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"You can do it, Tsukune!" Kurumu cheered as the human boy swung Belmont. A beetle youkai was killed by the power of the Ghoul's Youki.

Tsukune was breathing heavily; he had been training for hours. The dark haired boy looked at Ruby, searching for a sign of pain. The young witch seemed to be perfectly fine, and the human smiled when she nodded. He had succeeded.

Tsukune sat on the grass as his friends came over to him to sit by. "I did it!" Tsukune exclaimed. Ruby nodded, smiling as she took of the chain that was wrapped around her body.

"I felt nothing," The witch commented, "You can control the flow of Youki perfectly. I think you're ready to train with Moka."

Tsukune's eyes widened as he looked at Outer Moka. The idea of him fighting against a Super Vampire was not a very nice thought, but Inner Moka insisted.

"Maybe," Tsukune said and looked at the Rosario, "but I need to rest a little first, even with Youki inside of me I'm still a human," The boy said, taking deep breaths. Moka nodded and smiled timidly.

The human was really exhausted, so they sat in there, chatting happily about everything. His friends told him about all the things that happened in school the two days he had been training within the mirror. He had been inside it until it was night in the Youkai Gakuen world, and he would come out just for sleep. When he opened his eyes, he was inside the mirror again.

"Taking a rest, I see." They all turned to look at the headmaster, who was smiling evilly, looking at Tsukune with his glowing eyes.

"Chairman-sama." Tsukune said, standing. "I was just…"

The girls were standing by him, looking at Exorcist. "Chairman-sama, Tsukune made it. He can control the flow of Youki," Ruby informed, "with that the Holy Lock will be safe. Now he was only taking a rest before he started to train with Moka." Chairman nodded.

"Jejeje," Exorcist said, "good job boy. With this new ability you will be safe from the evil spirit that resides inside of you. As long as you can control the Youki's direction, the Holy Lock won't be affected by its power and your soul won't be consumed by the Ghoul's presence."

Tsukune nodded and smiled as he looked at Moka. She smiled back, but was a smile that failed to hide the sadness she felt. Tsukune was aware of the feel of guilt that assaulted Moka every time they talked about the Ghoul. He was about to tell her that it was okay, but he was interrupted by Chairman.

"Your training with Moka is a good idea. You will come to realize that the Youki control is not as easy as when you don't have Belmont in your hands. And it should be even harder when you fight a strong opponent." Exorcist chuckled, "but still, you have made a great advance. It's good to know that, considering all the problems Sesshomaru went through to retrieve Belmont. Jejeje."

The eyes of Tsukune and the girls widened when they heard the name of the silver haired man.

"Sesshomaru-sama?" Kokoa asked, "Do you know where he is?" Chairman looked at her, smiling.

"No. He disappeared after he brought me the whip," Exorcist replied. "Jejeje. He was badly injured," Exorcist laughed evilly.

All the faces showed their shock as they heard that. Sesshomaru… injured? "But… what happened to him?" Kokoa asked. Exorcist smiled bigger and Lillith appeared from behind him.

"I think a look won't harm anyone. It could even become a little push for the boy, actually." Exorcist said to the little Fairy. Lillith nodded and descended to the ground.

After her little finger touched it, the dirt began to rise and stopped when it formed a big mirror. "With this you will be able to see what happened," Lillith informed.

They all nodded and stepped closer to the crystal as Sesshomaru was shown in it. The silver haired man was talking to Lillith and then crossed over the big lake flying. The mirror showed Sesshomaru as he crossed the black path, killing the representations of the people of his past.

"Who are they?" Kurumu asked looking at Lillith.

"They are copies that are the test of the black path." The Fairy replied. "They are people that have a kind of relation with Sesshomaru-sama. The thing about this test is that the clones that appeared are the ones he would hardly harm."

"But he still did it," Moka said.

"Yes. That's the hardest part of the test, to kill the people you wouldn't hurt," Lillith looked at the mirror again.

