Chapter 9
The familiar blue glow of the well encompassed Kagome as she traveled to the past. As soon as she landed on the other side she heard the clashing of swords and the wail of the attacking demons. Swiftly she climbed out the well with practiced eased and prepared to fight their opponents.
"Kagome! Watch out!" Sango yelled as she threw her Hiraikotsu at a demon that was about to strike a blow to the miko.
Kagome ducked as the large boomerang flew swiftly over head and sliced the demon in half. Silently thanking her sister, she took her position amidst her companions and the attacking demons. Demons were coming from all sides. Most of them were low-level demons in search of power. The low level demons, despite their lack of knowledge and strategy, banded together to destroy the ones who destroyed their fellow kind and their leader, Naraku, who promised them power.
Kagome armed with her bow and arrows started to purify the oncoming demons. Now that the miko was back in the fight they became wary of the threat she poses. She stood solid as attack after attack came and went. Many of the demons tried to avoid her as much as possible while sending sure attacks her way. She shot arrow after arrow at the advancing youkai. Only a few arrows later she saw Miroku fall. Anger swelled inside of her at the thought of someone injuring her family.
She yelled his name as he fell to the ground. She prayed to Kami that he was just unconscious and not dead. She switched from the bow and arrow to her sword. She drew her sword and ran into the attacking demons to where she saw her brother fall. As soon as she was with the youkai the attacks became more ferocious. The attacks came from all sides. She flipped and twisted and countered each attack with expert ease.
A worm demon sprung out of the ground in front of her disrupting her pattern of attacks. She slipped and landed hard on the well-trodden land near the well. The worm youkai growled and snarled showing its' gaping mouth of poisonous saliva. The green drops of liquid fell form its' mouth turning the area of land in which it landed into an acid etched hole in the ground. Kagome rolled away from the dropping green liquid that was plummeting to the ground all around her.
Holding her sword tight she rolled into a crouching position and readied for an attack. The worm began to circle her creating a ring of acid around her. Trying to hold herself calm, Kagome waited for the opportune moment to strike down the demon. She could hear the cries of her companions fighting to hold their ground. With and angry cry she leapt into the air and struck the demon with her sword causing it to fall lifelessly to the ground.
Kagome landed on the ground and resumed her fight to protect her friend and brother. Demons never ceased to come. The onslaught she could tell was rendering them helpless with the loss of energy from the constant attacks. When she got to Miroku demons were fighting against the ofudos that fell from his robe. With a sigh of relief that he wasn't gone she fought with her comrades and protected her brother.
What seemed like hours later the attacks ended and the battle was won. Kagome was severely injured but not helpless to care for her friends' wounds before her own. She had a deep gash in her side and a couple on her legs along with scratches and bruises from the attack. Sango came out for the better and only had a few scratches and a slowly puffing eye from a hit that caught her in the head.
Inuyasha sprained an ankle, got a concussion and had a gruesome wound across the chest to the stomach. Miroku on the other hand wasn't fairing that entirely well. He had a few broken bones and a few serious wounds in his stomach. His breathing was ragged and burned with fever. Kagome and Sango cared for him, cooling his forehead with wet cloths and administering medicines from the future to help ward off the fever. They set his broken bones as best as they could but it was not enough for the monk.
A day passed and Miroku's condition did not improve. If anything his state got worse. He began to cough up blood and he was shivering underneath his burning fever. The color in his face was drained leaving him to look sicklier. Sango wouldn't leave her husbands side. She prayed and prayed that he would come out of this for the better but it didn't seem to be like that.
Kagome took to caring for Sango's children while she sat at Miroku's side. Ryu and Saya were not allowed into the room where Miroku lay. None of them wanted to scare the children from the sickness their father carried.
"Aunt Kagome?" Ryu asked.
"What is it Ryu?" Kagome's reply was quiet and filled with sadness very much unlike her usual exterior.
Ryu hesitated and moment as Saya looked up to them as if waiting for the question and the answer to come out any second, "Why can't we see father? Maybe we could help him in some way?"
