Tragic Blessings of the Shikon no Tama by Mistress Sianna

Naraku!

Tragic Blessings of The Shikon No Tama

AN: This is my first fan fic.

This is the edited version. I like it better now. I hope you do too.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha, or its characters. Nor do I make any monies from this work of fan fiction.

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"WIIIINNNDDD SCCAAAAARRRR!!!!!!!"

The battle cry rang out from the clearing and into the surrounding woods.

Inuyasha, Kagome, Sango, Kirara, Miroku, and Shippou were all in the midst of a heated battle with the dreaded hanyou, Naraku.

For three years the battle between Inuyasha’s group and the evil hanyou had raged on. Now, it had finally reached its apex, The outcome was still yet uncertain. Inuyasha's group, however was not doing well.

Sango, Miroku, Kirara and Shippou were fighting off many of the hoards of demons and incarnations which had accompanied the evil half-demon, while Inuyasha and Kagome were engaging Naraku himself.

Inuyasha was bleeding profusely from many various wounds. He had sustained some very critical injuries, But, as expected, he continued to fight without complaint, brushing his injuries off as minor scratches.

Sango and Miroku had also taken on some serious injuries. Miroku had several broken ribs from being cast haphazardly to the ground. Sango too, had been seriously injured. Kagome on the other hand, was relatively uninjured. She had been fighting from the outskirts of the battle, and used her arrows to help Inuyasha. She had been shooting off many of Naraku's disgusting appendages, only to have them grow back again and again.

"Pathetic!" Snarled Naraku, disgust clear in his voice.

On this day Naraku had the completed jewel. His body had been infused with massive amounts of evil energy. He was certain of his victory. He had come too far. Sacrificed too much. He had killed so many in his pursuit for power. He had even sacrificed his own minions, Kohaku, Kagura, and even Kanna, the most loyal one of the three. He would win this day. There was no way he was about to be defeated by these pathetic humans and a reckless hanyou.

"Your defeat is eminent!” he snarled “You are all tired, and fighting desperately, and yet I have only just begun!" With that he released a fresh hoard of demons, ordering them in the direction of Kaede's village.

"Oh, no!" cried Kagome as the demons flew high over her head and toward the village.

"Kagome!" She heard Inuyasha yell out. "You have to stop them from attacking the village." Things were getting bad, Inuyasha realized. He wanted Kagome to get away from here. He wanted her to stay away from Naraku.

"But..."

Before she could protest further, he yelled again.

"You have to go now!!!"

"Right," she said before she turned to follow the demons in order try to stop them before they could get to the village. Her fighting skills had improved over the last three years. She had trained with Sango to improve her close quarters fighting abilities, but her best weapon was still her bow and arrows.

"No you don't!" she yelled out, as she fired an arrow right into the center of the demon swarm. A large number of them were instantly purified. But they were quickly replenished with more demons.

She fired several more arrows, but the affect was the same. "Damn it! They just keep coming!” She complained. She continued to fire arrows even as she heard some disconcerting, sounds coming from her friends. She had heard Miroku open his wind tunnel.

‘That's not good.’ she thought, she knew the monk had been having trouble with the wind tunnel lately and he was afraid that he would soon be sucked into the void. He certainly should not be using it now, but she supposed he must have had no other choice. She could only have faith that her friend would be okay.

Shortly after she had heard Miroku open his wind tunnel she had heard Sango shriek out as if she were in sheer agony. She wanted to run back to see what was happening, but each time she had depleted the demons heading toward the village, a new swarm came in to replace the ones she had purified.

‘I have to put and end to this so I can go back to help them.’ She thought as panic started to set in. Just then, she heard Shippou scream out her name as if it were the last word he would ever say.

"Oh, no!" she cried. Without thinking she dropped her bow and arrows to the ground. And with every ounce of strength she could muster, she summoned her purifying powers. She raised her hands toward the swarm of demons and let out a huge blast of pure energy toward them. Not even waiting to see the aftermath, she spun around to head back in the direction of her friends.

When she arrived on the scene the only ones she saw fighting, was Inuyasha and Naraku. That alone was alarming. Where was everyone else? Before she had time to dwell on this, she looked up to see a sharp appendage headed right for her. She threw herself to the ground just in time to avoid the attack. When she looked up Naraku was coming toward her.

"You will not escape, Kagome" he drawled.

For the first time during the battle she could now clearly see where he was carrying the jewel.

"The jewel!" She cried. "It's in his left shoulder!"

Before Naraku could make a move, he felt his left shoulder being slice away. A large chunk of flesh fell to the ground with a dull sickening thud.

He turned around only to see Inuyasha sneering at him. The hanyou was critically injured at this point, but he couldn't stop now. The bastard had finally come out of hiding and there was no way Inuyasha was going to let escape again! Not after everything he had done. No! He was going to die right here and now!

