The Dog Behind The Mask
I know! I FUCKING KNOW I SAID A WEEK AND I BASICALLY TOOK THREE! In my defense I re-made this chapter probably about four times, I didn't like how I began this originally and so I was very conflicted on how Kagome would respond realistically to being attacked by something that wasn't supposed to exist and I was happy with this. Please enjoy the chapter! And I promise that the next one will be updated a lot sooner (partially because I'm halfway with it already)
Sesshomaru watched from above as a human girl was walking through an alley and into a trap, she looked over her soldier nervously and he watched as the demon stalked his prey, he concealed his slinking form and waited patiently. He was no human protector, but he knew that any wrong move and he could potentially lose sight of the shadow demon. Having decades without engaging in combat had taken its toll on him, he wasn't as fast, as swift, and he hated to acknowledge it. His eyes flashed crimson as he heard the human scream, the demon picked her up by the wrists and began to tear her clothes apart.
He was disgusted, how many has he done this to? The woman continued to cry out for help, he threw her at the wall and she crumpled onto the ground, her body was coated in bruises and scratches. The demon cackled as he lustfully gazed at her, his hands hungrily launched at her but thats when Sesshomaru's grabbed the demon by the neck and flung him into the brick wall, cracks webbed under the weaker demon and he growled as his eyes met Sesshomaru's. The human girl trembled as she watched the silver haired demon save her.
The demon snarled and flexed his claws as he angrily glared down at Sesshomaru, "Find your own, dog!" Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes at the lowly creature and not a second passed before he gripped the attacker by the neck and raised him at eye level.
"I need some information, and you will comply if you value your pitiful existence." Sesshomaru threatened as his claws began to emit their lethal poison, the demon's face alit with its green glow and he gulped audibly before nodding. Sesshomaru released the graveling demon and waited until the rushed footsteps of the woman behind him grew distant before throwing the head of the centipede demon he had fought earlier to his feet. The demon cringed and looked up at the lord questioningly. Who was this demon? He had never heard of a dog demon as powerful as the one who stood before him.
"This is Mistress Centipede, she is an ancient demon…" He began and Sesshomaru nodded for him to continue, "She is under the Order of the Kumo…now I told you what you want just please let me go." He whimpered. Order of the Kumo? Sesshomaru wondered as his poison whip slithered out of his claws and began to draw closer and closer to the coward before him. Things seemed to have changed since he had last appeared in the demon world, he had never heard of this order and the ballast disrespect from this lowly demon proved the annoying fact that he had lost some of his influence the great inu clan had held.
"Who is the leader?" Sesshomaru asked boringly as the blunt scent of urine reached his nostrils and fear seethed from the demon before the Inu lord. The scent of fear enticed the lord, it pleased him to know that the demon knew its place, that it was nothing more than a cockroach in his path, a lowly insect that had no purpose in this world other than to survive and pass on its worthless genes to its offspring. The demon began to tremble even harder at the harsh glare of the lord, but fear from a greater force griped his heart, every demon knew that even speaking the name of the order to a stranger could result in your immediate death.
Sesshomaru frowned at the silent response and the whip entailed itself around its neck leaving some room for the demon to rasp, its hellish glow searing the skin near his pulse causing the creature to squirm in turmoil. "P-please! Please don't kill me! If I tell you anymore they will kill me!" He sobbed but Sesshomaru had no more patience, it had annoyed him enough having that pitiful insect attack his secretary on his grounds, now this groveling idiot refused to obey him. His eyes flashed red and in an instant his whip cut flesh, the demon on his feet yowled in agony as the poison cleanly sliced through, silencing the heap of flesh before him.
Police sirens rang through the silenced and Sesshomaru didn't spare a glance at the corpse behind him before leaping up onto of the building and watching the demon evaporate into dirt as his poison took full affect on the body. Kumo? He wondered, they ruled the south, and were once under the thumb of his father and himself. They were a cowardly race, only fighting with poison and attacked from the shadows and were never really confrontational. He closed his eyes and reminisced in his youki, it had been a while since he bore this form for this long outside, he flexed his claws and relaxed in the breeze that ruffled ins clothes and gleaming silver hair.
He had expected the northern dragons to claim modern japan, or perhaps the felines from the east, but never would he have guessed those cowardly insects would be the ones to claim the future. Sesshomaru sighed and landed by his car a few blocks away once he was sure there were no humans to see him. As he entered the car he directed his energy to his appearance, he groaned lowly as he felt himself morph back into his human body and began to drive back home for more information about the Kumos.
