Anything for a Sword Part III
"You lousy sorry excuse for a dog demon! Untie me right now! I'm gonna get you for doing this to me, just you wait! I know you're listening! Answer me! GAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
Sesshomaru and Jaken hid behind nearby trees and shrubs, listening to Rene's pointless screams. They had found an abandoned village near the hot springs. There they bounded her hands to her back. They then tied her to a vertical wooden log. The two watched as Rene franticly kicked at the rough dirt. She tried to free her arms by yanking them up, but it did little good.
"Untie me!" she screamed. "I refuse to be bait. I don't want to be eaten by a sexist demon!"
From behind the tree, Jaken spoke. "Jeez. That girl is so noisy and irritating."
Sesshomaru agreed with the imp silently. Rene was getting rather annoying for the dog demon. He was used to her unspoken words. "Jaken."
"Uh, yes, me lord?"
"I am not one to come up with such schemes. If this plan were to fail, you will die."
Jaken jumped back with fear and worry. His voice began to shake. "Y-Yes, L-L-Lord Sesshomaru."
Suddenly, the two demons heard a loud shriek from their demon bait. A different shriek. A shriek of fear. "AAAHHHHHHH! Go away! Go away!" she screamed. In front of her was the wounded Goshinki.
Goshinki laughed and scanned the area. Because of his slashed nose, he was unable to smell the hiding demons. Nonetheless, this fact was unknown to him. "Poor, poor girl," he said. "That irritating dog demon left you here all alone just for me. How unfortunate." The purple demon stroked Rene's face with one of his fingers. Rene bit it without thinking. However, Goshinki didn't feel a thing, not even a small prick. "How insulting." The demon pulled back his finger and opened his hand, which started to hover over her.
"No!" she screamed. "Go away! Let me go! Let me go!" In a scream of desperation, Rene yelled at the top of her lungs, "SESSSSSHOOOOMAAAAARUUUUU!" In less than a second, the dog demon leaped into the air. Goshinki looked up in awe and surprise, but he quickly composed himself. He opened his mouth and prepared to release his energy blast. But it was too late. Sesshomaru had lobbed off his head before it was even released.
Goshinki's cut off head slammed onto the ground right in front of Rene. She let out a little shriek. Sesshomaru softly landed next to the head. "At last. I finally have what I need." He reached down and grabbed the demon's head by its horn. He then threw it over his shoulder and began to walk away.
"Hold on!" Rene called out to him. Sesshomaru stopped and glared at her with cold eyes. "You can't just leave me here all tied up! Untie me right now!" The dog demon ignored her and continued to walk. "Why you . . ."
"Lord Sesshomaru, wait!" Jaken called after his master, who still continued to walk. "Don't forget. Tokijin wants a young maiden." Sesshomaru said nothing. "D-Do you wish for me to take her with-"
"Leave her, Jaken," Sesshomaru said in a scary tone.
"But, me Lor-"
"That girl is of no use to me. She is a nuisance."
"What did you just call me?!" Rene screamed. "A nuisance?! You lame excuse for a dog! Why I oughta-"
"Come now, Jaken," interrupted Sesshomaru.
"Y-Yes, me Lord." The little green imp rushed after his cruel, walking master, leaving Rene tied to the wooden log.
"Wait! Don't leave me here! There might still be demons roaming around! Hey! Listen to me! At least bring me some clothes! Hey!"
Sesshomaru and his servant pretended to ignore the loud human. They walked and walked until they disappeared from Rene's sight. They walked and walked, until they arrived at Tokijin's hiding place. The dog demon dropped Goshinki's dead head in front of the demon forger.
Tokijin was amazed. He began to rub the head of the dead demon. "Amazing," he said. "You were able to take Goshinki down. Very impressive."
"How dare you underestimate my Lord!" yelled the offended imp. "Of course Lord Sesshomaru would be able to take down that weak demon!"
Tokijin laughed. "Even the strongest demons can be over taken, little imp."
"Why you-"
"Silence, Jaken!" instructed Sesshomaru. The imp did as he was told.
The demon forger began to look around. When he didn't see what he was looking for, a large disapproving frown formed on his tanned face. "Where is the lovely maiden?" he asked. Sesshomaru narrowed his eyes. "I asked you to bring me the head of Goshinki and a lovely maiden, did I not? If I do not have both, I cannot forge your sword."
Sesshomaru gave Tokijin a cold stare. "Why must you have a maiden? Is the head of the demon not enough, or do you merely want the girl for your own use?"
Tokijin smiled and let out a low chuckle. "Both," he exclaimed.
"Care to explain?"
"The head of Goshinki is needed for its fangs and demonic energy. It's the thing that will allow only demons to wield the sword. It will engulf the sword with hate and strength."
"And the girl?"
"Ah, the girl. She is needed for the darkness and unforgivness that lurks within her heart. Since a woman's heart can be more tainted - or I should say more secretive - than a man's her dark feelings will stabilize the sword's demonic energy, but only if it's in a strong demon's possession."
Without a word, Sesshomaru turned and walked out of Tokijin's hiding place.
"My Lord," Jaken yelled after Sesshomaru. "Wait for-"
"Stay here, Jaken." The little imp froze and watched as his master walked away to go retrieve the mortal girl.