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Ok short post, but the ray of hope is we have forced leave for a couple of days, so I finally have time to write again. Thanks so much to all the people who support this fic, you are amazing!!!

Totally unedited (Yup Snowfall is going to strangle me, but I don’t want to dilute this for her :P enjoy)

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Chapter 33 : Inuyasha Enters the Battle

The power was surging, like a dark symphony, it swirled around the Shikon, boasting of its power, displaying the depth of it for the army to see. The combined armies quailed. The power was so immense, it was almost beyond belief that one being wielded so much raw energy.

General Bankotsu had an alien feeling of his mouth going dry. Fuck, he was afraid, very, very afraid. It would not stop him from doing his duty, but he was suddenly for the first time since the day he was a pup afraid. He was afraid that even as a stalling tactic their power would not be enough, that they would not just die they would fail. His heart quelled, they would have to put into motion their last plan, damn, he would lose his Lord, his best friend, for nothing. The Shikon was just too much.

And instead of taking vengeance, of dying beside his Lord, as per their plan, he would be coordinating their army's retreat. He never wanted this, everything in him protested, but the order had been clear, if the main plan failed, if the Lord died, it fell to him to lead the retreat. General Bankotsu’s honor would never be the same, his heart would never be the same, but in spite of his own will he would obey their Lord and protect their people.

Once they were safe however… he would return, and as useless as it was he would make a stand and join his Lord. Fear faded to nothing, his jaw tightened with grim determination.

The Shikon’s mocking laugh was the only sound that filled the battle field. Everyone else was silent and tense. The sound, like the swelling energy grated the nerves and the hearts of those caressed by the darkness.

Sesshoumaru tensed, focused of gathering his energy to send the Shikon’s energy back at it in a backlash wave. He could feel the powers of his allies coalescing around him. They were very focused, the dark powers battering at him.

Then... he stumbled.

Lord Sesshoumaru actually stumbled. The sudden ceasing of the dark energy around him, the absolute silence, was shocking. Sesshoumaru blinked in surprise, and then his heart clenched. No, his Hanyou! NO!

The Shikon pulled back its energy totally, its focus had shifted completely. Ignoring the Lords, forgetting the army around them, the Shikon actually turned its back to face the Hanyou that came bounding from over the broken buildings.

“So the abomination finally approaches.” The Shikon's lips twisted into a parody of a smile that had in it all the warmth of an Arctic wind. “You are finally ready to meet your destiny, abomination? Kneel and meet your end at my hands.” Each word was a shard of ice.

Inuyasha came to a halt not ten yards from the Shikon. It blocked his path to his Alpha. This was the first time he was seeing the actual Shikon, clothed in Lady Kikyo's body, the Shikon was a twisted beauty. Beautiful, hauntingly so, but with a perfection that was inhuman, crafted and fake. Just for a millisecond Inuyasha felt a crushing pity for Lady Kikyo. Then it disappeared, he knew her better then most, he had been the victim of her mechanisms. While he could find it in his heart to begin to forgive Kagome, Lady Kikyo who had opened the floodgates, stripped him of everything, was a whole other matter.

Ignoring the taunts, he stood straight and tall. Silently he stared at the being before him and very carefully he opened his senses. His ears stood up sharp and focused, trembling as every sound was absorbed, he breathed deeply. The most subtle of scents was picked up and processed. Realization began to dawn, if his trust in his nose and ears was less then a hundred percent he would have questioned his sanity. The Hanyou’s golden eyes blinked slowly as he crocked his head to one side, his senses could not be wrong but they had to be wrong, they had to be. He inhaled deeply once again.

Seeing the Hanyou’s reaction, the Shikon’s countenance darkened further. It would not allow the abomination to contaminate the air even further. Faster than any could process, wasting no more words, the Shikon’s energy blasted toward the Hanyou.

Inuyasha saw the blast of energy coming towards him, there was no avoiding the blast, there was no surviving its sheer power.

Time seemed to slow down to the Hanyou, in the background he heard his Alpha roar his name. There were echoes, a chorus of voices calling him. Inuyasha strangely felt his heart swell, so many were calling him. He could never have imagined that, for so long he had imagined himself dying alone, just fading away into nothing. Now it seemed he was noticed, he was cheered and he would actually be missed. He did not want to die!

Seconds split and stretched, as Inuyasha stared at his death. Then to Inuyasha's eyes something else split, the energy surging towards him seemed to separate.

The blast overwhelmed the Hanyou, the sick purple yellow energy field, hit and expanded, blinding all around.

“NOOOOOOO!!!” The scream rent the air.

The Shikon’s scream of denial was met by lips that twisted in a slightly mocking smile.

“Keh!” the overconfident voice of the teenage Youkai floated clearly across the battle field. “You stupid bitch, you couldn’t beat me in the dream, what the hell made you think you could beat me here.”

Bright purple eyes glared at the puppet that was Lady Kikyo, “Why? Why do you put in so much energy to destroy me? Why do you hurt me?” Inu's lips twisted in pain, “It’s time to finish this.”

