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Hi all. Thanks for joining me in the newest installment of Soul Consumption. This is much faster than I normally post, but because of the reviews, I couldn�t help it. Thank you to all of you that reviewed and I hope I can keep your interests peeked with this chapter. Please review to tell me what you think.
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Soul Consumption

Chapter 8

Battle Royale

Smiling brightly in his direction, I drop the barrier surrounding my form and Sesshomaru immediately wraps me in his embrace. I throw my arms around his neck and start to sob as silently as I can. I can never tell him how sorry I am for hurting him and there is nothing I can ever do to make it up to him, but I will be damned if I don�t spend the rest of my life trying. His whispered words of affection and forgiveness move me in such a way that I am left feeling at peace for the first time in a long time. I take a deep breath and his scent, pine trees of the forest and the fresh smell of honey, the completely masculine smell of him surrounds me and I can�t help feeling safe in his embrace. Pulling away slightly, I lean into him once again and kiss his soft lips. I have missed this most about our parting. Once I am satisfied that he still loves me and I am forgiven for what happened before I purified myself, I release him from my grasp and turn to face my friends that have recently arrived in the clearing.
Smiling brightly at Sango and Miroku, I give them each a welcoming hug, being wary of Miroku�s wandering hands and then giggle when Shippo flies into my awaiting arms. Ruffling his hair and giving him a tender hug, I whisper that I missed him terribly and I am glad that he is here. I ask him if he has been a good boy and he puffs out his chest in obvious pride that he has been a very good boy. Nodding toward Inuyasha after giving Shippo another tight hug, I let him go and he jumps back onto Miroku�s shoulder. Walking toward Inuyasha, I smile at him and he does the same, although he is still smarting from the mental image I sent everyone yesterday. He moves his arm to the side and I see Sasuki still sitting there. He is bound in rope and gagged with what looks like an old shirt. I give him my best sympathetic look and then begin to walk by his side, but a loud growl of disapproval reaches my ears and I stop dead in my tracks.
Turning slightly, I regard my mate closely with a questioning look and wait for him to elaborate on the clear warning he has just given me. I don�t have to wait long because soon enough, he stalks toward me. When he is within touching distance, he grabs my arm and pulls me back against him. Giving him a look that clearly says he needs to explain his actions or I will break from his grasp and continue my journey toward my old friend, I nod in satisfaction when he begins to whisper in my ear of his actions. I continue to nod at his words and when he finishes, I look at him and say, �I already know what he has done Sesshomaru. There is nothing that you could say that will surprise me. Although he came here because of Naraku�s bidding, he is not evil and is a good demon. Let me speak to him, please.� Sesshomaru gives me a look that clearly says he is not going to agree to that, but a soothing hand to his cheek, stroking it lovingly and a pleading look and he relented, although he warily kept his eyes on Sasuki. Apparently, he feels that I am mistaken about him and one wrong move and he will be a smoldering pile of skin and bones with the distinct smell of acridly sweet poison. Nodding slightly at his implied threat, I close the distance between Sasuki and I, quickly removing his restraints and then embrace him with all the love I would show an old friend, which is exactly what he is. Remembering all the things that he taught me before Celine arrived to finish the job, I reluctantly let him go and then give him a quick once over.
Seeing that he has a large gash in his side from Inuyasha�s claws, I gather some of my energy and push it into his wound. It hisses for a second before closing up and I can see an immediate change in the way he carries himself. Sitting up and giving him a smile of encouragement, he lifts himself off the ground and stands before me with a smile on his face. Once I know he is ok, I ask him what has been bothering me. �Why are you here and why have you been following Naraku again? I thought that you were never going to deal with him again when you found out the truth of what happened last time.� He frowns and I can see the regret he feels rolling around in his aura; it is nearly suffocating. Giving him a chance to speak, I wait patiently as he tries to gather his thoughts. Nodding his head to let me know that he is ready to speak, I give him an encouraging smile so he knows that I am not judging him in any way.
He speaks quietly, as if he feels that to speak too loud would inadvertently give away something to the enemy and begins to tell his tale of deceit. �Naraku tricked me. The whole time I was being deceived and I didn�t even know it until it was too late. He made me believe that the princess I loved so dearly loved me as well and that the only way to save her was to find and destroy you and your friends and then he would give me a jewel shard that would take her pain away.� Scowling in anger at himself, he continued his story. �She was one of his lackeys the whole time. I truly thought she loved me. We would have made strong pups together and I would have mated her. I thought we would be happy, but Naraku appeared to me as soon as I had left your sight the last time we met. He told me of his deceit, but I refused to believe him. When I returned to the palace, she would not see me. She said she refused to be sullied in the presence of a weak demon any longer and that Naraku was the only demon strong enough to bed her. I went into a rage. I couldn�t see anything but a red haze consuming my vision.�
He drops his head into his hands and bows before me as if the pains of his memories are too hard for him to bear. Sympathy washes over me and I embrace him, trying desperately to send some love and comfort through my body and into his. A few minutes go by and he finally seems to gain enough control over his emotions before he pushes gently away from me. His eyes are grateful, but his body tells me that he does not deserve comfort for what he has done. He clears his throat and begins to speak. �When I came out of my rage, I was deep in the forest and covered in blood. I didn�t know what happened, but I refused to believe that I had killed her in my rage. I went back to the village and everything was dead. I howled my remorse and shame at my actions and when I was done, there he was again. He told me that there was one thing I needed to do for him and if I did it, in exchange he would give me a shard of the Shikon and I could bring my lady love back to life. I agreed without a second thought, thinking I had done this horrible act and needing to atone for my sins, I immediately set out for you. I was to control your body from outside with my powers when I saw your soul leave your body, leaving to follow the black taint of Naraku�s power. Once I had you under my control, I was supposed to kill your comrades and then take your soulless shell to Naraku.

