InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ The Curse: One of Life and One of Death ❯ Chapter 19
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By: pandora-of-the-south 
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Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Horror / Hentai / Drama / Action / Suspense | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 08.20.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 259 | Status: Work In Progress
I don't own any of the characters in this fanfic
Anime/Manga: InuYasha Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Horror / Hentai / Drama / Action / Suspense | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 08.20.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 259 | Status: Work In Progress
Onigumo watched as four ethereal beings began to materialize before him. He wasn't quite sure he knew what she was up too. Right when he was going to vocalize his pondering he noticed the shapes the four beings where taking. He smirked once he realized who two of the ethereal beings were. "What's the matter Pet? Can you not fight me on your own, you now feel like you have to bring back the souls of my most prized victims? Surely you can't be that stupid! What do you possibly think that the spirits can do? Their words will do nothing but strengthen my resolve to kill you. Do you not realize that I can just as easily absorb their energy rather than listen to them bitch? I will use the energy of your attack to kill you and your mate-to-be. There is nothing you can do now to protect him or yourself from my wrath." he said as the spiritual beings finished taking shape.
Between Kagome and Onigumo now stood a pregnant woman, a scared mid-aged woman, a half-breed boy, and an adult dog demon. She stood there smirking in silence, she knew there was no way for Onigumo to do what he threatened without killing himself; after all a spirit that is brought back to extract revenge, is a poisonous soul to the living. Onigumo looked at all four beings and just wondered why she had summoned them after knowing that he could easily devour there essence. "What could these four possibly do to me in death when they couldn't do anything to me in life? Really do you honestly believe that I am scared of these four? They are nothing but pathetic ethereal beings that couldn't do anything good but to die and here you are disturbing their peaceful slumber in the afterlife." Onigumo spat out.
She looked from each ethereal being than back to him. "If you are so confident that they can't do anything to you, other than to supply you with more power, than go ahead and absorb them. See if we care." Sesshoumaru was so shocked and horrified at her words that he yelled, "What the hell are you talking about Gome? That is my Father' and Mother's souls that you are talking about." the Angel turned her head ever so slightly and frowned at him, 'Do you honestly think we would bring their actual souls here?' the Angel spat out in disgust towards him mentally. "You obviously have no faith in us or our power, you should leave now; there is no use for someone or something as weak as you. To doubt us and still consider us to be your Mate is very doubtful indeed. We need a being who is strong and would never question or doubt us, we wonder if that is really you, after all you need a sword to control your true dark nature; can you truly be powerful enough to try to control us?"
Sesshoumaru couldn't stop the cold chill that ran down his spine and the hole that he felt enter his heart at her words. He knew that it was the Angel that spoke but it was still a part of her. 'If Gome isn't 100% accepting than she won't be able to mate with me properly. Every part of her being will have to accept me for us to be as one.' 'Worry not my son, she had to say something since you verbally insulted her in front of her enemy. She is allowing us the chance to extract our revenge on Onigumo, we want him to absorb us; for what you see before you is nothing but poison to a living being. We are only a part of the whole soul, without us attached to our whole soul; our souls will finally be able to rest peacefully. However, it is not safe for you to remain, Kagome can't afford her Angel loosing control and killing you in the process; heed her warning and have faith that she knows what she is doing and that she will be alright.' 'Yes Father, I will do as you two have asked.' Sesshoumaru said to his Father's spirit as he hung his head.
Kagome was yelling at her Angel side for saying and doing what she did. 'Calm down Master, we had to do that, the amount of power we will be exerting will be too powerful for him to survive. Though we are still reluctant to believe that a being, such as he, that has to rely on a sword to manage his own powers is strong enough to help us manage our own power; we will not keep our beast from the one she wants. We will have faith that she knows what is best for all of us. We will not stop us from mating who we want, fear not Master.' Kagome spiritually relaxed, allowing the Angel to once again have full access to her body and power. "I will do as you have asked my Lady, all you need to do is but ask for me and I will be here in no time to help you; if you feel you need my assistance." Kagome couldn't help but to cry mentally as she watched her love leave with his head hanging low in defeat and heartbreak.
