InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ True Love ❯ Mortal Combat ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Mortal Combat

Inuyasha growled loudly as Naraku stepped fully in the light. He cracked his knuckles and drew out Tetsusaiga. Kagome started to raise her bow and nock an arrow. Sango pulled her boomerang off her back. Miroku took up his fighting stance with his staff.

"Ku, ku, ku" Naraku laughed as he pulled the pelt off and flung it behind him. From the doorway Naraku had used Kikyou, Kanna, Kagura, and Kohaku walked out to stand next to Naraku. Kikyou raised her bow and arrow and pointed it at Inuyasha. He clenched his hands and whispered her name. Kohaku looked at his sister blankly as she stared at him in sorrow. As tears stared to fall down her face she called his name.

Naraku laughed at the sight of their pain. "Kill them." He stepped back to watch as everyone attacked at once.

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Kohaku's sickle flew out at Sango causing her to dive out of the way. She stood slowly and pulled her boomerang off her back. "Kohaku! Please, remember! Remember me and father! Remember the village! Nobody blames you for their deaths!" The sickle flew at Sango again. She blocked it with her boomerang. Knowing that she wouldn't be able to get him back she charged at him. Her boomerang flew out at him but he ducked, throwing his sickle again. This time Sango was hit in the arm with it. Blood dripped down her arm but she kept running towards him, drawing her sword as she went. On the return trip for the boomerang it hit Kohaku's arm forcing him to drop his sickle.

Knowing this was her only chance; Sango launched herself at her brother. The force of her body slamming into his caused them both to fall to the ground. Sango kneeled on top of her brother with her sword in her hand. She stared into her brother's blank eyes. "Oh, Kohaku, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." Sango pulled her brother into a hug for the last time. When his arms surrounded her in a tight hug she stiffened. Quickly she pulled back and stared into her brother's now clear eyes. Sango gasped.

"Do you mean it? You don't blame me?"

"No, I don't blame you! It was all Naraku's fault." Sango pulled her brother back into a hug, never noticing the evil look entering his eyes.

"But, sister, Naraku did right. All humans should die." Sango opened her eyes and started to pull back again. "Beginning with you!"

Sango felt a dagger plunge into her back, right where Kohaku's sickle had struck her that long ago day. Her body stiffened and the breath hissed out of her mouth.

"Kohaku?" She gasped out before feeling him push her roughly off of him. She stared into his still clear eyes in shock.

"Yes, sister dear, kukuku. Actually Kohaku is not here right now, can I take a message?"

"Naraku!" Sango shrieked in rage. "Get out of my brother, you bastard!" Her rage pushed all the pain from her body and she leapt up once more. Her sword flashed as she shot it out at him. The tip entered in her brother's stomach and Sango heard Naraku's laughter ring out from where he had stood before. Sango's head spun towards him.

"S…Sa…Sango?" Sango turned to look at her brother, who was now himself again.

"Oh my God! Kohaku!"

"You…" Kohaku dropped to his knees in front of her, clutching his stomach. Sango dropped too and reached out to her brother.

"I'm sorry! Kohaku, I didn't mean too. Naraku…" Tears dripped off her chin and she reached to him. Suddenly a peaceful smile spread across Kohaku's face.

"Thank you Sango! You have freed me." Kohaku allowed his body to fall into her open arms. "Thank you… I can be with the others now."

Sango hugged her brother and smiled at him as her tears continued to fall. "Tell everyone I love them." She whispered as his eyes started to dull.

"I love you Sango." Kohaku breathed out before his head fell limp against Sango's chest.

"I love you too, brother."

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Miroku charged at Kagura with his staff before him. Kagura watched him come closer and closer. Her fan was at her side folded. Once he was almost to her she flipped it open and half- heartedly shot some wind blades at him. He dodged as best he could but some ripped into his clothing and cut his flesh. He did not let this deter him though. Kagura's eyes widened at his ability to keep his charge going.

Miroku finally got close enough to her to hit her with his staff. Before he could hit her she swung her fan in a circle and wind surrounded them in a large tornado. The wind rippled Miroku's robes and set the rings on his staff jingling. He looked at Kagura warily but she didn't make another move.

"What are you doing?" He shouted over the wind roaring around them.

She walked over to him while closing her fan. Her crimson eyes looked into his with appeal. Her mouth lost her smirk for once.

"This is the only way he cannot see me. I don't want to hurt you!" Miroku looked at her in shock. She continued. "Believe me I never wanted to hurt any of you."

Miroku looked into her eyes and saw her sincerity. "Then why…"

Kagura laughed bitterly. "He holds my heart in his hand. If I ever tried to not do what he wanted, he would kill me. I don't want to die, but I don't have a problem with you. I swear."

"So why don't you help us during this battle today. Win your freedom and our trust."

"If I had tried to help you to begin with what would you have done? Would you have believed me?"

Miroku paused. "You're right. We wouldn't have believed you. Can we trust you though?"

Kagura nodded slowly. "Please believe me when I tell you, you can."

Miroku's head swung around when he heard Sango enraged shriek from outside the winds. "If you want our trust help us kill Naraku. Free yourself and help us free ourselves from him."

In response Kagura flipped open her fan and cut off the winds surrounding them. "Lead the way, monk."