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha both snarled loudly at the implications of his assignment and stepped forward as if to attack him. I jump in front of him protectively and allow my reiki to come forth. Snarling myself, I warn them that if either of them come anywhere near him I will let loose a purifying blast that will make them wish they never crossed me. Both growl lowly at my audacity and tell me I need to know my place and I immediately snarl in contempt. My message is clear. My place is by Sesshomaru�s side as his mate and the Lady of the Western Lands, but if they are not careful, I will once again sever our link and leave them both behind if they are going to continue acting like fools. They take a step back and I lower my protective shield around Sasuki and I. They are both honorable youkai and will not attack him once they give their word. So, nodding at him to continue, he looks warily between me and the demons surrounding me before continuing slowly.
�Once I returned you to him, he would give me the shard and I would resurrect my love. But when I was about to use my power to control you, my beast awoke from its long slumber and showed me the images from that night when I went into my rage. I didn�t kill anyone. I left into the forest and killed a large boar demon and feasted on its flesh. When I awoke and saw the blood I just assumed that I had done something horrible in my rage. I went back to the village and that is when Naraku appeared to me. It wasn�t my doing, but his. He destroyed the village and then let me take the blame for it. He knew that my honor would not let me live with what I had done and that I would try to atone for my actions. He took advantage of my lost memories because he knew that until my beast awoke from its contented sleep, I would not know what really happened. When Inuyasha struck me against the side and left that large gash, my beast awoke with a start and so did my memories. I have just been sitting here ever since, trying desperately to erase the horrible thoughts I keep having of what I want to do to that vile hanyou.�
Nodding at him in understanding, I look back at my mate and his brother and raise an eyebrow at each. My meaning is perfectly clear to all that know me. I am demanding that they allow him to accompany us on our journey to gather the remaining shards and then confront Naraku. Sesshomaru snarls in outrage at such a request, but Inuyasha puts his hand under his chin in the pose I know means he is deep in thought. I wait for a few moments and then watch as he turns toward his brother. �If his abilities are as powerful as he says they are, then I am inclined to let him stay. He could be a powerful ally to have against Naraku, especially if Naraku approached him twice. Whatever Sasuki can do, is obviously what Naraku wants. I would rather him be on our side.� My mouth hangs open in shock at this new Inuyasha. Apparently with his demon blood no longer being tainted, he gained some new attributes, such as not rushing into things before thinking first and actually having an intelligent thought. Closing my mouth quickly so that I don�t drool on myself, I turn to Sesshomaru and await his decision. He is alpha of this pack and it is ultimately his decision about whether or not he will stay, but that doesn�t mean I have to be happy about his decision, regardless.
His expression is clearly disgusted, but upon closer inspection I can see that he too is thinking of the possibilities and his eventual usefulness. I smile pleadingly at him and then look quickly toward where Sango and Miroku are standing. Miroku has a thoughtful look on his face as well and Sango is looking at Sasuki with what looked to be something akin to mild distrust and something along the lines of understanding. Kohaku was probably coming to mind right about now. Walking toward them intent on getting their opinions, I look at each of them and ask, �What do you think? Should we let him stay?� Hoping against hope that they will agree to it because I know that he is a good demon and would never willingly hurt another person, be they demon or man, I hold my breath waiting for their answers. Turning to Miroku at the sound of his voice, I smile at him in thanks when I hear him say, �I believe he should be allowed to prove himself. He was obviously tricked by Naraku much like the rest of us and I cannot condemn him for something we have all fallen for in the past.� Nodding in understanding, I turn to Sango and listen to her reply. �I have to agree with Miroku. I could never condemn someone for falling into one of Naraku�s traps when I have fallen into them on more than one occasion. He seems to be repentant for what he tried to do and if you trust him then I have no reason not to do the same.� Smiling happily in thanks, I quickly give her a hug and whisper a quiet thank you in her ear before finally turning back to Sesshomaru. He will be the one to decide, regardless of what every one of us thinks, but I am hoping that he will agree with the majority.
