Kaida glanced over as Kohaku slept. Sango was by his side, worry was on her face but she also looked relaxed. Kaida leaned up against the wall of the hut and watched Rin take care of the fire. Min sat next to her. Kaida smiled. She was glad that Min had returned from visiting with Sar. The two little girls got along well it seemed.
"How can he sleep so long without having any food or water?" Jaken grumbled, he sat near the girls.
"He'll be alright! Everyone says sleep helps you grow!" Rin said cheerfully.
"Sleep is great!" Min chuckled.
"Master Jaken must not have slept much, right?" Rin asked. Min giggled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Jaken asked calmly.
"Well, you haven't grown." She pointed at him.
"Jaken is tiny." Min giggled.
"I am a magnificent, great demon!" Jaken yelled at the two girls, angrily.
Kaida chuckled. "Girls, leave the poor little toad alone."
"Hey!" Jaken yelled at her.
Min smiled and got up to hug Kaida. "I'm so glad that you are here again! I've missed you so much! Sar is great, but he's a boy! He doesn't understand me like you do!"
"I'm glad that you're getting along with Rin." Kaida smiled.
"She's like the sister I always wanted!" Min smiled.
"And we have so much in common!" Rin nodded. "Both of us were saved and taken care of by demons."
Kaida nodded and looked over at Sango. "Kohaku will be okay; soon he'll be laughing and talking with us as well."
"Yea…" Sango whispered looking down at her brother.
Kaida paused and stood up smelling something off. "Hey Min, can you go find Kaeda and follow her directions."
"Uh… Sure…" Min got up and ran out.
"What's wrong Kaida?" Rin asked.
"Kaida?" Sango looked over.
"Something is off…. Can you feel it Sango?" Kaida growled. Sango looked off silently and then nodded. Rin stared between the two.
"I'm going to go check what's going on outside." Sango got up and moved outside.
Min rushed towards Keada, who was just returning to the village with Shippo on her shoulders. "What sinister demonic aura?"
"I'm worried about Kohaku and the others!" Shippo looked off.
"Lady Keada! Shippo!" Min called running up. She shivered looking up and seeing the dark clouds gathering over the village.
"Min." Keada looked over. "What are you doing here?"
"Kaida sent me to find you. She said to follow your orders." She smiled up at Shippo. "Hi Shippo!"
Kaeda looked down at Min and then looked at Shippo. "Don't go, Shippo! You can't go towards Kaida and the others. Take all the villagers to a safe location. Min go with him."
"But…" Shippo whinnied.
"Just do as I say! Go!" Kaeda ordered. "Min make sure he listens to me."
"Okay!" Min nodded and grabbed Shippo's hand. "Let's go Shippo!' She smiled seeing his face turn a little red.
Kaida looked down at Rin. "Rin, maybe you should go too."
Rin looked over at Kohaku. "But…" Kaida froze as a shiver ran up her back. She glanced over at looked over seeing a shadow coming into the hut. "Master Jaken…" Rin sounded worried. "There's a weird shadow!"
Kaida growled and turned to look towards Kohaku, where the feeling was coming from. Matatsuhi's face appeared behind the boy. "Wha-?!" Jaken gasped.
At that point Sango and Miroku returned and they all watched as Kohaku stood up. Magatsuhi's face was behind him and Kohaku opened his eyes. They were clouded.
"So you've finally shown yourself!" Miroku growled.
"Kohaku? Could Magatsuhi have taken over his body?!" Sango whispered.
"Magatsuhi!" Kaida growled.
"The last shard, which this boy has, is all that remains to complete the Shikon Jewel." Magatsuhi's voice came from Kohaku's mouth.
"Give Kohaku back!" Sango yelled.
"Don't worry. I will return this body once my business is complete." Magatsuhi smirked. "If you don't mind getting a corpse, that is. Now that I'm inside him, I understand perfectly. This boy's life is bound by the power of the shard."
"He's going to take the Jewel Shard, along with Kohaku, back to Naraku!" Miroku glared.
"No!" Kaida growled. "Don't you dare think about it Magatsuhi!"
"I won't let you take him anywhere!" Sango yelled.
"What's the sound?" Rin asked worriedly suddenly.
Kaida froze and moved in front of Rin as Demons burst in from behind Kohaku.
"Kohaku!" Sango yelled.
"Wait, Magatsuhi!" Miroku yelled at the face, he was gripping the beads around his arm.
"You'll use your Wind Tunnel knowing it will kill this boy?" Magatsuhi chuckled. The demons flew at Miroku and Miroku held out his arm, catching Kohaku.
Miroku held up his arm at Magatsuhi's face. "The only one I'll be sucking in is you!" He opened his wind tunnel and the face was sucked in.
"Good job!" Kaida smiled moving forward.
"He's pulling him in!" Rin watched in awe.
"What a useless attempt." Magatsuhi's voice still came from Kohaku. Kohaku pushed away from Miroku and landed back. The face reappeared behind Kohaku and laughed. "As long as this shard is corrupted, my power knows no bounds. Did you think you could absorb me whole? But monk, you've taken in something a human should never absorb…"
Kaida froze as she watched as blood leaked from Miroku's mouth. "Miroku!" Kaida gasped.
