Chapter 5: Signs and Dreams
Inuyasha raced through the trees in a desperate attempt to find Kagomae's scent. It was fading into the forest floor making it harder. "Over here!" he heard a tiny voice call. He raced towards it and found Shippo sniffing in a specific spot. Blood. It was faint but easily detected. It led far into the forest. Soon Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Kikyo met up with them. "What's she doing here?" Inuyasha asked Miroku and Kikyo pointing to Sango. "I may be hurt but I'm not weak. I want to rescue Kagomae too and I'll be damned if your going to stop me." Sango said. Her shoulder was wrapped and the pain was dull. Kirara transformed and Sango, Miroku, and Shippo hoped onto her. Kikyo placed her arrows on her back and held onto Inuyasha's back. "I owe her my life and I owe Naraku my wrath." she said. Inuyasha frowned. Kagome used to ride on his back like this.but enough about that. They were going to get her back.
--------------------------------------------:------------------------------- ----------- They started following the faint smell of blood, losing and finding the trial constantly. The sun was begging to set and they only had a few hours of daylight left. But they wouldn't stop. As the sent of blood grew stronger the faster the group went. They stopped at a fallen tree trunk where the scent was the strongest. They had to give Kirara a little rest since they had traveled about twenty miles in an hour and a half. Shippo scouted the land and brought back a sharp rock with dry blood on it. "She was here alright." Inuyasha said after smelling the scent and blood mixed on the rock. "Then we must be close." Miroku said. "Send us a sign Kagomae. Where are you?" Shippo yelled. As the last few rays of the sun faded a huge blue beam shot towards the sky. It was only a few miles away. "There is your sign." Kikyo said looking at it. "Then let's go." Inuyasha growled and they started off again.
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Kagomae walked quietly. As soon as the sun had disappeared so did her illusional room. There was a stone path leading to a large cliff. At the edge of the cliff stood Naraku in his true form. Kagome didn't try to escape this time. She walked slowly unable to cry any more tears. When she reached the top she could see three demons battling. Once one was slain the one who killed it absorbed it's powers and characteristics. Kagome had seen this before. When Naraku was making himself a new body. "It will be soon, miko." He said watching the remaining two demons battle. She nodded. The last few minutes of her life were upon her. She would never see her family or friends again. She would never see Inuyasha again. Though at least he would be happy with his beloved Kikyo. The last demon was slaughtered and the one remaining absorbed it. It rose into the sky and gave a huge roar. Kagome looked right into its blood red eyes. It was time.
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Naraku leapt up to a higher spot to observe. The demon tried to swing its arm at Kagomae but she dodged it. The arm hit the side of the cliff making it crumble and fall along with Kagomae. She jumped and grabbed a piece of the landing that was still firmly attached to the rest of the cliff. Watching pieces of rock fall to the bottom. Kagomae tried climbing up but the demon grasped her and squeezed her tight. She screamed. It raised her until it could see her clearly and roared in her face. The hand was beginning to crush her body. But she couldn't do it. No matter how much she tired she could not force her soul from her body. Trying to think of anything. The pain was fading and Kagomae was slipping into a state of darkness. She was dying. "Kagomae!" she heard a familiar voice call. She looked around and saw Inuyasha. Then she saw everyone else. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and.and Kikyo. They all gathered near the base of the cliff. Inuyasha drew Tetsiuga and swung it at the demon's tail. It swung back and knocked him hard into the cliff wall. Making a huge vibration and a rockslide covering his body. "No!" Kagomae yelled. "HE WILL NOT DIE!" she screamed in fury and turned her attention back to the demon. "Even if I have to bring you to hell myself." She told the monster. It seemed as if her heart began to glow and a force inside her was stirring. It pushed itself out her body and onto the monster. There was a large explosion of light and everyone was blinded.
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When the light had faded everyone was on the ground. The monster was gone and Naraku had fled. As everyone woke up they saw Inuyasha push out off the rocks. He was badly hurt but was determined. "Where is she?" he croaked. They looked around and finally spotted her lying on the ground. Inuyasha limped over to her. There was a hole in her chest where her heart had been. She was still bleeding and was trying to breath. She was barley alive. "Kagomae.you can't die." Inuyasha said to her picking her up and holding her damaged body. She smiled. "How I am still alive I don't know." She said barley a whisper. Inuyasha's sensitive ears picked up every word. "But I know I will not be here in a few moments." She continued. "Be happy for me Inuyasha. Think of me often. That's all I ask. That way I can be with you forever." She said. She lifted her hand and stroked his cheek. "That's all I ever wanted." She said and closed her eyes. Her arm fell to her side and she left the living world. "No.Kagomae." Inuyasha yelled. He held her and rocked her back and fourth. "You can't leave me yet. I need you." He said. Sango started crying and Miroku held her and tried to comfort her. Shippo too was crying but he tried as hard as he could not to make a sound. Kagome had taken him in and cared for him when his father died. Now that she was gone too he felt alone. Kikyo walked over to Inuyasha and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I understand." She said and began walking away. It turned out that Inuyasha was no longer hers. She had lost him fifty years ago and that the girl would hold his heart. Forever and a day. Inuyasha buried his head in her chest. He let is tears fall onto her motionless body. "Kagomae. Kagome. Kagomae." He said over and over. "KAGOMAE. WAKE UP. KAGOMAE!!!"