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Kagome watched as Sango charged at her brother. Her eyes swung to Miroku just as he was swallowed up in a tornado with Kagura. She saw Inuyasha staring at Kikyou as he tried to plead with her. Kagome then saw Kanna walking up with her mirror.

"Hello, little miko."

"Kanna." Kagome replied as she raised an arrow to her bow.

"Do you think to beat me? There is nothing you can do." Kanna spoke quietly as her mirror started to glow. A light shot out at Kagome. The pain of the mirror trying to steal her soul ripped through Kagome. She released her arrow and was rewarded by hearing a loud crack as it hit the mirror. She fell to her knees in pain.

"Kagome!" Shippo cried from next to her.

Kanna looked at Kagome in shock before anger covered her normally blank features. "You broke my mirror again! You bitch!"

Kagome looked up from her spot on the ground. A mock look of shock appeared on her face. "You actually have some emotion!"

Kanna snarled at her words before she tried to calm herself. "No matter. When Naraku wins he can just make me another."

Kagome stood, wincing a little. Calmly, she strung another arrow. Aiming it at Kanna she spoke quietly. "Naraku will not win this time, Kanna." The arrow was released and hit Kanna. Once again shock appeared on the girl's face and she died with her emotions on her expression. Kagome looked over at Sango who had just shrieked Naraku's name and saw she had her sword buried in Kohaku's stomach. She ran over to her friend.

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Inuyasha stared at the frozen faced miko before him. "Kikyou, please don't make me do this."

A small smile appeared on Kikyou's face. In her hands the arrow started to glow with pink light. Suddenly, she let the arrow fly towards him. He ran out of the way and heard an explosion as the arrow hit the wall that had been behind him.

He turned and looked at the hole in the courtyard wall. "Kikyou please… You know I would not have betrayed you. I loved you."

"Loved? You loved me? Ha! A half demon doesn't deserve to love someone like me. And he definitely never deserved my love."

Inuyasha flinched at the words and his ears lowered. "That may be Kikyou, but doesn't the friendship we had mean anything?"

Kikyou paused. Her mouth opened to speak when Naraku stepped forward.

"Kikyou, I want to kill the halfling myself."

Inuyasha raised his sword warily. He vaguely noted that his friends had stepped up beside him.

"No, Naraku. I will not let you do this."

Inuyasha looked over at Kagura sharply. She stood next to Miroku who was looking at her.

"Kagura, you have betrayed me. Do you forget…"

"No Naraku, I remember what you hold. I do not care anymore. Kill me if you want but I will not do your bidding anymore."

Naraku raised one hand, which had started to glow red. He squeezed what was in his hand and Kagura suddenly cried out in pain and clutching at her chest.

"No! I won't do it! I won't kill anymore!" She cried out painfully. Her fan dropped to the ground and she looked up at Inuyasha and the rest. "I'm sorry for everything." With one last gasp she slumped forward.

Naraku looked at the one who had betrayed him. "Stupid bitch." He muttered before turning back to Inuyasha. "Prepare to die, halfling."

Inuyasha growled at him and picked up Tetsusaiga. "No Naraku. Today you die."

Naraku suddenly erupted into several tentacles. Expecting him to do this everyone dodged them. Miroku beat at the tentacles with his staff when they came too close. Sango, who had found her boomerang, threw it at the tentacles coming towards her. Shippo sat on Kagome's shoulder shooting out foxfire while Kagome searched for the jewel.

Inuyasha charged Naraku with the Fang raised above his head.

"Wind Scar" He yelled out and saw dozens of tentacles fall from Naraku's body, but Naraku stood still. "Dammit!"

"Kukukuku, is that all, halfling? I expected better from you." Every tentacle was replaced doubly. Each shot out at Inuyasha. He jumped out of the way. Naraku looked at Inuyasha with narrowed eyes and then at Kagome. He sent half of his tentacles out at her and the other half at Kikyou. Both girls' eyes widened in fright.

"Nooo!" Inuyasha yelled as he ran to stop the tentacles. He jumped in front of them and was impaled through the chest several times. Suddenly a scream of pain filled the air as the tentacles ripped into Kikyou's clay body. "Naraku, you bas…" was all that came out before her body crumbled to dust. A bright blue ball of light flew up out of the dust and Kagome felt warmth fill her as it entered her body.

Kagome looked into Inuyasha's pain-filled golden eyes. "Inu… Inuyasha." She stepped forward and placed her arms around him. Miroku and Sango stared at the two embracing as the blue light returned to surround them.

Kagome and Inuyasha smiled at the warmth flowing through them as the light traveled up through Naraku's tentacles and struck his body.

Naraku screamed out in pain as his body filled with the light. His was still screaming when his body exploded, leaving a transparent body that was Kikyou.

`Kikyou' smiled at the girl staring at her in shock. "I never hated any of you but that body was created from hate. I am sorry for what I tried to do all those times." She looked at the now unconscious Inuyasha. "Please tell him that I really did care for him and to be happy. Kagome, my reincarnation, you are more powerful now than I ever would have been. Never forget where that power comes from or it can destroy you." With one last look at everyone she disappeared. Kagome cradled Inuyasha's body close to her.

Miroku tentively released the beads on his hand. He shouted in joy when he saw that the wind tunnel was gone.

"It's over. It's finally over." Sango whispered from her position of cradling her brother.

"No it's not." Everyone stared at Kagome. "Naraku didn't bring the jewel this time."