Kaida looked at Sesshomaru as they walked. Sesshomaru was silent as they walked. He now had Tenseiga at his side again, but he was acting dark and depressed. "Sesshomaru…" She moved to get closer to him, but paused as a two spirals of demonic energy landed in front of them. Standing in front of them was two big ogre demons. One was brown and one was a dark blue.
The brown one laughed. "The news is everywhere, Sesshomaru, that you've lost your weapon."
"Lord S-Sesshomaru…" Jaken gasped.
"Master Jaken, these things have been happening a lot lately." Rin whispered. She was riding on A-Un. Kohaku was next to her and Jaken was leading the dragon.
"Geez…" Jaken sighed. "Weaklings have been swarming in to challenge Sesshomaru. They think they could beat him without his weapon and earn reputation."
Kaida sighed. "I could take them down if I wanted to, and Sesshomaru is stronger than I am."
The blue one laughed. "I always wondered how would it be to taste the flesh of a dog-demon."
"And there is a cat demon for dessert." The brown one smirked. "Moreover if we defeat you, we'll be able to procure that boy's.."
Kohaku gasped in shock and Sesshomaru interrupted the ogre. "Shut up." Sesshomaru jumped forward and sliced both ogres' heads off with his claws. He landed on the other side of the ogre's bodies. "Let's go."
"Y-Yes." Jaken nodded and started walking. Kaida glanced back with Jaken as Kohaku didn't move. "Hey, Kohaku!"
"Kohaku?" Kaida asked.
"Yes!" Kohaku half way jumped.
"I'm sure that you understood, though Sesshomaru didn't let them complete their.."
Kohaku interrupted Jaken. "Yes. Those demons were after my Shikon Jewel shard."
"Kohaku…" Kaida took a step towards him. "Don't worry, we'll protect you." She smiled, trying to look confident.
"I feel like shrinking away every time when we get attacked." Jaken muttered to himself.
"You'll eventually disappear if you shrink any more, Master Jaken." Rin giggled.
Kaida smiled as Jaken yelled angrily at Rin. "Enough of your nonsense, as if you're in a position to talk!"
Kaida smiled and then looked at Sesshomaru as he didn't stop. "Sesshomaru wait up." She jogged and grabbed his arm. He looked down at her and she smiled. "I'm glad we are together, and I know you will still be able to protect me. You are the strongest demon I've ever met."
Sesshomaru turned and continued to walk again.
After a while he stopped. "What's wrong, Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken asked.
"Stand back." He said calmly. Kaida looked up and noticed the clouds getting darker and purple lightning hit the ground in front of them. Jaken fell back from shock. Kaida tensed.
"W-What?!" Jaken gasped.
A long white haired man wearing demonic armor and strange three clawed hand appeared from the smoke. "Are you one of Naraku's incarnations?" Sesshomaru asked, almost growling.
The stranger said nothing and one long claw shot past Sesshomaru, and then Kaida. It hit the ground in front of Kohaku. Kaida spun and saw Jaken blown away and A-Un flying up with Rin and Kohaku in the air. Kaida sighed in relief that both kids were okay.
"Kohaku, are you all right?" Rin's voice called.
"Yeah." Kohaku was halfway hanging off of A-Un. The claw aimed again into the air at Kohaku. Sesshomaru jumped forward and sliced through the claw at where the stranger's claw should have been. The stranger jumped back and him hand reformed into a claw again, similar to how Naraku reformed.
The stranger smirked. "You're weak."
"W-What?!" Jaken gasped from behind Kaida and Sesshomaru.
"I'll repeat it. You're weak." The stranger smirked.
Kaida watched as Sesshomaru got angry and cracked his claws and jumped forward. The vine like claws attacked, but Sesshomaru dodged them easily and then stabbed his hand through the stranger's chest.
"You got him, Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken yelled. The stranger smirked. "Such an arrogant fool. No one ever got away after calling Lord Sesshomaru 'weak.' Repent of your mistake in the underworld!"
Sesshomaru glared at the stranger. "Well, do you realize how weak you are?"
"Something's not right." Kohaku frowned from A-Un.
Kaida tensed. "Sesshomaru!"
