BByakuya
This is pointless, Kohaku. Remember, you belong to Naraku. (Kohaku blacks out) The venom in those snakes is miasma. I have to make sure I sufficiently contaminate your shard before I take you to Naraku.
BByakuya
I see your methods haven't changed. Lord Sesshomaru, what brings you here?
Morymaru's scent has disappeared. I presume he was eaten by Naraku?
BByakuya
So, you've come to save Kohaku, have you? It seems a bit out of character for you.
(raises Tenseiga) I noticed a foul smell and I came to get rid of it- and, here you are.
BByakuya
Hate to disappoint, but I must take my leave. Perhaps next time, you'll be so good as to announce yourself.
Kohaku! (she starts to reach for him)
The snakes are poisonous. Don't touch him.
Okay, but... what if you've already been bitten?
(whimpering, as one of the snakes bites into his arm) Please help me, Lord Sesshomaru! This beast doesn't wanna let go!
Let me guess: You were just thinking that, even if Inuyasha were to forgive you, you could never forgive yourself, right? Stop being so self-righteous! You want everyone to think you're so kind and dignified, but I can see your heart is filled with envy and hatred! And still, you continued to play the part and pretend that you actually pity me!
You claim to feel sorry for me: a poor, dead woman brought back to life. But in truth, you grow impatient because Inuyasha cannot bring closure to our relationship! You can say you care, and offer me a helping hand, but you're not fooling me! I know what your true feelings are.
Huh?! What are you talking about?!
Did you think I wouldn't notice?! That I'd blindly cling to your false kindness?!
(furious) Would you just- cut it out already, you idiot?! I let you talk for a minute and this is what I get?! Well, what gives you the right to talk to me like that, huh?! If you and Inuyasha have such a great relationship, then why don't you come out in the open with it?! You're always looking down on me, testing me- but you're actually scared of me, aren't you?!
That's right! The thing is... you and Inuyasha have a past together that I could never compete with. I can admit that. But you know what? Since we met, I've spent a lot of time with Inuyasha too- and I bet I've seen sides of Inuyasha that you've never seen! (startled, thinking) I know things about Inuyasha that Kikyo doesn't? That means we're in exactly the same position! (aloud) Understand? I'm just saying, I won't abandon you out of fear or jealousy! I don't need to!
(thinking) What's going on? It was so heavy a moment ago?
GSGuardian Spirit of Azusa
You are free to climb up by yourself now. Don't worry, the priestess cannot harm you.
What is it, Kikyo? Why aren't you saying anything?
Wait a minute: it isn't her!
GSGuardian Spirit of Azusa
My child, the priestess was but an illusion... one your heart created.
GSGuardian Spirit of Azusa
The spiderwebs which entangled you have now been severed. Use that bow to save the priestess.
Oh? She's escaped. She's free of my web.
BByakuya
So, what will you do, Naraku?
Isn't it obvious? I will take Kikyo's life... as I originally planned.
BByakuya
(to Kanna) It appears they have no intention of killing you. For the life of me, I can't fathom why. I mean, Kagome could have fired her Sacred Arrow into the hole in the sky and killed you, but instead she chose to warn everyone. These people are completely insane.
(watching from afar, chuckling) What are you fools thinking? Do you pity Kanna- is that it? Don't you realize she cannot feel a thing- be it pain, or sorrow, or even fear? Yes- your pity is wasted on her. She doesn't even understand the concept.
BByakuya
(amused) That didn't exactly go as planned, did it?
(irritably, as he recovers from his injuries) Shut your mouth, Byakuya.
BByakuya
Ok, fine. (Naraku drops a fragment of glass at his feet) Hmm? What's this? (picks it up)
A remaining fragment of the Mirror Demon; a memento of Kanna. I want you to go and give it to Sesshomaru.
BByakuya
(surprised) To Sesshomaru?
Yes, that's right. What no one knows is that Sesshomaru is but a pawn- my pawn. The time has come to make Inuyasha and the others aware of that.
(thinking to himself, as he observes the completed Shikon Jewel)... It all began long ago, with the simple dream of a villain who was clinging to life- a prisoner inside his own body. (flashbacks show the wounded Onigumo being tended to by Kikyo, then being consumed by the demons and transforming into Naraku) Kikyo- to claim this beautiful priestess as his own, and escape this dark cave. That was the villain's only desire. He fed his body to demons to fulfill that wish. Many demons were drawn to the villain's body; there, they were united as one. Thus, Naraku was born!
(to himself) Fifty years have passed since then. It's been a long time, Kikyo. The Shikon Jewel was supposed to have been lost in the flames that consumed your remains, and yet... it now rests in the palm of my hand.
BByakuya
(observing Rin, who is lying unconscious in front of Naraku) The Shikon Jewel has been fully defiled by Naraku now- so much so that Magatsuhi himself will no longer be able to go back inside of it.
Our fates are tied, Inuyasha. For, as you and your group's hatred towards me grew, I consumed and transformed your rage, and channeled it into the Shikon Jewel. Now, at last, the defiled Shikon Jewel is complete. By the end of this battle, you and your friends will be consumed by the very darkness you helped to create. Kikyo's light has died.
Poor Shippo. it must be hard to have been left behind. [Inuyasha scoffs]
That was quite unexpected, hearing Inuyasha sound so sensitive.
(smiles mockingly) Indeed- all that stuff about "If we don't come back?"...
I had to say that, or Shippo never would've agreed to it!
[laughs] Why bother, if you were just gonna punch him?
You're right! I should've just knocked him unconscious to begin with.
(dryly) That wasn't my point. But this is going to be dangerous. My spiritual power is still sealed by Magatsuhi, and who knows when it'll come back?
Well, it won't happen until Sesshomaru uses Tenseiga to finish off Magatsuhi.
(contemptuously) You've transformed, Naraku... but you're still just a spider, to be stepped on. [several demons approach him, but Sesshomaru draws Bakusaiga and swings it, obliterating them] BAKUSAIGA!
BByakuya
[appearing] I must admit, that new sword of yours is really something.
BByakuya
One swing in a demon's direction leaves a crumbling corpse- and, if that corpse is re-absorbed by the main body, it too will crumble. Naraku won't have a chance, even in his new form- so, by all means, swing away.
BByakuya
Or, are you worried about your little companion? As you may have guessed, she's there. Inside Naraku.
Give it up, Naraku! It's all over!
So it would seem. (his face cracks again) However, Inuyasha, I'm afraid that there is still one thing that not even your Tetsusaiga- or Sesshomaru's Bakusaiga- can cut.
What?! Why don't you just admit that you've lost?! (Naraku chuckles coldly)
Your soul? Is that what you're talking about? I'm pretty sure that's why I'm here! I'm here to purify your soul, Naraku!
(smiles, thinking) Give it your best shot, Kagome. This will end with a battle between souls!
(enraged) Bastard! (he fires off a Meido Zangetsuha at Byakuya)
BByakuya
(as he disintegrates into the Meido) I am but an incarnation of Naraku, who will die when he does. I have no regrets; I have fulfilled my role.
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