A Love That Transcends Time: Book I
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~*~The Final Battle~*~
~*~Okay. I thought this story would've been finished by now, but dammit, my mind's telling me something else. I should've stopped this at chapter 30, but now I don't know since I'm on chapter 29 and nowhere near done yet. *sigh* This one's a lot longer than the last chappies, but once you read, you'll understand. Now, on to my thanx!
To Zandy: You actually know where I'm going now? Then congrats to you, 'coz my crazy mind's still leading me in circles. *sigh* The ending's getting kinda fuzzy to me. And the Kleenex are for free now, but it wouldn't hurt to have an extra. *wink* Love ya lots!
To kazi320: Thanx for reviewing! *hug* I can't guarantee anything, but as I said, if anything wrong happens, I'll fix it okay? *wink* Hope you review again! Love ya lots!
To maria: Woah, your POV's very rare. Really. Are you sure you want Kag to leave Inu!? *gasp* Okay, enough of the drama. I feel the need to defend Inu on his behalf. Yeah, he's stupid after making the comment about Kikyou not joining Nara, but after that, our hanyou has no control. Believe me. If you read this chappy, you'll know what I'm talking about. The bad guy's done it again! So there, and I'm now looking forward to your reviews! Keep it fresh, and Love ya lots!
To cloverwish: I'm really thinking hard of killing Kikyou. Really. But I'm afraid I can't give you what you want (Demon Inu killing Kik), but I'll think of another kickass way to get rid of her okay? *grins evilly* Love ya lots!
To DreamAngel: I'm so glad you're still going to be my beta! *grabs your hand and twirls you around until you're dizzy* Okay, that might not be such a good idea. Wouldn't want you throwing up on me! hehehe. Joke! Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers about you liking this chappy, but I really hope you still do! Love ya lots!
To Kohana: Thank you, I do my best. :D And yes, Inu still has the sword, but against Naraku's powers... get my drift? *wink* Read on to know what really happened. Love ya lots!
To Nina: Nina's back! *hug* And Naraku is sooo evil really. Yep, Kag can be really sensitive at times, but let's not forget she's preggy. So I think her emotions going cartwheels is a result of that. Give her a chance, okay? Love ya lots!
To MegaBorX: Thanx for trusting me, and for changing your mind. I promise not to disappoint. *hug* As for your ideas, tell me about it okay? And if my ending's one of your guesses, I'll give you a plate of cookies (courtesy of ReiHino since I don't know how to cook! hehehe). Drop me a note again, and Love ya lots!
To KagoKitty: Here, 2 boxes of the tissues for you. :D The something big's already here, girly. Note: this is just the beginning. the others are coming right up. hehehe. I'm so bad, really. Anyway, only 6 more shows and I know you're still doing great! Keep up the good work and I'll take care of the ends here okay. *wink* And thanx for staying. That really touched me *sniff*. And I'm with you all the way too, girl! *high five* Love ya lots!
To Gaby: Thanx for liking the chappy so much. And for deciding to finish my story. *hug* Yep, let's all hope for the best for the mates. OMG, you're the baboon guy!? *gasp* Hey, everyone! Here's the culprit behind everything! Go get 'er! Oops, sorry. Just a puppet! hehehe. Love ya lots!
To Kathie: And you're the demon Inu!? *eyes starts to spiral* My reviewers are all turning into demons, I'm shaking in fear here, you guys! :D And here's the update for you, dear Kathie. Hope it's fast enough for ya. Love ya lots!
To Vicki: Wow, my story's her fave Inu fic!!! YAY! *hug* Thanx for that, you flatter a lot. *blussshhyymee* And here's how the story goes now. Hope you still like this one! Love ya lots!
To LadySilverwings: What you said is so nice, thanx a lot! *hug* *blussshhhyyyymeee* And no need to bow, I'm the one who should be bowing before my readers! Thanx again, and hope you enjoy this chappy too. Love ya lots!
To SilverFox: Yeah, go get them both, foxy!!! *cheers on* Did you get them!? :D And welcome back by the way! *hug* Yeah, life's being hell for all of us now. I forgive you. Here's the next one, and feel free to punch the 2 villains for us, okay? *wink* Love ya lots!
AND TO YOU READING THIS: THANX FOR HITTING ME PAST 9200!!! MY GOD, YOU GUYS OVERWHELM ME!!! *hugs and kisses to everyone* Free Kleenex is being passed around now for this chappy, hope you find it to your liking. :D The next one's turning out to be promising too. I'll post it right away after I finish it. ReiHino, WE MISS YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE!!! And that goes for all of my other missing reviewers out there! So I hope you enjoy this one, and happy reading! Love ya lots, guys!~*~
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha... I share. ^_^
~*~Chapter 29—The Final Battle~*~
Kagome stared in wide-eyed horror at Inuyasha’s transformation. Her eyes frantically sought out his father’s fang, only to find that it’s still in her mate’s grasp.
‘He’s using Tetsusaiga! But how is that possible? He shouldn’t have transformed,’
She didn’t understand…
Until she saw the black Shikon shards lying in Naraku’s palm, glowing. And the almost gloating expression the dark hanyou wore on his face. She understood everything at once…
Naraku turns back to her, his evil smile repulsive.
“So you finally figured it out? It took you long enough, little girl. Your mate’s very impressive when he’s a full youkai, ‘ne? Even I believe he could kill me when he’s in that form. Such a pity he doesn’t have his own mind with him,”
“But you won’t take that chance will you, little girl? Because you know that even if he can kill me, he’ll kill everyone else around him. Look,” Naraku gestured towards Inuyasha.
The hanyou is being kept busy by the never-ending stream of youkai coming right at him. He slashes; he claws—mindless to everything else but attacking and killing. His eyes are glowing bright red, a feral smile on his face at each demon whose blood coats his hands.
‘He doesn’t even seem to feel the wounds inflicted at him… oh Inuyasha,’
“Amazing isn’t it? He’s wounded and bruised; yet he never even feels the pain. All he cares about is the thrill of the kill and the blood he’s spilling,”
‘Why are you doing this! If what you say is true, then you must be afraid because you know he’s capable of killing you right now. Why do this?’ Kagome asked Naraku, wishing she could shout at him.