"Sesshomaru's arm should've pierced right through his body, but it looks like its being swallowed."
Claws appeared suddenly from the stranger's back and stabbed down to trap Sesshomaru, but he jumped back just in time. Kaida sighed in relief, but froze seeing his arm injured. It looked like it had been poisoned.
"Lord Sesshomaru's arm?!" Rin gasped.
"What?!" Jaken gasped scared. "That's quite dangerous venom."
Kaida stepped forward, closer to Sesshomaru. "Sesshomaru, your arm!" The stranger redrew the claws into his back and jumped forward. He laughed and his claw hit Sesshomaru's fluff, burning a hole in it. "SESSHOMARU!" Kaida gasped.
"Please escape, Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken called nervously. "If you lose your right arm too, you won't be able to fight anymore."
"Rin, get down!" Kaida looked over and saw Kohaku raise his chain sickle. He threw it down and it hit right over the stranger's right eye. The stranger just smirked.
"KOHAKU NO!" Kaida yelled at him.
Kohaku didn't hear her and jumped down. "He's one of Naraku's incarnations, which means he can't touch me since Kikyo purified my shard."
The stranger sent claws towards Kohaku, which wrapped around his leg and touched his neck. Kohaku froze. Sesshomaru jumped up and Kaida covered her mouth as three claws stabbed through his hand and arm.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin and Jaken yelled together.
"SESSHOMARU!" Kaida wanted to move to his side, but knew she would just get in his way.
Sesshomaru looked at the stranger. "I think it's over."
Kaida paused as she suddenly smelt Inuyasha. At that moment he was suddenly there and cut through the stranger's arm. "HEY!"
Sesshomaru landed and the claw vines fell down to the ground. Kohaku went flying. Kaida watched as Kagome and Sango ran to Kohaku's side. "Kohaku!" Sango yelled.
Thank goodness they are here to take care of Kohaku. "Kohaku!" Kagome was over at Sango's side.
"Aren't you one of Naraku's incarnations?" Inuyasha asked the stranger.
"Naraku?" The stranger asked. "Please don't count me under that half-demon." He regrew his arm.
"Oh Sesshomaru, it's tragic." Jaken gasped.
"Sesshomaru was defeated." Shippo gasped. He rushed over towards Kaida.
"Looks like passing on Meido Zangestuha to Inuyasha has affected him." Miroku said moving forward a little.
"Kohaku, hang in there." Sango was whispering to Kohaku.
"The shard has been defiled?!" Kagome gasped. Kaida moved closer. "I'll purify it now." She started to purify the shard in Kohaku's neck. Kagome looked over towards the stranger and suddenly she fell over.
"Kagome!" Sango and Kaida gasped together.
"What's wrong, Kagome?" Shippo asked.
"Kagome…" Miroku looked over.
"What did you do to Kagome?!" Inuyasha yelled at the stranger.
The stranger gave off a creepy evil laugh and Kaida shivered. Rin landed by Kohaku as Sango checked on Kagome. Kaida stood up and looked at the stranger nervously. He gave her a bad feeling.
"Take Kohaku with you and leave." Sesshomaru stepped forward and Sango and Kaida looked at him. "You're in my way." He directed at Sango. "Kaida go with them." He jumped forward and landed behind Inuyasha.
"Sesshomaru, you should back off for now!" Inuyasha said to his older brother. "This isn't a fight for someone who is injured."
"W-What was that?!" Jaken gasped from where he was standing. "Whose fault do you think this is? As soon as Sesshomaru showed his Meido Zangetsuha to you, he-."
"Shut up!" Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshomaru smirked. "Looks like I'm being underestimated." His demonic energy spiked around him and his hair blew around a little. "A half demon is taking pity on me?" His eyes glowed red. He held up his arm and his injuries healed themselves. Kaida smiled, glad he was okay.
"Oh, the wounds got healed?!" Jaken said surprised.
"I guess I'm not done with you then." The stranger held up his arm turning it into a claw again and then shot forward at the brothers. Sesshomaru dodged it and jumped up, the stranger showed surprise on his face.
Kaida watched in awe as Sesshomaru glowed blue and transformed into his true form. The form of a large dog demon. She had never seen him in that form before.
