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Chapter Thirty Six

"What do you mean she's dying?" Inuyasha asked in an upset tone as Kagome held Kiyomi close to her.

"She's unable to survive here long because she's not from this time," Saige explained "And since she was placed under Cobramaru's curse, it's draining her energy".

"Isn't there a way to save her?" Kagome asked.

"How about we sent her back to her own time," Miroku suggested.

"Great idea, Miroku," Inuyasha nods and turns to Saige "So, can we?"

"It won't work," Kohaku spokes all of a sudden and everyone look at him "If it did, Saige would have done already," he points out.

Inuyasha got up and went over to Saige "Is there something else you're not telling everyone about?" he glares at her.

"Me and Kiyomi came here one way only through the well," Saige answered.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"It's mean that whoever is placed under Cobramaru's curse is unable to go back to where they came from through well even though they travel here from the well".

Inuyasha and Kagome were in shock when they heard what Saige said, but they still wanted to save Kiyomi no matter what.

"Then what are we supposed to do now?" Kagome asked, concerning for Kiyomi.

Saige placed her hand on the handle of her sword. "There is one way you can save her from the curse".

Inuyasha realizes what Saige was planning to do and immediately shook his head "Forget it! There no way in hell I let you killed her!" he retorted.

"What!" Kagome eyes widen and she hastily pulled Kiyomi closes to her "No! I won't let you kill her!"

Saige removes her hand away from her sword and turned her back toward them "Kiyomi doesn't belong here and neither do I. One way or another, she and I would eventually die from Cobramauru's curse. You can either end her suffering now or wait for Cobramaru to absorb her into his flesh and take her power as his own".

Sesshomaru glances over at Saige. As always her expression is emotionless and hard to read, but he can defintely see through her emotionless expression and knew it really hurt her to say it especially she actually care for Kiyomi. His eyes follows down to her tighten fists when he notices something wasn't right at all. Something was missing on Saige's wrist. As he recalled, Saige has a bracelet on her wrist that help lock her demonic power inside, but now it's gone, which is not good. Her scent has also changes which mean her demonic power has been released. The scent was exactly like his. That could mean that Cobramaru now detected Saige's demonic power and is planning to absorb her as well. No, he can't let happen and will destroy Cobramaru before he has a change to do that.

Saige suddenly turned and left outside without saying a word.

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Viper was wondering inside the castle when he heard a commotion. Curiously, he decides to check it out. The commotion came inside from Cobramaru's room. He slowly slides the door open a little and saw Cobramaru holding something in his hand, staring at it. Before Viper got a chance to figure it out, he saw Cobramaru was transforming into Inuyasha.

"No way!" Viper eyes widen in shock. He can't believe what he was seeing.

"Excellent," he heard Cobramaru said in Inuyasha's voice.

Cobramaru was examining himself "Perfect with no fault, my power is coming back to me. Take their DNA is worth it," he said before transforming himself into another person. This time to Viper's shock, it was Sesshomaru.

"Hn, not bad," Cobramaru said in Sesshomaru's voice "I can actually get away being Sesshomaru especially when I have his power".

Now, Viper was confused. He didn't know what Cobramaru when he said he have Sesshomaru's power. "Wait a sec!" Realization hits him "Can it be that Sesshomaru in the future got absorb by Cobramaru?" he wondered.

It didn't last long before Cobramaru transforms again into Saige, then Sango, Viper, Miroku, Rin, Kohaku, and Kagome. Then he transforms back to himself.

Viper then notices what was in Cobramaru's hand. It was a piece of Sesshomaru, Inuyasha, Saige, Sango, Rin, Miroku, Kohaku, Kagome, including Viper hairs.

Viper tightens his fists in anger. He can't believe what he was witnessing. Cobramaru can shape shift to anyone including himself, which made him realizing something.

"Could it be that Cobramaru murder Masami?"

Viper immediately slides to door close and quietly walked away with what he just saw.

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Saige was now outside sitting on a bench, keeping a lookout for demons when Rin walked outside with a blanket. She placed on Saige who slightly jumps with her hand instantly grabbing on the handle of her sword.

"Sorry," Rin apologizes "I came out here to check on you and to give you this blanket because I'm afraid you might catch cold".

Saige turned and looked up at the stars in the sky "Demons don't catch a cold," she said a moment later and Rin can't help it, but let out a small chuckled.

"What's so funny," Saige turned to Rin with a confused and a little annoy look.

"You sound like your fa-, I mean Lord Sesshomaru".

A smirk appears on Saige's face "He's my father after all you know".

Rin smiles and sat down on the bench next to Saige "I know, I can see the resemble looks between you and Lord Sesshomaru. Beside I can tell that Lord Sesshomaru does care about you, Saige".

"He cared about you too," Saige added and Rin turned away slightly blushing "I was wondering about something".

"What is it?"

"I want to know how I was in the future".

Saige turned and looked up at the sky before answering "You were a great mother and a caring strong person. I got some traits from you, which helps me a lot".

"Really?"

Saige looked at Rin "I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. Although, father was always there for me, you were also there to help me through rough time. That's how I knew I was safe because I have my family with me".

Rin looked down at her hands "And that all fall apart when Cobramaru arrive in this world, right?"

"That is why I'm here, it is to destroy him and make sure he doesn't resurrect himself".

"I understand why you are here, but why is Kiyomi here with you and what is her purpose?"

"She plays a part in helping me destroy Cobramaru".

"How?" asked Rin who is curious to know.

Saige was silent for a moment. She was wondering whether she should tell her mother about it, knowing full well that what she was about to said is not good".

"It means I would have to..."

"To what, Saige?"

"Absorb Kiyomi's power".

Rin eyes widen when she realizes what it would mean for Kiyomi if Saige absorbs her power "Does that mean Kiyomi would die in order for you to absorb her power?"

Saige didn't reply instead she just stares at Rin, which confirms to Rin that her question is correct.

"Either Kiyomi's power gets absorb by me or Cobramaru is one tough decision for Inuyasha and Kagome to choose from".

"I would feel the same way if I found out that you are dying, which apparently you are," Rin sadly looked down.

"Even though I'm dying, this won't be the last time you will be seeing me. You will see me again in the future," Saige assured her mother.

"You think so?"

"I believe so"

Unaware to Rin and Saige, Sesshomaru has heard the whole conversation. He was standing near the door.

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Cobramaru was walking toward a cave and was standing front of a rock. He went over and grabs something behind it. It was a knife and a jar. He sat the jar and opens it. Inside it was filled with ashes. He cut his wrist with the knife and let it drip blood into the jar for a while. Then he back away when the jar glows and exploded. As the smoke clear, an army of dead soldiers stood there waiting.

"Welcome back, my soldier, it times to have some fun," Cobramaru smirked as the army of dead solider bow down to him.

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