AN: This chapter basically summarizes the story. Btw it is really never stated as far as what part of lands Sesshomaru considers his domain besides the Western Lands so this is all made up in my head. Please R&R.
Disclamier: I own none of the Inuyasha characters
"What is the meaning of this?" Sesshomaru asked as he read the letter that was sent to him by a hawk demon. The letter was form his mother, and it was a request that he meet her at their castle. For whatever reason, it was never stated though.
"I regret to inform you my Lord that the Lady has not given me any other information other than to ask that you meet her as soon as you can," stated the hawk demon. He was the personal messenger of the Lady of the castle and looked just as normal as a regular hawk. The only thing that stood out was his enormous size, and his large talons, beak and red eyes.
"Now if you will my Lord, allow me to escort you," he stated as he lowered his back to allow Sesshomaru to get on. Although there was no point, for the demon Lord was already flying off into the direction of the castle. The hawk demon simply looked in a panic, then he spread his wings ready to take flight and follow after him.
"Um...," came a voice and he looked to a strange looking imp demon sulking on the ground.
"Could I possibly have a ride back to the castle?" Jaken asked, sulking his heart out at the thought of being left behind by his Lord.
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Sesshomaru made it to the castle grounds, and reaching the top of the stairs made him think how many times he had been to these stairs in the months that past.
Far too many times for his liking, he thought. As a child he felt trapped in this wretched place those around him called "his home". Once he was old enough to train and go on patrol on the lands below he hardly ever returned.
"Sesshomaru, so you've decided to arrive after all," said his mother as he presented himseld to her gaze.
Sesshomaru noticed a peculiar looking demon beside his mother. The demon for sure looked older then he was, yet not as old to be considered elderly. The stranger was clad in armor along with a helment in his hand. He also held with him a sword, so it was easy to conclude that he was a warrior.
"Sesshomaru I would like you to meet General Chinatsu, he is the general to a demon army over seas," she explained to her son, knowing that just by his hard stare he was curious of the stranger.
"He was also an allie of your father's, perhaps you remember a few of his visits in the past".
"Hmm, cannot say as I do," he answered, their castle was always visited by many Lords and generals throughout the centuries. All seeking to start an alliance with his father, or make an agreement. There were too many visitors to remember.
"I certainly cannot blame him," the Chinatsu said, finally speaking. "The last time I saw you Lord Sesshomaru you were still clinging to mother's milk".
General or not, Sesshomaru still gave him a cold stare for reminding him of his weak infant years.
As the young Dog Lord concluded, he hadn't even said a word to this demon and Sesshomaru already despised him.
"Well, it seems that now you have grown into quit the demon, Lord Sesshomaru," Chinatsu said, not wanting to get on the Dog Lord's bad side, not when Sesshomaru's power meant so much to Chinatsu's future.
"Hmm," Sesshomaru replied, edleast the demon knew who was only general, and who was Lord.
"Explain the purpose of your presence," Sesshomaru said, wanting to get straight to the point. He looked to his mother, but she gave him the I don't know signal. So it would seem neither of them knew as to why the general was there, but they would soon find out.
"Rest assure, my intentions are of importance," he said, his voice holding a serious tone to it. "And it is you, Lord Sesshomaru that I have traveled far to see," he said.
Sesshomaru noticed his mother getting up, she knew that if it really had nothing to do with her then there was no point in listening. A habit given to her son.
"Please my Lady, I would like you to hear as well," Chinatsu said, and the great Lady took her seat on her thrown once again. A certain bored looked plastered her face, for she really wasn't all that interested in what the conversation would be about.
"Lord Sesshomaru, across the great Northern waters rests my own Lord's domain," he started out, "and recently his lands have been terrorized by demon's from other lands". Chinatsu looked down, unsure of Sesshomaru's facial expression, if there even was one. The eyes of his father, he thought.
"Many demons from our lands have fallen, and more land is being taken over," he said with a tint of rage to his voice. "My Lord has fought with bravery and honor, and we have won our fair share of battles. Yet the fighting is leading to a full on war, and my Lord is unsure about his vicotry," he looked to Sesshomaru.
"Lord Sesshomaru even you must know the upsetting feeling when your domain is being overrun," he said, and was only replied with yet another cold stare.
"What does any of this have to do with me," Sesshomaru asked, feeling no sympathy for Chinatsu's so called Lord.
If one does not have the power to rule with an iron fist, then they may as not well not rule at all. A quote said from his own father, one of the few advices Sesshomaru was given that wasn't contradicted once his father's heart was given to that mortal woman.
