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Destruction I

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Memories

Stressed

In every shadow there is a light that flickers like a bulb about to go it. Sometimes life is like this; you can ether replace the bulb or you can watch it die out. Kagome had stopped one last time at Kouga's den to retrieve the shards. Inuyasha and the others had waited at the edge of his den leaving Kagome. She claimed that it was something she had to do on her own. Now after bathing in a nearby hot spring she had her quarter of the Tama around her neck. Washing the blood of her enemy of her hand she smiled as the blades once again glowed to life.

With a frown she watched as the stream began to run with blood. Looking to Sango she saw that the Taijiya was still wiping her Katana off. Kagome sniffed the air and could smell the copper of the blood in the air. Sango still seemed oblivious to this. Reaching her hand into the water she could feel it thicken.

I sense that danger is ahead for you.

'Was Kouga right? Is this a black omen?' Kagome asked herself.

Since I no longer have the shards my fight with Naraku is over. I have to lead my clan even if I have to put aside personal gain.

'The clan…put aside personal gain,' Kagome repeated in her head.

Revenge leaves an after taste…so make sure you're ready to accept that before you taint your hands with his blood.

'That was the last thing he said to me before I left.'

Standing up the river went back to its clear flowing liquid. Looking up to the sky she noticed that dusk held more tints of red then normal. Turning her gaze to Sango she noticed that she was a bit tense.

"You sense it," Kagome stated more then asked. Sango jumped at the sure voice but nodded her head in confirmation.

"I think we should hurry to the village," Sango said as she sheathed her katana and made her way to camp. Kagome followed soon after.

"We don't have time to run or walk so grab onto each other," Kagome ordered.

Everyone held a hand and Kagome set her hand on Sango's shoulder. Soon they were engulfed in a black orb. When it cleared they were in the center of the village. It was supposed to be filled with villagers coming home from the rice fields. Children should have been running past them in shock that they came from the shadows. Instead everything was oddly serene. Kagome watched as the Miko approached them in a quiet sense. The white and red garments became more apparent with each step. Kagome tensed when Kikyo stopped ten feet away from her.

"Where are they?" Kagome calmly asked.

"Whom are you talking about?" Kikyo coyly asked.

"Don't play dumb! I can feel the darkness around you," Kagome growled.

"Are you talking about them?" Kikyo asked as she vanished. Kagome went to charge forward only to halt.

The blue flame that stopped her was so familiar. She didn't want to look up and see the owner of those flames. She heard Sango painfully whisper her brother's name. Kagome then raised her eyes and met the dull emerald eyes. She could hear Inuyasha unsheathe his sword, the metal sliding against the sheath made her wince.

"Shippo," Kagome painfully said as she began to walk towards them. He pulled out a leaf and held it above his head. Kagome stopped her advancement when she heard the cruel laughter.

"I told you to join me," Naraku laughed as he appeared behind the two boys.

"Release him now!" Kagome growled.

"My dear Kagome, the boys soul is lost within Kanna's mirror. I can't do anything," Naraku sighed with mock hurt.

"Then I will kill you," Kagome growled. Reaching up to her cheek she let her fingers roam over the warm liquid. Looking behind her she saw the leaf that was embedded in the tree.

"It's a shame you'll have to kill your son first," Naraku grinned as he took a few steps back.

Shippo dashed at Kagome while pulling out another leaf. Surrounding them in his Kitsune-bi she whimpered from the burning sensation. Inuyasha quickly went to help her when he jumped back from the onslaught of wind blades. With a growl he charged Kagura with the intent of Killing her this time. Sango held up her Hiraikotsu as Kohaku dug his Kusarikama into the demon bone. Miroku was about to run over to help Sango when his right hand began to grow cool.

"Shippo," Kagome whispered as she stepped out of another attack.

Kagome silently began to grow cold on the inside with each attack her kit sent her way. It wasn't a betrayal that made her slowly go numb; it was Naraku. When Shippo lunged at her again she caught him and shocked him with her Miko ki in an attempt to knock him out. He quickly jumped up with wisps of smoke and sent a dozen leaves at her. Throwing up a Miko barrier the leaves dissolved on impact. The cold emerald eyes that were once so full of bliss and life were now dull.

Inuyasha yelled out his Kaze no Kizu when Kagura used the wind to make the attack veer of course. The attack landed to close to Naraku and he scowled at her. She grinned and dodged Inuyasha's claws. Kagura hissed in pain when he lashed her across the arm. Dropping her fan she looked into the angered amber eyes. Her own red eyes relaxed as her arm became limp. With one final swing of the Tetsusaiga another life vanished from the realm of the living.

Kanna silently stood in front of Miroku and watched as the Kazaana began to grow. Holding his palm in front of himself the winds began to slowly suck in the beads that held it back. His eyes widened as he helplessly grabbed hold of the wrist and braced it. The wind began to pick of speed as he stood his ground. Grunting in pain he felt his skin split and stretch on the palm. It was only a matter of time before he would be just another crater in the ground.

Sango swung the Hiraikotsu and Kohaku and watched him dodge it. Her tears ran down her face as she looked into his dull eyes. Holding his Kusarikama up he swung it at her. She watched as life flickered into his dull eyes. There was a chance that he could still live. Blocking the attack once again she spat blood as she looked down. Kohaku and dropped his weapon and embed his sword into her stomach up to the hilt. The warm crimson liquid ran over the handle and splashed onto his face. His eyes lit up in horror as he removed his hand from the blade and repeated no.

There were multiple cuts adorning her face as she dodged the Kitsune's attacks. He had multiplied and now she couldn't help but be hit by the attacks. Her eyes began to glaze over in tears as he took a few steps back and watched her fall to her knees. That was the first time she noticed Oken dead on the ground no more than a few feet away. Kagome could hear Naraku's cold laughter from a distance and that's when her eyes glazed over.

'I am the guardian of the Shikon no Tama and no matter what I have to fight,' Kagome whispered inside her head.

Author's Note:

I'll try and update faster, it's just that I'm having problems but the good thing is there is only two chapters left!