The Magic of You
Chapter Twenty One: Let's go into battle
If someone told Kagome this morning she would be battling some weird aliens later in the day she would say they are crazy. Kagome stood across Clint as they used their bows to take down enemies and help the others if they needed. Clint and Kagome worked as a good team watching each other's backs as they shot the enemy down.
They looked like a mixture between pigs and goats walking in two legs with four arms. Steve had taken them and divided the team in three groups. Loki, Natasha, and Steve were in one battling those things on the ground while Thor and Tony took them down as they got out of the portal. Kagome and Clint had taken high ground and using their bows to kill any of those astray from the battle.
The portal itself was not big but it was big enough to for many of them to get through. Kagome saw that they needed to find a way to close the portal. She knew that Jane and Bruce had stayed behind to take care of portal and hoped they found a way to shut it down. Kagome saw that Steve team was having a hard time and she said, "Steve of moving in you direction. You guys are getting swarmed by those things".
"No, Kagome stay there", replied Steve.
Kagome did not like his order but obeyed. Then she got an idea. She once did it when they were being swarm by youkai and Inuyasha had been busy fighting a child of Naraku. She turned to say to Clint, "Hey I need to catch one of those things".
"What!" Clint said but Kagome concentrated and sent a sacred arrow on one of those things. She moved from her position and went to study the one she hit. Clint saw what she did and tried to cover her while she drew closer to that thing. Kagome closed her eyes in concentration while she studied the being auras. They had a murky color mixed with green and black. They are alive and not zombies puppets of somebody.
Once she memorized its aura she could kill the others at the same time. She went back to her place and while Clint was confused on what she did. She only grinned at him. "Watch the professionals work Hawkeye". Kagome began to chant to her arrow. She knew her power risen and she was glowing blue but if Clint saw it made no comment or stopped shooting arrows. Kagome opened her eyes and released her arrow.
The arrow looked like the others but it was not. It hit its target then went through follow another target hit and went through. The arrow seemed to follow and kill its targets while Kagome kept concentrating on the auras. Clint shocked by her skill. He yelled, "What is that arrow doing? It seemed to be alive!"
Kagome only laughed. "No, I enchanted it to kill the enemy. Remember I told you once I memorize your aura I can always find you?"
"Yeah", said Clint with a frowned.
She grinned inwardly at his confusion because it paid to have magic. "That is why I do that. That arrow will not stop until all the enemies' auras are finished".
"No shit!" Clint stared at Kagome but saw what the arrow was doing and he wondered what else the miko capable of doing.
"Captain America", called in Kagome.
"Miko, what is going on", he said. Kagome wince inwardly they had chosen to give her that name as her alto ego but she made no comment.
"Just head up but my arrow is currently going around killing the enemy. Do not worry it will not kill you."
"What!" Clint raised an eyebrow at Kagome and she shrugged.
"It will not kill you", Kagome responded more assured now. "You are not the enemy and human".
"Captain", said Bruce suddenly. They all waited for good news. "We have something. Apparently the portal can be closed because someone nearby is opened it. Find that person and destroy the device and hopefully shut it down".
"If it does not", asked Steve.
"I have no idea", said Bruce truthfully.
Steve cursed. They were blind and the enemy was relentless. He told the team to regroup. As the all drew near he said, "Thor I need a large bolt of lightning to hit through the portal while Tony hit the inside with all you got make sure to stop the coming of those things. While you hold the enemy down we will try to find this device and close it".
Thor nodded and flew off to draw lighting strong enough for the portal. Steve directed the others to keep the enemy on them and away from Thor. Kagome threw her bow since it ran off arrows. Clint had the same problem. He had guns while Kagome summoned her sword. She used it to kill as many of those things as possible.
While they deal with that, Thor prepared to hit the portal with a powerful blast of lightning. The team saw how he called lightning forward while Tony rain down his arsenal. In the mean time, the rest of the team search for the device. They found it but some robots guarded it. Captain America said, "Those look familiar".
"Yes," replied Hawkeye. "They look like Dr. Doom's robots."
Kagome heard this and she was surprise but thought if he was doing this than he was working with someone. If he was then he should be near the portal. She looked around to try to find him but found no trace of him. She separated from the team while she went in search of the Dr. Doom while the others took care of destroying the device.
She found him not so far away and raised her sword. He did not flee in terror. "So we meet now, priestess."
"I don't know what you are planning but we will stop you".
He laughed a cruel laugh. "You cannot stop him from coming. He will have his revenge and your team won't be strong enough to stop this".
"We are doing it know", she responded. She approached him but he jumped into a mini airplane.
"You cannot stop the red force", he said and flew away. Kagome wanted to make chase but he threw her a bomb but she protected herself with her shield. Once the air cleared she saw that he was gone. Captain America called her to him.
"Miko, where were you", he demanded.
"Saw Dr. Doom but he got away", she said angrily. Captain America was surprised but then cursed because he got away.
"You all have an idea how to destroy it without us blowing up in the process", asked Clint when Kagome and Steve drew near the machine keeping the portal open.
