~Their Salvation~

~Chapter 47~

"M-... M-Mama?" Hana whispered, more tears falling from her eyes. Suddenly, the same tiny pink flame from before flew up to meet her gaze.

'My little sunshine, don't do it. He is deceiving you!' Hana stared, then slowly dropped the dagger that fazed through the crystal that held her as it tinked on the floor below gaining Sesshomaru's attention. Hana placed a shaking hand on the crystal.

"Mama, th-that was you?" She whispered.

'Yes my little sunshine, I never left you. Now, please, I beg of you. Do not listen to him! He speaks lies, that will not kill Naraku, it will only provide him a weapon!' Hana nearly blocked out her words, her mind was racing. She had nearly forgotten what her mother sounded like. She pressed herself against the crystal closing her eyes.

"Mama." She choked out, her throat felt like it was closing up on her.

'Please, Hana, do not cry over me.'

"B-But-"

'If it weren't for my passing, you would have never met Inuyasha.' Hana perked up, opening her eyes once more.

"Inu... yasha." Her eyes widened when she finally came back to reality. She looked down, how much time passed? The place was nearly destroyed! Suddenly, Inuyasha was flung back into a wall making it crumble to nothing but pebbles. Shi walked over twirling a large blade before swiping it making a large blast. The rubble was gone, Inuyasha was there, limp.

"Inuyasha!" Shi stomped on his chest making him wince weakly. Shi held his blade in the air.

"You could have behaved, let it happen, do your job. But, you didn't." Shi wore a wicked, twisted, insane grin.

"Stop!" Hana screamed only to be ignored.

"Never mind that, I always get what I want.~" He swung down.

"NO, INUYASHA!!!"

"Keh." Shi's eyes widened. His blade was in this man's chest, how was he still alive?! Hana's flinched, he felt different. She focused for a moment, then gasped.

"Yōki." She whispered. Inuyasha slowly opened his eyes, Hana was right. His aura completely changed, it was so much darker than Hana's ever sensed.

"You, are a fool." He snarled before gripping the blade, and with little to no effort, it snapped in half. He then ripped the half out of his chest shoving Shi off who jumped back. Whoever of the group that still was conscious stared, then relaxed. They had won, no doubt about it. Even Sesshomaru had to admit to that. Hurt Hana, and Yōki will hunt down every nook and cranny of every realm to beat you to a bloody pulp. He stood up, his wound flashing with magic and disappearing. 

"What?!" Shi sapped before tossing his, now, useless weapon to the side. Yōki chuckled softly, then it slowly grew louder, then he cackled insanely, raising a hand to cover an eye.