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The Greatest Power

Chapter 5

The sound of dirt and rocks grinding together sounded under her feet. A woman wearing a pink and white kimono with a green fabric wrapped around her waist, wrapped around her neck is a blue bundle, and upon her back is a huge boomerang known as a hiraikotsu. Her long, brown hair hanging in a loose pony tail, brown eyes searching the landscape for any signs of danger. She is a demon slayer from a village of demon slayers.

At her feet is a small white and black cat, with two tails. She to keeping an eye out for any sign of danger.

Up ahead the pair sees a village. "Looks like a good place to rest and get some food. What do you think Kirara?" The woman asked her furry companion.

"Meow" was the reply she received.

"Ok, lets go." Replied the woman.

Kagome was sitting in a small tea house enjoying her tea and thinking about two different things, Souta's health and InuYasha's leaving. Kaede had told her that Souta was showing great improvement, and that he should be able to leave his room within a few days. This was wonderful news, but InuYasha's leaving still bothered her.

'I was kind to him, treated him with respect. The least he could have done was say good-bye.' She thought starting to get a bit angry.

Kagome looked up from her cup of tea and saw a woman, with long brown hair, a pink and white kimono, and carrying a large boomerang on her back. At her feet a small two tailed cat.

'A demon slayer? What is she doing here? I wonder if someone panicked and sent for her when InuYasha came. Well, if that is the reason then it was a waste of her time, even if InuYasha was here.' She thought.

The demon slayer walked up to Kagome.

"Excuse me, but is this a tea house?" she asked.

"Yes it is. Would you care to join me?" Said Kagome as she offered her a seat next to her.

"Thank you very much. My name is Sango and this is Kirara." She replied as she motioned towards the small feline.

"Hello Sango, Kirara. My name is Kagome. Forgive me for asking but what bring you here?" Asked Kagome wanting to know if she was correct in her thinking.

"It is not a problem. We are just passing through." Replied Sango.

"Oh." Said Kagome. 'So no one sent for a demon slayer. Well I guess that is a good thing. It just proves that the villagers trusted in my decision with InuYasha.' Kagome's eyes saddened at the thought of InuYasha.

"Kagome, are you ok?" Sango asked noticing the sad look in her eyes.

"Sango, you are a demon slayer right?" Asked Kagome

"Yes. Why do you ask?" Sango answered a little shocked at the change in subject.

"Do you know anything about half-demons?" Asked Kagome thinking that maybe Sango could help her better understand InuYasha a little more.

"I don't know an awful lot about them. Half-demons are disliked by both humans and demons. They feel that they can't trust anyone. So they mostly stay to themselves."

"Oh." Replied Kagome gaining an even sadder look on her face. 'Maybe that's why he left. He wasn't sure if he could trust me.'

"Kagome, why are you curious about them? Is there one near the village that is causing trouble?" Sango asked.

"Huh? No! Well there was one that came into the village yesterday, but he left." Said Kagome.

"What?! A half-demon was in the village? But they usually try to avoid people. Why would he do that?" Sango asked surprised to hear that a half-demon was in a village and that the village wasn't damaged from a battle.

"InuYasha was only here to get supplies." Said Kagome.

"I am having some difficulty understanding this. You even know the half-demon's name?" Sango was becoming frustrated in trying to understand what Kagome was saying.

"Perhaps I should explain from the beginning." Said Kagome noticing the frustration in Sango's voice.

"Yes, that would be helpful." Replied Sango.

So Kagome explained the whole story from start to finish. As Kagome told it to Sango she was beginning to see what kind of heart Kagome has. The kind that is easily broken, and very kind.

Once Kagome finished she looked at Sango to see if she understood what she had told Sango. The look on her face told Kagome that she did.

"This is a very rare thing that has happened, Kagome." Said Sango.

"Yes, I am sure that it is. I thank you Sango for listening and understanding my feelings. Also thank you for helping me understand why InuYasha had left." Said Kagome feeling a lot better, knowing that it was nothing she did wrong just something he wasn't used to.

"You're welcome Kagome. Well, Kirara and I must go, we still have plenty of daylight to travel with. Good-bye Kagome, I do hope that all will turn out well." Said Sango as she gathered her things, paid for her meal, and left, with Kirara right beside her.

"Thank you Sango, and safe journey to you and Kirara." Replied Kagome as she too got up to return to the palace to check on Souta.

Kagome made it up to the palace and was talking with Souta about her day. Laughing at his declarations that once he was free from his room he would never return. When suddenly the sky became full of strange dark clouds. Shortly after the clouds appeared Kagome heard people screaming.

Kagome got up and ran to Souta's door to see guards running with their weapons out ready for anything. Kagome stopped one of the guards that came running by.

"What is happening?" Asked Kagome.

"Princess Kagome. Please stay inside. The village and palace is under attack by hundreds of demons." Said the guard.

Kagome turned to Souta, who held fear in his eyes. She looked back at the guard. "Stay here with Souta. Protect him with your life." She ordered as she ran towards her room to get her bow and arrows.

"Princess! Wait!" Yelled the guard, he was about to go after her when Souta stopped him.

"You were ordered to stay here to protect me." Said Souta. "Don't worry about my sister, she can take care of herself." Souta looked towards the direction his sister left in. He knew that Kagome was good with her bow and arrows and that she was a very skilled priestess. Only a select few knew this however. 'Please be alright sis.'

