Chapter 36
Like a small army marching off to battle, Kagome and Mashai met up with the female pups at Harington. Kagome gave her orders,
"Adimara is planning on using earth forces against us and the defenseless people on both sides of the Pacific. My girls who are versed in Earth Magic are going to have a big job. I will need you to keep the earth forces stilled to avoid Adimara getting an earthquake or tsumani started. Am I clear?"
"Yes!", came a chorus of voices.
"I can lead you through the labyrinth to where Adimara gets out onto the rock.", said Kagura.
"Fine.", said Kagome, "But, one false move and you're barbequed. Got it?"
"HMPH! I have no intention of taking you on, Kagome. I know when I'm not in control.", said Kagura.
"Good. Mashai, you stay here with the other men. My girls and I will take it from here.", said Kagome.
"Ok, Lady Kagome. Whatever you say.", said Mashai.
"We will all be in contact via the radios on our clothes. Kowaro, should it look like Adimara is managing to overrun the girls powers and succeed in getting the earth forces going her way, contact Yasha and your father and warn them, ok?"
"K, mother.", said Kowaro.
"And Lily,", said Kagome.
"Yes, mother?", said Lily.
"You are the only other fire witch here with us. If Adimara does manage to succeed in overpowering your sisters, blow up that rock! Do you understand?", said Kagome, seriously.
"But, mother ...you, my sisters ...", exclaimed Lily.
"The loss of us is better than the loss of over a million people. Remember that.", Kagome said, looking deep in her daughter's eyes.
Lily bravely nodded her head and Kagome said, "Alright. Let's go girls. And you too, Kagura."
The women headed up the street to Number 58, a vacant lot to normal people but an old house to the women. Entering the property and then the house, Kagura took the lead. Entering the room with the pipe organ, Kagura played the keys needed to open the sliding door. Once in the labyrinth, they followed the wind sorceress through turns and twists. After what seemed an eternity, she stopped,
"That's as far as I go. Go down that hallway and it will lead to the room where the stairs to the rock are. Adimara is in there preparing. I can sense her.", said Kagura.
"Wait! What do you mean this is as far as you go?", said Kagome.
"I'm not an idiot. I refuse to put myself in the middle of a battle between a witch and a sorceress. I value my life!", said Kagura, as she turned to leave.
"Ok girls. Invisibility spells. The strongest you know.", said Kagome.
The girls donned their cloaks and recited their spells. Once all 11 had disappeared, Kagome took the lead and walked down the hall. Opening the doow to the room, Kagome came face to face with Adimara. As Kagome distracted her prey, her girls made their way up the stairs and out on to the rock,
"Well, Adimara, my old foe. How nice to see you again. NOT!", said Kagome.
"Damn you Kagome. You think you can come in here and try to stop me? HA! I will succeed this time and Naraku will be reborn!", Adimara said, cackling.
"Over my dead body!", said Kagome.
"That can be arranged, my dear!", said Adimara.
"Ha! It's not just me your fighting. My girls will prevent you from doing any damage.", said Kagome.
"Do you think I'm dumb? I could sense your wimpy daughters marching through here and up to my rock. They won't stop me!", cried Adimara.
"No they won't! I will!",cried out Kagome, "KOGEKI", she screamed out.
"SAMATEGARU!", cried out Adimara, effectively blocking Kagome's spell.
"HONO'O!", shouted Kagome, sending a fireball towards Adimara.
Adimara managed to dodge the fireball, but the flame hit her altar, setting it ablaze.
"DAMN YOU!", Adimara yelled as she sent another spell at Kagome, "BURRAKU-HORU!"
Kagome dodged the spell and sent another back at Adimara. As the room burned around them, the two women continued to send spells back and forth. As the smoke got worse, Kagome was having trouble seeing and breathing. This was Adimara's chance. Sending off another spell, Kagome didn't see it coming and was knocked into the wall. Hitting her head, Kagome fell to the floor, unconcious.
Laughing, Adimara hurried up to the rock. She could sense that Kagome's daughters were situated around the rock but she couldn't see through their spell. Taking a chance, she began to chant in some lost language, as she called upon the forces of the sea,
"Swedac fesder oklit norlic asperanza engelicallen...", she chanted.
The girls around the rock began chanting their own spells, holding up their arms and asking for the gods to help them. The girls could feel the pressure of Adimara's spell trying to override their own, but they held firm. Minutes passed. Then a hour. Then another. Some of the girls had never used their spells before in battle and were having trouble maintaining their stance.
In the house with Mashai and Kowaro, word came over the radio from Yasha,
"DAMMIT! We got a whirlpool forming off the coast of the island. I don't know if I can maintain my position!"
"I'm losing my boat into it!", came another voice. It was Shaoran.
Bunza radioed in next, "I'm coming guys! Hold on! Please!"
Mashai looked at Lily, "C'mon. We need to go. NOW!"
Lily just stood there. How could she kill her own mother and sisters?
Mashai pulled her hand, "C'mon Lily! Let's go!"
This time Lily moved and they headed over to the ghost house. Arriving to the back of the property, they saw Adimara on the rock, hands high in the air. Lily saw her sisters surrounding the rock. Some, she could tell, were exhausted from the strain of maintaining such a powerful spell. She saw no sign of her mother. What should she do?
The radio crackled again. Bunza called over, "Yasha! Shaoran! C'mon guys jump into my boat!"
Inuyasha, Sesshoumaru, and Kouga watched the whirlpool form from their positions. Not being able to see any movement on the boats, Inuyasha gulped hard as he watched two of the three cabin cruisers slip into the whirling water and the third boat trying desperately to pull away,
"Bunza! Bunza answer me!", he called into his radio, "Do you have Yasha and Shaoran on board?"
Static was the only response.