I walk slowly to his position and wait for the verdict patiently. You can never rush him into making any kind of decision, regardless of the urgency, but I am confident he will make the right choice. Nodding toward him in anticipation of his answer, he sighs dramatically and very un-Sesshomaru-like, before finally consenting to his presence within the pack. Glaring heatedly at their new member, he speaks quietly, intent on making his feelings known. �Listen well Sasuki. Kagome is my mate and these creatures before you are my pack. Should any one of them be hurt because of your actions in any way or the actions of someone you are in league with, I will make you suffer for it long after you beg for death. As of now, you too are a part of my pack and you will be treated as such, but should you betray any of us you will rue the day you fucked with me and mine.�
Nodding his head in understanding, Sesshomaru turns away from the newest member of their pack. Growling under his breath, he takes a deep breath of air and then snarls as a familiar disgusting scent comes into range. Moving quickly, he grabs me and pushes me behind him before I can so much as ask what the hell is going on and then I watch in mute fascination as everyone comes to stand beside him, weapons drawn. Realization dawns when I hear the sickening voice of the vile hanyou we were just talking about and I look around Sesshomaru�s large shoulders to see him in all his disgusting glory. He is surrounded by all his incarnations and I can�t help the shiver of anticipation for a good fight that slinks up my spine. Flexing my fingers, I let my power pulse in warning and watch as Naraku�s eyes gain a wariness they were lacking only moments before. Sesshomaru growls at me in agitation and I just look at him pointedly. He cannot keep me from participating in this battle and he knows it, besides, I am the only one powerful enough to destroy Naraku, not to mention the fact that I have to get close enough to gather some of his miasma. The only problem with that is I have no idea how I am going to contain some without purifying it in the first place. I will need to be extremely careful when I gather it and so I take a deep breath to steady my nerves and then step from behind Sesshomaru, much to his dismay.
Sango keeps her eyes carefully trained on Kohaku. She knows deep in her soul that he will never be the same, even if they can somehow keep him alive after the shard is removed from his back, but he is the only family she has left and it shatters her heart every time she sees him in the clutches of that vile beast. Regardless of her inner turmoil, she has decided to put a stop to the machinations of the evil cretin once and for all. No matter how much it will tear her up, she is determined to end the sadistic relationship between them, consequences be damned.
Miroku keeps his eyes trained on Hakudoushi. Ever since their last encounter when he tried to kill Sango with his three pronged pike and only barely missed his target, he has been determined to make him pay for all the suffering he has caused. The most disgusting part of it is that Hakudoushi enjoys watching people suffer and it is only enhanced when he is the cause, so naturally he was disappointed when he missed his chance at making Miroku suffer when he killed the demon slayer. Miroku knows that he will not stop until each and everyone of their pack is dead and so he has taken it upon himself to make Hakudoushi pay for all his wrongdoing. Grabbing a handful of sutras from his inner robes, he activates the spell to bind jyaki and paralyze it and then narrows his eyes. If he timed it perfectly, he could trap Hakudoushi and then make easy work of him. Nodding slightly, he readies himself for the battle to come.
Sasuki looks to the group standing before them and then looks quickly at each member of his new pack. The exterminator has her eyes trained on the boy child wearing similar exterminating garb in Naraku�s group and he knows she has selected her target. Next, he looks to the monk and sees that his eyes are trained on the small silver haired child in Naraku�s group with a look of determination on his face that clearly states he has chosen his opponent. Looking to Inuyasha, at least he thinks that is his name as he overheard it, he sees that his gaze is focused on the woman carrying a fan in her hand. He looks determined to take her on and so Sasuki once again trains his eyes on the remaining members of his group. Kagome and Sesshomaru are eyeing Naraku and because Sesshomaru is alpha of the pack it is his right and the right of his mate to fight the leader of their enemy. Turning his eyes on the only remaining opponent, he is disappointed when he sees it is the small girl child holding the mirror in front of her as if it is her life line. Taking a deep breath, he frowns at the way this is going, but refuses to back down. Normally he would never stoop so low as to hit a woman, or in this case a girl, but she is the only remaining target and he will make sure she pays for her crimes as well. But because she is a girl, he will make it quick, that being the only boon he will grant her. Steeling his resolve on the matter, he concentrates a moment before releasing his attack.
Sesshomaru looks to me quietly and his gaze seems to be calculating, almost as if he is sizing me up. I give him a look that says he is in for some serious trouble if he thinks that I am going to back down. I whisper to him quietly and tell him that he needs to trust me. He gives me an incredulous look and I feel my heart crack and I try not to let my face crumble in reaction, but my hurt shows and I quickly look away. I feel his arms go around me quickly, but I use my purifying energy to zap him away. He has just proven to me that there is nothing that can mend our relationship. I will need to think long and hard about our relationship tonight after this is all over. He quickly whispers in my ear that he is sorry, but it will take time for his trust to be restored in me, regardless of the circumstances, I still betrayed his trust and he reminded me that it had to be earned in the first place and that I would once again need to earn it. So, thinking on his words and knowing that regardless of how much they hurt, they are true, I turn in his embrace and whisper that I understand. I then tell him that I need him to trust me now because I need him to distract Naraku while I absorb some of his poison. He gives me a look that clearly says he is questioning my sanity and I shake my head and tell him that he needs to trust me because I haven�t the time to explain, but that I will do so as soon as I can. He nods his head minutely and I turn back to our enemy. It has only been a minute or two since he arrived, but he is clearly bored, so I decide that for once, I will accommodate him. Gathering my reiki at my fingertips, I say with as much force as I can muster, �Are you ready to die Naraku? Because I can assure you that I am more than willing to accommodate you.� Smirking at his dark look, I release a large energy ball in his direction and thus the battle begins.