"Well now that the baggage is finally gone, shall we finally get down to business? I must warn you though, I don't think he will want to mate you once I absorb his Father and Mother." "Onigumo what part of what we said did you not understand? We can't mate with someone who has no faith in us. We have to have a mate with power and who can control it to their own use." "Well my Pet, if it is a Mate you are looking for, then you need to look no further. I will gladly have you as a Mate, you need but to ask." He slowly made his way to her side and when he tried to touch her cheek, she slapped him so hard that he went flying across the room. "Do you honestly think that we would allow you to mate us, much less touch us? Do yourself a favor and try not to think about us!"
She then turned her attention to the spiritual beings that she summoned and said, "Well do you all not have something to say or do to our honored guest?" With that said each being slowly walked towards Onigumo each one stating what it was that he did to ruin their happiness. "My name is Lady Izayoi, and it was you who killed my unborn child and me when we were going to a doctor's appointment for a routine check-up." "My name is Lord Maliki of the Western Lands, and it was you who killed my Mate and unborn child. It was also you who par took in the capture of my charge which led me to a fatal car accident." The two held each other's hand and walked forward to Onigumo; they allowed their beings to be absorbed into his body. "I am Makato, I am the mother of your son and you kill me in front of our son 'to teach him how a female was to be treated' in your opinion." She looked to the last being and said, "It is your turn now, Son!"
"My name is Naraku, I was but five years old when you killed me. You had me watch as you killed my mother before my very eyes, telling and teaching me that all females are to be treated as such. I was foolish then to believe you but now Father, let us embrace you as a family should embrace the one that killed them." With that said he grabbed his mother's hand and together they ran into Onigumo's body, not allowing him time to process what was said. As soon as his body absorbed all four beings he yelled out in pleasure as he felt the enormous amount of energy enter him. "Now will be your downfall Pet, you should have allowed me to have you when I was in a nicer mood but now I shall not be nice." "Onigumo you are forgetting one thing, they did what we wanted them to do. Welcome to the revenge of Lady Izayoi, Lord Maliki, Lady Makato, and young Naraku; you shall die by their own doing!" she yelled as Onigumo realized the poison running through his veins.
Hokadashi had summoned his family back to the shrine once the remains of the puppet had been completely purified. Once they got there Inuyasha talked with Sephiroth for a little. Sephiroth had caught the scent of Sesshoumaru off to the north east, near the water. "I must go to my brother, he might need my help and I promise we will bring your daughter home to you safe and sound. There is nothing for you to worry about, I know my brother is keeping her safe from harm." "We thank you and your family for all that you all have done and given to us all. I can only hope that we will one day be able to repay you both for all that you all have done." Sephiroth said as he watched Inuyasha bounce off in search of his brother. "Call on us anytime Inuyasha, I am at your beckon call." Inuyasha nodded as he heard the last of the promised offer of alliance.
Inuyasha knew that he needed to get there soon, he had already been gone too long for Sesshoumaru not to be done with his own battle, here it wsa already nightfall. As Inuyasha got closer to his destination he felt the pulse of Tenseiga and wondered, 'What is Sesshoumaru doing with that sword, he hates that sword? I have to admit that only time I have ever known him to have the sword on his person is when he is not in full control of his darker side. Maybe his transformation was too much for him, maybe he needed Tenseiga to help him control his beast. I just hope I am not too late to help.' He sped up his run as he realized he was just five minutes away. 'I sense Sesshoumaru but all of the other I sense,I can't find Kagome's scent anywhere. Where is she at, surely she is not dead.'
When he arrived at the house he immediately ran to where everyone was already standing, "Where is my brother and where is Kagome?" "They are inside fighting Onigumo. Lord Sesshoumaru has transformed from his true form back to his humanoid self once his sword came to him. Lady Kagome is once again in her Angel form and looks to be conjuring up something right at the moment." Kagura said rather nonchalantly. Before Inuyasha could say something smart back to her, he paused when he caught two certain scents. "What the hell is going on in there? I shouldn't be smelling these two scents...it can't be, they are dead." It was at that time that Kanna decided to speak up, "Lady Kagome's Angel has summoned some spirits, with unfinished business, from the afterlife that wish to extract revenge on Onigumo."
