Let the Blind Lead

by kbakbvakbvkajv

The others didn't want Kagome, but that doesn't mean she left. She stayed for the final battle, and made a wish. But, now she has to suffer the aftermath... at where? Xavior Institute? and WHAT! She's blind? X-MenxInu-hints of YYH

9. The Battle

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A/N: Sorry it took so long... I didn't know where to take the fic, but I think I know where it's going now...

Anyways, hope you enjoy Chapter 9!!

Chapter 9

Kagome frowned as she appeared in her mind once again... however things were worse than before. The glass seemed to be in even smaller pieces, and now the place seemed to thrive in shadows that seemed to suck the warmth from everything. And yet, the some of the string seemed to be connected, while others seemed to have unthreaded themselves.

Passing the area, she could only watch as things seemed to get worse when she went further into her mind. With a gasp, she took a step back as she saw a gapping hole, near the center of her mind. She noted that there were several frayed strings that surrounded the hole, and that the glass pieces, seemed to start from the center as well.

"So you finally found it," a younger version of Kagome said as she came into view.

"What is this?" Kagome demanded.

The younger girl said nothing as she stared at the damage. Her whole posture seemed to change, from the proud girl to a more tired and lost one. "This is where your anchor was destroyed... completely torn out of your mind by an outside force."

"My anchor?" Kagome asked in surprise.

"You remember, how I said that every mind was made up of-"

"A connection, a primary emotion, secrets, and most importantly, an anchor. Yes, yes I know that, but... how?" Kagome asked, interrupting her younger self.

"I don't know... nobody here knows,"

"And this is why the glass... and the string..."

"Yes, your connection, and your primary emotion, which was in every memory that made the path that connected several things together... yes, they are both destroyed," the younger Kagome replied.

"Then... I can't fix this..." Kagome said.

"No, you can... and you will," her younger self said.

"But wouldn't my mind be destroyed in chaos?"

"It doesn't matter; you still have to, if you ever want to defeat Damien."

"What does he have to do with this?" Kagome demanded.

"He ha-"

Kagome stumbled backwards as her younger self was engulfed in a huge explosion that left smoke in its wake. "What the he-"

"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk," another's voice said. "You didn't think you could actually destroy me?" He let out a dark laugh. "Dear Kagome, sweet, sweet Kagome," the voice said, this time from behind. "You can't destroy me..." A finger softly caressed her jaw before disappearing. "without destroying yourself."

"Show yourself!" Kagome shouted.

The smoke slowly evaporated, leaving the younger Kagome nowhere in sight. Instead, Kagome saw a tall man standing there in her place. His white hair softly blew in the wind, just brushing his shoulders. One could see his right eye, the red piercing through her, while the other one hid behind his hair. He had high cheekbones, and a sharp nose. His shoulders broad and his figure lean. "Who are you?" Kagome asked.

"I'm surprised you forgot, Kagome." he said with a smirk as he stalked towards her. "But then again, you never did actually see me..." He took a strand of Kagome's hair and played with his before whispering, "My offer still stands,"

"You! Get away from me," Kagome spat as she shoved Damien away. "How did you get here in the first place?" Kagome demanded, as she went over the possibilities, but could find none.

"Ah, Kagome. That you'll just have to find out, won't you?" Damien said tauntingly.

"Get out of my mind!" Kagome shouted, before she let out a blast of energy.

"What is th-" Damien let out an enraged howl as he was forced out.

With a sigh, Kagome could only watch him disappear.

'He has something to do with this... whole,' Kagome thought as she observed the area. 'He was able to go into my mind, make a part of me disappear before she could give me any important information, and this should all add up to something... but what?'

Outside of Kagome's Mind

Inuyasha could only scowl as he watched Kagome walk with them like a mindless zombie. Even with her sunglasses on, one could tell that she was not truly there. His scowl deepened when he realized that this could cause a problem if it happened too often. Preparing to get her attention, he suddenly tensed when he heard something. The others noticed as well for they had tensed, prepared for battle. Before he could give warning, the attack begun.

