Sesshomaru was silent for a minute then he put his new hand on the blade of his sword. His eyes widened fractionally when he felt the scabbard.
Kagura sat beside him and took his hand in her own and studied it. "Amazing…" She murmured then glanced sharply at me. "Rinji needs to be hidden."
"What?" I said pulling him to me.
"Naraku would just love to get his hands on something that can heal this powerfully." She said putting her hand down but not letting go of Sesshomaru's.
Mamoru came up behind me and put his hands on my shoulders. "Naraku won't get the chance at him."
"Be careful." She said and stood along with Sesshomaru.
Sesshomaru turned his eyes on us and nodded slightly. "My thanks." He said and turned. The group of them left silently after those two words and the clearing was silent for a few moments.
"Did…did Sesshomaru just say 'thank you'?" Inuyasha asked blinking.
"Sounded like it." Kagome said leaning onto his shoulder. "Lets have an early night tonight Inu. I am tired and Rinji looks exhausted."
Inuyasha nodded and came over to ruffle Rinji's hair. "You did well today." He said and Rinji gave him a huge grin in return. Mamoru picked up Nagisa and Rinji and set them down under the tree where Inuyasha was to sleep and wrapped them in a blanket. Kirara lay behind them in big form letting them rest their heads against her as a pillow.
Nozomi sat by the fire studying it when her eyes suddenly rolled back in her head. We all watched her tensely then when she opened her eyes a tear dropped from her cheek. I went over and wrapped her in my arms. "Nozomi what is wrong darling?"
She shook her head. "It's nothing. Naraku is killing a village of humans and one of them cried out and pulled me in."
I stared at her, she sounded as if she was hiding something but I knew Nozomi. If she thought I needed to know she'd tell me. So I just gave her a hug and sent her to sleep with the twins. Mamoru grabbed my hands and pulled me to him as the others got themselves settled down to sleep. I leaned against his chest as he held me tight and listened to the steady beat of his heart. The day was pretty boring all around. Until around midnight anyway.
I sensed them coming. I woke and leapt to my feet my hands going for blades that I wasn't carrying. I wore only shorts and a tank top since the weather had gotten so warm and we were all such close family. Mamoru jumped up beside me and Inuyasha leapt from the tree holding Kagome close to his side. Miroku and Sango were getting to their feet as they grabbed their own weapons. The children slept unaware of the danger that was coming.
I ran towards the trees just as the first of the demons burst out. YOU WILL NOT GET NEAR MY CHILDREN! I jumped and landed feet first on the skull of an ant demon and his skull collapsed in on itself. Mamoru and Inuyasha were right behind me. Miroku, Sango and Kagome stayed behind to get any that passed us.
I jumped again and slashed through another and spun when my hand hit the ground breaking the neck of a demon that tried to grab me. Beside me Mamoru used his poison whip to kill any that approached him and Inuyasha tore through the ones on his side with his claws as well. I did a backhand spring landing on the spine of a demon that had gone underground to try to pass me and I threw him forward into his friends as I landed back on my feet. I heard a scream behind me and turned. I saw a spider demon dropping from the tree onto the children. Kagome aimed but she couldn't shoot. The purification powers might hit the children and Kirara! Sango hefted the Hiraikotsu but at the last second the demon disintegrated as it hit a blue bubble that formed from above Nagisa's hands to surround the children.
Nagisa! You have shielding powers! I was very proud but at the moment I had to get back to fighting. The fight was soon over after that. It was just a gathering of low-class demons but they proved we had gotten to lax in our guarding. Once the last of the demons was dead I ran back to the children and straight though the barrier to pull Nagisa into my arms. She had such control she was able to maintain the barrier and select who could enter or exit. "Nagisa that's amazing!" I threw her up into the air then caught her only to swing her around. She giggled and Rinji stood up motioning to me. "Mommy me too!"
Mamoru came up and picked him up, "How about I swing you little man?" Rinji squealed in joy.