"Jejeje. That's right. He didn't show any regret though. The first one, for example, was his younger brother, Inuyasha. A Hanyou," Exorcist informed.

The eyes of the girls widened. "A Hanyou?" Kokoa asked. Tsukune looked at her and judging by her face he assumed that been a Hanyou was not a good thing.

"What's a Hanyou?" the boy asked, looking at Moka.

"A half-breed; it's a being born from a Youkai and a human." The vampire explained.

"I can't believe Sesshomaru-sama is related to such trash," Kokoa whispered. Exorcist chuckled.

"Jejeje. That's not all. All the copies except for the little kid with the tail, the man with long black hair, the woman wearing the kimono and with ruby eyes, and the little green thing, were human copies," The headmaster explained.

They all looked at the big mirror just when Sesshomaru was facing the little black haired girl. The girl had tears in her eyes and walked towards him calling his name. Sesshomaru swung his hand with no emotion on his face and his Youki whip tore the girl's body. They all gasped at the sight of the blank expression on his face.

"He killed her with no hesitation, desu," Yukari said, her mouth covered by her hands.

"Not even a moment of doubt," Kurumu said as she furrowed her eyebrows.

"It was just an illusion," Sesshomaru said and began to walk. Tsukune widened his eyes.

"He was very aware about the magic of the path. That's why he didn't have any doubt," The human said. They all looked at him and smiled.

'He is always trying to see the good part of the others,' Moka thought, blushing as she remembered the day they met.

"Could you show us the important part, Lillith?" Exorcist asked, smiling. The Fairy looked at him and nodded.

The images on the mirror changed and showed Sesshomaru walking inside a cave of glowing walls. There was something strange though, bolts were surrounding his body. Tsukune looked at Moka, who looked back at him. 'It's the same thing that happens to Moka when water enters in contact with her body,' the boy thought. Lillith guessed what he was thinking and spoke.

"Those bolts of energy are the signs of his Youki crashing against the sacred energy that surrounded the mountain. The holy atmosphere was suppressing his Youkai power," the Fairy explained and looked at the mirror again, "it's amazing that he didn't show any sign of the effects of the energy. Most Youkai would have been purified."

Sesshomaru was looking at a stone altar, "Are you going to hide forever?" he asked looking at the ceiling. Behind the silver haired youkai appeared a tall blonde, a man that made Tsukune and the girls to gasp.

"Kuyou!" They yelled and looked at Exorcist. "How!?" they demanded to know.

"Jejeje. I can't kill a student. So I locked him inside the mirror as a punishment for what he did," The headmaster explained simply.

They looked at the mirror again, "You noted my presence and discovered my identity, huh? Impressive," Kuyou commented. "And you're capable of walk in the middle of this atmosphere. There's no doubt you're strong," Kuyou smiled, "I assume you're the one chairman sent to retrieve Belmont?"

Sesshomaru looked at him with a blank expression, "and you are the Kitsune that is guarding the whip." Kuyou's smile widened.

"Yes, I'm Kuyou," Sesshomaru furrowed his eyebrows.

"Give me the whip," The silver haired Youkai ordered. Kuyou smiled bigger and looked at the whip that was wrapped around his waist before he looked at Sesshomaru again.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. I passed through big troubles to obtain it," Kuyou said, caressing Belmont.

"Humph. Then I'll just have to take it," Sesshomaru raised his hand and Kuyou began to laugh.

"Good. It's been a while since the last time I fought someone strong enough to enter this place. This will be fun," the smile on Kuyou's face disappeared.

"Despicable creature, do you think you're the right opponent for this Sesshomaru?" The silver haired youkai thundered his fingers.

"I know I am," Kuyou charged against Sesshomaru, forming a fire ball in his hands.

The Kitsune stopped suddenly in front of the silver haired youkai and the flames in his hand extended and wrapped around Sesshomaru, engulfing him. "I was wrong. He wasn't that strong," Kuyou said.

