"Sesshomaru" Rin says softly as she stands up but pauses in her footsteps. Rin thinks to herself …how much did he see...
Sesshomaru doesn't respond as his eyes closely analyze every inch of Tomoyuki. Rin look at Sesshomaru as he slowly walks towards her. Rin contemplates her actions trying to figure out what Sesshomaru is thinking.
The simple fact that Rin has shared her presence with another man concerns Sesshomaru deeply. Although Sesshomaru hides his physical expression easily, he couldn't deny the tight feeling developing in his chest, at the sight of Rin with another male figure. Sesshomaru stops right in front of Rin and says:
"Rin"
It seems as though by him simply saying her name he asked a million questions regarding her safety. With that one word Sesshomaru expresses his worry, love, and even jealousy. Rin is his woman and every being in the land new that, except for this new guy Tomoyuki. Even though Sesshomaru still hasn't claim Rin through marriage or any formal procedure, she lives with him, which means she is off limits.
Rin stands to her feet as Sesshomaru's eyes shift to Tomoyuki who is looking back at him. They maintain eye contact as Tomoyuki stands placing his hand on his sword.
"You must be the great Lord Sesshomaru" Tomoyuki says still glaring at Sesshomaru
"And you are Lord Tomoyuki from the far South Region" Sesshomaru replies
"Why yes, I guess my reputation precedes me"
"What is your business here?"
"Apparently, there is a war coming" Tomoyuki says as he removes his hand from his sword
"A war is coming for what?" Rin asks
"Many desire the power of the Avanti, which is in Rin's possession now, because it possesses a limitless army, mind control, telekinesis, it can even steal power from others basically it can execute anything the wearer can imagine. The Avanti choses only the pure of heart which is why you have to protect it; however, when the time comes there is one thing Rin must do."
"What is it ?" Rin asks
"You must make the ultimate sacrifice"
Sesshomaru squints his eyes with disapproval as Rin looks down at her necklace still not fully comprehending the abilities bestowed upon her.
"Sacrifice" Rin repeats aloud.
There is a long silence followed by a smooth breeze that brushes past all three of them. Despite Tomoyuki's previous anger for Rin he suddenly feels compassion for her knowing that Riyori was in the same yet different situation. Tomoyuki walks over to Rin stopping within such close proximity of her face it looks quite intimate.
"Rin" he holds her necklace in his right hand and continues "don't worry you'll be fine".
Rin smiles though she can barely talk out of disbelief she lets out a small "thank you".
"You are truly beautiful, it's a shame you aren't married yet" Tomoyuki says casually while walking away from Rin with his back turned. Rin blushes a little but then she turns her eyes to Sesshomaru who is looking at Tomoyuki. "I will stay true to the promise Ri-"
"She doesn't need your protection" Sesshomaru interrupts
"Oh really… even after I found her lying in the forest unconscious" Tomoyuki responds sarcastically
Sesshomaru places his hand on the Bakusaiga
"Hasty aren't we? Sesshomaru I have no desire to fight with you…at least not right now. It seems we have a bigger issue to be concerned about."
"See you later, Rin" Tomoyuki says then winks at her
***Tomoyuki summons the winds to carry him away***
Sesshomaru begins walking towards the castle Rin follows behind him.
Once they both finally see the castle, but there is a woman standing at the doors. The woman had on an all-black skin tight outfit that covered every inch of her body except above her neck. Her piercing blue eyes and short bob style hair cut made her beautiful skin glisten.
Rin pauses and looks at Sesshomaru who seems displeased by the woman's presence as well. She was happily waving at Sesshomaru, but she completely ignores Rin's existence.
"Sesshomaru I heard you were traveling with a mortal woman, but I would have thought you had left her by now since you have your own castle."
