It was mid-morning when Maiko finally woke up she was the first in her room to wake up. When she woke she had to rub her eyes to make sure she wasn't dreaming, after she was done she got up and walked around the room. She looked out the two windows and saw the breath taking view of the outside world, she looked at the room and saw a dresser, on top of the dresser was three kimonos one for her she could only assume. She picked it up and quickly changed and then looked at the room and saw that there was a few paintings of nature and one big one of the ruling family and the crescent moon of the dog demons and behind them.

She's fully awake looking at her kimono in awe it was so beautiful in her era it would cost at least thousands of dollars no doubt, it was a light yellow with a gold zigzags on it. She walked out of her room wondering where everyone was. She had some breakfast prepared by the palace servants and then continued to look for Rin and Kagome.

She came into the garden and saw Kagome and Rin fighting with all their might while Inuyasha and Sesshomaru did the same.

XX Garden fights XX

Inu No Taisho was watching his sons fight and was taking notes on how much they have progressed and it impressed him that Inuyasha could hold his own against Sesshomaru; hardly anyone could no matter if they were powerful enemies or powerful allies. Everyone Sesshoumaru has fought has either lost or lost their life.

Kagome and Rin were fighting as well and Maiko was crying thinking they were seriously trying to kill each other. She began to run toward her two daughters thinking what could have made them so angry at one another to be fighting this violently "Rin, Kagome STOP!"

Hoshi was holding Shikon this whole time he was asleep no matter how much noise was made, she was cheering on her mother "Go mommy go."

They stopped their fight and walked over to worried and crying mother, they then walked up to her "Mother why are you crying?"

Maiko was hugging her daughters while crying "Why you to love each other."

Rin smiled she thought it was funny "Mother we aren't trying to kill each other, we are just training."

Kagome told her mother to sit by the children and watch there would be a battle bracket.

First would be Rin against Kagome, the Winner would face the winner out of Sesshomaru and Inuyasha's battle, they winner from that would face Kasumi and then Inu No Tashio.

XX Rin and Kagome XX

Kagome and Rin were standing only about fifty feet way as they both had demonic and priestess powers this would defiantly prove interesting. Since Kagome was better with her spiritual powers while Rin was better at her demon powers, they waited until Hoshi screamed "Go!"

Rin and Kagome both had a bow and a sword for weapons to fight with, Kagome drew her bow and put an arrow in it and shot as Rin who was running toward her at full speed. Rin smiles slightly cutting her arrow in half, Kagome jumps over Rin to avoid being cut with her sword. She then lands on her feet behind Rin aiming yet another arrow, Rin redirect the arrow to hit Kagome. Kagome moved and it still cut her arm, but it only just grazed her arms surface. Her blood falls to the ground; she smiles and acts like it's nothing.

Rin used she fur and wraps it around her sister picking her up and throwing her in the air. Kagome soon does a back flip and hits Rin, they soon become in sword combat. Rin tries to cut Kagome again with her sword, but instead Rin's cheek gets cut by Kagome. Kagome narrows her eyes and throws some powerful sutras; Rin dodges a few but the rest stick on her shocking her. She feels the pain but then melts them with her poison claws. The fight continues and then ends with Kagome is on the ground with a cut on her arm, leg and across her stomach. Soon the fight is over once and it seems Rin has won seeing she was only cut once by Kagome.

Rin walked over and stretched her hand out to Kagome "You fight well. . . Sister."

Maiko looked worried her daughters were losing a lot of blood, Kagome and Rin hardly felt a thing though; they could lose ten times as much blood as a human could since they were demons. Kagome grabbed Rin's hand and the two walked off to their mates who complemented them on their skills.

Maiko ran over looking concerned with the cool tempered children at her side, "Kagome, Rin you're going to lose too much blood."

Rin smiles as Sesshomaru licked her cheek, and it slowly healed within minutes; Inuyasha did the same thing on Kagome's cuts. Maiko reaches them and sees the bloody cuts are gone and replace with new skin "Your cuts?"

Hoshi tugged on her grandmother's sleeve "Wanna see how they healed?"

Maiko nodded just then Hoshi cut her brother's cheek drawing blood and then licked it and it was covered with her saliva. Hoshi then stood back and watched it heal "Dog demons have healing saliva and we can lose a lot of blood and still be fine."