The dark hanyou laughs.
“Do you see me cowering in fear, miko? Do you see me trembling at the thought of your mate killing me? No. Because I have other plans for you,”
And as she stared at Inuyasha, a cold sick feeling washed over her…
~*~
“Kohaku,” Sango called out again, brokenly.
His eyes are blank, vacant. No sense of life can be seen in them. As she stepped closer, he held up the hand holding his weapon to ready his self to attack her.
It always hurt her when he did that…
“No! Sango, don’t come close to him. He’s being controlled by Naraku, he’ll kill you,” Miroku said as he held her around her waist to prevent her from stepping any further. He left their protection to Kirara for the moment.
Sango struggled wildly against the monk, angry enough to think about hitting him unconscious.
“Let me go, houshi! I have to go, to at least try and bring him back. You cannot stop me—he’s my brother! Let me go or I’ll break every bone in your body,” she threatened.
“As appealing as your offer sounds, my dear Sango, I’m afraid I can’t let you. I won’t allow your brother to try and kill you once again. I’m dealing with him. Kirara,”
The fire-cat demon heard the monk and flew over to where they stood. Miroku deposited Sango unceremoniously on Kirara’s back and gave her a smile. The terror in her eyes tore at him.
“Don’t worry, Sango. I’ll try not to get hurt by much,” he winked at her.
Kohaku made his move and threw his sickle at the neko-youkai to prevent their escape. Miroku intercepted it with his staff, telling Kirara to go now.
“Noooooooooo!!! Houshiiiiii!!! Kohakuuuuuuuu!!!”
~*~
Sesshomaru saw Inuyasha transforming. What puzzled him is the fact that he’s still holding their father’s fang.
‘Must be Naraku. Damn, but I have to get out of here and get Kagome,’ he thought in frustration as he continued to fight.
Then he felt the dark miko behind him, drawing her bow.
“Going to kill me, miko?”
Kikyou’s answer is to let her arrow fly and purify the demons coming at him from the back.
“Does that answer your question, youkai?” she said coldly.
“I’m here to help,” she told him of her intentions while fighting alongside him.
Sesshomaru looked at her skeptically for a second before turning back to the battle.
‘To help bring down Naraku… or to help bring us down? That remains to be seen,’
~*~
Kagura continued to play with Kouga and Ayame. She directed almost all of her attacks towards the she-wolf, as it amused her profusely when Kouga comes in to risk his life to save his mate.
“Ryuuja no mai!” she sent the tornadoes at the mates as she thought of the ‘o’ ba’ battle.
She’s getting tired of toying with these wolves. She wanted a little action for herself. Besides, she’s got some plans of her own…
“Do you want to see your friends, wolf-prince? Do you want to see and be helpless, as they die?”
“Damn you, Kagura! They are not going to die! Inuyasha’s too stubborn to let them die. Your fight is with me, you slut!” Kouga said, wincing at the pain of his wounds.
“Yes, but I’m getting tired of this battlefield. You can’t even touch me without the shards, so why bother? I’m going back to the God-tree. Catch me if you can,” Kagura taunted them both, reaching for her feather and flying towards the Goshinboku.
“We’ve got to follow her,” Ayame said as she got to her feet and supported Kouga.
He nods, and they’re off…
~*~
Inuyasha is finally freed from his youkai cage. His chest is heaving, blood-red eyes staring at the blood covering his hands. His eyes encounter the sword he’s holding, and he looks at it inquisitively.
It seems to be pulsing, as though telling him something, but he can’t listen now. All that matters is his raging desire to kill more, to spill more blood…
That’s when he sees them. One man with long curly black hair and red eyes gleaming in malevolence, and a girl… a girl with raven tresses and blue eyes staring at him with something akin to dread. Somewhere in his mind, he knows her. But he shakes his head and strides to them purposefully.
The man starts to speak, and he believes he’ll kill him first.
“He’s coming at us, little girl. See the blood lust in his eyes? He doesn’t seem to recognize you. He’ll kill us both without a second thought,” Naraku cackled as the hanyou walks towards them slowly, as though circling a prey.
“I want to test a theory of mine, so pardon me. Since you’re mated, he should be aware of you right? He should know, one way or another, in that blank recess of his mind, that he’s yours. What if we make it appear as though you’re going to attack him too?” Naraku asked her viciously as a bow and arrow appear before her hands.
Inuyasha’s eyes widen and he’s growling deep in his throat now as he sees the weapon the girl holds in her hands.
‘No! Please, not this!’ Kagome thought in a panic as she fought her body from releasing the arrow.
“Relax, miko. I’m not taking over your mind for you. In fact, I’m just going to borrow your body for a little while. I want to see what’s going to happen when he attacks you. And I’m considerate even. See, I gave you some protection. So that when he’s about to kill you, you can kill him first. See how kind I’m being?” Naraku said in a smirk, as he made ready to fly.
“Oh by the way. You’re not going to need those shards anymore, are you? So I guess you won’t be mad if I take them with me. Wouldn’t want it to be crushed with you,” the dark hanyou maniacally laughs as he breaks the chain around her neck, getting the half of the shards.
“Nooooooooo!” Kagome shrieks, her voice finding it’s way back to her as he floats up in the air and she’s left with her mate…
~*~
Kouga and Ayame runs hard towards the Goshinboku. When they arrive there, they come to a stop abruptly. The scene before them is one of mayhem.
“Looks like my master did his job well,” Kagura said as she looked at the pathetic humans and the two youkais caught in Naraku’s web.
