"Damn!" Everyone heard Kikyo from the kitchen. Naraku frowned as he walked towards his beloved and placed a hand on his mate's shoulder. He wanted to comfort her and do whatever it took to calm her down.
"What's the matter my dear?" Naraku asked with a frown. Kikyo turned around to look at Naraku in the eyes. It was then that Naraku saw disappointment in her eyes. She felt like it was her fault that Kagome got captured.
"If I was strong enough, I would've been able to help my sister." Kikyo stated with a frown. Naraku held her in his arms.
"Kikyo sweetie, it's not your fault. You are a strong, beautiful young woman. It couldn't have been helped, there were too many demons that we had to fight off." Naraku explained.
"What I don't understand is how come Kagome wasn't able to get out of his grasp with her miko powers." Kikyo stated as she placed a hand on her chin.
"That's because a demon known as Magatsuhi had sealed her miko powers away." Sesshomaru stated as he walked in. Kikyo and Naraku turned towards Sesshomaru with curiosity.
"How do you know this?" Kikyo asked.
"Inuyasha had informed me about what happened through our blood bond. He may be my half brother but we still did a blond bond to keep in contact with each other. Usually it's done through immediate family, but we have the same father and it was best to do one so that we can keep track of things. He is pack after all, and so are Rin, Kagome, and you Kikyo." Sesshomaru explained. Kikyo rose a brow.
"What about Naraku?" Kikyo asked. Naraku shook his head.
"A blood bond is only with it's species Kikyo. Meaning Inu demons have their blood bond with each other, Neko demons have their blood bond with each other, so on and so forth. Now with mates it's like the same thing but you're only communicating with your mate only, no one else can hear your conversation. It's called a mating bond." Naraku explained.
"Oh, okay. I get it now. I didn't know there were different bonds for us demons, half demons, and quarter demons." Kikyo stated. Naraku nodded as he looked back towards Sesshomaru who had a glare on his face.
"What's wrong Sesshomaru?" Naraku asked. Sesshomaru looked up at Kikyo and Naraku.
"Inuyasha is communicating with me. Things aren't looking so good it would seem." He stated. Kikyo gasped with wide eyes.
"What do you mean?" Kikyo asked. Sesshomaru looked outside watching the skies go sinister.
"Onigumo has the Shikon No Tama and..." Sesshomaru dreaded telling this to Kikyo as he began to growl. He knew that Inuyasha was pretty pissed off about it, who wouldn't be? Kagome was his mate, and he knew that Inuyasha was willing to do everything he can to get her back.
"And what?" Kikyo asked. Sesshomaru took a deep breath.
"Kagome is under Onigumo's spell and is now his mate. Inuyasha felt her mark disappearing through his mark. Now Kagome will do whatever Onigumo says." Sesshomaru stated with a glare. Kikyo gasped with wide eyes.
"Wh-what!?" Kikyo shouted in shock. Naraku placed a hand on her shoulder with concern. As soon as he touched her shoulder, Naraku flinched and took his hand away. Kikyo gasped in fear of hurting her mate.
"Naraku!" She looked towards him watching as he rubbed his hand. She frowned with regret in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry Naraku. I... I just..." Kikyo began to tremble as she felt tears in her eyes. Naraku looked up at her.
"Please don't cry Kikyo, it's not your fault. I'm fine, really." Naraku stated has he reached a hand out slowly to her cheek. He wiped away the tears from her eyes with a smile.
"It's okay." Naraku said softly. Kikyo looked at Naraku and gave a nod letting him know that she understood. She took a deep breath and turned towards Sesshomaru.
"I'm going after my sister." She stated firmly. Naraku and Sesshomaru both widened their eyes in shock.
"Kikyo I understand that she's your sister, but you need to let Inuyasha deal with this. He's really pissed off at the circumstances right now and there's no telling what he's going to do. I have a feeling though." Sesshomaru stated.
"What do you mean?" Naraku asked. Sesshomaru looked at them with a serious expression.
"Inuyasha will go full demon to get Kagome back. She was his mate and now this happens. When our mating mark and the bond is broken and another male mates with the female, us dog demons will go on a killing spree to do whatever it takes to take our mates back. It's not a pretty sight." Sesshomaru stated. Kikyo and Naraku widened their eyes.
"What about Kagome?" Naraku asked.
"Inuyasha's demon will recognize Kagome as his mate even without the mark. But if it comes down to fighting with her, his demon will subside so that he can be himself to take Kagome back. Trust me, Kagome won't be under Onigumo's spell for too long. As soon as Inuyasha gets to the building, he's getting her back." Sesshomaru stated surely. Kikyo nodded letting Sesshomaru know that she understood.
"But I still want to help my sister." Kikyo stated. She thought about the rest of the Band of Seven and gave a smirk.