Rin grabbed her children and then Kagome grabbed their mother, they all jumped onto the roof of the palace it was the safest place from Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's duel.

XX Roof conversation XX

While Sesshomaru and Inuyasha battle it out, Inu No Taisho joins the ladies on the roof to watch the fight. Hoshi and Ichiro were sitting beside their mother their heads on her shoulders, while Kagome was holding Shikon who was awake at last. Suddenly Inu No Taisho felt a small prick on his neck he soon smashed whatever was biting him, he looked at what was in his clawed hand and Rin and Kagome smiled at what they saw. Inu No Taisho looked down at him slightly happy to see his old ward "Myoga."

The little flea demon smiles "Lord Inu No Taisho your alive!"

Inu No Taisho glares at the little demon "So why haven't you been with my son . . . you are his ward am I not mistaking?"

Myoga begins to get nervous as his old master stares at him, the little flea speaks up "I have been, but I stay with the old swords maker when I'm not with him . . ."

Kagome smiles "He hasn't been around for the last . . . I wanna say um three years or was it five years."

Myoga looks at the pups beside the two female dog demons "Lord Inu No Taisho who are these female demons and pups? Don't tell me their your pups and your females?"

Inu No Taisho glares it's true his ward hasn't been with his master at all lately "Myoga the baby is Shikon and Kagome and Inuyasha's son. The woman holding the baby is Kagome, she and Inuyasha are now both full demons; and the other woman is Lady Rin and the twins are their children." Rin looked at the confused Myoga "I was the little girl who once traveled with Sesshomaru and now I'm his mate and mother to his children . . ." She then looked down at her pups "Introduce your selves."

Hoshi looks at the flea and laughs "He can't be very much help in battle can he, I see why Uncle Inuyasha never talks about him."

Ichrio looks at him with a heartless gaze just as he father "I see no need to introduce myself to a un loyal ward, but I'm Ichiro and this is my twin sister Hoshi."

XX Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's fight XX

Soon everyone is outside on the roof or high up out of the way watching the fight, Rin used her fur to help Souta and gramps up on the roof while Kasumi just flew up without problem.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru stand the same distance apart as Rin and Kagome did, but this battle would also prove interesting even though Sesshomaru has moved past everything that had happened between them; he still had a little hatred for his bother for reasons even he didn't understand why.

Sesshomaru nodded to let Inuyasha know to make the first move, Inuyasha smiled proudly and took his sword out proudly and charged Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru simply dodged his attack and stood on Inuyasha's blade, this act was very disrespectful telling him he is much to slow on his attacks. Inuyasha then tried to sink his claws into his brothers leg, Sesshomaru simply scratched Inuyasha's hand injecting his poison inside his hand.

Inuyasha smiled it was painful and it hurt to move his hand even the slightest bit, but even if he was going to lose he wanted the fight to be interesting none the less. Inuyasha smiled and raised his sword over his head and slammed it into the ground "Wind Scar!" Sesshomaru used his sword and sent demonic waves to clash with the wind scar, the two blasts of energy soon subsided and revealed Inuyasha's hand was glowing green from the poison with his hand; Sesshomaru knew he had to break it open to allow the poison to spill out.

Inuyasha charged once again only to have Sesshomaru's whip slice his hand open allowing the green acidic poison to spill out onto the green grass killing the grass it touched instantly. Inuyasha gives his brother a smug smiles "Thanks Sesshomaru you really worried about your brother for once?"

Sesshomaru and Inuyasha soon locked blades as Sesshomaru has a slight smile "I just didn't want to end the battle with my little brother so soon." Inuyasha and he had sparks flying off their swords "Sesshomaru stop calling me little brother." Sesshomaru begins to push him back "Why? It fits you Little . . . your shorter than me and father, you have short temper, want me to continue."

Soon Inuyasha breaks out of their clash "Shut up!" Sesshomaru quickly pins him to the ground with his sword pointed at Inuyasha's throat "Inuyasha I've one," with that he left and join his mate on the roof. They both decided not to fight everyone already knew he would win and besides mates don't battle each other. Hoshi and Ichiro stood up they wanted to battle as well.

XX Hoshi and Ichiro XX

They twins only have their demon powers and very little spiritual powers they could only do the basics.