Sesshomaru is with Kikyou at the west side, both fighting against the demon wall preventing them from crossing over. The youkais seem to be coming more in drives, all around them. They won’t last for long…
Miroku is fighting Sango’s brother, Kohaku. The monk is covered in cuts and wounds now, the younger boy gaining the upper hand. Whether from experience or from the houshi’s permission, they did not know. Only that Kohaku’s going for Miroku’s throat and Sango’s nowhere to stop him…
The taijiya is flying above them with her pet, her bone boomerang slicing through the surrounding youkais with deathly efficiency. Kirara refused to set her down with her brother and the monk and so she vents her anger and her worries towards the demons. Her strength is something else…
And Kagome… Inuyasha’s with her. Only, he’s a mindless youkai now…
“Kagome!” Kouga yells for the miko when the Inu-hanyou advanced towards her, his stance one of a predator. He moves forward only to have Kagura block his path.
“You can’t help now, Kouga. That is not your fight. I thought you wanted my head? Go and get it, you pathetic wolf!” Kagura laughs at him and he lunges at her.
“Ryuuja no mai!” she sends her tornadoes straight at him and he didn’t have the time to duck as it cut him through.
“Noooooo! Kougaaaaaaaa!” Ayame screams for her mate.
~*~
Naraku looks down at his masterpiece. He has to say it; he has outdone himself with this one. What a better way to extract his revenge at these pitiable fools for all the inconveniences he’s suffered because of them. And now he has the complete Shikon no Tama in his hands…
‘I will be their god. Everyone will bow before me and under my command. Everything I want to happen will happen. And Kikyou… that bitch will learn her place. She dared to defy me and betray me! All because of Inuyasha… but he’ll be dead. And she’ll be mine…’
He fused the shards together, a blinding light coming from it as everything stops below him to shield their eyes from its brilliance…
~*~
“She gave him the Shikon no Tama!” Kikyou exclaimed angrily as she watched Naraku try and bring it into one.
“She didn’t give it to him, miko. She has no choice, she cannot move,” Sesshomaru replied.
“No matter what you say, she gave it to him! She’ll be the death of us all!”
“Shut up, miko. Is he going to be able to put it together?”
“Thankfully, no! He’ll either need me or the slut to pull it off. Only those with miko blood can join with the Shikon no Tama,” Kikyou explained as the light dissolved and Naraku’s angry roar resounded…
~*~
Inuyasha is momentarily dazed by the light that exploded, but not for long. His eyes transfixed on his prey and her weapon, and he bared his fangs at her.
“Inuyasha, onegai! Stop it! Naraku’s got the Shikon no Tama. We’ve got to stop him before it’s too late,”
“Your words mean nothing to me, wench. All I want is your blood,” Inuyasha said in his twisted demon voice. He advanced towards her, and her arrow shoots at him. He evades it as he ran faster to get her.
Kagome didn’t know what happened. She restrained herself from releasing the arrow, but to no avail. Now Inuyasha’s getting nearer…
‘Damn you, Naraku! You want us to die by each other’s hand,’ she thought angrily, but she refused to cry. It didn’t surprise her anymore when another arrow appeared in her bow.
The hanyou decided to use the sword, but when he’s about to swing it, it reverted to it’s normal state, confusing him. In his ire, he threw it behind him, thinking it’s useless.
That made his transformation even more complete. All thoughts, all of his senses are cut off. He can no longer speak as his blood lust takes over him. All he can think of is to kill…
“Inuyasha!” Kagome screams at him, but he cannot hear anymore. His speed increased as he went after her and cut her arm with his claws as he dodged her arrow. Her blood spilled…
Inuyasha begins to laugh demonically, tasting her blood. He comes for her again, only a blur in his speed. She cannot stop him.
She fires her arrow blindly, her only control in the aiming. The arrow shoots automatically but she can prevent it from hitting him fatally. One lodged itself in his shoulder, and he growls in annoyance before pulling it off and tossed it to the ground. He slashed at her repeatedly, her blood now covering his hands completely.
Kagome’s wounds are deep, and she’s bleeding so much now. He’s attacking her from everywhere now, her gashes found all over her body because of it. She calls out to him, but she can see it’s no use. The youkai blood of his is blocking out everything else. And so she endures it, fighting back the tears and refusing to kill him before he can kill her…
~*~
“Kagome-chan!” Sango shouted to her friend as she saw her bleeding, barely able to stand anymore. Her eyes sting as tears came to it; weeping over the quandary they’re in. Then her eyes found the source of all their sufferings, and an unholy fire appeared in her gaze.
“Hiraikotsu!”
She nudged Kirara towards Naraku, and threw her boomerang at him; cutting off his hands and making the Shikon no Tama fall. That’s what caused his roar…
Naraku regenerated his hands and turned his eyes full of hate towards Sango. She caught her weapon and threw it again at him and he transformed to his true form now.
“Stupid girl! I was so close—the Shikon no Tama would’ve been completed! And you ruined it! You’re going to pay. Dearly,” Naraku promised her as his limbs shot out to throw her off Kirara.
“Sangoooooooooo!” Miroku’s voice cried out as he saw the demon huntress fall from the blow. He turned his back to Kohaku to run and catch her, and that’s when the sickle imbedded itself in his back.
The pain rushed up at him, but he ignored it. Instead, he kept on running to remove it and be there in time to catch his Sango. He caught her in his arms, his eyes going wide at the large wound in her stomach.
“Sango, open your eyes,” Miroku shook her awake, unaware of Kohaku going right behind him.
Sango opened her eyes just as Kohaku threw his weapon at the houshi’s back and she struggled in Miroku’s arms to take the blow herself.
Miroku didn’t know what’s happening until the sound of flesh being cut is heard. And he saw the sickle digging deep into the same place it had before, on her back before it’s yanked out by its’ owner. Sango screams at the burning pain.
“You son of a bitch! Look at her! Look! She’s your sister, goddammit! How can you do this to her!?” Miroku raged at Kohaku, not minding the fact that he’s being controlled by Naraku any longer.
“Houshi… no,” Sango said weakly. She forced herself to stand up and face her brother.
“What are you doing, Sango!?” Miroku said as he saw her step towards her brother. The boy readied his weapon once again.
“Do not interfere, houshi. Go after Kagome and Inuyasha. Don’t let her die because of him,” Sango said firmly, not taking her eyes off her brother.
