Inuyasha and Kagome had returned home and told everyone that they would explain everything to them the next day. All night Kagome had nightmares about Onigumo capturing her, which put Inuyasha on edge. He was scared for her and wanted to keep those nightmares away from his mate. 'We need to get rid of Onigumo and soon.' He thought to himself as he would comfort his mate and hold her close to him to calm her down.
The next day, Kagome called everyone to the living room to explain what she and Inuyasha found out about Onigumo's secret weapon. Everyone went wide eyed as they heard about what was going on with the captured humans and half demons. They were appalled to hear such a horrible fate.
"That creature devoured them!?" Sango asked in shock. Kagome nodded with a tinge of fear. Inuyasha looked at Kagome from where he was standing with a worried look. He was against a corner with crossed arms as he was deep in thought. Sesshomaru noticed this and went over to his brother.
"You seem troubled brother. What's going on?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru, then back at Kagome. A glare formed on his features as he remembered what Onigumo had ordered the bird demon to do. Sesshomaru saw his brother's eyes flash red for a split second and felt concerned for him.
"Inuyasha, what happened while you two where over there?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha took a deep breath to calm himself down. He didn't want to say anything in front of the others because he didn't want to frighten Kagome more than what she already was.
"Let's go outside. I don't want to say anything in front of the others. At least not while Kagome is with them." Inuyasha stated with a frown. Sesshomaru nodded his understanding and followed his brother outside. Inuyasha sat under the Goshinboku with one leg up and an arm resting on top as he was deep in thought. Sesshomaru stood next to his brother and awaited him to speak up.
"Onigumo knows that Kagome has the Shikon Jewel." Inuyasha stated. Sesshomaru went wide eyed and looked down at Inuyasha.
"You think one of the Band of Seven has told him?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha nodded.
"I'm pretty sure Bankotsu or possibly Suikotsu said something to Onigumo. Bankotsu probably had a chance at speaking with Onigumo about it before I killed him." Inuyasha clenched his fists. Sesshomaru crossed his arms deep in thought.
"What else happened?" Sesshomaru asked as he looked at his brother again. Inuyasha growled a little.
"He's coming after her Sesshomaru. He asked some damn bird demon to bring Kagome to him. I thought I lost her once Sesshomaru, I don't want to lose her again." Inuyasha growled. Sesshomaru could see the worry and determination in his brother's eyes. He sat down with his brother and looked up to the bright sky.
"So what are you going to do about it Inuyasha?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha looked at his brother.
"Are you going to let Onigumo take Kagome from right under your nose?" Sesshomaru asked as he looked back at his brother. Inuyasha glared.
"There's no way in HELL I'm letting him take her! If that son of a bitch so DARES lay a hand on her there will be hell to pay!" Inuyasha growled as his eyes flashed red again. Sesshomaru rose a hand to him.
"Calm down brother, I know how much you care for Kagome. Trust me I know you will do whatever you can to keep her safe and protected. But what if per say, he does capture her? What will you do?" Sesshomaru asked. Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru like he had two heads.
"Why are you asking me a stupid question like that? Isn't it obvious? I would go after him and kill the bastard!" Inuyasha stated.
"See that's where your problems will start Inuyasha. You can't just head straight into battle and assume that you will kill Onigumo. If you blindly start attacking him, then he will take advantage of that and end up killing you instead." Sesshomaru explained. Inuyasha glared and crossed his arms as he fixed himself into a new position.
"Feh! As if he could kill me. I've been through a lot of tough battles and gotten hurt while growing up. All of that has made me who I am today Sesshomaru. I don't die so easily." Inuyasha stated with a smug smile. Sesshomaru rolled his eyes.
"That smugness of yours is what's going to get you killed. If Kagome got captured, you would have to think smart. You would have to devise a plan as to how you would get her back." Sesshomaru explained. Inuyasha huffed as he looked towards the house.
"Sesshomaru, you fight your own way and I'll fight my way. When Bankotsu captured Kagome, I had no idea where he took her until she called for me. Once she told me where she was, I went after her and saved her.. my way." Inuyasha stated.
"Look where that lead Inuyasha. She almost died because of your stupidity." Sesshomaru stated with a glare.
"What was that!?" Inuyasha glared at his brother and began growling. Sesshomaru looked at his brother.
