InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Secrets of the Shinju (Part IV): Power of the Purified Shinju ❯ Protect The One You Love ( Chapter 7 )

Chapter Seven

Protect the One you Love

Kagome could feel Sesshoumaru. Her powers were not particularly strong, but she held an intense desire to protect him from Naraku. She allowed herself to enter his mind.

She could again feel his thoughts and was shocked. He was very angry. So angry that if he still had his demon blood he would no doubt transform to his true form. She began speaking to him in a soothing manner. He became confused briefly and then when he realized she was in his thoughts he began to speak to her in his subconscious.

`Sesshoumaru, Naraku is going to send a demon to harm you. I will do what I can to help protect you.' She felt sudden sadness and worry in him. `Kagome, you need to return. I don't want you weakening yourself. You need to keep your strength up so that you can protect yourself from Naraku.'

She stayed with him despite his resistance and finally he came face to face with a very large demon. It resembled a giant Serpent but held many more terrifying characteristics. Its eyes blazed red as it lunged for Sesshoumaru.

Instantly there was a weak barrier around him, enough to keep the demon away but not much more. He told Kagome to release it and she complied barely having enough strength to keep it up in the first place. After several moments of evading the demon it became clear that he needed a weapon in order to slay it. He suddenly felt his Tenseiga pulse and Kagome told him to unsheathe it.

He looked down at the hilt and saw a blue glow. He pulled the sword and immediately saw the priestess's aura in it. He didn't even have to take a swing. As soon as the demon lunged again it was nearly sliced in two by the sword. He watched as the aura faded and the priestess left his mind. He looked around and then hurried on his way, knowing that she would now be at Naraku's mercy.

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Kagome's eyes opened very slowly. She looked around the room briefly and then felt her eyelids closing. She had used all of her energy. She again fell into sleep. `Let Naraku do whatever he wants to me as long as he leaves my friends alone.'

She again fell into dreams of Sesshoumaru's past. She saw him and Sakura playing out in the field. She approached and watched them. There was so much life in them both. She felt tears on her cheeks when she thought about the tragedy that would befall them. She then felt the shinju. It was no longer pure but she could still feel it calling to her. Kagome turned and could sense Inutaisho nearby. She rushed towards him and again felt Hitomi.

It then struck her…the reason she had been sensing Hitomi in her dreams and not when awake was because it wasn't Kagome she was in. It was Inutaisho. Her thoughts were suddenly spinning wildly. `How was it that Hitomi had been involved with all of this, even back then? Who had been trying to get the shinju from Inutaisho? It couldn't have been Naraku that Hitomi was working for back then, so who was it?' Kagome headed towards the dog demon being drawn by the shinju. The gem beckoned to her, begged her to save it.

Now Kagome could feel Hitomi's presence in her. She spun quickly around trying to figure out what was happening to her. Her mind was going blank and it felt as though someone where trying to take her soul away. She focused all of her power and felt a sudden rush go through her. She could sense Hitomi's anger and found herself being thrust into a new illusion.

Naraku and Sesshoumaru were both facing one another. Sesshoumaru was still in his human form and looked as though he wanted to kill Naraku. Kagome moved towards them but it was too late. The attack had begun. Naraku used his demon speed and power though Sesshoumaru did a decent job defending himself.

Suddenly both stopped and looked at her. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed and then he turned back to Naraku. "The priestess is yours. I will not waste my time protecting a whore." Kagome began to cry as Sesshoumaru turned away from her and left her with Naraku. The half demon walked towards her with a sadistic smile on his face.

"Who will come for you now? InuYasha perhaps?"

Kagome then found herself amongst her friends. She was at Sesshoumaru's castle and Miroku and Sango were sitting together watching the three children. Suddenly Miroku let out a gasp and Sango looked over. His void had returned and was quickly spreading. Before Kagome could do anything it overtook him and she had to watch Miroku die as she had watched his father. Though to her horror, it was not only Miroku, but all of them were too close and were taken in as well.

Kagome was thrust into the forest. InuYasha was human and moving very quickly. Suddenly he stopped and looked around. She heard a voice and turned to see Kikyo behind them.

InuYasha stood stunned for a moment and then went to her. They embraced and he brought his lips to Kikyo's. After several moments they began walking together. Kagome began to scream silently as Kikyo again took InuYasha in her arms and the ground opened up. She was dragging him to hell with her and Kagome couldn't do anything to stop it. Mere seconds later Kagome stood over the ground where InuYasha and Kikyo had been standing. She dropped to her knees crying; running her fingers in the soft dirt.

She again felt Hitomi trying to pry into her mind; Kagome stood and focused her energy and moved herself away. She opened her eyes and was surrounded by darkness. All of Hitomi's powers and illusions gone. She sighed and dropped to the ground again, to weak to stand any longer. She hoped everything she just saw was pure illusion.

She tried to reach out to InuYasha but couldn't. She then tried to go to Sesshoumaru but found she just didn't have enough energy left in her. Finally, she just lay there in the blackened world praying that her energy would return quickly.