He threw the sickle and she blocked it with her boomerang. Each time he threw it, she just blocked it. She knew he’s getting frustrated because he can’t hit her, and is thinking of how he’s going to get around her.
‘Some things never change. Oh Kohaku,’
“Do you remember, Kohaku, when you first trained? Of how frustrated you were because you can’t concentrate hard enough to hit the target chichi-ue pointed you to?” she talked to him as though he can understand her. His only reply is another one of his attacks.
“Didn’t I tell you to focus, and if you can’t hit it, go at another angle and try again? You’re taking my advice aren’t you? I taught you that, ototo. Remember?”
“Think of all the times we played with Kirara, Kohaku. Of the fun times we had with chichi-ue when he was still alive. Try to think hard, brother. Snap out of it, onegai,”
Tears are now streaming down Sango’s face as she tried to make her brother remember. She advanced towards him and he steps back throwing his weapon at her again and again.
“Remember how chichi-ue died? I know you blame yourself for it, but I don’t. And I know father doesn’t too. We know you love us too much to hurt us that way, much less kill us. It isn’t your doing Kohaku, so let it go. Come back to me, to yourself,” Sango said as she stretched her hand out to him.
Kohaku shook his head and threw his weapon at her, this time hitting her on her shoulders. Sango clutched at her wound and swayed for a moment before coming at him again. She didn’t bother to block his attacks anymore letting him wound her.
Miroku saw all of these and stared in horror at Sango’s sacrifice.
‘She’s going to let him kill her! I won’t allow it,’ the monk thought as he raced to her and began to shield her with his body.
“Houshi, no! What are you doing?” Sango said in surprise as the monk grabbed her in his arms.
“I’m not going to let you die, Sango. So you’d better talk some sense into your brother fast before he can kill me,” The monk said determinedly, putting his faith on her.
She nods, and she steps forward once again, the monk moving with her to shield her from more attacks. Kohaku’s aim is a little off now, hitting them randomly.
“Kohaku, onegai! Don’t do this. I know you’re inside there somewhere, ototo. Fight Naraku, please. Return to yourself. I love you,” Sango pleaded with him, and as her voice reached him, Kohaku claps his hands to his ears, tears now falling from his eyes.
‘But why am I crying? It’s making me crazy. I’ve got to make her stop,’
“Yamete!” Kohaku screams as he throws his weapon one last time. Sango sees it aiming for the houshi’s heart, and in her panic, she twisted him around.
Miroku fought her, both of them fighting to stay in front of each other as the sickle whistled through the air. And before it reached them, it was him who got struckthe the back.
“Houshi!” Sango’s tears are overflowing, catching the monk in her arms as the force of the blow slammed him to her. His knees gave way, and blood coughed out of him.
“No, houshi. Don’t you die on me,” Sango ordered him, some of her tears falling on his face. She can’t believe what possessed him to do this…
“Why? Why give up your life for mine?”
Miroku smiled at her, raising his hand up to touch her face.
“Because my life is forfeit without you in it, dear Sango,” he told her of his feelings then, letting her see in his eyes what she means to him.
More tears blinded her at his words. She saw his eyes close, his hands falling limply to his side.
“No, please. Live,” she asked of him as she shook him. She found relief that he is still breathing, only unconscious. But his blood is slowly draining…
“I’ll be back for you, houshi. Don’t die on me, do you hear me?” she whispered to him as she finished bandaging the wound with her clothing.
She laid him down gently, before rising to her full height and going to her brother once again. Kohaku is now backing up, the fury in her eyes frightening him.
“I thought I could get you back. I thought you’d fight it, for us. But no. Now I know his hold on you is far deeper than I imagined. No more, Kohaku,”
And she went for him, drawing her katana as she goes. She dodged and evaded all his attacks, running faster. Her hand closed around his throat as she used her weight to knock him to the ground and she kicked his weapon aside.
It was just like before… only this time, Inuyasha isn’t there to stop her. Naraku won.
“I’m sorry I have to do this, ototo. But I have to. I’d rather have you dead than see you under Naraku’s control forever. Your soul would burn in hell for all eternity at all the deeds he’s forced you to do. And mine too, for this. May God have mercy on us both,” Sango said as she raised the blade.
“I love you, Kohaku. I want you to know that,” her tears fell on his face and she shut her eyes before bringing the blade down.
“Onesan?” a boy’s voice called out. The katana hung in mid-air, Sango’s eyes opening wide. Her brother’s eyes stared back at her, recognition in them.
“Kohaku?” she asked shakily.
“It is me, ‘Nee-chan! I’m sorry! I’m sorry for everything!” Kohaku cried as he launched his self at his older sister.
“You came back,” Sango said dazedly, holding him.
“I felt your tears, and heard you say you love me. It helped me to get out,”
“Oh Kohaku!” Sango embraced her brother hard to her, feeling him do the same.
“How touching. A family reunion. But I’m afraid I have to cut it short, my dears. You see, he’s got something that’s mine and I do believe it’s time for me to get it back,” a voice interrupted them.
“Naraku!” Sango exclaimed, and her brother huddled more closely to her.
“I almost forgot about the shard in your body, Kohaku. And that just wouldn’t do. I thank you for being one of my most obedient lackeys, excepting the time when you failed to kill the miko at my order. That’s forgiven. After all, you did serve me well, but now you have to go,” Naraku smiled at him coldly before raising his hand, pulling the shard out of Kohaku’s body.
“Nooooooo!” Sango tried to keep it in her brother’s body, but Naraku raised Kohaku out of her arms and made him float in the air.
Kohaku felt as though his breath is being cut off his throat, and he knew he’s going to die. But before he does, he wants to tell his sister…
Kohaku raised his head in an effort to look at Sango in the eyes. She’s trying to reach him, her tears never-ending, it seems.
“Don’t…c-cry, ‘Nee-c-chan. I-It’s better…this way. G-gomen…for every…thing. I-I’m free now… I…love…you…too,” Kohaku breathed out right before the shard went completely out of his body and back to Naraku. His bodumplumpled, falling down hard. Sango’s there to catch him.
“Kohaaaakkkkkkkkkkkuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”
~*~
Sango’s cry of anguish echoed in the forest. Kagome wept for her friend, knowing that Kohaku’s gone now. The pain she must be feeling…
‘I’m sorry, Sango-chan…’
Her eyes focused back to Inuyasha. He’s toying with her still; circling around her before he strikes. He seemed to enjoy her torture before ending her life.
“Kohaku-kun’s gone now, Inuyasha. Naraku got the shard back. We-we couldn’t stop him anymore,”
Inuyasha growled at her, tiring of her noise and the game. With a roar of his own, he went for the kill…
~*~
‘Shit! He’s going to kill her!’ Sesshomaru thought darkly as he saw Inuyasha leap for Kagome’s throat.
Kikyou looks at them with cold satisfaction. Finally, the bitch will get what she deserves…
“Miko, I leave you here. Kagome needs help. Now,” Sesshomaru stated as he prepared to jump over the demon wall.
“But—“ Kikyou sputtered, thinking of how he’ll ruin their plan. She just hoped Naraku’s paying attention…
As Sesshomaru floated up in the air, Naraku stops him from crossing over. He has recovered the Shikon shards, the last of which is still in Kikyou’s body.
“Ah, the Lord of the Western Lands. Come to rescue your lovely sister-in-law?”
“Get out of my way, Naraku,”
“Tsk, tsk. Temper, temper, Sesshomaru-sama. Besides, I can’t allow you to interfere with my gift for the mates. Isn’t it exciting, watching them like that?” Naraku cackled gleefully.
Sesshomaru cut his limbs in retaliation, only to have it grow back.
“That’s not very nice, you know. And why do you care so much for the miko? Could it be that you want her for your own? Then this is to your favor then. Kill Inuyasha for me, and she’ll be yours,”
“Save it, Naraku. Emotional blackmail doesn’t work me. me. Either let me pass, or fight me,” Sesshomaru said in his usual bored tone, careful to not let the dark hanyou goad him past reason.
And so it begins. The Final Battle…
~*~You'd think the final battle would've started already huh? But Naraku's not planning for their encounter to be the last, until Sesshy changed his mind for him. Go Fluffy! :D Anyway, the Sango-Miroku-Kohaku thing's really angsty, huh? I don't know what came over me to write that way, but that's it *sniff*. So what did you guys think? Drop me a note okay! Thanx for reading and tc!~*~
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~*~Chapter 29—The Final Battle~*~
Kagome stared in wide-eyed horror at Inuyasha’s transformation. Her eyes frantically sought out his father’s fang, only to find that it’s still in her mate’s grasp.
‘He’s using Tetsusaiga! But how is that possible? He shouldn’t have transformed,’
She didn’t understand…
Until she saw the black Shikon shards lying in Naraku’s palm, glowing. And the almost gloating expression the dark hanyou wore on his face. She understood everything at once…
Naraku turns back to her, his evil smile repulsive.
“So you finally figured it out? It took you long enough, little girl. Your mate’s very impressive when he’s a full youkai, ‘ne? Even I believe he could kill me when he’s in that form. Such a pity he doesn’t have his own mind with him,”
“But you won’t take that chance will you, little girl? Because you know that even if he can kill me, he’ll kill everyone else around him. Look,” Naraku gestured towards Inuyasha.
The hanyou is being kept busy by the never-ending stream of youkai coming right at him. He slashes; he claws—mindless to everything else but attacking and killing. His eyes are glowing bright red, a feral smile on his face at each demon whose blood coats his hands.
‘He doesn’t even seem to feel the wounds inflicted at him… oh Inuyasha,’
“Amazing isn’t it? He’s wounded and bruised; yet he never even feels the pain. All he cares about is the thrill of the kill and the blood he’s spilling,”
‘Why are you doing this! If what you say is true, then you must be afraid because you know he’s capable of killing you right now. Why do this?’ Kagome asked Naraku, wishing she could shout at him.
The dark hanyou laughs.
“Do you see me cowering in fear, miko? Do you see me trembling at the thought of your mate killing me? No. Because I have other plans for you,”
And as she stared at Inuyasha, a cold sick feeling washed over her…
~*~
“Kohaku,” Sango called out again, brokenly.
His eyes are blank, vacant. No sense of life can be seen in them. As she stepped closer, he held up the hand holding his weapon to ready his self to attack her.
It always hurt her when he did that…
“No! Sango, don’t come close to him. He’s being controlled by Naraku, he’ll kill you,” Miroku said as he held her around her waist to prevent her from stepping any further. He left their protection to Kirara for the moment.
Sango struggled wildly against the monk, angry enough to think about hitting him unconscious.
“Let me go, houshi! I have to go, to at least try and bring him back. You cannot stop me—he’s my brother! Let me go or I’ll break every bone in your body,” she threatened.
“As appealing as your offer sounds, my dear Sango, I’m afraid I can’t let you. I won’t allow your brother to try and kill you once again. I’m dealing with him. Kirara,”
The fire-cat demon heard the monk and flew over to where they stood. Miroku deposited Sango unceremoniously on Kirara’s back and gave her a smile. The terror in her eyes tore at him.
“Don’t worry, Sango. I’ll try not to get hurt by much,” he winked at her.
Kohaku made his move and threw his sickle at the neko-youkai to prevent their escape. Miroku intercepted it with his staff, telling Kirara to go now.
“Noooooooooo!!! Houshiiiiii!!! Kohakuuuuuuuu!!!”
~*~
Sesshomaru saw Inuyasha transforming. What puzzled him is the fact that he’s still holding their father’s fang.
‘Must be Naraku. Damn, but I have to get out of here and get Kagome,’ he thought in frustration as he continued to fight.
Then he felt the dark miko behind him, drawing her bow.
“Going to kill me, miko?”
Kikyou’s answer is to let her arrow fly and purify the demons coming at him from the back.
“Does that answer your question, youkai?” she said coldly.
“I’m here to help,” she told him of her intentions while fighting alongside him.
Sesshomaru looked at her skeptically for a second before turning back to the battle.