"You will pay for that." Naraku hissed. But first he had to retrieve the jewel.

Kagome shot to her feet, running as fast as her legs could carry her. This may be her last chance, she thought. She had to get to the jewel before Naraku. As she closed the distance between herself and the jewel, something began to happen. The chunk of flesh containing the jewel began to glow, and slowly, it lifted from the ground and began to sail throught the air. Naraku had summoned it back.

"Oh no you don't!" Cried Kagome. She summoned her powers and threw out her hand. A blast of pure energy shot forth. Within seconds, a swirling pink and purple barrier formed around the flesh containing the jewel.

Naraku’s eyes widened slightly upon seeing this. The situation now had the potential to end badly for him. He had to retrieve the jewel now.

He turned his attention back to Kagome, he had to stop her before she reached the jewel.

Throwing out a number of tentacles at the girl Naraku was determined to stop her.

Kagome leaped, and jumped and dodged each attack. Finally, she dove into the barrier, which quickly closed behind her. Naraku was furious. He moved to attack the girl again, but Inuyasha leaped into his path.

Inside the barrier, Kagome was relatively safe. She reached out and touched the chunk of flesh which was still trying to return to Naraku. Once she did this the chunk of flesh disintegrated into a pile of glittering ash. The tainted black jewel fell to the ground.

"The jewel!" she gasped. It had been three years since she had laid eyes on the completed jewel. And now, there it was right in front of her. The jewel was black, and tainted from the evil hanyou’s despicably corrupted heart.

With a shaky hand she reached out and picked up the jewel. Instantly the jewel began to purify. After a few short seconds, it returned to it’s original appearance. It was now the pure pearlescent pink and white orb she had remembered from years ago. Kagome held the jewel and allowed it to roll over, and over in her hand. It was deceptively beautiful considering all the troubles it caused over the years.

A small sigh of relief escaped her.

Just as she was about to turn her attention back to the battle, she noticed that the jewel began to glow. She stared down at it. “Something's wrong.” she whispered. Within a moment, everything became hazy. The battlefield slowly blurred before her eyes. Then, it was no longer visible to her. The only thing she could see now, was the jewel. It hovered quietly in the air, just above her hand. It was now glowing brightly. With a sudden jolt the jewel shot right toward her. She gasped as the jewel tore through her skin. It lodged itself back into her body where it had once been.

"AAAHH!!! W-what‘s happening??!!"

She suddenly felt a huge surge of energy rush through her. An unnatural wind swirled around her. Her whole body began to glow brightly. Her hair whipped around wildly, as her eyes glowed and appeared completely white. The strange energy coursed through her body. She thought she was going to die. ‘What's going on!?’ She thought.

Just as suddenly as it all began, the swirling winds stopped. Everything came back into focus. As soon as her mind cleared, she looked up. At that exact moment, she saw Inuyasha's lifeless body falling to the ground.

"Inuyashaaaaa!!!!!!!!"

She quickly leaped to her feet. The evil hanyou was now heading right for her. He must have still possessed quite a bit of residual power from the jewel. And now he was coming for her.

Strangely, she noticed everything around her. It was as if the world were moving in slow motion. She could smell the blood of her friends, and some of the nearby villagers who had been brave enough to try and help. She could hear everything around her with a clarity that she had never known before. It was then that she realized...

"They're all dead." she whispered.

The only one she could see was Inuyasha, but she could feel it. She wasn't sure how or why, but she just knew. Naraku had killed all of her friends. And now he was coming for her.

Just as her heart broke into a million pieces, something inside her snapped. She had loved her friends. Each one was special to her in his or her own way. And now they were gone.

She could never forgive Naraku for this. He would pay with his life!

He was steadily closing the distance between them, making no effort to rush. He somehow missed the look of determination in her eyes. He intended to kill her, just like he had killed the others.

Without conscious thought she summoned her powers. Her hands began to glow bright, and dangerously. A moment later she sent forth a blast of power, the magnitude of which she did not think she was capable.

Naraku hissed at the blast of energy that rocketing at him, at blinding speeds. He knew that without the power of the jewel he could not regenerate. He attempted to leap out of the way, but without the jewel, his agility was dramatically decreased. Unable to escape the blast, Naraku could only watch as the pure light engulfed him completely. He was instantly blasted apart. His ashes scattered into the wind.

The blast had been massive, it also destroyed most of the remaining demons that had accompanied Naraku. The few that remained quickly scattered, fearful that they too would be purified.

Kagome had been blinded by the blast, but she had felt the impact with Naraka's body. Before she could make another move, the remaining shockwaves plow into her. She was thrown back hard against a tree, instantly rendering her unconscious.

The battle was finally over and the jewel was no longer in the hands of evil. But what would become of Kagome now?

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