A Mere Servant

By: Angelwarrior1

Chapter 11: The Final Countdown

Training lasted for hours on end and was gruelingly hard. The mikos were determined though, and over time began to pick up on using their abilities. Not only did their powers grow though, Kagome's began to grow as well. She was eventually powerful enough to erect the barrier protecting them all by herself. She conserved her energy though and continued using Kikyo and Kaede's aid when renewing the barrier. The miko's time for preparation was growing shorter and shorter, but they still continued their training non-stop for as long as possible until finally...

"Don't be afraid, let the energy take over. It will not hurt you if you trust in yourself." Kagome touched the young woman in the center of her back and soothed her nerves.

"I can feel it Kag-" A shudder echoes throughout the giant palace.

All the mikos scream except for Kagome, Kikyo, Kaede and Inuyasha. They look up towards the ceiling as if sensing something. Kagome turns to Inuyasha who was at her side in a heartbeat when the palace shook.

"No Kagome, don't go." He looked at her pleadingly.

"I have to go first. You know that." She whispered back.

"I don't want to loose you again." The look continued.

"You won't. I'm just going to make sure they don't try anything crazy. You know they'll do anything to beat us."

"Yeah...I know. My father's probably joined with one of them to take back his land."

"He won't get it." Kagome gave a tiny smile and pecked him on the lips gently.

She then turned and walked to the huge wooden doors. Using her powers she opened them and walked outside into the chaos. She looked up and saw the barrier holding off millions upon millions of demons. The entire sky was black even though it was supposed to be late morning. And she couldn't see even one blank space in the sky that a demon didn't occupy. Kagome rose from the ground and floated high above the palace. She then slowly let a hole go through the barrier and waited for the demons to swarm. They came swift and fast, but none were able to touch her without evaporating into white orbs of purified light. Thanks to her foresight, Kagome had conserved all the energy she needed to destroy all of the demons in the sky. She knew that more would come soon, so she raised another barrier that was even stronger than the last and went back inside. Inuyasha rushed up her as she fell onto her knees, finally having succumbed to the massive energy drain.

"Kagome! You need to rest now. Let us worry about the next wave of enemies." He soothed into her hair as he buried his nose into it.

"No, the next wave will be stronger. I'll have to be there to lend aid. We all must rest now. No more training. Now we wait." She closed her eyes and leaned her head back onto his shoulder as he held her from behind on the floor.

Seeing that she had fallen into a peaceful slumber, he ordered all to take rest for the upcoming battle. All settled in for an uneasy night of sleep and Inuyasha picked Kagome up and went to lean against a wall with her in his lap. He took the precious peace they had to study her as she slept. With her striking new features he realized she was even more beautiful than ever. The white streaks in her hair gave her an other worldly appearance. Her white eyes, that now held blue in the middle made you feel an indescribable feeling when you looked into them. They could make you feel peace when they were calm and fear when they were angry. He stroked her hair and settled down to get some sleep himself.

She hated the night, she always felt alone. Her night fears began after she arrived at Naraku's. It was an overwhelming feeling and it made her anxious, scared. She always felt like crying during the night, and her mind was always filled with worries. Sometimes the worries would become so great that she would feel as if she were suffocating. But she wasn't so scared anymore, because he had found her and he had saved her. And she would do everything in her power to protect him.

The morning approached quickly and the mikos slowly stirred and concentrated on last minute training and meditation. They all waited patiently for Kagome to awaken. Inuyasha peered out of a crack in a boarded up window. His eyes widened from the sight that met him.

They were heavily out numbered. Demons of all kinds littered the entire sky this time. Darkness from their miasma clouded the sky. On the ground millions of wolf demons along with their allies occupied the entire vicinity of the palace. It would seem all three of his kingdom's opposing sides had joined forces in order to bring the mikos down. No doubt his father struck some sort of deal with the other rulers for their aid. If there were ever a time to pray it would be now.

"How many?" A gentle but firm voice asked from behind.

"Too many." He turned to see Kikyo.

"Are you sure you want to stay with us? Is my daughter worth that much to you?" She looked him in dead in the eye.

"Yes. You know that by now. Why ask? If I could travel all the way to the north for her, I'd gladly face millions of adversaries for her as well." He never hesitated in his answer.

"Hmm, then I was correct in trusting you Lord Inuyasha. I ask that you make her a happy young woman if this ends in our favor." Kikyo turns to leave him.

"There won't be an, 'if', Kikyo. We will win. We have to." His statement causes her to turn in surprise.

"A bold statement do you not think?"

"It is, but it has to be true. We must believe it as fact or we won't stand a chance."

"I see." The miko's lip upturns ever so slightly into the tiniest of smirks.

Inuyasha takes one last look out of his peep hole and sighs.

"We just have to win."

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Ok, I ended it there so the next chapter would be the epic battle. Wow, can't believe this story is finally coming to a close. It feels like I just started it, ha ha. You'll have to excuse the grammar in the early chapters of the story. For you see, I started this in high school. Fun to see how my writing style changed over the years though. Anyhow, review so I'll know someone wants to read an ending. This would've been up sooner, but both of my computers crashed. My poor laptop's motherboard went nuts. Sniff, rest in piece Elizabeth III. I'll miss you! (Yes I named my laptop! LOL)