Round 3, batter up! Enjoy –DP
The night was fairly uneventful for Kagome, although half of it she laid awake wondering how to get home, alive, in one piece, and fairly happy she hoped. Kagome stuffed the rest of her bread roll into mouth and left her room bag on strapped to her back, bow in hand. She had to find that priestess today, apparently very busy woman, treating half the village one day and the other half the next. With a sigh she headed out into the overcrowded busy streets, mostly of which were from people shopping stands along the way. Okay, looking for a older woman in priestess robes, who can be in one of hundred places…piece of cake… Kagome groaned lightly and continued her weaving through people as she made her way. Though again, her attention was caught by someone now near yelling about the Western royal family.
"News from the village east of here, Lord Inutaisho and Lord Sesshomaru are supposedly passing through their village tomorrow, meaning they could easily be here today or tomorrow, maybe passing through here first. We should prepare the village and be organized, perhaps even have small festivities in their honor, they do protect us and this land, we should honor them." Kagome brought her hand to her forehead near wanting to slap herself, she was guessing that was the village leader preaching, wanting to suck up to the western family. She did not want to be here if they showed up, even though the way that guy was yacking , it sounded like the western family did somewhat care about the people on the land they resided over, but still I wouldn't trust them with my life, not idiotic enough for that, thank you… "Where is that dang priestess?" Kagome mumbled beneath her breath glancing around as she moved on.
I should not have to play hide and seek to get a little bit of information around this place, and not information about those stupid Inu dogs! Kagome was ranting in her own mind when she suddenly collided with the very woman she had been looking for. "Sorry about that, Priestess Marizui, been looking for you since last night, if It is alright I'd like to talk to you for couple minutes." The older priestess glanced over the younger. "I thought I felt someone trying to find me. I was just heading back to my home actually, you can follow me there but I won't be there long, just rounding up supplies again." Kagome nodded, and spoke along the way as well, trying to make her story sound believable to some extent to the woman. The pair made it into the empty hut that was on outskirts of town. "Well, Kagome I've heard worse stories, but if what you say is true, magick such as that well, you typically have to find the maker of the object to fix such things.
To find the maker, you have to trace energy from the object, all magick has inner signature. " Kagome released a very heavy sigh. How was she ever to find the maker of the ancient well that allows people to time travel. "I see…" Kagome trailed off with disappointment. Marizui gave a sigh looking at the younger female. "if you could ever get an audience with the Lord Inutaisho, he might know who made that well, it is on his lands anyway. I have to go back to work now though, but one more thing, I heard there Is a witch that resides a few miles from here in the eastern woods. If that might be any help." The priestess left at those words leaving Kagome alone with her thoughts. Try to talk to the western family? Is she insane? How can anyone get even twenty feet within those demons, I need a miracle for things to try to even maybe have a chance to turn around… Kagome exited the hut and decided to see if she could trade for a horse, she supposed she could go try to find that witch the woman had spoken about but, Kagome knew not to hold her breath. Making her way to the stables wasn't the grandest of quest but, she made it. She also lucked out and was able to get an older mare who was needing to be sold. The man traded her two pieces of her costume jewelry. Well, fake jewelry doesn't exist yet so, that won't be found out for probably 500 years or so… Kagome semi mused to herself.
She wanted to get out of here incase those Inu's decided to show up, the villagers were already putting up material banners and organizing the whole area, which amazed her anyone could do anything in that rat race, was worse than the city mall. She guided her new saddled horse which was pitch black in color, to the outskirts of the village. "The more distance, the better…" She mumbled mounting her steed as she was glad Inuyasha had taught her to ride a few times. With a gentle kick the mare geared itself in a light trot, toward the heavy dense woods ahead. If the witch can help me, that would be a miracle… though escaping and being clear out of range of a certain Inu team would be the best idea yet. Kagome gave her head a solid nod as her mount trotted onward with little care in the world. Lucky horse…little food, water small shelter easy life for most part. With a heavy sigh she let her horse guide her into the rocky path ahead. *****
Two glowing balls of gold and silver light were unnaturally shooting across the sky, though zooming in closer you could see one gruff looking Inutaisho and a teen looking Sesshomaru, both ignoring one another for the time being. Though it wasn't long before the older of the two spoke. "I do not understand you my son, this is our land, and the people on it are our responsibility, their ancestors aided us in battle many centuries ago so we could completely rule this place, and you shrug them off as they are nothing, kill or be killed. That is not the way of our traditions, our instincts, loyalty, and honor. Recite the oath that you were born learning Sesshomaru." The younger demon lord near wanted to growl at his father in annoyance but did as he was ordered. "I am Sesshomaru, son of Inutaisho, the western lands are the Inu's claim and domain. We represent honor, loyalty, courage, strength, protection and prosperity to all who live across our lands, long live the Inu family and peace to the lands." Sesshomaru bit out looking away before his father continued talking. "That my son, is a lot of what we stand for as leaders. That has been our oath for near seven generations now, and you are expected to uphold it young pup. We are visiting the villages of our lands and making your appearance to prove you do exist and aren't just a myth, locking yourself away in our dojos is not the answer."
