InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Broken Dreams ❯ Final Battle ( Chapter 47 )

Broken Dreams

 

I was gonna make the Inu/Kouga fight 2 chapters, but I won't, since A: you reviewers would maim me for it, and B: The fight isn't long enough for 2 chappies. But don't worry, I made it as bloody as I possibly could. Yes, there is blood, and there is pain. And there is also one final twist in Kouga's fate…

 

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Chapter 47

 

The Final Battle

 

Inuyasha whipped up Tetsusaiga to block Kouga's claws, but the wolf's momentum sent him sprawling on his back. Kouga slashed and raked a gash down Inuyasha's chest. He snarled and hauled the hanyou to his feet, Tetsusaiga falling to the ground.

“You should have stayed dead dog shit!” Kouga roared. Inuyasha grabbed the wolf's wrists and pulled them out, slamming Kouga's head into his own. Kouga stumbled back, and Inuyasha spun around, grabbing Tetsusaiga and swinging it with him. Kouga jumped back, a thin slice appearing across his stomach. Kouga growled and leapt forward again, claws out. At the last second, he pulled his arms in and rolled, catching Inuyasha by surprise and sending the hanyou down again.

“Still as slow as shit.” Kouga sneered, watching him climb to his feet. “You never could beat me half-breed, and you never will.” Inuyasha gritted his swung Tetsusaiga. Kouga drew his own blade and swung, narrowly deflecting the blade (1). Inuyasha swung again, and Kouga backflipped, kicking the blade out of Inuyasha's grasp and sticking in the ground behind them. Inuyasha cast the sword a glance and let it go, leaping towards Kouga and slashing.

Kouga grabbed his wrist and hauled the hanyou in a punch. Inuyasha spun and sliced the air, missing Kouga's neck by millimeters. Kouga punched and landed a hit square in Inuyasha's half-closed eye. The hanyou stumbled back, and Kouga jumped in the air, smashing his heel into Inuyasha's chin. Inuyasha's head snapped to the side as he fell. Kouga looked at him and snorted.

“You're looking more like a freak then I remember.” He taunted as Inuyasha got up. “What happened?” Inuyasha narrowed his good eye and growled.

“Nothing compared to what I'm going to do to you!” He snarled, spinning around. Kouga sliced his sword at Inuyasha's oncoming claws. The blade cut into knuckled before the metal bent and broke under Inuyasha's blow. Kouga spun around with a kick, and Inuyasha locked his claw around Kouga's ankle, using his momentum and swinging the wolf to the ground. Kouga growled and kicked himself up, backflipping onto his feet and slamming both his feet into Inuyasha's chin, knocking the hanyou back. Kouga kicked and Inuyasha ducked under his foot, springing up in a fierce uppercut to Kouga's chin. Kouga stumbled into a tree and shook his head. He turned his head and spit a clot of blood to the ground before baring his claws and stepping forward.

The youkai and hanyou traded slashes, most missing but many meeting their mark. Slivers of skin ruptured and tore in Kouga's leg as Inuyasha gripped and pulled. Four deep gouges raked down Inuyasha's chest. With a spinning kick, Kouga sent the hanyou flying into the hot spring. Kouga gingerly inspected his leg before looking in the spring. He sniffed and gasped.

“No way…” He whispered. Inuyasha reached out a clawed hand and pulled himself to the ground, his claws growing longer as they ripped up the earth. His lips curled back in a feral snarl as his eyes glowed blood red. Kouga took a step back and shook his head. “It's impossible…you're a hanyou!” He shouted. Inuyasha chuckled and reached down to lick Kouga's drying blood off his claws.

“You want to kill me Kouga?” Inuyasha growled darkly. “Then do it.” The hanyou-turned-youkai leapt and caught his claws in Kouga's chest, forcing the wolf to the ground. He sliced at Kouga's face and left 3 slices across the wolf's nose and cheek. Kouga grabbed the hair by the hair and backflipped, sending the youkai overhead to slam into the ground. Inuyasha jumped to his feet and slammed the wolf in the headbutt. Kouga stumbled back, and Inuyasha wrapped his claw around his neck, pulling the wolf into the air before slamming him into the ground. Inuyasha made a fit and punch, Kouga rolling aside as the fist slammed a small hole into the ground. He jumped on his hand and spun, landing a swift double kick to Inuyasha's chin. The youkai fell to the ground and groaned. Kouga stepped forward and fell to his knees, pinning the youkai's claws under him. Kouga sneered and slashed Inuyasha in the back. Inuyasha's head snapped back in a howl of pain.

