The Price You Pay: Cost of Blood
Episode 6
Kirara is flying through the evening sky carrying Kohaku behind Kagome. Kagome asks, �How much farther?� �It won�t be long now.� he answers. Kohaku raises his hand to Kagome�s face and says, �Smell this.� There is a moist green stripe painted on the boy�s palm. As Kagome inhales, Kohaku tightens his hold on her. �I�m sorry.� he says in her ear. �The paralysis should only last for about ten minutes, but that will be long enough.� Her eyes dull-over as her muscles relax. He continues, �I don�t expect you to forgive me. But I want you to understand. I had to choose; I could have Kagura�s blood on my hands, or I could have yours. She didn�t want me to do this, but I had to. I wish I could somehow take your place, but you�re the one he wants. I hope he doesn�t kill you.� With that, he guilds Kirara toward the right field.