Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha.
It did not take much to break Kagome Higurashi. For Miroku, it had been the poison a demon had spat at Sango. He died slowly, in Sango's arms.
Sango wasn't paying attention, so she didn't see the demon slink up behind her. Her death was swift.
For Shippo, it had been Inuyasha's sword. The fog was thick. Shippo's heart was not. Inuyasha was overcome with guilt. The demons converged on him, and he died a human on a moonless night.
Kagome found him later on. She sat in the middle of the field, just sobbing, practically begging the demons to kill her as well. But Naraku was too cruel for that. He spared her.
Sesshomaru smelled the blood. The air was thick with it, almost suffocating him. Rin pointed at the sky.
"Look!"
A large group of demons flew through the air. Sesshomaru looked in the direction they came from. No smoke. No screams. He turned to Rin.
"Stay here, with Jaken." Rin didn't argue. Perhaps she could sense the death as well.