InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Snow White and the Seven 'Dwarfs'...Sort of ❯ Sacrifice ( Chapter 33 )

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AN: Ah, the newest chapter for Snow White... sorry about the wait.

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Disclaimer- I do not own Inuyasha or Snow White, and I don’t make money off this fic (probably wouldn’t get much anyway)

And finally...chapter 34 of Snow White and the Seven ‘Dwarf’s’...Sort of





Kagome


My entire body froze in shock, and I felt icy tendrils gripping my heart in fear as I stared into Kikyo's malice face and Naraku's freaky red eyes. I hadn't seen them since that day when Kikyo sent me out into the woods for Naraku to kill me, and prayed I never would again (though in hindsight that was kinda stupid since I’d sworn to kill her) Kikyo's smile was cold. "No greetings for your stepmother?" she purred before sweeping her gaze over the dwarf's and Seven. "And look at this! You had a party and you didn't invite your own family." she tsked under her breath and I clutched my sword in response. "Why are you here Kikyo?" I asked as coldly as Sesshomaru would ever be able to. "Did you want to speed your death up? Because I can easily do that right now." Kikyo's mocking smile melted off her face as she glared at Naraku and Yura. "I'm here to finish the job these two morons couldn't finish." She growled. "Which one of you wants to die first?" She half sang, miko energy engulfing her. The demons shrank back with a hiss while the humans growled. I felt my own power raise in response and Kikyo's eyes darkened in rage. "You bitch!" She hissed. "You found out you were a miko!" I smiled, the purple fire moving over me lovingly. "And today's the day you're going to find out what hell is like." I shot back, sliding my sword out of its sheathe and flipping it effortlessly between my fingers. She arched a finely plucked brow, her power circling her with more force. "I should know, I’ve sent enough people there to see it's fiery depths.' she hissed and I mentally tried to figure out what she meant (she never was very witty with her comebacks) "Enough damn talk already!" Inuyasha growled, and sliding the Tetsiguia out in an impressive move. He roared, lifting the old sword high above his head and crashed it down into the ground. ...and when the dust cleared he was stock-still, the sword still clenched in his tight grip and leaning on the ground. Sesshomaru sighed while the other's cleared their throats and Kikyo and Naraku burst into laughter. Inuyasha scowled darkly, his face slightly red from embarrassment as he shoved his sword back in the sheath. "Fuck that! I only need my claws and my teeth to destroy you!" He roared again, his claws expending into a deathly height. "Naraku!" Kikyo said sharply as she realized Inuyasha was about to attack. He lifted a hand, slicing it smartly through the air while muttering a few words under his breath. Suddenly hundreds of demons flew in front of them, blocking them from view as they headed straight towards us. I heard everyone either groan or curse as they drew their weapons, cutting down the weak horde before they could even feel the heat of their flesh. I stepped in front of a large group of them, smiling slightly when they burnt into ash at the touch of my power. "Avoid the miko you morons!" I heard Naraku order from behind the army and the obediently parted around me. I frowned, before replacing my sword with my bow and arrows, getting rid of a bunch of creepy ones with seven arms that were a little close to Sango for my comfort. Miroku nodded at my direction, grateful for my intervention before slapping more sutras on them while defending Sango. I shot off another arrow before rushing over to Inuyasha as he sliced another demon into five parts. He hissed when I got to close to him and singed his skin. "Watch it wench!" he swore. "Sorry!" I called back "Listen to me, we have to get through that blockade to Kikyo, Naraku and Yura. I think if we all attack at the same time we can get through enough to force our way through." I explained. "Already ahead of you Kagome." Miroku said as he stepped up, his hand going to the strange glove he wore on his other hand. "I can suck most of them into my hand, while I do that Kagura will direct a certain flow of wind so you can get to the other side safely while Rin and Seven look after Sango." Miroku told me while drawing the prayer beads off and flinging his hand up, the dwarf's suddenly by my side. "Wind tunnel!" he cried out and I watched amazed as demons were sucked into the void. The demons screamed in fear as they were pulled in, and Kagura kept us away from being pulled in. I heard Miroku scream in pain and turned my head to watch as he slowly crumped down to the ground in pain, but he was still drawing the enemy into the wind tunnel. "Miroku!" I cried out, quickly stepping out of Kagura's wind and rushing to Miroku. "Keep going!" I called back when the dwarfs would have stopped. "I'll follow soon!" They nodded and with one nervous glance they kept going. I sheathed my sword, rushing towards Miroku. "Miroku!" I cried again, dropping down next to his side. "Stop it!" I begged, knowing this was killing