As he drove Sesshomaru pulled out his phone and dialed the one person who he could trust, the phone rang only once before a gleeful Jaken answered the phone, "M-Milord! What an honor it is for you to call me!" He squawked causing Sesshomaru to roll his eyes, he listened to the babbling idiot shout more formalities and joy before he cut him off impatiently.
"Jaken, I need you to find out more about the Order of the Kumo." Sesshomaru instructed and received an affirmative squawked before he swiftly hung up the phone cutting off Jaken's praise. As he drove through the mostly empty streets of Tokyo, he leaned back, how far had the inu clan fallen? Last he heard he was the last inu's to roam Japan, although there were more dog demons out there his had been an elite race known for their monstrous true form and immense power. His thoughts went back to the missing sword Tetsusaiga, after his fathers death he hadn't been able to find it, according to the cow-riding swordsmith, he had only been able to locate Tenseiga. Sesshomaru scoffed, he knew that the geezer was lying, but he hadn't caught a scent of him in decades.
From watching firsthand, Sesshomaru had discovered the true raw power and potential Tenseiga had, although it didn't have as many attacks as Tetsusaiga, it was arguably one of the most powerful. It had the power to raise the dead, as well as send people to it, the Tenseiga had an attack called Meido Zangetsuha, it opened a portal to hell and sucked in any unfortunate enough to be near it. Upon entering his house Sesshomaru bathed and readied himself for the day coming, he glanced at the Tenseiga and Bakusaiga; a fang composed from his very own power. The blade held the ability to melt flesh at the touch, but it had been centuries since Sesshomaru had faced an opponent that was worthy enough to fall at his blade.
He changed and decided to put his hair into a high pony tail before leaving his three million dollar estate and heading towards his car once more. He had made sure his servants were all trust worthy demons, all whom had served him all those years ago, they fully cleaned, stocked, and cared for his home. Jaken also resided there but the kappa demon was often running errands that Sesshomaru rarely saw him there. One of the servants approached him and handed the lord his keys to another car with a bow, even though he might not acknowledge them, he appreciated his servants for continuing to serve him without question.
Sesshomaru began to drive and as his mind clouded with more and more memories of greater times, a time where he and his father ruled the west, where every demon knew their names and just hearing the very syllable their hearts quivered. He dismissed the bittersweet memories as he arrived at his office, Jaken had opened the door in his human form, Sesshomaru glanced at the deceiving blonde hair and green eyes and continued his trek towards his office, the human guise although disturbing, was a smart move, even for Jaken.
The kappa demon had chosen the disguise of an attractive human girl, his excuse being that it is the last place people would look and he was strangely correct. As soon as they entered the elevator Jaken's green hunched form appeared instead of the human girl and he bowed humbly towards his master. "Have you retrieved what I asked?" Sesshomaru asked as he watched the bustling city carry on without knowing the very beings that walked among them, Jaken straightened out and animately began to tell of his findings.
"The Order of the Kumo is very well concealed milord—but nothing that your loyal servant could not handle!" he boasted much to Sesshomaru's annoyance, "They are demons from the south that took over shortly after you disappeared. There isn't much information other than that their leader is quiet feared, they disbanded the council and took over as the soul rulers of Japan." He explained and Sesshomaru replied with a signature 'hn,' although Jaken was a nuisance he was continuously surprised by what the green toad could accomplish. Still Sesshomaru couldn't help but smirk at the idea of an opponent worth dying by his blade.
The elevator rung and Sesshomaru was shocked as the scent of Jasmine wafted into his senses, "Jaken." Sesshomaru warned causing him to morph quickly back into his human form. The elevator door opened and he looked at his secretary sitting at her desk with a cream colored turtle neck dress that modestly reached mid thigh. She looked up at him with her vibrant cobalt eyes and a smile to match it, he almost cringed as he felt her reiki pull at his aura as well as Jaken's. Jaken stared at her confusingly and almost screamed at the human but froze as he watched his lord approach the glowing human before him.
Kagome was happy to see her boss walk through the door, she flashed him a smile and all the questions that had consumed her head began to list themselves in her mind. She was surprised to see Rei looking at her with the most shocked expression on her face, did she do something wrong? "Good morning Taishou-san, Rei-san." She acknowledged as she gently turned behind her to retrieve her file, she held her breath as her body protested and the bruises that littered her body tightened. She turned back and was surprised to find Rei gone and her and Sesshomaru alone.
She like her lips and glanced up at her boss as anxiety nipped at her chest, "I know your very busy today Taishou-san, and probably seeing me here today is a shock considering what happened yesterday." He said nothing as she paused, giving herself a moment to collect her courage as the air grew thicker and thicker by the second. "What happened last night? Why did you carry me home?"