Inuyasha rushed over to Kanna at that moment and looked into the mirror only to see his dead pregnant mother and dead father. "Why has that Bitch brought my Mother's and Father's souls here from their eternal resting place? What does my Mother have to do with this asshole? I swear I will kill her is she allows anything to happen to their souls." "You will do nothing to Lady Kagome!" Sesshoumaru suddenly yelled as he came from around the corner of the house glaring at Inuyasha with his hand on Tenseiga's hilt. Inuyasha noticed where his brother's hand was and knew that the sword had come to him to control his inner beast, 'Even now he holds the hilt but I can still see his beast is pulling on his chains to get free. What exactly happened in there with Kagome and him?' "Sess why are you not in there with Kags?"
Sesshoumaru glared at Inuyasha for that comment, 'Does that insolent whelp honestly think that I enjoy being out here and not in there protecting my Mate-to-be?' "She and Father simply told me to leave. I know not of what she has planned, all I know is that the four beings that she brought up in there are nothing but poisonous, vindictive beings that are meant to kill Onigumo with their hate for what he did. It is like a way to cleanse their souls so they can finally rest in peace I suppose." It was at that time that they all saw each ethereal being get absorbed by Onigumo's body and they noticed his power growth and the smirk on both his and the Angels' face. What had surprised them though was what they all heard her say, "...they did what I wanted them to do. Welcome to the revenge of Lady Izayoi, Lord Maliki, Lady Makato, and young Naraku; you shall die by their own doing!"
Sesshoumaru now realized one of the main reasons that he was to leave, 'If I had stayed there is no way I would have been able to allow them to be absorbed like that. I can only hope that what the Angel said was to get me to leave, I pray she doesn't keep us a part; I must have faith in Kagome and all of which makes her.' They all watched with slight amusement and slight horror as they heard and saw the poison slowly taking affect on Onigumo. "What a fitting death for a bastard such as him. He deserves much worse though if you ask me!" Kagura said. Tsubaki and Kanna could only nod their heads in agreement, only the females knew what he was truly like, the males could only guess and speculate what he had done to them or other females through the years. "At least he will know Death on this very fitting night, for he has always loathed the full moon." Kanna stated.
A thought suddenly occurred to Sesshoumaru; he turned to Tsubaki and asked, "Is the poison released by the spiritual beings at all similar to poisons and toxins that we, demons, can manufacture?" Tsubaki thought about what he had asked and decided, "I believe so, however, there should be a slight case of decay mixed into the mixture of toxins and poisons. Why do you ask such a question, my Lord?" "It is simply that Onigumo has poisons of his own, therefor he is practically immune to all poisons and toxins, as am I. If this poison only has a little decay than that is the only thing effecting him, it will not be enough to kill him just yet. Kagome does not know, she will need to kill him off now and not wait. The longer she waits the bigger a chance she takes with him breaking free long enough to infect her with the toxins of decay and whatever else he can produce." he said while flexing his claws.
Both brothers were preparing to take off when Kanna pulled their attention to her. "It would appear to me, my Lord, that my Lady has already figured this out. Though I am unsure of how she will go about being rid of him and not killing herself at this moment." "What! What do you mean? What has happened?" Sesshoumaru yelled as his eyes began to glow red. Inuyasha quickly moved to put Sesshoumaru's hand on Tenseiga, which was pulsing like mad. He knew it was bad because Tenseiga was causing Tetsusaiga to pulse as well. "Sess you need to calm yourself. You won't do Kags any good if you are out of control. Besides if this is anything like with Kik; she needs to be the one that kills off Onigumo, so she fulfills her destiny. Besides she is the Angel of Death after all, do you honestly think that seh will kill herself?" Though that was exactly what Sesshoumaru was in deed fearing the most.
Kagome realized too late that the poison wasn't having the desired effect that she had hoped they would have on him. 'Apparently the decaying toxins isn't strong enough on its own.' She was instantly pulled out of her train of thought when she felt a clawed hand scratch her right wrist. She pulled her wrist back and glared at Onigumo, "You dare to try to kill us with your puny attacks? We are Death and only we decide who goes and who stays, and tonight we see no reason for us to join you in the afterlife." Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her left arm, almost like she was having a heart attack. 'It can't be...this appears to be something that can not be countered by my own powers. Well I guess I will be ending this stage of my life after all. I just have to make sure that I kill Onigumo first and foremost.' she mused mentally.