‘To help bring down Naraku… or to help bring us down? That remains to be seen,’
~*~
Kagura continued to play with Kouga and Ayame. She directed almost all of her attacks towards the she-wolf, as it amused her profusely when Kouga comes in to risk his life to save his mate.
“Ryuuja no mai!” she sent the tornadoes at the mates as she thought of the ‘o’ ba’ battle.
She’s getting tired of toying with these wolves. She wanted a little action for herself. Besides, she’s got some plans of her own…
“Do you want to see your friends, wolf-prince? Do you want to see and be helpless, as they die?”
“Damn you, Kagura! They are not going to die! Inuyasha’s too stubborn to let them die. Your fight is with me, you slut!” Kouga said, wincing at the pain of his wounds.
“Yes, but I’m getting tired of this battlefield. You can’t even touch me without the shards, so why bother? I’m going back to the God-tree. Catch me if you can,” Kagura taunted them both, reaching for her feather and flying towards the Goshinboku.
“We’ve got to follow her,” Ayame said as she got to her feet and supported Kouga.
He nods, and they’re off…
~*~
Inuyasha is finally freed from his youkai cage. His chest is heaving, blood-red eyes staring at the blood covering his hands. His eyes encounter the sword he’s holding, and he looks at it inquisitively.
It seems to be pulsing, as though telling him something, but he can’t listen now. All that matters is his raging desire to kill more, to spill more blood…
That’s when he sees them. One man with long curly black hair and red eyes gleaming in malevolence, and a girl… a girl with raven tresses and blue eyes staring at him with something akin to dread. Somewhere in his mind, he knows her. But he shakes his head and strides to them purposefully.
The man starts to speak, and he believes he’ll kill him first.
“He’s coming at us, little girl. See the blood lust in his eyes? He doesn’t seem to recognize you. He’ll kill us both without a second thought,” Naraku cackled as the hanyou walks towards them slowly, as though circling a prey.
“I want to test a theory of mine, so pardon me. Since you’re mated, he should be aware of you right? He should know, one way or another, in that blank recess of his mind, that he’s yours. What if we make it appear as though you’re going to attack him too?” Naraku asked her viciously as a bow and arrow appear before her hands.
Inuyasha’s eyes widen and he’s growling deep in his throat now as he sees the weapon the girl holds in her hands.
‘No! Please, not this!’ Kagome thought in a panic as she fought her body from releasing the arrow.
“Relax, miko. I’m not taking over your mind for you. In fact, I’m just going to borrow your body for a little while. I want to see what’s going to happen when he attacks you. And I’m considerate even. See, I gave you some protection. So that when he’s about to kill you, you can kill him first. See how kind I’m being?” Naraku said in a smirk, as he made ready to fly.
“Oh by the way. You’re not going to need those shards anymore, are you? So I guess you won’t be mad if I take them with me. Wouldn’t want it to be crushed with you,” the dark hanyou maniacally laughs as he breaks the chain around her neck, getting the half of the shards.
“Nooooooooo!” Kagome shrieks, her voice finding it’s way back to her as he floats up in the air and she’s left with her mate…
~*~
Kouga and Ayame runs hard towards the Goshinboku. When they arrive there, they come to a stop abruptly. The scene before them is one of mayhem.
“Looks like my master did his job well,” Kagura said as she looked at the pathetic humans and the two youkais caught in Naraku’s web.
Sesshomaru is with Kikyou at the west side, both fighting against the demon wall preventing them from crossing over. The youkais seem to be coming more in drives, all around them. They won’t last for long…
Miroku is fighting Sango’s brother, Kohaku. The monk is covered in cuts and wounds now, the younger boy gaining the upper hand. Whether from experience or from the houshi’s permission, they did not know. Only that Kohaku’s going for Miroku’s throat and Sango’s nowhere to stop him…
The taijiya is flying above them with her pet, her bone boomerang slicing through the surrounding youkais with deathly efficiency. Kirara refused to set her down with her brother and the monk and so she vents her anger and her worries towards the demons. Her strength is something else…
And Kagome… Inuyasha’s with her. Only, he’s a mindless youkai now…
“Kagome!” Kouga yells for the miko when the Inu-hanyou advanced towards her, his stance one of a predator. He moves forward only to have Kagura block his path.
“You can’t help now, Kouga. That is not your fight. I thought you wanted my head? Go and get it, you pathetic wolf!” Kagura laughs at him and he lunges at her.
“Ryuuja no mai!” she sends her tornadoes straight at him and he didn’t have the time to duck as it cut him through.
“Noooooo! Kougaaaaaaaa!” Ayame screams for her mate.
~*~
Naraku looks down at his masterpiece. He has to say it; he has outdone himself with this one. What a better way to extract his revenge at these pitiable fools for all the inconveniences he’s suffered because of them. And now he has the complete Shikon no Tama in his hands…
‘I will be their god. Everyone will bow before me and under my command. Everything I want to happen will happen. And Kikyou… that bitch will learn her place. She dared to defy me and betray me! All because of Inuyasha… but he’ll be dead. And she’ll be mine…’
He fused the shards together, a blinding light coming from it as everything stops below him to shield their eyes from its brilliance…
~*~
“She gave him the Shikon no Tama!” Kikyou exclaimed angrily as she watched Naraku try and bring it into one.
“She didn’t give it to him, miko. She has no choice, she cannot move,” Sesshomaru replied.
“No matter what you say, she gave it to him! She’ll be the death of us all!”
“Shut up, miko. Is he going to be able to put it together?”
“Thankfully, no! He’ll either need me or the slut to pull it off. Only those with miko blood can join with the Shikon no Tama,” Kikyou explained as the light dissolved and Naraku’s angry roar resounded…
~*~
Inuyasha is momentarily dazed by the light that exploded, but not for long. His eyes transfixed on his prey and her weapon, and he bared his fangs at her.
“Inuyasha, onegai! Stop it! Naraku’s got the Shikon no Tama. We’ve got to stop him before it’s too late,”
“Your words mean nothing to me, wench. All I want is your blood,” Inuyasha said in his twisted demon voice. He advanced towards her, and her arrow shoots at him. He evades it as he ran faster to get her.
