Chapter 7: Storming The Ice Palace

Kikyo and the men tread cautiously towards the castle. "We are here to find King Miroku. Be on guard, but no harm is to come to the Princess. Do you understand?" Naraku's thugs exchange a look. Suddenly, a mass of snow rises from the ground behind Kikyo. It's Marshmallow, Kagome's snow guard.

"Go away!" sais Marshmallow and slams a fist inches from Kikyo. Hans deftly dodges out of the way. All of the guards take up arms against Marshmallow, who quickly knocks them over.

Marshmallow throws down a guard and his horse, who topple over Kikyo. Marshmallow raises his foot to stomp on Kikyo, but she barrel-rolls himself to safety.

Just then, Kagome peeks out the front doors. Naraku's two thugs see her. "The Princess" sais one and they charge up the stairs.

The guards burst through the ice doors. Kagome flees to the top floor of her palace. The guards pursue. They trap her on the top floor, raise their crossbows. Scared, Kagome sais "No. Please."

One of the thugs shoots an arrow right at Kagome. At the last moment she creates an ice wall. It stops the arrow, inches from her face. The thugs re-position to take another shot. "Stay away!" Kagome sais and shoots ice at the thugs. They duck out of the way and continue the attack. "Get her! Get her!" sais one of the thugs. Kagome fights for her life.

BACK OUTSIDE: Kikyo is nearly crushed by Marshmallow. She rolls away. Jumps to her feet. One of the guards slices Marshmallow's leg off with his sword. Kikyo takes the advantage and runs up the ice stairs. Marshmallow stumbles back, off balance. And falls off over the cliff, but not before striking Kikyo. Kikyo goes over the edge. Kikyo clings to the ice steps. The guards help her up and they rush into the ice palace.

Back in the palace Kagome is surrounded. It's do or die. In two swift moves, Kagome traps one thug in a cage of spikes that threaten his neck. The other she pushes back with a wall of ice...up against the balcony doors...which BURST and CRACK.

The balcony doors shatter. The thug is pushed to the edge. He's inches away from falling to his death. Kikyo and the guards run into the room. See the destruction and the thugs near death.

Kikyo calls to Kagome "Princess Kagome! Don't be the monster they fear you are." Kagome snaps out of her rage. She sees the men, frightened, moments from death. She stops. Kagome looks to Kikyo, overwhelmed, frightened. The wall retreats from the thug on the balcony. The ice spikes lower from the second thug's neck. He takes advantage and aims his crossbow at Kagome's back.

Seeing it. Kikyo runs and pushes the crossbow up just as the arrow releases. The arrow hits the ice chandelier, hanging directly above Kagome. The chandelier comes CRASHING DOWN. Kagome dives out of the way but she falls in the blast. All she see is ice smashing like glass, and all she hears is the sound of it shattering as she hits her head and passes out

Kagome's eyes flutter open. She sits up. She's surrounded by stone. She's in a dungeon. Kagome looks to the nearby window. Tries to rush to it. She's pulled taut by giant shackles that fit like iron gloves. She's chained to the wall. Kagome strains to looks out a window and she sees Arendelle outside, frozen solid and getting further buried under the ice and snow that is falling.

"No...What have I done?" Kikyo enters. She hangs a torch by the door. "Why did you bring me here?" asks Kagome. "I couldn't just let them kill you." replies Kikyo. "But I'm a danger to Arendelle. Get Miroku." "Miroku has not returned..." Kagome looks to the storm with worry.

"If you would just stop the winter, bring back summer...please." Kagome meets Kikyo's eyes, desperate. "Don't you see...I can't." Kikyo sees the sincerity in her eyes.

"You have to tell them to let me go." Kikyo walks to the door. She takes the torch. "I will do what I can."

She opens the door and leaves. Kagome, distraught, hears cracking. She looks down as her shackles begin to freeze over. The storm outside picks up.