InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Spirit of the Moon ❯ Battle ( Chapter 7 )

Spirit of the Moon

By: Witch Child
Spirit of the Moon

By: Witch Child

Chapter Seven
Battle

Spirit of the Moon

This fiction contains lemon scenes and is meant for mature readers.

I do not own the characters of Inu-Yasha


Kagome felt a shiver go down her spine as they entered the Western Lands. It was almost as if they recognized her as their Lady. She smiled slightly and continued on walking, her step a bit lighter. She carried Rei in her arms and Shippou walked by her side. Inuyasha was in the lead as always and Sango and Miroku trailed behind holding hands.

"Do you feel the shard still Kagome? Can you tell where it is?" Inuyasha asked as he scanned the surroundings with his eyes and other senses.

"Mmmm." Kagome closed her eyes and spread her senses about her. Her eyes snapped open as she found a fire demon and water spirit lurking nearby. She had felt the shard as well and pointed in the direction it was in a sort of distracted manner. The others seemed to not notice this and continued walking.

Shippou did notice however. "What is it Okaa-san?"

"There is a fire demon and a water spirit lurking around here. Keep your eyes open, Kit." Kagome started walking again with her little smile back in place. Rei gave a low wine of boredom and Kagome hummed to him as they walked on. He was content for the time being.

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"Do you see him?! He looks exactly like our lord, save for those blue eyes!" Tauski whispered harshly still trying to digest the information.

Haku nodded his head, eyes wide. "Yes. The resemblance is uncanny. Perhaps they are related....It matters not for he is not the reason we are here. We are simply to assist them if they fall into any trouble."

"Yea, yea." Tauski rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, once again becoming bored with the task set before them. Not much of a challenge. A shiver went down his spine and he turned back to face the group.

"I have never seen this amount of power in a human, miko or not, since Midoriko. She has the senses of a demon, the power of a miko, and" Haku took a deep breath, "a very alluring scent."

"Alluring? She's a human woman! Be serious Haku! Human bitches are pathetic creatures and this one is no different." Tauski nodded his head as if stating a fact.

"Oh really?" Haku raised an amused eyebrow. "You do realize she knows we are here..."

"Impossible! Not even Inutaisho would be able to sense us with this spell."

"Tauski! Open your eyes! That shiver you felt earlier was her power. It covered the entire land for miles. She was sensing for something. Notice her eyes dart about, searching through the trees. She knows we are here."

Tauski looked down and sure enough she was searching the tree line for them. The fox traveling with them asked her what was wrong, calling her mother. Tauski blinked at that. Why would the kit adopt a human for a mother? But what the woman said back to him left his jaw on the ground.

"There is a fire demon and a water spirit lurking around here. Keep your eyes open, Kit."

Haku chuckled at his friend and continued to follow them as they set off again.

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"Inuyasha..." The whisper was so soft he barely caught it. The voice on the wind was Kikyo's and he stopped a moment, listening for it again. "Inuyasha....Come to me, come to the shards...to your death." It echoed around him, coming from no particular direction.

The others in their group noticed his distraction ad asked him about it. "I can hear her... She is calling to me but I can't tell from where." He responded. His frustration showed through his voice. "Kagome, can you tell?"

The woman in question sighed and once again nodded. She had kept her senses open since last time, tracking the two following them and knew they were coming closer to Kikyo. She was right in front of them as was Naraku. "She is in front of you, Inuyasha, about a mile up the road. Naraku is with her, be on your guard."

The closer they got the stronger the smell of burning flesh became. Then they saw the fire. An entire village was in flames, sitting at the bottom of the hill where they stood. Kagome turned from the sight, trying to erase the images of running children, crying babes, and their parents trying in vain to save them. She covered Rei's eyes, which had gone wide in shock. Shippou scrunched up his nose but did not turn. He had seen his own parents killed in front of his eyes, it didn't get much worse than that. He did however put his arm around Kagome for comfort, whether that was for her or himself he didn't know.

"Hello Inuyasha." The group jerked and looked behind them to find Kikyo walking towards them. Miroku gripped his staff tighter as he readied his wind tunnel attack. Sango stayed to his back making sure no body could sneak up on them. With Inuyasha senses dulled by the fire that raged there, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Kikyo spared Kagome a glance and sneered at the child she carried. "Reincarnation."

"I am not your reincarnation Kikyo. I never was." Kagome handed Rei to Shippou with a silent message to protect him and stay safe.

Kikyo raised an eyebrow at her.

"Let me show you what I mean." The grin that spread across Kagome face was full of anticipation and her eyes held a glint that Kikyo saw as her death.

