WolfGear Presents: Inuyasha: Red Soul

Chapter 9: Preperation is a tough

Pairing: Kagome X Sesshomaru OCXOC

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha and Holo from spice and wolf, or Okami

Oc's Shilo Kane, Shinjuku Kane, Shinto Kane, Ishimaru Kota, Black Soul

Mental talk

Hans Schneider, master assassin of the Kane clan, sat at his desk looking over his men's reports. Shilo's escape has caused the assassin a lot of headaches, but he was glad to see his friend go free. The cross spear placed just behind him was a gift from the red wolf. He remembered the day he it was given to him.

Back then he was of a lower standing. Orange wolves weren't very common, or name Schneider for that matter, he was a foreigner; brought over from a land called Germina in the far west. General Zolo Tquip, Inutaisho's predecessor was the one that brought him here to Japan.

When he first arrived he was pushed out of social class. He was treated with a silent hate. He was different and they made him know it. One day a group of noble's son ganged up on him and beat him nearly to death. He could have defeated them easily, but if he did they would have executed him.

That is when Shilo showed up. He was nothing but a pup himself, but he backhanded the nobles' brats into submission and offers him a hand.

"You could have beaten those vermin easy. Why didn't you?" Shilo asked him.

"I couldn't I would be killed if I did. I am no one of importance." Hans said shamefully. Shilo then punched him to the ground and said. "If you're stronger then you are of more importance than those weaklings. There is no room for the spineless weaklings here, but if you're really worried about that title junk then I'll just have to give you one. I know you can be my shadow."

"Shadow?" Hans tipped his head confused. He had barely learned the language; he had no idea how him being this guy's shadow was going to help him.

"Yeah my Shadow, it a fancy way of saying body guard. Not that I need one, but I can feel the power inside you, plus my father says I need a shadow and I don't want some bratty noble tailing me around all day." Shilo huffed. The moment his father said he need a guard, nobles have been bothering him ever since. "Here you can have this." He said materializing a cross spear, it was the one General Tquip gave him from his trip, he didn't need it.

Hans caught the spear and gave it a spin and did a few practice stabs. It was like it and he were one.

"Thank milord," He bowed, only to get smacked on the head.

"Don't call me lord. You are my friend… what's your name now?" Shilo grinned embarrassed.

"Hans, Hans Schneider." He said offering his hand.

Shilo gasped it and said, "Name's Shilo Kane, glad to have you in my service." Yes that was about a thousand years ago now, and the two have been friends ever since.

Stretching his tired muscles, Hans prepared to turn in for the night. Being top assassin you'd think he'd be in the field more, but really he just manages all the other assassins. The only missions he gets are the ones Lord Shinjuku thinks are too important to leave up to the rest. Other than that he just does paperwork. That didn't mean he was rusty!

"Tophi get down from the ceiling, and bring your friend too. It'll be hundred years before you can even think of seeking up on me." Hans said using a Youkai blast to collapse the part of the ceiling they were on. The castle had a number of secret passages. One of them was the assassin's hallway which was located in almost every area of the castle, above the normal hallway.

When the dust cleared Hans' saw Tophi and the lord's new daughter, Kagome he thinks her name is. "Owe, why did you do that Hans?" Tophi whined. This was their regular route. You see Tophi is Hans apprentice and every night or so, she tries to sneak attack him; never realizing that she's become predictable.

He sighed, "You never learn do you. Now tell me why you have brought the lord's Daughter on your little adventure."

Tophi refused to meet Hans's eyes. "She told me you know where Shilo's armory is. Do you?" Kagome said taking Hans's attention away from his student. "Please, I need the equipment for trails tomorrow. I can make my own bow, but armor is something I wouldn't have the slightest idea to make. I know how hard the trials are and I won't die and leave Rin alone because I was too stupid to have the right equipment."

Hans sighed again. He's been doing a lot of that lately. "So you would trek around the castle late at night, following a blind wolf girl? All for the sake of an Inu pup?" Kagome nods. "Well that's probably the same thing Shilo would do if he were in your shoes. So I'll give you a hint to where the vault is, it's in a place that's very close to Shilo, and no one dare enter it, if they didn't want to die. Now be off with cha."

Kagome wondered the halls pondering Hans's hint. She left Tophi to watch over Rin. The little wolf girl was a bit down from once again failing to surprise her master. Her pouting face was cute to look at though. That's not what she should be thinking of, Kagome scolded herself, she needed to find the place that was close to Shilo and that no one would go on pain of death. Where in the hell could that be?

"Out late tonight, Kagome-hime," A voice said making Kagome jump. She whipped around and met the gold gaze of Inutaisho. "You should be resting for the tails tomorrow Hime. Tell me what brings you to this part of the castle?"

"Oh I couldn't sleep and thought I would take a walk, and now that you mention it I think I'm lost." Kagome nervously said looking around. She really had no idea where she was. In the corner of her eye she saw a painting of a beautiful woman. "Whose is that painting of?"

Inutaisho looked at the piece with sad eyes. "That's Lady Okana, Lord Shinjuku's late wife."

Kagome gasped. "That's Shilo's mother! She's beautiful!"

"Indeed she was. Don't let her beauty get the better of you though; she was as wild and free as her son; in fact more so. I remember the days she would spend teaching Shilo of his fox heritage and play tricks on the staff. She would even go so far as to play pranks on the local lords." Inutaisho smiled remembering the time, mother and son had pulled one of their prank on him and his sons. Placing an herb that attracted cats in their baths, worse his wife Lady Yasha thought it was funny. He suspected she was in on the deal.

"What happened to her? Lady Okana I mean." Kagome asked. Shilo never mention his mother to her, but it sounds like they were very close.

