The End of the Demons by trinity3000

Lose the Battle, Lose the War

In the end Sesshomaru decided not to help the Inu gang in the final battle although he knew that they probably could not win without his help. He decided that he would stay back and when they were finished, he would be able to fight Naraku on his own. That is how he wanted to be known. He was the Demon Lord Sesshomaru and he needed no assistance in battle.

Unfortunately, Naraku had disappeared from the battle field as soon as he finished Inuyasha. Of course the stubborn half breed had been the last one standing. Now Sesshomaru walked through the aftermath of the battle. The previously forested area had been decimated.

The bodies of the Slayer and the Monk were the first that he came upon. They had been poisoned by the Saimyosho and partially devoured. He had been able to hear their screams from his position away from the battle. They had known he was close and begged for him to come to their aid, but he did not care about these humans.

As he continued on, he saw a slight movement ahead. The little Miko appeared to be dragging herself to the body of her Hanyou. Her wounds were grave and it appeared that both legs were broken, but she seemed determined to make it to her fallen 'protector'. He walked up beside her as she reached her destination. "Afraid to die alone?" was his contempt filled question to her.

"I will never be alone, at least not like you Sesshomaru," was her reply, and then she startled him by laughing. It was full of sadness. "So in the end, we could not stop history from repeating itself no matter how hard we tried." She stated when she finished her dark laughter.

This intrigued the Demon Lord. He was very intelligent and often thought on things such as the flow of time. "Explain this statement to me," he commanded while crouching down beside her.

"I come from a time 500 years in the future. In my time, there are no demons or hanyous. They are only myths and legends. The only clues that demons existed at all are stories that had been passed on through the ages. They are used to scare small children into behaving. There are also a few texts and pieces of artwork, but they are believed to have been created by people just looking to perpetuate the myths. Quite simply you just do not exist. I started to try to research what had happened, and a year ago I found a text in my grandfather's store room that explained things. I believe that I was brought through time to try to change the future that was described in the text, but now it is too late. You have doomed us and doomed yourself with your refusal to help in the battle." She glanced up as the sky started to turn an unnatural shade of orange and laughed her sad laugh again. "Look Sesshomaru it is the beginning of the end she stated while looking up at the sky. If you care to read a good book in your last few moments, you can find the text I am referring to, in my yellow bag over there." She pointed to the bag which had been thrown off to the side in the battle. "Normally, I would be glad to tell you the story myself, but now I find myself unable to do so." After this statement, she finally slipped into unconsciousness.

Lord Sesshomaru doubted her story and her sanity, but his curiosity got the better of him. He stepped over to her bag and slashed it open. He found an aged text called The History of Demons. A glance through the pages of the text revealed several events that had already occurred. It listed several famous demons including his father and himself. This pleased him. He flipped the pages until he reached the final page titled 'Thousands of Years on Earth Ended by a Wish.'

The rule of the demons ended in a way that no one could have foreseen. There was no grand battle with humans, or even amongst themselves. There was a small battle between a band of brave fighters and an evil hanyou. The hanyou won and his prize was the Shikon Jewel. The hanyou knew that other more powerful demons were going to come for him, so he made a wish on the jewel. He simply wished to be the most powerful demon in the world.

Even this evil hanyou did not understand the evil of the jewel. It had the power to twist any wish until it was unrecognizable. Instead of granting him more power, it eradicated every demon in the world. The sky turned orange and all Demons just ceased to be. This included full demons, half demons, and anyone else who had a small amount of demon blood. The jewel then stripped the hanyou of the majority of his power. He was indeed the most powerful demon because there were no other demons to compare himself too.

Since the jewel itself contained demon souls, in the end it was purified by its own actions. When those souls disappeared, the jewel returned to the body of the priestess Kagome. The priestess then disappeared from the land just like the demons that she had fought to save. This was the end of the demons.

"This is not true!" the demon lord shouted, finally showing some emotion.

"Did you read the dedication at the beginning of the book?" asked the very weak Miko in a voice so small that he would not have been able to hear if not for his demonic senses.

Sesshomaru opened the first page of the book.

This book is dedicated to our savior. He saved us many times, but was not able to save himself. We will always love and miss you our Lord.

Forever your servants..

Rin and Kohaku

The orange sky started to glow brighter. Sesshomaru could sense a force approaching. It was in the air itself and made the hair on his neck stand up. Then he saw a pink glow off to the side. He realized that the glow was coming from the Miko. He ran to her and grabbed her off of the ground by her neck. He shook her and roared, stop this immediately. She looked at him and said, "How?".

Then there was a great flash of blue light and then darkness.

-- This is the first story that I have had the courage to post. I was originally going to make it a OneShot, but I think I have a pretty cool idea to continue it. I am very unsure of my writing ability, so please give me some feedback on how to improve. I know that this does not follow the last battle that is being depicted in the Manga so please consider it to be an alternate universe. Also, I do not own any of these characters or any part of Inuyasha.