"How about I lend a hand", said Ironman. Captain nodded. Ironman rain down fire power on it saw it flux then shatter. The others make sure they were clear from the blast. The portal began to weaver then shatter close. The enemy army already in this side of the portal saw this and tried to retreat but the portal fell and they got stuck. They went all crazy and the team had a handful of them.
Kagome got another crazy idea and went to Captain America. She only tried it once in smaller scale level but they were going to be here all night and day killing off those things. "I have an idea to get rid of them in one blast but I need time to concentrate". He looked at her dubious but he too wanted to finish the fighting already. Kagome yelled at the others, "Do not move from you spot".
"Kind of hard here doll", said Tony sarcastically. He was blasting those things with his repulsers.
"Just try", she said. Kagome closed her eyes and cogenerated. She let her power lose for the first time in a long time and the others took a step back at by the force them. Kagome knew by this time she was burning blue fire and she looked a little different. Kagome opened her eyes the others gasped because they were glowing bright blue. She raised her sword in the air then dropping it on the floor and yelled, "Annihilation power blast". Wave after wave left her body as the waves passed the team nothing happened but the enemy disintegrated.
She sustained the waves until none of the army remained. Once she finished the rest off Kagome stopped the outgoing of her power. She gasped for air and swayed but Clint and Natasha were quick to hold her up before she fell. They regrouped once again and they all looked at her in concerned. Kagome asked them trying to grasp for air. "That was fun but shit let's not try that anytime soon".
They laughed at her joke but Loki frowned. He drew near her and she only grinned at him at his concern. He said, "What was that, Kagome?"
"Huh, oh the power blast", she murmurs. "Just my quick way of finishing hordes of youkai in one hit but this time it was those things".
"But we were hit too and nothing happened", he replied.
She grinned at him mischievously and very pleased with herself. "You are not the enemy". He did not like her answer and Kagome pouted at his annoyed look. "Fine, I memorized you guys' auras a long time ago. You are all safe when I do that because I used my miko ability to shield you guys while I kill the rest in the blast".
"That is wickedly scary, squirt", replied Tony because he saw the blast did to the enemy and he was glad she was in their side. The others seemed to take it the same way. Kagome shrugged at their concerns. To her thinking it worked and now they are finished.
Coulson clearing his throat interrupted them. "You all did a great job and thank you Miko for finishing our jobs". Kagome shrugged not really repented. She did wince when she did that. Coulson frowned. "You are hurt".
"No, just sore", she said truthfully. "I am not used to using half of my power these days so it took a toll".
"Holy shit, that's half of you power", exclaimed Captain America. Kagome only smiled sheepishly.
"If I let my complete power out I could cause great damage around me and I really hate to hurt you guys in the process", she replied unashamed of her abilities.
Steve looked at her dubious but Loki only rolled his eyes at his disbelief. "What 'descendant of a goddess' you did not understand Captain Rogers. Children of gods are just as powerful as their parents give her some credit".
"Thank you", said Kagome.
The team moved out of the way of SHIELD while they took over for the rest. They were walking back, Kagome already steady, to SHIELD side. They were all startled by the unsought of flashing cameras and reporters asking them questions. SHIELD pushed them back while the team moved away from their view. Kagome frowned and turned to Coulson in question. "Hey are those coming out in public?"
Coulson nodded. "We tried to cut their feed but once the media found about your battle they came running. We made sure they kept distance but they are very persistent".
"In other words", Kagome said swallowing hard. "I am coming out in public media".
Coulson saw her terrified looked. "It is to be expected. You are part of the team".
"No", she said harshly. Kagome stopped walking making them all stop with her. "I never said I was going public".
"Hey you part of us now, Kagome, you must have expected this", said Steve but seeing her shocked face it meant she did not. Kagome kept quiet the ride home and the others had not heart to tell her something knowing that a lie. They knew privacy invasion was the first to go in their lives. Followed by talk of the media, the followers, the haters, and all that came with being famous.
Hours later at the SHIELD base in NYC they sat at the debriefing Kagome said nothing. She was still thinking that her secret came out. She was not longer 'normal'. Kagome sighted and wondered if her mother was going to take it well about her actions. Fury called her name made her stop fussing about public relations. "Higurashi you've said nothing of the battle. We need your view point".
Kagome sighted. "I found their kind very interesting". Fury stared at her expressionless. She continued. "They are alive for one, not control by someone, and have ugly auras as ugly is their faces were. When we went in search of the power source I deviated from the team when I saw something. Dr. Doom was not so far away. He said that we are not going to stop 'him' from having his revenge".
"Him", repeated Fury.
"Yes, him", she answered. "He mentioned 'red force' but I did not get that phrase".
Fury looked at Kagome giving away nothing but then he turned to the others and said, "You heard, Higurashi, unknown being crossing into our world with an army with the help of Dr. Doom. If we find him then we might stop this unknown being crossing into our world. I don't have to repeat to say we are in high alert till we find a way to stop these occurrences or destroy their leader".