A/N thanks to all the reviewers, i love you. This story is only going to be 10 chapters. THat might be why it seems a little fast at times. And yes i will finish it. Though Chapter 8 has been a hassel. THanks again

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As the sun crawled over the horizon, the little training group finished packing up their things

As the sun crawled over the horizon, the little training group finished packing up their things. They were ready to set off, yet were unsure of where they were headed. Rin's training had passed faster than either of the two could have imagined. Now it was time to figure out how to rejoin with the others. Inuyasha saddled the last of their things onto the dragon while the two mikos were completing their final lesson.

When Inuyasha's attention was drawn away for too long the dragon nuzzled him none too gently with one head urging him to finish so they could be on their way.

"Yeah, okay ya big oaf." He said as he patted Ah-Un on the side then proceeded to finish tying the final pack down. "We'll go soon." He turned to the girls and completely focused his attention on them.

Kikyo held her arms out in front of her showing Rin the proper stance. "Ok Rin, projecting your personal shield will be difficult. It is all right if you are unable to accomplish this since you have used so much energy on your previous lessons. This shield will only remain as long as you are not attacked. Beware that if it is dispensed or interrupted it will leave you vulnerable to attack. Once this skill is mastered it takes a great deal of power to break through the barrier. Now watch closely."

The elder miko began to glow a faint azure hue as she focused her energies. Then suddenly Inuyasha and Ah-Un began to glow the same color as a barrier clung to their forms.

"Now take up your bow, create a purifying arrow and shoot it at Inuyasha." Kikyo said in a monotone voice.

Rin turned wide-eyed toward the woman gasping at what she was instructed to do. "Kikyo-sama! Rin does not want to shoot Oji." The girl replied.

Kikyo smiled warmly at her concern. "Do not fret little one, I will not let any harm come to him."

Inuyasha watched the women with a bewildered expression until the child drew her bow and arrow, armed her self, and pointed it in his direction. The dragon shuffled warily next to him and slowly began backing away to avoid the child's arrow, just in case.

"Whoa! Wait! Rin, what are you doing?" Inuyasha waved his hands franticly in front of him. A brief thought flashed through his mind, 'Just how many times were they going to shoot arrows at him?'

"Don't worry Oji! Kikyo said you would be fine." Rin stated with a gap-toothed grin as she let loose the arrow.

Inuyasha closed his eyes and waited for the pain of purification. And waited. But nothing happened. He cautiously opened one eye, then the other. He gasped with horror as he saw the arrow bathed with holy ki attempting to burrow itself into his chest. A paper-thin barrier was the only protection he had at the moment. The arrow held out for a few moments longer before its power was stifled and dropped to the ground at his feet.

He sighed deeply in relief. "You know, that would have come in handy three other times in my life." Both females giggled at his comment.

Rin then held out her hands mimicking her sensei and generated a similar yet stronger barrier. Kikyo kneeled down and hugged the child, the barrier dissipated upon contact. "You have done extremely well little one."

Rin hugged the woman back and whispered, "Thank you, Oba." Kikyo squeezed tighter at the familiarity with which the child addressed her. Upon being released from the hug Rin stated "Ok! Let's go find Lord Sesshomaru!"

Rin squealed with joy as Inuyasha lifted her high before placing her onto the dragon's saddle. Kikyo quickly settled behind her and took up the reins. Inuyasha patted the dragon's rump as he settled in wrapping one arm lovingly around Kikyo's waist. Ah-Un swiftly took to the air. It was time to destroy Naraku.

Sango allowed her power to surge forth. The demonic aura was on the verge of suffocating them. Both humans were bleeding profusely from the places where it had managed to slice open their skin. She wouldn't be able to hold this up for much longer. That which she rapidly purified returned just as quickly as it had left. Her reserves were being extensively drained.

Miroku was running out of ideas on offensive and defensive tactics. Sango's ability to keep up with the demon lord astounded him. Even so, it would not be enough. Quickly, he placed a barrier around them and the cave. He was positive this would keep the demon contained within, but it would only last as long as he was alive, and judging by the power Sesshomaru was exhibiting that was unlikely.

Sesshomaru was losing ground fast. It was quite rare that he would lose control over his beast but he felt it slipping away bit by bit. His beast was raging and it relished in deliberately taking control and releasing its power. His consciousness was continually suppressed by his instincts. He fought hard for control but it was not his to be had. His vision became blurry and his hearing muffled. Before he lost it completely he turned to the two humans. "Leave this area now!" He commanded before the fog completely engulfed him.