Kagome looked at the two children. They were too young to be scarred with the fact their father might not live. "Ryu, Saya, you're father needs his rest to get better. It is best to not disturb him. When he wakes up we'll see about you two going to see him alright?" Kagome smiled sadly at the children. She hoped this would satisfy their curiosity a bit.
~*~*~ With the Spirit Detectives ~*~*~
"What do you mean you need an extension on the case?" The toddler like ruler yelled at the four detectives.
"Kagome said to give her three days and one of those days has already passed. From the way we found her she looked as if she were in the middle of a battle. Her clothes were torn and ragged and her body wasn't much better."
"A battle? There hasn't been a major battle between humans and youkai before the three worlds completely split a little less than five hundred years ago. It is said that there were only three humans fighting against the demons along with a hanyou. Surprisingly, the humans defeated the demons but not without any losses of their own. If I'm thinking correctly, Kagome is not going to be in a very happy mood when she gets back." The toddle spoke recalling things of the far past.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Kagome fought in that battle? But that isn't possible."
"She travels through time, Yusuke. The well is a time portal back in time five hundred years. The only reason she still goes back there is for her friends and family. If there is a battle she'll fight in it. She can hold her own surprisingly well you know. Don't underestimate her." The young ruler spoke with worry showing through his eyes clear as day.
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Ok, Hi everyone. I'm sorry for the short chapter but I've been having a hard time getting back into writing after a friend of mine passed away. I will be continuing this story so don't worry about that. I was rereading my story and I noticed a lot, and I mean a lot of loose strings in it. Hopefully in the next couple of chapters I'll clean all that up. Anyways, I was rather upset when no one accepted my little challenge a difficult one I would say but oh well what can you do. For those who have read my story "A Trip Through the Well II" I don't know when I'll be updating it. I don't have any inspiration for it despite the awesome third LOTR movie (if you haven't seen it yet I suggest you do. It's sad but by far it is the best of the trilogy.) Slowly I've been writing a little more for it but I can never get past a few sentences at a time. Anyways, I'll shut up now. As always, THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING!! I always appreciate them and do, please review if you haven't! I enjoy reading them after a long day at school and work. ^_^
The familiar blue glow of the well encompassed Kagome as she traveled to the past. As soon as she landed on the other side she heard the clashing of swords and the wail of the attacking demons. Swiftly she climbed out the well with practiced eased and prepared to fight their opponents.
"Kagome! Watch out!" Sango yelled as she threw her Hiraikotsu at a demon that was about to strike a blow to the miko.
Kagome ducked as the large boomerang flew swiftly over head and sliced the demon in half. Silently thanking her sister, she took her position amidst her companions and the attacking demons. Demons were coming from all sides. Most of them were low-level demons in search of power. The low level demons, despite their lack of knowledge and strategy, banded together to destroy the ones who destroyed their fellow kind and their leader, Naraku, who promised them power.
Kagome armed with her bow and arrows started to purify the oncoming demons. Now that the miko was back in the fight they became wary of the threat she poses. She stood solid as attack after attack came and went. Many of the demons tried to avoid her as much as possible while sending sure attacks her way. She shot arrow after arrow at the advancing youkai. Only a few arrows later she saw Miroku fall. Anger swelled inside of her at the thought of someone injuring her family.
She yelled his name as he fell to the ground. She prayed to Kami that he was just unconscious and not dead. She switched from the bow and arrow to her sword. She drew her sword and ran into the attacking demons to where she saw her brother fall. As soon as she was with the youkai the attacks became more ferocious. The attacks came from all sides. She flipped and twisted and countered each attack with expert ease.
A worm demon sprung out of the ground in front of her disrupting her pattern of attacks. She slipped and landed hard on the well-trodden land near the well. The worm youkai growled and snarled showing its' gaping mouth of poisonous saliva. The green drops of liquid fell form its' mouth turning the area of land in which it landed into an acid etched hole in the ground. Kagome rolled away from the dropping green liquid that was plummeting to the ground all around her.
Holding her sword tight she rolled into a crouching position and readied for an attack. The worm began to circle her creating a ring of acid around her. Trying to hold herself calm, Kagome waited for the opportune moment to strike down the demon. She could hear the cries of her companions fighting to hold their ground. With and angry cry she leapt into the air and struck the demon with her sword causing it to fall lifelessly to the ground.
