When character is being attacked, the special energy bar under the SP bar will accumulate. When it's full, it turns red and special attack can be performed. In the skill menu, special attack is indicated by the icon "絕". Special attack consumes all the accumulated energy. In order to use it for another time, the energy has to be accumulated again.

A combo attack can be sometimes achieved when another character are almost ready to act (close to the right end of the time bar, which is above the status menu and has small icons of all battlers). Also, the chance of a combo attack is dependent on the relation between the characters.

A character might help other people in the party guard an attack (mostly Inuyasha for Kikyo). It depends on the relation, character's own status. Skills will not be guarded in this way.

Sometimes when you use a skill, a joint attack can be activated when characters involved are in good relation and are all close to action (to the right end of the time bar). Character's own abilities also affects if a joint attack is going to happen. Joint attack is usually much more powerful and can be helpful in boss battles.

It can be understood as a "spiritual defense". When a kekai is turned on, the character (Kikyo) who initiates it cannot do any action in order to maintain the kekai. The kekai protects everyone in the party. Almost every attack from the enemies will be in vain when kekai is on. But at the same time, characters in the party cannot use massively destructive skills to keep the kekai intact.

Inuyasha and Kikyo have the capability of reflection enemies' magic attacks. When the character is preparing for attack reflection, he/she cannot act except waiting for enemies attack. When a magic attack is posed on the character, he/she will push the damage back to all enemies. Only magic attack can be reflected, physical damage cannot.