Chapter Text
In the feudal era, the sky has darkened, covered in purple clouds, with the occasional thunder here and there. In the sky, you see a huge balled up structure coming to Kaede's village. The structure seems to be missing some pieces of itself. What's happening in there?
"MEIDO ZANGETSUHA!"
"BAKSAIGA!"
"HIRAIKOTSU!"
All attacks collide and crash into Naraku, as well as a sacred arrow, causing him to blow into smithereens. The Inu gang overdid and destroyed most of the structure before it could crash into the village. Everyone lands safely. "Kagome, you alright?" Inuyasha asks Kagome. "I'm fine thanks to you." They smile at each other. Kagome gets serious. "C'mon, we need to get the jewel." "Right!"
Everyone kept searching for the jewel and after what felt like minutes, they saw Naraku as a flying head, fading away. "Where's the jewel, Naraku?" Sango asks angrily.
"I wished the jewel to disappear along with something else." Naraku said with an unsettling smile. "What is that something else?" Miroku asks worriedly. Naraku starts chuckling. Kagome,for some reason, could feel a huge amount of dread and she didn't know why. "You'll find out soon enough. While you have won, here is my parting shot before I die." Naraku fades away, his laughter slowly decreased in volume.
It was quite. Too quiet. Pin drop silence. Kagome could hear her heartbeat speed up, not knowing why. "What's going on?" Kagome asks herself. Suddenly, Inuyasha gasps in pain and clutches at his chest, where his heart is located. He started bleeding profusely and fell on his back. "INUYASHA!!" Miroku, Shippo, Sango and Kagome yell while rushing toward him, Kagome yelling louder than the others. Kagome reached him first. "What's going on?!" Shippo asks, panicking! "His heart is severely damaged, he will die at this rate!" Kagome tells Shippo.
Kagome put both her hands on Inuyasha's chest and started channeling her miko energy into his wound, trying to heal it. "At least the jewel's gone now- *cough cough*" said Inuyasha. "Inuyasha, save your strength! Everything will be okay!" Kagome says, tears streaming down her face. "I'm feeling sleepy..." "NO, stay conscious, please Inuyasha!" said Kagome. More tears fall from her face as she sees that the fatal wound is not healing. Sesshomaru, Rin and Jaken are a few meters away, watching the whole ordeal. Rin looked like she was about to cry, Jaken looked upset, and Sesshomaru looked expressionless, but his free hand was clenched into a fist.
"Kagome, I don't think I'll get out of this one alive..." "No Inuyasha, this is just another flesh wound. Please, stay awake." Kagome says, cutting Inuyasha off, tears still falling. Inuyasha starts talking again, "Kagome, I'm sorry for all those insults I threw at you ever since I met you. I'm sorry for making you cry all those times and for not being there for you when you needed me the most... I'm sorry for breaking all of your stuff, every wrong I did to you, I'm sorry." Kagome is now crying, "*sob Inuyasha please stop, I forgive you for everything *sob*" she says, slowly losing hope of healing him. Inuyasha looks at the rest of the inu gang, "I'm sorry for every wrong I did to you people as well, every time I bullied you Shippo, I'm sorry for that." Sango and Shippo are crying now. Miroku's eyes seem watered.
Inuyasha looks towards Sesshomaru, "Hey, I hoped you and I will eventually see eye to eye and actually start treating each other like brothers. But that seems nothing more than wishful thinking." Rin and Jaken are crying now. Sesshomaru's eyes widened while he clenched his fist harder. "Inuyasha, please save your strength and stay awake." Kagome tells Inuyasha. "Can I say one more thing, Kagome? Please?" Inuyasha asked her. "*sobbing* Ok, what is it?" Kagome asks. Inuyasha pulled her face to his and kissed her on the lips. Caught Kagome off-guard but accepted the kiss. Under different circumstances, she would be jumping with joy at what's happening. After what felt like centuries when it was merely seconds, they split apart, "I love you, Kagome." Inuyasha said smiling before his eyes finally closed. His hand that was on her face fell limply to the side. "INUYASHA!!!" Kagome yelled.
Sango and Miroku are hugging each other, crying to their hearts' content. Shippo joined in, crying harder. Kilala was at Inuyasha's side, whimpering. Kagome was crying her heart after trying to hold it in, on his chest. Jaken and Rin are hugging each other while crying as well. Sesshomaru stepped toward Inuyasha with the Tensaiga in hand to bring him back. "WHY ISN'T THIS WORKING?!" Sesshomaru says to himself. "You trying to bring him back?" Shippo asks. "I tried, fox demon. But this Sesshomaru isn't able to bring the half demon back. My guess is that his death was caused by Naraku's wish on the jewel."
"Hasn't Naraku done enough!?" Kagome yells, still sobbing into Inuyasha's corpse. "I'll go deliver the news to Kaede and the other villagers. And get ready for a burial." Miroku said, getting up and making his way toward the village while wiping the tears off his face.