Sesshomaru ignores her comment and walks past her
"Surely she's some servant" the woman turns to Rin and continues on her rant "you are dismissed now human his wife is here to take over. "
"…Wife…" Rin takes a step back looking at Sesshomaru hoping for some explanation. Of course he's Lord Sesshomaru It's only reasonable that his wife would be of Royal standards and a full demon, but I wonder who she is…
"My name is Kiyomi, Yes we are engaged to be married, so technically I'm still his fiancée but we will be getting married soon. This has been arranged for years by our families, and now the time is right. "
"Sesshomaru … surely there is some mistake" Rin says in disbelief
Before Sesshomaru could explain Kiyomi grabs Rin's hand and transports them both by teleportation. Due to Kiyomi's ability to teleport this renders Sesshomaru's sharp sense of smell completely useless.
Rin and Kiyomi arrive at the top of a very tall mountain that towers over the entire land. The area is cold and dark as if a storm were coming with the clouds full of thunder. Rin falls to the ground flat on her face once the teleportation terminates. Kiyomi continues talking but with more of a condescending tone of voice as Rin lies on the ground.
"Who are you to Lord Sesshomaru?"
Rin moves her body to position herself on all fours ignoring Kiyomi's question thinking about the many romantic moments and the passionate kiss she has shared with Sesshomaru.
"Well answer me!" Kiyomi yells as thunder echoes her voice violently.
Rin brings herself to her knees still dizzy from the teleporting sequence and says "I don't know, you should ask him"
"He seems fond of you" Kiyomi says as a smile comes to Rin's face
I know… but it is more than fondness Rin thought to herself
"You guys have been together for a long time I have heard. You have been living in his castle and…..no ring?"
Kiyomi begins to circle around Rin while she is talking as if Kiyomi was interrogating her.
"You must feel some way about that, the fact that he won't take you as his wife….let's face it he is ashamed of you the fact that you are a mortal, and to be honest you aren't exactly the prettiest thing I've ever seen. You are such a confused little mortal."
Kiyomi stops right in front of Rin
"You see long before your ancestors were thought of Sesshomaru and I have been seeing each other off and on. Despite the fact he's always been cold and distant I took that as his way of affection. I remember the first day we met it was love at first sight. I saw his amber eyes from across the courtyard and I knew he was my soul mate. So I am not going to let some pathetic human take my rightful place at the throne."
While Rin listens to Kiyomi's never ending rant, Rin began to feel an overwhelming sensation flowing throughout her body cleansing her mind of all doubt and fear.
"There reason he will not marry you if you have been wondering all this time is because I am his wife, move on sweetheart you will never be good enoug-"
"You're wrong" Rin says as she stands up looking Kiyomi directly in her face. "Sesshomaru could care less about you I haven't heard of you before and the reason you are so quick to talk down to me is because you know how insignificant you are and you see me as a threat." Rin's eyes begin to turn into a purple color as she allows the energy to consume her body in a warmth sheath.
Kiyomi thinks to herself ..How did she know what I was thinking…
"If you wanted to fight me then just say so the talking really isn't necessary" Rin says hoping to infuriate Kiyomi
"Hmm looks like you have a little fight in you after all you leave me no choice now I have to kill you." Kiyomi takes a step back preparing a blue energy in her hand as Rin's power continues to grow from her body.
Their energies began to battle each other creating a clash of different colors within the air. Kiyomi thinks to herself …. Who is this mortal? can this be? The Prophecy of the Old is coming true then that means….impossible
Kiyomi releases blue energy from her hand that knocks Rin off the mountain top. "Pathetic she wasn't even worth all the trouble". Little does she know that Rin is hanging on the side of a cliff hanging on for dear life.
Rin thinks to herself that was close I have to end this and fast (Rin looks down at the Avanti) …..Anything I can imagine.
***Meanwhile elsewhere***
Sesshomaru appears at a hut where a strange little old man wearing a Chinese bamboo hat sits inside. Sesshomaru enters the hut slowly approaching the old man.
"You have questions about the prophecy yes?" the old man says before Sesshomaru could even state his own name.
"I do, I am Lord Sesshomaru you must be Master Kenta the man who is blind yet can see things before they happen."
"Yes I am Master Kenta and you are here for the woman named Rin, she is located at the top of the mountains in the west." Kenta says
Sesshomaru looks at Master Kenta then turns in the opposite direction begins to walk towards the mountain.