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled.
Sesshomaru ignored Inuyasha and shot forward, biting off the stranger's head. "Yes!" Jaken grinned. "Now get the taste of Sesshomaru's true power!"
The body fell over as Sesshomaru landed on the ground, purple miasma leaked out of the body and Kaida froze.
"Miroku, Sango… Take Kagome with you!" Inuyasha yelled.
"Understood." Sango picked up Kagome and climbed onto Kirara with Shippo. Miroku and Rin climbed onto A-Un with Kohaku. Kaida just stood there, froze with surprise.
"Kaida!" Shippo called. Kaida looked up and quickly moved forward and jumped up on A-Un.
"We left Jaken behind." Rin looked down where Jaken was still on the ground.
"He should be fine." Miroku said calmly.
Kaida looked down and froze as demon tentacles shot out of the body and went after them. "He's coming after us!" Shippo yelled.
"He's after Kohaku's shard." Rin told Miroku and the others.
Inuyasha moved forward and cut through them. They all watched as the body righted itself, standing up again.
The head laughed from Sesshomaru's mouth. "Cut through it how much ever you want. I just borrowed his body."
"Who are you?!" Inuyasha yelled angrily.
Kaida gasped as tentacles wrapped around Sesshomaru's neck. "Since you've asked, let me tell you." The stranger said as Kaida stared in horror. "My name is Magatsuhi."
"Magatsuhi?!" Inuyasha asked.
Sesshomaru growled as the tentacles tightened around his neck.
"Magatsuhi?" Shippo said from Kirara's back.
"It's the evil part of the Shikon Jewel." Sango said from looking over.
"Yes, it must have manifested itself as a demon." Miroku said.
Kaida froze. "No way!"
"I don't care whether you're a Magatsuhi or someone else!" Inuyasha yelled. "I'll split you in half!"
"Go ahead, you monster dog." Magatsuhi chuckled.
The tentacles continued to wrap around Sesshomaru, more and more, until they completely covered Sesshomaru and red light glowed out of the cracks. "SESSHOMARU NO!" Kaida cried out.
"Oh, Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken gasped. Sesshomaru suddenly jumped out, back in his human form. "That's like my Lord Sesshomaru." Sesshomaru landed outside of the big bundle of demon tentacles and turned to glare at Jaken. "I wasn't doubting you at all!" Jaken cried out nervously.
"Sesshomaru…" Kaida sighed in relief.
"Jaken was doubting him." Rin said calmly.
"Yes, looks like their minds are kind of connected." Miroku looked down.
"Stand back, Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled. "I'll take care of the rest." He raised up his sword.
Kaida sighed as she watched Sesshomaru ignore his brother and shot at the bundle. The head was now at the top. Tentacles shot out at Sesshomaru, but he cut through them with his claws. They grabbed him and wrapped around his suddenly. Inuyasha jumped up and cut through the vines holding Sesshomaru and Kaida smiled.
"I understand that you don't want my help." Inuyasha growled. "But for now, allow me to use Meido Zangetsuha!" His sword pulsed and glowed black.
The bundle of demon tentacles separated and Inuyasha started to look around.
"Make use of Meido Zangetsuha as well. But where ever you point it, you'll end up killing your friends." The demon parts were floating all over the sky, surrounding them. Kaida shivered as she watched.
"Follow me." Sesshomaru said suddenly.
Miroku stared in shock as Sesshomaru started clawing a path through the sky for them. Kirara and A-Un followed him. "Sesshomaru are you okay?!" Kaida called as the moved.
He glanced over and gave a small nod to her. She smiled in relief. "What is Sesshomaru doing?" Jaken yelled from where he was following Inuyasha on the ground as they followed Sesshomaru.
"Isn't it obvious?" Inuyasha yelled. "He's amassing Magatsuhi's body parts at one place." Everyone suddenly gathered together.
"I see." Sango said. "If we allow ourselves to get surrounded…"
"Won't you end up hurting your friends?" Magatsuhi chuckled. "Well, how long will you endure?"
"Is Sesshomaru risking himself for the sake of Inuyasha and the rest of us?" Miroku asked shocked.
