The force of electricity bearing down on them breaks, and he doesn't waste time.

Kagome finds herself ripped out of the mud and set down on wobbling feet. The metallic sound of the sword sliding back into its sheath rings out in the storm, and then she is lifted in his single arm, held to his chest as he races for safety.

He's fast—so impossibly fast. The rain whips at her face like sharp needles as he runs, and she clings to his neck, holding on for dear life.

The lightning starts again, flashing dangerously.

He transforms into light.