~~Prolouge~~
"Kagome!" Inuyasha jumped, landing by Kagome's side just long enough to grab her and jump again, narrowly avoiding Ryujia no Mai (Dance of the Dragon). As he jumped through the ruble kicked up by the attack, Inuyasha cast his eyes quickly around the battle field, taking in the situation.
There was Sango, locked into an intense and deadly sparring match with her brother, the one surviving member of her village and her family. Kohaku's eyes were glazed over, clearly he wasn't in control of himself. Sparks flew as Sango's Wakizashi blocked her brother's. Her Hiraikotsu laid forgotten nearby, tangled in his chain-scythe. She was calling his name, trying to snap him out of his hypnotic state, trying to make him remember his past and remember her.
Miroku was locked in battle with Naraku, or rather the root like tendrils spawning from his lower half. He furiously hacked away at Naraku's limbs but even with the help of Kirara he never got close enough to touch Naraku himself. No matter how much he hacked away there were always several more tendrils to take the place of the ones he sliced.
That scrawny wolf (aka Koga) was running around like a maniac. After unleashing a quick attack on Kagome in an attempt to distract the group, Kagura had turned her attention to the wolf demon and was releasing assault after assault of her Fujin no Mai (Dance of Blades), aiming her attacks mostly at Koga's legs in an attempt to not only injure him but remove his Shikon no Tama (Jewel of Four Souls) shards.
Shippo was being the scared little kid he was. To his credit, if he saw a chance to use his Fox Magic to help his friends he would, but for the most part he was running in circles as he tried not to get hit and looked for a place to hide.
Inuyasha cursed to himself as he landed. He felt Kagome move slightly behind him and draw another arrow from her quiver. She might be prepared to try and fire again, but her last arrow was what had drawn Kagura's attention to her and Inuyasha wasn't prepared to let Kagome take that risk again. His mind worked fast as she put the arrow to her bowstring. He could only see one immediate solution to the problem, he may loathe the idea but he couldn't think of anything better in the middle of this battle.
"Hey Koga! Take Kagome and get out of here!" He shouted in the wolf demon's general direction.
"Huh?" Kagome stared at Inuyasha in shock as her arrow flew way off course.
"What?" Koga asked as he jumped to avoid another of Kagura's attacks. Had he heard that damn mutt right? Had he actually told him to take the women he had been trying to court?
"You heard me! And don't go getting any ideas! You so much as lay a hand on her and I'll slice it off you pathetic wolf!" Inuyasha leaped back into the battle, unleashing his Kaze no Kizu (Wind Scar) in Kagura's general direction in an effort to buy enough time for Koga to grab Kagome and run.
"But…Inuyahsa!" Kagome yelled indignantly at the half-demon's back, furious with him for trying to send her away while he was still in danger.
"Don't have to tell me twice…" Koga muttered to himself. He landed easily behind Kagome and smoothly swept her feet out from under her so she was lying in his arms like a groom would carry his bride. "Come on Kagome," he said, giving her a wink, "Let's get you out of danger."
"What – ?" Kagome managed to get out before Koga took off running at top speed, leaving a small whirlwind behind him. "No! INUYASHA!" Kagome stretched her arm out toward the retreating battle, as if she could grab onto Inuyasha's robe and drag him along with her.