him. He smiled sadly at me. "I can't. I promised our friends i would get them through." He whispered in agony. I clenched my teeth as fury whipped through me. Damn Kikyo, if we didn't need to kill her so badly Miroku wouldn't be dying to help his friends. I stood up again, my hand drawing back for my bow as the purple flames leapt higher around me. Not even noticing the purple was deeper then normal I notched the arrow, filling it to the brim with energy before letting it fly. The demons screamed as the arrow seemed to freeze before them, before exploding and turning them all into dust. I felt the fire seep back in me as I fell back to my knees, feeling weak. I saw Kikyo and Naraku's shocked faces as the demons were almost totally destroyed, before they were forced to defend themselves as Kouga and Sesshomaru went for Naraku and Inuyasha rushed towards Kikyo, the remaining demons rushed towards Ayame, Kagura and Hiten. I slowly looked down as Miroku wrapped his void back up collapsing into the ground. I placed a hand over his forehead, hissing and drawing back in pain at how hot it was. "Miroku, you’re burning up!" He smiled weakly "It was those bees, didn't you see them? Their poison is one of the only things that I can't suck into my void." He clenched his eyes closed in pain as sweat beaded on his skin. "If . . . if I ask you to tell Sango something will you make sure it gets to her ears alone?" He asked. I stared at him, unable to believe what he was asking me. I shook my head as I felt my power flare up once again, and I placed my hands on his head and chest. "I've never played messenger in my life and have no intention of doing that now. Tell her yourself." I told him before sending my power into him. We both gasped as the energy caressed his organs, healing the damage the poison had done. I felt my weakness returning as the color returned to Miroku's face and the poison dissolved. Finally when he was healed I pulled my hands away, slumping over as I breathed deeply. "Kagome . . . " Miroku said, speechless. I grinned as I fell to the ground, laying on my back. "Don't talk to me, go see Sango." I nodded my head over to where she still laid injured and he quickly got up and rushed to her side. I stared up at the gray sky, still hearing the sounds of battle in the distance and wondered how it had come to this. Was this truly fated to be? Had Kami written that I and my friends would fight against the evil queen that was my stepmother while I laid here helpless? Or was it all a strange twist of fate, something that should have gone one way . . . and went the other. ...or using my powers so much in one day must have screwed with my head if I was thinking like this in the middle of a battle.
I wearily turned my head to watch the fight. Sesshomaru and Kouga were still going after Naraku but he had grown those creepy tentacle things I remembered him grabbing me with that day in the woods. (Kami what the hell is he? Maybe some form of mutant octopus demon that didn’t need water? Trust Kikyo to pick the weird ones...) Kikyo was skillfully evading Inuyasha’s claws and the others were finishing off the last of the demons before a new troop of them swept in. Seven and Miroku were trying to stop Sango bleeding and clean the wound, and I knew I should get up and help them but I just couldn’t move yet.
...wait a minute...where was Yura?
“Time to die naughty bitch!” I heard Yura cry as she swung towards me on her hair and newly healed hair, rasing her sword high above her as she readied to plunge it down.
I weakly tried to grab my sword, cursing my powers when they weren’t ready to rise again. Unwillingly tears burnt in the back of my eyes. After all this time I was going to be killed by some annoying hairy demon without ever striking a blow on Kikyo.
At Yura’s frenzied call for blood my power tried to rise up and protect me but the flame was to low still to do anything more then burn Yura slightly when she came close enough.
I gritted my teeth together, concentrating on my power. If I was going to die by her hand then I was going to make sure she suffered in the process.
“DIE!” She screamed and I forced my power to glow brighter.
“NO FUCKING WAY IN HELL!” A voice roared and I watched as Inuyasha flew in front of Yura, slicing her clean down the front.
She hung on her hair, her body separated and trying to stick itself back together so her hair could heal its mistress as Inuyasha landed lightly in front of me, his claws glistening with her blood.
He sniffed the air, and looked back at me sharply. “Are you crying?” he asked alarmed.
I glared back at him, already disgusted at myself. “Well what was I supposed to do, laugh? Giggle? Chuckle?” I asked sarcastically.
He narrowed his golden eyes at me. “No, you’re supposed to shut up and let me protect you!” He growled, his hands going for the hilt of his sword.
Yura had almost glued herself back together, the halves of her body inches from each other when Kikyo suddenly pushed her aside, ignoring her frustrated cries as her body swung apart from each other. Kikyo stood in the middle, glaring at Inuyasha while Yura’s body swung back and forth from behind her.
