"Rin."
Rin looked up and wiped her eyes, "Oh, Lord Sesshomaru, I didn't hear you, My Lord."
"What ails you?"
"Nothing, My Lord."
"Then why do you shed tears over a Dwarf you only met today?"
"I-I don't know, My Lord, I feel a deep sense of loss with his death that I have never felt before."
Sesshomaru raised an elegant eyebrow, "That is because he was your intended mate."
"He was?"
"This Sesshomaru has searched a very long time to find a suitable suitor for you, Rin, but This One has never found one until we came to this world. These Dwarves show great honor, and This One believes that this Dwarf is your intended. This One will not deprive you of your mate. If it is Tenseiga's will, This One will bring him back."
Sesshomaru unsheathed Tenseiga and looked at Fili's body. He could clearly see the emissaries of the underworld hovering around the body, and with one swift motion he cut them down. It took a few second but Fili blinked and took a deep breath.
"What happened," Fili asked.
Rin squealed and threw herself into Fili's arms, "You're alive again!"
"How is that possible I clearly remember Azog plunging his sword into my back and falling."
"You did fall but A-Un caught you and Lord Sesshomaru bought you back to life. with the help of Tenseiga."
Fili's eyes widened, he remembered Kagome telling them stories of Sesshomaru and his sword Tenseiga. He also remembered that Sesshomaru didn't do things out of the goodness of his heart, so that left him to wonder why Sesshomaru would revive him?
"Thank you, My Lord, I am forever in your debt for reviving me. If there is ever anything that House Durin can do for the Lord of the Western Lands he need only to ask.
"How is it that you know of This Sesshomaru, Dwarf?"
"During our journey to the Lonely Mountain, Kagome told us of her adventures in your era with you and Inuyasha."
Sesshomaru raised an eyebrow again, "Did she?"
"Aye, she did."
"Come, Dwarf, we must locate the Miko and the rest of your family. There is much that needs to be discussed."
With those words, a cloud formed at Sesshomaru's feet and he lifted off into the air, Fili watched in awe as he ascended into the sky. A-Un walked up to Fili with Rin already on his back, she reached her hand out for his.
"Come, Fili, we must hurry if we are to keep up with Lord Sesshomaru."
Fili smiles up at Rin and takes her hand, she helps him up onto A-Un and together they follow after Sesshomaru. When they catch up with him, Fili points out where his family had gone to. As they circle Ravenhill, Fili spots the prone body of his brother with the elf maiden slumped over him.
"KILI!" Fili screams," Lady Rin, please take us down, that's my brother down there."
Rin pulls A-Un's reins and the begin to descend they land a short distance away from Kili and Tauriel. Upon hearing the impact of something landing Tauriel instantly turns her bow towards the invaders, she relaxes slightly when she sees that it's Fili, but doesn't lower her weapon.
"Kili, Kili!" Fili screams as he jumps off of A-Un and runs towards his brother.
Tauriel lowers her bow as Fili nears, Fili falls to his knees next to Kili's body. He begins to check for a pulse and when Fili doesn't find one he begins to hysterically scream and shake Kili to wake up. Tauriel lays a gentle hand on Fili's back.
"He's gone, Fili, there's nothing we can do."
"No, no, this is not happening he cannot be dead, please!"
By that time, Rin has slid off of A-Un and his standing there holding his reins. Her heart breaks for Fili as she watches him sob into his brother's bloody chest. At that moment, Sesshomaru lands next to Rin.
"It's his brother, My Lord," Rin says without taking her eyes off of Fili.
Sesshomaru looks down at Rin, without saying a word he walks toward Fili and Kili, as he walks Sesshomaru unsheaths Tenseiga. The blades pulsates in his hand letting him know its will.
"Stand aside, Dwarf," Sesshomaru orders.
Fili looks up and immediately understands, he moves away from Kili. But Tauriel seeing this stranger with a sword raised as if to carve up Kili further raised her bow and points it at Sesshomaru.
"I will not let you carve him up, Stranger."
Sesshomaru's eyes narrow, his claws glow a poison green and he touches the tip of Tauriel's arrow, the arrow and bow begin to melt. Tauriel has no choice but to toss it aside, lest it burns her.
Sesshomaru smirks, "As if you could stop This One from doing anything, Elf."
