Everyone was excited to see that Kagome came home from the hospital, and she was feeling a whole lot better than she has ever felt. Inuyasha and Kagome sat with their group to explain all that has happened and what to expect. Kagome explained that her miko powers have become a lot more powerful and that her demon blood is stronger than before. She explained about Midoriko and all that she has learned from her, that the jewel must be destroyed. Inuyasha clarified that Midoriko is imprisoned inside the jewel fighting an endless battle with her past. He told them that the only way to get rid of the jewel was to make the only correct wish by someone with a pure heart and freeing Midoriko's soul.
"What is the correct wish Kagome?" Kikyo asked her sister. Kagome frowned.
"I have no idea right now. A lot of things come to mind but I want to be careful making the wish. If I'm carless, then I may end up tainting the jewel. Someone with an evil desire that wishes selfishly will grow more powerful and end up tainting the jewel. If someone who has a pure and selfless heart makes a wish on the jewel, then it will be purified and destroyed freeing Midoriko from her imprisonment." Kagome explained.
Everyone looked at Kagome's neck with awe. When Kagome became conscious, the Shikon No Tama was around her neck. Kagome felt the power that the jewel emanated and understood why it needed to be out of the hands of evil.
"Wow, I never would have thought that we would see the Shikon No Tama in person. It's very beautiful." Sango stated.
"The jewel is so pure that it shines it's beauty. If tainted, then the ugliness of evil will take away it's beauty." Miroku said.
"Demons like us don't need such power from the jewel, but it's up to us to protect it from greedy people like Onigumo." Sesshomaru said as he crossed his arms.
"I must say, I was really surprised to see it around Kagome's neck when she woke up. Then Midoriko's voice came from the jewel saying that we must guard that jewel with our lives." Inuyasha explained. Koga glared at the jewel and then out the window.
"I can see why. I can feel how powerful that jewel is, and Onigumo will just taint it with his evil aura. He wants to take over Tokyo and make sure demons like us who associates with humans are out of the way. He has killed many people because of this jewel and because of his selfish desire. People like him want power." Koga stated with a low growl. Ayame placed a hand on his shoulder and kissed his cheek to calm him down. Koga patted Ayame's head with a smile, letting her know that he was calm.
"This whole war thing is crazy. I mean we're still in high school for Kami's sake. Now we are all here getting ready for a war when we should be getting ready for exams and all." Sango said with a worried look. Kagome chuckled.
"You forget that all teachers excused students from coming to school because of this war Sango. They thought that it would be safer for us to stay indoors of our homes than it would at school." Kagome explained.
"Oh yeah... I forgot.." Sango said softly.
"Besides, I thought you wanted to kick some ass and protect our home." Kagome smiled with crossed arms. Sango looked up with surprise. 'I didn't mean for her to doubt me.' She thought to herself.
"Of course I do! Onigumo needs to learn who he is dealing with!" Sango exclaimed as she clenched her hands into fists.
"I don't doubt you Sango, I know that you are a strong neko demon. I've seen you countless times fight your battles and you've impressed me with your skills. You are an amazing fighter Sango." Kagome praised. Sango blushed as she smiled at Kagome.
"Rin, you have grown a lot in strength, speed, and power. You use to fight your enemies head on, but now you strategize and let your enemies make the first move. You defeat them with little effort and show them who is the superior demon." Kagome said with a smile. Rin chuckled.
"Hey someone has to." Rin said with a wink. Sesshomaru smiled placing a hand on her shoulder. Rin looked up at Sesshomaru with a smirk. She could tell that he was very proud of her.
"Ayame, you can out smart any demon out there. You are very cunning and very tricky. I see you trick your enemies to take advantage of their confusion and defeat them. They always seem so shocked to lose to you." Kagome chuckled. Ayame smiled.
"What can I say, those demons can't stand a chance against me." Ayame stated with a cross of her arms and a smirk. Koga chuckled softly at her smugness. Ayame looked at Koga with a smile and gave him a wink.
"Finally, my sister. Kikyo, your miko powers have grown powerful. You have grown to control those powers a lot better than I ever did. You have shown your enemies what you can do with your powers, plus you're a really good fighter with your sword." Kagome stated. Kikyo chuckled.
"Oh come on sis. I'm not as good of a fighter as you are with your sword. Plus you have your demon blood that makes you powerful too. You're more demon than I am. You rely more on your demon blood, and I rely more on my miko powers." Kikyo said with a small smile.
"Yes, but you are still an amazing fighter. Demons like those fear purification. You practically have them begging you to not purify them." Kagome chuckled. Kikyo shrugged.
"Well I do have that effect on them don't I." Kikyo stated smugly. Naraku smiled as he placed a hand on Kikyo's shoulder.
"You really are amazing my dear." Naraku said to her.
"Thank you Naraku." Kikyo said as she kissed his cheek. Inuyasha stepped up next to Kagome with a smile. He placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a nod. Kagome smiled as she leaned against him. Inuyasha held her close as he looked up to his brother.
"Sesshomaru, what of Onigumo's army? What's been going on?" Inuyasha asked. Everyone looked at Sesshomaru and Rin wanting to know themselves.