Semi formed wings fluttered excitedly, bright eyes cared not for the Shikon and instead searched for one who was far more important, “Hey Lord Alpha!” The excited voice of the young Seraph called out as he waved widely to draw Sesshoumaru’s gaze. “The fireworks are really cool, Pup likes it a lot. Did Lord Alpha organize that for Pup? Pup, is really strong, can you send some more fireworks for Pup to catch and throw away? That was fun!!”

The small semi transparent figure was almost jumping in excitement in its place of relative safety just behind the older versions. Inuyasha was the only fully substantial aspect , Inu and Yasha were transparent but strangely substantial figures standing beside him, all three stood protectively before Pup, in his pure Seraph form. They were a beautiful sight.

“That is impossible, impossible. How, how did you stop my blast?” Kikyo yelled with a highly affronted and indigent tone. The Lady was not just stunned she was actually insulted.

Inuyasha blinked at the tone and shrugged, “It split.” he said in his usual matter, to him that was an in-depth explanation.

In spite of themselves and the situation many found their lips twisting at the response. “Inuyasha that is NOT an explanation, hasn't Miroku taught you better.” Kouga said unable to hide his grin. The Hanyou's presence had changed the battle, everything suddenly felt better. I Kouga's eyes, the energy released by the Hanyou was cleansing, the four figures seemed to stream with light. Faced with that light, the dark malice of the Shikon simply diminished.

Inuyasha did not really react, he kept his focus on the Shikon.

“Inu, explain what transpired.” Sesshoumaru ordered, while the words were sharp, there was a softness to the tone of Sesshoumaru's voice that was reserved for the amazing being before them. This was not a time for mystery, if they could not understand how Inuyasha had stopped the blow, it could easily be turned against them. Every advantage had to be used against the Shikon, but they had to know what that advantage was. Sesshoumaru directed the question at the aspect most likely to provide a coherent and complete answer.

“I can see it” Inu replied, his eyes never wavering from the Shikon, his voice was steady and clear. “When it attacked I could see it, the energy of the Shikon. At first it looked like one solid force, but as I looked, it split into four streams of energy. The energy released by the Shikon is not one force, but for distinct streams of energy. So we all came out, and each of us caught and dissipated each stream of energy separately.”

That the Shikon attacked with four sources of energy was not unknown. Since the beginning they knew that the Shikon was the perverted energy of the three Dark ones and something else. That is why it required the combined power of the three races to beat the Shikon. But they had all seen the Shikon's attacks as one stream of combined power, none not even the High Kings had ever seen the Shikon's energy as four distinctly separate beams.

“Inuyasha, how can you see that? Do this?” Lady Kaede feeling totally confounded waved at Inuyahsa. “You never had this kind of power, how did you do this, hide this power?”

“Hah!” The Shikon sneered, “The bloody abomination never had this kind of power, if it had I would not have been satisfied to see it grovel in chains as suffer as is its rightful place, I would have destroyed it regardless of the so called limitations the ex-priestess of light put on me. That fool” The Shikon sneered at the one who's body it housed. “Her foolish values, stopped me from killing the abomination when it was a pup, as a slave it was satisfactory, but it never had this power. It was that God's be cursed tree, GinshenBoku, that accursed tree gifted the abomination this ability, and for that betrayal, after we flatten the Western Demon kingdom we will burn the forest to dust.” The Shikon could not resist disparaging the abomination. “Do you this this power is enough to allow you to win?” The Shikon laughed, “This is just one attack of many I have, I will shift my energy signature, will the gift of GinsenBoku help you then, abomination? Do you think the gift of the tree is enough for you to kill me? The Shikon-no-Tama?” Cruel and not fully sane laughter poisoned the air.

Inuyasha stared at the Shikon with his normal inexplicable expression. The aspects all took on the exact same look, it was most alien in the usually mobile face of Pup, but as they stood in the outside world, Inuyasha dominated, and they were one.

Slowly Inuyasha shook his head, “No” his voice was soft and measured. “No, with the gift of GinshenBoku I can see your energy split, but that power is not enough to destroy you.” At Inuyasha's soft words the army that had been buoyed felt their hearts sink. But Inuyasha continued in the same measured tone, “No the power gifted by Ginshenboku cannot be used to defeat you, trees are not meant for attack after all. No!” Inuyasha's voice turned almost sorrowful “No. the power that I will use to finally destroy you, is not the power gifted by GinshenBoku, it is the power gifted by your blood, by all of your bloods. Bloods that run in my veins, my blood gives me the power to destroy you, Grandsire.” The last word was soft, strangely regretful and utterly filled with sorrow.

--TBC---

I contemplated this 500 ways and Im sorry BUT IM EVIL!!!!!!! Wishing me dead yet? Muahahaha (Internal struggle, manic laughing side gets sit on by calmer ready to type side.) I tried to stop her but she's too powerful, please review to strengthen my good aspect and remember Im on leave soooooo.... I may post the next chappie real fast. See not that evil after all.. Just kidding (evil side takes over).. muahahahahah.... (Internal struggle....) Good side needs help … review please.. to help.
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