Beyond

By: Katt

Don't own Inuyasha. Ya should know!
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Miroku held up his staff as the demon came towards him and Sango. The demon was only a few feet taller than him but had 4 arms and fangs over a foot long with Naraku's poison insects surrounding it. The demon hissed as Miroku cast a spell on it. "Sango, please leave. I cant hold him off for to long."

Inuyasha, Shippo, Kirara, and Kagome came running up behind the Monk and Sango. Miroku sighed when he looked at the others coming. "Well I guess it was totally pointless to even try and save you guys!"

"Monk, if we don't help you, you will simply waste your life for nothing." Inuyasha took out his sword while saying those words. Kagome pulled out a arrow and aimed it at the demon. "The jewel shards are all grouped around his heart. I'm seeing at least 7 wait no.. eight.. There might be more. I cant tell yet." All of the members nodded as they armed themselves with their weapons.

The demon chuckled to himself as he looked at the group. "There is no way you can defeat me. I can smell your fear. Your all afraid."

Sango smirked as she threw her boomerang. "Iv killed many demons, you will be no different than the others." The demon simply stopped hiraikotsu in mid air and watched it as it fell to the ground. "He…he..oh god he can use his mind to move and stop objects!"

Shippo ran to Kirara and hid behind the cat demon.

"Inuyasha, what should we do?" Inuyasha looked at Kagome then back at the demon. "Don't worry, Ill take care of him." With that Inuyasha ran straight for the demon. "Inuyasha No! Your not in demon form. You will get yourself killed!"

All watched in horror as Inuyasha stopped frozen in his tracks. "I…I cant move!" The demon just laughed. "Of course you cant."

Miroku squinted his eyes. He could just barely see a aura that surrounded the demon. He walked to Kagome quietly and whispered in her ear. "Kagome, the demon has power surrounding it. Inuyasha had crossed into that power. That's why the demon cant freeze us from the distance were at. Aim a purified arrow at the barrior. That should break the spell."

Kagome nodded as she directed the arrow at the demons heart. "I will kill the demon with this arrow!" As the arrow went through the barrier it stopped and fell to the ground. "Impossible!" Miroku stood shocked.

"Ha, you lousy mortals. Naraku warned me of your traps. You cant kill me with your powers, Miko." Kagome watched in horror as Inuyasha was turned upside down and grabbed by the demons claws. "Now I will tear this petty human limb from limb."

Inuyasha screamed out in pain as the demon pulled his left arm out of its socket. Without a second thought Kagome ran at the demon with a arrow in hand. "If I cant shoot the damn thing I will do it myself." The demon narrowed its eyes as Kagome started to break through the demons barrier using her Miko powers.

"So you're the one I was mostly warned about." The demon dropped Inuyasha and grabbed Kagome with its claws. "Ill take care of you first."

"Kagome! Run away. DON'T TOUCH HER!" Inuyasha was to late as the demon wrapped its claws around the Miko.

As this was all taking place, the surviving villagers slowly started to crowed and watch the fight. Sango sighed when she saw everyone. "Its dangerous here. Why are these people watching?" Miroku didn't answer as he himself stood motionless watching the battle.

"Let go of her!" Inuyasha forced himself to stand while picking up his sword with his right hand. "Ill kill you before you hurt Kagome." Kagome just stared at Inuyasha as the demon slowly squashed her body with it's hands. She then realized she still hand the arrow in her hands and smirked. Carefully she turned the arrow around in her hands and pushed up while purifying the arrow. The demon screeched in pain as the purified arrow scratched one of his clawed hands. He threw the Miko against a tree and turned back to Inuyasha smirking.

"Kago…KAGOME! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" The Hanyou turned to the demon with a flash of red in his eyes.

"She should be out for awhile. Ill finish her off later. Now lets get back to you, my mortal friend…I'll.."

Before the demon could say another word, a flash of light filled with power hit him full force. Everyone watching the battle looked towards the source of the power.

"Ka…Kagome…" The half demon stood in awe as he saw his friend floating in the air. Her whole body was glowing as it had done that past night. Her eyes were closed shut. As the power flowed through her, it caused her clothing to start to tear.

The demon, still in one piece, forced it self to stand up. "Your power is nothing Miko. I can still kill you. I have more power than you could ever withhold." Kagome's attention slowly turned toward's the demon. Her eyes slowly opened.

