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Left Alone

Before she was on her feet the campsite erupted into chaos around her. Shippo screamed and clung to Kilala, who erupted into a ball of flames and took to the sky. A red blur swooped down from above her and released a growl so ferocious that everyone even the stranger flinched in what they were doing.

Her pulse raced as she reached for her bow and arrows. 'Not again, not again,' she thought as she fought to get free of her blankets and arm herself before it was too late. "Iron Reaver Soul Stealer!" She gasped as she looked behind her at the scene, her hands grasping hold of her weapon and notching an arrow as she pivoted and stood at once.

Her eyes grew wide as she saw their attacker, 'It, it's a human!' Surprise pushed aside she watched as his back erupted in blood and torn flesh from Inuyashas' attack. Horror welled up from her core as she watched the man lift a deadly looking knife above his head and begin to plunge it downwards, towards Mirokus' prone form.

"NOOO!" she screamed as her power flooded forth and imbued itself with her arrow and her fingers released. With clenched teeth she watched as her arrow whipped through the clearing and embedded itself within the mans' heart. His body glowed from the purifying energy before a cloud darker than night swarmed around him and seemed to take over his body.

She saw Inuyasha going for another strike but suddenly she wasn't so sure she wanted him to touch the cloud. "Inuyasha, No!" she yelled at him just before his hand was about to strike out once more. "Don't touch it!" she said as she reached for another arrow and notched it. Taking close aim for the centre of the mans' forehead she let it fly and cursed as she saw that she would miss. Panic clawed at her as she watched the knife descend even as she reached for a third arrow. She couldn't move fast enough.

Then Mirokus scream rent the air, filled with anguish and horror. She let loose yet another arrow, that thudded into the mans' throat. Purifying energy sparked and seemed to ignite in a light explosion as it enveloped and the cloud and man within. His corps collapsed upon Miroku, who weakly tried to push it off himself.

In a flash Inuyasha was there kicking the body away and leaning down to Miroku. "Don't move, monk." He said as he placed a hand upon Mirokus chest and looked at the blood staining his robes. "Kagome, we need to go him to Edo, fast," he said as she reached for her backpack, that held her first aid kit.

"I know," She said in return, as she knelt beside Miroku and prepared her bandages and peroxide. "Open his robes, we have to clean the wound and apply bandages and pressure first to slow the flow or he'll never make it."

"D-Don't bother.." Miroku said, as he wheezed for breath.

Her heart constricted at his labored breathing and words. "Please Miroku, don't give up." She said as a tear streaked her cheeks. It seemed to her as though she was perpetually crying now a days. Reaching for his robes she parted the top half and sobbed all the more…