How Will I Know
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Chapter 6: Battle!
Suddenly, Kagome screamed.
InuYasha and Shippou jumped up, while Sango and Miroku just kept sitting there and continuing what they were doing. InuYasha flipped out.
"What the heck are you guys doing? Didn't you just hear Kagome scream?" When they did nothing, InuYasha didn't spare them a second glance. When he was running down the cave, he was suddenly knocked backwards by a barrier. The scent that came off it drove him mad. It was Naraku's! The Tetsusaiga pulsed red as InuYasha shouted "Wind Scar!" The barrier dissolved slowly, too slowly. InuYasha jumped at where it had started dissolving, and pushed through. He didn't look back to see the barrier re-form. A bright flash of light that InuYasha recognized as Kagome's arrow rattled the cave, and when InuYasha rounded the corner, a strange scene came to his eyes. Kagome was standing against a cave wall with Miroku and Sango chained up behind her. Kagura was attacking, and Kagome had been badly slashed in the side. She still bravely stood and defended her friends.
Kagura noticed that the Hanyou had entered, but didn't let the others know. She sent a glare in his direction for a fraction of an instant, until Kagome demanded her full attention. Another arrow had been fired, and these were dangerously hard to avoid. She shot her Dance of Blades (a/n-I have no IDEA what it's called… its her attack with the white-spinny crescent blades) at Kagome, who was knocked off her feet, and had small cuts all along her now. She shakily stood back up. InuYasha let out what would have been a snarl but came out more as a roar.
"WIND SCAR!" Kagura flew up to the roof of the large chamber and out of harm's way. As InuYasha realized he'd made a blind leap, something suddenly caught him. He looked down and saw Kirara, transformed. He growled his thanks, and the cat began descending towards Kagome.
Kagome had been standing up to load another arrow when she suddenly saw InuYasha jump from out of nowhere it seemed. He took Kagura's full attention, so I could fire an arrow at her and finally destroy Naraku's minion…Kagome fell to her knees, weakened from pain. She slowly straightened the arrow on the string, and pulled back to fire. Her vision was starting to swim, but she pulled with all her might to aim. She fired the arrow, and it had an intense amount of power with it. It even picked up all loose rocks on the ground. As her vision darkened, she saw InuYasha right in front of her, telling her to hold on.
"I'm sorry…" Kagome said, and didn't know if he was there anymore or not, or if he'd heard, or even if her arrow had hit anything. She felt like she'd been sent down gently before she passed out to the sound of another Wind Scar tearing through the cave.
Shippou had jumped up to go help InuYasha, but felt his steps slowing after only a few. He started to feel dizzy, lost, confused.
"InuYasha…" he whispered, but InuYasha was already gone. "Sango! Miro..ku…" Now he was just looking for someone to help him.
"Did you enjoy the fish? My own special recipe!" Miroku said, beaming in the most evil smile he'd ever had. Shippou watched in horror as Sango and Miroku vanished. All that was left were a couple of dolls slightly smoking. They were puppets! Kagome… I'm coming... hang on… Shippou thought before he passed out.
As Kirara descended, InuYasha watched as Kagome fell to her knees. Faster, Kirara! He growled. The cat picked up speed, then swerved sharply, unseating InuYasha. The arrow Kagome had fired was painful to all demons near it, and even InuYasha felt some pain as he hit the ground running to Kagome. Kirara began to chew away Sango's bindings as InuYasha talked steadily and smoothly to Kagome, asking her to hold on just a little longer. When Kagura's attack struck his back he was stunned for a fraction of a second. Dn, Kagome missed. He then turned and spread his arms to protect Kagome, who he thought he heard whisper something. As the blades dissolved taking part of his Haiori with them, he looked back at Kagome and saw her start to fall. The blows stopped falling as Kagura was held off by the newly freed Miroku and Sango. InuYasha caught Kagome and set her down gently at the base of the wall. He turned in a new fit of rage.
"WIND SCAR!"
The battle continued, but there was just too much room for Kagura to dodge; none of them could attack her for fear of their onslaught missing the target and injuring one of their friends. InuYasha mostly stayed in front of Kagome, blocking all attacks that Kagura sent his way with either his sword, or when that failed, himself. Miroku had been knocked out; he'd been shoved against a wall by a sudden forceful gust. Sango was well on her way. This isn't right… Kagura's not this powerful… InuYasha was blocking another sideways attack when he felt the need to run to Kagome. It was a strong desire, like she was calling him. He shoved the attack at Kagura, then put Tetsusaiga in the ground in front of him and Kagome. It put up a barrier that would last long enough for… whatever he was doing.
"InuYasha." Kagome said, strained enough to make him worry.
"Get rest Kagome."
"No… InuYasha, she has jewel shards!" Kagome said, her eyes now open, filled with pain.
"What!"
"She has jewel shards, be careful." Kagome said, then closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"Sleep well, Kagome." InuYasha said, as he turned and pulled Tetsusaiga out of the ground, transforming it. He faced Kagura, and yelled to Sango the new info on their foe.
"Explains a lot now, doesn't it?" Sango yelled back, as she sent her Hiraikotsu at Kagura from Kirara's back. Kagura's feather that she flew around on was grazed by Sango's attack, and decided it was time to end this.
"Dance of the Dragon!" She called and sent Sango's weapon hurtling into her and her cat. Sango hit the cave wall, Kirara below her, and they passed out as well. This earned her a loud swear from InuYasha as he jumped up, swinging the Tetsusaiga.She sent a powerful gust at him, sending him back, but not enough that she didn't have to avoid his attack. It was always amusing to her that he fought like three demons when his wench and friends were threatened. When InuYasha flew towards the ground of his own accord, she could tell he was getting tired. She gathered energy for an ultimate Dragon-Dance, and sent a small one toward him in the process. She knew the backlash wave… the sword probably couldn't do it twice.
He sent it back with the backlash wave, as she'd hoped, and then she sent the ultimate Dance Of The Dragon! InuYasha was surprised at the power, and decided to dodge it instead of doing the Backlash wave again. It followed him, however, picking up ferocity as well as several large rocks. It soon caught up InuYasha and lifted him off the ground, pelting him with rocks. His exhausted body struggled against the pain, for his life and others. Kagura sent her Dance of Blades into the mess, and they further weakened InuYasha. Suddenly, a large boulder moved into his line of sight, and hit him squarely in the head. Soon after, the whirlwinds died out, and as InuYasha lay on the cold, rocky ground struggling to rise and protect Kagome, Kagura smiled in triumph and descended towards the now unprotected Kagome. She lifted the girl onto her feather, and flew away, making an opening in the top of the cave. InuYasha stood shakily, using Tetsusaiga as support. He looked up into the hole in the ceiling, and as the rain showered him, let out a long string of colorful words and his utter humility with himself as he watched Kagome fly away unconscious on the back of his enemy's feather.
The rain poured down on the young priestess. It was just enough to cleanse her wounds; Kagura then shifted it away until they were above the clouds. If my plan is to work, this girl must be healthy enough to shoot a bow, more than once.
Leaving you hanging again! Sorry! But, it's all I could do. Well, Shippou was not killed, he was fed a poisoned fish, that made him dizzy and unconscious. Nothing more. It'll wear off in the next chapter. I'm really really bad at writing! Please forgive me if this battle scene stunk! Oh, and it would probably be more emotional, but I can't seem to make my fingers type curse words. The 'w-e-n then c and h' I had my sister come and type. I just couldn't.