"Lord Sesshomaru". Chinatsu suddenly got on his knees and started bowing to Sesshomaru which surprised him and his mother.
"I beg of you, please for the sake of the lands I dwell on, please return with me to the North and help us fight off these intruders".
Chinatsu wasn't pleased with the action of begging, but he was desperate. It was an order by his Lord to go and fetch Lord Sesshomaru of the Western Lands. He had heard the rumors of Sesshomaru's power increasing that of beyond his fathers.
Since Chinatsu had felt the strong demotic power of the Great Dog General once before, he made it his own personal mission to fetch the late Dog General's heir and see for himself how strong that once nursing pup had become.
There was no mistaking it, the moment he caught the presence of Sesshomaru there was no doubt that that once small infant had grown to be strong. So much stronger then his father, and that fact alone almost made him tremble in fear.
It was difficult for Chinatsu to admit that someone so much younger then him was also so much more stronger as well. Even stonger then his own Lord. Sesshomaru's power will definintly be the key to their victory, that is if he would agree.
Sesshomaru's face held no surprise, he had a feeling that was what the genreal was going to request. Why else would he visit other then to creat an alliance.
"Why should I, it's not my war to fight in," he answered, and Chinatsu gave him a look of dissapointment and surprise. "Please Lord Sesshomaru I beg you to reconsider, the news of your new sword and power has spread to our region, with you on our side we cannot lose," he pleaded out.
"Your father would of jumped to the action of helping an allie," he said, and was met with Sesshomaru's death glare.
"I am not my father," he growled out.
Sesshomaru was tired of every demon telling him he fought like his father, he was an ruthless as his father, he was as strong as his father.
Sesshomaru hated it all, and as a boy he would of done anything to hear those comments. Yet now, after recieving bakuseiga, he stood as his own demon. A powerful demon Lord,now some shadow of a late general.
Sesshomaru's childhood desire to be everything like his father dissapated, just as his desire for tetsusaiga did.
"Sesshomaru," his mother's voice called out, which broke his thoughts.
"Can I have a word with you in private," she said as she motioned for him to follow her to the railing at the far right of the castle. He stood beside her as they both looked off into the clouds.
This is where he practiced his first flight, he remembered his own mother throwing him off the railing when he couldn't get it right the first time. He would of given an angry smug look from the thought, until the woman herself spoke.
"Many demons have attacked in order to obtain your land, have they not," she said, neither one of them looking at each other.
"Nothing but weaklings," he stated, thinking that even she should know that.
"Knowing my son, he probably waits for the battles to come to him," she said with a smile on her lips for she knew she was right. Then suddenly the smile left only to be replaced with a serious look, "He cannot allow that to happen with this battle".
Sesshomaru blinked at her statement, and thought about what she was trying to say.
"Sesshomaru if you decline this offer now, then those very same demons that will soon take control of the Northern lands will surely come for the Western," she looked from the clouds to he son's eyes.
"Even you must know the reason behind their intentions," she said.
Sesshomaru looked her in the eyes, and he finally understood. He should of seen it before, while power was important, as was allies. A fact bestowed to a Lord such as him, whether he liked it or not.
The demon's from other regions had attacked the North specifically for the gain of more aid and troops of that land. He did not know if his Western territory was next or not.
Perhaps one specific region had combined itself with the other regions just to attack the West, and if that were to happen then a massive war would start.
Sesshomaru never doubted his power, although the idea of his lands being invaded by so many was not a plesant thought.
"You see now," his mother said, still looking at him. "Destroy the problem now, you won't have to deal with a bigger one in the future".
He despised it when she knew something before he could figure it out.
"The Northern region huh," he thought to himself. It wasn't as if it was half way across the world, but it wasn't exactly a region that would take a short trip to get to.
He would be heading into new territory, new lands that he had not surveyed yet. He would be fighting in all out battles, testing his strength against new opponents.
Perhaps even some strong formidable ones. Perhaps he would be given a good portion of the land in return for his aid, or bring back some troopes to join his own future empire.
Sesshomaru had everything he needed to get his empire started, this war he could partake in might just be the stating chance he needed.
To a human, the thought of war was sad and frightening. Yet to him, a demon, the thought of blood shed, batttle cries, and raging demotic energy actually excited him. This journey to the North would perhaps bring the action he had been desiring for the past recent months.
He had to admit, with Naraku gone, and...especially Rin, his traveling had gone quiet and dull. The many demons attacking him only brought a certain amount of entertainment. Though joining in this war will being him the adventure any fighter would seek for. To prove to every being in the world that he was the most powerful.
