windbreaking : I was so lost on that part for a moment, ya know figuring out how Inuyasha would go about asking his brother for that information and how the patronizing Sesshomaru would try and respond to his brother. I felt it fit and love that you enjoyed it. And the full circle thing came just as I was writing that chapter. I wanted there to be some significance to the area, but couldn't figure it out until it hit me. Why not make the place have previous history with darkness that the Queen could use and then I realized that with how old Sesshomaru is I could use his age to add more to it. Very proud of how it came out.

InuKagLover 1992 : There had to be a point where he would try to do what he had intended to do with her in the beginning, but I felt that having her on the edge of giving into the darkness and going back to how she was was the best time to have him try it and yes, I wanted a cliffhanger because that was what that moment felt it needed, though you will find out how Kagome feels about that moment in this chapter! And thank you! Glad that you are still enjoying the story! :)

Talawolfgirl : Thank you! You'll find out in this chapter what happened to him.

Again, thanks to all my readers, reviewers and people who added this story to their alerts! Thank you all so very much!

Kagome blinked, her eyes still feeling heavy after her sleep, before opening them to find herself on the ground of her room. With a yawn and a stretch she looked around and couldn't seem to figure out how she had gotten on the floor. Looking at the window she realized that it was already afternoon. Standing up she immediately sat down on her bed, her legs aching and her stomach rolling. That's when she noticed the blood that was on her hands and on the front of her dark dress. What the hell had happened? How had she gotten blood on her? Who's blood was it? Suddenly an image flashed in her head, the events of that early morning replaying before her eyes.

*Flashback*

"Don't think that I haven't forgotten about you, Miko," he rasped as his mouth slammed back on hers, his tongue penetrating her orifice in a motion that was meant to mimic the sexual act that he wanted to do to her. He pulled back from her mouth after what felt like hours, his mouth moving down to her jaw, his fangs nipping at her skin while he ground his lower body against hers so she could feel his hardness, his body's reaction to what he was doing. She tried to move her arms, tried to free herself from his grasp as his mouth moved lower, his hands moving down her arms as he neared where her mark was. What was he doing?! His fangs brushed against her mark and she felt something in her twist in both anger and revulsion, her pups reacting to the sudden invasion of what their father had left as a claim to their mother. The power that arched from her abdominal was stifled when his hand was removed from her arm to slam into her stomach...

*End of Flashback*

She looked back down at her hands, the blood dried and dark against her pale skin, as she realized what had happened. Her power had surged, her body had fought back involuntarily. She had killed him, hadn't she? Taking another glance around her room she found no trace of blood on the walls or on the floor, not even Naraku's body was in the room with her. Had it all been a dream? No, there was blood and that memory, though she couldn't recall much of what had happened afterward she knew that it wasn't a dream and that her children had been the driving force behind her attack. She went to touch her stomach, to make sure that they were all there, but the sight of the blood on her hands stopped her. She couldn't bring herself to touch her babies, even thru the clothing that was covered in blood and her own flesh, with his blood on her hands so quickly she rushed off to find a place to clean herself. There was a small bathroom in the hallway close to her room, a place that was as small as a closet, but would do for what she needed. Entering the small space she found the bowl that contained freezing cold water and a small cloth to wash her hands with, but even after getting it all off of her hands she still felt dirty.

Naraku was evil, had tried to rape her and had taken away the memories from a night that had produced her children, but she still felt sick to know that she hadn't just killed him... she had brutally murdered him! Sure, they had wanted to kill him, to remove him from this world to protect it, but that wasn't the way it would have gone down, not in such a vicious way. Standing there, her mind threw snapshots of his death, her hands coming forward to blast him with her power, the way his body had seemed to pop like a bubble and all the blood that had painted the walls.

She could see it all now, the look on his face as she had killed him, his heart still beating as he took shallow breaths, most of his skin burned beyond recognition while some of his body was gone, his innards exposed to her. The Miko had looked down at him, her eyes narrowed at what was left of him, but he was still smirking at her and that pissed her off! What did he have left to make him look at her like that and then she found out as his body began to regenerate. Something in the back of her mind told her to be afraid because if he could just regenerate his body than he could never die, but another part of it told her to kill him, kill him before he did come back and do far worse to her than what he had done before. Her babies were in danger if he got back up and so without a second thought she powered up even more, some of the previous powerup still flickering around her small form coming back to life.

"Such a dark look you have, Miko," he said, some blood dripping from his mouth. "So unlike a true Miko, like Kikyo who never dared to show such emotions when she was alive." She growled at him, her eyes flashing red at his words. How dare he compare her to Kikyo?! She was tired of being a copy and even more ticked off when being compared to the now dead Miko. She wasn't as powerful, sure, and she wasn't as pretty as the other woman, hell, she was far more emotionally unstable, but she wasn't KIKYO!

