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I'm sorry about the cliffie, but I'm updating quickly. That's good, right? Waving hands protectively Don't hurt me!!! So yeah I want to take a poll. Tell me whether you like kairiyumi14's name, Socara, or my name, Akuameyou, better. It won't change anything in the story, I just wanna know Enjoy!

Socara said, "So, you've finally figured it out. This battle just might get interesting..."

(A/N I don't think that's the same thing she said, but it's late and I don't feel like checking.)

Miroku tried to purify her demon powers, but Naraku's aura surrounded her. He wasn't powerful enough to nullify her water charming.

So, he went to plan B.

"Wind Tunnel!" he whipped his prayer beads off his wrist, and tried to suck Socara in.

To no one's surprise, Naraku's insects came pouring out of whatever the hell they lived in (sorry about the curse, but does anyone know where Naraku keeps thousands upon thousands of bugs for Miroku's enjoyment?), forcing Miroku to cover up again.

By then, Koga was up, and sent a little wolf curse towards her (I made that up. If he knew he couldn't win by punching, what would he fight with?). She easily evaded it.

That left one person. Kagome hadn't joined the party yet, so she and Kilala drifted down from where they had been flying (if you didn't know Kilala could fly I'm going to hit you and stop you from reading anything Inuyasha-y ever again), and Kagome pulled her bow taut.

She let fly, and her little arrow struck another makeshift shield. Would it go through? Find out next chapter...

(A/N Ok, ok, jeez, put the pitchforks down.)

The arrow broke in half, long ways. It fell uselessly to the ground, shattered by the ice barricade. Everyone stared at it.

"Oh..." Inuyasha started.

"...Shit." Koga finished for him.

Socara, though, was focused on the ice. The arrow had done more damage than was apparent. It had started a crack that went all the way through to her side.

"Hmm..." she said, sounding like bubbles.

Miroku saw her, and came up with a plan.

"Kagome! Cock another arrow! I'll bless it, then you can shoot through her defenses!" he called to the young miko.

"Um, all right?" Kagome said uncertainly, readying another arrow, "Bless it!"

The monk quickly muttered a few cleansing spells, sending them to the ice-bound projectile.

Socara was trying to repair her barrier, but something was stopping her. It was that little girl's power! She was unconsciously readying the shield to be broken.

That wasn't good for Socara.

"Ready!" Miroku shouted.

Kagome fired. This time, the point hit in the exact same spot as last time, widening the crack in the ice and eventually shattering it. Then, the shaft punched into Socara's chest.

She tried to liquefy, but her water charms weren't working.

Miroku's spell was taking effect.

Her shield collapsed fully, and a puddle formed as the spout beneath her settled. She held up her hand in front of her. Her control over her own form weakened, and she watched as her fingers disappeared, splashing as water to the ground.

Up her arms and legs, like a virus, the uncontrolled water splashed innocently to the ground. She looked surprised as her face evaporated. Her back was the last to go. Now, as transparent as she was, a spider-shaped burn was clear. Then that, too, was gone.

A quickly sinking puddle was the only indicator of her existence.

Inuyasha was breathing heavily. That he had never seen before.

Miroku was tired from his strong spell. His knees buckled, and down he went.

Sango rushed over to him to help. He was on his hands and knees when she got to him. She took him onto Kilala's back to rush him back to the house.

(A/N Now I'm going to give them alone time. We'll focus on whatever completely useless thing the immature people are doing, and then when it starts talking about Miroku and Sango again, it will pick up just as they're leaving. Kind of like parallel timelines, ok?)

Kagome saw the monk and the exterminator off, and then turned back to her two suitors.

"Hey, Kagome," Koga started towards her. She walked right past him, and then took Inuyasha's hand.

"Let's go get Shippou, hmm?" she asked gently. Inuyasha's breathing returned to normal, and he turned back to her calmed down.

Kagome knew that just the smell of Naraku had gotten Inuyasha so pumped with adrenaline that he hadn't been able to think straight. She was trying to keep his mind turned to his friends.

"Hmm? Yeah, let's go," he said distractedly.

He was led away with a completely confused Koga behind.

and here is where it goes back to when they left

Sango held Miroku across her lap, to make sure he didn't fall. However, if he decided to feel her up, she could easily make sure he did fall. A long way. Into thorny bushes.

Miroku groaned at having to be escort by a woman. He was weak as a kitten right now. Of course, if he were any stronger, he would be plummeting to Earth.

"What did you make of that, Sango?" he asked tiredly. He felt her shrug.

"Naraku is getting stronger if he can incarnate a demon as flexible as Socara. Also, she confirmed our suspicions about Naraku's state."

(A/N She said, "...that bastard hanyou made me of his flesh..." It's the hanyou part.)

"Yes. That means what Kagura said to us might be true."

(A/N This is gonna be a spoiler to those of you who don't know that Kagura saw Inuyasha as a human.)

"How could that be? No hanyou can just choose what day to change, remove whatever isn't up to snuff, and come back stronger. Why is Naraku different?" Sango said.

"I think it may have something to do with his Onigumo heart. He is still taking in demons to make his body, like the first time." Miroku answered.

They continued taking until they reached the hut.

Better spot to finish, yes?

Did anyone like what I did, making you think I was finishing there?

I wrote again quickly so don't hurt me. Or send flames. Please.