Chapter Thirty-Three: Purified

A/N: Edited on 9/7/15

Kagome felt the arrow fly off her bow. She had dropped Tessaiga and had grabbed it while the others had distracted Inuhidoi. She felt the hot tears go down her face as she let the arrow go. She loved InuYasha and she had never imagined herself shooting him with her purifying arrows. Not since Kikyo had pinned him to the Sacred Tree for fifty years.

"Inuhidoi!"

Kagome screamed as the arrow shot from her bow. The pink light streaked very close to Sango as it passed the exterminator, hitting its intended target.

The arrow pierced the wing, blood shooting out of the new wound. The arrow sank into the flesh, sticking out like a branch would if embedded in a wooden post. The pink aura filtered around the wound, and the wing suddenly sagged. Her purifying powers had weakened his demonic aura.

InuYasha looked at her, his eyes fading from that sneer into an face of exhaustion. Both of his wings slammed to the ground, and his enormous body fell right after them. Kagome could still feel InuYasha, and she wanted him. So she made him come out.

"InuYasha!" Kagome ran over to the fallen body and collapsed on his head, tears running down her face.

"Kagome no! Get away…" Kouga began.

"Wait Kouga, I think…" Miroku put a hand to stop the raging wolf demon.

"Brother?" Sesshomaru growled.

"Run…"

Kagome flinched, InuYasha sounded so weak. Kagome sat up and rubbed his bangs away from those evil, yet so far eyes. Kagome leaned down and kissed him on the top of the head, despite everyone staring at them.

"Please, don't die, I love you." Kagome purred.

"Kagome…you're alive."

Kagome flinched, why did he think she had been dead? Then she remembered the blast that Inuhidoi had shot at them in his true form. Kagome shivered then rubbed her nose in his hair, feeling how stiff it had become.

"InuYasha, we all are okay." Kagome whispered.

"Kagome…" Sango looked down over her. She stood behind her, her arm resting on her boomerang. Miroku was right behind Sango, his staff gripped tightly in hand. Sesshomaru stood off to the side, Tensegia still clutched tightly in his claws. Rin whimpered and clung to his tail, while Jaken had hid behind the little girl, afraid. Shippo clung to Hakkaku's leg, as he and Ginta both held each other hiding behind Kouga.

"Lord InuYasha!" Myoga bounded over. "Please Lord InuYasha you must wield Tessaiga before it's too late!

"I…can't."

"Lord InuYasha you must! It's the only way to kill Inuhidoi! You must use the 'Dog Demon Soul'!"

"Dog Demon…Soul?"

"Myoga please, he's in no condition." Kagome took his hair and curled it around her hand. She leaned in and rubbed his ears. They had become hard, more like skin rather then the soft fluffy ears. Kagome felt her whole body stiffen. It was warning her, her own body had recognized who had forced her against her will. No, Kagome thought, InuYasha loves me. He would have never done such a thing.

InuYasha stirred, his wings moved slightly but Kagome was no longer afraid, her arrow was still there. She knew Inuhidoi had been forced back into the darkness, where he rightfully belonged.

"InuYasha, is that you?" Miroku asked.

"Please…cut them off."

"No, InuYasha you will die!" Kagome cried. She grasped his head tightly. Her knee suddenly moved from under her, and his armor scratched her delicate skin causing some blood to flow down her leg. She bit her lip and ignored it. Kirara came up and purred, her body pushed against one of the wings.

Kagome's eyes went to the arrow that stuck out of his wing. The sizzling and cracking sound was of the wood burning; his blood was melting her arrow. Kagome clung to him tighter, willing her priestess powers to block Inuhidoi's powers from InuYasha. She felt the burning sensation go up her arms,and down her back. Kagome had to bite her tongue to keep from yelping in pain.

"Kagome…your not trying to purify him are you?" Sango asked worriedly.

"I…can't!" Kagome felt her entire body thrown back by the shear force of her aura crashing with Inuhidoi's demonic power. Kagome whimpered as she felt Kouga's strong arms go around her and lifted her to her feet. "Kouga…"

"Kagome, I think this guy is to powerful." Kouga said.

Sesshomaru growled. The Demon Lord approached the fallen half-God and glared down. He poked InuYasha's face with the tip of Tensegia. InuYasha made no reaction to the sword. "Brother."

"You…knew Sesshomaru."

Kagome flinched, why had she heard anger in InuYasha's voice?

"Half-demon, what are you…"

Suddenly InuYasha's hand shot up, grabbing Sesshomaru's neck. "You knew…that I killed my own mother."

Kagome felt her whole body go numb. She fell into Kouga and made him jerk in surprise before helping her try to stand.

"What are you talking about?" Sango asked, paling.

"Sesshomaru what is he talking about?" Miroku asked.

"My Lord, does not…" Jaken started.

"Brother…release…me…now." Sesshomaru growled as he let Tensegia go in order to pry the poisonous claws away from his neck.

"Why didn't you…just kill me then?" Hishand released Sesshomaru's neck and he settled back on the ground.

"Because I thought you were a pathetic half-demon not worth my time." Sesshomaru hissed.

"You could've saved her…instead you just…watched. Damn you."

"She was already dead when I found her. You were already crying on her body."

Kagome felt her body slip into shock. The picture that Sesshomaru printed with his words made a horrible image in her head. She could see a small InuYasha crying, his blooded claws as he wept for her death. No, Kagome begged, this can't be happening.

"InuYasha, is Inuhidoi…?" Miroku started.

"I don't know…Kagome's barrier may not hold much longer."

