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Three full strides brought him into the room, his eyes hardening on the sight of a naked Karyu housed in Kagome's barrier locked within the smallest cell.

Kagome's vision came flashing back. He saw the man raping his daughter again and fought the red that burned into the corners of his eyes.

The Karyu gulped as he saw the taiyoukai standing in front of him. He kept his hands in front of his manhood awkwardly. What had he done to invoke such a reaction? He was only a measly soldier. Unless, the young girl he raped? But that was a human and everyone knew that Sesshomaru hated humans.

Feeling relieved and rather confident that he would get out of this situation, he spoke. "Sesshomaru-sama, please forgive us for pillaging your stronghold. I'm just a lowly soldier, I meant no disrespect. I was only following orders, sir."

The taiyoukai blinked away the red to regard the man with cold, amber eyes of pure steel. "Were you following orders when you raped my daughter?"

The Karyu's mouth opened and closed like a fish as he fought to form a coherent response. "Y-your daughter, my lord?" he stammered. "T-there must be some mistake! The girl was a human-"

"Enough!" Sesshomaru's sharp voice rang through the cell and the man jumped back within the barrier in fright. The growl lodged in his throat tore across the room as he allowed his eyes to fill with the blood red of his beast yet again.

One hand glowing green and tipped with claws swiped elegantly and swiftly through the bars of the cell, sending the door flying across the space of the room and clattering against the opposite wall.

Sesshomaru bared his teeth, fangs lengthening before the Karyu's very eyes. His aura pulsed heavily across the space before him like a red cloud of mists. It grew from his form, expanding across the room until it collided with the blue aura of the barrier. It gave way, popping like a bubble the instant they touched, sending the Karyu to the ground at Sesshomaru's feet.

He advanced.

The deafening sounds of the Karyu's screams could be heard for miles as he was slowly rent from limb to limb by his claws.

Miroku erected a sound proof barrier around the children and Kagome, who were still sleeping, when the screams began. As the hour wore on, slowly the screaming began to die down until silence pervaded. It was at that moment, when the skies bled red with coming dawn, that Kagome awoke from inside the barrier.


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