Chapter 26: Fighting to Stay Alive.
She was floating in some colorful abyss. Last thing she remembered was Naraku's tentacles surrounding her body and her screaming Sesshomaru's name.
"Where am I? Why am I here?" She asked as she looked around the abyss.
"You are in the jewel of Inutaisho sweetheart."
"Dad?" She saw her father floating towards her.
"Yes sweetheart. It's me. I managed to save you from Naraku's control. You are safe here." He said as he held her in his arms.
"Am I….dead?" She asked as she looked up at him.
"No sweet heart. You're alive. Just very very weak. You need to call upon the jewel to save you and your friends right now. They are fighting Naraku right now to get you back."
"They are?"
"We are Serena." Sesshomaru appeared behind his father. "We are all fighting hard to save you."
"Sesshomaru." She said softly and went to him and he held her lovingly in his arms. She cryed softly on him as she hugged him.
"I'm sorry I didn't come in time to save you." He said as he kissed her forehead
"But how are you here?" She looked up at him confused.
"Part of my blood is in the jewel remember?"
"Oh yeah." She smiled at him and hugged him.
"Serena. You must call upon the power of the jewel to save you and your friends. It's the only way you can live again." Inutaisho said as he looked at Serena.
"But how father? How do I do that? I thought I already had the power of the jewel inside me."
He shook his head. "You only received enough power to turn you into a half demon. There is enough power in the jewel to make you a full demon like Sesshomaru and myself."
"You have to focus on something you wish to protect. Something that you would die for to keep alive." Sesshomaru said as he stroked her face.
"And take this with you." Inutaisho held out his hand and handed her the Shikon jewel. "It won't absorb into your body because of your priestess pwoers but it will give you the added strenght to defeat Naraku."
Serena nodded and held the Shikon jewel in her hand. She then went deep into thought to think about what she would be willing to die for to protect. "Kagome, Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Sango, Miroku, Shippo, Rin, Mom, Grandpa. I wish to protect them all. I wish to protect the ones I love."
Her jewel started glowing brightly. Inutaisho and Sesshomaru smiled and faded away.
"I WISH TO PROTECT THE ONES I LOVE!" She yelled as the jewel started pulsed and she started to transform.
Everyone was fighting their hardest to defeat Naraku.
"You are all weaklings compared to me!" he said as he laughed evily.
Shippo had snuck over to Kagome and was now trying to free her.
Sesshomaru and Inuyasha attacked Naraku at the same time. Sango threw her boomerang at him. Miroku used his scared sutras on the poisonous insects surrounding them.
Naraku just laughed. "You are all….f…fools." He then suddenly double over. "Wha….What's happening?"
Everyone stopped and just stared at him.
"What's happening to him?" Sango asked as she saw something started to bulge under the cloths on his back.
"I don't know. But we mustn't let our guard down." Said Miroku.
Everyone nodded as the bulge on Naraku's back got bigger.
Shippo managed to free Kagome and both were sitting on the floor. They were just staring at the growth on Naraku's back.
Then, suddenly, a hand clawed it's way through the flesh. "I AM NOT YOURS TO CONTROL ANYMORE NARAKU!!!" Came a familiar voice. It sounded angry and pissed off at Naraku.
"S….Serena?!" Everyone was shocked that she was alive.
A bright flash of light filled the room, blinding everyone. When it faded, Serena was laying on the floor. She was panting heavily as she lay there.
"Serena?" Sesshomaru slowly went toward her but was stopped by Miroku.
"Can't you feel it? Her demonic aura? It's different from before." He said as he looked at Serena.
She was now trying to stand up. Naraku was glaring at her. "But….how?...How did…..you….separate…..yourself…..from me?"
"Who cares." She managed to get to her knees and then shakily stood up. Her long bangs hid her eyes. "All that matters is that I'm free from your control. You won't be able to use my powers anymore. This jewel is mine. My FATHER gave it to me. It's mine to have and no one else can have it!"