She posed to attack Onigumo with everything she had, though she knew that it would only speed up the poison in her own blood, she had to kill him quickly. 'I have no choice, I must kill him to fulfill my destiny. If I don't kill him there is no telling what will happen to me then.' It was when she was going in with the death strike that she felt Sesshoumaru's aura spike as well as a sharp pain in her heart. She pulled her right arm back and extended her claws into razor sharp claws. When she was within arms reach of him, she pulled her right arm forwards and proceeded to decapitate him. She knew that she had to proceed quickly. Once his head was severed she saw Sesshoumaru come back into the room, "Love, can you do me the honor of releasing your poison on his body so that there is nothing left, I tire of looking at his ugly body."
"There is nothing that I would love more than anything than to remove his sorry ass from the face of this world." he said as he walked over to the decapitated head. Once he was done with the head he proceeded to the body and finished doing what he had done with the head. He then turned to Kagome and asked, "Is everything okay with you Love? You don't look too good, you didn't get infected did you?" "Oh gee thanks Maru, you look great too." she said sarcastically trying to play off the fact that she was in fact infected with the toxins. "I'm serious Gome, did he infect you with any of those toxins?" "Love don't worry I am the embodiment of the Angel of Death for crying out loud. You can't have an Angel of Death if she just ups and dies on everyone and everything now can you. Besides Kikyo isn't here to absorb my powers so I can't die now!"
Sesshoumaru wasn't so sure he liked her new morbid sense of humor, much less the fact that she was purposefully avoiding his questions about her well being. It wasn't until after the decaying flesh smell finally left his senses did he finally smell her blood. He instantly froze as he looked her up and down trying to figure out where she was hurt at. Finally he saw the wound on her left wrist and he quickly went to her side and pulled her wrist to his nose and mouth. He instantly smelled the poisons and toxins, but to ascertain the full extent he knew he would have to ingest her blood. "Love I am going to sample your blood so I can know who bad you are infected, and what type of poison and toxin it is so we can counter the effects of them in your blood and body." he said as he began to taste her blood. 'I am immune to all poisons and toxins, including decay, so there is no need to worry about me falling victim to such poisons but I can't live without my mate.
**Author Notes**
Sorry it took so long to update, my hard drive died on me so I am currently using another's computer and I am not sure how long it will take me to update but I will try to get this story finished soon for I start work back up in Sept and I doubt I will have much time after that. Hopefully I will have the next chapter up by the weeks end. R&R and take care.
Between Kagome and Onigumo now stood a pregnant woman, a scared mid-aged woman, a half-breed boy, and an adult dog demon. She stood there smirking in silence, she knew there was no way for Onigumo to do what he threatened without killing himself; after all a spirit that is brought back to extract revenge, is a poisonous soul to the living. Onigumo looked at all four beings and just wondered why she had summoned them after knowing that he could easily devour there essence. "What could these four possibly do to me in death when they couldn't do anything to me in life? Really do you honestly believe that I am scared of these four? They are nothing but pathetic ethereal beings that couldn't do anything good but to die and here you are disturbing their peaceful slumber in the afterlife." Onigumo spat out.
She looked from each ethereal being than back to him. "If you are so confident that they can't do anything to you, other than to supply you with more power, than go ahead and absorb them. See if we care." Sesshoumaru was so shocked and horrified at her words that he yelled, "What the hell are you talking about Gome? That is my Father' and Mother's souls that you are talking about." the Angel turned her head ever so slightly and frowned at him, 'Do you honestly think we would bring their actual souls here?' the Angel spat out in disgust towards him mentally. "You obviously have no faith in us or our power, you should leave now; there is no use for someone or something as weak as you. To doubt us and still consider us to be your Mate is very doubtful indeed. We need a being who is strong and would never question or doubt us, we wonder if that is really you, after all you need a sword to control your true dark nature; can you truly be powerful enough to try to control us?"