Moments passed in silence, Kagome clenched her hands until her knuckles turned white and she waited nervously for him to respond. She appreciated him taking her home but she could not fathom how her memories were so bizarre, so impossible- there was no way that a half centipede half woman attacked her in that parking lot that night! The more questions that emerged, the more restless she became, the lingering fear and paranoia was killing her, she had to know what happened, that was the only thing she could think of that will give her peace.
"I found you in the parking lot unconscious and I simply took you home." He replied cooly before striding into his office, leaving a bewildered Kagome alone in the silent room. There's no way… Tears began to streak down her cheeks as she numbly leaned back into her chair and released a breath she didn't notice she had been holding. I couldn't have came up with that all on my own… but he wouldn't lie, what motive would he have? Kagome took in a ragged breath and submerged herself into her job, hoping that the distraction would give her some much needed peace.
As the day droned on, Kagome hadn't realized the time until her bosses presence filled the room causing her to notice how dark it had gotten outside. She checked her watch and felt a wave of nausea at the time, It's ten…and its so dark. Sango closes tonight. She gulped at the realization that she would be waiting for her, outside, alone, and in the dark. She shuddered and dragged herself to the elevator with her purse clenched tightly with her right hand and back rigid with the knowledge that there were more things like the one that attacked her last night.
She entered the elevator with her boss and stared outside, hoping, wishing that the elevator will go down slower, she felt eyes staring at her and she turned towards her boss. He eyed her and she instantly blushed at the intensity his brown eyes held, "Are you driving home?" He questioned much to her shock, he had never initiated the conversation unless he had to, so why was he talking to her now? That was when she realized that her cheeks were wet, she had cried in front of her boss, she turned her face away and wiped her tears away as embarrassment caused her face to burn.
"N-no, I have to wait for my sister." She replied and thats when the elevator bell rung, he began to walk forward and paused when she didn't follow.
"Are you coming?"
Her eyes widened and her cheeks grew warm for a different reason as he looked back at her with eyes that left no room for denial. She couldn't stop the smile that reached her lips as she began to walk with him, he continued his passage and led them into his car parked right in front of the building. She entered the luxurious car timidly. He followed and as he shut the door she was encircled in the smell of pine. "Taishou-san…I can't begin to thank you—" She began but Sesshomaru turned on the car with a lively hum silencing her as he pulled out of the car and his deep voice filled the car.
"I will send someone to your home in the morning." He replied and she was stunned, he was just her boss, they didn't hang out, he hadn't made any attempt to be her friend, and to see him act so generously was weird. Kagome stiffened and looked at her lap, I'm such a mess, no wonder he is being so nice. I'm literally crying in his car. She didn't want to be like this, but at the same time…seeing those things wasn't easy. She felt scared to even go outside, but then the stranger flashed into her mind, who was he? Why did he save her? How come these creatures were never mentioned before? Are they aliens? Monsters? Some kind of experiment gone wrong?
Kagome was puled from her thoughts when she realized they had stopped and Sesshomaru was patiently waiting for her to move, Kagome's eyes widened and she began to gather her things to exit. Her cheeks heated up and their eyes locked, "Thank you," She whispered and he simply nodded at her, the temperature in the car rose as their tension and for a second she swore a flicker of gold was in his eyes. "Goodnight, Taishou-san." She said before exiting the car and pulling out her phone and texting Sango that she was home. As Kagome glanced back she watched the luxury car drive away and soon out of view. She sighed, wondering why the tension was so high in that car and made her way to her apartment.
Sango was relieved when she saw Kagome's text as she drove home, the radio chatting away as usual but she lowered the volume as she made a phone call. It only rang once before a husky voice answered on the other end, "Father, they attacked Kagome…I think…the Order knows." She reported causing her father on the other end to let out a grunt. Sango was ashamed, she was assigned to Kagome all those years ago, she was the only chance they had against demons and the order, now that they realized who exactly she was, things would never be the same again.
"Keep an eye on her, we can't let them hurt her. She's our key to exterminating them." Sango felt the last sentence reverberate her body, although she tried to ignore it, Kagome was more than just her sister, she was the key to the survival of the human race. She sighed and agreed before hanging up and parking at the apartments lot. Oh Kagome…it should have been anyone, anyone but you.
"In other news, a Tokyo woman was saved tonight by a hero she calls 'The Hound,' as more and more sightings of these superhuman and disfigured creatures alike frequent the city that never sleeps, is he the answer? Is he Tokyo's hero?"
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Celestial Cat