Miroku right away understood the rationale behind the demon lord's order.

Sango looked at him wide-eyed as she came to the same conclusion. "Miroku, this can't be!" She said exhaustedly. The monk turned to her. Sango looked back at the demon lord as she spoke. "All demons are driven by their animalistic instinct. The difference between a lesser demon and a higher-level demon is their ability to keep this in check. This takes place in early development assisted by their parents in the form of submission. Constantly forcing the child's instincts to submit allows them to learn control. Sesshomaru has been so powerful this entire time that he has never yielded to anyone and this has caused his instincts to have such an extreme reaction."

"So the only chance we have is to beat him?" Miroku asked.

Sango looked at him as if he was stupid. "Miroku there is no way we can beat him."

"We don't have to defeat him, we just have to keep him at bay until Kagome returns."

Sesshomaru was very much aware of the labored breathing of the two humans and the staccato rhythm of their heartbeats. Their frail bodies would give way momentarily. The predator inside him reveled at this.

Sesshomaru started to lunge at them when a scream from inside the cave pulled his attention away from his prey. A clear toned howl was the response to the unseen being that had stirred his power so. His transformation accelerated, within moments he became the magnificent white beast. Only now, with his power having grown so exponentially, he rivaled his father's great size if not slightly larger.

The two humans gaped in awe at the sight of the awesome power before them. Sango quickly reigned in her ki and sighed in relief.

Upon transformation and his change of concentration, the energy disbanded dissolving the heavy loathsome aura. It became infinitely easier to breathe and Sango could easily purify the area without calling attention to them.

Several times the great youkai paused, shook his head, and ripples ran down his back.

"He's fighting to gain control." Miroku said to Sango while watching the demon closely. The woman crawled to his side and collapsed.

Sango looked up at him "Hai. But it's not going to be enough. His beast wants what is in the cavern more than he wants to fight for control." She said worriedly. Both looked to the demon that was now sniffing the mountain searching for a way in.

Kagome realized two things within seconds of entering this part of the cave. The first, she was the only one inside and the second, the exit behind her was closed. It irritated her beyond all reason that she always managed to get separated from the group.

"Damn! Of all the worst possible moments!" she grumbled to herself as she slowly moved deeper into the cave.

When she reached the large cavern she saw the cause of the cave-in. Before there was once a stone statue of the priestess and demons locked in an eternal battle and now they were alive writhing about wildly. The woman was being consumed by the demons while she attempted to purify them. Without a moment's hesitation Kagome drew her bow, the four that had their teeth sunk deeply inside her ancestor were swiftly annihilated.

The ravaged woman dropped limply to her knees. Her head hung low for a moment before she looked to the young miko. She glanced knowingly upon the descendant whom had saved her and smiled. "I knew you would come."

Kagome smiled back at her. "Did you, now?" She shot another arrow beyond the prone woman and purified another demon rushing towards them. "Midoriko, just what is going on?" Kagome asked in a pleading tone as she assisted the elder miko feet. They stood back to back as the decreasing pool of voracious demons came at them.

"We have been awakened by your power and that of the demon outside of cave." Midoriko replied. As she took out two more of the vile creatures she continued, "I have called you to this time, to fulfill a purpose that I cannot."

Kagome dispatched the final three demons and the women turned to face one another. Midoriko grabbed Kagome's shoulders. "Now this will hurt a bit, but it must be done, it has always belonged to you." The warrior priestess channeled the last of her power into the girl, with no other explanation or preparation, causing Kagome to scream out in agony. Immediately a howl, that shook the interior of the cave, was heard echoing throughout the mountain.

"Listen well child, you must not allow the demon outside to return to what he was. You will not have a chance against your enemy unless he can learn to control the power he has kept at bay. He is the only creature on this earth powerful enough to assist you in finishing your task."

With that she released her hold of Kagome, fading to nothingness without a chance for the girl to ask the questions zipping through her head.

"I love you and all my family. Kagome be strong, it will not be easy." She heard from a small breeze, scented with a hint of sakura blossoms, whirling around her then the woman was gone.

