The End of the Demons

Finding incarnations of Naraku turned out to be very easy. Finding them in a secluded enough spot to do them in, was far from it. It was slightly past mid-day in crowded Tokyo and Kagome and Sesshomaru were following an incarnation down the street.



Kagome had found out several things about Demons in general and Sesshomaru specifically so far that day. It seemed that powerful demons possessed some powers that she had never known. Sesshomaru was able to disguise himself in a more convincing human form then the one that he used in the feudal era. He had made his marking disappear from his face, his hair darkened slightly to a platinum blonde color, and his eyes darkened a bit to light brown. He still stood out, but not as much.



They had stopped at the first clothing store that they passed and Kagome bought him a white button down shirt and a pair of jeans. He wore the clothes out of the store and Kagome carried the shopping bag with his old attire.



Sesshomaru was also able to make his swords invisible. Kagome was at a loss about how this was accomplished. She was not sure if the swords were actually there, but not visible, or if they actually disappeared to somewhere that he was able to call them back from.



She was surprised by all of these changes and kind of impressed. Sesshomaru had been in the Modern era for one day and already looked like he fit in. She had been going to the past for 2 years and had always seemed the misfit. She had always refused to wear clothes of that era stating that they were too old fashioned or not comfortable, but really she had kind of liked standing out. She liked the way her outfit startled people. She didn’t like when the men would leer at her legs, but that even happened in her time, so she never thought on it much.



They followed an incarnation to an office building. They had started their chase when the man was leaving a nearby restaurant. Kagome figured he was probably returning to his office after a taking a break for lunch. The man headed into a parking garage under the building and went to get on the elevator. Kagome and Sesshomaru got into the elevator with him. He pushed the button for the 10th floor and Kagome pushed the button for the 11th floor, just to not seem suspicious.



By the time they reached the 10th floor, all which remained of the man was a pile of clothes that Kagome placed in the shopping bag that she carried.



They continued their hunt throughout the day. They killed the incarnations that they were able to corner swiftly. Sesshomaru did not want to question the incarnations that they captured out in the open unless Kagome recognized them as someone that she knew.



They were starting to follow the 5th incarnation that Sesshomaru had located that day. It was now around 6:00 pm and they followed this incarnation to the park where it looked like she was getting ready to go for a jog. When they got close enough to see her face Kagome gasped. It was her friend Eri.



“You know her?” Sesshomaru asked.



“Yes, she is one of my best friends,” Kagome stated sadly.



“Not for long,” Sesshomaru responded.



Eri started jogging on a path that would take her through the wooded area of the park. Sesshomaru and Kagome had gone into the woods to wait for her while she stretched for her jog. Eri jogged along listening to her MP3 player and oblivious to the danger. She came around a bend in the path and ran right into a cloud of Sesshomaru’s poison. It knocked her out instantly. Sesshomaru picked her up and threw her over his shoulder.



“Come, we must move deeper into the woods,” he instructed Kagome.



“Why?” asked Kagome. “There’s no one here. Let’s just suck her in and get out of here.”



“You know her, which means we will question her,” Sesshomaru replied. “So we need to move to a place where outsiders will not be able to hear her screams.”



“Sesshomaru, could we please not torture her,” Kagome pleaded. “I’ve known her for most of my life. She was one of my best friends. I don’t think I can stand to see her hurt like that.”



“The amount of pain inflicted will depend on her level of cooperation. If she gives us the information we desire, then we can give her a swift death,” The demon lord stated coldly.



Sesshomaru located a small cave. There was a hole in the ceiling that let in enough natural light to see. He quickly pulled some the clothing that they had collected throughout the day out of Kagome’s bag and ripped them into strips of fabric. They used the material to bind Eri’s wrists and ankles. When that was completed, Sesshomaru woke her up with a swift slap to her face.



Eri woke up feeling like she had a hang over. In addition to the foggy feeling in her brain, she quickly realized that she was tied up and the side of her face ached where she had been slapped. She was stunned to see Kagome and a large man standing over her.



“Kagome,” Eri asked shakily. “What is going on? Where am I?”



Sesshomaru nodded to Kagome and she answered slowly, “You are in a cave in the woods. We brought you here because we figured out that you were an incarnation of Naraku.”



Eri gave a weak smile and nodded in understanding, “I knew you would figure it out some day. Are you going to kill me now?”



“We have some questions for you,” Kagome told her. “Will you answer them willingly?”



“Will you let me live if I do?” Eri asked.



“No,” Sesshomaru answered. “But answers will ensure a quick easy death.”



Eri nodded and said, “I will answer what I can. Believe it or not, I hold no love for Naraku.”



Kagome breathed a sigh of relief and looked to Sesshomaru.



“What was your purpose?” Sesshomaru asked.



“I was supposed to watch Kagome and report anything that she said about Inuyasha,” replied Eri.



“What else?” asked Sesshomaru.



“I would also put a potion in any food or drink that she consumed around me to dull her powers in this era,” replied Eri.



“Why would you want to dull her powers?” asked Sesshomaru. “I was under the impression that she was not able to wield her powers very well. Why go through the trouble?”



“Naraku wanted it to be as simple as possible to take her,” responded Eri.



