Heh, meant to say 2564 in that other post. ^ ^;

I see Kagome and Inuyasha as representations of the memory of Kikyo…and their defeat over Naraku will be a way of honoring her struggle and death. Everyone else is important to Naraku's downfall…but the final blow will be Kagome/Inuyasha related because its their series in a way.

Anyhow, to me these recent arcs merely indicate that Kohaku and Sesshomaru have become extremely important/essential to that goal and will play huge parts in the coming battle, but there's no way RT will let them steal the limelight from her main two protagonists in the end.

That could work too. XD

*shrug* It seems a little unfair for Sesshoumaru to have the last blow since he probably suffered the least.

However, for good measure. I think they should obliterate Naraku's body into little atoms and let half of them be sucked in by the Kazanna, and the other half by the Miedou. That way, Naraku can never get back together even if he wanted to.

If they

But, I agree with you, Shouki. It does seem like the ones who get sucked into the meidou don't really 'die', per se. Knowing Naraku, if that's what happened, he'd probably find some way to come back. I mean, if Sesshoumaru could do it, it seems like it's not completely impossible.

And I do believe a meidou is just a gateway to hell, as you said. I believe that's how it was described, but don't take my word for it.

It sure smells like the beginning of the end. Byakuya versus Inu? That can't be good for Byakuya. He and Sessho "got along" once upon a time (although Sessho would still kill him in an instant), but Inu has no love lost for the incarnation. I'm very interested to see how Byakuya fights; he's acted much more like a scout and puppet master to lower youkai so far.

The sword issue b/n the brothers has to be resolved, though. I guess I can see Sessho giving it up immediately to Inu, but Inu still has to grow accustomed to it, doesn't he?

And, a bigger point: is anyone else uncomfortable with the Meidou's ability to "kill" Naraku? As it stands, it will send the entire body of a youkai to hell — in one piece. Before, it at least sliced them in half when shaped like a crescent. Now, it sucks them up entirely. Isn't that bad news? doesn't it leave a door open for powerful youkai to "survive" in hell and come back? Sessho did, right?

Or am I confused? Maybe the "portal" to Hell that Sessho's mom opened up wasn't a Meidou. Maybe Meidou's are like spherical wind-tunnels — that destroy upon contact — rather than gateways. That would make the most sense. I'm a little confused b/c Sessho made a Meidou to escape hell, so in my mind it's always seemed like a gateway to hell.

Starks…why do you keep refering to Jaken as the "little old guy"? He does have a name.