Inuyasha

Love's Sacrifice

Chapter 10

Evil Presence

April 5, 2017

They had found out from the powerful priestess Hitomiko that even as powerful as Kagome was her powers were being repressed some how by someone or something. The group had helped her rid herself of Naraku's presence in the area that she protects now after helping Hitomiko the village was returning back to normal. Hitomiko was interested in their group three full demons, a half demon, a Priestess, Monk, and a Demon hunter we all working together to destroy the evil Naraku and if she could help in any way she thought it wise to inform them of the Priestess's power being restrained, if they could find out how and why then they could defeat the evil Hanyou.

The large group was now heading west again still intent on putting the children inside the safety of the Western Castle. "Kagome, I'm going to see Kaede, she may have more information on your powers being sealed. I'll catch up with you later." Inuyasha said as he stopped in the middle of the path they were following.

"Alright be careful Inuyasha. Tell Lady Kaede hello for me." Kagome said and smiled brightly back at him. She knew Kaede had more knowledge about her powers than anyone else since she had came to this time she had always sought her out for answer's.

"From all of us Inuyasha." Sango said and smiled.

"Yeah, yeah..." Inuyasha said and waved his hand over his head as he headed towards Inuyasha's forest back towards Edo Village. He traveled alone for the first time in years he felt lonely not hearing the others follow behind him, the endless chit chat that meant nothing at all, but he missed it so he sped his pace so he could return to his friends faster.

It didn't take long until he was on the edge of Edo Village he followed to old priestess's sent and found her tending her small garden outside her hut. "Kaede, I have something to tell you and I questions for you." he said as he stopped and looked at her just outside her small garden area.

"Ah Inuyasha, what is it ye are curious about?" Kaede asked curiously as she stood up dusted her knees off then picked up her small basket and headed for the inside of her hut. They made their way into her hut, she placed her basket down on the other side of her fire pit and she kneeled down on the mat waiting for him to speak.

"Kaede, Kikyou is gone. Killed by Naraku again I couldn't save her again..." Inuyasha said sadly as he sat in the hut with his legs crossed Indian style and his arms folded inside his robe of the Fire Rat.

"Oh Inuyasha, I'm sure ye did all ye could to save my sister. But after all these years of hardship she is finally free, do not morn her. The two of ye have suffered more then most should ever have to, it is time for ye move on from my dear sister and live ye own life again." Kaede said wisely hoping that the young Hanyou would take her advice and find someone else to love.

"I don't know how Kaede, I lost Kikyou to Naraku twice now then I lost Kagome to Sesshomaru. How can I possibly find someone else and move on to find love. I guess I couldn't love Kagome because Kikyou was still walking around but now both are gone from me forever." Inuyasha said softly as he stared down at her fire pit.

"Inuyasha ye will find what ye are looking for when the time is right. But right now we must focus on the present and defeating Naraku. I'm afraid that Kagome will have to take my sisters place as the Shikon Jewel protector." Kaede said sadly as she watched Inuyasha.

"She can't her powers are being sealed. With all the powers she has shown us its kind of scary to find out the bulk of her powers are sealed away by something or someone." Inuyasha said as he glanced over at the old woman.

"I'd say Inuyasha it's the Shikon Jewel itself that has sealed her powers. It was dormant inside her from birth and it could feel she was as strong or stronger than my sister. Magatsuhi the evil presence in the Jewel probably feared her powers. That is the only real reason for her powers to be sealed." Kaede as she watched Inuyasha.

~*~*~*~ With Sesshomaru's group ~*~*~*~

"Huh what was that?" Kagome said suddenly as she stopped and looked towards her right with her hand over her heart.

"You felt that as well Lady Kagome?" Miroku asked curiously as he and Sango approached her quickly looking in the same direction.

"Uh hum. Pure evil, I don't even get this feeling from Naraku." Kagome said narrowing her eyes the sky was darkening. "And what ever it is, it is coming for us." she said as she looked over to Sesshomaru who was also looking at her.