"We still have four more of the Band of Seven. Why don't Naraku and I go after one of them?" Kikyo asked. Sesshomaru thought about that for a minute.
"Which one?" He asked.
"Suikotsu." Kikyo said. Sesshomaru widened his eyes.
"You realize how dangerous that guy really is right? He's more gruesome than the others and more blood thirsty." Sesshomaru warned. Kikyo nodded with a serious expression.
"Yes, I realize that, but it was my sister's plan to get rid of the rest of them before battling Onigumo and his army. If they were to fight in his army then we may not stand a chance against them." Kikyo explained. Sesshomaru had a hand to his chin.
"Hmm. You may have a point there, and Kagome did say that we should worry about the rest of the Band of Seven before Onigumo and his army. She suggested getting rid of Suikotsu and Jakotsu first since they are the most dangerous ones." Sessomaru stated. Kikyo nodded.
"Exactly. So why don't Naraku and I go after Suikotsu and maybe the rest of you guys can go after the others. You know like you and Rin can go after Jakotsu, Miroku and Sango can go after Renkotsu, and Ayame and Koga can go after Genkotsu." Kikyo suggested. Sesshomaru gave a wicked smile.
"If I didn't know any better, I would say that you had this all planned out before any of this happened." Sesshomaru stated. Kikyo shrugged with a smirk.
"You could say that, but I never predicted Kagome being kidnapped. I was actually hopping that Kagome and Inuyasha could go with Naraku and I to help out with Suikotsu but it turns out that it didn't work out that way." Kikyo explained.
"Well I'm not sure if they would've went anyway. It seemed that Inuyasha and Kagome wanted to go back to our father's building to do something about Onigumo's secret weapon. Inuyasha and Kagome explained that they were able to feel a sinister aura coming from that monster. They wanted to see if they could possibly take it down before Onigumo sent it out into battle." Sesshomaru stated. Kikyo had a worried expression.
"To be honest, I don't like the sounds of it. I feel like this secret weapon of his will be tougher to beat than the others. Plus we have Magatsuhi, the dark spirit of the Shikon No Tama. He too is going to be a tough one to defeat. This battle isn't going to be easy." Kikyo explained. Sesshomaru nodded.
"Well I don't think any of us thought that this battle was going to be easy. In fact I'm going to find it quite enjoyable, I haven't had a good battle in a long time." Sesshomaru smirked.
"So... We go with the plan?" Kikyo asked. Sesshomaru's face went back to a serious expression and nodded.
"Yes. You and Naraku go after Suikotsu while the rest of us go after the others." Sesshomaru stated. Kikyo and Naraku nodded as they gathered their weapons and got ready to leave.
"Be careful out there you guys, we don't need you dying on us." Sesshomaru stated.
"Please, we won't be that easy to kill. I promise to protect Kikyo with my life." Naraku stated with a serious expression. Kikyo smiled with a blush.
"Let's go." Naraku stated as he took Kikyo's hand leaving the house with determination.
"Good luck you two." Sesshomaru whispered as he watched them leave and went to tell the others of the plan.
Suikotsu was smirking as he was walking towards a field where Onigumo said Kikyo will meet him. He knew that Narkau would be with her so it would be two against one, but that's how Suikotsu liked it. He can kill two birds with one stone and wouldn't have to worry about those two anymore.
"Let them try to defeat me. I'm ready for you, Kikyo." He stated with his metal claws in front of him.
As time passed, Suikotsu saw two figures coming from a distance and gave an evil smirk. 'Finally, the time has come.' He thought to himself as he stood up.
Kikyo and Naraku stopped in front of Suikotsu with serious expressions. Both knew what kind of demon Suikotsu was and was ready for anything. They weren't going to let him get to them nor were they going to let him defeat them.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't the quarter demon and the spider demon, Kikyo and Naraku. I have been expecting you two to come." Suikotsu grinned as he let out his claws in front of him.
"Suikotsu, so nice of you to wait for us. Saves us the trouble to come looking for you." Kikyo stated as she unsheathed her sword, getting into a battle stance. Naraku got into a fighting stance as well as tentacles came from his back. Suikotsu smirked as he licked his lips.
"This will be fun." He said as he made the first move to attack Kikyo. Naraku grabbed Suikotsu with one of his tentacles and threw him away from Kikyo, then she went charging after him with her sword. Suikotsu saw this coming and blocked her attack with both of his claws.
"I don't think so wench!" He stated as he pushed Kikyo back causing her to skid backwards.
"Damn! This guy is tougher than I thought he would be." Kikyo growled.
"That just means that he won't go down so easily, so we have a good battle on our hands." Naraku stated with a smirk.
"Perfect. I didn't want this to be too easy anyway." Kikyo stated as she went charging for Suikotsu again. This time Naraku helped out as his hand turned into a blade. He went charging after Suikotsu along with Kikyo.