Inuyasha raced through the trees in a desperate attempt to find Kagomae's scent. It was fading into the forest floor making it harder. "Over here!" he heard a tiny voice call. He raced towards it and found Shippo sniffing in a specific spot. Blood. It was faint but easily detected. It led far into the forest. Soon Miroku, Sango, Kirara, and Kikyo met up with them. "What's she doing here?" Inuyasha asked Miroku and Kikyo pointing to Sango. "I may be hurt but I'm not weak. I want to rescue Kagomae too and I'll be damned if your going to stop me." Sango said. Her shoulder was wrapped and the pain was dull. Kirara transformed and Sango, Miroku, and Shippo hoped onto her. Kikyo placed her arrows on her back and held onto Inuyasha's back. "I owe her my life and I owe Naraku my wrath." she said. Inuyasha frowned. Kagome used to ride on his back like this.but enough about that. They were going to get her back.
--------------------------------------------:------------------------------- ----------- They started following the faint smell of blood, losing and finding the trial constantly. The sun was begging to set and they only had a few hours of daylight left. But they wouldn't stop. As the sent of blood grew stronger the faster the group went. They stopped at a fallen tree trunk where the scent was the strongest. They had to give Kirara a little rest since they had traveled about twenty miles in an hour and a half. Shippo scouted the land and brought back a sharp rock with dry blood on it. "She was here alright." Inuyasha said after smelling the scent and blood mixed on the rock. "Then we must be close." Miroku said. "Send us a sign Kagomae. Where are you?" Shippo yelled. As the last few rays of the sun faded a huge blue beam shot towards the sky. It was only a few miles away. "There is your sign." Kikyo said looking at it. "Then let's go." Inuyasha growled and they started off again.
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Kagomae walked quietly. As soon as the sun had disappeared so did her illusional room. There was a stone path leading to a large cliff. At the edge of the cliff stood Naraku in his true form. Kagome didn't try to escape this time. She walked slowly unable to cry any more tears. When she reached the top she could see three demons battling. Once one was slain the one who killed it absorbed it's powers and characteristics. Kagome had seen this before. When Naraku was making himself a new body. "It will be soon, miko." He said watching the remaining two demons battle. She nodded. The last few minutes of her life were upon her. She would never see her family or friends again. She would never see Inuyasha again. Though at least he would be happy with his beloved Kikyo. The last demon was slaughtered and the one remaining absorbed it. It rose into the sky and gave a huge roar. Kagome looked right into its blood red eyes. It was time.
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Naraku leapt up to a higher spot to observe. The demon tried to swing its arm at Kagomae but she dodged it. The arm hit the side of the cliff making it crumble and fall along with Kagomae. She jumped and grabbed a piece of the landing that was still firmly attached to the rest of the cliff. Watching pieces of rock fall to the bottom. Kagomae tried climbing up but the demon grasped her and squeezed her tight. She screamed. It raised her until it could see her clearly and roared in her face. The hand was beginning to crush her body. But she couldn't do it. No matter how much she tired she could not force her soul from her body. Trying to think of anything. The pain was fading and Kagomae was slipping into a state of darkness. She was dying. "Kagomae!" she heard a familiar voice call. She looked around and saw Inuyasha. Then she saw everyone else. Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, and.and Kikyo. They all gathered near the base of the cliff. Inuyasha drew Tetsiuga and swung it at the demon's tail. It swung back and knocked him hard into the cliff wall. Making a huge vibration and a rockslide covering his body. "No!" Kagomae yelled. "HE WILL NOT DIE!" she screamed in fury and turned her attention back to the demon. "Even if I have to bring you to hell myself." She told the monster. It seemed as if her heart began to glow and a force inside her was stirring. It pushed itself out her body and onto the monster. There was a large explosion of light and everyone was blinded.
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When the light had faded everyone was on the ground. The monster was gone and Naraku had fled. As everyone woke up they saw Inuyasha push out off the rocks. He was badly hurt but was determined. "Where is she?" he croaked. They looked around and finally spotted her lying on the ground. Inuyasha limped over to her. There was a hole in her chest where her heart had been. She was still bleeding and was trying to breath. She was barley alive. "Kagomae.you can't die." Inuyasha said to her picking her up and holding her damaged body. She smiled. "How I am still alive I don't know." She said barley a whisper. Inuyasha's sensitive ears picked up every word. "But I know I will not be here in a few moments." She continued. "Be happy for me Inuyasha. Think of me often. That's all I ask. That way I can be with you forever." She said. She lifted her hand and stroked his cheek. "That's all I ever wanted." She said and closed her eyes. Her arm fell to her side and she left the living world. "No.Kagomae." Inuyasha yelled. He held her and rocked her back and fourth. "You can't leave me yet. I need you." He said. Sango started crying and Miroku held her and tried to comfort her. Shippo too was crying but he tried as hard as he could not to make a sound. Kagome had taken him in and cared for him when his father died. Now that she was gone too he felt alone. Kikyo walked over to Inuyasha and placed a hand on his shoulder. "I understand." She said and began walking away. It turned out that Inuyasha was no longer hers. She had lost him fifty years ago and that the girl would hold his heart. Forever and a day. Inuyasha buried his head in her chest. He let is tears fall onto her motionless body. "Kagomae. Kagome. Kagomae." He said over and over. "KAGOMAE. WAKE UP. KAGOMAE!!!"