Suddenly a certain name in his thoughts brought a hault to his desire to go on the journey. Traveling to the North, and engaging in a war, then returning back.
Sesshomaru knew he wasn't leaving for a few months of battle. The war could perhaps take years, and one simple name brought a pain to his chest knowing his absence would be that long.
"Rin," he thought.
"Good thing you will go and engage this problem now," his mother spoke out, though he did not look at her.
"If you had waited for it to come to you than your land may of surrely suffered," she paused for a moment and waited till he met her eyes.
"As well as that precious girl of yours," she said, and she saw the small twitch of his eye at her comment.
If the girl was able to become more precious to her son then his hunger for power, then the great Lady knew for sure that Rin was the only one that could stop Sesshomaru's journey to the North. It was for the best that he go though.
It was best for Sesshomaru's lands and all that inhabit it that he go and fulfill his duty of being a Lord and a warrior. She knew she had to do some persuading though, and if there was one thing she loved do it was press he son's buttons.
"If war had made it's way here then she might surely get hurt," she paused again to look at Sesshomaru's face and his eyes were looking down.
"Perhaps she might even die," she ended.
At that very moment she heard her son's footsteps walk away and head back to Chinatsu.
The demon general sat on his knees and waited for Sesshomaru's return. When he noticed a pair of black boots in front of him he looked up, his eyes full of hope.
"I have decided to accept your request, I will return with you to the North and partake in the war," Sesshomaru announced to him, and Chinatsu bowed repeadedly at his final answer.
"Your accpetence to my Lord's request is truely appreciated Lord Sesshomaru," he thanked again.
Sesshomaru looked at the demon bowing to him, he may of accepted but things were going to be played by his rules.
"You are to return to your lands and make preperations for my arrival, then in one months time you are to return here along with a ship for my presence," he stated calmly.
Sesshomaru may only be an aid to the Northern Lord. Although, Sesshomaru could already tell he was more powerful then that sad excuss for a Lord, and he would make sure that everyone in that new land knew and saw that. The demons, the generals, the troops, especially the Northern Lord.
"Talon is back," he heard his mother say as she refered to the hawk demon flying straight to them along with Jaken whom was riding the hawk's back.
"Lord Sesshomaru," Jaken cried out as he landed face first in front of Sesshomaru.
"I kept this safe for you," he mentioned as he held up Rin's newest and latest gift.
A new pink kimono, with colorful designs on it.
"Sesshomaru, I never pictured you the type to spoil someone," his mother mocked as she hid her chuckle rather poorly. Sesshomaru gave her a hard stare back, and simply ignored her comment.
"Great Lord and Lady," stated Chinatsu suddenly. "I will be taking my leave now, I have much preperation to do and news to return to my own Lord with. I will be back within one months time just as you requested Lord Sesshomaru," he said as he took his final bow.
"Talon will escort you back," the Lady said, and soon the demon general took flight on the hawk demon's neck as he was flown back to his ship.
Sesshomaru and his mother stared off as Chinatsu dissapeared and Jaken was soon by his Lord's side.
"My Lord what was that all about," he asked.
"I'll explain later, let us take our leave," he said as he grabbed Rin's pink kimono and started walking back down the stairs.
"Oh, and upon your return don't be such a spiteful pup," she called out, looking at him from atop the staircase. Sesshomaru stopped, only she was allowed to use that word around him and actually live...well she and of course Rin if Rin was ever that rude to him.
How was he going to explain his new journey to Rin, he pondered as he continued to walk down the stairs.
"Your dear mother would like to know of her son's safe return, should he even return," she mocked with a smile, she loved to push his buttons it was one of her favorite hobbies.
She heard his infamous "Hmm", but it was not one of rude tone, rather more of an "Understood" tone. Once his presence took to the sky she was left alone to look as he son took flew away to who knows where. Her mind drifted to wonder when she would see her rambunctious pup again.
He had engaged himself in war before, she thought. Yet not one that would last this long, nor that led him this far away. She closed her eyes and let the scent of her only son fill her scenses.
"You better return," she whispered.
AN: of course Sesshomaru never does go off to war, it is never stated what he does since the manga and anime ended, but I thought him leaving Rin for a few years would make their reunion all the more sweeter. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Idk how some of you feel about Sesshomaru's mother, but I see her as a humerous character though im sure her son means alot to her even if at times she doesn't show it. I love their strange relationship.
Anyway thanks for reading and stay alert for ch. 3 coming soon! Please leave a comment is possible.