Sesshoumaru couldn't stop the cold chill that ran down his spine and the hole that he felt enter his heart at her words. He knew that it was the Angel that spoke but it was still a part of her. 'If Gome isn't 100% accepting than she won't be able to mate with me properly. Every part of her being will have to accept me for us to be as one.' 'Worry not my son, she had to say something since you verbally insulted her in front of her enemy. She is allowing us the chance to extract our revenge on Onigumo, we want him to absorb us; for what you see before you is nothing but poison to a living being. We are only a part of the whole soul, without us attached to our whole soul; our souls will finally be able to rest peacefully. However, it is not safe for you to remain, Kagome can't afford her Angel loosing control and killing you in the process; heed her warning and have faith that she knows what she is doing and that she will be alright.' 'Yes Father, I will do as you two have asked.' Sesshoumaru said to his Father's spirit as he hung his head.
Kagome was yelling at her Angel side for saying and doing what she did. 'Calm down Master, we had to do that, the amount of power we will be exerting will be too powerful for him to survive. Though we are still reluctant to believe that a being, such as he, that has to rely on a sword to manage his own powers is strong enough to help us manage our own power; we will not keep our beast from the one she wants. We will have faith that she knows what is best for all of us. We will not stop us from mating who we want, fear not Master.' Kagome spiritually relaxed, allowing the Angel to once again have full access to her body and power. "I will do as you have asked my Lady, all you need to do is but ask for me and I will be here in no time to help you; if you feel you need my assistance." Kagome couldn't help but to cry mentally as she watched her love leave with his head hanging low in defeat and heartbreak.
"Well now that the baggage is finally gone, shall we finally get down to business? I must warn you though, I don't think he will want to mate you once I absorb his Father and Mother." "Onigumo what part of what we said did you not understand? We can't mate with someone who has no faith in us. We have to have a mate with power and who can control it to their own use." "Well my Pet, if it is a Mate you are looking for, then you need to look no further. I will gladly have you as a Mate, you need but to ask." He slowly made his way to her side and when he tried to touch her cheek, she slapped him so hard that he went flying across the room. "Do you honestly think that we would allow you to mate us, much less touch us? Do yourself a favor and try not to think about us!"
She then turned her attention to the spiritual beings that she summoned and said, "Well do you all not have something to say or do to our honored guest?" With that said each being slowly walked towards Onigumo each one stating what it was that he did to ruin their happiness. "My name is Lady Izayoi, and it was you who killed my unborn child and me when we were going to a doctor's appointment for a routine check-up." "My name is Lord Maliki of the Western Lands, and it was you who killed my Mate and unborn child. It was also you who par took in the capture of my charge which led me to a fatal car accident." The two held each other's hand and walked forward to Onigumo; they allowed their beings to be absorbed into his body. "I am Makato, I am the mother of your son and you kill me in front of our son 'to teach him how a female was to be treated' in your opinion." She looked to the last being and said, "It is your turn now, Son!"
"My name is Naraku, I was but five years old when you killed me. You had me watch as you killed my mother before my very eyes, telling and teaching me that all females are to be treated as such. I was foolish then to believe you but now Father, let us embrace you as a family should embrace the one that killed them." With that said he grabbed his mother's hand and together they ran into Onigumo's body, not allowing him time to process what was said. As soon as his body absorbed all four beings he yelled out in pleasure as he felt the enormous amount of energy enter him. "Now will be your downfall Pet, you should have allowed me to have you when I was in a nicer mood but now I shall not be nice." "Onigumo you are forgetting one thing, they did what we wanted them to do. Welcome to the revenge of Lady Izayoi, Lord Maliki, Lady Makato, and young Naraku; you shall die by their own doing!" she yelled as Onigumo realized the poison running through his veins.
Hokadashi had summoned his family back to the shrine once the remains of the puppet had been completely purified. Once they got there Inuyasha talked with Sephiroth for a little. Sephiroth had caught the scent of Sesshoumaru off to the north east, near the water. "I must go to my brother, he might need my help and I promise we will bring your daughter home to you safe and sound. There is nothing for you to worry about, I know my brother is keeping her safe from harm." "We thank you and your family for all that you all have done and given to us all. I can only hope that we will one day be able to repay you both for all that you all have done." Sephiroth said as he watched Inuyasha bounce off in search of his brother. "Call on us anytime Inuyasha, I am at your beckon call." Inuyasha nodded as he heard the last of the promised offer of alliance.
