InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Lady Kagome ❯ Chapter 44 ( Chapter 44 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Quickly, the sky filled with Naraku's hord of youkai. They descended from the sky to meet the allied group.

"You will die today!" Kagome yelled, jumping up to take to the air, while unsheathing her twin katanas and charging them with her power.

That was the signal that the group had awaited and as they engaged, the deadly but beautiful form of Kagome was emblazoned on their minds to help solidify their determination in erradicating Naraku. All the youkai had known of her, the hime of the East who had disappeared for over a couple centuries. The sun mark on her forehead was a clear beacon of hope.

Sesshoumaru and Inu Yasha followed Kagome's lead, more so to keep their mate- to- be protected in case she faltered, however, they both were aware of her extraordinary skills. Her thrusts and slashings were potent with her power, the katanas glowing pink and sometimes flaring into a white oblivion. Her jyaki hummed, swirling about her in a searing barrier that those who were not strong enough to meet her swords, first met her youkai barrier.

Miroku had started using his wind tunnel, but the samiyosho had quickly come to aid the youkai leaving him to simply fend off the oncoming hords with his holy staff. Sango was nearby on Kirara, haraikotsu readied in one hand to throw and her katana in her other hand. She had waited years for this. She would see Kohaku free from Naraku and her family avenged. She wanted Naraku dead for all of the horrid things he had done that she had seen. This was more than just her village and family. This was about everyone. Not one person could say they had been affected directly or indirectly by Naraku. His scheming ways had poisoned most of Japan and she, as a youkai exterminator had a duty to make sure his reign of terror would no longer last.

Many of the ningens from the army of the Southern Lands were already becoming victim to the onslaught of the evil hanyou's minions. Kouga was finding it difficult to fight well since he had already given Kagome his jewel shards. His speed was greatly compromised as well as his stamina. Ayame fought along side him, her power to manipulate the wind was a trait inherited by a great uncle who had been kaze youkai. He was proud to soon become her mate and hoped the battle would end soon. The youkai he slashed with his katana and claws were disgusting and more than easy to overcome, but it was the number of the youkai was outrageous.

‘How many of these fuckers did he devour?’

Steadily, Kagome had fought her way through the hords with her inu mates- to- be, the sweat threatening to start seeping from her browline. She turned her gaze briefly to check on her friends and gasped.

"No!" she cried, watching the youkai overcome both Miroku, Sango, and Kirara.

‘There are simply too many for them!’

Despite them being ningen, she had always known them to have great combat skills, but still, they were ningen and had only a mere fraction of the stamina that youkai had. Miroku had tried fending for himself using his staff and it became too much for him. As for Sango, a large youkai had rammed into her and Kirara, sending her plummeting to the ground. The tears ran down her face.

Sesshoumaru smelled the salty tears coming from Kagome and fought closer towards her, trying to make it to her side.

"You must focus, Kagome. You must accept that despite losing your friends, that defeating Naraku is more important. Know that they died with honour and be happy that they died knowing they loved each other," Sesshoumaru said.

"How do you know?" Kagome asked.

"Because last night they consumated that love. I am surprised you did not smell them," Sesshoumaru said.

Kagome gutted another youkai, an centipede, and replied, "I was too busy with you and Inu Yasha last night, koiishi."

Sesshoumaru almost could have blushed if it were not for him slashed through several youkai with Toukijin.

She winked and then refocused on the battle, putting more into her steps and thrusts. Her actions blurring with her determination to end the battle soon and kill as many so that others would not have to die. She was successfully with each step getting closer to her goal. Sometimes she was on the ground fighting and other times, floating above the ground, an ability that almost shocked her out of her battle stance. But then again, Sango had told her that out of the inu youkai race, the kuro inus were great in their power and often did not know their true strength.

She was close enough to feel the blades from the dance of the dragon attack that Kagura flung at them. Of course, as Sango had said, she only half heartedly attacked, refusing to advance on them and attacking yet stepping back each time, bringing them closer to Naraku. Kagome looked Kagura in the eye and sent a blade of her youki towards Kagura, “Fuji no Tenshi!”

