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I Do Not Own Inuyasha

"Talking"

39. Their Sacrifice

Inuyasha gazed at Kaori, dark energy churning around her body from head to toe. This wasn't good. He'd noticed this corruption over the past few times. Every time she fought, around the time with the oni drawings he first realized it...She enjoyed this way too much. Her pleasure off bloodshed wasn't normal. But he couldn't say anything now. She was their only hope.. he as was no disposition to fight and nor Miroku..

Kaori grabbed a maroon clay pot filled to the rim with the bones of humans eaten before. "Oh.. I'll do more then just that."

As the worlds fled her lips, the pot blurred and shattered against Toukajin's body. Then she was running, her body blurring with every step. Katanas flew out, gleaming gold. The reason? Inuyasha had no idea. Kaori reached the 'humans' belly and reached for the shikon shards stuffed between the folds of his stone flesh. But as she stretched, her dark corruption slowly trickling away as she inched closer to the scared slivers of the jewel, Toukajin's arms clamped around her neck. He flipped her over his shoulder, hurling her toward the wall.

But wickedness grew. She twisted around and absorbed the shock of the throw with her feed. The wood barely creaked. A dark toothy grin was plastered against her face before she launched herself from the wall. She blurred around him, the sound of clanging metal and the flashes of gold slowly seeping into red, made her attempts clear.

Again she was thrown back. This time she thrust a red sparkling katana into the floor as she slid, until she came to a complete stop. Another clay pot, green this time, was standing unsteadily behind her, and as her tail flicked, it knocked it over, forcing its contents all over the floor.

Heads and.. water?

As the moisture splashed and spilt, Kaori snapped from her trance and looked down at the puddle she was kneeling in.

"Drink a bit of that medicine." The flower Sennin instructed.

"You want me to drink head juice!? That's just disgusting!" The girl exclaimed.. Yeah.. she was defiantly snapped out of it.

"Toukajin made it... It's an imitation of the secret eternal youth medicine." The flower sighed. "However...despite being a mere imitation it can still heal wounds instantly and temporarily increase strength."

She gazed at the Sennin for a moment, her eyes wide and blinking guiltlessly. "Why would I need it? Sure I maybe injured but I'm stronger then I appear. Besides..." She looked away. " I'd rather die right now then drink something made from human flesh.."

She got to her feet and cleaned the sweat from her brow. "I wont lost to someone like him."

Toukajin beamed. "Sounds like fun."

Kaori jerked forward in an astonishing burst of speed. Toukajin's lower body converted into thorny vines and lashed out toward her, wounding her in numerous places. She didn't scream out in pain like Inuyasha'd expected her to, but instead grabbed onto Toukajin's wooden staff, which seemed to be the core of all this man's powers. Blood was soaking through the fabric of Inuyasha's kimono but she ignored the pain. Bright blue eyes flashed crimson, and she threw back the stone man.

Kaori crushed the staff in her fists, then resumed battle positions. It wasn't over yet. In a rage Toukajin lunged toward her, and this time she wasn't quick enough. Her arm cracked and a hiss of pain flooded the room. It was broken.

"Kaori!" Inuyasha shouted, rushing over to her. She shook her head, but was silent.

"Girl, you wont win with mere brute force..." The Sennin whispered. His pot had been knocked over, and the plant was laying limp upon the floor "You have sacred powers even though you are part youkai, I can sense them.. So please... please do everything in your power, I beg you somehow.. for me and all those who have been eaten..."

In a soft glow of light, which glided forward and dissolved into the hanyou girl's arm, the flower was gone. Kaori flexed and stretched the once broken limp. "It's mended...my back is healed too...He sacrificed his last remaining power to heal me...." She turned her back to the raven haired Inuyasha and toward the stone youkai once more. She blinked and forced herself into tunnel vision to see the shards. Sleek katanas glowed once more, transforming into a silver bow and diamond arrow. She aimed. Fired.

The arrow pierced the stone body and forced it to crack, letting the shards fall from it's strong hold. Toukajin snarled, anger now burning in his veins. "Girl.. I'll kill you!"

He lunged toward her, but the human boy pushed in front.

"Foolish human!" The stone man laughed shoving Inuyasha from his way, breaking a few bones in the process.

"Inuyasha!" Kaori shouted, concern for him over-powering her will to run.

"Kaori get down!"

And suddenly... Toukajin was falling from the window... into a deep cavern..

Kaori's heart quickened and she spun around leaning her body out of the shattered wall. The last thing she saw was raven head falling along side the stone youkai. "INUYASHA!"

End Of Chapter 39

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