"Ow!" Kagome let out a hiss as she felt a strong burning along her back. However, she opened her eyes to find that she was in the midst of a battle.

Quickly, she ducked as she ran towards a sword that was discarded. Unfortunately, she skidded to a stop as one of the attackers made a move towards her. Using swift hand movements, she managed to get the sword charm off of the bracelet from Genkai. With a small burst of her energy, the weapon increased until it was the right size with a quiver full of arrows.

With practiced ease, Kagome let out arrow after arrow, destroying one youkai after another. However, every youkai that was destroyed, 2 more seemed to take its place. 'Kuso,' Kagome thought as she sensed another Youkai sneak up towards Hiei. Without a second though, Kagome ran towards the Youkai, replacing the bow and arrows for her sword, Kazekage.

Fully opening her senses, Kagome smirked as she saw the shadows of the wind in front of her open up. With a quick slash, a sharp gust of wind mixed with her miko energy and the youkai energy that was embedded within the sword sped towards the youkai, destroying others in its path.

Kagome smiled as she was able to sense everything in the surrounding area. The feeling was so great, she felt elated. However, the feeling was short lived as she felt something made of nothing but dark energy. She shivered, when she realized that this thing completely oozed with evil, and darkness. There was no light, nothing that could give it a new life. However, she frowned in slight confusion when she also sensed something very familiar, as though she was with it so often.

Ignoring the feeling for now, Kagome dashed towards the presence, feeling Sesshomaru and Inuyasha already there. 'Bakas!' Kagome thought desperately when she realized that they had no idea as to what they were truly fighting. 'This isn't just another Naraku,' Kagome thought desperately. 'This is something on a whole different league by itself.'

With Kurama and Hiei

"Move it!" Youko hissed as he used his rose whip once more. "Where are these things coming from?" Youko asked Hiei as he planted one of his many death plants. The plant roared to life as it destroyed many lower class youkai, enjoying its feast.

Instead of answering, Hiei moved forward as a huge blast of wind and energy moved past him. Hiei followed the disaster left by the attack, and narrowed his eyes as he saw Kagome running towards the center of the chaos they were trapped within.
Quickly, he moved towards the center, slashing the youkai away as he moved forward. He ignored Youko, who was following him from behind.

However, Youko grabbed his arm, effectively stopping Hiei before he could go too far. "Do you feel that?" Youko questioned.

Hiei took a moment, before he nodded, sensing the pure evil that lay in the middle. Without another word, he sped off, Youko following at a slower pace to preserve his energy. It would do no good for him to waste it, before the true battle has even begun.

With Inuyasha and Sesshomaru

Sesshomaru's face remained stoic as he used Tokijin to cut down one low class after another, each step bringing him closer to Damien.

Inuyasha let out another attack by Tetsusaiga as he ran towards Damien. His lips in a deep scowl, as he took down thousands of youkai with each swing. 'Damn it! Even with help, at this rate, we'll be exhausted before we get to him!' Inuyasha thought.

With Damien

Damien smirked as he watched those pathetic fools make their way towards him. He let out a small chuckle. It was amusing to watch these five make their way deeper into the chaos he had set free. His eyes looked around, watching the progress these five, these supposed five that had a chance to defeat him. He wanted to laugh at them, to show them that they had no chance. However, it was amusing, to watch them try.

But... he scowled as he noticed Kagome coming towards him. That girl... He had no idea as to how she blasted him out of her mind. It wasn't possible, and yet she did... with an energy source he never felt before. That power put a wrench into his plans.

With a sigh, he let out another wave of low-class youkai to distract the Taisho brothers.

"DAMIEN!!!" Kagome shouted as she appeared before him.

"Ah, Kagome," he purred softly. "Finally decided to join me?" he asked.

Kagome didn't reply. Instead, she shifted her stance, pulling out a sword. "I'll never join you!" she hissed.

"Are you planning to kill me?" he asked, letting his amusement seep into his voice. Kagome said nothing, as her body tensed, and she prepared herself for the fight that was to come.

"You can't kill me," Damien continued. "Not without killing yourself, of course," he replied.

