InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Fallen Embers - The Story behind the Kikyou Flower ❯ The First Last Battle ( Chapter 1 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

"Inuyasha!!" Kagome screamed as she jumped from Kirara, who was already near enough to the ground to do so... Her eyes were filled with tears as she ran to his side. The beaten up hanyou was soaked in his own blood, but still able to move with the help of Tetsusaiga.
"Ngh." He muttered, now in the sitting position, Kagome holding him up slightly, his ears tilted backwards at Naraku's laughter.
"Heh. You were right about something Inuyasha..." Naraku told, he only have a few wounds himself... Nothing compared the the half-breed in red. "One of us IS going to die."
Kagome looked up, glaring. She was defenless, no bow or arrows... Her bow had been snapped in two by Kagura earlier, if it wasn't for Miroku she would already be dead. But it would have been useless anyways, she had run out of arrows at that moment as well.
"Now...Die!!" Naraku yelled, a tenticle in which he had used to slay Kikyou not to long ago ((Episodes Back)), and knocked her into the evil maisma plauged river, shot towards the two... Inuyasha realised, he wouldn't be able to move, and mearly made an attempt to shuve Kagome out of the way... He suceeded, and now that the tenticle was not but a few yards away, amber eyes closed, and the thoughts of the past plauged his mind. Kikyou...
Suddenly a great sweep of pink aura emmitted from a flying object, hitting the tentacle and disinigrating it... Purifying it. Eye's opened and he turned his head slightly to see the one who had shot the arrow. It was enetivably Kikyou... As if she had come just for him as he thought of her. "Naraku!!!" She shouted, another arrow already positioned on the bow... Her perfect stance has her finger pointed towards the evil hanyou. She was standing ontop of the castle walls, obviously her soul collecters brought her up there...
Naraku's wide phased eyes shot in her direction. So he had finally lured her out... "Kikyou... I've been expecting you..." He muttered, before he could even fully form his words another arrow was shot his way... And it hit too, breaking the weak barrier the Red Tetsusaiga had done most of the other work.His right side was blown apart, but Naraku had encountered worst pain.
"Kagura!!" He barked, the wind sorceress was suddenly behind Kikyou... Her fan held high above her, and in one swift motion, blades of energy were forced the miko's way.
"Aungh!" Kikyou sputtered, her wound was enflicked the same place as it had fifty years ago... Her right shoulder. A lethal wound, just like the one... That had killed her before. "Why yo-u..." Kikyou muttered, shooting an arrow at Naraku, again? Instead of Kagura? The evil hanyou was thinking the same thing and was forced to take another hit... Without warning the hanyou and his caslte slowly began to disapear, Kikyou was luckily caught by her soul collecters and led safely to the ground.
Kirara, Sango, Shippou, and Miroku were now on the ground as well, running to Inuyasha and Kagome.
"Kagome! Kagome!!?" Sango called, shaking her friend slightly who had been in a daze ever since she was thrown to the side and saw Kikyou...
"Inuyasha?!" Shippou yelped, grabing a lock of silver hair a tugging.
"Inuyasha dosnt have much energy, don't pester him Shippou..." Miroku told as he crouched by the two friends.
"Dammit..." Inuyasha muttered. He got away... Again... But--!? Inuyasha glanced towards Kikyou in a jerk like motion. "Kikyou..?" Inuyasha asked, as if she were some sort of mirage. Kagome's eyes suddenly shot down to the ground at the other Miko's name. Jealousy burning inside of her, though like always she supressed it. Kikyou's hurt after all... Thats why he worrying about her, instead of me!! Kagome told herself mentally.
Kikyou was panting softly, her wound was spewing out a purple and blue mist, instead of blood... Her souls were escapeing, and her soul demons frantically tried to replace them. Hearing her anme come from Inuyasha she slowly turned, holding her shoulder. "Don't worry about it... Hurry up and follow after Naraku, he can't escape that quickly!" She told, giving off that tough-girl aura as always. The hanyou that could barely walk, now stood on wobbily feet, useing Tetsusaiga as a reforcement.
"Inuyasha! Don't try and get up ye--" Shippou began to yell.
"Shut up!!" Inuyasha growled... Kagome's eyes shut halfway now... Still looking towards the ground. Kirara was now at Inuyasha's side, letting him lean on her softly if he would swallow his pride. "Your hurt Kikyou..."
"Hm? This is but a flesh wound..." She muttered, though she had no right to talk. She had no flesh really.
"Idiot!!" Inuyasha figured that was the first time he would use tough love on his past lover... "You can't survive that like I or Kagome could!!" He yelled. "Your souls--"
"I'll deal with it!!!" Kikyou yelled over her shoulder, though her chocolate brown gaze showed her dispare.
Inuyasha gave her a half hearted smile... That was the Kikyou he knew. So tough, so proud... So stubborn... Even if it caused he death? Could she really pay such a price just to conserve her pride? Kikyou... Saw his smile. And it only caused more dispair in her eyes. "Inuyasha...?" She muttered, glanceing back towards Kagome and the others. "I would like... You to come with me..." Kikyou told, before letting him say 'yes' or 'no.' She was already walking, slowly because of her wound. Inuyasha gave a surprised, sad like expression... Amber eyes filled with confusion. He had been ignoreing his pain and weeirness all this time...
"Don't go!! Kagome and us need you!!" Shippou yelped. Miroku and Sango stared at eachother, then Kagome... Who was still looking downwards.
"Inuyasha..." Kagome choked out. She wanted so badly to say: "No!! Stay!!.... With me..." But no words came after his name.
The silver haired hanyou gave one glance towards the rencarnation, then forward... "Can I...Borrow Kirara? Sango?" He asked, not looking back. Kagome jerked her head up. He's seriously... Going after her? I should have figured...She is dieing after all... She thought... Slowly standing, and looking to the side, nearly crying again. But she's already dead... That also crossed Kagome's thoughts. She was being selfish, and she knew it... So the best thing she could do, was stay silent.
"Ha-Hai." Sango muttered...Inuyasha climbed his way onto the nekomata. In his weakened state it took a bit of a struggle, as blood caked the fur of the Youkai.
Miroku, Sango, and Shippou watched as the two demon's flew away into the air and after the slowed down Miko... Kagome, turned completely now... Sniffed softly and tried to smile. "Alright then..." She muttered. "Shall we make a fire before those two get back?"
The group turned, surprised at the rencarnation... But understood that she was trying to cover up her angry and sorrowful emotions towards Inuyasha's decision.


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