"She died," Inutaisho shook his head. "No, she was assassinated while giving birth to what would have been the lord's third pup. Those were dark times, Kagome. The former lord of the southern Hawk tribe took advantage of the peace that Lord Shinjuku maintained. He thought we were getting weak and sought to start a war. He got his wish though not what he had in mind I think."

"What do you mean?"

"Lord Shinjuku didn't sent the army or call on the lords. Instead he did something much worse; he unbound the unholy sword Kurojigoku, a sword of supreme conquest." He remembered it well the carnage that sword brought to the land. They were still recovering from it.

Kagome tilted her head curiously. "I thought you held the swords of supreme conquest, Tessaiga, Tensaiga, and Swunga."

"You are well informed, Kagome-hime, but there are more than just three swords of conquest. The Kingslayer that Lord Dove processes is one of the swords of Heaven, it holds the power to unleash the Hallowing to kill the living, and reap the dead. Kurojigoku is a sword of hell; it processes an unlimited supply of evil power, and cut open a path to hell. Konjigoku was created to counter act Kurojigoku I think it's considered a sword of earth as it doesn't use heavenly power, but some of its abilities borderline hell like." Looking out the window Inutaisho could see the sun peeking out over the horizon. "I suggest you get some sleep Kagome-Hime. The night grows short."

"Oh yes thank you Lord Inutaisho, I'll be on my way." Kagome starts to walk away, but has an idea. "One last question if you don't mind answering. Where is Lady Okana's room?"

Kagome stood outside the door where Shilo's mother had been killed. This is it. The place that was close to Shilo and no one would dare enter. She could smell it, Shilo's scent, layered over everything. Mostly in front of the bed were he lost not only his mother, but a brother he would never know. It was heart breaking, but she needed to find the vault quickly. The last person caught here was a smear on the wall when Shinjuku was done with them, Inutaisho told her.

She looked all over but didn't find anything that looked like a door to a vault. Maybe she was wrong, or maybe… she was looking the wrong way. Closing her eyes, Kagome cut herself off of all her senses till only her sixth sense was left. There hidden behind the painting of the Kane family there was a seal that smelt strongly of Shilo. Placing her hand on the painting she called out for the door of the vault to let her in or do something at least.

Well something did happen because when she opened her eyes, Kagome wasn't in Lady Okana's room, she was in a room filled wall to wall with weapons and armor for both males and females; lucky her.

Offering a pray to whatever spirit helped her. Kagome began picking though the vast amounts of armor and weapons. There was so many to choose from that she didn't know what to pick till finally she settled on a bow labeled Odin and a sword labeled Gintsu. As for armor she found a beautiful silver breast plate and grieves with a feather decoration. On the armor was a note that said "From Claire to Shilo. May your Aisha find it to her liking."

Now she was having second thoughts about taking it, but before she could place the armor back she was suddenly teleported back to her room!

"What the hell?" Kagome gasped. She still had the weapons and armor, which was good, now she just hoped Shilo wouldn't get mad for taking it. In the meantime she was finally going to get some sleep.

Meanwhile in the southern reign of Japan Sesshomaru was bored out of his mind watching over the bedridden southern lord Lady Kata. Her daughter Houki and a band of loyal guardsmen ventured out into the jungle reign, while he stay here and watch out for assassins, and keep the fire surrounding lady Kata going.

Being Firebirds having a high a temperature is normal, when they start to feel cold that's when they're in trouble. So he was feared warrior making small talk to the ill lady when she was conscious enough to talk.

"Sesshomaru-san, please tell me of this new princess Shinjuku has gotten his hands on. Is she going to be his new mate?" Lady Kata was active gossiper and loved to hear the latest news. So far she has been able to ground out quite a bit of information from the Inu. The secret wasn't so much asking for the truth, but saying the wrong thing and getting corrected.

He knew this and yet he still answered. "No, Kagome-hime was brought to Lord Shinjuku by Shilo to be his replacement as heir. Why this was allowed I do not know. I do know that she currently is not intended to anyone."

Kata grinned. "Kagome it is. I surprised that you remember her name despite just meeting her. Perhaps you feel something for her?"

"Impossible," Sesshomaru scoffed. Kata frowned at the Inu's attitude.

"You do realize that the one to mate with her will become ruler of the lands right? So either you or Ishimaru will end up with her." Sesshomaru glared and muttered something. Kata turned serious. "Shinjuku doesn't want to rule, in fact neither did Shinto. He just wanted peace to return to the land, and he took on the burden of maintaining that peace, and then Shinjuku picked up the torch. So listen to me well Sesshomaru. Despite all the power Shinjuku has, why does he let Shilo run free? Anyone else would either force him to submit or kill him. Why doesn't Shinjuku do this you ask? It's because deep down he wants to do the same thing. Call it the rambling of an old woman, but think really hard and ask yourself why do you want to rule?"

"I Sesshomaru have no desire to rule. All I desire to test my strength against the mightiest of foes." He stated before falling silent once again. Kata sighed youngsters these days.

Back at the castle Kagome awoke from her sleep, ate a light meal, and headed down to the entrance of the trails. Standing there was Shinjuku, who waited patiently for the wolf miko to take her place at the gate.

"This is a very special place Kagome. Here you darkest nightmare will come to life, and the spirits will test you to your limits. There is no telling who, or what you'll see, but you must face it with resolve." He looked up at the misty peaks and remembers his own trail. "It helps to remember you have someone to return too. Remember that Kagome." He walked away and a thick misty engulfed entire area. Kagome took one step through the gate and disappeared in the mist.

Author's note

I'm ending this one short. Just so I can start fresh and come up with better material for the next chapter.