“You bastard! Don’t you dare walk away from me in the middle of a fight!” She hissed as her eyes strayed to mine. “You left me to protect her?” She growled, her power tainting in her rage. “I will not suffer that bitch to live any longer!” She yelled, a sword of her miko power suddenly appearing in her hand.
Inuyasha braced himself and drew his Tetsusaiga, holding it in front of himself as it turned into a giant fang. Kikyo’s eyes widened as he snarled at her. “Kagome will not die!” He swore, lifting the fang up as if he had done it all his life and charging her.
Her face twisted in rage, she drew up all her power and threw herself towards him.
I gasped as they met and sent out a protective barrier to shield Inuyasha from Kikyo’s power.
Kikyo thrust, he ducked, spinning around as he drew his sword over his head again and let it drop.
Right through Kikyo’s shoulder and down to her stomach.
The world stopped, it’s entire being focused on the giant fang forcing itself through Kikyo’s white flesh and organs, until she slowly slumped forward. Inuyasha placed a foot on her shoulder, pulling out his fang and letting it shrink back to its normal size.
Kikyo glanced up at him, smiling gleefully before her body fell back and laid there, her face still beautiful in death.
I gasped slightly when I saw a red powder rise up from her open wounds and coat Inuyasha in it, before I blinked and it was gone.
I shook my head, trying to get my thoughts in order as Inuyasha sheathed his sword and crouched down next to me, trying not to get any of Kikyo’s blood on me.
“You alright wench?” He asked.
I smiled, reaching up and holding his hand despite the blood on it. “Yeah.” I answered back.
I heard the other dwarfs cheer when they realized Kikyo was finally dead and Naraku roared in sorrow.
Naraku broke away from Kouga and Sesshomaru, rushing to Kikyo’s side and tenderly lifted her body into his arms. He glared up at us, his tentacles flaying in rage. “I swear on the blackened crust that is my soul there will be revenge on Kikyo’s murder. You think this battle is over? It has just began!” he swore, pushing Yura’s body back together for her before running away, Kikyo clutched in his arms.
Yura mended her body back together and swung away after Naraku, narrowly missing a dagger Rin threw at her back.
“Kikyo is dead!” Ayame cheered and the other dwarfs joined her cry as Seven grinned at each other in relief.
“The wicked bitch is dead!” Hiten added, laughing.
Inuyasha grinned down at me and I grinned back, disturbed by the bad feeling I had. I should be thrilled to death my stepmother was dead, even if I wasn’t the one to strike the blow.
But . . . something felt wrong. Her death had been too easy, too quick. Every villain slain couldn’t possibly have a dramatic ending but Kikyo’s end...just seemed too flawless.
And that red powder was bothering me. Was it a trick of my tired mind? Was Kikyo planning something? But what could she possible do when she was dead?
I shook my head again, knowing I was missing something but I wasn’t sure what it was. I’d talk to Kaede later, maybe she .
I looked over at Sango who Kagura and Miroku were flying back to the house while Rin and Seven walked towards me. I struggled to get up on my elbows, looking at them.
“Will Sango be all right?” I asked, worried about my friend.
Rin nodded. “She should be. We stopped the bleeding and now that the battle is over we’ve sent her back to the house. That’s where we think Suikotsu and Jakotsu are, Suikotsu should be able to heal what we couldn’t.” Rin explained.
I nodded, glad Sango would be ok before looking over everyone else. Sesshomaru and Kouga looked relatively unscathed from their fight with Naraku, Ayame had a long gash down her arm she was stanching with some of her leaves while Hiten was favoring his left leg. Rin had a few cuts here and there but Seven appeared fine. I sighed in relief there wasn’t much I had to help Suikotsu with when we went back to the cottage.
“We must summon our allies and armies. Naraku will not forget Kikyo’s death and is not likely to give up the kingdom without a fight.” Sesshomaru reminded us.
The dwarfs and Seven nodded and slowly started to make their way back to the cottage, picking their way through the battlefield.
Sesshomaru paused before Inuyasha and extended his hand to him. His fist uncurled and the black pearl laid in the center.
Inuyasha took it without a word and popped it back into his eye, not paying Sesshomaru any attention as he moved on to walk beside Rin.
He looked back down on me, getting on his knees. “Here.” He said gruffly. “I don’t have any blood on my back.”
I slowly got up, putting my arms around his neck ad shoulders while he helped slide my legs around his waist, slitting the skirt of my kimono to make it easier for me.
I shivered when my center was pressed up against his back, the second time I’ve ever been so close to someone. The first time I was to worried about stopping Yura and not concentrating on my body. Inuyasha looked back slightly, his nose twitching before standing up. He growled when he saw my weapons were still on the ground and I clutched his shoulders tighter when the vibrations traveled through me and his fire rat rubbed across me as he bent down for my weapons. He handed them to me and without another word, started jumping back to the cottage.