Kagura was singed, but took the hint and fell from her feather and onto the ground. She would heal, the blade had gone straight through her gut, but she was immobile until that time. She counted her blessings and prayed for Kagome to succeed.

There, straight ahead Naraku stood. His robes devoid of blood. It was almost unfair to see him untouched by the war, but Kagome knew that she would spill his blood.

She heard Inu Yasha shouting to her right, "Kazu no Kizu!"

The blast streaked toward Naraku and hit his barrier. Inu Yasha growled.

"Use the red Tetseiga, Inu Yasha," Sesshoumaru growled.

"I can’t, idiot, Naraku’s barrier is a bit stronger. Needs one more, " Inu Yasha willed the Tetsuseiga to turn into a monstrous blade with large faceted shards on diamond, then swung it, connecting with Naraku's barrier with the call, “Kongoushua!”

The diamond spears pierced through his barrier and nailed Naraku, but it was far from over.

"Kukuku, we have been through this before, Inu Yasha," Naraku said, seeming unaffected, though the spears stuck through his chest.

"Not the first time I've done that to your barrier, you sick dumbfuck," Inu Yasha smirked.

"Ah, Lord Sesshoumaru, to what pleasure is it that you have shown your presence?" Naraku smiled, his red eyes glinting with malice.

"You have something that belongs in the custody of my mate- to- be, Lady Kagome of the Eastern Lands and Guardian of the Shikon no Tama," Sesshoumaru stated, seeming bored. "If you refuse to give up the trinket, then you will be separated from it by force."

"Ah, but my lord, I cannot give up such a valuable item," Naraku took hold of the jewel which hung at his neck.

"You will give it to me, Naraku," Kagome said, very determined, her body immediately in front of him.

Inu Yasha pressed forward and Naraku struck him in the gut with a tentacle.

"My little miko- inu youkai, I have been waiting years for you to appear again so I would claim you. I have always wanted the Shikon no Tama and its beautiful guardian," Naraku smiled, as Kagome shuddered with disgust as his tentacle neared her.

"I would not even touch you with a stick," Kagome growled.

Naraku scowled, “Now, now, dearest Kagome. Is that a way to speak to your future mate?”

“Puh – lease! You’re not getting a thing,” she growled, her eyed flashing a dangerous silver from its normal grey blue colour.

Inu Yasha was holding his stomach, the blood gushing out. Kagome wanted to focus on healing Inu Yasha, but it would have played easily into Naraku's hands.

"Stay here," Kagome whispered just enough for the inu brothers to hear. "This ends now."

She stepped forward, getting closer to Naraku, but her body just wanted to run away. His scent was revolting.

"So, you have come to me, my lady?" Naraku said, floating dangerously closer to Kagome until he was within an arm length.

Kagome thrust her arm into Naraku's chest, cracking his ribs and growled as her eyes turned an eery silver, "In a way, yes, but not for your perverted pleasures."

She punched through his ribs and then latched onto his heart and tearing it from his chest as she snatched his part of the Shikon no Tama. She crushed the heart to a pulp, the blood dripping down her claws, and then she threw it to the ground.

"Ah, my lady, you wound me so," Narak pouted, then laughed. “But that heart is the wrong one.

"I will do more than wound you," Kagome said, her face devoid of emotion.

She knew that his heart was not in his body and her body glowed a bright white, the power violent around her, throwing her raven locks around like a dark angry fire. Kagome put her hand on Naraku's chest, making his youki call forth the host’s heart he had plagued for long. Naraku hissed in pain and his eyes open. She had called forth Onigumo’s heart from out of incarnation!

It was in that moment Kagome realized that all this time she had this power to use at her will and could have destroyed him in a second.

"Die Naraku!" Kagome shouted, releasing her powers into Naraku, purifying him to death.

Naraku screamed, "No, this was not suppose to happen! You were not suppose to be this strong. You and the jewel were to be mine!"

Naraku's body slowly turned to ashes under Kagome's steady hand. The miasma around was dissipating. Within moments, Naraku's body was simply ashes.