"Sesshomaru there is something you need to know about Rin it concerns her safety greatly."
Sesshomaru stops in his tracks and turns his attention towards Master Kenta.
"There is a great war coming that will involve all regions in the land. The Prophecy of Old predicts that the chosen one would use the Avanti and bring peace, but by doing so they would sacrifice their own life. However many do not know that along their journey they will suffer a constant battle with the evil forces of the Avanti."
"Evil forces?" Sesshomaru asks
"Once they give in to the evil the Army of the Underworld would be resurrected and consume the entire land. If it were to reach that point the only way to stop the army would be to kill the chosen one or the Avanti itself, but that would be next to impossible."
"Impossible?"
"The Avanti alone has no boundaries anything the wearer can imagine is within their finger-tips. In Rin's case she has received the spiritual powers from the priestess Midoriko along with the Avanti."
"So what does this mean?"
"This means she will have abilities far greater than the prophecy has predicted there will be no demon alive that can stop her; but her struggle against the evil forces will be greater as well because her spirit, mind, and body are internally at war."
Sesshomaru begins to think to himself ….sacrifice….execution….. either way she will die.
"Lord Sesshomaru you must not allow her to be on her own right now she will turn Rogue. When the Avanti senses an immediate threat, and the wearer is incapable of its proper use, it will take over temporarily turning her eyes midnight black. My friend if it happens too many times… I'm afraid Rin won't come back."
Sesshomaru's eyes widen for only a moment, yet master Kenta sees how the situation affects him.
"This power so great is not meant to be in this world, so someone has to give their heart to remove it. Some say the Avanti is the Sacred Jewel all over again; however the Avanti is much stronger and it choses its holder it will reject anyone else. Rin is very different she is stronger than the prophecy stated, I'm curious to see what other surprises she may have. Master Kenta pauses and begins to ask too many questions"
"Sesshomaru it's not like you to have a human frolicking around who is this girl to you?….Sesshomaru? Of course he would leave as I am talking to him, that boy has no respect for his elders."
*** Meanwhile ***
Rin pulls herself up and leaps in the air and begins the thrust spheres of energy towards Kiyomi creating a cloud of fog. Suddenly Kiyomi emerges through the clouds and send a huge blast of energy, but Rin blocks the attack as Kiyomi sends a continued wave of the attack. Rin can only block the attack with a small barrier around her body.
As Kiyomi continues to dominate the battle with her power Rin's barrier starts to wear thin until Rin's body takes over. Suddenly Kiyomi's attack dissipates without her consent.
"What is going on?" Kiyomi yells aloud
Rin moves with lighting agility then suddenly appear face-to-face with Kiyomi and places her right hand tightly around Kiyomi's throat. Kiyomi attempts to break free from Rin's grip, but nothing works. Kiyomi begins to fade out of consciousness when Rin thrusts her to the ground with such force that the top of the mountain splits in half.
Kiyomi stands up with several bruises and a little dizzy, but still ready to fight. Rin lands on the ground then slowly walks toward Kiyomi expressionless and remorseless.
I will not die at the hands of this mortal Kiyomi thinks to herself.
"You are stronger than I thought, but-" Kiyomi stops talking after she blinks for a split second as Rin's hand is in her face with demonic energy. Rin pauses and says
"Any last words?"
"You Witc-" before Kiyomi could finish her sentence Rin releases the energy directly in Kiyomi's face obliterating her body.
As Rin turns to fly off towards the castle she regains control over her body and suddenly falls to her knees breathing heavily. Rin attempts to stand up, but she feels light-headed and dizzy then she passes out.
Author's Note:
I really want to make Rin stronger and find herself cause up until now Sesshomaru has always been there, now it's time for her to handle things on her own. Also I really wanted to make Tomoyuki a bigger character that is arrogant, sarcastic, and very flirtatious with Rin more so than how he started in the previous chapter. Despite his anger at first he eventually comes around and still sees and feels that Rin is Riyori. You may think you know how this is going to end but trust me you have no idea. Inbox me for questions and suggestions!