Chapter Twenty-Triple Dragon Attack

Adeth laughed at them,"You think that you measley humans and half breeds can defeat me! Don't make me laugh!" She glared at them and a glave appeared at her side and she drew it into her hands,"lets see what you got, then!"

Both Inuyashas charged at her and she sliced them back. They were bleeding at the chest, but paid more attention to her instead of thier wounds. Miroku took out some sacred sutras and tried them again, but they just burned up. Sango threw hiraikotsu, but Adeth's wind power sent it at back at her. But Sango caught it with both hands. Kagome had no weapon so she just stood there trying to come up with some tactics, If only I could get my spirit level up!

Shippo, Mazuki, and the rest were running, half dragging, and couldn't see anyway to get out. It was nothing but darkness with the invisible light.

"How do you guys get in here anyway?"asked Shippo.

"When we get a crystal we just suddenly appear here,"said Naori.

"Then maybe those crystals can get us home,"Shippo set down Miroku.

"But Adeth has the crystals in her, how can we use them?" Kagome asked, she was able to stand.

Shippo bit his lip,"When we fought Death, before we even knew about Adeth, Kagome and Death's attack hit eachother, and some how it opened a portal to the crystals. Maybe we can use that."

"You mean use Kagome's attack against Adeth's? But Kagome doesn't have a bow,"said Mazuki.

Shippo smirked at her,"She doesn't need one. Kagome needs to hit her with enough spirit energy to cause another warp for us to get back home."

"But my mom needs a bow for a direct attack,"said Naori,"The only thing she can really do is defenses and barriers."

"If Kagome can put up barriers, then why can't she use a barrier against Adeth?" Miroku piped up.

Shippo looked down at his feet thinking hard. He furrowed his eyebrow and then looked up at Naori,"She might have to pull off a triple dragon threat."

"What! No! She can't! The last one almost killed someone!" Naori yelled at him.

"But we might not have any choice. All she needs to do is get her spirit level up and concentrate on a target-"Shippo explained.

"She had a target last time, too and almost got some villagers killed!" Naori shouted.

"What on earth is the triple dragon threat?" Miroku asked, cutting out the yelling.

Naori looked at Mazuki and took a deep breath,"It's my mom's strongest attack. The first, and last time she used it was when I was a baby, not even a year old. Someone she really hated came and challengened her, but she denied it because of me."

"But who was this person?"Miroku asked.

All of them didn't answer. They looked down at thier feet or out in the darkness. Finally Kagome understood,"Kikyo." Miroku looked up at her with surprise then at the others. Slowly, they nodded.

"When Kikyo challenged Kagome, and Kagome refused, Kikyo tried another way to get to her. She couldn't get Inuyasha so she got Naori instead, and Kagome went on a rampage. From her mixed emotions and her spirit energy, it burst out in a giant attack and almost killed several other villagers who were outside the village when that happened. That was the day that Kikyo was banished back to Hell,"Shippo said with his eyes darting.

Kagome looked at the ground,"I see." She looked around not wanting to look at them. It was true that the only feelings that Kagome had for Kikyo were annoyance and pity. She had never hated Kikyo, except for certain times, but she had never imagined her actually fighting against her. She could never imagined her actually despising Kikyo and banishing her to the depths of Hell. She had never imagined it, because of her love for Inuyasha, that she had to share with Kikyo.

They were too intuned with thier conversation to realize that Adeth was still there, and could make out every word they were saying. With her hearing and Death's, she out did Inuyasha's hearing and could hear thier entire conversation. She smiled down at Kagome, So this attack is a powerful one run by the priestess' emotions and spirit energy. I wonder how I can get her emotions up? She continued to smile at Kagome.
Inuyasha didn't like what was going on, so he stepped infront of Kagome with his teeth bare. Kagome glared at Adeth, What is she thinking.

Adeth laughed a little,"I've heard that your spirit abilities out number all other priestesses. Including the very famous Kikyo." Her lips curled into a twisted smile and Kagome glared at her.

"What does Kikyo have to do with this?" she asked coolly. Inuyasha glanced back at Kagome. She seemed not too upset, but usually the mere mention of Kikyo's name often sent her into a fit.

