Ch 16- the last battle, a price is made to save those she loves!
Taro raced up to mountain, determined to find his mate and pup. The strong winds brought a strong unforgettable scent that made him roar with furry. Nuraku, he could smell him. He ran faster as the winds also carried the sweet smell of his mate and pup, mixed with Nuraku's foul scent. With every step he took rocks fell beneath his weight. He didn't care at all what happen to him as long as he's family was safe from harm.
He looked up as he was about to take his next leap up the mountain, he's eyes went wide with horror and disbelief. He's ears were filled with the cries of his pup crying out for her mother. He watched as he's pup was thrown over the cliff, and then came he's mate jumping after their pup. He's brain told him to move! To save them but he's feet stayed in place. He watched has Nagi shielded Aijou with her body as they made impact with river below. A flash of fur along the river bank told taro his father was already saving Nagi and Aijou from the river.
A chilling laugh then came to he's ears; taro whipped his head up to see Nuraku only 20 feet above, laughing. A growled left taro's throat as he's eyes began to glow red. He's body transformed into a large wolf demon almost the size of Sesshomaru's true form. Taro roared in anger Nuraku would pay for all he had done. Taro wanted to kill Nuraku, so he allowed he's true form to attack as it wished with out him holding it back. Nuraku glared at the wolf demon's true form. He wasn't expecting this. Though it would prove to be most interesting Nuraku would have to admit.
Taro lunged at Nuraku with full force; Nuraku's barrier saved his life but just barely. Nuraku chuckled at taro's impossible attempts to break his barrier. He wondered how long taro would keep this up.
"Your weak" laughed Nuraku "your mate is stronger than you now isn't that sad? I'm very pleased that she hasn't regained her full fighting sprit to be honest, I know she has the power to kill me but the question is will she be able to go threw yet a another loss?"
"What's that suppose to mean you bastered?" taro roared
"You will be meeting her fallen comrade Shippou soon, I do believe you know of him but has Nagi told you what happened? How she could have saved him if she had just tapped into her full powers sooner?" Nuraku looked to see taro's face blank "no? well when she finally had enough power to kill me it was to late that fool Shippou jumped in the way of my fatal bow which was meant for her, in doing so she saw her love die and there was nothing she could do, her temper rose greatly I must say I wasn't expecting a half half demon to have power strong then that of my own"
"Then Nagi can kill you if she wanted to why hasn't she?" taro thought aloud.
"Because of her broken heart" Nuraku smirked "she failed her first love and her heart has only begun to heal you've only fixed an eighth of her broken heart, Shippou is dead and it's all her fault now you will follow in Shippou's steps"
Taro growled at Nuraku's words. But he's growl was left unheard for a great roar rang out. Taro turned to see he's beloved Nagi standing there, tears fell from her eyes. Nuraku looked her in the eye and was surprised to find that he was terrified when he saw Nagi's eyes flash purple. He knew Nagi was tapping into her powers with out knowing it.
"Nuraku I'm going to kill" growled Nagi
Taro never even heard her come close to sounding that blood thirsty. He was afraid. Nagi growled loudly, her now purple eyes never leaving his form for even a second. A purplish blue glow surrounded Nagi as she glared at Nuraku.
"You'll pay Nuraku you'll pay for the pain you've caused me! Do you hear me? You're going to suffer for everything you've done"
Nagi charged at Nuraku in rage. She struck his barrier again and again but only left cracks. She stepped back for a moment. Her eyes not leaving Nuraku who was smirking to hide his fear. But Nagi could see right threw his smudged face. She raised her hand hi above her head. Lighting fell from the skies above. Nagi clapped her hands together and pulled them slowly apart. In doing her hand glowed pure white, and a bow and arrow came from no where, landing smoothly into Nagi's hands. Quickly she aimed it at Nuraku.
"Nuraku this is where you die!" she growled
Nagi let the arrow sorrow its way to Nuraku but all too quick Nuraku pulled Aijou out of no where and held her in front of him.
'Wait if Aijou's here then who's with Kouga?'
(Kouga)
"Hey you're not Aijou!" Kouga snarled at a raccoon demon who had suddenly changed from Aijou to its original form
(Back to Nagi and the others)
Nagi eyes went wide seeing she could not stop her arrow. Taro yelled as a blinding light appeared as it hit its target. No one could see threw the light. Taro thought Aijou was surely dead and that Nagi would die because of that. But suddenly Aijou cries came to his ears, but how could that be? Taro looked up as the blinding light faded slowly away.