Sesshomaru mentally groaned at the whole thing. What should he care about humans? They were fairly useless, short lived, destructive creatures typically. He needed no one but himself. "Sesshomaru, I know you want to surpass me in power, but power is not everything, there is much more to life than being supreme in physical strength. I hope one day you learn that. These people in these villages help keep the land up, a lot of them supply the food to our palace, the clothes you wear, and the furniture you sit on. They are part of our world, and often needed, even though they aren't physically strong like us, they are part of the rhythm of life." Inutaisho sighed and returned his gaze below as they neared the village they would soon land in for the next couple hours. This would be the third one this morning, they visited four yesterday, meaning only about 15 to go. He had to introduce his son around, it was damn well time to do so, he heard the rumors of how everyone though the pup was near a ghost. When Sesshomaru had been born, they had toured around the land, him and his mate, showing off the new pup, but that was it, that was near two generations ago for humans.
So it was time to show Sesshomaru the ropes some and try to get him to have little compassion for humans, not just dislike them for being weak, and most of them weren't useless. He sighed mentally, though something caught his attention automatically when it drifted into his keen nostrils. That is my scent…but not quite it is very light and faded but that is Inu… It puzzled him, it was not a familiar scent and most of them were across the country, the few relatives they had left, which was a dozen or so. Curiosity finally getting to the old dog, he glanced to his son who had surely smelled it himself. Though Sesshomaru as usual looked none to interested. Inutaisho decided to lower himself down to the earth's crust. The scent was on a human female, who didn't smell too bad herself, to him anyway. Her scent was a mix between roses and spices, ones he couldn't quite name right now. The human woman was riding horseback right toward them so, he figured that in a couple minutes she should appear. Sesshomaru none too thrilled landed next to his father who was currently in a field, looking in the direction that strange scent was coming from. Though it puzzled Sesshomaru himself a bit, what was a human doing carrying a demonic scent on her, not any scent but half demon of his own blood line. ****
Kagome was glad to be out of the woods, literally it seemed someone had cleared several acres of land to be some sort of fields. She was glad for that as her horse kept happily trotting along, though would be wise to water the horse soon she figured, it had been couple hours since they had escaped the hustling and bustling of the village. Things seemed to be some what normal for the time being, thankful nothing attempted to attach her as of yet. Yet, being the key word there, she just hoped if it did happen, nothing too big came after her. Glancing around she kept up the charade of being priestess, she figured it to be safest route while she was stuck in this time, if not forever. Sighing at that thought a strong aura suddenly flared into her senses. Oh god….that felt a lot like….a certain demon lord I know in the future…though maybe a bit stronger than that…. Swallowing hard, she took a deep breath reaching her energy out to see if she might be able to avoid said area of the male in question. Though to her dismay they were directly ahead, not too far she figured, maybe a mile at the most.
Kagome felt like banging her head against a solid wall, why couldn't she have a bit of luck and not be stuck in these situations? It seemed like fate and deities loved meddling far too much in her life the last few years. Her line of thought soon being interrupted as her horse slowed, even that creature sensing the danger ahead but kept on anyway, Kagome didn't have much of a choice at this moment, what was she to do, tuck tail , turn around and run for the hills? Heck that might trigger him to even chase her. Groaning she took a deep breath and planned on just riding right around him, if possible. Hopefully he was preoccupied with other things. It wasn't much longer as she topped a hill which allowed her vision to fall on not one but both Inu males waiting at the bottom, idly as if just waiting on her to show up, or someone else.
Sending a short prayer up to whatever deity who cared for her, if any did. She trotted onward hoping to just pass on by. Though, as she neared she noticed the gaze of the older Inu on her and the other looking boredly into the distance. Though not such luck happened of her riding right by, as she went to cross in front of the males, Inutaisho quickly shot his arm out, his hand capturing the bridle of the beast she rode on, which spooked the horse which reared up slightly, Kagome held tight and through a quick glare at the male who had done such. "Release my horse sir, I have much distance to travel before dark." Kagome stated more bravely then she felt. She saw merriment dance in the eyes of the great Inu, oh he was handsome perhaps even more so than Sesshomaru himself, but it was chilling her down to the core seeing him alive and kicking. Kagome felt no evil from him, his energy though dark as most demons was simply neutral for the time being.
"I have right to ask you a question human miko. Why is that you have a Inu scent, though faded but still coating over your person some along with the strange bag you carry with you." Kagome refused to be surprised outwardly but inwardly she was smacking herself. Inuyasha's scent was still on her? It had been near five days since she last seen him, how was she going to get out of this situation, she knew lying wouldn't work, these particular demons could smell a fib for a mile. So she stalled for time until she found an actual way to answer. "Why does it matter to you, sir?" She remained collective, panicking would do her no good, flight or fight instinct would have to stay locked down in this scenario. "I have every right human, because I am the great lord of the western lands, and this is my son. Though it is strange to me, because the scent that cloaks you is partially my own but not quite, so answer me, before I become annoyed eh?" Taking a sharp intake of breath, she eyed down the dangerous demon before her. "You wouldn't believe me even if I told you, Lord Inutaisho." He arched a brow at her. "Try me." Could she really tell him?