Kagome ran, "I'm going to be saved somehow, aren't I?"
"Give me the sacred Jewel!"
The centipede attacked, knocking Kagome down. She tumbled in front of the tree.
"What's are you doing with that wimpy centipede?" Kagome looked up to find the boy talking.
"Kill it like you killed me." He looked at her, "You have a pretty dumb look on your face there, Kikyo."
"Kikyo?" Kagome said, "My name is…"
"It's here…" He said.
The centipede jumped down from the tree and grabbed Kagome.
Arrows were shot into its body. There were roped tied to them. The men from the village pulled on them.
"I'm very disappointed, Kikyo…" He said.
"You're mistaking me for someone else, but I'm not this Kikyo person."
"Go stuff it! No other girl smells this disgusting except…" He sniffed, "Kikyo… You're not her…"
"Get it now? My name is Kagome! Ka-go-me!"
"Of course, Kikyo is far more intelligent looking and beautiful."
"Hey, you…" Kagome frowned.
The centipede broke free. It grabbed Kagome, who in turn, grabbed the boy by the hair.
"Let… go… of me!" Kagome said.
"Ow ow ow! You let go!"
"Lady Kaede, Inuyasha is…" Kaede along with the villagers arrived.
'The seal should've remained unbroken for eternity… so how…?'
"This body is troublesome…" The centipede bore its fangs, "I'll devour you whole, Sacred Jewel and all!"
"Wha?!"
'Sacred Jewel?' The boy looked at Kagome. Once again she pushed it back with a burst of energy from her hand.
"Stop it!" Kagome ripped all of its arms off.
"Damn bitch…" The centipede sunk its teeth into Kagome's side and tossed her up. From her wound came a little jewel.
"Ahhh? Something came out of her belly!"
"The Sacred Jewel!"
The boy seemed shocked.
"Just as I thought, she had it hidden in her body…" The centipede was stopped by the boy.
"That is mine!" He said, "Hand it over!"
Kagome was wrapped by the centipedes tail and pinned to the tree where the boy was.
"I have heard that some half demon called Inuyasha or whatever is after the Sacred Jewel… Is that you…?"
Inuyasha flinched.
'Half demon?'
"Don't underestimate me, Mistress Centipede, when I fight seriously, a bitch like you is just a small fry."
"You had that big attitude since earlier, but… are you strong?" Kagome asked.
"It looks as though your power is being sealed, isn't it? Can't move, can you? You just stay there and watch.."
"Ah, crap!" The centipede swallowed the jewel.
"Lady Kaede, what'll it become?"
They watched as the arms reattached to the body. It began to shed it's skin, becoming purely flesh.
"My powers have returned… how wonderful…"
Kagome was disgusted.
"Oi… This arrow…" The grip tightened even more, "Pull it out."
Kagome tried to look at it.
"That arrow is Inuyasha's seal… He must not be freed! You must not pull it out!"
Kagome tried to reach for it.
"Are you insane, you old hag!? Do you want to become centipede bait!? If that thing completely absorbs the jewel, it's the end! How about it? Wanna die here with me?!" Inuyasha asked.
'I don't want… to die…' Kagome grabbed the arrow, 'Revive, Inuyasha!"
The arrow vanished, and the villagers were in awe.
Inuyasha broke free from the roots and the centipede. Kagome fell.
"You brat…"
"Come and get it, hag!" Inuyasha cracked his knuckles and in one swoop, tore the creature into pieces. Kagome watched it twitch.
"If we don't remove the jewel, this thing will revive again and again."
"Seriously…?"
"The Sacred Jewel should be inside of that… Do you see a glowing piece of flesh?"
The pieces began moving closer, "You weren't kidding… Its… It's over there!"
Kagome pointed to a piece of flesh that had a light glow…
Kaede went to retrieve it. She returned it to Kagome.
"The Sacred Jewel is actually… something that makes you stronger…"
"You got it, to a human it's just a useless thing. Now, unless you want to become victim to my claws… Be a good girl and hand over the jewel." Inuyasha cracked his knuckles.