Inuyasha knew that he needed to get there soon, he had already been gone too long for Sesshoumaru not to be done with his own battle, here it wsa already nightfall. As Inuyasha got closer to his destination he felt the pulse of Tenseiga and wondered, 'What is Sesshoumaru doing with that sword, he hates that sword? I have to admit that only time I have ever known him to have the sword on his person is when he is not in full control of his darker side. Maybe his transformation was too much for him, maybe he needed Tenseiga to help him control his beast. I just hope I am not too late to help.' He sped up his run as he realized he was just five minutes away. 'I sense Sesshoumaru but all of the other I sense,I can't find Kagome's scent anywhere. Where is she at, surely she is not dead.'
When he arrived at the house he immediately ran to where everyone was already standing, "Where is my brother and where is Kagome?" "They are inside fighting Onigumo. Lord Sesshoumaru has transformed from his true form back to his humanoid self once his sword came to him. Lady Kagome is once again in her Angel form and looks to be conjuring up something right at the moment." Kagura said rather nonchalantly. Before Inuyasha could say something smart back to her, he paused when he caught two certain scents. "What the hell is going on in there? I shouldn't be smelling these two scents...it can't be, they are dead." It was at that time that Kanna decided to speak up, "Lady Kagome's Angel has summoned some spirits, with unfinished business, from the afterlife that wish to extract revenge on Onigumo."
Inuyasha rushed over to Kanna at that moment and looked into the mirror only to see his dead pregnant mother and dead father. "Why has that Bitch brought my Mother's and Father's souls here from their eternal resting place? What does my Mother have to do with this asshole? I swear I will kill her is she allows anything to happen to their souls." "You will do nothing to Lady Kagome!" Sesshoumaru suddenly yelled as he came from around the corner of the house glaring at Inuyasha with his hand on Tenseiga's hilt. Inuyasha noticed where his brother's hand was and knew that the sword had come to him to control his inner beast, 'Even now he holds the hilt but I can still see his beast is pulling on his chains to get free. What exactly happened in there with Kagome and him?' "Sess why are you not in there with Kags?"
Sesshoumaru glared at Inuyasha for that comment, 'Does that insolent whelp honestly think that I enjoy being out here and not in there protecting my Mate-to-be?' "She and Father simply told me to leave. I know not of what she has planned, all I know is that the four beings that she brought up in there are nothing but poisonous, vindictive beings that are meant to kill Onigumo with their hate for what he did. It is like a way to cleanse their souls so they can finally rest in peace I suppose." It was at that time that they all saw each ethereal being get absorbed by Onigumo's body and they noticed his power growth and the smirk on both his and the Angels' face. What had surprised them though was what they all heard her say, "...they did what I wanted them to do. Welcome to the revenge of Lady Izayoi, Lord Maliki, Lady Makato, and young Naraku; you shall die by their own doing!"
Sesshoumaru now realized one of the main reasons that he was to leave, 'If I had stayed there is no way I would have been able to allow them to be absorbed like that. I can only hope that what the Angel said was to get me to leave, I pray she doesn't keep us a part; I must have faith in Kagome and all of which makes her.' They all watched with slight amusement and slight horror as they heard and saw the poison slowly taking affect on Onigumo. "What a fitting death for a bastard such as him. He deserves much worse though if you ask me!" Kagura said. Tsubaki and Kanna could only nod their heads in agreement, only the females knew what he was truly like, the males could only guess and speculate what he had done to them or other females through the years. "At least he will know Death on this very fitting night, for he has always loathed the full moon." Kanna stated.
A thought suddenly occurred to Sesshoumaru; he turned to Tsubaki and asked, "Is the poison released by the spiritual beings at all similar to poisons and toxins that we, demons, can manufacture?" Tsubaki thought about what he had asked and decided, "I believe so, however, there should be a slight case of decay mixed into the mixture of toxins and poisons. Why do you ask such a question, my Lord?" "It is simply that Onigumo has poisons of his own, therefor he is practically immune to all poisons and toxins, as am I. If this poison only has a little decay than that is the only thing effecting him, it will not be enough to kill him just yet. Kagome does not know, she will need to kill him off now and not wait. The longer she waits the bigger a chance she takes with him breaking free long enough to infect her with the toxins of decay and whatever else he can produce." he said while flexing his claws.