Leaning closer to him, feeling so pissed off as her grey blue eyes turned red bore into his own red eyes she said, "My name is Ka-go-me, you bastard." Her hands grasping his open heart, the blood pumping out onto her hands as she released a pink light into his heart. The next pump of his heart was the second to last as the pink power she had released moved thru his body, the glow visible thru her eyes as she watched the next pump flush it back up to his heart and then he let out a last breath, rasping as his lungs no longer could take in oxygen with the pink power that had ripped them to shreds...

"Miko," came a soft voice, almost feminine save for how rough it sounded. She turned in surprise to see one of the monsters before her, this one looked like something from the days of Caesar, her clothing covering up very little on her glossy blue body with just golden armor that covered her breasts and a golden armor skirt that barely covered her crotch. Her hair was hidden beneath a helmet made of the same material as the rest of the armor and her eyes were nothing but red holes in her face. She didn't act like the others. She was neither hateful or loud, just a monster that seemed uninterested with the world she was in or what she was sent to do. She just didn't care about any of it.

"What?" Kagome snapped, looking back down at her hands to ensure that there was no blood on her hands. She knew what it meant when a monster was sent to come and get her. Either she was going on another mission, not that she would call it that, or she was in trouble and without having to be told she knew it was the latter since there was no way that the Queen wasn't aware of the demise of Naraku.

"The Queen wants you down in the throne room," was all she said before turning to wait for the Miko. She hated that the monster would be escorting her, but there wasn't much she could do about it for the moment. After that use of power this morning she was still feeling drained, the powers of the castle keeping her power in check for the moment, but the moment she got a chance she would leave it and run as fast as she could. She didn't care that the Queen could find her, she just needed a few hours, even minutes outside and out of the evil that was baring down on her in this space. Walking past the monster she headed downstairs, the creature following close behind her. She was surprised that the Queen hadn't had her shackled for this meeting. No doubt the Queen would be punishing her for what she had done. It felt like forever as she travelled down the long hallways and stairs that led to the main floor where the throne room was, but once she got there she wished that she was still on the way down because the Queen didn't look angry, no really. She looked calm and that was worse. Stepping before her the monster didn't move away as they both faced the woman before them.

"Ah, so you came willingly, good," the Queen stated as she took a step out of the darkness that shrouded her throne to reveal that she had blood on her upper body and some on her face. Kagome cringed at the sight. What had happened? Had Naraku not been dead and the Queen had killed him instead? No, the Queen liked having the male at her disposal so that would make no sense. "Seems there was a little incident this morning in your room," she said coolly, watching the Miko for a reaction, but not waiting for an answer to her statement as she continued in that cold voice, her face impassive, "and while I am aware that he went there, even when I told him strictly that he wasn't to do that just yet..." she paused, watching as the realization of the situation crossed Kagome's features. She had wanted him to do that to her, even if it had happened earlier than the Queen had wanted it, she had still intended for Naraku to rape her! She wasn't shocked, but anger began to rise at the idea that this woman before her would think that she wouldn't kill the dark Hanyou for what he had tried to do! Like she was going to sit by and just open her legs and allow him to do this!

"You bitch!" she spat, feeling her powers rise in her body, even as they were still weak from the attack earlier where she had used far more power than she had ever done in her life. Before she could say another word the Queen was in her face, her nose almost touching Kagome's own as her clawed fingers dug into her neck.

"I don't know what it is with you, Miko," she said, her voice low as her fingers dug deeper into her flesh, blood dripping from the wounds. "Whether you are just stupid or too stubborn to understand that I own you. You are mine to do with as I see fit. If you won't bow down to me and do as I command then your death will come all the more quickly, days ahead of schedule." Kagome growled low, her fingers digging into the older woman's wrist, trying to remove the vicelike grip she had around her throat. Her throat was hurting while her lungs were burning with the lack of oxygen. "I was going to allow him to have fun with you in just a few days time while your beloved mate was forced to watch." At her surprise the Queen cackled with joy. "Yes, I know that he's on his way and I know that in just a few days he would be at my door, looking for you and that's when he would see you. He would see you laying there before him, Naraku thrusting his slimy self into you before he took your precious babies right out of you!"

"F-F-Fuck-k y-yo-o-u," Kagome managed to wheeze as she felt her power surge under her skin, the Queen snarled at the faint smell of burnt flesh from her own hand. She powered up in response to Kagome's attack, her own power a blackness that roared to life around her, the evil aura pushing the Miko's own power back.

