His arms had never felt so empty. As the intense light dies down, he looks to the skies. After he shuts his eyes, he whispers to the clouds.

"I shall wait forever for you, my Kagome."

His brother, a half-demon, growls.

"She is mine." A sword is drawn.

"No, she is mine. Just proved it herself. Stand down half-breed." The Lord of the West looks toward his hand. Green poison seeps from his fingertips.

"No one shall stand in my way." He leaps toward his brother with crimson filled eyes.

Just seconds later, a scream travels throughout the enormous forest.