Chapter 4

"I won't let you Die!"

"The Shinkon shards are pulsing even more! I must be closer to Inuyasha." Kagome was panting; she was running as fast as she could possibly run. She started to run north from the well following the Shinkon shard's lead. She continued to run as fast as she could until she came to the small clearing where Inuyasha was fighting the youkai. When Kagome reached Inuyasha he was still impaled by the youkai's claw. Miroku and Sango were still on Kirara wondering what to do. Inuyasha was still gasping for air and tried to break free of the youkai's claws, but the sadistic demon continued to hold Inuyasha in place forcing him to absorb more poison each time he flinched or moved.

"INUYASHA!!" screamed Kagome as she ran out towards him, ignoring any possible danger she might face upon reaching him.

"Kagome-sama!" shouted Miroku.

"Kagome-chan! Don't go near that youkai! It will kill you!" yelled Sango. Kagome ignored her comment and continued to run to Inuyasha. The youkai noticed Kagome and laughed. In one great sweep he flung Inuyasha right off of his claw and into the ground. He began coughing continuously, still spitting up blood each time. He was too filled with poison to move, and just continued coughing.

"You are a fool, girl!" shouted the youkai, but Kagome ignored him as she ran up to Inuyasha's position.

"Wench!" yelled the youkai as he lunged at her. Kagome was too focused on Inuyasha to notice.

"KAGOME!" screamed Sango and Miroku. They were running towards her, trying to save her but with one forceful sweep, the youkai slashed at Kirara, Miroku, and Sango. All three of them went plummeting backwards into an old tree. Al of them knocked unconscious. They had no deep wounds; the youkai mostly shoved them back with its force. With his other claw, the youkai swung at Kagome's back. All was silent except for the disgusting sound of flesh ripping. Kagome's eyes widened as she collapsed on top of Inuyasha. She had beads of sweat dripping down her face and was breathing hard. It...it hurts. I can't move. Tears began streaming down her face, not because of the pain, but because Inuyasha still wasn't moving. Her tears rolled off her cheeks and onto Inuyasha's face.

Sango stirred when she heard the youkai's attempt to kill Kagome. She managed to lift her Hirikotsu and aim at the youkai's back as he was about to finish off Kagome and Inuyasha. Sango was weak but managed to throw her massive boomerang.

"Hiraikotsu!" shouted Sango as she released her boomerang bone from her hand. Her aim was perfect but it barely scratched the youkai's back. The angry demon looked by furiously.

"Fool, no man made weapon can defeat me!" growled the youkai. Sango was struggling to sit up.

Kagome was still crying over Inuyasha, she had a huge gash in the side of her back and stomach.

"Ka-Kagome?" Inuyasha said warily, he opened his eyes only to find a familiar face crying over him. He could smell it. He smelled Kagome's blood everywhere; it lingered lowly in the air.

"INUYASHA!" Kagome yelled in a quiet voice, "I'm so glad! I thought- I thought you might have been dead!" She cried.

"YOU'RE BLEEDING!" Inuyasha yelled as he sat up. He looked painfully at the gash Kagome had endured for him. She endured that for me? Inuyasha thought to himself.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you are okay, then I will be fine." Kagome managed a weak smile and slowly pulled herself to her feet. She winced in pain at deep gash in her side. Inuyasha was still on the ground trying to pull himself up. The youkai turned away from Sango and back to Kagome who was now on her feet standing right next to Inuyasha.

"Are you still alive? I'm surprised, humans can't take very much of my poison, but I only nicked you with my claw, maybe I should tear you to shreds you wench!" shouted the demon as he lunge at her.

"KAGOME!" Inuyasha yelled. Everything was spinning in Kagome's head. She couldn't think straight. She looked into the distance and managed to make out the three forms of Miroku, Sango, and Kirara. C'mon Kagome! You can take this; can't you do this for Inuyasha? He does it for you all the time! Show him you can be strong! Kagome thought to herself. She saw the massive form of the youkai approaching her. He stopped right in front of her and glared threateningly at her.

"Which would be more painful for you, wench?" he asked sinisterly, "To be killed now, or to watch this hanyou die before your eyes and then you be killed your self." Kagome's mind was screaming, but she couldn't form the words. She looked over at Inuyasha, he was still sitting down using Tetsusiaga as a support for him, he was still breathing hard and couldn't even stand up, the poison was taking full effect. No! NO!! I WONT LET INUYASHA DIE! The wicked youkai smiled viciously at Kagome and readied his claws over Inuyasha. He knew he couldn't do anything to protect himself against the youkai. Sorry Kagome, Inuyasha thought to himself, he closed his eyes and waited. No! No!! NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!

The youkai's massive arm muscles began to ripple as he began to put his entire force down to his claws.