"He's not as uncaring as he acts." Kaida smiled.
Rin nodded. "Don't you know? Sesshomaru has always been kind."
"You'll have to defend yourselves from here." Sesshomaru said suddenly. "Kaida be careful." He jumped towards the head.
"Be careful!" Kaida called after him.
"Sesshomaru!" Inuyasha yelled after Sesshomaru.
Magatsuhi chuckled as Sesshomaru flew towards him. "Are you an idiot, Sesshomaru?!" Inuyasha yelled. "Come back!"
Sesshomaru drew Tensiega, surprising everyone especially Magatsuhi.
"Tenseiga?!" Miroku blinked. They all landed behind Inuyasha.
"He's using it?" Sango asked.
"That's just a healing sword, why's he using it?" Jaken gasped.
"Isn't it a piece of junk that can't cut through anything?!" Shippo asked.
"It's not junk." Kaida frowned.
"No, it seems it has the power to cut through something." Inuyasha said.
Sesshomaru sliced through the air behind the head and swirling energy formed and a big dark demon energy head formed. "C-Curse you!" It was a large scar over the left eye with purple marks under each eye.
"What's that?" Jaken asked.
Kaida shivered, it came her the creeps.
"Is it Magatsuhi's true form?" Sango asked.
"I see." Miroku said observing. "Magatsuhi was formed by amassing the souls of demons in the Shikon Jewel. Tenseiga will work against anything that isn't of this world."
"Sesshomaru is amazing." Kaida smiled.
Sesshomaru aimed again, but the head disappeared and demon tentacles moved forward to block it. Sesshomaru cut at them with his sword, but nothing happened.
"Perhaps that blade can cut through souls," Magatsuhi head said. "but it can't cut through Naraku's flesh, which belongs to this world." The tentacles suddenly stabbed Sesshomaru through the back.
Everyone gasped and Rin and Jaken yelled together. "Lord Sesshomaru!"
Kaida froze and covered her mouth in shock and horror. NO! Sesshomaru!
"Allow me to say it one last time." The head smirked. "You're weak." The tentacles moved and surrounded Sesshomaru again.
"Sesshomaru!" Rin cried out.
Inuyasha ran over and jumped onto Kirara and flew up towards the bundle, cutting through on coming vines with his sword. He jumped and landed on the bundle. "Darn it!" He started to cut, but they reformed. Kaida jumped off A-Un, using demon tentacles as foot holds and landed near Inuyasha to help cut through them. "Sesshomaru, I won't withstand looking at you dying like this!" He continued to cut, but it didn't help.
"He's no more!" Rin cried.
"Don't cry, Rin." Jaken said. "Sesshomaru chose to fight and die, though he knew he couldn't win."
"Jaken…" Rin whispered.
"Tears would dishonor his magnificent end." Jaken cried.
"NO!" Kaida cried slicing with her spear. "SESSHOMARU! SESSHOMARU ANSWER ME! DON'T LEAVE ME! SESSHOMARU!"
Tentacles shot out and grabbed Inuyasha by the arms and legs and the head laughed as they lifted Inuyasha into the air. Another group of tentacles wrapped around Kaida. "What's wrong? Why aren't you using your blade to cut yourself free from the appendages?" The head asked. "Don't worry about the person inside. Even if you shatter him into pieces, he'll get revived soon as one of Naraku's body."
"No!" Kaida cried out upset.
"Don't mess with me!" Inuyasha yelled as he struggled to break free, and started to get dragged down towards the bundle. Kaida felt herself starting to get dragged down and closed her eyes.
Sesshomaru….
A bright light caused her to open her eyes. A bright blue light and green electricity started to escape through the cracks as the bundle expanded slightly. It suddenly broke apart. Kaida watched as Sesshomaru appeared in the middle, his eyes were glowing red and green electricity surrounded the area of his missing arm.
"Sesshomaru…" Inuyasha called, still held by the tentacles.
"Se…Sessho….maru…" Kaida whispered, tears coming to her eyes.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Rin cried out happily.
"I'm so glad that you're safe." Jaken cried out.
