"Oh no!" The Silver-Haired Girl, who felt it first, paled and hurried toward the stone door. The others sensed the powerful evil aura spilling out as well, and their expressions darkened. Sesshomaru frowned. That stench belonged to an evil spirit.
"Tsubaki!" Stepping into the stone chamber, the girl saw the Black-Robed Miko standing before the shattered Sealing Stone and immediately called out to stop her.
"Don't interrupt me!" the Black-Robed Miko snapped, turning around.
"You dared imprison me here! Unforgivable! Every last one of you is unforgivable!" A venomous curse rang out.
"I'll grant you the power of the Shikon Jewel. Don't you want it?" the Black-Robed Miko coaxed.
"Give it to me! Give it to me now!" the evil spirit demanded impatiently, extending a thick, scarlet arm through the gate.
A brilliant blue light began shining from Tsubaki's right eye, where the Shikon Jewel resided, as though an endless suction lay within it. The scarlet arm reached for her, and a smug smile curved her lips. Soon, the evil spirit's power will be mine!
"Tsubaki, move!" Han had already run up behind her.
"I told you not to interrupt me!" the Black-Robed Miko shouted furiously, turning to seize the girl's shoulder and fling her aside.
With a bang, Han's back slammed into the stone wall, burning with pain. But there was not even time to cry out in such an urgent situation. Seeing that Tsubaki refused to listen, the girl could only stop her by force. She raised the Heavenly Mago-yumi high, gathered dazzling, clear green spiritual power along its string, and released it without hesitation.
"Aaargh!" With an earth-shaking howl, the evil spirit's arm buckled beneath the arrow. A chill suddenly settled in the girl's heart. *Even my arrows can't purify him? All they can do is barely