She then lifted her head and glared at him. Her eyes were blood red. She had the same markings on her face that Sesshomaru had and also the same ears. The jewel around her neck was glowing brightly. There was also another bright pink light glowing in her right hand.
"I've never seen her this angry before." Kagome said as she ran over to Inuyasha and hid behind him. A trembling Shippo clung to Kagome as she held him. She had to admit that she was a little scared seeing her sister like this.
Sesshomaru was staring wide eyed at his mate. Her powers were tremendous and so was her demonic aura. It felt like it was even stronger then his.
Serena raised her arm toward Naraku and sent a powerful blast of energy at him. He burst through the wall and flew across the yard. She ran out the hole and chased after him. The others just watched, stunned by how strong she was now.
"You've hurt my family!" Serena yelled as she summoned Shiunga to her hand. She then used the Dragon Cyclone attack on him.
Naraku tried to avoid it but failed. The attack hit him straight on.
"You've hurt my friends!" She said as she sent another cyclone at him.
He banged into a wall and collapsed there. He tried to get up but found that he didn't have the strength to even get up for some reason.
"You even control the younger brother of my friend Sango!" She unleashed her energy whip and struck Naraku. "You are a monster that needs to die and burn for all eternity in hell!"
Naraku sat on the ground in a heap. He couldn't move at all from all the pain he was in. He then released why his own powers weren't working. The Shikon no Tama?! Where is it?!
"Looking for this?" Serena opened her closed hand to reveal that the pink light was the Shikon no Tama completely purified. "I may be a demon right now bent on destroying you but I still have my powers as a priestess as well."
For the first time, everyone saw how scared Naraku was.
"Everyone! If we use are attacks together at the same time we can destroy him once and for all!" Serena said as she stood ready with Shiunga.
Inuyasha and Sesshomaru nodded. They took out Tetsusaiga and Tokijin and stood beside her. Kagome took out an arrow and held it ready. Miruko and Sango just stood behind them and watched. Shippo was on Sango's shoulder and watched the demons and priestess.
"NOW!" Serena yelled. Kagome released her arrow as Inuyasha unleashed then Adamant Barriage, Sesshomaru's unleashed the Dragon Strike, and Serena unleashed another Dragon Cyclone. All three demon attacks surrounded Kagome's arrow and hit Naruke straight on.
Naraku screamed in pain. His body was being ripped apart from all the attacks that hit him. A miasma then filled the yard and Naraku exploded. It didn't last long because a moment later the miasma vanished.
"He's gone. I can't sense him anywhere. And he didn't fly off." Miruko said as they stared at where Naraku once was. Just to be sure, he took off his scared beads on his right arm and held it away from everyone. The winds were strong at first but then got slower and slower as the hole in his hand closed up. Went it was completely gone, Sango and Shippo looked at his hand.
"The wind tunnel. It's gone. That means…" Sango mumbled as she looked at his hand.
"That must mean Naraku is finally dead!" Shippo cheered. Kagome also cheered.
"Ka….Kagome." Serena was right behind her.
"Serena?" Kagome looked at her sisters blood red eyes. They were slowly changing back to their golden color. Serena's hair was flowing in a non-existent breeze.
Serena raised her hand and dropped the Shikon jewel. Serena then fell to her knees and passed on as she fell to the ground.
"Serena!" Sesshomaru ran over to his mate. He held her close to him.
"The power that was coursing threw her body must have over whelmed her." Miruko said as he went over to the demon lovers. "Her demonic aura is returning to normal now that she's not holding the Shikon jewel. That's what probably made her so strong. She'll probably be out cold for a few days until her powers return to normal."
Sesshomaru nodded and held her bridal style in his arms.
Inuyasha ran over to Kagome and hugged her which shocked everyone. "I'm glad you're not hurt Kagome. You had me worried."
Kagome blushed but hugged him back. "I'm sorry I made you worry."
"We better had back to the village so Serena can rest and everyone knows that Kagome is safe." Shippo said as he went over and picked up the jewel for Kagome.
Everyone nodded and started their way back to the village.