A wind picked up and swirled at Kagome's feet. She cupped her hands in front of her breast and closed her eyes, beginning a chant as old as time itself. The words were lost on the group of people standing before her and they backed away a few steps, prepared for anything.... except what happened next.

A light slowly grew from Kagome's heart; it shot out at Kikyo as a beam of light and the woman staggered from the impact. Kagome's eyes opened and Kikyo threw her head back in pain. She opened her mouth in a silent cry and watched horrified as the souls she had taken spilled forth. They looked like small beams of light, shooting out in all directions, going to where they rightfully belonged. The last to exit Kikyo's body was Kagome's own soul, brighter than any other soul they had seen before. It made its way to Kagome and she closed her eyes in peace as it entered her. She was finally whole again. Kikyo collapsed to the ground, her eyes wide with the knowledge of who was standing before her. A name fell from her lips and then she was gone, her ashes scattered away by the wind.

"Midoriko..."

"Why did she call you Midoriko?" Sango asked me as she tore her eyes from the spot where Kikyo once stood.

"Because I am the reincarnation of Midoriko. She has trained me while I have slept and I have learned the rest from myself. She tells me I am as strong as she had once been."

"Well this is an interesting twist." Kagome whipped her head around, seeing none other than Naraku himself. He instantly attacked, piercing his tentacles through anything he could reach.

The group ducked, trying to get out of his reach while still aiming their own attacks back at him. Kagome pulsed with a great purifying light and said a silent prayer for the ones she loved.

Time seemed to slow to a crawl as she looked to her left. Miroku batted a tentacle away from him with his staff, immediately twirling it to deflect anything else that might come his way. Sango and Kirara was using her boomerang as a shield, not being able to use the weapon in such close quarters. Kagome took a quick intake of breath and glanced to her right. Inuyasha ripped through the tentacles with his claws, a sadistic grin on his face turning into a snarl as he stared down the evil hanyou before him. Shippou was a ways behind him holding Rei close as he sent out his fox fire to any that got too close.

Kagome gasped as time resumed its normal pace and she was suddenly hit with a tentacle, sending her sprawling to the ground, the breath leaving her lungs in one big whoosh. Her eyes widened at the tentacle shooting towards her. Doing a back roll she jumped to her feet and felt the power in her pulse again.

With a sudden sense of clarity she understood what it was and what she must do. The shikon was calling her. It wanted to be whole again and it was calling for her to finish the job. Kagome held out a hand, and answered it.

"Come to me." Half of the shikon flew out of Naraku's chest and landed in her hand.

With a final cleave of Inuyasha fanged sword the hanyou was destroyed.

Miroku panted as he fell to his knees with the realization that his kazanaa no longer worked. They would have to fight off the rest of the demons themselves. He was backed against Sango as they prepared for the worst, yet hoped for the best. Inuyasha turned just in time to see the jewel being fused together and purified. It faded back into Kagome's body and she glowed with a sudden light. A voice filled the clearing as the first wave of demons rushed forward, attacking the small group.

"What is it that you desire most of all, my child?" It was neither female, nor male, human, or demon. It was the shikon no tama itself.

"I want my friends to be happy, I want the ones I love to have their greatest wish fulfilled." Kagome cried out.

"As you wish..." The voice faded out and Kagome felt it pulse with a heat within her. She sighed as she felt whole again. Rei tugged on his mothers pant leg.

"Mommy?"

Kagome opened her eyes. Shippou was crouched next to her, holding onto Rei. There were two figures guarding her who she assumed to be the fire demon and water spirit she had sensed earlier. Sango and Miroku were not holding out too well and Inuyasha looked a little worn as well. He had a few scratches on him but most of the damage he took was from a gushing wound on his left arm.

Kagome placed a barrier around her two sons and looked around her. Inuyasha had taken out most of them with his 'kaze no kizu' and still going. Kagome sent a wave of purifying energy out to Sango and Miroku after making sure Kirara was out of the way. It turned the demons to ash on contact and they sent her a grateful look before coming over to help with the last of the second wave of demons that had attacked.

A blue haired water spirit landed next to Kagome breathing harshly. He glanced at her quickly and gave her a toothy grin. "The names Haku. Might I be of service?" He chuckled lightly and gave her a wink before he shot off to help out his friend once more. Kagome was startled and blinked, looking after him. She was too exhausted to protest. The jewel had drained her of power after she had made her wish. She was close to collapsing on the spot.

Before her vision gave out she saw a lone figure in white headed towards her. With her energy spent her barrier collapsed and Shippou and Rei ran forward to her aid.

A/N I had written this chapter after watching G.I Jane. It took me forever to get my muse to write this fighting scene! I like how it turned out though.