Heading towards their friend's last known location, Inuyasha leaned forward into Kikyo and complementally patted the dragon they were riding. "Now I know why Kagome always wants a ride, this beats walking any day." Rin giggled at her uncle. Inuyasha opened his mouth to respond to the child's laughing when an ear-piercing howl deafened all sound. Ah-Un reacted immediately and headed in the direction he heard his master.

Flying over the mountain peak Inuyasha saw the barrier Miroku erected. "What is going on?" he asked as they touched down just outside the village gate.

Kikyo shrugged as she placed her hand on the barrier, giving it a push with her powers. It strengthened against her touch. "He must really not want us inside." Kikyo said as she withdrew her hand.

Rin then placed her hand on the barrier and concentrated, letting it mingled with her power. "I think Sesshomaru-sama is in there and he is very mad." She stepped back and held out her hands, taking hold of Inuyasha's free hand not holding Ah-Un's reins and the free hand of Kikyo's not on the barrier. Placing another barrier around the four of them she stepped forward pulling them along.

"Guess we'd better go and see." Inuyasha said with a hint of worry lacing his words. They easily slipped beyond the wall.

Miroku winced at the onslaught of power he felt as someone pass through his barrier.

"That is not Kikyo-sama, Rin's power has grown." He said as he stood. "Sango, stay here and rest. Stop any of our companions and explain what has happened. Sesshomaru is relearning to control his beast. We must give Kagome more time to escape." He held up his staff, called out a challenge, and ran at the large demon lord.

As he pulled the great dog's attention away from digging at the cavern entrance, he hoped that whatever was taking place on the other side would soon allow Kagome to exit and rejoin them.

Sesshomaru turned to face the monk. Poison foaming at his mouth as snarled at his opponent. He lifted his paw with the intent of crushing the monk. He slammed it down and growled at the strong spiking vibration radiating up his limb. Quickly he pulled his paw back to see the monk very much alive.

"It will take much more than that, Sesshomaru-sama, to injure me." Miroku mocked the beast as he held his staff higher and leapt forward forcing Sesshomaru to move away from the cavern's entrance.

Sango couldn't believe her eyes as she watched her lecherous monk fight the transformed demon lord. She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to see Inuyasha, who seemingly was in the same state of shocked.

"Inuyasha…why?" She gasped before realizing that the demonic vapor was rapidly increasing. She needed to purify the area again. Sango immediately changed her focus or they would have suffocated.

Inuyasha assessed the situation. "What is going on Sango?" He wanted to interfere but had learned enough that he needed to know what was happening first. He felt Rin lean worriedly into his side and he placed his arm around the child to comfort her.

Holding the vapor to its minimum toxicity, Sango stood turning to face him. "This is Sesshomaru's true power unleashed. From your descriptions of the size of your father's tomb, he seems more powerful. But he doesn't have full control yet. Almost like when you're transformed Inuyasha. He needs time to learn, but there hasn't been a creature powerful enough to withstand his power."

"So you're saying that we might die here if he can't learn to control it?" He put to the demon slayer.

She warily nodded in return. "Maybe… Want to go play 'Who Dies First'?" The demon slayer suggested as she held out her fist preparing for a game of rock paper scissors to decide who would battle first.

Inuyasha laughed and replied in a snide manner. "No Sango, you're exhausted. Just keep purifying the area." He drew Tetsusaiga from its sheath only to be stopped by the child as she tugged on his haori. Inuyasha leaned down looking Rin in the eyes. He felt a little pride "Don't worry pup. I won't hurt your Lord."

Rin grinned. "No Oji, I'm not worried about Sesshomaru-sama." Snarking back at him with glee. "Don't let My Lord kill you."

He patted her tenderly on the head before rushing out. "Don't worry, he hasn't managed ta kill me yet." He yelled back as he advanced on his brother.

Kagome raced down the tunnel to where the entrance used to be and began moving rocks and dirt out of the way. The commotion she heard had her panicking. She heard another ferocious growl and began to burrow faster. 'What is going on?' She thought as various situations invaded her mind

'There is battle going on!' Upon realization, she stood up allowing her power to permeate the rocks in front of her. Larger boulders began to shift aside and the smaller ones were crumbling. Things were going much faster than before but it still felt as if it were passing painfully slow. Something was calling; reaching out to her, and she couldn't grasp it. She had to get out there before something horrible happened.

Kikyo watched with horror as Inuyasha hit the ground, sliding just below the great dog. Sesshomaru's poison began dripping towards the hanyou. She notched an arrow, preparing to save him from his terrifying sibling.