Kikyo’s Secret Bedroom-

Naraku lovingly laid down Kikyo’s cold corpse on their bed, brushing away a few strands of hair from her beloved face.
“Boy!” He snapped. The ruby on his ring glowed for a brief moment before his servant Kohaku stepped in, looking at his master with blank eyes.
“Master.” He asked.
“Summon Urasue to me and tell her to hurry!” He ordered and the boy bowed low before running off to do his task.
Naraku stroked Kikyo’s white forehead as he waited for the old witch and his servant to come back, staring at the face he knew better then his own.
“Oh Kikyo. My sweet Kikyo. This plan of yours had better benefit from your death.” He whispered, placing one last kiss against her forehead before covering her with a sheet.
He paced as he waited, and only stopped when the witch and the boy entered. “It’s about time!” He snapped.
Urasue bowed in unison with Kohaku, but her attention was already on the job ahead of her.
She drew the sheet back, studying the corpse intently. “Fortunately, the potion spread well so her death was not in vain.” She finally started to say. “But I will not be able to use her body as she wished, the injury is too great. Even if the most careful hand sews her wound together, it is still very possible her soul will be able to spill out and escape her body.” She drew the sheet back over Kikyo’s body, shaking her head. “No, I will have to start all over again.” She told Naraku.
Naraku bowed his head for a brief moment, shaking in rage that he would never be able to touch or kiss his Kikyo’s sweet flesh again.
From now on, he would be caressing a clay pot.
Finally he lifted his head, his eyes dull. “Very well, take the boy and do what you must.”
Urasue bowed again. “Very well my lord.” She gestured for Kohaku to carefully take the body to her lab before pausing in front of Naraku. “My lord?” She paused, searching for the right words. “There is one thing I am worried about.”
Naraku’s eyes darkened in rage as she explained and he slammed his fist hard against the wall, cursing. “Damn it!”
The old witch nodded. “So you understand it is a problem my lord.”
“Yes, fucking hell.” His eyes narrowed as he gazed at the painting on the wall and strode to it, knocking his fist hard against the stone. “Kanna! Get the fuck out here!” He ordered and cursed again when the door didn’t slide open.
Urasue remained quiet, wondering if it was a good idea to speak. “My lord?” She asked, drawing his attention to her. “We may have to wait until Lady Kikyo returns to us, she will be her normal self for a short time but any longer then an hour or two and we will have a problem.” Urasue explained.
Naraku sighed, dragging his hand through his hair before nodding. “Fine! We will wait.” He said resignedly.
“Boy!” He called and Kohaku stepped back into the bedroom from where he had been waiting outside, his errand done. “Send three of the fastest messengers we have to me in the Throne Room.” He ordered and Kohaku ran off after a low bow.
With a quick wave of his hand he ordered Urasue to leave before sinking down on the bed, thinking deeply. Finally he got up and wrote three quick notes, sealing them shut with the North’s royal seal.
“It’s time for you to come back from the dead Ginkotsu, Mukotsu, and Kyokotsu.” He murmured to himself before pausing and writing another letter and a short note.
He grinned cruelly as Kohaku stepped back into the room after his task was completed. He motioned the boy ever and handed the papers to him. “Make sure this letter gets to Juromaru before searching out this woman, and this is how I want you to do it.” Naraku ordered and then explained.
Naraku’s ring flared red again as he forced the boy’s compliance. “Yes my lord.” He finally said.
Across the letter written in Naraku’s elegant script was a name familiar to the servant but one he couldn’t remember and finally stopped trying to recall, the pain in his broken mind to great. His eyes skimmed over the crisp white paper again, still unable to understand why that name was so important.
Sango


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HalfDemonMica-Was that a better cliffhanger?

AN: Sorry if the fight scene sucked, I’m still bad with those. Hope all those living in the US had a good Thanksgiving, now please, please, please, please REVIEW!!!!!!