The castle was huge. Far larger than he remembered it. Even his face held a
trace of awe; his two companions were dumbstruck.
"Wow…"Rin gasped. "This is all yours, Sesshomaru-sama?"
"Hai." He said.
"Well, of course, you dolt!" Jaken said, whacking Rin with his staff of heads. "Milord Sesshomaru-sama couldn't have any smaller." He smiled towards where Sesshomaru was standing, but his toothy grin met only air.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Wait for Jaken! Sesshomaru-samaaa!"
After Rin had been shown her quarters, and Jaken had been disposed somewhere in the giant castle, Sesshomaru slowly walked into a room that seemed the same any other. But it was a special place for him; it was the room of his late mother.
Most thought that Sesshomaru's mother was wicked. Why else would he himself be so cruel? But that was not the case. He cursed himself often for tainting his mother's memory with the thought of her being evil. She had not been a kind and compassionate demon, of course not, but she was not a bloodthirsty demon like the one Sesshomaru himself had become. But, Sesshomaru had a reason to be this way. A reason unknown to many.
As he entered the room, a very faint scent of his mother drifted into his nose. It was then that even he, the notorious Sesshomaru, could not hold his emotionless demeanor. A tear, the first one he had shed in many, many years, slid down his face, crossing slowly over the two crimson slashes before falling slowly to the granite floor. A floor that had been so cold…so cold….
"No!" his mother had screamed, both in anguish and anger. "You…You said you loved me!"
Sesshomaru had been young, at the age of 13 in human years. He was always following his mother; she was his best friend, his pal. She herself was a tomboy. A beautiful one, though, with fighting powers that even the strongest withered under. Together they played and hunted, just as any father would to his son. But Kagi Korosu, the king of the Western Lands, was too busy to play with his pup.
That night Sesshomaru was hidden in a compartment he had made in one of the walls with his claws. He had also learned to control his breathing and movement in that it was almost impossible to sense him.
"I do, Masuki…" A deep voice. His fathers.
"Then what is she doing here? That mortal?" His mother's. She seemed to spit the word mortal out of her mouth when she said it.
"She-It….it is just a bounty from a nearby village. She is a miko, and thus very important to her people. We can use her."
"Well, it seems you've used her alright! It is a Law, Kagi! Not only is it embarrassing, it is UnLawful! It goes against the Inu-Ookami Rule!" Her voice quavered. It was obvious she was on the verge of crying.
"Its not.."
"It's not how it looks, right? That's what you always say. I have a better senses than any, Kagi. I can hear two heartbeats in that woman. And I can smell you on her. What about Sesshomaru?! He is the heir to the throne, your son, and you know it. You're avoiding him, I can tell. What are you afraid of?"
"I am not afraid of a pup! And a meek one at that! All he does all day is follow you around. He will surely never be a fighter! Just a day ago he grew sick at the sight of a human execution! He said that 'there was too much blood' and that 'the human never did anything to me, why should I kill him'? Hmph, you have turned him into a pampered lapdog, Masuki!"
"He is…my son Kagi.." She hissed," And no son of mine is a pet! I have not taught him how to be a housewife! I have taught him to fight, to hunt, all of what my father taught me. What you should be teaching. You are a disgrace, Kagi! A disgrace! I know that you are half of what Sesshomaru will be one day. And when the time comes, he will tear you from your throne. Then we'll see what you think about never spending any time with your son!"
"SILENCE! I am the lord of this land and I will run it any way I please. My name is not Kagi! I am Kagi Korosu-sama, ruler of the greatest empire. And whom I chose to mate is my decision, and mine alone! You are just a pawn in my life! And that cub, that Sesshomaru thing," he hissed," It will never make it to the age that it may rule!"
There was a horrifying roar, and the next moment the cry of the Western lord was heard as blood fell to the floor.
"If that is all we are to you," she bellowed, her claws clicking and her eyes blood-red with battle rage,"If that is all-THEN DIE!"
From where he was hiding, all Sesshomaru could see was his parent's feet, but he knew what was happening. His mother jumped at his father at an amasing speed, but he dodged it and slashed her back. Shards of her silver kimono flew and she flipped around in the air and dove for Kagi. She hit her mark then, using her poison claw attack on his neck.
She's gonna win! Sesshomaru though happily. Though it was his father she was dueling, he felt nothing but disgust and betrayal from the man.
But then there was a cry…a cry of a woman….and flash of silver hit the floor, staining the cold granite floor crimson…
"Mother…MOTHER!"