Tauriel is about to say something when Fili grabs her, "Don't, don't interfere further."
Sesshomaru goes back to ignoring the two and looks down at Kili, he raises his sword again and swipes it across Kili's body, destroying the emissaries of the underworld. A few seconds pass and Fili looks on with bated breath.
"What is going on, what did he just do," Tauriel asks.
"Wait, give it a few seconds, just wait."
Suddenly, Kili takes a deep breath, he slowly reaches for his chest and finds that the wound is healed then he opens his eyes. Kili looks around and smiles when he sees Tauriel.
Tauriel gasps and covers her mouth, "Kili, my love… you're alive" she looks Kili over and discovers that his wound is healed, "How is that possible? I saw Bolg stab you, I saw the wound." She looks up at Sesshomaru.
"Do not question This Sesshomaru, Elf. It is healing beyond your pathetic knowledge and something you could never hope to replicate."
All Tauriel could do was nod, she turns back to Kili and hugs him tightly then moves aside so that Fili can hug him as well. Fili helps Kili stand, Kili immediately goes up to Sesshomaru, realizing who he is, and bows.
"Thank, Lord Sesshomaru for bringing me back."
Sesshomaru says nothing, he only lifts his head and takes a delicate sniff, "Come, it would appear that the Miko is in this direction, and with someone who is either gravely injured or dead."
Fili and Kili look at each other, "Uncle." They say in unison and follow after Sesshomaru with Rin, A-Un, and Tauriel following as well.
By this time, Bilbo and the others have arrived with Kagome who is sitting there rocking back and forth holding onto Thorin's hand. He lays a hand on her shoulder trying to comfort her.
"I couldn't save him, Bilbo."
"You did your best, Kagome."
"But my best wasn't good enough, I failed. I let his soul slip through my fingers."
"Kagome it isn't possible for you to save everyone every time," Balin tells her.
"But I should have been able to say Thorin. What good are my powers if I couldn't save the one I love?" Kagome said, her eyes filling with tears as she began to sob.
"What am I going to do now without him?"
"You will return to the Greenwood and marry my son." A voice says from behind them.
The Company turn and see Thranduil standing there with a smirk on his face. He surrounded by 30 elves all with their bows drawn aiming at the Company.
"In time you will produce heirs with your unique powers and they will protect the Greenwood for all eternity. It is a fitting end for someone like you. Thorin Oakenshield never deserved you, you are too great a prize."
Kagome stands up, she looks down at Thorin then turns to face Thranduil, "I'll never go back to Mirkwood with you, I'd rather join Thorin in death."
"As I thought, if you do not return, then you forfeit the lives of your friends."
Dwalin holds his ax tighter, "We'd rather die then let you take her as a slave." The others agree.
"So be it then." Thranduil raises his arm to give the signal to fire."
"Wait! I'll go, you don't have to do this."
Thranduil smiles victoriously. At that moment Inuyasha lands in between Kagome and the Elves.
"These clowns will have to get through me first. He ain't taking you anywhere."
"Destroy this creature and take the priestess." Thranduil orders.
Inuyasha draws his sword, it transforms into a giant fang and he points at Thranduil.
"I'd like to see you try," Inuyasha suddenly stops and blinks, then sheaths his sword again, "So you decided to join the party, after all, you bastard. Did you hear the whole conversation."
Thranduil and the Elves look at him confused, then they hear a voice behind them.
"Yes, Little Brother, This Sesshomaru heard, He heard quite enough."
Thranduil turns and looks upon Sesshomaru with disgust, "Kill them both and take the girl."
In an instant, Sesshomaru makes three slashing motions with his fingertips releasing his acid whip and the heads of all the soldiers fall at Thranduil's feet. Thranduil's mouth falls open and he draws his sword, using his Elvish speed he rushes Sesshomaru. He his suddenly held by the neck and lifted off the ground, Sesshomaru squeezes ever so slightly.
"You believe yourself superior to all those around you, do you not, Elf? You believe you are entitled to take this girl against her will, take her from her mate because you are a king?"
Thranduil chokes and struggles against Sesshomaru, "Oakenshield is dead," Thranduil chokes out.
"Be that as it may, you have not right over the Miko, she is under my protection."
"And who are you to deny me?"
"One who holds your life at the end of His claws."