"The poison of evil spirits." Magatsuhi laughed.
Sango moved in front of Miroku. "Miroku…"
Kohaku raised his chain sickle and it changed into a bigger one. "Sister." Kohaku's voice had returned to normal. "Sister, please die as well… by my hands." His expression turned dark.
"Darn you! Going through all this…" The chain sickle shot towards Sango and wrapped around her boomerang and ended up stabbing her in the back.
"Kohaku, stop it!" Rin yelled, running from out behind Kaida towards Kohaku.
"Rin!" Kaida called.
"Come back, Rin!" Jaken called after the girl at the same time. "That isn't Kohaku! That's Magatsuhi using his body!"
Rin ran forward and the face moved in front of her. She slammed into and then flew back and passed out. "Rin!" Jaken and Kaida yelled.
Kaida growled and moved towards Magatsuhi right as the hut was destroyed and demons flew in. Kaida dug her claws into the demon's skin and flinched as it slammed its tail into her back.
"Oh? Coming along are you?" Magatsuhi laughed. Kaida flinched as she felt the demon's claw scratch her, leaving her body feeling numb. "I'm sure Naraku will be pleased to have you come along."
Kaida growled, but was having trouble moving as the demon flew. Her sense of time was blurring when she heard Inuyasha's voice. "Adamante barrage!" Kaida gasped as she felt the demon destroyed and began to fall. She landed on something
"Come to reclaim the shard, have you?" Magatsuhi's voice called. "That would require shredding this boys' body to pieces. As I have no true body, this boy is the container for my shard." There was the sound of an arrow shooting in the air. "Fool. Girl, have you forgotten that I sealed your spiritual powers?"
"Even my purifying arrows?" Kagome's voice sounded shocked.
Kaida slowly forced herself to get up and looked around. She had landed on a stone ledge. Her body was still sore, but she could feel the feeling returning to her body. She glanced up into the sky and froze. Kohaku was hanging from his elongated chain sickle. But behind him was Naraku's tentacles. "Naraku!" Kaida growled.
"Kikyo's powers have no effect on me. And now, the Shikon Jewel will be complete."
"Kohaku, wake up!" Inuyasha yelled. Kaida glanced over and saw him running up the chain sickle. He got stopped by an elongated part of the chain sickle.
"'Wake up?' do you realize what would happen if he did?" Magatsuhi laughed.
"What?!" Inuyahsa struggled as he was being held down.
"Do you know what this tainted black Jewel Shard is showing Kohaku? Kohaku's horrible sin. By the power of the shard, he is reliving the day he killed his father and his comrades."
"Kohaku!" Kaida gasped stunned
"What?!" Inuyasha gasped.
"He's been sleeping this whole time?!" Kagome gasped.
"That's right." Magatsuhi's voice. "If he were to open his eyes, his heart would shatter. Or rather, it has already shattered." Kaida froze as she smelt blood and watched as it dripped down Kohaku's face from his eyes.
"Even so, wake up, Kohaku!" Sango's voice called. Kaida glanced over and spotted Kirara and Sango flying forward. "Open your eyes!"
"You really are a heartless sister." Kohaku's voice came again. "If I open my eyes, I'll die."
"You have to fight, Kohaku!"
"Sango…" Kaida slowly stood up; she was feeling much better now. "Magatsuhi!" She yelled angrily. "Let Kohaku go!"
"Oh, you're awake?" Magatsuhi chuckled. He turned towards Sango again. "Say what you will. It's already too late." He laughed.
"Kohaku!" Sango yelled and suddenly Kohaku's eyes unclouded. He whipped the blood off his eyes.
"Sister!"
"Do you recognize me, Kohaku?!"
"Yes, Sister!"
Kaida smiled gently. "Kohaku!"
"He's awake? How?!" Magatsuhi sounded angry.
"I can see the light inside Kohaku's shard!" Kagome called.
"I-Impossible!" Magatsuhi gasped.
"Magatsuhi!" Kagome yelled. "It seems Kikyo's powers have more of an effect on you than you expected!"
Kaida moved and jumped up. Inuyahsa at the same moment broke out of his bone chain sickle prison using his sword. "Kohaku!" Kaida called. "Sango!"
"Sister, there's still… Even now, there's still time, right?!" Kohaku's called out.
"Yes! There is still time, Kohaku!" Sango called.
"There is always time!" Kaida called out, smiling. Kohaku stood up and then swung so he was hanging over a deep hole. Kaida froze. "Kohaku! Wait!"
"Magatsuhi, are you ready?" Kohaku asked.
"How interesting. Do you intend to drown yourself? You think I will separate from you out of fear? It's futile. Should your body shatter to pieces, I would still control any flesh that surrounded the shard." Magatushi laughed.
"Kohaku don't!" Kaida called. She didn't want to watch Kohaku die. She ran towards him.
"Take a good look around you." Kohaku yelled. "Before you could escape, Inuyahsa, Kaida, and my sister would take the shard! I will never let it fall into your hands!" Kohaku called and then let go and started to fall.
