Sango entered the gates of the village, turning her head slowly to examine the area. Everything had been destroyed. People lay still on the ground, as if they had been frozen. She knelt down beside a young girl, who seemed to be halfway alive.
"What happened?" she asked, holding her up gently.
"Th..." the girl began to say, but her head fell back. She was too weak to hold it up any longer. Sango carefully laid her back down, and stood up.
"Oh! You must be the girl. The one here to protect us!" came a voice from nearby. Sango turned around to see an old woman standing beside her.
"Yes," Sango replied, bowing in greeting. "Where is the demon who has caused all of this?"
"It has disappeared," she said. "Last I saw it, it was running towards the East."
"But that's.." Sango said, her eyes widening.
"What?"
"My friends are in danger!" she cried, running off. "Help anyone who is still alive, and stay where you cannot be seen!"
She quickly signaled for Kirara to transform, and hopped onto her back, while she ran off.
I have to warn InuYasha and the others, she thought.