Adeth smiled some more,"They say that it was indeed Inuyasha who brought Kikyo to her death."

"That's a lie!"Inuyasha shouted,"It was Naraku that was disguised as me!"

Adeth looked annoyed,"I know all about what Naraku did, I was talking about her love for you. Her love sent her guard down so she could give you the Shikon No Tama, but instead met her fate. But ironically you fell inlove with her reincarnation, but instead of weakening, you all seem stronger."

"Don't listen to her Inuyasha! She is just trying to get inside your head."said Miroku calmly, not taking his eyes off Adeth.

Adeth smiled more evily,"Are you sure you love Kagome?"

"Shut up! I'm sick of listening to you!"Inuyasha shouted,"Of course I do, we have a family!"

"Is it only because she sent Kikyo out of the picture?"Adeth gave him a twisted smile that made her more ugly.

The pit of Inuyasha's stomach fell,"Kikyo has nothing to do with my family or Kagome, got that!" He yelled angrily.

Kagome took a gulp of air,"You know Adeth, you are wrong about one thing, but right on many others."Kagome said this very calmly. Everyone turned to look at her.

"And where exactlly, am I wrong?"Adeth asked giving Kagome the look of disgust like she was filth.

Kagome began to walk foreward and she stopped when Inuyasha was behind her,"You think that it all started after Kikyo was banished. The destruction of Naraku, the end of the Shikon Jewel, me with Inuyasha and Naori, but you're wrong. You see, all that happened before I sent Kikyo away. We killed Naraku, destroyed the Shikon No Tama, and I gave birth to Naori a year before I fought her. So if Inuyasha doesn't love me, then why did he allow me to do it?"

Both Inuyashas gave Kagome a surprised look. Then thier eyes got big because everyone could see Kagome's energy. It was flowing all over her body like fire. Adeth could also see and she remained in the air.

Kagome continued to walk closer to her until she was at her feet looking up,"So you see Adeth, he let me, because he loves me. And you can't take that away."

Adeth glared down at her and then suddenly shot her with an energy beam. The beam washed all over Kagome, blinding her from the others.

"Kagome!" Both Inuyashas leapt to the rescue. The younger one went to attack Adeth head on, and the other one went for Kagome.

But Kagome was alright, she had a barrier between her and the beam. She gazed up at Adeth with a look that could kill. It made the hair on the back of Inuyasha's neck stand on end to see his wife so angry. Kagome stepped foreward and Adeth was tempted to step back, but was not going to show any weakness. Kagome's fist began to pulse with energy. Miroku looked at them. They were flowing with spiritual powers. The others didn't seem to see it, was it because he were spiritual monk?

His thought was broken when Adeth charged at Kagome with a raised fist. Kagome's eyes narrowed and jumped back, right infront of the younger Inuyasha. Her husband quickly caught Adeth's fist in his own. Adeth punched at him which he caught in his other hand and they pushed against eachother, growling and glaring daggers. Apparently, he had forgotten she had legs and she kneed him in the groin.

Doubled over in pain, he let go of her fists and was hunched over. well so much for more kids. He ignored his pain and clawed at her with iron reever as she turned from him. Adeth let out a growl of pain and turned around slashed him across the chest with the same whip that Death used. Then they all jumped on Adeth. Miroku was choking her with his staff, Inuyasha began pounding his foot into her stomach, and Kagome and the Sangos were on her wings, attempting to tear them off. Adeth screamed in annoyance and pain and flew them all off her with the wind power. Sango held onto her wings as Kagome and her double were blown off. Adeth tried to flap her off, but Sango's wieght pulled the wing into a bad angle and it snapped in two. You could see where the bone was sticking out of the leathery skin. Adeth hissed and kicked Sango back hard in the gut and she landed a few feet away, doubled over as she held her stomach.

"Sango!" Miroku immediantly jumped to her aid and knealt beside her.

"Im fine!" said Sango on the floor,"just get her!" She grabbed his arm and heaved herself up.

Adeth was laughing like a crazed lunatic,"You can't beat me! This is my world! I contol everything here!" They all glared at her as her crystals heated up and glowed with power.

A/N: I'm going against the clock! Got to be in bed soon! R and R!