Sango�s P.O.V.
I release my hiraikotsu with deadly precision at all the oncoming legions of lower class demons and then release my sword from its sheath as Kohaku begins to make his way toward me. This is the day he will die. I will no longer let that vile creature control my brother, or I in his sadistic games. Steeling my resolve, I catch my hiraikotsu on its backward swing and release it again at the same time, I use my blade to block an attack from Kohaku�s scythe and then push forward, intent on imbedding my sword in his stomach. He moves out of reach just before I would have pierced his flesh and then he releases his scythe once again.
I jump back and block his attack and then catch my hiraikotsu with ease. Moving into a new position, I steady myself and then launch an all out assault. Gritting my teeth at what I know is coming, I see him get into the same fighting stance we used to practice in when we were at the slayers village. A sense of dejavu overtakes me and I immediately mirror his movements. Attacking with a sense of finality, I parry his scythe easily and slice his shoulder when he retreats. He hisses in pain for only a moment and then drops his weapon of choice.
Unsheathing his sword, he charges me in an effort to make me unbalanced. I will not be deterred and a quick movement to the left and a swift jab, he retreats with another bleeding wound, this time on his opposite shoulder. If I have to take him piece by piece, so be it. He lunges again, and again I pierce him before he retreats. This isn�t like him. He doesn�t attack like this. He knows better, but it�s almost like he knows that I have come to take his life and he is letting me do it. Steeling my resolve at the pang of remorse and hurt I feel in my heart, I lunge for him this time and he does not move away. It is as if everything slows down to a crawl. He stays perfectly still, almost as if he welcomes death. Trying desperately not to cry, I catch him as he falls when I pull my sword from his stomach. He does not make a sound and only grunts when he hits the ground. I sob as silently as I can and then kiss his forehead when I feel him draw his last breath. Turning him over when I get enough control over myself, I take out the shard embedded in his back and then with one last longing look, I release him. Lifting my eyes to the sky, I pray to the Kami to spare him the damnation his actions have awarded him. It was never his choice and I hope that they will take mercy on his soul. He has suffered enough.
Turning back to the fight, I look toward Miroku and watch in fascination as he fights without holding back.
Miroku�s P.O.V.
As soon as Kagome releases her purifying energy, a massive amount of lower class youkai flood the clearing we occupy. I open my wind tunnel and smirk when half of them are sucked into the void. I immediately close it when Naraku�s insects appear, but I have done enough damage. Smirking when I see Hakudoushi�s scowl of contempt, I advance on him when I see Sango move toward Kohaku and raise my sutras and my staff, readying myself for the battle to come. Hakudoushi summons his pike and then lunges for me. I am ready for his attack and easily dodge it. Summoning some holy energy, I parry his pike with my staff and watch as his pike begins to sizzle as the jyaki within it is diminished. Swinging low he tries to take my legs out from under me, but I see it coming and immediately move out of range.
Thrusting my arm out, I release as many sutras as I can and watch as Hakudoushi erects a barrier at the last second. Cursing under my breath, I charge my staff in preparation to destroy is barrier so that he no longer has something to hide behind. He lunges for me again and I dodge it as quickly as I can, but not before he slashes my arm. I hiss in pain, but do not let it deter me. Thrusting my staff upwards, I smile when his barrier swiftly surrounds him and chuckle lowly when he starts to swear as the barrier weakens with each passing second. Once the barrier falls, I again throw as many sutras as I can and am disappointed when only two meet their mark; however, he can now no longer move his right arm or his left leg, leaving him at a distinct disadvantage.
He summons a large ball of energy and releases it from the tip of his pike and I dodge it hastily. Quickly getting to my feet, I charge my staff with as much holy energy that I can spare while still being able to charge my sutras and get ready to launch it into the air. Gathering a handful of sutras, I throw both them and my staff toward my enemy at the same time and watch as they hit their mark. He didn�t even move out of the way. Apparently, he thought he would just regenerate, but he is sadly mistaken if he thinks that I didn�t take that into consideration.
I watch as a look of horror overcomes his features. The sutras cover his body and he cannot move any part of himself. My staff charged with holy energy is sticking out of his chest and low and behold, his heart is right where it should be. Apparently, he thought that we were too weak to overcome him, so he placed his heart back in his chest. Something tells me that now he is wishing he hadn�t been so over confident. I watch in fascination as little by little, he is purified from the inside out. He does not scream, but he hisses in pain for a few minutes until he is nothing but dust blowing on the wind.
Looking toward the others, I smile when Sango comes up behind me and wraps me in her embrace. Inuyasha is taking on Kagura while Kagome and Sesshomaru are circling Naraku.

Inuyasha P.O.V.
I stalk my prey and watch as she twirls her fan before her as though toying with me. She has a smirk on her face and all I can think is that it will be my pleasure to wipe it off. My heightened senses tell me that she is far inferior to me and I will use my advantage on her to gain the upper hand in battle. We continue to circle each other, neither of us making a move against the other. I flex my powerful claws and grin sadistically in her direction. It will be my pleasure to lick her blood from them.
