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Chapter 11: Break Open

Last time: She screamed against the gag and thrashed against his hold. Before she could, he pinned her legs down with his knees. He felt the bones groan in her thighs, and with a little more pressure, they snapped. Another muffled scream tore from the miko's throat. It would be so arousing if he could really hear her scream, but for now, a muffled one will have to do.

He leaned down over her and licked away her tears. "Mm. You taste as good as you look." He smiled a wicked grin.

Now:

A horrified shriek shattered the once still morning air. The scream was high pitched, and Sesshomaru recognized it instantly. He was out of his study and down the stairs in a blur of white.

'Rin!' What was wrong with her? She wasn't hurt, but she was terrified.

He sped faster to his daughter. However, he was unprepared for what stumbled upon. He felt himself pass through a barrier of some sort then the smell hit him.

Blood.

It stained the pristine white flower a grisly red. The scent of the priestess's blood and pain congested the air of his special place in Rin's gardens. The miko in question was not present; however, there was a red trail the dragged itself into the tree line. As calmly as he could manage at that moment, he turned to Rin and instructed her to wait for him in her room. He didn't know what to expect; Rin didn't need to she her beloved friend hurt. He couldn't smell death in the area, so he took it as a good sign. She wasn't dead…yet.

As soon as Rin was in the castle, Sesshomaru parted the shrubs that covered Kagome's body. He closed his eyes and turned his head away from her mangled body for a moment. He heard her struggling to breathe. When he looked again, she was shaking and tears stained her face. The demon lord watched, perplexed for a moment before he realize what was wrong. All she must felt was a powerful aura, and wasn't sure who it was for.

"Miko," his voice was softer than usual. "Calm yourself. I will keep you safe now."

Almost instantly, she relaxed, and her shaking stopped. She tried to look at him but failed miserably, "Ses…Sessho…" was all she could manage from her raw, throbbing throat.

Kneeling down next to her, he found a torn piece of cloth in her hand. Gently prying her hand open, he spotted a piece of a uniform his guards wore. He tightly gripped the fabric in his clawed hand.

'She is much stronger than I gave her credit for.' Instantly, he was on his feet and shouting orders at the servants who stopped at the scene of carnage.

"You find Kokoro and have her assemble the healers in the castle in the emergency section," He ordered one impatiently, "You find Suki and have her gather all the captains into my study."

He watched the two, "Now!" Both scurried off to do as they were told. The demon lord looked down at the bloody miko. How was he to pick her up without hurting her more? He wasn't sure, but he knew he had to get her some help.

Carefully, Sesshomaru hooked his only arm around her shoulders and wrapped his fluffy Mokomoko around her legs at her knees. Slowly, he lifted her up and walked quickly to the healers' that were assembled. The demon lord tried in vain to ignore the mute cries that were coming from her already abused throat.

'How could this have happen? In my own castle! Inexcusable.' In his mind, his beast snarled violently, pushing against the chains and cages that kept it in its place.

'Kill him!' It demanded

'Yes, we shall kill him. But first the miko must be stabilized. She must live.'

'Yes, save miko.' It seemed just as eager to save the human as to kill the one that hurt her.

As of late, his beast was starting to confuse him.


Once Sesshomaru place the priestess in the healers' care, he left for his study where his generals awaited him.

Skipping the formalities, the furious, icy lord barked at them, "Gather up every last one of your men! Line them up in ranks outside the castle walls!"

When no one moved fast enough, he growled harshly, "Now!"

Within the hour all of the troops were lined up outside the walls of the castle. The numbers of soldiers were too large to all fit within a given space when gathered to one place. All were scared of the fury their lord was able to unleash. Each hoped that their lord didn't find them at fault.

Sesshomaru was at the gates that led outside the walls when he heard an explosion sound from inside the castle. Whipping around he watched as a bluish pink sphere of light engulf the room that held Kagome and also incased two rooms surrounding her room in all directions.

All was silent for a moment then the screams started as all the servants that were near the room fled outside. Of the people running he spotted Kokoro. She seemed to be looking for something rather than fleeing. Perhaps she was coming to report to him? Almost nothing stuck fear into the old owl's heart, not even the threat to being purified.

