Sesshomaru snarled as yet another puppet of Kagome shredded beneath his claws. He had felt the barrier dissipate shortly after feeling the approach of his brother's group, yet the moment he had gone towards them the inuyoukai lord had been assaulted by a barrage of Naraku's puppets, all in the form of the brash girl that followed his brother around. All of them staring through him accusingly as blood dripped from their eyes in macabre tears.
The taiyoukai would never admit it, but apprehension was clawing through him with each moment he wasted disposing of the aberrations. He was almost positive now that the Shikon Jewel was not there, meaning the only true danger was to the miko currently rushing here at his behest. Sesshomaru snarled at his own foolishness as he tore through yet another puppet, not even bothering to look at it for the damning truth he would find in its eyes.
Because if she was hurt, he would be responsible.
'Almost there.' The heard the sounds of battle directly ahead of him, but was alarmed to fell the miko's aura being pulled in another direction. With a burst of speed, Sesshomaru redirected toward the feel of Kagome's purity, intent on reaching her before Naraku. It was only as he finally emerged into the clearing that the inuyoukai felt his apprehension snap into full blown panic.
For looking straight at him was an image of himself, bleeding out and being tended by the young woman who was oblivious to the deception. With a snarl he unsheathed Bakusaiga, flying toward Kagome while pushing his youki toward her to alert her to the danger. As she turned to look at him, the fake Sesshomaru's eyes locked with his own, eyes turning a malevolent violet as a voice whispered through his mind, 'Fetch, Sesshomaru-sama.'
Eyes bleeding red, Sesshomaru looked up and locked eyes with Kagome, and the realization dawning in her mahogany eyes made his chest tighten with something savagely undefined. He felt the barrier reforming as the unnatural fog descended, blocking the three of them from the group battling with Naraku's puppet. At the same time, Kagome screamed in pain, collapsing to her side as the guise melted from Naraku as he moved to stand over her gloatingly.
Willing himself to go faster, to make it to her before the fog separated them, Sesshomaru caught her pain-filled gaze with his own desperately enraged orbs. His voice roared out across the clearing as she vanished from his sight.
"KAGOME!"