The faces of the girls were shocked. They remembered when they fought against Kuyou, the intensity of the fire he created. Their eyes widened when Sesshomaru emerged from the flames and charged against Kuyou, piercing his chest with his claws, making all the way out through his chest.

"What the…?" Sesshomaru threw him against one of the walls. "Annoying," The silver haired youkai said and walked to the body.

"Just one move," Moka whispered. The eye of her Rosario glowed and she looked down. Inner Moka was watching too.

"That was amazing," Kokoa said, but widened her eyes when Sesshomaru stopped with Kuyou standing in front of him. Sesshomaru furrowed his eyes.

"Well, well. It seems that I underestimated the power you have," Kuyou said and fire surrounded his body. "I never thought I'd have to use this form again so soon. Congratulations." The flames disappeared and the hybrid form of Kuyou was shown.

"What is that?" Kokoa asked.

"That's the final battle form of Kuyou," Tsukune explained.

"Disgusting," Sesshomaru stated and thundered his fingers, "die."

The silver haired youkai leaped up and descended at full speed against Kuyou leaving behind him projections of himself with his claws glowing. Kuyou stopped his attack with one hand. Sesshomaru grabbed his arm with his other hand, this one glowing green too. Kuyou smiled bigger and Sesshomaru used his strength to free himself and leap back.

"That green glow…" Tsukune muttered.

"Venom," Lillith answered. Tsukune looked at her and nodded.

"Not even a mark," Kuyou said showing his arm to Sesshomaru and smiling evilly. He walked to Sesshomaru, "my turn." The Kitsune leaped into the air and extended his tails towards Sesshomaru.

The silver haired youkai moved aside and dodged the attacks and charged, using his energy whip to attack. Kuyou used one of his tails to block Sesshomaru's attack. The other three tails attacked Sesshomaru, but he dodged them and charged again with his claws. Sesshomaru swung his claws, but Kuyou dodged them. The rocks under Kuyou were destroyed by the force of Sesshomaru and Kuyou passed through a giant hole in the ceiling of the cave.

"Come on. There's more space out here!" The voice of the Kitsune called. Sesshomaru leaped and exited through the same hole. He barely landed when he moved to avoid an attack from behind. The bolts around Sesshomaru's body were bigger out there. "Shall we continue?" Kuyou asked, smirking.

"I don't get it," Kokoa said. "Sesshomaru-sama is affected by the sacred energy. But that guy seems fine."

"That's because of Belmont's power. Kuyou was using it to suppress the effect of the sacred energy," Lillith explained.

"That's not fair," Kokoa whispered.

Sesshomaru and Kuyou were fighting equally. They had the same strength and same speed but, Kuyou had an advantage, he hadn't to worry about the energy that was surrounding them. The Kitsune connected his fist to Sesshomaru's face, sending him flying. The silver haired youkai spun in the middle of the air to land on his feet; bowing to dodge the tails of Kuyou. He attacked and his own fist connected to Kuyou's nose that sent him airborne into a rock that was destroyed by the force of the impact.

The Kitsune charged and swung his four tails against the silver haired youkai. Sesshomaru evaded three of them, but the fourth reached his chest and sent him soaring back several feet. His school jacket and shirt were burned where the tail hit. Sesshomaru lashed his whip against Kuyou. The Kitsune dodged it, but Sesshomaru used that time to attack while he was distracted. He swung his claws against Kuyou, who jumped to dodge them.

The giant rock Kuyou had been standing on exploded. The smile on kuyou's face had disappeared; he was pissed. He swung his tails against his opponent. Sesshomaru dodged them easily and lashed his whip again. Kuyou leaped out of the way and launched three fire balls at him but Sesshomaru tore them apart with his claws.