Sango was a fair distance from the village when she felt an ominous aura, and heard Kirara start to growl. She looked down to se her facing the village and her hair standing on end. She looked back towards the village and her eyes widened when she saw hundreds of demons attacking the village. Homes were set on fire and she could hear people screaming as they ran for their lives.

"Lets go Kirara." She said as she quickly got dressed in her demon slayers outfit. Which was black with pink pads for her shoulders, elbows, and knees, she put her hair up in a high ponytail, a sword at her side and on her face was a gas mask.

Kirara burst into flames and became a large cat demon. She roared when her master jumped up unto her back and took off towards the village.

Kagome had retrieved her bow and arrows and was out amongst the guards and villagers fighting the demons. She panted as a demon charged at her ready to devour her flesh, when she shot a purifying arrow at it turning it into ashes. Her clothes were tattered and torn.

"Princess behind you!" Yelled one of the guards.

Kagome quickly notched another arrow, turned around and released it right through the demons mouth. "Thank you." She yelled back.

'The just keep coming. I kill one and ten more come out of nowhere.' She thought as she shot yet another arrow at a demon that was about to attack a young child.

"Are you alright?" She asked as she reached the child.

The child looked up at Kagome, and had a small smile on their face, but suddenly their face changed into fear and pointed behind her. Before Kagome had a chance to turn around the demon attacked her, knocking her a few yards away from the child, cutting into her flesh with its claws. The demon then moved to attack again.

She reached for another arrow but there was no time. She closed her eyes waiting for the demon to rip into her flesh, but instead she felt nothing. She opened her eyes to see the demon ripped to shreds and someone in a red kimono standing in front of her. Before she could even try to figure out who saved her, she passed out from the blood loss that she received with her wound in her side.

Sango fought the demons with immense force. Throwing her hiraikotsu and killing several demons before its return. Kirara was doing her part as well, tearing up the demons as best as she could. Sango was protecting a group of children, when she was caught off guard and a demon attacked her from behind, knocking her over.

She quickly got back on her feet and killed the demon as it came in for another attack with her sword. She breathed heavily; she was beginning to feel tired. She looked over at Kirara and saw that she too was becoming tired. Sango attacked another demon.

"Kirara get the children out of here!" She yelled.

Kirara roared in response and looked at the children, picking up the youngest of the group she led them towards the forest nearby.

The demons all started to attack Sango all at once. She fought them off the best she could, but one was able to knock her over yet again. She looked up and dodged the demons as they all continued to attack her, not letting her get a chance to get up.

Finally, there was an opening between the attacks and as she was getting up a demon was coming in from behind and was about to knock her down when a young monk in purple robes, black hair in a small rats tail attacked the demon with his staff. Once that demon was destroyed he grabbed the beads that were wrapped around his right hand, held it out towards the demons and yelled, "Wind Tunnel!"

The wind around his hand and in front of him picked up immensely, and Sango watched in amazement as the demons were being sucked into his hand.

Once all the demons were gone Sango went to pick up her hiraikotsu and sword. The strange monk turned to her once he replaced the beads around his hand.

"Are you alright miss?" He asked as he walked towards here.

"Yes I am fine. Thank you." She answered. "Kirara." She then called.

Kirara came out of the woods were she had taken the children for shelter, with the children hiding behind her.

Sango turned to the children, "Is everyone alright?" She asked.

The children nodded, still frightened that more demons may come.

"Good. Now I want you all to stay here in this part of the village, until you families come looking for you. Hide in one of these huts. We are going to go up to the palace to help them there. You will be safe here. Do you understand?" Sango said with much confidence and sincerity as to give the message that there would be no more demons attacking.

The children nodded, they didn't want anything to happen to the princess or the prince they were their friends. Also some of their parents worked at the palace they wanted them to be safe too.

"Good." Said Sango, she then looked towards the monk. "Come with me." She said to him.

"Alright." Was his simple reply as he followed her to her cat demon companion. Sango jumped on first, and then the monk followed. Kirara took off once they were both on.

Half way to the palace Kirara heard flesh hitting flesh hard, she turned her head to see a very pissed off Sango, and a monk with a very red check. Kirara just rolled her eyes and turned back to the task at hand.

Once they reached the palace Sango fought with even more force due to the new profound anger she had with the perverted monk. She noticed that Kagome was also fighting, and saw that a demon was about to attack her from behind. Sango went to try and give her some assistance. She then heard one of the guards yell, "Princess behind you!" She watched as Kagome quickly turned around and kill the demon, and then heard her yell back to the guard, "Thank you!"

Sango decided that Kagome could take care of herself and continued with her own demons. She then looked back to notice that Kagome was injured by a demon, she tired her hardest to get to her but couldn't. She then saw a young man in a red kimono come to her aid. Once he defeated that demon he continued to protect her from any other demons.

Suddenly, the demons that were left alive retreated back into the ominous clouds above. The clouds then disappeared leaving a clear sky with a view of the setting sun behind.

All the villagers yelled and cheered, the guards then came to Kagome's aid. "Someone get Lady Kaede. The Princess has been injured." Yelled one of the guards.

Off somewhere far from Kagome's village a dark figure stood looking into a pond of water that held the image of Kagome being carried into the palace so she could receive treatment for her wound.

"It seems that the protector of the Sacred Jewel is stronger than I thought." He said before the image disappeared.

"I should not underestimate her, and find another way to get the Sacred Jewel." He said before he too disappeared into the darkness.

A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please review.