She's not going to make it.

Lightning strikes without ceasing, and Kagome can no longer hear the crash of thunder over the desperate pound of her heart. She runs, sprinting under the cover of trees and out into open meadows as the flashes of electricity light her way.

Her skin suddenly tingles and pricks, and the dread that sinks into the pit of her stomach is not like anything she has felt before.

She knows what's next.

The prickling forewarning begins to sting, and she opens her mouth to scream.

A body crashes into hers.

There is only blue light.