"We must find an open area quickly." Sesshomaru said firmly and pointed in the direction they were looking to see clear rocky terrain. They all nodded and followed the demon lord trusting him to be able to fend off the evil that was approaching them quickly.

Once they reached the area selected by Sesshomaru a demon landed in front of them with what looked to be blue and red armor white long hair, pale skin with blue stripe under his eyes and blue lips. His arms were more of a gray tentacle's.

'Sesshomaru no longer has a sword to fight with.' Kagome thought worriedly as she glanced at Tenseiga on his side. She pulled her bow from her shoulder and stood their with an arrow notched just in case she needed to step in.

The first attack by passed Sesshomaru and went after the boy Kohaku, everyone got out of the way quickly as the tentacle right arm of the demon extended towards them again.

"Ignoring me is unwise." Sesshomaru said as he attacked the demon in front of him cutting of it's right arm that regenerated easily and quickly.

"What a week demon." the interloper said as he took a couple steps back looking at Sesshomaru like he was mud under his feet.

Sesshomaru didn't like this arrogant demon and intended on killing him quickly so he attack dodging the tentacle like arms easily and piercing the demon through where its heart should have been.

"Phew...and we were worried." Shippou said from the back of A-Un.

"It's not over yet Shippou." Kagome said in a quiet warning tone she had noticed that Sesshomaru had yet to back away from this demon.

"Have you figured out exactly how weak you are demon?" the demon said as new tentacle like spears shot out of its back curving around to kill Sesshomaru.

Sesshomaru for his part was no fool he knew for some reason his attack had been unsuccessful and was watching his opponent for any moves. When he saw it he jumped away quickly his arm burned from poison, his own poison had done no harm to the demon in front of him which was irritating beyond belief and he narrowed his eyes at this enemy. "Naraku is such a pain creating creatures like you to fight his battles."

"Do not lump me in with that half demon." the demon said then laughed hysterically as it attacked Sesshomaru attacking several times and landing a couple of spiked tentacle's wounding Sesshomaru's pelt.

"Lord Sesshomaru! Rin get down." Kohaku said as he threw his demon hunter weapon then jumped off of A-Un with the intention of helping the demon lord just to be caught.

"Kohaku!" Kagome yelled and pulled back an arrow but didn't release because Sesshomaru was going after the boy. She watched in horror as Sesshomaru's arm was pierced by the tentacle's several times. She drew back again intending to free them both to find Inuyasha there with Tessaiga cutting of the offending arm.

"Bastard! You must be Naraku's latest trash!" Inuyasha said as Kagome let her arrow fly at the demon hoping to purify it before more wounds could be accumulated.

"Sesshomaru, Inuyasha something is different about this demon he's not an incarnation of Naraku's!" Kagome said as she stood between her friends who were now taking care of the unconscious Kohaku. She watched as the demon dodged her arrow easily, she notched another arrow, but this had caught the demons attention and he locked eyes with her. Her eye's turned dull blue and she dropped her bow and arrow then fell to her knees then the rest of the way to the ground unconscious.

"Kagome!" Sango, Miroku, and Shippou yelled together as they stared at her shocked. Sesshomaru turned around to see her unconscious on the ground there was no blood, no wound he was confused she hadn't been attacked at all.

"All of you get out of here you are in the way!" Sesshomaru said as he returned his attention back to this irritating demon. "You too Inuyasha protect them as they escape."

"Not on your life, you are too badly wounded I'll take over here you leave with them and protect them." Inuyasha said as he smirked back at his older brother knowing he would never leave him to finish his battle but wanted to prove a point, that he was willing to cross burnt bridges to help protect his friends.

"I need no help from you." Sesshomaru said as his eyes turned red and his face elongated into a snout of his true form releasing all his pent up repressed demon aura. With all four legs again he was an impressive sight he attacked quicker than the eye could see and took the demon's head off. The body however kept attacking trying to get Kohaku's jewel shard as the small group of children and humans left on the back of A-Un and Kirara.

