There was a knock at the door. Katsuro opened the door and saw a man standing there. He wore armor much like the late dog general himself. He had hair the color of the night and piercing green eyes. The kimono he wore under his armor was black with iridescent green lining around the arms. "May I come in General Katsuro; I have business with Lord Inuyasha…"
Katsuro let the male into the study and stood off to the side with Lord Diachi. He saw Inuyasha stop his pacing and faced the male that had just entered.
"Inuyasha, my name is Bishamonten. I am the kami of the fortunate warriors, but also the kami who punishes criminals for their acts against the Lords of Nippon and also to kami, themselves. I have come to give you news of the future." Inuyasha huffed but let the kami continue. "Your future as Lord of the West."
Inuyasha looked shocked at the kami. "How can this be? My brother is the Lord, not I! I am to be crowned the Lord of the South in one month's time!"
"Your brother is dead. You will inherit the West, and not claim the South." The kami said matter-of-factly. Diachi and Katsuro were solemn in the corner.
Inuyasha was more shocked by this statement. He crumbled to the floor. "What?" he whispered. "HOW?! WHY?! He was supposed to rule, not I!" he yelled at the kami.
The Kami smiled at him. "He is dead because of your treachery and jealousy. Because of you, your brother and his soul mate have suffered for the last five years!"
Inuyasha balked. "That's why Sesshomaru was like that?! All because of a woman?!"
The kami growled. "You do not understand do you?! Soul mates are different than regular mates you baka! They have to have constant interaction between them in the first year or they will succumb to heartbreak of the most horrible kind! They cannot sleep, eat or even think clearly without the other to keep them grounded! Their relationship was made by kami!"
Inuyasha growled but let the kami continue. "And also, because of you, he died without the heir that his mate was carrying when she was banished!" Diachi was shocked and heartbroken; they were able to conceive afterall.
Bishamonten continued. "And because of you, Inuyasha, he will never be considered the ruler he was supposed to be by kami! And neither will you! You have ruined everything that kami set forth millennia ago!"
"Well he deserved it! He was the one that always got the mating notices, he was always more popular, and he was always respected! I never had any of that!..."
"Because you were always vain and a liar! And you used your lineage too much to your advantage. You always thought of yourself, and never your family, people or lands! Your brother deserved respect because he earned it! The only thing you have earned in his wake is a title! Because of your lifestyle, you will never have the respect of the people of the West! And you will NEVER have a mate!"
Inuyasha stopped yelling at that. "What do you mean I will not have a mate?! My soon to be mate lives in the inner kingdom!"
The kami smirked. "Oh you mean the conniving whore Kikyo, the twin sister of Kagome that she and you, the ones that caused all the pain in the West these past few years?!"
Inuyasha growled. "A whore she may be, but she is the one that helped me restore the West before that miko came here!"
Bishamonten was livid! "The West was at its best when Kagome, the daughter of Midoriko, became the Lady of the West!" The general and Lord of the North were flabbergasted! She was the DAUGHTER of the great warrior miko?! They felt remorseful; where had they, the West, had gone wrong?
Inuyasha was shocked at this. Kagome was the daughter of Midoriko? So that meant… "All the more reason why Kikyo should be the Lady to my Lordship! She has the knowledge to rule by my side!"
Bishamonten laughed. "That woman may have been the daughter of Midoriko but she never had the traits to rule anyone or anything! Besides, your brother killed the distrustful wench almost a week ago!"
Inuyasha saw red then. Advancing on the kami, he didn't see the slap coming as he was knocked back into the chair, his demon nullified for the time being, his human side shining through.
Bishamonten sighed. "Your so called mate-to-be was killed because of the traitorous acts she performed. Kami forbids it that you are to ever find happiness with a mate."
He pulled a document out of thin air and looked at it. "This was to be one of your first documents as Southern Lord Inuyasha. It was a mating contract of a bat hanyou princess. Kami chose her to be your soul mate. But now you cannot have her. She, as well as yourself, will never find true happiness. That is your punishment Inuyasha, Lord of the West. Kami wants you to suffer as your brother did; to have a lonely existence for the rest of your days. You will also not be gifted with an heir."
Inuyasha was shocked still. He didn't utter a single sound as the kami dealt his punishment.
Bishamonten sighed. "You were to inherit the South Inuyasha, and you and your brother were to rule the lands into more peaceful times. With your soul mates by your sides, you both would have been unstoppable. You have rewritten history; all because of a petty ningen emotion of jealousy. Things always came to good warriors that waited Inuyasha. If you would have waited a little longer, you would have had that happiness that you craved so much."
Standing to his full height he sighed. "Now, I suggest you start with all of that paperwork my lord, you have a lot to do now that your brother is gone. I would first make sure the council and Lord Haru know that you are now in command. I will take my leave. General Katsuro, Lord Diachi, I leave you to guard over the new Lord. And please, help when needed. He has a lot to learn."
"Yes Bishamonten-sama."
Inuyasha sat there in shock. His brother was dead and now he was to rule the West. This is not how he had planned to live his life… He sighed, took a piece of parchment and began to write…
I, Inuyasha Tashio, second son of General Toga Tashio, fifteen ruler of the West, bid greetings from the West. I have very terrible news; my brother Sesshomaru-sama, first son of General Toga Tashio, sixteenth ruler of the West, died honorably with his mate on this day….
Weeks turned to months; months to years; and years to centuries…
And time, finally came to pass. Many people tried to forget, but some rare few held on to it, so that the past didn't become legend. And those precious few were there to help direct the right people in the right direction…
And part 3 is finished! Stay tuned for the epilogue! You will be greatly pleased!