"The battle is going to be fierce Inuyasha. His army is filled with strong and powerful demons. Remember father telling us about a war he faced many years ago?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha nodded with furrowed brows.
"This battle will be just like that. The only difference is that we have learned from our father and have grown to surpass him. Onigumo's army may be powerful, but so are we. We have numbers that might be greater or equal to his, but Rin and I have been making sure to train our army to get them ready for battle." Sesshomaru stated. Inuyasha had a hand to his chin, deep in thought. Kagome stepped up.
"We need to take down the rest of the Band of Seven before we fight Onigumo's army. They were going to be a part of his army to take us down, but we have gotten rid of three of them. Ginkotsu, Jakotsu and Suikotsu are the three that we should get rid of right away. I'm not worried about Renkotsu though, he seems weaker than the others." Kagome stated. Inuyasha looked at Kagome with a worried expression. After everything that she has been through, she's still willing to fight.
"Kagome... Are you sure that you want to do this? I mean... after everything..." Inuyasha began to say.
"I want to do this Inuyasha." She interrupted. Inuyasha stared into her eyes seeing the determination in them.
"Onigumo needs to be stopped, and I am not about to let what happened to me get the better of me. I feel better than ever Inuyasha, ever since I woke up. Midoriko said that my miko powers and my demon blood would be a lot more stronger than before. I'm not going to back out of this battle. There is no way in hell that I'm going to let you have all the fun." Kagome said with a smirk. Inuyasha chuckled.
"You are so stubborn." He stated.
"Feh!" Kagome had her head held high with that same smirk. Everyone chuckled when she did that, it was very Inuyasha like.
"Who do we take down first?" Naraku asked. Kagome turned to Naraku with a serious expression.
"Suikotsu. He was going to come after my sister, but Bankotsu stopped him. I over heard Bankotsu stating to Suikotsu that he needed to go to Onigumo to tell him about something. I couldn't hear everything that was going on since I was human at the time. We need to get rid of Suikotsu before he even starts to devise a plan against us. He's more out of control than the other three since he's two-faced." Kagome said with a glare.
"That's right, Suikotsu has two sides of him. One is a good side that hates to battle and hates the sight of blood." Ayame stated.
"But his other side is a blood thirsty killing machine. He won't stop at nothing until his victims are slaughtered." Koga said with a growl. Kagome nodded as she looked at Sesshomaru.
"Gather our army, we are all having a meeting. I also want to see how everyone has been growing. We need to make sure that they are all ready and prepared for battle. Let them know that I will be observing them and testing their skills." Kagome stated. Sesshomaru nodded.
"Are we going to meet at the same place?" Sesshomaru asked. Kagome nodded.
"Yes. Oh, you and Inuyasha will be helping me observing them. I know nothing can get pass you Sesshomaru and I know that you would get them in shape." Kagome said with a smirk.
"Of course. Those weaklings are becoming stronger thanks to my vigorous trainings." Sesshomaru stated. Inuyasha raised a brow. Rin chuckled seeing the look Inuyasha was giving.
"He's been quite tough on them and possibly a bit too rough, but what can you do. That's just who he is." Rin stated. Sesshomaru shrugged. Inuyasha shook his head with a smirk.
"By the time that you're done with them, they'll probably back down with you training them." Inuyasha stated with a chuckle.
"Doubt it. They're getting better, faster, and stronger thanks to me. If they have a problem with it, then I dare them to face me in a battle and see how well they can fight against a superior demon." Sesshomaru stated with a tone that was all serious and a smirk playing across his lips. Inuyasha rolled his eyes.
"You know as well as I do that they won't be able to defeat you brother." Inuyasha said.
"Exactly." Sesshomaru said with that same smirk. Everyone chuckled at Sesshomaru's tactics on making a stronger army to defeat Onigumo's.
Kagome looked out the window with a serious expression. She closed her eyes. 'Mother, father please protect us with your strength. You have taught us that strength resides in our hearts, and that it resides with friendship as well. Please protect us as my friends and I go into battle with Onigumo and his army.' Kagome prayed.
"Kagome?" Inuyasha came up behind her placing his hands on her shoulders. She opened her eyes looking out the window again but with a glare.
"What's the matter koi?" Inuyasha asked. Kagome placed a hand on his as she stared at the destruction that has befallen Tokyo.
"We need to see what else Onigumo is up to. We may end up facing more than just the Band of Seven." Kagome stated. Inuyasha widened his eyes and looked down to his mate.
"What do you mean love?" Inuyasha asked, concern in his voice. Kagome squeezed his hand tightly.
"I just have a really bad feeling about this war. I feel like his army and the Band of Seven won't be the only ones that we need to worry about. We don't know all of Onigumo's plans. I feel like he has something up his sleeve that we don't know about." Kagome said with a serious tone. Inuyasha looked out the window with a glare.
"Maybe we should see for ourselves what he's up to." Inuyasha said. Kagome turned to look up at him with a look of surprise.
"We?" She asked. Inuyasha smiled and nodded.
"Of course. After the meeting and the training, you and I can sneak over to my father's company and see what he's up to." Inuyasha said with a smirk. Kagome smirked as well and gave Inuyasha a chaste kiss.
"Sounds like a plan." Kagome said.