InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Dreams ❯ How the Mighty Hath Fallen ( Chapter 44 )

Broken Dreams

 

Ever wonder why I made Raijin hanyou while all of Naraku's other incarnations have been hanyou? Heh heh…

 

Chapter 44

 

How the Mighty Hath Fallen

 

“Kaze-no-Kizu!” Inuyasha swung and sent another wave of energy at Naraku. Naraku's tails snapped forward in a futile attempt to stop the blow. Naraku roared as the blow his him and knocked him full on his back. Kagome pumped her fist and cheered. Naraku's body shuddered as the legs cracked, reversing their joints. Naraku's head turned around fully as his tails grew back out of his rear.

“Ryuuja-no-Mai!” Kagura swung her fan and sent the tornadoes spinning at Naraku. The attack hit him square in the face. Naraku roared and charged forward, his ten legs moving incredibly fast. He snarled as one of his legs snapped out to grab Kagura.

“You little bitch.” Naraku growled. Inuyasha leapt towards him, and Naraku swung, his tails catching Inuyasha in the chest and flattening him to the ground. Raijin tore at Naraku's face, his claws gouging into Naraku's far-left eyes. Raijin cried out as a foul liquid poured from the wound. His skin smoked and burned as Naraku's poison wreaked its havoc on him. Naraku snarled and lashed out his tail. Kagura gurgled as the sharp point dug into her throat. Naraku withdrew his tail and sneered as Kagura coughed blood. A floating red orb appeared above Naraku's head, and floated towards Kagura.

“You want your heart back so badly? Take it!” The orb slammed into Kagura's chest, and Kagura recoiled as warmth spread throughout her body. Then, Naraku struck again, and dug his tail into Kagura's new heart, the blade emerging from her back, dripping blood. Kagura fell limp, and glowed as Naraku absorbed her fallen body. Naraku laughed as Kagura's energy surged through him, giving him new strength. Kikyo and Kagome took aimed and fired twin arrows of purity at the hanyou. Naraku stared at the arrowed and laughed as a pink barrier rippled into place around him.

“That does it. Kongoso…ah!” Inuyasha's blade turned into pure crystal, and Naraku's tail lashed out impossibly far, wrapping itself around Inuyasha and dragging him towards Naraku's face. Tetsusaiga fell to the ground, its crystal blade shining.

“You have caused me quite a lot of trouble of the years.” Naraku hissed. Raijin fired a ball of lightning, and Naraku summoned his barrier again. The hanyou was alone in his bubble with Inuyasha. “I am going to savor this.” Naraku snarled as his other tail darts forward. Inuyasha twisted and Naraku struck his own tail. Poisonous blood and gas leaked out, and Inuyasha tumbled to the ground, coughing. Raijin took up position beside Kagome.

“We need the Kongosoha to neutralize Naraku's barrier.” Kagome said.

“Is Inuyasha the only one who can use that sword?” Raijin asked.

“Only humans and hanyous can touch it, but the sword rejects anyone with evil in their heart. Inuyasha's the only one pure-hearted enough to use it.” Kagome explained. Raijin growled, and the two stared at Naraku trying to pin down Inuyasha inside his barrier. Kikyo narrowed her eyes.

“I can see the scar.” She whispered. Kagome and Raijin whipped their heads around to stare at her. “The spider scar of Onigumo…it's on his back. His powers may be weaker there, but I can't shoot through the barrier.” Raijin bit his lip and spun around, running into the field. Four long tentacles shot from Naraku's injured eye and wrapped around Inuyasha's limbs. Inuyasha jerked and fought, but the tentacles tightened and held him steady in the air. Naraku's tail rose in front of him, razor-sharp stringer shining.

“I have waited years for this.” Naraku laughed. “DIE, INUYASHA!!!” Naraku roared and surged his tail forward towards Inuyasha collarbone.

“KONGOSOHA!!!” Shards of diamond flew from Tetsusaiga towards Naraku's barrier. The barrier rippled and exploded as the diamond flew right through it. The attack speared into Naraku's legs, and sliced off the tentacles holding Inuyasha. The barrier down, Inuyasha stumbled away. Naraku snarled in pain and stared.

“No…it's impossible…” He gasped. Standing before him, kimono torn and hand smoking, was Raijin. The hanyou was breathing heavily and was immense pain, mostly because of what he was holding. The Tetsusaiga was clasped firmly in his smoking hand. With a cry of pain, Raijin ripped his hand from the sword and fell to his back. The hand that had held Tetsusaiga was blistered, burning and bleeding. Kagome and Inuyasha ran to his side. Kikyo aimed and fired. Her arrow tore through two of Naraku's legs, and the hanyou pitch forward with a groan.

“Raijin…” Kagome whispered. Raijin coughed blood and moaned in pain.

“That thing…really didn't like me.” He muttered. Kagome stood up, Raijin's arm over her shoulder. Inuyasha picked up Tetsusaiga and stared at Raijin in wonder.

“How did you do that?” He asked.

“To be fair, all I did was swing it, you started the transformation. And even then, you see what touching it did to me.” Raijin replied breathily, moving his injured hand slightly. Raijin groaned and slumped to the ground. Kagome knelt down and looked at his wounds.

“I'll take care of him, deal with Naraku.” Kagome said. Inuyasha nodded and ran back to the hanyou. Kagome looked over Raijin's wounds. Poison was splattered on his kimono, and one of his hands had even shriveled up under the effects. The hand that he had used to swing Tetsusaiga wasn't much better.

“I…damn, that sword can take a lot outta ya.” Raijin wheezed. “I…I'm gonna die, aren't I?” He asked. Kagome sighed and looked up at the hanyou ducking and dodging Naraku's tails. For the time being, she didn't have an answer.

“Why won't you just die?” Naraku demanded. Inuyasha ducked another blow as Naraku's tail dug another crater in the ground. Kikyo aimed and fired. Inuyasha landed next to her, and Kikyo shot him a look.

“I need you to carry me up on top of him.” She said.

“What?” Inuyasha snapped. Kikyo growled and wrapped an arm around his neck. “You'd better know what you're doing!” Inuyasha shouted. He jumped towards Naraku's evading his twin tails.

“Get me on his back!” Kikyo shouted. Inuyasha jumped higher and landed briefly on Naraku's back, dropping Kikyo and diving for safety. Naraku roared and thrashed as he sensed the priestess on his back. Kikyo drew an arrow from her quiver and crawled to the spider mark.

“What are you doing?” Naraku demanded.

“I'm undoing a 50 years old mistake!” Kikyo said. She drove the arrow into the center of the burn. Naraku roared in pain as the purity spread into his body. Inuyasha and Kagome cheered as Naraku's body pulsed and lurched. Even Raijin lifted his head to look. Kikyo stood up as best she could and ran forward to the front of Naraku's body. Naraku growled.

“You will die!” He snarled. Kikyo tripped and fell on the back of his head. Naraku twisted his eye up as best he could to glare. Kikyo groaned and climbed to her feet. She looked up and smiled at then two hanyous waiting below. Kikyo took a step forward…

And gasped as Naraku's tail tore through her chest.

 

I'm sorry if I made Raijin a little Gary-Stu-ish here, but think about it. He's hanyou. He has a good heart. He wanted to protect humans. I'm 70 percent sure Tetsusaiga would accept him. That other 30 percent made me hurt him.