Chaos Corner: I decided to write a couple of side stories to go along with Facing Love and Odium.
This first chapter is in response to chapter 3 of Facing Love where Sesshomaru scorns Inuyasha for living a carefree life and comparing it his harsh childhood.
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1. True Training
Inu no Taishō looked down at the scene before him, rubbing his head and groaning for the nth time. This was ridiculous. The boy was already half a century old, and was still fighting like a new born pup. The Western Lord couldn't watch this anymore; he slammed his hand down on the wood before him and stomped his right foot and stands with a roar. Without thinking young Sesshomaru turned to look up at his father. The panther demon he was fighting took this distraction and swiped across Sesshomaru's chest causing his small form to fly transversely through the dojo. The panther ran towards the fallen form because he was detoured off track by the most dangerous man in Japan the Western Lord. Inu no Taishō held the panther from around his neck.
Little Sesshomaru got back to his feet ready to face the panther again only to see the back of his father's intimidating form. Sesshomaru knew he had lost, and with the weight of the world upon his shoulders he fell to his knees.
The panther whimpered at the mighty Dog General. Taking the demon submission, he drops the cat at his feet. Not wanting to risk his life the panther remained in bow position. "Sesshomaru!" Inu no Taishō barks without turning around. Bloody, beaten and broken Sesshomaru makes his way over to his father. The older dog grabbed the pup by the back of his shirt and pushed him forward before the panther. "Pay attention boy. Do you see the fear in his eyes?" Mutely Sesshomaru nods his head. "There should be fear in everyone eyes when they see the Dogs of the West."
The panther turns his attention to the young dog and bucks. Sesshomaru yelps and calls out to his father. Inu no Taishō groans as he not so gently pushes Sesshomaru away from him, "pathetic" he grumbles as the boy face plants and skids across the floor. The larger dog turns his attention to the panther, "You are free to go. But first let me warn you friend cause harm in my land again and your death will be emanate."
The panther begins cowering when the lord's eyes lay upon again. If nothing else Lord Inu no Taishō was a man of his word. He had promised the captive demon his freedom from the dungeon if he fought the young heir. Being three times the pup's senior he knew it wasn't possible for him to lose, somehow he had expected more a challenge from the boy. He had gave the Dog General his word that he would not hold back, the dog had threaten if he did he would face his wrath. The Black Panther wasn't that stupid. He fought for his life. He wasn't afraid to kill a child to stay alive. Now with his life speared the panther knew he was getting the hell out of the West, the Southern Lands sounded safer.
With the feline demon gone Inu no Taishō stalks over to the form of his fallen son. With the tip of his boots he flips his son over on his back. Shaking his head he growls. "You are a disappointment." He talks down to the pup that couldn't do any more than whimper. "Who would believe that a mighty dog could lose to a fucking pussy cat?" Suddenly the elder dog placed his boot in the middle of Sesshomaru's chest and place pressure on it. Sesshomaru didn't even have the strength to try and move the boot, but he refuse to cry and show his father he was in pain. "I should have killed you when no knew you existed." He remove his foot but not before twisting sharply in Sesshomaru's chest. "Get yourself clean and I've already told the servants what to do with you after words." Sesshomaru didn't dare move until the sound of his father's footsteps could not be heard even with his sensitive hearing.
Sesshomaru gave a sharp bark and three servants were immediately at his side; "Spring . . ." was his one word order. The men and women who served the House of the Moon had seen this happen so many times that no order was necessary. The pup felt two strong male arms lift him up gently. This was when Sesshomaru felt the most disgusted with him-self. He had yet to win a fight his father has incited. Sesshomaru vowed to himself that one day he would walk out of fight, no matter how battered and bruised that was his goal.
After he was washed he was feed over boiled unseasoned rice. Sesshomaru growled in distaste as he forced himself to eat the meager meal for the tenth night in a row. Sesshomaru knew his father did this to him on purpose until he showed that he was worthy of being feed. Sesshomaru wasn't sure what his father wanted from him but this human food was slowly killing him. His body cried out for pure raw meat.