Sesshomaru was breathing hard with a growl deep in his chest. His Youki tried to flare but the sacred atmosphere reduced it. "Tired?" Kuyou mocked. Sesshomaru attacked him, dodging the tails and fire flames that tried to stop him. When he reached Kuyou he swung his claws over his head but the Kitsune leaped back to dodge them. Sesshomaru flinched when big bolts surrounded his body.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" Kokoa yelled as she saw the four tails of Kuyou piercing the silver haired youkai's chest and stomach. The eyes of the group's members widened, Moka covered her mouth with her hands.

"Remember this is just a projection of the past," Lillith reminded when she noted the tears that were formed in Kokoa's eyes, "you don't have to cry."

"I wasn't crying. Something got in my eye," The younger vampire argued, brushing her eyes.

They looked at the mirror again in time to see when Sesshomaru used his claws to tear the tails apart. He leaped and gained distance from Kuyou, blood pouring from his wounds and mouth, staining his tattered clothing. He was still standing straight and proudly despite everything.

"I think the end of this game is getting closer," Kuyou was surrounded by his bleeding tails and flames, "now I'll finish this with one more attack." The Kitsune raised his hand and formed a fire ball between his fingers. Sesshomaru furrowed his eyebrows and bared his fangs.

"Sesshomaru-sama!" A voice yelled. They all gasped when they saw Lillith flying over the two fighters. "The whip! Belmont has the ability to suppress magic and the holy energy has no effect on the youkai that uses it!" Lillith yelled. Sesshomaru widened his eyes.

"You!" Kuyou yelled at Lillith, "now that you're here, I'll kill you and I will be free!" The Kitsune launched the fire in his hand against her little form. The attack exploded and engulfed her, but the group noted a shadow that appeared in front of her just seconds before the flames surrounded her, they all gasped when Sesshomaru erupted from the flames and landed on a ledge.

His body was burned. His jacket and his shirt were gone, leaving his wounds visible. He was breathing heavily. "Look," Tsukune pointed at Sesshomaru, he had Lillith clutched against his chest. "He protected her," the boy muttered, looking at Lillith who was smiling timidly.

"Bastard!" Kuyou yelled. Sesshomaru made Lillith move aside.

"Get out of here. You hinder me," He ordered. Lillith nodded and flew away.

"Damn you!" Kuyou yelled and Sesshomaru eyebrows furrowed before he charged, avoiding the tails of his opponent. He punched Kuyou on his chest and flung him backward. Sesshomaru leaped and swung his claws but Kuyou dodged the attack and launched various fire balls against him. Sesshomaru passed over Kuyou's head and landed behind him. Kuyou charged but Sesshomaru leaped back to dodge him.

Sesshomaru continued with these movements, dodging his attacks as he slowly escalated the mountain. The silver haired Youkai, almost in the top, moved aside to avoid the tails of the Kitsune and swung his hand, directing his energy whip against Kuyou. The whip hit him in the chest.

"It worked," Mizore said. Her friends noted the burn mark on Kuyou's chest.

The Kitsune swung his tails again, but Sesshomaru only dodged three of them, and the fourth one pierced his left shoulder. Sesshomaru tore it apart and leaped up again as he swung his whip against his enemy.

The Taiyoukai landed at the top of the mountain and Kuyou landed in front of him. "Did you decide to surrender? Or you got tired of running?" Kuyou said as he smiled evilly. The Kitsune formed his meteor between his fingers again. "Then, now that you decided not to be a coward anymore, I'll finish you quickly as a reward," Kuyou shot his meteor against Sesshomaru, "you'll never be able to defeat me as long as I have Belmont suppressing the effect of the holy energy."

"Scum; this Sesshomaru doesn't need a whip to protect him from the effects of this sacred field," The silver haired youkai growled. "Die!" he leaped against the fire attack, entering the meteor.

Kuyou looked at the flames and turned around. Tsukune and the girls gasped when Sesshomaru came out from the fire and charged against the Kitsune. He swung his left claws horizontally to decapitate his opponent, and used his right claws to destroy his body. Kuyou's head rolled on the ground until it stopped, his face looking up at Sesshomaru. "Impossible. How did you…?" he whispered.

