�Oh, just a trial and some error,� Danh said passively, �Nothing to worry about. All went perfectly.�
�Is that�Ginta� going to be alright?�
�Fine, jus� fine Khoa, you didn�t really hurt� him that� bad. His arm will be mended by tomorrow, and even now Kouga is most likely waking up,� Danh lazily slurred her words together. The smell of blood caught her nose.
�Khoa?� Danh bolted upright.
�It�s just the scratches from Kouga, they haven�t closed. I think he had a poison in that swipe, and now my arm�s infected. No bother,� Khoa lightly touched her arm, and a soft hue engulfed the scratches. Khoa winced, but the scratches disappeared. Danh shook her head.
�That never ceases to amaze me you know?�
�Lets finish up,� Khoa looked pale. They finished washing, and got into clean cloths. Then they both started to scrub their travel cloths. Khoa�s hair was still down, and dried wavy. As it neared sunset, they finished, and got ready to leave the hot spring. Lastly, Khoa pulled her hair up into a ponytail. Ginta came into sight, panting and looking exhausted. Khoa looked side long at Danh, and they walked briskly to catch up to the wolf, and to find out how their leader had taken to being beaten by a female.
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Kouga rubbed the back of his neck gingerly.
�You invited her back?� He growled at Ginta.
�Well, I thought�� Ginta whimpered.
�You thought wrong. Doesn�t matter now though. You can give up your den for those two, and go sleep in the barracks. How long have I been out?� He sighed in resignation. Ginta had done the right thing, but it still stung his honor that a woman had beaten him and Hakkaku so easily.
�For almost four hours Kouga,� Ginta sounded slightly relieved that this was the end of his reprimand.
�Four hours? Then Ginta, you must go run around the mountain�s base four times, non stop. Then return here immediately,� Kouga lay back down. Ginta muttered and headed out of the dens. Kouga slipped into deep thought. This wolf had obviously traveled along way, was a brilliant warrior, and was seeking his help? Maybe when he had the jewel shards, but now that they were gone, and now that Kagome was gone� Damn it! Why did I have to think of that? Yet even as he scolded himself, the vividly painful memory engulfed his mind and senses.
Naraku rose up above them, his body a mass of demons he had bonded to himself.
�You fool! The Shikon no Tama is mine!� his voice cackled insultingly.
�Iron revere soul stealer!� Inuyasha yelled, slashing through the nearest of Naraku�s massive body. A few limbs fell off, but they almost instantly re-grew. The stench of blood was everywhere. Kanna laid close, her body slashed to pieces by Sesshomaru. Naraku had made a horrible mistake in having Kanna kill Rin, and he would pay dearly for it. Sesshomaru was in his demon form, with the monk Miroku on his back. The monk had gone crazy, the sight of Sango dying had driven him to insanity. He carelessly used his wind tunnel to suck up the demonic wasps. Kagome and Kikyo were standing together; trying to complete the ritual needed for the Shikon no Tama to destroy Naraku. A power crackled around the two, and Naraku finally noticed them.
�Do you think you can stop me Kikyo? You are powerless!� A lightning bolt flew from somewhere in the mass of Naraku, and flew towards the Priestess.
�No!� Inuyasha called. The hanyou dashed towards the two priestesses, only to be stopped by a commanding voice.
�Stay thee there, Inuyasha,� then an old battered figure was suddenly in front of Kikyo and Kagome.
�Kaede!� Kagome was blasted sideways, even as she called out to the elderly woman. Shattered pottery and chunks of human flesh littered the ground. A mist rose from the pottery, and rushed Kagome. It hit her full force, and Kagome collapsed.
�KAGOME!� Kouga screamed, barely able to dodge Kagura�s weakened attacks, her fan badly tattered. His legs were leaking precious blood badly.
�Eyes here, wolf boy!� Kagura sent another wave of wind knives.
�SANGO!� The cry caught them all off guard. The demon slayer was up, even with her fatal wound nearly bisecting her.
�K� Kirara!� She called to her demon cat. The great creature went to her, and Sango jumped on it�s back.
�YOU WILL DIE NARAKU! I WILL AVENGE MY FAMILY!� All sanity was gone. She moved like an angel of death, everything in her path dying. Another lightning bolt laced out, and Sango threw her boomerang-bone. She was flung like a rag doll backwards, as the boomerang-bone slit open Naraku, and the Shikon no Tama fell out. The monk was instantly near her, his life almost expired. The poison had nearly done its work.
�No, Sango!� Tears rolled down his face, �I love you, we could have been so happy Sango!�
�M� Miroku. I have always loved you, and if you had but seriously asked me� I would have bore you children,� and Sango died. Miroku, heart broken and soul crushed, screamed.
�If it�s the last thing I do�� The monk opened his wind tunnel one last time, and aimed for Naraku.
�Stupid Monk! Do you really think that you can do anything?� A heavy cloud of wasps entered Miroku�s wind tunnel, and with that the monk died beside Sango. Kagome now got up, a powerful aura around her.
�Inuyasha, we must distract Naraku,� A bloody and humanoid Sesshomaru said to his hanyou brother.
�Yea, hold on. KAGOME!� He yelled. She looked over at him.
�I NEVER REALLY WANTED KIKYO! IT WAS YOU KAGOME, I LOVE YOU!� He pulled his sword up, and ran towards Naraku. Together, the two dog demon brothers attacked Naraku, and for once, Naraku seemed worried.
�What are you doing? You think that just because you two are working together you can stop me? NEVER!� Meanwhile, the aura around Kagome was strengthening. Her hair was caught as if in a wind, flying in all directions. Her eyes were wide black orbs. Re-absorbing Kikyo�s soul into her had given her the strength she needed, to bind Naraku. Kagura screamed.
�How dare you?� She cried, as Kouga shredded her fan.
�Now lets see what you can do, wind wench!� He was pale from blood lose, and nearly unconscious with pain. She pulled the feather from her hair, and up she soared.
�Coward!� Kouga screamed.
�You have other things to worry about, stupid wolf!� And she soared into the sky. Kouga turned his attention to Kagome. There were demons about to attack her. He ran a quickly as he could to her, and pulled out his sword. Gods, I haven�t used this in so long, he thought. A few swings and the vermin were dead, and now to go kill Naraku. Sesshomaru transformed into his true demon state, and started to viciously attack Naraku. Limbs when flying, and the putrid stench of acid stung the air.
�Watch what you�re doing, idiot!� Inuyasha yelled. The dog Sesshomaru merely growled.
�Inuyasha! You are so weak!� Naraku taunted, and another lightning bolt shot through Inuyasha. He stumbled backwards, and laughed.
�You�ll have to do better than that dumb ass!� Inuyasha called back. Suddenly, two-dozen tentacles raced towards him.
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