Hoshi meet Ichiro's glare before they charged, Hoshi used her wipe to slash Ichiro's face. He then sought out to return the favor, but his little sister put up a barrier wall deflecting it with ease. He glared at her and then jumped over the wall and threw his sister to the ground, he thought he had won until she punched and kicked his stomach at the same time and stared down at her brother who was in the dirt. "I win," with that she hugged her brother "I know you're better than me and would have won with ease." Ichiro was surprised he never thought she would tell him he is better he always thought she was better, he got up and hugged her "Your better at spiritual things while I'm better at demonic things, that's why were great twins we are perfectly evened out."

They walked up to their parents and everyone who battled, all had blood stained clothes that were also ripped, so they all went to their rooms to change out of them and to change into other kimonos.

XX throne room XX
Sesshomaru and Rin have to listen to some reports from their guards and generals, this stuff sort of bores Rin when it's really nothing too interesting.

Sesshomaru and she are wearing normal kimonos that are just plain white, while their other kimonos are being washed and the cuts repaired.

All of a sudden Hoshi and Ichiro come running in with Maiko, Gramps and Souta, Ichiro looked at his father and bowed as did the rest. He looked at his father who had very serious eyes while his son spoke "Father . . . there is an army from the east here to seek revenge for the deaths of Miu and Sho, that were killed here not too long ago."

Sesshomaru and Rin stood up and Sesshomaru looked at his pups "Very well, go and get your grandparents and aunt and uncle tell them to prepare for battle." Hoshi and Ichiro ran into their rooms quickly telling them what was happening.

It wasn't long before servants rushed in putting Sesshomaru's armor and swords on him preparing him for war his armor was silver as well was Rin's armor. It was custom for the entire royal family to go to war no matter if they were male or female if it was urgent they all went however sometimes the females would stay and look after the pups, but since there were mortals there they could watch them.

Ichiro smiled and hugged his father while his sister hugged their mother "Father may we watch the battle from a palace window?" Sesshomaru was proud they would ask to see their honorable family in full out battle defending not only their honor, but their lives, mates, pups, palace and empire. Sesshomaru patted his son on the head and nodded, everyone who would be leaving for battle would destroy the army in teams each couple would kill together while their general and army would fight alongside them. Soon as they all left Hoshi, Ichiro, Souta, Jaken, Gramps and Maiko all watched from a large window.

XX battle XX

Rin and Sesshomaru stood at the head of their army with Inuyasha and Kagome to their right and Sesshomaru's parents on their left with their army and general behind them. They all looked so honorable so ready so deadly. The females all looked beautiful, fierce, and deadly their long flowing hair flowing in the gentle breeze as they walked, they swayed their bodies side to side with slight anger and attitude. Along the females was their brave eager mates who are ready for battle, ready to defend what's theirs, ready to . . . kill. For the males this moment . . . this battle is to be taken very important if they lose they will be a disgrace and will lose their mates their pups and their lives. With this they walk alongside their heads held high, their hands ready to grab their swords and their eyes narrowed with death as a promise if you get in their way. They soon approached the army and every stood waiting for the attack, just then they saw they lord and lady of the south.

Lord Kouki and Lady Suzu looked with hatred at Sesshomaru and Rin "We know our children where wrong, but we must avenge their deaths none the less."

Sesshomaru smiled as he looked at his mate; his parents and then at Inuyasha and Kagome, his stare wasn't just a stare, but it alone told them 'Attack at my signal.' They all knew this look and had a slight smile acknowledging his stare and then faced the enemy and they all smiled with a smile promising pain; blood; carnage and death. Rin easily read her mate's thoughts as he began to charge at the southern lord and lady, all on his side did as well his mate was at his side along with rest of the royal family and behind them General Tadashi and their army. To most there is never a closer bond than in battle, in battle you put your life in the hands of your trusted friends; family; and others to watch you back will you and them are destroying they very thing threating your life and everything you hold dear. Then only a matter of seconds the Inu Youkai royal family over powered them and was ripping them apart and smiled at the southern army, as their army with General Tadashi leading them attacked the southern army.

Inu No Taisho would use his sword and would yell the ultimate attack It was a mix between dragon twister and wind scar "Dragons Scar!" Lady Kasumi smiled at her mate with pride in his grace and strength; she would use her fans and send spears of her demonic power at her enemies usually cutting them in half or at least cutting off their heads.