"The holy energy is weaker up here. I discovered it when you attacked the Fairy. My demonic energy is still suppressed though. This little amount of power is all I needed to defeat you," Sesshomaru explained with his hand raised.

"W-wait! I saw you. When you were on the black road. You killed humans," Kuyou said. Sesshomaru's eyebrows furrowed as he lowered his hand. "You hate humans, I hate them too. Let me tell you, there's a human inside Youkai Gakuen." The girls looked at Tsukune, who had his eyebrows furrowed and a preoccupied expression on his face. "Let me live and we can go out and kill him and his youkai friends. I know you hate humans too, you're like me," The head bargained.

"Tsukune…" Moka whispered. The boy looked at her with preoccupation.

"Scum; how dare you to compare a piece of trash like you to this Sesshomaru?" The head exploded when the energy whip of Sesshomaru touched it.

Sesshomaru turned and walked to Belmont to grab it. He turned and walked to the edge of the mountain's top and leaped to descend. He landed in front of the cave's entrance and began to walk away. They noted the state of his body. He was badly injured. Blood poured from his wounds and he had burns all over his chest and arms.

He looked deep in thought. "Kill the human and his friends," he said to himself. Tsukune widened his eyes and the girls gasped. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and leaped to fly over the dirt where the black road had been, "I couldn't care less."

The atmosphere over the human and his friends relaxed. Sesshomaru flew over the forest and landed after he passed the lake. He looked at Lillith, "you made it. You actually defeated him," The Fairy stated, amazed, but began to shiver when Sesshomaru looked annoyed. "I mean… of course you did. I never doubted it," Lillith formed a mirror with the dirt, just like the one they were using to look at the events. A bright white light surrounded Sesshomaru who disappeared.

The images in the big mirror faded and the dirt descended until it melted with the rest of the soil. Exorcist chuckled, making all of them to look at him.

"He then came to my office, gave me Belmont and walked out to the forest, jejeje," he explained.

"I hope he is okay, he was badly injured," Kurumu said crossing her arms over her chest. She didn't realized what she had said, though.

Kokoa was about to speak, she was going to say that they needed to look for him, but Tsukune was faster. "We have to find him," he stated. The girls looked at him, shocked.

"But, Tsukune… He was thinking about killing us! desu." Yukari commented. The rest of the girls, excluding Kokoa, nodded.

"Still, he was injured because he fought to retrieve Belmont; plus I'm doing all this training to control my youki with the help of that whip," Tsukune turned and looked at Lillith, "let me out."

Lillith hesitated and looked at exorcist. "Jejeje. It's Ok," The man with glowing eyes allowed, "it'll save me from searching him myself." All of them sweat dropped.

Lillith nodded and transported them to the Youkai Gakuen world.

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"Did you find him?" Tsukune asked.

The girls shook their heads. The human furrowed his brows. They needed to find him, he was badly injured and was an easy prey for anyone who wanted revenge or to gain some sort of fame within the school.

"The sun is setting," Kurumu commented. Tsukune looked at her and then at the orange sky.

"We need to hurry," Tsukune stated.

"Maybe we should look for him in his room," Mizore suggested.

"The headmaster said he walked into the forest, desu," Yukari recalled.

They were tired after running through the forest looking for the Taiyoukai. "We have to find him and be sure that he is ok, please," Kokoa pleaded. The girls and the human looked at her before nodding.

"We have enough time to look for him one more time. But we'll remain together this time. It's getting dark already," Tsukune ordered. The girls nodded and started following him into the trees.

The eyes that followed them glowed.

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Sesshomaru opened his eyes when he felt a powerful Youki. It was coming from the forest. He looked up at his swords, Tenseiga was pulsating. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes and walked towards the open window, focusing his sense of smell on the direction the Youki was coming from.

'Those girls and the human are there,' he thought. But there was someone else. The Taiyoukai turned around as he felt Tenseiga pulsating again and walked towards the wall to retrieve his father's memento.

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