"I'm not into that," she spat. "You will be fucked though, in Hell!" Powering up further, her aura began to burn Kagome's skin, her cries stuck in her throat as the Queen's fingers tightened even more to the point that Kagome was sure that her spine was going to shatter. Her eyesight was fading, black tinging on the edges of her vision.

Inuyasha! Innnnuuyaaasha!

The group had just turned the corner, having rushed as fast as they could after Inuyasha revealed that Kagome was in serious danger earlier that morning. The trip should have taken more days to travel, but upon hearing that the Miko was in danger that was potentially fatal the group had moved as fast as they could, Sesshomaru turning into his ball of light and rushing forward while Inuyasha scrambled quickly behind him. Kirara moved quickly to keep up with the other two demons, though Sesshomaru was significantly faster than any of them as he made his way toward the castle.

Inuyasha! Innnnuuyaaasha! He almost stumbled at the fear that was in his mate's voice, the finality of the way she called his name and the pain that he could feel scorching his skin as well as the pain that burned his lungs and throat. He pushed it back, trying to not let it cause him to delay in getting to her before her final breath was drawn... before he lost the love of his life and the pups they had yet to meet!

As soon as Sesshomaru hit the pathway of the castle he was bombarded with tons of monsters that seemed to ooze from out of the shadows of the tall structure forming bodies as they hit the ground. All of them were women with identical bodies, but he could tell that they more powerful than the ones that they had seen so far as the air around him seemed to thicken with the evil auras coming off of them. The sun began to fade as he drew closer, pulling his Bakusaiga as the final bit of light disappeared from the skies, he rushed into attack. The red, blob-like women rushed at him, some of them still oozing out of the walls behind the fully formed ones while others rained down from the skies. It was an all out attack, so many of them rushing to try and end him as he sliced his sword to tear them in half watching with sick satisfaction as they tried to pull themselves back together that failed as their bodies turned to dust mere seconds after his attack.

"Watch out!" Sango cried as she hopped off of Kirara, her boomerang tossed from her fingers and slicing several of them into shreds. Again, it seemed that with the new ability of her weapon the creatures were unable to come back together as they too turned to dust at her assault. It looked like it would be an easy battle, save for the fact that more and more of them were coming down from the skies and still more out from the walls of the castle. While Sango was attacking one group some of them from the skies hit her, her form disappearing under a sea of red. Miroku joined in the fray, his staff coming out to strike several of them as he made his way to his fiancée's side. As more of them approached their newest prey he pulled out sutras, the small slips of paper instantly destroying their forms, but he didn't have too many to use with this bunch so with a look to make sure his companions were clear he removed his beads, the sound of his wind tunnel roaring to life as it sucked up several of the monsters in his way. A cry from their Hanyou partner filled the air along with his sword as another group of the monsters were wasted.

"Leave us here to deal with this!" the monk yelled over to Inuyasha, more of the monsters pulled into his hand as he turned another way to get more of the creatures. "Kagome could be in serious trouble in there if these things were waiting for us!" The Hanyou nodded before blasting more of the creatures away, Sango freed from her grimy mess by Miroku's wind tunnel sucking up all the falling monsters, as he rushed toward the castle door. Letting his attack go, the door to the large structure falling with a loud boom, rocks falling before him to reveal the darkness of the entranceway. He didn't even hesitate to enter the empty space, no monsters or even a sound in the darkness of the room.

"Kagome!" he hollered, his voice echoing around him as he moved further into the darkness, his golden eyes searching the darkness for anything. He couldn't see too much, even with his eyesight the darkness wasn't natural, the evil of the castle brushing against his own aura. "Where are you?!"

"She's in a meeting with our Queen at the moment," came a voice, rough and yet feminine. He turned toward the sound, a shadow moving around in the darkness of the large entryway. There was what appeared to be a female form in a warrior's armor smirking at him from the darkness, her red orbs flashing from the light of a nearby candle on the wall. "Don't worry," it said, the smirk twisting into something more menacing. "You will meet her too, half breed, and then you can join that mate of yours." At her words he felt a sickening feeling in his stomach, his heart clenching at her words as his demon clawed to get out. "Oh, and you might get to see your babies, though they won't be calling for their daddy or mommy anytime soon."

With a growl he launched himself at her snarling, "Fuck you and your bitchy ass Queen!"

The big battle is coming! Soon we shall see if Kagome has succumbed to the wrath of the Queen or if Inuyasha can reach her in time! And what about the rest of the group? Can they destroy all those monsters? Stay safe!