Before he could take another step. Inuyasha's corpse started to glow. Then it started to fade away along with Tetsusaiga. He and his sword disappeared, leaving nothing behind except his red fire rat kimono top, wrapped around Kagome and his prayer beads. "My god, I didn't tell him I love him back! He's dead thinking I don't love him!" Kagome cried into his kimono. Sango tapped her shoulder, "He kissed you and you returned it. That's enough for him to know you love him." she says to help Kagome feel better. "Inuyasha should be in heaven for his deeds. May he rest in peace." Said Miroku.
-Inner World-
Inuyasha opens his eyes after what felt like a decade's worth of sleep. "Ugh where am I?" Inuyasha asks himself. After sitting, he looks up and notices something. He sees a forest in the sky, upside down. The tip of the trees facing him. He thought he was going to fall to his doom, so he clung to whatever surface he was sleeping on like his life depended on it.
He then realized that he was not falling. In fact, he’s on the surface. He stands up and looks and walks around. After walking for a bit, he realized he literally walked in circles. The surface he was on was a sphere made of grass and the sky all around him was a forest with endless trees. He noticed a well next to him. Jumping through it, he popped into a similar area but this time the sky full of trees is a sky full of buildings, lampposts and cars, a lot like Kagome’s time.
“What the fuck is this place?!” Inuyasha yells. “This is your inner world.” A mysterious voice answered. Inuyasha turned around to find the owner of the voice. He looked like a humanoid dog, standing at a height of 20ft, fur coat is dark grey, and it has red eyes with turquois pupils. And on his forehead was a silver crescent moon. “Who are you?! Are you an enemy?!” Inuyasha asks, getting into a fighting stance. “No, I am not your enemy. As for who I am, you already know who I am. You just have to listen closely” the tall dog tells Inuyasha. “What do you mean I know who you-“Inuyasha stops himself.
“Well, who am I?” the dog asks. “You’re Tsunreiga.” Inuyasha answered. “But how do I know who you are? I just met you and you didn’t say your name.” “You know who I am because I am your Zanpakuto. You died and therefore are going to the afterlife,” the now named Tsunreiga tells him. “So, I died after all… Ok, what is an inner world and what’s a Zanpakuto?” Inuyasha asks Tsunreiga.
“Let’s sit down, I’ll tell you everything, but it will take time. Ok, when you died, you are now going to the afterlife, therefore you are now a soul that will not die from hunger or thirst. Not only that, but your death also killed all the human blood in you, making you full demon. Look in the mirror.” A mirror materializes and put in front of Inuyasha. He did turn full demon. His hair and nails got a bit longer, the purple stripes are now permanently on his face and he has a silver crescent moon on his forehead as well, like Tsunreiga. And coming out from behind him was a white furry tail. His eyes still stayed gold this time.
“Whoa, I thought I would lose myself to my demon blood.” Inuyasha said. “Your caring nature towards humans caused you to have full control over your demonic blood. Now this place we’re in is your inner world, which is another word for your mind. Time moves differently here, and your inner world is where your Zanpakuto spirit, me, lives.” The dog spirit continues educating the new full demon the ways of the soul slayer, soul society and eventually Shinigami.
“Yeah, I understood all of that.” Inuyasha replied. “Good. Also, since you are a special case, you already have access to use me and you have memories of your past, which I recommend you don’t be vocal about. And before you ask, my abilities are that of Tetsusaiga, Baksaiga, So’unnga and Tensaiga combined. Also do not worry, So’unnga’s nasty side effects are no longer a threat.” Tsunreiga reassures the former half-demon. “Good, I don’t want another fight with the guy.” Inuyasha said.
“Another thing. When you enter the soul society, it is recommended you do so in your human form. Looking like the way you are now is bound to attract some attention.” “How do I turn human?!” “Just think about it, moron!” “You are a part of me, so aren’t you calling yourself a moron?!” “Keh, JUST DO IT!” “Alright, ok.”
After that argument, Inuyasha imagined himself as a human. He felt himself change. He opened his eyes and looked in the mirror. Gone his tail, dog ears and other demonic features, he now looks like his human self. The only difference is his eyes stayed golden. “Wow.”
“While you look human, you can still use your demonic abilities like the speed, hearing, smell and strength, as well as other abilities. To summon me, just think about it, but refrain from doing so until you get to the academy. You can make exceptions if only it is absolutely necessary.” “Got it. I really want to see Kagome again. I don’t care if I have to wait 750 years. I will find her.” Inuyasha said, determined.
“Goodluck to you then. Make sure you come here by meditating on a daily basis for your training. You don’t know how much you’ll need it. You are about to wake up. Goodbye.” Tsunreiga waves farewell to Inuyasha as he fades away.