InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hanging by a moment... ❯ Human Shield ( Chapter 31 )

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

Genre(s): General, Drama
Rating: T
Warnings: Violence, Blood and Injury
Word Count: 500






“Kaze no Kizu!” Inuyasha shouted, giving Tessaiga a mighty swing.

His enemy laughed, and with a swing of his own blade easily deflected Tessaiga’s blast, which ricocheted to the right, destroying a patch of forest.

Not about to give up, Inuyasha tried again, but his attack was deflected again, the jewel shards in his enemy’s sword and forehead giving him much more power than he normally possessed, elevating him into daiyoukai status.

Cursing under her breath, Kagome waited for an opening, keeping her arrow drawn on the tora-youkai from within the safety of Miroku’s barrier, per Inuyasha’s orders. Battered and bloody, the inu-hanyou didn’t want to have to worry about his friends’ safety when he needed to focus on keeping himself alive long enough to find the tiger’s weakness. It was unorthodox, but the tiger’s youki was so powerful that Miroku was also borrowing the strength of a jewel shard to ensure that his barrier would hold.

Sango didn’t like being kept out of the fight, but even she would be more of a hindrance to Inuyasha than an asset, under the circumstances. Or so the hanyou insisted, at least. As the tora-youkai fired off a massive blast of energy straight towards where Inuyasha stood, instead of trying to dodge the attack, as he should have, Inuyasha met it head on in an attempt to counter.

Tessaiga, don’t fail me now!

“Bakuryuuha!” he cried out, giving the swing everything he had.

The tiger’s attack had been so massive that Tessaiga could not reflect all of it, and in a tremendous explosion of energy, tora and inu almost destroyed each other. The barrier from Tessaiga’s scabbard prevented Inuyasha from being torn to shreds; were it not for the tiger’s two jewel shards he would have been annihilated as well.

Groaning, Inuyasha could barely move from his position lying on the ground, lifting his head just enough to gape in horror as his enemy staggered to his feet. But despite what he’d wanted he was not in this fight alone.

Kagome fired, her arrow cleanly severing the tiger’s sword arm, complete with katana, from the rest of his body.

Enraged, instead of turning his ire on the shielded miko he charged where Inuyasha lied with the claws of his left hand poised to strike.

Eyes widening in panic, Kagome didn’t allow herself enough time to think about drawing another arrow. She bolted from Miroku’s barrier as fast as her legs would carry her, deaf to the shouts of her friends. With a cry of “No!” she threw herself on top of Inuyasha, much to the hanyou’s dismay. He absolutely hated that she’d just made his final thought before death become the knowledge that she had died with him, his failure making him sick.

The tiger struck, and acting purely on instinct, Kagome held her bow like a protective shield, and with a flash of light the tiger was gone.

Sighing in relief, Inuyasha passed out, a smile of pride on his lips.






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