Lunging toward her, I grit my teeth when I barely miss her and immediately turn around to claw her in half. She seems to be dancing around me as though she was using the wind to her advantage in this situation and then I realize that that is exactly what she is doing. Growling, I use my senses as I should have in the beginning and close my eyes. She is just toying with me because she thinks that I have only changed in appearance. She will be sorely mistaken and I will laugh over her corpse.
She calls her �Dance of Blades� attack and I dodge with ease. Now that my senses are on full alert, her attacks seem feeble and weak. I wonder if I always had this power, or if I simply couldn�t see it because I was too brash and irrational. Regardless of the reason, I push those thoughts away as I round on her and catch her in the arm with my claws. She shrieks in pain and anger and I chuckle darkly in response. I bring her blood to my lips and sample some on the end of my claws. A dark pleasure comes over me when I taste the wind on my tongue. She is a demoness that deserves the wind in her hair and all the freedom that comes with it and perhaps I will give her the chance to experience it. Her blood calls to me on a primal level. I have never felt this need to dominate and control a female before, but perhaps she will be the first. She is beautiful after all.
I pounce on her when she is unawares, still griping about her arm and looking at the wound, and her eyes widen in shock when I take a deep breath of her scent at her pulse. She takes in a shuddery breath all of the sudden and I smirk slightly. Whispering in her ear, I say, �If I get your heart back, will you come with me?� She looks at me in shock for a moment before looking extremely anxious and excited. She readily nods and then I quickly let her go. Before getting up I ask her where he keeps it and she tells me he keeps it in his robes so that he can taunt her with it at anytime. I nod and then get up. Once she is up again, I whisper that she needs to give a good show about fighting me until I can get closer to Naraku when he is distracted.
For a few minutes we continue to fight back and forth, unleashing different attacks and making look as if we are really battling, even going so far as to let her knick me in the arm as payback for my earlier attack and then the perfect distraction is all I need to lunge toward Naraku at the exact moment his attention is on both Sesshomaru and Kagome. I grab his robes and take him to the ground and in the process get my hands on Kagura�s heart. I quickly hide it from his vision and remove myself from his person. I will need to bathe as soon as I am able to so that I can get his disgusting scent off my person. I will need to use Sesshomaru�s personal hot springs, but I am sure he won�t mind. I might even bring Kagura along. Grinning wickedly to myself, I turn quickly back to my wind witch and smile seductively.
She looks to me with bewilderment on her face before I can see the faint blush across her cheeks. I smile at her embarrassment and then walk slowly up to her. When I am only a breath away, I open my palm and watch her face light up in amazement when she sees her heart for the first time since she was born. She looks to me for a moment and I see the unshed tears in her eyes before she tentatively reaches out a hand to grab her heart. Finally gaining the courage to grab it, she picks it up carefully and immediately feels it begin to beat. Smiling faintly in relief, she puts it to her chest and lets the tears finally fall when she feels it beat for the first time in her chest, in her life.
She lifts her eyes to mine and I feel my heart skip a beat at the adoration and gratitude clearly showing on her face. She thanks me quietly and then hugs me with such enthusiasm that I can�t help myself when my arms come around her body. She feels wonderful against my skin and then I quickly release her. I don�t want Naraku to do anything when I just realized I have feelings for this wind sorceress, so I grab her hand and escort her across the clearing, where Sango and Miroku are sitting. They look at me as if I am crazy at first, but after I reassure them that Kagura now has her heart and wants nothing to do with Naraku and she confirms it, they reluctantly accept her company. Sesshomaru will have to accept her as well if I want to keep her for myself, but I believe he will once I explain about her having her heart and only doing his bidding all along because he held that over her head, threatening to extinguish her life if she didn�t do as he said.
Turning to look at Sasuki, I wonder how he is fairing and see that it looks as if he is surprisingly holding his own.

Sasuki P.O.V.
I see that everyone has partnered up and that the only opponent left is the small girl child with the mirror and decide that I have no choice in the matter and although I would prefer not to hit a woman, or in this case a girl, I will do so because I know that she is a part of Naraku and that automatically means she is evil. So, steeling my resolve and readying myself for the fight to come because I know for a fact that looks can be deceiving, I gather my power and walk toward the little white haired child. She doesn�t even look my way, but she does start to walk toward me.
Stopping when we are only a few feet apart, I gather my power and wait for her to make the first move. She moves her mirror so that it reflects off the light and then I am suddenly blinded. I turn away from my reflection and instead, launch my attack and watch as her eyes suddenly go wide. She can feel my incorporeal fingers probing her mind and she cannot do anything to stop me. I felt the pull on my soul when I looked into her mirror, but luckily, or purposefully I cannot say for sure, the suns glare distracted me from looking directly into her soul collecting mirror long enough to relieve me of my soul.
Taking full advantage of the distraction, anything to keep me from looking into her mirror, I do not hesitate to launch my attack when the mirror is turned away from me slightly to stop reflecting the suns glare so that she can use her attack and I concentrate with as much strength as I can. My soul leaves my body with the energy I have gathered to attack and I invade her body. I feel as her eyes go wide and her body immediately stiffens. I feel her pain at the sudden intrusion and her fear for whatever is to come and because I can also look into her memories, I do just that before launching my attack.
