Sesshomaru rode quickly towards the setting sun as a familiar and spicy scent rushed below him. He halted Ah-Un's movements and had him turn around in midair. Sure enough he saw the familiar red armor flash through the trees but Seiko was alone and Sesshomaru wondered why she was back home and by herself. He began to follow her but was finding it hard for Ah-Un to keep up. Before he made another action a second scent hit his nose. He had almost forgotten why all of this was happening and much time had gone by since the destruction of her necklace. She was in the makings of becoming feral and Sesshomaru had to stop it at all costs for their time was nearly up.

As they rode Sesshomaru ordered Ah-Un to guide Inuyasha and Kagome back to the castle; top priority. He dove off the dragon's back as it turned around and flew quickly to the forest section where Inuyasha and the others would be. Sesshomaru hit the ground and ran flat out to catch Seiko. She was being annoyingly evasive; likely realizing she was being followed. Sesshomaru pursued her for another mile or so until she stopped dead in her tracks and the taiyoukai did the same. Coming up from behind with stealth, he noticed the changes she was going through. Her hair seemed more wild and untamed, her claws were longer as her hands rested by her sides, twitching slightly, and when she turned around Sesshomaru saw her eyes as they flickered between gray, silver and red; resting on the latter much longer than they should have. Her fangs were peeking out of her mouth and she bared them slightly at the sight of him.

"Seiko-"

She howled and charged at him. Sesshomaru prepared to take her attack head on but quickly diverted his attention to her lower half. He conjured up his demon whip with haste and struck at her legs, making sure to disable the deadly effects of the weapon beforehand. He gave a swift tug as the end wrapped around her ankle and her back hit the dirt hard. Sesshomaru dove forth, straddling her chest, and held her arms down using his legs. With few options to subdue the growling and struggling demon he came up with only one possibility. He felt the hot poison build in his hand as it hissed and glowed a bright green. He brought a claw to her neck and cut just enough to paralyze her for an hour or so. After a few moments her movements became sluggish, eventually ceasing altogether. He stood from her still form and backed up a few paces to confirm her disability. But out of nowhere Seiko forced herself up with demon speed and attempted to charge at Sesshomaru once more. She barely made it a foot towards him before the paralysis took full effect and she fell forward, almost hitting the ground but was caught in a one-armed embrace.

Limp and a dead weight wrapped in his arm, Sesshomaru used his furry pelt to lower her to the ground, going back to search the folds of her armor for the scroll she had taken. In a tucked pocket at the small of her back he found and unrolled the paper, reading the ancient bit of text in his head. He would need some of her blood for the spell to work. He unhooked the stolen amulet from around her neck and looked it over; identical to the last one. He placed the necklace in his teeth, took her hand in his and brought a claw down the center of her palm. Releasing the amulet in her hand, he closed it into a fist. A lengthy spoken incantation, using the words 'rage' and 'contain' most often, a silver glow laced with red issued from her fist and her eyes spiked the brightest crimson he'd ever seen. After a few moments the colors died away to lighter hues until her eyes became their usual gray and slipped closed. Sesshomaru released her hand and managed to get the necklace back around her throat without hurting her. Pretty impressive for someone with only one arm. He felt for her pulse and it was much more stable than it had been before, a sign she was going back to her more "normal" state. Sesshomaru pocketed the scroll for safekeeping and managed Seiko over his shoulder, running off through the forest for his castle deep within the Western Lands to provide her with some much-needed rest.

"WHAT!?"

Kagome gave a sigh and Inuyasha's ears folded back as Kouga received the news of what happened to Seiko, but he didn't take it very well. He threw a kick to an innocent tree and it hit the forest floor with a loud crash. He was breathing heavily with anger but no one could figure out whom his anger was directed to. It wasn't really anyone's fault but Kouga felt he had to blame somebody. A scan through the group and his angry gaze rested on Inuyasha as usual. The hanyou gave a glare in return as Kouga growled lowly at him.

"You got somethin' to say wolf!?" he asked with malice.

Kouga gave another growl but turned to Kagome, his stare softening instantly.

"Kagome, what are we supposed to do then?"

"Well Kaede says with all of us together we should be able to subdue her but it will be danger-" she stopped mid sentence as a dark and distorted figure in the sky caught her attention. "What's that?"

Everyone looked to the strange shape as it moved with speed right towards them. They all took out their weapons and had their guard up. When the figure came out of the haze, everyone heaved a collective sigh as Ah-Un landed among the circle. Inuyasha re-sheathed Tetsusaiga and walked up to the restless dragon.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, unknowing to the fact that the demon couldn't talk.

Ah-Un rolled both sets of its eyes and motioned to Kagome and the others towards the sky with its heads. Inuyasha scratched his temple in confusion, not very good at charades.

"I think he wants us to follow him," Sango said as she put Kilala down.

Inuyasha shook his head, "I doubt it..."

The dragon shook one of its heads in annoyance while the other nipped at Inuyasha.

"Hey! What was that for!?"

Ah-Un turned, not having any intention to keep its tail from swatting Inuyasha in the leg, who cursed in return. The dragon walked to Kagome, the only one of the group it was most accustomed to and made motions for her to climb aboard.

She raised an eyebrow but complied, setting Shippou in the small saddle where Rin would normally reside. Kagome clambered atop the demon and situated herself but Inuyasha was still hesitant.

"I don't know Kagome... seems pretty fishy-"

"Pipe down Inuyasha, you're just complaining because it's Sesshomaru's dragon. Everyone, let's go!" Kagome ordered. Inuyasha gave a 'humph' but took the command in stride nonetheless.

Kagome wasn't sure how to get Ah-Un to move but the dragon was smart enough to figure it out. In an instant they were all airborne, Sango and Miroku on Kilala while Inuyasha and Kouga traveled by foot, heading for Sesshomaru's castle.