Kagome and Inuyasha worked perfectly together in sync really like opposites in sync. He would use his wind scar and back lash wave while she would send her sacred arrow with his attack to purify and destroy the demons, she would also use a spiritual barrier around her enemies and then stay a chant purifying all inside. Inuyasha would also give his sword a rest and would change into this true form as his giant dog demon form he would use his acid saliva to disintegrate the rest she missed, or rip their bodies apart with his sharp teeth.

Rin and Sesshomaru where truly the most graceful in the battle his parents where grace mixed with power while Kagome and Inuyasha were just power, they were the true warriors who were so graceful and yet very deadly. Rin would use her wipe to slice ten men up at a time, while Sesshomaru would use his sword and shock them with demonic energy destroying at least fifty with one swipe. Then Rin and Sesshomaru would lock hands and used both of their wipe creating a deathly wiping tornado. After they killed with that attack they would smile and look into each other's eyes knowing they were the strongest couple out of them all, and their bond was unbreakable it was put to the test several times and never broke.

Soon the battle was over the army finished the rest that the royal family left for them to fight and have fun with; none of the royal family even got the slightest scratch on them.

XX At the window XX

Maiko and gramps watched the whole battle they were shocked that their daughters and granddaughters killed others brutally without a second thought and where actually walking back to the castle making fun on how dumb the southern army was apposing them. Maiko had another look at her daughters they were hardly the same, their appearances and personalities and even their morals seemed to have changed she was upset that her daughters whom she thought were beautiful angels with kind hearts turned out to be monsters who loved bloodshed and even joked about it, they were merely disguised as angels . . . angels of death and carnage.

Gramps was thinking something similar to mind, how they could act so sweet and lovely toward their families when they were amazing killers at heart. Then again he knew demons had to fight and kill rivaling demons if they didn't right now, everyone in the palace would be brutally murdered or taken as slaves.

Souta was just amazed at what they could do in his eyes he wanted to be a demon and be just as noble, caring, and strong as them they were like the coolest people he had ever seen and he admitted they beat super heroes by a long ways.

The victory part came up with their enemies blood all over their kimonos, it was dry now but Maiko was horrified at how much blood they had on them they might as well have been wearing scarlet kimonos and not white. Hoshi and Ichrio ran and gave their parents hugs as Souta did the same with his sister. He smiled and looked up at his sister "When did you learn to fight like that?"

She smiled "Well about a month after I turned fifteen we learned of an evil demon Naraku and ever since I learned of him I have seen and took apart in many battles with losses on both sides. Inuyasha nods and looks at her "We lost many good friends thanks to him."

Maiko was horrified 'She had done worst battles than this while she hugged me when she came home from her travels every once and a while . . . she had hugged her mother with the same hands she killed with.'

Rin and Kagome looked at Maiko "Mother what's wrong?" She had tears down her eyes 'How could they not see what they did was wrong?' She looked up at them "How can you kill and then laugh about it?"

Kagome was saddened "Mother I'm sorry but to live here it is kill or be killed if we didn't kill them they would have killed gramps and Souta and would have no doubt torched Ichiro for amusement. They would also take all the women including Hoshi as concubines and would have done the unspeakable with us, in front to Inu No Taisho; Sesshomaru and Inuyasha while they were also being torched.

Maiko understood but she still was startled at the sight of them in so much blood, Rin smiled "Mother I'm sorry if you don't understand properly, but in this time period these are simply how things are done now please none of us wish to hear anymore . . . even if you don't understand just know there's no way to change the past. She sighs and continues "Don't forget this, but move past it and accept it as the truth."

With that they all walked away and gave Maiko, Gramps and Souta their space none of the mortals saw any of the war heroes for the rest of the day.

Sesshomaru, Rin and General Tadashi were all in his study looking over documents and laws; once they needed a break they would tell stories of battle, stories of Naraku, and other stories of the past.

While Inuyasha and Kagome took their son, Shikon into the garden; were reading and enjoying the peaceful time outside.

Inu No Taisho and Kasumi haven't really had time alone like they used to before Sesshomaru was born so they saw this as the perfect opportunity to have a reconnection with each other.

While Gramps spent the whole day convincing Maiko it was fine what they did and they would have to or be destroyed in this world it really was kill or be killed and really no other way around it, he told her the only reason they are able to visit this world at all is they are being protected by powerful demons and if they were they would have been killed long ago.