Chapter Five

The trio spent most of the evening talking about the demon. Kagome learned that she comes during the night and hypnotizes men in to coming with her. She takes them back to her lair with false promises of them becoming her mate. When she gets them into their most vulnerable state she takes their soul in order to keep herself in the realm of the living. If she were to ever stop she would surely cease to exist.

As they told this story Kagome couldn't help but think of Kikyou, forcibly keeping their dead souls in the land of the living. Then it finally occurred to her. This was the difference between forever and eternity. Forever to someone means their natural lifespan; eternity is more like a curse. To become an immortal soul is to lead a life of solitude. To watch all you love die while you remain. Kagome felt a slight speck of sorrow for the woman, but it was also a choice she made. Knowing good and well the only way to stop this disaster was to allow her full beast to rage. She would not allow another soul to suffer for this woman's selfishness. As Emiko finished giving all the information she could Kagome bid her new friends goodbye. Tonight would be the night.

In a clearing far away from the village she sat and meditated. A heavy aura of pink and blue radiated and called out to the tortured soul of the woman she was to kill. Before the fight was to begin she wanted to speak to Inuyasha again just in case. She closed her eyes and tried her hardest to reach out to him.

"Yasha? Can you hear me?"

In a tree back in Kaede's village Inuyasha was trying to deal with a nasty feeling he had in the pit of his stomach. He could feel Kagome's energy burning in his veins. Her beast was being unleashed and he knew it was only a matter of time before she started fighting. He was her mate, he was suppose to be there to protect her, make sure she was safe, and see to it nothing happened to her. While he knew she acquired more strength and skill his beast was having a hard time of interpreting that. Then he heard her sweet voice calling out to him.

"Yasha? Can you hear me?"

"Kagome. Are you alright?"

"Yeah Yash, I am fine. It's just…"

"Don't you dare Kagome. We are NOT saying good bye to each other. You kick that bitch's ass and come home do you understand me?"

"Yash, I'm scared."

"You can't let her see that Kagome, she'll use it against you. You have always been the one to kick my ass into gear now it's my turn. You are smart and now you have an unlimited amount of strength. You have a fiery spirit no one has ever been able to put out. You are a fighter and never give up on anything you believe in. If you were able to stand by my side all these years and never give up on me I have no doubt in my mind you'll be victorious. Just remember you are Kagome. Ka-go-me. Always have been and always will be."

"I love you Inuyasha.(sniff) I will come back to you. Thank you."

"Anytime brat. Now go give 'em hell. Like you do to me. See you soon babe."

"See you soon Yash."

"Is ye Kagome going into battle Inuyasha?" Kaede asked. She already felt the foreboding energy but wanted clarification.

"Yeah.."

"Let us go with the monk and slyer so we may pray then."

Be safe, My Kagome. With that thought he jumped off of his perch and made his way to Kaede's hut where his two friends were waiting.

"See you soon Yash."

When she finally felt the pull of her miko powers working, calling the woman to where she was she began her transformation. She was engulfed in a pure pink light as she grew ten fold. Her face became long and transformed into a muzzle, sixteen inch canines pierced through her snarling mouth, midnight black fur erupted from everywhere on her body covering her naked form, fingers and toes turned into huge paws that would trample a village in seconds with claws that were sharper then any sword, and her eyes were huge blue pools with slanted black pupils. A ravaging roar erupted from the base of her throat as she turned to see the demon standing on the opposite side of the field ready to fight. The demon was shocked to say the least. She was expecting to see a lone miko but instead was greeted by a monstrous beast. Before she knew it Kagome was pounding her paws in the dirt running directly towards her.