Sango grabbed her shoulder. "Wait, let them go. Miroku and Inuyasha are not weak. If we interfere it would just change Sesshomaru's attention to us. They are not out to kill him, just to distract him. Let's just wait." Kikyo reluctantly lowered her weapon. She looked at the little girl standing in front of them. Emotions danced all over her face. The most frequent being fear, then excitement as she watched Inuyasha escape from the oncoming taint. Kikyo pulled the child back into her arms. Rin held her hand squeezing subconsciously at every swing, swipe, and cut.

"Kikyo, I need you to purify the aura. I don't think I can… last… much… longer." Sango gasped as she fell to her knees with exhaustion.

Rin ran to the woman she didn't know. "Don't worry Oba. We will help you." Sango looked up at the child and gave her a sad smile.

"How do you know that I am your Oba?" Rin looked at her as if it was the silliest question in the world.

"You are my mama's sister, are you not? She told me you were."

Sango was confused by the child's words. 'When did she speak with her mother? Her sister was dead, and had been since the child was very small.' Sango smiled with enlightenment. The child was not talking about the same woman. She now considered the futuristic miko to be her mother. "Yes I am Kagome's sister." She hugged the girl tightly. Rin smiled and wrapped her arms around the exhausted demon slayer and squeezed as hard as she could. Rin wasn't sure when she had gotten so lucky but wasn't one to question the kamis.

She felt it at the same time they all did. An enormous pulse of power from the mountain, it was Kagome.

Sesshomaru howled and his demonic aura continued to grow. His beast had to get to what was inside that mountain! But these pests were in his way, hampering his progress. Anger flashed through his ruby eyes, and he began to glow. With a speed that no one could follow he slapped both the monk and the hanyou onto the ground.

Inuyasha grimaced with pain then smirked at the monk. "Looks like we lose another round. Come on, Fluffy do you have to be such a bully!?"

Miroku fought for air as a paw pressed down on his chest. Looking first towards the hanyou who was about to lose, he exposed his neck at the Lord of the West in surrender.

Inuyasha's smile faded as he assessed the situation. "Ok you ass, I give up, you win!" The only response was a growl and more pressure from the paw that was already crushing him. "Damn it! Kagome! You can come out now! Or else your puppy's going to turn us into his personal chew toys!" He watched as Sesshomaru's fangs opened for the kill. Inuyasha closed his eyes waiting for the final strike. But nothing happened.

For the second time today he opened his eyes to find a glowing barrier had saved them both. The little girl projecting it stood below her lord's fangs just above the crushing paw. Soon she was accompanied by a fox demon that had finally awoken from his nap.

"You know Inuyasha, you really can't stay out of trouble." Shippou looked at the small miko and smiled. "Rin, you keep these two safe. I'll try to help our mom." She nodded wordlessly, concentrating on maintaining the protection. Shippou opened a pocket on his vest, and as she watched, hundreds of small mushrooms bobbed out. He picked one up and spoke to it. "You go find Kagome and tell her to get here now!" The little mushrooms bounced to the rubble that was blocking the miko from them.

Something was wrong. Sesshomaru's instincts were telling him that the child interfering below was not to be harmed. He fought with this logic; prey was prey. Then he felt it; her barrier was weakening. In a matter of moments she would falter, he would have his opportunity to kill the annoying human and hanyou she protected.

Kagome began to see a pinhole of light and then a little mushroom bounced its way toward her. The first mushroom was followed by a steady stream of them. Vigorously bouncing around, they pushed dirt and rocks away, and managed to move the last bit of the rubble, clearing a path for her.

She smiled and thought, "That's my boy!" As she wiggled out, she found Shippou waiting for her on the other side.

"Kagome you'd better hurry. It's getting a little out of hand out there."

Kagome nodded. "Shippou get the others out of here." She yelled back as she ran.

She unleashed her new power causing the air around her to distort and thicken. The aura she did encounter was familiar… but not. It was so much greater than what she was used to feeling from the powerful youkai. The energy build up she had prepared would be put to good use after all. She didn't understand what was happening and didn't have time to stop and ask, but she knew that he had to be stopped; she could not let him hurt anyone.