Kagome didn’t know what happened. She restrained herself from releasing the arrow, but to no avail. Now Inuyasha’s getting nearer…
‘Damn you, Naraku! You want us to die by each other’s hand,’ she thought angrily, but she refused to cry. It didn’t surprise her anymore when another arrow appeared in her bow.
The hanyou decided to use the sword, but when he’s about to swing it, it reverted to it’s normal state, confusing him. In his ire, he threw it behind him, thinking it’s useless.
That made his transformation even more complete. All thoughts, all of his senses are cut off. He can no longer speak as his blood lust takes over him. All he can think of is to kill…
“Inuyasha!” Kagome screams at him, but he cannot hear anymore. His speed increased as he went after her and cut her arm with his claws as he dodged her arrow. Her blood spilled…
Inuyasha begins to laugh demonically, tasting her blood. He comes for her again, only a blur in his speed. She cannot stop him.
She fires her arrow blindly, her only control in the aiming. The arrow shoots automatically but she can prevent it from hitting him fatally. One lodged itself in his shoulder, and he growls in annoyance before pulling it off and tossed it to the ground. He slashed at her repeatedly, her blood now covering his hands completely.
Kagome’s wounds are deep, and she’s bleeding so much now. He’s attacking her from everywhere now, her gashes found all over her body because of it. She calls out to him, but she can see it’s no use. The youkai blood of his is blocking out everything else. And so she endures it, fighting back the tears and refusing to kill him before he can kill her…
~*~
“Kagome-chan!” Sango shouted to her friend as she saw her bleeding, barely able to stand anymore. Her eyes sting as tears came to it; weeping over the quandary they’re in. Then her eyes found the source of all their sufferings, and an unholy fire appeared in her gaze.
“Hiraikotsu!”
She nudged Kirara towards Naraku, and threw her boomerang at him; cutting off his hands and making the Shikon no Tama fall. That’s what caused his roar…
Naraku regenerated his hands and turned his eyes full of hate towards Sango. She caught her weapon and threw it again at him and he transformed to his true form now.
“Stupid girl! I was so close—the Shikon no Tama would’ve been completed! And you ruined it! You’re going to pay. Dearly,” Naraku promised her as his limbs shot out to throw her off Kirara.
“Sangoooooooooo!” Miroku’s voice cried out as he saw the demon huntress fall from the blow. He turned his back to Kohaku to run and catch her, and that’s when the sickle imbedded itself in his back.
The pain rushed up at him, but he ignored it. Instead, he kept on running to remove it and be there in time to catch his Sango. He caught her in his arms, his eyes going wide at the large wound in her stomach.
“Sango, open your eyes,” Miroku shook her awake, unaware of Kohaku going right behind him.
Sango opened her eyes just as Kohaku threw his weapon at the houshi’s back and she struggled in Miroku’s arms to take the blow herself.
Miroku didn’t know what’s happening until the sound of flesh being cut is heard. And he saw the sickle digging deep into the same place it had before, on her back before it’s yanked out by its’ owner. Sango screams at the burning pain.
“You son of a bitch! Look at her! Look! She’s your sister, goddammit! How can you do this to her!?” Miroku raged at Kohaku, not minding the fact that he’s being controlled by Naraku any longer.
“Houshi… no,” Sango said weakly. She forced herself to stand up and face her brother.
“What are you doing, Sango!?” Miroku said as he saw her step towards her brother. The boy readied his weapon once again.
“Do not interfere, houshi. Go after Kagome and Inuyasha. Don’t let her die because of him,” Sango said firmly, not taking her eyes off her brother.
He threw the sickle and she blocked it with her boomerang. Each time he threw it, she just blocked it. She knew he’s getting frustrated because he can’t hit her, and is thinking of how he’s going to get around her.
‘Some things never change. Oh Kohaku,’
“Do you remember, Kohaku, when you first trained? Of how frustrated you were because you can’t concentrate hard enough to hit the target chichi-ue pointed you to?” she talked to him as though he can understand her. His only reply is another one of his attacks.
“Didn’t I tell you to focus, and if you can’t hit it, go at another angle and try again? You’re taking my advice aren’t you? I taught you that, ototo. Remember?”
“Think of all the times we played with Kirara, Kohaku. Of the fun times we had with chichi-ue when he was still alive. Try to think hard, brother. Snap out of it, onegai,”
Tears are now streaming down Sango’s face as she tried to make her brother remember. She advanced towards him and he steps back throwing his weapon at her again and again.
“Remember how chichi-ue died? I know you blame yourself for it, but I don’t. And I know father doesn’t too. We know you love us too much to hurt us that way, much less kill us. It isn’t your doing Kohaku, so let it go. Come back to me, to yourself,” Sango said as she stretched her hand out to him.
Kohaku shook his head and threw his weapon at her, this time hitting her on her shoulders. Sango clutched at her wound and swayed for a moment before coming at him again. She didn’t bother to block his attacks anymore letting him wound her.
Miroku saw all of these and stared in horror at Sango’s sacrifice.
‘She’s going to let him kill her! I won’t allow it,’ the monk thought as he raced to her and began to shield her with his body.
“Houshi, no! What are you doing?” Sango said in surprise as the monk grabbed her in his arms.
“I’m not going to let you die, Sango. So you’d better talk some sense into your brother fast before he can kill me,” The monk said determinedly, putting his faith on her.
She nods, and she steps forward once again, the monk moving with her to shield her from more attacks. Kohaku’s aim is a little off now, hitting them randomly.
“Kohaku, onegai! Don’t do this. I know you’re inside there somewhere, ototo. Fight Naraku, please. Return to yourself. I love you,” Sango pleaded with him, and as her voice reached him, Kohaku claps his hands to his ears, tears now falling from his eyes.
‘But why am I crying? It’s making me crazy. I’ve got to make her stop,’
“Yamete!” Kohaku screams as he throws his weapon one last time. Sango sees it aiming for the houshi’s heart, and in her panic, she twisted him around.