XOXOXO
Then next day Sesshomaru headed to the training dojo at sunrise like he was instructed by one of the servants. The dojo was empty except for a long bench that was place right in the middle of the floor. Sesshomaru eyed it suspiciously but made no move towards it. Three minutes pass by when suddenly there is a loud crash. Sesshomaru turns towards the crash instantly in a fighting stance. When he precipitously bombarded from behind, someone threw a sack over his head. The young man could hear he was surrounded. The sound of heavy footsteps was directly to his right. Claws elongated he swings—he misses. A deep baritone voice laughs down at him from behind him. Without turning fully around he tries to side sweep with his feet. He might not know how tall his new enemy was, but he had to be touching the ground; once again his efforts fruitless. A lighter sickly sweet voice taunts him from his front. The pup growls to himself, but tries to keep himself from being angry. When he doesn't immediately reacts to the provoking a new voice that came off too calm, "Sesshy," the voice teased. Sesshomaru entire body shook with anger, there was only one person who called them that because he knew he hated that nickname. The young dog wanted to scream and shout his anger. "Poor little puppy," the voice continue to mock. He couldn't take it anymore. The young man turned on the balls of his feet to attack again. Sesshomaru jumps high in hopes of getting his opponent of guard. In mid-air he was caught off guard. The silvered haired pup was hit to what he believed to be a ball of metal right in the gut knocking the air right out of him. His body instantly curls around it, but the object simply disappeared. His descend to the ground seemed slow until he was hit once again, this time in the back of the neck. The sun colored eye child crashed. Even in his artificial darkness the young dog could tell his vision was going, he felt dizzy, nauseous and his entire body ached in remonstration as he tries to will his body to move. Sesshomaru knew he couldn't fight, but he hope he could flee before he is fully killed. The sound of a door opened, and Sesshomaru heart race increased as the heavy scent of spathiphyllum invaded his nose. Sesshomaru tries to call out to his old man but his voice doesn't allow him to as a pathetic groan escapes in its place.
"Done already?" Inu no Taishō calls down.
The pups blood ram cold throughout his body as he tries to curl up into himself. His father was having a conversation with these men that ambush him. It couldn't be real. His father did not associate himself with cowards.
Sesshomaru didn't hear the attacks answer but his father's voice attacked his hearing bombarding and echoing loudly in his skull. "He isn't dead?" There was no remorse or even intrigue in his voice. A heavy boot kicked the side of Sesshomaru's hip causing his body to roll over. The pup bites down on his lip trying not to cry out, but deep in his throat he whimpered out loud unconsciously. The sack was pulled off his head and young man yipped in protest as a few strands of hair were yanked out and the sunlight blinded him. Involuntary tears burned his eyes as they began to adjust to the light. Internally Sesshomaru jumped as he saw the smiling face of the general for his father's army the Onyx-Dog Demon Kuro.
"He is alive Lord Inu no Taishō." Kuro's face never stops smiling nor moved away from Sesshomaru when he spoke. Hate filled Sesshomaru aura as he uses the last amount of strength left to spit in the male's eye. Kuro simply backed up when the projectile causing it to splat wetly between them. The man tsk three times before ruffling Sesshomaru's hair in a playful manner that he always did.
"My idiot son . . ." Inu no Taishō voice was low, but the deep baritone allowed the words to float down to his battered son. "Your stupidity seems so endless. A smart man would have known if he does not have the ability to fight he must run so he may live to see another night." Sesshomaru felt stupid. He hadn't considered running until the very last minute. He didn't think to run; he had thought his father would have been ashamed to see his son run from a fight. He knew better now. Next time he will conserve his strength so he can preserve his life. "You could really have saved yourself from this punishment." His father's voice continued to talk. The elder dog cleared his throat. "Do as you please?" the elder dog directed to the other men excepting Sesshomaru.
