@ Oh, I bet you're all wondering what will happen… Too bad I am too… MUST WRITE!!! @
As yet unspotted, Inuyasha and the others retreated into the forest.
"What do we do? We can't fight them. Maybe if we return to Kaede's?" Miroku asked.
"No, it's pretty obvious from the Saimyoushou and everything else that not only is Naraku involved, but he also knows exactly what is going on. Our only choice is to fight them." Inuyasha said quietly. "Kagome, I want you to stay back here."
"Not a chance. You'd have to tie me up and then I'd STILL hop out onto that field to try to help." Kagome was being her usual but stubborn self. Frustrated, Inuyasha glared at her. This was hard for him already, and she just went and made it harder. He probably could've protected her id he had at least his powers, but he didn't even have those. He felt so helpless he could just keel over and die, except that would leave Kagome with even less between her and them.
"Maybe you can still use Tetsusaiga Inuyasha…" Shippou offered, his strange way of looking at things showing through.
"Even if I can, I can't sense the Cutting Wind, or anything, to be able to use it well, and I'm so slow they'd be behind me after I took two steps. Still I guess it would be a help." Inuyasha pulled out the blade and scowled, nothing happened. He glared at Shippou briefly, then sheathed the Steel Cleaving Fang and tossed it to Kagome. "Maybe that will keep you from dieing out there even if I can't. Stick with Kirara and Sango as much as possible." He scowled and rose. "We might as well get this over with." And without another glance he leapt out faster than a human could, taking one Youkai's sword and slaying him with it.
He was having a hard time as they surrounded him, and looked to see Sango, Kagome and Miroku were having equal amounts of trouble. His chest ached unbearably, but with a burst of strength he didn't know he had, he slew five youkai with one stroke.
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Kagome felt strange currents of energy as the fight began. She felt energy being taken and given to Inuyasha, but also the strange rippling that occurred around Kikyou, where her soul was pushed and pulled like waves on the ocean. Distracted by this, she only just barely blocked one Youkai's blade with Tetsusaiga, faster than she thought she could… The Shikon shard's work?
She had used half her arrows, so she just slammed Tetsusaiga with sheath into the Youkai's stomach… And saw it come out the other side. How had she gotten so strong? One shard couldn't be this powerful… Something was going on, something that she couldn't fathom. A quick glance told her Inuyasha was in trouble, and, surprisingly there were not many Youkai between her and him. She ran towards him, shooting arrows at each Youkai in the way, then pulling out arrows from dead Youkai she passed. In the blink of an eye, she was against his back.
"Idiot, I can't leave you alone for a second." She had definitely taken on his personality, she thought as she looked back at how reckless she'd just been.
"Kagome, you're the Idiot! Now if something happens to me, you're alone!" She could tell though, that he needed the relief of a fighter at his back, because the pull from him was getting stronger. He probably hadn't ever had to pace himself because of a wound, much less fight this hard in human form.
The rippling in the background continued, growing stronger. She paused looking about for the source… Kikyou? Or something else…
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Inuyasha ached all over, when the Youkai started to get the upper hand. He continued to swing the stolen sword about, but slower and weaker. He wasn't watching for it, but in a sudden burst twenty or so Youkai fell, including many nearby. The Kagome was behind him, still rapidly firing arrows as she leaned against him lightly. She had moved so fast Inuyasha was unable to see her… What was going on? Kagome of all people… Killing Youkai left and right? Miroku had absorbed maybe half the number that Kagome had killed on her own.
Inuyasha and Kagome continued to hack through their opponents, and just as they started to thin, a Saimyoushou flew overhead, and a familiar voice echoed around them…
"So it's true then… you ARE stuck as a human, and you do care ever so much about this puny well…"
"Naraku!" Echoed amongst our heroes. Inuyasha couldn't take a fight with Naraku right now… Not NOW! And all the others were in bad shape; the only one who was motioning to fight was Kagome, who in turn was very pale with sweat running down her face and the blood of Youkai in her hair.
"Oh don't worry Inuyasha, you won't have to fight me, I promised you to someone else… I'll just be taking little miss Jewel Holder with me…
And faster than Inuyasha could see Kagome was gone… Replaced with Kikyou and another slew of demons, facing respectively him, and the others…
@ Ahahaha!!! And another twist! The plots the plots! (Excuse me while I go mad because I must continue writing….) Bet you just hate me for this! (Poor Inuyasha is having a bad day… And it's going to get worse…)@