Sixty-Eight.

The beast charged, his sharp fangs jutting out of his open jaws as if he wanted to devour them.

Panicked, Kagome quickly erected a solid wall of reiki in front of her and Sesshoumaru, wincing slightly when the beast collided against it and his flesh sizzled, burned.

The beast whimpered, but again hurled himself against the barrier.

Sesshoumaru snapped his beak. "You need to bind him, miko!"

Kagome gasped. "I will hurt your body!"

"It does not matter", he hissed, impatient. "It will heal. Do it now, miko! Before he loses all control completely!"

She swallowed nervously. Hasn't he already?

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(100 words.)