She had returned home to the present, only to find the lands awash in chaos and blood. Beneath the broken and burned out forms of trees and buildings lay wrecked vehicles. The shrine was burned out along with her home and much to Kagome's horror she found Grandpa's body lying on the walkway.
Tears welling up in her eyes she approached him slowly, knowing that his time had drawn inexorably near but having wanted to see him go in a peaceful fashion and not like something out of one of those horror movies she occasionally saw with her friends.