

The infant was unconscious, slow bleeding came from his arm, but other than that there was no damage.

"You give me my son and never come after us again and I'll leave you alive."

Naraku sneered viscously and charged towards me and his heart.

"Now Sesshoumaru!!" I yelled as I drove and grabbed the infant, rolling off to the side.

Sesshoumaru's Toukijin unleashed a lethal amount of demonic energy straight towards the unsuspecting Naraku.

'Even with his quick reaction time he'll still receive large damage.' I thought as I moved the infant away from me; I would not let him try to control me.

Just as I suspected, Naraku dodged the deadly blow but still lost his arm.

I walked over to the man as he righted himself.

"I'm going to make you suffer…" I hissed at him as I charged my sword with heat and sliced through his left leg.

"I'm going to let you watch as I destroy your dream. Just as you nearly destroyed mine…"

Naraku's right arm shot out for my neck but I was faster, his hand flew off in the other direction.

"Now watch…" I murmured as I walked back to his heart. "This is the end…"

"Sesshoumaru…" I murmured as I looked over at my husband. "Take Kaemon away from here… I don't want him to see this…"

I watched as Sesshoumaru took Kaemon and quickly left then grabbed the limp body of the infant and threw it high into the air. 'I'm sorry…' I thought as it began to fall back down. 'If only your heart wasn't so corrupt…'

I sliced through the body several times until it exploded into a rain of blood and body parts.

"Now…" I turned back to Naraku, "it's your turn…"

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The fire before me crackled and hissed as I tossed my clothing onto it.

"I would rather walk around naked then continue wearing that…" I murmured to myself as I stepped into the lake beside me and stayed in the water probably far longer than needed.

I sat on a rock beside the lake as I pulled my knees to my chest and fought with myself with what I did.

'Did I really have to kill them…? They were children.'

You did what you had to.

'I didn't have to kill them.'

Yes you did. They were between you and your son. You did what you had to.

'No… No I shouldn't have killed them… And so… so…'

Brutally…?

I stopped. "Oh god… What have I done…?"

"You saved your son from a killer."

My head shot up and I turned to the voice; it was Sesshoumaru.

"But they were children…" I murmured as I felt tears threaten to slide down my cheeks.

"They were also Naraku's incarnations. They had no free thought and would only die once you killed Naraku. You gave them freedom."

I shook my head and covered my face with my hands. "I didn't have to do it like I did…"

"You did what you did at the time to save our son. Don't question what you did or why you did it, you're going to tear yourself apart. Your son needs you whole and healthy. Now…" he pulled out a long cloak with sleeves. "Put some clothes on before you freeze."

I smiled weakly. I did what I did to save my son, I couldn't argue with Sesshoumaru about that.

"I have one request…" I murmured as I slid into the cloak and tied it closed.

"And what's that…?"

I gazed up at the man I was truly, deeply in love with. "I want Rin and Kaemon to meet someone…"