"Lord InuYasha, you must know. Inuhidoi soul still lives because he cursed the Great Dog Demon Lord." Myoga said.

"What…?"

"Lord Touga killed Inuhidoi's physical body with Sounga, but his soul still lived. In other words, Inuhidoi placed the curse on your father if he bore a son or daughter their body would become one with his soul." Myoga explained. Kagome looked at Sesshomaru; his eyes had gone down in anger.

"Then why did he not possess Lord Sesshomaru?" Miroku asked.

"The only explanation is that Inuhidoi would see that he would never be able to wield Tessaiga." Myoga said.

"Ridiculous." Sesshomaru growled. He turned to InuYasha and knelt down grabbing him by the hair and pulled his head up. Kagome flinched. "Brother, what else did this vermin tell you?"

"You…knew."

"That conversation is over InuYasha…" Sesshomaru growled.

"Fuck you."

"That woman…"

Sesshomaru didn't finish. InuYasha suddenly sat up, his eyes leveled with his brother. They expressed sadness and anger as he glared at the Demon Lord. "Don't ever insult my mother."

Sesshomaru stepped back and hissed. InuYasha didn't move from his spot on the ground, but suddenly grabbed one of his wings.

"InuYasha no!" Kagome wrenched herself from Kouga's arms and raced over to half-demon. She grabbed his prying hand away from the root of his wing. "Please don't! I don't want you to die."

InuYasha froze; his hand tensing into fist. "Kagome…why do even want to touch me?"

"Because I love and care about you." Kagome purred and put her head under his chin.

"InuYasha…take Tessaiga." Sango came over and held out the fang. It jolted violently in her arms making her yelp in surprise. She dropped the sword and looked at it; it twitched wildly on the ground, almost like it had become alive.

"Father…" Sesshomaru mumbled.

"Lord InuYasha, it is the only way." Myoga said. Kagome felt InuYasha's enormous body move and she clung to his armor to stay with him. She didn't want to be separated. Then she heard it, Inuhidoi's voice.

"Bitch, do you think that a weak priestess barrier would hold me for this long?" His voice snarled at her only made her only cling to InuYasha tighter. No Inuhidoi, Kagome thought angrily, it is InuYasha that will hold you back.

"You killed my mother Inuhidoi! You raped Kagome! I hate you!"

InuYasha charged, his hand grabbing the hilt of Tessaiga and there was a sudden bright flash. Kagome felt her entire body thrown from him, but she felt Kouga's arms as he caught her in mid-fall.

The blinding flash didn't go away, and that was when she heard InuYasha screaming of pain. InuYasha's hand sizzled and melted from the rejection, as she saw the barrier tear his skin to shreds. Blood went flying and everyone had to retreat form the acid like liquid.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome screamed.

InuYasha had to let the fang go, collapsing in pain. His arm now hanged useless next to him and his wings sagged. Kagome saw her arrow bent more in half. Inuhidoi was melting her barrier fast.

"Lord InuYasha!" Myoga yelled.

"I…can't."

Sesshomaru had watched the entire time, his face in disbelief. Kagome had never seen Tessaiga deny someone like that, it was almost like the sword had attacked him on its own.

"God…" Miroku gasped.

"Tessaiga didn't just deny him…" Sango said. "It attacked him."

Sesshomaru acted quickly, he ran jutting Tensegia at InuYasha's neck and held it there. Kagome could see he feared that Inuhidoi had might have taken back in control since InuYasha has been weakened by Tessaiga's barrier.

"Lord InuYasha you must…" Myoga started.

"Too late flea."

Sesshomaru was hit, before he could have even responded. The Demon Lord went flying into the other direction slamming into the ground with a sickening thud.

"Damn it." Kouga hissed.

Suddenly Kagome could feel those evil eyes train on her and Kouga. Kouga froze in mid-run, almost like he had suddenly gone into shock.

"Kouga!" Kagome screamed.

"Your dead bitch."

Inuhidoi charged, his arm healed before he even got to them and swung. Kouga managed to dodge, but his footing was caught and they fell to the ground.

"Get out of here Kagome! I'll hold him off!" Kouga yelled. Kagome scrambled to her feet, but was to scared to move from the spot. She feared for Kouga since InuYasha was not strong enough to stop Inuhidoi now.

"Move wolf."

"Make me you fucking asshole!" Kouga roared. They charged, Inuhidoi's body was all he really needed. But his hand began to glow red and swung. Something pierced her ears like a deaf bell, Kagome felt the air change around her and a language was heard. Inuhidoi was speaking, yet what ever he was saying, it was not in any language Kagome had ever heard of.

A red flash, and Kagome was blinded. She fell to the ground and ducked behind a tree, covering her ears. Kouga, no! The power she felt surrounded her felt like she was in a fire. It was ready to burn and melt everything it touched.

"Kouga!" Kagome chocked. Kagome put her arm over her mouth when she felt something hit her, hard.

"Bitch, this is the end of you."

Kagome screamed. She ran blindly ignoring the heavy pain in her head, as she felt her shoes on her feet start to melt from the intense heat. They were made of rubber, if they were melting, she was not going to last very long.

"InuYasha…" Kagome ran, her sight now reduced to the red fire around her. Kagome felt her foot sang on something and tripped. Her face hit the gravel and felt a searing pain embed her whole body. A clawed hand wrapped around her upper arm, and Kagome slumped knowing she had been caught.

"Please Inuhidoi! You..can't." Her words made no difference. He was going to kill her, she closed her eye feeling the darkness surround her once more.