OK, it seems I left too much of a cliffy on the last chapter. So I'm going to put up this one.

And another thing, I should just say that this chapter shouldn't make as much sense as it should cause Syfence's magic makes everyone think one thing, but it's actually something else. So just bare with me and read the chapter.

Italics mean flashbacks

Bold means... Something important or a heading I guess.

Underline is for emphisis

On with the story!

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On the last chapter:

All of a sudden, Inuyasha had a weird feeling in his arms. As he struggled to control it, it slowly, but surely made its way to in front of him, then turning sideways, going to slice his head off.

"You cannot escape my hypnotism." She said. Inuyasha's right hand moved backwards and thrust forward, aiming for Inuyasha's neck.

Chapter five: Syfence's Deception

Kagome laid on her side, forced to look through a hole in the wall of the house she was bound and gagged inside by an invisible force. Next to her, lay Kaede, unconscious. Kagome had an open cut on her cheek that blood flowed freely. So the scent of Kagome's blood that Inuyasha was smelling was actually her blood.

She watched the whole thing. When Inuyasha came for her. When he charged at Syfence out of anger when he thought she died. She saw him stop and, shaking, had his sword turned on him and as if in slow motion, saw it swing towards his head and slice it right off. His body crumpled to the ground and blood spilled everywhere.

For a brief moment in time, Kagome's heart broke the mind free of the spell and her love for him returned. "NOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed, but Syfence heard her, and once more, Kagome lay stripped of her memories, bound and gagged.

Inuyasha heard Kagome scream as well. That too was an illusion. (Had ya, didn't I?) Apparently, Syfence enjoyed toying with the heart's fears and loves since she couldn't control them.

Inuyasha was still battling Syfence, trying to save himself from the fate that lay in stock for him. The blade had stuck his neck, but only a little. He stopped it from doing something truly fatal. His hands once more swung back to strike again, and this time, Inuyasha was ready for it. He was doing a pretty good job too.

But when he heard Kagome's voice, he stopped struggling. The sword that saved his life so many times swung at him. Inuyasha winced.

There was a clang of the sword hitting something but Inuyasha was still alive. He opened one eye. His sword was rattling against a barrier, trying to force it's way in. Behind him, he heard a voice say softly in his ear. "Your not dying that easily."

He turned his head slowly to see Kei with her hands over his shoulders, shaking as her barrier fought with Tetsusaiga. Since Tetsusaiga could get rid of barriers, Kei's hands were bleeding, an open gash like the sword had cut her itself.

Miki ran forward, seeing Inuyasha safe. She jumped into the air, and swung her foot to the side in the air. As she did so, the force brought a beam of energy that rattled and sliced across the air like a blade at Syfence.

Syfence threw herself to the side and the house Syfence was in front of only moments earlier exploded. Syfence was now on the ground, on all fours.

Syfence's spell had faded a little and her hood was down. Inuyasha could now move his sword away. Kei dropped the barrier and looked at her hands, her hands shaking as she saw her blood flow from her palms and onto the ground.

A drop hit the ground and the ground sucked up the blood and a few seconds later, flowers and plants sprouted forth. Kei gasped. She was only like twelve, how was she to know all her powers and how much her blood was worth?

Kagome was still bound and gagged on the floor. She still saw Inuyasha's dead form. For reasons unknown to her, she started to cry at this. Even though she didn't like him as much, he came all this way to save her from her impending doom and he died because of her.

But Inuyasha was just fine. He put his sword away so Syfence couldn't try a trick like that again and put his hand to his neck. It was bleeding profusely.

Inuyasha didn't pay it that much mind and bent over Kei, who was staring at her hands that were still bleeding. "Are you alright?" He asked hoarsely.

Kei looked up. "Your bleeding." She said, calm for someone with huge injuries on her hands.

"So are you." He said back.

Trying something she wasn't sure if it could work, she put one of her fingers that had some blood on it and touched Inuyasha's neck. The cut shone and came back, healed. There wasn't even a scar or anything!

Miki was still staring angrily at Syfence. Syfence was still on all fours. With her powers slightly diminished, her hood was down and everyone could see her. She had brown hair that flowed down in waves.

Panting, he put her head up. Her eyes were brown but the pupils were like Inuyasha's. It was either she was partly demon or something. "So, he managed to find the Blood Angel's Daughters." She said calmly.

Inuyasha turned, glaring at Syfence. "Your the bitch that erased Kagome's memories." He snarled.

"Yes. Poor thing. She was practically begging me to forget you. And they call me cruel." She said softly.

"What!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Did she ever tell you, you hurt her, she doesn't know why but she thinks this?" Syfence asked softly, her power coming back as she bought time.

"YOU--" Inuyasha started, but he cut off. He did remember.