Sesshomaru was growing irritated with the small being. It would not move or stop protecting his prey. He lowered his head to examine the creature that did not fear him. He sniffed her scent then snorted out a warm gust hoping it would move her away. She giggled, and then became very stern.

"Lord Sesshomaru! You have to play nice or Mama will never want to play with you. Especially, if you kill Oji." The inner demon wresting for control visualized a mental picture of a raven-haired woman and the calming scent assigned to that image flashed though his mind as the child spoke. He suddenly felt an urge to abandon this prey; find the face and scent of the woman. His mind snapped back to his original objective when the small fox youkai returned grabbing hold of the girl.

"Come on Rin! We gotta go!" Shippou stated as he picked her up. Rin sighed with relief when she saw her lord abandon the two men that lost the protective barrier and started to follow her and the boy away.

"Shippou-chan put me down." She said as calmly as she could. "Are you crazy!?" he replied. "My mom will kill me if I leave you here." Rin looked over his shoulder staring at the approaching demon and became very stern. "Our Mom." She corrected. "Besides if you don't put me down my lord will kill you."

Shippou looked back to see that he was being chased. He dropped to the ground, covering the girl with his body to keep her safe. "Damn it." The explicative slipping out as he felt the demon breathe down his back. Then it stopped; all he felt was warmth and comfort. "Death isn't so bad." He pondered. He was pulled from these musings by a familiar voice.

"Young man, you do not swear! Don't make me sit Inuyasha for teaching you such language!" Shippou sighed aloud and stood to see that his mother had placed a barrier around them and was racing towards the children.

Turning to face the demon lord she ordered, "Shippou take Rin away from here." She heard a sniffle escape the little girl yet didn't take her eyes off the demon. "Rin don't worry, it's just time for your lord and I to have some play time alone."

"Ok Mama. I Love you!" Rin yelled as Shippou pulled her from the area.

Kagome smiled. "Mama, huh? I can do that." She thought with a wide grin. She stepped in front of the demon blocking his attempt to follow.

Sesshomaru was livid. That pup was his! Yet this tiny onna was standing in his way. Both beast and inner master growled as she smirked at him. She belonged to him; he knew that at least. This was the woman from his mental image. She would be the one to submit! Her power nipped along his skin, his beast reveling in the sensation, calming him as her scent wafted upwards. She would be his! His red eyes started to fade back to gold, the fear of killing her causing his primal side to recede quicker as the inner demon grasped whatever control he could. He heard her speak then.

Kagome remembered that words of Midoriko and that she should not let him return to his former self. "Do not take me lightly Sesshomaru!" Kagome commanded as she sent an arrow at the demon lord. The impact had a huge effect on his aura. She could see it swirling around him but it seemed to contract when her arrow hit. She realized that her power was great enough to at least effective him to allow him some level of control.

She took a step only to be stopped by a weak hand grasping shoulder. "Kagome…don't... He'll… kill… you." She heard Inuyasha's gasping voice but did not look back. Only when the copper scent of his blood hit her nose did she turn to find him and Miroku standing behind her bleeding from their various wounds.

"Don't worry. We'll be fine. Please leave the area quickly. I don't know that I will be able to protect you all from what I'm going to have to make him do." Miroku limped forward to tell her about Sesshomaru needing to learn control but collapsed before anyone could catch him.

A deadly growl came from above as Sesshomaru found the pesky prey from before touching HIS onna. From out of nowhere, Sango rushed to Miroku and began pulling him out of danger "Kagome… be careful." The demon slayer stated as she dragged the monk behind her. A comforting squeeze to the hand still on her shoulder and a nod to his priestess that came up behind him sent Inuyasha and Kikyo following their other companions.

Kagome turned back to the great youkai. "Please Sesshomaru, I cannot battle you long. I only have so much power for this. I might not be able to defeat you but I can help you."

Sesshomaru stood away from her, surprise clearly etched upon canine features. Why did she attack him? Wasn't she his? His eyes narrowed as his challenger approached him. He watched her draw another arrow and fire. He dodged it quickly and lunged towards her, poison welling up once again. Instinct won over logic; he showered his soon to be chew toy with a poisonous miasma.

Kagome hissed with pain, she could feel droplets burrowing into her skin but did not back down. "If you wish to defeat me you'd better get quicker." She shot another arrow; its path went blasting through his right ear. Howling in pain, Sesshomaru's beast realized that this was not a game like she told the girl. Like hunter to prey, she was attempting to kill him. The beast was angered, wanted to know why but couldn't express it. He tapped back into the power he had allowed to recede.