“Take me where,” asked Kagome.



That earned her an amused look from both Eri and Sesshomaru.



“I believe the girl speaks of an act rather then a place, Miko,” Sesshomaru told her.



“What? That is just disgusting. Why would you do this to me Eri? What did I ever do to you?” Asked a very upset Kagome.



“You did nothing to me. I was created with one purpose, to serve my master Naraku. That is what I did. It was nothing personal.” Stated a now cold and calm Eri.



“Were all of my friends spies for Naraku,” Kagome asked.



“No,” replied Eri.



“Does Naraku know that we are hunting him and his offspring,” Sesshomaru asked.



“If he does, he has not alerted the rest of us,” Eri answered.



“Did he have a date planned to come for the Miko,” Sesshomaru asked.



“Yes, he went to get her this morning, but unfortunately for your family you were not there,” Eri replied.



“What do you mean?” screamed Kagome.



“I think I’ve answered enough questions, unless you would like to reconsider letting me live,” Eri stated. She had an evil look in her eyes that Kagome had never seen before.



“The Hell you have,” screamed Kagome. She looked around and quickly picked up a big rock.



Eri’s eyes grew large with fear when she realized that Kagome was actually going to attack her. She was momentarily relieved when Sesshomaru grabbed Kagome’s arm halting her attack with the rock.



Her relief was over a second later, when Sesshomaru said, “Don’t forget Miko, we cannot question her if she is unconscious.”



“Oh don’t worry,” Kagome replied. “I won’t knock her out.” Sesshomaru released her arm and backed away to see what she would do. “As a rule, I am not normally a violent person, but for you I am going to make an exception.” Kagome walked up to Eri and slammed the rock into her knee cap.



Eri screamed when her knee shattered. Kagome repeated the action on the other knee. Then she stood up and kicked at Eri’s damaged legs sending jolts of pain through the girl.



Sesshomaru laughed, “I would suggest that you tell the Miko what has happened to her family. If you want the pain to stop, that is.”



Eri did not have much pain tolerance. Just those couple of blows from Kagome had her bawling. “When he realized that you were not there, he tortured your family for information. After they informed him that you had not come back, he assumed that you were killed in the final battle and that your body must have been eaten by some scavenger before he could retrieve it.” Eri was starting to succumb to the pain in her legs and lose consciousness.



“Then what? Where is my family now?” Kagome yelled, but Eri had passed out. Kagome turned to Sesshomaru. “Can you do anything to wake her up and keep her awake?”



Sesshomaru walked over to Eri and injected her with his poison.



Eri started to scream and at first refused to say more, but then realized the quickest way to get some relief would be to finish her tale and receive her now not so quick death. “He wiped their memory of the day and then left your family for dead, but your brother managed to call for help. In the end, only your grandfather died and the rest were taken to the hospital.”



Kagome fell to her knees gasping for air. “Grandpa,” was all she choked out as the tears started to pour down her cheeks.



“Miko, I think we are finished with her,” Sesshomaru stated softly. He waited a few minutes for Kagome to respond. She pulled out the jewel and sucked in her former friend. She did not rise from her knees or stop crying while she did it.



Sesshomaru grabbed the bag that they had used to collect the clothes and belongings of the incarnations that day. He quickly realized that wallets contained money, credit cards (which he understood to be the same as money), and identification information. He collected these items and discarded everything else in the back of the cave. Some of the incarnations had been business men and carried a nice amount of cash. Once that was accomplished, he gave Kagome a little more time to grieve. After the sun set and there was only moon light filtering into the cave, he decided that it was time to go.



“Time to go Miko, we need to find a new place to stay tonight,” Sesshomaru stated while rising.



He walked to the entrance of the cave and waited for her to follow. She did not.



“Miko, come, now!” Sesshomaru again waited for her to respond.



When Kagome ignored him once again, he walked over to her, grabbed her by her arm, and hauled her to her feet. She immediately started to struggle and try to pull her arm away from him. He just held on to her.



“Let me go Sesshomaru,” Kagome screamed.



“Get control of yourself girl. It is time to go,” Sesshomaru responded in his normal bored tone.



“Don’t you understand that my grandfather just died? What kind of a monster are you? Do you really have no feelings?” Kagome yelled at him.



Sesshomaru released Kagome’s arm and instead grabbed her hair. He pulled her up straight and then jerked her head back so she was looking at his face. He studied her for a minute and then pulled out the book that she had given him a few days ago and made sure that she saw it before he tucked it away again.



“You forget stupid human that I have lost everything. Everything and everyone that I have ever known is gone with the exception of a hated enemy and a foolish girl,” Sesshomaru hissed out in such a menacing tone that Kagome shivered. “Now, we will leave here and find lodgings for the evening or I will go and finish what Naraku started. Although you have turned out to be more entertaining then I first believed, my patience for you this day has come to an end.”



Sesshomaru released her hair and walked out of the cave. Kagome followed him without another word.



----------------------------Sorry it has taken me a while to update. My work is ridiculous right now and has kept me extremely busy. I am going to try to get back on track with updating once a week. Thanks for sticking with me.



I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters used in this story so far.