Kagome ran. She ran and ran, dodging all the attacks the Lady Centipede. She ran and ran, but tripped. And just in time. The centipede whizzed past her head. "Why not kill it? Or are you playing with your prey now?" A cold voice sounded. Kagome looked up. "Woah." She thought. The boy whose ears she pulled was awake, and speaking. "How in blazes is he alive? Even with the arrow in his chest? And it must be at his heart. So shouldn't he be dead…" Thoughts whizzed in Kagome's head. "Whatcha sitting there, looking dumb, Kikyo? Finish her off, like you did with me." He continued. Kagome was snapped out of her stupor with that name. She was starting to get irritated. "Kikyo this. Kikyo that. Hell's teeth! My name is Kagome! Ka. Go. Me. Quit calling me KIKYO!" She almost screamed. 'Yeah right. Like I'll believe yo…" He suddenly sniffed at Kagome. "You're not… you're not her." He stated in a shocked tone. "That's what I SAID!" Kagome huffed. "I should have known. She's more intelligent looking… and more beautiful." He said, half wistfully. "Why you…" Kagome was cursing in her mind. Suddenly, four hands gripped her. It was the Lady centipede! As a reflex, she pulled the sideburns of the boy, preventing herself from being pulled to heck knows where by the centipede. "Ow! Let go of me, you idiot!" The boy yelled.
At this point, Priestess Kaede arrived at the scene. "How can this be? The seal that sister placed on Inuyasha shouldn't break, yet here he is, alive! Could this mean…" She muttered.
Kagome attempted to push the centipede off. A flash of white light shone. The lady centipede's hands, all seven of them (one already came off in the well), disconnected from the body. Kagome looked at her hand in astonishment. How did she manage to do that? Again?
"I have had it!" The centipede hissed. Striking quickly, she bit Kagome at her stomach, tossing her high into the air. Something came out. A pink marble, the size of a penny fell to the ground, just beside where Kagome landed. "That thing… came out of me?" Kagome was astounded. Will wonders never cease? Priestess Kaede shouted, "Kagome! Take it! Quickly! Don't let the demon have it!" Kagome instinctively shot out her hand and grabbed it. Despite the pain, she stood up. The centipede looked like she was gloating. "I knew it! Give it to me!" She zigzagged forward. Kagome ran sideways, away from the centipede. However, it soon appeared that she was cornered. "You can't escape me! I'll devour the shikon-no-tamma and you, along with it! So be a good girl, and STAY STILL!"
Kagome suddenly experienced a sharp pain throughout her body. She collapsed onto the ground, wincing. The centipede stopped. She could not understand. Something was wrong. The girl, she smelled different. No longer like a human. One eye of Kagome's shot opened. No longer brown, it was now green. Her hair grew longer and was pure black, with tinges of green at the bangs and at the tips. She had a Sakura flower print below her right eye. Her clothing had also somehow changed. She was now wearing a kimono, except the hem of the dress was shorter, making it easier to move about. She was also wearing the bracelet. Curious about it, she touched one, only to feel it materialize in her hands. Kagome had a flashback. She was playing in a garden, when someone yelled, "Yokubou!" She turned around happily and ran straight to a woman. The face was unclear, however. Kagome now knew her name. It was Yokubou.