Tears fell from taro's eyes. There before him was Nagi, she had blocked her arrow from hitting her daughter with her own body. The arrow stuck right threw her heart. Blood spilled out into the ground. Nagi grasped for breathe as she glared at Nuraku. He smirked at her, as he felt it was safe now to lower his barrier. His barrier faded away as he's feet touched the ground. He dropped Aijou flat onto her butt in her mother's own pool of blood. Aijou cried, she was scared and did understand why her mommy was crying. Nagi's purple eyes were indeed filled with tears. She saw Aijou was out of Nuraku's claws,
"Aijou don't worry… (Gasp) I'm here ba... (Grasp)…by, can you do something for mommy sweetie?"
Aijou nodded her head as she cried
"ok mommy (grasp) need you …to go to….to daddy ok?" go on go to daddy"
Aijou crawled to her father as her mother told her to. Nagi looked at her mate Taro, and smiled a final smiled. In a flash she grabbed Nuraku by the leg and let out an ear piercing scream. A bright purple bright blinded taro from seeing what was happening to his mate. All he could hear was hers and Nuraku's scream of pure pain. Just as suddenly as the light had appeared, it disappeared. Taro and Aijou looked up to find that Nagi and Nuraku had both disappeared, there was nothing left but black burned where the two once stood. Taro fell to his knees in tears as he held Aijou close to him. Nagi died for them…in order to kill Nuraku and save us she gave her life. Nagi was gone…taro lost he's mate and Aijou lost her mother.
Aijou wormed her way out of her father's hands. She crawled over to where her mother was laying just mere moments ago. She touched to blackened earth with her little paws. Tears fell from her face.
"Mama?" she cried "mama!"
Aijou sobbed and flung herself back into her father's arms.
"Papa where's mama?" she cried
"Mommy gone Aijou…she's gone" he cried holding her close to him
"Why papa why? I want my mama"
"Because Aijou she loved you very very much so she saved your life by giving hers so that you and I could live together, so that you can grow up happy and safe, I want her too but there's nothing that can be done, what's done is done"
"Please don't be sad" a misty voice came to their ears
They looked up to see a ghostly form of Nagi floating right in front of them. She smiled softly at them. Aijou sprang into Nagi's ghostly arms. Nagi held her daughter close knowing this would be the last time Aijou would ever be able to touch her. Taro's eyes filled with hot tears walked over to her. Nagi kissed him on the lips. The small broken family hugged until Nagi's form began to fade away.
"Mama don't go mama please Aijou wants mama to stay with her please mama!" Aijou begged when her mother set her down
"I love you both so very much, know that I'm watching over you both, be strong for me Aijou ok? Be good for daddy, taro I love you so much thank you for everything you've done….. Aijou mommy wants you to have something that I found when I was your age"
Nagi slide a chain over Aijou's neck, on the chain hung a heart shaped stone. Aijou looked at it with big eyes. Taro and Aijou could do nothing but watch her fade away until they could no longer see her. She was gone and that was it.
Taro sent word to her family about her death and what happened. Kagome was in tears and could not walk on her own with out falling to the ground crying. Her first and only child was dead. Sango and Miroku held each other close, after failing in soothing kagome with kind claiming words. Inuyasha held kagome close to him, allowing her to spill her tears on him. The wolf's clan howled none stop in sorrow over the loss of their in sister. Kouga and Ayame cried their share of tears as well. Soon all of their close friends and family knew of Nagi's death.
Two days after Nagi's death. Taro buried her ashes in a grave next to Shippou's. Everyone was there to pay their respects to Nagi and her family. Even lord Sesshomaru was there with Rin and even Jakken. Every single human and demon alike that Inuyasha and the gang had met with, fought along with and helped had come to Nagi's funeral. When every one had gone Taro and Aijou stayed behind. Aijou cried hot tears, as did taro. He held Aijou close to him as they sat there looking at her grave stone.
Here lays Nagi
A great warrior, loyal friend and protective mother and mate
She died at a young aged, much too young,
In order to protect the ones she loved from the very one who killed her comrade Shippou. She killed Nuraku to save their lives and in doing so she died as well
Here lays Nagi, mother, mate, and a loyal friend
Authors note: well that the end for this story be sure to read the story that comes after this one! I'm titling it I'll be strong just like you said review and I hope you read my next story!