Kouga sneered and slashed again. And again. And again. Inuyasha roared as his back was lacerated under Kouga's blows. Kouga stopped the slashes and settled for punching, slamming his fist into the youkai as hard as his could, the force pushing more blood from the numerous wounds, staining Kouga's knuckles. Kouga cupped his hands into a club and slammed it into the youkai's head, knocking it to the ground. Kouga climbed to his feet and pulled Inuyasha up to face him.

“You think you could me, you worthless piece of shit?!?” Kouga roared. He landed an uppercut along Inuyasha's chin, claws out and raking along Inuyasha's chin, the attack opening scars that had healed three long years ago. Inuyasha hit the ground heavily and slid along the dirt. He groaned and tried to climb to his hands and knees before collapsing back on the ground. He looked up, a flash of recognition shining in his eyes as he noticed the Tetsusaiga a few feet away.

“Inuyasha, grab the sword!” Kagome pleaded. The weakened youkai crawled along the ground, reaching for the Tetsusaiga.

“Is this the kind of man you love Kagome?” Kouga demanded. “Weak, stupid and hanyou? I offered you love, devotion, protection, and you turn me away for him?” Kagome looked up from her struggling hanyou and glared.

“All you ever offered me was hell, Kouga! You took my family, you took my life away from me! You took Inuyasha away from me!” Kouga snorted.

“For your own good, Kagome. Inuyasha was weak and deserved to die.” Kouga twirled his sword in his hand leapt into the air, holding the blade overhead. Inuyasha reached the Tetsusaiga and grabbed the sword, his red eyes shifting to gold.

“INUYASHA!!!” Kagome screamed. Inuyasha ripped Tetsusaiga out of the ground, the blade transforming in a flash of light, youkai energy swirling around it. Inuyasha spun with Kouga about to slice his blade into his head. The youki energies of the Tetsusaiga fired, and the Kaze-no-Kizu tore into Kouga's chest.

Kouga stopped suddenly in midair as the attack stopped his jump dead. The youki tore his clothes and sliced into his body, gashes appearing all over. With a cry of anguish, Kouga was flung back into the air. He landed several feet away, rolled, and slammed back against a tree, the truck cracking under the force. Kouga's skull slammed into the tree, and his head slumped forward, blood pouring from his mouth.

Inuyasha panted and took a step forward, his wounds painful and numerous. Kagome bit her lip and stepped up beside him.

“Is he…?” She asked.

“Not yet.” Inuyasha muttered. He whispered in Kagome's ear before stalking to the battered wolf youkai. Kouga sputtered and coughed blood, landing on his thigh. Inuyasha slid Tetsusaiga under his chin and raised Kouga's head to stare at him. Kouga had only one eye open. The other was shut tightly, blood oozing from the lid.

“Do you regret anything at all?” Inuyasha asked. Kouga spat a clot of blood on Tetsusaiga.

“Why…should I?” He coughed. “I…only did…what was my right…she was my mate…” Inuyasha withdrew the Tetsusaiga and hefted it over his shoulder. Kouga smirked and shook his head slightly. “You can't kill me….you'll kill her…” Kouga wheezed.

“I beg to differ, Kouga. We mated. If I kill you, your mark is worth shit.” Inuyasha growled. Kouga kept his smirk and snorted.

“You couldn't keep those filthy hands off her, huh? Figures.” Kouga glared at Tetsusaiga warily. “You won't kill me. You wouldn't dare.” Inuyasha's lips curled into a smirk to mirror Kouga's.

“You're right Kouga. I'm not going to kill you.” Inuyasha said. Kouga chuckled bitterly as the hanyou stepped back to stand beside Kagome. “Kagome.” The miko nodded and raised her bow, taking aim. With a glare, Kagome let her grip go, and her arrow slid into Kouga's neck.

Kouga let out a cry as his head snapped back. He reached up and futilely tried to pull the arrow out. A second arrow lodged in his wrist, the hand and lower arm purifying. Kouga screamed in pain as his arm dropped to the side. Kagome fired one final arrow, and lodged it into Kouga chest, piercing his heart. This time, there was no cry of pain. Kouga moaned as dropped his hand to clutch the arrow, his other, purified hand laying limp beside him. Kouga gasped as blood gurgled over his lip and fell down his throat. With final breath, Kouga's head slumped forward, his hand loosening its grip on the arrow before falling to rest on his legs. Kagome lowered her bow and sighed.

“It's over.” She said.

 

Anyone who pays attention knows that Kouga does have his own sword. He just never uses it. This isn't the final chapter. There are 2 left…