"Wow…"Rin gasped. "This is all yours, Sesshomaru-sama?"
"Hai." He said.
"Well, of course, you dolt!" Jaken said, whacking Rin with his staff of heads. "Milord Sesshomaru-sama couldn't have any smaller." He smiled towards where Sesshomaru was standing, but his toothy grin met only air.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Wait for Jaken! Sesshomaru-samaaa!"
After Rin had been shown her quarters, and Jaken had been disposed somewhere in the giant castle, Sesshomaru slowly walked into a room that seemed the same any other. But it was a special place for him; it was the room of his late mother.
Most thought that Sesshomaru's mother was wicked. Why else would he himself be so cruel? But that was not the case. He cursed himself often for tainting his mother's memory with the thought of her being evil. She had not been a kind and compassionate demon, of course not, but she was not a bloodthirsty demon like the one Sesshomaru himself had become. But, Sesshomaru had a reason to be this way. A reason unknown to many.
As he entered the room, a very faint scent of his mother drifted into his nose. It was then that even he, the notorious Sesshomaru, could not hold his emotionless demeanor. A tear, the first one he had shed in many, many years, slid down his face, crossing slowly over the two crimson slashes before falling slowly to the granite floor. A floor that had been so cold…so cold….
"No!" his mother had screamed, both in anguish and anger. "You…You said you loved me!"
Sesshomaru had been young, at the age of 13 in human years. He was always following his mother; she was his best friend, his pal. She herself was a tomboy. A beautiful one, though, with fighting powers that even the strongest withered under. Together they played and hunted, just as any father would to his son. But Kagi Korosu, the king of the Western Lands, was too busy to play with his pup.
That night Sesshomaru was hidden in a compartment he had made in one of the walls with his claws. He had also learned to control his breathing and movement in that it was almost impossible to sense him.
"I do, Masuki…" A deep voice. His fathers.
"Then what is she doing here? That mortal?" His mother's. She seemed to spit the word mortal out of her mouth when she said it.
"She-It….it is just a bounty from a nearby village. She is a miko, and thus very important to her people. We can use her."
"Well, it seems you've used her alright! It is a Law, Kagi! Not only is it embarrassing, it is UnLawful! It goes against the Inu-Ookami Rule!" Her voice quavered. It was obvious she was on the verge of crying.
"Its not.."
"It's not how it looks, right? That's what you always say. I have a better senses than any, Kagi. I can hear two heartbeats in that woman. And I can smell you on her. What about Sesshomaru?! He is the heir to the throne, your son, and you know it. You're avoiding him, I can tell. What are you afraid of?"
"I am not afraid of a pup! And a meek one at that! All he does all day is follow you around. He will surely never be a fighter! Just a day ago he grew sick at the sight of a human execution! He said that 'there was too much blood' and that 'the human never did anything to me, why should I kill him'? Hmph, you have turned him into a pampered lapdog, Masuki!"
"He is…my son Kagi.." She hissed," And no son of mine is a pet! I have not taught him how to be a housewife! I have taught him to fight, to hunt, all of what my father taught me. What you should be teaching. You are a disgrace, Kagi! A disgrace! I know that you are half of what Sesshomaru will be one day. And when the time comes, he will tear you from your throne. Then we'll see what you think about never spending any time with your son!"
"SILENCE! I am the lord of this land and I will run it any way I please. My name is not Kagi! I am Kagi Korosu-sama, ruler of the greatest empire. And whom I chose to mate is my decision, and mine alone! You are just a pawn in my life! And that cub, that Sesshomaru thing," he hissed," It will never make it to the age that it may rule!"
There was a horrifying roar, and the next moment the cry of the Western lord was heard as blood fell to the floor.
"If that is all we are to you," she bellowed, her claws clicking and her eyes blood-red with battle rage,"If that is all-THEN DIE!"
From where he was hiding, all Sesshomaru could see was his parent's feet, but he knew what was happening. His mother jumped at his father at an amasing speed, but he dodged it and slashed her back. Shards of her silver kimono flew and she flipped around in the air and dove for Kagi. She hit her mark then, using her poison claw attack on his neck.
She's gonna win! Sesshomaru though happily. Though it was his father she was dueling, he felt nothing but disgust and betrayal from the man.
But then there was a cry…a cry of a woman….and flash of silver hit the floor, staining the cold granite floor crimson…
"Mother…MOTHER!"