"If that's true, why does it hurt so much?" Kagome whispered, breaking down and sobbing into Kaede's arms.

"You remember, don't you? Yes, such a shame she dies with her hatred of you." Syfence said, her voice still ever so soft, playing with the pink stone of the pendulum in her hands.

Kagome was still on her side, being forced to watch the sick image of the dead Inuyasha on the ground. She heard an explosion and everything shook. Something flickered and Kagome could see through that small hole in front of her face the image of Inuyasha's dead form, and him standing up, alive and well.

'It's an illusion.' Kagome thought, finally realizing it. 'The demon that's trying to save us is still alive.'

Kagome's relief overwhelmed and flowed down into her heart. Her heart was trying to enter the barrier that held Kagome's memories. The relief that Kagome had flooded the area and went through the barrier that Kagome's heart was trying to enter through. It came to the heart and the heart powered up. Kagome now felt strength.

"Poor, poor Inuyasha. Your love has no love for you and is now dead and soon you will be." Syfence sneered.

"Shut. UP!" Inuyasha shouted, trying ever so hard not to be manipulated. It was really depressing being reminded continually that Kagome was gone.

He charged at Syfence once more out of rage. He pulled out Tetsusaiga and did the wind scar.

Syfence didn't even move this time. She held her hands out and, somehow, grabbed the vortex of the Wind Scar and guided it towards a particular hut...

Kagome rubbed her chaffed wrists even though there was no rope or chain. She walked towards the curtain that would take her outside. She had to get rid of the human, or, or demon, or whatever Syfence was. She hurt the entire village and Syfence would get hers. She slung the bow and arrows over her shoulder and pulled back the curtain. A bright yellow twirling vortex crashed towards her. Kagome screamed and ran to the back of the hut.

Inuyasha stared at Syfence. "How did you do that?"

"You truly are a stupid one." Syfence sneered.

"Huh?" Inuyasha looked towards the hut that was earlier destroyed. Through the mass of stones and broken lumber, a hand lay limp that led to somebody under the rubble.

"What! NO!" Inuyasha yelped and and ran towards it. He clawed through the wood and saw Kagome. She didn't seem to have anything broken but she wasn't moving. She looked dead. "But, I thought..."

"You thought wrong. I am not the merciful type Inuyasha. Neither are you." Syfence said. "You left everyone helpless." Syfence lifted her pendulum again and roots, real roots, powered by the magic of the pendulum lifted out of the ground.

First, they flung towards Kei. Kei lifted her bloodied hands to protect herself. But nothing happened. A small look of terror came over her as she shook her hands more desperately and threw them in front of her but nothing happened. Apparently, as long as they were injured like this, they would not operate her powers.

The rope-like roots wrapped around her and and she fell to the ground, unable to move.

"Kei!"

Shippo, now awake, tried to free her. But was attacked by roots that were not affected by his fox fire. He ran with roots twisting behind him. They easily caught him. "Help!" He shouted, groaning under pressure.

Miki created a sword of energy and sliced the roots binding Shippo, the roots withered and Shippo ran behind her.

Miki continued to slice roots, but they soon doubled in quantity and some of them grabbed her from behind. Miki hit the ground hard. Shippo sprinted away, only to get caught and he too hit the ground alongside Miki.

"Miki! Shippo!" Inuyasha cried out, calling their names as they were attacked. He slunk to his knees, holding Kagome tight to his chest. He had only felt so helpless once before.

Inuyasha had heard enough. While Kagome cried, Inuyasha got up and left the hut, walking with his head bowed towards the direction of the rising sun, where Kaede said the Oracles were.

Inuyasha felt so useless. There was nothing that he could do. Kagome had gotten hurt on his account. It was his fault that this had happened. He wasn't there to protect her. This was no longer about Kikyo. He threw that memory to the side. It was forgotten. That wasn't the reason anymore. He wasn't protecting her like he promised. Now that she was injured mentally, he felt like the most pathetic thing in the world.

His heart filled up with hate for the enemy that was smirking at his helpless state. Everyone he cared about, they were either dead, or going to be.

Kagome was moving. He looked at her hopefully. It was only the roots that came to capture her. "What? No!" Inuyasha exclaimed, holding her tighter.

The roots took Inuyasha by the arms and dragged Kagome's limp body over to Syfence. Inuyasha glared at her. Syfence only laughed.

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Is that better? It's a better cliffy, right? Either way, I answered your reviews, I put up another chapter. Short as it may be.

On another note, why am I thinking of the sequel? I don't even know how in the world their gonna defeat Syfence. I'm thinking about it alright, DON'T PRESSURE ME! Sorry, I'm calm now. But it's also bothering me about the name of the sequel... I'll think about that later. So, review please.

Alena Rio