Jakens Ballad

by Hairann

The story of how Jaken first met Sesshoumaru and the events that molded them into who they became. Jaken/Sesshoumaru, Lord and servant relationship, not a BL story. This is not a romantic pairing. Won 1st place best in-character: Jaken from FA March '11

25. The only one

Title: The only one
Author: Hairann
Prompt: Fortunate
Rating: T
Genre: Drama
Word count: 283
Characters: Jaken/Sesshoumaru, Lord and servant relationship, not a BL story.
Link: .net/s/6305970/1/Jakens_Ballad
Summary: Part 25 of Jaken's Ballad.

Shaking his massive head, Sesshoumaru cleared his mind of moments long passed, trying in vain to forget his sire's last words to him. He had been his father's only son, the second strongest demon in all of Japan for most of his life, and had he lived longer than he had, Sesshoumaru knew that he would have been fortunate enough to defeat his father in combat.

But like many things, his sire had robbed him of that as well. It was supposed to be his birth right, his right as heir, but he was never given the chance to prove he could best his sire in combat. Perhaps that was the reason why the other lords did not look upon him with respect or maybe they already knew the truth about him, the truth he had just learned.

Either way, it was over this day, no longer would he allow them to look down on him simply because he was robbed of proving himself to be the stronger demon. He was the one who was still alive, not his sire. Sesshoumaru would get more power and he would show them that he was meant to be lord. Not because there was no other or that he was his sire's son, but because he was the strongest demon, the most powerful.

Feeling himself take on his more humanistic form, Sesshoumaru smirked to himself as a plan already began to form in his mind. Turning, he began to head back in the direction he had come, wanting to pick up his ward so he could put his plan into action. Soon those that stood against him would know that he was the one, true lord.