Inuyasha cut the limbs off again while the head laughed inside Sesshomaru's teeth. "Who the hell are you anyway?" he asked irritated.

"Ah since you've finally asked who I am I'll tell you. I am Magatsuhi" the demon said as his body separated and surrounded Sesshomaru's true form causing him to growl out menacingly.

"The evil demons sealed away inside the Shikon Jewel, you are the one that sealed Kagome's spiritual powers aren't you!" Inuyasha said angrily as he held Tessaiga off to the side. He couldn't attack with out hurting Sesshomaru. "I'll take you down and break your hold on my friend!"

"Alright go ahead and try and if you succeed I'll take this dog with me." Magatsuhi said and laughed again tightening his hold on Sesshomaru the tentacle's continued to encompass the huge dog until he was unable to be seen at all.

'His true power in this form is his brute strength. He is a dog after all but from the look of it not a bright one. If he would just think he would reverse the transformation and be able to break free easily. But right now that won't occur to him.' Jaken thought kind of shaking his head . A bright pink glow was coming though the cracks in all the body parts of Magatsuhi. "Lord Sesshomaru!" he yelled out worried for his master. "That's Lord Sesshomaru for you!" he said excited.

Sesshomaru landed then turned back to glare at his imp demon companion to say 'I know what you were just thinking.'

"Oh my lord I wasn't thinking anything bad I swear." the imp said cowering slightly.

"Yeah right Imp you were thinking that this dumb dog would just transform back he could escape weren't you?" Inuyasha said arrogantly as he glanced back at the imp as well.

Jaken scurried back shaking his head no. "Of course not Lord Sesshomaru I have nothing but the highest faith in you!" then fell to his knees bowing.

"Now Inuyasha you destroy the body and I will kill this demon once and for all." Sesshomaru said as he drew Tenseiga then jumped into the air and attacked as spot close to the head of Magatsuhi. Which caused a scar to from crossing Magatsuhi's left eye. But then his body reacted creating a block-aid between Sesshomaru and the soul of Magatsuhi.

"That sword is useless against this body. Now die you weak demon!" Magatsuhi said as he pierced Sesshomaru though his armor covering his chest then surrounded the demon lord apparently to crush him and kill him for good.

"Sesshomaru, I won't leave you here to die!" Inuyasha yelled as he jumped up and started hacking away at the demon's body to try and free his brother. 'If you die now Kagome will be crushed and blame herself. She will have that pup to raise on her own and I don't know if she can do it by herself. You had better still be alive!' he thought frantically trying to save his brother.

A blinding blue light showed between the gaps in the demon's body then it started to denigrate around Sesshomaru. He glanced up and saw the familiar old sword-smith and his cow flying above them. 'Totosai, if he's here then this light is the sword he for-told I was to have that wasn't an heirloom from father but my own.' Sesshomaru thought as he held a sword in his hand that wasn't Tensiega.

"You've finally found your sword Sesshomaru. This is Bakusaiga and as I said before it is not an heirloom from your father this one is all yours made from your own will and power." Totosai said as he watched from a distance.

Sesshomaru used his sword against Magatsuhi's head and destroyed it as well since the body was no longer any use for Naraku, every part that his sword touched was being destroyed and if an undamaged part of the body touched the damaged parts it would be destroyed as well. "He escaped." he said as he watched the dark evil clouds dispersing.

"Time for us to find the others." Sesshomaru said as he turned and walked away intent on fining his mate quickly. A few minutes later they found the group in a small clump of tree's for safety. Kagome and Kohaku were still unconscious.

"Can I see Bakusaiga Sesshomaru?" Totosai asked curiously as he watched the demon lord kneeling down to his young human mate. He smiled as Sesshomaru held the sword up with out taking his attention from his mate.

Sesshomaru used one hand to touch her face softly she groaned slightly as she began to wake up. "Kagome are you alright?" he asked softly.

"Yeah... I guess..." Kagome said weakly.

