omg..i am SO sorri..i havent been able 2 update coz of my workload..i mean..i think dats y senior skooling sux! newaiz..i hope u enjoy this chapter. i dunno wen i'll b able 2 get da nxt chapter up..since i got a camp coming up, a few tests+ assignments& THEN the holidays. YES! lol also..just a small note..sum fight attacks rjust gonna b myown..feel free 2 use 'em, but i gotta say..they suck! lol so yea..its kinda hard 4 me 2 remember da characters' techniques..wen all i've been doing is work work & work. i havent been able 2 touch my anime..n i havent seen da whole series of inuyasha eitha..i'll get around 2 it 1 day lol..so newaiz enjoy!

Disclaimer: i certainly do not own..i cant even seem 2 get my hands on da whole series..

CHAPTER 5:

Blood could be smelt all over the area, leaving small creatures running away immediately to the safety and cover of their own homes. On one end of the battlefield, Kagura stood tall as she began to collect power from the winds to support her cause. The two opposing sides had been battling out for a few hours now, none daring to back down. Breathing hard, Kagura pulled out a small pin from her dark, black hair, allowing a wisp of hair to fall over her face.

"Hollow pin tunnel!"

A cylinder-shaped tunnel formed as different knots of wind came together, blowing ferociously at the considerable amount of power. A few moments followed as the now visible winds collected for a greater energy. Kirara stood her ground, growling, despite the threat the winds posed of sending her flying back to crash into the forest of trees. Sango and Miroku stood huddled, desperately trying to keep on their feets as well as keeping their eyes peeled on the opponent, searching for any dangerous threats – although everything was dangerous already. Suddenly and swiftly, with a quick wrist movement, Kagura cleanly threw the pin through the dead centre of the wind tunnel.

Almost immediately, the trio were attacked with a thousand pins. Dodging agilely, Kirara flew up in the air, finding a way to get to the other two humans. Noticing a small opening in the rain of pins, Kirara flew down to pick up Sango, barely missing Miroku, as the two stood defending themselves, hitting away the seemingly endless amount of pins with their personal weapons. In an attempt to reach out to snatch Sango's outstretched arm, a pin struck Miroku in the arm, forcing him to recoil back in pain.

"Miroku! Watch out!" Sango exclaimed. Another pin was whizzing towards the monk, in a straight route to his heart. Kirara managed to swoop down and pick him up just in time. However, not quickly enough for it to skin Miroku a little deeply on the side of his right thigh.

Setting the two friends out of Kagura's range of fire, Sango hopped off and ran to Miroku's side, who sat groaning, pulling out the sharp pins.

"Are you alright?" Sango questioned, concern etched in her voice. As she spoke these words however, a dark brown and purple lump formed over the wounds, moving all over the place, as it grew large, then small, then large and small once more. After watching the deformed scene for a while, the lump dissolved itself back into the skin, showing no particular breakage in the skin whatsoever. On the other hand, as Sango drew closer to inspect the odd behaviour of such a wound, she found a tiny blowhole existed to show any sort of opening from the pin.

"Hahahahaha. Do you like my pins? They've been dipped in a special poison I've been working on recently. I'd be careful if I were you," Kagura laughed. At the same moment, another pin came flying at Sango, missing her as Miroku pushed her to the ground.

"Oops. I must've slipped," Kagura smirked at the couple. The needle kept soaring through the air until it thudded into a tree a few metres behind them. At the same moment, a pink aura-filled arrow flew and stuck the pin, dissolving it. All attention diverted to the fight happening a little further up the field.

Kagome and Kikyo stood face to face, both panting slightly. They had fought arrow for arrow, expertly dodging and avoiding the dangers. 'What is this! That girl can't match me! I should be above her, not equal with her!' Kikyo thought furiously. Coolly, she stated,

"Look girl. The only way you could ever match me is because you're my reincarnate. Don't think this is over."

'Wow. I'm keeping up with her. All that running around with Inuyasha must really pay off!' Kagome thought undeterred by the last comment. At the thought of Inuyasha, Kagome glanced in his direction to see how he was faring against Naraku. He looked really worn out, yet his exuberance projected off him like no other.

"Don't ignore me!" Kikyo yelled, unheard and oblivious to Kagome. Raising another arrow, Kikyo took the opportunity of Kagome's distraction, smirking as she released.

"KAGOME!" Shippo shouted from afar, arrowing nearing his closest motherly figure. He was about to dart forward when Kagome raised a small hand to indicate for him to stop his descent. Leaving him wide-eyed, Kagome simply tilted her head back, allowing the arrow to delicately fly past, inches from her face. 'Oh my god! Did I just do a Matrix move! Yeah!' Kagome thought, excitement building within her at her latest effort. Kikyo was shocked and beyond words. Abruptly, rage filled her from head to toe. 'How DARE she play as if my arrows are nothing!'

"You're being too direct," Kagome simply stated, breaking Kikyo away from her heated thoughts. 'We'll see about that,' Kikyo contemplated, relaxing both her shoulders and emotions. Elegantly, she reached over her shoulders to pull out another arrow, fixing it firmly to her bow and aimed. She released.

In the corners of her peripheral vision, Kagome noticed a white, blurred movement. She turned to see Kanna standing behind her, mirror in her hands as always. Sensing a close-range threat, she turned and ducked in time as Kikyo's arrow glided neatly over her head, causing Kagome's hair to fly about. As she raised her eyes to meet Kikyo's, Kagome glimpsed the second arrow which came at her. Turning her head slightly to look behind her, realisation dawned upon her that Kanna would reflect the first arrow back at her. All eyes in the area came to look upon her as Kagome released a protection bubble barrier.

In the distance, Kagome picked up Naraku's words as all fights stopped to look her way.

"Why don't we stop this for a while and take at look at how your girlfriend's going Inuyasha." Inuyasha's eyes widened in fear as he turned to watch the scene before him: Kikyo's arrows were on the verge of piercing the barrier which held Kagome inside.

'This is it,' Kagome silently considered.

'She's dead,' Kikyo thought, guilt-free with a tiny smirk on her facial features.

"KAGOME!" Sango screamed. Miroku and Kouga stood speechless to the whole proceedings.

"Kukukuku…" Naraku laughed, enjoying every minute of their pain.

"Noo…" Inuyasha whispered, dashing forward, only to stop midway as he saw Kagome close her eyes. He shielded his eyes as a burst of pink light erupted. The arrows had finally managed to penetrate the defence barrier, swiftly continuing its course, reaching its target.

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