Kaida stared at the glowing green and yellow energy that surrounded where Sesshomaru's arm should have been with fascination. But her attention was drawn towards a cloud moving through the sky above them.
"That's…" Sango gasped.
"Totosai?" Miroku said shocked.
"Totosai…" Kaida whispered. Totosai sat on his cow in the sky, floating above Sesshomaru. Tentacles shot towards Sesshomaru again and Sesshomaru acted like he was swinging a sword with his missing left arm. A green energy cut through the tentacles.
The whole body suddenly blew up and fell apart to the ground, in pieces. Inuyasha landed and Kaida landed near him. "W-What's happening?!" Inuyasha looked up.
"Master Jaken, there's something inside that light!" Rin's voice called.
"That's…" Jaken said in shock.
Kaida looked up and watched as the green energy cleared and Sesshomaru stood there, with a new arm holding a new sword.
"His arm…" Shippo gasped.
"The left arm which Inuyasha cut off?!" Jaken stared.
"It's finally appeared, Sesshomaru." Totosai says calmly. "Behold your own weapon, one that's not been gifted by your father, the Bakusaiga."
"Bakusaiga…" Kaida whispered as Sesshomaru looked down at his sword and arm.
"So this is my sword, Bakusaiga.." It glowed slightly.
Kaida jerked as the demon pieces started to move to reconnect. "Are they going to become one again?" Inuyasha gasped. They suddenly exploded in bright yellow light.
"The effects of the blade still remains." Sango gasped shocked.
"The effect is spreading when one part contacting with another." Miroku said surprised.
The head smirked. "This diversion has truly been a surprise. However, since I just borrowed this body, I feel no pain or agony."
Sesshomaru sent a large blast at the head, destroying it. "Serves you right, you disgusting talkative jerk!" Jaken yelled. "That's what you get if you belittle Lord Sesshomaru!"
"Where's Magatsuhi's true spirit?" Inuyasha yelled towards Sesshomaru.
The purple cloud cleared up. "It fled." Sesshomaru said annoyed. He looked at his sword again and landed.
"Sesshomaru!" Kaida rushed towards him and wrapped her arms around him happily. "You're alive." She blinked as she felt a strange weight around her waist and looked down, seeing his left arm wrapping around her waist. His new sword still in his hand.
Rin and Jaken ran towards Sesshomaru and Totosai landed. "How's Kagome?" Inuyasha's voice came, but Kaida ignored it as she buried her head in Sesshomaru's chest smiling.
"Sesshomaru, are you all right?" Rin asked.
"I always believed in your victory, Lord Sesshomaru." Jaken said whipping his eyes.
"'Tears would dishonor his magnificent end.'" Shippo imitated Jaken and Kaida smiled.
"Nintoujou!" Jaken growled holding up his staff, which shot flames at Shippo's tail.
Shippo started running around. "HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT!"
Kaida frowned and looked down at the little imp.
"Well, let me see your Bakusaiga." Totosai said from behind Sesshomaru. Kaida looked over. Sesshomaru turned around, wrapping his other arm around Kaida's waist so he could move his new arm. Sesshomaru held up his sword and Totosai looked it over. "You've always had that sword in you, but it was hidden. You just needed to stand on your own as a greater demon before you could wield it."
"What?!" Jaken gaped. "Sesshomaru has always been the noble one!"
Sesshomaru looked at Totosai and then put his new sword by Tensiega. "You should just shut your mouth." Totosai said calmly at Jaken.
"Yes…" Jaken said nervously.
"You once lost your left arm in an attempt to procure Tetsusaiga. But now you've gained a new arm along with a sword that's yours, which proves that you've surpassed your father and have been released from pursuing Tetsusaiga." Everyone was silent and Kaida smiled.
"Did you hear that Sesshomaru?!" He looked down at her and nodded. Kaida put a hand on his new arm and smiled.
Kagome suddenly moaned and Kaida looked over. "Kagome…!" Inuyasha gasped. "Are you all right, Kagome?"
"Yes…" Kagome whispered.
Kaida sighed in relief. "Everything turned out better." She snuggled up closer to Sesshomaru and smiled. "Sesshomaru… I'm so glad that you're okay…. I was scared for a moment that I lost you…"