Sesshomaru releases the tiniest bit of poison from the tip of his claws, Thranduil screams in agony as the poison begins to eat away at the flesh on his neck. It was the worst pain Thranduil had ever felt, far worse than Dragonfire. At that point Legolas comes limping onto the scene and sees his father dangling from the clawed hand of the stranger, screaming in agony.
"Stop!"
Sesshomaru's lip twitches, "No."
Legolas limps to his father's aid pulling out his dueling swords when a man dressed in red appears in front of him and punches him in the face knocking him down.
"Stay down, whelp."
"Your interference was not necessary, Inuyasha."
"You're welcome, Sesshomaru."
"Please, I beg you, release me," Thranduil begs.
"Why should This Sesshomaru show the likes of you mercy when you have none for others?"
"I relinquish all claim on the priestess,"
"You have no claim on her, your words are meaningless."
"Please."
Balin timidly walks up to Sesshomaru, "My Lord, his people need him, please release him."
"His people have a prince, this whelp can only be an improvement from the father."
"Please, Sesshomaru, Thranduil isn't worth you dirtying your hands on." Kagome reasons.
Sesshomaru's eyes narrow, "You have a point, Miko, this vermin is beneath This Sesshomaru."
With that, Sesshomaru tosses Thranduil to the ground like the bag of filth he is.
Thranduil begins choking on the acid that is still eating away at his flesh, Kagome kneels in front of him and touches the puncture wounds. They glow pink and start to heal.
"It'll take time for this to heal, My powers don't work instantly on any damage caused by Sesshomaru."
Legolas limps over towards his father, "Thank you."
"Just take him and go and let that be a warning, that when other need help Mirkwood should not be so callous in their treatment or the same may happen to them," Kagome tells Legolas.
Legolas nodded and pulls his father to his feet. Leaning heavily on Legolas the two Elves make their escape but Tauriel does not follow she stays with Kili.
Sesshomaru wipes his hands together, "Filth," He says then turns towards Kagome, "Where is the fallen Dwarf?"
"Can you revive him, Sesshomaru?"
"You know it is not my will, Miko, if the sword wills it he shall live again."
"Please try."
Sesshomaru walks towards Thorin's body, once again the sword pulses and Sesshomaru unsheath the sword. He swipes the sword over Thorin's body and at first nothing happens. Several minutes pass and still nothing, Kagome falls to her knees next to Thorin's body, her head falls forward and she begins to cry.
Inuyasha puts a hand on her shoulder, "I'm sorry, Kagome."
"No, just wait he's been dead longer, give him more time he'll be back."
"He's not coming back, Kagome."
"Yes, he is Inuyasha, I know it, just wait."
A full five minutes pass, then suddenly Thorin gasps, he blinks and looks at Kagome.
"I was in the Halls of Mandos, I saw my grandfather, father, and brother again. They welcomed me with open arms, but they told me it was not my time. That I need to go back, but I didn't know how."
"Then what happened, Thorin," Bilbo asked.
"Mahal himself showed me the way back, but he was not alone, there was a goddess with him she said her name was Amaterasu."
Kagome gasped, "What did she tell you, Thorin?"
"She told me that she could not allow her servant to spend eternity without her love and she said that she would make me immortal so I can spend eternity with you, my love."
Kagome smiled, "Really, you mean you and I will never be parted?"
"Never again, Amrâlimê."
Kagome laughed and tackled Thorin, he grunted as she landed on him but then started to laugh as well. He held her tight while she peppered his face with kisses. After a moment Kagome sat up in order to let Thorin sit up as well. Thorin stood up and helped Kagome stand, once he was on his feet he was hugged and congratulated by his company, nephews, and Inuyasha. Kagome then took his hand and led him over to Sesshomaru.
Thorin bowed, "Lord Sesshomaru, I owe you everything, for saving the lives of my nephews and mine and from what I understand nearly killing Thranduil," Thorin says with a chuckle.
Sesshomaru's lip twitched, "You owe This Sesshomaru nothing, Dwarf, but we do have things to discuss."
"Oh?"
"Yes, we must discuss the betrothal of your nephew to This Sesshomaru's ward."
"Why?"
Fili smiles and walks over to Rin who has yet to leave A-Un's side. He takes her hand and leads her back towards Kagome and Thorin.
"Uncle, Lady Rin is my One."
"What?!"