Both brothers were preparing to take off when Kanna pulled their attention to her. "It would appear to me, my Lord, that my Lady has already figured this out. Though I am unsure of how she will go about being rid of him and not killing herself at this moment." "What! What do you mean? What has happened?" Sesshoumaru yelled as his eyes began to glow red. Inuyasha quickly moved to put Sesshoumaru's hand on Tenseiga, which was pulsing like mad. He knew it was bad because Tenseiga was causing Tetsusaiga to pulse as well. "Sess you need to calm yourself. You won't do Kags any good if you are out of control. Besides if this is anything like with Kik; she needs to be the one that kills off Onigumo, so she fulfills her destiny. Besides she is the Angel of Death after all, do you honestly think that seh will kill herself?" Though that was exactly what Sesshoumaru was in deed fearing the most.
Kagome realized too late that the poison wasn't having the desired effect that she had hoped they would have on him. 'Apparently the decaying toxins isn't strong enough on its own.' She was instantly pulled out of her train of thought when she felt a clawed hand scratch her right wrist. She pulled her wrist back and glared at Onigumo, "You dare to try to kill us with your puny attacks? We are Death and only we decide who goes and who stays, and tonight we see no reason for us to join you in the afterlife." Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her left arm, almost like she was having a heart attack. 'It can't be...this appears to be something that can not be countered by my own powers. Well I guess I will be ending this stage of my life after all. I just have to make sure that I kill Onigumo first and foremost.' she mused mentally.
She posed to attack Onigumo with everything she had, though she knew that it would only speed up the poison in her own blood, she had to kill him quickly. 'I have no choice, I must kill him to fulfill my destiny. If I don't kill him there is no telling what will happen to me then.' It was when she was going in with the death strike that she felt Sesshoumaru's aura spike as well as a sharp pain in her heart. She pulled her right arm back and extended her claws into razor sharp claws. When she was within arms reach of him, she pulled her right arm forwards and proceeded to decapitate him. She knew that she had to proceed quickly. Once his head was severed she saw Sesshoumaru come back into the room, "Love, can you do me the honor of releasing your poison on his body so that there is nothing left, I tire of looking at his ugly body."
"There is nothing that I would love more than anything than to remove his sorry ass from the face of this world." he said as he walked over to the decapitated head. Once he was done with the head he proceeded to the body and finished doing what he had done with the head. He then turned to Kagome and asked, "Is everything okay with you Love? You don't look too good, you didn't get infected did you?" "Oh gee thanks Maru, you look great too." she said sarcastically trying to play off the fact that she was in fact infected with the toxins. "I'm serious Gome, did he infect you with any of those toxins?" "Love don't worry I am the embodiment of the Angel of Death for crying out loud. You can't have an Angel of Death if she just ups and dies on everyone and everything now can you. Besides Kikyo isn't here to absorb my powers so I can't die now!"
Sesshoumaru wasn't so sure he liked her new morbid sense of humor, much less the fact that she was purposefully avoiding his questions about her well being. It wasn't until after the decaying flesh smell finally left his senses did he finally smell her blood. He instantly froze as he looked her up and down trying to figure out where she was hurt at. Finally he saw the wound on her left wrist and he quickly went to her side and pulled her wrist to his nose and mouth. He instantly smelled the poisons and toxins, but to ascertain the full extent he knew he would have to ingest her blood. "Love I am going to sample your blood so I can know who bad you are infected, and what type of poison and toxin it is so we can counter the effects of them in your blood and body." he said as he began to taste her blood. 'I am immune to all poisons and toxins, including decay, so there is no need to worry about me falling victim to such poisons but I can't live without my mate.
**Author Notes**
Sorry it took so long to update, my hard drive died on me so I am currently using another's computer and I am not sure how long it will take me to update but I will try to get this story finished soon for I start work back up in Sept and I doubt I will have much time after that. Hopefully I will have the next chapter up by the weeks end. R&R and take care.