The snake demons turned twoard the two, their firey red eyes sought out the warmth of the two.

Forked tongues flicked over scaled bodies, drawing ever closer to the warm blood.

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Inuyasha smelled blood. He raced down the tunnel, speed to match lightning.

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Sesshomaru smelled blood. He flew down the tunnel. If rin was hurt...

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Kouga smelled blood. He picked up his hobbled pace, racing ever downward.

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Joslin stood at the two paths, truing to decide when a gust of wind brought the smell of blood from one of the tunnels

He raced down the tunnel, racing toward the sound of the snakes.

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Inuyasha was first into the clearing, second was Sesshomaru, then Joslin, then a huffing Kouga.

Inuyasha drew tetsuaiga, slashing at the nearest snake demon.

Joslin did the same, as well as Kouga and Sesshomaru.

All of them coming from seperate tunnels, dividing the attention of the snakes so that for the moment the two among their midst were safe.

The earth shook and a shaft of light burst down from the ceiling of the cavern, right onto Kagome and Rin.

Kikyou descended, hovering, her spirit gatherers suspending her in air.

The white dragons picked up kagome and by chance picked up Rin.

She exited through the hole, leaving the demons to fight each other.

Inuyasha screamed for kagome, Screamed in rage, in worry.

He had had her in his grasp, and now she was gone.

When the last snake demon was slain, The four demons faced each other.

Joslin had Kagome's smell, he smelled of kitsune and of kagome's blood.

"Who are you?" Inuyasha demanded, Growling.

"I am Joslin, of the Kitsune tribe of this valley. You are?" He asked, completely ignoring Kouga.

"Inuyasha." Inu said, wary of the demon.

Sesshomaru glared up at the tunnel, his sharp eyes zeroing in on Kikyou.

While they argued, he was going to find Rin.

He lifted himself from the ground, floating through the hole and into the sky.

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Kagome woke slowly.

Everything was numb, she couldn't feel her fingers at all.

She was lying on the ground, spread-eagled.

She tried to move her head, but it was too heavy.

Suddenly someone was standing over her.

"That wolf didn't destroy you, but i promise you, i will." She said, toying with the ceremonial daggar.

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Ooh ho hoho hohohohoo. I bet you forgot about Kikyou, didn't ya?

Well, i tend to bring in all of my characters back around the end, even if it is only to die.

Oh well. Anyways.

Review, it'll make me review faster, i promise.

the hollow souls of men shall break, and i am the one that weilds the hammer. -me