"Fools!" Suikotsu growled as he charged at them both with great speed. He blocked Kikyo and tossed her aside and used his other claw to block Naraku. Suikotsu then pierced through Naraku's stomach which caused Naraku to flinch in shock. 'Damn this guy is fast!' Naraku thought with a glare.
"You won't defeat me that easily." Suikotsu growled.
"NARAKU!" Kikyo screamed out in fear. Naraku gave a smirk as he took ahold of Suikotsu's claw.
"What are you smiling about you pathetic demon?" Suikotsu glared.
"You are such a fool Suikotsu." Naraku stated with a chuckle. Naraku took out Suikotsu's claw and a smoke of miasma came from the wound.
"WHAT!?" Suikotsu growled as he tried not to breath in the miasma, but he was too close to Naraku that he ended up breathing too much of the toxic gas. He began to cough frantically and backed away from Naraku with a growl.
"You'll regret that you son of a bitch!" Suikotsu shouted as he disappeared. Naraku widened his eyes in shock. 'What the!?' He thought. 'Where the hell did he go now!?' He wondered.
"AHHH!" Kikyo screamed as se felt claws slash her back. Naraku looked back with fear in his eyes.
"KIKYO NO!" He shouted as he ran towards her. Kikyo had fallen forward, hitting the ground. She was trembling as she tried to grab her sword. Suikotsu stepped on her hand causing her to flinch.
"Fool! You think that you can defeat me with that pathetic sword of yours!? You're nothing but a weak quarter demon!" Suikotsu growled. Naraku charged at Suikotsu with full force.
"Stay away from my mate you bastard!" Naraku growled as he grabbed Suikotsu around the waist taking him down with him. Kikyo was panting heavily and trembling weakly from the blood loss. She grabbed her sword and used it to stand herself up. She closed her eyes and began to let her miko powers flow through her.
"Damn you Naraku!" Suikotsu growled as he felt a few scratches here and there throughout his body.
"You will regret for EVER harming my mate!" Naraku growled as he got his tentacles ready to plunge through Suikotsu's heart. Suikotsu chuckled and slashed at Naraku causing him to fly backwards and sliding on his back.
"I won't let you make a fool out of me you bastard!" Suikotsu stated as he stood up. Just as he stood a purple flash flew straight towards him.
"What the!?" Suikotsu growled as he was hit full force. He used his claws to slice through the light but his body was singed and smoking from the singed marks. He looked out in front of him and saw Kikyo with a purple aura surrounding her body and her eyes glowing purple.
"What the hell!? What are you!?" Suikotsu asked with shock. Naraku got up and saw that Kikyo was using the full extent of her miko powers.
"I'm every demon's nightmare you bastard!" Kikyo growled as she put her hands together to form a ball of spiritual power.
"I'll kill you before you even have a chance to fire!" Suikotsu stated as he began to charge at Kikyo. Naraku charged at Suikotsu and pinned him against a tree. He used his spider web to keep Suikotsu in place so that he couldn't escape. Naraku even made sure that Suikotsu couldn't use his claws.
"Damn you Naraku!" Suikotsu growled as he struggled to brake free. Naraku smirked as he moved out of the way. Suikotsu's eyes went wide as he saw the ball of spiritual power grow bigger in Kikyo's hands.
"Die Suikotsu!" Kikyo growled with a glare. She thrusted her hands forward sending out the light of spiritual power towards Suikotsu. He tried to escape but it was too late. He got a full blast of the spiritual power and screamed out in pain.
"Curse you Kikyo!" Suikotsu's final words echoed as his body disintegrated. Kikyo's eyes went back to normal and her miko powers subsided.
"We.. did it..." She whispered weakly. She felt her body give out and began to fall forward. A pair of strong arms caught her before she could hit the ground.
"Kikyo... why? Why did you do that after you were just attacked?" Naraku asked with fear in his eyes. Fear of losing Kikyo.
"It was... the... only way... to destroy him..." Kikyo said weakly. Naraku caressed Kikyo's cheek softly looking into her eyes with so much love.
"You really are a strong woman Kikyo. Now it's my turn to be strong for you." He stated. Kikyo gave a weak smile. Naraku leaned down to her mating mark and began to kiss it softly causing her to shiver. Then she felt a slight pinch as Naraku bit her on her mark. She gasped as she felt her wound begin to heal and she was beginning to feel like herself again. Once Naraku released her, she sat up with amazement. She couldn't feel pain nor weakness anymore.
"What did you do Naraku?" She asked with wonder. Naraku smiled and took her hand in his.
"I healed you by transferring some of my healing powers to you through your mark. Now you'll be able to heal faster than before without feeling weak." Naraku stated with a smile. Kikyo smiled back and kissed Naraku deeply.
"Thank you my love." Kikyo stated. Naraku caressed her face softly.
"Anytime my dear."