Her chest burned with lack of air, but Kagome stood there unable to take another breath. Zel tugged on her mother's hand before Kagome could even blink. Looking down at the girl, she took a breath.
"Zel, go with your brother. Please, stay together." She urged. The girl didn't move at first, but their eyes caught. Flinching, Zel ran down the hallway to her brother.
Taking another breath, Kagome rushed her gaze around the house. If she was lucky, there might be a bow and arrow set left here from when she lived here. But it had been years. Biting her lip, she made for her old room. The door shuddered when she slammed it open to find the room empty.
"Not today, please not today." She returned down stairs, her mind racing. "Kawayou, where are you?" She yelled as she ran through the kitchen.
"In the bedroom Mom!"
"Do not come out if you hear anything, understand?" She demanded as loudly as she could. Barely putting on shoes as she ran by, Kagome ran out toward the well house. She slammed the doors open, the rotting wood scrapping into her palms. She barely felt it bite into her hands.
The well glowed, the purple aura pounding and raging. There was no seal on the well.
Kagome blinked in the darkness. She barely saw the movement shift in the black, but it kept moving, inching out of the well. Kagome stiffened, seeing the slow sillhoute grow of a spider youkai. It pulled itself out of the well, a malicious grin lighting its face and a red tint to all eight eyes. Kagome was sure her blood froze.
"Leave here now." She held her hand out, urging her miko purifying powers to her fingertips. "Leave here or I will destroy you." Her voice wavered.
"You will destroy me young miko. You alone." It laughed.
The noise let a chill run down her spine but Kagome kept her stance.
Within in instant the spider charged and Kagome held out her hands. It knocked her back as she barely touched it. Rolling, Kagome jerked to a stand as the spider laughed again.
"Die, you obnoxious woman!" It cackled and twisted around to shoot a web at her. Kagome let out a scream as the web drenched her, backpedaling as she ripped at it.
"Oh, what is this?" The spider hissed and Kagome desperately tried to free herself.
"Get off my mother!" She heard a war cry and stiffened. "Kawayou don't!" She screamed pulling off the last of the web.
The tiny boy jumped into the air, and came down with his claws bared. The spider dodged, twisting around behind him.
"Kawayou, run!" She screamed again. He took off toward her, the color draining from his face as he ran.
"What is it mom?" He yelled, jumping behind her.
Kagome growled as the spider ran at them. She backpeddaled again, racing back towards the well. Kawayou followed. Her mind worked in an instant.
"Get behind the well. Just do it!" She ordered. The boy ran behind the well and Kagome stood in front of it as the spider followed them through the door way.
"Die miko!" It hissed running at her. Snapping his pinchers together, Kagome bit her own lip. Just as it ran at her she dropped to the ground, grabbing both hands to push upwards at it. Barely hitting its belly, she launched as much purfying energy through it as she could. The spider screamed, dropping into the well.
Kagome jumped back up, watching the spider just struggle at the rim of the well. She laid her hands on its back as it hissed at her and let out another wave of energy. Within a second, the spider dropped with a loud scream. Kagome eyes barely blinked in time, the white web of the spider just sprayed over the top. Kawayou yelped when it dropped over him like a fine mist. And then it pulled.
And Kawayou fell down the well.
And within seconds, was gone.