Kagome landed on the ground and resumed her fight to protect her friend and brother. Demons never ceased to come. The onslaught she could tell was rendering them helpless with the loss of energy from the constant attacks. When she got to Miroku demons were fighting against the ofudos that fell from his robe. With a sigh of relief that he wasn't gone she fought with her comrades and protected her brother.
What seemed like hours later the attacks ended and the battle was won. Kagome was severely injured but not helpless to care for her friends' wounds before her own. She had a deep gash in her side and a couple on her legs along with scratches and bruises from the attack. Sango came out for the better and only had a few scratches and a slowly puffing eye from a hit that caught her in the head.
Inuyasha sprained an ankle, got a concussion and had a gruesome wound across the chest to the stomach. Miroku on the other hand wasn't fairing that entirely well. He had a few broken bones and a few serious wounds in his stomach. His breathing was ragged and burned with fever. Kagome and Sango cared for him, cooling his forehead with wet cloths and administering medicines from the future to help ward off the fever. They set his broken bones as best as they could but it was not enough for the monk.
A day passed and Miroku's condition did not improve. If anything his state got worse. He began to cough up blood and he was shivering underneath his burning fever. The color in his face was drained leaving him to look sicklier. Sango wouldn't leave her husbands side. She prayed and prayed that he would come out of this for the better but it didn't seem to be like that.
Kagome took to caring for Sango's children while she sat at Miroku's side. Ryu and Saya were not allowed into the room where Miroku lay. None of them wanted to scare the children from the sickness their father carried.
"Aunt Kagome?" Ryu asked.
"What is it Ryu?" Kagome's reply was quiet and filled with sadness very much unlike her usual exterior.
Ryu hesitated and moment as Saya looked up to them as if waiting for the question and the answer to come out any second, "Why can't we see father? Maybe we could help him in some way?"
Kagome looked at the two children. They were too young to be scarred with the fact their father might not live. "Ryu, Saya, you're father needs his rest to get better. It is best to not disturb him. When he wakes up we'll see about you two going to see him alright?" Kagome smiled sadly at the children. She hoped this would satisfy their curiosity a bit.
~*~*~ With the Spirit Detectives ~*~*~
"What do you mean you need an extension on the case?" The toddler like ruler yelled at the four detectives.
"Kagome said to give her three days and one of those days has already passed. From the way we found her she looked as if she were in the middle of a battle. Her clothes were torn and ragged and her body wasn't much better."
"A battle? There hasn't been a major battle between humans and youkai before the three worlds completely split a little less than five hundred years ago. It is said that there were only three humans fighting against the demons along with a hanyou. Surprisingly, the humans defeated the demons but not without any losses of their own. If I'm thinking correctly, Kagome is not going to be in a very happy mood when she gets back." The toddle spoke recalling things of the far past.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that Kagome fought in that battle? But that isn't possible."
"She travels through time, Yusuke. The well is a time portal back in time five hundred years. The only reason she still goes back there is for her friends and family. If there is a battle she'll fight in it. She can hold her own surprisingly well you know. Don't underestimate her." The young ruler spoke with worry showing through his eyes clear as day.
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Ok, Hi everyone. I'm sorry for the short chapter but I've been having a hard time getting back into writing after a friend of mine passed away. I will be continuing this story so don't worry about that. I was rereading my story and I noticed a lot, and I mean a lot of loose strings in it. Hopefully in the next couple of chapters I'll clean all that up. Anyways, I was rather upset when no one accepted my little challenge a difficult one I would say but oh well what can you do. For those who have read my story "A Trip Through the Well II" I don't know when I'll be updating it. I don't have any inspiration for it despite the awesome third LOTR movie (if you haven't seen it yet I suggest you do. It's sad but by far it is the best of the trilogy.) Slowly I've been writing a little more for it but I can never get past a few sentences at a time. Anyways, I'll shut up now. As always, THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING!! I always appreciate them and do, please review if you haven't! I enjoy reading them after a long day at school and work. ^_^