"Kohaku!" Kaida and Sango yelled at the same time as they moved after him as well.
"Darn it, don't be so hasty!" Inuyasha yelled. He was running straight towards where Kohaku was falling.
"Curse you!" Magatsuhi's face was starting to be forced out.
"Magatsuhi was…" Kagome gasped.
"Pushed out!" Inuyasha finished for Kagome.
"Sister…" Kaida could hear Kohaku whisper.
"There's time!" Sango yelled out. "There's still time! Kohaku!"
"KOHAKU!" Kaida called out. "YOU CAN'T DIE!"
Before Kaida or Sango could do anything Naraku's tentacles shot down towards Kohaku. "Naraku!" Inuyasha yelled.
"No!" Kaida yelled angrily and got ready to slice through with her claws. The tentacle grabbed Kohaku's leg and pulled him up fast. Kaida tried to slice out, but missed it.
"Kohaku!" Sango flew towards him.
"Sister, cut the tentacle!" Kohaku yelled.
"Hiraikotsu!" Sango yelled as she threw her boomerang. Kohaku landed on the ledge beneath him. "Kohaku, are you all right?"
"Yeah."
"Thank goodness!" Kaida smiled gently and came to a stop.
"Now's our chance to take down Naraku!" Inuyasha growled. "Get ready! Meidou Zangetsuha!" Inuyahsa swung his sword and the Meidou sucked in the black cloud in the sky. It cleared and there was nothing there anymore.
"Inuyasha, be careful!" Kagome yelled. "Naraku's still alive! He's here somewhere!"
Of course he is! Kaida growled.
A tentacle stabbed through the wall and Inuyasha dodged it and started running from it. More went after Sango on Kirara and one grabbed Kohaku by the leg again. "No! Kohaku!" Kaida growled and shot after him.
"That was close, but you still lost." Magatsuhi smirked.
Kaida froze as a scent came to her nose. She turned and glanced over. "Sesshomaru!" She spotted him right as he cut through Magatsuhi's face.
"Sesshomaru?!" Magatsuhi gasped.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Kohaku called.
"Sesshomaru?!" Inuyasha gasped.
Vines shot at Sesshomaru. "Naraku's body?" Sesshomaru drew out his other sword. "Bakusaiga!" He destroy the one holding Kohaku.
"Kohaku!" Sango caught Kohaku as he fell.
"Sister!"
"Sesshomaru!" Kaida called out happily. She moved towards him. He's here! I'm so glad!
"He won't be able to use that parts cut by Bakusaiga again." Inuyasha said.
"You're time has come, Magatsuhi." Sesshomaru said calmly. "I noticed you used Byakuya of Illusions to lure me away and escape. Are you that afraid of this Tenseiga?"
"Don't make me laugh." Magatsuhi growled. "The blow from your Tenseiga wasn't nearly enough to finish me off." Kaida glanced at the big purple slice on the face. One of his eyes was missing now.
Sesshomaru did that!
"Who says I was trying to? I chose not to." Magatsuhi growled and then moved to get away from Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru easily followed and got in front of Magatsuhi. "I wanted to make it clear to you that there is someone able to cut you down. Tenseiga!" He sliced easily through Magatsuhi. Magatsuhi disappeared.
"You little… Don't think this is over." Magatsuhi's voice growled. "I am immortal! I am still…"
He is still…. Hang on a moment! Kaida froze. Can he possible have part of his spirit is left behind in Miroku since he was sucked in? RIN! Kaida spun and moved back towards the village. She felt too worried about Rin to stop. RIN! You're in danger! I can feel it! Hang on!
As Kaida got to the village she knew something was wrong. The moon was a deep red color and purple miasma filled the sky. She spotted a demon flying up out of the trees, on its back was… "RIN!" Kaida shot up and hooked her fangs into the demon, tearing into its skin. Pain suddenly exploded through her body. Kaida looked down groggily, one of Naraku's vines was stabbing through her side. Rin…. Sesshomaru… help…. She closed her eyes as she felt the poison enter her body. Sesshomaru you have to come save us…
Sesshomaru frowned as he flew through the sky. He could smell Kaida's blood. He frowned slightly. Kaida?! He moved towards the village and frowned. He could hear Jaken explaining how he had spotted a demon flying off with Rin and Kaida. Sesshomaru frowned. Kaida and Rin were kidnapped… He landed right behind Jaken. "So Magatsuhi survived, huh?"
Jaken started freaking out. "Lord Sesshomaru!"
"I thought so." Sesshomaru said calmly, but inside he was angry. Magatsuhi! How dare you kidnap my Kaida!
"You knew?" The monk asked. "Sesshomaru, what do you mean by 'survived'?"
"Could Magatsuhi have hidden his true form within the monk's body?!" The old human woman asked.
Sesshomaru ignored her and said nothing before taking off and flying up. Magatsuhi must be taking Rin and Kaida to Naraku. That can only be for one reason. He intends to seal my Tenseiga and Bakusaiga! A new thought suddenly came to Sesshomaru. He remembered how Kaida had once explained that Naraku had feelings for her. Naraku! You had better not touch Kaida! He started flying faster.