Searching for what seems like hours, I finally feel that I have memorized all the details her mind has to offer and then I launch my assault. I will not kill her because she does not have the ability to defy Naraku. If she does, he will kill her and Kagura, reabsorbing them into his body, never to be seen or heard from again. So, I basically paralyze her for an indefinite amount of time, but not before turning her mirror onto her master, hoping against hope that regardless of how evil he is, he still possesses a soul and can be subject to her powers as well.
Removing myself from her void-like essence, I reenter my body and breathe a large sigh of relief. Being in her body for such a long period of time is not something that I wish to ever experience again. She feels next to nothing aside from the occasional bout of fear or pain and it was so much different than himself that it was scary. Turning to see if my attack worked and Naraku was dead, I am displeased to see that he is nowhere near where he was a moment ago and therefore is not in the line of sight for her mirror, but if Kagome and Sesshomaru can somehow get him in the exact spot he was only a minute before then her attack should work. Quickly moving to Sesshomaru�s side, I whisper of my plan and a quick nod from him is all I need before I move to where the others are sitting to the side of the clearing. Apparently, they have all decided that this is Kagome�s and Sesshomaru�s fight, feeling that everyone has already contributed to the battle. Agreeing with their logic, I stand beside the monk and Inuyasha and await the outcome of this battle with battle trained eyes.

Kagome�s P.O.V.
I see Naraku move sharply to the left and I form a javelin out of my reiki and launch it at him with the confidence of an Olympic medalist. I happen to be a fabulous shot when it comes to throwing the javelin and am proud when it hits him squarely in the chest. My joy quickly loses its enthusiasm however, when I see him quickly begin to regenerate, regardless of the fact that he was just hit with a massive jolt of purifying energy. I growl lowly in disgust under my breath and then turn to my mate. He too is looking upon what has become of Naraku in disgust. I happen to agree with him and refuse to believe that he cannot be killed, so I once again gather forth some power.
Forming it into a large ball of energy, I am determined to make him scream in pain as I purify him from the inside out, so concentrating, I feel the Shikon, nearly completed, in his chest, just above where his heart should be. Knowing that the Shikon is inherently good and is only tainted because of the company it is currently keeping, I focus my energy into a tight knit weave of reiki, making this ball of energy much more powerful. Looking toward Sesshomaru, I nod in Naraku�s direction and he immediately unsheathes his sword, Tokijin and charges the hanyou, intent on distracting him long enough to let his mate hopefully put an end to his evil.
Sesshomaru cuts off every tentacle thrust his way, determined to kill Naraku, one piece at a time if need be and blocking other body parts he has gained since the last time he was seen. He now has two large what look like scorpion tails attached to his back, as well as some interesting additions to his legs. He seems to have plant like vines that sprout from his legs, but that isn�t what�s so interesting about them. It looks as though anything they touch begins to shrivel and die. It isn�t until Sesshomaru cuts one off and it comes flying awfully close to me that I see it has properties of acid. Whatever it secretes begins to eat away anything it comes into contact with. A most disgusting thought if you think about it.
Sesshomaru continues to push Naraku back for a few minutes and only then do I realize that throughout this whole ordeal, Naraku hasn�t put up his barrier, not once. Becoming increasingly worried about this sudden epiphany, I call to my mate and telepathically tell him of my worries. His eyes go wide when he realizes that that small detail had never even crossed his mind. Becoming suddenly wary of the sly grin on Naraku�s face, he jumps back just it time not to be crushed by the force of it coming around Naraku�s form. Growling under his breath, he moves into attack position and shouts, �Dragon Strike,� and I watch as his blue dragon makes small work of the barrier Naraku has formed around himself and at the last second, I launch my own attack, determined to gain the Shikon and purify it before the screams of agony coming from it get any louder.
I have never told anyone this, but I have always heard the Shikon in my thoughts. Midoriko has always been another voice in my head. She is a confidant and friend and has been ever since the jewel was forced from my body. Ever since then and even after I broke it, I could hear Midoriko each time I gathered another shard. She would tell me who had taken possession of the shard before I found it and everything she felt and anything else she could think of that would help me in my quest to put the jewel back together.
My energy ball collides with Naraku in one powerful burst of energy and it is so bright I almost cover my eyes, but I refuse to miss his destruction, so I grit my teeth through the pain and continue to watch as the power dies down. When the dust cloud clears, I look upon the scene and am disgusted to see that he is still alive, however, I am proud to say that he is in pieces, which is unfortunately not a new occurrence for him, but I run toward him at breakneck speeds, regardless of the consequences because I need to free Midoriko. She is in so much pain right now because of all the evil and hate she is being subjected to; I cannot bear to hear her screams of agony any longer.
Darting forward, I thrust my hand into the puddle of Naraku and begin to sift through it. While I am searching for the jewel, I gather some of his poison with my powers and keep in encased in a small bubble of power within me, until such a time as I need it. He begins to howl in rage and pain, but I will not be deterred. I have added some purifying energy to make the experience all that more unforgettable and am triumphant when my hand finally grasps the jewel. I yank it forcefully from his body and immediately begin to purify it. I can hear Midoriko crying in relief at my presence and I can actually feel her gratefulness.