"It doesn't matter," Kagome snarled, releasing her energy. "I'll do whatever it takes to kill you."

"Then come with everything you got," Damien sneered, prepared to blast the girl.

With a swift movement, Kagome pushed herself towards him, sword raised. Damien merely side-stepped and grabbed Kagome by the collar before throwing her into a tree.

"Is that the best you've got?" he asked, clearly amused. "You'll never kill me at this rate."

Kagome got up, and rushed towards Damien. 'I have to beat him,' she thought desperately, swinging her sword at him, only to have him dodge. 'I can't let him win.' She let out a blast from Kazekage, expecting him to dodge, allowing her to strike.

She took a step back in surprise when he didn't move. Instead, he seemed to absorb the youkai energy and her miko energy sailed past him. She frowned as she wondered how that was possible. 'He can't just separate the energy like that,' she thought as she let out another blow of pure miko energy. 'Even if he did, the miko energy should have purified him!'

She gasped as she felt her energy sail harmlessly over him. It was as though her energy had no affect on him. As if he was immune to everything that came from her. She shook her head. That wasn't possible, because he couldn't be immune to miko energy. Not if he was this pure evil, and yet… somehow, he was immune to all of the energy blasts she threw at him.

Collecting her spirit energy, she shouted, "Spirit gun!" as she blasted him, and the followed the blast and slashed at him. She smirked slightly as her sword left a mark on his arm.

Quickly following through, she let out a parry of slashes, forcing him on the defense for a few moments. With an unexpected smirk on Damien's face, he let out a large blast of energy that blew her backwards.

Kagome gasped for breath as the impact cost her to lose her breath. Her face was pale, and her body shook slightly as she stood up. 'What… what was that?' Kagome thought desperately.

"Surprised?" Damien asked. "Of course, you've never really faced true evil before." He gathered black energy into his right hand. "Pity," he said. "I thought you would've been more of a challenged." He released the energy at her.

The small ball of energy quickly grew in size. Before she knew it, the energy was the size of a large house. Kagome built her miko energy around herself, creating a shield. Bracing herself, she prepared for the hit.

The energy hit, and shattered her strongest shield on impact. Kagome screamed as she felt the pure evil energy blast through her, tearing her own power apart.

With Sesshomaru and Inuyasha

Inuyasha growled before unleashing the power that was Tetsusaiga. Immediately, all the youkai in the way were killed.

Sesshomaru ran towards Damien, before any other lower-class youkai could attack. He filled Tokijin with his youkai power before slashing at Damien.

Sesshomaru's eyes widened, when Damien's figure disappeared, before he was struck in the back. "This is what is left of the great Taiyoukai of the West?" Damien asked.

Sesshomaru made no indication of hearing Damien as he stood, this time regarding Damien as his true threat. Sesshomaru's face turned into his infamous frozen mask, as his eyes analyzed the scene, taking in everything he could.

His eyes narrowed slightly when he realized that there was a residue of a large amount of evil energy recently used. With a mighty leap, he sped towards Damien, this time prepared for any trickery.

Sesshomaru slashed at Damien, before using his whip to strike.

Damien let out a laugh as he avoided the attack, before rushing towards Sesshomaru. "You greatly disappoint me, Sesshomaru," he said before thrusting a large portion of youkai energy into Sesshomaru's stomach.

With Hiei

Hiei had lost the bandage to his Jagan Eye. His skin was now green, and eyes covered his entire body. His strength and his speed increased, and he was near the center of the battle field.

'Where the hell is he?' Hiei thought as he hacked away at several youkai.

He quickly stopped, as a dark energy sped by the spot he was about to go towards. With a growl, he took his katana and struck towards his left, where he felt his presence.

Damien immediately avoided the attack and struck back with great force towards Hiei's stomach.

Hiei threw himself backwards, avoiding the kick before sending out a kick of his own.

Damien simply stopped the quick and aimed a swift punch towards Hiei's head.

Hiei ducked, while swiping his leg out and thrusting his sword upwards, to where he was sure that Damien would be.

Hiei let out a gasp of air as he felt a strong force attack his stomach. He pitched forward, and landed face-flat.