She spotted him and fought through the fleeing crowd to get to him.

"Milord!" she exclaimed out of breath.

"Tell me what has happened." He stated once she caught her breath.

"It is Kagome, milord! We were afraid that we wouldn't be able to save her. None of the other healers noticed, but I sensed something restraining Kagome's power from surfacing and healing her. At first I didn't know what it was. Imagine my surprise when I did!"

"What was it?" he noted that she seemed distracted and kept looking at the glowing room.

"It was a barrier! It was blocking the flow of her power like a dam stops a river. There was a large crack that nearly split the barrier open. When I paid attention to it, I noticed that it was leaking, and the crack was widening." She pause to take a breath, "I knew it was about to break wide open, and I knew it would do the same thing the river would do when a dam breaks. Everything, all of her power, rushed to the surface and spilled over. I was luck to get out alive!"

Shocked but not showing it, Sesshomaru looked back at the room, "Are there any injured by the blast?"

"All who were in the rooms that her light flooded into are dead." She paused to look at the room that held the powerful priestess. "She is going to feel horrible about this if she survives…"

The demon lord's gaze fixed on the owl, "You are unsure if she will live?"

"When I ran, she didn't look too good." She looked away guiltily, "I hope, though, that her powers will heal her injuries."

With a curt nod, he ordered, "Monitor the room. If there are any changes, inform me immediately."

"Yes, my lord."


In the rooms deadly to all youkai, a small human youth danced happily in the warmth of the light.

Little Rin ran in and out of the rooms not affected at all be the purifying air. In fact, she felt better than she had in a while; she even had more energy! It was like she was rejuvenated or something.

While in the hallways she ran into the only healer left in the castle, Kokoro. She was also one of the only youkai that liked the small human. Rin looked up at her and smiled a toothy grin.

"Hello, Kokoro-sama!" she bounced back to her feet and grasped onto the older youkai's sleeve, "Come play in the light with me!"

"That's not a good idea Rin," Kokoro patted the child on the head, "That light can hurt us."

"The light doesn't hurt Rin!" she demonstrated by running into one of the glowing rooms. "See!"

"Wow, I do see," the healer was surprised though she should have known. Rin was a human and still a child. "Ok, Rin I need you to do me a favor."

"Ok! What do I do?"

"I need you to go a check on Kagome-san. Make sure she is Ok and has no wounds." She instructed Rin.

"Ok, I will be right back!" the energetic Rin ran into the room that held Kagome. She noticed that it was the warmest in that room. The little girl carefully walked up to the bed. It looked like her friend/mom was sleeping. Looking closer, she discovered Kagome had no wounds or any indication that there were once injuries on her. Smiling, Rin ran back to Kokoro to report the good news.


A dark chuckle filled the room as he looked at the pulsating, nearly completed jewel. It glowed a deep black, shuddering like something was trying to break free. Still the holder of this tainted jewel watched it in its struggles with a smirk.

"So, you want to be free?" the deep baritone voice filled the silent room. The strange jewel hummed its answer, gleaming blackly with its power. "Very well, I will not stop you."

The corrupt Shikon floated in front of Naraku as black light escaped from the jewel. In a sudden but expected movement, it swirled together and plunged into the dark hanyou's chest. In seconds, a form was tearing its way out of Naraku's back. He calmly watched over his shoulder as the being finally pulled free.

But something went wrong. As the being tore itself free, the jewel began to crack and fracture. When the demon was free, the Shikon was broken into several chunks. Naraku only managed to grab one piece before the others scattered, propelled by some unseen force, away from his mansion.

Furiously, he turned back to the suddenly aging and dieing demon. He watched, shocked, as each breath of air seemed corrosive and poisonous to the demon lying before him. A sickly cackle escaped the strange, near dead youkai.

Before it had died, it uttered, "It has begun."


So I decided to be evil and leave it there. I know it is not long, but I am kinda stuck at this part. I know what I want the end result to be. I am unsure how to get there. But I will figure it out soon, I promise!