Quickly moving away from the puddle that is reforming into Naraku, although not nearly as fast as usual without the added power from the jewel, his curses his rage that can be clearly felt as he finishes putting his body back together, glaring furiously in my direction. He screams at me, demanding the jewel back, his voice dripping venom and I can only smirk at him, denying his request with relish. He is so angry that his eyes, already blood red, begin to pulse with the power of is aura, now much weaker than when we first arrived. I can hear the screams of joy from our friends as they see me holding the purified jewel piece, which is almost whole, save a few shards somewhere out there, and I cannot help the smile that lights my face.
Suddenly, Koga appears out of nowhere and I can only watch as one second Naraku is standing within a few feet of me and then his long poisonous vines whip through the air and take Koga�s legs right out from under him. He screams in pain as his legs begin to melt as the poison of the vines takes effect and then Naraku rips them out before immediately taking flight. He cannot possibly win now, but there are still jewel shards out there. I can only assume he is now going to go and collect all that are left and hope he still has a chance once they are all in either his possession or mine.
Turning to Koga, I run to him with sympathy and pain in my eyes as I watch his legs continue to melt. I run my hands, gifted with my reiki over them and am relieved when his legs suddenly begin to heal. His howls of pain slowly die out and then my mate is beside me, looking very proud of me and I cannot help the blush that overtakes me. He never compliments, but the look on his face is more than enough. I smile shyly at him and then look at my patient as he begins to stir. He looks to me for a moment and then shakes his head as if he is trying to clear his head and then smiles at me in thanks for helping him heal much faster than he would have otherwise.
Once I am satisfied that he will be able to walk within a few minutes, I get up and move toward my friends. Sango is quick to embrace me and I do the same. She is so excited and why shouldn�t she be? We just had a great victory over Naraku and although he isn�t dead, he is much weaker than he was earlier today. Smiling toward Miroku, I nod in thanks at his praise and then turn toward Inuyasha. He is staying by Kagura, as if afraid to let her go because she will fly away or we will banish her. I smile hesitantly in both their directions and am rewarded when they both come to stand beside me. Inuyasha quickly embraces me and says a quiet �congratulations� before looking at me pleadingly. I know what he wants.
He wants me to accept Kagura. I smile at him and then glance toward her with a hesitant look on my face. She is looking for all the world like a deer caught in headlights. She is not afraid, that wouldn�t suit her, but she is very uncomfortable because at one time or another, she has tried to kill us all, but I push that all aside and walk so that I am just inches from her. She looks surprised at first, but then more bewildered than anything when I ask her if she finally has her heart back. With a quick nod of her head as my answer, I ask her the one question that will decide whether or not she will become pack. �Will you ever go back to Naraku? And if he calls for you, will you come?� She looks at me for a second before replying with so much conviction that I believe her without reservation. �That vile monster kept me a prisoner for as long as I can remember. Whenever he was angry, he took it out on me, squeezing the life out of me and getting a sadistic pleasure from seeing my pain. I have hated that cretin for as long as I can remember and now that he has nothing to hold over me, the next time I see him, I would love to pay him back for all the pain he has caused. Besides, I need to get Kanna away from him. She can�t help following him anymore than I could. If she betrays him he will absorb her like he has threatened to do to all of us on more than one occasion. I swear to you now, that I will always be in your debt and that I will spend my life trying to repay you.�
Everything that needed to be said to make me believe her has been said and I embrace her like a long lost friend. She stiffens immediately, but then hesitantly wraps her arms around me as well. Smiling when I release her, I welcome her to the pack and call her my sister. She smiles shyly at me for a minute and then she comes face to face with Sesshomaru. Her smile fades instantly and she almost looks afraid for second, but her pride is almost as big as Sesshomaru�s, so she stiffens her back and straightens her shoulders, lifting her head and looking him right in the eyes. He narrows his eyes for a few moments and then welcomes her into the pack as well. He doesn�t seem to have a choice, considering the way Inuyasha has taken to her and also the belief Kagome holds in her. Nodding her head in thanks, he turns away from her and comes to stand in front of me. I smile at him for a moment and then ask if we can speak in private. He nods slightly and we turn to walk the few minutes to the stream not far from this very clearing. There are some things that I need to tell him and we need to start giving him small doses of Naraku�s miasma immediately, so we can make sure that he is around for many years to come.
We arrive at the stream a few minutes later and we sit on the bank. I am in his lap and he is gently stroking my hair only a moment later and I sigh happily before relaxing into his embrace. Gathering the words in my head so that I can say all that needs to be said, I turn slowly in his arms and look at his face. He is so beautiful that I lose my breath at the site of him. My heart beat starts to race and my breathing gets shallow. He smirks at me and his eyebrow rises at me in question, but before I can say anything, I take matters into my own hands. It has been too long since I felt him inside me, regardless of our dreamscape and I can�t help the way he makes me feel. I crush our lips together in a passionate kiss and he groans loudly at the rough caress. He thrusts his tongue into my mouth and I moan loudly at the feel of it stroking mine. I practically rip his haori in my haste to feel his skin and he chuckles darkly at my impatience, but complies with my wishes and then I am finally stroking his skin with my needy caresses. His skin is on fire and I can�t seem to get enough air in my lungs, but I refuse to stop. I can�t seem to get enough of him.