Kagome felt their power clash as her arrow pierced and sizzled his flesh. She watched as his power contracted further as his form rippled, his size reduced again. A small amount of fear trickled down her spine as she saw him respond to her threat. He came at her faster than her eyes could track. But the aura she felt first allowed her to evade the majority of the attack.

Poison spattered down her back. She clenched her teeth, withholding the scream, as her skin sizzled. She could feel its numbing effects immediately take hold. Her mind became hazy, yet she returned the blow with a raw power burst from her hand. He growled even more violently at her. Again his size reduced.

The two went back and forth for a while. Kagome had run out of arrows long ago. And though Sesshomaru had no injuries the miko could tell she affected him. He felt so much inner turmoil fighting her. Eevery time he attempted to retreat to allow his more logical mind to have control she would attack him.

Kagome was dizzy from the poison, exhausted from the events within the cave, and now the effort it took to get him under control her own mind began working against her.

He couldn't move and as she stumbled up to his muzzle he could smell her sweet blood. Something within him cried out at the fact that she was injured. She awkwardly patted his nose. "I'm sorry Sesshomaru." she whispered tenderly as she drew her sword.

A swipe of a poisoned claw knocked the woman onto her back several yards away. The power and effort it took for that release caused his size to condense further. The hunter would now become the prey. Each step returned him to a more familiar size as he approached, but the danger only increased.

Kagome erected a weak barrier to protect herself from the crushing paw. In her own act of desperation before she passed out she took her sword and stabbed through her barrier into the tender flesh between his toes. He leapt away. Sword stuck in his paw like a large thorn, he shook it away. Gnashing at the irritated paw, he looked back at the warrior.

She struggled to stand yet challenged him again by taking up her scythe. Kagome's clouded judgment knew this had to end quickly or she would not survive. Sesshomaru felt her weapon collide with his chest. He felt the purifying power attempting to eat away at his skin. He lunged and sank his fangs into her left shoulder calling forth his poison.

Kagome screamed as his claws pierced her chest. The poison from the bite flowed directly into her bloodstream to her heart. Grasping him with both arms she embraced him to her. He could not resist his final transformation, completing his return to his humanoid form and his logical mind regaining full control.

The power he felt was indescribable. His entire body pulsed with energy. The control he had was different. His power, all of it, was open to him even in this form. His eyes opened and mouth opened with shock he released her neck, as he gazed upon the woman still held in his arm and claw through her chest. He inwardly savored the taste of her blood on his tongue.

Sesshomaru collapsed to his knees, pulling her body into his embrace, ignoring the pain in his chest as his heart cried out with shame for damaging the miko. 'Why did you fight so?' He tasted her blood in his mouth. Smelt her blood, sweat, and fear. He nuzzled her neck, she did not respond. Leaning in till they were almost nose-to-nose he listened. Her heartbeat was slowing. He began to feel… panic. She was dying.

Before he could act a barrier surrounded them. Something began to happen. He couldn't get to his feet. His arms weren't responding to his commands. He looked down her body and found that they were both slowly turning to stone. He tried to use his power to break free, but it did not change. Their fates were sealed.

The girl came to, gasping for every breath. Slowly, she placed her hand on his cheek and tenderly traced the stripes along his cheek. Her voice gurgled from the claw that was still imbedded within her lung. "I'm sorry, she told me to not let you return. I am sorry I was not stronger." Kagome whispered so low that his hearing almost missed it. "Please… forgive me." Tears streamed down her face.

Kagome felt the stone as it began to overtake her body. A flash memory of Midoriko being in stone inside the cave flashed through her mind. Her eyes widened. 'What had she done? This is not what she thought would happen.'

"Sesshomaru, why is this… I…I'm so sorry…didn't know…" she barely choked out.

Sesshomaru remained stoic as he quickly processed her words. He felt the stone seizing his lungs, crawling up his arms. He would be locked forever, embracing and killing this woman. He didn't feel anger, just a deep grief for what had transpired between them, in their final moments. As his armor became timeless in stone, he knew what she was asking but could not fathom an answer to her question, he did not know. Sesshomaru did the one thing he could, the only thing to help soothe his racing mind she was the only creature that had ever calmed him. He tipped his head forward that final inch and kissed the miko.