The silver pup began to panic again. There was more. These men were going to beat him to an inch of life. The heavy footsteps of his father retreated from once it came as the shoji door slammed with a click that seemed to echo in the heavy silence. It seemed that the men were waiting until they too could no longer hear footsteps before they turned their attention back to Sesshomaru. "We finally have you to ourselves Sesshy!" come the excited claim from Akuma the Crimson-Dog Demon. Sesshomaru felt nausea as Akuma picked him up and spun him around from under his arm. The silver pup never liked this man, for some odd reason whenever Sesshomaru was semi/fully naked that man was there.
The pup growled to himself if the pattern continues Sesshomaru already knew who the other occupants of the room were. He knew it was his father's favorite five lap dogs: Kuro, Akuma, Kane, Sai and Yoruhoshi commonly known as the Alpha-Omega Pack. They were the 5 top fighters in the Western Land Army. These dogs were used for everything, espionage on other lords and information recovery, back door dealings and killings and every other job that his father didn't feel was worthy for him to do or didn't want his name tied into. His father treated these dogs like princes; they even had their own estate build on the grounds near the main house. This pack was a mix-match group of different breeds of demon dogs. Kuro was the alpha and was the signature color of the Night Demon clan of black. In second in command was the Moon Dog Clan Yoruhoshi who was darker shade of silver than Sesshomaru. Kane was part of the sun clan with bright blond hair. Akuma was a lone dog and the only dog-demon Sesshomaru had ever seen with crimson fur, Sesshomaru had a suspension that he had something or done something taboo that caused him to be exiled out of a proper clan. Sai was a simple honey brown demon. He was smallest of them all, but what he lacked in strength he made up with in intelligence.
Akuma nestled Sesshomaru's broken body between the bend of his arm and his chest. "You have such a pretty face." He murmurs in the shell of Sesshomaru's ear before licking it. Sesshomaru shuddered in disgust. He was anticipating flying fist around him, but when he realized no one was attacking him he didn't know what to do.
"Everything's ready boss," Sesshomaru hears someone calls out.
Kuro's distinct voice answers back. Footsteps came closer to Akuma. Kuro's head came into Sesshomaru's vision. All the pup could do was watch intensively as Kuro gently remove some of his hair from his face. Sesshomaru could feel the man tracing the moon on the tip of his forehead. "Isn't he pretty boss?" Akuma asks. Kuro just hn's in agreement. When suddenly the ebony dog bends down and starts kissing him. Sesshomaru was shocked Kuro wouldn't kiss him, this man normally treated Sesshomaru like a flea he just couldn't get rid of. Sesshomaru gasp in his shock. Kuro plunges into the depth of his mouth. Sesshomaru tries to scream for help. Unable to do anything else Sesshomaru bits down hard. Kuro doesn't try to immediately retreat. Instead he grabs the pup's hair and yanks hard. Instinctively Sesshomaru screams. Kuro runs his tongue over Sesshomaru's canines before pulling back and humming in delight. "That was sexy boss." Akuma notes as he leans in and begins licking the blood from Kuro's chin from where Sesshomaru bit him. Kuro pulls back and Akuma whines. The alpha dog just smiles and points in front, Sesshomaru tries to see where Kuro was pointing to but is unable to move. Akuma simply nods and goes to do what he is ordered to.
Sesshomaru is laid out spread eagle on the bench. With small amount of difficulty the men mange to shackle him. The cuffs of the chains are tight around his wrist, but the chain is long enough to where he could be move and manipulated around. A one word order of strip was barked out by Kuro. Sesshomaru had though the order was for him until the sound of clothing being removed was heard around him. The boy began to panic anew. They were going to . . . It couldn't be! His father wouldn't allow these animals to . . . When the sight of a naked Kane was in his side vision Sesshomaru knew that they were going to rape him.
XOXOXO
Bruised, battered and used Sesshomaru's servants cleaned him. For the first time in a long time Sesshomaru was given raw meat in the form of three small fishes
"Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as."
― Bible; Matthew 19:14
XOXO
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