CHAPTER 1: Headed for a disaster

The evening started off with a small breeze. One that swept through the great lords white, long, hair sending the cherry blossoms from the trees on the ground, to have some of the petals fall off. With his dashing kimono and swords hitched to the side, Sesshomaru was the image of a dashing prince who would ride a white horse.

That would have been far from the truth. He may have seemed like the gentle prince that would sweep a princess off of her feet, but he still was a terrifying demon. Once his mother had passed, he took over as the next ruler of the western lands just like his father was. Most demons had feared his brute strength, while the stupid ones would challenge him and get slaughtered in the end. And on the other side, no human had dared to approach the castle or anywhere near the area for that matter. Only one was brave enough though, and she was his wife, his world, someone that even the great lord would give his life for. Also considering she was to bear his child.

His hands were at his side as he was staring out the back entrance of the castle. He was on high alert. It was normal for demons to attack when a child is born. The blood was like an invitation to pests. Sesshomaru's face was as cold and stern as always, he almost never showed any emotion, though he had become a little better at not killing the first person he meets; like he did in the past.

Many of the older humans and demons, they would say that Sesshomaru was now the spitting image of his late father. His hair was pulled back now and his kimono was white with almost the similar pattern his father had worn. He didn't think anything of it though, he was content where he was or what he looked like.

Taking in a long breath, his eyes were still glued on the horizon. He felt something wrong in the air, an unsettling feeling in the deepest part of his stomach. He hated feeling like this, especially when it was not only himself that he was protecting, but now a growing family. Sensing there was someone near, someone who he recognized; Sesshomaru had turned around to see his lady in the doorway. Her deep Purple kimono draped on her frail body as her right hand was placed firmly over her stomach. Long raven hair had flown behind her as the wind whipped through her hair as well.

"Is anything the matter lord Sesshomaru?" her soft voice asked gently. Sesshomaru walked over to her and pulled her close to his body, "It's alright Rin", his response surprisingly gentle and warm. Pulling her away he led her inside, it was certain now, there really was something wrong and it would have been there soon enough.

It was not long into the night when Sesshomaru's nerves were acting up once again. He was not able to sleep in the first place so he rose from the bed, where the sleeping Rin lay next to him, and walked out of the room; As he walked he through on his Haaori, and walked back to the outside area. He didn't just stop there, he continued pressing forwards, walking at a brisk pace and then turning into a run, his dog form had taken over as he was bounding through the brush of trees until he came to the edge of the cliffs where the rest of the land was easily visible from his view. Looking below there was nothing out of the ordinary. Something was not adding up though, if everything was so peaceful as it looked, then why was he still on edge? He was going to turn back and head back to his domain, but Sesshomaru had stopped dead in his tracks. It was barely visible but it was still there. There was a dark cloud way off in the distance that seemed to be heading his way. It was almost like a sheet of death that covered the land as it came closer and closer. The only this was that it was not a normal cloud. But rather the largest swarm of demons that he had ever seen. Mashed together, making the cloud look like a large demons which spread its venomous wings across the land.

Sesshomaru knew it was useless to try and fight off a swarm that large. There would have been no possible way for him to survive such an impact. He turned tail and padded his way as fast as he could back to where Rin was. He knew the demons were headed there by the way the cloud had been approaching. Leaping over the wall, Sesshomaru had returned to his normal state and landed on the wood floor of the domain. He rushed to the chamber where Rin had lay asleep. Some of the Maid demons were running around frantically.

Sesshomaru had reached over and lifted Rin from between the sheets. "Lord Sesshomaru…?" Rin asked all groggy. She was not fully awake, but she noticed that Sesshomaru was carrying her out of the room and into the courtyard where Ah-Un was now awaked by the Lords presence. The creature stood up at once. Sesshomaru had placed Rin on the creature. It seemed just in time too, the swarm had approached so fast that it was nearly there. Sesshomaru turned to the caretakers of the household, "Take shelter in the woods, you are now your own free men and I am not your lord anymore!" he said with the loudest of voice. It was becoming harder to hear anyone, the buzzing, roaring and other grotesque noises were all coming from the swarm which seemed practically on top of the castle by then.

Sesshomaru had gotten on Ah-Uh, as well and grabbed a hold of the reins from behind Rin and Ah-Un flew into the air. Only in time as the small rain drops fell from the dark sky and the castle beneath their feet was being crunched away like it was mere mud. The swarm was enough to take the castle down, Rin was a bit frightened but Sesshomaru had his same stern face on.

What was strange was the demons took no interest in the demon and human above them, but rather the task to destroy the western kingdom permanently. All Sesshomaru could do now was get Rin out of there before the demons decided to change their minds.

The rain was coming down harder and harder little by little. Sesshomaru had to get Rin out of the rain so that she would not catch a death (cold). There was a village below that seemed to have been abandoned by its villagers. Sesshomaru set Ah-Un down to the ground as he and Rin went into one of the still standing homes. Rin could not move as quickly as she used to. Her baby was to be born any day which had thrown Sesshomaru into a small state of panic mode. Of course it was not on his outside that he had shown his feelings, but on the inside he was worried as hell. He had Rin lay while he sat next to her.

"We need to go once the rain stops," He said. Rin smiled and nodded her head. She was just as she was all of those years ago, a reliable companion that would have surly followed Sesshomaru into the pits of hell if needed.

Sesshomaru didn't know why all of this had happened so fast. Days ago there were no clear warning signs that all hell would break loose. He looked back at rin who was asleep. Sesshomaru came to his feet and walked outside of the hut. He wanted to know why this once thriving village was now the slums of the earth.

He had found his answer. Taped to the wooden message board in the square of the village was a lone notice. It had been sent by the emperor of the humans. Sesshomaru was a lord himself so he had no need to follow the rules of a being weaker than he was.

The message read out in plain letters,

By order of emperor Tenjou

Any demon, half demon, or human helping demons must leave immediately. This law stands as punishable by death and takes place as of now. Anyone who refuses will be sentenced to life in the imperial cell.

Tenjou

this had answered his question. All of the people of the village had to flee from the demons. He figured they were dead or close to starvation by then. The village looked as if it had been deserted for months rather than just a couple of days.

The rain was beginning to die down. Sesshomaru knew that he needed to head out. There was nothing more he could do.

for those of you who are a bit confused, this is the second story in the series. please go back and read story 1 so that you are not confused as to what is going on. But if you would like you may continue reading on my readers! interested in reading the first half go to my stories and click...The Era of the Demon is Over: STORY 1. feel free to message me if there are any pairings you would like me to do or just leave reviews on how you feel about the story thus far.

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