He quickly removes my shirt and bra, having learned how to remove them after I screamed the last time he sliced it off. He lowers his head to take a nipple in his mouth and I groan at the feel of his rough tongue making love to my breast. I arch my back in want and am rewarded when he takes more of me into his mouth. A flood of warmth low in my belly travels down to soak my panties and he growls approvingly at my reaction and I moan again as he roughly bites my nipple before releasing it to take the other one into his mouth. Losing myself in his arms, I weave my hands into his hair and pull him closer to me.
Rubbing my legs together when I can feel my sex throbbing in need of my love and in desperate need of release, I nearly swoon when I feel his hand push its way into my panties and deep into the folds of my heat. I buck into his hand wantonly and he growls his approval once again. I smile and moan at the same time and them I feel his thumb on my clit and I buck so hard I think my back will break. I cum hard, all over his hand and he takes it out of my heat to look me directly in the eye as he licks his fingers clean. I feel more of my fluids rush to my already soaked panties at that and nearly moan at the sight of him. Quickly removing my hands from his hair, I make quick work of his hakama and drop them to the ground to stare at his well endowed arousal, staring right at me.
I lick the tip on impulse and his fierce growl of pleasure causes my insides to clench again in want. I take him into my mouth and suck with as much suction as I can, while fondling his sac. He begins to thrust into my mouth, growling his pleasure, hands fisted in my hair. His eyes are bleeding red and his control is slipping with all the pleasure his bitch is bestowing upon him, but he cannot help it. Swirling my head around his tip and nipping it with vigor, he thrusts deeply into my mouth and if I hadn�t been prepared for it I might have choked. I nip him again and again and then all of the sudden, he roars his delight and I take him all into my mouth, sucking him hard until I have swallowed every last drop.
He is panting and his eyes are now ruby red, but he has a wicked grin on his face and I immediately begin to tremble in want of him. He lays me down on his clothes and then roughly slams his lips to mine. I moan in pleasure at his treatment and then nearly scream when he impales me roughly as well. Bucking hard against him, I groan loudly as he thrusts into me with such force I feel him hit my womb. The feeling is something I have never felt before and I am left shaking and panting. He continues to thrust deeply into me and then suddenly he hits the perfect spot and I am left screaming my release as stars burst before my vision. My muscles clench hard like a steel vice and he immediately falls over the edge, roaring his conquest to the world.
We lay like that for a few minutes, content in each other�s arms and then we slowly begin to move. We rinse off in the stream a few minutes later and then dress. Once finished, we sit again and I begin to tell him about everything that I learned while I was training with Celine. He listens intently to everything I say and his shocked expression when I tell him about who she really was and why she was really here is something he does not take well. Eventually he calms down enough that I tell him about our plan to cure him in the future and make him immune now. He looks at me quizzically for a moment and then nods his head.
Once I am satisfied that he will allow me to do this so he will not die on me anytime soon, I open my arms and bring forth the ball of energy I have contained Naraku�s miasma in. Closing my eyes, I enter my inner sanctum and call for Celine. She appears within moments and then smiles brightly when she spots the miasma within my hands. She immediately closes her hands around mine and tells me to focus my power. She tells me quietly that I need to channel my reiki into her and then she will begin to mold the miasma into the poison that will eventually heal Sesshomaru. Hours pass in my inner sanctum before the spell and the poison is finished, but it has only been a few minutes outside and for that I am grateful. Nodding my head at her one last time, I bid her farewell and tell her I hope all works out for her future. She tells me much the same and we embrace tightly once before she slowly begins to fade.
Opening my eyes, I look into Sesshomaru�s amber gaze and smile as I bring forth a vial of green toxic poison and Sesshomaru stares at it in shock for a moment and then nods again. Bracing himself, I allow some of the poison gathered to escape from its prison where it is immediately inhaled by Sesshomaru. He breathes deeply of the poison and I allow the power to flow back into me where I am keeping it until it is needed again. He begins to stiffen and shake as though he is having a seizure and I grab him and hold him tight, whispering soft words of comfort and love until he begins to relax. His eyes are blazing ruby once again and he is panting harshly in the fading light, but he seems to be fine aside from that. I rest with him by the stream for over an hour, desperately trying to give him enough time to accustom himself to the poison flowing through his veins. He drifts off soon after and I stay by his side, gently stoking his hair and keeping watch. I will protect him in his hour of need. I surround us in a barrier that cannot be broken by anyone other than me and let my mind begin to wander.
A few hours later, I am slowly starting to drift off when I hear the screams of Midoriko in my head.

Alright everyone, that is going to do it for this chapter. I made it extra long this time because of everyone�s support. Although it isn�t nearly what I hoped for, I am grateful for the support I do have for this fic and this is the reward for all your encouraging words. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and the lemon especially. Please review and tell me what you think. As always, thank you for joining me on this adventure and I hope you join me for the next installment.

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