Kagome leaned against Inuyasha and sighed. "We need to get moving. The longer we wait the harder it will be in the end."
Inuyasha nodded wrapping his arms around Kagome and growling softly. "We are heading out at first light Kagome. He'll be dead by the end of the week."
We found him, we found the castle Naraku had taken over and created as a base. Kagura and Sesshomaru were standing at the edge of the barrier and Kouga was growling darkly a few yards away as Ayame held him off. Inuyasha smiled doggishly and Kagome shook her head smiling softly. Just as Kagura had said, Kouga would hate the fact that she was now an ally.
I picked up Nagisa and set her on Kirara's back and set Rinji next to her. "I want you guys to leave."
Nagisa gazed steadily at me. "No."
Rinji nodded his head in agreement. "We stay with you."
Nozomi climbed up behind them and kept them from jumping down as Kirara lifted in the air. "I'll watch over them."
Tears filled my eyes as Mamoru wrapped his arms around me and we watched the children fly away. Stay hidden. Stay safe.
Inuyasha pulled out his sword and squeezed the hilt as he focused his energy on the barrier. The sword blazed red and he swung it shattering the barrier. Kagome, Sango, and I had our bows up and pointed at the castle as the first wave of demons flew towards us. Kagura and Sesshomaru were up on her feather above us and Miroku stood with Inuyasha on the left flank. Kouga and Ayame took up the right and as the demons hit our midst they were taken down in droves. Inuyasha swung his sword, dancing across the ground careful to avoid the wind scar to conserve his energy. Miroku used both his sutras and staff to take down any Inuyasha missed and Kouga and Ayame used their fists and feet to destroy the demons near them. Each of Kagome's arrows took out at least 5 demons as the purification powers swept through them and Sango and I took out one after another. The most amazing person to see though was Sesshomaru and Kagura as they moved straight into the depths of the demon wave and came out unscathed as bodies rang down under them.
When I ran out of arrows I drew two blades and rushed forward as Sango discarded her on bow and pulled out her sword. I ran at her and she held out her arm. I jumped onto her arm then leapt off of it to land feet first on the back of a flying snake demon. I stood and for a moment surfed, surf, surf, surfing. I hummed before dropping to my knees and driving the knives into the skull of the demon. I stood upside down then flipped off the demon pulling my knives from his head as I fell. As I fell I felt something hit me and I turned my head to the sky. It had begun to rain.
I landed on my feet onto of the Tetsusaiga and Inuyasha flung it so that I went farther into the cloud of demons. A scent his my nose as I landed on the wings of an eyeball. The children! They had somehow forced Kirara to come back and were heading down into the center of the castle. "THE CHILDREN!" I screamed and began to leap from demon to demon, not bothering to make sure they were dead as I shifted to my dog form and my claws ripped through them.
I slid to a stop in the courtyard of the castle and saw Kirara and the others lying unconscious on the ground before Kohaku and Kanna, behind the two of them stood Naraku. I heard Inuyasha yell once and two bright flashes of light followed as he and Sesshomaru used their strongest spells to get rid of the demons quickly. I felt Inuyasha land on my head and he growled as he glared at Naraku and set Kagome on her feet. Mamoru, Sango, and Miroku came out from under my body and stood beneath me. The children slowly got to their feet and started backward towards us as Nagisa raised a shield to keep them safe. They got behind me at the same time that Kouga and Ayame landed on the roof behind Naraku.
Three demons walked out from inside the castle. They were strong…I could sense the power in them from across the courtyard. One was a wolf demon, another was a snake, and the last an ogre demon. Who they were I had no idea but they had obviously decided it would be better to join Naraku's side. Fine…I growled curling my lips away from my fangs. They would die too. Kagura and Sesshomaru landed off to the side and Miroku and Sango headed to the other side. We had them surrounded…
So why did I feel like something was about to go horribly wrong?
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I think I am coming to the end of Naraku but I think not the end of the characters. This story may finish soon but the characters will be back and there will be new bad guys. If you like this story and want me to do more with it let me know