Jigoku's Flute
Author's Note: This story contains spoilers, so if you don't want to know ahead of time what's going to happen in the anime, don't read. Otherwise, enjoy the story and R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to or of the Inuyasha manga and anime series.
Japanese Terms- Arigatou gozaimasu- Thank you very much, Iie- No, Kiisama- Bastard/Bitch, Youkai- Demon
Summary:
Sesshoumaru contemplates using Tenseiga to save Sara's life during their encounter in the forest. Will he let her roam the world a guilt-ridden princess? Or does he believe she'd be better off tossing in the flames of the underworld?
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"If I cannot use Toukijin…I will use this sword!" he pulled Tetsusaiga from its sheath, electricity crackling from his contact with its barrier. "Lend me your power…"
He lifted the fang high in the sky, its blade echoing with thunder. He tilted it to the side, catching sight of the demon-possessed woman before lunging forward with a horizontal slash.
The screams of demons filled the forest, the unsettling cries deafening. "Impossible!"
Sesshoumaru watched as Sara's body dissolved from the roaring wave of Tetsusaiga. He threw the sword aside, disregarding the gloating from his younger brother as he reclaimed it.
"Sesshoumaru-sama…" Sara whispered with her face in the grass. Her entire torso had been turned to ashes.
The woman winced in pain, yet she forced herself to smile. "Sesshoumaru-sama, I'm finally released from the youkai. I'm so glad that I was able to show my affections for you," she wept softly.
"So foolish…" The white-haired demon gazed at his burnt hand. Tetsusaiga's barrier was stronger than he had thought.
"Sesshoumaru-sama…"
"Kiisama."
"Sesshoumaru-sama. It doesn't hurt anymore. The pain of the youkai…the unforgivable crime of my father…"
He moved his hand stealthily to the hilt of Tenseiga. "Lengthening your life…"
"Arigatou gozaimasu, Sesshoumaru-sama…" Sara whispered.
"Iie," he removed his hand from the healing fang. "I will not save you this way…"
He observed her decaying body, her face now sinking into the ashes as well. "I have no regrets…"
Sesshoumaru knelt down, picking up Sara's flute. He paused for a moment, eyeing the instrument and remembering its soft sounds.
"Take this flute with you to hell!" he cursed silently, plunging it into the ashes.
The youkai stood up and began to walk away, leaving Inuyasha and his friends confused and shocked. The last note of Sara's song flew into the wind, along with the pale golden pieces of her body.
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-Owari-