All of life went still. There was no sound, no motion. Just for a moment, there was nothing. As that moment passed everything happened all at once. Everyone watching the battle fell to their knees in agonizing pain.

Inuyasha grabbed his head. It felt like his brain was going to explode. He couldn't see a thing, couldn't sense anything. All he felt was the pain going through his head. All of his strength was being sucked away from him slowly. Something was entering his head and sucking at his mind.. Even without seeing or hearing he could feel everyone around him going through the same thing. The more he fought against the force in his head, the more it hurt him. Finally with one last push against the power, he passed out.

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Shippo was the first person to wake up from the morning sun. He groaned as he felt a pain course through his body. He sat up looking around him. Everyone was passed out. He rubbed his head to try and relax the pain. "Wh…what happened? Where is everyone.." The fox demon sat for a few more minutes trying to slowly sort through all his thoughts and recollect his energy. When he finally collected all his thoughts and felt strong enough he went on full alert. He sniffed the air to see if he could smell the demon. But he couldn't no matter what. He looked to where the demon was standing and saw a pile of the jewel shards.

"There are nine jewel shards.. How was this demon defeated?" He picked up all the jewel shards carefully. "Why didn't…why didn't Naraku come back to get these?.."

The fox demon went stiff. Kagome. He forgot about Kagome. The demon turned towards where he last saw her. She was laying on her side on the ground. All of her clothing was torn off. Shippo blushed slightly as he looked at her bare back. He ran to her crying. "Kagome! Kagome…are you ok.." He put his hand on her shoulder only to yank it back. There was a power that still surrounded the Miko.

The fox demon whimpered and cradled his hand. It was so cold. The demons ears perked up as he heard a subtle groan coming from Inuyasha. The demon ran to the hanyou's side. "Inuyasha…Inuyasha!" The hanyou groaned from the loud noises coming from the fox.

"Shippo please…my head…it hurts so badly." The now half demon Inuyasha sat up slowly. "Wha…what the hell happened?"

Shippo explained to Inuyasha what had happened since he woke up. When the fox demon finally finished he looked at Inuyasha expecting a response. All he received was silence. "Inuyasha?"

Inuyasha stared silently at Kagome. He stood up grabbing his sword and taking off his red coat. Walking slowly to Kagome the hanyou blushed.

"Inuyasha, you cant touch her! The power is still flowing from her." The hanyou ignored Shippo as he knelt by the young girl. "She will be alright Shippo. Go and try to wake the others."

Inuyasha wrapped his red fire rat coat around the naked girl trying to avoid touching her skin. Even through the coat he could feel the cold power seeping through. But every moment that passed the power was weakening.

Inuyasha cradled the young girl in his hands as he stood up. His strength had fully returned to him. Miroku was now standing while Sango sat rubbing her head. Kirara had recovered when Shippo was talking to Inuyasha.

"Listen guys, we should get out of here before the villagers wake up and start asking questions." Everyone nodded as they grabbed their stuff to leave.

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Inuyasha laid Kagome on the ground. She still hadn't waken up yet but he could freely touch her. Her skin was covered in sweat and it was obvious she had developed a small fever.

"I want to go back to Kaedes.." The group sat silently deep in thought. Miroku responded first. "I agree. She might have some answers." Sango moved closer to Miroku hoping for more comfort.

None of them exactly remembered what had happened to them but they remember something digging deep into their heads and their strength being sucked away. Shippo curled closer to Kirara as he remembered his memory's being splashed before his eyes before he passed out.

A small groan dragged them from their thoughts. Inuyasha looked over at Kagome. She was still passed out but was whimpering slightly. He moved closer to her hoping she could feel his presences.

"Inuyasha, do you think she will be ok?" Inuyasha looked at Sango while shrugging. "She's… I don't know. I really don't know."

Sango nodded while looking back at the fire. "I don't know what you guys went through…but…it really scared me."

Miroku wrapped a arm around Sango. "Its over now, so its ok." Sango nodded while closing her eyes.

"Who would have known she had this much power.." Miroku pushed some of the sticks in the fire with his staff. "Inuyasha, did Kikyo ever show power such as these?" Inuyasha sat trying to remember. "I've never seen Kikyo do anything like that. To be honest, I never learned the full extent of her power, but for some reason I doubt she was…that powerful."

The Monk nodded. The only way they might be able to figure anything out was to talk to Kaede.