Miroku fought her, both of them fighting to stay in front of each other as the sickle whistled through the air. And before it reached them, it was him who got struckthe the back.
“Houshi!” Sango’s tears are overflowing, catching the monk in her arms as the force of the blow slammed him to her. His knees gave way, and blood coughed out of him.
“No, houshi. Don’t you die on me,” Sango ordered him, some of her tears falling on his face. She can’t believe what possessed him to do this…
“Why? Why give up your life for mine?”
Miroku smiled at her, raising his hand up to touch her face.
“Because my life is forfeit without you in it, dear Sango,” he told her of his feelings then, letting her see in his eyes what she means to him.
More tears blinded her at his words. She saw his eyes close, his hands falling limply to his side.
“No, please. Live,” she asked of him as she shook him. She found relief that he is still breathing, only unconscious. But his blood is slowly draining…
“I’ll be back for you, houshi. Don’t die on me, do you hear me?” she whispered to him as she finished bandaging the wound with her clothing.
She laid him down gently, before rising to her full height and going to her brother once again. Kohaku is now backing up, the fury in her eyes frightening him.
“I thought I could get you back. I thought you’d fight it, for us. But no. Now I know his hold on you is far deeper than I imagined. No more, Kohaku,”
And she went for him, drawing her katana as she goes. She dodged and evaded all his attacks, running faster. Her hand closed around his throat as she used her weight to knock him to the ground and she kicked his weapon aside.
It was just like before… only this time, Inuyasha isn’t there to stop her. Naraku won.
“I’m sorry I have to do this, ototo. But I have to. I’d rather have you dead than see you under Naraku’s control forever. Your soul would burn in hell for all eternity at all the deeds he’s forced you to do. And mine too, for this. May God have mercy on us both,” Sango said as she raised the blade.
“I love you, Kohaku. I want you to know that,” her tears fell on his face and she shut her eyes before bringing the blade down.
“Onesan?” a boy’s voice called out. The katana hung in mid-air, Sango’s eyes opening wide. Her brother’s eyes stared back at her, recognition in them.
“Kohaku?” she asked shakily.
“It is me, ‘Nee-chan! I’m sorry! I’m sorry for everything!” Kohaku cried as he launched his self at his older sister.
“You came back,” Sango said dazedly, holding him.
“I felt your tears, and heard you say you love me. It helped me to get out,”
“Oh Kohaku!” Sango embraced her brother hard to her, feeling him do the same.
“How touching. A family reunion. But I’m afraid I have to cut it short, my dears. You see, he’s got something that’s mine and I do believe it’s time for me to get it back,” a voice interrupted them.
“Naraku!” Sango exclaimed, and her brother huddled more closely to her.
“I almost forgot about the shard in your body, Kohaku. And that just wouldn’t do. I thank you for being one of my most obedient lackeys, excepting the time when you failed to kill the miko at my order. That’s forgiven. After all, you did serve me well, but now you have to go,” Naraku smiled at him coldly before raising his hand, pulling the shard out of Kohaku’s body.
“Nooooooo!” Sango tried to keep it in her brother’s body, but Naraku raised Kohaku out of her arms and made him float in the air.
Kohaku felt as though his breath is being cut off his throat, and he knew he’s going to die. But before he does, he wants to tell his sister…
Kohaku raised his head in an effort to look at Sango in the eyes. She’s trying to reach him, her tears never-ending, it seems.
“Don’t…c-cry, ‘Nee-c-chan. I-It’s better…this way. G-gomen…for every…thing. I-I’m free now… I…love…you…too,” Kohaku breathed out right before the shard went completely out of his body and back to Naraku. His bodumplumpled, falling down hard. Sango’s there to catch him.
“Kohaaaakkkkkkkkkkkuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”
~*~
Sango’s cry of anguish echoed in the forest. Kagome wept for her friend, knowing that Kohaku’s gone now. The pain she must be feeling…
‘I’m sorry, Sango-chan…’
Her eyes focused back to Inuyasha. He’s toying with her still; circling around her before he strikes. He seemed to enjoy her torture before ending her life.
“Kohaku-kun’s gone now, Inuyasha. Naraku got the shard back. We-we couldn’t stop him anymore,”
Inuyasha growled at her, tiring of her noise and the game. With a roar of his own, he went for the kill…
~*~
‘Shit! He’s going to kill her!’ Sesshomaru thought darkly as he saw Inuyasha leap for Kagome’s throat.
Kikyou looks at them with cold satisfaction. Finally, the bitch will get what she deserves…
“Miko, I leave you here. Kagome needs help. Now,” Sesshomaru stated as he prepared to jump over the demon wall.
“But—“ Kikyou sputtered, thinking of how he’ll ruin their plan. She just hoped Naraku’s paying attention…
As Sesshomaru floated up in the air, Naraku stops him from crossing over. He has recovered the Shikon shards, the last of which is still in Kikyou’s body.
“Ah, the Lord of the Western Lands. Come to rescue your lovely sister-in-law?”
“Get out of my way, Naraku,”
“Tsk, tsk. Temper, temper, Sesshomaru-sama. Besides, I can’t allow you to interfere with my gift for the mates. Isn’t it exciting, watching them like that?” Naraku cackled gleefully.
Sesshomaru cut his limbs in retaliation, only to have it grow back.
“That’s not very nice, you know. And why do you care so much for the miko? Could it be that you want her for your own? Then this is to your favor then. Kill Inuyasha for me, and she’ll be yours,”
“Save it, Naraku. Emotional blackmail doesn’t work me. me. Either let me pass, or fight me,” Sesshomaru said in his usual bored tone, careful to not let the dark hanyou goad him past reason.
And so it begins. The Final Battle…
~*~You'd think the final battle would've started already huh? But Naraku's not planning for their encounter to be the last, until Sesshy changed his mind for him. Go Fluffy! :D Anyway, the Sango-Miroku-Kohaku thing's really angsty, huh? I don't know what came over me to write that way, but that's it *sniff*. So what did you guys think? Drop me a note okay! Thanx for reading and tc!~*~