"If you got to Kagome on time to save her once you have learned of her whereabouts... why fight the bastard instead of getting Kagome out of there and out of harms way? Why stay there instead of making sure she was safe?" Sesshomaru asked.
"Well I... He..." Inuyasha started to say but then silenced himself. Inuyasha frowned, Sesshomaru had a point. If he would've gotten Kagome out of there, then she wouldn't have almost died in the first place. He could've waited to fight Bankotsu but instead he stayed and fought him. His anger towards Bankotsu for hurting his precious Kagome took over him. Her safety should've came first. Inuyasha's ears drooped as he looked away from Sesshomaru.
"Well... I won't make the same mistake twice..." Inuyasha murmured. Sesshomaru nodded to his brother as he looked up at the sky. 'Things aren't looking so good. I have a bad feeling about this.' Sesshomaru thought to himself with a frown. Just as the brothers were talking, a loud crash reached their ears.
"AHHHH!" A familiar scream reached Inuyasha's ears and his eyes widened with fear.
"KAGOME NO!" He shouted as he got up and ran inside. He looked around and saw the familiar bird demon with his claws around Kagome.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome shouted as she saw him come inside the house. Miroku, Sango, Kikyo, Rin, Naraku, Koga and Ayame were fighting a bunch of other demons that had followed the bird demon to keep them distracted.
"Kagome!" Kikyo yelled out but she was preoccupied with the demons that were attacking her.
"Inuyasha! Get Kagome! We'll handle things from here!" Miroku stated as he sliced a few more demons in half. Sesshomaru stepped up and saw Rin surrounded by a bunch of demons. He jumped through them to help his beloved mate.
"Sesshomaru!" Rin smiled with relief. Sesshomaru took out his Bauksaiga and swung his sword. A greenish bluish light came from the sword as it took down the demons that surrounded Rin.
"Thank you my love." Rin stated. Sesshomaru gave a nod with a small smile.
"I won't let anything happen to you koi." Sesshomaru stated as he and Rin stood back to back fighting off the demons together with their comrades.
Inuyasha took out his Tetsusaiga and let out the wind scar, taking down any demon that got in his way.
"Get your claws off my mate you bastard!" Inuyasha growled as he was getting closer. The bird demon smirked as more demons came from behind Inuyasha. Kagome gasped.
"INUYASHA LOOK OUT!" Kagome shouted. Inuyasha turned around to see a swarm of demons heading his way.
"You think this is going to stop me!? Well think again! WIND SCAR!" Inuyasha shouted as he brought down his sword. He turned back around and saw the bird demon begin to fly off. 'NO!' He thought with fear as he began to ran after his mate.
"KAGOME!" He shouted as he tried to reach for her after jumping high enough to have her in his reach. The bird demon saw this and took a clawed hand to slice him backwards.
"Shit!" Inuyasha cursed as he barely dodged out of the way.
"INUYASHA!" Kagome shouted as she watched him land on a roof of a building. 'Gasp! I'm so stupid! I have my miko powers!' Kagome thought with a smirk. She put her hands on the demons face, clawing into him with a glare. 'What the!?" Kagome gasped as nothing came out. 'Wh-what happened? Why are they not working.' She thought with fear.
"Damn you wench! You will regret that!" The bird demon growled as he pried her hands off of him. He let out a lightning attack from his feathers, electrocuting Kagome.
"AHHHHH!" Kagome screamed out in pain and went limp in the demon's arms.
"KAGOME NO!" Inuyasha screamed out in fear of losing her again. 'What's wrong with her miko powers? Why are they not working!?' He wondered with a glare as he saw that she tried using her powers on the bird demon.
"Foolish quarter demon! You don't realize that your powers are being sealed by the dark spirit of the Shikon No Tama." The bird demon smirked with an evil gleam in his eye. 'Dark spirit of the Shikon No Tama?' Inuyasha rose a brow with curiosity.
"He goes by the name of Magatsuhi. The one who killed Midoriko, and the soul that she continuously battles within the jewel. It seems that he found his way out of the jewel in order to help Onigumo with this battle. We're looking forward to seeing you on the other side Inuyasha." The bird demon stated with an evil laugh as he disappeared from Inuyasha's view.
"No..." Inuyasha clenched his fists at his sides as he glared at the ground. 'I... I failed her... again...' He thought as tears cascaded down his cheeks. He slammed his fist down and looked up to the sky.
"KAGOME!"