"Sesshomaru this sword was inside of you all along waiting for you to give up your obsession with Tessaiga. I will make you a scabbard for Bakusaiga." Totosai said as Sesshomaru stood up and put the sword at his side carefully.

"That will wait until we are at the castle." Sesshomaru said as he picked up Kagome and held her tightly against his chest. The wound in his chest and his arm was painful but his mate was unconscious again and unable to defend herself so no mater the pain he would protect her. "From here on we will be moving faster and flying." he said and looked around at the others daring them to contradict him.

"Lead the way Lord Sesshomaru." Miroku said as he watched Kirara transform. He helped put Kohaku on A-Un so he could lay there with Jaken, Rin, and Shippou. He then walked over and got on Kirara behind Sango who was watching Kohaku nervously.

"Come along Inuyasha we don't have time to waist." Totosai said as he waved the young man over. Sesshomaru smirked at the look on Inuyasha's face it was priceless first confusion then uncertainty then irritation at the fact that Totosai had just brought attention to him being the last one trying to find a ride.

"We're leaving!" Sesshomaru said and took off using his demon aura to take flight. The others followed closely behind him including Inuyasha riding behind Totosai which was a funny sight in itself.

~*~*~*~ At the Castle ~*~*~*~

Sesshomaru landed in the court yard like normal to find his staff standing there ready to greet him. "Lord Sesshomaru you're hurt and Lady Kagome is she alright?" Himeko asked as she stepped forward after sending someone to get the castle's doctor.

"My wounds are inconsequential see that everyone gets rooms." Sesshomaru said as he walked by his staff and into the castle, he made his way up the stairs and to their shared rooms. He laid his mate down genitally brushing the hair out of her eyes and covering her up to rest. 'Inuyasha said her powers were sealed by Magatsuhi, is his grip on her powers stronger now that he has manifested outside of the jewel?' he thought as he took off his damaged armor to let it regenerate like it usually does. He pulled off his top as well to check his own wounds.

"My Lord you have some serious injuries." the castle's doctor said as he walked into the room.

Sesshomaru growled out a warning he didn't like being waked in on especially by a member of his staff when he was wounded. Doctor or not Sesshomaru was the Lord of this castle and couldn't show any weakness to his subjects. "Check my mate fool not me, I will be fine in a day or so." he said irritated.

"As you wish My Lord." the doctor said as he walked over to Kagome and checked her over. "My Lord as best as I can tell her body is in shock, her spiritual powers are almost non existent at this point. Her body is coping with it by shutting down to give her powers time to regenerate." he said as he stood up and looked at his lord to find he had put on another undamaged top.

"My Lord Master Totosai requests your presence." Himeko said as she walked into the room curiously looking at Sesshomaru's swords to find Tokijin gone and a new sword at her masters side.

"Very well." Sesshomaru said then turned and left the room with the Dr. and Himeko right behind him intent on letting Kagome rest. "We will be here for some time Himeko have the staff prepare dinner. When we leave Jaken and the children will be staying here, except the demon slayer boy he will come with us."

"As you wish My Lord." Himeko said as she followed her master she had changed into her armor just in case something was coming. Arriving the way they had put the staff on alert and he was glad to see they were all on their toes guarding the walls.

"Himeko send word out to the warriors at their homes that they are required again to protect the western boarder and keep look out for any sign of Naraku his incarnation, or Magatsuhi. So I can kill them." Sesshomaru said as he walked over to Totosai who had made himself comfortable in the middle of the court yard ready to make the scabbard for Bakusaiga.

"Yes My Lord!" Himeko said and disappeared from his side quickly to do his bidding.

"Ah Sesshomaru your sword please." Totosai said as he held his hand out for Bakusaiga.

Sesshomaru pulled his sword out from it's place at his side and handed it to the sword-smith. "Unless you truly need me for this Totosai I have things to do." he said coldly trying to impress upon the demon he didn't want to watch a scabbard being created.

"Of course Sesshomaru, you want to be at your mates side it's only natural. I shall be done by tomorrow." Totosai said as he looked the sword over critically then watched as Sesshomaru left him.