Bits of tentacles and sludge fell from Naraku, head still suspended as he glared down at them. "That was unkind, Kagome. I have spared you this far."
"Spared?" she yelled, eyes still glowing but wide with disbelief. "You've attacked everyone I care about! And threatened to go after my mother!"
"All for the greater good, my love." His saccharine smile was met with more shards, taking out what he'd been able to regenerate. Kagome still felt cold, the only heat left in her pooling in her hands as she concentrated on Kagura's heartbeat.
She would not let her sister die.
Not like this.
The beast moved closer and licked her hand, saliva pooling around her fingers. Just like with the attack from the boar, Kagura's wounds began to stitch themselves together, her breath evening out as their power mingled.
She gave him a soft smile. "I'm still going to yell at you later." He snorted but pressed his large nose against her neck. The action calmed her like nothing else could, and she ached to lean into the touch, but Naraku's shadow continued to loom above them, the ice in her veins potent and poised as she raised her head.
Laying Kagura gently on the ground, she got to her feet, bow forgotten as she placed a hand on the beast's leg. Naraku was regenerating again, pieces of flesh swirling around him, but Kagome could sense the fear in him.
"Your biggest mistake was thinking Kagura was expendable," she said, power flowing through her body like a river.
He scoffed. "My biggest mistake was not separating you from her sooner. You will soon see that connections mean nothing."
"Only to those who have none."