Kagura finally stopped squirming, blood draining from her face. "I'll die first," she whispered.
He chuckled. "That can be arranged. You've yet to prove your worth. The only reason you've landed a blow is because of her." Even as he spoke, an arrow whistled through the air, taking out several tentacles in its wake.
Kagome didn't know how many she had left, but a strange heat had begun to simmer low in her stomach, her bow heavy in her hands, and she had to force herself not to throw it away.
"Let her go," she ground out, the ends of her hair lifting off her shoulders as power surged through her. She'd had enough of his taunting, his deception, but she needed to get Kagura out of the way first.
He tilted Kagura's face up, hand gripping her jaw. "See? Now there's a worthy opponent." Muscles rolled, and the tentacles around her neck threw her against the nearest tree, the sickening thud when she landed causing the air around Kagome to become static with electricity.
"Touch her again, and I'll kill you."
A dark eyebrow raised. "Weren't you going to attempt that anyway?"
He was baiting her into an uncontrolled, unplanned attack, but Kagome kept herself still, sucking in deep breaths. Raising a barrier around her sister's unmoving form, she got into position, an arrow aimed at his head.
She tried to decide if it should be the attack or the distraction, wanting to cause the most damage as possible, but her target faltered when the ground shook, silver streaking overhead before massive white paws landed in front of her, blocking her view.